The Beat 11 October 2013

11 October 2013

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Matric farewell ruined!

Pg 6Ebrahim Ibrahimvisits Bela Bela

Local teams farebadly in championship Pg 8Pg 7Hoërskool Nylstroom

Matrics look stunning

Breakfast that was served for the learners during theirmatric farewell as photographed. Photo supplied

Photographed is the food that the learners allegedly hadfor lunch. Photo suppliedThe learners had to share beds and some slept on the floor during the trip. Photo supplied

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Parking meters in Chris Hani are expected to be fully functional by mid-October.Photo: Justin Steyn

Public voicing disapproval with parking meters Justin Steyn

A spate of unhappiness has hit Bela-Bela town residents concerning thenewly implemented parking meters inChris Hani Street. The meters areexpected to be in full swing by 17October and a lot of concern has grownfrom the initiative.Isack Pelo, a car guard in the area,

said that the meters will hamper his wayof making a living because motorists canno longer pay for his services becausethey are now forced to pay for themeters.“The meters are going to damage my

income as motorists can no longer tip usfor guarding their cars,” he said.The BEAT also approached businesses

and enquired about how these meterswould affect them. The general notionwas that the public would bediscouraged from shopping in the areaand would resort to businesses whereparking meters are not present.One store manager, who preferred to

remain anonymous, said that she wouldnow be forced to park her car in adifferent area and then travel on foot toavoid being charged for using the parkingspace in front of the store where sheworks.The man on the street is posing the

question, “if the Bela-Bela municipalityhas the funds to implement the meters,then why are the public roads constantlydeteriorating?”

In an interview, municipalspokesperson, Matome Sebelebele,explained that the meters are a way togenerate revenue in order for themunicipality to provide public servicessuch as road maintenance.“People must understand that we as

the municipality need revenue in orderto supply the public with adequate andeffective services which includemaintaining our roads,” he said. Headded that the elderly or disabled whowish to be exempted from using themeters should approach themunicipality in writing.Sebelebele stressed that strict

measures will be in affect from 17October to ensure that the meters arepaid when parking is used.“The Bela-Bela Traffic Department will

be conducting patrols in the area andthose who do not pay for the parkinguse will be fined accordingly,” he said.To date a total of twelve parking

meters have been erected in Chris Hanibut more are expected by the end ofthe year.The meters will function on the

following tariffs: R1 for 1 to 15 minutes,R2 for 15 to 30 minutes, R3 for 30 to45 minutes and R5 for 45 minutes to 1hour. Operating hours of the parkingmeters will be from 09:00 to 17:00 onweekdays, 09:00 to 13:00 onSaturdays and free of charge onSundays and public holidays

TK Mashaba

Water meter troubles are not a new thingto township residents who, from time totime, end up paying high or low monthlyservice fees, as in the case of PeterMotsodisa, who has been experiencingtroubles with the Bela Bela LocalMunicipality when his wife’s householdaccount jumped from R 1 613 in Augustto R 7 832 in October.“I’m still shocked by the slips I got from

the municipality that stated ourhousehold account is outstanding bysuch a huge amount,” he said. Accordingto Motsodisa, there should be no waythat the water bill could reach such an

Meter reading troublesamount in such a short time.When Motsodisa tried to pay

outstanding services on Monday, 7October, he was told that he could alsonot buy electricity. According to officialsat the municipalities, his connection wasclosed because of the outstanding bills.“I couldn’t understand what was going on

as I paid R220, the normal fee on theservices I use per month,” said Motsodisa.The BEAT later accompanied Motsodisa

to the municipality to try and get to thefacts of the matter. After being sent fromport to starboard several times before hewas finally able to buy electricity.The BEAT contacted Matome Sebelebele

on the 8th of October to ask if he wasaware of the challenges the communitywas facing.“All I can say is that errors used to

happened on meter readings and weencourage anyone who might experiencesome kind of dissatisfaction to comethrough to the municipality for verification,”he said and added that the current meterreading company’s contract will be comingto an end shortly and that the municipalityis in the process of interviewing newcompanies for the position.

dagga of an undisclosed value.Warrant Officer James Findlay saidthat the suspects were releasedafter paying admission of guilt finesranging from R100 to R300. Hefurther said that the dagga suspectappeared before the ModimolleMagistrate’s Court on Monday, 7October.Sunday, 6 OctoberA young boy drowned at the dam

in Modimolle’s Extension 10 ataround 16h00 after he went for aswim with his three friends. WarrantOfficer Findlay said that childrenare often chased out of the area asit is dangerous, but unfortunatelythe four managed to escape frombeing seen and proceeded with theirjourney. He further said that three ofthe boys left the place and wentback when they realize that theirfriend was not with them. On return,the boys only found their friend’sclothes on the ground and he wasnowhere to be found. The policediving unit searched and found hisbody and notified the familyimmediately. The 10-year-old JefreyMakhokola stays in the area.Monday, 7 OctoberA woman appeared before the Bela-

Bela Magistrate’s Court in connectionwith a case of malicious damage toproperty. Police spokespersonConstable Glen Manamela said that thewoman stabbed her husband’s carwheel tires with a knife during a heatedargument between the two. Accordingto the information received, the twowere arguing in the kitchen when thewife, Sophy Manala took out a knifeand tried to stand the husband,Dingaan. He ran out of the house andthat was when Sophy allegedly resortedto tires. She is expected back in courtThursday, 31 October.

Crime round up Lizzy Bapela

Thursday, 3 OctoberModimolle police and other

stakeholder embarked on OperationSpaza in the area to checkcompliance within the tuck-shops(spazas). The local municipality,South African Revenue Services(SARS), Department ofEnvironmental Affairs and theImmigration Unit joined the police inthe operation so that they wouldaddress issues seeking theirdepartment’s attention.The team got divided into two

groups and visited all the shops inthe township and some of those intown. Some of the ones in thetownship were found not to becomplying with the law by nothaving permits and selling expiredfood among other challenges. Theywere all closed down and all thevisited shops in town were found tobe complying with no challengeencountered. Police spokespersonWarrant Officer James Findlayemphasized that such an operationa shop will be closed down if it doesnot comply with the law.Friday, 4 OctoberA man was found hanged at the

graveyard in Modimolle at around11h00. Warrant Officer Findlay saidthat the police only managed to getthe surname of the deceased,Mothemane and no otherinformation on him could begathered. He added that it is stillunknown as to what drove him toapparently commit suicide. Thepolice have opened an inquestdocket and investigations arecontinuing.* Eight people were arrested for

being drunk in public, while twowere up for drinking in public andone was caught in possession of

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The BEAT has learned of the disastrousexperience that the Grade 12 learnersof Makhutjisha Secondary School inMookgophong encountered during theirmatric dance farewell.Fifty-three learners, two female

educators known as Mahlabegwaneand Maleka and some members of theSGB were allegedly transported toLeweni Lodge on 21 September. Thelearners were told that they would notgo to Legend Lodge as planned before,as the lodge was fully booked andcould not welcome them as theirguests.Dressed to kill in their best outfits,

expecting a wonderful farewell functionat a great venue, the learners wereinstead greeted by a dilapidated placethat had gathered unbearable dusteverywhere, with a very dirty swimmingpool and nothing usable on arrival, TheBEAT was told. The place had reportedbeen closed down for two years.The learners said that they were

forced to share bedrooms in groups,with boys mixed up with the girls in thesame rooms and some had to opt forthe bathrooms as there was not enoughspace. Everyone had to hide their eyeswhenever someone had to use thebathroom. Several learners lostvaluables such as money andcellphones because there wasallegedly no security at the venue.To make matters worse, breakfast

made up of a sandwich, atchar, beansand juice was only served at about12h45. For lunch, the learners had pap,burnt meat and atchar again. Thelearners said that there was only onehousekeeper at the resort and thatsome of the learners had to prepareand serve the food to their friends.If they wanted to cool off, the learners

had to swim in a very dirty pool, maketheir way to find a bit of sleep andspent the next day on empty stomachsuntil breakfast was served at the timelunch was supposed to be served, whilelunch was served at 16h00. Some ofthe learners did not have a chance to

Makhutjisha School matric dance disaster‘The learners said that there was only one housekeeper at the resort and that some of the learners

had to prepare and serve the food to their friends...’

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Makhutjisha Secondary School is making news in Mookgophong. Photo: LizzyBapela

eat, as it was already time to depart.They had to run late for lunch as theywere sharing bathrooms in numbers.One learner, who wished to remain

anonymous, said that they had toshare a 1 litre concentrate juice, a12 kg mealie meal, 2 kg polony andother unhealthy food amongthemselves. The learners said that theywere told the school had to spendthousands on bookings, food andeverything.No formal event, address or motivation

took place during the trip, which wasjust like an ordinary outing. Anallegedly un-roadworthy bus was calledto ferry the learners back home andthey were forced to all fit in it, evenwhen it had already loaded fourpassengers and some of the learnershad to stand.According to the parents, the

educators got the principal Mr Mathewsto sign them aletter, allowingthem to go for thetrip but could notget a circuitrepresentative fora final signature.It is said thatwithout Mathews’knowledge, theeducators went tothe trip with thelearners, whichthe parents feelthe educatorshave risked theirchildren.According to theinformationreceived, theowner of the lodgewas given a stackof cash at themunicipal lawnbefore the trip.Learners say theyhad paid R650 perperson to attendthe event.The school

called parents’

meetings, which took place onTuesday, 1, Thursday, 3 and Tuesday 8October. Most parents attended andaccording to some of the learners,Mahlabegwane lied to the parents aboutwhat happened at the venue and fledbefore the meeting could come to anend. Mathews had to take over withsome of the educators and address theaudience.The BEAT wants to stress the

receiving of information that theprincipal was allegedly not part of thetrip and arrangements prior to the trip.However, The BEAT could not get holdof him through all the numbers provided

under the school’s name, or any of theschool’s educators. The districtmanager of the Department ofEducation Julia Madela was also notavailable for comment by the time ofgoing to press. A complete follow upwill be conducted to get sides of allparties involved in the matter.Meanwhile, the Limpopo Departmental

spokesperson Phuti Seloba said thatthe department does not know of theMkhutjisha incident, as no complaintwas lodged with them.


Justin Steyn

A concerned reader, Mariaan vanNiekerk, has written to The BEAT’ssister publication The Post stating herrecent shopping experience during thepast weekend.Van Niekerk wrote an e-mail which

states that she has sensed anoverwhelming scent in the store whichshe described as cat urine. She alsoclaimed that the air-conditioning withinthe store has been set at a highertemperature.“I did my shopping at Shoprite this

past weekend and the stench of caturine was unbearable and to makematters worse, their air condition wasvery high. This was not the first time Ihave experienced this,” said vanNiekerk. Van Niekerk said that she is worried

about the smell of cat urine as it holdsa health risk to consumers and

Lizzy Bapela

The ANC conference is still ahead andalready causing tension between themembers and leaders at branch levels onwho should lead the region goingforward. As has become usual, the ANCbranches have split into two camps, withtwo leaders, Chairperson MorrisMataboge of Thabazimbi and Bela Belaborn Secretary Andries Lekalakalagetting support in their camps.The Deputy Secretary of the SACP in

the Govan Mbeki District (Waterberg)Sekgwari Philemon Magoai, writing inhis personal capacity, expressedconcerns with regards to the state ofpolitics in ANC Watergberg region. Hesaid that the conference ahead will behighly contested mainly because ofvarious reasons.Magoai highlighted that the chairperson

and secretary of the region are dividedand as a result, there are those whosupport Mataboge and those whosupport Lekalakala.“The cracks started long before

Mangaung conference and they areclearer now because political enemiescannot pretend to each other anymore.The lobbying is intensive and everybodyis aligning with their respective groups.Prior to Mangaung conference of theANC, the region was divided into thosewho supported Kgalema Motlanthe andthose who supported Jacob Zuma. Whatmakes matters worse in Waterberg, isthe fact that towards Mangaung some ofthe people were pretending to be at

A make or break for the Waterberg ANC: SACPdisagreement with the then ProvincialExecutive Committee (PEC) under theleadership of Cassel Mathale, while infact they were supporting his leadershipor must I say they were benefitingunderground,” said Magoai.He indicated that in an unfortunate turn

of events thosewho were againstthe allegedlycorrupt PEC ofLimpopo are joiningforces withbenefactors of thesame leadership.He added thatindividuals mustunderstand that thecapitalist agendawas defeated inMangaung.“In addition, we

should work hardto defend the gainsof Mangaung andLimpopo PECdisbandmentvictories. Thisbrings me to my next point thatWaterberg politics are not principledriven but depend on personal interestand accumulation, greed and positionmongering. If the ANC Waterbergregional politics were driven by principle,we were not going to have the currentmadness towards the regionalconference,” he said.The SACP in the district says that they

do not support either side, but the

leadership that will represent the workingclass and the alliance in general. Theparty also said they are aware ofgroupings of people who representforeign tendencies in the organisationand those groupings are ready to recyclethe leadership that corrupted this

province. Themembers of thealliance areadvised to guardagainst that.The alliance said

that they aretherefore not afraidto tell theirmembers in theregion that theyshould neverassociate withthose groupings.The members areadvised to insteadwork hard toinfluence branchesof the ANC to electleaders who willbring this province

out of political wilderness.Delegates are advised to think of the

problems in their municipality area andwho causes them and why theconference is highly contested and whois the highest bidder before they vote atthe conference.“Your vote for a particular leadership

must be driven by an interest to fix bothregional and provincial leadership.Remember that you are not going to any

conference for your own interests, butyou represent the constituency that youcome from. Lenin once said “Dialecticsis the teaching which shows howopposites can be and how they happento be (how they become) identical, underwhat conditions they are identical,becoming transformed into one another,why the human mind should grasp theseopposites not as dead, rigid, but asliving, conditional, mobile, becomingtransformed into one another.”“It should be noted that whatever the

outcome of the conference, the ANCmust emerge being stronger and unitedas ever. The SACP in Govan Mbekiwishes the ANC a fruitful regionalconference, with hope that it will bring theleadership that will unite the alliance inthe region and respect that unity.”Two weeks ago during the re-launching

of the Bela Bela ANC branches, ButaniMabunda of the Khutsong branch statedwithout fear that they rally behindLekalakala and will make sure that theygather enough support from the branchesfor him.Meanwhile, expelled chairperson of the

disbanded Waterberg ANC YouthLeague, Sipho Mhlanga, commented onhis own personal capacity that hesupports Morris Mataboge. Othermembers of the league in Mookgophongwho wished to remain anonymousshared the same sentiments.

“In addition, we should

work hard to defend thegains of Mangaung and

Limpopo PECdisbandment victories.This brings me to my

next point thatWaterberg politics are

not principle driven butdepend on personal

interest andaccumulation, greed and

position mongering.

Shoprite’s strange smell a concern

suggested an investigation be done.In a statement, Shoprite

spokesperson Sarita van Wyk saidthat the store experienced a fridgefailure on Friday and again onSaturday morning.She said that affected stock,

margarine, was removed from sale andthe fridge sanitised.Technicians were expected to have

made the necessary repairs by Mondaynight. It might have been the cleaningmaterials that were the cause of atemporary odour, but we are not aware ofcomplaints about it,” she said.Van Wyk said that they are not aware of

a problem with cats in the store.It was explained that meat is kept in

locked back storage fridges overnight tomaintain the cold chain and inaccordance with food safety regulations.She added that the air-conditioning will

be checked and adjusted or repaired asneeded

‘I did my shopping at Shoprite this past weekend and thestench of cat urine was unbearable and to make matters

worse, their air condition was very high’...

DA presents Community Safety BillDirectorate only caters forsituations where police are involvedin crime. The shifting of power to determine

the policing needs of each localarea from the NationalCommissioner to localcommunities.The MEC of safety and security,

Joyce Mashamba, will have thepower to accredit neighbourhoodwatches and provide support,

training andresourceswherenecessary.“At the

moment thesestructures arecollapsingbecause thereis no cohesionin dealing withthem,” said Vander Walt. The Bill also

suggestsmandatory

reports to be provided to the MECby the Provincial PoliceCommissioner including casesreported, investigated andconvictions achieved, firearms lost,deaths caused by police activity orany other matter relating to theefficiency of the police’srelationship with communities.It was said the DA is currently

continuing to consult with otherstakeholders and the public ingeneral to garner support for theimplementation of this bill.

“We now call on

Premier Mathabatha toput the interests of

those affected by crimeahead of narrow partyinterest and support

this bill. His predecessorfailed to do so,..

It is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you canhardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon

the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, butfriction. -Henry Ward Beecher

Justin Steyn

The DA in Limpopo has presenteda Community Safety Bill to PremierStanley Mathabatha. It is a privatemembers bill by the DA which isaimed at enabling the provincialgovernment to combat crime moreeffectively. DA spokesperson, Desiree Van

der Walt, said the bill was rejectedby Cassel Mathale’s administrationand said thatthe hope thatthe bill would bepassed by thenew premier.“We now call

on PremierMathabatha toput theinterests ofthose affectedby crime aheadof narrow partyinterest andsupport this bill.His predecessorfailed to do so,” said Van der Walt. She explained that recent crime

statistics, particularly the increaseof sexual offences, serve to placeemphasis on the importance of thebill. Van der Walt said that bypassing of the Bill the Limpopoprovince will have the followingstrategic crime preventionadvantages: Limpopo’s owndedicated and independentProvincial Police Ombudsman toinvestigate complaints about policeinefficiency. The present system ofIndependent Police Investigative

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Photo of the week

Your Conscience is aguide to safetyIn a few weeks, a film called The

Fifth Estate will be coming out.It’s the story of Julien Assange,the founder of the websiteWikiLeaks.WikiLeaks is famous for

publishing leaked information forpublic consumption. Theinformation provided to thewebsite includes confidentialreports from almost every countryin the world. Some of thisinformation was classified for verygood reasons, while some of itwas classified simply to savesomeone important fromembarrassment.Theoretically, information should

be free. Theoretically, thegovernment has no right to keepsecrets from its citizens.In actual practice, it often

doesn’t work that way. In practice,sometimes secrets have to bekept for the good of everyoneinvolved.Although Assange’s intentions

were probably good, the factremains that WikiLeaks hasgotten people killed.People, good people who were

just trying to do their jobs, havedied because their names werepublished on the site.And there’s the rub, isn’t it?Because of course, some

information should be keptclassified, because revealing it tothe world endangers individuallives, organizations or nations.And if we could be sure that theinformation that was beingclassified was being classified forgood, valid reasons, therewouldn’t be any problem. But wecan’t.Our own government has shown

that they cannot be trusted toclassify information secret for theright reasons — and let us beperfectly clear, sparing powerfulpeople embarrassment is notactually considered the rightreason.Our own government is currently

in the process of passing a lawthat will punish whistleblowers,preventing corruption from beingdiscovered and hampering theability of the media to do its job— which is to keep the peopleinformed of the things they needto know.They are trying to throttle the

flow of information out ofgovernment, trying to make itmore and more difficult for thepeople to know what is actuallygoing on.That law is probably going to

pass fairly soon, and when itdoes, the South African media willbe singing the praises ofAssange’s site and its perfectlyanonymous avenues ofinformation.Information should be free,

unless there’s an actual validreason for it not to be.And until we can trust

government — not just our own,but all government — to do theright thing when it comes to thedissemination of information, weneed people like Assange, whosee the world in black and white.

Should informationreally be free?

Bishop Silas Tlou

We tend to think of the conscience asa personal thing—something betweenus and God. We get offended if anyonetells us differently. But Scripture tells usthat matters of the conscience aren’tjust an individual matter. We must takeinto consideration the needs of ourneighbor too. For instance, you maythink nothing of passing on harmlessinformation about your acquaintances.However, to someone who was onceaddicted to gossip, your innocent newsbulletins may spark her desire for juicertidbits. If you have a friend who simplycan’t curtail his spending when he visitshis favorite store, you may need to findanother activity to do together.This is not to say we should become

legalistic or rule-oriented. Through Hisdeath on the Cross, Jesus made usacceptable in God’s sight, and we don’thave to measure our righteousness byhow well we perform. In Christ, we haveliberty. However, our freedom is givenso we can serve others, not so we canindulge ourselves (Galatians 5:13).If we know an area in which our

brother in Christ stumbles, but fail toconsider it as we follow ourconscience, we are not serving ourbrother. Our convictions may allow it.Our conscience doesn’t rebuke us.However, as a result of our example, abrother may think that if we can do it,he can too. “Just this once” may pullhim back into an unhealthy obsessionor addiction.A hot topic for the early church was

whether or not to eat meat that hadbeen offered to idols. In Roman cities,meat was often presented to an idolbefore it was taken to the marketplace.In Paul’s opinion, whether or not thefood had been sacrificed to an idol––astatue of a pagan god––didn’t reallymatter. The “gods” the idolsrepresented didn’t actually exist. But itreally bothered some believers. Theirconsciences told them it was wrong toeat this meat. Paul assured thebelievers that they could feel free to buythe meat in the market, without askingif it had been offered to an idol.However, if a believer did discover thatthe meat had been sacrificed in thepagan temple, he shouldn’t eat it.Why? For the sake of another believerwhose conscience is “weak” (1Corinthians 8:9-10).Today, our idea of a person with a

weak conscience is a person whoconstantly indulges in sinful orquestionable acts. But Paul uses it inthe opposite sense. He means that aperson’s conscience convicts himwhen there is no real offense at hand. Itis for those people that we must becautious as we exercise our freedom inChrist. Thankfully, being sensitive to theneeds of other believers isn’t ourresponsibility alone. God is sovereign.Even if we make a selfish decision, Hecan use our mistakes for good in thelives of those we harm. He can use ourslip-ups to encourage believers to turnto Him for guidance and strength.

The BEAT wants to hear from our readers. If you have agreat story or something that you want us to bring to

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756 9740. We would also LOVE to see some of yourweird and wonderful photos for our editorial page. Do not

delay, just contact us today!

These two elderly gentlemen were enjoying a game of marabaraba. Photo: Justin Steyn

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Bela Bela drummerpasses away

TK Mashaba

Waterberg residents came together tobid farewell to Bela Bela local artistSipho Livhimbi, who passed away in anaccident on Saturday, 28 September.Livhimbi, was involved in a car acci-

dent on the R101 between Modimolleand Bela Bela on his way back fromwork.Livhimbi, who was known for his

humbleness and his drum beats, wasdescribed as always smiling and a quietguy who loved playing his drums atchurch and art events.His younger brother Bongani says it is

hard to accept that his brother is gone.“He was a memorable man, a brother I

learned a lot from. He didn’t like talkinga lot but he loved music wholeheart-edly,” said Bongani. “His sudden deathwas shocking but it has just highlightedthe contribution he made in the lives ofothers when he was alive. From themasses of people who came to hisfuneral we can see how well-known andloved he was even if we didn’t recognize

Mourners at the graveyard during the burial of Sipho Livhimbi. Photo: TK Mashaba

that,” he added.Livhimbi started his schooling at

Ulando combined School and com-pleted it at Hleketani, and learned toplay the drums in 2005 at church.Among other things he was part of the

Love Life campaign, and worked atMabula lodge as an anti-poachingstudent. At the time of his death he wasworking at Modimolle Montoya Auto.Boitumelo Makwela of the Waterberg

Department of Arts and Culture saidthat they had lost a talented drummer.“We’ve known him since 2012 when he

invited us to a choir session in BelaBela. He loved music but he was moreof a drummer and that’s one of thethings we are going to miss about him,”said Makwela.Abram Mohlake of the Bela Bela Local

Arts Council said that Sipho was a manwho valued accuracy.“He really committed to what he loved,”

he said.“We will miss his Djembe sound,” said

Mohlake.

Lizzy Bapela Monday, 7 October 2013 marked thebeginning of the second national ImbizoFocus week and the government isengaging the public on the campaign.The week provides a platform fornational, provincial and local governmentexecutives to engage with the public andalso for citizens to interact face-to-facewith them. The Imbizo also celebratessuccesses and addresses challenges onimplementation of governmentprogrammes.The focus week, taking place until the

13th of October, will be held under thetheme, “South Africa Is Much BetterPlace than It Was In 1994”. Governmentrepresentatives take part in a host ofactivities that include door-to-doorhousehold profiling, walkabout or projectvisits, stakeholder dialogues andcommunity engagements.Mayors in the Waterberg District will be

going out to address communities onservice delivery issues and highlightingthe progress of programmes in theirmunicipalities. Maria Ramoshaba of theGovernment Communication andInformation System (GCIS) in Waterbergsaid that the aim of the initiative is toshare government’s achievements withthe public.The two-day event will take place at the

Thusang Sports Ground in Roedtan,Mookgophong Local Municipality onThursday, 17 and Friday, 18 October.The Waterberg District Municipality willprovide bus services for local communitymembers, with local municipalitiestransporting their communities to thevenue of the event. The first day of theevent will be the Imbizo, wherebycommunity members will be granted anopportunity to address service deliveryissues with their leaders. The second

Rabies inoculations updatethrough notices which were put uparound various places.Makgotho said that the inoculations

are free of charge because animaldiseases are regulated by the AnimalDiseases Act, 35 of 1984.“Under this Act there are controlled

animal diseases, which the stateundertakes to control. Rabies is oneof the controlled animal diseases;therefore vaccination against thisdisease is done at state expense”she said.It was explained that the vaccina-

tions are done by state officials suchas animal health technicians andstate veterinarians.Makgotho reported a total of 1 553

animals, primarily dogs and cat, havebeen vaccinated. She added thatdogs and cats can be vaccinatedfrom 3 months old

Justin Steyn

Rabies inoculations have beenprogressing since September andThe BEAT caught up with thoseinvolved to enquire about theirprogress.Spokesperson for the Department of

Agriculture in Limpopo, SelbyMakgotho, explained that domesticanimals are inoculated annually forRabies. In Bela-Bela animals can betaken to the Towoomba ResearchCentre, per appointment for vaccina-tions until Tuesday, 15 October.“Other municipalities have finished

with or are still rounding off theirvaccinations and state veterinaryoffices can be contacted for furtherassistance,” said MakgothoShe added that various vaccination

points were planned and advertised

Government to host second nationalImbizo focus week

day of the event will be the Batho PeleDay, with municipalities, governmentdepartments and companies distributinginformation in stalls at the venue.The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of

Processing and Dissemination in theGCIS, Harold Maloka, said that theIzimbizos have served as pre-eminentcommunication platforms, allowingpolitical principals an opportunity to beat the coal face of service delivery whileinteracting with communities. Thegovernment expects that the Izimbizowill mobilize all role players and forgepartnerships in the build-up towardscelebrating 20 Years of Freedom. Malokasaid that since the reintroduction of theNational Imbizo Focus Week in June2013, solid progress has been made instrengthening Izimbizo.Under the first Imbizo Focus Week

theme, “Working Together For YouthDevelopment and a Drug Free SouthAfrica”, the Deputy Minister of Health, DrGwen Ramokgopa, interacted withpatients from partial care facilities. TheDeputy Minister of Water andEnvironmental Affairs RejoiceMabudafhasi led a clean-up with theyouth, observing World Oceans Day. TheMinister of Justice and ConstitutionalDevelopment Jeff Radebe hosted anImbizo on Justice Services relating toyouth.Maloka said that it is their collective

responsibility as government to activelyparticipate in building the countrytowards reaching its vision 2030, as setout in the National Development Plan(NDP). He said that the Imbizo FocusWeek programme will be updated onwww.gov.za on a daily basis.

Deputy Minister visits Bela-Bela

Deputy Ministerof InternationalRelations, EbrahimIbrahim, paid Bela-Bela a visit.Photo: JustinSteyn

Justin Steyn

Deputy Minister of International Rela-tions and Co-operation, Ebrahim Ibrahim,paid Bela-Bela a surprise visit on Mon-day 7 October.The BEAT visited an old age home in

Mazakela where Ibrahim was expectedto appear.Upon his arrival the deputy minister,

accompanied by his entourage and Bela-Bela mayor Freddy Hlungwane, met withthe managing staff of the home. Ibrahimspoke to those present, saying that hehas made a commitment to make morefrequent visits to the home as he hasnoticed its deteriorating state.Ibrahim further urged the elderly to vote

in next year’s election stating that noone knows the value of a vote than thosewho had to endure the times ofApartheid.

“The youth of today undermine the valueof a vote as the government of todaydoes not take away their right to freedomof speech. They do not know what itfeels like to be arrested for just being inthe street at a certain time of nightwithout a pass,” he said.Ibrahim highlighted many of the

developments that the ANC governmenthas made since South Africa’sdemocracy in 1994.“During the ANC rule, communities have

enjoyed services such as housing,electricity and running water where therewas none during Apartheid” he said.Ibrahim said that he realized that South

Africans still face challenges such as ahigh crime rate and unemployment and isurging local communities to work togetherin order to do more.

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Hoërskool Nylstroom Matric Farewell

Thabiso Makanatleng and Celeste Not-hado from Hoërskool Nylstroom at theIRMatric Farewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Lekalakala Phindile and Ngoma Zwelifrom Hoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Kodi Watida and partner fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Ngoede Neo and Nohlake Nachoki fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Kganago Hazel and Partner fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Nunzhedzi Dinah and Partner fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Mashishi Koketso and Partner fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Koba Pholoba and Partner fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Kgomotso Maitisa and Partner fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Baloyi Peter and Phuti PaulinaShongwane from Hoërskool Nylstroomat their Matric Farewell. Photo:Herman Steyn

Mahloko Penelope and Partner fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn

Rihlamvu Lizel and Phala Kagiso fromHoërskool Nylstroom at their MatricFarewell. Photo: Herman Steyn


Soccer players during the School Sports league matches at Bela Bela Sunfa before they were selectedfor the province. Photo: TK Mashaba

Modimolle and Bela Bela don’tdo well at championships

TK Mashaba

The Provincial School SportsLeague Championship held inPolokwane on Friday, 4 October,saw the Bela Bela and Modimollecircuits returning home in defeat.The Modimolle circuit consisted

of teams from Lekkerbreek(rugby), Maokeng (cricket),Dagbreek (volleyball) andPhagameng (netball, aerobics,jukskei and rope skipping), whilethe Bela Bela circuit includedMmamakwa (netball), Spa ParkPrimary (table tennis) and Maope

(chess).Sello Molebatsi, chairperson of

the LOC committee of sports inthe Waterberg, told The BEATthat the schools did not performas well as they could have.Mokopane and Mahwaraleng

performed well, and six schoolsbetween those two circuits tookfirst place in their events, and willtherefore be continuing to thenational championship, which isto be held at Bloemfontein inDecember.The schools who will be

continuing to the nationals are

Motshitshi Primary for under 13boys football, from the Mokopanecircuit, Tshumana Primary onunder 13 morabaraba boys fromthe Mahwereleng Circtuit, SepediPrimary School on under 13 girlsbasketball, also from theMokopane circuit. MpirwabirwaHigh School from the MokopaneCircuits will be fielding an under17 boys basketball team, whileEbenezer High School, also fromMokopane, are sending an under17 hockey boys team.

TK Mashaba

The Bela Bela Pirates, playingin Stream A, are planning totake home the prize in the newseason, which is due to kick offin two weeks.The Pirates ended the last

season in second place behindTotal Surrender and are lookingto solidify their squad in the2013/2014 season.The BEAT talked to Pirates

owner Johannes Maboa thisweek. “This season we aregoing all out and we want toend the season in first place,”he said.Maboa also said that they had

started the previous season ona bad note, with some of theirplayers not being fit before thestart of play. It had also beentheir first season playing in theSAB League after therestructuring.“It was a hard combination for

the players as all the teams inthe SAB are very eager to fightto get promoted into the seconddivision so for my boys in theirfirst season it was hard, butthey kept fighting and on the

Bela Bela Pirates have theirhearts set on victory

second season we played welland ended up in second spot inthe SAB league log.”Head coach Nno Pholoba told

The BEAT that they are readyfor the new season, but addedthat they were not expecting aneasy road of it, as they hadseen real quality in some of theother teams during the friendlygames held last Sunday.“This season we are going all

out and we are going tocontinue where we left off,” hesaid.Pholoba said that the team will

be going into the new seasonminus two players, a midfielderand a defender.“Glen Baloi and Samuel

Kgasao have left to join thenewly promoted Happy HeartsFC, but we already have newplayers on trials,” he added.Pholoba also said that they hadalready approved HlanganiKgasao, Samuel Kgasao’syounger brother, as defender,adding “we are happy with hisplay and we are looking toadd other players before thebeginning of the new season.”

Sports with a side of socialresponsibility

The BBFUmembersgivinggroceries atThusanangSpecial School.Photo:Supplied

cohesion,” said Sebelebele.Among the teams that

participated in the day’sfestivities were the DevineDivas and Old Crooks netballteams and the LehlabileGirls, Road Accident fund,Matjantja and Fat Queensfootball teams.BBFU head of sponsors

Tshidi Molebatsi said thatthey are very humbled tohave had the help they didfrom local sponsors.“These companies made

the tournament a success,”she said.The Bela Bela Finest

United committee also spentSunday 29 September withFast Cats FC, Majantja FCand Alexandra Netball atThusanang Special Schoolwhere they handed outshoes and groceries.

TK Mashaba

The Bela Bela Finest UnitedSocial Games were arousing success, withhundreds attending. Thegames, held on 28September, had peoplecoming in numbers toparticipate.“The games show that we

can bring tourists to theregion using sports as wehad teams coming from asfar as Gauteng toparticipate,” said MatomeSebelebele, thespokesperson for the BelaBela Local Municipality.He added that sport is an

essential tool in overcomingchallenges the communityis facing, such as poverty.“We feel that we have

achieved our main objective,which was to ignite, reviveand promote sports tourism,healthy lifestyles and social

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