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SECUNDA - Mnr. Louis van der Hoven (42) is Maandag, 10 Julie dood nadat dokters die masjiene wat hom aan die lewe gehou het, afgesit het.

“Ons is geskok en baie hartseer.“Dit is onnodig vir sulke dinge om te

gebeur.“Al het hy nie hier gewoon nie en net in

die omgewing gewerk, het die mense hom geken en van hom gehou.

“Daar het ’n man by een van die verkeersligte gestaan en bedel en toe ek daar stop, het hy my dadelik gevra waar Louis is,” het sy pa, mnr. Kallie van der Hoven, gesê. Mnr. Louis van der Hoven het op 7 Julie saam met sy vriende ’n besigheidskontrak wat goedgekeur is, gevier.

Op pad na die geleentheid, het hy langs die pad gestop om mense ’n saamrygeleentheid agter op sy bakkie te gee.

Hy het gesê hulle is welkom om saam agter op die bakkie te ry omdat daar nie meer plek voor was nie.

Dié mense het tydens die rit glo begin

Man dood nadat hy met mes in oog gesteek isSan-Marié Cronjé baklei, waarna mnr. Van der Hoven gestop

en hulle gevra het om af te klim.Hulle het afgeklim, maar een van die mans

het ’n vrou begin aanrand.Mnr. Van der Hoven het hom probeer keer,

maar die man het hom met ’n mes in die oog gesteek.

Die lem het tot in sy brein gegaan.Sy vriende het hom dadelik na die

hospitaal geneem waar breinskanderings gedoen is.

Dit is egter bevestig dat hy breinskade opgedoen het en dat sy brein geskuif het.

Hy is later per helikopter na ’n hospitaal in Gauteng vervoer.

Masjiene het hom aan die lewe gehou, maar daar was Maandag geen breinaktiwiteit nie en hy is breindood verklaar.

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Me. Eriza en mnr. Louis van der Hoven. Mnr. Van der Hoven (42) is Maandag, 10 Julie dood. Hy is met ’n mes in die oog gesteek.

eMBALENHLE - Mr Speedy Mashilo, MEC of Human Settlements, has vowed to pull all stops to ensure the eradication of the rapidly increase in informal settlements in the area.

Speaking during a public engagement that was aimed at creating an opportunity for communities to engage with government about service delivery issues, Mr Mashilo said his department would do everything possible to solve the problem.

Locals took the opportunity to raise concerns over various service delivery problems with Mr Mashilo and the Govan Mbeki Municipal executive mayor, Ms Flora Maboa-Boltman.

They complained about the old infrastructure, electricity being shut down for a long time, land invasion, the slow pace of issuing title deeds and illegal selling of RDP houses by of cials and councillors.

Mr Mashilo said a detailed report over pressing service delivery challenges at Govan Mbeki Municipality will be developed for urgent government intervention. “This is a basis for sustained dialogue between Government and the people and a mechanism for fact nding by Government to align services with the needs of the people.

“This assists us in realising an ef cient,

effective development orientated public service and empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship through a well-functioning communication system that also proactively informs and engages the public about what the government is doing to improve their lives.”

He called on Ms Maboa-Boltman to consolidate all the service delivery concerns into a report with a view to arrange an urgent meeting with councillors.

Mr Mashilo said the report will enable the Department of Human Settlements to

develop short and long term interventions.

“Despite the challenges of bulk infrastructure and a lack of building sites in the area, too much focus is on helping the elderly, the disabled and child-headed families to get decent and quality

houses.” Mr Mashilo began his visit to the area

by handing over two of 500 houses and more than 600 title deeds to deserving bene ciaries from various parts of the municipality. The department has planned to deliver approximately 3 000 housing units, 287 gap market houses, 500 rental housing units and social amenities through the delivery of another integrated human settlements project in the municipality during the 2017/18 nancial year.

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SECUNDA - A man was critically injured on Thursday, 6 July when his car crashed into a bus on the R546 road between Evander and Kinross.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found a wrecked car on the side of the road.

The bus was parked a short distance away.Upon closer inspection, paramedics

discovered a man lying outside the car. He sustained numerous injuries.Paramedics provided him with advanced

life support and transported him to Highveld Mediclinic.

Nobody else was injured.Local authorities were also on the scene.

Man critical after road accident

A man was critically injured when his car crashed into a bus.

SECUNDA - The public has mixed feelings about the state of the roads in town.

Firstly, the residents of Broadbent Street were overjoyed that a big pothole that was threatening to spread across the whole right-hand side of the road, was nally repaired after more than a year.

Other residents, particularly those living in HM Swart Street, say Govan Mbeki Municipality is ignoring them.

Potholes and the lack of road maintenance still a problem

A large pothole in HM Swart Street has been growing steadily for more than a year.

SECUNDA - Mnr. Jean Pierre Visser (21), beter bekend as JP, is op 8 Julie dood nadat hy en drie vriende omstreeks 1.40vm in ’n ongeluk betrokke was.

Die voertuig het in Helen Josephstraat gerol en hy is uitgeslinger.

Langamed Suid Ambulansdienste was op die toneel en het gevorderde lewensondersteunende behandeling toegepas.

Hy is egter op die toneel dood verklaar.Die oorsaak van die ongeluk is nog

onbekend.Sy suster, me. Monique Visser, het op

Facebook gesê: “Kan nie glo jy is weg nie my boetie. Kyk die heeltyd of jy nie dalk op

Man dood na hy uit motor geslinger isWhatsApp kan wees of vir my iets gestuur het nie.

“Dat alles onwaar is... dat als net ’n droom is.

“Ons almal mis jou klaar te veel en Mienke sê sy mis haar ‘favourite oom’, sy wil net bid en Liewe Jesus vra om jou terug te bring.

“Dankie dat jy ook soveel in my dogtertjie se lewe bygedra en beteken het.

“Jy was verseker ’n goeie oom gewees. Die beste wat nooit vervang sal kan word nie.

“Ek weet die Here kom haal ook dié wat reg is, so ek weet jy is op ’n beter plek by Liewe Jesus.”

Mnr. Jean Pierre Visser is op 8 Julie dood.

Willemien Aukema “When this pothole began forming a year ago, it was small and would have been easy to x.

“Now, after the severe rain that we have had and with its proximity to the storm drain, it is a much bigger problem.”

His neighbour explained that she now advises guests who come to her house, to use a different route so as not to damage their vehicles.

Though the roads in Secunda are not nearly as bad as those in Bethal or

surrounding towns, the lack of infrastructure maintenance is a major cause for concern for most residents.

“For every pothole they x, there are 10 more that seem to be ignored, and the moment we have rain, the holes get bigger and bigger.”

Govan Mbeki Municiplaity was contacted for comment and assured the newspaper the matter would receive urgent attention.

The pothole in Broadbent Street was xed nearly two months ago.

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Maureen takes gospel music to new heightseMBALENHLE - Born and bred in eMba, Ms Maureen Mkhatswa’s future was always brighter than the world itself.

Raised by her parents and being the last born of seven children, her life was set for goodness and tender mercies.

Ms Mkhatswa is part of a twin and her brother’s name is Maureece.

She is a spirit- lled anointed gospel artist.

Her story is not the typical “I began singing in Sunday school” type of a story, however is a true testimony of a young woman used by God to reach out to the world with her voice.

Her singing career and calling began at a tender age while she was with The Alliance Church in South Africa.

She was later identi ed and recruited to join the Heavenly Trumpets Music Development Agency in 2010.

Since then she has never looked back and continued to grow musically and her voice matured.

Realising that God was serious about her singing career, she began to compose and write songs. Ms Mkhatswa was part of the Heavenly Trumpets Music Development Agency’s live DVD recording in 2011 under the leadership of Orapeleng Lessly Stock and Fani Baloyi.

She said balancing and managing her personal life, her husband, children, music and work is not a walk in the park.

“The support of my families keep me going.

Sifi so Mathebula “I love what I am doing and I strongly believe I was born for this.

“It is not always easy, but with God all things are possible.”

Ms Mkhatswa works at Sasol Mining as a surveyor assistant.

She recently hosted the Dine with Maureen concert that was a great success and a highlight in her career.

It was held at her local church, House of Praise Tabernacle, under the leadership of Past Mahlangu in

White City Section.This event gained her the hearts of many

fans who were lifting their hands in worship as she was ministering in song.

“I am humbled by all the people who came that night, it was beyond my expectation but God surprised me.

“I would not say it was a concert, because I am not an entertainer but a worshipper.

“May God bless everybody who supported me.”

Ms Maureen Mkhatswa performs at the Dine with Maureen concert held recently.

LEANDRA - Fathers of the Amasokana (young men returning from initiation) proudly welcomed their sons from initiation school. They are Messrs Isaac Skosana, June Skosana, Amos Skosana, Thulani Skosana and David Skosana.

Women welcome young men from initiation

LEANDRA - Ndebele women welcomed their young men who returned from the initiation school. They are Ms Letti Skonsana, Ms Maureen Skosana, Ms Christine Masilela, Ms Merika Skosana, Ms Letti Skosana, Ms Khosi Skosana, Ms Thabile Skosana and Ms Nokuthula Ndlovu.

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Me. Nadia Swiegers van Kansa en Caitlin Richards (7). Caitlin het al op die ouderdom van vyf besluit dat sy haar hare vir Kansa wil skenk. Hier hou sy die dik poniestert vas wat sy onlangs laat afsny het.

Caitlin skenk haar lang hare vir KansaSan-Marié Cronjé

SECUNDA - Caitlin Richards (7) droom reeds van die ouderdom van vyf daarvan om haar hare aan Kansa te skenk.

“Ek wil graag hê dat ander kinders en volwassenes hul hare moet skenk.

“Dit help mense met kanker en gee hulle hoop.”

Haar tannie het kanker gehad en is in 2016 dood.

Terwyl sy en haar ma deur foto-albums geblaai het, het sy oor haar tannie begin uitvra.

Caitlin wou weet waarom haar tannie nie hare in die foto’s het nie.

Haar ma het verduidelik dat dit weens die medisyne is wat sy moes gebruik.

Me. Vernise Richards het ook vir Caitlin vertel dat almal nie sonder hare wil rondloop nie en daarom maak hulle pruike van ander mense se hare.

Van daardie dag af wou Caitlin haar hare laat groei om dit te skenk.

Caitlin is nou sewe jaar oud en haar hare was lank genoeg om dit af te sny en te skenk.

“Ek het my mamma ook gevra dat sy haar hare moet laat groei tot dit lank genoeg is.

“Ek gaan my hare ook weer laat groei en wanneer ons hare lank genoeg is, gaan ons dit skenk.”

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SECUNDA - Mr Johan Coetzee is a member of the Highveld Photography Club. He was announced as the senior winner with his photo, Play in the Wind, on Friday, 7 July.

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SECUNDA - Toro Arts hosted their fi rst mini concert at Graceland Casino to showcase their classical pop singing talent. Toro Arts was formed in 2007 by Mr Nhlanhla Nkosi who is well known in Mpumalanga and received numerous awards for his work as a musician. The group used to perform mostly at private gigs and corporate events.

Toro Arts entertain at Graceland

Ms Neliswa Ramajoe was the programme director of the mini concert.

Nhlanhla Nkosi, Thokozani Sibitana and Sphiwe Maphangela from Toto Arts.

SECUNDA - Die Secunda Rolbalklub bied Saterdag, 19 Augustus ’n boeredans aan as deel van hul geldinsamelingsprojek vir die opgradering van hul rolbalbane.

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eMBALENHLE - Ms Forgiveness Mokalapa (21) loves to promote education and helping the youth to choose their careers.

She is a media student at the Boston College and a director of Forgy Mokalapa Events of Honor.

Ms Mokalapa hosts various educational events and career awareness campaigns in the area.

She recently hosted the Ligotshwa Lisemanzi Career Awareness Event at the Sasol eMbalenhle Club.

The event was attended by more than 100 Grade 9 learners and 19 from various local schools.

Ms Mokalapa said the event was aimed at exposing learners to the various careers that are available and giving them information about where they can study and apply for funding.

Various speakers encouraged and shared

Sifi so Mathebula with the learners their different career elds and their day-to-day routines at their

workplaces. Different institutions were also assisting with information about the courses they offer.

“The event linked learners with individuals who are in the elds that they wish to go into.

“We encouraged the learners to use local colleges such as the Gert Sibande College.

“Young people nowadays feel the need to study at institutions far from home.

“It has become common in many communities that those who go and study at local colleges are made

to feel like they are wasting their time, they do not have a promising future and they are therefore not given the respect and encouragement those who study in the cities get.

“This puts unnecessary pressure on the parents and the children.

“We have young people who study in the city while the same courses are offered locally.

“Instead of going to the local colleges, many would rather not go study at all because of the treatment and the remarks they will get.

“This results in more young people who are not at school and more unemployed young people in the community.”

Ms Mokalapa said another issue is that many young people do courses because their parents choose for them and made it clear that if they do not want to study these courses, they must nd a way to pay for their own studies.

She said students will try by all means necessary to avoid being labelled rebels and ungrateful and because they do not have any other alternative, they do what they are told and study something they are not interested in. Ms Forgiveness Mokalapa (21) encourages learners to study locally.

Forgiveness encourages learners to study at local tertiary institutions

“Young people nowadays feel the need to study at institutions far from home”

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11 spelers vir Mpumalangaspan gekies

BETHAL - Jim van Tonderskool spog met 11 rugbyspelers wat vir die LSEN Mpumalanga-rugbyspan. gekies is. Voor is Lesego Matlala, Ruan Geirnardt, Thapelo Chwene, Mthunzi Madikane, Reinhard jansen van Vuuren (onderkaptein) en Stephan Slabberts. Agter is JP van Wyk, Maxwell Nkosi, Christopher Friedlander, Standiwe Sibiya en Ruben Venter (kaptein). Saam met hulle is mnr. Wickus van Heerden (afrigter Jim van Tonderskool se eerstespan).

Leerders geniet skaakSECUNDA - By Laerskool Goedehoop is skaak nie net ’n buitemuurse aktiwiteit nie, maar dit vorm ook deel van die kurrikulum vir die gronslagfase.

Skaak as sport verg vaardigheid, reaksie en voorspelling.

Dit word gesien as die spel van konings en is ’n somer- en wintersport.

Enige leerder is welkom al kan hulle nog nie speel nie, die skool leer hulle om te speel.

Goedehoop poog ook om ’n sosiale kuierplek te skep vir die leerders en om spangees te bevorder.

Daar word ook geglo dat ’n potjie skaak voor ’n eksamen ’n baie slim idee is, omdat dit ’n leerder se insig en onthouvermoë kan laat toeneem.

Hier is ’n paar van die intellektuele en lewensvaardige voordele wat skaak inhou:

* Dit help met die ontwikkeling van kreatiewe, logiese, presiese, kritiese en abstrakte denke.

* Dit help met konsentrasievermoë en probleemoplossingsvaardighede.

* Dit bevorder logiese redenering wat benodig word in wiskunde en wetenskap.

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* Dit verbeter emosionele vaardighede.Dissipline, selfvertroue en sosiale

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Skaak oefen breinkrag, sowel as siese krag en geheue.

Sportmanskap, motivering, beter oordeel, positiewe gedrag, positiewe selfbeeld, skoolbywoning, sosiale interaksie, ontspanning, geduld, ho ikheid, gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid en verstandelike paraatheid is almal lewensvaardighede wat bevorder word deur skaak.

Op die langtermyn bied skaak ook baie meer voordele as enige ander sportsoort, naamliks stereognotic sintuie soos vat en tas, ruimtelike oriëntasie, storievertelling, fynmotoriese vaardighede nodig vir teken, knip en plak, visuele geheue, beter oordeel, probleemoplossingvaardighede, probleemrekonstruksie, organisatoriese vermoë, reaksie en gevolgtrekkings, dit verhoog jou IK, dit oefen albei kante van die brein, verhoog kreatiwiteit, strategiese beplanning en insig word ook aangeleer deur middel van skaak en dit help met patroonherkenning.

Melanie Slabbert luister na me. Marie-Louise Storm tydens ’n potjie skaak by Laerskool Goedehoop.

Secunda se Hokkie-Bokkies blink uit

SECUNDA - Dié hokkiespelers van Hoërskool Secunda is vir die Bokkies-hokkiespan vir 2017 gekies. Hulle is Rachel van Tonder, Renè Beukes, Ruchelle van Heerden en Petra Steyn.

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Home Killers lose 3-1 against Kinross Spain

KINROSS - Home Killers suffered an 3-1 defeat against Kinross Spain during the top three tournament over the weekend. The rst half saw both teams scoring a goal. The rst goal for Spain was scored by Makhosonke (Stutto) Skhosana, while the goal for the Home Killers was scored by Maroza. Spain came back from half time with full force and had several attempts at scoring a goal. Home Killers’ Okonkwo angered his fans when he wasted most of the balls that were passed to him. Jafter (Mnaka) Khumalo easily headed the second goal into the nets of Home Killers. Makhosonke Skhosana sealed the victory when he scored the third goal before the nal whistle. Here Isaac Masango from Kinross Spain gives his opponent a tough time.

Keo brings silver medal homeeMBALENHLE - Keolebogile Mokolopo’s rope skipping team did well at the 2017 World Jump Rope Championship that took place in Orlando, Florida in America from 30 June to 10 July.

The team consisted of four gymnasts, Sonopo Tshilwane, Mbali Nyundu, Amanda Msongelwa and Keolebogile (Keo) Mokolopo.

They were competing with 800 competitors from 30 countries.

Keo and the team worked hard and obtained a silver and a bronze medal.

Keo took came third in the single rope freestyle category and second in the individual three minute speed competition. This is the second competition that the team has brought home medals after competing at a world championship.

Sonopo won a bronze medal in the triple unders category at the 2016 FISAC/IRSF World Rope Skipping Championships held in Sweden.

Keo was also awarded a certi cate of appreciation for hosting the World Jump Rope Federation (WJRF) Competition at the 2017 Arnold Classic, which was a great success in South Africa.

Sonopo Tshilwane came fth with 30 seconds, Amanda Msongelwa came sixth and Mbali Nyundu seventh.

The South African Gymnastics Federation congratulated the team, especially Keo, for their outstanding performances at the 2017 World Jump Rope Championship.

Sifi so Mathebula

Keolebogile (Keo) Mokolopo made eMba proud.

LEANDRA - Ubuntu Empowering Centre began their Youth Day activities with a fun run and other sports activities.

The project coordinator, Ms Portia Mahlangu, said the event was a success and was well attended by the local youth.

Sasol awarded the winners with medals and Vodacom also

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they had a dialogue during which issues such as teenage pregnancy, the high rate of school drop outs and unemployment were discussed.

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