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A house for Mandela Day
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PAULINA MADITABA MPHUTHI (67) has been living in a two-room shack for many years without getting an RDP house, but she said she never lost hope. Mphuthi, who hails from Puthaditjhaba near the Setsing Shopping Centre, now finally has a good house. The Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality has built her a house with five rooms. It was officially handed over to her on Mandela Day by Ace Magashule, the Free State premier, and Sarah Moleleki, the Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) executive mayor. She said good things came to those who were patient and she believed that her patience had earned her a house. In addition to the house, furniture was also provided. Express Eastern Free State has also learnt that beneficiaries who receive houses would get six months medical care, three months’ worth of groceries and the children from those families would be assisted to further their studies at the FET College. “I am very happy. I have accepted the house. I want to thank Ntate Mandela, who is in hospital, because the house was officially given to me on his day,” she said. This grandmother, who is originally from Bohlokong near Bethlehem, lives with her 13-year-old grandson, Tisetso, whose parents passed away a few years ago. “I have lived in a shack since that time when there was a war in Lesotho. The Bible says there is a right time for everything and my time has come,” she said. Moleleki said she would like to thank all business people who had made it possible to build the house. She said it was evident that many of the local business owners would love to help the government. “We visited the families last year and we found that the living conditions were not good, because some were sharing one room with their grandsons. The premier promised
OVER THE MOON: Paulina Maditaba Mphuthi stands between Ace Magashule, the Free State premier, and Sarah Moleleki, the MalutiaPhofung (MAP) executive mayor, during the official handover of the RDP house. Photo: Tladi Moloi Mphuthi, when he was here last year in May, that the government would build a house for her and now we are opening it,” she said. The mayor said their aim was to make sure that all the elders in the municipality lived a good life with dignity, because they had fought for them. “As the municipality, we will keep
on looking for other elders who need houses so that they can enjoy the good life and the fruits of freedom. “We are not building houses, but we will make sure that we help where we can,” she said. She said they had built three houses, but the contractors only finished the one which was unveiled and added that she hoped that the other two
would be unveiled in three weeks or so. Ace Magashule, the premier of the Free State, said that they were happy that they had built a house for the grandmother. He pointed out, however, that the issue of building houses for people was not going the way he wanted – it had to be accelerated. “We had a meeting in our execu-
tive council where we decided that we would have to accelerate the solution of the building issue in Qwaqwa. “We want to build houses that will represent the culture of the Sesotho people. “We will start building in September and that will also be part of the Mandela Day celebration.”
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Career day held } Tladi Moloi
BUTANA KOMPHELA, the MEC for Police, Roads and Transport, in the new bus of the Maluti Bus Service.
Brand new buses can finally take to the road } Tladi Moloi THE Maluti Bus Service management is hoping to have 36 new buses by the end of August, Jackie Ntshingila, the chairperson of the Maluti Bus Service Board, says. Ntshingila, who spoke during the handover of ten new buses at the Charles Mopeli Stadium in Qwaqwa on Wednesday, said they were very happy with what the Free State government has done for them. The new buses where handed over by Butana Komphela, the MEC for Police, Roads and Transport, and Ace Magashule, the premier of the Free State. The ten buses increased the number of new buses to 12 after the other two were given to the bus
company last year October. Ntshingila said she wanted to thank the MEC, because he was the one who had opened the door for them. She said the commuters also deserved something better for their patience. “Our commuters kept using our buses, even though at times they were dying on the road, and we are aware that some of them were fired because of their late arrival at work. We are sorry about that,” she said. Ntshingila said they were expecting to have 36 new buses by the end of August. “Who would have thought that black people would be in control of the bus company? I feel overwhelmed with what our government has done for us,” she said.
Ntshingila has urged the community to look after the buses, because they were the ones who would be using them. Komphela said they started negotiations for the possibility of changing the transport industry in 2002. He also said it was a good feeling that what they have long fought for was finally working. “We came here to give you ten buses. We believe that you will take care of them and use them wisely. You should start looking after them today, so that they will last you longer,” he said. Komphela said they would make sure that the buses were driven by South Africans with proper papers. “We have seen many taxi own-
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ers employing people from Lesotho and we do not want that to happen with our buses,” he said. He concluded by requesting the community to support the government and added that, if they did, good things would come. “With me in the leadership everything is possible. “I am a leader who does not easily go down. I want to make sure that many things are happening under my leadership,” Magashule said. He saluted Komphela by saying, “You have done it, my chief. You know, he is one of those people who does not want to be congratulated alone for the good work, as he always says the government does it, but he deserves to be told that he has done well.”
BLADE NZIMANDE, the minister for Higher Education and Training, told the gr. 12 learners from all the provinces who had gathered at the Lere La Tshepe College that it would not be the end of the world if they did not go to university. He said most of the skills that South Africa needed at the midlevel were only found at the FET Colleges and not at university. The minister spoke at the Nelson Mandela Career Exhibition Counselling which was held on Mandela Day in Qwaqwa. “This is an annual event where we visit the colleges in the rural areas. I would also like to tell those who would like to go to college and university to start applying now,” he said. He said as the department they have devoted Nelson Mandela Day to career guidance, because their own research showed that many students battled in colleges and university because they did not know what subject combinations to take in order to follow the professions of their choice. “We have a huge shortage of motor mechanics, welders, electricians and many other skilled-level occupations that can only be obtained at the FET Colleges,” he said. He said that was why the government had increased its allocation of money to FET Colleges from R3,8 billion in 2010 to R 5,4 billion in the current financial year. “In the Free State alone we have allocated R257 million in 2012 and now the amount is R365 million,” he said. Nzimande said they wanted to continue to strengthen their FETs and that they were aware that their image was negative. He said as government they had a turnaround strategy for FETs. “We are going to have dedicated training for the lecturers. We are also going to expose them to industry and the work place so that they teach things which are happening at the moment. We want our motor mechanics to fix cars which are on the road now, not cars which were on the road two decades ago,” he said. The minister said one of their priorities was to ensure that the large number of youth in the country were given post-school education and training opportunities in order to improve their employability and chances of having a sustainable means of livelihood. “One of the things we are proud of is that since the establishment of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, we have now reached more than 1,4 million students. Many of whom would not have seen any postschool education if they were not assisted by this. We are also proud because our students’ bursary funding at the FETs has increased from R318 million in 2010 to R1,9 billion in 2013,” he said.
Sithole to release first movie in three years in September } Tladi Moloi AFTER spending three years without releasing a movie, the people’s favourite comedian Molefi Sithole, known as Mopostola, is back on camera. The Lindley-based comedian who made his mark in the industry with comedies such as Otlo fella kae, is busy shooting Mopostola 6. He made his firt television appearance in 2006 and since then people have been talking about him. The last two weeks the funny man has been working on the movie which is expected to be on the shelves in September. Mopostola 6 promises to be a hit and it
ACTION. CUT: Molefi Sithole, aka Mopostola, busy shooting the movie. Photo: Supplied
features some of the top DJs from various radio stations. Sithole admitted that he disappointed his followers by not releasing a movie in three years. He, however, said the next one would show them why he had been so quiet. “I wanted to come with something very special and believe you me they would love it,” he said. He said the making of the movie would not have been possible if it was not for the supportive Nketoane Local Municipality under the leadership of Matshukudu Molapisi. “I want to thank the mayor and the municipal manager, Lekhetho Mokhahle, for their support. We would like to work with them from now on and we would make sure that their money does not go to waste,” he said.
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THE Free State and Northern Cape Employment Equity Forum members with the children and teachers of the Bophelong Children’s Home and the donated goods. Photo: Tladi Moloi
Donation brings joy } Tladi Moloi THE Free State and Northern Cape Employment Equity Forum members have donated food parcels, clothes and toiletries worth about R6 000 to the Bophelong Children’s Home in Bethlehem. Members from both provinces visited the home on Monday to hand out what they had collected. According to Kobus Jansen van Rensburg, they made the donation to the centre to plough back into the community and to do something for the Mandela Day celebrations. He said they have made many donations be-
fore and added that every year they identified a charity group to benefit. “We usually visit the place beforehand to find out what their needs are, then we contribute among ourselves and buy the requested articles. We could not give money, because we do not have a budget, but we thought the little we had would be appreciated,” he said. Agnes Mokoena, the auxiliary social worker, welcomed the donation and pointed out that it came at a time when the children needed it most. “We want to thank the organisation for what they gave us and we wish they would come again,” she said.
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School cleaned up } Tladi Moloi IN celebrating their 67 minutes for Mandela Day, the ANC Pharks Mankahlame branch in Kestell spent their time cleaning at the Dipelaneng Primary School in Kestell. A group of youth and Women’s League members from Ward 3 divided themselves in groups with one group cleaning the class-rooms while the others cleaned the yard. According to Tseko Mofokeng, the chairperson of the branch, the cleaning was aimed at joining the world in celebrating the South African icon’s birthday who turned 95 on the day. He said they decided during the
week that they would visit this school because they wanted to show the young learners that they should keep the environment clean at all times. “One would never concentrate if the environment was not clean. We believe that our children was inspired by what we had done for them,” he said. Even though they were working, there was a celebratory mood as they sang songs like Nelson Mandela ha hona ya tshwanang le yena, which translated means there is no one like Nelson Mandela. Ntsekiseng Mokoena, the chairperson of the Women’s League, said as women they thought it was good
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to teach the children about Mandela Day. “We would be happy if these learners could start helping each other at primary level, because that was what Mandela had been preaching. Unity among South Africans,” she said. Mjibha Nhlapo, the head of the department in the foundation phase, said as the school they appreciated what the community members had done for them and added that they would love to see them helping more in future. “It showed that they care about the schools and most importently, the future of our children,” he said.
THE Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV) Bethlehem branch donated two rubber swings to Boikwetlisong Daycare in Bohlokong, and painted the playing apparatus for their contribu tion of Mandela Day. They are from the left Annah Mokoena, Mar tha Tsotetsi (principal), Louise Venter and Annah Sotetsi.
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THE ANC Pharks Mankahlame branch members pose for a photo after they had cleaned the Dipelaneng Primary School on Mandela Day. Photo: Tladi Moloi
THE University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa Campus students and staff spent the entire Mandela Day distributing warm clothing, fruit packages and helping the needy in the community. Their day started at Slovo Park where a house was recently gutted by fire. They then moved to the Thekolohelong, Thusanang and Itsoseng Welfare Centres. They concluded the day by raising funds on campus for the needy students whose meals are sponsored through the No Student go Hungry Programme.
Men make end to gangsterism } Tladi Moloi MARIKANA was the name of a gang, a group of young men in the Egypt part of the Bohlokong location near Bethlehem. No one would have liked to meet this group at night, as they would have left you injured or dead. Last Sunday, a group on 12 men aged between 17 and 25 years apologised in public to for whatever pain they have caused and promised to work for the community. “We are very sorry about all the pain that we have caused. We promise not to do that anymore,” said the spokesperson of the group, Thabiso Mokoena (19). The group has already started working for the people, as they have promised. On Friday Express Eastern Free State spotted them, together with some of the community members, painting the walls of the Loch Lomond Primary School on the farm Jiji outside Bethlehem. Mokoena said they had requested Mafube Mofokeng, the Ward 19 councilor, to help them do some-
thing for the community as part of the 67 minutes of Mandela Day, even though it was a day after. He said Mofokeng did not disappointed them and gave them a chance. “We then decided to go at the school to paint the walls. We want the children to be in clesan class rooms. Some of us have dropped out of school, but that could not stopped us from helping there.” Mokoena said they have promised the community during the community meeting that they would work for them as they have accepted God in their hearts. “We have started at the schools and believe me, we will never look back. Some people have lost faith in and respect for us. We want them to open their hearts and that will only happen if we show them that we are no longer criminals,” he said. Njabulo Ndaba, the principal of the school, said the walls of the school were dirty and thanked the community for what they had done for them. He said he would appreciate if they could always come to the school to help.
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School for disabled helped
GLADYS MADUNA (left), the founder of the Zen zele Disabled School, with the children after they received blankets and snacks. Photo: Supplied
OFFICIALS of the Department of Labour in Harrismith spent their 67 minutes on Mandela Day by visiting the Zenzele Disabled School in Vrede, where they touched the lives of the children and the staff. They donated groceries, while the Vrede Spar donated toiletries to the school. The donations were handed over to the school on behalf of the labour centre by Mpai Mandla, child service of-
ficer (CSO), Mathoto Makutoane, inspection and enforcement services administrator, and Kgechane Kabai, the team leader. The Vrede Spar was represented by Mosa Tsotetsi. They sang songs about Mandela with the children and after that Mandla related the story from the book Long walk to freedom by Nelson Mandela. Gladys Maduna, founder of the school, thanked everyone for their kindness.
MARIKANA gangster members painting the walls of the Loch Lo mond Primary School as part of spending 67 minutes of Mandela Day doing something to improve someone else’s life. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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More customers can win a trolley dash TWO lucky customers have already won the Setsing Super Spar Trolley Dash Competition and you could also be a winner. Just visit the Setsing Super Spar, Phuthaditjhaba, and buy any of the following brands, Knorrox, Knorr and Robertsons, to stand a chance of winning. Fill in the entry form and drop it in the entry box in the store. A lucky draw will be held monthly whereby the winner would be contacted for a trolley dash. The winner will be given 30 seconds to collect as many Knorrox, Knorr and Robertsons items possible. Whatever is collected in the 30 seconds you get for free. This competition will end on 1 December. Spar is also celebrating its fifth birthday. There is a competition running currently which started on 1 July. There is a weekly draw until 16 November. The winners of the weekly draw will be placed in a final draw whereby they can stand a chance to win a Toyota Etios as main prize. The main draw will take place on 23 November.
TJAMELA MOFOKENG managed to collect groceries worth R1 455,53 in a competition which was held in the Setsing Super Spar.
KARABO MOLETSANE was the winner of the Setsing Super Spar Trolley Dash Competition. She managed to collect groceries worth R502,89 in 30 seconds.
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Man sentenced to 15 years for rape
Family tired of waiting
THABISO WILLIAM MOCANCOENG has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by the Ladybrand Regional Court. He was sent to prison on Tuesday after he had been found guilty on a rape charge according to which he had raped a threeyear-old girl three years ago. On 20 July 2010 the victim was at home with her sister. While she was playing, the accused called her into his shack, as they were staying in the same yard. The mother of the victim had felt pity for the accused and his father, as they were homeless and she offered them a place to stay at the back of her house. When the little girl got inside the shack of the accused, he undressed her and raped her. Later during the same day, the victim’s sister called her so that she could bath her, but the little girl refused saying she was not feeling well. The neighbours were called and they decided to take the girl to the clinic. It was discovered that she had been raped and a case was reported to the police and the accused was arrested the same day.
} Tladi Moloi A MONTH has now passed since the ward councillor Ausana Mkhwanazi of Fateng tse Ntsho in Paul Roux has instructed the Mofokeng family to leave their burnt house as she promised them to send someone from the Dihlabeng Municipality Disaster Management to assess the damage after the house had been damaged by fire. Since then the desperate family has been living in a house next door, but now they are afraid that the neighbour might chase them out of the house since nothing had been done to address the issue of their destroyed house. Modiehi Mofokeng (49) said they had been waiting for the councillor for four weeks, but until now she has never come or called them. She said it was disappointing that they were receiving that kind of treatment from the people they had elected with hope. Mofokeng said the house caught fire on Sunday night and according to her the cause of the fire was unknown. She said on Sunday night she heard something that sounded like a stone hitting the top of the back room in the house. “I was heading back to bed after I came back from the toilet when I heard it. “I went back to check what was going on and when I opened the door, I smelled the smoke and saw the house was on fire,” she said. Mofokeng said she went back to the bedroom to wake her husband and 14-year-old child. “We got out of the house and started screaming for help. “The neighbours came to help stop the fire. They struggled to put out the fire until they were assisted by the municipality’s firefighters,” she said.
MODIEHI MOFOKENG in her burnt house. The heartbroken mother said they had been living in the house next door for about three weeks since the ward councillor ordered them not to clean their house until someone of the municipality’s disaster management arrived to check on the damage. “We have been waiting until now and she has not come back to me. If they could just help me with the electricity box so I can see what to do because the municipality is responsible for the connection of the electricity,” she said.
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Mofokeng said she was fed-up with the officials who were not willing to help them at the time they needed help. “When they need our votes, they knock at our doors, but after the elections we are back to nothing,” she said. The ward councillor who was phoned last week Tuesday promised to call back claiming she was in a noisy place and that she could not comment over the phone. She was phoned again after five days and has not called back.
Look out for hijacking at night THE Phuthaditjhaba police want to warn taxi drivers and owners to be aware of commuters at night hijacking their vehicles. Another taxi sedan vehicle has been hijacked at Bluegumbosch. On Thursday the 30-year-old taxi driver from Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa, was transporting three men to Bluegumbosch. At Disaster Park he stopped at their destination. They allegedly withdrew firearms which they pointed at the driver. They tied his hands, blind-folded him with a cloth and drove off with him. He was dropped off at the T-junction of the R712 to Harrismith and R74 to Bergville. They drove off with his white Mazda 323 sedan with registration number FGZ 594 FS. He managed to untie himself and was assisted by police from Harrismith. The activation plan was put in place to trace the vehicle, but it could not be recovered. Previously, mini-bus taxis were allegedly hijacked in Qwaqwa, but were found abandoned by the suspects fleeing from the police. Taxi drivers are warned to be extra careful of transporting suspicious-looking people to remote places outside the villages or town. Ensure that you have the police emergency numbers at all times or of your nearest police station. You will never be able to choose who is a thug or good person with wrong intentions, but be aware of what is taking place in your vehicle. Any person with information that may lead to the recovery of the vehicle can contact Crime Stop on 086-001-0111 or SMS Crime Line 32211.
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‘The achievement showed that I had been doing something right and someone was watching.’ – Boitumelo Motabo
Student excited to be part of Deaflympics } Tladi Moloi BOITUMELO MOTABO (24), a Management Assistant student at the Maluti FET College in Phuthaditjahaba, Qwaqwa, has been elected by the South African Deaf Sports Federation to represent the country in the 2013 Deaflympic Games which will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Motabo, who hails from Thaba Bosiu Village in Qwaqwa, forms part of the volleyball team. The team left for Bulgaria on Sunday for the games that will take place from tomorrow until August 4. Motabo who was interpreted by Diketso Rakhosi said she was over the moon to be one of the players to represent the country in the Deaflympic. She said she could not believe when she was invited because
BOITUMELO MOTABO (sitting) with her interpreter, Diketso Ra khosi. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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she hasn’t been playing volley ball for long. She was called to replace one of the players who got sick before the trip. “I could not believe when I was called into the team because I did not even go for the trials. My coach invited me after one of the players could not go anymore because of a unstable heart condition. “The coach knew that I am a good player that is was why I was called,” she said. Motabo said that was a highlight for every sportsman and woman’s life to represent the country at such a prestigious event that comes once in a life time for many. “The achievement showed that I had been doing something right and someone was watching. “It is the first time that I will represent the country and I am looking forward to be in the team in the next years to come,” she said.
She said she was adamant that the team would do well in the games as she added that they’ve got good players in the team. “I have played with most of the players and we would have a few days to practice before the games”. Motabo started playing volleyball last year and said it was hard to be coached by people who did not know sign language. “I ended up playing for a team in Johannesburg and that was when I started to enjoy the game because our coach was also deaf. We used to had the meeting once a month in Bloemfontein where I started playing for that team.” Mazi Khambule, the campus manager, said they were happy with Motabo’s achievement. She said that would put their campus on the map. “The college has supported her with the training attire and R5 000 as pocket money,” she said.
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Suspense building around Stars awards } Tladi Moloi
IT remains to be seen who will walk away with the Goalkeeper of the Season Award at tonight’s Free State Stars award ceremony after Kenney Mweene, who was goalkeeper for most of the games, was sold to the big-spending Mamelodi Sundowns. The awards, which are aimed at awarding individuals who had worked hard in the 2012-’13 season, will be held at The Loft Guest House in Bethlehem at 19:00. Mweene might get the award. However, Tshepo Motsoeneng, who did not play even half of the games, might be looking at the award with hawk eyes. The season before last saw Edward Manqele, who was the top goal scorer of the team, forfeit the award as he also went to Sundowns before the team awards. Luyolo Nomandela might
EYES on the ball: Motseki Letuka (18), a gr. 9 learner at the Mafube Intermediate School, playing tennis.
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New tennis launched
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AT least five disabled players have been identified by the Wheelchair Tennis South Africa national development officer, Patric Selepe, to kickstart wheelchair tennis in Qwaqwa. These five players were from different schools in Qwaqwa. Many disabled children had attended the launch of the wheelchair tennis which was held at the Robala Lodge in Qwaqwa on Friday and Saturday. Selepe, who was not happy with the turn-up, said five was better than nothing. He said they had a few people attending, but others could not play. “We could have had many players if the message was communicated clear from the start. Yes, the disabled people were invited to the venue, but not all of them could play wheelchair tennis. We needed physically disabled people and they should have been in a position to push a wheelchair,” he said. Selepe said they came to Qwaqwa after they were invited by the Thabo Mofutsanyana Education Department to conduct the wheelchair tennis training to the disabled community. He said that was after they saw some of their
programme. “We felt very humbled to come here and offer the training and most importantly was we had managed to identify some of the future players. However, we only got five players out of the number that turned up for the two-day training, but that was better than nothing,” he said. However, Selepe was adamant they would get more players out of the few that they have selected. He said they would leave the training equipment for those who had been scouted. He added that they would receive one training session per week until they became good players. “Some will join when they see them training. We have also trained a couple of teachers from the area so that they could help them. However, we would also come back to check on the process after some time,” he said. Selepe said he was happy with the department’s decision to take wheelchair tennis in consideration because they have started with the schools Olympics and they would be hoping to see some schools from Qwaqwa competing there. Betty Dlamini, the senior education
specialist in the Thabo Mofutsanyana Education Department, said she had invited them after she had been given a mandate to promote tennis within the district. She said promoting certain sporting codes were not something new to her as she had done it with many others. Dlamini said she would make sure that the standard of the wheelchair tennis grew ever year. She said she would first start in Qwaqwa before she would invite other municipalities in the district. Motseki Letuka (18), a gr. 9 learner at the Mafube Intermediate School in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa, said he was happy to be part of the players who have been identified. He said he had been looking for a sporting code that would keep him busy but no one would consider them then. “I used to play chess, but I honestly did not like it. However, I am now going to make sure that I train hard so that I can be one of the best players in the next years,” he said. He said he would love to represent South Africa in the Olympics one day and added that it was possible through hard work.
possibly be a big winner tonight. He might walk away with the player of the season award and top goal scorer award as the man who was competing with him in both awards, Dove Wome, has left the team, also for Sundowns. However, a source close to the team revealed to Express Eastern Free State that the goalkeeper of the season award has been cancelled for this season.