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MM forcibly removed

Drama unfolded in the office of the Municipal Manager as SAMWU members forcibly removed the Municipal Manager, Mr Linda Tshabalala, from his office while the Acting Municipal manager, Ms Makasase Radebe, looked on. Inset: The Municipal Manager calmly walks down the stairs to the parking lot.

- opens case of intimidation

Full story on page 2

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STANDERTON - In a dramatic turn of events, Lekwa Municipal Manager, Mr Linda Tshabalala, was forcibly removed from office by angry SAMWU members on Monday morning, 4 April. Workers stormed into the Manager’s office and requested him to vacate the office. He defended himself by saying he’s due back after his extended special leave expired on 31 March. Workers argued that he must remain on leave until the MEC’s Section 106 investigation is completed and the report is tabled to SAMWU by the MEC of CoGTA, Ms Refilwe Motshweni.

Mr Vusi Dhlamini, the chairman of the local SAMWU branch said that workers were aware that the special leave granted to the manager expires on 31 March, as SAMWU wrote a letter to the Executive Mayor of Lekwa Municipality, Councillor Linda Dhlamini, to extend the manager’s leave until the MEC’s investigation and report was submitted per agreement, reached on 8 March, between the MEC and SAMWU. The Executive Mayor did not respond to the letter until the following Monday when the Municipal Manger reported to work. “We made it very clear to the MM that he must stay away from the office until we receive a report from the MEC,” Mayor Dhlamini said.

Scores of municipal workers left the areas in which they were

working and waited outside the municipal building, while about twenty workers led by SAMWU leaders went to remove the manager from his office. Initially the manager was reluctant to move out, but workers pleaded with him to move out peacefully. He obliged and walked out. He was followed to his car in the parking lot from where he drove away. Workers returned to work peacefully but vowed to return to remove him if he dares come back again before the MEC’s report is released.

When asked for comment, Tshabalala gave this statement: “I am still busy with the police. My statement is basically that the employees involved in this have other motives than labour relations. It is my understanding that all issues in their memorandum were addressed. The corruption allegation requires them to provide evidence - to date there is none. I sense very deep hatred from one or two shop stewards and that is unfair.

Unfortunately they are very intimidating toward other employees, they have no respect for authority at all. Unfortunately South Africa has laws which guarantee rights, with responsibilities. Peaceful demonstrations will always be supported, but any criminal behaviour or misconduct at the workplace should never be allowed or condoned by any patriotic citizen.” DM

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STANDERTON – Lekwa Local Municipality’s woes are far from over. If the council can adhere to their legislative obligations this time around and do the honourable thing by investigating suspected financial mismanagement as the Auditor General’s report recommends - surely without doubt heads must roll. The municipality has received yet another damning Auditor General report. This new report comes at a time when the MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs(COGTA), Ms Refilwe Motshweni, is in possession of a dossier including allegations of financial mismanagement.

The documents were handed to the MEC at the beginning of March after municipal workers downed tools for two weeks, demanding the municipal manager to step down because of allegations of misconduct and financial mismanagement. This led the MEC to apply Section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act to the troubled municipality. Subsequently, while the investigation is underway, another report which has put the council under extreme pressure to act against those that might be found guilty of financial misconduct, has emerged. The onus lies with the council to move swiftly and institute their legislative obligations without fear or favour.

Members of SAMWU who did not want their identity revealed, reacted angrily to the report and strongly believe the council must institute an investigation as a matter of urgency. They warned the Executive Mayor that a repeat of the 2009 episode will be an unfortunate. They reminded the council that in 2008 the ANC Youth League submitted a string of serious allegations of corruption, financial mismanagement and misconduct against the former Executive Mayor, Councillor Juliet Radebe, to the MEC. After forensic investigations, the MEC submitted a report and recommendations.

Those recommendations were not implemented and subsequently the report was swept under the carpet. Chaos erupted in 2009 and Lekwa Local Municipality experienced the biggest mass protest that brought the town under siege.

The ANC head-office had to intervene and subsequently the Mayor and the Mayoral Committee was fired and the municipality was placed under administration. It must be said that the majority of the current crop of ANC councillors were behind the mass protest. Now it is their turn to show fairness and deliver on the so-called zero-tolerance approach. DM

Heads must roll at Lekwa municipality

STANDERTON - Die Cindi familie wat ongeveer agt kilometer buite Standerton op ‘n plaas woonagtig is, het Maandag, 4 April, al hul aardse besittings in ‘n brand verloor. Al die lede van die gesin was drie kilometer van die huis by hul werk toe hulle die tyding van die brand ontvang. Hulle is inderhaas na hul woning waar hulle met ‘n vuurvegter die vlamme probeer blus het.

Standerton Brandweer was ook spoedig op die toneel, maar die hele huis, inhoud en al, was reeds deur die vlamme verswelg. Die oorsaak van die brand is onbekend.

Die 60 jarige Bettie, haar 59 jarige man en twee seuns van 28 en 29 onderskeidelik, sê dat hul ID-boekies, bankkaarte, kontant en klere alles daarmee heen is. Hulle het nou net dit wat aan hulle lywe is en hoop dat hulle die nag by vriende sal kan deurbring. Sy doen ‘n beroep op die gemeenskap om hul harte oop te maak en te help waar hulle kan. Bettie kan geskakel word by 073 556 2277. JD

Gesin verloor alles

‘n Verslae Mandla Cindi kyk na die oorblyfsels van sy gesin se besittings nadat hul huis deur vlamme verwoes is. Die gesin het nou slegs die klere wat hulle aanhet oor.

3 8 April 2016 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News

STANDERTON - Criminals have been targeting soya beans lately and police are concerned. Three weeks ago, a truck with a full load of soya beans was offloaded during the night by unknown thugs at a truck stop in Walter Sisulu Drive, while the driver was sleeping. The load was destined for the Noble Factory in Standerton. Police have registered a case of hijacking after a truck loaded with soya beans was hijacked in Volksrust on Thursday evening, 31 March.According to SAPS, the truck was travelling from KwaZulu-Natal to deliver its load at Noble in the Industrial area in Standerton. While the driver was waiting at the last traffic light out of Volksrust, two unknown men opened the passenger door and ordered him to

stop a few metres past the traffic light. One of the suspects then allegedly produced a firearm and threatened to shoot him if he does not comply. Both his hands and feet were tied with tape and his mouth was taped shut as well. The suspects then reportedly drove the truck to Standerton while the driver was made to lie face down. The truck stopped at the weigh bridge next to Extension 6 and the full load of soya beans was offloaded into another truck. The suspects allegedly drove off and left the truck driver unharmed. He managed to free himself and walked to the Police Station to report the incident. Colonel Motubane confirmed the incident and police are investigating a case of vehicle hijacking. DM

Vermeende diewe het op Saterdag, 2 April, probeer om hierdie voertuig, wat by ‘n besigheid in die middedorp geparkeer was, se bande te steel. Al vier bande was reeds verwyder toe die winkeleienaar iets verdag hoor en sy paniekknoppie druk. Die diewe het sonder hul buit op die vlug geslaan.

Soya, the new gold

The hijacked truck with a load of soya beans is now parked outside Standerton Police Station while an investigation is underway.

Diewe vlug sonder buit


I went to pay services rendered to me as I do every month. I paid for three different houses as usual, but when my statements came, money wasn’t shown on the statements of the following month as usual. I went to the municipal office to ask why, but when I came to the win-dow after a lady helped me, she took my slip and said she wanted to go and check what had happened on the computers. She came back and said that computers were offline and I must return the following day.

I asked for the slip back and she said she was sorry and that she had forgotten it there on the computer’s desk. She returned to collect it and when she came back she said that she couldn’t find it but to please come back the following day when she would give it back to me. I was stupid to trust her and not take her

name.When I returned the following

day, no-one remembered helping me. I tried to describe the lady but no-one there fitted the description. The slip (which could show my problem) had vanished and I had no more proof. My money of R2 400 was drained, because I paid R800 toward each house.

It happened again, but this time I contacted the MM via SMS. I ex-plained everything and he said it was my constitutional right to go to court. I tried to find a second opinion, but to reach those peo-ple/offices was like trying to visit Obama’s country where you need visa. At a national level it is not as hard to reach them. What does it mean, for these local government people, to be a servant? Jesus left the Kingdom because he chose to be

a servant. In my next step, I found Betrice at the Mayor’s office and told her everything. She promised to book me in. Until today I am still waiting for that appointment. I also called and SMSed the mayor. No response found. This time I lost R1 200 because I paid R400 toward each house.

Now I wil ask the court to help me find where my money went, if the municipality doesn’t respond within 14 days from the publication of this letter in the newspaper. I also want to make the community alert to the situation and check their municipal slips and statements, because they might be the victims of the circum-stances.

This is why our municipal bills go higher and higher without any rea-son as to why. Worried community member

In sulke omstandighede moet jy jou kos met vreugde geniet en jou wyn met blydskap drink. God het dit lank gelede so bepaal. (Prediker 9: 7)

Vind jy dit moeilik om te lag as almal om jou nors en bed-ruk is? In Spreuke 17: 22 ver-duidelik God se woord vir ons dat ’n vrolike mens soos goeie medisyne is, maar ‘n neer-slagtige mens tap jou krag. Is dit nie waar dat wanneer ons lank in ‘n depressiewe persoon se geselskap tyd deurbring ons self ‘n knak in ons eie gemoed beleef nie?

As kind van God kan ons in alle omstandighede vreugde-vol wees omdat Jesus die prys betaal het vir ons swakhede, sondes, genesing en uiteinde-lik, vir ons vrede (Jesaja 53 NLV). God nooi ons uit om al ons bekommernisse op Hom te werp, omdat Hy ons liefhet en vir ons omgee (1 Petrus 5 NLV). Miskien is dit tyd dat jy soos in die inleidende skrif, net weer begin om elke oomb-lik van jou lewe te geniet. Van daardie lekker koppie koffie

tot die strykwerk wat van die naweek af steeds vir jou lê en loer.

Miskien is jy die wonderpil wat almal by jou werksplek of binne jou vriendekring, wat deur die hedendaagse uitda-gings van hierdie lewe geboe-lie word, se siel-siektes kan genees. Jy kan die medisyne wees wat hul nodig het om verkwikking vir hulle siele te beleef. Maak dit vándág nog ‘n prioriteit om hardop en op-setlik te lag, elke dag, al is dit net vir jouself. Wanneer dit moeilik raak, vat God se hand want Hy sal jou lewenspad vir jou wys. In Sy teenwoor-digheid is jou ware vreugde en aan Sy regterhand is daar blydskap, vir altyd (Psalms 16: 11 NLV).

Aan Sy regterhand is Je-sus Christus ons verlosser en Hoëpriester verewig volgens die orde van Melgisedek, wat beteken prins van vrede en geregtigheid (Hebreërs 7:2). Komaan, lag ‘n slag, kry nuwe krag en laat verloor die vyand ál sy mag!

“Kleuters hou jou elke dag let-terlik en figuurlik op jou knieë.” Dit is die woorde van Dalene van Zyl van Dalrize Kleuter-skool in Meyerville. Van Zyl werk al baie jare met kinders.

Sy het 18 jaar lank by George Hofmeyr gewerk en besluit om na 16 jaar as Departementshoof te bedank en ‘n ander rigting in te gaan. So het Dalrize toe ont-staan. Sy beskryf die stap as ‘n leerskool en ‘n plek van onvoor-waardelike liefde en aanvaar-ding vir kinders. “Wanneer jy met kleiner kindertjies werk, moet jy net jouself wees - pre-tensies werk nie, net eerlikheid werk, want kinders voel dit gou

aan,” sê sy. Sy het bygevoeg dat daar niks lekkerder is as twee kinder-armpies om jou lyf in die vorm van ‘n stywe drukkie nie. By Dalrize ervaar hulle aller-hande eerstes.

Dinge soos eerste treetjies en eerste woorde. Dit alles omdat die meeste mammas werk. Dis vir hulle ‘n groot voorreg om dit te ervaar. Dit maak vándag nog haar hart warm as kinders - jare nadat hulle by haar skool gekry het - steeds kom kuier, bel of kontak maak. Tannie Dalene beklemtoon die feit dat die ontwikkeling van kinders vanaf babas tot kleuter baie be-langrik is en daarom is hulle ‘n

Jy mag maar lag “Where did my money go?”

Kleutertree reguit na haar hart

Wat is lekkerder as om saam met kleintjies te speel in die sandput, of op hulle vlak op die mat, of om hulle te leer om iets te skep uit niks? Daar is baie uitdagings elke dag, maar om met klein kindertjies - wat nog nie bewus is van status nie - te werk, is hemels.

goedgekeurde, volwaardige, privaat dag-sorg en kleuterskool wat departementele programme volg. Daar word ook addisio-nele klasse soos ‘Smart Brain’ en ‘Play Ball’ aangebied.

Al die personeel het eertehulpkursusse ondergaan. Tannie Lien, soos sy aan almal bekend is, het elke ouer bedank wat Dalrize se bestaan moonlik gemaak het en wie dit die afgelope vyf jaar ondersteun. Indien u met haar wil kontak maak, kan u haar skakel by 083 997 5945. RdB


STANDERTON - Die liefde het verlede week in Kosmos Afree-Oord geblom toe mnr en mev Flippie en Sannie Bo-tha, jarelange inwoners van Standerton, ‘n merkwaardige mylpaal in hul huwelik – hul 60ste herdenking, oftewel dia-mant-bruilof gevier het.

Die egpaar het die knoop in 1956 in mev Botha se tuisdorp van Cornelia in die Vrystaat deurgehaak nádat hulle me-kaar in 1955 by mev Botha se 21ste verjaardagpartytjie in Vrede ontmoet het. Mev Bo-tha het by die apteek in Vrede gewerk toe hierdie stoere Standertonner haar voete onder haar uitgeslaan het. Hy het die partytjie met weder-sydse kennisse bygewoon en kyk tot vandag toe nie terug nie.

Die Bothas het hulself kort na hul troue op ‘n plaas in die Standerton-omgewing ge-vestig wat die begin van ‘n 60-jaarlange lewenspad met drie kinders, agt kleinkinders en sewe agterkleinkinders in hierdie dorp gemerk het. Mnr

Botha was vir baie jare ‘n en-toesiastiese diepseehengelaar wat gereeld op die water met sy boot uitgevaar het. Baie mense sal mev Botha as ‘n ywerige lid van die Vroue Landbou Unie (VLU) onthou – ‘n organisasie baie na aan haar hart waarvan sy vir ‘n hele paar dekades deel was.

Die egpaar is vir die af-gelope 15 maande in Kosmos Aftree-Oord woonagtig en is met goeie gesondheid geseën. “Ons kom nog waar ons wil wees – dis net die knieë wat pla,” het mnr Botha gespot. Hy en mev Botha meen egter dat agting vir mekaar die ge-heim vir hul lang en gelukkige huwelik is. “Ons het nooit rug aan rug gaan slaap nie,” het mnr Botha bygevoeg.

Die Bothas het hul huwe-liksherdenking rustig by hul tuiste in Kosmos Aftree-Oord, saam met familie en vriende, gevier. Beide het vroeg in Maart hul 82ste verjaardag gevier en sien met opwin-ding uit na wat hul lewenspad vorentoe inhou. DK

Egpaar vier 60 goue jare

Mnr en mev Botha het Donderdag, 31 Maart, hul diamant-bruilof gevier by hul tuiste in Kosmos Aftree-Oord.

PROVINSIAAL - Oor die afgelope drie jaar het die getal pleegouers in die land drasties afgeneem. Van meer as 570 000 pleegouers aan die einde van 2013 het hierdie getal ge-durende 2016 tot 450 000 gedaal. Solidariteit Helpende Hand het ŉ spesiale platform bekendgestel om die tekort aan pleegouers die hoof te bied deur die proses vir potensiële pleegouers makliker te maak.

Potensiële pleegouers worstel met heelwat vrae oor pleegsorg en dit verhinder hulle om hulself as pleegouers beskikbaar te stel. Dit is een van die redes waarom Helpende Hand die platform www.pleegsorg.co.za geskep het waar hierdie vrae beantwoord kan word.

Voornemende pleegouers of per-sone wat hul woning as plek van veiligheid wil beskikbaar stel, kan op hierdie webblad registreer. Hul gegewens word voorts aan die onderskeie geregistreerde kinder-beskermingsorganisasies, wat die keuringsproses hanteer, versprei. Volgens Isabel Faurie, Helpende Hand se maatskaplike werker, is honderde kinders op soek na ŉ liefdevolle huis en voornemende pleegouers moenie bang wees om in

te spring en ŉ verskil te maak nie.”Alhoewel Helpende Hand nie

oor die statutêre magte beskik om kinders in pleegsorg te plaas nie, is hulle vanweë hul betrokkenheid by armoede onder wit mense be-wus van gebreke in die stelsel. Op die pleegsorg webblad is daar ‘n in-diepte verduideliking van wat pleegsorg behels en bied asook ’n uiteensetting van die regte van die pleegouer, biologiese ouers en die pleegkind. Voornemende pleegouers kan hulself hier beskik-baar stel vir pleegsorg.

Pleegsorg behels dat ŉ kind by gekeurde pleegouers geplaas word nadat hy of sy deur die Kinderhof, ingevolge die Kinderwet, sorgbe-hoewend bevind is.

Redes vir die verwydering van kinders uit ouerlike sorg hou ver-band met onder meer fisieke, sek-suele en/of emosionele mishan-deling, fisieke en/of emosionele verwaarlosing, ernstige gesinskon-flik en gesinsgeweld, alkohol- en dwelmmisbruik deur die ouers, en onstabiele maatskaplike funksione-ring.

“Die uitdagings van pleegsorg kan egter ook nie geringgeskat word nie

en is dit dus uiters noodsaaklik dat voornemende pleegouers deeglik gekeur moet word om te verse ker dat daar holisties in die behoeftes van die betrokke kind voorsien sal word,” verduidelik Faurie. “Al die nodige inligting oor die proses is op www.pleegsorg.co.za beskikbaar.” Lede van die publiek wat belangstel om pleegouers te word, kan op die Pleegsorg-platform registreer en so-doende in aanraking gebring word met maatskaplike organisasies wat dringend op soek is na pleegouers.

Indien u en u gesin graag ŉ verskil in ŉ getraumatiseerde kind se lewe wil maak deur aan hom of haar ŉ liefdevolle en stabiele huishouding deur middel van pleegsorg of plek van veiligheid te bied, lees gerus verder op die webtuiste: www.pleeg-sorg.co.za of SMS “pleegsorg” na 38969 om R10 aan Helpende Hand se pleegsorgfonds te skenk.

Die pleegsorgfonds word aangewend om kinders in pleeg-sorg se addisionele behoeftes, soos arbeidsterapie, spraakterapie en be-radingskostes, te dek.

Skandeer die QR-kode om direk na die webtuiste te gaan op jou slim-foon . JD

Kinders gaan verlore - word ŉ pleegouer

NASIONAAL - AfriForum het ŉ nuwe projek, Afrikaans-Vriendelik, van stapel gestuur wat Afrikaans in die sakewêreld bevorder deur erkenning en gra-tis bemarking aan Afrikaanse ondernemings en diensverskaf-fers te gee. Die projek behels die voortdurende uitbou van ŉ databasis van ondernemings wat in Afrikaans dienste lewer. Deur ŉ webwerf kan enige lid van die publiek toegang tot die data-basis verkry wanneer hulle na Afrikaanse dienste of produkte op soek is, of ondernemings wat Afrikaans bevorder, vir insluit-ing wil nomineer. Die webwerf gradeer die besighede op grond van al die wyses waarop hulle Afrikaans gebruik en uitbou.

Waldimar Pelser, redakteur van Rapport en aanbieder van die nuus-aktualiteitsprogram Insig op kykNET, Dawie Roodt, direkteur en hoofekonoom van die Efficient Groep en aan-bieder van Ontbytsake, asook Henk Schalekamp, voorsitter en

direkteur van verskeie maats-kappye in die Solidariteit Be-weging, het as sprekers by die geleentheid opgetree.

“Sowat 30% van die Suid-Afrikaanse sakewêreld is Af-rikaans. Ons wil vir daardie 30% ŉ platform skep waar hulle gemaklik kan kommunikeer met hulle kliënte in die taal wat hul almal die beste verstaan en waar in hulle hulself die duide-likste kan uitdruk. Besigheid in ŉ gemeenskap se moedertaal skep werksgeleenthede, stimu-leer ŉ leerkultuur en bemagtig die moedertaalsprekers,” het Sanderien van der Walt, koör-dineerder van AfriForum se Af-rikaans-Vriendelik-projek, gesê.

Afrikaans-Vriendelik is nie net vir 100% Afrikaanse onder-nemings nie, maar vir almal wat hulle dienste of produkte in Af-rikaans aanbied. Dié platform is nie net tot voordeel van verbrui-kers en ondernemings regoor Suid-Afrika nie, maar tot voor-deel van Afrikaans. JD

Nuwe Afrikaanse webwerf


PROVINCIAL - On 9 and 10 April all un-registered South Africans will have another opportunity to register to vote in the up-coming Local Government Elections. The ANC’s tight grip on Mpumalanga has left our beautiful province marred by the deep scars of corruption, maladministration and inequality. While many enjoy the benefits of South Africa’s hard won democracy, too many citizens of Mpumalanga are still liv-ing in poverty with little access to quality education and healthcare.

In recent years, the provincial Department of Health has deteriorated rapidly and all ef-forts to revive it have fallen flat. Much to the dismay of the Democratic Alliance, we have found that the Health Department, in blatant defiance to the Human Rights Com-missioner’s recommendations, also failed to implement its turnaround strategy. This has forced thousands of Mpumalanga residents to continue using dilapidated healthcare fa-cilities that often go for long periods with-out dispensing the necessary medication.

The Department of Economic Develop-ment fairs no better as it too has continu-ously failed to boost the economic growth of the province.

To realise the goals of the National De-velopment plan, the province and the rest of the country’s economy needs to grow at a minimum of 5% per annum yet the pro-vincial economy is expected to grow at less than 1% this year and at less than 2% over the next four years.

Mpumalanga Premier, David Mabuza

has been followed by allegations of corrupt activity since his days as the MEC of Ag-riculture. To this day, Premier Mabuza is still haunted by the Ndwandwa Community Trust Claim with farms worth R51 million that has been questioned since it was insti-tuted more than 10 years ago.

The DA is also still waiting for the public Protector to release her findings on the Pre-mier and his Executive’s exorbitant usage of tax payer’s money to purchase multiple luxury vehicles.

The Democratic Alliance has proven time and time again that it is the party for change, and that it is committed to the delivery of quality services and clean governance for all. The fact that where the DA governs, life is indeed better had even been validated by the Government Performance Index, which stated that nine out of the 10 best-run mu-nicipalities are governed by the DA.

The people of Mpumalanga deserve a clean government that cares about its peo-ple instead of a government were politicians play hide-and-seek with the very same peo-ple who voted them into power. The DA is the only party that can make good gover-nance a reality in Mpumalanga and call on each and every eligible resident of Mpuma-langa to use this opportunity to register to vote for change in the upcoming Local Gov-ernment Elections.

The time for change in Mpumalanga has come, and it starts with registering for change on the 9th and 10th of April. (James Masango, MPL) JD

Make a difference - register

STANDERTON – For the first time in many years, there were no reported accidents along the R23.

This was largely due to law enforcement agents’ high visibility and good behaviour by most road users. It all started on Thursday, 24 March, when Mpumalanga Traffic Officers mounted an operation in the form of a road block at the weigh bridge adjacent to the R23 near Extension 6. Hundreds of vehicles were pulled from the road. Officers checked defects on vehicles and paid particular attention to public transport, which include minibus taxis and buses. Numerous taxi operators were penalized for overloading, for being unroadworthy and some received heavy fines for driving without lawful permits to carry passengers.

About 50 minibus taxis and vehicles were impounded for outstanding traffic fines. Traffic officers demanded payment on the spot before that particular vehicle would be released to move along. Passengers were urged to refrain from putting pressure on taxi drivers to drive

fast, as they usually want to reach their destination on time. Traffic officers were visible at every fifty kilometres along the R23. Scores of drivers and passengers alike complimented officials for their zero tolerance approach. Operation Paseka was carried out throughout the whole weekend. SAPS conducted stop and search operations of their own. Fourteen motorists were arrested for drunken driving. On average, 500 vehicles were passing through Standerton every hour. Lekwa Municipality traffic officials managed to control the flow of traffic with great care and attention.

Standerton Police Station recorded 10 house burglaries, one business burglary, and one house robbery. In most of the cases where homes were broken into, the occupants were away from home. Police have always appealed to the public to make sure that there is somebody to look after the house if and when the family goes to church or on holiday. In the end, operation Paseka has yielded good results. DM

Operation Paseka yields good results

Ms Lungile Makgabane of Mpumalanga Road Safety and Ms Jabu Dlamini of the Road Accident Fund spoke to passengers and wished them a safe journey.

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STANDERTON - Members of the community in Thuthukani reacted angrily to the high rate of drug abuse that is ravaging the small mining community.

They openly expressed outrage about drug dealers who have invaded the area and sell drugs to the young people. The situation came to light during a commu-nity Imbizo that was organized by the Department of Safety, Security and Liaison on Wednesday, 30 March, at Lwazi Primary School.

The Imbizo was part of an awareness campaign man-aged by the department as an outreach programme to make communities aware of all forms of criminal ele-ments and abuse.

Stakeholders from different state departments, com-munity based organizations such as the Community Policing Forum, community development workers and active leadership. Ms Nompumelelo Shiba from the Department of Social Services, was the main speaker who explained the various forms of abuse such as emo-tional, physical, economical and verbal abuse.

When all the guest speakers had made their inputs,

members of community lashed out at the drug dealers who have turned the community into a sort of haven for crime. They lamented having to watch young people addicted to drugs and commit crimes to have cash every day to feed their drug habits.

A spokesperson for the community who wanted to re-main anonymous told the media that drug dealers sell substances openly and without fear. They claim to have a connection with law enforcement agencies. “These people have no sense of humanity, they rejoice in seeing children committing crimes to making money”.

They are killing our children, and most of the young boys are schools dropouts and young girls fall pregnant at the tender age of thirteen years. Our children have no future,” the spokesperson said.

The community have vowed to work with SAPS to fight crime. They have committed themselves to join ranks with the CPF and start street patrols. A few hous-es were identified as drug hotspots and it is up to the police to act on this information. The Standerton SAPS sees this problem in a very serious light. DM

STANDERTON - The launching of the Victim Empowerment Centre in Thuthu-kani, late in 2015, has been welcomed by the community. Five dedicated women have taken the responsibility to serve the community as volunteers to run the cen-tre. The office situated at the RDP houses is open on Monday to Friday from 08:00 - 17:00. In the event that people should need assistance after hours or over week-ends, somebody will be on standby.

Victims receive counselling at the centre, but if the need arises, SAPS are informed and the victim is collected to be taken to a place of safety in Standerton. The process of referral to social workers then follows. The community of Thuthukani is therefore urged to use the facility and report any form of abuse before it is too late. For more information people can call Standerton SAPS at 017 719 1250. DM

Die NG-Gemeente Standerton-Wes hou Sondag, 10 April, ‘n mini-basaar om 11:00. Mense wat graag etes wil bestel is welkom om dit nog tot Donderdag te bestel. Wat is op die spyskaart? Jaffels teen R10, Pan-nekoek R3 elk, heerlike poedings vir R10 of pap en wors met slaai vir R20. Bring die hele gesin en kom doen ‘n Bybelstap van 1, 2, 3 of 4 km vir net R10 en die opbrengs gaan aan Bybelverspreiding. Skakel gerus 017 712 3034 of 082 258 8007 vir meer in-ligting.

Thuthukani community expresses outrage over drugs

Ms Nompumelelo Shiba of the Department of Social Services ad-dresses community members and urged them to speak out against abuse.

Community welcomes Victim Empowerment Centre

Volunteers in pink T-shirts form the Vic-tim Empowerment Centre, flanked by members of Stander-ton SAPS are from left to right Busisi-we Miya, Rejoice Kheswa, Ester Ntuli, Nontuthuzelo Dyano, Elizabeth Radebe, Buhle Mosia, and Nomsa Moloi.

NG-Wes hou mini-basaar


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STANDERTON - Die Lekwa Brandbe-skermimngsvereniging se maandvergader-ing sal op Dinsdag, 12 April, om 10:00 by Appledew gastehuis plaasvind. Daar word ’n beroep op alle lede gedoen om die vergadering by te woon aangesien almal se insette vir die jaarvergadering benodig

word.Die jaarvergadering sal op Woensdag, 20

April om 08:30 vir 09:00 ook by Appledew Gastehuis plaasvind. Indien meer inligting benodig word, of indien u wil aansluit, kan u Karen van Wyk by 082 387 8591 skakel. JD

Naas en Johan Steyn het hul 30ste produksieveiling aangebied op Donderdag, 17 Maart, op die plaas Joubertsvlei. 250 merino-ooie wat dragtig geskandeer is, het ‘n gemiddelde prys van R1 575 behaal. Die koper was JD Booysen van Trichardt. 23 ramme is verkoop vir gemiddeld R4 500. Die duurste ram is verkoop aan Pretcron Boerdery vir R10 750. CMW OVK het die veiling aangebied en PM Swart het as afslaer opgetree.

Westend Landgoed het hul negende produksieveiling gehou op Woensdag, 16 Maart. 500 merino-ooie is verkoop. 4-tand dragtige-ooie het ‘n prys van R1 675 behaal. Volbek dragtige-ooie haal R1 700. Die dragtige slytooie, haal ‘n prys van R1 450 en 80 drie-in-een koeie is verkoop vir ‘n gemiddelde prys van R10 300. 35 koeie met kalwers is verkoop vir R8 750 gemiddeld. 70 dragtige koeie is verkoop vir ‘n gemiddelde prys van R7 800. 30 dragtige verse is verkoop vir R8 000 gemiddeld. CMW OVK het die veiling aangebied en PM Swart was afslaer.

NASIONAAL - Die voorgestelde Wetsontwerp op die Voorkoming en Bestryding van Haatmisdade en Haatspraak (die wetsontwerp) voldoen aan dieselfde basiese elemente as wat in die 1970’s deur die ANC teen apartheid aangevoer is om dit tot ’n misdaad teen die mensdom te verklaar, aldus die burgerregte-organisasie AfriForum.

Die besonderhede van die wetsontwerp is nog nie bekend nie, maar die ANC het reeds laat blyk dat die wetsontwerp ten doel het om “rassisme of enige handeling wat apartheid verheerlik” te kriminaliseer en dat gevangenisstraf daarvoor opgelê sal word.

Ernst Roets, adjunk uitvoerende hoof van AfriForum, het gesê dat rassisme soos ’n kan-ker is wat indruis teen vreedsame naasbestaan, wedersydse erkenning en sosiale kohesie, en dat dit beveg moet word. “As mense egter links en regs in die tronk gegooi word, gaan dit hierdie land verseker nie nader aan ’n oplossing bring nie.”

Roets het verder verduidelik dat die ANC se verklaarde doel met die wetsontwerp byna woordeliks strook met die teks van die Wet op die Onderdrukking van Kommunisme, wat in 1950 deur die Nasionale Party (NP) aangeneem is. Hierdie wet en die toepassing daarvan

was een van die grootste beweegredes waarom apartheid gedurende die Koue Oorlog tot ’n misdaad teen die mensdom verklaar is.

“Die Wet op die Onderdrukking van Kommunisme het die bevordering van kommunisme gekriminaliseer en die verheerliking daarvan kon tot tronkstraf lei. Die wet is volgens die ANC ook gebruik om kritici van die regering se politieke program te snoer. Die NP-rege-ring het aangevoer dat hulle die regte ding doen, aangesien hulle bedoelings suiwer was en kommunisme boos is,” het Roets verduidelik.

“Die ANC se wetsontwerp het ten doel om die bevordering van apartheid te kriminaliseer en die verheerliking daarvan kan tot tronkstraf lei.

Hierdie wet sal ongetwyfeld ook aangewend word om kritici van die regering se politieke program te snoer. Ook hier sê die ANC dat hulle die regte ding doen, omdat hulle bedoe-lings suiwer is en apartheid boos is.”

AfriForum het ’n blog op sy webtuiste gepubliseer waarin 15 bykomende redes waarom hierdie wetsontwerp ŉ baie slegte idee is, uiteengesit word. JD

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VOLKSRUST - Wanneer dit by plaas-like skoonhede kom, is die Volksrust-ge-meenskap almal voor. Dit het by Rolene Strauss begin wat verlede jaar as Mej Wêreld bekroon is en nou is nóg ‘n jong dame in die voorry om met ‘n internasio-nale titel weg te stap.

Die 18-jarige Luyanda Ngwenya, ‘n matriekleerling aan Hoërskool Volks-rust, is onlangs as semi-finalis van die Miss Teen Commonwealth-kompetisie aangewys en dring deur om op 30 April aan die uitdunronde vir die finaal deel te neem. Sy is tans besig om haar nasionale opleiding by Image Models te ontvang.

Zahnie Harris, eienaar van Image Models, het al die kwaliteite in haar raak-gesien en voorspel dat Ngwenya oor die nodige talent en doelgerigtheid beskik om die titel op te raap. Volgens haar is Ngwenya intellektueel, beskik sy oor ‘n suiwer wisselende verbale vermoë en die algemene kennis van alle lewens fasette en is sy boonop heel elegant op die loop-plank. “Sy is ‘n borrelende tiener!” het Harris gesê.

Aangesien Ngwenya reeds aktief in die Volksrust-gemeenskap is, het sy besluit om die Volksrust Cares-organisasie as haar liefdadigheidsprojek vir die Miss Teen Commonwealth-kompetisie te ondersteun. Hierdie organisasie voor-sien kos, klere en komberse aan behoef-tiges en is baie na aan Ngwenya se hart. “Ek het ook ‘n projek binne die Volksrust Cares-organisasie van stapel gestuur wat sanitêre doekies aan minderbevoorregte meisies beskikbaar stel,” het Ngwenya verduidelik.

Haar opleiding deur Image Models strek oor twee maande wat vier klasse per week insluit. Volgens Harris is harde werk, toegewydheid en ure se opleiding die sleutel tot Ngwenya se sukses. “Na alles, moet die publiek ‘n afgeronde model raaksien wat mense na hulle asems laat snak.”

Zahnie Harris is beskikbaar by 083 303 8258 vir diegene wat enige donasies aan die Volksrust Cares-projek wil maak en Luyanda Ngwenya se veldtog wil onder-steun. DK

Die kwartaal het Dinsdag, 5 April, op ‘n goeie noot vir Standerton Akademie afgeskop toe ‘n splinternuwe onderwyser by die skool se span aangesluit het nádat sy vir ‘n hele ruk as studentonderwyser by dié skool betrokke was. Me Teresa Lötter het in Februarie haar B.Ed-graad aan die Noordwes-Universiteit verwerf en is nou as gr 2-onderwyser by die skool aangestel.

Plaaslike skoonheid reik na die sterre

Lötter, nou graad ryker

Standerton Akademie het vanjaar ‘n rekordgetal van 25 leerlinge opgelewer wat die afgelope skoolvakansie, tussen 18 en 19 Maart, aan die Suid-Afrikaanse-byeenkoms vir BCVO-skole in Sasolburg deelgeneem het. Hierdie 17 atlete het almal medaljes verower wat op ‘n total van 28 staan – 13 goud, agt silwer en sewe brons. Agter, by die atlete is mnr Aldo van Deventer (afrigter) en mnr Steve Swanepoel, trotse hoof van Standerton Akademie.

Akademie-atlete ryg die SA-medaljes in


STANDERTON - The irons were once again in full swing at Standerton Country Club this past weekend when 24 local golfers teed off for the Monthly Mug on Saturday, 2 April. The day ended on a very good note for Gerrit Coetzee, Tertius Brits and Koos van Wyk who scored the overall best gross scores in the competition – Coetzee with 74 strokes in the A division, Brits with 81 strokes in the C division and Van Wyk with 98 strokes in the C division.

Aldo Arnaldi took home first place in the A division with 70 strokes, followed by Casper Roux with a score of 71 strokes. The B division of the competition also

didn’t disappoint, with Tertius Brits raking in first place with a score of 68 strokes. Kalie Coetzee took home second place, also with 68 strokes.

As for the C division, Jacques Scholtz emerged victorious with 74 strokes, closely followed by Koos van Wyk with a score of 79 strokes. The undefeated Patrizia Lombard took home top honours in the women’s division with a score of 80 strokes

It was an exciting and action-packed day, but in the end only these four players managed to achieve two clubs: Attie Mouton (x2), Koos van Wyk, Ruan Botha and Casper Roux. DK

ERMELO - Al die A-sportspanne van Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie het die afgelope vakansie verskeie toere onderneem en teen van dié beste skole in die land te staan gekom om hul vaardighede vir die seisoen op te skerp.

Die eersterugbyspan het aan die gesogte Tony Stoops Rugby Festival in die Kaap deelgeneem en besonder goed in ál hul kragmetings gevaar. Die Ermeloërs het gelykop (7-7) teen Hoërskool Nico Malan (Humansdorp) gespeel en Hoërskool Tygerberg (Parow) en Hoërskool Swartland (Malmesbury) met spogtellings van 36-24 en 15-11, onderskeidelik, geklop.

Marnus Scheepers het die besonderse eer gehad om as die speler van die toernooi aangewys te word.

Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie se eerste hokkiespan het op hul beurt na Sportweni Sport Akademie in Umtentweni, KwaZulu-Natal getoer waar die meisies ‘n afrigtingskursus bygewoon het en die geleentheid gehad het om hul vaardighede in verskeie wedstryde toe te pas.

Die Ermeloërs was onoorwonne in ál

hul wedstryde en spog met die volgende wentellings: 1-0 teen Hoërskool Oos-Moot (Pretoria) se A-span, 1-0 teen Hoërskool Fochville en 9-0 en 7-0 teen Hoërskool Oos-Moot se B-span.

Wat die netbalspanne betref, het Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie se eerstespan die NWU-kursus in Potchefstroom onder leiding van die bekwame Dorette Badenhorst bygewoon. Hulle het ook aan verskeie kragmetings in die laaste twee dae van die kursus deelgeneem waarin hulle hul nuwe vaardighede op die proef gestel het.

Die onderrig het goeie vrugte afgewerp, aangesien die span koning in al hul kragmetings gekraai het: 20-10 teen Hoërskool Bothaville, 17-12 teen Hoërskool Wonderboom (Pretoria), 14-8 teen Vereeniging Gimnasium, 16-8 teen Hoërskool Overkruin (Pretoria) en 12-2 teen Hoërskool Riebeeckstad (Welkom).

Die strawwe wintersportseisoen lê nou vir Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie voor met die NWU-Pukreeks wat eersdaags weer hervat sal word.

Hou Kosmosnuus gerus vir die uitslae dop. DK

Two clubs for MoutonLiggie-toerspanne maak skoonskip

Standerton Country Club played host to yet another successful Monthly Mug which brought together the likes of 24 skillful golfers. Pieter Bester played an exciting game and ended with a score of 78 strokes.

Lolla Mokoena, ‘n leerling van Hoërskool Secunda, het twee goue medaljes vir haar provinsie tydens die Atletiek Suid-Afrika (ASA) Jeug- en Juniorkampioenskap wat tussen 31 Maart en 3 April in Germiston gehou is, ingeryg. Sy het die 90 m-hekkierekord van 12.8 sekondes na 12.76 sekondes in die uitdunronde verbeter en die rekord in die finaal weer eens na 12.71 sekondes verbeter. Lolla het ook skoonskip in die 300 m-hekkies in ‘n tyd van 42.07 sekondes gemaak. By haar is haar trotse afrigter, mnr Mike van der Walt.

Mokoena laat die SA-rekords spat


STANDERTON - Die Makkie Taljaard-Borgdag word op Saterdag, 9 April, weer deur Me Taljaard, Susan haar dogter en skoonseun, Francois aangebied. Tien spanne, wat elkeen uit drie lede bestaan, gaan deelneem.

Hierdie jaar is dit baie spesiaal want Me Taljaard word op 15 Mei, 80 jaar oud. Sy is steeds ‘n aktiewe lid van die rolbalklub en selfs ná haar heupvervanging nog nét so ‘n goeie speler.

Makkie - soos almal haar ken - neem nog gereeld aan borgdae deel en erken dat die

Vrede-Borgdag haar gunsteling is. Juis daarom is daar twee spanne van Vrede, wat van Makkie se ou vriende is, genooi om die dag saam met haar en Standerton Rol-balklub te deel.

Carien Claassen gaan die verversings en ete voorberei. Die rolbalklub sien baie uit daarna en vertrou dat dit ‘n heerlike dag sal wees.

Indien iemand meer inligting oor dié dag, of oor rolbal in die algemeen benodig, kan hulle die sekretaresse, Elrina Greaves by [email protected] e-pos. JD

STANDERTON - Die SA Jagters Kosmos-tak in Standerton het op Saterdag, 2 April, hul jaarlikse veldskietkompetisie aange-bied. Die skietdag het op die plaas Hon-ingvallei net buite Perdekop plaasgevind en 47 spanne wat uit vier skuts elk bestaan, het mekaar die stryd net na 08:00 aangesê. Ses bane is uitgelê, waaronder twee papierbane, en vier ‘ghong’ bane. Op die papier bane moes skuts elkeen ‘n enkele skoot skiet en op die ghong bane, wat op afstande van 150 tot 400 meter uitgelê was, was daar vier ghonge wat uit verskeie posisies platgetrek moes word. Omstreeks 16:00 is die laaste skoot gevuur en kon daar met die prysuit-

deling begin word.Groot opwinding het geheers nadat dit aan

die lig gekom het dat die algehele wenners van die dag, ook die eerste vrouespan vir die dag is. Liza Smit, Celeste Bailey, Rina Booysen en Sanet Schoeman van die Hot Chilli Peppers-span teken 569 punte op die papier baan en 1980 punte op die ghong baan aan en stap met die wenplek vir hulle 2549 punte weg. Hulle word gevolg deur die Arms Span met 2486 punte en die Riet-kuil Rokkers met 2391 punte in die derde-plek. Wildman (2373) en Majuba (2317) was onderskeidelik in die vierde en vyfde posisies. JD

Hot Chilli Peppers wen skietdag

Die dames van die Hot Chilli Peppers-span het Saterdag, 2 April die mans behoorlik op hul neuse (lees visiere) laat kyk. Nie nét tree hulle as die algehele wenners vir die dag uit die stryd nie, maar is ook die eerste vrouespan. Van links na regs staan die trotse wenskuts Liza Smit, Celeste Bailey, Rina Booysen en Sanet Schoeman. (Foto verskaf)

Makkie hou die bal aan die rolStanderton Rolbalklub se oudste lid, Makkie Taljaard, word op 15 Mei, 80 jaar oud. Makkie (soos sy in die gemeen-skap bekendstaan) neem nog aktief aan die sport deel en bied op 9 April wéér die Makkie Taljaard geborgde rolbaldag aan.

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