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DESPERATE members of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) and the South African Medical Association (Sama) marched to the Tshwaragano Hospital in Batlharos, Kuruman. Doctors, nurses and members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were among those who participated in the march in an effort to call for better conditions in healthcare facilities at the hospital. The march also marked the official launch of the Positive Practice Environment (PPE) campaign. Sibongiseni Delihlazo, communications manager of Denosa, says the aim of the campaign is to provide enough supplies of medicine and equipment, enough financial resources to ensure better service to patients and adequate support for health workers. “When things go wrong in a hospital people are quick to say it is because of negligence of the healthcare workers. But sometimes it is purely because of a lack of resources in the hospital for the workers to do their job properly.” The Tshwaragano Hospital is the second largest hospital in the province with 214 beds, although it has a delapidated infrastructure. Delihlazo says due to its poor condition the hospital faces the risk of being declared unfit to operate. “Underneath the wobbly building structure of the hospital are patients whose hopes of getting healed are dissipating away, as well as nurses and doctors whose potential to heal patients is being barred by a lack of enough and functional equipment and resources to treat patients,” he says. The hospitals’ fate is now dependant on a task team set up by the Health MEC, Mxolisi Sokatsha. The team will coordinate the campaign and work together with a monitoring and evaluation team in order to bring forth a change in the conditions of the hospital. Anthony Vassen, provincial secretary of Denosa in the province, says through the campain Denosa, Sama and the Department of Health will work together to address several complaints made by the community and healthcare workers in order to find lasting solutions. “One of the issues that has already come to the surface was the non-availability of
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ambulances at the hospital.” Vassen assured workers that the department was already working on changing this and ensured that more ambulances would be provided. He says Denosa has committed itself to continue giving support to the hospital and will monitor the progress during the course of the campaign.
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The world championship event and its community outreach programme, Skateboarding for Hope, have also made an incredible impact on the de velopment of the sport in South Afri ca. By creating awareness and pro moting the sport, the floundering skateboarding industry has received a powerful boost with retailers re cording a marked increase in the de mand for skateboarding equipment and apparel. Skateboards have also become one of the fastest growing categories for several leading sport ing goods retailers. For more infor mation, visit Maloof Money Cup South Africa on Facebook at www.fa cebook.com/MMCSouthAfrica.
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THE Kimberley Skate Plaza will again host the Maloof Money Cup Skateboarding Championships, this year from 27 to 29 September.
Skate plaza’s impact remarkable WITHIN three years of its establishment, the Kimberley Skate Plaza in the Northern Cape capital has become an important dynamic in the social development of youth in the province. The state-of-the-art skate plaza was built in conjunction with the American company Maloof Skateboarding and the Northern Cape provincial government to host the inaugural Maloof Money Cup Skateboarding World Championships in 2011 and has since changed the face of the sport of skateboarding in South Africa. Today, the skate plaza has become the real legacy of the event as it has grown into a vibrant community activity centre with hundreds of kids from various social and economic backgrounds gathering there on a daily basis. According to John Block, Northern Cape MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, the success of the skate park could be used as a blueprint for similar developments worldwide. “There is no other skate park anywhere in the world that offers such a fantastic schedule or has created so many opportunities for the local community. Since a full-time skate park manager has been appointed, the skate park offers regular contests, clinics and demonstrations, which broaden the impact of skateboarding within the local youth community,” he said. Block admits that the growth of skateboarding in Kimberley has been beyond expectations. “This dream park and the continued support from the provincial government have given the youth of the Northern Cape renewed purpose. They have embraced skateboarding as a fun outdoor activity that not only teaches them new skills, but also helps their social development as they interact with youngsters from different cultures. That was one of our main objectives and we’re really proud of that,” explains Block. The 2013 Maloof season promises a jampacked schedule of events in the run-up to the championships from 27 to 29 September. Maloof madness kicked off earlier in April with the introduction of the first Friday Night Lights contest at the skate plaza in Kimberley. This weekly event takes place from 19:00 until 22:00 and aims to provide a fun and safe environment for the youth to play and socialize on Friday nights and to skate the amazing course under the lights. Music, lucky draws and a traditional South African braai completes the action. Within the first month, attendance has grown impressively and the feedback from participants has been extremely positive. In addition, the skate park will be introducing a youth skateboarding league in May and will also offer progression measuring to gauge the improvement of skateboarding skills. Kids will be tested in terms of core skateboarding
competencies and progress will be rewarded with fun prizes. An exciting youth music festival is also planned to coincide with National Youth Day in June. Bands and singers can perform in this talent search and stand a chance to win R15 000 in music equipment and other great prizes. The competition is open to high school learners and tertiary students. The two-day festival will feature some of South Africa’s best up-and-coming bands with food, refreshments and vendor booths available. May also sees the start of the Skateboarding for Hope road show backed by Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore. This community outreach campaign will be hitting 13 cities and towns in South Africa with retail partner Boogaloos over the next five months including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kimberley, Durban, Bloemfontein, George, Nelspruit, Soweto, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. Top skateboarders will host demonstrations and coaching clinics to teach kids to skate and invite them to participate in the Kimberley event. At each event, keen skateboarders will be able to skate in a contest to show off their talent with loads of cash prizes, skateboards and apparel up for grabs. Three Grand Slam events will be hosted in Durban, Soweto and Cape Town with huge prize money and the chance to qualify for the amateur contest of the world championship event at stake. “This tour will not only introduce kids to skateboarding, but it also carries an important tourism message, as we want to draw them to Kimberley for the three-day skateboarding spectacular in September. It is the largest outreach of its kind to create tourism awareness at grassroots level,” mentions Block. Three years ago, the Northern Cape became the first host of the Maloof Money Cup skateboarding world championships outside American borders. Thousands of skateboarding enthusiasts and spectators descended on Kimberley to see some of the top skateboarders in the world in action. In September 2012, the world championships were hosted in Kimberley for the second time and once again had a huge impact on the Northern Cape economy with flights and accommodation facilities being fully booked and retailers and restaurants reporting brisk trade. The success of the event has been applauded by youth, their families and community leaders. The television broadcast of the championships was flighted and repeated in more than 130 countries around the globe and a Maloof feature was screened in movie theatres across the United States of America. These media platforms have created a showcase for the Northern Cape and Kimberley as a tourism destination amongst a global audience.
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Mother to four bundles of joy
Baby 1 QUADRUPLETS – and all girls.
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A TIRED Tessa Stone says she got the shock of her life when she heard she was pregnant with four babies. Last week, Stone safely delivered the quadruplet girls via a Caesarean section operation without complications in the Mediclinic Kimberley. Two of the girls are identical. Although at the time of writing the girls did not have names yet, Stone said their names would be a mixture of traditional and English names. The babies weigh 945 g, 980 g, 1 kg and 1, 2 kg respectively. She said the babies’ father, Alec Filander, was initially shocked pale but has since recovered and is now very excited about his instant family. Stone also has a seven-year-old son, Lorenzo, from a previous relationship. “My partner, a policeman at the Galeshewe Police Station, is extremely happy. I am realistic, I realise the babies are now here and have to be cared for,” she said. Stone will for now have to leave her little bundles of joy in the intensive care unit as they have to stay there for at least a month. She found out she was expecting quadruplets when she was eight weeks and two days pregnant. There are two sets of twins on her mother’s side of the family. Denise Coetzee, the Mediclinic Kimberly’s spokesperson, says chances of conceiving quads naturally, especially all of the same gender, are very slim. “The girls are very healthy, not one of them is on a ventilator. Tessa was given medication before her operation to help develop their little lungs. They are breathing on their own,” she said. Stone’s water broke and she was in the early stages of labour. The doctors decided to perform the C-section at 29 weeks. In the last months of her pregnancy, Stone visited the doctor on a weekly basis. “I was very uncomfortable over the last three weeks, I could no longer sleep at night,” she said. She will visit the hospital daily to check on the babies. “I would really love to breastfeed. The doctors will now check if I have enough milk in order for me to feed the babies,” she said.
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SUPERMOM: A tired Tessa Stone after delivering four baby girls in the Mediclinic Kimberley last week. Photo: Emile Hendricks
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THE thought of train loads of asbestos waste from all over the country being dumped in an open cast mine north of the small town of De Aar has residents here up in arms. Transnet must remove asbestos from all its properties across South Africa to prevent possible future health problems. The plan is to remove about 520 000 tons of waste from nine different sites and dump and seal it in the two mines at the town. Residents said they feel the asbestos can endanger people, animals and rare bird species like the black eagle pair that breeds at the site. They say the project is not without risks. Residents also feel the environmental impact process was not conducted widely enough with all residents. They feel the process is going to go ahead even though they are against
it, saying their opposition will simply be brushed aside. Mike Asefovitz, Transnet spokesperson, says they were following legal prescripts to the letter. “Transnet will not do anything irresponsible when it comes to the health and well-being of both people and animals. Without this, we would not have been able to receive a waste disposal licence.” Charel Marais, chairperson of the local residents association, says many questions still remain unanswered. “De Aar has never been contaminated with asbestos and now we are going to become a dumping site. Will Transnet be able to guarantee that the site is safe? “The area is a mere 300 m from the border of the municipal residential area although there are no houses there yet. It will be a problem in the future. The wind blows heavily in De Aar. They cannot guarantee that particles will not be
blown into the air.” Marais also wanted to know whether the site has been classified as a mine. “Is the transportation of the asbestos safe? They cannot guarantee that the bags the asbestos will be put in will not tear. The membrane under the site will not hold forever. We are afraid the asbestos will penetrate the dolomite layer and end up in our drinking water. We suggest the asbestos be taken to old asbestos mines and in each case rehabilitation must take place.” Residents are now left with just over a week to submit their grievances. Asefovitz says all those affected are being consulted. Various government departments are also affected. “We are a state organisation that cannot afford to take chances.” ) Inhalation of asbestos particles causes diseases like asbestosis, lung cancer and thickening of the lung membrane.
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Calling all Free State dance crews } Sidwell Guduka IT is time to put your best foot forward and compete to win some fabulous prizes and the title of South Africa’s Best Dance Crew. Now in its third season, e-tv’s Step Up or Step Out is once more on the prowl for street dancing teams who can pop, lock, krump, pantsula or move their bodies in any way that will amuse and amaze. Those who think they are talented on the dance floor are invited to come and strutt their stuff to impress a panel of judges at auditions to be held at the Bloemfontein Showgrounds’ Iris Hall on Saturday. “We are hard at work to ensure that the new season unearths dynamic talent that will not only showcase Mzansi’s ever changing dance culture, but also deliver great entertainment value for South African TV audiences. We are certainly pushing the envelope in the new season of Step Up or Step Out,” Monde Twala, e-tv channel head, told Express. The popular DJ Euphonik will take a place at the judging table alongside the multi-talented Khabonina Qubeka and the dance legend Emile Jansen. The deck-spinning maestro will be joined by two new faces on the show – hip-hop icon Slikour who replaces Dalen Lance as presenter, and co-presenter, the petite Y-FM powerhouse Tumi Voster. Arthur Mafokate, the renowned kwaito artist and producer who has played a key role in unearthing and mentoring some
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of the dancers who have appeared on the show over the past two years, will be missed. He will be moving on to pursue other career opportunities. “Although we will miss Arthur and Dalen’s valuable contribution to the show, we are excited to announce that Euphonik, Slikour and Tumi Voster will be joining the Step Up or Step Out journey to bring viewers the best of local street culture,” Sivan Pillay, Endemol managing director, said. “We are positive that the addition of the three new faces to the team will be gladly received by viewers. Slikour will bring street cred and wit to the show whilst speaking the language of the youth. Tumi is funky, young, knowledgeable, funny and sassy. “She’s got her finger on the pulse when it comes to music, dance, and fashion and is one of South Africa’s fastest rising stars. From a judging perspective, Euphonik will focus on music interpretation and overall performance value. His international exposure to music and dance puts him in a league unparallelled by many,” Pillay added. Season 3 of the show premiers on Sunday, 23 June, on e-tv at 18:05. Meanwhile, the much-anticipated auditions start at 12:00. For registration, dancers can logon to www.etv.co.za or alternatively they can register at the venue on the day of the auditions.
THE judges are from the left Themba “Euphonik” Nkosi, Khabonina Qubeka and Emile Jansen.
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Bus tragedy commemorated } Tladi Moloi
HERO: Len Slabbert from Bethlehem who helped eight of the ten Cosatuaffiliated trade unionists who were involved on the Saulspoort Dam bus disaster that killed 51 people in 2003. Photo: Tladi Moloi
1 MAY 2013 marked ten years since the Saulspoort Dam bus disaster that killed 51 Cosatu-affiliated trade unionists who were travelling from Kimberley to a major May Day rally in Qwaqwa when a bus plunged into the Saulspoort Dam near Bethlehem in the Eastern Free State. Only ten people who were in the bus survived what could be the worst road accident in South African history that year. Len Slabbert, who hails from Bethlehem, was a hero as he played a pivotal role in rescuing eight people who survived the tragedy. Slabbert was invited to this year’s celebration which was hosted in the Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem to celebrate a decade with Cosatu. He was happy to be part of the celebration and added that what made him more proud was the fact that he had saved some of the people who were involved in the tragedy. “We are celebrating 10 years of people who were trying to fight for the good course. 1 May
2003 is a day that no one will forget. It was an immense tragedy for all of us,” he said. Slabbert said it was an honour for him to help people who were in great distress. He said it was a cold morning. When he was informed about the accident, he could not believe what had happened. “I had to go there to make sure if what I had been told was true. When I arrived I saw people standing in the water while others where on top of the bus. People who were standing on the bus were cold, wet and could not talk. I went home to fetch a boat so that I could save them. It was not as easy to save them as one could think because the people where desperate to reach land,” he narrated. Slabbert said when he came closer to them they all wanted to jump on the boat but he told them to wait and promised that he would save them all. “I took the first four and I went back for the last four people. “While I was saving people the second tragedy happened as the ambulance overturned on its way to the dam. We will remember you,” he said.
Couple hijacked POLICE in Kuruman are on the hunt for four men who allegedly shot and robbed a 39-year-old man and his fiancé on Saturday evening. According to police information, the couple had driven their vehicle onto a gravel road off Main Street at about 19:00. About 500 m further they stopped the vehicle to eat. Four unknown men emerged from the bushes and surprised them and held them at gunpoint and demanded money and cellphones. They then forced the driver of the car to give his bank pin number, which resulted in two of the suspects remaining with the couple while the other two drove into town with the complainant’s vehicle to withdraw the cash. When they realised that there was no money in the ATM, they telephonically contacted their accomplices and informed them that there was no money. One of the suspects then shot the Vryburg man in his shoulder. It is further alleged that the suspects returned to the gravel road and shoved the couple into the boot of the car. The couple were driven a long distance and were dropped off near Battlemont Village past Mothibistad where they managed to flag down a passing vehicle which gave them a lift to Mothibistad. The white 1990 BMW is still missing and the four suspects have not yet been arrested. The injured man was taken to the Kuruman Hospital where he was later transferred to Klerksdorp for surgery to his shoulder.
Kathu miners in court again } Ilse Watson TWO of the 14 mineworkers arrested last year at Kathu’s Sishen Iron Ore Mine were on Monday acquitted on all charges in the town’s Magistrate’s Court. The other 12 accused must appear again on 2 July in the same court to face charges of public violence. The workers were arrested in October after the strike that brought production at the mine to a halt for three weeks. Altogether 40 protesters, including two women, were arrested and equipment worth an estimated R3 billion was recovered after the workers had staged a sit-in in the mine shaft for more than a week. They used trucks to prevent people from accessing the mine shaft. In a finely planned operation involving about 200 police officers, mine security and a private security company, the workers were retrieved from the shaft in the early hours of the morning. The workers who appeared on Monday are accused of failing to attend court hearings. They are also accused of failing to heed a court order to leave the mine.
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Staff reach out to needy family } Boipelo Mere WHEN the story of Regina van Nel (41) from Roodepan’s cry for help was published in a local newspaper, it touched people’s hearts, especially the staff of the Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison (DSTL) who prompted to assist. Van Nel needs to undergo an urgent operation, but can’t afford it, nor is she able to care for her four children due to her unexplainable condition. She weighs an estimated 385 kg and is trapped in her house, unable to care for herself or her children. Doctors had not been able to determine the cause of her condition, but suggested she underwent surgery. The operation is estimated at R8 000 and she is unemployed, on a social grant and unable to pay for the operation. She needed aid with food, clothing, to pay her electricity and provide for her children. Of the four children, three are still in school while the eldest had to leave school to care for her mother and the household. The matter was raised to the staff members through the department’s Communications and the Section for Special Programmes. Upon hearing of Van Nel’s plight, the staff, without hesitation, reached into their pockets to lend a helping hand to a very appreciative Van Nel. “We visited the family to determine their needs and raised funds amongst the staff members to help the family meet their basic needs. “We managed to raise funds amongst colleagues who were more than eager to help with groceries, cleaning material and toiletries, amongst others, which we delivered to the family,” said Keitumetse Moticoe, the communications officer at the Department of Transport, Safety and Liaison. Katz, Roof and Bricks, a local business, donated a front door for the family’s home which was installed by staff members Vuyo Ndlela, Vincent Sebotsa and Hippo Boikanyo. Having brought their personal tools they did the door installation. The staff members also assisted with fixing other doors in the house and checked what else they could assist with. Expressing her appreciation, Van Nel said she was grateful for the help and care shown by the department and its staff. She said the door would help in ensuring their safety as her door was not only unsafe and broken, but exposed them to winds and rain. “When it rains water used to come through the door so that will now change. “Now that it is winter, the house used to get even colder because of the wind that would enter through the broken door, but with the new door, at least the wind is kept outside and the house can get a bit warmer. “We are so grateful for all the help we have received from the department and the grocery donations.”
HIPPO BOIKANYO, assisted by his col leagues, busy fixing a door at Van Nel’s house in Roodepan.
REGINA VAN NEL (41) expressed her gratitude to the DTSL staff after they had extended a helping hand.
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Festival has entertainment for all
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IN addition to celebrating its thirteenth year this year, the Vryfestival was recently named as one of the four most popular festivals in South Africa in the kykNET Fiestas. In the 2012 festival research respondents voted for this festival as their favourite festival to attend. Most respondents said they visited the festival more than four times in the last 12 years and almost all of the respondents said the festival offers good value. “This year we will host all performances and concerts on the campus of the University of the Free State so festivalgoers can save fuel by finding a place to park and walking to all the venues where your programme choices occur,” Roxanne Konco, Vryfestival marketing manager, said and added that access to the festival site and arts market remained free. “If you want to encourage your English-speaking friends to come to the festival, there are enough items on the programme to keep them satisfied. If we speak of productions that are in English from start to finish then we talk about drama productions such as Chasing Laughter, Rainbow Scars and
the psychological thriller The Three Little Pigs.” The theme of Chasing Laughter, a production done by the University of the Free State’s drama department, is xenophobic attacks. Rainbow Scars is about complex relationships in the new South Africa that the scriptwriter Mike van Graan wrote with scoops of humour. The awardwinning Lara Bye is the director. Three Little Pigs is a psychological thriller is booked for the Edinburgh Festival, Amsterdam and London. It also has the Word Trophy for the best play on the recent US Word Festival. This pig story is about the murder of two good pigs. A wolf, the prime suspect in the double murder, is still at large and would also kill the third pig. Tara Notcutt directs the Cape production and Rob van Vuuren, James Cairns and Albert Pretorius play the pig roles. Two English productions that should be high on your list, are Big Top Burlesque (song and dance) by SA Burlesk and Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player. The date of the Vryfestival is from 9 July to 14 July at the University of the Free State.
Alkantpan, a division of the Research and Development Department, located in the Northern Cape, 300 km away from Kimberley, has the following vacancies for which applications are invited from people meeting the qualification and experience requirements below. Alkantpan is an all-purpose ballistic test range in the central part of South Africa and is involved in the testing of gun systems, etc. Qualified personnel form a multidisciplinary team, a factor that contributes to the success of the Division.
Senior Technician (Workshop) The successful candidate will lead the workshop team in preparing, fabricating, maintaining and transporting test support items. He/she will also be responsible for maintaining infrastructure, building, and water reticulation systems according to procedures, regulatory requirements and client requirements. Resposibilities: • Supervise the preparation, maintenance and fabrication of test support items, ie test target frames and structures from technical drawings and free-hand sketches • Supervise and conduct workshop activities as per operational requirements • Ensure the safe operation of workshop, earthmoving and lifting equipment • Control the preventive maintenance schedule of infrastructure, equipment and vehicles to reduce downtime, especially of single resource equipment • Control, coordinate and administer operational and safety risk in the workshop • Initiate, generate and update procedures that reduce the occurrence of risks • Prepare submissions and orders, and present them for approval to the appropriate Authorisation Committees • Supervise and control the technical and financial schedule of workshop projects • Provide assistance for the preparation of quotations as and when required • Provide training of personnel in the safe handling of equipment, plant and machinery • Perform other related duties as required • Operate within the Occupational, Health and Safety Act and Regulations • Operate within the Environmental Act and Regulations • Act in the capacity of Manager: Support Services and Maintenance when so designated. Requirements: • NTC 6/T3 Mechanical • 3-5 years’ relevant work experience • Experience in Management at a Supervisory level • Ability to identify and mitigate risk occurrence • Technical thinker with problem-solving and analytical abilities • Experience in and knowledge of test items and steel structure fabrication (target frames) • Good interpersonal, communication, planning and organising skills • Computer literacy • Valid driver’s licence. (Ref. 9911779)
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The successful candidate will convey dangerous goods, weapons, ammunition and client-furnished items by road safely, and in accordance with procedures, regulatory requirements and to the client’s satisfaction. He/she will also operate workshop, material handling and lifting equipment to provide test support during fabrication of test-required material and provide general support. Responsibilities: • Safely convey dangerous goods, weapons, ammunition and clientfurnished items • Transport personnel and clients safely • Operate workshop tools safely during the fabrication of items required for tests • Operate material handling equipment safely • Operate lifting equipment safely • Provide the necessary support when preparing and erecting test support items • Provide assistance during the maintenance of infrastructure, water reticulation systems, buildings, vehicles and equipment • Conduct preventive maintenance on equipment, vehicles and the facility • Supervise limited-hour labourers during infrastructure maintenance and test support • Operate vehicles and equipment transporting sewage within safety regulations • Collect and deliver domestic waste to landfill site • Assist clients with test equipment requirements. Requirements: • Grade 12 or equivalent • 3-5 years’ relevant work experience • Time and work management skills • Ability to identify and report risk • Knowledge of SANDF depot locations • Good interpersonal and communication skills • Valid Code C or EC driver’s licence • Valid PRDP recommended for conveyance of dangerous goods by road. (Ref. 9911765) Please e-mail a detailed CV, clearly stating the reference number and position you are applying for in the subject heading, to careers@armscor.co.za by no later than 24 May 2013. Do not enclose copies of your Identity Document or qualifications with your application. Late applications will not be considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to psychometric assessment, an appropriate reference check, verification of personal data and security clearance as part of the selection process. Should you not hear from us within a month of forwarding your CV, consider your application to be unsuccessful. Please note that appointment to these positions is subject to obtaining/maintaining a positive security clearance. In line with Armscor’s commitment to complying with the Employment Equity Act, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply. www.humanjobs.co.za
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THE 3 South African Infantry Battalion (3SAI) held a Freedom of the City parade in Kimberley on Monday with approximately 600 troops marching from the city hall to the civic offices. The officer in command of 3 SAI, Col Arthur Nziweni, and Anges Ntlhangula, the executive mayor, conducted a troop inspection before the soldiers marched through the city. Photo: Emile Hendricks/Photo24
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) Ajax Cape Town vs Golden Arrows at Athlone Stadium. ) Amazulu vs Chippa United at Moses Mabhida Stadium. ) Platinum Stars vs SuperSport United at Royal Bafokeng Stadium.
EYES ON THE BALL: Tumelo Mogapi of Bloemfontein Celtic (right) and Katlego Mashego of Free State Stars during their match on Saturday. Photo: Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix
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} Sidwell Guduka THE ever-improving Bloemfontein Celtic travel to Soweto on Saturday for their meeting with Moroka Swallows looking to secure a top-four finish on the log. The match takes place at the Dobsonville Stadium and kick-off is at 15:00. Lying fifth on the table and with only one match to spare before end of the season, Celtic must beat Swallows and hope that Bidvest Wits – who are sitting one place ahead of them – drop all points against the underachieving side Mamelodi Sundowns at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on the same afternoon. The Free State giants have collected 41 points from 29 matches. The Clever Boys have amassed 43 points after the same number of games and they have a better goal difference. “It is going to be a tough match for us. Hopefully we will get a good result there. We want to finish the season in a respectable position. We have a top four as a target. Everybody knows a top four gives you a home draw in the MTN 8, which is what we want,” Clinton Larsen, Celtic coach, told Express. “We are going into our last match of the season with an outside chance to achieve our goal. However, this will be determined by how we play against Swallows and the outcome of the match between Wits and Sundowns. Secondly, we are just a point behind Platinum Stars in the Q-innovation. If we had beaten Free State
Stars, we would have been on top of the Qinnovation log. So, we are going to the Swallows game with a lot to play for. We want to win the Q3,” Larsen said. The Dube Birds are not playing badly, but they have been blowing hot and cold this season. Their topeight place is not guaranteed yet. They
have to collect maximum points this weekend. Swallows are seventh on the table with 39 points from 29 outings. Sundowns and Ea Lla Koto are breathing down their necks in position 8 and 9 with 38 points respectively. The Bethlehem side should easily beat NFD-bound
Black Leopards at the Goble Park Stadium. Lidoda Dhuvha’s failure to collect a single point out of a possible nine in their last three games is hardly the form that will threaten Stars. Steve Komphela, Stars coach, knows they can’t afford to drop points if they want to finish the season inside the R1 mil-
lion bracket. “We have to beat Leopards and we’ll be back in the top-eight again,” Komphela said. The championselect Kaizer Chiefs will end their campaign against University of Pretoria at the Mbombela Stadium, while Orlando Pirates will host Maritzburg United at the Orlando Stadium.
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Errors cost us points, says Naka } Sidwell Guduka NAKA DROTSKÉ, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach, admitted bad errors had cost his side points against the Hurricanes at the Free State Stadium on Friday. His troops, who went to the break tied at 12-12 against the visitors, gave away two soft tries in the second stanza which cost them
the match. The full-time score was 39-34 in favour of the visitors. “We created plenty of good scoring chances in the first half, but we could not convert them. We gave away two tries on the platter and we got punished. So we have ourselves to blame for the loss,” Drotské told Express. “Tactically we didn’t play well on Friday. We lacked intensity in the opening 10 to 15
minutes. We started giving away penalties which is something we didn’t want to do. But we’ll rectify all our mistakes at training this week,” he said. “Before the game, we said the Hurricanes were one of the best teams in the competition when it came to counter attacks. If you kick the ball you’ve got to kick it out or contest the ball. We gave them too many bad
MY BALL: Raymond Rhule of the Cheetahs (white jersey) tussles for the ball with the Hurricanes players.
Photo: Emile Hendricks/Photo24
kicks which ended up in tries,” he added. The Cheetahs missed out on the opportunity to go to the top of the South African conference log because the Bulls – who are sitting on the summit of the table – had a bye last week. “The fact that we lost the match is disappointing. All credit to the Hurricanes. They played well on the night and deserved full points. In my opinion, we gave the game away with a lot of mistakes and two soft tries. It is very important that we keep our heads high and learn from our mistakes,” the coach said. On Saturday, the Cheetahs welcome the Reds to the Free State Stadium at 19:10. “Our loss to the Hurricanes is water under the bridge. We have shifted our focus on the next match against the Reds. It’s not going to be an easy tie because they are a very good team. “It’s our home game and we have to win it. We have always played well against them in Bloemfontein. I’m confident we’ll bounce back to our winning ways at their expense.” Despite their loss on Friday, the Cheetahs are still second on the South African conference table and seventh on the combined log. Drotské is adamant his side could still win the local conference. “We still have five games to play. Three of those matches will be played in Bloemfontein. We have to win all of them. The other two are against the Kings in Port Elizabeth and the Stormers in Cape Town. A lot can still happen. The Bulls still have to play the Sharks twice and the Stormers at Newlands.”