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‘Job conference’ a scam } Tladi Moloi GOLDEN GATE. – SANParks has distanced itself from a job scam in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park (GGHNP). According to management, they know nothing about the alleged scam in the Qwaqwa area. It is alleged that on 25 May a woman identifying herself as Thuli Hlubi, called the GGHNP and visited the park to request a venue for a “conference” scheduled for the following day. She accepted the quotation as per procedure and promised to “make all the payments as soon as possible”, but this was never done even though the “conference” took place. According to Sithembile Mhlophe, the park manager at Golden Gate, it emerged that the conference, which had been attended by about 16 people – who all had to pay to attend – had been “to train people for jobs in the park”. She said the park had only been made aware of the scam after two days, when one of their employees, who had been walking in Qwaqwa, had been assaulted. His assailants accused him and his colleagues of promising them jobs and taking their
‘When we advertise jobs in the park, we follow the proper or ganisational chan nels and we would never ask people to pay us in exchange for jobs.’ – Sithem bile Mhlophe money. “It is against this backdrop that SANParks would like to distance itself from this incident and would like to appeal to anyone with information in this regard to call the police so that they can address the matter and advise fellow stakeholders about this criminal activity,” said Mhlophe. She said the park had a good relationship with the people from the surrounding communities. She added that they believed that it had just been a way of trying to damage their image and that they would not allow it. “When we advertise jobs in the park, we follow the proper organisational channels and we would never ask people to pay
us in exchange for jobs,” said Mhlophe. Divhani Maremba, SANParks regional communications manager for the Northern Region, confirmed the incident. She said Hlubi had not even paid them for the facility. “I think she is a professional criminal. She knew that meeting those people at our venue would make her story credible. “I am also told that during the meeting she told them that someone of management who had to address them could not come because the person was busy with something else,” she said. Maremba said they had learnt not to trust people at face value. “We kept on contacting her and she kept on saying they had a problem with the transaction. Since then we have tried to call her several times, but the number is not working anymore,” she said. She said people should know that they knew nothing about the scam and that such people should be reported to the police. “We are not worried about losing the money. Our credibility is what matters to us the most,” Maremba concluded.
Dangerous games . . . NO parent would like to see their children doing this when they thought they were safely at school. These three boys were playing on these dan gerous poles which were used to support a billboard at the BP Garage in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa. They are believed to be learners of the Tii setso Primary School, a school near the garage. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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Workers up in arms over clothing } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – The Dihlabeng Local Municipality’s workers at the Department of Public Works and Community Services have stopped working until they have received protective clothing. They said management told them that they would receive it in two weeks’ time. The entire Bethlehem community will therefore be left with full trash cans for the next two weeks or even longer. It remains to be seen what will happen with illegal dumping after Tjhetane Mofokeng, the executive mayor, recently said those who dumped illegally would be prosecuted. All workers are still reporting for work, but they are not reporting for their respective jobs. During Express Eastern Free State’s visit to Public Works some were playing morabaraba while others were basking in the sun. Themba Malebu, a spokesperson for the concerned workers, told Express EFS that they felt sorry for those who had to pay for services. He said they loved their job, but that management was taking them for a ride. “We always have to fight when we need something. These people are not taking us seriously. We’ll not work until they give us what we want. They told us we would receive the items within three weeks, but the fact of the matter is, we do not trust them. They have kept us waiting for three years, so, how will they do it in three weeks? We’ll only work then,” he said. Malebu said they had had a meeting with the director of cooperate services, Busa Molatseli, in March. He said that Busa had promised them that they would get their things in May, but that had never happened. “Molatsili is untrustworthy. We have been risking our lives for years now and we can’t do it any more. They don’t know when they are going to be able to give us the new items,” he said. He concluded by sending management a warning: “They should stop threatening the workers by saying they will charge them if they don’t report to work. How do you charge people who do not have the correct protective clothing for doing their work?” Tshediso Maitse of the marketing and communications unit at the Dihlabeng Local Municipality said the municipality was aware of the situation. “Indeed some workers within the Public Works and Community Services Departments downed tools, ostensibly for lack of protective clothing. We are also pleased to announce that all the issues that led to the impasse were successfully resolved by management and service delivery has
DISGRACE: Some of the female workers in the Public Works and Community Services Department in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality say this is what they have to wear to work. Photos: Tladi Moloi
‘We always have to fight when we need something.’ –Themba Malebu returned to normal.” He said the order for the protective clothing had been placed some time ago, and the delivery was expected soon. “As a municipality we value the hardworking personnel who toil daily, sometimes under harsh weather conditions. “The welfare of our workforce is of paramount importance and we’ll continue to strive to improve their working conditions. We would also like to apologise to all our ratepayers for the inconvenience of not receiving services they are entitled to,” he concluded.
PLAYTIME: Some of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality’s Public Works and Community Serv ices workers were playing morabaraba during office hours.
MEC for Health in unhealthy predicament } Teboho Setena RETAINED as the MEC for Health, Dr Benny Malakoane took his oath of office knowing unresolved troubles were awaiting him at the Department of Health. The embattled department saw disgruntled nurses at the Bongani Regional Hospital down tools in protest against their working conditions. The financial crisis within the department has seen service delivery deteriorate at public hospitals with Pelonomi in Bloemfontein and Bongani in Welkom becoming the highlights of the long-standing crisis. A solution at the Bongani Hospital has been far from forthcoming following the return of hundreds of out-patients from various towns including Brandfort, Theunissen, Hertzogville and Hoopstad. Patients were returned without receiving treatment and their appointments postponed indefinitely. In an effort to alleviate the immense pressure at the trouble-ridden Bongani Hospital, management decided to only deal with what was deemed emergency cases closing the theatre to elective surgery. Express Eastern Free State learned the implementation of this measure followed a decision
EMBATTLED: Dr Benny Malakoane (left), retained as MEC for Health, taking his oath of office during the swearingin ceremony that acting judge president of the Free State High Court, Mojalefa Rampai, presided over last Thursday in Welkom. Photo: Teboho Setena taken by chief executive officer, Dr Yusuf Vahed. The heads of specialists were advised to prioritise necessary operations and to make arrangements with the theatre.
Express Eastern Free State reliably learned the measures had been implemented without fail, effective from 20 May. The nurses and doctors at the hospital were also urged to not
put the hospital into disrepute. The statement discouraging nurses and doctors from disruptive actions came after fed-up nurses had downed tools on 15 May to show their frustration
with the conditions they had described as risky for them and their patients. The nurses accused hospital management of turning a blind eye to problems affecting their work in rendering a quality service to the patients, to working strenuous overtime as well as non-payment of overtime monies owed to them. Over the past five months Malakoane, as re-appointed MEC for Health, had not acted to remedy the crisis. The cash-strapped Free State Department of Health was dealt a heavy blow when the MEC for Finance, Elzabe Rockman, declined the allocation of the R4 billion bail-out money the department had requested over three years to reduce its financial woes. Tabling the provincial budget for 2014-’15 in the Free State Legislature in March, Rockman said the department would have to find another source in addressing its financial troubles, leaving the department in a predicament. ) At the inauguration ceremony Premier Elias “Ace” Magashule said the decision to retain Malakoane was to afford him time to transform the department and added he had been in service just over a year after he had replaced Fezi Ngubentombi, who died in a car accident in December 2012.
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Well-doers bring a bit of hope Burglars } Tladi Moloi HARRISMITH. – The South African Breweries (SAB) Central Region donated R50 000’s worth of groceries to Hope House in Harrismith on Wednesday. Hope House is an orphanage that was established in 2004, and is currently caring for 25 children whose ages range from 9 months to 17 years. The official handover was done by Neo Sephoti, SAB’s corporate affairs manager, and Attie Mokhahlane, the corporate affairs specialist for the Free State. “We were contacted by Hope House in 2013 to assist with their various needs. “We sent a task team to assess their needs and determined that there was not enough money to provide for groceries and basic items for the children. “It is a privilege to be able to help and bring about change in their lives,” said Mokhahlane. Mokhahlane said that was not their last donation and that they would visit the house to determine how they could help them further. “Numerous organisations approached us for funding, but this was the first one in Harrismith,” he said. He said the centre had many needs and they would go back and see how they could help. The donation included chicken, rice, viennas, mince, Russians, polony, boerewors, baking yeast, washing powder, sugar, cold drink mix, mixed vegetables, milk, soya mince, lollipops,
A HELPING HAND: Jackie Little wood (director of Hope House), Innocent Mofokeng (SAB account manager for the Eastern Free State), Kristo Tsotetsi (house manager at Hope House) and At tie Mokhahlane (SAB Corporate Affairs specialist for the Free State) with the donated items. Photo: Tladi Moloi
blankets, maize, tea, body cream, disposable diapers, samp, pap, deodorant, toilet paper, a variety of cereal, salt, peanut butter, jam, tomato sauce, baby food, beef stock, coffee, insect repellent, pasta, sunflower oil, flour and tinned foods. Kristo Tsotetsi, the Hope House manager, said they were humbled by the donation. He said they would be able to
feed the children until early next year with the food they had received. “We have been struggling to get enough donations, and we have financial problems. The grant that we received from the government was not enough, but kept us going. Every donation counts,” he said. Tsotetsi said his priority was education and that he believed in
giving the children at the home a quality education so that they could make something of themselves after leaving the home. “The donation is a relief and now we’ll be able to save for the children’s education. It is winter and we know they need new uniforms and warm clothes. With the money budgeted for groceries we can now buy them these things,” he concluded.
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SENEKAL. – Sibusiso Sithole (21) and Lebalela Ndiniso (25) from Matwabeng near Senekal were recently sentenced to three years’ imprisonment without parole by the Senekal Magistrate’s Court. They were found guilty of business burglary after they had broken into one of the schools in Matwabeng. The two broke down the safety door of the Rehotse Intermediate School on 11 December 2011 to gain access to the science laboratory. They then stole laboratory equipment that was used by the learners. Capt. Phumelelo Dhlamini, police corporate communication in Ficksburg, said the duo were arrested following a tip-off from a community member. “During the investigation, the Senekal detectives received a tip-off from the community that the stolen property was hidden in the homes of the suspects. When the police arrived there they found more than what they had bargained for. They also found electrical appliances like DVD players, television sets and computers that were stolen from different homes in the Matwabeng residential area. Some of the stolen property was returned to their owners after the suspects had been found guilty,” he said.
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PHUTADITJHABA. – Eugene Watson, the chief executive officer of the Road Accident Fund, discouraged people from using lawyers to claim from the Road Accident Fund. He was interviewed during the Road Accident Funds’ community outreach campaign at the Tshiya Resource Centre in Phuthaditjhaba in Qwaqwa on Saturday. He said lawyers often misled claimants and that claiming directly from the fund was faster and eliminated the middleman. “Historically people used lawyers because what they did was to protect people from being sued. Today our job is to support people. Lawyers are not free – they can charge you something like 25% or more of the amount paid by the fund,” he said. Watson said if a claimant came to them they could help solve their claims faster. “And the good thing is that all the money paid out belongs to you. We are advocating that people should do this. We are proud that at this stage the claims are direct – there is no middleman.” He said a key problem was that the middleman always had control of the situation. He added that they often misled claimants and that claimants’ expectations were different from the reality. “At times they don’t actually process the paperwork and people think they have claimed. When they attend a session like this they realise that no claim exists. In the smaller communities they have problems in getting medical tests,” said Watson. “We have covered all the provinces and will now be visiting the townships. We came to the Free State twice last year.” Watson told Express Eastern Free State that at that time they had attended to about 1 000 people and added that about R5 million in claims had been paid. He said he was quite happy with the turnout. “You can see with the number of people here that they need our assistance. “Some have been here since 04:00. Coming to the community is important because people cannot always afford to
REPRESENTATIVES of the Road Accident Fund with learners of the Tabola Primary School to whom patrol uniforms, school shoes and backpacks were donated. Photo: Tladi Moloi come to us,” he said. He said they had five regional offices in the country and added that they were opening four more. “We just opened our office in Bloemfontein this week. We have three in Kimberley and Mafikeng which are opening soon,” he said. During the visit the RAF donated learner patrol uniforms, school shoes and backpacks to the Tabola Primary School.
“We have covered all the provinces and will now be visiting the townships. We came to the Free State twice last year.” –Eugene Watson
Ke Yona team search down to 30 THE Nedbank Ke Yona team search for South Africa’s prospective future football heroes has climaxed with about 30 players advancing to the preparation camp. The chosen 30 players were part of the 48 selected during a nationwide talent search. The group of 30 was selected after undergoing intense training at the High-Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria a week ago. They were put through tough drills that tested their football qualities. The training camp at the high-performance institute was utilised to reduce the squad to 30 players which will eventually be trimmed to the final 18-man squad to form the 2014 Nedbank Ke Yona team to face this year’s Nedbank Cup champions, Orlando Pirates. The three-day boot camp gave the players a feel of professional football as the High-Performance
Centre gave the boys access to world-class facilities such as state-of-the-art gym equipment, medical and sports nutrition sessions and a financial fitness session from the sponsor to equip the boys in making sound financial decisions. Owen da Gama, one of the team’s coaches, emphasised that the aim of the camp was not to trim down these players to the final squad, but to also share imperative football insights that will stand the players in a good stead in their aspiration. “We want this to be an unforgettable experience for these players. For some, this may be the one and only time that they get to train in such world-class facilities under the auspices of well-established coaches who have seen and done it all in football. As coaches, we aim on sharing as much of our football knowledge as possible and believe
that they will come out of this boot camp as not just improved footballers, but even better role models in their societies,” said Da Gama. “Playing against a side like Orlando Pirates will not be easy, but we will make sure that the players are tactically sound and their basic football skills well polished to put up a good showing against the Nedbank Cup champions,” he added. “From the day we opened entries earlier this year, we have seen great interest expressed from budding footballers from all walks of life. We are now edging closer to the final stages of the search and confidently stand proud as being the only bank that has provided such an amazing platform for ordinary people to make their dreams a reality,” said Tobie Badenhorst, sponsorship manager of the bank.
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Chosen for the provincial netball team LEBOHANG MOT LOUNG was chosen to represent the Eastern Free State (EFS) u.18A netball team. During the Ju ly holiday she will represent New Hori zon College and the province at the All Ages Tournament in Margate. Photo: Supplied
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Group of men in court } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – Lebohang Kgatebe (31), Thato Miya (30), Thapelo Mokoena (22), Teboho Motsoeneng (23) and Jabulane Moloi (35) will re-appear before the Bethlehem Magistrate’s Court on 27 June. This group briefly appeared in court last week Wednesday where they faced charges of public violence. They were released on R200 bail each. This was after an angry group
of youths from Ward 4 of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality demonstrated their frustration with their ward councillor, Pakiso Mokoena, by burning tyres at Extension 2. They want Mokoena to step down as their councillor claiming that he does not listen to them. Kgatebe, who is the ANC Youth League branch chairperson, told Express Eastern Free State that they had been harshly warned and told not to have illegal
gatherings. “They told us that we should apply if we want to march. We will make sure that we follow the right procedure because we want our voice to be heard,” he said.
UP IN ARMS: The police officers are watching closely as the angry community of Extension 2 of Bohlokong, Bethlehem, burns tyres. Photo: Tladi Moloi
A day to remember the youth’s sacrifice YOUTH DAY in South Africa commemorates the Soweto uprising in the country. The day is celebrated on 16 June every year to recognise the role of the youth in the liberation of South Africa from the apartheid regime. The grounds of the movement lay in a 1974 official order which made Afrikaans instruction compulsory in schools. The order stated that Afrikaans be used in conjunction with English for teaching in schools. Certain subjects like social studies, mathematics and algebra were required to be taught in Afrikaans while others like home science and general science were required to be taught in English. The use of indigenous languages in these subjects was prohibited, citing a provision in the Constitution which laid down Afrikaans and English as the official languages of the country. Afrikaans was largely seen by people as the “language of the oppressor” and it resulted in growing resentment in teachers as well as students. It was on 30 April 1976 when the resentment crossed all thresholds and the students of Orlando West Junior High School refused to go to school. On the morning of 16 June 1976, thousands of black students went on a protest march from their schools to the Orlando Stadium.
Although the rally was intended to be a peace protest, things soon got out of hand and riots were seen across the township. Officially 176 students were killed during the protest, but some estimates run up to 700. Although this youth revolution did not see the retraction of the language order immediately, it did see a turning point in South Africa’s liberation campaign which ultimately saw the downfall of the apartheid government. Youth Day in South Africa is celebrated in memory of all the youngsters who lost their lives during the protest, especially the death of Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old student who was killed during the uprising. The day is celebrated with musical concerts across the country to celebrate the energy of the youth. The day also sees various educational discussions being organised by school and college students. Various youth-oriented non-profit organisations also organise awareness campaigns on this day to make the youth of the country aware of the challenges in the current environment of the country. It was the Soweto uprising that laid the grounds for the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of the apartheid regime in the country. ) Source: calendalabs.com.
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NONDALE MOFOKENG (personal assistant of Buy & Build’s managing director), Maleponesa Thoko (Mphahlolle CommunityBased Luncheon Club volunteer), Emily Motsoeneng, Lucy Motloung and Lebohang Kobeqo (Buy & Build Hardware Store marketing, communication and sales) during the donation handover. Photo: Nkareng Moloi
Donation welcomed } Nkareng Moloi QWAQWA. – A hardware store in Qwaqwa, Buy & Build, donated a grocery and cutlery set to the Mphahlolle Community-Based Luncheon Club at the Paballong Village last Monday. According to the store marketing, communication and sales official, Lebohang Kobeqo, the donated grocery and cutlery set is worth R2 000. Kobeqo said they were always happy to help where they could. “We are happy that we made a difference in other people’s lives. This is a way of giving back to the community, especially our customers.” She further explained why they wanted to help the Mphahlolle
Luncheon Club. “We came here because this club had nothing. These days you find grandchildren abusing them. So we want them to have fun and enjoy themselves.” Kobeqo said they knew that the donation was not enough and said that they were going to extend the one-roomed house that had been used as a centre for a long time. “It will be done soon and I can confirm that it will cost R17 000. You can see that this is a small place and it can’t even accommodate the 20 members of the club. We will make sure that we donate groceries to this centre every Monday,” she said. Theko Maseko (73), Mphahlolle’s organiser, said: “We are very happy. This is a blessing from God.”
QWAQWA. – The Teboho Primary School in the Makwane Village in conjunction with First Aid to Disabled, Drug Abuse, Counselling and Care (FADDAC Care) recently hosted a candle light memorial in the school hall for those infected and affected by HIV and Aids. The event was attended by learners, parents, personnel of the school and different stakeholders including the South African Police Service (SAPS), religious movements and traditional leaders. Joyce Mothapo, a teacher at the school, showed her appreciation to the stakeholders when she said: “We are happy to see that the community has responded well to our invitation.” She said they had shown the world how to care for people living with HIV and Aids as well as those who had died as a result of the virus. “We hope that the country can take this war seriously – then we can beat it. “Through these types of events we educate the youth to be careful. Together we can beat it, and one day we’ll find a cure for this killer disease,” Mothapo concluded. Ntsoaki Tsotetsi, a facilitator of the FADDAC Care organisation,
SOME of those who attended the candle light ceremony at the Teboho Primary School were from the left, front: Palesa Nkopane and Masechaba Setlaba; back: Mlungisi Mokoena, Thabo Mokoena (FADD AC Care facilitators), Joyce Mothapo (teacher) and Modiehi Motloung, (a nonteaching staff member). Photo: Nkareng Moloi said: “We chose to partner with a primary school because we know there are many orphans in primary schools as a result of HIV and Aids. “We came to show them love
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and to educate them on how to avoid the virus. “We believe that if they can be educated while they are still young, they can save the future of our country.”
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SuperSport looking for sports stars ARE you good at sport – or is someone in your school or place of education good at sport? Are you motivating or training others to be good at sport? Are you getting people active at your school, community or gym? Express Eastern Free State (EFS) wants to hear from you. SuperSport’s Let’s Play identified the need among the youth to get more sport active. With this in mind SuperSport and Let’s Play, in association with Express EFS, have launched
a special initiative. We want to find and give recognition to learners at either primary or high school level who excel in sport or who are helping others to be more active. The SuperSport’s Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month is a competition for anyone aged 6 to 18. You can nominate yourself or be nominated by a friend or any teacher, lecturer or coach at your school or place of education. The winner is chosen from all the nominations received for that month.
The monthly winner will receive a Let’s Play hamper filled with goodies. From all the entries received each month, one player will be chosen as the SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month. At the end of the year one player from all the monthly winners will be chosen as the SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Year. Send your nomination today (nominations received before the 20th of every month will be included in that
month’s selection. Nominations received after the 20th of every month will be carried over to the next month’s selection). Your nomination must include your name, age and a short paragraph (less than 200 words) on what you have achieved and your contact details. You can email your nomination to supersport@zpr.co.za or send a fax to 086-552-4922. For more information call Lynne or Juanré at Z PR on 051-5229574.
Coach dropped BETHLEHEM. – Free State Stars have revealed they will not renew the contract of assistant coach Mark Harrison. Harrison joined Ea Lla Koto in March on a short-term contract. “He is gone (Harrison), we are not going to renew our relationship with him,” said Lebohang Maketa, Stars’ public relations officer. “It was just a three-month contract so there is no obligation to renew it.” Harrison, who is currently holidaying in Europe, is due back in the country on 16 June. “I haven’t spoken to anybody at Stars yet,” he told KickOff.com when asked about his future. – KickOff.com
Department important MBUSI MUSAWENKOSI RADEBE, Bohlokong, Bethlehem: MY fellow South Africans, the time is right for exercising our democratic right in things like practising universal suffrage. The government is challenged with accountability in corruption cases. Let’s start to question the new head of the presidency in cabinet. He headed constitutional development and had the power to manipulate laws and policy processes in the judicial process. We should not be surprised when the judicial power is shifted to the presidency office because Nkandla is such a controversial issue. An absolute monarchy on governance exists in disguise under constitutional democracy. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is still going to report only the basic findings of malpractice, even though all departments are important and play a role in whether Scopa appointees are loyal to the presidency or citizens. The critical department is telecommunications. We should first look at the new head of the executive committee in the Communications Department. We all know he is the former head of state security and intelligence. Telecommunications have to exist in order to eliminate all would-be traitors in the president’s leadership. The dynamics of factions within the ruling party are important and the liberals and leftists can be a threat in the national assembly. All might be targets of “under-cover” telecommunications intelligence. The Stalinism leadership is far from over. Individuals with the ambition to return to power might even censor or hack the deputy president’s office. There is a Western influence in Botswana, undemocratic style in Swaziland and leaders of a coalition in Lesotho. All these governments are loyalists to our president and there is no way the international relations executive and African Union will disappoint if our number-one president is still in power.
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Compete in tournament PLAYERS of the netball teams that competed in the final of the Dihlabeng Charity Tournament in which Social Development beat the Dihlabeng Development Initiative by 2517 during the tournament that took place at the Bohlokong Stadium. Photo: Supplied
Three-horse race for title } Teboho Setena A BLINK OF THE EYE could cost the three championship contenders – Sibanyane Golden Stars, Bubchu United and Super Eagles – dearly. These three sides are vying to lift the Free State stream of the South African Football Association’s (Safa) Second Division title. They are all contenders for the trophy that can be their ticket to this year’s national promotional play-offs in Durban early in July. The three teams, Stars from Welkom, Bubchu from Bloemfontein and Eagles from Bethlehem, will as with the rest of the clubs in this division, play their final fixtures on Monday. The games coincide with National Youth Day celebrated annually on 16 June. Eagles play their title-deciding match at the Bohlokong Stadium against relegation-bound Welkom United while Stars host gutsy Bloemfontein Young Tigers in their backyard at the Beatrix Sports Grounds. Bubchu’s fixture, equally important in their title-winning aspirations, is against mid-table side Swagger in Bloemfontein. Stars are still on the throne followed by the equally title-hungry Bubchu United in second position and Eagles in third place. According to an updated log by Safa, Stars are leading with 64 points, Bubchu are second with 59 points and Eagles third with 57 points. The three teams intensified their chances to scoop the title, recording emphatic wins in weekend fixtures. Eagles narrowly beat Tigers 1-0 as Stars and Bubchu recorded a hard-fought 2-1 win over Celtic Colts and Clarens Galaxy,
SIBANYE GOLDEN STARS player Gauta Chandu battles for the ball with the Super Eagles pair of Leabe Lehatisi and Masilo Mngomezulu during the two teams' top of the table league encounter. Photo: Teboho Setena respectively. The team that will blink and give away a point or points in these decisive encounters will have no one to blame. Key in the clubs’ success to
lift the Free State trophy will be their ability to execute their game plans that have seen them thus far continue to win important matches. If Stars and Eagles falter in their matches
then challengers Bubchu will surely be happy to steal away the title that will earn them a place in the promotional play-offs. Bubchu from Bloemfontein are
like vultures lying in wait for the kill. They are highly motivated after improving their championship-winning chances when they narrowly beat Galaxy 2-1.