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Houses cement hope Better living conditions in Caledon Park
} Tladi Moloi FICKSBURG. – While most South Africans are celebrating the 20th anniversary of democracy and freedom, Julia Frees of Caledon Park near Ficksburg has not had reason to celebrate. She has described her situation as having lived in a cave with no privacy for 20 years. Frees has been sharing a four-roomed house with her neighbours. “We have been living in that house because we have no alternative. It is like a cave,” she says. Apparently, these houses were built by the apartheid government. They are four-roomed houses with two outside doors. Two families live in each house, separated only by the wall. However, life will be different from now on for 20 families in Caledon as these houses will be demolished. Some of the houses have already been demolished and five-room houses are being built, courtesy of Operation Hlasela. The houses were demolished last Tuesday by the Free State Provincial Government, led by Premier Ace Magashule, during the Operation Hlasela Outreach Campaign in the township of Meqheleng in Ficksburg. The families whose houses have been demolished are being housed in the shelters which were temporarily built for them by the Setsoto Local Municipality. “I am over the moon, even though the house is not complete. I never thought that one day the ANC government would do this for me,” said Frees. She said the condition of the house that they were living in were not conducive to a good life. “Life was very hard in that house. You could see the neighbour through the wall and obviously there was no privacy.”
ACE MAGASHULE (in yellow), the premier of the Free State, with some members of his government looking at the fiveroom houses being built for the people of Caledon Park, No 1 in Ficksburg. Photo: Tladi Moloi Although overjoyed at finally having a house she can call her own, the mother of three said she was also worried that her husband who had disappeared many years ago might come back to claim the house. “I am afraid. I am wondering what will happen should my husband come back and claim ownership of the house. He is now living in Johannesburg with another woman,” she said.
Frees said the house was registered with the husband who did not want to come home anymore. “We came here after he was given the house by his cousin. So it is clear that he can come at any time and do as he wishes.” However, the premier promised her that would never happen. “He can’t kick you out of the house. We will make sure that we register the house
in your name. We’ll build this house for you,” he said. When asked why they were demolishing houses instead of building for those who did not have a house, he said, “We don’t want to see those kraals which people refer to as houses. We want people to live in quality houses. “We’ll keep on building for our people. They should be taken closer to the towns,” he said.
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Health facilities impress } Nkareng Moloi
DR ALIZA LE ROUX, senior lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Ento mology on the Qwaqwa Campus of the University of the Free State, was selected as a member of the 2014 South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS).
Honour for UFS lecturer
PHUTHADITJHABA. – Dr Aliza le Roux, senior lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Entomology on the Qwaqwa Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS), was selected as a member of the 2014 South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). Le Roux, a member of the ViceChancellor’s Prestige Scholars Programme at the UFS, is also a South African National Research Foundation-rated (NRF) scientist (Y2) and the winner of the UFS Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013. She sees her selection to SAYAS as an unique opportunity to help change the face of science in South Africa. Le Roux hopes to use her skills as project leader in social media, as well as her own learning experiences on a rural campus, to inspire especially ecological research in a country so rich in its own natural heritage. The SAYAS selection committee was impressed by the high level of academic merit and the depth of the nominations they received. “Your membership is critical in contributing to many of the vital activities and the functioning of SAYAS, and we look forward to your active contributions to the further development and growth of the young academy,” said Prof. Aldo Stroebel, chairperson of the SAYAS selection committee. “Le Roux is an outstanding young scientist on our Qwaqwa Campus,” Prof. Corli Witthuhn, vice-rector of research at the UFS, said. “She is not only an outstanding researcher, but has also received prizes during the past year for her dedication to teaching. I am very excited about the young researchers on our Qwaqwa Campus with Aliza as one of the leaders, and I am looking forward to what else they can achieve in the next five years.” In the past decade, Le Roux focused her research on the cognitive and communicative skills of wild mammals in South Africa and Ethiopia. She spent four years as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, leading to ground-breaking research on the cognitive and communicative underpinnings of gelada monkey behaviour. Her current work encompasses an NRF-funded project on paternal care in bat-eared foxes, and experimental research on spatial cognition in wild samango monkeys. She is also involved in discussions with the Endangered Wildlife Trust to research the mitigation of road-kill incidents in South Africa. Le Roux hopes to combine cognitive ecology with more applied conservation questions in order to raise the profile of behavioural ecology as a discipline. She believes strongly in involving the public with scientific research.
QWAQWA. – Dr Benny Malakoane, the MEC for Health in the Free State, says he was happy with the statement made by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) when they reported that they were impressed with the health facilities in Thabo Mofutsanyana. The NCOP indicated this during their recent visit at the district municipality which was dedicated as NCOP Week. However, Malakoane said they would not get carried away by that statement as they still had some challenges. “Among some of the challenges that we are faced with are a shortage of doctors. Most of the medical practitioners that we have in the department have their own surgeries. So it is very hard to leverage their cooperation as they get salaries from the national department. But we are working on that,” he said. Commenting on the latest statistics from Statistics South Africa that indicated that Thabo Mofutsanyana was the worst off regarding tuberculoses in the province followed by Xhariep, he said: “Stats SA made it clear that their stats are being guided by death certificates. And this means two things. One, the person who declared the real cause of death on the certificates being unethical. Two, that we are fair in our way of declaring. I wonder what the statistics will be like if every district were to declare the real cause of death on the certificate. Other provinces or
‘Among some of the challenges that we are faced with are a short age of doctors. Most of the medical practition ers that we have in the department have their own surgeries.’
DR BENNY MALAKOANE, the MEC for Health in the Free State. districts wouldn’t declare it at all.” He said they were really concerned about the statistics, so they were going all out. “We are on a door-to-door campaign
Photo: Tladi Moloi
profiling families. We are going with everything that is needed to treat patients. It is more of a clinic or a hospital in people’s houses,” he concluded.
Campaign for drivers launched HARRISMITH. – The Engen and Trucking Wellness Campaign, an initiative of the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI), have once again joined hands to bring the Driver Wellness Campaign to the community of Harrismith in the Free State. The Engen Driver Wellness Campaign was launched at the Harrismith truck stop on the N3 highway, last Wednesday and the truck drivers were attended to free of charge. Now in its fourth year, the Driver Wellness Campaign is an annual initiative by Engen aimed at educating long-distance truck drivers about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle whilst on the road and servicing the economy. Over the next six months until mid-November the campaign will visit 20 Engen sites. Campaign stops include selected Engen truck stops and retail sites. Drivers have the opportunity to receive free voluntary screening in mobile clinics administered by qualified nurses and counsellors. Checks for high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, tuberculosis, Body Mass Index (BMI) and HIV/Aids are undertaken. The programme also provides a referral service where required. In 2013, over 870 drivers presented themselves for screening. This year the aim is to increase the number of drivers screened by 30%. “As Engen we are pleased to continue to play a pivotal role in educating and raising awareness about the impact of health issues and chronic diseases on road safety for all road users,” says Tasneem Sulaiman-Bray, Engen’s general manager: Corporate Affairs. “The Driver Wellness initiative is aimed at raising awareness around health issues that have a direct impact on road safety by helping drivers to make better and well-informed choices. We believe initiatives such
PORTIA MBATHA (left) and Thabitha Mookwana, both nurses, were captured attending to a truck driver, Jacob Lekoko, during the Engen Driver Wellness Campaign in Harrismith. as this can make a real difference to road safety in the long run and encourage a healthy lifestyle change in professional drivers,” says Sulaiman-Bray. The Harrismith N3 truck stop is one of
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many around the country where truck drivers rest overnight after spending long hours on the road during the day. The campaign is set to visit most provinces.
Police requesting community’s co-operation } Tladi Moloi SENEKAL. – The Senekal police are looking for a suspect who allegedly killed Tseleng Elizabeth Mtapane (84) and they are appealing to the community to help. Matapane was found dead inside her shack in Matwabeng near Senekal. Cpt. Phumelelo Dhlamini of the Ficksburg SAPS communication services says the lifeless body of Matapane was found by her neighbours. He says it is alleged the neighbours went to Matapane’s house to look for her after they last saw her on the Sunday and they were concerned, because she never disappeared for that long. “The neighbours became suspicious when they did not see her on Monday morning
and went to knock at the door. There was no response. Other neighbours were called in to assist. “When the police arrived at the scene they broke down the door to gain entrance and found the deceased lying on her bed alone. “At this stage it is suspected that the cause of her death might be suffocation with a pillow that was lying next to her body, because there are no visible injuries.” Dhlamini says anyone who knows or has information about the suspect can call the Senekal detectives on 082-301-9719. ) Meanwhile, in another incident in Ficksburg, a 26-year-old Indian woman was hijacked. Her white Lexus vehicle with registration
NR CYANIDE FS was stolen and she was also robbed of her silver wrist watch, Samsung cellphone and bank credit cards. “It is alleged that her vehicle was parked in Fontein Street. After she had entered and closed the door of the vehicle, an unknown African man approached her and requested her to open up the driver’s side window. “Then he pointed a firearm (pistol) at her and told her to move over to the passenger’s seat. He then opened up the door and drove the vehicle to Meqheleng where he left her alone in the street. “The suspect was wearing a grey T-shirt and is about 1,68 m tall,” Dhlamini says. Anyone who has information about the suspect can call the Ficksburg detectives on 082-301-9578.
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FS celebrates its colourful heritage } Tladi Moloi FICKSBURG. – The Ficksburg Show Grounds were covered in the different colours of Free State citizens who proudly dressed in their different traditional attire to celebrate Heritage Day. The annual provincial celebration saw the Free State leadership of Premier Ace Magashule, Mathabo Leeto, the MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Mzebenzi Zwane, the MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Small Business Enterprises, leading by example as they were dressed in their traditional attire. People who were transported for free from their respective towns within the province were entertained for the better part of the day with the traditional music of Ntabanyane, Puseletso Seema, Phuzekhemisi, Xoli Nosenga, Rumo la Koebe and several others. When addressing the masses Magashule and Leeto stressed the importance of cultural pride and expression of one’s cultural identity, that communities can only progress when there is self-awareness of one’s heritage and identity. Magashule said: “It is important that we invite the elders to come and teach our youth more about their culture. “I can assure you if we can get that right we will never see our children using drugs and drinking beer and they will never join gangs.” ) See more pictures on p 4.
DANCE: Some of the people who attended the Free State provincial Heritage Day Celebration at the Ficksburg Show Grounds enjoy themselves dancing. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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HERITAGE DAY IN PICTURES
KARABO MOLAPO, Palesa Molapo and Kananelo Tshabalala at the Heritage Day celebrations.
Unity in diversity on Heritage Day
THE Thobios traditional group from Thabong near Welkom was among the groups that entertained the Free State citizens at the Heritage Day celebrations.
PULENG TLAKE and her twin sister, Pulane, from Ficksburg.
MZEBENZI ZWANE, MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Small Business Enterprises, and Chere Makhoba, member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Infrastructure at the Thabo Mofut足 sanyana District Municipality. Photos: Tladi Moloi
THESE little ones also attended the Heritage Day celebration dressed up in their traditional outfits. They are from the left Lerato Seapesa, Moleboheng Mohohlo, Karabelo Sisewane, Kamohelo Moloi, Puseletso Phatsisi, Tiisetso Mabisela and Mosa Thibela.
A TRADITIONAL GROUP from Mashaeng near Fouriesburg entertained the crowd at the Heritage Day Celebration.
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Dressed to the nines for Heritage Day
HIV awareness encouraged } Nkareng Moloi
MOHAUNG NTHEDI and Malehana Motlohi.
MYRA BRIEDENHANN (Thabo Mofutsanya na Arts and Culture head) and Barry Swanepoel (acting director: Arts and Cul ture at the Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation).
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LADYSMITH. – The Free State and KwaZulu-Natal Government, in partnership with Eskom, have launched an HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign at Eskom’s Ingula Pump Storage Scheme in Ladysmith. Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president of South Africa, was expected to launch the campaign. He could, however, not attend the event due to the Southern African Development Community’s involvement in Lesotho. Jeff Radebe, minister in the presidency, showed up to launch the campaign. “This campaign is unique. It is the first campaign to be conducted by two provinces and the first after the fifth democratic elections,” Radebe said. “People need to know their HIV and Aids status. When they know their status, they will know to live a healthy lifestyle. This country can have skilled workers for a long time.” He indicated that people were no longer dying from HIV/Aids-related diseases at the same rate as before. “The stats have shown that people with HIV can live three years longer than before – this is the result of the ARVs. Knowing their status makes people live longer and be wiser. “We are happy that Eskom has created a platform for employees, contractors and the community of the nearby villages.” Radebe thanked all health workers who are risking their lives to better the lives of other South Africans. “I really want to thank all health
JEFF RADEBE workers for the job they are doing. I so wish they can keep doing that until we find a cure. “We must not lose hope, we must have the spirit of Nelson Mandela who kept believing that freedom would come even when he was in prison,” said Radebe. Dr Joe Phaahla, deputy minister of health, also expressed his excitement about the campaign. “I am happy that there are companies working with government to fight this pandemic. They must also screen for tuberculosis, diabetes and any type of cancer,” Phaahla said. “We must be committed to our health, making sure that we care for our lives and those of the ones we love. “The Abstain, Be faithful and Condomise method is still relevant, so there will no harm in applying it,” he concluded.
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Gr. 9’s subject choice guided THE country’s gr. 9 learners are wrestling with a very difficult issue: choosing which subjects they will take for the rest of their school careers on which they will ultimately be tested during the National Senior Certificate exams in 2017. It is an exceptionally hard choice to make which will have a profound impact on the rest of their lives. “Gr. 9 learners must choose their subjects with care, and not before they have thoroughly done their homework about the implications of their choice,” says Dr Felicity Coughlan, director of The Independent Institute of Education. “Although it is a big task for 15-year-olds to make such an important decision, it should be looked at as an exciting first step into their future as adults. And if they stick to certain guidelines, the challenge can certainly become less intimidating.”
All dressed up for Heritage Day CHILDREN and teachers at the ABC Daycare Centre in Bohlokong near Bethlehem dressed in their cultural outfits in celebration of Heritage Day. Photo: Tladi Moloi
HGGC helps the needy BETHLEHEM.– Apostle Samuel Raboteng of the House of Glory Global Church ( HGGC) and his outreach team recently visited the Silahliwe informal settlement of Bohlokong near Bethlehem as part of their charity outreach. The outreach saw the church donating new Bibles, clothes, school necessities and groceries to 19 families. Among the beneficiaries were Dikotsi Mokoena (84) who is living on his own in a shack. The church members were touched by the living conditions of the old man. They felt Mokoena was too old and he needed someone to look after him. The team springcleaned his house, bathed him, put new clothes on and cooked for him. He also received a home makeover when the team replaced his rags with new house-fittings, including a bed, blankets and kitchen utensils. The other heart-warming story was that of two orphans also staying in a small replacement shack after their main shack had burned down with all their valuable belongings. Lucky (24) and Sibongile (16) Motsoeneng do not get a grant or any other means of income, except for when Lucky gets menial piece jobs as a handy man. They have a little sister of eight living with a relative in Lindley. The settlement comprises people who are disabled, poverty stricken, unschooled and overcrowded in small shacks. Man of God Apostle Samuel Raboteng was touched as he prayed for sick people and the living conditions that the people in this community live in. The HGGC outreach team held a prayer, praise and worship session and addressed the people.
Who do you want to be? Many young people will hope to pass matric well enough to be able to study further. Some will have aspirations for degrees that are very strict about required subjects and performance. If you are clear about what you want to do, check out the websites of both public and private higher education institutions to verify their requirements, and let that guide your subject choices. Very importantly, look at a range of different institutions and courses within your field to allow yourself some choice. What if you do not know? For those who are not yet 100% sure about what they want to be when they grow up, Coughlan suggests making choices that will keep a wide range of options open. “There is a list of designated subjects which are the ones that higher education institutions require for admission. Ensure that all your subjects are drawn from that list, unless you are absolutely sure you want to pursue a career that won’t require higher education. “But don’t make that decision lightly, as you may well change your mind later on.” Gateway subjects leave you with room to manoeuvre later Certain subjects such as Maths and Science allow you to keep your options open, as many areas of further study require them. If you are one of the many who struggle with precisely these subjects, it may be worth keeping only one of them so that you can focus your efforts. Maths Literacy must only be taken as a last resort, as doing so will severely limit your choices. What makes you happy? It is important to pursue a field which genuinely interests you, as the vast majority of your life will be spent working, and everything is just so much better when you do something you love. Determine which subjects mirror your interests and career dreams, and include them.
THE House of Glory Global Church ( HGGC) outreach team washing and cleaning for Dikotsi Mokoena (84) of the Silahliwe informal settlement in Bohlokong near Bethlehem. Photos: Supplied
What are you good at? Choose at least two subjects that you really enjoy and in which you can do well – even if your friends think those are not “cool” or “real” subjects. Remember that admission to higher education is performance-based, so it makes sense to do very well in some subjects rather than badly in all of them because you chose only gateway subjects. Bring on the world of work If you do not want to pursue a degree after matric, making subject choices will be a more flexible endeavour. The South African National Senior Certificate has four levels of pass. One of them is the degree pass, but you could also qualify for diploma or higher certificate study. These two qualifications, which are normally vocationally or career-focused, could give you access straight to the world of work and even degree study if you wanted to do this later. There are also options in public and private FET Colleges, or you may even want to start your own business. In these cases, a pass that enables access to higher education may not be as important, and it makes sense to include Business or Information Technology-geared subjects.
APOSTLE SAMUEL RABOTENG of the House of Glory Global Church (HGGC) is addressing the community of the Silahliwe informal settlement in Bohlokong near Bethlehem during their charity outreach.
Above all, remember Keep your options as wide open as you can for as long as you can, so that if your needs and interests and aspirations change by the time you are 17, you are not boxed into a corner by the decisions you made today.
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Eagles hold the cup high } Tladi Moloi PAUL ROUX. – The Free State South African Football Association (Safa) ABC Motsepe League outfit, Super Eagles FC, are the champions of the 2014 Dihlabeng Challenge. They lifted the cup after they had defeated the Dihlabeng Mayoral League champions of Eleven Navigators FC from Fouriesburg by 2-0 in a final at the Paul Roux Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Senokwane Lepele scored the two goals to help his side to win the Dihlabeng Challenge for the first time. The winners walked home with gold medals and R10 000 richer while the runners-up got silver medals and R5 000. The tournament started on 23 August with about 77 teams in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality contesting for the championship. It was structured in group stages with only the top two teams on the tables qualifying to the second round of the tournament. Mgababa Manchu, the Eagles’ mentor, said the tournament came at the right time when they needed to test their strength ahead of the 2014-’15 season. He, however, said they had not reached their goal, because there had been no challenge for them until they had reached the quarter finals of the tournament. “We should have won the league last season if we scored more goals. We score more goals in this tournament, but my problem is they came easily. Our defence was never tested and that for me is a concern,” he said. He has warned his outfit that they should not get carried away by winning the cup and urged them to work
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NFD standings MALUTI FET COLLEGE secured a point away in Cape Town, while Jomo Cosmos and Black Leopards registered a first win of the season in the National First Division (NFD). Cape Town All Stars 0-0 Maluti FET College: Cape Town All Stars were held to a goalless draw against Maluti FET College on Friday night. The Cape side are on four points, while Maluti are bottom of the table with one point. Milano United 0-0 Witbank Spurs: Milano United played to a goalless draw at the Philippi Stadium on Friday night. The draw moved Milano to 11 points and Spurs to eight points. Thanda Royal Zulu 1-1 Royal Eagles: Thanda Royal Zulu and Royal Eagles shared the spoils in the Durban Derby on Saturday. Thanda have seven points while Eagles are on four points. FC Cape Town 2-0 Garankuwa United: FC Cape Town continued their good start to the season with a 2-0 win over Garankuwa United on Saturday. Joseph Mhlongo and Loyiso Simandla’s goals helped the Cape side move back to the top of the table with 12 points while United remain on five points. Golden Arrows 1-0 Santos: Golden Arrows moved within a point behind the log leaders after beating Santos 1-0 on Saturday.
THE Free State South African Football Association (Safa) ABC Motsepe League outfit Super Eagles FC celebrate with their trophy after they had won the Dihlabeng Challenge. Photo: Supplied
harder. “We will make sure that we get friendly games against strong opposition before the league starts,” he said. Motlalentswa Motholo, the head coach of the runners-up, said the game had been entertaining and pointed out that they had lost to the better side.
“They scored very early and my boys were afraid to lose by a bigger margin. However, they regrouped and gave them a run for their money,” he said. Motholo said he was happy with the performance of his boys against the team that campaigned in the ABC Motsepe League.
Black Leopards 2-0 Baroka FC: Black Leopards were victorious in the Limpopo Derby against Baroka FC thanks to a 2-0 win. Leopards moved to five points with Baroka on six points. African Warriors 1-3 Jomo Cosmos: Jomo Cosmos bounced back from last week’s draw at home to beat African Warriors 3-1. Highlands Park 0-1 Vasco Da Gama: Vasco Da Gama beat Highlands Park 1-0 to move into third spot on the log. – KickOff.com
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} Tladi Moloi
QWAQWA. – David Vilakazi has been fired by National First Division (NFD) outfit African Warriors. The former Platinum Stars coach was fired after his outfit lost 3-1 to Jomo Cosmos on Saturday at the Charles Mopeli Stadium. Abram Nteo remains in charge of the team for their next league game against Garankuwa United. Vilakazi joined the NFD outfit towards the end of the 2013-’14 season to fill the boots of Thami Ngubane who left for Thanda Royal Zulu. A source in the Warriors camp revealed that the management of the team called Vilakazi to a meeting after the game and he was fired immediately. “The management was not happy with his work rate. They had a meeting on Tuesday before their game against Cosmos. They showed him his work rate. He had only managed to collect two points out of the possible 12,” a source said. A source further said Vilakazi went to the Cosmos game knowing exactly that he would be fired if he didn’t get maximum points. The two points that Warriors had collected, were two draws against FC Cape Town and Santos, both at Charles Mopeli. They lost 3-1 to Milano United AFC, 3-2 to Royal Eagles, 1-0 to Golden Arrows FC and 3-1 to Jomo Cosmos. Tshepiso Senyane, communication officer of the team, said the team would issue a statement about Vilakazi’s future with the team on Monday afternoon.
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HERO: Free State Stars striker Basit Adams who came from the bench to win the game 32 against Moroka Swallows scoring two goals and winning the Man of the Match award.
Stars weather storm } Tladi Moloi
BETHLEHEM. – As the Free State Stars players were chasing the shadows of the Moroka Swallows players in the first stanza of the Absa Premier League encounter on Saturday at the Goble Park Stadium, a heavy storm started and a strong wind blew an advertising board towards the supporters. Luckily no-one was reported injured. The referee stopped the game for a few minutes asking the security to clear what was left of the board on the side of the field. At that time the visitors, Swallows, were leading the game by 2-0 thanks to the goals of Vladimir Mandic and Felix Obada.
The game resumed and soon after the referee had blown the half-time whistle the storm was over. With everyone in the stadium wondering whether Ea Lla Koto would bounce back like they did a month ago at the Charles Mopeli Stadium when they came back from behind to win a game 3-2 against Super Sport United, the players were back on the field for the second stanza. In that match Stars also came to the second half 2-0 down against United and they won the game 3-2. In the second half the weather had cleared as if nothing had happened. Two players, Basit Adams and Themba Shabala, were introduced from the bench for Sandile Mkwanazi and
Tumelo Letuka. The home team changed their formation from 3-2-3-1 to 3-4-3 in search of goals. With the change in formation and the introduction of the duo, the Stars players started running as if it was the beginning of the first half. With just four minutes into the second stanza, Stars were rewarded for their never-die attitude when Moeketsi Sekola reduced the deficit to 2-1. The goal was never celebrated as the players quickly picketed out the ball in the net to restart the game. The home team kept on pressing their opponents until Adams equalised with a thunderstrike from a tight angle in the 63rd minute. Having realised time was still in their favour, they kept pushing
for a win and it finally came in the 73rd minute and it was game over with Stars winning the game by 3-2. Tom Santfiet, Stars’ mentor, says when there is a storm, they will always bring thunder. “The moment there is a storm and thunder, we want the storm and we bring the thunder. That is exactly what I told the players. The weather is not in our favour so let’s bring the thunder,” he said. He said going to half-time with 2-0 was not a fair result because they had more scoring chances than the opponents. “I showed the players that I was not happy. I had to change things and demanded the same reaction with the fire they had displayed against United,” he said.