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Tannie Pieta aangeval Gewapen met die jaggeweer het die rower oor en oor vir tannie Pieta gesê dat hy vuurwapens soek.

As dit nie was vir die lelike blou oog nie, sou ‘n Die rower het ook aangedring op geld en toe gevra mens nie maklik kon raai dat die tingerige tannie waar die kluis se sleutels gebêre word. Hierna het Pieta Wepener ‘n plaasaanval oorleef het nie. hy die twee vrouens uit die kamer geforseer, terug Die 77-jarige tannie Pieta is Dinsdag in haar huis in die gang af na die kombuis.

In dié stadium het hy die geweer op tannie Pieta saam met haar huishulp deur twee mans aangehou op hulle plaas sowat vier kilometer buite Louis gerig en gedreig om haar te skiet as sy nie voldoen Trichardt. “Aan die einde van die dag besef mens aan sy eise nie. Hy het haar ook met die plathand net dat alles wat ons is en het net genade van Bo is twee keer deur die gesig geklap. “... hy het die heel... maar ek dink dit is goed dat hierdie gebeur het, tyd geskreeu ‘I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you’ en “Where’s sodat ons nou kan sien waar die leemtes in ons the guns?’ En jong, dis tóé dat ek in sy oë sien, sekuriteit is, en sodat ons almal meer paraat kan daar is geen genade nie,” het tannie Pieta vertel.

Met dié wat die rower haar geklap het, het sy wees,” het tannie Pieta Woensdag in ‘n onderhoud na die toonbank in die kombuis gegryp om nie aan die Zoutpansberger gesê. om te val nie. Sy het Haar nagmerrie ervatoe opgemerk dat die ring het begin toe sy ‘n “Aan die einde van die dag besef vuurwapen nutteloos geskuifel in die kombuis mens net dat alles wat ons is was en sy en die huisgehoor het. Sy was maar nog net ‘n kort rukkie by en het net genade van Bo is ... hulp het omgedraai, teruggehardloop slaapdie huis, en het in haar maar ek dink dit is goed kamer toe en hulleself kamer gesit en boek lees. Haar eggenoot, dat hierdie gebeur het, sodat daarin toegesluit. “Ons vermoed ook dat die oom Gert, was toe ook net weg nadat hy klaar ons nou kan sien waar die leem- rower eerder besluit het om te vlug omdat hy tes in ons sekuriteit is, middagete geëet het. ons twee plaaswerkers Tannie Pieta het haaren sodat ons almal meer buite opgemerk het,” self yskoud geskrik toe paraat kan wees” het tannie Pieta gesê. sy sien dat haar huishulp In die veiligheid van in die gang af geforseer word deur ‘n rower wat ‘n mes teen haar keel haar slaapkamer kon tannie Pieta haar selfoon gedruk hou. Sy sou later by die huishulp uitvind dat gebruik om hulp te ontbied. “Ek het gelukkig ‘n daar nog ‘n rower was en dat dié wag gestaan het goeie gewoonte om my handsak en sleutels in my buite die huis terwyl sy makker binne-in besig was. kamer te bêre as ek by die huis kom, en gelukkig Tannie Pieta het dadelik opgemerk dat die was my selfoon binne-in my handsak,” het sy gesê.

Hulp het vinnig vanuit alle oorde opgedaag, selfs rower baie senuweeagtig voorgekom het en dat sy observasievermoë nie so lekker was nie. Die rower uit Meyerton. Met dié dat tannie Pieta probeer bel het oom Gert se .222-jaggeweer in die hoek van het vir hulp, kon sy nie dadelik vir oom Gert in die die kamer gewaar, dit gegryp en die twee vrouens hande kry nie. Haar foon se kontaklys was om een daarmee gedreig, min wetende dat die sluitstuk nie of ander duistere rede gesluit gewees en sy het toe saam met die geweer gebêre word nie en dat dit in haar adresboekie ‘n buurman se nommer gevind dus nutteloos was. Die rower het ook ‘n verkyker en geskakel, sonder om te besef dat dit ‘n ou nommer is wat reeds aan iemand anders toegewys is. gegryp.

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hulle ‘n saak van huisroof geopen het, en dat hulle soektog na die twee verdagtes voortgaan.

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Die vrou wat die oproep geantwoord het, was gelukkig baie behulpsaam en het vir tannie Pieta versoek om kalm te bly en nie te hard te praat nie, sodat die rowers nie kon agterom sy het ‘n foon nie. Die onbekende vrou het toe vanuit Meyerton die Makhado Polisie geskakel om hulle in kennis te stel dat daar iemand in nood is.

Intussen het die Wepeners se plaaswerkers gesien hoe die twee rowers weghardloop van die huis af en hulle agterna gesit. Die soektog na die mans is voortgesit deur lede van die plaaslike plaaswag, maar is belemmer deur die digte veld en lang gras.

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Partnership gives village access to basic services Environmental News

For a community in deep rural Limpopo, a successful and on-going partnership between the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science (Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment) of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and Schneider Electric South Africa has ensured that the Gwakwani Village has had access to basic services through sustainable interventions.

Gwakwani is a small rural village, about halfway between Tshipise and Makuya Park on the bank of the Mutale River, with about 70 to 100 villagers.

Over the past three years, this partnership has empowered the community through its eco-friendly, sustainable contributions to an area that is devoid of basic services or roads. Schneider Electric’s collaboration with UJ on the access-to-energy project started with the installation of solar lighting solutions to the homes and a solar streetlight followed soon thereafter.

This collaboration between private industry, academia and the community, has created a legacy for many years to come, a legacy that has the advantage of Schneider Electric’s global commitment to sustainable solutions and the collective academic knowledge and skill sets of the UJ School

UJ suggested containerised solutions were needed for a solar-powered bakery and the village’s first crèche. Schneider Electric supported the setup of the solar-powered containers, ensuring community members’ access to education for their children and economic opportunities for many years to come. Photo supplied.

for Electrical Engineering. “The success of community-outreach projects not only depends on the technical solution provided but also on the social and cultural acceptability of the solution and of the solution provider,” said Professor Johan Meyer, head of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at UJ, in a press release.

“Initially, we trained entrepreneurs from the village to sell and maintain our solar-powered portable LED lamps, with their mobile phone chargers, the Mobiya TS 120S,” added Zanelle Dalglish, head of sustainable development for Schneider Electric Anglophone Africa. “The unit is especially suited for the demanding rural environment of Gwakwani, as it is an energy-efficient, eco-friendly and robust portable lamp producing 120-lumen light output.”

Working in collaboration with UJ is in line with Schneider Electric’s sustainable-development strategy, which focuses on partnering with academic institutions, NGOs, NPOs and funders to establish an electrification model for off-grid communities.

Equally passionate about creating sustainable, long-term solutions, UJ engineering students were provided with an opportunity for community engagement and on-the-job experience, ensuring they learn practically and not just academically.

Community members had to travel some distance to fetch water from the river each day, where there was also significant malaria risk. UJ students identified that a high-quality water system was a core need for the village, as water supplied from a diesel-powered borehole was insufficient for daily use.

“Schneider Electric South Africa assisted with the installation of a second borehole pump, donating its ‘Water of the Sun’ solution, which consists of variable speed drives to power the water pump, and a 4Kw solar panel solution, provided by UJ. Now, the community has access to a reliable water supply for everyday use and a newly installed drip-irrigation system, which allows them to plant and grow vegetables to support themselves and sell their produce to surrounding villages,” said Dalglish.

UJ suggested containerised solutions were need-

ed for a solar-powered bakery and the village’s first crèche. Schneider Electric supported the set-up of the solar-powered containers, ensuring community members’ access to education for their children and economic opportunities for many years to come. The bakery, which had to be designed and installed in a very remote location, is now fully operational and delivers between 120 and 140 loaves of bread per day, which generates income for the community.

The UJ Electrical Engineering Department, with the support of Schneider Electric, continues to monitor the performance and optimisation of the solar system. “Project Connect at Gwakwani Village has provided students with an opportunity, not only to learn, but to give back to the community. Here we have seen private business working together with engineers, students and academics in an effort to connect people to their surroundings, to the economy and, just as importantly, to the outside world.

The importance of this project cannot be measured, both as a learning tool and a means to make meaningful social change in this country,” said Meyer.

Through the initiative, 35 households were supplied with lights, enabling the children of the village, who walk six kilometres to the nearest primary school and 18km to the nearest high school, to complete their homework at night. In a containerised crèche, with the first television set in the history of the village, the youngest in the community are exposed to educational channels on television and the wider world has now been brought to Gwakwani. The bakery also employs nine people, villagers have been upskilled, and their income is supplemented.

The people of Gwakwani have expressed their heartfelt gratitude for access to running water, electricity, education and skills transfers. Through the intervention of a successful collaboration between industry and academia, they continue to benefit from access to sustainable energy and education.

Heidi-Lene stadig oppad na herstel

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lang proses vir die medikasie om uit haar gestel te werk, maar Heidi-Lene het al intussen ‘n paar keer haar oë oopgemaak en Elze-Marie se hand saggies gedruk.

“Toe dit tyd word om te groet, toe word sy baie hartseer, maar ek het mooi gepraat met haar en vir haar vertel hoe trots ons op haar is en dat ek môre-oggend weer vir haar kom kuier,” het Elze-Marie laat Heidi-Lene Jonck. Fo­weet. to verskaf.

Die 23-jarige Heidi-Lene Jonck is stadig maar seker besig om haar bewussyn te herwin.

Sy is al vir meer as drie weke in die intensiewe eenheid van die Pietersburg Provinsiale Hospitaal waar sy onder verdowing gehou is, terwyl haar liggaam herstel van beserings wat sy opgedoen het in ‘n bootongeluk.

Heidi-Lene het op Sondag, 11 Maart, saam met vriende by die Albasinidam baljaar en op ‘n binneband gery wat agter ‘n boot gesleep is op die dam. Van die vriende het op ‘n stilstaande boot op die dam ontspan, terwyl ‘n tweede boot die bin­neband getrek het.

Heidi-Lene is, toe die boot skerp weggedraai het, teen die agterkant van die stilstaande boot geslinger.

Verlede week is HeiThe bakery, which had to be designed and installed in a very remote location, is now fully di-Lene nog onder veroperational and delivers between 120 and 140 loaves of bread per day, which generates income dowing gehou, sodat dit nie haar brein verder for the community. Photo supplied. onder druk plaas nie en die swelling op die brein kans kry om te sak. Eers dan, en as Heidi-Lene Quranic Verse by haar volle bewussyn Behold, in the creation of the heavens and the is, sal haar dokters kan earth and the alternation of the night and the bepaal of sy permanente day are signs for those of understanding. skade opgedoen het met Quran: 3:190 die ongeluk en of daar This verse of the Quran appeals to us to aan haar brein geopereer recognise God’s signs in the universe. People sal kan word. of faith are hereby encouraged to turn to God MAKHADO CARE GROUP IS A Heidi-Lene se ouer for guidance and hope in order to find peace suster, Elze-Marie du NON PROFIT ORGANISATION and harmony in their lives by remembering him Preez, het hierdie week WHICH ASSISTS WITH THE through his signs. laat weet dat Heidi-Lene ook nog steeds veg teen CARE OF CANCER PATIENTS IN Teachings of Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H ‘n infeksie wat sy opgeTHE MAKHADO AREA The prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H said: Forgive doen het in haar longe. him who wrongs you; join him who cuts you off; Die verdowingsmedido good to him who does evil to you, and speak kasie is wel verminder, CONTACT DETAILS: the truth even if it be against yourself. en teen Saterdag, 31 You can apparently never be too young to be an entrepreneur … The Dr Casper Venter: 082 857 0022 Free Copy of the Translation of Quran Maart, het Heidi-Lene six-month-old Vision Maruli was spotted selling peas at a pavement available on request.

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Easter weekend claims local rescue worker local authorities.

A preliminary report states that Selepe The Easter weekend was a sad one for and a fellow firefighter were on their way to attend to the accident that was reported local fire and rescue workers.

Instead of being the ones coming to the to the station at approximately 14:00. aid of others, members of the Makhado Selepe was driving in the station’s Land Fire Station in Louis Trichardt had to Cruiser reaction vehicle when he collided attend an accident scene in which one of with another vehicle in the Grobler and Rissik Street intersection. their own had sadly passed away.

According to Mr Livhuwani Maake, The accident, in which Mr Jeremiah Mpho Selepe (32) passed away, occurred who stays close to the accident scene, he on Saturday along Rissik Street in Louis found the crashed Land Cruiser with its Trichardt. Selepe was on his way to attend emergency lights still on. He spoke to the to an accident scene in which an unknown newspaper on Tuesday. He said he was woman passed away when she apparently furious when he learnt that the accident lost control over her vehicle along the was allegedly caused by a third vehicle that had failed to stop at the four-way Elim road.

On Tuesday, the exact cause of Selepe’s stop street. Witnesses allegedly recalled accident was still being investigated by the seeing a white Toyota Corolla speeding through the intersection at high speed in a north-south direction via Grobler Street. Selepe, who was also speeding through the intersection, apparently attempted to avoid crashing into the Corolla by swerving but crashed into a third vehicle that was travelling in the opposite direction.

Selepe was declared dead on the scene. His colleague was transported to the Elim Hospital where he was receiving treatment for serious cuts and bruises that he sustained in the crash. By Tuesday, he was still too traumatized to talk to the police about what he had witness during the accident. The driver and one passenger of the other vehicle involved in the crash also sustained severe cuts and had to be taken to hospital for medical treatment.

This fatal accident made it imThe late Mr Jeremiah Mpho Selepe (32). Photo possible for local rescue workers supplied.

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to celebrate the fact that they had attended fewer accidents than during the same Easter period in the previous year.

During last year’s Easter Weekend, the Makhado Fire Station reported a total of 10 accidents, with only one fatality. This year, the station reported only five accidents, but with two fatalities.

As the long weekend approached, the first accident occurred on Thursday, 30 March, along the N1 south. Two vehicles, driving in opposite directions, collided with each other. Only two people sustained minor injuries.

On Good Friday, rescue workers had to give assistance to a woman who had lost control over her vehicle near the turn-off junction on the N1 south towards the Air Force Base Makhado.

No accidents were reported on Sunday.

On Monday, the last accident for Easter Weekend was reported along the busy N1 north. A bus and bakkie, travelling in opposite directions, collided with each other. Both the vehicles came to a complete standstill in the middle of the road, partially blocking traffic along the N1.

Three people were left with serious injuries, while a fourth sustained minor cuts and bruises. In the meantime, Selepe’s accident has sparked outrage amongst residents towards motorists who do not adhere to traffic rules. A growing trend seems to be developing in Louis Trichardt for motorists to ignore stop signs blatantly.

“After seeing the accident scene … witnessing the man’s [Selepe] lifeless body covered underneath a blanket … and all because some idiot did not care to stop at a stop sign … I have urged all my family and friends to stop at a stop sign in future,” remarked a furious and upset resident, who wished to remain anonymous.

The Makhado Police have since been alerted to the additional information and

they have called on the public to assist them with any further information that can help to bring the culprits to book. Anyone with information can

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Phaswana acquitted on charge of pointing firearm

By Anton van Zyl

“I am relieved that it is now over, but it affected almost all aspects of my personal and professional life,” said Dr Ntavhanyeni Sampie Phaswana on Tuesday. Phaswana was acquitted

Ek is ... die Weg, die Waarheid en die lewe “Maar een ding doen ek...”

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ilippense 3:7-14: “Maar een ding: ek vergeet die dinge wat agter is en strek my uit na wat voor is, en jaag na die doel om die prys te verkry...” (vers 14).

As ‘n soekende siel by Jesus Christus, die ware Bron, uitkom, is dit asof sy geestesoë skielik oopgaan. Met verwondering ontdek hy sy nuwe lewe in Christus. Dit maak hom weer dors met een allesoorheersende, intense drang na meer gelykvormigheid aan die beeld en gesindheid van Christus (2 Kor. 3:18; Fil. 2:5) en ‘n intense verlange om Hom steeds beter in al sy reinheid, heiligheid, skoonheid, opregtheid en teerheid te leer ken.

Dit maak hom egter ook benoud, want nou begin hierdie nuwe skepsel in Christus, ook die ware karakter van God in die lig van sy heiligheid en Woord en van Jesus se gesindheid te ontdek. Hy besef hoeveel dit hom nog aan die egte gesindheid van Christus ontbreek. Maar die goddelike natuur waarvan hy deur die wedergeboorte ‘n deelgenoot geword het (2 Pet. 1:4), laat hom juis al hoe meer intens na dié heiligheid en gesindheid verlang. Hierdie sterk dors, “sodat ek Hom kan ken” (Fil. 3:10), beweeg ‘n mens om drie dinge te doen ... “vergeet die dinge wat agter is ... strek my uit na wat voor is ... en jaag na die doel.” Hy is vry van wat agter is, vas aan wat voor is, ingestel op wat bo is en besig met wat byderhand is.

Voor is die wenstreep en die prys wat op elke kind van God wag. Jaag na die doel om die prys te kry (Fil. 3:14).

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indeed involved in the alleged incident. “We drove around the neighbourhood and I saw three boys who were with Asa when it happened. They confirmed Asa’s version of events,” said Phaswana. He then went back to the house of the Maphiris, telling them that it was indeed their son. He again urged them to come to his house to discuss the matter.

“Just as we were driving back home, we saw a black VW Golf with four young people inside, driving towards the home. I turned and followed the car after Asa pointed out that Junior was in that car,” explained Phaswana. According to his testimony in court, he stopped next to the vehicle and said to the woman: “This is the person who did it.” He then left.

“About an hour later the police came to my home. They said that there was a case opened against me. I asked them what the charges were.

They said: pointing a firearm,” Phaswana described the events of that day.

It later transpired that the women alleged that Phaswana had pulled out his gun and pointed it at Tshifhiwa Maphiri. Phaswana had to go to the police station and narrowly avoided spending the last night of 2016 in jail. “I had to phone around for assistance, and after a lot of persuasion I was released on a warning,” explained Phaswana.

Phaswana can still clearly recall the trauma during the interrogation process. “I told them it was my boy who had been bullied. I called Asa to come and explain to the police what had happened. I told the police that the two women were not a threat to me or Asa. There was no need to point a firearm at any one of them,” he said.

All this was to no avail, and Phaswana was charged for pointing a firearm. For the next 15 months he had to endure a stressful and very expensive court process.

Phaswana’s lawyer, Mr André Naudé, started cross-examining the three witnesses on 17 August last year. The argument was that many inconsistencies existed in the versions of the witnesses.

The trial continued on 17 January, and once again Mr Naudé knocked holes in the State’s case. “It is clear that they colluded in order to tell a story to this court,” he argued.

Naudé pointed out that the first witness had incorrectly identified Nkhelebeni Phaswana as the accused. Nkhelebeni is the brother of Sampie

Phaswana and is described as a billionaire. Naudé also highlighted the numerous differences between the original affidavits taken down by the police and the testimony in court.

On 27 March, Magistrate Bennie Smit acquitted Phaswana, finding that there was not enough evidence to suggest that the accused had acted in an unlawful manner. He found the version of events as depicted by the complainants to be unlikely. He also concurred with the defence that Phaswana’s version of what had happened that day was the more likely version of the truth.

The case might be over, but the scars will take a long time to heal for Dr Phaswana. “I did not want vengeance,” he said on Tuesday. He believes conflict should be handled in a mature and responsible manner, which implies that one first try and discuss problems. “I did not want to lay a charge against the young man who had bullied my son,” he said, “because that might have led to a criminal record.”

Unfortunately, his efforts to promote dialogue did not work out the way he intended.

As for the future, Phaswana wants to move on.

“I am at peace with all my neighbours,” he said.

Dr Ntavhanyeni Sampie Phaswana.

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on a charge of pointing a firearm in the Louis Trichardt Magistrate’s Court last week. During an interview with the Zoutpansberger, he spoke about the false charge brought against him and how it had affected him and his family over the past year.

Dr Phaswana is a well-known personality in the province and is a circuit manager of the Department of Education. He is also an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. As a “man of the cloth” the allegations made and the subsequent treatment he received were even more traumatic, he said.

It all started on 31 December 2016 when his son, Asakundwi (Asa), arrived home complaining that he was being bullied and terrorised by a young man in the park next to Tshirululuni Street, Louis Trichardt. Asa was clearly shaken and described how the young man had first wanted to take his bicycle and then assaulted him.

Phaswana decided to look for the young man responsible for this and speak to him. He and Asa drove to the park and found a young boy there who had seen what had happened. He pointed to an address in Jasmyn Street where the family of the young man live.

When Phaswana arrived at the address, he went into the home and met Tshifhiwa Doreen Maphiri and her friend, Veronica Mandiwana. He introduced himself and explained what had happened to Asa. In court it was testified that Tshifhiwa Maphiri initially kneeled down, asking for forgiveness. “I told her that it was the young man who should ask for forgiveness, not she,” Phaswana said.

It was during this incident that the woman apparently saw the pistol in a holster on Phaswana’s ankle. “I did not take the pistol to the lady’s house with the purpose to do anything. I was coming from my lodge, Bo die Krans Lodge, where we often deal with cash. I always carry my pistol with me,” explained Phaswana. When Phaswana was asked to sit down, the pistol became visible.

Maphiri needed to make sure whether it was her son who had been involved in the incident and, according to Phaswana, she tried to phone him.

She also phoned the father, but they were unable to trace him.

Phaswana and his son then left the house to again ascertain that the young man, called Junior, was

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Apart from getting a bit of a facelift itself, Camp Africa now also boasts a new manager.

“We have appointed a new camp manager, Attie Pyper, who will bring Camp Africa back to its former glory. Pyper is a young 62-yearold, vibrant individual who is full of fresh ideas.

Besides being an amazing host, Attie is also a musician, so we will enjoy evenings listening, and partying, to his music,” said Camp Africa’s Jacqui van Graan.

Situated in the Hanglip plantation just outside of Louis Trichardt, Camp Africa’s cosy bush pub, Eagle’s Nest, is fully licensed and keeps the most common types of alcohol. “In winter, a

burning fire keeps the bar warm, and in summer, there is usually a mountain breeze to keep you cool,” said Jacqui.

As mentioned, the camp itself recently got a “facelift” with a fresh spot of paint and a little bit of new décor. “So, please do come visit us and enjoy the fresh, cool mountain air. Children are welcome to bring old bread or carrots to give to the milk goats and geese,” said Jacqui.

Camp Africa caters for birthday parties, conferences and functions. “We are willing to accommodate any request as far as we possibly can. We have a large boma area that holds a ‘kuier-fireplace’, so that the beautiful evenings

of this region may be enjoyed. For smaller, more intimate groups, there is a fireplace just outside the bar area,” said Jacqui.

Camp Africa is also a Birdlife SA Birding Friendly establishment, so birders can also enjoy the many birds that are endemic to the area - from turacos to sunbirds. Other activities that can be enjoyed at and/or from Camp Africa include tree-spotting, mountain biking, 4x4 and 4x2 trails, butterflies and moths (entomology in general), to name but a few.

For more information, phone Attie at Tel 079 722 0968, Jacqui at 082 829 5421 or Dave at 082 772 6682 (Dave).

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Above: Camp Africa recently got a “facelift”, with a fresh spot of paint and a little bit of new décor. Left: Attie Pyper (right) was recently appointed as new camp manager at Camp Africa just outside Louis Trichardt. Pictured with him are camp owners Jacqui (left) and Dave van Graan (middle). Photos supplied.

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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, 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 Charisma (Levubu) Sondag 09:00. Past Gys en Bettie Snyman 082 441 3951.

• 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) Ruh Street 25, English: Sunday services 08:30 & Adult Bible time/ Sunday school 10:00, Rev Seth Meyers, Tel: 084 699 4242. Afrikaans: volwasse Bybelklas 09:15, dienste 10:00 en 18:00, ds. Johan Marais, Tel: 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 Maurunwa/Siloam/Nzhelele Past Oke Tel 083 461 6455 or 072 976 3448.

• 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. Cornel Nagel, Tel 015 534 2253/ 084 406 1723 • Hervormde Kerk Louis Trichardt H/v Stubbs & Forestryweg, Sondag 08:30, Ds. Gustav van Zyl, Selfoon 083 387 7548.

• Hervormde Kerk 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 (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 oggenddien 09:30, evangeliedien om 18:00. Past.

Christo van Rooijen, Tel: 015 516 0521 / 082 465 8774 • Lewende Woord Louis Trichardt Louis Trichardt Lodge-saal. Sondag erediens 10:00 (Afrikaans) en 18:00 (English). 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, Tel. 015 516 0446 • 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 015 516 4366 • 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 om 08:45 en 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 Francois Strydom 082 7850 265 / 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

Friday, 6 April

Saturday, 7 April

An afternoon thunderstorm

A p.m. thunderstorm in spots.

A heavy thunderstorm in the p.m.

High: 28oC Low: 16oC

High: 30oC Low: 17oC

High: 28oC Low: 18oC

WHAT IS HAPPENING? DEURLOPEND

ONDERSTEUN BERGCARE CHARITY SHOP Die Bergcare Charity

Shop op die perseel van die Haantjie Kerk (NG Kerk Louis Trichardt) is oop weeksdae van Vroue van die Woord kom elke Dinsdagaand van 07:00 tot 12:00.

18:00 by Loeriepark se saal in Louis Trichardt “Kom ondersteun gerus. U is ook welkom bymekaar. om alle onnodige huisraad of klere te skenk.

Die vroue kom interkerklik saam om te bid, Die inkomste van Bergcare Charity Shop word geestelik te groei en mekaar aan te moedig om gebruik vir die aankope van kos vir die Bergcare vroue na God se hart te wees. “Alle vroue, jonk Bejaarde-projek,” sê die projekbestuurders. en oud, is welkom,” sê die organiseerders.

Vir meer inligting, skakel die kerkkantoor by Vir meer inligting kan Madelyn Stoltz by 083 015 516 3902.

422 5248 geskakel word.

KARATEKAS OEFEN Die SoutpansMANNE VAN DIE WOORD Die berg Kofukan Karateklub oefen elke Woensdag Manne van die Woord in Louis Trichardt kom vanaf 18:00 tot 20:00 by die Emmanuel Christian elke Vrydag van 05:45 tot 06:45 by Ocean BasSchool net buite Louis Trichardt. Vir meer inligket in Songozwistraat byeen. ting, skakel Tommy by tel. 083 346 6600.

Vir meer inligting kan Tobias Fourie by 082 SKAAKKLUB Louis Trichardt het nou 451 4249 geskakel word. sy eie skaakklub wat elke weeksaand bymekaar GISTER-SE-JEUG BYEEN Die kom. Vir meer inligting, skakel Willem by tel.

Gister-se-Jeug klub, waar jonger en ouer seniors 015 516 1942. welkom is, vergader elke Dinsdag van 09:00 tot 11:00 in die Hervormde Kerk se saal op die GIMNASTIEKKLUB OEFENhoek van Stubbsstraat en Forestryweg in Louis TYE Die Louis Trichardt Gimnastiekklub Trichardt. oefen elke Maandag en Woensdag. Vlak 1 tot Vir meer inligting kan Willie Agenbacht 3 gimnaste (meisies en seuns) sal Maandae en geskakel word by tel. 083 453 6597, Flippie Woensdae oefen van 14:30 tot 16:00. Die Vlak Diedericks by 071 671 9866 of Anna Lordan by 4 tot 7 gimnaste (meisies en seuns) sal ook op 082 921 6110.

Maandae en Woensdae oefen, maar van 17:00 tot 18:30. Elzabé Stewart en Riekie Steyn is BAHÁ’Í INFORMATION CENTRE The Bahá’í Information Centre in Louis onderskeidelik verantwoordelik vir die meisies en seuns se afrigting. Vir meer inligting, skakel Trichardt holds multi-faith devotionals every Elzabé by 082 566 3493 of Riekie by 082 484 Thursday from 19:30.

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diversity of thought to separate you from your fellowmen, or to be the cause of dispute, hatred and strife in your hearts. Rather, search diligently for the truth and make all men your friends.”

For more information phone 081 884 9553 (after hours). Alternatively, visit the website at www.bahai.org.

INTERKERKLIKE BIDUUR

Inwoners word uitgenooi om elke Woensdag vanaf 08:00 tot 09:00 saam te kom bid vir die gemeenskap en die land tydens ‘n interkerklike biduur by St Peter’s Kerk in Bredastraat.

Vir meer inligting, skakel past. Leonie Meyfarth by tel. 084 219 4406.

TRIEGIE FIETSRYKLUB Laerskool Louis Trichardt se fietsryklub oefen elke Maandag en Woensdag van 15:00 tot 17:00.

Die kinders kom by die Meulbos-pad (Hanglip Bosbouplantasie) vanwaar daar in die berg opgery sal word. Daar sal deurlopend volwasse toesig wees en die roetes is veilig om te ry. Alle laerskoolkinders onder die ouderdom van 14 is welkom om te kom saam oefen. Deelname is gratis. Vir meer inligting, skakel Mark Archer by tel. 083 324 8495.

NOODNOMMERS

EMERGENCY NUMBERS LOUIS TRICHARDT • SAPS/SAPD

- 10111/ 015 519 4300 / 083 206 5594 • Ambulance/Ambulans - 015 516 4378 015 516 2395 • Electricity/Elektrisiteit - 015 516 2990 • Water - 015 516 2990 • 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)

DOJO OEFENTYE Die Ninjutsu Dojo

(Shio pan yama dojo Soutpansberg-skool) oefen elke Maandag en Woensdag vanaf 17:30 tot 19:00 in die stoeisaal. Vir meer inligting kan shihan Swanepoel geskakel word by tel. 076 467 2306.

MOTHS HAPPY HOUR Die MOTHs se Turbi Hills Shellhole in Louis Trichardt hou voortaan elke Dinsdag- en Vrydagaand ‘n “Happy Hour” van 18:00 tot 19:00 in hul kroeg.

Die Dinsdagaand promosie is op bier (buy one, get one free) en Vrydae sal die fokus telkens ‘n ander promosie behels. Ligte kroegetes sal beskikbaar wees.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Alan by tel. 083 660 2472 of Sybrand by tel. 078 618 7642.

AA BYEEN Alkoholiste Anoniem (AA)

vergader elke Maandag om 18:00 by die Haantjiekerk (h/v Burger- en Erasmustraat) in Louis Trichardt en almal wat daaraan ‘n behoefte het om die vergadering by te woon, is welkom.

Die AA vergader ook elke Woensdag vanaf 18:00 in Levubu. Vir meer inligting, skakel Jannie by tel. 076 501 8285.

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6 DOPPERKUIERKAFEE

‘n Groot verskeidenheid burgers is Vrydagaand, 6 April, beskikbaar by die Dopperkuierkafee van die Gereformeerde Kerk op Louis Trichardt.

Dopperburgers is teen R20 beskikbaar en ribburgers, hoenderburgers, kaasburgers en visburgers elk teen R25. Vis en tjips sal verkoop word teen R30 en vars, tuisgemaakte slaptjips teen R12.

Bespreek by Tilla by 082 671 6669).

Bestellings sluit Vrydagmiddag om 13:00 en die kuierkafee sal om 17:00 open.

RUGBYKLUB VS 7 LTT NORTHAM

Die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub se volgende tuiswedstryd vind Saterdag, 7 April, plaas.

Die eerste- en tweedespan sal die dag te staan kom teen hul opponente van Northam. Die eerste wedstryd tussen die twee spanne skop om 15:00 LOUIS TRICHARDT TUINBOUKLUB Die Louis Trichardt Tuinbou- af, gevolg met die hoofwedstryd van die dag klub nooi alle lede en nie-lede om in te skakel by tussen die eerstes om 16:30.

Verversings sal deurlopend verkoop word en hulle verrigtinge. Klublede kom elke derde Dinsdaar sal ook ‘n kontantkroeg beskikbaar wees. dag van die maand byeen. Alle voornemende Toegang beloop R20 per voertuig, ongeag die groenvingers kan met Hannetjie skakel by 084 hoeveelheid persone.

950 0205 of Sophie by 082 420 0514 om uit te “Kom kuier en braai saam met ons langs die vind hoe hulle betrokke kan raak. veld,” het die klub genooi.

RUGBYKLUB SE OEFENTYE

13 VAN-TOEKA-TOT-NOU

Die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub is besig met hul weeklikse oefensessies ter voorbereiding van die 2018 rugbyseisoen.

Die klub oefen elke Dinsdag en Donderdag vanaf 18:30. “Ons nooi graag alle bestaande lede asook voornemende lede om te kom saam oefen en hulself gereed te kry vir die komende seisoen,” het die klub se voorsitter, Kevin Gilbert, gesê. Vir meer inligting, skakel Kevin by tel. 082 892 8769.

BergCare in Louis Trichardt nooi oud en jonk na ‘n van-toeka-tot-nou-aand van lekker saamkuier om die kampvuur op Vrydag, 13 April, by die Haantjiekerk.

“Kom sing lekker saam ou Afrikaanse treffers en kom sokkie saam op geliefde bekendes,” nooi die gemeente.

Toegang beloop R20 vir volwassenes en R10 vir kinders.

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Monday, 9 April

Tuesday, 10 April

Wednesday,11 April

A morning shower or thunderstorm.

A thunderstorm around the a.m.

Low clouds.

Partly sunny.

High: 26 C Low: 16 C

High: 23oC Low: 12oC

High: 25oC Low: 13oC

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WAT GEBEUR?

19 SPCA TRIVIA EVENING 12 MOEDERSDAGONTBYT

The Louis Trichardt SPCA has announced the date for their next very popular Trivia Evening.

The event will take place on 19 April and more details will be made available closer to the date.

“To book a space for your team, contact Lesley on 071 545 5194,” invited the SPCA team.

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NG LEVUBU BARBER EN KARP BONANZA Die

streek se hengelaars moet hulself gereed maak vir die NG Kerk Levubu-gemeente se jaarlikse Baber en Karp Bonanza.

Die kompetisie vind hierdie jaar op 28 April vanaf 06:00 tot 29 April tot 11:00 plaas. Die basskompetisie vind net op die 28ste plaas met ‘n totale prysgeld van R4 500. Wat die baber en karp bonanza betref, is die prysgeld R10 000 elk vir die grootste baber en karp.

Daar is ook weer ‘n R25 000 trekking, opgedeel in twee pryse van R15 000 en R10 000, vir enige persoon wat ‘n visvangkaartjie koop, self al kom vang hy nie vis nie. Dié trekking sal op 29 April om 13:00 plaasvind.

Vir navrae oor die visvang, skakel Carel Pretorius by 083 417 5903; oor verblyf vir Myke Vosloo by 084 483 0341 en Magda de Lange by 079 565 4541 om op die WhatsApp groep geplaas te word.

Ladies Circle 4 in Louis Trichardt het die streek se vroue uitgenooi om nou reeds 12 Mei in hul dagboeke aan te teken.

Dit is die dag wanneer hulle hul gewilde jaarlikse Moedersdagontbyt sal aanbied.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Riana Otto by tel.

084 400 9941.

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Insp Lawrence Khodobo Cell 082 965 5151

Mediese kursusse kan help om ‘n lewe te red

wat van voorneme is om hul kinders

by Hoërskool Louis Trichardt in te skryf, word uitgenooi na die skool se volgende opedag op Donderdag, 24 Mei. Leerders kan vanaf 09:00 by die skool gaan inloer om meer te gaan uitvind oor wat dit behels om ‘n Triegie te wees.

Vir meer inligting kan ouers die skoolkantoor skakel by tel. 015 516 4965.

RACING 26 SWANNIES OFF-ROAD SERIES

It is once again time for the adrenaline-pumping Swannies Racing Off-Road Series scheduled to take place over four events.

The series is open for all two-wheeled motorcycles (200cc-, open- and masters class) and four-wheeled motorcycles (open- and masters class) in the Soutpansberg area.

The first of the races already took place on 27 January. The next three race days are on 26 May, 4 August and 3 November. Prize money to be won include a R5 000 first prize, R3 000 second prize and R2 000 third prize.

For more information, phone Peet at 083 469 0138 or Swannie at 071 859 6924.

die Zoutpansberg Privaathospitaal plaas met geakkrediteerde opleiding wat deur Dr Carin Claassen en haar man Johan verskaf sal word. Beide is hoogs gekwalifiseerd en word landwyd erken as spesialiste op dié gebied.

Soos genoem is die kursusse beskikbaar vir enige iemand, so ook ouers, versorgers en selfs

Kursus

TRIEGIES OPEDAG Ouers

Alle dokters, verpleegsters, mense in aanvullende mediese beroepe en selfs professionele jagters, onderwysers en eerstehulp offisiere word uitgenooi om in te skryf vir ‘n kursus in kardiopulmonale resussitasie (CPR).

Die kursusse vind in Mei by

JUNIE HOU 1 HERVORMERS BASAAR

Inwoners kan gerus ‘n nota maak van die Hervormde Kerk Louis Trichardt se jaarlikse basaar op Vrydag en Saterdag, 1 en 2 Junie.

By die koek- en poedingtafel gaan daar iets lekker vir almal wees, en vir diegene wat hou van meer sout as soet, kerrie-en-rys, hamburgers, stokworse, worsbroodjies en vele meer. Die tradisionele pannekoek en jaffels sal ook verkoop SOUTPANSBERG KUNword. “Dan het ons ook baie mooi vars groente STEFEES Die streek se jong talent en vrugte van die plaas af teen sakpaspryse,” sê kan begin gereed maak vir Laerskool Louis die kerk.

ONS TUISTE HALFEEUTrichardt se jaarlikse Soutpansberg Kunstefees Buitepersone is welkom om ‘n stalletjie vir die BASAAR Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis in basaar te bespreek teen R50 per uitstalruimte. Dit vanaf 7 tot 9 Mei. Daar word voorsiening gemaak vir sangsolo’s, Louis Trichardt vier op 26 Mei ‘n mylpaal met sluit ‘n tafel in. duette, instrumente, voordrag, drama, lees, koor, die hou van hulle Halfeeu Basaar Persone wat ‘n uitstalruimte wil bespreek kan Heerlike pannekoek, tuisgemaakte konfyt, sanggroepe, danse en revue. Indien kunswerke vir Willem Horn skakel by tel. 082 213 1063 of russians en tjips, kerrie-en-rys, groente en vrugte, ds. Gustav van Zyl by tel. 083 387 7545. ingeskryf word, moet dit op karton gemonteer wees. Deelname kos R40 per inskrywing vir elke koeksisters, koeke, terte en ander gebak, asook ERIC LOUW GHOLFDAG nuttige handwerk sal verkoop word. item. Die sluitingsdatum vir inskrywings is Hoërskool Eric Louw het die streek se “Koop ‘n pannekoek en kry ‘n kopie koffie of 9 Maart. gholfers uitgenooi om in te skryf vir hulle jaartee gratis,” nooi die tehuis.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Anelle Pieterse by likse gholfdag op 2 Junie vanjaar.

Die Halfeeufees begin om 08:00 en alle bedtel. 071 334 0447.

Die formaat van die kompetisie is ‘n vierrywighede vind plaas op die plaveisel-parkering MOONLIGHT SERENADE bal-alliansie. Meer inligting sal nader aan die tyd voor die woonstelle op Ons Tuiste se terrein.

Die gewilde Moonlight Serenade word bekend gemaak word.

“Ons benodig dames wat ons met breiwerk kan eersdaags weer op Levubu aangebied ten bate Vir meer inligting, skakel Rina by tel. 079 938 help asseblief. Ons Tuiste sal die wol voorsien,” van die Zoutpansberg CVO. 5810. het die tehuis gesê.

Vanjaar se opvoering vind op 8 Mei plaas.

Vir navrae, skakel die tehuis tydens kantoorure NG SPB BOEREBASAAR “Kom geniet wêreldklas musiek langs die Levu- by tel. 015 516 0997.

Inwoners van die Soutpansberg kan nou bu rivier met ‘n komplimentêre glas wyn en ‘n “Ons nooi u graag uit om die dag saam met reeds ‘n aantekening maak van die NG Kerk ligte ete vir slegs R300 per persoon,” nooi die ons te kom geniet,” het die tehuis gesê.

Soutpansberg se jaarlikse Boerebasaar op 9 Junie organiseerders. vanjaar.

WATERBERG LINDANI Kaartjies is beperk en is beskikbaar by NHC Groot feestelikhede word in die vooruitsig The WaMTB CHALLENGE te Munnikstraat 98 in Louis Trichardt of by die gestel, met die basaar wat reeds bekend is vir terberg Lindani MTB Challenge will take place Zourpansberg CVO. sy goeie kwaliteit vleis, groente en vrugte teen on 26 May this year.

Vir meer inligting of ‘n “sneak presakpaspryse.

The races will start and finish at the Lindani view” besoek https://www.facebook.com/ Die normale basaarlekkernye is ook weer op Game Lodge at Vaalwater.

There will be a 55km events/1711661855569149/ die spyskaart, soos varkkaiings-en-pap, jaffels, (entry R230), 35km (entry R190), 15km (entry SPCA OPEN-AIR MOVIE R120) race, as well as a kiddies fun ride. Food die vroue se gewilde kerrie-en-rys, poedings, NIGHT The Louis Trichardt SPCA stalls and a bike shop will be available. gebottel en gebak, pannekoek, stokworse en vele has invited young and old to their entertaining meer.

Pre-registration takes place until 25 May, open-air movie night on 11 May. Daar sal ook vermaak wees vir die jongspan. with cyclists being able to enter online at www.

The event will be held on a farm just outside Soos vorige jare, word persone en organisasies webscorer.com (at a discount). of town. “Just bring your blanket and drinks and van buite uitgenooi om ‘n stalletjie te bespreek A R20 penalty fee will be charged on the enjoy a movie with us! Pizza and popcorn will tydens die basaar, mits dit nie met ‘n kerkstalletday of the race for late registration (03:00 until be sold. Make sure you bookmark this date. It’s jie bots nie. Die koste beloop R100 per uitstal05:00). The race is hosted by Waterberg MTB a ‘date night’ for the whole family,” said the ruimte. and Lindani. organisers.

Vir meer inligting hieroor kan die kerkkanFor more information, phone David at 083 273 For more information, phone Alicia at 084 900 4525, Alan at 073 179 4313 or Simoné at 083 toor geskakel word by tel. 015 516 4366 of ds.

5332 or Yolanda at 082 972 2060.

Etienne van Staden by tel. 083 274 3227.

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Die kursusse word teen uiters bekostigbare tariewe aangebied en sluit onder andere in kursusse in BLS (Basic Life Support), CPR vir familie en vriende, asook CPR en eerstehulp vir kinders .

Vir meer inligting oor die kursusse, skakel Christelle of Anneke by tel. 087 945 3273/2.

FIETSRY9 KREMETART NAWEEK

Die Soutpansberg-gemeenskap sal op 9 Junie weer gasheer speel vir een van die streek se grootste sportgebeurtenisse, die jaarlikse Kremetart Fietswedren. ‘n Naweek van fietsry pret en plesier is op die spyskaart, met die gewilde 175 km- en 70 km-wedrenne wat Saterdag beslis sal word en die eweneens gewilde Kremetart XCO wat Sondag, 10 Junie, beslis sal word.

Meer inligting oor die naweek se aktiwiteite sal nader aan die tyd bekend gemaak word.

SAAM MET 16 OSBRAAI OPPIESTOEP

Die dorp se inwoners kan hulleself regmaak vir ‘n aand van pret en plesier op 16 Junie, wanneer die manne van Oppiestoep, Kyknet se gewilde kuier- en storievertelprogram, luister en opwinding gaan verleen aan die Hervormde Kerk Soutpansberg Broodboomvereniging se osbraai.

Dié twee manne, Andries Vermeulen en Pietman Geldenhuys, is wyd en syd bekend vir die lekker stories wat hulle vertel elke week. Hulle kom bied ‘n spesiale program aan dié aand wat baie pret en opwinding beloof. Ingesluit by die toegangsprys van R150 per persoon is ‘n heerlike ete. Verder is daar ook ‘n kontantkroeg beskikbaar en lekkernye te koop vir die kinders.

Dié joligheid vind plaas by die Rondebosch Lapa, met die ingang op die Elim-pad na die CVO skool. Die hekke open reeds om 16:00 en inwoners kan gerus lekker kom saamkuier en die rugbytoets tussen die Springbokke en Engeland om 17:00 op die grootskerm TV in die biertent kyk.

Die ete word opgeskep om 18:00 en die vertoning self begin om 19:30.

Kaartjies is beskikbaar by Da Silva Apteek, Weldon’s Apteek, Safety First en Van der Merwe Saagmeule. Besighede of persone wat graag ‘n spesiale tafel vir 13 persone naby aan die verhoog wil boek, kan dit doen teen R2500 per tafel.

Dié bespreking sluit twee bottels wyn in.

Vir meer besonderhede, skakel John by 0825562623 of Alida by 0832273681.

KREMETART22 MUSINA FEES

Daar gaan weer lekker feesgevier word die naweek van 22 en 23 Junie tydens die Hervormde Kerk in Musina se jaarlikse Kremetartfees.

Die streek se inwoners word nou reeds gevra om ‘n nota te maak van die fees wat by Hoërskool Eric Louw aangebied sal word met Steve Hofmeyr as gaskunstenaar.

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Die Roadhogs motorfietsklub van Louis Trichardt het Saterdag, 31 Maart, weer bietjie die dorp se senior burgers by Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis gaan bederf met lekker eetgoedjies. Die klub se Paasnaweek-besoek is ‘n jaarlikse instelling en iets wat hulle baie na aan die hart lê. Afgeneem is die klublede voor Ons Tuiste. Foto verskaf.

Afgeneem tydens die oorhandiging van die geborgde bakkie aan die N1/Bluegumspoort Plaaswag is, van links na regs, mnre. Gerrit van der Walt, Wouter Meintjies (voorsitter van die plaaswag), Eddie Schlesinger (Werda Toyota), me. Karen Viljoen en mnre. Christo Snyman (landelike veiligheidskoördineerder van plaaswagte in die noordelike gebied) en Jaco Bekker.

Borgskap versterk hande in stryd teen misdaad Deur Andries van Zyl

Tydens die Roadhogs motorfietsklub se besoek aan Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis die afgelope naweek was twee inwoners avontuurlustig genoeg om vir ‘n “spin” te gaan op van die motorfietse.

Die twee was die 76-jarige tannie Antjie Badenhorst en die 86-jarige tannie Koeks Minnaar.

Afgeneem is tannie Koeks op die motorfiets saam met klublid Dries Nel. Tannie Koeks was vreeslik opgewonde en het opgemerk dat haar kinders nie sal glo wat sy gedoen het nie. Foto verskaf.

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Bekende plaaslike motorhandelaar Werda Motors het ingespring om te help in die stryd teen misdaad.

Die onderneming het besluit om ‘n Toyota Hi­lux bakkie te borg vir die gebruik van die N1/ Blue­gums­poort Plaaswag. Die bakkie is verlede Donderdag aan die voorsitter van die plaaswag, mnr. Wouter Meintjies, oorhandig. “Die bakkie sal hoof­saaklik vir plaaswagdoeleindes gebruik word op ‘n rotasie basis, asook vir gesamentlike operasies met die polisie en Soutpansberg Dorpswag,” het Meintjies tydens die oorhandiging gesê.

Vir mnr. Eddie Schlesinger van Werda Toyota was die besluit om die bakkie te borg ‘n maklike een. “Ek bly in die area en het die behoefte vir die borg van so ‘n bakkie raakgesien om ‘n verskil te maak in beide die plaas- en dorpswag,” het Schlesinger gesê.

Ook teenwoordig tydens die oorhandiging was mnr. Christo Snyman, landelike veiligheidskoördineerder van plaaswagte in die noordelike gebied. “Die plaaswagstruktuur is vir jare al goed gevestig in die Soutpansberg gebied, en het oor die afgelope paar jaar met talle suksesvolle teen-misdaad operasies en hulpverlening aan mense in die gemeenskap bewys dat om deel te wees van ‘n georganiseerde struktuur, baie beter is as om op jou eie te staan teen misdaad,” het Snyman gesê.

Volgens Snyman was beter koördinering en samewerking tussen die verskillende plaaswagte en die polisie deurslaggewend in hul sukses. “Behalwe bystand deur ‘n hele klomp WhatsApp-groepe en vergaderings wat gereeld gehou word, word daar gereeld misdaadvoorkomingsoperasies in die dag, en veral in die nag, uitgevoer deur ‘n taakspan wat reaksielede van die dorpswag, die plaaswagte en polisielede insluit. Suksesse lei in sekere gevalle daartoe dat goedere teruggevind word nog voordat

daar ‘n saak oopgemaak kan word. Die opvolg van uitstaande sake, asook direkte ondersteuning en ontplooiing van die taakspan ná of tydens rooftogte, voertuigdiefstal, smokkelhandel en veediefstal, ontmoedig beslis kriminele aktiwiteite in ons area,” het Snyman gesê.

Volgens Snyman bevestig die skenking van Werda Toyota (wie se lede ook betrokke is by die veiligheidstruktuur) dat die gemeenskap ‘n groot rol te speel het in hul eie beveiliging en dat ‘n groot behoefte aangespreek is met die skenking van die voertuig.

“Die plaaswagbestuur spreek sy dank en waardering uit teenoor Werda Toyota vir die groot gebaar en vertrou dat meer besighede betrokke gaan raak by die ondersteuning van die dorps- en plaaswagstrukture wat deel vorm van die Limpopo Landelike Veiligheidsforum,” het Snyman gesê.

Wat laasgenoemde betref, het Schlesinger Snyman se uitnodiging beaam. “Ek daag ander motorhandelaars uit om ‘n soortgelyke borgskap te doen wat die dorps- en plaaswag kan versterk in hul rol om die hele gemeenskap te help beveilig,” het Schlesinger gesê.

Meintjies het van sy kant af ook vir Werda Toyota bedank vir die borgskap. “Dit word opreg waardeer en die volle gemeenskap sal daaruit voordeel trek,” het Meintjies gesê. Hy het ook ander persone en instansies bedank wat tot die borgskap bygedra het, insluitend The Stamp Shop, Mountain Inn, Ultimate Guesthouse, Peter en Lorraine Thompson van Thompsons Motors, Karen Viljoen van Thusano Products, Alliance Fuel, Santam (gereël deur Danie Cronjé van PSG) vir versekering, Johan van Locksmiths & Number Plate vir die rubberbehandeling van die bak en Alicia van Innovated Designs wat sitplekoortreksels vir die bakkie gaan maak. “Dankie ook aan elke plaaswaglid wat getrou help met patrollies en waar hulp nodig is,” het Meintjies gesê.

New cellphone ban at border posts Government News

Travellers will no longer be allowed to use their cellphones when they are travelling through South African immigration ports.

This announcement was made last Wednesday by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA).

The DHA’s ban follows two weeks after a female immigration official was caught on a cellphone camera immersed in her smartphone, instead of clearing travellers. The incident happened at the Beit Bridge Border Post.

On the video, which was widely shared on social media, the official can be seen absentmindedly scrolling through her phone before stamping a traveller’s passport twice. At the time, the video had the newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Malusi Gigaba, furious. He personally called for swift action, and condemned the official’s actions in a public statement on 14 March.

In the meantime, the official, along with three of her supervisors, has been suspended from work for dereliction of duty.

A screen shot from the video that was circulated on social media, showing an official at the Beit Bridge Border post immersed on her smartphone while busy with a traveller’s passport. Photo: DHA.

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he Makhado Municipality’s traffic department should pay urgent attention to the prevalence of drivers who simply ignore red traffic lights. In the past nine years, I have not seen a single traffic officer monitoring at an intersection.

While on the topic, one of the frustrations of driving in Songozwi Street is that pedestrians

hold up the traffic turning into side streets. The robots should be set up so that there are three phases, the third being for pedestrians to cross in all directions. It should then also be possible to synchronize all the robots in the main street.

Thirdly, it would appear that many drivers cannot distinguish between a four-way stop and a traffic isle. At the latter you yield to traffic coming from your right; at the former, the one who arrives first, crosses first.

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Copies of the approved Draft IDP and Budget, Policies and all draft By-laws are available for public inspection at the Municipal offices (office, B041 Ground floor) and also at the following municipal regional offices: Dzanani and Waterval between 7H00 and 16H00, Monday to Friday or alternatively via the municipal website at www.makhado.gov.za as from the 05th of April to the 07th of May 2018. All comments should be forwarded to the Office of the Municipal Manager or Regional Administrators at the above mentioned Municipal offices.

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MR. N.F. TSHIVHENGWA MUNICIPAL MANAGER

MAKHADO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Tel: (015) 519 3000 Fax: (015) 516 1195 Private Bag X2596 Makhado 0920

NOTICE OF THE REGIONAL IDP/ BUDGET CONSULTATIVE MEETINGS In terms of Section 16,17 and 21 (1) of Local Government :Municipal Systems Act 2000, notice is hereby given that Integrated Development Plan( IDP) and Budget regional consultative meetings will be held at Makhado Municipality Regions .

The purpose of the meeting is to present Draft 2018/19 IDP/BUDGET Review.

All Ward councillors, Ward committees, Traditional leaders, Ratepayers Association, Chairpersons Association,Soutpansberg Agricultural Union, SANCO ,Agricultural co-operatives ,Community Tourism Association ,Community Development officers ,Organized Business sector, Youth Council representatives and interested persons are invited to participate in their respective Region.

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25 APRIL 2018

10H00 AM

Showground Hall

Vuwani

26 APRIL 2018

10H00 AM

Mutsha Community Hall

All enquiries can be directed to Manager Budget and IDP Manager at telephone number 015 519 3000.

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the day.

Thank you also to the following 4-balls, teebox and prize sponsors and donators, namely n Saturday, 24 March, we hosted our third Oasis Water, Fruit & Veg City, DMP Civils, annual SPCA Golf Day and it was, yet Louis van Staden, Bothma Nuguni, Leach again, one to be remembered.

Printers, LTT Scrap Metals, Imperial GM, Kenny It was an early start with a full field for the Wagner, Martin du Plessis, M Joubert, UV day and the first 4-balls teeing off at 07:34 am.

What started out as a misty morning turned into a Solutions, Werda Motors, Novon, Surat Trading, Vhavenda Bricks, Du Toit Bande Levubu, Percy spectacular sunshine day for all the golfers.

Anderson, Grasdak, Smart Fitness, Anri Fourie, We are so incredibly humbled and thankful Daphne’s Hair & Beauty, Paul Thomas, Pierre to each and every person who contributed in Thomas, Stephan Gaigher, Comien Veggies, any way to help make our golf day such a huge success and one to look forward to on the yearly Santam, Kobus Barkhuizen Jnr, Danie Jooste, Rhodes Food, Soutpansberg Koelkamers, Marius calendar.

Without the amazing support of our communi- Mostert, Brink Schlesinger, Steve Krügel, PJ Timbers, Rainbow Midas, Raymond’s Glass, ty, it would not have been possible.

Tinus Pretorius, Montimart, Anthony Scott, PSG First of all we would like to thank Louis Trichardt Golf Club for the use of their beautiful Levubu, Shasi Agri, Pierre Grobler, Chill Temp, LTT Bolt & Nut, Lenize Gossman, ZCP Makefacility and for their professional and friendly assistance during the planning and hosting of our laars, Louis Nel, William Taylor, Andy Went, Palm Motors, Soul to Sole, Easy Build, Sagrys event.

Nortje, Limpopo Payroll Solutions, George MahThen, to all the players and sponsors of the day, we truly appreciate your time and generosi- maulauli, Choppie Vosloo, Dawn Botha, Hendrik ty, we hope that you enjoyed the day with us and en Marissa Barkhuizen, Nirvana Ramlal, Simon en Alida Muller, Succession Financial Planning, that we will be seeing you again next year!

Promo Place, Form 4 Ridgeway College, Letaba Thank you to our local newspaper, the ZoutWireless, Liebenberg Prokureurs, Louis Trichardt pansberger, for all your support and advertiseLodge, Nulandis, Hein Swanepoel en Check-U. ments, not only for this event, but for all the We apologise if we might have left anyone out, articles and other publicity you so kindly always there are just so many that we needed to thank. give us.

Congratulations and a special thank you go to Then, to our Blouberg Animal Clinic and Red Yolanda and Johan Cronje who were the conveners Roof Guest House for contributing towards our for this great event. You make an amazing team. golfers caps this year and a huge thank you to Promo Place as well for the discounted rates; we We really appreciate everything you did and you can, once again, be extremely proud of this hugely truly appreciate your contributions towards this successful event that continues to get bigger and and adding that extra value to our golf day.

Please allow us to mention the following peo- better every year.

Then, our last thank you goes out to our SPCA ple and businesses who assisted in making this committee, each one who helped make this day day such a huge success this year: happen:thank you for all your hard work. It’s really * Thank you to Stephan Gaigher for spoilan honour to be part of this passionate team and the ing us with his delicious food once again - two mouth-watering pork-spits - and to Soutpansberg best part is to know what these funds will mean to Golf Club for the delectable roasted chickens and our animals and all other animals that need our help.

Thank you, Louis Trichardt, and our surrounding vegetables for dinner, as well as the additional community for your continuous support towards catering too; our SPCA. Thank you for helping us to be their * KFC for sponsoring all the halfway meals and for the jumping castle for the kids, we really voice, helping us to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. Your support and contribuappreciate it; tions will make such a huge difference in the lives * Thank you to Rampie Gilfillan, the club Captain, for your assistance with the prize giving of so many animals in need. We hope to see you all again next year! and arrangements for our event and a massive thank you to Sors Snyman for taking care of the TORS, SHELL GARAGE, 68 KROGH STREET, LOUIS very special items that we had up for auction; TRICHARDT, to the highest we truly appreciate your assistance and excellent bidder without warran�es expertise. Then a special mention and thank you or representa�ons.

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Valuation roll gives insight into land ownership

By Anton van Zyl

The latest municipal valuation roll for properties in the Makhado Municipal area gives some interesting insights, not only in terms of the value of properties, but also regarding who owns most of the land.

With the national debate on land ownership heating up, the “real figures” are often elusive and depend on who is quoting from what. The valuation roll is thus a useful starting point, as it contains information on close to 20 000 properties.

For starters, it needs to be said that the valuation roll is not a very accurate document to work from.

It is not consistent in terms of units used (it jumps from square metres to hectares without warning) and it contains a large number of anomalies. (For example, ten households are indicated as having a size of only one square metre). An immense amount of “cleaning up” needed to be done just to be able to extract some information from the roll.

Census 2011 data

According to the 2011 Census data, the Makhado Property type Agriculture Commercial Municipal Place of Worship / Sports Clubs Public Service State-owned Residential Total

Municipality stretches over an area of 8 299,69 km². The population was indicated as 516 031, with 134 889 households. The figures will have changed over the past couple of years, partly because of the Municipal Demarcation Board’s decision to incorporate parts of Makhado Municipality into the newly formed Collins Chabane Municipality.

In the Makhado Municipality’s 2016/17 integrated development plan (IDP), the number of “formal residential” households is given as 9 336.

The number supplied for households situated in traditional areas is 117 428. In total, 6 960 farms can be found in the municipal area.

The IDP document also gives a breakdown of ownership, stating that 49,31% of the land ownership is private. Government owns 29,91% of the land and parastatals 2,79%. The figures, however, do not add up and almost 17% of the land is seemingly not accounted for.

From these figures agriculture seems to take up own roughly 65% of the land. just over 75% of the available space. The biggest Size is not everything single owner of land is the government, with A common complaint is that the area of the land 18,38% listed as “state-owned”. The municipality, is not necessarily a true reflection of the owneraccording to the roll, owns an incredible 7 129 ship value. The argument is made that a 1 000 Ha properties, albeit only 3,64% of the area. farm north of the Soutpansberg mountains is not Who owns the farms? nearly as valuable as a much smaller farm in the As mentioned previously, the valuation roll is Levubu area. To get a better reflection of value, a bit of a mess and it is riddled with inaccuracies. the number of properties should also be taken into A good possibility exists that, in cases where the consideration. ownership was not indicated, it was captured as Using this as a guide, the agriculture sector only “municipal” property. Several hundred proper- constitutes 9,75% of the total. The largest number ties exist where ownership is simply indicated of properties (45,8%) fall under the residential as “unknown”. Uncertainty exists as to why one category. The single biggest land owner, based on finds a discrepancy between the IDP’s reflection the number of properties owned, is the municipality of 6 960 farms and the valuation roll’s 1 867.

(37,10%).

Of the properties listed as “agriculture” on the In the agriculture section, the sector representing valuation roll, 148 fall in the “unknown” category. predominantly white farmers constitutes 73,06% Judging by the location of the sites, these are mostly of the total number of farms. Compared to all The valuation roll government property. properties listed, this number drops to just over 7%.

The latest municipal valuation roll contains inOver the past two decades, a couple of hundred A changing landscape formation on 19 211 properties, stretching over an farms changed ownership and were handed to The latest valuation roll is already outdated and area of 8 593,72 km². The breakdown is as below. various communal property associations (CPAs) following successful land claims. The IDP men- not a very good reflection of ownership. According Area (m²) Number tions 1 042 land claims lodged with the Department to Carel Hammann, a well-known property speof Rural Development and Land Reform. Of these cialist, the information used when compiling the 5,267,132,315 1873 claims, 898 were settled and 13 were in the process valuation roll dates back several years. Hammann 2,438,238 564 of being settled. Most of these claims (748) were specialises in, among others, transactions involving 312,584,403 7129 farms. He says the landscape has changed dramatclaims in rural areas. ically in the past decade.

Out of the 1 867 properties listed under the 268,358 73 Hammann reckons that a large number of farms, agriculture section of the valuation roll, at least 190,798,572 467 355 (19%) would fall under CPA management especially south of the Soutpansberg, were sold 1,579,609,742 304 or have black ownership. The roll does not spec- to black owners or were transferred as part of the 11,888,944 8801 ify race, which makes it more difficult to make land claims process in the last couple of years. an assessment based on race. The agricultural The majority of buyers are black people, with a 7, 364,720,572 19,211 properties not identified as CPA/black-owned, or big exodus of white residents. According to him, listed under “unknown”, constitute 83,45% of the this is also very evident in a town such as Louis total. These farms, predominantly owned by white Trichardt, where the demographics have changed farmers, stretch over 5 420,98 km². Compared to dramatically over the past two decades. “There are the total area (2011 Census figure), these farmers relatively few white residents left,” he says.

The breakdown of the valuation roll based on the area of the properties in the various sectors.

BRIEWE / LETTERS

“Dis so hartseer”

D Real Estate Rentals Gwen Loots and Linda Oosthuysen attended Rental training at our Jigsaw office in Pretoria.

The Rental training session dealt with all aspects of real estate rentals best practice and due diligence. Topics that were covered include, farming, canvassing, the letting mandate, listing process, advertising, landlords/tenants, qualification and application process, conclusion of lease agreements, legal compliance specifically with regards to the estate agency affairs act and code of conduct, the rental act 50/1999, rental housing amendment bill, consumer protection act, sectional title act, POPI act and PAIA act. Well done ladies!

Gwen Loots (Realty 1 Principal), Berna Daly (Facilitator) and Linda Oosthuysen (Realty 1)

ie stand van sake by die munisipale begraafplaas in Louis Trichardt het nie net besoekers geskok nie, maar ook lesers van die Zoutpansberger verslae gelaat. Ná verlede week se berig, waarin inwoners gemaan is teen die misdaadgevaar, slange en ander ongewenste gediertes, het lesers die volgende te sê gehad op die koerant se Facebook-blad: Annie Lourens Fourie het geskryf: Hulle geld was seker klaar ... wag seker vir die nuwe finansiële jaar. As die masjiene stukkend is, hoekom nie werkskepping doen en mense kry om met slashers die gras sny nie? Sal nie verstaan hoe hulle werk nie. Ongelukkig is baie van ons nie meer in Louis Trichardt om ons geliefdes se grafte self skoon te maak nie...

Nettie Van der Merwe het geskryf: Dit is so hartseer en van ons geliefdes is daar. Hoe is daar nie geld??? Altyd geld vir ander dinge ... wat word van al die gelde??? Jammer, maar vir my onverstaanbaar!!!

Anuschka Chambi skryf: Ai tog, en my oorlede man se graf is daar. Ek woon in Cyprus.

Was 2 jaar laas daar toe was dit al erg, maar nie so erg nie. Ai, voel sommer nou hartseer.

Johan Roos sê: Hierdie is nie ‘n onlangse probleem nie. Dit lyk al jare so. Gebrek aan wil en respek.

Marie Joubert: Wat van ons elkeen maak skoon om ons familie of vriende se grafte? Dalk kan ons almal saam werk en weer ‘n skoon begraafplaas kry.

Nettie Van der Merwe: Ek besef dit. Maar bly ‘n hartseer storie. Dit is hoekom mense meer begin dink aan verassing ... dink ek.

The breakdown according to the valuation roll based on the number of properties in the various sectors.

A chart showing the ownership breakdown according to the valuation roll.

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Reëlings vir jaarlikse Kremetart vorder fluks Fietsrynuus

Reëlings vir vanjaar se jaarlikse Kremetart Fietswedren vorder fluks.

Vanjaar sal die Soutpansberg weereens op 9 en 10 Junie gasheer speel vir een van die streek se grootste sportgebeurtenisse, die jaarlikse Kremetart Fietswedren. Inskrywings vir hierdie baie gewilde wedren het al die 300 merk verbygesteek.

Hierdie jaar sal die 175 km- en 70 km-padfiets­ wedrenne op Saterdag, 9 Junie, vanaf Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se sportvelde wegspring. Beide wedrenne sal ook in Andersonstraat, voor Hoërskool Louis Trichardt, klaarmaak.

Inwoners moet nou reeds daarvan kennis neem dat bogenoemde gedeeltes van Ruh-, Anderson- en Stubbsstraat (ten opsigte van die 175 km-wedren) vanaf 05:00 tot 07:00 totaal gesluit sal wees vir verkeer.

Wat die 70 km-wedren betref, sal daar vanaf 08:00 tot 12:00 gereguleerde verkeersbeheer wees in Anderson- tot Rissikstraat en vanaf Rissik uit op die Vivo-pad. Vanaf 15:00 tot 17:00 sal hierdie gedeelte egter weer totaal gesluit wees vir motoriste, in afwagting op die terugkeer van deelnemers in die 175 km-wedren.

Die bergfietsryers sal Sondag, 10 Junie, kans kry om hul vernuf te wys tydens die Kremetart XCO-wedren. Die wedren beloof om weer heelwat jong nuwelinge te lok. Die eerste wedrenne sal vanaf 08:00 vanaf die Hanglip Bosboukantore wegspring. Intussen kan mense wat graag ‘n stalletjie wil bespreek, vir Rina Vermeulen skakel by tel. 083 297 6925.

Die enigste voorwaarde is dat daar nie ‘n du­ plikasie van stalletjies en produkte sal wees nie, en daarom is dit belangrik vir mense om so vroeg as moontlik hul plek te bespreek.

Drie “superheroes” van Graad 3X afgeneem tydens Laerskool Louis Trichardt se jaarlikse kaskardag verlede Woensdag.

Minister warns against fire season Working on Fire

As a result of ongoing drought situations experienced in different parts of the country, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has warned of a difficult winter fire season.

The DEA therefore decided to get an early grip on the situation and has been hard at work during the past months to prepare for the 2018 winter fire season. Usually, the season starts on 1 June and is expected to last until the end of November. The DEA said it had just over 4 000 firefighters station at 160 bases throughout South Africa; all ready to combat the fire season. In addition, the DEA has partnered up with the provincial disaster management centres and local municipalities.

Residents should also keep an eye out for the DEA’s commu-

nity fire-awareness campaigns, which will be hosted across the province during April. These campaigns are aimed at ensuring and teaching communities how to be fire safe in order to prevent unwanted veld and forest fires, to raise awareness of the risk of veld and forest fires, while also empowering those at risk to take responsibility to reduce the danger and impact of fires in their communities.

DEA Minister Edna Molewa herself has reiterated the importance for the country to work with the men and women of Working on Fire.

“We also urge communities to be more vigilant during this fire season and not to start unnecessary fires, particularly during dry days this winter,” said Minister Molewa.

The team from Working on Fire has also established a

national deployment team that can be dispatched to anywhere in the country to assist farmers and landowners with their fire-suppression efforts.

Communities should also take extra care by removing unnecessary rubble on their properties that can pose a serious fire risk, and to cut down overhanging tree branches close to their properties. They must also clean their gutters as the leaves that end up in these gutters can also pose a fire risk.

Minister Molewa has urged landowners to work with Working on Fire, so that they can be assisted with the development of clear, integrated fire-management services, which include, among others, prescribed burning, fuel-load reduction, community fire awareness, early detection and fire-suppression plans.

Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se eerstespan, oftewel die Wit Leeus, neem hierdie week deel aan die Noordwes Universiteit se Pukke Rugbykliniek. Die span het hulle eerste wedstryd teen Hoërskool Ficksburg gewen met ‘n eindtelling van 17-5. Daar het nog een wedstryd vir die span voorgelê dié Vrydag, maar hulle opponente was teen druktyd nog nie bekend gemaak nie. Foto verskaf.

Uitslae/Results

Soutpansberg Gholfklub

THE

19 th

HOLE

Fixtures/Bepalings Opkomende Kompetisie

Woensdagspel Datum

Borg

28/03/18

Eie reëlings

Naam

Plek

Formaat IS Punte

1

Hein Swanepoel

40

2

Sors Snyman

38

3

Rampie Gilfillan

37

Woensdagspel Datum

Borg

31/03/18

Eie reëlings

Plek

Naam

Formaat IS Punte

1

Phillip Potgieter

39

Datum

Kompetisie

Formaat

2

Major Patel

38

07/04/18

Maandelikse Houespel

HS

3

Danie Jooste

37

BS - Beterbal Stableford, IS - Ind Sta­bleford, BBB - B/bal Bonus Bogey, HS - Houespel, GS - Gekombineerde Stable­ford, 4BA/S - 4Bal Alliansie Stableford, 2B/AS - 2Bal American Scramble, BBM - Beterbal Multiplier BERGCARE MPY is ‘n geregistreerde Openbare Weldaads Organisasie sonder winsbejag wat in samewerking met ander gemeenskapsorganisasies hulpverlening doen binne die breë gemeenskap van Louis Trichardt.

Disgruntled employees of Shoprite and SACCAWU members picket outside the shop’s entrance on Wednesday morning.

Shoprite workers demand living wage

By Kaizer Nengovhela

Workers and employees at Shoprite in Louis Trichardt were picketing outside the store on last Wednesday morning.

The picket was the result of a disagreement between the South Africa Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) and the managing com-

pany of Shoprite over employees’ salary increments, permanent and overtime hours and other benefits.

According to the local SACCAWU representative, Ms Gertrud Makamunye, the union was concerned about employees who have had more than 15 years of service not being registered on the payroll as permanent staff

and, as a result, not receiving a fair salary. Employees, she said, were being paid R20 per hour and demanded R38.

Last Wednesday, disgruntled employees and union members lined the entrance to Shoprite, waving placards with slogans such as “Saccawu demands a living wage” and “Company must respect workers’ rights.”

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Die Graad 6 Z’e was aan die “brand” met hulle Olimpiese fakkel wat hulle Woensdag, 28 Maart, op die Triegie-veld gedra het tydens Laerskool Louis Trichardt se jaarlikse kaskardag.

Bo: Dit is al tradisie

by Laerskool Louis Tri­­chardt dat die laas­ te skooldag van die eer­s te kwartaal af­g e­ sluit word met die hou van die skool se jaar­ likse Kaskardag. Dit was weer die ge­val op Woensdag, 28 Maart.

Hierdie jaar het die spanne hulle­self oortref met hul uitspattige en kleur­v olle spandrag.

Links: Die Graad 7Y’s se kaskarspan het beslis die aandag ge­­trek met hulle span tema “Een­ dag as Ek groot is.”

Een van die kleurvolste spanne by Laerskool Louis Trichardt se jaarlikse kaskardag was beslis die “Nerds” van Graad 7Z.

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