THIS week’s edition of Express pays tribute to former president Nelson Mandela who passed away last week.
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Mandela: a man who fulfilled God’s plan
‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.’
– Nelson Mandela
} Pastor Willie Norris ECCLESIASTES 3:1-3 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build.” So shall we remember the great statesman, defender of the nation, reconciler, role model, the late former president of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The scripture says that he had his time to be born and now his time came to die. He will be remembered for many noble tasks he performed. Some of the tasks will be that he was instrumental for the uprooting of the evil system of Apartheid. He sacrificed his entire life for this cause to bring freedom to all South Africans, so that those who have been oppressed will get back their dignity as human beings. He planted in the hearts of men, women, youth and children of all races the desire to live alongside each other as fellow South Africans. Men such as the late Nelson Mandela are very few in the history of
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die . . . the world. I believe that God appoints men such as these for a purpose, a Godly purpose. He gives them the power and the authority to do that. Some abuse this power and authority, but Nelson Mandela will be remembered for fulfilling God’s plan for the nation. All South Africans mourn this great loss and pray for the wives, Graca and Winnie, and all the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives. We thank God for blessing us with the life of Mr Nelson Mandela.
AMANDLA! Nelson Mandela and his exwife, Winnie Madikizela Mandela, walking hand in hand, raising clenched fists upon Mande la’s release from the Victor Verster Prison, in Paarl, South Africa, on 11 February 1990. Mandela put 27 years as a political prisoner behind him and negotiated with the apartheid oppressors to launch the first democratic elections in 1994.
Mandela’s words an inspiration } Sidwell Guduka
NELSON MANDELA, the former president of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, died peacefully at his Houghton home in Johannesburg on Thursday. Mandela was admitted to the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in June with a recurring lung infection and had been in the hospital for almost three months. He was discharged in September and was receiving medical care at his home until he passed away. Mandela spent 27 years in jail before being freed in 1990 and went on to become South Africa’s first black president in 1994. He died at the age of 95. “I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.” Mandela said in his speech during the first day of his release in Cape Town on 11 February 1990. Here is a collection of quotes that personify his spirit: “Nobody knows when they are going to die. Even though I am an old man, I do not dwell on the possibility of death. Death comes when it is ready.” “During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to see realised. But my Lord, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” “I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its
manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days. Even although I now happen to be tried by one whose opinion I hold in high esteem, I detest most violently the set-up that surrounds me here. It makes me feel that I am a black man in a white man’s court. This should not be. (First court statement, 1962). “I was made, by the law, a criminal, not because of what I had done, but because of what I stood for, because of what I thought, because of my conscience.” (Statement during trial, 1962).
“Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.” “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” (From Long Walk to Freedom, 1995). “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.” “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.”
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THE students of the Public Works’ Constructor Development Programme held their yearend party on Friday in Bloemfontein. The 51 students are from across the Free State and are being trained by the Rekgonne Community Project. Photo: Jabulani Dlamini
Casca remembers . . . } Selloane Khalane IN DESCRIBING Nelson Mandela, the iconic liberation hero, Casca Mokitlane, former Free State Education MEC, said he had laid the foundations for democracy while serving his 27-year prison term. “Madiba was not only a father on Robben Island; he was the glue that sealed the cracks that threatened unity and the presence that inspired perseverance.” One-time deputy chairperson of the Free State ANC, Mokitlane recalled his stolen moments with Mandela in prison. “I would smuggle myself into the Section B cells just to catch a glimpse of the man who had inspired the people’s movement,” Mokitlane said. “In later years those moments would no longer be stolen as I progressed to serve under his leadership post-1994.” This detainee of the 1976 youth uprisings had tears in his eyes as he stared at the towering statue of Madiba on Naval Hill in Bloemfontein. “Hamba kahle, Umkhonto we Sizwe.” Mokitlane broke into song along with the multitudes that had flocked to the hill to pay their last respects to the father of the nation as the world woke to the news of his passing. “The song evokes painful memories of Robben Island,” he whispered. Although agony and adulation came with the bitter-sweet passing of Mandela at 95, Mokitlane’s faint smile broke into a grin as he reminisced about memories he had shared with Madiba. Mokitlane recalled how Madiba had helped an inmate who had become bedridden after he had been served with divorce papers while serving his prison term on Robben Island. “We wrote a letter to Madiba asking for his legal counsel on the matter and the letter was smuggled to his cell in his porridge,” he explained with a slight chuckle. According to Mokitlane, Mandela had responded on the two legal options the inmate had, to either contest or consent to the divorce. He said Mandela then encouraged the inmate not to be bitter about the divorce, but instead understand the harsh realities they had faced while fighting oppression. “Madiba explained how we would lose family, friends and partners in the pursuit of freedom. “Mandela drafted a letter to the inmate’s wife, thanking her for her sacrifices as a wife and mother, wishing her the best in life.” Mokitlane said his fellow inmate had been encouraged by the words of compassion and wisdom that Madiba had expressed in his response. “I knew then that I was in the presence
of greatness.” Mokitlane, who had left the ANC in 2009 to head Cope in the Free State, said he was agonised by the disintegration of the vehicle that had helped stalwarts like Walter Sisulu and Mandela to liberate the country. “I can only hope we can rise up to the challenge and fulfil Madiba’s vision for Mother Africa,” Mokitlane concluded.
CASCA MOKITLANE recalls life on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela.
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Let us not disappoint Mandela My view
AS a 12 year old in buzzing chatter quiets 1990, I remember my down as Sikhululemother telling me to kile gently maneusit down and watch vers and pulls into Jabulani Dlamini television as we were the dock. As we Editor in chief: Express about to witness disembark from the history. The occasion vessel, the harsh newspapers was Nelson Mandela’s reality of South release from prison Africa’s dark history on 11 February. soon becomes clear as our tour guide Up until then, like millions of other South explains what the inmates had to endure Africans, I had never seen Nelson Mandela while held prisoner by an unjust system on except for old images taken during his trial. the island. Everything was explained: From Although my father had bought me a T-shirt the thin mats the prisoners had to sleep on with Madiba’s face on it and I had worn it to the pathetic food they were fed. I cannot with pride, I did not fully understand who he help but be filled with pride that despite was at the time. Over the years I learnt who these circumstances, clearly meant to break this giant was and this year, two days before their spirits, Mandela and his fellow inmates his now globally celebrated birthday on 18 kept their eye on the bigger picture. July, I finally had an opportunity to visit the For those of us who can still remember famous Robben Island off the coast of Cape bits and pieces of apartheid, it is at times Town. The story of the modern democratic difficult not to have feelings of anger fill us South Africa started on this island in the especially when you experience things such 1960s. The ferry that took my colleague as this. Had it not been for Mandela’s call for Lawrence Mokoena and I to the island, aptly calm after he was freed, no one can guarannamed Sikhululekile (We are Free), is filled tee that the wheels of this country would not with various foreign nationals including have completely come off. Brazilians, Americans, Germans, Japanese It was Mandela’s call for reconciliation and a few South Africans who were mostly that, I believe, saved this country from a crew members. The young Americans, full-on war. Many have called for all of us to members of the Texas girls’ choir on a tour live up to his legacy following his departure. through South Africa, incessantly chat away It is my firm belief that history will indeed creating a cacophony of chatter as the ferry judge us harshly if we fail to achieve what goes full throttle toward the island. The he gave his life for.
MY colleague Lawrence Mokoena and I standing outside Nelson Mandela’s jail cell on Robben Island. Photo: Jose Martinez
Music industry saddened by passing } Ayanda Roda THE music industry in the Free State has learnt with profound sadness of the passing away of the greatest son of the soil. Dr Nelson Mandela’s departure represents grief for his family. But his death also constitutes a music industry loss for us because he used to dance to African tunes and rhythms at most of his functions. We saw him honouring our role as a music industry in the struggle of South Africa by
inviting a few music activists to his home to share a meal with him and said to them that he had heard their songs calling for change in South Africa. The music industry will continue to celebrate you through song, beating the drums and singing African songs in all 11 official languages. Lala ngoxolo Dalibhunga. Hamba kahle M’Xhosa wase Khaya. ) Roda is the Free State chairperson of the Association of Independent Record Companies (Airco).
Realize Madiba’s legacy DAN KRIEK, Free State Agriculture president: I wish to express my sympathy and condolences to the wife of former Pres. Mandela, Graça Machel, as well as the entire Mandela family, with the passing of Madiba. We honour Madiba’s rich legacy and his distinct statesmanship. He will always be remembered for laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa. His integrity, respect for all people, the moral high ground on which he moved and his willingness to serve touched our hearts. He was undoubtedly South Africa’s most outstanding political leader of all times. We support Machel’s remark and request at the Nelson
Mandela Foundation a while ago: “In the beginning, his gift to us was unity, a dream of a South Africa that belongs to everyone. In the years that followed, some people have forgotten this dream. While the events play off around Madiba, he indeed again offers us the opportunity to unite.” I hope that all South Africans will work together to realize Mr Mandela’s legacy.
We must strive for his ideals ACE MAGASHULE, ANC Free State chairperson and premier: I AM deeply saddened by the passing on of the iconic revolutionary, elder statesman and former president of the first free and democratic South Africa, Nelson Mandela. This founding father of the democratic nation was just more than a comrade to me – he touched my life and that of many freedom fighters in the most profound way. He taught us to be humble and humane in the quest of building a proud South Africa that was to become a significant player in the community of nations. We have been guided by his high level of revolutionary morality. This is the legacy that he leaves for us. On behalf of the people of the Free State,
I join President Zuma in sending our condolences to his wife, family, grandchildren and great grandchildren. We will sorely miss this untainted Isithwalandwe. His legacy will live on. May his soul rest in peace. There are no words that can best describe how we and the rest of the nation felt on learning of his passing, but it is perhaps consoling that he lived for all of us and leaves behind a capable leadership that will lead this country in the way he would have done, by ensuring that we continue to build a non-racial, non-sexist, free, democratic and prosperous South Africa. We shall continue to strive for the realisation of all the ideals that he lived and eventually died upholding.
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Nation mourns Madiba’s death } Sidwell Guduka NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA, the father of the nation, died last Thursday at the age of 95 after a long illness. Madiba, as he was affectionately known, guided South Africa from the shackles of Apartheid to a multiracial democracy and became an international icon of peace and reconciliation. Since Mandela’s death was announced by Pres. Jacob Zuma last week, hundreds of mourners have been converging on Naval Hill in Bloemfontein to lay wreaths next to his statue. Express spoke to some of the mourners who had visited Nelson Mandela’s statue on Sunday to find out how they felt about the sudden death of the icon, who had served as South Africa’s first black president for five years after his ANC movement had helped end Apartheid in 1994. Here is what they had to say: Puseletso Mokoena (25) of Qwaqwa, said: “I heard about Tata’s death via the social networks on Thursday night. I thought what I was reading was not true, but I phoned several people who confirmed it. His death came as a shock to me. I was really not expecting it. I still cannot believe he is no more. I thought he would still be with us a bit longer. He may be gone, but he will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in peace!”
‘ . . .it is up to us as the nation to decide what we want to do with our future.’ – Jack du Toit
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‘If it weren’t for him we wouldn’t be enjoy ing the freedom that we are enjoying to day.’ – Mlungisi Bani Masechaba Tshabalala (27) from Lindley said Nelson Mandela had been an icon for all of us. “We are who we are today because of Nelson Mandela. He fought for the freedom that we are enjoying as South Africans. It is very sad that he is gone. It was expected that he would die one day, but still we are saddened by his death. My wish for him is eternal life. We hope his legacy will live forever. May his soul rest in peace. Richard Mabasa (29), who hails from Limpopo but works in Bloemfontein, said he was still trying to come to terms with the death of Madiba. “Tata’s death came as a shock to all. I hope the country can cope after his death. I never expected him to die so soon because every time they (the presidency) kept saying he was getting better. I have accepted that he has departed. I’ve come to his statue to lay a wreath and say goodbye to him.”
‘He didn’t live only for himself and his family, but for all South Afri c a n s . M ay hi s s o u l rest in peace.’ – Vuyelwa Mophatlane Vuyelwa Mophatlane (42) from Mandela View in Bloemfontein said: “Madiba’s death is a
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great loss for the South African nation, and especially for us as ANC members. We are asking ourselves questions as to what will happen in our country after his burial on Sunday, especially
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when you look at our unstable political situation. I’ll always remember Mandela for preaching unity and reconciliation. He didn’t live only for himself and his family, but for all South Africans.
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May his soul rest in peace.” A clearly emotional Raveshanni Iyer (30), who was born and bred in Durban, said it was quite saddening to understand that a true legend had passed on.
“We pay tribute to him. He really changed our world in so many ways. If it were not for him, we would have not even been in the Free State. Indians were not allowed to stay in the Free State, but having him changed everything. I’m heartbroken and saddened by his death. “I was extremely shocked and sad when I heard about his passing. I thought he would live for a couple more years. The moment I heard that he had passed on I was speechless. Now that he is gone, we don’t know what the future holds for us. He was the backbone of holding our world together.”
‘We are who we are today because of Nel son Mandela. He fought for the free dom that we are en joying as South Afri cans. It is very sad that he is gone. It was expected that he would die one day, but still we are sad dened by his death.’ – Masechaba Tshabalala Mlungisi Bani (36) from the Eastern Cape, said: “I’m feeling very sad that the old man has departed. Tata made South Africa a better place for everyone. He made a lot of contributions to the country. Prior to 1994, Apartheid was rife in South Africa but he changed the whole situation. If it were not for him, we wouldn’t be enjoying the freedom that we are enjoying today.” Jack du Toit (23) from Bloemfontein said Mandela’s death was a sad occassion. “Mandela made a lot of contributions to the country. He will be sorely missed. He sacrificed a lot for this country. He had the capacity to tolerate different kinds of people and to listen to them. We learnt many lessons from him. It remains to be seen whether South Africa will still be the same without Madiba. But it is up to us as a nation to decide what we want to do with our future.” Sinethemba Kegani (28) from the Eastern Cape said Madiba’s death was a great loss to the world. “He was a hero. He did wonderful things for people, especially the blacks. We are enjoying the fruits of democracy because of him. We still needed him but unfortunately he is gone forever. Rest in peace, Tata.” Winnie Mosololi said: “We are saddened about Mandela’s death. His death is a big loss to the whole world. We prayed for him in church today so that he could rest peacefully. May his soul rest in peace.”
‘He may be gone but he will never be for gotten.’ – Puseletso Mokoena
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Tie the knot
ZANELE AND SERURUBELE QONGA recently tied the knot during a glittering function held at Molulaqoa in Botshabelo. Photos: Sidwell Guduka
FRIENDS enjoyed themselves at Zanele and Serurubele’s wedding held at Molulaqoa in Botshabelo.
FROM the left are Malefa Mahlatsane, Mpho Mokgathi and Molebo heng Lekholoa. They are enjoying some soft drinks at the Mamohau Hall in Botshabelo.
IN HONOUR OF MADIBA: Moratuwa Mokalanyane (7), a gr. 1 pupil at the Brebner Primary School, is laying a wreath next to the Nelson Mandela statue at Naval Hill in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Hundreds of people have been visiting the Nelson Mandela statue to lay wreaths since the death of the first South African black president was announced by President Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg on Thursday night. Photo: Voight Mokone
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Morals must back human rights } Flora Teckie AS we celebrated Human Rights Day yesterday, we need to acknowledge the admirable efforts made in the last few decades to enforce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1948. However, in the current human rights dialogue there is little emphasis towards safeguarding rights within a family. Since the first and most important relationships are often those established within the family, it is in this environment that the awareness, promotion and protection of human rights must begin. Knowledge of the human rights law is not sufficient in itself. Observance of human rights and related responsibilities, in the Bahá’í view, requires transformation of thoughts, values and attitudes. The knowledge of human rights must be backed up by the possession of moral attributes that are more easily acquired within the family environment. A statement by the Bahá’í International
Community highlights the importance of beginning human rights-inspired education in early childhood “because an individual’s fundamental moral framework is formed at a very young age”. A focus on family rights is important because the family can be considered a microcosm of human society, as the following statement from Bahá’í Writings assert: “Compare the nations of the world to the members of a family. Simply enlarge the circle of the household and you have the nation. Enlarge the circle of nations and you have all humanity. The conditions surrounding the family surround the nation. The happenings in the family are the happenings in the life of the nation. Would it add to the progress and advancement of a family if dissension should arise among its members, fighting, pillaging each other, jealous and revengeful of injury, seeking selfish advantage? Nay, this would be the cause of the effacement of progress and advancement. So it is in the great family of nations, for nations are but an aggregate of families.” In the Bahá’í view, respect for human
rights will be strengthened through recognition of two basic concepts: That human rights are God-given rights, and a consciousness of the organic oneness of the human race. The principle of oneness of mankind is closely related to and is a prerequisite for establishment of justice in the family and society. According to the Bahá’í Scriptures: “The integrity of the family bond must be constantly considered and the rights of the individual members must not be transgressed”. The principle of the fundamental equality of men and women – as an essential aspect of the broader principle of the oneness of humanity – can transform the relations within the family, allowing each person to develop his or her unique gifts and talents and to contribute to the well-being of the family and society. “Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible,” according to the Bahá’í Writings. For feedback please contact: mangaung@bahailsa.org.za or call 082-773-8301.
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121 APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER Please take notice that Derick de Villiers intends to make application to the Commissioner of CIPC for the restoration of Rickton Boerdery 1997/016488/07. Please take further notice that any objection to the applicantion must be lodged with the Commissioner of CIPC within 21 days of the date of publication hereof. CIPC, PO Box 429, Pretoria 0001.
121 APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER Please take notice that Quintus Fourie intends to make application to the Commissioner of CIPC for the restoration of AES Fourie Eiendomme 1989/034833/23. Please take further notice that any objection to the application must be lodged with the Commissioner of CIPC within 21 days of the date of publication hereof. CIPC, PO Box 429, Pretoria 0001.
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121 APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CIPC Please take notice that Johannes Petrus Paulsen intends to make application to the Commissioner of CIPC for the restoration of Pearl Star Investments 276 2006/081417/23. Take further notice that any objection to the application must be lodged with the Commissioner of CIPC within 21 days of the date of the publication thereof. CIPC, PO Box 429, Pretoria 0001.
121 APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CIPC Please take notice that Lebohang Johnny Makhetha intends to make application to the Commissioner of CIPC for the restoration of Nightingale Training and Community Development Services (1998/037952/23). Take further notice that any objection to the application must be lodged with the Commissioner of CIPC within 30 days of the date of the publication thereof. CIPC, PO Box 429, Pretoria 0001.
121 APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CIPC Please take notice that Nicolas Petrus Maree intends to make application to the Commissioner of CIPC for the restoration of Bidex Auction 2007/024612/07. Take further notice that any objection to the application must be lodged with the Commissioner of CIPC within 21 days of the date of the publication thereof. CIPC, PO Box 429, Pretoria 0001.
122 PULE ERNEST PLAATJIE NR 2845/2003 In the estate of the late Pule Ernest Plaatjie, nr 2845/2003, identity number 590413 5535 084 of Erf 970, Botshabelo, who passed away on 30 December 2002 and surviving spouse Beatrice Pontso Plaatjie, identity number 610325 0637 085. The first and final liquidation and distribution account in the above estate will lie for inspection for all interested parties at the office of the Master in Bloemfontein and the Magistrate Botshabelo for a period of 21 (twenty one) days as from Friday, 13 December 2013. ASC du Preez C/o McIntyre & Van der Post PO Box 540 Bloemfontein 9300 Tel. 051 505 0200 122 QHESI ALBERT MATSAU NR 2500/2013 In the estate of the late Qhesi Albert Matsau, nr 2500/2013, identity number 271002 5132 087, unmarried, of 1407/D Botshabelo, who passed away on 10 March 2003. The supplementary first and final liquidation and distribution account in the above estate will lie for inspection for all interested parties at the office of the Master in Bloemfontein and the Magistrate Botshabelo for a period of 21 (twenty one) days as from Friday, 13 December 2013. ASC du Preez C/o McIntyre & Van der Post PO Box 540 Bloemfontein 9300 Tel. 051 505 0200
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Knights in shining armour THE Chevrolet Knights cricket team donned their red Christmas hats last week to treat the children of Engo’s Our Child and Youth Care Centre in Victoria Road, Bloemfontein. The players arrived to a loud cheer and greetings from the children. Chevrolet Knights’ Werner Coetsee, Michael Erlank, Tumi Masekela, Obus Pienaar and Romano Terblanche, as well as players of the Free State provincial team Patrick Botha, Juanre van Wyk, Lenert van Wyk, Simon Khomari and Bokang Mosena, had a great time at the centre. The hall was decorated with a Knight’s Christmas theme. A horse-shaped Christmas tree and a painted castle set the scene.
The children surprised the players with a dance on the song I don’t like cricket, I love it. The cricket players in turn spoiled the children with gifts and sweets. The children and the players enjoyed each other’s company and the children made use of the opportunity to get their favourite cricket players’ signatures. Engo’s Our Child and Youth Care Centre will be a century old next year. Engo celebrates each life as significant and treasures the worth of every individual. The Knights assisted Engo in bringing joy and hope to the lives of these children during the festive season.
CHILDREN of Engo’s Our Child and Youth Care Centre with Chevrolet Knights players dur ing last week’s Christmas party. Photo: Supplied
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Godfrey wins in record time } Sidwell Guduka GODFREY RAMOKONE has done it again. The 28-year-old long-distance runner, who is a member of the Eskom Athletics Club, won the 21,1 km Guinea Fowl Race in a record time of 1 hour, 6 minutes and 53 seconds in Langenhovenpark, Bloemfontein, on Saturday. Not only did he win the halfmarathon, but he actually broke the record (1:07:38) set by Samuel Segoaba who runs for Transnet Athletics Club. Ramokone, who has won all the 21,1 km road races in the province this year, finished ahead of Segoaba who crossed the line in 1:07:38 and Khothatso Mokone of the Kovsie Athletics Club (1:10:20), who finished third to
take the last podium spot. “I feel really great to have won the event. “I’m so happy I can’t even explain it. I came into this race well-prepared and followed my strategy all the way and I’m very happy that things have gone my way,” Ramokone told Express. “Honestly, I didn’t expect to win on Saturday as I competed against top runners in the province, let alone breaking the record. “Winning the race was an early Christmas present that I gave to myself. I’m very proud of the achievement.” Saturday’s event was the last road race for 2013 in the Free State, but Ramokone will keep on training very hard for next year’s races. “I’m not going to take a break this
“Honestly, I didn’t expect to win on Saturday as I competed against top runners in the province, let alone breaking the record.” – Godfrey Ramokone festive season. “I’ve already started with my preparations for the events I’m going to run in January and after that.”
GODFREY RAMOKONE
Photo: Voight Mokone
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SABC lift the trophy } Sidwell Guduka THE SABC netball team have been crowned champions of the Old Mutual Netball Tournament. The women representing the public broadcaster beat Transnet 18-12 in an exciting final played at the University of the Free State Sports Grounds on Saturday. Constance Potsane, SABC’s goal attack, said her side won the tournament because they were hungrier than their opponents on the day. “I’m happy at our achievement as a team. We knew it was going to be a difficult match against Transnet because they are a good side. They made us sweat for our victory,” Constance told Express. “Winning this tournament means a lot to us as a team. It was tough from the knockout stages until the final. Our team spirit was amazing. We played
as a unit and fought for each other. We want to thank God for giving us strength to go all the way and lift the trophy,” she said. Transnet’s goal shooter, Monica Potsane, blamed a lack of confidence and errors for their loss. “It was a pretty tough game for both sides. We did our utmost as Transnet to win the match but luck was not on our side. “We lost, but we lost with dignity,” Monica said. “I think we played the match with the wrong mindset. We panicked and started to make some silly mistakes on the court,” she said. “The focus was not there. We were rushing things. Maybe it it was the lack of confidence. Almost all our players wanted to release the ball as soon as they got it. Nobody wanted to take the responsibility on the court.” added Monica.
“I’m happy about our achievement as a team. We knew it was going to be a difficult match against Trans net because they are a good side. They made us sweat for our victo ry.” – Constance Potsane
THE SABC netball team (wearing the green colours) in action against the Transnet netball team during the Old Mutual Netball Tournament final played at the University of the Free State Sports Grounds on Saturday.
Photo: Voight Mokone