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FREE ESTABLISHED 1991 WEDNESDAY 2628 JUNE 2013 WWW.EXPRESSNEWS.CO.ZA
And the
winner is . . .
RIETTE VAN DER WATT (middle)
walked awaywith the spoilswhen
she was crowned the 2013 Spon
taan Express auditions winner on
Saturday. Despite the relatively
low turnout, the 24yearold won
the closely contested affair after
several rounds of competition.
WithVanderWatt from the left are
Roxanne Konco, judge and
Vryfestival marketing manager,
Jabulani Dlamini, group editor:
Express newspapers, Van der
Watt, Ankia Bradfield, judge and
2013 Mrs United Nations South
Africa finalist, and businessman
and socialiteWendall Derison. Van
der Watt will go up against win
ners from the other local newspa
pers within the Volksbald stable
at the Spontaan finals to be held
on Saturday, 13 July, at the Blr
kas. The finals formpart of theVry
festival programme.
Photo: Greg Bradfield
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Jabulani Dlamini
MORE than 200 beneficiaries, including
families of former employees, benefitted
from the recently-held Interstate Bus
Lines (IBL) Winter Relief Project, aptly
titled Thusa ya hlokang (help the one in
need).
A total of 200 grocery hampers and
blankets were handed out to identified
families and organisations from the
greater Mangaung area and included
non-profit organisations and former em-
ployees who are now on pension or disa-
bility pension or have since passed
away.
Beneficiaries also included the Lecha-
bile Special Needs Care Centre in Blo-
emfontein, Boitumelo Special School in
ThabaNchu, BotshabeloHavenOld-Age
Home, Heidedal Life-Changing Centre
and a farm school in the Shannon area.
In line with our intention to be a car-
ing corporate citizen through our social
investment programme, it is essential
for us to donate blankets and grocery
hampers to the disadvantaged commu-
nities of Mangaung, Thando Lepele,
IBL public relations officer, said.
George Mokgothu, IBL chief execu-
tive officer, said the companys target
market and client base have over the
years been mostly from disadvantaged
communities from Botshabelo, Bloem-
fontein and Thaba Nchu.
This is based on the fact that we
render an affordable transport service
so that those with no steady income can
afford to use our buses, he said.
Relief for the needy
GIVING BACK: Interstate Bus Lines
employees andmanagement, as well
as Nedbank representatives, pose
with some of the 200 beneficiaries of
IBLs annual winter relief programme.
Photo: Jabulani Dlamini
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2 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2013
NEWS
THE Kutlwanong loveLife Y Centre and its
Club Smart committee in Odendaalsrus re-
cently organised a very successful Youth Day
commemoration event with more than 1 000
young people attending.
The aimof the eventwas to remind the youth
about the struggle that the youth of 1976 had
gone through and also reminded them that
each generation had its own challenges that
needed to be addressed by them.
As the national theme was focusing on de-
velopment and the fight against substance
abuse, we emphasised the message that Presi-
dent Jacob Zuma gave to the youth on the 16th
andaswehad theopportunity tohost our event
on the 17th. We emphasised the message that
drugs would never help us as young people to
be future leaders of our lovely country, said
Sello Mathafeng, Kutlwanong Youth Centre
manager.
Drugs destroyed the lives of many young
people and that of elderly community mem-
bers.
As the youth of the greater Matjhabeng ar-
ea, we are pleading with the youth ofMeloding
to stop terrorising the community ofMeloding.
We are not proud of the situation in Melod-
ing which ultimately affects us all. There are
many things they can do to develop themselves
as we are also having loveLife outreach ses-
sions at the Meloding Secondary School.
It is time to end this and the police cannot
do it alone. The community ofMeloding should
also stand up.
As the youth of Kutlwanong we are against
it. Let us unite as the youth of SouthAfrica and
build a crime-free, drug-free and HIV-free
country.
We are working hard nationally to build
complete young leaders for an HIV-free future.
Make your move.
Youthmust take a stand
SOME of the participants at the Youth Day commemoration event held recently in Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus. Photo: Supplied
For more news and
photos go to
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Sidwell Guduka
HIS only home was destroyed by fire and
he believes vutha may have caused the
blaze.
Douglass Gologolo (57) of Tambo Square
in Mangaung, outside Bloemfontein, lost
everything he owned when a raging fire
broke out on Friday at about 23:30.
Gologolo, who survives on odd jobs, lived
alone in his one-roomed house. He was out
enjoying a few beers with friends when it
caught fire.
Im homeless and lost everything. I only
managed to save these clothes that I am
wearing. I am unemployed, so imagine
what Im going through at the moment. Its
a sad day forme. Im hurting, a distraught
Gologolo told Express.
I was having a nice time with friends
when my brother-in-law came to tell me
that my house was on fire. I rushed to see
what was happening and could not believe
my eyes when I got there. The only place
that I used to call my home was gutted by
fire. It was burned to the ground, he said.
I left my place to do a piece job in the
morning. After completing the job I didnt
go straight home, but decided to visit a
friend. So I dont know the cause of the fire.
Maybe someone wanted to finish me with
vutha, he added.
Neighbours who saw the flames quickly
called the firefighters and the police.
I heard a lot of noise just before mid-
night and went outside to check what was
happening. I thought people were fighting,
but that was not it. Ntate Douglasss house
was on fire. I went there to help people who
were already there to stop the fire.We tried
without success, but the firefighters then
helped us, said a neighbour who didnt
want his name mentioned.
AllGologolos food, furniture andbelong-
ings, as well as precious documents went
up in flames. Luckily he had his Identity
Document (ID) with him.
The poor man is now destitute and does
not have a place to stay.
Im appealing to good Samaritans to
help me with whatever they can. Ill also
try to speak to the ward councillor to see
whether he will be able to assist me, he
said.
AnANCward 1 councillor, SolomonNda-
mane, however, had no sympathy for the
fire victim.
We wont be able to help Douglass be-
cause the area that hes staying in is not
formalised. People has this mentality of
erecting shacks wherever they see an open
space. If we take a municipality shack and
erect it there then we would be promoting
this. I personally went there to assess the
situation on Saturday. The other thing is
that Gologolos house was surrounded by
two shackswhichhewas renting to two for-
eigners. Apparently the fire started in one
of the shacks.
People wishing to help Gologolo should
please call the Express offices on 051-404-
7773 or 082-710-0823.
Man loses
everything in
shack fire
DESTITUTE: Douglass Gologolo. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
NEWS
OFF TO BELGIUM: The Smith family, from the left Wilbur, Verna, Chonelle and Toorie,
posed for a photo on Sunday before Chonelle left for Belgium with the Bochabela String
Orchestra. The orchestra will be touring Europe for a month. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
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4 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2013
NEWS
BANYALANI ba bantsha gantsi ba
a lawamorago ga lenyalo. Bagolo, ba
ba nyetseng mme ba sa tlhala, bo
laya bobedi bo.
Fa o le mosadi o bolelelwa gore o
tlhomphe monna wa gago, o motl-
hokomele, o mo tlhatswetse, o mo
apele.O tla bolelwagapegoremosadi
o ngala morago ga kgoro.
Tsamaya o ye go aga motse, o
phute digole tsa kwa bogadi. O seke
wa ya go phatlalatsa losika. Mosadi
o botlhale o aga lelapa la gagwe ka
diatla tsa gagwemme seelele o thuba
lelapa la gagwe ka diatla tsa gagwe.
Mongwe wa ditsala tsa me o ntheile
a re o boleletswe gore fa ntsa e potela
o se ke wa esala morago o tla gata
m****a.
Nna ke tle ke utlwe e kare go
komelwa basadi fela. Rre o tla bolel-
we gore le rona kgale re di dira fela
o dire gore o seke wa tshwarwa, o tl-
homphe mosadi wa gago.
O kile wa bona fa rre a tlhokofetse,
bana ba tswa mo tlase ga tapeiti e
ka re ke ditshoswane ditswa mo
mosimeng. E re lenaneo la phitlho le
kwalwawenamosadi e nne gone o it-
seng gore go bana ba bangwe. O fitl-
hele borakgadi ba ba itse.
(Ba matsatsi a dinyatsi ba batla le
go akarediwamodithulaganyong tsa
phitlho). Fela le rona bomme re
boteng. Basotho ba re ba tibile. Mot-
swana o rile ngwana o itsiwe ke
mmagwe mme ke a dumela. Ke bana
ba ba kae borre ba naganang gore ke
ba bone fela mme a swile ka nnete.
Motho o ya lebitleng ka sephiri.
Mme omongwe fa a tshwaela mor-
ago ga gore motlhologadi a bolele fa
monna wa gagwe a ne a rata tshadi,
a re e ne o lailwe. A re o lailwe gore
a rapelele monna wa gagwe gonne
banna ba bokoa mme bomme ba
tshwanetse ba matlafale.
A re monna wa gagwe o ne a mo
rata le fa monna o a ne a dira di-
phosho. O ne a tle a kgopiwe, a mo
utlwise botlhoko mme a lele. Fela ka
a lailwe o ne a itse gore o tshwanetse
go sireletsa lelapa la gagwe, a rapele.
O ne a emisa rre fa a wele, ba khu-
bame ba rapele mme lelapa la bone
le tiye. O ne a tlhaloganya gore go na
le diphepetso le dikgogedi di le dintsi
tse rre a kopanang le tsona.
Ba ba kae ba ba lailweng? A go sa
ntse go laiwa? A go gopola tse o
ditheilweng fa o laiwa ke tsone tse di
ka thibelang tlhalano?
Nna ka gana. Borre ba ja monate
kwa ntle, bomme ba ja mamina le
dikeledi. Borre ba kgatlisa dinyatsi
ka bomme. Motho o tla wa ga kae? O
mo tshwarele ga kae? A e ne a ka go
tshwarela fa o ka wa? Fa re laya a re
layebobedi. Se re sebolelangomong-
we a re se reye le o mongwe.
Lenyalo ke la batho ba babedi. Wa
boraro wa senya.
Tsamaya o ye go aga motse, o
phute digole tsa kwa bogadi. O seke
wa ya go phatlalatsa losika. Mosadi
o botlhale o aga lelapa la gagwe ka
diatla tsa gagwemme seelele o thuba
lelapa la gagwe ka diatla tsa gagwe.
A go lawe bobedi mo nyalong
A re bueng
Advocate Kuni Ditira
Author
Tsamaya o ye go aga motse, o phute digole tsa
kwa bogadi. O seke wa ya go phatlalatsa losika.
Mosadi o botlhale o aga lelapa la gagwe ka diatla
tsa gagwe mme seelele o thuba lelapa la gagwe ka
diatla tsa gagwe.
STADIUM has embarked on a
blanket drive this winter to
help people who are less fortu-
nate keep warm. They are ap-
pealing to all their customers
to participate in this initia-
tive.
All you have to do is donate
a warm blanket by bringing it
to your nearest Stadium Food
Court or Stadium Express
Store, and in return, theyll
give you one free hot drink for
each blanket that has been do-
nated. By doing this, the less
fortunate around you stay
warm, and so do you.
This winter drive is valid at
all of the Stadium branches,
and therefore includes Stadi-
umExpress inKimberley,Ma-
seru, Rocklands and
Botshabelo as well as at their
food courts at Stadium Wil-
lows, Zastron, Twin City and
St Andrews Street.
This project is runninguntil
the end of August, while
stocks last.
Terms and conditions ap-
ply.
Donate
blankets
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EXPRESS , WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2013 5
NEWS
THERE were plaudits six months
ago when the details of a R250 mil-
lion-a-year football development
planwas thrashed out by the powers
that be at Safa House in Johannes-
burg, and that erstwhile chief exec-
utive Dr Robin Petersen was in-
stalled as chief principal.
Understandably, theres been re-
newed hope that such a bold step
will convert Bafana Bafana and all
other national teams into becoming
a formidable force to be reckoned
with.
But the Safa Development Agency
is faced with a Herculean task of
propelling national teams to the lev-
el of world champions and two-time
Euro champions Spain, five-time
World Cup holders Brazil and Ger-
many, who havewon the global foot-
ball spectacle three times already.
Bafana Bafanas fortunes have
plummeted to worrying propor-
tions.
They hold the non-prestigious
record of becoming the only host na-
tion to be knocked out of the Fifa
World Cup Tournament in the first
round.
Thats not all . . . The last time
Bafana Bafana won a medal in com-
petitionwas 13 years ago at the Afri-
ca Cup of Nations (Afcon) co-hosted
by Ghana and Nigeria.
Since the 2008 Afcon tournament
in Ghana, Bafana Bafana have nev-
er qualified for any major football
tournament.
They merely featured at both the
2010 World Cup and 2013 Afcon by
virtue of being the host nation.
Surely, something is wrong and
drastic measures are needed sooner
than yesterday to arrest the current
slump.
Most football analysts have de-
cried the state of grassroots football
development.
However, little, if anything, has
been done to that effect. While there
can be no denying that football de-
velopment is a lengthy process, we
ought to get the basics right.
Fact is, Bafana Bafana are bereft
of experience at international level
due to ineffective structures.
In the starting line-up that lost 2-1
to Ethiopia in theWorldCup qualifi-
ers in Addis Ababa, only two play-
ers, captain, Itumeleng Khune, and
defender MulomowandauMathoho,
have played for the u.23s.
But, as we all know, the future of
junior national teams too, appears
to be not too bright due to a lack of
action.
The last time the u.23s kicked a
ball was in December 2011 in the
CAF u.23 championship finals in
Morocco.
They lost 2-0 to Egypt in a group
match.
Their counterpart u.20s, better
known asAmajita, last tasted action
in October last year against Nigeria
in the 2012 Youth Championship
qualifiers. They lost 3-2.
And how do we expect to have a
formidable Bafana Bafana team in
future when clearly feeder teams
are at their lowest ebb?
On a rather more positive note,
the Safa development plan is mod-
elled on the German Football Asso-
ciations (DFB) strategy. Following
their dismal showing at the Europe-
an Championships (Euro) in 2000,
the Germans quickly developed the
tactic to nurture indigenous talent.
And they have been riding high
on the crest of the wave.
In the 2002 Fifa World Cup, co-
hosted in South Korea and Japan,
Germany lost 2-0 to Brazil in the fi-
nal, with the best defending record
after conceding just three goals
throughout the tournament.
Ironically, those who defeated
Germany in subsequent major tour-
naments went on to lift the prized
trophy.
As the host nation of the 2006
World Cup, they lost 0-2 to Italy in
the semifinal.
And the Azzurri, as the Italian na-
tional team is known, hoisted the
trophy aloft.
Spain, who knocked them out in
the semifinals of both the Euro 2008
and the 2010 World Cup, also won
the tournaments.
Unfortunately, Italy could not
replicate the same magic after
dumping the Germans out of the Eu-
ro 2012 again in the semis. They
were hammered by Spain 4-0 in the
final.
More than a decade later, German
football is growing in leaps and
bounds.
No wonder. Their development
plan included the creation of acade-
mies across the top two divisions.
The fruits are there for all to see.
German coach, Joachim Lw, has a
bunch of supremely talented young
players at his disposal.
To mention but a few, Julian
Draxler (19), Andr Schrrle (22),
Sven Bender (24), Thomas Mller
(23), Holger Badstuber (24), Mats
Hummels (24), Mesut Ozil (24), Ilkay
Gundogan (22), Mario Gtze (20),
MarcoReus (23) andToniKroos (23).
Just amonth ago, we were treated
to an all-German UEFA Champions
League final involving Bayern Mu-
nich and Borussia Dortmund at the
Wembley Stadium in England.
Altogether 26 of the players
named in the UEFA squads in the
just ended seasonwere homegrown.
More than half of those players
came through the DFBs talent de-
velopment programme. What more
can I say?
Get the basics right for
Bafana Bafanas sake
My view
Teboho
Letshaba
Journalist
THEYhold the non-prestigious record of becoming
the only host nation to be knocked out of the Fifa
World Cup tournament in the first round. Thats
not all . . . the last time Bafana Bafana won amedal
in a competitionwas 13 years ago at theAfricaCup
ofNation (Afcon)Tournament co-hostedbyGhana
and Nigeria.
A FOREIGNNATIONAL stole mon-
ey from an unsuspecting patient by
pretending to be a traditional doctor.
The patient had to bring his money
and was promised that it would be
doubled. An extensive manhunt has
been initiated to trace the suspect.
On Tuesday, 26 February, at about
11:00, the complainant visited a doc-
tor, Dr Sola in the Welkom CBD. The
fake doctor informed him that if he
gave him R43 000 he would help him
to double it to R100 000. The doctor
took the money and disappeared.
The complainant reported the inci-
dent to the Welkom SAPS and a case
of theft under false pretenceswas reg-
istered.
DrSola is believed tobe a foreign-
er. He is about 1,8 m tall, slender and
has a dark complexion. He is between
35 and 40 years of age and usually
drives a red Citi Golf. Anyone who
might have been a victim can also
come forward to report the incident.
Community members are warned
not to fall for these kinds of scamsand
are encouraged to be more vigilant.
Anyone with information leading
to the arrest of the suspect can call
Det. WO Jessica Saayman of the
Welkom Detective Service on 057-391-
6274 (office hours) or 084-596-6884.
Dr Sola not to
be trusted
AN identikit of the suspect.
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Pastor Willie Norris
A GOOD idea in Gods Kingdom will
not stand up to the test of time, but
will end when the idea is exhausted.
Gods principles in the Bible will
stand up to the test of time. It will not
get exhausted. Heaven and earth will
pass away, but my words will never
pass away. Matthew 24:35.
It is therefore not a good thing to run
Gods business in His church on good
ideas, but on His Word.
It is for this reason I wrote the book
Serving in Excellence. To help the
Christian leaders and the people in the
church to work with Biblical principles.
The good ideas cause many problems.
But when problems come and you use
the Bible as basis you have a solid
point of reference.
Most people in the church are
workers. But what is required of them
to be successful workers? What com-
mon problems do we find in the
church? What common problems do we
find in people who are workers? Are
there certain criteria we look at or do
we just do things and appoint people
because we have an idea that it is
good?
I address these very basic principles
in the book for both the spiritual leader
and the worker in the church.
We need some guidelines to make
progress.
These principles I share are not good
ideas. They are principles I apply and
have learned through the years in
ministry.
Do yourself a favour and buy yourself
a copy of Serving in Excellence.
) The advert is on this page.
HisWord will
last forever
NEWS
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www.express-news.co.za
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8 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2013
NEWS
TATEMAKGOE,FreeStateEducationMEC:
EVERYTHING of great importance and of
note in the history ofman startedwith small be-
ginnings. This iswhat the youth of today should
be considerate of when venturing into any en-
deavour, every tree is a forest.
With Youth Month celebrations about to be
concluded,many have been given the historical
backgroundof the yesteryear youthand enough
inspiration to liveby.This isnecessary lest they
forget where we come from.
Though the country has a rich history that
could serve as a great foundation, none of it will
matter if the youth do not use it as a point of
reference and navigator of how anyone can
achieve their dreams despite daunting chal-
lenges.
The political heroes of the past and class of
1976 have shown that when an idea is birthed
and in the interest of our country it is worth
fighting for. In our case the provision of quality
education is worth striving for.
It might be easier to highlight the social ills
of society such as drugs, gangsterism, poverty,
HIVandAids andunemployment as someof the
challenges that the youth of today have to con-
quer, but that is not all. Lamenting about the
problems is pointless, but giving solutions di-
minishes themcompletely. By attaining quality
education societal problems will be diminished
and eradicated.
With regard to these challenges government
has done more than enough to minimize these
challenges throughvariousprogrammesandal-
so giving developmental information to empow-
er the youth. Considering these opportunities
one is tempted to say the youth of today have
it made.
However, that is not the case, the economic
and information platforms created are still not
enough as they are still faced with the greatest
challenge that only they can free themselves
frommental slavery.Wemust teach our youth
not to curse the darkness, but light the candle.
Education is a light tomany and eradicates eve-
ry societal barrier.
The shortage of resources and support from
government is not an issue but lack of vision-
aries who would raise the bar higher than the
Class of 1976who through their actionswere de-
fined as revolutionaries and respected for that.
Theywerenot only fighting apartheid, butwere
also education activists.
This is what the youth of today should do
search their purpose and be willing to take the
road not taken setting trends for the future gen-
erations to follow and improve on. Anyone who
can find his purpose and through that build
lives is worth being recognised and respected.
Theyouthof today shouldbemadeaware that
their purpose should not be defined or limited
to thecaryoudrive, thepeopleyou interactwith
or even your rank in society. Instead of looking
for solutions outside and who can help them to
achieve their dreams, the youth should rather
focus on building internal courage that would
give them courage to follow their path.
As part of helping them to find their purpose
the Free State Provincial Government has tak-
en a decision to support them beyond the finan-
cial resources, but also give fatherly guidance
through the Take a Boy Child to Work which
will be celebrated from 5 to 7 July with the pur-
pose of giving the youth work experience and
to reach out to those boyswithout father figures
to motivate them to believe in themselves and
laying a foundation of producing great leaders.
The premier, MECs, mayors, HODs and sen-
ior management will invite learners in gr. 11
and gr. 12 who are orphans and some without
fathers to theirhomeswith thepurpose of show-
ing them that government does not only offer
financial assistance and services delivery, but
can play a parental role to create future leaders.
This is to encourage this generation not to de-
spise the little beginnings or hide behind their
background as excuses of not making the right
decisions in their lives.
The youth of today have every reason and
ability to plant as many trees as they can to
make a forest.
Take courage from the past
Letters
Express Letters, P.O. Box 9493,
Bloemfontein, 9300
Jabulani Dlamini
Tel: 051-447-7910 . Fax: 086-676-3805
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NEWS
DANCING FOR SUC
CESS: A dance group
called Bloem Dia
monds are strutting
their stuff during the
recent e.tv Step Up or
Step Out auditions at
the Bloemfontein
Showgrounds.
Photo: Sidwell Guduka
Show their
moves
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10 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2013
NEWS
DAMELIN has excit-
ing news for prospec-
tive students wishing
to obtain a qualifica-
tion from a prestig-
ious institution. They
now have a campus in
Bloemfontein offering
accreditedhigheredu-
cation diplomas, and
are open for mid-year
intake.
Damelinhasbeen in
existence for nearly 70
years and is one of
SouthAfricas leading
private education in-
stitutions. Students
who are keen on regis-
tering with Damelin
will beafforded theop-
portunity of gaining a
quality education.
With 17 campuses na-
tionwide, theDamelin
brand is synonymous
with excellence and
distinction.
Their wide range of
higher and further ed-
ucation and training
qualifications are of-
fered full-time and
part-time, allowing
you to pursue a diplo-
ma, certificate, short
or skills programme
of your choice.
Damelin (Pty) Ltd is
registered with the
Department of Higher
Education and Train-
ing (DHET) as a pri-
vate higher education
institution under the
Higher Education
Act, 1997, and accred-
ited with the Council
on Higher Education.
Registration Certifi-
cate No: 2001/
HE07/009.
Damelin Pty (Ltd) is
provisionally regis-
tered with the Depart-
ment ofHigherEduca-
tion and Training as a
private further educa-
tion institution under
the Further Educa-
tion and Training Col-
leges Act, No. 16 of
2006,RegistrationCer-
tificate No: 2008/
FE07/089 (FET).
Damelin (Pty) Ltd is
provisionally accred-
ited by Umalusi and
the Council for Quali-
ty Assurance in Gen-
eral and Further Edu-
cation and Training
(FET 00426 PA),
www.umalusi.org.za.
The DHET has reg-
istered Damelin
Bloemfontein to offer
the following higher
education pro-
grammes:
) Damelin diploma:
Marketing Manage-
ment
) Damelin diploma:
Human Resource
Management
) Damelin diploma:
Journalism and Me-
dia Studies
) Damelin diploma:
Information Technol-
ogy
) Damelin diploma:
Financial Accounting
) Damelin diploma:
Business Manage-
ment
Damelins colleges
offer you the option of
full- and part-time
study. If you are look-
ing for an all-round
college experience,
then full-time study is
the perfect choice.
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AT the Free State Ex-
ecutive Council (Ex-
co) held on 20 May a
decision was taken to
embark on a project
that would provide a
boy child with a posi-
tive father figure and
role model.
This projectwill ex-
pose the boy child to
different career op-
portunities in gov-
ernment, provide
them with an oppor-
tunity to interact
with responsible men
and inspire them to
believe in them-
selves.
This initiative is
part of the provincial
governments cele-
bration of Youth
Month and is coordi-
nated by the Educa-
tion MEC, Tate
Makgoe.
Free Staters are
therefore requested
to take part in this in-
itiative on 5, 6 and 7
July by not only tak-
ing a boy child to
work, but also taking
him to your home for
a weekend.
This will give these
boys an opportunity
to experience respon-
sible fatherhood,
serve as an inspira-
tion and inculcate a
positive attitude.
You are also re-
quested to kindly
give the child a gift
at the end of his
visit on Sunday, 7
July.
It is advisable that
you create rapport
with the child and his
parents or guardians
prior to the com-
mencement of this
project on Friday, 5
July.
Please note that
while taking a child
to your place is not
compulsory, it will be
highly appreciated
by the council.
Take a boy child to work
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Sidwell Guduka
KHOTHATSO MOKONE (24) on Saturday
won the Zig Zag Road Race in Botshabelo,
pocketing the first-prize money in the
process.
Mokone, of the Kovsie Athletics Club,
clocked 30:55 to win the popular 10 km race.
Before this race, he won the 4 km cross-
country marathon in 12:29.
I went to the race to assess my fitness
level for the upcoming events. I enjoyed the
race because it was a very nice and flat
course in Botshabelo which really served
the purpose of my aim for the race. Im
happy everything went according to plan
today. It feels good to be a champion,
Mokone told Express.
Im also satisfied with the time I ran to
complete the race. I managed to lead it
from the start until after the 7 km mark.
After that I was involved in a neck-and-
neck battle with Godfrey Ramokone of the
Eskom Athletics Club. But I broke away
after the 9 km mark to claim victory, said
the top runner.
Now Mokone has his sights set on the
South African Half-Marathon, which is
expected to attract a field of more than 500
runners who will take to the streets on 20
July in Nelspruit. He also aims to do well
in the Free State Cross-Country Champion-
ships on 17 August.
It will be tough because these events
attract top runners, but I think Ill do well.
Im training hard and looking forward to
making a strong challenge for the title. I
would be happy to add another title to my
collection before the end of this year, said
Mokone.
Mokone
takes first
prize
KHOTHATSOMOKONE of the Kovsie Athletics Club won the 10 km
Zig Zag Road Race in Botshabelo on Saturday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
NEWS
WHILE South African drug
abuse statistics are alarmingly
inconsistent, Cathy Vos, Sanca
co-ordinator, says it is clear drug
abuse is on the rise, particularly
among youngsters.
Recent reports of the South Af-
rican Community Epidemiology
Network on Drug Use (SACEN-
DU) suggest that cannabis and al-
cohol are the most commonly
abused drugs.
Bronwyn Meyers, South Afri-
can Medical Research Council
chief specialist scientist in the al-
cohol and drug abuse unit, stated
that 11% (5,7 million people) of
the South African population
would suffer from an addiction
disorder in their lifetime. Add to
that the locally formulated drug
whoonga, nyaope (mixture of her-
oin and dagga) along with the ris-
ing use of heroin, cocaine (crack),
tik (methamphetamine) and you
have a recipe for destruction and
early death, says Vos.
Whoonga also calledwunga or
nyaope is a potent and highly
addictive mixture of marijuana,
heroin and HIVmedication. The
mixture costs around R20 on the
streets, but users quickly reach
the point of needing more and
more, and the drug becomes unaf-
fordable. Addicts are often forced
to turn to crime to accommodate
their habit, making the social is-
sues even more difficult.
In 2012, DrDavidBayever of the
government drug control organi-
sation CDA was quoted as saying
that at least 15% of South Afri-
cans had a drug problem and the
number was expected to rise.
While some drugs are produced
directly in South Africa, it is also
a major trans-shipment hub for
importing and exporting them.
In an effort to highlight the dan-
gers of drugs and the value of
knowledge about them, the South
African National Council on Al-
coholism and Drug Dependence
(Sanca) is participating in Inter-
national Drug Day with the slo-
ganMake health your new high in
life, not drugs.
The slogan was adopted to en-
courage people to look at the val-
ue of their life and how quickly
it can be lost due to drug use. It
is also important to note that its
not just drugs like heroin and
whoonga that can steal your life,
but over the counter (OTC) medi-
cations and steroids too.
In its quest to be the most effec-
tive organisation in the field of
prevention and treatment of
chemical dependence in South
Africa, Sanca offers in- and out-
patient treatment options, as well
as adolescent centres around
South Africa.
Sanca has 30 Sanca affiliates
and 47 service centres nationally.
Prevention programmes and
community development are
high priorities at all Sanca affili-
ates.
Encouraging getting high on
life rather than drugs could in-
clude assisting youngsters to ex-
plore sport and creative activi-
ties, where their energy can be
spent on healthy pursuits, Vos
adds. Formore information on In-
ternational Drug Day or the sup-
port Sanca offers, call Sanca on
086-147-622 or any Sanca office
around the country.
Get high on life and
health, not drugs
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Tladi Moloi
IN an effort to reduce poverty, the ThaboMofut-
sanyana District Municipality has employed 80
people in the Extended Public Works Pro-
gramme (EPWP).
People benefiting from the programme are
from the Maluti-a-Phofung and Nketoane Mu-
nicipality. Forty of themare cleaning the streets
in Reitz while the others strive to keep Qwaqwa
clean.
According to Matefu Mokoena, communica-
tions manager at the Thabo Mofutsanyana Dis-
trict, all of them had signed the 12-month con-
tract.
He said they had started working in January.
However, most of the people have pleaded
with the municipality to employ them on a full-
time basis sighting different reasons for this.
They said they had families to look after and
asked what would happen to them if their con-
tracts came to an end.
Mokoena said they wished they were able to
give the people permanent jobs, but due to limit-
ed financial resources theywereunable todo so,
hence the issue of job creation should be han-
dled jointly by the government and the private
sector.
Mokoena said the EPWP guideline was to pay
R66,45 per day, but they had decided to make it
R80. He said the local municipality were the
ones who had identified the people.
Dimakatso Miya (31) said: I want to thank
our district for giving us this opportunity. Even
thoughwe are going towork for 12months only,
at least they have done something for us.
Miya, who hailed from the Petsana location
near Reitz, said she was happy with the salary
that she had been receiving and added that she
had been buying things out of her pocket.
I am mother to two children aged nine and
one.We livewithmymotherwho is apensioner.
I wish the municipality can extend our con-
tracts or make them permanent jobs so that we
can work for our kids, she said.
MojalefaMphuthi (30), who worked as a secu-
rity guard a fewyears ago, said: They tried, but
what irritatedmewaswhen theymade late pay-
ments. We have accounts to pay and if we dont
pay on an agreed date, they penalise us.
A job
for 12
months
ON DUTY: Some of the people who have
beenemployedby theThaboMofutsanyana
District Municipality under the Extended
Public Works Programme (EPWP) working
in the park at the Petsana township near
Reitz. Photo: Tladi Moloi
THE comedy heavyweight Barry Hilton is
bringing his latest show, Barry Hilton B.E.E, to
the Goldfields Casino on 2 August.
BarryHiltonB.E.E showcases someofhis cur-
rent work as well as audience favourites span-
ning his phenomenal 30 years on stage as a suc-
cessful, professional comedian. Fans kept ask-
ing for their old favourites and so I thought, if
singers can do it, why cant I produce a best ever
show? says Hilton.
Whether youre a teenager, a pensioner or a
single dad, youll laugh till your belly aches lis-
tening to his side-splitting interpretations of
everyday events. His show takes place at the ca-
sinos Conference Centre at 20:00.
Tickets cost R80 per person and are available
at the host desk or the casinos cash desk.
Casino hosts Hilton
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THE Thabong South African Police
Service (SAPS) has scooped nine
awards at the first annual Thabong
Cluster Prestige Excellence Awards
2012-13 held last week at the Greek
Hall in Welkom.
At the ceremony the Thabong
SAPS was awarded first position in
the categories of best station in the
cluster and the award was received
by the Thabong station commander,
Brig. Cois Muller.
The Thabong station personnel in
both the operational and support en-
vironment also received awards in
the following categories: best detec-
tive commander, best community po-
licing forum, best sector team in the
cluster, best crime intelligence offic-
er, best reservist, bestdetectivemem-
ber, best sector manager, best com-
munity policing officer, bestmember
in the finance component, best mem-
ber in the human resource manage-
ment, most dedicated member in the
cluster and the best firearm liquor
and second-hand goods (FLASH).
Muller congratulated themembers
and encouraged them to work even
harder this year and asked them to
motivate and influence other hard-
working members to excel in their
work.
Maj. Gen. Moeketsi Sempe, the
Free State deputy provincial com-
missioner: Operations, handed over
certificates and trophies to 22 person-
nel members from Thabong and to
Const. Francis Malindi of the Bron-
ville SAPS who won in the category
best management information cen-
tre.
Amember of the cluster office who
won in the categories best visible po-
licing co-ordinator in the cluster
were Col. Solomon and Capt.Van der
Merwe who won in the category of
best detective co-ordinator.
All therecipientshaveshownthat
they are the shakers andmoverswho
arehighlymotivated, saidMaj.Gen.
Lerato Molale, the Thabong cluster
commander.
Maj. Gen. Moeketsi Sempe, the
Free State deputy provincial com-
missioner: operations, was also of-
fered the opportunity to address the
award recipients.
Members who are receiving
awards have shown that they value
service before self to ensure that our
communitymembers feel safe and se-
cure.
Healsoencouraged themembers to
work hard to ensure that they turned
the Free State SAPS into a policing
model for the country as stated in the
vision for the province by Lt Gen.
Kehla Sitole, the Free State provin-
cial commissioner.
SAPSmembers awarded for hard work
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Closing date: 17 July 2013.
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For further information, please visit our website: www.tia.org.za.
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Sidwell Guduka
THE annual Engen Knockout
Challenge will again be hosted
from 5 to 7 July by Grey College in
Bloemfontein.
The youth event for the u.19
boys, which is in its tenth year in
2013, will see 16 soccer teams battle
it out for the coveted first prize
and a trophy, plus being called the
Free State champions.
Lyle Lakay, Bloemfontein Celtic
midfielder and the tournaments
ambassador for the province, said
he believed the Engen Knockout
Challenge was a stepping stone for
youngsters towards realising their
dream of becoming professional
footballers.
At my age, Im very honoured
to have been chosen by Engen to
become the ambassador for the
tournament.
It is a great thing for me to
play an ambassadorial role for
such a big brand. I believe this is
the beginning of greater things to
come for me. I feel really blessed,
Lakay said.
This tournament is a very solid
foundation that has been used by
many players to launch their
soccer careers.
Im encouraging youngsters who
are going to play in the tourna-
ment this year to go out there and
enjoy themselves, he said.
They will not know who will be
watching them. But they must not
put themselves under unnecessary
pressure.
It is in such competitions as
this one where they should display
their God-given talent, because the
Engen Knockout Challenge might
be their passport to the elite
league, he added.
Lakay is one of the many
high-profile players who graduated
from this successful competition.
Other graduates of the tournament
include the likes of Cole Alexander
(Ajax Cape Town), Buhle Mkhwa-
nazi (Amatuks) and Sameehg
Doutie (SuperSport United).
The launch and draw for this
years edition was conducted in the
Free State capital on Thursday.
This years format will be much
the same as in the previous
editions. There will be one signifi-
cant addition to the event two
womens teams will play as curtain
raisers before the final.
Our vision remains to support
the development in football as a
part of community cohesion. We
look forward to this youth tourna-
ment each year as it is instrumen-
tal in providing development and
exposure opportunities for the
young football enthusiasts who
would traditionally not be able to
participate in an event of this
stature, Brad Bergh, Engen Group
sponsorship manager, said.
Meanwhile, tournament director,
Ludwig Koekemoer, said it was all
systems go for the Challenge.
We are ready for the tourna-
ment.
Everything is in place and we
are just waiting for the start of the
event.
We encourage supporters to
come in their numbers because
there will be some prizes to be
won for them, he said.
Entrance to the event is free.
Lakay: Show your
God-given talent
LUDWIG KOEKEMOER, Lucas Sekwena, Phumeza Ntisana, Lucas Matobako, Candice George and Tommie Cronj
during the launch of the 2013 Engen Knockout Challenge in Bloemfontein on Thursday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
THE Free State
groups for the
Engen Knockout
Challenge are as
follow:
Group A:
Botshabelo
Stars FC,
Bloemfontein
Celtic, Harmony
Academy, James
FC.
Group B:
Junior Arizona
FC, Mata FC,
Tikwana, HTS
Louis Botha.
Group C:
Lekhulong,
Hodisa, Thabo
Vuyo, Grey
College.
Group D: Red
Sea FC, Man-
gaung Centre,
Brebner, Bloem
Stars FC
Ready
for
action
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Sidwell Guduka
SASOL announced on Monday
that it had struck an agreement
with the South African Football
Association (Safa) to extend its
sponsorship of Banyana Banyana
and the Sasol League.
The new deal will run for the
next four years.
Announcing the deal at the
Summer Place in Sandton,
Nolitha Fakude, the Sasol execu-
tive director, said: We are proud
to continue our association with
Banyana Banyana and the Sasol
League. Our partnership with
Safa is making a significant
impact on developing women in
sport from the ground up.
Our players have done Sasol
and South Africa proud as they
have continued to improve and
showcase their talent on the
global sporting stage.
Our new agreement with Safa
is a period of four years and
makes provision for the Sasol
Womens League as well as for all
games of the South African senior
national womens football team.
We, however, prefer to call the
team by the name the public has
adopted for them.
Our new agreement includes
naming rights and we are very
proud that from now on, our
national womens football team
will be known as Sasol Banyana
Banyana, she said.
Kirsten Nematandani, Safa
president, said: It gives me great
pleasure to be part of this
significant event as we continue
to advance womens football in
our country.
Womens football has grown in
leaps and bounds over the years
and the success is attributed to
the commitment of our girls and
coaches. And of course very
important, to our sponsor, Sasol.
This partnership produced
remarkable results in the past
years. We believe Sasol should be
commended for their dedication
and commitment in developing
the beautiful game. I must say
someone who has witnessed this
from the onset is Fran Hilton-
Smith. I think you stood tall all
the time, difficult as it was, and
you said you wanted to make
sure womens football reached
greater heights and you have
done that.
Sasol and football have a
history dating back to the days of
Amaglug-glug (South Africas u.23
national soccer team), and the
company has been involved in the
development of local football ever
since.
In the last four years the
petroleum giant played a leading
role in the development of
womens football and it has also
been a key enabler of women
empowerment through football,
which is in line with the compa-
nys position of supporting the
South African campaign for
gender equality.
The Sasol league has 144 teams
nationwide and with each
province having 16 teams, its
impact on the lives of the players
can never be disputed.
The league has afforded many
players the opportunity to further
their studies at top tertiary
institutions whilst still playing
football.
) Express sport editor, Sidwell
Guduka, attended the sponsor-
ship launch in Sandton courte-
sy of Sasol.
Sasol to sponsor Banyana
Sasol to sponsor Banyana
BANYANA BANYANA in prayer before a recent training session. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix
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Jabulani Dlamini
MORE than 200 beneficiaries, including
families of former employees, benefitted
from the recently-held Interstate Bus
Lines (IBL) Winter Relief Project, aptly
titled Thusa ya hlokang (help the one in
need).
A total of 200 grocery hampers and
blankets were handed out to identified
families and organisations from the
greater Mangaung area and included
non-profit organisations and former em-
ployees who are now on pension or disa-
bility pension or have since passed
away.
Beneficiaries also included the Lecha-
bile Special Needs Care Centre in Blo-
emfontein, Boitumelo Special School in
ThabaNchu, BotshabeloHavenOld-Age
Home, Heidedal Life-Changing Centre
and a farm school in the Shannon area.
In line with our intention to be a car-
ing corporate citizen through our social
investment programme, it is essential
for us to donate blankets and grocery
hampers to the disadvantaged commu-
nities of Mangaung, Thando Lepele,
IBL public relations officer, said.
George Mokgothu, IBL chief execu-
tive officer, said the companys target
market and client base have over the
years been mostly from disadvantaged
communities from Botshabelo, Bloem-
fontein and Thaba Nchu.
This is based on the fact that we
render an affordable transport service
so that those with no steady income can
afford to use our buses, he said.
Relief for the needy
GIVING BACK: Interstate Bus Lines
employees andmanagement, as well
as Nedbank representatives, pose
with some of the 200 beneficiaries of
IBLs annual winter relief programme.
Photo: Jabulani Dlamini