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Nelson Mandela honoured ‘As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as long as many of our people are still without jobs, no South African should rest and wallow in the joy of freedom.’
– Nelson Mandela
THIS Mandela Day, Express supports the initiative to do good in the pursuit of a better life for all. All loyal Express readers and clients are encouraged to send in photos of their Mandela Day activities. These will be published in next week’s edition and on Express’s website. Send your photos to Jabulani.Dlamini@volksblad.com or visit the website at www.express-news.co.za. Photo: Nardus Engelbrecht
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Water restrictions to be imposed A WATER SHORTAGE in the Caledon Modder River area has resulted in water restrictions being imposed for domestic use and agricultural purposes as of 1 July. The restrictions are because of the affected Modder River catchment area. Farmers who fail to adhere to the stipulated restrictions can be fined up to R20 000 or imprisoned for four months. The Water Affairs Department and Mangaung Metro said the shortage was due to insufficient rain and infrastructural constraints which limited the transfer capacity from the
Caledon to the Modder sub-system. The restrictions are as follows: 15% restriction on water use for domestic and industrial supply to the Mangaung Metro supply area, 50% restrictions on the use of water for irrigation in the Modder River sub-catchment area upstream of the Maselspoort Dam. No water may be taken from the Modder River for any agricultural purposes between 18:00 on a Friday and 06:00 on Monday. For more information call the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 051-8618799.
Today’s children are rotten to the core EVEN though most black rich kids aspire to be white, however, they fail to read books like white kids, since all they do is recite meaningless American songs from A to Z. What is mostly annoying, is how they all aspire to lead their lives according to how the American junk influences them. You’ll get them starving themselves to death, saying they are fat and demanding expensive clothing just because the Kardashians have it. Instead of reading and learning how to use proper English, which they always use, you get them making loud noises in taxis with this shallow English that they cannot even comprehend to fully express what they want to say. As an assistant with many portfolios, my employer asked me to look after her 16-year-old kid for four days this week. That meant going over to her house and ensuring that no sgebengu comes here and attacks her while she is all alone. My fixed stereotype with white kids was that the first thing I should expect, is to find a spoilt brat that cannot even say thank you or listen to anybody speaking but herself. But I was proved wrong and I am even ashamed that I thought that way in the first place. She is only 16 years old, but very well groomed and responsible. I am saying well groomed because unlike the kids I see outside who feel like they are entitled to everything, she actually asked her mother if it was okay if she could make herself some tea. It was my first and probably my last to realise that not all parents support the American junk that we are made to watch on TV. Her mother decided not to buy a TV because she wanted them to read. There is no DStv in the house, let alone a cheap TV set that shows the SABC junk that black kids consume so much. Instead it is full of books that
Express Reader opinion: Bongani Mazibuko she actually reads. This instance reminded me that something is really amiss with black children and their parents who spoil them. Dear modernised black parents, I am too young to be thinking of parenthood, but I can’t help but face the reality that I will eventually become one, sooner or later. Whenever I see children being raised today, I cringe. I cringe because their parents cannot handle them; these children lack discipline and are not even spoilt; they are rotten. So I cringe because I will also become a parent one day, and I can’t help but think what kind of children I will raise when the parents of today are failing in their job this much. It is no hidden truth that many, if not all of you, were poor, and that we are still struggling today. It is no hidden truth again that some of you as our mothers used to use cloths that you would cut off from your T-shirts or dresses so that you can make sanitary pads with, because things were that tough. It is also no hidden truth that you as our fathers walked 15 km to go to school barefooted, but this instance of saying “I will spoil my child in whatever I want because I want him or her to have all that I did not have” is what is making us what we are today. Due to those famous lyrics of giving your children all that you never had, they don’t know the essence of respect. They speak as if they are speaking to their dog, and yet you do not reprimand them but say, “ah, let them speak their mind, they are still young, they are learning”.
For your information, parents, there is a fine line between respecting someone and teaching a child to challenge or question things. Due to those famous lyrics of giving your children all that you never had, your children do not know even the first syllable to the word “thank you”, yet “I want this. No! I said this, not that one,” is as frequent as the times they swallow their saliva. When they don’t get these, they lock themselves in the very precious rooms that they have been given. They boycott food and then, funny enough, again you are the ones who go out of your way to buy the consoles and iPhones that your kids demand. The children of today cannot do chores; they do not even lift a finger in sweeping the house or learning to cook; you are the ones who have to slave others or yourselves for their sake since all these children do, is glue themselves to television or computer screens all day long. Or they disappear the whole day and night because you keep saying “they are teenagers, what can I possibly say. Let them live life”. For your information, they will grow up and become parents one day too. Due to those famous lyrics of giving your children all that you never had, these children of yours know nothing of their traditions or heritage; all they know, is to speak English as a home language yet they are black. This drives me nuts; if I could, I’d hang myself. Nakhona, not that this is any fancy English, but just something: nyana nje yokucela ushukela kwa makhelwane owumlungu. Eh mara bo darkie nithanda izinto.
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Anna healthy after 100 years } Sidwell Guduka ANNA TAU is as old as the hills, but she is still going very strong. Tau, who lives in the Batho location in Bloemfontein, celebrated 100 years of life in May this year. This is a milestone only a handful in the world have ever experienced. She was born in the Free State capital on 25 May 1914, just four years before former president Nelson Mandela was born. Her husband, Pharnis Tau, died in 1956. The centenarian believes several factors have contributed to her enjoying a happy and long life. “Placing faith in God is the most important key. I’m from a Christian family. “When I was growing up, I had to go to church every Sunday. I still believe in God today,” Tau tells Express. “I’m grateful to God for my longevity. He has really loved me from the day I was born until today. God is always protecting me. “The other secret to my long life is respect and living a healthy lifestyle. “I respected my mother and father and the elders in the community. “I also ate a lot of vegetable and less meat,” she says. Tau still gets around on her
‘The other secret to my long life is respect and living a healthy lifestyle. I re spected my par ents and the elders in the c o m m u n i t y .’ – Anna Tau own with the help of a walker and she is very healthy. “Her health has been good. She has no major sicknesses except for arthritis. “She still enjoys reading the newspaper. “Her vision has deteriorated though,” says Mahlomola Tau, her grandson. Anna says she used to play netball at school and worked for the Bloemfontein Dry Cleaners for a long time. ) Do you know someone living in the Free State who is 100 years or older? Email their information to Sidwell.Guduka@volksblad.com.
FROM the left are, front: Mahlomola Tau, Anna Tau and Pharnis Tau; back: Sepinini Mampe, Maleronthi Setlabe, Meisie Kale and Kesilwe Morgan. Photo: Voight Mokone
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SOME of the children during the 2014 Indoni Culture Schools event demonstrate how the Sotho women used to live.
Photos: Tladi Moloi
Culture revived to prevent crime } Tladi Moloi INDONI SOUTH AFRICA is hosting the Indoni Culture Schools for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 25 across all provinces. This started on 29 June and it will run until 20 July. It started in the Eastern Cape and was followed by the Free State. A week-long Indoni Culture event took place in the Free State at the Manthatisi High School at the Tsheseng Village in Qwaqwa. According to Ntando Dube, the Free State Indoni champion, the camps were aimed at reintroducing the principles of culture, identity and indigenous knowledge, to provide the youth with life skills and business skills to assist them in making responsible decisions about their lives, to respect one another, to work to develop their communities and contribute positively to society.
The theme of this year’s camp was Lahl’ ilahle. Dube said that it was a campaign against crime. “As a moral regeneration programme, Indoni, My Heritage My Pride, is an initiative that uses culture to address social ills and mould behaviour. “It is therefore befitting that education on culture, self-pride and getting rid of bad behaviour (lahl’ ilahle) will be in alignment with the South African police ministry mandate on crime fighting,” she said. Dube said children thought about their cultures and many other things during the week. “We look back to our roots and how our elders used to handle things. We also provide career guidance to them,” she said. She said the national
Department of Arts and Culture was the founder of Indoni, but because they needed a lot of money they needed to be assisted by local government. “The Free State Department of Arts and Culture assisted us with free entrance to the Basotho Cultural Village as well as with the speakers who talked to the children,” she said. Dube said they hosted 164 children, mainly from Bloemfontein, Fouriesburg and Qwaqwa. Dirahadibonwe Sekonyela, the senior traditional leader at the Thibela Tribal Office, said it was good to witness the youth taking part in the cultural games. “These people are trying by all means to revive our different cultures. They have invited me before and they are doing a good job. I wish these children would go back and teach those who could not get a chance to be part of the camp,” he said.
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Inequity the problem, not population IN 1987 the world’s population reached five billion people. This prompted the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish World Population Day, an annual event observed on 11 July every year. That figure is dwarfed by the current world population of 7,2 billion people – an increase of more than 30%. A great deal has been written about population, overpopulation and why some people in some countries have large families. Much of what has always been said has been wrong. In the 1970s it was predicted that a world population of anything more than four billion was unsustainable and would lead to mass global insurrection. It is now well established that if the 7 billion people on earth were to consume as much as the average American, we would need more than four earths to sustain us. There is undoubtedly a major problem here. The tenor of the debate, however, often focuses less on the overconsumption and greed of the rich countries, as it does on the size of China and why poor people around the world tend to have large families. I want to suggest that the greatest danger facing our planet currently is in fact inequality and not overpopulation. In cities such as Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Cape Town the Porsche Cayenne 4x4 is becoming increasingly ubiquitous. In the Free State over 30% of people in the province are food insecure, and while the figure for
My view Professor Mark Tomlinson Researcher the Northern Cape is somewhat lower (18%), the figure remains alarmingly high. As stark as this may sound, it is also the case that hunger and adversity is significantly higher in provinces such as the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, while nationally 26% of the population experience hunger and almost 30% live at the risk of being hungry. With that in mind I wondered about the price of the Porsche Cayenne – R874 000. The insurance on a car of that value would be approximately four times the total monthly household income of almost 11 million South African children. Inequity is rising – the 85 richest people in the world own the same wealth as the 3,5 billion poorest people; the top 1% of people in the USA own 43% of its wealth, with 80% of Americans sharing only 7% of the wealth in that country. Economists who spend a decade pouring over mountains of figures and data are rarely treated as celebrities. Thomas Piketty, the author of the most unlikely best seller, Capital in the twenty-first century, is a notable exception. Piketty’s argument in this book
is that in late 18th century France, and early 20th century Britain and the USA, society was highly unequal with private wealth significantly greater than national income. This concentration of wealth in the hands of a few spawned a rigid class structure. Piketty argues that this state of affairs was fundamentally disrupted by the two World Wars and the Great Depression. In fact, these shocks were so great at the time that they resulted in a period where income and wealth began to be distributed more equally. The main argument is that this is changing once more, with more and more wealth in fewer hands. Piketty suggests that unless the increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of the few is not actively prevented (e.g. through governments introducing a global tax on wealth) then significant global political instability is likely to follow. How is this related to World Population Day? In 1976 Susan George wrote a book, How the Other Half Dies, in which she argues that the problem with hunger is not one of overpopulation or there not being
enough food, but rather the extent to which the global wealthy elite control the food supply, how much food is wasted, and how much of the food there is has no way of getting to the people who need it. The book’s message is as pertinent today as it was almost 40 years ago. Today, as much as 40% of the food produced in America is thrown away, amounting to 1 400 calories per person per day. An active two to three year old only requires about 1 400 calories per day to be healthy. We have the knowledge and interventions to stop the deaths of 8 million children under five each year – we just cannot get the interventions to the people who
need them. It has never been about overpopulation but rather a system designed to encourage rampant consumerism, to reward greed, and to enable the global elite to amass obscene wealth and to control who gets what, when and how. When the monthly insurance of a motor vehicle is four times the total monthly household income of 11 million children we have a problem. It is a problem that needs urgent fixing. And it is not a problem of overpopulation. ) Professor Mark Tomlinson is with Stellenbosch University’s Department of Psychology.
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Entries for half-marathon open INTERSTATE BUS LINES will be sponsoring the annual IBL Sun to Sun Halfmarathon presented by the Young Generations Athletics Club in Thaba Nchu on 2 August. The 21,1 km (half-marathon) race will start at Black Mountain (previously known as Thaba Nchu Sun) and end at the Mmabana Stadium opposite Naledi Sun. There will also be a mob run (fun run). Free bus transport will be provided from Central Park and Preller Square at 05:45, and from the Mmabana Stadium to the Black Mountain Hotel departing at 07:15. The half-marathon will be presented according to the rules of Athletics South
Africa (ASA/IAAF). The entry forms are available at Central Park at the help desk office on Monday to Friday from 06:00 to 08:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 and at the Young Generations Club in Thaba Nchu. Entry forms are also available on the IBL website, www.interstate.co.za. On Friday before the race, registration will be from 16:00 to 18:00 at Central Park. On the morning of the race, registrations will be from 06:00 at the Black Mountain Hotel and the Mmabana Stadium. Prizes to be won in the 21 km are as follows: ) Senior men and women – first R1 500;
Navalsig school plans reunion weekend THE mother of all reunions is planned for former learners of Navalsig over the last 20 years. Since 1994, about 4 000 people have matriculated from the Navalsig High School. There are only 400 tickets at R300 per person available for this special reunion dinner on Friday, 1 August. The reunion weekend will start on Friday at around 11:00 and kick off with activities such as the Amazing Navalsig Race while current learners as well as children of former learners challenge each other in PlayStation games. At 18:30 is the red-carpet gala dinner with a strictly formal dress code. The second day of the reunion weekend is mostly sport-packed with The Navalsig Old Boys taking on their Brebner counterparts at 11:00 before the Navalsig u.19 soccer team takes on the Bloemfontein Celtic u.19 team immediately thereafter. Netball and hockey matches will also take place the same time as the soccer. Fires will then be lit for the great kopano from 13:00 before current and former students take to the stage for the Navalsig Got Talent competition in the school hall which starts at 18:30. Tickets cost R50. At 09:00 on Sunday, former and current learners, teachers and parents meet in the gym
hall for a spiritual programme. Details of the representatives of the different year classes can be found on our Navalsig Celebrations Facebook page while coordinators are asked to contact Wendy Nkenke on 082-595-0202 on how to organise a team of five people. Although only five persons will participate in the event, the whole year group are encouraged to come and support their team. The year group representative will also coordinate donations coming from their matric group since there is a friendly competition among different matric groups to raise the most funds for the building of a new library and media centre at the school. Every group should have a car since some of the clues will be in town. The reunion promises to be a great event and teams will win prizes at different stages. Items that can be bought during the weekend include a special reunion gloss publication of 130 pages, which includes the history of the school and pictures taken over the last two decades, as well as photos and video material taken during the weekend and special glasses with the 20-year celebrations logo. ) For any enquiries, contact Chris Grobler on 084-999-1592 or Felicity Sello on 073-794-4795 or 051-447-1351.
The power of words
} Pastor Moise Mutombo Kumwimba MOST of the time in life we become the product of our own words; I mean, our words have enough power to imprison or set us free. What ever you say, will influence your life either in a negative or positive way. If you look at Annah in the book of Samuel 1:1. In the midst of confusion, discouragement and seemingly impossible situation, it was her peaceful and quiet conversation from her heart to God that produced an overcoming spirit. In life, when you find yourself before any kind of mountain, the most important thing is not what you feel, but what you say that matters to God. Joel 3:10. The Bible says the weak should not speak weakness; rather make a confession of strength over their situation. How can a person who is weak, say I am strong? This a clear indication of the way God thinks and see things. The question now is what is weakness? Weakness is a representation of life-troubling situations such as sicknesses, death, failures, poverty, rejections, nightmare, spirit of rising and falling, stagnation and failure in progress. Now If God says let the weak
say I am strong, truly this means let those who are dying, say we have life even though the doctor only say we have only a few days to live Let those who failed in life say we are rising again; even though we are blacklisted. We are still on the list of possibilities before God. Let the poor say we are blessed again. Let those who are rejected, say we are accepted again. Those who live in constant nightmare, begin to confess freedom; those who are facing the spirit of rising and falling, begin to confess their rise to the top of their callings in Jesus Name. And those who are stagnant in life, be free to prosper in the Name of Jesus Christ. ) To hear more and learn, for healing and deliverance, visit the New Horizon Ministry at the Joe Solomon Primary School in Heidedal every Sunday from 09:30. You can also SMS us your name and prayer request to 071214-9404.
second R1 000; third R750; fourth R500; fifth R300; plus gold, silver and bronze medals for the top five winners. ) Age group 40 to 49: first R600; second R400. ) Age group 50 to 59: first R400; second R300. ) Age group 60+: first R300. ) Juniors: first R600; second R400; third R200. The first 300 athletes for the half-marathon will receive medals, as well as the first 50 participants in the mob run. The mob runners and spectators will qualify for the lucky draw and ten prizes can be won.
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Keep blood flowing } Carrie Greenstone
SOME of the Glen College of Agriculture students who were part of the tour to Mpumalanga. Photo: Supplied
Students break new ground with tour } Tshenolo Meruti OVER 115 students of the Glen College of Agriculture in Bloemfontein embarked on a tour to Mpumalanga this past week. The aim of the seven-day tour was to expose students to various productions, the manufacturing and marketing of products, as well as the export of commodities. Charles Makhetha, the SRC chairperson of the college, said their trip was fruitful. “The tour was good, because we saw different types of farming that we do not have in our province and also how different produce is being farmed as it cannot be farmed in our province,” he said. During their stay in Mpumalanga, the
students visited the Lowveld College of Agriculture in order to gain exposure to various farming activities. They also had the opportunity to see how things were done practically on the farm. Other farms that were visited included Sappi’s Paper Plant, the TSB Sugar Mill, egg producers, the Insimu Yami Agricultural Co-operative and the ARC-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops. The tour, which ended on Sunday, was funded by the Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. ) For more stories and photos, visit www.express-news.co.za.
NOTING that blood is vital – that is, literally essential for life – may be stating the obvious, but what may be less obvious is that the country’s medical facilities rely solely on the kindness of donors to ensure the blood banks are kept well stocked, a necessary, but often difficult task. June was Blood Donor Month, run under the auspices of the South African National Blood Services (SANBS). 3M – a science-based company and leading innovator in many industry sectors, including healthcare – supported the initiative by donating 70 000 specially designed plasters and coordinating a project in which donors took a “selfie” of their arm, with the plaster on for the #GiveBloodSelfie campaign. It was a resounding success. The goal was to stock 70 000 units of blood – a unit being 480 ml (a metric “pint”); instead, nearly 74 000 units were drawn, close to 350 more units than last year. There were 7 050 new donors, which is most encouraging, as well as 1 515 repeat donors – these are people who are starting to routinely give blood, something 3M strongly advocates. Donated blood is used primarily for general medical conditions and care such as for cancer, HIV/Aids, anaemia, childbirth and other gynaecological issues, as well as for scheduled operations, which make up 64% of donated blood requirements. The remaining 36% is used in paediatric cases, orthopaedic cases, research and trauma. One blood type can potentially help patients from up to four other blood-type groups. Every time blood is donated, it can help, and possibly save, up to four individuals, so a little really can go a long way. That said, donated blood has a “sell-by” date and South Africa needs 3 000 units a day – so while June was a great help in boosting reserves, the blood needs to keep flowing. “The 3M “selfie” elicited a great response
HEIN WAGNER, the campaign ambassador, was a first-time donor. from so many people to whom we are very grateful,” says 3M’s Thabo Ngema, junior product specialist. “3M is already looking forward to being part of next year’s drive – but there are a lot of people who will need donated blood before then.” While there are some restrictions on who can donate blood – they have to be aged between 16 and 65 and weigh 50 kg or more – more people are able to give blood than not, with one unit being the legal amount allowed to be taken at one time, and 56 days being the minimum legal time required between donations. “We ask that anyone who is considering donating blood for the first time to be bold and make a difference. “And to those who are already regular donors, we say thank you and keep up the good work,” says Ngema.
Children part of the show
ANNA SEPATLAJuly, at 11:30. PATLA, SENWerner Schmidt QAQANA SE wrote the story of ILENG SA EMA is Plat Anna in an interactive Afrikaans after children’s play with playing a game shows in Sotho, with his then English and three-year-old Afrikaans. daughter, PetroThe story of Anna Mari, towards the Sepatlapatla end of 2012. contains a message The interactive which is at once play was first social and environstaged in mental. November 2012 at Socially speaking, the Langenhovenin life there will park library with a always be bullies range of preschool and more powerful and primary school human beings who performances since RITA CHIHAWA and Werner Schmidt during then. may pose a threat the bilingual pre-show at the Calculus Colto others. The story is told lege recently. Photo: Supplied Anna Sepatlapatla in an animated finds her true fashion with djembe calling when the threat to the wetland’s drumming, guitar, chanting and singing. inhabitants is at its highest. Thereafter children are invited onto She creatively negotiates with Tyron the stage to become actors, with some O’ Saurus and outsmarts him with her coaching. plan. The story is then told a second Instead of destroying the aggressor/ time, with the newly-trained actors antagonist, Tyron gets time to think playing their part and following the about himself and why he is always so lead of the storyteller, helped by story angry and hungry, with a surprising facilitators. ending. The drumming, guitar-playing, chanting Environmentally speaking, humans, and singing happens in the second round as a very important species in nature, as well. have a very important role to play in Werner is the storyteller, drummer, living with their natural environment guitarist, chanter and singer for the in such a way that life on earth may be Afrikaans as well as the English preserved. shows. The story ends with a pizza feast, with Rita Chihawa, word artist, performer red and green cool drink being served. and community art facilitator, is the Red, representing Tyron, green representstoryteller for the Sotho shows, with ing Anna. Werner drumming, chanting and singing Five of these shows will be hosted at the for her, creating an interesting nonVryfees at the University of the Free State verbal dialogue between the two per(UFS) in Bloemfontein. formers. They are: The team of story facilitators complet) Plat Anna (Afrikaans) – Wednesday, 16 ing the cast, outside of the children July, at 12:30; who are still to become actors, are ) Anna Sepatlapatla (Sotho) – Wednesday, Lemohang Matsele, Naledi Moreketla, 16 July, at 14:30 – sold out; Tina Mgidlana, Loané van Sandwyk, ) Flat Anna (English) – Thursday, 17 July, Alta Rall, Chanté Weyers and Suzane at 12:00; Cornelissen. ) Anna Sepatlapatla (Sotho) – 17 July, Tickets for all these shows are available at 14:00 – additional show arranged; at computicket.com, Checkers Moneyand market counters and Computicket ) Plat Anna (Afrikaans) – Saturday, 19 outlets.
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WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PROPERTY TO BUY FOR NOT MORE THAN R80 000 OR A SITE NOT MORE THAN R20 000. 082 455 4401.
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121 APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CIPC Please take notice that Chamane Mpholo intends making an application to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) for the restoration of Bhabie Trading, 2006/130221/23. Please take further notice that any objection to this application must be lodged with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) within thirty (30) days of the date of publication hereof.
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IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE LISEBO AGNES LEKOMETSA, ESTATE NUMBER: 10049/2012 In the estate of the late Lisebo Agnes Lekometsa, estate number 10049/2012, of 41379 Masike Street, Rocklands, Bloemfontein, identity number 370106 0168 085, who passed away on 10 August 2012. Creditors and debtors in the above estate are hereby required to file their claims with and pay their debts to the undersigned within 30 days from date of publication hereof. Dated at Bloemfontein this 9th July 2014. ASC DU PREEZ, C/o McIntyre & Van der Post, 12 Barnes Street, Bloemfontein 9300. IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE NKOALA ASHER LEKHEMA, ESTATE NUMBER 22005/2014 In the estate of the late Nkoala Asher Lekhema, estate number 22005/2014, widower, of 3383 Mqobolis Street, Bochabela, Bloemfontein, identity number 230129 5086 086, who passed away on 26 May 2014. Creditors and debtors in the above estate are hereby required to file their claims and pay their debts to the undersigned within 30 days from date of publication hereof. Dated at Bloemfontein this 9th day of July 2014. ASC DU PREEZ, C/o McIntyre & Van der Post, 12 Barnes Street, Bloemfontein 9300.
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Admin Manager
(Admin Department) Botshabelo Processing Plant
Supreme Poultry (Pty) Limited, with its Head Office in Potchefstroom, is the third largest broiler meat producer in South Africa. The ideal person will be in possession of at least a Standard 10 (Grade 12) certificate, at least 2 years relevant experience in Admin Management, must be computer literate (Word and Excel) and have a sound general administrative background. Other relevant accounting courses will be to the advantage of such a candidate. Other responsibilities include the Management of the following result areas: • Processing of requisitions and Orders • Capturing and processing of invoices • Analysis and reconciliation of expenses • Petty cash requests, balancing and claims • Budget Control • Yield processing • Admin Reports • Addressing of related queries • General financial / admin duties as required • Capturing, verification and confirmation of Stock takes • Managing of key result areas and – indicators • Work as and form part of the Botshabelo Processing Plant’s Management team. The successful candidate will report directly to the General Manager and will operate from the Supreme Poultry Processing Plant, Botshabelo.
Written applications can be directed to: The HR Manager at hrbotsh@countrybird.co.za or Fax No: 086 674 0749. Closing Date: 22 July 2014 Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The Working Earth 07-19865
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The Free State Development Corporation (FDC) is the official economic development agency for the Free State Province. The agency focuses on four key activities in order to achieve growth and development: Investment promotion; services to SMMEs; exportrelated assistance; and property management.
DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE: CORE OPERATIONS
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 01)
The main purpose of this post is the provision of strategic direction and coordination of economic development, including trade and investment promotion and facilitation, SMME development and economic growth stimulation. The successful candidate will analyse and manage the processes employed in all aspects of the Profit Centre, investigate the possibility of operations and service delivery improvements and, when applicable, implement changes. This position reports to the CEO and will be a role-playing post. Key performance areas: • Provide strategic direction and leadership through the provision of overall strategic management and support services for the Department • Participate in capital market development, including participation in road shows, business development meetings and analyst meetings • Lead investment, trade and enterprise development activities, which may include road shows (locally and abroad) • Direct and participate in acquisition and growth activities to support overall business objectives and plans • Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative, statutory, regulatory and supervisory requirements towards the achievement of departmental service delivery priorities and goals • Develop the Annual Performance Plan, containing specific priorities, goals and programmes (in support of Department’s medium- and long-term strategic objectives) • Enhance the competitiveness of the provincial economy through the expansion of its industrial, commercial and trading sectors • Direct short-term and longrange planning and strategy development to support strategic business goals • Direct internal operations to achieve budgeted results and other financial criteria, and to preserve the capital funds invested in the enterprise • Maintain working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, nationally and internationally • Be responsible for overall direction, coordination and evaluation of all FDC profit centres/entities • Review contracts raised, ie creations, amendments, suspensions and terminations • Represent FDC interests in all FDC profit centres/ entities • Conduct successful monthly Performance Reviews • Report to the FDC Board and ensure compliance and implementation of Board resolutions • Take oversight responsibility of the centre in accordance with the organisation's policies and applicable laws, in order to insulate FDC as a parent company. Requirements: • A relevant suitable postgraduate degree. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage • 10-15 years’ Senior Management/applicable work experience in a similar or banking environment • Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance • Leadership skills, including the ability to build and motivate a team as well as willingness to deal with conflict upfront • Political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures • The proven ability to function well in a volatile and very restricted environment • Strong liaison, education and communication skills • The ability to resist external pressures • Innovative and creative thinking • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Research and development skills. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE: CORPORATE SECRETARIAT AND AFFAIRS
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 03)
Reporting to the CEO, this role-playing post will strategically manage and capacitate the various functions to ensure maximum access to and implementation of various support processes and ensure the effective and efficient running of systems and processes within the organisation. He/ she will further direct the planning and implementation of enterprise organisational systems in support of business operations in order to improve effectiveness, service quality, organisational development and business excellence. Key performance areas: • Coordinate and manage legal and governance operations • Render strategic legal and governance support and guidance to the Corporation’s Board of Directors and act as a Company Secretary • Provide a full range of legal services to the organisation to ensure that it is protected legally • Ensure that FDC acts within legal parameters and in accordance with relevant acts and regulations • Facilitate the development of a risk management plan of the division • Present a conceptual framework of current and future interventions necessary to support core service delivery areas, with accurate information and records of work in progress and/or projects • Work with the other Divisional Executives on the strategic vision, including fostering and cultivating stakeholder relationships on local, provincial and national levels, as well as assist in the development and negotiation of contracts • Ensure divisional compliance with regulations, especially on reporting, monitoring and evaluation • Manage the provision and maintenance of Corporate Support to facilitate a conducive working arrangement for all employees and stakeholders of FDC • Coordinate and manage the IT, Human Resources, Administrative Support, Knowledge Resource and Research, Marketing and Communications functions • Ensure implementation of a centralised administration/support that fosters effective knowledge/information management and business process/systems management to maximise output, resulting in synergy with other stakeholders, especially entities • Conduct successful monthly Performance Reviews • Report to the FDC Board and ensure compliance with and implementation of Board resolutions • Ensure consolidation of systems and processes across all departments he/she will be responsible for • Provide strategic organisational support to ensure alignment of business processes and knowledge of eGovernment. Requirements: • A legal/commerce degree (a Master’s or equivalent will be an added advantage) • 10-15 years’ Senior Management and applicable legal work experience in a similar environment • Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance • Leadership skills, including the ability to build and motivate a team as well as willingness to deal with conflict and solve problems • Political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures • The proven ability to function well in a volatile and very restricted environment • Strong liaison, education and communication skills • The ability to resist external pressures • Innovative and creative thinking • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 02)
The successful candidate will directly assist the Executives and the Board on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding, as well assist in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organisation's mission and help execute staff succession and growth plans. This position reports to the CEO and will be a role-playing post. Key performance areas: • Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organisation, including: Organisational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports; reports to funding agencies; development and monitoring of organisational and contract/grant budgets • Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for the organisation • Attend Board and Sub-committee meetings, including being the lead staff on the Audit/Finance Committee • Oversee the budget preparation process, provide advice and support to stakeholders, and review the budget proposal prior to submission to the relevant authority • Contribute to the development of the strategic and annual performance plans, including coordinating, analysing and advising • Oversee and manage the budget monitoring process, including the production of monthly and quarterly financial and performance reports, and provide recommendations and advice to address significant variances • Monitor the operation of accounting systems, controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of the financial information • Review and manage the finalisation of Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements • Manage engagements with assurance providers (for example risk and audit), including responding to matters raised • Establish and maintain financial management structures. Requirements: • A relevant degree in Financial Accounting, Honours degree and/or CA or equivalent • 10-15 years’ Senior Management/applicable work experience, preferably in a public sector environment. Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance will serve as an advantage • Leadership skills, including the ability to build and motivate a team as well as willingness to deal with conflict upfront • Political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures • The proven ability to function well in a volatile and very restricted environment • The ability to resist external pressures • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Working knowledge and application of the PFMA • Thorough knowledge of compliance and revenue auditing principles. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates. www.humanjobs.co.za
CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 04)
This role provides strategic direction, as well as manages and executes the Internal Audit function to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and policies and procedures, which are in line with IIA Standards and organisational policies and procedures. Key performance areas: • Develop an engagement plan in line with IIA Standards and the organisation’s IA policies and procedures • Develop a comprehensive engagement work programme • Work effectively with the Internal Audit Board Committee • Manage engagements with assurance providers (for example risk and audit), including responding to matters raised • Coordinate the activities of Internal Audit with those of other assurance providers • Manage and review the Internal Audit engagement outcomes for the organisation • Ensure that the final audit report is timeously completed, signed off and submitted to all stakeholders. Requirements: • A relevant degree in Financial Accounting, Honours degree and/or a Master’s degree or equivalent • 5-10 years’ Senior Management/applicable work experience, preferably in a public sector environment • Registration with the IIA • Experience in strategy and advice, policy development and governance will serve as an advantage • The ability to resist external pressures • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Working knowledge and application of PFMA • Thorough knowledge of compliance and revenue auditing principles. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 05)
The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and improvement of all legal matters of FDC and its subsidiaries. He/she will work hand-in-hand with the collections departments to ensure collection of delinquent accounts. The CLO will be called upon to implement resolutions regarding formation of policies and planning strategies about the organisation’s future and must ensure that all legal formalities (such as tax payments, asset maintenance, agreements of lease and other obligations) are fulfilled in time. Key performance areas: • Ensure that FDC is protected legally and not open to any litigation, and ensure that it acts within legal parameters and in accordance with relevant acts and regulations • Manage legal business matters pertaining to FDC to minimise business and legal risk • Ensure the implementation of FDC’s legal policies and procedures and realisation of Board resolutions • Act as an advisor to internal divisions/departments concerning the rights, obligations and privileges of the corporation • Coordinate external counsel on legal issues involving government and regulatory compliance • Prepare supporting documents for Senior Management and case referrals • Review legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuits • Coordinate the budgeting process and planning in Legal Services and oversee/monitor and control implementation of capital and operational budget in the department • Advise the corporation on appropriate legal action to be taken • Develop a risk management plan for Legal Services • Coordinate legal matters handled by outside counsel related to personnel matters. Requirements: • A legal degree • Completion of a required period of articles or pupillage • A postgraduate qualification in Management Studies or professional admission will be an advantage • 7-10 years’ applicable work experience in a similar environment with experience in policy development, civil litigation, commercial transactions, labour law and/or governance • Excellent writing and presentation skills • Effective interpersonal relationship skills, especially wrt outreach • The ability to relate to diverse populations • The ability to resist external pressures • Analytical and reporting skills • People management skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • High-level secrecy and privacy for all legal data • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Research and development skills. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
LEGAL ADVISOR
Remuneration package: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 06)
The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying and analysing legal issues, negotiating and drafting key documents (including all powers of attorney and delegations of authority), as well as writing, reviewing and editing reports, opinions, correspondence, articles and other documents. He/she will also assist in litigation and present clear recommendations to the FDC Board, committees and Management. Key performance areas: • Provide legal support services on Commercial Law matters and SMME transactions • Provide legal support in respect of litigation and debt collection • Ensure that professional best practice is achieved and maintained • Give legal support to the FDC during disputes, employment, contract negotiations, etc • Coordinate and support Management on legal issues, as well as analyse and interpret legislation for FDC staff • Participate in the process of contract negotiation, where the case may be, in negotiating trade and related contractual issues (including property ownership and intellectual property rights) • Draw up all legal documents in collaboration agreements with relevant stakeholders, and draft implementation reports on Board decisions for investment approval • Assist to ensure appropriate legal policies and practices are in place to effectively manage the legal obligations and risks of the FDC • Review all legal documents and make sure they are properly made and drafted • Establish and maintain effective public service and professional networks • Enforce company claims as per approved budget, strategy and timetable, and in adherence to Corporate Governance requirements. Requirements: • A degree in Law and completion of a required period of articles or pupilllage. A postgraduate degree in Management Studies or professional admission will be an added advantage • Applicable work experience, with in-depth knowledge of policy development, commercial transactions, civil litigation, labour law and/or governance • Excellent writing and presentation skills • Excellent command of written and spoken English • Effective interpersonal relationship skills, especially outreach • Analytical and reporting skills • Leading, planning and organising skills • Integrity and reliability • Knowledge of generally accepted business principles • Research and development skills. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates.
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
Remuneration: All-inclusive and market-related, based on qualifications, prior learning and experience (Ref. 07) • Head Office, Bloemfontein
Reporting to the Manager: IT, the successful candidate will manage and administer the overall IT technical and operational functions to enable the achievement of business objectives. Key performance areas: • Investigate emerging hardware technology to unlock potential value for FDC business objectives • Ensure delivery against operational service level requirements (networks functionality, hardware, WAN, LAN, Backups) • Manage ad hoc hardware projects • Manage hardware resources according to the Department‘s business plan • Implement, monitor and maintain the IT system and resources • Coordinate and implement solutions for IT issues. Requirements: • A 3-year National Diploma in IT (possession of a degree will be an added advantage) • 2-3 years’ applicable experience in IT hardware and software IT project management • Experience in managing Windows Servers, Linux servers, VMware, MS Exchange and MS Active Directory • Experience in using HTML, Perl, CGI scripting, PHP, MySQL and Content Management Systems will be an added advantage • A valid driver’s licence • The ability to work under pressure • Sound interpersonal skills • The ability to organise. Note: A probity check will be performed on all short-listed candidates. Suitable candidates must forward their applications, including a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of qualifications, to: The Acting Human Resource Manager, Jabu Seapi, 33 Kellner Street, Bloemfontein 9300 or PO Box 989, Bloemfontein 9300 for attention: Judy Xoliswa Hughes, or alternatively e-mail to recruitment@jamesonconsulting.co.za Closing date: 25 July 2014 Note: • The successful candidates will be required to sign performance agreement contract verifications, including criminal record and citizenship checks as well as competency assessments, which will form part of the selection processs • Cover letters should include a brief personal synopsis and a colour ID/Passport-size photo • Failure to submit certified and relevant qualifications will result in candidates not being short-listed • The FDC is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment, especially in respect of race, gender and disability • If you do not receive any response within 1 month of the closing date, you must consider your application to be unsuccessful • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted • FDC reserves the right not to appoint. Human Communications 110572
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RFP: NEF 15/2014: FS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE MENTORSHIP PANEL FOR THE NEF
The National Empowerment Fund Act, No 105 of 1998, established the National Empowerment Fund Trust (NEF) for the purpose of promoting and facilitating economic equality and transformation by providing development finance for Black-empowered South African businesses and by designing investment products in promoting savings and investment activity among Black South Africans. The NEF is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and is committed to the implementation of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act, Act 53 of 2003, and the Codes of Good Practice. The NEF herewith invites potential service providers that demonstrate a high level of Black ownership to submit proposals for the appointment of a research company to conduct a brand audit for the NEF. The NEF will make available the comprehensive RFP document, which will outline the specification and functional requirements of the appointments. RFP documents will be available on the NEF website at www.nefcorp.co.za on 11 July 2014. The NEF reserves the right to cancel the tenders should the needs of the NEF change or should the NEF regard the submissions not to be adequate, based on its needs. TENDER BOX LOCATION: All proposals must be submitted clearly marked “RFP: NEF 15/2014: FS� and delivered at the National Empowerment Fund, West Block, 187 Rivonia Road, Morningside, Sandton. Final and completed proposals must be made available to the NEF by no later than 14:00 on 1 August 2014. Incomplete proposals will be rejected. Note: Faxed proposals will not be accepted. FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: Xolile Tofile/Kedibone Mboweni, Supply Chain Management, tel. (011) 305-8000 or e-mail: scm@nefcorp.co.za
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Majoro aims to make up for lost time WHEN Lehlohonolo Majoro lashed the ball into the back of the net
to win the Carling Black Label Cup for Kaizer Chiefs last
year, he made the Amakhosi fans go wild.
Now he aims to repeat the feat, but this time in the colours of
Orlando Pirates. The Mighty Buccaneers will face the
Phefeni Glamour Boys in a quest to claim back the trophy at the FNB Stadium next Saturday. Majoro joined Bucs in February this year but due to injuries, his appearances have been limited. He is looking to make up for lost time and knows that the Carling Black Label Cup provides the perfect opportunity to kick-start his Orlando Pirates career by creating champion memories for his new fans. Supporters of the Mayfair club have welcomed him and are eager to see the 27year-old in action. He is now the most voted-for striker at the Bucs camp, with 474 198 votes at the last count – a massive backing from the Orlando Pirates faith-
ful. Current teams – number of votes so far in brackets; Kaizer Chiefs: Itumeleng Khune (2 041 958), Siboniso Gaxa (259 876), Tefu Mashamaite (310 960), Erick Mathoho (371 062), Tsepo Masilela (284 956), George Lebese (341 089), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (328 274), George Maluleka (326 357), Siphiwe Tshabalala (363 275), Katlego Mphela (710 037) and Knowledge Musona (806 152) Orlando Pirates: Senzo Meyiwa (957 014), Happy Jele (236 300), Siyabonga Sangweni (207 460), Rooi Mahamutsa (211 700), Thabo Matlaba (248 467), Tlou Segolela (197 371),
Oupa Manyisa (283 223), Sifiso Myeni (154 291), Daine Klate (224 334), Lehlohonolo Majoro (474 198) and Kermit Erasmus (435 741). ) Fans can keep voting for their starting line-ups until 22 July. In order to select their starting XI, fans over the age of 18 can start by purchasing a Carling Black Label beer and either dialing *120*764* or going to www.carlingblacklabel.co.co.za. They must then enter their unique code found on the underside of the bottle cap or can pull ring and the # sign (with no spaces in between), and can then choose the team they would like to manage and the players they would like to see start.
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Weak defending major problem } Herman Mostert, Sport24
FANTASTIC: Bloemfontein Celtic fans will be expected to flock to the Bidvest Stadium on Saturday.
Photo: Anesh Debiky
Bfn Celtic ready for Bidvest Wits } Sidwell Guduka THE Mighty Bloemfontein Celtic will be in good shape and hoping to end their trophy drought in the new Premier Soccer League (PSL) season that kicks off next month, despite being minus the likes of Musa Nyatama, Lerato Manzini and Clayton Daniels. The hard-tackling Daniels and Manzini have joined Super Sport United, while Nyatama has returned to Mamelodi Sundowns following the expiry of his loan agreement at the end of last season. Celtic, who might be under new management next season if Max Tshabalala’s offer to buy the club is accepted, will be parading their new acquisitions in the Charity Showdown at the Bidvest Stadium on Saturday. Phunya Sele Sele take on the
hosts, Bidvest Wits, in the first semifinal at 09:30, while Mpumalanga Black Aces and Amazulu square off in the other semifinal at 12:00. The winners in both matches meet in the final later on the day at 16:00. The Free State-side has brought in striker Tshepo Chaine who joined the club this week on a two-year deal from Black Urbans of Botshabelo. “I am very excited to join such a big team as Celtic and I am looking forward to making a mark in the PSL. Joining Celtic will serve as motivation for the local youth. “It has always been my dream to play football professionally. So, I will grab this opportunity with both hands,” Chaine said on the club’s official website. Other newcomers at Siwelele include the likes of defenders Bevan Fransman of Super Sport
United, Ruben Cloete of Maritzburg United and midfielder Sici Shelembe of Witbank Spurs, which campaigns in the First Division. Meanwhile, proceeds from the Charity Showdown will be donated to The Lunchbox Fund, a nationwide charity that feeds impoverished schoolchildren. The day will also be packed with family-friendly activities taking place simultaneously with the soccer games. These include a Family Fun Zone complete with a food market, a kiddies area with child minders, jumping castles, face painters and clowns. There will also be a beer garden, VIP hospitality, as well as a Showdown Concert featuring some of South Africa’s top-selling bands. All the matches will be broadcast live on e.tv. ) For more sports stories visit www.express-news.co.za.
WEAK defending was at the heart of the Cheetahs’ problems during this year’s Super Rugby competition. After an impressive victory over the Sharks two weeks ago, the men from Bloemfontein ended their season on a low note when they were thrashed 60-25 by a rampant Lions outfit at Ellis Park this past weekend. The Cheetahs conceded no less than eight tries as the hosts broke tackles almost at will in the second half. The defeat saw the Cheetahs finish the season 14th on the overall log, and rock bottom in the South African Conference. This may seem strange, considering the fact that the Cheetahs produced a number of Springboks in Heyneke Meyer’s squad for the recent June internationals. In the Boks’s last game against
Scotland on 28 June, there were no fewer than seven Cheetahs players in the 23-man Bok team a record for the Bloemfontein franchise. But it was their tackling – or rather the lack of it -– which cost Naka Drotské’s men dearly this season. Statistics derived after the completion of the regular season show that the Cheetahs conceded the most tries (59), as well as the most points (527). Their tackle success rate (84,4%) is also the lowest of all 15 teams in the competition. It also came as no surprise when noted that three Cheetahs players featured in the top eight of the Tackles Missed category. There’s no doubt the Cheetahs pose a massive attacking threat, but until a solution for a very important part of the modern game is found, don’t expect a return to the play-offs any time soon for the men from Bloemfontein.