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17 April 2020

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What screening?

would include physical contact. Optimistic about getting answers quickly, After a week of trying to find out whether the since most residents of the Soutpansberg - like wearing of face masks and protective gloves is their fellow South African citizens - are eager to compulsory if you want to avoid being locked assist the government in stopping the spread of up, as well is whether items such as light bulbs the coronavirus and putting an end to the now are considered essential items, the Zoutpans- extended lockdown period, the newspaper asked berger is none the wiser. Shikwambana to explain how the process would The newspaper could find no clear governwork. ment guidelines on the above anywhere, apart No reply was received. from what was originally proclaimed at the start With no response from the department’s of the lockdown. This lack of clear guidelines provincial spokesperson, the Zoutpansberger continues to cause confusion and frustration. eventually tracked down Vhembe’s district exec“You are not allowed to buy cigarettes or alcohol, utive manager of the screening programme, Mr but you can buy luxury Robert Sirwali. items such a chocolate, Sirwali was quick to ice cream and cookies respond. Most of the because it is classified newspaper’s questions as essential items. centred around the acHow does that work!?” tual screening process. remarked one irate The questions includresident. ed, apart from the date After numerous on which screening requests from readers would take place in a to find out more about specific area, how peothe Limpopo Deple would know to go partment of Health’s outside to be screened. planned mass-screenSirwali was also asked ing programme that where the screening started on Monday, the would take place, after newspaper struggled numerous residents once again to find out who should be doing what indicated that they were not comfortable with and when. allowing the screening staff into their homes. This follows the Limpopo Department “Cadres are deployed to all villages and they of Health’s release of their Covid-19 housedon’t enter houses but wait in the gate. Counhold-screening schedule from 14 April to 24 cillors and traditional leaders, where possible, April for the Vhembe area, with the department’s have informed their subjects to be ready for spokesperson, Mr Neil Shikwambana, indicating such visits. Fortunately, most of the cadres are that the screening would be done from door to working in those villages and are known by door. Louis Trichardt was due to be screened on many families. Loudspeakers are used by some 14 April. Soon, Facebook was abuzz with people councillors and civic structures in other areas,” wanting to know when the health-care workers Sirwali said. would be in their area (street) to do screening. (Contd on P2) Others wanted to know if the screening process By Andries van Zyl

When asked whether doorto-door screening had taken place in Louis Trichardt on Monday, Sirwali wanted to know if the newspaper was referring to the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital or a local clinic?

What were you thinking? A video that started circulating on social media early this week may turn out to be a major embarrassment for local ANC structures. A member of the executive committee of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Tebogo Mamorobela, was captured during what seems to be a birthday party at a friend’s house. Read article on P2.

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The Limpopo Department of Health continued with its Covid-19 mass-screening programme in the Vhembe area with a visit to Eltivillas on Wednesday. Apart from mobile clinics, door-to-door screening did take place unlike in Louis Trichardt the previous day were little if any door-to-door screening took place. Pictured is the executive mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality, Cllr Dowelani Nenguda (right), at the home of Eltivillas resident Mr Bashid Cassim. Nenguda visited the 69-year-old Cassim to explain what the Health Department is doing.

Effectiveness of Limpopo Health Department’s response questioned (Contd from P1) He added that the media also assisted them in informing people when screening would take place in their area and assured residents that the screening process is non-invasive and merely consists of a questionnaire. The Zoutpansberger asked residents on its Facebook page to share with the newspaper their experiences of being screened at their homes. What soon became clear, however, was that little to no door-todoor screening was taking place in Louis Trichardt. When asked whether doorto-door screening had taken place in Louis Trichardt on Monday, Sirwali wanted to know if the newspaper was referring to the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital or a local clinic? This prompted the question: What happened to the door-to-door screening then? “Hospitals … were doing that. Mass screening will be done on sites. We can’t refer all clients to hospitals. There is no contradiction here,” said Sirwali. The question, however, remains. Did door-to-door screening in Louis Trichardt

take place? To this, Sirwali responded: “From the 14 to 24 [April] households will be visited for screening by CHWs [community health workers]. Upon signs and symptoms, CHWs will activate and arrange for testing … at home.” He added that he was awaiting an update from the mass-screening coordinators and that they would adapt their plans to make sure that all areas were covered with regard to screening. The above highlighted once more the concerns about the Limpopo Health Department’s lack of transparency and effectiveness in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and, for the same reason, the accuracy of their Covid-19 statistics. Regarding the above, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo issued a press statement on Wednesday wherein they call upon Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba and her department to urgently inform the Limpopo Legislature’s health portfolio committee on developments and progress with regard to the province’s response to Covid-19. “While we acknowledge and welcome

the response to the virus by the Limpopo Department of Health, there has been very little information forthcoming to the health portfolio committee members to assist them in carrying out their duties. “We have written to the Health MEC, Phophi Ramathuba, and Health Portfolio chairperson Joshua Matlou on the 6th of April, calling on the Limpopo Health Department to communicate their progress, plans and their challenges in tackling the spread of Coronavirus in the province to the Health portfolio committee members, but to no avail,” reads the statement. With this severe lack of information in mind, the DA proposed a virtual meeting between the portfolio committee and the Provincial Department of Health to receive a verbal or written report on, among others, the number of tests conducted, the results published, the methodology of compiling the report and the associated backlog of tests and figures. In the meantime, door-todoor screening did apparently take place in Eltivillas on Wednesday.

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The “partying” Cllr Tebogo Mamorobela. Photo: Facebook.

Video of partying councillor a dilemma for local ANC By Staff Reporter A video that started circulating on social media early this week may turn out to be a major embarrassment for local ANC structures. One of Vhembe’s foremost political leaders allegedly defied the Covid-19 lockdown rules to have a birthday party at a friend’s house. To make matters worse, the video shows the partygoers singing songs mocking the minister of police, Bheki Cele. The video that started circulating on Monday shows a birthday party at a house in Louis Trichardt where a member of the executive committee of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Tebogo Mamorobela, is present. Cllr Mamorobela can be seen dancing in the video, next to a table filled with liquor bottles. She celebrated her 39th birthday on Sunday. “Hey ... 39 has never looked this good -- beautiful!” Mamorobela can be heard saying. Others then shout “birthday girl! [laughter] ‘Khou vhona Bheki Cele o da hafha (Bheki Cele might soon come here)’.” Amidst more laughter, the partygoers say: “Ce! (short for Cele) Bheki Cele!” [then laugh] “It’s a big problem, Bheki Cele, come see the problem!”. While dancing, Cllr Mamorobela then shouts: “... uthini uCele!?” This means “What is it that Cele is saying” but in context can mean “What will Cele do to us?” The people present at the festivities include a prominent local businessman. Mamorobela holds a very senior position in the council and, on occasion, performed duties as acting mayor of the Makhado Municipality. She is part of the executive committee where she is Head of Corporate Services. She is also a Brand SA ambassador, and on Brand SA’s website her achievements are listed. Her political career started at the South African Youth Council (SAYC) and the South African Students Congress (SASCO). She served in the ANCYL Provincial Executive Committee of Limpopo as an executive member from 2012 to 2014. She has served as the deputy chairperson of the ANC Makhado sub-region since 2018 and is the convener of the ANCWL Young Woman Desk of Limpopo. Once the Zoutpansberger became aware of the video, the Makhado Municipality’s spokesperson, Mr Louis Bobodi, was contacted for comment. He suggested at first that Cllr

Mamorobela be contacted for comment. When the paper pointed out to him that she is a senior office bearer of the municipality and, as such, represents the council, Bobodi requested that the questions be sent to him. This was done early on Tuesday. By Wednesday, when Bobodi still had not responded, he was contacted again. He then said that he did not check emails and requested that the questions be sent again via WhatsApp. This was done, upon which he only responded that the council would conduct an own investigation and only respond at a later stage. He also confirmed that the councillor had not been suspended. What became clear was that the matter had become a red herring for local ANC structures as the day progressed. When the ANC’s media liaison officer for the Vhembe region, Mr David Mukobi, was contacted, he referred the inquiry to the regional spokesperson for the ANC, Mr Tshifhiwa Dali. He was not available and could only be traced the next morning. He then referred the Zoutpansberger to the ANC regional secretary, Adv Anderson Mudunungu. Adv Mudunungu responded by saying that they were busy investigating the matter and that they would take action, should that be necessary. Several calls were made to try and contact Cllr Mamorobela on Tuesday. She did not answer, and questions were sent to her via WhatsApp. These were not answered either. Late on Tuesday afternoon, the Democratic Alliance’s provincial leader, Mr Jacques Smalle, laid charges at the Makhado police station against Mamorobela for violating the lockdown regulations. A copy of the video was also handed to the SAPS. “We decided to lay the charges after Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams’s sanction clearly showed that the ANC will not discipline their own members in accordance with the seriousness of the offence committed. Furthermore, no one is above the law and the lockdown regulations are there to save lives and must be taken seriously,” said Smalle. The DA also called upon the councillor to apologise publicly for her behaviour. On Wednesday, the ANC’s regional spokesperson, Mr Tshifhiwa Dali, said that a press conference would be held on Thursday at 10:00 in Thohoyandou, during which the issue would be discussed.

“Hey ... 39 has never looked this good -- beautiful!” Mamorobela can be heard saying. Others then shout “birthday girl! [laughter] ‘Khou vhona Bheki Cele o da hafha (Bheki Cele might soon come here)’.” Amidst more laughter, the partygoers say: “Ce! (short for Cele) Bheki Cele!” [then laugh] “It’s a big problem, Bheki Cele, come see the problem!”.

ZOUTPANSBERGER, 17 APRIL 2020

Sad farewell to well-known Soutpansberg scientist once again took up a position as head of biology at the University of the Free The Soutpansberg was saddened the State. past week by the news of the passing In 1988, however, both Ian and Retha away of the well-known Ian Gaigher felt a responsibility to contribute to the on 8 April. He was 76 years old. upliftment of rural communities and Ian Garth Gaigher was born to both accepted positions at the newly parents of English and Austrian descent formed University of Venda (Univen) on 26 October 1943. He was the middle in Thohoyandou, in what was then brother of three and his childhood was the homeland of Venda. It would be at spent on a farm outside of Zeerust in this institution and the Soutpansberg the Marico. landscape that Ian would make his bigFrom a young age, Ian showed a keen gest contributions to conservation and interest in nature and after school stud- research and would also touch the lives ied biology at the University of Pretoria. of people from all over the world. After obtaining a master’s degree in Appointed as head of biology, Ian nature conservation and a doctorate in eventually became the Dean of Science biology with a specialisation in limnolat Univen. During the turbulent politogy, he started his academic career as a ical times of the late 80s and early 90s lecturer at the Fort Hare University in he was, however, looking for a more the Eastern Cape. At this time, he also independent way to contribute without married a social worker, Margaretha the shackles of politics at the university. (Retha) Julia Gouws. They had two sons This opportunity came in 1994 when a four years apart, Emil and Stephan. friend told him of a mountain property After the birth of their second son, for sale in the unexplored western SoutIan accepted the position of Head of pansberg. They visited the farm called Conservation at the Jonkershoek Nature Lajuma and immediately fell irrevocaConservation Station outside of Stelbly in love with the mountain. Retha lenbosch. After several years in nature would spend all of her remaining years conservation, he accepted a research and Ian most of his at Lajuma. post at the Stellenbosch University and In 1996, the Lajuma Research Centre the family also built their first home on was created and until today it has the then outskirts of Stellenbosch. functioned as a nursery for science, reIan accepted a teaching and research search and conservation in this unique post at the University of the Free State part of the world. Literally hundreds after receiving his second doctorate in of frontline scientists cut their teeth in microbiology. At this time, Retha also this rugged environment and under the entered the academic field and evenguiding hand of Ian. tually obtained a doctorate degree in In 2012, Ian suffered the biggest medical sociology with a specialisation tragedy of his life when his life partner, in primary health care. soulmate and confidant died of cancer. In 1985, the family relocated to Israel After a very long battle she succumbed where Ian was contracted to research to the disease on her beloved Lajuma. the use of duckweed (Lemna) and Shattered by this event, Ian forged Tilapia cultivation to produce protein ahead and somehow, contrary to what food sources everyone thought and as a testimony to in arid land- his love of life, slowly recovered. During scapes. They this time, he extended the reach of his returned in conservation and research and actively 1986, after did migration research in Tanzania which Ian and amphibian research in Canada. In Memoriam

The late Ian Gaigher (76). Photo supplied.

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During an elephant-research project in Tanzania that tracked elephant routes by plane, the bush pilot involved had his Australian sister, Dale, visiting. A widow of the same age as Ian, they immediately connected and a year later were married. The next two years they lived in the Blue Mountain forests of Queensland in Australia before Dale also passed away. Once again, cancer had found him. After the death of his second wife, Ian returned to Lajuma although his solitude this time would be shorter. He met his last partner through mutual friends - Claire Bless, a French lady who grew up in Egypt. She was with him for the remainder of his life. Together, they toured the world, spending a lot of time in the Dominican Republic, where Claire has family. In the latter part of 2017, cancer would find Ian again and for the final time. He was diagnosed with untreatable prostate cancer. Even after the diagnosis he would, however, still live life to the fullest; never negative and always ready for adventure, he lived life to the end. Eventually, even Ian’s indomitable spirit could not escape the dark grasp of this scourge of a disease and he died with his family and Claire by his side. “My father had always been an impressive figure in my eyes. However, I never realised the extent of the respect for him until word of his death circulated and celebrations of his life would stream in from all over the world. He went much too early for the life that was still in him, but if we all strive to live but a shadow of the life he had, we will be able to call our existence worthwhile...” said Stephan. Ian is survived by his two sons Emil and Stephan and their families, his only grandchild Kayla as well as his two brothers, George and Gerald, their wives and children. A date for a memorial service to celebrate his life will be announced after the lockdown period.

Zoutpansberger

Struwelinge binne ‘n vinnig-veranderende politieke landskap was hierdie week, 25 jaar gelede, hoofnuus op die voorblad van die Zoutpansberger van 27 Januarie 1995. Die arbitrasieraad se besluit om Kutama en Sinthumule in te sluit by die “nuwe” Louis Trichardt forumgebied het skerp kritiek ontlok. Argumente van statutêre en nie-statutêre groepe is die voorafgaande week aangehoor vir die grootte van die forumgebied. Die Premier het daarna die Louis Trichardt Stadsraad in kennis gestel dat die forumgebied sou bestaan uit Louis Trichardt, Tshikota, Eltivillas, Sinthumule en Kutama. Die Vleifontein All Structure Forum het hulle egter ten sterkste hierteen uitgespreek en daarop aangedring om ook by die Louis Trichardt Forum ingesluit te word. Die voorsitter van die bestuurskomitee van die Stadsraad, rdl. Louis Holtzhausen, het op sy beurt sy verbasing uitgespreek dat die Premier besluit het om Sinthumule en Kutama by die Louis Trichardt, Eltivillas en Tshikota forums te voeg. Ook voorbladnuus was die aankondiging dat die provinsiale wetgewer ‘n spesiale komitee aangestel het om ‘n nuwe naam vir die provinsie en sy hoofstad, Pietersburg, te soek. In daardie stadium was voorgestelde nuwe name vir die Noord-Transvaal provinsie onder meer The Great North, Baobab, Capricorn of Limpopo. Limpopo sou op die ou end wen as nuwe naam. Wat ‘n nuwe naam vir die hoofstad betref, is “Polokwane” voorgestel wat “rusplek” beteken in Noord-Sotho. Hierdie week 25 jaar gelede het die Zoutpansberger ook aangekondig dat hulle kan-

tore vanaf Kroghstraat na Joubertstraat 16B gaan verskuif. Die koerant het ook aangekondig dat hulle voortaan die Zoutpansberger self sou druk. Die hoofberig op bladsy drie het gehandel oor agt beeste, ‘n bul, vyf koeie en twee kalwers, wat deur verkeersowerhede op die pad na die eertydse Lugmagbasis Louis Trichardt doodgeskiet is. Diereliefhebbers was erg ontsteld hieroor, maar die provinsiale verkeersafdeling het gesê hulle is by magte om die rondloperdiere te skiet as hulle eienaars nie opgespoor kon word nie en hulle ‘n gevaar inhou vir motoriste. Teen die tyd wat die diere geskiet is, was hulle reeds drie of vier dae ‘n gevaar op die pad. One of Ian’s passions was fishing. “He taught me to fish before I could walk,” remarked his son Stephan with a smile. Photo supplied.

Ian Gaigher was both a renowned conservationist and scientist. Photo supplied.

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22. Checkers Makhado Crossing Cnr Songozwi Street and N1, Louis Trichardt. Monday - Friday 08:00 - 19:00 Saturdays 08:00 - 17:00 Sundays 08:00 - 15:00 Essential groceries.

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17. Checkers Louis Trichardt Cnr Songozwi and Munnik Street, Louis Trichardt. Monday - Friday - 08:00 - 19:00 Saturdays - 08:00 - 17:00 Sundays - 08:00 - 15:00 Essential groceries.

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7. Soutpansberg Spar Baobab Ave, Louis Trichardt. Monday to Friday 07:00 - 17:00 Saturdays 08:00 - 15:00 Suppliers of essential groceries.

6. Spar Louis Trichardt Cnr Songozwi & Grobler Street, Louis Trichardt. Monday to Friday 07:00 - 17:00 Saturdays 08:00 - 15:00 Suppliers of essential groceries.

PIGEON 5. CLAY Spiff Chicken Cnr President and Songozwi Street, Louis Trichardt. Tel: (015) 004 0322. Frozen whole chicken or pieces.

4. C&M Spice and Packaging Rissik Street 17, Louis Trichardt, (Next to Vleismark). Monday to TFriday 08:00 - 16:00 OR IRP Saturdays closed. A TO Essential packaging and spice products.

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20. Shoprite 105 Burger Street, Louis Trichardt. Monday - Friday 07:00 - 20:00 Saturdays 07:00 - 19:00 Sundays 07:00 - 17:00 Essential groceries.

2. Vleismark Rissik Street 17, Louis Trichardt. Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00 12. Perfect Water Saturdays 08:00 - 13:00 32-34 Songozwi Street, R522 to Meat products. Louis Trichardt. VIVO & BUYSDORP, The company also A delivers LLDAYSin town. Monday to Friday 09:00 - 16:00 . Suppliers of purified water. 3. Fruit and Veg 96 Grobler Street, Louis Trichardt. Monday to Friday 07:30 - 18:00 Saturdays 07:30 - 17:00 Fruit and vegetables, butchery and groceries.

11. Oasis Water Makhado Crossing, LTT & Mini@Ricky’s Spar Monday - Friday 09:00 - 16:00 Thohoyandou, Giyani, Nzhelele Monday - Friday 09:00 - 16:00 Musina, Monday to Friday 08:00 - 15:00 Suppliers of filtered water.

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ZOUTPANSBERGER, 17 APRIL 2020

A quick recap of some of the past week’s major news beneficiaries receive their grants before others. return to their countries of origin or residence lockdown and those who had submitted their On Tuesday, the Department of Home Affairs after the lockdown instead of renewing their applications before the lockdown but whose Another busy week has gone by on the lockalso announced temporary measures to deal visas will also not be declared undesirable upon applications are still pending will be allowed down front amidst the fight to mitigate the with immigration issues during the national departure. to work, study or conduct business after the spread of the Covid-19 virus. lockdown period. The measures apply to those During the lockdown, the department is not lockdown while waiting for the outcome of their The biggest news the past week was Presiwith visas that expired from 15 February this receiving or adjudicating applications for visas applications. dent Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on the year unless a person has proof that he/she has and for permanent residence permits. Foreign Visas issued to nationals of high-risk countries evening of 9 April to extend the South African already submitted an application for a visa nationals whose visas expired after 15 February who were outside the Republic on 15 March lockdown period to 30 April. extension prior to 15 February 2020 and the out- 2020 may reapply for their respective visas or 2020 were revoked as per the directions issued In other major news, the Department of Trade come is pending. These temporary measures will relevant visa exemptions while in the Republic by the department in terms of the Disaster Manand Industry gave clarification regarding the sale remain valid until 31 July 2020 unless extended immediately after the lockdown has been lifted. agement Act, 2002. These visas remain revoked. of products needed for the care of babies and officially by the department. They also apply They will not be required to apply for authoriDuring the lockdown, except for cases relating toddlers during the lockdown period. According only to foreign nationals who have been legally sation to remain in the country (Good Cause/ to expatriation initiated by another state, all forto the lockdown regulations published on 25 admitted into the Republic. Form 20). Foreign nationals whose visas expired eign nationals who are currently in South Africa March this year, products for the care of babies Regarding the above, holders of temporary after 15 February 2020 who had scheduled may not depart. and toddlers were included as “essential goods”, residence visas that expired from mid-February appointments on dates that fall within the lockAny asylum seeker whose visa expired from 16 yet confusion reigned regarding, among others, 2020 who did not renew their visas before the down period should reschedule their appointMarch 2020 to the end of the lockdown period baby clothes for new-borns and toddlers as all lockdown, will not be declared illegal or prohib- ments to an available date after the lockdown will not be penalised or arrested, provided that retail shops were forced to close. “Following ited persons and will not be arrested or detained has been lifted. they legalise their visa within 30 calendar days requests for clarification, we confirm that this for holding an expired visa. Those who opt to People whose visa expired during the of the lockdown’s being lifted. provision includes baby clothes, blankets, towels and other essential accessories for new-borns, infants and toddlers up to 36 months old. To ensure the effectiveness of the lockdown in containing the spread of COVID-19, all stores that are currently permitted to remain open for the sale of other essential goods, including supermarkets, may therefore sell these products. We have been in contact with the CEOs of the large retailers, who have undertaken to sell these products at prices that simply cover their basic costs of production and distribution for the period of the lockdown,” said the department in a press release. The past week also saw a change to the monthly South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant payment dates. “Lessons learnt from the last payment cycle during the National Lockdown have compelled SASSA to review the payment dates going forward. As from the month of May 2020, disability and Older Persons Grants will be paid from the 4th day of the month. All other grants will be paid from the 6th of every month,” stated SASSA in a press release. Explaining the reason for changing the payment dates, SASSA explained that the grant payment for April was brought forward to 30 March and the first two days were dedicated to people with disabilities and older persons to ensure compliance with the State of Disaster requirements. “Impatient child support grant beneficiaries could not wait for the 1st of April and descended upon payment channels as early as 30 March. This posed all sorts of health challenges and it became difficult at some stores and ATMs to maintain social distancing,” said SASSA. What came out of this unpleasantness was that people with disabilities and the aged needed to be protected from the month-end rush at payment Thanks to political cartoonist Brad Skiff who draws for the Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle who gave permission for the cartoon to be used outlets and therefore payment needed to be by members of the International Society for Weekly Newspaper Editors. staggered in such a way that these categories of National news

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ZOUTPANSBERGER, 17 APRIL 2020

Predikante moet vinnig leer van tegnologie om gemeentes te bedien Deur Pétria de Vaal As daar ooit ‘n tyd was waarin ons predikante en ander ampsdraers in kerke baie vinnig moes leer om die beskikbare tegnologie in te span, is dit juis nou tydens die Covid-19 grendeltydperk. Die Zoutpansberger het met ‘n paar leraars in Louis Trichardt hieroor gaan gesels. Al die leraars met wie gesels is, maak gebruik van ‘n verskeidenheid van platforms, onder meer WhatsApp (geskrewe asook stemboodskappe), YouTube en Facebook. Sommige kerke stuur daagliks oordenkings uit, ander hou kontak met individuele gemeentelede en die meeste sorg dat ‘n lewende aanlynuitsending of vooraf opgeneemde boodskap in die plek van ‘n erediens beskikbaar is. Pastoor Andries van Heerden van die Emma nuel Christelike Kerk geniet die interaksie – veral op Facebook. ‘n Ander faset van mense se lewens kom na vore, sê hy. Gemeentelede moet nou doelbewus inskakel op eredienste, en vergaderings word via “Zoom” gehou. Volgens dr. Philip Venter van die Veritas

Gemeenskapskerk (wat reeds lankal ‘n aantal kuber-lidmate het), word só baie mense met die lewende aanlynboodskappe bereik dat hy Sondae, benewens die gewone erediens, hiermee sal voortgaan nadat die grendeltydperk opgehef is. Mense is nou onseker en beleef ook geestelike verwarring. Hierdie nuwe platvorms is handige hulpmiddels om mense te bereik en te help. Roger de Troch van die Sewendedag-Adventiste sê dat hul predikant, Henry Botha van Polokwane, kontak met die gemeente behou via tegnologiese platvorms wat reeds lankal in plek is. Die meer as 130-jaar-lange tradisie van “Kampvergaderings” in Paastyd” is vanjaar vervang met aanlynuitsendings, wat op hulle beurt groter keuses aan lidmate gebied het. Vir dominee Innes Nagel van die Gereformeerde Kerk was die vinnige aanleer en toepas sing van tegnologie ‘n verrykende oefening. ‘n YouTube-kanaal is vir die kerk geskep en opnames word vooraf gemaak. Hy verkies om nie lewendig aanlyn uit te saai nie, vanweë moontlike risiko’s. Om te kompenseer vir die gebrek aan ‘n samekoms van die gemeentelede word daar tans gewerk aan ‘n collage van videogrepe en foto’s

Die Geloftekerk in Louis Trichardt was oor Paasnaweek doodstil, met feitlik geen beweging in die straat rondom die kerk nie.

om met almal te deel. Ds. Ronel Eckard van die Hervormde Kerk Zoutpansberg: Geloofsbond van Hervormde Gemeentes, sê dat sy en haar man Eddie (Musina-gemeente) sterk op WhatsApp steun en daaglikse oordenkings op hierdie manier uitstuur. Sommige gemeentelede het egter nie tegnologiese hulpmiddels tot hulle beskikking nie. Die grendeltydperk se verskillende fases is ook iets wat duidelik word. Die “vakansie” is verby en mense se frustrasies en bekommernisse is nou aan die orde van die dag. Twee roudienste is al in hierdie tyd gehou en die “diens” is per WhatsApp en Facebook na familie en vriende gestuur. Pastoor Sampie van Niekerk van die Agapé Gemeente sien die grendeltyd as baie positief in die sin dat mense wat nooit in die kerk gekom het nie, nou KIES om op eredienste en ander boodskappe in te skakel. Mense word wêreldwyd bereik. Volgens hom gaan dit nou oor die toe passing van wat geleer is in die kerk gedurende goeie tye. Vir ds. Jan Pretorius van die NG Kerk Louis Trichardt-gemeente is dit opvallend hoe mense in hierdie tyd saamstaan. Telefoniese huisbesoek word gedoen en ‘n lysie van vrae, byvoorbeeld hoe dit gaan en of gemeentelede hulp nodig het, word gevra tydens so ‘n gesprek. Eredienste word vooraf op die ouetehuis se TV gelaai. Vir ds. Johan Marais van die Baptiste Kerk is die wedersydse bemoediging tussen leraar en gemeentelede met behulp van tegnologie ‘n riem onder die hart. Die AGS Charisma saai Woensdagaande en Sondagoggende eredienste uit. Nagmaal word byvoorbeeld steeds bedien. Pastoor Leonie Meyfarth sê dat hierdie beeldmateriaal baie data kan gebruik. Daarom stuur hulle dieselfde boodskap ook die volgende oggend aan gemeentelede in MP3-formaat. Die kerk doen moeite om sy gemeentelede positief te hou. Kinders word ook met aanlyn-aktiwiteite betrek. Al die leraars wat geraadpleeg is, was dit eens dat die versorging van behoeftiges voortgaan. Hulp word verleen waar moontlik. Alleenlo pers en bejaardes kry emosioneel die swaarste. ‘n Video-oproep gee ‘n nuwe dimensie aan ‘n gesprek en word deur sommige leraars gebruik as ‘n hulpmiddel om berading te doen. Meer as een predikant het gesê dat, indien ‘n groot krisis opduik en ‘n gemeentelid persoonlike hulp nodig het, die leraar die persoon sal gaan besoek – met inagneming van die voorskrifte, al is dit net om byvoorbeeld by ‘n venster te staan en met iemand te praat. Die kerke is almal sensitief vir mense se verskillende reaksies op die omstandighede, byvoorbeeld aggressie, depressie, vrees en frustrasie. Almal is dit ook eens dat kerke se finansies swaar gebuk gaan onder hierdie tydperk en ‘n beroep word gedoen op gemeentelede om steeds, indien moontlik, hulle dankoffers te bring. Ds. Nagel sien hierdie tydperk as een van diep asemhaal. ‘n Tyd van oorskakeling na ‘n volgende rat. “Paulus was vasgeketting en onder arres. Die Evangelie kon egter nie vasgeketting word nie. Net so is dit vandag. Die Evangelie bring troos en bemoediging en laat hom nie vasgrendel nie,” sê hy.

WEEKLY DAM LEVELS According to latest available information from the Department WEEKLIKSE of Water Affairs and Forestry as on Monday, 13 April. DAMVLAKKE Dams/damme:

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I am ... the Way, the Truth and the Life Jesus answered and said to him: “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” John 1:50.

he way of salvation is by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, that is by trusting Him. There are two things I have to say to you. First, God commands you to believe in Jesus Christ. Secondly, nothing you can do will please God so much as for you to believe in His only begotten Son, whom He has set forth to be the propitiation for sin. These are two strong things to say and I will give you God’s Word for them. 1 John 3:23. “And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ”. If you are commanded to do it, do it. If you have salvation promised you when you believe in the Name of Jesus, then believe and have salvation. “Believe in the name of his Son”. That is the first point. God commands you; will you disobey? The second thing I said was that nothing you can do will please God so much as for you now to believe in Jesus Christ. Look at John 6:28,29. “Then they said to Him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” They meant, what are the best works, the works most pleasing to God. “Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” If you could build a row of houses for homeless people, or build a church, or pay the salaries of a hundred missionaries, it would not half so well please God as for you to believe in his Son, Jesus Christ. Trust Christ. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”. - Rev Johan Marais (Louis Trichardt Baptist Church)

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Albasini Dam 76.1% 76.1% Ebenezer Dam 20.9% 21.7% Flag Boshielo Dam 101.6% 98.9% Glen Alpine Dam 95.9% 97.3% Luphephe Dam 100.5% 100% Middel Letaba Dam 4.2% 4.3% Nandoni Dam 101.4% 101% Nsami Dam 66% 67.4% Nwanedzi Dam 100.1% 100% Nzhelele Dam 93.1% 93.4% Tzaneen Dam 20% 19.6% Vondo Dam #101.2% 101%

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The refuse collection in the Makhado municipal area continues, albeit at different intervals. In the central business district, workers collect rubbish every week, whereas the interval at residential areas is every two weeks. On Friday, these two workers were spotted cleaning up in Burger Street, Louis Trichardt.

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Anita Benadé. Foto verskaf.

Sunita Pretorius. Foto verskaf.

Connie de Sousa. Foto verskaf.

Louise Smit. Foto verskaf.

Marinda Esterhuyse. Foto verskaf.

Die hare gaan beslis waai as die grendeltyd verby is regkleur en regsny. Ons belowe om glad nie kommentaar te lewer nie!” sê sy. Die Covid-19 grendelperiode het heelparty Louise en haar kliënte maak maar die beste onverwagte aanpassings teweeggebring. Een van die saak deur hulle sin vir humor te behou. daarvan was die onvermoë om by ‘n haarkap- ‘n Kliënt sal byvoorbeeld vra om “eerste op die per uit te kom. Pétria de Vaal het met ‘n paar lys” te wees wanneer die grendeltyd verby is. van die dorp se haarkappers gesels om te hoor Louise wonder ook heimlik wie die kompetisie hoe hulle die tydperk hanteer en wat hul raad gaan wen: die haarkappers, die drankwinkels of aan hul klante is. diegene wat sigarette verkoop? Louise Smit (Salon Lu-iz) Connie de Sousa (C Jay’s) Louise is van mening dat die ware impak van For Connie, not being able to help her clients die “lockdown” op baie se koppe sigbaar gaan is just sad. When she receives a call, she encourwees: grys hare; kinders se hare getransformeer ages a client to “just hang in there”. She foresees met die kombuisskêr; en haarkleur “gone wrong” that when clients start arriving after the lock(Daardie boksie wat toevallig opgespoor is met down they will probably be busy for seven days die regpak- en skoonmaak-aksies). a week. She will be taking “before” and “after” photos and will make a fun thing of it. She also “Ons gaan ons hande vol hê met regruk, Deur Pétria de Vaal

sees this as an opportunity to perhaps change a client’s hair colour or style and, most important of all: a renewed mutual appreciation between hairdressers and clients will exist! Anita Benadé en haar dogter Sunita Pretorius (Salon Anita) Hoewel kliënte hierdie ma en dogter baie mis, kan hulle niks daaraan doen nie. Anita skets ‘n redelike donker, maar realistiese, prentjie. Sy sê dat, hoewel mense beweer dat haarkappers baie besig gaan wees wanneer die grendeltyd opgehef word, dit dalk nie so sal wees nie. Die gebrek aan finansies gaan by baie mense ‘n groot rol speel. Sy het in hierdie tyd agtergekom hoe ver agter Suid-Afrika ten opsigte van rekenaarstelsels in die hare-industrie is. Baie meer aanlyn-dinge word gedoen in lande soos

die VSA. Hulle is dankbaar dat daar nou vir die eerste keer gratis aanlynkursusse beskikbaar is – iets wat voorheen nie die geval was nie. ‘n Kliënt het die opmerking gemaak dat sy nou uiteindelik in ‘n posisie is om haar grys hare te laat uitgroei – iets wat die openbare oog nie voorheen toegelaat het nie! Marinda Esterhuyse (Salon Marinda) Vir Marinda is dit ‘n moeilike tyd, veral nadat sy reeds noodgedwonge vir twee maande gedurende 2019 haar deure moes sluit as gevolg van ‘n heupvervanging. Volgens haar sal haarsalonne weer van vooraf moet begin sodra die grendeltydperk opgehef word. Sy stem saam dat almal maar ‘n bietjie moet uithou tot dan en rig ‘n uitnodiging: “Kom sny hare!”

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“I paid my bribe, but now they don’t send the water” manage to fill up six 20-litre buckets and they do not come again for the next four to six weeks, are Amidst a severe shortage of water in the those buckets going to last you for that period?” Vhembe District, allegations are being made she said. “We need a long-lasting plan to solve that officials within the Vhembe District this issue. Late today I saw people lining buckets Municipality are taking bribes in exchange for on the streets, and how are you expected to delivering water. Seemingly, these fraudsters spend years and years using buckets in a houseare also not very honourable, simply taking hold that uses flushing toilets? We stay with shit the money without delivering any water. in our houses. The last time I washed my clothes The Zoutpansberger was contacted earlier this was some five weeks ago. One just has to make week by an irate 35-year-old lady from Mvuso sure that one wears one skirt for over a week or Park, Thohoyandou Ext 3. She claimed that the two.” area had had no running water for five weeks. She said she stayed about 500 metres away “We are really suffering and some of us cannot from a village that received its water from the afford to drill an own borehole,” she said. “Last Nandoni dam. “Why not us? I am angry and I year, around November, I approached the Vhem- refuse to stay in an area where I have to buy wabe water section offices, complaining about the ter from my neighbour while I also pay for mulack of water, and a gentleman in the office said nicipal services. Maybe I should just go and bath they did not deliver free water. He printed out a at the ward councillor’s yard, because the ward sheet of prices, where he showed me on that pa- councillor is failing me. Maybe I must break the per that I had to pay R10 000 for a 10 000-litre lockdown rules and go and bath there.” tank to be delivered to me.” Vhembe District Municipality’s spokesperson, She was told that the 10 000-litre tank was a Mr Madodzi Ralushai, said that the Vondo Dam once-off delivery. She begged the man’s underwas unable to supply water to all townships, standing and said that all she could afford was which included Mvuso Park, because of the old R1000. “He said I should hand the cash to him, pipeline in use. so that he could arrange some water for me,” she “The pipes are thinner because they were said. “This was now a bribe and I had no choice designed when there was still a lower volume but to send him a R1 000 via E-wallet. He deliv- of households,” he said. “As a result, we open ered water for me twice in December, but I have the water rotationally to allow all townships to not heard from him since. This year I went to the get it, which is sometimes an easy procedure. offices several times, so he could arrange water Hence, we have started delivering water tanks to for me again, but I couldn’t find him.” the area, including Mvuso Park, who got water She said the area where she stayed had been yesterday (Monday). There are contractors who without water for the duration of the lockdown were working on a project which will ensure period. Residents are very frustrated because the that the area gets running water, but they have only effective way of preventing the spread of the stopped as of now. The project was aimed to be Covid-19 disease was to stay clean. completed in 2021.” “How do we wash our bodies?” she said. “Even He added that the municipality did not have today I have been without water from early in a system of selling water or tanks to residents. the morning. I had to find a private tanker that “This is corruption at its worst, which involved delivered water at a cost of R700. I am really both the said official and the woman in quessuffering. Just imagine an adult like me washing tion,” Ralushai said. “We urge people to report my underwear with the water which I had just all cases of corruption to the higher authorities bathed in – is that a normal practice?” within the municipality.” She stated that the municipality’s tankers He said the municipality would continue to would deliver water to the people at certain deliver water tanks to the designated areas that times, but that water was not enough. “If you were most affected by the lack of water. By Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Online platform for CADS funding small-scale farmers. R400 million of the R1,2 billion has been Saai, an organisation that allocated for farmers within protects the interests of the Proactive Land Acquisition family farmers, has created Strategy (PLAS) programme an online platform to enable and the remainder will be financially distressed smallchannelled towards all other scale farmers to apply for farmers who are mainly within funds from the Covid-19 Agthe poultry, vegetable and other ricultural Disaster Support livestock commodity sectors. Fund (CADS Fund). Applica- Other commodity sectors will tions for the fund opened on be evaluated on a case-by-case 8 April 2020 and will close on basis. 22 April 2020. “We launched our platform Thoko Didiza, Minister of for Covid-19 travel permits on Agriculture, Land Reform and 25 March, helping thousands Rural Development, announced of farmers across South Africa the Department’s intervento get access to a travel permit tions to mitigate the impact of within a matter of minutes. We Covid-19 on 6 April. The dehope to do the same with the partment has ring-fenced R1,2 CADS Fund application probillion for assistance to target cess,” said Francois Rossouw, mainly financially distressed CEO of Saai, in a press release. Agricultural News

“The biggest problem is that most of the farmers that qualify for the CADS Fund do not have the resources to print or scan the documents that are supposed to be completed. The online platform that Saai has built enables farmers to complete all the required information digitally and submit the forms without having to go through the normal hassles,” added Rossouw. Once completed and submitted, said Saai, forms are lodged electronically at applications@dalrrd.gov.za and applicants will also receive a copy of their records. “Visit the digital platform at https://bit.ly/CADSFund or WhatsApp your name and surname to 066 071 6094,” the press statement reads.

Musina Mayor Mihloti Muhlope led a coronavirus awareness campaign in Musina Town during the past week. She is seen here distributing pamphlets to shoppers who came to town to buy essential products.

Talle vrae oor hoe grendeltydperk die 2020-skooljaar gaan beïnvloed moet word omdat skole tans finansiële druk ervaar en waarskynlik in die toekoms toe Die uurglas loop uit vir leerlinge wat betref nemend sal ervaar. Ons het die minister ook die 2020 akademiese jaar en baie vrae versoek om provinsiale LUR’e te versoek om bestaan oor hoe die verlengde grendeltydbesonder simpatiek te kyk na aansoeke wat perk die huidige skooljaar gaan beïnvloed. skole vir lenings wil aangaan, veral as daardie Die Federasie van Beheerliggame van lenings benodig word om salarisse te betaal,” Suid-Afrikaanse Skole (FEDSAS) het op 8 het FEDSAS in hul verklaring gesê. Waar voorApril ‘n telefoonkonferensie met die minis- siening nie vooraf gemaak is vir betaling van ter en adjunkminister van die Departement personeel se salarisse nie, het FEDSAS gesê, van Basiese Onderwys (DBO) hieroor gehou kan persone wat daarmee gemoeid is toestemom onder andere gebeurlikheidsplanne te ming verkry om na skole te gaan om toegang bespreek. tot die skool se rekenkundige stelsel te verkry Een van die hoofbesprekingspunte tydens ten einde sodanige betalings te doen. die konferensie was of die grendeltydperk Wat die “gebruik van skole” tydens die verleng gaan word, maar President Cyril Ragrendeltydperk betref, het FEDSAS gesê die maphosa het ‘n dag later die vraag beantwoord minister het reeds sy LUR’e opdrag gegee om toe hy die grendeltydperk tot 30 April verleng nie na skole te kyk vir die tydelik huisvesting het. van haweloses en as kwarantyngeriewe vir FEDSAS was egter persone wat met gereed vir hierdie Met die opheffing van die grend- die Covid-19 virus moontlikheid. Een is nie. “Ander eltydperk op 16 April nie meer ter besmet vraag was hoe die openbare fasiliteite kurrikulum aangesake nie, het FEDSAS gesê hulle moet gebruik word, pas kan word indien behalwe as daar gaan kyk na hoe hulle die kurridie grendeltydperk geen ander fasiliteite verleng word. Met kulum oor ‘n langer tydperk kan beskikbaar is nie en die opheffing van die moet beheerversprei en self na die kombinering dan grendeltydperk op liggame daaroor 16 April nie meer ter van die inhoud van die kurrikulum geraadpleeg word en sake nie, het FEDskoolhoofde nie,” in verskillende grade oor twee jaar. nie SAS gesê hulle gaan het FEDSAS gesê kyk na hoe hulle die en bygevoeg dat die kurrikulum oor ‘n langer tydperk kan versprei departement basiese higiëne pakkette aan alle en self na die kombinering van die inhoud skole voorsien om seker te maak dat skole oor van die kurrikulum in verskillende grade oor reinigingsmiddels en ontsmettingsmiddels wat twee jaar, met ander woorde 2020 en 2021, effektief is, beskik. “Beheerliggame moet ook, sodat dinge na normaal kan terugkeer in 2022. wanneer skole betrek word, seker maak dat “Uiteraard sal finale besluite daaroor ook eers skole behoorlik ontsmet is,” het FEDSAS gesê. teen 16/17 April geneem kan word, maar die Intussen is alle voedingskemas by skole DBO se kurrikulumhoofde is reeds hard aan gestaak. “Die provinsiale onderwysdepardie werk om, in oorleg met alle belanghebtemente en skole mag nie voortgaan met bendes, te beplan vir die verskillende scenarskoolvoedingskemas gedurende die tydperk io’s,” het FEDSAS in ‘n verklaring gesê. van inperking nie. Die rede daarvoor is omdat Wat finansies betref het FEDSAS gesê dat niemand na en van skole mag beweeg nie en die minister beklemtoon het dat ouers wat onderwys nie tot essensiële diens verklaar is verplig is om skoolgeld te betaal, verplig is om nie. Waar voedingskemas in gemeenskappe voor te gaan daarmee, tensy hulle ooreenkom- benodig word, moet dit deur Maatskaplike stig die Skoolgeldvrystellingsregulasies aanOntwikkeling en gemeenskapsorganisasies soek om vrystelling gedoen het, en vrygestel bedryf word,” het FEDSAS gesê. is. “Ons het die minister versoek dat oordragFEDSAS het afgesluit deur te sê dat die betalings wat kragtens die Nasionale Norme minister belowe het om weer teen 17 April met en Standaarde vir Befondsing van Skole op 15 alle beheerliggaamorganisasies te praat oor Mei en 15 November moet geskied, vervroeg verwikkelinge in daardie stadium. Skolenuus

Mense het nou tyd om bloed te skenk Bloedskenk Die land se voorraad bloed is min en skenkers kan gerus hierdie grendelperiode gebruik om bloed te skenk. Die plaaslike tak van die nasio-

nale bloedskenkdiens is gelys as ‘n noodsaaklike diens en is selfs oor naweke beskikbaar. Volgens me. Riana Viviers van die SANBS se tak op Louis Trichardt, is hulle weeksdae vanaf 09:00 tot 17:00 oop.

Saterdae en Sondae is hulle oop vanaf 09:00 tot 14:00. “Ons bloedbanke se voorraad is verskriklik laag. Ons hoop die publiek sal ons ondersteun in hierdie moeilike tyd,” sê sy.

Diefstal van landbouprodukte neem kommerwekkend toe in grendeltyd “Boere word wel aanbeveel om hulle waaksaamheid op hulle eie plase te verhoog, maar Die TLU SA Noord het in ‘n persverklaring die krag in plaaswagte lê juis in die onderlinge gesê dat misdadigers hulle baie duidelik nie samewerking, doeltreffende kommunikasie, steur aan die inperkingsregulasies nie, en dat die dek van groter gebiede as net die eie plaas, boere toenemend die slagoffers daarvan is. en deurdat openbare paaie, wat dikwels die “Landwyd, maar ook in die Limpopo Provintoegangs- en wegkomroetes van misdadigers is, sie, is daar ‘n oënskynlike toename in diefstal ook gepatrolleer word. Nou is hierdie gebiede van landbouprodukte, soos oes- en veediefstal, verlate, wat die landelike boewe uiteraard verterwyl kabeldiefstal ook in sekere areas aan die welkom,” het Van de Graaf gesê. toeneem is en boere se produksie frustreer,” het Van de Graaf het afgesluit deur te sê dat mnr. Henk van de Graaf, voorsitter van die TLU boere nie nou nog onbeheerste diefstal van hulle SA Noordstreek, in die verklaring gesê. produkte kan bekostig as gevolg van irrasioWat hul verder bekommerd maak, het Van de nele besluite deur die Minister van Polisie in Graaf gesê, is die feit dat plaaswagte en GPF’s die verband nie, veral nie nou na die geweldige uitdruklik deur die minister van polisie verbied droogte en die landboubedryf se verlamming is om met hulle normale patrollies en misdaaddeur die bek-en-klouseer uitbreking nie. “Boere voorkoming voort te gaan. “Waar die polisie begin hulle plase nou as rampgebiede beskou, en tans fokus op ander sake, beteken dit dat die gaan hulle eie noodmaatreëls instel teen enige landelike gebiede nou onbeveilig is, en misdadi- verdagte betreding of beweging op die plaas,” het gers weet dit en maak misbruik van die situasie,” Van de Graaf gewaarsku. het Van de Graaf gesê. Hy het bygevoeg dat hulle “Dit gaan tot niemand se voordeel wees nie, en ook bekommerd is dat die polisie se prioriteite ons doen ‘n beroep op die provinsiale regering in sommige gevalle nie reg is nie, deurdat hulle om die saak dringend met die nasionale regering eerder mense wat ‘n rook- of drinkdingetjie wil op te neem ten einde ‘n spoedige hersiening van aanskaf, selfs onredelik hardhandig vervolg, bestaande opdragte in die verband te kry. Ons terwyl boewe wat voedselsekerheid bedreig, geen kan nie nog drie weke so aangaan nie,” het Van vorm van polisiëring vrees nie. de Graaf gesê. Landbounuus

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Photographed on Friday when the food parcels were accepted from the residents by the mayor. From left to right are Mr Nndweleni Dagada (Acting Director Corporate Services), Makhado Mayor Samuel Munyai, Pearl Manana (social worker), Cllr Kanukani Maphubu and Cllr Brian Du Plooy.

Donations bring relief for dozens of local families Covid-19 relief

The Limpopo Health MEC, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, and Transport and Community Safety MEC Ms Mavhungu Lerule Ramakhanya visited several shops and taxi ranks in the Soutpansberg area on Monday to monitor people’s compliance with the Covid-19 lockdown regulations. This included a visit to the mall and taxi rank at Elim, as well as the taxi rank in Louis Trichardt. Pictured is Ramathuba (left) demonstrating the correct way to wash your hands during her visit to the Elim Mall. Photo: Limpopo Department of Health.

Food parcels were distributed to dozens of needy families in the region the past week by representatives of the Department of Social Development. The bulk of these food parcels were donated by residents of Louis Trichardt. On Friday morning, Makhado Mayor Samuel Munyai received the first batch of 40 food hampers from residents. The residents formed a group, called Makhado CV’19 Assist, to collect funds. The group collected close to R47 000, which paid for 185 food hampers. Each hamper contains necessities such as maize meal, soup, pilchards and cooking oil. The food hampers were bought from Spar, who also donated additional items such as extra baked beans and soap. The items were packed in bags by Bergcare, a local NPC that also serves as a depot from where the parcels are being distributed.

The families in need are from various areas in the Vhembe District. Apart from Louis Trichardt and Tshikota, needy families were identified in Mpheni, Vleyfontein, Madombidzha, Tshilwavhusiku and Matsa (Nzhelele). “The families and individuals whom we identified are in distress, they don’t have any source of income and they rely mostly on our Social Relief of Distress (SRD) programme,” said the social worker involved with the project, Ms Pearl Manana. She explained that some of the recipients have chronic illnesses, but they do not qualify for a disability grant, because they do not meet certain criteria. On Wednesday morning, a further 60 food hampers were collected from Bergcare. The remainder of the food parcels will be distributed later in the week. The Makhado CV’19 group has also embarked on a further campaign to try and collect more funds to buy food hampers for destitute families.

Homeless get temporary shelter at show grounds Covid-19 relief

During the mayor’s visit on Friday, he thanked the volunteers who assist with cooking food for the homeless. Photographed (with everyone adhering to social distancing guidelines) are, at the back, from left to right, Ms Tshilidzi Randima (social worker), the acting director of corporate services, Mr Nndweleni Dagada, Cllr Kanukani Maphubu, Social Development District Executive Manager Ms Nkhumeleni Lalumbe and the mayor, Cllr Samuel Munyai. In the front the volunteers are Ms Mavis Khosa, Ms Gundo Ramakhanya, Ms Tinyiko Mahlaule, Ms Frengelina Makhubele and Ms Eunice Seshoka.

A temporary shelter for homeless people was established at the Makhado Show Grounds last week. The more than a dozen people who still roamed the streets in the central business district were taken to the shelter. Last Tuesday (7 April), officials from the Department of

Social Development started to assess the cases. At that stage, 15 people, mostly boys and young men, were being accommodated at the shelter. A call was made to residents and the business community to assist with basic necessities such as food and toiletries as well as mattresses and blankets. The community immediately responded and supplied

almost all that was needed. The municipality also arranged that food be prepared for the people staying there. The shelter was visited by the mayor and a delegation from the municipality on Friday. The people staying there seemed to be quite content, for now at least, to have decent protection from the elements.