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[email protected] | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaJANUARY / FEBRUARY

Bela-Bela lifeguardcommits suicide -16 January

Justin Steyn

Bela-Bela Municipality workers shutdown offices after payment delay.- 30 January

Employees at the Bela-Bela Municipality downed tools on 26 January after theirsalary payments were delayed. The protesting workers overturned dustbins andrefused service while they demanded their salaries.The municipality blamed the payment delay on a system issue and urged employeesto return to work.

TK Mashaba

The body ofCaiphusMashiane, a SpaPark resident whoworked as alifeguard atForever Resorts,was found at thetown dam on 8January. He hadapparentlycommittedsuicide.

In an official notice on Friday, 16January, DLC communicationsannounced their intent to erect a 35meter telecommunications mast in theJinnah Park residential area close to theschool. Jinnah Park Primary Schoolprincipal Amanda Jansen van Vuurenjoined other members of the communityin their frantic protest against theconstruction.

Upsets ascellphone towerlooms - 30 January

Justin Steyn

Shortly after being framed byscammers, Bela-Bela’sDoctor Strini Naidoo’s surgerywas ransacked. The incident,the first in Dr Naidoo’sseventeen years in Bela-Bela,happened on Saturday, 31January. A man who wasbelieved to have beenmentally disturbed gainedaccess to the surgery in the

Bela-Bela Doctor suffersa break-in - 6 February

Lizzy Bapela

35-year old Jo-Anne Hamiltonwas bitten by a snake on herright upper leg while using abathroom at her workplace.

Snake bites woman on toilet- 13 February

Justin Steyn

night using an axe and a pick-axe handle, and allegedlyhelped himself to the pills inthe medicine room. The manwas later taken to hospitalwhen he started vomiting,possibly in reaction to thelarge amount of medicine hehad taken. The suspect wasfound to be a psychiatricpatient and was referred toa mental hospital fortreatment. All the chargesagainst him were dropped.

Hamilton was rushed to theclosest MediClinic forantivenom, and later movedto Muelmed Hospital wheredead tissue roughly the sizeof a tennis ball was removedfrom her groin.

SolomonMahlangu in astate ofemergency - 20 February

TK Mashaba

Solomon Mahlangu HighSchool suffered from a seriesof incidents in the beginningof the year, starting with theloss of 15 educators whentheir contracts were notrenewed, and continuing withstudent problems.

It was reported at the timethat the school was a hotbedof gang violence, withteachers having beenattacked and learners goingabout armed. The situationimproved when the school wasassigned additional teachers.

The Waterberg LFA madeheadlines in February, withaccusations of corruptionrunning rampant.Bela-Bela’s Jack Malulekaand Lucas Nhlapo — nowMayor of Bela-Bela in

No Smoke without a firein LFA - 27 February

TK Mashabaaddition to being SAFA’s vicepresident — were accused ofmaladministration by three oftheir affiliates. There wasalso complaints aboutelectoral chicanery, with nineof the fourteen LFA clubsallegedly having voted to oustMaluleka, but having theirballots refused.

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Crocodiles roam free in Bospoort- 27 March

Four straycrocodiles werefound wanderingfree near the golfcourse in Bospoort,Bela-Bela.All four crocodileswere eventuallyrounded up, but itis still not knownwhere theyoriginally camefrom.

Justin Steyn

Bela-Belasoccerstarsshine fornationalteam- 27 March

TK Mashaba

Two players fromBela-Bela in theWaterberg wereadded to thenational beachsoccer team BanaBanana.Donnie Albertsand PhillipMongwai, bothfrom TotalSurrender, madetheir teammatesand their townproud when theywere added to theteam. Albertsplayed in a gameagainstMadagascar, whileMongwai attendedbut was notfielded.

Solve our problems or resign!

Angry Bela-Belaresidents took tothe streets inprotest on Friday,27 February. Theprotesters sangstruggle songs ontheir long marchfrom LethlabilePark to themunicipal officesin the CBD. Theprotesters alsohanded over amemorandumdemandingsolutions to a listof issues, and

Lizzy Bapela

demanded the immediatedismissal of Manager forPlanning Precious Raputswa.They also objected to thevehicle budget, pointing outthat the municipality spentR3 million per month renting

Bela-BelaHospitalworkersdowntools-13 March

Employees andNehawu membersat Bela-BelaHospital downedtools on Monday, 3March in protestagainst thehospital’smanagement. Theemployees wereprotestingbecause thedemands they hadpresented to themanagementduring a previousprotest had notbeen acted on,and some of theemployees werestill not being paidovertime. Policemonitored theprotest, whichdid not turnviolent althoughthe protesters didsurround the carof Hospital CEODr RicardoEscobar when hereturned to thehospital.

TK Mashaba

80 vehicles for only 30drivers. The marchers alsodemanded the resignation ofMunicipal Manager MorrisMaluleka, citing a list ofabandoned projects andallegedly irregular expenses.

- 6 March

The BEAT team of packers and distrubuters are hard at work ensuring that piles ofadvertising brochures are correctly inserted in each newspaper, before beingpacked in correctly numbered piles for distrubution to the various selling points.The team often work long shifts right through the night to have the newspaperappear promptly evry week. The proud team consists of Reginald Leseke, JosephDitsela (mamager), Boikie Manukuse and Solly Seswana.


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Five shop stewardssuspended afterprotests -24 April

TK Mashaba

Following a protest at Bela-BelaMunicipality on 15 April five shopstewards were suspended. The five wereElliot Molala, Maria Zikhali, LasyMakhubela, Gosh Rachidumela andPhilemon Magwai. Elliot Molala, thelocal Samwu chairperson and one of thefive, alleged unfair labour practices intheir suspension.

Donkey Con at Forever Resorts -24 April

A gathering focusing on donkeys andtheir role in African society was hostedat Bela-Bela’s Forever Resorts on 15

Justin Steyn

Workers at Bela-Bela SuperSpar’sbakery section were horrified whentheir entire section was nearlyengulfed in flames on 20 April.

April. During the event attendees werelectured on the proper care of donkeys,and a variety of donkey carts wereinspected for weight and balance, whiledonkeys were assessed according totheir physical condition.

Fire scare in Spar Supermarket -24 April

TK MashabaAccording to one of the employees thefire started while a batch of bread wasbaking. The fire burned fiercely but waseventually subdued. Nobody wasinjured in the blaze, which wasallegedly caused by a paraffin leak inthe bakery section.

DA’s water wagons relieve waterproblems -10 April

With water shortages driving residentsmad in, the DA had the bright idea ofmanufacturing a 110-litre water tankthat would fit on a wheelbarrow. Thetank would be fitted with a tap. The first45 of the bright blue wheelbarrows were

presented to Waterberg residentshardest-hit by the shortages on Friday,20 March. Special attention was paid tothose who usually carry water fromwater points and dams far from theirhomes.

The BEAT received photos in April of theconditions in Leseding. Rubbish wasbeing dumped in the streets, a fireburned for three days at the landfill site,and the roads were in terribleconditions. No improvement has beenreported since.

Leseding’s trash disaster -10 April

Marlene Vermaak


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Police barracks engulfed inflames -8 May

Justin Steyn

The barracks atthe Bela-Belapolice stationcaught fire on 2May. Officers fromthe station,members of thefirefighting unionand members ofthe Bela-BelaCrime PreventionUnit all rushed toextinguish theblaze inside thebuilding. Theystruggled fornearly an hour tobring the blazeunder control. Thedamages included

beds, fridges and variouspolice equipment and wasestimated to be as high asR1 million. A woman was

later arrested in connectionwith the case. It is believedthat her ex-boyfriend lived inthe barracks.

Alleged axe attacker deniesinvolvement -15 May

During his cross examination on 4 Mayone of the suspects believed to be involvedin a brutal axe attack on a couple atLeeupoort denied all involvement. TrymoreMunetsi alleged that he had been on hisway to visit his brother at the time of theincident, and also said that the T-shirt hehad been arrested in, which the victim had

Justin Steyn

testified had beenstolen from her, hadbeen given to himby his brother.Munetsi and PeterSithole were foundguilty andsentenced to 20years in jail on 24June.

Alleged Modimolle rapist arrested-15 May

Lizzy Bapela

Malose Jackson Mokgosane wasarrested on 5 May on two charges ofhousebreaking and rape. One of the‘Modimolle Rapist’s victims spoke toThe BEAT, and told reporters how shehad woken up to find someone in herbed. She said that the man hadthreatened her, raped her, and stolenher money. She managed to convincehim to stay the night, so that she couldsee his face in order to be able toidentify him.The court is currently awaiting DNAresults for the case to proceed.

Police stop protesting students in theirtracks -22 May

A group of protesting Bela-Bela Highlearners were stopped short at theentrance to town by police on 19 May. Thelearners boycotted classes because theyhad no teachers for a number of subjects,including Home Language, Life Science,and Life Orientation. Student presidentRuben Ntuli demanded to know how theywere expected to pass these subjectswithout teachers, and the learners wereplanning to take the matter up with theDepartment of Education’s circuit office.

TK Mashaba


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Malema View residentsleft homeless aftereviction -5 June

Lizzy Bapela | TK Mashaba

Residents at the illegal squatter campnamed Malema View were surprisedwhen the Red Ants arrived on 29 May toknock down their shacks. Thesettlement was established illegally onthe site of a planned school. Hundredsof residents were left homeless withtheir belongings scattered across thearea. The Red Ants demolished over 700hundred shacks. No provision has as yetbeen made to resettle those lefthomeless in this move by themunicipality. The EFF’s Neo Moloko,who was behind the initial settlement,has promised to erect 50 shacks in apiece of open land owned by ForeverResorts in the CBD.

Bela-Bela policeasked thecommunity to helpthem find themother of a babywhich was foundin an open sewerin Leseding on 28May. The baby boy,who still had hisumbilicalattached,appeared to havebeen abandonedby his mother. Hewas found dead bymunicipalworkers. To date,the mother hasnot beenidentified.

Bela-Bela Police seek help findingmother of abandoned baby -12 June

TK Mashaba

Millions missing in ModimolleMunicipality, one suspended -5 June

TK Mashaba

The Modimolle municipality held ameeting on 2 June to clarify the issue offinancial misconduct in themunicipality. It was explained that oneofficial in a middle-managementposition was suspended pending adisciplinary hearing. Preliminaryinvestigations at the time showed adiscrepancy of R1.2 million in revenuebetween 2013 and 2015.

An AbbaTermaco recycling truck loadedwith paper caught fire on the R101 atBela-Bela, near Extension 7, on 2 June.The driver and bystanders tried tooffload the truck’s paper to prevent theblaze from consuming the truck’s cabin,but they were only able to remove fourof the large paper-filled bags beforehaving to retreat before the intenseblaze. Fanned by the wind, fireextinguishers were also insufficient toquench the blaze, and fire consumedthe entire truck.

Recycling truck catches fire -12 June

TK Mashaba

Mogalakwena council appoints actingmunicipal manager -3 July

Lizzy Bapela

MogalakwenaLocal Municipalityappointed PeterMakondo as theirActing MunicipalManager during aSpecial CouncilMeeting on 26June. He wasappointed for aperiod notexceeding threemonths. His threemonths period wasextended, and heis currently still inthe same position.No protests have

been held against him since hetook the position, leaving

Mogalakwena at leastslightly calmer than it was.

Local taxi service calls a halt,passengers left stranded -10 July

Lizzy Bapela

A disagreement between rival taxiassociations left commuters strandedon 7 July. The Warmbaths TaxiAssociation (WATA) closed their doors inprotest against similar actions by NgobiTaxi Association. According to WATA,the Ngobi Taxi Association forced WATAtaxis in their area to stop operations on6 July. The matter was eventually settledafter interventions by various parties.

Municipal official up for RDP fraud,fugitive councillor surrenders -17 July

A housing officer and a councillor fromModimolle Local Municipality werearrested in July. Ramosebi Andrew Kgatiand Councillor Jimmy Maropeng werearrested following an alleged scaminvolving an RDP house. The pairallegedly sold an RDP house to aresident. The case is ongoing.

Abandoned baby girl found alive -24 July

Lizzy Bapela

A baby girl was found abandoned in arefuse bag on 18 July. The newborn,who still had her umbilical cordattached, was found wrapped in a

towel inside a refuse bag. The motherapparently used the distraction of afuneral to place the infant on awindowsill. The child’s mother wasfound and sentenced to 18 monthsimprisonment, suspended for fiveyears.


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Beware of the mallmugger -24 July

Pedestrians taking the route betweenthe Bela Mall and the industrial areawere advised to take care in July, as itappeared that someone was muggingmany of the passers-by. One womanspoke to The BEAT about herexperience, when she was robbed by theso-called Mall Mugger, who hit her inthe head with a hammer. Joseph Nkunawas arrested in connection with thecase on 22 July. He was found guilty ofrobbery and assault with the intent todo grievous bodily harm, and sentencedto 18 months in prison on 27 November.He was also declared unfit to possess afirearm.

Justin SteynA Bela-Bela municipal employee fromthe Department of Water and Sanitationfound a severed arm close to a waterpurification plant in Roodepoort on 23July. As of yet, the police have not beenable to find any additional informationabout the owner of the arm.

Severed arm found, body still missing -31 July

Justin Steyn

The police busted the Bela-Bela InternetEntertainment Lounge for the secondtime on 10 July. This bust yielded 43touch screens and R9 650 in cash.The business is believed to be a front foran illigal gambling operation.

Illegal gambling ring busted again -24 July

TK Mashaba

The body of anunknown womanwas found in afarrow nearModderspruitPrimary School ona popular joggingroute on 4 August.The body has notbeen identified,and no missingperson has beenreported whocould beconnected withthis case.

Body found near school -7 August

TK Mashaba

Bela-Bela HighSchoolrepresented theWaterberg in theCoca-Cola CopaCup aftertriumphing in thelocal games. Theteam did not makeit to the finals.

Bela-Bela High School representsdistrict in Coca-Cola Cup -7 August

TK Mashaba

Modimolle junior league officiallylaunched -14 August

Mzamane Ringane

The Modimolle LocalFootball Association (LFA)officially launched theUnder-15 Junior Leagueon 8 August. Localbusinessmen sponsoredprizes for the winningteams.

Initiation Scools still important inAfrican culture -14 August

Against the backdrop of national mediareports revealing incidents that led to thedeath and hospitalization of severalinitiates during this year’s initiation

Mzamane Ringane

An accident on the R101between Bela-Bela andModimolle on 22 Augusthas left two people dead.

season, renowned local initiation schoolprincipal Thomas Maluleka spoke up indefence of the practice. Maluleka said thatthe initiates were taught about the risks,rewards, and ways of life at the initiationschools, and would lose something of greatvalue if the practice were to die off.

Two dead in head-on collision -14 August

TK Mashaba The accident, a head-oncollision between an Audisedan carrying fourpeople and a bakkie withthree passengers,occurred at just past19:00 in front of the

entrance to the FeathersLodge. Two of thepassengers of the Audipassed away at thescene, while thepassengers of the bakkiewere injured.


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Taxi blaze in Bela-Bela -11 September

TK Mashaba

A Bela-Bela businessman’staxi burst into flames on 8

September in Leseding. Thetaxi’s passengers and drivermanaged to escapeunharmed, but the taxi wasburnt to ashes.

A learner from HoërskoolNylstroom in Modimolle wasexpelled after he wasallegedly found selling dagga

Dagga cookies invadeHoërskool Nylstroom -25 September

cookies at school. The learnerwas allegedly found with abag full of dagga cookies inhis school bag. The policecommended the school fortheir swift reaction and theirwillingness to take a hardline against drugs.

Lizzy Bapela

LEGALSNOTICE TO CREDITORSIN DECEASED ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the undermentionedestate must lodge it with theExecutor concerned within 30days (or as indicated) fromdate of publication hereof.Mandatory FieldsProvince: LimpopoA. Estate number: 022639/2014Surname: JORDAANFirst names: PIERREDate of birth: 1955 - 10 - 11ID number: 551011 5148 085Last address: 7 Pienaarstraat,Bela Bela, Limpopo ProvinceDate of death: 2013 - 11 - 09Master’s office: PolokwaneB. Only applicable if deceasedwas married in community ofproperty/ subject to theaccrual system:First names of survivingspouse: JULIANACORNELIASurname of surviving spouse:JORDAANDate of birth of survivingspouse: 1958 - 04 - 21ID number of survivingspouse: 580421 0105 086C. Name of Executor orAuthorised agent: HERMAN& OBERHOLZERAddress of Executor orAuthorised agent: 23 Moffatstreet, Bela Bela, LimpopoProvinceD. Period allowed forlodgement of claims, if otherthan 30 days: 30 daysAdvertiser name: HERMAN& OBERHOLZERAdvertiser address: 23 Moffatstreet, Bela BelaAdvertiser email:[email protected] telephone: 014 736 2161.

NOTICETO CREDITORSIN DECEASED ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the undermentionedestate must lodge it with theExecutor concerned within30 days (or as indicated)from date of publicationhereof.Mandatory FieldsProvince: LimpopoA. Estate number: 006323/2015Surname: PIENAARFirst names: ABELJACOBUSDate of birth: 1923 - 10 - 14ID number: 231014 5004 082Last address: 61 CollinsStreet, Modimolle, LimpopoProvinceDate of death: 2015 - 07 - 24Master’s office: PolokwaneB. Only applicable ifdeceased was married incommunity of property/subject to the accrual system:First names of survivingspouse: ENGELAELIZABETHSurname of survivingspouse: PIENAARDate of birth of survivingspouse: 1929 - 01 - 29ID number of survivingspouse: 290129 0020 087C. Name of Executor orAuthorised agent: HERMANOBERHOLZER, 23 Moffatstreet, Bela Bela.Address of Executor orAuthorised agent: P.O. Box106, Bela Bela, 0480D. Period al lowed forlodgement of claims, if otherthan 30 days: 30Advertiser name: HERMAN& OBERHOLZERAdvertiser address: P.O. Box106, Bela Bela, 0480Advertiseremail: [email protected] telephone:014 736 2161.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSIN DECEASED ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the undermentionedestate must lodge it with theExecutor concerned within 30days (or as indicated) fromdate of publication hereof.Mandatory FieldsProvince: LimpopoA. Estate number: 005551/2015Surname: KINGFirst names: HENDRINAMARIADate of birth: 1929 - 06 - 03ID number: 290603 0016 089Last address: Unit 802KronendalDate of death: 2014 - 08 - 30Master’s office: PolokwaneB. Only applicable if deceasedwas married in community ofproperty/subject to the accrualsystem:First names of survivingspouse: Not marriedSurname of surviving spouse:Date of birth of survivingspouse:ID number of survivingspouse:C. Name of Executor orAuthorised agent: HERMAN& OBERHOLZER, 23 MoffatStreet, Bela BelaAddress of Executor orAuthorised agent: P.O. Box106, Bela Bela, 0480D. Period allowed forlodgement of claims, if otherthan 30 days: 30Advertiser name: HERMAN& OBERHOLZERAdvertiser address: P.O. Box106, Bela Bela, 0480Advertiser email:[email protected] telephone: 014 7362161.

LIQUIDATION ANDD I S T R I B U T I O NACCOUNTS IN

DECEASED ESTATESLYING FOR INSPECTIONIn terms of section 35 (5) ofthe Administration of EstatesAct, No. 66 of 1965, notice ishereby given that copies of theliquidation and distributionaccounts (first and final,unless otherwise stated) in theestates specified below will beopen for the inspection of allpersons with an interesttherein for a period of 21 days(or shorter or longer ifspecially stated) from the datespecified or from the date ofpublication hereof, whichevermay be the later, and at theoffices of the Masters of thehigh court and Magistrates asstated. Should no objectionthereto be lodged with theMasters concerned during thespecified period, the executorswill proceed to makepayments in sccordance withthe accounts.A. Estate number:032327/2014Province: GautengSurname: TRIEGAARDTFirst names: LODEWYK

DANIELSouth African ID number:321122 5001 080Passport/Other ID:Last address: Unit nr 55,Renaissance, Bela BelaB. Complete only if deceasedwas married in community ofproperty.First name of survivingspouse: CATHRINAJOACHAMINASurname of surviving spouse:TRIEGAARDTID number of srviving spouse:310427 0090 084C. Description of accountother than First and Final: Firstand FinalPeriod of inspection other than21 days: 21 daysMagistrate’s office: Bela BelaMaster’s office: PretoriaAdvertiser name:WENRU (Pty) LtdAdvertiser address:27 Dr Beyers Naude Street,MiddelburgAdvertiseremail: [email protected] telephone:013 282 7039.

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Syferskuil councillorprovides destitute -25 September

family with new homeAndries Monaheng, a ward councillorfrom Syferskuil did his community proudin September. After hearing about fiveminors who were living alone in adilapidated house and surviving onhandouts during a door-to-doorcampaign, Monaheng intervened. Heorganized building supplies and labour,and had a new home for the minors builtwithin a week.

Justin Steyn

Chaos erupts at ModimolleMunicipality -30 October

Mzamane Ringane

A peaceful protest at the ModimolleLocal Municipality devolved into chaos

when the protesters were informed thatthe Mayor would not see them. Theprotesters dumped garbage in front ofthe municipal buildings in protest, butdid eventually hand over theirmemorandum.

Murder at Laerskool Warmbad -23 October

Justin Steyn

20 year old Desmain Adams wasarrested on 18 October, hours after themurder of Lindie Bosch-Jansen atLaerskool Warmbad. Adams hadapparently been in the process ofstealing a Garmin GPS from a car whenBosch-Jansen came out to pack the car.Adams allegedly stabbed her and ranaway. Adams pleaded guilty to murderand theft on 24 November, and his casehas been postponed to 15 December forsentencing.

Minor allegedly causes accident withhis father’s car -2 October

A Bela-Bela teen allegedly drove hisfather’s car through a yard, hitting anelectric pole and plunging through thefence of the yard before coming to astop next to a nearby tuck-shop. The boydid not have a license.

Two in court following Modimolleprotest -6 November

The Modimolleservice deliveryprotest in Octoberpaid unexpecteddividends whentwo communityleaders, HendrickMalatji and AlfredMaremane, werearrested on 30October. The pairwere charged withpublic violenceafter the protest.

MzamaneRingane

Young man in court after threedie in crash - 20 November

An accident in the early hours of 14November claimed the lives of threeBela-Bela residents at Modimolle.Dillion du Plessis, also from Bela-Bela,appeared in the District Court on

TK Mashaba

Ronél van Jaarveld, Lizzy Bapela charges of manslaughter and drivingunder the influence. The deceasedwere Paul Pitše Ndlovu, Peter ShalleRakumakwe and Simon KkgadiRadebe. Du Plessis was released onR1 000 bail and is due to appearbefore the court again on 26 March2016.

Blue Bulls Rugby Union Vice Presidentquits -20 November

After more than 20 years in local rugby,Mojalefa Andries Makanye decided toresign his position as head of theModimolle Rugby Club and his positionas vice-president of the Blue BullsRugby Union. Makanyane said that hefelt it was important to spend time withhis family

Mzamane Ringane

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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE BY THEMAYOR OF

MODIMOLLE LOCALMUNICIPALITY FOR 2015

Harry Gwala Str. 6, Private Bag X1008, Modimolle 0510

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Christmas is a special time of the year to remember thosewho are close to our hearts.

It is a season to cherish peace and goodwill, to be plen-teous in mercy, to have real spirit of Christmas.

May beautiful moments and happy memories surroundyou with joy this Christmas and always.

May your holidays be filled with happiness and goodcheer! Merry-Merry!

May your heart light your season bright! Merry Christ-mas

Modimolle Local Municipality would like to thank thecommunity for their support through public participationprogramme where issues of the municipality was pre-sented and the needs where captured for services. As wecelebrate the year under review 2015, we reflect theachievements and the shortfalls that we measured our-selves through Service Delivery and Budget Implemen-tation Plan (SDBIP).

As municipality we have developed recreational facilities in Hagen Park, Phagameng, sport facili-ties in Ward 6, Boshoff Street and the new park next to Lekkerbreek whereby we urge the commu-nity to use the parks to celebrate the Festive Season.

We urge the community to use water sparingly as we are faced with heat waves that makes ourreservoirs and dams dry. Our government has declared part of the province a disaster due todrought. We are aware of certain wards of our municipality which are still affected by shortage ofwater and urge the community to refrain of watering the gardens using horse pipe. The car washshould use bucket to wash cars.

May your holidays sparkle!

We are committed as the municipality for 16 days of Activism for no violence against women andchildren. The theme “Count me in: Together moving a non-violence South Africa forward”

“Women united in moving South Africa forward”

As the council we would like to show a sign of appreciation to all stakeholders in Local Govern-ment for their commitments to be true servants of their constituency.

Even though they have little resources but they contributes to the nation of servicing the commu-nity by providing services.

During the festive season let’s commit ourselves to ABC message to arrest the speed of HIV/AIDS decease.

Arrive Alive, Don’t Drink and Drive. We spread the message each year and everyday to roadusers to adhere to the rules of the road. The continuing and unnecessary deaths and injuries on ourroads communicates the message that irresponsible people amongst us still refuse to adhere to thesafety rules on our roads, therefore disrespecting the lives of other road users.

Her worship Cllr Mayor Kgaretja Lekalakala will celebrate Christmas and New Year, with or-phans and visit H F Odendaal and MDR Hospital.

Joy Joy Joy

Wishing you all the joys and happiness of Christmas now throughout the New Year.

Let’s all join in unison by singing a hymn which says “GA e sale o mpitlela ke maketse fela”

In my conclusion let me extend my appreciation to the rates payers for continuing to pay theirservices.

As the municipality, we would like to wish you and your families well during this festive season.As we bid farewell to 2015 and welcome 2016, I would like on behalf of our municipality to wish toall a happy peaceful and prosperous new year.

E sale o le MorenaGod bless you

HER WORSHIP MAYOR

CLR K E LEKALAKALA


MunicipalityMunicipalityMunicipalityMunicipalityMunicipalityPUBLIC NOTICE

CLOSING OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES DECEMBER 2015

The Modimolle Local Municipality Offices will be closed from24 December 2015 – 31 December 2015, and will re-open on 4 January 2016.

The festive season is traditionally a period of reduced economic activity. As a result, the public and officialsusually take their annual leave during this time. The Municipality also experience a substantial decline ofworkforce and decline in the demand for service provision.

Emergency Services and essential services, like refuse removal will, however, be operational during this time.Furthermore, the following services will operate as usual.

• Prepaid electricity will be available at Engen Garage• Phagameng Municipal Offices – open from 08:00 – 12:00• Vaalwater, Mabatlane Offices

For emergency contact the following numbers:

MODIMOLLE/PHAGAMENG

Electricity : 060 583 5339Water and Sewer : 082 807 8150Traffic : 083 554 3230Fire Brigade : 082 807 8152

VAALWATER/MABATLANE

Electricity : 082 807 8151Water and Sewer : 079 300 0555Traffic : 083 554 3230Fire Brigade : 071 222 2224Communication Department : 083 287 3336

Modimolle Municipality wishes you and your family a happy festive season. May the joy of this time ofyear fill your heart.

Thank you for your support

N S BAMBOMUNICIPAL MANAGER (Notice number 63/11/2015 – 30/11/2015)

EXCO MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETINGSStarts at 10:00 Starts at 15:00

26 January 2016 28 January 201623 February 2016 25 February 201623 March 2016 24 March 201624 March 2016 – BUDGET MEETING 28 April 201626 April 2016 26 May 201624 May 2016 28 July 201624 May 2016 – BUDGET MEETING 27 October 201621 June 201626 July 201623 August 201627 September 201625 October 201628 November 2016

Members of the public and stakeholders are hereby invited to attend theseimportant sittings.

Venue for Council Meetings: Council ChamberO R Tambo BuildingHarry Gwala Street

MODIMOLLEEnquiries can be directed to: Divisional Manager: Communications

Mr. Patrick Shika083 287 3336 / 014 718 2045

N S BAMBOMUNICIPAL MANAGER (Notice number 63/11/2015)

COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGSTIME TABLE FOR ORDINARY MEETINGS 2016

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 19 of the Local Government MunicipalSystems Act No 32 of 2000, that Modimolle Local Municipality will convene Counciland Executive Council Meetings for 2016 as follows:


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Well, here we are again. It’s the end ofanother year – 2015 will soon make way for2016.As we go into the holiday season, it’s

important that we remember that thetrappings – the tinsel, the presents, the music– are not what Christmas is about. Christmasis about love, and about life. In its oldestform, in the colder Northern countries, theold Yule festival was a celebration of

…and a Happy New Yearto all!

midwinter. It was the day when people couldlook at the world and say that the worst wasalmost past, that the end of winter was closerthan its beginning. Here in sunny SouthAfrica, of course, Christmas falls in themiddle of summer, and surely some of us, inthis killing heat, are looking at the world andsaying to ourselves that the end of summer iscoming soon.This is The BEAT’s last issue for this year,

and our lastopportunity to askall our readers to besafe this Christmas.Drive safely, avoidlong trips. Don’tdrink and drive. Toomany South Africanswill die on our roadsthis Christmasseason, as everyChristmas season.Too many will die inaccidents that couldhave been preventedif everyone on theroads had just been alittle moreresponsible, had justtaken a little morecare.To all our readers,

advertisers andcontributors, thankyou.Thank you for

making The BEAT abetter newspaperthan it would havebeen without you.Thank you forreading, forcommenting, forbeing with us in thisyear past and,hopefully, for manyto come.Stay safe, and God

bless.

The BEAT team.

12 |11 December, 2015

[email protected] | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaDECEMBER NEWS

Police celebrate withBela-Bela crèche

TK Mashaba

The Department of Security,Safety and Liaisoncelebrated Children’s Dayon Saturday, 28 November,with Bela-Bela Preschool.The school’s graduationceremony was held at thesame time.Waterberg Executive

District Mayor RosinahMogoatlane was also meantto address the community,but she was not available.Members of the SAPS andother stakeholders did

manage to attend the event.Deputy Mayor Godfrey

Malete told the communitythat children were the futureand needed to be protected.“As the government is

getting into 16 Days ofActivism, we love toembrace this moment andrenew our vows onprotection of women andchildren,” he said.He also mentioned that

parents should ensure thattheir children stay awayfrom alcohol and substanceabuse, and told children notto accept things from

strangers.Malete applauded the pre-

school educators on theexcellent job they are doingin terms of making sure thatthe early learning programsrun smoothly.“These children are the

future and they need to betaught and nurtured well sothat they can grow with self-respect,” he said.The community was

entertained with drama andmusic performed by thechildren, and those who weregraduating from the schoolwere given certificates.

The SAPS brass band performed an item. Photo: TK Mashaba

Family evicted after 18 years

Lizzy Bapela

The Maluleka family in Bela-Bela’s Extension6 was recently evicted from a house they havelived in for 18 years when an impatient ownerdemanded that they vacate the place as soon aspossible so that she could move in. Neighbourswitnessed the heart-breaking move onThursday, 3 December.Mina Maluleka told The BEAT that the late

councillor Ella Mukhawana gave her the standtemporarily 18 years ago, as she had beenapplying without luck, and promised to helpher permanently as soon as possible.She said that she engaged the municipality

many times about a place to stay and was takenfrom pillar to post, promised that she will get aplace soon. She also said that the rightfulowner recently surfaced, demanding her standback.Maluleka further said that she went to the

municipality one day where she met with themayor, Lucas Nhlapo and the owner. She saidthat Nhlapo told the owner not to rush theMalulekas to vacate the place, but to wait forthe municipality to find them an alternativehome, since they had been staying there for along time.“Nhlapo told me previously that they got me

a place to stay somewhere in Extension 6,where I found that there was no sanitation,water or electricity connection, and I was toldto ask from neighbours or R6 000 to getconnected. I did not have the money as I workonly two days a week and my husband isunemployed, and they said that there wasnothing that they could do for me then.“Moss Makhuga told Mashishi that he should

The Maluleka family’s belongings were left in the open when they were evicted.Local EF members pledged solidarity with the family. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

ask the mayor to see that I get the servicesbecause I spent 18 years in the stand, payingrates and services and they never registered meas an indigent. Every time when I applied, Iwas told to bring the owner of the stand, but Idid not know where to find her. CouncillorMukhawana said I should stay there for thetime being and if the owner does not comeafter five years, it means she has a place to stayand I can relax,” she said.She said that that she asked for assistance in

the form of material from the municipality sothat she can have a roof over her head, eventhough they said that that would mean shewould not be eligible for an RDP house.Maluleka expressed her heartbreak followingthe eviction, saying that she has been voting forthe so called democratic government but todayshe feels that they failed her. She said that hervotes and payments were welcomed with openarms but today she needs for them to work inher favour but no help seems to come her way.Meanwhile, the local EFF leadership led by

Sello Mosweu also expressed theirdisappointment in the matter. They also saidthat they are in solidarity with the family andwill see to it that they get to the bottom of thematter.In his response. Municipal spokesperson

Matome Sebelebele said that he was not awareof the issue. He added that he is surprised thatMaluleka has not been helped, as she appearsto have been talking to the relevant people.“I will have to go back and engage the said

people and find out why and how it happenedthat Maluleka could not get the help sheneeded. I will be able to talk more on thematter once I am done conducting theinvestigations,” said Sebelebele.

A man appeared before the Bela-BelaMagistrate’s Court on Monday, 7 December,

Man in court for rape of an 8-year oldLizzy Bapela

on a charge of rape.Hendrick Maletewas arrested onFriday, 4 Decemberafter he allegedlyraped hisneighbours’ 8-year-old daughter. Thefamily approachedThe BEAT to voicetheir sadnessfollowing theincident.The victim’s

grandmother toldThe BEAT that shewent to sleep after21:00 and left herdaughter watchingTV while the victimwas sleeping in herbedroom. Thedaughter fell asleepon the sofa whilewaiting for herboyfriend and thedoor was not locked.The child’s

grandmother said

that she heard the victim screaming “leaveme alone or I will tell my mom…” and wentto check what was going on. She added thatas she was nearing her granddaughter’s bed,she saw Malete rushing out of the house andlearnt later that he had raped her.“We rushed to the clinic for help and did

not get much from the police when thesister in charge called them to report thematter. The officer who responded said thatwe should go to sleep as they did not havethe time for such cases,” the distraughtgrandmother said. “The sister kept callingthe station, receiving the same response andthen called for an ambulance. We werereferred to the local hospital for furtherhelp. The hospital also reported the matterat the station and that was when the officersaid that the unit members who areresponsible for such cases were not on dutyat the time,” she said.The family extended their gratitude to the

officer who helped them on Saturday, 5December when they went to the station ashe was very helpful. The officer, JomoShihlane, responsible for the FamilyViolence, Child Support and SexualOffences Unit known, accompanied byConstable Connie Ngobeni, led the familyto a doctor at the hospital for help. Thefamily said that Shihlane and Ngobenihandled the matter like real and dedicatedpolice officers.Malete had his case postponed to Friday,

18 December for formal bail application.

The Beat 11 December 2015

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