Vol 19 No 19_Sentraal

Valeska Abreu

The Tshwane metro em-barked on a clean-up campaign that left hundreds of hawkers furious.

Last week Thursday Rekordreceived a frantic call from a hawker notifying Rekord about the happenings in the inner city.

Rekord arrived at the scene to find two metro trucks loaded with all the equipment and food, cooked and uncooked, from hawkers who set up shop in the open veld on the corner of Bloed and Paul Kruger streets.

According to the angry crowd that gathered, the metro police approached them and confiscated all their goods.

“What they are doing is not right. The president said we must create jobs for ourselves and this is what we are doing,” said Khotso Naire.

“What are they going to do with all our food? It is all going to rot and they are not going to reimburse us,” said Delicious Marupeng.

According to a police source at the scene, this was part of a clean-up campaign that will continue throughout the city.

Rekord could not reach the metro at the time of going to print for a formal comment.

Natashia Slabbert

Roughly a quarter of confiscated goods, taken by Tshwane metro police and a metro team in an illegal raid in December last year, were returned to their rightful own-ers last week. This followed after serious allegations, including corruption and theft, were levelled at the metro police and the metro’s rapid response team by a group of artists after the raid.

Rekord reported on the situation in Feb-ruary when Zelda Hancke, art dealer and spokesperson for the group of Zimbabwean artists, explained how metro officers seized the artists’ goods, valued at R208 000, from a private property in Montana, without any official documents.

Hancke, whose art shop sold these art works and had to close down due to a lack of stock, laid a charge at the metro police’s anti-corruption unit a few weeks ago.

The artists have since received back

some of their art after a truck, accompanied by metro workers, offloaded the stock last Tuesday. However, only a quarter of the goods were returned and many of the items were damaged.

According to Hancke, there had been talks of the metro compensating the group for their damages, however, the group felt it was not enough. The artists feel strongly about justice taking its course and want to see the guilty parties held accountable.

“On the one hand we are happy to see that someone is listening and that some-thing is happening, but corrupt officials cannot just get away and think ‘the metro will pay for our mistakes’,” Hancke said.

According to Nick Calogero, spokes-person for the metro police’s anti-corrup-tion unit, the docket had been moved to a docket discussion panel. “The panel will decide whether there is a case against any-one. As soon as we receive this feedback, we will proceed,” Calogero said.

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Vendors on warpath

Confused and angry illegal street vendors try to negotiate with the Tshwane metro police. Photo: Ron Sibiya

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Fanfare at Tuks’ rag queen competitionNatalie Grobler

Eighteen of the most beautiful women at the University of Preto-ria (Tuks) showed their mettle last Thursday when they competed in the Tuks Rag Queen 2012 competition.

Petroné Snyman, the Tuks Rag Queen for 2011, graciously stepped down and embraced her successor. Snyman said she hoped that Mudin-da Dinga will truly make a differ-

ence in her community. Dinga was crowned queen,

with Cecile Brits as first prin-ces and Leanda Els as second princess.

Eloise Cupido, Simba Mhere, Gerrit Pienaar, George Kasongo, Bonang Matheba, Hannon Bothma, Anneline Kriel en Bennet Koen were the celebrity judges for the evening.

Melissa Wicht, second princess 2011, Gerrit Pienaar from Claris and Petroné Snyman, Tuks Rag Queen 2011.

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Melissa Wicht second princess 2011 Gerrit Pienaar from Claris and

Anneline Kriel, a former Miss World, came all the way from Mauritius to crown Mudinda Dinga as the newly elected Tuks Rag Queen 2012.

A li K i l f Mi W ld

Valeska Abreu

For most of us it is impossible to imag-ine only having one limb, but for Susan it will be a lifelong battle.

This 8-month-old baby girl was diag-nosed with Amelia at birth.

Amelia is the complete absence of the skeletal parts of the upper or lower limbs with no bony structure distal to the defect. Susan has total Amelia, as she has none of the four limbs.

To make matters worse, her mother abandoned her at birth, but thankfully she is now in a safe and loving home environment at the Tshwane Place of Safety Asso-ciation. Housemother and mother to 15 other foster children, Karen Bruyere, cares for Susan.

Bruyere’s hopes for Susan is that she lives as normal a life as possible despite her disability, but the place of safety is solely run on donations and with no government subsidy for any of the children, there is only so much she can do for her daughter.

“Susan is at the age where she is starting to get inquisitive about her surroundings and I don’t feel she should be deprived of this. That’s why we are hoping that she can get a prosthetic arm attached to her one limb,” she said.

Bruyere and Susan have started visiting various doctors to determine the possibil-ity of this. “We are not yet sure of the costs involved but we can only imagine what it will be, but that doesn’t bring us down in any way because we will try as hard as we can to get the money for it. I believe each child deserves quality of life, not quantity of life,” said Bruyere.

The hope is that with one arm Susan will be able to move around more easily and later on in life when she gets an electric

L’loyd Cele and Donnalee Roberts (7de Laan) with baby Susan at the Menlyn shopping centre Play Park.

Suzette van Huyssteen

A rich legacy is taking shape in Cen-turion, where residents of Heritage Hill will be inspired to create a community of communal care.

“A true friend and neighbour inspires and challenges you to live bigger, to respect your purest motives and to reach your most important dreams. This is something the pastor at Crossroads Community Church, Dan Reiland, said and it explains the core purpose of Market in the Village,” René van der Merwe, co-ordinator of Market in the Village said.

According to Van der Merwe, the people of Heritage Hill, the location of the market, thought it wise to host a Market in the Village, with the aim to inspire one another and showcase the hidden talents of fellow residents, friends, families and others.

“We trust that it will turn the current residents into a closer knit family,” Van der Merwe said.

According to Van der Merwe, they went back to the fundamentals of vil-lage life which included respecting families, communities and nature, as strong communities stick together and look out for one another.

“The bond of a community is regu-lated by the way the people within the community care about others who live next to them and take pride in their sur-roundings,” Van der Merwe said.

A different type of Market in the Vil-lage, Heritage Hill Mountain Bike Re-lay, takes place on March 3 at Heritage Hill, Centurion. To enter the mountain bike relay visit www.heritagehillmtb.co.za. Market in the Village invites the community to join in the fun.

Enquiries: René van der Merwe on 071-493-1932.

The Hospice Association Gauteng will be hosting their very first event on

•NOTICE•March 17 at Lynnridge Mall in Lynnwood Road. Take part in the Lynnridge Mall and Rekord Run/Walk in support of the Hospice Association Gauteng.

It starts at 07:00. The aim is not only to raise money, but to create awareness of all hospices in the Gauteng region.

For those who want to take part, there are various distances depending on fitness levels, 5km at R30 or 10km at R40.

All money will go towards providing quality palliative care to patients living with life limiting illnesses such as cancer and HIV/Aids, support to their families as well as support to orphans and vulnerable children in the Gauteng province.

To enter, log on to www.enteronline.co.za or simply register on the day. Regis-tration opens at 05:30.

Enquiries: Sungardens hospice on 012-348-1934.

Neighbours are valued anew Abandoned baby with no limbs finds refuge

wheelchair, she will be able to commute herself.

According to Susan’s paediatrician, Dr Elize van Rooyen, she suffers no other dis-ability. “As far as we can tell at this stage she has no other illness. She can see, hear and is very intelligent and she will do well with at least one limb just to get her going,” she said.

So far Susan’s future has not been decided, but Bruyere vows that she will not let her be institutionalised. “I will care for her for as long as I can and when I’m gone, she has many brothers and sisters who will maybe take her in. I am also confident that the home will continue.”

Bruyere said they would continue doing everything possible to raise money for the procedure and believe where there is a will there is a way.

Makhubele Bongani, Alistar Mayo and Dineo Molewa.

Palesa Sekele, Sibongile Masuku and Zintle Ngollo.

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SPCA denies cruelty claimsNatalie Grobler and Suzette van Huyssteen

Two animal rights organisations are at loggerheads following alle-gations of what borders on animal cruelty against the SPCA.

Activist group Animal Aware-ness, came forward last week with what they deem to be undeniable proof of animals being left to bleed to death following blood donations and animal euthanasia, without wait-ing the required seven days.

The ‘proof’ includes the testimo-nies of former SPCA employees.

The SPCA, however, rejects the allegations and claims numerous re-quests to provide more information for them to properly investigate Ani-mal Awareness’ allegations, fell on deaf ears and until such information is brought forward, the allegations remain exactly that.

According to Karin Smit from Animal Awareness, what should be a safe haven for animals, is fast becoming a death camp. “Our mis-sion isn’t to close the doors of the SPCA, but we are forced to expose what is really happening.”

According to the NSPCA op-erational manual, animals donat-ing blood should be healthy and already identified to be euthanised. It seems, however, this policy is not being properly enforced.

According to a former SPCA employee who wishes to remain anonymous, animals are allegedly picked at random to donate blood and are then ‘left to bleed to death’.

“Some inspectors usually do not confirm that the dogs they select are earmarked for euthanasia and

they usually pick the larger breeds as they provide more blood.” The source said in terms of the policy, dogs are supposed to return to the SPCA after two days but this never happens. Korky Levanon, spokes-person for the Tshwane SPCA, strongly rejected the claims and said they do not bleed animals to death.

“It is accepted that from time to time, SPCA branches will be called upon to provide blood donors for local veterinarians. The selected animal must be a healthy animal but already identified to be eutha-nised.”

She confirmed that the animal must be euthanised after blood has been taken and the carcass returned to the SPCA.

“The animal must not be bled to death and it may not stay at the clinic for longer than two days.”

Levanon said that according to the Animal Protection Act No. 71 of 1962, it is an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to any ani-mal.

Smit and a colleague, Cheryl-Anne Squires, also claim that the SPCA is in breach of its own policy regarding euthanasia. According to them, animals are being ‘put down’ within 24 hours after being admitted to the SPCA, instead of the required seven days. “In some cases animals are put to sleep as soon as they come through the doors,” said Smit.

Smit is in possession of a voice recording of a telephone conversa-tion between, who she claims is an ex-Tshwane SPCA employee and San-Marie Jacobs from Animal

Awareness. The conversation re-volves around a bizarre tale of how a dog owner had been tricked into believing his dog, that was eutha-nised on the same day it was admit-ted to the Tshwane SPCA, was still alive but already adopted.

The owner allegedly received confirmation from the SPCA that his lost dog was taken in, but was brought under the impression that the dog had been adopted.

According to what the ex-em-ployee told Jacobs, a photo was staged of the ‘new owner’ and the dog, using the stiff carcass.

The ex-SPCA employee con-firmed, however, that this was done without the knowledge of SPCA management. Rekord is in posses-sion of a copy of the recording.

Managing director of the Tshwane SPCA, Rick Allan, strongly reacted to the claim on Monday and challenged Animal Awareness to come forward with all information pertaining to the alleged incident for him to launch a full investigation. “We consider the allegations in a very serious light,” he said.

Levanon rejected the claims about premature euthanasia and said stray animals are kept for a minimum of seven days before be-ing labelled unwanted, while signed over animals are assessed as soon as possible after admission. She added that the decision to euthanise an animal is not easy and never taken lightly.

“The decision to euthanise depends on several factors such as age, health, aggression and stress levels.”

Ron Sibiya

The Sunnyside com-munity police forum (CPF) expects changes in the way police do their work follow-ing a meeting held at the police station on Saturday.

According to CPF execu-tive member, Dr Jan Picard, since the station commander, Brigadier Papile Kekana, left the station late last year, the community experienced lots of uncertainties.

Picard said Kekana was transferred to the province and it is not clear who is in charge now. “Some sector meetings were not attended by police sector command-ers, and they didn’t offer apologies,” he said.

He said it had been reported at the meeting that residents were disappointed with the lack of policing.

Residents said they pay tax for proper crime preven-tion, but it seemed security companies were costing them money due to the po-lice’s failure to do their job.

Picard said after discus-sions, the CPF and the police reached an agreement to resolve the problem at the station. The CPF would be notified as soon as possible who the new station com-mander will be.

CPF executive member, Dr Jan Picard.

CPF hopes for a better relationship

Sunnyside police covers six sectors. Sector 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 are most problematic.

According to the CPF report in sector 1, prostitutes operate on Beckett Street and in Venning Park. The area also experiences smash and grabs on the corner of Pretorius and Hilda streets, Schoeman and Hilda streets, Hilda and Arcadia streets and Church and Duncan streets.

In sector 2 some flats are overcrowded and there are drug dealing going on. There are also theft of motor vehi-cles and robberies.

Sector 3 reported it has experienced robberies.

In sector 5 there are theft out of motor vehicles and in sector 6 there are a number of smash and grabs. At the time of going to print the sta-tion had not commented.


DA-lede verset teen speakerDu P Martins

Brandon Topham, die koukusleier van die De-mokratiese Alliansie (DA) in die Tshwane-metro, is vir die tweede agtereenvolgende maandvergadering uit die raadsaal gegooi.

Die vete tussen Topham en Morakane Mosupyoe, speaker, het gedurende die Januarie raadsvergadering ontstaan nadat die speaker Topham ’n spreekbeurt oor die gewraakte wyksraad-verkiesingsprosedure ontsê het.

Die DA het daarna ’n mosie van wantroue teen die speaker ingestel.

Verlede Donderdag se woordewisseling het ontstaan nadat sy op ’n ver- soek dat sy haarself moet verskoon terwyl die mosie bespreek word, geweier het om dit te doen.

Mosupyoe het Topham beveel om stil te bly.

Hy het geweier en is daarop, net soos die vorige keer, onder begeleiding uit die raadsaal verwyder. Soos ook in die vorige raadsver-gadering, het al die DA-lede daarna uitgestap.

Anders as die vorige keer,

het die Vryheidsfront Plus se lede hierdie keer bly sit.

Ben Chapman van die DA het Vrydag sterk op die gebeure reageer.

“Die DA se klagstaat teen Mosupyoe, wat volgens die riglyne van die raadsverga-dering bespreek moes word, behels onder meer dat die speaker verskeie versoeke van opposisielede om haar beslissing teen Topham se spreekbeurt, na die Reëls en Etiese Komitee te verwys, geïgnoreer het. Die speaker het na bewering belangrike korrespondensie van raads-lede geïgnoreer en e-pos-briewe uitgewis sonder om dit te lees. Daarnaas het sy glo ook drie aansoeke vir inligting, wat ingevolge die bepalinge van die inligtings-wet gedoen is, uitgewis. Klanktranskripsies het in die termyn van die speaker ook glo verlore geraak,” het hy gesê.

Topham het verder gesê dat die DA nie sal buig in die geveg met die speaker nie. “Die aangeleentheid sal nou na die provinsiale regering en moontlik daarna na die nasionale regering toe deurgevoer word,” het hy gesê.

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Ron Sibiya

Vagrants have turned the Magaliesberg into a haven which harbours criminals.

So said the Friends of Ma-galies during The take control of Magalies operation this past weekend.

According to Chris Aucamp, a member of the Friends of Ma-galies, they organised the opera-tion.

“It involved Tshwane metro police, nature conservation, neighbourwatch M6 and policing forums from all areas around the mountain,” said Aucamp.

He said vagrants and crimi-

nals have illegally occupied the mountain.

“We experience lots of burgla-ries emanating from the moun-tain. Criminals living on the mountain break into homes and then escape into the bushes on the mountain, using it as a hideout,” Aucamp said.

The aim of the operation was to preserve the mountain with its unique fauna and flora.

The mountain is not an official nature conversation area, but is a protected green area.

Concerned residents, living in the vicinity of the mountain, formed the Friends of Magalies.

They also previously raised

money to fence off some of the areas not fenced.

The Friends of Magalies be-lieves certain developments and vagrants could destroy the moun-tain’s natural habitat.

The mountain offers a sanctu-ary to several wild animals that would otherwise be in danger of being poached, if action to protect the area is not taken.

The Friends of Magalies plans to have the mountain patrolled by members of nature conservation on a daily basis.

The fence around the moun-tain is the property of the metro and no one is allowed to vanda-lise it.

Stop skylarking around MagaliesArrested for rape

Suspect evades policeValeska Abreu

Police are on the lookout for a suspect who managed to evade the police last week Thursday.

A vehicle from the Garsfontein tracing unit noticed three suspi-cious looking men walking along Meiring Naudé Road.

According to police spokesper-son, Warrant Officer Duane Light-foot, as soon as the police vehicle stopped, the men ran away.

“The police gave chase and two of the suspects were caught. The other suspect managed to es-cape into the bushes along Church Street and the police helicopter was called in,” he said. Lightfoot

said despite a two-hour search the suspect could not be tracked down.

One of the suspects that was arrested had an unlicensed firearm in his possession and multiple warrants of arrests.

“The suspect had been in-volved in cases of theft of motor vehicles, robbery, contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act and he had previously es-caped out of police custody,” said Lightfoot.

The suspects’ ages range from 21 to 23 and they are from Mame-lodi. Police are urging anyone with information to come forward and assist.

Ron Sibiya

An intensive police investi-gation led to the arrest of four Zimbabwean nationals sought for rape, the police said.

According to Central police spokesperson, Sergeant Ann Poortman, the suspects were arrested in Marabastad on Tuesday. “We caught the suspects in the vicinity of the place where they allegedly committed the crime,” Poort-man said.

The suspects allegedly raped a woman on the corner of Bloed Street and DF Malan Drive last Tuesday.

Police had been searching for them ever since the inci-dent. The suspects are between 19 and 28 years old.

Poortman said the victim, together with her male com-panion, had been on their way to the Department of Home Affairs in the early hours of the morning. They came across four men who first attacked her companion before robbing them of their cell phones and R150.

“They then raped the woman and ran away,” Poortman said.

The man was admitted to the Tshwane District hospital with severe injuries.

Poortman warned residents to avoid going to the Depart-ment of Home Affairs when it is still dark. The suspects will soon appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. More charges are imminent.

Members of the Tshwane metro police, Sergeant Grahame Smith, riding Frisco and Sergeant Vivien Pretorius, riding Baron, during an operation to re-move vagrants in the Magaliesberg on Saturday.

Four alleged drug dealers had an unsuspecting surprise on Wednesday morning, when police confiscated their containment of dagga, worth R125 000. The four suspects were en route from Bosman station to Mamelodi, after picking up one of their counterparts, when police noticed their suspicious white Volkswagen Golf. According to Captain Jan Sepato, spokesperson of Silverton police station, two bags weighing 70kg was found in possession of the suspects. “The Pretoria flying squad arrested and brought in the suspects. It is alleged that the counterpart they picked up at Bosman station came from KwaZulu-Natal with the dagga,” he said. Sepato said the suspects would appear in court this week on charges of possession of narcotics. Here are Sergeant Moses Malema and Constables William Kgatla and Mubadekanyi Liabara with two of the suspects and the containment of dagga that was found in their possession. Photo: Valeska Abreu

R125 000 worth of dagga confiscated from drug dealers


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Art

� Art courses -Oils & acrylics - March 23, 24 & 25. April 27, 28 & 29th. Water colour - March 31 & April 1. Neil Moss 083-293-8936.See website www.neilmoss.co.za. RA/0509340

� Mosaic classes. Come and learn how to mosaic anything. Learn new techniques. All material supplied. Go home with skills and a gift. Mel 074-103-8394. RA/0511016

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� H/S Clapham. For matrics and teachers from 1950 to 1989. March 31. Patricia 012-348-9738. RA/0509664

� Oud-Suidwestersbyeenkoms.Bring & braai. Rooihuiskraal-fees-terrein. 3 Maart 16:00. Bring stoele en eie vurmaakgoed. Berdi 082-334-4580. RA/0509647

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� Enkelinge 50+ word genooi om saam te kuier. Marina 083-454-4414. RA/0510280

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� Kaaps-Suid-Afrikaanse kultuur-aand. Musiek, poësie, stories en ’n viergangmaal. 7 Maart by Lucit-restaurant, 217 Soutpansbergweg, Queenswood. Tel 012-329-4180. RA/0511001

� L/s Voorpos se gholfdag vind op 22 Mrt by Akasia-gholfklub plaas. Marius 012-332-2354. RA/0510351

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� Valleisig-gemeente kuiermark op 16 Mrt van 10:00 tot laat. Mathys Roets tree om 19:00 op. Tel 012-991-1542. RA/0510327

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� Alzheimer’s support group meets in Faerie Glen. Last Thursday at 19:00 and last Tuesday at 10:00. Denise 012-991-1637. RA/0510272

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Kind-gholfdag ten bate van mis-handelde en verwaarloosde kinders aan. Waterkloof-gholfbaan, 27 Mrt. Anja 012-460-9272. RA/0508813

� Die ondersteuningsgroep vir afhanklikheidsprobleme vergader Maandae om 19:00 by Stabilis. Linda 082-570-1291. RA/0510353

� Die Woord en Lig-kerk Booy-sens, hou in samewerking met Kan-sa ’n Shavathon te Bougainville-sentrum, Daspoort op 3 Mrt van 09:00 tot 15:00. Almal welkom. Jaco 083-519-1737. RA/0511064

� Eden Golf Day takes place in aid of Eden’s Missionary Outreaches. Albert 082-777-4059. RA/0510340

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� The Compassionate Friends of Pretoria plans a moneyraising buffet lunch on March 4 at 12:00 at The Haven in Clubview. Estelle 083-384-5255. RA/0510299

� Victory over childhood abuse. You can be more than a survivor. Marisa 072-639-8597. RA/0509667

Markets

� Boerekarnaval met vleis, groente, plante, koeke, veiling, speelgoed, paintball, space rocket. Hope ver-maak vir hele gesin. 3 Mrt. NG-kerk Wes Moot/Kameeldrif-Wes,

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� Charis Kinderkerk bied Vlooi-mark/Basaar op 3 Mrt, H/v Laven-der- en Sagelaan, Wonderboom-Suid van 08:30. Veiling om 13:00. Elize 072-861-7035. RA/0508821

� Die FarmCity-mark elke Sater-dag 09:00-13:00. Heerlike plaasat-mosfeer met stalletjies. H/v Atter-bury- en Olympusweg. Tel 084-814-2291. RA/0508014

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� Hatfield Plaza Vlooimark. Elke Sondag. Nuwe stalletjies elke week. Marianne 082-924-7155. RA/0510300

� Hazel Food Market. Market with 60 food stalls. Greenlyn Village Centre, Menlo Park. Every Saturday from 08:00- 14:00. Retha 083-554-5636. www.hazelfoodmarket.co.za.

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Lesings

� Afternoon course Cooling the fireof our anger. March 3. 16:00-18:00. Alkantrant library, Lynn-wood. Tel 011-326-1982. RA/0511019

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� Child Trauma training team hosts a seminar on March 15 and 16 at Utopia Place, 840 Cura Ave, Lynn-wood. A psychiatrist, paediatrician and psychologist are some of the speakers. www.childtraumacentre.co.za. RA/0508862

� ’n Boomidentifikasiekursus vir beginners vind op 10 Mrt by die Botaniese Tuin van 08:00-16:00plaas. Linette 012-843-5053. RA/0510345

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A pupil at Lethabong Secondary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, hanged himself last week, allegedly rather than go to school and face the boys who had bullied him.

This has brought the focus sharply on this continuous scourge that is rife in our schools. Suicide is one of the consequences in bullying. In fact, it is so common in America that a new word has been coined for suicide as a result of bullying, it’s known as ‘bullycide’.

Bullying is a worldwide problem that can

Briewe mag aan die Redakteur gerig word, Posbus 8261, Pretoria 0001, faks na 086-652-0378 of e-pos na [email protected]. Briewe mag nie langer as 200 woorde wees nie. Die Redakteur behou die reg om enige brief te wysig. ’n Skrywer mag onder ’n pennaam skryf, maar sy of haar volle name, adres en telefoonnommer moet die brief vergesel.

BRIEWE E-pos jou briewe na: [email protected]

More corruptionThis column continues where

it left off two weeks ago with the theme that corruption by the state is not something new, but it is as old as history itself.

When we discussed corruption by the Paul Kruger regime in the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic or Transvaal last week, it must be kept in mind that all these things were not done out of mischief or for enriching their own pockets. Most of it was done because they didn’t know any better.

When gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, the Transvaal changed from a bankrupt state to the richest spot on earth overnight.

Kruger left himself open to cor-ruption with his concession or mo-nopoly policy because it spawned corruption.

He awarded monopoly conces-sions to favoured individuals and

companies to establish not only factories, but also a whole range of public utili-ties, such as a state bank, water, gas and electricity supplies, tramways, road repairs and markets.

His critics pointed to the high prices that resulted from monopoly control.

Many concession hunters, moreover, used the system, not to build factories or to provide services but for speculative purposes - once in possession of a concession, they hoped to sell it for a profit.

In 1889, the executive council granted a concession to supply Johannesburg with water to Frik-kie Eloff, the president’s private secretary and son-in-law, without consulting the Volksraad.

According to Land en Volk newspaper, Eloff was able to make 20 000 pounds ‘without so much as digging a spadeful of earth’.

So noticeable was the miasma of corruption in Pretoria that critics began to refer to the existence of a ‘third Volksraad’ - the collection of businessmen, politicians and officials willing to trade favours for payments.

Kruger’s response to accusations of bribery and corruption was that he saw no harm in anyone receiv-ing a present as long as it did not amount to bribery.

To be continued.Source: The Making of South

Africa by Martin Meredith.

So noticeable was the miasma

P nch of saltFred Boshoff

Kry leweJohannes 10:10. Ek het

gekom sodat hulle die lewe kan hê, en dit in oorvloed.

Ek lees weer die aangrypende toespraak deur Anna Quindlen, wenner van ’n Pulitzer-prys. Ek haal ’n stukkie aan:

So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger pay cheque, the larger house. Do you think you’d care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon or found a lump in your breast?

Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love and who love you. And remem-ber that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. Get a

Stiltetyd

Dr. Johan

life in which you are generous. And realise that life is the best thing ever, and that you have no business taking it for granted. Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread it around. Take money you would have spent on futility and give it to charity. Work in a soup kitchen. Be a big brother or sister. All of you want to do well. But if you do not do good too, then doing well will never be enough.

Sonder dat ek weet wat Anna Quindlen se geloofsoortuigings is, wil ek sê dat hierdie toespraak suiwer evangelie is. Kry lewe en lewe. Dit, sê Johannes 10, is wat Jesus kom doen het. Hy het vir ons lewe gebring en dit in

oorvloed. Hoe groot behoefte is daar by die mense van ons land aan iemand wat uitbundig wys dat dit wel moontlik is om in hierdie land en in hierdie tyd in ons land se geskiedenis te lewe?

Is daar ’n beter manier om Jesus te verkondig as om te lewe?

Is daar ’n sterker bewys van die opstanding van Jesus as wan-neer sy kinders lewe? Die mens wat lewe praat en lewe doen sal werklik ’n verskil maak.

have negative consequences for the general school environment.

Bullying can also have negative lifelong consequences – both for the pupils who bully and for their victims. A recent study indicates that a strong correlation exist between bullying other pupils during the school years and experiencing legal or criminal troubles as adults.

Victims often fear school and con-sider school to be an unsafe and un-happy place. Bullying can also lead to depression, anxiety, sleeplessness and psychological problems among school-going children. A new type of bullying is cyber-bullying, which takes advantage of new technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, Mixit,voice mail and YouTube.

We of course live in a violent society where brutality has become an everyday occurrence.

The victims are in many instances too scared to speak out because of fear of intimidation and restarting the whole cycle of abuse and bullying.

Whether the bullying is direct or indirect, the key component of bul-lying is that the physical or psycho-logical intimidation occurs repeat-edly over time to create an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse. Authorities and parents must act in a firm manner to eradicate this scourge from our schools. There must be definite policies in place so that every child knows what the school’s policy is about bullying and initiation. Effective interven-tions must involve the entire school community rather than focus on the perpetrators and victims alone.

Parents are often unaware of the bullying problems and talk about it with their children to a limited extent.

EditorialCOMMENT

David Browne of Elardus Park writes:Having lived in Elardus Park for almost

29 years and being an environmentally aware person, I have been extremely disap-pointed by Joe Public.

Some months ago, the Total garage in Hans Strijdom Drive embarked on an envi-ronmental focused endeavour to support all the ‘green’ things everyone talks about and want to believe in.

Having secured the four standard col-oured bins for glass, paper, tins and plastics for collection of recyclable items, it was

good to have a collection point close by for residents who support the ‘green’ thrust.

Regrettably, this collection point has been discontinued due to public abuse of the facility.

Over the past weekend I was told that due to the trash that was dumped there, including items such as used disposable nappies, the management had no option but to withdraw from the initiative to preserve their standards and image. Come on Preto-ria, why can’t all of us do small and simple things to try and help preserve the future.

Wouter Steyn van Moreletapark skryf:

Gelukkig het radio’s ’n knoppie waarmee ’n mens van stasie kan verander.

Ek verwys na Ané Roux se berig oor Rian van Heerden.

Ek persoonlik kan die omroeper nie verdra nie en luister nou eerder na Hoëveld Stereo of RSG tot na 10:00.

Daar is van Darren Scott ontslae geraak oor ’n rassistiese aanmerkings by ’n ge-

slote geselligheid.As Van Heeden neerhalende opmerkings

maak oor ’n vrou wat moontlik dood is, maar reageer as sy ’n piesang kry, of neer-halend verwys na gestremde kinders, is dit volgens die bestuur van Jakaranda aanvaar-baar solank hy ’n halfhartige verskoning aanbied.

As dit die gehalte van Jakaranda se om-roepers en bestuur is, dan moet die luister-aars maar eerder ’n ander stasie opsoek.

Omroeper krap hom om

Carmen Swanepoel writes:An amazing experience led

me to believe there are still good people out there.

I was driving on DF Malan Drive, opposite Marabastad when my cell phone was grabbed out of my hand and I decided to chase the criminal into Marabastad.

After I drove around not knowing where to go, I met members of the MSM Security

Risk Management group.They assisted me in find-

ing the perpetrator and assured me of my safety. They stayed with me the entire time until we found both my cell phone and the thief. I am so proud of what they are doing and their com-mitment to ‘clean up’ the crime situation in Marabastad that we all know is a dangerous place.

Thank you MSM Security Risk.

Gonser vat hulle vasKarl le Roux skryf:Gonser, jou ou doring. Jou

rubriek van verlede week is uitstekend bewoord en beskryf.

Die bestuurders in ons ou dorpie het die maniere van ’n lastige perdeby in die middel

van ’n warm somersdag. Daar is nie salf aan te smeer

nie. Dit is nou maar hoe dit is. Die slegte ding is dat dieselfde mense wat jou so afdruk en jaag, ook in die kerk se voorste banke sit.

Public can do more to help to conserve

Help restores belief


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Kom spog gerus met daardie ou mo-tor wat in u motorhuis of in die agter-plaas onder ’n seil toegegooi staan.

Daardie motor verdien om ten-

toongestel te word.Elkeen wat aan die vertoning deel-

neem, sal ’n sertifikaat van verdienste van die klub ontvang.

Dit beloof om ’n baie aangename ervaring vir die eienaars van die motors asook vir die toeskouers te wees.

Navrae: 082-333-9362.

Veterane nooi die gemeenskap uit

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PROPERTY REKORD CENTRAL FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2012 9www.rekord.co.za

Due to the fact that the current proper-ty market offers buyers a wide selection of homes to choose from, the selection process can sometimes be tough. Adrian Goslett, CEO of Remax of Southern Africa, said while most buyers probably have a good idea of what they are looking for in a home, there are a few steps they should fol-low to help with their final selection.

Make a wish-list.Goslett advised buyers to write down

everything they need and want in a prop-erty. The first aspect buyers should consider when making their list, includes the type of property they prefer.

“Buyers need to decide if they are look-ing for a free standing home, a cluster or a unit in a sectional-title complex or secure estate. Then they need to decide if they would like a home they can renovate or one they could move right into without chang-ing a thing. A property in need of attention should have a lower asking price than one that’s fully renovated and a place that’s two or three years old will be cheaper than one that’s brand new,” said Goslett.

He said buyers should also determine the details in terms of the number of bedrooms they require and the entertainment and gar-den space they would need and more.

The difference between wants and needs.Once a wish-list has been drawn up,

Goslett recommended that buyers separate out items that fall into the wants category, which are the nice to haves but not es-sential, from those that fall into the needs category, which are specifications that the buyer cannot compromise on.

Buyers need to determine whether or not they really need that swimming pool and a large stand, or if they could compromise by buying a smaller stand in an estate that has communal facilities, instead, for example.

Work out affordability.Buyers need to figure out how much

they would be able to afford on monthly costs, including bond repayments, mainte-nance, levies and rates and more.

Since this exercise will undoubtedly im-pact on the type and size of a property that a buyer can actually afford, many buyers may choose to revisit their wants and needs list after adding up the cost and change

some items that impact most on the price.Pre-qualify for a bond.“By getting a pre-qualification on a

bond, buyers will be able to determine whether or not they qualify for the neces-sary finance and will get an idea of the amount that the financial institution would be willing to lend,” he said.

This, along with the step above, will determine the price range in which buyers can begin searching for properties.

Choose the location.The emphasis on the importance of loca-

tion remains as strong as ever. When looking at areas in which to

purchase property, buyers should consider what locations they need to reach regularly, how they plan to travel there and how long the journey will take.

Schools and other amenities will also play a large role in this step of the selection process for many buyers.

Start the search.The internet is the ideal starting place

to begin a house hunt. There are numerous specialised web sites that have easy search-able property listings. Property websites don’t always cover everything that is for sale in every area.

Local newspapers are also good research tools for buyers.

Buyers should also visit their local estate agents to ask what is coming onto the mar-ket, or drive around their favourite areas to spot any for sale boards going up.

Most estate agents will also take note of a buyer’s specific requirements and will cross-reference this with properties the company has on their books.

Choose a good estate agent.According to Goslett it is essential for a

buyer to find an expert to work with. Ask for referrals and interview various

candidates to ensure you select an agent that is professional, experienced and ethi-cal. It is also best to select an agent that has good knowledge of the areas in which you are thinking of buying a property.

Learn the real estate market.The more knowledge a buyer has about

the property market in which they are thinking of buying, the more equipped they will be to make an informed decision.

Follow your wish-list when house hunting

Buyers should separate out items that fall into the wants category, which are the nice to haves but not essential, from those that fall into the needs category, which are specifica-tions that the buyer cannot compromise on.


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Antoinette le Roux

Dit was baie stof, rook, ’n groot lawaai en vet pret Saterdag by die Maxxis Nasio- nale 4x4-uitdaging.

Dié opwindende 4x4-byeenkoms het by die Diamond X Cowboy Ranch, sowat 40km noordoos van Pretoria, plaasgevind.

Meer as 1 000 toeskouers het dié belangrike uitdunronde bygewoon. Deelnemers vanoor die hele land het saamgetrek om in sewe klasse deel te neem. Die wenners in die verskillende klasse was:

Klas 1: Koos van Heerden (Navigator: Carel van Heerden)

Klas 2: Ernst du Preez (Navigator: Van

Zyl Oosthuizen)Klas 3: Corrie Hudson (Navigator: Jason

Hudson)Klas 4: Johan van Wyk (Navigator:

Pieter Brits)Klas 5: Stefan Wintershoven (Navigator:

Tristan Wintershoven)Klas 6: Herman Barnard (Navigator:

Mandi Reid)Klas 7: Lukas Holtzhausen (Navigator:

Bert Stols) Die dag is afgesluit met ’n prysuitde-

lingsfunksie, waarna besoekers en deelne-mers vermaak is deur Clive Bruce, bekende countrysanger, en ’n line dancing-uitvoe- ring.

Pure vermaak by nasionale 4x4-uitdunne

Drie wiele in die lug om hierdie hindernis baas te raak. Foto: Phillip Bruwer

Geen toeskouer kon dié stofwolk vryspring nie.

(Bo) Die dag het ook interessante oomblikke opgelewer soos dié voertuig wat op sy dak beland het.

(Links) Die rookwolke bol by die wiele uit soos die voertuig die heuwel uitklim.

Los sandbanke het deelnemers se 4x4-vernuf getoets.

Deelnemers van regoor die land het Saterdag aan die uitdaging deelgeneem.

Deelnemers moes mooi mik om nie die grenspaaltjies raak te ry nie. Foto: Antoinette le Roux

Die Sharks-ondersteunersklub van Pretoria het vanjaar som-mer vroeg begin met een van die hoogtepunte van hul sosiale kalender.

Dié klub, wat reeds ’n paar honderd betalende lede het, kon Vrydagaand na afloop van die SupeRugby-wedstryd tussen die Bulls en die Sharks, die spelersvan hul gunstelingspan by ’n hotel in Pretoria te onthaal.

Omdat die wedstryd eers teen 21:00 afgehandel is, het die funksie baie laat plaasgevind, maar vir elke ondersteuner van die Sharks wat dit bygewoon het, was dit die moeite werd om so lank te wag om hul helde te ontmoet.

Toe die spelers uiteindelik opdaag, is daar heerlik gekuier, foto’s geneem en handtekeninge

gejag.Die klub het ook hul eie spe-

ler-van-die-wedstryd gekies en dié eer het die Springbokvleuel, JP Petersen, te beurt geval.

Hy is met ’n spe-siale trofee beloon.

Plaaslikeondersteuners van die Sharks wat belangstel om aan te sluit by dié klub, is welkom om na-vraag te doen.

Dieseisoen is nog lank en daar is nog heelwat

bedrywighede wat vir hulle voorlê tot aan die einde van die jaar.

Navrae: 076-045-8720.

Ondersteuners hang uit vir Durban-manne

Estelle Henderson, een van die komiteelede van die Sharks-ondersteu-nersklub van Pretoria, geniet die geselskap van drie van die Sharks se staatmakerspelers. Van links is Jacques Botes, die man wat Vrydagaand die enigste drie gedruk het in die SupeRugby-wedstryd teen die Bulls, Charl McLeod en Meyer Bosman.

Volgens tradisie kies die Sharks- ondersteunersklub na elke wed-stryd van hul span ’n speler-

van-die-wedstryd. Vrydagaand het hul keuse op die Springbokvleuel, JP Petersen, geval. Petersen het sy

toekenning van Serah Cook, een van die bestuurslede van die Sharks-onder-steunersklub van Pretoria, ontvang.

www.rekord.co.za12 REKORD SENTRAAL VRYDAG 2 MAART 2012

SPORTRugby. 3 Maart,

SupeRugby. Bulls vs Cheetahs. Vrystaat-

stadion, Bloemfontein. 17:00.

Sien www.rekord.co.za vir vandeesweek se Varsity Cup aksie.

Titans weer op dreefKoos Venter

Die Nashua Titans het die afgelope naweek twee puik oorwinnings behaal in die nasionale MiWay Pro20-toernooi, wat hul posisie tot die tweede plek op die punte-leer laat verstewig het.

Hiermee het die manne in ligblou gewys dat hulle baie diepte het en hulle steeds een van die gunstelinge behoort te wees om hierdie reeks te wen, ten spyte daarvan dat topspelers soos die Morkel-broers, AB de Villiers en Faf du Plessis tans saam met die Proteas in Nieu-See-land toer.

Die Titans het boonop nog een wed-stryd minder gespeel as die Knights, wat net drie punte voor hulle op die punteleer is.

Vrydagaand in Durban het die Titans in ’n spannende wedstryd die Dolphins se telling van 167 met die laaste bal van die wedstryd verbygesteek om met ses paaltjies te wen.

Jacques Rudolph was die groot held van hierdie wedstryd met sy 62 onoor-wonne lopies van net 55 balle.

Hy is in daardie laaste spannende boul-beurte ook goed bygestaan deur David

Wiese, wat 21 lopies van net tien balle gemoker het. Dit het twee viere en ’n ses ingesluit.

Sondag se held teen die Impi’s in Be-noni was die ou staatmaker, Roelof van der Merwe, wat weer gewys het dat die nasionale keurders waarskynlik té vinnig van hom vergeet het.

Hy het eers die Impi’s se kolforde vernietig deur drie paaltjies te vat én ’n aandeel te hê in die uithardloop van Siya Simetu, voordat hy op nommer drie gaan kolf het vir die Titans, waar hy 30 lopies van 20 balle geslaan het.

Die Titans, met Rudolph en Van der Merwe voor die penne en net een paal-tjie plat, het die Impi’s se teiken reeds in die 16e boulbeurt verbygesteek vir ’n oorwinning met nege paaltjies.

Rudolph se telling was 47, terwyl Henry Davids ook 55 bygedra het.

Die Titans speel Woensdag teen die Knights in Bloemfontein, waarna hulle die naweek twee wedstryde afhandel.

Vrydag kom die Lions in Centurion aan die beurt en Sondag speel hulle teen die Cape Cobras in Kaapstad, wanneer die tweede rondte van die reeks begin.

Die Titans se vuurvreter veelsydige speler, Roelof van der Merwe, het Sondag in Be-noni ’n groot aandeel gehad in sy span se oorwinning teen die Impi’s.

Henry Davids, staatmakerkolwer van die Titans, het Sondag in Benoni ’n puik beurt van 55 lo-pies vir sy span gespeel in die Pro20-wedstryd teen die Impi’s.

Heino Kuhn, paaltjiewagter van die Titans, het die Impi’s se top- kolwer, Adrian McLaren op skou- spelagtige wyse gestonk van die boulwerk van Roelof van der Merwe in Sondag se Pro20-wedstryd in Benoni.Foto’s: simondp@actionimage

Koos Venter

Daar is vooraf bladsye vol ge- skryf oor al die topspelers wat Loftus Versfeld verlaat het, oor Heyneke Meyer se ontydige vertrek as direkteur van rugby en oor die nuwe pienk truie vir wegwedstryde.

Al hierdie faktore en gepaard-gaande bangmaakstories het blyk-baar by Frans Ludeke, Pierre Spies en die Vodacom Bulls se span van 2012 verbygegaan, want Vrydag-aand het hulle die seisoen puik begin met ’n vasbytvertoning en ’n 18-13-oorwinning teen die omge-krapte Sharks, wat vooraf beskou is as Suid-Afrika se spogspan in vanjaar se SupeRugby-toernooi.

Die Bulls het inderdaad deur hul algehele vertoning gewys dat hulle dalk net die verrassingspakket van die toernooi kan wees.

Die jong en nuwe spelers in die groep het puik by die gevestigde en ervare manne ingepas en dit was juis die wyse waarop die Bulls gespeel het, wat ondersteuners moed sou gee vir die res van die toernooi.

Die Sharks het Pretoria toe ge-kom met ’n puik span wat 12 inter-nasionale spelers, 11 Springbokke en een Fransman, ingesluit het. Die Bulls was egter ’n onbekende fak-tor met jong manne en baie minder ervaring as die manne van Durban.

Die wyse waarop die Bulls egter die basiese dinge op die veld reg kon doen en hoe hulle die Sharks voorlangs oorheers het, sou deur-winterde Bulls-ondersteuners moed gee vir die seisoen wat voorlê.

Die Bulls en die Sharks het ook gewys dat daar min ander spanne is met soveel ondersteuners soos

hulle. Met die loting waarvolgens hulle die eerste agt wedstryde van die toernooi in Suid-Afrika sal speel (vyf op Loftus Versfeld), sal die Bulls ook die geleentheid hê om hul nuwe kombinasies goed te vestig, voor hulle in Australië en Nieu-Seeland gaan toer.

Die Bulls se afrigters sal egter moet kopkrap om die beseerde buitesenter, Johann Sadie, vir die volgende paar weke te vervang.

Sadie het blykbaar sy skouer beseer en is na net 13 minute in Vrydag se wedstryd teen die Sharks van die veld af.

As Wynand Olivier hierdie week reg is, sal hy waarskynlik Saterdag buitesenter teen die Cheetahs speel.

Andersins sal daar na Zane Kirchner gekyk word, terwyl Jur-gen Visser waarskynlik heelagter sal speel.

Bulls se jong bloed vul ervare spelers goed aan

Die Bulls se woelige loskopstut, Dean Greyling, het Vrydagaand teen die Sharks weer gewys dat hy ’n waardevolle baldraer op die veld kan wees. Hier dryf hy vorentoe met Werner Kryger en Deon Stegmann byderhand om te ondersteun. Foto: simondp@actionimage

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