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The Batlhaping rejoice at inauguration of Kgosi Obakeng Mothibi } Boipelo Mere THE Batlhaping have their chief, the 22-year-old Kgosi Obakeng Allucious Mothibi, at last. His inauguration follows the death of Kgosi Kgosiemang Isaac Mothibi of Batlhaping ba ga Phuduhutswana ba ga Mothibi.

The inauguration ceremony was held on Saturday (25/06) in the Sekhing Village outside Pampierstad, through the partnership of the Batlhaping tribe, the Tribal Council and the North West Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs.

Kgosi Ponatshego Mothibi, Kgosi Obakeng’s aunt, the regent, was enthroned at the event.

Kgosi Ponatshego had become the regent following a request by Kgosi Obakeng to be given a three-year sabbatical to study Law. She will rule until this period has elapsed.

Sekhing was a hive of activity as chiefs from all over the North West and Northern Cape, as well as members of the Batlhaping tribe from different villages, came to witness the inauguration and enthronement.

Ontlametse Mochwari, MEC for Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs in the North West, and Kgosi Shadrack Zibi, chairperson of the House of Traditional Leaders in the North West, gave messages of support.

Several mayors of different municipalities, including Robbie Tsikwe, mayor of Phokwane, and Kaone Lobelo of the Greater Taung Municipality, also attended the event.

The Batlhaping ba ga Phuduhutswana are well-known in the Northern Cape as the owners of the land from Stella just outside Vryburg up to Hopetown.

The late Kgosi Kgosiemang is known to have lodged a claim with the Land Claims Commission.

In a synopsis of a statement issued at the inauguration and enthronement, the royal family wrote: “It needs to be remembered that around 1910, the government had planned to give Galeshewe other land to reside on. In 1927, a request was made to the government for additional land with better grazing and water.

“The government responded by offering farms, which Kgosi Batlhasitse II and Galeshewe II rejected outright.

“Batlhasite II, assisted by his followers, waged a struggle for the restoration of the bogosi of Galeshewe I without success.”

It states that Galeshewe was deposed by the colonial government and imprisoned for taking part in the Langeberg Rebellion.

“As punishment for (participation in) the rebellion, the native reserve was confiscated by the colonial government.

KGOSI PONATSHEGO MOTHIBI, the regent, was enthroned on the day. She is currently ruling on behalf of Kgosi Obakeng.

“The native reserve was then declared a forest reserve. But Phokwane was turned into an irrigation scheme connected to the Harts River, where farms were allocated to returning soldiers from World War II.” Kgosi Ponatshego is the daughter of Kgosi Isaac Mothibi, while Kgosi Obakeng is the son of Kgosi Okaeng Mothibi, who passed away in January 2011.

Kgosi Ponatshego, as regent, promised to return the dignity of her tribe and restore them to their place in history during her tenure of three years.

“I have three years to turn things around for our tribe, which is why I stopped my career to concentrate full-time on this task,” said Kgosi Ponatshego.

The tribe members were generally in a happy mood as they sang and danced throughout the day of the inauguration.

“We are so happy, our villages are great, we have produced leaders in Kimberley, well-known sportsmen such as Andrew and Gift Kelehe, who are champions of the Comrades Marathon,” said a happy Kelebogile Mpolokeng, who came all the way from Modutung in Magogong.

Lucky Moleko said he hoped the new Kgosi Mothibi and his aunt would hasten the work of the late Kgosi Mothibi in ensuring that they were correctly placed in the Northern Cape as is part of their legacy and land.

Traditional dancers and a police band made the day a joyous one.

KGOSI OBAKENG ALLUCIOUS MOTHIBI was inaugurated as the new chief of the Batlhap­ ing at a ceremony held in the Sekhing Village near Pampierstad on Saturday (25/06).

Photos: Boipelo Mere

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SOME of the excellent work on display at the exhibition in honour of great photojournalists at the McGregor Museum.

Photos: George Motloane

VISITORS to the photo exhibition at the McGregor Museum admire the work. Amongst them is the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture in the Northern Cape, Bongiwe Mbingo­Gigaba (second from left).

Daring photojournalists honoured } George Mutloane IN a rare show of gratitude to members of the fourth estate, the Nelson Mandela Foundation conceived a fitting way to honour photographers who defied the apartheid hegemony in the period between 1985 and 1990.

The honour is in the form of an exhibition, Between States Of Emergencies, wherein 40 photographers are represented.

The exhibition in the Northern Cape is held in collaboration with the McGregor Museum Board who has invited members

of the public and encouraged them to bring along their families to the museum to view the pictures taken in the turbulent times of 1985 to 1990.

The invitation reads: “The apartheid regime responded to soaring opposition in the mid-1980s by imposing on South Africa a series of states of emergency.

“The emergency regulations prohibited journalists from being present when police acted against protesters. Those who dared to expose the daily nationwide brutality by security forces risked being jailed.”

The exhibition was officially opened by

the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture in the Northern Cape, Bongiwe Mbingo-Gigaba.

In her speech the MEC said that the exhibition was intended to honour the photographers.

“The bravery of the activists opened the eyes of the world via photojournalism.

“Indeed, in the mid 1980s South Africa was in flames. The state response was to declare the state of emergency,” said Mbingo-Gigaba.

At the exhibition, visitors are taken down memory lane as pictures of wellknown photojournalists of the time are

displayed.

The pictures of Sam Nzima take centre stage as people recall his world-acclaimed picture of Mbuyisa Makhubo, carrying Hector Peterson, with Hector’s sister Antoinnette running beside them.

There is also a picture of the burial of Fort Calata and his two comrades where Bishop Desmond Tutu was preaching.

Those from Kimberley will have an opportunity to see pictures taken by the retired local photojournalist Vusi Tukakgomo who had the honour to be included by the museum board.

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FROM the left are Bradley Swartland (provincial advisor for transition and amalgamation), Abraham Vosloo (executive mayor of the ZF Mgcawu Municipality), Limakatso Koloi (may­ or of the //Khara Hais Municipality), Alvin Botes (MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs), Magrieta Eiman (mayor of the Mier Municipality) and Denver van Heerden (head at the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settle­ ments and Traditional Affairs). These stakeholders have welcomed the decision to amalga­ mate the two local municipalities into the Dawid Kruiper Municipality. Photo: Boipelo Mere

Municipalities amalgamated } Boipelo Mere THE Mier Local Municipality and the //Khara Hais Local Municipality have been amalgamated. This was confirmed on Monday (27/06) by Alvin Botes, MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA), when he briefed the media at the CoGHSTA provincial offices.

Botes also announced that the name of the amalgamated municipality would be the Dawid Kruiper Municipality.

He was accompanied by Abraham Vosloo (executive mayor of the ZF Mgcawu Municipality), Magrieta Eiman (mayor of Mier Municipality) and Limakatso Koloi (mayor of the //Khara Hais Municipality).

Botes stated that the amalgamation was aimed at optimising the financial viability of the new municipality.

He said all necessary processes have been followed with regard to both municipalities in deciding on the name change.

“The local municipalities of Mier and //Khara Hais had established an advisory committee, chaired by the mayors, which reported to the individual councils on the process towards the new name of the amalgamated municipality,” said Botes.

He added that ward meetings at both municipalities had been convened with regard to proposed names from April to early June.

“Each proposal had to carry the majority of the votes of each ward meeting to be

considered at the individual advisory committee meeting of both councils. The proposal which carried the most votes in both the municipalities was that of the Dawid Kruiper Municipality.

“An advert was then placed in the print media (Gemsbok) of 10 June to make residents aware that this would be the name of the new amalgamated municipality and invite them to make comments and objections in the 14-day period which closed at the end of business hours on 24 June.”

Kruiper was a traditional healer and leader of the Khomani San in the Kalahari.

He was born in the Kalahari National Park and was outspoken about the theft of traditional knowledge by Western pharmaceutical companies. He was also known for his role in The Gods Must Be Crazy II. Koloi expressed her support for the decision and said she was happy because it would help the smaller Mier Municipality with its challenges in service delivery.

Eiman said the amalgamation would help them a great deal, as they had been struggling in terms of the collection of revenue.

“Service delivery has always been a challenge in all four of our wards. Our wards are scattered, thus we struggle to deliver services. Our community appreciates this intervention by CoGHSTA and the national department. We also admire the decision for the new name to honour oom David Kruiper, because he was a great man who played a huge role in our liberation,” said Eiman.

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ZACHARIA MODISE, national commission­ er of Correctional Services.

FROM the left are regional Commissioner Subasia Moodle, Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla, Chief Deputy Commis­ sioner Pumla Mathibela and Sol Plaatje’ former mayor Agnes Ntlangula.

Photos: Boipelo Mere

Ex-offenders given a hand } Boipelo Mere IT has always been a concern within communities as to where ex-offenders go after their release from prison in terms of employment.

The offenders undergo different skills training programmes during their incarceration, but struggle to support themselves after their release, resulting in some of them returning to jail through committing another crime.

They receive, amongst others, training for building, carpentry and electrical work.

In response to that concern, the Department of Correctional Services has come up with the intervention measure of launching ex-offender desks in different regions of correctional services to address such needs.

Two regional ex-offender dialogues were successfully held in the Eastern Cape and Gauteng, while the third one was held on Wednesday (22/06) at the Tswelopele Correctional Facility in Kimberley.

The national commissioner of Correctional Services, Zacharia Modise, says that the

tendency to forget all about the offenders after their release from prison, is now a thing of the past. The department is working on intervention measures to assist them.

The dialogue follows the recommendations made in 2015 to establish the desks. The deputy minister of Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla, announced that the desks would be established in all six regions.

Modise pointed out that they were hopeful that a certain allocation would be made towards the establishment of the desks, as financial constraints were an issue at the start.

The dialogues are aimed at creating an open platform for the ex-offenders to enhance a national conversation of successful integration.

At the Tswelopele Correctional Centre in Kimberley, the deputy minister said the aim was also to translate the resolutions of the conference into practical programmes that made a real difference in the lives of ex-offenders and the communities they came

from.

“This way, we are making ourselves relevant towards cutting down on the high level of crime and contributing towards their (ex-ofenders’) efforts of building their families on their release.

“We expect the partnership with NGOs to enhance reintegration, victim empowerment, review of the criminal records management framework, empowerment of ex-offenders in collaboration with communities to combat crime, support of good rehabilitation and reintegration programmes and the establishment of an umbrella structure to streamline communication with ex-offenders,” he elaborated.

“We will be able to establish who are the NGOs we work with in each region, what is expected from both sides and the procedures to follow, because it is critical for them to be integrated and for them to earn a living.”

According to Makwetla, previous engagements have already highlighted the good work that is quietly being done by rehabilitated offenders who have remained positive despite facing daunting challenges.

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SAB boosts entrepreneurs V Ilse Watson MANY aspiring entrepreneurs pitched their ideas about starting their own business in and around Kuruman when the SAB flagship enterprise development programme, SAB KickStart, visited Kuruman on Friday, 17 June.

During the event in Kuruman, over 100 youths, aspiring business owners and innovators were provided with a business support intervention which aims to assist the acceleration of the growth of these entrepreneurs’ business start-ups.

According to Phakiso Tsotetsi from SAB, they want to encourage youngsters to do their business with other entrepreneurs instead of waiting for funds.

“Our vision is to help one million youths in Africa and South Africa with our programmes. We identify young people so that they can get involved in the SAB programme.”

He said they had already reached 2 500 people with training and development on how to start and manage their businesses.

In a press release, Mpho Sadiki, SAB head of sustainability, said the StartupTruck was entrepreneurship support on wheels.

“It is designed to offer and deliver an accessible platform that assists young entrepreneurs in developing their business ideas and growing their small businesses. We are excited about the opportunity, together with our partners, to offer comprehensive support, resources and, more importantly, increase access to the unlimited possibilities

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Photos: Ilse Watson TSHIDI MORAENE, an aspring en­ trepreneur who pitched her idea to the nationwide youth entrepre­ neurship programme. that entrepreneurship offers.”

Those with existing qualifying businesses were invited to submit their entry forms to the SAB KickStart Boost and to attend a free workshop.

The aspiring entrepreneurs also had the chance to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges.

At the end of every aspiring entrepreneurs’ pitch, ten finalists were chosen to become a part of the SAB KickStart Programme.

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She was also one of the ten finalists chosen.

Moroaene already has her own business operating in Kuruman and the surrounding townships and employs seven women full-time.

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Moroaene wants to involve schools and teach them about eco-green awareness. “I also need to get funding to build tennis courts at some schools. Sport is a good way to bring the youth together and teach them discipline.”

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Learners inspired to believe } Boipelo Mere THE Frances Baard District Municipality, in partnership with the Northern Cape Department of Education, celebrated Youth Month in style this year.

The municipality hosted three Kimberley schools on Tuesday, 21 June, at the Frances Baard municipal offices with the purpose of exposing them to different career opportunities in government.

The schools were the William Pescod High School, Thabane High School and Emmang Mmogo Comprehensive School.

According to Tshepo Banga, the communications officer at the municipality, the initiative was further aimed at providing the learners with the opportunity to interact with professionals and inspire them to believe in themselves.

The learners spent quality time with the municipal manager, Mamikie Bogatsu, and other senior officials for most of the day and assisted officials with their day-to-

day duties.

“This will give these children an opportunity to experience government first-hand and serve as an inspiration and inculcate a positive attitude,” said Gerline Roman, communications manager.

One of the learners set to benefit from this programme, Gwendolene van Wyk (gr. 10, William Pescod High School in Kimberley) revealed that she had had a breakthrough after her experience and had decided that she wanted to study Astrophysics or BCom Accounting when she completed high school.

She pointed out that government had observed that learners without positive role models were more likely to engage in harmful activities, such as gangsterism, drug and alcohol abuse and other misdemeanors.

The Frances Baard District Municipality expressed the belief that this initiative would instill hope and motivate learners to achieve their dreams despite their challenging backgrounds.

THE learners with the municipal manager, Mamikie Bogatsu (front, in grey coat).

Owners asked to make taverns safe } Boipelo Mere AN appeal has been made to tavern owners to ensure that people who visit or enter their premises are searched and do not possess dangerous weapons.

The Galeshewe police, who made the appeal, requested that all the confiscated

weapons be handed over to the police.

This is after the realisation by the Galeshewe police that most of their assaults are alcohol-related and frequently happen inside taverns.

Sgt Majang Skalkie said that tavern owners should also encourage their customers to drink responsibly.

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Old wine, new bottle IS a blesser a new phenomenon? Is it a new name for an old and accepted practice?

In Express (13 February 2013) I wrote an article, “Bana ba tlhabelwa baeng”, which, roughly translated, means that our children are used as entertainment for visitors. In this article, I wrote about the same things that are now being said about blessers.

Love is no longer in the equation.

Money and material things are the determining factors.

One blesser said on television: “I did not choose to become a blesser. God blessed me to be a blesser.”

What a lot of rubbish! There is even a page where you can find a blesser. These blessers are rated. The lower ones are those who buy you airtime, up to the higher ones who buy you cars or apartments.

In Mosaic (2013:17) I said that these old men are doing things with our young women which they would not like their very own daughters to do. I heard of someone who at one event had three young girls with him. These girls were just out of school! Very interesting is that he too has a young daughter who is still in pre-school. What if the same thing happens to his daughter a few years from now?

Will he understand and accept it? Or because he is rich, he thinks that his beautiful young daughter will not need a blesser?

This life is a boomerang!

These children do not want to be children. They do not want or are not interested in men their own age Z they play in the big leagues.

One on television said: “Love can wait.

Call me when you have money”.

Where is your pride as a girl or young women? Is this what you are doing not prostitution? Are your parents comfortable or even aware of what you are doing?

What am I saying? I heard that some parents even encourage this. Is this a result of poverty, or what?

My view Kuni Ditira Social Observer At the extreme side, there is even a case in the local magistrate’s court of a woman who pinned her own young daughter down for men to rape her.

What is happening to this world? Are we sick or what?

Be a blesser, but do not commit adultery in the process. Do not change girls every other month. Do not have one in each and every town and city.

You, the blesser, does it ever cross your mind to wonder how they are going to cope when you leave them? Is there life after love or in this instance after blessing?

At least one blesser that I know of ensures that the girls have employment or a means of doing business after leaving them.

Greed and lust, which is the equivalent of blessing?

The one question which the blessee must ask is: “Will you still love me tomorrow when I’m no longer young and beautiful?

Will you still love me when I’ve got nothing but my aching soul?” Just as the song goes.

If it is genuine love, it is fine. I would not have issues with older men marrying younger women or vice versa, as long as there is no one who is hurt in the process.

However, make sure your hands are clean.

Just saying! ) To comment or express your views about the issue highlighted in the column, go to www.express-news.co.za.

Express welcomes anyone interested in contributing to the weekly column as social observers or citizen journalists. There is no payment for writers.

Send your opinion piece (not exceeding 500 words) via email to boipelo.mere@volksblad.com.

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Volunteer corps honours Maxeke } Boipelo Mere THE year moves closer to Women’s Month and the ANC Women’s League’s 60th anniversary celebration of the 20 000strong march of women to the Union Buildings in 1956.

With this in mind, the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) has launched its volunteer corps, named after the first president of the league, Charlotte Maxeke.

The launch was attended by national and provincial leadership members, as well as the ANC’s provincial secretary in the Northern Cape, Comrade Zamani Saul.

The volunteer corps is an effort of the ANCWL to intensify its local government campaign work.

Held in Upington on Saturday (25/06), women started the day by handing out pamphlets at the Upington taxi rank for voting day on 3 August.

After that, they headed to the main event at Pabalelo’s at the Tol Speelman Civic Hall.

Charlotte Maxeke was and remains an inspiration to women from all walks of life of political consciousness.

She is often hailed as the “Mother of black freedom in South Africa.”

In the address of the provincial secretary of the ANCWL, Nontobeko Dapula, she urged the women to stop waiting on the party to invite them to become activists for the emancipation of

women in their communities.

She suggested that they rather took charge and return the governing power to the people, as local government was truly in their hands.

Her deputy, Gail Parker, called on the volunteers to be like Maxeke in being social workers, religious figures and political ambassadors in their communities to advance the people’s power in every community.

Saul, as the provincial secretary, expressed his support of the leadership qualities of women.

He took special note of the strength of women in numbers in the fight for the economic and social emancipation of women through the work of women.

Saul commended the Women’s League in the province for fighting for the 50/50 representation of women in the candidate list process, promising that their representation would not be limited to nominations.

He said women would be included to represent municipalities in the upcoming elections.

The reflections of the day spoke to the growth of communities under the stewardship of women, mothers and sisters of our nation.

The launch of the Charlotte Maxeke Volunteer Corps for the local government elections is the first of many regional programmes in the Women’s League, leading up to election day on 3 August.

THE deputy secretary of the ANC Women’s League in the province, Gail Parker, during the launch.

Fiery Malema draws crowd } Boipelo Mere THE Galeshewe-based Seochoareng Circle was a hive of activity when local residents from the Francis Baard District gathered to listen to the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, addressing his supporters.

It was not only EFF supporters in their red T-shirts and berets who crowded the clearing right under the statue of Nelson Mandela and the billboard of Jacob Zuma, but also supporters of opposition parties.

Malema is reported to have the youth on his side, but elderly people, who also attended the rally, showed a lot of interest, as they wanted to hear what the EFF promised them.

Malema did not let many down, as he touched on and elaborated on poor people’s daily challenges that they faced.

Regarding the youth, he lashed out at ANC leaders for stealing taxpayers’ money while unemployment is escalating in the province.

Accusing ANC leaders of adultery, theft and corruption, Malema lashed out.

“They continue to propose to women in exchange for jobs, RDP houses and allocation of bursaries to the youth, while there is an increase in substance abuse and crime amongst the youth.”

Malema promised, in exchange for EFF votes, to start getting the housing list in order and promised transparency for residents to get quality RDP houses.

He further accused the ANC of making its supporters wear party T-shirts for 22 years without getting jobs and improving their lives.

He said it was about time that the youth, whether they were EFF or not, got decent jobs based on their identity documents and their qualifications.

“Not because you were seen shouting in the streets, ‘fighter, fighter, fighter, mara skolo . . . dololo’. Go to school. Firstly, because being a fighter is not enough to rebuild this economy that went down.”

According to Malema, the reason why workers on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) do not get decent pay, is due to money being stolen.

He urged the people not to be grateful for the “matchboxes” that are referred to as RDP houses, which are just glorified shacks.

Elaborating on the poor quality of government RDP houses, Malema said that apartheid-led RDP houses were much

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SIYANCUMA MUNICIPALITY PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC INSPECTION ON THE 2016/2017 BUDGET JULIUS MALEMA addresses a crowd at the Seochoareng Circle in Galeshewe, Kimber­ ley, on Monday (27/06). Photo: Christiaan Cloete better, as many generations were raised inside them.

“The apartheid RDP houses in Galeshewe are still standing strongly, while our current government’s houses are collapsing all the time. Then they say ‘we have delivered.’ Delivered what?

“We are not saying apartheid is good, we are saying apartheid is ugly.

“But the recent RDP houses are uglier than the apartheid houses. It is even worse than the apartheid houses.

“How can you build a house after 1994 and the house does not have a toilet, or has a toilet that is outside the house?”

Malema compared Galeshewe residents who have outside toilets to tourists who go to the Big Hole.

“Going to the toilet is not part of tourism, but it must be there for you to solve it quick, quick,” said Malema while demonstrating in a sitting position to the cheering crowd.

He explained that having a flushing toilet, clean water and a solid roof over your head were what was needed.

Malema emphasised that the restoration of the dignity of black people in South Africa was supposed to happen in 1994, but it has not happened until today.

He told the masses that there was no longer an ANC in the Northern Cape.

“That is why the likes of Shadrack Tlhaole left the ANC. “It is no more,” he said.

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 29 (1) of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act, 1998, Act no. 117 of 1998, for a General Council Meeting of the Siyancuma Local Municipality to be held.

The honourable Mayor, Cllr. L. Oliphant, of the Siyancuma Municipality, hereby invites the broader public to the Council meeting as the Final Integrated Development Plan (IDP) (2016/2017) of Siyancuma Municipality will be tabled for approval.

The meeting is scheduled as follows: Date: 30 June 2016.

Time: 10:00.

Venue: Siyancuma Municipality Council Chambers.

The following document is available for final approval.

• Final Integrated Development Plan 2016/17 X1RJWNFW-NE290616

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LEBOGANG BOSIAME of Young Stars attacking the goal during the SAB League Northern Cape play­offs in Kuruman.

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Young Stars triumphant

} Boipelo Mere

YOUNG STARS were crowned champions of the SAB (South African Breweries) League in the region during the play-offs on Saturday, 18 June, at the Batlharos Sports Grounds in Kuruman.

Stars will also represent the province in the upcoming season of the Safa second division (ABC Motsepe League).

The 2016 SAB League season has reached fever pitch, with the league’s provincial play-offs taking place across all nine South African provinces.

SAB prides itself on having successfully paved the way for professional football structures since 2000.

Football fans in and around Kuruman came out in droves to witness who would gain promotion to the ABC Motsepe League out of the six SAB League clubs.

As expected, the play-offs staged by SAB in partnership with Safa provided fans in attendance with an exciting football spectacle.

Speaking at the Batlharos Sports Grounds, SAB’s socio-economic development specialist, Ntombi Kholwa, congrat-

ulated Young Stars and urged them to continue working hard on their journey to professional football.

Learners at ‘Olympics’ } Boipelo Mere OVER 400 primary school learners from the John Taolo Gaetsewe and Frances Baard districts joined in on an Olympic Day. This exciting day took place at the Seodin Primary School in Kuruman on Saturday (25/06).

The event, hosted by the South African Local Government Association (Salga) Northern Cape, in conjunction with its community development partners, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, saw the staff members and the learners participating in a variety of sporting codes.

The day was started with a 5 km fun walk at Seodin.

Thereafter the learners participated in sports activities such as cricket, soccer, volleyball, netball, karate, body-building and various indigenous games.

All participants received certificates of participation and medals awarded by the International Olympic Committee.

The stakeholders vowed to return to John Taolo Gaetsewe to develop the sporting facilities for learners in the area.

RIGHT: The team of excited learners and staff on their way to begin with the 5 km fun walk.

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“Today marks another example of how much of a difference SAB is making in various communities through the SAB

League. We pride ourselves on providing such platforms of talent identification, which in turn contribute to curbing social ills that are faced by our communities.

“We wish to congratulate Young Stars and wish them the best of luck in their new league” said Kholwa.

Kholwa was flanked by Safa’s director of competitions, Balebetse Monnakgotla.

“Once again, our fruitful partnership with SAB continues to yield incredible results for the development of football,” continued Kholwa.

“We thank SAB for their continued support in assisting Safa to meet its mandate of football development in the country.”

The SAB League is now moving into the exciting finale of the season, as the SAB u.21 National Championship is soon to take place, where the cream of the crop of the SAB League will showcase their talent.

QUALIFYING team Young Stars during the SAB League Northern Cape play­offs at the Batlharos Sports Grounds in Kuruman.