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Exasperatingly, the residents of Phalaborwa were left without power for an entire weekend. This was allegedly because of a cable that blew on Saturday morning, the 16th of April. This, coupled with the heavy rains experienced over the weekend, meant that there was no respite for the already downtrodden residents. Those who could, resorted to generators to keep their fridges running. The power was only restored on Monday, the 18th of April, after a lengthy struggle to deal with fuses and overhead cables that blew in one of the substations. These power outages are far from novel, in fact they have become somewhat the norm. The narrative of the modern day local municipality is filled with acceptance of service delivery failures, decaying infrastructure and inept appointments. In no other way does this become more apparent than by taking a walk through the pothole-filled, overgrown pavement-lined streets of Phalaborwa. It is a municipality governed by a mayor that would turn to corporate entities to maintain her infrastructure rather than seek a workable solution to repair the rot within her own council chambers. It is a municipality which cannot function without the assistance of private organizations.
A member of Let’s Change Phalaborwa, Rodger Ferguson, said that they have expressed their concern to the municipality at the decaying state of the water, electricity, road, and sewerage reticulation infrastructure and their incessant failures resulting in a health and environmental catastrophe and are willing to work with the municipality to help fix the town. “There are a lot of people in the community who have a lot of skills such as engineers, accountants, auditors, and the likes so we can put together an advisory committee to consult the municipality to change Ba-Phalaborwa, but they refuse to answer us. We want to help fix the municipality, and we want the politicians to engage us,” stated Ferguson. Moreover, the community is now sick and tired of the bad, reckless, and dysfunctional governance of the municipality that they have said that they will try to re-engage the mayor and if she refuses, they will look at alternative plans such as seeking to place the municipality under section 139 Administration or take the municipality to court to force them to govern responsibly. “Or we will take over the provision of these services as has happened in Makhanda, Harrismith and Koster to name but three municipalities,” he concluded.
PMC assists in building local school
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With a visit from the Limpopo MEC for Treasury, Seaparo Sekoati, members of the department of education and that of mineral resource, and local stakeholders together with community members, the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) hosted a ground-breaking event at Mashishimale village last week. The event, which was held on Wednesday, the 13th of April, was for Moshibutjana Primary School. Nozipho Zitha, the transformation superintendent at PMC, detailed how the project started. “The traditional authorities represented by Leolo Community Trust approached the business and requested for a partnership to build a primary school in Mashishimale. We then committed to construct 16 classrooms, an admin block, and an addition-
al Enviro-loo Technology ablution facility which is adopted by the Department of Education,” said Zitha. In her speech Zitha thanked her company’s leadership for adopting and owning up to the commitment of seeing the project through. The senior manager for magnetite mining and processing, Sydney Kopong, explained how Leolo Community Trust had already done a lot of work in collaborating with the Department of Education. He talked about how the project was aimed at assisting the local municipality in providing the infrastructure and resources to promote community development. Kopong also indicated that the school would produce future leaders for the local mines and made an example of a few people that are from Ba-Phalaborwa and Limpopo who are leaders at the mine.
In his keynote address, Seaparo Sekoati, acknowledged that his office was aware of the challenges that the local municipality faced such as the executing of various community projects. He thanked PMC for always lending a helping hand to ensure success and development of the local communities. “Do not burn schools and do not destroy your infrastructure. These buildings are an investment for your children’s future. You will need them in future,” he said to the large gathering of community members. Sekoati added that he was grateful for the employment opportunities that this project was providing for the Ba-Phalaborwa communities. The completion of the Moshibutjana school project is anticipated to be on 30th of October 2022, and the handover to the Department of Education is tentatively targeted for November 2022 in preparation for the 2023 academic year.
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Still no clarity on the state of the Deerpark Road ■ Joe Dreyer The dastardly state of the Deerpark Road is a topic that has been highlighted by our publication over the last few years in an effort to gain the attention of the relevant authoritative office bearer and have the matter rectified thus preventing potentially large loss of life. In 2020 we managed to capture the attention of the Limpopo Department of Public Works who, through their sub-contracted partner Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) stepped in and repaired a sinkhole on the Eiland Road. That sinkhole took close on half a year to repair, and not soon after, has again showed signs of disintegrating. During a parliamentary Q&A with the national media in April of 2021, Transport minister Fikile Mbalula indicated that the funding required to sustain the South African road network through pothole repairs is estimated at R700 to R1,500 per square metre. He added however, that completely removing potholes in the country would be an almost impossible task. “It is difficult to eradicate potholes on the road network as the emergence of new potholes depends entirely on the extent and nature of rainfall in that month or year,” he said. “It is important to note that the road maintenance funding allocated from the national fiscus is not sufficient to maintain the road network in the three spheres of government as there are competing needs to
all sectors.” Mbalula said that most of the country’s provincial road network has reached its design life of 25 years and were never designed for the current increased traffic volumes and traffic configuration, but, added the caveat that his department ensured that roads are properly maintained through the Provincial Road Maintenance Grant (PRMG). The PRMG is ringfenced for the maintenance of the Provincial Strategic Road Network including rehabilitation, strengthening of paved roads, re-gravelling, gravel road blading and blacktop patching. Mbalula said that the PRMG sets aside just over R12 billion per annum to all provinces. The Deerpark Road is roughly 30 kilometres of tarred road which connects with the R71 at two points; Tarentaalrand four-way and the T-Junction just outside Tzaneen town. The usual standard width of a vehicle lane on South African roads is 2.44m. Taking these measurements as accurate and using the R1500 per square metre cost, one could equate that to completely resurface the Deerpark Road would cost taxpayers in the region of R109 800 000. But the residents, mostly farmers along that route are not expecting that. At the very least all they are pleading for (the situation has evolved – or devolved – to such an extent that expecting service delivery has morphed into begging for it)
is for the sedan-sized potholes to be correctly and permanently filled. By the same calculation then, most of the potholes could be filled at the miniscule cost of R1 500 each. Bulletin attempted to contact the spokesperson for the Limpopo Department of Public Works, Joel Sebea for comment on the state of the road and the department’s plans to mend the situation. We failed to reach him on his personal number and will attempt to follow up in the weeks to come. We still do not know which contractor we encountered at the site when we visited Deerpark on Wednesday morning.
“I think they were poaching lions”-tourist ■ Joe Dreyer A couple from Letsitele were traveling through the Kruger National Park from the Shingwedzi Rest Camp towards the Phalaborwa Gate when they spotted what appeared to be a group of men baiting a lioness next to the side of the road. The husband dialled the anti-poaching number displayed on one of the boards along the side of the road, only to reach an engaged tone. His intent was to report the suspicious behaviour of the men to the Park’s authorities. “On Monday afternoon we were leaving the park after a weekend at one of our favourite rest camps. At roughly 25 kilometres from the Phalaborwa Gate I saw something very suspicious. Three men in civilian clothing driving a Toyota Corolla appeared to have thrown something to a lioness which she ate. The animal appeared drowsy and was following the vehicle as they drove slowly ahead.” The man who wishes to remain anonymous said that he was unable to stop and turn his vehicle around as he was towing a trailer and there was not enough space for him to do so, which is why he immediately attempted to report the matter to park authorities. “After trying numerous times to reach the offices of the anti-poaching unit, I left the situation and continued driving. Once at home I continued to try and get hold of anyone who could help. Eventually I was
given a cell number to call and the person on the other side of the line told me that they had issues with their reporting line because they had run out of data. To me, this is unacceptable as it would seem as though there are people poaching lions in the park in broad daylight without fear of prosecution. It doesn’t help that one cannot reach the emergency number to alert the anti-poaching units to at least investigate either.” On Tuesday the man received a message instructing him to send a voicenote to a WhatsApp number detailing exactly what happened. The message read [verbatim] “Thanks, may you please write a short notes, routes name from where to where and attached the picture of the incident, vehicle details and GPS coordinates, or drop pin. Send to the same WhatsApp no!” The man complied and sent a very detailed message explaining the event again. He included the make and colour of the vehicle, the exact location along Road H14 between Shikumbu and Nandzana and the time he attempted to call authorities. At the time of going to print we had not been able to reach a representative of the Kruger National Park or SANParks for comment and the man said that he had not yet
received any feedback on his information he provided. We will follow up on this developing story.
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Buffalos and Badgers test boundaries ■ Joe Dreyer
muster a single goal against the opposing keeper. The boys only fielded two teams, of which the The Badgers from Stanford Lake College made the U/15 teams matched up first. In arguably one of trip down the mountain to face Ben Vorster in a the most prolific victories of their season, the Reds series of league matches on the hockey field on took the match by nine goals to nil. Wednesday afternoon in a cold and foggy TzaAt 16:30 the First teams took to the stage with neen. the girls first up amid loadshedding which would The games started at 14:00 the afternoon with later cause the last quarter of their game to be the junior girls facing off in an U/14 age group played in near-darkness. The first quarter (chukka) match that ended with the visitors claiming a saw the teams weigh and measure one another well-deserved 3-1 victory over their hosts. and play to a goalless break before the second The U/16 girls played to a one-all draw and so chukka saw Ben Vorster’s Yvett Mokwena rocket too did the Second teams, neither of whom could into the Badgers’ D to score the opening goal of the match. Her goal was soon followed by a soft goal past the left post by Ben Vorster’s captain Joalize Smit which sent the game’s pace into overdrive and saw some great action at both ends of the field. Stanford’s strikers launched a number of fantastic strikes at Vossie keeper Brokke de Beer who survived the onslaught and kept her team’s goalbox void of a Badger ball. Thapelo Malatji added a third goal to the hosts’ tally to claim the game 3-0 in Ben Vorster’s favour. By the time the First Boys’ teams took to the pitch, the flood lights were in full power albeit the field was still in relative darkness. The boys showed a high intensity game from the word go which saw non-stop action for the duration of the four chukkas which eventually led to a one-all draw. The Badgers showed an obvious change in their usual style of play which is directly attributed to the mastery of their newly appointed coach Jayden Mobahay who joined Stanfordians Tanatswa Murasiranwa and Chelsea Hudson attempt to channel them after years of service in the Vossie camp. Iloné Venter.
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Die eerste rugbyspan van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster wat aan die KES Paas Sportfees uithaler rugby gespeel het.
■ Roelof de Jonge Die eerste rugbyspan van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster het gedurende die afgelope paasnaweek, vanaf die 14de tot die 18de April, aan die KES (King Edward School VII) Paas Rugbyfees in Johannesburg deelgeneem. Die 15-tal van Ben Vorster het die eerste dag op ‘n wennoot begin. Hulle het die span van die Hoërskool Centurion met 22-12 geklop. Die span se breier, Reinhard Gerber, was vol lof oor die span se vertoning na die wedstryd. Dit ten spyte dat hul met ‘n half gekweste span die KES Fees aangedurf het vanweë ‘n aantal spelers wie tans op die krukkelys is en nog van hul beserings moet herstel. Dit het egter nie die Swart Buffels gekeer om drie drieë in te ryg nie. Die drieë is deur Jan Dippenaar, Meyer Jacobs en Shaun Matthysen gedruk. Die span se stelskopper, Neo Sephuma, het twee van die drieë verdoel en verder ‘n strafdoel oorgeskop om te help om die wedstryd te beklink. “Hier wen het verseker die span se selfvertroue ‘n hupstoot gegee vir die res van die fees. Wat ook verblydend was om te sien was dat die spelers se fiksheid verbeter het met die feit dat ons twee helfdes voluit kan handhaaf waar ons in die begin van die seisoen aanvanklik gesukkel het, sê Gerber. In die volgende kragmeting op Saterdag die 16de April was die spelers deur koue reënweer begroet. Dit het hulle nie laat terugdeins nie om opwindende rugby aan die toeskouers te bied wie bankvas hul spanne ondersteun het. Die span van die Hoërskool Eldoraigne in Pretoria het in Ben Vorster se tweede kragmeting die nat en modderige toestande beter benut. Eldoraigne het die stryd met 33-3 gewen. “Hierdie was ‘n baie fisiese wedstryd, en alhoewel ons baie min foute in die wedstryd begaan het, het ons baie min balbesit gekry. Verdere beserings het
ons ook in hierdie wedstryd gekniehalter.” Gerber en sy spelers het egter nie hul koppe laat sak nie met nog een wedstryd wat voorgelê het op die laaste dag, Maandag die 18de April, van die KES Rugbyfees. Die spelers was begroet deur welkome sonskynweer ten spyte van ‘n erg deurtrapte modderveld. Hierdie keer het die Swart Buffels nie klei getrap nie in hul kragmeting teen die 15-tal van die Hoërskool Nico Malan op Humansdorp. Die Oos-Kapenaars en hul mededingers van Limpopo het egter ‘n verbete stryd opgedis tot groot opwinding van die toeskouers. Beide spanne het die bal nie veel lugtyd gegun nie en met uithaler hardlooprugby vorendag gekom. Na die voortou in die wedstryd vele kere deur die spanne gedeel was, was dit uiteindelik Ben Vorster wat dié naelbytstryd met ‘n skamele punt, 19-18, gewen het. Die puntemakers vir Ben Vorster in hierdie wedstryd was Sephuma wie met twee doelskoppe geslaag het en die driedrukkers was Juan Meintjies, Juan-Jacques Joubert en Letago Sekokotla. “Die wedstryd was omtrent opwindend gewees, maar ons was ook senuweeagtig. Ek het die stelskopper van Nico Malan effens jammer gekry omrede hy ‘n deurslaggewende skop pale toe gemis het wat beslis die wedstryd in ons guns geswaai het.” “’n Paar van ons spelers het gedurende die KES Fees ook beserings opgedoen wat gaan noodsaak dat hulle vir ‘n geruime tyd op die kantlyn gaan moet sit om te kan herstel. Maar dit is ook verblydend om te sien hoe die ander spelers en plaasvervangers hul hande opgesteek het om die stryd voort te sit.” “Afgesien van die beseerde spelers tans in ons geledere is ek baie optimisties vir die res van die seisoen wat voorlê en soos wat die beseerde spelers hul terugkeer maak sal ons rugby net aanhou verbeter.”
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Legals & Notices TSEBIŠO MABAPI LE KAROLO 86 YA MOLAWANA WA PEAKANYO YA SEKGOBA LE TAOLO YA TŠHOMIŠO YA NAGA YA MASEPALA WA GREATER TZANEEN, WA 2017, YA TUMELELO YEO E IKGETHILEGO YA GO AGA TELECOMMUNICATION MAST LE SETEIŠENE SA BASE GO BOGOLO BJO BO ŠETŠEGO BJA POLASE YA BONN NO. 671 –LT. Nna, Rohan Paul Vorster legatong la Smit & Fisher Planning (Pty) Ltd, ke le mokgopedi wa Bogolo bjo bo Šetšego bja Polase ya Bonn No.671 – LT, ke fa tsebišo mabapi le Karolo 86 ya Molawana wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga ya Masepala wa Greater Tzaneen, wa 2017, gore re kgopetše go Masepala wa Selegae wa Greater Tzaneen go hwetša Tumelelo ya go šomiša seripa sa lefelo leo le boletšwego ka godimo mabapi le Karolo 68 ya Molawana wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga ya Masepala wa Greater Tzaneen, wa 2017. Lefelo le hwetšagala Tseleng yeo e sa Tsebjego, Ka- Ngolombe, Porofentsheng ya Limpopo. Kgopelo e dirwa go hwetša Tumelelo ya go tlhoma telecommunication mast le seteišene sa base ka lefelong leo le kgopelwago. Kganetšo/dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo tše dingwe le tše dingwe, go akaretšwa motheo wa kganetšo/ dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo gotee le dikgokagano ka botlalo, ntle le gore Masepala a ka se kgone go ikgokaganya le motho goba mokgatlo wo o romelang kganetšo/ dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo, di tla dirwa le, goba go ngwalela go: Šedi go: Director: Planning & Economic Development; Address: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 le/ goba P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 go tloga ka di 19 Moranang 2022 go fihla go di 23 Mopitlo 2022. Ditlhalošišo ka botlalo le dipeakanyo (ge di le gona) di tla lekolwa nakong ya diiri tša tlwaelo tša mošomo ka go dikantoro tša Masepala bjalo ka ge di laeditšwe ka mo fase, mo lebakeng la matšatši a 30 go tloga ka letšatšikgwedi la lengwalo le. Motho
mang goba mang yo a sa kgonego go ngwala a ka tla nakong ya diiri tša mošomo go bolela bjalo ka ge go laeditšwe ka mo fase fao mošomedi yo e lego leloko la Masepala a tla thušago batho bao ka go ngwala dikganetšo, ditshwayotshwayo goba dikemedi tša bona. Aterese ya Dikantoro tša Masepala: Šedi go: Director: Planning & Economic Development Aterese: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 le/goba P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 Letšatšikgwedi la bofelo la go romela kganetšo/ dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo: 23 Mopitlo 2022. Leina la mokgopedi: Rohan Vorster legatong la Smit & Fisher Planning Aterese ya mokgopedi: 371 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0027 le/goba P.O Box 908, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181 Nomoro ya mogala.: 012 346 2340 Emeile: rohanv@sfplan. co.za Nako ya tsebišo: Go tloga ka di 19 Moranang 2022 go fihla go di 23 Mopitlo 2022 Boitšhupetšo bja rena: Ka-Ngolombe __________________________________
NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 86 OF THE SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW OF GREATER TZANEEN MUNICIPALITY, 2017, FOR SPECIAL CONSENT TO CONSTRUCT A TELECOMMUNICATION MAST AND BASE STATION ON THE REMAINING EXTENT OF THE FARM BONN NO. 671 - LT. I, Rohan Paul Vorster on behalf of Smit & Fisher Planning (Pty) Ltd, being the applicant of the Remaining Extent of the Farm Bonn No. 671 - LT, hereby give notice in terms of Section 86 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Law of Greater Tzaneen Municipality, 2017, that we have applied to the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality for the Consent to use a portion of the above mentioned property in terms of Section 68 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-law of Greater Tzaneen Municipality, 2017. The property is situated at Unknown Road, Ka-Ngolombe,
Limpopo Province. The application is to obtain Consent for the erection of a telecommunication mast and base station on the application property. 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: Attention: Director: Planning & Economic Development; Address: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 and/or P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 from 19 April 2022 until 23 May 2022. Full particulars and plans (if any) may be inspected during normal office hours at the Municipal offices as set out below, for a period of 30 days from the date of this letter. Any person who cannot write may during office hours come to address as set out below where a staff member of the Municipality will assist those persons by transcribing their objections, comments or representations. Address of Municipal Offices: Attention: Director: Planning & Economic Development Adress: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 and/or P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 Closing date for any objections and/or comments: 23 May 2022. Name of applicant: Rohan Vorster on behalf of Smit & Fisher Planning Address of applicant: 371 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0027 and/or P.O Box 908, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181 Tel. No.: 012 346 2340 Email: rohanv@sfplan. co.za Notice Period: From 19 April 2022 until 23 May 2022 Our Ref.: Ka-Ngolombe __________________________________
NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 86 OF THE SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW OF GREATER TZANEEN MUNICIPALITY, 2017, FOR SPECIAL CONSENT TO CONSTRUCT A TELECOMMUNICATION MAST AND BASE STATION ON THE FARM MIRAGOMA NO. 684 - LT. I, Rohan Paul Vorster on behalf of Smit & Fisher
Planning (Pty) Ltd, being the applicant of the Farm Miragoma No. 684 - LT, hereby give notice in terms of Section 86 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Law of Greater Tzaneen Municipality, 2017, that we have applied to the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality for the Consent to use a portion of the above mentioned property in terms of Section 68 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-law of Greater Tzaneen Municipality, 2017. The property is situated at Unknown Road, Merekome, Limpopo Province. The application is to obtain Consent for the erection of a telecommunication mast and base station on the application property. 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: Attention: Director: Planning & Economic Development; Address: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 and/ or P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 from 19 April 2022 until 23 May 2022. Full particulars and plans (if any) may be inspected during normal office hours at the Municipal offices as set out below, for a period of 30 days from the date of this letter. Any person who cannot write may during office hours come to address as set out below where a staff member of the Municipality will assist those persons by transcribing their objections, comments or representations. Address of Municipal Offices: Attention: Director: Planning & Economic Development Adress: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 and/or P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 Closing date for any objections and/or comments: 23 May 2022. Name of applicant: Rohan Vorster on behalf of Smit & Fisher Planning Address of applicant: 371 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0027 and/or P.O Box 908, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181 Tel. No.: 012 346 2340 Email: rohanv@sfplan. co.za Notice Period: From 19 April 2022 until 23 May
2022 Our Ref.: Khorombi Sibeko __________________________________
TSEBIŠO MABAPI LE KAROLO 86 YA MOLAWANA WA PEAKANYO YA SEKGOBA LE TAOLO YA TŠHOMIŠO YA NAGA YA MASEPALA WA GREATER TZANEEN, WA 2017, YA TUMELELO YEO E IKGETHILEGO YA GO AGA TELECOMMUNICATION MAST LE SETEIŠENE SA BASE POLASENG YA MIRAGOMA NO. 684 –LT. Nna, Rohan Paul Vorster legatong la Smit & Fisher Planning (Pty) Ltd, ke le mokgopedi wa Polase ya Miragoma No.684 – LT, ke fa tsebišo mabapi le Karolo 86 ya Molawana wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga ya Masepala wa Greater Tzaneen, wa 2017, gore re kgopetše go Masepala wa Selegae wa Greater Tzaneen go hwetša Tumelelo ya go šomiša seripa sa lefelo leo le boletšwego ka godimo mabapi le Karolo 68 ya Molawana wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga ya Masepala wa Greater Tzaneen, wa 2017. Lefelo le hwetšagala Tseleng yeo e sa Tsebjego, Merekome, Porofentsheng ya Limpopo. Kgopelo e dirwa go hwetša Tumelelo ya go tlhoma telecommunication mast le seteišene sa base ka lefelong leo le kgopelwago. Kganetšo/dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo tše dingwe le tše dingwe, go akaretšwa motheo wa kganetšo/ dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo gotee le dikgokagano ka botlalo, ntle le gore Masepala a ka se kgone go ikgokaganya le motho goba mokgatlo wo o romelang kganetšo/ dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo, di tla dirwa le, goba go ngwalela go: Šedi go: Director: Planning & Economic Development; Address: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 le/ goba P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 go tloga ka di 19 Moranang 2022 go fihla go di 23 Mopitlo 2022. Ditlhalošišo ka botlalo le dipeakanyo (ge di le gona) di tla lekolwa nakong ya diiri tša tlwaelo tša mošomo ka go dikantoro tša Masepala bjalo ka ge di laeditšwe ka mo fase, mo lebakeng la matšatši a 30 go tlo-
ga ka letšatšikgwedi la lengwalo le. Motho mang goba mang yo a sa kgonego go ngwala a ka tla nakong ya diiri tša mošomo go bolela bjalo ka ge go laeditšwe ka mo fase fao mošomedi yo e lego leloko la Masepala a tla thušago batho bao ka go ngwala dikganetšo, ditshwayotshwayo goba dikemedi tša bona. Aterese ya Dikantoro tša Masepala : Šedi go: Director: Planning & Economic Development Aterese: 01 Agatha Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen, 0850 le/goba P.O. Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 Letšatšikgwedi la bofelo la go romela kganetšo/ dikganetšo le/goba tshwayotshwayo/ditshwayotshwayo : 23 Mopitlo 2022. Leina la mokgopedi: Rohan Vorster legatong la Smit & Fisher Planning Aterese ya mokgopedi: 371 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0027 le/goba P.O Box 908, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181 Nomoro ya mogala.: 012 346 2340 Emeile: rohanv@sfplan. co.za Nako ya tsebišo: Go tloga ka di 19 Moranang 2022 go fihla go di 23 Mopitlo 2022 Boitšhupetšo bja rena: Khorombi Sibeko __________________________________
NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 90 OF THE GREATER LETABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW, 2018, FOR SPECIAL CONSENT TO CONSTRUCT A TELECOMMUNICATION MAST AND BASE STATION ON THE FARM MODJADJES No. 424 - LT(TO BE KNOWN AS PORTION 98 OF THE FARM MODJADJES No. 424 - LT). I, Rohan Paul Vorster on behalf of Smit & Fisher Planning (Pty) Ltd, being the authorised agent of the owner of the Farm Modjadjes No 424 – LT(To be known as Portion 98 of the Farm Modjadjes No. 424 – LT) hereby give notice in terms of Section 90 of the Greater Letaba Local Municipality Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Law, 2018, in operation, that I have applied to Greater Letaba Local Municipality for special consent use in terms of Section 71 of the Greater Letaba Local Municipality Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Law, 2018, for the
construction of a Telecommunication Mast and Base Station situated at Unnamed Road, Modubung, Limpopo, 0837. Particulars of the application will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the Executive Manager Development Planning Directorate, 44 Botha Street, Civic Centre, Modjadjiskloof, 0835, for a period of 28 days from 19 April 2022 until 19 May 2022. Objections to or representations in respect of the application must be lodged with or made in writing and hand delivered to the above mentioned offices or posted to the Municipal Manager, Greater Letaba Local Municipality, P.O. Box 36, Modjadjiskloof, 0838 within a period of 28 days from 19 April 2022 until 19 May 2022. Address of authorised agent: Rohan Vorster on behalf of Smit & Fisher Planning (Pty) Ltd 371 Melk Street Nieuw Muckleneuk 0181, or P.O. Box 908 Groenkloof, 0027 Email: rohanv@ sfplan.co.za Tel. No.: 012 346 2340 Dates of the notice: 19 April 2022 and 19 May 2022. Our Ref.: Mokwasele __________________________________
TSEBIŠO MABAPI LE KAROLO 90 YA MOLAWANA WA SELEGAE WA PEAKANYO YA SEKGOBA LE TAOLO YA TŠHOMIŠO YA NAGA, WA 2018, WA MASEPALA WA SELEGAE WA GREATER LETABA, YA TUMELELO YEO E IKGETHILEGO YA GO AGA TELECOMMUNICATION MAST LE SETEIŠENE SA BASE POLASENG YA MODJADJES No. 424 –LT (YEO E TLA TSEBJAGO BJALO KA SERIPA 98 SA POLASE YA MODJADJES NO. 424 –LT). Nna, Rohan Paul Vorster legatong la Smit & Fisher Planning (Pty) Ltd, ke le morekiši wa semolao wa mong wa Polase ya Modjadjes No 424 –LT (Yeo e tla tsebjago bjalo ka Seripa 98 sa Polase ya Modjadjes No. 424 –LT) ke fa tsebišo mabapi le Karolo 90 ya Molawana wa Selegae wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga wa 2018, ka tirišo, gore ke kgopetše go Masepala wa Selegae wa Greater Letaba go hwetša tumelelo yeo e ikgethilego mabapi le Karolo 71 ya
Molawana wa Selegae wa Peakanyo ya Sekgoba le Taolo ya Tšhomišo ya Naga wa 2018, go kago ya Telecommunication Mast le seteišene sa Base tšeo di lego Tseleng yeo e sa Tsebjego, Modubung, Limpopo, 0837. Ditlhalošišo tša dikgopelo di tla bewa gore di lekolwe nakong ya diiri tša mošomo ka go Executive Manager Development Planning Directorate, 44 Botha Street, Civic Centre, Modjadjiskloof, 0835, lebaka la matšatši a 28 go tloga ka di 19 Moranang 2022 go fihla go di 19 Mopitlo 2022. Dikganetšo goba dikemedi tša dikgopelo di swanetše go dirwa ka go ngwalwa gomme di tlišwe ka letsogo dikantorong tšeo di ngwadilwego ka godimo goba di romelwe go Municipal Manager, Greater Letaba Local Municipality, P.O. Box 36, Modjadjiskloof, 0838 gareng ga matšatši a 28 go tloga ka di 19 Moranang 2022 go fihla go di 19 Mopitlo 2022. Aterese ya morekiši wa semolao: Rohan Vorster legatong la Smit & Fisher Planning (Pty) Ltd 371 Melk Street Nieuw Muckleneuk 0181 goba P.O. Box 908, Groenkloof, 0027 Emeile: rohanv@ sfplan.co.za Nomoro ya mogala: 012 346 2340 Matšatšikgwedi a tsebišo: 19 Moranang 2022 le 19 Mopitlo 2022. Boitšhupetšo bja rena: Mokwasele __________________________________
In the Estate of the Late Susan Ettmayr, Identity Number 5009210037087 Master’s Reference No: 000411/2020. Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 35(5) of the Administration of Estates Act that the First and Final Liquidation and Distribution Account will lie for inspection at the Office of the Master of the Supreme Court Polokwane and Magistrate Court Mankweng for a period of 21 days from 22 April 2022. Any person objecting to the said account must notify the Master of the Supreme Court, Polokwane in writing before the expiry of the said period. Mr GB MCLEAN, c/o Charteris and Barnes CC, P.O. Box 19728, Tecoma, 5214 Continue on page 7
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Piet Pot lek wonde na Plasie-stoomroller
■ Roelof de Jonge
Die eerste ligawedstryde van die 2022 wintersport seisoen het verlede week op die velde van Plasieland afgespeel toe Piet Potgieter teen Merensky kom kragte meet het. Die kragtige Bloues was slaggereed vir die besoekers se aanslag en het al hul hokkiewedstryde op die dag gewen. Die O/14- en Eerste hokkiespanne het die besoekers ‘n allemintige hokkieles geleer. Beide hierdie spanne het met 20-0 oorwinnings van die veld gestap. Die O/16-meisies het hul wedstryd met 13-0 gewen. Asof die loesings op die hokkiebane nie genoeg was nie, het die Plasie-spanne hul rugbywedstryde teen Piet Pot geheel en al oorheers om die besoekers as te ware druipstert terug Mokopane toe te stuur. Die Eerstespan het die spiere gebult in hul stryd om met ‘n 50-0 telling te spog. Waldi Haasbroek het in die derde minuut ‘n drie gedruk wat deur Neil van Vuuren verdoel was. Met Haasbroek wat die wal gebreek het, het ‘n vloed van drieë die besoekers se weg gekom wat hul net nie kon stuit nie. Die Plasies se kaptein, Carl Dohse, en die onderkaptein, Johan van den Heever, het elk vir twee drieë gesorg. Ruan Huyseman het ook ‘n drie ge-
druk en die stelskopper, Neil van Vuuren, het ook ’n drie bygevoeg en het verder met drie doelskoppe pale toe geslaag. Reese Coetzee het ook een van die drieë verdoel. Die O/14A-span wen met 55-3 en die O/15A-span oorheers met ‘n wen totaal van 64-0. Die O/16Aspan het seker gedink hulle speel krieket om met ‘n reuse telling van 101-0 te seëvier. Die derdespan wen 58-0 en die tweedespan het met ‘n telling van 17-0 van die veld af gestap. Met beide die plaaslike hoërskole wat die laaste week so goed op die sportvelde vertoon het is dit dalk tyd om die verlede in die verlede te laat en weer vir die plaaslike sportliefhebbers te gee waarvoor hulle vra? Dalk is dit tyd vir Rooi en Blou om weer mekaar op vriendskaplike wyse in die oë te kyk. Soos dit Danielle goeie bure en die beste Kasselman sportmanne betaam.
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Legals & Notices NOTIFICATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION IN TERMS OF CHAPTER 5, PART C: SECTION 57 OF THE GREATER TZANEEN MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW, 2016 AMENDMENT SCHEME 491 WITH ANNEXURE 318) We Masungulo Town and Regional Planners, being an authorized agent of the occupant of the site located at Fobeni village, on Portion of the Farm Modjadjis Location 424 LT under Modjadji Royal Nation, within the Greater Tzaneen Municipality, hereby give notice in terms of Chapter 5, Part C: Section 57 of the Greater
Tzaneen SPLUMA, ByLaws , 2016 that we have applied to the Greater Tzaneen Municipality for the Land Development Application for the development of a Shopping Complex and a Filling Station with a maximum size of 2 hectares for the erf and a maximum of 5 367 m2 Gross Leasable Area and that Land Use rezoned from “ Agricultural” to “ Business 1” and simultaneous relaxation of parking from 6 parking to 3 parking per 100 sqm. Particulars of the application will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the office of the Municipal Manager, Civic Centre, Tzaneen, for a period of 30 days from 22 April 2022 (the date of the first publication of notice). Objections to or representation
in respect of application must be lodged with or made in writing to the Municipal Manager at the above-mentioned address or at P.O Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850 within a period of 30 days from 22 April 2022. Address of agent: Masungulo Town & Regional Planners, 87 Thabo Mbeki Street, 1st Floor, Bosveld Center, Mokopane, 0600. Cel: (083) 253 – 8678 Email: masungulotrp@ gmail.com __________________________________
YA KGOPELA YA GO TLHABOLLA NAGA GO YA KA KAROLO YA KHAOLO 5, KAROLO C: SECTION 57(1) YA SPATIAL PLANNING LE LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY LAW YA GRETAER TZANEEN
MUNICIPALITY, 2016 (SEKEMA SA TOKISO 491 LE SEHLOMATHISO 318) Rena ba Masungulo Town and Regional Planners, re le bathusi (agents) ba mong wa setsha sa kgwebo seo se le mo motseng wa Fobeni, karolong ya polase ya Modjadjis Location No. 424-LT ka fase ga Modjadji Royal Nation le Masepala o moholo oa Tzaneen, re tsebiša mang goba mang go ya ka karolwana ya Chapter 5, Part C: Section 57 ea Masepala o Moholo oa Tzaneen SPLUMA, ByLaws , 2016, gore re dirile kgopelo go Masipala o Moholo oa Tzaneene, ya go tlhabolla naga ka go aga Shopping Complex le Filling Station. Bogolo bja setsha seo ke dihekethara tše (2 ha) le boholo le 5 367 m2 Gross Leasable
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Area, setsha seo se abelwa mong kgwebo ka mogwa wa go hirishwa. Setsha se se tla fetošwa go tloga go sa Bolemiši (Agricultural Zone) go ya go ba sa Kgwebo (Business 1) ka phomolo e ts’oanang ea ho paka makoloi ho tloha ho 6 ho paka ho ea ho 3 parking ka 100 sqm. Tshedimošo ka moka ya kgopelo ye e tla hwetšagala dikantorong tša Mookamedi wa masepala o Moholo oa Tzaneen go la: Civic centre, Tzaneen, tekano ya matšatši a masometharo go tlogela ka la 22 April 2022 (letšatši la mathomo la go kwalakwatša tsebišo ye). Dikganetšo goba ditshwayotshwayo mabapi le kgopelo ye di ka romelwa ka go ngwalela Mookamedi wa masepala wa Tzaneen goba atereseng ya P.O Box 24, Tzaneen 0850, pele ga ge matšatši ao a beilwego a masometharo go tlogela ka la 22 April 2022 a fela. Aterese ya ba Masungulo Town and Regional Planners ke: First floor, Bosveld centre 87 Thabo Mbeki Drive, Mokopane 0600,
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XITIVISO XA XIKOMBELO KUSUKA EKA “SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY LAW” XAKU HUMA KA BA-PHLABORWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, 2016 Xikombelo: xaku ncinca Matirhiselo (amendment) ya Ba-Phaloborwa land use scheme, 2008 Acute Innovation SA,yinga muyimeri wa nwini wa xitandi xa: Erf 96 Phalaborwa extension 1 (Address 24 van de capelle street, Phalaborwa) yi tivisa ta xikombelo xa ku suka eks xiyenge xa 86 xa SPLUM by-law ya Ba-Phalaborwa local municipality, 2016, ku endla xikombelo xaku cinca matirhiselo ya xitandi ku suka eka “residential 1” kuya eka ku tirhisiwa swofana na “Special” ku nga Guest house. Vuxokoxoko mayelana ni xikombelo lexi byitakumeka hi nkhari wa office wa hima siku yo thira eka Administrator’s office: Civic Centre, Nel-
son Mandela Drive, Phalaborwa, 1390 ku fikela 30 wamasiku ku sukela (22 April 2022). Wunwani na wunwani loyi anga makanela eka xikombelo uta fanela ku tsalela eka manegara ya masipala eka: Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality Private Bag X01020 Phalaborwa, 1390. Eka masiku ya 30 kusukela xitiviso. Siku ra xitiviso: 22 April 2022 Vito ra mukomberi: Acute innovations SA Adirese ya mukomberi: 90 Schoeman street, Polokwane, Limpopo, office 109. 0699 015 291 2500 __________________________________
NOTICE OF APPLICATION IN TERMS OF THE SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT BY-LAW OF BA-PHALABORWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, 2016 Application for: The Amendment of the Ba-Phalaborwa land use scheme,2008 Acute Innovation SA, being the agent on behalf of the owner of: Erf 960 Phalaborwa extension 1 (Address: 24 van de
capelle street, Phalaborwa) hereby give notice in terms of section 86 of the SPLUM by-law of Ba-Phalaborwa local municipality, 2016, of the application for: The Amendment of the Ba-Phalaborwa land use scheme, 2016 from “Residential 1” to “Special” for a Guest house. Particulars of the application will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the Administrator’s office: Civic Centre, Nelson Mandela Drive, Phalaborwa, 1390 for 30 days from (22 April 2022). Objections to or representations in respect of the application must be lodged with or made in writing to the municipal manager at: Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality Private Bag X01020 Phalaborwa, 1390 within a period of 30 days from date of publication. Date of application: 22 April 2022 Name of applicant: Acute innovation SA Address of applicant: 90 Schoeman street, Polokwane, Limpopo, office 109. 0699 015 291 2500
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These boots were made for boxing ■ Roelof de Jonge
Daniel Rossouw
We’ve all heard the adage “walking in my father’s shoes” and for Daniel Rossouw this became literal two weeks ago in a boxing ring, in Malamulele. Rossouw is one of the promising young boxers from Tzaneen-based Champs Boxing Academy under the experienced eyes of coach Gerhard “Soutie” Rossouw – Daniel’s dad. Because the sport is relatively new to “modern” Tzaneen, obtaining gear for fighters is often a bit of a daunting task as there are no local suppliers of boxing gear in the province. It is for this reason that Daniel donned the well-worn boxing boots his father wore more than two decades ago during his own professional boxing career. Bulletin reported on the tournament which saw young Daniel cause one of the biggest upsets of the season when he won his match (his second fight of his career) against the then-undefeated Limpopo middle-weight champion, Rasalanavho Mulweri from the University of Venda Boxing Club. The dust of the old boy’s boots contained within it some magic after all. “These were the exact same Puma boots my dad, mentor and trainer, wore in his last pro-fight in 1999. Since then, they were gathering dust behind the bar where they served as conversation starters,” said Daniel proudly. “I said to my dad since I did not have proper boxing shoes, that I want to use his boots for the fight. So, I took the pair to a local store to get them patched up. Even though it was one of the most difficult fights I had ever en-
dured, it made me tremendously proud to be able to wear my dad’s boxing boots.” The boots, whilst having been sewn up neatly, still had very old soles and halfway through the third round of the bout, the entire sole of the right foot came loose. Still the young Daniel fought on and despite being hampered by faulty footwear managed to stop the champ. “It was like a young Gerhard was stepping into the ring again, like it was back in time. Daniel’s style is quite similar to mine in my boxing days,” Soutie reminisced proudly. “Look, these boots have lots of memories for me. When Daniel came to me and said, he wants to fight in them I said sure, let those boots come to life again, and they did!” Even grandmother Sarah Rossouw is brimming with pride at her grandson’s achievements so far. “I am very proud of Daniel, and he reminds me so much of my son when he was boxing. I will surely be there on Saturday to support him, although it is still quite nerve wrecking to see how much punishment they endure in the ring, it remains as exciting as it did when Gerhard was fighting.” Bulletin has sponsored Daniel a brandnew pair of boxing boots which are scheduled to be delivered this weekend. We will do a follow up in next week’s edition.