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Ware naasteliefde die warmste deel van die dag. “Hy was semi-bewusteloos en het glad nie op vrae gereageer nie.

Hy het nie geweet waar hy is, of wie hy is nie.

Hy kon glad nie beweeg nie,” het Mavis gesê.

Intussen het die ander mense op die toneel begin wegry.

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Mavis het dadelik die 112-noodnommer geskakel, maar is ingelig dat geen ambulans in die omgewing beskikbaar was nie. Sy het toe die nommer van die bestuurder van die nooddienste op Mutale in die hande gekry en hom geskakel om uit te vind of hulle in die moeilikheid sou

kom indien hulle oom Ockert self na ‘n hospitaal sou neem. Die bestuurder het gesê hy voorsien geen probleme daarmee nie.

Mavis-hulle het op oom Ockert se selfoon in sy voertuig afgekom en gelukkig was dié nie met ‘n geheime kode gesluit nie. (Vervolg op p. 2)

Sekerlik een van die mooiste verhale van omgee en naasteliefde oor die kleurgrens heen het homself die afgelope week in die Soutpansberg afgespeel. Dit is die verhaal van oom Ockert Maritz wie se lewe deur ‘n wildvreemde egpaar gered is.

Oom Ockert, ‘n inwoner van Pretoria, het op die rype ouderdom van 80 jaar besluit om bietjie alleen in die Kruger Nasionale Wildtuin te gaan kuier. Verlede Donderdag was hy op pad terug huis toe, toe die noodlot hom tref.

Oom Ockert het met sy motor op pad vanaf die Pafuri-hek ‘n slaggat op die R525 getref. In die proses het ‘n band gebars, maar omdat sy motor “run-on-flats” bande op gehad het, het hy so ver as moontlik probeer aansukkel. ‘n Paar kilometer vanaf die Tshipise-vakansieoord is hy egter geforseer om van die pad af trek.

Gelukkig het oom Ockert selfoonontvangs gehad en kon hy met sy versekeraar reël dat sy voertuig ingesleep word. Omdat oom Ockert egter “in die middel van nêrens” gestrand was, is hy meegedeel dat die insleepvoertuig ‘n geruime tyd sou neem om daar uit te kom. Hiervoor was oom Ockert nie voorbereid nie. Die dag was besonder warm, en te midde van die wag het oom Ockert hitte-uitputting gekry en in sy voertuig sy bewussyn verloor.

“Ons het verby sy voertuig gery en ek het besef daar is groot fout. Ek het vir my man gesê om dadelik om te draai.” So vertel mev. Mavis Muthandzwi, ook van Gauteng. Sy en haar man, Khathu, was toevallig dieselfde dag, op dieselfde pad, ook op pad terug huis toe.

Mavis het vertel dat sy gesien het hoe oom Ockert halflyf aan die passasierskant van sy voertuig uithang. Ander voertuie was reeds op die toneel, maar omstanders het net by oom Ockert se voertuig gestaan en na hom gekyk.

“Niemand het iets gedoen nie,” het Mavis gesê.

Martin en sy vrou Barbara (links) en Mavis en Khathu Muthandzwi (regs) afgeneem by die 80-jarige oom Ockert Maritz in die Zoutpansberg Mavis en haar man het gestop en hulle na Privaathospitaal. Foto verskaf. oom Ockert gehaas. Dit was so net ná 12:00,

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Onbaatsugtige weldaad herstel familie se hoop in die mensdom (Vervolg van p.1) Sy het toe een vir een die nommers daarop begin skakel, totdat sy oom Ockert se seun, Martin, in Pretoria in die hande gekry het.

Mavis het Martin ingelig dat hulle sy semi-bewustelose pa in sy voertuig langs die pad gevind het en dat hulle van plan is om hom self deur te jaag na die Zoutpansberg Privaathospitaal op Louis Trichardt, meer as ‘n uur se ry verder.

Aangesien geen ambulans beskikbaar was nie, het Martin dankbaar hiertoe ingestem.

In daardie stadium het die

insleepvoer­tuig op die toneel opgedaag.

Dié wou oom Ockert se voertuig na Thohoyandou sleep, maar Mavis het daarop aangedring dat sy voertuig na Louis Trichardt gesleep word. “Daar was geen rede vir die voertuig om na Thohoyandou gesleep te word nie. Dit sou net ekstra moeite en koste wees vir oom Ockert om weer sy voertuig te kry,” het Mavis gesê. Hulle het toe gereël dat sy voertuig na Baobab Bande op Louis Trichardt gesleep moet word, waarna hulle oom Ockert en sy persoonlike besittings oorgelaai het in hulle voertuig en haastig na Louis Trichardt vertrek

het.

“Martin het my by my werk geskakel en vir my gesê ek moet dadelik gereed maak, hy kom my nou haal,” het oom Ockert se skoondogter, Barbara, gesê.

Net voor 14:00 het Barbara-hulle uit Pretoria begin ry, nadat Martin haar vertel het wat gebeur het.

Met Mavis-hulle se aankoms by die Zoutpansberg Privaathospitaal het hulle geweier om oom Ockert alleen te los voordat sy seun arriveer. Hulle het ook gehelp om oom Ockert te laat opneem, nadat hulle vasgestel het dat oom Ockert ‘n mediese fonds het. “Ek moet

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sê, die personeel was uiters behulpsaam en professioneel gewees.

Die empatie waarmee hulle die situasie hanteer het, was ongelooflik,” het Mavis gesê.

Mavis-hulle het ná gesprek met Martin uit hul eie sak solank die deposito betaal wat nodig was, sodat oom Ockert opgeneem kon word.

Die insleepvoertuig het intussen oom Ockert se voertuig by Baobab Bande besorg. “Ons wou nie hê oom Ockert moes die volgende dag sukkel om sy voertuig te kry nie,” het Mavis gesê. Hulle het toe ook die R3 500 vir die herstel van die band uit hulle sak betaal en besluit om sy voertuig na die privaathospitaal te neem. Mavis het ook uit hulle sak vir hulle en Martin-hulle oornag-akkommodasie by ‘n plaaslike gastehuis bespreek.

Dit het begin laat word en Mavis-hulle het besef dat niemand van hulle weens die Covid-19 aandklokreël daardie aand na Pretoria sou kon terugkeer nie.

Soos die toeval dit wou hê, het Martin-hulle net by die dorp ingekom toe Mavis by Baobab Bande weggetrek het. “Ons het letterlik agter haar gery,” het Barbara gesê.

By die hospitaal aangekom, het hulle gevind dat oom Ockert se toestand so merkwaardig verbeter het dat hy die aand 21:00 ontslaan kon word. Hy en Martin het toe vir Mavis en Khathu uit dankbaarheid uitgeneem vir ete en sommer ook dadelik alle kostes wat die egpaar aangegaan het, terugbetaal. Vrydag­ oggend het almal weer huiswaarts

gekeer, met Mavis-hulle wat nog geskakel het om te hoor of oom Ockert-hulle darem nou hierdie keer veilig by die huis aangekom het.

“Weet jy, om dit in ‘n neutedop op te som, dit herstel jou geloof in die mensdom. In my opinie is niemand ‘n slegte mens nie. Almal het goed en sleg in hulle, dit hang net af van daardie persoon se besluit wat hulle wil wees. Ek is geneig om die goeie in mense te sien en hierdie mense was definitief twee engele. Ons kon nie gevra het vir beter mense nie.

Hulle het al hulle planne opsy gesit om my pa te help,” het Barbara gesê na aanleiding van Mavis en Khathu se onbaatsugtige optrede. “My pa het sommer vir hulle gesê hulle is nou deel van die familie,” het Barbara bygevoeg. Sy het ook groot lof gehad vir die administratiewe en mediese personeel by die privaathospitaal vir die verskriklik baie moeite wat hulle met haar skoonpa gedoen het.

Mavis-hulle is op hulle beurt baie beskeie oor hul ongelooflike weldaad en het gesê oom Ockert-hulle se dankbaarheid is vir hulle genoeg.

“Dit is nie iets wat ons gereeld doen nie. Ons het net besef ons moet help. Ons kon nie net verby ry nie. Oom Ockert het regtig ernstig hulp nodig gehad in daardie stadium ... dit het vir ons gegaan oor medemenslikheid,” het Mavis gesê.

Sy het in ligter luim opgemerk dat sy vir oom Ockert gesê het dat hy regtig te oud is om op sy ouderdom nog alleen rond te ry.

“Ek is geneig om die goeie in mense te sien en hierdie mense was definitief twee engele”

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More charges against “partying” ANC councillor after crash

By Andries van Zyl The Makhado Municipality’s “partying” ANC councillor, Cllr Tebogo Mamorobela, was in the news again this week for all the wrong reasons. Once again, the main contributor to this prominent 39-year-old ANC member’s proverbial downfall appears to be alcohol.

Residents of Louis Trichardt woke up to the news on Sunday that Mamorobela had been involved in a vehicle accident on the corner of Jeppe and Anderson Street. The accident occurred between 04:00 and 05:00. Apparently, Mamorobela had first crashed into another vehicle before smashing her luxury Ford Ranger bakkie through a resident’s prefab fence. Mamorobela apparently tried her utmost to avoid being charged and arrested. Her alleged attempt to avoid prosecution was, however, to no avail. She was arrested by members of the Makhado SAPS and charged with, among other things, driving under the influence of alcohol.

In April this year, Mamorobela and two of her friends, Harold Muswobi (50) and Khathutshelo Matshusa (33), were arrested after a video of her partying with friends on her 39th birthday started circulating on social media. In the video, Mamorobela could be seen dancing with a bottle of liquor while mocking police minister Bheki Cele.

Several other persons could also be seen in the video, socialising around a table filled with bottles of alcohol.

This was amidst the Level 5 lockdown period, which prohibited all alcohol sales and gatherings such as birthday parties.

Following the damning video, Mamorobela and her two friends were arrested on charges of contravening the lockdown regulations.

After their court appearance, they were released on R1 000 bail each.

A resolution by the ANC of the Vhembe region was subsequently taken that Mamorobela should recuse herself from all activities of the municipality with immediate effect, until the matter was finalised by the court. She is still to appear in front of the municipality’s ethics committee.

Apart from being an Makhado Exco member as Head of Corporate Services, Mamorobela has also performed duties as acting mayor of the Makhado Municipality in the past. 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.

The ANC clearly has big expectations of this young partying member whom they have obviously been grooming for bigger things. Her brushes with the law may prove to be problematic for the ruling party.

Mamorobela, however, has been quite successful in clearing the first hurdle and last month the charge of contravening the lockdown regulations against her was provisionally withdrawn in the magistrate’s court.

The prosecuting authority explained that this was done to “allow the investigating officers to finish

their investigation”. Should the case Mamorobela to the offense she has been pality and will request that Councillor proceed, her defence will reportedly be charged with. The docket was therefore Mamorobela’s hearing is now expethat her actions were not in contravenreferred back to the police to complete dited, so that she may permanently be tion of the lockdown regulations. correctly. removed from her position. The people What also remains to be seen is The police docket apparently has of Makhado deserve councillors who whether anything will come of Mamnumerous other shortcomings that uphold the law and who set a good exorobela’s arrest on Sunday. Due to the indicate shoddy police work. This might ample, not a serial offender…” says Du high-profile nature of the case, journal- explain why the police are so reluctant Plooy in a press release. ists eagerly awaited her court appearto respond to questions regarding this The secretary of the Vhembe ANC ance on Monday. This did not happen. high-profile case. In the meantime, region, Adv Anderson Mudunungu, Questions about the circumstances nobody really knows what happened on confirmed on Wednesday that Mamsurrounding Mamorobela’s accident, the morning of 20 September on the orobela is still on suspension by the her arrest, and the reason why she had corner of Jeppe and Anderson Street provincial ANC. not appeared in court were referred to in the absence of an official police “We as the Vhembe ANC are still the police’s provincial spokesperson, statement. waiting for a report on the allegations.

Brig Motlafela Mojapelo. He did not In reaction to Mamorobela’s latest Whatever the outcome, we are bound by respond. shenanigans, the caucus leader of the National Executive’s decision that Follow-up requests were also directed the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the any member facing criminal charges to Mojapelo’s fellow provincial spokesMakhado Municipality, Cllr Brian Du must be suspended,” said Mudunungu. person, Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe.

Plooy, says the DA was not surprised He added that they still had to submit a He just referred the matter back to to hear about her arrest. “The DA will report to the ANC’s provincial executive Mojapelo. write to the chairperson of the Ethics committee regarding the allegations The newspaper asked Ms MashuCommittee of the Makhado Municiagainst Mamorobela. du Malabi, liaison officer for the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Polokwane, to explain why Mamorobela had not appeared in court.

Malabi said that, after consultation with the state prosecutor in the case, they had decided not to place Mamorobela’s case on the court roll to spare themselves possible embarrassment. She said that the elements of the offense [that had prompted the police to arrest Mamorobela for drunk driving] were not contained in the Cllr Tebogo Mamorobela’s luxury Ford Ranger bakkie after she crashed through a resident’s police docket. These prefab fence. Photo supplied. are needed to link

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Court orders Makhado Municipality to provide documents on dodgy public park tender deal “The determination of whether there is or is not anything to report on is not something for the Respondent to decide.

The Applicants will decide whether or not to publish a story and the public will decide whether or not they believe the story published.”

Staff Reporter In what is widely considered a victory for transparency and accountability, a local magistrate has ruled that the Makhado Municipality must make documentation relating to tenders awarded for the sale of a public park available to the Zoutnet group of newspapers.

The controversial sale of the park happened last year. The park was divided in two sites, which were offered for sale by public tender. The tenders were, however, not awarded to the highest bidders. One section of the property was, in fact, sold to the lowest bidder. The other section was sold to a bidder who offered R450 000 less than the highest bidder. In total, the municipality could have been paid R850 000 more for the two erven.

At the time, the municipality refused to make specific information available about the transaction. Requesting information to find out who the successful bidders were, took weeks, and even then, the correct names of the companies were not supplied. The municipality also refused to give any reasons as to why the highest bids had not been accepted.

When the municipality was requested to provide its PAIA Manual, the spokesperson was unaware that such a document existed. After the newspaper pointed out that, by law, every municipality must have such a document and that it must be available on its website, a document was then forwarded.

A PAIA application to request the information about the sale of the two sites was submitted on 14 October 2019.

According to the Act, the municipality had 30 days in which to produce the documents or else to give reasons why the request was being refused. The municipality completely ignored this request. The next step, as prescribed by the Act, was to file an internal appeal to the Speaker of the municipality. This was done on 10 December, but the appeal was also ignored.

Prior to October last year, the next step for anyone seeking information and being refused by an institution such as a municipality, would have been to approach the High Court. The regulations were changed, however, making it possible to bring such an application in a magistrate’s court. The advantage is that this is a quicker and cheaper way to try and ensure that legislation is adhered to.

On 11 March this year, papers were served on the municipality, indicating that the magistrate’s court would be requested to order the municipality to make the documentation available.

Even this process was initially ignored and the case was heading to court on 12 April for a default judgment. This date, however, happened to fall in the lockdown period and had to be postponed.

You are irritating and you waste our time

When notice was given to the municipality of a new date for a hearing, this step sparked some reaction. On 19 May, the municipality gave notice that it would defend the matter, which was set down for a hearing on 15 July.

PAIA to the rescue On 2 July, the municipal manager of Makhado, Mr Freddy Tshivhengwa, filed an affidavit The newspaper was eventually forced to turn responding to the application. In his affidavit, to the Promotion of Access to Information Act Tshivhengwa tries to jusitfy the municipali(PAIA) to try and obtain information. This legis- ty’s reasons for ignoring the PAIA request. He lation is meant to give effect to the right to infor- describes the application as frivolous and merely mation held by a public body that is enshrined in an attempt “to create a newsworthy story”.

South Africa’s Constitution.

Tshivhengwa argues that the PAIA form is

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Not so fast, says magistrate In what is possibly the first ruling by a magistrate in a PAIA case in South Africa, Magistrate Vanessa Grundlingh clearly spent a lot of time evaluating the arguments.

She first addresses the two technical points raised by the municipality. The first one concerned the right of Zoutnet CC, publishers of Limpopo Mirror and Zoutpansberger, to be an applicant in the case. The PAIA application was brought in the name of Anton van Zyl, owner of the newspapers. Magistrate Grundlingh ruled that no ambiguity ever existed and the council knew exactly who had made the request. “When the prescribed forms were used, they did not detract from or alter that which had gone before.

The forms should not be regarded in a vacuum,” she said.

The magistrate also quotes sections of the Act where the municipality’s responsibilities are spelt out. “The Respondent has a duty to assist requesters if they did not submit the request in the manner required by Section 18(1) of PAIA,” she says.

The municipality’s second concern was the fact that the successful bidders were not made party to the case. Grundlingh refers to various previous judgments that determined when an outside party should be joined in a case. “There are no facts supporting the contention that it was necessary to join the two entities as parties to these proceedings,” she says.

The municipality’s argument that the newspaper was simply fishing for a newsworthy story, at the expense of hardworking officials, also was not accepted by the court.

“The Respondent points to the Applicants simply looking for a news story, but that there is nothing there to report on. The determination of whether there is or is not anything to report on is not something for the Respondent to decide. The Applicants will decide whether or not to publish a story and the public will decide whether or not they believe the story published.

If any member of the public then decides to lay a complaint, based on what they have learnt, they will be armed with the information gained. This is the purpose of the news media,” Grundlingh said, quoting a previous judgment by another court.

The magistrate ruled that the applicants, “having complied with the procedural requirements for a request for access to a record held by a public body and having exhausted the internal appeal remedies available to it, is entitled to access to such record”. A cost order was also granted against the municipality.

symbolic because it has been achieved 11 days before the world commemorates the annual UNESCO International Day for Universal Access to Information. Civil society and the media around the globe recognise the importance of transparency and a culture of openness and accountability for participatory democracy.”

In its statement, SANEF also mentions the Access to Information Network 2019 report that indicates that 66% of all requests made to municipalities or local government were ignored entirely.

“Year after year, the Access to Information Network’s Shadow Report on the state of access to information in South Africa has demonstrated low levels of compliance with PAIA by government, state-owned entities (SOEs) and private companies. The case shows that compliance levels with PAIA remain dismal, and deliberately so, despite PAIA having been in operation for 19 years this year,” the statement said.

Previous research also points to the difficulties that communities and community media have to use PAIA to get public and private institutions to release information. Compliance is generally very low.

“SANEF believes that the right of access to information is fundamental to the proper functioning of democratic institutions which may be compromised when members of the public and media are unable to access it. Access to information enables more effective monitoring of state organs and private institutions, and the holding of those in power to account,” said SANEF.

But it’s not yet the end On Friday, the Makhado Municipality filed a notice of intent to appeal. According to the filing notice the municipality is of the opinion that the magistrate had erred in her findings and should not have granted the application. The case will now have to make its way to the Limpopo High Court Makhado Municipality’s spokesperson, Louis Bobodi, told SABC news that they felt that they had a strong case. He said, according to their interpretation, the Act gave them the right not to disclose confidential information about clients to the public.

“We did refuse to divulge confidential and commercial information of third parties for public consumption, because we could be sue-able for that,” he told the SABC. Zoutnet, publisher of the two newspapers, indicated that it would contest the appeal. “We will fight for the right to gain access to information,” said Anton van Zyl, owner/manager of the publications. He said that the only sad part was that a small community newspaper with extremely limited resources must take on municipalities to enforce a Constitutional right.

“We believe the municipality has no chance of success in any court. They have blatantly disregarded the law and now, when taken to task, suddenly want to try and escape the consequences. They are trying to buy time, and all this at the expense of taxpayers whose money they are using to try and cover up irregularities,” said Van Zyl.

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incomplete, as it should not have only included the name of the applicant, but also that of the company which owns the paper. He also argues that the successful bidders should also have been included in the application, because they could be affected by the outcome. Tshivhengwa seemingly believes that not everyone has the right to information and that such a right must first be established. He also feels that such PAIA requests place an unnecessary burden on officials working at the municipality “I submit that this application is an unreasonable diversion of the resources of the municipality in that the officials of the municipality should leave their important posts and attend to vexatious queries of the applicants,” Tshivhengwa argues.

The ruling of Magistrate Grundlingh was widely applauded, with many describing it as a significant victory for constitutional rights. The SA National Editors Forum (SANEF) issued a statement in which it welcomes the ruling.

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Two escape injury after tree crushes vehicle

“It was frightening because I did not see it coming” there were branches all over us,” said Allen.

Because of the damage, Allen had to kick open his door. After getting out, he also pulled his friend from the vehicle through the driver’s side.

Once out of the vehicle, they realised how lucky they were. Allen is convinced that if his friend had climbed out just a few seconds earlier, the friend would definitely have been killed by the falling tree.

The freak accident scared Allen, who described the incident as extremely frightening. “I was not even worried about the car. I was just worried about us being all right … I have been in accidents before. It was frightening because I did not see it coming. Normally, you can see an accident coming … that tree could have snapped our necks!” said Allen.

Allen is grateful that they are alive and miraculously walked away without injury. His guardian angel was probably working overtime.

“You know what, at work I have been involved in three vehicle accidents. Privately, I have been involved in two accidents. But in all the accidents, I was not driving. I was a passenger. This is the first time I was driving. So, this is now my sixth accident … But this is the first time that something like this has happened – something unexpected,” said Allen.

Fortunately, Allen has insurance on his vehicle. “You know, I nearly cancelled my insurance about two months ago, because I have been driving the vehicle for 10 years and have never had an accident. I never expected something like this to happen. You always think that, if you are a good driver, you will not get into an accident.

Then something freaky like this happens! Luckily, I did not cancel my insurance,” said Allen.

Despite having insurance, Allen is sad about his vehicle. “It is a 2011 model, but it is well looked after. I look after my vehicles … unless a tree falls on it,” said Allen.

By Andries van Zyl Judging by the number of unusual events occurring in Louis Trichardt over the past few weeks, one might mistake the events as coming out of an episode of the popular Netflix series Stranger Things.

In July this year, the Zoutpansberger reported on how Ms Linda Oosthuizen’s car was written off after a tree had fallen on it while parked in front of Our Home Old Age Home. At the time, Linda was standing just a couple of metres away of her vehicle when the tree crashed down on it and was lucky to escape unscathed. Then, in August, the newspaper reported on a stray bullet that struck the generator room at the Zoutpansberg Private Hospital. Once again, nobody was injured. Now, for the second time in a few months, another vehicle was crushed by a tree.

The latest freak accident occurred amidst the violent windstorm on Monday evening around 19:00. The 42-year-old Mr Allen Kennedy of Louis Trichardt was driving in a southerly direction in Munnik Street and stopped in the street between Jeppe and Vorster Street to drop off a friend.

“Even before my friend could exit, we just heard this loud noise!” said Allen.

The noise they heard was made by a massive tree that had fallen over, crashing onto Allen’s vehicle sideways, crushing the vehicle from the passenger side’s windshield pillar to the rear pillar on the driver’s side. The tree was so big, it completely covered the entire road, with its branches touching the high-voltage power lines across the street “We did not know what it was that hit us. I had looked in my rear-view mirror before we stopped and there was no car coming. I am always careful. Whenever I stop, I always check my rear-view mirror. After the shock, I realised

Above: The mangled remains of Allen Kennedy’s vehicle after a massive tree had crashed down on it on Monday evening. Allen and a friend of his were lucky to escape from the care unhurt.

Below: Allen Kennedy’s vehicle is barely visible under the massive tree as helpers start cutting up the fallen tree. Photos supplied.

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• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (LTT) Tshirululunistraat 28, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 516 2272 • Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (Musina) Cass Straat 16, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 534 2126 • Agapé Gemeente (LTT) Sondae: Afrikaanse diens om 08:30 insluitend Peuter-, Kinder- en Tienerbedieninge. Sundays: English service at 10:30 including Toddler-, Children- and Teen Ministries, Past. Sampie van Niekerk, Tel: 015 516 3725 or 082 926 9538 • AGS Charisma (LTT) Munnikstraat 70, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Leonie Meyfarth (084 219 4406), Tel 015 516 0486 (kerkkantoor) • AGS El-Shaddai (Musina) Watsonlaan 17, Sondag 10:00 en 18:00, Past. Boetie Visser, Tel: 015 534 3361 / 084 456 6959 • AGS Levubu Enkeldoring E21, Sondag 09:00, Past Bennie en Annemarie Malan, Tel 084 277 2081 of 074 625 9942.

• All Nations for Jesus Christian Centre (LTT) 93 Burger Street (Maranatha Centre), Sunday 09:30 & Wednesday 18:00, Past Benjamin Sithole, Tel 083 532 9492/ 015 516 2275 • Anglican Church / St Marks (LTT) 128 Munnik Street, Sunday 10:30, Rev Robbie Novella, Tel: 015 516 5165 • Baptist Church (Musina) Corner of Whyte & Limpopo Street, Sunday 09:30, Rev Paul Richardson, Tel: 015 534 0479 or 082 446 1728 • Baptist Church / Baptiste Kerk (LTT) 1st Sunday of the month combined morning service (English/Afrikaans) 10:00. Rest of the month English morning service 08:30. Afrikaans morning service 10:00. Evening services combined 18:00. Prayer meeting/Bible study Wednesday 18:00. Ds. Johan Marais 015 516 2714.

• Catholic Church (LTT) Corner Burger & Jeppe Street, Mass times: 1st Sunday 10:00 - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday 17:00, Father Frank Gallagher, Tel: 015 516 0566 / 082 664 1393 (Catholic Church Musina, Tel: 015 534 2085) • Chapel of Grace Church Sunday 09:00 - 11:00 at Forestry 165 in Louis Trichardt (temporary)/ Siloam/Nzhelele Past Oke Tel 083 461 6455.

• Corpus Christi Christian Church Corner Tarentaal and Tuva Street (Makhado Park, Extension 8), Sunday service 09:30, School of Ministry at 13:30 on Sundays. Pastor Peter Thovhakale Tel 082 691 9943.

• St Peters Church (LTT) 33 Breda Street, Sunday 09:00, Tel: 083 377 0984 (Iain Purdon), 084 404 0050 (Soekie Bierman) • Emmanuel Christelike Kerk (LTT) Koraalboomstraat 3, Sondae 09:00 & 18:00, Jeug Vrydae 19:00, Past.

Andries van Heerden, Tel: 015 516 4282 / 083 357 1658 • Evangelies-Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT) LTT Lodge-saal (Hlangananistraat), Sondagoggend erediens 08:00, kontak ds. Herbie Lyon Tel: 082 906 0288 • Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT) H/v Anderson & Songozwistraat, Sondag 09:00 en 10:45, leraar ds. Innes Nagel, Tel. 082 701 5602 • Gereformeerde Kerk (Musina) Wilsonlaan 1, Sondag 09:30, Ds. Hannes Lee, Tel 081 043 0910 of 015 534 2253.

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

• Hervormde Gemeente Zoutpansberg (LTT) H/v Stubb & Forestry, Elke tweede Sondag om 08:30, Dr. B.J. van Wyk, Tel: 082 828 5711 • Hervormde Kerk Zoutpansberg: Geloofsbond van Hervormde Gemeentes (LTT) H/v Stubb & Forestry, Sondag 10:15, Ds. Ronel Eckard, Tel 072 122 7956

Friday, 25 September

Saturday, 26 September

Sunny.

Hot with plenty of sunshine.

Mostly sunny and summerlike.

High: 31 C Low: 14 C o

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KERKE/CHURCHES

Thursday, 24 September

• Lewende Woord Louis Trichardt Sondag erediens 10:00 te 49 Rissikstraat. Senior past. Andrew Bezuidenhout (071 078 1631) en past. Jan Wilkins (071 161 9254).

• Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfield) Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Craig Whitcomb, Tel 015 583 0134 of 084 400 8937 • Lewende Hoop Bedieninge (Louis Trichardt) Plaasgemeente, Sondagdiens 09:30, skakel Susan (076 812 4013) vir meer inligting.

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

• NG Kerk (Levubu) Perseel 316, Sondag 08:30 en 10:15 (LTT - Rondebosch Lapa), Ds. Petrus Kriel Tel: 015 583 002 / 082 898 2081 • NG Kerk (LTT) Erasmusstraat 23, Sondae: 09:00 oggenddiens & kinder- en kleuterkerk; 10:15 kategese; 08:30 Braambos; 10:30 Soekmekaar; 11:00 Waterpoort en Bandelierkop(1x pm); en 14:00 Kutama Sinthumule Gevangenis; ds. Jan Pretorius (079 881 9673), ds. Corné Burger (073 759 0451), Kerkkantoor 015 516 3902.

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

• NG Kerk (Musina) Ds. Henricostraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. André van Rooyen, Tel: 082 468 7640 / E-pos: ngkmsa@lantic.net of alvanrooyen@gmail.com • New Covenant Kerk/Church (LTT) 115 Krogh Street, Sondag 09:00 en 18:30, Louis Trichardt, André van Niekerk, Tel 015 516 5305 or 082 926 7313 • Ou Apostoliese Kerk van SA (LTT) Kroghstraat, Sondagdienste 09:00 tot 10:00 en aanddiens 17:00 tot 18:00, Priester JJ Janse van Rensburg, Tel. 072 544 7505.

• Reformed Church Songozwi Corner of Songozwi and Anderson Street, Louis Trichardt, Sunday 11:00, Rev Paul Mushayabasa (076 860 0669) • Shammah Bedieninge / Ministries - PPK (LTT) Rissikstraat 50. Sondag: 09:00 Hoofdiens & Kinderkerk, 17:00 Connect Groups. Vrydae 19:00 Jeug. Past Anthony Hees 060 577 5217 / Kerkkantoor 015 516 4018 • Sewendedag-adventiste (LTT) Groblerstraat, Saterdag 09:00 en 11:00, leraar Johan Steyn, Tel 082 372 7362 • Sewendedag-adventiste (Musina) H/v Turner & Whytestraat, Saterdag 11:00, Marguerite Sindon & Marietjie Diener, Tel: 015 534 3240 / 082 358 2526 • Volle Evangelie Kerk (LTT) H/v Rissik & Burgersraat, Sondae 09:00 & 17:00, Past. Philip de Jager, Tel: 015 516 0758 / 071 674 7205 • Volle Evangelie Kerk Ebenhaeser (Musina) H/v Turner & Watsonstraat, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Jimmy Venter, Tel: 082 920 4493 • Veritas Gemeenskapskerk (LTT) Groblerstraat 80, Sondae 09:00, dr. Philip Venter, Tel. 083 444 7672

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SPB KOFUKAN KARATEKLUB Die Soutpansberg Kofukan Karateklub oefen elke Woensdag vanaf 18:00 tot 20:00 by die Emmanuel Christian School net buite Louis Trichardt. Vir meer inligting, skakel Tommy by tel. 083 346 6600.

LTT SHUKOKAI KARATEKLUB Die Louis Trichardt Shukokai Karateklub oefen elke Maandag en Donderdag vanaf 17:30 tot 19:15 by die stoeisaal in Louis Trichardt. Vir meer inligting, skakel sensei De Wet van Wyk by tel. 083 654 8869.

JINGLE BELL TOY RIDE The time

is almost here again for local cyclists to get out the Christmas lights and to start decorating their bicycles as part of the annual Jingle Bell Toy Ride in Louis Trichardt.

Although a final date for the event must still be finalised, residents are invited to start gathering soft toys as gifts. The toy ride is hosted in support of less fortunate children. More information will be made available at a later date.

In the meantime, enquiries can be directed to Chanel at chaneladl@gmail.com

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PRAKTIESE SKIETDAG Die Schyf-

fontein Skietklub bied op 26 September hulle volgende praktiese handwapen skietdag by hul bane buite Louis Trichardt aan.

Registrasie begin om 08:30 vir 09:00 en daar sal vier bane wees om te skiet, met rondtetelling van ongeveer 100. Oog- en oorbeskerming, asook maskers, is verpligtend.

“Kom geniet die ‘n dag van lekker sportmangees en pret saam met ons. Verversings sal te koop wees en die hele gesin is welkom,” nooi die klub. Vir meer inligting, skakel Bez by 082 414 8474 of Frik by 084 616 3380.

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

• Lede in Christus Kerk (LTT) Joubertstraat 29, Sondag oggenddiens 09:30, evangeliediens om 18:00.

Past. Louis Schoeman, Tel: 015 516 0521 / 082 465 8774

High: 36oC Low: 13oC

High: 33 C Low: 17 C

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SPCA FARMERS’ MARKET Join the

Louis Trichardt SPCA at the kennels on 31 October and celebrate the fact that they have survived the lockdown.

Goods on offer will be clothes, handbags, jewellery, toys, ragdolls, Tupperware, cement plant pots, woodwork, artwork, needlework and knitwear. There will also be bonsai trees, Bao Care oils and books for sale. For the hungry, there are rusks, baked goods, pancakes, boerewors rolls, stokworsies, samoosas, spring rolls and biryani as well as bottled sauces and jams.

For a small donation you can book a stall by phoning Grietjie on 072 516 6895 or Rozanna on 081 746 4319. “Come one, come all. By supporting the stallholders, you will also be supporting the animals of the SPCA. See you there,” said the SPCA team.

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LAAT LENTE / HERFSAKKER BASAAR Inwoners van

Louis Trichardt en omstreke word nou reeds herinner om ‘n aantekening in hulle

dagboeke te maak van Laat Lente en Herfsakker se volgende basaar. Heerlike eetgoed sal weer beskikbaar wees op Saterdag, 7 November.

Meer inligting sal nader aan die tyd beskikbaar gemaak word.

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Louis Trichardt se jaarlikse gholfdag vind vanjaar op 13 November plaas.

Die formaat van die kompetisie is ‘n vierbal-alliansie en persone word ook uitgenooi om pryse vir die dag te borg.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Madeleine Nel by tel. 083 388 7933.

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Die Soutpansberg Dorpswag nooi inwoners van Louis Trichardt uit na hulle algemene jaarvergadering op Woensdag, 25 November.

Die vergadering begin om 18:00 by die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub se losie.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Patricia Gerber by tel. 084 604 0724.

Mooi skoon skaapafvalle te koop by NG Kerk Soutpansberg-gemeente Kerkverkoping Die feit dat die NG Kerk Soutpansberg nie hul gewilde jaarlikse afvalaand kan aanbied weens die Covid-19 inperking nie, beteken nie dat liefhebbers van dié dis dit nie kan geniet nie.

Die gemeente verkoop tans skaapafvalle teen R200 per afval. Dit is baie mooi skoongemaak.

Diegene wat egter ‘n gaar produk verkies, kan gaar afval teen R60 per bakkie koop.

Vir bestellings, skakel Hermari weeksdae by die kerkkantoor by tel. 079 116 1700.

HAANTJIE FEES “WINKEL” Die NG

Kerk Louis Trichardt-gemeente nooi inwoners uit om oor die volgende paar weke hulle Haantjie Fees Winkel te ondersteun as deel van hul

jaarlikse “basaar”.

Die Haantjie Fees “Winkel” sal weer oop wees op 2 en 3 Oktober. Van die lekkernye te koop sluit in vleis, biltong, groente en vrugte, makadamias, kerrie-en-rys, hamburgers, stokworse, pannekoek, koek, gebak en vele meer.

Vir meer inligting, skakel die kerkkantoor by tel. 015 516 3902.

NOODNOMMERS

EMERGENCY NUMBERS LOUIS TRICHARDT • SAPS/SAPD

- 10111/ 015 519 4300 / 083 206 5594 • Ambulance/Ambulans - 015 516 4378 015 516 2395 • Electricity (after hours) - 087 350 2764 • Water (after hours) - 087 350 2764 • Fire Brigade/Brandweer - 015 516 0551 015 516 0554 • Munisipaliteit/Municipality - 015 519 3000 • Hospital (Government) - 015 516 0148 / 9 • Hospital (Private) - 015 516 0720 015 516 6980 • SPB Dorpswag - 082 251 0827

MUSINA • SAPS/SAPD • Ambulance/Ambulans • Fire Brigade/Brandweer • Hospital (Government) • Municipality • Electricity/Water

- 10111 / 015 534 7601 - 10177 / 015 534 0061 - 015 534 0061 - 015 534 0446 / 7 - 015 534 6000 - 083 457 2183

LEVUBU • SAPS/SAPD

- 015 583 7400 015 583 7418 • Municipal and other services (see Louis Trichardt)

WEEKLY DAM LEVELS According to latest available information from the Department WEEKLIKSE of Water Affairs and Forestry as on Monday, 21 September.

DAMVLAKKE Dams/damme:

21/09/2020 14/09/2020

Albasini Dam Ebenezer Dam Flag Boshielo Dam Glen Alpine Dam Luphephe Dam Middel Letaba Dam Nandoni Dam Nsami Dam Nwanedzi Dam Nzhelele Dam Tzaneen Dam Vondo Dam

71.5% 12.4% 90.9% 9.4% 81.2% 1.3% 99.4% 41.3% 78.7% 76.6% 10.5% #91%

# Means latest available data

71.6% 12.6% 92% 9.7% 82.6% 1.3% 99.6% 42.5% 80.2% 77.9% 11.4% #91%

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Sunday, 27 September

Monday, 28 September

Tuesday, 29 September

Areas of low clouds; cooler.

Mostly sunny and warmer.

A thunderstorm in the p.m.

Mostly cloudy and not as warm.

High: 24oC Low: 13oC

High: 31oC Low: 16oC

High: 31oC Low: 16oC

High: 25oC Low: 14oC

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Write to us at PO Box 1680, Louis Trichardt, 0920 / Skryf aan ons te Posbus 1680, Louis Trichardt, 0920 of news@zoutnet.co.za

South Africa does need development, but not “another white elephant” The following letter was sent in by Ms Peta Jones in response to the Zoutpansberger’s front-page article of 18 September (Yea or Nay for SEZ?):

T

he meeting at Mulambwane attended by Mr Wally Schultz was also attended by me, and his account is mostly accurate. What he does not say, and what the participants in the meeting mostly failed to hear – because they did not want to – were a couple of significant points. I make some here but enlarge on them from my own reading of the massive ‘Draft Environmental Report’, made available by Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDET) only days before.

This report was much more thorough and competent than the one produced in August last year, about which I complained, but still suffers from relying on information which it admits to be out of date. Significantly, the information about weather and water availability, among other things, predates a lot of what we now know to be effects of climate change when wind belts started shifting in response to the melting of the Antarctic icecap. Residents of the Limpopo Valley, especially in the Bokmakierie area, can testify that there is no longer ANY surface water available, and ground water has nearly disappeared. There is no reason to suppose that the situation is any different on the other side of the Limpopo, from which MMSEZ is proposing to get water. So, resource availability is under

question. Also under question is the atmospheric impact of the proposed thermal power plant and eight or so processing plants for the refinement of different minerals useful to South African industry. According to the maps in the report, the whole of Mopane village, its station, shops and boarding school will be subjected to very high levels of various poisons in the atmosphere, implying serious risks to child and adult health.

LEDET maintains that it will require certain conditions to be met before approval is given, but it has not said what these conditions are. At the very least, for both residences and industry they would have to be (1) close to zero water use and full recycling, and (2) zero atmospheric emission and full recycling of wastes.

It is possible, or will soon be possible, and adherence to such conditions could ensure that, instead of becoming a huge blot on the landscape, endangering even those travelling south on the N1, it could attract tourists and others keen to see how South Africa is dealing with its challenges.

The Chinese are well ahead with such technologies, but if South Africa wants to provide jobs for its youth, it too must get involved with such technical developments. It was clear at the Mulambwane meeting that the young people of South Africa have not fully taken on board the current realities of job creation: they must create their own and be equipped to do so.

The heavy Chinese investment in the project could have such a result, but the history of Chinese investment rather suggests that (a) they will employ their own people during the ‘construction phase’, estimated in this case to occupy 9 years, and (b) if they cannot meet the set conditions, or if the climate change has even further limited their access to resources, at some stage they will simply pull out, abandoning everything half done and unreconstructed, provide yet another example of South Africa’s unique animal: the white elephant. Many born during the apartheid era are still to be seen around. (Mulambwane itself is another, slightly postdating apartheid.)

The shouting youths were pacified by the announcement that the project would begin by December this year, but few people seemed to stop and think just what would be beginning so soon.

South Africa certainly does need to be processing its own minerals, certainly does need to provide employment opportunities in Limpopo, and the situation of Bokmakierie in some ways (mainly communications) make it the ideal choice. Not for another white elephant, however.

I hope that you are also able to arrange for discussion of this in the Limpopo Mirror. Let there be no more cries of “We don’t care about health and the environment, just give us jobs!” and instead “Teach us what jobs we can do to improve our environments and mitigate climate change”.

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and others, on behalf of the new country. because they are as common as flies.)

Old habits, however, die hard and especially in President MW Pretorius also booked in “swart the Zoutpansberg the demand for slaves created a ivoor” and he received children as “gifts” from tribprofitable market and the practice continued. In al leaders. The amaSwati donated many kidnapped terms of article four of the Sand River Convention, children as political gifts to the Boers. On 12 May slavery in the ZAR was a very serious offence.

1865 the Landdrost of Lydenburg entered the folHowever, the Boers did not regard the apprenlowing in his daily journal: “I, the undersigned, deticeship “inboekstelling” of thousands of “orphan” clare hereby that … chief Umzwaas has sent three children as slavery. It was regarded as “charity.” … orphaned children for the Honourable President “In August 1852 Commandant-General MW Pretorius, his ally.” The girls were estimated MW Pretorius, Commandant PE Scholtz, and to be ten years old and the boy eight, these orphans This is the second part of the article focusing to traders who took them to the various ports to Field-Cornet Paul Kruger on Pretorius Street be shipped away on dangerous journeys to other with 300 sharp shooters, continents.

It was the system of catering for “foster children” kidnapped 200 children

By Anton van Zyl that seems to have created the loophole for citizens from chief Sechele in the remote area of Bechuanaland of the ZAR to deal in child slaves. On 9 May 1851 and they took the children to he story of MW Pretorius has another angle, a law was passed by the Volksraad, regulating the Rustenburg, 400 kilometres which paints a much darker picture of his control of “apprentices”. The Apprenticeship Act away. Sechele had done influence on the lives of the people in the Zoutmentions orphan children as well as gifts of chilpansberg. MW Pretorius, along with numerous dren. The trading of children outside the border of them no harm. Chief Sechele other prominent people, also took part in the the Transvaal was strictly forbidden. The Act made walked 1 600 kilometres from Bechuanaland to Cape controversial “inboekeling” system, condemned it possible to legally transfer children from one Town to plead with the Britin some circles as an excuse for child slavery. owner to another owner. ish Government to get his To understand where it all came from, one has to The children had to be registered with the two sons back. Commandant go back all the way to the start of the 19th century, Landdrost within eight days. A penalty of five back to an era where the trading in slaves was an rijksdaalers was payable for failing to do so. A fine PE Scholtz later returned everyday occurrence. At the closest harbour to the of 50 to 500 rijksdaalers was payable for obtaining his two sons to their tearful mother,” writes Van der Walt.

Zoutpansberg, Inhambane, some 1 000 slaves were children illegally.

Van der Walt probably annually sold in the 1830s. The buyers came mostInitially the price for an “inboeksel” certifibases this story on the ly from France, but some slaves were even shipped cate was one rijksdaaler, the price of one-third writings of the Scottish misto countries such as Brazil. of a sheep. The price was later increased to 35 Evidence of the extent of this form of trade is rijksdaalers, the price of an ox. The certificate was sionary and explorer, David Livingstone. Livingstone’s not difficult to find. When Louis Trichardt arrived sold together with the child slave. This made the in Delagoa Bay (Maputo) on 30 April 1838, he trading in child slaves within the Transvaal border home was ransacked during this attack and the Boers mentions in his diary that he had traded a horse quite legal. The trading price to outsiders beyond accused him of supplying for two child slaves. When commandant-general the border was between 130 and 200 rijksdaalers weapons to the Batswana.

Andries Pretorius was victorious in the battle (six oxen).

Livingstone’s version was veagainst Dingane in February 1840, he and his 335 A person who has done a lot of research in the men collected some 40 000 cattle as well as 1 000 past few decades on the subject of child slaves is Dr hemently denied by Kruger children. These children were later “booked in” in JC van der Walt. He is the author of several history and others.

The ZAR government Pietermaritzburg. The trade in young slaves was books, such as Child Slavery in South Africa 1837 – gradually started bowing also not a strange occurrence among many of the 1877. He writes: to international pressure, Black tribes. Women and children caught during “The documents that survived in the archives wars were either subjugated or traded. Captured record the kidnapping of thousands of children in especially from the British empire. In a letter dated 12 slaves, often referred to as “black ivory”, were sold the district of Zoutpansberg during several wars January 1857, President MW and raids against the VhaVenda and the amaNdebele as well as the BaKwena people Pretorius writes to the ZAR’s President M.W. Pretorius, photographed in 1857. deputy president, Stephanus in the distant Bechuanaland.

Schoeman, urging him to curb Some of the kidnapped children were as being named Lea, Sara and Jaantje. young as four months old. The Boers target- the practice of dealing in young slaves. He warns him that “if we want to retain our independence” “He gave in return two white blankets.” ed very young children because the babies It is often difficult to distinguish between who would soon adapt to their new environment, the ZAR needs to control the traffic of young black were considered to be “refugees” and what was forget their parents and would not abscond. children.

Whether Schoeman heeded this call is doubtful. outright slavery. There was the reality of having to Tribal chiefs also donated children.

A year later, Rev PDM Huet of the Gereformeerde deal with orphans and displaced people, especially The apprenticed children were valuable Kerk (Reformed Church) visited the town of in a time of turmoil. From what could be estaband the Boers treated them well. The older Schoemansdal.

In his book “Het lot der Zwarten lished, the children were mostly treated well by the children that learned to speak Dutch or Affamilies they were placed at. Still, they had very rikaans were affectionately called ‘Oorlams.’ in Transvaal” he tells how children were being captured in the Zoutpansberg. He describes the few rights and had to stay with the family until the However, thousands of children were ‘exage of 21 (and often longer). There were many reported’, sometimes in an inhumane manner. brutality of the wars between native tribes and writes: “Maar het is voor mij meer dan waarschijnports of abuses and it is also clear that the practice The Boers hired black hunters on foot lijk, dat niet zelden zulke onderlingen … oorlogen of “selling” people was severely criticized by leaders to hunt elephants for them in the malaria plaats grijpen met geen ander doel dan om de of the predominant churches. and tsetse fly areas. The hunters returned kinderen tot buit te maken, ten einde ze te kunnen It did, however, continue until the 1870s. with ivory as well as with ‘zwart ivoor’ or In the winter of 1865, the Reverend Charles ‘black ivory’ - the euphemism for kidnapped verkoopen.” (I am convinced that often such native wars occur with no other reason than to capture Murray, an inspector of the Dutch Reformed children.” children and sell them.)

Church, came across the wagon of a certain Gert The trading in slaves was officially abolIn a letter dated 6 January 1862, the husband of Duvenhage in Makapanspoort. Murray wrote: ished by the British Government in 1834 Deborah Retief (daughter of the Voortrekker lead“Duvenhage had a strange cargo that he was and the slaves were “emancipated”. When the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic became in- er Piet Retief), writes to Stephanus Schoeman: “As going to trade. In the back of the wagon I saw eight u in Zoutpansberg kom, koop vir my vrou ‘n kleyn small African children packed tightly together, in dependent in 1852, the anti-slavery clause myt. Moet nie meer as sewe pond (twee beeste) the same manner that I, as a child, was wont to obformed part of the Sand River Convention.

One of the Zoutpansberg residents whose name betaal nie want hulle is so volop soos vlieë.” (If you serve in drawings of slave ships.” It quickly became This historic convention was signed on 17 was frequently mentioned in the “inboekeling” arrive in Zoutpansberg, buy ‘n young black girl clear to Murray that he was dealing with a dealer January 1852 by MW Pretorius’s father, system, was that of Commandant FH Geyser. for my wife. Don’t pay more than seven pounds, in “black ivory” and that the children were exposed Commandant-General Andries Pretorius

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A scene very typical of the early Zoutpansberg: White ivory being carried by “black ivory”. to severe abuse.

Duvenhage was willing to trade the children for six head of cattle.

“When the man spoke to me about the journey, I became extremely angry and told him that his trading practice was one of the reasons why the Lord held back his blessing on the land; it was enough to bring a curse on the Republic,” wrote Murray.

During October 1867, three months after the Vhavenda had torched Schoemansdal, Stephanus Schoeman and his 43 volunteers from the Pretoria Rifle Corps, plus 241 black allies under chief August Zebediela, attacked the female chief Modjadji to extract tribute from her by force.

The Volunteer Commando killed 16 adults and they captured 74 children. They later returned 19 children, aged three years and younger, to their mothers.

All in all, 55 children were distributed among the volunteers from Pretoria.

The offences were brought to the attention of the ZAR in many cases and President court cases and hearings followed. In one such case, the ZAR High Court charged FH Geyser, SM Venter and Joao Albasini with “illegal actions and child stealing”. They were later discharged on a technicality.

Albasini may have continued with this trade for quite some time. On 17 July 1870, Dr BG Arnoldi, a medical doctor from Pretoria, complained in a letter to Joao Albasini that two of his apprenticed girls, Kaatje and Dammio, had found their way back to Zoutpansberg. Dr Arnoldi demanded four heifers as compensation for the loss of the two little girls.

Perhaps the true extent of what had happened is best described by one of the victims, a girl simply known as Adela, who had been captured

in the Zoutpansberg in 1865. In an affidavit she described her ordeal: “The country in which we lived before our people were scattered by the Dutch is near Zoutpansberg. I remember when I was taken, although very young at the time. There were others taken besides myself, some older, some younger.

The Dutch surrounded our kraal while it was yet day, and set fire to the huts. The noise of the fire awoke us, and we ran out just as we were. The grown-up people who attempted to run out of the kraal were shot down, and the rest huddled together, surrounded by the Dutch on horseback.

The children were then put together in one place, while the rest were made to go into the cattle kraal, which was built of stone, and were there shot at, till they fell down dead and dying. The Dutch then took us to their wagons, M.W. Pretorius. and we were divided amongst them.

I fell to the lot of Mr van Zweel. My master often lived in town, and while there I used to see children brought down from Zoutpansberg and sold for money or cattle. They did not use to hawk children about in the same way when I was taken: this practice has taken place since, but one would sell to another, as occasion required.

When I was about fourteen years of age my master sold me to a Natal … wagon-driver for thirty pounds. I came down here with him, and have lived with him ever since. He was at that time, and still is, wagon-driver to Messrs Barrett of this city.”

And so, after a very long detour, the story returns to the protagonist, President MW Pretorius, who clearly lived in a time of turmoil and change. It was a time of exploration and a time where value systems changed. He was born in a period where slave trading was part of the economy, but he died when the last traces of it started disappearing from the continent. He compiled the ZAR’s constitution, which, among others, states in Art 10: “Het volk wil geen slavenhandel, noch slavernij in deze Republiek dulden.”

(The nation will not tolerate any slave trading or slavery in the Republic.)

Interestingly enough, the same constitution also guaranteed press freedom.

Sources: * Boeyens, J.C.A. Die konflik tussen die Venda en die Blankes in Transvaal, 18641869, 1990 * Ferreira, O.J.O, Montanha in Zoutpansberg, 2002 * Huet, P, Het Lot der Swarten in Transvaal, 1869. * Van der Walt, J.C, Zululand True Stories, 1780 – 1978, 2007 (as well as numerous articles compiled The letter from MW Pretorius to Stephanus Schoeman warning

by Van der Walt for newshim to stop with the illegal trafficking in children outside of papers and other publications). the ZAR borders.

This week we continue our exploration of the history surrounding President Street, presumably named after the first president of the ZAR, MW Pretorius.

He was the son of the famous Voortrekker leader, Andries Pretorius and was born on 17 September 1819 in Graaff-Reinett in the Cape Colony. At the age of 19 he joined his parents when the families embarked on the Great Trek to the north.

President MW Pretorius was no stranger to the people of the Zoutpansberg. He visited the area on at least two occasions and he was very involved in processes to try and diffuse the animosity between the settlers at Schoemansdal and the Vhavenda.

In last week’s article we took a closer look at these visits and the battles between, among others, Chief Madzhie and the Boer forces.

The ZAR president was, however, also accused of taking part in the dubious “inboekstelsel”, often described as another form of child

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This week we look at the impact that this practice had on the region and find out whether some 4 000 Venda, Matebele, Betchuana and Swazi children were really sold as slaves.

Hierdie week, 25 jaar gelede in die

Zoutpansberger

Hierdie week, 25 jaar gelede, het die voorblad van die Zoutpansberger van 29 September 1995 bestaan uit ‘n allegaartjie van nuus.

Daar word berig oor die destydse Tshikota Ontwikkelingstrust se versoek aan die Groter Louis Trichardt Oorgangsraad om hulle by te staan om ‘n 1 000 ekstra erwe in dié woongebied te ontwikkel. Hulle versoek word egter deur die stadsraad afgekeur. In daardie stadium het die Stadsraad gesê dat hulle in beginsel nie teen die ontwikkeling is nie, maar dat hulle eers die bestaande residensiële ontwikkeling van 597 erwe wou voltooi.

Die Stadsraad het ook gesê dat hulle geen fondse vir die ontwikkeling gehad het nie wat betref die aanlê van dienste, weens die feit dat soveel woongebiede wat voorheen “buite” die munisipaliteit geval het, daarby gevoeg is. Baie van hierdie buite-woonbuurte het tot en met 1994 geen munisipale dienste gehad nie.

In die ander voorbladberig vertel ‘n jong inwonertjie van die dorp, Pieter de Vos, oor hoe hartseer hy was nadat ‘n hond van sy lieflingduiwe doodgebyt het. Pieter het vertel hoe hy die een oggend omstreeks twee-uur wakker geskrik het van ‘n groot lawaai by sy duiwehok. Toe hy buite kom, was hy net betyds om te sien hoe ‘n Foxterrier vlug. By nadere ondersoek het hy gesien talle van sy wit Waaierstertduiwe is doodgebyt. Hy het die duiwe by ‘n vriend gekry wat na ‘n kleiner plek verhuis het. Gou het dit sy liefling troeteldiere geword. Tot en met die aanval het hy al met 45 nuwe duiwe gespog.

Die woorde “flinke polisie optrede” hoor mens nie elke dag meer nie. Die blitsige op-

trede van twee lede van die plaaslike polisie en twee polisiereserviste het 25 jaar gelede verhoed dat Tobie en Tersia Kok hulle minibus kwyt was. In nog ‘n voorbladberig vertel Tobie hoe hy vroegoggend wakker geskrik het en gehoor het hoe peuter iemand by sy minibus. Hy het dadelik vir sy vrou Tersia gevra om die polisie te skakel. Lede van die plaaslike polisie wat aan diens was saam met reserviste Marius Pretorius en Hendry Reinecke het dadelik gereageer en was net betyds om te sien hoe die minibus in Levubu se rigting uit Leeustraat probeer draai. Die twee voertuigdiewe het gesien die polisie is agter hulle. Hulle het gestop en by die skougronde in gevlug. Alhoewel hulle nie gearresteer kon word nie, is die minibus darem teruggevind.

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Shop in Louis Trichardt, which will have its grand opening this Friday and Saturday.

Although the shop will boast a vast range of carp The Legends Pro fishing baits and equipment, people should not Angling Shop is the be fooled into thinking that the shop will only brainchild of co-owners Cobus van der Goot cater for carp anglers. It will also stock a very and Theuns Botha. Co- impressive bass-fishing section, as well as a large bus explained that they range of rods, reels, lures, and other must-have realised that a definite bass-fishing gear. The shop will also sport a section for sea fishing and tiger fishing, as well need for a specialist as a special corner for the ladies who enjoy angling shop existed in the region, not only fishing, with “designer” apparel to wear next to for Louis Trichardt an- the water.

Anglers should definitely pay the shop on the glers, but also anglers from Musina, Tzaneen corner of Rissik and President Street a visit this weekend, not only to meet Schalk, Barend and and Polokwane. They then spoke to Theuns’s Gilbert, but also to find out more about Legends brother-in-law, Chris- Pro Angling Shop’s vast range of fishing gear and tiaan de Beer, who had accessories. For more information, phone Cobus or Theuns at 082 440 1829. opened the Legends Pro Angling Shop in Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se nuutverkose lede van die leerling uitvoerende komitee (LUK) vir 2020/21 het vanaf 11 Sasolburg. “Christiaan tot 13 September ‘n LUK-kamp bygewoon by die ATKV-Eiland om hulle toe te rus vir hul leierskapsrolle. Gassprethen suggested that we kers die naweek was prof. Waldo Krügell en sy vrou, dr. Christene Krügell. Die egpaar het onder meer met die open a similar store kinders gepraat oor hoe die huidige generasie dit beter het as die vorige generasie deur na nagevorste data te verunder their name as wys. Prof. Krügell het ook gepraat oor die tipes vaardighede wat benodig gaan word vir werk in die toekoms en oor Contact: Jannie - 076 501 8285 24/7 or they were looking to hoe die LUK ‘n ideale struktuur is waarbinne hierdie vaardighede aangeleer kan word. Afgeneem is die groep nuwe Makweta 082 063 7500 Levubu / Louis expand,” said Cobus.

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DEVELOPLAN ENVIRONMENTAL KENNISGEWING MAKHADO WYSIGINGSKEMA 392: Ek, Theo Kotze, as die gevolmag�gde agent van die eienaars van ERF 225 & 226 ELTI VILLAS UITBREIDING 1 gee hiermee kennis in terme van Ar�kel 61 (1) van die Makhado Munisipaliteit Ruimtelike Beplanning, Grond Ontwikkeling en Grondgebruikbestuur By-wet 2016, dat ek aansoek gedoen het by die Makhado Munisipaliteit vir die wysiging van die Makhado Grondgebruikskema, 2009, deur die hersonering van bogenoemde erwe vanaf ‘Residensieel 1’na ‘Residensieel 3’. Gelyktydig daarmee saam word ook aansoek gedoen vir die konsolidasie van die erwe.

Gelyktydig daarmee saam word ook aansoek gedoen vir toestemming in terme van Klousule 23 van die Makhado Grondgebruikskema, 2009, vir die verslapping van die toegelate digtheid na 65 eenhede per hektaar. Ek, Theo Kotze, gee voorts hiermee kennis dat ek aansoek gedoen het vir die volgende: MAKHADO WYSIGINGSKEMA 391: Hersonering van die Restant van Erf 1944 Louis Trichardt Ext 2 (Boababstraat 39) vanaf “Residensieel 3“ na “Residensieel 3” met ‘n Bylaag met die doel om ‘n 25m telekommunikasie (boom �pe) mas en basisstasie op te rig. Eienaar: Mnr. J.F.M. Kaufmann. Besonderhede van voormelde aansoeke lê ter insae gedurende gewone kantoorure by die kantoor van die Direkteur, Munisipale sekretariaat, 1ste vloer, Burgersentrum, 83 Kroghstraat, Louis Trichardt, vir ‘n tydperk van 30 dae vanaf 25 September 2020. Enige beswaar/ vertoë moet hetsy skri�elik of mondelings (indien u nie kan skryf nie), by of tot die Munisipale Bestuurder voor die slui�ngsdatum 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 DIE INDIENING VAN BESWARE/VERTOË: 25 OKTOBER 2020. AGENT: DEVELOPLAN STADSBEPLANNERS, POSBUS 1883, POLOKWANE, 0700, TEL. 015-2914177 FAKS: 0862183267. tecoplan@ mweb.co.za.

HANNES LERM & ASSOCIATES MUSINA MUNICIPALITY NOTICE (AMENDMENT SCHEME 406) We, Hannes Lerm & Associates being the duly authorized agent by the owners of the farm Sardinia 45MS (formerly registered as Nekel 45 MS), hereby give no�ce that we have lodged the

simultaneous applica�on to Musina Municipality for subdivision and rezoning of the newly created small por�on of the farm from “Agriculture” to “Special” for a filling sta�on and ancillary land uses.

The applica�ons are made in terms of the provision of Sec�on 36 and Sec�on 40 of Musina Local Municipality Spa�al Planning and Land Use Management By-Laws, 2016 Read together with Provision of Regula�on 14 of The Spa�al Planning and Land Use Management Regula�on: Land Use Management and General Ma�ers, 2015 Under (Act 16 Of 2013) and Musina Land Use Management Scheme, 2010.

Par�culars of the applica�on will lie for inspec�on during normal office hours at the office of the town planners: town planning office no 60, Musina Local Municipality, Civic Centre, 21 Irwin Street, Musina, 0900, for 28 days from the first date of this no�ce 25 September to 25 October 2020.

Objec�ons and or comments or representa�ons in respect to the applica�on must be lodged with or made in wri�ng to the above address or to the Municipal Manager, Musina Local Municipality, Private Bag X611, MUSINA, 0900, within a period of 28 days from 25 September 2020.

ADDRESS OF AGENT: HANNES LERM & ASSOCIATES, P.O. BOX 2231, POLOKWANE, 0700

ZCP KONSULT NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN TERMS OF SECTION 29(1) OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ACT 66 OF 1965.

In the estate of the late LOUIS JOHANNES ROUX, ID 4208155035087, married in community of property to Adriana Johanna Roux of Plaas Gedeelte 16, Tshipise, 0901, Limpopo.

Master Ref: 2469/2019.

All persons having claims against the under-men�oned estate must lodge it with the Executor concerned within 30 days from date of publica�on hereof Executor: ZCP KONSULT (PTY) LTD, 28b Landros Street, Louis Trichardt, 0920; Tel: 0155165620; Email: info@zcp.co.za.

Ref: JP/ZC

ZCP KONSULT NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 35(5) OF ACT 66 OF 1965 Liquida�on and Distribu�on account in Deceased Estates Lying for Inspec�on. In the Estate of Late: LILLA SUSANNA VENTER ID: 2710200008086 Estate No: 2253/2019 Last Address: Ons Tuiste, Louis Trichardt, 0920 Date of Death: 18 August

2019. Master office: FIRST AND FINAL liquida�on and Distribu�on Account in the estate will be open for inspec�on for a period of 21 days at the Masters Office in Thohoyandou, and in the Magistrates office, Louis

Bly vertrou op die Here! Genesis 12:10-20 Trichardt from 25 September 2020.

Executor’s Address: ZCP KONSULT (PTY) LTD, 28b Landros Street, Louis Trichardt, 0920; Tel: 0155165620; Email: info@zcp.co.za.

Ref: JP/ZC

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ertrou op die Here, vertrou op die Here!

Dit het ons nou al soveel keer gehoor, ook in ons oordenkings. Ons word herinner hieraan, ons word vertel dat dit ‘n opdrag van die Here self is. So, ons mag dalk nou bietjie verveeld raak as ons hierdie oor en oor en oor hoor.

Maar ons moenie, want wat gebeur as ons nie vertrou op die Here nie? Dit is rampspoedig.

Dit kan baie na daaraan kom om lewens te verwoes, indien dit nie wel tot op daardie punt gaan nie.

Abraham en sy vrou trek Egipte toe, omdat hulle deur hongersnood in hul eie land daarheen geforseer is. Net voor hulle die land ingaan, wys Abraham duidelik vrees en ‘n gebrek aan vertroue. Hy is bang dat die Egiptenare hom sal doodmaak en Sarai vir hulle sal neem, omdat sy ‘n mooi vrou is. Hy dink hulle sal hom dood­ maak omdat hy haar man is, maar indien hy sou sê sy is sy suster, sou hulle agting vir hom hê as ‘n nabye manlike familielid en hom goed behandel.

Dit het toe ook so gebeur. Die Egiptenare het Sarai raakgesien, en haar sommer as vrou aanbeveel by die koning self. As die broer van Sarai soos hy homself voordoen, behandel die Egiptenare hom baie goed, en gee hulle vir hom baie besittings en rykdom: Kleinvee, beeste, donkies, kamele en slawe. Abraham was bang en kleingelowig en sonder vertroue, maar hierdie situasie het hy toe definitief tot sy eie voordeel uitgebuit.

Die Here laat natuurlik nie toe dat hierdie tipe owerspel sommer net voortgaan nie. Die koning van Egipte het nie geweet wat hy doen nie, maar die Here het hom en sy huis nog steeds met swaar plae getref as gevolg van wat aangegaan het. Die heidense Farao tree hier eintlik nogal as Abraham se gewete op, en hy wys hom tereg op sy optrede. Abraham is gelukkig dat dit al is wat hy doen, want hy sou met die volste reg swaar teen Abraham kon optree, en sou hom dalk selfs werklik wou doodmaak. Baie amper het Abra­ ham ‘n rampspoedige einde in die gesig gestaar.

Dit gebeur egter nie, en Abraham en Sarai word, nogal met besittings en al, uit die land gestuur. Op die oog af lyk dit of Abraham se kleingeloof en gebrek aan vertroue vir hom ‘n netjiese wins gemaak het. Maar is dit werklik so? Nee. Hierdie is, in alle opsigte, maar veral geestelik, ‘n laagtepunt vir Abraham. Die Here het hom pas geroep na die land wat Hy vir hom en sy nageslag sou gee, en het hom, in dieselfde hoofstuk nog, die belofte van groot seën gegee, en dat hy ‘n man van groot betekenis sou wees.

Duidelik het hy in sy optrede gewys dat hy nie op die Here vertrou nie. Hy voel hy moet sy eie plannetjies maak om te oorleef, terwyl die Here hom belowe het van die groot planne wat Hy vir hom het. Abraham dink die Here sal hom nou in Egipte net los om doodgemaak te word. ‘n Klaaglike mislukking in vertroue van hom wat die vader van die gelowiges genoem sou word.

Maar die Here vergewe, die Here bring beke­ ring, en die Here beskerm. Ons sien net in die volgende hoofstuk dat Abraham in volle vertroue teenoor die Here optree. Hy glo dat dit die Here is wat hom seën, en wat hom ook sal bewaar.

Wanneer hy en Lot moet kies wie gaan in watter deel van die land woon, dring hy nie aan daarop om in die waterryke, groen Jordaanstreek met baie weiding te gaan bly nie. Hy bly in Kanaän, die land wat die Here hom gegee het, en vertrou dat die Here hom sal bewaar, selfs al is die land droëer en moeiliker om op te boer.

Abraham sou nog baie keer vertroue in die Here verloor in sy lewe. Hy sou nog een keer hierdie presiese leuen herhaal van Sarai wat net sy suster is. Hy sou ook twyfel wanneer die Here hom ‘n seun van sy eie belowe. So gou as dit gebeur, wys die Here hom tereg, en bring hom weer terug op ‘n weg van vertroue en geloof. Die Here hou Abraham se geloof in stand en bou dit op, sodat hy sonder enige twyfel die verbonds­ vader sou wees waarmee God die verbond sluit waarop Hy sy kerk sou bou.

Wanneer ons dan die opdrag kry om op die Here te vertrou, is dit baie groter as net ‘n herinnering om gehoorsaam te wees. Dit is ‘n herinnering dat die Here alles sal doen om sy kinders te bewaar van die afgrond, en ons eie indrukke of selfgemaakte planne geen indruk op die Here maak nie. Inteendeel, daar waar ons dink ons weet beter as die Here, mag dinge net rampspoedig uitwerk. Die Here weet beter as wat ons ooit kan; meer nog - Hy is oneindig lief vir sy kinders. Hy het ons ewige saligheid deur sy Seun geskenk. Hy sal ons nie aan die ellende oorgee nie. Nie nou nie, nooit nie. Laat ons Hom daarvoor dank; laat ons op Hom bly vertrou.

- Ds. Hannes Lee (Gereformeerde Kerk Messina)

ZOUTPANSBERGER, 25 SEPTEMBER 2020

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Monday’s windstorm uprooted several trees in Louis Trichardt on Monday evening, including this one (above) in Eland Street which caused somewhat of a traffic jam on Tuesday morning. Just around the corner, another tree was uprooted in Baobab Street (below).

A map included in the environmental impact assessment report, detailing the proposed mining area of Smarty Investments that was tabled during the public participation meeting in January 2018.

Department grants IEA to Smarty (SA) for Musina copper mining project The granting of the IEA is subject to several specific conditions. These conditions include that The exploitation of the Soutpansberg’s rich all development-footprint areas and areas affectmineral resources seems to have gained new ed by the proposed development must remain momentum as the country slowly wakes up as small as possible and must not encroach onto from its lockdown slumber. Last week, the the surrounding sensitive areas and the associZoutpansberger reported on the first round of ated buffer zones. Smarty must also obtain an public-participation meetings regarding the Integrated Water Use License (IWUL) from the proposed Musina-Makhado SEZ. At the same Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) prior time, notice was received that the Department to the commencement of activities. Wetland and of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) riverine areas are also to be considered as no-go had granted an Integrated Environmental zones unless authorisation is obtained. Smarty Authorisation (IEA) for a Musina copper-min- must ensure that construction activities are outing project. side the demarcated wetland area, and no activity The DMRE granted the IEA in terms of the should be allowed to encroach onto a wetland National Environmental Management Act system. Furthermore, the pits must be backfilled (NEMA) to Smarty (SA) Minerals Investment with coarse waste rock as soon as this rock has (Pty) Ltd for activities related to copper mining been worked out. Barriers such as fencing or on the farms Uitenpas 2MT, Antonvilla 7MT, berms will be required to ensure that no humans Messina 4MT, Vogelenzang 3 MT, Papenbril or animals fall into the pits. Trenches for the lay205 MS, Hereward 203 MS, Tralee 204 MS and ing of pipelines could be hazardous and must be Plaatje 200 MS within the Musina municipal backfilled as soon as possible. Lastly, Smarty must area in Limpopo Province. commit to the rehabilitation of all areas affected Smarty first showed interest in Musina’s copper by their operations. deposits in 2016, and on 23 January 2018, held its The DMRE has stated that anyone who first public-participation meeting with interestwishes to appeal the decision, or any aspect of ed and affected parties in Musina. The meeting the decision, must submit the appeal in terms of was marred by controversy as attendees argued Chapter 2 of the National Appeal Regulations of that representatives from Smarty were nowhere 2014 as amended. Such appeal must be lodged near prepared to answer community members’

by Wednesday, 30 September 2020. The appeal questions, the main question being where the must be submitted to Directorate Appeal and water for the mine will come from. The meeting Legal Review at e-mail appealsdirectorate@enwas widely labelled as a total mess from beginvironment.gov.za or by post to Private Bag x 447, ning to end. Smarty themselves later admitted in Pretoria, 0001. It can also be delivered by hand their comment report drafted after the meeting to Environmental House, corner Steve Biko and that some reports had in fact been received only Soutpansberg Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083. weeks before the meeting, meaning that they did A copy of the appeal must be submitted in not have sufficient time to study the results. The writing to the DMRE for the attention of the DMRE, as part of its explanation to grant Smarty Regional Manager: Limpopo Province at e-mail its IEA, however, deemed the 23 January 2018 Tebogo.mangaba@dmr.gov.za or by fax to (015) meeting sufficient as part of the public-participa- 297 7230. It can also be posted to Private Bag X tion process.

9467, Polokwane, 0700 or delivered by hand at The granting of the IEA allows Smarty to the DMR Building, 101 Dorp Street, Polokwane, undertake several regulated activities. These 0699. activities, among others, include the building of In terms of the EIA regulations, a copy of the pipelines for water and waste water transport; appeal must also be provided to the applicant, any development of facilities or infrastructure for the registered interested and affected party and any transmission and distribution of electricity; the organ of State with an interest in the matter. development of dams or weirs, where the dam or An electronic copy of the IEA can be downloadweir, including infrastructure and water surface ed from the website of Golder’s (the public-particarea, exceeds 100 square metres (Smarty applied ipation consultants) at https://www.golder.com/ for 100 hectares); the clearance of an area of 20 global-locations/africa/south-africa-public-docuhectares or more of indigenous vegetation (in this ments/. A copy can also be obtained by contacting case, Smarty applied for 879 hectares); and the Brian Magongoa or Mabel Qinisile at the Golder establishment or reclamation of a residue stockPublic Participation Office at Golder Associates pile or residue deposit resulting from activities Africa (Pty) Ltd, P O Box 6001, Halfway House, that require a mining right, exploration right or 1685, Tel: (011) 254 4800, Fax: (086) 582 1561 or production right. e-mail ppoffice@golder.co.za.

By Andries van Zyl

The fallen tree in Eland Street was quickly cleared on Tuesday morning by the friendly staff of the Tree Top Surgeon. According to the company’s Petro Jacobson, they were on their way to work when they spotted the tree and decided to clear the roadway as part of their good deed for the day. Photo supplied.

Soutpansberg Gholfklub

Saterdagspel Datum 19/09/20

Hoofborg Eie reëlings

Naam

Plek

THE

19 th HOLE

Formaat IS Punte

1

J. Cronjé

2

R. Gilfillan

uittel 39

3

OK Ayob

uittel 39

40

Senior Kampioenskap Datum 19/09/20

Hoofborg Soutpansberg Gholfklub

Naam

Plek 1

George Mahlauli

Formaat HS Houe 138

Fixtures/Bepalings

2

Tjol Jandrell

uittel 139

Opkomende Kompetisie

3

Steve Krügel

uittel 139

Datum

Kompetisie

26/09/20 03/10/20

Formaat

4

Andre Bothma

142

-

5

Zagrys Nortjé

143

6

Francois Labuschagne

146 147

Eie reëlings Maandelikse Houespel

HS

Uitslae/Results

7

Brink Schlesinger

8

Rob Milton

Woensdagspel

9

Alex Jandrell

uittel 150

10

Hein Swanepoel

uittel 150

Datum 16/09/20

Hoofborg Eie reëlings

Naam

Plek

Formaat IS Punte

1

H. Swanepoel

42

2

J. Conjé

39

3

A. Pretorius

36

148

BS - Beterbal Stableford, IS - Ind Sta­ bleford, BBB - B/bal Bonus Bogey, HS - Houespel, GS - Gekombineerde Stable­ ford, 4BA/S - 4Bal Alliansie Stableford, 2B/AS - 2Bal American Scramble, BBM Beterbal Multiplier, 4 Man Cha Cha Cha

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ZOUTPANSBERGER, 25 SEPTEMBER 2020

Duiwe durf lang pad vanaf Kimberley aan in laaste langafstandwedvlug Duiwenuus Duiweboere van die Hanglip (HPK) en Soutpansberg (SPB) Posduifklubs se duiwe het die afgelope naweek die lang pad vanaf Kimberley in twee opewedvlugte aangedurf.

Die duiwe is Vrydag losgelaat in Kimberley en het met die matige noordewind eers Saterdagoggend vroeg by hul huise aangekom.

Die 12A-opewedvlug word gewen deur Gerhardt Bezuidenhout (HPK) nadat sy wenduif die afstand voltooi met ‘n spoed van 1003.32 meter per minuut. Hy is ook 10de, 11de, 13de en 20ste.

Wat die res van die twintig eerste plekke betref uit die 62 duiwe wat vir die wedvlug losgelaat is, is Miekie & Mike Coetzee (HPK) 2de, 6de, 9de en 12de, RWJ & Mike Coetzee (HPK) 3de, 7de, 15de, 16de en 17de, Nico Bezuidenhout (HPK) 4de, 8ste, 14de en 19de, Marx Hokke (SPB) 5de en Erasmus Hokke 18de.

In die 12B-opewedvlug is dit Mieke & Mike Coetzee wat met die louere wegstap. Hulle is ook 2de, 6de en 7de. Wat die res van die eerste 20 plekke betref uit die 55 duiwe wat vir die wedvlug losgelaat is, is Marx Hokke 3de en 9de, Gerhard Bezuidenhout 4de, 5de, 10de, 11de, 12de 13de, 14de, 18de en 20ste, Nico Bezuidenhout 8ste, 15de ene 17de, Ben & Mariaan Pienaar (HPK) 16de en Johnny Gouw (SPB) 19de.

Dit afgelope naweek se wedvlug was die laaste wedvlug in die langpad afdeling en die langpad reeks word gewen deur Mieke en Mike Coetzee.

Eerskomende naweek word daar weer gevlieg vanaf Virginia, oor ‘n afstand van ongeveer 640 km.

Wat algehele puntestand betref, loop Mieke & Mike Coetzee voor met 2 143 punte in die streekkampioenskap. Gerhard Bezuidenhout is tweede met 2 067 punte en RWI & Mieke Coetzee derde met 2 042 punte.

George is gholfklub se senior kampioen Die Soutpansberg Gholfklub het Vrydag, 18 September, en Saterdag, 19 September, hulle jaarlikse senior kampioenskappe beslis. George Mahlauli is as senior kampioen bekroon met ‘n telling van 138 houe oor die twee dae. In die tweede plek was Tjol Jandrell met ‘n totaal van 139 houe, gevolg deur Steve Krügel in die derde plek na ‘n uittel, ook met 139 houe. Afgeneem is George (middel) met sy trofee, met Tjol links en Steve regs van hom.

Foto verskaf.

ZOUT CLASSIFIEDS Hierdie groep atlete van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het almal verlede week toekennings ontvang vir atletiek tydens die skool se jaarlikse prysuitdeling vir sport. Voor, van links na regs, is Need Munene (eerste sertifikaat), Mieke Veldman (eerste balkie), Tshepo Legodi (eerste erekleure), Rendani Phadziri (eerste sertifikaat) en Lizah Nemaguvhuni (eerste balkie). Agter is Fumani Fungene (eerste balkie), Christiaan Pretorius (eerste balkie), Willem-John Phillipson (eerste balkie), Ian du Plessis (eerste balkie) en Tinashe Ralaphenya (eerste balkie). Foto: Hoërskool Louis Trichardt.

Mnr. Johan Jordaan, bekende skoolhoof van die Schoemansdal Omgewingsopvoedingsentrum (ou Veldskool) het na 35 jaar besluit om die tuig neer te lê en verhuis saam met sy vrou Retha na Potchefstroom. Johan is in 1985 aangestel as onderwyser, twee jaar later as departementshoof en dien sedert 1992 as hoof en bestuurder van Schoemansdal. Hy was baie betrokke in die gemeenskap, veral by die kerk en die jeug, asook die voormalige Soutpansberg Kommando.

Afgeneem tydens ‘n spesiale afskeidsfunksie vir Johan en Retha verlede Vrydag is (van links na regs) mnr. S. Ravhuanzwo (direkteur van die onderwysdepartement se Vhembe suid-westelike distrik), Retha en Johan en mnr. E Rabambi van die departement se distrikskantoor. Foto verskaf.

LEGAL NOTICES HANNES LERM & ASSOCIATES MUSINA MUNICIPALITY NOTICE (AMENDMENT SCHEME 406) We, Hannes Lerm & Associates being the duly authorized agent by the owners of the farm Sardinia 45MS (formerly registered as Nekel 45 MS), hereby give no�ce that we have lodged the simultaneous applica�on to Musina Municipality for subdivision and rezoning of the newly created small por�on of the farm from “Agriculture” to “Special” for a filling sta�on and ancillary land uses.

The applica�ons are made in terms of the provision of Sec�on 36 and Sec�on 40 of Musina Local Municipality Spa�al Planning and Land Use Management By-Laws, 2016 Read together with Provision

of Regula�on 14 of The Spa�al Planning and Land Use Management Regula�on: Land Use Management and General Ma�ers, 2015 Under (Act 16 Of 2013) and Musina Land Use Management Scheme, 2010.

Par�culars of the applica�on will lie for inspec�on during normal office hours at the office of the town planners: town planning office no 60, Musina Local Municipality, Civic Centre, 21 Irwin Street, Musina, 0900, for 28 days from the first date of this no�ce 25 September to 25 October 2020.

Objec�ons and or comments or representa�ons in respect to the applica�on must be lodged with or made in wri�ng to the above address or to the Municipal Manager, Musina Local Municipality, Private Bag X611, MUSINA, 0900, within a period of 28 days from 25 September 2020.

ADDRESS OF AGENT: HANNES LERM & ASSOCIATES, P.O. BOX 2231, POLOKWANE, 0700

HANNES LERM & ASSOCIATES MUSINA MUNISIPALE KENNISGEWING (WYSIGINGSKEMA 406) Ons, Hannes Lerm & Medewerkers, synde die gemag�gde agent van die eienaars van die plaas Sardinia 45 MS (voorals geregistreer as Nekel 45 MS), gee hiermee kennis dat ons die gelyktydige aansoek ingedien het by die Munisipaliteit van Musina, vir die onderverdeling en hersonering van die nuutgeskepte gedeelte van die plaas, van “Landbou” na “Spesiaal” vir ’n vulstasie en aanverwante grondgebruike.

Die aansoeke word ingedien ingevolge die bepalings van Afdeling 36 en Afdeling 40 van Musina Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Ruimtelike Beplanning en Grondgebruiks bestuur se Verordeninge 2016, gelees tesame met Bepalings van Regulasie 14 van die Ruimtelike Beplanningsen Grondgebruiks bestuurregulasie:

Grondgebruiksbestuur en Algemene Sake, 2015 ingevolge (Wet 16 Van 2013) en Musina-Grondgebruiks bestuurskema, 2010.

Besonderhede van die aansoek lê ter insae gedurende gewone kantoorure in die kantoor van die Stadsbeplanners: Stadsbeplannings kantoor no 60, Musina Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Burgersentrum, Irwinstraat 21, Musina, 0900, vir ’n tydperk van 28 dae vanaf 25 September tot en met 25 Oktober 2020.

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Van die Louis Trichardt-groep wat die amper 100 km vanaf die Baobab-tolplaza na die Capricorn-tolplaza aangedurf het. Foto: Anna Cartwright.

Trappers bring hul kant tydens Brug-na-Berg Deur Andrie van Zyl ‘n Groot aantal plaaslike fietsryers van beide Louis Trichardt en Musina het die Saterdag, 19 Oktober, weer

lekker gesweet tydens hul deelname aan die gewilde Brug-na-Berg fietsrit.

Die fietsrit behels dat groepe fietsryers in een dag die roete vanaf Beitbrug tot by Kaapstad aandurf. Gelukkig hoef

fietsryers darem nie die hele tog vanaf Beitbrug tot in die Kaap te ry nie. Elke groepie voltooi net die deel van die roete wat naby aan hulle is en gerieflik is. Fietsryers hoef ook natuurlik nie die

hele roete (watter een hulle ook al gekies het) te voltooi nie, en kan enige tyd stop as hulle te moeg raak.

Die fietsrit word aangebied as ‘n gratis, informele ontspanningsrit en vorm nie deel van enige amptelike beheerliggaam nie.

In die Soutpansberg was die Musina-groep verantwoordelik vir die trap vanaf Beitbrug tot by die Baobab-tolplaza oor ‘n afstand van net meer as 55 km. Die Louis Trichardt-groep was op hulle beurt verantwoordelik vir die lang pad vanaf die Baobab-tolplaza tot by die Capricorn-tolplaza (‘n afstand van ongeveer 100 km) waar die Polokwane groep weer oorgeneem het. Die Musina-groep het bestaan uit ryers Dawie Lubbe, Jacques Lubbe, Ben Esterhuizen, Shaun en Jackie O ’Callaghan, John Whitaker, Suné de Swardt en Waldo Strijdom.

Die groep van Louis Trichardt het bestaan uit Clint Howes, Daan Terblanche, Cameron Murray, Andani Raphalalani, Werner van Horsten, Stanley Thompson, Jandré van Jaarsveld, Henda van Horsten, Christelle Coetzer, Vossie van

Zyl, Eliz-Marie Pretorius, Andra Thompson, Shaun de Beer, Trevor De Beer en Dillon Rossouw.

Volgens die 78-jarige oom Jakkie van der Colff, hooforganiseerder van die Brug-na-Berg, het die rit nie net ten doel om fietsry as sport, en veral gesinsport, te bevorder nie, maar ook om mense bewus te maak van fietsryveiligheid. ‘n Veilige afstand van 1,5 meter tussen voertuie en fietsryers moet te alle tye gehandhaaf word. “Dit het ook ten doel gehad om die fokus te plaas op liggaamlike en geestelik fiksheid.

Dit is die rede hoekom ek begin fietsry het, om my te genees van die depressie waaraan ek gely het,” het oom Jakkie gesê.

Een van die plaaslike organiseerders, Stanley Thompson, het ná afloop van die rit almal bedank wat die moeite gedoen het om daaraan deel te neem. Hy het ook almal bedank wat die ondersteuningsvoertuie bestuur het en verseker het dat al die fietsryers veilig by hulle bestemming uitkom. “Sonder julle sou die rit op die N1 glad nie moontlik gewees het nie,” het Stanley gesê.

Foto links: Van die Musina-groep wat die pad vanaf die Beitbrug grenspos na die Baobab-tolplaza aangepak het. Foto: Anna Cartwright.

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