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‘The reason our beautiful city has lost its sparkle is because people are used to littering.’ – Sylvia Lucas
FROM the left are Col Gog Richards, the MEC of Environment and Nature Conservation, Sylvia Lucas, and the Sol Plaatje mayor, Agnes Ntlangula, who will also get their hands dirty to keep the city clean. Photo: Boipelo Mere
Kby needs its sparkle } Boipelo Mere RESIDENTS of the Sol Plaatje Municipality are urged to dirty their hands by separating their refuse and recycling. This is in order to help prevent illegal dumping, which has become a nightmare to the city. Agnes Ntlangula, the Sol Plaatje mayor, admitted to the fact that although there were municipal trucks, they were not enough. Whilst emphasising waste separation, the provincial MEC for the Department of Nature Conserva-
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tion, Sylvia Lucas, highlighted that the municipality had to ensure that communities were provided with bins. The issues surrounding the littered streets of Kimberley were highlighted during the launch of the Clean-up Campaign where members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) also offered assistance. Both the MEC and the mayor admitted to not winning in efforts to keep the city clean the past few years. The campaign, which is expected
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to cover the CBD and selected hotspots in the township, is said to run in two phases – March and May. Thereafter it is expected to run once every quarter. More than 1 500 people ranging from government department staff, EPWPs, NGOs, SANDF members, NOCCI and the African Bank joined hands with the Sol Plaatje Municipality in the campaign. The municipal traffic police, military police and the municipal disaster management team also offered assistance. As the taxi rank was identified as
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one of the hot-spots, the Taxi Association agreed to a partnership and pledged to support the campaign. Lucas said that the campaign was an opportunity for government and businesses to work together as earners would also have the opportunity to paint the bins. “The culture of littering needs to be addressed. “The reason our beautiful city has lost its sparkle is because people are used to littering. “We need an effort that will work for us, even if it means using the Eco-schools Project to encourage
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communities to be cautious of the environment and stop illegal dumping,” emphasised the MEC. She pointed out that a lack of budget to train people in creating awareness was also a problem. “Kimberley has turned into a landfill. I cannot brag about it to anyone anymore. “For the community to say there are no refuse bins, is not an excuse. We have to work together to keep our city clean,” said Ntlangula. “Cleanliness begins at home. That is where awareness needs to start,” continued Ntlangula.
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Women chosen for journalism programme
Children need help } Boipelo Mere
THE Blinkklip Lekgotla in Postmasburg successfully launched a bold and innovative youth development programme with the purpose to strengthen the voice of social justice in the Tsantsabane municipal area. Three unemployed and academically deserving matriculants from Tsantsabane were selected to receive training as community reporters. Refilwe Lekwene, Vuyiswa Van der Post and Goitseone Chweu cannot wait to experience the world of journalism. This is all thanks to Nomulwethu Construction in partnership with Blinkklip Lekgotla who made the programme a success. The elated trio has already started with a tailor-made course under the tutorship of Hendré Jacobs the project’s coordinator at Blinkklip Lekgotla. The course provided to them will cover fields like writing and editing of news reports, structure and different types of reports, basic grammar, typography, newspaper layout, desktop research, social media, interviewing skills, communication law and basic photographic skills. Jacobs has lately been writing articles about his community, Postmasburg, for local publications. “This is my way of ploughing back into the community,” Jacobs said. He holds vast experience in print media, inter alia, advertising, marketing and jour- FROM the left are Refilwe Lekwene, Vuyiswa van der Post and Goitseone Chweu who were chosen for the 2013 Youth Reporter Programme and are looking forward to field nalism. In addition, Refilwe, Vuyiswa and Goit- work as reporters. seone have also been enrolled for a commu- the process of soliciting the services of a come true as I am amongst the first group nity journalism course at Unisa. service provider to train them in basic pho- to be afforded this opportunity,” says LeThe youth reporters also attended a work- tography with special focus on action, wed- kwene. shop from 13 to 15 March in Pretoria to give dings and social photography. Goitseone Chweu is looking forward to them practical exposure to print media. An ecstatic Refilwe says she is very happy becoming the voice of her community as A brand-new camera has been purchased about the opportunity. since her childhood she has been a curious for the students and Blinkklip Lekgotla is in “Blinkklip Lekgotla is making my dream person.
POLICE in the Northern Cape have raised concerns over the number of rape and sexually related cases being reported in the province. In a press release by Col Priscilla Naidu from the provincial media centre they revealed that children as young as 15 years old are involved in most cases, either as perpetrators or victims of crime. They highlighted that adult women and female children were also being targeted when they leave taverns during the early hours of the morning. The SAPS sends out a warning to tavern owners to stop allowing children, who are usually found either drinking or in the company of adults in their taverns. “We will not hesitate to charge tavern owners who are operating outside the stipulations of their liquor license,” stated Naidu. Parents are urged to know where their children are at all times or otherwise they will also be charged in terms of the Child Care Act if their children are found in bars and taverns. “Rape is a crime that mainly happens behind closed doors and out of the public eye. It usually becomes difficult for children to report sexual abuse as in most cases they are very young and do not even understand what has happened. “Therefore parents have an obligation to report any forms of alleged sexual abuse against their children to the police. Failure to do so will also result in criminal cases being opened against them.” The police further encourages everyone to play a role in combatting this scourge and the community not to “turn a blind eye” but to report the alleged abuse as well as the abusers.
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Know your rights THE Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is expected to celebrate World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Warrenton under the theme Consumer Justice Now on 27 March. The celebration will be one of the nation-wide campaigns that are celebrated in all provinces under the leadership of Consumer International that is based in the United Kingdom (UK). The celebration is a collaboration between ICASA and industry stakeholders, local government authorities and local traditional leaders throughout the country. The campaign will put more emphasis on universal service and access to communication services, quality of service, consumer choice, consumer protection regulations, complaints handling procedure, benefits derived from compliance by operators, as well as opportunities available in respect of Corporate Social Investments (CSI) offered by the licensees. According to ICASA, the campaigns will be enriched with consumer protection messages with an emphasis on the rights of consumers.
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To wow crowd ZAHARA (left) and Lira (right) are reported to be in the line-up of artists who will be performing at the Diamonds and Dorings Jazz Festival. Photos: Supplied
KEDISALETSE WILLIAMS, the provincial manager of Seda, during her presentation at the annual stakeholders meeting at Kalahari Lodge. Photo: Boipelo Mere
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} Boipelo Mere WORK done by the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) in the province looks good. This is after their annual report statistics indicated that there is growth in the number of SMME’s that they assist. According to the presentation, 473 new clients on whom assessments were done, were registered in the year 2012. A total of 85% of these clients are reported to be satisfied with the quality of serv-
ices that they had received from Seda. The performance report also indicated that the SMME’s number is not only increasing, but they are making profit as well. This was reported during a presentation done by the provincial manager of Seda, Kedisaletse Williams, during a recent stakeholders meeting at Kalahari Lodge. Williams further revealed that introspection to change the mere 3% of disabled people who own businesses, as compared to others, has to be done. “We have to put our heads together and do assess-
ment to get a breakthrough to the disabled people,” reported Williams. She further highlighted that the agency exceeded the expected amount of 20% of the SMME’s that applied for funding by successfully assisting 50% of them with funding. She said 74% of the clients graduated from converting their businesses from informal to formal businesses. According to Seda, they applauded themselves for their achievement in providing 100% of their clients evaluations by business advisors.
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Tannie Maria turned 110 } Boipelo Mere THE DA made Maria Fredericks’ day by paying her a surprise visit at hospital on her 110th birthday. The special visit was conducted by the DA operations manager in the BoKaroo, Desiree Voster, who also had a surprise birthday cake specially delivered. Tannie Maria is originally from Groblershoop and is the oldest person reported in the province. She landed in hospital after breaking her arm and hip during a fall, but is reported to be doing well. She was born in 1903 in the Groblershoop District where she also met her husband and only love, Hendrik Fredericks, who passed away in 1986 already. The couple were blessed with seven
children, 30 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. According to the granny she has never worked in her life and was a housewife who looked after her children. Giving a word of advise to today’s children, Tannie Maria said: “You have to respect your parents in order to have longer living days”. During her birthday party she enjoyed her big birthday cake that was sponsored by the DA.
TANNIE MARIA in bed with her birthday cake celebrating her birthday in hospital with family members and on the right Karen de Kock, a DA MPL, and Wilma Adams, a DA councillor. Photo: Supplied
Treated to a dog display and tour KATLEGO SOHLEZI (11) of Kimberley saw his dream come true when he was treated with a dog display and a tour through the K9 Unit, as well as a visit to the Mounted Unit of the SAPS. Although he has a life-threatening illness after being diagnosed with a blood disorder, he is very positive. One of his dreams is to become a policeman at the Kimberley K9 Unit. Katlego’s dream was made a reality by the Provincial Commissioner of the police in the Northern Cape, Lieutenant General Janet Basson, the K9 Unit in conjunction with the Reach for a Dream Foundation. With him is Detective Urgeo Cloete from the Mounted Unit SAPS. Photo: Supplied
Roads soon constructed GRIZELDA CJIEKELLA, acting premier of the Northern Cape, is expected to launch the construction of much demanded roads in Kuruman worth R1,3 billion. The identified roads with a distance of close to 60 km are the ones of Samsokol to Laxey and Heiso to Dithakong Road in Kuruman. The acting premier will be flanked by Connie Molusi, the chairperson of the Sisheng Iron Ore Community Development Trust, a delegation from the provincial departments, including Patric Mabilo, the MEC of Safety and Liaison, and Kenny Mmoiemang, the MEC of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The sod turning ceremony will take place in Glen Road, Kuruman.
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Time for catching up FRIENDS of the former premier and current minister of Energy, Dipuo Peters (third from the left), saw the State of the Province Address as a reunion and chatted and laughed the day away. Photo: Boipelo Mere
New pope a humble man } Boipelo Mere
THE minute Pope Benedict famously stepped aside as leader of the most powerful church on earth, Catholics all over the world started offering rosary prayers, praying for wisdom in the election of the new pope. The Galeshewe congregation joined the world in praying day and night for the hand of God in choosing the best cardinal for a pope. Father Jebetle of the Galeshewe Congregation is as elated as everyone else about the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the pope and he is even more impressed by the new pope’s choice of name, Francis of Assisi. Many expected to see the congregation of Galeshewe gathering in praise for the new appointment, but no. They just held their regular mass last week Thursday, the day of the appointment. Asked by Northern Cape Express when there would be an African pope, Jebetle answered that there had been African popes before. A search on Google showed that The Book of Pontiffs listed three African popes: Pope Victor as 13th, Pope Melchiades as 32th and Pope Gelasices as the 49th pope. According to Jebetle, Francis was a good leader who lived a life of the poor. Similarly the present pope is the most humble and for the poor. “He is the first pope to use the name Francis so there will be no number after his name,’’ said Jebetle. “God has blessed us as a church and we are grateful for Pope Francis of Assisi,’’ Jebetle said as he prepared for mass. The Vatican and the world is abuzz with stories relating to the newly-appointed Pope Francis of Assisi. The most talked about was when the pontiff surprised all and sundry by going to a hotel he was staying in, to collect his luggage and bags. He went in, greeted staff and insisted on paying his hotel bill. The Vatican believes that it is his way of being a good example of what priests and bishops should do. Father Pawel Rytel-Andrianik was quoted as saying that the 76-year-old pope was a reg-
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FATHER JOSHUA JEBETLE of the Galeshewe Congregation. ular in that hotel and held himself in the most humble. It was not easy to recognise him as a cardinal. “He never asked for a car, although he could have done so. He always took the metro train or walked,” said Rytel-Andrianik. In Argentina and the Americas where the pope was born as Jorge Bergoglio, millions of Catholics praised the election of one of their own as a pope to the extent that Diego Maradona compared the election to a goal he scored against England in 1986. “Everybody in Argentina can remember ‘the hand of God’ in the England match in the 1986 World Cup. Now, in my country, the hand of God has brought us an Argentinian pope,” Maradona was quoted to have said. Maradona is the one who coined the famous hand of God notion after he had scored a goal using his hand in 1986. Equally when the 266th pope raised his hand in benediction, the best-selling newspaper in England described the raised hand as the hand of God.
THE Fatima Congregation held their normal mass last week Thursday after the announcement of their new pope. Photos: Boipelo Mere
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AN official from the Health Department conducting a health test.
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Health tests done } Boipelo Mere THE Head of Department (HOD) for the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in the Northern Cape, Faisal Aysen, says his department’s intention is to get all of his staff members active for generations to come. Aysen addressed this to government officials during the provincial launch of Employee Health Screening. The provincial department was selected out of nine other provincial government departments to pilot the programme for this month. The programme is aimed at, amongst others, maintaining the physical, mental and social well-being in all occupations. The launch was preceded by an aerobic session and a drama performance about HIV/ Aids by the University of Stellenbosch (US). The Health Department ran various tests
in body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, glucose (sugar), cholesterol, HIV/Aids, eye testing, sexually transmitted infection (STIs), screening and information on Government Employee Medical Aid Scheme (GEMS) amongst others. The programme is set to continue in the form of individual health screening for all government employees by appointment for March. Aysen commended a department official, 63-year-old Nompumelelo Gaswint, for winning the 2012, 5.2 km Chief Albert Luthulirun. Gaswint was also applauded for completing her matric last year at the age of 62. He applauded and thanked officials from the Sports Directorate for starting to change people’s lives through aerobic sessions conducted every morning and afternoon in Galeshewe.
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Excited to be part of cricket game THE Flamingo Primary School pupils and KFC ambassador Palesa Meko got the opportunity to take part in the prematch coin toss for the Ram Slam T20 Challenge between the Chevrolet Knights and Chevrolet Warriors at the De Beers Diamond Oval Cricket Stadium last month. The KFC Mini-Cricket team mates were also excited to have met their heroes during the game where they were ball girls and boys. Pictured are the team mates with Meko and a teacher before the game. Photo: Supplied
Teams from afar ready for action } Hendrè Jacobs THIS year’s Tsantsabane Football Tournament promises to be the mother of all tournaments as the draw for the participating 16 teams has already taken place in Postmasburg. Lebogang Daniels, the deputy secretary of the Tsantsabane Local Football Association (TSALFA), said that the soccer contestation, which is a partnership between Blinkklip Lekgotla and TSALFA, will also be hosted in Postmasburg and will see spectacular teams from as far as Kuruman, Black Rock and Griekwastad being hosted by the small mining town. The format of the tournament of which the matches will be played on a 90-minute knock-out basis, will apply strict Fifa rules with no disruption of matches being permitted. The matches. The tournament came after the
2012 Tsantsabane Youth survey revealed that soccer was the most supported sport weighing 49%, followed by rugby which is 6%. First-prize winners of the tournament will scoop a whopping R30 000, a trophy and gold medals. Second prize will win R20 000 and silver medals whilst third prize will get R15 000 and bronze medals. Fourth-prize winners will be awarded with R10 000, and a further R2 500 for reaching the quarter finals. All teams will be receiving tournament T-shirts whereby man of the match and top goal scorer will also be awarded.
LEBOGANG DANIELS, Themba Mfana and Mack Jacobs conducting the draw for the 2013 Easter Football Tournament to be held in Tsantsabane. Photo: Supplied
Nominate a deserving sports star ARE you good at sport, or is someone in your school or place of education good at sport? Are you a young coach who is coaching future stars? Are you getting people active at your school, community or gym? We want to hear from you and make you famous. In 2008 Z PR and SuperSport identified the need amongst the youth to get more active. With this in mind SuperSport and Let’s Play, in association with Media24’s Express Group, have launched a special initiative: We want to find and give recognition to learners at either primary or high school who excel in sport or who are helping others to be more active. The SuperSport Let’s Play Star of the Month is a competition for anyone aged 6 to 18. You can nominate yourself or be nominated by a friend, or by any teacher, lecturer or coach at your school or place of education. You can even be nominated by a family member or friend who knows how good you are. The winner is chosen from all the nominations received for that month. The monthly winner will receive a Let’s Play hamper filled with goodies. From all the entries we receive each month
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