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Angry marchers take to the streets of Thohoyandou in a bid to oppose the suspects in Selinah Netshivhilidulu´s murder being granted bail.

By Elmon Tshikhudo

Hundreds of angry people, mostly women, who marched to the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, went back home happy. The marchers from Tshivhilidulu in the Nzhelele area were demanding that the three men arrested for the murder of a local woman be refused bail.

- Continues on p2

The deceased, Ms Selinah Netshivhilidulu

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2 11 November 2011 LIMPOPO MIRROR

By Peter Muthambi

Crime

By Elmon Tshikudo

By Linda van der Westhuizen

An Ethiopean businessman was allegedly shot and killed at Maebani village in the Kutama area last Wednesday evening.

Mr Dumise Miheratu Erago (34) was allegedly shot and killed by unknown men in what appears to be a robbery. Erago owned a tuck shop in the village where he sold groceries to the villagers.

The incident happened at about 20:00, when unknown men vis-ited the store and demanded mon-ey at gunpoint, police have said. "We were alerted to the incident by members of the community. When we arrived at the scene, Erago was lying dead in a pool of blood," said the spokesperson for the Tshilwavhusiku police,

Const Godwin Mahuwa. He said that Erago had a gun wound to the chest. "The perpetrators took cell phones and an undisclosed amount of money and fled the scene," Mahuwa added.

According to Mahuwa, the police have opened a case of murder, following the incident. "Our detectives are busy with investigations and hopefully the suspects will soon be brought to book.

These are dangerous people in the community and belongs behind bars," Mahuwa stated.

The suspects are still at large. A similar incident occurred at

Gogobole village in the area a week ago. A 23-year-old Soma-

lian businessman was shot and wounded.

Two unknown men apparently entered his shop and demanded money at gunpoint. After realis-ing that the businessman, Mr Eyakor Dawit, was reluctant to give them money, they shot him in the leg.

Dawit survived the attack and an undisclosed amount of money, a cell phone and airtime vouchers were taken during the incident.

Mahuwa appealed to members of the community to furnish the police with information that can lead to the arrest of the perpetra-tors. Anyone with information is advised to contact the police at 015 519 6000 or 082 451 7163.

Ethiopean businessman killed in Kutama

Concern about increase in rape cases

Murdered mother and baby laid to rest

Thousands say no to renaming of town

The leadership from Tshivhilidulu hands over a memorandum to Justice officials at the Thohoyandou Magistrate´s Court on Tuesday. In the picture are, from left, senior prosecutor Brian Pele, senior magistrates Luckson Ramavhale and Willy Mudau, Nkhoyeni Ratshiedana (SANCO chairperson) and Mr Mashudu Sathuma.

By Elmon Tshikhudo

“Our village is a slaughterhouse...”Continues from p1The marchers were chanting

against the abusing and killing of women and later presented a memorandum detailing their grievances to representatives of the court. The local civic chairperson, Mr Nkhoyeni Rat-shiedana, read the memoran-dum, which had been signed by different community structures and the local traditional leader.

In court, Isaac Mamasetla (21), Michael Netshivhilidulu (31) and Lufuno Mukwevho (21), who stand accused of mur-dering Selina Netshivhilidulu (58) early this year, had their bail application postponed to 12 January 2012. All three, resi-dents of the area, are charged with murder.

In the memorandum that was handed to Magistrate Luckson Ramavhale, the marchers de-manded that the suspects be removed from their community. They also demanded that the courts be harsh on the suspects and not grant them bail, as they were regarded as a danger to the community.

Representing the community, Mr Mashudu Sathuma said the community was tired of endless and senseless murders. “We have buried many women over the years in this village and many died under mysterious circumstances. We are here to say 'enough is enough'. So

much innocent blood has been shed and we want this to end immediately,” he said.

Sathuma said their village had become like a slaughter-house, where many had already lost their lives. What worried them most, he added, was that most of the cases where people had been killed remained unre-solved. “We do not want more people to die under mysterious circumstances. If these people are granted bail, they might continue with their murderous spree. Let them be locked up forever,” he said.

He said the community did not want to see the suspects again in the village as the com-munity felt that they could continue with their cruel deeds.

The memorandum lists many cases committed over the years, with most of them said to be unresolved.

The murders were committed between 2004 and 2011 and most involved the killing of women and children.

Rofhiwa Mukwevho was killed in 2004 by unknown people;

In 2004, Martha Muofhe and her two children were attacked and fortunately they survived, but with scars;

In 2005, Maria Netshisum-bewa, who was pregnant, was killed by unknown people;

The following year, another

murder made headlines when four children were hacked to death. They were Ndivhuwo Tshilimandila (1), Nnyadzeni (14), Shumani (10) and Lavhe-lesani (6), all found with gaping wounds on their heads, necks. A bloodied axe was found at the scene;

In 2009, Tshisikhawe Ma-goda was stabbed to death by unknown people;

In 2010, a policeman killed his wife and her mother, both members of the Magau family.

After receiving the memoran-dum, Senior Magistrate Luck-son Ramavhale commended the marchers for being peaceful. He informed the marchers that bail was a right to every citizen and that they should not confuse bail with the court verdict. “Our constitution says everybody is entitled to bail. We do not only expect marching and singing from you, but we encourage you to come forward with in-formation that will assist in the successful finalisation of the case,” he added.

Magistrate Jonathan Rapudi presided over the case, while Mashudu Nekhumbe pros-ecuted. Ms Selinah Netshivhi-lidulu’s body was found in her RDP house in March, with a gaping wound to her head. It is alleged the suspects killed her after suspecting her of practis-ing witchcraft.

The Makhado police expressed concern this week about a spate of rape cases reported in and around Louis Trichardt and Vleifontein.

In four of the rape cases be-ing investigated, three of the victims were minors - one three years, one six years and one 12

years old.Circumstances surrounding

an incident in town, involving a 25-year-old victim, are still being investigated.

The victim alleged that she was raped a fortnight ago at about 15:30 by her employer in the central business district.

Local police spokesperson Capt Maano Sadike appealed to the community to be more alert and to see to it that minors are never left alone. Teenagers should also walk in groups. Par-ent should always know where their children are and must never send them far away alone.

Ms Maria Sikhwivhilu (left), the mother of the deceased woman, paying her last respects to her daughter and grandchild during the funeral. The two were laid to rest at Bunzhe village.

The traditional leader of Mian-zwi, Chief Talifhani Tshivhase, has urged communities not to undermine traditional courts as they have succeeded in solv-ing domestic disputes during the olden days.

Tshivhase addressed mourners during the funeral of a woman and her baby who were allegedly killed by her husband last week. Uanndwela Muthabi (23) and her baby Mukhodeni (six months) were brutally murdered after an argument over the custody of another child.

The funeral service took place at Mianzwi before mourners pro-

ceeded to Bunzhe village, the de-ceased's home village, for burial. Many residents of Mianzwi and Bunzhe attended the funeral.

After the incident, there was a standoff between the families, but Chief Ralson Sikhwivhilu brokered peace between the two families and they jointly prepared for the funeral.

Speaking during the service, Tshivhase told mourners not to undermine the traditional way of resolving disputes, more es-pecially those involving family matters. Tshivhase said it was unfortunate that innocent lives had to be lost when there were

relevant platforms where they could be adressed. “We are urg-ing all of you, more especially young couples, to approach us as traditional leaders when you need help.

Let us go back to our roots and all will be well with us,” he added.

The alleged killer, Dumisani Makamu (34), appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Monday last week, facing two counts of murder.

He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody. The case was postponed to Novem-ber 12.

Petitions against the name change of the town Louis Trichardt to Makhado were launched after the Minister of Arts and Culture had pub-lished the name change in the Government Gazette of October 14.

As a reason for changing the name to Makhado, Minister Paul Mashatile said: “A request had been received from the Makhado Municipality to change the name and all necessary processes had been followed in terms of the South African Geographical names Council.”

Those signing the petition confirmed that they had not been reasonably or consulted in a bona fide manner and that a proper and fair administrative process had not been followed. They also confirmed that changing the name of the town would affect the region adversely and that the money could be better spent for proper service delivery and the empowerment of poor people.

Petitions circulated for about

two weeks and had to be handed in to the Chairpersons Associa-tion (CA) by November 4. The CA won the appeal court case when the name of the town was changed to Makhado the first time round and the name change had to be set aside.

A total of 6 462 signatories signed the petition. That is about 1 500 more signatures than the first time round.

“The Hlanganani Concerned group handed in 3 294 signato-ries, if I am not mistaken. We found the time restriction of two weeks difficult. If it were not for that, we could nearly have doubled that,” said the group’s spokesperson, Mr Jeffrey Gohell. Mr André Naudé, chairperson of the CA, explained that 5 021 signatories are from the region and 1 441 from other regions.

“This is a matter in the interest of the nation, not only the region. Nowhere in the country should cultural groups be polarised nor cultural goods be destroyed,” Naudé said. He expressed the

same sentiment as Gohell that the time restriction prevented them from getting many more signatures.

The time restriction was due to the fact that any objection to the name change had to be made within 30 days of the publication of the name in the Gazette. The CA wanted to add the petition lists to the objection.

“We are not happy about the whole name-change process. We say that the municipality has actually sent a wrong report to the minister, who believes them. We regard it as one-sided information from the side of the municipal-ity that did not consult all the people. People are not against change, but change should not be brought about through ‘kangaroo consultation’ where people are hoodwinked that the government wants the name to be changed. A name change should come from the people themselves, and not the municipality forcing the people to change the name,” Gohell said.

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311 November 2011LIMPOPO MIRROR

By Elmon Tshikhudo

R90M electrifi cation project

ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 24G OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (ACT NO. 107 OF 1998) – PROJECT REFERENCE NO. 12/12/20/2008: ACTIVITIES UNLAWFULLY COMMENCED

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ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION1(k) The construction of facilities or infrastructure, including associated structures or infrastructure, for the bulk transportation of sewage and water, including storm water in pipeline with – i. An internal diameter of 0.36 meters or more; or ii. A peak throughput of 120 liters per second or more.1(q) The construction of facilities or infrastructure, including associated structures or infrastructure for the landing, parking and maintenance of aircraft including – i. Helicopter landing pads, excluding helicopter landing facilities and stops used exclusively for emergency services; ii. Unpaved aircraft landing strips shorter than 1.4 km.7 The above ground storage of dangerous good, including petrol, diesel, liquid petroleum, gas or paraffi n, in containers with combined capacity of more than 30 cubic meters but less than 1 000 cubic meters at any one location or site.

The Environmental Authorisation and reasons for the decision are attached herewith. In line with the environmental justice principle, any person disgruntled by the decision may submit an intention to appeal to the Minister within 20 days of the date of the Environmental Authorisation (31st October 2011). The actual appeal must be submitted to the Minister within 30 days after the lapsing of the period of 20 days provided for the lodging of the notice of intention to appeal.An appeal should be prepared according to appeal procedures prescribed in Chapter 7 of GN R 543 of 2010. All appeals must be submitted in writing by facsimile, post or hand delivered to Mr. T. Zwane (Senior Legal Administration Offi cer). He may also be contacted at (012) 310 3929.

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Jobless people in the Thulamela Municipality are bracing them-selves for jobs after Premier Cassel Mathale had launched a R90-million electrifi cation project and instructed that local people must not be ignored during the project.

The launch took place at Malam-ulele Stadium on Friday.

The launch comes after a R90-million grant was given to Thulamela Municipality by the Development Bank of Southern Africa.

Mathale hailed the municipality for expediting the electrifi cation of villages. “The project means that the municipality was able to bring services to the people earlier than expected. This is out of respect for our people, whose patience is not endless,” said Mathale.

Mathivha to make sure that in each village which was being electrifi ed, local people benefited rather than workers drawn from other villages to come and do the job.

Mathale also warned lazy council-lors who allow RDP house to be built alongside big houses and said if that happened, they would be fi red. He also warned Thulamela municipal leaders who were accused during an imbizo at Xikundu recently of not developing other areas that the time of not distributing resources equally was over.

He said if mayors, managers or councillors were found to be biased against certain communities, they would be fi red.

Chief Busa Nxumalo, who spoke on behalf of the Congress of Tradi-tional Leaders, said traditional lead-ers supported the project, because it would make people’s lives better. He said the project would also make sure that community members used elec-tricity and did not rob the environment of its bushes for fi rewood.

M a y o r M a h o s i w a s e x -cited and said her municipal-ity would serve all communities, irrespective of where they lived. She thanked all stakeholders who made it possible for the project to be realised and the Development Bank of Southern Africa for granting the R90 million.

She added that 33 705 households in 77 villages will have been electri-fi ed by June next year.

She also acknowldged the role played by contractors and engineers who reduced the electrifi cation back-log by 20 000 since 2002.

Community members dance in jubilation during the launch of the vast rural electrifi cation project.

He said the government had been in power for a long time and w a s l e a r n -ing from its mistakes. He warned that the munici-pality had to make sure that this project pro vided jobs and put food on tables for many fami-lies.

He warned Ma yor Ma-hosi and Thu-lamela Man-ager Makonde

Vhembe Mayor Florence Dzhombere (left) shakes hands with Premier Mathale after his speech at Malamulele during the launch of the electricity project.

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By Peter Muthambi

Letter

Cope accuses municipal speaker of silencing the party

Elim-Hlanganani society say thanks

The Congress of the People in Louis Trichardt is accusing the Speaker of the Makhado Municipality of denying its councillors an oppor-tunity to express themselves during council meetings.

In a statement this week, Cope’s regional chairperson, Mr Geoffrey Tshibvumo, accused the Speaker, Mr David Mutavhatsindi, of harassing and intimidating Cope councillors in council. He added that Mutavhatsindi failed to adhere to and enforce council rules with regard to the nomination of ward committee members. He also abuses the powers of the Speaker to intimidate opposition members, expel

The MEC for Health in Limpopo, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi, has called on families with mentally troubled mem-bers to care for people with mental problems, love them and understand their condition.

Speaking at Hayani hospital as part of Family Day celebrations two weeks ago, Magadzi said she was concerned that

when people with mental problems were discharged from hospital, they did not get enough support. “These people need love, care and understanding,” she added.

She said families caring for these people should have patience to know the times they must be given their medica-tion. “Some people hate their family members with mental problems and,

unfortunately, our hospitals for mental patients are full. We are then forced to send mental patients to ordinary public hospitals, which do not suit their needs,” she said. Magadzi visited patients in their wards and later spoke to the family members who had come to the event. She added that the stigmatisation and dis-crimination against people with mental

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council members from duly constituted settings of council and thwart debate and discussion on predetermined agen-da items.

He further states that on numerous occasions the Speaker has allowed complete changes in the executive commit-tee recommendations at council meetings “to an extent that new mo-

tions are adopted without testing them against recommendations from Exco.”

The speaker, David Mutavhatsindi, denied the allegations and said that if councillors had questions, they should direct them to Council and not the media, in terms of the standing rules and orders. “We have taken all coun-cillors to an induction so as to ensure that all councillors understand how Council runs, but it seems as if Cope councillors did not learn anything. Tshibvumo is out of order. The man is not even a councillor at the Makhado Municipality; no wonder he does not understand,” he said.

We are very grateful for Mr Amie Chhaya’s non-stop support of the Elim

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“Care, love and understand our mental patients” - MEC

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Magadzi also said people should con-sider institutionalisa-tion as the last resort as patients with men-tal conditions needed care in a familiar en-vironment amongst members of the family and the community.

The chairperson of the hospital board, Rev Mohale Makhene, said he was glad that most relatives came to be with their loved ones. He urged parents not to regard mentally retarded people as a curse, but a blessing to their families.

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The statue, photographed shortly after it was painted in September 2005.

The Minister of Safety and Se-curity, together with the station commander at the Makhado police station, was ordered to pay R70 000 in damages to a man who was hast-ily arrested, following the painting of the statue of Makhado in 2005.

The painting of the statue in Sep-tember 2005 made international head-lines and was generally described as a racist statement, especially because the statue was painted in the colours of the old South African flag. The then mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Rhulani Nkuzana, lashed out at the “racist innuendos of people who

have not transformed” and called them “barbarians who should rot in prison or in hell, where they belong.”

On 17 November 2005, the police arrested Dieter Venter, then 24, and placed him in the holding cells at Dzanani. He was denied legal repre-sentation and only taken to court late the following day. During his court appearance on 18 November, the chief prosecutor refused to prosecute because of a lack of evidence and all charges were dropped.

The civil case against the police eventually made it to court last week. This case brought a number of

interesting aspects to light, not only highlighting the blunders in the way the police acted, but also the clear political agendas that obscured good judgement. It also came to light that the main suspect in the case was not a white person.

Dieter Venter testified that he had attended a function at the Hanglip picnic area not long after the statue was painted. During this event, he jokingly told friends that he would have to throw away all paint cans at his workplace, because people might think that he was the suspect. He also testified that he had slept over at friends’ house at the time when the statue was painted, an alibi that was supplied to the police for verification.

Venter’s attorney, Dr Suwil Ru-dolph, then testified that he tried to arrange for bail for his client after the arrest on the 17th of November, but the police refused to bring him to court. The investigating officer, Capt Francois Ramovha (now a colonel,) also refused him access to his client. Dr Rudolph was told that Venter had been taken to Dzanani because there were too many prisoners escaping from the Louis Trichardt cells.

Dr Rudolph eventually had to ask the National Police Commissioner to intervene, who assisted via the Provincial Police Commissioner. He was only allowed to consult with his client, who was still locked up in Dza-nani, much later the following day.

The state prosecutor, Mr Ryno Mostert, testified that he could find no evidence to prosecute Venter. His refusal to prosecute caused a lot of animosity and he was accused by Capt Ramovha of being biased. A memorandum was also handed to him by representatives of the local municipality, demanding that all local prosecutors and magistrates recuse them from the case and that bail be denied to Venter.

He handed the memorandum to

the late Magistrate Sakkie Scheepers.At the time, Magistrate Scheep-

ers criticised the memorandum and described it as an interference with the justice system.

It became clear that the police had no or very little evidence against Venter. Much of it was based on a statement by Zirk Erasmus about the happenings at the Hanglip picnic area, where Venter had allegedly said he had painted the statue.

When Erasmus was called by the State to testify, his testimony devi-ated from the original statement. He apologised to the court for not speak-ing the truth and blamed the police for intimidating him. He said that 10 police officers applied pressure on him to sign a statement.

This statement was never read back to him and he was also never placed under oath.

After Erasmus’ testimony, the defendants wisely opted to throw in the towel and negotiate an agree-ment. They offered to pay R70 000 in damages and the legal costs. This agreement was later made an order of the court.

The money must be paid over within 14 days, after which interest will be charged. Col Ramovha can also be held responsible for the cost in his personal capacity.

The case brought along some answers, but also a lot of questions. Almost six years after the incident, no-one has been prosecuted success-fully .

In the police docket that served as evidence in the case, it is evident that the main suspect is a certain SG Nthombeni.

His fingerprints were lifted from the scene and he was identified on 29 November 2005. Only almost three years later, on 12 September 2008, was a warrant issued for his arrest. It is unclear whether the suspect was ever arrested.

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Minister and Station Commander to pay for wrongful arrestBy Mashudu Netsianda

ZCC conference clogs up borderThe Beit Bridge Border Post was a hive of activity between Friday last week and Monday (7 November), as thousands of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) congregants crossed the bor-der to Zimbabwe for a church conference in Bulawayo.

According to border officials, more than 50 000 ZCC members from various provinces in South Africa crossed the border to Zimbabwe on Friday. They were travelling in more than 500 buses, while others were using light vehicles.

A spokesperson at the Beit Bridge border on the South African side, Mr Michael Malindi, said traffic police, the SAPS, Home Affairs and SARS officials worked tirelessly round the clock to clear the huge influx of travellers. The pre-clearance process was done at the Musina Show Grounds to avoid congestion and delays at the border. “We have never handled such a huge influx of travellers at the Beit Bridge border, but all stakeholders joined hands and managed to process the travellers without delays. Our superiors were really impressed with the way we facilitated the smooth clearance of the ZCC members,” he said. Malindi said more Home Affairs officials were deployed from other areas to beef up the staff complement at Beit Bridge border during that period. He said they also did not encounter problems on Monday when the ZCC members returned to South Africa.

On the Zimbabwean side, authorities had cre-ated a separate traffic lane for the buses and cars carrying the ZCC members to ease congestion. The local assistant regional immigration man-ager, Mr Charles Gwede, said they managed to speed up the process.

The Beit Bridge Border Post is the busiest inland port of entry in sub-Saharan Africa. It handles a huge influx of travellers passing through every day, including a huge volume of commercial traffic destined for countries such as Tanzania, Zambia, DRC and Malawi.

Bulawayo is the headquarters of the ZZC in Zimbabwe. The church’s leader, the Right Rev-erend Bishop Dr Barnabas Edward Lekganyane, officially opened a new church building. It can accommodate 600 people. It is the first and only church to be built out of South Africa and it was built at a cost of R2 million.

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Two young men from Tshakuma were sentenced to life imprison-ment after gangraping a 52-year-old woman.

Ntambudzeni Nagana (28) and Tshifhiwa Madzivhandila (30) ap-peared in the Louis Trichardt Re-gional Court last Wednesday on single counts of rape and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

The rape took place on 21 Febru-ary last year. The 52-year-old woman was collecting wood together with her husband near Levubu when Nagana and Madzivhandila approached them. First the men asked the woman’s hus-band for cigarettes and R10.

When he told them that he had nothing on him, they took his panga by force. Nagana and Madzivhandila threatened to kill the husband if he tried anything and ordered him to leave. They then used the panga to hit the woman and threaten her before raping her, taking turns while one would stand on the lookout.

After they finished raping the woman, she told police later, the two men debated over whether or not to kill her. The men left her for dead, however, and fl ed the scene with her cell phone.

The woman’s husband found her in the bushes when he later returned with help. She was taken to hospital, where DNA-samples of the two men were recovered from her.

Nagana and Madzivhandila were arrested after police traced the cell phone they had stolen from the woman.

During their trial, the men were unable to explain how their DNA got inside the woman. They pleaded not guilty on both charges.

Both were sentenced to life in prison on the count of rape and fi ve years on the count of robbery. The court ordered, however, that the sentences be served out concurrently, meaning that they received an effec-tive 20 years' imprisonment.

Life imprisonment for rapists

A happy Rendani Muleya receives her certifi cate from Mayor Florence Dzhombere and the municipal manager, Masala Makumule, during the ceremony.

The executive mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality, Cllr Florence Dzhombere, has hailed the attain-ing of qualifi cations by 18 fi refi ght-ers in the municipality. She said it boded well for the fi ghting of fi res and disasters in the municipality.

The event took place last Tuesday.Clad in fi refi ghting gear, Dzhom-

bere handed over certificates and trophies to firefighters who had completed a course and perfomed well in a sports tournament. “The certifi cate you received is a statement that Vhembe District Municipality is ready to combat fi res and prevent disasters,” she said.

“With your training, you join the

multitudes who are convinced that the saving of lives during emergencies and disasters need committed men and women like you. Through you, many lives have been saved and will continue to be saved.”

She said their training meant the district municipality was in safe hands when it came to combating fi res and preventing disasters.

The certifi cates awarded to the 18 have been confi rmed by the South African Emergency Services Institute.

Municipal Manager Thomas Ma-kumule said the skills the offi cers received would come in handy during the coming festive season.

Thulamela ready for disasters

An alarming increase in the number of unac-companied minors in Louis Trichardt is to receive high-level national and international attention.

More than 600 children from neighbouring countries moved through the town during the past year, according to statistics revealed during a spe-cial meeting held on 20 October in the Makhado Municipal Council Hall. An estimated 50 of these destitute children remained in Louis Trichardt. Some of them are sheltered by local NGOs. Oth-ers are living and working on the streets in order to survive.

It was decided at the meeting that a special local forum for role players providing services to unac-companied children in Louis Trichardt should be established as a matter of extreme urgency to im-prove and co-ordinate appropriate local caregiving.

National, provincial and local representatives of the Department of Social Development, the local SAPS Child Protection Unit, together with representatives of the existing Musina forum, met with role players in Louis Trichardt to discuss the need for providing care for the increasing number of unaccompanied minors moving across the Lim-popo border, through Musina to Louis Trichardt.

Representatives of the two forums will co-op-erate closely to monitor and manage the situation. Appropriate shelter and developmental assistance (schooling and skills training) will receive further attention, along with general basic caregiving.

Amongst the NGOs represented in the Musina forum are Lawyers for Human Rights, The United Nations Human Rights Commission, the Jesuit Refugee Services, Save The Children (UK), The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Red Cross.

In discussing possible assistance strategies, it was noted that children fi ltering through to the streets of Louis Trichardt represent various catego-ries. Some cross the border to get groceries for their families and school money for themselves. Some come in search of a parent or a family member. Some come because they perceive that they have nobody and nothing left in Zimbabwe. All of these are seriously at risk and, for mere survival purposes, may seek shelter on exactly the potentially most dangerous fringes

of society (taxi ranks, public toilets, commercial rubbish bins and back-alley hide-outs).

It was pointed out that some come straight through to Louis Trichardt to get away as far as possible from whatever drove them from their coun-try. Some who initially came just to get croceries and money, come here after having been contaminated by the street subculture in Musina with which they initially linked up for sur-vival purposes. In the meeting, it was agreed that co-ordinated professional intervention is necessary to avoid this contamination.

An eight-year-old boy, claiming to come from Harare in Zimbabwe, is among the latest arrivals of unaccom-panied children in Louis Trichardt.

Increase in street children discussed at high level

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Patricia Ambani with her quads. She is struggling to raise them and is appealing for help from the community.

When the Ambani quadruplets of Khubvi were born almost a year ago, many people jumped onto the bandwagon, promis-ing to help raise the quads. After their first birthday, their mother, Patricia Ambani, has a story of woe.

They were supposed to cel-ebrate their birthday in style in September, but because of their desperate financial situation, the mother is drinking from the cup of melancholy, so to speak. "After the birth of my children, many people promised to come to my aid, but ii happened to be just that - promises," she said earlier this week.

Patricia says she is still strug-gling to raise them alone. This week, the single mother who has

two other children aged 14 and 7, came out and pleaded poverty. “Things are not the way they should be. My children are suf-fering. They do not have anything to eat as the milk they used to get from Social Development has been stopped,” she said.

According to her, the clothing they have is becoming too small for them.

After the birth of the quads, senior traditional leader Vho Thovhele Kennedy Tshivhase offered the family an amount of R5 000, which was used to open a trust account. Since its inception, the account failed to attract any funds and at present is almost empty.

The current chairperson of the fund, Mr Frederick Silima

of Professional Technical Col-lege, who also contributed to the family, confirmed that the family is struggling. “I become jealous when I read in the papers that local leaders have visited the triplets on the other side of Nzhelele and left enough stuff to last them a long time, while we do not have anything here. I am just praying that they hear about our plight and visit us, so that they can see the situation for themselves,” she said.

Those wishing to assist the family can do so by phoning 079 370 7320 or 073 650 0556 or drop something into the fol-lowing trust account: Ambani UIUT Family Trust, ABSA Thohoyandou, Account Number 9255209224.

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The Department of Roads and Transport of Limpopo is the most productive department in the country. At the National Productivity Awards function at Gallagher Estate in Gauteng a fortnight ago, the department emerged as the unanimous winner in the much-coveted most productive in the public sector category. The department was honoured by Productivity SA for its improvement in service delivery and for recording positive strides in building productive capacity in the country. The department excelled in all aspects of the evaluation criteria, which sought mainly to show the extent of improvement in productivity through the application of new ideas and innovative thinking and the sustainability thereof over a period of at least 18 months. The department represented the Limpopo Provincial Government at this national awards ceremony after emerging victorious in the provincial phase of the awards, which was held on 9 September 2011 in Limpopo. An ecstatic MEC for roads and transport in Limpopo, Ms Pinky Kekana, attributed her department’s success to her dedicated management and staff. “My department has been blessed with a team of loyal and diligent employees who fully understand their individual roles towards the overall goal of the department and government as a whole,” said the proud MEC. In the photo, the head of the Department of Roads and Transport in Limpopo, Mr Ntau Letebele (second from left) receives the award on behalf of the department.- Limpopo News Service

Pet owners who wish to board their pets (cats and dogs) at the SPCA’s Louis Trichardt kennels during the December holidays must do so in advance.

Bookings can only be made with Mrs Bea Reimer between 18:30 and 19:00 or with Law-rence Khodobo during the day between 08:00 and 16:00. No other bookings will be accepted.

“Please do not leave a voice message on any phone and pre-sume your booking has been accepted. It will not be accepted.

We also ask that you do not leave a message with one of the kennel staff,” said Reimer.

All pets, cats and dogs, must be inoculated, de-wormed and bathed or dipped before coming into the kennels.

“We will need proof of yearly inoculations, as well as rabies inoculation when you bring your pet in,” said Reimer.

Inoculation must take place 10 days before the pet is brought to the kennels. Reimer and Khodo-bo must also be made aware of

pets on medication while these are at the kennels.

“If you intend leaving your pets at home during the holiday, please make adequate arrange-ments with a reliable person for them. Remember, there will be fireworks while you are away, so be prepared,” Reimer warned.

The boarding fees are R30 per dog per day and R20 per cat per day.

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The Mahani family of Ha-Magidi village outside Thohoy-andou is at loggerheads with the Magidi civic organization over funeral compensation money. This comes after Ms Mukhatshelwa Mahani (96) passed away in the village last week.

Mahani had been sick for a very long time before she died. She had to move from Ha-Ma-gidi to Louis Trichardt, where her daughter, Pauline Mahani-Ndlovu, was taking care of her. When she passed away, she had to return to the village for burial. This is where the dispute started between the civic organization and Mahani's family.

According to the family, Sanco ordered the residents not to con-tribute money for the funeral.

This was irrespective of the fact that the family had been contrib-uting money on Mahani's behalf when she was sick. "We were told that my mother would not get any contribution from the com-munity for her burial. This really shocked the family, because we were contributing funeral com-pensation money in the village," said Mahani's daughter, Pauline.

She added that when they con-sulted the civic for clarification, she was told that the constitution states that "if a person was not in the village for three months, that person does not get compensation money for the funeral." "This came as a surprise to us, because there was never a constitution we knew of. The civic committee is robbing poor people in this vil-lage and something needs to be

done about this," added Pauline.When the secretary of the Ma-

gidi civic association, Mr Vho-nani Makhera, was contacted for comment, he shifted the blame, saying that "the chairperson is the one who knows about the matter and should be the one to talk to."

However, the man who only identified himself as Mr Liph-adzi, who is the chairperson of the organisation, stated that they could not contribute money be-cause Granny Mahani had been away from the village for three months. He ended the call while our reporter was still busy talk-ing to him.

Mahani was eventually laid to rest at the village's cemetery last Saturday.

“Magidi civic is keeping funeral money”

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By Peter Muthambi

By Peter Muthambi

Newly installed Chief Matibe Khosi Elish Mbedzi, seen during the traditional ceremony marking his official installation as the paramount chief of Beit Bridge East area.

New leader for Beit Bridge

Girl (17) allegedly raped by friend’s boyfriend

Khosi Elish Mbedzi was officially installed as the new Chief Matibe of Beit Bridge East area last Fri-day. He replaced his father, Chief Chichewo Matibe, who died last year after a short illness.

Khosi Mbedzi is the eldest son in the Matibe family.

The new Chief Matibe was in-stalled at a traditional ceremony held in line with the local Venda (VhaPfumbi) traditions at Makote village outside Beit Bridge. Mbedzi (43) went through full initiation processes for six months, following the formal burial of his father in May this year.

T h e e n t i r e B e i t Bridge distr ict has been operating without a chief, following the death of Pariti Sitauze of Beit Bridge West and Chichewo Matibe of Beit Bridge East. The Sitauze clan has, how-ever, been involved in a longstanding dispute over the chieftainship.

The installation was preceded by a tradition-al ceremony in the local Matopo Hills where the chief spent six months being initiated. Zimba-bwe’s Local Govern-ment, Urban and Rural Development Minister, Ignatius Chombo, pre-sided over the chief's installation programme.

Chombo commended the Venda (Vhapfumbi) tribe for upholding their traditional values, which he said had stood the test of time.

"Traditional leaders are the custodi-ans of the people and they know their priority areas in terms of develop-ment, hence the need for a synergy between them and all development partners. I would also want to urge traditional leaders to be pro-active in HIV and Aids intervention pro-grammes," he said.

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her friend's lover in the Nzhelele area last Friday evening.

The incident occurred at Tshiswenda village, where a 27-year-old man allegedly raped his lover's friend.

According to the police report, the two had been drinking together at a tavern at Ha-Rabali village. They then went to a

filling station as the vehicle they were travelling in was running out of petrol. The police added that the suspect then went to a nearby bottle store, where the man pur-chased some liquor. They later went to the suspect's place at the nearby Tshiswenda village. The police report states that when they arrived there, the man forced himself onto the girl and allegedly raped her.

According to W/O Lazarus Netshizati, the suspect fled. He added that a case of rape had been opened with the police, following the incident.

"We tried to arrest the suspect but he fled. On Monday, his lawyer called the station, saying that he would personally hand over the suspect to the police, but this never happened," he said.

"I need my money, nothing else," says businesswoman Jenita Banda.

Jenita Banda, a business-woman from Musina, claims that the African National Congress owes her R25 000.

Banda says she was contacted by top ANC members in the re-gion to provide chairs and tents when President Jacob Zuma was visiting the Skoonplaas Sta-dium in January 2009. This was shortly before the by-election at the municipality.

Banda, a former ANC mem-ber, is now an ACDP councillor in the Musina Municipality. She said she rendered the service

and sent an invoice of R18 000, but the ANC didn’t pay. "I have been calling them (ever since). Later, the suspended manager of the Musina Munici-pality, Abram Luruli, told me the money would be paid by the Musina sub-region of the party. When I went to the treasurer, she refused, saying she hadn’t received such a directive from her seniors," says Banda.

"They didn’t pay. What they did was to send me from pillar to post. The ANC Women’s League also approached me to

provide them with transport when they were going to cel-ebrate a Women’s Day in Leb-owakgomo in 2009. They told me it was urgent and I provided two mini-buses. I sent my in-voice of R7 000, but they never paid. Initially when I phoned the Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature, Matodzi Ramadwa, she used to answer the phone without any problem, but now she ignores my calls. I have been a service provider since 1997, and never experienced problems like what the ANC is

doing to me."Abram Luruli said

he could not recall such a payment dis-pute for services ren-dered. "I can’t confirm or deny this. I will go back to the ANC and check if we owe her. If we owe her, we will pay," he said.

R e p r e s e n t i n g the ANC Women’s League, Matodzi Ra-madwa said she would check with fellow comrades in the re-gion if it was true that Banda was not paid. “If she was not paid, we will sort out the matter as soon as pos-sible,” said Ramadwa.

By Kaizer Nengovhela

“ANC owes me money,” claims woman

Photographed during the minister´s visit to the Masia area a fortnight ago are, from left, the acting executive mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality, Cllr Humbulani Mathavha, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti, Makhado Municipality Mayor Cllr Mavhungu Luruli, Chief Mbangiseni Masia and the MEC for Agriculture, Ms Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba (right).

The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Mr Gugile Nkwinti, injected R33.6m into the Masia Development Trust as part of ru-ral development. This was during the minister's visit to the Masia area a fortnight ago.

All this came after the minister had made a com-mitment to the Masia Development Trust during his first visit to the area last year. Nkwinti pledged to make money available for the construction of a community centre in the area.

His promises eventually became a reality when he announced the start of the project. Nkwinti said that government was committed to taking service to the people. "Government was aware that the challenges in Masia were common in most rural areas in the

country and had therefore identified rural develop-ment as a priority. This government is conscious that our people in rural areas face the harshest conditions of poverty, food insecurity and lack of access to basic services on an almost daily basis," he said.

The community centre will be comprised of a show ground, cultural village, sports facility, computer laboratory and entertainment square.

According to a traditional leader, Chief Mban-giseni Masia, the centre will contribute positively to the lives of the people through job creation and access to services.

He said that the project would go a long way in resolving challenges in society. Masia also urged the community once more to take part in the de-velopment of the area.

“These developments that are in the pipeline cannot be well implemented without the support of the community,” he emphasized.

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A 16-year-old boy from Nkayi village outside Beit Bridge was arrested for allegedly fatally assaulting his 79-year-old grandmother, police have said.

The juvenile, who is suspected to be mentally ill, allegedly struck his granny with an iron bar on the head on 6 October. The old woman died on Friday from the injuries she sustained in the assault.

The local police spokesperson, Sergeant Eglon Nkala, said that, on the day of the incident, the boy left his bedroom hut at night and went to knock on his granny’s hut.

“He allegedly said he was afraid to sleep alone and asked his grandmother if she could let him spend the night in her hut. When the grandmother opened the door, the suspect allegedly strcuk her on the head with an iron rod and she collapsed,” Nkala said.

The suspect rushed to inform his mother of what he had done and the granny was taken to a local hospital.

“She was admitted and treated and was dis-

charged on 18 October. However, when she was at home, her condition deteriorated and she fi nally died on Friday (4 November) at about 05:00,” Nkala said.

Her body has since been taken to a local mortu-ary, pending a post mortem. Nkala said although it was suspected that the boy was mentally ill, it would be up to medical authorities and the courts to ascertain his mental state.

By Mashudu Netsianda

Youth (16) arrested for murder of granny

By Elmon Tshikhudo

Campaign launched against expired food

people. With the festive season just around the corner, the buying spree is about to start where people will just rush to shops and buy things without even checking the expiry date,” said Nemakonde.

He vowed to clean up shops ,so that people get food that will not affect their health. He said some shops were con-ducting their business in dirty places. Some were selling things that were rotten and in such cases, warnings were served. In certain cases, some of the food was condemned. He said those who were warned and did not follow the rules would find their businesses being forced to close. Nemakonde said he was determined that “we will win this war before Christmas”.

Offi cials from Vhembe, labour and SARS, led by Mr Alex Nemakonde (left), the general manager of community services in Vhembe, look at containers fi lled with rotten fi sh during the campaign.

The sale of rotten and expired food in shops around Vhembe will be a thing of the past, thanks to a campaign by the Vhembe District Municipality.

The municipality, using its environmental health practi-tioners, has declared war on shops and businesses that do not adhere to health regulations. The campaign, which is being held in conjuction with the South

African Receiver of Revenue and the labour department, will take place throughout the festive sea-son. Because of this campaign, which is led by Mr Alex Nema-konde, the general manager of community services in Vhembe, many businesses around Tho-hoyandou received unannounced visits to their premises.

Several businesses who were found to have infringed the

regulations had their stock con-demned and others received warnings which, if not adhered to, might see the businesses be-ing closed.

Nemakonde, the coordinator of the campaign, said they went out and inspected businesses from time to time in order to see if they were complying with the law. “Rotten food has a detri-mental effect on the health of our

Khuvutlu Water Consulting Engineer´s project manager, Ntshavheni Nefale (left) busy disconnecting illegal water pipes, while Capt Thomas Sinthumule (right) of the Mphephu police looks on.

Clief Matlo of Khuvutlu disconnecting one of the illegally connected water pipes at Tshikikinini.

Illegal water connections in the Nzhelele area have left many villages around Dzanani dry. Residents have been without running water for quite some time now as a result of these actions.

The problem has affected villages such as Tshi-kuwi, Ha-Matsa, Tshirolwe, Manyii, Luvhalani, Raliphaswa and many others. In these areas, the water supply had been cut off by people who had illegally connected water to their farms, orchards and households. The result is that water does not reach the reservoirs.

The problem was discovered after Khuvutlu Water Consulting Engineers started investigating the lack of water at certain points. Khuvutlu was contracted by the Vhembe District Municipality to supply water to the various villages.

“We realised that water was not reaching vil-lages in the area, so we investigated. We then discovered that there were illegal connections,” said Khuvutlu’s project manager, Mr Ntshavheni Nefale. He said that the Vhembe District Munici-pality then gave them a mandate to remove the water pipes that had been illegally connected to the main line.

The pipes were removed last week. Nefale added that a case against those who had connected water illegally had been opened with the police.

W/O Lazarus Netshidzati of the Mphephu police confi rmed that a case of malicious damage to property had been opened with the police. He warned the community against the illegal connec-tion of water in the area. “Police investigations

are still continuing and whoever has information in this regard must contact the police,” he said.

Ward 36 councillor of the Makhado Municipal-ity Cllr Mbulaheni Magada said that the commu-nity was suffering as a result of illegal connections of water in the area. “As government we are trying by all means possible to provide water, but people are preventing poor people from getting water. Let us try and share the little water we have, so that every resident can have running water for domestic use,” appealed Magada.

By Peter Muthambi

Illegal water connections leave Dzanani dry

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Thirteen residents of Chavani village, who were arrested for allegedly stoning Mr Calvin Mukwevho to death a fortnight ago, are now out on bail.

They all appeared in the Wa-terval Regional Court and were released on bail of R1 000 each.

The 35-year-old Mr Mukw-evho was allegedly stoned to death by members of the com-munity, who accused him of killing Mr Joseph Chavani (55). This comes after Chavani was found dead at his house in the

village three weeks ago. It is said that residents were furnished with the information of what had hap-pened and who the suspect was. They allegedly decided to take the law into their own hands, claiming that the police were doing nothing to solve the crime.

They allegedly tied Mukw-evho's hands together with a rope and stoned him to death. Mukwevho was a resident of Mbhokota village.

The case was postponed to 12 December.

The court was packed to capac-ity during the court proceedings. Chavani residents, who came in numbers, demanded that the ac-cused be given bail. Mukwevho's sister, Tshiwela, said that she suspected something was wrong because her family was not consulted or told about the court date. "We did not know that the accused were appearing in court today. This is shocking news to us as the family. We should have been told about the court date," she said.

Thirteen murder suspects out on bailThee music awards for Thomas Chauke

Xitsonga music icon Thomas Chauke.

For what seems like a lifetime achievement, musician Thomas Chauke won three awards during the SABC Munghana Lonene Xitsonga Music Awards at the Nkowankowa Stadium outside Tzaneen last week.

The awards were jointly sponsored by the Mopane District Municipality, with the aim of promoting and encouraging all musicians who are singing in Xitsonga. Since the inception of the awards in 2002, Chauke has already won 10 awards. He has become the most recognisable face of Xitsnoga traditional music in a career that has

spanned three decades.The acting station managerof Mughana Lonene,

Lawrence Ubisi, said the station was very gratefully towards the Mopane District Municipality for join-ing them in holding the event. “We have agreed with the district [municipality] that we are going to have such awards in the next two years. Our aim here is to empower our artists and encourage them to work hard,” said Ubisi.

Chauke said he was not happy about music pi-racy that has been hitting South African artists "and left them paralysed. I would like to urge govern-ment to interfere to fi ght music piracy because artists are now losing lots of revenue in the industry,” said Chauke

Chauke was awarded an honourary doctorate by the University of Venda in May 2010 for his contribution to Xitsonga music in South Africa.

All workers in the industry, from fl oor staff to top management, are involved in the productivity improvement programme offered by Productivity SA, which recently landed Green Farms Nut Company (Pty) Ltd. the prestigious trophy for “outstanding achievement in productivity improvement.” In the picture, staff members proudly display the award.

The Department of Trade and Industry awarded Green Farms Nut Company (Pty) Ltd. the Productivity SA tro-phy for outstanding achieve-ment in productivity improve-ment in the category Corpo-rate Sector Limpopo.

The award was presented recently during a prestigious ceremony.

Productivity SA is an orga-nization affiliated to the de-partment and offers a training programme to assist industries to become world-class perform-ers. Manuel Netili, manager of the programme in Limpopo, says the objective is to add value to South African raw materials at a price that will keep it com-petitive in the world market.

The programme is particularly well received by industry in Limpopo.

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Grade 7 pupils at Manzere Primary School in Shayandima were bidden farewell during a function held at For a Change Hotel on Friday. In the picture are happy pupils who excelled in their quarterly examinations and their teachers.

Staff members celebrated with one of the loyal employees of Musina Municipality, 65-year-old Elina Muleya (middle with traditional attire), who recently retired. Muleya, commonly known as Makhulu (granny) worked for the Technical Department for many years until she became a fl oor technician for the mayor’s offi ce when she retired.

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The legendary reggae artist, Colbert Mukwevho, performed in Louis Trichardt recently. In between his performances he decried the spread of piracy and the government´s attitude towards this crime. He says government must tackle the problem of piracy head-on and stop being lax with criminals.

The top 18 teams will compete for a place in the next round of the Safa Vhembe Total Cup tomorrow.

The fixtures are:Bungeni Stadium: Tshifhire North-

ern Brothers vs Makhitha Oscar Stars; Muthelo FC vs Phadziri and Vhu-laudzi United Brothers vs Matanda Golden Arrows. Louis Trichardt

Show Grounds: Musina United vs Joe Express and Tshakhuma RO United vs Rockers. Tshifulanani Stadium: Matsakali Sky Rangers vs Jerome River Bank; Mukula Young Santos vs Makwarela Development; Dumasi All Stars vs Ngwenani Young Chiefs and Mianzwi Green Hornet vs Mulodi Freedom Birds.

By Kaizer Nengovhela

Total top 18 cup fixtures

For the 40th anniversary of Mapakophele Primary School, Mr Amie Chhaya of Louis Trichardt donated maize meal to assist with the celebration.To his right are staff members M.S.Ramapala and M. Mulabisani, who expressed their profound appreciation for the donation. Chhaya was handed a praise poem in return.The poem hailed him as a Golden Man, a Generous Man and a Living Hero of the school.

Vhembe District Municipality Mayor Cllr Florence Dzhombere met with a traditional leader Chief Vho Kennedy Tshivhase to talk about rural development issues. Photographed during the visit were, from left, Khosi Vho-Abraham Ramugondo, Thulamela Mayor Cllr Grace Mahosi, Chief Kennedy Tshivhase, Executive Mayor Cllr Florence Dzhombere and Vhembe District's Chief Whip, Cllr Tshifhiwa Dali.

Vusani Mbobvu of Development (left) and Mulalo Mulovhedzi of Darkies chase the outgoing ball.

Development Stars kick Darkies out of KOMakwarela Development Stars booked a place in the last-16 stage of the Total Soccer Chal-lenge by beating Khubvi Dan-gerous Darkies 3-2 at Tshifu-lanani Stadium on Saturday.

Development Stars were strong at the forefront, while Darkies managed to control the midfield. It took Development Stars 40 solid minutes to open their account. Collins Madlalati went loose from the centre of the pitch and beat the keeper with a half volley.

Dangerous Darkies looked dangerous in the opening minutes ofthe last stanza. They were awarded a penalty nine minutes into the second half after a defender of Stars, Tshililo Mu-famadi, handled the ball within his own penalty box. Dakalo Mukon-deleli made no mistake from the penalty spot.

Stars introduced Xolile Lobelo at the expense of Tshilidzi Ngo-beni in the 68th minute.

Darkies increased the tally moments thereafter when Tshi-lilo Mudzanani scored after a scramble within the box.

A defender of Darkies handled

the ball within the box and the referee awarded a penalty. Tshili-lo Mufamadi scored the equaliser from the white spot. Develop-ment Stars scored the winner via Collins Madlalati, seven minutes before the final whistle.

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Dynamos’ chances for taking the league title to Giyani at the end of the National First Divi-sion season are fast becoming slim.

They dropped more league points last weekend when they played to a goalless draw against Witbank Spurs at the Puma Rugby Stadium in Witbank.

The visitors from Giyani wasted numerous scoring op-portunities in the game. Although Dynamos were superior in terms

of ball possession, the scoreboard was still blank at the end of the match. Dynamos are now lying in the ninth position on the log, following a string of poor results.

Carara Kicks shared the spoils with the title chasers, Thanda Royal Zulu, at the Charles Mo-pedi Stadium. They scored one goal apiece. United FC shocked University of Pretoria when they held them to a goalless draw at the Botshabelo Stadium, while Sevutsa Stars crushed their

neighbours, Mpumalanga Black Aces, 3-0.

FC AK continued to collect vital points, following their 1-0 victory over Atlie FC at the Eldorado Park Stadium. Chippa United donated points to Bay United. They lost 1-2 at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.

Vasco da Gama lost 1-3 to FC Cape Town and the pace setters, Blackburn Rovers, lost 0-1 to African Warriors.

After beating United Artists 5-4 on Saturday, Ngwenani Young Chiefs booked a place in the last-16 stage of the Total Soccer Challenge by beating Tshikundamalema Waterfall 2-1 at the Tshifulanani Stadium the following day.

Waterfall had themselves to blame for the poor result. They soon realized that it

utes before the end of the fi rst half.Waterfall continued to control the game

in the last half, but they were unlucky. Young Chiefs capitalized on that and increased the margin in the 56th minute. Their second goal was an honour to Ren-dani Dzivhani, who scored with a volley. Waterfall reduced one via Seani Senegisi

in the 74th minute. He headed home after a corner kick. Young Chiefs started to apply delaying tricks after realizing that Water-fall were coming back strongly. Waterfall lost hope when they were reduced to 10 men, following Murendeni Netshiungani’s dismissal later in the game.

was not their day when they missed a fortune in the eighth minute. A defender of Young Chiefs, Norman Mulo-vhedzi, handled the ball within his own penalty area. Referee Christo-pher Mugeri awarded a penalty, but Ndivhuwo Tshivhase caused an upset when his ground cutter hit the woodwork and bounced outside the pitch for a goal kick.

That was an insult to the strikers of Young Chiefs. They responded by scoring a beautiful goal through Rendani Dzivhani in the 19th minute. He forced his way through the de-fence of Waterfall and unleashed from within the box. Ndivhuwo Tshivhase of Waterfall was cautioned for a dan-gerous tackle on Thendo Mukumela three min-

Tshifhiwa Nedzamba of Young Chiefs (left) hooks the ball, while Seani Seregisi of Waterfall is attempting to block the way.

By Frank Mavhungu

Santos boot out ExperienceTshifudi XI Experience will not participate in the next stage of the Total Soccer Challenge. They were booted out of the competi-tion by Mukula Young Santos, who beat them 3-1 at Tshifulanani Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Santos playmaker, Phathut-shedzo Takalani, could not live up to his fans’ expectations as he was tightly marked. The referee, Mr Pol-len Sibara, fl ashed the fi rst yellow card in the 28th minute. Khumbulo Nemakonde of XI Experience ig-nored the referee’s whistle and Sibara was quick to reprimand him with a card.

No goals were scored in the fi rst half. Gudani Mashau of Santos was brought down within the penalty

area and it was a clear penalty for Santos. Phathutshedzo Takalani converted from the white spot.

XI Experience effected the fi rst change to their starting lineup seven minutes into the last half.

Experience’s second goal came in the 64th minute. Ritshidze Mu-funwaini dribbled past three Experi-ence defenders in a row and scored easily. They were, however, re-duced to 10 men when Ndwakhulu Makungo was given his marching orders for a dangerous tackle on Gudani Mashau. Santos put mat-ters beyond doubt when Ritshidze Mufunwaini beat the keeper with a ground cutter. A substitute, Litshani Phasani, scored the only goal for Experience in the 85th minute.

The goal scorers for Santos,

Phathutshedzo Takalani (left) and Ritshidze

Mufunwaini (two goals).

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MAKHADO LAND-USE SCHEME, 2009

AMENDMENT SCHEME 27

It is hereby notifi ed that an application has been made in terms of Section 56(1)(b)(i) of the Town and Town Planning Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance 15 of 1986) by the fi rm Fulwana Planning Consultants for the amendment of the Ma-khado Land-Use Scheme, 2009, by rezoning of Erf 968 Louis Trichardt from “Residential 1” to “Resi-dential 3” simultaneously with clause 22 applications for the relaxation of density from 45 to 65 units per hectare in order to erect 18 Town Houses. The ap-plication and the relevant documents are open for inspection at the offi ce of the Manager: Town Plan-ning services, First Floor, Municipal Offi ces, Louis Trichardt, for the period of 28 days from the 11th of November 2011. Objection to the applica-tion must be lodged with or made in writing to the Municipal manager, at the above/mentioned address or to P O Box 96, Louis Tri-chardt, 0920 for the period of 28 days from the 11th of November 2011. Ad-dress of authorised agent: Fulwana Planning Con-sultants, P. O. Box 55980, Polokwane, 0700. Tel: (015) 297 6060, Fax 086 663 5119/015 297 4040

MAKHADO LAND-USE SCHEME, 2009WYSINGSKEMA 27

Hiermee word bekend ge-maak dat ingevolge die bepalings van artikel 56(1)(b)(i) van die Dorpsbe-plannings en Dorpe Or-donnansie, 15 van 1986 aansoek gedoen is deur die firma Fulwana Plan-ning Consultants vir die wysiging van die Makhado Land-Use Scheme, 2009, duer die horsonering van Erf 968 Louistrichardt, van “Residensieel 1” na “Residensieel 3” en Klo-sure 22, toesteming van 65 U/Ha om 18 gewoonlike eenheiel tele. Die ansoek en die betrokke dokumente le ter insae in die kantoor van die Munisipale Kantore, Die Bestuurde Stadbeplan-ing, eerste vloer, Louis Trichardt en die onder-getekende nie later nie as 28 dae vanaf 11 November 2011. Besware teen die aansoek kan Skriftelik by die Munisipal Bestuurder by bovermelde adres of Posbus 96, Louis Trichardt, 0920, ingedien en moet die kantoor nie later as 28 dae vanaf 11 November 2011.Adres van gemagtigde agent: Fulwana Plan-ning Consultants, Posbus 55980, Polokwane, 0700. Tel: (015) 297 6060, Fax: 086 663 5119/015 297 4040

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 35

Kindly be informed that the First and Final Liq-uidation and Distribution Account in respect of the Late Mr Dau Maanda Mathews shall lie in in-

spection at the Master’s Offi ce at Limpopo High Court Thohoyandou for a period of 30 days calcu-lated from the the date of this publication. Dated at Thohoyandou on this 07th day of November 2011Madala Phillip Attor-neysExecutrix Attorneys, Offi ce no: 84, Block C, P O Box 3411, Thohoyan-dou, 0950Tel/Fax: 015 962 2230Ref: MAD/Dau/EST:083

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 35

Kindly be informed that the First and Final Liquidation and Distribution Account in respect of the Late Mr Bongwe Tshino Solomon shall lie in inspection at the Master’s Offi ce at Limpopo High Court Thohoyandou for a period of 30 days calculated from the the date of this publication. Dated at Thohoyandou on this 07th day of November 2011Madala Phillip AttorneysExecutrix Attorneys, Offi ce no: 84, Block C, P O Box 3411, Thohoyan-dou, 0950Tel/Fax: 015 962 2230Ref: MAD/BONGWE/EST:088

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 35

Kindly be informed that the First and Final Liquidation and Distribution Account in respect of the Late Mr Tshishonga Nelson Ndit-sheni shall lie in inspection at the Master’s Offi ce at Limpopo High Court Tho-hoyandou for a period of 30 days calculated from the the date of this publication. Dated at Thohoyandou on this 07th day of November 2011Madala Phillip AttorneysExecutrix Attorneys, Offi ce no: 84, Block C, P O Box 3411, Thohoyan-dou, 0950Tel/Fax: 015 962 2230Ref: MAD/Tshishonga/EST:084

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 29(1) OF THE ADMINISTRA-TION ESTATE ACT

NO. 66 OF 1965In the estate of the late: RAMADOLELI NY-ELISANI PHINEUS, Identity number: 400221 5345085 an adult male person who was residing at Duthuni Village, Th-ulamela Municipality in the district Vhembe and who died on the 04 day of September 2011. Master’s Ref number: 1857/2011All persons having claims against and in favour of the above mentioned es-tate are required to lodge their claims and pay what they owe the estate to the undersigned within thirty (30) days after the date of publication.Dated at Thohoyandou on the 19 day October 2011.Maungedzo AttorneysExecutrix AttorneysOffice no: 12, BINDU-LAVHATHU Building, Behind CTM Store, Tho-hoyandou CBDP O Box 6771, Thohoyan-dou, 0950

Tel: 015 962 4922Fax: 015 962 4952Ref:EST/RAMADOLELI N P

NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 29 OF THE ADMINISTRA-

TION OF DECEASED ESTAET ACT

In the estate matter of late Gerison Nthambele-ni Phophi of PietBooi, Who died on: 11th day of July 2011, Master’s Ref: 1645/2011 - ThohoyandouNotice is hereby given in terms of the above men-tioned act that First and Final Liquidation and Dis-tribution account shall be available for inspection at the Mater’s Offi ce and Executrix Attorney’s offi ce for 30 days from date of this publication.Dated at Thohoyandou on this 7th day of November 2011TA Netshinombelo At-torneys, Executrix AttorneysNo: 29 Luvhengo ComplexThohoyandou. P O Box 3986, Louis Trichardt, 0920, Tel/Fax: 015 962 5605, Cell: 082 595 1587

MAKHADO LAND-USE SCHEME, 2009

AMENDMENT SCHEME 27

It is hereby notifi ed that an application has been made in terms of Section 56(1)(b)(i) of the Town and Town Planning Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance 15 of 1986) by the fi rm Fulwana Planning Consultants for the amendment of the Ma-khado Land-Use Scheme, 2009, by rezoning of Erf 968 Louis Trichardt from “Residential 1” to “Resi-dential 3” simultaneously with clause 22 applications for the relaxation of density from 45 to 65 units per hectare in order to erect 18 Town Houses. The ap-plication and the relevant documents are open for inspection at the offi ce of the Manager: Town Plan-ning services, First Floor, Municipal Offi ces, Louis Trichardt, for the period of 28 days from the 11th of November 2011. Objection to the applica-tion must be lodged with or made in writing to the Municipal manager, at the above/mentioned address or to P O Box 96, Louis Tri-chardt, 0920 for the period of 28 days from the 11th of November 2011. Ad-dress of authorised agent: Fulwana Planning Con-sultants, P. O. Box 55980, Polokwane, 0700. Tel: (015) 297 6060, Fax 086 663 5119/015 297 4040

MAKHADO LAND-USE SCHEME, 2009WYSINGSKEMA 27

Hiermee word bekend ge-maak dat ingevolge die bepalings van artikel 56(1)(b)(i) van die Dorpsbe-plannings en Dorpe Or-donnansie, 15 van 1986 aansoek gedoen is deur die firma Fulwana Plan-ning Consultants vir die wysiging van die Makhado Land-Use Scheme, 2009, duer die horsonering van Erf 968 Louistrichardt, van “Residensieel 1” na

“Residensieel 3” en Klo-sure 22, toesteming van 65 U/Ha om 18 gewoonlike eenheiel tele. Die ansoek en die betrokke dokumente le ter insae in die kantoor van die Munisipale Kantore, Die Bestuurde Stadbeplan-ing, eerste vloer, Louis Trichardt en die onder-getekende nie later nie as 28 dae vanaf 11 November 2011. Besware teen die aansoek kan Skriftelik by die Munisipal Bestuurder by bovermelde adres of Posbus 96, Louis Trichardt, 0920, ingedien en moet die kantoor nie later as 28 dae vanaf 11 November 2011.Adres van gemagtigde agent: Fulwana Plan-ning Consultants, Posbus 55980, Polokwane, 0700. Tel: (015) 297 6060, Fax: 086 663 5119/015 297 4040

NOTICE OF AC-COUNT LYING FOR

INSPECTIONLiquidation and Distribu-tion account in deceased estate lying for inspec-tion in the estate of the late: TSHITHUDIVHA NORAH MULAUDZI, Estate No. 644/2011, Iden-tity number: 630802 0908 084, Last address: 542 MULEDANE BLOCK J, THOHOYANDOUThe fi rst and fi nal liquida-tion account in the estate will be open for inspection for period 21 (twenty one) days at the offi ces of the Master of the Limpopo High Court, Thohoyandou after date of publication hereof. WISANI BALOYI ATTORNEYS, Old Mutual Building, Tho-hoyandou, 0950

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16 11 November 2011 LIMPOPO MIRROR

By Kaizer Nengovhela

Executive Secretary / PAVele Colliery - Musina Area

CoAl is a listed company, focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of thermal and metallurgical coal projects in South Africa.

The Company is looking for a suitably qualified person to fulfil the role of Executive Sec-retary, reporting directly to the General Manager at our Vele Colliery near Musina.

The job incumbent will be responsible for:• Responsible for providing administrative and secretarial support to senior management .• Managing and maintaining senior management ‘s schedules.• Reading and analysing incoming memos, submissions, and reports in order to determine their significance and plan their distribution.• Opening, sorting, and distributing incoming correspondence, including faxes and emails.• Filing and retrieving corporate documents, records, and reports.• Greeting visitors and determining whether they should be given access to specific individuals.• Preparing responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.• Performing general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.• Preparing agendas and making arrangements for management and other meetings.• Making travel arrangements for management.• Attending meetings in order to record ,compile and distribute minutes of meetings.

Requirements and Qualifications:• Degree/Diploma --Preferably secretarial.• Clerical -- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.• English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.• Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.• Administration and Management -- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Required minimum work experience:• Minimum of three years of Secreterial experience.

Should your profile meet the above criteria, please send your CV to: [email protected]

The closing date for applications is 18TH NOVEMBER 2011. Applicants not contacted two weeks after the closing date of advertisement

should consider themselves unsuccessful. Preference will be given to HDI applicants, resident/from the area.

Environmental OfficerVele Colliery - Musina Area

CoAl is a listed company, focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of thermal and metallurgical coal projects in South Africa.

The Company is looking for a suitably qualified person to fulfil the role of Environmental Officer, reporting directly to the Environmental Manager at our Vele Colliery near Musina.

The job incumbent will be responsible for:• the provision of assistance and support in the implementation of an effective environment management framework best practice,• fostering sound environment management at the operational mine• Supporting regular environment performance assessments to monitor compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements and • facilitating continual improvement of environmental practises.

Requirements and Qualifications:• Tertiary qualification (degree) preferably in environmental management science; or a national diploma in natural resources management.• Knowledge of current environmental regulations and legal requirements• Environmental data interpretation, with specific reference to environmental impact assessments, environmental auditing and monitoring and reporting.• Practical experience in the implementation of environmental legislation,regulations and guidelines.• Training in Computer Programmes,in particular MS Word,Excel,Powerpoint,Acess and exposure to the field of environmental database management.

Required minimum work experience:• Minimum of three years of environmental management experience preferably in a mining environment, or regulatory environment that relates to mining development.• Ability to interpret requirements of legislation, manage environmental systems, management plans and best environmental practices, including site specific condi- tions as stipulated in various environmental authorisations.• Ability to determine mechanisms to improve environmental practices and facilitate compliance.• Ability to communicate and articulate (verbally and written) environmental issues and create capacity at all levels• Make sound decisions based on logical and critical examination of given situations• Conflict handling and management capabilities• Ability to conduct environmental audits and write environmental reports

Personal attributes required: Good interpersonal relationships, a drive for results, decision-making skill,professionalism and communication skills.

Should your profile meet the above criteria, please send your CV to: [email protected]

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Makhitha Oscar Stars through to the next round of the Safa Vhembe Total CupA tough Safa Vhembe Total Cup match played at the Louis Trich-ardt Show Grounds on Sunday be-tween Western Stars and Makhitha Oscar Stars ended in 1-all draw at the end of regular time.

Oscar won the match 9-8 after a

tense penalty shoot-out.The match started at a fast pace.

Oscar missed a fortune in the 15th minute, when their striker, Ntunguf-hadzeni Masinga, beat the goalkeeper, but shot wide with an empty net in front of him.

The match turned lukewarm to-wards the end of the first half. This was influenced by the fact that both sides were holding on the ball for too long. Western Stars scored via their lethal striker, Percy “Quantum” Munonoka. He finish off a square ball from his younger brother, Robby Munonoka.

In the second half, both teams’ strikers missed the target. Oscar found the equaliser in the 75th minute.

Ntungufhadzeni Masinga made no mistake after receiving a neat pass from Dalton Rambuda within the box.

Stars introduced Vila Nndwambi for Orson Tambani in the 78th minute. The introduction did not change the complexion of the match as both team were playing the same pattern.

In the last five minutes, Western Stars attacked Oscar’s goal several times, but could not break the dead-lock.

Percy Munonoka jumps high to head the ball and Nthabiseng Makgopo is ready to defend.

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1711 November 2011LIMPOPO MIRROR

By Elmon Tshikhudo

Mamathiliedzha’s pupils excel in readingPupils of Mamathiliedzha Pri-mary School at Mangondi outside Thohoyandou recently made a lasting impression on the parents. This was during a reading session hosted for parents at the school.

The reading session is part of the Ana Intravention programme introduced by the Department of Education, to assist pupils in improving their reading and

numeracy skills. Those who performed well were given cer-tificates as motivation.

During the event, 13 disadvan-taged pupils also received cloth-ing that was donated by different businesses in Thohoyandou. Cllr David Mamushiana and the circuit manager, Mr Mboneni Rambani, handed out the clothing to the pupils.

Mr Mbangiseni Nengwenani,

principal of the school, said they had taken a decision that no pupils should leave the school without being able to read and write.

“Since the inception of the programme, we have witnessed a tremendous improvement in reading among learners. We will continue motivating our learners to take up reading as a hobby,” he said.

TEACHING VACANCIES

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Tshikevha Christian School requires seven (7) devoted CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS to teach in both Primary School and the high School, as well as one CHRISTIAN GARDENER. Applicants should be qualified teachers by profession who are trained to teach the relevant learning programs, areas or subjects. Foreign educators who wish to apply for any of the advertised posts should, in addition to a recognised professional qualification, have a recognised bachelor’s degree qualification, as well as level 6 of SAQA evaluation. For High School we are looking for quality teachers who are currently teaching and producing good results in Grade 12. Fluency in English will be an added advantage as Tshikevha Christian School is an English medium school. Tshikevha Christian School offers competitive salary packages.

Send your CV (with contact numbers), two recent testimonials, one of which should be from your local pastor (not older than 3 months), certified copies of certificates and academic records (SAQA evalu-ation certificate for foreign applicants), as well as SACE certificate to: The Principal Tshikevha Christian School Private Bag X2510 Sibasa 0970or personally deliver it to the school which is situated at Mbaleni next to Block G Ext. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted telephonically.

POST 1: FOUNDATION PHASE POST 2: TSHIVENDA, LIFE ORIENTATION, BIBLE EDUCATION GRADE 4-7 (temporary post)POST 3: GEOGRAPHY GRADE 10-12 (temp. post)POST 4: PHYSICAL SCIENCE GRADE 10 - 12POST 5: ACCOUNTING GRADE 10-12POST 6: AFRIKAANS GRADE 10-12POST 7: MATHEMATICS GRADE 10-12POST 8: GARDENER

HONOUR THE LORD

Happy pupils display their certificates and new clothing during the event. Some dignitaries, who included the ward councillor, traditional leadership and circuit manager, attended the event.

Staff members with exeptionally long, uninterrupted service received recognition during the annual prize-giving event at Makhado Beer Distributors (MBD) in Louis Trichardt this week. At the back, from left, are Joseph Mudzusi (25 years), Samson Matari and Elias Mudau (20 years), Johan van Niewenhuizen (distribution mananger at MBD) and Eugene Maree (warehouse manager, MBD). In front are Edward Muvulahwa and Edward Hlungwane (20 years). Absent: Simon Khoza (20 years).

The Makhado Municipality hosted a beauty contest for elderly people at the caravan park in Louis Trichardt last Saturday. Posing for a photo are, from left, Cllr Dzawele Ratshikuni, Mrs Tshinakaho Magidi (second princess), Mrs Sami Khavhagi (Miss Makhado Golden Girl), Mrs Annah Makhetha (first princess), Mrs Vukisa Baloyi and Cllr Shonisani Sinyosi.

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18 11 November 2011 LIMPOPO MIRROR

By Silas Nduvheni

Lodge Operations ManagerVACANCY

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Equipment as per laid down procedures and to ensure they investigate and give feedback on all variances

• To ensure that outlet managers maintain the correct stock levels of Food and Beverage Items, Guest Supplies and Operating Equipment

KITCHEN • To ensure that menus are planned according to the budgeted food cost and the Lodge Man-

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dards of food quality and guest satisfaction.• To ensure that a high standard of cleanliness is maintained at all times.

RESTAURANT / BARS • To ensure that efficient, quick and friendly service is provided to the guest.• To ensure that a high standard of cleanliness is maintained.

STORES / FOOD & BEVERAGE CONTROL • To ensure that all food, liquor, cleaning and guest supplies are being purchased according to

Company policy maintaining the lowest possible stock levels and adhering to the budgeted expenditure allowances.

• To ensure that stock shortages are acted upon immediately.

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F&B required.

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Should your profile meet the above criteria, please send your CV to: [email protected]. The closing date for applications is the 18th November 2011. Applicants not contacted within two weeks after the closing date of advertisement should consider themselves unsuccessful. Preference will be given to HDSA applicants, resident/from the area

“Teaching is a noble profession” - PEUMembers of the Vhembe Pro-fessional Educators Union (PEU) were urged to work hard and regard teaching as a “noble profession” to help improve the lives of the children they taught.

This was said by PEU Pro-vincial Labour Chairperson Mr Klaas Mohlatlole during the Zoutpansberg West District’s gala evening, held in Kennigton Lodge on Saturday evening.

More than 50 members of PEU converged to discuss educational matters, including the rights of teachers and how best they can promote effective teaching.

They also agreed to organize a meeting very soon where labour representatives from the union, representatives of the Depart-ment of Education and parents will discuss ways of improving matric results in their respective schools. “We have, through our union, reinstated some of the teachers who were unfairly dis-missed and we urged teachers to register with our union. Teachers have to plan their work of teach-ing pupils because with planning they will teach valuable lessons,” said Mohlatlole.

One of the retired members of PEU, Ms Shilenge Mokgadi, who

retired after 46 years of services as a professional teacher, said she was over the moon to find herself retired but still a member of PEU. Shilenge encouraged the active members of PEU to work hard and make the teaching profession a dignified job where teachers are not involved with falling in love with learners they teach, don’t smoke and drink alcohol in front of learners.

“In our day, the teaching pro-fession was a dignified one and pupils used to respect us. Pupils were scared to do wrong things in front of us as we showed them the good way,” said Shilenge.

Some of the members of the Vhembe PEU photographed during the gala evening.

By Kaizer Nengovhela

By Elmon Tshikhudo

Do Light Transport will continue to sponsor

Politician donates soccer kit to school

Pool teams affiliated to the Do Light Transport Pool Associa-tion in the Nzhelele area shared R23 000 during the prize-giving ceremony held at Ramavhoya on Saturday.

Mr Peter Mukwevho, manager of Do Light Transport, said that his company had been sponsor-ing the league since 2009. He indicated that the relationship between his company and the

league will remain intact “until death do us part.” He said that they were committed to assist-ing the league, “come rain or sunshine”. Mukwevho revealed that they will continue to sponsor the league as he was impressed by the support his business was getting from the community. He pledged to increase the spon-sorship on condition that they received sufficient support from

the local community. The chair-person of the Do Light Pool As-sociaton, Mr Gerson Muravha, said that no amount of words could express his appreciation for what Do Light Bus company was doing for them. He appealed to other businesspeople to follow Do Light Transport’s example. He addded that “it is brutal for businesspeople to enrich themselves at the expense of the

She taught at an impoverished primary school for years. When the political bug bit her, she left teaching and followed a political career. She is now a member of the Limpopo Legislature on a Congress of the People’s ticket.

She is aware of the difficul-ties that are faced by rural pupils...

COPE MPL Tshilidzi Ravhu-anzwo has not forgotten her roots. When she got the chance, she ploughed back into her former school, Maniini Primary School. Last week she went back to her school and donated a soccer kit to empoverished

boys.Handing over the kit, the

politician made it clear that the kit was not a political point scoring. “I am a politician, but this has nothing to do with politics. I used to be a teacher here and I know the situation,” she said.

Ravhuanzwo said sport had a special place in her heart. “I studied sport at college and I know what sport does to a human being. This is a way of promoting the spirit of sports-manship in pupils,” she said.

She said pupils who were participating in sport tended to perform better in class. “There

is a lot of talent in the rural areas. It needs to be nurtured and, who knows, we might have some stars unearthed from this part of the country,” she said.

She added that she would not only focus on soccer, but would also look at other sporting codes such as rugby and tennis.

Receiving the kit, the deputy principal at the school, Mr Mulatedzi Mukhumo, said it was always demotivating for the pupils to play other schools barefoot. He said the school was poor as many parents were not employed and many families in the village were headed by children.

Barefoot pupils are happy to receive their kit. Sharing their joy are, from left, deputy school principal Mr Mulatedzi Mukhumo, principal Mr Mphedziseni Ligaraba, Ms Tshilidzi Ravhuanzwo, sponsor, and Mr Samson Booi, soccer coach at the school.

people and do nothing in return towards the de-velopment of the area.”

The champions, Nan-di’s Pool Club, received R5 200 and a floaing trophy. The runners-up, Well Done Pool Club, received R4 700 and a trophy, while the third prize of R3 700 went to Tshithuni. The fourth-placed Sendedza received R3 500.

Photographed during the ceremony are, from left, Ms Azwindini Mukwevho, Khakhathi Mukwevho (Do Light Transport), Ronewa Maphaha(captain of Nandi’s Pool Club), Gerson Muravha (chairperson of the association )and Phineus Managa.

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By Peter Muthambi

Cycling

THOHOYANDOU AMENDMENT SCHEME 581

Tshilidzi Nelwamondo, agent of the owner of Erf 581 Thohoyandou Town-ship measuring 675 metre sqaure, hereby give no-tice in terms of Section Section 56(1)(b)(i) of the Town Planning and Town-ships Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance 15 of 1986) for the amendment of the Thulamela Town-planning Scheme, 2010 in operation by the rezoning of the property(ies) described above, situated at Tho-hoyandou F. Particulars of the application will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the relevant office of: Thulamela Mu-nicipality, Senior Manager Development Planning, Room 334, Private Bag X 5066, Thohoyandou, 0950 for a period of 28 days from 07 November 2011. Objections to or represen-tations in respect of the application must be lodged with or made in writing to above address or the authorized agent address provided below. Address of authorized agent: Physi-cal address: 40 Jubilee Creek, Bendor, Polok-wane, 0699. Postal address P O Box 15153, Flora Park, o699, Telephone No:

0833582670. KHUMBELO YA U

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PLANNING AND TOWNSHIPS ORDI-NANCE, 1986 (ORDI-NANCE 15 OF 1986),

Ndivhadzo ya itwaho nga Tshilidzi Nelwamondo wa Nelphat cc, vho im-ela muiti wa tshanduko ya kushimusale kwa mavu kha Erf 581 Thohoyandou F, uri huvhe ha dzinndu dzo tanganelanaho. Vhane vha takalelea u vhala ngaha khumbelo iyi manwalo ayo akhou wanala ofisini ya minigere muhulwane wa kudzudzanyele na mve-laphanda, Masipala wa Thulamela, Thohoyandou ubva nga dzi 07 Lara 2011. Manwalo aya ado wanala lwa tshifhinga tshi edanaho maduvha a 28, Vha ne vha vha na mbilaelo kana nga iyi khumbelo vha nwalele masipala wa Thulamela kha Diresi itevhelaho, P O box 5006, Thohoyandou, 0950. Mbilaelo dzi do tanganedzwa lwa maduvha a 28 ubva khau andadzwa ha iyi khumbelo. Diresi ya feme yo itaho khumbelo ino ndi P O box 15153, flora park, 0669, 40 Jubi-lee Creek, Bendor, 0699. Thingo 0833582670

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Musina Mayor Carol Phiri bids farewell to some of the cyclists at the Beit Bridge Taxi Rank before they engage in their long haul from Musina to Durban. The cyclists are, from left,: Matema Thosago (25), Victor Coutries (70) and Benedict Jackson (26).

Seventeen cyclists departed on Wednesday morning on their bicycles from the Beit Bridge border post in Musina on their way to Durban in a bid to raise awareness about environmen-tal and climate-change issues.

The cyclists will also supply information regarding the COP (Conference of Parties) 17 con-ference, which will be held in Durban from 28 November to 9 December. This is the conference of the states that have signed on for the United Nations Frame-work Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).The parties have been meeting annually to assess progress in dealing with climate change since 1995.

The cyclists are expected to ar-rive in Durban on 25 November.

The Southern Africa Catholic

Bishops Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Department has organised buses from different locations in the country that will arrive in Durban on the morn-ing of 25 November in order to welcome the cyclists.

The cyclists, who will cycle a total distance of 1 335km from Musina, were bidden farewell by Musina Mayor Carol Phiri. She praised their dedication and encouraged community members to care for the environment and to support the COP 17 Conference. “Even though environmental issues like pollution and global warming are big problems, there are lots of little things we can do to pitch in and keep the planet healthy. As communities, I be-lieve we have the responsibility to teach our people to care for our

world," she added.Father Mike Deeb of the

SACBC says the cyclists will travel for a total of 17 days. “They will also rest 17 times in 17 towns to highlight these environmental issues. We have done all the preparations for this trip and we will arrive in Durban as planned.”

One of the cyclists is 70-year-old Victor Coutries from Jabu-lani in Soweto, who has been a professional cyclist for the past 30 years.

“All the cyclists are ready and we have trained hard for this haul. We have no doubt that our trip will assist in highlighting the is-sues of environmental awareness and the promotion of the COP 17 Conference,” he said.

Cyclists to highlight climate change

Gogo Elsie Sebola (71) is congratulated by Musina Municipality´s sports officer, Nyarai Ngobeli (left), after her achievement in Bloemfontein.

A 71-year-old gogo from Mu-sina made everyone proud when she won a gold medal during the national Golden Games that were held recently in Bloemfontein.

Gogo Elsie Sebola became the overall winner in the 100m, outrunning more than 200 com-petitors during the competition.

The competition, organised by Sports and Recreation SA, is aimed at encouraging healthy lifestyles for the aged. Elsie’s fame dates back when she won the Vhembe District and Lim-popo Provincial competitions,

giving her an opportunity to participate in the national com-petition in Bloemfontein. She is a member of the Musina Gogo Getters group, which encour-ages healthy living among the elderly. Elsie says she knew she was going to win because she is full of courage and does every-thing wholeheartedly. “During the district competitions, I told my colleagues that I am going to win and the same went on with the provincial competitions. I will continue making my com-munity proud because I am pre-pared to scoop more awards in

future. Since I started engaging myself in athletics three years ago, I no longer suffer from ill-nesses and it keeps me healthy and strong.”

She encourages other senior citizens to take part in sports. “Sports builds friendship, keeps us healthy and unifies us.”

Mayor Carol Phiri says she is proud of Elsie’s achievement. “Young people should learn from her that sports keep us fit and healthy. We are very proud of this old lady and we have no doubt that she will keep on put-ting us on the map.”

Athletics

Musina’s golden gogo best in SA

Residents of Mavhunga village in the Nzhelele area got the shock of their lives when two family members died, allegedly from food poisoning. This occurred a fortnight ago.

Mr Mbulungeni Mufandilani (50) and his seven-year-old nephew, Nkhumbuleni Makhado, are suspected to have died from eating poisoned food. Nkhumbuleni died at the scene while his grandfather, Mufandilani, died at Siloam Hospital.

Confirming the incident, W/O Lazarus Netshid-zati said that the police had opened two inquest dockets, following the incident. "The two were taken to the Tshilidzini Hospital for a post mortem to be performed," he said. At the time of going to press, Netshidzati said that the cause of the deaths was not yet known.

He only highlighted that provisional post mortem results indicated that the cause of death might be poison. "The doctor, however, sent the samples to Pretoria for further forensic investigation. That is where we will then get the final results," he indicated.

Netshidzati warned residents as well as family members not to point fingers. Both the deceased were laid to rest at Ha-Mavhunga cemetery.

Food poisoning claims two lives

Well-known reggae and gos-pel artist Justice Mbedzi has proved that it is never too late to learn and make up for lost time.

Mbedzi, or Just Ice to many of his fans, received a diploma in Information Technol-ogy at the Mvelaphan-da Community Skills Development Training Centre the weekend. He was among the more than 300 recipients of diplomas and certifi-cates and other qualifi-cations during the cer-emony.

Mbedzi (25) says pi-racy will soon drive many artists from the music business. He said his academic qualifica-tion was a preparation for any eventuality and future.The 2010 SAT-MA-award nominee said it had become very difficult to make a liv-ing out of music.

"The once glamarous music industry is on the brink of closure; there is no more money in the industry. Those who sweat to make music are

suffering today, while the pirates are smilling all the way to the bank,” he said.

The director of the Mvelaphan-da Community Skills Develop-ment Centre, Ms Esther Mush-aathama, said the centre would-

continue serving the interests of the disadvantaged in the com-munity. “We have changed many lives in the community. Some of those who had given up in life had their didgnity restored after studying here,” she said.

Musician Justice Mbedzi is being congratulated by the director of Mushaathama Community Skills Development Training Centre, Ms Esther Mushaathama.

Musician gives advice to youngsters

Two drowning victims buried at TshiozwiGrieving mourners from around Vhembe and pupils from the Tshiozwi and Mukwudwana Primary Schools wept profusely as the coffins of two young girls, Samaria Raphunga and Map-ula Raphulu (11), were lowered. The two girls drowned in a stream near Tshiozwi a week ago.

During the funeral ceremony, the circuit manager of Soutpansberg West, Ms Mashudu Makatu, urged the community to stand up and fight to ensure that the lives of children are safe.

She appealed to the local community to give the families the necessary support while they go through this ordeal.

Local community members who came to comfort the family felt they had to do something to help and the ward councillor and civic decided to approach different funeral undertakers for assistance.

They were warmly welcomed by Nzheleles, Fhatuwani and Tshitshithe funeral undertakers, who agreed to bury the childrens free of charge.

They gave the family a coffin, a tombstone and a free funeral service.

Martha Raphulu, one of the mothers, said they were humbled by the gesture from the donors.

“We were confused and stranded after the tragic loss of our children and we did not know what to do," she added. Martha thanked the people who had made contributions during the funeral.

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Heric was appointed head coach of Leopards three weeks ago. He was the head coach of the National First Division side, African Warriors, before joining Leopards.

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Khumalo reiterated the fact that Heric would be served with a letter of demand in a matter of days. When asked what the letter of demand was about, Khumalo said that he had a strong feeling that Heric must pay for a breach of contract. When asked how much they were demanding from the Serbian-born coach, Khumalo said that his legal advisor was busy working on the detail.

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