Fetakgomo Greater Tubatse Municipality(FGTM) recently held a Deaf Awareness day at ga Phasha Selatole were people with disabilities managed to attend from different villages in the municipality. The Mayor of FGTM, Cllr Johannes Maudu Phokane accompanied by his Executive committee members and Councillors, Traditional Leaders, Home Based carers and community members. The event was also attended by the Limpopo Deaf Federation of South Africa Director, Mrs P Kgamane, Bosele School for the Disabled educator in the Deaf Section, Mrs Makate and OSDP Office of the Premier Limpopo Deputy Director Mr M Mulibana. FGTM disability desk officer Madikologe Magakwe said the municipality is committed in focusing on people with disabilities, which include the deaf. A workshop in teaching people sign language held by the municipality earlier this year, is proof of the importance the municipality gives to the disabled, he said. Limpopo Deaf Federation of South Africa says it will continue to meet with communities in Limpopo just to make people aware of the deaf and sign language, which is recognized as an official language. In Limpopo there are five schools for the deaf in different district municipalities. Mayor Phokane said in the municipality we are fortunate to have a passionate person who is working as a disabled desk officer and he stressed the importance of learning sign language by officials in order to work with everyone, especially the people with disability.
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Chamber of Mines and Minister still sorting out bad blood Chamber of Mines CEO, Roger Baxter earlier this week confirmed that Chamber of Mines executives and office bearers decided not to attend the Joburg Indaba banquet at which Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane was the guest speaker. The Chamber says it was not an impetuous decision and not a decision based on personal animosity towards the Minister, but a carefully considered decision based on the current regulatory and judicial situation. The Chamber says in a news release that: “Not only has Minister Zwane unilaterally published a charter whose full implementation would destroy the industry; he also recklessly sought to introduce a moratorium on approving new rights or amending rights. He did so on the basis of his refusal to engage on the issues. His gazetted charter establishes an agency that would administer billions of rands a year appropriated from the industry with no indications of plans for good governance. This comes on top of a very questionable history: He came in as Minister seemingly with the primary task of strong- arming a legitimate rights holder of a major mining asset, conspiring with then Eskom leadership to apparently force the sale of a mine to a well-known family that has systematically robbed SA of public funds. The story has been comprehensively documented by the Public Protector. The Minister has done nothing to explain his role in this. Prior to that, in his previous position as Free State Agriculture MEC, his alleged role in channeling hundreds of millions in state funds to the same family for the establishment of a dairy at taxpayers’ expense has also been comprehensively documented with, again, no attempt at an explanation by him. This pattern of behaviour makes it impossible for the industry to engage with any confidence with him on the industry’s future. We know that a new charter has to be developed. We stand ready to do so with government leaders of integrity and with all other stakeholders. We have been seeking to do this for the past two years without success. Right now, we are focused on legal remedies because it is the only currently available course of action in which we can have confidence. For us to have attended the event would have forced us to engage with the Minister on specific regulatory issues in circumstances that are simply not conducive to any constructive engagement at this stage, other than through the courts. The last time the Chamber shared a platform with the Minister – in Perth, Australia – the outcome was not at all constructive”.
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Aiming for a healthy workforce
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odikwa Pla num Mine hosted a Wellness Campaign on 27, 28 and 29 September 2017. It ran at the dierent sha s, oďŹƒces and plant. The campaign was done in collabora on with the Department of Health, Aurum Ins tute, Zakheni, Pla num Health and Discovery Health. Employees were encouraged to test for HIV, TB, Blood Pressure, Diabetes and Cholesterol including their BMI. Modikwa is commi ed to ensuring that all employees are free from
diseases and injuries in the workplace and those with diseases are compliant to treatment and their medical condi ons are well controlled. Modikwa together with the Department of Health and other stakeholders are working very
hard to achieve the 909090 targets (90% of people living with HIV diagnosed by 2020, 90% of diagnosed people on an retroviral treatment by 2020, and 90% of people in treatment with fully suppressed viral load by 2020) and reduce the HIV and TB deaths to zero.
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Donations assist disabled and disadvantaged Women with disabilities at the Imologa Disability Centre and learners of the Selatole High School benefitted from donations of sanitary towels. These institutions are situated in Ga Phasa Selatole. The donations were delivered by Fetakgomo Greater Tubatse Municipality (FGTM) mayor, Cllr. Johannes Phokane and female FGTM councillors. The need is very big and any assistance with sanitary towels and other products bring huge relief to the affected
community members. The Mayor appealed to the business community to support his outreach projects. Donations can be delivered to his office at the municipality from where he will make sure that it gets distributed within the area to disadvantaged or needy individuals. He said that the municipality’s success is heavily depending on the good working relationship between all organisations, business and individuals within FGTM.
Matthew 9:13 King James Version (KJV) But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
New Reverend at Burger congregation After 7 years without a reverend, the Burger congregation of the Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa could inaugurate Reverend R.M. Tshenye. He accepted the calling from Mabopane Moteo congregation. Reverend Tshenye, his wife and four children are now part of the Burger congregation. On Sunday 1 October he gave his first service at Gowe Wyk in Driekop. The congregation is looking forward to building their spiritual community with Rev. Tshenye.
(Information and photographs: Tumi Maduana)
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EducaƟonal boost for local schools with Dwarsrivier’s donaƟon of mobile libraries
Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine (DCM) and the Boleng Trust just boosted educa on within the Ngwaabe area. They delivered mobile libraries to 8 different schools. The schools received a mobile library for every grade and the libraries are stocked with grade appropriate books. There are fic on and other interes ng books, but also books that will supplement the learning material within each grade. The schools receiving the dona ons were selected a er they’ve submi ed proposals and a selec on was made with the assistance of the Department of Educa on. Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine is however commi ed to assist in promo ng educa on and through this create a be er future for everyone in the area. This means that they’ve also commi ed themselves to assist teachers with training on how to maximize usage of the libraries and provide ongoing support and visits to the schools to enhance the effec ve use of the mobile libraries. The schools who received the libraries are: Dikgageng Primary School, Mante Primary School, Ngwanathulary Primary School, Kgoboko Primary School, Masago Primary School, Mmahlagare Combined School, Papong Primary School and Makopole Secondary School. There will also be exci ng compe ons for these schools to encourage the learners to make use of the libraries and start reading towards a be er future. Mr Sydney Makofane, HR Manager at DCM encouraged teachers and learners to make use of the opportuni es created through this dona on and to take care of the books and the libraries.
Learners and teachers alike were very excited when the mobile libraries were delivered at their schools during the course of last week. For many the school holidays came almost as a disappointment as they wanted to start using the libraries immediately. Every grade receiving a mobile library also received posters and other decora ve items to assist in crea ng a special library corner in every classroom. At the different schools the principals and teachers thanked DCM and the Boleng Trust for the dona ons and expressed their excitement at the new doors being opened for them through the dona on of the mobile libraries.
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Mobile libraries bring joy and excitement Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine (DCM) and the Boleng Trust donated mobile libraries to 8 different schools last week. Excitement was in the air as the books and libraries arrived at the different schools. The learners and teacher were all eager to see what their different grades’ libraries contain. The Schools will be able to use the libraries as a supplementary tool for the work being done in the classroom. Most of the learners don’t have access to libraries close by or even to computers for research for school projects. The books within the libraries will assist by giving them added resources to u lize. DCM believes that inves ng in educa on is one of the major ways in which communi es can achieve a be er future for themselves and develop into strong economically ac ve and sustainable beacons.
The mobile libraries are equipped with grade specific books that fit into what is planned in the curriculum of the learners.
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Municipal employees participate in SAIMSA games
Employees and councillors from the Fetakgomo Greater Tubatse Municipality (FGTM) participated in the Southern African Inter-Municipal Sports Association (SAIMSA) games. It took place in Middelburg from 24 - 29 September 2017. The SAIMSA games consists of the following sporting codes in which participants compete: soccer, netball, volleyball, angling, golf, table tennis, pool, darts, marathon and tennis. The games has grown since its in-
ception in 2007 and countries participating are Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. The games serve as a unique way of networking and enhancing wellness within municipalities. The Fetakgomo Greater Tubatse participants entered into the netball, soccer, marathon and pool categories of the games. The netball results were: FGTM 18 vs Steve Tshwete Municipality 23; FGTM 13 vs Tzaneen Municipality 15; FGTM 6 vs Tshushu; FGTM 13 vs Lusaka 11; FGTM 23 vs Mbashe 8; FGTM 9 vs 11 King Sabata; FGTM 15 vs Makhado 19; FGTM 17 vs Windhoek 19; FGTM 13 vs Mbabane 10. Soccer results: FGTM 0 vs Butha Buthe Municipality (Lesotho) 5; FGTM 0 vs Nyandeni Municipality (Eastern Cape) 1; FGTM 0 vs Mbabane Municipality 4; FGTM 2 vs Mopane Municipality. Marathon results: Cllr. Kupa ran and finished the 10km race within the allocated time. Tshepo Marobane ran the 21 km race and took 14th position overall. He was the frst participant from Sekhukhune to finish and the second from Limpopo. The Mayor, Cllr Johannes Phokane and fellow councillors attended to support the teams.
1 Stop Midas Steelpoort hosts roadshow On Wednesday, 27 September 1 Stop Midas hosted a roadshow and evening function. Customers had the
1 Stop Midas thanked all their customers for their loyal support and invite them to visit their stores in Steelpoort and Burgersfort for friendly service and great deals. Remember that they’ll beat any officially written quotation.
opportunity to visit exibits of products and speak to representatives of suppliers about the products.
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Blitzkatte wen 7’s toernooi Die Blitzkatte wat uit ‘n groep plaaslike en Lydenburg spelers bestaan, het skoonskip gemaak by die Barzani 7’s rugby toernooi in Klerksdorp. Die toernooi het verlede
naweek plaasgevind. Die groep was die eerste divisie liga wenners. (Foto en inligting: Willem Montgomery)
Local teams participated in the annual Stibium Mopani Mine in Phalaborwa’s Netball and Soccer Heritage Cup tournament. It took place on 30 September at Gravelotte Primary School and the mines who participated were Marula Platinum Mine, Samancor ECM, Foskor and the hosts, Stibium Mopani Mine. The day was filled with fun and the results were: Semi-finals soccer: Marula 7 vs Stibium 2; Samancor 2 vs Foskor 1. Netball: Marula 17 vs Samancor 8; Stibium 13 vs Foskor 15. Finals soccer: Marual 7 vs Samancor 1. Netball finals: Marula 14 vs Foskor 10. The ultimate winners of both the soccer and netball were Marula Platinum Mine.
(Information and photographs: Sam Tlhone)
Golf Club hosts open day Tubatse Chrome Golf Club hosted an open day last Saturday. Players were exempted from paying green fees. The aim was to encourage new players to come and have a go at the game and just have fun.