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24 June

On Saturday, 18 June, the community ofBela-Bela came together in the early hoursof the morning to help put out a fire at aforeign-owned shop in the township.

Members of the community carriedbuckets to douse the flames threatening thebusiness of Juhar Deffacho and his youngerbrother Beyn Deffacho, but the shop wasreduced to ashes. The fire was allegedlycaused by hot wax polish.

In an interview where Juhar served asinterpreter, Beyn said that he was workingbehind the counter when he saw smoke anda small flame coming from a wax pot on the

TK Mashabastove.

“There was a loud explosion, and I raninto the street,” he said.

Beyn said that when he first saw membersof the community rushing toward the shophe panicked, thinking that they were goingto attack him, but they were all there to helpbattle the flames.

The fire consumed everything in the shopand also affected the next-door Kwadifamily. Several elderly women who hadbeen in the nearby yard had to be rushed tohospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Juhar said that the damage to the buildingand their stock was estimated to be in thehundreds of rands, but could not sayprecisely how much. Juhar also took the

opportunity to thank the community fortheir help, even though his shop wasdestroyed.“We are like one family here,” Juhar said.

“I have lived in Bela-Bela for many years.”SACP co-ordinator Andrew Laka said that

he was driving to a funeral when he saw thefire. He pulled off his jacket and tie andstarted rallying members of the communityto help.“I was among the first to arrive,” he said. “I

called on passers-by to help, and manypeople suspended their personal activities toassist.”He said that he hoped that other

communities could learn from this generosityof spirit.

Of course, not everything could besunshine and roses. Several members of thecommunity were seen fleeing the scenecarrying goods varying from frozen meat tocigarettes.The community blames emergency services

for their late response, which they say istypical.Johannes Chauke from Leseding, one of the

first to start helping the family to removetheir furniture, said that it was half an hourbefore the fire brigade arrived.“We appeal to the municipality to speed up

their service when it comes to things likethis,” he said. “If they had responded morequickly, half the store could have beensaved.”

This shop, belonging to Juhar and Beyn Deffacho, caught fire on Saturday,18 June. Photo: TK Mashaba

Rhino poached at Forever Resorts Page 2

Very little was saved form this shop after it caught fire in the early hours of Saturday,18 June. Photo: TK Mashaba

2 | 24 June, 2016beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaCRIME

Three suspects are expected to appear beforethe Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court this week oncharges of murder and burglary. This followsan incident at Extension 5, formerly known asMandela Village, on Monday, 20 June.Detective Constable Frans Sekgobela of the

Bela-Bela police said that the suspects werefighting with a friend of the complainant, JerryNtshudisane, when he tried to seek peacebetween the parties only to allegedly have themboth turn on him. The detective added thatNtshudisane spent the night at a relative’shome, scared for his life after the suspectsallegedly threatened him.The suspects allegedly then went to his home

and found his uncle, whom they attacked andkilled.“According to an eyewitness who cannot be

named, the suspects broke all the windows to

A traditional wedding in Bela-Bela which was held onSaturday 18 June in Reitz Street may be in violation ofits permit.

The celebrations saw a local couple, Ophelia Pholosiand Thekiso Mataboge, exchanging their vows in frontof 300 guests in front of Ophelia’s parents’home. Thestreet had been closed off for the proceedings to takeplace.

Ophelia’s sister, Nthabiseng Pholosi, explained thecustoms involved in such a wedding.

“In our culture (Sotho) two weddings take place, thefirst being a traditional wedding and the other a ‘whitewedding’. In the case of a traditional wedding it iscustomary to have the wedding at the homes of bothindividuals who are getting married. We had the firstpart of the wedding here at my father’s house and thenwent on to Thekiso’s parents’ home at Mampatile in thetownship,” she said.

Nthabiseng said that the wedding is more familyorientated and focuses on the joining of the two houses.

She explained that her father, Thabo Moselane, hadapplied for the permit to have the wedding on the streettwo months prior and was approved within 2 weeks.

The permit was valid for 24 hours and was subject toconditions such as the road not being damaged and thatonly one line is to be closed on the road whereapplicable.

Moselane said that shortly after he had applied for thepermit, he notified his neighbours of the pendingcelebrations and even invited them to attend.

“I did not want to inconvenience anyone and madesure that my neighbours were notified accordingly,” he

Street wedding allegedlyin breach of permit

Justin Steyn & Andries van der Heyde said.Moselane said that he had received no complaints

regarding the wedding and was only approached by DACouncillor, Kobus van der Merwe, who asked if thewedding had been permitted. Moselane was then ableto produce the permit.

Van der Merwe told reporters that the head of thetraffic department at the municipality has to take intoconsideration, whenever an application is brought toclose a road, if the event will cause disruptions andduring which time is should be held before a permit isgranted.

“Other alternative venues could have been considered,but the fact that the road was damaged where tent poleswere struck into the road and two lanes instead of onewas used for the venue is totally unacceptable,” saidVan der Merwe.

The permit, which The BEAT has a copy of, statedthat the road must not be damaged during the functionand that only one lane was allowed for use. On the dayof the wedding two lanes were used and the road wasstruck with tent poles.

“I am not totally against the closing of a road for aspecial event, but roads are essentially for traffic. Thesetypes of events, where a tent is pitched, should notbecome a regular occurrence in town, because it mighthappen that a main road is considered for closure in thefuture and there are by-laws in place that are clear onthe matter.”

Van der Merwe said that he will look into the matteras soon as possible.

The issue was brought under the attention of PreciousRaputsoa, head of Planning and Social Development atthe Municipality, who made a note to take the matter upwith the relevant department.

A marching band trumpeted along as the groommade his way to the ceremony. Photo: Justin Steyn

A huge tent waserected in theBela-Bela townarea in celebrationof Ophelia Pholosiand ThekisoMataboge, a localcouple. Photo:Justin Steyn

Pholosi was walked out by her cousin, KabeloPholosi. Photo: Justin Steyn

Poaching resultsin double tragedy

Justin Steyn

Tragedy unfolded atForever Resorts in Bela-Bela when a security guardand rhino were killed on themorning of Saturday Friday17 June.

The relationship managerof the resort, Ziske Haak,told The BEAT that a groupof seven heavily armedpoachers gained access tothe Reserve and led theProtrack Anti-PoachingUnit, which were guardingthe rhinos, into an ambush.

The three guards were thentied up and one of them wascritically wounded.

He succumbed to hisinjuries at the scene.

After the Protrack Teamwere neutralised, Haak saidthat the poachers went intothe reserve and proceeded toshoot and dehorn the rhinocow before fleeing the scenethrough the reserve the sameway they came in.

She added that aninvestigation has beenlaunched and the police arecurrently examining theevidence. Unfortunately, atthis point in time no furtherinformation could beprovided. This is consideredan isolated incident on theproperty.

“We would like to ensureall guests of Warmbaths, AForever Resort that theResort is safe and that in noway, is there any reason tobe alarmed. This incidenttook place on a secludedarea of the property which ison the opposite side of the

This rhino wasone of twovictims killed bypoachers inBela-Bela. Theother, aProtrack guard,was allegedlykilled as therhino waspoached. Photosupplied

reserve” said Kobus Tait,Managing Director ofForever Resorts.

Pending theirinvestigations, Warrantofficer Jannie Venter of theBela-Bela Police said thatthe police have opened acase of murder and illegalhunting.

Venter said that two of thepoachers stayed behindguarding the captured guardsas the other five proceededto poach the rhino.

Venter said that thewounded guard apparentlytold the poachers that he wasfeeling cold and theyproceeded to make a fire forhim.

The two poachers left theguards immediately after therhino had been killed. Thewounded guard died shortlythereafter.

The remaining guards freedthem from their bonds byusing the fire that was made.

The police and members ofthe Heritage ProtectionGroup (HPG) weredispatched to the scene.

Ben Engelbreght of theHPG said that they followedseven sets of footprintsthrough the reserve wherethey stopped at the R101road en route toPienaarsrivier.

Several items, including anaxe, a machete, an unknownfirearm and camera wererecovered.

The name of the deceasedmay not be released before hisbody has been identified byrelatives and funeralarrangements have beenmade.

Three in court for murder

DetectiveConstable FransSekgobeladisplays themattresses whichwere stolen duringthe crime.Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela

the one-roomed house when they arrive at thecomplaint’s home and attacked his uncle. Oneof them hit him with a beer bottle on the headand again stabbed him on the right side of hiswaist, leaving him badly wounded.

They turned his room upside down lookingfor the complainant, and stole his mattresses in

the deceased. The deceased allegedlyappeared to be winning, and that was whenthe other two joined in to help their friend.”The eyewitness reportedly tried to

intervene, advising the suspects to stopfighting and solve whatever issues theymight have had with the deceased andcomplainant amicably, but they refused andcontinued fighting with him.Detective Sekgobela added that after the

police were alerted to the incident, theytraced the suspects and arrested them attheir homes, recovering the mattresses in oneof the suspects’ possession. On arrest, thesuspects told the police that they were stilllooking for Ntshudisane. The police couldnot reveal what the argument had beenabout.The Detective led a team of investigators to

the house where the suspects were nabbedand the stolen mattresses were found andconfiscated.

his shack at the backside of the yard,” saiddetective Sekgobela. “The eyewitness alsosaid that the fight took place about 5 metersaway from the house and that the deceasedslowly crawled into the house where he died,appearing to be in a lot of pain. Apparentlyonly one of the suspects was initially fighting

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Bela-BelaSuperspar andLight of Africahand over acheque of R2484.95 to Bela-Bela Crèche. Onthe photo isNicolis Malete,Joseph Khambula,Sandra Mongela,Maria Malega andJosiasRamalekana.

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The ANC in Limpopo has embarked on anintensive programme of interacting withcommunities and their structures. Provincialand national executive committee members(PEC and NEC) will lead the programme,which will take place in all the regions ordistricts of the province.

The party’s Provincial Secretary NocksSeabi said that structures to be engagedwith in the programme include traditionalleaders, churches, businesses, youngprofessionals, students, workers andwomen. Seabi added that leaders of theANC alliance partners will also be

ANC Limpopo intensifies interaction with communities

ANC Limpopo Provincial Secretary Nocks Seabi. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapelaaccompanying the PEC and NEC membersduring the programme.

The first programme was held in Vhembestarting from Friday, 17 June to Sunday, 19June, with Waterberg set to follow shortly.The leaders will conduct door-to-doorcampaigns and visits to churches, bus stops,taxi ranks, shopping malls and villages.

Members of the media are invited to allthese activities.

The ANC Limpopo Provincialspokesperson Aluwani Netsianda indicatedthat among other activities to be conductedduring the programme will also includeblitz and walk-abouts; marshalling of allforces including cadres, volunteers,activists and supporters; engagements with

senior citizens, stakeholders, professionalsand traditional leaders; and the launching ofyoung women’s desk. Detailed programmeswill be released for the districts.Meanwhile, party members, supporters

and leaders from across the provincewitnessed the recent launching of acampaign called “ANC everyday”. This wasconducted by the party’s PEC together withtheir alliance partners, the office of theANC Youth League’s provincialspokesperson Matome Moremi and the

Provincial Youth Alliance (PYA) structures.The campaign was preceded by a media

briefing that was held at the Frans MohlalaHouse on Friday, 17 June, where WaterbergDistrict was also part. The ANC NECmember Pule Mabe addressed the audienceduring the briefing.Moremi said that the campaign entails

encouraging all members to be true cadresof the movement everyday of their lives inthe way they live, socialize, dress, work andso forth.

DETERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF SERVICECHARGES,

TAXES, LEVIES, TARIFFS AND FEESNotice is hereby given in compliance with section 21(1) of the LocalGovernment Municipal Systems Act of 2000, (Act 32 of 2000) read with section24 (2)(c) of the Local Government Municipal Finance Management Act of2003 (Act 56 of 2003), that the Modimolle Local Municipality has by SpecialCouncil Resolution dated 26 May 2016, number A584/5/2016, amended thefollowing service charges, taxes, levies, tariffs and fees with effect from 1July 2016 as detailed here under:

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Soggy messsorted atpublic park

The serious leak at the town park inBela-Bela has been repaired shortlyafter being reported by a resident.

The BEAT previously reported thatTshepo Dlamini, a resident, said thathe grew concerned when he noticedthe massive amount of water that hadbeen leaking from the park’s pondarea, which has transformed much ofthe grass into what he referred to as amarshy mess.

“I visit the park quite regularly withmy children, but I have noticed a leakthat seems to come from somewherenear the pond area.

“I am concerned that the area mightbecome unpleasant for those who visitthe park,” he said.

The manager of the neighbouringbowling courts, Nick Pretorius, saidthat he suspects the leakage is causedby a damaged sprinkler pipe.

In a brief telephonic interview,Risimati Ntikela, the municipality’sHead of Technical Services,confirmed the leakage and said thatthe leakage was due to a loose mounton one of the sprinklers. He addedthat the sprinklers have not beenturned on since their installation andthe problem may not have beennoticed after the sprinkler system hadbeen installed

He has since encouraged thecommunity to report similar events tohis department.

Justin Steyn

With less than two months leftbefore the nation-wide electionson Wednesday, 3 August, The BEATis forced to clarify and adjust ourpolicy regarding political letters.We make this decision becauseThe BEAT is committed to beingapolitical, and short beforeelection season we are swampedwith letters relating to politicalmatters.We will, therefore, for the next twomonths, have to be stricter in theselection of letters.We will unfortunately not be ableto place letters that:* Serve to highlight the electionmanifests or political aims of aspecific political party* Introduce new political parties* Introduce candidates to thepublic* Aim to win votes or to dissuademembers of the public from votingfor other parties* Seek to cast suspicion on othercandidatesPolitical parties are, however, morethan welcome to placeadvertisements in The BEATintroducing their goals,candidates, and policies to thecommunity.A good goal for this would be aquarter page advertisement whichcosts R2 224 in black and whiteand R3 0004.80 in colour.Feel free to phone our head officeat (014) 736 2723 or contact anyof our advertisementrepresentatives for queries aboutpolitical advertisements.Factual letters which fall withinthe above guidelines may still beused.Letter writers should keep in mind,however, that letters should not belonger than 350 words, and thatthe editorial staff reserves theright not to use letters.

Thabazimbi’s Marakele National Park wasamong the parks in the Northern Cluster ofSouth African National Parks (SANParks)that celebrated their employees at anachievement awards ceremony that tookplace on Monday, 20 June.

SANParks spokesperson Divhani Marembasaid that regional achievements awards takeplace in SANParks as a way of recognisingthose employees that are working very hardat park level to make the national parks whatthey are.

He added that these awards instil a cultureof achievement and excellence, encourageexcellent performance and ensure a

Regional Achievements Awards forSANParks Northern Region Parks

continuous quality service for theirstakeholders. He also said that they then feedinto the annual Kudu Awards which are opento all the employees of the organisation andusually takes place later in the year.

Speaking at the Awards, Acting RegionalManager of the Northern Region JohanTaljaard said the awards are just theorganisation’s way of saying that theyappreciate all that their employees indifferent parks of the region are doing. Alsothat over and above excellent performance inthe workplace is appreciated.

Categories awarded during the ceremonyinclude Customer Service, Receptionist ofthe Year, Camp of the Year Award and theultimate award of the evening, Park of theyear.

Lizzy Bapela

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PROMULGATION OF PROPERTY RATES FOR THE 2016/2017FINANCIAL YEAR

Notice is herewith given in terms of section 14(2) of the Local Government: Municipal PropertyRates Act (Act 6 of 2004) that the Municipal Council on 26 May 2016 (Resolution A584/05/2016)adopted the following tariffs in respect of property rates:

ALL AREASResidential Property R0.0072Kokanje (areas not provided services by Municipality) R0.0072Business, Commercial & Industrial Property R0.0252Agricultural Property R0.0018State owned Property R0.0252Public Service Infrastructure R0.0018Public Benefit Organisations R0.0018Mining Property R0.0252

The first R15 000 of the valuation of Residential properties are exempted from the levying of rates.

Rebate granted on all residential properties 20%Rebate granted to registered indigents 100%

Discount to PensionersPensioners qualify for the under mentioned discounts of property rates if they comply with thefollowing conditions:a) The applicant must be the registered ownerb) The applicant must occupy the property himselfc) The applicant must submit proof of identity, age and annual incomed) Property must be categorized as residential

Discount to Pensionersa) Total income of husband and wife may not exceed R5 700 per month

(R68 400 per annum)40% discount

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Notice is hereby given interms of clause 21 of theBela Bela Land UseScheme, 2008, that theundersigned, being theauthorised agent, intendsapplying to the Bela BelaMunicipality for specialconsent to use:1. Portions 69 of the farmDroogekloof 471 KR and/or buildings thereon forthe purpose of a GuestHouse, Place ofRefreshment, Recreationand ancillary uses.2. Portion 14 of the farmRoodekuil 496 KR and/orbuildings thereon for thepurpose of a Guest House,Place of Refreshment,Recreation and ancillaryuses.Objections to orpresentations in respect ofthe application must belodged with or made inwriting to: The MunicipalManager at the aboveaddress or Private Bag X1609, Bela Bela, 0480,within a period of 28 daysfrom 17 June 2016Further particulars withregard to the proposed useis obtainable fromundersignedGeo Projects, P.O. Box919, Warmbaths, 0480,Tel: 082 881 7252.(24/6)

Free trip for Mr and Miss Primary winners Mzamane Ringane

A total of eight leaners haveeach won a free camping trip tothe value of just more thanR900, at the third annual Mrand Miss Primary Schools.The pageant was held at

Modimolle Primary School onSaturday 4 June, with bothyoung boys and girls fromlocal primary schools battlingfor the honours.Local artists including Sugar

and Candy, Awapheli Nation,Silver Banton, New AgeOrganisation group and LyricalAngel entertained the audienceat the event.The annual event was

organised and hosted byModimolle based non-profitorganisation New AgeOrganisation (NAO).Judges of the day Alice

Lekganyane and Boitumelo DPPhala had a tough task ofselecting the winners,following a great show by allthe young participants.Rhulani Magwaza won the Mr

Primary Schools title for 2016,while Shorwen Van Wyksettled for the second princeprize.Pontsho Makama, who was

turning 13 on the day of thepageant, was given a pleasantbirthday surprise gift when hewas announced as the firstprince.

Kgomotso Molefe won themale category of viewer’schoice.In the female categories,

Grade 7 learner MmabathoKekana was crowned MissPrimary Schools 2016, whileMartha Makama and PileviaMashishi were named firstprincess and second princessrespectively.Motlalepula Monepya won

the female category ofviewer’s choice.Edward “Bro Sox” Masingi

of NAO said on top of thecamping trip, the learnerswill also receive certificatesof participation and giftpacks.“This is an event that we

host on an annual basis, andinvite all the local primaryschools to send all theirleaners who are interested inbeing part of the pageant.New Age Organisation dealswith the youth and we do nothave any source of income.We depend on donationsfrom local members of thecommunity,” Masingi said.He also thanked parents,

judges, learners who came tosupport their peers,community members whocontributed towards thesuccess of the event, and themanagement of ModimollePrimary School for allowinghis organisation to host theevent at the school.

Second princeShorwen van Wyk(from left), MrPrimary Schools2016 RhulaniMagwaza, firstprince PontshoMakama andviewer’s choicewinner KgomotsoMolefe. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

Viewer’s choicewinnerMotlalepulaMonepya (fromleft), first princessMartha Makama,Miss PrimarySchools 2016Mmabatho Kekanaand secondprincess PileviaMashishi. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

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Local author torelease another book

Bela-Bela’s Dr Shuti Khumalo,a distinguished academic andformer principal at MaokengPrimary School, is on the brinkof releasing a third book.The book, which will be titled

“The Profile of a Champion”details winning habits that canhelp one succeed in life.“The book is already selling

like hotcakes,” said Khumalo.Profile of a Champion follows

his first book, Enemies of aDream, and an academicmanuscript published in

TK MashabaGermany called “The role oftransformational leadership inmeeting school challenges.”Khumalo worked as a

curriculum developer at theTshwane University ofTechnology and is now withUNISA in the Department ofEducational Leadership andManagement at the maincampus in Muckleneuck.He holds seven qualifications

including a Ph.D in EducationManagement. In addition to hisbusy schedule, he is also thedirector of Human CapacityManagement Services focusingon human capital development.

The community of Thabazimbihas been invited to join futurebudding environmentalscientists as they learn aboutthe environment and climatechange. The event will be heldat the Marakele National Parkon 28 June.

The Kudu Green SchoolInitiative (KGSI) will behosting its 6th year of thisannual event at theEnvironmental EducationCentre in Marakele NationalPark. This initiative is aSANParks environmentaleducation outreach programmeand it is hoped that theinitiative will help improveclimate science literacy.

Spokesperson for theSANParks Northern RegionDivhani Maremba said that the

Forty years after the killing of severalstudents during a protest, people fromdifferent areas across the country stillcommemorate this significant day bywearing school uniform in remembrance ofthose who lost their lives on 16 June 1976.While June 16 has been marked as a

national holiday in South Africa, the wholemonth is widely known as Youth Monthwith various programs held across thecountry to enlighten the current youthabout this history.This year’s anniversary of the Soweto

uprisings was commemorated under thetheme “Youth Moving South AfricaForward”.It has been recorded that no less than 15

000 students gathered in Soweto on 16June 1976, to participate in a peacefulmarch to Orlando Stadium.The planned protest was aimed at raising

a united voice against the use of Afrikaansas a medium of instruction at schools.During the launch of Youth Month 2016

on 1 June in Soweto, Deputy Minister inthe Presidency Buti Manamela said thatSouth Africa is a very different place todaywhen compared to the past situation.Manamela said that the currentgovernment sees young people asresources to the country.“Our National Youth Policy 2020

characterises youth as assets whose powermust be harnessed for the betterment ofsociety. The NYP 2020 recognises thatyoung people need a hand up and not ahand out. The policy is inclusive of allyouth while giving priority to the mostvulnerable,” he said.The Deputy Minister in the Presidency

said that young people have aresponsibility to understand their past inorder to truly comprehend and make senseof their present.He also encouraged young people to grab

the opportunities that are presented to themby the current government, so they can beable to improve their lives.“As young people, let us not abandon our

own leadership looking for a non-existentmessiah to bring us development andfreedom. Government is providingopportunities to further one’s education,gain skills, start a business, start aninternship, and get involved in youthservice and many more. Let us exercise ourleadership by grabbing these opportunitiesduring Youth Month and thereafter to betterour lives,” he concluded.

Youth gone, butnot forgotten

Mzamane Ringane

Buddingenvironmentalscientists to learnabout climatechange

Marakele NationalPark is set to host

buddingenvironmental

scientists for anevent on climate

change. Photosupplied

Lizzy Bapelalong term goal is to heightenthe level of awareness andinterest in conservation amongsturban learners, and to encouragethem to pursue conservation andclimate–related careers whilstassisting them in responding tolocal environmental challengesthat affect their schools,communities and adaptability toclimate change.

Against this backdrop,SANParks invitedrepresentatives of media housesto the event with the learners.The learners will arrive onMonday, 27 June and depart onThursday, 30 June. Enquiriesshould be addressed to Marimbaat 012 426 5304 ordivhani.maremba@sanparks.orgor SANParks’Media andStakeholder Relations ManagerGabrielle Venter aka Gabby at012 426 5065 orgabrielle.venter@sanparks.org(.)

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Prayers may help, but hard work was what ittook to save Terrors FC from relegation thisseason. Not their ownhard work, but that ofMagezi FC, who secured Terrors’right toplay in the ABC Motsepe League by winningpromotion into the NFD on Saturday, 18June.

SAFA Limpopo provincial secretary PatSeema confirmed that Terrors would bereturning to the ABC Motsepe League in the2016/2017 season.

The SAPS and the Community PolicingForum (CPF), along with the youth ofPienaarsrivier, celebrated Youth Month onFriday, 17 June, by hosting a Sport AgainstCrime Event.

The event was attended by, among others,the Department of Child Maintenance, andthe Pienaarsrivier Ward Councillor waspresent.

The event was, according to CPF chairMartina Mongatane, focused on fightingalcohol abuse among young people, and to

Terrors safe!

TK Mashaba

Terrors FC is safe from relegation andwill be playing in the ABC MotsepeLeague in the 2016/2017 season.Photo: TK Mashaba

Their first season in the ABC MotsepeLeague did not go well, with the newly-relocated team playing 30 matches andlosing 21 of them.

The team moved from Modimolle toBela-Bela shortly after winning promotionto the league, and team owner SpekeManamela attempted to blend Bela-Belaand Modimolle players, but luck was noton his side.

Now it is back to the drawing board forTerrors, who may need to change theirline-up if they plan on surviving nextseason.

SAPS hold Sport against Crime event

TK Mashabahonour the youth of June 1976 who foughtagainst adversity.

“The youth of today are not oppressed byapartheid but by our own mentality,” shesaid. “It is our character and the decisionswe make that is the problem.”

She also told the attending young peopleto take their education seriously, aseducation is the key to success.

“We are supposed to be challenging theabuse of alcohol and drugs by any and allmeans,” said Mongotane.

The day was filled with activities indiverse sports codes such as netball, soccer,sack racing and morabaraba.

A group of dancers performed at theevent. Photo: TK Mashaba

Netball team from Pienaarsrivier duringthe event. Photo: TK Mashaba

The Limpopo football fraternity has agood story to tell, to borrow a famousphrase from our own number one.Hardly a month after National First

Division (NFD) side Baroka FC gainedpromotion into the Premiership SoccerLeague, ABC Motsepe League Limpopochampions Magesi FC made nationalheadlines after gaining promotion into theNFD.Magesi FC not only gained promotion

into the National First Division, but alsobagged R1 million after beating KwaZuluNatal’s Kings United to be crowned ABCMotsepe League national champions.The KwaZulu Natal team also gained

promotion and walked away with R500000 for being runners-up.Magesi FC won the ABC Motsepe

national play offs final 5-3 on penaltieson Sunday 19 June, after playing to a 1-all stalemate with their KwaZulu Natalcounterparts.Both Magesi FC and Baroka FC will

now be representing the province in theNational First Division and the PremierSoccer League respectively.In a telephonic interview with The

BEAT on Monday 20 June, SAFALimpopo secretary Pat Seema said thepromotion of Magesi FC is a direct

Bright future for Limpopo football

SAFA Limpopo secretary Pat Seema (far right), conducted a meet and greet sessionduring the recent provincial SAB League play-offs, where other SAFA dignitariesand Baroka FC’s director Khurishi Mphahlele (with glasses) congratulatedRatanang FC and Molemole Academy for gaining promotion.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

reflection of good administration andgood governance by the Limpopo footballfraternity.“We are very excited about Magesi FC’s

promotion. As you are aware, the teamwas representing the entire province atthe national play-offs. The promotion ofMagesi FC reflects good administrationand good governance in the province,”Seema said.He also indicated that Baroka FC’s

recent promotion remains an inspirationto all other lower league teams, as theyonce played in the ABC Motsepe League.Seema anticipates that the ABC Motsepe

League 2016/2017 season will be verycompetitive as all the sixteen teams willbe aiming to maintain the standard set byMagesi FC.He highlighted that the province has

been promoting a team into the NFD afteralmost every third season.The SAFA Limpopo secretary said they

will be hoping to promote another teaminto the NFD next season.Waterberg soccer followers will also be

watching the ABC Motsepe League withinterest during this oncoming season, asthe recently promoted MokopaneRatanang FC will be representing theregion in the SAFA Second League.The Waterberg team recently gained

promotion after defeating MolemoleAcademy FC in the play-offs final.

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