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Rates shock looming

By Anton van Zyl The Makhado Municipality intends to increase assessment rates on property with as much as 42,85%, effective from 1 July this year. For residential properties in town, the proposed increase is 19,05%.

This steep increase in rates seems to contradict the announcement of the mayor, Cllr Samuel Munyai, that increases would be limited to 4,6%. Even the notice of municipal manager Freddy Tshivhenga (that appears elsewhere in this edition) states that: “The general purport of the Council Resolution is a 4.6% increase of the existing rate in the rand for respective categories of properties based on the valuations recorded in the 2018-2023 Valuation Roll…”

The council resolution, however, paints a completely different picture. For residential properties, the rate changes from R0,0084 per rand of the valuation of the property to R0,01. The rebate of R27 496,30 goes up by 4,59% to R28 761,10.

On business property, the escalation is 12,07%, taking it from R0,0116 to R0,013. No rebate is given on business property.

The biggest increase is on agricultural land. Here the rate spikes from R0,0021 in the rand to R0,003, an effective increase of 42,85%, and no rebate is applicable either.

The figures were initially thought to have been a mistake, but this appears not to be the case. The

municipality’s spokesperson, Louis Bobodi, was asked to ascertain the figures and send them through, confirming that this was not a belated April fool’s joke.

In the Makhado Municipality’s budget documentation, R79,42 million had apparently been collected from property rates in the past year.

The municipality increased this amount by 4,6%, and for 2020/21, the income is expected to be R83,07 million.

The only difference between the latest council resolution and that of last year appears to be the inclusion of a rate structure for property used for public-service purposes (i.e. crèches and schools), public-benefit organisations and public-service organisations. The rates for these categories vary between R0,003 and R0,004 in the rand.

No explanation was provided as to why council had opted to increase the rates on certain categories of property so drastically yet only expect an increase of 4,6% in income for assessment rates.

Questions were put to Bobodi, the council’s spokesperson, but at the time of our going to press clarity could not be obtained. One possibility is that the council resolution made use of rounded figures, which may not seem like a big deal, but make a massive difference when the assessment amounts are in the millions.

How much will the ratepayers now pay?

To judge how the latest rate increases will affect taxpayers in

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The past year, such a homeowner would have paid R820,75 in property

tax per month. Should the new rates come into effect, the same homeowner will pay R976,03, an increase of R155,28. (Contd on P2)

Intersection claims more casualties

Traffic flow at the traffic light at the N1/Songozwi Street intersection was severely disrupted on Wednesday morning amidst peak traffic, following a collision between two bakkies. One of the bakkies completely uprooted one of the traffic lights after crashing into it subsequent to the initial collision. According to the Makhado police’s spokesperson, Const Irene Radzilane, the drivers of both bakkies, as well as a passenger in one of the bakkies, were injured during the accident. She said that the police were investigating a case of reckless or negligent driving.

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Dry taps as Vhembe’s water woes continue

By Andries van Zyl

The section of the main water supply line from the Albasini Dam to Louis Trichardt that officials from the Vhembe District Municipality are struggling to fix. The pipe burst was temporarily fixed on Sunday but sprung another leak afterwards. Photo: Vhembe District Municipality.

Bail for EEF councillor after being caught with illicit cigarettes

By Kaizer Nengovhela The PR councillor of the EFF who was arrested for allegedly dealing in illicit cigarettes near Musina on Sunday was given bail in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Cllr Abel Rasilabe (44), who was arrested on Sunday night for possession of illicit cigarettes, briefly appeared in court on Monday and the case was postponed to Tuesday for a bail application. On Tuesday, he was given bail of R1 000 and the case was remanded to 26 August.

Provincial police spokesper-

son Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said that the arrest of Rasilabe followed an incident on Sunday at about 02:30 along the Manenzhe public road.

Masisi and Tshamutumbu police officers were on a joint operation when they stopped a vehicle. Upon searching the vehicle, they found 41 cartons of Remington Gold and 35 loose packets of Royal Express cigarettes. The vehicle was impounded and the cigarettes confiscated.

The Musina Municipality’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Dzebu, said that the municipality had learnt with shock and embarrassment about the

arrest of the councillor. “Now that the matter is in court, we will allow the police and the judiciary to do their work uninterrupted,” he said.

He added that the council’s Speaker, Cllr Gilbert Netshisaulu, had already instituted an investigation as guided by the council’s code of conduct. He said that a statement would be issued immediately when the investigation was concluded.

Dzebu said that members of the public should note that the municipality condemned any form of criminality and expected all councillors and employees to uphold the highest form of integrity.

Nasty rate shock awaits taxpayers (Contd from P1) Business property of the same value will feel less of an effect, with the increase from R0,0116 to R0,0130 taking a R1 160 levy to R1 300, which is an increase of R140 per month.

The one sector where the increase is very drastic, is the agricultural sector. Instead of paying a rate of R0,0021 to the rand, farm owners will now have to pay a rate of R0,003. On a farm with a market value of R10 million, this will mean a monthly increase of R750, taking it from R 1 750 to R2 500.

The Soutpansberg District Labour Union expressed their disappointment with the decision of the council to implement such drastically increased tariffs. Erika Helm, a spokesperson for the union, said the decision to implement such drastic increases was made without getting input from all sectors of the community.

Helm said the decision was especially shocking when taking into consideration the current situation in the country, where the economy is struggling to recover from the Covid-19 restrictions. The agricultural union reckons

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the increase also defies the Municipal Property Rates Act, which states that such rates may not jeopardize economic activities.

The union said it would write to the municipality, urging it to reconsider the latest rate increases and bring these in line with national guidelines. The agricultural union also considers engaging the Minister of Local Government to ask him to intervene.

How expensive is Makhado?

The Makhado Municipality is one of the most expensive places to stay in Limpopo, judging by the latest property rates. Comparing apples with apples is not always easy, because each municipality has its own structure for calculating rates.

Some municipalities offer a rebate for owners of residential properties, whereas others do not. A lot also depends on the property valuations and whether these are realistic or inflated.

The “cheapest” municipality may be Musina, where the 2020/21 rate for residential property is R0,004791. The municipality implemented a 5,6% increase this month. The resolution does not specify whether a rebate is applicable, but properties with a market value of less than R75 000 is exempted from such tax. Even without any rebate, a R1,2 million house would incur property tax of R479,10 per month.

Polokwane is also not the most expensive place to buy property. The latest rate for residential property in the province’s capital is R0,00572.

This municipality allows a R15 000 rebate as well as an additional R85 000 rebate on residential property. The owner of a house valued at R1,2 million will have to pay R524,33 per month in property tax.

At the Greater Tzaneen municipality, a 4,5% increase has been implemented, taking the rate for residential properties to R0,013812. This municipality implemented a new valuation roll a year or so ago, which brought about a drastic increase in property valuations. Because of the increases, the council implemented a 30% as well as an additional 5% rebate. Even with the rebates, the property rates on a R1,2 million house amounts to R897,78 per month.

Residents of the Makhado municipal area may lodge objections against the council’s resolution to increase the tariffs. These must be done in writing to the municipal manager during a 17day objection period that starts on 24 July 2020.

At the time of our going to press on Wednesday, some residents of Louis Trichardt who do not have the luxury of a borehole or refillable water tank would have been without running water for almost a week now.

The town’s taps ran dry last week because of a major pipe burst on the pipeline feeding water to town from the water treatment plant at the Albasini Dam. On Sunday, officials managed to fix the problem temporarily and tried to start pumping water again, but the success of this “quick fix” was short lived when it also sprung a major leak. Again, the pumping of water had to cease.

Residents’ hopes flared up on Tuesday when officials announced that they had managed to fix the problem more permanently and that the pumping of water might resume at midday.

Sadly, this hope (and joy) was also short lived for both residents and officials from the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), this time as a result of circumstances beyond VDM’s control.

While repair work was taking place on the pipeline, the electricity at the pump station was switched off. This gave thieves the perfect opportunity to literally strip the pump station at the raw-water treatment plant at the Albasini Dam of ever last bit of copper cable. Once again, no pumping could take place and the estimate at that stage was that repairing the damage might take 24 hours and more.

Later on Tuesday, VDM spokesperson Mr Matodzi Ralushai apologised in a press statement for the inconvenience caused, not only by the initial pipe bursts, but also by the vandalising of the pump station. He added that a case of theft and vandalism of water infrastructure had been opened at the police station in Louis Trichardt and that the VDM was working extremely hard to make sure that the plant was fixed as soon as possible. In the meantime, Ralushai said, water

tankers would be used to supply water to the affected areas [Louis Trichardt and Tshikota] and that the water supply would resume immediately after the plant had been fixed.

By early Wednesday morning, the VDM stated that contractors at the pump station were in the process of purchasing the necessary equipment needed to repair the damage. No indication could be given, however, of how long the repair work would take.

Thieves literally stripped the pump station at the raw water treatment plant at the Albasini Dam of every last bit of copper cable. Image supplied.

Jong man se skielike dood kom as skok skap van Levubu en Louis Trichardt, asook deur sy familie en vriende,” het sy familie gesê.

Inwoners van die Soutpansberg het met skok Wyle Wouter word oorleef deur sy vrou Soné, en verslaenheid reageer op die nuus van die dogters Lara en Aleah, ouers Gert en Helen, dood van een van die streek se bekende jong broers GH, TE en tweelingbroer Warno en manne. Die 34-jarige Wouter Smit is op 18 suster Michelle.

Julie skielik oorlede, vermoedelik aan ‘n ‘n Roudiens vir onmiddellike familie en hartaanval. vriende van Wouter sal Saterdag, 25 Julie, Wouter Smit is op 31 Maart 1986 as een van vanuit die NG Kerk Levubu gehou word. Die ‘n tweeling in die Moedersbond in Pretoria diens sal ook lewend gestroom word op die gebore. Hy het grootgeword op Levubu en Internet vir diegene wat dit nie kan bywoon nie in 1993 sy skoolloopbaan begin by Laerskool weens die grendeltydregulasies.

Louis Trichardt en dit voltooi by Hoërskool Louis Trichardt.

Ná skool het hy eers na London in Engeland getoer. Met sy terugkeer het hy aangesluit by Bekker Bore & Pompe, waar hy die afgelope 10 jaar werksaam was.

Hy was baie gewild onder sy kliënte en altyd bereid om te help.

Wouter is in 2015 getroud met Soné Haasbroek, en twee dogters is uit die huwelik gebore. Hy was ‘n groot gesins- en familieman en onder die kinders was hy ‘n geliefde pa en oom wat van visvang, jag en krieket gehou het.

Sy positiwiteit in die lewe en sy jonkheid van gees was kenmerkend, en Wouter sal onthou word as ‘n persoon wat altyd omgegee het vir ander en ‘n helpende hand uitgereik het.

“Hy laat baie diep spore na en sal gemis word in die gemeen­ Wyle Wouter Smit (34). Foto verskaf.

In Memoriam

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Municipalities’ salary burden starting to crush taxpayers kept as low as possible to allow maximum funds to go towards service delivery. “I tried to keep While the country suffers from record-break- this percentage below 20% during my time as chairperson,” he said in a telephonic interview ing levels of unemployment, salaries of government officials and especially municipal earlier this week.

In the case of Makhado, the percentage went employees have skyrocketed. The burden from 24,02% in 2017/18 to 27,78% in 2018/19 of employee-related costs is also starting to weigh heavily on taxpayers, with less and less and stood at 28,81% the past year. For next year, money being spent on infrastructure and ser- the figure is expected to be 31,12%.

The municipality must also remunerate the vice delivery. Some municipalities are already councillors, who seemingly did not object to an spending half of their operational income on above-inflation-rate pay hike. The politicians remunerating employees, councillors, and cost the taxpayers R23,07 million in 2016/17, consultants.

Several labour unions are currently engaged in but this expense will increase to R30,41 mila legal battle with the government over proposed lion in 2020/21. salary increases. The labour unions demand In 2016/17, that the government honour a three-year wage this conagreement which, in the case of municipal stituted workers, means a 6,25% increase effective from 2,49% 1 July 2020. of the In papers filed in the Labour Court last expenses, month, the director-general of the National but the Treasury, Dondo Mogajane, argues that public figure has servants have been the beneficiaries of decades risen to of above-inflation salary increases, outperform3,29% in ing private-sector salaries. “This is not just and 2020/21. equitable,” he said.

To add According to Treasury figures, tax revenue some more grew by an average of 7,5% annually over the misery to past decade – but the compensation of public the situaservants grew more quickly, at an average of tion, mu10.3% annually over the same period. nicipalities The situation is especially worrisome when throughone looks at the latest budgeted figures of two out the local municipalities, namely Makhado and country Musina. apparently Bloated salary bills started spending excessive amounts of money on In the case of the Makhado Municipality, “consultants” over the past few years. This pracemployee-related costs stood at R230,3 million tice was severely criticized by the auditor-genin the 2016/17 financial year. Two years later, the eral (AG) in a report made public last month. figure went to R255,15 and in the 2019/20 year Consultants are supposed to be used only when it escalated to R262,01 million. For next year, the a municipality lacks the specific expertise, but a expected expense is R287,57 million. transfer of skills must take place.

What is important, however, is the percentage In his report, AG Kimi Makwetu reckons of the operating expenditure that goes towards officials tended to become complacent when salaries. Although no “perfect” percentage exists, consultants were hired and were therefore not ideally this figure should be close to 20%. Solly performing the jobs they had been appointed to Noor, who was the chairperson of the transido. “The (Limpopo) province relies heavily on tional local council in Louis Trichardt in the consultants, yet there are no controls to ensure mid-1990s, agrees that this figure should be

By Anton van Zyl

that the municipalities receive a return on their investment,” the report reads.

Makwetu’s report highlights Makhado as the municipality in the Vhembe District with the largest salary bill for its finance department.

This municipality spent R28,86 million in 2018/19 to pay officials, yet it had to fork out another R4,87 million to pay two consulting companies to assist.

Makhado’s budget is, unfortunately, not very clear about what is included in the category “contracted services”. This expense stood at R194,78 million in 2016/17, but fortunately went down to R138,18 million two years later and the past year it stood at R64,71 million.

The projection for 2020/21 is R67,69 million.

When the three expense items, namely salaries, remuneration for councillors, and contracted services, are combined, an alarming rise is still evident, with these expenses accounting for 41,74% of the total operating expenditure in the coming year.

But Musina is worse

Musina municipality, which is the smallest in terms of population size in the Vhembe District, spends more than 50% of its operating budget on salaries, councillors, and consultants. This has been the case, however, for quite a few years.

In 2016/17, the municipality’s salary bill stood at R115,17 million, or 39,51% of the operational expenditure. The past year, this expense was R145,68 million (41,06%) and is expected to rise

to R155,15 million (42,07%). Musina’s councillors cost the taxpayers R8,52 million in 2016/17, but this figure escalated to R11,14 million in 2019/20. The draft budget makes provision for R11,86 million in the coming year for this expense, which constitutes 3,22% of the expenses.

In Musina’s case, the auditor-general picked up that this small municipality spent a staggering R8,42 million on two consulting companies last year. This almost matched the municipality’s total salary bill for its finance department (R8,84 million).

The municipalities’ budget documents are not always a very accurate means of reflecting where money is spent. Despite the auditor-general’s findings, Musina’s budget indicates that only R2,35 million was spent on consultants, which contradicts the findings of the AG.

Who takes the bulk of the money?

The municipalities all seem to be extremely “top heavy”, with senior managers taking a large chunk of the salary pot. At Makhado, the six senior managers will earn R8,92 million in 2020/21, which represents 3,1% of the total salary bill. The draft budget indicates that the municipality employed 592 permanent and six contract workers in 2019/20. The average salary per worker is expected to be R438 152 per annum. Makhado’s 75 councillors will collect R30,41 million in salaries and allowances. Of this amount, R4,7 million goes to seven executive committee members, R870 814 to the mayor, R705 529 to the Speaker and R664 211 to the Chief Whip.

At Musina, the six senior managers will collect R5,17 million in 2020/21. This municipality, however, also has 12 senior IDP managers, all of whom earn more than R1 million per year. This takes the total salary budget for senior managers to R25,83 million. Musina’s 24 councillors are expected to collect R11,86 million of ratepayers’ money in the next year. The executive mayor’s salary is the highest, at R904 000 (which, incidentally, is higher than that of the Makhado mayor). This municipality only declared 326 permanent positions and 38 contract workers in 2019/20. This means that the average salary at Musina Municipality is R400 219 per annum.

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Ek is ... die Weg, die Waarheid en die lewe Die Here is met ons in al ons omstandighede (Genesis 39)

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osef was ‘n man wat goed geweet het hoe onregverdig mense in die lewe kan wees. Hy het die onreg in die lewe van alle kante af geken.

Aan die begin van sy lewe het hy voordeel uit onregverdigheid getrek, omdat hy sy pa Jakob se lieflingseun was en gruwelik voorgetrek is bo sy broers. Ná sy broers egter hul wraak geneem het teen hom, het hy gou agtergekom hoe swaar die lewe weens onregverdigheid kan wees. Sy broers verkoop hom aan reisende handelaars, en gou verander sy status van bedorwe brokkie tot slaaf. Wat ‘n verskriklike ontnugtering moes dit nie gewees het nie!

Hy word na Egipte geneem waar hy in die huis van Potifar, die hoof van die Egiptiese koning se lyfwag, moet werk. In die huis waar hy werk kom hy Potifar se vrou teë, en buiten sy verantwoordelikhede moet hy wal gooi teen haar onwelkome pogings om hom tot owerspel te probeer verlei. Toe hy keer op keer weier, sien ons hoe sy ‘n situasie uitbuit om, uit wraak, nog ‘n stuk onregverdigheid in Josef se lewe te bring. Sy gryp hom aan die klere in ‘n poging om hom te oorreed om tog by haar te slaap, maar hy vlug weg, met nog ‘n stuk van sy klere in haar hand. Dit gebruik sy dan as bewysstuk om eers die ander slawe, en dan Potifar self, te oorreed dat hy by haar probeer aanlê het. Op grond van dié valse beskuldiging beland hy dan in die tronk.

As Josef se reaksie hierop iets was soos: Ag, die lewe is onregverdig, ons is uitgelewer hieraan, dit maak nie saak wat gebeur nie, die lewe sal op ‘n manier sy kloue in my kry, sal ons hom moontlik nie kwalik neem nie. Dit is dikwels ons reaksie as onregverdige dinge met ons gebeur.

Ons sal mismoedig en kwaad raak, en dink dat die lewe maar sy loop neem, en dat nie eens God na ons omsien wanneer sulke dinge gebeur nie. Waar is Hy? sal ons vra. Hoekom het Hy nie gekeer dat hierdie of daardie ramp my tref nie? Waarom moet ek nog enigsins in Hom vertrou?

Maar dit was nie Josef se reaksie nie, en dit moet ook nie ons reaksie op swaar tye wees nie.

Ons moet dit raaksien waarop ons aandag keer op keer in die teks gevestig word. Te midde van alles wat gebeur het, was die Here met Josef. Die Here het gesorg dat dit goed gaan met hom, selfs tussen al die onreg wat met hom gebeur in. Ons sien dit waar Josef se loopbaan as’t ware begin by Potifar, dat die Here by hom was en alles wat hy doen, laat slaag het. Soveel so dat Josef se status begin groei het. Hy was nie net ‘n gewone slaaf of handearbeider nie. Nee, die Here het hom Potifar se vertroueling gemaak, sy tweede in bevel, die een wat na sy hele huishouding omgesien het. Hy het, in vandag se terme, ‘n bestuursposisie ontvang.

Net so was die Here by Josef selfs toe hy in die tronk gegooi is. Hy het daar ook ‘n verantwoordelike posisie ontvang, en die tronkbewaarder het hom met alles in die tronk vertrou. Die Here het ook daar alles wat Josef gedoen het, laat slaag.

Meer nog, die Here gebruik die omstandighede van Josef op so ‘n manier dat dit bekend word dat hy deur die krag van die Here kan drome uitlê, dat hy later die koning ontmoet en sy drome uitlê, ‘n vertroueling van die koning word en later as onderkoning van die hele Egipte aangestel word.

As onderkoning is hy in ‘n posisie om Egipte en al die omringende lande te help deur die verskriklike hongersnood en droogte wat hulle sou tref.

Ons moet besef: God laat ons nie in ons omstandighede om te vergaan nie. Hy het ons nie verlaat of die rug op ons gekeer nie. Hy is by ons, en sorg dat swaar omstandighede nie ons lewens van betekenis beroof nie, en dat dit selfs goed gaan met ons. Ons weet in elk geval dat ons wat vashou aan God en deel aan Hom het deur die versoeningswerk van ons Here Jesus Christus, nooit enigiets anders as betekenisvolle lewens kan hê nie.

Die betekenis van ons lewens lê juis in die manier waarop God ons omstandighede gebruik om, al verstaan ons dit nie nou nie, ons daarheen te lei om belangrike werk in sy koninkryk te doen.

Want almal wat kinders van God is, se einddoel in hul lewens is om werksaam vir die Here te wees.

En die Here gebruik ons sodat ons suksesvol sal uitvoer wat ons moet tot sy eer.

Ons opdrag van die Here is om te midde van ons omstandighede te bly vertrou, en te sien hoe Hy vir ons alles ten goede laat meewerk. Vertrou dat Hy jou nie sal verlaat nie, en dat jou doen en late juis kosbaar vir Hom is. Ons moet Hom ook in alle dinge gehoorsaam bly, en nie dink dat ons maar kan doen wat ons wil omdat dit so sleg gaan met ons nie. Josef het aan Potifar se vrou gesê: “Hoe kan ek so ‘n verkeerde ding doen? Ek sal mos teen God sondig!” Ons mag nooit ons omstandighede as verskoning te gebruik om te sondig nie. Laat ons in al ons omstandighede God juis verheerlik, want Hy is altyd met ons.

- Ds Hannes Lee (Gereformeerde Kerk Messina)

gewaarsku om weer te dink as hulle dink die virus is net ‘n ligte verkoue. “Daar bestaan nie so ‘n Paar weke gelede sou inwoners van Louis ‘n ding nie. Mense sal moet hulle maskers dra.

Trichardt ver moes soek na iemand wat plaas- As hulle die geringste simptome wys, moet hulle lik die gevreesde Covid-19 virus opgedoen het. dokter toe gaan. Hulle moenie dink dit is net ‘n Die situasie het intussen dramaties verander. verkoue nie. Ek meen, ons het gedink dit is net Die Vhembe streek het nie die geweldige sty‘n verkoue ... Ek het regtig nie gedink dit is so ging in Covid-19 gevalle vrygespring nie en talle ernstig nie. Nou besef ek hoe ernstig dit is,” het inwoners het die afgelope paar weke die virus oom Piet gesê. opgedoen. Meeste het sonder enige komplikasies Nog ‘n Louis Trichardt egpaar wat beide hertel, maar daar was ook dié wat nie so gelukpositief getoets het vir die virus is oom Gert (70) kig was nie. en tannie San Coetzee (71). Soos met oom Piet Een van die minder gelukkiges was die en tannie Tina val hulle ook in die “hoë risiko” 65-jarige tannie Tina van der Merwe wat op 7 groep van mense wat die virus dalk nie kan Julie weens die virus dood is. Sy was een van die oorleef nie weens hulle ouderdom. Tog was daar eerste sterfgevalle in die Vhembe streek. ‘n meer gelukkige einde aan hulle verhaal.

Tannie Tina en haar man oom Piet (66) bly op Oom Gert het ook Maandag sy en tannie San ‘n plaas naby die Hendrik Verwoerd Tonnels bui­ se storie oor hul worsteling met die virus met te Louis Trichardt op die N1 noord. Dit was ook die Zoutpansberger gedeel. Alhoewel beide van op die plaas waar tannie Tina haar stryd teen die hulle reeds verlede week uit die Zoutpansberg virus sou verloor.

Privaathospitaal ontslaan is, verkeer hulle steeds Oom Piet het tydens ‘n onderhoud met die in self-opgelegde kwarantyn. “Die huis se tralies Zoutpansberger vertel hoe hy en sy vrou van 25 is dikker as dik, maar ons gaan nêrens nie. Ons jaar saam vir die virus gaan toets het so ‘n paar gaan aan. Die moegheid gaan egter nog nie weg weke gelede. “Ons het medisyne vir die griep nie,” het oom Gert gesê. gesoek, want ons was al twee grieperig. Toe gaan Oom Gert het vertel hoe hy begin siek voel het ons dokter toe. Daar aangekom toe sê hy: Julle en hoe hy en tannie San beide op 2 Julie getoets gaan nou hospitaal toe! Ons is toe na die daardie is. Die volgende aand het hulle gehoor hulle uit­ vraghouer [waar die Covid-19 toetse gedoen slae was beide positief, waarna hulle op Saterdword] by die privaathospitaal. Twee dae nadat ag, 4 Julie, in die Zoutpansberg Privaathospitaal hulle ons getoets het, toe bel die dokter my en opgeneem is. “Ek kan vir sou sê, ek het beelde sê ons al twee het positief getoets,” het oom Piet gesien [hallusinasies]. Ek het vier keer ‘n nag gesê. nuwe lakens oorgekry in die hospitaal en skoon Volgens oom Piet het hy en tannie Tina al slaapklere aangetrek van koors...” het oom Gert twee presies dieselfde simptome gewys. “Dit het vertel. Hy het vir vier dae met die hoë koors ingesluit erge kopseer. Jou bors is seer en jy kry geworstel. nie asem nie. Jou lyf is seer en jy wil net slaap,” Tannie San het ook koors gehad, maar met het oom Piet gesê. gepaardgaande erge hoofpyn. “Ek is gewoond Die egpaar het hulle op hul plaas gaan isoleer. aan hoofpyn, want ek het ‘n rugprobleem … By “Dinsdag, 7 Julie, het Tina laatmiddag gekla en my was dit koors,” het oom Gert gesê. vir my gesê sy kry nie asem nie. Toe bel ek ons Tannie San en oom Gert is onderskeidelik dokter. Hy het uitgery plaas toe en ek het vir verlede Donderdag en Vrydag uit die hospitaal hom by die teerpad gewag, want hy het gesê hy ontslaan en sterk soos genoem tans verder tuis weet nie hoe om tot by die huis te kom nie. My aan. Die moegheid bly ‘n probleem. “Ek het gisdogter het by haar ma by die huis gebly. Nadat ter vir iemand gesê, as ek 10 treë loop, dan staan ek die dokter by die teerpad gekry het, het ek sewe treë lank. So erg is hy op my longe dat ons dadelik huis toe gery. Die dokter het haar hy my so moeg maak. Tannie San ook dieselfde. ondersoek, maar vir my gesê ons is te laat - sy is Hy maak haar ook nog baie moeg,” het oom Gert dood...” het oom Piet gesê. gesê.

Tannie Tina is omstreeks 20:00 daardie dag Te midde van die moegheid is die egpaar oorlede in die halfuur wat dit oom Piet geneem dankbaar. het om die dokter by die teerpad te gaan haal en “Eintlik gaan dit wonderlik met ons! Ons jeug terug te bring plaashuis toe. “Dit was so vinnig en jubel!” het oom Gert gesê. Hy glo vas daaraan gewees,” het oom Piet gesê. dat die feit dat hy reeds voor die tyd gereeld ‘n Volgens oom Piet was tannie Tina se dood die bloedverdunner gedrink het, bygedra het tot sy laaste ding wat hy verwag het. Hy het bygevoeg herstel. “Dit en op die knieë bly en pelle wat vir dat tannie Tina nie regtig gesukkel het met haar jou bid! … Die Here se genade en sy hand het gesondheid nie, behalwe bietjie hoë bloeddruk ons bewaar,” het hy bygevoeg. en cholesterol. “Ek dink haar longe het platgeval Oom Gert het ook inwoners gewaarsku om of haar hart het gaan staan. Ek is nie seker nie,” nie die virus ligtelik op te vat nie. “Dit is nie ‘n het oom Piet gesê. Hy het egter bevestig dat flippen griep nie! Word wakker! Ek gun hom Covid-19 amptelik as “natuurlike oorsaak” van [Covid-19] nie vir ‘n hond nie,” het oom Gert tannie Tina se dood op haar doodsertifikaat gesê. Volgens hom het hy en tannie San die gelys is. virus opgedoen by ‘n werksvriend wat in kontak Tot vandag toe nog weet Piet nie waar hy was met ‘n persoon wat Covid-19 positief was. en sy vrou die virus opgedoen het nie. Hy het “Snaaks, hy het dit nooit gekry nie,” het oom intussen negatief getoets. Vir hom gaan die lewe Gert gesê. sonder sy vrou aan en hy het teruggekeer na sy Intussen sal ‘n roudiens vir wyle tannie Tina besigheid toe. “Ons het baie daaroor gewonder. ná afloop van die opheffing van die streng My mense wat vir my werk is nog almal hierso.

Covid-19 regulasies gehou word. Sy word oorleef Hulle is nie een siek nie. Tina was net by die deur haar man Piet, haar dogter Natasha, Piet se winkel en by die huis en miskien by Checkers of dogters Lindie en Natasha, broer Tienie, suster Spar. Maar ek het nie ‘n idee nie. Ons moes dit Sannetjie, vyf kleinkinders en familie en vriende. verseker êrens in die publiek opgetel het,” het “Dankie vir almal se boodskappe en oproepe. oom Piet gesê.

Daar is so baie en ons sal nie elkeen by die naam Wat laasgenoemde betref het oom Piet mense kan noem nie,” het oom Piet gesê.

Deur Andries van Zyl

Wyle tannie Tina van der Merwe (65) wat op 7 Julie oorlede is. Sy is een van die streek se eerste sterfgevalle vanweë die Covid-19 virus.

Foto verskaf.

Gert en San Coetzee dankbaar vir gebede Oom Gert en tannie San Coetzee van Louis Trichardt, skryf:

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salm 91 – Aan God al die eer, San en Gert Coetzee het deur die Corona gekom. Ons het gebid, gesmeek en ons gebede is verhoor!

Dankie Here!

Groot dankie vir my kinders en vriende. Vir almal wat gebel en boodskappe gestuur het.

Vir almal se gebede in die tyd. Dankie vir julle liefde.

Ons dank die Here vir sulke mense: drs.

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Oom Gert (70) en tannie San Coetzee (71) sterk tans tuis aan, nadat beide van hulle ook positief getoets het vir die gevreesde Covid-19 virus. Hulle het die publiek gewaarsku om nie die virus ligtelik op te vat nie. Foto verskaf.

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Henk glimlag weer breed na maande van erge pyn veroorsaak het. “Ek het ongelooflike seer gehad.

Dit is ‘n seer wat jy nie regtig vir iemand kan Te midde van soveel slegte nuus het daar verduidelik nie. Die naaste wat ek daaraan kan darem so ‘n bietjie goeie nuus die afgelope kom om te verduidelik, is as jy jou velle weggeweek deurgekom. Sowat twee weke gelede brand het met kookwater en jy smeer growwe is inwoners in die Zoutpansberger gevra om sout daarin. Dit is die naaste wat ek dit kan die 43-jarige Henk Fernandes te help om ‘n probeer verduidelik,” het Henk Dinsdag aan die noodsaaklike operasie te kry. Binne ‘n week Zoutpansberger gesê. Hy het Maandag vanaf die is genoeg geld ingesamel dat nie net die hospitaal in Tzaneen teruggekeer. aanvanklike R80 000 wat benodig was vir die Voor Vrydag se operasie het Henk al twee hospitaal betaal kon word nie, maar sommer operasies teen astronomiese koste gehad om die ook die dokter. skade te probeer herstel, maar beide operasies Henk en sy vrou, Hannetjie, en hul twee was onsuksesvol. ‘n Derde, meer gespesialiseuns, Richardo (13) en Renaldo (10), se lewens seerde, operasie sou nodig wees, maar sonder ‘n het die afgelope paar maande in ‘n lewende hel mediese fonds en by ‘n gebrek aan geld sou dit ontaard. Teen verlede Vrydag, toe Henk die nie kon gebeur nie. Dit was juis toe dat weldoe­ noodsaaklike operasie ondergaan het, was hy ners in die gemeenskap besluit het om Henk te reeds drie maande bedlêend en in erge pyn. Sy help. ‘n Hulpfonds is gestig met die hulp van konstante pyn het swaar geweeg op Hannetjie en Hammann en Moosa Prokureurs en inwoners is die kinders omdat hulle in ‘n groot mate magte- gevra om hulle harte, hande, en beursies oop te loos was om te help. maak.

Henk het in Desember ‘n bakterie opgetel wat Die geld het ingestroom en Henk kon Vrydag in sy dermkanaal gaan lê het. Die bakterie het sy operasie kry. “Die dokter sê dit was suksesbegin om gate in sy dermkanaal te vreet, wat vol. Al wat ons moet goed dophou, is moontlike veroorsaak het dat afskeidings in sy liggaam infeksie,” het Henk gesê terwyl hy van oor tot oor deur die weefsel gegaan en erge pyn en infeksies geglimlag het. Hy kon sy dankbaarheid nie weg­ Deur Andries van Zyl

steek nie. “Ek kan nie vir jou sê hoe dankbaar is ek nie! Ek voel ‘n duisend keer beter. Ek het vanoggend al bietjie buitekant rondgeloop. Dit is bietjie seer om te loop [weens die dreinerings­ pype] maar soos ek sê, dit is ‘n duisend keer beter,” het Henk gesê.

Henk het verduidelik dat die dokter sy derm sowat ‘n handlengte bokant die een gat in die dermkanaal afgesny het en ‘n dreineringspyp en sakkie ingesit het. “Ek sal vir ten minste die volgende jaar en ses maande met die sakkie moet loop,” het Henk gesê. Die goeie nuus is dat die sakkie weer uitgehaal kan word wanneer die skade aan Henk se dermkanaal ten volle herstel het en die operasie “omgekeer” kan word.

Al uitstaande rekening wat Henk nog moet

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vereffen, is dié van die narkotiseur, en daarna sy dag-tot-dag medikasie. “Ek wil ‘n baie groot dankie vir elke liewe persoon sê. Van die wat net ‘n boodskappie gestuur het, tot diegene wat die groot bedrae inbetaal het. Woorde is eintlik nie genoeg om dankie te sê nie ... Maar ek het ‘n groot, groot dankbaarheid in my hart vir elke liewe persoon wat gehelp het,” het Henk gesê.

Henk hoop om vinnig weer op die been te wees. “Die dokter het my afgeteken tot 18 Augustus, maar die 28ste van hierdie maand moet ek weer by die dokter in Tzaneen wees, sodat hulle die wonddreineringspype [apart van die dreine­ ringspyp na die sakkie] kan uithaal. Dan eers sal ek weer behoorlik kan begin rondbeweeg,” het Henk gesê.

Nuwe bestuur gekies vir plaaslike DBV DBV Nuus Die Louis Trichardt Dierebeskermingsvereniging (DBV) het verlede Donderdag, 16 Julie, hulle algemene jaarvergadering gehou en ‘n nuwe bestuur is verkies.

Vir die komende jaar sal Lesley Gaigher aan die stuur van sake wees as voorsitter, terwyl Alicia Thomas sal optree as vise-voorsitter. Ilona van den Heever sal die rol van sekretaresse vervul, terwyl Anél Heinlein as tesourier sal optree.

Die addisionele lede op die bestuurskomitee

is Antjie Brennan, Cindi du Plessis (ook die ontvangsdame by die Legacy Animal Clinic) en Letitia Weyers, met nuwe lede Liezel le Roux en Natascha Louw. Die subkomitee bestaan uit Adri Viviers, Grietjie Smith (die ontvangsdame by die DBV), Pierre Thomas, Yolanda Cronjé, en Elize Pretorius Janse van Rensburg (nuut aangesluit).

Vir meer inligting oor die DBV se aktiwiteite, skakel Lesley by tel. 071 545 5194. Indien hulp benodig word vanaf die DBV ten opsigte van ‘n dier in nood, skakel inspekteur Lawrence Khodobo by tel. 082 965 5151.

Die 43-jarige Henk Fernandes van Louis Trichardt glimlag van oor tot oor van dankbaarheid, nadat bydraes uit die gemeenskap dit vir hom moontlik gemaak het om ‘n noodsaaklike opera­ sie te ondergaan. Tot verlede Vrydag was hy vir drie maande al bedlêend en in konstante pyn.

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In the third edition of our se­ ries focussing on the names of the streets in Louis Tri­ chardt, we look at one of the streets renamed after 1994, namely Songozwi Street.

This street, formerly known as Trichardt Street, has a rather long “political” history.

Most of the forced removals of businesses in town happened in this street. The street was popular especially among the Indian traders, but they were relocated to the area known as Eltivillas.

The series, however, does not focus on specific political agendas or try and state an opinion on what was right or wrong. It is rather an attempt to highlight the interesting history of the area and how the people and places shaped the future of the people living here. In the next few months we will look at some of the “newer” streets, such as

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De Vaal and Schimper, but in between we will visit streets such as Joubert Street and Van Warmelo Street.

We will also look at some of the other renamed streets such as Hlanganani. The focus is on the region and what the people whose names appear on the sign boards did to affect this specific region.

We do, however, need input from residents.

We would love to receive some old photos of either the streets or the people whom the streets were named after.

If you can assist, please send the information to anton@zoutnet. co.za.

The idyllic spot where the Kings Ramabulana, Makhado, and Mphephu reigned.

The scene at Songozwi village after the war against Mphephu in 1898.

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Songozwi - Once the sacred den of the Lion of the North

n this week’s column we look at one of the “new” street names, albeit one of the oldest streets in town. Songozwi Street used to be called Trichardt Street and it was one of the first streets to be renamed following the 1994 elections.

Songozwi can refer both to the mountain (towards Hanglip as it is nowadays called) or the adjacent Songozwi village (Luatame) on top of the mountain. From a historical point of view it is a very interesting place with quite a colourful history.

Up to the end of the 19th century this used to be the area where the Royal House of the Vhavenda had been situated, an almost impenetrable fortress surrounded by a lush indigenous forest.

The beauty of the area was quite aptly described in a report filed in 1883 by the Swiss missionary, Ernest Creux.

He was asked by the Boer forces commander, Christiaan Joubert, to speak to King Makhado and re-establish peace. A somewhat unwilling Creux embarked on the 18 kilometre route from Elim, crossing the “no-go” area and made his way up the mountain. His path took him through “the sacred forest of the ancestral spirit gods of the Ramapulana.” In a rather humorous remark he states “I do not think I could have stood the heat without my umbrella”.

Creux’s description of Songozwi is very picturesque: “Flowers of all sorts send their perfume over the hills; mint, blue and white violets, gigantic yellow and white flowers, and tree ferns grow in the clearings and the forest … The path now follows the slope, crosses singing brooks, which lower down either turn into waterfalls, or run in the thick forest. Oh what a beautiful country!”

Luatame was an organized capital, benefitting from the presence of the sheer rise of the mountain behind it and its limited accessibility. The mountain had numerous streams, fed by condensation from the cliffs, and this insulated the kingdom against drought and kept the soil rich and productive. A series of walled passages and village areas helped to maintain the hierarchical order.

Songozwi, however, was not the original “head-quarters” of the Vhavenda. Most historians agree that the first real king of the Vhavenda was Dimbanyika, leader of the Vhasenzi who arrived in the area in the early 1700s. The Vhasenzi subjugated the different clans such as the Vhangona who resided in the area. King Dimbanyika’s royal palace was first established at Dzata I, on Mount Lwandali in Nzhelele.

Dimbanyika died in 1722 and was succeeded by Vele-la- Mbeu. Mbeu was succeeded by probably one of the greatest of the Vhavenda kings, Thohoyandou.

Thohoyandou deployed his son, Munzhedzi Mpofu, to the area called Luatame on Mount Songozwi.

When King Thohoyandou disappeared without a trace in 1770 it caused a battle for succession (as has become customary).

The eventual winner (after some bloody battles), was Mpofu and he relocated the royal kraal from Dzata to Songozwi. Songozwi was strategically very well situated, as one could see the whole kingdom from the summit and it offered ideal protection against advancing armies. Below the

mountain was Tshirululuni, the grazing fields for the cattle where the town Louis Trichardt was later laid out.

The kings that followed after Mpofu continued to use Songozwi as a stronghold, to good effect. King Makhado, often referred to as the Lion of the North, used Songozwi as a base to organise his attacks on the expanding Boer settlement at Schoemansdal. This was so effective that Schoemansdal had to be evacuated in 1867.

In spite of various attempts to drive him out of his stronghold at Luatame on Mount Songozwi, Makhado remained relatively unscathed. He was, however, someone who kept communication channels open with his enemies and earned the respect of Boer leaders such as Cmdt Piet Joubert and the then landdrost of the district, GC Munnik.

When Makhado died on 3 September 1895, possibly after being poisoned by some family members, another succession battle followed. Before his death he indicated that his youngest son, Maemu, should be the next king, but this did not happen. Following some serious skirmishes, Alilali Tshilamulela was installed as king and given the title of Mphephu.

Whereas Makhado was a very effective diplomat who managed to avoid direct conflict while at the same time stand firm on what he believed in, Mphephu was perceived to be arrogant and not the legitimate ruler. His regular contact with the British forces also did not help foster good relationships with the government of the day, the ZAR. The interference of the British, even during the reign of Makhado, was viewed with suspicion by the Boer forces.

Matters gradually got worse and worse and several of Mphephu’s family members openly turned against him. His refusal to allow land surveyors in the area also did not go down well with the ZAR. In October 1898 the ZAR tasked Commandant General Piet Joubert to put an end to the conflict and on 17 October he gathered with some 1 000 burgers at the foot of the mountain. Joubert sent letters to other mahosi asking for their support and ordered more burgers to join the battle.

On 16 November 1898, in a carefully executed operation, Joubert’s forces along with Swati and Shangaan regiments, stormed the capital. It is very likely that Mphephu had prior knowledge of the attack and was aware of the capabilities of the attacking force. He fled, along with most of his supporters to the north. Three days later the Boer forces dynamited the capital as well as the surrounding settlements.

The story of Songozwi village, however, did not end here. Mphephu and his followers sought refuge in Southern Rhodesia, where they were protected by the British South African Constabulary (BSAC). After the Anglo Boer War Mphephu returned, but not much came of the promises of the return of his land. His relationship with the notorious Captain Alfred “Bulala” Taylor may also have been a strategic mistake, as the British official had turned against him.

It seemed inevitable that the British

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A map of the Soutpansberg as it appears in the book of Dorothea Möller-Malan, The Chair of the Ramabulanas.

government, as was the case previously with the ZAR, was set on the colonization of “Magatoland”. Reserves for the “Ramabulanas” were mapped out towards the western side of the mountain, while at the same time Boer farmers were taking up vacant land in and around the mountain. Mphephu started petitioning the British government, requesting permission to return to his land. This caused a mixture of opinions, and political confusion.

As Lyndsay Braun writes: “…

Mphephu’s ongoing exile offered a powerful symbol of British hypocrisy and injustice, given that they permitted his other enemies and even their own Boer foes to live freely in the Colony.”* Mphephu eventually agreed to be re-established in an area in Nzhelele, and many mahosi and their immediate communities moved there. His brothers, Sinthumule, Maemu and Kutama

settled in the flat sections south of the mountain. There was still a reluctance from Mphephu to vacate Songozwi and during 1905 he resided in a house at Luatame. The house was pulled down by the SA Constabulary in September of that year and Mphephu was instructed to vacate the capital in its entirety.

A legal battle followed and Mphephu, represented by an attorney from Pretoria, CP Bawden, tried to persuade the British Government to allow them to stay ay Luatame. This also had limited success, but at least secured Mphephu the right to retain the royal burial ground on Songozwi where, among others, Makhado had been buried. This was, interestingly enough, only allowed in March 1907 by the first Prime Minister of the Transvaal Colony, former Boer general Louis Botha. The government set aside about 160 acres for five families of Mphephu’s

choosing to stay in the area near the ancestral graves.

Today Songozwi is still a stunningly beautiful site and it has retained its ancestral identity. The atmosphere was somewhat marred when the government allowed RDP houses to be built adjacent to the burial grounds in 2009. The houses next to the burial sites, however, are still thatched roof huts.

Sources: * http://www.luonde.co.za/songozwi.html * Braun, L.F. “Colonial Survey and Native Landscapes in Rural South Africa, 1850-1913” Brill 2015 * Nemudzivhadi, M.H. “The Attempts by Makhado to Revive the Venda Kingdom 1864-1895”, Alilali Tshilamulela succeeded his father, Makhado, as king of Potchefstroom University for CHO the Vhavenda and was given the title of Mphephu.

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Hierdie week, 25 jaar gelede in die

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The Louis Trichardt SPCA’s annual Jailed & Bailed fundraiser is here again,but this year the drive will be in a virtual format. Image: Louis Trichardt SPCA.

Show support for SPCA and help raise much-needed funds protest in support of toilet paper hoarding), Mariné Olwage (suspected of disguising a The management of the Louis Trichardt fugitive), Martin du Plessis (suspected of SPCA obviously has no shortage of innobusting a move), Team Ridgeway (Dionne vative thinking. This was evident in their Redfern and Jannie le Roux, who are suspected decision to go ahead with their annual Jailed selfie addicts), Schalcha Loots Erasmus & Vubi and Bailed fundraiser. (suspected of swopping identities) and Stanley This popular annual fundraiser, whereby Thompson (suspected unicorn poacher). community members are “jailed” and their These (un)lucky individuals will be placed friends have to “bail” them out in the form of under (not-so-strict-at-all) house arrest from donations to the SPCA, will be a virtual event 18 to 31 July this year. “It’s up to YOU to bail this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. them out!” said the SPCA team.

The virtual jailbirds for this year’s fundraiser To help this year’s “jailbirds” get bailed out, are Anton Pretorius (suspected of lighting up members of the public can make donations the dance floor), Dr Casper Venter (suspected into the cheque account of the SPCA Louis ringleader of a bicycle gang), Danie Pita (susTrichardt, Standard Bank, account number pected of drunk dialling), Greg Leach (suspect- 282 374 639 and branch code 052549. ed of falsifying his spouse’s birth certificate), “Make sure your reference includes “J&B” Hanlie Nagel (suspected of orderly conduct), AND the name of the jailbird you are supportDr Ida Glover (SHE let the dogs out!), Marina ing. This is very important!” said the SPCA Joubert (suspected of organising an unlawful team.

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Hierdie week, 25 jaar gelede, het ‘n vis en ‘n vark op die voorblad van die Zoutpansberger van 28 Julie 1995 gepronk.

Die een voorbladberig het gehandel oor ‘n bosvark wat in die Marnitz-gesin se huis ingekom het en groot amok gemaak het. As die storie in ‘n plaaswoning afgespeel het, sou dit dalk nie so vreemd geklink het nie, maar die Marnitz-gesin se huis is in Louis Trichardt se Olifantstraat. Die sewentienjarige Morné Marnitz het vertel hoe hy wakker geskrik het toe die vark deur sy kamervenster gebars het omstreeks 04:30 een oggend. Dit nadat Morné se pa, Errol, iets buite die huis gehoor het en met ‘n soeklig gaan ondersoek instel het. Die vark het blykbaar vir die lig geskrik.

In die kamer het die vark bo-op Morné geland. Errol het intussen ingehardloop en besef die vark kan sy seun ernstig seermaak. Hulle wou egter nie die vark skiet nie weens vrees vir ‘n opslagkoeël.

Errol het toe die vark in ‘n kopklem gegryp en vasgehou totdat die polisie ontbied kon word. Die polisie sou later die vark doodskiet.

Wat die vis betref, het daar ‘n foto gepronk van die jong Rudie Rusch (16) wat ‘n reusekarp van 19,8 kg gevang het. Hy het dié groot vis met mielies in die Klaseriedam gevang.

In ander voorbladnuus word berig van die lewensboei wat die Ontwikkelingskorporasie vir die welbekende onderneming Pennells gegooi het.

Dié vervaardiger van onder meer watertenks kon daarin slaag om die likwidasiespook af te weer en sou

voortaan in samewerking met die Noordelike Ontwikkelingskorporasie sake doen. Die onderneming is ‘n maand vantevore onder voorlopige likwidasie geplaas nadat die besigheid se vernaamste krediteure druk op Pennells begin plaas het om hulle finansiële verpligtinge na te kom.

Ook in die Zoutpansberger van ‘n kwart eeu gelede was die aankondiging dat die streek se welbekende advokaat Thomas Langley en sy vrou Yvonne kort daarna as Suid-Afrika se nuwe ambassadeurspaar na Praag sou vertrek.

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Agentskap woedend oor Nazi swastika op bord Deur Andries van Zyl Is dit bloot die werk van kwajongens wat verveeld was, of kan ‘n meer sini­stere betekenis geheg word die gehate Nazi swastika wat die afgelope naweek op ‘n eiendomsagent van Louis Trichardt se advertensiebord geverf is?

“Vra dit! En dit hier reg voor ons kantoor!” het Lizet Joubert van Lizet Joubert Property Professionals gesê.

Sy is woedend oor die groot swastika wat met swart verf oor die nuwe advertensiebord voor hulle kantoor op die hoek van Bauhinia- en Boababstraat geverf is.

Volgens Lizet het die opsetlike saakbeskadiging oor

die naweek plaasgevind. “Ek het Saterdag nog tot so 14:00 gewerk, toe was hy nog reg gewees,” het Lizet gesê.

Lizet en ander personeel van die agentskap het Maandag op die toneel afgekom. Dit wou voorkom asof dit hulle enigste advertensiebord is wat beskadig is. “Ek dink dit sal waarskynlik die enigste een wees, want dit is te veel van ‘n risiko om rond te ry en agter op ‘n bakkie te staan en sulke goed te spuitverf,” het Lizet gesê. Haar vermoede is dat ‘n bakkie gebruik is, omdat mens moeilik die gehate teken op daardie hoogste sou kon spuitverf as jy op die grond gestaan het.

Die gebruik van die swastika om Lizet se adver-

tensiebord te ontsier kom op ‘n baie slegte tyd. Wêreldwyd is rassespanning aan die toeneem oor die Black Lives Matter veldtog. ‘n Week vantevore het ‘n bom gebars oor ‘n EFF raadslid van die Makhado Munisipaliteit wat blykbaar homself voordoen as ‘n middeljarige blanke vrou op Twitter wat twiets gebaseer op rassestereotipering die wêreld instuur. Hy het egter intussen ontken dat dit hy is. “Dit is regtig slegte tydsberekening,” het Lizet gesê.

Hierdie is nie die eerste keer dat Lizet se agentskap se advertensieborde onder vandale deurloop nie. Verlede jaar het iemand al haar “Te Koop” bordjies wat sy in die dorp uitgesit het, gaan verwyder. In daardie stadium het sy gesê dat hulle as agente deurlopend sukkel met mense wat met hul advertensieborde peuter deur dit om te ry of uit te trek. “Dit is die hartseer realiteit van die samelewing waarin ons is,” het Lizet gesê.

Kort ná verlede jaar se voorval het Lizet ‘n beloning van R5 000 uitgeloof vir enige inligting wat kan help om die boosdoeners vas te trek.

Ongelukkig het niemand met inligting na vore gekom nie.

Ná die naweek se onsmaaklike skending van haar advertensiebord het Lizet ‘n beloning van R10 000 uitgeloof vir inligting wat sal lei tot ‘n arrestasie en skuldigbevinding. Sy het die saak by die polisie aangemeld.

“Hopelik sal iemand nou na vore kom,” het Lizet gesê met verwysing na die beloning.

Ridgeway is at present also running a Saturday school to make up for the loss of face-to-face teaching for the matriculants. Photo supplied.

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As parents, teachers and pupils anxiously await clarity from the government on whether or not schools will close again amidst the dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases, Ridgeway College in Louis Trichardt is using the time to reflect on its online lessons.

“There is no doubt that the Covid storm is breaking over our country, and in Limpopo, we watch with growing alarm as those clouds of gloom and fear gather on the horizon. As the number of infections rises, so too do parental fears around protecting their children,” said Dionne Redfern, executive head of Ridgeway College, Ridgeway Preparatory and the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre.

Redfern said that they continued to screen and sanitise, while insisting on the wearing of masks, social distancing, and all the other protocols daily. “While I am pleased by our attendance figures, I am mindful that this could change as cases in our town rise. I am mindful, too, that the President and the Minister of Basic Education are re-evaluating their position on schools in the light of increasing pressure from the unions,” said Redfern.

She added that, should the call be made to Lizet Joubert by haar agentskap se advertensiebord waarop close schools again until the peak is over, what is iemand die afgelope naweek die gehate Nazi swastika reassuring for them as a school is that they have gespuitverf het. Foto verskaf. been online for four months now, and they are a lot wiser about the pitfalls of this system. “It all sounded glamorous Tel: (015) 519 3000 Fax: (015) 516 1195 Private Bag X2596 Makhado 0920 and exciting initially ... move online and Ad designed by Zoutnet Publishers carry on with lessons.

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It takes three times longer to prepare an online lesson and, once uploaded, we are Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 19 of the Local Government: Municipal then dependent on children’s having the Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 that the virtual 94th ordinary Council meeting will be connectivity and data held as follows: to access the lesson and - more interestTIME : 14:00 ingly - the motivation DATE : Thursday, 30 July 2020 to do the work,” said VENUE : Virtual Meeting Redfern.

Redfern said that, All interested members of the public are invited to attend the meeting. Enquiries must as a now fully licensed Google School, they be directed to N Dagada or M D Munyai at (015) 519 3000. had far better infrastructure in place and Civic Centre Cllr L B Mogale had learnt that, for Speaker of Makhado 83 Krogh Street, some, online learning Local Municipality LOUIS TRICHARDT was far too comfortable. “The timetable 23 & 24 July 2020 was not adhered to, File No.: 4/2/2 MR N F TSHIVHENGWA and if we revert to this Notice No 79 of 2020 MUNICIPAL MANAGER again, a roll call will be MDM/lh/CouncilMeetingNotice_July2020 taken on the Google Classroom stream

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and participation in lessons at a set time will be expected. Too many pupils lost focus or lacked the maturity to self-motivate. Without constant supervision at home, they ignored their work or submitted work that was sub-standard,” said Redfern. She added that seeing the lethargy and level of disengagement in some of the students had been alarming. “Now, having seen their marks, they will be aware of the consequences.

As a further measure to avoid this happening, we established parent WhatsApp groups and communicated every week to inform them what work was missing. It’s one thing to con a teacher but another matter to face one’s parents!” said Redfern.

Redfern did, however, state that online teaching would never replace face-to-face teaching.

“We need our pupils to stay in class for as long as we are able to keep them at school and to make the most of every lesson. Going back online fulltime will be our last resort, but at least we know that if we have to, we can ... and we will do it well,” said Redfern.

Ridgeway is at present also running a Saturday school to make up for the loss of face-to-face teaching for the matriculants. “We have three hours of dedicated time for two subjects each Saturday, which is proving invaluable. This last weekend, the time was used for a life science practical, as well as for CAT, history, and geography. All credit to the teachers for going the extra mile to do everything in their power to save the academic year of their learners. One day, we will look back on this extraordinary journey and laugh. Or not,” said Redfern.

WEEKLY DAM LEVELS According to latest available information from the Department WEEKLIKSE of Water Affairs and Forestry as on Monday, 20 July.

DAMVLAKKE Dams/damme:

20/07/2020 13/07/2020

Albasini Dam #73.2% 73.2% Ebenezer Dam 14.5% 14.8% Flag Boshielo Dam 99.6% 100% Glen Alpine Dam 41.6% 42.5% Luphephe Dam 92.5% 93.7% Middel Letaba Dam 2.2% 2.3% Nandoni Dam 99.7% 100% Nsami Dam 50% 51.1% Nwanedzi Dam 91.1% 92.4% Nzhelele Dam 84.8% 85.7% Tzaneen Dam 16.3% 16.9% Vondo Dam 95.7% 96.4% # Means latest available data

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VACANCY Makhado Roof Trusses has a vacancy for a Financial Assistant 3 – 5 Years Experience Salary Negotiable Duties will include but is not limited to: - Pastel - Pastel Payroll - Debtors - Creditors - Petty Cash - Bank Reconciliation & Payments - General Finance/ Admin duties

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Please forward your CV to: reception@makhado.org on or before 30 July 2020.

Want to advertise your Classiefied, Legal or Vacancy on this page?

If not contacted by 07 August 2020 consider application unsuccessful.

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DEVELOPLAN I, Theo Kotze, hereby give notice that I have applied to Makhado local municipality in terms of Clause 22 of the Makhado Land Use Scheme 2009, to relax the permitted density on Erf 3055 Louis Trichardt Ext. 9 (located at the corner of Joao Albasini & Waterbessie streets) to 45 dwelling units per hectare. I have also applied for the rezoning of the Remainder of Erf 227 Louis Trichardt from Residential 1 to Business 1 (for medical consulting room purposes).

Particulars will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the office of the Director, Municipal Secretariat, 1st floor, Civic centre, 83 Krogh street, Louis Trichardt, for a period of 30 days from 24 July 2020. Any objections/ representations must be lodged with or made in writing, or verbally if unable to write, to the Municipal Manager, at the above-mentioned address or posted to Private Bag X2596, Louis Trichardt, 0920 on or before the closing date for the submission of objections/ representations, quoting the above mentioned application description and/or amendment scheme number, the objector’s interest in the matter, the ground(s) of the objection/ representation, the objector’s erf number and phone numbers and address. CLOSING DATE FOR OBJECTIONS/ REPRESENTATIONS: 24 August 2020. AGENT: DEVELOPLAN TOWN PLANNERS, P.O. Box 1883, Polokwane, 0700. Fax: 086 218 3267. Email: tecoplan@mweb.co.za.

Ek, Theo Kotze, gee kennis dat ek aansoek gedoen het ingevolge Klousule 22 van die Makhado Grondgebruikskema 2009 om die toegelate digtheid op Erf 3055 Louis Trichardt Uitbreiding 9 (hoek van Joao Albasini & Waterbessiestrate) te verslap na 45 wooneenhede per hektaar. Voorts, het ek ook aansoek gedoen vir die hersonering van die Restant van Erf 227 Louis Trichardt vanaf Residensieel 1 na Besigheid 1(vir mediese spreekkamers).

Besonderhede sal ter insae lê gedurende kantoorure by kantoor van die Direkteur, Munisipale sekretariaat, 1ste vloer, Burgersentrum, 83 Kroghstraat, Louis Trichardt, vir ‘n tydperk van 30 dae vanaf 24 Julie 2020. Enige beswaar/ vertoë moet hetsy skriftelik of mondelings (indien u nie kan skryf nie), by of tot die Munisipale Bestuurder voor die sluitingsdatum vir die indiening van sodanige besware/vertoë by bovermelde adres of

by Privaatsak X2596, Louis

Trichardt, 0920 ingedien of gerig word, tesame met vermelding van bogenoemde beskrywing van die aansoek en/of wysigingskemanommer, die beswaarmaker se belang in die saak, die grond(e) van die beswaar/ vertoë, die beswaarmaker se erfnommer en telefoonnommer(s) en adres. SLUITINGSDATUM VIR BESWARE/VERTOË: 24 Augustus 2020.

AGENT: DEVELOPLAN STADSBEPLANNERS, POSBUS 1883, POLOKWANE, 0700, TEL. 015-2914177 FAKS: 0862183267. tecoplan@ mweb.co.za.

NTSHURI SHE SOLUTIONS NOTICE OF BASIC ASSESSMENT AND WATER USE LICENCE APPLICATION PROCESS Notice is hereby given in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998) for the intent to undertake an activity listed under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Section 24 of the Act; GNR. 327 (Activities 14), and Water Uses, in terms of Section 21 (g) of National Water Use Act, 1998 (Act no. 36 of 1998).

This notice serves to announce the commencement of a Basic Assessment Process and water use license application, provide you with initial information on the project, and offer you an opportunity to register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP) and comment on the proposed project.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION The Proposed development of a Masakona filling station within Morgenzon 94/LT farm, in Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo Province (Figure below).

The development will constitute of a filling station and a mini-complex which will both cover ~3000 m2 in extent. The filling station will consist of a petrol station with 3 tanks and each tank having a capacity of ~43 m3, which will amount to 129 m3.

Prior to undertaking activities listed in EIA Regulations (2017), an Environmental Authorization has to be obtained from the relevant competent authority.

Applicant: Ramuthivheli Khensani Isaac Trading cc Environmental Assessment Practitioners: NTSHURI SHE SOLUTIONS AN OPEN DAY WILL BE HELD AT THE

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DEVELOPMENT SITE (23°16’41.11”S 30°16’32.87”E) ON 31 JULY 2020 FROM 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM. INVITATION TO REGISTER AS AN I & APS Should you have any questions or suggestions or wish to raise any concerns during this stage of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process, please contact the person mentioned below through either, writing a letter, call or email within 30 days of placement of this notice, Ms Ayanda Hobyane 87 TRICHARDTSDAL ROAD LETSITELE TZANEEN 0871 TEL: 072 164 1992/ 076 333 7436 EMAIL: Ntshuri.Solutions@gmail.com FAX: 086 662 9483 NTSHURI SHE SOLUTIONS 87 TRICHARDTSDAL ROAD LETSITELE TZANEEN 0871 TEL: 072 164 1992/ 076 333 7436 EMAIL: Ntshuri.Solutions@gmail.com FAX: 086 662 9483 GOLDEN GREY CONSORTIUM KENNISGEWING INGEVOLGE ARTIKEL 93 VAN DIE MAKHADO PLAASLIKE MUNISIPALITEIT RUIMTELIKE BEPLANNING GRONDONTWIKKELING EN VERORDENING OP BEHEER VAN GRONDGEBRUIK, 2016 Ek, Jackson Sebola van Golden Grey Consortium (Pty) Ltd, is die gemagtigde agent van die eienaar van die eiendom hieronder genoem, gee hiermee kennis in terme van Artikel 75(1) van die Makhado Munisipaliteit Ruimtelike Beplanning, Grondontwikkeling en Grondgebruikbestuur deur - Lag 2016 sowel as Klousule 22 van die Makhadogrondgebruikskema, 2009 in werking, het ek by Makhado Munisipaliteit aansoek gedoen vir spesiale toestemmingsgebruik vir ‘n ‘Plek van Vermaak’ op Erf 1/141 in die distrik Louis Trichardt, geleë op 22 Bredastraat.

Besonderhede van die aansoek le ter insae gedurende gewone kantoorure by die kantoor van die Direkteur: Ontwikkelingsbeplanning, Burgersentrum (Nuwe Gebou), Kroghstraat 83, Makhado, vir ‘n tydperk van 28 dae vanaf 24 Julie 2020. Besware teen die aansoek kan skriftelik by die Munisipale Bestuurder, Privaatsak X2596, Makhado, 0920, ingedien word binne ‘n tydperk van 28 dae vanaf 24 Julie 2020. Adres van die agent: Andersonstraat 97, Louis Trichardt, 0920.

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NOTICE: DETERMINATION OF CHARGES IN TERMS OF SECTION 75 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT, 2000 AS AMENDED VARIOUS CHARGES – 2020/21 FINANCIAL YEAR In terms of section 21A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Makhado Municipality in terms of section 75A of the said Act, by Special Resolution dated 26 June 2020, determined amended charges in respect of the following with effect of 1 July 2020: 1.

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Refuse Removal charges Hawker Rentals Determination of Charges for the Issuing of Certificates and Furnishing of Information Control of Inflammable Liquids and Substances Charges for Building Plans and Street Projections Tariff of License Fees Control of Temporary Advertisements Pamphlets fees Lease of Activity Room (Library) and other halls not mentioned in any other tariff determination Hire of the Show Hall Buildings on Show-grounds (Halls and Tea Garden) other than Show Hall and Beer Garden - Tariff of Charges for Ad hoc rentals Beer Garden at Show-grounds: Determination of Tariffs for Ad hoc rentals Library services Cemetery Tariffs Aerodrome Caravan Park fees Swimming Bath fees Street Trading rentals Electricity supply Lease of Tent – ad hoc rentals Rabali Sport Stadium – tariff of charges for ad hoc-rentals Miscellaneous Charges Pound Tariffs Annual Show Property Rates Town Planning

The general purport of the Council Resolution is an increase in all the relevant charges in order to cope with increase in the operational costs. The above tariffs have increased by 4.6%, with exception of electricity tariffs which have increased by 6, 22% for the 2020/21 financial year with effect from 1 July 2020.

26. Assessment Rates The general purport of the Council Resolution is a 4.6% increase of the existing rate in the rand for respective categories of properties based on the valuations recorded in the 2018-2023 Valuation Roll which will be collected on a monthly basis or annual basis as per the requirements per individual customer.

Any person wishing to object to Council’s determinations may do so in writing to reach the Municipal Manager within twenty one (21) days calculated from 24 July 2020. A full recording of each tariff is available on the municipal website, or can be inspected during office hours at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer on the Ground Floor, Civic Center, 83 Krogh Street, Makhado during the municipality’s business hours.

Civic Centre 83 Krogh Street, LOUIS TRICHARDT Notice No 20 of 2020 File No. 6/1/1(19/20) & 1/1/74 Notice various charges 2020-2020

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Is vanjaar se winter kouer as gewoonlik?

Deur Pétria de Vaal

Fanie Havinga van Levubu meen die winter is beslis ‘n kouer aanvoelbare een as die vorige twee tot drie jare. Foto verskaf.

Is vanjaar kouer as ander jare? Hierdie vraag is op almal se lippe. Die Zoutpansberger het by kundiges gaan kers opsteek.

Fanie Havinga is ‘n boer van Levubu en hoe­ wel hy homself nie as ‘n kenner of weerprofeet beskou nie, het hy ‘n groot belangstelling daarin omdat “dit tog die een ding is wat ons lewens as boere direk beïnvloed”, sê hy.

Fanie bevestig dat dié een ‘n kouer aanvoelbare winter as die vorige twee tot drie jare is. Hy is van mening dat dit daaraan toe te skryf is dat die kouefronte wat vanjaar oor die binneland inbeweeg het baie sterker is en baie hoër op, met ander woorde verder noord as gewoonlik, die binneland ingekom het. Die verskil tussen vanjaar se fronte en verlede jaar s’n is waarskynlik dat min wolke vanjaar saam met die fronte verbygekom het. Dit veroorsaak dat die uitstra­ ling van die aarde se hitte saans meer is en die

temperatuur dus dadelik afneem sodra die son ondergaan. Die aande voel dan van vroeg af al baie koud, en nie net soggens vroeg nie. “Hierdie is egter by verre nog nie die koudste winter wat ons al in Levubu gehad het nie, maar kom ons raak nou nie te opgewonde nie; die winter is nog glad nie verby nie,” sê Fanie.

Hy noem dat hy wel berigte gekry het van gebiede suid van die Soutpansberg wat baie koud was, met groot skade aan gewasse wat dood­ geryp het. Temperature van -7°C tot -10°C is op plekke in die Limpopo Provinsie gemeet.

Die goeie nuus van ‘n kouer winter is dat dit die nodige balans bring wat veral vir die boere baie nodig is. Peste en plae word deur die koue verdryf en kan oeste positief beïnvloed. Nóg ‘n interessante feit is dat wanneer die Kaap gedurende die winter ‘n goeie reënseisoen het, die reënval in hierdie streek ook hoër is gedurende die somer.

“Ons het gelukkig nog nie swart ryp gehad nie. Die vrieswind is ons darem nog gespaar,” het Fanie bygevoeg.

Volgens Dries Alberts, landboukonsultant in die Levubu-omgewing, was die winter inderwaarheid baie matig, tot ongeveer twee weke gelede. Dries beskou homself ook nie as ‘n professionele weerkundige nie, maar hou tog die weer dop om boere dienooreenkomstig te kan adviseer. “Ons koue van die afgelope twee weke was beslis ‘n oorspoel van die koue in die grootste gedeelte van die binneland,” sê Dries.

Ridgeway Preparatory School in Louis Trichardt’s Grade 6 students wrote the International Benchmark Tests from IEB for English, maths and science. Two groups of certificates were awarded to the top students, namely a certificate of distinction and a certificate of high distinction. The Grade 6s who received certificates of high distinction were (from left to right) Mandla Ndlovu (science), Tinotenda Kujinga (maths, as well as a certificate of distinction for science), Ripfumelo Baloyi (maths and science), Zwikhodo Netshitomboni (maths), and Olifile Tlakula (English, as well as a certificate of distinction for science) was absent when the photo was taken. Photo supplied.

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Dries hou self die medium-termyn voorspel­ lings en terugblikke op die Weerdiens se webblad dop en beveel aan dat diegene wat geïnte­ resseerd is, gaan kyk na https://www.weathersa. co.za/images/data/longrange/gfcsa/scw.pdf. Die dokument “Seasonal Climate Watch June to October 2020” maak melding daarvan dat bo-normale reënval verwag word vir die suid-westelike en suidelike gedeeltes van die land. Terselfdertyd is die toestande baie droër as normaal in die res van Suid-Afrika. Bo-normale temperature word verwag vir die grootste gedeelte van die land, met die uitsondering van die noord-oostelike gedeeltes wat op hulle beurt weer temperature laer as die normale sal beleef.

Musa Mkhwanazi, senior wetenskaplike: klimaat-inligting van die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens, is gepols oor die kouer weer. Volgens hom is dit te vroeg om nou al ‘n antwoord te hê op die vraag of dit tans noemenswaardig kouer of warmer is as normaalweg. “Ons kry gewoonlik ons koudste weer vanaf Julie tot middel-Augustus, en daardie data is nog nie beskikbaar nie. Die begin van Junie was gekenmerk deur bo-normale temperature in die Wes-Kaap en die Westelike gedeeltes van die Noord-Kaap, terwyl die groter oorblywende gedeelte van die land tipiese wintertemperature beleef het,” sê Musa.

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... en toe word maskers ‘n modegier Heidi het ook opgelet dat ‘n tipe masker en dié se kleur dikwels by ‘n tipe persoonlikheid pas. “‘n Meer gereserveerde persoon sal waarskynlik neutrale kleure soos kakie, vlootblou, en swart kies, waar ‘n persoon wat ‘n modestelling wil maak, op haar beurt helderder kleure sal kies.”

Heidi het ook opgelet dat kleiner kinders “afkyk” by ‘n maat en dan aandring by ‘n ouer om ‘n masker soos ‘n maatjie s’n te kry! Dit los baie ma’s se probleem op met kinders wat nie so gewillig is om maskers te dra nie. “Selfs my eie drie dogters kies al maskers om by ‘n uitrusting te pas,” se Heidi.

Mode-item of te nie, die primêre rede waarom maskers gedra word, moet egter nooit uit die oog verloor word nie!

Jong Megan verwerf haar eerste dan junior swart gordel in karate Megan Botes van die Soutpansberg Kofukan Karateklub in Louis Trichardt glimlag breed (tweede van links) nadat sy op 20 Junie haar eerste dan junior swart gordel in die sportsoort verwerf het. Megan het haar karateloopbaan in 2012 begin toe sy in Graad 0 was. Sy spog met ‘n Verre-Noord goue medalje, asook Verre-Noord kleure in karate. Tans is sy ‘n hulpafrigter by die klub. Links staan die klub se sensei Tommy Janse van Rensburg en regs van haar is sensei Lourens Botes en sensei Johnathan Janse van Rensburg. Foto verskaf.

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Plaaslik het baie mense ingespring om mas­­kers te maak. Vir sommige het dit ‘n broodnodige alternatiewe inkomste verskaf toe besighede gesluit is en vir ander was dit ‘n stokperdjie of aanvullend tot hulle “normale” naaldwerkbedrywighede.

Jaroldine Simon-Prinsloo maak nie net maskers nie, maar ook nekverwarmers (buffs).

Sy noem dat baie mense die nekverwarmers verkies, veral mans en brildraers. Dames gebruik dit nie net as masker nie, maar ook as kopband wanneer die dra van ‘n masker nie nodig is nie (byvoorbeeld in die gerief van jou eie huis tydens ‘n aanlyn-vergadering). “’n Mens kan selfs met hierdie nekverwarmers aan slaap, so gemaklik en warm is dit,” sê Jaroldine.

Jaroldine maak ‘n groot verskeidenheid van maskers en nekverwarmers – in ‘n magdom verskillende kleure en patrone. Met name soos Bubblegum Pink, Red Daisy, Fruit Salad, Black Hawk, Snipers, Sand Storm en Mountain Man, kan mens kies en keur. “Die modebewuste persoon sal nie teleurgestel word nie. Ek maak dikwels ‘n masker of nekverwarmer op versoek om juis by ‘n uitrusting te pas. Rekbare materiaal laat dit boonop baie gemaklik voel,” sê Jaroldine.

Heidi Alberts van Bargain Centre beaam dat maskers vir baie mense ‘n definitiewe mode-neiging geword het. Die winkel maak dikwels maskers op versoek. Behalwe vir funksionele maskers (byvoorbeeld in donkerder materiaal vir plaaswerkers), is meer bekostigbare maskers ook in die winkel beskikbaar.

“Maskers wat geweldig aftrek kry, is dié wat gemaak word van ‘n luukse vlootblou materiaal (soortgelyk aan dié wat vir pakke klere gebruik word) en geborduur word met woorde van inspirasie, byvoorbeeld Hope, Faith en Joy,” sê Heidi.

“Dit is vir ons belangrik om ‘n boodskap van HOOP in hierdie moeilike tye uit te stuur,” sê sy.

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Die gesigmasker het gekom om te bly, of ten minste vir die afsienbare toekoms.

Maskers is oral beskikbaar. Mediese maskers, weggooibare maskers, die mooies, die gemaklikes – die lys is lank. Die maak van maskers het skielik ‘n groot bedryf geword. Elke persoon moet daarvan hê, want dit is verpligtend om te dra.

Die Slowaakse President, Zuzana Caputova,

het reeds op 21 Maart vanjaar wêreldwyd die aandag op haar gevestig met haar wynrooi uitrusting en bypassende masker. Mode-ontwerpers het die geleentheid begin aangryp om maskers te maak wat ‘n definitiewe modestelling maak.

Die vraag word tog ook gevra: is dit noodwendig korrek om iets wat geassosieer word met verlies of tragedie deel te maak van jou voorkoms?

Die uitvoerende mode-direkteur van die internasionale modetydskrif Vogue, Rickie de Sole, sê op Vogue se webblad dat maskers prakties moet

wees, maar dat dit ook ‘n definitiewe weerspieëling van iemand se bui of persoonlikheid is.

In hierdie moeilike tyd veral het mens nodig om jouself uit te druk - dit hou die gees gesond. Die regte masker, wat nie net mooi is nie maar jou ook laat goed voel, is dan ideaal. ‘n Masker kan met ‘n sonbril vergelyk word iets funksioneel wat ‘n groot mode-item geword het.

Plaaslik het veral dames die geleentheid aangegryp om maskers aan te skaf wat ‘n uitrus­

ting komplimenteer of ‘n luukse voorkoms het.

Leanda le Cornu sê dat syself ‘n swart masker verkies, omdat dit by vele van haar uitrus­tings pas. Dan het sy ook byvoorbeeld ‘n masker wat by denim pas. Haar gunsteling is haar “uitgaan”-masker, wat met pêrels versier is. “Vir ‘n onlangse verjaarsdagviering van ‘n vriendin in Johannesburg moes elke uitgenooide gas haar mooiste masker vir die koffiedrinkery opsit en ‘n koppie koffie (virtueel) “saamdrink” – waar elkeen haar ook al bevind het. (Vervolg op p.11)

Leanda le Cornu met haar uitgaan-masker.

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Jaroldine Simon-Prinsloo met die Greyhound nekverwarmer wat as masker gebruik word.

Heidi Alberts wys ‘n bypassende masker by ‘n uitrusting. Foto verskaf.

Lorna-Lee Smith met ‘n inspirerende bood­ skap op ‘n masker. Foto verskaf.

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