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TK Mashaba

Bela Bela High School’s Jacob Legong,Mmakhukwane Sepeng and BrightonBaloi, both from Maope High School arethree students who made Bela Bela proudof them after doing well in their matricexams in 2013.These three students made it clear even

before the exams that they intended to do

of the WaterbergBela Bela High School’s Jacob Legong (right) will be relocating to Cape Town University soon. With him is Brighton Baloi (left) and Patrick Sekgala (centre) all ofwhom did well. Photo supplied.

well and that nothing would stop them.Jacob, who gave an interview to The

BEAT after he was given six awards at hismatric farewell ceremony last year,received two distinctions, one inMathematics and one in Accounting.During his interview with The BEAT,

Legong said he has achieved what he hasalways studied hard for, and is pleasedthat he got good marks in those two

subjects.Legong has enrolled at the University of

Cape Town and will soon be making hisway to Cape Town.Another bright student is Brighton Baloi,

the student who missed his matric farewell.During his farewell last year he won

awards for Maths, Physical Science, LifeScience and English, as well as the 2013Best Learner award.

“I admit I am shy and I didn’t have anyidea that I was going to win awards,” hesaid. “Being around a lot of screamingpeople is not my style,” he added duringan interview with The BEAT.Brighton’s application was approved by

the University of Pretoria (UP) andWitwatersrand University in August lastyear. Sadly, he was not available forcomment.

Mill accident costsyoung man his leg PG 3 colleges

crackdown PG 7Fake

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Justin Steyn

The BEAT had received an e-mailabout another credit card scam doingits rounds.The sender, who preferred to be

anonymous said that she hadreceived a phone call from someonesaying that he was from a companynamed “Express Couriers” andinquired whether or not she would behome soon as there was a deliverythat needed her signature. Thesender said that a uniformed deliveryman, only known as “John”, arrived ather home with a basket of flowersand wine.“I was very surprised since it did not

involve any special occasion orholiday, and I certainly didn’t expectanything like it. Intrigued about whohad sent me such a gift, I inquired asto who the sender was,” she said.She explained that the deliveryman

told her that he was only deliveringthe gift package and that a card wasbeing sent separately.It was said that a consignment note

was sent along with the gift.The delivery man then went on to

explain that because the giftcontained alcohol, there was aR30,50 “delivery/ verificationcharge,” providing proof that he hadactually delivered the package to anadult of legal drinking age, and notleft it on the doorstep where it couldbe stolen or taken by anyone or aminor.“This sounded logical and I offered

to pay him cash. He then said thatthe delivery company requiredpayment to be by credit or debit cardonly, so that everything is properlyaccounted for, and this would help inkeeping a legal record of thetransaction. He added couriers notneeding to carry a bunch of cash,would make them less likely targetsfor robbery,” the sender explained.The sender explained that her

husband pulled his wallet out of his

Crime round upand investigations continue.

��The police are investigating acase of theft following an incidentthat happened at a restaurant intown. Warrant Officer Ledwabasaid that according to theinformation they received, the staffmembers and management wereshocked to find out that there werealcohol, money and other itemsmissing from the restaurant whenthey opened on the day inquestion. He said that anemployee responsible for the keysdidn’t pitch up since the incident,making him a suspect. He addedthat they have leads so far butinvestigations are continuing.

��A woman died on her way fromtown back home on Saturday, 11January. Warrant Officer Ledwabasaid that the woman was travellingon a gravel road when she lostcontrol of her car and it capsized,killing her in an instant. He addedthat the woman is originally fromPretoria and she was visiting herpartner at a local farm when theaccident happened.

Lizzy Bapela

Bela-BelaThe police are investigating acase of culpable homicidefollowing a shooting incident thathappened at Noodhulp farmingarea on Saturday, 11 January.Detectives Commander LieutenantColonel Abel Phetla said that achild took his parents’ gun andasked them to accompany himhunting in the bushes.He said that as the parents weretrying to lure the child into lettinggo of the gun, it mistakenly fired ashot and killed the motherinstantly.He further said that the rightfulowner of the gun, being the father,will be charged for failing tohandle the gun.

MookgophongUnknown suspects fled afterstealing copper cables atGrootvallei farm on Saturday, 11January. Police spokespersonWarrant Officer George Ledwabasaid that the cables were valuedat an estimated amount of R2 560

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Another card scam on the loose

pocket with the credit/debit card, and“John” asked him to swipe his cardon a small mobile card machine.The card was described as having a

small screen and keypad where onecould enter the card’s PIN andsecurity number.“A receipt was printed out and given

to us as our copy of the transaction.He then said everything was in order,and wished us good day,” shecontinued.Within five days a total of R40 000

had been charged or withdrawn fromthe sender’s credit and debit accountat various ATM machines. “It appeared that somehow the

“mobile credit card machine,” whichthe deliveryman carried now had allthe info necessary to create a“dummy” card with all our card detailsafter my husband swiped our cardand entered the requested PIN andsecurity number,” the senderexplained.Upon finding out about the illegal

transactions on their card, the senderand her husband immediately notifiedthe bank which issued them a newcard, and our credit/debit accountwas closed.“We also personally went to the

Police, where it was confirmed that itis definitely a scam because severalhouseholds had been similarly hit,”she said.The sender warned to be wary of

accepting any surprise giftsor packages which are neitherexpected nor personally ordered,especially if it involves any kind ofpayment as a condition of receivingthe gift or package. She warned never to accept

anything if a person does notpersonally know the sender or if thereis no proper identification of thesender. She advised that the onlytime personal information ought to beprovided is when the purchase ortransaction had been personallyinitiated.

Another creditcard scam hasrisen. Photo asillustration.

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Bela-Bela mayor,FreddyHlungwane, nextto his Mercedes-Benz which wassaid to havebeen involved ina major accident.Photo: JustinSteyn

Horiffic accident at mills

Kubayi being airlifted by emergency medical personnel. Photo: JustinSteyn

and Kubayi’s leg had to beamputated in order for him to besuccessfully removed without furtherharm.This procedure was done within

approximately two hours by the nineman crew at the scene.Upon successfully releasing Kubayi

from the machine medical personnelattended to the wound and stabilizedhis condition.Kubayi was immediately rushed to

the Bela-Bela provincial hospitalwhere his leg was sterilized beforebeing rushed, via a Tromaremergency vehicle, for airlifting tothe Montana hospital in Pretoria forsurgery.Financial director of Brenner Mills,

Fanus van Dyk, said that aninvestigation into the situation isbeing conducted and that a shortreport would be released thereafter.Staff at the Montana hospital said

that Kubayi is recovering well andshould be discharged within severaldays.

Justin Steyn

In the early hours of Saturday 11January, 21-year old JohannesKubayi was attending to his workduties at Brenner Mills when a freakaccident resulted in the loss of hisright lower leg.According to Limpopo Search and

Rescue’s, Pule Seboloa, Kubayi wasloading cattle feed into one of themilling machines when he accidentlyslipped and lodged his foot into themachine.Seboloa said that Kubayi’s cries for

help were heard by his colleaguesand management who phoned formedical assistance after themachine had been turned off.“We arrived at the scene and the

young man was crying. Weimmediately started working on themachine so that we can free him,”he saidSeboloa explained that the blades

of the machine had to be dismantled

BBEAG hosts annual gala dinner TK Mashaba

The BBEAG Dinner is the most prestig-ious fundraising event on the youthadvocacy group’s calendar; billed as theconvergence of patrons, sponsors,students, teachers and other key educa-tion stakeholders and businesspeople.The event is scheduled for Friday, 17

January 2014 at the Bela Bela Waterfrontand the theme will be geared towardssustainable education development andsustainability.According to Mike Makhubela, BBEAG

Programme Co-Ordinator, the mainobjectives of the gala dinner is to raisefunds for the BBEAG 2014 Bursary Fund,to provide a networking opportunity forvarious stakeholders to network in a nightof glitz and glamour and also urge variousstakeholders to give toward the cause ofeducation excellence in Bela Bela.“This is the inaugural year for the gala

dinner and, if successful, would bescheduled yearly during the Decembermonths,” Makhubela told The BEAT.This year, about 100 people are invited

to share the evening with our keynotespeaker, Prog Matoane Mothata, as wellas other speakers.

Among the speakers will be Mr MojalefaMotalane — a partner and director atMotalane Kgariya inc, who was born andbred in Bela Bela. Dr Steven Khumalo —the chairman of the board of BBEAG.Guest speeches are to be preceded by acocktail and networking hour wherein theattendees will have an opportunity tointeract with the VIP guests before themain events.BBEAG has also secured the services

of a life-instrument band to serenade thediners with music during the programme.Typical to most BBEAG’s events, acultural and/or comedy sketch will alsoform part of the main event.Asked about the important of the dinner,

Makhubela said that BBEAG is a force forgood and a display of the kind of roleyoung people should play in the develop-ment of the country through education.“Being a successful, educated youth

yourself, we believe this is the event forwhich your good name could be associ-ated. We also think your attendancecould inspire other youths to believe in thepower of dreams and the transcendentrole education plays in improving one’sstanding in the community, the countryand the world,” he said.

The Limpopo Health Medical ServicesTeam, which is part of the Safety andSecurity Cluster will tomorrow (13December 2014) conduct a final dryrun ahead of the Africa Nations Cham-pionship, Chan 2014 games that are totake off in Limpopo Province at PeterMokaba Stadium on 14 January 2014.The team comprised of Limpopo

The 3rd orange - Chan Africa na-tions championship, chan 2014

Department of Health, South AfricanMilitary Health Services and LimpopoMedi-Clinic will outline its readiness toprovide the necessary health servicesduring these games.The CHAN games, which started on

11 January 2014, will run until 01February 2014 and Polokwane will host7 games.

“I did not crash my car,” says mayor

Justin Steyn

A rumour has circulated around the townof Bela-Bela concerning mayor FreddyHlungwane.It was said that Hlungwane had crashedhis black Mercedes-Benz E-300 on theR516 en route to Thabazimbi in Decem-ber.The rumour did not imply that the mayor

or his driver were intoxicated on thisparticular day.In a telephonic interview Hlungwane told

The BEAT he had heard about the rumourbut has denied the allegations stating thatonly the tires on the left side of the vehiclehad been damaged.“I was returning from a funeral in

Thabazimbi on the 5th of December lastyear and as we drove on the R516 weencountered an oncoming truck. My driverswerved out of the way and hit a potholewhich damaged both tires on the left side,”he said.Hlungwane said that the Mercedes had

then been towed to L&N Auto for repairs.

He invited The BEAT to the repair centrewhere we were shown the damage extenton the vehicle.The journalist at the scene witnessed that

there was no damage on both the interiorand exterior sides of the vehicle butconfirmed that the tires in question had infact been damaged.Hlungwane said that he does not under-

stand why a rumour like this would circu-late and said that it reminded him of asimilar situation he had encountered.“About two years ago I was driving in the

Township when I nearly drove over a childwho ran into the road. I informed thechild’s parents about the situation and thentook her to the doctor, at my own expense,to make sure that she was okay,’’ he said.Hlungwane warned that he will press

charges if he discovers the person respon-sible for spreading the rumours.“I understand that I am a politician and

the face of the municipality but I will nottolerate any rumours like this as it isdamaging and completely unnecessary,”said Hlungwane.

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Devandran Kanchana of Hoërskool PietPotgieter (in school uniform) in Mogalakwenaobtained 94% in Engineering Graphics andDesign. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Waterberg Districts rewards excellence in schools

Lephalale mayorJack Maeko andlocal councilorElizabeth Moremicongratulatedtheir circuitmanager inobtaining firstposition in theBest Circuitcategory. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Bela-Bela CircuitManager MmePhatudi wasawarded 3rd

position in theBest PerformingCircuit category.Photo: LizzyBapela

Bela-Bela MayorFreddieHlungwane andThabazimbimunicipal chiefwhip NkeleTlhabadira joinedin whenHoërskoolWarmbad wasawarded the100% Pass andBest PerformingSchool prizes.Photo: LizzyBapela

Boipelo Tlala ofModimolle’sSettlers Agricul-tural School‘scertificate andtrophy of TopLearner prizewere given to herteacher. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Son of the royal family in Lephalale Keabilwe Seleka was among the top 10students at the provincial level and the overall winner at the district levelawards. Dignitaries joined him for a photo session during a ceremony held inBela-Bela recently. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Members of theWaterberg Houseof TraditionalLeaders pre-sented an awardto LettahKutumela ofModimolle’sSettlers Agricul-tural School,who got 87.1%in the top 10students’ cat-egory. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Waterberg femalechiefs congratu-lated the districtsenior managerJulia Madela forachieving theMost Improvedsenior managerprize. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Principal PeterMolekwa’sUlando Com-bined Schoolswas awarded 3rd

position in theMost ImprovedSchools cat-egory. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Sarah Mocheko of Motlhajwa High School (in schooluniform) obtained 85% in Tswana Home Language cat-egory. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Solomon Mashitisho of Mahwelereng High inBakenberg’s father Mamorei fetched the awardfor 100% pass in Physical Science. Photo: LizzyBapela

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The schools opened on Wednes-day this week.For some of you, Wednesday

was the first day of your schoolcareer. For others, it’s your firstday of high school.And for some of you, it’s the

beginning of the most importantyear of your life, your matric year.Except that’s not quite true, is

it?Everyone thinks of matric as the

most important year of yourschool career.But really, when you think about

it, a case could be made for everyyear of your life being the mostimportant. Let’s talk about schoolfor a second, though.In your first year, you learn to

read and write, and count, andlay the foundation for all yourfuture learning. That’s why it’scalled the Foundation Phase.Everything you learn in your firstyears at school lays the basis foryour future schooling.The learning of every year is the

bricks in the walls of your futurelife.Every year, the things you learn

get more complex, more involved.And they all build on the thingsyou learned the year before,which built on the year beforethat, and the year before that.Many of you think that you can

rest on your laurels for elevenyears and then buckle down inmatric and achieve good marks.I’m here to tell you that that is a

terrible idea.If you don’t work now, if you

don’t build up your knowledge,you will get to your final year, that‘all-important’ matric year, andfind that you don’t know a singlething you need to.In some subjects, ‘faking it’ can

work – subjects where straightmemorization of the facts is allyou need.But in a subject like

mathematics or science? Ichallenge anyone, even thesmartest man or woman in theworld, to make sense of matriclevel maths or science withoutthe appropriate grounding fromthe previous years.The point I’m trying to make

here, dear reader, is that whereyou are now is just as importantas, if not more important than,matric.You need to work hard now, so

that when you get to matric,you’re prepared for the hard workahead of you.And if you’re in matric this year

and you haven’t worked as hardas you should have…you can stillmake it. It’s going to take hardwork, harder work than you think,but it’s worth it.Because just as every year of

your schooling builds on the onethat came before, the rest of yourlife builds on matric. Your matricmarks will influence what universityyou can attend, what job you endup doing…basically the rest ofyour life.So work hard this year so that

you can go on to change the world.

Back to school

Life is like a game of cards. The handthat is dealt you represents determin-ism; the way you play it is free will.Jawaharal Nehru

The ‘Troopers’ of Phagameng’s dancers and drummers marched in formationthrough the streets of Modimolle over the Festive Season to entertain residents.

The love of money Bishop silas tlou

Isaiah 55:8-11 GNB “My thoughts,”says the LORD, “are not like yours,and my ways are different fromyours. (9) As high as the heavensare above the earth, so high are myways and thoughts above yours.(10) “My word is like the snow andthe rain that come down from thesky to water the earth. They makethe crops grow and provide seed forplanting and food to eat. (11) Soalso will be the word that I speak—it will not fail to do what I plan for it;it will do everything I send it to do.Unbelievers have difficulties of

understanding money matters theChristian they Christian way, theywonder if Christian principle appliesin the globalised financial systemsof the world and its applications.The truth is ‘’when dealing or havingyour faith in God calls for differentway of thinking and doing thingsfrom the world. The word of Godtakes away self-serving financialinterests from your to God almightythe Creator of the universe but youbeing the beneficiaries of this graceand thinking. Let’s acknowledgethat Gods ways are pure and high. Let me demystify or breakdown

some thinking with regard to beingsuccessfully and having the abun-dance of money in life as sinful andevil, please also watch against falseteaching or heresy in church.People can misquote the scripture.Some like saying money is the rootof all evils, but the Bible says 1Timothy 6:10 ASV For the love ofmoney is a root of all kinds of evil:which some reaching after havebeen led astray from the faith, andhave pierced themselves throughwith many sorrows. God delight at the prosperity of

His people. God has left the moneyissues into our hands and what youdo with it will determine our lifestyle and values.This is the structure of Christian

with the regard of managing themoney. 1. Every child of God must give

their tenth(tithe), because it belongsto the Lord ,and it should be takento the Lords house. Not to theevangelist or a television ministry,not to the poor or needy, BUT to thehouse of the Lord. Tithe is strictly10 percent of all you got (meaningGross income).and according toGod this is not negotiable is acommand. Thats what the worlddoesn’t understand.2. God sees our money as a seed.

Meaning it should be planted to theright soil. Plant your seed for anyproject and see the faithfulness ofthe Lord. Religion doesn’t under-stand this.3. Invest into saving account,

invest in God, invest livestock butwhen you choose investment, seekthe leading of the Lord. Non-believ-ers don’t understand that God canlead his people. Learn to wait uponthe Lord.

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for authorisation from the De-partment of Water Affairs(DWA).PROJECT AREAThe farm “X”KRAAL 168KR, portion 2, is situated ap-proximately 50 km south -west of the town Mokopanein the Limpopo Province.The project site includes por-tion 2 of the farm Kafferskraal168 KR.WATER USES TO BE AP-PLIED FOR

The following water uses willbe applied for, and will re-quire authorisation as per Sec-tion 21 of the National WaterAct (No 36 of 1998):(a) - Taking of water from awater resource.(b) - Storing of waterPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPROCESSGeo Soil and Water cc havebeen appointed as independ-ent consultants to undertakethe WULA for this project.

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Lizzy Bapela

As Limpopo celebrated its 71.8% passrate for 2013, a massive improvementfrom the 63.9% in 2012, the WaterbergDistrict also embraced and celebratedobtaining second position at the provin-cial level with a 70.6% pass rate.The district has been improving since

2009 when it obtained a 49% pass rateand slightly improved to 49.6% 2010,then greatly to 55.8% in 2011 and60.1% in 2012. Despite the improve-ments, these results have all the yearsplaced the district on position 5, whichis the last as compared to other districtsin the province.The Waterberg District Municipality

had in conjunction with the DistrictDepartment of Education held theGrade 12 Excellence awards at Bela-Bela Forever Resorts on Friday, 10January. Dignitaries such as Member ofParliament (MP) Maggie Mashishi, localmunicipalities’ political managementteams, councillors and senior managersfrom the Department and municipalitiesattended the event among others.The overall results of the Best Circuits

went to Lephalale, Vaalwater andMogalakwena, with Bela-Bela comingout in position 3 in the Best PerformingCircuit-Bachelors. Hoërskool Warmbadtook the first position in the 100% passschools, followed by Alma’s MoshiaSecondary and Mogalakwena’sWaterberg High, Kgabedi High, PT

Waterberg matriculantsachieve high marks

Well-known TV star Joe Mafelaentertained the audience during theWaterberg District Grade 12Excelence awards held at the Bela-Bela Forever Resorts recently. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Matlala High and Gobela Secondary.The Best Performing School prize wentto Waterberg High, while HoërskoolWarmbad took the Best PerformingSchool overall with over 100 studentsenrolled. Ulando Combined was amongthe Most Improved Schools with 90%from the 20% obtained in 2012.From Hoërskool Ellisras in the Top

Learner per Subject category, KeabilweSeleka got 99% in Maths, 95% in LifeScience and 94% in English FirstAdditional Language. Renette Coetseegot 87% in Geography, while Thomas leRoux got 90% in Afrikaans homelanguage and Phuti Semenya got 85%in English home language.From Modimolle, Boipelo Tlala of

Settlers Agricultural School got 94% inAccounting, while Cornelius Steenkampof Hoërskool Nylstroom got 90% inComputer Applications Technology.Thabazimbi’s Hoërskool Frikkie Meyerhad Enslin Bealde achieving 85% inHistory and Hester Erasmus achieving94% in Business Studies.Marizel Rautenbach of Hoërskool

Warmbad got 90% in Afrikaans FirstAdditional Language, with SolomonMashitisho of Mawele High inBakenberg North achieving 100% inPhysical Science and Sarah Mochekoof Motlhajwa High in Phalala Northachieving 85% in Tswana home lan-guage. Merriam Mmatli of NkoboHighSchool in Matlalane got 87%, with KlaasMaluleka of Ben Hlongwane inMahwelereng receiving 82% andDevandran Kanchana of Hoërskool PietPotgiter in Mokopane achieving 94% inEngineering Graphics and Design.Hoërskool Ellisras scooped the Top 3

students’ category with Gerhard Peensobtaining position 3 with 89.4%, Ignus leRoux at position 2 with 93% andKeabilwe Seleka became the overallwinner with 93.8%. Seleka was amongthe top 10 students at provincial leveland he walked away with R50 000 tofurther his studies, R10 000 in cash, alaptop and a smart cellphone. The prom-ised prize of a new Toyata Etios added tothe prize went to an 18-year-old student,Ntsundeni Ndou from Vhembe District whoscored seven distinctions. A Good Samari-tan has offered to sponsor his drivinglessons and tests, as he has to have adrivers’ licence first before getting the car.The Most Improved District Managers’

category went to Ndo Mangala and JuliaMadela, also receiving certificates ofappreciation from the Waterberg Districtexecutive mayor Tlotlanang Mogotlane.Well-known TV star Joe Mafela enter-

tained his audience during the event, alsomotivating the students to work hard toremain winners.Mogotlane expressed pride and joy

towards the results, saying that the cer-emony was meant not only to give outawards but to reinforce cooperativegovernance at grass root level. Shehighlighted that the government has putsystems in place that contributed to animprovement in the performance of thematric results since 2009 and that hasnecessitated the gathering on the day. Sheadded that the improvement of the Grade12 results constitutes a major milestone ofthe current administration in the demo-cratic dispensation.

Maokeng Primary is ready for 2014

The parents at Maokeng Primary School, who came to collect stationery.Photo supplied

parents are pushing for admission oftheir children at Maokeng is that lastyear we did well, and this year our targetis to go above 70% in all subjects,” headded.Khumalo says that he believes that the

foundation phase is vital to matricresults.“What happens at high schools is a

reflection of what happens at its feedingprimary schools. As a headmaster Ialways tell my colleagues that when ourneighbouring high schoolsunderperform, we also share in theirfailure,” he added.He further said that this year everyone

is prepared to make Maokeng a schoolof excellence.“Equipping students with the requisite

skills to become responsive to theeconomic and citizenry needs is vital,”he said. “That’s why we have parentscoming to collect books on the chil-dren’s behalf. This is part of thefulfillment of the school vision.”

TK Mashaba

2014 is a year of unequalled commit-ment for Maokeng Primary and theschool is taking the year seriously, saidthe school’s principal, Steven Khumalo,when students’ parents came to collectstationery for their children on Tuesday,14 January.Dr. Khumalo added that the beginning

is critical in the determination of the end.Parents came in numbers to collect

stationery for their children, and theintention was to ensure that teachingcommenced on the first day.According to the principal it’s all

systems go on the 15th of January whenschools reopen.“More than 95% of the parents came

to collect their books and one parenteven commented that we love ourchildren here at Maokeng becausethere is a high degree of commitmentfrom all the teachers,” he said in aninterview. “One of the reasons that

R24 million for Bela-Bela youth

Bela-Bela mayor Freddy Hlungwane iscoordinating a R24 millionstudentship programme in his com-munity. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela

Two hundred and forty youths fromBela-Bela are expected to benefit fromthe R24.5 million worth of sponsorshipby CW SETA. Bela-Bela mayor FreddyHlungwane officially announced thegood news during a meeting that washeld at the local community hall onMonday, 6 January.The mayor said that the money will be

awarded in terms of studentships, whichwill commence in February. Fieldsoffered for the youngsters to studyinclude plumbing, sewer, electricalengineering and mechanical engineer-ing.Hlungwane said that the course had

been scheduled to take place at thelocal show grounds Monday, January 13but due to incomplete administrationprocesses, it was moved to 3 February.The mayor is coordinating the pro-

gramme from his municipal side,targeting unemployed matriculants fromdisadvantaged family backgrounds. Hesaid that he will be working togetherwith his colleagues to ensure that theprogramme succeeds and that thecandidates do well throughout. Hefurther extended his words of gratitudeto the Good Samaritan for thinking ofyouths from his township in times ofneed.“It gives me great pleasure, young as I

am to see young people being grantedopportunities to good education andwork placements. The young generationis the fruit of the society and channeledinto the right direction, these futureleaders can turn our township into abetter place. Knowing that they haveaccess to great opportunities I believelessons the possibility of being temptedinto engaging in harmful activities,” saidthe mayor.

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WaterbergDistrict executivemayor TlotlanangMogotlaneinstructs mayorsto help topstudents getenrolled tofurther theirstudies. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Municipality promises funding for top matriculants

Lizzy Bapela

The top matriculants from all localmunicipalities within the WaterbergDistrict are to be guaranteed assistancefrom their municipalities, including theWaterberg District Municipality. This isan announcement made by the DistrictExecutive Mayor Tlotlanang Mogotlanewhen congratulating the matric class of2013 for achieving great results andimproving the district’s pass rate.Mogotlane said that all students who

worked hard and performed well in theirexams must knock on their mayor’sdoors and ask for assistance in further-

ing their studies. She said that if theycannot get help, then the mayor willhave to account as to why. Mogotlanesaid that it is their responsibility asleaders to ensure that they developyoung people within their communitiesand giving them the best education isthe best way to do it.“All the mayors must make sure that

our students get help to gain access togood education, as it is for the benefit ofthe country as much as it is for thestudents. Any leader who does notmake it their mandate to make this goalhappen, has to explain why. Our countryneeds skilled people in the work force

and the future generation can do good ifgroomed well mentally and financially,”said Mogotlane.She highlighted that the business

community of her district plays a hugerole in young people’s lives by helpingthem enrol into higher education institu-tions and they are urged to keep up thewonderful work. She further said thatWaterberg is the economic hub of theprovince and education must be in-stilled to sustain the district’s economicgrowth.“There has been greater stability in the

education sector in curriculum imple-mentation at least for the past fiveyears. This has afforded teachers,students and officials more time tofamiliarise themselves with the objec-tives of the curriculum. We are awarethat education is not a local governmentfunction, but our district has alwaysgone beyond its mandate. Together withthe Department of Education and otherpartners, we are engaged in the trans-formation and development of educa-tion in schools within our district. Weassist where we can, facilitating andcreating a conducive environment foreducation and learning,” she said.The mayor urged people to live by the

late former president of South AfricaNelson Mandela’s encouraging words”“Education is the great engine of per-sonal development. It is through educa-tion that the daughter of a peasant can

become a doctor; that a son of a mineworker can become the head of a mine;that a child of a farm worker can be-come the president of a nation. It iswhat we make out of what we have, notwhat we are given that separates oneperson from another”.Mogotlane said that the Waterberg

District matriculants have been veryfortunate and privileged to have beennurtured in a district that harbourssuccess, invests in a holistic approach,embraces diversity and sharpenscreativity. She added that as thestudents bid farewell to their schools,they also bid farewell collectively totheir teachers and mentors who taughtthem more than the national syllabus.“You learnt about values that are

critical armaments in aiding humanendeavour and these include amongstothers; life, love, respect and friendship.These values will carry you throughyour later life as an adult, as a motheror father and as a patriotic citizen of ourgreat district, province and country. Our2013 Matric Results has done us proudas the Waterberg District and we areencouraged by the quality of the out-come, the improvement and the oppor-tunity they present to our children,especially those from our poorestcommunities.As we know education act as a cata-

lyst to remove them from the shacklesof poverty and under-development.

Letamong Combined School im-proves pass rate from 5% to 50% TK Mashaba

Letamong Combined School, whichmade headlines at the beginning of2013 with a pass rate of only 5%,has improved their pass rate tre-mendously.The school went

through a lot lastyear, and theythought at onepoint that only anintervention bythe Departmentof Educationwould be able toresolve theirissues.In 2012 the

school, which is located 11 km from

Limpopo province police tocrack down on fake colleges

unsuspecting students by promisingthem a brighter future when in factthey are destroying their lives. Weshall not allow this to happen and wewill without fear double our efforts inuncovering these crooks,” saidMasemola.Students and parents are urged to

exercise caution during this registra-tion period and contact the Depart-ment of Education’s toll-free number,0800 265 266 to verify institutions’credentials and to check if they arerecognised and registered accord-ingly. Parents and all prospectivestudents are urged to call thenumber to avoid situations where theywill be ripped-off of their hard earnedmoney while also losing precious timeof being equipped with relevantqualifications.“We hope that this appeal will be

taken seriously to avoid any embar-rassment, loss of time as well as abright future. The SAPS is alsomaking an appeal to the public to blowthe whistle on unregistered colleges,informed by the fact that we are awareof the existence of the so called fly bynight institutions, Masemola said.The SAPS in Limpopo congratulates

all matriculants who passed theirexams, wishing them well in theirendeavour to follow their careers byregistering with tertiary institutions torealise their dreams of getting em-ployed in future.The Department’sspokesperson Phuthi Seloba said thatthey are available as the Departmentto ensure that students register withproper training institutions. He ap-pealed to students to consult with thedepartment before they made anypayments.Seloba said the department was

ready to start schooling and thatstationery and books had beendelivered.

‘We hope that this appeal will be taken seriously toavoid any embarrassment, loss of time as well as a

bright future.’

Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo police say that they haveobserved with serious concern themushrooming of Further EducationTraining Colleges (FET’s) in the majortowns of the province. In view of this,the police will be monitoring thelearner registration period in conjunc-tion with the provincial Department ofEducation. Both the institutions urgedmatriculants to ensure that theinstitutions where they want to studyare registered, to avoid being de-ceived.Limpopo police spokesperson

Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi saidthat they are also bracing to mountoperations across the provincetargeting bogus training institutions.Limpopo Police Provincial Commis-

sioner Lieutenant General FanieMasemola announced that the SouthAfrican Police Service (SAPS) will,together with education officials, buildup special investigative teams. Hesaid that they will do this with a viewto close all bogus colleges that mightbe operating or about to operate inthe province. Masemola said that theywant to ensure as government thatthose who will be running illega andunregistered colleges are appre-hended and receive harshest punish-ments.“We are aware that the majority of

applicants at legitimate universitiesand colleges may not be acceptedand out of desperation, may fall victimto such bogus institutions. It must benoted that anyone arrested for run-ning a bogus institution and foundguilty of contravening the FurtherEducation and Training Colleges Actof 2006, faces 10 years imprisonmentor can be fined R250 000 or both. Weknow that it is a season where somecriminals would want to prey on

“I am very pleasedthat there was somechange and improve-

ment from thisschool,..

Mookgophong, had 20 studentswriting matric exams and onlyone passed. The school had thelowest pass rate in the district.In 2013 fourteen students wrote

the exams with seven passing,giving the school a 45% improve-ment over last year’s numbers.During the 2013 school year, the

school experienced challengesthat eventually resulted in stu-dents boycotting classes as theyaccused staff of not teachingthem, and complaining that theywere short of books.The BEAT spoke to the

Mookgophong Department ofEducation Circuit Manager DavidMasemane and all that he saidwas that he was satisfied with theimprovement in the school’sperformance.“I am very pleased that there

was some change and improve-ment from this school,” he said.Masemene said that they haddone a lot of school visits there tointroduce the educators and

students to motivational talks.“We needed accountability, and to

teach them how to tackle the chal-lenges they were facing,” he added.He also said that they solidified

discipline in the school.“Students need to know that when

they come tothe schoolthey are notthere to playand also thatthe teachersneed toalways beteaching theirstudentsduring theprescribed

time,” he said.

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Thaba Molekoa and Phuti Mashiane’shopes of attending the School of Excel-lence were crushed this week as they willnot be part of the last round of trials.The two, hailing from Bela Bela and

Mokopane respectively, spent a longweek at the Academy during the previousleg of trials.This week Refiloe Khoza from SAFA told

The BEAT that things were not lookingwell, as they were informed that theywere not part of the plans for the lastrounds.“What I can say is that as matters stand

on 14 January, we have not receivedanything from the Academy and theschools are opening on the 15th, whichmeans that the boys will need to attendtheir normal schools,” she said. “How-ever, we are still waiting for a letter fromthe academy so that we can have solid

Bela Bela Pirates neck-and-neck with NTKHappy Boys FC in the SAB League Stream A

Waterberg boys fail at SAFA trialsinformation.”The trials were hosted by the South

African Football Association (SAFA) inpartnership with Transnet. The trials werefor boys born in 2000 and 2001. The mainobjective of the trials were to take theboys to the School of Excellence inTshwane.The only two boys to be selected were

Molekoa and Mashiane.The school has produced the likes of

Bafana Bafana and Tottenham Hotspursmidfielder Steven Pienaar, Bafana Bafanaand Kaizer Chiefs striker Bernard Parker.The school will shortly be transformed

into a National Football Academy. To thisend, the Association has developed aconcept plan that will herals a NationalAcademy System comprising LocalFootball Associations (LFAs), RegionalCentres of Excellence and ProvincialAcademies all feeding into the NationalAcademy.

TK Mashaba

The Bela Bela Pirates are underpressure after last weekend’s SABLeague Stream A results.The three points the Pirates needed

to open a safe gap between them-selves and the Happy Boys failed tomaterialize after the Pirates played toa one-all draw against Boys to Men atSunfa Stadium on Saturday, 11 Janu-ary.Boys to Men, who were in the last 32

of the SAB/Nedbank Cop Competition,

went all out to show Pirates that theywere not pushovers, and after allow-ing the Pirates to score in the firsthalf, equalized quickly and didn’t allowanother goal through.The Pirates were supposed to be

sitting pretty at the top of the list butNTK Happy Boys played a one-alldraw against Bazooka FC, settingthem on 11 points, equal to the BelaBela Pirates. The teams are nowequal in the list, having each wonthree games and lost one, while theirgoal difference is only one — Pirates

having scored eight while Happy Boysdid seven.In other Stream A results, Total Surren-

der played to a zero-all draw againstQualitho while Happy Hearts went to theend of the log after losing to Diesel nDust.In Stream B, Real Madrid are still on top

after a neat 4-0 victory overMookgophong All-Stars while Mokopane

Stone Breakers who are also eager totake the lead played a one-all draw withMbu Eagles. Simple Yellows lost 3-0 toYster United while SASE beat Thaba 3-1.Black Rangers lost 3-2 to Maxoma whileon the other Siwelele beat Moloto Morn-ing Stars 2-1.In Stream C, Shining Stars lost 3-2 to

Barcelona while the Super Eagles beatOcean Birds 4-3.

The Bela BelaPirates FC teambefore theirgames againstBoys to Men atSunfa Stadium.Photo: TKMashaba