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“Amandla Metsi!”

Bela Bela mayor Freddy Hlungwanepromised to deliver the basic service, water, tothe residents of Rapotokwane. Photo: LizzyBapela

Lizzy Bapela

Community members of theRapotokwane Village repeat-edly shouted the word “water”to the mayor of Bela BelaFreddy Hlungwane during hisvisit in the area.Hlungwane addressed the

community of Rapotokwaneduring a Water Week eventheld in the area on Monday, 18March. The area has seriouswater supply problems.

On the day of the event,the seriousness of theproblem came to the

fore when there was nowater to drink for thepeople who attendedthe event. Repre-sentatives from thedistrict municipality

took cold drinks from acaterer and handed it out

to the residents in place of wa-ter; reasoning that the drinkswere better than nothing was.

The community complainedabout water as the mayorwas giving his keynote ad-dress. Members of thecommunity felt insulted

when the mayor encour-aged them to save wa-

ter that they do not

“We liveon thingslike BunnyChows that

we makefrom

bread,atchar and

chips”...

even have.WhenHlungwane gave

the usual greeting

of Amandla, which should be followedup with Awethu, the community re-sponded every time with the wordMeetse (water) instead of Awethu.They shouted that they wanted waterfor their community.The mayor said that the municipality

would make sure that theyinstall water connectionsfor the area and start bill-ing residents for the waterthat they use. He said thatthe money paid for serv-ices enables the munici-pality to deliver basic serv-ices.Community members

complained bitterly aboutthe fact that they had noaccess to water. Theysaid that they felt that theirleaders are degradingthem with empty prom-ises.One resident said that residents had

to pay R30 every few days to hire adonkey cart to bring water for them.Pensioners have it especially difficultunder these circumstances, becausethey do not have the physical strengthto fetch the water themselves. If theycannot pay for water, they have to gowithout.Another resident told the meeting that

the people of that area had to eat foodthat did not take any water to prepare,because they did not have access towater on a daily basis. “We live onthings like Bunny Chows that we makefrom bread, atchar and chips,” he said.

Hlungwane tried to calm down thepeople in the presence of their Chief,Vuma Mahlangu, by speaking to themin their mother tongue, isiNdebele.To ad further insult to the injury, resi-

dents waited for hours for the deputyminister of Water Affairs to arrive at

the event after they weretold that he would attend.He never showed up.Only Hlungwane and TheBela Bela Speaker, ShadiMonanyane attended theevent on behalf of theBela Bela municipality.According to a state-

ment by the department,the National Water Weekis an awareness weekcampaign, taking placefrom 18-24 March. Thecampaign serves as apowerful campaign

mechanism re-iterating the value ofwater, the need for sustainable man-agement of this scarce resource andthe role water plays in eradicating pov-erty and under-development in SouthAfrica.The awareness creation is coupled

with the responsibility that every citi-zen must take in ensuring the integ-rity of water resources and its efficientuse.The department sates that the theme

seeks to accentuate and emphasizethe fact that water is central to allforms of life and that everyone has aresponsibility to conserve and use itsparingly.

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Violence and abuse victims in Mookgophongare now being identified and are receivingproper professional help.The victims were identified during a gender

based violence project by the local SAPS andstakeholders held at the Mookgophong Ex-tension 4 Sports Ground on Saturday, 9March.Stakeholders at the event included mem-

bers of the Victim Empowerment Programme(VEP), the Community Policing Forum (CPF),the police, home based caregivers and thelocal municipality.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer

George Ledwaba, said that the local socialworkers are now monitoring the social well-being of the victims and making sure theyare well looked after.The stakeholders also hosted a Sports

Against Crime event held at the Extension 6Sports Ground on Saturday, 16 March. TheSAPS then handed over trophies and soccerkits to the winners of the soccer tournamenton the day.The under 19 winners won a trophy for the

team as well as individual trophies, medals

Victims of violencereceive professional help

Children receivedsnacks after thegames at theSports AgainstCrime event.Photo supplied

and a soccer kit, while their runner-ups got acup for their team and individual cups. Theunder 15 winning team received a cup and asoccer kit and all these teams are from thecommunity and were sorted according to thewards.Lieutenant Sam Ledwaba, of the detectives

unit, addressed the attendees on problem-atic crimes taking place in the area such ashousebreaking and theft, rapes of minors andabuse of woman and children.Warrant Officer Ledwaba said that the aim

of the event was to create awareness on thesaid crimes and advice the community ontheir safety. He said their mission was ac-complished as the attendance was good andparticipants came out in their numbers andgave support to the cause.“Hopefully, our message reached the rel-

evant individuals and we believe the com-munity will continue working with us toensure that we combat crime to the slight-est level. We encouraged everybody,mostly the young ones to report any kindof crime, especially violence and any kindof abuse,” he said.The Independent Electoral Commission

(IEC) also came out to support the event.

Mysterious deaths in Modimollethat the strangulation caused his death.During the same weekend, the body of a

toddler was found by a house owner whosedog brought the human remains into thehouse. The mother of the infant is unknownas is the details of how the dog could getto the remains of the body.Also in Modimolle, a man was sentenced

to four years imprisonment, suspended inits entirety for five years.According to Findlay, the accused, Silas

Marema, was arrested and taken to courton Monday, 11 March. He stood accusedof statutory rape.The accused was arrested, taken to court

and sentenced in one day. He will also belisted on the Sexual Offences Register.In a separate case, Ronald Sibanda, was

sentenced to 125 years in prison in theRegional Court in Modimolle.Sibanda, who was arrested in 2012 on

various accounts, including rape, inMookgophong and Modimolle, was sen-tenced on Friday, 15 March. He was sen-tenced on eleven charges of rape.Findlay said that Sibanda would only be

eligible for parole after 25 years in prison.

TK Mashaba

A cloud of mystery is hanging overModimolle after a spate of mysteriousdeaths in the town over the past few weeks.The latest death is that of a man, whose

body was found where he lived. The de-ceased’s identity is known to the policeand will be made public once the next ofkin is informed of his death.According to Warrant Officer James

Findlay, Modimolle police spokesperson,the body was found near the room wherethe man lived.The body was found on Sunday, 17

March, around 17:30, by the woman whowas renting a room in the same house asthe deceased.There is no indication of how the deceased

passed away. Police opened an inquestdocket and the investigation continues. Po-lice are waiting for the results of the postmortem examination.This unexplained death comes after a of

a 14-year-old boy’s body was found inModimolle on The post mortem resultsshow that the deceased was strangled and

TK Mashaba

The owner of the Simunye Supermarket inBela Bela is still in shock after his shop wasrobbed by criminals who demanded cash andairtime.The robbery took place on Thursday, 14

March at 08:00. Dester Lagbebo, a Pakistaninational and owner of the shop, told The BEATthat he was still operating his shop in fearafter he was attacked by the two unknownmen.“I cannot believe that such a thing could

happen to me. I am still traumatised,” Lagbebosaid. He said that the two men came into theshop posing as customers.“The two men suddenly pulled out knives

Police warns against crocodile TK Mashaba

Police issued a warning to residents ofModimol le to stay away from theDonkerpoort Dam after a crocodile wasspotted there recently.According to Modimolle police spokes-

person, Warrant Officer James Findlay,the crocodile was spotted at the damby a police official who was at the damfor a function.The dam is popular for fishing and for

private functions.Findlay said that the area is a no go

area because police cannot predictwhen the crocodile would pose a dan-ger to people. We want residents to beaware of the crocodile and that any per-son going to the dam, will be doing soat own risk,” he said.The Modimolle police also took the op-

portunity to send a strong message tocriminals ahead of the coming Easterweekend. Findlay said that the policewill adopt a zero tolerance policy to-wards crime in the area.“We will be in the streets and in the

location to keep order because we knowthat this is the time when a lot of crimi-nal activity takes place,” he said.Findlay said that the police will be on

the lookout for any crimes like drinkingand driving, public drinking, public vio-lence, house breaking and car thefts.He said that residents should be vigi-

lant and make sure that they are notthe victims of opportune crimes. “Weadvise people to make sure that theircars are well locked and residents tomake sure that their homes are securedbefore they leave on holiday,” Findlaysaid.

“I am still traumatised”

Dester Lagbeboshowed The BEATwhere he wasstabbed in thehand by robbers.Photo: TKMashaba

and one of them grabbed me. I was helplessbecause I was alone in the shop at the time,”he said.Lagbebo said that one of the robbers held

him down while the other one took the cashand the airtime from the store. He was stabbedin the hand by one of the assailants and hadto be taken to hospital for treatment.He said that he could not understand the

attack because he was always helping mem-bers of the community. Lagbebo said that hewished for the justice system to run its courseso that the culprits will be punished for theirdeeds. The shop owner said that he neverexperienced any trouble before now and thatmembers of the community usually smile andgreet him when entering his store.

Alleged drug dealer arrested at hospital Lizzy Bapela

Bela Bela police have arrested a sus-pect in connection with an alleged drugdealing case. The arrest comes after atip-off.Police spokesperson, Constable Glen

Manamela, said the suspect was ar-rested at the Bela Bela Hospital onWednesday, 13 March.She said that the suspect was found

in his possession of illegal drugs. Mostof the drugs were found hidden in thecar he was driving, a sky blue Tata.Manamela said that the accused is al-

legedly part of a syndicate of drug deal-ers but that he did not give the policeany information about his alleged accom-plices.According to Manamela, the syndicate

has people placed in public places in-cluding the hospital, where they haveestablished a drug selling business. Shesaid that the accomplices have helperswho identify people to sell the drugs inand outside of the hospital and other tar-

geted areas for them.The 33-year-old suspect, Onyedika

Uba, was remanded in custody when heappeared before the Bela Bela Magis-trate’s Court on Friday, 15 March.The investigating officer in the case,

who wishes to remain anonymous, isstill busy conducting investigations.Meanwhile, the police are still looking

for the owner of the farm that was nabbedfor planting dagga trees weeks ago.Manamela said that the suspect prom-ised the police he will hand himself overbut never turned up at the police sta-tion.She said that the police still have to

destroy the part of the farm where thedagga trees are planted. According tothe two workers who were arrested onpolice arrival, the owner buys the seedfor feeding his horses and told them itwas healthy and legal.Bela Bela police confiscated the dagga

found in bags estimated at a street valueof R250 000 and investigations are stillin process.

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The water supply to the Bela Bela Township and parts of the town will be interruptedon Sunday, 24 March. Residents should plan accordingly. Photo as illustration

Water interruptionsto hit Bela Bela

The Bela Bela municipality has called onthe local communities in town and in theTownship, to prepare themselves for wa-ter interruptions on Sunday, 24 March.Municipal spokesperson, Matome

Sebelebele, said that the water interrup-tion was due to maintenance work byMagalies Water. Several pump stationswill be shut down to undergo urgent andvital maintenance work.It would be a good idea if residents

poured some water into containers to usefor cooking and drinking when there isno water available.Sebelebele said that the result of the

unavoidable maintenance work, Bela Belawould experience a shortage in the wa-ter supply to the Township as well ascertain parts of the town.

“The planned shutdown of the pump sta-tions will take place on 24 March from08h00 to 17h00. The water conveyancesystem takes approximately 12 hours tobe restored to full capacity and we en-visage that all residents and consumersto have water by morning of 25 March,”he said.According to Sebelebele, the municipal-

ity, with Magalies Water, routinely con-duct maintenance on the water systemto ensure quality provision of water to allcommunities as part of improved servicedelivery.Sebelebele stated that no efforts would

be spared to ensure that the interruptionsdoes not cause any inconvenience andthat water supply is restored immedi-ately.

Bela Bela Easter Paradeis for everybody

The annual ATKV Easter Parade will take place in Bela Bela on 29 March. Thegoal of the walk is to tell people about Jesus. Photo: Supplied

The ATKV Waterberg branch will hosttheir annual Easter Parade on GoodFriday, 29 March in Bela Bela.The services will start at 08:00 and

end at 09:00 after which thecongregants will gather at the ForeverResorts Festival Grounds in GroblerStreet. The parade will leave from thereat 09:00.Participants in the parade are asked

to pack parcels containing Bibles, tinfood and toiletries to distribute duringthe walk. Parcels containing bread rollswill be available at three stoppingpoints during the walk.Any person who would like to make a

donation to this end can deliver theirdonations to the AGS Church in LudorfStreet on Monday, 25 March. All dona-tions will be packed to be handed outduring the walk.Groups can identify themselves by

wearing white, gold, purple or red. Ban-

ners, palms, crosses and crowns canalso be used in the walk.There are T-shirts available at R60 for

adults and R50 for children. The emblemon the t-shirt will be the Crown of Jesus.Orders can be placed with Elma van denBerg, chairperson of the annual walk, on082 928 5327 or 014 736 3440.The theme of this year’s walk is 1

Corinthians 15:57, Conquering ThroughJesus! “But thanks be to God! He givesus the victory through our Lord JesusChrist.”The planning committee recommends

that participants wear comfortableshoes and a hat and to bring enoughwater with them in their own water bot-tles.According to Elma van den Berg, the

object of the walk is to propagate theGospel of Jesus un the community andto spread the message of Jesus’ lovethrough the hand-outs.

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Taxi Industry and Hospitality Sector roleplayers were told that they are about toget a wage increment when they had en-gagements with officials of the LimpopoDepartment of Labour.The Department announced this dur-

ing a public briefing about both the taxiand hospi ta l i ty sectors, held inPolokwane on Tuesday, 12 March.Spokesperson for the department

Johannes Mokou, said that the briefingsare scheduled to take place in all dis-

Taxi industry and Hospitality Sector for wage increment

Workers in the taxi industry can expect an increase in their minimum wages from assoon as 1 July this year after the current minimum wage expires. Photo: Supplied

t r ic ts of the province inc ludingWaterberg and the dates are still to beannounced.He said that the current minimum

wage of the sector will expire on 30 Junethis year and the engagements wereaimed at soliciting inputs from the em-ployers and employees about the newminimum wage dispensation for the sec-tor.The engagements were to determine

the mechanism to be utilised for theannual increases and to look at anyother conditions related to the opera-

tions within the sector.Assistant Director in the department

Mogodi Masenya said taxi industry roleplayers should be the main drivers of theprocess because they know the indus-try more than the department officialsdo. Masenya said the Sectorial Deter-mination on Taxi Industry was publishedon 28 April 2005.One taxi owner, who appealed for more

of such consultations, said it was ill ad-vised to bring the employers and em-ployees in one forum over such issues.He said the greatest recipe that maycause problems and stall the whole proc-ess is to put both the employers andemployees in one venue when discuss-ing anything relating to wages.Another person said that some of the

owners are still facing difficulties to copeaf ter the int roduct ion of tax irecapitalization with some of their col-leagues forced out of the industry. Hesaid that, while department is in theprocess of increasing these minimumwages, such challenges need to be con-sidered.The current minimum wage put a taxi

driver and an administration worker atR2 449.90 per month, while the rankmarshal takes home R1 959.40 monthlyand any one not specified takes homeR1 713.70 per month.Masenya said that the criteria to be

followed during the input by the indus-try role players should be creation andretention of employment, ability for theemployers to conduct business suc-cessfully, alleviation of poverty, cost ofliving as well as wage differential andinequality.He said boarding allowance for the pe-

riod of 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 ispaid at R279.93 or an employer mustarrange accommodation for an employeeand this is under review.Meanwhile, the Hospitality Sector is

about to be turned on its head with theproposals that could see a change inminimum wages, annual increases and

any other conditions of employment re-lated to the operation of the sector.Masenya mentioned these changes

while addressing employers and em-ployees from the sector during the de-liberations at the briefing session.“We want to appeal to you that during

the process of this deliberation, you con-sider the Employment Condition Com-mission (ECC) criteria. The criteria seekto ensure that there is creation and re-tention jobs, alleviation of poverty, costof living, impact on conditions of Occu-pational Health and Safety aspects, aswell as the ability for the business tobe conducted successfully,” he said.ECC is the body that advices the min-

ister on wages and other conditions ofemployment. The Sectorial Determina-tion on Hospitality Industry was pub-lished on 15 May 2007.The current minimum wage for employ-

ers with 10 or less employees sits atR2240.60 per month, while employerswith 10 employees or more will pay R2495.80 per month.Masenya said the approach was in-

formed by the fact that the majority ofemployees in the hospitality sector areemployed by small firms such as thosewith 10 employees or less. He said theindustry employs over five hundred thou-sand people and is considered to havean immense contribution towards theGross Domestic Product (GDP) in thecountry.“On the basis of commission payment,

an agreement in writing may allow aworker to perform commission work. Theagreement must include the worker’swage, basis for calculation of commis-sion, period for which commission willbe calculated, date when commissionwill be paid as well as type and profit forwhich the commission will be earned.”“In no way must the commission be pre-

sented as a worker’s wage. Workersmust receive a minimum wage over andabove the commission,” Masenya con-cluded.

Lizzy Bapela

Community members of MogalakwenaMunicipality were granted an opportu-nity to voice service delivery concernsand frustrations in the presence of theirrespective leaders.This was done during public participa-

tion programme conducted by theWaterberg District Municipality, in con-junction with Mogalakwena Local Mu-nic ipal i ty. The event was held atBakenberg-Tallaseng, Mogalakwena onSaturday, 9 March.Residents f rom corners of

Community voice service delivery concerns during public participation meeting

The Waterberg and Mogalakwena political leadership led people in singing the na-tional anthem during the public participation process in Bakenberg. Photo supplied

Mogalakwena came out to voice out theirserv ice del ivery concerns. Chiefamongst them were water and sanita-tion projects. The community alsopleads for construction of sports facili-ties since youth flock to the taverns in-stead of engaging in proper recreationalactivities.The reduction of liquor licences, more

bursaries, high rate of rape and child andwomen abuse were amongst communi-ty’s concerns. They also wish for theerecting of High Mast lights since rapeis rife. The community asked for the pro-tection of vulnerable children and or-

phans.The shortage of RDP houses is also a

huge concern since there are commu-nity members who have to live in mudhouses. The community raised the is-sues of the inaccessibility of roads toseveral villages, especially during therainy season. They said that buses andtaxis drop them far from their respec-tive homes and they might end up berobbed off their belongings.One concerned member of the commu-

nity, Jane Langa, said that the munici-pality overlook sports activit ies inBakenberg and sports councils are notactive anymore. She said that they aredenied access to use the BakenbergStadium as they are asked to pay foraccess.Langa was frustrated that the stadium is

not utilised but vandalised and requestedfor 24 hour security, artificial lawn and con-sistence maintenance at all the local sta-diums. There are no water and lights inthe stadium.Other residents complained that people

are being overlooked when there are em-ployment opportunities in the municipali-ties, services and information does notreach remote areas, they also need skillsdevelopment programmes.Some were complaining that there are no

speed humps on their main roads andspeeding drivers kill their children, whileothers asked for aerial cell phone networkin their villages.However, a number of community mem-

bers applauded the municipality for pro-viding basic services to them.In response from Mogalakwena Munici-

pality, Mayor Tlhalifi Mashamaite said it istheir wish for the speed humps to beerected but Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL)

told them only rumble stripes can beerected.“It is true that our stadiums are not uti-

lised, be aware that we have budgeted 2.2million for this financial year and the budg-eted amount for all the stadiums is 4.4 mil-lion. These funds will be used to renovateall our stadiums being Bakenberg, Mapela,Rebone and TT Cholo respectively. We willmaintain the stadiums regularly and instil24 hours security. We have budgeted 3million for Makekeng, Basterspad andMohlakaneng roads for the 2013/2014 fi-nancial year,” he said.Mashamaite said that he would call on

the Men’s Forum to engage each other onhow they can do away with the rape andabuse of women and children so they canlive freely in their democratic country.The executive mayor the Waterberg dis-

trict, Tlotlanang Mogotlane, applauded thecommunity for raising their concerns andapplauded Mashamaite, as some of thecommunity members were happy with serv-ice delivery at other villages.She said that same services could not

reach every village at the same time asthey work on budget and planning.“I commit myself that I will closely work

with Community Development Workers(CDWs), councillors and mayors in ensur-ing that we eradicate all mud houses inWaterberg District come 2014/2015. Notin this time, we still have people living inmud houses. This announcement came atthe right time when we are busy with IDPmeetings. We will work with ICASA in as-suring that you have network at your vil-lages,” she said.Mogotlane emphasised that disabled peo-

ple should be considered since the mu-nicipalities must comply with 2% target ofdisabled people.

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South Africans celebrated WaterWeek from 18 to 24 March. The Na-tional Water Week is a campaign bythe Department of Water Affairs to cre-ate awareness of this precious re-source in the South African context.Coincidentally, two incidents left their

mark on this Water Week. In the firstplace, the residents of RapotokwaneVillage were treated to a Water Weekevent when they do not even havewater for their daily needs. In the sec-ond incident, residents of the Bela BelaTownship will realise the importanceof a water supply when their watersupply will be temporarily cut off dueto maintenance.According to the Constitution of

South Africa, every person has theright to clean water. Not all local au-thorities have been able to implementthe policy.According to Statistics South Africa

93% of South African households haveaccess to water. This high percent-age could be misleading becausethese figures do not take into accountthe distance people had to travel toreach water, and regards safe wateras piped, tap and borehole water.Should we assume that the 93% did

indeed have a perfect water solution,which still leaves 7% without water.Now this may look like a small per-centage, but it means that there arestill over 4 million people in South Af-rica without access to clean water.That is a rather staggering number.Water is the most basic need. With-

out food, a person can live for weeks,but without water, you can expect tolive only a few days. According to theWorld Health Organisation, “Basicneeds” go beyond what we need todrink or ingest through our food fordaily survival, which is about 5 litresper person per day.The basic need that people have for

water includes enough clean water forbasic personal hygiene. It is not suffi-cient merely to have access to waterin adequate quantities; the water alsoneeds to be of adequate quality tomaintain health.Water gathered from open sources

often does not meet the safety basics.If the water is clean at the collectionpoint, it is often contaminated before itreached the home of the user, becauseof dirty containers and storage units.According to UNESCO, human health

is inextricably linked to a range of wa-ter-related conditions: safe drinkingwater, adequate sanitation, minimizedburden of water-related disease andhealthy freshwater ecosystems.We cannot go without water. The poor

is dependant on the government to pro-vide them with clean, safe water. It isclear that there is still a long way to gobefore everybody will truly be equal inthe South African society.

A basic need, not a favourWhy do we celebrate Easter? Bishop Silas Tlou

To Christians worldwide, Easter meansa new covenant. A covenant is an agree-ment between two parties. There are twotypes of covenants: conditional and un-conditional.A conditional covenant is an agreement

that is binding on both parties for itssuccess. Both parties agree to fulfil cer-tain conditions. If either party fails tomeet their responsibilities, the covenantis broken and neither party has to fulfilthe conditions of the covenant.An unconditional covenant is an agree-

ment between two parties, but only oneof the two parties has to do something.Nothing is required of the other party.The new covenant is spoken about first

in the book of Jeremiah. The old cov-enant that God had established with Hispeople required obedience to the OldTestament Mosaic law.Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin

is death, but the gift of God is eternallife in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Becausethe wages of sin is death, the law re-quired that people perform rituals andsacrifices in order to please God andremain in His grace.The prophet Jeremiah predicted that

there would be a time when God wouldmake a new covenant with the nation ofIsrael. Jeremiah 31:31-33 – “The daysare coming,” declares the Lord, “when Iwill make a new covenant with the peo-ple of Israel and with the people ofJudah. It will not be like the covenant Imade with their ancestors when I tookthem by the hand to lead them out ofEgypt, because they broke my cov-enant, though I was a husband to them,”declares the Lord. “This is the covenantI will make with the people of Israel af-ter that time,” declares the Lord. “I willput my law in their minds and write it ontheir hearts. I will be their God, and theywill be my people.”Jesus Christ came to fulfil the law of

Moses and create a new covenant be-tween God and His people. The old cov-enant was written in stone, but the newcovenant is written on our hearts, madepossible only by faith in Christ, who shedHis own blood to atone for the sins ofthe world. Matthew 5:17 – “Do not thinkthat I have come to abolish the Law orthe Prophets; I have not come to abol-ish them but to fulfil them.”Luke 22:20 says, “After supper, [Je-

sus] took another cup of wine and said,‘This wine is the token of God’s newcovenant to save you – an agreementsealed with the blood I will pour out foryou.” Now that we are under the newcovenant, we are not under the penaltyof the law.We are now given the opportunity to

receive salvation as a free gift. Throughthe life-giving Holy Spirit, we can nowshare in the inheritance of Christ andenjoy a permanent, unbroken relation-ship with God.Hebrews 9:15 declares, “For this rea-

son Christ is the mediator of a new cov-enant, that those who are called mayreceive the promised eternal inherit-ance—now that He has died as a ran-som to set them free from the sins com-mitted under the first covenant.”

It’s a goal! A Modimolle couple takes advantage of the half time break and finds away to shorten their trip by going through goal posts. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

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TIONS ACT, 1967Notice in terms of Section 3(1)of the Removal of RestrictionsAct, 1967 (act 84 of 1967)I, Johannes Hendrik Lerm ofHannes Lerm & associatesbeing the authorised agent ofthe owner hereby give noticein terms of Section 3 (1) ofRemoval of Restrictions Act,1967 that I have applied tothe Limpopo Province, De-partment of Co-operativeGovernance, Human Settle-ment and Traditional Affairs(COGHSTA) for the removalof certain conditions con-tained in the Title DeedT090781 11 for Portion 10 ofthe farm Knopfontein, 184KR, situated along RoadD2748, Alma, in order to es-tablish a township.All relevant documents relat-ing to the application will beopen for inspection duringnormal office hours at the of-fice of the Director General,Limpopo Province,

COGHSTA, Hensa Towers, 20Rabé Street, Polokwane,0700 from 15 March 20132013 until 16 April 2013.Any person who wishes toobject to the application orsubmit representation in re-spect thereof must lodge thesame in writing with theLimpopo Province,COGHSTA at theabovementioned address andor at Private Bag X9485,Polokwane, 0700 on or before16 April 2013.Authorized agent:Hannes Lerm & AssociatesP O Box 2231POLOKWANE0700(22/3)

BOEDELKENNISGEWINGIn die boedel van wyle: Samuel Johannes LootsI d e n t i t e i t s n o m m e r : 4702105053083Datum van dood: 25 Septem-ber 2010Boedelnommer: 19529/2011Adres:Kennis aan die Krediteure &Debiteure om hullevorderings in te lewer by dieondergemelde binne ‘n

Lizzy Bapela

The MEC for the Limpopo Department ofAgriculture (LDA), Jacob Marule, recentlyvisited Dubai where he promoted the prov-ince to the world.A group of farmers from across the prov-

ince and the department’s officials accom-panied the MEC during the visit. He pre-sented several programmes that are avail-able from the LDA and are designed toimprove the livelihoods of the people ofSouth Africa through Agriculture.The MEC conducted the visit in an effort

to promote access to agricultural com-modity markets by farmers. He also iden-tified the 2013 Gulffood Show in Dubai asa perfect platform to expose farmers inLimpopo and at the same time marketedthe province as a production hub for highvalue agricultural commodities.The Gulffood Show is the world’s biggest

food and hospitality show and it has 3 816exhibitors, 100 898 square meters of ex-hibition space, 110 international pavilions,68 681 trade visitors and 152 countriesrepresented.LDA identified some of the major agri-

cultural commodity producers to join thedelegation to participate at the 2013Gulffood trade show to expose them tointernational market network. The selectedfarmers represented different categoriesof farmers in the commercial and emerg-ing sector. The delegation included someentrepreneurs in the agro-processing sec-tor.Provincial spokesperson for the depart-

ment, Kenny Mathivha, said that Limpopois known to be the food basket of SouthAfrica.Marule said that Limpopo is the largest

producer of citrus, mangoes, avocadoes,tomatoes, potatoes and a producer ofmacadamia nuts, litchis, bananas, paw-paw and a variety of vegetables. “We owethis recognition to our endowment withnatural resources that allows us to pro-duce subtropical fruits and vegetables thatare imported nationally and internation-ally,” he said.“The aim of the visit was to expose

Limpopo farmers to the market opportuni-ties in the Middle East, especially theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) which importsmore than 85% of its food needs,” Marulesaid.Farmers who joined the delegation led in-

clude Doctor Jameson Nesane of TshatalaFarm, a known black commercial producerof tomatoes, and Samson Qomodi, a farmmanager at Mariveni Farmers Coop Ltdthat produces citrus for export market.Chairperson of Apol Foods and tomato

commodity producer organisation inLimpopo, the Limpopo Tomato Growers

Marule markets Limpopoproduce to the world

According to Jacob Marule, MEC for Agriculture, Limpopo is the largest producer ofcitrus, mangoes, avocadoes, tomatoes, potatoes and a producer of macadamia nuts,litchis, bananas, pawpaw and a variety of vegetables. Photo: Supplied

Association (LTGA), Patamedi Moketlaand the managing owner of the T TlouFarming CC, producing vegetables inPolokwane, Thabiso Tlou, also formed partof the delegation.Also accompanying the MEC were

Sylvester Shipalana, an entrepreneur rep-resenting the beneficiaries of land restitu-tion farms, producing subtropical fruitssuch as mangoes in Mopani District andSurprise Shokwane, representingRahlagane Agricultural Cooperative alsoknown as Rahlagane Table Grapes Project,a youth project initiated by Limpopo De-partment of Agriculture in 2007.Apart from the delegation led by LDA,

well-known agribusinesses such asWestvalia and Green farms who were ex-hibiting in the South African pavilion pow-ered by the DTI represented Limpopo. “Aspart of our participation at the 2013Gulffood Show in Dubai, we arranged abusiness linkage platform, where identi-fied buyers met with our farmers to ex-plore potential business relationship formarketing of the Limpopo agricultural pro-duce,” Marule said.“Though the famers’ delegation was com-

prised of few businesses, the approachwas to market Limpopo agricultural sec-tor. Farmers understood that, due to highdemand of commodities, one farmer alonemight not sustain the supply of requiredvolumes of agricultural commodities; there-fore a collective approach is necessary tosatisfy the demand,” he said.It is expected that as part of follow up

with the potential buyers met during theGulffood Show, farmers will engage otherfarmers producing the same commodi-ties to join them. The famers’ delega-tion was also exposed to the local retailand fresh produce market in Dubai toshow them how the UAE depends onimports of agricultural food products.Mathivha said it was encouraging to

them to see the huge demand of agri-cultural produce in the UAE. He said atask ahead for government is to createan enabling environment for local farm-ers to trade internationally.“This entails environmental scanning on

trade bilateral issues with different coun-tries and also making sure that farmerscomply with export requirements ofSouth Africa and the destination coun-tries. Government through DTI and ourprovincial trade agency will facilitatepreparation to make farmers to be exportready with the entire requirement met,”said Mathivha.On return from the Dubai Gulffood Show,

the MEC briefed the media about this eco-nomic mission as regards the lessonslearnt and the interest shown by the Gulf’speople to buy Limpopo produce.

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MODIMOLLE LAND USESCHEME, 2004

Notice is hereby given to allwhom it may concern that interms of Clause 23 of theMODIMOLLE LAND USESCHEME, 2004, we URBANENERGY TOWN & RE-GIONAL PLANNERS CC,represented herein by RowanAlbertyn, the authorisedagent of the owner, intend ap-plying to the Modimolle Lo-cal Municipality for SPE-CIAL CONSENT to erect a35m high cellular telecommu-nication mast (tree type) maston a 144m² portion of erf 2402,Nylstroom Extension 13,situated within Kokanje Re-tirement Village in the eastern-most corner of the said erf. Theclosest road would be the ac-cess road to Kokanje Retire-ment Village and located on a

“Residential 3” zoned erf.Any objections to or repre-sentations in respect of theapplication, with the groundstherefore, must be lodged withor made in writing to: TheDivisional Manager, TownPlanning, Ground Floor,Modimolle Municipal Build-ing, or Private Bag X1008,Modimolle, 0150 within aperiod of 28 days from the firstday of publication of this no-tice in the Local Newspaper,being 22 March 2013.Full particulars and plans maybe inspected during normaloffice hours (08:00 – 13:00and 14:00 – 15:00) at theabove mentioned office, for aperiod of 28 day from the firstdate of publication of the no-tice in the local newspaper,being the 22nd of March 2013.Closing date for any objec-tions: 19 April 2013.Address of agent: Urban En-ergy Town & Regional Plan-ners, Suite 1A, StandardbankSquare, Polokwane, 0700 or,PO Box 307, Bendor Park0713, Tel: 079 886 3414, Fax:086 565 8531, e-mailrowan@urbanenergytp.co.za(28/3)

An answer to beauty problems

Tshepiso “Kisi” Gwala says he is hereto make people of Bela Bela look beau-tiful. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

tal.Through the skills he has acquired, he

won the ECHOB national competition in2002, while representing Free State. Hewas also nominated and competed with12 other hairdressers for the Golden Scis-sor award in 2004 and that motivated himto stay focused on his passion.“I won the best hairdresser with my hard

working and never looked back. I thenworked as a lecturer on hair care at theRustenburg College and that created aplatform for me to work with top TV per-sonalities and other manufacturing com-panies as a product consultant,” he said.“I interviewed a number op people in Bela

Bela and analysed their hair and I haverealised their root system is not good andmany of them apply wrong chemicals,”said Gwala.He said many people just apply chemi-

cals to their hair, not making sure firstwhich ones best suit their hair. He alsosaid people must know and understandthe different types of hair and scalps andwork on them professionally.The hair types include coarse, medium

coarse and long length, while scalps, dry,moist or itchy.Gwala intends to conduct a client work-

shop to educate people about their hairand nails and how to take good care of it.He said the workshop will be free andpeople attending will only pay for theirmeals and the date is still to be confirmed.He also gives people free advice on what

and what not to wear when going for in-terviews. He said he has clients in theretail and government sectors and theyhave all expressed their satisfaction withhis services.“We are here not for competition but to

make people look beautiful,” he said.

Police ask for help to find missing mother Lizzy Bapela

Police in Mookgophong are still looking forthe mother of the baby that was abandonedin the area in November 2012.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer

George Ledwaba, said that the incident hap-pened at the taxi rank next to the local KFCfast food restaurant.According to Ledwaba, the mother of the

baby approached a woman, whom she didnot know, and asked her to take care of thebaby while she goes to the nearby bathroom.He said the woman, Lebogang Mailula,helped the pleading mother and waited forhours but unfortunately, the mother never re-turned.Mailula told the police that she had just

come back from a trip to Tembisa when theincident happened. Ledwaba also said thatthe public bathrooms are usually packed sothe Mailula did not suspect anything when

the baby was left in her care.He said that the mother told Mailula that

she could not take the baby with her to thebathroom, as the bathrooms are not hygi-enically safe for a small baby.Mailula took the child with her and reported

the matter to the police in her hometown,Mankweng. Ledwaba said that Mankwengpolice referred the case back toMookgophong, where the incident tookplace.He said that the child is now three months

old and that the child is cared for at thePolokwane Place of Safety.The police urge anyone with information that

could lead to them finding the mother cancontact the investigating officer in the caseSergeant Kedibone Ntuli on 072 799 7676.The Family Violence Child Protection and

Sexual Violence (FCS) Unit commanderMajor MP Ngobeni is also available for anyqueries on 082 469 1187.

Lizzy Bapela

Tshepiso Gwala is here to make peoplefrom Bela Bela look beautiful and wavegoodbye to all their hair and nail prob-lems.The passionate hairdresser, who has 10

years of experience in the beauty indus-try, certainly has his plans for the futurein place. Gwala lives in Leseding, BelaBela, from where he runs his hairdress-ing salon.He completed his hair care diploma at

Pretoria College in 1990 and obtained atrade test qualification at Klipfontein thatqualified him as an ethic hairdresser andadviser. He has worked with L’Oreal andnumerous community radio stations andhair salons in various provinces such asGauteng, Free State and KwaZulu Na-

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BELA BELALOCAL MUNICIPALITYPrivate Bag X1609 Bela Bela 0480

PUBLIC NOTICE:2011/12 ANNUAL REPORT

A public notice is hereby given in terms of Section129 (3) of the Local Government: Municipal FinanceManagement Act, 2003, that the Accounting Officermust in accordance with Section 21 (a) of the Local

Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 makepublic the Annual Report as tabled in Council.

The Annual Report is available for public inspectionat Municipal Building as well as in the municipal

website www.belabela.gov.za for a period of14 working days, commencing from Monday

25 March 2013 to Monday 22 April 2013.

Comments on the Annual Report can either bee-mailed to mashishil@belabela.gov.za or be placedin comment boxes provided for at Municipal offices.

For any enquiries, do not hesitate to callML Mashishi at (014) 736 8000 or VW Mhlongo at

(014) 736 8037.

DS MafaActing Municipal Manager

Notice Number: 15/13

Viking basketball thanking the sponsors

The Vikings andtheir supportersshowed theirmettle at theSoshanguvebasketball tourna-ment. Photo:Supplied

TK Mashaba

The Vikings, the Bela Bela based basket-ball team, gave their thanks to the local com-munity after they received donations thathelped them attend a basketball tourna-ment.The tournament took place in Soshanguve

in Black G on Saturday, 16 March.Soshanguve Basketball hosted the tourna-

The Vikings’ dunker, Katlego Madireng,is ready to score during the tournamentin Soshanguve. Photo: Supplied

ment.Patson Molekoa, spokesperson for the

team, said that the team owed their thanksto the Shell petrol station, Mike Suke ofthe Bela Bela municipality and ZaneleLedwaba. They also thanked EdmondNyamayaro, of Mastermaths, for help withtheir transport.Molekoa said that their team did not win

the tournament but that they showed a lotof determination that made people noticethem. “We are happy to say that some ofour players were invited to play trails at theTshwane University of Technology,” he said.He said that the team is still struggling

with funds and that it is an issue every timethat they have to play an away game. Hesaid that they are looking for sponsors forthe team. Molekoa invited all business own-ers in Bela Bela to visit them at the basket-ball court at the Bela Bela Community Hall.In the meantime, the Vikings will join forces

with the Agisanang Bela Bela Youth Group.They will help Agisanang to raise funds todonate school uniforms to needy children.The fundraising event will take the form of

a basketball tournament. The tournamentwill the hosted by the Vikings at the BelaBela Community Hall.

Modimolle schoolscelebrate water week

Koketso Madiba is a young girl with big dreams. Photo: MzamaneRingane

Learners who participated during the tree-planting event at Lekkerbreek Pri-mary School showed their appreciation for water. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

planted trees were donated by the DBSA.Lesego Bodiba, of the Department of

Agriculture, urged learners, teachers andothers who attended to practice treeplanting at home.An indigenous type of tree called the

Spekboom tree was among the treesplanted at Lekkerbreek Primary School.Lambert Moloto, of the Waterberg De-

partment of Agriculture, said that theSpekboom was a special kind of tree,which can survive all seasons, includingdrought.Learners and teachers were reminded

about the significance of conserving wa-ter and planting as many trees as possi-ble.

Mzamane Ringane

A few schools in Modimolle celebratedWater week in the form of a tree plantingceremony on Tuesday, 19 March.The event was held by the Department

of Agriculture in conjunction with the de-partment of Economic Development, En-vironment & Tourism, and the Develop-ment Bank of South Africa (DBSA).Modimolle Primary School, Maokeng

Primary School, Lekkerbreek PrimarySchool, Phagameng High School, Solo-mon Mahlangu High School, DagbreekPrimary School, Hector Peterson Pri-mary School and Ulando CombinedSchool each received five trees. All the

Koketso Madiba has beauty and the brains

Mzamane Ringane

She is very young, petite, and hasthe looks that can certainly earn hera place in the modelling industry.Miss Modimolle 2012, Koketso

Madiba, knows the importance ofeducation, and the role it plays inbuilding one’s future.

This 15-year-old grade 10 learnersays she would like to pursueAgronomy as a career after complet-ing her matric. Agronomy is the sci-ence and technology of producingand using plants for food and othernecessities.Madiba’s motto is Live and Let

Live, which she explained in this this

way: “Each person should presstowards their goals in order to suc-ceed, but also share with othersyour skills and knowledge.”Besides her academic ambitions,

Madiba’s greatest dream is to be-come Miss SA. “I have many ambi-tions so far as a teenager, but themost important of all is to becomeMiss SA. I like young people and Ibelieve in them because they aretalented, creative, courageous andvital to any nation. I would love tohelp them discover their talents,weaknesses and strengths,” Madibacontinues.This young beauty believes that

reading plays an important in thelives of young people, which is whyshe enjoys reading Drum magazineand newspapers.Madiba makes no mistakes when

it comes to keeping herself inshape. “I do running exercises oncea week and eat a balanced diet. Imostly refresh my mind by watch-ing Disney TV programs, while I en-joy my favourite meal, pap andmorogo,” she says.She continues to say that her

dreams would be completely ful-filled if she could open a modellingagency in the future.However, her main goal in life

would be to live according to herlife motto; sharing what you haveacquired so that others may growtoo.

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This weekend, on Saturday, 23 March, re-markable things are set to happen whentwo of the best teams in the SAFA leaguebattle it out in their last games.It has been an interesting season for To-

tal Surrender FC, formerly known as FastXI and Bela Bela United.The team is sitting comfortable in the

number one spot on the log with 31 points.They lead the log with two points morethan Bela Bela Pirates, who are also eye-ing the championship with 29 points.Total Surrender enjoyed an easy season

with many of their games won by defaultbecause their opponents did not show upfor matches. Team manager, CharlesLephaswa, said that the team did whatthey set out to do and follow their coach’sgame plans to the letter.

Do or die for Waterberg Stream A this weekend

Charles Lephaswa says that his team, TotalSurrender, will definitely walk away with theSAFA league laurels. Photo: TK Mashaba

Nno Pholoba puts his support squarely be-hind his team, Bela Bela Pirates, for the SAFAleague championship. Photo: TK Mashaba

He said that his team is looking forwardto their last game. Lephaswa said thatlosing is not an option for them becausethey want to go through to the play-offsat the end of the season.Pirates are also playing their last game

on Saturday. Their position in the com-petition is resting on two factors, their lastgame and the last game of their closestrivals, Total Surrender. If Total Surrenderloses or plays to a draw in their last game,Pirates could go through to the finals.Pirates are in good shape and will go

into the weekend with no injuries. NnoPholoba, Pirates manager, said that histeam is confident that they would win theleague.Total Surrender will face Diesel n Dust

at the Bela Bela High School groundswhile Bela Bela Pirates will face off to A1Terrors at the Sunfa Stadium.

Former Waterberg referee on a mission

The Modimolle Masters are unstoppable. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Modimolle Local Football Association pro-motional league last weekend.On Saturday, 16 March, Modimolle Mas-

ters walloped their younger counterpartsDiphala FC 4-1. The Masters continuedwith their winning spree on Sunday, whenthey beat Home Defenders 6-3.Saturday’s game was played at the

sports ground located at the informal set-tlements near Phomolong section, whilePhagameng sports ground was venue toSunday’s match.Lehong told The Beat that his team was

on a mission win, and no opponents canstop them. “We have recruited many play-ers who have retired from football. My ideawas to give them a chance to play againas most cannot find teams at their age.So far we have a great team, and we have

beaten manyclubs whichhave young en-ergetic play-ers,” saidLehong.It is always a

marvel to watchfootball veter-ans displayingtheir skills andevoking goodold memories.Local footballlovers alwayscome in largenumbers when-ever this teamis playing, andlast weekendwas no excep-tion.

Mzamane Ringane

Former Waterberg SAB Regional Leaguereferee, Hluphi Lehong, has resurfacedas the coach of a soccer team, which iscurrently the talk of the town in Modimolle.Lehong once scooped an award for the

best referee during the 2009 WaterbergExecutive Mayor’s Soccer Challenge.After quitting his job as a referee, Lehong

found interest in football coaching. Thisformer referee is now the founder andhead coach of Modimolle Masters FC, ateam that is mostly dominated by play-ers aged between 30 and 40 years.It was proven beyond reasonable doubt

that experience and maturity counts infootball, when this team whipped two oftheir opponents who campaign in the