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11 October 2019

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Star Spares – a firefighting account ■ Joe Dreyer

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A firefighter of the Mopani District Municipality enters the Star Spares shop amid the flaming hell that consumed the entire structure within minutes on the evening of the 2nd of October.

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One of Tzaneen town’s landmark buildings was completely raised to the ground on Wednesday evening, the 2nd of October. Bulletin has contacted the owners of the building who agreed to a full interview in next week’s edition once the investigations which are currently underway, have been formalized. In the meantime, we have spoken to the management of the Mopani District Fire Department in Tzaneen, who have issued us with an official statement briefly explaining the events on the night as they unfolded. According to Kobus Visser, Fire Chief of Tzaneen fire station, the first call of the fire came in at 21:33 that evening. The fire team was dispatched and left the station at exactly 21:36 which is within their six minute reactionary time frame. The response to the fire included eight firefighting vehicles and 14 personnel with support from the Modjadjiskloof fire station. The incident commander on the evening was the assistant chief fire officer, Vincent van der Westhuizen. According to the fire department, upon their arrival at the scene, they found that the building had already been fully engulfed. The strategy was then to fight the fire from the flanks of the structure which at the time had not yet been completely involved. “The Mopani District Municipality’s Fire and Rescue Services appreciates the assistance offered by the community of Tzaneen,” the media statement read. “An additional water tanker and other fire-fighting vehicles which offered support were much appreciated. However, the crowding on the scene by members of the public, people tampering with the fire hydrant on scene and people failing to follow the line of command and adhere to requests to move out of the way severely hampered firefighting efforts.” According to Van der Westhuizen, while the concern by the public and willingness to assist, is understandable and appreciated, civilians need to remember that running into a burning structure without the necessary training and protective gear is extremely dangerous. “We wish to advise members of the public that the correct approach is to report to the overall incident commander at the scene and follow

instructions given. This ensures a coordinated approach which supports fire-fighting efforts and prevents lives being placed at risk. Structural fires are extremely dangerous and the approach in dealing with these fires differs from the approach taken in respect of grass fires.” Bulletin was present on the night in question and witnessed hordes of people running into the burning building to evacuate furniture and valuables without a second though to their own safety or the fact that the building could very well collapse on top of them. One lady came running out with a cheesecake. There have been many rumours doing the rounds the last week regarding the cause of the fire and at this stage none of them have been officially confirmed or denied. One source alleged that the fire could have been caused by an intruder who had tried to gain access to the building through the roof. This allegedly caused electrical cabling to set alight near the computer server which set the chain of events into action. Our source based this statement on the allegation that a month before the incident, Star Spares had allegedly reported an attempted break in on the premises. It is further alleged that one of the other businesses bordering the premises also had their alarm set off on the same evening as the fire. However, this has by no means been confirmed yet. The investigations into the cause of the fire are underway and the findings will determine the exact cause. These details will be furnished to the media in due course. In the meantime the Caroto family wants the public to know that they will be conducting their Husqvarna (the forestry side of their business) as usual from a temporary residence at their neighbours, Tzaneen Swaarvoertuie, who have opened their doors to accommodate them. Ruan Caroto has expressed his family’s gratitude towards their neighbours for this gesture and ensured Bulletin that they will soon have their parts section up and running as well. For any business related inquiries contact Star Spares on their new temporary number 015 880 0315 or 076 421 6734. Be sure to get your copy of Far North Bulletin next week for an exclusive interview with the Caroto’s and an in-depth look at the investigation into the fire.

Though investigations are still ongoing, it would appear as though the fire could have started at the back of spares divison.

The following day all that remained of the Star Spares landmark building was a smouldering husk. Photos: Joe Dreyer

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Nasionale veiligheidspatrollie wéér ‘n sukses ■

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Volgens die burgerregteorganisasie AfriForum, het nagenoeg 132 gemeenskappe regoor die land die afgelope naweek gemobiliseer om aan ’n nasionale patrollie deel te neem. Ander instansies wat deelgeneem het sluit verskeie privaat buurtwagte, sekuriteitsmaatskappye, gemeenskapspolisiëringsforums, insleepdienste, polisiestasies, plaaslike sake¬ondernemings, paramediese dienste en plaaslike verkeersdepartemente in. Die organisasie het gerapporteer dat sowat 3 500 van hul lede en 1 822 ander veiligheidsrolspelers aan die nasionale patrollie deelgeneem het. Die patrollie is met 2 733 privaat voertuie uitgevoer en altesaam 94 289 km is afgelê met meer as 187 voorvalle wat suksesvol tydens die patrollie hanteer is. Bulletin het Vrydagaand, 4 Oktober, die Tzaneen-patrollie byge-

woon. Die operasie is deur Uwe Kroh, voorsitter van die Tzaneen veiligheidsforum gedryf met bystand van Tzaneen SAPD. Lede van Northern Security, Letaba Security en Large Security het saam met lede van die Tzaneen Buurtwag en Afriforum Buurtwag padblokkades en patrollies deur die woonbuurte uitgevoer. Daar was veronderstel om samewerking vanaf die GTM se verkeersdepartement te wees, maar oomblikke voor die afskop van die patrollie is daar laat weet dat hulle nie gaan bywoon nie. Dit het die dinamieka van die padblokkades heelwat verander aangesien geen verkeersoortreders beboet kon word sonder die teenwoordigheid van die verkeersdepartement nie. Daar is wel ‘n paar arrestasies deur die SAPD-lede op toneel gemaak. Na afloop van die ses-uur lange patrollie Vrydagaand is daar nagenoeg 300 voertuie voorgekeer by padblokkades en twee arrestasies gemaak. Die Tzaneen patrollie het bestaan uit 19 lede, 11 voertuie, ses

‘Poolgate’ continues ■

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Tzaneen’s municipal swimming pool is still closed to the public as the region enters summer. This is an old story which the community has become accustomed to over the years due to the municipality’s apparent ineptitude and inability to manage a facility meant to provide its residents with a welcome reprieve from the scorching bushveld sun. In the last two years Bulletin ran a series of exclusive investigations into the appointment of Vikhram Singh as the new swimming pool boss despite him being fired from the Buﬀalo City Municipality after it was discovered that he was pocketing the entrance money. In January 2016 we reported on the GTM’s laughable appointment of lifeguards who couldn’t swim and the R20 000 spent to procure training for these lifeguards (including a crash course in swimming) from coaches out of the Ethekwini municipality in Durban. This was despite a local coach having offered to conduct training of lifeguards for free as a service to the GTM – an oﬀer which was declined by current speaker and former

mayor, Dikeledi Mmetle. In the meantime, Singh has left the employ of the GTM – without the municipality announcing a single word about his departure or his replacement. The problem now, according to GTM spokesperson Neville Ndlala, is payment to enter the facility. “We are dealing with new ticket sales arrangements, our risk unit has raised a concern about the manner in which tickets are sold,” he said. “People can in the meantime buy tickets at the Civic Centre and they can swim, the pool is not closed to the public, it’s closed on Mondays and Tuesdays for maintenance purposes. And yes, we do have a lifeguard.” For reasons unbeknown to this writer, the departure of Singh was never announced, nor the appointment of George Pitso Moruledi on the 1st of October 2018. At the time of going to print we had received no information on who this person is, where he comes from or what his qualifications are. We have issued a more specific inquiry to Ndlala and we hope to have more information in next week’s edition.

SAPD-lede en drie polisie voertuie. Deerpark Plaaswag het 13 lede gehad wat 450 kilometer in die plaasgebiede patrolleer het. “Die feit dat gemeenskapslede betrokke raak by veiligheidstrukture skep ook vertroue by die gemeenskap en verskerp bewustheid en waaksaamheid om misdaad in gebiede hok te slaan. Goeie samewerking tussen buurtwagte, die SAPD en plaaslike veiligheidsinstansies stel die veiligheidstrukture van AfriForum in staat om meer suksesvolle optredes soos hierdie te kan uitvoer en die gemeenskap in tye van nood by te staan,” sê Joseph Renaud, AfriForum se veiligheidshoof vir die sentraalstreek. “Proaktiewe optredes soos dié sigbaarheidspatrollies skep hoop in gemeenskappe. Dit is noodsaaklik dat hierdie soort projekte gereeld saam met alle veiligheidsrolspelers in ’n gemeenskap aangepak word,” sluit Johandré van Zyl, AfriForum se veiligheidshoof vir die suidstreek af.

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Your area’s crime stats 2018 vs 2019

Haenertsburg

Total Crime

The national crime statistics were released by the SAPS in cooperation with Stats SA in September. There were some changes in the reporting however, which could be cause for confusion. Of the 21 crime categories which make up the statistics, 17 are crimes reported by community members and four are a result of direct police activity (investigations, roadblocks, raids etc).

Murder 2018 3

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to note the high rise in rape crime in specifically Tzaneen’s sector. Following the release of the National Crime Statistics on Thursday 12 September 2019 in Cape Town, the Provincial SAPS Commissioner of Limpopo, Lt Gen Nneke Ledwaba on Tuesday, the 8th of October, presented the 2018/2019 Provincial Crime Statistics. The event was held at Seshego Police station. Contact crimes (crimes against people) have illustrated an increase of 0.3%, sexual offences have increased by 5.1%, assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm (GBH) with 0.9% and common robbery with 2.4 %. This is despite the decrease of 5.7% in attempted murder, 1.2 % in common assault and 0.6% in robbery with aggravating circumstances. Rape, Contact Sexual Offence, Attempted Sexual Offence and Contact Sexual Offences remain a concern in the province which have illustrated an increases of 6.1%, 12.7 %, 05 % and 5.1% respectively. Sexual assaults have showed a decrease of 3.6 %. The commissioner said that the statistics have shown a “satisfactory decrease in property related crimes” with a 6.0% decrease in burglary at non-residential premises, 15.9% in theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle, 4.2 % in theft out or from motor vehicle and a 0.9% decrease in stock theft. He said that there is still a “challenge” in other categories which showed an increase of 9.6 % in theft out of motor vehicle and 2.0 % and in burglary at residential premises. Responding to the media after the presentation, the Commissioner declared that the police in this province have already commenced with the implementation of plans to reverse the upward trends in identified crime categories. The General urged stock owners to comply with the existing trend and brand their livestock.

A total of 2.01 million crimes were recorded in 2019 which is a drop down from the 2.09 million recorded last year. This points to a significant decline of 22% in the number of crimes detected as a result of police action. The police claim that the reason for the major drop in the number of crimes detected through police action was due to the country’s new position on the private use of cannabis, which resulted in far fewer arrests in this category. When one looks at the crimes which showed significant increases, it becomes apparent that the average dagga user was a softer target (easier to arrest and up those positive numbers) than a rapist, hijacker, armed robber or arsonist. In total, commercial crime was up 14%, Arson up 5.5%, Sexual offences up 4.6%, attempted murder up 4.1%, common assault up 3.7% and murder up 3.4% nationwide. On the bright side, cash in transit heists were down by 23.1% and drug-related crime down 28.1% allegedly. As is the case every year, Bulletin has taken a look at the crimes for the Haenertsburg, Tzaneen, Letsitele and Phalaborwa areas and compared these to the last year’s statistics. It is absolutely shocking

Haenertsburg

Attempted Murder 2018 0

2019 1

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Rape 2018 3

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NOTICE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED MINING PERMIT OF A BORROW PIT IN THE BLOUBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAPRICORN DISTRICT, LIMPOPO PROVINCE. ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION: BASIC ASSESSMENT APPLICATION Notice is given in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 Of 1998) Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2017 as published in Government Notice No. 327 in Gazette No. 40772 on 7 April 2017 as amended, the proposed Borrow pit project triggers the following activities: Activity 21 (GN No 327), in terms of section 19 of NEMA, which require environmental authorisation via the undertaking of a Basic Assessment process. PROPONENT AND PROJECT LOCATION: Morula Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd appointed Myrtle Art Group (Pty) Ltd on behalf of Blouberg Local Municipality as the Independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner to undertake the required applications. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Blouberg Local Municipality is applying for an Environmental Authorisation (Mining Permits) in order to extract material that will be used to upgrade the internal streets of Kromhoek Village within Blouberg Local Municipality of Capricorn District. OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE: Interested and Affected Parties (I&AP’s) are invited to register and submit written representations or objections with Myrtle Art Group (Pty) Ltd. Representations should include their names, contact details (preferred method of notiﬁcation, e.g. E-mail address or fax number) and indication of any direct business, ﬁnancial, personal or other interest in the proposed development. These may be submitted within 30 working days from the date of this publication to: Environmental Assessment Practitioner: Myrtle Art Group (Pty) Ltd. Mr. Moses Kgopana (Pri.Sci.Nat), Address: Constantia Park, Building 16-5, 546, 16th Road, Midrand, 1685 Tel: 010 492 4330 • Fax: 086 652 9774 • E-mail: kgopanamoss@yahoo.com

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Renowned scrapbook tutors attract many fans ■ Roelof de Jonge

Local scrapbooking enthusiasts and a far as Polokwane, Hoedspruit and White River gathered for a rare occasion on Saturday the 5th of October. Aside from the national scrapbook gatherings once a year in February, Saturday’s scrapbooking course is held about every second year. After many hours of pleading and organising, the organisers managed to lure scrapbooking tutors Erin Bruton from Port Elizabeth and Jenny Heaslip, a world renowned scrap booker from Australia, to present a course on the latest trends and trades to the local scrap bookers. All the pleading and persistence paid off as the organisers managed to attract just over 50 persons to attend the scrapbook course.

Front: Erin Bruton (scrapbook tutor), Sarie Vermaak (event coordinator) and Jenny Heaslip (Australian tutor). Back: Jacqueline Allan (local scrap booker) and Sandra Muller (local scrapbooker and event sponsor).

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Legals NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR INCORPORATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE TZANEEN TOWN PLANNING SCHEME, 2000, IN TERMS OF REGULATION 18 (1)(a) OF THE SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS: LAND USE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MATTERS, 2015 AND SECTION 57 OF THE SPLUMA BY-LAW, 2016 OF GREATER TZANEEN MUNICIPALITY TZANEEN AMENDMENT SCHEME 424 I, Floris Jacques du Toit of Jacques du Toit & Associates, Town and Regional Planners, being the authorized agent of the registered owner Portion 9 of the Farm Le Dauphine 466 LT, hereby give notice in terms of SPLUMA 2013 and the Greater Tzaneen SPLUMA Bylaws, 2016 that we have applied to the Greater Tzaneen Municipality for the amendment of the Tzaneen Town Planning Scheme, 2000, by the incorporation of Portion 9 of the Farm Le Dauphine 466-LT and allocation of zoning for “Special” for lodge, filling station and ancillary uses. Particulars of the application will lie for inspection during normal office hours

at the oﬃce of the Municipal Manager, Civic Centre, Agatha Street, Tzaneen, for the period of 30 days from 11 October 2019 (the date of the first publication of the notice). Objections to or representations in respect of the application must be lodged with or made in writing to the Municipal Manager at the above address or be delivered to Room 257, Civic Centre, Agatha Street, Tzaneen on or before 11 November 2019, quoting the above mentioned heading, the objector’s interest in the matter, the ground(s) of the objection/representation, the objector’s property description, phone numbers and address. A person who cannot write may during office hours and within the objection period, visit the abovementioned Municipality requesting assistance to transcribe his/her objections, comments or representations. Contact person: Mr M J Mathye (015-307 8031). Address of Agent: Jacques du Toit & Associates, PO Box 754, Tzaneen, 0850 Tel. 015307 3710 Oct201___________________________

XIKOMBELO LEXI NGA ENDLIWA EKA XIPHEMU XA 9 PURASI RA LE

DAUPHINE 466 LT XA KU NGHENISA XIPHEMU LEXI EKA TZANEEN TOWN PLANNING SCHEME, 2000, KU YA HI REGULATION 18(1) (a) YA SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS: LAND USE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MATTERS, 2015, LEYI HLAYIWAKA XIKAN’WE NA XIPHEME 57 XA SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BYLAW OF GREATER TZANEEN, 2017 TZANEEN AMENDMENT SCHEME 424 Mina, Floris Jacques du Toit of Jacques du Toit & Associates, Town and Regional Planners, ni nga loyi a nga nyikiwa mpfumelelo hi n’wini wa xitandi xa xiphemu xa 9 xa purasi ra Le Dauphine 466 LT, wo endle xikombelo eka Masipala wa Greater Tzaneen ku ya hi nawu wa Tzaneen Town Planning Scheme, 2000 na xipemu xa 57 xa Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bylaw ya Maisipala wa Greater Tzaneen, leyi hlayiwaka xikan’we na xipemu xa Regulation 18(1) (a) ya Spatial Planning And Land Use Management Regulations: Land Use Management And General Matters, 2015, ku ncinca matiriselo ya xipemu lexi ku va “Special” ku tirhisi-

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Jong Manne leer Oudstes prettige rugbyles ■

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Letaba Rugbyklub het Saterdag die 28ste September sy jaarlikse en tradisionele “Ou Manne teen Jong Manne Rugbydag” gehou. Van die oud-spelers het die jonge gardes gewys dat oud beslis nie koud is nie. Die hoofdoel van hierdie geleentheid was egter dat die oud-spelers en huidige generasie spelers saam die samesyn van rugby as sport in ‘n goeie gees geniet. En hierdie spelers het die wedstryde beslis geniet. Die hoofwedstryd van die program waarvoor al die ondersteuners van Letaba Rugbyklub gewag het tussen die Letaba Jonges teen die Letaba Ou Manne. Die jeugtige span het uiteindelike net te veel spoed, en energie, vir die Ou Manne-span gehad om met 81-41 die wedstryd in hul guns te beklink. Die Letaba Bosbokke het teen die Pumbas 15-tal kragte gemeet. Letaba het egter die wedstryd oorheers en gemaklik met 52-12 gewen. Die wedstryd vir die 40 plus ouderdom spanne het bloot gegaan dat die manne weer ‘n geleentheid kon kry om die rugbybal rond te slinger en die spel te geniet. Letaba Rugbyklub het na afloop van al die aksie op die rugbyveld sy jaarlikse toekenningsgeleentheid gehou om erkenning aan die klub se spelers en bestuur te gee wat uitsonderlik presteer en bydrae tot die klub se sukses vir 2019 gemaak het. Die eerstespan se vleuel, Sidwell Kubayi, het twee toekennings opgeraap. Hy was as die Beste Eerstespan Speler van die Jaar aangewys en het ook die gesogste toekenning, naamlik die Letaba Rugbyklub Sportman van die Jaar, ontvang. Letaba het ook na afloop van die prysuitedeling sy nuwe bestuur vir 2020/21 aangewys. Die nuwe bestuurslede is: President - Gawie du Plessis Ere Presidente - Thinus Nel, Dippies de Beer en Alex Kidson Voorsitter - Bennie Krüger Ondervoorsitter - Jaco Möller Sekretaris – JJ Coetser Klubkaptein - Eben Fichardt Addisionele lede - Ben Krüger, Dewald Kamﬀer, Leon Labuschagne, Jece Swart, Christo Lombard en Carel O’Neill. Die spelers en bestuurslede wie toekennings ontvang het: Peter Blessing – Derdespan Speler van die Jaar Surprises Monyela – Tweedespan Voorspeler van die Jaar Henke Niemandt – Tweedespan Agterspeler van die Jaar Carel O’Neil – Eerstespan Agterspeler van die Jaar en as die kaptein van Jongmanne-span wat vanjaar gewen het, het die wedstryd-trofee namens die span ontvang Bennie Krüger – 2019 Klubman van die Jaar Steve “Beast” Mushwana – Spelers se Speler van die Jaar Ben Krüger – Meriete Toekenning Christo Lombard – Beste Vordering van die Jaar Joost van der Westhuizen – 2019 Jongspeler van die Jaar Coert Grobler – Getroue Bywoning toekenning Rudi Grobler – Eerstespan Voorspeler van die Jaar Gideon Labuschagne – Tweedespan Speler van die Jaar Letaba tweedespan – 2019 Span van die Jaar.

Larries byt onderspit teen Oosies 11-tal Hier is van die aksie van Laerskool Tzaneen se krieketspan wat verlede week in Polokwane in die Limpopo O/13 eindrondte teen Laerskool Pietersburg-Oos te staan gekom het. Die Osies het die eindstryd gewen. Fotos: GKT SportPic

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Die O/13 krieketspan van Laerskool Tzaneen het verlede week na Polokwane gereis waar hulle in die eindstryd van die Limpopo skole gespeel het. Die Larries het teen die 11-tal van Laerskool Pietersburg-Oos oftewel Oosies te staan gekom. Hierdie eindstryd kragmeting was op die krieketveld van die Hoërskool Pietersburg beslis. Die Oosies het eerste gekolf en ‘n allemintige 241 lopies in hul toegelate 30 beurte op die telbord gesit. Die Larries het in hul beurt moedig gespeel om die reusagtige teiken na te jaag. Die Osies het Tzaneen se span vir 63 lopies met geen paaltjies staande uitgeknikker om die Limpopo O/13 kampioenskap te wen.

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Limpopo luggeweerskuts ken van korrel

Hier is die skuts wie Limpopo by vanjaar se nasionale luggeweer kampioenskap verteenwoordig het.

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Limpopo se luggeweerskietspan het vanaf die 23ste tot die 26ste September in Kaapstad aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Skole Skuts Unie (SANSSU) se nasionale lugegeweerskiet-kampioenskap deelgeneem. ‘n Aantal van Limpopo se skuts en spanne het in hul onderskeie afdelings te middde van strawwe mededingers sekuur gekorrel en met puik uitslae teruggekeer. Marzé Becker het in die O/16 presisie afdeling ‘n derde plek uit ses skuts verwerf en ‘n totaal van 1504 behaal. Sy het na die eindrondte deurgedring waar sy tweede geëindig het. Die O/16A Sporter-span was tweede in dié afdeling met ‘n totaal van 5699. Hierdie span se skuts was Botha du Plessis, Jansen du Plessis, Cara van der Merwe en Hanré Willemse. Janssen du Plessis het in die O/14 sporter-afdeling die eerste plek

verower met ‘n totaal van 1432. In die sporter-afdeling vir O/16 skuts het Hanré Willemse ‘n eerste plek verower met ‘n totaal van 1466. Die gekombineerde span-afdeling was beslis deur skuts van onderskeidelik O/16 en O/21 sporter spanne. Limpopo se skuts het in die vyfde plek geëindig met ‘n totaal van 11 235. Altesaam 10 spanne het in hierdie afdeling geskiet. Die O/14 sporter-span het ‘n negende plek uit 14 spanne behaal met ‘n totaal van 5156. Die span se skuts was Gretchen du Plessis, Will-Henry Oosthuyzen, Gert Smit en Aiden Weijters. Die O/16B sporter-span was 24ste uit 31 spanne met ‘n totaal van 5209. Die spanlede was Pieter Basson, Zander Engelbrecht, Alexander Swanepoel en Semilda van Hansen. Limpopo se O/21 sporter-span was 12de uit 25 spanne met ‘n totaal van 5536. Die skuts in hierdie span was Maryke Basson, Johandré le Roux, Shaune Otto en Zack Verster. Pistool O/14 - Hennie le Roux was 12de uit 16 deelnemers in die

Western Mounted Games riders make Limpopo proud ■

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Several riders of the Limpopo Western Mounting Games Association took part in the national championship from the 21st until the 23rd of September in Parys. Several of Limpopo’s riders achieved top ten placings in the items they competed in. This was especially a feather in the cap for Limpopo’s team riders competing against the best from South Africa’s other provinces. Results: Esmerelda Jacobs on Summer Tallit, Level 0 - First places for Barrel Race, Big T, Figure Eight, Bi-Rangle, Single Stake Race, Speed Barrels, Hurry Scurry (fifth place) and Poles 2 (third place). Anya Beukes on Billy the Kid, Level 1- Sixth place for Big T

Anmarie van Staden on Melody, Level 1- Second place for Hurry Scurry. Egbert Mooi on Inka Mooi, Level 1 - Sixth place for Poles 1 Ettiene Beukes on Lekkerkry Bosveld, Level 1 - Sixth place for Speed Ball. Anisa Muller on Little, Level 2 - Second place for Figure Eight Stake, fourth place for Barrel Race, third place for Poles 2. Aydon Venter on Yenti Ramani, Level 2 - First place for Big T, fourth place for Hurry Scurry, fourth place for Poles 1, second place for Speed Barrels. Salome Lombard on Spook, Level 2 - Second place for Figure Eight Flags and on Belmonty, Level 3 - first place Figure Eight Flags. Johannes van Jaarsveld on Robyn Ruby, Level 2 - Fourth place for Figure Eight Flags. Sharné Venter on Sharifa, Level 2 - Fourth place for Poles 2. Jacolien Knox on Hibbie, Level 3 - Fifth place for Figure Eight Flags, fourth place for Poles 2, sixth place for Single Stake Race. Clayton Wiggill on Blue Sky Ramsy, Level 3 - second place for Bi-Rangle. Keegan Visser on Tiger, Level 3 – fourth place for Bi-Rangle. Dalienke Grobbelaar on Djibah Sungir, Level 3 - third place for Poles 2. Sieghard Muller on Yello Deck, Level 3 - fifth place for Single Stake Race, sixth place (on Nimbele Drift) and seventh place (on Yellow Deck) for Speed Barrels. Savannah Sparrow on Turn and Burn Queen Nandi, Level 3 Second place for Speed Ball. Cliﬀ Wiggill on Wack, Level 4 - Third place for Big T, first place for Poles 1. Adriaan van Brakel on Sidarmi Saartjie, Level 4 - fourth place Big T, third place (on Sidarmi Saartjie) and fourth place (on Sunset Beat) for Speedball. Wilisna Knox on Joker Shanoo, Level 4 - Third place for Figure Eight Flags, second place for Figure Eight Stake, third place for Hurry Scurry, second place for Poles 2, second place for Poles 1.

pistol-afdeling vir O/14 skuts met n totaal van 654. Limpopo se O/14 sporter-afdeling skuts het in ‘n mededingde afdeling deelgeneem maar nietemin Limpopo met trots verteenwoordig. Cara van der Merwe was sewende, Will-Henry Oosthuyzen was 24ste, Gretchen du Plessis was 33ste, Gert Smit was 41ste en Aiden Weijters was 49ste. Altesaam 69 skuts het in hierdie afdeling deelgeneem. In die sporter-afdeling vir O/16 deelnemers het Botha du Plessis ‘n 14de plek vermag. Met 128 van die land se top skuts skuts het Limpopo se spanlede ‘n goeie maatstaf gehad om hulle self mee te meet. Zander Engelbrecht was 41ste, Pieter Basson was 48ste, Alexander was 103de en Semilda van Hansen was 121ste. In die sporter O/21-afdeling was Maryke Basson 16de, Johandré le Roux was 48ste, Zack Verster was 60ste, Mareli Delport was 61ste, Shaune Otto was en Johan Horn was 77ste. Daar was 108 skuts wat in die O/21-afdeling geskiet het.

BJV juniorskuts wen SA kampioenskap

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Die junior skutspan van die Bosveld Jagters en Wildbewaringsvereniging (BJV) se Letaba-tak het op Maandag die 23ste September ‘n uitstekende eerste plek by ‘n nasionale veelvuldige spanskiet kampioenskap in Bloemfontein verower. Die kampioenskap was deur die Konfederasie van Jagtersverenigings van Suid-Afrika (CHASA) aangebied. Die junior skuts wie goue medaljes gewen het was Sidney Whitcomb, Jahdin en Joubert Fleischmann en Anrich O’Reilly. Dié vier skuts het aan drie verskillende dissiplines, senterslag, randslag en gevaarlike wild, deelgeneem.

BJV Letaba-tak se junior skutspan: Anrich O’Rielly, Jahdin Fleischmann, Joubert Fleischmann en Sidney Whitcomb.

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Swimmers from various primary and high schools in this province competed in the Limpopo Age Group 4 and School Championship from Friday the 4th until Saturday the 5th of October in Polokwane. It was especially the individual performance of Ruan Hanaczeck-Kruger from Merensky High School that caught the attention. This Senior Victor Ludorum winner made a clean sweep of victories in all of the nine items he participated in. A Limpopo schools team will be selected for the South African schools championship which will take place from the 8th until the

13th of December in Gauteng. Ronan Theron from High School Merensky received the Best Individual Achievement award for all boys swimmers. The Best Individual Achievement trophy was awarded to Katelyn Ferns from Laerskool Pietersburg-Oos. The Junior Victrix Ludorum was awarded to Carla Wolvaardt from Laerskool Krugerpark (Mokopane) and the Junior Victor Ludorum was awarded to Juan Randall from Laerskool Pietersburg-Oos. Megan Wolvaardt from the Hoërskool Piet Potgieter in Mokopane received the Senior Victrix Ludorum for her performances. The award for the Best Disabled Swimmer was handed to Nathan Struwig.

Die Limpopo Gholf Unie het Maandag die 30ste September by Polokwane Gholfklub die Limpopo Junior Ope Toernooi aangebied. Na afloop van hierdie toernooi is die unie se Junior Inter-Provinsiale Toernooi (IPT) span aangekondig. Die Hoërskool Ben Vorster se kranige gholfspeler, James Vorster, is vir die derde jaar agtereenvolgens vir Limpopo se IPTspan gekeur. Die span is na afloop van die toernooi vroeër met ‘n ‘capping’ seremonie aangekondig. Vorster is tydens hierdie geleentheid ook as die kaptein van Limpopo se span aangewys. Limpopo se Junior IPT-span gaan van die 9de tot die 13de Desember in die sprokiesagtige omgewing van George op die Ernie Els ontwerpte grasstrookbaan (links course) van Oubaai Gholfklub aan die nasionale Junior Inter-Provinsiale Toernooi meeding. Hier is die agt spelers wie Limpopo in Desember gaan verteenwoordig: James Vorster, Kaptein (Hoërskool Ben Vorster, Tzaneen) Francois Janse van Rensburg (Bela-Bela) Declan Brews (Mokopane) Jan-Hendrik Nieuwoudt (Polokwane) Thulani Mathebula (Phalaborwa) Takalani “Tiger” Musandiwa (Louis Trichardt) Ruwan van der Watt (Polokwane) Jandré van Niekerk (Polokwane).

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