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Captain Jeanette Nape has been appointed as station commander at Ohrigstad Police Station (effective 03 January 2019) after the previous station commander went on pension. Captain Nape previously served at the Burgersfort Cluster Office in the detective service. She s bringing vast knowledge and experience to Ohrigstad Police station that will contribute towards crime deduction and reduction. She says she is exited to have the opportunity to work with the community. She also encourages the community to work with the Police to prevent crime in the area. She can be contacted for any information regarding to any criminal activities around the policing area and or any complaints regarding the services rendered by the police members on the this cellphone number: 082 448 8918. (Information and photograph: Sgt Kholofelo Phokane, SAPS Ohrigstad Corporate Communication).
Towards the SEZ
A delegation from the People’s Republic of China’s Xhanxi Province and the cities of Heijin Yuncheng visited Sekhukune for two days this week to give effect to a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) regarding economic development that was signed last year. This MOI was signed in July 2018 when the Executive Mayor of Sekhukhune District, Cllr Keamotseng Stanley Ramaila, visited China as part of a Limpopo Government delegation to China. Earlier this week the Chinese delegation was welcomed in the district and treated to a gala dinner in Burgersfort. In welcoming the delegation, Cllr Ramaila said the visit will to a large extent contribute to the eatablishment of the envisaged Tubatse Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Investment Projects targeted for this purpose are: 1. Mining Input Supplier Park 2. Green Energy (solar plant and PV Module Assembly) 3. Logistics (warehouse) 4. PGM Beneficiation Projects 5. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Manufacturing 6. Catalytic Convertors 7. Chrome Smelter 8. PGM Beneficiation, etc. The delegation left for China on 22 January and ther Sekhkhune District Municipality is now awaiting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that resulted from the Chinese visit.
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Do something A stinking mess This week RAL CEO, Mr Matji resigned and in a statement issued by RAL’s Board he was praised for many successes. One road in the Burgersfort area is however not much of a success story. Many meetings and promises has been made surrounding the D737 road that creates a link between the R37 and the R555 past Lapeng Guest Lodge. In February last year pledges were made to repair and rebuild sections of this road. The road is however still in utter disrepair and can at some sections be declassified from tar to a dangerous gravel road. No proper work has been done to date. Another road that urgently needs attention is the D2537 leading past Dresden and Alverton towards Praktiseer.
Aloe Ridge is an area filled with big houses, luxury flats and complexes that owners let for massive amounts of money. In Kubu street however neighbours of a complex has been struggling for months to engage with the municipality and the owner of a complex over problems with rubbish. Tenants either don’t use black refuse bags or Above is before the refuse is removed. Below is what is left after. the bags are damaged by dogs and scavengers. The contracted company that does the refuse removal only collects rubbish placed in closed black refuse bags. “We’ve tried complaining where we can. We’ve written letters to the municipality, we went to see them. We tried to speak to the owner of the property, but nothing has improved. Adding some rain being soaked into the mix, When the wind is blowing all the rubbish it is a proper rotten mess. “You don’t want to is blown into our yards and swimming pool. know how much Doom we use to keep the It also gets stuck in nearby treas and bushes. flies at bay. This is a health risk and nobody It is simply a big mess” one neighbour said. is doing anything. We feel the municipality The smell is another problem. With not should hold the owner of the property to acall the rubbish being collected it creates a count for the mess as this can no longer be breeding ground for flies and other insects. tolerated” another neighbour added.
Samancor ECM delivers ‘Back to School’ packs for Grade 1 learners G
rade 1 learners from Steelpoort Academy, Mangabane Primary School and Makgakantshe Primary School were the happy recipients of ‘Back to School’ packs. They received the backpacks containing a pencil case, pen, pencil, sharpener and ruler on Friday, 18 January 2019. This donation was made possible through the funds raised during the annual Samancor ECM Golf Day in 2018. Education is one of the priority areas towards which Samancor ECM is channeling support and funding. Realising that times are tough, this donation makes it easier on parents of children starting in Grade 1. A total of 130 children in Steelpoort Academy, 90 in Mangabane Primary School and 50 in Makgakantshe Primary School benefitted. Samancor ECM would like to thank all the sponsors who contributed and support the annual Charity Golf Day. The impact of your actions ripples out to touch the lives of many young minds in the area long after the day. This year’s Charity Golf Day will be happening on 6 April and Samancor ECM is looking forward to another day filled with fun for a good cause.
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RAL CEO resigns Matji praised for his contributions This week the Board of Directors of Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) SOC announced that they accepted the resignation request of Mr Maselaganye Petrus Matji, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RAL. He stated personal reasons for the resignation. “The Board is appreciative of the leadership that Mr Matji has provided in stabilising the Agency, leaving the organization in a much better state than he found it. Mr Matji is serving notice until the 31 March 2019,” says Board Chairperson Mr Matome Ralebipi. Mr Matji is the first CEO appointed by the Board of RAL on a five-year contract, from 1 March 2015 to 29 February 2020, after the Agency was effectively returned from a Section 100 administration in early 2014 after a tumultuous period of lack of leadership, mismanagement and systematic collapse of corporate governance. RAL erstwhile host department, the Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport, was one of the five provincial government departments placed under administration by national government from 2011 to 2014. The key achievements of RAL during Mr MATJI’S four year tenure include: Stabilizing the Agency: Putting policies, processes, internal controls and procedures to ensure effective operation and management of the Roads Agency Limpopo. Improving the audit opinion of the Agency by the office of the Auditor-General of South
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Africa (AGSA) from Adverse in 2012/13 to the Unqualified Audit Opinion for the recently audited 2017/18 financial year. Raising close to half a billion rands from the private sector, through the Agency’s breakthrough Strategic Partnership Approach, a key tenet of 2015-2020 now successful turnaround strategy. These funds now at R482 million, have helped augment the Agency’s constraint budget and put a dent on backlogs in the province. Completing over 70 road infrastructure projects across Limpopo Province. Used the same road infrastructure delivery as a vehicle for driving village economy by investing in local Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and creating jobs. Just over R458m has been spent on local SMME empowerment and an impressive R325m in local labour spending. The Board will begin the search for the new CEO and expressed their pleasure to announce that it has appointed Mr Gabriel Maluleke, (seconded from the Board) with effect from 1 April 2019 as the interim CEO until the recruitment process is successfully concluded. Maluleke is a qualified Chartered Accountant, CA (SA) with 25 years of experience. He is also a qualified business rescue practitioner. ‘The Board wishes Mr Matji all the best in his future endeavours” a statement issued by RAL concluded.
Fix it up After the recent rains, many of Burgersfort’s roads started developing gaping and dangerous potholes. This week however saw a team starting to fix some of them at major intersections like the one to Tubatse Crossing Mall. It is good news to see such crucial work being done de-
spite the local municipality’s current status of being under administration. It must however be noted that the R37 on which work was done, (called Dirk Winterbach road for the stretch running through Burgersfort town) is a national road and not a municipal road.
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Steelie teams compete in athletics Steelpoort Academy’s athletes participated in the annual inter house athletics. Different coloured teams supported their athletes and competed for a trophy for the best spirit and singing. The Blue team won both the singing and the athletics trophies this year.
Apart from short and long distance running, there was also long jump, high jump and shot put.
The opportunity to coach and assist learners to reach their best performance was grabbed by both hands. All of this was done in a gentle spirited fashion to encourage and build learners up. The top athletes will be going forward to participate in other athletics competitions with neighbouring schools.
The first three athletes in each item received a medal for their achievement. This was presented to them in front of the pavilion where the teams and supporting parents loudly cheered them on. Braving the heat was all worth it was the winners smiled with their medals on the podium. The points collect for each of the top positions were counted towards determining the day’s top performing team who took away a trophy for the effort.
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Steelies see how fast, far and high they can go Steelpoort Academy’s athletes participated a variety of track and field items last week Thursday. The children were supported by their teams on the pavilion as well as some parents who came to watch their young athletes compete. Read who was the day’s winning teams on page 4 of this newspaper.
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Hasies and Skillies compete Laerskool Burgersfort held their inter house athletics last week Friday. The school is split into two teams, the Hasies (green) and the Skillies (yellow). Athletes participated in field and track items while also
competing for the singing trophy. This year was yellow year as the Skillies walked away with both the trophies for the singing and the best performance by the athletes.
Left: Long and short distances formed part of the track items. Athletes who qualified in the top spots will be competing in upcoming friendly athletics meetings with other schools.
The top three positions in every item received medals and had a chance to stand on the podium for their moment of glory. Their points counted towards the team’s attempt to win the athletics trophy for the day.
Big and small participated and in some cases a little bit of coaching and guidance steered the young athletes in the right direction.
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Burgie athletes aim for the win Laerskool Burgersfort hosted their inter house athletics last week. Read about the result on page 6.
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SPORT Pulana Maroga soccer teams square off Pulana Maroga Soccer League teams played league matches on Sunday 20 January 2019. The results were: Mathipa ground: Real Touch FC: 0 vs Golden Spears FC: 2. Bafaladi FC: 0 vs Mighty Bucks: 3. Mathipa Happy Fighters FC: 3 vs Mighty Blues FC: 0. Lebalelo ground: Driekop Happy Stars FC: 3 vs Maruleng FC: 0. Barcelona FC: 0 vs Mohlophi Fast 11 Jnr: 0. Lebalelo Hungry Vultures: 0 vs Stonebreakers: 1. Morethe ground: Driekop FC: 3 vs Mangabane FC: 4. Lenareng FC: 2 vs Bull Bull FC: 0. Morethe Young Dribblers: 2 vs Tshakanya Mighty Rovers:1.
(Information and photographs: Pulana Maroga Soccer League).
Don’t miss the Mining vs Smelter soccer action this weekend Teams will compete for loads of prizes This weekend the Samancor Eastern Chrome Mines’ Mangabane sports ground will be a hive of activity. Teams from local mines will face-off with teams from the local smelters. The organisers of the day believe that a fit employee is a healthy and productive employee and Saturday’s event will be sponsored by Health Squared. Teams will be competing for lots of prizes. Local talent in the form of DJ Zambro from Mooihoek will also get the vibe going with good music. The action is set to kick-off at 08:00 on Saturday, 26 January 2019, until late. It will take on the form of a Top 8 Tournament. The public is welcome to come and support the local teams. The day promises to be filled with fun, great team spirit and action packed soccer.
Come play some American Foursomes golf The Tubatse Chrome Golf Club will host an American Foursomes play this weekend. It will work as follows: Both players play tee shots at each hole, then play a second with their partner’s ball. One ball is then selected and then play proceeds as in foursomes with the owner of the ball selected then playing the third shot. Handicap allowance is 75% of combined handicaps. This means that you add both handicaps and divide it by three. That will be the handicap the team will play from. The competition will take place on Saturday 26 January 2019 and will start at 07:30 in the morning. The day’s competition fee will be R150 per player. The Club invites all members and non-member to come and enjoy the day. New residents to the area are also welcome to come and join the Tubatse Chrome Golf Club and enjoy all the benefits of this great golf club. Meanwhile the Club is in the process of organising this year’s league team who will compete all over the province.