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Mofokengspeaks outTJHETANE MOFOKENG, theexecutive mayor of the DihlabengMunicipality, is expected to landin Switzerland tomorrow for theSwiss Summit of Leaders and
the awards ceremony for theregion’s best resort.Mofokeng was invited to
the International Awardsafter the Europe Business
Assembly (EBA) hadnominated him forthe best manag-er in the world.He will alsorepresent hismunicipalitywhich wasnominated inthe best citycategory.The best city
and bestmanagernominationsare in recogni-tion of thecity’s reputa-tion, effectivecity manage-ment, constantgrowth andtourist attrac-tiveness.In all 30
countries willtake part inthe summit.The awards
ceremony will
be held in the La Coupole,Fairmont Le Montreux Palace onSaturday evening.Even though recent reports
pointed out that the municipalityhad paid approximately R100 000for the title, Clem Harrington,the member of the mayoralcouncil (MMC) for Local Econom-ic Development in the municipal-ity, said: “Nonsense. I promotedthe municipality and the mayorbecause I think they deserve theaward.“We won’t pay that much for a
piece of paper.”Harrington said they had been
surprised that Roy Jankielsohn,DA caucus leader in the FreeState, had been the one who hadraised the issue.He said Jankielsohn was the
one who had said Dihlabeng wasthe best municipality in the FreeState.“It is also not true that the
mayor will be accommodated ina five-star hotel.“I have been there and I can
confirm that it is a three-starhotel,” he said.Harrington said the last time
the DA leader, Helen Zille, hadwon the award no one hadmentioned a scam, but now thatit was Tjhetane’s turn, peoplesaid negative things.Mofokeng also poured cold
water on the allegations thatthey had paid a certain amountand added that he knew they hadto cater for flights and accommo-
dation.He said the issue was contro-
versial and that they weredealing with it.He denied that they had asked
to be nominated, and added thathe could not say when exactly hewould be flying to Switzerland asthey still had to decide this at ameeting.He said last year when Clarens
had celebrated its centenary,they had invited the mayor ofthe Montreux Municipality inSwitzerland, which also has atown called Clarens within itsborders. The president of the oldZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek,Paul Kruger, had died there in1904 and therefore the MontreuxMunicipality had historical linkswith South Africa.“We agreed to have a twinning
agreement where we couldexchange programmes relating toeducation, culture and technolo-gy.“We’ll send a delegation to
Switzerland and discuss thedetails on how we are going totake forward the twinningagreement.“It is against this background
that our municipality wasnominated for the developmentand promotion of tourism.“We have been amongst the
municipalities that have beenrecognised for good performanceparticularly in the areas oftourism and community develop-ment,” he said.
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Mofokengspeaks out} Tladi Moloi
TJHETANE MOFOKENGexecutive mayor of the DihlabengMunicipality, is expected to landin Switzerland tomorrow for theSwiss Summit of Leaders and
the awards ceremony for theregion’s best resort.Mofokeng was invited to
the International Awardsafter the Europe Business
Assembly (EBA) hadnominated him forthe best manag-er in the world.He will alsorepresent hismunicipalitywhich wasnominated inthe best citycategory.
and bestmanagernominationsare in recogni-tion of thecity’s reputa-tion, effectivecity manage-ment, constantgrowth andtourist attrac-tiveness.
countries willtake part inthe summit.
ceremony will
THE Dihlabeng executive mayor, Tjhetane Mofokeng. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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THE Dihlabeng Local Municipality, inpartnership with Lesedi FM and theNestlife Insurance Company, has donatedeight special wheelchairs to the childrenwith special needs of the Phedisang BanaRearabetswe Centre for Disability.The wheelchairs were handed over to
the centre on Friday in DinonyanengPark, Bethlehem.Jabu Malele, chief operations officer of
Nestlife, said they were happy that theycould offer a helping hand to the chil-dren by donating the special wheelchairs.He said they wanted to reach out to thepeople of Bethlehem.“We want to reach quite a number of
areas, but as for doing it here again, onlytime will tell. I think the school needs acentre and Nestlife with all the othersponsors would like to take part in theconstruction thereof,” he said.Tjhetane Mofokeng, the executive
mayor of the Dihlabeng Local Municipali-ty, said: “Our priority is to build adecent centre for them and we havemanaged to raise R800 000 thus far. We
have identified the place where thecentre will be built.”The mayor asked the community not to
hide their children with special needsand added that they should take them towhere they would receive good care.“I am calling all the business people in
our municipality to come on board andhelp the centre with anything that theyhave. It is a disappointment to get ahelping hand from other people fromoutside while we have done nothing,” hesaid.Lorain Sebotsa, the founder and
director of the centre, said they weredesperate for custom-made wheelchairsbecause ordinary wheelchairs were notgood for the children. She said they werenot made to address each child’s needand weren’t the right size.“From today our children can use
comfortable wheelchairs. We would loveit if our business people could come onboard and help our children. All thepeople working here are volunteers andwe would love if we could give themsomething on a monthly basis,” shesaid.
Children receivenew wheelchairs
TJHETANE MOFOKENG, the executive mayor of the Dihlabeng Municipality, JabuMalele, the chief operations officer: Nestlife, and Lorain Sebotsa, the founder and director of the Phedisang Bana Rearabetswe Centre for Disability with some of the childrenwho received wheelchairs. They are Maditaba Mosia and Grace Tshabalala.
Photo: Tladi Moloi
THE body of an unknown man was foundby the Tseki police in the bushes at theHlatseng Village in Qwaqwa.The deceased could be in his 40’s. He
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Womanrescuedfrom rapistA 51-year-old woman from PholaPark inBohlokong nearBethlehemwas screaming for help when aneighbour rescued her from an in-truder who allegedly tried to rapeher.OnFridaymorning themanal-legedly demanded sex but thewom-an resisted and a citizen arrest wasexecuted by a neighbour.The womanwas in her house but
left the door slightly open. Sudden-ly, the 32-year-old man, known toher,walked into the house demand-ing sex from her. He tried to forceher onto the bed but she resistedand screamed for help.Her neighbour came to her res-
cue and the suspect was arrested.Sgt. Mmako Mophiring, police
spokesperson, confirmed the inci-dent andadded that the suspectwasexpected to appear in the Bethle-hemMagistrate’sCourt soon facinga charge of attempted rape.“If we can stand together as
neighbours with good intentions,we can reduce crime against wom-en and children. It takes a commu-nity to change the mindset of theperpetrators, not individuals or thepolice alone. Let us take responsi-bilityandstand for law-abidingciti-zensandstandagainst criminalsbyworking together with the policeand join Community Police Fo-rums. Crime does not have bounda-ries, colour or even status withinthe society. It’s a monster thatneeds to be brought to the groundby the community. Your assistancewill be appreciated in this regard,”said the Free State provincial com-missioner, Lt Gen Khehla Sitole.
Warriors pay their last respects} Tladi Moloi
JABU JUNIORKHUMALO, son ofthe late Jabu “Little Corporal” Khu-malo, said: “Rest in peace, Dad. Youwere a great father, brother andhus-band, not only to us, but to South Af-ricans.Your loss isnot only the fami-ly’s loss, but everyone’s loss.”Junior spoke in front of the hun-
dredsofmournerswhohadgatheredtogether to pay their last respects tothe African Warriors chairperson,Jabu Khumalo, who had died in theMediclinicHoogland inBethlehemafortnight ago.Junior said his father had been a
hard-working personwho hadwant-ed things to be done the right way.He said he had never given up inhard times and added that he wouldnever have given up on the dream ofwitnessing his team being promotedto the elite league.The Kestell Multipurpose Hall
was packed to capacity with peoplecelebrating the life of the fallenhero.He was laid to rest at the KestellCemetery on Saturday.“Mom, we’ll always be here for
you. You can do it. To the boys, let’sgo back next season and do it for thisfallenhero.Weshouldqualify for theAbsa League next season. Nomatterhow long it takesus to get thepromo-tion, onedaywe’ll get it. That iswhatmy father had always wanted,” hesaid.Busisiwe Mothata said she was
very close to her father and addedthat she had lost a good motivatorwho did not want to see them fail.“Youmight have been short, but youwere a giant,” she said.Busisiwe said her father had
worked hard and smart with anumber of businesses in his posses-sion. She said Khumalo had alwaysbeenavailable for them.“Whata life.
The sorrow of his departure is noth-ing compared to meeting himagain,” she said.The Free State Stars chairperson,
who had worked with Khumalo fora long time during their hey-days inthe then Qwaqwa Stars, said Khum-alohadbeenaborn leader andaddedthat he did not have to go to schoolto become a great leader. He said thedeath of Khumalo was a big loss tothe family and the football fraterni-ty.“I understood that he had wanted
his team to play in the elite league,
but unfortunately death caught himbefore he could achieve this. Hejoined politics after I had made himangryby selling the teama fewyearsago,” he said.Tshepiso Senyane, the communi-
cations officer of the team, said theyhad lostagreat leaderandadded thatKhumalo had loved his team andfamily more than anything. He said:“You will be missed, but not forgot-ten.”Molefi Oliphant, the former Safa
president, said he could not believewhen he was told a week ago that
Khumalo had died. He said he hadcalled Jabu’s wife to get more infor-mation and his death was con-firmed. “It was nice to see people ce-lebrating his life. I don’t fear deathat all because I am going to leave thesame way. He was a flower that eve-ryone rejoiced in when they cameacross it,” he said.Oliphant urged theWarriors play-
ers to take up their weapons in chal-lenge of the championships next sea-son.He saidwhenaWarrior fell, oth-erswould take up theirweapons andcontinue.
REST IN PEACE: The African Warriors players next to Jabu Khumalo’s coffin paying their last respectto their fallen leader. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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IN total R31,2 million has beenspent on service delivery by theThabo Mofutsanyana DistrictMunicipality.
The amount was utilized forpaving the roads, the installationof solar power lampposts, sewernetworks and toilet structures,the construction of oxidationponds and the creation of jobopportunities.
The paved roads are in theMaluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Munici-pality and the Mantsopa Munici-pality while another is still inprogress in the Nketoane Munici-pality. About 300 people of bothMAP and Nketoane have beenemployed under the ExtendedPublic Works Programme (EPWP).
Paved road of 1 km in Ficks-burg worth R4 million and 500 mof road in Ladybrand worth
R2.6 million have been completed.The other two roads which
have been completed are inBolata Village and HasethunyaVillage in Qwaqwa. R6.5 millionwas spent on 1.3 km of road inBolata while R4.5 million wasenough to complete the 1.3 km ofroad in Hasethunya.
Oxidation ponds were construct-ed for R2.7 million in Memel andR1.9 million in Thaba Phatsoa.Thaba Phatsoa also enjoys lightafter 30 solar power lamppostswere mounted in the area.
The other 300 solar powerlampposts were installed inWarden and Vrede. They all costR9 million.
Mzangwa said he was happythat members of the media whoattended the three-day media tourhad received first-hand informa-tion and witnessed the progressmade in bettering the lives of the
people in the district.“The infrastructure projects
were spread throughout thedistrict, spanning across differentmunicipalities. This includespaved roads, oxidation ponds,solar power lampposts, sewernetwork, toilet structures and jobopportunities to the communi-ties,” he said.
He said the projects were atestimony of their resolve toimprove the living conditions ofthe communities, make a differ-ence in their lives and alsorespond to their needs of living inhumane conditions as well asfood on their tables.
“Our focus was not only tobuild the infrastructure but alsoto provide jobs. We are happythat we have managed to putbread on the table to some of thepeople in the district because ofthe projects,” he said.
R31,2 m spent onimproving district
THE oxidation pond at Thaba Phatsoa in the Mantsopa Municipality. Photo: Tladi Moloi
VUYO MBULI’S estranged wife hasaccused TV and radio presenter KuliRoberts of being among 18 women herhusbandhadcommittedadulterywith.Rumours erupted lastweek that SavitaMbuli and Morning Live presenterMbuli’s current girlfriend, knownonlyas Kim, had argued before Mbuli’s fu-neral on Friday. She’s also been ac-cused of sidelining Kim while makingfuneral arrangements. “The womanyou are talking about was among the18 girlfriends that Vuyo had,” Savitatold City Press on Saturday.
“She was not the only girlfriend.Roberts was also having an affair withmy husband, so why didn’t I fight withher or why is she not complaining thatI sidelined her?” she said.
Savita claimed she had discovered abarrage of “raunchy” SMS exchangesbetween Mbuli and Roberts. “I foundthese SMS’s on my husband’s cell-phone, but didn’t confront any of thembecause I knew where Vuyo’s heartlay. He loved me and I didn’t care be-cause I knewhewasnot a saint.Hewasjust having fun.”
Roberts laughed off the claims, say-
ing her relationship with Mbuli wasplatonic. “I have no time for attention-seeking Savita. I think she is the onewho sent me those SMS’s from his cell-phone. You know, on Saturday night Igot an SMS from him saying ‘Hello,how are you?’ And then suddenly theSMS’s stopped coming. That man wastoo old to have a relationship with me.
“I can’t even remember the last timeI saw him. I have not seen him thewhole of last year and this year.We on-ly communicated onFacebook orTwit-ter and I only did so when I needed ad-vice from him.”
The Mbulis separated about twoyears ago after Vuyo was allegedlycaught with his pants down. Savitamovedout of theirHoughtonhomeandinto a townhouse they owned in anoth-er suburb. But Savita said the pair hadbeen on the verge of reconciling andthat she had moved back into theirHoughton home in January at his re-quest.
“Vuyo and I were living togetherwith my children at the time of hisdeathbecausehewanted to fixhismar-riage. He did not want to sign divorce
papers because he loved me. He wasmyhusband, that iswhy I gavehim thefuneral that he got.”
Savita said that during the last con-versation shehadwithMbuli beforehedrove to Bloemfontein to watch rugbywith their 13-year-old son last Satur-day, he had asked her to forgive him.“He said to me ‘Uxolo, thando Forgiveme, love’.”
She denied rumours that she andKim had fought at the MediclinicBloemfontein, where Mbuli was pro-nounced dead on Saturday after suffer-ing a pulmonary embolism. “I only re-primanded the guy called Nxeba whodrove to Bloemfontein with my hus-band and son because he had disap-peared and left my son alone immedi-ately after Vuyo had collapsed. I thenconfiscated my husband’s car keysfrom him because I found what he haddone irresponsible,” she said.
Attempts to reach Kim for commentwere unsuccessful. Two independentsources told City Press she had attend-ed Mbuli’s funeral on Friday despitebeing ordered by Savita’s friends tostay away. – City Press
Chaos before Vuyo’s funeral
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BASI MOKHOTHU, Dihlabeng YouthForum deputy chairperson:
THE Dihlabeng Youth Forum (DYF)has eight different portfolios, but todaywe’ll discuss health and safety.
As the forum we know that the youngpeople are the future of our society.
Young people who are healthy andhappy are well equipped for the futuredespite the major shifts occurring in theworld they are about to inherit.
The forum is a small organisation, yetit has a big role to play to improve thelives of the young men and women.
It is important to make sure that ourresources are allocated towards theprogrammes that will have the biggestimpact on improving safety and health.By determining the effectiveness of theprogrammes and standards that we haveimplemented, we’ll be able to modifyexisting procedures to make them moreeffective and can then determine onhow best to move forward with new
programmes.This portfolio emphasises collabora-
tion among multiple sectors anddisciplines including justice, education,labour and social services.
The organisations serving the youthin each sector has a unique and impor-tant role to play in preventing crime insociety.
Engagement and leadership arecritical in defining the problems andprioritising and implementing youthviolence prevention strategies.
Together let’s make sure everyonecomes home safely and remember thatpeople don’t care what you know untilthey know that you care.
The youth mustbe cherished
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ALFRED MOSIA, Bohlokong, Bethle-hem:
THE Truth and ReconciliationCommission did a splendid job and weneed to thank the proponents of thisvaluable commission.
However, there are people who wouldnot like the world to forget the past andif as a people we can say we haveforgiven, to them there will be noaccolades and recognition to claimbecause their leadership is somehowlinked to this past we so much wish toforget.
To some the past cannot be forgottenbecause they were spectators licking theboots of their masters to mop the bloodof the comrades who we kicked becausethey refused to dance to the tune of themaster.
Strange enough it is these cowardswho are more vocal than the rest.People who have tasted apartheid wantit blotted from of their lives.
But those who were sweethearts ofthe regime want a replay. They willblame apartheid for corruption found ingovernment, will blame apartheid for
factions in the ruling party, will blameapartheid because there are partiessuch as the DA, Cope and UDM expos-ing their incompetency and untrustwor-thiness – the worst of them all thetemerity of the DA to call rallies intownships and that communities arebeginning to understand that the DA isnot an alien creature imported to reviveapartheid as purported.
As a country of responsible people wehave been silent for a long time,perhaps hoping that the ruling partywill come to its senses and notice thatthey are ruining the ideal that TataMadiba cherished for so long to build arainbow nation. The ruling party did allthey could to destroy that idea byeither harping on the mistakes ourfathers had made nullifying the spirit ofthe Truth and Reconciliation Commis-sion. Mistakes and blunders that haverecently been committed by the rulingparty are indicative of the fact thatthey were entrusted with the govern-ance before they were ready to govern.
The bottom line for political transfor-mation is that people should stop votingfor the ANC. It has failed us.
The ruling party hasfailed the people
MBUSI MUSAWENKOSI RADEBE,Bohlokong, Bethlehem:
PEOPLE, the previous meetingsbetween Vladimir Putin and SouthAfrica’s president act as a consolidationof state relations. We must analyse this.
The formation of Brics was necessaryfor long-term political relations.
South Africa as an influential statemember of the United Nations andAfrican Union can find itself beingpressurised into various motions forother states’ civil or internal matters.
As there are assumed future politicaldynamics in our country, could Russiabe empowering the presidential “yesmen” in a military fashion, helpingcrush dissidents as it has experiencedmany a year?
Putin has managed to eliminate these
threats.The run-up to equalise itself to China
in relation to South Africa and Africain terms of civilization and politics.
Can Russian diplomats manage toinfluence the Western Cape bureaucraticsystem due to differing ideologies thatexist as China’s province tries to havetrade relations with them?
The broad political scope is for Russiato gain its political standard by engag-ing the most economically viable stateslike South Africa. Will our democracyin the next ten years be growing furtherbecause most of the countries withcommunist alliances historically andnow, whether Maoists or Marxist-Len-nists- have a tendency of constitutionaloppression?
Let’s look at the motives of that Bricsstates like Russia in South Africa.
Communism,or democracy?
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TANKI NKEKETOANE (28) will re-appearin the Tsheseng Magistrate’s Court onTuesday for a bail application.
Nkeketoane, who is believed to be aLesotho citizen, was charged with dealingin dagga.
Altogether 21 bags of dagga was found inhis possession.
He was arrested after the community ofTsheseng had led the police to the hugediscovery of dagga at Motebong-Tsheseng inQwaqwa.
It is suspected that the dagga was
transported to Qwaqwa from Lesotho bydonkey.
Sgt. Mmako Mophiring, the policecommunication officer, said they received atip-off regarding the dagga which wasloaded off at a certain house at the MoedingVillage.
He said members of the crime preventionunit and a detective, WO Lefaso Sibaya,followed up the information. They searchedthe house and found the dagga and a manhiding behind a wardrobe.
“The dagga weighs 372,6 kg and has anestimated street value of R370 000,” Mophir-ing said.
Man in courtafter dagga find
MEMBERS of the Tsheseng South African Police Service who seized the dagga with Det.WO Lefaso Sibaya wearing private clothing. Photo: Supplied
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Itu took home top honoursTHE Kaizer Chiefsand Bafana Bafananumber one Itume-leng Khune was thebigwinner at the Pre-mier Soccer League’send-of-season awardsevening held at GoldReef City on Sundaynight.Itu walked away
with theFootballer ofthe Season, Players’Player of the Season,Goalkeeper of theSeason and NedbankCup Player of theTournament, earn-ing himself a coolR575 000 in prize-money.Another goalkeep-
er, SuperSport Unit-ed’s Ronwen Wil-liams, was crownedRookie of the Season,while Stuart Baxterbeat Calvin Johnsonand Clinton Larsento win Coach of theSeason.Itumeleng Khune’s
father, Elias, is de-lighted after his soncleaned up at theawards.Afterwards, Khune
senior was all smilesas he chatted to Kick-Off.com about hisson’s achievements.“My son has al-
ways loved footballand I remember hewould come backfrom school straightto the grounds. His
mom used to beathim up, because hewould be so dirtywhen he returnedhome from playingfootball, but that nev-er stopped him fromplaying. I’m veryproud of him,” hesaid.Meanwhile, the
shot stopper thankedhis parents for their
unwavering supportof his football career.“They came to sup-
port me like theyhave been doingthroughout the sea-son; they have beento every game that Ihave played includ-ing for the nationalteam.“For parents to go
out there to support
their kids give themhope. I think parentssupport their kids ata tender age, butwhen their kids areolder they think theycan travel the worldalone. At 26, my par-ents still travel to thegames that I play. I’mgrateful for their sup-port,” he added.– KickOff.com
Bafana Bafana face Lesotho} Sidwell Guduka
BAFANA BAFANAwill continue theirpreparation for the2014 Fifa World Cupwhen they take on Le-sotho in a friendlymatch at the SetsotoStadium in Maseruon Sunday.The kick-off is at
15:00.This encounter will
serve as the onlymatch preparationforWorld Cup qualifi-ers against the Cen-tral African Republic(CAR) and Ethiopialater next month.The last time the
two countries metwas inNovember 2007when Bafana beat Le-sotho 5-0 in the Ger-miston Stadium.Thembinkosi Fan-
teni scoredwithLebo-hang Mokoena,Thando Mngomeniand Katlego Mphela
completing the rout.At the time, Carlos
Alberto Parreira wasin charge.South African fans
wishing to travel toLesotho for the friend-lymatch can buy tick-ets for 40 maloti (R40)and 60 maloti (R60).Tickets can be paid
for at the SAFA fi-nance office at SAFAHouse or money canbe deposited into SA-FA’s bank account.Tickets can be col-
lected at the LesothoFootball AssociationOffices from today.Travelling fans
must be in possession
of a valid passport forentry into Lesotho,and should bringalong the same travel-ling document for col-lection of tickets.For any enquiries
regarding tickets forthematch, call Namh-la Matandabuzo on082-468-461 or send an
email to [email protected] Bafana pro-gramme:29 May: Camp startsin Johannesburg30 – 31 May: Trainingat Germiston Stadi-um1 June: Depart for Le-sotho2 June: Lesotho vsSouth Africa3 June: Return to Jo-hannesburg4 June: Depart forCameroon4– 7 June: Camp inCameroon8 June: CAR vs SouthAfrica10 – 13 June: Camp inCameroon14 June: Depart forEthiopia15 June: Training inEthiopia16 June: Ethiopia vsSouth Africa17 June: Return toSouth Africa
BACK TOWORK: Bafana Bafana return to training today to preparefor the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix
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Maseru retainsposition as chair} Tladi Moloi
MPHATI MASERU has retained hisposition as the chairperson of the Dih-labeng Mayoral League and promisedthat football would never be the samein the Dihlabeng Municipality.Mpati, who had no challenger, was
voted back during the Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM) election which washeld in the Bethlehem Town Hall onSunday morning.Even though the ballot papers were
prepared theywereneverusedas therewere no contestants.The teams in Dihlabeng gathered in
unity outside the hall to select the com-mittee that will guide them and whenthey cameback froma short breakdur-
ing the proceedings they had theirteam ready.During the proceedings the electoral
officer, Jack Mokoena, the Super Ea-gles teammanager, conducted the elec-tions and only a few people were sur-prised when those standing for theelection had no challengers.Joseph Rantomo and Petros Tsha-
balala were voted the deputy chairper-sons, with Elizabeth de Koker thetreasurer, whileMandla Sibekowill bethe secretary of the committee. WillieMolati, Mawela Mashinini, Malefet-sane Mokoena, Molifi Makhalema andGladysMoepiwere elected as addition-al members.Mpati said he was happy that the
teams had shown faith in him for guid-
ing the association. He said he hopedto receive the same support as in thepast three years.“Football will never be the same in
Dihlabeng. We had a small number ofpeople in theofficeduringour last termand with the current big team I cannotsee any reason why we’ll fail to do ourwork to the fullest,” he said.He said they had already paved their
way and promised that they wouldstart where they had ended. “We’ll in-vite our team to map a way forward inJune because they are the ones whoknowwhat theywant fromus.Wemustmake sure that the teams do not regrettheir vote in future,” he said.Mokoena declared the elections free,
fair and transparent.
THEnewDihlabengMayoral League committee are from the left, front:Mandla Sibeko, secretary, Petros Tshabalala, deputy chairperson,Mphati Maseru, chairperson of the DihlabengMayoral League, Elizabeth de Koker, treasurer, and Malefetsane Mokoena; back: Molifi Makhalema, Mawela Mashinini, Malefetsane Mokoena, Willie Molati,Gladys Moepi and Thokoa Mofokeng, the deputy president of the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region.Photo: Tladi Moloi
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