Fear lessl y the tr uth 24 February 2017
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What happened #AfterDineo
Tzaneen’s agricultural community is lapping up the throws of heavy rains brought to the region in the aftermath of tropical storm Dineo which made landfall in Mozambique last week. Praia Do Toto in Mozambique’s popular tourist city, Inhambane, bore much of the brunt of the storm with winds in excess of 160 km/h ripping much of that city’s infrastructure to shreds. Currently it is estimated that more than 100 000 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana have been affected by floods and monsoon-like conditions attributed to the passing of the storm. Seven people are confirmed dead thus far. South Africa was not as hard hit as its neighbours. Some strong winds and heavy rains were experienced in parts of
Limpopo over the weekend which have contributed to a sharp increases in dam levels across the Letaba region. Members of the Letsitele community reported more than 230mm of rain on their farms earlier this week, while parts of Tzaneen and Agatha reportedly received just over 200mm. Currently the Tzaneen dam level is measured at 47.8 percent and climbing steadily. It is estimated that should the rain continue throughout the rest of the week, the dam should reach the 55 percent mark. Dap Naude dam and the Ebenezer are both reportedly on more than 100 percent with the Magoebaskloof dam on a comforting 103 percent. Residents and farmers around Tzaneen are rejoicing as Di-
The future is HERE AfriRad Medical Imaging in association with Mediclinic Tzaneen unveiled the futuristic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit at a lavish launch party on Wednesday evening. The much anticipated GE Signa Creator 1.5 Tesla MRI machine is now fully operational and has already started serving patients in the area. Mediclinic Tzaneen’s radiology department is the only practice in the province with a Breast MRI Package which will offer breast scans for early detection of cancers and any other related ailments. Tzaneen is earmarked to become a regional stroke centre and the addition of the MRI machine fast tracks that process. For more on the launch of this unit and the opportunities it offers in the area of early detection, read next week’s Bulletin.
neo gifted what seems to be a release from the grip of one of the worst droughts to hit this region in living memory. While the rains have certainly been a very welcome reprieve, it has aggravated the municipality’s attempts to stabilize their ailing electrical infrastructure. “The wet soil has caused some of the electrical poles to keel over along farm roads and reports of transformers burning out have once again become prevalent,” a source told Bulletin. “The wet weather has made it very difficult for the municipality’s electrical department to see to power outages as some of the affected areas are just inaccessible to the technicians – more especially since there are not enough 4x4 vehicles available.”
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Dr. Hanief Moosa