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Malema accuses ZZ2 with ANC ties ■

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The over-eager leader of the EFF has once again made some bizarre public statements during his recent address to his followers at the Nkowankowa stadium on Sunday. As is usually the case whenever a political party makes the rounds in the impoverished communities, the stadium was filled to capacity by the hopeful voting public. It is reported that many of the attendees were upset over the promise of free beverages to every attendee that never came to fruition. During his address Malema said that after the elections, his party intend to go to the ZZ2 farms in Mopani and take the tomatoes that belong to the people of the region. He went as far as claiming that ZZ2 had captured all the leaders of the ruling ANC including Limpopo premier, Stan Mathabatha. “Here in Mopani there is an old man who speaks Sepedi and sometimes Xitsonga. He is called ZZ2. He owns more land than all the people of Mopani combined,” Malema said. “Here in Limpopo we are supposed to be producing tomato sauce at the backrooms of our yards because were blessed with a fertile land. ZZ2 takes the tomatoes produced here, to other places where jobs are created and then return them to us at high prices.” Inexplicably he allegedly continued the tomato- and related products rhetoric for close on half an hour, during which he made some very harsh allegations aimed at some of the top leaders in the ruling ANC. “Many of our people do not know that tomato sauce is made from the tomatoes from ZZ2. He is handling all the politicians in Limpopo, starting with the uneducated Penny Penny. He is handling all the politicians from Joshua Matlou to Stan Mathabatha. And the likes of Dodo Mushwana who do not know where they stand are handled by ZZ2. Let us go and work so that we could take the tomatoes and the farms and create jobs for our people,” he said.

“If you do not understand how state capture operates, investigate the relationships ZZ2 is having with leaders of the ANC. There is a citrus farm in Zebediela which is the biggest in the world but in Limpopo we do not have a factory to process juice and instead juice is made outside the province and sold to us at high prices.” These very harsh words caused some retaliation from Eric Nkovani (popularly known as Penny Penny) who said that Malema should not involve him in his political campaign tricks. Nkovani worked for ZZ2 between 1968 and 1979 and told Capricorn Fm that he will always be friends with the owners of the tomato producer, the Van Zyl’s. In March of 2014 a member of the EFF made an online post on the MyNews24 website “EFF must protect and give more land to farmers like ZZ2”. In this post the author, Collen Matsheke, argued that “EFF will protect farmers like ZZ2, which respect and [are] devoted to its employees.” Bulletin contacted Tommie van Zyl, CEO of ZZ2, for comment on the utterances made the EFF leader. Van Zyl said that ZZ2 has always been a part of the community and through various community empowerment projects have strived to uplift the

local communities. “It is the democratic right of anyone to express their views on any issue and views diﬀer from person to person. We do not want to involve ourselves in politics and we certainly are not linked, supported by or funded by any political party. The claims and statements made over the weekend should be viewed as part of the current political rhetoric. We produce food for our countrymen and we strive to do so to the best of our capabilities and at the lowest prices,” he said. “We are not going to speak ill of anyone, including Mr Malema. As stated, it is his right to air his views and opinions. Blame shifting and bad mouthing one another is by no means the way forward in promoting a healthier economy and a better South Africa. We should all start uniting and working together to foster honourable business ties in order to grow a better future. As ZZ2, we currently employ a little over 10 000 seasonal and permanent staﬀ at our operations. We continue to create jobs and feed our country and our positive growth of 10% per annum is indicative of the support we receive from the majority of our fellow South Africans.”

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Julius Malema continued with another shocking statement at the Nkowankowa stadium rally on Sunday. After claiming that he would take over the operations of agricultural giant, ZZ2 in Mooketsi, he set his sights on the mining town of Phalaborwa. According to him the EFF would take command of the Ba-Phalaborwa municipality and take over power from the ruling ANC government, or the “elites” as he labelled them, after the 8th of May national elections. He said that the mines of Phalaborwa belong to the communities around Phalaborwa, and they should be returned to the communities. “The mines in Phalaborwa should benefit the people of Phalaborwa and not Pule Mabe because they are members of the ANC. The people of Phalaborwa are without jobs but they have mines

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around them. When you enter the townships there are factories which local people were working and had to go to lunch at home and return back to their work. But today they are closed.” “We want to open factories at Giyani, Nkowankowa and Phalaborwa and create jobs for the people. The factories had since closed and if they are still working they are managed by the friends of the politicians of the ANC. We will build bigger houses which have rooms for the children and bathrooms because to own a flushing toilet is not a luxury but a basic necessity,” stated Malema. The claims by the EFF leader on the confiscation of mines in Phalaborwa came at the time communities in the area had lodged land claims on the land the mines are operating on. It comes amid complaints from residents in the vicinity that dust extracted from the mines is causing damage to

homes and to the health of the residents in the area. At Nkowankowa there is a project by the provincial government spearheaded by the local municipality to revive the factories at the old Nkowankowa industrial hub which Malema said that if opened, they would be operated by “the friends of the ANC”. The whole industrial area had been fenced and water meters were installed by the GTM on Monday. The factories are due to be reopened soon. Residents of Nkowankowa who were not members of the EFF were disappointed that the promised catering to attendees was not fulfilled and after the rally members were just entertained with music from a Mopani-based Xitsonga singer, Benny Mayengani, who is said to be a member of the EFF.

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Emergency at dam temporarily contained

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The emergency situation at the Ebenezer dam is under control. Though the cause of the emergency is still being remedied. A team of seven specialist divers from Durban spent Easter weekend in the water attempting to first find and then solve a hydraulic failure on one of the two outlet sluices at the dam after a valve malfunctioned causing the aﬀected gate to employ it’s emergency failsafe. This led to only one of the gates operating at full capacity. The divers arrived from Durban at the Ebenezer dam on Wednesday evening and were in the water the following day to assess the severity of the situation. Their job was complicated by outdated information from the department of water aﬀairs and by three meters of silt which severely impacted

their visibility. Once the defective hydraulic valve cylinder was finally detected, the diving team spent the remainder of the weekend removing the part from the sluice. This defective hydraulic cylinder has been sent to an engineering works and the divers have returned to Durban. The team will be recalled to Ebenezer once a new part has arrived, which they will then be tasked with installing. Contrary to misleading media reports in a local newspaper, it is not true that no water was released from the Ebenezer dam. There are two sluice gates, or release valves, one is meant for water to the Lepelle Northern Water plant and the other is a release for water into the Letaba River which feeds into the Tzaneen Dam. The defective hydraulic cylinder was removed from the

emergency valve which feeds into the river. This gate has now been fixed into an open position pending the repairs to the defective valve. Water supply has been restored to full capacity. The Ebenezer dam supplies water to Polokwane as well as to the Letaba River which feeds Tzaneen. Shockingly, when we spoke to the national spokesperson for the Department of Water and Sanitation, Sputnik Ratau, we were told that the work at the dam had to be stopped because of protest action at the Olifants water purification plant. Ratau claimed that the diving team were unable to work in safe conditions and that they would return to the site once the protests had subsided. His comment has been proven incorrect. Bulletin will keep you updated on the progression of this maintenance project.

The Magoebaskloof Hotel was robbed by a group of armed robbers in the early hours of Tuesday morning. At the time of the incident the twelve guests in the Hotel were sound asleep and completely unaware of what was transpiring outside their bedroom doors. Four suspects entered the hotel at the usual entrance just after 12:00 the morning. The guard at the gate was told that they want to book a room. The suspects were traveling in a BMW with NC number plates. Arriving at reception the suspects entered the foyer and inquired about pricing and room availability at the reception desk. Shortly afterwards, they left and at the exit told the guard that the rooms were too expensive and they would be seeking accommodation elsewhere. After exiting the premises the vehicle made a U-turn on the R71 and approached the main entrance again. When the guard approached the vehicle again, one of the suspects exited the vehicle and hit the guard over the head with a firearm. They tied up the guard and then entered the premises again. The suspects entered the reception and assaulted the male receptionist, tied him up

and proceeded to steal laptops and other valuables including cell phones and a small amount of cash. One of the suspects waited in the guardroom. When a patrol guard returned from doing his rounds, the suspect hit him over the head and knocked him to the ground as he entered the room. The guard was tied up also. A third guard later returned from his patrols and found the two guards tied up in the guard house. The suspects had already fled the scene. He alerted his control room and within minutes the Haenertsburg police, Tzaneen police, Canine Security, Haenertsburg Security groups and a team in Polokwane were dispatched. The wounded guard and receptionist were rushed to hospital and discharged later that morning after receiving stitches. Both received trauma counselling. The search for the suspects is still ongoing. Management of the hotel have declined to comment as the Orion Group Head Oﬃce will be releasing an oﬃcial statement. At the time of going to print the investigations were still continuing and the suspects had not been apprehended. Polokwane police have assisted in the matter as the suspects fled in the direction of the capital after the incident.

Agt maande ná belofte en steeds geen verandering ■ Joe Dreyer Wat het geword van die beloftes om die situasie by die taxistaanplek in die Tzaneense onderdorp uit te sorteer? Sowat agt maande gelede het Bulletin berig dat die GTM (Groter Tzaneense Munisipaliteit) beplan om die bestaande staanplek te skuif na ‘n groter en veiliger gebied. Woordvoerder vir die munisipaliteit, Neville Ndlala, het in ‘n onderhoud met hierdie koerant op die 3de Augustus 2018 aan die Tzaneen gemeenskap die belofte gemaak dat hul klagtes gehoor sou word en dat die taxi’s uit Claude Wheatley-straat geskuif sou word. Dit is nou al meer as net ‘n paar jaar wat motoriste in Tzaneen gedurende hul daaglikse pendel deur die chaos in die Claude Wheatley-straat, agter die Tzaneen Winkelsentrum moet worstel. Taxis het letterlik die hoofstraat in ‘n parkeerarea omskep en daar heers geen wet of order nie. Verkeersmanne is bloot net té bang om die taxibestuurders aan te spreek of te beboet en so die chaos gaan maar net voort. “Die portefeuljekomitee oor openbare vervoer het hierdie kritieke kwessie bespreek en ‘n alternatiewe parkering is geïdentifiseer. Op 10 Augustus 2018 sal daar ‘n transportforum vergadering wees waar hierdie ontwikkeling aan die taxi-vereniging oorgedra sal word,” het Ndlala luidkeels destyds verkondig. “Daar sal ‘n fisiese ondersoek gedoen word op die dag (môre) en daarna sal ‘n ooreenkoms tussen GTM en die taxi-vereniging waarskynlik bereik word in terme van tydsraamwerke van die hervestiging van die taxi’s. Na die hervestiging sal ons

wetstoepassers nulverdraagsaamheid toepas op enige onwettige parkeering van voertuie, in Claude Wheatley-straat,” het hy toe ook bygevoeg. Maar soos meeste van die beloftes wat aan die publiek gemaak word, het daar egter nogsteeds niks van gekom nie. Die stuk pad is gevaarlik en frustreerend en nou boonop nog stukkend ook.

Dis reg ja, die sloot wat daar ook oor berig is verlede jaar, wat regoor die breedte van die pad gegrou en toe eers twee maande later opgevul is, het nou in een massiewe slaggat verval. Motors word beskadig, motoriste word deur die arrogante taxidrywers gevloek en geskel en elke oggend se verkeersopeenhoping dra net nog meer by tot

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Three suspected poachers were arrested in the Lephalale area over the weekend after a tip oﬀ by community members led police to their whereabouts. In their possession the police’s Stock Theft Unit found unlicensed firearms and several rounds of live ammunition. They were aged 33, 46 and 47 and will appear in court this week. In the same policing area the police arrested the three occupants of a suspicious black BMW X5 vehicle heading in the direction of Lephalale. The police acted on information received from community members and successfully cornered the vehicle at a shopping mall in Marapong. A search was conducted an inside the vehicle the police discovered a hunting rifle with a silencer and ammunition wrapped in a black plastic bag. Also on the same day this weekend, in the Tom Burke policing area five suspects were arrested after they were hunted down by a specialist police unit. The suspects aged between 15 and 25-years old were linked to a series of house robberies in the Sefihlogo village. During the arrest the police recovered an unlicensed firearm and live ammunition along with other stolen goods. All of these suspects will appear in court this week. Police are still investigating each of the incidents for further information and possible links to other crimes in the area.

Big boom baggage ■

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A 38-year old woman was arrested Beitbridge border post this week whilst attempting to smuggle explosives into the country. According to the police, the bus that the woman was travelling in had just crossed the border into South Africa when it was directed to the search bay. During the search of the bus and its luggage haul, the police discovered 200 units of Superpower 90 Blasting cartridges wrapped in plastic bags inside the woman’s luggage. The origin or destination of the explosives had not been determined at the time of going to print, but police investigations are continuing. The suspect will appear in the Mussina Magistrate’s court this week on a charge of possession of illegal explosives.

Police arrest 170 ■

More poachers cuﬀed in Lulekani ■

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The police in Lulekani outside Phalaborwa believe that they have cracked another poaching syndicate after the arrest of three suspects over the weekend. The suspects were between the ages of 30 and 43-years old. The arrest was conducted by a joint task team consisting of members from the Tactical Response Team and the provincial Task Team. The team was following up on information regarding the whereabouts of the suspects which they had been looking for over a period of some months. The suspects were found at Matiko-Xikaya village outside Phalaborwa where they had been hiding out. In their possession the police found an R5 rifle with a silencer, ammunition, an axe and bakkie. These suspects were arrested on the spot and will appear in the Phalaborwa Magistrate’s court soon. In another incident, the Makhado Police managed to recover a hijacked vehicle after receiving a tip-oﬀ from members of the community. Members from the station assisted with the Cluster Response Team followed up on information about an unknown number of suspects planning to commit business robberies in the Nzhelele area. The police spotted a vehicle matching the description of the report and gave chase until the vehicle was found abandoned in the Makushu area. The suspects had already fled. Police searched the vehicle and recovered two firearms. This follows an incident that occurred on the 27th of April at about 20:30, the driver of this vehicle was attacked by four suspects at gun point who were driving in a Ford Fiesta along the N1 highway and hijacked his vehicle. The suspects then took the direction of Madombidzha. Police investigations into this matter are continuing and a breakthrough is expected shortly. The arrested suspects will appear in various magistrate’s court in this week.

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The police in Limpopo have successfully arrested a total of 170 suspects during various operations the last week. All the suspects are between the ages of 23 and 60-years old. The operations were manned through road blocks, stop and searches, raiding of unlicensed businesses and tracing of wanted suspects. All the arrested suspects are facing charges varying from murder, illegal hunting, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition to burglary at residential premises, theft out of motor vehicle, assault GBH, fraud, driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of suspected stolen properties, possession of house breaking equipment and public violence. Other charges includes indecent behaviour, assault common, theft, illegal Immigration Act, RTA, drinking in public and possession of dagga. The suspects were arrested around Giyani, Tom Burke, Lephalale, Lulekani and Louis Trichardt areas and will appear in those Magistrate’s court in due course. SAPS Provincial Commissioner in Limpopo, Lt Gnl Nneke Ledwaba hailed the exceptional service rendered by the operational members during various operations that were conducted across the province over the past week.

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As part of ongoing investigations of serious cases in the Thohoyandou Cluster, the Police in Limpopo are once more oﬀering a reward of up to two hundred and fifty thousand Rand (R250 000) for any valuable information that can lead to the arrest and subsequent conviction of the suspects responsible for the murder of another taxi owner at Manini village outside Thohoyandou. It is alleged that a 49-year old man, Tshishonga Peter Nthabelene, a taxi owner and the Secretary of the Long Taxi Association in Vhembe, was shot and killed by three unknown suspects on the 9th of August 2018. The deceased was shot whilst in the company of his friends at a car wash at Manini village. This reward follows three other rewards of up to two hundred and fifty thousand Rand (R250 000) which were recently issued for each of the murders that were committed in the same Policing Cluster. The amount is calculated up to one million (R1 000 000) for any information that can lead to the arrest and subsequent conviction of the suspects responsible for these serious crimes. Anyone with information that can help the Police to arrest the suspects involved in this and the other three murders, may contact Brigadier James Espach at 082 576 0744 or the Crime Stop number 08600 10111 or the Crime Line SMS 32211. The information received, will always be under high confidentiality.

Government taxi? ■

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An employee of the Limpopo Economic Development and Tourism Department (LEDET) has allegedly been using his official government vehicle for personal gain as a taxi and deliveries vehicle. The driver of the vehicle is known in the area for using the vehicle after hours and over weekends to transport people and their belongings between Tzaneen and Ramotshinyadi village in the Bolobedu area. A local who requested anonymity, told Bulletin that she has used the services of this government employee before and that during the trip he allegedly informed her that he was the brother of a high ranking politician – believed to be the MEC for Transport. We have not been able to verify this at the time of going to print however. It has been reported that the vehicle in question has been spotted regularly at the popular betting house in Tzaneen CBD and that the vehicle frequents this gambling house regularly during office hours. Bulletin has tried to contact the spokesperson for the department, but we were unable to do so at the time of going to print and management and employees of the local office are not permitted to speak to the media. We will follow up on this alleged misuse of state resources and report on the matter in our next edition.

Desiree skryf Stemdag, 8 Mei 2019: Oor sewe dae gaan Suid-Afrikaners na die stembus om vir hul verteenwoordigers in die Nasionale Parlement en Provinsiale Wetgewers te stem. 400 Lede van die Parlement (LP’s) sal na die uitslag u verteenwoordig in die Parlement en 49 in die Limpopo Wetgewer (LPW’s). Onthou dat u by enige stembus in die land met ‘n geldige ID-dokument kan stem. In u eie Provinsie sal u twee stembriewe ontvang. Buite u Provinsie sal u slegs ‘n nasionale stembrief (een) ontvang. Onthou: U kan nie vir u provinsie waar u woon stem, as uin ‘n ander provinsie stem nie. Op die Nasionale stembrief sal u 48 Partye met hul Leiers en hul Party logos vind waaruit u ‘n keuse moet maak. Op die Provinsiale stembrief sal u ‘n keuse uit 34 Partye kan maak.

Tel my stem: Elke stem tel. Elke Party se hoeveelheid setels is gebasseer op ‘n proporsionele basis. Die aantal setels (400 of 49), geregistreerde kiesers en die geldige stemme uitgebring word in berekening gebring soos op dievoorbeeld hierby ingesluit. In 2014 het een setel bykans 46 000 stemme gebruik. Sowat 178 000 stemme het nie in vol setels realiseer nie. Dus 3/4 moontlike setels vir die opposisie. Dit is hoekom ons verwys na “slegs die DA is groot genoeg om die ANC te klop” en “’n stem vir ‘n klein Party verdeel net die stemme en versterk die ANC” Bring op 8 Mei 2019 verandering vir Een Suid-Afrika vir Almal. Desiree van der Walt DA Lid van die Parlement

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Great time had by all at festival ■ Bulletin The Food, Wine and Beer Festival was held in Haenertsburg this past weekend. Stalls were under a huge marquee and displayed everything from African jeweller to modern jewellery, clothing, knick knacks, leather items and plants. There was, of course, a plethora of food, wine, gin and beer stands. The weather always plays a major role in these festivals and Sunday morning broke with rain and mist. However, all was well when the weather cleared by 11:00, the sun came out and it turned into a lovely sunny Sunday. Security was tight, the car guards at the open parking lot were eﬃcient and friendly and the drone buzzed away over the festival area. Security guards helped sprinkle sawdust over all the electric cables to stop people tripping and to protect the cables. There was live music throughout the weekend. Some 15 collectors’ cars spotlessly sparkled and gleamed in the sunlight in the open grassy area. Owners stood proudly next to their cars and some had spent years restoring their vehicles. Local Martin Glodek chatted about his red 1964 Triumph Spitfire. He said, “It’s taken me three years to restore my Triumph Spitfire to this state. I started from scratch. There are still some minor details that I have to address like lining up the doors properly.” John Hillary from Polokwane had this to say about his 1967 MK2 Cortina, “It took me two years to restore my car and it’s made the trip from Polokwane to George in the western Cape

four times.” Esther Humphries and Mona Runkel manned the wine glass stall. Festival goers paid R30 for a branded sand-blasted wine glass that they got to keep as they tasted the various estate fine wines. The Iron Crown Pub & Bistro produced 36 litres of delicious homemade tomato juice to go with the Bloody Mary’s and the fresh oysters. Besides the traditional vodka for the Bloody Mary’s, the pub also oﬀered an alternative alcohol, Crystal gin from the Old PackHouse Distillery. Young cousins Ella van Rensburg and Noah Stewart sold shelled macadamias to the public. They proudly stood and plied their nuts next to Noah’s mother who was manning one of the wine stalls. Local Beth Render was knitting for the local Appel School. She also sold hand drawn greeting cards and material shopping bags promoting Haenertsburg. Yolande Wepener from White River has been selling her stainless steel jewellery for the past five years. Her husband did piercings behind her stall, in a little caravan, under sterile conditions. Hannelie Wall from Tzaneen showcased her hand crocheted lampshades. Each lampshade, made from crochet cotton, took two weeks to make. The crocheted lampshade was then glued with a resin so that

the lampshades can be scrubbed and washed. Dave Protter from Response and Rescue in Tzaneen was available the entire weekend. A wound on the hand of the elderly stall holders split open. Louise Claassen from security had Dave called over the microphone and he hastened to attend with his medical kit. He cleaned the wound and then put on a plaster. On the Sunday he came again to check up, took oﬀ the old plaster, treated the wound and renewed the plaster. A young tourist, named Juliette, sprained her ankle. Dave was summoned and came over immediately with his medical kit. He gave Juliette medication for the pain, medication to reduce the swelling and lent her a crutch. The most over the top festival goer was Alexandra Steyn with her 24 tattoos. She’s had most of them done at Fine Madness in Pretoria. It’s taken her four years so far and she’s not yet finished with tattoos on her body.

Charlton Pent, Jessie Scates and her husband Joh with their yummy MaGriet products.

Simba James serving gins at the Old PackHouse Distillery stall.

Below: Anton van Zyl and Frikkie Terblanche in the Messerschmitt KR200, or Kabinenroller (Cabin Scooter)

Hennie Smit with his 1964 Jaguar.

Dave Protter sorts out an open wound on one of the festival workers.

Ray Kroger serving Wegraakbosch cheeses.

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Home of the forgotten

Photo essay by Joe Dreyer

“I’ve been living here since 1964 when I came to Tzaneen from Louis Trichardt in search of work. Back then this was a hostel which the previous government built for us migrant workers. We lived here away from our families. After 1994 those of us that continued to stay here transformed this area into what is now Talana. More families moved in and we converted the old hostel structures into homes. Later others joined and erected shacks. These shacks have burnt down three times in the last six years. The last time, the government told the people to use the blackened corrugated iron sheeting left in the aftermath of the blaze, to rebuild their shacks,” – Talana resident. When one looks at these images, one is left wondering what happened to the “we will build houses for all the impoverished” promises made before the last election. What will happen to the same promises made before next week’s elections?

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■ Joe Dreyer Die Letsitele Kaskar Wildspakket-Veiling is vanjaar vir die vierde keer aangebied en hierdie keer is die geleentheid op die 17de April by die Letsitele Gastehuis gehou. Dié populêre veiling dien as fondsinsameling vir die arm gemeenskap van die omgewing. Die veiling word deur Koos van Wyk, Cobie Kemp, Kallie Erasmus en Ds Albert de Kok gereël en elke jaar skenk boere uit die omgewing jagpakkete vir die hierdie geleentheid wat dan deur die organiseerders opgeveil word. Die fondse word dan later geallokeer om die gemeenskap op te lig deur liefdadigheid. Vanjaar het die veiling ‘n rekordbedrag van R303 000 ingesamel.

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Water after 24 years Fallen Mopani Councillor remembered ■ Jan Mafetsa Residents of 24 villages in the vicinity of the Muhlava Traditional Authority would have their water woes of more than a quarter of a century be a thing of the past. This after the district municipality launched a project to supply them with water last week. The event was attended by the Executive Mayor of the Mopani District Municipality, Nkakareng Rakgoale, and the director for Technical Services in Mopani, Paradise Shilowa. Municipal spokesperson Witness Tiva said, “The area had been without water for 24 years due to illegal connections on the main bulk water pipeline. The executive mayor, Nkakareng Rakgaoale intervened to ensure the electrification of the newly built booster pump which has a capacity of pumping about one million litres of water per day which started working on the 19th of April this year.” “The booster pump will assist in supplying water to the villages of ward 25 and taking water to as far places such as Sedan, Mafarana,

Mulati and the other areas. The director for technical services, Paradise Shilowa, said technicians will remain on the ground to ensure that all the stand pipes and pipelines that were vandalised are fixed to stop the water leaks.” Tiva also stated that Shilowa promised residents that their dedicated teams of technicians are working hard and tirelessly to ensure that there is an adequate supply of water within the district municipal areas. He said the areas that would benefit from the project are Muhlava, Sasekane, and Petanenge while at Zangoma and the other areas they are working hard to ensure that they would get the water. In closing, Tiva said that the communities were happy that their prayers had been answered as the people now have water to the areas where they stay. He added that some residents had expressed hope because though they would not receive water immediately, they are happy that they are promised that in the long run people would be having water in their homes at last.

■ Jan Mafetsa The ordinary sitting of the council of the Mopani District Municipality (MDM) took place at the Disaster Centre on the South-Western side of Tzaneen on Tuesday afternoon. Among the issues de-

liberated were the death of a councillor formerly employed at the MDM where a moment of silence was observed during the proceedings which were underway by the time of going to the press. Municipal spokesperson, Wit-

ness Tiva, said in an statement that the ordinary sitting of the council is underway at the disaster centre. “The council has observed a moment of silence in honour of the late councillor Foster Manyama who passed away last Sunday. The speaker of

the council, Councillor Wireless Sedibeng, said the council was saddened by the loss of councillor Manyama and thus sends condolences to the family.” At the time of going to print the cause of death had not been made public.

More electoral promises by EFF leader ■ Jan Mafetsa

dela is asleep. He had seen that we are here and said we should continue to better the lives of people,” he said to a packed stadium. “You should, together with the other people on the grand stand, refrain from loving T-shirts more than the future of your children. When they give you T-shirts you should not refuse them and instead you should use them to scrub the floors. We have the sisters of Cassel Mathale here who are members of the EFF and when Mathale gives you T-shirts you should use

Continuing with his address at the Nkowankowa stadium on Sunday, EFF leader Julius Malema promised to increase the social grants by double including the child support grant while pensioners were to receive R3 600. “To pensioners, those who could walk but could not write when they get into voting stations and asked who they want in power, they should say that they want a boy. The old man is no longer there. Man-

them to scrub the floors as he would not see you, for he would be in Pretoria.” Finally he appealed to the youth not to drink on pre-election day and instead they should wake up sober on Election Day. “Youths should, on the day before the elections not drink so they would wake up the following day sober. They should, when they return from voting, buy themselves a cold drink and sit under a tree and when a neighbour asks what the smiles are for they should say “Freedom is coming tomorrow.”

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Legals In the magistrate’s court for the district of Polokwane held at Polokwane Case number 3861/2016 In the matter between: Technical High School Tom Naudé Judgment creditor and Yolinda Pieterse Judgment debtor NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION In terms of a judgment of the magistrate’s court held at Polokwane and a writ which was subsequently issued a sale in execution of the under mentioned goods will be held on 29 May 2019 at 11:00 at 1 Hans Merensky Street, Modjadjiskloof. Goods: 1 x Com bake International machine. 1 x Micro scale CU. Terms: Cash. No cheques will be accepted. Signed at Polokwane on 29 April 2019. (Sgd) H L M C Mathee Mathee Attorney for the execution creditor 10b Church Street Polokwane 0699

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LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT IN DECEASED ESTATE LYING FOR INSPECTION In terms of Section 35(5) of Act 66 of 1965 notice is hereby given that copies of the liquidation and distribution account (first and final) in the estate specified below will be open for the inspection of all persons with interest therein for a period of 21 days from date of publication hereof, and at the oﬃces of the Master of Polokwane and the Magistrate’s oﬃce in Bolobedu. Should no objection thereto be lodged with the Master concerned during the specified period, the executors will proceed to make payment in accordance with the account. Registration Number of Estate: 6448/2018 Surname: MOTSINONI Name: PHUTI ADOLPHINA Identity Number: 7107270407089 Married in community of property to: MOHALE BERNARD MOTSINONI Identity Number: 6809155542085 Last address: House 915, Mesopotamia Section, Ga-Kgapane Joubert & May Attorneys 50 Boundary Street P O Box 35,

LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT IN DECEASED ESTATE LYING FOR INSPECTION In terms of Section 35(5) of Act 66 of 1965 notice is hereby given that copies of the liquidation and distribution account (first and final) in the estate specified below will be open for the inspection of all persons with interest therein for a period of 21 days from date of publication hereof, and at the oﬃces of the Master of Polokwane and the Magistrate’s oﬃce in Tzaneen. Should no objection thereto be lodged with the Master concerned during the specified period, the executors will proceed to make payment in accordance with the account. Registration Number of Estate: 2126/2018 Surname: OLIVIER Name: IVONNE Identity Number: 4303120018084 Last address: Macadamia 2, Tzaneen Joubert & May Attorneys 50 Boundary Street P O Box 35 0850 Tzaneen Tel (015) 307 3660 Ref.: Mr Rech/avs/R14587

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Caretaker Caretaker available for farm or flat maintenance. Fully qualified plumber, electrical, building, tiling ect. Can farm and do all mechanical work. Contact 079 882 7518.

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Handyman General Steelwork, Plumbing & Waterproofing. Tzaneen & Letsitele Area Contact Marius 064 918 4161

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Dulux Paint Centre Need paint or other supplies? Get in touch right away 40 Danie Joubert Street 015 307 7756 __________________________________

Fabric & Decor Your one stop interior decor and fashion design destination. Curtaining, Upholstery, Blinds, Haberdashery, Dress Fabrics, Wool, Bed Linen, Exclusive Furniture.

015 307 4467

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Nasionale Bestuur Skool Aan al die ouers van Tzaneen en in die omgewing, moet nie op die tippie vir julle kinders se opleiding vir bestuurs lisensie wag nie. Vat die stres van julle as ouers se skouers af en plaas dit op ons sin. Ons doen volledige opleiding, en is behulpsaam deur die hele proses. Sien ons op facebook onder National Driving School vir verwysings. Kontak / Whatsapp Gi-ane 083 279 2343

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082 672 8131

FAR NORTH MEDIA

Forum Makelaars Makelaars / Brokers Contact 015 307 4229 lynette@fsabrokers.co.za ________________________

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Paint Pot Paint, arts and crafts and more. Visit us in store for specials. 56 Boundary Road, Tzaneen 015 307 3517 ________________________ Sleebok Supplier of quality granite, engineered quartz and Caesar Stone. Private home owners and building contractors are welcome. www.sleebok.co.za 015 307 1205/6005 __________________________________

Tzaneen Trailer Hire & Ice

Service & repair on trailers and caravans. Suppliers of ice. Trailers for hire: Double & Single axle Car, Piggyback Cattle Luggage trailers

Hennie: 083 651 0936

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Jaques van Niekerk Optometrist Gratis voorgeskrewe sonbril saam met enige voorgeskrewe bril. Terms & voorwaardes geld. 015 307 3703 ________________________

Bargain Shop

We buy and sell quality new and used goods. 015 306 0036

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BDM Diesel Centre

We specialise in: Repair of diesel pumps and injectors, Service of diesel pumps and injectors, Calibrating of pumps and injectors and Repairs of all turbo-chargers. 20 Plantation rd, Old industrial area

015 307 3774/5

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Limpopo Party Hire

Jumping castles, Water slides, Balloon water dunk, Popcorn machine, Candy floss machine.

073 265 2650

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Afri Supreme Car Wash

Mini Valets starting from R350.00 3 Billy Maritz St, Tzaneen 015 065 0102 ________________________

Your agri advertising solution provider. To advertise contact Jacques 071 268 2543

Dedam

Security/Steelworks/ Construction Contact Mike on 071 302 8909/ 082 298 5352 dedamsteelworks@gmail. com ________________________ Duvenhage Furniture Removals Ons verpak en verseker landwyd. Marlien 083 252 8928 ________________________

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Die Wasbalie Laundry Service at 7 St. Julian Street

Groblers MotorMecca Bespreek jou diens! Meganiese opknap, Insleep diens, Paneelkloppers. Kwaliteit diens, Kwaliteit gehalte, Ons waarborg! 015 395 2175

DASS Domestic appliances. Speed Queen, Bosch, Whirlpool, Defy etc. Repairs, spares and service. We collect and deliver. 11 Plantation Rd, Tzaneen. 015 307 1798 082 898 0468

TZANEEN MUSEUM

015 004 0923

For Sale Te Koop

Bachelors Flat, Lights and water incl. Price R2800. Undercover parking. No Pets or children. Available from 1st June 2019. Contact 083 345 999

Opening hours: 9:00 - 16:00 weekdays 9:00 - 12:00 Saturdays Closed on Public Holidays Agatha Street next to

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2nd HAND SHOP Bargains Galore We buy, sell and pawn. Furniture, appliances, kitchen ware, jewelry ect. Best value for your money. Visit us at 11 Plantation Rd or call 015 307 1171 082 472 8483

Vervoer/Transport

Steynberg Trok & Trekker. 8 Ton Trokke te huur R25.50/km + btw, 8 Ton Koeler Trok R28/km + btw, 12 Ton Trok R27.50/km + btw & 20 Ton @ R34.50/km + btw, Lowbed trailer @ R34.50/ km + btw. 6 cube tipper @ R27/km + btw eenrigting. Vragmotor met kraan R2700/dag. Terme & voorwaardes geld.

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Miniature Pot Belly Piglets 1 girl and 2 boys available. R500 each. Contact 076 795 5000

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My name is Flora. I’m looking for Domestic or Oﬃce job, 3 days per week or full time. I can start immediately. Can speak English and Afrikaans. Sleep in or out. Can look after babies & children. Contact me on 076 651 7166 ________________________ My name is Audrah Mardoela. I’m looking for a General Worker / Domestic Worker / Cleaner Position. Will be able to sleep in or out. Contact Audrah on 082 634 5578 ________________________ My name is Maria Rammola. Looking for Domestic, Kitchen or Garden work. 3 days per week or full time. Contact me on 072 547 6365 ________________________ Looking for Domestic Work. Full time work. Can look after Children. Will be able to sleep in or out. Contact me on 083 882 8707

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Merensky verbaas Dallers in ligawedstryde ■ Bulletin Hoërskool Merensky se rugby-, netbal- en dogtershokkiespanne het op Saterdag, 27 April, kragte gemeet met die spanne van Hoërskool Ben Viljoen in Groblersdal. Op die rugbyveld het sake gelyk verloop met elke skool wat drie ligawedstryde gewen het. Merensky se juniorspelers het hul staal gewys deur die Dallers op hul neus te laat kyk. Die O/14-bulletjies spog met ‘n 26-10 oorwinning. Spanning het hoog geloop met die O/15A-span wat uiteindelik 25-22 geseëvier het terwyl die O/16A’s amok gemaak het deur met ‘n 33-5 wen van die veld te stap. Die Plasie O/15B-span, asook die Tweede- en Eerstespanne, kon nie die knoop deurhaak

■ Bulletin Die Merensky-boogskietklub rus nie op hul louere nie. Daar is bykans elke naweek een of ander kompetisie of kampioenskap waaraan hulle deelneem. Dit was die naweek van die 27ste en 28ste April weer so. Vir die eerste maal het Armand Venter, Nic de Beer, Tahila van Rensburg, Minette Wolmarans en mnr.

Seph Oosthuizen aan die Nasionale Binnenshuise Kampioenskap (SANIAC) deelgeneem. Ysterskut, Canell Jackson, het weereens ‘n nasionale kwalifiserende telling op dag een en twee geskiet, en ontvang haar provinsiale en nasionale kleure vir 2019. Jackson verwerf ook ‘n goue medalje in die JFBU-afdeling, terwyl Rohan Wewege silwer (YAMBU) en Nic de Beer brons (JMBU) ontvang.

JAY

19 JULIE

19:00

Plasies skiet nasionaal

nie en moes tevrede wees met 5-20, 19-26 en 27-30 tellings. Op die netbalbane het vyf van die agt Plasiespanne sukses behaal in hul vriendskaplike wedstryde. Die Eerstes het alles gegee om met ‘n 29-21 oorwinning van die baan te stap. Alhoewel die Tweedes met die kous oor die kop teruggestuur is Tzaneen toe (317), het die O/16A’s wéér met 20-14 wen bewys dat Plasie-netbal ‘n belowende seisoen kan verwag. Die O/15A- en B-spanne spog met onderskeidelik 22-1 en 14-9 wentellings terwyl die O/14C-dogters almal verras toe die eindfluitjie blaas met 18-6 op die telbord. Die ander twee O/14-spanne moes egter die knie buig toe die Dallers met 7-29 en 11-17 gewen het. Op ‘n vriendskaplike noot het die dogtershokkiespanne ‘n gelykopstryd gevoer toe die O/15A- en Eerste-spanne gelykop (1-1 en 2-2) teen die Dallers geëindig het. Die Plasie Tweede-span pronk met ‘n 4-1 oorwinning. Merensky trek hierdie Saterdag, 4 Mei, op na Hoërskool Piet Potgieter in Mokopane vir liga- en vriendskaplike wedstryde.

R150pp

R100 L/skool

Voor: Armand Venter, Minette Wolmarans, Canell Jackson, Tahila van Rensburg & Nic de Beer. Agter: Seph Oosthuizen (bestuurder), Rohan Wewege & Ryan Jackson

Kontantkroeg en kosstalletjies

Bulletin design

APC KAMP MOOKETSI 078 599 0226

Sport 3 Mei 2019

Best Short-Term Intermediary South Africa 2018

Gold BID Quality Award

Big day for little feet

Photos by Vicky Lombard

Tzaneen Primary School’s annual “Young Bulls” and “Mini Netball” day was held on Saturday, April 27th. Participating schools were Laerskool Pietersburg Oos, Laerskool Pietersburg, Laerskool Phalaborwa Noord, Laerskool Louis Trichardt, Laerskool Duiwelskloof and Erica Pre-Primary School also from Pietersburg. A total of 49 mini netball- and 79 rugby matches were played. The quality of the games and the skills on display by some of the players both on the netball and rugby ﬁelds showcased a bright future for primary school sports of the future. Because the games are always in the spirit of fun and serve as talent exhibitions, there were no scores on the day.