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} Selloane Khalane TRAFFIC OFFICERS will no longer conduct road blocks without police assistance, Police, Roads and Transport MEC, Butana Komphela, recently announced. Komphela said this initiative would not only lessen the level of bribes between drivers and traffic officers, but would also improve safety measures during road blocks. Komphela was speaking during the launch of the 2013 October Transport Month Campaign at the President Hotel in Bloemfontein. He admitted that corruption within the Traffic Department was rife and cited it as one of the major causes of road fatalities. “People who can’t drive, buy driver’s licences and cause accidents,” he said. Recently the department revealed that 80% of the traffic fines issued in the province were scrapped by the courts due to bad handwriting or failure to fill in traffic fines properly by traffic officers. The department had considered offering traffic officers a “refresher’s course” to improve their writing skills. The MEC urged traffic officers to write slower and properly to ensure successful prosecution by the courts. “You are not filling in a medical prescription; you are filling in a charge sheet,” he said. The department also revealed that the dormant Mangaung Taxi Rank would be operational in the next three weeks. According to Komphela, issues between the taxi associations and the Mangaung Metro Municipality regarding the rank have been ironed out.
NO WAY THROUGH: Free State Police MEC, Butana Komphela, has an nounced that from now on traffic officers would be assisted by police officers at road blocks within the province. Komphela says this is in an effort to reduce instances where traffic officers are bribed by motorists. The department said it would not be lenient to drivers without proper documents and those bending traffic laws. With the festive season looming, the department said it has budgeted R3,5 million for its road and safety campaign.
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Head of department, Sandile Msibi, said government was spending billions to compensate road accident victims. “This money can be used to build houses, drivers should need a serious mindset,” Msibi concluded.
Newly appointed IN CHARGE: It was announced on Monday that Germanborn Ernst Mid dendorp is Bloemfontein Celtic’s new head coach. Middendorp takes over from Clinton Larsen who resigned following the team’s loss to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout Cup competition. What do Express readers think of the appointment of Middendorp as the team’s head coach? SMS your thoughts to 45533. You can also visit Express’s website, www.expressnews.co.za, to see more pictures of the press conference as well as a video of the team training. Read the full story on page 16. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
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FS soccer players to train in UK } Sidwell Guduka BOLTON WANDERERS FC will offer five young Free State football talents the opportunity of a lifetime. Tshegofatso Mabaso, Mpho Molelekoa, Tyrone Mondi, Tubatsi Motaung and Vuyo Tshoba were selected out of 40 young footballers at HTS Louis Botha and will benefit from a partnership between Bolton Wanderers FC and the Free State Tourism Authority, managed by Sim Sport International. This year marks the third of the partnership, which annually scouts for youngsters in the Free State to represent South Africa at the Grand Skills Finals in England later this month. Danny Clarke, one of the academy coaches at Wanderers, said they were impressed by the potential of players in the Free State. “We had a great time with the youngsters. We saw a lot of enthusiasm; energy and some of them have real potential. We are glad to work with the Free State Tourism Authority to contribute our bit to ensuring that young people in South Africa get the benefit of superior training,” Clark told Express. “It’s important that they are exposed to these drills at a young age as that can now form the basis for their future development.” The five Free Staters will get a chance to visit and train at Bolton’s world-class facilities. They will prove that South African football talent is growing and that the future of the national team is in good hands. “I’m happy about my selection. I think I was selected because I worked hard on things I learned from the UK last year. Hopefully I will impress the Wanderers scouts at the Grand Skills Finals this time around,” said Mondi, of Brebner, who has been selected to go to the United Kingdom
THUMBS UP! Tshegofatso Mabaso, Mpho Molelekoa, Tyrone Mondi, Vuyo Tshoba and Tubatsi Motaung will be jetting to the United Kingdom this month. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
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for a second successive year. Meanwhile, Mabaso said he was looking forward to going to England. “I’m over the moon about this opportunity to go to Bolton. I believe it will open doors for me. I’ve been playing football since I was very young. My dream is to play for an overseas club one day. Being
won the International Festival ahead of Barcelona and Ajax Amsterdam. The Barclays Premiership side sends out scouts and coaches to find the best 40 young players for their Grand Skills Programme every year. They visit Nigeria, Canada, Colombia, Australia, America and many other countries to find the top players.
selected to go and train with Bolton is the beginning of greater things to come,” he said. The Bolton Wanderers Academy is certified with the Elite status of the English Premier League. Last season Bolton’s u.18 team finished above the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal while their u.11 team
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Woman not deterred by her albinism } Lesego Ditheko ALBINISM is only a lack of skin colour pigmentation and there really is nothing special about that. However, due to the lack of knowledge in the community, albinism is treated like a scourge and challenges are often faced by people with albinism. For one young lady, however, with all the myths pertaining to albinism, it was different. Palesa Mosiea decided to change the negativity she experienced growing up and being teased for her skin colour, into a positive. “Though it was tough walking in the streets and finding people staring at you in discomfort, I managed to grow and make them accept who I am. “I remember one day in std 1, I told one of my white school mates that the difference between me and her was that I had the best of both worlds,” said Mosiea. Mosiea grew up in Qwaqwa with three other siblings from both parents, but unfortunately her father, Nthatisi Mosiea, passed away in 1991 when she was six. It became difficult for the four children to be brought up by a single parent, but fortunately her aunt, Virginia Mosiea, and her grandmother, Manthatisi Mosiea, took her in and raised her. “I realised that things were starting to be difficult and this gave me a reason to aim high,“ said Mosiea, who also said this was the time when
‘Though it was tough walking in the streets and finding people staring at you in discomfort, I managed to grow and make them accept who I am.’ – Palesa Mosiea her interest in public speaking was sparked. Her interest and commitment were so high that in her last year of high school she entered the Sowetan Anglo American Young Communicators Awards and won. With the money she had won in the competition, Mosiea said, she packed up and moved to Pretoria where she enrolled at the University of Pretoria for a degree in Marketing. “I studied Marketing for only a year and the following year I changed and studied International Communications. During that year, thanks to the award that I won, I was given the opportunity to write for True Love magazine’s sister publication True Love Babe, for a year where I wrote feature articles,” said Mosiea. This gave her the platform and opportunity to receive vast recognition from outside. Her achievement kept on blossoming – she received the Student Life Honorary Award for her outstanding
achievement, participating as a public practitioner in the school’s debating society. She also become the assistant director and chairperson of the drama society as well as hosting her own afternoon drive time show on Tshwane FM. After the completion of her internship year in 2007, she was head-hunted by Blackie Sewe’s Robs Boxing Promotion company to promote boxing in the province. Within the first six months she was appointed as the general manager and the company scooped the Promoter of the Year Award by Boxing South Africa as well as International Promoter of the Year Award by the World Boxing Federation. Under her achievements as a motivational speaker, Mosiea also proudly mentors a young lady of the St Michael’s High School, Zinhle Novazi, who became Sowetan’s Young Communicator Award winner last year and the second Free Stater to win after nine years.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Palesa Mosiea (right), recently cohosted the South African Literary Awards with renowned poet, Lebo Mashile. Photo: Supplied
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Mokete o monate, lenyalo le boima! A re bueng Boitumelo Koma Auditing Lecturer BONGATA ba batho ba kgethang ho kena lenyalong ka mokgwa wa ho etsa mokete o moholo ba rata ho etsa jwalo ka kgwedi ya Tshitwe. Re se re saletswe ke di kgwedi tse pedi fela hore re fihle kgweding ya Tshitwe. Ke hopola hore batho ba tlang ho kena lenyalong kgweding ya Tshitwe, di tlhophiso tsa bona bakeng sa mokete wa lenyalo di se di tswetse pele haholo ka nako ena. Lenyalo ke ntho e ntle haholo hape ke ntho e monate e thabisang, le ha ho le jwalo lenyalo le nale di phephetso tse ngata. Engwe ya di phephetso tse teng ka hare ho le nyalo ke tjhelete. Tjhelete e ka ba phephetso lenyalong ha banyadi ba sa buisana hape ba sa dumellana bakeng sa tshebediso ya tjhelete lenyalong la bona. Ho buisana ka tjhlete ho molemo ha ho qala ka hore tjhelete e tla sebediswa jwang bakeng sa mokete wa lenyalo. Ha banyadi ba se ba tseba hore ba tla batla mokete o
jwang wa lenyalo, ba tlameha ho ipotsa hore ba tla lefa ditshenyehelo tsa mokete wa le nyalo jwang? Na ba tla etsa sekoloto sa tjhelete kapo thjelete eo ba e bolokileng e tla anela ho lefa ditshenyehelo tsa mokete wa lenyalo kaofela? Ha ba se ba arabile dipotso tsena ho latelang ke ho nahana hore tjhelete e tlang ho kena ka lapeng la bona e tla sebediswa ka mokgwa o jwang. Ho qala bophelo ba lenyalo ntle le di koloto ke ntho eo re lokelang ho e etsa. Ha re nyalana re nale ditoro le ditabatabelo tseo re batlang ho di fihlella molemong wa lelapa la rona mme dikoloto ke tseding tsa dintho tse ka diehisang hore re fihlelle ditoro tsa rona. Ha eba le nyalana le se le nale dikoloto etsang hore le phakise ho di lefa ka moo le ka kgonang kateng. Taba engwe e amang banyadi ke thuso ya tjhelete eo ba fanang ka yona ma lapeng ao batswang ho o na. Ho bohlokwa ho dumellana hore taba ena e tla sejetswa jwang ho ya ka tlhoko e teng. Mehlala ena e latelang ke dintho tse ding tseo re ka di kenyeletsang ha re theha mokgwa wa ho sebedisa tjheletele lelapeng: Lelapa le nke qeto ya ho phela ka tekanyetso ya tjhelete e kenang ka lapeng, tjhelete e kenang ka lapeng ke ya lelapa. Ha ho na tjhelete ya ntate kapo ya mme, le ha
‘Ho buisana ka tjhlete ho molemo ha ho qala ka hore tjhelete e tla sebediswa jwang bakeng sa mokete wa lenyalo. Ha banyadi ba se ba tseba hore ba tla bat la mokete o jwang wa len yalo, ba tlameha ho ipotsa hore ba tla lefa ditshenye helo tsa mokete wa le nya lo jwang?’ e le hore ntate le mme ba a sebetsa. Tjhelete e tsamaisong ya ntate kapo mme hoya ka maikarabelo a bona mabakeng a lelapa. Mohlala ke hore ntate o ikarabela ho reka dijo ebe mme yena o ikarabela ho reka motlakase. Ho nale thero ya tjhelete (budget) moo ntate le mme ba fumanang kabelo ya mabaka a tjhelete ao batlang ho ikarabela ho ona. Sena se kenyeletsa dintho tsohle tse lokelang ho etswa ka tjhelete. Ho nale tjhelete e bolokwang bakeng sa.
ma baka a fapaneng a lelapa. Sena se lokela ho kenyeletsa le ho bolokela maemo a tshohanyetso. Tjhelete e sebeletswa ka thata mme e lokela ho sebediswa ka kelohloko. Ho nale botshepehi lelapeng bakeng sa ho lefa melato yohle ka nako. Le lapa le lokela hoba le mokgwa wa ho fana. Lelapa le lokela ho etsa mokgwa wa hore leruo la lelapa le hole ho etsetsa hore le meloko etlang e fumane lefa. Ke a tseba hore ba bang batho ba keke ba dumellana le seo ke se buang, empa ipotse hore ho baneng hare bala dikoranta, re mamela diyalemoya, le ha re shebeletse televishene ho bueha haholo ka moo batho ba bangata ba le ka tlasa kgatello ditabeng tsa tjhlete? Dintho tseo ke buang ka tsona mona ke ho re thusa hore lenyalo le be monate jwalo ka dikuku tsa mokete wa lenyalo di le monate. Ho nale dintho tseo ke sa buang ka tsona mona tseo wena o tsebang hore ke tse ntle mme o ka di sebedisa ho theha mokgwa wa tshebediso ya tjhelete bakeng sa lelapa la hao. *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.
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RECENTLY I experienced the downside of being a white South African, possibly for the first time in my life. I was in Germany, attending an international student conference on sustainable universities along with 80 other students from 35 countries. By now I was used to being questioned why I am ‘so white’ if I am in fact from South Africa. Europeans seem to live in the middle ages when it comes to African demographics, but I have never before been called a racist, least of all based on where I come from. I am reported to be a born-free. (Technically not, as I was born a mere 13 days before the 1994 elections.) I am part of the privileged generation that ‘does not see colour’ and does not know what it means to not be free, except from the limited views of our school history books. Never in my life have I been discriminated against, and never have I been denied an opportunity because of either my race or my gender, or any other defining characteristic. Perhaps this has made me complacent. Someone once said that we can never truly know freedom unless we know what it means to be oppressed. A personal hero, Steve Biko, made mention of the term ‘white privilege’. This is used in part to describe the inability to empathise with the oppressed, because of lack of experience and understanding. We are told that we are part of the ‘born free’- generation. But how can we know the
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Emily van der Merwe Stellenbosch University student difference? Are we doomed to not appreciate our freedom from lack of experience of the opposite? Steve Biko’s philosophy was in essence that the physiological chains imposed by Apartheid are much more detrimental than the actual oppression of a political regime. His thoughts were universal and timeless. The oppression of the mind still haunts many South Africans. This is perhaps the biggest difference between my generation and those before us: we are (mostly) free of psychological oppression. Despite the fact that in the world’s eyes, it seems, we cannot abandon the image that 300 years of colonialist rule and 46 years of racial segregation policy has burdened us with. In Germany, I had an interesting conversation with a student from Egypt. In response to her stories of cultural oppression in her home country, I told her (as I always tell people who ask about South Africa) that people of my generation are the ‘flag-bearers’ of multiculturalism,
but it has nothing to do with our constitution or South African politics. It’s simply because we are free to form our own ideas about people, unlike our parents and grandparents who were taught how to think about race. In Steve Biko’s biography by Xolela Mangcu, Geoff Budlender states it exquisitely: ‘Our democratic Constitution did not bring social reform; it merely created one of the necessary prerequisites for the transformation that still needs to take place.’ The next part of the process is in my generation’s hands. The immense challenges posed by economic inequality fall to us to be solved. Especially in Stellenbosch, we cannot ignore the problem much longer: we are part of one of the most unequal societies in the world. This time around we are able to experience and understand, and possibly within our lifetime we may be able to bring social justice to millions living in poverty and rescue our failing educational system. Being born free has nothing to do with politics in our country or having the freedom to cast a vote. It’s about having the freedom to think. And I’d like to believe that we are a lot better off than we think. *Emily van der Merwe is a ‘born-free’ student at the University of Stellenbosch (US) and wrote this article in light of Diversity Week celebrated at the university from 30 September 30 to 4 October. .
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“Being born free has noth ing to do with politics in our country or having the free dom to cast a vote. It’s about having the freedom to think. And I’d like to believe that we are a lot better off than we think” – Emily van der Merwe
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We need to empower ourselves LINDA SMITH, Manor Gardens, Durban: IT does us no good to wait for the government to provide for us. We need to take responsibility for our own needs. Surely by now most people will have realised that official promises of upliftment are merely a ploy to lure the unwary. One wonders if the hungry ballot box is the reason the streets are now being swept, when in fact they have been neglected for years. It is the mispriority of the government to keep itself in what it perceives as being power. If we each took responsibility for our environment and deposited our litter in the bins provided, the streets would require less sweeping. Perhaps our government is merely a reflection of us, the macrocosm of the microcosm, or perhaps the government is the microcosm
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of us, the macrocosm. We, the people, hold the power. Empowered and responsible citizens have little need to feed their potential to any devouring system of authority. When we empower ourselves, we cease being needy people. We would not be reliant on poor medical services if we improved the quality of the food on our plates. The quality of our water will improve when we, individually and as businesses, stop polluting our waterways. The quality of our air will improve when we cease to pollute it. The solutions and the power lie not in the hands of our governments, but in our own hands. It is our attitudes that make us or break us, that help us to improve our living conditions. It is our willingness to participate in our own well-being that improves life for us individually, as communities and as a country. We, the people, are the macrocosm.
FROM the left are Kagisho Tlhatlogi, Tshidiso Motlolometsi, principal of the Tsoseletso High School, Makhethe Sempe, Elna van Rensburg, German teacher, and Letshego Makg we. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
Learners jet off to Germany } Sidwell Guduka THREE German pupils of the Tsoseletso High School jetted off to Germany last night. Kagisho Tlhatlogi, Makhethe Sempe and Letshego Makgwe will spend 12 weeks in Europe on a student exchange programme. They will experience lifestyle and educational programmes in a foreign country. “This is an annual exchange programme we started back in 2006 when we sent two German learners to Germany. Since then we have been sending two, three or four pupils to Germany every year,” Elna van Rensburg, the German teacher at the Tsoseletso High School, told Express. “These three pupils will be in Germany for three months to learn about the German lifestyle and culture, among other things. They will be living with different families during their stay there. “Normally when the learners come back from abroad they are fluent in German. Those three months will be like three years at university for them,” Van Rensburg said. Before the trio left for Johannesburg yesterday morning, Van Rensburg reminded them of the importance of being punctual. “Germans are very punctual. So they should know how important it is for them to be punctual at all times. “In Germany when they say a bus leaves the station at 07:02, it leaves exactly at that time,” she said. Van Rensburg thanked all the sponsors who made it possible for the three pupils to go to Germany.
‘I’m happy and nerv ous at the same time. I’m so looking forward to experiencing the German culture and lifestyle.’ – Kagisho Tlhatlogi “Many thanks to Mr and Mrs Pillay for their continued support. I also want to thank the premier of the Free State, Ace Magashule, for his support to the school. In September, he sponsored a trip for five of our German learners to Cape Town.” An excited Makhethe said he was looking forward to learning the German culture. “I’m extremely happy about this trip and I want to learn as much as possible about Germany. This will be my first trip abroad. I would like to get a scholarship there one day,” he said. Letshego said she was over the moon to go to Europe. “I’m going to miss my family a lot, especially my twin sister. But I’ll tell them good stories about Germany when I come back.” Kagisho, who will be out of the country for the first time, could not hide her excitement. “I’m happy and nervous at the same time. I’m so looking forward to experiencing the German culture and lifestyle.”
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Ready for exams LOST: Madala Sit hole. Photo: Supplied
Patient lost A 66-YEAR-OLD male patient known as Madala Sithole was admitted to the National Hospital in Bloemfontein and then discharged on 9 September. On his discharge he was taken to Eden Ministries at 3 Long Street, Bloemfontein. The patient alleges that he is from Ladybrand and also Botshabelo, but he cannot tell the exact addresses. According to the social worker at the Ladybrand Hospital, he was once admitted to that hospital, but did not have any family members in that area, hence he was taken to Eden for the homeless and destitute people. The patient absconded from Eden and was brought back to the hospital on Monday, 7 October. The patient is slightly confused and still insists that his home is in Ladybrand. He has been taken back to Eden. Anyone who might know this patient’s family or address must call the social worker Sheila Litheko at the National Hospital on 051-4039881 or 083-411-9166.
IN order to curb and control exam irregularities, learners will voluntarily sign the national senior certificate examination pledge on Friday, the Free State Department of Education announced. The purpose of the pledge is to encourage learners to, among others, comply with all the rules and regulations relevant to the national senior certificate examinations and follow the invigilator’s instructions, avoid cheating and report any form of wrong-doing to the school principal. “Those not adhering to the examination code of conduct will be dealt with,” Tate Makgoe, education MEC, said in a statement. Approximately 28 010 full-time and 3 213 part-time candidates in the Free State will write the national senior certificate examination, commencing on 28 October and ends on 29 November. Tight security measures to prevent irregularities and possible leakage of the 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) question papers have been put in place by the Free State Department of Education. A total of 332 examination centres across the province are ready for examinations. Systems have been developed to ensure that exam scripts are delivered on time to all districts. “We will adequately respond to any potential crisis and other security-related incidents,” Makgoe said. The practical exams for Information Technology, Computer Application Speed and Com-
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puter Applications Technology took place on 8 and 9 October. Invigilators have been trained to closely monitor the exams and will respond to any challenges that might occur. The improvement of learner performance in the NSC remains one of the key priorities as a department. “In 2012 we raised the bar by achieving a pass rate of 81, 1% and the target for 2013 is an 85% pass rate,” Makgoe said. The department has taken some measures in order to reach the 85% matric pass rate target set for 2013. Start-up workshops were conducted in January to integrate the 2012 Department of Basic Education Diagnostic Report on each subject. Extra classes were conducted during the March holidays which 16 778 learners attended.The winter school programme was attended by 22 376 learners while 17 140 learners attended the spring classes. The Provision of Mind the Gap to all learners in Accounting, Life Sciences, Geography and Economics and gr. 12 learners were provided with study guidelines called Tips for Success. Makgoe wished all the learners the best in their exams and announced that the matric results will be released on 7 January 2014.
LOST: The Stoffel Coetzee Hospital in Smithfield is looking for the fami ly of Funiswa Mhlesi (44) who was admitted on 5 July. She was referred from the Lephoi Clinic in Bethulie by ambulance. According to referral notes from the Lephoi Clinic, she is not related to anyone in the area and was roaming around with psy chiatric illness. She could not relate her whereabouts since she was speaking incoherently. Presently she is more stable and only able to state that she is from Umtata, Mnq wati Village in the Eastern Cape. She says she has no relative alive and stayed with the Zondo family in Mnqwati. Anyone who might know her family or address must contact Claudia van Niekerk, social worker at the Mohokare SubDistrict in Zas tron, on 0516731816.
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NEWS Waterkloof: ‘Fresh allegations’ old STONE SIZANI, ANC parliamentary chief whip: THE Office of the ANC Chief Whip notes the DA parliamentary leader’s announcement recently that she will be tabling a resolution requesting parliament to establish an ad hoc committee to investigate the so-called “fresh allegations” that President Jacob Zuma was involved in the unauthorised landing of the Gupta family aircraft at the Waterkloof Air Force Base. The DA leader also indicated that she would report these “fresh allegations” to the public protector for an investigation. There is absolutely nothing fresh in the socalled “fresh allegations”. The team of directors-general who investigated the incident, which the ANC condemned at the time, looked at these same allegations she
talks about and found that names of senior government leaders were dropped by certain individuals to facilitate the unauthorised landing. The story of a colonel alleging to have been instructed by another official who claims to have been instructed by a government leader to act in a certain manner is a typical name-dropping narrative that the investigation has already dealt with. Only the DA’s obsession to make news at whatever cost could rehash such an old story and sell it as a “fresh allegation” worthy of an investigation by parliament and the public protector. It is entirely up to the public protector’s wisdom and independent discretion whether her institution gets drawn into such political games of the leader of the opposition. However, as the ANC, we will not allow parliament to be dragged into what is clearly a figment of one MP’s overzealous imagination.
ONE of the incomplete houses in Charlesville.
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Questions will be submitted about housing PATRICIA KOPANE, DA Free State leader: ON INVITATION, I visited the Charlesville community, Jagersfontein, in the Kopanong Municipality recently. Members of the community informed me that a housing development project has remained incomplete for more than four years. What I found there is shocking. The housing project forms part of Operation Hlasela of Ace Magashule, the Free State premier. More than 50 houses remain incomplete and many houses have been vandalised. It is unacceptable that our people continue to live in shacks, or in overcrowded households, in full view of a partially developed housing project. What adds insult to injury is that Premier Ace Magashule and the ANC would rather build houses in Lesotho than to take care of our people. My colleague in the Free State Provincial Legislature, Peter Frewen (MPL), will submit questions to Magashule to ascertain:
1. the date the project was awarded; 2. to which companies; 3. at what cost; 4. the reasons for the delay; and 5. when the houses will be completed and handed over to beneficiaries. On arrival at Charlesville the ANC had deployed its activists to disrupt my visit. These ANC activists were eagerly hurling insults at us that ranged from the very profane to the extremely racist. This behaviour will not deter me and the DA from bringing the DA’s message of an open, opportunity society for all, to all the people across the province. The DA maintains that we will not be intimidated – for us there are no no-go areas.
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War Museum of the Boer Republics Financial Clerk 5/8 workday
The War Museum has a vacancy for the above post (candidate to start: 2 January 2014). It is the museum s intention to promote representivity in its workforce and with the filling of this post suitable candidates who will promote representivity will receive preference. Main responsibilities: The candidate will have various functional roles inside the finance section of the War Museum. The candidate will report to and assist the Chief Financial Officer and/or Financial Officer in all his/her duties as may be required. Main responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, administration and payment of creditors, capturing all financial transactions on Pastel and performing related reconciliations, banking of cash, reconciliation of creditor statements, recordkeeping and filing. Post requirements: Matric with accounting as a subject. Computer skills: Pastel, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook. Code B driver s licence. Must be able to communicate in English and Afrikaans.
Applications: CV and certified substantiating documentation must reach the War Museum by 12:00 on 31 October 2013 at the following address: Deputy Director War Museum PO Box 34061 ............ ............ Faunasig ........... ........... ........... 9325 or deliver at: 25 Monument Road, General De Wet, Bloemfontein. Remuneration information is available on request. Contact Johann du Pisani on 051 447 3447. No applications sent via fax or e-mail will be accepted.
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Cheetahs prop in judicial hearing
Luck of the draw
THE Free State Cheetahs prop, Schalk van der Merwe, was due to appear before a SARU judicial committee yesterday after receiving a red card for a dangerous tackle on Blue Bulls fullback Jurgen Visser in the team’s Currie Cup clash on Saturday. Naka Drotské’s men won the tie 22-7 and booked
THE 2013 Cosafa u.20 Championships will be held in Lesotho in December. THE draw for the group stage of the 2013 Cosafa u.20 Championships to be held in Lesotho later this year was made in Maseru on Sunday, revealing the first-round matches for the regional showpiece tournament. The draw was conducted by Timothy Shongwe, Cosafa competitions committee chairperson, and Leslie Notsi, Lesotho national team coach, outlining the fixtures for the event that will be staged from 3 to 14 December. The 14 competing teams have been split into 4 pools, 2 containing 4 sides and the other 2 with 3 teams. Hosts Lesotho will be joined in Group A by East African guests Kenya, the Comoros Islands and Mauritius, while the other fourteam pool is Group C that contains defending champions Zambia, South Africa, Namibia and the Seychelles. Group B contains Angola,
Pirates prepared ROGER DE SA, Orlando Pirates coach, said he knew what to expect in terms of the tactical approach to be employed by Esperance in the second and decisive semi-final of the CAF Champions League on Saturday. The Bucs mentor said he had had enough time to analyse and familiarise himself with the style favoured by the Tunisians, and instead is more occupied with psychologically conditioning his players to achieve the desired result in North African conditions. “In terms of the approach, we are well aware of what to expect from our opponents,” De Sa said. “Look, they were our last opponents. Besides, we have watched enough video footage of their other matches so we are well prepared in this regard.” De Sa said he was gearing his players for what will be a “hostile reception” in Tunisia. “This is a Champions League semi-final match and we expect the stadium to be packed to the brim. We must be composed and this is crucial if we are to come away with a positive result.” After they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by the Tunisian giants, Orlando Pirates will need a scoring draw to progress to the finals. – KickOff.com
Mozambique and Madagascar, while Group D has Botswana, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. The first matches of the tournament will be played in Maseru on 3 December, with Botswana’s clash against Swaziland the first of a triple-header that will end with Lesotho taking on the Comoros. Before that, East African guests Kenya will take on Mauritius in their first match. The official opening ceremony for the tournament will also be held at the same venue on the first match day. Zambia, who have won the last three instalments of the competition, open their title defence against Namibia in the other match in Mafeteng on 4 December. South Africa, another of the pre-tournament favourites, will take on the Seychelles at the same venue. Regional powerhouse Zimbabwe
themselves a place in the semi-finals this weekend.Van der Merve received a red card in the 74th minute for lifting Visser in a tackle and failing to bring him back to the ground safely, therefore breaching Law 10.4 (j). The hearing took place at in Cape Town. Adv. André Oosthuizen was appointed the judicial officer.
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will meet Swaziland in their Group D opener in Maseru also on 4 December, while after that Group B’s top-seed Angola take on Madagascar. Nations will play each other in a round-robin format in the first stage with the top team in each pool advancing to the semi-finals. Because there are only three teams in Groups B and D, the top two sides in these groups will each play one additional match crossing over between B and D. The top side in Group B will play the secondplaced team in D and vice versa. Thereafter, the top team in each of the groups will qualify to the semi-final round. The semi-finals are scheduled for 12 December and the final two days later on 14 December in Maseru. The Cosafa u.20 Youth Championship has been played in various guises since 1983, with Zambia having won the most titles – ten.
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Ernst joins Celtic
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BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC on Monday announced the appointment of Ernst Middendorp as their new head coach. This is after head coach, Clinton Larsen, resigned following a string of poor results in the league, including a 0-4 hiding the team suffered at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout. Their elimination from the lucrative competition means that they will not be able to defend the title they won against the same side in December last year. “I am happy to officially announce Mr Ernst Middendorp as the new head coach of the club. He is one of the most respected coaches in the PSL, having worked for teams such as Kaizer Chiefs, Golden Arrows and Maritzburg United,” said Jimmy Augousti, chairman of Bloemfontein Celtic. “We have given him a three-year contract. I have no doubt that he will find the new challenge at Bloemfontein Celtic a worthwhile enhancement to his career. “We wish Ernst everything of the best at Bloemfontein Celtic. He has my full support, and all the support from the senior management of the club. We hope he can turn this ship around for us. “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Clinton Larsen for what he has done for
Goosen to play
JOHAN GOOSEN, Springbok flyhalf, will play 40 minutes of the Cheetahs’ Currie Cup semi-final against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday, according to the Volksblad website. Goosen (21) had been sidelined since March due to a knee injury and an untimely appendectomy a few weeks ago further delayed his return to competitive action. But he made a welcome return last week when he played the last 15 minutes of their 22-7 win over the Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein. Cheetahs coach, Naka Drotské, said he was happy with the way the youngster played, but also praised incumbent flyhalf Elgar Watts for a decent performance. Drotské said Watts would play the first half at Kings Park, with Goosen getting the second 40 minutes. Kick-off is Saturday at 17:00. – Sport24
SHAKING HANDS: Jimmy Augousti, chairman of Bloemfontein Celtic, with Ernst Middendorp, Bloemfontein Celtic head coach.
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Celtic during his tenure as head coach of the club in the past four seasons. He stabilised us into a top six team and also won us the Telkom Knockout Cup. Such is the nature of football that you are only as good as a couple of results,” Augousti added. Middendorp, who still has to get to know his new players, will have to hit the ground running. “I decided to join Celtic because I have a soft spot for the club. They have great infrastructure
which is at the level of (Kaizer) Chiefs and (Orlando) Pirates. They are the different reasons I took their offer,” Middendorp told Express after his first training session in Bloemfontein on Monday. “There are a lot more things one can achieve as coach at Celtic than at Maritzburg. I am working with a group of hard-working players here. I am confident we will achieve success together,” he said. Middendorp’s first match in charge of Celtic
will be against Moroka Swallows at the Free State Stadium in Botshabelo next Wednesday (19:30). “I have ten days to prepare the club before our next assignment against Swallows. I believe I can turn around the fortunes of the club. Celtic deserve to be in the top eight bracket,” said Middendorp. “I will not rush into making changes in the team. I will have to assess the players at my disposal before reinforcing the squad.”