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Tired of trespassing animals from Lesotho } Tladi Moloi FOURIESBURG. – Fed-up farmers in Fouriesburg say they have had it with their Lesotho counterparts deliberately letting their animals graze on their farms across the Caledon River and have vowed to kill any trespassing animals and their shepherds. Police, however, said they had agreed to let the animals graze on their farms in exchange for payment. Maphale Moloi, the desperate farmers’ spokesperson, said although they had never threatened to harm their neighbours before, this was going to change. “I am going to buy bullets and kill at least ten of them. That is the only way that the South African Police Service (SAPS) would react. Our police are not protecting us. We have reported this crime many times, but they have done nothing. I think we should now take the law into our own hands. I am even thinking of joining the Boko Haram so that they can help me with these trouble-makers,” he said. He said they would never stop from farming near the river. According to Moloi, each of the farmers had lost about R1,2 million a year because of the damage caused by their neighbours. “We have been talking to those people for a long time and they don’t listen. We will show them what we are made of. They are unrepentant because every time we find them on our farms they fight with us as if the farms belong to them,” he said. Moloi said they even engaged one of the village chiefs on the matter who had promised to talk to his people. “We were sitting on the South African side of the river with the chief and his people on the other side, just to show you how desperate we are on this matter,” he said. During Express Eastern Free State’s recent visit to the farms the cattle were standing in the river. According to Moloi, the
‘I always thought it was illegal for one to cross the river from country to another, but it is happening here like never be fore.’ – Spokesperson animals flee to the Lesotho side of the river whenever they see or hear cars approaching. “The only people they (the people from Lesotho) are afraid of are the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), but they (the SANDF) are not helping us in this situation. I always thought it was illegal for one to cross the river from one country to another, but it is happening here like never before,” he said. Const. Maselela Langa, in the Free State communication unit of the South African Police Services (SAPS), denied allegations that the police were not helping the farmers. He added that there was no case registered with regards to the Fouriesburg farmers and the Lesotho citizens. “During our own investigations, we found that those farmers had an agreement with the people to let their animals graze on their farms after they had harvested. The agreement was that the people from Lesotho would pay them a certain amount. However, the problem occurred when the animals grazed on areas not assigned to them,” he said. Langa said the farmers illegally impounded those animals. “It is alleged that those animals were stolen by the farmers and now the Lesotho people want them back. As police officials we are not liable for such agreements,” he said. ) At the time of going to print the SANDF could not be reached for comment.
KGOBATHA MBULI, Maphale Moloi, Ellias Ramohapi, Khothatso Mofokeng and Kgorobolane Maduna pose in the soya beans which they say are being eaten by the cattle from Lesotho.
COWS in the Caledon River with a shepherd visible on the Lesotho side of the river.
Photos: Tladi Moloi
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Lights out for municipalities
ESKOM has announced that, as of 5 June this year, bulk electricity supply to the top 20 defaulting municipalities across the country will be interrupted. On 31 March, the total municipal arrear debt greater than 30 days was R4,6 billion. The top 20 defaulting municipalities are currently indebted to Eskom to the amount of R3,68 billion for the bulk supply of electricity. Mondli Mvambi, the Free State government spokesperson, said the provincial government has handled the notice regarding power cut issued by Eskom. “The Free State Government is further committed to ensuring that the affected organs of state play their reasonable part in ensuring that Eskom is enabled to carry out its mandate of supplying and reliably meeting the energy needs of our people and the industry,” he said. Mvambi has questioned why the DA did not tackle the issue of distribution of electricity prior to 1994. “Government is trying to secure additional sources of revenue such checking of the indigent list and operation pay,” he said Eskom recognises that the disconnection of electricity supply may cause undue hardship to consumers and members of the community and may even adversely affect the delivery of other services. However, customer disconnection is always the last resort explored.
BELOW is a list of the 20 defaulting municipalities, as at 10 April, with the highest overdue debt (in alphabetical order): 1. City of Matlosana Local Municipality 2. Dihlabeng Municipality 3. Emalahleni Local Municipality 4. Govan Mbeki Municipality 5. Lekwa Local Municipality 6. Lichtenburg Municipality 7. Madibeng Local Municipality 8. Makana Local Municipality 9. Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality In view of this, Eskom is contemplating a regulated interruption of electricity as indicated below: ) Monday to Friday X 06:00 to 10:00, 07:00 to 10:00 ) Saturday and Sunday X 17:00 to 21:00, 17:00 to 20:00. A list of defaulting municipalities will be published per
Nominations called for THE South African Institute for Advancement (Saia) is urging the public to nominate people for this year’s Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards. Nominees should be people who distinguish themselves in serving South Africa through live-changing initiatives. Members of the public are free to nominate candidates of their choice. The closing date for nominations is 1 July. The presentation will take place at an awards function in Cape Town in November. Initiated by Saia to acknowledge, celebrate and honour those whose personal efforts have contributed towards sustainable social change in South Africa, the annual Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards have been presented for the past nine years. Previous recipients include the founding directors of the Adonis Musati Project for refugees, Gayle McWalter and Gahlia Brogneri; 10-year-old rhino campaigner Afeefah Patel; Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu; co-founder of the Spread Luv Movement, Kgomotso Mokoena; the Ackerman family; the director of the Hlumelelisa organisation for convicted offenders, Paul
Bruns; champion of orphans and vulnerable children in Durban, Mohamed Fayaz Khan; as well as founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies, Charles Feeney, for his multimillion rand contribution to promoting social justice, better health care and human rights in South Africa. “An independent awards review panel is looking for extraordinary people who are actively investing their own financial resources in small or big ways to improve their communities and South Africa X albeit through the arts, education, health, environment, human rights, research or other causes,” says Shelagh Gastrow, Inyathelo executive director. “Individual giving can be the largest source of donor money in South Africa and philanthropists play a critical role in effecting real systemic change through supporting innovative solutions to our many social, environmental and economic problems.” Anyone can nominate their philanthropy hero by filling in the online nomination form on the Philanthropy South Africa website, www.philanthropy.org.za, or by contacting Inyathelo on 021-465-6981 or awards@inyathelo.org.za.
10. Matjhabeng Municipality 11. Msukaligwa Local Municipality 12. Nala Local Municipality 13. Naledi Local Municipality 14. Nama Khoi Local Municipality 15. Ngwathe Local Municipality 16. Nketoana Local Municipality 17. Randfontein Local Municipality 18. Thaba Chweu Local Municipality 19. Thabazimbi Local Municipality 20. Westonaria Local Municipality province by 30 April in local provincial media channels. Consumers within the jurisdiction of a defaulting municipality will be given adequate notice in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, no. 3 of 2000, and will be given the opportunity to make written representations to Eskom.
Shock over cuts THE DA, Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and the Goldfields Chamber of Business have all expressed their shock and concern about Eskom’s intention to punish Matjhabeng and 19 other municipalities with load shedding during June. Eskom said in a media statement it wanted to disconnect electricity for at least eight hours a day to municipalities that owe it money. This would be additional to the load shedding already done by Eskom. The cause of the crisis now facing residents is the municipality’s inability to pay its creditors. According to a statement by the DA, the municipality already owed Eskom more that R603 million in February. Although the council receives around R30 million from residents, only R16 million is paid to Eskom, the DA said. To avoid the additional eight-hour daily blackout in June, Eskom wants a payment agreement from the Matjhabeng Municipality. The DA and other opposition parties have asked the National Treasury to withhold Matjhabeng’s equatable share monies until the council has come up with a plan to meet Eskom’s demands. The DA has requested a special council meeting to solve the looming crisis. It wants the council to immediately give permission to the treasury to pay the equitable share money to Eskom. Dr Pieter Groenewald of the FF+ said on Monday it would
‘It will be unfair towards consu mers who pay their electricity bills to be punished with severe loadshed ding due to the municipality’s poor administration and nonpayment of Eskom.’ be unfair to punish the end-consumers for the municipality’s poor payment record. The FF+ also wants the Treasury to pay Eskom first and then pay over the balance to the council. By doing this it will help Eskom, who is facing a crisis, while it will help the council to reduce its debt to Eskom. According to the law on electricity, disconnection may only be done if the consumer does not pay. In this case the residents are protected by law and it will be unconstitutional to cut their power supply. Kgojane Matutle, spokesperson for the municipality, said to Express Goldfields and NFS that Mayor Sebenzile Ngangelizwe gave his word to residents that their power would not be cut. “The council is busy with negotiations and is convinced that it would be successful,” Matutle said.
Man wanted for case of fraud } Tladi Moloi BOHLOKONG. – Paseka William Mphuthi, who hails from Bohlokong near Bethlehem, is a wanted man. He is being sought by the South African Police Services (SAPS) for questioning in connection with alleged fraud. It is alleged that Mphuthi has disappeared into thin air with R29 900 of the Motlokoa family’s money. Allegedly Mphuthi, a former boyfriend of Madineo Motlokoa (33), was supposed to deliver a BMW that he had sold to Madineo’s father, Koos, for that amount. According to Madineo, they (the Motlokoa family) entered into a verbal agreement with Mphuthi in 2011 regarding the payment for the car. In terms of the agreement they had to put down a certain amount before the car would be delivered. The money was paid, but the car was never delivered. “After the payment was made, we asked him when we were getting the car. He kept on saying ‘soon’. We then took the matter to the court when we realised that he was playing hide and seek,”
‘We then took the matter to the court after we realised that he was playing hide and seek.’ X Madineo Motlokoa she said. According to WO Izak Fivaz of the Petsana Police Station, Mphuthi was arrested after the case had been reported to them. He appeared in court and was released after he had agreed to pay back the money. Mphuthi did not keep his word, however, and the plaintiff reported this to the police. The case was re-opened, according to Fivaz. They looked for him at his place of residence and where he used to work, but could not find him. The search for Mphuthi continues. “We are still looking for him. We got information that he was in Bohlokong during the Easter Holidays, but we were not successful in locating him,” Fivaz explained.
ON THE RUN: Paseka William Mphuthi is wanted by police in Petsana in connection with fraud. Photo: Supplied
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Brothers at your (car’s) service GOLDWAGEN in Bethlehem is one of around 80 shops in the group that supplies quality motor spares at affordable prices directly to the public. Three brothers, Beukes, Willem and Kobus van Zyl, are the sole agents in Bethlehem. They just opened their business at 101 Commissioner Street. The business is situated in an old synagogue which was used previously for the sales of motor spares, but which has been fully restored and modernised in the meantime by the Van Zyl brothers. The front section of the business is used as a sales department and a big storeroom at the back is where the spares are kept. Goldwagen is the supplier of quality replacement spares for Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, BMW, Toyota, Mini, Renault and Chevrolet. WAG, Surebrake, Beru, Topran Marle, Ate, Fewbi, Bilstein, Hepu, Mahle, Original, Pierburg, Sachs, Bremi, Elrino, Monroe, Continental, Luk, INA, FAG, Valeo, SKF, Bosch and Hella are some of the well-known brand names sold by Goldwagen. Visit the Van Zyl brothers at Goldwagen today for excellent service and quality products at great prices.
THREE brothers, Willem, Beukes and Kobus van Zyl, opened a new business, Goldwagen, in Bethlehem. It specializes in motorspares. From the left are Joseph Nale, Willem, Beukes, Kobus and David Sephiri.
BEFORE: The synagogue in Commissioner Street, Bethlehem, before it was changed into the new spares shop.
DAVID SEPHIRI (left) and Willem van Zyl of Goldwagen busy assisting clients.
THE inside of the synagogue while it was being remodelled.
AFTER: The building has been restored by the three brothers Beukes, Willem and Kobus van Zyl.
KOBUS VAN ZYL from Goldwagen assisting a client.
JOSEPH NALE of Goldwagen in the storeroom.
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LEFA NCUBUKA (left), the acting managing librarian in Dihlabeng, and Lucas Xaba with the children of the Lesedi Day-care Centre in Bohlokong, Bethlehem, on World Book Day. Photo: Tladi Moloi
Love for reading fostered in kids } Tladi Moloi
THE Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem with the new floodlights switched on.
Photo: Tladi Moloi
Light up stadium TJHETANE MOFOKENG, executive mayor of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, switches on the floodlights at the Goble Park Stadium during the official handing over of the lights to the Free State Stars management a few hours before the team’s Absa Premier League game against Ajax Cape Town last Wednesday (22/04). Stars won by 1-0. With him is Angy Noosi. Photo: Supplied
BOHLOKONG. – The Bohlokong Public Library joined the rest of the world in celebrating annual World Book Day on Thursday (23/04). Under the theme Come Read With Me the celebration, which was held at the Bohlokong Library, was attended by the children of the Lesedi Day-care Centre in Bohlokong, Bethlehem, and a couple of parents. Lefa Ncubuka, the acting managing librarian in Dihlabeng, said the celebration was aimed at encouraging the learners to read. “We know that in our tradition, you have to start teaching a child good habits at a tender age,” Ncubuka said. He said he was happy that they had people to celebrate the day with. He added that they were hoping to make the celebration bigger and better next year. “Next year we will ensure that
‘It is very important that we teach learners the importance of our libraries and the benefits that go with it.’ – Lefa Ncubuka we invite all the schools to the celebration and go for a bigger venue. It is very important that we teach learners the importance of our libraries and the benefits that go with it.” Ncubuka said they would love to see more learners coming to their libraries to read, because they still had more work to do with them. “We want to take part in the Reading Festival and it would be nice if we could have a few of them that would be trained before the competition comes,” he said.
Statues: Law must be obeyed PRIOR to the dawn of a democratic dispensation in 1994, South Africa’s heritage resources were managed and administered through the old legislation, called the National Monument Council Act (Act No. 21 of 1969). This act made provision for the establishment of the National Monument Council (NMC) that was appointed by the prime minister to ensure that monuments are retained as tokens of the past, so that they may serve as an inspiration for the future. To transform the country’s heritage landscape the new legislation, called the National Heritage Resources Act (Act No. 25 of 1999), was promulgated by the new democratic government as an integrated and interactive system for the management of the national heritage resources, to nurture and conserve our heritage resources so that they may be bequeathed to future generations. The preamble of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA) stipulates that “. . . our heritage celebrates our achievements and contributes to redressing past inequities. It educates, it deepens our understanding of society and encourages us to empathize with the experiences of others. It facilitates healing and material and symbolic restitution . . .” Legislative framework and protection of areas and structures older than 60 years The area or place upon which any structure, which is older than 60 years, is located is protected in terms of Section 34
My view Vincent Khetha
Cultural practitoner of the NHRA, and this includes statues, monuments, buildings and memorials. This section clearly stipulates that “No person may alter or demolish any structure or part of a structure that is older than 60 years without a permit issued by the relevant provincial heritage resources authority.” When statues and other structures of cultural significance are declared heritage sites in terms of Section 27 of the Act, we refer to this process as a formal protection. On the other hand, when the above-mentioned structures are not declared, but are older than 60 years, they automatically qualify for legal protection in a manner as declared structures of cultural significance. For instance, the Cecil John Rhodes statue is not listed or recorded in the national heritage register as a declared structure nor declared a heritage site, but it is legally protected by virtue of the fact that it is older than 60 years, and a permit must be obtained from the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (PHRA) which resides within the Provincial Departments of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, in conjunction with the local
municipality. The PHRA is established by the MEC in terms of Section 23 of the Act as a corporate body capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name. After receiving the application, the PHRA will have to embark on a process of public participation where meaningful engagements will ensue by members of the public, prior to the issuing or non-issuing of the permit. Public participation becomes a platform to engage and determine facts for and against the proposed removal or retention of a particular structure under discussion. Public participation also affords members of the public the opportunity to unpack and unravel the historical background of what a particular structure means and stands for so that everyone is better positioned to make inputs and arrive at an informed decision. National Estate All declared and undeclared structures of cultural significance which are older than 60 years are regarded as National Estate and they must enjoy the protection of the law. Section 3(1) stipulates that
“. . . . those heritage resources of South Africa which are of cultural significance or other special value for the present community and for future generations must be considered part of National Estate and fall within the sphere of operations of heritage resources authorities . . .” All structures that were declared before 1994 under the old legislation as National Monuments are now regarded as Provincial Heritage Sites under the new Act pending the completion of a re-grading process by the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) to determine whether they qualify to be national, provincial or local heritage sites in terms of the three-tier system as provided for in Section 8(1) of the legislation.
Penalties and legal implications for violation of the legislation According to the law of application, there is no excuse for ignorance, hence it becomes the responsibility of heritage practitioners to educate our communities that heritage related matters must be handled within the parameters and ambit of the law. Following and adhering to our heritage legislation is tantamount to observing the progressive Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and this will assist to prevent perplexity and anarchy. It must also be borne in mind that our legislation is not in any
way against the removal of statues, monuments and memorials, but encourages us to execute all these in a legal manner by applying for a permit from heritage resources authorities. In terms of Section 27(18), no person may destroy, damage, deface, excavate, alter, remove from its original position, subdivide or change the planning status of any heritage site without a permit issued by the heritage resources authority responsible for the protection of such a site. In terms of Section 5(1) (a) anyone who contravenes the above-mentioned section of the act is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine or imprisonment or both such fine and imprisonment as set out in Item 1 of the Schedule, which is a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both such fine and imprisonment. Doing things the correct way, continuous engagements and dialogues on intriguing heritage related matters will go a long way in assisting us a great deal as a nation in our proactive and progressive endeavours to create a culture of common understanding. ) Vincent Sithembiso Khetha is the director of Heritage, Museums and Language Services in the Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation. ) To contribute to this column on any topic of your choice, send your piece of about 500 words jabulani.dlamini@volksblad.com.
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Stars ready for Wits } Tladi Moloi
BETHLEHEM. – The relegation battle continues for the Free State Stars as they welcome Bidvest Wits at the Goble Park Stadium for the Absa Premier League contest on Wednesday (29/04). Kick-off is scheduled for 18:00. Ea Lla Koto comes into the encounter with their heads high after their 1-0 win against the in-form Ajax Cape Town last Wednesday (22/04). The Bethlehem-based outfit have collected six points in their last two games against Polokwane City and Ajax. They are currently sitting 14th on the log table with 28 points after 26 games. They are five points away from Amazulu and Moroka Swallows who are both sitting on 23 points after the same number of games. However, the Stars players and the technical team know that a win against Wits will not be a walk in the park. In their last league meeting last year, Wits won the game by 2-0. Gavin Hunt’s boys will fight back, considering they would like to finish the season in a good position. They are just three points behind Mamelodi Sundowns, who are in action against the league champions, Kaizer Chiefs, at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday night (29/04). Kinah Phiri, the Stars mentor, is adamant that his boys will be playing in the same league next year. He says they will love to win all the games like they
promised to do as a tribute to their late striker, Richard Henyekane. “We are left with four games. We are going to play three games on our home turf and that’s good news for us. We have said before that we wanted to win all the games. Since that commitment, we have started off on the right foot,” Phiri said. The boys in red and white are left with four league games: against Wits, Chippa United, Bloemfontein Celtic and MP Black Aces. They will welcome United on Saturday (02/05). They will then travel to Bloemfontein for a Free State derby on Wednesday (06/05) before coming home to wrap up the season against Aces on Saturday, 9 May. Stars defender Daniel Cardoso, who is collecting man of the match awards as if his life depends on it, has promised to fight until the last day of the season. He scooped up the man of the match award in the Ajax game. “We fought as a team and I would like to dedicate the award to the team,” Cardoso says. “We know what we are faced with and have made a commitment to our supporters to win all the remaining games. We have to do exactly that.” ) History was made when the Goble Park Stadium hosted its first-ever night premier league game last Wednesday. The stadium was filled to capacity with the home team having allowed people to enter the stadium for free.
‘We know what we are faced with and have made a commit ment to our support ers to win all the remaining games.’ – Daniel Cardoso
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ON THE WAR PATH: Mojalefa Mopeli of Dikwena FC will be gunning to help his team to win the first leg of the South African Football Association Thabo Mofutsanyana SAB League inter-stream play-offs against FK FC at the Phuthaditjhaba Stadium in Qwaqwa. Photo: Tladi Moloi
Teams gunning for victory } Tladi Moloi BETHLEHEM. – Dikwena FC and FK FC are set to lock horns in the mouth-watering first-leg clash of the South African Football Association Thabo Mofutsanyana SAB League inter-stream play-offs at the Phuthaditjhaba Stadium in Qwaqwa on Saturday (02/05). The kick-off is scheduled for 15:00. The two winners of the A and B streams of the Thabo Mofutsanyana SAB League will battle for the championship title in the two-leg inter-stream play-offs. The team that will be bestowed with the championship crown will represent Thabo Mofutsanyana in the promotional play-offs against the other five regions in the Free State. The date and venue for the play-offs are yet to be announced. Dikwena, a team from Qwaqwa, won
The team that wins the championship crown will represent Thabo Mofutsan yana in the promotional playoffs against the five re gions in the Free State. their stream with 46 points after 17 games while FK from Senekal collected 40 points in 18 games. Last season FK finished second in the B stream watching the Free State Development Academy walk away as the winner of the championship. Under the mentorship of Edwin “The
Great” Mofokeng and Themba Sithole the team went all the way and won the promotional play-offs which were held in Welkom. Dikwena won their stream last year, but lost in the inter-stream regional play-offs to Stars. The two teams are hungry for the championship title and surely they will come guns blazing. They have never played against each other in any official game and Saturday’s clash will be their first meeting. The game promises to have goals as both teams have proven to be free-scoring teams. Dikwena found the back of the net 45 times as compared to FK who scored 36. However, they also have a disciplined defence which does not give away goals easily. Dikwena have conceded 15 goals as
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compared to the 14 of FK. The ability of coaches to plot each other’s downfall will be key in this first-leg encounter. FK knows how important it will be for them to snatch an away goal while the home team will be hoping for a win that goes with a clean sheet. A trip to Senekal will not be an easy one for the Nkoko Malefane boys should they lose this game. FK, who arguably have the best support in the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region, will not want to give them space to breathe in the return-leg game. Malefane, who is a former Free State Stars player, knows exactly what is needed at times like these. He was part of the Ea Lla Koto team that won the Coca-Cola Cup in 1994.