The Beat 16 August 2013

16 August 2013

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Lizzy Bapela

Modimolle police spokesperson War-rant Officer James Findlay confirmed

Undertaker Mashishisentenced for fraud

Modimolle police spokesperson WarrantOfficer James Findlay confirmed thesentencing of a well-known undertaker,Malesela Jonas Mashishi. Photo: LizzyBapela

the sentencing of a local undertaker,Malesela Jonas Mashishi. Mashishiwas sentenced when he appearedbefore the Mokopane Magistrate’sCourt on Monday, 5 August.He said that Mashishi was arrested for

fraud in November 2011 and wasrecently sentenced to four yearsimprisonment, a sentence which wassuspended for five years.According to a reliable source,

Mashishi tried to buy a car inMokopane in 2011 and was declineddue to certain circumstances. Thesource could not confirm whether thecar was to be used for personal orbusiness reasons. The source furthersaid that Mashishi then bought a car ata certain dealership in Modimolle,which he financed through ABSA Bank.Apparently he mentioned in his applica-tion that he was divorced, which thebank picked up during their administra-tion process and reported the matter tothe local police. The police seized thevehicle and it is now in the bank’spossession.According to the police, Mashishi did

not want the magistrate in Modimollecourt to handle his case and preferredfor it to be heard in Mokopane, wherehe was sentenced.

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The Department of Labour in Limpopo hasannounced its intentions to transform itsservice delivery model by affording intenseBasic Conditions of Employment Acttraining to its front line staffers, ClientServices Officers. The department isexpected to facilitate a week-long training,which started on Monday, 12 August inPolokwane. The department’s spokesper-son, Johannes Mokou, said the training willsee the officers receiving concentratedtraining on issues such as regulation ofhours, child labour, particulars of employ-ment, minimum wages per sector, sectorialdeterminations, termination of employment,leave, written particulars of employment andministerial determination. Speaking asidebefore addressing a group of enthusiasticofficers, the Deputy Director for Inspectionand Enforcement Services, PhaswaneTladi, said that these staffers are the creamof the crop in the department. He said thatany form of services rendered to the publicis through them and they need to be well

EFF talks after national assemblygovernment capacity that will lead toabolishment of tenders and free qualityeducation, healthcare, houses, andsanitation. Other pillars include massiveprotected industrial development tocreate millions of sustainable jobsincluding introduction of minimum wagesin order to close the wage gap betweenthe rich and the poor. Massive develop-ment of the African economy andadvocacy for a move from reconciliationto justice in the entire continent andopen, accountable, corruption-freegovernment and society without fear ofvictimisation by state police are alsoamong the pillars.The Assembly adopteda constitution that is inspired by theCommunist Party of China’s constitution,with specific adaptations that ensure theformation a formidable people’s vanguardin South Africa. The structure of the EFFshall be constitutive of the nationalpeople’s assembly and the provincial,regional and branch general assembly.The EFF began the process of registra-

tion with the Independent ElectoralCommission (IEC) by end of July andhas kick-started the process to registeras a political party and founded a bankaccount. The movement had said thattheir website would be up and runningfrom Monday, 5 August, with onlinemembership registration system that willrespond to the need of membership.Ndlozi said that the EFF will remain,nonetheless, a movement of the peoplefor the realisation of “economic freedomin our lifetime”. The EFF is against theannouncement by the President of theRepublic, together with Minister of HigherEducation that the much anticipated andlong overdue universities of Mpumalangaand Northern Cape will enrol a total of290 students. “It is no secret that theworsening situation of unemployment isdirectly linked to the question of accessto higher education. The building of moreuniversities in South Africa, with a focuson mass education and training, includ-ing research is the only solution to sucha problem. Funding for massive expan-sion of universities has thus been thecentral problem since democratisation,”said Ndlozi.

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The Economic Freedom fighters (EFF)commended over 1200 delegates, fromacross the country from provincial andregional structures, which constitutedtheir national assembly.Spokesperson for the EFF Mbuyiseni

Ndlozi said that the structures have beenestablished already and heeded to theclarion call made on 11 June. He saidthat people from NGO’s, youth, workers,traditional leaders, activists, movements,NPO’s and churches form part of theparty’s membership. He further said thatother card carrying members of the EFFinclude intellectuals, academics,students, traditional chiefs, headmenand kings, independent councillors,internationalists and many others. Theassembly followed the national policyforum held on 20 July that set the stagefor the conversation about the differentpolicy matters to anticipate the nationalassembly. A key outcome of a robustand fruitful conversation of the nationalassembly on what is to be done statethat the EFF should be a radical, left,anti-capitalist and anti-imperialistmovement with an internationalistoutlook that should contest power inSouth Africa. “Power must meanparticipating in electoral platforms,including contesting the general elec-tions in 2014. However, in the main, itmust go beyond and include participa-tion in the various festivals of the op-pressed and poor; protests, pickets,strikes, demonstrations and ideologicalbattles for a total take-over in the realisa-tion of economic freedom in our lifetime,”said Ndlozi. The National Assemblyfurther adopted a Founding Manifesto,which sets out the key policy positionsof the movement, beginning with cardinalpillars that have been already canvassedwith society and used to set a conversa-tion on what is to be done. The cardinalpillars include expropriation of SouthAfrica’s land without compensation forequal redistribution; nationalisation ofmines, banks and other strategicsectors of the economy, without com-pensation, and building state and

Department of Labour’s front linestaffers to receive training

informed.“If these staffers are well equipped on the

act, we will be almost certain that they willdeal with some of the enquiries without theinterference of the inspectors. Many casestake too long to be solved because most ofthem are referred to the inspectors, whoalso have an enormous number of inspec-tions to conduct on a daily basis. With thistraining, officers will definitely have an ideaof which cases to be referred to inspectorsand which cases to be solved on the spot,”Tladi said. The head of the department inLimpopo, Albert Tshidavhu, said that this isone initiative that forms part of manychanges that they want to implement in thedepartment for better service delivery.“Research teaches us that well-trained

staffers are more likely to give better servicedelivery than those who are not and in thenear future, we will expand these trainingopportunities to other staffers such as theAdjudicators, Occupational Health andSafety Inspectors and our Finance andSupply Chain Management personnel,” saidTshidavhu.

DA calls for investigation ondilapidated RDP houses

was awarded the tender must be calledto account for the mess, citing that suchpoor service delivery is unacceptable.Senosha said that this is a pure shoddy

work done by contractors who did nothave experience and the necessary skillsto build the houses. The party called forall the contractors awarded the tendersto be scrutinised before they are ap-pointed to avoid putting the lives of thecitizens at risk.They also urged the Mayor of

Mogalakwena Thlalefi Mashamaite toinvestigate the issue and hold thecontractor accountable for the shoddywork. The DA further requested MEC forCooperate Governance and HumanSettlement in Limpopo Ishmael Kgetjepeto establish a forensic audit to probethese RDP houses with immediateeffect. The office of the MEC wasunavailable for comment. Meanwhile,municipal spokesperson MaleselaSelokela said he could not comment onthe matter until he has spoken to allconcerned parties. Councillor for theward Tlou Kgaphole was also unavailablefor comment.

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Concerns have been raised aboutalleged improperly built RDP houses.Ten houses, built only three years ago,are allegedly already on the verge ofcollapse. Charlotte Senosha, the localDA councillor, said that the party con-ducted a three week investigation aroundMogalakwena recently. She said thatthey have discovered through theinvestigation that residents in Ga-Matlouvillage in Ward 17 are living in houseswhich were poorly built. Senosha saidthat other residents were left by thecontractor without being completed.“These houses are now falling apart on

a daily basis and several occupants maybe forced to leave them but they havenowhere to stay. The residents are nowliving in fear and are risking their lives, asthe houses might fall on them at anytime especially now that the rainyseason is approaching,” she said.The DA suspects that Ga-Matlou may

not be the only village within the munici-pality that has the similar problems. Theparty believes that the contractor who

Municipal officials surprise the mayorMogalakwenamunicipal officialsfrom the office ofthe Mayor ThlalefiMashamaiteflanked the “oldman” on hisbirthday.

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The Mayor of Mogalakwena Local Munici-pality, Councillor Tlhalefi Mashamaite,received a surprise birthday gift frommunicipal officials on his big day, Thursday,1 August. The mayor was coming from acharity event when he was told that theLimpopo MEC for Roads and TransportLehlogonolo Masoga wanted to meet withhim urgently. Mashamaite then rushed toMokopane’s Oasis Hotel, where themeeting was scheduled to take place.On his arrival Mashamaite could not

believe his eyes when he got an excitedwelcome from the officials, who shouted“Happy Birthday Mayor” to him.Mashamaite’s response was that he did not

see that coming but believed that the MECwas really waiting for him there.“I was angry at you, wondering how you

could confirm a meeting for me with theMEC without my approval. Today you reallygot me but I thank you a lot for remindingme that I am growing old. I really appreciatethe surprise you organized for me,” he toldthe officials. As he always encouragespeople to lend a helping hand, Mashamaitehas conducted and taken part in a numberof charity events since the start of his termin office, working with various stakeholders.He had just donated school uniforms tolearners at Johannes Masibe PrimarySchool on his birthday. Also, the Mayordonated blankets to the elderly and theneedy community of Mogalakwena.

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Bela-Bela residents join hands in mass action protest Justin Steyn

Bela-Bela residents came together againto protest against the municipality onTuesday 13 August. The march wasoriginally arranged to be held the weekbefore but was delayed. Escorted bypolice, township residents were seenmarching from their homes into thetown’s CBD making their way to themunicipality.Trucks, cars and tractors were seen

blocking Chris Hani Road, allowingprotestors to gather in front of the munici-pality without traffic interference. Thiswas reportedly arranged with the Bela-Bela traffic department by the Bela-BelaTaxpayer’s Forum (BBTF) beforehand.Members of BBTF, Bela-Bela Con-

cerned Residents (BBCR), business andpublic sector each voiced their disap-proval of management within the munici-pality. Protestors were demanding thedismissal of the municipality’s publicrelations councillors who, they say, areto blame for the alleged corruption.The protestors once again demanded

the dismissal of Municipal Manager andChief Financial Officer, Morris Maluleka,and said that councillors should tend topublic affairs rather than internal affairs

that do not have anything to do withthem.“We are the tax payers and therefore

the municipality works for us and not theother way around” they said.

BBCR member Peter Shibambo spoke out at the protest. Photo: Justin Steyn

BBCR member, Peter Shibambo,addressed protestors stating that thedemands made in other protestsmarches have not been met.“It has been three months since the last

protest march and the mayor has givenus nothing but empty promises andtherefore has lied about providing taxpay-ers with basic services” he said.Shibambo continued by reading from

the memorandum of demands that wasto be delivered to municipal manage-ment.Bela-Bela mayor, Freddy Hlungwane,

stood silently and listened to the de-mands being read where after he wasgiven a chance to speak.Hlungwane told the protestors that the

municipality has taken note of theirgrievances and will be taken seriouslywithin the council. “You are absolutelywithin your right to protest when serviceshave not been delivered, and we as themunicipalities do indeed work for you asyou have said” he said. He added that money has been granted

to the municipality from the national treasurybut did not explain what has been plannedwith the funding.Hlungwane handed over the memorandum

to municipal spokesperson MatomeSebelebele, which was followed by ameeting with the municipality, BBCR andBBTF.At the time of going to print the outcome of

this meeting was not revealed to The BEAT.

Tragedy at building site

Amos Maledu showed The BEATwhere the tragedy had taken place.Photo: Justin Steyn

for the height level on which workwas conducted.According to Fred van Heerden of

Century 21 and 2020 Develop-ments they have had no problemswith Mangara, who was in Pretoriaattending to personal matters atthe time, and Maluleka’s deathcame to a shock to everyone.“What happened to Abel is a

tragedy. There will be strictermeasures put in place and we willcompensate his family for theirloss,” he said. Van Heerden addedthat a room where safety gear isstored was made available but notused by the workers.An autopsy will only take place

in the coming week in Mokopaneas the practitioner in Bela-Bela ison leave. The matter is underpolice investigation.

Justin Steyn

Tragedy unfolded in what was supposedto be the last day for building renova-tions at Liquor City in Potgieter Street inBela-Bela on Wednesday 7 August.Abel Maluleka was working on a scaffoldat the site that day when he fell severalmeters to his death.Witnesses said that the workers were

trying to move the scaffolds whenMaluleka tried to jump from the onescaffold to the other. One of the plankshe stepped on broke, causing Malulekato fall. One worker, Amos Maledu,shared what he had witnessed.“I heard the commotion from outside

and when I came in I just saw Abel lyingon the ground not moving,” he said.Paramedics were called in but

Maluleka was declared dead on thescene. A woman, apparently Abel’s wife,arrived shortly thereafter, and police andparamedics helped to calm her down.The workers at the site were

appointed on a contract basis withthe Property Development Corpora-tion and were supervised by buildingcontractor, Philemon Mangara.The BEAT suspects that no safety

harnesses were used while theworkers were completing their work.It was said that the contractorsdecided not to use the Load All-crane and used scaffolds instead.However this is not recommended


Municipality speaks out at business chamber meeting Justin Steyn

The Bela-Bela business chamber held ameeting on Wednesday 7 August. Theacting Municipal Manager, Morris Maluleka,made use of the meeting as an opportunityto speak out about issues raised by thechamber and community in general.The meeting started with a short sermon

given by Bishop Silas Tlou. He spoke aboutthe dreams that businesses have and that itis every person’s responsibility to leave abetter legacy for future generations. “Formerpresident, Nelson Mandela, had a dream ofhaving black and white sitting together andsharing ideas with one another. He did notexperience this during his younger years butit is something that he strived for andachieved” he said. “We can all learn from

Acting Municipal Manager, MorrisMaluleka, spoke out at last week’s Bela-Bela business chamber meeting. Photo:Justin Steyn

this and make sure that our businesses notonly benefit ourselves but also generationsto come.”The chairperson, Chris Vermeulen,

thanked the bishop for his contribution andthen gave the floor to Maluleka.He explained that there are five fundamen-

tal objectives that the municipality muststrive towards in order to improve the lives oftheir communities. These objectives are toprovide the communities with democraticand accountable governance, ensure theprovision of services to communities in asustainable manner, the promotion of socialand economic development as well as asafe and healthy environment. The objec-tives are also to involve communities andtheir organizations in local governmentmatters.

Maluleka acknowledged that the munici-pality is facing many challenges and thatthe municipality’s performance has beenunimpressive. “As a municipality weacknowledge that our performance inrelation to our objectives and performanceareas as identified by the central govern-ment, has been less than impressive,” hesaid. But there seems to be light at the endof the tunnel, as Maluleka announced thatthe stop order on grants has been lifted bythe Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordon,which will enable the municipality to imple-ment their entire capital programme for the2013/2014 financial year as approved by theIntegrated Development Plan (IDP).Council has also committed itself to

working with both the MEC and Minister ofCOGHSTA with the view of resolving all otherpolitical challenges that may be outstand-ing. Maluleka said that during his budgetspeech for the 2013/14 financial year themayor of Bela-Bela, Freddy Hlungwane,acknowledged that the budget allocation forassets maintenance and renewal is waybelow the additional norm. He said that it isfor this reason that The Department ofTechnical services has been directed tofinalise the asset maintenance and renewalplan in December 2013, to inform theadjustment budget process that will takeplace in January next year.He added that the maintenance teams

from the roads and storm water division areexpected to tend to all potholes in the CBDof Bela-Bela. The water and sanitationdivision has also been given instruction toattend to all water quality issues raised bythe community. The maintenance is said tobe completed within a period of eight weeks.A commitment has also been made by

council to build up a capital replacementreserve to fund all future own source capitalexpenditure. On behalf of the communityand business chamber, those present at themeeting were allowed to raise their con-cerns about problems or concerns theyhave observed in Bela-Bela.On the issue of street lights not working in

the CBD and township Maluleka announcedthat a programme to repair street lights hasbeen compiled and is expected to beimplement within the next month.Planning for the future water needs of the

town as well as the repair of boreholepumps, additional water from the plannedMagalies pipeline to Modimolle and themanagement of the water floodgates of theBela-Bela dam was raised by the chamber.Maluleka said that the municipality’s waterand sanitation division has been deployed tostrengthen and monitor the control systemto open the floodgate at the dam. He addedthat a budget has been allocated to fix non-operational boreholes with the intention ofaugmenting the current supply from the damand Magalies.The lines on the tar roads that need to

be re-painted were also a communityconcern, to which Maluleka replied thatthe Municipality has started the programof road painting especially in the town-ship and will continue to do so in otherparts of the towns. In conclusion,Vermeulen thanked Maluleka for thetime he took to address the issuesraised. Vermeulen stated that formal andpeaceful talks when raising concerns isan alternative way to protests or strikingas these methods may be inconvenientto other parties that are not involved.

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The principleof ownershipand headship

In honour of Women’s Month, let ustalk a little about verbal abuse. Verbalabuse against women is unfortunatelycommon, from intimate partnersituations to random strangers.It is strange to think that some

people think that, simply because of awoman’s gender, they have the right todegrade her, to call her names andsay filthy things to her in the streets.Why would anyone do this? Doesn’tthe principle of “do unto others” applyhere? Nobody likes to be callednames, and nobody likes to bepublically humiliated and yet, thishappens every day, in every country inthe world. Every time a woman leavesher house — if she is lucky enoughthat the verbal abuse does not actuallyoccur at home — she risks cominginto range of packs of useless youngmen with nothing better to do thanscream witless insults and commen-tary about her ancestry, her body, herclothing and her private life.She leaves herself open to this harsh

criticism no matter who she is, whatshe may be doing, or what she iswearing. There seems to be nothing awoman can do to avoid attractingnegative male attention, whether she ispretty or not, or skinny or fat, or well-dressed or shabby. It’s going to comealong anyway. And that is a terriblething, and it means that we have along way to go in promoting genderequality. Children need to be educated,need to be firmly taught that this kindof behaviour is just not acceptable. Notever. Boy children need to be taughtthat girls are to be treated with re-spect, and girl children need to betaught that they do not have to acceptthe labels and insults that are heapedon them. In a generation, perhaps two,we will be at the point where a womancan speak her mind without beingcalled names, where a woman canleave her house without invitingpersonal commentary. Sadly, we arefar from being there. In the meantime,whenever you are insulted on the basisof your gender, keep this quote inmind: “…it is a tale told by an idiot, fullof sound and fury, signifying nothing,”by Shakespeare. They don’t knowyou. They know nothing about you orwho you are, and whatever insult theyattempt to label you with is irrelevant.They may make a lot of noise, but

don’t let them get to you. Don’t letthem make you feel like less than youare. Don’t let them dictate yourchoices. Don’t let them limit you inany way. Let it slide off you like wateroff a duck’s back. Turn it all intomeaningless noise, like the sound ofthunder, because that’s all it is in theend. Meaningless noise made by foolsto shield themselves from their owninsecurities. You are strong, and youare beautiful, and you do not have topay attention to fools.

Sound and fury The Waterberg Business Chamber(Waterberg Sakekamer) in Modimollehereby wishes to express their appreciationto the Mayor, Town Council, the Municipalofficers of the Modimolle Local Municipalitytogether with the inputs of the various wardcommittees for the recent capital improve-ments and maintenance done in Modimollesuch as the new fence surrounding theconcentration camp graveyard, the fencessurrounding the public parks and theupgrading of the playing equipment, therepainting of the traffic lines in the businesscentre and the replacement of the streetlights in the residential areas.Reports of the deterioration of municipalservices throughout our country are acommon future in the daily media andsimilar complaints from the general public inour neighbouring towns are often beingreported in this newspaper as well.We acknowledge that our Local Municipalityand community are still faced with manychallenges regarding the improvement of ourlocal infrastructure and municipal services inorder to improve the lives of our residentsand enhance economic growth and employ-ment.Our Chamber’s appreciation lies with the

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Letter to the editor

Bishop Silas Tlou

To practice things not authorizedby God is to fail to honour ourhead and owner.No one can use your property

without your permission. Like-wise, if we belong to God and ifspecifically the church belongs toJesus, what right do people havechoosing to practice thingsdifferent from would the ownerhave chosen? What right do menhave making rules for the churchor authorizing practices that arenot included in what God hasauthorized? God does not have tospecifically say not to do thesethings. All such things are wrongbecause they violate the principleof ownership. No one has the rightto use God’s property without Hispermission.The Lordship of God requires us

to do everything according to Hisauthority. Colossians 3:17 — Allwe do, in word or deed, should bedone in Jesus’ name. To act inJesus’ name is to follow Hisauthority (Acts 4:7-10). But wehave seen that Jesus’ authority fortoday is completely revealed inthe Bible. Practices not includedin Bible teaching, therefore,cannot be done in Jesus’ name.To do things that differ from what

God said is to fail to follow Hisauthority. Galatians 1:6-9 — anyman is accursed if he preaches agospel different from what inspiredmen taught in the first century.That gospel completely reveals allgood works God wants us to do. Ifa practice is not included in thegospel, then, for us to say it isacceptable would be to preach adifferent gospel. 1 Timothy 1:3 –Instead of justifying doctrines thatdiffer from the gospel, we mustcharge men to “teach no otherdoctrine.” [Titus 2:14] 2 John 9 —whoever goes beyond and doesnot abide in Jesus’ teaching, doesnot have God.To have God we must abide in

Jesus’ teaching. But all Jesus’teaching is revealed in the NewTestament.So to practice things we cannot

find in Jesus’ teaching would beto separate ourselves from Him.When we study a practice, we

should not ask, “Where does Godsay not to do this?” but rather“Where does God’s word author-ize this act?” Although the Bibledoes expressly forbid some acts,God never intended for His wordto specifically itemize all thethings He does not want us to do.Had He done that, the Bible wouldhave been so huge we could neverdigest it. Instead, God tells uswhat He does want us to do.

Appreciation for municipalityfact that the Modimolle Local Municipalitydoes listen, consider and attend to con-cerns, requests and inputs raised with thedifferent structures within the Municipalityand from our view, the Municipality is tryingto accommodate all segments of ourcommunity putting political alliances aside.Our Chamber with the financial assistanceof the Municipality, have also been able toundertake joint projects in an effort to assistour community, such as the upgrading ofthe security cameras and a tree plantingproject in Phagameng.Recently we also entered into discussionswith the Municipality to upgrade the en-trances of our town and hope to achieve thisgoal during 2014.The result of both the efforts of our Chamberand the Municipality, were the establish-ment of sound relationships which havereached such a stage that any reciprocalcriticism are received in a positive mannerwith a view to seek solutions rather toalienate ourselves from one another.For any enquiries regarding our membershipand activities, our office can be contactedduring weekdays between 8:00am to12:00pm or visit our website atwww.waterbergsake.co.za(.)

Bela-Bela Mayor Freddy Hlungwane (left) had recently facilitated a donation of soccer kitsto Albert Lithuli Primary School and other teams in his ward on Monday, 12 August. Theschool educator Tshepo “Bruno” Bodiba welcomed the mayor to the school, accompany-ing the City Sebelebele, acting manager of the donating shop, Metro Hyper Store.

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177 Scott StreetScottburgh4180Tel number: 039 9781 480.

NOTICE OF SALE INTERMS OF RULE 46(7)(b)

AUCTIONIN THE NORTH GAUTENGHIGH COURT, PRETORIA(REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AF-RICA) Case No: 20336/2012In the matter between:NEDBANK LIMITED (Reg-istration number: 1951/000009/06) Plaintiff andCHRIS COOK HOMES CC(Registration number: 1991/002634/23) 1st DefendantCHRISTIAAN PIETERCOOK (Identity number:530517 5086 089 2nd Defend-ant.In Execution of judgement ofthe High Court of South Af-rica (North Gauteng HighCourt, Pretoria) in theabovementioned suit, a salewill be held by the SheriffModimolle (Nylstroom) at theMagistrate’s Court, VanEmmenis street, Modimolle onFriday, 30 August 2013 at11h00 of the under mentionedproperty of the Defendants onthe conditions to be read outby the Auctioneer at the timeof the sale-:Erf 3250 Nylstroom Exten-sion 2 Township RegistrationDivision K.R., LimpopoProvince in extent: 7473square metres.Held by deed of transferT078440/08 situated at: 34Allan Street, Modimolle(Nylstroom).Zoning: Residential.IMPROVEMENTS:Vacant stand.The abovementioned informa-tion with regard to the im-provements on the property isfurnished although no guaran-

tee can be supplied in this re-gard. Take further notice thatthe conditions of sale may beinspected at the offices of theSheriff Modimolle(Nylstroom) at Leyd street 50,Modimolle (082 4943 202).Dated at Pretoria this 22ndday of July 2013.VAN DER MERWE DUTOIT INC.Attorneys for PlaintiffBrooklyn PlaceCnr Bronkhorst & DEYStreetsBrooklynPretoriaTel: (012) 452 1300Fax: (012) 452 1304Ref: SORETHA DE BRUIN/jp/NED108/0014.

ESTATE NOTICEIN THE ESTATE OF THELATE GIDEON FRANCOISMAXIMILLIAN KRAUSEID 501009 5009 084Van of Apiesdoring laan 25Bela Bela.Date of death: 16 October2012.Estate number: 9512/12Kindly take notice that theFirst and Final Liquidationand Distribution Account inthe above Estate will lie for in-spection for a period of 21days from date of publicationhereof at the Office of the Mas-ter of the High CourtPolokwane and at the office ofthe Magistrate, Bela Bela.M J BEATSONAttorney For ExecutrixLanser & Williams16 Sutter RoadP.O.Box 18Bela Bela0480Tel (014) 736 2216/7.

BELA BELA AMEND-MENT SCHEME 70/08AND 71/08

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR AMENDMENT OF THETOWN PLANNINGSCHEME IN TERMS OFSECTION 56 (1) (b) (i) OFTHE TOWN PLANNINGAND TOWNSHIPS ORDI-NANCE 1986 (ORDI-NANCE No 15 OF 1986)We, Geo Projects, authorisedagents of the owners of theproperties describe below,hereby give notice in terms ofsection 56 (1) (b) (i) of theTown Planning and Town-ships Ordinance, 1986 (Ordi-nance No 15 of 1986) that wehave applied to the Bela BelaMunicipality for the amend-ment of the Bela Bela Land UseScheme, 2008, by the rezoningof the following properties:(a) The farm Etosha 671 KQ,Bela Bela: by the amendmentof the existing ‘Agriculture’zoning of the property withthe addition of annexure 160to make provision for Gameauction pens and ancillaryuses,.(b) Erf 881, Warmbaths Exten-sion 5, Bela Bela, by the amend-ment of the existing ‘Residen-tial 1’ zoning of the propertywith the the addition of annex-ure 158 to make provision fora Guesthouse and ancillaryuses.(c) Portion 24 (consolidatedportion 3 and 5) of erf 1329,Warmbaths Extension 5, BelaBela by the amendment of theexisting ‘Residential 1’ zon-ing of the property with theaddition of annexure 159 tomake provision for OvernightAccomodation and ancillaryuses. Particulars of the appli-cation will lie for inspectionduring normal office hours atthe office of the MunicipalManager, Municipal Offices,Bela Bela, for a period of 28days from 16 August 2013.

Objections to or presenta-tions in respect of the applica-tion must be lodged with ormade in writing to: The Mu-nicipal Manager at the aboveaddress or Private Bag x1609,Bela Bela, 0480, within a pe-riod of 28 days from 16 August2013.Address: P.O.Box 919, BelaBela, 0480, Tel: 082 8817 252.(16&23)

BELA BELA LAND USESCHEME, 2008

APPLICATION FOR SPE-CIAL CONSENT IN TERMSOF CLAUSE 21 OF THEBELA BELA LAND USESCHEME, 2008,Notice is hereby given that, interms of Clause 21 of the BelaBela Land Use Scheme 2008,I/we, the undersigned, intendapplying to the Bela Bela Mu-nicipality for Special Concentto establish a Law Office/Bro-kerage on Stand 61 Warmbathszoned Residential 1 situatedat 18 Mentz laan. Plans and/or particulars relating to theapplication may be inspectedduring office hours at 18 Mentzlaan or at the offices of theManager: Planning and De-velopment, Bela Bela Munici-pality, Chris Hani Drive, BelaBela.Any person having any objec-tions to the granting of this ap-plication must lodge such objec-tion together with the groundsthereof in writing, with both theManager: Planning and Devel-opment, Bela Bela Municipalityand the undersigned not laterthan 16 September 2013.TONIE GROBLERP.O. Box 330Bela Bela0480Tel: 072 712 6936.(16&23)

The Huis Tekna personnel with Ellerines branch managersand other personnel during a handing over of the donation.Photo: TK Mashaba

Councillors of Mogalakwena Local Municipality joined Mayor Tlhalefi Mashamaiteand Talane during a donation of school uniform in Mapela.

Women’sDay Special

A mouthwash is a delicious thingto have.The right mouthwash can preventmouth sores or cure them, and ithas the added benefit of helpingyour mouth stay fresh.So, this week, The BEAT is

bringing you a recipe for a lovelymouthwash.The ingredients are: 1 cup

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bit expensive, but we recommendmaking the investment anyway, asthe other ingredients are cheapand a tiny bottle of essential oilwill last quite a long time.The method is fairly simple as

well: Mix all the ingredientstogether, preferably in a sealablejar – jam jars, the kind you use topreserve fruit in, should work fine.Every morning and every evening,

swish it around in your mouth afterbrushing your teeth. Be careful notto swallow any.If the taste of the baking powder

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week, and it won’t need refrigera-tion.Be sure to shake your mouth-

wash thoroughly before using,because the ingredients mayseparate a bit.

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Mayor donates school uniforms

Lizzy Bapela

Wrapping up the Mandela Month celebra-tions and ushering in Women’s Month, MrTalane of Nkunzi Development accompaniedthe Mayor of Mogalakwena Local Municipal-ity Tlhalefi Mashamaite when he donatedschool uniforms to 66 pupils of JohannesMasibe Primary School in Mapela. Theschools’ drum majorettes welcomed the pairwhen they handed over the uniforms to thelearners on Thursday, 8 August.Talane appreciated the presence of the

mayor and other members of the executive

council. He indicated that the beneficiariesare from disadvantaged family backgroundsand said that they were identified by theireducators.Mashamaite encouraged pupils to cultivate

a culture of reading and writing. He alsourged parents to respond to the SGBmeetings, since education is one of thegovernment priorities. The mayor empha-sized the national importance of educationstating that, for any nation to develop, itneeds to prioritize education.Mashamaite told the learners that great

leaders including Nelson Mandela have

acquired their education first and thatassisted them to shape their character. Hesaid that that is the reason they perseveredin the face of the most difficult circum-stances during apartheid years.“You must know that no matter the

background of your family, in life everythingis possible if you put your mind to it. Manygreat leaders of our country are from poorfamilies but through determination anddedication they overcame all the hardshipsto become great leaders respected acrossthe land and the breath of this world,” saidMashamaite.He indicated that with the kind of help that

young people are getting from the govern-ment, he sees no reason for them to fail toachieve all their dreams. He said that themunicipality will offer assistance and therest is in the youths’ hands.“As the parents and the leadership of this

municipality we have to be grateful forNkunzi Developments’ helping hands,” saidthe mayor.Joy filled the atmosphere when pupils

ascended the stage to receive their schooluniforms, which included school shoes,socks, trousers, skirts and shirts. Thepupils promised the mayor that they willproduce good results at the end of the year.

Ellerines brings hope to place of safetyand that giving back to thecommunity and especiallyhelping disadvantaged childrenis everyone’s responsibility. Hesaid that they were proud tohave been able to help.

Huis Tekna staff was de-lighted with the contributions.

“For now, we are only allowedto take in 30 homelesschildren, and we have childrenwho came to us as young asfour days old,” said MelanieNel, the centre’s ProjectManager.

“We appreciate the efforts thatdonors go to,” she added.

TK Mashaba

Retail furniture store Ellerines,recently adopted Bela-Bela’s HuisTekna. Regional Manager DanielBaloyi and branch managersvisited Huis Tekna to hand overdonations. The donationsincluded double beds, winterblankets, various sizes of bicycles,soccer balls and soccer kits.

“This is our first donation to thisplace of safety and we haveadopted it to be in our responsibil-ity books,” said Baloyi.

He added that they are lookinginto adopting more such places,


Zanele Ledwaba, principal atModderspruit Primary School alsolooking stunning in red and black. Photo:TK Mashaba

Unleashed Women Gala Dinner celebration“The Foundation will be targeting girls from primary to high school level and will do some research

on their needs and so forth,...”

Breast cancer survivor Henrietta VanKramberg during her address at wom-en’s gala dinner. Photo: TK Mashaba The launch of the Shine like a Diamond Foundation. Photo: TK Mashaba

Cecilia Moima, an educator at HleketaniPrimary School looking flamboyant in herLeopard print dress. Photo: TK Mashaba

TK Mashaba

The first annual Unleashed Women GalaDinner celebration, which was an eventfilled to the brim with glitz, glamour andexcitement, was also the event wherethe Shine like a Diamond Girls’ Founda-tion was launched. The event, held onFriday, 9 August, was attended bybusinesswomen, parents, social work-ers and teachers, among others.The event was held in celebration of

Women’s Month as a whole, and thefounding of a new foundation to help girlsfit in with the goals of the month.The Shine like a Diamond Foundation

is an initiative to help girl children withanything they may need in life, be thathelp through guidance, counselling orany other route.“The Foundation will be targeting girls

from primary to high school level and willdo some research on their needs and soforth,” said Teko Moloto of MolotoAttorneys. According to Moloto, the goalof the Foundation is to empower girlsand help them realize their full potential.Moloto founded the Foundation with

Reneilwe Shilajoe and other closefriends, and they have already received aR5 000 donation from Bolivia Lodge.The Foundation plans to use this

money to help the Modderspruit PrimarySchool, a farm school outside Bela-Bela.They have so far donated a printer to

the school, along with uniforms for allthe grade 1 learners.“We’re still on an on-going project to

help the school with toilets and we willalso be going to other local schools tosee to their needs,” Moloto said.

KgomotsoRamonetefromMokopane andKatlegoMashaba fromBela-Bela.Photo supplied

Susan Monaledi looking great. She wonthe best dressed lady for the dinnerwith her red skirts and black top.Photo: TK Mashaba

Katlego Mashaba takes homeMr Waterberg 2013

From left to right Spikkels De Wet, Edith Katjedi and Sue Kotzé. Photo: Justin Steyn

Local performer and Waterberg FETstudent, Katlego Mashaba, wascrowned Mr Waterberg on 7 August.The lead singer of the local bandLR&BE was chosen from a pool of 17as the winner.Mashaba, who is studying towards a

hospitality industry at the WaterbergFET, won a R1 000 Game voucher andsaid he felt lucky to have won.“I never thought I would win it as I

believed the competition was tootough,” said Mashaba.The winner of the Miss Waterberg

competition was Kgomotso Ramonete.The first leg of the contest was held

between the IT and Business cam-puses, who will be joining the Engi-

neering campus for the second leg onan as-yet unannounced date.According to Mashaba, he did not

have much interest in the contest untilthe Learner Representative Committeeasked him to enter.This week on 14 August, Katlego and

Kgomotso were expected to meet thewinners from the other campuses atLebowakgomo College.Mashaba said that he has been

brought into the spotlight more sincehe met his fellow LR&BE groupmembers.“I have been backstage for such a

long time and I think with this opportu-nity it gives one confidence to achievemore in life,” he said.

School rewards hard-working woman

Justin Steyn

In celebration of Women’s day, Friday 9August, Hoërskool Warmbad wanted toshow their appreciation toward a hardworking lady. Edith Katjedi, the school’shostel cook supervisor, has been rewardedfor thirteen years of service given to theschool.The school hostel manager, Sue Kotzé,

praised Katjedi regarding her as an out-standing worker. “Edith has been with theschool for about 13 years and she has donea lot for both the school and its pupils, shereally is a role model to whom we canaspire,” she said.Under the impression that she had done

something wrong, Katjedi was called in tothe office where the school principal,Spikkels De Wet, handed a certificate foroutstanding service as well as some extra

money to enjoy over the long weekend.“I really am surprised and was not expect-

ing this, I am going to buy some nice shoesfor my sister’s child for her matric farewellwith this money” she said.Katjedi described herself as a family

person. She is the mother of a 24 year oldElectrical Engineering student who has alsobeen selected to play in the provincial volleyball team. In her free time Katjedi enjoyscooking and sings at her local church choir.Kotzé described Katjedi as the pupil’s

“home away from home” and over-allcaregiver with a positive attitude, but shehad to endure a rather hard time with thesudden passing of her husband, a politician,in 2008. “We are very grateful to Edith whoeven remained positive despite her hus-band’s assassination in Grobblersdraai fiveyears go” said Kotzé. “Her husband wouldbe very proud of her” she added.


TK Mashaba

The 18-woman Limpopo ladies’ soccersquad who represented the province atthe National Championship came

Limpopo provincial ladiessoccer team takes a fall

Pat Seema, a SAFA provincial official.Photo supplied

home drooping after they failed toscore a single goal.The team, which has 5 Bela-Bela-

based members, returned home thisweek Monday after they were thrashed6-0 by Gauteng on Saturday, 10August, while on Sunday they lost toNorth West Province by 10 points.The games were played in Kroonstad

in the Free State and the finals wereexpected to be played during theweek.Pat Seema, of the Limpopo Prov-

ince’s SAFA office, said that a need fordevelopment is essential in this re-gard.“This has been an eye opener to the

province and the district that we need todevelop,” he said. “Our team was notimpressive at all and it shows that some-thing has to be done so that they cancompete in the highest standard of footballin South Africa,” he added.Limpopo Province has not had players on

a national soccer team in some time, aclear sign that more development is needed.

More friendlies for Bela-BelaHappy Hearts FC

“We have played a couple offriendly games and I have seen howthey play,” Letlalo said.In recent weeks they played a friendly

against Total Surrender, taking a 4-2loss against the other Bela-Bela team.This week, they were expected to

play against Diesel ‘n Dust FC,another local SAB team, and were intalks with Modimolle Aces regarding apossible friendly match.“We need as many friendly games

with these SAB teams as we can, totest my combinations and strategy,”said Letlalo.

TK Mashaba

The newly-promoted SAB Leagueteam Happy Hearts from Bela-Belahave been busy with preparationsahead of the new season starting inOctober.Under the leadership of Mike

Letlalo, a teacher at MmamakwaPrimary School, the team won theLFA championships. They haveadded five new players in themeantime, recruiting a defender, astriker and three new midfieldersfrom other teams.

School district games for Bela-Bela

TK Mashaba

The Waterberg District is in a prepara-tion fury for the District School Games,where 17 different sports codes will becompeting on the 30th and the 31st ofAugust.Primary schools will be playing on the

30th and high schools on the 31st,according to Tebogo Nkwinika, clustercoordinator for the Waterberg Depart-ment of Sports, Arts and Culture.The games will be organized by the

Education Circuit in partnership withthe Waterberg District and all thecodes will be playing that weekend.

The netball court which still needs renovation ahead of the big events to be held atthe end of August. Photo: TK Mashaba

This means that all Bela-Bela sportsfacilities must be in the proper condi-tion to accommodate the games bythat time.The sports centre is currently in a bad

state, the netball field especially beingunusable. Promises were made by themunicipality but so far nothing appearsto have been done.Among the sports that will be repre-

senting is swimming, baseball, basket-ball, chess, and gymnastics.Attempts to obtain comment from the

Bela-Bela Municipality regarding thereadiness of the Sports Centre weremet with silence.

Schools prepare for assessmentextra help or not and not for learnerprogression or promotion.Educators will see as to what extent

the learners in their classes measure upto expectations and will use the resultsto inform their lesson plans.District officials will use the results todesign school improvement plans and torender appropriate support toschools. Competent subject expertsand educators selected and appointedby the department set the ANA tests.Learners from public schools acrossthe country will write ANA, according toa timetable set nationally.Annually, the learners are tested on

the language and numeracy skills theyhave learnt during the particular schoolyear. Knowledge and skills developed inearlier years may also be assessed butthe DBE provides guidelines on thescope of work to be covered in thetests.Seloba said that the department will

soon issue out press releases on theprogramme and the matric trial exami-nations.

Lizzy Bapela

Primary schools around the countryhave already started with preparations forthe Annual National Assessments (ANA)programme scheduled to take place inSeptember. The Department of BasicEducation administers the programme,with the main focus being on literacy andnumeracy. The Departmental Spokes-person in Limpopo, Phuti Seloba, saidthat the standardised test is set to verifythat all learners in all schools aredeveloping the appropriate language andmathematics skills for the grade.Both literacy and numeracy are

regarded as important building blocks ofeducation.The department is determined to

improve learners’ language and math-ematics skills and has setspecific targets to be achieved by 2014and beyond. The ANA will be used tomeasure learners’ progress and toestablish the level they are performingat. The programme will also be used asa tool to assess whether a child needs

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