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EIGHT homes out of 50 that are still to be built, were handed over to residents of Caledon Park in Ficksburg on Friday (13/03) by premier Ace Magashule after the original two­roomed houses had been demolished and the new houses built. Here Magashule hands over the keys of a new house to Malekaba Ruiters, while MECs Sam Mashinini (Public Works) and Ollie Mlamleli (Human Settlements) look on.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

Battle ensues over house

Ex­husband’s family claims new, upgraded RDP home } Tladi Moloi FICKSBURG. – A new RDP house at Caledon Park near Ficksburg has caused a rift between Julia Vries and the family of her ex-husband.

After staying in a tworoomed house for six years, Vries has now been confronted by the family of her ex-husband who claims the house belongs to them. The house which had been rebuilt in terms of the RDP scheme was

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handed over to Vries on Friday (13/03).

In total, eight houses were handed over to various beneficiaries by the Free State premier Ace Magashule.

Vries, a mother of two children aged 9 and 12, has been living in the same house for the past 17 years.

She said she and her former husband, David Kraukam, were only married traditionally.

“He left me in the house six years ago and since then I have

been living here with my three children. One of my children died a few years ago,” she added.

She said she had been living peacefully for the past six years but that things had suddenly taken a nasty turn immediately after the new house had been built.

She said Kraukam was now living with his new wife and she believed this new wife was influencing Kraukam to claim the house.

“The house was destroyed last

year.

“After that the family and the mother of the ex-husband have been coming to me claiming the house.

“They told me I should not even think of living in that house because it belongs to them.

“I wouldn’t have had a problem if they had come to claim the house in the past while it was a two-roomed house,” she said.

Olly Mlamleli, the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, told Express

Eastern Free State that it had come to her attention and added that she was going to handle it.

“That house has been registered under the Nketoane Local Municipality.

“I am the one who is going to give out the title deeds and I am going to give it to the person who was there when we started building the house,” Mlamleli said. ) Kraukam could not be reached for comment.

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Samwu elects new chairperson } Tladi Moloi

beng Local Municipality all the PHUTHADITJHAmunicipalities in BA. – Tseko the region had Mokoena is the taken part in the newly-elected elections. chairperson of the “Dihlabeng was South African not represented at Municipal Workers the conference.

Union (Samwu) in “It (the confethe Thabo Mofutsarence) was postnyana Region. poned the first time He was elected at after we felt that the Special Regional they, Dihlabeng, Congress (SRC) that should be a part of was recently held in it. the Phuthaditjhaba “However, they Multi-purpose Hall could not be a part in Qwaqwa. even though we TSEKO MOKOENA, the newly­elected chair­ gave them time to Mokoena replaces person of the South African Municipal resolve their Moekoa Modise who Workers Union (Samwu) in the Thabo Mo­ problems,” he said. has led the region futsanyana Region.

Photo: Tladi Moloi for three terms Mokoena said (nine years). they would make The two were vying for the position of sure that they intervened in that municipalchairperson, which was the only contested ity to make sure that the region was position on that day. united.

Mokoena won by five votes. He got 25 He said they were going to work hard to votes to Modise’s 20. ensure that they had the cleanest and best Mokoena said he was happy to be elected municipalities in the Free State. and added that the most important thing “We have challenges in our municipaliwas to make sure that he rewarded those ties and we want to work on them. Corrupwho had trusted him for the position by tion is one of our key priorities. We will working for them. also monitor the appointments of political “I want to thank those who entrusted me heads for the sake of service delivery. with the position. I have to make sure that “We will make sure that those who are the workers’ interests are put first and appointed or deployed are people with protected. We should also better their potential,” he said. working conditions. We want our workers Mokoena said they wanted fair and open to earn living wages and work in a condurecruitment in their municipalities. “We cive working environment,” Mokoena said. will scrap the nepotism which is rife in our Mokoena said that, except for the Dihlamunicipalities,” he concluded.

Millions to go to China Week } Selloane Khalane THE Free State Government has set aside R7 million of its R29,374 billion 2015-’16 budget on hosting a China Week in April.

An estimated R5 million of the R7 million will be bankrolled by the Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs, which was allocated R472,2 million by the provincial MEC for Finance, Elzabe Rockman.

The budget for the various departments of the Free State government was tabled by Rockman last Wednesday (11/03) at the Mangaung City Hall in Bloemfontein.

The remaining R2 million apportioned for China Week will be accounted for by Premier Elias “Ace” Magashule’s office which has been allocated R283,9 million for the current financial year. The Premier’s Office also apportioned R5 million for billboards. Rockman said the provincial budget increased by 4,28% from the 2014’15 budget, which was R27,942 billion. Although the Free State has been given R29,374 billion, about R465,9 million is going to be shifted away from the province, according to Rockman.

She said approximately 71% of the reduction was as a result of the shifting of Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) programmes to the National Department of Higher Education. Rockman said the shifting

of the function of Port Health Services to the National Department of Health had also contributed to the decrease of equitable share in the province.

A large chunk of the budget, worth R11,538 billion has been allocated to the Department of Education, and this has increased from R11,259 billion in the 2014-’15 financial year, as well as the Department of Health, R8,675 billion which increased from R8,155 billion in the 2014-’15 financial year.

Both the departments of Health and Education were faced with difficulties this last financial term, apparently arising from financial problems.

The Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation received R679,6 million whilst the Department of Roads, Police and Transport got R2,391 billion. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has been allocated R744,5 million with R1,224 billion allocated to the Department of Co-operative Governance, Traditional Affairs & Human Settlements (Department of Human Settlement and Housing). The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has received R1,492 billion.

Wouter Wessels, Freedom Front Plus leader in the Free State Legislature, has criticised Rockman for spending millions on the China Week project while the Departments of Health and Education are battling with accruals.

TSHIDI MOKOENA, Ward 1 councillor of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, in tradi­ tional dress (Seshoeshoe) at the door, being escorted from the United Reformed Church Building on Friday (13/03).

Photo: Tladi Moloi

Ward wants answers } Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – Fuming community members of Ward 1 in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality are demanding the head of their ward councillor, Tshidi Mokoena.

They claim that Mokoena has been failing and disrespecting them for a long time and they say they are not willing to take it anymore.

Thamsanqa Majola, task team member, told Express Eastern Free State that they wanted the councillor to hand in her resignation letter within two months.

“We don’t need her as our leader anymore. We have submitted a list of our questions to her, but she has never even responded to one of them. She is also failing to give us the minutes of her last meeting and the council resolution on the recently awarded sites,” he said.

Majola spoke to Express EFS on Friday afternoon just after the meeting with Mokoena. The meeting did not end well, as the community members were not happy with the fact that she, the councillor, wanted to chair the meeting.

“How on earth can someone chair a meeting and respond to the questions?

Anyway, we gave her time to respond, but she could give only one answer after she had spoken for 20 minutes,” Majola said.

Mokoena was escorted to her car by the ANC members, leaving the community in

the United Reformed Church in South Africa Building, know as Ha-Maphisa, where the meeting was held.

Majola said they were going to open a case of corruption and fraud against the ward councillor.

“She has awarded the sites to her friends and family members. We want to know what criteria were used to award those sites.”

Apparently, all ward councillors in the municipality were given 33 sites in Volgelfontein to allocate in their ward. It is alleged that some of the councillors have only allocated 20 sites and kept 13 for reasons known only to them. This caused a big issue in the local municipality after the communities in these areas had learnt that some ward councillors had allocated all 33 sites to the community.

“We have asked her on numerous occasions where the 12 sites were, but she failed to give us answers. No one knows when and where the sites were allocated.

“She told us that had happened in one of the meetings that she had with the community in December, but she is lying,” he said. ) Tshediso Maitse of the Marketing and Communications Unit of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality said he was not in a position to respond to the questions which had been sent to him via email on Monday before he had the chance to speak to the Ward 1 councillor.

Rape suspects in court soon QWAQWA. X The Tseki police have arrested three suspects regarding the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl from Chris Hani Park who had been forced to spend the night at an unknown place.

She escaped the next day after one of the suspects had threatened to kill her.

Sgt. Mmako Mophiring, police spokesperson, said the girl’s grandmother sent her to a shop on Friday (13/03). Somebody, known to her, accosted her along the way and forced her into a house.

“She was allegedly raped by the person who had forced her into the house,”

Mophiring said.

“The next day she was still at the same house when a friend of the first suspect allegedly also raped her.

“It is further alleged that she found a chance to escape after meeting with a certain woman at the same house who had asked her to help wash the dishes.”

Mophiring said the three suspects, who are aged between 24 and 29, from Chris Hani Park, Tseki Village, are expected to appear before the Tseki Magistrate’s Court soon, facing charges of rape and kidnapping.

World Meteorological Day celebrated PHUTHADITJHABA. – Barbara Thomson, the deputy minister of Environmental Affairs, will on 23 March lead World Meteorological Day celebrations in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa.

The celebrations will be held at the Multi-purpose Centre in Phuthaditjhaba at 10:00.

World Meteorological Day is held annually to commemorate the World Meteorological Organisation’s establishment on that date in 1950.

The organisation plays a crucial role in contributing towards people’s safety and welfare. Its work is particularly important in providing food security, water resources

and transport.

World Meteorological Day has been observed globally on 23 March each year since 1961. This year’s events will be celebrated under the theme Climate Knowledge for Climate Action.

To mark this day, the deputy minister, supported by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) CEO and local stakeholders will engage the community and learners of 20 schools in the surrounding areas.

Schools will also present, for an award, their understanding of this year’s theme.

All learners will also be provided with information on SAWS bursaries and possible careers in meteorology.

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Eskom funds skills training

} Tladi Moloi

HARRISMITH. – Eskom has injected a whopping R2,9 million in the skills development of 14 emerging business owners from the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality.

These emerging business owners who recently graduated, underwent an extensive eight-month business skills training that was offered by Eskom through its Development Foundation.

They received their certificates at a graduation ceremony held at Eskom’s Ingula Contractor Academy at the Sir Harry’s Lodge, Harrismith.

Avin Maharaj, senior project manager at Ingula, said training focused on socio-economic development of communities (Extended Public Works Programme), how to conform to the SHEQ – OHS and Environmental Acts, and on mentoring and coaching.

“In addition, students will be exposed to practicals and formal assessments will be done to ensure that the required competencies have been acquired,” he said.

Malefu Vilakazi, the executive mayor of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, said the initiative had contributed to a radical and sustainable economic transformation of the district economy.

“We have seen vast improvements in how our local emerging business owners conduct their business with our district and local municipalities,” she said.

Maharaj said for the past three years, Eskom had embarked on the contractor academy as part of its support and commitment to national government’s drive to accelerate job creation, poverty alleviation, skills development and infrastructure development.

“The certificates are endorsed by the University of Limpopo and the relevant Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA),” he said.

The students who graduated were Emily Motaung, Helen Mochela, Palesa Mochela, Tabi Moloi, Annah Moloi, Isaac Msimanga, Bongani Ngwenya, Moeketsi Lerata, Thabo Ronnie Miya, Malitaba Tshabalala, Mokete Sibeko, Dimpho Letsela, Thakabanna Nonyana and Mpande Makhoba.

Mayor trades suit for clean-up gear } Nthati Motsoeneng PHUTHADITJHABA. – Vusi Tshabalala, the executive mayor of the Malutia-Phofung (MAP) Local Municipality, recently took part in a cleaning campaign.

Tshabalala and some of his office-based employees left the daily office work behind and joined the MAP Community Work Programme (CWP) personnel in keeping Qwaqwa clean.

On Friday, 6 March, the campaign spurred action in Riverside and according to Tshabalala, they were going to visit almost all the wards in the municipality.

This community-based environmental movement was initiated to clean up and conserve the milieu of Riverside, as well as to involve community workers in municipal campaigns.

The cleaning work included cutting grass, picking up garbage and emptying litterbins in the area, as well as sweeping the streets.

“This will be an on-going project.

“The campaign would never have taken place without the involvement of the CWP employees and the support of the community,” Tshabalala said.

“This is how we should work in order to move forward. We appreciate your contribution.”

HARD AT WORK: Vusi Tshabalala, the executive mayor of the Maluti­a­Phofung (MAP) Local Municipality, with Maditaba Mokoena, one of the MAP Community Work Programme (CWP) employees, cutting grass in River­ side, Qwaqwa.

Photo: Nthati Motsoeneng

This community­based environmental move­ ment was initiated to clean up and conserve the milieu of Riverside.

ANNAH MOLOI (middle) receives her certificate from Sihle Biyela, Eskom: Ingula project manager (left), and Nhlanhla Ngema, Ingula project communications.

Photo: Supplied

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Basadi ba rutegileng tshwanetse ba fetoge PROF. JONATHAN JANSEN, the University of the Free State’s (UFS) vice­chancellor and rector, flanked by the Qwaqwa Campus principal, Prof. Prakash Naidoo, and Dr Elsa Crause, vice­principal: Academic and Research, at the launch of the No­to­Racism Campaign at the Qwaqwa Campus.

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UFS says no to racism

PHUTHADITJHABA. – In support of National Human Rights Month, the University of the Free State (UFS) recently launched the No-to-Racism and Yes-to-Equality Campaign.

Through this campaign, the UFS community reaffirms its commitment to equality, respect, democracy, social justice, humanity, dignity, human rights and diversity.

“Look in the mirror tonight and have a discussion with yourself,” Prof. Jonathan Jansen, vice-chancellor and rector of the UFS, said.

“Ask yourself: ‘To what extent can I truly say I am dealing with my racism, my bigotry, my ethnicism, my homophobia, my xenophobia? Am I truly dealing with those in my life?’ ” Through the No-to-Racism Campaign, staff and students are encouraged to take a public stand against not only racism, but also homophobia, sexism, ableism, xenophobia, classism, ethnicism, ageism, and all forms of intolerance and othering.

The campaign’s launch was preceded by an engaging seminar on ethnicity. The seminar focused on de-ethnicising the student culture on the Qwaqwa Campus.

“The complexity of ethnicity requires creative solutions and strategies crafted in a collaborative inclusive approach. These strategies require multiple stakeholders with both experiential and intellectual positioning meeting to untangle the myriad of issues embedded in ethnicism.

“Academics, student leadership, university management, students and community representatives must take a lead in unpacking worrying issues around ethnicity,” Grey Magaiza, Sociology lecturer and researcher, said.

The start of No-to-Racism will closely be followed by the Yes-to-Equality Campaign, which will be launched on 1 April.

The No-to Racism and Yes-to-Equality Campaign is an initiative of the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice, together with the Student Representative Council.

A KGOSI e ka nyala kwa ntle ga bogosi. A molala a ka nyalwa ke kgosi? A motho yo o rutegileng a ka nyala yo o sa rutegang? A motho yo o humileng a ka nyala ko badiding? A motho a ka nyala motho yo o farologaneng le e ne ka tumelo, ka puo, ka setso, ka mmala jalo jalo?

Re godisitswe mo tlase ga kgethololo mme le rona re kgetholola batho ba bangwe ba ba fapaaneng le rona ka mmala kgotsa ka sengwe.

Rre mongwe o nthomeletse melaetsa e mentsi go tloga ka 03:12 phakela.

Nako e ke neng ke tsoga ke fitlhetse ke na le melaetsa e merataro a fana ka maikutlo a- gagwe fa a fetsa go bala buka ya me e leng Life is like music – Play On .A mpolelela fa a itumeletse buka e mme a tlile go kwala buka mme a tlile go kwala ka dingwe tse ke kwadileng ka tsona.

Mo go tse di ntsi tse a buileng ka tsona a gatelela gore bomme re rata borre ba ba nang le madi le maemo mme ga re lebelele dilo tse dingwe tsa botlhokwa.

A re goreng bomme ba rata go nyalwa ke batho ba ba bonang tuelo e e kwa godimo ga bona?

A re ngaka ga e kitla e nyalwa ke morutabana. Monna wa gagwe o tshwanetse e nne yo o mo maemong a gagwe kgotsa go feta. A re rele basadi re tshwanetse ra simolola go fetoga mme re tlotle batho e seng ka maruo a bone.

A re bao ba re nyetsweng ke batho ba maemo a a kwa tlase ga rona re a ba gatelela. A re basadi ba ba jalo ba gana go kgalemelwa ke banna mme ga ba tlotle banna ba bona.

Nna ke nagana gore maemo a motho ga se o ne fela a a botlhokwa fela a na le karolo e a e tsayang mo lenyalong. Matsatsi

‘A re rele basadi re tshwanetse ra simolola go fetoga mme re tlotle batho e seng ka maruo a bone.’ ­ Adv. Kuni Ditira a, e sale re tswa Beijing re dumela mo 50/50 go re mme le rre ba a lekana. Go Melao ya puso e e godisang bomme, ba bona ditiro tse di botoka mme gantsi ba amogela go feta borre. Bothata ke gore ga re a godisiwa jalo.

Nkile ka kwala mo go lona lokwalodikgang le ka re “Rre ke motsumi” ka boa gape ka re “Rre ke kgosi”. Fela se se leng gone ke gore borre gantsi fa mme a amogela go ba feta ba a ikobonya. Ba bona ba sa dire se rre a tshwanetseng go se dira e le go selasela bana le mosadi. Bomme le rona re nna mabela, re rwala ditopo.

Ke utlwa gotwe go tla tsaya dingwaga tse 70 gore bomme ba amogele madi a a lekanang le a borre fa ba dira tiro e e lekanang.

Mmuso wa rona o a leka go tsholetsa bomme. Ka gongwe morago ga ngwaga tse 70 re tla be re tlwaetse gore mme a ka amogela go feta rre.

Fa se e sa tlhole e le sewelo, go tlwaelegile gongwe le rona re tla godisa bana ba rona go amogela seo. ) 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.

Protecting water resources as important as ever NATIONAL WATER WEEK and World Water Day should serve as a reminder to every South African that protecting the country’s water resources from misuse should be high on everyone’s agenda: government, corporate and individual, South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) chief executive, Charlotte Metcalf, says.

She says, like the planet we inhabit, our bodies comprise mostly water, and the precious liquid is a vital component of our diet, as well as the healthiest beverage option for societies plagued by diseases such as obesity and diabetes.

National Water Week was launched in South Africa on Monday (16/03) in KwaZulu-Natal and culminates in World Water Day on Sunday (22/03) and Metcalf says she hopes it will serve to highlight the challenges facing South Africa’s water future.

“South Africa is one of the 30 driest countries in the world with less water per person than countries widely considered to be much drier, such as Namibia and Botswana.”

The need to conserve and protect its water sources from irresponsible use and pollution arises from the fact that the country has low levels of rainfall

relative to the world average, with high variability and high levels of evaporation due to the hot climate.

“Price increases, improved monitoring infrastructure, proactive intervention measures and a depoliticised environment are just four of the challenges highlighted by experts when it comes to securing the future of South Africa’s water supply,” she says.

“Dr Anthony Turton, a scientist specialising in water management as a strategic issue, quotes depoliticising the appointment of technical staff as key.

“He claims that South Africa has the best water and environmental legislation in the world, but we are simply unable to implement, so we are in a water crisis.

“Julian Conrad, managing director of groundwater and GIS consultancy, GEOSS, also believes we have the right legislation and regulations in place, but wants the price of water to increase. This will allow water conservation measures to be strictly enforced.”

Formed in 1997 as a standards setting and representative body, SANBWA is a not-for-profit organisation committed to working with its members to continuously improve and protect the

conservation of all water resources wherever possible, while promoting the image and reputation of bottled water through adherence to global benchmarked standards.

Since its inception, SANBWA lobbied the Department of Health to draft legislation specifically governing bottled water. Following these representations and recommendations from SANBWA, and in line with international trends, the Department of Health drew up new legislation specific to the bottled water industry.

In July 2007, this legislation was ratified and, for the first time, all enterprises in South Africa producing bottled water for sale to the public were officially regulated.

The legislation stipulates what sources of water are acceptable, what types of treatment are required, the maximum levels of certain substances, and what information bottlers must display on their labels. Interestingly, while often under attack for wasting water resources, the industry actually uses less water than just one-and-a-half golf courses.

“The South African national usage of water by the bottled water industry equates to 22,7 litres per second.

“By comparison, a golf course uses 1 litre per second per hole or 18 litres per second for an 18-hole golf course – so the bottled water industry’s use is just slightly more than the equivalent used by one golf course.”

According to 2012 figures from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, irrigated agriculture is the largest user of water in South Africa.

These figures show that 62% of available water is used for irrigation, 27% is domestic and urban use while 8% is used by mining, industry and power generation and 3% is used by commercial forestry.

Unfortunately, because the country wastes some 9 million tonnes of food a year – equivalent to 31,4% of average production – the fact that agriculture is the biggest consumer of water is a “double whammy”.

Someone whose research into food waste in South Africa, the magnitude, the cost and impacts has been widely published is Dr Suzan Oelofse, research group leader: Waste for Development in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Natural Resources and the Environment unit.

This research showed that the total water loss as a result of food

waste in South Africa was equivalent to nearly 22% of the total water footprint while the total cost to the country of food waste was some R61,5 billion, or 2,1% of the country’s GDP. Water loss as a result of wasting cereals is the highest (32%) followed by meat (26%). However, the cost impacts of fruit and vegetables are the highest (42%) followed by meat (32%).

Oelofse concluded that water use with respect to agricultural production and associated food waste appeared to be highly inefficient, and should be addressed in a bid to enhance both the country’s water and food security.

By contrast, bottled water production in South Africa is also a very water efficient business in that it has an extremely low “water usage” factor.

“The term ‘water usage’ refers to how much water is used (volume) to make a finished product,” said Metcalf.

“This measure – sometimes called ‘water footprint’ – includes both direct and indirect water usage and includes water from boreholes and municipal sources.

“The South African industry benchmark is 1.8:1, and there are plants that achieve ratios of as low as 1.2:1 to 1.4:1.”

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The problem starts when one spends a day or two in the town and realises that nothing has changed.

Bethlehem is trapped in a vicious circle of broken promises and no opportunities.

Some would say I am being dramatic, but local government is still in the process of finishing construction on RDP houses that were started years ago.

I have often asked myself: “Where does the money come from?”

Initially, when the RDP houses were supposed to be built and the project was approved by the local governing structures, the project’s funds ran dry. I wondered at the time if local government had not requested a project management assessment plan and if they had, what had happened to the money that was allocated to complete the RDP houses, because people have had to wait years enduring cold winters and rain in make-shift shacks.

The question is: Which company did they assign the project to?

Why didn’t the company complete the project in the allocated time-frame?

It has become the norm for governments to start doing things for communities the year before elections. It is then that we see miracles happening because only then does government do what it had promised and more X because of the approaching elections.

The Auditor General (AG) reports have shown how millions of wasteful and irregular expenditure have been condoned by the municipal council. Recommendations

‘What had happened to the money that was allocated to complete the RDP hous­ es, because people have had to wait years enduring cold winters and rain in make­shift shacks.’ by the AG have also been ignored.

For these reasons, I feel it is right to ask where the local government got the money from to finish the RDP houses, seeing that the municipal funds had been used to pay Eskom. We were told, there was no more money, and that that also was the reason why students would not be receiving bursaries this year.

We deserve answers.

When will the councillors provide the community with answers?

Where did the money come from and why only now? Or is it another election campaign strategy?

Steps on the road MLANJENE RADEBE, Tshiame C, Harrismith:

Tshebediso ya nomoro ya lekunutu (PIN) ho netefatsa basebedisi ba dikarete mabenkeleng

SASSA e eletsa baamohedi bohle ba ditjhelete tsa dikerante ba ka tlase ho dilemo tse 60, ntle le batho ba nang le boqhwala, ba fumanang ditjhelete tsa mmuso ka tshebediso ya kgatiso ya monwana ha ba hula tjhelete ho tswa mabenkeleng hore: 1. O se o tlamehile ho sebedisa nomoro ya lekunutu ha o batla ho dumela mabenkele hore e be mokgwa wa ho hula tjhelete.

2. O se o tla kgona hore o kgethe nomoro ya lekunutu lebenkeleng la kgetho ya hao mohlang o latang tjhelete ya hao.

3. E bang o kgetha ho se sebedise nomoro ya lekunutu, ha ona kgona ho hula tjhelete ya hao lebenkeleng, empa o tla kgona ho sebedisa sebaka seo SASSA e patallang teng kapa o sebedise motjhini wa banka o sebedisang kgatiso tsa mengwana.

4. Batho bohle ba qalang ho ba le karete ba lokela ho etsa bonnete ba hore ba kgetha nomoro ya lekunutu ka dikarete tsa bona tse ntjha tsa SASSA. Ela hloko: O seke wa fana ka nomoro ya hao ya lekunutu ho mang kapa mang.

SHE walks on the road, She walks by faith, She steps so smooth, She considers every step, She feels the redemption of the road, Her heart says . . .

“All is well with my soul” Her Soul is saying ncwele . . .

Ncwele . . .

Ncwele Uyincwele Nkosi ya Zulu, Nam’hla Nkosi ngiyamangala . . .

She drops tears of jubilation, Her mind is full of revelation, Her memory is chapters to tell the nation where She comes from.

Divine words of reality, Indeed!

I was ready to hear a silent voice speaketh so loud, I was imagining the tone, Fervently that voice uttered words of

reality, she sath, Great is He, who loves me, He who protects me, He who provides for me, To You Lord she kneels and cries, For Your word hath said unto her, “Cast all your burdens unto me, I shall sustain you” Agape love X the unconditional love, Indeed!

She finally wears a smile on her face, She felt so good, every second she sings bless me Oh Lord “In Deo Sapientae Lux” Indeed!

She’s my friend.

Quality of work be the measure THEUNIS BOTHA, Christian Democratic Party (CDP) leader: WE sincerely hope that Eskom’s denial that it plans to get rid of more than a thousand white engineers remains intact once Eskom’s problems have been solved.

In the past, many promises have been broken.

It seems as though government - now that maximum growth in the economy is needed to create sustainable jobs for all X is feverishly attempting to find

ways to sabotage this, such as importing water engineers from Cuba, whilst South Africans, with the proper qualifications, are left out in the cold.

We call on the government to ensure a level playing field, where quality of work is the measure that enables unfettered economic growth, to the benefit of all South Africans.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has in a recent report on job opportunities and conditions of employment made such a recommendation to the South African Government.

Hubbly bubbly endangering learners LEKGUTSA MBELE, Bohlokong, Bethlehem: I URGE learners who smoke hubbly bubbly to stop. It is a drug.

The number of learners who are smoking hubbly bubbly has dramatically increased. I call for quick intervention by teachers to address the problem before it gets out of control.

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·The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) is an agency of the Department of Small Business Development (dsbd).

Seda provides business development and support services for small enterprises through its national network and partnerships. To this end, Seda Free State seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced individual for the following vacant position:

JOB TITLE: Branch Administrator REPORTING TO Branch Manager ILENE BEUKES of the Witteberg High School in Bethlehem is this year’s first winner of the coveted SuperSport Let's Play Sports Star of the Month title for Express Eastern Free State. Photo: Supplied

First sports star chosen

ILENE BEUKES (14), a learner of the Witteberg High School in Bethlehem, has been chosen as this year’s first winner of the coveted SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month title for Express Eastern Free State.

This young champion has numerous horse-riding achievements, which include being crowned as South Africa’s Great Champion in Three-gaited Park Horse (u.18) at the National Championships in Bloemfontein last year. This is one of Beukes’s biggest achievements.

Thereafter, she competed at the Philippolis Saddle Horse Show where she achieved first place in: Three-gaited Park Horse Rider (u.18), Great Champion, Three-gaited Child Park Horse and Five-gated Equitation Trails, Day One. She also came third in the categories Five-gaited Child Rider (u.14) and Five-gaited Equitation Rider (u.14).

Ilene obtained a fourth place in the Five-gaited Equitation Trials, Day Two. She was also crowned the winner in the Five-gaited Supreme Horsemanship at the Parys Saddle Horse Show.

Furthermore, she participated in the Bethlehem Saddle Horse Show and came first in the Three-gaited Park Horse Rider (u.18), second in the Five-gaited Child Horse Rider (u.18), fourth in the Champion Three-gaited Child Park Horse and fifth in the Champion Five-gaited Child Riding Horse.

Ilene was also included in the Five-gaited Junior Protea

Team that will compete against the team of America in September.

Ilene lives by the motto Enjoy what you do and do it to the fullest. Thank God for every talent and always be humble.

Send your SuperSport Let’s Play Sports Star of the Month nomination for school learners between the ages of six and 18 today (nominations received before the 20th of each month will be included in that month’s selection).

You can email your nomination, no longer than 200 words, to supersport@zpr.co.za or send a fax to 086-552-4922. ) More on the Let’s Play initiative: SuperSport over time has evolved as the quintessential sports authority.

With such strong sporting influence within South Africa, SuperSport has been perfectly poised to harness this power and rally the public and corporates to truly make a difference in society.

SuperSport identified that there were huge issues severely inhibiting the development of children through skills learned by playing, physical education and sport – all of which are imperative to the holistic development of young people.

It was from this insight that Let’s Play was born in November 2005 with the aim of elevating awareness of our social situation and to introduce and encourage play, activity and sport in schools.

For more information call Lynne Landman at Z PR on 051-522-9574.

Warriors motivated } Tladi Moloi PHUTHADITJHABA. – The African Warriors players, their technical team and the management are breathing a sigh of relief after the team returned home with three points after its game away to Witbank Spurs on Sunday (15/03).

Maihlome Ihlasele narrowly beat Spurs by 1-0 in the National First Division (NFD) contest at the Puma Rugby Stadium.

These three points means Warriors has moved to 12th position on the log, with 25 points in 22 games.

However, the players know that they are not safe from relegation yet, as they are

only two and three points away from Highlands Park and Spurs respectively.

Warriors will dread the two-week break in the Nedbank Cup and the Fifa calendar, since the team is still motivated after the win.

The next game will be played at home in the Charles Mopeli Stadium against Baroka FC on Saturday, 4 April.

Morena Ramorebudi’s boys are left with eight games to play before the end of the season.

Mathematically the Kestellbased outfit needs five wins out of the remaining eight league games to be safe from relegation and secure its status for next season.

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Eyes set on cup final

EASTERN FREE STATE

‘We are more dangerous now, be­ cause we are fighting for our lives.

We need to start scoring goals and close at the back.’ – Lucky Mokoena

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – Regardless of the relegation axe hovering over their heads, the Maluti FET College mentor, Johnny “Reps” Mafereka, still has his eyes set on the Nedbank Cup final.

Mafereka believes that his struggling National First Division (NFD) outfit is capable of miracles that will see them escape relegation and miraculously win the cup final.

The college boys will switch their focus to the cup game when they fly to Cape Town for a Nedbank last-16 date against Vasco Da Gama at the Philippian Stadium this Saturday (21/3).

Maluti comes to this encounter motivated after they played to a 1-1 draw against Black Leopards in a league clash, which took place at the Charles Mopeli Stadium in Qwaqwa on Saturday (14/3).

Vasco was also held to a 1-1 draw at home by Milano United FC on Saturday.

The Phuthaditjhaba-based team is no stranger to this situation.

They were forced out by their achrivals, African Warriors, 4-1 in the last-16 of the competition back in 2013 in the penalty shoot-outs after they had played to a 2-2 draw in regular time.

Since then they struggled to qualify for the last 32 of the cup competition.

Mafereka said he was happy with the performance of the players.

“The boys are motivated and believe they can do it for the team.

“They fought back after giving away a soft goal in the 90th minute of the game, but they pushed to the last minute and we were rewarded for their

THE South Africa u.20 side ended their CAF Youth Championship campaign with a 5-2 victory over Zambia in Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday (15/03).

Tyrone Sandows bagged a hat-trick to go with a brace from Dumisani Zuma, while Junior Chipolopolo scored via Charles Zulu and an own goal from Kabelo Seriba at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor.

LUCKY MOKOENA leaves a the Black Leopards’ player down during their National First Division (NFD) game at the Charles Mopeli Stadium on Saturday (14/3).

Photo: Tladi Moloi never-say-die attitude,” he said.

He said they knew that they had to focus on the league, but added that all the games were important to them.

He pointed out that they wanted to win all the games.

“I want to instil a winning

mentality in my players.

“We have to win our remaining eight league games and the cup games. We will never go down,” he said.

Lucky Mokoena, who is on loan from Free State Stars, told Express Eastern Free State that the team

spirit in the camp was extraordinary.

He said the team started realising the importance of winning games.

“We are more dangerous now, because we are fighting for our lives.

Amajita finish with a win

Thabo Senong’s charges were earlier knocked out of the competition X which serves as a qualifier for the Fifa u.20 World Cup – following losses to Ghana (2-0) and Mali (2-1).

Amajita, who finished third in Group B, are scheduled to touch

down at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Monday at 16:45.

Zuma put Amajita ahead with a delicate finish in the 22nd minute after some fine interplay.

Seriba then headed past his own keeper eight minutes later with

little pressure from the Zambian attack.

Sandows made it 2-1 with a subtle effort following a cross by Aubrey Modiba in the 60th minute.

Zuma completed his double a few minutes later with a sublime

“We need to start scoring goals and close at the back.

“I am playing in the position where it would not be easy for me to score a goal, but I will help other players to score goals.

“I will also bang some in if I get a chance,” Lucky said.

strike to make it 3-1.

Sandows scored his second goal when South Africa easily carved the Zambian defence open to make it 4-1, and he completed his treble with a few minutes to go with another good finish.

Zambia reduced the deficit through Zulu in stoppage time.

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