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Drama and infighting inBela Bela municipality

dents with outstanding money in their mu-nicipal accounts experienced electricity cut-offs and as the CFO he was blamed. Theincident led to concerned residents and rep-resentatives of the local youth movementssuch as Congress of South African Students(COSAS) embarking in a mass action pro-test, expressing their anger towardsMaluleka. Residents owing money tothe municipality had to wait in long queuesat the municipality after arrangements weremade regarding methods of payment.The BEAT interviewed Maluleka to hear his

side of the story and he responded openlyand was willing to have a meeting to iron outissues raised. He said that he followed properprocedures when he appointed the consult-ants and anyone alleging otherwise must sub-mit proof of the allegations. A meeting wasthen set up for Wednesday 15 May for dem-onstration of proof regarding the said allega-tions and discuss other work related issues.Maluleka denied having any exchange ofwords with Hlungwani, saying he knows noth-ing about the allegations and the court case.“I do not even have three months working inthe municipality so why would I have devel-oped such alleged hatred towards themayor?” he said.He added that he spoke to the mayor on a

daily basis and that there has been no ten-sion between them. Regarding the electric-ity cut-offs, he said that he does not knowhow to conduct that process, and added thatthe people spreading these allegations werebeing misled and were not aware of all thefacts.“If there is one thing I cannot tolerate it is

political interference in my work. If some poli-ticians think I am not doing my job properly,they are welcome to intervene and remedythe situation because I do not interfere withanyone else’s job,” he said.Hlungwani also confirmed having opened a

criminal case with the local police against

Maluleka but could not comment furtheron the matter.In another looming court battle, The Beat

can also confirm that the recentlyappointed Corporate Services ManagerAdvocate Abel Ramolotja has beenordered to vacate the offices of themunicipality after one month in office.Ramolotja, a former UNISA academic,CCMA Commissioner and PremierSoccer League (PSL) DisciplinaryCommittee’s Chairperson took office on 1April 2013, only to be informed on 2 May2013 that he must vacate the municipaloffices with immediate effect. Aparently,the Council has since appointed PheniusSebola to the position. It is most likelythat Ramolotja, who holds B Iuris, LLBand a Master of Laws (LLM) degrees inlabour law will refer his case to the courts.Sebola and EXCO member councillor

Lucas Nhlapo unsuccessfully challengedRamolotja’s appointment in the High Courtin February.When asked for comment Ramolotja

would only say “Justitia omnia vincit”, aLating expression translating to “justiceconquers all”.During one of the Council session

debates on who should be appointedCorporate Services Manager in themunicipality, it was reported thatSebola’s B Iuris degree was withheldby the university, an allegation whichhe denied.In an interview with The BEAT,

Sebola also denied contesting for thesaid post, saying he is happy at theWaterberg District Municipality. TheBEAT later learnt that Sebolaresigned from the district municipalityto occupy the said post, which he wasal legedly promised by certainmembers of the council in the BelaBela municipality.

“If there is one thing I cannot tolerate it is political interference in my work. If some politicians think I amnot doing my job properly, they are welcome to intervene and remedy the situation because I do not inter-

fere with anyone else’s job,”

Lizzy Bapela

The recently appointed Chief FinancialOfficer (CFO) of the municipality, MorrisMaluleka, has become the most talked-about head of department in themunicipality. Sources in the municipalityallege that Maluleka appointed twoconsultants without following themunicipality’s proper procedure of theSupply Chain Policy, costing themunicipality R3, 5 million, with onecompany to be paid R1, 7 million for aperiod of 3 months.The council’s Executive Committee

(EXCO) then requested Maluleka to submitwritten reasons within seven days as towhy he should not be suspended for suchallegations on Tuesday 7 May. Instead,the CFO apparently filed papers with theHigh Court, requesting it to set aside theletter that request him to provide suchreasons.According to the sources, the papers

served indicated that the matter isexpected to be heard on Tuesday 28 May.It has also been reported that the mayor

has laid a criminal charge against the CFOat the local police station, which the policeconfirmed.Maluleka was reported to have ex-

changed words with Hlungwani on theevening of Monday 6 May. Sources al-leged that Maluleka threatened Hlungwaniover the phone for recommending his sus-pension. The mayor apparently recordedMaluleka threatening him with violence forrequesting him to answer to allegations ofmisconduct. Maluleka joined the municipality on 8

February after it operated for almost twoyears without a CFO, a state of affairs thatled the National Council of Provinces(NCOP) coming to Bela Bela to intervene.He first became unpopular after local resi-

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Bela Bela residents were informed about ameeting hosted by the Bela Bela police whichwas arranged to take place at HoërskoolWarmbad on Wednesday 8 May. The meetingplace was relocated to the Bela Bela policestation’s lecture hall on the same day whichresulted in a poor turn out. The stationcommander, Col. Sibongile Ndaba, apologizedfor the inconveniences caused and listenedattentively to the complaints of those present.A main concern among residents was that

of break-ins at their homes.“My husband and I both woke up one

morning with a mild irritation in our throats andfound that our house had been broken into”said one resident. She added that her husband,a heavy smoker, usually wakes up during thenight and goes for a smoke; this was not thecase on the night of the break in.

Lizzy Bapela

The South African Communist Party (SACP)in the Govan Mbeki (Waterberg) District hasoutlined its position on the current politicalsituation in the district.The party said that the current state of

municipalities in the district needs specialattention from the newly elected provincialtask team (PTT) and the incoming provincialexecutive committee (PEC) that will precedeit.The SACP’s deputy secretary in the

district, Philemon Magoai, said that at thecore of the problems is the interference offormer PEC members and their cronies thatare still in the regions.He said while the most critical challenge

of the PTT is to rebuild the ANC and prepareit for the 2014 elections, it is also importantthat they also intervene in issues ofgovernance, as this impacts directly onservice delivery. Magoai said that in nearlyall municipalities in the district, servicedelivery is lacking or simply not present.“To make matters worse, the battle for

resources, in particular tenders, preventssome municipalities from functioning.”He said that it is difficult to hire senior

managers in some municipalities becauseof personal interest from leaders andcouncillors.For instance, the Bela-Bela Local

Municipality at some stage was operatingwith less than fifty percent of recommendedsenior managers. The municipality wasforced to operate with only two managers in

SACP speaks out on political situation in WaterbergTechnical Services and Social andCommunity Services.Only after the Minister of Treasury, Pravin

Ghordan, put pressure on the council bywithdrawing grants and equitable shares tothe municipality was the new chief financialofficer (CFO), Morris Maluleka, hired, Magoaiadded.Magoai said that after a very bitter battle

between councillors, provincialadministration and political leaders,Corporate Service manager Advocate JomoRamolotja was hired. A member of theexecutive committee in the municipalitycouncillor Lucas Nhlapo was not happy withthe appointment of that particular person,and took the matter to High Court. Thematter was dismissed with costs when itwas found that Corporate Service managerwas correctly hired, but the matter is stillon-going with some councillors insisting thattheir preferred candidate be employed. Anumber of councillors allegedly convened acouncil meeting and passed a resolutionrequiring the municipality to pay the courtfees, to the tune of R300 000.In Mogalakwena Local Municipality, former

Corporate Service Manager HenryThobejane has taken the municipality tocourt for unfair dismissal and the position isstill being advertised, while after a series ofdisagreements between the then mayorEsther Mothibi and Thobejane versusmunicipal manager Willy Kekana and somemembers of the executive committee,Mothibi and Thobejane were fired.‘We still believe that the matter was dealt

with in a factional manner,” said Magoai.The SACP believes that Lephalale Local

Municipality also suffered the recall of themayor because of factionalism. The partysaid they still do not understand the reasonfor the delays in employing senior managersin crucial positions, including managers forPlanning and Economic Development,Corporate Service and Social andCommunity Services.The SACP also talked about the

municipality, still being investigated afterR9,5 million was apparently lost during theformer mayor Johanna Mojela’s term. Theparty said that, the current leadership of themunicipality is allegedly reluctant to follow-up on the case.The manager for Social and Community

Services post in Thabazimbi LocalMunicipality still needs to be filled and oneANC councillor John Michael Fisher, whowas removed as a member of Exco, tookthe municipality to Court as a result.The SACP in the district expressed its

concerns regarding the behaviour of ANCcouncillors who are taking municipalities thatare under the administration of the ANC tocourt, saying that the posts of MunicipalManager, Manager of Planning andEconomic Development are still to be filled.Such concerns include Mookgophong

Local Municipality, operated without aMunicipal Manager for three years until thecouncil appointed Peter Magwala in April2013. The post of Corporate ServiceManager and Technical Service Managerstill needs to be filled.

Another concern is the post of theMunicipal Manager in Modimolle LocalMunicipality, which has been vacant forabout 12 months and has been re-advertisedseveral times. Magoai also noted that thecurrent Corporate Service Manager remainsin his position even though he was foundguilty of fraud. He also pointed out thatthe position of Manager Social andCommunity Services is still vacant and theproblems in all the municipalities are almostidentical.The SACP requests that all senior positions

in all the municipalities be filled withimmediate effect as these impacts negativelyon service delivery.The party also calls for all councillors who

are found to have interfered withadministration to be disciplined as per thecode of conduct for councillors, whichprohibits councillors from interfering in theadministration of the municipality, exceptunder specific circumstances.All councillors who took the ANC-run

municipalities to court must be broughtbefore disciplinary committees in line withthe Mangaung resolutions.Failure to do so will lead to other members

following suit as a precedent has been set.“The ANC must get rid of the bad elements

within itself in the region and focus onorganisational work rather than business TheSACP in Govan Mbeki District (Waterberg)is committed to working together with theANC and all mass democratic movement(MDM) structures during the rebuildingprocess,” Magoai concluded.

Bela Bela residents were shocked to hear of the passing of the well-known localbusinessman Joseph Radebe, often called Sgorothi. According to the informationreceived, Radebe collapsed on Friday 9 May and was hospitalized as a result.He passed away on Monday 13 May and will be buried over the weekend.

Community policing meetingpostponed

Ndaba said that there have been manyreported cases with victims waking up to aburning sensation in their throats. The irritationis said to be caused by an unknown substancewhich is burnt by thieves at the home’sdrainpipes and ventilation areas causing thoseinside, including dogs, to fall into a very deepsleep.Col Ndaba suspects that filling bathroom- and

kitchen basins with water could be a way toprevent smoke from the burning substancefrom entering the home but this method hasnot been confirmed as effective.Town residents were advised to safeguard

their homes at all times especially betweenthe morning hours between 6:30 and 9:30 amwhen most residents are on their way to workor school.“Criminals monitor movements in households

over a period of time to predict when no one isat home, and early morning break-ins havebeen popular, “ said Ndaba. A blue GP-registered Mitsubishi Pajero is

said to be linked with a large number of break-ins. The community is advised to obtain fullregistration numbers of all vehicles that maybe used for criminal activities as a sole vehicledescription is considered insufficient.The Bela Bela Township has seen an increase

in cellular phone and laptop theft. Ndaba saidthat these crimes are usually linked with drugusers who allegedly steal these items as wellas groceries to support their habits.Police have requested that the

community meeting be moved to Thursday7 June and will keep local media up todate about a confirmed meeting where thiswill be held.

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Bela Bela saw a large mass action proteston Thursday 25 April. Many of those at theprotest were school students who com-plained about poor service delivery and text-book shortages.“We are still waiting for certain textbooks

to be delivered to our schools” said a stu-dent. Municipal Spokesperson, MatomeSebelebele has expressed disapproval ofthe attendance of students during themarch, stating that the learners are nottaxpayers and textbook shortage issuesshould be addressed to the Department ofEducation.“It worries us as the municipality that

learners partake in protests when theyshould be in class,” he said.Section 27, a public interest law centre,

reported that out of the 19 schools visitedin Limpopo, 9 schools had significant short-ages of the Curriculum and Assessment

Policy Statement (CAPS) textbooks. Sec-tion 27 has written a letter of demand tothe Department of Basic Education (DBE)in relation to substantial textbook short-ages for the 2013 academic year.The law centre demanded a full delivery

of the (CAPS) textbooks by no later than26 April and that the DBE appoint an indi-vidual person or group to conduct a verifi-cation exercise to verify the state of text-book delivery by 19 April. The verificationwas to be completed by 10 May. The short-falls are numerous in Grades 1 to 6 at pri-mary level, and Grade 10 and 11 at Highschool levelDirector General of the Department of

Education, Bobby Soobrayan, has re-sponded to the letter of demand stating thatthere is no Electronic Monitoring System(EMS) and shortages are addressed asthey are reported.The province has engaged in a head count

by an external entity. The data is then

pulled into an electronic learner monitoringsystem which will be expanded to cater forall administrative facets down to the schoollevels inclusive of textbook procurement anddelivery.Soobrayan stated that the shortages are

as a result of learner migration which onlysurfaces in the first term of the school cal-endar which exacerbates the loose cover-age of Learner Teacher Support Material(LTSM).He added that Grade 10 textbookswere not provided in the 2013 school cal-endar because they were provided in late2012 and deemed unnecessary as thesetextbooks would have been retrieved by theschool at the end of 2012, for use in 2013.The Department of Education has com-

mitted to providing the required textbooksand engaging in an exercise to establishquantities through the structures of districtsand circuits. The department expects toconclude this by 10 May followed by a proc-ess of top-ups to schools where necessary.

The department has expressed concern thatschools would report shortages to Section27 without reporting to the department, whoare in position to remedy reported short-ages.Most schools reported that they did not

receive the full amount of textbooks for2012, in spite of the court order handeddown on 4 October 2012.The court orderrequired that textbook delivery for 2012 becompleted by 12 October 2012 and text-book delivery for 2013 be completed byDecember 2012.It is also inconsistent with two sworn affi-

davits filed by the DBE in the North GautengHigh court confirming that all textbooks hadbeen delivered. Section 27’s research as-sistant, Thabang Pooe, told The BEAT thatthe deadline for their letter of demand hasnot been met and that they are looking atthe options and what their clients want.“We are not ruling out the possibility of

returning to court” she said.

Lizzy Bapela

Branches of the ANC Youth League inLimpopo are said to have asked theleague’s National Task Team (NTT) todissolve al l Regional ExecutiveCommittees (REC) and the provincialexecutive committee. The resolutionfollows regional general councils (RGC’s)attended by branches of the ANCYLacross the province.Other regions convened their RGCs on

Youth League National TaskTeam visits Limpopo regions

ANC Youth League Waterberg Regionalchairperson Sipho Mhlanga led branchesof the league in the region to the regionalcouncil at Oasis Lodge recently. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

the morning ofSaturday, 11 Maywhile the Water-berg Region hostedtheirs at OasisLodge in Moko-pane on Sunday,12 May, with PeterMokaba (Capri-corn) on the sameday.Members of the

ANC Youth Leaguein the LimpopoProvincial Execu-t ive Committee(PEC) and the NTT

attended the RGCs.The chairperson of the league in the

Waterberg Region, Sipho Mhlanga, saidthe request to dissolve the REG’sdoesnot apply to Waterberg. He added thatmembers of the NTT are the appropriatepeople to approach for further commenton the matter.He said the RGC’s were not only meant

to serve the purpose of introducingmembers to each other, but also toassess the strength of the organizationand arr ive at intervention wherenecessary.REC had organized for transport for

branches to the venues and branchesenquired with their regional secretariesin this regard.The members of the NTT deployed to

Limpopo had their first meeting at FransMohlala House on Saturday 4 May andthe spokesperson for the ANC YouthLeague in Limpopo Klaas Mabunda sentout a statement in this regard.Mabunda said that the gathering served

as an introductory meeting and furtherdiscussed at length organisationalchallenges in the province and as wellshared their terms of reference to thePEC. He also said that the NTT requiredintroduction to branches by the PEC, asit wi l l lend a hand in st imulatingcooperation and compliance frombranches. He said the NTT will do this inorder to advance the objective of theirappointment and consequently lead toconvening the national conference in duecourse.The NTT’s responsibility is to restore the

organization where it is at its weakest,and the team also aims to ensure thatthe Youth League becomes participatoryby all young people, so that its vanguardstatus with regard to the achievement ofeconomic freedom is muscled andbroadened as much as necessary.

Waterberg Youth League talkscouncil outcomes

Lizzy Bapela

Executive committee members of the ANCYouth League in the Waterberg Districtexpressed concerns following the RegionalGeneral Council (RGC) held in Mokopane onSunday 12 May.The league convened the RGC as per adecision taken between their LimpopoProvincial Executive Committee (PEC) and theleague’s national task team (NTT).Secretary of the league in the district

Tsweleng Matsobane told The BEAT the RGCwas turned into a cadres’ forum and it wasdiscovered that there were individuals andgroups who had been mobilised to attend thegathering for negative reasons.Matsobane said that the allegedly mobilised

attendees consisted of youths from the YoungCommunists League (YCL), Congress of the

Secretary of the ANC Youth League inWaterberg Matsobane Tswelengexpressed concerns after the recent RECin Mokopane. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

People (Cope) and the PAC Youth Congress(PAYCO). He also said that some of thoseattending were non-members of the leaguewho claimed to be the victims of the Makhadoconference held in 2010, where a number ofmembers were expelled from the league.The league’s chairperson Sipho Mhlanga said

they could not say everything was well butthe challenges that they encountered havemade them remain focused, which is why they“survived heavy storms”Mhlanga said their regional executive

committee (REC) has made history byreceiving both national and provincial awardsin 2012 and 2013 respectively. He added thatthere was no organisation that could tell theANCYL how to run its political affairs.According to Matsobane, one individual whohad been mobilised to attend, who asked toremain anonymous for fear of victimisation toldthe REC that they were mobilised and briefedto mobilise as many additional people as theycould. Promises that their entry would not beblocked at the gate were also allegedly made.The individual further said that Limpopo premierCassel Mathale will be recalled, the ANCYouth League be disbanded and the provincialgovernment will be brought out ofadministration. Another anonymous individualsaid that the meetings were just a formalityand that the decision has been predetermined,meaning the structures are going to bedisbanded. Matsobane said rumours hadspread that the NTT had organised thatmembers of the uMkhondo Wesizwe (MK) tobe in charge of the security and the worry wasthat the NTT was planning to disband the REC.The fear was that the REC’s current

membership would be replaced by non-members of the league who have gainedpopularity via social networks.

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TK Mashaba

If residents of the Bela Bela township hadgotten their hopes up five years ago, whenthe construction of a second clinic inExtension 6 was announced, they have sofar been disappointed. The clinic neveropened its doors, and the building intendedfor it is becoming more and more dilapidatedas time passes.The approximately 90 thousand residentsof Bela Bela are served by only two clinics— one stationary and one mobile — inaddition to the town’s hospital. Queues atthe hospital and the clinics are legendary,with wait times of several hours beingcommon.Three years ago in 2011, The BEAT ran anarticle about this issue. According to anofficial who spoke to The BEAT at the time,the builders who were hired to constructthe clinic allegedly did not inspect the soil

Still no answers onExtension 6’s clinic

This building, intended to be a clinic, never opened its doors. Photo: TK Mashaba

Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Labour in Limpopo saysmore robust manoeuvres to place job-seekersin various employs during the financial year2013/14 should be put high on the list, if theywant to eradicate unemployment in thecountry.The announcement was made during a

workshop held at the Forever Resorts in BelaBela on Thursday, 9 May.The head of the Department of Labour in the

province, Albert Tshidavhu, said that it is hightime both potential employers and job-seekersgain confidence in Employment Services ofSouth Africa (ESSA) and continue to registertheir opportunities and Curriculum Vitae’srespectively. ESSA is the departmental systemused by job-seekers register their CurriculumVitae in order to be matched automaticallywith employment opportunities registered byemployers.Tshidavhu said that Statistician General of

South Africa Pali Lehotla revealed last weekthat the unemployment rate in the country is

The mobile clinic is often filled to capacity and lacks any kind of shelter for thosewaiting to obtain medical care. Photo: TK Mashaba

before starting construction resulting incracks in the building foundation thatrenders it unsafe for use.In the time since then, no further progresswas made on either repairing the building,rebuilding it or acquiring a different site.This week on Monday, 13 May, reporterswere told by security services at the clinicsite that nobody was allowed to enter thepremises, and were referred to a MrMokomene, who has thus far beenunavailable for comment.Bela Bela municipal spokesperson,Matome Sebelebele, said that the localclinics do not fall within the jurisdiction ofthe municipality but under that of theLimpopo Department of Health and SocialDevelopment.In the meantime, residents of Bela Belain need of medical care are required toendure waits of several hours at the clinicsand hospital.

Hard work still needed to fightunemployment

still at 25%. He added, however, that the ratein the province is much higher.Deputy Director in the department Joyce

Mathume said that of late quite a number ofemployers are beginning to make use of thedepartment’ system, but there are still issuespertaining to the successful placements of job-seekers in the appropriate positionsOn successful placements during the

previous financial year, Mathume said that justover 450 job-seekers were successfully placedin jobs during the 2012/13 financial year. Sheadded that while number may seem satisfyingit must be viewed against the background ofthe still-skyrocketing unemployment figures,both nationally and in Limpopo.Regarding the strategy to be used to put job

seekers in employment, Tshidavhu said thereare several new shopping centres that are inthe process of being built in the province. Heurged developers to be the first to register theirvacancies in the Department’s database,saying that it would also save the companiestime and money during the recruitmentprocess.

Government to re-open land claimsDuring these workshops, those who

have benefited from land reform said thata lot of people affected by landdispossessions were left out, while landsector NGO’s said most of the affectedcommunities were unaware of the 1998cut-off date.After the consultative workshop, the

Minister approached the cabinet to raisethe concerns of the people and theresponse from the cabinet was positive.The ANC December 2012 conferencein Mangaung deliberated on the matterand resolved on the re-opening of theland claims.President Jacob Zuma referred to the

reopening during the January statement,and announced the re-opening ofrestitution claims during his state ofNation Address in February this year.Magada said the reopening is taking

place against the back-drop of thecentennial anniversary of the 1913Natives Land Act, which waspromulgated on the 19th of June, 1913.He said the department is working very

hard to ensure that all legislativeamendments and policy processesrelating to the re-opening of the lodgingof claims and the codification of theExceptions to the 1913 cut-off date, areready for a Presidential promulgation onthe 19th of June this year.He also said that the re-opening will

cater to those who may have missedout on the 1998 cut-off date and wouldexplore exceptions to the 1913 cut-offdate for heritage sites, historical landmarks and for the descendants of Khoiand San communities.

Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Rural Developmentand Land Reform has issued a harshwarning to corrupt individuals who areallegedly selling land claims applicationforms.Spokesperson for the department,Avhashoni Magada, said that thewarning was issued in light of theplanned reopening of land claimsscheduled for June this year. Applicationforms for lodging claims, along withcitizens’ manuals, will be distributed freeof charge.He said communities and individuals

who have failed to lodge land claimsbefore the 1998 cut-off date areencouraged to take advantage of thewindow period to be opened during thecourse of this year. The 1998 cut-offdate was not long enough for thedisadvantaged community tocomprehend the significance of the landclaims processes.“Some of the targeted communities

were not even aware of the opportunitiescreated by the democratic government;all these were attributed to the limitedwindow period opened for the lodging ofland claims,” he said.He said the Minister of Rural

Development and Land Reform MrGugile Nkwinti became aware of thisafter a series of consultative workshopswith land reform beneficiaries held in2010 and 2011. The consultativeworkshops were conducted in order todetermine the impact of land the reformprogram in the lives of rural people.

Julius Malema responds to the media

Expelled ANC Youth League PresidentJulius Malema says he is confident andin a better space. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

devastated by recent developmentsregarding the public auction of his privateproperty and goods. Malema said hereceived several media enquiries andquestions since the auction wasannounced.“I told all media people who called me

that I will make a statement on all thesedevelopments at the appropriate time, nolater than July this year. This will help toexplain many upset questions in theminds of South Africans, in particularEconomic Freedom Fighters who havecalled to understand what exactly ishappening,” he said. Malema took the opportunity to state

that he has had no business, personal,or political associations with NormanTloubatla, the buyer of Malema’s housein Sandown, despite media reports to thecontrary. He further congratulatedTloubatla on his purchase and wishedhim well.Malema said the statement that he will

make will give context and clarity to whathas thus far transpired.Malema previously had a lot of support

from his associates and members of theruling party ANC and its alliances, ashalls and stadiums would be fullyoccupied when he addressed the publicat rallies and other political gatherings.Hundreds of his supporters flocked to

the community hall in Mahwelereng,Mokopane, in August 2012 to listen tohis address ahead of the party’sMangaung conference. His courtappearances would also turn into publicproceedings, with members of the SAPSconducting road blocks to maintainsafety and security at the venue.The League’ suspended spokesperson

Floyd Shibambu recently said again thathe still stands by Malema, no matter thesituation currently.Malema seems to have lost support

recently, as rallies and night vigils onceheld in his name are no longer takingplace.

Lizzy Bapela

The expelled ANC Youth LeaguePresident Julius Malema told the mediathat he is in a better state and not at all

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It’s that time of the year again, whenwe all huddle close to whatever heatwe can, and spend as much time aspossible under blankets.Winter in South Africa is mild, com-

pared to other countries. We who livein the Waterberg area are especiallylucky, as it hardly ever gets as coldhere as is normal for other parts ofthe country. In Sutherland, for exam-ple, negative temperatures during win-ter are the norm! We’re truly fortu-nate to rarely, if ever, be exposed totemperatures approaching zero.It’s important to remember, how-

ever, that while it may not be as coldas in other parts of the country, andcertainly nowhere near as cold as itgets in the rest of the world, winteris still a dangerous time for manypeople.There’s the obvious danger, of

course — members of the homelesspopulation may become ill or evendie during the winter months, purelyfrom lack of protection against thecold. We urge all members of thecommunity to donate whenever youhear of a blanket drive; they reallydo save lives.We also become sick more often

during the winter months. Beingcooped up inside, with others whomay or may not be sick, causes in-fections to spread rapidly. Getting aflu shot is recommended, and chil-dren should be immunized againstmany illnesses as a matter of course— ask your health care providerwhether your child has been immu-nized if you are not sure.The less obvious danger is, of

course, fire. Fire, and the variousthings we use to heat our housesduring winter.It seems a simple solution: if you’re

cold, make a fire! But is your fire in ashielded fire pit? Are you sure thatsparks from it are not being carriedaway from your home and into a fieldnearby? During winter, the veld turnsinto a tinderbox, and an unshieldedfire may provide the spark to set italight.If your fire is inside, is your house

properly ventilated? Is enough smokegoing out, and enough fresh air com-ing in, to keep you and your familyhealthy? Is anything flammable closeto the fire? Is someone awake totend the fire?Vitally: Are there any children

nearby? If there are, have they beendrilled on basic fire safety? Burnsmake up a large percentage of child-hood injuries and deaths. Drillingchildren in basic fire safety rules willminimize their risk of being burnedand teach them to treat fire with re-spect.

Winter is coming

Community members in Section 6 came together to help a motorist who had crashedhis vehicle. Photo: Justin Seyn

Responsibility andthe Bible Bishop Silas Tlou

Psalm 41:2: The LORD protects andpreserves them— they are countedamong the blessed in the land— hedoes not give them over to the desireof their foes.We are often told to put our faith in

the Lord, but what does that actuallymean? Are we meant to go through lifetrusting in God to make everything turnout fine?Of course we are. But there is also

an ancient saying: God helps thosewho help themselves. God is not go-ing to give you the world on a silverplatter. He is not going to make yourich, or healthy, or happy. He is notgoing to protect you from your own folly.God expects us to live according to

his laws, be hardworking and kind andgenerous. If we obey these laws, thepath before us becomes smooth, andwe will encounter less misfortune. Ifwe are hardworking, God will ensurethat the rewards are fair and just. If wetreat our bodies well, God will ensurethat they remain healthy and serve uswell. If we live justly, God will give usthe opportunity to be happy.In Matthew 25:14-30, we are told the

story of the master who entrusts hisslaves with money before a journey. It’sa well-known tale – when he returns,he finds that one has made a greatprofit on the money he was entrustedwith, one has made a small profit onthe money, and one gives back to themaster only what the master gave tohim to keep. The third slave, who madeno profit from the money left in his care,is punished harshly.God has given each of us certain gifts.

It is our responsibility to make thosegifts work for the glory of God, and notsquander them in laziness and thebelief that ‘God will provide.’ God willprovide only if you prove yourself wor-thy of his help.Psalm 121:7 The LORD will protect

you from all evil; He will keep your soul.Note that the verse says nothing

about your body. If you have faith inGod, he will keep your soul safe. Butthe protection God has given to yourbody comes in the form of laws youare expected to obey. If you do not obeythe laws set out for you, harm maybefall you. That is not punishment asit is often described, any more thanthe pain a child feels, having put hishand in the fire despite warnings, ispunishment.Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with

you; be not dismayed, for I am yourGod; I will strengthen you, I will helpyou, I will uphold you with my righteousright hand.Here, God tells us that we need not

fear, for we are under his protection.Do not take that as license to be fool-ish. God will not protect you from yourown folly.Be responsible, live your lives accord-

ing to the laws God has laid out foryou and be hardworking, and you willfind that God will provide for you.

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LEGALSMODIMOLLE AMEND-

MENT SCHEMENOTICE IN TERMS OF SEC-TION 56(1)(b)(i) OF THETOWN PLANNING ANDTOWNSHIPS ORDI-NANCE, 1986 (ORDI-NANCE 15 OF 1986)We, Newtown Associates,being the authorised agent ofthe registered owner herebygive notice in terms of Section56(1)(b)(i) of the Town Plan-ning and Townships Ordi-nance, 1986 (Ordinance 15 of1986) that we have applied tothe Modimolle Local Munici-pality for the amendment of theModimolle AmendmentScheme, 2004 by the rezoningof a part of the Remainder of

Portion 7 of the farmBoekenhoutspoort 364-KR,situated 8.6kmeast-south-east of Alma, from“Agricultural” to “Special”for a retirement village, subjectto certain conditions. Particu-lars of the application will liefor inspection during normaloffice hours at the office of thesaid authorised local author-ity at the office of The Divi-sional Manager: Town-plan-ning, Ground Floor,Modimolle Municipal Build-ing, Harry Gwala Street,Modimolle, for a period of 28days from 8 May 2013.Any person who wishes toobject to the applications orsubmit representations in re-spect thereof must lodge thesame in writing to Private Bagx1008, Modimolle, 0510, orlodge it with the ModimolleLocal Municipality at its ad-

dress and room number speci-fied above on or before 5 June2013.Address of agent:Nicola LudikAlto Africa Town Planning &Development ConsultantsP. O. Box 3007Modimolle0510Tel: 076 606 6372.(17/5)

MODIMOLLE LOCALMUNICIPALITY

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR THE DIVISION OFLAND IN TERMS OF SEC-TION 6(8)(a) OF THE DIVI-SION OF LAND ORDI-NANCE, 1986 (ORDI-NANCE 20 OF 1986)I, NICOLA LUDIK being theauthorized agent for the regis-tered owner of the followingproperty hereby give notice in

terms of 6(8)(a) of the Divisionof Land Ordinance, 1986 (Or-dinance 20 of 1986) that I haveapplied with the ModimolleLocal Municipality for thedivision of the property de-scribed below:- Portion 5 of thr FarmHartebeespoort 84 KR intotwenty (20) portions;All relevant documents relat-ing to the application will beopen for inspection duringnormal office hours at the of-fices of the Modimolle LocalMunicipality, The DivisionalManager: Town - Planning,Ground Floor, ModimolleMunicipal Building, HarryGwala Street, Modimolle for aperiod of 28 days i.e. 17 May2013 to 14 June 2013. Anyperson who wishes to objectto the application or submitrepresentations in respectthereof must lodge the same in

writing to Private Bag x1008,Modimolle, 0510 or lodge itwith the Modimolle LocalMunicipality at its addressand room number specifiedabove on or before the 14 June2013.Name and address of agent:NICOLA LUDIKAlto Africa Town Planning &Development ConsultantsP.O.Box 3007Modimolle0510Tel: 076 606 6372. (24/5)

MODIMOLLE LAND USESCHEME, 2004

Notice is hereby given to allwhom it may concern that interms of clause 23 of theModimolle Land Use Scheme,2004, I NICOLA LUDIK, au-thorised agent of the propertyowner intend applying to theModimolle Local Municipal-

ity for Special Consent to usea portion of Remainder of Por-tion 2 of the FarmBakovenkrans 192 KR for aplace of instruction, located inan Agricultural zone. Anyobjection, with the groundstherefor, shall be lodged withor made in writing to: TheDivisional Manager: TownPlanning, Ground Floor,Modimolle Municipal Build-ing, or Private Bag x1008,Modimolle, 0510, within 28days of the publication of theadvertisement in the LocalNewspaper, viz 17 May 2013.Full particulars and plans (ifany) may be inspected duringnormal office hours (08:00 -13:00) and (13:45 - 15:00) atthe above- mentioned office,for a period of 28 days after thepublication of the advertise-ment in the local Newspaper.Closing date for any objec-

tions: 14 June 2013.Applicant:NIKKI LUDIKP.O.Box 3007Modimolle0510Tel: 076 606 6372. (24/5)

BELA-BELA LAND-USESCHEME, 2008

APPLICATION FOR SPE-CIAL CONSENT IN TERMSOF CLAUSE 21 OF THEBELA-BELA LAND-USESCHEME, 2008, TO PERMITA NURSERY SCHOOLNotice is hereby given that, interms of Clause 21 of the Bela-Bela Land-Use Scheme 2008, I/we, the undersigned intend ap-plying to the Bela-Bela Munici-pality for Special Consent toestablish a nursery school onErf/Portion 614 Bela-Bela, situ-ated at Bela-Bela.Plans and/or particulars relat-

ing to the application may beinspected during office hours atVan Der Merwe street 24 Bela-Bela or at the offices of the Man-ager: Planning and Develop-ment, Bela-Bela Municipality,Chris Hani Drive, Bela-Bela.Any person having any ob-jections to the granting ofthis application must lodgesuch objection togetherwith the grounds thereof inwriting, with both the Man-ager: Planning and Devel-opment, Bela-Bela Munici-pality and the undersignednot later than 10th July2013.Applicant’s Details:Full Name: ROOS PG/ROOS TJAddress: P.O.Box 122Bela-Bela0480Tel: 083 599 3397/083 7650878. (17/5)

Lizzy Bapela

Executive mayor of Waterberg DistrictTlotlanang Mogotlane recently interactedwith the business community of BelaBela during a meeting that was held atthe Bela Bela Forever Resorts on Satur-day, 11 May.Mogotlane addressed the stakeholders

during a briefing session held associatedwith the Waterberg Executive Mayor’sMarathon, which was held on the sameday.Representatives from the local busi-

ness chamber, business community andvarious stakeholders in Bela Bela, in-cluding the Forever Resorts manage-ment, attended the meeting.Political leadership from the Waterberg

District Municipality and Bela Bela Lo-cal Municipality including Mayor FreddyHlungwani also graced the meeting.In her address, Mogotlane said the

main objective of the meeting was tourge business partners to foster sustain-able partnership with municipalities inorder to contribute to the economicgrowth and employment creation effortswithin the district. She said every mu-nicipality in the country is faced with thechallenge of delivering services in sucha way as to promote the development ofsustainable communities and localeconomies.“The business sector plays an impor-

tant role by continuously working to-wards an environment conducive to com-munity growth and development.Our district municipality has in con-

junction with the resort, organised abreakfast session to provide municipali-ties and the business sector with a plat-form to network and share ideas.

Executive mayor meetsbusiness community

Waterberg DistrictExecutive mayorTlotlanangMogotlane ad-dressedstakeholdersduring a briefingsession at the BelaBela ForeverResorts recently.Photo: LizzyBapela

This meeting also aims to provide sup-port to other stakeholders to be able tomeet and exceed the demands placedby the government as a developmentstate.It is the role of the business sector as

independent and sustainable entities tovoluntary support local government tomeet the challenges and demands of allits stakeholders,” she said.Mogotlane said the district’s business

communities are well positioned torender the kind of assistance needed toplace municipalities on the road to ma-turity.The mayor and her office strongly be-

lieve that the focus should be on public-private partnerships and daring and crea-tive ways of doing business to improveservice delivery.She praised the resort for supporting

community programmes such as the re-cent wheelchair donation that took placeat the Bela Bela Community Hall and theassistance given to Raeleng SecondarySchool that aided it in becoming an im-proved learning facility and achieving bet-ter results.She also urged for continued support

towards the marathon.Hlungwani urged businesses to support

all government development activitiestaking place across the district.Manager in the officer of the executive

mayor Khazamula Baloyi highlighted thework that Mogotlane has done to date indeveloping citizens of the district and alsoacknowledged her contribution. Baloyipraised his municipality for obtaining aclean audit for another financial year, en-couraging other municipalities to work to-gether with dedication and eagerness toachieve service delivery goals.

Home Affairs welcomes smartcard andaddresses renovation issues

TK Mashaba

Learners at Letamong Combined School arefed up with the administrative issues plagu-ing the school, and have decided to go on aclass boycott.This school, situated 11km out of

Mookgophong, has been plagued with issuesfor several years now, to the point where theschool has now been without a principal for

The Smart ID will speed up governmentservices. Photo: Justin Steyn

years.Government plans to have South Afri-

cans use one card for all their officialrequirements such as identities, li-censes, social grants, and nationalhealth insurance. Apelini said that departments of trans-

port, health and social developmentwanted to be involved in the project andthat Home Affairs would look into howthe cards could be upgraded in order toaccommodate these departments. The Smart ID cards are expected to

be charged at the same rates as thecurrent ID documents.The Department of Home affairs in Bela

Bela has welcomed the implementationof the Smart ID card and will inform thepublic when they become available.Head of Department Shirley Mokale

also informed The BEAT that Home Af-fairs is anxious to move back to theiroriginal office in the Bela Bela Town-ship. The old offices have been closeddue to renovations and the departmenthas relocated to the Department ofRoads and Transport in Van der MerweStreet.The department is currently unable to

submit temporary documents as theirserver has been left in their old officesuntil renovations are complete.“Currently we are unable to issue out

all forms of temporary documentationuntil renovations have been completed”said Mokale.She stated that the department is able

to assist in issuing all other documents.

Justin Steyn

The Department of Home Affairs is ex-cited about the launch of the pilot of itsSmart ID card project. The project aimsto speed up government services whilstcutting down crime and corruption in-volving identity.Home affairs Director-General, Mkuseli

Apleni said that the pilot is to be re-leased within the next six months andwill involve the issuing of 2 000 SmartIDs which will allow testing of the SmartCard systems.“It will also enable government to pro-

cure the required machinery to producethe large volume of cards needed toeventually phase out the current greenbar-coded ID,” Apeleni said.Apeleni added that the green bar-coded

ID’s could be phased out within four

Letamong Combined Schoolboycotting classes

The Department of Education Circuit inMookgophong Photo: TK Mashaba

four months.The school made headlines earlier this year

with a pass rate of only 5%, with only onestudent actually passing matric. Otherproblems include the lack of a North SothoFirst Language teacher, which put learnersin a bad position when exam time camearound. The school also does not haveteachers for English in Grade 8 and 9.With only two weeks left before learners are

due start exams on the 1st of June, learnerstried to engage the department with theirproblems. So far many promises have beenmade, but nothing has allegedly been done.In an interview with The BEAT, a matric

learner said that the Department ofEducation does not take the learners’attempts to raise the issues facing themseriously.Pat Kgomo, who had promised to follow up

after the 10 May article in The BEAT regardingthe trouble at the school, could not be reachedfor comment.Peter Masemene, the manager of the

circuit, said that the Department had beenat the school recently to see what the troubleswas. He could not, however, reveal to themedia what was being done about thissituation.

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Lizzy Bapela The Bakwena Platinum CorridorConcessionaire (Bakwena) announced itsdedicated support for the second UnitedNations Global Road Safety Week heldfrom Monday 6 to Sunday 12 May.Charmaine van Wyk of Bakwena said the

support is in line with its commitment toinvest significantly in various road safetyprojects on the N4 and N1 corridors,The week drew attention to the urgent

need to better protect pedestrians world-wide and generate action on the meas-ures needed to do so. It also contributedto achieving the goal of the Decade of

Bakwena back the UN Global Road Safety WeekAction for Road Safety 2011-2020, of sav-ing five million lives.The awareness week was officially

launched by the Road Traffic ManagementCorporation (RTMC) on 4 May. Bakwena,which is a member of the Global RoadSafety Partnership (GRSP-ZA), is support-ing the UN Road Safety Week and hasinvolved several primary schools in “SafeWalks” from Tuesday 7 to Wednesday 9May.Van Wyk said the objectives in this re-

gard include alerting motorists to the spe-cial needs of child pedestrians and urgingthem to slow down in the vicinity ofschools. She also said that the objectives

include encouraging motorists to respectthe 60km/h and 80km/h speed zones onrural roads.Other goals pertain to increasing teacher

attentiveness to learners’ vulnerabilitywhile walking, raising awareness amonglearners of risks posed to them, and urg-ing learners to use the walking and cross-ing facilities provided on the N1 and N4national roads.All the participating schools had scholar

patrols supported by Bakwena and Pro-vincial Road Safety, with Bakwena provid-ing equipment and training to theseschools. The learners carried banners withslogans urging motorists to respect pe-

destrians.Bakwena CEO Graeme Blewitt said the

company’s backing of the Road SafetyWeek is reflective of its organisational val-ues.“Bakwena has a deep-seated commit-

ment to protect pedestrians and motor-ists using our toll road, and the best wayto accomplish this goal is to provide themwith better road safety knowledge. It istherefore a privilege for Bakwena to be in-volved in the Road Safety Week, and wehave no doubt that this initiative will helpcreate a safer N1 and N4 toll route for allconcerned parties, by educating them inkey areas of road awareness,” he said.

SALGA municipal HIV/AIDSconsultative meeting

Mogalakwena mayor Tlhalefi Mashamaite, Capricorn District Municipality Ex-ecutive Mayor Makgabo Mapoulo, Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale and SALGAChairperson Mogobo Magabe lit candles during the SALGA HIV-AIDS consulta-tive meeting. Photo supplied

Limpopo premier Cassel Mathalealso attended and addressed peopleduring the meeting. The meeting alsoengaged leadership within municipali-ties to contribute supplementary ef-forts to mainstream issues of HIV/AIDS in municipal planning.The meeting also provided a knowl-

edge sharing platform, where munici-pal leaders and practitioners sharedideas and built on the lessons learntfrom each other. Matlala said the mainobjectives of the meeting was to es-tablish a common understanding ofwhat development and governance re-sponses to HIV and AIDS is; and tobrainstorm on issues of HIV/AIDS inmunicipalities.He added that the meeting also

aimed to find ways to strengthen im-plementation of HIV and AIDS strat-egies and to address issues of gov-ernance in relations to the pandemic.In his address, Mashamaite noted

statistics stating that millions of citi-zens in the country are people livingwith HIV, moreover the HIV infectionis on the rise.He said the figures “tell us that un-

less we join our hands today to ad-dress this unprecedented trend, thenumber of HIV positive amongst uswill continue to grow in the comingyears. South Africa is faced with amatured and generalised HIV andAIDS epidemic, which has also beendescribed as one of the worst AIDSepidemics in the world. As the gov-ernment and society we need tostand together in fighting this pan-demic disease. Your response to thismeeting is overwhelming and muchappreciated,” said Mashamaite.

Lizzy Bapela

Stakeholders from various organisa-tions and representatives from com-munities in all local and district mu-nicipalities in Limpopo attended a mu-nicipal HIV/AIDS consultative meet-ing on Thursday, 9 May. The SouthAfrican Local Government Association(SALGA) HIV/AIDS hosted the meet-ing at The Park Protea Hotel inMokopaneMayors, executive mayors, munici-

pal managers and senior managers,SALGA Chairperson MogaboMagabe, Members of the MayoralCommittee (MMC’s), speakers, chiefwhips, councillors, HIV/AIDS Ambas-sadors, as well as officials and man-agers of the local, district and provin-cial offices of the Department ofHealth also attended.SALGA’s Provincial Executive Officer

Thapelo Matlala said the meeting wasaimed at ensuring that local govern-ment begins to see and treat HIV andAIDS as a development and govern-ance issue in its approach in preven-tion and mitigation interventions ef-forts. He said the focus should be onintegrating HIV programmes into theexisting development, governance andpoverty alleviation policies, which willrequire a multi stakeholder and multisector response to the epidemic.Hosting Mogalakwena Local Munici-

pality mayor Tlhalefi Mashamaitegave a welcome address to approxi-mately120 delegates from membermunicipalities and sector depart-ments.MEC for Health and Social Develop-

ment Dr Norman Mabasa and

BBUWA Celebrates Mother’s Day

Lizzy Bapela

Friends, relatives and family members ofthe late ANC leader Sam Makhubela willthis weekend commemorate the hero dur-ing his tombstone unveiling.The ceremony will take place at the

Makhubela residence at Moloto Street, Old

A Bakgatla dancer performing at the BBUWA Mother’s Day celebrations.

BBUWA has been established in or-der to unite women of all races tocome together and address issuesthey face within their communities.She added that her vision for BBUWAis to establish a sanctuary for womenwhere they can be provided with ne-cessities such as food and shelter.“I would like to one day have estab-

lished a place where women can belooked after and fed during difficulttimes” she said.BBUWA is excited about their

upcoming endeavors and anticipatesthe public’s participation. Those whowould like to get involved with BBUWAcan contact Rebecca on 083 5327554.

Justin Steyn

The Bela Bela United Women Asso-ciated (BBUWA) celebrated their fifthday existence as well as Mother’sDay on Sunday 12 May. The celebra-tions took place in section 6 of theBela Bela Township. Mothers of allages were invited to attend the eventwhich was hosted by BBUWAspokesperson Rebecca Magobosha.The mothers present were thanked

for their hard work and contributionstoward their children and society.Food and drink was served to thosepresent and guests were entertainedby the Bakgatla dance group.Magobosha told The BEAT that

ANC hero to be commemorated

Former ANC leader and chief whip of theBela Bela Local Municipality, SamMakhubela, who will be commemoratedtomorrow. Photo supplied

Location on Saturday, 18 May.Makhubela was born in Bela Bela in 1957

and went to school at Pax in Polokwane.He became active in politics during hisschool years and was eventually jailed dueto his political involvement. He later ob-tained a certificate in Local GovernmentManagement at Wits University.Makhubela served in a leadership posi-

tion in the ANC and its alliance partners inhis time, including chairing the COSATUBela Bela branch executive committee andthe South African Communists Party(SACP).He also represented members of the Food

and Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU) whileworking for a local bakery in the 90’s. Hewas a member of the South African Na-tional Civic Organisation (SANCO) andchairperson of the ANC in Bela Bela.At the time of his death in 2002,

Makhubela was whip of the Bela Bela Lo-cal Municipality. He will be commemoratedtogether with eight other family members.The members include his sister Beulah

Makhubela, who was a member of theSouth African Democratic Teachers’ Union(SADTU) until her death in 2008.

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The long-running appeal case between twoRegional Safa teams is expected to con-clude this week. The appeal case by thetop Stream B teams will determine whowill be the champion in Stream B, and hasgone as far as the national SAFA officebefore coming back to the provincial of-fice.The dispute between Dynasty and Yster

United, and Mosesetjane and Simple Yel-lows came to be after the four teams metat Mahwereleng Stadium on the 13th ofApril due to a booking error. All four teamswere booked to play at the stadium on thatday. As neither set of players would leavethe field, the match was not played.According to information received from

Refiloe Khoza, an official from SAFA re-gional office, the four teams went to a dis-

Regional SAFA appealcase soon to be resolved “This week we are expecting another DC hearing which

will determine the future of these two teams...”

ciplinary committee hearing (DC), whichordered a rematch for all four teams. Dy-nasty felt that the decision was unfair andlaunched an appeal, with the result thatMosesetjane and Simple Yellows playedwhile Dynasty and Yster did not. “This week we are expecting another DC

hearing which will determine the future ofthese two teams” Khoza said.Pat Seema of the SAFA provincial office

agreed that they were hoping to wrap upthe long waiting appeal case this week.These two teams are both aiming for the

championship in Steam B, so that theycan join Bela Bela‘s Total Surrender(Stream A ) and Lephalale’s Ocean Birds(Stream C) in the cluster’s round robinknockout before going to provincial playoffs.The owner of Dynasty, Mr Clement Seopa

and Mr Amet Cachala of Dynasty, couldnot be reached for comment.

Friendly game for Bela Bela FinestUnited team

TK Mashaba

The Bela Bela Finest United team will testtheir squad in a friendly match on Saturday,18 May.The newly formed team, made up of ordinaryworkers and unemployed youths from BelaBela are planning on a round robin-stylefriendly games with teams fielded by SASSA(South African Social Services Association)and the Bela Bela Municipality.This is going to be a test for everyone in-

volved as they are planning a big tournamentthat will kick off on June 16.According to the information from Matome

Sebelebele, head of the municipal team, thisis a trial run of the squad ahead of the bigtournament that is to set to take Bela Belaby storm.The Bela Bela Finest United team was

formed after a series of annual soccer tourna-ments which was held every year by ordinarysoccer lovers who bet and play for fun duringEaster and the month of December. The newtournament will be held four times a year onEaster, June 16, September and December.

Matome Sebelebele during the Eastermatches. Photo supplied

This is a way ofclosing the gap be-tween the employedand unemployedfans, opening lines ofcommunication.The games have

now expanded somuch that in June,teams from outsideBela Bela and as faras Gauteng are ex-pected to come toplay. The sportingcodes will includesoccer, basketball,netball and volley-ball.The friendly soccer

games this weekendwill play at MolotoStadium.

The Kamplits Team triumphedat league games

Some of the Kamplits Volleyball players. Photo Supplied

ership of Levy Thantsha and WilsonMatlaisane are rated the best team in theprovince and are have six players in SouthAfrican National Volleyball.The Bela Bela Kamplits Volleyball team

was also invited to fly to Swaziland inJanuary. However, lack of funds renderedthem unable to attend.According to Bela Bela Kamplits head

coach Levy Thantsha, the Bela Bela teamwas chosen as the best team in Limpopo.‘We were chosen because we have been

playing well in recent times, and this is agreat achievement for my team but westill struggling with funds. We mostly havetransport back up but struggle with cater-ing and accommodation in most cases”Levy said.Thantsha thanked all the sponsors who

assisted them with donations when theywent to Polokwane on Saturday and healso asked anyone able to assist theteam with donations to call him on 0760169783.

TK Mashaba

The Kamplits Volleyball team made BelaBela proud again when they won all theirgames at the league games matches atSeshego last week Saturday, 11 May.The Bela Bela team was one of 26 teams

who attended the league, and won all theirgames in both ladies’ and men’s divisions.According to Kamplits coach Levy

Thantsa, the team did well. They are go-ing for other league matches on 8 July atPolokwane’s Ngoako Ramahlodi sportscentre.The Bela Bela team beat Takalani team

from Mopani and Univen team from Vendawith scores of 2-0 in both games. Juventusfrom Lephalale,felt the pain when they alsolost 2-0 to this high flying team.These matches were in preparation for

the provincial team selection that will de-termine who will be going to KwazuluNatal in September this year.Bela Bela Kampilts team under the lead-