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} Boipelo Mere

DIAMOND PARK residents wereencouraged to hijack food parceldelivery cars in their area.The advice was given by the

DA provincial candidate, AndrewLouw, over the weekend.Addressing less than 200 people

at a community meeting over theweekend, Louw encouraged theparty members dressed in blue towear their T-shirts with prideand discipline, despite intimida-tion.The community meeting ran

half an hour late, reportedly dueto intimidation of members whoplanned to attend the meeting.That is when the residents wereinvited through a loud speaker.Louw and his entourage were

proudly handing out free DAT-shirts during the meeting.“I am aware that the food

parcels are already doing theirrounds in an attempt to buyvotes but you are worth a lotmore than a food parcel. Eventhough you are poor, you havebeen surviving very well withoutthem. Do not allow a food parcel

to buy your vote, even if you arepoor. If the ANC gives it to you,you must take it and eat it,” heemphasised.“And if that truck arrives to

hand out food parcels, you mustget onto that truck and take asmuch food as you want, themoney that bought that food doesnot belong to them.”Louw reiterated the fact that

the ANC was now so afraid of theDA that they even went to theextent of giving people shoppingvouchers.He said that was because the

ANC did not have a credibleleadership.He promised that he was going

to intervene in the currentlyexisting projects where heclaimed only ANC members werehired.Although the DA leadership

complained of intimidation fromsome ANC members, most oftheir ordinary members deniedany knowledge of intimidation.Dorothy Phelehu (68) acknowl-

edged that she was a proud DAmember because she had seenmany changes in her wardthanks to the DA.“There is visible progress like

the installation of electricity andthe availability of water. Someclaim that only ANC members gethired to do the work but I amnot certain of this. All I know, isthat the DA is currently makingmy life easier,” said Phelehu.

Vote DA, eatfrom ANC . . .Food parcels used to buy votes

DIAMONDPARK residentswere encouraged to proudly put on their freeblue T­shirts after being handed to them. Photos: Boipelo Mere

THE DA premier candidate Andrew Louw convinced residents that theDA is untouchable during the community meeting. With him is OkkieFourie, the DA councillor.

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} Boipelo Mere

THE MEC for Finance, Economic Develop-ment and Tourism in the Northern Cape,John Block, has given what could be hislast budget speech as an MEC for the sameportfolio.However he still stands a chance to be in

the next provincial executive committeeafter the 7 May election results are known.In his speech Block disbursed an amount

totalling R13,1 billion to different depart-ments in the province.As in many budgets before this one, the

Education Department and Health Depart-ment received the bulk of the budget at65% more than other beneficiaries betweenthem. Block allocated R4,7 million toeducation for the 2014-’15 financial year.Altogether R705 million of this allocation

is to be spent on infrastructure andequipment, R21 million is set aside for theappointment of gr. R teachers, whilenational school nutrition programmes weregiven a 12% increase. For the upgrading ofclerical posts R46 million was also set aside.The Health Department has been allocat-

ed R3,7 million in total for the 2014-’15annual financial period.The Kimberley Hospital has been given

R133 million to address, amongst others,patients catering, maintenance of medicalequipment and suppliers as well as theNational Health Laboratory.The Department of Roads and Public

Works has been allocated R1 billion,R659 million for the department of Coopera-tive governance, human settlements andtraditional affairs, R291 million to Sports,Arts and Culture. Agriculture Land Reformand Rural Development is allocatedR716 million, Social Development has beenallocated R601 million while the Departmentof Economic Affairs has been givenR236 million. The Department of Transport,Safety and Liaison is allocated R329 millionwhereby R202 million is allocated toProvincial Treasury.The Office of the Premier is allocated

R173 million, the Northern Cape Legislatureis given R156 million, while the Departmentof Environmental Affairs and NatureConservation is allocated only R14 million.This budget for 2014-’15 is expected to rise

to about R14 billion in the next two years,including about R13 million to be used forthe inauguration of the new premier andthe orientation of new members of theNorthern Cape legislature after this year’s 7May general elections.

Block delivers last budget speech

The MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism in the Northern Cape, JohnBlock, giving probably his last budget speech. Photo: Emile Hendricks Photo24

} Lecrecia Prins

QUEENS PARK GARDEN will possibly berevamped and be the full-time host for theGariep Arts Festival – that is if councillorsof the Sol Plaatje Municipality approve plansto move the festival there.The festival will in the meantime take

place at the Oppenheimer Gardens this yearwhere it was held the last 14 years.Last week during a presentation to the

community services committee of themunicipality, Theuns Zimmerman, themanaging director of the Gariep ArtsFestival, says he wants to turn Queens Parkinto an arts and cultural centre for the cityto attract tourists. Artists are invited tosubmit their artworks.“They will also be taught to how manage

their businesses,” says Zimmermann.“We will be managing the site on behalf of

the municipality, which still retains theownership. It can be rented for smallconferences, weddings and parties. Achildren’s play park with a large chess boardwill be erected. The main requirements

include a fence, electric cables and a perma-nent kitchen and toilet facilities. Therestaurants, coffee shops and other facilitieswill be in temporary tents. Access to thepark is free. The development will alsodispose of social problems such as drugabuse and prostitution in Queens Park.”Zimmermann says the development

amounts to R4,5 million and he hopes thatprivate investors and government will makeuse of this opportunity.“We have spoken to the neighbours and

agreed that the noise levels will be control-led. We have also conversed with the policewho will be happy if drug abuse andprostitution in the area decreases.”Although the venue of the Gariep Arts

Festival has not changed, festival goers canstill expect some changes in the layout of thesite at the Oppenheimer Gardens. There will,for example be one large tent for artists andnot two like before. The Rainbow Stagemoves to a larger area. The RSG stage willremain at its old place. The theatres move tothe Eureka and Newton Primary Schools.The after party will be at Hoffe Park.

New venue for festival planned

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} Andre Botha

THE Northern Cape Depart-ment of Education has prom-ised that all temporary andgr. R teachers will be paid bythe end of this month.

This promise came afterseveral complaints and protestsby the gr. R teachers since thebeginning of the year.

According to Matsheliso Tau,the chief director of HumanResources at the Northern CapeDepartment of Education, 1 478of the 8 105 teachers posts arestill vacant. Part-time teachersare appointed in these posts.

The department states thatappointment documents for alltemporary teachers weresupposed to have been submit-ted to the district office on 15January, the day of the reopen-ing of school.

In that case some of theforms were rather not complet-ed or were filled in incorrectly,resulting in the departmentbeing unable to process thepayments within due time andhence it failed to meet thepayment deadlines.

The district office wasinformed and payments arecurrently processed weekly assoon as the required andcorrect information has beenreceived.

The delay in payments ofgr. R teachers was mostlybecause more schools onlyregistered their gr. R learnerson the day of re-opening ofschools and due to the reasonthat some of the teachers arenot qualified.

Altogether 564 contracts arebeing processed for paymentswhereby 176 contracts are stilloutstanding.

All temporary and gr. Rteachers with outstandingpayments were requested bythe department to call the HRHelpline on 053-639-6697.

Teachers will receive their salaries

THENorthern Cape Departmentof Education held a press brief­ing on the controversy of tem­porary teachers receiving theirsalaries late. From the left arethe chief director of District Sup­port, Henry Esau and chief direc­tor of Human Resources, Mat­sheliso Tau. Photo:EmileHendricks

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} Boipelo Mere

SOUTH AFRICANS are urged byEskom’s Operation Khanyisa tobecome campaign ambassadorsand to take a stand againstelectricity theft.Every citizen is encouraged to

speak out and pay for power usedto promote compliance and avoidmore power outages.The Northern Cape province is

still safe from load shedding.That is after Eskom’s emergencyimplementation of rotationalemergency load shedding for twoand a half hours two weeks ago.That was for the first time since2008.According to Eskom, they are

now in a better position than in2008 to manage the situation.Although there were some

disapprovals of the announce-ment, Hugh McGibbon, thegeneral manager of Eskom, saidit was the earliest they couldcommunicate as the systemstatus changed rapidly in theearly hours of the morning.“This was a painful yet

necessary decision to protect theelectricity power system from atotal black-out. A total black-outwould have significant conse-quences on the South Africaneconomy,” he said to ExpressNorthern Cape.“Eskom’s power stations are

old and the system is tight. Anyevent impacting >1500MW couldhave a significant impact on theavailability of supply. While weare committed to provide early

warning, Eskom is in a betterposition than in 2008 to managethe situation,” McGibbon prom-ised.Lodine Redelinghuys of

Operation Khanyisa said thatEskom was suffering a hugeenergy and revenue loss estimat-ed at R4,1 billion due to electri-city theft. Elaborating thatelectricity theft occured every-where, Redelinghuys pointed outthat their own employees and

contractors were sometimesfound to be involved.She however revealed that the

revenue and energy losses thatEskom suffered in the BICAsectors were double the lossessuffered in the residential sector.According to McGibbon, losses

of illegal connections in theNorthern Cape were mostlyexperienced in the Kurumanarea.He warned that syndicates

reported to be selling electricityillegally would soon be nailed asEskom already had a nationalteam working on the matter.Redelinghuys said that Eskom

had already recovered R243million of its lost revenuethrough audits of meter pointswhereby 200 000 people wereengaged.She revealed that 60 court cases

were convicted out of 112 arrestsmade through community tip-offs.

NC safe, no load shedding

HUGHMCGIBBON, the general manager of Eskom, making a presentation to the Northern Cape media.Photo: Boipelo Mere

} Boipelo Mere

THE incident of the 57-year-oldman from Douglas who hacked hisfamily to death with an axe, hasbeen described by the MEC forTransport, Safety and Liaison, MacJack, as a horrendous and wickedact that calls for united actionagainst perpetrators and all thosewho commit any form of gender-based violence in the province.“We strongly urge our law

enforcement agencies to doeverything in their power inmaking sure that they apprehendthe heartless perpetrator whoremains in hiding,” he said.Jack expressed shock and

concern at the recent spate ofgruesome killings and violenceagainst women, children and theelderly which sent shockwavesthroughout the province.He also commented on other

recent murders, including that of aLerato Park woman by herhusband who later handed himselfover to the police, as well as anincident wherein a 33-year-oldKimberley man shot his girlfriendbefore turning the gun on himself.“It is important as a society to

intensively educate our childrenabout family values to avoid suchcrimes in future. My appeal tofamilies involves to ponder overwhat transpired and help preventsimilar killings in the future.”While conveying his heartfelt

sympathy and condolences to thebereaved families, he called on allrole players in the fight againstcrime to work closely with commu-nities.

MECshocked

Excel in athleticsat provincial levelATHLETES from the KitlanyangPrimary School in Severn recentlyparticipated at the primary provin­cial athletics meeting held in Kim­berley on 7 March. From the leftare, front: Katong Letlhogonolo(gold medal in the 1 200 m boysu.10), BlockGosego (goldmedal inthe 1 500 m girls u.13) and TlhageBongani (fourth in the u.11 long­jump); back: Tlhage Nomhle(teammanager). Photo: Supplied

} Boipelo Mere

GWK PROPERTIES, throughExpress Northern Cape, have takenthe readers through the process ofselecting a property to purchaseand making an offer on their dreamhome.This week it is suggested that

readers use a bond originator toarrange the bond for their home.GWK Properties recommend

OOBA bond originators who areguaranteed to assists the buyer toobtain the lowest possible homeloan rate and to guide them duringthe financing process.GWK Properties also revealed

that the number of people usingbond originators in South Africa isincreasing daily due to the relief ofpaperwork hassle during theprocess of applying for a bond.The in-house OOBA bond origina-

tor in Kimberley is Madré Joubert.“Bond originators are skilled at

negotiating and presenting yourapplication in the best possible way.Using a bond originator will alsostreamline the process of applyingfor a bond.“You will not need to follow up

with the different banks and gothrough call centres to get yourbond approved. Joubert will beyour only point of contact, thusensuring a hassle-free service,” saysGWK Properties.According to GWK Properties,

your bond originator is expected toassist you with a credibility andaffordability assessment as they arekept up-to-date with changinglegislation.“This also ensures that your bond

application is done in the fastestpossible time.”OOBA Home finance experts

recommend that the followingdocuments are required whenapplying for a home loan:) Latest three months pay slips.) If in receipt of allowances orvariable pay (for example commis-sion or overtime), then six monthslatest pay slips are required.) Detailed income and expenditurestatement, signed by applicant(s).) Latest three months bankstatements, stamped by the bank –not Internet statements.) Statement of assets and liabilities.) If an applicant is not a SouthAdrican citizen, a copy of passport,residence and work permits areneeded.) Rental contracts in respect ofrental income to be used in afforda-bility assessment.) Identity document(s).People can contact Joubert on

071-680-8158.

Why use bond originators?

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} Boipelo Mere

THE Galeshewe police need assistance infinding and arresting a suspect appearingin the identity kit on the right.Community involvement is requested for

assistance with the investigation in a rapecase linked to the suspect.According to the police, it is alleged that

on 7 December last year the suspect was apassenger in a white Toyota Tazz whichwas driving along Hulana Street.The driver of the Toyota Tazz stopped

next to the victim while she was walkingon the pavement along Hulana Street.The passenger grabbed and dragged her

into the back seat of the car.He covered her mouth and they drove off

in the direction of Phillip Mpiwa Streetwhere they took turns assaulting andraping her.The police request any person who

might have any information which maylead to the arrest of the suspect to contactthe investigating officer, WO HarrietMcKenzie, on 082-495-4725/053-807-6161.

Wanted for questioning

RAPE SUSPECT IDENTITY KIT.

THE police in Roodepan are looking for28-year-old Casandra Baartman of 19Sparrow Street, Roodepan, Kimberley. Shewas last seen on Friday, 21 February, inRoodepan.According to the SAPS, Baartman

weighs approximately 53 kg with brownhair.She was last seen wearing a denim skirt

with a purple maternity top.Baartman was pregnant at the time

when she went missing.The police are pleading with anyone who

may have seen or have information aboutthe missing female to contact WO FuadGamieldien on 072-381-2116 or 053-807-4400.

Pregnant woman (28) missing

CASANDRA BAARTMAN Photo: Supplied

} Boipelo Mere

THE Road Accident Fund (RAF) will notrequest information from claimants usingan unofficial e-mail account. The recordwas set straight by the RAF concerningthe con artists purporting to be from theNational Road Accident Fund.They are reported to be soliciting

confidential information from innocentmembers of the public under the pretextthat compensation cheques will bedeposited into their personal bankaccounts. In most cases, the people being

called have never claimed from the RAF,nor have they been involved in roadaccidents. The RAF clarified that in theircase claimants’ information is onlyrecorded using an official RAF formcontaining an official logo, which can beviewed on their website, www.raf.co.za.Any correspondence will have the name

of the RAF official and can be verifiedthrough the RAF Call Centre, 0860 23 55 23.Members of the public are advised to

report fraud on the RAF’s tip-off line on0800 00 59 19, or contact the call centre ifthey receive suspicious correspondence.

RAF used as a front for scams

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} Boipelo Mere

PGJA TRADING ENTERPRISEmanaged to restore the dignity of tenlearners of the Olympic Primary School.The company donated school uniforms tothe learners who were all identified bythe school.

The company is reported to besuppliers of fruit and vegetables at theschool, thus they managed to approachthe school principal, Archie Jack, toidentify the learners who were in direneed of a school uniform.

April Pasha, PGJA Trading Enterpriserepresentative, said she saw the need toextend a helping hand to some needylearners after she had seen one of theschool learners without shoes.

“I thought to myself, we must come inand change the lives of at least a fewlearners,” she said.

“Although there are many cases, it isunfortunate that PGJA could only helpthe chosen few. Therefore we appeal toother businesses to assist in changingthe lives of learners by donating schooluniforms,” pleaded the school principal.

Shoes change lives

FROM the left are (the learners), front: Deano Swarts, Chris Au­gust, Unathi Sokoyi, Lorenzo Kleintjies and Sipho Moraladi;back: April Pasha, PGJA Trading Enterprise representative, Ar­chie Jack, principal, and Sekaeng Botha, nutrition educator atthe Olympic Primary School. Photo: Supplied

} Boipelo Mere

A SOD-TURNING CEREMO-NY for the construction of amulti-purpose centre in theFrances Baard District isexpected to take place as one ofthe various provincial build-upevents for the 2014 HumanRights Day celebrations.

The Department of Sport,Arts and Culture will beturning the sod.

Government will also roll outthe cleaning and greeningprogramme where theDepartment of Environmentaland Nature Conservationwill be planting trees inraising awareness for conser-vation.

Government officials will alsobe on the ground in largenumbers in an effort todisseminate information oneconomic opportunities.

Other government depart-ments such as Home Affairs,the South African SocialSecurity Agency, SASSA andHealth and Education will alsoroll out services to thepeople.

Premier Sylvia Lucas and theMEC for Sport, Arts andCulture, Pauline Williams, areexpected to lead the celebra-tions at Augrabies in the ZFMgcawu District while MEC’sPatrick Mabilo and David Rooi,will also deliver a keynoteaddress in various districtsaimed at raising human rightsawareness within the farmingcommunities.

The MEC for the Departmentof Social Development, TinyChotelo, and the MEC forHealth, Mxolisi Sokatsha, willlead the celebrations atOlifanshoek in the John TaoloGaetsewe District.

Events build upto celebrations

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ARE you good at sport – or issomeone in your school orplace of education good atsport? Are you motivating ortraining others to be good atsport? Are you a young coachwho is coaching future stars?Are you getting people activeat your school, community orgym?Express Northern Cape

wants to hear from you.SuperSport’s Let’s Play identified the

need amongst the youth to get more sportactive.With this in mind SuperSport and Let’s

Play, in association with Express NorthernCape, have launched a special initiative.We want to find and give recognition to

learners at either primary or high schoollevel who excel in sport or who arehelping others to be more active.The SuperSport’s Let’s Play Star of the

Month is a competition for anyone agedsix to 18.You can nominate yourself or be nomi-

nated by a friend or any teacher, lectureror coach at your school or place ofeducation. You can even be nominated bya family member or friend who knows

how good you are.The winner is chosen from all

the nominations received forthat month. The monthly winnerwill receive a Let’s Play hamperfilled with goodies.From all the entries received

each month, one player will bechosen as the SuperSport Let’sPlay Star of the Month.At the end of the year one

player from all the monthly winners willbe chosen as the SuperSport Let’s PlaySports Star of the Year.Send your nomination today (nomina-

tions received before the 20th of everymonth will be included in that month’sselection.Nominations received after the 20th of

every month will be carried over to thenext month’s selection).Your nomination must include your

name, age and a short paragraph (lessthan 200 words) on what you haveachieved, as well as your contact details.You can email your nomination to

supersport@zpr.co.za or send a fax to086-552-4922.For more information contact Lynne or

Juanré at Z PR on 051-522-9574.

Sports stars wanted

THESE four athletes of theKurumanPrimarySchoolwere chosen to represent theNorthernCape at the South African athletics championships in the Paarl from 20 to 22 March. Allfour of them have competed at nationals before. From the left are Poloko Khoana (thirdtime), Jové van Zyl (second time), Sabrinah Phillander (fourth time) and Motheo Molete(second time). Photo: Hester Engelbrecht

Represent Northern Cape

} Boipelo Mere

GANGSTERISM in the Northern Capeis still a relatively small issue. Thatwas highlighted by *Rodney Ditake, ayouth from No 5 who matriculated in2010 who spoke to Express NorthernCape.The youth, living next to a high

school in Galeshewe, said that theirwere gangs in all schools.After seeing the invitation in last

week’s edition of Express NorthernCape, Ditake decided to share hisknowledge.Although Ditake highlighted that the

province, especially Kimberley, was stilla crawling baby in terms of gangster-ism compared to other provinces, hestated that seeing small boys from theage of 12 getting involved, had becomea concern for him.“I see them on a daily basis robbing

and chasing people. The sad part is thatthe concept of gangsterism will grow asI see on a daily basis how the boys areallowed to enter the school premiseswith knives and dangerous weapons,”he said.“But I guess the teachers cannot do

anything, fearing for their safety.”He quoted an article he read in

another publication of how childrenfrom ten years old, including girls,were involved in gangsterism inDealesville, a neighbouring Free Statetown.According to his knowledge, gangster-

ism started after a group of boys in hisneighbourhood, who attended a nearbyschool, started to challenge boys fromother areas on the school premises.“They started victimising the ones

from the other neighbourhood until thelatter also formed their own gang. Thenanother gang formed, then another . . .”He believed there was hope to fight

gangsterism in Kimberley, even thoughthe killings continue. He encouragedcommunity members to speak up andstand together in fighting this scourge.He also hoped the CPF could speed up

their programmes to address the issueas he believe it was an attention-seek-ing tactic by youth involved in sub-stance abuse.In response to whether the police are

aware of any gangsterism in schools,they said: “We are not aware of anygangsterism activities in the schools inthe Northern Cape. However, we engageschools in crime prevention pro-grammes and crime prevention aware-ness.”

Gangsterism agrowing concern

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} Boipelo Mere

FNB DEVELOPMENT SOCCERCOACHES still regard themselves assquatters at their Galeshewe FNBastro turf.That is because they do not know

whether the stadium is completed forusage or not, because they have stillnot heard anything from the SolPlaatje Municipality.It is difficult for the community

members to stay away from thebeautiful soccer pitch because thereare few soccer pitches in Galeshewe.The artificial soccer pitch was

completed in 2012 but nothing wasdone by the municipality on the pitchsince then.There has been no installation of

water, toilets or changing rooms atthe stadium, which was expectedfrom the Sol Plaatje Municipality.The concerning part is that the

soccer pitch was donated to them byFNB who rolled out the pitches indifferent regions as part of their 2010Legacy Programme, alas it seems asif it is a hassle for the municipalityto run development programmes.Three Kimberley soccer coaches

attended training for grassrootdevelopment programmes with 15other coaches from rural areas in2011 thanks to FNB.After the layout of the pitches, the

municipality was expected to takeover and complete the stadium.The Sol Plaatje Municipality did

not give coaches permission to usethe pitch. The coaches went aheadand used it to run development andgrassroots programmes in an effort tosave it from vandalism.The locked gate was broken and

community members started to abusethe pitch because there is also nosecurity to guard the turf. The artifi-cial grass is damaged and there iswild grass overgrowing onto the pitchdue to lack of maintenance andwater.

Winston Mondela, the chairpersonof the Sol Plaatje Local FootballAssociation, refused to comment onthe issue and directed all enquiries tothe Sol Plaatje Municipality. He saidhe could not comment because he didnot know whether the stadium wassupposed to be completed as it is or ifmore needed to be done.

“The pitch was completed in 2012but there is no water, toilets orchanging rooms for the players, ofwhom some are girls,” is all thatMondela said.One of the coaches pointed out that

they would love to proudly tell thebeautiful story about soccer in theprovince but it was difficult at this

stage as they did not even play theirpart as expected.) Sello Matsie, the spokesperson ofthe Sol Plaatje Municipality could notbe reached for comment due to hisphone being off. Stay updated, visitour website www.express-news.co.za.) Share your opinion on our mobi-site www.expresspaper.mobi.

Astro turf runs to waste

ANOTHER SAD SOCCER TALE: This beautiful artificial soccer pitch might go to waste if the Sol Plaatje Municipalitydoes not act soon. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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AARON BUFFEL, the coach ofAjax FS in Greenpoint, warnsother coaches to watch out as thereare bigger games to come. Al-though his team was beaten 2-0 bythe K&B Club over the weekend inGreenpoint, he guarantees that

they will work on their mistakes.According to Buffel, it is clear

that his team did not make use ofthe opportunities to score.“The team’s players were all

right and had enough possession ofthe ball.“We should have won, but the

best team won at the end of the

day because they were more cleverthan us,” says Buffel.He does not say much about his

second game against Silver Starsbecause it ended in a fight.“They picked a fight after we

had scored the first goal.“The game had to end with that

score (1-0).”

‘Ajax a force to reckon with’

AJAX FS (maroon) had enough access to the ball, but made thebiggest mistake of allowing the opposition, the K&B Club, to beatthem 2­0. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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