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National Treasury Freezes Funding for Mantsopa Municipality
National Treasury Freezes Funding for Mantsopa MunicipalityThe SA Local Government Association
(Salga) has objected to the National
Treasury’s freeze on funds to 60
Municipalities, saying it will hurt the poor.
In turn Salga advised Municipalities on
Wednesday, to apply similarly stringent
Credit Control Policies to Government
Departments with outstanding arrears
and cut off defaulters.
“The Equitable Share is the means of
ensuring the poor continue to be
cushioned against the effects meted out
by the vagaries of the triple challenges of
unemployment, poverty and inequality,”
Salga said.
“The equitable share is an unconditional
grant that enables Municipalities to
provide basic services to poor
households, and to enable Municipalities
with limited own resources to afford basic
administrative and governance capacity,
and perform core municipal functions.
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“Municipalities provide services (water,
sanitation, waste, electricity and others) to
about 50 million people - every day, 365
days a year. Many qualify for free basic
services, which are subsidised by the
equitable share, the very share that is now
being withheld.”
Salga called the funding the “lifeblood” of
most Municipalities and their communities.
“Withholding this funding will punish the
poor and negatively affect service delivery
to those communities, with some
Municipalities already being unable to pay
salaries and provide basic services as a
result,” as pointed out by Salga.
On Tuesday, the Treasury announced that
it had cut off the equitable share funding to
60 financially mismanaged Municipalities,
halting the planned March 20 payments,
because they owed R6.8 billion in arrears
to Eskom and the water boards.
The Treasury said the Municipalities were
breaking the Financial Management Law
and affecting Eskom’s finances, and that it
was legally entitled to withhold the funding.
The cut affected more than a fifth of the
278 Municipalities, nearly all of them local
Municipalities. No Metros were affected.
So far, 9 of the 60 Municipalities have met
the Treasury’s requirements and accessed
their funds.
Salga admitted that the Municipalities
owed Eskom and the water boards, but
said they were in turn owed money by
others, including Government
Departments.
“In view of the current situation and vast
debt owed to Municipalities, Salga calls on
its member Municipalities to immediately
implement Credit Control measures to
recover the debt from Government
Departments.
“Defaulters must be given due notice to
effect payment, failing which their services
must be terminated with immediate affect.”
Salga said the Municipalities were owed
about R96bn for water, sanitation,
electricity and waste-management
services, as well as rates and taxes.
“About R5.4bn of this Debt is owed by
government departments.
“To isolate the debt owed by Municipalities
to Eskom and Water Boards is misguided
and, frankly, misleading as it does not
consider the totality of the financial
challenges endured by Municipalities and
Communities.”
Salga said cutting off funds to
Municipalities would make it harder for
them to meet their financial commitments.
It called on the Treasury to assist them to
recover their debt instead.
Municipalities that had their funds
stopped by the Treasury:
Free State: Mafube, Kopanong,
Masilonyana, Tokologo, Matjhabeng,
Nala, Dihlabeng, Nketoana,
Phumelela, Mantsopa, Ngwathe,
Metsimaholo and Maluti-a-Phofung
Local Councils.
Vrede Rekord is reporting that the
Phumelela Local Municipality has been
removed to the list and funds have
been released to the Municipality.
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REKORD02 REKORD 07COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE & SPORT
CHUCKLEMa kom by dogter se huis aan
en sien sy loop kaal. Sy vra:
"Wat gaan hier aan?" Dogter se:
"Dis die rok van liefde." Ma gaan
huistoe en besluit ook om kaal te
loop. Ruk later kom Pa daar aan
en vra: "Wat gaan hier aan?" Ma
antwoord dis die rok van liefde.
Waarop Pa antwoord: "Jy kon dit
darem gestryk het".
CALENDAR
Mon: 13 April 2015 -
Free State Schools Open
Mon: 27 April 2015 -
Freedom Day
Fri: 1 May 2015 -
Workers Day
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FACEBOOK QUESTION: WHERE DID YOU
SPEND YOUR EASTER
WEEKEND?
Thea Du Plooy: Verkykerskop -
baie kleiner, maar ook die
vriendelike atmosfeer en
gasvryheid - natuurlik skaars
voertuie gehoor
Sarel Coetzee: Ek was in
Fouriesburg. Vrydagoggend sien
ek 'n man en sy seun tel
kartonne wat rondwaai in die
straat op 'n bakkie en sleepwa.
Ek neem aan hulle herwin
karton. Later sien ek 'n vrou en
dogtertjie papiere optel. Die
middag vertel die eienaar van die
plek waar ons pizza eet dat hulle
'n groep van 22 mense is wat dit
gereeld doen. Dan gee hy hulle
gratis pizzas. Dit was nou 'n
mooi storie. Hulle wag nie vir die
munisipaliteit om dit te doen nie.
Alet De Beer: Gordons bay....
absolutly awesome!!!! Clean and
friendly
Norma-Ann Muller: Tuis, en
baie rustig. Wonderlik Hubbie
was tuis vir die lang naweek.
Kon nie vir beter gevra het nie
Nkosinathi Motsoeneng: Bad!
Ficksburg can never compare to
Warden! Warden rocks the world
in a manner that no one one
from Warden goes away on any
holiday! Lol! Fact!
INSPIRATION
ON THE REKORD WITH...
On Tuesday, 7 April 2015,
Rekord Media welcomed
Mr. Eric Mkhunjulwa who
officially took over as the
new Head of Rekord Media.
Within hours after being
appointed Mkhunjulwa
cancelled more than half of
it's employees contracts,
issued a statement
apologising for the poor
standard of this publication
and appointed an
independent Editor to proof
read all Rekord
Newspapers. Mkhunjulwa
hails originally from
Ladybrand, completed his
diploma in Journalism and
worked for various
newspapers including
Gauteng based newspaper
Noweto Rekord.
R: Congratulations on
being appointed.
EM: "Thank you so much".
R: So many changes
within a few hours
already...
EM: "Yes, it was something
that needed to be done. To
many staff which lacked
proper qualifications and
work ethic was appointed.
I was shocked at the amount
of grammar and spelling
errors. No body took
responsibility. I'm appointed
to lead and I could not
manage a team that lacked
the will to deliver
a quality brand of news be it
digital or print format. I'm
passionate about news and
the staff I work with must
share that passion.
R: Any more changes in the
pipeline?
EM: Yes, first and foremost a
better quality news offering
with no spelling errors and
grammar mistakes! We have
launched our Newsnight
Facebook page, a Daily
News Edition after 19:00
with a short but informative
summary on regional and
provincial news.
Our new website has also
launched this week and the
Regional Digital Newspaper
Free State Rekord will
launch on 27 April 2015.
Growing our circulation in all
twelve our areas is also one
of the main objectives.
R: Concerns was raised
that Afrikaans news
content will be reduced as
be the case with Gauteng
Rekord Newspapers.
EM: If that was the case why
will Maroela Media, an all out
Afrikaans News Website
partner with Rekord? Each
newspaper language content
is determined by the amount
of readers. Afrikaans gaan
nêrens heen nie. We also
introduced a "Maroela
Blitsie" on all our Facebook
platforms. Ons is Trots Afrikaans!!!
R: According to you how do we
compare against our competitors?
EM: According to our advertising revenue
growth and circulation figures we have
gained market share in 9 of the 12 areas
where we operate in. Two newspapers are
operating at a minor loss and one
newspaper is breaking even. I believe
that will change in the next three months.
Five of our newspapers is the biggest in
their areas. All newspapers have grown
digitally with Ficksburg Rekord now having
the most subscribers. I'm not in
competition with the competition at this
stage. I'm in competition with myself to
ensure that we deliver a better quality
news product which meets the desire of
the readers and advertisers supporting our
product. The one thing that certainly sets
us apart is our free digital subscription
offering. Readers love the fact that they
receive the Rekord in their e-mail inboxes.
Nou weet jy * Now you know
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LIFE AND TIMES OF A SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICT
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Ingredients
500 g tub SPAR Brownie mix
2 large eggs
250 ml SPAR crunchy or smooth
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30 ml SPAR canola or sunflower oil
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Method
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Hints and Tips
Press a Smartie sweet into the centre of each
before baking.
Paasfees is verby. Jesus het Opgestaan, Hy het
waarlik Opgestaan! En nou? Kan ek nou net
weer gewoon voortgaan met my lewe? Nee!
Want elke ontmoeting met die kruis, elke
oordenking van die kruisgebeure, elke nuwe
besef van God se Genade en Liefde wat
daardeur vir my bewys is, elke verwondering oor
die leë graf, laat my geloof groeispronge maak.
Dit laat my verdiep in my verhouding met my
Here. Dit herskep my hele wese. Dit gee my
“nuwe woorde” vir my getuienis. Dit maak my
hande en my hart oop vir my medemens. “Na
die Kruis van Jesus, hoe sal ons kan hande vou
en swyg .... want daar was ’n Houtkruis, ja, ’n
Redder aan ’n Houtkruis vasgeslaan” ~ Wilna
Botha
As ‘n klein pokkeltjie van ses jaar oud, het
ek buite ‘n supermark in die koue gestaan
en kyk hoe my TV-held sy hart uit sing. Die
sterretjies het in my oë geskitter en ek het
elke liedjie uit volle bors saam gesing. Toe
die man met die lang hare en geskeurde
jeans my egter vir een liedjie op die
verhoog oproep, was dit verby… Ek het
my hart verloor en my kamer in ‘n Steve
Hofmeyr Museum verander. Ek het selfs
my arme ma oorreed om ‘n “porno-
magazine” te koop toe ek vir Steve op die
voorblad raaksien. Daar was darem niks
meer as Steve se bene geplaas nie, maar
my ma het die prentjies gou-gou uitgeknip
en so haastig van die tydskrif ontslae
geraak, dat ek gewonder het of sy dalk ‘n
spinnekop in die boek gekry het.
Daardie jare was daar nie sosiale media
nie, maar dit het my nie gekeer om my
ewige liefde in briewe te verklaar wat ek
selfs gepos het nie (ek het Steve se
posadres in ‘n ander tydskrif, ‘n skone,
gekry).
Al besef ek vandag dat die kanse beter
sou wees vir my om een van Steve se
kinders, eerder as sy “girlfriend” te kon
wees, volg ek hom steeds op sosiale
media. Soos met alles op die internet, lees
ek ook Steve se boodskappe met wysheid
en versigtigheid. Weereens kom ek tot die
gevolgtrekking dat debatte en persepsie
oneindigend is. En ander kan dalk
redeneer dat dit steeds die droomverlore
pokkeltjie diep binne my is wat my held wil
verdedig, maar ek lees niks meer as die
waarheid in Steve se boodskappe. En ek
sien iemand wat so ‘n passie het vir
mense, vir sy land, vir geskiedenis en vir sy
taal, dat hy weier om langer stil te bly.
We start off on a Somber Note with the
passing on of Free State Stars Striker
and former Bafana Bafana player,
Richard Henyekane, who died in a car
accident this week. Fans will
remember him as “The Kimberley
Express”. He unfortunately in the 9
matches he played for Bafana Bafana
never found the back of the net. RIP
Richard. The Million Dollar question in
the PSL is whether Kaiser Chiefs will
manage to hang onto their lead or not
and clinch the title?
This Weekend sees the US PGA
Masters in Augusta. South African’s in
the field are Ernie Els, Branden Grace,
Trevor Immelman, Louis Oosthuizen
and Charl Schwartzel. Tim Clark
withdrew after failing to recover in time
from an elbow Injury. Hopefully one of
the South Africans will lift the Trophy
on Sunday!
The Lions are protecting their Den with
all they have and mauled the Bulls in
the dying minutes of their Super Rugby
encounter at Emirates Airline Park on
Saturday. What was interesting on
Saturday, and out of the blue, when it
was announced by The Stormers that
“Duane Vermeulen has been granted
another two weeks rest”.
Reading between the lines and given
the fact that Uncle Viccie, Victor
Matfield, also went under the scope on
Wednesday to have cartilage removed
in his knee, making it two Springbok
Captains being side-lined with knee
injuries the other of course Jean De
Villiers, could mean that Duane is
being rested as a precautionary
measure to lead the Springbok’s in
June.
In Super Rugby the Stormers almost
rose from the dead to clinch victory,
whilst the Cheetahs went down
fighting. The Sharks at the moment
are like Gold Fish swimming in a bowl
in a Pet Shop – they are biding time
and in the process awaiting their fate!
The F1 Grand Prix will take place in
China on Sunday. Will the duel
between Ferrari and Mercedes
continue? Will Red Bull come to the
party? The young Max Verstappen -
he managed to start in the 6th position
in Malaysia, better than what his dad
Jos could ever achieve, that in his 2nd
start. He finished 7th and is now in the
10th position in the 2015 F1
Championship at the age of 17. Will
he continue with his superb
performances?
The Indian Premier League started on
Wednesday and several South African
Cricketers are in action - more about
this next week. Follow us
@SportsRoundUpSA on Twitter.
Facebook: Sports Round Up.
Until next Time
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A 36-year-old abuser
from Mauersnek, near
Ladybrand was convicted
of three counts by the
Ladybrand Regional
Court on 31 March 2015
and was sentenced to 20
years direct imprisonment
and was also declared
unfit to possess a firearm.
It was on 22 July 2012
at about 04:00 in the
morning when Richard
Coangae arrived at his
girlfriend’s house from a
local shebeen. The 29-
year-old girlfriend was
asleep when the accused
arrived and she woke up
to unlock the door for her
boyfriend.
An argument started
and the abuser poured
petrol all over his
girlfriend’s body and set
her alight. The victim
escaped from her own
house and alerted her
relatives. She was taken
to hospital for third
degree burn wounds and
she later died due to
injuries sustained as a
result of the act by her
boyfriend.
A case of murder was
opened and the accused
was arrested. The case
docket was assigned to
Detective Warrant Officer
Schalk Bosch and used
circumstantial evidence
to prove to the court that
indeed the accused
poured paraffin and set
the victim alight. This
circumstantial evidence
was vital during court
proceedings as there was
no eye witness who
witnessed the incident.
Richard Coangae was
then found guilty and
sentenced to the
following counts: count
number one – guilty for
murder and sentenced to
18 years’, count number
two – guilty for assault
with grievous bodily harm
and sentenced to two
years’ and count number
three – guilty for assault
common and sentenced
to six months. During the
sentencing it was proven
that the accused was a
controlling and abusive
boyfriend and it was only
proper that he was
sentenced to 20 years’
and six months direct
imprisonment.
Free State Police
Commissioner,
Lieutenant General
Simon Mpembe pleaded
with victims of abuse to
report any form of abuse
to the Police before the
actual abuse gets worse.
Abuser gets 20 Years for Murder
Detective Sergeant
Moeketsi Maqelepo
commonly known as
Tloks among his
colleagues and reliable
informers ensured that a
27-year-old accused
Lebohang Mpheshea will
spend the next ten
years’ behind bars for
culpable homicide.
It was on Friday
morning of 6 June 2014
at about 06:30 when
Seabata Mokheleli was
on his way to home from
a local tavern. He heard
some music coming
from Lebohang
Mpheshea’s shack. He
went and started
knocking at the door.
Since the music was
playing loud he knocked
for a very long time up
until Lebohang
Mpheshea opened the
door.
Lebohang Mpheshea
started kicking and
hitting Seabata
Mokheleli with fists up
until he fell to the
ground. A local pastor
from a nearby church
called the ambulance
and Seabata Mokheleli
was taken to Mantsopa
Hospital where he later
died. A case of murder
was opened and
Lebohang Mpheshea
was arrested the same
day by Sgt Moeketsi
Maqelepo from the
Ladybrand Detective
Services and he was
assigned to investigate
the case.
During court
proceedings the charge
was changed from
murder to culpable
homicide as the accused
had no intention to kill
the deceased. The
accused was found
guilty by the Ladybrand
Regional Court on the 1
April 2015 and
sentenced to ten years’
direct imprisonment.
Captain Malefetsane
Khalienyane, the
Ladybrand Detective
Service Commander
applauded Tloks for
ensuring that the
accused was found
guilty and sentenced to
ten years’ direct
imprisonment.
10 Years for Culpable Homicide Accused
PHOTO:
Detective
Sergeant
Moeketsi
Maqelepo
of
Ladybrand
SAPS
Lesotho’s major opposition
political parties – The All
Basotho Convention (ABC) and
Basotho National Party (BNP)
have expressed opposition to
the re-instatement of former
Army Commander Lieutenant
General Tlali Kamoli. Kamoli
whom was ousted from his
position by former Prime
Minister Dr. Thomas Thabane
about eight months ago.
The leader of BNP, Chief
Thesele Maseribane, announced
in Maseru on Wednesday that
the former Army Commander
has been lawfully removed from
his position by the former Prime
Minister who is also the leader of
ABC.
“His ouster from the office was
legal because there is a gazette
that supports his removal from
his position,” said Chief
Maseribane, adding that the
New Government has to work
within the principles of good
governance and legality.
If the new Coalition
Government plans to re-instate
him, we would take this decision
as unlawful,” he added.
The legitimate Army
Commander as per the gazette
that was issued by His Majesty
King Letsie III last year is
Lieutenant General
Maaparankoe Mahao he said.
Chief Maseribane pointed out
that if the Government insists on
re-instating Lieutenant General
Kamoli as the Army
Commander, they would write to
the Southern African
Development Community
(SADC) to intervene.
“We are also expecting SADC
to help us in this regard” he
added.
He said SADC has helped
Lesotho to pave the way for the
general elections of 28th
February which they
acknowledged to have been free
and fair.
“We know Lieutenant General
Mahao as the legitimate Army
Commander in Lesotho and not
lieutenant General Kamoli”
added Chief Maseribane.
Oppositions Oppose the Re-Instatement of former Lesotho Army Commander Tlali Kamoli
Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli (centre) re-instatement opposed by Lesotho major opposition parties.
REKORD06 REKORD 03COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
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gehou op Vrydag 27 Maart
2015 en die volgende Komitee
is Verkies: Bernardus
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Brand Snr (Ere-Lid), Werner
Bailey, Braam Duvenage,
Lionel Fook, Ben Groenewald,
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Hobhouse - Barely a month after
stock thieves made off with more
than 40 sheep belonging to a 76
year-old farmer near Hobhouse,
they have yet hit again. They have
left the famer, Sello Matlolane, with
merely a handful of sheep to his
name.
Matlolane has been targeted for a
number of times over a period of
about nine months, with his more
than 200-strong herd of sheep now
has been reduced down to just 18
animals.
Police have meanwhile confirmed
the latest theft from Matlolane's farm
Lindesrust on Thursday night,
saying five of these sheep have
since been recovered.
Martin Xuma of the SAPS said
that three sheep were recovered on
the Lesotho side of the border and
another two on the South African
side.
Farmer left Downhearted by Continued Stock Theft
The tiny mountain kingdom
of Lesotho produced not
one, but two podium places
in this year’s Old Mutual
Two Oceans Marathon,
when Motlokoa Nkhabutlane
and Moeketsi Mosuhli
clinched first and third place
respectively.
Nkhabutlane made his
break at the top of Southern
Cross Drive and took a
convincing win in 03:10:27.
He was followed by Collen
Makaza from Zimbabwe,
who finished in a time of
03:12:41, and Mosuhli, who
reached the finish line a
minute later.
The 30 year old winner,
who was initially worried
about being caught by the
chasing bunch after his
breakaway, said that the
Lesotho team’s strong focus
on group training played a
major role in his and
Mosuhli’s performance.
The early morning dawned
to perfect weather as a sold-
out field of athletes lined up
for their start in Newlands.
Conditions soon turned wet
and chilly when the rain
came down just after 07:00.
“We were grateful for the
rain, as it made for a
pleasantly cool day on the
road and helped to settle
the ash along the Ultra
route,” says Carol Vosloo,
general manager of the Two
Oceans Marathon NPC.
“It was once again
humbling to see how
runners and spectators
embraced the spirit of the
Old Mutual Two Oceans
Marathon. Despite having
had to change the Ultra
route so close to race day,
participants remained
positive and celebrated an
amazing day of running.”
Title Sponsor Old Mutual
had originally offered a R1
million prize to the male and
female runner to break the
Ultra Marathon records. But
as Easter Saturday once
again draws to a close, the
1988 and 1989 records
established by Thompson
Magawana (03:03:44) and
Frith van der Merwe
(03:30:36) respectively,
remain in place for another
year.
Nkhabutlane’s Two Oceans Win close to Magawana’s Record Set
Despite the debate from some quarters as
to whether or not the name of the Free
State province should change, the
Provincial Government has not yet taken a
stance.
Premier Ace Magashule’s spokesperson,
Makalo Mohale said to change a name of a
Government entity would require a thorough
process that had to be gazetted and that
would first need public participation.
Meanwhile, civil rights organisation
AfriForum in the Free State has launched a
campaign to stop the provincial government
from renaming the province.
The organisation said its “Retain the Free
State’s Name” Campaign, which it launched
last month, had seen more than 10 000
people vote against the name change.
Although the Provincial Government has
not yet announced an official process to
rename the province, AfriForum said it felt
strongly about the renaming.
The organisation’s provincial coordinator,
Cornelius Els, said on Tuesday that within
48 hours of the launch of the SMS
campaign, more than 2000 people pledged
their support for the retention of the
province’s name.
“Everyone who wants the Free State’s
name to stay, should SMS “Free State” to
32687. An SMS costs R1. We need wide
support to make it clear that Free State
residents will not passively accept name
changes.”
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The Ladybrand Regional Court sentenced
a braai master from Mahlatswetsa, near
Excelsior to Ten Years’ direct imprisonment
for attempted rape on 31 March 2015 after
he tried to rape an eight-year-old girl at his
house towards the end of 2013.
It was on a Sunday afternoon 24
November 2013 at about 14:45 when the
accused Lebohang Pieter Leburu (28) called
three girls who were playing on the street to
get him some papers that he can use to start
the fire as he was about to braai some meat.
The three girls did as requested and upon
giving the papers to the braai master he
ordered the eight-year-old girl to go inside
his house. He closed the door and took the
little girl to his bedroom and raped her. The
other two girls called one of the neighbours
and told her that their friend has been locked
inside the house. The concerned neighbour
knocked and the accused opened the door.
As the eight-year-old girl came out of the
house, the neighbour asked her what
happened and she told the neighbour that
the accused had just raped her. A case of
rape was opened and assigned to Detective
Constable Sootho Litabe from the
Ladybrand FCS (Family Violence, Child
Protection and Sexual Offences) Unit.
During the court proceedings the medical
report proved that no actual penetration took
place and the rape charge was changed to
attempted rape.
The accused has been in custody ever
since his arrest and was found guilty of
attempted rape and was sentenced to ten
years’ direct imprisonment.
Colonel Abram Raliopane applauded the
Ladybrand FCS Unit for their splendid
thorough investigation that always leads to
convictions.
Braai Master Convicted for Rape
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