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THE public sector departments in the Goldfields encouraged parents to apply for birth certificates and identity documents for their children. This was what officials said while addressing the farming community of Adamson Vlei last Monday. The importance of having these documents was highlighted at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children at the Adamson Vlei School. The event was a collaboration between the Virginia police and the Departments of Social Welfare, Home Affairs and Correctional Services. Many farming community members from Adamson Vlei applied for ID and birth certificates for children, increasing the possibility to apply for social grants. Thabong police spokesperson Mamello Mokhuoane said they were gravely concerned about families who do not have these essential documents, saying that the problem posed serious challenges for the police. These challenges include positive identification of crime suspects in the investigation of cases. “The Virginia police encounter many social problems when carrying out arrests. People cannot be identified if they do not have identity documents or birth certificates,” said Mokhuoane. She said the urgent need to ensure people had these documents prompted the departments in question to embark on a joint operation during the 16 Days of Activism campaign. Mokhuoane said another serious concern was the number of child-headed households with no income. The problem of children without birth certificates and ID’s was common. The challenge was that children in child-headed households with no income were exposed to crime and abuse.
WAITING FOR JUSTICE: Andries Mashele, reeling from an alleged brutal assault by a police officer in Thabong, Welkom. Photo: Teboho Setena
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Putting up a brave face at court
WITH ANC supporters rallying behind, the executive mayor of the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Mathabo Leeto, and MEC for Health (right), Benny Malokoane, put on a brave face at their court appearance in the Welkom Magistrate’s Court last Friday in connection with alleged corruption, fraud and money laundering. Photo: Refilwe Mochoari
The ‘back door’ scam tricks another woman
ANOTHER woman in Welkom has been ripped off hard-earned cash by syndicates operating in the Goldfields. Police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng said a 22-year-old woman from Thabong lost more than R2 000 to an unknown man in an illegal deal commonly known as back door. He said the woman was trigged to purchase clothing via this deal after she agreed with the man. Thakang said the man promised to sell the woman clothing she intended to purchase at half the price the woman would pay when buying them legally from the shop. The man spotted the woman drawing cash from an ATM in the mall, then approached her with the idea of selling her clothing through the illegal back door process. The process is that of stealing goods. Thakeng said the woman was convinced after the man phoned
someone in her presence about the deal, telling the person what the client (woman) wanted. The unknown man informed the woman that all she wanted cost R400 at half price, but then asked the woman to give him R1 600, part of which he would apparently pay the person the unknown man had called regarding the deal. The woman was made to believe the person the man phoned worked at the sports shop in the mall. Thakeng said the man disappeared from the upmarket mall after he had received the money from the woman. “Residents are sternly warned not to give their money to people they do not know and not to buy back door commodities,” said Thakeng. Earlier this month a 75-yearold woman from Thabong was also ripped off about R100 000 by a syndicate, who trigged her into withdrawing cash she had invested at a bank.
Surname spelled wrongly APOLOGY: In the Express Goldfields and NFS edition of the week 27 to 29 November the surname of Joel Senatla was spelled wrongly as Sematla under the caption New dawn for funeral undertakers on page 2. Express Goldfields and NFS unreservedly apologises to Senatla for the error and any distress and inconvenience that arose from the wrong spelling of his surname. The
content of the caption and the article was published in good faith and not otherwise to reflect any wrong intention as it may have appeared in the public eye due to the mistake. The paper’s main goal is to ensure the right of citizens to truthful and important information which allows them to form balanced opinions about social processes and their importance. – Editor
Teacher devoted to Maths
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THE Mathematics specialist educator Ntsabeng Mphasane has set no limits in studying Mathematics – a subject she is devoted to. While her colleagues will be on holiday, she will be undergoing a specialised training course in Mathematics in Muizenberg in the Western Cape. Mphasane, commonly known as Mphasi, received an all-paid bursary to study subject advisor area co-ordinator in Mathematics for the General Education an Training (GET) Band. The course runs for three years. She is one of the top three educators of the 260 beneficiaries from the nine provinces. Mphasane is also the only one selected from the Lejweleputswa region. The course is funded by the African Institute For Mathematical Thinking Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre (AIMSSEC). After the successful completion of the course Mphasane will decide which province she would like to serve between the Free State and Western Cape. She passed the following courses: Professional Development in Mathematics with 86%, Pratical test 90%, Facilitation and PowerPoint Presentation 100%, 98% in Mathematical Thinking Course (MT16), 93% in Content Curriculum (CC1 – CC5), 87% in Analytic and Maths Report Writing Skills and 95% in Classroom Skills. Mphasane has vast experience spanning 18 years in the field of education. She is currently working as the head of department for Mathematics and Science at the Kweetsa Intermediate School in Phomolong, Hennenman. “I’m passionate about Mathematics. You can even wake me up at night to help, I’ll have no problem. I can die peacefully just for the love of Mathematics. My family knows I hardly spend time with them during holidays because of Mathematics,” Mphasane said. She teaches only Technology and Mathematics at Kweetsa. Mphasane started teaching in 1995 at the Matima Lenyora Primary School in Bultfontein. She has during her career worked at the Boliba Intermediate School in Theunissen and the Boase Primary and Dieketseng Primary Schools in Meloding. In mid-2008 she was appointed by a private company in Braamfontein, Gauteng, to head a Mathematics Centre Incorporating Science programme at schools, servicing schools in the Free State. She worked as a Mathematics field trainer for the GET Band level. Mphasane attributes her success to supportive
THINKING MATHS: Mphasane Ntsabeng received a bursary from the African Institute For Mathematical Thinking Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre to study Mathematics since the beginning of 2010 to 2013. Photo: Teboho Setena people around her. “I’m grateful to people who showed me the ropes in the work place. My parents, my mother, Naomie, and the late Samuel Mphasane have been instrumental in my success,” she said. Among people inspiring her, she includes Khobi Dikana, principal at Matima Lenyora, Fumanekile Phindani, principal at Boase, Sarel Mohloli, curriculum advisor, Bahumi Motsumi, deputy principal of Boliba Intermediate, and her friend Bobo Chaka, as well Rev. Moeti Kofa. Mphasane’s sterling work has also been recognised with an award by the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA).
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Matjhabeng hosts growth summit THE Matjhabeng Local Municipality will host its Local Economic Growth Summit to do introspection into prospects to create a strategy for the development of sustainable economy. The two-day summit to be held in Welkom is set to start today, ending tomorrow. The Matjhabeng Municipality is the biggest local municipality in the Free State and is primarily dependent on mining and agricultural activities. Being vulnerable to external and macroeconomic risk factors, both sectors have experienced a sharp decline for the past decade, resulting in noticeable job losses. Stakeholders will explore a strategy for the municipality aimed at reviving the economy to create employment. The summit is an initiative of the Matjhabeng Directorate Local Economic Development which consists of three divisions. Each directorate has its own mandate to promote entrepreneurship and economic growth. The Matjhabeng’s mayoral committee member Lennox Rubulana said stakeholders from both the public and private sector had been invited. Businesspeople who wish to attend are welcome, but pre-registration is a requirement. Rubulana said: “All three directorates have compiled a number of programmes to promote local entrepreneurs and stimulate the growth of a diversified economy. The agriculture division has ongoing educational and awareness programmes for smallscale farmers, e.g. the Livestock Identification Awareness.” He said the effort saw programmes carried out during August in partnership with the SAPS, SPCA and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. He added that the division for Trade and Investment and SMME Development hosted a Public Works programme focusing on, among others, occupational health and safety, painting, first aid, personal finance
“All three directorates have compiled a number of pro grammes to promote local entrepreneurs and stimulate the growth of a diversified economy. The division for agriculture has ongoing educa tional and awareness pro grammes for smallscale farm ers, e.g. the Livestock Identifi cation Awareness.” – Lennox Rubulana and environmental awareness, “Beneficiaries were capacitated at a workshop on the importance of the formation of cooperatives using the skills they have acquired from the project. Business seminars held for the SMME sector were a resounding success. “The purpose of these seminars was aimed to improving and providing capacity to SMMEs to ensure job creation, among others,” he said. Stakeholders included the Goldfields Chamber of Business, Goldfields Casino, Seda, Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, Absa, DETEA and LDA. “Realising the challenge of local contractors in terms of compliance regarding CIDB grading, CIDB Free State was approached to conduct the workshop session for Matjhabeng local contractors. On top of all these incentives and empowerment training, an additional 30 SMMEs graduated on NQF Level 4 in Business Management Level,” said Rubulana. Entities interested to participate in the summit can contact Luluma Brooms on 057-916-4137 or email at Luluma.Brooms@matjhabeng.co.za and/or Palesa Pitso on 057-916-4212 or email at Palesa.Pitso@matjhabeng.co.za.
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THE police and the farming community members of Adamson Vlei at the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign launch at the Adamson Vlei School near Virginia last week Monday. Photo Supplied
Speak up, fight violence – SAPS THE SAPS in Virginia launched their 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children recently. The police teamed up with the community and various public sector departments. These departments include Social Development, Home Affairs and Correctional Services. The launch of the campaign was
held at the Adamson Vlei farm on the outskirts of Virginia. About 100 farming community members living in this area were reached. The Thabong SAPS spokesperson, Mamello Mokhuoane, said the purpose of the launch on the farm is to continue to address the community about the negative effect crime generally has on the community.
The idea to target the farming community was initiated by the Virginia SAPS Social Crime Prevention and the community policing forum, led by the station commander, Col. Cynthia Molale. “The presentations focused on the core functions of each department and how accessible the departments are to the farming community,” she said. Ensuring the community un-
derstood the core responsibilities of the participating departments, Mokhuoane said inhabitants were given an opportunity to interact with the different departments’ representatives. They were also encouraged to ask questions. She said the community was encouraged to speak up and to fight the prevalence of crimes such as rape
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and the abuse of alcohol. She said these were identified as potential factors leading to domestic violence. Mokhuoane said the programme, in which gender violence was highlighted, would be an ongoing campaign during 16 Days of Activism. The campaign lasts from 25 November to 10 December.
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DR JOHN AKINBOHUN of the Department of Family Medicine in the Lejweleputswa District in Welkom with Mariska Fouché of Pharma Dynamics, the main driver behind the iChange4Health campaign. Photo: Supplied generics company, Pharma Dynamics. Training will continue well into 2014 and is offered free of charge. As an additional incentive, health-care providers will receive substantial CPD points fol-
lowing completion of the training. Interested health-care providers who would like to find out more about the programme or want to register can do so by visiting www.ichange4health.co.za.
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Clint & Co rock ’n roll kings THE POPULAR music ensemble Clint & Co is set to rock the Goldfields and will perform live at the Goldfields Casino in Welkom this Friday. Clint & Co comprises Clint Cunningham as lead vocalist, Mike Dorea on the bass guitar, Peter Hammer on guitar, Larry Rose on drums and Maree Basson as sound engineer. The band, headed up by legendary South African entertainer Cunningham, is revered for their impressive tribute and variety shows including Midnight Hour Live, A Tribute to The Commitments and the Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute which was a sell-out success at all of the Barnyard Theatres, as well as The Performer Theatre and Richard Loring’s Sound Stage.
Aside from live shows, Clint & Co has produced over six top-selling albums featuring original songs and covers of age-old favourites from the world’s foremost bands including The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Eagles and many more. “We are thrilled to have Clint & Co on our stage this December. One of South Africa’s most sought-after bands, they are sure to have our audience swaying along to their music,” said Sharika Betts, Goldfields Casino’s marketing manager. “This concert is not only a wonderful excuse for friends and families but is an alternative option for companies to treat their staff for their year-end-function,” said Betts. Tickets are R80 at the casino.
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CLINT CUNNINGHAM, lead singer of the band Clint & Co, will be performing at the Goldfields Casino this Friday. Photo: Supplied
THE significance for South Africans to restore the diverse culture will take centre stage when the Success Cultural Group performs at events in Thabong during the festive season. The Youthful Arts performing group has organised events through which it hopes to not only promote culture, but also to highlight the importance for communities to restore their heritage. The event will start on Friday, 6 December, with the group performing at the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence against Women and Children programme at the Lejweleputswa Arts Centre and at the AME Church in Thabong. For more information call Rebecca Mogoera on 079-832-6992.
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Rocking the Goldfields
FUNKY: Simphiwe Lusenga in the company of Meloding’s pride and joy Mohlouwa Sefali, also known as DJ Milano (right). The duo was in the well mixed crowd that attended the two-day summer double header music staged by Sdimm in Kutlwanong last weekend.
THE trio of Sister Mafantiri, Matebello Kalane and Tshidi Hlwempu were among a wellmixed crazy party crowd that partied all night at the Sdimm’s Summer Double Header Climax music show staged at the Sdimm Delecatio Centre in Kutlwanong. LEFT: In the mix. South African multiaward winning record producer and internationally famous DJ Black Coffee (real name Nkosinathi Maphumulo) got the crowd to screaming, singing along and some dancing the night away at the Sdimm Summer Double Header Climax music event in Kutlwanong last weekend. RED HOT: South Africa’s established hot female DJ Zinhle (real name Ntombezinhle Jiyane) got the crowd on its feet at the Sdimm Summer Double Header Climax music event in Kutlwanong last weekend.
Show they care EARLY CHRISTMAS: A charity initiative led by trainee nursing students who are members of the South African Students Congress in partnership with the Bongani Regional Hospital’s Youth Clinic of outpatients’ clinic department staff, culminated in a donation of essentials to about 100 children with chronic illnesses. The event at which stakeholders also shared in its success was held at the hospital last Friday. Stakeholder representatives were from the left Dr Ledile Moroka-Nkhobo, Ntombi Khambule and Londiwe Sibiya. Photos: Teboho Setena
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Coach determined to win
BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC’s coach Ernst Middendorp’s first emphatic 3-2 win over Orlando Pirates has come as a big relief. Celtic outclassed Bucs in their backyard, Orlando Stadium, last Saturday. The win has certainly inspired the Mangaung giants ahead of today’s tough league match against the struggling Lamontville Golden Arrows at the Botshabelo Stadium. The match is set to kick off at 18:00. The win over Pirates was Phunya Selesele’s second of the season and the first for Middendorp since he took the reins from his predecessor, Clinton Larsen. Celtic’s first win of the current Premiership term was 3-2 against the rookies Polokwane City in August. The morale-boosting win gives Middendorp the hope to achieve a top eight finish at the end of the season – a mandate which he had signed for when Celtic’s management appointed him head coach. The German-born coach has played four matches without a win before last Saturday’s win over Bucs. A top eight finish at the end of the season will be a complete change for Middendorp, a fate he had failed to achieve with his former team, Maritzburg United. He’s last illustrious spell was with Kaizer Chiefs winning few trophies with the top-seeded side. A win over the visiting Durban-based side Arrows will propel Celtic to a more creditable position on the log table. Middendorp’s lads are currently occupying position eight following a win against Pirates. Celtic are boasting 13 points after 11 league matches played thus far. To tighten the defence will be key for Middendorp to ensure his team remain intact in the challenge for winning this year’s Absa Premiership title or finishing within the top five.
UPBEAT: Bloemfontein Celtic’s coach Ernst Middendorp determined to secure a second win. Photo: Sidwell Guduka “But at Celtic I believe in the infrastructure, the potential and the direction of where the club can go with the support that the club are well known for. I’m fully convinced about my step. I want more than just to sit in the relegation zone. I’m 100 % sure we’ll come out of where we are at the moment.”
Celtic are still unbeaten since the German took over from Larsen. Middendorp has seen his new team collect seven points from four draws and one win. Middendorp believes his stay at Celtic marks the beginning of big things to come. He is striving to make a bigger impact than at the former team and want to ensure Celtic remain at the helm of the domestic league. It is a change from his previous spell at Maritzburg, a club which has yet to finish in the top eight where ambitions are more modest. “I am convinced I made the right step,” he said after the Free State outfit had put together a dazzling performance to outplay Orlando Pirates Saturday night. “I had a good relationship in Maritzburg, but as coaches we have to make decisions for ourselves. I was able to make a decision, because my contract said I could leave at any time,” Middendorp explained. “Integrity was my best friend in the move. I felt a little pity for the players at Maritzburg and it was not easy to leave,” he said. Middendorp left KwaZulu-Natal in a huff after Celtic’s management had dangled him a carrot which he could not resist. In a turn of events his predecessor, Larsen, decided to replace the German as head coach of Maritzburg after he had apparently decided to quit as coach of Phunya Selesele following the team’s temporary slump in form. The poor run saw Celtic eliminated from the Telkom Cup which won last year when they narrowly beat Mamelodi Sundowns in the final. Ironically, Celtic were knocked out of the competition by Sundowns – the same team they beat in last year’s final played in Durban. Pirates and Platinum Stars will compete for this year’s trophy.
POWER STRUGGLE within trouble-ridden Athletics South Africa (ASA) rank is far from over. It has taken another turn with incumbent President James Evans declaring last Saturday’s annual general meeting (AGM) where the federation’s entire board was dissolved as unconstitutional and invalid. Neither Evans nor his bitter rival and vice-president, Hendrick Ramaala, were in attendance as they were appearing in a Johannesburg High Court to uphold Thursday’s decision to suspend five members of the provincial boards. Last Saturday’s attempt is the second in just a month following the first when the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) dissolved the embattled leadership in July this year.
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2011. In his first attempt on 28 March this year, at 03:30, Bushy had already covered 2 267 km and was left with only 1 100 km to set a new record. His main challenge was an inadequate set of new tyres and tyrechanging machine which was not available. He used six sets of new tyres from Welkom, Odendaalsrus and Klerksdorp and lost six hours on stoppages between 08:00 on 27 March and 03:30 on 28 March. “Had I not had all these stoppages, I could have slashed that record by miles, but anyway, I’m coming back this year with a backing of a sponsor for technical issues.” To enable Bushy to have an appropriate environment for his attempt to the world record, the Free State Tourism Authority (FSTA) has sponsored the Phakisa Freeway race track for his exclusive use during this period. The FSTA plans to attract more racing events at the facility by attracting large scale media publicity for versatile driver McKelvey.
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FIRED: Steve Komphela has been axed by Free State Stars and he will be hunting for a new team.
IN: Themba Sithole will take over the reigns at Free State Stars after Steve Komphela was booted out of the team camp.
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Komphela has been with Stars since 2010, joining the club from Platinum Stars. Rantsi Mokoena, the team’s general manager, has confirmed that they had parted ways with Komphela and added that Sithole would be the team caretaker coach until they announced the new coach. He said they amicably parted ways with the coach on Sunday after their meeting. “We felt that we needed to try something new as the results were not coming forth. The team did not play well, everyone witnessed that. “Komphela is an experienced coach and he knew what would happen when the results were not coming. “We had a meeting with the coach on
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FREE STATE STARS have fired their long-serving head coach, Steve Komphela. The former Bafana Bafana captain and assistant coach was shown the door after Ea Lla Koto lost 2-0 to the Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday. Komphela’s future with Stars has been in doubt following the team’s dismal form. His contract was not extended at the start of the current season. Komphela was left with a year to his contract and his sacking sees Themba Sithole, who was the assistant coach to Komphela, take over the reigns while management look for a head coach replace-
ment. Komphela’s troubles began after the club was eliminated from two major cups – the MTN 8 Cup and Telkom. The illustrious mentor was given an ultimatum to win at least one cup of the three majors in the Premiership. But he failed to deliver – raising the pressure for the Stars management to sack him. The defeat by Chiefs was the last throw of the dice for Komphela to turn around Stars’ fortunes and get them back on their winning ways. Stars were knocked out of the Telkom Cup by Chiefs last month. Bethlehem-based Stars are sitting 11th on the log with 12 points from 11 matches, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses.
So near, yet so far for Dinonyana } Teboho Setena SO near, yet so far for Thabong’s football young lads Dinonyana FC following their elimination from this year’s edition of the Nedbank Cup Tournament. They were among the four tough second division teams that were competing for a spot in the last-32 leg of the competition. They were contesting against the strong contenders Super Eagles, Hunters FC and Bloemfontein Young Tigers to qualify for the last-32 leg. The four teams campaigning in the South African Football Association (Safa) second division met last Saturday at Loubser Park in Kroonstad to determine the Free State second-tier division side to compete against a third division team for a berth in this year’s Nedbank Cup last-32 leg.
Dinonyana were hopeful of good fortunes at the preliminary knockout. However, the Welkom outfit gave away the chance to compete for a berth in the last-32 of the spectacular tournament when they narrowly lost 1-0 to Hunters from Bloemfontein in the first semi-final. Tigers fought hard to beat Eagles 2-1 in the second semi-final to set up a group final against their Mangaung-based counterparts Hunters. However, Tigers showed pedigree beating Hunters 1-0. This was Dinonyana’s second loss in the preliminary final having last year also suffered a setback at this stage of the cup championship provincially. The Thabong side was last year knocked out by Maluti FET who made history by becoming the first Free State second division side to qualify for the Nedbank Cup last-32 leg.
Dinonyana’s elimination crushed their dream to emulate Maluti, who, following their stunning run in the cup championship, went all the way to gain promotion to the National First Division (NFD). Following their knockout from the lucrative cup the Welkom Minnows will now shift their focus on challenging to claim the Safa second division provincial championship. Dinonyana are among the 17 clubs in the Free State which are currently vying to win the provincial league to make it to this year’s national Safa promotional play-offs. This is the Thabong outfit’s third season campaigning in the second-tier league. Tigers’ hardfought win means they will face off against a yet-to-be-known third division outfit to decide this year’s provincial winner that will qualify for the last-32 leg.
Sunday and after long negotiations we agreed on the terms,” he said. Mokoena said they did not deserve to be where they were on the Absa Premier log table with the players they had brought into the team. “We have good players, but our position on the league does not reflect that,” he said. Sithole’s first test comes as early as today when he will be leading the struggling and wounded Stars in a league clash against the University of Pretoria at the Tuks Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 19:00. After today’s game Stars will be left with one game against Moroka Swallows before the Christmas break.
Bronze for Celtic } Teboho Setena UNCHALLENGED in the Free State Sasol Women’s League, Bloemfontein Celtic’s women’s side secured a bronze medal at this year’s national championship played at the weekend in Klerksdorp in the North-West Province. This was the Mangaung women’s football team’s first silverware since their participation in the championship. Celtic defeated Cape Town Roses 2-0 to claim the Sasol League National Championship bronze medal. This was an improvement for the provincial championship after they failed to reach the quarter-final and semi-final of last year’s edition played in KwaZuluNatal. They finished in fourth position overall last year. Celtic hammered Durban Ladies 3-1 in the quarter-final to book a semi-final spot against Ma-Indies to whom they lost 2-1. The Celtic women are yet to reward their dominance provincially by winning the gold or silver medal of the women’s football championship.