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} Selloane Khalane DR MAMPHELA RAMPHELE, the Agang SA leader, says President Jacob Zuma’s cattle in Nkandla are treated better than South African citizens. “Zuma wanted his palace and they had to give it to him,” said Ramphele about the R247 million spent on security upgrades at Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla. On Monday morning Ramphele joined the National Unemployed Voters Organisation’s (Nuvo) march for service delivery from Khayalitsha to the Bloemspruit Police Station. “Nkandla is a small fraction of the looting of tax payers’ money,” she said. Mzwandile Phupha, Nuvo’s provincial leader, told Express Mangaung residents were fed up with poor roads and dysfunctional police stations. “Zuma’s cattle drink Red Bull, while people die from hunger,” Phupha said to the throng of people at the march. With the Free State under scrutiny for controversial multimillion projects such as the Vrede Dairy Project and the alleged R140 million website, Ramphele said Premier Ace Magashule was corrupt. “Premier Ace Magashule was put in his current position already corrupt,” said Ramphele. “He is the perfect example of impurity in the ANC,” she added. This was Ramphele’s fourth visit to the province and she urged marchers to use their votes to vote for change and help destroy a corrupt government. Ramphele squashed the former
DR MAMPHELA RAMPHELE, the Agang SA leader, addresses mem bers of the Na tional Unem ployed Voters Organisation and Agang SA members at the Bloemspruit Po lice Station on Monday. MEMBERS of the National Unemployed Voters Organisation with plac ards that read No to corruption and 100% behind Thuli (Madonsela).
MEMBERS of the National Unemployed Voters Organisation (Nuvo) march to the Bloemspruit Police Station. intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils’s call for people to spoil their votes during the national elections next month. “I think it is irresponsible and treacherous for anyone to come out
and say people should spoil their vote.” Demands requested by Nuvo included speedy waste removal, flushing toilets and the erection of parks and libraries in the informal
MZWANDILE PHUPHA (left with microphone) addresses the throngs of unemployed people at the Bloemspruit Police Station. Phupha says his organisation, the National Unemployed Voters Organisation (Nuvo), will announce just before the elections who they will vote for in the upcoming national elections. Photos: Mlungisi Louw settlement. Phupha says Nuvo is not a political party and will only announce in early May which
political party the organisation will be voting for in the upcoming elections.
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Be responsible, don’t overindulge TRADITIONALLY the Easter holiday break is a high-risk period in South Africa resulting in road deaths and accidents and with a year-on-year increase since 2011, it is up to all South Africans to remember the consequences of an irresponsible approach to alcohol use. The 2013 figure of 241 increased from the 217 lives lost in 2012 and 151 in 2011. What the statistics also indicate is that 60% of those killed are pedestrians. According to Ben Martins, then the minister of Transport, most of the people who had died last year during this period had been pedestrians. “Based on these and other statistics from previous years, both over December and April, we can certainly see a trend that pedestrians who consume too much alcohol are putting themselves and other road users at risk when they cross roads. It is happening in villages, townships and other residential areas rather than on the national highways. “Pedestrians who walk home and are intoxicated should realise that they are putting themselves, as well as other road users, at risk. It is better to drink responsibly at all times, whether you are at home with your family, out at a restaurant or even at the local tavern or pub,” suggests Dr Osborn Mahanjana, chief executive officer of the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA). While driving under the influence is not the sole cause of road accidents or fatalities it is certainly illegal and can have devastating consequences. About 864 motorists were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol last year and a significant number of fatalities were a result of pedestrians walking on the road under the influence of alcohol as well as the failure to wear visible or reflective clothing at night. Other factors such as reckless driving, not buckling up, speeding, lack of taxis or public transport permits, false documentation and driving without licences can all be contributing factors to road accidents. In addition, this is a particularly busy time of the year as it coincides with school holidays making the roads more congested than usual. “Both drivers and pedestrians should play their part by drinking responsibly to prevent future deaths or accidents during the upcoming holiday and long weekends,” advises Mahanjana. “Alcohol affects a person’s judgement and slows down their reaction times. Driving while over the limit is illegal and should not even be considered and people who have
over-indulged and then decide to walk home should also be wary.” There are a few simple tips to consider if you choose to drink and are planning to do so over any holiday period: ) Before deciding to go out, where you know you will be drinking, ask yourself how you intend getting home. If you are staying in a different city while on holiday, check what metered taxi or shuttle services are available to you. Also plan your outings so that you are not far from your accommodation without safe transport home. ) Once you have a list of taxi drivers, keep the contact details on your cellphone and ensure that you have enough money set aside for this, should you not be in a position to drive or walk home. ) It is far cheaper and a lot more sensible to club together with your friends to hire a car or mini-bus with a driver so that you can responsibly enjoy a night of fun. ) Alternatively, you can ask a friend to be the designated driver for the night and agree upfront who that person is and that they will remain sober before going out. ) If you are planning to host the party at home, make sure that you consider beforehand how you will handle friends who have overindulged. Either arrange alternative transport for them to get home, or offer them a spot on the sofa until morning. While not drinking and driving is an important part of responsible alcohol use, there are other ways to enjoy your drinks with friends and family over this social period: ) Drink plenty of water before, during and after drinking alcohol. ) Always eat before drinking alcohol and try to eat while drinking – choose foods that are high in fat and carbohydrates like a burger and chips. ) Don’t swim when you’ve had alcohol. ) Drinking on the beach is against the law and can be very dangerous, as can drinking at the river or the dam for those who live inland. ) Don’t supply drinks to underage persons – the South African legal drinking age is 18. ) Avoid drinking with partners who are prone to aggressive behaviour. ) Avoid lifts from strangers, especially when intoxicated. Mahanjana emphasises that alcohol is a matter of individual judgement and accountability. It has been a part of social life and celebrations around the world for thousands of years. Drinking sensibly means you can enjoy yourself – and stay safe.
SAB calls on entrepreneurs THE South African Breweries (SAB) Central Region has opened entries for its 2014 KickStart Youth Entrepreneurship Competition. The competition seeks to promote entrepreneurship through the provision of intensive business skills training, business development support and by providing grants totalling more than R6 million. Furthermore, winners are afforded various networking and exposure opportunities. The 2014 KickStart Youth Entrepre-
neurship Competition is open to previously disadvantaged black South African youth aged between 18 and 35 years. The entrepreneur’s business must be 50% black owned, be in operation for less than five years and make less than R5 million revenue. Entrants must also show that they employ less than 15 individuals, have high growth potential and sustainable competitive advantage. These entrepreneurs have been given support by the SAB in the form of grants and mentorship. Mentorship takes place over a minimum of six months while grant funding must be used to support the winning business’ growth strategy. SAB KickStart was launched in 1995 and has grown to become one of the largest entrepreneurship development projects focusing on fostering a culture of entrepreneurship amongst the youth. KickStart promotes business awareness through training, grant funding as start-up capital and providing post-training mentorship and assistance during the setting-up phase of the business. The SAB KickStart Programme has to date invested more than R64 million into developing youth owned businesses while benefiting more than 22 900 young entrepreneurs and helping start 3 200 businesses. ) For entry criteria or for more information visit www.sabkickstart.net. Alternatively contact Patience Selesho on 053-840-0426 or send an email to patience.selesho@za.sabmiller.com.
POLICE MINISTER NATHI MTHETHWA says there is a lot of corruption within govern ment departments. Photo: Mlungisi Louw
Corruption grips ANC } Selloane Khalane POLICE MINISTER NATHI MTHETHWA says Thuli Madonsela’s report on the R247 million security upgrades on Nkandla did not implicate the ‘executive’, nor did President Jacob Zuma ask for the upgrades. Mthethwa, a member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee, was giving the Chris Hani Memorial lecture on Thursday evening at the Bram Fischer Municipal Building in Bloemfontein. Former SACP secretary-general Chris Hani was assassinated on 10 April 1993 in an effort to derail the accomplishment of a democratic South Africa. Mthethwa told Express prices were inflated by service providers commissioned to do work on Nkandla. “There is a lot of corruption within government departments,” Mthethwa said. According to Mthethwa some government officials do not want to be promot-
ed to higher ranks so that they may continue looting state funds by flouting the tendering processes. “People can check the Public Protectors report, but we will challenge the report where we have to,” Mthethwa explained. The minister encouraged ANC members to love the people they serve and avoid victimising party members who share different views in the organisation. Mthewthwa also revealed that more than 1 000 police officers with criminal records are to be removed from the South African Police Service (SAPS) following an audit of criminality in the service. The audit identified 1 448 SAPS members as having criminal records. The SAPS is in the process of removing 1 017 members, while another 67 have left the service. The DA criticised Mthethwa for delaying processes, but the minister told Express legalities delayed the process and not him.
Do not blame others for what you want IT is very common for people to feel that those in authority or those that are successful owe them something. This kind of thinking can be seen in many situations. A good, but extreme, example would be the beggar in the street who feels that because you are driving a nice car you should give him or her some money. Coming closer to many people’s experience, another example would be the employee that feels entitled to a promotion because they have served in the organisation for many years. The only person that is responsible for getting you what you want in life is yourself. The entitlement mentality of thinking someone owes you something is one that you should not have. The government is called upon to take care of all sorts of problems and while some of those problems are truly the government’s responsibility, the most problems are not. The majority of our problems are the responsibility of individuals and the community. However, the politicians do not make it easy on themselves because rather than telling people that they are capable of solving most of their own problems in one way or another, they prefer to make huge promises they cannot deliver on, even if
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The only person that is re sponsible for getting you what you want in life is your self. The entitlement men tality of thinking someone owes you something is one that you should not have. they have the capability to do so. The truth of it is that we are people with everything to offer our country and the world. You should realise that you alone have ultimate power over your future and what happens or does not happen to you. ) Follow Mosole on Twitter @Thabolusion or thabolusion@gmail.com or call 073-200-8713.
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SOME of the finalists who will battle it out at the Bloem Show Talent Search competition on 24 April while the final concert will take place on 26 April from 18:00. Photo: Supplied
Bloem Show talent search a hit BLOEM SHOW, in conjunction with Computicket, Pacofs and Kovsie FM, hosted the first Bloem Show Talent Search Competition. An unbelievable 120 contestant’s turned up for the auditions, where only 10 finalists were announced. ) Dinaletsana Tsa Bokamoso (Dance Group) ) Jacqui van Vuuren (Drama – Individual) ) Armand Bruwer (Monologue)
) Isabella-Marié Grobler (Singing – Individual) ) Chazanne Maritz (Singing – Individual) ) Elrico Manfred Swartz (Singing – Individual) ) Hipnoteez (Dance Group) ) Angelo Mokonenyane (Dancing – Individual) ) Mohlakeng Acapellas (Singing – Acapella Group) ) Airforce (Singing – Acapella Group) Prize money of R10 000 is up for grabs for
Good news re debt THE Debt Counselling Industry has applauded Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies’ clampdown on the credit industry following the several radical and far-reaching provisions of the National Credit Amendment Bill announced recently. Deborah Solomon, founder of the Debt Counselling Industry Portal, theDCI.co.za, an online information platform for debt counsellors and consumers, said the provisions of the bill “desperately needed good news” for consumers and the economy. She said the provisions would go a long way to ensure the long-term sustainability of the credit industry and the economy, while prohibiting widespread abuse by criminalising certain contraventions of the new regulations, such as overcharging and selling prescribed debt, which has caused severe financial stress for consumers. “We applaud the minister and the government for taking a strong stand and for understanding the plight of consumers who have suffered the brunt of the many loopholes in the National Credit Act over the past six years. Self-regulation by the banks and other credit providers has failed dismally and the minister has come to the rescue to forever change the landscape of this vital financial sector,” Solomon said. “These radical changes will empower debt counsellors and consumers by breathing new life into the debt review process, which until now has been hampered by severe legal challenges.” Solomon has lobbied the government on behalf of debt counsellors to take the plight of consumers seriously, after it became evident that the well-intentioned NCA has failed to protect consumers in certain aspects of the credit granting and debt review process. “We are absolutely delighted that the minister took our submissions on the bill as debt counsellors very seriously as
he has implemented many of our recommendations in the final provisions.” Solomon added the move to develop a statutory industry code and affordability assessment regulations were “huge steps” that would “sweep clean” the credit industry. “These regulations will give the regulator and the courts more teeth when it comes to assessing cases of reckless lending and will leave no wriggle room for credit providers to blame debt-stressed consumers for lying about their financial positions.” Solomon added that the decision to cap the cost of credit life insurance and to include a provision that credits providers would no longer be able to terminate a credit agreement when a debt review application is before the court. He also added that the decision offers consumers “protection and predictability”. “The provisions will ensure that the credit market works efficiently for consumers, the banks and the economy as a whole. “The way the credit market has been operating was not sustainable, given the high levels of household debt, consumers with impaired credit records and the continual granting of additional credit to the already over-indebted.” The household debt to income ratio rose to 75,8% in the second quarter of 2013 – the highest level in a year, while 9,53 million consumers have impaired credit records. Solomon said more good news for consumers was the ban on buying, selling and collecting prescribed debts by third parties. “South African consumers have been plagued for many years by companies that seek to profit from chasing consumers for payments of prescribed debts. Finally, these companies can now be brought to book, along with their bullying tactics.”
the winner. The second prize is R5 000 and the third prize R2 500. The other 7 finalists will each receive R500 in cash. The voting concert of the 10 finalists will take place at Bloem Show on 24 April at 18:30 at the Pick n Pay stage, just before the Locnville performance. From now till the end of the concert people can vote for their favourite on YouTube. On 24 April, students can present their student cards on entry to the Bloem Show
at a discounted R30 entrance fee. An unlimited fun park ride ticket is available for only R100 (bumping cars and quad bikes are excluded). The final concert takes place on 26 April at 18:00 at the Bloem Show where the winners will be announced. More information is available on 051-448-9894 or on the website www.bloemshow.co.za. E-mail enquiries can be sent to: info@bloemshow.co.za
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EFF members to pay Malema’s tax } Selloane Khalane
CANVASSING: Mandisa Makhesini (left), EFF Free State premier candidate, joined party members on a drive to woo voters for the party ahead of the 7 May polls at the Blo emfontein taxi rank on Friday. With Ma khesini is the wellknown actor and party member, Fana Mokoena (checkshirt), and at the back Jabavu Sebolai. Photo: Mlungisi Louw
THE Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Free State premier candidate, Mandisa Makhesini, says EFF members are not forced to contribute to Julius Malema’s trust fund. The fund was created by five trustees to settle the R16 million tax bill that Malema was recently slapped with by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Makhesini joined other EFF members on a door-to-door campaign on Friday at the Central Business District (CBD) of Bloemfontein. “The trust will help to squash the tax bill but our members are not forced to contribute,” says Makhesini. According to Makhesini the trust was formed in consultation with a team of professionals including qualified attorneys, accountants and tax practitioners who offered their services to the trust free of charge. Makhensini says the call to assist Malema with his tax woes has been well received and says several people from the province have already contributed funds to the trust. “The tax charges are politically motivated to silence Malema and end his political activities so that he is unable to participate in the political landscape of South Africa,” says Makhesini. During the door-to-door campaign, Express spoke to several people in the streets to establish whether they would fork out money for Malema’s tax debts. Thandi Moloi said she would not pay a single penny to help Malema settle his tax debt because he was one of the politicians who had benefitted from corrupt tenders. “Malema made his riches illegally and now wants South Africans to foot the bill,” said another resident of Bloemfontein, Itumeleng Mokone. In February this year, Malema was provisionally sequestrated by the High Court in Pretoria. According to court documents, Malema owed R16 million plus interest after failing to submit tax returns between 2006 and 2010.
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Bartimea School receives donation of 21 computers } Sidwell Guduka HENDRIETTA BOGOPANE-ZULU, the deputy minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, visited the Bartimea School for the Blind and Deaf in Thaba Nchu last Wednesday. Bogopane-Zulu did not go there empty handed – she donated 21 computers to the school, thanks to a generous sponsorship by the MTN Foundation. The partnership between the office of Bogopane-Zulu and the MTN Foundation saw an accessible computer library (ICT) centre being established at the school. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Bogopane-Zulu encouraged learners to use education to fight poverty. “Education is the best weapon to fight poverty. Through education you can be the best you can be. “Your future is in your hands. Empower yourselves and educate yourselves,” Bogopane-Zulu told learners. “It is not important where you come from because that is history. What matters, is where you are going, because that is your responsibility. “Today we are giving you a computer lab to include you in the world. “This lab connects you to the rest of the world. “We never had those things, but we dreamed of you having them one day,” she added. Bogopane-Zulu, who is a former
‘Education is the best weapon to fight pover ty. Through education you can be the best you can be. ’ – Hendrietta Bogopane Zulu learner of the Bartimea School, urged the current group of learners to always be at their best behaviour. “By virtue of me having been a learner here, when a Bartimea learner misbehaves, it always affects me. “So, behave well and respect your teachers.” Thapedi Ntlhaile, one of the learners, said he was happy about the donation his school had received from the deputy minister and the MTN Foundation. “Today is a big day for us as a school. We believe the computers will make things easier for us in terms of doing research and to connect with the whole world,” he said. Pinky Matshaseng, the principal of the school, welcomed the donation. “We are happy. These computers could not have come at a more opportune time. “They will make life easier for our learners, as they will be able to do research on the school premises.”
TECHNOLOGY WISE: Hendrietta BogopaneZulu, the deputy minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, with Thapedi Ntlhaile. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
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You must ignore the voices of evil } Past. Moise Mutombo Kumwimba EVERY situation in life should always lead us to God in prayer and thanksgiving. When Satan attacks you with pain, sickness, poverty and nightmares; ignore him because when you ignore these afflictions, it makes him realise how powerless and useless he is. The idea of ignoring the voices of evil will introduce to you a heart of worship. When you are ill, Satan wants you to cry and doubt the stripes of Jesus Christ, but when you worship God in the midst of your sicknesses, you encourage God to act upon Isaiah 53:5 that states that by the stripes of Jesus you are healed. When you are weak, Satan wants you to be discouraged but if you confess the strength of God in your weakness, you will realise that Joel 3:10 will be your portion. When you are poor, it is Satan’s desire to see you complaining about and doubting God’s supernatural provision. But if truly you worship God in the midst of your poverty, Psalm 23 will be your portion.
I am not saying when you are ill you should ignore the doctors or when you are unemployed you should relax and not apply for jobs. What I am saying is when the doctor’s report says you only have a few months to live; you should have confidence in Christ Jesus, knowing that your healing has been long provided. Such awareness will impart strength in you to ignore the doctor’s report and when poverty comes in the form of business failure, retrenchment or unemployment you can rely on God to provide. That will impart strength in you to endure the night because you will be sure that your morning is just around the corner. Jesus Christ never promised us a smooth flight, but a safe landing is God’s promise. John 16:33.
This shows clearly that as long as we live, we’ll face challenges of all kinds – Christians as well as non-Christians are all bound to face challenges. At times, Christians can face even more challenges than non-believers; but the difference is we who have Christ in us have secured our deliverance from all troubles. Yes, it is true that we as Christians can also face sickness, poverty, nightmares, failure, rejection, disappointment and treason but what does the end of it say? You are the winner, delivered, blessed and protected by the blood of Jesus Christ. Be blessed indeed for reading this uplifting article of faith. ) Please join us for our special crucifixion service on Friday at 18:30. To hear more and learn more please visit us at the New Horizon Ministry at the Joe Solomon Primary School in Heidedal every Sunday from 09:00. You can also send us your prayer request to 071-214-9404 and come and be a part of the testimonies the Lord gives us each Sunday. God bless you, see you there.
Launch book donation drive BOOKWORMS: Remember to drop off any book, magazine, chil dren’s book or other reading material at any Volksblad or Educa tion Department office in support of encouraging children to read. A book donation drive was recently launched by the Free State Education Department and the Express Group. Present at the launch were from the left, front: Tate Makgoe, the Free State Edu cation MEC, Zandile Qwati, the directorgeneral: Education and Training (GET) at the department, and Jabulani Dlamini, the Ex press Group editor; back: Vuyani Jumba, the Via Afrika executive publisher’s representative for the Free State and Northern Cape, Johanna van Eeden, Volksblad editor, and Fanie Sithole, deputy directorgeneral for corporate services: Free State Department of Education. Books and other reading material can be dropped off at 79 Nelson Mandela Drive and 64 Henry Street in Bloemfontein; in Welkom at The Strip, 312 Stateway; in Bethlehem at 39 Muller Street and in Kroonstad at 37 Buitekant Street. Photo: Mlungisi Louw
Win a holiday for a family of four THE luxurious chalets at the Basotho Cultural Village in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park imitate the style of an 18th century Basotho village. Express and SANParks are running a com petition in which one lucky reader who enters before the end of April stands a chance to win a weekend stay for a family of four at the Basotho Cultural Village in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. All you need to do to win, is to visit the Express mobisite (www.expresspaper.mobi), login and enter by answering an easy question. If you have not yet regis tered, now is your chance. To reg ister, go to the mobisite by open ing your phone’s internet browser, type in www.expresspaper.mobi and enter. Follow the instructions to register. Directions on how to enter the competition will be on the site. The winners will be an nounced in the Express edition of 7 May. Photo: Christo van Staden
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THE interdenominational Passion play about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at the NG Church BethlehemWest comes to an end tonight.Photo: Bianca Roos/Magic photography
Faces gruelling crossexamination PROFESSOR JONATHAN JANSEN, the vicechancellor and rector of the University of the Free State (UFS), with Rolene Strauss, Miss South Africa (middle), and TV journalist Ruda Landman who was a guest speaker at the recent graduation ceremony of the UFS. Photo:
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OSCAR PISTORIUS arrives at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday for his ongoing trial where he stands accused of murder for shooting dead his girl friend Reeva Steenkamp. Photo: Theana Breugem
Rebuilding burnt bridges JULIUS MALEMA, the EFF leader (left), is all smiles after apologising to Epainette Mbeki, former president Thabo Mbeki’s mother, for the things he had said about her son. Malema is largely credited with making sure President Jacob Zuma became president. Photo: Mbulelo Sisulu
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Mustang a must have ON the night of 16 April 1964 (exactly 50 years ago today) Ford blitzed the airwaves by buying the 21:30 to 22:00 pm slot (Eastern American time) on all three American television networks to tout the Mustang. The company also bought ads in 2 600 newspapers, including special ads for the “women’s pages” as they were then known, to celebrate the Mustang’s Tiffany Design Award, the first ever given to a commercial product. The official introduction came the next day on 17 April at the New York World Fair. The Newsweek magazine declared: “Americans will have to be deaf, dumb and blind to avoid the name.” Arch-rival Time likened the Mustang to “a high-strung pony dancing to get started on its morning run”. The simultaneous and similar articles prompted backslapping in the Ford PR department, which had cajoled both sets of editors into heralding the new car, unbeknownst to each other. The new Mustang didn’t evoke praise from every publication. “The basic engine for the Mustang is the 170 cubic inch (2,8 litre) Falcon six,” noted Car and Driver, “a piece of machinery about as exciting as a dish of baby food”. The magazine added: “The hood lands on the grille with a fit that reminds us of the lid on one of our mother’s more experienced sauce-pans.” But the public didn’t seem to mind. One dealer in Texas had 15 willing buyers for the only Mustang he had in stock. He auctioned the car to the highest bidder, who spent the night sleeping in the car to make sure no one else got it. Riot at stock-car race When a Mustang was displayed at a stock-car race in Alabama, 9 000 fans surged over the retaining wall for a look, delaying the race almost an hour. In Seattle a cement-truck driver passing a Ford dealership turned to gawk at the Mustang, lost control of his truck and crashed into the showroom. In Detroit, a man parked his vehicle in the doorway of a crowded dealership and ran in, blocking anybody else from entering. It took the dealer half an hour to find the man and make him move his car. The first Mustang that Ford built, was sold not in America, but in Newfoundland, Canada. Stanley Tucker, an airline pilot in the provincial capital of St John’s, bought the only Mustang the local Ford dealer had in stock. For weeks his was the only Mustang in the province.
Children who saw him driving would wave and shout: “Mustang!”. That was a frequent occurrence in the south too, where kids whose fathers brought home the first Mustang on the block would remember the day decades later. John Hitchcock, his father a Ford purchasing manager in suburban Detroit, delighted his wife with a dark-green Mustang convertible. He recalled: “It turned Mom from a 33-year-old mother into a free-spirited co-ed.” Janette Hitchcock never went back to driving station-wagons. Ford targeted women like her with an advertisement showing an attractive young housewife loading groceries into her Mustang. The headline read “Sweetheart of the Supermarket Set”. The advertising aimed at men, meanwhile, was hormonal instead of cerebral. “A car to make weak men strong, strong men invincible,” declared one ad that showed a smiling man sitting in front of his Mustang. Another Mustang ad said: “Wolfgang used to give harpsichord recitals for a few close friends. Then he bought a Mustang . . . being a Mustanger brought out the wolf in Wolfgang.” “Completely out of the blue” What most surprised Ford executives was the Mustang’s appeal across generations. The median age of Mustang buyers was 31 years, but one buyer in six was between 45 and 54 years old, many of them people like Jack Ready (Snr) who had a tough time growing up in The Depression and saw heavy action in the Second World War as a side-gunner in big bombers flying over Germany. In 1964 he was a 45-year-old school principal in Westport, Connecticut, a strait-laced veteran who still sported his military haircut. True to form, he had driven Detroit’s lumbering but practical station-wagons for years, so the Ready clan was stunned when, right after the Mustang went on sale, Jack announced he was getting one. It was a convertible in British racing green with a black interior, a white top, the top-of-the-line V8 engine and a floor-mounted automatic transmission. Nobody in the family had seen such a car. “Buying the Mustang was completely antithetical to anything he had ever done,” recalled Jack Jnr, 12 years old at the time. “It came completely out of the blue.” The family gave Jack (Snr) an Ascot tie to wear and he went cruising in the Mustang with the Ascot on and the top down. Some buyers were even older. Mildred Griffith of Oconomowoc,
A 1966 Ford Mustang GT Convertible. Ford South Africa recently announced they will be bringing back the Mustang to South Africa later this year. Photos: Internet
‘Wolfgang used to give harpsichord recitals for a few close friends. Then he bought a Mustang . . . being a Mustanger brought out the wolf in Wolfgang.’ Wisconsin, was 63 years old and many times a grandmother when she bought her bright yellow Mustang with a black interior and floor-mounted auto transmission in the spring of 1964, right about the time, as it happened, when the song Little Old Lady from Pasadena by a rock-music duo called Jan & Dean was climbing the charts with the refrain “Go, granny, go, granny, go, granny, go!” Junior’s hours at the wheel Grandma Griffith, who looked much younger than her years, seemed to take the song to heart. Even though her car had the base six-cylinder engine instead of the more-powerful V8 she routinely zipped her Mustang past her husband’s Cadillac on the Milwaukee area freeways, much to the delight of her grandchildren. One of them, four-year-old Jack, spent endless hours sitting behind the wheel of his grandmother’s parked Mustang, pretending to drive. Three of his older cousins later inherited the car, each in turn, before it gave out. The
THE standard vinyl interior in a 1966 Mustang. Mustang, it seemed, could traverse a new feature on the American landscape: The Generation Gap. In 1966 Ford sold a record 549 436 Mustangs. That February, total Mustang production passed a million and Stanley Tucker, the Canadian pilot who had bought Mustang No. 001 less than two years earlier, bought Mustang No. 1 000 001. Tucker would later return his first Mustang to Ford as a keepsake. By this time the Mustang was being celebrated in music. The signature song about the car was Wilson Pickett’s Mustang Sally which became one of the top hits of 1966. It began: “I bought you a
brand-new Mustang, a 1965, huh!” Many Mustangs from the mid-sixties were kept by their owners, or by their owners’ children, as heirlooms. In 1972 an Arkansas man named Jeff Dwire bought a used 1967 Mustang convertible. His purchase would have been of little note, except that 20 years later his stepson, Arkansas governor Bill Clinton, ran for American president. On 19 August 1992 Clinton’s friends threw him a birthday party with a Sixties theme. The man who would become America’s president a few months later cruised into the party in the ’67 Mustang. – Wheels24.co.za
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THE Letsibolo Primary School u.12 boys team and their technical team received certificates for reaching the Free State final of this year’s Free State Danone Tournament.
Success motivates Letsibolo } Teboho Setena
TO compete in this year’s Free State Danone u.12 Boys Tournament final and winning at regional level inspired the budding stars of the Letsibolo Primary School. The boys from the small town of Wesselsbron made history in their town, becoming the first school from the town to progress to the final of this prestigious schools football competition.
Letsibolo’s team was one of the six u.12 boys teams that competed at this year’s provincial championship final staged in Bloemfontein last Saturday. The school qualified for the Free State final for the first time ever by virtue of being the winner of the Lejweleputswa region. The regional finals were held last month in the Wesselsbron township of Monyakeng. The regional finals featured
schools that had won in the different zones from Lejweleputswa. This is the first time ever Letsibolo enjoyed a fairy-tale run in this tournament since their participation. The Wesselsbronbased school team was crowned the champion of Lejweleputswa after a 4-3 win over the 2013 Free State winners and national finalists, the Monamodi Primary School from Brandfort. “The good feeling is still there.
It is the first time the school won a championship at regional level and reaching the provincial final is memorable. “The significance of this is that it has shown them, their peers and us at the school what we can achieve. “We have to plan and work harder to assemble a competitive team for future competitions,’’ said Molefi Velembo, the coach. At the provincial final staged last Saturday it was a different
Photo: Teboho Setena
story as the team found the going tough. The team fell by the wayside, managing to draw just one of the three round-robin matches played. The Free State final featured six schools from the five regions of the province. The Credo Primary School from Sasolburg was crowned this year’s Free State Danone u.12 boys champion after a 1-0 win over Meqeleng from Ficksburg in the final.
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en THABO MAFALLISA Eksekusieskuldenaar Ingevolge 'n hofbevel gelewer op 13 September 2013 in die Botshabelo Landdroshof en 'n lasbrief van eksekusie daarna uitgereik, word die goedere hieronder beskryf in eksekusie verkoop op 22 Mei 2014 om 10:00 te 489 Old Industrial Area, Thaba Nchu deur 'n eksekusieverkoping wat gehou word en deur die hoogste bieër gekoop kan word wat bestaan uit: Goedere: Wit 520i BMW (registrasienr: BNF 816 FS), R30 000. Totaal: R30 000. Neem verder kennis dat: 1. Hierdie is 'n verkoping in eksekusie kragtens 'n vonnis bekom in bogenoemde hof. 2. Reëls n hierdie rkoping
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TLADI MOLOI
JABULANI DLAMINI
SIDWELL GUDUKA
BOIPELO MERE
TEBOHO SETENA
Why? I think Kaizer Chiefs stand a good chance of winning the league championship this season. They may be sitting second on the table, but they have proven themselves to be a good team, and so have Mamelodi Sundowns. However, Pitso Mosimane seems to run out of ideas at times, despite all the quality players he has at his disposal. Mosimane’s men still have to play against Supersport United in the Tshwane Derby and that is where his side might kiss the league title goodbye. They also have Maritzburg United waiting for them on the last day of the season. Guess who is guiding United? Steve “Mr Mind” Komphela. Before even talking about this, let us look at their game today against the giant-killers Black Aces. They might have the upper hand in this one considering the fact that some of their players on loan to Aces will not take part in the game due to contractual agreements between the two clubs. Coming back to Chiefs, they have lost two league games in a row but they will bounce back to their winning ways. They are used to this kind of pressure. They will go on to beat every team that comes their way, but let me tell you the Wits game against Chiefs will be a hell of a game.
have the pedigree to bounce back from their demoralising defeat to Mpumalanga Black Aces which saw the Brazilians overtake them to go to the summit of the Absa Premiership standings. In Stuart Baxter, Chiefs seem to have found the right man for the job. He seems to continuously bring out the best in his players and all he has to do now is simply show them that the league is theirs to lose not Sundowns’ to win. While Bidvest Wits still have an outside chance to clinch it, I believe Chiefs are hungry enough to fight to keep the trophy for a second successive season. Whatever happens, this one is going down to the wire.
This was a huge disappointment for the team and the fans as they saw their dream becoming a blur. Now they have to win all their remaining matches and hope that Sundowns will lose or draw so that they can have the PSL title in their hands. I put it to you, Amakhosi will prevail eventually.
bookmakers have put their money on Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns given the two sides’ prospects to lift the title over third-placed Bidvest Wits. The Students are like vultures waiting for the kill, and could spoil the party for the title race is far from over. Second-placed Chiefs are four points off the lead and also have the title in their sight with one of their last four games against AmaZulu and the leaders Sundowns braced for Maritzburg United. The title will be claimed the last day of the league on 10 May. A lot of things can happen between now and the end of the season. Chiefs and Sundowns wish that they could win. As it stands, Chiefs need four points to regain the lead and to become best placed to wrestle the title from Sundowns, who are required to collect four points to have their hands firmly on the crown. It is no longer the coaches but rather the team. The players with the ability and mental strength to execute the game plan will be the champions. If Amakhosi tie on points with Sundowns, it will be motivation enough to ensure the title is theirs. Such a scenario will put the Brazilians under immense pressure – costly mistakes are inevitable. Sundowns have the edge unless the unthinkable happens.
Who will win Premiership title? WHO will win the Absa Premiership title? Express’s writers give their verdict. MAMELODI SUNDOWNS, Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits are in a three-horse race to be crowned champions . . . but who will finish at the top? With just over four weeks of the 2013-’14 Absa Premierhip League season remaining, the division’s top two teams are separated by three points in one of the most fiercely contested title races since the competition had begun in 1996. The Brazilians, who no longer have to divide their attention between the Premiership League and Nedbank Cup, are sitting at the top of the log, and they have been in excellent form. Amakhosi lie second, and they have one game in hand – although that does not guarantee them three points. The Soweto giants are also still competing in the Nedbank Cup competition. Mathematically, Bidvest Wits are also still in with a chance to win the league championship if they win all their remaining matches. But that will only happen if Sundowns and Chiefs falter. Express’s writers give their verdict on who will prevail:
Jabulani Dlamini
Tladi Moloi
Who? Kaizer Chiefs
Who? Kaizer Chiefs
Why? The mighty Amakhosi
Remaining fixtures THE remaining fixtures for the league season are as follows: Sundowns’ remaining mathes: ) vs Black Aces (Loftus Versfeld Stadium); ) vs Moroka Swallows (Dobsonville Stadium); ) vs Supersport United (Loftus Versfeld Stadium); and ) vs Maritzburg United (Harry Gwala Stadium). Chiefs’ remaining matches: ) vs Polokwane City (Peter Mokaba Stadium); ) vs Bidvest Wits (Bidvest Stadium); ) vs Free State Stars (FNB
Stadium); ) vs University of Pretoria (Mbombela Stadium); and ) vs Amazulu (Peter Mokaba Stadium). Wits’s remaining matches: ) vs Moroka Swallows (Bidvest Stadium); ) vs Supersport United (Lucas Moripe Stadium); ) vs Kaizer Chiefs (Bidvest Stadium); ) vs Maritzburg United (Bidvest Stadium); ) vs Orlando Pirates (Bidvest Stadium); and ) vs Bloemfontein Celtic (Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium).
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Sidwell Guduka Who? Kaizer Chiefs Why? Because they are the best team in it. I backed them before the season and while it is tempting to switch to Mamelodi Sundowns, I’ll resist. My money is still on Chiefs. I believe they have the pedigree to successfully defend their league title. They may have two difficult trips to Polokwane City and Bidvest Wits to contend with, but Stuart Baxter’s side certainly has the quality and no other distractions. However, they played their best in most of the games but failed to perform in the games that were vital (against Sundowns and Black Aces). The outcome of those two matches affected their position on top of the log.
Boipelo Mere Who? Kaizer Chiefs Why? Kaizer Chiefs are more than likely to be crowned the Absa Premiership champions this season. The league seems destined for a photo finish as the present champions Kaiser Chiefs and the star-studded Mamelodi Sundowns stand toe-to-toe for the 2014 crown, and pocketing the R10 million prize. Not because Sundowns have experienced a drought in the past, but because the Chiefs are the only team in the PSL who have the never-say-die attitude and the tendency of fighting to the bitter end. Kaizer Chiefs have played one game less than Sundowns. If both sides manage to win all their remaining games Chiefs will win it on goal difference. Teboho Setena Who? Mamelodi Sundowns Why? The really big titles in sport are the ultimate confirmation of excellence. Thousands of people have the talent, but only a chosen few are made of the right stuff. The
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Cheetahs ‘let themselves down’ } Sidwell Guduka
DANGERMAN: Bloemfontein Celtic’s Joel Mogorosi (wearing black shorts) battles for the ball with Philani Shange of Golden Arrows during one of the previous meetings between the two sides. Photo: Sabelo Mngoma/BackpagePix
Celtic’s face Arrows } Sidwell Guduka BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC MIGHT have lost two matches on the trot, but Ernst Middendorp’s troops are in top-tip form to win tonight. The Free State side travel to the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, for a date with relegation-threatened Lamontville Golden Arrows in what is likely to be a jaw-dropper when both teams face off tonight at 19:30. Celtic are favourites to register a win over a battle-scarred Arrows whose morale is at its lowest ebb. The Bloemfontein side are determined to save face after they were brushed off 1-2 by Bidvest Wits in the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals in Botshabelo on Sunday. The Free Staters, who occupy 8th spot on the log after collecting 36 points from 26 outings, should win this game at all cost to increase their chances of achieving a top-eight finish. With only four fixtures left before the end of the season, Middendorp’s men know they cannot afford to
drop anymore points after going down 1-0 to Mamelodi Sundowns in a league match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium seven days ago. Abafana Bes’thende, on the other hand, must win this encounter by hook or by crook to ease their relegation worries. To them, this match is a matter of life and death as they need maximum points in all their remaining five league matches, if they still entertain any thoughts of surviving the dreaded axe. Arrows are sitting at the bottom of the log with 14 points after 25 matches. They are facing the danger of being automatically relegated from the Premier Soccer League (PSL) at the end of the current campaign. “It is going to be a difficult affair because Arrows are fighting for their lives. We are going to give them the respect they deserve. But we must beat them,” Joel Mogorosi, Celtic striker, tells Express. “It was disappointing to lose our previous two games, so we need to redeem ourselves at the expense of
Arrows. It is important for us to collect full points to try and cement our place in the top-eight,” says Mogorosi. Meanwhile, Phunya Sele Sele will welcome Orlando Pirates to the Free State Stadium in a fixture that stands out above all others in this weekend’s matches on Easter Monday at 15:00. Celtic defeated Pirates 3-2 in a corresponding fixture in Soweto on 30 November last year. Siwelele’s goals were netted by Vuyani Ntanga, Thabo Nthethe and Musa Nyatama, while Bucs’ scored through Lennox Bacela and Andile Jali. The struggling Orlando Pirates have stuttered of late, losing two league games in a row - before last Saturday’s 2-1 win over Sundowns. They are out of the league championship race that is likely to be won by either Kaizer Chiefs or Sundowns. Their top-eight finish is also not guaranteed. ) For more sport stories, go to www.express-news.co.za or expresspaper.mobi
WHEN it rains, it pours for the Toyota Cheetahs. The Free State rugby franchise have gone six matches without a win and their hopes of making it to the Vodacom Super Rugby play-offs are quickly fading. After doing pretty well in the competition last year, the Cheetahs are a shadow of their former self this season. They have only managed one win in eight matches. That victory came against the Vodacom Bulls in Bloemfontein in late February. Since then the Cheetahs went on a fourmatch losing streak on tour to Australia and New Zealand, before drawing one match and losing another at home. Naka Drotské, the Cheetahs coach, blames nobody but his team for their poor run in the Super 15. “We are our own worst enemies. I don’t think any team outplayed us this year, but we always let ourselves down by conceding tries from our own mistakes. We need to learn to concentrate for 80 minutes at this level,” says Drotské. “It is something that we can fix. We have the right
NAKA DROTSKÉ structures. We have a lot of great players who can create something out of nothing. The problem is we put ourselves under pressure and we all look vulnarable,” he adds. The Cheetahs will have a mountain to climb when they face the Cell C Sharks at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban at 15:00. “It is going to be a difficult match. We want to win it. We want to play good rugby. We must turn the corner. “I’m positive we will get a good result,” says Drotské.