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TK Mashaba

The police quickly dismissed rumours thata seventh child was arrested in the murderof the three Kekana orphans inMookgophong.Colonel Ronel Otto, police spokesperson,

told The BEAT on Monday, 14 January, thatthere were no such arrests made and thatthe police are still investigating the case.“At the moment there are six children who

were arrested and they are in custody at a

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An alleged Bela Bela drug lord, MahlatseRaphiri, was denied bail when he appearedbefore the Bela Bela Magistrate’s Court onWednesday, 7 January.Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla, of the

Bela Bela detectives unit, said that Raphiriwas arrested as a result of a tip-off fromcommunity members in December 2012.He said that Raphiri was caught with

drugs valued at a street value of about R12000 when he was arrested at his home inExtension 5.The suspect was charged with dealing in

drugs and possession of drugs and he isexpected back in court on 8 April.Members of the organisation Concerned

Police dismiss rumour of seventh child arrested

The community of Mookgophong were barred from seeing the six arrested childrenduring their first appearance at Mookgophong Magistrate Court. Photo: TK Mashaba

The scene where the three children were brutally murdered in Mookgophong. PhotoSupplied

place of safety,” Otto said.The six children, who stand accused of the

murder, were expected to appear before theMookgophong Magistrate’s Court on Thurs-day, 17 January. Their names cannot be pub-lished because they are all minors and pro-tected by the Children’s Act.According to Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi,

chief provincial spokesperson for the SAPS,the six children are facing three counts ofmurder and one count of rape each.The bodies of siblings Bafana Kekana (nine)

Richard Kekana (10) and Johanna Kekana(12) were found by a passer-by between 9thStreet and Constantia Resort in August.Mulaudzi said that heavy stones, stained

by blood, were found next to the bodies ofthe victims. The bodies of the three victimswere all tied with shoelaces and coveredby tree branches. Further investigation re-vealed that Johanna was allegedly rapedtoo.The Kekana children were reported miss-

ing after they failed to return to the Montadi

Youth Care Centre. They lived at the Cen-tre following the recommendations of so-cial workers.After criticism that the case took too long

to solve, the Provincial Commissioner ofLimpopo, Lieutenant General SimonMpembe, stressed that the police did notneglect the importance of the case.Mpembe said that the police were busy

exhausting all possible avenues to makesure that they get to the bottom of thematter.

Bela Bela fugitive arrestedaccused of one murder, committed in Ex-tension 6.Mothwane was also charged on one count

of common robbery, allegedly committedin Leseding, one housebreaking, suppos-edly committed in Zuma View and onecase of absconding from the CorrectionalServices supervision.A source in the Department of Correctional

Services could not officially comment in thematter but indicated that when a suspecthas absconded, the case is regarded thesame as escaping from prison.Our source added that the suspect could

face a maximum of 10 years sentence asa result.He said that a 10-year sentence is then

added to the sentence the suspect wouldbe serving by the time he or she absconded.

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Bela Bela police announced that they ar-rested their most wanted fugitive, JosephMothwane.Detectives’ commander, Lieutenant-Colo-

nel Abel Phetla, said that Mothwane wasarrested on Friday, 11 January.Phetla said that the suspect has been on

the run since 2011, after he allegedly com-mitted rape and hid from the police.According to Phetla, the suspect is fac-

ing a number of charges and was deniedbail when he appeared before the Bela BelaMagistrate’s Court on Monday, 14 Janu-ary.The suspect is facing three rape cases.He allegedly committed these rapes in

different areas of the township and stands

Traffic officer to face morecorruption charges

no one being tested.Mahlaela and his three accomplices were

released on R1 000 bail each when theyappeared in court for corruption on Tues-day, 8 January. The four are expected toappear before the Mookgopong Magistrates’Court on Wednesday, 30 January.Their case was postponed to 30 January

for further investigation and the Hawks ex-pect to make more arrest in connection tothe case.Ramaloko told The BEAT that no arrests

were made recently, but that more chargesare expected to be added to Mahlaela’scase.He added that, during investigations, it

transpired that the suspect was involved inmore corrupt dealings and will have to facethe law.Ramaloko said that those who were is-

sued drivers’ licences unlawfully will alsoface the music, as investigations are in proc-ess to catch those culprits too.

Alleged drug dealer from Bela Bela denied bailParents Fighting against Drug Abuse(COPFADA) attended the court case,pleading with the Justice Department notto give him bail.Spokesperson of the organisation, Audrey

Sekubuane, said that they had invited anumber of churches in the township butunfortunately, only one church managedto attend.She said that the organisation is happy

with the proceedings as the suspect usu-ally does not stay in prison long, but thistime he would spend a few months in jailbefore he could even be granted bail.“We can proudly say that the police are

now working hard to bring alleged crimi-nals to book and we are very pleased withthe way the case is being handled. We

really applaud the investigating officer inthis case, Warrant Officer Dana Smith, fordoing such a great job.”“We hope this case will send a message

to criminals so that they can stop ruiningour children’s future,” she said.COPFADA asked the victims of drug

abuse in Bela Bela to write letters, sayingwhat they wish to do in 2013.Sekubuane said that most of them said

in their letters that they want to quit usingdrugs and go back to school.She said that most of the victims dropped

out of school in Grade 11 and only a few ofthem had Grade 12. She added that oneof the victims allegedly blamed a high pro-filed person from Bela-Bela for ruining hisfuture.

Mothwane was expected to appear againin court on the case of absconding onThursday, 17 January.His actual case was remanded to Tues-

day, 29 January, for a formal bail applica-tion.

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A Mookgopong traffic officer is expected toface more criminal charges as investiga-tions into his alleged corruption case arecontinuing.The hawks’ spokesperson from the na-

tional media centre, Captain PaulRamaloko, made the announcement in atelephonic interview with The BEAT onMonday, 14 January.The hawks in Limpopo have arrested the

53-year-old officer of the vehicle testing sta-tion in Mookgopong and his three allegedaccomplices on Monday, 7 January.Ramaloko said that the traffic officer,

Tshidiso Cornel Mahlaela, and the threeaccomplices were arrested during a stingoperation at his workplace on the day inquestion.According to Ramaloko, the arrest follows

a thorough investigation, which revealedthat a driver’s licence had been issued with

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Basic Education minister, AngieMotshekga, and her entourage recentlyvisited the Waterberg District as part oftheir Back to School campaign.The team visited Solomon Mahlangu High

School and Laerskool Nylstroom inModimolle on Thursday, 8 January.Executive mayor of the Waterberg Dis-

trict, Tlotlanang Mogotlane, Modimollemayor, Kgaretja Lekalakala, municipal of-ficials and officials from the Departmentof Education also accompanied the min-ister during her visit.Limpopo improves despite setbacksIn her speech at Laerskool Nylstroom,

Motshekga congratulated PhagamengHigh School on their 92% pass rate, mo-tivating the learners of Solomon Mahlanguto work harder this year in order to im-prove on the 2012 results.Solomon Mahlangu only achieved a 19%

pass rate. The school has to content withmany problems, including a lack of class-rooms and overcrowding.Motshekga acknowledged the province

for an improved performance regardlessof recent criticism. She also thanked offi-cials for keeping their heads up, despitethe province being under administration.“Not having resources does not stop les-

sons from proceeding and I am so gladthe textbook issue did not stop Limpopofrom improving. The province has just

Basic Education ministerin Modimolle

Basic Education Minister AngieMotshekga encouraged Waterbergschools to work harder this year. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

“Not having resources does not stop lessons from pro-ceeding and I am so glad the textbook issue did not stop

Limpopo from improving...”

come out of the “ICU” but has managedto produce 14 top learners nationally andthat is really impressive. Even so, thework does not end here; we have to workharder to achieve even better results,” shesaid.Poorest schools in Limpopo“Of the 500 Quintile One schools in

South Africa, 154 of them are in Limpopo,followed by Kwa-Zulu/Natal with 84. Thatmeans this province is performing the bestin accommodating the poor,” Motshekgasaid.The national quintile for public schools

is five groups into which all South Africanpublic ordinary schools are placed, andwhere the grouping is according to thepoverty of the community around theschool. Quintile one is the poorestquintile, quintile two is the second-poor-est quintile, and so on.With the matric pass rate target for 2013

being 75%, Motshekga said that she ex-pects an extra 2% from Limpopo, espe-cially Waterberg, as it is the one districtthat has performed the worst in the prov-ince.Back to School campaign in WaterbergMeanwhile, Mogotlane led the Back to

School campaign conducted across thedistrict. The district municipality visited anumber of schools around Waterberg,those that performed well and those thatperformed badly. The aim was to monitorthe situation and detect what can be doneto improve performance this year.On Wednesday, 7 January, Mogotlane

and her entourage visited Nthuba- andMotjeere High Schools in theMogalakwena Local Municipality district.They visited Mmamakwa Primary School

in Bela Bela on Thursday, 8 January, ac-companied by officials from the Depart-ment of Education in the district and BelaBela mayor, Freddy Hlungwane, and hisoffice.The Office of the Mayor, in Bela Bela,

proceeded to Raeleng Secondary Schooland interacted with the learners, educa-tors and their principal, Joseph Mashishi.Raeleng has been in the news for the pastthree years for poor performance, whichforced the minister to appoint a new prin-cipal.Since Mashishi has taken over, the

school went from extremely performanceto reasonable improvement. The schoolhas registered an improvement from 0%in 2009, 4% in 2010 and 35, 7 in 2011, toa 40% pass rate in 2012.

Bela Bela magistrate killed in tragicmotor vehicle accident on N1

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Congress of the People (COPE) in Limpoposays the academic year in Limpopo beganon the wrong footing to build on for the rest ofthe academic year. Chairperson of the COPE Women’s Move-ment in Limpopo and member of the provin-cial legislature (MPL), Tshilidzi Ravhuanzwo,said that, reflecting back on 2012, the De-partment of Basic Education promised asmooth start to the New Year.Not all books delivered yetAccording to Ravhuanzwo, COPE visited a

few schools in all the districts of the provinceand established that Grade 11 are still with-out books in many learning areas; includingMathematics, Mathematical Literacy, LifeSciences, Physical Science and English.Ravhuanzwo said that there is also a short-

age of stationery at primary and secondaryschools. “Those that are lucky received text-books, but there are not enough for all thelearners in specific learning areas in Grade11.Limpopo education crisisCOPE feels that it cannot be acceptable

that Limpopo is in the news annually for allthe wrong reasons, as if there are no educa-tion planners in office.Ravhuanzwo said that the shortages of sta-

tionery cut across all the regions of the prov-

Late magistrate Mary Mokone passedaway in December 2012 in a motorvehicle accident. Photo: Supplied

Polokwane on, 2 May 1975, andstarted her school career at Apel Com-bined Schools.Mokone matriculated at Marobathota

Secondary School in Boyne and fur-thered her studies at the University ofthe North, now known as the Univer-sity of Limpopo.She completed her B Juris and LLB

at a law school in Johannesburg,where she also worked for various lawfirms.Mokone worked at various attorneys

in Gauteng, including Nxekisa Attor-neys, Malumane Attorneys and LegalAid.She served as an acting magistrate

at Mokerong, in Mahwelereng, and inBochum, in the Senwabarwana LocalMunicipality district.Mokone also worked for Mokone-

Mokone Attorneys, which she co-owned with her brother Simon.She came to the Bela Bela Magis-

trate’s Court in July 2010 and has han-dled high profile cases such as the oneof the Platinum Stars player who wasarrested for speeding.Mokone leaves behind her husband

and two young children. She lived inMontana, Pretoria, before her untimelydemise.

Lizzy Bapela

The BEAT pays tribute to the late mag-istrate Mary Mokone, who was work-ing at the Bela Bela Magistrate’s Courtand was well known in the area.Mokone died in a tragic car accident

that took place between Pumlani andPetroport near Pretoria on the N1 inmid-December 2012.She was born in Mankweng,

COPE claims false start forLimpopo education

inces. She added that many schools in theWaterberg and other are affected.“We are greatly concerned with the devel-

opments in the province and hope that thiswill be attended to quickly before it degener-ates into a crisis,” she said.Overcrowding and a shortage of classrooms“Some schools are still waiting for mobile

classrooms that they have requested in 2012due to anticipated increased number of learn-ers. A number of mobile classrooms are lyingunused by many schools as their numbershave dropped or have had new brick and mor-tar classrooms built for them,” saidRavhuanzwo. She acknowledged thoseschools that managed to achieve good re-sults despite the textbooks debacle of 2012. According to Ravhuanzwo, the educator to

pupil ratio seems to have been thrown out ofthe window as some schools are experienc-ing high educator-pupil ratios, exceeding thenorm in both primary and secondary schools.“There are schools with more than 60 learn-

ers per classroom and the department hasclosed its ears and eyes to the difficultieseducators are faced with. When is this em-barrassment going to stop and who has thepolitical will to do so?” Ravhuanzwo con-cluded. Ravhuanzwo claimed that Limpopopremier, Cassel Mathale, and the EducationMEC have both failed parents, learners andthe people of Limpopo.

The school daystarts on a highnote atMaokengPrimary with anice hot bowl ofporridge. Photo:T.K Mashaba


Lizzy Bapela

A newly founded charity organisation awardedhardworking learners of primary schoolsaround Bela Bela.The organisation, called Dear Dad, visited

Mmamakwa, Hleketani, Mampatile and AlbertLithuli primary schools and awarded the cur-rent Grade 5 learners, for their 2012 achieve-ments.The winning learners received certificates and

stationery hampers, with overall winners re-ceiving schoolbags as well.At least 29 learners have been awarded so

far and more are still to receive more goodiesfrom these good Samaritans, as they intendto conduct the activity annually. Learners wereawarded according to their achievement invarious learning areas.Young people from various higher learning

Hard working learners awarded for achievements

Mmamakwa Primary School achievers received prizes for their hard work. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

institutions started the organisation in Sep-tember 2012 and consists oft 12 members,all loving in Bela Bela.The organisation does not have sponsors or

donors yet and members fund the prizes fromtheir own pockets.One of the members, Francis Mogale, urged

members of the community to encouragelearners to stick to education, as it benefitstheir and the community’s future in the longrun. He encouraged parents to expose theirchildren to places they do not see often, es-pecially those that are not in their local areassuch as malls, airports and so forth.He said this is to show them that there are

many more career opportunities than it seemswhen one just remains in one place.“How can you be inspired to become a civil

engineer or a pilot if you have never been to amall or airport?” he asked.

Lizzy Bapela

The ANC Youth League in Limpopo hasissued a statement against the newlyelected member of the ANC national ex-ecut ive committee (NEC), DipuoLetsatsi-Duba, about her interview withCapricorn FM on Monday, 7 January.The league regarded the interview as an

insensitive misrepresentation of the unitythat the ANC stands for.Provincial spokesperson, Klaas

Mabunda, said that Duba attacked theleague and the provincial governmentabout the alleged corruption in the prov-ince. The ANCYL feels that she spokeout of context and exposed anger andintolerance.Mabunda said that Duba, in her role as

MEC responsible for Sports, Arts andCulture, demonstrated extreme qualitiesof inconsistency. He went as far as tolabel her as a symbol of defending cor-ruption, particularly after the league hasapparently uncovered fraud at theLimpopo Geographic Names Committee.“As we speak today, nothing has hap-

pened in that regard, yet she claims tobe a vanguard against corruption. All sheand her acquaintances do is accusethose who differ with them with corrup-tion and even fabricate stories of peopledemanding money, promising others ten-der just to discredit and silence com-rades.”“She went beyond the recognised scope

by speaking on behalf of the ANC as sheis not an official spokesperson,” he said.He added that the fact that she is nowan NEC member must remind her of howa cadre must conduct herself.The league condemns Duba’s alleged

public fights and acts of ill discipline,saying she continues to prove that ANCbranches were not wrong when they re-jected her bid to be part of the PEC ofthe ANC Limpopo.Mabunda alleged that Duba spoke ill

about the employment of young peopleand their integration in the economicalmainstream through participating in thetender system.He added that the Youth League makes

the call to the ANC in Limpopo and theNEC to reject such notions and preparebranches to be objective. “We reject all her accusations as they

come from a dishonest comrade who isstill suffering from the realities of beingelected. We are confident that the ANCLimpopo, under the leadership of Com-rade Cassel Mathale, will deliver us tothe Promised Land against all odds,”said Mabunda.The BEAT tried to contact Duba for com-

ment on the allegations directed at her,but she was unavailable for comment atthe time of going to press.

Youth leaguetakes on MEC

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With the 2012 matric results freshly offthe presses and thousands of new GradeR learners taking that first step in formaleducation, the state of education in SouthAfrica is fresh on the minds of all theparties affected.The matric results, announced on 2

January by the Department of Educa-tion, show that there is an overall per-formance increase. This looks like goodnews for the education system, but thereare many problems that the results donot address.In 2001, the Grade 12 class of 2012

entered Grade 1 with over 1 million pu-pils registered, but just under 600 000pupils sat down to write their final examlast year. The National Planning Com-mission Diagnostic report, released in2011, emphasised that a high number oflearners dropped out before reachingmatric.In this week’s The BEAT, we report on

the fact that there is an average of 42children per Grade R classroom atMaokeng Primary School. Schools haveno option but to take in the children whomust, by law, start their schooling thisyear. However, many schools are over-crowded.In October 2012, Professor Jonathan

Jansen, academic and well-known cam-paigner for better education, said that theSouth African education system is incrisis. “We have reduced education to aforced-feeding exercise that takes placebefore the examinations,” he said.According to the United Nations Chil-

dren’s Fund (UNICEF), South Africaspends a bigger share of its gross do-mestic product on education than anyother country in Africa.However, performance levels are lower

than in many other countries in Africa.Many children experience a broken edu-cational journey, interrupted by irregularattendance, absent teachers, teenagepregnancy and school-related abuse andviolence. Around 27% of public schoolsdo not have running water, 78% have tocope without libraries and 78% do nothave computers.Poor children are often subjected to

schools where a lack of discipline, weakmanagement and weak teaching standbetween them and success.The answer to this issue lies with the

government. It is the duty of the govern-ment in power to make sure that chil-dren’s rights to quality education are re-spected. To ensure improvement in theclassroom, better control, better admin-istration, more information tostakeholders and greater accountabilityare needed.The government is accountable to the

people who elected it. The people shouldmake sure that the government is heldaccountable for every wasted cent thatcould be spent on a better educationsystem instead.

Future of educationWhy does Godallow suffering? Bisop Silas Tlou

When you became a Christian, youbecame a soldier in a war against evilpowers. Satan does not want any non-Christian to hear the gospel. He doesnot want them to see how real Christcan be in an individual’s life. 2 Timo-thy 2:3 – “As a good soldier of ChristJesus you must endure your share ofsuffering.”The war that Christians have to fight

is not like any other war on earth. Theenemy is much more powerful. 2Corinthians 10:3 – “For though we livein the world, we do not wage war asthe world does.”Suffering, trials or tribulation are that

which Satan and the world bring uponus because we have dedicated our livesto the Saviour. There are three areasin which you can suffer: the spiritual,the emotional, and the physical.These trials and tribulations can be

turned into joyful victories and bringmuch glory to the Saviour. God canuse suffering for good. Romans 8:28 –“And we know that all things work to-gether for good to those who love God,who have been called according to hispurpose.”God is neither unloving nor unjust in

allowing suffering. Jesus endured suf-fering too. Hebrews 4:15 – “For we donot have a high priest who is unable toempathize with our weaknesses, butwe have one who has been tempted inevery way, just as we are—yet he didnot sin.” Jesus understands human suf-fering.Trials and suffering are reminders of

God’s authority. He alone can decidewhat should and should not be in thisworld. Romans 9:18-21 – “ThereforeGod has mercy on whom he wants tohave mercy, and he hardens whom hewants to harden. One of you will say tome: “Then why does God still blameus? For who is able to resist his will?”But who are you, a human being, totalk back to God? “Shall what isformed say to the one who formed it,‘Why did you make me like this?”Does not the potter have the right tomake out of the same lump of claysome pottery for special purposes andsome for common use?”The creation cannot tell the creator

what to do. God is the ruler of the uni-verse and it is not for us to ask whyHe does what He does or why He al-lows suffering.When we experience bad times, it

gives us new means and opportunitiesto glorify God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 –“So whether you eat or drink or what-ever you do, do it all for the glory ofGod.” Philippians 1:20 – “It is my ex-pectation and hope that I won’t be putto shame in anything. Rather, I hopewith daring courage that Christ’s great-ness will be seen in my body, now asalways, whether I live or die.”Hebrews 13:15 – “So let’s continu-

ally offer up a sacrifice of praisethrough him, which is the fruit from ourlips that confess his name.”

These two Grade R learners thoroughly enjoyed their morning porridge at MaokengPrimary School. Photo: TK Mashaba


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Grade R Leaners at Modimolle Primary School line up, ready for 2013. Photo: TK Mashaba

A new beginning forGrade R learners

Happy Grade R learners at Maokeng Primary School are ready to start their formaleducation. Photo: TK Mashaba

TK Mashaba

Wednesday, 9 January, will be marked inthe minds of the many young children whostarted their education careers in Grade Ron that morning.The excitement of being around other

learners, being in full uniform, carrying lunchboxes and meeting new friends was clearon the faces of the young learners.For some, however, the first day of school

was a scary experience with many stran-gers around and a teacher telling them whatthey may and may not do.The BEAT visited a few schools in the

Waterberg district to see how the little onescoped with their first day of “big school.”The most anxious faces belonged to par-

ents who had to hand over their preciousoffspring into the hands of the educators.This week, The BEAT captured the scene

at Maokeng Primary School in Modimolle.The number of Grade R learners was im-pressive with 170 children divided into 4classes. This makes up an average of 42children per class, a daunting task for anyteacher.The BEAT spoke to some of the teach-

ers who will be responsible for this phasein the education of South Africa’s futurestars.“We are looking forward to working with this

year’s new learners. Challenges will alwaysbe there. We face crying children every day,but we also work with sweet, inquisitive chil-dren who want to learn,” said JaneLekalakala, department head at Maokeng.The other Grade R teachers at Maokeng

Primary School are Pauline Pole, JosephineBaloyi and Rose Lebese.

Bursaries available for young people

Special programmes officer of the BelaBela Local Municipality David Raborolourges learners to apply for bursaries.Photo: Lizzy

time and benefit from opportunitiesgranted, because if they do not applyin time, they end up studying coursesthey did not intend to,” Raborolo said.Help available to learnersRaborolo said that the municipality en-

gages all sector departments concern-ing career opportunities for the localyouth and distributes all the informationthat they gather.He added that the local municipality’s

budget would not be enough for all theyoung people in need, so they are in-stead issuing bursary application formsfrom the Waterberg District Municipal-ity.“Anyone who seeks help with career

guidance or any matter relating to edu-cation, can visit the Community Halland know that my office door is alwaysopen for them,” he assured The BEAT.Raborolo indicated that his office has

forms for various higher education in-stitutions, which are available for theyouth.National education priorityHe concluded by quoting a mes-

sage by President Jacob Zuma in hisJanuary statement, “Education is animportant tool to develop a commu-nity.”The president said that the govern-

ment would take urgent steps toplace education and skills develop-ment at the centre of transformationand development agenda. He prom-ised that they would continue ex-panding access to education.Zuma said that programmes that are

in place include the no fees schools,school nutrition programmes, expan-sion of early childhood developmentand Grade R enrolment as well as bur-sary and loan programmes at furthereducation and training colleges anduniversities.He added that improved teaching

and learning environments remain apriority and congratulated the Classof 2012 on their results.

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The young people of Bela Bela are ad-vised to visit the local municipality forbursary application forms, which areavailable from the Office of the Mayor.Special programmes officer, David

Raborolo, in an interview with The BEATon Monday, 14 January, urged localyoung people to seek education first inorder to ensure a brighter future.Importance of applying earlyHe advised learners who wish to study

further in 2014 to start applying for ac-ceptance at tertiary institutions and bur-saries now, because late applicationswill leave them stranded.“Some learners say they are afraid to

apply for bursaries during the year notknowing whether they going to make itor not. But if they do make it, it is toolate for them to apply or receive bursa-ries for the current year.”“We urge all the learners to apply in

TK Mashaba

The BEAT caught up with one of the ma-triculants from Bela Bela High School whomade his school proud by qualifying forbachelor’s studies.Piet Sibasa and seven of his classmates

at Bela Bela High School achieved thislevel of success in the 2012 matriculationexamination results.The other matriculants who made Bela

Bela High proud by qualifying for bachelor’sstudies are Martha Matjeke, ShimmyManikus, McDonald Maswangane, CollenMorele, Caroline Rathepe, Corlia Lebogo

The pride of Bela Bela High School

Piet Sibasa made his school proud byachieving excellent results in the 2012matriculation exams. Photo supplied

and Martha Maluleke.Sibasa explained to The BEAT that their

Grade 12 year was very tough with manyobstacles, but that he and his classmateskept their heads high and aimed for excel-lence.“It was not an easy year for us, espe-

cially with the lack of learning materials atschool. Many schools were affected in thisway. These problems only inspired us towork harder,” he said.Sibasa, who was also elected on the Rep-

resentative Council of Learners (RCL), saidthat he had to deal with other learners’ per-sonal problems at the same time that hehad to concentrate on his studies and onimproving his results.“I was also part of the BIS, BBEAG in

School. This project pioneered our winterclasses and holiday classes, giving usmore opportunity to learn,” Sibasa ex-plained.According to Sibasa, a great contribut-

ing factor to his success was the opportu-nity that he had to attend winter schoolclasses at the Limpopo University inTurfloop, outside Polokwane. Sibasa saidthat this opportunity made a big differenceand helped him a lot.“The advice that I want to give to the Class

of 2013 is that they must study hard, re-gardless of any situation that they mightbe in. Do not wait for the teacher to teachyou, find somebody to help you and study,study, study,” Sibasa said.Sibasa had enrolled at Wits University in

Gauteng and will be studying Actuarial andFinancial Mathematics.

“It was not an easy year for us, especially with the lack oflearning materials at school...”


Mookgophong to host AfricaCup of Nations viewing area

The streets of Mookgophong are expected to be full on Friday, 18 January,during the launch of a public viewing area. Photo: Ena Boshoff

Lizzy Bapela

Mookgophong Township will host resi-dents from across the Waterberg Dis-trict to watch the 2013 Africa Cup ofNations (AFCON) games at their publicviewing area (PVA).The games are scheduled to take place

from 19 January to 10 February. The PVAwill officially be launched with a formalprogramme at the community hall onFriday 18 January.Community members and

stakeholders will be parading around intheir Bafana Bafana T-shirts and blow-ing vuvuzelas on the day.The Government Communications and

Information System (GCIS) in Waterbergand the local municipality will collabo-rate with various stakeholders in creat-ing awareness for the games.Spokesperson for the Mookgophong

Local Municipality, Lerato Makomene,said the municipality would be stagingvarious exhibitions on the day.At the time of going to press,

Makomene said that the municipalitywas stil l in talks with variousstakeholders who were invited to comeand join the parade.The GCIS encourage people in the dis-

trict to support Football Fridays as theydid during the 2010 FIFA World Cup bywearing Bafana Bafana T-shirts or capson every Friday until after the tourna-ment.People are also encouraged to learn

and know the national anthem and flythe country’s flag high and correctly todemonstrate national pride.The GCIS urges volunteers to use their

expertise and services, also encourag-ing people to spread messages aboutthe tournament in the social networks.

Angie Motshekga SnubsPhagameng High School

No less than 200 learners had to go back home last week as there was no sufficientspace to accommodate them. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Mzamane Ringane

A group of parents and learners, who gath-ered at Phagameng High School, wereleft agape, when Basic Education minis-ter, Angie Motshekga, decided not to visitthe school that achieved a tremendous92,5% pass rate.Last week Motshekga visited several in-

land province schools, with Modimolle’sSolomon Mahlangu being one of the for-tunate institutions to welcome her.When the parents and learners, who were

at Phagameng High School, heard thatMotshekga was at Solomon MahlanguHigh School last Thursday, 10 January,they waited with eager anticipation fortheir turn of the visit.Parents were expecting to hear how the

minister would resolve the issue of chil-dren who did not have space available atthe school.The parents and learners cheered up

when they saw the dignitaries’ convoycoming from Solomon Mahlangu’s direc-tion, but then it became a different storywhen the motorcade took a turn.At the end of the day, people who gath-

ered at Phagameng High School were toldthat Motshekga would not be coming tovisit the school, but she sent a messagethrough a delegation of local leaders.Nylstroom educational circuit manager,

Nico Mabusela, and councillor, PatrickMashaba, formed part of the delegation.Mashaba told the gathering that the min-

ister vowed to intervene, and that all thelearners who were on the waiting listwould be in class. On that day, learnerswho were on the waiting list were told togo back home, and instructed to returnon Monday, 14 January.The Phagameng High School class of

2012 impressed the hard working educa-

Parents gathered at Phagameng in the hope of asking the minister of Basic Education howshe plans to address the issue of limited space in the school. Photo: Mzamane Ringane.

tors, principal and parents when they at-tained a 92,5% pass rate.Shooting up from the 74,2 % pass rate

achieved by the class of 2011, the edu-cators surely deserved a pat on the shoul-der from the minister herself.Principal, Leah Senona, was over the

moon about the class of 2012’s year-endresults. “Out of the 67 learners who satfor the final examination, only five of themdid not make it. The good news is thatnot all is lost for the five learners, as theyqualify for supplementary examination.Credit goes to the educators and learn-ers for putting in a lot more effort in theirwork,” said Senona.


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Change of fortune for Total Surrender in new season

Total Surrender is proud to show of their new soccer kit. Photosupplied.

TK Mashaba

The light is finally shining on a Bela Belabased team who had a rough time dur-ing the past two soccer seasons.Total Surrender, who was previously

known as Bela Bela FC United and BelaBela Fast XI before that, is experienc-ing an exceptional season.The team is leading Stream A of the

SAFA league after they whippedModimolle’s NTK Happy Boys FC 2-1on Saturday, 12 January.Pastor John Mthunzini, who recently

bought the team, brought new life to theteam. He not only brought new manage-ment into the fray, but also winning strat-egies, a new soccer kit and positivechange.Charles Lephaswa, team manager for

Total Surrender, told The BEAT in an in-terview that the team is looking forwardto become the champions of Stream A.He said that they also aim to win theplay-offs to the clusters when the timecomes.

In other SAFA news, Yster United, ofModimolle, is also solid this season.They are in the lead of their stream with19 points, followed by Dynasty FC whohas 16 points on the log.The results of the weekend are as fol-

lows: Bela Bela Pirates FC beat theirfellow Bela Bela based team, Diesel nDust FC 3-1, while Young Black LizardsFC lost 2-1 to Bazooka FC.In stream B, Modimolle Stonebreakers

where thrashed 4-1 by Benfica FC whileDimakatso Sundown won by defaultagainst Mornings Stars after MorningStars didn’t show up for the fixture. Dy-nasty FC beat Simple Yellows 2-1 whileMookgopong All Stars lost 2-1 to YsterUnited.In Stream C, Barcelona FC whipped

Mogul FC 4-1 while Seleka Callies wonby default against Sea Robbers FC.Ocean Birds also won by default againstSuper Eagle.Domingo’s beat Zaba All Stars with the

whopping score of 9-0, making mincedmeat of their opponents.

Boikie Monareng from the Run Boikie Run Sport Academyin Bela-Bela is planning to cycle from Bela-Bela to Johan-nesburg on Saturday, 26 January, as a fund raising projectto obtain funds for a swimming pool Monareng is planningto build in the Bela-Bela Township. For any enquiries ordonations, contact Monareng at [email protected](.)

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