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New informal settlement springing up
ONE of the women working on her site after it was illegally allocated to her at Masakeng near Kestell. } Tladi Moloi KESTELL. – Another informal settlement has mushroomed in the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality (MAP), this time near Kestell. The new settlement follows the recent eviction of about 30 families at the Bokamoso informal settlement near Qwaqwa. About 300 people, mostly youths, gathered last Tuesday with their garden tools at Extension 5, which
is known as “Masakeng”, where they allocated the site to themselves. They told Express EFS that they occupied the land because they were fed up with the municipality that kept them waiting for sites. Bhekimpe Mnguni (32) said they had decided to illegally occupy the sites because they had been leasing housing for a long time. “We need land. We can’t be leasing forever while there is free
land in our sight. They kept on changing at the eleventh hour. They told us that they would not give us the sites because they are not finished with the water tank which supplies water to this area,” he said. Mamotlalentwa Mothupi (43) said she had joined the group because she had wanted a piece of land. She has been leasing for three years, paying R300. “I lived in Bethlehem before. Every year
they promise to give us the sites but that never happens. So we have decided to do it our own way this time,” she said. Mamsi Mosia (31) said: “They begged us to vote for them but now they have disappeared. We want the sites but they don’t hear our plight. They also have some projects in the area and they don’t want to employ us, saying we receive child grants. Before the election
they were preaching job creation for everyone but now that they are back in power they are giving us another story. They should have mentioned it on their manifesto that people who receive grants will not be employed in these short-term projects.” ) Express Eastern Free State is waiting for comment from the municipality but at the time of going to print had not received it yet. – Ed.
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Thinking beats drinking } Tladi Moloi HARRISMITH. – Molefe Mbele (17), a gr. 12 learner of the Sasamala Secondary School in the Intabazwe township near Harrismith, will be remembered at this school for a long time. This is after his recent achievement that saw him coming third in the national South African Breweries (SAB) You Decide competition and winning sporting equipment worth R4 000 for his school. The winner of the competition was Tshepo Litsibane (16), a gr. 9 learner at the Amohelang Intermediate School near Botshabelo. He was followed by Cwayita Madala (18), a gr. 12 learner from Khulani Commercial School in the Eastern Cape, Mbele, Bongani Mapaha (16), a gr. 9 learner at the Amohelang Intermediate School near Botshabelo, and Lefa Tsoeu (16), a gr. 9 learner at the Amohelang Intermediate School also near Botshabelo, who finished in fifth place. The competition took place early in 2014 with a total of 260 schools from the Free State, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga taking part. A total of 1 703 entries were received in various artistic formats including drawings, paintings, poems, story books, creative writing, videos and even songs. The aim of the competition was to generate awareness around the issues related to alcohol abuse and underage drinking among the youth and in doing so empower them to make the right decisions. Underage drinking is a major problem in South Africa, especially among poor communities where school kids indulge in liquor. SAB, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and provincial Departments of Education launched this amazing campaign in 2012 to curb underage drinking. As part of SAB’s commitment to the responsible consumption of alcohol, they have funded the You Decide programme to curb underage drinking in South Africa. Since the launch of the You Decide initiative, the programme has managed to reach over 489 000 learners in 876 schools. Research has also shown a 3% decrease in the number of youths drinking as a result of this
THE Mantshatlala Intermediate School learners from Qwaqwa welcome the award after the school won the Highly Commended School award in the South African Breweries (SAB) You Decide competition. Photos: Supplied
programme. As part of their mission to tackle alcohol issues amongst the youth of South Africa, SAB’s You Decide campaign has been reaching out to schools around South Africa. With the You Decide art competition, students explored issues around alcohol abuse with impressive results. “The entries have shown mature and intelligent perceptions and understanding about alcohol and its abuse. Subject matters ranged from personal reflection to crime in society; not easy themes to portray successfully. We hope these talented ambassadors for our You Decide programme will share their insight with their peers and help put a stop to underage drinking,” says Attie Mokhahlane from the SAB Central Region. Meanwhile, the Mantshatlala Intermediate School from Qwaqwa won the Highly Commended School. They won sporting equipment to the value of R5 000.
FROM the left are Jan Lefu Moloi (Sasamala Secondary School principal), Molefe Mbele (gr. 12 learner at the Sasamala Secondary School) who finished third in SAB’s You Decide competition, Molifi Jacor Matene (teacher) and Simon Chittenden (HDI Youth Marketeers).
Researcher off to Qatar PHUTHADITJHABA. – Prof. Riaan Luyt of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Qwaqwa Campus will be spending the next year in Qatar. He was invited by the Qatar University in Doha to work as a research professor at the university’s Centre for Advanced Materials. Luyt left for Qatar two weeks ago and he started working last week. In the 25 years that he has spent on the Qwaqwa Campus, Luyt has published more than 165 research papers in international scientific journals and has had other international scientists referring to his work over 1 850 times. “There were no science laboratories when I came here and I made it my mission to establish them as soon as possible. I was as passionate about research then as I am now,” said Luyt, who reviews scientific research on polymer science in more than ten journals. He has supervised 25
’There were no science laboratories when I came here and I made it my mission to establish them as soon as possible.’ – Prof. Riaan Luyt
masters and 8 doctoral students and is currently supervising 5 masters and 6 doctoral students. Luyt serves on the international advisory board of eXPRESS Polymer Letters, one of the leading polymer science journals. In 2012, he was listed as the second best researcher at the UFS and he is a regular keynote speaker at international conferences. Luyt has mentored many students who are now leaders in the industry. One of his doctoral students came to the university as an University Preparatory Programme (UPP) student who had not passed matric well enough to be admitted, but he mentored her to where she is today and she is currently finalising her research.
PROF. RIAAN LUYT proudly wearing a Basotho blanket and hat during his farewell function which was held recently at the University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa Campus. Photo: Supplied
Stats SA starts survey
STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA (Stats SA) announced that its field-workers will from this month be visiting homes collecting information in line with the Living Conditions Survey (LCS). This followed Stats SA’s launch of the initiative a week ago. The LCS is a periodic survey which is conducted every five years. The survey aims to identify and profile poverty in South Africa, and gives policy-makers information on who is poor, where the poor are located and what it is that drives poverty in the country. Stats SA field-workers will be in the field from September 2014 to October 2015 collecting information from various households. All field-workers will carry a Stats SA identity card that contains the photograph, name and ID number of the staff member. In addition, all field staff will be wearing Stats SA-branded clothing (bibs), which will make them easily identifiable. Stats SA says the provincial field operations manager for each
province can be contacted to verify if the person at your door is a Stats SA staff member. They will have the details of all staff members, vehicle registration numbers and also the areas in which the staff member is supposed to be working. Information will be collected from approximately 32 000 sampled dwellings across the country over a period of 12 months. Each sampled household will participate in the survey for four weeks and will be requested to complete a questionnaire consisting of four modules, as well as two weekly diaries which will capture household expenditure and acquisitions. To determine the nutritional status of household members, the survey includes an anthropometric section where household members will be requested to participate in a weighing and measuring exercise. The information collected is also used to update the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket of goods and services which is used to track inflation.
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Women exercise their rights
} Tladi Moloi
PHUTHADITJHABA. – The Department of Education in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality has recently wrapped up Women’s Month in style by promoting a healthy life style. The celebration that saw all the women working in that department getting involved in fun-walk, aerobics and playing football and netball was hosted at the Tshiya Resource Centre. According to Lineo Molingoana, the assistant director: Values in Education, the celebration was aimed at honouring and remembering the role that was played by the women of 1956 who marched to the Union Buildings to petition against the pass laws. “We decided to celebrate it in a different way by exercising. We are working and most of us don’t have time to go to the gym, so we believe that what we did today has encouraged some to start going the local gym,” she said. Molingoana said they invited the Department of Health to teach them more about a healthy life style. Busi Tshabalala, the district director of the Thabo Mofutsanyana Education Department, said they had a chance as women to look back on what the 1956 women had achieved. “We should know our worth. At times you find someone with a very low self-esteem and in that way the person cannot do things that would take our country forward. If those women stand up and fight for freedom, we can still look at the current challenges and fight them,” she said.
ACTION: Employees of the Department of Education at the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality taking part in aerobics during their Women's Month celebration in the Tshiya Resource Centre in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa. Photo: Tladi Moloi When asked what the challenges facing women were, Tshabalala said the level of stress was very high. “We should assist them to detox all the emotional scars and all the stress that they have accumulated.
I don’t want women to go to the Corona Hospital in Bethlehem time and again. We want them to be strong,” she said. She said they were also looking at the way of balancing women’s health; that was why they had the
employee wellness programme. “We are encouraging them to go for testing for conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. We encourage them to live a balanced life, which is why we invited the wellness people,” she said.
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MMC programmes to be rolled out A NATIONWIDE medical male circumcision (MMC) programme that aims to medically circumcise 4,3 million South African men by 2016 could be instrumental in achieving an Aids-free generation by 2030. Several NGOs aim to roll out MMC programmes in the province this month, starting with the Thabo Mofutsanyana district, then Xhariep, Mangaung, Fezile Dabi and the Lejweleputswa areas. The rollout will take place under the auspices of the National Department of Health and include NGOs, Centre for HIV and Aids Prevention Studies (Chaps), the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) Workers Health Unit and the New Start initiative of the Society for Family Health (SFH). In a presentation in Bloemfontein recently an update on national progress was provided to media and members of the mining, construction and transport sectors. CareWorks, a social-purpose enterprise specialising in HIV prevention and treatment, also unveiled its new web portal, www.MMCinfo.co.za, aimed at keeping stakeholders abreast of current developments and progress. Dr Gareth Lowndes, prevention programmes director, CareWorks, said there were 6,4 million HIV positive people in South Africa. “We have 0,7% of the world’s population, but 16% of the global HIV burden.” Studies backed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda have shown that MMC reduces the risk of heterosexual infection by 60% in men with an allied reduction in female infection of 20%. In 2007 the WHO recognised MMC as an effective HIV prevention approach and an integral part of the combination prevention strategy. “The Department of Health and its partners have a high-volume strategy to meet our target of about three million more medical circumcisions before the end of 2016. More than 1,5 million men (or 35%) of the target have undergone voluntary medical circumcisions,” added Lowndes. If these targets can be met MMC modelling studies suggest 860 000 new HIV cases will be averted by 2050. Dr Dirk Taljaard, chief executive of
AT the event are, front: Zama Bosch, programme manager at the Hola MMC Clinic at the Pelonomi Hospital; from the left are, back: Dr Gareth Lowndes, prevention programmes manager at CareWorks, Thamsanqa Piliso who underwent the male medical circumcision procedure, Dr Don Pupuma, a general practitioner from Soweto, Dr Lisa Mulenga, clinical manager for MMC at the Society for Family Health, Harry Lake, CareWorks CEO, and Dr Dirk Taljaard, CEO at the Centre for HIV and Aids Prevention Studies (Chaps). Photo: Jabulani Dlamini
Chaps, told the meeting that the randomised study conducted on MMC in South Africa had shown that the procedure reduced the incidence of new HIV infections by between 57% and 72%. Harry Lake, chief executive of CareWorks, said HIV was “literally killing” South Africa. “Apart from its human impact it is strangling the economy,” he said.
“The 2,4 million people on ARTs cost the economy R17 billion a year. If we can reduce the number of infections by a million, we will save R7 billion a year, every year,” he added. Scaling up MMC for HIV prevention is cost-saving and creates fiscal space in the future that otherwise would have been encumbered by ARV treatment costs. He noted that the minister of Health, Dr
Aaron Motsoaledi, had set a goal for South Africa to be Aids free by 2030, with 90% of the overall population testing to know their HIV status, as well as 90% of people living with HIV on ART and adhering to their treatment. “MMC can help to reach and celebrate the milestone of zero new infections,” he said. ) See video at www.express-news.co.za.
Go leka go kgotsofatsa motho NAKO e nngwe o leka ka gotlhe go kgotsofatsa motho. O tsaya maikarabelo a go tenega ga gagwe. O ineela mo go direng se motho yo, a se batlang. O leka go mo fa lerato. Fela go batho ba ba sa itseng lerato. Le fa ba ka kopana le lona le feta ka tsela ga ba na go le itse. Motho yo, gongwe o utlwisitswe botlhoko mo nakong e e fetileng mme ga a sa kgona go amogela lerato. Se a se dirang ga a lemoge gore o utlwisa yo mongwe botlhoko. Fa o ile wa shotlakakwa o sa le mmotlana o tlile go shotla le wena ka o sa itse tsela e nngwe. Gongwe o a lemoga gore se o se dirang ke phosho, fela ga o kgone go ithiba. Nako e nngwe o amogela go shotliwa gonne go na le se o santseng o se lelela mo mothong yo. Gongwe o lelela go ratiwa, go amogelwa, go tsewa tsiya kgotsa gore ba lemoge boleng jwa gago. Mongwe o ne a shotla mosadi, e re mogala wa gagwe o lela e le nyatsi a leditseng, atswe mo dikobong a siya mme yo. E re mosadi a mo kopa ka pelo e e botlhoko a re o seke wa tsamaya, a mo
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reye a re ntlogele o lelela marago a me. Ekete re tshaba go tsaya tshwetso ya gore go lekane. Re tshaba go nna re le bosi. Re tshaba bodutu mme re emela go utlwisiwa botlhoko. Re nagana gore re kolota motho sengwe. Re tshaba gore motho o tla kgotswa. Nako tse dingwe re baya ditlhoko tsa batho ba bangwe kwa pele go feta tsa rona. Nkampana ka bolawa ke tlala gore o mongwe a je. Nkampana ka shotlega gore yo mongwe a itumele. Gotilwe rata mong ka wena jaaka o ithata jaanong rona re rata beng ka rona go feta rona. Motho o tshwanetse a tsaya maikarabelo a ditiro tsa gagwe. Fa a go shotla mo tlogele. O tshwanetse a kotula se a se jetseng. O na le boikgethelo. Mogatso fa a nwa
‘Nako e nngwe o amogela go shotliwa gonne go na le se o santseng o se lelela mo mothong yo. Gongwe o lelela go ratiwa, go amogelwa, go tsewa tsiya kgotsa gore ba lemoge boleng jwa gago.’ – Kuni Ditira madi a itumedisa ditsala mme mo lwapeng go le tlala, o seka wa mo tsholela. Fa mme a rata go reka bobe mme a dula a sena madi, se mo thuse go tswa mo mekitlaneng. Fa a kotule se a se jetseng. Re rata go dula re le batswasetlhabelo – bo ag shame. Nako nngwe re tshwanetse ra thubega, ra phatlhoga, ra tshwara tau ka mangana. Ra tlogela go amogela tse di sa siamang tse di se kitlang di fetoga, re amogela tshotlakako e e sa feleng. Banyalani ba bangwe ba rata fa ba itumetse re itumele. Fa ba tlhoname re tlhoname. Fa ba sa rate go bua ke tidimalo mo
kgotla. Nako tsotlhe wena o dira se se ratwang ke ene go mo kgotsofatsa. Le wena o motho o na le dikgatlhego. Le wena o na le maikutlo. Ga ese patelesego. Fa motho a tenega ke ena a nang le bothata e seng wena. Mo tlogele a tenege o tla fopha. Se mo letlelele go go tsenya bosula. ) Mang kapa mang ya a batlang ho ngola kholomong ena, a ka ikopanya le Jabulani Dlamini ho 051-404-7910 kapa email: Jabulani.Dlamini@volksblad.com ) Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa. ) Where necessary Express edits some columns. – Ed.
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Strutting their stuff at eisteddfod THE teams of the New Horizon College that took part in the National Arts and Culture Competition. The eisteddfod was held from 11 to 15 August at various locations in Bethlehem.
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Women’s club opens its heart to hospice } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – The Iketsetseng Women’s Club, which consists of 50 women from Bohlokong near Bethlehem, has extended a helping hand to the Bohlokong Hospice. For the first time ever these women came forth and helped the community organisation by donating groceries worth R2 500. According to Joyce Keele, the club saw fit to do something for the community, also with the Women’s Month celebrations of August in mind. She says they went to the hospice management and found out what the biggest need was before they bought the groceries.
“It was the first time that we did something of this nature and we believe it will be good to do it more often,” she says. Keele says they used the club’s money to buy the donation. She says they started a club back in 1996 – they deal with burials and society matters. Agnes Mothibedi, project manager at the Bohlokong Hospice, says they are happy with the donation and adds that they would love it if more people could come forth and help them.
THE Iketsetseng Women's Club members with some of the Bohlokong Hospice staff members during the donation of the groceries. Photo: Supplied
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PSL players called up FREE STATE STARS’ new defender Robert Sankara has been called up to the Burkina Faso national team for the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers over the next ten days. He is joined on a trip back home to West Africa by Dove Wome (SuperSport United) and Sadate Ouro Akoriko (AmaZulu) who have both been selected to play for Togo in their qualifiers against Guinea and Ghana. Mozambique have confirmed call-ups for Elias Pelembe of Mamelodi Sundowns and the Orlando Pirates striker Helder Pelembe for their two Group F games against Zambia and Niger. Pelembe will likely come up against his Sundowns team mate Kennedy Mweene,
although Zambia still had to finalise their squad on Sunday after a friendly against Sudan. Getaneh Kebede of Bidvest Wits has been called up by Ethiopia, which takes to 23 the number of Premier Soccer League (PSL) players called up by other African countries for the start of the group phase of 2015 Nations Cup qualifiers. Ivory Coast-born Sankara signed with Stars at the start of the season and has proven something of a revelation, not only in defence, but also in front of goal. He netted the winner over the University of Pretoria last week. Burkina Faso have qualifiers against Lesotho and Angola on Saturday and next Wednesday. – KickOff.com
Pirates supporters in Bhm meet THE Qwaqwa Buy and Build staff are from the left Nondale Mofokeng, Mangaka Mahlasela, Mangaka Mokoena, Dieketseng Letsoalo, Makgauta Skhosana and Lebohang Kobeqo. Photo: Adelina Mokoena
THE Orlando Pirates FC Supporters Club in Bethlehem will host its annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday. The meeting will be held at
the club house at Stella’s Tavern. It will start at 10:30. Call Jabu Nhlapo on 073-3189967 for information.
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Attacks shame the ANC REV. THEUNIS BOTHA, Christian Democratic Party (CDP) leader:
FROM the left are Matshidiso Mosia, Mamokete Motaung, Malefa Mokoena and Maleponesa Hanong during the recent 2014 SuperSport FC award ceremony. Photo: Tladi Moloi
THE Christian Democratic Party (CDP) is extremely concerned with the venomous attacks presently being launched against the Public Protector. These attacks by the ANC do not only reflect bad judgement but they may well be illegal, as the Public Protector enjoys similar protection as that of judges. These attacks also clearly indicate that the ANC has little regard for constitutional requirements when it comes to, at all cost, protecting a president. Even the constitutional requirement of parliament to function in a transparent manner in its oversight role is disregarded. We call on the ANC to rise above these bundu tactics, which is in no way different from those used by the EFF. The CDP believes matters will not be settled until such times as Zuma has had his day in court.
Mayoral team checks out project progress MAKGOLOKOENG. – Vusimusi Tshabalala, the executive mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality (MAP), and members of the mayoral committee (MMC’s) embarked on a road show to monitor the progress made on various projects. A meeting was also held in the Makgolokoeng Village near Harrismith on Wednesday. The projects include the construction of a four megalitre reservoir, bulk sewer, pumping main and ERF connections, the upgrading of the Sediba Hall, installation of high-mast lights in Makgolokoeng, Tshiame and Khalanyoni, and paving of 6 km of road in Phase 2 in Makgolokoeng. Basically all the projects are in their final stages and most of the work has been completed. Tshabalala said all those who acquired experience in these projects should be certified to assist them in future endeavours promoting growth and further opportunities.
After all the projects were visited, members of the community gathered at the community hall to get clarity and also to give input towards future success. Tshabalala alerted the community to issues relating to the tampering with electricity, the advantages of paying for municipal services, the importance of town cleaning and indigent accountability by the municipality. Mananki Mpele, a visually impaired person of the community, raised the issue of disabled people being trained and included in projects. To finish off, the entourage visited the vandalised Makgolokoeng electricity substation where cables and switches had been stolen. “The upgrading of the station and damages will cost the municipality millions, however, plans to ensure the safety of infrastructure is underway,” said the MMC for Infrastructure, Azael Nhlapo.
Excel THE students of New Horizon College recently participated at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists and obtained excellent results. They are from left, front: Phumzile Lutango (bronze medal), Nompumelelo Tshabalala (silver medal), Realeboha Motaung (bronze medal), Nozipho Buthelezi (silver medal), Palesa Rahlao (gold medal as well as a special prize for the best energy project of the day) and Tshepang Mahooana (silver medal); middle: Kabelo Mohapi (gold medal), Primrose Ramokotjo (bronze medal), Tiisetso Lipali (silver medal), Letlhogonolo Phutieagae (bronze medal), Sinethemba Ngobese (silver medal) and Thapelo Lebesa (bronze medal); back: Thato Mabaso (silver medal), Calvin Mphuthi (bronze medal), Senelisiwe Ngobese (silver medal), Takudzwa Nyika (bronze medal) and Relebohile Motaung (silver medal). Photo: Supplied
VUSIMUSI TSHABALALA (middle, back), the executive mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, with members of the mayoral committee, the traditional leader representatives and members of the mayoral project (these are the people who are monitoring the electricity metre boxes). Photo: Supplied
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Soccer’s ‘silly season’ has begun THE first coach to be shown the door in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) this season has been none other than Gavin Johnson who joined Supersport United from Platinum Stars at the beginning of the last term. Johnson was only in charge of the Tshwane-based outfit for just four matches in the 2014-’15 campaign. He was sacked for poor results as he had only managed to win one game out of four matches. He had lost the other three fixtures. The writing was on the wall as criticism continued to mount against Johnson who struggled to turn around failing Amatsatsantsa’s fortunes. It was only a matter of time, if what the club’s insiders have been saying was anything to go by. The pressure had been building for Johnson after every loss and there was always discontentment. United’s 1-0 defeat at home against Mpumalanga Black Aces last Wednesday was the last straw for him as he was fired a day later. Now the former Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund, whose contract with Safa expired on Sunday, is being linked to Johnson’s job.
My view Sidwell Guduka Express Sport Editor The firing, or “amicable separation” – the new term used in football for firing coaches these days – of Johnson from United was obviously going to set the cat among the pigeons. The ink from Johnson’s story had hardly dried on the pages when speculation arose as who was next to bite the dust. A number of names are being bandied about, but none as much as the embattled Amazulu coach, Craig Rosslee. His name keeps cropping up whenever this subject is raised. After five rounds of fixtures, Rosslee’s side are sitting at the basement of the log and they remain the only team without a league win. The Cape Town-born mentor saw speculation about his future double after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the star-studded
Second week’s NFD action in a nutshell VASCO DA GAMA make it two from two, while Maluti FET and Royal Eagles are without a victory in the second week of National First Division (NFD) action. Santos 3-2 Maluti FET College Santos secured their first win of the season when they beat Maluti FET College 3-2 at the Athlone Stadium on Friday. Suhayl Allie opened the scoring from the spot, but Bulelani Nikani equalized just before the break. Santos restored their lead just after the break through Martin Moonsamy before Sean Sopio added a third. Thembinkosi Lorch scored ten minutes from time to ensure a nervy ending, but Santos held on. Garankuwa United 2-0 Highlands Park Garankuwa secured their first win thanks to second-half goals from Thulani Khwinana and Mojaki Khotatso. African Warriors 1-1 FC Cape Town FC Cape Town are second following a 1-1 draw away to Warriors at the Charles Mopeli Stadium. Bonginkosi Khumalo gave the hosts the lead inside 20 minutes, but Morne Davids netted later on. Jomo Cosmos 1-1 Black Leopards
Leopards got their first point of the season following a 1-1 draw against Cosmos. Lidoda Duvha had led at the break and looked to be heading for three points, but Bryce Aka scored to save the match for Ezenkosi. Witbank Spurs 2-0 Cape Town All Stars Spurs emerged 2-0 winners against rookies Cape Town All Stars, with Xoli Themba and Thomas Ngobe finding the back of the net for the Witbank side’s first win of the season. Vasco da Gama 1-0 Royal Eagles A goal from Samuel Julies ensured that Vasco beat Royal Eagles at Parow Park to remain the only team with a 100% record. Baroka FC 0-0 Thanda Royal Zulu Baroka are joint second on the log after a goalless draw against Thanda who previously drew against Witbank Spurs. Golden Arrows 0-0 Milano United After both winning on the opening weekend, Golden Arrows and Milano United shared the spoils in Chatsworth, leaving them in joint second place.
Mamelodi Sundowns this past weekend. So, it looks increasingly like a matter of “when” rather than “if” Rosslee will walk the plank. Another coach whose job is not safe, is none other than Kosta Papic of PSL returnees Chippa United. People know that Siviwe “Chippa” Mpengesi is trigger happy and he fires coaches faster than he changes his underwear. Since the Port Elizabeth outfit were promoted to the elite league for the first time two seasons ago, no less than eight coaches had been fired by Mpengesi. They were Roger Sikhakhane, Julius Dube, Ian Palmer, Wilfred Mugeyi, Manqoba Mngqithi, Farouk Abrahams, Mark Harrison and Vladislav Heric. So, judging by Mpengesi’s insatiable love for the trigger, Papic should be well advised to keep his suitcase packed. The Yugoslavian was brought on board to replace Heric during the off season. It remains to be seen how long he will occupy the hot seat before he gets fired as well. Boebie Solomons is also walking a tightrope up in Limpopo. Polokwane City is placed 15th on the table, just one spot above Amazulu who are propping up the
The firing, or “amicable separation” – the new term used in football for firing coaches these days – of Johnson from United was obviously going to set the cat among the pigeons. log. Only one point separates the two sides. Yes, it is still early in the season, but club bosses in South Africa are very impatient. They want positive results always. The question remains, who will be next to be shown the door? Your guess is as good as mine. ) Send your MyView contribution, of no more than 500 words, to Jabulani.Dlamini@volksblad.com or call 051-404-7910.
Titi takes over from Lethoba } Tladi Moloi
BETHLEHEM. – Thite Titi has been elected the new president of Safa in the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region. He was elected during what was called the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region’s extra-ordinary congress which was held at the Bethlehem Golf Course on Sunday morning. Titi, who was the chairperson of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Football Association (LFA), comes in to fill the boots of Abiel Lethoba. Lethoba was in the seat for eight years. Titi will be supported by Menki Mosia who is the first deputy chairperson, Mphati Maseru, second deputy, and Molefi Sithole, treasurer. The additional members are Zane Kopane, Lephuthing Mohapi, June Mlangeni, Maputsoe Ntshefu and Fanyane Mafereka. Apparently, the region hosted its annual general meeting (AGM) last year in June and Lethoba was voted back. However, just after that many concerns were raised by
ELECTED: Thite Titi is the new president of Safa in the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region. some of the LFA’s. This resulted in the executive committee being put under administration. The election was
conducted again in those LFA’s that had issues. These were the Setsoto, Phumelela and Nketoane LFA’s.
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ON THE BALL: Terrance Mandaza of Maritzburg United on the ball with the Free State Stars defender Themba Shabalala keeping an eye on the move during the Absa Premier League clash at the Goble Park Stadium on Saturday.
Stars coach not happy } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – Tom Saintfiet, the Free State Stars head coach, says he is disappointed with the 1-1 draw against Maritzburg United in the two teams’ Absa Premier League encounter that took place at the Goble Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon. He believes they should have won the game. “We were much better than our opponents. We created more scoring opportunities than them,” Saintfiet said. “They also scored a doubtful goal, but I will have to look at it again.” He says in the second half Stars dominated the game and should have at least got a goal or two. “We have secured a point, but I feel we have lost two points.”
This was the fifth league game for the new Ea Lla Koto mentor and thus far he has managed to collect seven points of a possible 12. His team lost their first game by 0-1 to Kaizer Chiefs, lost again 1-2 to Platinum Stars, won 3-2 against SuperSport United (who has just fired the coach, Grant Johnson) and won 1-0 away to the University of Pretoria. Stars will fly to Cape Town to face Ajax Cape Town in their next league game next week Saturday. There will be no games this week due to an international break. Saintfiet says they will keep training hard during the break. “We have some of our players who will be going away for international duty. We will keep working and see if we can’t get some friendly games to keep the team in
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‘We were much better than our opponents. We created more scoring opportunities than them . . . We have secured a point, but I feel we have lost two points.’ – Tom Saintfiet good shape.” Steve Komphela, the Maritzburg United head coach, says his team scored early and hoped that would give them a lot of energy, but things did not go their way. He says in a match of that nature one could only score through set-pieces.
“We missed two clear chances with a goalkeeper or a net to beat. We did the most unsatisfactory thing of missing instead of scoring. But I will take a point and go. I am sitting on eight points. We will march on and see what happens,” Komphela said.