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QWAQWA. – Vusi Tshabalala, the executive mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, has slammed his ward councillors saying they are the ones who encourage the community to embark on illegal marches demanding his dismissal. He said he is aware of people who do not like him and warned that it was not them, but the ANC, that elected him to the mayoral position because of the good job he did. “You must be honest with yourself. I am dying for the sins that I don’t know about. Things were already bad when I arrived in this municipality. But today the ANC councillors are using the community to fight the party’s leadership,” he said. The angry and vocal Tshabalala spoke at the recent Maluti-a-Phofung closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera launch at the Fire Department in Mandela Park, Qwaqwa. Before he embarked on his rant, Tshabalala quoted Psalm 23 from the Bible, which reads: Jehova ke modisa wa ka, nke ke ka hloka letho. O mphomotsa makgulong a matala, o ntsamaisa pela metsi a kgutsitseng. O hlabolla moya wa ka; o ntsamaisa mehlaleng ya ho loka, ka baka la lebitso la hae. Leha nka tsamaya kgohlong ya moriti wa lefu, nke ke ka tshoha bobe leha bo le bong, hobane o na le nna; lere la hao le seikokotlelo sa hao ke tsona tse ntshedisang. O teka tafole pela ka, pontsheng ya dira tsa ka; o tlotsitse hlooho ya ka ka ole, mohope wa ka o a kgaphatseha. Ruri, lehlohonolo le mohau di ntse di ntatela ka ditshiu tsohle tsa ho phela ha ka, mme ke tla nne ke hlole ka tlung ya Jehova kamehla. He said he was aware of those who provoked the leadership and added that it was nothing new because they had done it before to the president, Jacob Zuma. “It is easy for the ANC to get rid of the councillors who don’t respect the leadership. The year 2016 is coming, you will be out because you’re using our people,” he said. He urged the youth to stop being misled by the councillors. “You must stop listening to old people who have wasted their time in making a life for our people. They are now using you to burn tires and block the roads. The ANC has been in power for 20 years and some have been bragging to us that they have been councillors for 15 years. But the question is what have you done?” said the angry mayor. ) Give us you view on our Facebook page or visit express-news.co.za for comment.
VOCAL: Vusi Tshabalala, the executive mayor of the MalutiaPhofung Local Municipality, during the launch of the closedcircuit television (CCTV) cameras at the Fire Department in Mandela Park, Qwaqwa. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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Members adamant about memorandum
Few show up for URF march
} Tladi Moloi
} Nkareng Moloi
BETHLEHEM. – Nkosi Mafilos, the leader of Leihlo La Sechaba Rainbow, a political party, and his group of about 50 community members of Bohlokong near Bethlehem say Tjhetane Mofokeng, the executive mayor of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, is taking them for a ride. They have threatened to march to the mayor’s house to give him their memorandum of grievances should he fail to come to the headquarters to accept it on Saturday. The fuming residents marched to the headquarters on Friday to hand over the memorandum, but returned with it refusing to give it to Job Tshabala, member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance, who was sent to receive it on behalf of the mayor. Mafilos said they were outraged with the mayor’s absence. He said they did not intend to give the memorandum to anyone except the mayor himself. “He was quite aware that we were coming and he decided to vanish into thin air. We’ll come back and this time it will be on Saturday,” he said. He said it was just the beginning and promised that they would make sure they continued until he had received the memorandum. “We had a small number of people who came to the march and we’ll make sure that the next one is on Saturday. Unfortunately, we
QWAQWA. – The United Residents Front’s (URF) march was a flop. They had recently planned to march to the Qwaqwa Community Radio Station, but it could not happen because only a few people showed up. There were only ten people at the march and according to Lekgotla “Bongoman” Rammiki, the URF national organiser, they did not march because their numbers could not meet the march requirements. He said they needed at least 16 people for a march to be conducted. However, Rammiki said they were not ashamed to announce that they had failed to march because of their numbers. “Our grievances included the following: the board of directors acting as if they own the radio station, because they do not inform the community of what is happening in the station. They have bought and sold cars without alerting the community. “They are ANC agents, because two members of the staff have branded their cars with ANC stickers, as members of the media they cannot affiliate themselves with any political party. They fire and hire staff as
UP IN ARMS: The message from the Bohlokong community members who were part of the recent march to the Dihlabeng Local Municipality’s head quarters is clear. Photo: Tladi Moloi could not include more people during the week, because most of them were at work,” he said. When asked what would happen if they did not find the mayor on Saturday, seeing as it was during the weekend, he said: “Constitutionally the mayor is serving the community, so he should avail himself at any time when needed. “We know he will be up to his usual tricks by sending someone else, but we won’t allow that to happen. If he does not comply, we’ll go straight to his house the week
after next.” Roy Jankielsohn, the leader of the DA in the Free State Provincial Legislature, was part of the march and said: “We are disappointed that the mayor is not here. We know that he is playing golf and that tonight they will be holding a gala dinner with the community’s money. “We know about the housing problem, but R246 million was used at Nkandla for one person. The municipality is disrespectful towards its people.”
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they please. On Tuesday another manager was suspended. “As the URF we were told by the suspended manager we will never be given a slot. We fail to understand why, and who owns the radio station,” said Rammiki. Rammiki concluded by saying they will be going to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to hand in their memorandum soon. In an attempt to get the station’s comment, Lolo Ngati, the acting station manager, referred the paper to Mei Salemane, the chairperson of the board. Salemane told Express Eastern Free State he would never consider an individual as a community. “We will not account to them. They call themselves the community of Qwaqwa, but they fail to march. In case of the presenters who branded their cars with ANC stickers, there is nothing we can do, it’s their own private cars. If they want answers they must ask those presenters, not us.” He further explained the issue of the buying and selling of cars by mentioning the municipality as example. “Look at the municipality, they don’t report anything to the community, and on the other matters we have no comment,” said Salemane.
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Hotline answer to fraud, corruption } Tladi Moloi CLOCOLAN. – The Setsoto Local Municipality recently launched the municipal fraud hotline. The hotline is aimed at assisting the municipality to prevent, uncover and report fraud and corruption by raising the level of awareness as to how fraud and corruption can be mitigated. The launch was held at the Clocolan Town Hall on Thursday. The stakeholders, including the South African Police Service (SAPS), South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), Home Affairs and the Office of the Public Protector, were invited to share information with community members in attendance. Meiki Tsenase (40) from Ficksburg, a community member who attended the launch, said she was happy to be part of the launch and added that it was going to help solve the corruption problems in the local municipality. “People did not know where and how to report crime in the past. It was never easy to go to the police and report an incident, because the person reporting could become a victim of the perpetrator,” she said. Eric Mofokeng, a representative from the office of the Public
MAMOKETE MASEKO, Siphiwo Magugwana (South African Revenue Service, Sars), WO Keta Tobahele, Eric Mofokeng (Public Protector’s Office), Pius Mohlomi (speaker of the Setsoto Local Municipality), Lorraine Pie naar (Department of Home Affairs), Morakane Motolo and Mohau Ntheli (director: development planning and social security at the Setsoto Local Municipality) at the launch of the Setsoto Local Municipality’s fraud hotline. Photo: Tladi Moloi Protector, said pressure was one of the things that led to people committing fraud. He said some people were addicted to gambling while others had big ambitions which were not realised when they expected or needed it.
“People like that end up doing the wrong thing because of pressure,” he said. He urged the municipal workers to identify these people in their office and know the risks that came with them being there. “It is very important to know
what measures are there for you to protect your assets. You will always be safe by doing that,” he said. He told those attending that they had the right to report anonymously. Mohau Ntheli, the director of
community services at the Setsoto Municipality, said they had decided on this initiative after realising that corruption had a bad influence on service delivery. “So, if we don’t stand up and act as the municipality we’ll always have service delivery protest marches,” he said. He said a few weeks ago some of the municipal workers had been arrested following allegations that they had stolen power cables. “There are many things happening in the municipality that has never been reported because people did not know what to do. “We know that some people have been complaining about the hiring of people and so forth. “We now give them a chance to come and report these things if they suspect there is corruption involved,” he said. Ntheli said a corruption watch committee would be elected soon and added that they would make sure that it was made known to the public. “People will have the chance to report fraud and other criminal activities anonymously. They can use fax, email or call the hotline,” he said. ) The hotline number is 086-0726325 and the email address fraud@setsoto.co.za.
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League reaches out with groceries BETHLEHEM. – The Orangia African Christian Evangelist (ACE) League under the leadership of Ndabazwezwe Ngubeni, the coordinator, recently donated groceries to ten families from Bohlokong near Bethlehem who are members of the Mt Pisgah AME Church. According to Ngubeni the donations were part of their social responsibility. “We gave ten families groceries as part of taking care of our needy and poor congregation members,” he said. He said this included childheaded families and added that it was not the first time that a league donated groceries to the church members, particularly at Mt Pisgah. “We gave 24 families groceries that included elderly citizens. “We also donated school shirts. We are doing all this through the help of God,” he said.
HELPING HAND: Members of the Mt Pisgah AME Church in Bohlokong near Bethlehem that received a grocery donation from the Orangia African Christian Evangelist (ACE) League. Photo: Supplied
THE gr. 12 learners of the Reahola Secondary School in Qwaqwa pic tured after their final examination paper.
ONE of the matrics of the Beacon Secondary School in Phutha ditjhaba, Qwaqwa, celebrates the end of school. Photos: Thabo Mokoena
Gr. 12’s rejoice after exams } Thabo Mokoena
Strut their stuff
QWAQWA. – “We are done, we are out now, mission complete.” Those were some of the visible messages written on the shirts of gr. 12 learners at some of the schools in Qwaqwa a few minutes after they had finished writing their last examination paper last Tuesday.
One of the gr. 12 students of the Reahola Secondary School, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Express Eastern Free State she did not have words to describe her excitement. She said this year was one of the most difficult years she has had in her life. “It was hard work all the time. However, we are done with gr. 12.
I am sure the class of 2014 will give the Free State Department of Education a 100% pass rate,” she said. When asked why they wrote messages on their clothing she said: “This is how we show our happiness. “We know that this is the last time we will be wearing this uniform,” she said.
I WISH Ntokozo Mlangeni a happy birthday today. May God, our Heavenly Father, grant her many more years to come. I love you. – Sibongile Khumalo, Harrismith
I WANT to wish my child, Nom vula Mosia, a happy birthday. She will be turning five on 23 December. I wish her many more years. I love you, my baby. – Mathapelo Mosia, Bethlehem
Your shout-out HAPPY birthday to my class mate Retha Mofokeng who will be turning 24 on 16 December – Reitu metse Mahlaba, Bohlokong, Bethle hem
THE aerobics teams that took part in the Cherry Festival Aerobics Marathon 2014 in Ficksburg.
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Video mom sentenced } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – The mother of two boys from Bethlehem who stood accused of producing sexual video material of her children, has been sentenced to 44 years’ imprisonment by the Bethlehem Regional Court of which she must serve 15 years effectively in prison. This was after she had admitted to producing sexual video material of her children aged four and ten sexually stimulating her. In March her ten-year-old son reported a sexual assault case to the Bethlehem Family, Child and Sexual (FCS) Offences Unit. It was alleged that both children had been forced to sexually stimulate their mother and that she had sent the material to her boyfriend (26) via cell phone. After their arrest both children were placed in a place of safety. She admitted to having performed the acts she had been accused of and was found guilty on charges of compelled self-sexual assault, sexual grooming of
a child and sexual violation of a child by the Bethlehem Regional Court on 19 November. The evidence produced to the court was the video material. The boyfriend (26) has not pleaded yet and is expected to appear before the same court with a different magistrate on 23 February 2015 facing the same charges or more. He is still out on bail of R1 000. The case is being investigated by the Bethlehem FCS unit Woman of the Year Award winner, Det. WO René Nel. “Breaking the silence on criminal activity, especially crimes against women and children, is a positive sign that the community, including our children, is aware of wrong-doings against them. “We have a responsibility within society to regenerate moral values in the community. “Let us support the police in investigations of this nature and move the country forward by fighting this monster for 365 days,” said Lt Gen. Thabethe Mpembe, the Free State provincial police commissioner.
Rapist gets life plus 13 yrs FICKSBURG. – Mokhanedi Michael Mosaqa (21) has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus 13 years by the Ficksburg High Court. He was sentenced last week Friday after he had been found guilty of house-breaking with the intent to rape. Mosaqa got 13 years for housebreaking with the intent to rape and life imprisonment for rape and murder which he had committed on 14 January at approximately 02:00. He raped and killed Mamokhaneli Jeanette Mavaleliso (32) of Zone Eight in Meqheleng near Ficksburg.
Capt. Phumelelo Dhlamini of the Ficksburg SAPS Communication Services said Mosaqa had walked to his neighbour’s house and had broken a window to gain entry. “While inside he raped Mavaleliso and strangled her. “He left the scene thinking no one had seen him. Later that day while the Ficksburg police were busy with the investigation a witness came forward and gave the name of the suspect. He was arrested and detained at the Ficksburg Police Station. “The Ficksburg High Court
released him on 8 September awaiting DNA results,” he said. “On 14 October the investigating officer, Det. WO Johannes Kotze, re-arrested him after the DNA results had come back positive. “During the trial at the Ficksburg High Court Mosaqa denied raping and killing the deceased. “However, the evidence against him was overwhelming. “His blood sample matched the semen found on the deceased and the shoe prints at the scene also matched the tekkies found in his possession,” said Dhlamini.
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TSEKO MACHOLO AND MATOTO JOY THE JANE during their wedding ceremony which was held at the Basotho Cultural and Traditional Village last Sunday. The matri mony service was conducted by Rev. Petros Qindi of the Bafodisi Presbyterian Church hailing from Bethlehem. Photo: Supplied
Rain turns roads into rivers
BLOEMFONTEIN experienced a heavy downpour. Roads turned into rivers and motorists had to carefully negotiate the flooded streets. Preller Road next to the Preller Shopping Centre was flooded and a BMW owner mistaking the depth of the water became stuck in the thighhigh water. Some motorists created waves which caused shops to flood. Photos: Emile Hendricks
No puppet on a string
PRES. JACOB ZU MA was given a note while on the podium addressing a conference after he had said the par ty was in trouble. Here he is talking to Jessie Duarte and Gwede Mantashe who called him in the middle of his speech. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla
ROADS in Bloem fontein turned into rivers after a heavy downpour had hit the city last week and motorists had to maneuver their way through the flooded streets. The Preller Shopping Centre in the suburb Dan Pienaar took a punishing and the motorists had to struggle to keep their vehicles on track.
WHILE elections are serious business some of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) staff take time out to indulge in a bit of fun. Here the IEC deputy chair, Terry Tselane, is being entertained by Chester Missing while being asked some questions on the progress of the election. Photo: Simone Heradien
Women, children also abusive
THIS year the world is observing the 16th edition of the campaign of 16 Days of Activism of no Violence against Women and Children. The United Nations (UN) set aside a period between 25 November and 10 December to highlight the plight of abuse and violence against women and children. This was triggered by astronomical statistics of murder, rape and physical assault against women and children by men. Since the evolution of man, women and children have always been subjected to one form of abuse or another. Many children have been misplaced as a result of running away from their violently abusive father figures. Many women are serving long prison sentences after attempting to protect themselves against their violent male partners. Financial dependence of women on men, and sometimes culture, perpetuates this high level of violence and abuse. As a husband and a father, I would also like to be counted in the fight against violence against women and children. Though men remain the principal perpetrators of violence on women and children, I would like to awaken the
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Lehlohonolo Nyetanyane Social observer world to the rarely-documented phenomenon of women-on-women violence and child-on-child violence. In empoverished communities there is a growing tendency of mothers who violently marry off their young daughters to older men for money. On the African continent we often hear of women who assist their HIV-positive partners to forcefully sleep with virgin girls in an attempt to cure them of the virus. Just recently, video footage of a Ugandan nanny physically abusing a two-year-old girl went viral on social media networks. There are also women who are frontrunners of brothels that drug young girls and coerce them into prostitution. All these dreadful factors prove that all women are not just innocent victims in the whole cycle of violence and abuse. Equally excruciating is the plight of child on child violence.
‘Though men remain the principal perpetrators of violence on women and children, I would like to awaken the world to the rarelydocu mented phenomenon of womenonwomen violence and childonchild violence.’ – Lehlohonolo Nyetanyane, social observer Often we hear of three-year-old girls being raped by their 15-year-old neighbour. South Africa has witnessed video footage of fatal stabbing incidents of boy learners at schools. Also gaining momentum is the “catfights” of girl learners that frequently go viral on social media. In townships police are inundated with cases of young boys being abducted by their peers, forcing them into traditional initiation schools without parental consent. Unfortunately, in our South African context, most cases of child on child violence are difficult to prosecute due to technicalities in the Child Justice Act. The world must be wary that though
focus must remain steadfast on men as principal abusers, ample attention should also be paid to women and children who are active perpetrators of violence. As long as women and children are accomplices to violent and abusive men, all the hard work and campaigning will be in vain. As women and children have been put into the bracket of victims of violence and abuse, they must also play their part and refrain from violence against one another. ) Send us your contribution for this column of no more than 500 words, accompanied by a head-and-shoulders photo of the writer, to Jabulani.Dlamini@volksblad.com.
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Maluti on back foot } Tladi Moloi PHUTHADITJHABA. – The Maluti FET College FC, sitting at the bottom of the rankings, will be hoping to turn their misfortunes around when they welcome Witbank Spurs FC in a National First Division (NFD) encounter at the Charles Mopeli Stadium on Saturday. Kick-off is set for 15:30. The Qwaqwa-based outfit started the 2014-’15 season on a wrong note. They have only managed to collect four points out of a possible 39 points. They have only registered one win and a draw. They are currently rooted at the bottom of the table with seven points separating them from Garankuwa United who are second from the bottom. The college boys have proven to be the worst defensive team in the league conceding 32 goals in 13 league games. They have scored 12 goals. They are coming to this clash with fresh wounds after they were walloped 4-1 by Garankuwa at the Lucal Moripe Stadium on Saturday. Spurs is sitting seventh on the table with 17 points and 12 games and they are coming to the contest fresh off a home win on Wednesday. They narrowly beat Garankuwa by 1-0. They will also be motivated by the poor run displayed by the team coached by Morena Ramorebudi. Regardless of the poor stint of results, Express Eastern Free State have learnt that the team management and the players have confidence in their coach.
Bafana coach honoured JOHANNESBURG. – Bafana Bafana boss, Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba, was named Coach of the Year at the 2014 South African Sports Awards, while Banyana Banyana striker Portia Modise was also honoured on Sunday night. Mashaba, whose Bafana charges claimed Nelson Mandela Challenge honours earlier in the day, beat off competition from Swimming South Africa’s Graham Hill and Springbok Sevens tactician Neil Powell for the prize. Shakes said: “Firstly, let me thank the One above,
also the minister of Sport, ‘Razzmatazz’ Fikile Mbalula, the president of Safa, Dr Danny Jordaan, and the players who have shown passion. “My colleagues, the technical staff and their families, guys, I appreciate all the work you do. “Also the churches of South Africa for the prayers that you have been giving the team. “You are lovely, South Africa. We felt the support and it helped us be where we are today,” added Mashaba, who also thanked his family for their support.
Bucs supporters invited ON THE BALL: The Maluti FET College striker Malefetsane Rankati (in blue) on the ball with a Santos player chasing him. He is one of the strikers who is expected to help the team to their second win of the season.
Photo: Tladi Moloi
They believe it is too early to rule them out of the league. However, the coach knows that he is skating on a thin ice and that his team should achieve positive results sooner rather than later. Ramorebudi will pin his hope on
players like Simphiwe Mafene, Tumelo Mokwa, Thembinkosi Lorch and Lucky Mokoena to do the job for him by scoring goals. He will also be hoping his defence performs beter.
THE Orlando Pirates Supporters Club in the Free State invites all the Bucs supporters to a year-end party which will be held in Senekal. The event will take place on
13 December and food will be served at R25 per person. People must bring their own drinks. Contact Excellent Hlalele, regional organiser, for more information on 073-318-9967.
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EYES ON THE BALL: Tumelo Mogapi (right) of Bloemfontein Celtic and Katlego Mashego of Free State Stars during the sides’ previous meeting in the Free State Stadium on 11 May 2013. Photo: Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix
Clash of FS titans today } Sidwell Guduka THE stage is set for the mouth-watering showdown between provincial rivals Free State Stars and Bloemfontein Celtic at the Charles Mopeli Stadium today. Kick-off is at 18:00. The Free State derby brings out the hunger in both teams, with Ea Lla Koto having once received a R500 000 bonus after massacring Phunya Sele Sele in a dead rubber contest that meant nothing to the Bethlehem side, but almost led to the relegation of Celtic – that was at the end of the 2008-’09 campaign. Phunya Sele Sele, who were sitting third from the bottom of the log with one match to spare before the end of the season, needed a win at all cost to avoid being demoted to the National First Division (NFD),
but they were walloped 5-1 by a merciless Stars team in Qwaqwa. The Bloemfontein side were, however, lucky to avoid relegation by the skin of their teeth as Thanda Royal Zulu, who were trailing Celtic with a point, could not beat Maritzburg United in the other bottom of the table clash on the same day. Though it has almost been six years since that fateful day, Celtic fans and players alike who were part of the team then, still have fresh memories of that particular fixture. But anyway, that match is water under the bridge. History suggests results preceding the Free State derby are nothing more than numbers on a piece of paper that have no bearing on what transpires in one of the Mzansi’s biggest matches. So Stars’ three consecutive losses,
as well as Celtic’s 1-0 to Ajax Cape Town last Wednesday, will have no impact on the game played at the Charles Mopeli Sta- dium today. Both coaches, Kinnah Phiri of Ea Lla Koto and Ernst Middendorp of Bloemfontein Celtic, would agree that the derby is not only about the three points that are at stake, but pride too. With the bragging rights also on the table for the eventual winners, a team that starts well by settling its nerves first, something that accompanies such a high- profile match, is likely to have the upper hand. While the hosts will be relying for goals on Richard Henyekane, Rudolph Bester and Abdul Adam Basit, the visitors will pin their hopes on Lerato Lamola, Dumisani Zuma, Tumelo Mogapi and Thapelo Morena.
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