Zoutpansberger 2 December 2022

Killing frenzy

Hundreds of Pitbulls surrendered out of fear

By Andries van Zyl

A spate of fatal American Pitbull Terrier (Pitbull) attacks across South Africa the past two weeks has caused a media frenzy and a huge public outcry, causing hundreds of Pitbull owners to surrender their dogs to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). In some communities, Pitbull owners who refused to surrender their dogs were threatened and their dogs forcefully removed by angry citizens in retaliation. These dogs were then killed in the most horrific ways, including being stabbed or stoned to death, set alight and even dragged behind cars.

At the time of our going to press, five fatal dog attacks had taken place across the country the past two weeks. The most recent was a 37-year-old Eastern Cape woman who was mauled to death. In the other four attacks, four children were killed. Although the breed of some of the dogs involved in these attacks is yet to be determined, most of the victims were killed by Pitbulls.

SPCAs across the country are now faced with the aftermath of these attacks. By Tuesday this week, the Louis Trichardt SPCA alone had to put down 24 Pitbulls since the start of the attacks. In the first week following the first attack, the Bloemfontein SPCA is said to have humanely euthanised 230 Pitbulls. Due to the aggressive nature of the Pitbull “power breed”, surrendered dogs are difficult to place in new homes, with home owners, especially those with children, reluctant to adopt them. This leaves the SPCA with very few options other than to humanely euthanise these surrendered dogs.

“The thing with a Pitbull, in some cultures, is that it is a status symbol. The first dog people ask for when they come to us is: ‘I want a Pitbull”. What happens then, maybe out of ignorance, is

that these dogs are either chained up or kept in cages. This is what makes them aggressive. In some cases, even the dog owner becomes scared of their own dog,” said Alicia Thomas of the Louis Trichardt SPCA.

Thomas said that Pitbulls were aggressive by nature. This aggressiveness is exacerbated by people’s keeping the dogs chained up, caged up or teaching them to fight. “Pitbulls were bred to fight, but once again it comes back to how you raise your dog,” said Thomas. Interestingly enough, Thomas said that Chihuahuas bit more people than Pitbulls, but because they were not a power breed, they did not inflict so much damage. “Any dog can bite. It is just the way they are raised,” Thomas said.

The 24 Pitbulls that had to be put down at the local SPCA mostly came for rural areas around Elim, Waterval and even Musina. “Not all the dogs that were surrendered were aggressive. In many cases, the dog owners merely feared for their dogs’ lives,” said Thomas.

Sadly, the current “kill campaign” brought out the worst in human nature. In one incident, a Polokwane man advertised that people could phone him to “sort out their problems” by killing Pitbulls. “This man was reported,” said Thomas. The public’s vengeance is also not limited to Pitbulls, with some people targeting all large power-breed dogs. “Where we were scared of dogs being stolen for dog-fighting purposes in the past, we area now worried that dogs can be harmed or poisoned just because they are a power breed,” said Thomas.

Regarding this, Thomas gave dog owners, especially Pitbull owners, a couple of tips. “If you have a Pitbull, please ensure that you are extra vigilant about your dog(s) at this time. They have always been a target of theft and dog-fighting syndicates, but now the risks are

greater. They should never be at the front gate, in plain sight of the public passing by. Temperatures are running high, and until this situation is diffused, crazy things can, and will, happen,” said Thomas. This warning also extends to owners of all large power-breed dogs.

For people considering a power breed as pet, especially to act as a deterrent against crime in crime-infested South Africa, Thomas urged people to do their homework around any breed that they plan on bringing into their life and home.

(Contd on P2)

Inspector Lawrence Khodobo of the Louis Trichardt SPCA with one of the many perfectly healthy pitbulls that were surrendered to them, following a spate of fatal pitbull dog attacks across the country the past two weeks. Photo: Louis Trichardt SPCA.

Kersete weer is ‘n hoogtepunt vir inwoners van Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis

Bedanking

Op Woensdag 30 November

2022 is die bejaardes van Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis op Louis Trichardt weer lekker bederf met hul jaarlikse Kersete.

Tydens die feestelikhede het die bestuurder van Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis, me. Kittie de Bru in, van die geleentheid gebruik gemaak om die borge wat die Kersete moontlik gemaak het, sowel as ander instansies en individue wat deurlopend deur die jaar hul harte, hande, tyd en beursies vir Ons Tuiste oopgemaak het, te bedank.

Die borge wat die Kers ete moontlik gemaak het, het ingesluit Mari van Wyk, Christelle Leonard, Eldine

Peli, Marie du Toit, Dot van der Westhuizen, Elegant Fuel, Donsie en Jacobie van Wyk, Alida Jongbloed, Hen riëtte van der Walt, Elzanne Prinsloo, Witte en Rudolph Beetge, Anri Fourie, Christien Hoffmann, Elzabé Potgieter, Ronel Koorts, Sheldon en Prinsloo, Louis en Sorinda Fourie.

“Dankie aan drs. Stroebel, Venter, Malan, Badenhorst en Gaigher vir julle onbaatsugtige diens gelewer aan Ons Tuiste se bejaardes. Dankie aan al die kerke en vrywilligers vir al die besoeke en omgee. Dankie ook aan al die besighede, boere en individue van die Soutpans berg gemeenskap vir al die ruim skenkings (brandstof vir voertuie, diesel vir generator,

gas vir gasstoof, water, groen te, vrugte, kruideniersware, linne, drukwerk, vleis, doeke vir verswakte bejaardes, en nog vele meer) die afgelope jaar. Groot dank gaan ook aan al die kontrakteurs wat hulle arbeid skenk,” het De Bruin gesê.

Dank het ook gegaan aan al die inwoners se betrokkenheid deur die jaar om alles by Ons Tuiste vlot te laat verloop.

“Dankie ook aan elke per soneellid vir julle toewyding en omgee, asook die Zout pansberger vir die plasing van al Ons Tuiste se berigte,” het De Bruin gesê. Sy het namens Ons Tuiste almal ‘n voors poedige 2023 toegewens.

Pay back the money, High Court tells Tony

By Anton van Zyl

Former Venda king Toni Mphephu Ram abulana suffered a humiliating defeat in the Gauteng Division of the High Court on Tuesday. Not only was he told to pay back immediately the money he had received from the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank to finance three luxury vehicles, but he was also described as a dishonest person. He was in structed to pay back more than R5,58 million plus interest.

VBS Mutual Bank was placed into final liquidation by the North Gauteng High Court on 13 November 2018, and Mr Anoosh Roop lal of SNG Grant Thornton was appointed as liquidator. This followed a looting spree where the once-esteemed bank was abused to funnel hundreds of millions of rands to various people, including politicians and prominent members of society. The curator has been battling for a few years now to claw back some of these funds.

One of the people who came onto the curator’s radar was former Venda king Toni Mphephu Ramabulana. Mphephu was mentioned in the Terry Motau report in the list of high-profile people who had benefitted from loans from the mutual bank. His Dzata Trust is said to have received a R10,6 million loan from VBS, which was used to buy a luxury property in Dainfern, Johannesburg.

But the three vehicles that Mphephu had acquired via dubious “loans” from VBS were the ones that caused a major headache. The vehicles, a Range Rover 5.0 V8, BMW 760i Sedan and a Mercedes-Benz V250d, were financed and the outstanding amount due was just over R4,11 million.

Judging by the court papers, the curator tried hard to get Mphephu to service the debt or give the vehicles back, so that they could be sold to cover part of the debt. Eventually, the court was asked to give an instruction.

“The Respondent’s version is so far-fetched and legally untenable and requires no further consid eration,” he said.

Mphephu’s lawyers then tried to argue that the debt had prescribed, because it was more than three years old. The fact that Mphephu had admitted in 2021 that he owed the money and that he was fully aware of the debt made this argument moot.

In yet another attempt to get out of the debt, Mphephu’s legal team argued that a process was underway to place him in debt rescue. They had also lodged a complaint with the National Credit Regulator. The argument was raised (at a very late stage in the process) that because the matter was now being dealt with by the National Credit Regulator and the Tribunal, another court could not rule on it.

Judge Makume pointed out that no “matter pending” concerning Mphephu was before a tri bunal, “…in this matter, all that the Respondent relies on is the letter to the Regulator. There is nothing pending immediately before the Tribu nal or before a Debt Review Counsellor,” he said. Because the complaint brought by Mphephu falls outside the time frame allowed for such a response, he also reckoned that it should not be dealt with.

The judge was not very flattering when he described Mphephu’s conduct. “In the Replying Affidavit, the Liquidator dealt extensively in responding to the Answering Affidavit and in my view exposed the Respondent’s dishonesty at various levels. The Respondent’s evidence and version crawls with contradictions and inconsis tence and has completely distorted the reality,” he said.

Apart from the more than R5,58 million that Mphephu must repay, he is also responsible for the cost of the court case.

(Contd from P1)

“Taking in an animal is a lifetime responsibil ity, and the mix must be right for all. Let’s not set dogs up for failure, but let’s also have a clear understanding of the traits of each breed. Should you need advice in this regard, please contact us,” said Thomas.

As for the current situation, Thomas believes the worst is yet to come and the issue is taking a severe emotional toll on SPCA members, especially having to put down perfectly healthy animals in direct conflict with the SPCA’s man date to protect all animals.

“We do not want to discourage people from surrendering their animals, but this [situation] is difficult. Apart from the emotional toll, it also has a cost implication. Euthanasia is not cheap. But in the end, these dogs are still better off being humanely euthanised by us, rather than being tortured to death by community members … The only ones at fault here are humans. It is not the dogs’ fault,” said Thomas.

People wanting help or needing more infor mation on how to surrender their dogs are urged to phone inspector Lawrence Khodobo at Tel 082 965 5151. No one will be turned away.

In his ruling that was made available on Tuesday, Judge Motsamai Makume wasted no time in dealing with Mphephu’s objections. He mentioned that in a letter dated 8 July 2021, Mphephu’s attorney stated that he would service the debt or return the vehicles. When the curator later insisted that the vehicles be returned, the excuses started mounting.

The first objection from Mphephu’s legal representative was that VBS Mutual Bank was not registered as a credit provider and thus not allowed to render credit. He also argued that the credit was extended in a reckless manner because Mphephu would clearly not have been able to afford the instalments on the debt.

Proof was provided that VBS was (and still is) registered as a credit provider. A summary of Mphephu’s income at the time was also provid ed, which indicated that he had received large sums of money from a variety of businesses and individuals. Several examples of such funds were filed, among others payments by Mmampilo Petroleum (R341 776), Vele Investments (R438 929) and Venmont Holdings (R145 370). He also received a salary from the government as ruler of the Vhavenda nation.

Judge Makume could not be persuaded by the argument that no proper credit vetting had been done on Mphephu before he was given the loans.

Several attempts to contact Mphephu on Wednesday were unsuccessful. He only respond ed late in the morning, saying that he was still going to sit down with his lawyers to study the court documents. Only once they have a good understanding of what was said will they be able to plan the way forward.

Ons Tuiste se bejaardes lig ‘n glasie tydens hulle jaarlikse Kersete wat op Woensdag, 30 No vember, plaasgevind het. Hierdie ete is jaarliks ‘n hoogtepunt vir inwoners van die tehuis en elkeen ontvang ook ‘n geskenkie.

Former Venda king Toni Mphephu Ramabu lana.

The South African Police Service in Vhembe officially launched the 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children with a fun walk from Siloam SAPS to Tshithuthuni and back to Mphephu plaza on Friday, 25 November. Different stakeholders, including Vhembe Women’s Network and Men for Change, Employee Health and Wellness, Business Against Crime, ward councillors, Community Policing Forums and others, supported the event.

Photo: Maanda Bele.

Rowers skiet op slapende egpaar in hul plaashuis

Andries van Zyl

‘n Egpaar van die Mara-omgewing is gelukkig om te leef nadat rowers op hulle losgebrand het terwyl hulle besig was om in hul plaas huis te slaap. Die voorval het net ná 01:00 Maandagoggend op die plaas Goedgedacht plaasgevind.

Volgens provinsiale polisiewoordvoerder kol onel Malesela Ledwaba was die egpaar, Francois (59) en Kitty Fick (61), besig om te slaap, toe iemand klaarblyklik van buite hulle kamerven ster op hulle begin skiet het. Die egpaar het instinktief aan weerskante van hulle bed afgerol, met Francois wat daarin kon slaag om terug te skiet. Dit het die verdagte buite die huis op die vlug laat slaan.

Die egpaar se trauma het egter nie daar geëin dig nie. Oomblikke later het Francois besef sy vrou is in die been geskiet. Geraas in hulle plaas huis het daarop gedui dat ander verdagtes ook in hulle huis was. Met dié het Francois klaarblyklik nog waarskuwingskote in die huis afgevuur, wat hulle aanvallers op die vlug laat slaan het. Die egpaar kon dadelik hulp ontbied en die nodige nooddienste, polisie en plaasveiligheidstrukture kon geaktiveer word om die Fick-egpaar te hulp te snel.

Kitty is hospitaal toe gejaag vir mediese behandeling. Gelukkig het die koeël die femur in haar bobeen gemis en was die skade minimaal.

Vriende en familie was verheug met die nuus dat sy buite gevaar is.

Volgens mnr. Japie van der Goot, voorsitter van die Mara Boerevereniging en ook lid van Soutpansberg Veiligheid se bestuur, dui spore buite die huis daarop dat ten minste vier verd agtes betrokke was. Hy is verheug dat die aanval nie noodlottig was nie en het gesê dat dinge baie slegter kon verloop het. “Hierdie is weer ‘n bewys van hoe maklik die misdadigers net skiet. Hulle het op mense geskiet wat lê en slaap, sonder dat daar enige konfrontasie was,” het Van der Goot gesê. Wat dit betref het Van der Goot inwoners gemaan om hulle veiligheid by huise op te skerp, veral hierdie tyd van die jaar, wat bekend is vir ‘n toename in misdaad.

Die aanval op die Fick-egpaar volg op ‘n vlaag plaasaanvalle in die streek gedurende Septem ber. Op 22 September is 71-jarige plaaseienaar Rita Cronjé, haar 47-jarige seun (Wynand) en ‘n plaasarbeider (Dennis, maar die van is onbe kend) tydens ‘n gewapende roof gewond deur rowers wat ook nie geskroom het om te skiet nie. Die aanval het op die plaas Schietfontein in die Musina-distrik plaasgevind. Vyf Zimbabwiese mans is ure ná die aanval deur die polisie en privaat rolspelers aangekeer.

Die Cronjés kon ook hulself gelukkig ag om te leef. Die aanval op hulle is voorafgegaan deur twee noodlottige aanvalle op plase vroeër die selfde maand. Gedurende die vroeë oggendure

DA files motion to exempt watertreatment plant from load shedding

By Andries van Zyl

The DA in Louis Trichardt has given notice of a motion to serve before the Makhado Municipal Council on 8 De cember that urges the Makha do Municipality to engage with the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM) urgently to try and resolve Louis Trich ardt and Tshikota’s continual water shortages.

Notice of the motion, ad dressed to the Speaker of the council, was received by the Makhado Municipality on 24 November and was compiled by Ward 8 DA councillor Pierre Smalle.

According to Smalle, every one has the right to have access to sufficient food and water as per Section 27(1)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. “In the last 325 days, dated from 1 January 2022 until 21 November 2022, Louis Trichardt and Tshikota residents underwent 55 days without water due to breakdowns or maintenance [problems]. Out of the 325 days, booster pump station 3 recorded 184 days when [the] water supply was below 50%,

and, shockingly, only four days, which is 1,23% of the 325 days, when the supply was above 89%,” states Smalle in his mo tion. These statistics quoted by Smalle come from the VDM’s own records. Many residents will, however, argue that the number of days without water far exceeds the 55 indicated.

Smalle goes on to state that the house (council) must further note the continual in terruption of the water supply to residents of Louis Trichardt, warning that load shedding will continue in the foreseeable fu ture and that this will continue to impact the availability of a constant water supply to Louis Trichardt and Tshikota severely.

“Therefore, the Democratic Alliance calls on the Makhado Local Municipality to liaise with VDM and, together, both municipalities engage with Eskom and apply under regulation NRS048-8-2009 to exempt all facilities that supply Louis Trichardt residents with water be exempted from load shedding,” Smalle’s motion reads.

The motion further states that the DA also calls on the Makhado Municipality to

engage with VDM as a matter of urgency to hold VDM accountable and ensure that processes are sped up with re gard to maintaining boreholes that can feed water into Louis Trichardt’s water system; better equipping the other existing temporary water supply points; and ensuring that a minimum of one tanker is always on standby for the town’s CBD and town residents.

This is not the first time that Smalle has called on the Makhado Municipality to ask Eskom to exempt the electricity network supplying the town’s water treatment plant from load shedding. On 23 Septem ber, Smalle wrote a letter to Louis Trichardt’s municipal manager, Mr Kent Nemaname, requesting the exact same thing in terms of regulation NRS0488-2009. The director of water and sanitation, the executive mayor and the Speaker of council were CCed in the letter.

“I received absolutely no feed back,” Smalle said.

With the motion, Smalle now hopes that, if accepted, the council will take a step in a positive direction to alleviate the town’s water problems.

van 6 September is die 68-jarige MG Richter en sy vrou in hul plaashuis in die Dwaalboom-area buite Thabazimbi deur ‘n groep aanvallers oor val. Richter is doodgeskiet, terwyl sy vrou ernstig gemartel is. Sy het wonderbaarlik die aanval oorleef. Huisinhoud, vuurwapens en die egpaar se Volkswagen Amarok is tydens die roof gesteel. Die gesteelde voertuig is ure ná die voorval in Bela-Bela opgemerk deur die polisie, waarna ‘n skietery tussen die aanvallers en polisie uitge breek het. Een verdagte is doodgeskiet en een gewond. Beide mans was werksaam op die plaas gewees.

In die ander noodlottige voorval, ook op 6 September, is die 59-jarige Nikolaas Steen kamp van die plaas Maroelasfontein in die Northam-omgewing se lyk deur plaaswerkers gevind, ‘n dag nadat hy vermis geraak het. Steen kamp het blykbaar die vorige dag gery om aan ‘n

pomp op sy plaas te werk. Hy is nie weer gesien totdat sy vasgebinde lyk gevind is nie. Juwele en ‘n skootrekenaar is onder meer uit sy huis gesteel. In totaal is vyf verdagtes ook in verband met hierdie moord aangekeer.

Roof blyk ook die motief te wees vir die gewetenlose aanval op die Fick-egpaar. Volgens Van der Goot word elektroniese toerusting uit hul woning vermis.

‘n Grootskaalse mensejag is ná die aanval op die Fick-egpaar deur die polisie geloods. Teen druktyd is nog geen arrestasie gemaak nie.

Ledwaba het lede van die publiek wat oor inligting beskik wat die polisie behulpsaam kan wees in hulle ondersoek gevra om dringend die ondersoekbeampte in die saak, sers. Mukwevho, te skakel by tel. 063 684 3018 of adjudant-off isier Maluleke by 082 414 7048. Intussen, het Ledwaba gesê, duur die polisie-ondersoek voort.

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 19 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 that the 171st Special Council meeting will be held as follows:

TIME : 14:00

DATE : Thursday, 8 December 2022

VENUE : Council Chamber, Ground Floor, Civic Centre, Makhado All interested members of public are invited to attend the meeting. Enquiries must be directed to S G Maguga or M D Munyai at (015) 519 3000.

Civic Centre 83 Krogh Street, LOUIS TRICHARDT

File No.: 4/2/2

‘n Feesmaal het weer gewag vir gaste van die Gereformeerde Kerk op Louis Trichardt se baie gewilde pik-en-proe-aand wat op Vrydag, 25 November, plaasgevind het. Afgeneem tydens die geleentheid is (van links na regs) André en Elmarie Fogwell van Levubu, die gemeente se leraar en sy vrou, ds. Innes en Hanlie Nagel, en Pieter en Louise du Preez. Foto verskaf.

Hierdie week, 25 jaar

gelede in die Zoutpansberger

Hoofnuus op die voorblad van die Zout pansberger van 28 November 1997 was die dreigende finansiële verknorsing waarin die Groter Louis Trichardt Oorgangsraad hom bevind het.

Die raad moes na verskeie opsies kyk om sy kontantvloei te verbeter om toe te sien dat hulle met hulle dag-tot-dag bedry wighede kon aangaan. Een van die opsies waarna gekyk is, was om met handelsbanke te onderhandel vir ‘n R1 miljoen oortrokke fasiliteit. Intussen het die raad besluit om kapitaalprojekte te prioritiseer en slegs voort te gaan met dié projekte wat uiters noodsaaklik was. Uitgawes is ook beperk en enige aankope wat vir ‘n bedrag van meer as R20 000 gedoen moes word, moes vooraf deur die stadsklerk goedgekeur word. Poste wat vakant geraak het, sou ook vir eers nie gevul word nie.

In ander voorbladnuus daardie week is raadslede van die Gro ter Louis Trichardt Oorgangsraad gekritiseer oor die wanaanwending van die raad se amptelike raadsvoer tuie. In een geval het ‘n amptenaar 672 km gery vir ‘n funksie wat op Vuwani (75 km vanaf Louis Trichardt) aangebied is. In ‘n ander geval het twee raadslede 1183 km gery vir ‘n funksie wat in Polokwane aangebied is. Ook die raad se burgemeester in daardie stadium, rdl. Patrick Sikhutshi, is gekasty, nadat hy ‘n funksie by die Cloud’s End Hotel buite Louis Trichardt bygewoon het en 281 km

gery het. Menige ander geval waar die raad se amptelike voertuie honderde kilometers verder gery het as die bestemming waarvoor dit aangevra is, het ook voorgekom.

Ook daardie week is berig van die Groter Louis Trichardt Oorgangsraad se tweede hoëvlak regstellende-aksie aanstelling op senior bestuurvlak met die aanstelling van mnr. J.L Serite as stadsekretaris. Serite is aangestel ten koste van die raad se waarne mende stadsekretaris, me. Susan du Toit.

Univen satellite campus fast becoming a reality

By Kaizer Nengovhela

Makhado Municipality donated 33 hectares of land for the establishment of the new satellite campus of the University of Venda (Univen), which will be built in Louis Trichardt. The handover was done at the site in Louis Trichardt on 28 November.

The satellite campus will be built on land opposite the Makhado Show Grounds, next to Ridgeway College. The development allows for a residential area for lecturers as well as for student accommodation.

The mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Samuel Munyai, said that the campus would create jobs for the local community, empowering them through skills training and reskilling. The campus will also create exponential economic growth by increasing the number of consumers in the area, increasing tourism, and giving the municipality access to state-of-the-art meeting facilities for both officials and the community. He said that the University of Venda would

benefit from the extension of its footprint in the province, regional integration and local reach relevancy.

Munyai said that the establishment of the campus in the Makhado municipal area would change the face of the town and also contribute positively to the much-needed skills gap in the community.

“The land we are handing over is in line with the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) initiative, which aims to develop a Smart City that will address integrated sustainable development,” he said.

The vice chancellor and principal of Univen, Dr Bernard Nthambeleni, said that the university had been rejuvenated. “It is such a great joy for me to be here today. We want to be partners of the economic zone. I am very excited to be part of this journey today as we are also celebrating 40 years of the existence of the university serving the community. Although we are located in a rural area, we are not a rural university,” said Nthambeleni.

Wees op die uitkyk vir dié man

Deur Andries van Zyl

Die Dierebeskermingsvereniging (DBV) op Louis Trichardt het inwoners gewaarsku om op die uitkyk te wees vir ‘n man wat Sondag na bewering ‘n Staffie reun vanaf ‘n besigheidsperseel in Jeppestraat gesteel het.

Die moontlikheid bestaan ook dat die hond per ongeluk uitgekom het uit sy erf. Tog het die man dit goedgedink om die Staffie te vang en aan die publiek te probeer smous.

‘n Inwoner, Sharlene Bird, het die man gewaar en uitgevra oor die hond, wat duidelik in goeie kondisie was. Die man het beweer hy is van Elim en dat dit sy eie hond was. Volgens hom was hy bang sy bure maak die hond dood, soos tans elders in die land gebeur te midde van die omstrede Pit Bull-debat.

Bird het egter onraad vermoed. Aanvanklik wou die man R300 hê, maar die Bird het gesê dit was te veel. Die man het toe R50 aanvaar “net om terug te kom op Elim”.

Die eienaar van die hond, mnr. Gerhard Brits, het intussen na sy hond begin soek. Gelukkig vir hom kon hy die reun weer Maandag by die DBV opspoor en die twee is herenig.

Alicia Thomas, ‘n woordvoerder van die plaaslike DBV, het Maandag gesê mense moet seker maak hulle honde is veilig toegemaak. Volgens haar is dit daardie tyd van die jaar waar

skarminkels enige iets sal doen om ‘n ekstra geldjie vir Kersfees te maak, insluitend om ander mense se honde te steel en te verkoop. Sy het ook versoek dat soortgelyke voorvalle onmiddellik gerapporteer moet word. Hiervoor kan inspekteur Lawrence Khodobo van die plaaslike DBV geskakel word by tel. 082 965 5151. Alternatiewelik kan enige lid van die bestuur geskakel word.

Hierdie man het Sondag ‘n Staffie-reun vir “taxi-geld” op Louis Trichardt gesmous, nadat hy dit vermoedelik gesteel het.

Six police officials arrested for corruption

By Elmon Tshikhudo

Six police officers attached to the Tshamutumbu Police Station appeared in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 28 November, on charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice.

Fhulufhuwani Calderon Kwinda (55), Ndivhaleni Negota (45), Naledzani Jonathan Mabalana (55), Takalani Eric Nefolovhodwe (45), Midiaifani Tshikovhele (35) and Elisa Nenzhelele (38) were arrested on 25 November this year. While these members were deployed along the border line, they allegedly colluded with illegal cigarette-smuggling syndicates and created a safe passage for them to enter the country illegally.

According to Limpopo police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo, these activities reportedly occurred for a prolonged period while the members enriched themselves at the expense of the State’s resources.

The arrests have brought a sigh of relief for communities along the border of the Limpopo River. Residents who spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing retaliation, said too much crime was taking place along the border area.

“We are not safe here. You report crime to the police, but they never respond. What they do is pass the message and your name on to the crime syndicates, who then victimise you. These police officials are useless, and we have been complaining about them for a long time, with no help forthcoming,” he said.

The local traditional leader, Vhamusanda Vho-Thiwelimulambo Rammbuda, concurred that crime is rife in the area. “There are many incidents of car thefts, dealings in illegal cig-

arettes and robberies in our villages, and the police seem to have been captured. As much as we applaud these arrests, we are worried that the Tshamutumbu police are understaffed and this will further deteriorate the [crime] situation,” he said.

The case was postponed to 2 December 2022 for the accused to be profiled and for a bail application. The accused were remanded in custody.

Makhado Mayor Samuel Munyai (left) hands over the land agreement to Vice Chancellor and Principal of Univen Dr Bernard Nthambeleni. Photo: Kaizer Nengovhela.

One of the arrested police officials during their appearance at the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Photo supplied.

Young Triegies come out tops as Boabab Champs

Baobab Project

The past week saw the end of the Zoutpansberger’s ambitious Baobab Champs project, held in partnership with the Baobab Foundation, with some 150 plus young baobab trees donated back to the foundation to be planted in the wild.

The project, held in honour of Oom Frans van der Merwe, who passed away on 30 December last year, was launched in February this year with participating schools Louis Trichardt High School, Laerskool Louis Trichardt, the CVO Skool Zoutpansberg and Ridgeway Col lege. The Mulisawashu Early Learning Centre at Ha-Mashamba joined the project at a later stage.

Oom Frans will not only be remem bered for his decades-long crusade against the illegal posting of abortion posters in town, but he was also a huge nature lover, with a particular fondness for trees. A decision was taken that no better way existed to honour his legacy than to launch a baobab-planting project, the benefits of which future generations can enjoy for hundreds of years to come.

As part of the project, children from participating schools each received a Baobab “starter kit consisting of five planting bags; a sachet containing 15 baobab seeds (three seeds per planting bag as not all

seeds germinate); a booklet with infor mation about baobabs and the projects of the Baobab Foundation, and five tags to identify each planting bag for data recording and record keeping. (The tags were sponsored by the Zoutpansberg Private Hospital, who expressed a keen interest in getting involved with the project. For this, we thank them). Each starter kit also contained an 80g bag of Baobab Powder superfood, sponsored by EcoProducts, and a 10ml bottle of BaoCare Clear skincare oil for people with spotty or oily skins. In addition, Dr Sarah Venter of the Baobab Foundation visited the schools and gave the children some tips on caring for the young seed lings. With a doctor’s degree in botanyspecialising in baobab trees - Dr Venter knows more about the trees than just about anyone. Without her input and support, this project would not have been possible.

But why baobabs? Baobabs are iconic and important African trees and form an integral part of many savannah ecosystems, such as those found north of the Soutpansberg. These trees also play an important role in rural peo ple’s lives and not only provide nu trition but also pro

vide an income to thousands of rural African families. The sad part is that baobab tree numbers are decreasing and the hope was that this project, how ever small it might seem, would boost the number of baobab trees in the wild.

“Although we would have wanted to see more trees ‘surviving’ we are happy with the 150 plus young baobab trees we received back,” said Andries van Zyl, editor of the Zoutpansberger. He added that some pupils had apparently not lis tened well or completely understood the assignment. “We told all the children that they should stop watering the trees at the beginning of winter. The trees lose their leaves and look as if they are dying. We told them that the trees were in fact not dead and that when they could resume watering the plants at the onset of spring, they would sprout new leaves. Sadly, a lot of students reported back that they had thought that the trees had died and thrown them out,” said Van Zyl.

“Some of these trees are in amazing condition,” remarked Dr Venter upon receiving the trees on Monday. She expressed her gratitude towards all the children who had persevered. So too did Van Zyl thank each child who had actively participated. “Your dedication is commendable. For that we

thank everyone who contributed in whatever way to the project,” said Van Zyl.

Laerskool Louis Trichardt emerged as top participating school. “Throughout the project, the children and the teachers involved with the project gave continuous feedback on the progress being made. Their pupils also showed the most enthusiasm,” said Van Zyl. As top performing school, Laerskool Louis Trichardt wins R2000. The top performing pupils at each school will also receive R400 each,

with the prize money totalling over R5 000. The top performing pupils will also be invited for an all-ex penses-paid trip to Big Tree at Sagole (near Tshipise) – the biggest and oldest baobab tree in the world - early next year on the first available date.

“Laerskool Louis Trichardt was so excited about the process that they indicated that they wanted to hold a similar project next year as part of their curriculum,” said Van Zyl. Dr Venter also expressed her excite ment about this prospect.

In total, just over 150 young baobab trees were donated back to the Baobab Foundation. The trees were handed over to Dr Sarah Venter (left) of the foundation on Monday. Sitting with her is Andries van Zyl, editor of the Zoutpansberger

Some of the participants at Laerskool Louis Trichardt with some of their young baobab trees. To the left is teacher Dirk van den Berg, who coordinated the project.

Some of the pupils of the CVO School Zoutpansberg who participated, with their trees.

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KERKE/CHURCHES

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (LTT)

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

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (Musina)

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

• Agapé Gemeente (LTT)

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

• AGS Charisma (LTT)

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

• AGS El-Shaddai (Musina)

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

• AGS Levubu

Sien Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfield)

• All Nations for Jesus Christian Centre (LTT)

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

• Anglican Church / St Marks (LTT) 128 Munnik Street, Sunday 10:30, Rev Robbie Novella, Tel: 015 516 5165

• Baptist Church (Musina)

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

• Baptist Church / Baptiste Kerk (LTT)

1st Sunday of the month combined morning service (English/Afrikaans) 10:00. Rest of the month English morning service 08:30. Afrikaans morning service 10:00. Evening services combined 18:00. Prayer meeting/Bible study Wednesday 18:00. Ds. Johan Marais 015 516 2714.

• Catholic Church (LTT)

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

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

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

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

• Emmanuel Christelike Kerk (LTT) Koraalboomstraat 3, Sondae 09:00 & 18:00, Jeug Vrydae 19:00, Past. Andries van Heerden, Tel: 015 516 4282 / 083 357 1658

• Evangelies-Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT)

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

• Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT) H/v Anderson & Songozwistraat, Sondag 09:00 en 10:45, leraar ds. Innes Nagel, Tel. 082 701 5602

• Gereformeerde Kerk (Musina) Wilsonlaan 1, Sondag 09:30, Ds. Hannes Lee, Tel 081 043 0910 of 015 534 2253.

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

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

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

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

• Lede in Christus Kerk (LTT) Joubertstraat 29, Sondag oggenddiens 09:30, evangeliediens om 18:00. Past. T. Gilfillan, Tel 082 465 8774

• Lewende Woord Louis Trichardt Sondag erediens 10:00 te 49 Rissikstraat. 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, 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; 11:00 Soekmekaar (1 x pm); 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)

Sondagdienste

What

DEURLOPEND

Ondersteuningsgroep

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

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

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

Soutpansberg Kofukan Karateklub

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

LTT Shukokai Karateklub

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

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

Kerk se fasiliteite nou beskikbaar

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

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

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

Gister-se-Jeug byeen

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

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

Danie Woordbediening

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

OPKOMEND

Saterdag 3 Desember

NG Levubu Basaar

Dis weer sulke tyd – Levubu se Kersbasaar op 3 Desember! ‘n Basaar met Kersgeskenke, Kersmusiek en ‘n Kersboom. Kersvader en sy Elf - en hierdie jaar ook klein-elfie - kom ons weer besoek, met gratis geskenkpakkies vir kinders. Kersvader kom 11:00 by die basaar kuier. Kom kuier onder die groen bome van die Boompark, terwyl jy kan smul aan alles wat op ‘n basaar moet wees. Alles is daar waarvoor die Levubu basaar bekend is, naamlik vleis-, biltong-, droëwors-, sosatie-, koek-, tert-, koekies-, kerskoek-, koeksister- en gevriesde kosverkoping. Kinders kan klein diere drukkies gee, perdry, visvang, blaaspyle skiet, sweepslaan, ringgooi, die Levubu-treintjie ry, op die waterwurm gly en speletjies speel – alles gratis die hele dag lank, terwyl ouers hulle Kersaankope kan doen tussen die vleis-, koek-, bottel-, vrugte- en kinderstalletjies. Kinders moet swemklere vir die waterwurm onthou.

“Kom ons begin die Kersgety en vakansie in Levubu met ‘n fees. Ons begin 09:00 en ons kuier tot ons moeg is. Alles op die terrein van die NG Kerk Levubu,” nooi die gemeente.

Saturday 10 December

SPCA Christmas Craft & Farmer’s Market

On 10 December 2022, the Louis Trichardt SPCA team once again invites the public to join them for their Christmas Craft & Farmers’ Market, the last for the year, at the kennels along the Vondeling Road from 09:00 to 14:00.

The usual variety of stalls selling food, homemade produce, arts and crafts, jewellery, books, etc will be available. They will also have the very popular Mutt Mile with participants dressed up for Christmas. They will have a Christmas hamper to raffle off with items that each stallholder

has donated. All proceeds of this raffle to go directly to the SPCA.

The Legacy vet shop can provide all your pet’s requirements too. “Your support of the market stalls enables the stall holders in turn to support the SPCA. If you wish to book a stall for a small donation, contact Grietjie on 072 516 6895. Prizes will be given for the three best decorated stalls on a Christmas theme,” said the team.

AGS Kersdiens Sondag 11 Desember

Die AGS Charisma in Louis Trichardt nooi oud en jonk na hulle Kersdiens op Sondag, 11 Desember.

Die diens begin om 09:00 te Munnikstraat 70. “Hiermee word u hartlik uitgenooi. Almal is welkom,” het die gemeente gesê.

Saturday 17 December

Ladies Circle 4 Corn Dog Sale

To help further their aims and objectives, Ladies Circle 4 (LC4) in Louis Trichardt will be holding a corn dog (stokworsie) sale on 17 December.

“Place your orders now,” invite the girls from LC4. To order corn dogs at R10 each, phone Riana at 084 400 9941 or Cherise at 084 401 0263. For orders of 10 and more, local deliveries will be made between 12:00 and 14:00.

Dinsdag 10 Januarie

Rugbyoefening begin

Skaars is 2022 iets van die verlede of die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub het reeds planne om weer te begin oefen vir die nuwe siesoen.

Die nuwe rugbyseisoen begin op 5 Januarie, met die klub se eerste amptelike oefening wat om 17:30 op 10 Januarie sal plaasvind. Vir meer inligting kan Armand Stander geskakel word by 078 199 3830.

EVENTS?

If you know of any upcoming events, e-mail Andries: news@zoutnet.co.za

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Len Dames’ winning entry for January. He took this early-morning photo at the Mutale Waterfalls in Makuya Park. The camera he used was his Canon EOS 6D with 24-105mm lens. His shutter speed was two seconds with an aperture of f14 and an ISO of 400.

February’s winner was Thea de Waal. She took this photo of a leopard near the Shin gwedzi rest camp in the Kruger National Park with her Nikon D850. Her focal length was 400mm with an aperture of f6.3 and a shutter speed of 1/640 of a second. Her ISO was set at 2000.

Photographer Len Dames was March’s win ner. He took this early-morning photo of a martial eagle at the Blouberg Nature Reserve, using his Canon EOS 6D with a 150-600mm lens. His shutter speed was 1/3200 of a sec ond at an aperture of f6.3. His ISO was 2000.

Zonia Osborn was our April winner. She took this photo during an interactive walk at the Mopane Bush Lodge with her Canon EOS 550D with a 250mm lens at an aperture of f7.1 at 1/400 of a second shutter speed and an ISO of 400.

Sigrid walks away with a second win in last round of photo competition

Sigrid

Competition

photo-calendar competition for the month of December, with her beautiful photo of Han glip, unique to the Soutpansberg. Unlike previous years, the region’s photogra

phers could enter throughout the year for the newspaper’s photo calendar competition. Each month, photographers could enter five photos, from which one monthly winner was selected. This means that, in total, 12 winning photo graphs were chosen.

Each of the 12 winning entries were judged on their uniqueness relating to the Soutpansberg. These include unique places of interest, nature and wildlife photographs. The latter again formed the bulk of entries received, predomi nately taken in the Kruger National Park.

The 12 winning entries (with December’s winning entry chosen from the top entries throughout the year who did not win) will be used to print an A3-format photo calendar for 2023. A limited number of these calendars will be printed and used by the newspaper for mar keting purposes. It will also be available to the public at a price of R100 each, which basically just covers the printing cost. These calendars will be available on request at Leach Printer in Louis Trichardt. No profit will be made from these sales. For more information regarding this, phone Andries at Tel (015) 516 4997 or 082 603 2419 during office hours.

Photographer Pietman Muller was our May winner with this

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fighting with a snouted cobra. He took the photo with his Nikon D4 camera and 500mm Nikon lens. His aperture was f5.6 with a shutter speed of 1/1600 of a second. His ISO was set at 125.

of a second with a lens opening of f5,6 and an ISO of 280.

This stunning photo of the train station at Bandelierkop with storm clouds in the back ground, was taken by Sigrid Jefferies and won July’s competition. She used her Canon EOS D80 with a 24-70mm Tamron lens and a shut ter speed of 1/200 of a second. The aperture was f7.1 and she set the ISO on 100.

Pietman

Maureen Bezuidenhout won November’s com petition with a picture of a yawning lion male, which she took in the Kruger National Park. She used a Sony DSLR-A200 camera with a 500mm lens. The shutter speed was 1/160 of a second and the aperture f6.3 with an ISO of 400.

Photographer Christo Tait of Louis Trichardt was the October winner of our competition with his photo of two hyenas fighting over a meal in the Kruger National Park. He used his Nikon D800 and his shutter speed was a fast 1/3200 of a second and the lens opening was f6.3. The ISO was 800.

This photo of a crowned lapwing taking a shower was taken by Pietman Muller and won September’s competition. Muller took the picture with his Nikon D4 and he used a 500mm lens. The shutter speed was 1/1250

Muller took this photo of a bush buck (August winner) at Punda Maria in the Kruger National Park. He used his Nikon D4 camera and used a 500mm lens. The shutter speed was 1/1000 of a second and the aper ture was set on f4. The ISO was 1800.

Wouter Veldman’s photo of a Bushveld sunset was June’s winner. He took the photo with his Pentax K-S2 camera at a focal length of 11mm with his Pentax DA 10-17 mm lens. The photo was taken at 1/13 of a second with an aperture of f4 and an ISO of 100.

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brown snake eagle

Jefferies walked away with the last R600 in prize money in the Zoutpansberger’s

Accompanying photos are our 12 winning photos for the year.

Sigrid Jefferies is December’s winner with this stunning photo taken in Hanglip forest. She took the picture with a Canon EOS 80D with a 10-18mm lens. The lens opening was f20 at 1/250 of a second shutter speed. The ISO was 400.

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Laerskool Messina het tydens hulle jaarlikse prysuitdeling op 22 November hulle top akade miese leerders in elke graad aangewys. Die top leerders in Graad 7 was (van links na regs) Joshua Mudzongo, Adriaan Smit en Joy Ngobeni. Foto: Laerskool Messina.

Hierdie groep leerders was Laerskool Messina se top leerders in Graad 6 die afgelope jaar. Van links na regs is Fareeftha Islam, Kayla Searle, Anè van Heerden en Petit Faye. Foto: Laer skool Messina.

Afgeneem is Laerskool Messina se top akade miese leerders in Graad 5 vir 2022. Hulle is aangewys tydens die skool se jaarlikse prys uitdeling op 22 November. Van links na regs is Caelum Carolissen, Juanel Lubbe en Dale Nel. Foto: Laerskool Messina.

Laerskool Messina het tydens hulle jaarlikse prysuitdeling op 22 November hulle top akade miese leerders in elke graad aangewys. Die top leerders in Graad 4 was (van links na regs) Ta fadzwa Gwandu, Lienke Vorster, Zoë Schmidt en Mandisi Ndiweni. Foto: Laerskool Messina.

Hierdie groep leerders was Laerskool Messina se top leerders in Graad 3 die afgelope jaar. Van links na regs is Ulriek de Beer, Ararat Emiru, Thaoto Mashatola en Mia Kuhn. Foto: Laer skool Messina.

Laerskool Messina se top akademiese presteerders in Graad 2 die afgelope jaar was Declan Carolissen, Sarisa Sehrawat-Rana, Jake Whitaker en Shauni Duvenghage. Foto: Laerskool Messina.

Afgeneem is Laerskool Messina se top akademiese leerders in Graad 1 vir 2022. Hulle is aangewys tydens die skool se jaarlikse prysuitdeling op 22 November. Van links na regs is Hope Wabu, Allegra van Zyl, Manie Robberts en Mbali Ndiweni. Foto: Laerskool Messina.

jaarlikse prysuitdeling op 22 November aangewys as die skool se DUX-leerling vir 2022. Hy behaal ook die beste prestasie in Afrikaans huistaal, beste prestasie in sosiale wetenskappe, beste prestasie in skeppende kuns (seun) en beste prestasie in ekonomiese bestuurswetenskappe. Hy het ook buitengewone karakter, omgee, integriteit en eerlikheid aan die dag gelê. Foto: Laerskool Messina.

Laerskool Messina het onlangs hulle nuwe prefekte vir die 2023-skooljaar aangewys. Hulle is (voor, van links na regs) Jean Cooper, Nthambeleni Nembudani, Sean Ndlovu en AJ Swiegers. In die tweede ry is EJ Roets, Dirk van der Walt, Oratile Lukhele, Petit Faye, Ethan Schmidt, Nkosi Sibanda, Dirk Oosthuizen en Drian Nel. In die derde ry is Stacy-Leigh Swart, Samia Alam, Hannah Landsberg, Jamie Venter, Jacques Kilian, Fareeftha Islam, Ané van Heerden, Rose Makamola, Sarah Tshakhuma, Tebogo Tlou en Ivanka Coetzee. Agter is Namara Gwasara, Elané Visser, Kemoratile Mochike, Murendeni Mokwena, Subrin Uddin, Vulombe Khoza, Bioketlo Phalane, Isabel van Eeden, Kayla Searle en Isabella Fourie. Foto: Laerskool Messina.

Laerskool Messina het hulle hoofleiers vir 2023 aangewys. Hulle is (van links na regs) Jamie Venter (onderhoofseun), Jacques Kilian (hoofseun), me. Lucinda Vorster (skoolhoof), Fareeftha Islam (hoofmeisie) en Ané van Heerden (onderhoofmeisie). Foto: Laerskool Messina.

Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het ‘n geleentheid gemaak om dankie te sê vir al hulle borge die afgelope jaar tydens die skool se jaarlikse borgefunksie op Donderdag, 24 November, by Hoërskool Louis Trichardt. Die borge en gaste is getrakteer op ‘n heerlike ete. Foto verskaf.

Laerskool Louis Trichardt se vier hoofleiers van 2023 het vanaf Sondag, 27 November, tot Dinsdag, 29 November, die ATKV hoofleiersimposium bygewoon te ATKV Buffelspoort. Van links na regs is Hardus Janse van Rensburg (onderhoofseun), Lika Burger (onderhoofmeisie), Nika Alberts (hoofmeisie) en Rudi Joubert (hoofseun). Foto verskaf.

Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se Anke Cronjé het Saterdag, 26 November, goud verwerf in die junior afdeling van die SA Jagtersvereniging se Lapua Skietdag op Musina. Sy kwalifiseer daarmee om volgende jaar in Welkom vir Suid-Afrikaanse kleure deel te neem. Foto verskaf.

Die

46 punte gewen. Flippie Greyling en Dion Svoboda was tweede met 44 punte en Tjol Jandrell en Alec Jandrell derde, ook met 44 punte ná ‘n uittel. In die middel staan klubkaptein Marius Mostert. Foto verskaf.

Steve Krügel is aangewys as die Soutpansberg Gholfklub se Eclectic-wenner van 2022. Hy ontvang ook die trofee as Mees Toegewyde Speler. Sy trofeë is aan hom oorhandig tydens die klub se jaarlikse prysuitdeling die afge lope naweek. Foto verskaf.

Soutpansberg Gholfklub se “Stirrer” van die Jaar is vanjaar Anton Pretorius. Vir sy moeite het hy hierdie paplepel as trofee ont vang. Foto verskaf.

Die Soutpansberg Gholfklub op Louis Trichardt het Saterdag, 26 November, hulle jaarlike prysuitdeling en jaareindfunksie gehou. Maarten Venter (foto) is as die klub se Sportman van die Jaar aangewys en ook as die wenner van die setwerk-uitklop. Die klub se Sportvrou van die Jaar, Subrina Schlesinger, kon egter nie die prysuit deling bywoon nie. Sy is ook aangewys as die klub se Rookie van die Jaar. Foto verskaf.

Keegan Mocke (links) en Phillip Potgieter (regs) ontvang tydens die Soutpansberg Gholfklub se jaarlikse prysuitdeling die trofee as dubbels uitklop plaatwenners. Philip was ook die enkels uitklop plaatwenner. Foto verskaf.

Christian Mocke (links) en Anrich Leeb (regs) is die Soutpansberg Gholfklub se dubbels uitklop-kampioene vir 2022. Hulle het hulle trofee Saterdag tydens die klub se jaarlikse prysuitdeling ontvang. Foto verskaf.

Chris Gerber (links) stap tydens die Soutpansberg Gholfklub se jaarlikse prysuitdeling weg met die Ambassadeur van die Jaar-trofee. Keegan Mocke (regs) ontvang op sy beurt die trofee vir Bester Vordering. Foto verskaf.

Johan Cronjé is die Soutpansberg Gholfklub se enkels uitklop-kampioen vir 2022. Sy tro fee is aan hom oorhandig tydens die klub se jaarlikse prysuitdeling die afgelope naweek. Foto verskaf.

Limpopo het ingegaan om eerste te kolf, maar hulle kolfbeurt was nie so ‘n lopiefees soos wat verwag is nie, met die gevaarman Dewald

in op nommer twee wat “goedkoop” uitgehaal is vir slegs een lopie. Sy mede-openings-

kolwer, Leon Olwage, is teruggestuur pawiljoen toe vir slegs 10 lopies ná 10 balle. Joubert het tydens sy span se semi-finale wedstryd verlede week teen die Yetman Yabbies ‘n allemintige 115 lopies (nie uit nie) gemoker.

Vir Limpopo moes kolwers JP Coetzee en TE Smit walgooi teen ‘n goeie boulaanval waarin slegs 11 ekstras afgestaan is. Coetzee het 39 lopies (nie uit nie) vanaf 25 balle aangeteken en Smit ‘n vinnige 34 lopies vanaf 13 balle, wat ingesluit het een vier en vier sesse. Geen ander van Limpopo se manne kon dubbelsyfers aante-

ken met die kolf nie en Limpopo het hul beurt gesluit op ‘n telling van 101 lopies vir die verlies van vyf paaltjies.

Vir die Roaring Lions het bouler Brian Vermeulen die meeste skade aangerig deur drie paaltjies vir die verlies van slegs ses lopies in twee beurte plat te trek. Hy is goed ondersteun deur Fahan Khoja, wat twee plaatjies vir die verlies van 11 lopies in twee beurte laat kantel het.

Die Roaring Lions het eweneens gesukkel om aan die gang te kom met ook goeie boulwerk vanaf Limpopo se boulers, in ‘n beurt waarin hulle slegs 10 ekstras afgestaan het. Die Roaring Lions se kolfbeurt kon nie slegter begin het nie, met openingskolwer Suffiyan Dala wat vir ‘n nulletjie uitgehaal is ná slegs twee balle. Zeeshan Yelukar, in op nommer twee, het dapper teruggeveg en 37 Lopies vanaf 24 balle aangeteken. Craig Viljoen het op die ander kant eweneens hard geveg vir lopies, met ‘n telling van 13 lopies vanaf 10

balle. Ná hulle vertrek het die paaltjies geval vir enkelsyferbydraes en die Roaring Lions het hulle kolfbeurt met ‘n telling van 75 lopies vir die verlies van vyf paaltjies afgesluit, wat aan Limpopo ‘n 26-lopie oorwinning besorg het.

Ná afloop van die finaal is Limpopo met die trofee bekroon. In totaal het vyf spanne deelgeneem, waarvan elkeen vier wedstryde in ‘n enkele ronde gespeel het. Die spanne wat deurgedring het na die semi-finaal en finaal het dan onderskeidelik of vyf of ses wedstryde gespeel. Limpopo se Dewald Joubert is aangewys as die beste kolwer in die reeks, met ‘n ongelooflike 320 lopies. Die Roaring Lions se Brian Vermeulen is op sy beurt aangewys as die reeks se beste bouler, met vyf paaltjies agter sy naam.

Weens die opwinding wat die liga veroorsaak het, het die klub reeds aangedui dat hulle volgende jaar weer ‘n T10-liga gaan aanbied.

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Die Louis Trichardt Krieketklub het Saterdag, 26 November, hulle T10-liga op hoë noot afgesluit met die finaal wat tussen Limpopo Dairy en die Roaring Lions op die Louis Trichardt Ovaal beslis is.

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Naaswenners van die Louis Trichardt Krieketklub se pas afgelope T10-liga, die Roaring Lions. Foto verskaf.

Die Limpopo Dairy span het Saterdag, 26 November, as algehele wenners van die Louis Trichardt Krieketklub se T10-liga uit die stryd getree. Hier is die span afgeneem kort ná hulle oorwinning. Foto verskaf.

Dewald Joubert (regs) is aangewys as die T10-liga se beste kolwer. Hy het ‘n allemintige 320 lopies gemoker. Saam met hom staan die Louis Trichardt Krieketklub se ondervoorsitter, Grant Phillipson. Foto verskaf.

Die Louis Trichardt Krieketklub se beste bouler in hulle pas-afgelope T10-liga wat Saterdag ten einde geloop het was Brian Vermeulen (regs) met vyf paaltjies agter sy naam. Saam met hom staan die Louis Trichardt Krieketklub se ondervoorsitter, Grant Phillipson. Foto verskaf.

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