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This Monday morning at around 11:30 residents of Premier Park were literally shaken by a massive explosion coming from the block of flats next to Sugarhill. Whilst nobody knows exactly what happened and nobody is naming names, what we do know is that the entire apartment was destroyed. Read inside.

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The four men who built the great wall of shame in front of the entrance to the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipal (BPM) buildings two weeks ago, were subsequently arrested. This after a case of intimidation and damage to infrastructure was opened against them by the mayor, Merriam Malatji. A group calling themselves the “Concerned Businesspeople” bricked up the access gate to the BPM offices and made unconfirmed allegations against the municipality’s Malatji linking her to corrupt dealings involving the awarding of tenders. When Bulletin spoke to the mayor, she said that she had issued a directive to her colleagues to open a case with the police, as what had been done was illegal. The debacle of the concerned businesspeople begun when the BPM advertised a tender for bush clearing which was also advertised by the Mopani District Municipality (MDM). It came to be that ahead of the closing date of the BPM’s tender, a company had already been employed by the district municipality for the same job. This was when the Concerned Businesspeople group shouted foul and subsequently called meetings with the high-ranking officials from the BPM. Those meetings were reportedly not fruitful as the Concerned Businesspeople decided to erect their wall and vowed to stop all activities in the municipality until they could speak to higher officials within the municipality and not “politicians”.

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A 38-year employee of one of the retailers in Tzaneen was hospitalized after an explosion in his apartment at Vermont flats in Premier Park. The police said that the explosion occurred on Monday at around 11:30. The explosion completely destroyed the tiny apartment including the furniture and blew out all the windows. No other residents were injured and the cause of the explosion has still not been determined. The police are investigating and have opened an inquest docket.

An extreme case of animal neglect has made its way through Hoedspruit, causing the community to call for more action to help neglected animals and punish perpetrators. This comes after 10 puppies, which are reported to have been about 10 days old when they were dumped, were spotted by a Protrack ranger in the bush along side the R40 road in Hoedspruit on Sunday, the 15th of August. The puppies were collected by the Rhino Task Team rangers and taken to Janine Meufells, a veterinarian in Hoedspruit. Meufells posted on Facebook condemning the act; “to the person who dumped these approximately 10 days old, presumably Malinois cross, puppies on the side of the R40 last night without any protection: they were rescued this morning by the Protrack Rhino Task Team; cold, hungry, and dehydrated and are now cared for and are getting the love they deserve.” Bulletin contacted Meufells and she informed us that her and a couple of other ladies would take turns in caring for the puppies for the next few weeks, as they require constant feeding every three hours, and after that they will be by her care. She also mentioned that due their conditions, they could tell that the puppies were recently separated from their mother, as they were a little dehydrated and some had not yet opened their eyes or even started crawling. The three animal lovers who will be looking after the ‘abandoned 10’ compromise of a dog trainer, and two vets. In a conversation with Bulletin, they said that it angered and saddened them that people would do something like that. “There are plenty of great organizations in the area like HALO

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or PAWS. Rather surrender them to these organizations or make a post somewhere stating that you cannot take care of them and need help”. This was another reason people should neuter or spay their pets. The puppies could have likely died from either starvation, the cold, or eaten by predators had they not been found on time. “We will be looking for suited homes in time. As they are getting hand-reared which is not ideal, we will for now limit the number of people and will allow people to come have a look when they are able to interact and when we get a bit of an idea about their individual characters.” The team is also appealing to anyone who could assist in donations for the ‘abandoned 10’ that would go towards rearing costs (milk, vaccinations, etc) and blankets and towels. If you are one of those who would like to donate, you may donate to Provet with the reference, ‘R40 puppies’ as the money will be used for the litter and any excess will be donated to local organizations to support their ongoing rescues and to give communities the opportunity to spay/neuter their dogs. The community of Hoedspruit also wanted to extend their special thanks to Janine Meuffels for taking on the responsibility, Debbie English from Provet Veterinary Clinic, and Simone Troskie from Kilo9 Kennels, for supporting her in raising the pups. To contribute contact: provetwildlife@ gmail.com or 015 793 0797 or contribute to Provet Wildlife Services with reference ‘R40 pupps’ Standard Bank Hoedspruit Branch code 052 75242 Acc: 230110606

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infrastructure and intimidation. “Their actions caused disruptions to the services of the municipality since the employees were not allowed to enter and the community were also restricted to access the building for different services,” said Mongwe. The four appeared at the Phalaborwa Magistrate court on Monday last week, 10th of August, and were all released on bail at an amount of R1 000 each. Their case was remanded to the 1st of October 2021 for further police investigations.

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It was later communicated to the group that they had not followed the correct process of approaching the BCF, a forum in Phalaborwa, to air their grievances and had also not attended a seminar in which businesspeople were taught the tender process and its application. The wall was demolished and removed by the municipality on the same day and a case was subsequently registered with the police. Sgt Elvis Mongwe, the spokesperson of the Phalaborwa SAPS, confirmed the arrest of four suspects for damage to

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Iconic Barnyard Theatre takes a ﬁnal bow ■ Roelof de Jonge One of the region’s iconic structures was demolished this month. The Barnyard Lakeside Theatre at Stanford Lake College will be no more after the dismantling of the historic venue commenced on the 17th of August. After exhausting all avenues and despite every best effort, the school was unable to obtain a fire safety certificate from the fire department and they were left with no other option but to tear the building down. Bulletin spoke to the school’s headmaster, Alan Redfern, on his feelings about the demise of the Barnyard. “It is with sadness that we learned about the dismantling of the Barnyard Lakeside Theatre. We are truly sad about this landmark being no more,” he said. “The Barnyard has become an iconic building, not only for all Stanfordians, but for many members of this community. At a time when our community was crying out for a venue that could host cultural events, the Barnyard was erected on the banks of Lakeside and served a valuable purpose.” The Barnyard was born after Haenertsburg hosted a packed-out Autumn Festival in 1999, which saw the likes of the National Symphony Orchestra perform. At the time, Stanford Lake College or Stanford College as it was known then, did not have a hall. Howard Blight, as the chairperson of the school had the vision of building a multi-purpose hall on the campus. Coincidentally, around this time, he was invited to the opening of the Barnyard Theatre in White River and made acquaintance with a gentleman called Louis Möller, the franchiser of the Barnyard Theatre concept. The following day, Blight and Rudi Schoeman flew Möller to Stanford Lake College to discuss the viability of such a project. Möller and his wife, Sybil, started the very first Barnyard Theatre as a concept back in 1996 on their dairy farm just outside Plettenberg Bay. The couple had both been involved in the performing arts most of their lives, with Louis as co-founder and producer of, amongst others, Carte Blanche, and Sybil (Coetzee) as a freelance actress and TV presenter. The concept was then franchised, and theatres soon mushroomed in Mossel Bay and White River, with another four planned for Gauteng at the time. It was agreed that the Barnyard Theatre concept would be ideal to meet the needs of the Haenerts-

This week workers started in the demolishing of the once famous Barnyard Theatre at Stanford lake College.

burg community as well as the school. Soon pilot performances were held in a makeshift venue at the hangar at Stevens Lumber Mill. The performances, one in December 1999 and one in March 2000, were so well supported with the “Full House” sign going up and people being turned away from the March performance. These packed events gave the greenlight for the Standofrd Lake project to be set in motion and two years later saw the grand opening of the 330-seat Barnyard Lakeside Theatre. The interim board of directors were comprised of Louis Möller, Pam Oberholzer, Jeanette Barnard, John Hudson, Rudi Schoeman and Howard Blight.

Even from the lakeside, it is sad to see the demolishing of the Barnyard Theatre.

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Many shows were held, and famous artists such as Bok van Blerk, Dozi, Nianell, Judy Page, Clint & Co. and pianist and comedian Ian von Memerty performed in this landmark venue. A big Afrikaans music festival was also held on the property which saw artists such as Valiant Swart, Gert Vlok Nel and Anton Goosen make their appearances. The Barnyard also hosted shows like Roll Over Beethoven and Rock Around the Clock. In more recent times, Martin Bester performed in 2018 as part of his, “Vir die liefde” tour. “It was a space filled with laughter and merriment, music and fun. A venue for us as a school and com-

munity to celebrate our achievers, remind ourselves of our shared values and spending many shared hours together as a school,” continued Redfern. “In the immediate short term, the space will be used to enhance our Adventure activities and improve our outdoor facilities. There are many ideas for what we could use the space for in years to come, one of them being to build a small chapel. Whilst we are all very sad to see the grand old lady come down, as a community we look forward to the future and are optimistic that in taking this unfortunate, but necessary step, we will be able to further develop the facilities on our campus.”

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Letaba Estates urges all to get staﬀ vaccinated

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■ Jeff Jackson

African Realty Trust trading as Letaba Estates and Letaba Citrus Processors is urging local businesses to assist their employees to become vaccinated. The influx of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa has been a concern for government and business alike. To alleviate the spread of the pandemic, African Realty Trust (Pty) ltd (ART) in conjunction with the local Department of Health has initiated vaccination drives on its premises. The first drive on the 29th of July saw 580 people get vaccinated while the MEC of Health, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, was not only present but also administered some of the vaccinations. The next drive on the 6th of August saw a further 475 employees vaccinated. “We, as a company, want to be proactive in assisting our staff and community to get vaccinated, in order to cater for a healthy workforce,” commented Andries van Wyngaardt, Group Chief Executive of ART. “This is a good example of how business can assist government in achieving their goals. Dr Phophi Ramathuba pointed out that for us to go back to normal life, the country should reach herd immunity which will enable the economy

to revert to full operation and vaccinating people in congregated environments is one such effort.” Local businesses that want to do the same can contact the communication oﬃcer of Letaba Hospital, Curry Letsoalo, on 082 788 9385.

Most of the ANC candidates for the upcoming local government elections presented to different communities last week to be interviewed and voted for, were the youths. Councillors who already served their terms in office were not re-elected while others joined the proportional lists. The final decision will be taken by the National Executive Committee (NEC). This comes as parties gear themselves to submit their candidates to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) next week Monday, for verification before being placed on the voters’ roll. Shortly after Cogta Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, proclaimed and Gazetted the elections for the 27th of October this year, both the parties and the IEC started with programmes for the elections. Mopani was no exception as after the message was sent to branches that candidates should be taken to communities as soon as possible, meetings were called at schools and halls to present the four names of the candidates. They were interviewed on Sunday and the following day residents appearing on the voter’s rolls were called to vote for the councillor of their choice. At Khujwana in ward 18, presentations and voting took place at Matimu High School. After voting was completed at 18:00 preliminary results were announced by the party agents per each voting station. While some candidates disappeared immediately, others started to celebrate until long into the night. Ironically, some celebrations were held in

front of the gates of the losers – and way past curfew. In the Lesedi cluster of the GTM, Collen Stolz, won ward 16 which includes Khujwana South and Segabeng, while Caiphus Mabitsela won ward 31 which includes Lenyenye and Kuwait. Sophy Raganya retained ward 32, Norman Mkansi retained ward 18 which includes Dan village and Khujwana North while in Pharare and Lephepane, the status quo remained subject to approval by the NEC. After the names were voted into by the community, they were sent to the regional office which, after assessing, referred the documents to the extended Provincial Executive Committees (PEC) for vetting before the names are sent to Luthuli House. Both the list of the ward and PR councillors will be approved in line with rule 6 of the party constitution promoting gender equity. The proportional list contains strategic positions such as the mayorship. On Tuesday, the Limpopo PEC met to discuss the appointment of mayors for the municipalities. Though the number one name on the list is the mayor, the party demanded that three names be sent to determine the appointee. ANC acting Secretary General, Jessie Duarte, said that the extended National Working Committee (NWC) will meet on Saturday to approve the 10 000 names of both ward and PR councillors before they are submitted to the IEC on Monday, the 23rd of August. She added that the party will be supporting the IEC in their bid to have the elections postponed this week.

Update: Closed hydrants cause water shortages ■ Jeff Jackson The closure of water hydrants in Tzaneen has hit communities hard. Residents of Nkowankowa unit E, Mokgoloboto and the Western side of Dan village accused their councillors of putting politics first while the communities they are serving have gone for days without water. This after the main pipeline connected at the reservoir at Dan village burst, leaving residents without water for several days. According to community members they started experiencing water shortages as of Friday afternoon and the problem continued until Wednesday morning. They complained that councillors and ward committee members (all of whom are members of the ANC) could not attend to the crisis because they were busy campaigning for re-election. Mavis Mlondovozi, a resident of Nkowankowa unit E said that “when the taps ran dry we thought that it was just a temporary measure because whenever there are water supply interruptions the community is informed through their representatives in the ward committees. When, on Saturday evening, there was still no water we started asking for water from the operators and nobody was available. We could not wash school uniforms for our children.” She said that the problem was caused by a burst pipe at Letaba cross bridge which supplies the communities of Mokgoloboto, Nkowankowa unit D, Stocks, and Dan village with water. She complained that when there is no water in the vicinity, the municipality sends water tankers to supply residents with water but this time it was not the case which is the concern of the community. Another resident, Philemon Monyepao, said

though it was not a manmade crisis residents were supposed to be supplied with water trucks in order to alleviate the problem of water in the village. “That there was nobody to respond when the community needed answers had left many people asking each other if they did the right thing by voting for the new councillors.” A member of the ward committee who could not be named said that the problem with water trucks not able to come to help the situation is because the trucks were no longer allowed to draw water in Tzaneen and therefore, they had been parked. The four trucks that the district municipality had offered to assist in Tzaneen are insufficient for the four clusters of Tzaneen. The closing of roads by residents of Khujwana in ward 18 stopped after residents met with the councillor and resolved the matter. Last week water supply was disrupted when the new contractor was disconnecting the illegal water connections so that water could have pressure when pumped into the reservoir thus forcing residents to close the main road. The project is nearing completion. ***Editor’s Comment: It is not true that water tankers are prohibited from drawing water from hydrants in Tzaneen. An agreement was entered into between the GTM and the group of private water tankers. One distribution point has been made available for these truckers to draw water from and they agreed to pay per kilolitre. The problem here is the lack of proper infrastructure which is why there are water shortages in the outlying areas. The government caused this problem many years ago through lack of proper planning. Water tankers are always meant to be a temporary solution.

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Letaba launches pure homegrown goodness ■ Letaba Estates For more than a century African Realty Trust has helped nourish the local community as an integral part of the province of Limpopo. Even more so in fact, as part of the Tropical Paradise of the North which is the Greater Tzaneen area. The abundance of fresh produce in the area has given rise to two new products direct from their citrus groves to your tastebuds, namely a new Letaba Valencia Orange Squash and the one hundred percent pure Letaba Lemon Juice. Both products are grown, produced, bottled and labelled on home soil at the same site which validates the claim that they are truly bringing nature’s goodness straight from the soil to the shelf. African Realty Trust has been a part of the local community since 1902 and according to Group Chief Executive, Andries van Wyngaardt, the launch of these two new products will be a leap ahead for the local producers. “The Letaba brand has been part of the fabric of the province for many years. Our juice concentrates are an everyday staple in many homes and the addition of these two new products, allows us to extend our reach not only in Tzaneen but across the province and possibly nationally.” Both the Valencia Orange Squash and the 100% pure Lemon Juice are the result of many months of research and development and were only approved for launch once the exact balance between taste and value had been achieved. Feedback from test groups proved very positive. The Letaba Lemon Juice is derived from the Eureka variant which is grown and juiced on the banks of the mighty Letaba River. What sets the Letaba product apart from the other similar products is that it is produced from

fresh lemon juice and not from lemon concentrate which makes it packed full of flavour and an abundance of natural vitamin C. Initially the product will be available in 500ml bottles with plans to expand the range and include larger volumes for the hospitality industry. Like the Lemon Juice, the widely popular Valencia Orange Squash is derived from the Valencia oranges which are grown on the same Letaba farm. Valencia’s are valued for their high juice content and availability outside the typical citrus season which have placed them at the top of the “best for juicing” scale. The fruit is grown and picked on Letaba Estates after which it is transported to the Letaba Citrus Processors plant where it is processed, bottled and labelled, before being shipped to customers. “These two products are the first step in taking the Letaba brand to the rest of the province and country – and we know that they will take a bit of the sunshine and goodness that is common to the area with them wherever they go,” concluded van Wyngaardt. Both the Lemon Juice and the Valencia Orange Squash products are already available in many retail outlets in Tzaneen and across Limpopo and Mpumalanga. As part of the launch specials in Tzaneen, consumers can pay a visit to Premjee Cash and Carry, both the OK Sugar Stores, Letsitele Spar, Modjadjiskloof Spar or Tzaneen SuperSpar where they will receive a free bottle of Letaba 100% Lemon Juice when they purchase two bottles of Letaba Valencia Orange Squash for just R50. This will be a limited time offering so be sure to head to your nearest participating retailer before it’s too late. For more information on these products or to inquire about Letaba’s other offerings, feel free to visit their website at www.letaba.com .

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IN THE CHAIR WITH DR RUAN RADEMEYER

Periodontal disease Periodontal disease and its effect on the mouth and body. In our previous article we discussed Gum disease. This week we will touch on what happens if we neglect our oral hygiene and leave a simple Gingivitis (gum infection) untreated. If a Gingivitis is left untreated the infection can spread to the bone supporting the teeth, causing what is called a Periodontitis. It is caused by bacteria that have been allowed to accumulate around your teeth and gums. A Periodontitis is a serious condition that damages the gums and without treatment it can damage the bone around the teeth, causing teeth to loosen or even complete tooth loss. The bone lost due to Periodontitis, is irreversible and there is no way to get it back. The best we can do is to stop further bone loss. It is a common condition and is mostly caused by poor Oral hygiene. Symptoms of a Periodontitis include the following: • Tender red and swollen gums that bleed easily. • Gums bleed when brushing teeth.

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Bad breath and a foul taste in the mouth. Teeth become loose and are moving. Chewing is painful. Teeth look longer because the gums have moved down known as Receding Gums. • Changes in the position of your teeth. There are also several risk factors that may put you at a higher risk for developing Periodontitis, including: • Smoking. • Type 2 Diabetes. • Obesity. • Immune Conditions like Leukaemia or HIV. • Medications that decrease Saliva flow and cause dry mouth. • Genetics. • Poor nutrition, including Vitamin C deficiency. As mentioned, Periodontitis can lead to tooth loss, but more important than that, is the effect on the rest of your body. Bacteria can enter the bloodstream through the gums and spread to the rest of your body. There are strong links between Periodonti-

tis and Heart Disease, Lung disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis and controlling blood sugar in Diabetes. Prevention is the best form of treatment for any form of Gum Disease, especially Periodontitis. A patient needs to practice good Oral Hygiene from an early age and continue practicing throughout life. I recommend the following: • Brush your teeth twice daily in the morning and in the evening before going to bed and floss at least once per day. • Visit your Dentist every 6 to 12 months for a complete examination and a professional clean. • If you have risk factors that increase your chances of developing a Periodontitis, such as dry mouth, smoking, diabetes, you may need more frequent professional cleaning. I hope you found this article helpful. Please join us again in two weeks when we will discuss another Dental topic to help you increase your Dental knowledge. Dr Ruan Rademeyer

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National Aerobatics championships hit Phalaborwa ■ Joe Dreyer The best aerobatic pilots in the country have all gathered at the Phalaborwa airfield for the 2021 National Aerobatics Championship and it promises to be an absolute showcase for aircraft lovers. Due to the covid regulations strict measures were put in place to ensure the safety of all participants and the general public. Thankfully, with Phalaborwa being such a small community and most of the aerobatics taking place high above ground, residents can treat themselves to a spectacular display by simply stepping outside their front doors. The pilots for the event arrived in Phalaborwa on Friday the 13th of August and spent the weekend and the Monday and Tuesday afternoons settling in with a few practice-runs in between. The influx of tourists to the town and the boost this offered the local economy can never be downplayed and highlights the importance of promoting more of these types of national events. Spectators will be allowed in a designated area on the airport premises with R50.00 entry fees for persons 13 years and older, and R25.00 for children 12 years and younger. Masks must be worn at all times. The gates opened on Wednesday and Thursday this week at 09:00 in the morning and this afternoon and tomorrow (Saturday) the gates will be opened at 08:00. Saturday is regarded as the unofficial highlight of the week with some of the top pilots having a surprise performance in store to close off the competition. Parking is not allowed inside the airport itself and spectators are reminded to bring their own chairs, umbrellas, gazebo’s and sunscreen. Food stalls will be available and there will be a beer garden today and tomorrow from 10:00 to 20:00. Bulletin spent some time at the airfield on Wednesday while the pilots were completing the last of their practice sessions and the show started. We spoke to one of the veterans in the sport, Glen Warden. Warden is a British Airways Comair Boeing 737 Training Captain with over 14 000 flying hours, a former fighter pilot who flew the Aermacchi MB-326, Mirage and Cheetah jet aircraft for the South African Airforce and he is an active member of the South African Air Force Museum displaying the Mirage CZ III, the Vampire T11 and the T6 Harvard. Warden was also the leader of the acclaimed Goodyear Eagles. He is one of the pilots Phalaborwa locals can look forward to seeing zipping through the skies the next few days. Bulletin will be at the event this weekend and will publish the results and a brief chat with Warden and other pilots, including local airman Ingmar Bezuidenhout, in our next edition.

Pilot Warren Eva in his Yak 52 competes in the Sportsman class.

Dicky Maritz competes in the Sportsman class with his Decathlon.

Glen Warden doing his practice run in the skies above Phalaborwa.

Elton Bondi on the runway in his Extra 300 competing in the Advanced class.

Kayle Wooll competes in the Advanced class in his Extra 330LX .

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Langasems klap toon Klinkende seges vir bergﬁetsers ■ Roelof de Jonge ‘n Aantal van die Hoërskool Merensky se landloop langasems het op Saterdag die 14de Augustus op Mookgopong aan Limpopo se landloopkampioenskap deelgeneem. Dit is veral Calvin Dias wat op dié dag sy stempel afgedruk het. Dias wie in die afdeling vir seuns o/15 gehardloop het, het sy hakskene vir tientalle atlete gewys om eerste oor die wenpaal te nael. Die Plasie-atleet het hierdie afstand in ‘n tyd van 11 minute en 29 sekondes kaf gedraf. In die afdeling vir o/23 vroue-atlete, het

■ Roelof de Jonge

Abigail Caldeira haar goed van haar taak gekwyt om haar tussen die voorste atlete te bevind. Sy het uiteindelik die wenstreep in die tweedeplek met ‘n tyd van 14 minute en 33 sekondes voltooi. Rebecca Mclaren het in die afdeling vir meisies o/15 deelgeneem waar sy uiteindelik ‘n vierdeplek behaal het. Sy het haar wedloop in ‘n tyd van 15 minute en 4 sekondes voltooi. Die Suid-Afrikaanse kampioenskap se datum is tans nog nie bekend nie en wag dié skool se atlete in afwagting om te hoor waar en wanneer dit gaan plaasvind.

‘n Aantal skolebergfietsryers van Tzaneen se skolespanne het die afgelope Saterdag die 14de Augustus op Louis Trichardt aan die eerste rondte van die Limpopo XCO skole bergfietsuitdaging, die Tour de Lip, deelgeneem. Beide hoër- en laerskole neem aan hierdie skolebergfietsliga deel. Dit was veral die meisies bergfietsryers van die Hoërskool Merensky wie in nat, modderige en koue toestande hul staal getoon het om eerste oor die wenstreep te jaag. Anke Rood wie in die afdeling vir junior meisies gery het, het in haar wedren geseëvier. Sophia van Wyk het ook

geskitter deur die afdeling vir sub-junior hoërskool meisies te wen. Xandrich Schoerie het ook ‘n goeie vertoning gelewer en het uiteindelik in die tweedeplek in die sub-junior afdeling vir seuns geëindig. Die nuweling in die Plasies se bergfietsspan, Ivan Groenewald, het in sy eerste wedren deelgeneem en is vasbeslote om voortaan sy merk in die sport te laat. Hy het uiteindelik in die negendeplek die wedren voltooi. Leila van Wyngaard van die Laerskool Duiwelskloof wie in die nipper-afdeling gery het, het vir ‘n rits teenstanders weggejaag om eerste die wenstreep te kruis. Gordon Noel van Stanford Lake College het in die sub-junior afdeling vir seuns modder in sy teenstanders se oë geskop met ‘n welverdiende eersteplek.

Xandrich Schoerie

Abigail Caldeira

Calvin Dias

Rebecca Mclaren

Knap gedaan! Foto’s: Andries van Zyl (Zoutpansberger)

Sophia van Wyk

Anke Rood

Plasies oﬀ to Teachers’ Awards Megan-Lee Mans.

Megan-Lee Mans van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster, het onlangs gekwalifiseer om vir die Limpopo-span aan die Suid-Afrikaanse tennis skolekampioenskap deel te neem. By hierdie nasionale tennistoernooi gaan Mans kragte teen die beste van Suid-Afrikaanse skoletennisspelers meet, wat vanaf die 24ste tot 25ste September op Klerksdorp beslis word.

Jandro Botha, een van die streek se vernaamste krieketspelers is verkies tot een van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster se Koshuisleiers. Sy ma, Jeanette, het van die geleentheid gebruik gemaak om haar trots oor sy prestasies uit te spreek. “Ons is bitter trots op jou en ons weet dat die Liewe Vader jou sal help en elke dag die pad saam met jou te stap. Ons is ongelooflik lief vir jou, van mamma en Oom Louis en Janco.”

Heading for the Limpopo Teacher Awards are Muller Boshoﬀ, Magnus Steyn and Sheri Prinsloo. In front is Monique de Lange.

■ Roelof de Jonge Sisters Anna Ramotlou, Mnisi Mapula and Brigette Nkatingi of Van Velden hospital were presented with a gift from Unicorn Preparatory School. The community is grateful to each of them for their effort and dedication in working tirelessly to making the vaccination rollout a success. Mr Ian Houston, Headmaster, Liana Pieters and Dr Fhima presented the vouchers.

It’s this time of the year again when the Department of Education will host its annual National Teacher Awards. A total of four teachers from Merensky High School have already been named the winners of the Tzaneen Circuit, after which they also obtained in the Mopani West District awards.

Magnus Steyn, the principal who captain the Merensky ship, is the winner in the Excellence in Secondary School Leadership division. In the section for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching, educator Muller Boshoff is the winner. Sheri Prinsloo and Monique de Lange won the titles of Excellence in Technology and that of the Superhero category. These four teachers will now compete at provincial level.

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New president for Tzaneen Bowls Club ■ Roelof de Jonge

Tzaneen Bowls Club, like numerous amateur and social clubs, also had to bend the knee financially and see club members dwindle. This is the effect the various Covid-19 lock downs imposed on clubs had thus far. The staunch players and members of this club however were adamant to turn the club’s fortunes around through continued matches and tournaments. This week, on Saturday the 14th of August, the club elected its new management. The newly elected management already have their eyes set on some exciting new plans to help revive the club’s membership and to lure younger players into the sport. Under the leadership of new president Ally Morrison and his new committee, the Tzaneen Bowls Club is in for some exciting times ahead. Ally Morrison was The new elected members who will be elected as the new supporting Morrison are Stoffel Vermaak president of Tzaneen (vice-president), Elsje Beyer (secretary), Bowls Club. Adriana Jacobs (treasurer), Sue Morrison (competition secretary), Koos Luyt (greenkeeper), Joan Bisset (social bowls coordinator), Sarie Vermaak (public relations officer and kitchen coordinator), Fritz Sonntag (bar coordinator), Phillip Fourie (maintenance officer), and Carel Kruger (development officer). After the election of the new management, the club’s players gathered for their annual club prize giving awards. Outgoing president of Tzaneen Bowls Club, Carine Chadwick, received a farewell gift from fellow player Alwyn Venter on behalf of the club.

This is the newly elected management of Tzaneen Bowls Club. In front are Joan Bisset, Stoﬀel Vermaak, Elsje Beyer, Sarie Vermaak, Adriana Jacobs and Ally Morrison (president). At the back are Sue Morrison, Phillip Fourie and Koos Luyt. Photos: Roelof de Jonge

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Phalaborwa boasts another Olympian ■ Billy Sibuyi “I can now say I am on track to being the best in Phalaborwa.” These were the words of the 34-year-old Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games athlete Ranti Marvin Dikgale, who represented team South Africa during the Olympics in Tokyo this year. The Olympic athlete said he was inspired by a lot of people from Phalaborwa to keep running and said that it was a dream come true to compete in the Olympics albeit he had already competed in the world championship in Yokohama in 2019. The Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality Mayor, Merriam Malatji, welcomed the Namakgale born athlete on Monday, 16th of August, at the mayor’s parlour after he returned from Tokyo last week Monday. Dikgale, a former student at Sebalamakgolo High School and a product of Ba-Phalaborwa School Sport, represented team South Africa for the 4X 400M relay athletics. His team didn’t make it through to the final. Malatji congratulated Dikgale for representing Phalaborwa town. “It was not you who was there but the whole Phalaborwa. You are doing this when we need more motivation,” she said. “We appreciate your hard work and your continuation of being a role model to our youth. You are actually encouraging our youth, that all is possible no matter where you come from.” The mayor committed herself to assist him

with sports gear and other sporting logistical needs. “My encouragement to the youth in Phalaborwa is that they should stay away from the streets, start doing what is good, focus on schoolwork, and do sport as this will make Phalaborwa shine again. The youth in Phalaborwa must commit to sports so that together we will do great things,” said the Olympian. “As I am speaking to you now, a man from Foskor, Hulisani Nemaxwi, has just sorted out one of my challenges of accommodation and I am so happy. To the community of Ba-Phalaborwa, I am so happy that I met somebody like the mayor because everything is now falling into place, all my stress is gone, I believe I will do better and make everybody happy,” he concluded. The mayor also used the opportunity to announce that Mashishimale Sport Ground is complete and is expected to be officially opened soon. “We also like to announce that we are busy renovating Namakgale Stadium while Selwane Stadium is almost complete. This is an integral part of re-igniting sport and recreational development in Phalaborwa,” she concluded. ***Editor’s Comment: Pity that the mayor herself was not inspired to work harder and be more committed to the service of her community as this fine young athlete. It is encouraging that an Olympian could rise from the ashes of what once was a jewel in the Limpopo province’s crown. Well done Ranti, we are proud of you. Perhaps sport is truly the only hope left, unless the coming elections sees a complete disinfection of the municipal offices.

The Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality congratulated Ranti Marvin Dikgale on his achievements at the Olympics.

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Legals & Notices BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TOWNSHIP IN TERMS OF SECTION 51 OF THE BAPHALABORWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW, 2016 – MAKUSHANE TOWNSHIP We, SFP Townplanning (Pty) Ltd being the authorised agent of the owner of the farm Celhard No. 20-LU and Portion 1 of the farm Droëbult No. 27-LU, hereby give notice in terms of Section 86 of the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Law, 2016, that we have applied to the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality for the establishment of the township on part of the mentioned farms in terms of Section 51 read together with the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Law, 2016 referred to in the Annexure hereto. Any objection(s) and/ or comment(s), including the grounds for such objection(s) and/ or comment(s) with full contact details, without which the Municipality cannot correspond with the person or body submitting the objection(s) and/or comment(s), shall be lodged with, or made in writing to: The Municipal Manager, Planning and Development, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Private Bag X01020, Phalaborwa, 1390 from 20 August 2021 until 20 September 2021 (not less than 30 days after the date of first publication of the notice). Full particulars and plans (if any) may be inspected during normal office hours at the Mu-

nicipal offices as set out below, for a period of 30 days from the date of first publication of the advertisement in the Provincial Gazette and local newspaper. Address of Municipal offices: The Municipal Manager, Planning and Development, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Civic Centre, Nelson Mandela Drive, Phalaborwa, 1390. Name and Address of applicant: SFP Townplanning (Pty) Ltd 371 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, 0181 or P. O Box 908, Groenkloof, 0027 Telephone No: (012) 346 2340 Fax: (012) 346 0638 Email: admin@sfplan.co.za Dates on which notice will be published: 20 and 27 August 2021 Closing date for objections and/or comments: 20 September 2021 ANNEXURE Name of township: Makushane Township. Full name of applicant: SFP Townplanning (Pty) Ltd on behalf of the registered owner being Ba-Phalaborwa Stam. Erven 1 and 2 will be zoned “Business 2” with a coverage of 11%, F.A.R. of 0.11 and a height of 12m. The intension of the developer is to develop a local shopping centre on part the properties of 11237m² GLA. Description of property on which township is to be established: Part of the farm Celhard No. 20LU and part of Portion 1 of the farm Droëbult No. 27-LU. Total area: 11.1325 hectares. Locality of the proposed Township: The farm Quagga No. 21-LU and farm Zebra No. 19-LU are located to the north, Ben Farm No. 26-LU is located to the east, Provincial Road R71, the farm Makushane Location No.28-LU and the farm Mashisimali Location No. 800-LT are

located to the south and the farm Ziek No. 771-LT and the farm Alonbridge 768-LT are located to the west of the application properties. Reference: 16/4/8/2 Our ref: F3987 _________________________________

MASEPALA WA BA-PHALABORWA TSEBIŠO YA KGOPELO YA GO HLOMA LOKHEIŠENE GO YA KA KAROLO 51 YA MOLAO WA MASEPALA WA SELEGAE WA BA- PHALABORWA WA PEAKANYO YA SEKGOBA LE TAOLO YA TŠHOMIŠO YA NAGA, WA 2016 –LOKHEIŠENE LA MAKUSHANE Rena, SFP Townplanning (Pty) Ltd re barekiši ba semolao ba beng ba polase Celhard No. 20-LU le Seripa 1 sa polase Droëbult No. 27-LU, re fa tsebišo ya Karolo 86 ya Molao wa Masepala wa Selegae wa Ba- Phalaborwa wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga, wa 2016, gore re kgopetše go Masepala wa Ba- Phalaborwa go hloma lokheišene mo seripeng sa dipolase tšeo di laeditšwego go ya ka Karolo 51 e badilwe gotee le diripa tše dingwe tša Kgaolo 6 tša Molao wa Masepala wa Selegae wa Ba- Phalaborwa wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga, wa 2016 wo o laeditšwego ka gare ga “Annexture” ye. (Di) kganetšo le/ goba (di) tshwayotshwayo tše di nngwe le tše di nngwe, go akaretšwa le motheo wa (di) kganetšo le /goba (di) tshwayotshwayo ka mekgwa ya kgokagano ka botlalo, ntle le ka fao Masepala a ka se kgoneng go ngwalelana le motho goba sehlopha seo se romelang (di) kganetšo le/goba (di) tshwayotshwayo, di lebišwa go, goba tša ngwalelwa go: The Municipal Manager, Planning and Development, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Private Bag X01020, Phalaborwa, 1390 go tloga ka di 20 Phato 2021 go fihla ka di 20 Lewedi 2021 (ka fase ga matšatši a 30 ka morago ga letšatšikgwedi la phatlalatšo ya tsebišo ya mathomo) Ditshwanelo ka botlalo le dipolane (ge di le gona) di ka hlahlobja nakong ya diiri tša tlwaelo tša mošomo go diofisi tša Masepala bjalo ka ge di ngwadilwe ka mo fase, mo lebakeng la matšatši a 30

go tloga go letšatšikgwedi la phatlalatšo ya mathomo ya papatšo ka gare ga Gazette ya Phorofentshe le kuranta ya motse. Aterese ya diofisi tša Masepala: The Municipal Manager, Planning and Development, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Civic Centre, Nelson Mandela Drive, Phalaborwa, 1390. Leina le aterese ya mokgopedi: SFP Townplanning (Pty) Ltd 371 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, 0181 goba P. O Box 908, Groenkloof, 0027 Nomoro ya mogala: (012) 346 2340 Fekese (012) 346 0638 Emeile: admin@sfplan. co.za Letšatšikgwedi leo ka lona tsebišo e tla phatlalatšwago: 20 le 27 Phato 2021 Letšatšikgwedi la go tswalelela dikganetšo le/goba ditshwayotshwayo: 20 Lewedi 2021 ANNEXURE Leina la lokheišene: Makushane Township. Leina ka botlalo la mokgopedi: SFP Townplanning (Pty) Ltd legatong la mong yo a ingwadišitšego e lego Ba-Phalaborwa Stam. Erven 1 le 2 e tla bewa lefelong la “Business 2” ka kakaretšo ya 11%, F.A.R. ya 0.11 le botelele bja 12m. Maikemišetšo a motšweletši ke go tšweletša senthara ya mabenkele a selegae go seripa sa naga 11237m² GLA. Tlhalošo ya naga yeo lokheišene le tla hlangwago go yona: Seripa sa polase Celhard No. 20-LU le seripa sa Karolo 1 sa polase ya Droëbult No. 27-LU. Palomoka ya tikologo: diheketara tše 11. 1325. Khumano ya Lokheišene leo le akanywago: Polase Quagga No. 21-LU le polase Zebra No. 19-LU di humanwa ka leboa, Ben Farm No. 26-LU e humanwa ka bohlabela, Provincial Road R71, polase Makushane Location No.28LU le polase Mashisimali Location No. 800-LT di humanwa ka borwa le polase Ziek No. 771-LT le polase Alonbridge 768-LT di humanwa ka bodikela bja mafelo ao a dirišwago. Tšhupetšo: 16/4/8/2 Tšhupetšo ya rena: F3987 _________________________________

NOTICE LAND TENURE UPGRADING OF THE TOWNSHIP LULEKANI-B SITUATED ON PORTION 6 OF THE FARM QUAGGA

21 LU IN TERMS OF UPGRADING OF LAND TENURE RIGHTS ACT 112 OF 1991 Masungulo Holdings have lodged an application to the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs for the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights of Lulekani B from Lease Hold Title to Full Title. The purpose of the application is to upgrade the current lease hold titles of Lulekani B to full titles. Due to Covid-19 Regulations, no community meetings will be held. Residents of Lulekani B are encouraged to confirm the correctness of their ownership information at the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality offices. A copy of the application and supporting documentation is available for viewing during normal office hours at the Office of the Senior Manager Planning and Development, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Phalaborwa for a period of 30 days from the 20th of August 2021. Any objection(s) or written comment(s) in respect of the application must be submitted, in the prescribed format, to: the Municipal Manager at the above address or Private Bag X01020, Phalaborwa, 1390; not later than 19 September 2021. The format for the comments or objections is available from the office of the Department of Planning and Development: Town Planning Section at the above-mentioned address. Any person who cannot read or write may consult with any staff member of the office of the Town Planning Section during office hours and assistance will be given to transcribe that person’s objections or comments. Address of the Applicant: Name: Masungulo Holdings Physical Address: 87 Thabo Mbeki Drive, Mokopane 0601 Contact Number: (083) 253 8678 Email Address: masungulotrp@gmail. com _________________________________

XITIVISO NHLUVUKISO NA VUANTSWISO BYA VUN’WINYI BYA MISAVA BYA DORABA KUMBE XIDOROBANA XA LULEKANI B LEXI KUMEKAKA EKA XIPHEMU XA VUNT-

SEVU (6) XA PURASI RA QUAGGA 21 LU HI KU LANDZA MILAWU YA SWAVULAWULI NA MATIRHISELO YA MISAVA HI KU LANDZA NAWU WA NOMBORO YA 112 YA LEMBE RA 1991. Va Masungulo Holdings va endlile xikombelo lexi va xikongomiseke eka Ndyawulo ya swi Miganga, Mafumele na Matshamelo ya Vanhu Xikan’we na Swavukosi hi xikongomelo xa ku antswisa ku suka eka vutirhisi bya misava leyi u nga ri na vun’winyixidzi ku yisa eka vutirhisi bya misava laha munhu kumbe vanhu valava va nga na vun’winyixidzi. Xikongomelo xa xikombelo lexi i ku antswisa xiyimo xa vun’winyi kumbe vutirhisi bya misava ku ri hava vun’winyixidzi ku yisa eka ku tirhisiwa ka misava laha mutirhisi anga na vun’winyi bya misavayaleyo laha a nga sirheleriwaka na hi nawu wa tiko.Swi nga leswi hi nga langutana na Xirha xa Covid 19, a ku nge vi na mintshamo hi vaakatiko kumbe vaakandhawu tani hi leswi milawu ya ku lwisana na ntungu yi nga pfumeleriki. Vaakatiko va le va le Lulekani B va komberiwa ku ya lulamisa vuxokoxoko bya vun’winyi eka tihofi ta Masipala wa Phalaborwa.Maphepaha ya vumbhoni bya migingiriko swa kumeka eka lava va tsakelaka ku swi vona eka hofisi ya Mininjherenkulu wa Vukunguhati na Vuantswisi bya Masipala wa Phalaborwa hi nkarhi wa ntirho wa ntolovela, eka masiku ya yo ringana makumenharhu ku suka hi siku ra ti 20 Mhawuri 2021. Swivilelo kumbe swisolo na swibumabumelo leswi tsariwake kunene mayelana na xikombelo lexi boxiweke la henhla swi nga rhumeriwa kumbe ku kongomisiwa eka Ndyawulo ya Makunguhatelo na Vuatswiso eka kherefu leyi nga laha henhla. Loko swi nga kumeka ku ri na munhu kumbe vanhu lava nga na kotiki ku tsala kumbe ku hlaya, munhu yaloye a nga pfuneka, loko a a ta hi le ka hofisi ya Swavupulani na Antswiso laha a nga heleketiwa ka mutirhi wa Ndyawulo laha mutirhi yoleyo a nga ta pfuna muvileri loyi hi ku n’wi tsalela timhaka leti a a vilelaka kumbe a a ti bumabumelaka. Kherefu ya Muendli wa xikombelo Vito: Masungulo Holdings

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MARULENG AMENDMENT SCHEME 208 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF A LAND USE MANAGEMENT SCHEME IN TERMS OF SECTION 23 OF THE MARULENG MUNICIPAL SPLUMA BY-LAWS 2016 I, Willem Johannes Jacobsz of Omniplan Town Planners, being the authorised agent of the registered owner of Erf 322 Hoedspruit X6 hereby give notice in terms of Section 23 of the Maruleng Local Municipality’s SPLUMA ByLaws 2016, that I have applied to the Maruleng Local Municipality for the amendment of the town-planning scheme known as the Maruleng LUMS, 2008 by the rezoning of the property described above, situated at Akasia Street, Hoedspruit X6, from “Rural Residential” to “Special” for lodge or guest house with Annexure 193 describing the rights. Particulars of the application will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the office of the Municipal Manager, Municipal Offices, 64 Springbok Street, Hoedspruit, for a period of 30 days from 20 August 2021 (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 the Town Planning Department, Maruleng Municipality, 64 Springbok Street Maruleng before 20 September 2021, by 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 visit the abovementioned Municipality requesting assistance to transcribe his/her objections, comments or representations. Contact person: Ms T Mukhethoni (015-793 2409). Address of authorised agent: Omniplan Town Planners, PO Box 2071, TZANEEN, 0850, Tel No (015) 307 1041. Ref No:

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MARULENG WYSIGINGSKEMA 208 KENNISGEWING VAN AANSOEK OM WYSIGING VAN ‘N GRONDGEBRUIKSBEHEER SKEMA INGEVOLGE ARTIKEL 23 VAN DIE MARULENG MUNISIPALITEIT SPLUMA BY-WETTE, 2016. Ek, Willem Johannes Jacobsz van Omniplan Stadsbeplanners, synde die gemagtigde agent van die geregistreerde eienaar van Erf 322 Hoedspruit X6 gee hiermee ingevolge Artikel 23 van die Maruleng Munisipaliteit se SPLUMA By-Wette 2016, kennis dat ek by die Maruleng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit aansoek gedoen het vir die wysiging van die Dorpsbeplanningskema bekend as die Maruleng Grondgebruik Beheerskema, 2008 deur die hersonering van die bogenoemde eiendom, geleë Akasia Straat Hoedspruit X6, vanaf “Landelike Residensieel” na “Spesiaal” vir Gastehuis met Bylae 193 wat die regte en area beskryf. Besonderhede van die aansoek lê ter insae gedurende gewone kantoorure by die kantoor van die Munisipale Bestuurder, Munisipale Kantore, Hoedspruit vir ‘n tydperk van 30 dae vanaf 20 Augustus 2021 (die datum van eerste publikasie van hierdie kennisgewing). Besware teen of vertoë ten opsigte van die aansoeke moet skriftelik voor 20 September 2021 gerig word aan die Munisipale Bestuurder by bovermelde adres of afgelewer word by die Stadsbeplannigs afdeling, Munisipale kantore, 64 Springbok Straat, Hoedspruit deur die verwysing na bostaande opskrif, die beswaarmaker se belang in die saak, die gronde/redes vir die beswaar, die beswaarmaker se eiendomsbeskrywing, telefoonnommer en adres. Enige persoon wat nie kan skryf nie mag gedurende kantoorure die bovermelde Munisipaliteit besoek en hulp versoek om sy/haar besware, kommentare of voorstelle op skrif te stel. Kontak persoon: Ms T Mukhethoni (015-793 2409) Adres van gemagtigde agent: Omniplan Stads- en Streekbeplanners, Posbus 2071, Tzaneen, 0850, Tel. No. (015) 307 1041. Verw. No. J290 _________________________________

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Klinkende sukses vir Voetspoortjies gholfdag ■ Roelof de Jonge ‘n Getal van 20-spanne het ten spyte van onplesierige weersomstandighede Vrydag die 13de Augustus hul opwagting gemaak vir Voetspoortjies Kleuterskool op Tzaneen se jaarlikse gholfdag. Hierdie geleentheid was by die Tzaneen Buiteklub aangebied. Vanjaar was die wennerstrofeë deur Jacques van Schalkwyk en Des Stevenson ingepalm. Die spelers in die tweedeplek was Dean Maré en Lionel Schultze met Pieter Gouws en Gerhard ‘Bakkies’ van Vuuren wie die pryse vir die derdeplek opgeraap het. Liesl Toerien, die hoof van Voetspoortjies, het namens die personeel en bestuur van die kleuterskool hul hartlike dank betuig aan die ontbaatsugtige ondersteuning van ondernemings, die ouers, Tzaneen Buiteklub asook die gholfspelers wat gehelp het om weereens hierdie geleentheid suksesvol te laat verloop. Bulletin het by Toerien gaan kers opsteek om meer te wete kom oor die onstaan van die skool se jaarlikse gholfdag. “Ek het meer as 20 jaar gelede die kleuterskool begin. In 2010 het ons as skool die gedagte gekry om ‘n gholfdag aan te bied, maar geensins op die skaal soos ons hedendaagse gholfdag nie. In die daaropvolgende jaar het ons weer ‘n aangedurf om ‘n gholfkompetisie te hou, maar weereens was dit maar ‘n kleinerige geleentheid.” In 2019 vertel Toerien het die skool en sy bestuur weer besluit om ‘n gholfdag aan te bied, maar op ‘n veel groter skaal waar ondernemings betrokke moes raak en dat dit vandaar ‘n jaarlikse instelling moet word. Die doel van hierdie dag was uit die staanspoor daarop gemik om geld in te samel wat dan vir projekte by die

skool aangewend sal word. “So het ons skool sy eerste ‘groot’ gholfdag in 2019 gehou en ons het 88 spelers in die veld gehad wat deelgeneem het. Toe breek Covid-19 verlede jaar uit en ons gholfdag het ook in die slag gebly, dit bonop in die jaar wat die skool se mondigwording gevier het!” “Die wennerstrofeë is baie spesiaal vir ons en dit is deur een van die ouers van ons skool se ouerkommittee, Jacques Engelbrecht, vir ons gemaak en geskenk.” “As hoof wil ek eerste ons dank uitspreek aan ons Hemelse Vader dat ons nieteenstaande die pandemie steeds hierdie gholfdag kon aanbied om fondse te genereer vir ons skool en sy kleuters. “En ons baie tevrede, en dankbaar, vir die 80 spelers wie deelgeneem het, asook die ondernemings en die skool se gemeenskap wat bygedra het tot die sukses van ons gholfdag. Ons as skool wil ook elke ouer en personeellid bedank met die voorbereiding en al hul hulp op ‘n baie koue dag. Dit was waarlik wonderlik om julle almal betrokke te kon hê.” “Ons kan met opregte dank sê dat die gemeenskap beslis help om Voetspoortjies te help dra met hul betrokkenheid by ons gholfdag, dit gaan beslis nie ongesiens verby nie.”

Lori Hyde

Bruce Mogg

Megan Bisset

Die wenners is Des Stevenson en Jacques van Schalkwyk. Regs is Voetspoortjies se hoof, Liesl Toerien.

3 Dean Maré en Lionel Schultze het in die tweedeplek geëindig. In die middel is Liesl Toerien (hoof).

Die derdeplek se pryse was aan Pieter Gouws en Gerhard ‘Bakkies’ van Vuuren oorhandig. Hier is hulle saam Liesl Toerien (hoof)

Sport 20 August 2021

Steenkamp onstuitbaar op Elebula ■ Roelof de Jonge

Luan Steenkamp, gholfspeler van Tzaneen Buiteklub, het die afgelope Saterdag en Sondag die 14de en 15de Augustus op Bela-Bela in die jongste rondte van die Limpopo Golf Unie se amateurkampioenskap genaamd die Toshiba Beker, die 2021 Elebula Opetoernooi ‘n puik oorwinning behaal om sodoende ‘n aantal gedugte teenstanders op hul neuse te laat kyk. Die eerste rondte op die Saterdag was op die baan van die Elements Private Gholf Reservaat gehou, met die tweede rondte wat op die baan van Zebula Gholf Landgoed en Spa gespeel was. Die gure weersomstandighede was egter nie so plesierig vir die deelnemende spelers nie, inkluis vir Steenkamp, wie al hul ervaring aan die dag moes lê om mededingende tellings aan te teken. “Die eerste rondte op Elements was baie taai, met die wind wat teen sowat 25km/h gewaai het, en yskoue weer om te trotseer, het ek ondanks dié om-

standighede na die eerste 18 gaatjies ‘n voorsprong van twee houe gehad.” In die eerste rondte het Steenkamp sowel as menige ander deelnemers gesukkel in die winderige toestande, maar hy het nieteenstande uitstekend kop gehou om met ‘n telling van +5 wat ‘n voeltjie op die 14de gaatjie ingesluit het, te eindig. “Die laaste rondte op die Sondag by die Zebulabaan, het die weer heelwat beter daarna uitgesien as die vorige dag, soveel so dat ons in die namiddag sonskyn weer gehad het.” “Ek het op die eerste nege gaatjies 36 houe gespeel wat gelyk is aan die baansyfer, maar in die laaste nege gaatjies het ek die eerste nege opgevolg met drie houe onder die baansyfer deur 33 houe te speel.” Waar Steenkamp met ‘n aantal brouhoue weens die ongunstige weer die vorige dag moes saam leef, het die Tzaneen gholfspeler tot sy reg gekom in die tweede rondte deur nie minder as vyf voeltjies aan te teken en ‘n telling van -3. Dit het gehelp om ‘n soete

oorwinning, met ‘n algehele wentelling van +2, te vier. “Albei bane is maar aan die droë kant hierdie tyd van die jaar, maar die setperke was in goeie toestand en lekker vinnig. Die toernooi is baie goed gereël en ek sien uit om in die toekoms weer in hierdie toernooi te kan speel”. Steenkamp beklee tans die tweedeplek op die Toshiba Beker se rangleer met 2490 punte na sy oorwinning dié naweek. Die voorlooper is steeds Jannie Bronkhorst van Polokwane Gholfklub wie 3020 sovêr opgestapel het. Die volgende rondte op die kalender is die Sesambos Ope Toernooi op Swartwater by die Sesambos Gholfklub. Hierdie toernooi sal vanaf die 4de tot die 5de September gespeel word.

Plaaslike veerpylspelers maak kolskoot geskiedenis ■ Roelof de Jonge

Hier is van Tzaneen Veerpyltjieklub se spelers wie eersdaags aan die SA Kampioenskap in Bloemfontein gaan deelneem. Hulle is Jaco van den Bergh, Tinus Jacobs en Cameron Jacobs

Daar heers tans groot opgewondenheid onder die spelers van die Tzaneen Veerpyltjieklub wie eersdaags Limpopo by die Suid-Afrikaanse kampioenskap in die Vrystaat op Bloemfontein, gaan verteenwoordig. En met hierdie aankondiging het die veerpyltjiespelers geskiedenis vir Tzaneen en die klub gemaak deur vir die eerste keer nege spelers te hê wat Limpopo sal verteenwoordig. Dis nou nadat hulle na ‘n aantal jare onder Polokwane se vaandel uiteindelik afgestig het en nou as ‘n onafhanklike klub by die Limpopo Veerpyltjie Vereniginging geaﬃlieer is. Bulletin het Woensdagnag met die klub se president, Tinus Jacobs, gesels oor hul voorbereidings vir die opkomende nasionale toernooi, asook die nuwe heenkome wat die klub sedertdien as ‘n tuiste bekom het. “Danksy die goedhartigheid van Fritz van der Merwe, die eienaar van JackRabbit

Backstreet Sports Bar and Grill, het ons klub nou ‘n permanente vesting waar ons bymekaar kan kom. Ek is weliswaar baie opgewonde oor ons toer na Bloemfontein. Die toernooi gaan van die 4de tot die 8ste Oktober gehou word. Die feit dat ons vanjaar as ‘n onafhanklike klub met ons eie spelers na die SA kampioenskap toe gaan, maak my baie opgewonde en trots.” Volgens Jacobs gaan die toernooi op die 501-formaat beslis word. Na afloop van die toernooi gaan daar ook geleentheid wees vir klubs om teen mekaar te speel. Jacobs se vrou, Anne, en sy seun Cameron, is ook deel van Limpopo se span wat in geheel uit sowat 18 spelers bestaan. Die ander spelers vanuit Tzaneen wie Limpopo gaan verteenwoordig is Daniel Nortje, Dawid Herbst, Trevor en Lindi Vorster, Attie Möller en Jaco van den Bergh. Die wat sou belangstel om by Tzaneen Veerpyltjieklub betrokke te raak, kan gerus vir Thinus Jacobs by 076 7533 532 skakel.