Zoutpansberger 13 January 2022

Deur Pétria de Vaal

“Sóveel liefde van vriende en mense wat ons nie eers ken nie, kan ek nie beskryf nie.” Só sê

Michael Snyman, pa van die 12-jarige Cayden Snyman, Graad 7-leerling van Laerskool Louis Trichardt, wat die week voor Kersfees baie ernstig siek geword het aan malaria.

“Die Maandag het Cayden van hoofpyn begin kla. ‘n Dag later was sy rug seer en teen die Woensdag het hy gesê hy voel beter. Ons het gedink dat hy ‘n verkoue het. Toe Donderdag aanbreek, het hy net in die bed gelê. Teen Vrydag was hy egter heelwat beter en ons het beplan om dam toe te gaan op Oukersdag. Ek het hom daardie Saterdag op die vloer gekry – in pyn,” sê Michael.

Michael het vir Cayden, wat toe al sy bewussyn

begin verloor het, dadelik na die Zoutpansberg Privaathospitaal geneem, waar die dokter aan diens ‘n malariatoets gedoen het. Dit was positief. Cayden was vir die volgende drie dae in die Gedenkhospitaal in Louis Trichardt. “Hy het egter al hoe swakker geword, en is oorgeplaas na Tshilidzini Hospitaal by Thohoyandou op Maandag, 26 Desember. ‘n CT-skandering is gedoen, omdat dokters gevrees het dat Cayden dalk breinskade sou opdoen. Dit was gelukkig skoon. ‘n Groot bron van bekommernis was dat Cayden nie gepraat of gereageer het nie,” voeg Michael by.

Cayden is na die provinsiale hospitaal in Polokwane oorgeplaas, omdat sy niere vermoedelik nie behoorlik gefunksioneer het nie en dialise aanbeveel is. Daar het verwarring ontstaan oor die beskikbaarheid van ‘n dialise-masjien.

“In hierdie tyd het ons al die private hospitale in Polokwane genader om vir Cayden daar te laat opneem. Daar was egter nêrens ‘n bed in ‘n intensiewe sorgeenheid beskikbaar nie. Cayden het in die provinsiale hospitaal se intensiewe sorgeenheid gebly, waar personeel uit hulle pad gegaan het om na Cayden om te sien en hom te monitor. Privaatdokters het hom hier besoek. Teen die derde dag het Cayden my weer herken. Hierdie was ‘n wonderwerk van God,” sê Michael. Cayden is oorgeplaas na die hoësorg-eenheid, waar hy al hoe gesonder begin word het. “Ek kan slegs met lof praat van al die provinsiale hospitale waar Cayden behandel is.”

Op Maandag, 9 Januarie, is Cayden teruggestuur na Tshilidzini. Sy pa is verheug dat dit sommer baie beter met hom gaan en hulle hoop en vertrou dat hy dalk later in hierdie week ontslaan sal word. Daarna sal dokters hom elke drie weke wil sien vir ‘n opvolgondersoek.

“Toe dit blyk dat Cayden moontlik na ‘n private hospitaal sou moes gaan, het Heleen Yzel, Feed the Hungry en Hemelse Pêrels fondsinsamelings van stapel gestuur. Ek kan steeds nie glo hoeveel plaaslike mense bygedra het nie – ons is slegs ‘n jaar lank in die omgewing,” sê

Michael. Die vraag oor waar Cayden malaria opgedoen het, bly steeds ‘n raaisel. Michael sê dat die Anopheles muskiet vir Cayden by hulle woonplek, so vyf km van die dorp af op die Levubupad, moes gebyt het. Hulle het nêrens heen gereis nie.

Tydens die inkubasietydperk van ses tot 12 dae kom die pasiënt dit nie dadelik agter nie, maar elke keer wanneer duisende parasiete in die bloed vrygelaat word omdat rooibloedselle oopbars, ontstaan die aanvanklike simptome van koors en ander griepagtige simptome. Hoofpyn, koue rillings en sweet is algemeen. Van die uiterste belang is dat malaria vinnig gediagnoseer en behandel moet word nie. Dodelike komplikasies kan intree binne 48 uur ná die verskyning van die eerste simptome.

Inwoners word aangeraai om alle

moontlike voorsorgmaatreëls te tref wat muskietbyte kan verminder, bv. insekweerders, nette oor beddens, gaas voor vensters en die gebruik van waaiers of lugreëling.

Lesers sal dit ook interessant vind dat Voortrekkerleier Louis Trichardt en sy geselskap deurgeloop het onder malaria tydens hulle trek na die destydse Delagoabaai (Maputo) in Mosambiek in 1837-1838. Van die trekgeselskap van ‘n totaal van 53 het 20 as gevolg van malaria (toe nog ‘n onbekende siekte) gesterf– onder meer Trichardt se vrou. Hy het self ook ses maande later as gevolg van malaria gesterf. Hierdie is waarskynlik die vroegste gevalle van malaria wat behoorlik gedokumenteer is. Eers gedurende die 1890’s is ontdek dat die Anopheles muskiet die parasiet oordra wat malaria veroorsaak. Uitgebreide navorsing is later vir etlike dekades onderneem. Tzaneen het as basis gedien vir navorsing in die huidige Limpopo. Voorsorgmaatreëls, soos om huise teen muskiete te bespuit, het algemeen voorgekom.

Die jong Cayden kort nadat hy sy stryd teen die dodelike malaria begin wen het. Foto: Facebook.

Dit gaan heelwat beter met die 12-jarige Cayden Snyman wat oor die Kerstydperk om sy lewe moes veg, nadat hy ernstig siek geword het aan malaria. Kanse is goed dat hy nog hierdie week uit die hospitaal ontslaan kan word. Saam met hom is sy pa, Michael. Foto verskaf.

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Lekker groen, maar nog reën nodig

Deur Andries van Zyl

Met die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerburo wat bo-gemiddelde reënval vir Suid-Afrika voorspel weens ‘n sterk La Niña effek oor die Stille Oseaan spoel groot dele van die land weg, maar nie die Soutpansberg nie.

“Ek het so ‘n bietjie rondgevra en die gevoel is dat ons nog nie bo-gemiddelde reënval in hierdie stadium ontvang nie, nie naastenby vir Limpopo of die Soutpansberg-omgewing nie,” het mnr.

Fanie Havinga, voorsitter van die Soutpansberg Distrikslandbou-unie, Dinsdag gesê.

Havinga het gesê dat Mpumalanga baie goeie reën gehad het. “Inteendeel, hulle het te veel reën gehad. Ek hoor die graanboere kla daar is dele van hulle lande wat hulle glad nie kon plant nie as gevolg van te veel reën. Gauteng het ook heeltemal te veel gehad. Ook die Vrystaat se produksie-area het te veel reën gehad. Hulle kon plant, maar groot dele is besig om te versuip omdat dit te veel reën. Die enigste provinsie waarmee dit baie goed gaan op die oomblik is Noordwes. Hulle goeters lyk blykbaar fantasties,” het Havinga gesê.

Die prentjie lyk egter nie dieselfde hier in die Soutpansberg nie. “Hier by ons in die Soutpansberg-area wil ek vir jou sê is ons reënval onder gemiddeld. Dit het mooi gereën aanvanklik en alles het skielik mooi groen geword, maar dit was omdat ons uit ‘n goeie seisoen gekom het. Ondergronds was dit nog redelik nat gewees. Dit is hoekom dit aanvanklik baie goed gelyk het,” het Havinga gesê.

Volgens Havinga het hy opgemerk dat die wyse waarop die reën val ook bietjie verander het die afgelope seisoen. “Die reën wat val se intensiteit, ondervind ek, is net baie hoër as altyd. Dit gaan gepaard met ongelooflike harde buie reën wat hard val en dan dink ons dit reën verskriklik baie. Maar dit is nie so nie. Hier in Levubu was ‘n verskriklike windstorm so ‘n week of wat gelede gewees wat vir ouens baie skade veroorsaak het. Piesang- en neutbome is omgewaai en dit is hoekom ek sê die intensiteit is baie hoër,” het Havinga gesê.

Hierdie week, 25 jaar

gelede in die Zoutpansberger

Hierdie week, 25 jaar gelede, het die Zoutpansberger se voorblad gepronk met die nuus dat Hoërskool Louis Trichardt nie net die beste en derde-beste matrikulante in die provinsie opgelewer het tydens die 1997 senior eksamens nie, maar dat die skool ook een van slegs 14 skole in die provinsie was wat met ‘n 100% slaagsyfer kon spog.

Op die koerant se voorblad van 9 Januarie 1998 pronk Marlize Barkhuizen se foto as toppresteerder in die provinsie met ‘n gemiddeld van 93,8% en sewe onderskeidings, almal op hoërgraad. Sy het onderskeidings behaal in Afrikaans eerste taal, Engels tweede taal, wiskunde, natuur en skeikunde, rekeningkunde, ekonomie en rekenaarstudie. Mede­Triegie Rentia Gilfillan was die derde­beste presteerder in die provinsie met agt onderskeidings en ‘n gemiddeld van 89,8%. Haar onderskeidings was in Afrikaans eerste taal, Engels tweede taal, wiskunde, natuur­ en skeikunde, biologie, rekenaarstudie, musiek en musiekvoor drag. Buiten vir laasgenoemde, wat sy op standaardgraad geneem het, was al die ander vakke op hoërgraad gewees. In totaal het slegs 31,8% van die provinsie se 1997 matrieks daardie jaar geslaag. Buiten vir Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het ook Eltivillas Skool en Emmanuel Christian School 100% slaagsyfers behaal.

In ander nuus daardie week is berig oor ‘n luiperd wat op die N1 noord doodgery is, nadat dit voor ‘n

voertuig naby die Ingwe Motel ingespring het. Die motoris, mnr. Andrew Pinkerton, was terug op pad na Zimbabwe ná die Desembervakansie en het groot geskrik.

In ander hartseernuus is ook berig van ‘n jong inwoner van Louis Trichardt, die 17­jarige Riaan Dreyer, wat verlam gelaat is ná ‘n duikongeluk terwyl hy saam met vriende op vakansie was in Hartenbos. Riaan het sy nek­ en rugwerwels ernstig beseer toe hy op die strand gehardloop en in die see ingeduik het. In die proses het hy teen die

Maar te midde van die minder reën lyk dinge goed. “Oor die algemeen lyk dinge baie goed noord van die berg. Hulle het nou weer goeie opvolgreën gehad. Levubu lyk baie mooi, alhoewel ons nou weer kan doen met ‘n bietjie reën. Maar ons kan nie kla nie. Die Bosveld lyk goed. Die gras staan geil. As ons nou Januarie/ Februarie groot volumes reën kry, sal dit goed wees. Inteendeel, dit sal baie lekker wees,” het Havinga gesê.

Plaaslike inwoner Louis Nel hou sedert 1987 noukeurig boek van elke maand en jaar se reënvalsyfers. Dit is egter slegs vir Louis Trichardt as dorp. Sy data maak tog steeds vir interessante leesstof.

Tradisioneel is Januarie en Februarie die Soutpansberg-gebied se beste reënvalmaande. Volgens Nel se syfers is Louis Trichardt se gemiddelde reënval oor die afgelope 36 jaar 741 mm per jaar, met gemiddelde reënvalsyfers vir Januarie en Februarie van onderskeidelik 138,39

mm en 148,28 mm.

‘n Paar uitskieters het egter ook al voorgekom, soos tydens die vloede van 2000 toe hy ‘n ongelooflike 1 769 mm gemeet het. Vir net Januarie en Februarie van daardie jaar het hy onderskeidelik 293 mm en 862 mm gemeet. Die 1 000 mm merk is in 2009 ook oorskry (1 050 mm) met 357 mm wat in Februarie van daardie jaar gemeet is. So ook is die 1 000 mm kerf in 2014 oorskry (1 110 mm) met 371 mm wat in Januarie van daardie jaar gemeet is. In 2021 is daar baie naby aan die 1 000 mm merk gekom (984 mm), met twee derdes van die hele jaar sê reën wat net in Januarie (369 mm) en Februarie (309 mm) gemeet is. Louis Trichardt se totale reënval vir 2022 was 799 mm, volgens Nel se statistiek.

“Tot op hede het ons ondergemiddelde reënval gehad, maar nie so dat ons daaroor sal kla nie … die Here sal voorsien. Hy weet wanneer ons dit nodig het en Hy sal dit vir ons op sy tyd ook gee,” het Havinga gesê.

Deur Andries van Zyl

Die aangrypende verhaal van die 12-jarige Cayden Snyman van Louis Trichardt wat oor die Desembervakansie vir sy lewe moes veg nadat hy malaria opgedoen het, het opnuut die gevolge van dié potensieel-noodlottige siekte onder die soeklig geplaas. ‘n Ontploffing in die muskietpopulasie weens die huidige nat weersomstandighede het ook vrae laat ontstaan of inwoners rede het tot kommer vir ‘n moontlik malaria-uitbreking.

Die kort antwoord is, nee - aldus dr. Casper Venter van die Prognos Mediese Sentrum op Louis Trichardt. “Daar is gevalle, maar nie buitengewoon meer vir hierdie tyd van die jaar nie,” het Venter gesê. Hy het bygevoeg dat mense moet onthou dat malaria endemies aan die area is. Dit gesê, dra nie alle muskiete die malaria-parasiet nie en word die siekte slegs aan mense oorgedra deur die byt van ‘n besmette wyfie Anopheles-muskiet wat bloed moet suig om haar eiers te laat ontwikkel. In Suid-Afrika kom twee soorte Anopheles-muskiete voor wat malaria oordra, naamlik Anopheles gambiae en Anopheles funestus. Die gewone huismuskiet se wyfie, Culex pipiens, suig ook bloed maar veroorsaak nie malaria nie.

“Die belangrike ding van malaria is dat dit vroeg gediagnoseer moet word. So, as jy enige malariasimptome het, dan is dit goed om vinnig te laat toets. Gaan na jou dokter toe dat daar vinnig getoets word,” het Venter gesê. Nie-spesifieke

vroeë simptome van malaria sluit in koors, koue rillings, kopseer, uitputting en spierpyne.

Ongediagnoseerde en onbehandelde malaria vorder vinnig tot erge siekte met ‘n potensieel noodlottige einde. Wat dit betref word daar na ongekompliseerde en gekompliseerder malaria verwys. Ongekompliseerde malaria is waar die siekte vinnig gediagnoseer is. “Vir ongekompliseerde malaria kry jy jou pilletjie, gaan huis toe, ons volg op – jy is piekfyn. Die gekompliseerde malaria pasiënt is die pasiënt wat klaar begin deurmekaar raak, hy is geel want hy het geelsug en hy braak verskriklik. Hy kan nie die medikasie wat ons vir hom wil ingee, inhou nie. Dan begin ons dink aan ernstige malaria,” het Venter gesê. In Cayden se geval het hy gekompliseerde malaria opgedoen.

Venter het weereens die publiek gewaarsku teen “self-diagnose”. Hy het verwys na mense wat dalk net ‘n vinnige Covid-toets laat doen of toets vir bosluiskoors as hulle sleg voel. Die toets kan negatief wys en die persoon gaan huis toe en glo niks is verkeerd nie. Intussen kan die persoon dalk malaria hê.

“As jy sleg voel, gaan sien eerder jou dokter,” het Venter gesê. Hy het bygevoeg dat pasiënte ook hulle huisdokter kan vra dat hulle vir malaria getoets moet word, veral wanneer hulle na ‘n hoë-risiko malaria gebied gereis het.

Venter het afgesluit deur te sê dat mense nie malaria moet onderskat nie. “Malaria is maar altyd iets waarvoor jy versigtig moet wees,” het Venter gesê.

Malaria gevalle nie buitengewoon meer vir hierdie tyd van die jaar nie Bekende van Levubu skielik oorlede

In Memoriam

Familie en vriende het met groot hartseer en skok afskeid geneem van die 75-jarige Gerrit van der Walt wat Vrydagmiddag, 16 Desember, oorlede is ná ‘n fratsongeluk vroeër die week.

Gerrit het in die sewentigerjare vanaf Alberton na Levubu verhuis om sy ouers op die plaas te help. Baie sal hom onthou waar hy by Waterwese gewerk het en op sy plaas geboer het met koejawels en mango’s. Sy kinders sal hom onthou as ‘n pa wat altyd daar was, betrokke was en altyd ‘n helpende hand vir almal gehad het. Gerrit het gelewe vir sy kinders en kleinkinders.

‘n Gedenkdiens vir wyle Gerrit vind eerskomende Saterdag, 14 Januarie, om 10:00 vanuit die NG Kerk op Levubu plaas. Hy word oorleef deur sy kinders Clarissa (en skoonseun Bruce) Gerrit (en skoondogter Lee-Ann), Leo (en skoondogter Minet) susters Sara en Martie, sy broer Dewald, en ses kleinkinders (Denise, Jonathan, Milla, Leo, Ava en Margot).

Die familie het hulle dank uitgespreek teenoor die gemeenskap van Levubu en Louis Trichardt vir hulle woorde van vertroosting en ondersteuning in hulle tyd van hartseer.

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Wyle Gerrit van der Walt (75). Foto verskaf.

The Gollong Ponzi is dead, but SA remains easy pickings for the world’s cyber criminals

By Anton van Zyl

In November last year, the Zoutpansberger and GroundUp exposed the shenanigans of Gollong Investments, which was a Ponzi scheme. It promised lucrative returns to “investors” and claimed to be backed by big business and the government. Investors were told that they were buying products, such as solar equipment, which would then be rented out to consumers and businesses.

Gollong has now collapsed but not before the scammers squeezed whatever money they could out of gullible participants. Even before disappearing in mid-December, the operators of the scheme, who appear to be from outside South Africa, had already launched a new investment scheme that is still actively promoted.

The entry-level investment in Gollong was R230, which had to be invested for 40 days. Investors were to get back R8 a day and at the end of the period were to be paid out R320, the equivalent of an annual yield of 357%.

For investors who had an appetite for risk, the promised returns were even more attractive. A R140,000 investment in the top-of-the-range G-VIP8 products would pay out R588,000 in 60 days.

The Gollong Investment scheme made use of referrals, and new investors had to be introduced by active investors. The scheme encouraged members to recruit investors, and the more people a member recruited, the higher the member’s earnings.

Gollong made use of a dedicated app that could be downloaded from the Google Play Store or by visiting the website. The app provided members with more options to invest, and it displayed information such as daily balances. Communication was via closed WhatsApp groups, with strict rules prohibiting members from posting “negative” comments.

The scheme caught the attention of investigative reporters, who quickly saw red flags.

Gollong Investments claimed in its marketing videos to have been active in South Africa since 2021, but the company was only registered on 21 September 2022. A visit to its listed address in Edgar Road, Boksburg, showed that no such business was operating there. The address of the “headquarters” in Piccadilly Street in London also proved to be false.

The names and pictures of the international “directors” of Gollong also turned out to be fake. A reverse image search of photos of Gollong staff revealed that the same “team” were the driving force behind several other dubious companies. None of these companies responded to questions about the legitimacy of their directors.

In Ponzi schemes, the early investors are paid with money coming from new investors. Once the scheme reaches a point where it is about to collapse, the organisers disappear with the money. This happened with Gollong Investments, less than a month after the article in the Zoutpansberger and GroundUp appeared.

so I responded and that’s how I met Christine, one of the scheme’s administrators,” said David.

Interviews and subsequent conversations with Christine were via WhatsApp. David noticed that Gollong’s administrators all used +44 phone numbers, the country code for the United Kingdom. (It is possible that the numbers are fake and that the scammers used virtual or cloud-based UK phone numbers.) The profile of one administrator contained Chinese text, which strengthened suspicions that the scheme was not driven from South Africa.

Initially, things worked well for David. He was wary of taking risks, so he opted for the R230 investment. He started canvassing his family members and friends and his Gollong “ranking” quickly moved up. “I became a team leader and reported directly to Christine. She even allocated some funds to my account to help me market Gollong at events in my neighbourhood,” David said.

He says he remained wary and advised new members not to invest too much of their money in the scheme.

“In some way, we saw it as having a bit of fun. We were making money, but back in our minds we were wondering how long it would last,” he said.

At the end of November, shortly after the article questioning Gollong’s activities appeared, Gollong launched its FIFA World Cup competition.

Investors could place bets on different “funds”, such as Morocco or England funds. The odds were very attractive, and investors were almost assured of doubling or tripling their money while the World Cup was being played.

“In hindsight, I should have realised that this was only a stalling technique to stop investors from withdrawing funds,” said David. “Investors were betting their income on the outcome of the soccer matches, but could not withdraw anything until the final was played.”

Excuses made

At the end of November, the first of many excuses for not paying out funds appeared in the WhatsApp groups. One message sent out on 1 December stated: “Due to the hot activities (World Cup) and the rapid growth of members, Gollong’s original financial personnel were limited, resulting in slow withdrawals. We are also working hard to improve, and the financial department is actively recruiting financial personnel to process withdrawals. We are also actively communicating with banks, please rest assured that your funds are absolutely safe!”

Over the following weeks, the excuses mounted with numerous “technical problems” cited as reasons for non-payment.

to screen and review their accounts. Relevant departments will freeze all illegal accounts that have not been reviewed. Review time: December 19th and 20th.”

The method of “review” differed slightly between groups, but it entailed depositing more money into Gollong’s account. “In order to protect the property of normal members, please cooperate with the government investigation … the measures are as follows: Deposit the same amount as the funds that entered Gollong last time, to prove that this is a normal and legal account,” one message read.

On some groups, members were told to deposit between R500 and R3,000 into their Gollong accounts.

For “investments” below R3,000, only R500 needed to be deposited, whereas those with more than R10,000 invested had to pay R3,000 to “unlock” their accounts.

This alarmed the participants. Some started sharing links to articles exposing Gollong as possibly being a Ponzi scheme.

The Gollong administrators changed the WhatsApp group settings, no longer permitting members to comment.

On 23 December, the www.gollong. org site was no longer available and the Gollong App was no longer functioning. Gollong disappeared and its WhatsApp groups were no longer active.

How many people had lost money in the scheme is as yet unknown.

David reckons he just about broke even. He was part of a group with 278 participants. At least 100 such Gollong groups existed. David reckons that most group participants were not active and did not invest a lot. But even a conservative estimate indicates that thousands of South Africans had deposited money in the scheme.

New Ponzi schemes

Even before Gollong vanished, a number of similar schemes were already in operation, targeting gullible and desperate South Africans.

One scheme goes under the name of New Energy International - also called L.NE, with a website address h5.bcok. club. Its modus operandi follows Gollong’s. The “products” are slightly different. The more expensive the product, the higher the income.

Gollong. The administrators also use +44 (UK) numbers.

Whereas Gollong mainly used ABSA bank, the new scheme appears to use Nedbank and African Bank.

The organisers of these schemes have put a lot of effort and planning into them. Some websites even provide legitimacy to the scams. Enter “Is Gollong a Ponzi?” in Google and sites such as www.tunnelgist.com and www. bramreview.com are listed, which recommend the scheme: “For now, Gollong.org is 100% legit. Golling.org is a legit website. I’ve never heard of any scamming going on there. And I will be updating his article with new information everyday. So you don’t have to worry. For now, they offers [sic] a wide range of opportunities to earn extra income at home,” writes Bramreview.

This was posted a few days after the Zoutpansberger and GroundUp had already exposed Gollong as a Ponzi scheme.

Should I tell?

David seriously considered investing in New Energy International. This time he was more wary and pestered the administrators with questions, asking them where the company’s headquarters were and who the directors were.

“Our company works in the national government department,” was one of the responses. The administrators refused to divulge any specific information about the company and their answers remained vague.

sity, costing the country an estimated R2.2 billion annually.

South Africa had 52 cybercrime victims per million Internet users in 2021. The top-ranking country was the UK, with 4,783 victims per million users.

The types of cybercrimes vary from ransomware attacks to online payment fraud. Criminals are also focusing on obtaining data, with the rate of data breaches worldwide steadily climbing. The most common cybercrime, according to Surfshark, is phishing. In 2021, some 323,972 phishing victims had been identified.

“Phishing victims on average lost the least amount of money ($136 per victim), while people that fell victim to investment fraud lost the most ($70,811 on average),” the report says.

We sent questions to the SA Reserve Bank, asking whether they were aware of the activities of Gollong and L.NE. We have not received a response.

Questions were also sent to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC), a non-profit company formed by the four major banks to help fight organised crime. SABRIC did not respond, but on its website it publishes useful guidelines to help consumers spot Ponzi schemes.

(Visit https://www.sabric.co.za/ stay­safe/ponzi­pyramid­schemes/)

At the end of December, the Zoutpansberger was contacted by one of Gollong’s former members, David (not his real name). He said he had only realised later that he was probably one of the first investors in the scheme.

“Late in August last year, I spotted an advert on a community chat group, where a company was looking for part-time and full-time workers. The income promised was between R500 and R2,500 per day. I desperately needed to supplement my income,

David had about R80,000 “invested”, though most of this was the “profits” earned on his investments in Gollong. But when he attempted to withdraw these funds, his request was rejected. His last successful withdrawal was on 4 December, after which all further attempts were blocked. When he queried this, he was told that his team members were not performing and that he could only withdraw small amounts. He subsequently tried to withdraw a lower amount but was still refused.

The World Cup ended on 18 December, which meant that the “winnings” had to be paid out, but Gollong’s administrators said an audit by the SA Reserve Bank was delaying payments.

Midway through December, the following message went out on the various groups: “In order to reject illegal transactions of illegal money laundering, all Gollong users are requested

Investors can “buy” products such as a mini wind turbine for R300 or a small wind turbine for R1,000. The promised return on an investment in a small wind turbine is R30 per day. After 30 days, the payout is R1,020 – which means a R1,000 investment would yield an annual return of R12,240.

Money can also be made by actively recruiting other investors. If the group of members recruited rises to more than 50, a R5,000 monthly bonus is paid. Should the group grow to over 100 members, the bonus doubles to R10,000 per month. This “commission” scale rises to huge figures.

Many similarities exist between Gollong and New Energy International. The website (which functions like an app on a mobile phone) has a similar look and functionality to the Gollong app.

Some of the administrators appear not to have bothered to change their descriptions in their WhatsApp profiles, and references are made to

David became convinced this was another scam. He considered alerting others. But before he could do that, the administrators blocked him, preventing him and other members of the WhatsApp group from posting comments.

The “latest generation” of Ponzi schemes driven from outside the country’s borders are in many ways a type of cyber-attack. The New Energy International scheme should raise many alarm bells because new investors are requested to provide extensive information about themselves, and even have to submit scanned images of the front and back of their ID documents.

Well-known cybersecurity company Surfshark published a report last year on the effects such crimes have on countries. South Africa, according to the report, ranks sixth in the world for cybercrime den-

The schemes all promise lucrative returns on investment.

“I was part of it”

One of the pictures used by the New Energy International scheme’s operators to create the impression that the “investments” are credible.

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KERKE/CHURCHES

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (LTT)

Tshirululunistraat 28, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 516 2272

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (Musina)

Cass Straat 16, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 534 2126

• Agapé Gemeente (LTT)

Sondae: Afrikaanse diens om 08:30 insluitend Peuter-, Kinder- en Tienerbedieninge. Sundays: English service at 10:30 including Toddler-, Children- and Teen Ministries, phone Pastor Chris Mattheus Tel (082 696 2619).

• AGS Louis Trichardt

Munnikstraat 70, Sondae om 09:00, past. J. Wilkins (071 161 9254), J. Victor (073 799 8479), M Struwig (083 400 2511).

• AGS El-Shaddai (Musina)

Watsonlaan 17, Sondag 10:00 en 18:00, Past. Boetie Visser, Tel: 015 534 3361 / 084 456 6959

• AGS Levubu

Sien Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfield)

• All Nations for Jesus Christian Centre (LTT)

93 Burger Street (Maranatha Centre), Sunday 09:30 & Wednesday 18:00, Past Benjamin Sithole, Tel 083 532 9492/ 015 516 2275

• Anglican Church / St Marks (LTT)

128 Munnik Street, Sunday 10:30, Rev Robbie Novella, Tel: 015 516 5165

• Baptist Church (Musina)

Corner of Whyte & Limpopo Street, Sunday 09:30, Rev Paul Richardson, Tel: 015 534 0479 or 082 446 1728

• Baptist Church Baptiste Kerk (LTT)

1st Sunday of the month combined morning service (English/ Afrikaans) 10:00. Rest of the month English morning service 08:30. Afrikaans morning service 10:00. Evening services combined 18:00.

Prayer meeting/Bible study Wednesday 18:00. Ds. Johan Marais 015 516 2714.

• Catholic Church (LTT)

Corner Burger & Jeppe Street, Mass times: 1st Sunday 10:00 - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday 17:00, Father Frank Gallagher, Tel: 015 516 0566 / 082 664 1393 (Catholic Church Musina, Tel: 015 534 2085)

• Chapel of Grace Church Sunday 09:00 - 11:00 at Forestry 165 in Louis Trichardt (temporary)/ Siloam/Nzhelele Past Oke Tel 083 461 6455.

Corpus Christi Christian Church

Corner Tarentaal and Tuva Street (Makhado Park, Extension 8), Sunday service 09:30, School of Ministry at 13:30 on Sundays. Pastor

Peter Thovhakale Tel 082 691 9943.

• St Peters Church (LTT)

33 Breda Street, Sunday 09:00, Tel: 083 377 0984 (Iain Purdon), 084 404 0050 (Soekie Bierman)

• Emmanuel Christelike Kerk (LTT)

Koraalboomstraat 3, Sondae 09:00 & 18:00, Jeug Vrydae 19:00, Past. Andries van Heerden, Tel: 015 516 4282 / 083 357 1658

• Evangelies-Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT)

LTT Lodge-saal (Hlangananistraat), Sondagoggend erediens 08:00, kontak ds. Herbie Lyon Tel: 082 906 0288

• Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT)

H/v Anderson & Songozwistraat, Sondag 09:00 en 10:45, leraar ds. Innes Nagel, Tel. 082 701 5602

• Gereformeerde Kerk (Musina)

Wilsonlaan 1, Sondag 09:30, Ds. Hannes Lee, Tel 081 043 0910 of 015 534 2253.

• Hervormde Gemeente Louis Trichardt (Musina & Alldays) H/v Stubbs & Forestryweg, Louis Trichardt, Sondag 08:30, Alldays (09:30 elke tweede Sondag). Kontak dr. B.J. van Wyk by tel. 082 629 9851 vir meer inligting.

• Hervormde Gemeente Zoutpansberg (LTT) H/v Stubb & Forestry, Elke tweede Sondag om 08:30, Dr. B.J. van Wyk, Tel: 082 828 5711

• Hervormde Kerk Zoutpansberg: Geloofsbond van Hervormde Gemeentes (LTT) H/v Stubb & Forestry, Sondag 10:15, Ds. Ronel Eckard, Tel 072 122 7956

• Hervormde Kerk (Geloofsbond Musina) H/v Van Zyl & Celliersstraat, Sondag om 09:00, ds. Eddie Eckard, Tel: 015 534 2519 of 082 958 9095, Kerkkantoor 015 534 2756.

• Lede in Christus Kerk (LTT)

Joubertstraat 29, Sondag oggenddiens 09:30, evangeliediens om 18:00. Past. T. Gilfillan, Tel 082 465 8774

• Lewende Woord Louis Trichardt Sondag erediens 10:00 te 49 Rissikstraat. Past. Andrew Bezuidenhout (071 078 1631).

• Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfield) Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Craig Whitcomb, Tel 015 583 0134 of 084 400 8937

• Methodist Church (LTT) 79 Munnik Street, Sunday 09:00 (English service) 10:00 (Multilingual service), Past. Alan Molyneux, Tel. 082 428 7980.

• NG Kerk (Levubu) Perseel 316, Sondag 08:30, Ds. Petrus Kriel Tel: 015 583 002 / 082 898 2081

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015 516 3902.

• NG Kerk Soutpansberg (LTT)

H/v Stubbs & Andersonstraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. Etienne van Staden (083 274 3227), Kerkkantoor 079 116 1700.

• NG Kerk (Musina)

Ds. Henricostraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. André van Rooyen, Tel: 082 468 7640 / E-pos: ngkmsa@lantic.net of alvanrooyen@gmail.com

• New Covenant Kerk/Church (LTT)

115 Krogh Street, Sondag 09:00 en 18:30, Louis Trichardt, André van Niekerk, Tel 015 516 5305 or 082 926 7313.

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Ou Apostoliese Kerk van SA (LTT)

Kroghstraat, Sondagdienste 09:00 tot 10:00 en aanddiens 17:00 tot 18:00, Priester JJ Janse van Rensburg, Tel. 072 544 7505.

• Reformed Church Songozwi

Corner of Songozwi and Anderson Street, Louis Trichardt, Sunday 11:00, Rev Paul Mushayabasa (076 860 0669)

• PPK Bet-El Gemeente (LTT)

Rissikstraat 50. Sondag: 09:00 Hoofdiens & Kinderkerk, 17:00

Connect Groups. Vrydae 19:00 Jeug. Past Anthony Hees 084 418 3803.

• Sewendedag-adventiste (LTT)

Groblerstraat, Saterdag 09:00 en 11:00,

What is happening?

DEURLOPEND

Ondersteuningsgroep

Elke Maandag om 17:30 vind ‘n byeenkoms van die Christelike Ondersteuningsgroep vir alkoholen dwelmafhanklikes plaas.

Die vergadering is in die Jesus Kroon lokaal by die NG Kerk Louis Trichardt-gemeente.

Alhoewel die byeenkoms by die NG-kerk aangebied word, is persone van enige denominasie welkom. Vir meer inligting skakel Johan by 064 682 9725, Friede by 082 657 8602 of ds. Jan by 079 881 9673

Soutpansberg Kofukan Karateklub

Die Soutpansberg Kofukan Karateklub oefen elke Woensdag vanaf 18:00 tot 20:00 by die Emmanuel Christian School net buite Louis Trichardt. Die klub se Musina-tak oefen Maandae ook vanaf 18:00 tot 20:00. Vir meer inligting, skakel Tommy by tel. 083 346 6600.

LTT Shukokai Karateklub

Die Louis Trichardt Shukokai Karateklub oefen elke Maandag en Donderdag vanaf 17:30 tot 19:15 by die stoeisaal in Louis Trichardt.

Vir meer inligting, skakel sensei De Wet van Wyk by tel. 083 654 8869.

Kerk se fasiliteite nou beskikbaar

Die NG Kerk Moedergemeente (Stad op die Berg) in Louis Trichardt stel tans van hulle fasiliteite beskikbaar vir uitverhuring.

Die Ferdie Beyersaal kan 600 persone akkommodeer, en 100 persone in die Kiepersol-lokaal en 50 persone in die Jesuskroon-lokaal.

Vir meer inligting en pryse, skakel die kerkkantoor tussen 08:00 en 13:00 by tel. 015 516 3902.

Gister-se-Jeug byeen

Die Gister-se-Jeugklub op Louis Trichardt kom elke Dinsdag vanaf 09:00 in die saal van die Hervormde Kerk in Stubbsstraat byeen.

Die klub se leuse is “Vrolikheid by die grysheid” en hul doel is om eensame, ouer mense se venster op die wêreld net ‘n bietjie wyer oop te maak. “Het die vriendekring erg gekrimp? Kom maak dit groter by ons. Te oud – beslis nie as u nog kan beweeg nie. Te jonk – ons benodig helpers,” het die klub gesê. Vir meer inligting, skakel Willie by tel. 083 453 6597 of WhatsApp Anna by 084 516 0647. Ledegeld is baie billik.

Danie Woordbediening

Danie Potgieter van Louis Trichardt het manne van die Woord uitgenooi om saam met hom meer te leer oor die Bybel. Vir meer inligting, WhatsApp hom by tel. 066 257 7884.

Soutpansberg Muurbalklub

Die Soutpansberg Muurbalklub het belangstellende spelers uitgenooi om by die klub aan te sluit. Jaargelde beloop R1 800 per jaar.

Vir meer inligting kan die klub se voorsitter, Ronel Welman, geskakel word by tel. 084 581 4868 of stuur ‘n e-pos aan haar na admin@ zoutnet.co.za.

OPKOMEND

Dinsdag 10 Januarie

Rugbyoefening begin vir die 2023 seisoen

Die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub het Dinsdag, 10 Januarie reeds hulle eerste amptelike oefening vir die nuwe seisoen gehad. Die klub sal voortaan elke Dinsdag vanag 17:30 oefen.

Vir meer inligting kan Armand Stander geskakel word by 078 199 3830.

15 Januarie

Sondag

Jan Curtin bedien by AGS Louis Trichardt

Die bekende aanbiddingsleier pastoor Jan Curtin van Polokwane sal op Sondag, 15 Januarie, die erediens waarneem by die AGS Louis Trichardt. Die diens begin om 09:00.

Die tema van sy diens sal wees: Die verwagting van die bo-natuurlike God om sy mense aan te raak deur die woord, musiek en profeties.

“Met die werking van die Heilige Gees glo ons dat God sy mense wil ontmoet, bekragtig, stig en genees. Ons vertrou ook dat groepe mense geïnspireer sal word deur die werking van die Heilige Gees om hulle roeping te aanvaar en te volg en dat soekende en ongelowiges God sal ontmoet wat sy Seun as offer aan hulle gegee het,” sê die gemeente.

Vir meer inligting, skakel past. Jan Wilkins by tel. 071 161 9254.

First Limpopo XCO Saturday 21 January

Louis Trichardt will play host to the first round of the Limpopo XCO mountain-bike league on 21 January at Komatiland Forestry just outside of town.

This event sanctioned by Cycling South Africa (CSA) is sponsored by PSG Insure. Entry for the Nippers and Sprogs category is R100 and R200 for all other categories. A day licence for nonCSA members will cost R50. In addition to the normal categories, a new 30+ age category on a short track, as well as more laps for E-bikes, will be available.

For online entries, go to rorevents.co.za, and for more information, phone Stanley at 082 493 3897 or Kombo at 071 119 5635.

Ek is ... die Weg, die Waarheid en die

Lewe

“Maar die seuns van Eli was deugniete; hulle het die Here nie erken nie.” 1 Samuel 2:12.

Dit is ‘n kwade dag vir enige volk wanneer sy geestelike leiers die beproefde pad nie meer bewandel nie. In die geskiedenis het dit telkens geblyk dat as die geestelike leiers wêreldsgesind en vleeslik word, die kerk met sy mense op die afgrond afpeil. Ook in Israel se geskiedenis het ons voorbeelde daarvan.

Die seuns van Eli was deugniete, omdat hulle die offer van die Here verag het. Eerbied vir die gewyde dinge was nie teenwoordig by hulle nie; met onheilige hande het hulle die altaar bedien.

Ons raak so maklik ongeërg met die heilige. Die prediker vergeet dat die kansel ‘n besondere plek is en dat hy hom onder die tug van die Woord moet stel. Die diaken dra onnadenkend die tekens van die heilige Nagmaal rond, sonder om die wyding van die oomblik aan te voel. Die gemeente verkeer dikwels met ydel gesprekke voor die kerkdeur, terwyl hulle daarbinne met verstrooide gedagtes sit en ná die uitspreek van die seën die gebou so gou moontlik wil verlaat.

“Hierdie volk kom na My toe met hulle mond en eer My met die lippe, maar hulle hart is ver van my af,” sê die Here. Hoe waar van meer as een van ons. Godsdiens sonder godsvrug maak van ons deugniete.

Wat beteken Christus vir jou? Waar staan jy met Jesus? Kom ons besin oor ons saligheid en watter plek die Here Jesus werklik in ons lewens beklee.

- Ds. Johan Marais (Louis Trichardt Baptistekerk)

17:30, 20:00 SHOTGUN WEDDING 16 Ç Fri, Tue, Wed, Thu: 12:15, 15:00, 17:45, 20:30 Sat: 10:15, 12:45, 15:15, 19:30 Sun: 10:15, 13:00, 17:15 Mon: 13:15, 16:00, 18:45 THE AMAZING MAURICE PG Ç Fri, Tue, Wed, Thu: 12:00, 14:30, 17:00, 19:30 Sat: 10:00, 12:30, 15:00, 19:00 Sun: 10:00, 12:45, 17:30 Mon: 12:00, 14:30, 17:00

Louis Trichardt.

Afgeneem is Laerskool Louis Trichardt se Top 10 akademiese presteerders in Graad 5 tydens die laaste skoolkwartaal van 2022. Hulle is (bo na onder, van links na regs) Jason Burger, Maureen Joubert, Miané Vorster, Adi Muleya, Elizma Truter, Luané van Rooyen, Lehan Prinsloo, Andisa Mukwevho, Khali Mugwena en Rico Janse van Rensburg. Foto’s: Laerskool Louis Trichardt.

Hierdie groep leerlinge was Laerskool Louis Trichardt se Top 10 akademiese presteerders in Graad 6 tydens die vierde en laaste skoolkwartaal in 2022. Hulle is (bo na onder, van links na regs) Nika Alberts, Diana Jordaan, Lilian Venter, Lika Burger, Melo Dafuleya, Francis Gilfillan, Leney du Plessis, Uzair Khan, Dene Hammann en Lihan van Rooyen. Foto’s: Laerskool Louis Trichardt.

Die jong Ruaan van Taak (links) en klein Annamari Otto (regs) van Laerskool Louis Trichardt was van die duisende Graad 1’s wat landwyd Woensdag “amptelik” hulle laerskoolloopbaan in Graad 1 begin het. Saam met hulle sit Ruaan se mamma, Yolandi Varkevisser (middel). Hulle is in die Graad 1Z-klas van juffrou Luzelle Brown.

Farmers warned about immature avocados

Agriculture

The Subtropical Growers Association (Subtrop) has warned avocado farmers again that selling immature avocados is illegal.

“The sale of immature avocados (which will not ripen properly) is prohibited in terms of the Agricultural Product Standards Act. Inspectors will be testing maturity levels of early-season avocados offered for sale. If avocados are found to be immature, the sale of this fruit will be prohibited,” warns Subtrop in a press release.

Avocado growers are advised to ensure that their fruit meets the required maturity standard before picking. For the cultivar Fuerte, fruit moisture content must be 80% or less. Reputable avocado packhouses are all able to carry out

the necessary maturity testing.

“Inspectors will be checking avocado maturity on the National Fresh Produce Markets. Growers should be sure that their avocados are properly mature before harvesting, so that they do not run the risk of their fruit being rejected. The grower will be responsible for the cost of removing immature fruit from the market,” states Subtrop.

For further information on maturity testing, contact Kondi Munzhedzi at the Subtropical Growers Association (Subtrop) at Tel 015 307 3676 or 067 876 8323.

ASSISTENT-BESTUURSPOS BESKIKBAAR

Assistent Bestuurspos beskikbaar by Bandelierkop Winkel.

Persoon wat aansoek doen moet bereid wees om na Bandelierkop te verhuis. Behuising deel van pakket. Aansoekers moet onder druk kan funksioneer en inisiatief kan neem. Moet rekenaarvaardig en kreatief wees. Ouderdom tussen 25 en 45 jaar. Ondervinding in Kleinhandel sal voorkeur geniet.

Nuwe gesigte by Triegies Laerskool

Epos CV’s na admin@bandelierkopcentre.co.za. Indien jy nie van ons gehoor het teen 31 Januarie 2023 nie, was jou aansoek onsuksesvol.

accordance with the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004) as amended which state that “a roll

remain

for that financial year or for one or more subsequent financial years as the municipality may decide, but in total not more than five financial years in respect of a local municipality”. The current valuation roll will end on the 30 June 2023 whereof the new valuation roll will be implemented on 01 July 2023.

The Municipality would also like to invite organisations and structures who would like to form part of the steering committee during the process. The organisations and structures shall be required to attended meetings were necessary.

Interested organisations and structures must submit one name of its duly authorized representative together with physical address and contact details to the Department of Development and Planning on or before the 20 January 2023.

Enquires must be directed to Director Development and Planning Mr Aubrey Mabunda or Mr Tahulela Musandiwa or Mr NG Thanyani at (015) 519 3190/3105/3283 or email at aubreym@makhado.gov.za or tahulelam@makhado.gov.za or ndivhuwot@makhado.gov.za

aansluit as ‘n assistent-onderwyser by die Graad 4’s. Foto verskaf.

Mr Samuel Letlalo from Louis Trichardt has won himself a brand-new Renault Kiger in the Premjee Win-a-Car competition, which was held in celebration of the Premjee Group’s 80th anniversary. The lucky draw was conducted at the store in Louis Trichardt on 23 December. The prize was officially handed over that same day by Mr Rakesh Jeram and Mr Tshidaho Nthangeni, who congratulated Letlalo on his win. Photo supplied.

Weer tyd om kameras reg te kry

Kompetisie

Weens die sukses van verlede

se kalenderfotokompetisie bied die Zoutpansberger weer vanjaar hierdie gewilde kompetisie aan. Soos verlede jaar sal die streek se fotograwe tot

met die laaste week van elke maand hulle foto’s vir daardie maand kan inskryf en ‘n wenfoto sal vir elk van die 12 maande gekies

word.

‘n Maksimum van vyf foto’s per fotograaf per maand kan ingestuur word, maar fotograwe kan vir meer as een maand inskryf. Oudergewoonte soek ons na daardie spesiale foto wat die uniekheid van die Soutpansberg-streek uitbeeld, van unieke landmerke en besienswaardighede tot die natuurlewe. Die foto moet egter binne die afgelope 24 maande

geneem gewees het en moet die fotograaf se eie werk wees. Die kompetisie vir Januarie sluit op die 31ste van hierdie maand.

‘n Prys van R600 sal vir elke maand se wenfoto betaal word. Elke maand se wenfoto sal in die laaste week van die maand gepubliseer word, tesame met ‘n paar ander goeie foto’s wat daardie maand ontvang is. Wat beoordeling betref, sal gekyk word na tegniese aspekte

soos beligting, skerpheid en komposisie. Ten opsigte van die tegniese aspekte van fotografie kan aandag gegee word aan die volgende paar aspekte:

Slegs hoë-resolusie digitale foto’s (verkieslik landskap-formaat) sal aanvaar word. Die foto’s (wat goeie kwaliteit selfoonfoto’s ook kan insluit) kan in hoë resolusie per e-pos gestuur word na news@ zoutnet.co.za, of op CD of geheuestokkie ingehandig word by die kantore van die Zoutpansberger te Joubertstraat 16B in Louis Trichardt. Elke inskrywing moet vergesel wees van die fotograaf se naam, kontakbesonderhede, waar die foto geneem is en met watter kamera dit geneem is.

Die 12 wenfoto’s sal aan die einde van die jaar in ‘n groot-formaat muurkalender vir 2024 saamgevat word. Die kalender sal dan onder meer deur die Zoutpansberger gebruik word vir bemarkingsdoeleindes.

Vir meer inligting oor die kompetisie, skakel Andries by tel. 082 603 2419 of 015 516 4997 (tydens kantoorure).

Die Zoutpansberger het ‘n beperkte hoeveelheid A3-formaat 2023 kalenders vir bemarkingsdoeleindes gedruk. Diegene wat graag so ‘n kalender wil bekom, kan dit

op aanvraag bestel by Leach Printers in Rissikstraat teen ‘n koste van R100 elk.

Geen wins word op die kalenders gemaak nie. Dit is slegs die drukkoste.