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Wrong side of the law THE three police officers suspected of the tuck shop robbery being handcuffed before being led into the holding cells.

Cops arrested after alleged robbery

} Boipelo Mere THREE police officers are expected to appear in the Galeshewe Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.

The three cops were arrested following a robbery at a Somali nationals’ tuck shop in Magoda, Kimberley.

The three cops reportedly robbed the shop of R8 000 in broad daylight while in full police uniform on Saturday.

They were also reportedly driving a police vehicle branded with Roodepan Police Station details during the incident.

That is how the owner of the house managed to track down the perpetrators.

They gained entry through the door after threatening Tamata Bekele (19), who was inside the

shop alone.

“They said I must open the door as they wanted to search the shop for illegal cigarettes.

“I refused at first , but then they threatened to kill me, so I opened the door,” said Bekele, who said he did not understand or speak English very well.

According to the owner of the house, Joseph Henyekane, who rented out the space to the foreigners, they had to open a case at the Galeshewe Police Station because they could not get assistance at the Roodepan Police Station.

The three accused were arrested upon their arrival for duty on Monday.

They were escorted to their houses to take off their work uniform before being booked into

the police cells at the Galeshewe Police Station.

Brig. Miriam Mochologi-Maleeme, the provincial head of corporative communications, condemned the behaviour of the officers as disgusting and criminal.

“We cannot tolerate that kind of behaviour, especially from our members who should fight crime.

“They cannot be officials and become criminals at the same time.

“The very same community is looking up to us to assist them, yet our members in uniform are the ones committing crime,” she added.

She promised that everyone who had been involved in this incident would be arrested.

OFF to the cells at the Galeshewe Police Station.

Photos: Boipelo Mere

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School merger is the answer

} Boipelo Mere

IT was a relief for Tlhomelang High School learners and teachers when the 2015 school year started off on a higher note than when it closed last year.

This was largely due to the intervention measures taken by the Department of Education.

The school merged with Floors 2, which relocated from Floors North in Colville.

According to the new principal Angel Oliphant, it was the best decision to merge the two schools at the time because Floors 2, which did not have a permanent structure, has been registering a large number of learners, while Tlhomelang was left with the lowest number of learners.

The school is currently operating under both names Z Tlhomelang and Floors 2 Z and has its first gr. 12 class this year.

“We started off as a high school in 2012 and have upgraded with one grade ever since,” Oliphant said.

“We are also currently operating with two school principals until one of us is transferred to another school.”

She revealed that the School Governing Body (SGB) has to decide on a new name for the school.

“Until further notice, until a new name is decided on, we will be using the two names just for admin purposes.”

The chief director of district operations at the department of education, Henry Esau, visited the school with other officials on the first historical day.

He believes the merger has boosted the school in increasing the numbers rapidly.

“The school was heading for closure as

HISTORY in the making. These gr. 11 learners were proud to pose for this picture, which they called the “history pic”.

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it recorded a total number of less than 80.

Floors 2, on the other hand, had an excess of enrollments. Some learners had to be turned away and referred to William Pescod and Floors High as we saw a

problem of overcrowding.”

In response to the distance to the school, which relocated to a completely different township, Esau emphasised that most of the learners were initially from Galeshewe.

“Those learners from other areas like Floors and Homevale were given a choice of being accommodated at other schools nearer to their homes, like Floors High and Homevale High.”

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V Karin Muller DIE De Beers-pluimbalklub is in 1974 in Kenilworth gestig waarna dit na die De Beers-sportsentrum verskuif het. Dit is vandag steeds hier bedrywig.

“Die klub het al heelwat Suid-Afrikaanse skolekampioenskappe met groot sukses aangebied,” sê Gert van Niekerk, wat die afgelope 15 jaar voorsitter van die klub is.

Die klub het ook al ’n lang lys presteerders opgelewer.

Lina Fourie van die klub was die jare lange Suid-Afrikaanse vroue-enkelspelkampioen, asook Afrika-kampioen, en het SuidAfrika op die Statebondspele verteenwoordig.

Ian Edwards en Juan Bekker het SuidAfrika in Indonesië verteenwoordig. Edwards het Suid-Afrika ook in Nieu-Seeland, Korea en Botswana verteenwoordig.

Die klub bied geleenthede vir junior en senior sosiale pluimbal, asook afrigting, klubkampioenskappe en junior en senior provinsiale kampioenskappe onder leiding van Noord-Kaap-pluimbal.

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Social media victim dies } Boipelo Mere LEBO NTSHEKISANG, the social media victim who was hospitalised for depression, passed away last week shortly after being discharged from hospital.

Her passing has left her family and friends devastated.

Last week Ntshekisang’s story appeared in the Northern Cape Express, that she was hospitalised after the realisation that her picture had been splashed all over social networks.

She did not have enough strength to recover and find the person who had posted her face on social media, accusing her of spreading Aids.

She vowed to the paper that she would get to the bottom of the matter while she was still in her sickbed.

She tried to sound as brave as possible when she said: “I do not want to reveal too much, but I will definitely get to the bottom of this. Just give me a chance to recover.”

She also intended to lead the Civil Society Forum march that was, at that time, in the process of being planned.

The idea, she said, was to put more emphasis on the message that people living with HIV need more support against stigmatisation and discrimination.

Her family attended the march that was held last Friday in her memory.

“They assured everyone present that they loved and supported their daughter.

“We will continue to love her and to support the organisations that she was so passionate about,” said her heartbroken uncle, Andries Ntshekisang.

He added that it was uncalled for for a person to try and break up such a beautiful family with such a terrible post.

“If the person had a problem with Lebo, why did he not contact the relevant people and talk to them instead of ruining so many lives?”

According to all the people to whom Northern Cape Express spoke, including those who had seen the post, Ntshekisang was a well-known HIV and Aids activist.

Tears were shed while different messages were conveyed through song during the march.

Amongst the songs that were sung were Ba mo bolaile Lebo wa rona (‘they killed

our Lebo’) and Nka se tlogele ARV ka baka la dipolelo tsa batho (‘I will not quit ARVs because of what the people say’).

The memorandum was accepted by the speaker of the John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) Municipality, Seweditswe Gaobusiwe, on behalf of the mayor, Sophia Mosikatse.

The speaker assured the members that they were not alone in this battle as the municipality would continue to play a role in educating the communities.

The speaker, who apologised for the delay in accepting the memorandum, while the marchers were waiting in the scorching sun, explained that they had been delayed in a meeting.

He added that the municipalities were working with lekgotlas to support the activities by NGOs. He expressed his condolences to the family and reported that he had only heard about the matter when the march had been announced to him.

“No one else is supposed to go through this fight alone. We hope and wish for Ntshekisang’s funeral to be an awareness funeral. That way she will rest in peace,” he added.

The chairperson of the Civil Society Forum, Mpho Lekgetho, said the forum had seen the need to hold the march amidst the lack of resources and funds.

“That is why you see such a low turnout. Its is not about the number, but the impact.

“I am happy because even though the sector does not have money, members took it upon themselves to spend out of their own pockets to support the march.

“We are supported by members of Napwa who is our sector custodian, the traditional sector and the faith-based sector,” she added.

“The story seems to have been written by an angry, uninformed member of society.

“It is sad that people who have decided to go out publicly with their status for many years and who have helped us get the current number of support groups in the district, are treated in this way by communities.

“It is with regret today that these people are experiencing such discrimination in this district,” added Lekgetho.

Salga seeks solution THE South African Local Government Association (Salga) released a statement that it was engaging the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, as well as the Dikgatlong and Phokwane Local Municipalities, to develop a sustainable solution to their unique challenges.

That is after media reports regarding the two troubled municipalities.

“The mandate of Salga as derived from the Constitution of South Africa defines Salga as the voice and sole representative of local government, with one of its key functions to support and advise municipalities on trends, policies and legislation affecting local government; Salga will continue to carry out that mandate relentlessly,” said Councillor Willie Johnson, chairperson of Salga Northern Cape.

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NAPWA, the traditional sector and the faith-based sector joined the Civil Society Forum in their recent march for support against stigmatisation and discrimination against people living with HIV and Aids. The march was held in Kuruman. Photos: Boipelo Mere

KEDI KALE of Napwa and Agnes Sibi, a PLHIV sector leader, consoling Mpho Lekgetho (middle) during the candle-light ceremony at the march. Behind them are the municipal speaker, Seweditswe Gaobusiwe (right), and one of the attendants.

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Think green, make the earth a better place MOHAU SETLOBOKO, Kimberley:

FROM the left are, front: Lepulane Maboshego, CEO of the Gamagara Development Forum (GDF), Elijah Malebogo, curriculum co-ordinator, Ivan Steenkamp, senior project manager, Ingrid Kilelo, subject advisor, and Tebogo Bodumele, project manager for Education and Skills Development. With them are the old and new bursary students of the GDF. Photos: Supplied

Bursaries motivate students to go far } Boipelo Mere AL TOTAL OF 29 new students of the Gamagara Local Municipality (GLM) benefitted from the Gamagara Development Forum (GDF) bursaries and were congratulated during the bursary award ceremony. This was held on 16 January at the Sishen Iron Ore Company Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) auditorium.

According to the forum, an amount of R3,5 million was invested in the bursary scheme to highlight that education is one of its key focuses. The GDF established the bursary fund to support students in the GLM jurisdiction from 2013 onwards. It is aimed at providing undergraduate bursaries to financially disadvantaged youth with academic potential.

Altogether 49 students benefitted from the GDF bursary fund for the 2014 and 2015 financial year. It provides support with tuition fees, accommodation, books and gives a monthly stipend.

Marco Marks, the GDF intern in the Welfare, Humanitarian and Healthcare Unit, was programme director of the award ceremony.

During his congratulating and welcome address, Tebogo Bodumele, project manager for Education and Skills Development, stated that education was the key to success.

He encouraged bursary students to come back to the GLM to plough back the skills they had learned, once they had completed their studies.

Ivan Steenkamp, senior project manager, told the students that the GDF was investing in them.

“You must have the courage, you must know your purpose in life and let your studies encourage you to do more with your lives,” Steenkamp said.

Lepulane Maboshego, the CEO of the GDF, said if students studied hard and worked hard, they would reap the rewards. He encouraged them to know themselves, their strengths and weaknesses – and to capitalise on their strengths and work on their weaknesses.

In conclusion Maboshego quoted the late Pres. Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

“That is why the GDF’s main focus is on education for young people, so they can take leadership and change the world for generations to come,” Maboshego said.

AS a coach driver for a bus company, I transport passengers and tourists from different backgrounds to different destinations in South Africa.

Late last year I transported geologists from Canada and Australia in and around Kimberley as they were busy collecting samples from different mine shafts to go and examine them back in their countries.

They all said they could not bear the heat.

This year an annual South African Chess Championship was hosted in Kimberley in which children from all nine provinces participated. I was transporting the children and their coaches from the Free State.

Their parents were also present to give them support.

Again everybody complained of how they could not bear the heat and could not wait for the event to come to an end so that they could go back home.

It gave me the impression that they would never visit or come to Kimberley again unless they absolutely had to.

This bothered me because Kimberley is my home town and I went back and did my research on nature’s way to curb or decrease heat and these are my findings: ) Trees and forests are found to be a solution to curb heat and they help to bring rain. ) Their roots suck up ground water and they condense water from the atmosphere in the night through the surfaces of the leaves and it evaporates back into the atmosphere, thus causing rain and keeping the water cycle moving. ) The evaporation is in the form of mist which shields us from the strong rays of the sun.

) Trees block sunlight in the summer, but allow sunlight to reach and warm your home in the winter. ) Trees absorb the heat in the day keeping temperatures comfortable to live in. ) Trees feed the rivers when it is not raining and keep them running all year round. ) Trees reduce carbon emissions. ) Trees absorb harmful gasses from the air and make oxygen. ) Australian scientists found proof that cutting down forests reduces rainfall. Forests make most of the water that we drink or use for plant growth. ) Trees can create a lasting impression on how a community is perceived by visitors and affect the mood and community pride of its residents. ) Trees can enhance community economic stability by attracting businesses and tourists.

According to A planet under trees: Plan B, written by Lester E. Brown, to counteract this condition we must reforest and plant more trees, especially in town where there are hard surfaces like concrete and tar which absorb and store heat.

The policy makers, environmental scientists, the community at large and farmers need to get involved and work together.

Something can be done.

For instance, in Mexico the World Bank is paying large subsidies to farmers who plant trees and forests.

Our government can have a similar approach.

Let us do something today and make it a better place for us and the future generation to live in.

Thabane aims higher } Boipelo Mere

FROM the left are Cowan McLean, Basetsana Modise, Poshea Johnson, the GDF’s bursary administrator, Leandre Phete and Wilbarto Murphy.

FROM the left are Ivan Steenkamp, Elijah Malebogo, Vannessa Mokomele, a beneficiary, and Lepulane Maboshego.

THAMI DAKA, the principal of the Thabane High School, says the award his school received as the best-improved school in the province is the result of team work. The school was honoured at the matric award ceremony held earlier this month.

According to Daka, learners and parents participated more actively in 2014. The matrics of Thabane achieved a total of 19 distinctions.

Daka promises to give underperforming subjects more attention.

“We worked hard throughout last year, with the aim of not repeating a drop in results as in 2013. We had a massive drop of 37% from the 60% of 2012 due to Computer Application Technology (CAT), which only one learner passed.”

He adds that the Thabane matrics had to write their final exams at the Vuyolwethu High School because they only had 13 computers. The situation has since improved.

“We appreciate the Department of Education giving us 30 computers, and the Department

GLORIA MORUDI (left), circuit manager of the Thabane High School, accepts the award for the best improved school from Grizelda Cjiekella-Lecholo, the MEC for Education.

Photo: Boipelo Mere

of Communication and the Department of Public Enterprise giving us a further 13.”

Daka applauds the 2015 class for the dedication that they have already shown at extra classes.

“The Maths and Geography learners started attending classes on 12 January.”

Substituting the 2014 matric dance for a farewell function proved a good move, as the learners could focus more on their studies.

“We ensured learners submitted tasks throughout the year, so they had a good year mark when entering the exams,” says Daka.

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Postmasburg group fights social ills

} Hendre Jacobs

THE Postmasburg Concerned Group has been involved in various outreach activities to support its objective of making Postdene a safer place.

According to the group, the community of Postdene in Postmasburg has become a breeding ground for brothels, drug peddling, violent sexual crimes, robberies, car theft and financial scams over the last few years.

The proliferation of drugs was flagged as a serious issue by inhabitants and there was a feeling that the police were either doing nothing or even taking bribes.

The situation reached a climax in December 2014 when the community took the law into their own hands by closing illegal shebeens, tuck-shops and accosted identified pimps.

The Postdene Concerned Group, which is a representative organisation consisting of community volunteers, was then formed in response to the proliferation of serious crime and social ills in the township Postdene, northeast of Postmasburg.

The group was mandated by the community to focus inter alia on social ills like the elimination of drug peddling and substance abuse in Postdene; the lack of police resources and personnel to effectively police Postdene in particular and Postmasburg in general; the perceived involvement of police in drug peddling; the alleged use of identified tuck-shops as drug sales points and the involvement of foreigners herein; the high youth unemployment rate and the practice of labour import by mines; the perceived criminality of the Nigerian cohort of society and the high failure and drop-out rate at schools.

At least two interdenominational prayer services were conducted to seek spiritual intervention for the dire condition of the community.

The Postdene Concerned Group has also embarked upon a volunteer cleaning

THE Postdene Concerned Group protesting peacefully against the lack of learner transport in Postmasburg in 2014. Photo: Hendre Jacobs programme at schools in Postdene.

On Monday, 19 January, the group embarked on a peaceful protest and handed over a memorandum of grievances to the Tsantsabane Municipality that was received and signed by Elroy Phete, the mayor of Tsantsabane, and various mine representatives.

The pivotal issue raised was the lack of learner transport for children not residing in Postdene. The Postdene Concerned Group

is of the view that the poor matric results of 2014 is a direct result of children experiencing difficulties in 2014.

The Kolomela Mine offered a helping hand in terms of learner transport towards the end of 2014, but that was a temporary arrangement.

There is currently also a spike of schoolgirl rapes in the no-man’s-land area adjacent to Carnation, which is also attributed to the bus fiasco. According to police records,

there is reason to believe a serial rapist is preying on girls walking to and from school.

Some of the children will not even attempt the 5 km and just drop out of school.

The Postdene Concerned Group demanded that buses be made available by Tuesday, 20 January 2014, at 12:00, a demand which was not met.

Thus the group decided to participate in an unprotected protest action, leading to most of them being arrested.

Die Groot Gat se trem ry weer DIE Diamantstad se gewilde trem, wat toeriste om ’n gedeelte van die Groot Gat vervoer, is weer op koers nadat dit in Julie 2014 in sy spore gestuit is.

Die trem is weer in diens gestel nadat verskeie administratiewe en tegniese vereistes nagekom is.

Die spoor-veiligheidsreguleerder (SVR) het verlede jaar die verdere gebruik daarvan belet totdat ’n veiligheidsbestuurstelsel in werking gestel is.

Sello Matsie, woordvoerder van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit, sê hulle moes sekere nuwe tegniese en administratiewe vereistes nakom.

Die trem ry uit die terrein om die Groot Gat in Tuckerstraat voordat dit weer op die sypaadjie langs die Gat en terug ry.

Die munisipaliteit het ’n bykomende baan met geel strepe in die middel en weerskante van die tremspore in Tuckerstraat geskep.

Bykomende verkeerstekens met waarskuwings oor die trem se teenwoordigheid is ook op verskeie plekke aangebring.

Meer ligte is aan die trem aangebring om sigbaarheid op te skerp. Die trem moet ook gereeld versien word.

Die munisipaliteit kon ’n boete opgelê

word sou hy die opdrag verontagsaam het.

Die trem, wat op ’n roete tussen die stadsaal en die Groot Gatmuseum ry, is een van Kimberley se gewildste toeriste-at-

traksies.

Die SVR se voorgestelde veiligheidsbestuurstelsel is ’n vereiste vir die veiligheidspermit wat aan die munisipaliteit uitgereik is.

Die ander kwel-

lings was die afwesigheid van ’n tremverwante veiligheidsbeleid, geen verfrissingsopleiding vir die drywers nie en geen toetse vir die misbruik van alkohol of dwelms nie.

GA-SEGONYANA MUNICIPALITY NOTICE KOPANO YA LEKGOTLA Masepala wa Selegae wa Ga-Segonyana o tla nna le kopano ya lekgotla e e tla tshwarwang ka Labotlhano, 30 Ferikgong 2015, mo dikagong tsa lekgotla-Kokoano tsa Ga-Segonyana ka ura ya 09:00 mo mosong.

Your College – Your Future

Baagi botlhe ba ba lalediwa go tsenela kopano jaaka baelabotlhoko.

OUTSTANDING RESULTS Former/Present students of the Northern Cape Urban TVET College

If you have any enquiries with regard to outstanding results you can visit the campuses of the College on the following date:

Date:

3 February 2015

Time:

10:00

Venue:

Room 52 (Gymnasium), City Campus

COUNCIL MEETING The Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality will have a Council Meeting scheduled to take place on Friday 30 January 2015, at the Ga-Segonyana Council Chamber at 09:00. The public is invited to attend meeting as observers.

RAADSVERGADERING Kennis geskied hiermee dat 'n raadsvergadering gehou sal word in die raadsaal van die Ga-Segonyana plaaslike Munisipaliteit op vrydag , 30 Januarie 2015, by die munisipaliteit raadsaal om 09:00. Die publiek is welkom om die vergadering by te woon as waarnemers.

Hall, Moremogolo Campus

Dipatlisiso /Enquiries /Navrae David Mabudi ,tel: 053 712 9449 E-mail: mabudi@ga-segonyana.gov.za

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Players motivated to aim higher } Boipelo Mere TSHWARAGANO ALL STARS held its annual award ceremony over the weekend where many parents were surprised to see their children’s achievements over the past season.

The highlight of the event was again to motivate the young players of divisions u.9, u.11, u.13, u.15, u.17 and u.19 to show commitment and dedication to their studies.

The 12 coaches and vice-coaches for the

MANGANESE

2015 season were also announced at the ceremony hosted at the Danskraal Hall in Kimberley over the weekend.

“We are not here to tell you to commit more to soccer – your education comes first,” was the statement repeated by speaker after speaker.

Emphasising more support and commitment from the parents, Amogelang Semeri, the managing director of Tshwaragano All Stars, gave the players an important message.

“The fact that a player does not get an award does not mean that he is a failure – it merely shows that there is something that is lacking in terms of improvement somewhere.”

Semeri encouraged the parents to start showing support for their children’s development from a young age in order for them to grow.

“That is exactly why we host these award ceremonies. I am sure we are the only team running this initiative. Regardless of the

little funds we have, we strive to host the ceremonies in an effort for the players to feel recognised.”

The award ceremony was a success thanks to Ace Outfitters who donated the trophies and seven balls and cones, parents who paid for the catering and transportation of the parents to the ceremony, and a player’s family who donated a ball to the team. ) Visit www.express-news.co.za for more photos.

ASSMANG Ltd – Manganese Division requires the services of the following individuals at their Black Rock Mine Operations, situated 80km northwest of Kuruman in the Northern Cape:

BLACK ROCK MINE OPERATIONS

GENERAL MINER DEVELOPMENT (C2 Paterson Grading)

The successful candidate will perform mining activities required for rock breaking in underground hard rock operations in order to achieve production targets and meet quality standards.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Managing a team to meet performance targets and other HR processes (including IDPs, development, attendance and discipline) • Planning, coordinating and controlling roof and face preparation and drilling • Planning, coordinating and controlling charging and blasting processes, including the handling of misfired explosives • Planning, coordinating and controlling construction and service provision to the relevant mining section • Planning, coordinating and controlling load and haul operations • Checking load and haul equipment availability and conditions • Compiling shift reports • Ensuring legal compliance in own work area.

Minimum requirements: • A Grade 12/Standard 10 • A Blasting Certificate • A minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Miner at C1 level (Miner Load and Haul/Drill and Blast) • A Code B driver’s licence • The ability to work underground shifts • Supervisory skills/aptitude • Demonstrated behaviour aligned with company values (accountability, care, collaboration, excellence and diversity) • Knowledge of load and haul processes • Knowledge of roof and face preparation and drilling processes • Knowledge of charging and blasting processes • Short-term planning skills • Knowledge of safety procedures including safe declarations.

Applications for this post may also be sent to e-mail: recruitment6@brmo.co.za

FROM the left are Bovan Stanley who handed over the awards, Tlotlo Merahe (13), a player, Nkululeko Siyeni, head coach, and Oarabile Pudi.

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MINER DEVELOPMENT (DRILL AND BLAST) (C2 Paterson Grading)

The incumbent in this role will perform mining activities required for underground rock breaking operations to achieve production targets and quality standards.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Managing a team to meet performance targets and other HR processes (including IDPs, development, attendance and discipline) • Planning, coordinating and controlling drill and blast processes • Planning, coordinating and controlling roof preparation and drilling processes • Planning, coordinating and controlling face preparation and drilling processes • Planning, coordinating and controlling charging and blasting operations • Identifying, planning and supervising the construction and supply of services to the mining sections • Adhering to budgets and minimising waste • Compiling shift reports • Ensuring legal compliance in own work area.

Minimum requirements: • A Grade 12/Standard 10 • A Blasting Certificate • A minimum of 4 years’ experience as a C1 Miner in most disciplines (roof and face preparation, charging and blasting) • A Code B driver’s licence • The ability to work underground shifts • Supervisory skills • Demonstrated behaviour aligned with company values (accountability, care, collaboration, excellence and diversity) • Knowledge of drill and blast processes • Short-term planning skills • Knowledge of safety procedures including safe declarations.

Applications for this post may also be sent to e-mail: recruitment8@brmo.co.za

MINER DEVELOPMENT (LOAD AND HAUL) (C1 Paterson Grading)

The appointee in this role will prepare blasted faces for load and haul activities and execute the load and haul plan.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Managing a team to meet performance targets and other HR processes (including IDPs, development, attendance and discipline) • Planning, coordinating and controlling load and haul operations • Checking load and haul equipment availability and condition • Following up and reporting on equipment breakdowns • Monitoring load and haul progress and reporting to the supervisor • Compiling shift reports • Ensuring legal compliance in own work area.

Minimum requirements: • A Grade 12/Standard 10 • A Blasting Certificate • A minimum of 3 months’ experience as a Miner in roof preparation • A Code B driver’s licence • The ability to work underground shifts • Supervisory skills • Demonstrated behaviour aligned with company values (accountability, care, collaboration, excellence and diversity) • Knowledge of load and haul processes • Short-term planning skills • Knowledge of safety procedures including safe declarations.

Applications for this post may also be sent to e-mail: recruitment7@brmo.co.za The candidates will be appointed on the condition of being certified medically fit as per the Mine Health and Safety Act, 29/1996. Preference will be given to applicants from previously disadvantaged groups to support the company’s employment equity plan.

Remuneration: Remuneration will be based on a competitive all-inclusive flexible package. The successful candidate that conforms to all said requirements and experience will be appointed on the indicated Paterson grading. A candidate that does not conform to all set requirements and experience will be considered only if a suitable candidate that does comply cannot be selected and only if the requirements of the position support a developmental appointment according to policy.

Interested applicants are requested to submit their CVs with certified copies of qualifications to the HR Department, Assmang Limited, PO Box 187, Santoy 8491, fax: 086 224 8313 or to the relevant e-mail address mentioned at each post.

Please be advised that short-listed candidates will be required to authenticate information provided in CVs. Applications close on 6 February 2015.

Late applications will not be entertained.

If you have not been contacted within 21 days of the closing date, please consider your application to be unsuccessful.

Correspondence will only be limited to short-listed candidates.

Assmang Limited reserves the right not to appoint. www.humanjobs.co.za

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THE coaches and assistants for 2015 are from the left, front: Sibusiso Tau, u.15 coach, Thapelo Mfundo, u.13 coach, Sphiwe Kole, u.17 coach, and Michael Jantjies, u.19 coach; back: Oratile Pudi, u.11 vice-coach, Kagisho Moapesi, u.9 coach, Kabelo Semeri, u.9 vice coach, and Bokang Moapesi, u.11 coach.

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Tears and laughter on first day } Boipelo Mere

THE first school day of 2015 at the Letshego Primary School saw many new faces.

Apart from the new gr. Rs and gr. 1s, the primary school in Galeshewe welcomed its new principal, Neo Dichaba, to the school.

AFTER settling in his new class Tshepiso August (6) went to sit in a corner and ate his lunch, refusing to speak to anyone, including his teacher.

NHLANHLA STEENKAMP and Tumisho Tokong in gr. 1 already made friends on their first day.

GIRLS: Lesedi Pisane, Plesa Wild, Nthabeleng Mosoeu and Seitebaleng Manang became friends on the first day.

OUR FIRST DAY: Efforts by the new school principal, Neo Dichaba, of the Letshego Primary School to befriend a new learner, Tshepiso August (6), who was crying to go home with his mommy on his first day as a gr. 1 learner, were fruitless.

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THESE gr. Rs listened attentively as they were taught their new class rules.

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PROUD to receive their new books on the first day Orapeleng Maritshi (left) and Pracious Qunan, both six years old, could not wait to start working.

NOTICE ANNUAL REPORT and AUDITOR GENERAL's REPORT 2013/2014 Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 127(5) of the Municipal Finance Management Act, and in accordance with Section 21A of the Municipal Systems Act, that the Annual and Auditor General's Report for 2013/2014 should be tabled before Council.

This will take place in a Special Council meeting of the Siyancuma Municipality scheduled as follows: DATE: 2015 January 29 TIME: 10H00 VENUE: Douglas Council Chambers

PREVENTION MEASURES: Gr. R teacher Lahli Ndzuzo did not forget to allow the learners a break for water to avoid the scorching heat.

Members of the Public who wish to observe the meeting, can do so by prior arrangements with Council Management Team: Mr. C. Morolong and Mr. H. Kolberg.

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‘My goal is to do well in the competi­ tion and make my community proud. It will not be easy, but I be­ lieve my team will show character.’

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Peluan ‘a better coach’

} Thabang Mazibuko

GALIEL PELUAN, a graduate of the 2014 Carling Black Label Coach the Coaches programme, is ready to make his mark and possibly cause a major upset when Mainstay United take on Ajax Cape Town next month.

The sides will square off in the Nedbank Cup’s Last 32 fixture at the Mxolisi Dicky Jacobs Stadium in Upington on 22 February.

Peluan will be making his second appearance in the tournament after being knocked out in the first round in 2014.

With his recently obtained Safa Licence-C coaching qualification through the Coach the Coaches programme, attended by the likes of Bafana Bafana coach, Shakes Mashaba, last November, the champion coach is on a confidence high.

The 46-year-old Peluan is relishing the prospect of putting his newly-acquired coaching abilities to practice during one of the biggest cup competitions in the country.

“It will be my second time participating in the Nedbank Cup tournament, however, the difference this time around is that I am a better coach,” Peluan told Express.

“The Carling Black Label Coach the Coaches course has

improved my coaching abilities to such a point that it has rubbed off on my players.

“My goal is to do well in the competition and make my community proud. The task ahead will not be easy but I believe my team will show character.”

Vijay Govindsamy, Carling Black Label general manager, wished Peluan the best of luck.

“We are honoured to have played such a role in the coaching development of Peluan through the Coach the Coaches programme. We are encouraged by the fact that he and his team will not only benefit from his coaching abilities, but there are also benefits to be had for his broader community due to the broader skills he has acquired,” said Govindsamy.

Carling Black Label Coach the Coaches was created to play a pivotal role in the development of coaches at grassroots level.

A total of 58 new champion coaches were produced in the coaching programme in partnership with the South African Football Association, with the graduates attaining a Safa C-Level licence.

The SAFA C-Level coaching course is recognised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). ) Thabang Mazibuko is from M-Sports Marketing, on behalf of Carling Black Label.

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Coach remains with Knights } Sidwell Guduka THE Central Cricket Franchise board of directors has announced that Chevrolet Knights head coach, Sarel Cilliers’s, contract has been extended for another two years.

It is a significant vote of confidence from the Central Cricket Franchise, whose leading officials are clearly grateful for Cilliers’s input to the team.

The 43-year-old guided the Free State-side to the Ram Slam T20 Challenge final last year.

His troops, however, lost the match to the Nashua Cape Cobras by three runs.

According to the press statement released by the Central Cricket Franchise last Wednesday, Knights captain, Werner Coetsee, was part of the panel that interviewed Cilliers and three other candidates.

This initiative paid off greatly as wonderful contributions and insights were provided by the captain who had mandate from the rest of the players.

“The panel is pleased to announce that Sarel Cilliers has been re-appointed unanimously to the position as head coach of the Central Cricket Franchise.

“The board of the franchise has also supported this appointment and is very pleased to have Sarel as the coach for the next two years and hopefully he will secure more trophies for the franchise,” the statement reads. It has been decided that Cilliers, in consultation with the Central Cricket Franchise board, will lead the process to appoint his support staff. He will also take care of the team when they go to India to compete in the Champions League. In the previous outing he managed to finish in the top

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