Platinum Gazette 26 February 2016

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26 February 2016

Taking a break

The Steval Puma rugby team from Mbombela visited the area for the annual training camp at Hannah Game lodge and as usual spent time with to visit Maepa Primary school and Laerskool Ohrigstad. More on page 8.

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USMMEO starting to moveThe United Small Medium Micro Entreprise Organisation (USMMEO) had is second meeting this week.

Chairperson Joel Magabe told the meeting at Papa V Lodge just outside Burgersfort that after the fi rst meeting the formation of small enterprises in an organisation to act as a collective has become even more important in the light of the troubling economy, especially locally where job losses are taking a massive toll.

He stressed the organisations non-racial and non-politicial char-acter, saying that everyone must work together to create an income and jobs.

He also stated that USMMEO is not and organisation for tender-preneurs, but for people who try and grow their own small busineses in the economy, thereby creating economic stability, growth and job creation.

The audience also got the opportunity to ask questions about the organisation and its aims.

SMMEs who want to fi nd out more about the organisation can phone 072-7080-315.

The narrow and diffi cult traffi c lanes in Dirk Winter-bach Street, Burgersfort, have been widened again. Now you dont have to chop off a piece of your car, (or have somebody drive it off for you ...)

Better!


The department of agriculture is hosting a Rabies cam-paign in March in various Tubatse communities. The team will be vaccinating dogs and cats for free against Rabies disease at the following places:

2nd - 3rd March 2016 - Tubatse Residence at the Tuck shop inside the village

2nd - 4th March 2016 - PML Boerdery, Morone farms and Fraaiuitzicht areas. Residents can contact the department if they want their pets to be vaccinated at home.

14th March 2016 - Motaganeng residence15th - 17th March 2016 - Aloe Spar (Old OK mini-

market) for all the nearest suburbs18th March 2016 - Burgersfort Ext 4 behind Burgers-

fort clinic and residential area behind old Shoprite and Supa Quick. Vaccinations will be done door to door.

On Friday 19 February 2016 the family of the late Kgoshi Mdungazi Jokisa Mnisi led by Dr Muzilela Joshua Jacob Mnisi exhumed His remains from the Smutsfi eld farm 446 KT portion 01 at Ohrigstad to be reburied at Kotsiri Graveyard, Schoonoord farm 362 after more than 90 years.

According to the family, the late king was buried in 1923 at that farm. The reason for the exhumation is that the family wants to rebury the remains of their relatives in the place of their choice at Kotsiri Graveyard.

The process of exhuming was done by Martins Funeral Un-dertakers from Lydenburg with the permission from the Mpuma-

langa Department of Environmental Health at Nelspruit. The police at Ohrig-stad escorted the family to the farm to ensure that the process to exhume is done properly without any distur-bance.

(Information and photograph: Constable Kholofelo Phokane, Ohrigstad SAPS)

Kgoshi Mnisis remains taken

home

Free rabies vaccinations29th March 2016 - Winterveld and TCN residences.

Door to door vaccinations30th March 2016 - Steelpoort Extension before

Samancor mine and residential areas behind Pick n Pay supermarket. Door to door vaccinations.

For more information for Burgersfort and Steelpoort contact Dr Florence Makgamatha at 072 553 7043 and Mr Phahla at 083 384 1123, for Tubatse Residence contact Mr Maibelo at 082 954 5456. Department of Agriculture Tel no. 013 216 1093. All Vaccinations start at 09h00 to 16h00.

Farmers and farm residents can notify the team where they are as they dont know all farms. Ohrigstad vaccinations are coming soon and as Praktiseer resi-dents are welcome to bring their dogs and cats to the Agriculture offi ces every day from 07h30 to 16h30.

Traffi c sign

trouble

Illegal signage and posters on traffi c signs is a big problem in Burgersfort.

This week Mr Moses Mosoma (above) explained that people should follow the rules and pay for putting up posters and signage at the municipality. The illegal posters are currently in the process of being taken down and owners of businesses using this method of advertising without following the rules could face being fi ned.

People should keep in mind that it is against the law to put any type of advertising signage on a road traffi c sign.

A team is also busy with maintenance for the traffi c lights in town. They will be working in the next few weeks. Replacing dead lights, correct-ing ones that had been blown by the wind and hit by reckless drivers.

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(This photograph was taken on Wednesday evening as rain moved towards Burgersfort from Riba Cross).

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth pro-duced its crops.James 5:16-18 NIV

Angels at Bogwasha Primary School

Children in need this week benefi tted from the generos-ity of the Angels.

They are a group of women who decided to make a difference in appreciation of the plenty they have. Many of the groups members work at Samancor Chrome, but they use their own resources to fund the project that was started a few years ago. They also collect dona-

tions from busiensses who would like to support their cause. They annually provide school uniforms to needy learners.

This week they delivered specially packed gift bags to learners at Bogwasha Primary School The schools principal, Mr DM Moshoana praised their efforts and thanked them for the help.

(Information & photographs: Mr DM Moshoana)


The marriage between Greater Tubatse Municipality (GTM) and Fetakgomo Munic-ipality is underway with the two merging to create a mini-metro size municipality under the Greater Tubatse name.

Traditionally GTM is the richer municipal-ity of all fi ve within the Sekhukhune District. Fetakgomo covers a 1105km2 area with its seat in Apel. It has 13 wards. According to the 2011 census this municipality has approx-imately 94 000 residents. In the past the Fatakgomo administration has been praised by the Auditor General for their good work earning them some clean audit results.

GTM will remain the command centre for the now bigger municipal area. The Fetakgo-mo Wards will be systematically incorporated into GTM.

The process for this incorporation has been coming for months with residents hav-ing had the opportunity to submit objections during a consultation period last year July and August.

Platinum Gazette asked readers what they are thinking about the marriage be-tween GTM and Fetakgomo. Ms Thembi Kodibona and Ms Ouma Mohlala said: It will be a good thing for them to merge.

There will be more support from national government if the municipality is bigger.

Mr Tebogo Mashabela said: It will be better if they combine the municipalities. GTM resi-dents suffer because we dont have services. The national government will now give more money for service delivery. Things will be better.

Ms Mantwa Motau, Ms Mbali Sobupha, Ms Timnah Seleme, Ms Lerato Lesufi and Mr Sello Mamogale said: Merging the two municipalities is not a solution for anything. The leadership style is the problem. You cannot make the people love the leadership and vote for them. The peo-ples love comes from the heart and you cannot force that. Theyve been losing love for the ANC in Fetakgomo, but they dont realize that they cannot force people to vote for the ANC. They must remember that it is no guarantee that the ANC will win in this municipality even with the two now being combined. Tubatse residents will have to carry the Fetakgomo communities as they dont have big sources of income. People should remember that when they go to vote for a party later in the year, to vote for a party who can deliver a better future and not because of loyalty to a party who did something in the past. We need people who can deliver now.

Mr Samuel Mpho Hlongwa said: I believe it is likely to enhance service delivery in GTM. Theyll bring together skills from both municipalities and it will reduce costs while maximizing service delivery on one budget. The down side is that it might create a redundancy in terms of staff. With him is his wife Violet.

Ms Cathy Sithole said: I dont think this is a good idea. The bigger the municipality, the bigger the problem. This merger is just po-litically motivated. The people wont benefi t. This is why people want their own municipal-ities - because if the municipalities are too big, they cannot provide properly.

Mr Gadson Komane said: Fetakgomo does not have any source of income like the mines. Now they will share in the wealth of Tubatse. It wont be bad for the people of Tubatse because the people of Fetakgomo will bring new ideas of how to do service delivery.

Me. Mariska Sadler s: GTM doen in elk geval nie veel nie, so die dienslewering kan seker nie eintlik slegter nie. Hopelik sal dit eerder beter gaan met n groter munisipal-iteit.

GTM and Fetakgomo merging into

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Mr Vuyo Brandsel said: This merger is just a politically motivated thing to win the next local election. They are obviously aware of the EFFs infl uence in Fetakgomo. With him are Vuyokasie and Willow.

Mr Moi Pilom and Mr SA Khumalo said: They should have started delivering services in GTM properly before merging. How will every-one get services now?

Ms. Nkhensani Mashakeni and Ms Khomotso Maile said: It wont be better. Currently GTM cannot even deliver. How will they do it when the people of Fetakgomo are also part of us? It is also geographically not practical. How will they manage it? Are there enough resources to manage it? How will they in future communicate with communities to make sure that even those in the furthest corners know what is hap-pening? Theyve not communicated this merger well. There should have been lots of big adverts in the newspapers and over the radio. They should have come face to face with us. Many people are living far away and dont have money for batteries or electricity so they dont even have radio or newspapers to know about these things. Theyve not consulted properly about this.

Ms Mpho Ramontja and Ms Refi lwe Masete said: It is a good thing that they are combining the municipalities. It will provide jobs to the unemployed. The municipality will grow and meet the living standard people want and they will now get the services they need. Mr Tseko Malepe said: The ANC was pan-

icking and that is why they are incorporating the Fetakgomo Municipality into Greater Tubatse. It is because the EFF is very strong in Fetakgomo. Now the ANC comrades will go around Fetakgomo and deliver food parcels to win votes for the coming election. If theyve not merged they were sure to lose that municipality to the EFF. Theyve failed to do basic service delivery before incorporating the two. How will they now be able to deliver when they are bigger? The ANC knows how to play dirty games. They are afraid of the EFF. They should not forget that the DA is also growing. Soon people will only talk about the EFF and DA and not the ANC. We are ready. Even if they are one municipality, they wont wins the local election. The ANC is out.

Left: Mr Moses Mogane said: It will be a big problem. They cannot afford to provide services. They could not afford to provide services in the small GTM, how will they manage a bigger one?

Ms Mpho Mashoeu said: I think the mu-nicipality will be reinforced now. It will be bigger and better. Maybe now that they are joining us, our services will be delivered fast because weve been waiting for so long. Hopefully the support from the provincial and national government will now be bigger.

Left: Ms Rachel Bengura and Ms Patience Ben-gura said: For whatever reason theyve done it, it will be better. It will be one team giving better service delivery. Both the people of Fetakgomo and Tubatse will benefi t from this.

Mnr. Johannes Maphori s: Ons munisi-paliteit is beter en dit sal beter wees vir die mense van Fetakgomo. Ons sal nie langer wag vir dienslewering nie.

Ms Deborah Leshaba said: It will not be easy with the two together because many places have a shortage of service delivery. Even where I am staying at Kopi, Doornhoek there is no water, electricity, sanitation, roads and the RDPs are just standing without pro-gress. We dont know what is happening. We are also fi ghting to try and get a high school in our village.

Mr Ben Moshwane said: It will be a good thing because if there are too many mu-nicipalities they just eat the money. If they are joined together, it is better and service delivery will be better. They have my sup-port. They are following in the footsteps of our president who dont want offi ces in Cape Town and Pretoria. One place is the way to go. It will save costs.

Right: Ms Bonny McKinlay said: The people who have been waiting years for services in Tubatse are now going to be waiting longer. It is unfair to the communities of GTM .

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Training like a Puma playerOn Thursday last week the Steval Puma rugby team visited Laerskool Ohrigstad and Maepa Primary School.

The players spent some time with the learners, providing some coaching as well as signing and handing out some promotional stickers. Donations were

also handed over at Maepa Primary School.

The Steval Puma team stayed at Hannah Game Lodge for a team building weekend. As part of their weekend they also visited Lydenburg on Saturday where the Inter High athletics took place.


Lets go for a family outing Westvaal Steelpoorts sales guru, Mr Timothy Chowles, suggested when we arrived on Tuesday to take the new updated Isuzu KB 300 LX 4 x 2 bakkie for a test drive.

He could barely contain his excitement as he did not drive the vehicle before, and he could fi nally see what we do when we take a car for a spin before we write our report.

The bakkie is roomy as Mr Chowles demonstrated as he fi tted his six foot (old language) frame into the back seat (this was sit-behind-self, so one six-footer will comfortably fi t behind same individual in the front seat). Combined with a large load bay, the bakkie will comfortably haul four adults with luggage anywhere you want to go, except maybe an extreme 4 x 4 route.

The vehicle is decked out in black leather, a brilliant entertainment system and all the normal safety features you can think of when its 130 kW 380 Nm turbodiesel engine starts spinning, smooth and non-intrusive. The drivers seat is electrically adjustable and front and side airbags for driver and passenger are standard.

The bakkie has keyless entry as well as daylight running lights which can be criticised for their location where the fog lamps ought to be. When travelling a dangerous pass in this area in the mist, fog lights is a must and we are not sure that the visibility of the bakkie will not be impaired with the LED daylights.

Otherwise the bakkie drives like a dream and can easily be anyones dream daily commute, work and vacation vehicle.

The newspapers editor, after getting engrossed in conversation with Mr Chowles, saw that he was hopelessly over the speed limit, and missed a gravel road turn-off for the gravel test. A quick (very quick) brake test and u-turn on a dime corrected the mistake. On gravel, bad gravel, the vehicle is exemplary. Then back to Steelpoort with advertising guru Bennla Celli-ers turn to drive (see photographs). The vehicle can be had for R486900. Phone Westvaal Steelpoort on 013 230 9230 if you want one.

Family outingwith Isuzu KB

Mr Chowles behind him-self.

Rear park camera works well.

She . . . .did this at 120 km/h (deliberately). The bakkie did not fl inch. The Elec-tronic Stability Control works extremely well. Yes, the editor was afraid.

Top and bot-tom: quality interior.

Tubatse Build It last week walked away with two top honours at the Lowveld regions awards evening. Llewellyn Wolmarans received the Young Achievers Award. This award goes to an individual within the group who actively promotes the group, shows leadership skills, gives a major contribution to Build It, is innovative, loyal, enthusias-tic, attends meetings and has a big retail drive. Suzette Geldenhuys received the Mrs. Build It award. This is the second year shes won the award and shows the dedication she has towards building Tubatse Build It to the best possible store. The national competition winners will be announced in May 2016. Both Llewellyn and Suzette thanked their great teams and the support they receive from the community. Customers can be assured that th ey are always aiming to provide friendly service and quality products at the best possible prices. The awards is just proof that Tubatse residents can benefi t from the skill and dedica-tion that makes Tubatse Build It one of the top stores around.

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All phoptographs in this article were taken with the editors iPhone.

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NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS: PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CITRUS ORCHARDS ON THE

REMAINDER OF PORTION 6 OF THE FARM WILDEBEESTHOEK 389-KT NEAR BURGERSFORT, LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Polygon Environmental Planning CC has been appointed by Indigo Fruit Farming to conduct a Basic Environmental Assessment (BA) for the proposed establishment of new citrus orchards on the Re-mainder of Portion 6 of the farm Wildebeesthoek 389-KT near Burgersfort, Limpopo Province.

The BA is being conducted in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regula-tions (2014) as published in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998, as amended). An application for environmental authorisation will be submitted to the Limpopo Depart-ment of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LDEDET).

Should you have any comments, queries or concerns in terms of the BA or the proposed project, if you would like additional information, or if you wish to register as an Interested and/or Affected Party (I&AP), please contact us at the details below before or on 05 April 2016.

TSEBISO YA MOKGWA WA GO THOMA GA MOTHEO WA TSHEKATSHEKO YA TIKOLO-GO: IINYO YA TLHOMO YA CITRUS ORCHARDS YE MPSHA GO MAALEDI A KARO-

LO 6 POLASENG YA WILDEBEESTHOEK 389-KT, KGAUSWI LE BURGERSFORT

Polygon Environmental Planning CC e kgethilwe ke Indigo Fruit Farming go laola Motheo wa Tshek-atsheko ya Tikologo (BA) go iinyo ya tlhomo ya citrus orchards ye mpsha go maaledi a Karolo 6 Polaseng ya Wildebeesthoek 389-KT, kgauswi le Burgersfort, porofenseng ya Limpopo.

BA e nyakilwe gore e be e laotwe ka kwano le ba Melawana ya Tshekatsheko ya Kamego ya Tikologo (EIA) (2014) ka ge e phatlaladitwe ka ba ka la molao wa Mmuo taolo wa Lekgotla taolo la Tikologo (Molao wa 107 wa 1998, ka ge e fetoitwe). Kgopelo ya tumelelo ya tikologo e tla itwa go Kgoro ya Limpopo ya Hlabollo ya Maruo, Hlago le Boeti (LDEDET).

A o na le ditlaleleto, dipotio goba dipelaelo ka ga BA goba projeke ye e iintwego, goba ge o ka rata tshedimoo ye ngwe gape, goba go ke ngwadia bjalo ka mokgatlo wo o dumago goba o a megago (I&AP), o kgopelwa o e kopanye le rena ditlheng ta ka fase pele goba ka 05 Aporele 2016. Contact / Motsereganyi: Mrs Louise AgenbagTelephone / Nomoro ya mogala: 015 307 3606Fax / Nomoro ya faks: 015 307 3080 / 086 527 0012E-mail / Aterese ya e-mail: [email protected] / Aterese ya poso: PO Box 1935, Tzaneen, 0850

PROPOSED UPGRADING OF A BRIDGE ON PORTION 1 OF THE FARM ST. GEORGE 2-JT AT GAMAWELA VILLAGE NEAR STEELPOORT, LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Polygon Environmental Planning is undertaking a Basic Environmental Assessment (BA) and Water Use Licence Application (WULA) for the proposed upgrading of an existing, damaged low-water bridge on Portion 1 of the farm St. George 2-JT at Gamawela Village in the Steelpoort area, Limpopo Province.

Please note that the Basic Assessment Report (BAR) is available for public review and comment at the pink house next to the Gamawela Community Hall and at Polygons offi ces at 21C Peace Street, Tzaneen, from 29 February to 05 April 2016. Electronic copies of the report are also availa-ble from Polygon upon request during this period. Any comments, queries or concerns regarding the project or the BAR must be received before or on 05 April 2016 in order to be incorporated into the fi nal BAR for submission to the decision-making authority, the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LDEDET).

GO IINTWE KGODIO YA LEPOROGO KAROLONG 1 YA POLASENG YA ST. GEORGE 2-JT MOTSENG WA GAMAWELA KGAUSWI LE STEELPOORT, PORO-

FENSENG YA LIMPOPO Polygon Environmental Planning e dira Tshekatsheko ya Motheo wa Tikologo (BA) le Kgopelo ya Tu-melelo ya omio ya Meetse (WULA) go iinyo ya kgodio ya leporogo le le lego gona le senyegile-go la meetse a mannyane go Karolo 1 ya Polase ya St. George 2-JT, Motseng wa Gamawela kgauswi le Steelpoort, porofenseng ya Limpopo.

O kgopelwa o tsebe gore Pego ya kgopolo ya Motheo wa Tshekatsheko (BAR) e gona go bonwa molaleng le go tlaleleta moago o mo pinki kgauswi le Holong ya Sethaba Gamawela le ofi sing ta Polygon mo 21C Peace Street, Tzaneen, go thoma ka di 29 Febereware go fi hla 05 Aporele 2016. Dikopi ta eleketoroniki ta pego le tona di a hwetagala go twa go Polygon ka kgopelo nakong yona ye. Ditlaleleto, dipotio goba dipelaelo te dingwe le te dingwe mabapi le projeke goba BAR ditswanete go amogelwa pele goba ka di 05 Aporele 2016 gore di tle di diriwe go BAR ya mafelelo go ka iwa go ba bolaodi bja go tea sephetho, Kgoro ya Limpopo ya Hlabollo ya Maruo, Hlago le Boeti (LDEDET).

Contact / Motsereganyi: Mrs Louise AgenbagTelephone / Nomoro ya mogala: 015 307 3606Fax / Nomoro ya faks: 015 307 3080 / 086 527 0012E-mail / Aterese ya e-mail: [email protected] / Aterese ya poso: PO Box 1935, Tzaneen, 0850

Kennisgewings/Notices

VAKANTE BETREKKING

Steelpoort Apteek is opsoek na n Afrikaanssprekende, gekwalifi seerde

Aptekers Assistent. Die persoon moet as deel van n span maar

ook onafhanklik kan werk.

Stuur volledige CV met verwysings na: [email protected]

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Feel the love on ValentineTubatse SUPER-SPAR celebrated Valentines Day with their staff dressing up in red and white. This day also included a stock take and after-wards the team picked the best dressed person who received a special prize. The shop management thanked everyone for their participa-tion.

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Drie van Steel-poort Akademie se leerders het hierdie week aan die Lim-popo Kampioen-skappe Polokwane gaan deelneem.Hulle is Twane Ma-lan 0/13 spiesgooi, Thato Makakula 0/13 800m en Johan Roux0/13 verspring.

(Inligting en foto: Arlene Malan)

Steelies na provinsiale uitdunne

On Thursday 18 February, Tubatse Masters visited Mohlophi FC in Driekop for a friendly soccer match.

On the day the hosts managed to win by 3-2. Two goals for Tubatse Masters were scored by Thapelo Maredi.

On Tuesday 23 February, Tubatse Mas-ters visited Mashamothane Zone 8 FC in Ga Mashamothane for another friendly soccer match. On the day Tubatse Masters man-aged to win by 5-2. Pitso Sehlabela (3), Seun Maroga and Paul Mapote scored for Tubatse Masters. (Information: Lollypop Motswiane and Jerial Mvundlela).

On Wednesday 24 February, SAPS Burgersfort Cluster soccer team and Greater Tubatse Municipality soccer team played a friendly soccer match in Prakti-seer.

Const Matsimela (4), Const Magale, Const Mogwane and Const Kwinda man-aged to score a total of seven goals for the SAPS. The municipality replied with only one goal.

The fi nal score was 7-1 in favour of the SAPS team.

(Information by Const Phokane. (Ohrigstad SAPS)

SAPS tops!

Tubatse Masters a busy team

Chroom A wins in Sabie

The local branch (Bosbok) of the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association held their fi rst of fi ve conservation courses this year outside Burgersfort. The aim of the courses is to equip not only members of the association, but any other interested parties with better knowledge of nature and the conservation of our beautiful world.

Neels Bothma, a well-know Herpetologist (Snake Expert) taught the students the fi ner details of snake identifi cation, snake handling and snake bite fi rst aid.For more details on the Conservation Courses visit their website: www.bosbok.co.za or their facebook page - Bosbok branch.Remember: Dull/Matt (skinned) snakes

are Dangerous. Shiny/Glossy (skinned) snakes are Safe. Stripes across their body are very venomous. Stripes along the body (head to tip) are venomous but not deadly to humans. Never try to pickup snakes even dead ones. Dont kill or try to kill a snake even when it has bitten someone rather help the person that was bitten and call for help. Snakes are part of our world and killing them will cause other prob-lems eg. more mice and rats.If you dont want snakes near your house, dont attract mice and rats to the place where you stay by keeping your house clean and tidy by disposing of food scraps in proper bags and rubbish bins.(Infor-mation & photographs: JB Willers)

Learn to identify

The Tubatse Chrome Golf Club league teams played last week Saturday. The A team played against Sabie A on the Sabie course. Theyve managed to bag

a win. Chrome B played at home against the team from Skukuza. Unfortunately they lost against them. (Information: Thinus Labuschagne).

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Local athletes in PolokwaneLocal marathon athletes participated in the Modern Autohaus 4 in 1 race in Polokwane last weekend.

The race took place on Saturday and was one of the Comrades Marathon qualifying races in the province.

Locally runners from Modikwa Marathon Club and Samancor Marathon Club per-formed well.

In the 42km race Fanie Matshipa from Samancor Marathon Club showed he is again reaching for a top spot later in the year

at the Comrades Marathon. He won the race in 02:27:25. Another local Latudi Surprise Makofane who also runs for Samancor, fi n-ished fourth in a time of 02: 45:39.

V. Maroge from Marula Marathon Club came in 8th and two Dwarsrivier Mine Marathon runners, F Phehli and M Maapea fi nished 13th and 14th. Jeffrey Nkuna from Modikwa Marathon Club fi nished in 3:00:00. Other Modikwa Marathon Club runners participated in the 21 and 10km races. The Clubs are very proud of their runners and the

times they are currently clock-ing. The teams also thanked their management for the sup-port they receive.

Atheletes must remember to enter the next Comrades Mar-athon qualifi ng race - The Mall of the North Comrades Qualifi er on 9 April 2016. There will be a 10km, 21km and 42km race. For more information contact: 082 8988 341.

Information & Photographs: Willem Montgomery.

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