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tutions is that they all admit it is a problem. The most controversial area aﬀected by these illegal, socalled “informal” traders, is the stretch of road along the R71 past the Lifestyle centre leading towards George’s Valley. We counted 11 makeshift pallet-and-canvas trading spots scattered along this very busy national road. Not only do these vendors blatantly ignore the three ‘no-stopping’ sign posts and the two ‘no-trading’ boards, they actually use these national road signs as support for their very rickety abominations they claim are fruit stalls. “Ah, I get the fruit from the farmers,” said one ‘vendor’ we spoke to. “And it’s nice and fresh with a special price just for you, boss.” Which farmers he was “getting the fruit” from, he could not say speciﬁcally, and upon further questioning he realized he was being interviewed and walked away. Besides their presence there being an absolute eyesore and

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a desecration of a once beautifully scenic stretch of road, these hawkers are a very real danger to the public. Stopping in the emergency lane - or on the road shoulder - to purchase illegal goods from these vendors is against the law for a reason. Supporting these vendors can be likened to purchasing pirate dvds. “The danger lies in that stopping or pulling over to the side of a very busy road such as the one in question, could cause accidents,” said Moses Malungane, spokesperson of RAL. “If it is not a designated area for these hawkers to trade, they are not allowed to do so. It is against the law.” At the time of going to print we failed to get comment from the spokesperson of SANRAL and we will therefore follow up on this matter in our next edition. — Joe Dreyer

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Tzaneen is lawless. It is a place where illegal street vendors overrun the sidewalk of not only the usual spots in the CBD - where one would expect this type of trading - but now even the national roads. We have reported on this matter extensively in previous editions and despite the negative publicity our reports generate for Tzaneen, not one oﬃcial bats an eyelid. The most reaction we have managed to get from anyone in a position of authority is blame shifting. The Traﬃc Department said it is a concern to them and they struggle to get the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) to cooperate with them. The SAPS cannot arrest the vendors because what are they going to be charged with, and the GTM said that it is not their concern as it is a national road and South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) needs to deal with the matter. The only positive derived from speaking to the various insti-

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Above: The old oxidation dams outside Modjadjiskloof now paint a bright green, almost computer-generated hue, across the stretch of land near the Waterfall. The stream has been contaminated by daily raw sewerage dumped into it by the GLM’s honey sucker tractor team. Below: A close up of another section of veld within a residential neighbourhood in Modjadjiskloof where raw sewerage runs into properties daily.

The Modjadjiskloof municipality (GLM) has denied having any knowledge of sewerage being illegally dumped at the old oxidation pools in that town, by the municipal “honey sucker” tractor. Two weeks ago, Bulletin reported on the serious environmental impact that the dumping of sewerage daily, has had on the area around Modjadjiskloof. Some of the town’s residents have not yet been connected to the ‘new’ sewerage system which was installed in Modjadjiskloof in 2011. These unconnected properties include the Goue Jare old age home and a few other sites around the outskirts of the town centre. They still rely on the honey sucker tractor which has to empty out their septic tanks on a daily basis. The sewerage is supposed to be dumped at a designated sewerage works in Kgapane – a 1,3 kilometre drive outside of town. This is not done. Instead, the tractor team drives past the graveyard on a gravel road that leads to the old waterfall site. Here, a few hundred metres from a residential area,

they empty out the septic tank into the veld. Many years ago, this was the old oxidation dam for the processing of raw sewerage, but it has not been operational in decades. According to a source, the tractor team said that they dump the sewerage here because the community complains that they take too long to empty the septic tanks in the mornings. They blame this on the distance that they have to travel to the sewerage works in Kgapane. “The municipal tractor has been dumping sewerage in Kgapane for over a year now,” said Lovers Maenetje of the GLM. “If there are other people still dumping in the old place, it is illegal. The municipality is urging community members to alert the institution of such activities.” We asked Maenetje why it was that some homes and properties were still not connected to the old sewerage system upon which she replied that the municipality is able to connect properties to the sewerage network upon request by said property owners in areas where

lines are available. “The municipality is still awaiting the Mopani District Municipality to cater for areas where a line is unavailable.” In the meantime, the DA in that town have made it clear that they plan on taking legal action against the GLM to prevent any further pollution or water contamination by the illegal practices of their employees. “The guys dump the sewerage here because it is too far for them to drive to the site in Kgapane,” said Frederick Pohl, DA Councillor at Modjadjiskloof. “We are obligated under Article 20(3) of the Water and Sanitation act to report the matter to Environmental Aﬀairs. The municipality is breaking the law by not adhering to Article 28 of the Environmental Management Act which states that the municipality has the duty to care about and report all pollution to the relevant departments. We will have to report this to ensure that the municipality is forced to comply and prevent further pollution.” — Joe Dreyer

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Tzaneen 62.4%

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Merensky 101.9%

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Blyde Rivier Poort 100.8%

Klaserie 101.3%

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Hannah is still recovering Little Hannah Maritz (8) is still recovering at the Sunshine private hospital in Benoni, Gauteng. Hannah sustained serious head injuries when the vehicle she and her family were travelling in, was t-boned by a motorist who skipped a red light outside Polokwane two weeks ago. The accident happened on the corner of Biccard and Marshall Streets. Hannah and her two brothers, Matthew (14) and Jayden (12) were returning home from a gymnastics competition with mom, Daphne and dad, Coenie. The family do not have medical aid and were ﬁrst treated on the scene before transported to a private facility through the help of funds generated by the community. Pastor Coenie Maritz heads the Phalaborwa congregation of One Way Ministries. He and his family have all recovered well from their respective injuries

and are now at Hannah’s side praying non-stop for a full recovery. Daily messages of hope and support for “Little Hannah” have been streaming in over social media. Friends of the family from as far as Australia have offered financial assistance to maintain the private care for Hannah while she recovers. Scans performed on Hannah this week revealed that she sustained injuries to the right side of her brain. She is still kept sedated and doctors have told the family that they do not want to operate as they believe that the brain is busy healing itself. A tube has been placed down Hannah’s throat to assist in the removal of phlegm from her lungs and to prevent infections that may occur. The boys are no longer in hospital and are healing well. They each suffered some rib fractures and back injuries,

but are now almost completely healed. Mom, Daphne, who sustained a fractured pelvis and some back trauma, is mobile and recovering well. She was moved to a room across from the ICU so that she can be nearer to her daughter. In a Facebook Live update on Wednesday morning the family revealed that ﬁnances are still desperately needed. “We cannot express our gratitude enough for the overwhelming support we have received thus far. Many people have made statements asking why we need money. We are not ashamed to admit that we require funds for various things such as food and clothing for the duration of our stay, but most importantly for the escalating medical bills that are now piling up.” Those willing and able to assist

The scene of the accident in Polokwane in which the Maritz family were seriously injured.

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A well-known Tzaneen resident and businessman passed away in Mediclinic Sunnyside this month. Hennie van Vreden (57) died on the 12th of May following a lengthy battle with various health conditions related to being a paraplegic. Many will remember him as one of the directors of the very successful panel beater outfit, Van Vredens Panel Beaters, which he operated daily along with his family. A memorial service for Hennie will be held this afternoon at 14:00 at the Ducth Reformed Church (Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk) in Tzaneen.

The Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) remains tight-lipped about the future of the newly appointed swimming pool boss, Vikramjith “Vicky” Singh (60). This after Bulletin exposed his shady history which included a run-in with the Hawks and him being sacked on charges of gross misconduct. “The swimming pool is closed for the winter season right now,” said Neville Ndlala, spokesperson for the GTM. “I am not too sure what his (Singh) contract period is, but I have no further information at this stage.” Singh was ﬁred from the very same position at a previous municipality in March 2014. This is according to a source who worked in that metro with Singh. He was then appointed by the GTM earlier this year into the very same position at

the Tzaneen municipal swimming bath. The position of lifeguard at the Tzaneen facility was advertised on the GTM’s website in November 2016. The position is a 12-month ﬁxed term contract (non-renewable) and oﬀers a remuneration of R207 990.44 for the term (which is nearly R100 000 less per annum than the proposed salary for a cashier at the same complex. We have reported extensively on the legality of this appointment and whether thorough investigations into Singh had in fact been conducted prior to his employment by the GTM. To date we had no clear answers from the GTM. Perhaps the entire two-year-long ‘Poolgate’ debacle has now become an embarrassing situation for them which is easier to ignore than rectify? — Joe Dreyer joe@bulletin.us.com

Pangolin poaching suspects appear in court Two men and a woman, suspects in the most recent pangolin bust, have appeared in the Tzaneen Magistrates Court. Simba Simango (32), Jacob Thosago (27) and Chipo Maphosa (19) were denied bail and their case was remanded to Friday (Today) for a formal bail application and further police investigation. The pangolin, threatened with extinction, is the most trafficked mammal on earth. Two Zimbabwean pangolin poachers were found guilty and convicted in the Kempton Park Magistrates Court this week to five years jail and a R10, 000 fine to be paid to the African Pangolin Working Group

(APWG). This is only the second pangolin conviction in the country and the sentence is double what it was in the ﬁrst conviction that took place in Nelspruit, says APWG. Meanwhile pangolin poacher, David Chauke from Soweto, has still not been arrested. He skipped bail at the Tzaneen Magistrates Court. He poached a pangolin from the Thoyandou area in Venda. Chauke is not the only one to have skipped bail. There are currently two pangolin poachers on the run who didn’t comply with the court dates. This sets a precedent for harsher or no bail conditions for pangolin related wildlife crimes say APWG.

At the CITES conference, held in Johannesburg in 2016, all eight pangolin species were upgraded to Appendix 1. Now protected it means stiﬀer sentences. The sentence for Limpopo is a maximum of 15 years or a R250, 000.00 ﬁne. Africa has four species and Asia the other four. As pangolin populations in Asia are dwindling, more and more are being captured in Africa to meet the ever-growing Chinese and Vietnamese demand for pangolin meat and scales. The APWG together with the SA postal service will release four stamps depicting the four African species later this year.

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Kursus in Sefverdediging ‘n Jongman het op ‘n keer vir ‘n kursus in selfverdediging ingeskryf. Eﬀens onrustig of dit hom as belydende christen betaam om dit te doen, gaan praat hy met sy dominee daaroor. “Dink u ek doen ver-keerd om die kuns van selfverdediging aan te leer?” vra hy die dominee. “Sekerlik nie”, antwoord die dominee. “Ek het as jongman ook so kuns aangeleer en het baie baat daarby gevind.” “Regtig!” roep die jongman verras uit. “Watter kuns het u aangeleer? Japannees, Chinees of Taiwannees?” Nee, nie een van hulle nie, het die dominee geantwoord: “Ek het ‘n Israeliese kunsvorm aangeleer om myself te verdedig.” “Ek ken dit glad nie!”, het die seun geantwoord. “Wat is die kunsvorm se naam? Ek ken net judo en karate.” Die dominee het geantwoord: “Dit staan bekend as die kuns van Salomo.” “Wat!? Die kuns van Salomo, ek het nog nooit daarvan gehoor nie” “Ja”, antwoord die dominee. “Jy kry dit in Spreuke 15:1: ‘n Sagte antwoord laat woede bedaar; ‘n krenkende woord laat woede ontvlam.” Ek ken nie ‘n meer geslaagde en beter selfverdedigingstelsel as dit nie.” Min mense is bestand teen vriendelike en sagte woorde. As iemand hom vererg en die ander persoon reageer ook met aggressie, is rusie eintlik onafwendbaar. Bly die ander persoon egter kalm en praat vriendelik en verstandig terug, kan die bakleier nie met sy rusie voortgaan nie. Ons word deur die Here se Woord as volg voorgeskryf hoe om ons te gedra: “Wees altyd beskeie, vriendelik en geduldig, en verdra mekaar in liefde” (Efesiërs 4:2). So moet ons gesindheid ook wees teenoor ons minderes. Die egtheid van ons vriendelikheid kom na vore wanneer ‘n mens met ‘n mindere praat, veral as die mindere ‘n mens rede vir harde woorde gee: “En eienaars, behandel julle slawe met dieselfde gesindheid. Hou op om hulle te dreig. Dink daaraan dat die Here in die hemel hulle Here en ook julle Here is, en Hy trek niemand voor nie.” (Efesiërs 6:9).

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Letsitele: 015 345 1618. NG Kerk Tzaneen Agathastraat 28, Tzaneen: 015 307 4498 / 015 307 4497. NG Kerk Wolkberg Agathastraat, Tzaneen: 015 307 4062. New Apostolic Church Tzaneen Vrouefederasie Hall, King Edward Road: 015 307 4807. Ned Herv Kerk Laeveld Morrisonstraat, Modjadjiskloof: 015 309 9580. Ned Herv Kerk Letsitele Dr Anneke Skoolsaal: 015 345 1128. Ned Herv Kerk Tzaneen Agathastraat 14, Tzaneen: 015 307 4508. Pinkster Protestante Kerk H/v Frank May & Pearlmanstrate, Tzaneen: 015 307 1111. Sewendedag Adventiste Kerk Aqualaan 25, Tzaneen: 015 307 3240. Tzaneen Family Church Avispark Lodge Conference Hall Tzaneen: 083 598 0004 / 073387 2469.

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Caught up in the 1976 turmoil Mona Runkel (67) moved to Haenertsburg nine years ago. She ran the Stanford Lake College tuck shop together with her older sister. Now they live in the village Garden Cottages and are house sitters to homes in the area preferably with pets. Mona, born in Langlaagte, Johannesburg, was involved in laboratory work and began her career at the blood transfusion division of SANBS in Johannesburg at the age of 25. She then moved to the cytology section of the SAIMR (South African Institute for Medical Research) in Hillbrow which involved preparing cells for analysis. This led to a position in cytology at the Chris Hani Barag-

wanath hospital near Soweto. The 16th June 1976 seemed like any normal work day to Mona. She recalls, “At about 11:00 we heard a noise that sounded like waves breaking at the sea. We went to look at casualty and they told us students are storming the hospital. Security told us to return to the labs. By 13:00 the noise was intolerable. I snuck back to casualty and saw shot children being wheeled in. It was so traumatic and upsetting. We were given a police escort out of there. We drove alongside Soweto. There were thousands of students on either side of the road with pyramids of rocks, shouting and screaming.

Tourists at the Hector Peterson memorial in Vilakazi Street. Sam Nzima’s photograph is on the left. The dying Hector Peterson is being carried away by Mbuyisa Makhubo and accompanied by his sister Antoinette Sithole.

My colleagues who had school-going siblings were even more traumatized. If these siblings didn’t want to take part in the riots, they were forced to do so. We couldn’t return to work for three days. When we did, we had to go around the back which was an army camp called Diepkloof, a suburb of Soweto.” Twenty three people died on that first day in Soweto. It heralded major changes in the landscape of South Africa, and 16 June is now a national holiday called Youth Day. Among the dead was Hector Peterson (13) immortalised in Sam Nzima’s iconic photograph. It’s become a symbol of the Soweto uprising and stands as a memorial now on the famous Vilakazi Street in Soweto. Mona’s biggest achievement came in 1984 when a pathologist offered her a post in histopathology, the study of tissue, in Durban. With it came much Mona Runkel more responsibility and a bigger staff complement. What began in a servant’s quarter has progressed to one of the most competitive and successful laboratories in Durban. The most rewarding part of this job was going to theatre with the pathologists. Sometimes she worked in theatre for a straight 11 hours. Mona says, “The pathologist analyses the tissue immediately and it has to be

done super fast as they can’t keep the patient under anaesthetic for too long. I’d prepare the slides for a decision to be made, for example, whether a patient should undergo a mastectomy or lumpectomy. I’ve also been involved in brain biopsies. The most valuable learning curve for me was being taught how the body works.”

Free knowledge for all Books, books and more books! The Haenertsburg Rotarians just received a massive shipping container ﬁlled to the brim with educational school books ranging from Biology to the fundamentals of basic Math Literature. These books arrived from Canada and are now right for the picking to any and

all. Twenty ﬁve tonnes of knowledge is waiting to be collected from the vacant premises of the Waterberg Outdoor centre in the old industrial area just oﬀ Plantasie Road. “We have made these books freely available to anybody who needs them and we ask that schools or other institu-

tions come by and load as many as they want!” So says Mr Bernard van den Dool, Assistant to District Governor of the Haenertsburg Rotary Club. “We have to ﬁnd homes for these books before the end of May as this vacant shop we have been allowed to use, will soon be occupied.”

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Time for annual Rabies inoculations Rabies is a fatal viral disease which can aﬀect all mammals, including humans. In South Africa, the disease is endemic and is primarily carried by dogs and jackals in the northern & eastern areas of the country. Rabies is typically spread through the saliva-contaminated bite of an infected animal, but may also be transmitted through saliva contamination of the mucous membranes (such as through licking). Once the virus gains entry into a new host, it spreads along the nervous system until it

reaches the brain, upon which symptoms will typically appear. Behavioural changes, especially aggression and unprovoked attacks, are the most common indicator of rabies in dogs, but symptoms can vary between diﬀerent species. A paralytic, or dumb form of the disease is also recognised in which progressive paralysis and profuse salivation occur. In animals, death typically occurs within 10 days, and ﬁve days or less in the case of humans. In humans, rapid administration

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the annual inoculation against Rabies. Free vaccinations of dogs and cats will be offered by the office of the Tzaneen State Vet at various points from 08:30 till 17:30 from Monday 22 May 2017 to Friday 26 May 2017). All residents of the area are urged to utilise the opportunity to prevent any spread of the disease. Vaccination points in Tzaneen: 1. Tzaneen State Vet Office, 20 Peace Street 2. Tzaneen Dam Jetty 3 3. OK Mini Market (Sugar Loaf) 4. Tzaneen Showgrounds next to Spur The cooperation of all residents of the Tzaneen municipality is thus requested to prevent the further spread of the disease. For more information, please contact the office of the State Vet in Tzaneen at (015) 307-2800. Look out for posters with dates for Rabies vaccination for an area near you.

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of the post-exposure prophylactic treatment immediately following exposure to an infected animal is highly effective in preventing the disease from developing. Once symptoms appear however, death is inevitable. Since rabies is a notifiable disease, the office of the State Vet must be informed of any animal suspected of being infected with the disease. The animal will have to be euthanized and the brain preserved in order for laboratory confirmation of the disease. The outcome of this test will guide the response which will follow. The office of the State Vet must also be informed when dogs or cats die from signs of the nervous system as mentioned above. High levels of vaccination of domestic animals, particularly dogs, are required to prevent the rapid spread of the disease following a single case. Residents of the areas of the Tzaneen, Politsi, George’s Valley, Westfalia, Magoebaskloof, Haenertsburg, Agatha, Lushof areas are requested to bring their dogs & cats for

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Plasies het nou klaar gepraat Verlede week Woensdag, het drie debatspanne van Hoërskool Merensky by Hoërskool Hans Strijdom, op Naboomspruit, deelgeneem aan die jaarlikse ATKV-debatkompetisie vir hoërskole. Die ATKV skryf die onderwerp waaroor debatteer moet word voor, en spanne moet dan inleidend of opponerend daaroor debatteer. Die seniorspanlede was twee graad 10 leerlinge, Stefan Corbett en Liza-Ri Snyman, wie die mening gehandhaaf het dat gratis tersiëre opleiding gelykheid in Suid-Afrika sal bevorder. Plasieland is trots op hul twee juniorspanne uit

graad 9, wie albei hul debatte teen spanne van Hoërskool Nylstroom gewen het. Die onderwerp waaroor hul mond uitgespoel het, was of kulturele verskille die deurslaggewende faktor by die opstel van skoolreëls moet wees. Ikne Stucki, Meggan Cloete en Amelda Pretorius het veral tydens hul informele debatsgesprek hul opponente geroskam. Dirk Craﬀord, Suandrie Corbett en Jamie Robertson het uitstekend gevaar met ‘n tweedeplek. Hiermee dring hul deur na die semi-ﬁnale ronde in Benoni op 26 Mei.

REGS BO: SLAGGEREED - Dirk Crafford, Suandrie Corbett en Jamie Robertson. LINKS ONDER: JUNIORSPAN: WENNERS IN DEBATSGESPREK - Amelda Pretorius, Ikne Stucki en Megan Cloete.

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Merensky netball shows promising results With the recent league games against Pietersburg High School, Merensky’s netball teams showed some spirit and returned with some good (albeit mixed) results. The u/14 teams both lost their games against the mighty Greens from Polokwane with the A-team scoring 10 goals in answer to 33 by PHS. The B-team lost by 5 points in a game that ended 6-13 in favour of the Greens. The u/15A girls held their own well and sent PHS packing with a 20-9 victory while their B-team lost by only ﬁve goals in a match that ended 13-18 in PHS’ favour. The u/16 teams showed similar results with the A-team winning their game by two goals with a score

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of 26-24 and the B-team losing by 12-27. The u/17A girls received a bit of a hiding when PHS thrashed them by 34 goals to 1. The Second team managed to completely redeem themselves when they beat PHS by 20 goals to 14 in a very close game. Merensky’s First team struggled to ﬁnd their rhythm on the day and had to concede defeat by 9 goals in a game that ended 17-28 in favour of the girls from Polokwane. The netball girls will now lick their wounds in preparation for the following league games against Ben Vorster which are set for later in June this year. — Joe Dreyer joe@bulletin.us.com

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Twee Larries in provinsiale span Rugby trials went well Front: Johan van den Heever and Carl Dohse. BACK: Kea Maake, Tebogo M’komazi, Letago Sekokotla, Kagiso Ramaloto, Maynard Kleynhans and Paballo Legodi.

Twee hokkiespelers van Laerskool Tzaneen Primary is in die provinsiale-hokkiespan opgeneem na die onlangse Limpopoproewe. Die twee seuns is albei o/12 spelers. Carlo Moller, is opgeneem in die Limpopo

Maroela-hokkiespan wat gaan deelneem aan die provinsiale hokkiefees vanaf 9 tot 12 Julie in Krugersdorp. Sy klasmaat, Dirk de Nysschen, is as kaptein van sy provinsiale span aangewys.

Eight of Laerskool Tzaneen’s under-13 rugby players are going to take part in the ﬁnal trials for the Limpopo Rugby team. These trials were due to take place this past weekend but were postponed due to the rainy conditions. They will now take place on Friday, 19 May, in Polokwane. In the meantime, however, the under-12 trials were played last

week Friday. Two sports stars, Dirk de Nysschen and Letabo Kekana, were included into the practice group of 30 players. The ﬁnal team will be decided on this Friday, 19May. De Nysschen also made the cut on the hockey ﬁeld and was appointed as captain of the provincial team this past week (read that article on the left).

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Thank you Grant Laerskool Tzaneen Primary takes sport as seriously as they do academics. A number of the Larrie teachers are qualified umpires and referees in their various sporting codes and therefore it is always a great privilege for the school when a goodhearted donation is made towards the promotion of their efforts. This week, Laerskool Tzaneen Primary wishes to thank one of their sponsors, Grant Kirkham of CGI tyres, who dressed the netball umpires in their new uniforms.

Anin Katzke in aksie tuidens ‘n vriendskaplike wedstryd teen Laerskool Duiwelskloof.

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Merensky rugby goes international Merensky High has reason to boast this week. Following a very successful NTK Rugby Week hosted at their school during the April school break, 19 of this school’s players were selected by various scouts to be included into three diﬀerent international teams who will participate in tours throughout the October school holidays.

“Any youngster dreams of going overseas. Many youngsters dream of being a part of a successful rugby team,” said Louis du Preez of Merensky High. “Combined, these two aspirations have now become a reality for our rugby boys.” In the u/19 side, Barend Lombard, JC le Grange, Kevin van den Bergh, Richard

Coleman, Martin Theunissen and Noko Malatji have the privilege of touring to Argentina while the u/16 team will be accompanied by Stefan Corbett, Garreth Spaumer, Victor Swan, Ruben Caroto and Keagan Scholtz. Another feather in Plasie rugby’s cap is the inclusion of eight u/15 players into the Danie

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Rossouw touring side after attending the Danie Rossouw Rugby Week at Rob Ferreira High School in White River. These players, Tiaan Tönsing, Jan Naudé, Duan Gubitz, Dawie van Heerden, Danie Potgieter, Wikus Swart, WB Grobler and De Marco Meyer will tour the United Kingdom and ﬂy the Merensky ﬂag in London.

Anise Wiese, Megan Jardine, Angela Trzeciak, Anneline Rood and Mmakgomo Mashile.

Mootopia wins Mieke Venter, Chanel Dohse and Michelle Fivaz.

Hoërskool Merenksy se eie “celebrity” het Dinsdagoggend per helicopter op die rugbyvelde van Laerskool Tzaneen Primary aangekom. Bulletjie se besoek was deel van Merensky se jaarlikse “roadshow” by dié laerskool waar die Graad 7 leerlinge ‘n vinnige voorlegging gegee is.

Tydens die voorlegging is daar aan die leerlinge verduidelik wat hulle kan verwag wanneer hul volgende jaar as groentjies in Plasieland aankom. Die Merensky waardes is vir hul verduidelik en Bulletjie het selfs die Groooove Moooove vir sy aan-

hangers aangeleer. Daar is vir al die leerlinge ‘n kans gegee om Bulletjie te ontmoet voordat sy vertrek terug Plasieland toe om verder aan die rolprent “Pad na my Blou Hart” te werk. Bulletjie is een van die hoofrolle in al agt die ﬁlm-produksies wat tans by Merensky geskiet word.

A Disney themed aﬀair was the order of the day along the passageways of the Santjie Swanepoel girls hostel at Merensky High last week Wednesday. It was the annual competition between the diﬀerent passages in this hostel and it was, as is customary every year, an auspicious occasion. The grade 11

girls were responsible for the decorations according to the various Disney-movie themes. Judges were stunned by the creativity and originality on display as every passage had their very own unique character. It was however the F-middle passage with their Zootopia theme, who took the honours.

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Along with the rugby and netball games played this past weekend, Merensky’s boys and girls teams faced off against the Pietersburg High School squads on the hockey fields. Here, there were some uphill battles which ultimately resulted in Merensky boasting a single win for the boys teams on the day. The u/14 boys just could not hold onto the early tie in the first half when they matched the PHS score with a goal from John-Robert Honiball. By halftime, Merensky were trailing by one goal to two. The match continued but the second half proved that there was much work to be done in the Plasie camp and eventually they lost with a score of 1-5. When the u/15 boys took to the field it was evident they meant to reclaim some pride on

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the day when Benjamin Freitas opened the match with a stunning goal. His opener was followed moments later with another goal by the lightning quick Tiaan Viljoen. Merensky successfully held onto their 2-0 lead throughout the rest of the game to claim a victory for the boys in the blue. The Second team boys put up a valiant fight when they met their Polokwane counterparts later that day. The Merensky boys dominated at the Pieties goal area, but were unable to score. PHS scored a luck-shot goal in the last 4 minutes of the game to clench the match 1-0. In soaking wet conditions the First teams of both Merensky and PHS ran onto the pitch that afternoon to face off in the main game of the day. It was a tough battle for both sides with the pouring rain making stick control difficult. The Plasie boys lost the match by one goal to three, but it was by no means a walkover victory for the visitors. Samuel Modiba scored the only goal for the Plasies. On the fairer side of the hockey pitch, the

Plasie ladies were struggling with their very own battles as PHS lashed into them with relentless attacks at the goals. The u/14 teams lost their match 1-4 while the u/15 girls suﬀered a 3-0 defeat. The Second team also lost 3-0 while the First team conceded only a single goal to lose by 1-0. “It was obviously not an ideal weekend for us in Plasieland,” said Louis du Preez of Merensky High. “We are not afraid to admit that we received a hiding and that we have gained a lot from this encounter. We will now work on what needs to be worked on an ready ourselves for the next leg of the league games in Tzaneen in two weeks.” — Joe Dreyer joe@bulletin.us.com

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MODJADJISKLOOF AMENDMENT SCHEME 63 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF A TOWN-PLANNING SCHEME IN TERMS OF SECTION 56(1) (b)(i) OF THE TOWN-PLANNING AND TOWNSHIPS ORDINANCE, 1986 (ORD 15/1986), READ TOGETHER WITH THE GREATER LETABA MSPLUMA BY-LAWS 2016 I, Willem Johannes Jacobsz of Omniplan Town Planners, being the authorised agent of the registered owner of the farm Billesdon 374-LT hereby give notice in terms of Section 56(1) of the Town-Planning and Townships Ordinance, 1986 (Ord. 15/1986), read together with the Greater Letaba SPLUMA By-Laws 2016, that I have applied to the Greater Letaba

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MODJADJISKLOOF WYSIGINGSKEMA 63 KENNISGEWING VAN AANSOEK OM WYSIGING VAN ‘N DORPSBEPLANNINGSKEMA INGEVOLGE ARTIKEL 56(1)(b)(i) VAN DIE ORDONNANSIE OP DORPSBEPLANNING EN DORPE, 1986 (ORDONNANSIE 15 VAN 1986), SAAMGELEES MET DIE GROTER LETABA SPLUMA BY-WETTE, 2016. Ek, Willem Johannes Jacobsz van Omniplan Stadsbeplanners, synde die gemagtigde agent van die geregistreerde eienaar van die plaas Billes-

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Silwer vir Vossie-landlopers Twee Ben Vorster langasems het elk met ‘n silwermedalje teruggekeer na voltooing van die 4 kilometer wedloop tydens die Liga-2 byeenkoms op Polokwane, die afgelope naweek. Die Vossie-landlopers het Saterdag, 13 Mei, die koue in Polokwane getrotseer om aan hierdie byeenkoms op Hoërskool Tom Naudé se gronde, deel te neem. Lara Schutte het ‘n silwermedalje in die 4km

(junior vroue wedloop) en mev. Ankia Botha, ‘n onderwyseres by die Hoërskool Ben Vorster, het ‘n silwermedalje in die 4km (senior vroue) wedloop losgehardloop. Die byeenkoms is een van vyf streeksbyeenkomste waaraan landlopers, wat vir die Limpopo landloopkampioenskappe wil kwaliﬁseer, kan deelneem. Landlopers moet drie van die vyf wedlope voltooi, ongeag die tyd, om te kwaliﬁseer.

Die Vossie-landloopspan wat aan die Liga 2-byeenkoms by Hoërskool Tom Naudé deelgeneem het, was: Tanja Spies, Danielle Klopper, Lara Schutte, Rene Thete, mev. Ankia Botha, Rainier van Rooyen, Thato Rasebeka, Katlego Sithole, Victor Scorgie en Andzani Sithole.

Ben Vorster kry ‘n hupstoot Die Springbokstut, Julian Redelinghuys, het sy ervare oog oor die Ben Vorster rugbyspanne gegooi tydens hul besoek aan Krugersdorp vroeër dié maand. Redelinghuys, het 46 Super Rugby-wedstryde vir die Goue Leeus, en agt toetse vir die Springbokke agter die blad. Hy het, met die oog op die komende liga – wat wedstryde teen PHS en Merensky in die komende twee weke insluit - gehelp met die afrigting van al die Vossie-rugbyspanne. Daar is spesiﬁek gefokus op skrumwerk. Ben Voster se rugby het die afgelope seisoen ‘n merkwaardige gedaanteverwisseling ondergaan met die aanstelling van Peter Schutte as nuwe rugbyorganiseerder en hoofafrigter in November laas jaar.

In 2010 het Schutte vir die Springbok Sewes se ontwikkelingspan gespeel en was hy die onderkaptein van die Samurai internasionale span van 2012 en 2013. Hy het ook twee jaar vir die Luiperds se 7’s-span gespeel en het deurgaans as kaptein op die veld gedraf. In 2013 het Peter vir die Lions 7’s span gespeel. Voor sy aanstelling by Ben Vorster, het Schutte by die Hoërskool Monument aangesluit waar hy die 1ste rugbyspan afgerig het. Daardie skool se 7’s-span het in 2015 die Beeld trofeë gewen het is ook as die Nasionale Plaatwenners aangewys. Met die Vossies wat sovêr hierdie seisoen as wenners van die Puk-Reeks uit die stryd getreë het, wil dit blyk asof Vossie-rugby net van krag tot krag gaan groei.

Rooi redenaars gaan wéér ATKV toe Op Woensdag, 3 Mei, en Donderdag, 4 Mei, het die Ben Vorster interne redenaarskompetisies plaasgevind. In die Junior Vossie redenaarskompetisie se voorbereide afdeling het Helandré Venter (graad 8) skoonskip gemaak as Junior Vossie voorbereide redenaar van die jaar. Nog ‘n graad 8 redenaar, Esmi Nortjé, het die onvoorbereide afdeling gewen en dra die titel as Junior Vossie onvoorbereide redenaar

Die wenners van die VOSSIE senior redenaarskompetisie: James Vorster het die voorbereide afdeling gewen en Thys Nortjé die onvoorbereid.

van die jaar. In die Senior Vossie redenaarskompetisie het die manne koning gekraai en is James Vorster (graad 10) aangewys as Senior Vossie voorbereide redenaar van die jaar en Thys Nortjé as Senior Vossie onvoorbereide redenaar van die jaar.

Die wenners van die VOSSIE junior redenaarskompetisie: Esmi Nortjé het die onvoorbereide afdeling gewen en Helandré Venter die voorbereide afdeling.

Hierdie wenners sal tydens die jaarlikse prysuitdelingsfunksie aan die einde van die jaar, die wisseltrofeë ontvang vir hul prestasies. Vyf redenaars, in elke afdeling, het

deurgedring na die ATKV-redenaars streeksronde wat plaas gevind het op Saterdag, 13 Mei 2017, by die Hoërskool Louis Trichardt.

VOSSIE redenaars wat deurgedring het na die ATKV-redenaars streeksronde op Saterdag, 13 Mei 2017, in Louis Trichardt. Voor: Franco Venter, Anika Bezuidenhout, Mienkie Stone en Dee-Gene Goodes. 2de ry: Erwin Ceronio, Donna-Mari Venter, Esmi Nortjé, Elsje Kriel, Jarike Stapelberg en Jana Oberholzer. 3dr ry: Francois Briers, Anzeret Scheepers, Annerie Stassen, Christine Fourie, Nicola Joubert, Helandré Venter en Malaika Coetzer. Agter: Thys Nortjé, James Vorster, Renzo du Plessis en Aldrich van de Merwe. Afwesig: Lumé Jacobs en Liané Pretorius

Plasies take bronze

BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS René Wiese and Anri McLean.

Merensky High attended the second leg of the 2017 cross country season in Polokwane last weekend. It was a Level 2 meeting which attracted more than 600 athletes from across the province to the grounds of HTS Tom Naude running club. Two of the eleven Merensky runners competed in the 4 kilometre events in their respective age groups and each returned home with a bronze medal for their eﬀorts. In total, 11 Plasie athletes represented their school at the event. “Merensky is very proud to boast with such a strong cross country contingent at our school and we wish these runners the greatest success for the rest of the season,” said Louis Du Preez of Merensky High.

Front: Jade Coppen, Micaela Dale, Jamie Coppen and Jodi Spaumer. Back: Anri McLean, Janco Coetzee, René Wiese and Cherlyn Schmidt. Absent: Tayla Vos, Armand Cronjé and Francois Nothnagel.

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Dis nou 240 onderskeidings Twaalf voormalige Graad 12-leerlinge van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster het na die hermerk van hul vraestelle, nog beter gevorder as voorheen berig. Die volgende studente het ‘n paar ‘A’s by hul matriekuitslae bygevoeg wat die totale getal vakonderskeidings, vir die Vossies, na die 240 kapmerk skuif. Juané Croukamp het 1 ‘A’ bygekry vir Lewenswetenskap terwyl Niki Thompson, Johannes Jacobs, Gustav Booysen, Shandukani Mudua en Gabriel Pretorius elk ‘n onderskeiding vir Engels FAL bygekry het. Duan Schoeman het twee onderskeidings

vir Engels en IGO by sy uitslae gelas terwyl Gretchen Bekker en Sumari Erasmus elkeen ook twee onderskeidings vir Engels en Wiskunde vakke bygekry het. Jannes vd Merwe, Camilla Phakula en Talenta Mabunda het elkeen ‘n ekstra onderskeiding vir onderskeidelik IGO, Wiskunde en Ekonomie bygekry. Die nuwe uitslae beteken dat Gretchen Bekker nou spog met ses onderskeidings en Duan Schoeman met vyf. “Julle Vossie-familie is so trots op julle uitslae en wens elkeen van julle net voorspoed toe vir die toekoms wat nou op julle wag.”

The Pfunanane Academy Cross Country team had another successful LIMA meeting in Polokwane on the 13th of May. Fighting through the cold and rainy conditions, their

athletes won six medals, with 14 top-10 finishes. Pictured are (front) Trevor Mohale, Teisetso Malekutu, Tumelo Ramalepe, (Back) Thabane Ramalepe, Neo Mogale, and Ratile Lerutla.

Laerskool Dr Anneke spog met kampioene

Dr Anneke se twee wintersport sterre, Chantell Meyer en Risima Ngobeni het albei Limpopo klere verwerf in netbal en hokkie vir die meisies o/13 ouderdomsgroep.

Marno du Toit en Gideon Goosen het ook hul plek in die O/12 Limpopo Hokkie Span losgespeel na die onlangse proewe.

Die o/13 rugbyspelertjie, Franco Pretorius, het tydens die Tzaneen Rugby Kringproewe sy hart uitgespeel en sy plek in die span verseker.

DA Swart, Luan Verster, Tian Viljoen-Krugel, Gideon Goosen, Nkateko Phakula en Ben Mashele het die span gemaak tydens die o/12 Rugby Streekproewe.

Sbusiso Shingange, Wilco Botha, Zack Duvenhage, Franco Pretorius en Nduna Nkuna het die o/13 Limpopo hokkie span gehaal.

Dr Anneke se hokkie meisies, Cha-Mari Bekker, Zané Hedin, Azél Vorster en Khanyi Nkhwashu het die o/12 Limpopo hokkiespan met hul uitstekende balvernuf gehaal.

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Drie Dr. Annecke seuns het deelgeneem aan die Limpopo Junior Tennis Kampioenskappe in Polokwane vanaf 27 - 30 April. Hulle het die volgende posisies behaal in ‘n voorlopige, preliminêre uitdun. Chris Snyman - 1ste Seuns o/12, Waldo Pretorius - 4de Seuns o/12 en Franco Pretorius - 3de Seuns o/14. Die ﬁnale kampioenskappe vind plaas in Desember waar die amptelike Limpopo Junior Tennisspan gekies sal word.

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A Green defeat for MHS Last weekend the teams from Merensky faced off against the mighty PHS in a series of rugby, hockey and netball league games. Pietersburg High School have always been a force to be reckoned with for the local high schools and are known for their prowess on the sports fields. Merensky played well, but their opponents proved to be just too tough and sent the boys in blue back to the change rooms in defeat. Both the u/14 teams received a lashing with the A-team losing their match 46 points to 0 and the B-team managing just seven points in answer to the PHS score of 35. Similarly too, the u/15 teams suffered defeat at the hands of the Greens with the A-team game ending in a very close 8-10 defeat and the B-team receiving a 34-point lashing. It was the u/16 teams, however, who suffered the brunt of the PHS siege. The u/16A team lost their game 73-0 while their B-team was demolished in a walk-over 89-0 defeat. The three senior teams brought a lot more game to the party and although they too suffered defeats at the hands of the Green

Machine, they showed potential and managed to break through the opposition defences a number of times. The Third team lost by 7 points to 47 while the Second team scored two tries and converted one to lose that game 12-22. The First team game was very competitive and the teams seemed more evenly matched on the day. Noko Malatji and Richard Coleman each scored brilliant tries which were succesfully converted by Wynand Scholtz. Scholtz also sent a few penalty kicks over the cross bar to bring his team’s total to 15 points at the ﬁnal whistle. It was a good performance but sadly not enough to prevent PHS from winning that encounter with a score of 25 points. Merensky is sure to have taken a number of pointers from this defeat in preparation for their coming league games against Ben Vorster in two weeks. Ben Vorster will ﬁrst face PHS in the next leg of the league games. — Joe Dreyer joe@bulletin.us.com

Xongani Ngobeni takes hold of the ball carrier while Martin Theunissen rushed in for support.

stephan@premiumtrucking.co.za Richard Coleman snatches the ball from his opponent during a line out in their match against PHS.