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The pilot and his passenger escaped without major injuries after they made an emergency landing in a soya bean field just outside Standerton. The front wheel of the plane got stuck in the wet soil and the plane overturned. Civil aviation is investigating the accident.

Plane sailing gone wrong

STANDERTON - The 73-year-old pilot of a Cessna C210 had to make an emergency landing in a soya bean field on Sunday, 31 January. The pilot and his 67-year-old wife departed at 10:05 from Brakpan to Richards Bay for a holiday when they experienced engine trouble.

Mr JW Hodgson has more than 2 000 hours flight experience. At about 10:30 they were over Standerton, roughly 24 km from Tutuka Power Station,

when Mr Hodgson noticed that the engine of his air-craft is losing power. Several residents in town said that they heard the airplane flying over Standerton and that the engine ‘did not sound right’. The pilot decided to turn around and land at the Tutuka airstrip, but about 11 km from the airstrip, the engine started to malfunction. A mere 8 km from the landing strip the engine completely stalled.

Mr Hodgson had to do an emergency landing on the

farm Welbedacht, Vlakfontein, only a short way from the planned runway. As the soya bean field was still wet from the recent rain, the front wheel of the plane stuck into the wet soil and the plane overturned.

The pilot and his wife were tended to by parame-dics on the scene where he had to receive a few stitch-es but his wife was not injured. At print officials of civil aviation were still investigating the accident and the scene was cordoned off. JD

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SECUNDA - A 19-year-old woman appeared before Evander Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 29 January, after she was accused of murdering her grandmother by setting her alight at their home in Embalenhle, outside Secunda. It is said that Thulisile Skhosana murdered her grandmother, Opie Mthombeni, (63).

The spokesperson of Embahlenhle Police Station confirmed that they had received a distress call from Skhosana’s neighbours on Monday, 4 January, and had subsequently rushed to the scene. When the police arrived on the scene, the gates were locked and when

Skhosana was asked to open up, she claimed that she didn’t have the keys. The police then jumped over the fence and asked Skhosana what she was doing. Her answer was that she is burning rubbish.

The body of the 63-year-old Mthombeni was found burning in the backyard and the suspect was arrested on the scene.

Skhosana made her first court appearance on 7 January and the case was postponed to 8 January for bail. She was denied bail and the case was to resume on Friday 22 January. It was, however, postponed again until 22 February for further investigation. JD

STANDERTON – The town waited in anticipation on Friday, 30 January, when news spread like wildfire that the Economic Freedom Fighters are marching to Lekwa Local Municipality’s offices in the CBD to hand over a memorandum of concerns.

Known to be a radical organization that will stop at nothing to make their intension known, members of the EFF marched from Sakhile to the Municipal building in protest.

Members of the Mayoral Committee, Councillor B Sikhonde ac-companied by Councillor M Ntuli, was at hand to receive the memo-randum on behalf of the Municipality. Portia Malefane of the Central Command Team, deployed at Lekwa Municipality, read the memo-randum which contained the following concerns. Employment dis-crimination based on political alignment to the ANC is practiced at Lekwa Municipality to the detriment of Lekwa Residents. On many occasions the matter was brought to the attention of the Municipal Manager, but nothing was done to arrest nepotism.

The Municipality has failed to provide the community of Lekwa with quality houses 22 years after the dawn of democracy. In 2010 residents of Ward 6 were forcefully removed from the hostel to rented shacks to make way for the building of modern flats. After comple-

tion of the flats, Lekwa Municipality forces residents to pay R3500 monthly rental. This money has become a problem for poor people to access accommodation at the new flats. The EFF is calling on the Municipality to open the flats with immediate effect.

Job security for employees of Lekwa Municipality who are not aligned with the ANC is of grave concern. The EFF is inundated with calls of black employees who are unfairly dismissed every day. The EFF is also concerned about lack of property stands where people can build their own houses. Those that are made available are very expen-sive and cannot be afforded by poor people. The situation has caused people to build shacks in informal settlements. Lekwa Municipality is not treating corruption as a priority. Some of the employees are afraid to blow the whistle against corruption for fear of victimization.

The water crisis in Lekwa Municipality dates back to 2011. The EFF is calling on the entire municipality to step down as they have failed to provide clean water to the residents on a regular basis. Al-though the memorandum did not say much about service delivery, the race for supremacy in the local election is gaining momentum. After all was said and done the marchers dispersed peacefully with police keeping a low profile. DM

EFF vs ANC

EFF members arrive at Lekwa Local Municipality offices to hand over a memorandum of their grievances and concerns. The EFF demands affordable housing and among other things, that the ANC-led municipal leaders step down.

Woman sets grandmother alight

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NATIONAL - An additional 154 magistrates have been employed at various Magistrates’ Courts countrywide to improve efficiency, the Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko, said on Sunday. This follows recom mendations from the Magistrates’ Commission, said Nhleko at a justice, crime prevention and security cluster briefing.

“We have also, in conjunction with the Magistrates’ Commission, embarked on improving the processes relating to the filling of vacan-cies from the advertisement stage and interviews to appointment,” he said. “The creation and filling of regional court posts is further being prioritised.”

Nhleko said backlog courts staffed by contract magistrates, prosecutors, administrative staff and legal aid representatives have been identified to deal with large numbers of outstanding cases. “The prob-lem in many areas where case backlogs are encountered is that there are an insufficient number of courts and permanent staff, including magistrates, to attend to the normal court rolls,” he said.

According to Stats SA’s recently released Victims of Crime Survey 2014/15, 54.4% were satisfied with how the courts were performing. Nhleko said conviction rates in all courts improved in comparison to last year.

“The High Courts achieved an 89.9% conviction rate against the

target of 87%, the regional courts achieved a 77.7% conviction rate against the target of 74% and the district court achieved a 94.3% against the target of 88%,” he said. The prosecution of complex com-mercial crime saw a conviction rate of 93.2%, said Nhleko.

“In addition, the lower courts had an 88.2% conviction rate in or-ganised crime and a conviction rate of 82.4% in relation to trio crimes carjacking, house robbery and business robbery. “Compared to last year the performance relating to trio crimes, which improved by 2.3%.”

He said enhanced focus on trio crimes included screening processes by the National Prosecuting Authority as well as training and improv-ing the monitoring of the prosecution of this crime category. The ini-tiatives implemented are now showing positive results.

“The prosecution of cyber crime cases in order to curb this growing international phenomenon has been very successful.

The courts achieved during quarters 1 and 2 of 2015/16, a convic-tion rate in cybercrime prosecutions of 96.7% (119 convictions), ex-ceeding the target of 74% (82 convictions) by more than 22%.” He attributed the improved court performance to continuous training of prosecutors and investigators and continued interaction with the judi-ciary on case flow management. JD

STANDERTON ‘n Volkswagen Golf het Maandag, 1 Februarie ongeveer vyf kilometer buite Standerton op die Secundapad gerol. Volgens die bestuurder, wat ongedeerd daarvan afgekom het, was hy verplig om vroeër ‘n spaarwiel op sy voertuig te sit. Die dun bandjie het tot gevolg gehad dat die wielsporing nie reg was nie en het hy beheer oor die voertuig verloor. Die voertuig het blykbaar na die skouer van die pad begin trek en die bestuurder het gepoog om dit regs, terug op die ryvlak, te kry. Daar het egter ‘n voertuig van voor gekom en die bestuurder was verplig om weer na links te kor-rigeer, waarna hy beheer verloor het. Hy het gesê dat daar niks met die padoppervlakte verkeerd was nie en in teenstelling met gerugte op Facebook, is daar gevind dat die pad behoorlik gemerk is met ‘n sperstreep en geel strepe aan die kant. JD

Over 150 new magistrates appointed

The Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko, an-nounced on Sunday, 24 January, that an ad-ditional 154 magistrates have been employed at various Magistrates’ Courts countrywide to improve efficiency. (photo: timeslive.co.za)

Voertuig rol op Secundapad

Die bestuurder van hierdie voertuig het Maandag, 1 Februarie, ongeveer vyf kilometer buite Standerton op die Secunda-pad, beheer oor sy voertuig verloor. Hy beweer dat die noodwiel wat hy op die voertuig gehad het die wielsporing beïnvloed het.


“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows...” (Isaiah 53:4-5)

Imagine the dreadful disease leprosy eating a man alive. The poor leper in Matthew 8:2 could stand his suffering no longer, so he came out into the open to look for Jesus. He needed to know if Jesus was willing to heal him. When he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet and said: “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” (Matthew 8:2) The Son of God looked at the outcast with love in His eyes, reached out His hand, touched him and said: “I am willing; be cleansed.” (Matthew 8:3)

Perhaps you are suffering from some disease and wondering if God is willing to heal you? You are not sure if He is willing because just as you have seen people get healed, you have also seen people not get healed. My friend, don’t look to people’s experiences. Look to the cross!

As surely as Jesus bore away your sins, He also bore away your diseases! I want to give you a solid foundation today for believing this truth. In Isaiah 53, the chapter on our Lord’s crucifixion, it says in verse four: “Surely He has borne

our griefs and carried our sorrows”. Now, let’s learn a little Hebrew. The words “griefs” and “sorrows” here mean “sicknesses” and “pains” in the original Hebrew text. So Isaiah was referring to physical healing.

Once, I asked a Jewish friend to read this verse in his Hebrew Bible and tell me what it means. He told me that his Bible says clearly that Jesus has borne our sicknesses and carried our pains. If that is not enough, look at Matthew 8:16–17: “... they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed.

He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.’ Matthew quotes Isaiah 53:4, saying that Jesus took our “infirmities” and bore our “sicknesses”. The context here refers to physical healing. My friend, if you will just believe this truth, your days of sickness will be over.

You will walk in greater health because the One who has surely borne your sicknesses and carried your pains says to you, “I am willing, be cleansed!”

Dit is met groot hartseer dat Hoërskool Volksrust verneem het dat mnr AJ Swanepoel Woensdagoggend, 27 Januarie, oorlede is. Mnr Swanepoel was vanaf 1982 tot 1988 as hoof aan Hoërskool Volksrust verbonde. Hy was geliefd onder sy personeel én leerlinge en ons innige meegevoel word aan sy familie betuig.

Ons onthou mnr Swanepoel met heimwee. Die Weerklank, die skoolkoerant, is in sy tyd tot stand gebring en wen sommer in die eerste jaar ‘n landswye kompetisie. Twee nuwe vakke, tegniese tekene en technika meganies, word vanaf 1983 aangebied met metaalwerk wat as vak uitgebrei word. Musiek en Zoeloe word ook as vakke bygevoeg.

Die totstandkoming van die Amajuba-sportweek in 1984 was sy breinkind “sodat seuns van die stede in plattelandse vars lug rugby kan kom speel.” Onder sy leiding is spreiligte oor die rugbyveld aangebring en die AJ Swanepoel-sporthuis is gebou. ‘n Stewige trust is in 1983 deur die verkoop van duisende vrugterolle en ruim bydraes van die gemeenskap vir Volkies opgerig “sodat hierdie trust in moeilike tye darem ‘n onderwyser of twee se salaris sal kan betaal” en ook ‘n bydra tot behoeftige leerlinge se verdere onderrig kan lewer.

Mnr Swanepoel het geglo dat as iets die moeite werd is om te doen, dat dit die moeite werd is om dit góéd te doen. Ons eer u vir die voorbeeld, mnr Swanepoel. U het u lewe “goed” geleef. – Hoërskool Volksrust

Jesus has borne your diseases

Mnr Swanepoel, ons groet u

‘n Huldeblyk

Liefde en trou

Marlé Erasmus en Mario Snyman het Saterdag, 30 Januarie, liefde en trou aan mekaar beloof voor familie en vriende. Hulle is in die huwelik bevestig deur Su-san van den Heever. Die paartjie vestig hulle in Standerton.

Op 25 Desember 2015 het my warmwaterstelsel begin lek. Op 26 De-sember skakel ek Adri by MM Brokers waar ek verseker is. Ongeveer drie ure daarna arriveer die kontrakteur vanaf Ermelo en vervang die stelsel.

Op 28 Desember skakel ek Heather by MM Brokers (let wel: hulle kantoor was gesluit) oor die vervanging van die plafon. Sy versoek ‘n foto en kwotasie wat ek aanstuur. Dieselfde dag is die kwotasie aan-vaar en die bedrag inbetaal. Hoe beskryf ‘n mens sulke diens?

Nogmaals baie dankie vir onverbeterlike diens. Mag julle besigheid suksesvol en tot groot hoogtes bestem wees. Dit is ‘n voorreg om ‘n kliënt van julle te wees. Donnie Taljaard

MM Brokers is Fantasties


On 13 March 2015 the National Treasury warned 59 municipalities across the coun-try (Lekwa included) that the March 2015 tranche of the Local Government Equitable Share would be withheld because of their failure to pay creditors, including Eskom and Water Boards, as required by section 65(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (MFMA, Act No. 56 of 2003).

Municipalities were advised to comply with National Treasury’s prerequisite conditions to ensure the release of the March 2015 tranche. In terms hereof municipalities were required to enter into reasonable, affordable and real-istic repayment arrangements to settle their arrears to Eskom, while maintaining pay-ment of the current accounts to this service provider. These municipalities were required to table these repayment plans in Council to demonstrate their commitment to settling this debt.

The DA Councilors suggested that the mon-ey for the repayment of the debt to Eskom be ring-fenced. National Treasury met with the 59 affected municipalities to discuss their plight and to jointly agree on the remedial ac-tions required to assist them. These individual municipal engagements were attended by representatives from SALGA, DCoG, and the relevant Provincial Treasury, Eskom and the relevant Water Boards.

Subsequently, the National Treasury re-leased the LGES to all affected municipali-ties that met the prerequisite conditions (R23, 031 million to Lekwa) Furthermore, National Treasury advised that, should these munici-palities fail to honour the agreed repayment arrangements, the consequence would be dire as Section 216(2) of the Constitution would be invoked in response to their persistent breach.

Unfortunately, the September 2015 reports submitted to the National Treasury by Eskom showed that 27 municipalities had breached their repayment agreements. On the 20 Oc-tober 2015 the National Treasury communi-cated, in writing, to these municipalities (27) affording them an opportunity to provide a written response as to why National Trea-suryshould not invoke Section 216(2) of the Constitution for their persistent breach.

All the 27 municipalities responded posi-tively to the correspondence dated 20 Octo-

ber 2015,and committed themselves to imple-menting sustainable measures to address the root causes of their operational management failures and to honour their financial obliga-tions.

The Minister of Finance therefore decided not to invoke Section 216(2) of the Consti-tution against these municipalities for now. This provided all stakeholders, including the municipalities affected by this process, suffi-cient time to resolve the matters tabled at the engagements with the 59 municipalities, with the understanding that section 216 will be in-voked in case of default on payments.

Section 65(2) (e) of the Municipal Finance Management Act clearly states that “The Ac-counting Officer of a municipality is respon-sible for the management of the expenditure of the municipality” and “that all money owing by the municipality be paid within 30 days of receiving the relevant invoice or state-ment, unless prescribed otherwise for certain categories of expenditure.”

The Municipal Regulations on Financial Misconduct Procedures and Criminal Pro-ceedings state that failure by the Accounting Officer to comply with the requirements of section 65(2) (e) of the MFMA is an act of fi-nancial misconduct as defined in Section 171 of the MFMA and the municipality is obliged to deal with such breach in terms of these regulations.

Disciplinary Regulations for Senior Man-agers, 2010 also apply. A precedent was cre-ated by Lekwa Council in March 2006 when a Municipal Manager was charged, disciplined and dismissed for poor work performance i.e. failure to implement Credit Control Policy, Debt collection Policy and Indigent Policy, Failure to maintain internal controls in respect of debtors and revenue and failure to collect debts of government departments.

Pleas for leniency from DA Councilors Hennie van der Merwe, Pierre Schnetler, Rosier de Ville and the late Aubrey Brits fell on deaf ears.

The ANC Councilors led by Juliet Radebe and Dawood Mayet were adamant that the MM must be dismissed.

George Orwell in his book ‘Animal Farm’ contends that some animals are equal; some animals are more equal than others. (Sonwabile Luwaca)

At some point during Thabo Mbeki’s presi-dency a coterie of individuals decided to di-vert the ANC from the people and abuse it for their interest. Mbeki, towards the end of his term in office, had become vocal about corruption. He started side-lining some prominent members of his party who were tainted with graft. Think of Tony Yengeni, among others. This culminated in the dis-missal of Zuma as Deputy President when he became tarnished through his connec-tions with Schabir Shaik.

Until then, no direct action had been taken against an ANC leader for potentially corrupt tendencies. A cabal sprang into ac-tion. Zuma was identified as a potential fig-urehead to advance their interests.

He was presented to the ANC member-ship as Mbeki’s innocent victim. Others in COSATU, SACP and ANCYL who felt that Mbeki’s aloofness was eroding their influence in the ANC joined the coterie. Strategies and manoeuvrings that followed resulted in Zuma being elected ANC presi-

dent at the 2007 Polokwane conference. Since then corruption in the ANC has been entrenched. Previously side-lined tainted comrades have come back to prominence.

Mbeki’s close associates were hounded out of office. Those remaining were si-lenced, their voices never heard. Zuma filled all key government posts with his acolytes to ensure his protection and that of his inner circle from prosecution for any corrupt activities. The Scorpions were disbanded so criminals could operate with impunity. Meanwhile Zuma and his cabal shouted empty anti-corruption slogans.

ANC corruption is not accidental but an embedded system designed to enrich a few at the expense of the masses.

One friend of mine in the struggle una-shamedly once said to me when I asked him about what we promised to do after the struggle said: “Akuzatyalwazwa ngoku kuyadliwa” interpreted as “The time of the struggle is over we are eating now.” (Sonwabile Luwaca)

Corruption is not accidentalEskom debacle, the true story

STANDERTON - With stray dogs running around the residential areas and the central business district, residents are sometimes left with their hands in their hair on how to keep their dogs from jumping the fence.

Keep your dog from escaping your yard by ensuring that the fence is completely secure and that it is high enough to prevent your dog from leaping or climbing over the top. Give your dog reason to stay put by meeting all his needs – including plenty of exercise – and providing boredom-busting toys and games. Roller bars at the top of your fence help contain the canine whose upward mobility is problematic.

Some large dogs and some medium-sized dogs with exceptional leaping abilities are able to jump over a standard four foot fence and most dogs climb up chain-link fences, using their front paws for leverage. Adding a roller bar to the top of the fence can prevent the latter from escaping. This will prevent your dog from getting a good grip. Purchase and install metal rods horizontally along the top of the fence and place a large diameter

PVC pipe around the rods. (Ehow.com) JD


STANDERTON – A tuck shop owner of foreign nationality was attacked by unknown thugs at his shop in Rooikoppen two weeks ago. Members of the Community Polic-ing Forum were informed and took to the streets to track down the sus-pects after a tip-off.

On Sunday, 24 January, the two suspects were spotted carrying a big bag. On suspicion that they might be carrying stolen goods, mem-bers of the CPF stopped them and searched the bag. Inside they found suspected stolen goods and a knife.

It is alleged that the knife was

used to rob the victim. The suspects were taken to Sakhile Police Station to face charges of robbery and pos-session of stolen goods. Members of the Women and Children Protec-tion Unit, discovered that one of the suspects, a 22-yearold, is wanted for two cases of rape committed in Roo-ikopen.

Both were charged with rob-bery and the 22-year-old was also charged with two additional charges of rape. Sakhile SAPS confirmed that the two suspects were due to ap-pear in court on Monday, 23 Janu-ary. DM

NASIONAAL - AfriForum verwelkom die aankon-diging van luitenant-generaal Khomotso Phahlane, die waarnemende nasionale polisiekommissaris, dat plaasmoorde, plaasaanvalle en veediefstal deur die polisie geprioritiseer gaan word.

AfriForum dryf al vir jare ’n veldtog vir die pri-oritisering van plaasmoorde, en het selfs by verskeie geleenthede die Verenigde Nasies hieroor genader.

Ernst Roets, adjunk-uitvoerende hoof van AfriFo-rum, het gesê dat hierdie aankondiging ’n reusestap

in die regte rigting is, maar dat die stryd nie outoma-ties gewonne is nie. “Die ware toets sal uiteindelik in die syfers lê. Ons glo egter dat ’n volhoubare strategië teen plaasmoorde nie kan werk as dit nie deur die polisie geprioritiseer word en die nodige hulpbronne daaraan toegewy word nie,” het Roets gesê. AfriForum se bestuur het ook met mnr Senzeni Zokwana, minister van landbou, bosbou en visserye, vergader oor plaasmoorde en moontlike stappe wat geneem kan word om dit te bekamp. JD

Prioritisering van plaasmoorde verwelkom

Robbery leads to rape suspect’s arrest

PROVINCIAL - The DA in Mpumalanga welcomes the arrest of two police officers in Nelspruit after they were found in possession of large amounts of dagga, but they are deeply concerned of the trend developing of criminality within the police service.

While the actions to arrest criminal cops are commendable, it is a concern that we have criminal officials within the police service to begin with. This is a disgrace. According to reports, the bust of 10 kilograms of dagga with the street value of about R35 000 was made by the SAPS intelligence team.

The country would be far safer with a competent police force who are committed to turning the tide against crime and not being part of the ongoing criminality in Mpumalanga. In August last year, eight police officers from the Lydenburg K9 Unit in Mpumalanga were arrested for

alleged crimes involving illegal cigarettes.It is key to recruit and retain police officers

who are committed and enthusiastic about fighting crime, and for whom serving their country is a vocation and not just another job. To deliver an effective crime fighting and community protection service, the conduct and integrity of police service members must be above reproach. Police officers should not flout the law, they should uphold it. We are seeing increasing levels of corruption, criminality and brutality in our police service today.

We need a professional, civilian police service. Active steps must be taken to rid the system of corrupt members, to end the scourge of criminals in the police force and to ensure that police criminality is appropriately dealt with. This requires the commitment of senior managers in the police service and the necessary political will. (Bosman Grobler MPL) JD

Worrying trend among police members

Six cement thieves arrested en-route

Six cement thieves were charged with theft at Balfour Police Station after they stole bags of cement from a construction site on the R23. One of the suspects (a 53-year-old woman) owns and operates a brick manufacturing plant. They were followed and apprehended with the aid of Sakhi-Sizwe Security Services.

Jumping-dog-proof fence

By installing a roller bar on top of your fence, you may be able to keep your beloved canine whose upward mobility is problematic, in your yard.


Kansa sal op 4 Februarie, Wêreld Kankerdag, wéér die kollig plaas op die stryd teen kanker. Kansa ondersteun vanjaar se veldtog met die tema en slagspreuk: ‘Ons kan. Ek kan.” Soos elke jaar, belowe Kansa om weer vanjaar ondersteuning te bied en om te help om die stryd teen hierdie gevreesde siekte te oorwin.

Hierdie veldtog moedig almal aan om ak-tief deel te neem om individueel en as ‘n gesamentlike poging te help dat elkeen sy risiko vir kanker verminder, om aan almal wat dit nodig het, kankersorg te bied en om die stryd teen kanker onder die aandag van die aangewese mense op die hoogs moontlike politieke vlak te bring.

“Wêreld Kankerdag is een enkele inisiatief wat die hele wêreld kan aanspoor om hande te vat en te verenig om saam te baklei teen ‘n wêreldwye kankerepidemie. Ons daag alle korporatiewe instansies, organisasies, families, vriende en individue uit om hulle te verbind om die inisiatief te ondersteun en om

Suid-Afrika ‘n land te maak wat vry is van kanker,” sê Elize Joubert, Kansa se Hoof Uit-voerende Beampte.

Hoe kan individue betrokke raak? Kansa moedig mense aan om gereeld mediese onder-soeke en siftingstoetse vir kanker te onder-gaan om hul kanse te vergroot om vroegtydig kanker op te spoor en te diagnoseer. Vroeë opsporing verhoog die kanse tot suksesvolle behandeling. Kansa-sorgsentra beskik oor mense wat vroeë opsporingstoetse doen en programme aan die publiek bied om die risiko van kanker te verminder.

Nege mobiele gesondheidsklinieke bied ook siftingstoetse en vroeë opsporingspro-gramme aan mense wat in verafgeleëplekke woon. Joubert voeg by: “Elke mens kan op baie verskillende maniere betrokke raak in die stryd teen kanker.

Daar is ook projekte en veldtogte soos die #NoHairSelfie-veldtog en/of die ‘Talking Hands’-projek.” JD

STANDERTON - Helpende Hand het Donderdag, 28 Januarie, ’n totaal van sewe kaste aan die SAVF geskenk. Hanlie Brits, haar span by die SAVF en die inwoners was baie dankbaar en opgewonde.

‘n Dubbelkas en twee enkelkaste is reeds in die kombuis geplaas om sodoende te help met die organisasie en netheid in die kom-buis.

Die oorblywende kaste is in familieka-mers geplaas en die inwoners is baie dank-baar daarvoor.

Indien enigiemand wil deel word van Solidariteit Helpende Hand in Standerton en ook ’n verskil wil maak, is hul welkom om een van die bestuurslede of die voorsit-ter, Annemie Draper, te kontak by 083 462 3673. JD

Scores of people attended the monthly morning market which will from now on be combined with the car boot sale. Market goers can treat themselves to delicious cakes, cold drinks and other refresh-ments and at the same time opt to buy used articles from the car boot sale. The next mar-ket will be on 27 February, which remains at the George Hofmeyr school grounds.

Wêreld Kankerdag

Wêreld Kankerdag word hierdie jaar op 4 Februarie aangebied. KANSA ondersteun vanjaar se veldtog met die tema en slagspreuk: “Ons kan. Ek kan.”

Helpende Hand skenk kaste aan SAVF

Van links na regs is Surina Dippenaar (Helpende Hand), Ann Hahn (inwoner) en Hanlie Brits (maatskaplike werker) waar hulle kaste oorhandig het aan die SAVF om die inwoners te help met organisasie en netheid.

Morning market success


SPERTYDDEADLINE

Neem asb kennis: Alle geklassifiseerde advertensies moet asb per faks, per e-pos of per hand gelewer word. Geen telefo-niese advertensies word geplaas nie. Die spertyd vir geklassifi-seerde advertensies is Maandae 14:00.GEEN ADVERTEN-SIE SAL GEPLAAS WORD SONDER BETALING NIE! _______________Please take note: All classified adverts must be submitted by fax, e-mail or by hand. No telephonic adverts will be published. The deadline for classified adverts are Mondays 14:00.NO ADVERTISE-MENT WILL BE PLACED WITH-OUT PAYMENT!

ALGEMEENGENERAL

Rubber Coat ing Solutions: Lek of roes jou dak? “RUB-BERISE” dit! Water-en-roesdigtheid op verskeidenheid van oppervlaktes gewaar-borg. NUUT: Wa-terdig jou huis mure met “RUBBER” verf. Beskikbaar in groot verskeidenheid kleure. Skakel George Foley 082 646 3630.

Sharky’s Seafood. Big variety of seafood available. Special on smoked snoek (only while stocks last). c a l a m a r i r i n g s , c a l a m a r i s t e a k , haddock, wide selec-tion of hake, mus-sel meat, salmon, soles, smoked tuna, braai snoek and more. Visit us at 45 A Beyers Naudé, Standerton. (Cosmos News pre-mises).

DIENSTESERVICES

Hidro Kleen. Skoon-maak van matte, los matte, blinders, sit-stelle en hardevloere. Diepreiniging van huise. Valet van voer-tuie. Skakel ons vir spesiale aanbiedinge. Tel: 017 712 2499. Sel: 082 406 3190 / 084 299 3654.

________________A B C D r i v i n g School . Specia l i -sing in code 8, 10, 14. Pre-employment assesment for em-ployment purposes. All areas. Phone 082 939 8136 / 082 260 3093.

________________AM Cooling her-stel en installeer van: Yskaste, vrieskaste, koelkamers, vries-kamers, lugreëlings, industriële wasma-sjiene, tuimeldroërs, en skottelgoedwas-masjiene. Verkoop ys - troues en partytjies. Skakel Martin 081 529 7150 Susan 082 052 3348.

________________M r. S o u n d f o r all your car sound, DS TV and home theatre installations, including TV and radio repairs. Shop 1, Toristo Centre, Beyers Naudé St , Standerton, 017 712 3642 or 082 799 4276

________________ Painting and water-proofing. House and roof painting. Gutters, Fishboards and pali-sade. We also repair roofs. Free quotations. Professionals with ex-celent service. Phone Bernard on 084 732 3319 or visit us at Boeremeule opposite Afgri.

HUIS & HAARDHOME

IMPROVEMENTSBella Blinds. Ve-netian, aluminium & w o o d b l i n d s , 25 mm and 50 mm, all your inside win-dow requirements. Re pairs to all blinds. Phone Bel la , 072 390 7490 or 017 714 1262. Fax 086 615 9985.

_______________ Phi l r i B l inds & Aw n i n g s . We d o all kinds of blinds, inside and outside. We do Vene t i an , a luminium, wood blinds, vertical, bam-boo & awnings at affordable prices. We also repair blinds. P h o n e R i k a 0 7 2 372 4191. Fax 086 639 4844.

MEUBELVERVOERFURNITURE REMOVAL

Klopper Meubelver-voer. Groot en klein meubelvragmotors beskikbaar vir enige meubelvervoer. Eie-naartoesig en drywer met vriendelike diens. Skakel Conrad Klop-per - 082 774 6952. [email protected].

MOTORDIENSTEMOTORING

Standerton Brake & Clutch. New and reconditioned clutch kits. Reconditioning of truck & tractor pres-sure plates. New brake drums and discs or yours machined while you wait. Cnr Prin-cess & Coligny Street, Standerton, Phone 017 712 6491.

VERMAAK ENTERTAINMENT

Royal Kids Parties, Standerton. Your one stop party shop. All party accessories, b a l l o o n s , d e c o r, castles, tents, gaze-bos, pinatas. Jum-ping castles R250. We deliver in Stan-derton. Phone San-ta 082 331 0036.

WENDY HUISEWENDY HOUSES

AB Wendys. Pallet-wood wendys, knotty pine & log cabin hou-ses for sale. Each room comes with door, win-dow, zinc roof and wooden floor. Waz oil treated. Prices for pallet wood wendys 2 m x 2 m - R3 500. 3 m x 3 m - R4 000. 3 m x 4 m - R4 700. 3 m x 6 m - R7 500. For more information phone Erick 073 650 0108.

________________Awesome Wendys. We do Wendy houses at a very low price. Log cabin, knotty pine and pallet wood. Pri-ces for pallet wood 2 m x 2 m - R 3 000, 3 m x 3 m - R 3 500, 3 m x 4 m - R 4 200. We move Wendy houses from point A to B . 5 yea r s guarantee. Phone Sam 073 091 6680.

TE HUURTO LET

8 Ton trok vir ver-voer van vee, voer, graan en goedere te huur. Skakel Johan 083 289 2369

________________Plaashuis te huur op die Vrede-pad, 30km buite Stander-ton. 4 Slaapkamer, 2 badkamer, dubbel motorhuis. Slegs die huis is te huur en geen grond vir boerdery doeleindes nie. R3 500 per maand. Skakel Jessica 082 399 8323.

________________Netjiese 2 slaapka-mer woonstel te huur in Meyerville. On-middelik beskikbaar. Voorafbetaalde krag-meter. Veilige dub-bel motorafdak. R 3 100 per maand + R2 800 deposito. Geen troeteldiere. Skakel 072 547 7679/ 083 946 9471.

________________Kamer te huur in Coligny straat, Stan-derton. R 1 000 per maand. Nie-rokers kry voorkeur! Skakel Dina 076 642 6417.

MOTORDIENSTEMOTORING

JF Auto Interior, Standerton.Uphol-stery, automotive, fu rn i tu re , canvas covers, roof linings and carpets. For more information phone Jacques 072 117 0389 or Francois 072 543 5938. EKSTRA KLASSE

EXTRA CLASSES

Fisiese Wetenskap Ekstraklasse vir gr. 10 - 12. Begin Fe-bruarie 2016. Skakel Chrisna Adendorff by 083 435 1229.

GESOEKWANTED

Speenkalwers ge-soek vir kontantko-per. Skakel 082 780 3772.

SPORT

Judo klasse. Maan-dae en Woensdae 18:00 - 19:00. NG We s S t a n d e r t o n kerksaal, h/v Charl Cilliers- & Kruger-straat. Skakel Harold vir meer inligting 082 040 8156.

AKKOMMODASIEACCOMMODATION

La’vie Gastehuis is geleë in die dorp, loopafstand na Stan-derton Hospitaal en El Condor Spur. Ons bied spesiale tariewe vir langtermyn gaste. Keuse tussen selfsorg eenhede of ontbyt, aandete en kospakkies op versoek. Skakel gerus vandag nog. Mil-lanie 072 879 6309.

TUINDIENSTEGARDENING

Ebafaneni garden-ing services. Phone Sibusiso at 073 752 3862 or 076 971 0194. First come first serve.

VAKATURE GESOEKVACANCIES WANTED

I am looking for a position as a general worker or domestic worker. I am hard working and very po-lite. I will do washing, cleaning and ironing. Please phone 072 997 7967.

DIENSTESERVICES

J & J W a t e r Eksplorasie. Dienste landswyd beskikbaar en teen die beste pryse. 95% Suksesvolle boor-gate aangewys. Laat ons die eerste maal op die regte plek op u eiendom water vind. Boorplek aanwysings word met Geometrics Proton Magnetometer gedoen. E-pos: [email protected]. Skakel Jan by 076 690 1472/ 076 690 1473/ 013 253 0275.

________________Is u veilig? Ska-kel Mac 083 363 9044 vir diefwering, ve i l igheidshekke , Spaanse rootyster, 10 mm en 12 mm ge-draaide vierkantyster en algemene klein werkies.

________________Afdakke, betonmure, Beta Fence en pali-sades. enige struktuur of groottes. All mate-riaal is A-graad SABS. Vir kwotasies skakel Roeline 082 800 1136/ Jaco 063 525 1611/ Herman 083 289 7031.

________________ K l a v i e r s t e m e n repa rasies. Koop en verkoop van tweede-handse klaviere. Ska-kel Kobus by 082 893 4099/ 013 243 0702.

________________Davy’s plumbing and bathroom reno-vat ion. Plumbing, new installation and maintenance. Garden sprinklers and water pumps. General build-ing renovation and til-ing. Phone David 083 381 8458/ 017 712 2131.

________________ Building construc-tion and maintenance services: From foun-dation to roof, tiling, paving and painting. A chain of profes-sional persons. Phone Mlambo 074 839 7861 or Trust 073 620 2668.

Hemelsluise maak wyd oop

Ongeveer 62 mm reën het Don-derdag, 28 Januarie, in die Krom-draai omgewing naby die Evert Ge-nis-skietbaan in ‘n baie kort tydjie geval. Die ‘spruit-sonder-naam’ het baie vinnig afgekom en massas wa-ter is afgevoer. (Foto verksaf)


Dit het die naweek behoorlik gegons by Standerton Akademie se interhuisbyeenkoms toe dié jaarlikse geleentheid met die hulp van ‘n helikopter en ‘n klompie motorfietse afgeskop is. Die dirigente het met die helikopter op Vaalrivierskool se rugbyveld aangekom, terwyl die brullende motorfietse die toeskouers met ‘n vertoning vermaak het. Wat die atletiek betref, is die skool slaggereed vir die seisoen wat nou in volle vaart is. Agter, van links na regs, is Alexander Meyer (senior victor ludorum), Nina Pretorius (senior victrix ludorum), Lee-Anne van Vuren (junior victrix ludorum) en me Denise Nortjé (afrigter). Voor is Johanco Griesel (junior victor ludorum), Alma Hipkin (kleuterskool victrix ludorum) en Machiel Griesel (kleuterskool victor ludorum). Standerton Akademie se 48 atlete neem volgende op 13 Februarie aan die BCVO-Suidstreekbyeenkoms in Middelburg deel.

Kruinpark kondig koerantspan aan

STANDERTON – Concerned members of the community have taken the initiative to keep young children busy and away from the streets. Five traditional dance groups have been established in various parts of Sakhile.

Leaders are teaching children their culture and diversity. Amongst the five leaders, two are prominent members of the Community Policing Forum. Charles Msibi and Tryphina Tsotetsi from Rooikoppen and Extension 6, respectively, are the brains behind the cause.

They have opened doors of their homes for children to come for training sessions after school and weekends. In November of last year, Michael Ngcongo Event Management hosted the “Parents’ Love and Support Children” fun day at Sakhile Stadium. The event attracted

many parents who accompanied their children for the day. The five traditional dance groups took part in the event that was hailed as a milestone to bring parents and children together to appreciate their culture and diversity.

Mr Ngcongo and his company were impressed by the success of the event. Awards were presented to the best performing group. In order to motivate and inspire all the children who participated, they went the extra mile to hand out certificates of appreciation to all participants and leaders. In addition, each group was presented with a cheque of R2 500.

“We are a new company but we felt it would be appropriate to plough back into our community and pledge our support for this good cause,” Ngcondo said DM

AfriForum was baie trots om op 1 Februarie ’n nuwe kompetisie te kon aankondig om bewusmaking vir positiewe dissipline te skep en in skole te bevorder. Die kompetisie, wat as “Wandel met Waardigheid” bekendstaan, is deel van ’n nuwe veldtog wat AfriForum geloods het om die toenemende bekommernis wat daar oor swak dissipline in skole heers, aan te spreek.

Volgens Carien Bloem, veldtogkoördineerder vir onderwys, lei swak dissipline tot swakker werksprestasie onder leerlinge. “Al meer onderwysers roep ook die beroep vaarwel, omdat swak dissipline dit vir hulle onmoontlik maak om gehalte-onderrig na te streef,” het Bloem gesê. “Dit ontmoedig ook voornemende studente om ŉ onderwysloopbaan te kies, wat vernietigende gevolge vir die toekoms van die Suid-Afrikaanse skoolstelsel en die jeug in besonder tot gevolg kan hê.”

Goeie dissipline is sinoniem met doeltreffende gehalte-onderrig. Tog blyk dissiplinêre probleme aan die toeneem te wees, die implementering van gedragskodes in skole ten spyt. “Dit is ’n bekende feit dat swak huishoudelike omstandighede en ontoereikende waardes en norme ’n groot rede is vir die agteruitgang van dissipline in Suid-Afrikaanse skole,” het Bloem bygevoeg.

“Met dié kompetisie wil ons skole wat positiewe dissiplinêre beleide gebruik, uitdaag om hul beleide in te skryf. Daar is uitstekende pryse op die spel, onder meer ’n optrede deur Bouwer Bosch en Deon Meiring van Dans Dans Lisa, gratis mediabemarking, asook twee naweke vir vier by die gewilde bosveld vakansie-oord Kokoriba, en nog vele meer.”

Die beste praktyke wat uit die wenbeleide geïdentifiseer word, kan dan ook gebruik word om ander skole by te staan wat dissipline-uitdagings ervaar, maar nog nie ’n eie beleid op die been gebring het nie of ongewenste resultate kry. Vir volledige inligting oor die kompetisie kan AfriForum se webblad by www.afriforum.co.za besoek word of Carien Bloem (Sel: 082 332 5051) per e-pos by [email protected] bereik word. JD

Kompetisie vir skole: AfriForum-dissiplineveldtog

Al is ‘n skoolkoerant klein en intiem, is die kreatiewe span se idees en passie gewoonlik groot en sonder enige grense. Dít is die kwaliteite waarvoor Laerskool Kruinpark vir hul koerant se redaksie op soek was en wat hulle in hierdie nege leerlinge gekry het. Agter, van links na regs, is Mia Janse van Rensburg, Charlise Ehlers, Mirinda Luies en Anée Gouws. Voor is Leandi Steyn, Jayden Viljoen, Luhané von Benecke, Chana Dunn en Jessica van den Berg.

Atlete in vólle vaart...

Businessman pledges support for childrens’ cause

Traditional dance group leaders are presented with a cheque of R2 500 each by Michael Ngcongo (second from left) who felt that it was a great cause to support. (Right) Jubilant dancers proudly hold their certificates.


Laerskool Kalie de Haas het die 2016-skooljaar met vyf passievolle nuwe onderwysers afgeskop en stel hulle hiermee graag aan die ge-meenskap bekend. Agter, van links, na regs, is mnre Michael Podges

Twee van Laerskool Standerton se jong tennissterre het die afgelope naweek aan die Mpumalanga-tennisproewe in Middelburg deelgeneem en is ná ‘n paar tawwe kragmetings in die span opgeneem. Carina Visagie (links) het ‘n derdeplek tydens die proewe losgeslaan, terywl Shené Fourie met ‘n provinsiale vyfdeplek spog. By die meisies is hul afrigter, mnr Renier van Wyk.

VOLKSRUST - Hoërskool Volksrust is alom vir hul uitstekende kultuurprestasies bekend en vanjaar is geen uitsondering nie, aangesien die skool se musiek- en danssentrumstudente onlangs die uitslae van hul jaareindeksamens van 2015 ontvang het.

Die skool se ses Spaanse-dansers het hul eksamen in November in Alberton afgelê en onderskeidings vir ál hul eksamens behaal. Esmé van der Merwe en Nerissa van Heerden het albei 82% vir hul Ingreso-eksamen ingepalm, terwyl Anzél Alberts, Stephanie van Deventer en Zunné van Heerden, onderskeidelik 80%, 84% en 81% vir die Primer Año-eksamen behaal het.

Anerieke la Cock is die enigste danser wat die Segundo Año-eksamen afgelê het. Sy het ‘n allemintige 86% behaal en só die hoogste punte van al Hoërskool Volksrust se Spaanse-dansers verdien. Volgens die skool het al ses dansers die eksaminators met hul interpretasie en getrouheid aan die styl beïndruk.

Wat die musieksentrumstudente betref, het agt leerlinge Unisa se teoretiese eksamens afgelê en het almal uitnemende uitslae behaal. Ané Olivier en Pieter-Francois Martins het voorgraad 1 geslaag, terwyl Luané Martins dieselfde vlak met lof geslaag het. Lelanie Bronkhorst het haar graad 2-eksamen geslaag, terwyl Lukas Steyn eervolle vermelding in dieselfde vlak behaal het.

Toinette Viljoen en KD Steyn het beide graad 3 met lof geslaag, terwyl die skool se uitblinker, Tisha Willemse, graad 6 geslaag het en een van die handjievol skoolleerlinge geword het wat met hierdie besondere prestasie kan spog. DK

Volkies kén hul kultuur

Hoërskool Volksrust se ses danssentrumstudente het pas hul jaareindeksamenuitslae in Spaanse-dans ontvang en spog almal met onderskeidings. Agter, van links na regs, is Anzél Alberts (80%), Anerieke la Cock (86%) en Stephanie van Deventer (84%). In die middel is Zunné van Heerden (81%) en me Marynza de Bruin (afrigter) en voor is Nerissa van Heerden (82%) en Esmé van der Merwe (82%).

Kishou vir Stannies

Kalies verwelkom nuwe leerkragte

Liggie-atlete laat waai

Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie se atle-tiekspan het Vrydag, 29 Januarie, aan ‘n byeenkoms by HTS Middelburg deelgeneem en 82 medaljes, waaronder 16 goud, 17 sil-wer en 26 brons, en teen die volgende skole, ingepalm – Hoërskool Centurion, Afrikaans Hoër Meisieskool en HTS Middelburg. Dit was goeie voorbereiding vir die Interhoër-byeenkoms wat op 20 Februarie by Ligbron gehou sal word. Toeskouerkaartjies is reeds by die deelnemede skole beskikbaar. In aksie is twee o-19-atlete, Catha Jacobs tydens die 1 500 m-item en Marnus Scheepers tydens die spiesgooi-item.

(studentonderwyser), Pieter Bakker (hoof) en Marco Oosthui-zen (studentonder-wyser). Voor is mee Suretha van Rooyen (gr 6-onderwyser), Melissa Meiring (gr 1-onderwyser) en Leana Boshoff (stu-dentonderwyser).


ERMELO - Spogprys na spogprys is Maandagaand, 25 Januarie, tydens Hoërskool Ermelo se jaarlikse Louriersfunksie, aan die akademiese uitblinkers vir hul harde werk in 2015 uitgedeel. Hierdie glansryke funksie is ‘n jarelange tradisie wat baie gesog onder die leerlinge is en die toppresteerders ‘n klop op die skouer vir hul toegewydheid en deursettingsvermoë gee.

Eswee Botha, 2015 se hoofseun wat agt onderskeidings in die matriekeindeksamen behaal het, het vanjaar met die EHS-kontantprys van R10 000 vir sy topprestasie weggestap. Dit is ‘n prys wat vir vyf jaar aan die matrikulant met die beste prestasie in wiskunde en fisiese wetenskap toegeken gaan word en is verlede jaar vir die eerste keer deur verskeie oud-Erries ná die skool se eeufeesvieringe moontlik gemaak.

Nóg ‘n hoogtepunt tydens die aand se verwikkelinge was die verskeie wisseltrofeë wat aan Lydia Landman vir die beste prestasie in kuns en kultuur (gr 9) en die beste prestasie in akademie en sport (gr 8 tot -11), Monique Thomson vir die beste prestasie in wiskunde (gr 11), Amanda du Toit vir die beste prestasie in wiskunde en rekeningkunde (gr 10) en Jonathan Fourie vir die beste prestasie in landbouwetenskap (gr 11) toegeken is.

Die gr 11-leerlinge wat sewe of agt onderskeidings in die 2015-eindeksamen

Uitblinkers word beloon

Hoërskool Ermelo het hul jaarlikse Louriersfunksie op 25 Januarie aangebied en die toppresterende akademiese leerlinge van 2015 met trofeë en medaljes beloon. Van links na regs is die top 10-akademiese leerlinge van gr 11 (van eerste tot tiende) – TJ Hill, Monique Thomson, Jana Grey, Michelle Venter, NJ Nel, Braam Pretorius, Mureli Roux, Corli van den Berg, Mark Gardiner en Marieta Barnard.

behaal het, is elkeen met ‘n medalje beloon. TJ Hill, Monique Thomson, Michelle Venter, NJ Nel en Corli van den Berg het elkeen sewe onderskeidings behaal, terwyl Jana Grey en Braam Pretorius met agt onderskeidings spog. Die toppresterende leerlinge, oftewel duxleerlinge, van elke graad is ook aangekondig en is elkeen met ‘n medalje vir hul hárde werk deur die jaar beloon – Leané von Wielligh (gr 8), Lydia Landman (gr 9), Amanda du Toit (gr 10) en TJ Hill (gr 11). DK

Hoërskool Standerton se atlete het Vrydag, 29 Januarie, aan ‘n strawwe byeenkoms in Secunda deelgeneem en vyf leerlinge op-gelewer wat trofeë vir hul individuele presta-sie verower het. Agter, van links na regs, is Donovan Uys, Karissa van Wyk en Kana-nelo Mofokeng. Voor is Siyabonga Khoza en Marcel Botha. Donovan (in aksie) is die steratleet met vyf trofeë, waaronder senior victor ludorum en beste enkelprestasie vir die dag. Hy het 999 punte op die ABSA-atletiek-tabel vir sy vertoning in die 200 m-wedloop behaal - meer as enige ander atleet tydens die byeenkoms.

STANDERTON - Die reis na die Interhoër is nou in volle vaart soos wat hoërskole in die omgewing dinge elke naweek op die atletiek-baan uitspook.

Hoërskool Standerton se atletiekspan het Vrydag, 29 Januarie, teen Hoërskool Ermelo, Hoërskool Barberton, Hoërskool Secunda en Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog by die Sasol-stadion in Secunda te staan gekom en weer eens bewys dat hulle ‘n krag is om mee reke-ning te hou.

Die Standerton-atlete het verskeie goue, silwer- en bronsmedaljes verower en agt spogtrofeë huis toe gebring. Kananelo Mo-fokeng is as die beste senior middel- en lang-afstandatleet aangewys, Marcel Botha en Siyabonga Khoza as die gesamentlike beste senior spronge-atleet, Karissa van Wyk as die

beste junior spronge-atleet en die uitblinker, Donovan Uys, as die beste senior naelloop- en hekkie-atleet.

Donovan, ‘n o-16-atleet, het ‘n verstom-mende 999 punte op die ABSA-tabel vir sy prestasie in die 200 m-wedloop losgeslaan en sy teenstaanders uitgestof toe hy met die tro-fee vir die beste enkelprestasie vir die dag be-loon is. Die kersie op die koek was toe hy as die senior victor ludorum aangewys is en die ander atlete gewys het hoe dit gedoen word.

Die Interhoërbyeenkoms word op 20 Feb-ruarie by Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie in Ermelo gehou. Toeskouerkaartjies is van hierdie week by Hoërskool Standerton en die ander deelnemende skole beskikbaar. Dit be-loof om een van die beste sportgeleenthede van die jaar te wees. DK

SHS’er sorg vir naelbytatletiek


STANDERTON - The local Coffin Dodgers golf team showed their counterparts of Greenside on Saturday, 30 January, that they are a team to be reckoned with when they beat Greenside on their home course with four games to two. The Toppies league played against Piet Retief on Standerton’s course and also walked away victorious with four games against two.

The Standerton Golf Club also hosted a four ball better ball competition on Saturday and 32 players entered. Gerrit Coetzee and his teammate Nico Lombard

won the day with a score of 46. Jacques Scholtz and Wikus Fer-reira ended second with a score of 45 and the third place went to Johann van Rensburg and Jaco Sutherland with their score of 44.

During the Par 3 competition on Friday, 29 January, which was sponsored by Three Swords Ka-rate Dojo, Gerrit Coetzee took the honours in the A-division with his 31 strokes, with Dries van Vuuren second with 34 strokes.

The B-division was won by Deon Grimsell with 34 strokes and he was followed by Nico Lombard with 35 strokes. JD

Coffin Dodgers triumphs

The triumphant Coffin Dodgers team sporting their new outfits. In the back, from left to right, are Lourie Nel, Attie Mouton, Gerhard Brits and Koos van Wyk. In front are Aldo Arnaldi, Francois Cronjé, Leon van Niekerk and Pieter Bester. This team beat Greenside with four games to two.

Pistoolskuts laat teikens bokspring

Jacques Scholtz was een van die lede wat deelgeneem en goeie punte losgeskiet het. Hy eindig algeheel tweede in die stan-daardafdeling.

STANDERTON - Sestien lede van Stan-derton Skietklub het Saterdag, 23 Januarie aan die eerste klubkompetisie van 2016 deelgeneem. Goeie tellings is aangeteken en die bestuur nooi alle belangstellendes uit om by die klub aan te sluit.

In die standaardafdeling eindig Flip-pie Grobler eerste (100% met 310 punte), Jacques Scholtz tweede (68.42% en 212.1076 punte) en Henro Pretorius derde (66.99% met 207.6764 punte). Hulle word gevolg deur Hannes Grobler, Nico van der Linde, Reinhard Steyn, Bertus Steyn, Hein-rich Beukes, Jason Gow, Armand Steyn, Johan Geldenhuys, Chris Schoeman, Heine Weistra, Michael Podges, Harmen Weistra en Frik Weistra.

Die volgende klubkompetisie word be-plan vir 20 Februarie op die Redwing skietbaan en belangstellendes kan Flippie Grobler by 082 470 2500 skakel vir meer besonderhede. JD

5 february 2016

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