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Sidwell Guduka

MEMBERS of different churches from across

the Free State on Sunday gathered at the Vista

Arena in Bloemfontein to pray for the ailing

Nelson Mandela.

The former South African president, who

turns 95 on 18 July, has been in the Mediclinic

Heart Hospital in Pretoria since 8 June due to

a recurring lung infection.

Speaking during the service Gwede Man-

tashe, ANC secretary-general, appealed to the

nation tocometogether topray for thedemocra-

cy icon.

Wemust pray forMandela and celebrate his

long life because long life is a blessing. As we

pray we must be in a celebratory mood. We

must not be in a sombre mood as if we are

mourning. A life well-lived is never mourned,

but it is celebrated, he said.

I appeal to every congregation in the coun-

try to pray for a speedy recovery. We must not

ask God to take his life awaywhenwe pray.We

love Madiba and we still need him. Abraham

(in the Bible) died at the age of 175, he added.

Mandela has a long history of lung problems,

dating back to the time when he was a political

prisoner on Robben Island during apartheid.

While in jail he contracted tuberculosis. Rolih-

lahla, as he is affectionately known, is revered

for leading the fightagainstwhiteminority rule

in South Africa and then preaching reconcilia-

tion despite being imprisoned for 27 years.

We are learning from him. He was incarcer-

ated for 27 years, but he came back to forgive.

It is in the nature of the ANC to forgive, Man-

tashe said.

Mandela served as the countrys first black

president from 1994 to 1999. He left power after

five years as president. In 1993, hewas awarded

the Nobel Peace Prize. He retired from public

life in 2004 andhasnot been seen in public since

the2010FifaWorldCup finalbetweenSpainand

theNetherlands on 11 July at the FNBStadium.

AceMagashule, Free State premier and ANC

chairman in the province, Sisi Ntombela, MEC

for Social Development, Tate Makgoe, MEC for

Education, and other members of Magashules

cabinet on Friday visited the hospital where

Mandela is said to be in a critical condition.

Meanwhile, Magashule thanked leaders of

different churches from across his province for

allowing the youth to attend prayer services on

Sunday.

Nation unites in prayer

Nation unites in prayer

ACE MAGASHULE speaks to the media outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria on Friday. Photo: Craig Nieuwenhuizen/Photo24

RECOVERING: Nelson Mandela.

Photo: Theana CalitzNelson/Mandela Foundation

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NEWS

AMUSICIAN of note, language practitioner,

writer and poet, who is now also an advocate,

Steve Kekana, was recently chosen as one of

the 15 commissioners of the Pan South Afri-

can Language Board (PanSALB) Linguistic

Human Rights Tribunal.

Kekana has been roped into the tribunal

because of his legal expertise aswell as experi-

ence of the daily suffering endured by the

blind. Sign Language and braille users are

among themostmarginalised communities in

the country, Mxolisi Zwane, acting chief ex-

ecutive officer of PanSALB, said.

Zwane said the tribunals launch, which

took place at Freedom Park in Pretoria last

week, was in a response to a decline in the

number of complaints received by PanSALB

concerning alleged language rights viola-

tions, a decline which was also an indication

that the populace had lost faith in PanSALB

because of its failure to deal efficiently and ef-

fectively with their linguistic rights com-

plaints.

He said this was one of the reasons that had

led to the dissolution of the PanSALB Board

in 2012 by Arts and Culture Minister Paul

Mashatile.

An institutional audit conducted by Zwane

on the performance of PanSALB based on its

constitutional mandate, as far as it relates to

Section 11 of the PanSALBAct, revealed there

was a backlog of complaints relating to lin-

guistic rights violations that had not been re-

solved some dating back to 2007.

The audit also found no standard operating

procedures on how to lodge a complaint, no

operating standards governing the complaint

administration process and no complaint

management system that supported the easy

accessibility to the status of the lodged com-

plaints and statistics of resolved and unre-

solved complaints.

These are some of the reasons why

PanSALB has been called a toothless watch-

dog, explained Zwane.

Having noted the above-mentioned chal-

lenges, PanSALB, in line with its turnaround

strategy, took a decision to establish a Lin-

guistic Human Rights Tribunal, in an endeav-

our to effectively and efficiently discharge its

mandate in terms of Section 11 of the

PanSALB Act, No. 59 of 1995 as amended, as

well as Section 9 of the Use of Languages Act

No. 12 of 2012 which places the responsibility

of monitoring of and reporting on the use of

official languages with PanSALB.

The Use of Languages Act No. 12 of 2012 is

aimed at ensuring that the current language

anarchy is prevented and that multilingual-

ism does not remain a pipe dream and a sub-

ject of debate at conferences. It makes it a re-

quirement that every national department,

national public entity and national public en-

terprise must adopt a language policy regard-

ing its use of official languages for govern-

ment purposes within 18 months of the com-

mencement of the act.

Moreover, it alsomakes itmandatory for all

organs of state, national, provincial and local,

to identify at least three official languages that

will be used for government purposes.

This is why we are currently going around

the country conducting language indabas to

highlight the importance of this act and that

our recently employed languagemonitorswill

be hard at work once the period of 18 months

expires, Zwane said.

The launch of the Linguistic Human Rights

Tribunal is a remarkable milestone in ensur-

ing that the language violation that happened

in the past leading to the 16 June 1976 uprising

would never happen again.

Other members of the tribunal are Sam

Jafta, Dr Danny Titus,ManfredMolebaloa, Dr

Joyce Sukumane, Prof. Andrew Foley, Adv.

Lentswe Mokgatle, Prof. Nobuhle Hlongwa,

Lufefe Sigcau, Monica Mnguni, Prof. Marlene

Verhoef and Dr Monwabisi Ralarala.

Three additional members will be co-opted

in due course to complete the membership.

Tribunal to monitor language rights

BLIND PERFECTION: Steve Kekana (left) sharing the stage with Sipho Hotstix Mabuse back in the day.

EXPRESS , WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 3

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Lehlohonolo Manoto

EIGHT ex-convicts released on parole from

the Grootvlei Prison in Bloemfontein also

received a starter pack to establish their

businesses.

The Department of Correctional Services

(DCS) in partnership with New Life After

Prison (NLAP) donated sewing machines,

welding machines, carpentry and construc-

tion tools, and appliances for car wash

services to the beneficiaries with the aim

of encouraging other ex-convicts to start a

new crime-free life after imprisonment.

Among those who attended was Ouma

Tsopo, Free State Legislature speaker, as

well as officials of the Public Protectors

office, Labour Department, national

correctional services officials, Government

Communication and Information Systems

and chairperson of New Life After Prison

(NLAP) directors, Chief Watson Tshivhase

as well as NGOs and FBOs.

Tsopo said occasions, such as the starter

pack hand-over, were special and such

corrections programmes had to be imple-

mented and celebrated regularly.

Beneficiaries Simon Chiyeka and Pieter

Malan received welding machines while

Paulos Mkhwanazi, Patrick Dlamini and

Maria Slagter received sewing machines,

and Thebe Lebusa received car wash

appliances, Ben Busby received carpentry

tools and Tshoetlisa Mokoena received

material to start a construction busi-

ness.

The DCS aims to rehabilitate prisoners

and help them create a safe economically

active environment in their communities

after their release from prison.

After receiving her starter pack, Slagter

said ex-convicts could not succeed on their

own, but needed the community.

She said she was happy because she had

received a machine similar to the one she

had used when she had learnt to sew

clothes in the Kroonstad prison.

I am so happy, I dont know what to

say, said Slagter. She requested the

officials to bring their torn clothes and

said she would alter them.

When she was convicted, Slagter said

she wanted to give up on life.

I felt like killing myself. I asked myself:

Why am I in prison? How am I going to

cope?

But Slagter said she had learnt that

prison did not constitute the end of ones

life and that people could make something

of their lives after prison. God gave me a

second chance, she said.

Tshivhase also gave a message of

support to ex-inmates by highlighting that

the community had to accept ex-convicts

back into society because they had served

their term in prison.

Tshivhase said that inmates went back

to prison because the community had

denied them their parole rights and they

eventually felt it was better to commit

crimes again and go back to prison.

Other provinces that benefitted from the

programme included Limpopo, Gauteng,

Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the

Northern Cape.

Parolees get new lease on life

RECENTLY paroled ex-prisonerswere given starter packs as part of their re-integration into society following their release. The ceremo-

ny was held at Bloemfonteins Grootvlei Prison. Photo: Lehlohonolo Manoto

I felt like killingmyself. I askedmyself:

Why am I in prison? How am I going to

cope? Maria Slagter


NEWS

SOUTH AFRICAN SAVINGS INSTITUTE

(SASI) e thehile Phupu kgwedi ya ho

boloka mona Afrika Borwa. Ke dumela

hore bongata ba rona re boloka tjhelete ka

mekgwa e fapaneng.

Kgwedi ya Phupu e boetse hape e le

kgwedi ya pele kgaolong ya bobedi ya

selemo. Ke nako ya hore re lekole hore re

ho kae bakeng sa ho fihlela dintho tseo re

di bolokelang selemong sena. Ho boloka ho

bohlokwa ho bane ho ka re thusa hore re

fumane re e na le tjhelete ya ho etsa dintho

tseo re di batlang ntle le ho sebedisa

sekoloto.

Ntho e bohlokwa bakeng sa ho boloka ke

hona ho tlwaela ho boloka. Ke fumane hore

ho boloka societing ho a thusa hore motho

a tlwaele ho boloka.

Mokgwa o mong wa ho tlwaela ho boloka

ke ho dumella banka ya hao hore e hule

tjhelete eo o batlang ho e boloka ho tswa

akhauntung ya hao ya banka kgwedi le

kgwedi. Ha ngata re bolokela ho reka thepa

ya katlung le ho ithabisa le bakeng sa di

ntho tse ding tse ngata.

Ntho eo ke ratang hore re nahane ka

yona kgweding ena ya ho boloka, ke taba

ya ho bolokela maemo a bophelo a sa

lebellwang kapo maemo a tlang ka tshohan-

yetso bophelong.

Re a tseba hore dintho tse etsahalang

bophelong re sa di lebella di ka senya di

polane tseo re nang le tsona ka tjhelete

hobane dinka thjelete ya mabaka a mang.

Hape maemo ana a ka etsa hore re fumane

re kadimile tjhelete eo re ne re sa e

kemisetsa ho e kadima.

Hopola hore ho reka thepa ya ka tlung

ka le baka la hore mabenkele a entse

theolelo kapo ho lefa tjhelete ya bana ya

sekolo ha se maemo a tshohanyetso le hona

ho fela ha dijo mahareng a kgwedi.

Ditsebi tse ngata tsa tshebediso ya

tjhelete di fana ka keletso ya hore re

boloke tjhelete e lekanang le ditshenyehelo

tsa rona tsa bonyane ba dikgwedi tse tharo

ho isa dikgweding tse tsheletseng.

Ho boloka ka mokgwa ona ho bolela hore

re tla kgona ho phela dikgwedi tse tharo

ho ya ho tse tsheletseng ntle le moputso wa

rona wa kgwedi le kgwedi ha hloko e kang

ena e ka re fihlela. Thjelete ena e lokela ho

bolokwa hore e tle e sebedisetswe maemo a

tshohanyetso. Thjelete ena ha e sebeditse e

lokela hore e tlatseletswe hore e tle e

sebetse hape nakong etlang. Ka mantswe a

mang, maemo a tshohanyetso bophelong ha

a tlameha hore a re fihlele re sa boloka.

Re ka kgona ho boloka tjhelete bakeng sa

maemo a tshohanyetso ka ho nka halofo ya

tjhelete eo re ifumanang di societing kapo

mo godisanong re e boloke. Phupu hape ke

kgwedi eo ba bang batho ba buseletswang

tjhelete ke SARS, tjhelete ena le yona e ka

sebediswa bakeng sa ho bolokela maeomo a

tshohanyetso. Le tjhelete ya di bonus e ka

thusa. Re ka boela ra lekola tshebediso ya

tjhelete ya kgwedi le kgwedi ho fumana

hore re ka fokotsa ho kae re tle re kgone

ho boloka. Bophelo bo monate mme ho

boloka tjhelete ho tla etsa hore re dule re

natefelwa e bile re e na le tshepo bophelo-

leng.

PULL QUOTE: Phupu hape ke kgwedi eo

ba bang batho ba buseletswang tjhelete ke

SARS, tjhelete ena le yona e ka sebediswa

bakeng sa ho bolokela maeomo a tshohan-

yetso.

)Mang kapa mang ya a batlang ho

ngola kholomong ena, a ka ikopanya le

Jabulani Dlamini ho 051-404-7910 kapa

ho [email protected]

)Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa

Phupu ke kgwedi ya ho boloka

A re bueng

Boitumelo Koma

Auditing lecturer

BRANDHOUSE has met its target of 3 000 Drive

Dry declarations ahead of DriveDryDay, thanks

to South African consumers.

As a means to demonstrate its continued com-

mitment to the promotion of responsible drink-

ing,Brandhouseannounced inJune that itwould

donate R60 000 to South Africans Against Drunk

Driving (SADD) should the target be achieved.

The target date was 1 July.

The target was 3 000 declarations and was

achieved ahead of deadline. As of Monday, we

have achieved 3 032 and the number will contin-

ue to increase asmore SouthAfricans take an ac-

tive role in choosing to drink responsibly, says

MichaelMabasa, corporate relations director for

Brandhouse.

Ahead of Drive Dry Day, the countrys leading

total beverage company called on all South Afri-

cans to support the responsible drinking cam-

paign and declare to not drink and drive.

We committed to donate R60 000 to SADD

based on the declarations outcome and Brand-

house is only too happy to keep its promise and

support an organisation that is dedicated tomak-

ing our roads safer, says Mabasa.

The aim of Drive Dry is to change behaviour

amongst consumerswithregard todrivingunder

the influence of alcohol.

Drive Dry encourages South Africans to make

use of a designated driver or a taxi service and

public transport when under the influence of al-

cohol as an active part of their social culture.

) For those thathavenotyetdeclared,pleasevis-

it www.drivedry.co.za.

Pledge to not

drink and drive


NEWS

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Flora Teckie

RELIGION and science, in the

Bah view, are two complementa-

ry sources of knowledge, are mutu-

ally dependant and both are needed.

Science without religion becomes

a cruel instrument of materialism,

and religion without science falls

prey to superstition and fanaticism.

Scientific method is our tool for

understanding the physical side of

the universe and is the key to new

technologies.

Teachings of God offer to humani-

ty a basis for values and a purpose.

They provide answers to moral

questions, human purpose, and our

relationship to God that science

cannot provide.

If we look at the religion in its pur-

est form (the way it was revealed

through Gods messengers) it is not

opposed to scientific facts.

God, who has given us the gift of

the intellect, does not expect us to

lay it aside when investigating reli-

gious truth.

Scientific theories have not al-

ways proved to be right, but this

does notmean thatwe should accept

ideas contrary to all logic and rea-

son because they are advanced in

the name of religion.

Science, as well as religion, has

been greatly abused at times; but

true science which discovers the

laws of the universe and helps our

material and mental advancement,

cannot be opposed to religion in its

purest form, free from human mis-

interpretation and misrepresenta-

tion.

The BahWritings state: All re-

ligions teach that we must do good,

that we must be generous, sincere,

truthful, law-abiding and faithful;

all this is reasonable, and logically

the only way in which humanity

can progress.

All religious laws conform to

reason, and are suited to the people

for whom they are framed, and for

the age in which they are to be

obeyed.

Furthermore, In divine ques-

tions we must not depend entirely

upon the heritage of tradition and

former human experience; nay,

rather, wemust exercise reason, an-

alyze and logically examine the

facts presented so that confidence

will be inspired and faith attained.

Science provides us with tools

and means, and religion teaches us

how to use them to the best advan-

tage of all humanity. For example,

a knife is a useful tool, but it can also

be used to kill someone. Religion

teaches us to put this tool to good

use and not to use it to hurt anyone.

Whether scientific or religious,

independent investigation of reality

is strongly encouraged in

Bahullhs Writings. Individuals

should strive, he said, to free them-

selves from prejudices and precon-

ceptions. According to the Bah

Writings

. . . in the search for truth man

must weigh religious questions in

the balance of science and reason.

God has given us rational minds for

this purpose, to penetrate all things,

to find truth. At the same time

. . . the principle of harmony be-

tween religion and science, while it

enables us with the help of reason

to see through the falsity of supersti-

tions, does not imply that truth is

limited to what can be explained by

current scientific concepts.

Today, our major task is to create

a global civilisation which incorpo-

rates both the spiritual andmaterial

dimensions of life. This will depend

on interaction between the truths

and principles of religion and the

discoveries and insights of science.

Knowledge is a great gift of God and

science is important for our welfare

and well-being.

However, only by the spiritual

transformation of human beings

can life be filled with moral pur-

pose, and high ideals such as peace

and unity of humanity can become

a reality.

For feedback please contact: man-

[email protected] or call 082-

773-8301.

Science, religionmust be in balance

Science provides us

with tools andmeans,

and religion teaches

us how to use them to

the best advantage of

all humanity.


NEWS

PETER FREWEN, DA spokesperson for Co-

operative Governance:

THEMECforEconomicAffairs, Tourismand

Environmental Affairs, Msebenzi Zwane, has

still not replied to a letter of mine in which I re-

quested answers to the fact that R10 million had

been lent to Unicore Trading (Pty) Ltd, interest

free, for 15 years, to establish a high-tech medi-

cal supplies manufacturing facility in Kroon-

stad.

In the 2011 budget speech by the then honour-

able Dukwana the MEC said: . . . R35 million

investment in the establishment of a high-tech

medical supplies manufacturing facility, Uni-

core, in Kroonstad. This establishment is set to

provide 300 jobs once it is fully operational.

In terms of the agreement, the FDC lent Uni-

core R10 million free of interest for a period of

15 years. Unicore would only have to start re-

paying the loan after ten years.

I recently visited the building and to my dis-

may I found six people doing sewing amidst

some piles of boxes of pharmaceutical products

that aremanufactured not inKroonstad, aswas

the plan, but in Korea and Vietnam.

It is now two years later and where are the

promised 300 jobs?

What has Unicore done with the R10 million

lent to it interest free for ten years?

This is typical of the ANC that promises jobs

that never materialise.

The DA will be taking this matter further

with the department aswell as the FDC to deter-

mine what has happened to this proposed

project andwhat has happenedwith themoney.

Where has themoney gone?

FEZILE SONKWANE,

YCLSA Free State

spokesperson:

CONGRATULATIONS

and well-wishes are

hereby conveyed to the

provincial treasurer of

the Young Communist League of

South Africa (YCLSA) in the Free

State, Molelekwa Marumo, who has

been named one of the Top 200 Young

South Africans by the Mail & Guardi-

an.

Marumo is a prolific writer of short

stories in the language of Sesotho and his

short stories have been aired and have

received massive airtime on SABCs Lesedi

FM.

As a young commu-

nist, Marumo continues

to inspire many

other young South

Africans to take part in

the arts and pursue

their talents and

passion.

We are proud of our fellow com-

rade who displays excellence both

within the structures of the YCLSA and

within the community he finds himself

in.

The Young Communist League of

South Africa applauds Marumo and

wishes him well in all his future endeav-

ours.

Proud of ComradeMarumo

THEUNIS BOTHA, Christian Democratic

Party leader:

AS always a flurry of activity starts immedi-

ately prior to a national election.

Before the 2009 election we had many that

entered the political arena, the most dominant

being Cope. This time is no exception with

Mamphela Ramphelas Agang appearing to be

the forerunner andJuliusMalema threatening

to start up a political party.

When looking at these new political forma-

tions, it is apparent that they for the most part

represent leftist socialist, liberal ideologies.

This does not reflect the true view of South Af-

ricans, which is more Christian conservative,

as 80%of the population claims to be Christian

and in spite of concerted efforts to stifle their

influence.

The CDP has consistently, since 1999, en-

couraged closer co-operation between like-

minded parties, seeking a true federal solution

for South Africa, such as the IFP, FF+, UCDP,

ACDP and CDP.

This will now, of course, also include other

new like-minded organisations and group-

ings that have startedup like theBruinBemag-

tigingsbeweging (BBB).

The CDP is convinced that such a united for-

mation will have unlimited long-term benefits

for all South Africans. More so than these

personality centred political parties that come

and go, like the ID and Cope.

Attempts to change SouthAfrica fromamul-

tiparty to a two-party democracymake this for-

mulation imperative.

Formulation

imperative

WHILE the country is gearing up to-

wards doing something to make a differ-

ence to the lives of others this Mandela

Day on 18 July, the SouthAfricanNation-

al Blood Service (SANBS) would like to

encourage the public to get involved now

in blood donation.

The current blood stocks are at a criti-

cal level and currently they are expe-

riencing low collections due to schools

and universities being on holiday as well

as the cold weather conditions. The col-

lections have dropped drastically result-

ing in a daily average of about 1,7 days of

bloodbeingavailable.This is far less than

the five-day stock required to ensure that

the countrys demand for safe blood is

met.

The SANBS needs to collect 3 000 units

a day to meet the demand and since the

start of thewinter holidays they have not

achieved this.

They are requesting the public tomake

everydayaMandelaDayandbecomereg-

ularblooddonors.This charitable act can

save up to three lives and you can make

this difference once every 56 days instead

of just once a year. Your blood is vital in

helping change the lives of those who are

dependent onblood transfusions for their

survival.

Minimum requirements to be a donor

are that you must be between the ages of

16 and 65 years, weigh more than 50 kg,

be in good health and live a sexually safe

lifestyle.

To find your nearest donor centre call

them on 080-011-9031 or visit

www.sanbs.org.za, or find them on Face-

book or Twitter. All their centres will be

operating until 18:00 during the first

three weeks of this month.

Become a

blood donor


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Sidwell Guduka

THE Bochabela String Orchestra

is settingBelgiumablazewith their

performances.

This exciting group consisting of

no less than20members left forBel-

gium last week where they are giv-

ing a series of performances. They

were invited by a Belgium-based

group called the Violet Orchestra

which is privately funded.

Weare excited about our tour to

Europe. I think it is a good opportu-

nity for our kids to showcase their

talent abroad. We are going to play

in ten concertswhileweare there,

Peter Guy, the founder of the

group, told Express before they jet-

ted off.

This is an all-expenses paid trip

for all the crew members. The Vio-

let Orchestra raised money pri-

vately forus tobeable tovisit them.

We are not going to spend a cent for

this tour. Its going to be a tour of

a lifetime formostof thesekids,he

said.

They are kids from around

Mangaung and they are aged be-

tween 15 and 20 years. This is going

to be the first trip abroad for some

of them, let alone travelling in a

plane.

They are very happy and look-

ing forward to performing in a for-

eign country, he added.

Well be staying with guests

families in a youth hostel for the

duration of our stay. This is a great

chance for our kids to get to know

other kids from a different world.

It will provide themwith a good op-

portunity to tell a story that great

things are happening in Africa.

Guy said only the best were cho-

sen for Belgium those who had

worked hard and had always at-

tended practice sessions.

This is a kind of a reward for

them for their hard work. They

are excellent ambassadors because

some of them have travelled a bit.

They always tell good stories about

our country everywhere they trav-

el.

As for the kind of music they

play, Guy said: I dont know the

correct term for our music. Its

Mango Groove music, some Ma-

fikizolo music, Sibongile Khumalo

music, even traditional Afrikaans

music. I just call it Africanmusic.

Guy further said there was a

pretty good future for the kids who

were part of his group.

There were kids aged 21 to 26

who were part of this group in the

past and they got jobs and opportu-

nities to study. I thinkeightof these

kidshavegone towork for theSym-

phonyOrchestra inDurban.Oneof

them went to America, the other

to London and two others left for

Australia to study.

We are setting high standards,

Guy explained.

At the moment, the Bochabela

String Orchestra has 200 kids in

Bloemfontein, 75 in Kroonstad, 50

in Thaba Nchu and 15 in Xhariep

who are learning to play the violin.

They practise between 14:00 and

17:00 during the week.

Belguim treated to sound of Africa

TOP PERFORMERS: The Bochabela String Orchestra before jetting off to Belgium. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

Pirates meeting

THE Orlando Pirates Sup-

porters Club in Bloemfontein

invites theirmembers to a gen-

eralmeetingonSundayat 10:00

at the Ikaelelo Secondary

School. Members should bring

along a branch registration fee

of R30 and a membership card

fee of R40. For full details, call

Thato Pule on 073-394-2902 or

072-585-8005.

Celtic trip

Atrip to theKroonstadPrison

has been organised by Bomme

Ba Masele for 9 August. Trans-

portwill depart from theBloem-

fontein Celtic offices at 05:30.

The return fee is R130. There is

no space for children in the bus.

Call Moipone on 076-824-7183.


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HALLELUJAH! On Sunday, the Free State youth, together with church leaders from across the province, gathered at the Vista Arena in Bloemfontein to pray for the speedy recovery

of the former South African president Nelson Mandela who has been admitted to the Heart Mediclinic in Pretoria for almost a month.

PRAYER FORMADIBA: Olly Mlamleli, MEC for Cooperative Governance,

Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements, Sisi Ntombela, MEC for So-

cial Development, and Ace Magashule, Free State premier, during the

prayer service held for the ailing former president Nelson Mandela in

Bloemfontein on Sunday.

HAVING A GOOD TIME: From the left are Mamorena Nondlala, Tshidi

Ralehlathi,MuntuvanWyk,MataemaneModise,MadisemeloMatla and

Kedidimetse Mabitsela during Modises birthday party at Rocklands in

Bloemfontein on Saturday.

PARTY TIME: Wase Tlale (in the blue top) from Phahameng, Bloemfontein, celebrated her birthday with

friends at her home on Sunday. Photos: Sidwell Guduka

Together for big occasion

NAKA DROTSK, Cheetahs coach, says they

will treat thisweekends gameagainst theBlues

like a cup final.

Drotsks men are in trouble of missing out

on a spot in the play-offs should they lose their

final league game.

The men from Bloemfontein came badly un-

stuck in their 28-3 loss to the Stormers in Cape

Town over theweekend, andwith the Sharks al-

so beating the Blues, the Cheetahs face a must-

win scenario on Saturday.

The Stormers and Sharks are both on 42

points,with theDurbanites one spot above their

Cape rivals due to a better points differential.

Both teams are now only four behind the sixth-

placed Cheetahs (46). The Cheetahs are guaran-

teed of four points thanks to a bye week in the

final round, but them losing to the Blues would

give Cape and Durban rugby fans considerable

hopeof their teams sneaking inat thebackdoor.

And that is a scenario Drotsk is understanda-

bly eager to avoid.

Well approach the Blues game with a final

mentality and we view it as our first play-off

game, Drotsk told the SportLIVE website.

We dont want to be in a situation where

were sitting at home during the last weekend

and hoping other teams get results that will fa-

vour us. We have the chance to shape our own

destiny in the tournament.

We have to put the Stormers game behind us

asquicklyaspossible andregroup for thisweek.

Unlike the Stormers and the Sharks, who need

other teams to win for them, victory over the

Blueswill guarantee us a place in the play-offs.

Drotsk said theywould be wary of the Blues

dangerous ball-carriers. Saturdays clash at the

Free State Stadium kicks off at 14:50.

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Sidwell Guduka

THE Engen Knockout Challenge

kicks off at Grey Colleges

Windmill Park in Bloemfontein

on Friday.

And if what coaches of the

participating teams say, is

anything to go by, fans should

expect high-quality football

during the tournament.

The tenth edition of this

popular u.19 event will see 16

soccer teams from across the

country competing against each

other for the championship.

Bloemfontein Celtic, Harmony

Academy, Botshabelo Stars FC

and James FC will face off in

what has been dubbed a group of

death Group A.

I think the Harmony Academy

will be a threat to us because

they are a very good team. They

have been doing pretty good in

this tournament. Since the

inception of the event, we have

met them twice (2006 and 2007) in

the final and they beat us. We

are meeting them in the group

stages this time around. So, its

payback time, George Nechiron-

ga, Celtic Colts manager, told

Express.

Our boys have been working

hard at training and they are

razor-sharp for the competition.

I think we have what it takes

to make it all the way to the

final.

Im adamant well win it. We

are determined to cause some

upsets, he said.

Pitso Mokoena, Harmony

Academy coach, said he was

bringing almost the same team

that had played in the tourna-

ment last year.

I think there will be only

three new faces in the squad. The

rest of the players will be the

ones who were here last year. It

is not a good thing to chop and

change the team every year, he

explained.

Our intention is to not only

come to Bloemfontein to compete

but to lift up the trophy. Most of

the teams in our group are the

same we have been playing

against in the past.

Im only worried about James

FC. They are new in the tourna-

ment and we dont know what to

expect from them. But well cross

that bridge when we get to it, he

said.

On the other hand, Mncedisi

Ngomba, HTS Louis Botha coach,

said his boys were ready as the

word ready can be.

As Louis Botha we are raring

to go. Our preparations are going

well. As always, well be includ-

ing u.15s to play in the tourna-

ment.

Last year we were knocked

out in the quarterfinals after

penalty shoot-outs. I believe well

do much better this year,

Ngomba said.

The rest of the groups are:

Group B: Junior Arizona FC,

Mata FC, Tikwana, HTS Louis

Botha.

Group C: Lekhulong, Hodisa,

Thabo Vuyo, Grey College. Group

D: Red Sea FC, Mangaung Centre,

Brebner, Bloem Stars FC.

Its Engen Knockout

Challenge time

ALL SYSTEMS GO: Phumeza Ntizana, Tommie Cronje and Candice George during the launch of the 2013

Engen Knockout Challenge in Bloemfontein on Thursday, 20 June. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

Our boys have been

working hard at train-

ing and they are razor-

sharp for the competi-

tion. I think we have

what it takes to make

it all the way to the fi-

nal. Im adamant well

win it. We are deter-

mined to cause some

upsets.

George Nechironga,

Celtic Colts manager

THE Cheetahs are sweating

over the availability of

Springbok prop Coenie

Oosthuizen ahead of their

do-or-die Super Rugby clash

against the Blues in Bloemfon-

tein on Saturday.

According to the Volksblad

website, the knock Oosthuizen

took to his knee in last

Saturdays 28-3 loss to the

Stormers at Newlands is worse

than initially thought.

The backline coach, Hawies

Fourie, said Oosthuizen

would in all likelihood not

train this week and would be

given until Friday to prove his

fitness.

But Oosthuizens injury is

not the only worry for the

men from Bloemfontein.

Fullback Hennie Daniller,

who pulled out with a knee

injury just before the Stormers

game, underwent a scan on

Monday and his participation

is in doubt, while flyhalf Elgar

Watts (hamstring) is also a

worry.

According to Fourie, scrum-

half Sarel Pretorius played

wing against the Stormers

because of the unavailability

of Rayno Benjamin (Blitz-

bokke) and Rocco Jansen

(groin). Benjamin will be back

this weekend and should start

at wing if Daniller fails to

recover, which would see

Willie le Roux again do duty

at fullback.

The Cheetahs can, however,

take consolation from the fact

that their opponents will also

have to make due with a new

half-back pairing after the

Blues Piri Weepu (ribs) and

Chris Noakes (upper leg) were

sent back to New Zealand.

Hooker Keven Mealamu

(calf) and number 8 Peter Saili

(haematoma) are also injured,

but should be ready by the

weekend.

The clash at the Free State

Stadium kicks off at 14:50 on

Saturday.

Injuries

plague

Cheetahs

THE Cheetahs will face the Blues in a must-win match on Satur-

day. Photo: Sidwell Guduka


}

Sidwell Guduka

AMEDAL. This is what the renowned sprint-

er, Dumisani Hlaselo, will be targeting when he

competes at theWorld StudentGames inKazan,

Russia. The games start on Saturday and end on

17 July.

Team South Africa left for Kazan yesterday,

andHlaselo saidhewishedhecouldwinamedal

in the 1 500 m race. He is one of four Kovsie

sprinters who will be competing against ath-

letes from around the world.

I have been training hard and everything is

going according to plan.

The competition will be tough in Russia, but

Im confident Ill bring home a medal. Im look-

ing forward to doing well over there, Hlaselo

told Express.

Im really excited about the trip because the

last time I represented my country was during

the World Junior Championships in Poland in

2008. I have been struggling with injuries ever

since. But Im fully fit and raring to go at the

moment, he said.

The 24-year-old, whose last race was in April,

was selected to compete in the 1 500 m and

5 000 m events.

The 1 500 m is one of the events which I be-

lieve I can win. But you never know how things

will panout that sidebecause sport isunpredict-

able.

Hlaselo said he did not think weather condi-

tions in Russia would be much of a problem for

him.

It is winter in South Africa and they say it

is summer in Russia. Even though it is summer

there it might still be chilly. I checked the tem-

peratures that side and the average is about

25 C.

Hlaselo will be joined in Kazan by other Kov-

sie sprinters Wayde van Niekerk, Gideon Trot-

ter and Rynardt van Rensburg.

VanNiekerkwill battle it out in the 400 mand

4 x 400 m relay. Trotter competes in the 200 m

and 4 x 100 m relay, while Van Rensburg will

race in the 800 m.

Hlaselo to show

talent in Kazan

AIMING FOR MEDAL: Dumisani Hlaselo. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

}

Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEMmight find itself without a team

in the Safa Second Division as it is set to lose

Super Eagles which is for sale and rumours are

it has a R300 000 price tag.

A close source to the teamrevealed toExpress

Eastern Free State that the owner of the team,

Strike Mabasa, had lost interest in running the

team and he was looking for a potential buyer.

The Eagles have been campaigning in the

Free State Safa Second Division, formerly the

VodacomLeague, since 2009. The teamhas been

moving from owner to owner since its incep-

tion.

It has come to Express EFSs attention that

before the team was bought by Mabasa, it was

formed in Bethlehem, but later relocated to Cla-

rens after it had been bought by a businessman

from Clarens now the owner of Clarens Gal-

axy.

This past season the team finished in 5thposi-

tion with 46 points in 28 games. They were con-

testing for the league as they had a chance to

stay on the top of the league for quite some time,

but they lost focus when it mattered the most.

Express EFS has heard of many people who

are willing to buy the team. If theyre lucky the

teammight stay in Bethlehem as the Free State

Starsmanagement is looking forward to having

a team in the Second Division after their sister

team, Carara Kicks, was liquidated in the

2011-12 season.

The teammight also be sold to a businessman

in Lindley and Molefi Sithole, one of the mem-

bers, said they had negotiated with the team

management and added that they were finalis-

ing some issues before buying the team.

It has always been ourwish to have a profes-

sional team from Lindley and we believe now

is the chance to have one, he said.

Mabasa confirmed that he was selling the

team stating financial problems as the main

reason. He said if he could not get a buyer he

would continue with the team, but on a smaller

budget.

It has been challenging to run the team

alone. One must make sure that players are

transported to the game, get food and pay them.

We targeted promotion last season, but things

did not go according to plan. If I dont get a buy-

er, Ill continue with the team, but Ill try and

survive, he said.

Mabasa said he had undergone negotiations

with several people who wanted to buy the

team, but not all got back to him. He said some

were from Botswana.

Another rumour doing the rounds was that

the Eagles managing director was eyeing the

National First Division (NFD) campaigners, Af-

rican Warriors, to buy it.

However, Mabasa has rubbished the Warri-

ors rumour and said that he knew nothing

about it.

Eagles could

fly away

EYES ON THE BALL: Cliff Mzangwa, the Super Eagles player in the white jersey with the

ball, and a Maluti FET College player chasing him. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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