The Beat - 5 April 2013

5 April 2013

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SAPS Limpopo all outduring the Easter period

Lizzy Bapela

Police in Limpopo went out in full force toprotect the lives and properties of peoplevisiting the province over the Easter Holi-days.Police spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani

Mulaudzi, said that the readiness of the po-lice was declared ahead of the Easter week-end.Millions of people flooded to the Zion Chris-

tian Church (ZCC) in Moria for the annualEaster services and people from all cornersof the country visited various tourist attrac-tions in the province. As a result, membersof the police were in high alert to ensure asafe Easter period for all.The police were working with various

stakeholders such as the Department ofRoads and Transport in the initiative.Members of the community witnessed

high police visibility during the weekend,with roadblocks being conducted with stop-and-searches and other crime preventionactivities in the province.Intensified crime prevention operations and

increased visibility, especially in areaswhere high incidents of crime are tradition-ally experienced, took place throughout theholidays. “This was to ensure that the South

The South African Police Service was on high alert and in full force during the EasterWeekend in Limpopo. Photo as illustration

African Police Service (SAPS) is always astep ahead of criminals during the holidayperiod and beyond,” Mulaudzi said.Police provincial commissioner, Lieuten-

ant General Simon Mpembe, remindedmembers of the public that the police can-not work in isolation and requested the as-sistance of all the members of the commu-nities in the province.Clean-up operations were conducted in ar-

eas with the highest incidents of contactcrimes and liquor outlets received high pri-ority attention.Mpembe said that the police will concen-

trate on police priority areas and criminalactivities such as illegal liquor sales, espe-cially to underage individuals, drug dealing,illegal possession of firearms and trackingdown wanted criminals.He appealed to vulnerable groups such as

elderly women as well as teenage girls notto submit to excessive drinking and visitingtavern and shebeens. He said that beingunder the influence of alcohol makes themeven more vulnerable to preying criminalsand easy targets for suspects to rape androb them of their valuable items.Mpembe also warned people to avoid hitch-

hiking and motorists to avoid giving lifts tohitchhikers as they might be served withdrinks laced with drugs and end up beingrobbed or murdered. He also urged mem-bers of the community to use public trans-port during holidays.The police also focused their operations

conducted in partnership with other roleplayers, on people driving under the influ-ence of liquor.Mpembe warned members of the public

not get into a vehicle when they had con-sumed alcohol, as they will be arrested.He advised them to have a designated

driver on standby to keep themselves andother road users safe.

A Brawl and a bicycle

Andries Mokoka battling the alleged shoplifter outside the Pick n Pay entrancein Bela Bela. Photo: Supplied

Lizzy Bapela

One person died in Bela Bela following anaccident that happened on the Alma Damroad in the early hours of Saturday, 21March.Bela Bela police spokesperson, Consta-

ble Glen Manamela, said that a bakkiecollided head-on with a motor bike, claim-ing the life of the motorbike driver on im-pact.She said that the driver of the bakkie was

arrested for driving under the influence ofalcohol and the police are investigating acase of culpable homicide.The suspect was remanded in custody

when he appeared before the Bela BelaMagistrate’s Court on Monday, 2 April.Meanwhile, 10 people were seriously in-

Shirtless and fleeing the scene, the suspect runs for it when he realises that heis no match for the security guard. Photo: Supplied

The alleged suspect could not presentany proof of purchase as Mokoka con-fronted him and a brawl of twenty sec-onds followed before the suspect es-caped with his shirt in his hand. Mokokahad minor chest pain since the incident,but sustained no major injuries.The bicycle that the accused travelled

on was confiscated by security andplaced inside the CCTV room along withclothing items he had dropped.It was soon discovered that the bicy-

cle had in fact belonged to an acquaint-ance of the accused, who needed todeclare ownership to the local policebefore his bicycle was returned to him.No arrests have been made and the

suspect is still at large.

Justin Vincent

On Thursday, 28 March, AndriesMokoka, a security guard at theBushveld centre, confronted a sus-pected shoplifter and the incident turnedinto a brawl.Mokoka was operating his post at the

front door when he noticed a strangeman exiting the shop. He told The Beatthat he noticed a large square shapedbulge in his pants and this promptedhim to approach him.“When I approached the suspect I en-

quired about the item he was allegedlyhiding. As he got on his bicycle, sixchocolate slabs where showing from thefront of his pants,” Mokoka said.

Accidents cause injuries and deathjured following an accident that took placeon the R101 just before Radium on Sun-day, 31 March.Manamela said that an Avanza in which

the passengers were driving had a punc-ture and overturned, rolling three times. Shesaid an accident report has been openedat the police station and investigations arein process.Two other people were injured after an ac-

cident that took place at corner Minaar andPretoria Street on Tuesday, 2 April.Manamela said that a car was coming

from the East and about to turn to the rightwhen a motorbike came from the west andthe two collided head-on.She said the injured people were rushed

to the local hospital and police are busywith investigations.

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TK Mashaba

Not two weeks after the communityof Mookgophong embarked on a pro-test march that left some injured andothers arrested, mayor SarahMonyamane called on residents towork with the municipality to ensurebetter service delivery.Monyamane made her pleas dur-

ing her budget speech at theMookgophong Banquet hall onThursday, 28 March.“In accordance to the provisions of

the Municipal Systems Act, we havedeveloped a community based con-sultative programme which is part ofthe process plan. As part of foster-ing active citizenry, we have success-fully established ward committees inall wards. It is our view that throughthis participation, our communitieswill be able to play a leading role inthe development of our municipality,”she said.Monyamane said that it is in these

community forum meetings, and notthrough protest marches, that themunicipality will be able to provideprogress reports and receive inputsfrom the communities.“We wish to extend an invitation to

all leaders of the NGO’s, CBO’s andpolitical parties to join us in address-ing the complex challenges faced byour communities,” she said.The mayor said that political lead-

ers who are trying to mislead thecommunities for self-gain and ben-efits would not assist the municipal-ity to address the challenges of un-

Mookgophong mayor calls for public participation

Mookgopong Mayor, Sarah Monyamane, called upon residentsto work hand in hand with the municipality. Photo: Supplied

employment, poverty and inequality.Monyamane, who was accused by

the community of not delivering inpromises, spoke about housing is-sues in the area.“The housing backlog,

which is approximately4500, has led to an in-crease in the informalsettlements. The De-partment of CooperativeGovernance, HumanSettlement and Tradi-tional Affairs have allo-cated 400 sites towardsthe establishment of thetownship in extension 8,”she said.According to

Monyamane, the view ofthe municipality is that70% of these units mustbe set aside for middle-income earners whilethe rest shall be set aside for low-income earners and social amenities.She said that the shortage of bulkwater supplies negatively affects thisproject as well as other developmentin general.Monyamane also spoke about job

creation. “In line with the provisionsof the MDG and the NDP, we are ex-pected to create opportunities fordecent work and full employment.Through the expanded public worksprogramme (EPWP) and the MIGprojects, we have created 150 tem-porary jobs. The beneficiaries tothese projects have been trained andcapacitated so that they will be able

to compete in a modern and ever-changing world,” she said.“It must be stated that, without the

active and maximum involvement ofthe private sector, the municipality

alone shall never suc-ceed in the fight againstunemployment, povertyelimination and the re-duction of inequality inour communities,” themayor said.She said that a lot of

work must be done topromote the economicgrowth of the municipal-ity through the exploita-tion of the economicopportunities providedby the agricultural sec-tor, the mining sectorand tourism.“In as much as we are

committed to ensure theattainment of the objectives of the Na-tional Development Plan and the Mil-lennium Development Goals, it mustbe noted that our municipality is ex-periencing challenges including age-ing infrastructure for water, electric-ity, and roads, the increased cost ofbulk electricity supplies, high va-cancy rates due to cash flow chal-lenges and wage increases for mu-nicipal staff which exceed the con-sumer inflation rate.The incapacity to afford capital bor-

rowing, affordability of all capitalprojects and poverty and high unem-ployment rate also had a negativeimpact, according to Monyamane.

“The hous-ing backlog,

which isapproxi-mately

4500, hasled to an

increase inthe infor-

mal settle-ments...”


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Lizzy Bapela

Offenders in Bela Bela and Lebotlwanerecently received surprise visits frommembers of the Bela Bela Social Re-integration satellite office.The local Department of Correctional

Services conducted a special monitor-ing to check on the offenders’ progresssince they were released on parole andsome are probationers.In Bela Bela, the operation was con-

ducted on Wednesday 20 March, whilein Lebotloane it was on the morning ofThursday, 21 March.Head of the office in Bela Bela, J.J

Koegelenberg, led stakeholders from theDepartment of Social Development andTraffic and his colleagues from other sta-t ions such as Thabazimbi andMametlhake during the operation.During the operation, stakeholders

asked questions relevant to their depart-ment, checking whether the offenders arestill abiding by the rules and whether

Offenders in Bela Belaget surprise visits

Stakeholders came together for a photo ahead of the operations in Bela Bela. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

there were any social needs that couldbe addressed.All the offenders were found at their

homes and still in good terms with thelaw. Koegelenberg told The BEAT and thestakeholders that if an offender is foundabsent during the operation, he or shegets a letter, instructing them to visit theiroffice the following morning. He said theabsence is regarded as another offenseand the offender has to face the law.The department and its stakeholders

encourage members of the communityto welcome them back into the societyand not judge them.Koegelenberg said the department is

working together with the stakeholdersand established Community CorrectionsForums to rehabilitate the offenders andget them ready to go back to the com-munity they have offended.He said this is done in order to create

peace and forgiveness within the soci-ety and to help the offenders get theirnormal lives back on track.

Government says NO! to abuse

Lizzy Bapela

The first citizen of Lephalale, Jack Maeko,led councillors and officials at his local mu-nicipality in a prayer day ahead of the Easterweekend.Municipal Manager, Bob Naidoo, accom-

panied the mayor to the session, which tookplace at the local Civic Centre on Tuesday,26 March. The attendees assembled on thelawn in front of the Civic Centre for the prayersession.Spokesperson for the municipality,

Nakampe Monyepao, said that the purposeof the prayer, as outlined by the municipalmanager was to call for divine intervention inthe serious challenges that the municipalityis going through.The municipal manager concluded by say-

ing that loosing eight employees in one year

Maria Ramoshaba said that many chil-dren keep terrible secrets because theythink adults will not believe them.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

“Every South African has a right to asafer environment. The 16 days of fight-ing against abuse of women and chil-dren has now being intensified to beimplemented on 365 days. All SouthAfricans and sectors should partnerwith government in creating a safer andhealthier space for our communities tothrive,” she said.“We visited the school so we could edu-

cate and inform the learners on whatabuse is and to encourage them to beopen to their parents and educators.Many children keep terrible secrets asthey think adults will not believe them.Some children are abused and threat-ened to keep quiet by perpetrators orgiven sweets to entice them,”Ramoshaba said.The SAPS, Love life and ESKOM

shared safety information with the learn-ers. Constable Leah Malebye, of theRooiberg SAPS, requested learners togo home after school because policeobserved that children play next to thepolice station until late in the evenings.She also encouraged them not to talk

to or receive gifts from strangers, as thatcan put their lives in danger.Mokgadi Chokoe, from ESKOM in

Thabazimbi, also educated the learn-ers about the danger that electricity cancause. She said that children often playwith kites and it is dangerous if theytouch electric lines.Chokoe warned the learners never to

play with electrical cords, wires,switches or plugs and to stay away fromfallen power lines.

Lizzy Bapela

Learners from Thabakhibidu PrimarySchool in Rooiberg were lectured onabuse during an awareness campaignthat was held at their school on Mon-day, 18 March.The campaign was an initiative by the

Waterberg Government Communica-tions and Information Systems (GCIS)in partnership with other stakeholders.Maria Ramoshaba of the GCIS said

the campaign was held in order to en-sure that people are encouraged tobreak the silence against abuse. Shesaid the purpose of the campaign is tofight the scourge that threatens to de-stroy the community, as governmentalone cannot eradicate it.

Lephalale embraces Easter spiritis not something to be taken lightly.Pastor Papo delivered the service, reading

from the well-known scripture in Psalm 23;The Lord is my Shepherd. He asked the mu-nicipality to make the Lord the shepherd oftheir institution.Papo said that the scripture goes further to

say “Even though I walk in the shadows ofdeath I shall not fear.” He said that the chal-lenges that the municipality is going throughis not death but the shadow of death andthey should call for divine intervention.He requested the congregation to repeat

the words inscribed on the American dollar:“In God We Trust.” He concluded by sayingthat his duty is to pray and God’s duty is toheal.The pastor said that if the staff members of

the municipality believe, then the institutionwould be saved.

Elderly peoplefrom differentcommunity basedorganisations(CBO’s) listenedattentively duringthe Human rightsDay event in BelaBela. The eventwas held by thelocal Parliamen-tary ConstituencyOffice at the localcommunity hall onThursday 21March. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

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Letter to the editor

This week, on Tuesday, The BEAT’steam was shaken when a road acci-dent occurred right on our doorstep.A motorcycle with two teenagers wasstruck by a car. Although the acci-dent did not happen at high speed,the cyclists were injured and had tobe taken to hospital by an ambulance.Motorcycles provide almost no pro-

tection in a crash. Although there aresome measures that a motorcyclistcould take to avoid injury, like wear-ing a crash helmet and protectiveclothing, these road users are morevulnerable than others.According to Arrive Alive, over half of

all fatal motorcycle crashes involveanother vehicle. There are a lot morecars and trucks than motorcycles onthe road, and some drivers tend tooverlook motorcycles on the road.They simply do not see the bikeswhen they are on the road.Traffic officials warn that motorists

should take a moment to look twicewhen turning into an intersection,passing a vehicle, and making a leftturn in front of traffic. Because of itssmall size, a motorcycle can be eas-ily hidden in a car’s blind spots ormasked by objects or backgroundsoutside a car.A motorcycle may look farther away

than it is. It may also be difficult tojudge a motorcycle’s speed. Whenchecking traffic to turn at an intersec-tion or into a driveway, motoristsshould assume that a motorcycle iscloser than it looks. It is better to beoverly cautious than to be the causeof another’s injury or death.Motorcyclists should also take re-

sponsibility for their own safety. Bik-ers should make sure to wear a hel-met at all times. Beware of helmetsthat do not meet the correct safetystandards. Helmets are the most im-portant piece of equipment you canwear when riding your motorcycle. Ahelmet could be your only source ofprotection in a serious crash.Because other vehicles have a hard

time seeing bikes, the biker shouldbe extra careful to ride with cautionand to drive defensively. Be preparedfor any eventualityConduct a safety inspection of your

motorcycle before each ride, andwear protective clothing includinggloves, boots and a jacket. Propermaintenance and protective clothingwill help reduce your chance of a crashor the severity of injury if you are in-volved in a crash.Ride assuming that you and your

motorcycle are invisible to motorists.Anticipate trouble situations and knowwhat to do when you see them. Bevisible and enjoy the ride.

Motorcyclers areroad users too Pac Man from Bela Bela writes: Very

few of us in Bela-Bela do not complain aboutservice delivery in the country, or more spe-cifically, about service delivery problems inBela-Bela.We have complaints about billing sys-

tems, water quality, electricity outages, se-werage and lately the property valuation roll.Unfortunately, few of us are doing some-thing about it.Last week, on Tuesday, 26 March, my gar-

dener did not pitch up for work. In a phonecall to him he informed me that his homewas flooded with raw sewerage. Arriving athis house, I was horrified to see the mess.His neighbours told me that this was notthe first time that it had happened. My gar-dener phoned the municipal offices earlierthat morning about his problem and he wasallegedly promised that the matter wouldreceive their immediate attention.We decided to pay a visit to the municipal

offices, where we were then told to contactthe Superintendent of Water and Sewera-ge affairs, who did not answer his phone.We arrived at the workshops in town to

talk to him, only to find out that he was notavailable (he was apparently in a meeting).I was then referred to municipal employeesin the township who dealt with sewerageproblems. They told me that they had heardthat the pump at the pump station at sec-tion 6/7 was not working due to a lightningstrike the previous day, but that they couldnot help because it fell outside their area.I contacted the owner of Coastal Hire and

he promised to make a pump available af-ter receiving an order from the municipality.I think the big breakthrough came when I

was given the name and telephone numberof Jimmy Moloto, the Divisional Manager ofWater and Sanitation in town. I phoned himimmediately and although he was in ameeting, he promised to contact me afterhis meeting ended — which he did.Just before noon I met Moloto at the pump

station and was very impressed by the man-ner in which he handled the problem. Hehails from the Southern Cape and had beenemployed by the municipality about threeyears ago (I believe that the improvementin the water quality in town is largely due tohis efforts). It was clear from our discus-sions that service delivery was close to hisheart and that he knew what he was doing.In the pump station we also found somehalf empty bottles of liquor. He also tookphotographs of this.We then proceeded to my gardener’s

home, which was close by Moloto and hisstaff, who continued with the clean-up. I left

Bravo Moloto!

shortly thereafter, but I was told by mygardener that Moloto and his staff only leftabout 15:00. Apparently he returned the fol-lowing day to see whether everything wasin order. I cannot thank him and his teamenough for their assistance (I understandthat the neighbours around my gardener’shome are equally delighted).After this rather lengthy introduction, what

have we learned from this?Firstly, never give up at the first hurdle or

any further hurdles until the problem is sol-ved (sounds very easy until one has to dealwith bureaucracy).Secondly, always try and find a know-

ledgeable person to deal with (unfortuna-tely in these days of affirmative action, itsometimes presents a problem). It wastherefore a privilege to deal with a pe-rson like Jimmy Moloto. His staff are for-tunate to share in his knowledge andwork ethic. I believe that this a lessonfor our country and town to place peoplein positions for which they are qualifiedand for which they are competent. It isalso unfair to put people who are com-petent without properly trained and com-petent mentors who can develop and trainthem for further promotion. If this is notdone and managed, it would be like theblind leading the blind. We as citizensare, at the moment, paying the price forincompetence and untrained people. Mo-loto also expressed the view that the com-munity at large should also be educa-ted. Quite often drains and seweragepipes are blocked by “foreign” objectssuch as pieces of cloth, sanitary towelsand even foetuses.Thirdly, we have now reached the stage

where we should stop accepting poor ser-vice. We need to support competent offi-cials like Moloto to ensure that we re-tain them.Fourthly, I am also grateful for the role

Pieter Raath, his committee and mem-bers of the Bela-Bela Tax Forum are play-ing to make Bela-Bela a town which wecan all be proud of.Lastly, we salute those town council-

lors and employees who serve the com-munity in the first place without thinkingof their political party affiliation.

Victory through the blood Bishop Silas Tlou

Take some time to worship God andthank Him for the blood of Jesus. Bloodis described by the dictionary as the fluidthat circulates in the heart, arteries, cap-illaries, and veins of a vertebrate animalcarrying nourishment and oxygen to andbringing away waste products from allparts of the body.It is obvious that without the blood there

is no life. If a person’s blood is contami-nated, that person will be in danger ofdeath. Man’s death is therefore immi-nent since we have contaminated blooddue to our sinful nature.The good news is that, if you are a fol-

lower of Jesus Christ, His sinless bloodthat was shed on the cross at Calvaryhas made you whole and you have lifeeternal. The blood of Jesus saves, heals,delivers, restores, and empowers.The blood of Jesus is a weapon that

cannot fail. Revelation 12:11 – “Theygained the victory over him on accountof the blood of the Lamb and the wordof their witness. Love for their own livesdidn’t make them afraid to die.” Theywere victorious through the blood of Je-sus.We overcome the adversary, or devil,

by the blood of Jesus and the testimonyof our mouth. The adversary’s goal is tostand in the way of fulfilling God’s pur-pose for our lives. He desires to steal,kill and destroy.By the blood of Jesus - Lamb of God -

we have divine protection. Exodus12:13– “The blood will be your sign on thehouses where you live. Whenever I seethe blood, I’ll pass over you. No plaguewill destroy you when I strike the land ofEgypt.” As the blood of the lamb pro-tected the Israelites, so the blood of Je-sus protects us.The blood of Jesus also justifies us.

Romans 5:9 – “So, now that we havebeen made righteous by his blood, wecan be even more certain that we will besaved from God’s wrath through him.”No matter what you may be going

through right now, remember that youhave a covenant by the blood of Jesusand that covenant will not be broken.Matthew 26:28 – “This is my blood ofthe covenant, which is poured out formany so that their sins may be forgiven.”Revelation 1:5 – “…Jesus Christ, who

is the faithful witness, the firstborn fromthe dead, and the ruler of the kings ofthe earth. To him who loves us and hasfreed us from our sins by his blood.” Bythe blood of Christ, we can be freed ofour sins.Ephesians 6:12 – “For our struggle is

not against flesh and blood, but againstthe rulers, against the authorities, againstthe powers of this dark world and againstthe spiritual forces of evil in the heav-enly realms.” The blood of Jesus will dis-arm every enemy and power set againstus.2 Corinthians 10: 4 – “The weapons

we fight with are not the weapons ofthe world. On the contrary, they havedivine power to demolish strong-holds.” The power of the blood ofChrist will demolish every vicelike gripof the devil in our lives and defeat theenemy.


LEGALSBELA-BELA LAND-USE

SCHEME, 2008APPLICATION FOR SPE-CIAL CONSENT IN TERMSOF CLAUSE 21 OF THEBELA-BELA LAND-USESCHEME, 2008, TO PERMITA CELLULAR TEL-EPHONE MAST AND BASESTATIONNotice is hereby given that, interms of Clause 21 of the Bela-Bela Land-use Scheme, 2008,I/we, the undersigned, intendapplying to the Bela-Bela Mu-nicipality for Special Consentto establish a cellular tel-ephone mast and base stationon the Remainder of Portion 3

of the Farm Witlaagte No. 173-JR zoned Educational, situ-ated at Khobongwane PrimarySchool, Witlaagte.Plans and/or particulars relat-ing to the application may beinspected during office hoursat 371 Melk Street, NieuwMuckleneuk, Pretoria, 0181 orat the offices of the Manager:Planning and Development,Bela-Bela Municipality, ChrisHani Drive, Bela-Bela.Any person having any objec-tions to the granting of this ap-plication must lodge such ob-jection together with thegrounds thereof in writing,with both the Manager: Plan-ning and Development, Bela-Bela Municipality and the un-dersigned not later than 03May 2013.SMIT & FISHER PLAN-

NING (Pty) LtdPO Box 908, Groenkloof,0027, 371 Melk Street, NieuwMuckleneuk0181Tel: (012) 346 2340Fax: (012) 346 0638E-mail: [email protected](12/4)

SECTION 24G APPLICA-TION - NOTICE OF

PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPROCESS & INVITATION

TO REGISTER AS ANINTERESTED ANDAFFECTED PARTY

Notice is hereby given in termsof Regulations 54(2)(c)(i) ofGovernment Notice R.543 of2010 promulgated in terms ofthe National EnvironmentalManagement Act (Act 107 of1998) as amended.

The application for rectifica-tion of unlawful activities(Section 24G application) isfor the expansion of an irriga-tion dam where the combinedcapacity was increased by 52000 cubic meters on the farmFarm Vlakfontein 522 KRwithin the juriction of theMookgophong Local Munici-pality area of the WaterbergDistrict, Limpopo. The appli-cation for rectification of un-lawful activities is made interms of section 24G of theNational Environmental Man-agement Act (Act 107 of 1998)as amended.An application has beenlodged with the Limpopo De-partment of Economic Devel-opment, Environment andTourism (DEDET Reference:12/1/9/S24G- W4).

Interested and affected parties(I&APs) are hereby invited toprovide written comments to-gether with their name, contactdetails and an indication of anydirect business, financial, per-sonal or other interest whichthey have in the applicationto the contact person indi-cated below within 40 daysof the publishing of this no-tice.For further information per-taining to the project,kindly contact PhakiPhakanani EnvironmentalConsultants. Furthermore,the draft Environmental Im-pact Assessment Report willbe made available for com-ment and review upon re-quest.Contact Person:PHAKI PHAKANANI EN-

VIRONMENTAL CON-SULTANTSMs. Segopotse MabuleP. O. Box 1198,Fauna Park,0787Tel: 015 295 7391Fax: 086 618 5960Email:[email protected]

NOTICE INTERESTEDAND AFFECTED

PARTIESPUBLIC

PARTICIPITATIONPROCESS (PPP)

Notice is hereby given for in-terested and affected parties aspart of consultation to be un-dertaken in terms of Regula-tion 52(2) g of Mineral Petro-leum Resources DevelopmentAct (Act 28 of 2002) and thefollowing applies:

Mbombela Coal (Pty) Ltd iscurrently in the process of ap-plying for a ProspectingRight with Reference: LP 30/5/1/1/2/10861 PR for MineralUranium on the farms Belabela611 KR, Bela-Bela 598 KR,Bela-Bela 647 KR, Bospoort450 KR and Buiskop 464 KR,in the Magisterial District ofBela-Bela, Limpopo Prov-ince, South Africa.Municipalities, Propertyowners, Government depart-ments , Communities, Indi-viduals who are Interestedand Affected parties are re-quested to Comment, Objectand give inputs regarding theapplication and send suchcomments, inputs and objec-tions not later than 15 daysafter Publication of the no-tice to:-

Geo-Prospect InvestmentsHoldings, 208 KlinkenbergGardens, 400 Visagie Street,Pretoria, 0002, or Fax: 086620 5788, or email:[email protected], orCell: 076 172 7188NB: Information sharing ses-sion will be arranged whensuitable date and time hasbeen identified for conven-ience of all parties and onlyif is necessary in case all par-ties identified did not com-ment or covered by one to oneconsultation.For more information contactMr Edgar Netshiozwi076 172 7188 (Environmen-tal Geologist) Mr NanoMataboge 079 493 8644(Managing Director)Mr. Joshua Matlala 078 4150890 (Legal Advisor)

Zimbabwean and South Africanstakeholders met in Beit Bridge on Mon-day, 25 March, to explore ways to con-tain the rapid spread of cholera betweenthe two countries.The meeting, which was called by the

Beit Bridge Civil Protection Unit (CPU),follows an outbreak of the disease inMusina town, where four suspected caseswere detected three weeks ago.The senior clinical manager at Musina

Hospital, Dr Allick Dube, said of the fourcases, only one involving a 39-year-oldpatient, was confirmed. Samples for threeothers tested negative. The cases involveda 10-year-old boy, a six year-old girl anda three-month-old baby. The baby laterdied, however, despite having tested nega-tive. “The situation is, however, under con-trol as of now,” he said.The district medical officer for Beit

Bridge, Dr Takaitei Kanongara, said theyhad nine suspected cholera cases de-tected from four rural clinics in the dis-trict. He said that there was one confirmedcase of a man from Shashe village, whois suspected to have contracted the dis-ease in South Africa where he had visiteda farm in Musina.Kanongara said that they had also con-

ducted sample tests on nine suspectedcases in Makakavhule, Tshamnangana,Swereki, Shashe and Beitbridge District

Zimbabwe and South Africa meet over choleraHospital and they had all tested negative.He said the sample tests conducted sofar indicated that the cholera strain wasless harsh.The acting Beit Bridge CPU chairperson,

Peter Moyo, called for joint efforts in fight-ing cholera, which had claimed dozensof lives in 2008. In Beit Bridge, the dis-ease left 54 people dead from about 5 000recorded cases.Speaking during the meeting, the pro-

vincial senior manager for health care serv-ices in the Department of Health inLimpopo, Dr Nkadimeng Moo, saidVhembe District had recorded an increasein cases of diarrhoea. He also urgedstakeholders to intensify awareness cam-paigns at the Beit Bridge border post.“We need to intensify our awareness

campaigns, especially at Beit Bridge bor-der post, where we anticipate a sharp in-crease in the volume of traffic as travel-lers, particularly ZCC members, will betravelling to Limpopo for their annualchurch conference during the Easter holi-days. We urge the worshippers to takegreat caution. We need to work collec-tively as the communicable diseases haveno boundaries,” he said.Stakeholders also noted that there was

an urgent need to engage both Zimba-bwean and South African immigration andcustoms authorities, so that they speed

up the flow of human traffic at the borderpost, adding that delays and the slowmovement of people had the potential tocause a volatile situation.Musina municipal manager, Johnson

Matshivha, said that, as a decongestiondrive, they had offered their show groundsto be used by SA Home Affairs as a pre-clearance facility during the Easter holi-day.Matshivha said that it was important to

extend the twinning arrangement that theyhave with Beit Bridge Rural District Coun-cil to the town council also. Musina Mu-nicipality signed a memorandum of un-derstanding with Beit Bridge Rural Dis-trict Council in 2004.Beit Bridge Town Council secretary, Dr

Sipho Singo, also called on both Zimba-bwean and South African health officialsto scale up efforts in the fight against chol-era through joint monitoring programmes.He said that it was critical to address

the issue of water provision, solid wastemanagement and sanitation to contain an-other massive cholera outbreak. “We needto collectively work together asstakeholders from Zimbabwe and SouthAfrica in fighting cholera. As council, wemanaged to rope in the World Bank, whichassisted us with funds to rehabilitate oursewer and water infrastructure under theemergency water and sanitation pro-

gramme. This really helped in reducingthe flow of sewerage, although it still re-mains a major challenge. We need to sig-nificantly improve our systems throughcomplementing each other asstakeholders from the two countries,” hesaid.The district environmental officer for Beit

Bridge, Noti Dube, said that they had de-ployed health promotion teams to hot spotsin the district where they were conductinganti-cholera awareness campaigns.During the meeting, stakeholders re-

solved to form an inter-border monitoringand evaluation committee on cholera. Thecommittee would comprise representa-tives from the two countries’ port healthdepartments, Beit Bridge Town Council,Musina Municipality, health promotionsand environmental health officials, SouthAfrica’s Department of Water Affairs inLimpopo and the Zimbabwe NationalWater Authority (ZINWA) and CPU. Singoand Matshivha were assigned to play anadvisory role in the committee, whoseterms of reference are yet to be formu-lated.Some of the areas in Beit Bridge identi-

fied as hot spots include Dulibadzimu busterminus, the border post, where toiletsare not working, and Hlalani Kuhle resi-dential area, which has no sanitation fa-cilities. — LiN News/Limpopo Mirror

High blood pressure can kill you

World Health Day is celebrated on 7 Aprilto observe the anniversary of the estab-lishment of the World Health Organisationin 1948.Each year a theme is selected for World

Health Day that focuses on a main con-cern of public health in the world. Thetheme for 2013 is high blood pressure.High blood pressure increases the risk of

heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure.If left untreated, high blood pressure canalso cause blindness and heart failure.The symptoms of high blood pressure in-

clude headaches, problems with your vi-sion, seizures or blackouts. If anybodyshould experience these symptoms, heor she should see a medical practitionerimmediately.However, most people generally do not

have any symptoms that can be felt. Thebest way to know if you have high blood

pressure is to have it tested regularly.According to the WHO, there are some

steps that a person can take to lower theirblood pressure and decrease the risk ofserious illness. These include reducing saltintake, eating a balanced diet, avoidingharmful use of alcohol and taking regularphysical activity.Maintaining a healthy body weight and

avoiding tobacco use also play a very im-portant role in keeping blood pressure incheck.Maintaining a healthy weight has other

health advantages as well. According toWeigh Less, the weight loss experts, los-ing just a few kilograms can make a hugedifference in the individual’s health index.According to research done by Weigh

Less, as little as losing 2,3 kg will imme-diately improve a person’s health. Losing2,3 kg will lower cholesterol, losing 2,5 kgwill relieve depression and losing 5 kg willlower blood pressure.The ultimate goal of World Health Day

2013 is to reduce heart attacks andstrokes. Specific objectives of the cam-paign are to raise awareness of the causesand consequences of high blood pressure,to provide information on how to preventhigh blood pressure and to encourageadults to check their blood pressure andto follow the advice of health-care profes-sionals regularly.Anybody with high blood pressure should

seek the help of a medical practitioner im-mediately.With the correct treatment and lifestyle

changes, the problem can be treated ef-fectively.

It is very important to have your bloodpressure tested regularly to avoid dev-astating illnesses like heart attacks andstrokes. Photo as illustration

Whole province can benefit fromastronomy outreach

Astronomy is thescience thatstudies all extra-terrestrial objectsthat originateoutside theearth’s atmos-phere includingstars, planets, themoon and comets.Photo: Supplied

Limpopo Astronomy and the SoutpansbergAstronomy Club (SAC) will once again befocusing on public outreach during 2013.Astronomy-related outreach projects at

schools and public locations have always beena priority for the SAC, based in Makhado(Louis Trichardt), and this year will be no dif-ferent.A general public-outreach project, sponsored

by the International Astronomical Union (IAU),through its Office of Astronomy for Develop-ment (OAD), will see the organisation visit anumber of venues in the province, as well asin the Kruger National Park.Appropriately, the province’s capital,

Polokwane, will be first on the agenda with avisit to Mall of the North on Friday, 29 March,

followed by Forever Resorts Bela-Bela onSaturday, 6 April. Some of the other towns tobe visited are Musina, Thohoyandou,Makhado, Giyani, Elim, Tzaneen, Lephalaleand Modimolle.Astronomy-related posters and information

on astronomy and where to study, as well aspamphlets, will be available.Views of our closest star, the sun, can be

enjoyed through the telescope during the day,and after sunset, the telescope will be pointedto the stars and planets.Contact Kos Coronaios at 079 148 4934 or

via email at [email protected] for fur-ther information or if you would like to includeyour venue and participate in this outreachinitiative. — LiN News/ Zoutpansberger


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The non-profit organisation (NPO) IyethuEnvironmental Foundation, from Bela Bela,took their members and learners to visitthe local water purification plant.Iyethu attended an educational tour to the

plant with 40 learners from Ulando Com-bined Schools on Friday, 22 March.Another group of 40 learners from

Mampatile Primary School went on thetour on Friday, 15 March. The learners weretaught about the process of water purifica-tion. They took some notes through thisprocess to answer their given assign-ments.They also visited Bela Bela Dam for a

cleaning campaign, where paper, bottlesand other rubbish were picked up and filledin big dustbin bags.

NPO visits purification plant

Members of Iyethu Environmental Foundation were photographed during their visitwater purification plant. Photo supplied

“The manager of the plant, Jimmy Moloto,gave us a warm welcome and fully partici-pated in educating the learners who weredivided in groups. The organisation providedthe learners with transport, food, soft drinksand bottles of mineral water and snacksto enjoy. Iyethu is looking forward to tak-ing learners from other schools on this kindof an educational tour,” said the projectcoordinator Ikalafeng Lebelo.He said the organisation is also commu-

nity driven, as members usually engagein community development programmesand events such as the 2012 Mandela DayCelebration event; hosted in partnershipwith the Bela Bela Local Municipality.The NPO focuses on local environmental

issues and has six coordinators operatingunder the mentorship of the local NGOBosele-Drop-in Centre.

BIS active this Easter weekend

Learners attending the Easter Weekend classes hosted by the BBEAG. Photo:Supplied.

Ramatapa said that theBBEAG had no choice butto push the two-week ses-sion regardless of setbacks.Learners received tutoring

in Maths, Literature, Physi-cal Science, Life Science,Accounting, Business Stud-ies, Economics and Geog-raphy. Ramatapa said thatthey would continue withSaturday classes as soonas the schools re-open.The BBEAG is working

hard to ensure that all learn-ers in Bela Bela achievetheir best scores. Theystated that they wanted tosee all the high schools inthe area reach a 100% passrate.“We cannot afford to have

learners staying at home,we want them to achievebetter marks so that theycan apply for bursaries andfurther their education afterschool,” Ramatapa said.

A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where hisinfluence stops. -Henry Adams

Pretty Paper is true to Deep House

Congregants ofthe UnitingReformed Churchheaded to thestreets to cel-ebrate theirannual PalmSunday event on24 March. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

DJ PrettyPaper Moholaburned up theairwavesduring his setat CapricornFM. Photo: TKMashaba

nyl albums at some of Pretoria’s recordstores. “I used my pocket money to goand buy vinyl. It was hard times, becauseI attended school at the same time,” hesaid.Little by little, Mohola built his career

and the equipment that he needed tomake his sound work. “The love of musichad me save all the money that I could tobuy sound equipment and instruments,”he said.Mohola has played many gigs with vari-

ous South African House music legends.He is the co-founder of Mofaya Entertain-ment in Bela Bela and a member of Ex-pression House in Pretoria.In 2005, Mohola was a finalist in the

Smirnoff Red National SA DJ competi-tion. “I stayed true to the music and be-lieve my time to cut an album will comewhen the time is right,” he said.Mohola said that he enjoyed touring and

sharing his experience and knowledgewith younger DJ’s and people who lovemusic.

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Pretty Paper Mohola is a musician thatcertainly knows all the ins and outs ofthe Deep House music genre.On Friday, 29 March, Mohola featured

on the Mix Avenue radio show on Capri-corn FM. He played a 30 minute set wherehe stayed true to the principles of DeepHouse by mixing soulful and maturehouse music.The DJ, who started his career using

cassettes, is still going strong after nineyears of playing and developing his uniquesound.Mohola was born and bred in Bela Bela.

He spent some time in Pretoria wherehis love for House music bloomed anddeveloped into a career.Like many others of his generation,

Mohola was influenced by internationalDeep House legends like Lars Behrenothof Deeper shade of House, Frank Rogers,Kerri Chandler, Rocco and Martin Atjazz.Mohola said that he used to collect vi-

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The Bela Bela EducationAdvocacy Group (BBEAG)kicked off their Easter pro-gramme on a high note.The BBEAG in Schools(BIS) programme was initi-ated last year and forms apart of the bigger BBEAGobjective.According to Jonas

Ramatapa, project leader,the Easter Weekend pro-gramme went wel l , butmany learners did not at-tend because they did notget the t imetables forclasses on time.“We only had a 50% at-

tendance because learnerswere unsure whether theyshould attend.Some classes were sup-

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SAFA Regional referees under investigation“We will never condone the assault of referees at any matches.We will issue warnings to any team that assaults referees,”...

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The state of any sporting game can bemeasured by the quality of the referees.Referees are human and make mistakesas all humans do, but these mistakes couldcost a team its crown or leave a team rel-egated.Recently the SAFA Regional League made

headlines when a referee in the Stream Bgame between Real Madrid and YsterUnited was assaulted.Mpho Manganye had to run for cover when

he was accused of adding time to the gameillegally and attached by players and sup-porters.SAFA official, Refiloe Khoza, said that

scenes like these are not taken lightly by

SAFA. “We will never condone the assaultof referees at any matches. We will issuewarnings to any team that assaults ref-erees,” she said.The punishment for assaulting a referee

includes suspension for a period depend-ing on the nature of the case. Khoza saidthat they have received a report on the as-sault and that the disciplinary committeehad to asses the report before steps couldbe taken.Allegations of bias against SAFA referees

are not new. Last year, Leventis FC ac-cused the SAFA offices and referees. “Inmost of our games we face disadvantagesbecause referees demanded bribes aheadof each game,” Leventis coach, DavidJames said.James claimed that the referee who ref-

ereed their Nedbank Cup games contacted

him before their game against Bela BelaFC United. “The referee called me on thenight before the game and asked what I hadto give him. I told him that I did not believein bribery and that my team will play a fairgame. Unfortunately, we lost the game bypenalties. The referee of the game was thesame one who contacted me,” he said.The Leventis coach levied accusations

against SAFA offices after the team wassuspended from the league. “Our suspen-sion came as a surprise because there wereother teams who also missed games, butwho were not expelled from the league,”James said.He said that he was disappointed in the

way that SAFA ran the regional leagues.“There is a level of unprofessionalism there.I do not think that I will ever affiliate withthem again,” he said.

Bela Bela Local Municipality netball team recently beat their rival Aganang fromthe Capricorn District 17-12 during a match that took place at MmamakwaPrimary School on Saturday, 23 March. Aganang visited Bela Bela and both themunicipalities competed against each other in soccer, volleyball and snooker.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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