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THE Mattanu Private Game Reserve was an-nounced the overall winner of the best LilizelaTourism Service Excellence Award. TheNorthern Cape Tourism Authority (NCTA) re-ported during the award ceremony at the Fla-mingo Casino that the game reserve would berepresenting the province at a national lev-el.

According to Jaque Kriek, who runs thegame reserve, the 2010 veld fire incident didnot put them down, but has pushed them towork harder and stand together as a family.He added that they also put in more effortsin order to put their province on the map withwhat they could offer.

The game reserve was hit by serious veldfires in 2010 that destroyed most of their landincluding their luxury tents.

“I am very happy to be recognised and ac-knowledged as we really rose from the ashes.The incident is exactly the reason why weeven started to work harder to build our busi-ness. We also realised that we had to offer ourclients more by rebuilding our luxury tentsand family units,” added Kriek.

According to him, they are pleased to an-nounce that their spa treatment services areactive.

“We are currently spending more on mar-keting. In 2011 we managed to scoop the awardfor the best small game reserve, with less thanseven rooms. Then we won the best game ex-perience, including the best Diners Club Plati-num Wine List Award in South Africa,” hebragged.

Kriek elaborated how proud they were tohave created jobs, awareness and servicesthat exceeded the best in South Africa.

The game reserve is reported to have creat-ed 12 permanent jobs in all fields of the busi-ness. He further said that the game reservewas busy throughout the year as they also in-cluded in their services the tour of showingthe guests their breeding projects.

“We are very busy throughout the year. Weaccommodate within 200 guests around theprovince on weekends and mostly touristsduring the week,” he continued.

He concluded by revealing the helicoptertrips where they fly the guests in and out forgame capturing, safaris and weddings.

“We try to have unique activities that ex-ceed the guests’ expectations,” ended Kriek.

Cream of the cropMattanu receives award for the best tourism service

THE Northern Cape MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, John Block, Jaque Kriek, who runs the game reserve, andthe mayor of the Sol Plaatje Municipality, Agnes Ntlangula. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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FROM the left are Sipho Manqele, area commissioner: Goedemoed, the regional commis-sioner, Subashini Moodley, Gcobani Mayoyo, Hendrick Booysen, a teacher at Goedemoed,and Hester Forster, acting manager of education and training: Goedemoed.

Parolee beats theodds to graduate} Boipelo Mere

GCOBANI MAYOYO (23)had to rise above the challeng-es presented by crime in orderto advance in realising hisdream of becoming a char-tered accountant.

He was released on paroleafter serving three years andnine months of his eight-yearsentence for rape at theGoedemoed Prison in theEastern Cape.

Last week, he was amongstthe close to 600 offenders fromthe Free State and NorthernCape region who were award-ed their graduation certifi-cates for a variety of coursesincluding skills developmentprogrammes.

He achieved high marks inhis June examination thisyear: an A symbol for Mathe-matics, an A for Biology, an Afor Economics, an A for Busi-ness Economics and B sym-bols for English and IsiXhosa.

He has been encouraged toapply to higher institutionssoon, because his dream of be-coming a chartered account-ant could soon be realised.

On the day of the handoverat the Christian RevivalChurch (CRC)hall, the region-al commissioner, SubashiniMoodley, announced that theDepartment of CorrectionalServices would award May-oyo a full bursary to study inany field of his choice, at anyuniversity.

“Mayoyo is the depart-ment’s pride, as he onlyserved three years and ninemonths in prison. That is whywehave awardedhimabursa-ry, also to motivate other in-mates to work hard,” Moodleysaid.

An ecstatic Mayoyo couldnot help to smile from ear toear when he spoke to ExpressNorthern Cape. He shared hisstory about how he went toprison when he was in gr. 11.

“I know that I was workinghard, but I never expected toget such perfect results.

“My biggest secret is a posi-tive attitude. The rehabilita-tion programmes that wewere part of on the inside mo-tivated me to take my educa-tion seriously.”

He said that he was continu-ously motivated by his teach-ers and elders in prison.

Mayoyo also revealed thatpart of his reason for not ap-plying in time was because offinancial constraints, as hismother passed away soon af-ter he was sentenced to pris-on.

“Nothing can stop me now,not even my situation,” saidthe parolee proudly afterhearing the good news.

Moodley elaborated on thedifferent partnerships thathave been formed to providemore support to learners likeMayoyo.

“It gives us hope to meetpeople likehim, ashe is awon-

derful example by showingsuch commitment. He utilisedthe opportunities that wereavailable for him,” addedMoodley proudly.

Hester Forster, the actingmanager of education andtraining at Goedemoed, said:“I have always known him asa positive and hardworkingstudent. That is why I tried tobe there for him as a motheras well, to give him full sup-port. We wish him the best ofluck.”

The overarching objectiveof the certificate ceremony isto showcase the department’sinterventions in the deliveryof corrections, pockets of ex-cellence as well as garneringsupport from all sectors of so-ciety to actively take part inthe correcting, rehabilitatingand reintegration of offendersinto society for a safer and se-cure country.

This is an initiative em-barked upon by the depart-ment to try and ease the socio-economic challenges offend-ers are faced with upon theirrelease from prison.

The event itself is aimed atrecognizing the potential andgreat deeds achieved by theseoffenders.

It will also resonate wellwith the aspirations of the de-partment in raising aware-ness for and understanding ofthe work of the department inkeeping all South Africanssafe.

GCOBANI MAYOYO being congratulated by his teacher Hendrick Booysen.Photos: Boipelo Mere

‘Hunting is my passion’} Lerato Sebe

IN the midst of a small towncalled Vanderkloof in theNorthern Cape is a man whospendsmost of his timeamongthe wild.

Francis Heroldt Mynhardt,also the owner of the NC Pro-fessional Hunting School, hasbeen hunting for more than 20years now.

Having collected almost allof the 36 species that one canfind in the arid bushes ofVanderkloof and those around

South Africa, Mynhardt con-tinues to hunt for wild ani-mals evenafter somanyyears.

Amongst his collection oftrophies is an elephant, kudu,eland, springbok and a rhino-ceros.

He said that besides being ahunter himself, he alsotrained upcoming hunters athis professional school.

According to Mynhardt, atraineewouldhave toundergoa 12-day hunting course.

This is then followed by twoyears of practical training

with a valid hunting licencewhich will expire after threeyears.

“Professional hunters onlyhunt for about six months ina year of which permissionshould be granted by the gov-ernment to do so,” highlightedMynhardt.

He also added that the pre-mier of the Northern Cape,SylviaLucas, haddonea lot to-wards supporting and pro-moting hunting in the prov-ince.

“It is important that govern-ment is hunting-friendly.Hunting should benefit thecommunity as a whole andyou have to have a passion forit,” he added.

The passionate hunter alsosaid that tourists from Spain,Canada, Serbia, Germany andAmerica have visited treas-ured territory this year.

“The international marketis more lucrative aroundhere,” he adds.

He also pointed out that theblack market was rapidlygrowing in thehuntingprofes-sion.

He believes it actually is agood thing in improving tour-ism not only in the NorthernCape, but also in South Afri-ca.

FRANCIS HEROLDT MYNHARDT, the owner of the NC Pro-fessional Hunting School. Photo: Supplied

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} Lerato Sebe

VANDERKLOOF was the host for thisyear’s tourism celebrations which tookplace at the town’s local caravan park. Thisevent took place on the final day of the4-days media itinerary of the NorthernCape.Since September is tourism month, the

celebrations were to create an awareness ofthe various tourist attractions in theNorthern Cape and about how they shouldbe respected and taken care of.Local businesses were also there to

showcase the input they bring towardstourism. Various local guesthouse owners,restaurant owners and those who rent outboats or give boat cruises on the Vanderk-loof dam were also there.A kayaking instructor was present to

offer kayaking lessons on the dam and askateboarding facility was available for thekids to learn skating. The learners whowere present at the celebration were givenfree skateboards by the tourism officials.This was to promote not only the upcomingKimberley Diamond Skateboarding Cup thatwill take place towards the end of Septem-ber, but also to prepare them to make useof the new skating park that’s being builtin De Aar.A representative from the Department of

Water Affairs was given a chance toeducate those present about the importanceof water and how the community should getinvolved in keeping the dam clean andattractive. Gradus Teseting, an official fromthe Vander-kloof Water User Associationsaid, “Our role as Water Affairs is toengage the community about the water

process and to get the kids involved inbecoming ‘friends’ of the river.”The Mayor of Renosterberg municipality,

Arthwell Kwinana, highlighted Vanderkloofwas selected as the host of the tourismmonth launch because of the potential ithas to be the best holiday destination in theprovince.“With the activities that one can partici-

pate in at the dam, this place is definitelythe place tourists should visit,” he said.The event was attended by different

departmental officials, officials of theNorthern Cape Tourism Authority, ArthwellKwinana and the municipal manager ofRenosterburg municipality, GladwinNiewenhuizen, local residents, businesses,learners from schools in and aroundVanderkloof, as well as the media were allinvited to these celebrations.

Vanderkloof a tourist attraction

ARTHWELL KWINANA, the mayor of the local municipality of Renosterberg.Photo: Lerato Sebe

LEARNERS were given free skateboards to prepare them to make use of the new skatingpark that’s being built in DeAar and to promote not only the upcomingKimberleyDiamondSkateboarding Cup. Photo: Supplied

THE sunrise view of Vanderkloof Dam. Photo: Supplied

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} Boipelo Mere

“I WILL not sleep until thosechildren get their toys. I am stillgreatful to the Lord and thosewho made the event a success.”This was the words of Puleng

March from Joyous Celebrationafter her high tea women’s eventthat was recently held at the AFMchurch in Phomolong, Kimberley.It was praise worship for the

women who pulled their bestdresses out of their wardrobes tojoin their local star, Puleng, forthe high tea for charity.The event was aimed at raising

funds to buy educational toys forthe kids at a local orphanage inGaleshewe.According to March, she was

very touched when one of theworkers at Sinothando revealedthat they are in need of education-al toys.“It was during one of my annual

Christmas parties that I host atthe end of the year for differentchildren’s homes. I made apromise to God that I do not havethe gold and silver but I willmake a difference. Even thoughthe event did not meet myexpectations, I will keep mypromise and deliver. There werenot thousands of people, but theywere there and I felt satisfied andblessed.She said the event went well,

except for the challenges that sheencountered with local artists whowere given an opportunity toshowcase their talent.

March encouraged local artiststo take events like these seriousbecause “in life you have to givein order to receive. Our localartists have the tendency oflooking down at charity events,without knowing who importantwill show up. They must learn tograb such opportunities with bothhands in order to build theirprofiles. I myself did sacrifice alot in order to get where I am.You never know who will sot youand uplift you at that moment. Ifeel like they are still not confi-dent enough,” she advised.She further admitted that,

although none of the guestscomplained about the programmebeing minimised, she said it wasdue to time constraints.“We all got caught up in the

excitement of the entertainmentand worshipping that we losttrack of time.March fulfilled her promises by

bringing to their guests anotherone of her fellow singer in JoyousCelebration, Buhle.Buhle also gave a sermon as to

how the woman has always beengoing through abuse, mostly bymen, and nothing was done aboutit.She quoted a few verses that

highlight how various womenwere abused and belittled. Shehighlighted the role and purposeof a woman.

of a woman was never dealt with.It is stated even in the Bible whatthey had to go through. Today’swomen focus only on the beautyoutside and forget to beautify

emphasised Buhle.According to Buhle, women

have a die-hard spirit becausemany were abused by men.Although it seemed a bit unreal

“I have learnt a lot from thisevent, as I am also lookingforward to host another one inJohannesburg this year. It isalready announced and a lot ofartists have the tendency of

looking down at charity events,without knowing who importantwill show up. They must learn tograb such opportunities with bothhands in order to build theirprofiles. I myself did sacrifice alot in order to get where I am.You never know who will sot youand uplift you at that moment. Ifeel like they are still not confi-dent enough,” she advised.She further admitted that,

although none of the guestscomplained about the programmebeing minimised, she said it was

“We all got caught up in theexcitement of the entertainmentand worshipping that we lost

March fulfilled her promises bybringing to their guests anotherone of her fellow singer in Joyous

Buhle also gave a sermon as tohow the woman has always beengoing through abuse, mostly bymen, and nothing was done about

She quoted a few verses thathighlight how various womenwere abused and belittled. Shehighlighted the role and purpose

outside and forget to beautifythemselves inside. Let us take offthe weaves and nice clothes andbe your authentic selves. You willsee what you are dealing with,”

Although it seemed a bit unrealfor the two celebrities to performon a smaller than usual stage,they had their female guestseating out of their hands.

already announced and a lot ofpeople are looking forward to it. Iwanted to start at home, at myroots, to give my province a tasteof the honey.

of a woman.“There is nothing that happens

under the sun that has neverhappened in the Bible. Thebitterness, rejection, down looking

“There is nothing that happensunder the sun that has neverhappened in the Bible. Thebitterness, rejection, down looking WOMEN: Remembering the pride of a women. Photos: Boipelo Mere

SWEET BUHLE had the guests eating out of her hand. THE two celebrities proved to everyone the love that they share as ajoyous team.

LORATO NQUMASHE, Nonofo Mtibe, Lealeboga Shupi andPabalelo Swarts were on their feet most of the time, singingand praising.

PULENGMARCH also launched her T-shirt that is labelled ‘I’m a Proverb31 woman.She explained that themessage is supposed to referwomento Proverb 31, a verse that explains what a woman is.

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Science lab bringsnew excitement} Boipelo Mere

TYEBAKAZI MADIBA, agr. 11 learner of the EmangMmogo High School, is confi-dent that she will fulfil herdream of becoming an astro-physicist after completion ofmatric.That is after she saw no rea-

son to be concerned about herPhysics and Science subjectsdeteriorating thanks to theSouth African National Parks(SANParks).SANParks donated a fully-

refurbished science lab to theEmang Mmogo High Schoolthrough its Corporate SocialInvestment Programme.Thehandover came as SAN-

Park’s way of establishing amutual beneficial partner-ship between local people andthe neighbouring nationalparks to address issues at theinterface between conserva-tion and communities.This programme is also an

attempt to address issues likethe high level of unemploy-ment, low levels of educationand insufficient infrastruc-ture programmes where theirparks are located.Madiba and almost 360

learners from gr. 9 to gr. 12 ather school can now performall kinds of experiments andpractical work, ranging fromNatural Science, Chemistryand Mathematics subjects.SANParks donated the lab,

dry and liquid chemicals, labcoats for the teachers andlearners, cupboards to keepthe equipment and materialssafely locked away and differ-ent activity kits, sheets andguidelineswith chemical safe-ty data, face masks and safety

goggles.They also donated two air

conditioners to the schoolhall.According to the Emang

Mmogo principal, HiltonBrooker, the day when SAN-parks approached the schoolto sell the idea of refurbish-ing the science lab came as ablessing.“Our lab has been under-re-

sourced and incomplete sincethe school was built in 1998.“This lab will definitely im-

prove the performance of ourPhysics and Mathematicslearners as the frustrations ofthe unavailability of a sciencelab did affect the learners,”said Brooker.He added that the school’s

pass rate was average.“The school’s performance

was average as we did nothave the ability to do practi-cals in order for the learnersto improve their marks.The Science teacher could

not stop raving about howSANParksmade their and thelearners’ lives easier.“It was difficult to continue

properly with the practicalswith a lack of resources.There are also safety meas-ures to consider. It is mucheasier to work in a completescience lab.“We are able to set up and

prepare for the next day’s les-son, come and do our practi-cals the next day, clean up themess, and then the learnerscan go to their next classwith-out any hassles.“You should also see the

sparkle in their eyes as theyget excited when they do theirexperiments. This lab bringsout the passion in them that

they have for science,” saidthe excited teacher.The deputy principal of

Emang Mmogo, KetsepileRaadt, who also comes highlyrecommended as a Physicsteacher in theprovince, statedthat initially everything intheir previous lab was veryunsafe.“There are usually spills

that are dangerous to theteacher and learners. This labwill definitely upgrade teach-ing and learning in our schoolbecause Life Science learnerswill also benefit,” said Raadt.He revealed that learners in

the same field would also ben-efit from the school as theycould make arrangementsand book to utilise the lab.He sent out a warning to

criminals that they did notstand a chance in stealing theschool’s equipment becausethe place was highly secured.“This is hands-on practical,

unlike theworkwe used to do.We used to use micro-kits,where everything is in smallscale.“Now we use genuine

things of the real standard.These will also motivate thelearners and prepare them foruniversity level, as they al-ready feel important in theirwhite lab coats,” he laughed.“Imustmention that it real-

ly feels good as a teacher aswell to stand in front of thelearners in a lab coat. We areplanning on calling the par-ents in order for them to comeand see their children doingexperiments. That is a way ofinvolving them in their chil-dren’s education as we expectthem to give them support,”concluded the deputy princi-pal.

YOUNG gr. 11 scientists of Emang Mmogo High such as Tyebakazi Madiba, Katlego Sehe-mo and Tlotlo Sehako busy doing experiments.

GAOLATLHEMOEMEDIalso shows abit of colour.

Photos:Boipelo Mere

School receives computers} Boipelo Mere

LEARNERS of the Pniel Pri-mary School can now smilewith pride after their schoolwas handed ten new comput-ers to invest in future leadersin rural areas.This is after the Northern

Cape MEC for Finance, Eco-nomic Development & Tour-ism, John Block, and the headof the Treasury Department,SelloMokoko, and the employ-ees fulfilled their promises ofcommitting to extend theirhand of generosity to the ruraland disadvantaged communi-ty of Pniel.Previously, the department

initiated the conversion of thestoreroom into a library, con-tributed a cash donation fromTreasury employees to pro-cure school uniforms, toilet-ries and amongst others theschool jackets which werebought by the department.TheMEC said that the dona-

tion served as an importanttool to improve the lives of thevulnerable children and theyouth. “The Treasury Depart-ment is not a line function de-partment, butwedecided to in-vest in cementing the founda-tion of building the leaders oftomorrow, and it is importantto encourage our youth fromearly ages to concentrate on is-sues that will brighten theirfuture. We encourage ouryoung generation to focusmore on Science, TechnologyandMathematics; courses thatwill produce future engineers,accountants and scientists, etcetera. This is a clear indica-tion that we are one govern-ment that deliver on its prom-ises. Although it cannot hap-pen overnight we need to plan,budget andprioritisehenceweare here today,” said Block.“Our learners were not fa-

miliar with computers/inter-net, but fromtoday theywill beable to do their projects, Goog-

le and research. We are goingto start with computer classesduring this season’s schoolholidays. In future we will beproud to send our learners tosecondary schools with theskill of how to operate a com-puter. We are glad that the de-partment opened a new worldof technology in our rural ar-ea. We sometimes feel left out,but we are aware that govern-ment is trying hard to assist inmeeting people’s needs andweunderstand that it is not possi-ble for the government tomeetall the needs at once,” said theschool principal, Trienie leRoux.The MEC committed him-

self that theywould come backwith more than 20 computersto make it 30 to accommodatea big enough number of learn-ers.Healsopleadedwithparents

to continue to play a role in de-veloping and guiding theirkids.

THEmayor ofMagareng, ElisabethMonnapule, Northern CapeMEC for Finance, EconomicDevelopment & Tourism, John Block, andmayor of Francis Baard, KgadiMoloi.Photo:Supplied

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} Boipelo Mere

THE Kakamas High School did it again. Theysmoothly made their way through the North-ern Cape u.15 soccer regional finals and willagain represent the province in the upcomingCopa Coca-Cola National Soccer Tournament.Copa Coca-Cola is now in its seventh year,

with tens of thousands of South African teenshaving competed to date. The initiative recog-nises that there is not only the technical sideof soccer, but alsoanactive lifestyle thatmakesyou realise your dreams.Kakamas beat the Iketletetso High School

five goals to two during the provincial finals.These two schools battled it out with three

other schools, Rietvale High, Orion High andOkiepHigh School, for a place in the nationals.The national tournament is expected to be

held in Cape Town next month.The teams will be amongst more than 30 000

learners who will be provided the opportunityto showcase their talent in front of a team ofscouts who will be looking for those specialgems who show potential to be able to go onand make a career out of soccer.An All-Star Invitational Team is expected to

be scouted from the pool of up-and-coming foot-

ball heroes of this year.The All-Star Invitational Team provides as-

piring footballers the opportunity to fast-tracktheir way into the final phase along with themost promising players from around the prov-inces. This teamwill be scoutedduring the pro-vincial phase of the competition, and will thencompete against the remaining nine provin-cial team winners in the four-day Copa Coca-Cola national finals.One man who is reported to have starred in

the Copa Coca-Cola event as a youngster andenjoyed thebenefits thereof isOrlandoPirates’and Bafana Bafana’s right-back, Happy Jele.“There is no greater feeling than being out

there on the pitch; I still get a thrill from it to-day.Workinghard tokeepyourbodyat anopti-mumperformance level is about discipline andthat is another important lesson for theselearners. To be fit and healthy, and playing thesport you love, is a great achievement and Co-pa Coca-Cola is an excellent starting point forthese youngsters,” Jele says.The tournament provides the platform for

learners to inspire their friends, family andtheir greater community to lead a more ener-getic and healthy lifestyle. Daily exercise hasshown over the years to improve the develop-

ment of healthy bones, muscles and assistingwithweightmanagement. According to IntuneCommunications, the tournament is also away of assisting learners who face a numberof challenges to release energy and builddreams for tomorrow in an enjoyable way, ir-respective of their backgrounds.“Coca-Cola encourages physical activity as

part of an active, healthy lifestyle throughmany different stages. This tournament is afun environment for youngsters to get exer-cise, enjoy themselves and feel part of a team.We want to grow healthy bodies and minds sothat the learners can lead amore balanced life-style in the future,” said Fetsi Mbele, Coca-Co-la South Africa’s marketing assets manager.

Kakamas wins regionals againWINNERS: The Kakamas High School, winners of the Copa Coca-Cola u.15 Northern Cape provincial finals, at the Langverwagt Sports Complex in Kakamas. Photo: Petri Oeschger

‘There is no greater feeling than being out there onthe pitch; I still get a thrill from it today.Working hardto keep your body at an optimum performance levelis about discipline and that is another important les-son for these learners. To be fit and healthy, and play-ing the sport you love, is a great achievement andCo-pa Coca-Cola is an excellent starting point for theseyoungsters.’ – Happy Jele

} Sidwell Guduka

THE Toyota Cheetahs will make a few changesto their team that defeated the Golden Lions by26-23 in Bloemfontein last weekend, when theyface the Sharks at the Kings Park Stadium onSaturday.Kick-off is at 15:00.Philip van der Walt and lock Lood de Jager

willmake their return to the starting line-up forthe visitors after missing Friday’s fixture dueto an assortment of injuries.

They will replace Davon Raubenheimer andWaltie Vermeulen respectively.Wing Ryno Benjamin, who has also been de-

clared fit to play, might return to the substitutebench if he is included in the team travelling toDurban.Naka Drotské, the Cheetahs coach, said he

was happy the trio would be available for selec-tion this weekend.“It’s never easy losing guys, especially Philip

and Lood because of their vast experience.“Theywill definitely be backwhenwe square

off against the Sharks.“Obviously Ryno is also returning to the

team,” Drotské said.“It’s going to be a tough match.“I’m confident that we’ll get a good result. If

we play well and concentrate for 80minutes, wehave a good chance to win,” he added.In their first-round Currie Cup match last

month, the Sharks held off theCheetahs by 18-15in Bloemfontein.Drotské will announce his team today and it

is expected to be the strongest side.

Drotské annouces Cheetahs team today to tackle Sharks