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— The State of the Municipal Address was hosted in Tzaneen last week. During his address, Mayor Maripe Mangena unveiled the GTM’s plans to restore Tzaneen to its former glory... Pages 2 & 4

Rubbish dumped in sinkhole • Page 3

INSIDE THIS WEEK

Tzaneen Care Group announced this week that they reached their target of R100 000. See more on Page 10.

The week’s sporting highlights

Bobbi Gerber, local pianist, will embark on a twelve-hour long piano marathon in an effort to raise funds for SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary who are facing a difficult time after the death of their custodian, Louise Joubert in a motor vehicle accident earlier this year. Gerber will play from 18:00 to the following morning 06:00 at Fairview Hotel on the 21st of July. More info on this event will be published in the coming weeks. Photo: Joe Dreyer Polokwane Lifestyle Centre.

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In order to speed up service delivery to its residence, the GTM announced some of their strategies going forward. These announcements were made at the State of the Municipal Address (SOMA), held last week.

During his address, the GTM Mayor, Maripe Mangena stated that he was delighted that certain media has started seeing the positive within the Municipality and their efforts to restore order in the service delivery areas of the municipality.

“The media has now started reporting positively about the municipality. It is not a favour, but instead it was earned. We want to create a dilemma for them to report positively about us. We urge our employees to work hard so the negative reporting cannot continue.” added the mayor.

Mangena went on to discuss some of the strategies to be implemented in order to achieve their goals. These included the purchasing of vehicles for the municipal em-

ployees rather than leasing them as has been the case.

He added that the Municipality has, for some time, been experiencing problems with legal fees and this has cost them a considerable amount of money. “We have taken a resolution that the lawyers who are doing business with the Municipality be the ones who are given the price tag, instead of them charging the municipality. The price will be determined by the council.”

Mangena stated that the Municipality has their finances in order and despite many reports in the media over the course of the last year. “Here at the GTM, we work well with our allocated budget. When we are given money, we use all that money and thereafter wait for more money. We received the sum of R65 million last year for using all the money which was allocated to the Municipality.

This year we received the sum of R46 million for using the money that has been forwarded

to the council. This year the GTM was allocated R 92 million.”

Mangena said the Department of Housing has allocated them around 300 houses. The housing backlog currently stands at 950. The GTM will do their best to deliver these houses to the people in need. The Municipality has bought land in Letsitele, Phusela and Mmawasha and with it they intend to build low cost houses for the people. In in some areas there will be the construction of RDP houses as well.

Addressing the electricity crisis the area has been facing for the past two years (and currently as you read this possibly by candlelight), Mangena shockingly stated that the municipality does not have an issue with the supply of electricity. “All rural villages have now been electrified. We are now left with extensions and they will be attended to soon.

We also have Apollo lights at al traditional offices in the council.”

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Mopani District Municipality Mayor, Nkakareng Rakgoale, and Limpopo MEC, Jerry Ndou, during the State of the Municipal Address in Tzaneen.

GTM’s Hollywood days are over Maripe Mangena, the Mayor of the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) has said that the Municipality has finally filled all the senior positions which were filled by acting officials over the last couple of years. The move will help enhance the morale of the municipal workers which was dwindling as a result of the Municipality being operated by these “actors”.

Mangena was speaking at the Letaba Show Ground hall, last Friday during the State of the Municipality Address (SOMA). He fur-

ther said that out of all the posts which were filled there is only the Director of Engineering Services position which would be filled at

the beginning of June. He added the Municipality will provide the workers with resources to allow them to render service to the community with ease.

The posts which were occupied by “actors” for very long periods within the Municipality, included that of the Acting Head of Communications. This means that for the past decade there has not been an actually appointed spokesperson for the Municipality.

Neville Ndlala (long term sparring partner of this publication) has finally been appointed as the spokesperson for the GTM after he acted in this role for the past eight years.

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Absolutely disgusting behaviour!

The clichéd bemoaning of the state of the roads within the Greater Tzaneen Municipality, nay, the entire Mopani District in fact, does not steal from the impending dangers they present.

One much reported on case, involves the evolution of the sinkhole on the Hamawasha road.

The reports published in this newspaper about this particular sinkhole are surpassed in number only by the coverage we have extended to the informal trade invasion tightening its grip on the Tzaneen region.

Attempts to contact Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) under whose custodianship this road falls, have failed. Emails remain unanswered and phone calls are as futile as the numerous messages sent to this agency’s social media managers.

We have managed to wrestle out of RAL’s communications department only one email response which read: “With reference to your enquiry below, RAL is doing its best, within its means, to prioritise fixing the road in question. We will update you on progress.”

This was the response from Maropeng Manyathela, communications manager for RAL, to our official media enquiry which contained a full page of questions marked ‘urgent’. The email was sent in August last year and since then, there have been no updates as promised. Nor has there been any work done. The sinkhole has now grown even larger.

A secondary problem has however

developed. It is unfathomable that any individual in his right state of mind, would even think this to be acceptable. Piles of household rubbish including old motor vehicle tyres, large black bags full of plastics and general waste and even a few used sex toys, have been dumped down the side of the road at this site.

Climbing down the slope, this reporter witnessed the levels to which seemingly civilised people can stoop, in order to save a few pennies. It is disgusting to say the very least and these people should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Whilst climbing down the side of the sinkhole in an effort to investigate the soil erosion beneath the tarmac, we discovered a number of account statements and invoices among the rubbish.

The invoices and statements contained the names, surnames and contact details of individuals who dumped their waste there. Yesterday afternoon we phoned some of them and requested they return to the site and collect and remove their rubbish. One man claimed that he had no idea how his personal garbage came to land there, and that he would return to collect it.

We urge the rest of the people whom we have contacted about this issue to go and collect their refuse and dispose of it in the right manner by Monday morning after date of this publication. Failure to do so will result in you being named and shamed over social media.

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R10 million for Tzaneen CBD renewal

The sum of R10 million will be spent on the refurbishment of the dilapidated husk that now resembles a once thriving Tzaneen business district. Maripe Mangena, the mayor of the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) said that his municipality has set aside the sum of R10 million to refurbish the Tzaneen CBD, Haenertnesburg and Letsitele town. This move is to ensure that some of the complaints people from these areas have, are dealt with urgently. Mangena said this during the State of the Municipality (SOMA) last week at the Letaba Show Grounds.

Complaints include the current difficulty motorists and commuters experience regarding inaccessibility of many of the streets within the CBD which are cluttered with street traders and taxis. The streets he specifically mentioned were Claude Wheatley Street and Voortrekker Street.

He emphasized that the refurbishments would in the interest of the people and not the councillors.

During the address he did not elaborate extensively into the exact plans that would be implemented but we can only hope that these would include an end to the taxi debacle in Claude Wheatley and the eventual implementation of a workable and sustainable solution to the informal trade.

There has still been no word on the possible solution (removal) of the informal trad-

ers who are rapidly swallowing up the area next to the R71 highway. These traders have no resorted to stealing shade netting off carports at nearby business complexes to cover up their shanty

exist not in the areas they so eagerly occupy.

Along the R71 there are currently eight trade stalls each manned by between two and four (suspected illegal immigrant) traders.

Where do these people, a group totalling 20 adults, do their ‘business’ when nature calls? And what of the homeowners whose properties border the R71 who have to deal with this stench? Will a portion of the R10 million be invested into the auditing of these stalls and the prosecution of the municipal officials who have a hand in the

issuing of illegal trading permits to these traders? And will the rumour be investigated that some of these traders have family ties to certain top ranking municipal employees?

Though it seems that the SOMA was full of promise, and that funds will finally be invested into the areas intended for, it remains to be seen whether or not the eloquent speech delivered by the equally eloquent Mangena, will be more than lip service intended to pacify.

stalls and protect their (suspected stolen produce) they sell to unsuspecting motorists.

Another issue that needs to be dealt with very urgently is the health risk these hawkers pose for the entire community. Basic needs such as ablution facilities

Steve kom piekniek hou Die Suid Afrikaanse Vroue Federasie (SAVF) is wel bekend vir hul lang jare hulpverlening en diens wat op nasionale vlak aan persone in nood gelewer word. SAVF Tzaneen staan nie terug vir enige van die landwye takke nie.

“Die behoefte in ons gemeenskap is groter as wat ons besef met gemiddeld 70 gesinne per maand wat deur die SAVF van voedsel, klerasie en ander noodsaaklike huishoudelike komponente voorsien word.” sê Joyce Ahlers, Maatskaplike werker van die SAVF - Tzaneen.

Die taak om in die nood van diegene midde die gemeenskap te voorsien, is groot en groei daagliks met die land se ekonomie wat onder druk verkeer. Die SAVF is afhanklik van donasies. Tzaneen se gemeenskap staan bekend vir hul oop hande en harte. Hulp sal nie net waardeer word nie maar is noodsaaklik om die SAVF toe te laat om hulle voortgesette ondersteuning in die gemeenskap te bied.

Daar is planne beraam om nie net broodnodige skenkings vir die SAVF in te win nie, maar om ook ‘n bewusmakings veldtog van stapel te stuur om die nood midde die gemeenskap van Tzaneen en die omliggende dele onder die aandag van die gemeenskap te bring. Daar is besluit om ‘n Steve Hofmeyr konsert aan te bied en in plaas van die kaartjies te verkoop, dit te ruil vir donasies ter waarde van R50.00 of meer.

Die doel is dat die gemeenskap fisies op ‘n relatiewe en eenvoudige manier betrokke raak , bewusmaking geskep word en terselfder tyd die store van die SAVF vul om die persone en gesinne in nood te kan bystaan. Daar sal dus geen kontant vir die kaartjies by die hekke aanvaar word nie,

slegs donasies in die vorm van nie-bederfbare goedere, klere, komberse, toiletware ens. “Om kontant vir kaartjies te aanvaar ontneem die gemeenskap van die geleentheid om rerig bewus te raak van die behoefte in die gemeenskap” sê Amanda Espach, een van die organiseerders.

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Vir meer inligting kontak Amanda op 083 631 7164 of Marietjie (SAVF) op 076 471 4499/015 307 2645 gedurende kantoor ure.

Marietjie kan ook gekontak word vir enige skenkings wat individue of maatskappye aan die SAVF wil maak.

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At the tender age of seventeen I left to go to England on a working holiday. This was fairly ambitious for me – unlike today where teenagers are jettng all over the place, in 1959 young ladies only left home to further their education or to get married. Up till that time I had only ever spent a couple of nights away from home.

My mother (who originated from England but hadn’t been back for years) went to great pains to explain to me prior to my departure that people overseas didn’t always bath every day. But no problem – my grandmother – that I would be with for the first couple of weeks was obviously in tune

with our peculiar compulsion for bathing so all should be well. Indeed they had a small gas heater in the bathroom – you put in one shilling and had a nice hot bath.

My parents were friendly with a small garage owner who went by the name of Nobby Clark. He had come to Rhodesia directly after the war and had never returned to England but was very keen for me to visit his parents who lived in Nottingham. I think he felt guilty about not having visited his parents since leaving England so if he sent gifts via somebody else it would ease his conscience. He had told his parents via letter that I would be arriving in England and would contact them when I had spent some time with my grandparents, and that was indeed what happened.

I don’t know if anybody reading this can remember the Andy Capp cartoons of old – well it looked as though Andy and his wife Florrie were waiting to meet me. Mrs Clark told me in the taxi that she couldn’t wait to get home so Alfie could help her get out of the stays. I wasn’t sure what stays were but found out shortly – in fact the moment we walked into what I assumed was a basement/living room/kitchen affair where every aspect of life with the possible exception of sleeping, took place. The kitchen sink, the gas ring, the TV, the sofa – in fact virtually everything was in this room which I found surprising because the house looked fairly large from the outside. Alfie’s first job was to undo his wife’s dress and then unlace her stays (corset)

whereupon it was like an acre of flesh just appeared. I was left in no doubt that I was the reason for the tightness of the stays – meeting strangers at the station was not something that she took lightly.

Alfie was despatched to collect fish and chips and I was then shown my room which was upstairs. We were all going to the pub a little later so I thought maybe a bath would be in order and asked directions to the bathroom. Poor Alfie was given instructions to go and check on the bathroom and clean it up – I couldn’t understand the problem and followed him. The bath obviously hadn’t been used in a long time – spider’s webs and dust was everywhere. I felt embarrassed, especially since Mrs Clark let me know that it would cost one shilling to get the gas heater going. I produced the necessary money!!

Off to the local pub where it transpired that the Clarks were well-known and I was introduced to everybody as “the young lady from Africa – Nobby’s friend”. The locals all seemed impressed – I wasn’t sure whether it was because I was from Africa or the fact that Mrs Clark made it appear that I was somehow in a relationship with her son who was actually older than my mother.

I spent four days with the Clarks – we ate fish and chips every day twice a day and I saw her being laced into her corsets more than once We also went to the local every day and she told everybody within earshot just before my departure that I bathed every single day, but finished by saying rather piously that Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

“Cleanliness is not next to Godliness nowadays because Cleanliness is made an essential and Godliness is considered an offence” —Gilbert Chesterton

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at The Olive Tree Coffee & Gifts from 18:00 at R150.00 per person. For more information contact 082 928 3423.

Tzaneen Hondeskou 2 Junie

Tzaneen Farm Fair 9 June

Pret Hondeskou in samewerking met die plaaslike DBV. Waar: NG Kerk Wolkberg.

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Haenertsberg Mina’s Neighbourhood Market 3 June

Tzaneen Bella en Buster 1 Junie

Bella en Buster kom kuier in Tzaneen.

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Tzaneen Fire Season Opening 1 June

The Opening of the Winter Fire Season Open

Mina’s Neighbourhood Market will be held on 3 June 2018 at Mina’s Art Cafe & Farm Venue from 10:00 to 17:00 at R20.00 per person. For more information contact 083 980 8433 or 073 791 6797.

The St Peter’s Church Farm Fair will be on the 9th of June. Food stalls, fresh produce stalls, craft stalls and cash bar.

George’s Valley 4x4 Trail Festival 16 June

The Georges Valley 4x4 Trail Festival will be held on 16 June 2018 at The Hub from 09:00 to 18:00. Visit www.georgesvalley.co.za. For more information contact 079 496 6670 or email georgesvalley4x4@gmail.com.

Tzaneen Dinner & Wine @ Olive Tree 8 June

The Dinner & Wine will be held on 8 June 2018

Rev Ron Reiners Anglican Church A man is a man, but can he be a father too. If we look around in today’s world we find many father-less families. Often this is not due to the demise of the father, but often the fact that the “man” does not want to be a father. The responsibility of fatherhood can be seen to be enormous, it was fine when things were going well until the female got pregnant! Often this is where the trouble starts, the man sometimes blames the woman for falling pregnant, but he is just as much as fault as she is, if blame is to be apportioned to anyone. In many cases the man just disappears out of the life of the child, leaving the mother to bear the brunt of raising this child alone. Now I am referring to the extreme cases. There are other cases where the father is present but takes no real interest in the child’s development or general life at all, basically he is just a figurehead.

There are also, unfortunately, cases where abuse abounds, both physically and mentally or verbally. In the past the absenteeism could be put down to the laws that were in place where the father had to go and work as a labourer far away from home and stay in single sex hostels.

Thus the child was “fatherless” Psycologists have studied this phenomenon and have come up with many reasons and outcomes of the absent father syndrome.

The victim of all of this is unfortunately the child, who seeks relief in, often, illegal activities (drugs, alcohol, etc.)

Our Father in heaven, however, never abandoned His Son and His Son was obedient even to death. Jesus gave us the right to be called children of God as well, all we had to do is to accept Jesus as our Saviour and believe in Him. God will never abandon His children. What a great promise? In accepting Christ we have an eternal Father, a Father who loves us without judgement, an all-encompassing love. A Father to whom we can talk to at any time, who is always willing to listen. Now He may answer us as we think He should but we often find things fall into place, some call this fate, but I know it is God’s answer to us.

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State of Municipal Address On Friday, 25 May 2018, Mayor Maripe Mangena delivered the state of the municipal address at the Letaba Showground in front of just over a thousand invited guests. On this occasion the council of the Greater Tzaneen Municipality approved the 2018/2019 final budget. This is a summary of the budget.

The 2018/2019 Budget For the second year in a row the Municipality received an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor General. The unqualified audit opinions are for the 2015/2016 and the 2016/2017 financial years. This was achieved without a full set of section 56 & 57 managers.

The total revenue for the 2018/2019 financial year amounts to R1, 259 billion, an increase of R34, 3 million over the 2017/2018 financial year. The total revenue budget includes the following amounts: • R338 million represents the equitable share allocation; • R120 million from property tax; • R570 million will be sourced from user charges; • R87,7 million from the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG); • R2,1 million Finance Management Grant; • R5,5 million Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) grant and • R15,9 million Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) allocation.

R1, 236 billion has been made available on the operational budget for expenditure. Here is the breakdown: • R381 million for salaries; • R248 million for repairs and maintenance; • R344 million for the purchase of bulk electricity and water and • R195 million for capital expenditure (R87,7 from MIG allocation and R7,4 million from GTM).

Municipal rates will be increased by the following percentages: • 5.3% for Property rates.

• 6.84% for Electricity.

• 5.3% for Water.

• 5.3% for Refuse.

• 5.3% for Sewage.

Capital Projects

GTM is currently busy implementing the following project of which a majority have reached 80% completion, while others were completed in 2017 and 2018. The projects are as follows: • • • • • • • • • •

Moruji to Matshwi/Kheshokolwe road from gravel to tar (76%); Tickeyline to Makhubidung (100%); Relela Community Hall (100%); Nkowankowa Taxi Rank (100%); Runnymede Multipurpose Sports centre (99%); Burgersdorp Stadium (97%); Julesburg Stadium (89%); Tickeyline to Mafarana (98%); Khubu Lwandlamuni Low Level Bridge (100%) and Rita to Mariveni, only Rita to Zanghoma part completed, Zanghoma to Mariveni part left out due to community resistance.

Council has approved several project for implementation in the 2018/2019 financial year. Most projects will be implemented over, here is a list of projects: • • • • • • • • • • •

R6.5 million for Mopye High School Access Road: Phase 1 of 2 and 2 of 2; R4.5 million for the paving of Nelson Ramodike High School Access road to school phase 1 of 2 and phase 2 of 3 and 3 of 3; R33 million for Moruji to Matshwi/Kheshokolwe road from gravel to tar Phase 5 of 5; R9.2 million for tarring Nkowankowa A Codesa and Hani Street Phase; R3.25 million for Mulati Access road Paving Phase 1 of 2 and 2 of 2; R2 million for the paving of Thapane Cross, Mandlakazi to N’wamitwa Phase 1 of 3 (D3248) and 2 of 3 and 3 of 3; R3.5 million for Tickyline to Makhwibidung Storm Water Management; R2 million for Dr. CN Phatudi to Pharare Access road regravelling and storm water control; R8.7 million for the upgrading of Access Road Mbambamencisi:Phase 1 of 3 and 2 of 3; R3.2 million Upgrading of Khujwana to Lenyenye Access Road Phase 1 of 3 and 2 of 3 and 3 of 3; R2 million Risaba to Musiphani Road upgrade from gra-

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vel to tar phase 1 of 4; R2 million Relela Access Road: Phase 1 of 4 Upgrading from gravel to paving; R2 million Matapa to Leseka to Acsess Road to School: Phase 1 of 4; R3.5 million Low Level bridge at Agatha cemetery; R3.1 million Mawa B12 low level bridge and R6.5 million for the construction of Lenyenye Taxi Rank Phase 1 of 2 and 2 of 2.

Several millions have been set aside for the maintenance of roads which includes patchwork, fog spraying and slurry seal.

An amount of R900 000 has been allocated for the upgrading of streets in extension 13 in Tzaneen.

Maintenance of Roads Operational Budget for road maintenance has been allocated as follows: • • • • • • • • • • •

R1.3 million for the maintenance of Dannie Joubert Street (Police Station to CTM) in Tzaneen; R1.7 million Maintenance of Pusela to Van Velden to Billy Maritz Street in Tzaneen; R1 million for the maintenance of 1st Avenue Street in Tzaneen; R1.2 million for the maintenance of 3rd Avenue to Hospital to 2nd Avenue Street in Tzaneen; R1.3 million for the Maintenance of Boundary Street; R6.6 million for the maintenance of Nkowankowa internal streets (Bankuna Road to Thambo to Maxakeni); R6.6 million for the Maintenance of Lenyenye internal streets (Main Street to Industrial to Stadium to Ithuseng to Main Street via Police station); R530 000 for the Maintenance of Vorster Street in Letsitele; R400 000 for the Maintenance of Eerste Street in Letsitele; R3.9 million for the Rehabilitation of Haenertsburg Cemetery Road and R930 000 for the maintenance of main CBD street and Parking in Letsitele.

Greater Tzaneen Municipality Groter Tzaneen Munisipaliteit Masipala Wa Tzaneen Masepala Wa Tzaneen P.O. Box 24 - Tzaneen - 0850 Tel: 015 307 8000 Fax: 015 307 8049 www.greatertzaneen.gov.za

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State of Municipal Address On Friday, 25 May 2018, Mayor Maripe Mangena delivered the state of the municipal address at the Letaba Showground in front of just over a thousand invited guests. On this occasion the council of the Greater Tzaneen Municipality approved the 2018/2019 final budget. This is a summary of the budget.

Electricity

Building Maintenance

GTM’s electricity network is in excess of 2200 km of overhead lines. The municipality’s total electricity infrastructure asset value stands at R1.5 billion, however the network has deteriorated over the years due to underinvestment on refurbishment and maintenance, another major challenge is vegetation which often damages electrical lines leading to outages especially during storms.

Council has put electricity as its major priority and it has made available an amount of R100 million for the refurbishment of the electricity network over a three year period. R30 million has already been made available for the 2017/2018 financial year, R40 million will be made available for the 2018/2019 financial year and another R30 million for 2019/2020 financial year. A R90 million loan has been secured from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and another R60 million from Standard Bank.

The municipality has been a leader in rural electrification and has thus far connected all its settlements with the exception of extensions. In the 2018/2019 at least 20 villages will benefit from the municipality’s rural electrification programme.

Through the programme the municipality will connect electricity to 1291 at a cost of R24 million. this funding will be sourced from GTM’s own coffers, ESKOM and the INEPT • • •

R532 000 for entrance streetlights R71 R1.6 million for R71 Deerpark Traffic circle lights SANRAL R300 000 for area lighting at R36 Khujwana turn off

In recent times the municipality has experienced electricity disruptions due to a number of reasons.

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R11.8 million has been allocated for the alteration to old fire building to create more office and new roof for Civic Centre building and the installation of a lift as well as the creation of additional parking space. The installation of a lift allow those living with physical disability access while additional parking will help ease the frustration of clients who struggle with parking space whilst at the municipality.

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During last year’s Premier Excellence Awards held at the Ranch Hotel GTM has won Gold for the work of its Community Safety Forum (CSF) which has been instrumental in social crime prevention. The committee worked hand in glove with the SAPS to combat gangsterism in Dan Village and Gwambeni High School.

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GTM also won the provincial Greenest Municipality competition on 2 February 2018. A competition the municipality has been dominating for over a decade.

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GTM will spend R13 million to purchase three solid waste trucks, fifteen (15) LDV 4X4 for the electrical department and four (4) Tata tippers.

R 200 000 for purchasing of tar cutting machines and small compactors.

Members of the Executive Committee from left to right: Councilor Lettie Hlangwane, Councilor Star Mbhalati, Councilor Sannie Tiba, Councilor Edney Ntimbane and Councilor Cromwell Nhemo (Chief Whip).

Greater Tzaneen Municipality Groter Tzaneen Munisipaliteit Masipala Wa Tzaneen Masepala Wa Tzaneen P.O. Box 24 - Tzaneen - 0850 Tel: 015 307 8000 Fax: 015 307 8049 www.greatertzaneen.gov.za

Good Governance The municipality has also stabilized its management by appointing all section 56 and 57 managers.

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Thapelo Matlala is the Municipal Manager; Palesa Makhubele is the Chief Financial Officer; Walter Shibamba is the Director for Corporate Services; Benjamin Mathebula is the Director for Planning and Economic Development; Aleck Nkuna is the Director for Community Services; Sam Lelope is the Director for Electrical Engineering and William Molokomme is the Director for Engineering Services.

The Municipality will launch an Anti-Corruption hotline on 8 June 2018 at Tzaneen Country Lodge. The hotline will allow residents to report corrupt municipal officials and councillors. The GTM Anti-Corruption hotline is 0800 44 66 44. Members of the public can only start reporting corruption from 11 June 2018.

GTM has successfully established the following committees and councils: • The Local AIDS Council; • The LED Forum; • Gender Forum; • Men Forum; • Audit Committee; • Ethics Committee; • Sports Council and • Youth Council A detailed document can be found on our website www. greatertzaneen.gov.za. The information is available on the budget and the 2018/2019 IDP.

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The Eatery opens in the Village

Ninia Knott parceling the sourdough bread.

Ninia Knott, who started The Eatery outside Haenertsburg, has now expanded The Eatery into the Village Main Street. In 1946 the building was the Magoebaskloof Service Station. It was converted into a home for many years until it was sold and converted into its present-day look. All the while the turret like structure on the left was retained.

The huge expanses of glass, the exterior white paint, unfussy signage in black, and the iconic two palm trees outside are an imposing sight. Once inside, it’s light and airy with more glass features and succulents. There’s seating in armchairs around the fire, there are square and rectangular tables. The one wall is rag rolled, there are striped splashes of décor and the wall decorations are tasteful.

The bakery smells are enticing as loaves of sourdough bread are sold, still warm, to customers on Friday mornings. This combined with the aromatic kitchen smells makes The Eatery a definite spot to visit.

The Eatery today.

A view of the main eating area.

The cosy nook with the fireplace.

Thandi Phiri, one of The Eatery staffers.

The first building in 1946. Photo reproduced with kind permission from Frances McComb.

Come look at the colourful knitters

From left are Stella Temple who besides knitting sells essential oils, Shelley Cooper modelling one of the beanies with one in her hands and knitter Heather Cooper. RIGHT – Fresh catnip straight from the farm to your pet.

On the last Sunday of every month, weather permitting, the knitters will be working, displaying and selling their creative goods outside Greenwoods in Haenertsburg. The colours the knitters are using are vibrant and the wool quality is exceptional. There are gloves, beanies, scarves and bolsters.

Fresh catnip is also available to keep your kitties smiling.

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Die tyd vir totsiens het aangebreek

Die “wie’s-wie” van die Letaba omgewing het Vrydagaand, 25 Mei, die skoolsaal van Ben Vorster Hoërskool toegepak vir nog ‘n opwindende oud-Vossie aand. René Mynhardt, Kultuurorganiseerder vir etlike jare het vir al die ondersteuners ‘n ongelooflike volmaaklikheidsprogram opgedis. Afgetrede vorige skoolhoof, Piet Swart, het die gehoor verras met sy uitstekende klavierspel en kort-kort het oud-Vossies hom luid toegejuig met

‘n “Pieta” (sy bynaam as oud-skoolhoof) van agter uit die lokaal uit.

Oud-Vossie nagtegaal, Stephan Herholdt wat ‘n geruime tyd al in Pretoria woonagtig is, het die gehoor laat skreeu vir meer toe hy saam Amy Lind kom wys het watter talent hierdie skool oor die jare onder leiding van René opgelewer het.

Daar word berig dat Stephan in matriek aan, sy juffrou gesê het, “juffrou Rene, ek dink ek kan sing.”

Min wetend het hierdie sin as aan-

moediging vir hom deur die jare bygebly tot waar hy vandag ‘n suksesvolle sangloopbaan volg.

Die aand het ‘n dubbelsinnige doel gehad. Nie net was dit ‘n reünie nie, maar ook ‘n geleentheid om afskeid te neem van een van die grootste name in plaaslike kultuursirkels, René Mynhardt. René se pad na sukses was ‘n lang een, maar sy het deur die tyd diep spore in die omgewing getrap en bewys dat sy een van die beste musiek- en

kultuurorganiseerders ooit is.

Die Vossies gaan haar beslis mis. Sy het die aand afgesluit met “A time to say goodbye” wat almal laat sluk of snik het.

Chris Denysschen, skoolhoof van Ben Vorster, het die nuwe Kultuurorganiseerder, Martinette Muller, aan die gehoor voorgestel. Muller sal offisiël more (Vrydag 1 Junie) haar pos opneem.

Larrie skaak sê dankie aan borge Graag wil die Larries net die volgende borge bedank vir hul spoggerige T-hemde.

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Larries spog met 4 kampioenspanne

Adelia Schonken, Sumari Vorster en Louries Rossouw. Agter: Juf. Kylie Eberhard (afrigter), Larike Joubert, Alushka Zaayman, Kyra van der Vyver, Boitumelo Mahlo en Megan-Lee Mans.

Die Mopani Netbalkampioenskappe het op Donderdag, 24 Mei, op die bane van Laerskool Dr Annecke in Letsitele plaasgevind.

Laerskool Tzaneen spog wééreens met vier wenspanne naamlik die O/11A, O/12A en B wat as Mopani wenners uit die stryd getree het en die O/13A-span wat vanjaar se naaswenners is.

Eerskomende Vrydag gaan die O/11 tot O/13 spanne deelneem aan die Limpopo kampioenskappe op Hoërskool Ben Vorster se bane.

Voor: Juf. Carina Boshoff (afrigter) en Dimpho Ramotwala Agter: Jané Toerien, Juné Denysschen, Zilmari van Rooyen, Latrichia Muchabe, Makoma Malatji en Rendani Mamorobela.

Vlnr: Tshepo Mathebula, Danielle Naudé, Moné Venter, Lané Kasselman, Dineo Letsoalo, Marandi Rossouw, Tashné Opperman, Vutivi Manzini Agter: Me. Estelle Human en Gerda Steenkamp (afrigters)

Voor: Kristi de Jager en Elné Haynes. Middel: Jané Auret, Sharice Smith, Rifumo Twala, Dimpho Ramothwala, Michaela Manakira en Luané Haasbroek. Agter: Me. Gerda Steenkamp, Anuska Large en Biance Immelman (afrigters)

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Drie Laerskool Phalaborwa Noord (Rooiskool) gimnaste het die afgelope week hul Limpopo klere in hierdie sport verwerf. Armand Lourens, Chantelle Bosch en Rohan Janse van Rensburg het hul skool met trots verteenwoordig en sal later vanjaar aan die nasionale kampioenskappe gaan deelneem.

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‘n Groep grootpraters van Laerskool Phalaborwa Noord het verlede Donderdag in Tzaneen aan die Radikale Redenaars kompetisie by Hoërskool Merensky deelgeneem. Die groep Rooiskool redenaars het baie goeie uitslae opgelewer. Rohan Janse van Rensburg (B vir eksperimenteel en Poësie lees), William Laing (A+ vir Af-

rikaans Redenaars), Daniëlle le Roux (A+ vir Afrikaans Redenaars), Henro Janse van Rensburg (A vir Eksperimenteel en Poësie lees), Janel Erasmus (A+ vir Afrikaans Redenaars), Pieter Oosthuizen (A+ vir Afrikaans Redenaars), Mila Henning (A+ vir Afrikaanse Redenaars) en Chantelle Bosch (A+ vir Afrikaans Redenaars).

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Merensky domineer hokkie derby

Die Plasie eerste dogters hokkiespan.

Die dogters hokkiespanne van Hoërskool Merensky het op die 17de en 23ste Mei op hul tuisveld teen die spanne van Hoërskool Ben Vorster te staan gekom. Dit was die voorlaaste ligawedstryde vir dié seisoen.

Die O/14’s het mooi hokkie gespeel, maar kon nie afrond in die sirkel nie en moes die stryd gewonne gee met 0-1 op die telbord.

Die spelers van die wedstryd was Rochelle Volschenk en Tarien van Staden.

Die O/15-dogters het in die eerste paar se-

Kesia Pohl (1e-span), speler van die wedstryd.

kondes hul eerste doel aangeteken met ‘n gesamentlike poging deur Zuleika Ferns en Luné Fritz. Emma Dalrymple-Hay het die tweede doel aangeteken wat die Plasies met ‘n 2-0 oorwinning van die veld af laat stap.

Die spelers van die wedstryd was Marine Potgieter en Janke Basson.

Met ‘n telling van 0-3, kon die O/16-span nie die mas opkom nie, terwyl die Tweede-span beïndruk het met ‘n 2-0 oorwinning. In daardie kragmeting was Diane Dent en Joné Geyer

as spelers van die wedstryd aangewys.

Tydens die hoofwedstryd het Merensky die Vossies deurentyd gedomineer. Doele is aangeteken deur Tharien Lombard en Juanet Venter terwyl Ben Vorster geen geleentheid in die doelhok gegun is nie. Merensky wen 2-0.

Superspeler van die wedstryd was Kesia Pohl.

Die Plasie O/15 seunspan het hul ondersteuners nie teleurgestel nie. ‘n Doel deur André Venter het die wedstryd vir die Vossies net een te veel gemaak, en moes hul tevrede

wees om die knieg te buig. Luca de Sousa is aangewys as die speler van die wedstryd.

Die Tweedes het in ‘n taai stryd 1-1 gelykop gespeel. Andrew Graham het die doel aangeteken en Francois Smith was die speler van die wedstryd. Masilo Mabilo in die Eerstespan het in die eerste helfte ‘n pragtige doel aangeteken. Die Vossies het egter die tweede helfte oorheers en drie doele aangeteken om die kragmeting met ‘n telling van 3-1 te wen.

Langasems vaar goed Op Saterdag, 26 Mei, het Hoërskool Merensky se langasems aan die Derde ligabyeenkoms op Hoërskool Ben Viljoen in Groblersdal deelgeneem.

Die uitslae is as volg: Anri McLean (O/23) 5de, Jamie Coppen (O/16) 9de, Francois Nothnagel (O/23) 11de, Jade Coppen (O/16) 14de, Kean van Tonder (O/14) 15de en Louis Haynes (O/23) 17de.

Dié landlopers sien uit die interprovinsiale byeenkoms op 16 Junie in Zeerust. Die volgende ligabyeenkoms is geskeduleer vir 21 Junie by Stanford Lake College en die LIMA-kampioenskappe sal op 4 Augustus in Polokwane plaasvind.

FOTO - Agter: Francois Nothnagel, Louis Haynes, Kean van Tonder en Anri McLean. Voor: Jade Coppen & Jamie Coppen.

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Danielle Breed

Oor die naweek van 26 en 27 Mei, was drie Merensky-ruiters weer in die saal.

Lia-Mari van der Westhuizen (graad 8) en Danielle Breed (graad 9) het aan die Sondela PWC-uithourit naby Bela-Bela deelgeneem. Vir Lia-Mari en haar perd, Zafa, was dit ‘n eerste kennis-maak met dié 80 kilometer-uitdaging. Sy beindruk met ‘n derdeplek in die junior-kategorie, met ‘n tyd van 4 ure en 40 minute.

Danielle het aan dieselfde rit deelgeneem, maar het ongelukkig na 40km onttrek.

Tydens die Western Mounted Games (WMG)-kwalifiseerder te Uitzoek Stalle buite Tzaneen, het Dominique Bond (graad 11) goed presteer. Sy behaal ‘n eersteplek in die Western Trail- en ‘n tweedeplek in die Western Dressage-klas.

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Vossies Verlede Saterdag het die Vossies teen Louis Trichardt op hul velde gaan speel. Dit was die laaste hokkie liga-wedstryde vir die 2018-seisoen.

Die Vossies het ‘n baie suksesvolle dag gehad met ‘n totaal van 11 doele teenoor geen doele vir Louis Trichardt. Sodoende het hul vier van hul wedstryde gewen en een gelykop gespeel.

Die O/15A-dogterspan het ‘n wel-verdiende wen gehad, met Jolene Cordier en Helandré Venter wat elk doele aangeteken het.

Die O/16A-dogterspan het hul wedstryd 6-0 gewen met drie spelers, Loné Hermann - drie doele, Lihani Vorster - twee doele en Rivoningo Mangalana - een doel, wat die span se ses doele aangeteken het.

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sluit 2018 af Danielle du Plessis het twee pragdoele aangeteken om die Tw e e d e s p a n se oorwinning te verseker.

Die Eerstespan het ‘n titaniese stryd teen Louis Trichardt se doelwagter gevoer.

Die doelwagter was van top gehalte en die Vossies kon net nie daarin slaag om die bal verby haar te kry nie.

Die wedstryd het met nil doele-elk geëindig.

Die O/14A-dogterspan se wedstryd het op Maandag, 28 Mei 2018, op die Vossies se veld plaasgevind. Die Vossies het 1-0 gewen. Die doel is aangeteken deur Renchie Engelbrecht.

Dudu Mokwena die kaptein van die 1ste span in aksie.

Krieket is soveel meer as net ‘n heer se spel

Ben Vorster-Krieket Akademie het wééreens op die 18de en 19de Mei vir alle aspirante O/9- tot O/13-krieketspelers vanuit die kontrei, ‘n afrigtingskliniek aangebied. Dit was in samewerking met die Northern Titans en Cricket School of Excellence. ‘n Totaal van 49 seuns en dogters het die twee-dae lange

kliniek bygewoon - sommige spelers van tot so ver as Phalaborwa en Polokwane.

Mark Charlton, Chris Cardoso, Byron Fraser, Doug Yates, Alfred Mothoa en Isaac Dikgale het die spelers onder hande gehad .

Die spelers is die regte opwarmingsmetodes asook veldwerkoefeninge gewys wat, indien

reg geïmplementeer, enige speler ‘n wafferse ‘Jonty Rhodes’ sal kan maak.

Die regte kolf- en boultegnieke is gedemonstreer waarna die spelers die geleentheid gegee is om die afrigtingskorps te beïndruk met hul eie vaardighede. Daar is egter nie net op kolf- en boultegnieke gekonsentreer nie, maar

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Hoërskool Merensky se rugbymanne het op Saterdag, 26 Mei, in hul laaste ligawedstryd teen die spanne van Hoërskool Frikkie Meyer in Thabazimbi te staan gekom.

Alhoewel die seniorspanne swaargekry het, het die o.14-, o.15 en o.16-spanne getoon dat Plasierugby se toekoms baie goed lyk.

Die o.14A-span het 13-19 verloor, maar gaan nog koppe laat draai in die Virseker Bekerstryd.

Die o.14B-span het met ‘n 40-14 wen gewys dat daar diepte in dié ouderdomsgroep lê.

Met ‘n oorwinning van 40-15, het die o.15A-seuns trots van die veld gestap. Die o.16A’s het ook nie op hul laat wag nie en die Plasies laat glimlag met ‘n 31-14 wen.

Wat lê nou voor vir die Plasiespanne? Oor die naweek van 2 Junie speel al die Afdeling 2-skole, behalwe Merensky en Ellisras, hul finale ligawedstryde. Dít sal bepaal wie in die Limpopo semi-finaal (9 Junie) en finaal (21 Julie) gaan speel. Die 3 spanne in elke ouderdomsgroep wat die beste gevaar het in Limpopo, speel in die Virseker Beker-kompetisie wat op 28 Julie met uitspeelrondes begin.

Hanno Theunissen teken nog 5 punte aan.

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Sport 1 June 2018

Hugies buig die knieë Daar is die naweek bobaas rugby op die velde van Ben Vorster Hoërskool gespeel toe die spanne van Hugenote Hoërskool uit Springs in Gauteng, hier kom kragte meet het. Die dag se wedstryde was deel van die Virseker Beker liga en het vroegoggend afgeskop toe Ben Vorster se jong Buffeltjies, die O/14A-span, met ‘n telling van 89 – 3 die dag se pas vir die res van die spanne aangegee het. Kort daarna het die Derde spanne mekaar vasgevat in ‘n kragmeting wat 56-0 in die guns van die gasheer geëindig het.

Die O/15A- en B-spanne het ook hulle wedstryde met oortuiging gewen met tellings van 48-5 en 31-0 onderskeidelik voordat die taaiste stryd van die dag, die O/16A-span wedstryd op die A-veld afgespeel het. Die Rooimasjien het egter in rat in gespring en het net voor die halftyd fluitjie ‘n goeie voorstand van 24-15 op die telbord gehang.

Hulle het uiteindelik die stryd met 41-29 gewen.

Die O/16B-span het ook hulle wedstryd met ‘n telling van 31-10 gewen en is steeds onoorwonne die seisoen. Die Tweedespan het met ‘n weghol telling van 75-0 met die Hugenote afgereken voordat die dag se hoofwedstryd begin het.

Die Hugenote het gedetermineerd gelyk met die afskop, maar hul moed is vining gebreek toe die blitsvinnige Malvin Maake vir die Vossies in die tweede minuut van die wedstryd, oor die lyn geseil het vir ‘n prag-drie net

duskant die pale. Die drie is deur DJ du Preez verdoel en die gashere loop met 7-0 voor. Drie minute later het Jason Mulder die telling na 12-0 toe aanskuif met ‘n drie van sy eie wat deur Du Preez verdoel is. ‘n Onnodige hanteringsfout deur een van die Vossie voorspelers het gelei tot ‘n strafskop vir die Hugenote wat deur hul losskakel, Wernich Aucamp, verdoel is om die Hugies in die wedstryd te hou.

Daarna het Ben Vorster ‘n sarsie aanvalle op die Hugenote doellyn geloots en binne 34 minute het die tuisspan nog 36 punte op die telbord gehang.

Die halftyd telling was 40-03 in die Vossies se guns. Die tweede helfte het nie veel beter vir die besoekers gelyk nie met die Vossies wat drie minute na die afskop weer sewe punte aangeteken het.

Met net ses minute oor in die wedstryd is die spel gestop met die telbord op 102-03 ten gunste van die Vossies. Ben Vorster se hoofseun, Christiaan Smit het altesaam vyf drieë in die wedstryd gedruk. Die heelagter Jason Mulder het drie drieë gedruk en Melvin Maake en Shima Molepo het elkeen ook drie keer agter die Hugenote lyn gaan kuier.

In totaal het die Vossies 473 punte aangeteken (wat 73 drieë ingesluit het) teenoor die Hugenote se gesamentlike 50 punte. Die naweek sal Ben Vorster teen die spanne van Jeugland te staan kom.

Quintin van Jaarsveld en Dewald du Toit probeer vir CJ Erasmus in sy spore stuit.

Jason Mulder, Vossie heelagter, druk sy tweede drie. Foto’s: Joe Dreyer

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