Platinum Gazette 07 September 2012

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The terrible smell in a certain part of Burgersfort onTuesday (especially the parking lot adjacent to theBurgersfort Medical Centre building), was what youfeared. Sewerage, that broke loose from a hole in thewall in an adjacent building. Some say the hole wasopened up by somebody when the adjacent buildingcould not contain the mess any more. Whatever thecase may be, this problem was brought under theattention of the Greater Tubatse Municipality manytimes. On Tuesday an employee was dropped off toclear the mess, but a lasting solution to the problemhas not materialised yet.

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This bee was hard at work, collecting pollenon a flower at Tubatse Chrome Club lastweek Saturday. As if it is not enough thefirst drops of rain started to wash away thedust on Thursday.

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Between 17 and 21 September 2012, attorneys participating in the National Wills Week will draft basicwills free of charge. Only a new basic will will be drafted - no amendments to existing wills. Anappointment must be made with a participating attorney or firm. Why must you have a will?

By making a will you ensure that your assets are disposed of in accordance with your wishes after yourdeath. This privilege is called “freedom of testation”.

Why should an attorney draft your will?

Attorneys are professionals qualified in law. An attorney can advise you on any problem which mayarise with regard to your will.An attorney has the necessary knowledge and expertise to ensure that your will is valid and complieswith your wishes.Often a will is not valid because the person who drafts it does not have the necessary legal knowledgeto ensure that the requirements of the law are met.

What happens to your estate if you die without a valid will?

If you die without leaving a valid will, your assets will be distributed according to the provisions of theIntestate Succession Act.The provisions of this Act are generally fair and ensure that your possessions are transferred to yourspouse and children.

BUT, the following problems may arise if you die without leaving a will:

• Your assets may not be left to the person of your choice. • It can take a long time to have an executor appointed. The executor who is appointed may besomebody you may not have chosen yourself. • There can be extra and unnecessary costs.• There can be unhappiness and conflict among members of your family because there are no clearinstructions on how to distribute your assets.

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Spring Day 1 September 2012 saw the residents of theMagimeng Village near Steelpoort benefitting from anotherThorburn social investment initiative.Water supply to residents is problematic and the generalsupply is from a single water point (manually pumpedborehole) into 25 liter containers and transporting a maximumof two containers on a wheelbarrow – uphill and downhill.Local Eastern Limb mining security services provider ThorburnSecurity Solutions designed a “Thorburn Karretjie (pull or pushcart)” which would ease the problem for many residents. Basedon the principle of a trailer, this “Thorburn Karretjie” can carry15 water containers (maybe more) and is pushed or pulled,allowing ample handle space for two people to push or pull. Ifnot used for water transportation it could be used for any formof transport – a “spaza shop on wheels”, funeral supportcarrier, wood carrier or whatever needs to be transported andmanually pushed or pulled.An entrepreneur would collect water cans, fill and deliver for afee!Over the past 6 years Thorburn Security Solutions embeddedthemselves in the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex andhas grown in product, services and community support staturewith a recent expansion in services to Platinum Australia atSmokey Hill. Not long ago bread, blankets and beanie hatswere donated in Maandagshoek near Driekop in the miningareas of Modikwa Platinum Mine, Dilokong Mining, MooihoekChrome Mine and Platinum Australia as part of a ThorburnWinter Ice Breaker Project.The “Thorburn Karretjie” was in the absence of the MagimengVillage Chief Kghosi Petrus Maroga accepted by his wife MeSophy Maroga.

Thorburn Security Solutions invests onSpring Day with ‘Thorburn Karretjie’

Ms Sophy Maroga (wife of Kghosi Petrus Maroga)and Simon Moraba (administrative supporter tothe Magimeng Kghosi Petrus Maroga) with the‘karretjie’.

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Two Rivers Platinum near Steelpoort, wherethe emerging Association of Mineworkersand Construction Union (AMCU) has beenthe majority labour union for the past 18months, is the best-cost producer on theeastern limb of the Bushveld Complex, withexcellent output, Mike Schmidt, CEO of theblack-controlled African Rainbow Minerals(ARM) says.

Schmidt told the publication MiningWeekly Online in an interview this week thatfigures for the period showed that unit costsrose 18% at ARM’s National Union ofMineworkers- (NUM-)dominant Modikwaplatinum operation - where there was a five-week strike and two fatalities - while unitcosts at the AMCU-dominant Two Riversrose only 6%, with 5% of it the result ofgeneral inflation.

ARM reported that Two Rivers performedwell operationally, increasing tons milled by5% and lifting platinum-group metals(PGMs) production to 320 113 oz , 12 951oz more than in the previous financial year,while Modikwa performed badlyoperationally, decreasing tons milled by 5%and lowering PGMs production to 304 044oz, 15 292 oz less than in the previous year.

Schmidt said that ARM worked well withAMCU.

“Two Rivers continues to be the best-cost producer, with very, very good output,and it’s AMCU-dominant,” he told thepublicationsaid.

On union representation at the rest ofARM’s operations being NUM-dominant,Schmidt added: “We also have a good long-standing relationship with NUM, which hasdeveloped a high level of maturity and we’revery comfortable with them as a union.”

The diversified ARM, which is headed byexecutive chairperson Patrice Motsepe, isinvested in PGMs, nickel, chrome, iron-ore,manganese, coal and gold. Although as arule labour unions required 30% workermembership to gain employer recognition, atsome ARM operations the recognitionthreshold was as low as 15%.

Where friction and infighting took placewas at operations where the recognitionthreshold was 50% plus one.

“We need to question whether that’shealthy and whether that should not berevisited,” Schmidt commented. While heconceded that the rise of AMCU to theposition of majority union at Two Rivers was

“not without pain”, he believed that the closerelationship of management with therelatively small 2 500-strong workforce didmake a difference. While, ideally, employerswould prefer not to have to deal with morethan one union in the same bargaining unit,it was process that they had no option but toaccept.

“Other than Modikwa, which is a labour-intensive operation, most of our operationsare either opencast or mechanised and havevery well experienced and competentpeople, so our labour component is wellmanaged,” Schmidt said at this week’spresentation of results.

Overall, Modikwa contributed less than5% to earnings and ARM would becomfortable with an exposure of double thatwithin the labour-intensive space. At thecurrent rate of production, ARM would beable to mine at Modikwe for another 100years and by doubling that responsibly, itcould still mine there for more than 40 years.

ARM depends on labour for less than40% of its earnings component and otherthan at Modikwa, it employed no rock drilloperators. On the opportunity for greatermechanisation, Schmidt said the degree to

which a mine could be mechanised wasorebody dependent. The mechanised TwoRivers, an underground bord-and-pillaroperation, had an exceptionally high outputper person as the lowest-cost producer onthe eastern limb.

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Bo: Die borge hetelk ‘n sertifikaat vanwaardering vir hulbydraes ontvang.Onder: WillemMontgomery was dieseremonie meester.

Dinsdagaand het die Wildevy Manne ‘n bedankingsfunksievir die borge van die Wildevy 4x4 Gesinsdag 2012 gehou.Die geleentheid is by die Tubatse Chroom Klub gehou.Die volgende bedankings is gedoen: “Ons hemelse Vader;die Wildevy Manne vir hul harde werk, die vrouens enmeisies van die manne vir hul geduld en ondersteuning;Piere en sy span vir die Wildevy Mountain Bike Race; WilliePotgieter en sy span vir die Hard Eco 4x4 roete; elkeenvan die borge (al 101 van hulle); al die vrywilligers wat bydie hekke en kaartjiepunte gewerk het; die media; dieplaaslike skole wat aan die inkleurkompetisie deelneem;

instansies wat sorg vir die kosverkope; Oom Lood, Lodewykde Jager en Oom Salomon Joubert en seuns vir hul plasewat vir die baan gebruik word; PLM boerdery vir die hulp vanhul arbeiders met die bou van die baan; die deelnemers aandie potjiekoskompetisie; Bernard Ellis van Bernard EProductions vir die reël van die kunstenaars NetNa4, HenriAlant en Dewald Steyn asook die klank en beligtingstoerusting;Jacki en Louis Boshoff vir die reël van die dranklisensie endie voorraad by die kroeg; Piet Pretorius en al sy werkers virdie hulp met die reëlings; ‘n spesiale woord van dank aanChantelle Goodburn, Susan Pretorius, Jackie du Toit en aldie vroue by Supa Quick vir hul tyd om aan die dag te werk;Tubatse Chroom vir hul fasiliteite en hulp met diebedankingsfunksie”.Verlede jaar is daar meer as R100 000 ten bate vanliefdadigheid uitbetaal. Hierdie jaar gaan daar weer ‘n grootbedrag na verskillende verdienstelike organisasies enindividue. Die Wildevy Manne het reeds 16 aansoeke vir hulpontvang.Die wenners van die inkleurkompetisies se skole het elkR2000 ontvang. Hulle was 1-6 jaar - Christoffel Esterhuizen(Laerskool Burgersfort), 7-10 jaar - Rohan Hanekom(Steelpoort Akademie) en 11-13 jaar - Charissa Stols -Waterval CVO.Die borge het elk ook ‘n sertifikaat van waardering ontvang.

Bo: ‘n Verteenwoordiger van Waterval CVO ontvang ‘n R2000 tjek.

‘n Verteenwoordiger van Steelpoort Akademie ontvang ‘n R2000 tjek.

‘n Verteenwoordiger van Laerskool Burgersfort ontvang ‘n R2000 tjek.

Juan le Roux oorhandig ‘n sertifikaat aanOom Lood de Jager.


Dr Thobakgale said: “I think the problem, is that there are not so many authors forsoapies and that is why they are repeated. All languages must be equal. We must haveSouth African programmes and ones from outside”. With him are Balokile andItumeleng.

Mr Elvis Mhlongo said: “They aresupposed to put new programmes ontelevision. They must use the Africanlanguages. I want programmes from hereand overseas”.

Mr Calvin Matjeke said: “They have tochange the way SABC is at the moment. Iwant a better mix of South African andoverseas programmes. It is fine if theprogrammes are in English”.

Mr Makhushi Mafologela said: “I am finewith them repeating the programmes theybroadcast. They cater for those peoplewho worked night shift by showing it inthe morning again. They are taking theirviewership into consideration”. Mr David Matemane said: “They must be

creative and not always repeating theirprogrammes. They need to think aboutnew things. It is boring people if theyrepeat programmes. People then rathergo to the DSTV channels. The presentsystem for languages is fine. English is amedium of instruction”.

Me Joey Vorster sê: “Ons is baieongelukkig daaroor dat hulle alles so baieherhaal. ‘n Mens betaal ten duurste jou TVlisensie en dan moet jy môre weer nadieselfde goed kyk. Hier by ons het jy ooknog ‘n satellietskottel nodig om na TV1, 2en 3 te kan kyk en dit kos jou ook nogR600 - net om herhalings te sien. Disbloedgeld!”

Mr Bennett Malatjie said: “SABC repeatsGenerations too much. They must makemore South African programmes. I alsowant more soccer”.

Mr Bongani Ndlovu said: “I want otherstories. I don’t want repeats. To see whathappened yesterday again and again isnot good. They must bring us new storiesin English. It does not matter if thestories are from here or overseas”.

Mr Elmon Mahlangu and Ms Sinkey Mahlangu said: “It must be different from what it isnow. Even on Saturdays they show repeats of programmes. You see Generations atnight, during the day and on Saturdays! Languages are not a problem, it can be as it isnow”. With them is Dima Mahlangu.

Left: Mr Andries Mkhawane and Mr Piet Mkhawane said: “They must stop repeatingover and over. They say it is because of popular demand, but we think it is because ofbad management. They don’t indicate PG (parental guidance) or warn of bad things.The other day we watched Muvhango with our small children and in that episodesomeone was raped. They did not warn us that there will be disturbing scenes”.

A study by Media Monitoring Africa between 1April and 15 May this year showed that theSABC TV channels and selected radio stationsrelied heavily on repeating programmes to filltheir broadcasting schedule.According to the report’s findings SABC 1 used28% of its broadcasting time on repeats, SABC2 21 % and SABC 3 15%. When sport and newsare excluded from what counts as local content59% of what was seen on the three channelswere local programming.According to their broadcasting licenserequirements SABC1 and SABC2 as publicservice stations are required to provide viewerswith at least 55% local content between 4amand 11pm every day. SABC 3 is required toshow 35% local content as it is treated as acommercial station.English was found to be the dominatinglanguage on these channels with about 76%of programmes in English. Afrikaans makes upabout 6% and other languages approximately3% each.We asked readers what they think about thesefindings and the way the SABC presents themwith programmes. We also asked what theywould like to see more of on SABC TV.

Are the SABC TV channels relying


Mr Potloza Lekgeu and Ms Georgina Lekgeu said: “We are not satisfied with all therepitition. They don’t have much Sepedi and Afrikaans on SABC. They useprogrammes from overseas like the Bold and the Beautiful over and over. They mustmake more local programmes. We must pay our TV licences as it is the right thing todo. They must increase educational programmes in all languages”.

Mnr Jacob Molzawo sê: “Ek wil meerSwazi op TV hê. My kind hoor nie daaitaal iewers anders as by die huis nie. Ekis nie ge-worry oor die stories nie”.

Mr Danny Ngwendana said: “It is not goodto repeat things every day. They mustcome with new programmes. People don’twant to buy TV licenses because theyrepeat every day on the SABC channels.They must balance all languages to suitall people”.

Mnr. Stefan Pienaar en me. Chelsea Ferreira sê: “Ons kyk glad nie na die SABC kanalenie. Ons kyk eerder DSTV. Hulle moet dalk meer Engels op die SABC kanale sit”. Byhulle is Duané Ferreira.

Mr Goodwill Motene said: “There are oldpeople and people who did not go toschool that cannot understand English orAfrikaans. Then they watch TV and peopleadvertise things but they only advertise itin English or Afrikaans. The old peoplethen see something that they like butcannot understand what is being said. Iwant advertisements in other languages.They must balance it. I don’t want them torepeat stories more than twice on TV”.

Mr Thabo Mmole said: “They must changethe repeating situation. Repeating toomuch is not right. I would like more newsand want stories from overseas andSouth Africa”.

Ms Nosiphelo Mdunyelwa said: “Manydramas are repeated. I’d like to haveXhosa programmes”.

Mr Andrew Mjhoka, Mr Richmond Mosoma, Mr James Moretsele and Mr Jabu Kopotsasaid: “We want more local languages on SABC. We are tired of them repeating thestories. They must make the programmes they show here in South Africa so that theycan do job creation and young people like us can take part in it”.

Mr Johannes Mahlako said: “The problemis that many people stay in areas wherethey cannot get SABC TV because thereis no signal or electricity. They must fixthat first and then worry about therepeats”.

Right: Mr Jacob Sekgobela and Mr Matthews Makhubedu said: “It is better to havesoapies in all languages. We’ve noticed they repeat a lot. They must give more Sepediand Zulu programmes. The problem is that they are poor with producing programmes”.

on repeating programmes too much?


Psalm 125:2

Like the mountainsthat surround us

“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surroundshis people both now and forevermore”.(New International Version).

“Soos die berge Jerusalem aan alle kante beskerm, so beskermdie Here sy volk, nou en vir altyd”.

Both these photographs are of mountains surrounding Burgersfort. They were takenduring the past week.

Right: Calvin College reached out tothe community on Thursday last week.They visited the Burgersfort Clinic andtook along fresh fruits and vegetablesthat were given to the patients.(Photograph & Information: SunlieSales, Calvin College).

Spring is hereCalvin College celebrated thearrival of Spring on last weekFriday.The learners participated in atalent show, Mr & Miss Spring, aBattle of the DJ’s as well as adance competition.Everyone enjoyed the day verymuch and let their hair downbefore the examination starts.The school also participated in atree planting ceremony in honourof Arbor Day.Trees were donated to theschool.(Photographs and Information:Sunlie Sales, Calvin College).

Caringthrough all the

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Wild ride virWildevy Manne

‘n Paar van die Wildevy Manne het verlede Saterdag metdie Olifantsrivier se loop afgery. Die roete staanalgemeen as die Kromellenboog bekend.Daar is lekker met viertrekfietse, motorfietse en 4x4voertuie baljaar en langs die rivier gebraai.

Regs: By die wegtrekin die dorp is daareers oor veiligheidgepraat.Hoewel daar baiepret in die lekkerweer was, is dieveiligheid van almalas prioriteit bo aandie lys.Foto’s bo geneemdeur Christo vanGraan en Henré vanGraan.


Dineo Ngele, a grade 12 learner of Kgahlanong HighSchool was recently selected to participate in theAthletics Nationals. It was an honour for Samancor’sTubatse Chrome, to sponsor Dineo whose potentialwas shown earlier this year when she participated in

the Eco Race organised by Tubatse Chrome. Dineo madeTubatse Chrome proud by finishing in the first place in theunder 19 girls category. She is determined to make hergrandmother, who raised her, proud in everything that shedoes.Beyond her athletic talent Dineo has big dreams of becomingan independent woman one day. She would like to further herstudies at the University of Johannesburg next year bystudying BCom Accounting.(Information & Photographs: Dineo Masiisi, Tubatse Chrome)

Tubatse Chrome builds onDineo’s potential

Far left: DineoNgele (front right)was sponsored byTubatse Chrome toparticipate in theSouth AfricanNational AthleticsChampionships.With her is MrAndries Nieuwoudt.

Middle: Dineo withher grandmotherwho raised her.

Karl Buitendag and Tiana Buitendag from Joshua Generationparticipated in the recent SACSSA Regional AthleticsChampionships in Secuda. They both received Mpumalanga coloursand qualified to attend the South African Championships in Durbanlater this month. Their results were: Karl: Javelin (gold), Long jump(gold), High jump (gold), 100m (silver), u/13 Junior Victor Lodorum.Tiana: Shot-put (gold), Turbo javelin (gold) & 80m (silver).

Joshua Generationlearners busy on all fronts

Learners from Joshua Generation learnedmore about the environment and did their bitto preserve it when they planted trees on

Arbor Day (photo left).(All photographs and information: JoshuaGeneration)

Joshua Generationathletes participatedin the recentSACSSA RegionalAthleticsChampionships inSecunda.(All photographs &information, TracyLouw, JoshuaGeneration).

Above: These athletes participated in Secunda on 1 September. Front: Tadiwa Joel, Alzonettvan Heerden, Gina-Mari Oosthuizen, Aiden Ismay. Back: Charlene van Heerden, Duncan vander Walt and Noku Joel.

Right back: Charlene vanHeerden, Duncan van derWalt and Noku Joel. Front:Aiden Ismay. These athletesreceived Mpumalanga coloursand will be going to the SouthAfrican Championships laterin September.Charlene van Heerdenreceived a silver medal forjavelin, Duncan van der Walta bronze medal for long jumpand Noku Joel received threegold medals for 60m, 80mand 600m.They are from the Burgersfortcampus of JoshuaGeneration.

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2013 ComradesMarathon entries open

The 88th Comrades Marathon will take place on Sunday 2 June 2013.Being an ‘up-run’, the traditional gunfire goes off outside Durban’s CityHall at 05h30 and go off again 12 hours later at The Cricket Oval inPietermaritzburg to signal the end of the 86.9km road-running challenge.Prospective entrants have until 30 November 2012 or as soon as the capof 18000 entries has been reached to get their entries in. Thereafter, noentries will be accepted so runners are urged to enter as soon as possibleor risk missing out.The Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) Race Director, Johan VanStaden has encouraged all South African Comrades runners to enter by30 September 2012 to be eligible for the ‘early bird’ entry fee of R300 (thesame cost as in 2012).Van Staden says, ‘It is our South African athletes who have catapultedthe Comrades Marathon onto its premier status on the road-running sceneand we aim to cater for them accordingly. Hence, the CMA hasimplemented its ‘early bird’ entry fee in recent years to show ourappreciation to our local runners.’The new increased entry fee of R320 will kick in on 1 October 2012 untilthe entry process is closed. Runners from the Rest of Africa will be chargedan entry fee of R500 and the cost to International athletes is $US180.The entry requirements, which are clearly indicated on the entry form,must be adhered to at all times or runners risk losing their place at theStart.Entries may be effected as follows:· online via the Comrades Marathon website: www.comrades.com;· at Mr Price Sport, Home and Clothing stores countrywide;

· through the post byposting thecompleted entryform with proof ofpayment to theCMA Office inPietermaritzburg:P.O. Box 100621,Scottsville, 3209;

· ComradesMarathon House:by handing in thecompleted entryform together withpayment at theCMA office inPietermaritzburg.

Please note thatrunners may enter thegreat race beforerunning a qualifyingrace (minimumqualifying distance of42.2km). Qualifyingdetails must besubmitted to the CMAby 6 May 2013.

Buffels to finalWinterveld Rugby Club or the Buffels as they arealso affectionately known jumped a place on thelog after the first team on the log won numberthree with a large point difference. This meantthat the Buffels did not face Noordelikes in thesemi-final as was previously reported, butPietersburg Dorp Club (No. 2 on the log).It was a hard and serious game from the word go.“We were fortunate to draw first blood by scoringthe first try complete with a conversion. The trywas scored by our inside centre, Tolly andconverted by Siha, our fly half.” says Charl vander Merwe from the Buffels.The opposing team also scored a try in the firsthalf but failed to convert. The half time score was7-5. “In the second half, we successfully kicked apenalty goal, giving us a 5-point lead. But it wasnot for long. Dorp scored their second try andfailed to convert, leaving the score at 10 each.About 10 minutes before the end whistle blew, our

inside centre managed to score his second try,bringing the score to 10-15 in our advantage”.“I want to congratulate the team on theirperseverance and determination. It wasn’t just aphysical win, but a mental accomplishment as well.The “underdogs” of the league caused a majorupset by winning the Dorp club on home ground.Well-done men! Saturday we will be facing theno.1 in our league for a few years running. Justgive it your best, play as a team and enjoy thecurrent achievement. We are proud of you!The Winterveld Rugby Club will be facing theNoordelikes on Saturday in Polokwane. The gamewill take place on Noordelikes’ home ground on thecorner of Woodbush and Buluwayo Streets inLadanna. Kick-off is scheduled for 16:00.“Thank you to all our supporters and sponsors:Pick and Pay Steelpoort, Mopane Café, MacsteelSteelpoort and the Stone Age roadhouse inPolokwane.”“For the love of the game!” Charl concluded.

Information & photographs: Charl van der Merwe,Winterveld Rugby Club.

Lente op golfbaan gevierLaerskool Burgersfort het verledeweek hul Flower Power golfdaggehou. Lees meer op bladsy 12.

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Laerskool Burgersfort seFlower Power op die golfbaanLaerskoolBurgersfort hetverlede week

Saterdag hul Flower Power Hippie Golf Dagby Tubatse Chrome Klub gehou.Spanne het “Pink Ladies” (pienk balle soosop die foto bo) gekry en moes opdokwanneer hulle dit iewers langs die padverloor. Die dag was ‘n groot sukses enheerlike pret vir almal.Die skool sê baie dankie aan al die spelersen hule borge waarsonder die dag niemoontlik sou wees nie. Die uitslae was soosvolg: Eerste - 121 punte: F de Bruyn, GFraser, J Cronje en I van Staden; Tweede -

161 punte: J Dreyer, B Language, JSwanepoel en T Muller. Derde - 115 punte: RConrad, C Conrad, A Galanthe en B Swart.

Vrolike FlowerPower vroue hetlangs die padgesorg dat diespelers kon keelnatmaak.

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