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THE community of the Makholoko-eng Village near Harrismith in theFree State has benefited from the gen-erous donation of a state-of-the-artmodular library to the value ofR600 000 from Metrofile CSX.Learners here were struggling and

had nowhere to do their homeworkand research.According to Mamie Moloi (15), a

gr. 10 learner of the Kgethatsebo Sec-ondary School, they sometimes foundthemselves walking home late atnight after they had to queue for in-ternet access at school.However, this problem is now a

thing of the past after a modular li-brary was presented to the school onFriday byDanKhothule, theMEC forthe Department of Sport, Arts, Cul-ture and Recreation.Moloi said she was happy that a

new library had been donated toMakgolokweng. She said the librarywould help them a lot.“I really don’t know how to thank

our government and the CSX man-agement. The library came at theright time when we needed it themost. Modern education requires alot of researchandhopefully this timewe’ll be able to get things right. It wasvery tough before as we had to mindthe time while at the library whichwas also far from home,” she said.Graham Wackrill, the chief execu-

tive officer of Metrofile CSX, said itwas a privilege for them to be part ofsuch a success story for young peopleto enrich them through education.He said as a company it was not of-

ten that they had the chance to partic-ipate in such a meaningful initiativewere the benefits were so clearly visi-ble.“The only thing that is going to im-

prove this country is children and ed-ucation,” he said.He asked the learners to focus on

education.“At least now I’ll be able to go home

after school and work on my home-work at the new librarywhich is clos-

er to where I live,” said Moloi.Khothule said he had reiterated in

his budget speech for 2013 that theywere repositioning the libraries toserve as a bridge to the world of digit-al media and to ensure that every-body, regardless of economic status,would have access to resources in a

variety of formats and platforms.“Since 2007 we have been rolling

out a programme to provide everypublic library with computer equip-ment and connectivity.“Today we are proud to say all 82

towns in the Free State are connecteddigitally via the local libraries.

“We’ll provide free access to the in-ternet to every library user,” he said.Khothule said a presidential visit

to Diyatalawa andMakholokweng on4 October 2011 identified a dire needfor a library in the area.He said the security company CSX

had come up with a solution.

“I am humbled by what the compa-ny has done for our young genera-tion.“We know some of the businesses

will never invest in a community asthey are always looking to make aprofit, but CSX proved to be a differ-ent kind of company,” he said.

Library brings hopeMakholokoeng receives new modular unit

THANK YOU: Dan Khothule (right), the Free State MEC for the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, shakes hands with GrahamWackrill, the chief executive officer of Metrofile CSX, as he thanks him with Khehla Lentshanyane Moloi between them. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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THE Golden Gate Highlands National Parkwas the big winner during the recent 2013South African National Parks (SANParks)Northern Regional Awards.It was presented with a Park of the Year and

the Entrance Gate/Reception of the YearAward on Thursday night at the awards cere-mony that took place in the Golden Gate Hotel.Initially there were three parks that compe-

ted in the awards. They were Golden Gate, Ma-pungubwe and Marakele.Nine of the Golden Gate employees also won

awards in the individual categories.AgnesMo-taung, Mosia Matotoba, Mohau Ncubuka,Joseph Putsoane and Joseph Rantseke wereawardedwith outstanding service in thework-place awards.Aleta Limakatso Mofokeng scooped an

award for outstanding customer service.TheResearchand InitiativesAwardwaspre-

sented to Yolandy Mouton with Victor Mokoe-na earning the Best Mentor Award before Mo-ses PhohloMofokeng completed the day for theGolden Gate team when he received the Re-gional Manager Award.Nomvuselelo Songelwa, the managing exec-

utive: Parks Division, urged the employees tokeep on shining because they were the starsof SANParks.She said they always said they had wanted

to take the organisation to the best level andadded that SANParks was a leading conserva-tion agency in the world.Songelwa said the awards were aimed at

honouring and recognising the performance oftheir colleagues in the northern region.“Often when people are sitting at head office

it is difficult to know each and everyone andto appreciate the hard work that is beingdone,” she said.The atmosphere was incredible during the

awards. The Golden Gate employees went tothe stage singing to receive theParkof theYearAward which they believed was theirs as a re-sult of team effort.A delighted Golden Gate Park manager,

SthembileMhlophe, said theyhadnot expectedthe big award because the competition hadbeen tight.She said taking on ownership of the parkhad

made them winners on the day.

“I think what we have been doing the rightthing as aparkbyputting systemsand controlsin place and by instilling discipline in all em-ployees.“The parks is ours. My people did not put all

the responsibility on me, but always helped,”she said.) For a full list of the award winners fromall the parks go to our website: www.ex-press-news.co.za.

Hard work, team effort awardedHard work, team effort awarded

STUNNING: Gladys Lupalule (centre), Golden Gate rooms division manager, was captured with Nomvuselelo Songelwa, managingexecutive: Parks Division, and Johan Taljaard, the acting northern regionalmanager and parkmanager ofMarekele. GoldenGate receivedthe Entrance Gate/Reception of the Year Award for the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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“BY using his meeting with visitingPres. Barack Obama as an occasion to saythat former Pres. Nelson Mandela had of-ten told him that he was satisfied and evenpositive with the way Zuma and the ANCwere ruling the country, the president in-sulted Obama, the South African nationand even Mandela himself,” says Chris-tian Democratic Party (CDP) leader,Rev. Theunis Botha.Botha says Obama is on an official visit,

representing the American people, not on-ly the Democratic Party. He says the leastone could have expected of our president,when meeting with Obama, was to riseabove party politics and for once be astatesman representing all South Afri-cans.“For Zuma to use the critically-ill Man-

dela for cheap politicking is deplorable,and is in any case devoid of credibility.“After all, a year agoEmeritusArchbish-

op Desmond Tutu said: ‘Had Madiba beenfully aware of what is going on aroundhim, he would have been very sad’.“At the latest graduation ceremony of

the University of the Free State, the chan-cellor, Dr Khotso Mokhele, urged the stu-dents to use their freedom of speech tospeak out about the deterioration we areobserving all around us,” he says.He says Zuma knows well that he can

now attribute anything he wishes to Man-dela, and that it cannot be challenged.“Making these claims does a disservice

to the Mandela legacy which is recognisedby people all over the world.“Zuma must also not insult Obama by

trying to ‘use’ him as an election tool,”Botha concludes.

Zuma’s conduct‘deplorable’ – Botha

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MAHLOLA MOLOI (41), whohails from the Naledi Section inBohlokong, Bethlehem, won anaward in the category Most Ac-tive Disabled Individual Groupfrom the Dihlabeng Municipalityduring their recent communityawards ceremony.

In December 2010 this intelli-gent and outspoken Sesotho poetwon the same award.

Moloi is a well-known poet whocan move a crowd when perform-ing the traditional poemMokorot-lo.

“I was happy to win the award.It simply means I have to workharder. An award means a lot toone, andone should beproud to becalled onto the stage to receive it.Some people have never had thechance towina trophy inacompe-tition,” he said.

Moloiwho originally hails fromFateng tse Ntsho in Paul Roux,said they had relocated toBohlokong, Bethlehem, in 1985.

He said he would like to extendhis gratitude towards the munici-pality who through the years hadopened doors for the disabled.“They don’t just ignore us, buttheyhavemadeus feelwelcome intheir offices,” he said.

Moloi, who loves his culturemore than anything, had the

chance to introduce the president ofthe country, Jacob Zuma, in parlia-ment during his 2013 State of the Na-tion Address.

However, that was nothing new forthis brave man who had done this be-fore with the likes of Ace Magashule,thepremierof theFreeState, andoth-er mayors in the local municipality.

“It was a great honour for me to begiven this opportunity to introduceand shake hands with the president.It has always been my wish to do thisand it finally happened,” he said.

He said he had passion for his cul-ture which he would love to sharewith learners in schools.

Moloi said he had managed to in-terest some of the schools and he waslooking forward to add more.

“I haveachieveda lot inmy life andI am a living testimony that there isability is disability. Thedisabledpeo-ple should wake up and turn theworld around because nothing is im-possible,” he said.

Moloi said he had become disabledin 1980 after he had twisted his leg.He said since thenhehadnevergivenup on life, but kept on pushing.

“God knew what would happen tome and he also had a reason why ithappened,” he said.

He said he was looking forward toreleasing his Sesotho album whichhe was now working on.

There is ability in disability – Moloi

MAHLOLA MOLOI with the trophy and certificate that he won at the Dihlabeng Community Awards cere-mony. Photo: Tladi Moloi

‘God knew what would happen tome and he also had a reason whyit happened.’ – Mahlola Moloi

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MANTSIENG MOFOKENG (28), whohails from Bohlokong, Bethlehem, revealedto the scores of people who attended theInternational Day Against Drug Abuse andIllicit Drug Trafficking that she had useddrugs and had lived on the streets foreight years.She said she had decided to live on the

streets after problems in the familyresulting in her dropping out of school atprimary school level.When telling her story in the Tiisetsang

High School hall, where the event washeld, Mofokeng started by saying: “Kemoja” which translates as I’m fine.“I was using clue. I stopped going to

school and became a street kid when I was13 years old and were on the streets for 8years.”Child Welfare took her to a rehabilita-

tion centre in Pretoria and she said shewas not using drugs anymore.“I want to encourage our younger

generation to stay away from drugs. Ihave been there and I know how hard itis. You should respect your parentsbecause life on the streets is not good,especially for girls,” she said.The International Day Against Drug

Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking wascelebrated worldwide and the event inBethlehem was organised by the FreeState Department of Social Development.Sisi Ntombela, the MEC for Social

Development, said she was very emotionalbecause of the health of former SouthAfrican president Nelson Mandela and

urged the people of the Free State to stayaway from drugs.She said “nyaope” was killing young

people and added that it was alleged thatis was cheap and that anyone could affordit.“I want parents to start looking after

their children. When they see them losingweight or eating ice they should call thesocial worker because I have been toldthat those using ‘nyaope’ eats ice because

it burns the stomach,” she said.Ntombela said they had an agreement

with the Free State Department of Educa-tion MEC Tate Makgoe to visit all schoolsto make sure learners were aware of thedangers of fire.“We invited experts to come with us to

discourage them from using drugs. We toldthe schools that if they had problems withthe learners, they should call our socialworkers for help. We’ll make sure that we

take them to rehabilitation centres in theprovince,” she said.Ntombela pointed out that that had

worked for them in the past and that theyhoped for more and better results.“Our children should know that along

with their rights come responsibility.They should start now to shape their

future because one day they will haveto take care of their own families,” shesaid.

‘Life on the streets not good’

CONFESSION: Mantsieng Mofokeng told peoplehow she had stopped using drugs.

EMOTIONAL: Sisi Ntombela, the Free State MEC for Social Development, addressedpeople who attended the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Traf-ficking which was held in the Tiisetsang High School Hall in Bethlehem.

Photos: Tladi Moloi

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THE Salvation Church In Christ in Bethle-hem recently held a Spiritual Turn-AroundStrategy at the Catula Crèche in Bohlokong,Bethlehem. The church also celebrated Fa-ther’s Day and Youth Day on the day.The purpose of the Spiritual Turn-Around

Strategy programme was aimed at empower-ing the youth of a democratic country freefrom the slavery of drugs and alcohol.It was also aimed at empowering parents to

protect and to take care of their families andcommunities.During the celebration, the church also of-

fered a helping hand to Mpho Mosia and theBohlokong Hospice.The hospice is located in Foggelfontein.

They handed over a Bible to Mosia before do-

nating clothes to the hospice.Abraham Radebe, the founder and a senior

pastor of the church, said Mosia was an ex-prisoner from Bohlokong, Bethlehem, whohad received Jesus Christ as his personal sav-iour in prison.“Imet with himwhile hewas doing commu-

nity services and he reminded me of the dayI preached to them in prison during the break-ing the circle of crime event.He then told me that he would visit the

church and he did.“I was very happy when he asked for for-

giveness from his mother and the communitymembers for his deeds,” he said.Radebe said Mpho has declared that he was

willing to empower the youth on what he hadlearned and added that Mpho discouraged theyouth from using drugs and committingcrime.

Event helpsempower youth

THE ex-prisoner Mpho Mosia received a Bible from Abraham Radebe, the founder anda senior pastor of the Salvation Church in Christ, here with some of the church members.

Photo: Supplied

CHILDREN andteachers ofPhumelela DayCare in Ext. 2,Bohlokong,Bethlehem, werecaptured withtheir cake duringtheir pyjama par-ty celebration.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

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MARTIN SAAYMAN (14), a learner ofthe Dirkie Uys High School in Warden,has been selected as June’s

He has competed in 19 championshipsall over South Africa and has won a total

of 35 medals.He received the following awards

for karate: 2010 – floating trophy forbest kumite in tenshinkan; in 2011 –certificate for second-best kumitetenshinkan and last year he re-ceived a trophy from ShotokanKarate for being karateka of the

In July 2012 he took part at theTenshinkan All-Styles Champion-

ships that were held in Bethlehem

where he won a silver medal in kumiteand gold in kata.

Earlier this year he participated at theShotokan All-Styles in Warden, where hewalked away with a gold medal in kumiteand a silver medal in kata.

At the Karate South African Champion-ships that were held in Durban, hereceived a bronze medal in kumite.

Martin’s role model is Bruce Lee. Hetrains five days a week and is currentlytraining in Harrismith at the JapanKarate Association and trains underSensei Charlene Stopforth.

His motto is Hard work and dedicationalways give positive results. Winners cannever be quitters and quitters can never bewinners.

Send your sports star nomination forschool learners between the ages of 6 and18 today (nominations received before the20th of each month will be included inthat month’s selection).

You can email your nomination [email protected] or fax it to 086-552-4922.

For more information please contactLynne or Juanré at Z PR on 051-430-3027.

has been selected as June’sSuperSport Let’s PlaySports Star of theMonth for ExpressEastern Free Statefor his excellentperformance inkarate.

Martin hasbeen doing karatefor the past threeyears.

of 35 medals.He received the following awards

for karate: 2010 – floating trophy forbest kumite in tenshinkan; in 2011 –certificate for second-best kumitetenshinkan and last year he re-ceived a trophy from ShotokanKarate for being karateka of theyear.

In July 2012 he took part at theTenshinkan All-Styles Champion-

ships that were held in Bethlehem

Martin packs a punch in karate

MARTIN SAAYMAN, a learner of the DirkieUys High School in Warden, has been cho-sen as June’s SuperSport Let’s Play SportsStar of the Month for Express Eastern FreeState.

‘He has competed in19 championships allover SouthAfrica andhaswon a total of 35medals.’

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RADEBE MLANJANE JOHAN-NES, Kutlwanong, Harrismith:

MY beloved generation, thedons of past tense, majesticcreatures of future principletenses, I call upon your cogentintegrity.O! The Lord hath giveth, should

we be so naive to express theexpressions that were left unat-tended, indeed! It’s freedom ofexpression; I call it ultimateoperating system of Windows 20thcentury, motherboard PentiumVII.My beloved generation, knowl-

edge is power, skills being themotive beyond measures indeed.It’s the unity of 1976.Freedom of expression, come

generation, speak your mind ofmaturity, express the wisdom ofGod so gentle day by day.Generation of magnificentthoughts and ideas, the earthbelongs to our integrity that liesproudly to our forefather’s lessonsand essays of our beloved moth-ers. Come generation, we born tomanifest the glory of the Lord byhis grace, by so doing, wecordially let others to perceiveand be fulfilled by tunes ofachievements.My beloved generation, yester-

day I was active so today I haveto act, because tomorrow myactions will articulate volume bysuccess.We so compassionate, why do

we belong to wicked characters?

Were we born for such talent?What happened to our mentality?Come generation, who are wegoing to be, by demolishing ourforefather’s treasures of peace?They came, now they are gone

but never forgotten. Days wereborn, gave birth to weeks andlater months were then namedgrandchildren, eventually centu-ries develop gradually.Generation X and Y-I means me

and you. What is it that is goingto make us proud when we departthis terrain?Come generation, kneel before

spirits of thankfulness, fornumberless blessings given,blessings that daily come to uslike dewdrops falling fromheaven. Hear you deaf, John14:18: I will not leave you asorphans; I will come to you.Come generation, the future is

yours, shine brighter thanyesterday. Assassins you neverare; you were born to be atriumphant.Freedom dwells beneath gentle

sweet waters of unity and eternalexistence.I honour. I salute and it glows

magnificently.

Come, thefuture is yours MBUSI MUSAWENKOSI

RADEBE, Bohlokong, Bethlehem:

PATRIOTS, it is more importantto understand the Asian giants’ rolein our mother continent.Two of the Asian rivals, which are

China and Japan, have held theirsummit in partnership with our con-tinent. The most important thing isthat both are historically and cur-rently in disagreement. The Chinesepeople were ruled by the Japanesefascists movement in earlier timesand that feudal system disadvan-taged the Chinese people even beforethe revolution.

The clash of the nationalists andcommunists.Their dispute over the island in

previous years continues with a sus-picious peace settlement. The motorindustry is championed by Japan onour continent and technology is mo-nopolised by China.Japanhas realised the threat of the

trade monopoly of Beijing and its al-lied United States foreign policy wasweakened in other parts of Africa.South Africa is compromising be-tween two rivals as the head of statewas also lobbied by Tokyo’s big boss-es to pave theirway through theAfri-can Union’s accessible doors.

Obviously the Chinese Intelli-gence is ruling all undercover opera-tions and scientific methods of theirenemies globally and are very awareof thedynamics of trade in theoceanssurrounding Africa. Could Japan belobbied by the United States to elimi-nate Beijing’s gateway to success?This is for young people to under-

stand as they are excited about tech-nological advancement. They shouldknow that for the two-nation statesand civilisation state, technology isthe other stage of their political con-test to create ties with other Africanstates. Let’s follow up on the twoAsian giants towards Africa.

Rolemust be understood

MOSIKILI DIPHAPANG, secre-tary of the Dihlabeng Youth Fo-rum:

“SPORT truly is the outdoor class-room of life because it gives childrentheopportunity to learnmany impor-tant values that they will carry withthem throughout their life.”That is according to FredEngh, the

founder and president of the Nation-al Alliance for Youth Sport (NAYS).He further said all young men and

women, regardless of the environ-ment they’re living in or the adversi-ties they’re facing, should love toplay sport and added that they(NAYS) had a responsibility to helpevery single one of them to expe-rience the true power of sport.In SouthAfrican townships,where

there are high levels of violence andcrime and teenage pregnancy, youngpeople can easily be enticed to joingangs and get involved in crime.Bohlokong, township of Bethlehem,

is no exception. As it is the caseacross much of Africa. Sport isplayed and supported with great en-thusiasm.South Africa hosts different sport-

ing tournaments where elite athletesare showcased. We seek to explorehow to use sport as a vehicle for so-cial development, keeping youthaway from illegal activities,while de-veloping sporting and life skills.TheDihlabengYouthForum(DYF)

has intended to partner with differ-ent stakeholders on how to find outmore about the programmes that canreduce youth violence and teenagepregnancy in our townships. TheDYF also intends to utilise strategicpartnershipswithworldwide organi-sations to help in making a positivedifference in young people’s livesthrough sport.It remains clear that theDYF’s goal

is to identify the individuals who arecommitted to the belief that sportplay an important and positive role

in the physical, emotional and socialdevelopment of the young people.The DYF believes that sports activi-ties have immense value and can bethe ultimate outdoor classroom forsome of life’s greatest lessons and theindividuals will have a united andpowerful voice in making that vi-sions become a reality.Childrenandyoungpeople areavi-

tal resource for the future, but theyneed care and guidance to live up totheir potential – things that can behard to find in an uncertain environ-ment. Surrounded by negative peerpressure and lack of opportunities, itcan become so easy for them to losehope and get involved in harmful ac-tivities.Mybelief is that sport isacat-alyst for accelerating development,strengthening communities, unitingpeople along racial barriers and driv-ing social change. As the DYF, wewill continue to build and developour children and youth so that theycan excel and have a better future.

Sport teaches important life skills

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124: FORM FSLA2NOTICE OF INTENTIONTO APPLY IN TERMS OFSECTION 27 READ WITHSECTION 31 FORREGISTRATIONFREE STATEGAMBLING ANDLIQUOR ACT, 2010.Notice is hereby given thatGail Iris Motsohi intendsto lodge an application on3 July 2013, particulars ofwhich appear hereunder,with the local municipality.1. Municipality: Dihlabeng2. Full names, street andpostal address of applicantand identity no. orregistration no.

Gail Iris Motsohi, 3109Thejane Street, Bethlehem.PO Box 27, Bethlehem 9702.ID: 591014°0739°082.3. Kind of registrationapplied for : Bottle store.4. Kind of product to besold/manufactured: Allkinds of liquor.5. Name under whichbusiness is to be conductedand full address of premises:Penquin Liquors6. Name of, nature of,distance to institutions oflearning, similar registeredpremises and places of wor-ship: N/A.Any person may, within 21days from 3 July 2013(date of publication inProvincial Gazette), lodge interms of Section 33 of theFree State Gambling andLiquor Act, 2010 anobjection in writing to the

Free State Liquor Authority(address set out hereunder).The objection must clearlyindicate the full names,identity number, residentialaddress, postal address andtelephone number, if any,where applicable, itsregistration number andaddress of its office, of theobjector. The objection mustalso identify the applicationto which it relates.* The application may beinspected at the offices of theAuthority during theiroffice hours. The address ofthe relevant Office of theLiquor Authority is:Place: BethlehemDate: 29/01/2013.Cell: 072°945°0808Fax: 058°304°3976.


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RUGBY PLAYERS of the Caledon PrimarySchool in Ficksburg that were selected forthe Griffons Craven Week team. Photo: Suplied

THEFree State Stars midfielder LuyoloNomandela has changed his tune andnow says he is ready to leave the clubin pursuit of greener pastures up north.

The 23-year-old player told Kick-Off.com three months ago that he wasnot looking at the money and wanted tofocus on his career in the Free State, butnow says he is “ready to play for Chiefsor Pirates”.

“I understand Kaizer Chiefs and Or-lando Pirates are interested in my serv-ices and my agent is handling the issue.

“I am ready to move to play for eitherclub if the situation demands it, but, ifnot, I am still happy to continue playingfor Free State Stars next season.”

Stars have already lost both KennedyMweene and Dove Wome to MamelodiSundowns, but Nomandela says hisheart is with Chiefs.

“I grew up supporting Kaizer Chiefs.Ilike their style of playing and think itwould suit me very well. I also like thefact that they don’t have many players.

“However, I wouldn’t mind playingfor Pirates either, because that is alsoone of the biggest teams in the coun-try.” – KickOff.com

Nomandelacouldmove

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BETHLEHEM mightfind itself without ateamin theSafaSecondDivision as it is set tolose Super Eagleswhich is for sale andrumours are it has aR300 000 price tag.A close source to the

team revealed to Ex-pressEasternFree Statethat the owner of theteam, Strike Mabasa,had lost interest in run-ning the team and hewas looking for apoten-tial buyer.The Eagles have

been campaigning inthe Free State Safa Sec-ond Division, formerlythe Vodacom League,since 2009. The teamhas been moving fromowner to owner sinceits inception.It has come to Ex-

press EFS’s attentionthat before the teamwas bought byMabasa,itwas formed inBethle-hem, but later relocat-ed to Clarens after ithad been bought by abusinessman from Cla-rens – now the owner ofClarens Galaxy.This past season the

team finished in 5th po-sition with 46 points in28 games. They werecontesting for theleague as they had achance to stay on thetop of the league forquite some time, butthey lost focus when itmattered the most.Express EFS has

heard of many peoplewho are willing to buythe team. If they’relucky the team mightstay in Bethlehem asthe Free State Starsmanagement is lookingforward to having ateam in the Second Di-vision after their sisterteam, Carara Kicks,was liquidated in the2011-’12 season.The team might also

be sold to a business-man in Lindley andMolefi Sithole, one ofthe members, said theyhadnegotiatedwith the

team management and added that they were fi-nalising some issues before buying the team.“It has always been our wish to have a profes-

sional team from Lindley and we believe now isthe chance to have one,” he said.Mabasa confirmed thathewas selling the team

stating financial problems as the main reason.He said if he could not get a buyer he would con-tinue with the team, but on a smaller budget.“It has been challenging to run the team alone.

Onemustmakesure thatplayersare transportedto the game, get food and pay them. We targetedpromotion last season, but things did not go ac-cording to plan. If I don’t get a buyer, I’ll continuewith the team, but I’ll try and survive,” he said.Mabasa said he had undergone negotiations

with several people whowanted to buy the team,but not all got back to him. He said some werefrom Botswana.Another rumourdoing the roundswas that the

Eagles’ managing director was eyeing the Na-tional First Division (NFD) campaigners, Afri-can Warriors, to buy it.However, Mabasa has rubbished theWarriors

rumour and said that he knew nothing about it.

Eagles could ‘flyaway’ from Bhm

EYES ON THE BALL: Cliff Mzangwa, the Super Eagles player in the white jersey with the ball, and a Maluti FETCollege player chasing him. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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