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P05 13 February 2015, PLATINUM KOSH, E-mail: [email protected] | [email protected] Happy Chinese New Year! Wêreldbiddag vir Vroue Babuile no longer in Legislature POSSIBLE TRADE IN RHINO HORN Can legalised trade ‘Save the Rhino’? Volunteer adjudicators sought to inspire young writers Police apprehend suspects for public violence What most westerners would refer to as ‘Thursday )HEUXDU\ ¶ ZLOO PDUN WKH ¿UVW GD\ RI WKH &KL- nese New Year. $FFRUGLQJ WR VFKRODUV WKLV \HDU ZLOO EH &KLQHVH <HDU RU DQG RQ WKH &KLQHVH ]RGLDF WKLV ZLOO be a year of the goat. Traditionally this day is marked with brightly coloured garments, especially red, which is believed to bring good fortune to the wearer and the exchange of gifts. Happy New Year Klerksdorp – ‘n Biddag wat deel vorm van die Wêreldbiddag vir Vroue word op Vrydag 6 Maart in die Hervormde kerk Doringkruin op die hoek van Boekenhout- en Hibiscuslaan gehou. Dit begin om 10:00. Die tema is “Verstaan julle wat Ek vir julle gedoen het?” Die fokusland van die biddag is die Bahamas. Mense wat alle denominasies word hartlik uitgenooi om die biddag by te woon. Mans is ook welkom. Die verrigtinge is tweetalig. Die dankoffers gaan aan die Vrouebiddag-organ- isasie. Navrae kan gerig word aan Mientjie by 083 256 9316 of Salomè by 018 468 3625. Klerskdorp ± 3DSLNL %DEXLOH &KLHI :KLS RI WKH ()) in North West, is no long a member of the Legislature. 6XVDQ 'DQWMLH RI WKH 6SHDNHU¶V RI¿FH QRWL¿HG WKH OHDG- er of the EFF of Babuile’s removal on Wednesday 4 February. In January it was reported that Babuile did his party work from jail. In 2014, he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment IRU WKH PXUGHU RI 'DYLG &KLND UHJLRQDO VHFUHWDU\ RI WKH $IULFDQ 1DWLRQDO &RQJUHVV $FFRUGLQJ WR PHGLD UH- ports, he received his December and January salaries while behind bars. 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The committee comprises over a cross-section of stakeholders from both the public and private sector; this includes representatives from law-enforcement DJHQFLHV 6$13DUNV WKH VFLHQWL¿F FRPPXQLW\ WKH immigration service, the revenue service, the con- servation industry, private wildlife owners, commu- QLW\ RUJDQL]DWLRQV DV ZHOO DV QRQJRYHUQPHQWDO RU- JDQL]DWLRQV 1*2¶V DQG WUDGLWLRQDO OHDGHUVKLS The third annual SkryfNet writing competition entitled ³*HWWLQJ WKH IXWXUH ZULWLQJ´ ZLOO EH ODXQFKHG VKRUWO\ DQG offers primary school learners between the ages of 6 and 13 the opportunity to put pen to paper and relate their stories in either Afrikaans, English, Sotho or Zulu. 2UJDQLVHU 2ZHQ 0VLPDQJRLV D 6RXWK $IULFDQ H[SDWUL- ate living in the UK and is passionate about the devel- opment of our future generations. He names a long list of South African writers who have applied their talents in writing the captivating, sometimes tragic, always co- lourful story of South Africa, the “world in one country”. He says the stories, whether short or long (butless than 1000 words) written by pen on paper or in a word GRFXPHQW ZLOO EH UHDG DQG DVVHVVHG E\ TXDOL¿HG DG- judicators and broadcast widely to be read or heard by as wide an audience as possible. So stories need to be original. Besides the obvious bragging rights that come with winning this competition, there will also be book vouch- er to the value of R450 for the best writer and a R150 voucher for the runner up. Perhaps the most important thing that may spring from this contest is the discovery of a few young and brilliant writers, eager to follow in the footsteps some of the great writers such as J R R 7RONLHQ - . 5RZOLQJ & 6 /HZLV /HZLV &DUURO 3LHWHU Pieterse or Roal Dahl. For more information, contact Owen Msimango at [email protected] Delareyville – Employees of the Department of Pub- lic Works and Roads’ Extended Public Works Pro- gramme (EPWP) appeared in the Delareyville Magis- WUDWH¶V &RXUW WKLV ZHHN RQ FKDUJHV RI SXEOLF YLROHQFH This follows on an incident on Tuesday 10 February when approximately 500 protesters barricaded the N14 road with stones and shrubs at about 08:30, de- manding permanent employment. &RO 6DEDWD 0RNJZDERQH SROLFH VSRNHVSHUVRQ VD\V they allegedly threw stones and refused to be ad- GUHVVHG E\ DQ RI¿FLDO IURP WKH GHSDUWPHQW ZKR FDPH to talk to them. They allegedly did this despite being LQIRUPHG WKDW WKH 0(& RI 3XEOLF :RUNV ZLOO DGGUHVV them later during the day. Around 13:30, the protesters reportedly became even more aggressive and insisted to be addressed by the 0(& RI 3XEOLF :RUNV 5RDGV In order to disperse the crowd, the police had to use rubber bullets and no reports of injuries have been re- ported at this stage. 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Transcript of 13 February 2015, PLATINUM KOSH, E-mail: alet@platinumkosh ... · 13 February 2015, PLATINUM KOSH,...
P0513 February 2015, PLATINUM KOSH, E-mail: [email protected] | [email protected]
Happy Chinese New Year!
Wêreldbiddag vir Vroue
Babuile no longer in Legislature
POSSIBLE TRADE IN RHINO HORN
Can legalised trade ‘Save the Rhino’?
Volunteer adjudicators sought
to inspire young writers
Police apprehend suspects for public violence
What most westerners would refer to as ‘Thursday -
nese New Year.
be a year of the goat. Traditionally this day is marked with brightly coloured garments, especially red, which is believed to bring good fortune to the wearer and the exchange of gifts. Happy New Year
Klerksdorp – ‘n Biddag wat deel vorm van die Wêreldbiddag vir Vroue word op Vrydag 6 Maart in die Hervormde kerk Doringkruin op die hoek van Boekenhout- en Hibiscuslaan gehou.Dit begin om 10:00. Die tema is “Verstaan julle wat Ek vir julle gedoen het?”Die fokusland van die biddag is die Bahamas.Mense wat alle denominasies word hartlik uitgenooi om die biddag by te woon.Mans is ook welkom. Die verrigtinge is tweetalig.Die dankoffers gaan aan die Vrouebiddag-organ-isasie.Navrae kan gerig word aan Mientjie by 083 256 9316 of Salomè by 018 468 3625.
Klerskdorpin North West, is no long a member of the Legislature.
-er of the EFF of Babuile’s removal on Wednesday 4 February. In January it was reported that Babuile did his party work from jail. In 2014, he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment
-ports, he received his December and January salaries while behind bars. His annual package is more than R1 million.
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bama, Klerksdorp, when he was shot and killed out-side his home on 14 December 2012.
Zukiswa Mbombo commended the entire criminal justice system involved in the case for ensuring the
send a clear message that crime does not pay and that the police will not hesitate to deal with any person who transgresses the law,” she said.
Tuesday, 10 February 2015, the Minister of Environ-mental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa announced a new
feasibility of a trade in rhino horn.Part of the committee’s role will be to investigate the current rhino situation. The committee will also eval-uate ways of preventing illegal poaching and illegal trade in rhino horn. They will have to consider what would happen if trade was to be an option and look at potential models or mechanisms for trade and criteria/ conditions, strictly controlled trade or more open regulated trade.Another important role that this committee will be playing when looking for new ways of protecting and sustaining natural resources, is the increased in-volvement of communities, including possible com-
communities. The committee comprises over a cross-section of stakeholders from both the public and private sector; this includes representatives from law-enforcement
immigration service, the revenue service, the con-servation industry, private wildlife owners, commu-
-
The third annual SkryfNet writing competition entitled
offers primary school learners between the ages of 6 and 13 the opportunity to put pen to paper and relate their stories in either Afrikaans, English, Sotho or Zulu.
-ate living in the UK and is passionate about the devel-opment of our future generations. He names a long list of South African writers who have applied their talents in writing the captivating, sometimes tragic, always co-lourful story of South Africa, the “world in one country”.He says the stories, whether short or long (butless than 1000 words) written by pen on paper or in a word
-judicators and broadcast widely to be read or heard by as wide an audience as possible. So stories need to be original.Besides the obvious bragging rights that come with winning this competition, there will also be book vouch-er to the value of R450 for the best writer and a R150 voucher for the runner up. Perhaps the most important thing that may spring from this contest is the discovery of a few young and brilliant writers, eager to follow in the footsteps some of the great writers such as J R R
Pieterse or Roal Dahl. For more information, contact Owen Msimango at [email protected]
Delareyville – Employees of the Department of Pub-lic Works and Roads’ Extended Public Works Pro-gramme (EPWP) appeared in the Delareyville Magis-
This follows on an incident on Tuesday 10 February when approximately 500 protesters barricaded the N14 road with stones and shrubs at about 08:30, de-manding permanent employment.
they allegedly threw stones and refused to be ad-
to talk to them. They allegedly did this despite being
them later during the day.Around 13:30, the protesters reportedly became even more aggressive and insisted to be addressed by the
In order to disperse the crowd, the police had to use rubber bullets and no reports of injuries have been re-ported at this stage. Together 26 men and 17 women were arrested.
