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Last month The Beat reported on an in-cident where a fire that razed valuableproperty belonging to a pensioner, aftera shack suddenly caught f i re inModimolle.On Monday, 12 November,

a similar incident took placeat the Mothoa residence inPhagameng section, wherethe family lost all the valu-ables in a shack, which wasdestroyed by fire.The shack was situated in

the back yard of the mainRDP house and was occu-pied by Johannes Mothoa,who was not at home when the incidentoccurred.Mothoa told The Beat that all his

clothes and personal documents weredestroyed by the fire. “I was with a frienda block away from home when I re-ceived a message that there is a crisisat home. A child came to inform me thata shack was on fire.”“I ran home with my friend and, upon

arrival, we joined hands with other neigh-bours, in an attempt to put out the roar-ing fire. We tried by all means to fightthe fire until the fire services personnelarrived. At the end of the day, we man-aged to defeat the fire, but it was too

Another mystery fire destroys shack in Modimolle

This used to be the shack that was occupied by Johannah Mothoa’s son Johannes.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

late. I have lost all my belongings, in-cluding my personal documents, cloth-ing and appliances,” said Mothoa.The Mothoa family does not know what

caused the fire. The mother of JohannesMothoa told The Beat that she was in

the RDP house when sud-denly the television went off.She says she thought therewas a power cut when the TVwent off.“My 6 year old grandson,

Phenyo, came running intothe house and told me thatthere was smoke coming outof the shack. The neighboursresponded very quickly andhelped us to stop the fire.

My son, Johannes, also came with hisfriends who also helped a lot. I have noidea what may have caused the fire. Wehave encountered a serious loss,” saidMothoa.Officials from the Modimolle Local Mu-

nicipality also responded swiftly to seeif they could be able to assist the fam-ily. Municipal spokesperson, PatrickShika, said that they would investigatethe matter and give the necessary feed-back to the family, at a convenient time.Shika said they have many cases of

this nature in the area, and that most ofthem resulted from the inaccurate con-nection of electrical wires.

“I have lost allmy belongings,including my

personaldocuments,

clothing andappliances,...”

The Musina SAPS’s crime preventionunit arrested seven suspects who arealleged to be involved in a syndicate ofmaguma-guma (con men) who stealmoney and other people’s belongingsunder false pretences.The arrest of the seven, four women

and three men, who are all Zimbabwean,took place on 2 November within Musinatown.The suspects allegedly confessed to

their criminal deeds to the crime pre-vention unit, when they were stoppedfor questioning in town.The suspects are Florence Dorope

(29), Tariro Kagura (27), Loveness Chido(35), Tendai Makandwa (22), ObviousRutsava (24), Jimmy Nyavedzamai (26)and James Nyavedzamai (29).According to sources, the group of

maguma-guma waited for unsuspectingtargets in front of shops and garageswith the intention to rob them. Theyacted as people who were ready to as-sist and they particularly chose Zimba-bweans who came to South Africa to

Suspected maguma-gumabusted in Musina

buy things.Musina police spokesperson, Lieuten-

ant Peter Mudau, says that the maguma-guma normally speak to the target in apolite manner, so that the victim willunderstand and accept that they arebeing offered true assistance.“The suspects wrap a stone as if it is a

diamond and sell it to the foreigners,”said Mudau. “They tell the victim thathe or she must not look at it in their pres-ence because the police will arrive andarrest all of them.”Mudau added that these people also

pretended to exchange money. Theyaccept money from the victim and giveback wrapped paper in return.During their arrest, the suspects were

found with a large amount of cash in theirpossession. “At least R2 700 and 3 mil-lion Zimbabwean dollars were found intheir possession,” Mudau said.“We suspect that the suspects had ac-

cumulated this huge amount of moneyby robbing foreigners.” - LiN News/Limpopo Mirror

Two Beit Bridge men, who fatallystruck a local security guard as theystole chickens at a local fowl coup,have each been sentenced to an ef-fective 20 years in jail.Mduduzi Tshakaza (44) and Arnold

Stewart Gono (29) pleaded not guiltyto murder but were convicted by HighCourt Judge Nicholas Ndou last Fri-day.The court heard that, on the night of

14 April last year, the pair decided torob a fowl run, located in the indus-trial area of Beit Bridge. They found asecur i ty guard, SimbarasheGwazvarwa (29), asleep at the site.Armed with a knobkerrie, the pair

woke the guard up and ordered himto remain calm and quiet as theystole ten chickens. Gwazvarwa triedto call for help, was struck threet imes on the forehead with the

Chicken thieves jailed 20 yearsfor murdering security guard

knobkerrie, and was left lying uncon-scious on the ground as the thievesmade off with their loot.He was later discovered and rushed

to the Beit Bridge District Hospital,where he died later from his injuries.Tshakaza and Gono left one of the

chickens at Tshakaza’s sister in theearly hours of the day and later re-turned and asked her to slaughter andcook it for them.The sister refused tooblige them, citing her religious be-liefs. She reported the case to thepolice, resulting in the pair’s arrest.Justice Ndou said the court viewed

the crime in a “very serious light,” add-ing that Gwazvarwa had met his deathsimply because he was trying tocarry out his guard duties and thatthe offence was committed under thecover of darkness. - LiN News/Limpopo Mirror

So often times it happens that we live our lives in chainsAnd we never even know we have the key.

Lyrics from Already Gone, peformed by the Eagles for their 1974 On the Border album

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.Henry Ward Beecher

The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeedin business—or almost anywhere else for that matter. Lee Iacocca

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.Albert Einstein

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Operation “Klopjag” makes a difference

Lizzy Bapela

Concerned stakeholders paid surprisevisits to 51 active offenders currently onparole and correctional supervision inBela Bela.The participants conducted the visits

Officials of the Department of Correctional Services in Bela Bela and stakeholdersposed for a photo ahead of their quarterly operation “Klopjag” in the area. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

at various sections in the township onThursday, 8-, and Friday, 9 November.The Department of Correctional Serv-

ices’ Bela Bela Satellite office led theoperation to visit offenders serving theirsentences within the community.Satellite head, Fani Pholosi, said that

the operation was conducted in order tomonitor compliance to supervision con-ditions and identify challenges phasedwithin the community, which leads to therise of crime.The operation consisted of sister de-

partments in crime prevention, includ-ing Social Development, South AfricanSocial Security Agency (SASSA) andCommunity Development Officers join-ing Correctional Services on their homevisits.After a short briefing by correctional

services management, participants weredivided into two groups which were ex-pected to operate on the same route,but from opposite sides.Group A started at Extension 1, work-

ing their way through Extensions 5, 6,7, 8, Mazakhela, Soweto, Mmapatileand end at Old Location. Group Bstarted at the Old Location, working theirway towards Extension 8.Pholosi said the main objective was to

catch offenders by surprise on the un-expected second visit by the secondgroup on the same day. Offenders areused to only one visit per a day by theCorrectional Services’ monitoring offi-cials.Of all the 102 visits paid in two days to

offenders, The Beat witnessed only fivewere registered as non-compliance tohouse arrest conditions and were dealtwith accordingly by the department.During the operation, Betty Mabitsela,

of the Department of Social Develop-ment, was able to identify the need for

her department’s intervention after real-ising that one of the offender’s reasonsfor being involved in criminal activitieswas because addiction to nyaope.An appointment was made on the spot

with the offender and his mother to visitthe department’s offices on Monday 12November.Mabitsela realised that one of the of-

fenders who is in the system for childabuse, was dissatisfied that her childwas moved from a place of safety in BelaBela to a place of safety in Tzaneen. Allthe stakeholders agreed that moving thechild would make it difficult for her toreconnect with the mother after place-ment from prison.Social Development said that the child was

moved to Tzaneen because of alleged vio-lence to other children housed at the BelaBela place of safety. Mabitsela confirmed thather department would assist the mother topay visits to the child in Tzaneen and en-sure that the child also visits his home inBela Bela.The stakeholders witnessed during home

visits that most offenders acquired skills incatering, carpentry, brick laying, paving andplastering. Community Development Officer,Wendy Phiri, took note and committed herdepartment to assist these skilled offendersto make a living out of the skills acquired inprison.Pholosi said that it is through accepting

these offenders back into the community,by addressing social challenges confrontingthem and creating job opportunities for themthat the circle of crime can be broken.

Council infighting weakens Bela Bela service delivery

Manager of the Bela Bela Local MunicipalitySam Bambo confirmed disruptions by coun-cil members in the municipality. Photo: LizzyBapela

causing the process to stop.A number of council meetings were

cancelled and some postponed sev-eral times.If these posts are not filled urgently,

it will be to the severe detriment ofservice delivery and the general run-ning of Bela Bela.The council meeting detailing the

appointment of new managers in the mu-nicipality, scheduled for Tuesday, 6 Novem-ber, was also cancelled.Counter revolutionaries

had threatened to disruptthe meeting, allegedly be-cause they were against thepotential candidates to beappointed for managerialposts.The South African Munici-

pal Workers’ Union(SAMWU) sent a letter re-cently to the municipal man-agement, demanding themto stop all interviews immediately or face astrike to bring the municipality to a stand-still if the union’s demands are not met im-mediately.Four council members of the ANC were

reported to have embarrassed the munici-pality even further when they swore at anddegraded each other at a meeting with offi-cials from the Department of Corporate Gov-

ernance, Human Settlement and Tradi-tional Affairs (COGSTA).Municipal manager Sam Bambo con-

firmed that there were in-cidents where councilmembers disrupted meet-ings and the effectivemanagement of the mu-nicipality, including re-cruitment.Reports state that

Bambo also confirmedthat one of the meetingsthat were disrupted wasindeed a COGHSTA

meeting, which was scheduled for 1November.Bambo was quoted saying that he

submitted a report about this to theexecutive committee of the town coun-cil and suggested that they speak tothe province about this urgently, seek-ing the provincial government to inter-vene.

“Four councilmembers of the

ANC werereported to haveembarrassed themunicipality...”

Lizzy Bapela

Serious infightings by members of the ANCin the council of Bela Bela are sinking thelocal municipality, threatening service de-livery in the area.Council members confirmed that the con-

flicts have caused the town council to fallapart. Some members of the ANC in thecouncil even went so far as to impose sanc-tions on council meetings where the lead-ership had to take critical decisions aboutthe town.Several stakeholders raised major con-

cerns about the negative effect that this hason the management of the town.Some of the events that revealed the fric-

tion of the local ANC government were thatcertain council members disrupted inter-views for critical posts in the municipality,

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Lizzy Bapela

The ANC Youth League in Limpopo has madeit clear that they want Bela Bela political heavy-weight, Councillor Zakes Moeletsi, in the ANCnational executive committee (NEC) to beelected at Mangaung in December.The announcement was made during the

league’s regional general council (RGC) thattook place at the OR Tambo Hall in Modimolleon Saturday, 10 November.The RGC was for concluding nomination lists

for candidates expected to join in the nationalleadership during the Mangaung conference.The league reported that all branches of the

Youth League voted Moeletsi as one of theirpreferred candidates, only second to Limpopopremier Cassel Mathale.The league still wants current deputy presi-

The Limpopo ANC Youth League wants Zakes Moeletsi

Preferred ANC Youth League candidatecouncillor Zakes Moeletsi aims for thevoted nomination for the national leader-ship. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

dent Kgalema Motlanthe to come back aspresident, deputized by Mathews Phosa, withsports minister Fikile Mbalula as secretarygeneral and Thenjiwe Mtintso as his deputy.The league nominated human settlement

minister, Tokyo Sexwale, as the incomingtreasurer general and North-West premier,Thandi Modise, as the national chairperson.Moeletsi has previously served as chairper-

son of the provincial executive committeemember of the South African National CivicOrganisation (SANCO) and former mayor ofBela Bela. He also served as chief whip forthe Bela Bela Local Municipality and speakerfor the Waterberg District.He is currently serving as member of the

mayoral committee at the district municipal-ity, chairing the community services portfolioand NEC member of SANCO. Moeletsi told

The BEAT he is available for the nominationand welcomes it with open hands.Spokesperson for the Congress of South

African students (COSAS), Peter Shibambu,voiced his opinion about Moeletsi’s nomina-tion, saying that their structure is not shakenabout it, as it is not the first time.Shibambu said he is only waiting until the

Mangaung congress passes so he can hearwhether members of the Youth League wouldstill be talking as much as they are doingnow.COSAS stands firm on their belief that Presi-

dent Jacob Zuma will return for the secondterm after the elections. “As COSAS we havealways supported the leadership of Zuma andGwede Mantashe. We had our regional con-gress recently and our membership re-affirmsour long standing resolutions of the supportof Zuma and Mantashe and their collectivefor the second term.”“We do not see any political reason why

these comrades can not be given a secondchance to strengthen the ANC and its alli-ance,” said Shibambu.Shibambu said they are afraid of the way

other comrades are rushing, wanting to leadthe ANC, saying they can see that the partywill not be safe under their leadership. “Wefurther encourage branches of the ANC tocontinue nominating Zuma with his collectiveto save the ANC from these rushing vampires,”he said.Secretary of the ANC Youth League in the

Waterberg region Matsobane Tsweleng saidsome members of the league proposed thatthey would like to see their counterparts join-ing in the next ANC PEC, especially the sec-retary position.He said the league believes that Andries

Lekalakala has failed them as he does notsupport the issue of “economic freedom inour lifetime” but serves his own interest, self-enriching and anarchy.The Youth League is expected to host their

election conference in January 2012 and havenot yet announced potential candidates forthe incoming leadership.The league’s PEC deployed members

Beauty Thembu, Klaas Mabunda and WesaniSithole to facilitate the RGC in Modimolle,which, according to Tsweleng, went very well.

The Bela Bela Tourism Association’s an-nual awards will take place on 30 No-vember at 18:30 at the Forever ResortsWarmbaths. Nominations for outstand-ing citizens in Bela Bela can still be sentto [email protected]•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Check out our online edition of The BEATat www.thebeat.linmedia.co.za to seethe countdown timer to the fabulous MassFeeva Carnival that will take place in BelaBela on 1 December.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The BEAT wishes a happy birthday tothe following readers: Phumulo RubzSetshedi and Kgomotso Jo-AnneMalepane on 14 November. Big JoelBaloyi, Meega Seema, KhensaniMaluluka and Jaqualine Kekana on 17November. Esme Njoro and JennifferKhader on 18 November. May your daysbe filled with joy.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Any community news like birthdays, cel-ebrations, anniversaries, births anddeaths can be sent [email protected] (.) The BEAT willendeavour to publish these titbits in ournew Can You Hear Us Now column.Readers can also submit their news bytelephone. Call Maria Makwela on (014)736 2723. Any community events canalso be published in this column.

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EDITORIAL POLICY

BEAT Page [email protected], Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.za 16 November, 2012

The BEAT wants to hear from our readers. If you have agreat story or something that you want us to bring to light,please email [email protected] or send an SMS to one

of our reporters. Lizzy: 076 609 7644 or TK: 076 7569740. We would also LOVE to see some of your weird andwonderful photos for our editorial page. Do not delay, just

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Serious conflict in the meeting rooms ofthe Bela Bela Municipality is leading tothe further decline in service delivery inthe area. This week The BEAT reportson the fighting among council members,who not only hobbles the smooth run-ning of the municipality, but also embar-rasses the town council on provinciallevel. (See page 3)In his message on the Bela Bela mu-

nicipal web page, mayor FreddyHlungwane states that one of the mainstrategic objectives of the municipalityis to turn the area into a tourism huband so develop the local economy.“With the growing investment into this

sector, our municipality remains oncourse to achieve this objective by fast-tracking socio-economic investment inthe sector, creating sustainable jobs forlocals, diversify the industry through di-rect involvement of the local population,”Hlungwane says in this online state-ment. However, when we look at thefact that key positions, such as ChiefFinancial Officer, Manager of Planningand Economic Development and Man-ager of Corporate Services, are not filled,we have to ask ourselves whether theseobjectives are really a priority.Through the year, The BEAT reported

on various levels where the Bela Belamunicipality failed its residents when itcame to service delivery and economicdevelopment. On 10 January, theANCYL staged a sit-in at the municipaloffices, claiming that leadership pro-grammes, designed to develop youngpeople from poor families, are used tobenefit people close to the municipalmanagement. On 24 February, TheBEAT reported on a dispute inMasakhane where the legal owners ofRDP houses were left in the cold, whileillegal occupants claimed that the BelaBela municipality allocated the housesto them. In May, the infamous land swopdeal was thirsted into the spotlight. Thecontentious land exchange issue refersto the Show Grounds, which the mu-nicipality is proposing to exchange forMr Steve Bosch’s land of lesser valuenext to Spa Park. In the same issue,The BEAT reported on the building forthe traffic department’s testing site,where building was halted due to fund-ing problems. In June, a massive sew-erage spill, due to malfunctioning pumpsthat were allegedly not kept in good re-pair, made the headlines.On 27 July, The BEAT published a

story about the total disrepair of the lo-cal sports grounds.The list goes on. As the year is end-

ing, residents should ask themselveswhether the municipality that they votedinto power, really has their best inter-ests at heart.

Serious aboutservice delivery? Do demonic spirits

exist? Bishop Silas Tlou

Any spirit that has indwelled people willsoon show forth its fruit. If the evil spiritpossesses you, then you will produceaccording to the spirit that has pos-sessed you.You can only know the spirits that

possess you by the fruit it bears be-cause the spirit has no other identify-ing traits.Some people believe evil or demonic

spirits do not exist. They love to saythat we cannot blame our own faultson the devil. The Bible disagrees, re-ferring to demonic spirits often. Jesusadmonished the evil spirits when Hewalked on earth.Mark 1:25 – “Silence!” Jesus said,

speaking harshly to the demon. “Comeout of him!” From this passage, it isclear that demonic spirits do exist andthat Jesus has the final authority overthem, whether they like it or not.At times people interpret these spir-

its as ancestors because they can visu-alise trough dreams and visions. TheBible speaks of not trusting every spiritand says we should try every spirit andsee whether they come from God. Rev-elation 2:2 – “I know everything youhave done, including your hard workand how you have endured. I know youwon’t put up with anyone who is evil.When some people pretended to beapostles, you tested them and foundout that they were liars.”Some evil spirits will claim and pre-

tend that they are from God. 1 John4:1 – “Dear friends, don’t believe eve-ryone who claims to have the Spirit ofGod. Test them all to find out if theyreally do come from God. Many falseprophets have already gone out into theworld.” Jesus also warned about falsespirits who would come to confuse thechildren of God. Matthew 24:4-5 – “Je-sus answered: Don’t let anyone foolyou. Many will come and claim to beme. They will say that they are the Mes-siah, and they will fool many people.”Be aware of this: not every spirit

comes from God. Demons are fallenangels and can disguise themselvesas if they come from God. Fallen an-gels can possess people and can usepeople of church to stay in contact withpeople and sometimes even performmiracles just to drive conviction to le-gitimize their operations within people.Mostly will like to prophecy so that

you can trust them or can worship themor, even better, serve them. Neverthe-less, at later stage they show their truecolours and start to control you. John10:10 – “A thief comes only to rob, kill,and destroy. I came so that everyonewould have life, and have it in its full-est.”Demonic spirits have three character-

istics. They will kill, they will destroyand they will steal.God wants you to be successful in

all the endeavours of you life. Jeremiah29:11 – “I know the plans I have in mindfor you, declares the Lord; they areplans for peace, not disaster, to giveyou a future filled with hope.”

Let the good times roll: Schoolchildren stunned the crowds when they performed theSarafina dance during the Maokeng Primary School prize-giving ceremony. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

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BELA BELA AMEND-MENT SCHEME 63/08

NOTICE OF APPLICA-TION FOR AMENDMENTOF THE TOWN PLAN-NING SCHEME INTERMS OF SECTION 56(1) (b) (i) OF THE TOWNPLANNING AND TOWN-SHIPS ORDINANCE 1986(ORDINANCE No 15 OF1986)We, Geo Projects, author-ised agents of the owner ofErf 1483, Warmbaths, Bela-Bela hereby give notice interms of section 56 (1) (b)(i) of the Town Planningand Townships Ordinance,1986 (Ordinance No 15 of1986) that we have appliedto the Bela Bela Municipal-i ty for the amendment ,known as the Bela BelaLand Use Scheme, 2008, bythe rezoning of the propertydescribe above by the edi-tion of annexure 151 for thepurpose of a household en-terprise.Particulars of the applica-tion will lie for inspectionduring normal office hoursat the office of the Munici-pal Manager, Municipal Of-fices, Bela Bela, for a periodof 28 days from 2 November2012Objections to or presenta-tions in respect of the ap-plication must be lodgedwith or made in writing to:The Municipal Manager atthe above address or Pri-vate Bag X 1609, Bela Bela,0480, within a period of 28days from 2 November 2012Address: P.O. Box 919,Bela-Bela, 0480, Tel: 082881 7252

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION

IN THE HIGH COURT OFSOUTH AFRICA (NORTHGAUTENG HIGH COURT,PRETORIA) Case No:17024/2012In the matter between:ABSA BANK LIMITEDPlaintiffand ADOLF JOHANNESCRAFFORD GOUWS (IDNo. 700621 5234 089) De-fendantPersuant to a judgmentgranted by this HonourableCourt on 31 July 2012 anda warrant of execution, theundermentioned propertywill be sold in execution bythe Sher i f f of the HighCourt, Ellisras on Fridaythe 30th day of November2012, at 10h00 at The Mag-istrate’s Office, Bela-Bela(Warmbad), Limpopo Prov-ince, to the highest bidderwithout a reserve price:Erf 1429 Warmbaths Exten-sion 21 Township, Regis-t ra t ion Divis ion K.R. ,Limpopo ProvinceStreet Address : 12Camtroos Avenue, BelaBela, Limpopo ProvinceMeasur ing: 1347 (OneThousand Three Hundredand Forty Seven) squaremetres and held by Defend-ant in terms of Deed of Trans-fer No. T138565/2006Improvements are:Dwelling: Entrance hall,lounge, dining room, familyroom, kitchen, 4 bedrooms,scullery, 3 bathrooms, 2seperate water toiletsOutbuildings: 2 GaragesNo warranties regardingdescription, extent or im-provements are given.The conditions of sale to beread out by the Sheriff of theHigh Court at the time of thesale and will be availablefor inspection at the officeof the Sher i f f El l i s ras ,

Metro Building, Room 1M,Kot ie St ree t , El l i s ras ,Limpopo Province.Dated at Pretoria on this the29th day of October 2012.VAN ZYL LE ROUX INCFirst Floor, Monument Of-fice Park, 71 Steenbok Av-enue, First Floor, Block 3,Monument park, Pretoria,PO Box 974, Pre tor ia ,0001, Tel: 012 435 9444,Fax: 012 435 9555REF: 406991/ENIEMAND/MN

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS IN DECEASED

ESTATESAll persons having claimsagains t the undermen-tioned estate must lodge itwith Executor concernedwithin 30 (Thirty) days (oras indicated) from date ofpublication hereof.Estate No.: 1358/2012Master’s Office: PRETO-RIASurname: DU TOITChris t ian names:GYSBERTUS JOHANNESANDRIESDate of birth: 1925-01-06Identity No: 250106 5010089Last address : WarmbadRusoord, WarmbadDate of death: 2011-11-17Only applicable if deceasedwas married (in communityof property/subject to theaccrual system):N/AChristian names and sur-names of surviving spouse:N/ADate of birth: N/AIdentiy No: N/AName and (only one) ad-dress of Executor or author-ised agent: CHRIS JOHANFERREIRA,C/o Erasmus Ferreira &Ackermann, WCMASBuilding, Cnr OR Tambo &Susanna street, WitbankPeriod allowed for lodge-ment of claims, if other than30 days:ADVERTISER, AND AD-DRESS:ERASMUS, FERREIRA &ACKERMANNPO Box 686, Witbank,1035, Tel . No: 013 6561711

MOOKGOPONGAMENDMENT SCHEME,

2010 (AMENDMENTSCHEME 66)

We, Nhlaluko Develop-ment Consultants, beingthe authorized agent of theowner of the erf mentionedbelow, hereby give notice interms of section 56(1) (b) (i)of the Town-Planning andTownships Ordinance,1986 (Ordinance No. 15 of1986), that we have appliedto the Mookgopong Mu-nicipality for the amend-ment of the town-planningscheme known asMookgopong Land UseScheme, 2010, in the fol-lowing manner:1. Amendment Scheme 66:for the rezoning of Erf 1411,Mookgopong Extension 2,from “Residential 1” to“Business 1”.Particulars of the applica-tion will lie for inspectionduring normal office hoursat the office of the Land UsePlanner/Manager: Techni-cal Services: Civic Centre,cnr . Nelson Mandela &Mookgopong Drive ,Mookgopong, for a periodof 28 days from 02 Novem-ber 2012 (date of the firstnotice). Objections to orrepresentations in respectof the application must belodged with or made inwriting to the Land UsePlanner/Manager: Techni-cal Services at the above-mentioned address or P/Bag X 340, Mookgopong0560, within a period of 28days from 02 November2012. Applicant: NhlalukoDevelopment Consultants,7 Emperor St ree t ,Polokwane, 0699. Tel :(015) 291 – 3527, Fax: 086668 0650.

Lizzy Bapela

The Waterberg District Municipality rec-ognised older people from across the dis-trict at the district’s launch of OlderPeron’s Forum.The forum was launched at Ga-Pila Vil-

lage, in Mogalakwena Local Municipality,on Friday, 9 November under the theme“working together we can do more to pro-vide sustainable services to our older per-sons.”Leadership of the older people’s forum

and senior citizens, travelled from all cor-ners of the district to be part of the launchand celebration.The district mayor, Councillor Tlotlanang

Mogotlane, delivered a keynote addressduring the launch. She said that, everyyear throughout the world, governmentscelebrate 1 October with their elderly citi-zens to thank them for the constructiverole they play in their communities andto say how much they love them and thedistrict did the same to their elderly peo-ple.

Waterberg honours senior citizens

Executive mayorof the WaterbergDistrict Municipal-ity councillorTlotlanangMogotlane ac-knowledged thecontribution olderpeople make tothe developmentof societies.Photo: LizzyBapela

By hosting the event on that day, thedistrict municipality also wanted to rec-ognise, affirm and encourage senior citi-zens as important source of wisdom indealing with some of the issues confront-ing the district and South Africa as awhole.“The occasion highlights the role of sen-

ior citizens in our collective effort to builda vibrant district, a better South Africa anda better world for our older people. Someof our elderly may be way past their pro-ductive age, with limited physical capa-bilities and income-earning capabilities,yet are still eager to contribute positivelyto society,” she said.“We have a generation of older citizens

who have worked to build this nation andwho have now retired and are enjoying life.They are our daily sources of inspirationand the cornerstones and pillars of ourcountry,” she added.Mogotlane said that ageing is a true mile-

stone of human development and achieve-ment. She said that, in the fast ageingworld, older people would increasingly

play a role-through volunteer work and in-creasing their participation in the paid la-bour force.“Millions of adult HIV/AIDS parents are

cared for at home by their parents. Ontheir death, orphaned children left behindare mainly looked after by their grandpar-ents. The principles of caring and sup-porting our elderly are founded on the needto build an inclusive society that empha-sise participation, self-fulfilment, inde-pendence, care and dignity for all,” shesaid.The government want to implement poli-

cies that will enable older people to livein an environment that enhances their ca-pabilities, foster their independence, pro-vide them with adequate support, and careas they age.The government has also extended the

reach of old age pension, through ena-bling older men to obtain the grant at theage of 60 instead of 65. Older peoplequalify free access to essential servicesuch as water, health, housing and elec-tricity.By launching the District Older Persons

Forum, the district municipality made acommitment to support older peoplethrough the organised structure. The dis-trict municipality also called upon localmunicipalities to drive the initiative withintheir jurisdiction so that elderly in the dis-trict will be helped.The municipality also acknowledged all

non-governmental organisations (NGOs),community based organisations (CBOs)and many caregivers in communities fortheir commitment and contribution, oftenon voluntary basis.Mayor Mogotlane said they complement

the work of government immensely in car-ing for older persons.During the celebration, the municipality

recommitted itself to work towards the pro-vision of services that enable senior citi-zens to lead better and dignified lives.

International Men’s Day(IMD) is an annual interna-tional event, celebrated on19 November, in 62 coun-tries world wide, includingSouth Africa.The aim of this campaign

is to bring understanding toissues affecting men, in-cluding a focus on men’sand boys’ health, betteringgender interactions, promot-ing gender equality, andhighlighting positive malerole models.The Positive Men’s Move-

ment of South Africa(POMESA), in partnershipwith the South African Net-work of People Living withHIV and AIDS (NAPWA) or-ganised the first annual In-ternational Men’s Day eventin South Africa on 6 Decem-ber 2008. As the Decem-ber date was not celebratedby other participating coun-tries, a decision was madeto move the date to coordi-nate with the rest of theworld’s celebrations.From 2009, IMD was cel-

ebrated on 19 Novembereach year.According to the Depart-

ment of Social Develop-ment, International Men’sDay is a time for many peo-ple to reflect on the contri-butions, sacrif ices and

Men must look at their health

progress made by men in so-ciety. Such progress in-cludes that of men workingtogether with women tomake educational, eco-nomic, social, and techno-logical advances in society.According to the IMD

founder, Dr JeromeTeelucksingh, the focuses ofthis year’s celebrations willbe the men’s health. Thetheme will be “Helping Menand Boys Live longer, Hap-pier and Healthier Lives”.Teelucksingh warns that

the day is not intended tocompete against Interna-tional Women’s Day, but isfor highlighting men’s expe-riences.During his IMD speech in

2009, Deputy President,Kgalema Motlanthe, saidthat men should not beafraid to show their caringside.“A caring man is one who

is capable of feeling deeplyabout the pain visited uponothers; someone who pur-sues justice whether it im-plicates his family or othermembers of society,” hesaid. “This is someone whowants justice for all, whetherfriend or foe. In essence,this is the basis of buildinga caring society,” Motlantheconcluded.

“This is someone who wants justice forall, whether friend or foe...”

Limpopo DA welcomesPSC’S call

ation as it opens wide theroom for corruption and pa-tronage.According to PSC report,

Limpopo’s financial disclo-sure compliance rate has in-creased from 89% in 2010/2011 to 96% in 2011/2012while systematic monitoringof corruption is still poor, withfew departments keepingdatabases on corruption,”Bodlani said.The DA said that they have

long been calling for suchlegislation and are thereforehopeful that it will assist in afight against corruption espe-cially in the province, whichis known to be the hub of cor-ruption.Bodlani said that corrupt

activities allow valuable stateresources to benefit only cer-tain individuals whereas peo-ple are still waiting to get ba-sic services in their areas sothe PSC’s findings shouldspur government into action.He added the DA will be re-

introducing the debate in thelegislature on the need for alaw to regulate governmentemployees doing businesswith the state, saying sucha law is long overdue inLimpopo.

“This is an indefensible situation as it openswide the room for corruption and patronage.

Lizzy Bapela

The Democratic Alliance inLimpopo welcomes the Pub-lic Service Commission’s callto regulate state employeesin state business.Parliament recently dis-

cussed and released a reportentitling trends relating to cor-ruption in the Public Serviceby the Public Service Com-mission (PSC).DA’s provincial spokesper-

son, Langa Bodlani, said thereport highlights what theparty has been consistentlycalling for in Limpopo; theneed to regulate governmentemployees doing businesswith the provincial state.He said that, in fact, two pri-

vate members bills intro-duced by the DA to curb thispractice were blocked by theruling party.“Now, with the PSC’s rec-

ommendations, we hope thatour Legislature will revisit itsstance on the matter. In2010, the Auditor-Generalfound that Limpopo had thehighest number of employ-ees who were doing businesswith state departments with-out the required permission.”“This is an indefensible situ-

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TK Mashaba

Learners in Limpopo schools can enjoy thisyear’s Christmas season, knowing that thetextbooks that they need for next year will bedelivered before the school year starts inn2013.This was the message that was solidified

by Minister of Basic Education Mrs AngieMotshekga. “Deliveries to schools, final rec-onciliation of left-over stock, and further distri-bution to districts and circuits for possibleschool top-ups, will be completed by 7 De-cember 2012,” she told reporters inPolokwane, according to a statement issuedby her office.Motshekga said that the final administration

of the entire project must be completed by13 December. This came after some of theschools in Limpopo did not receive textbooksand other resources. Some of these bookswere found, still in their original wrappings,abandoned in a dilapidated outbuilding.During the media briefing, Motshekga said

Limpopo Schools to getearly “Christmas presents”

International Student’s Day (ISD) is a daywhere student communities are com-memorated all over the world. It takes placeannually on 17 November.The celebrations around ISD focus mainly

on the differences that student activismmade in the world. The date commemo-rates the anniversary of the 1939 Nazistorming of the University of Prague afterdemonstrations against the killing of JanOpletal and the occupation of Czechoslo-vakia. Many students were executed andtaken prisoner.The day was first marked in 1941 in Lon-

don by the International Students’ Counciland the tradition has been kept up by theInternational Union of Students, which hasbeen campaigning, with National Unionsof Students in Europe and other groups,to make the day an official United Nationsobservance.In South Africa, students, from here and

abroad, also had a huge part to play in theliberation struggle and the anti-apartheidmovement.On the morning of June 16, 1976, thou-

sands of students from Soweto gatheredto participate in a student-organised pro-test demonstration. The crowd grew tomore than 10 000 students.

The Minister of Basic Education MrsAngie Motshekga promised that the text-book fiasco in Limpopo would not be re-peated. Photo: Supplied

that publishers had been asked to reduce theirprices. A total of 4,9 million textbooks hadbeen ordered, at a reduced price of R236 mil-lion. This was a saving of 38% compared tothe lowest original price of R383 million.Procurement and delivery of stationery for

the 2013 school year would cost R129,12m.This was a 49,8 percent saving compared tothe cost of stationery for the 2012 school year,which amounted to R259,8 million.“I am confident that, come the first day of

school, all the learners and educators will havelearning and teaching materials,” saidMotshekga.“The department had procured textbooks for

Grades 4 to 6, and Grade 11, as well as sta-tionery packs for all grades. The NationalTreasury had committed R380m for the 2013procurement and delivery process, with addi-tional funding for stationery packs,” she ex-plained.Deliveries to schools had already begun

earlier this month, and would be acceleratedto the rate of 200 a day. Distribution Com-pany UTI would handle the deliveries.“Publishers commenced with the delivery of

stock to the central warehouse from 15 Oc-tober onwards,” Motshekga said. This datewas in keeping with the appointment of UTI,on 16 October, to ensure proper administra-tion of stock and planning for delivery.About 95% of stock had already been re-

ceived.Information on delivery progress would be

loaded every week on the department’swebsite, and implementation would be moni-tored daily. Motshekga and her departmentcame under fire for failing to deliver textbooksto Limpopo schools timeously this year. Lobbygroup, Section 27, said last week that someschools were still without textbooks.

Students shape the futureStudents not onlyhold the key tothe future througheducation, theycan also spear-head changewhen necessary.InternationalStudent’s Day iscelebrated on 17November. Photo:Supplied

On their way to the Orlando stadium, po-lice officers stopped the students and triedto turn them back. At first, the securityforces tried unsuccessfully to disperse thestudents with tear gas and warning shots.Then police officers fired directly into thecrowd of demonstrators.That day, two students, Hastings Ndlovu

and Hector Pieterson, died from policegunfire. Hundreds of students sustainedinjuries during the subsequent chaos thatengulfed Soweto. The shootings in Sowetosparked a massive uprising that soonspread to more than 100 towns and citiesthroughout South Africa.According to the ANC, large-scale stu-

dent protests began in the United Statesafter the massacre of hundreds of peace-ful student demonstrators in Soweto in June1976. The focus of the campaign was thedemand for removal of university funds fromcompanies that were involved in South Af-rica.The student uprising marked a decisive

turning point in the history of the anti-apart-heid struggle. Students played a major rolein ending apartheid.Student led movements driving for change

has the power to affect the world and toeradicate social injustices.

The Bela Bela Square alive withcycling action

Participants in the Nando’s Aid bicycleride were happy to take a well-deservedrest at the Bela Bela Nando’s restaurantbefore making their way to Centurion.Photo: Supplied

Nando’s workers at the Bela Belarestaurant celebrated the courage ofthe visiting charity cyclist by danc-ing and singing for joy. Photo: Sup-plied

adjust their plans because they could notride at night.The tour started on 3 November in Musina

and the first leg of the tour ended inThohoyandou. On 4 November, theypushed on from Thohoyandou to Makhado(Louis Trichardt).The tour went from Makhado to Tzaneen

on 5 November and from Tzaneen to TheRanch Hotel in Polokwane on 6 Novem-ber.The tour continued to Mokopane on 7

November and ended on 8 November inCenturion after a quick pit stop in BelaBela. World AIDS Day is celebratedaround the world on 1 December everyyear. It has become one of the most rec-ognised international health days and akey opportunity to raise awareness, com-memorate those who have passed on, andcelebrate victories such as increased ac-cess to treatment and prevention services.World AIDS Day provides an opportunity

for governments to demonstrate deliveryon the commitments that they made in2009 and to communicate government’leadership in addressing HIV and AIDS is-sues.

TK Mashaba

Bela Bela Square was bustling with activ-ity when more than 100 cyclists stoppedat the local Nando’s restaurant as part oftheir charity cycle tour.The intrepid riders visited Bela Bela on 8

November on their way to Centurion afteran epic cycle tour that started in Musina.According to Nando’s Chickenland Ltd,

Over 25% of all people in South Africa suf-fer from HIV or Aids, meaning that it af-fects everyone in some way. In recognitionof this Nando’s South Africa has worked toset up a charity, Nando’s Aid, to supportNandocas — Nando’s’ staff — and theirfamilies who are HIV positive or living withAIDS.Nando’s Aid helps provide financial sup-

port for medication, as well as campaign-ing to improve awareness of the importanceof knowing ones HIV status and assistswith any funeral arrangements.The Nando’s Aid bicycle ride, now in its

seventh year, aims to raise funds, whichgo directly to Nando’s Aid.The charity riders were supposed to ar-

rive in Bela Bela on 7 November, but had to

Local artist to audition for Carnival

TK Mashaba

Artists in and around Bela Bela are practicingtheir art and preparing for auditions.The auditions follow a meeting that the Bela

Bela municipality officials and organisingteam of the Mass Feeva Caribbean Carni-val, held with local artist to recruit the best ofthe best. The Carnival will take place on 1December.The Carnival, the first of its kind on the con-

tinent, will draw many colourful internationalcarnival participants, from the Caribbean,Gauteng and Limpopo to Bela Bela for aspectacular display of street dance, publicparade and music.The Carnival was rehearsed in 2011 on 16

The Mass Feeva Carnival will take placeon 1 December and should provide plentyof entertainment and many surprises.Photo: Supplied

December in Bela Bela and now the organ-isers are ready to put on a spectacular eventwith stellar performances.According to Matome Sebelebele, munici-

pal spokesperson and carnival organiser,auditions will be conducted to select theteams that the carnival organisers will beworking with on this extravagant event.“We met with the art council and artists

who want to be part of the performances onthe day of the festivities. We came to theconclusion that we will conduct auditions onThursday, 22 November,” Sebelebele said.“The positive energy we received from the

artists really boosted the morale of the plan-ning committee and we are looking forwardto this huge event,” he added.Sebelebele said that the auditions would

ensure that the Carnival has the best per-formers available locally.Local artists will be included in the Carnival

parade that will take the town of Bela Belaby storm. They will be joined by Carnivalteams from Trinidad and Tobago. The artistsfrom Trinidad and Tobago thrilled onlookerson 16 December 2011, during the rehearsaland this year should be no less.Sebelebele said that the Carnival organis-

ers would like to invite all Bela Bela resi-dents, the whole population including adults,government employees, teachers, healthworkers and professional to be part of theCarnival. Costumes will be provided a daybefore the event on 30 November. For moreinformation, interested parties can contactSebelebele on 014 736 8052 or 072 7511553.According to Sebelebele, the Carnival is a

whole day event and the municipality expectsto see record numbers of guests pouring intoBela Bela for the celebrations. “We wantthem to be part of the festival too,” he said.

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Tragedy strikes Polokwane City FC

TK Mashaba

Polokwane City FC, formerly knownas Bay United, lost four of theirplayers in a road accident that tookplace last weekend.Reports from the South African

Police Service say that fourPolokwane City soccer playershave lost their lives in a vehicularaccident near Nobody village, out-side Polokwane. The incident tookplace on the afternoon of Sunday,11 November.According to information from the

police, the team was returninghome from playing a National FirstDivision (NFD) fixture against AtlieFC, formerly known as FC AK, atthe University of Limpopo. The

The Limpopo MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture, Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba,Polokwane mayor, Freddy Greaver, and PSL Chairperson, Irvin Khoza,visited the scene of the accident to pay their respects. Photo supplied

game ended in a one-all draw.According to the Premier Soccer

League (PSL), three players weretaken to Mankweng Hospital inPolokwane and two were in seri-ous condition.The 22-seater bus was carrying

nineteen players as well as theteam manager and was hit by abakkie, causing the bus to fall onits side in the way of oncoming traf-fic. A passenger bus crashed intothem. The driver of the bakkie wasarrested on charges of drunken andnegligent driving.Polokwane City retained their NFD

status after the arbitrator ruled re-cently on their case of fielding anineligible player. The complaint waslodged by Dynamos against

Polokwane City and was finally re-solved.The PSL disciplinary committee

ruled that the player in question,who was registered under the nameand identification document ofRealeboga Bolly Matlou, was notRealeboga Bolly Matlou.During the hearing, the arbitrator

confirmed a settlement agreementreached between the parties to theeffect that the SAFA Appeal Boardfindings are set aside and the PSLDisciplinary Committee decisionshould be upheld.The outcome of this is that

Polokwane City FC are guilty offielding an ineligible player and theyhave to pay a fine, but no points orgoals will be removed. PolokwaneCity FC will therefore retain their2011/12 NFD log position.Unlike Carara Kicks, whose points

were cut and who were thereforerelegated for the same offence,Polokwane City FC’s points werenot expunged because the initialruling stated that, “the majority ofthe panel found that although BayUnited had been found guilty of aserious offence, it found that therehad been no deliberate breach ofthe National Soccer League (NSL)Rules, therefore expunging pointsin the matches that the playerplayed would not be an appropriatesanction.”They were fined R300, 000, R200,

000 of which is suspended for aperiod of 12 months on conditionthat Bay (Polokwane FC) are notfound guilty of a similar offence dur-ing that period.

TK Mashaba

A former champion from Bela Bela,in the South African Breweries (SAB)Regional Waterberg League, BelaBela FC United, opened their newseason on a low note.The team, formerly known as Bela

Bela Fast XI, who won the WaterbergMayoral Tournament two years ago,lost their opening match to neighboursDiesel n Dust in a hair raising clashon Saturday, 10 November.

Bela Bela FC United open season with wounds

Bela Bela FC United suffered a blow when they lost their first game of the season against neighbouringDiesel n Dust. Photo: TK Mashaba

Diesel n Dust, who was promotedto the SAB League in the new clus-ter programme, whipped Bela BelaFC United 2-0. United was not the onlyone that suffered such a blow in theirfirst game, NTK Happy Boys also suf-fered from a 2-1 loss against BelaBela’s Bazooka FC, while TroubleMakers FC BEAT Young Lizard 5-2.Bela Bela Pirates played to a zero -

all draw against A1Terrors.In Stream B, Mosesetjane All Stars

lost 1-0 to Thaba FC, while Real Ma-

drid beat Benfica 2-1. Simple Yellowslost 3-0 to Mookgopong All Stars FCwhile Moloto Morning Stars FC lost6-0 to Stonebreakers.Dimakatso Sundowns FC lost 2-0

to Yester United FC.In Stream C, Super Eagles FC beat

Domingos 5 FC -0 while SelekaCallies FC beat Barcelona 2-1.Double Action FC lost 2-0 to Sea

Robbers FC while Zaba All FC Starssuffered a big blow after losing 6-1 toMogul FC.

Where will the children go?These are someof the chal-lenges thatfuture heroeshave to face ontheir road tosuccess. Photo:MzamaneRingane

ourselves having to use theneighbouring rugby field, andthat is if the rugby players arenot at practice. We tried toengage the municipality severaltimes, but so far, there is nopositive feedback. There are lotof youngsters who chose toquit football because of this con-dition,” said Motshegoa.Next to the R101 road at

Modimolle’s extension 10, TheBeat spotted another self-made soccer field, which issituated very close to the mainroad. A concerned local resi-dent, Dion Bodiba, emphasizedthat someone has to do some-thing to keep this young andpassionate people busy, andto save them from potentialtrouble that comes with roam-ing around the streets. Bodibasaid Modimolle has manyyoung players who need onlya platform to display and ex-press their talent.“We have a lot of youngsters

who are talented, but they failto express themselves fullybecause of the condition of ourfootball facilities. The munici-pality should intervene beforeit is too late. Under these cir-cumstances, many young-sters will lose faith and resortto crime and drugs. Modimollewill never produce top flight foot-ball players under this condi-tions; someone has to save thisyoung people,” said Bodiba.Municipal spokesperson,

Patrick Shika, said that the is-sue of the Phagameng SportsGrounds was only brought totheir attention recently.“The matter was only brought

to us recently, when we startedpreparations for the ModimolleMayor’s Cup,” Said Shika.

Mzamane Ringane

It is heart breaking to see theconditions of the recreationalfacilities where the children inPhagameng have to go to whenthey want to play.The festive season is the pe-

riod when most people willspend most of their time goingaround shopping malls and pre-paring for the holidays.It is the time where less at-

tention would be given to thoseyoung ones. Now the big ques-tion is: where would most of theyoung ones go? The Beat hasspotted many ‘make do’ soc-cer fields that were created byyoung players who have pas-sion for football in thePhagameng area. Most ofthese fields are situated atplaces that can be consideredunsafe for the children.Near the Phagameng Cem-

etery, there is a team of youngpeople who decided to use thespot as their practice field. Thisnewly formed team is calledBlue Stars and they say theirwish is to play in the ModimolleLocal Football Association’sLeague. A few steps from thepractice field where this youngboys play; you will find thePhagameng Sports grounds.Most of the local teams in thelower leagues practice and playat this venue. The Beat recentlycaught up with young playersat this venue during one of theirpractice sessions. Super Strik-ers FC mentor, JohnMotshegoa, said that the con-dition in which they are play-ing their most admired gameis unbearable. “Come the rainyseasons, the fields look like riv-ers. After heavy rains, we find