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Body found near school

The body of an unknown woman was foundin a farrow near Modderspruit PrimarySchool on Tuesday, 4 August at around10:00. The body was concealed in the veldbeside the Alma road next to MarulaneGame Lodge.

Bela-Bela SAPS Communications Officer,

Forensic personnel moved the body to their vehicle. The unknown woman’s body will be taken for examination in an attempt to determine her cause of death.Photo: TK Mashaba

TK MashabaConstable Maria Maleto, requests that thecommunity report any missing persons atthe station, as that might assist them indiscovering the identity of the deceased.

She said that since the woman’s cause ofdeath was not yet known, there will be aninvestigation to determine what happenedto her.

“It is sad to have cases such as these,especially during Women’s Month,” she

said.The body was found by two men who

were on their way to fetch water from theschool.According to the men, they smelled

something foul and went to investigate.They found the body of the woman in theveld. She was naked except for a bra, andappeared to have been there for some time.They raised the alarm and the school’s

principal, Zanele Ledwaba phoned thepolice.A case has been opened and investigations

are continuing.Ledwaba said that it was one of the most

disturbing sights she had ever seen.“Society has been in a strange mindset

recently,” she said. “I hope that the peoplewho do such things, will be brought tojustice.”

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Four arrested forarmed robbery

TK Mashaba

On Monday, 3 August, the Bela-Bela SAPS receivedinformation on the whereaboutsfor four suspects who arealleged to have committed aseries of business robberies inthe Bela-Bela area.

The suspects, three Africanmen and a Pakistani man agedbetween 22 and 45 years old,were found at Moretele Parkand Ngobi, a village outsideBela-Bela. They were allegedlyin possession of suspected

stolen property includinggroceries, airtime and cutlery.They appeared in the

Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Courton Monday, 3 August, and theircase was postponed toThursday, 13 August.

Bela-Bela SAPSCommunications OfficerConstable Maria Maletothanked the members of thecommunity who assisted thepolice with the arrest, andencouraged the community toreport suspicious activities andpeople to aid in the fight againstcrime.

The DA in Mogalakwena wrote tothe Speaker of the localmunicipality, Andrina Marsemela,to summon ANC councillor DavidLanga of Ward 11 to appear beforethe Ethics Committee to explain hisalleged interference in the allocationof RDP houses in his ward.It is alleged that the councillor has

interfered with RDP housing listsand has opted to neglect people indesperate need of the houses whohave been waiting their turn in the

Mogalakwena councillor accused of RDP cronyismLizzy Bapela

Mogalakwena Local MunicipalityCharlotte Senosha.“The DA urges the Speaker to

accelerate the process ofinvestigation and disciplinary actionin this matter. We also call on themunicipality to urgently meet withWard 11 residents and to open thehousing list up to public scrutiny sothat every applicant has a fair chanceat obtaining a house they can callhome,” she said.At the time of going to press,

municipal spokesperson MaleselaSelokela had not yet responded tothe allegations.

A dilapidated two-room house inMogalakwenawhichaccommodatesten members andis on the verge ofcollapse.

queue.During an oversight visit to

Kwenaite Village in Ward 11,Bakenberg, the DA met withfamilies who have watched Langa’srelatives jump the queue. On familyof ten people is sharing adilapidated two-room house, whileanother nine-person family sharesone shack. The latter family has twodisabled children.“All these families have been

applying for RDP houses, while thecouncillor’s family, friends andcomrades get houses before peoplein need,” said DA councillor in

A licencing operator at theLicensing Department inModimolle appeared before thelocal magistrate’s court onTuesday, 28 July on threecharges of corruption. DavidSello Nawa was arrested onMonday, 27 July.

According to the policespokesperson Warrant OfficerJames Findlay, Nawa allegedly

re-registered vehicles that werestill under finance and fraudulentlychanged the ownership without theoriginal registration papers, as thebank keeps the original papersuntil the vehicle is paid up.

The Detectives noticed thisirregularity when they checked theE-NATIS system. DetectiveWarrant Officer Ross Rossouwvisited the Licensing Departmentand drew the files of the specificvehicles, which came fromMontoya Motors. He found nooriginal registration papers in thefiles.

Warrant Officer Rossouwrequests community members tocontact him on 072 118 9088 ifthey had to do with the suspect inany way and they suspect any

Modimolle licensing operatorcharged with corruption

Lizzy Bapelairregularities.

Meanwhile, attempts to getcomment from the owners ofMontoya Motors failed dismallyas they are reported to havechanged their contact numberssince their arrest followingallegations of operating thegarage fraudulently.

The owners, Ismail Essack andhis son Mohammed were arrestedin May after several charges offraud were levelled against them.They were released on R1 000bail each and are expected backin court shortly. A FinancialInstitution allegedly seized 19vehicles from the garage’spremises and as a precautionarymeasure, the investigating officerin the case confiscated theremaining nine vehicle’s keys.

According to the police, someof the complainants paid forvehicles, but never received themand others sold the garage theirvehicles or traded them in forother vehicles and also, theirvehicles were not settled at therelevant bank for outstandingmoneys owed. The owners thenhad to pay the vehicle theybought at the bank and their oldvehicle that they traded-in aswell.

Alleged mall mugger apprehended

Victims of the alleged ‘mallmugger’ in Bela-Bela might be ableto sleep soundly after it wasreported that an arrest has beenmade in this case.It has been reported that an

unknown man has been robbingemployees of the Bela-Mall whenthey travel home through the town’sindustrial area after dark. One suchvictim said that she was robbed bythe man and hit repeatedly with ahammer. Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla of

the Bela-Bela police said that theyhave been following a few insideleads to these attacks and found that19-year old Joseph Nkuna had beenlinked to the crimes.Pending police investigations,

Nkuna was arrested at his home inthe Bela-Bela Township onWednesday 22 July. A Nokia cellphone, allegedly belonging to oneof the victims, was recovered.Phetla said that there have been no

incidents of the same nature sincethe arrest.He also said that two of the

victims were able to identifyNkuna during recent identityparades.Nkuna made his first appearance

at the Bela-Bela Magistrate Courton Thursday, 23 July where his

Justin Steyn

The alleged ‘Mall Mugger’ Jospeh Nkunu who was arrested forassaulting and robbing employees of the Bela-Mall. Photo Supplied

case was postponed to Thursday,30 July for bail application. Thematter was postponed once again to

Wednesday, 5 August. At the timeof going to press it was not knownif Nkuna had been granted bail.

Stakeholders and several attendees of themonthly rural safety meeting have beencomplaining about infrastructural issues inBela-Bela for the past few months without aword or comment from the localmunicipality.However, attendants were pleasantly

surprised when the town’s mayor, LucasNhlapo, attended this meeting for the very

Mayor to tend to rural safety woesfirst time.The biggest issue for all who attended was

the stray cattle that have been wandering onthe Towoomba road outside of Bela-Bela formonths.Naldu Pieterse of Tromar EMS said that

the emergency services has attended toplenty of accidents concerning the straycattle but said that there were no fatalitiesreported.It has also been reported that a farmer in the

area gathers stray cattle and keeps them until

the owners claim them. This often comeswith a costly fee.Nhlapo said that the issue regarding an

unused pound in Modimolle has been takento provincial authorities and that it is unclearif stray cattle will be placed there.The issue of wood selling has risen once

again with hawkers being reported on theR101 road en route to Thabazimbi. JohanMills, chairperson of AfriForum in Bela-Bela, noted that there have been reports ofwood sellers in and around Hoërskool

Warmbad. Nhlapo said that the municipalityis currently developing bylaws for thesewood sellers and other hawkers, and isexpected to take in effect in the beginning ofSeptember.Before any more complaints and suggested

were heard, the station’s commander LindieMarx suggested that a formal letter becompiled and e-mailed to the mayor’s office.These issues will be discussed in the nextrural safety meeting which will take place onWednesday 26 August

Justin Steyn

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Modimolle Primary School winsR16 000 in the Cup Final

Mzamane Ringane

Modimolle Primary School held acelebratory event last Friday, 31July after winning a whoppingR16 000 in the first round of theCup Final Super Maize Mealschools competition.

The event was part of thefestivities that were held during thehand-over ceremony of the chequefrom Brenner Mills. ModimollePrimary School held this event inconjunction with Brenner Mills andthe beverage company Twizza.

Mr Christian Mangwedi Phalathanked the parents and educatorsfor supporting learners throughoutthe first round of the competition.

Phala vowed that his school wouldwork hard to claim another prize inthe second round of thecompetition, and took anopportunity to thank the maize mealcompany for hosting a competition

that encourages learners to workharder.

Phala also called on all other schoolsto encourage their learners toparticipate in this competition.

Jabu Mbatha who spoke on behalf ofBrenner Mills, said it is part of theirsocial responsibility to give back tothe community.

Mbatha said that this competition isnot the first and would not be the last,and further highlighted that thecompetition would continue till thethird round.

“To all the other schools that did notmake it, we are urging you to workharder in order to stand a good chanceof winning the next round”, he said.

Twizza activation representativeIvan Makgobotloane said they weredelighted to be part of this event,especially given the fact that it was allabout giving back to the community.

Twizza ran prize give-aways duringthe event, where learners wonbackpacks, soft drinks and school

stationery.Modimolle Primary School

principal Raesetja Ramaloko saidshe was delighted with the learnersfor showing commitment, and forhelping the school win thiscompetition.

Ramaloko also thanked Phala whospearheaded the project and all theteachers for motivating the learners.

She said they would start from thebottom and work harder to ensurethat they win both the second andthird rounds of the competition.

The competition gives all the fiveprimary schools in Modimolle achance to enter by collecting emptybags of Cup Final Super MaizeMeal, with the highest collectorwinning prize-money for theirefforts.

The prize for the second roundwould be another R16 000, and astaggering R18 000 would beawarded to the school that wins thethird round.

Modimolle Primary School walked away with R16 000. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

WoF Limpopo prepareslandowners for thepeak of the fire season

The Department ofEnvironmental Affairs’Working on Fire (WoF)Program has announced thatLimpopo is among theprovinces that areapproaching the peak of the2015 fire season.

According to the WoFLimpopo Provincialspokesperson MatemaGwangwa, the province alsoexperienced the worst fireseason in recent history in2014. The WoF started withthe preparations of the peakof the 2015 fire season,where they are also assistinglandowners, Fire ProtectionAssociations andcommunities to prepare.

Gwangwa said that the latesummer rains in the provincehad resulted in heavy, dense,and thick vegetation, whichwill make firefighting moredifficult and challenging.

Provincial General ManagerSam Maepa said that theirfirefighters are more thanready to tackle the wild landfires. He said that they havebeen assessed and qualifiedfor such incidents.

Maepa emphasized that theWoF’s main mandate is to

address the prevention andcontrol of wildfires.

As part of their preparationsfor the fire season, WoFteams of firefighters startedwith projects such as creatingfirebreaks for landownersacross the province and arealso conducting block burnsfor landowners. The FireAwareness teams are also outconducting educationalcampaigns to schools andcommunities, educating themabout the dangers of fire andequipping them with theskills they will need to reactproperly during fires.

“This year we are workingvery closely with the districtand local municipalities andwe believe that we will workvery well together in fightingand preventing fires acrossthe province. We urgelandowners and farmers towork closely with the FPSs,”said Maepa.

Since 1 May 2015, WoF hasattended to 79 fires across theprovince, deploying 32 teamsof firefighters to suppress thefires. Maepa said that 13WoF found resources, whichconsist of fire trucks, bussesand bakkies, are ready toassist the 650 firefighters inthe province when they tacklethe wildfires.

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WoF Limpopo is preparing landowners for the peak ofthe fire season. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Three suspects were arrested, a carimpounded and a case opened on Thursday,30 July, in a suspected drug-relatedincident.

“A man came to the Vaalvater PoliceStation and reported that he had beendrugged and robbed,” said Constable SimonMakhuvele of the Vaalwater SAPS.“Apparently he was hitchhiking toModimolle when three men in a whiteHyundai with Gauteng number platesoffered him a lift. He said that he had beeninjected with an unknown substance, andshortly began to feel dizzy and ‘spacedout’. The three divested him of all hisvaluables and dumped him on the side ofthe road like a sack of potatoes.”

The three suspects were arrested later onthe same day, and police are said to havefound syringes in their vehicles.

An investigation has been opened, and alaboratory has been asked to identify thedrug in the syringes.

“We suspect that there could have beenmore than one such incident,” saidMakhuvele. “We urge anyone who mayhave fallen victim to a similar incident toplease report the case at the nearest police

Three arrested in drug-related incident

Constable Simon Makhuvele with thewhite Hyundai believed to have beenused in the crime. The police foundsyringes in the vehicle, believed to havebeen used in the crime. Photo: MarleneVermaak

Marlene Vermaak

station.”The three suspects appeared in the

Modimolle Magistrate’s Court on Monday,3 August.

Bela-Bela’s Nicolas Malete spent R18 000to upgrade the interior of his car, a largechunk of that on the sound equipment.Unfortunately for him, when he woke up

in the early morning of Friday, 31 July, hisbeloved Toyota Conquest was gone.“I still can’t believe it, it feels like a

dream,” he said.The vehicle is grey and its registration

number was CSH 862 L.Malete says that he cannot imagine how

the thieves managed to push the car outsidethe yard, start it and drive off withoutanyone hearing.“My car is loud,” he said. “Especially the

power booster I installed. People can hear itfrom a distance but I didn’t hear anythingthat day.”Malete said that he had called the police

and was still hoping to have his belovedvehicle returned to him.Anyone who has information pertaining to

the case was urged to contact the Bela-BelaSAPS or Malete himself, on 073 374 0472.

Local resident’s modified carsnatched

Nico Malete’s tricked-out ToyotaConquest, which was stolen on Friday,31 July. Photo supplied

TK Mashaba

MEC aims for good governance in schools

The MEC for Education in LimpopoIshmael Kgetjepe is embarking on meetingswith the newly elected members of SchoolsGoverning Body (SGB) in different parts ofthe province as part of inaugurating them.

Departmental spokesperson DoctorNaledzani Rasila said that the meetings areaimed at addressing the SGB members ongood governance in schools. The first eventtook place in the Capricorn District onFriday, 31 July, with Waterberg’s expectedto take place sometime in August.

“The role of the SGB is to ensure that theschool runs smoothly and efficiently. Theyare there to contribute in improving thequality of education and ensure goodgovernance in schools. With functionalSGBs, the schools will be able to worktowards delivering quality education acrossall the grades,” said Doctor Rasila.

Meanwhile, the Department has throughtheir Employee Health and Wellness unit,organised a physical wellness day foreducators across the province in line withthe theme; “striving for a competent and amotivated work force”. This is a pilotproject targeting one teaching cluster in allthe districts and focuses on the motto “ahealthy mind creates a healthy body”.

Doctor Rasila said that the health walk willalso involve other sporting genres. He addedthat the purpose is to promote healthylifestyles and a healthy work force in a form

Limpopo MEC for Education IshmaelKgetjepe. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela

of a better diet and more physical activity;prevent premature deaths and unnecessarydisabilities due to chronic diseases. Medicalscreening will be conducted during the events.

Doctor Rasila further said that the ventsshow recognition that the Department isindeed a caring employer. In Waterberg, thedistrict event will take place at Shongwanesports grounds on the morning of Friday, 7August.

10-year old girl raped in Leseding

A ten-year old girl who lives in aninformal settlement near Leseding inVaalwater was allegedly raped onWednesday 29 July. Three boys betweenthe ages of 10 and 17 were allegedlyinvolved in the incident.The three suspects were arrested on the

same day by the Vaalwater SAPS and havebeen moved to the Bosasa Youth Centre in

Marlene VermaakPolokwane.“The Centre is experienced in handling

minors charged with crimes, and thethree will be held there until theinvestigation is completed,” saidConstable Simon Makhuvele,spokesperson for the Vaalwater SAPS.The girl received medical and

psychiatric help on the day the incidenthappened, and is recuperating at home.The case is still under investigation by

the Vaalwater SAPS.

Nyaope problem worries communityand leaders in Bela - Bela

Lizzy Bapela

The problem of drug abuse in Bela-Belahas caused serious concern among the localcommunity, political leaders, governmentstakeholder departments and communitybased structures.The event on the International Day against

Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking that washeld at the local community hall onThursday, 30 July bears testimony to thestatement, as the attendees shared theirviews on the matter.MEC for the Department of Health and

Social Development in Limpopo JoyceMashamba, Waterberg District executivemayor Councillor Tlotlanang Mogotlaneand Bela-Bela Mayor Lucas Nhlapo led thepeople in attending the event. Also presentwere the well-known drug fighting groupnamed the Concerned Parents FightingAgainst Drug Abuse (CoPFADA), Light ofAfrica, Community Policing Forum andmembers of the local House of Traditionalleaders among others.CoPFADA expressed their concerns over

Stakeholder departments preparing for the door-to-door campaign.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Door-to-doorcampaignstakeholders onduty to compilerelevantinformation aheadof the drug abuseevent.Photo: LizzyBapela

their struggle for recognition from businesscommunities and government leaders,saying that the problem is a disturbance tothe society and affects all who live in thecommunity. The group has conductedvarious marches with the intervention of thelocal SAPS and has even visited the homesof the dealers in trying to get the messagethroughout the area. They also do not misscourt cases when such dealers appear,voicing their concerns in a form ofpicketing to get the magistrate in charge tohear their appeal to refuse bail to thesuspects.Meanwhile, the local Department of Health

and Social Development, SAPS, stakeholderdepartments and members of variouscommunity based structures recentlyconducted a door-to-door campaign as abuild-up to the event. The aim of thecampaign was to compile a survey on theamount of drug usage and damage in thearea in order to have a guideline whenhosting the event. The campaign was alsoaimed at bringing people from all walks oflife together and get them to share ideas andsolutions to the problem.

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Klaas Mabunda, a local resident,writes: The African proverb has in therecent days within the battle for theresuscitation of the fading ANCYL,gained relevance as it says;

“It is not the size of the dog in thefight, it is the size of the fight in thedog.”

It does so triumphant to thedislocation of tact and perhapsnecessity for action or inaction, timingbeing a key role player, and thus we arecharged with a responsibility to engagein our intrinsic selves, without beingimpressionists.

The occurrence towards or betweenComrades Boy Mamabolo and FikileMbalula, is but the weakness in thecomprehension of politics and what apolitician is.

I do not remember a consistentoccurrence wherein emotions arecentres of consideration in politics, norwhen bitterness is embraced byfactuality, rather have I seen sympathybeing eroded by our inability to containour discontents.

Comrade Boy Mamabolo, I haveknown my entire political life, so iswith Comrade Fikile Mbalula, but Ialso knew that in them there arepolitical ambitions, ambitions whichwithout discipline their realization is adeep wait, and therefore insults doesnot provide a monopoly to self-importance.

Comrade Boy towards ComradeFikile, threatened the moral standing ofthe ANCYL and its reputation thereto,attracting disciplinary actions againsthimself, particularly as the attack waslevelled to Mbalula for theorganizational decision hecommunicated to the Limpopo ANCYLPGC.

The National Conference should makeamendments on the ANCYLconstitution, with regard to the use ofsocial media, and impose punishmentsfor such transgressions, so as to be ableto impose sustainable disciplinarymeasures against ill-gotten behaviours.

We are all human, we are subjected bynature to err. However, our conductshould not render us blind toremembering that the integrity of theANCYL is weakened by our utterances.

Both the NTT and the disgruntledANCYL members in Limpopo musttake kind lessons from the belowAfrican proverb as it says that;

“The man who removes a mountainbegins by carrying away small stones.”

The road ahead requires fit feet towalk on, thus the newly appointedProvincial Task Team should besupported at all material moments, inorder to ensure that the strength of theANC is not tempered with.

The continuity of wisdom is toremember to accept to be led.

David Sebelebele writes: The DAModimolle councillors vehementlychallenges the ANC run-municipalityto consider doing the honourablething, stop making the belovedModimolle municipality and itspeople a laughing stock.

Just recently and to more precise,seven days ago, this municipalityonce again did what it has both beengood at and known for, appointing tothe position with extraordinarypublic trust element an individual ofboth questionable and dubious trackrecord.

This appointment was pushedthrough regardless of fierce DAopposition thereto over and abovethe unshakable reality that suchexercise overwhelmingly defied alllogic humanly imaginable.

This person who among others hadbeen in the service and on thepayroll of the municipality for all thewrong reasons has hitherto tangiblybeen implicated in cases ofcorruption and embezzlementrunning into millions of rands whichby all standards are beyondquantification.

The overwhelming body ofevidence attesting to the afore-goingis inter alia at the disposal ofCoGHSTA.

Modimolle communities by andlarge deserve better includingimmediate suspension of thisemployee immediately above failingwhich DA in Modimolle will bedearth of any viable option exceptroping in other governmentalinstitutions, including Chapter NineInstitutions.

The fit for purpose concept must befactored into the standard againstwhich eligibility for any appointmentat municipal level is determined ifwe are indeed serious aboutsustainable quality service deliveryevery South African citizen isconstitutionally entitled to.

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The MEC for the Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlementsand Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) inLimpopo, Makoma Makhurupetje,expressed the Department’s regrets at thedeath of another initiate in the province.The initiate died at George Masebe

Hospital, bringing the count of initiateswho have lost their lives since the start ofthe initiation season up to three.The initiate, aged 22, was enrolled in a

legal school belonging to Matlala BakoniTraditional Council in the WaterbergDistrict.Departmental spokesperson Callies

Matlala said that the cause of the initiate’sdeath is not yet known, as post-mortemresults have not been released.He emphasized that initiation schools

were expected to conclude the weekendbefore schools reopened.The MEC sent her condolences to the

family.“We had hoped to have no deaths this

season,” she said. “Unfortunately this hasnot been the case.We are worried that the death toll has

been higher than in previous seasons, butwe will continue to engage all thestakeholders with the aim of finding alasting solution to this problem.”Meanwhile in Bela-Bela, The BEAT has

received information that an initiatearrived at the local police station seriouslyinjured. The initiate had apparently beenwhipped. The source said that the initiateappeared to be in his early twenties andappeared to be in extreme pain from thealleged whipping.Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla of the

Bela-Bela Police said that there were norecords of a case with such a description intheir records.He said that the partied involved might

have decided not to open a case, eventhough the alleged victim ended up inhospital.

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Limpopo premier Stan Mathabatha andthe Sikwane congregation from theDutch Reformed Church of Botswana(DRCB) visited the Uniting ReformedChurch in SA (URCSA) Bela-Belacongregation.

The Bela-Bela congregation hosted thevisitors from Friday, 17 to Monday, 20July for a Christian partnership.

On Saturday the 18th, the visitors weretaken on a tour to Bela-Bela ForeverResorts, and then attended the normalSunday service together, with ReverendPheto Mosima conducting the liturgy.Minister and moderator of the DRCBotswana, who is also the DeputyPresident of the Botswana Council ofChurches; Reverend Cooper Sekatepreached from the book of Genesis 4: 1-16, the story of Cain and Abel, followedby the Holy Communion served by

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The former secretary of the YoungCommunists League, now Deputy Ministerin the Presidency, Buti Manamela,distributed reusable sanitary towels toschool girls who are unable to afford themin his hometown of Modimolle.The Deputy Minister visited Modimolle’s

Solomon Mahlangu High School as part ofthe school’s reopening program on Monday,20 July. He addressed the learners on theissues they may face in their daily lives.Modimolle Mayor Kgaretja Lekalakala

and councillors, officials and managementfrom the local municipality accompaniedthe deputy minister during his visit. Theyassisted him in distributing the gifts to thegirls, giving them advice on womanhoodand the use of the towels.In his address at the school’s assembly,

Deputy Minister Manamela encouragedlearners to persevere in their education andstay in school.The minister’s spokesperson Matshepo

Seedat said that the sanitary towels thatwere distributed are manufactured locallyand are reusable for up to five years. She

Reverend Mosima.Premier Mathabatha was the keynote

speaker and the ministers prayed for himafter his speech.

They include reverends DintoaMahlabe of the AME, Jeremiah Kgaboof Lutheran Church and Mosima of theURCSA; all from Bela-Bela, as well asSekate of the DRC Botswana.

After the prayer, the Botswana visitorshanded over presents to PremierMathabatha, Reverend Mosima andURCSA council member and convenorof Events and managements commissionMpolokeng Mokoena. The hostingcongregation also received a certificateof appreciation and a cup by the visitingcongregation.

“It was the day that the Lord has madeand we all rejoiced in Him. Ourcongregation will be visiting the DutchReformed Church of Botswana soon tostrengthen the partnership,” saidReverend Mosima.

Limpopo premier andBotswana congregationvisit Bela-Bela church

added that this ensures that young girlsfrom poor families are well-looked after inschool for up to five years.After interacting with the learners and the

school’s management, the team proceededto the local FH Odendaal Hospital for themonitoring visit. Here, the Deputy Ministerreceived complaints about the services atthe hospital.“Patients here at the hospital say that they

wait for too long to be assisted and withtheir ailing, they could catch more virusesin the process. We also learned thatmedication sometimes does not getdelivered on time, meaning that patientswith chronic illnesses such as the ones onARVs and TB treatments suffer more andthis impacts negatively on their treatment.As the Department responsible forPlanning, Monitoring and Evaluation, it isour mandate to see to it that the challengesraised here today are attended to and wewill be monitoring the process,” saidManamela.He emphasized that they will be working

together with the frontline service deliveryoffice to ensure that a report is filed and thelocal Department of Health is engaged toplay their part on what needs to be done.

Deputy Minister distributessanitary towels in Modimolle

The Sikwanecongregationfrom the DutchReformedChurch ofBotswanavisited theircounterparts inBela-Bela for aChristianpartnership.Photo: LizzyBapela

Thecongregations

had a heart-warming

church service.Photo: Lizzy

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The premierandrepresentativesof thecongregationsposed forphotos withtheir presentsafter theservice. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

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28-year old local singer Vernecia Koveerhas won second place in the Idol Infocompetition recently held at Modi Mall.

The competition was organized byModimolle Tourism, Modi Mall andWaterberg Radio, and took place onSaturday, 25 July.

Koveer started singing at an early age.“I started singing when I was in primary

school and I’ve sung in choirs and musicconcerts while I was in Tshwane,” shesaid. “Music has always been mycomfort.

I have performed at the State Theatreand I am currently working on myalbum.”

Koveer said that she is working withlocal artists in Bela-Bela on her album.

Vernecia Koveer with the trophy she wonat Idol Info in Modimolle. Photo supplied

Local girl wins Modi Mall Idols

Deputy Minister inthe PresidencyButi Manamelaaddressedlearners fromModimolle’sSolomonMahlangu HighSchool during hisvisit to the arearecently. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

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Members of the Edcon Group consistingof Jet and JetMart Stores acrossLimpopo together with their nationalhead office recently embarked on acharity drive, donating goodies to needyinstitutions in different parts of theprovince.

In the Waterberg District, the teamvisited the home of handicappedchildren in Bela-Bela, Huis Talje andinteracted with the staff and thechildren. They also donated groceries,toiletries and scuffs among other itemsand spend the day with the children,learning about their day-to-day life.

Bela-Bela JetMart store managerVeronica Mkhabela said that their aimwas to take time off work and spend itwith the children in honour of NelsonMandela’s legacy. She added that theyalso raised the funds to buy them thedonated items.

Meanwhile, Bela-Bela’s HleketaniPrimary School held an event welcomevisitors from Venezuela on Thursday, 30July. The delegation aimed to celebrateMandela Month by spending the daywith the learners, as the late presidentNelson Mandela oved children and theydonated bangs with goodies to over 500learners.

School principal Julia Mogashoa ledher staff members in welcoming and

acknowledging the visitors’ presenceand their interest in their school. Shesaid that it always makes a huge impactin a child’s mind to receive a giftshowing them that they are loved andappreciated. Mogashoa further said thatmaking a difference in the little ones’lives is always a blessing and teachersare encouraged to keep them motivatedat all times.Learners from different grades

rendered entertainment items for thevisitors including poetry, traditionaldances and choir.Also, MEC for the Department of

Sport, Arts and Culture in LimpopoNandi Ndalane conducted her charitywork by spending time with more than600 children from the crèches inMogalakgwena Local Municipality. TheDepartment joined the global call toaction for people to recognise theirability to have positive effects on othersaround them and hosted the JuniorDipapadi; one of its flagshipprogrammes. The event was held atHlamalani Sport Ground in Tshama-hansi Village on Tuesday, 28 July.The programme provides children with

an opportunity to realise their fullpotential in sport, furthermore providesphysical active play for children. Theactivities of the day included sack race,egg race, bottle race, peg race, waterbottle race, tug of war, river bank andbalancing.

The Waterberg’s MandelaMonth celebration wrap up

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Modimolle’s Lekkerbreek Primary Schoolto represent the Modimolle Circuit in boysand girls soccer at the provincial level.

Lekkerbreek Primary collected 18 pointsfrom the eight games they played,managing to score a total of 10 goals.

Dagbreek Primary School ended the racein second place, with 16 points.

Maokeng Primary School, ModimollePrimary School and Hector PetersonPrimary School all collected six points eachduring their battle for the top spot.

The girls’ team also outclassed thecompetition and claimed the top spot on thelog, also securing 18 points.

Coach Lesibana Ditle, who is also aneducator at the school, said that theirsuccess is a result of hard work and thesupport they received from the school’smanagement.

“Our players have enough time to practicesince we have dedicated Wednesday tosports activities at our school. We alsopractice on other days after school hours, toensure that our team is fully prepared tocompete at any level,” he said.

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Elias Dikoko and Sello Molokomme,also known as Batista, the two membersof Team Shape, brought home trophiesduring the Gauteng North IntermediateShow held in Tshwane on 25 July.

The Bela-Bela bodybuilders said thatthey have been doing well incompetitions.

They say that they want to inspireother young people to be bodybuildersas well.

“We still need a lot of young people tojoin us so that we can representWaterberg and Limpopo well in thosegames,” said Dikoko.

Dikoko won first place in the Under-75kg in the senior category, whileMolokomme came in on third place in

Bela-Bela High School will berepresenting the Waterberg region in theUnder-15 Coca-Cola Cup SchoolTournament after it triumphed in thetournament hosted in Bela-Bela recently.

The team said that they were eager toproceed to the next round after winning allthree their games in order to face MaopeHigh School, who they beat 2-1 in thefinal.

They beat A.B. Makapane 2-1, Ditheku4-0, and Malebo 1-0 before going on tothe finals.

Sam Modise, former Total Surrender andDiesel ‘n Dust player, was the coach forBela-Bela High School team.

“I have blended a new combination onthese boys and I am glad that they playedwell in all their games,” he said.

“It felt good,” he said. “We understoodeach other and they saw me more as a

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Maks Chisanyama, run by Menzi Ngwenya,Ashely Mollie and Kershaia Mollie will bepartnering with Pick n Pay to host a netballtournament at the Bela-Bela CommunityHall on Sunday, 9 August.

According to Ngwenya, the tournamentorganizer, the tournament will have sixlocal netball teams battling it out for prizes.

“The plan is to host an annualtournament,” Ngwenya said.

There will be prizes to be won as well astrophies for first, second, and third place.

The tournament is also aimed atcelebrating women’s month, and there willbe entertainment at the community hall. Anafter party will be held at the Chisanyamawith several lady DJs as guests.

“We invite everyone to join us for thelaunch of the tournament,” he said.

Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando Pirates fans and supporters from different sections inBela-Bela gathered at the soccer fanatic Edward Serema aka Mabutsu’s hometo watch the Soweto derby on Saturday, 1 August. The attendees were treated toa heavy meal and drinks after the match viewing. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lekkerbreek Primary will be representing the Modimolle circuit at the provinciallevel later in August. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Ditle said that he is working closely withDeon Bodiba in building up the boys’soccer team. He mentioned that workingwith young people is hard work, but with abit of patience and dedication they can alwaysfind a way to succeed.

The girls’ team coach Leon Makhubela alsoemphasized that working with youngstersrequires patience.

Makhubela said that when he started coachingthe girls’ team at the school, he was workingwith the Under-10 girls, who have sincegraduated to the Under-13 team.

“I started by grooming the Under-10 girls. Istarted them from scratch, teaching them thebasics and everything about football. It was notan easy task, so it required patience,” he said.

He said that they managed to reach thedistrict level in 2014, and expressed hishope that the team will reach theprovincial level of the competition thistime around.

Makhubela expressed his gratitudetoward fellow educators Hezekiel Moatsheand Albert Tshisevhe for theircontribution.

According to Ditle, the next round of thecompetition was scheduled for Friday, 14August, at an as-yet-unannounced venue.

Lekkerbreek PrimarySchool beats the pack

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Elias Dikokoand SelloMolokommewith theirtrophies. Photo:TK Mashaba

the senior Under-70 kg.“Our biggest challenge is logistics,”

said Molokomme. “We are mostly usingour own money to travel to thoseevents.”Dikoko and Molokomme are planning

to host a bodybuilding competition in2016 near Bela-Bela.“We are still looking for sponsors and

donors to do this,” said Dikoko. “Theearlier we start, the better.”Team Shape will be going on to

another provincial bodybuildingcompetition which will be held onSaturday, 8 August in Tshwane and theywish to have support from localsupporters when they take part.“People who want to travel with us can

call us on 063 061 6695.” They alsothanked those who wished them luck onsocial media.

Team Shape brings home prizes

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Bela-Bela High School Under-15 representsdistrict in Coca-Cola Copa Cup

Maks Chisanyamaand Pick n Pay hostsnetball tournament

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Bela-Bela HighSchool player onthe attack.Photo:TK Mashaba

friend than as a coach.”Modise said that his boys will have a

bright future if they play the way theyhave been playing when they go to the

provincial level of the tournament.The date of the provincial level of the

tournament is not finalized, but they willbe playing in Tzaneen outside Polokwane.