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THE members of the Mdake family pose at Nhlekwa Michael Mdake’s tombstone after its unveiling.
THE heartbroken Dumisane Mdake and his mother, Grace, show the grave after the stone was stolen. Photos: Tladi Moloi
Thieves steal from dead
} Tladi Moloi
THIEVES have no respect for the dead and they seem to be stealing everything they can lay their eyes on. They are now even stealing from the dead. The Mdake family, who hails from Warden, is in tears after Nhlekwa Michael Mdake’s tombstone was stolen. Nhlekwa, who was the father of the family, died in 2001. His tombstone was recently stolen from the Warden graveyard, situated north of Warden on the Bethlehem road.
According to the family, the stolen tombstone was worth R22 000 and it only stood there for about 17 months. Dumisane Mdake (45), a child of the late Nhlekwa Michael Mdake, said they had no clue who could have stolen it. He said it did not look like the person who took it was just destroying it. “I am suspecting the owners of the mortuary or the manufacturers of the tombstones. When I look at the part which is left, I can tell that the person who took it off was a professional,” he said. Dumisane said it was possible that
it could have been sold to another person. “One could ask, out of all the stones in the graveyard, why did he choose that one?” Grace Mdake (72), the deceased’s widow, said through the tears, “I have been hurting ever since it was stolen. I have never visited the graveyard to talk to my husband.” Grace said they visited him one Easter and the stone was still there. She said when they came for the second time, a while later, it was nowhere to be found. “One of my children, who wanted
to talk to his father, requested me to go there with him and when we drove through the gate, I saw that something was wrong. “I said to him, ‘There is no stone on your father’s grave’. He requested me to stay in the car and went closer,” she said. They drove to the Warden Police Station to report the theft. “I was hurt even more when the police did not even bother to go with us and have a look at the situation.” Grace, a mother of five, said the expensive tombstone was bought by her children, who told her it was the
way to thank their father. She said Mdake, who raised his children well and educated them, did not have a chance to eat the fruits of the trees he planted as he died soon after some of them started working. Sgt. Mmako Mophiring of the police confirmed that charges were laid and added that two cases of malicious damage to property were being investigated. No one has been arrested thus far. “We are still investigating the case and are hoping to arrest the suspect soon,” he said.
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Motsepe millions to uplift many } Tladi Moloi THE Motsepe Foundation has made available R12 million for the Free State out of the R500 million which has been allocated to the country by the foundation for the next three to five years. As announced earlier, the Motsepe Foundation will allocate R500 million over the next three to five years throughout the country to initiate and support long-term sustainable development and upliftment projects in partnership with local residents and their communities. According to Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson and founder of the foundation, the Thabo Mofutsanyana District and Mangaung Metro will share the donated millions with each receiving R6 million. He announced this when he was addressing hundreds of people who had gathered at the Tshiya Resource Centre in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa, last Tuesday. The R500 million will be split like this: R100 million each for education, women co-operatives and businesses, youth co-operatives, SME’s and businesses, sports, music and arts, in partnership with churches, traditional authorities, workers and other charitable and community development organisations. Motsepe said they wanted to build the Thabo Mofutsanyana Motsepe Foundation Forum in Qwaqwa. He added that they would work with them to make sure that they reduce poverty and unemployment in the district. “If you check the level of poverty and unemployment, you realise the money was not enough because there are too many people. So we took that R6 million and invited other business people to help,” he said. He said they wanted their forum and the one which is going to be built to meet and chat on how to allocate the money which was made available for the district. “We are going to help all the provinces in the country. However, we can’t help all people but
‘‘We gladly accept the initiative taken by the foundation to lend help to our communities in order to be able to emerge from the ashes of poverty and the doldrums of despair,” Mzangwa said.
GOLDEN HEART: Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson and founder of the Motsepe Foundation, was captured during his address at the Tshiya Resource Centre in Phuthaditjahaba, Qwaqwa. Photo: Tladi Moloi if we work together as businesspeople, we can make a difference in the lives of our people. With the little that we have, we should help one another to create jobs for our people. Our youth are sitting at home because they are unemployed,” he said. Balekile Mzangwa, the executive mayor of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipali-
ty, said it was a great honour and privilege for the people of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District to be granted such a rare opportunity to form a partnership with one of South Africa’s successful black businessman towards the advancement of their lives. “We gladly accept the initiative taken by the foundation to lend help to our communities in
order to be able to emerge from the ashes of poverty and doldrums of despair,” he said. “As we welcome the foundation in our district, we strongly believe that the path we shall chart here today will take us to a long lasting relationship, which will see our community benefiting and ultimately being able to sustain itself,” Mzangwa concluded.
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AWARDED: Capt. Thokozile Mohale from Clarens, Capt. Teboho Mofokeng from Lindley, Moeketsi Sempe, the Free State deputy provincial commissioner: Operational Environment, Simphiwe Kunene from Mamafubedu, Brig. Jan Tsotetsi, the Bethlehem cluster commander, and Lt Bessie Mokoena of the Dog Unit pose during the Bethlehem Cluster Operational Excellence Awards. Photo: Tladi Moloi
Police awarded for hard work } Tladi Moloi THE Bethlehem Cluster Operational Excellence Awards Ceremony was held on Friday in the Bethlehem Sports Club Hall. According to Brig. Jan Tsotetsi, the Bethlehem cluster commander, the awards ceremony was aimed at acknowledging the hard and good work of the police. He said with the hard work which was displayed by some members in his cluster, they were now able to work with dignity everywhere they went.
Petrus Steyn and Lindley were voted the best-performing stations of the year with the Clarens SAPS scooping the cleanest police station. The Bethlehem K9 Unit won best K9 unit with Lt Col Hedric Korff walking home smiling after he was named the best commander. Other categories were best cluster Visible Police (Vispol) coordinator which was scooped by Daniel van Wyk, best crime prevention officials, best sectors manager, best Vispol head, best CIO, best platoon commander, best K9 members and best reserv-
Women arrested for child neglect THE Bethlehem Police have arrested three women from Bohlokong near Bethlehem at a local tavern. The three left their children at night with the youngest one crying without any supervision. On Saturday at around 21:00 a 32-year-old woman from Bohlokong went to the outside toilet. She saw the four children aged eight months, three years, five years and eight years. They were standing at the gate and the youngest was crying non-stop. They told her that they were looking for their parents. They weren’t even warmly dressed. She asked neighbours’ assistance while phoning the police. The police spokesperson, Sgt Mmako Mophiring, said during the preliminary
investigations, the women could not be found at their place of residence. He said they were found in a tavern on Sunday at about 02:30 and were arrested. “The three women aged between 28 and 30 will appear before the Bethlehem Magistrate’s Court soon facing charges of child neglect,” he said. “The neglect of children leaves them vulnerable and they become victims of crimes such as sexual assault, rape and abduction. It is a serious offence to neglect your children, because they also have the right to protection, food, clothing, et cetera,” commented the Free State provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Khela Sitole.
ist. To get the full names of the winners visit the website at www.express-news.co.za. “I am proud of you. This shows that I am leading a group of people who are dying to do their job to the fullest. I am sure that things would be running smoothly even if I left you with the cluster to lead,” he said. Tsotetsi promised that the cluster would push the province to the first spot in the national policing ranks. He said they had a good relationship with the community and
stakeholders and added that with that team they would squeeze crime to zero. Moeketsi Sempe, the Free State deputy provincial commissioner in the Operational Environment, said they would love to see the Free State as a crime-free province. He urged the police to work hard and build trust among the community that they had been working with. “Our duty is to protect the community in our country. We are fully aware that there are those individuals who still don’t do their work to the fullest. But we will
deal with them,” he said. Sempe said they were, however, happy with those women and men in blue who went the extra mile in everything they were doing. He said the most important things in the policing environment were to have love and a passion for the work. “I want to congratulate those individuals who won awards. To those who didn’t, it is not the end of the world. You should just go back and work harder, because next year we’ll be holding the same event,” he said.
Burglaries need action EVEN though the police have successfully arrested a number of criminals during detection, tracing and by activation plans on various crimes, burglaries within businesses and private homes need double efforts from the community and business people, by stopping to buy stolen goods and exposing the criminals. Every day, everywhere and anywhere in businesses or private homes, someone can become the victim of a burglary. The worst nightmare is that some of us promote these kinds of crime by buying suspected stolen goods. The crime has no boundaries, but we create such boundaries by hiding criminals selling stolen property and not giving information to police which may lead to arrests. This affects communities directly or indirectly which leads to the closure of businesses and movement of people within our society because of break-ins. Bethlehem: A doctor’s consult-
ing room was broken into over the weekend and a black computer and keyboard was stolen after the suspects had gained entry through a broken door. Bohlokong: at a certain tavern, the owner was awakened by her neighbour reporting burglary in progress. A police officer staying nearby was alerted and he found the suspect inside the tavern, collecting cigarettes and cash. The 23-year-old from Bohlokong was arrested and expected to appear in court soon. In another incident in Bohlokong, an ATM was cut inside the shop during a burglary whereby an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen. It is alleged that the break-in was noticed on Friday at about 06:30 where the suspects gained entry through back door. Two cases containing ATM money were cut with a grinding machine. No arrest has been made. Also, a house robbery was
committed at a certain house in Bohlokong over the weekend. It is alleged that the complainant and his wife were sleeping when at about 01:30 on Saturday, three men stormed into his rented house. They kicked open the door, carrying knives. He escaped through the door leaving the wife behind, but she hid somewhere inside the house. They took a computer, amplifier, three cellphones, a subwoofer speaker and groceries. No arrest has been made yet. A case of house robbery is being investigated. Any person with information that may lead to the recovery of the stolen items or the arrest and conviction of the suspects can contact their nearest police station. They can also use Crime Stop 08600 10111, Crime Line SMS 32211 or contact the Bethlehem police on 058-307-5700. – Sgt Mmako Mophiring
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Jali releases new gospel album } Sidwell Guduka BABALWA JALI, an up-andcoming singer, has just released another gospel album that will endear her to gospel lovers across the country. Just like her debut album, Lina Mandla released in 2011, this latest album is probably what the gospel market has been waiting for for quite some time, because gospel albums are not released as frequently as, say, house music these days. The 24-year-old singer said her debut album didn’t do well in the market because she did not have a producer at the time. But she hopes the new album, titled Babalwa Jali Victory, will sell like hot cakes. “The album was released in March this year and it is a must-have for gospel music lovers. It is a grooving album that caters for everyone,” Jali told Express. “I urge people to buy my music, because all the songs on my latest CD have a strong message. Listening to my music will bring change, hope and joy into their lives. “The word of God says you must rejoice in the name of the Lord. We praise the Lord in different ways: by dancing, by singing, by lifting our hands up. I praise God through gospel songs. It is a God-given talent,” she said. The Sterkspruit-born singer, who now stays at Namibia in Bloemfontein, appeared on the popular SABC 2 gospel show Gospel Time in July 2011. Jali said after getting a television platform she was sure that launching a music career would be a walkover. But when she released her first album, she discovered that there was no glamour, only lots of hard work, in the music industry.
“I did not expect to struggle with my first album. Things were really not happening the way they were supposed to. I struggled to make ends meet as an artist. It was difficult to work without a producer, because I had to do everything on my own, including marketing my music. Now that I have a producer, I think this album will do well.” The talented muso said she started singing as a teenager in Sunday school and she realised that she could make a career out of singing. “I love singing. Music is my passion. I look up to well established acts like Hlengiwe Mhlaba and Rebecca Malope. I grew up listing to Hlengiwe. She is a true worshipper. “My long-term goal is to see myself as a world-renowned artist in the next five years. I also want to have a huge fan base. Through hard work and determination I believe I can make it big in the industry.” Among her countless performances, Jali was invited to dazzle fans at the 2011 Free State Music Awards and 2012 Miss Orlando Pirates in Bloemfontein. Her album consists of ten songs such as Victory, Ntate ke Mang, Ngiyakuthanda and many others. To buy her music, place your order on her Facebook page or contact her producer, Mbuyisele Wittes, on 078-539-8714.
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Bhm to host Govan Mbeki Awards } Tladi Moloi
This is a national initiative guided by the theme Building the future today, THE MEC for Cooperative Governance, together. raditional Affairs and Human SettleThe aim of the Govan Mbeki Awards is ments, Olly Mlamleli, will host the Free to showcase excellent work done by the State provincial leg of the annual Govan department with special emphasis on the Mbeki Awards in the Bethlehem Town department’s programmes to promote Hall on Friday at 18:00. best practice in the delivery of the core mandate, including Outcome 8 deliverables. According to Philda Bosch, communication officer: Corporate Services, the awards are aimed at honouring the struggle icon Govan Mbeki for his acclaimed contribution to the fight for decent housing and security of tenure. Bosch said they also seek to acknowledge and motivate all roleplayers in the housing value chain that have committed to partner with government in building sustainable human settlements and making a reality of the Freedom Charter Adage. “There shall be housing, security and comfort. The awards are to be contested at both provincial and national level. “There are nine categories of the awards that the department will be particiMEC for Cooperative Governance Traditional Affairs and pating in. “There is an additional Human Settlements, Olly Mlamleli.
four MEC’s merit award categories,” Bosch said. The categories are as follows: Best Priority Project; Best Informal Settlements Upgrading; Best Community Residential Unit; Best Contractor in Non-Subsidy Markets; Best Institutional Units; Best Social
Housing Project; Best Youth Contractor; Best Woman Contractor; and Best Contractor of the Year. The merit MEC’s award are Best Scholarship Student; Best Performing District; Best Performing Municipality in the Province; and Best Business Partnership in Human Settlements Development in the province.
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May Day sheds light on workers } Tladi Moloi ZWELINZIMA VAVI, the general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), said Cosatu’s challenge throughout Workers Month was to radically improve their role as the defender of workers’ rights in the workplace, while at the same time fighting for the broader transformation of the economy, the creation of decent jobs and the elimination of poverty and inequality. He said they have committed themselves to leaving no stone unturned in pursuance of the programme to rebuild their organisation and address the remaining weaknesses. Vavi spoke at the Cosatu National May Day Celebration which was held in the Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem. “During this month, we will be having a recruitment drive that reaches out to small and big workplaces ensuring that we aim to be 100% representative instead of just gunning for a 50 plus 1% representation,” he said. Vavi said they would fight corruption within their ranks and in society as a whole. He said they had an obligation to tackle corruption. “Corruption can mean many things for our members, from selling out to management without any financial exchange, through to the abuse of union funds by creating privileges for leaders and being bribed by management. We must be seen acting decisively against corruption, not only in society, but also within our own ranks.” He said they were going to campaign against and combat the suppression of young people’s talents especially African graduates who
ZWELINZIMA VAVI, the general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), and Gwede Mantashe, the secretary general of the ANC in the Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem during Cosatu’s National May Day Celebrations.
Photo: Tladi Moloi
are made to do jobs that do not assist in sharpening their skills. Thulas Nxesi, the national deputy chairperson of the South African Communist Party (SACP), said a key aspect in celebrating the day was unity. He said as trade unionists they knew the power of unity. “As the SACP we believe that one of the underlying causes of divi-
sions within our movement, including Cosatu, was business interest. This is a key element of the relaunched Financial Sector Campaign – to fight for workers to control their own pension funds,” he said. Gwede Mantashe, the secretary general of the ANC, said they were having May Day at a time when the
congress movement in its entirety was working very hard trying to change the lives of people for the better. “It is more significant today when our country and our movement is under siege by those who hate progress and those who like to see the nation in denial of the progress made over the last 19 years,” he
said. He said when people agitate for this content, they look for faults and never acknowledge progress. “It is the workers of South Africa who must tell the world that today cannot be compared to apartheid South Africa, a state that was regarded as a barrier in the whole world community,” he said.
TWO learners of the New Horizon College, Olebogeng Mohlala (left) and Mpho Sepheka, were selected for the Eastern Free State boys hockey team. Mpho was selected for the u.16 team and Olebogeng the u.18 team. The duo were in the team that competed against the Northern Free State teams. Photo: Supplied
What is freedom? } JANISM RATHEBE Bohlokong, Bethlehem
FIREWORKS AT WEDDING: Fireworks go off at Sun City during the wedding of Vega Gupta, the daughter of one of the Gupta brothers. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla
FOREIGN VISIT: Pres. Jacob Zuma receives flowers on the Maya Maya Airport, Congo Brazzaville. Pres. Denis Sassou Nguesso received Zuma on his arrival at the Maya Maya International Airport during his working visit to Congo Brazzaville. Photo: Kopano Tlape, GCIS
LET me dedicate my poetic verse let me dedicate my poetic venom I speak of a day to rejoice A day to mourn martyr and martyrdom I recite for a nation, I recite for the people Let my poetic verse resonate, let my poetry inspire Let my brain power interpret Mount Kilimanjaro Let my inner being flow over river Jordan let my intelligence capture human soul Are we free? are we free? Africans, freedom is like a puzzle What is freedom? freedom is like statue Freedom is not for the chosen few Do we celebrate or do we mourn? Our achievement has gone beyond taste Our people are relegated to unjust world Unemployment has became a disease Injustice prevails everywhere, poverty like hereditary The down fronted regarded as money making schemes Puppets are in the forefront, offices ineffective, quality replaced by quantity by means. What is freedom? Should we cele-
brate or mourn People died for ....but people are excited for ... people were tortured for ... people disintegrated for purging and injustice, patronage and conflicts maladministration and corruption, “yes baas” is a must cowardice has became order of the day, letter determines our destination Freedom loving South Africans let us join hands, Let is sing for SA achievements even in our graves Our stride, today we must rejoice even in agony Let those who disobey, those who resist cry foul to unwanted world Those who go beserk, those prophets of doom, Let them belong to dustbins of our history Freedom Day, we voted for our hope, for our heritage Freedom Day, we put people first and cadre in government Let us resist to be our own-shadows, arise and shine Freedom Day we celebrate great giants Solomon Mahlangu tortured and died Chris Hani, killed for our freedom Oliver Tambo colossus, a stalwart, a great human spirit and intellectual icon died in April
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sons for militarisation of the state organs, but unforExpress Letters, P.O. Box 21, tunately in a prioritised huBethlehem, 9700 man right-democratic counTladi Moloi try. COMRADES, the post of Tladi.Moloi@volksblad.com The passing of the Secrethe military is also reserves. Tel: 058-303-5411. Fax: 058-303-2080 cy Bill is against the right of South Africa has an endless freedom of expression. amount of political news. Now all the above actions could be the moThe recent recruiting of military reserves and young people without age restrictions is tives behind more defence trainees for crushing political development by independent more positive on a job creation level. But unfortunately, due to the political de- watchdogs, marches or media expression or velopments and factional politics that are let- targeting the most political antagonistic areting emotions run high in all corners of the as of South Africa. All the military plans and laws developcountry, it can be analyzed for the future of ment are determined by findings or reports the state security. Already, like in other African states, we of intelligence on what can be a threat to poare slowly having dissident groups forming, litical/capitalism economic monopoly. It is time to have our minds and eyes open courts mediating organisational matters, miat all times. Political power versus the hunority attempts of a coup’détat. These are evident on what could be the rea- man rights law.
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AET can change your life for the better LEFU RICHARD MOKOENA, Bohlokong, Bethlehem: ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING (AET) is key to fighting poverty and unemployment. Matric drop-outs must go to AET Centres and register and finish their studies to be able to access opportunities. AET Centres are there to bridge the widening gap between the rich and the poor. A learning nation is the safest nation in the world. If you do not know how to read and
write, kindly go to your nearest AET Centre and change your life. In Dihlabeng in 2012 we saw Jabulani Sibisi (chauffer of the mayor) passing matric with flying colours at the Kganya AET Centre in Bohlokong at the age of 50 and Sipho “Hotsticks” Mabuza at the age of 60 in Gauteng. If the elders can do it, the is no reason why the youth cannot enrol and change their lives for the better. Remember Mother Theresa who taught us not to wait for the leaders, but to make a move ourselves.
Gupta matter a crash and burn Regenesis by Eric Motloung I WRITE this with great disgust and I really wonder for how long this mockery of leadership will continue. I watched as the Waterkloof landing issue unfolded with members of parliament demanding probes into the matter and ministers demanding detailed reports – yet, the truth is the aircraft landed and that compromised the security of this country and sent a clear message. It is now understood that if you have close ties with the president, you will get access to state resources and benefit from tax payers’ money. The fact that I can’t even land my paper plane at the O.R. Tambo International is a clear sign of this hypocritical leadership. They then went as far as demanding that they be served by whites and no
black person should be hired for the wedding event. I thought this was Africa where Mugabe still ruled. I take this as an insult and no amount of apology can erase this. The Gupta spokesperson uttered statements such as that we should be grateful, as they employ a lot of people and contribute to the economy of this country. Now, Mr Gupta, let’s go a bit back and study our history. Where was the Gupta family before democracy and how much land and resources did they have in this country of my forefathers? The Guptas only had a foothold after apartheid because our so-called leaders decided to sell us out and give our resources, land, mines and business to the Guptas – hence the arrogance. Our president can’t even say anything about the matter, because he is a close bed fellow. I dare the Guptas to do this in Nigeria, the DRC or even Zimbabwe. I doubt they will succeed, because at least people there still have their African pride.
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} Tladi Moloi
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THE two Free State teams campaigning in the National First Division League (NFD), African Warriors of Qwaqwa and Roses United of Bloemfontein, have received a helping hand from Dan Kgothule, the MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation. Kgothule has donated training equipment and training and playing attire to the two teams, and according to him this was aimed at supporting them to perform at an optimal level as full professional teams. This follows the support that has already been provided to the other two provincial Professional Soccer League (PSL) teams, Bloemfontein Celtic and Free State Stars, as well as the Toyota Cheetahs rugby team. Roses United consistently utilizes the facilities of the Free State Sport Science Institution (FSSSI) for high performance training in Bloemfontein and African Warriors receives the same training at the Department’s Local Talent Development Centre (LTDC) and District High Performance Centre (DHPC) in Qwaqwa. Following the commitment of Kgothule, the two teams are being assisted by the department in terms of high performance training, conditioning and capacity building. Kgothule has initiated a partnership with the University of the Free State with the objective of providing sport science support to Free Statebased sports clubs such as these two. “It is incumbent upon our teams to fully make use of the facilities that we have in the province where we provide sports science and high performance services to teams,” said Kgothule. Meanwhile, Warriors will lock horns with Thanda Zulu Royal in the Richard Bay Stadium while Roses United play against Vasco Da Gama in the Parow Park Stadium in Cape Town. Both games are scheduled for 15:00.
IT’S round four as Free State Stars and Bloemfontein Celtics are set for a date in the Free State derby. The Absa Premier League clash between the two teams will take place in the Free State Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Kick-off is scheduled for 15:00. Siwelele has dominated Ea Lla Koto as they have managed to win two of their previous clashes in the cup games with Stars winning once in the league. Stars was knocked out by their arch-rivals in the semi-final of the Telkom Knockout Cup when they went down by 3-2 in the game that took place in the Charles Mopeli Stadium in Qwaqwa before they again dished them out of the quarter finals of the Nedbank Cup by 2-1 in the same backyard. With only two league games remaining the two teams who are sitting in the middle of the league table know how important three points will be to finish in the top
FREE STATE STARS goal minder Kennedy Mweene will be the last line of defence and he will be expected to keep a clean sheet to help his team.
eight. The green and white boys are sitting in position 5 with 40 points after 28 games while the red and white boys are sitting uncomfortably in position 8 with 37 points with the same number of games. After this game Stars will welcome Black Leophards at the Goble Park Stadium in the last game of the season while Celtics will finish their games away to Moroka Swallows in the Dobsonville Stadia. The ability of the coaches to plan each other’s downfall will be key in this derby. Both Steve Komphela and Clinton Larsen will be watching the 90 minutes of the game with hawk eyes. Stars will pin their hopes on the players like Luyolo Nomandela, Dove Wome, Leamoha Masehe, Noa Chivuta and Moeketsi Mvula while Celtics will be relying on players such as Lerato Manzini, Lyanda Lennox Bacela, Thabo Nthethe, Ruzich Gamildien and Joel Mokgorosi.