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Families have to eat food dumped at landfill site } Tladi Moloi AT this time when South Africans are celebrating Freedom Day, it is sad to witness some people vying for their food with pigs. While some complain about what they have, others have to fight with pigs to get something to eat at the Ficksburg dumping site, west of Senekal. About five families have erected plastic shacks for shelter in the area. Express Eastern Free State has been reliably informed that those people lived in an informal settlement called Zone 8 in Meqheleng. Express EFS was also told that they had decided to leave the site because they had to walk about 16 km every day to find food. Express EFS recently visited the area and on arrival found about 20 street children sitting at the gate. Sadly, three children believed to be between the age of 2 and 5 were also spotted at the site where an unbearable smell hangs in the air that could cause serious illness for anyone living there. Matankiso Masoe (25) said she had been living at the dumping site since 2010. Masoe, a mother of a two-year-old girl who lives with her at the site, said the children’s father had died the year before. She said she had decided to work at the site after she had realised that she could not work anywhere else because she had no identity document. “I am originally from Lesotho and I knew that an ID would just be a nightmare. My child does not have a birth certificate and I have requested the family of her father to help me, but they showed no interest,” she said. When asked how she could live with her children in such circumstances she said: “I’ve got no choice, if she becomes ill, I’ll take her to the clinic.” Express EFS was also told that the owner of one of the shacks had taken an ill child to the clinic. Moeketsi “Rasta” Sebotsa (48), a father of two girls aged 4 and 8, said he had been living at the dumping site for five years and revealed that he had suffered tuberculosis because of the smell. Sebotsa said they usually wait for the trucks carrying food that had reached their expiry date visiting the site on a
DESPERATE TIMES: A man collects plastic bottles from the dumping site. Insert: Some of the women and a child with the food that had reached its expiry date. Some of the children are only three years old. Photos: Tladi Moloi daily basis so that they can get something to eat. “We’ll eat something and then take some of it home for our families to eat,” he said. Sebotsa, who cannot use his left hand, said he had decided to make a living this way because he knew he would not be able to work elsewhere. “I’d rather live by eating this food than stealing from someone,” he said. Karabelo Dikwantsane (43), a mother of four, has been living at the site for five years. She said her children’s father lived
with them but had no job. “I collect plastic and bottles to make a living. There are some people who come twice a week to collect it and they give us money. I sometimes make R100 a week. Even though it is not enough, it’s better than nothing,” she said. Karabo David Thwani, supervisor: waste and landfill site management in the Setsoto Local Municipality, said the municipality was aware of the people and added that they had taken certain steps to get the situation under control. He said a tender had been advertised
for the rehabilitation of the landfill site. “The municipality does not have a bulldozer to work at that site, but we have sourced some of the machines to do dig holes and cover the waste,” he said. He said in terms of gate controllers the councillor would appoint people after the site had been rehabilitated. “We don’t have a proper monitoring system and for that reason there are people at the site.” ) Give your comments on the story on our Facebook Page at Express Eastern Free State.
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Learners motivated } Tladi Moloi ENVER SURTY, the deputy minister of Basic Education, has urged the gr. 12 learners of the Manthatisi Secondary School in Tsheseng Village, Qwaqwa, to work hard for bursaries. He told them that R3,2 billion had been budgeted for matriculants who did well in their matric exams. “What we want from you is for you to perform well. We won’t say you’re poor and you cannot attend university, but we’ll tell you that the results are poor. So, now is the right time to start working hard to qualify for bursaries,” he said. Surty spoke to learners while visiting the three schools in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District on Friday. He visited Letlotlo Primary, Manthatisi Secondary and Lesaoana FullService School. The deputy minister’s visit formed part of a programme that had officially kicked off 2013 as the year of inclusive education and the visits were aimed at aligning the department’s Action Plan 2014 Towards Schooling in 2025 with the Na-
tional Development Plan (NDP) and to ensure full public participation and making education a societal issue. During his visit the minister addressed the senior management team (SMT) at each school along with the Literacy and Numeracy teachers. “I am here because the Free State is one of the provinces which has been assigned to me. The minister and I share the provinces and this district has huge potential. “There has been a marked improvement in the performance and I do believe that they could still do better. We visited inclusive schools because this year has been declared an inclusive education year. We must ensure things are happening in our schools that enhance the access to schooling for teacher development to take place and to see the necessary equipment and support is provided to learners who have barriers to learning,” he said. He said Manthatisi was unique in the sense that it had an FET band and it also provided wonderful accommodation for the children from
the rural areas. He said he was impressed with the cleanliness and the leadership at the school. Busi Tshabalala, the district director in the Thabo Mofutsanyana Education Department, said the visit had made them proud and added that they felt that the government was talking care of them. “He came at the time when we were to celebrate Freedom Day and our responsibilities.” Tshabalala said the minister had urged them to work hard and to ensure every leaner was successful in education. “He was here in January and visited some of the schools and this was his second visit. “He only came to three schools today and told us he would have loved to visit more but that time did not allow it,” she said. Ditaba Mavundla, the principal of Manthatisi, said they were happy to welcome the deputy minister at their school and added that it had meant a lot to them. He said they would keep on working hard to make the school one of the best in South Africa.
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ENVER SURTY, the deputy minister for Basic Education, with Ditaba Mavundla (left), the principal of the Manthatisi Secondary School, and Busi Tshabalala, the district director at the Thabo Mofutsanyana Education Department, during his recent visit to the Manthatisi Secondary School. He addressed the gr. 12 learners. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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ANCYL criticises DA’s ‘hypocrisy’ } Tladi Moloi THABO MOKOENA, the regional secretary of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region in the Free State, said the Democratic Alliance’s opportunism must be condemned. “Using former president Nelson Mandela on the DA poster is a tool to lure the voters in the coming elections,” he said. Mokoena slammed the DA following a poster with a picture of Mandela with Helen Suzman with the writing We have played our role was displayed. “I thought that this matter can never be left unattended to, the hypocrisy of the DA must be exposed and their treacherous conduct must not be allowed to take root. “They cannot believe in Nelson Mandela and oppose what the ANC stands for, because he is the symbol of what the ANC stands for. “The populist nature and desperation of the DA has been unmasked and we are further going to demonstrate that they are nothing but a fly-by-night organisation whose interest is to further entrench the legacy of apartheid and its skewed patterns of ownership,” he said.
Mokoena said the appreciation and respect that Mandela enjoys, is the appreciation and respect for the ANC and its ideals. He added that Mandela was not a neutral figure; he has been a member of the ANC all his life and his roots are in the ANC. “So we are not going to allow Helen Zille and company to dilute our rich history and heritage. “If today the DA wakes up and celebrates the role played by our heroes and heroines, this notion further reinforces the believe that the ANC remains a vehicle to transform the lives of our people for the better. “My humble advice to all those in the DA who are suffering from an identity crisis is that they must just collapse and join forces with the ANC so that they have the legitimacy and authority to celebrate our icons,” he said. He said the ANC is not a poster organisation, but its DNA is found in the masses of the people and it will continue to replicate itself for years to come. “The ANC remains the epitome of hope to the masses of our people who are poor and marginalised. We remain committed to the transformation agenda
which seeks to redress the imbalances of the apartheid regime and its skewed patterns of ownership. “We can never classify ourselves as equals when the majority of our people still live in indecent conditions and those who accumulated wealth under apartheid continue to control the wheel of the economy. “We are charged with the responsibility of reversing the legacy of more than five decades which defined superiority on the basis of colour. “The DA’s neo liberal posture which promotes white domination and privileges for elaborate schemes to reverse our gains is uncovered. “Their interest does not go beyond winning votes and protecting the interest of those who are sitting in the highest echelons of the capitalist society,” he said. He said theirs was nothing but the realisation of a national democratic society where all people are equal irrespective of colour and race. “He concluded by saying the ANC, armed with 101 years of militant struggle, would guide and point the way to victory, so any attempts to distort our history would be met with serious resistance.”
HLAHISA MAIKUTLO A HAO KOMITI YA TEKOLOBOTJHA YA MOLAOTHEO Memo bakeng sa Ditlhahiso tsa Setjhaba Ho ya ka Karolo 45(1)(c) ya Molaotheo wa Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa, 1996, Komiti ya Tekolobotjha ya Molaotheo e tlameha ho lekola botjha Molaotheo selemo le selemo. Kahoo, ditho tsa setjhaba di mengwa ho isa ditlhahiso tse ngotsweng ho Komiti ya Tekolobotjha ya Molaotheo maelana le dikarolo tse itseng tsa Molaotheo tseo di nahanang hore di hloka ho lekolwa botjha. Dikhophi tsa Molaotheo di ka fumanwa ho tswa dikantorong tse haufinyane tsa Lefapha la Toka le Ntshetsopele ya Molaotheo, Dikgokahano tsa Mmuso le Mokgwatshebetso wa Tlhahisoleseding (GCIS) kapa ho tswa ho Setsi sa Setjhaba sa Ditshebeletso tse Fapaneng se sebakeng sa hao. Dipatlisiso, esitana le ditlhahiso tse ngotsweng, di ka lebiswa ho Mof. Pat Jayiya, Lefapha la Dikomiti, PO Box 15, Cape Town 8000, W/S 3/091, 90 Plein Street, Mohala: 021 403 3661, fekse: 086 697 5384 kapa 021 403 2808, selefounu: 083 709 8453 (email: pjayiya@parliament.gov.za). Letsatsi la ho qetela la ditlhahiso ke Labohlano, 31 Motsheanong 2013. E hlahisitswe ke Inkosi S.P. Holomisa le Mr. B.A. Mnguni Badulasetulo: Komiti ya Tekolobotjha ya Molaotheo
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Mabitso a swabisang KE bile lehlohonolo dibekeng tse pedi tsa ho feta ho memelwa kopanong ya Komiti ya Theho ya Mabitso a Dibaka mona Freistata mane Matjhabeng. Mona ho ne ho menngwe bomasepala ho phatlalla le provense le mekgatlo ya setjhaba ka ho fapana. Ke ile ka hlokomela hore sello se seholo mona ke hore setjhaba sa heso se sa ntse se le botshong ka bohlokwa ba ho reha botjha dibaka. Re batla re lebala kapele hore makgowa a tlile lefatsheng lena la bontata rona mme ba reha dibaka eka rona re ne re se na mabitso a tsona! Jwale ha re se re fumane tokoloho re batla ho lala taba ena ka mmele. Ba bang ba rona re lla sa mmokotsane re re ho senngwa ditjhelete tsa lekgetho! Potso ke hore na re kgotsofalletse mabitso a baditjhaba le hore naha ena
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Vusi Ntlakana PanSALB Free State manager ya heso e hlahise nalane ya setjhaba se itseng na? Taba ena ya ho inyatsa e qadile mabitsong a rona ao ho thweng ke a Sekreste mme ho nyatswa a rona a Seafrika. Ke batho ba bakae ba sebedisang mabitso a bona a Seafrika hona le a bona a Sekgowa? Hobaneng ha batho bana ba etsa jwalo? Ebe ka mohlomong ha se taba ya hore motho o tla hlomphuwa le ho feta ha a ka ipitsa Jonas e seng Thabiso? Taba ena e bile e kekela dibakeng tseo re dulang ho tsona. Phoso e ka ba kae ha re ka
bona mabitso a ditoropo tsohle tsa Freistata a kgutlisetswa mabitsong a ona a mathomo? Ebe taba ena ya ho inyatsa ha se yona e qetellang a bakile hore re rehe dibaka tsa rona bo ‘Kgotha o ….?’ - ‘Serope ….’ – ‘Mme ha a mpone’ jwalo-jwalo. Ebe re se re haellwa hakaalo ho ka nahana ka mabitso a mang le bahale ba bang? Ebe sebaka se seng le se seng se lokela ho rehwa ka batho ba le bang mehla e? Ho hlahile tshisinyo e ntle kopanong ena hore masepala ka mong a be le banka ya mabitso. Setjhaba ka kakaretso se lokela ho kenya mabitso a
fapaneng bankeng ena. Mona batho ba ka sebedisa mabitso a diphoofolo, dinonyana, jwalo-jwalo. Ho bile ho kgothaleditswe hore ho sebediswe mabitso a batho ba seng ba ile boyabatho. Taba ena e bohlokwa hoba ho reha sebaka ka motho ya ntseng a phela ho kotsi hoba e kgoptjwa e le maoto mane! Ha o batle ho reha sebaka ka motho mme kamoso a tsohe a le etsetsa meeka le mehlolo mme le swabele lebitso leo! Ke kgolwa taba tsena di sallane le bomasepala ho tsebisa baahi ka banka ena le hore bohle re be le seabo. Le bona bomasepala bana ba lokela ho tlohela mokgwa ona wa ho reha dibaka ka bahale ba tswang mokgatlong o le mong wa dipolotiki. Mabitso a lokela ho akaretsa setjhaba ka kakaretso mme a lokela ho tlisa poelano le ho tiisa dikamano tsa merabe. Re le baahi le rona ke nako ya ho se phuthe matsoho, ebang
o na le mabitso ako ikatometse masepalang wa hao o ke o lahlele molangwana! A ke re beng motlotlo ka dibaka tsa rona mme re di rehe mabitso a nnete a matle. Ha re batle meloko e tlang e ipotse hore hantlentle re ne re nka hantle ka hloohong kapa jwang! Ha re yeng! PULL QUOTE: Taba ena ya ho inyatsa e qadile mabitsong a rona ao ho thweng ke a Sekreste mme ho nyatswa a rona a Seafrika. Ke batho ba bakae ba sebedisang mabitso a bona a Seafrika hona le a bona a Sekgowa? *Mang kapa mang ya a batlang ho ngola kholomong ena, a ka ikopanya le Jabulani Dlamini ho 051-404-7910 kapa ho Jabulani.Dlamini@volksblad.com. *Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa.
College proud of learners
A DISABLED man confronted a South African police officer for illegally parking in a disabled parking bay. The police officer, in uniform and on duty, stopped on a disabled parking bay lot in Kroonstad to buy medicine at a pharmacy. When confronted, he became aggressive and did not want to give the disabled man his name, rank and force number. The officer told the man that he did not have the authority to take his picture.
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REABETSWE MOKONE and Boitumelo Masienyane recently represented the New Horizon College in the Young Communicators Award Competition at cluster level. Two matriculants per school were allowed to take part in the annual competition sponsored by the Sowetan. The participants were ordered to give the speech in English with a topic of their choice. Both girls from the Harrismithbased school performed well above average. However, the rules of the competition could only allow one learner per school to proceed to the district level of the competition. Reabetswe was therefore chosen to take part at district level last Tuesday in the Tshiya Resource Centre in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa. She spoke about the degree to which academic performance played a role in success. With her usual emphatic, energetic approach, she won the day. Listening to the speeches on the various topics chosen by participants, always proves to be an interesting experience. These included insightful thoughts on choice and making choices, crime in South Africa, freedom and what it meant, and the significance of women in the world. Such diverse areas as slavery, friendship and the buddy sys-
tem and African time were also addressed. The prepared speech, however, accounts for only 50% of marks attained by contestants. For the rest, the impromptu and conversation session may lead to an entirely different result. The question presented to the contestants as a panel, concerned crime in South Africa – and their opening statement had to be in
answer to a question about the Oscar Pistorius case. “Pistorius stated that the murder of his girlfriend was a ‘terrible mistake’. What is your response to his statements”? Contestants had to make the connection between their initial, personal response, and the response they would have made as a judge in this case.
REABETSWE MOKONE and Boitumelo Masienyane of the New Horizon College in Harrismith took part in the Young Communicators Award Competition. Photo: Supplied
Immunisation campaign kicks off
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THE Free State Department of Health in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District on Monday kicked off an intensive immunisation campaign against polio and measles. The campaign is expected to run until 19 May. Parents and care-givers of children younger than five are urged to take their children to the nearest clinic to be immunised, said Marks Mokolobate, the senior communications officer of the Free State Department of Health. Polio (poliomyelitis) is a crippling and highly infectious disease caused by a virus. He said it invades the nervous system and can cause irreversible paralysis in a matter of hours. “It can strike at any age, but
mainly affects children under five years old. “There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. Polio can be prevented through immunization. A vaccine almost always protects a child for life. It is important that all children are protected against these potentially lifethreatening diseases whose effects can often result in long-term physical damage and disability,” he said. Mokolobate said polio is spread through person-to-person contact. He added that when a child is infected with the polio virus, the virus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in the intestine. “It is then spread into the environment through the faeces and can spread rapidly through a community, especially in situations of
poor hygiene and sanitation. If a sufficient number of children are fully immunized against polio, the virus is unable to find susceptible children to infect, and dies out,” he said. He said most infected people have no symptoms or show very mild symptoms and usually go unrecognised. “In others, initial symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness in the neck and pain,” he concluded. One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis, usually in the legs. This is caused by the virus entering the blood stream and invading the central nervous system. As it multiplies, the virus destroys the nerve cells that activate muscles. The affected muscles are no longer functional and the limb becomes floppy and lifeless – a condi-
tion known as acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Measles (also known as rubeola) is an infection of the respiratory system which is also caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a generalised, maculopapular, erythematous rash. Measles is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person’s nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission), and is highly contagious. There is no specific treatment for measles. Most patients with uncomplicated measles will recover with rest and supportive treatment. It is, however, important to seek medical advice if the patient becomes more unwell, as they may be developing complications. For the vast majority of healthy pa-
tients, measles is not serious; though in some cases complications may occur, which may include bronchitis, and – rarely – panencephalitis which may cause brain damage. Immunization for children will be administered free of charge at clinics in the district. It is not necessary for parents and caregivers to bring clinic cards or road to health cards with. The department’s professional nurses will also visit crèches and daycare facilities to try and reach as many children as possible. For more information on the immunization campaign, community members can call Teboho Modipane, the school health coordinator in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District, on 058-713-0515 or visit their nearest clinic.
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Festival brings money to local businesses } Tladi Moloi THE recent Maluti-a-Phofung Gospel Festival, which was held in the Charles Mopeli Stadium in Qwaqwa, has indeed boosted the economy of the former homeland and many of the hawkers who sold their products at the stadium were happy. Hundreds of people who attended the event bought food at the local shop and the filling stations in Qwaqwa scored big with people filling up their cars after the event. Express Eastern Free State spoke to a few hawkers to find out how they felt about the festival. One responded by saying: “We wish this could be an annual event because we made a lot of money compared to other days.” Susan Marman of Tshidi’s Catering said she would be happy if the municipality could host this kind of event three times a year. She said she had generated more money on this day and added that she had been in the stadium from the early hours of the morning. Marman said she hailed from Johannesburg, but was originally from Qwaqwa. “I always come to the stadium during the football games, but today I have made double the money that I usually make during the football games,” she
SOME of the gazebos used by the hawkers. said. Puseletso Khwase from Turffontein in Qwaqwa said: “There were many people and it was not tough as it had been before. We were able to get some money, unlike before, when one
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would have struggled to sell all day long. I would love it if our municipality could make it an annual event.” Ntheledi Hlalele (21) from Mangaung said her business went well on the day and she
CATERING: Susan Marman of Tshidi’s Catering serving food to a customer, Modise Mopalo. wished the municipality could host more events of that nature. Sipho Mthamaha, the local economic development director of the Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality, said he was happy that the small businesses had
managed to get something out of an event organised by the municipality. He added that it was part of their local economic development to assist small businesses as well as they could.
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‘Every action has an agenda’ Regenesis
I SAT with disgust as the news unfolded that we had lost 13 by SANDF soldiers. I wondered if Eric Motloung our government thought we were stupid and gullible. StateThere are mines and minments were made of why we erals in the CAR and if one had deployed army person- should dig deep, I am sure nel in the Central African Re- one will find some of our public (CAR) and that the at- leaders having shares tack (on the South African there. soldiers) had been due to Let’s not be fooled, people, poor intelligence. every army deployment is To point out a few things political and serves the interregarding the CAR issue, the est of the select few and not so-called president Bozize of the whole country, so was not an honest man. He when we elect leaders who took over the country in the are going to send our brothsame fashion ten years ago ers, sisters, cousins and and many lives were lost and family members to such confamilies displaced. ditions, let it be for the good He ran the country like his of the people and not otherown little tuck-shop and de- wise. mocracy was just a dream How do we send an army for the people of the CAR, to protect a president who and yet we deploy soldiers to took over a country by the CAR. means of a coup and then Why do we send out troops claim we were doing our nato the most unstable country tional duty? in Central Africa and then Most of these African presclaim we were doing our na- idents do not even stay in tional duty? their respective countries, I think it is safe to say that they send their children to the reasons surrounding the schools in America, Europe deployment are politically and Asia and spend most of motivated and are in the in- their time living abroad and terest of our president and yet we send our troops to his cronies. protect them.
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Where am I today? } PHALLI MOHAPI, Turffontein, Qwaqwa: YES, where am I today? The 8th of March 2013, The day I will never forget, It is the day on which my heart was utterly broken. As the door closed within a minute, Questions came streaming without any of them being answered! Where did it go wrong? I asked, Yes, where am I today? I admittedly feel like crying, But is it necessary to? Still there is no answer, Where am I today? I remember that there is the beginning and the end; I was filled with frustration as my place was filled with an unbearable darkness, There was neither light nor hope for a comeback, Yes, where am I today? Once more, I asked myself another question, But there was no answer! Is this really happening to me? Where did it all go wrong? On the 8th of March my cellphone rang like that of call centres This was from my fans confirming my departure, As an open book, I told them the truth, Where am I today? Nothing is permanent in life, Life is a gift, it is a challenge, It is true that everything happens for a reason, Where am I today? Yes, where am I today? It hurts to lose something you love, But despite that, I am grateful that there is breath in me, Where am I?
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Nominate 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? 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. 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 one player will be chosen as the SuperSport Let’s Play Star of the Month. At the end of the year one player from THE CALABASH presents DJ Coin’s pre-birthday party on 4 May at 18:00 till late. The entry fee is R20 per persoon. Some of the DJs that will be at the party include DJ Gaba, Kamza, Lady FK, Crispy T and Phoenix.
all the Star of the Month winners will be chosen as the SuperSport Let’s Play Star of the Year. Let’s Play is an initiative to enhance recreation and development at schools through play and sport. Every school or place of education has talented sportsmen and -women. Don’t be shy – we want to know who you are. Send us your nomination today (nominations received before the 20th of every month will be included in that month’s selection. Nominations received after the 20th of every month will be carried over to the next month’s selection). Your nomination must include your name, age and a short paragraph (less than 200 words) on what you have achieved, as well as your contact details. Contact telephone number or address: You can email your nomination to supersport@zpr.co.za or SMS 072-311-7716 (no phone calls will be accepted; normal cellphone rates apply) or fax 086-552-4922 or hand-deliver your entry to Z PR at 22A Reid Street, Westdene, Bloemfontein. For more information please call Lynne at Z PR on 051-430-3027.
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124: FORM FSLA NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY IN TERMS OF SECTION 27 READ WITH SECTION 31 FOR REGISTRATION FREE STATE GAMBLING AND LIQUOR ACT, 2010
Notice is hereby given that OUMA LETICIA LEHOKO intends to lodge an application on 1 MAY 2013, particulars of which appear hereunder. 1. Municipality: MALUTI A PHOFUNG. 2. Full names, street and postal address of applicant and identity no. or
registration no: OUMA LETICIA LEHOKO, 2001 EXT 05 TLHOLONG, KESTELL. ID: 640924°0348°083. 3. Kind of registration applied for: RESTAURANT. 4. Kind of product to be sold/manufactured: ALL KINDS OF LIQUOR. 5. Name under which business is to be conducted and full address of premises: HILDEN RESTAURANT, 2001 EXT 05, TLHOLONG, KESTELL. 6. Name of, nature of and distance to institutions of learning, similar registered premises and places of worship: NONE. Any person may, within 21 days from 1 May 2013 (date of publication in Provincial Gazette) lodge in terms of section 33 of the Free State Gambling and Liquor Act, 2010 an objection in writing to the Free State Liquor Authority (address set out hereunder). The objection must clearly indicate the full names, identity number, residential address, postal address and telephone number, if any, and where applicable, its registration number and address of its office, of the objector. The objection must also identify the application to which it relates. The application may be inspected at the office of the Authority during their office hours. The address of the relevant Office of the Liquor Authority is: Place: BETHLEHEM Date: 3 April 2013.
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FREE STATE GAMBLING AND LIQUOR ACT, 2010. Notice is hereby given that Mathata Elias Chechile
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AVBOB has a vacancy in the Auditing Department in the KwaZulu-Natal Region. Responsibilities include: • Reviewing the reliability and comprehensiveness of financial and business information • Ensuring that financial and business records are accurate, reliable and complete • Preventing, determining and reporting irregularities • Reviewing systems to ensure that policies, procedures, regularities and legislation are adhered to • Carrying out control measures over stock, registers and assets • Planning and executing audits in accordance with accepted standards • Reporting audit findings, and making recommendations for correcting unsatisfactory conditions, improving operations and reducing cost • Performing special reviews at the request of management. The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: • Grade 12 • Degree/ National Diploma in Accounting or Auditing • Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience • Experience in the funeral business • Understanding the Internal Audit activity • Communication skills • Report-writing skills • Time management skills • Ability to work independently • Ability to go into mortuaries. We offer a competitive package with normal fringe benefits Preference will be given to suitably qualified individuals from previously disadvantaged groups. Mark your application (CV) clearly with reference KzN and fax it, for the attention of the Area Manager, to 086 687 9340 or e-mail to mmashaba@avbob.co.za Closing date: 6 May 2013 Candidates who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks of the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful. Human Communications 98339
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Rumours fly about Dove spreading his wings FREE STATE STARS midfielder, Dove Wome, says he is likely to leave the club at the end of the season. Wome is in the last year of his contract with Stars, though the club still can exercise their oneyear option to keep him for another year. In a chat with KickOff.com, Wome confirmed that he had received an offer to go and play overseas, but that he was ready to listen if he were to be approached by any of the big teams in South Africa. “I have received an offer from one of the teams in Europe, but at this stage I don’t want to mention names. I still have an option with Stars, but I want to win trophies in South Africa before moving overseas. “There are two or three big teams in South Africa that I would be happy to play for. “I would compare offers and if I get a good deal in South Africa then I’ll stay, but if not, then I’ll move overseas.” Wome also dismissed reports that he had been approached by Mamelodi Sundowns. “I have not been approached di-
rectly, it’s only in the newspapers,” he confirmed. Meanwhile, coach Steve Komphela told KickOff.com that he had no intention of leaving Ea Lla Koto. Komphela has been linked with a move to SuperSport United to replace Gavin Hunt. However, the former national u.23 coach said he had no intention of leaving for now. “I know you were going to ask that question about going to SuperSport. I am still around and I am happy at Free State Stars,” Komphela said. Rantsi Mokoena, the Free State Stars general manager, said he knew nothing about Wome’s offer and added that he still had a contract with the team. “We have not been officially approached about Wome thus far and we only read about it in the papers,” he said. – KickOff.com. Additional reporting by Tladi Moloi.
ON THE MOVE: Dove Wome of Free State Stars who wants to leave the team at the end of the season is tackled by a Platinum Stars player.
Mental test awaits Bafana ITUMELENG KHUNE believes mental strength will be a key component in Bafana Bafana’s two crucial away 2014 World Cup qualifiers in June. Gordon Igesund’s men face the Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia in back-to-back clashes in June in what will ultimately shape Bafana’s chances of being part of the Brazil Fiesta come 2014. In the reverse matches against the two countries, Bafana Bafana played to a goalless draw against Ethiopia in Rustenburg last year, and then defeated CAR 2-0 in a dazzling show in Cape Town last month. “It was a mixed bag of results in those home games. We would surely have wanted six points against Ethiopia and CAR but the draw against the former didn’t do our cause any good,” the Bafana skipper admits. “But we have a chance to correct that in two tough away matches, which surely won’t be easy. “I know many are thinking of the rough conditions out there, but we have to discount that and just focus on getting the much-needed six
points. “Mental strength from our players will be key in those two matches. We don’t have to think about anything else but the mission at hand, which is to take all six points on offer. “If we are to reach the finals in Brazil, we have to be prepared for any conditions. But I believe we have the potential, we have the team, and we also have the coach to help us achieve our goals,” said Khune. The agile goalkeeper believes that if Bafana continue performing as well as they have been doing recently, there is no reason why they should not return victorious. “We need to collect all nine points on offer in the remaining three qualifiers and, with due respect to the three nations in our group, I am confident we can collect all nine points. I played against all three countries and we know what they are capable of. We have to be patient and not panic, because they will want to frustrate us especially in the two away matches. We don’t just have to create chances, but also take them as well. “The important thing is to focus for
the entire 90 minutes and the players must be willing to do more than what is required of them to get victory. “Talk of going an extra mile and work for each other – that should be the watchword.” Khune is also cautioning all and sundry that playing at a neutral venue against CAR should not go into the players’ heads as an advantage. “It really doesn’t matter where we play CAR, because they showed glimpses of brilliance when we hosted them which means they can be dangerous. It is after all a game of 90 minutes for both sides and we must be aware that what we can do, they can also do. “At the end of the day, there are three points at stake, and also the pride of the country. “Whether we are playing at home, away or at a neutral venue, we must do our job to the best of our abilities. They played us as though they were at home so we should be mindful of that. We must remember that they also need the points, meaning they won’t make it easier for us.” – Kick-Off.com