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New policy under fire Students arrested following protest against changes
} Tladi Moloi PHUTHADITJHABA. – The police were left with no option but to use rubber bullets to disperse about 3 000 students of the Maluti FET College in Qwaqwa who were protesting over the new National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) bursary policy on Thursday. According to Makgala Moloi-Labase of the marketing and communication unit of the college, the policy states the college should not give remaining money of the bursary to the students like they used to do before. “They received bursaries and after paying all necessary things like accommodation, tuition fees and books, we gave the remaining money to them. However, the government says we should not do that anymore, but return the money to them,” she explains. The fuming students went to the main campus in the early hours of the morning where they burned tyres and a visitors’ bench before breaking into the offices. They then left the premises with the aim of doing the same at the Itemoheleng Campus. However, they came across a police Nyala vehicle which prevented them from reaching their destination. They returned to the main campus, but they were met by armed policemen. The students threw stones at them and the police responded with rubber bullets. The police arrested 30 of the students taking part in the illegal protest action. They appeared before the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate’s Court on Friday, facing charges of public violence and malicious damage to property. A total of 28 students were released, while two of them remained behind bars. These two appeared before court again on Monday. They were released on free bail. Another three people were arrested on Monday. They will appear in court soon. One of the students, who prefers to remain anonymous, explained the reason for the students’ anger. “We want our money. We have to repay the money, because it is a loan. So if they don’t give us the change, what are they doing with it? This principal is coming with changes (in the policy). We can’t allow that to happen.” Moloi-Labase says the principal of the college is not happy with what has
ON FIRE: A visitors’ bench which was set alight by students of the Maluti FET College in Qwaqwa during a protest. Photos: Tladi Moloi happened. She says the principal had a meeting with the students regarding the new bursary policy last Tuesday. “They did not look like people who had problems then, as they left the meeting without any complaints. They only showed their dissatisfaction in the protest,” she says. Moloi-Labase says that shows that the SRC members did not give the students correct feedback, that is why they protested. “The SRC members were not even part of the protest. They were in Bloemfontein.” She says there is nothing that they can do, because the policy has changed. “We are not allowed to pay out the remaining amount of the bursary like before. Those who are travelling more than 10 km will still get the transport allowance. As for those who are renting, we are now dealing directly with the landlord. We will not give the students the money for accommodation.”
LOCKED UP: Students of the Maluti FET College in Qwaqwa who took part in an illegal protest action are arrested.
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Robber (19) sentenced
VUSI TSHABALALA, the executive mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, welcomed the 2014 interns. Here is Tshabalala with a group of interns. Photo: Supplied
SENEKAL. – Neo Zwane (19), who hails from Matwabeng near Senekal, was sentenced to an effective 15 years’ imprisonment on Wednesday by the Senekal Magistrate’s Court. This was after the court had found him guilty on two charges – house robbery and sexual assault. He was sentenced to ten years for robbery and five years for assault. On 3 December last year Zwane broke the garage door to gain access to a 40-year-old woman’s house in Matwabeng. He used an iron bar to break down the door and gained access to the house. He then walked through the house while she was asleep and stole jewellery and R2 000. The victim woke up and went to investigate after she had heard a noise. She was confronted by the robber who attacked her, undressed her and tried to rape her and then ran away. Capt. Phumelelo Dhlamini of the Ficksburg Police’s Communication Services said the victim had pointed out her assailant during the police investigation. He was then arrested and detained at the Senekal police station.
Rapists get life imprisonment
Seeking family
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THE personnel of the Emmaus Hospital are calling on members of the community to help find the family of Andries Mosiya, who was admitted to the hospital on 28 June. He is estimated to be between the age of 45 and 50. According to the hospital management he claims to have a daughter by the name of Dikeledi Mosiya who hails from Bohlokong, Bethlehem. Anyone with information that can help locate Mosiya’s family can call Ndumiso Gumede on 083-510-5261 or 036-488-1570 or Dumisile Mkhonza on 073-361-9230 or 036-488-1570.
HARRISMITH. – Mpho Tsotetsi (26) and Maholomola Mokoena (28) of the Masimong Village in Qwaqwa were found guilty of rape by the Harrismith High Court on Friday and were sentenced to life imprisonment and to an effective 15 years each. The duo were sentenced following a rape that they had committed on 13 August 2012. They raped a 36-year-old woman in her house and the incident
was witnessed by her son (then seven) who was left severely traumatised. The two gained access to the woman’s house through a window. They removed her from her bedroom and raped her in another room. They then fled the scene with groceries and cash that was in the house. They were arrested the same day. Their trial started on 18 August and they were sentenced on Friday. The case was investigated by WO Matatasi Molefe of the Phuthaditjhaba
Family, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit. “Their sentence must send a clear message to would-be rapists that when one infringes on the rights of women and children one will pay a heavy price. “The sentencing also comes at a time when women are celebrated, not only in the Free State, but in the whole of South Africa,” said Lt Gen. Simon Mpembe, the Free State provincial police commissioner.
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Mamosa has a heart for people ELRIA KINGHORN (54), also known as Mamosa, is the manager at the K53 Driving School and says she gave herself the name Mamosa because she loves people and animals. Mamosa speaks South Sotho fluently and she is learning Zulu. She says she will be able to speak to many people if she knows their language. She believes in what the late Nelson Mandela once said: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart”. TLADI MOLOI interviewed her. Tell us more about yourself. I have a daughter, Nandi (Palesa). I am engaged to Clem Harrington and have been the manager of K53 for a year now. Where did you grow up? Tell us about your parents. I grew up on a farm near Kransfontein. My father, Stoffel de Jager, passed away 34 years ago. My mother, Conni, is still alive and looks like my younger sister. I bought her a flat at Bergprag. How was life on a farm? Very nice. Two children, Kutupan and the late Simon, grew up with us. Their mother
I went to school when I was five years old and attended the Theuns Fourie Primary School in Kransfontein. I was a learner of the Witteberg High School and studied at the Bloemfontein Teachers College. My major subjects were Mathematics, Biology and Physical Science.
ELRIA KINGHORN (right) and her daughter, Nandi. Photo: Supplied passed away when they were little and my parents took them in. That is why I speak fluent Sotho. I know you as Mamosa. Where does the name come from? I was very caring when I was young. I loved animals and young children. I was very concerned about the young ones on the farm and wanted them to have the same opportunities and abilities that I had. Take us through your schooling.
Where did you start working? I started teaching at the Tweeling High School. I enjoyed it so much that I went back to do my high school diploma. After that I started teaching at the Hoogland Primary School. From there I went to Truida Kestell and then Nandi was born. I resigned and bought the Pet Hotel which I ran for six years. I returned to teaching at Graanveld Primary. In 2000, I got a position at the Department of Education as a specialist in sports programming. And after that? While I was working in education, the owner of K53 asked me to come and work with him. I could not take him up on his offer because I enjoyed teaching. But as time went on health problems forced me to join the driving school. What challenges are you faced with at the driving school?
Fraud. I must always be on the lookout for cheaters. But I love people and I can speak to them. I help students with their personal lives and we have a personal relationship. In the past women stayed at home raising the children while the husband went to work. Do you think it was better? It was good for me. I think that is one of the problems in South Africa. Our young people lack discipline, because they are growing up with their grandparents, not their parents. A grandmother cannot really discipline children. In the past a mother would have had enough time to teach a child because they had no other commitments. Parents are under a lot of pressure to provide their kids with what is necessary. School and university are expensive and for this reason mothers have to work. But this is not right and not always the best for the children. When Nandi was born, I left teaching to look after her for six years. August is Women’s Month. What message do you have for other women? There are many things women can do. They can start something small to generate income. I have seen people selling chickens. They can also make money out of recycling
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WINNERS: The Working on Fire team are the champions of the 2014 Karolo Cup. They beat Welkom 02 FC by 4-2 on penalties in a cup final that took place at the Baken Park Sports Ground.
Champions on fire
} Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – The soccer team of Working on Fire were recently crowned the champions of the annual 2014 Karolo Cup Tournament. Fire, who came to this competition as the defending champions, lifted the trophy after they had defeated Welkom 02 FC by 4-2 in a penalty shootout after both teams had played to a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes at the Baken Park Sports Ground. The champions received R8 000, gold medals and a trophy while the Welkom-based outfit went home with R5 000 and silver medals.
Mighty Wits, who finished third in the competition, earned R3 000 and Clarens Galaxy FC got a consolation prize of R2 000 for finishing fourth in the tournament. Eight teams took part in the knockout tournament over two days. Fire defeated Kingston FC and Galaxy while Welkom 02 defeated Doc United FC and Wits to reach the final of the tournament. The game started like a house on fire with both teams hoping for a championship. Both teams created a number of scoring chances but poor finishing in front of the goal let the teams down. The football fanatics who
came in numbers regardless of the cold weather saw the two goals in the dying minutes of the game. It was the Welkom team who broke the ice with just three minutes left on the clock. Just when everybody thought they had secured the trophy, the defending champions’ never die attitude paid off as they equalised with only a few seconds left before the final whistle. The game had to be decided on penalties and it was the home team, Fire, who won the lottery on penalties. Elizabeth de Koker, chairperson and owner of Karolo FC, said she was happy that the
tournament was growing every year and that they were hoping to increase the standard next year. “We started with the local team but we now have teams from Bloemfontein and Kroonstad that show that we are on the right track,” she said. She said the day was also about giving to others, especially those players who competed in the tournament. “I want to encourage other women to join me on the field of football. “We are very passionate and dedicated to what we are doing. That is why we extended our invitation to areas outside Dihlabeng,” she said.