The Beat 19 April 2013

19 April 2013

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Modimolle police spokesperson, War-rant Officer James Findlay, advisedteenagers to keep safe at all times.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Chairperson of the South African YouthCouncil in the Waterberg District KlaasMabunda addressed learners during acrime awareness campaign held atPhagameng High School. Photo: LizzyBapela

SAPS fights crime in school Lizzy Bapela

Officers of the Modimolle Police SocialCrime Prevention unit conducted a crimeawareness campaign to alert the learn-ers of the criminal activities taking placein their school. The campaign took placeat Phagameng High School on Friday,12 April.Sipho Mokhutswane, from the Congress

of South African Students (COSAS), jun-ior police station commander, KamogeloSeloane, chairperson of the South Afri-can Youth Council in the Waterberg Dis-trict, Klaas Mabunda, and officials fromthe SAPS and Department of Correc-tional Offices attended the event.Sector Commander, Captain Mike

Motadi, said that a number of incidentsthat took place in the school and werereported to the police recently inspiredthe campaign. He said that the schoolhas been experiencing problems suchas gangs, alcohol and substance abuse,as well as bullying.“We saw a need to come and address

the learners first before working on theproblems and what better ways of get-ting through to them if not using theyouth, who will speak to them in a lan-guage they will better understand. Weengaged with various youth structuresin the community with hope that thelearners will listen and take their youngleaders’ advices into heard,” said Motadi.In his address, Seloane said that the

police have a responsibility to ensuresafety and maintain peace amongst so-cieties. He said that gang members ex-pose themselves to addictive and illegalsubstances and that is considered acrime.“Teenagers are faced with peer pres-

sure, financial strain, stress and familydifficulties on a daily basis and we haveto protect our mentalities. One needs toadopt a positive mind-set and accept thefact that there are reasons as to whycircumstances are as they are,” saidSeloane.Mabunda told the learners that every-

body can decide where they want to seethemselves in the future but no one canpush a person to achieve that goal. Hesaid a person can become the masterof their own destiny and any other per-son can contribute in one achieving orfailing to reach certain goals in life buteveryone makes the final decisions forhimself or herself.“We are challenged by the issue of the

“isikhothane” attitude where young peo-ple engage in such acts of misusing theirparents’ last hard earned money whichcould have been used for better thingssuch as food and uniforms,” he said.“Criminal activities in this school are a

real problem and youth structures inpartnership with the SAPS can help com-bat these crimes. We plan to assesslearner behaviour in the school and en-

gage relevant stakeholders to come andattend to problems identified in a proc-ess,” said Mabunda.He said the social workers would be

called to attend to girls’ problems, whilethe K-9 (former Dog Unit) will be search-ing for all illegal objects. He also saidstakeholders will accompany membersof the K-9 Unit in searching at all schoolsand parks around the Waterberg Districtand the operation will kick-start with ef-fect from Monday, 22 April.Mabunda said that, since he leads the

district SAYC, he would see to it thatthe operation takes place and is a suc-cess. He said that he sometimes it ishard for him to believe that it is reallyhim having reached where he is today,wondering to himself if it is really thatyoung boy who grew up here inModimol le and went to school atPhagameng High. Correctional Officer,Steve Hlungwane, spoke on behalf of an-ex offender, also representing his de-partment. Hlungwane described to thelearners the consequences of commit-ting a crime and the life of a criminalwhile in prison. He told the learners neverto experience the hardships of being inprison and the consequences of havinga criminal record, as it is not good fortheir future. Sergeant Anna Monyela ad-vised the learners to practise good be-haviour and strive for good education andmorals so they can reap the rewards.

Increasing rapes concern the police

Man found dead at home

Lizzy Bapela

Unknown criminals stole all the jewellery theygot their hands on at American Swiss inModimolle a week ago.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer James

Findlay, said that the incident happened some-where between Saturday, 6 April, after theylocked up, and Monday, 8 April, when theyopened.He said the suspects cut the wall open and

damaged the electric box before stealing theitems and fleeing the scene. The suspectsmanaged to open a safe and got hold of keysto the other safe where they found the stolenitems. Findlay said that the stolen items areestimated to the value of R900 000 and the

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Bela Bela police have opened an inquestdocket following the death of a man in ZumaView section on Thursday, 11 April.Police spokesperson, Constable Glen

Manamela, said that Thapedi MazondayoHlungwani was found dead in his shack.She said that the police suspected that

the deceased was vomiting when he diedas they found pieces of meat next to wherehe was found lying.According to the deceased’s son, a neigh-

bour approached him, telling him that hisfather was sleeping at the gate and seemedto be drunk and could not get to the house.On arrival, the son found the deceased withthe meat in his hand and carried him to sleepin the shack.Manamela said that the deceased lived a

few yards away from his son and that hewas still alive when he was found lying onthe ground at the gate. The son told thepolice he went to his father’s room the nextmorning and tried to wake him up but he did

not respond.He told the police that he went back to his

place and found him again when he returnedand that was when he realized the man wasdead and alerted the police.Police said that the cause of the man’s

death is still currently unknown and investi-gations are in process.Meanwhile, the police urge members of the

community residing at the industrial area toattend a meeting at Laerskool Warmbad onWednesday, 8 May. Manamela said that themeeting follows the alarming rate of crimi-nal activities that have been taking place inthe area recently.The police intend to eradicate the

housebreakings and theft out of motor vehi-cles that have been taking place in the area,especially in streets such as Moffat,Kretczhmar and Robertson roads have beenincreasing.Community members are advised to visit

the police for any enquiries and can speakto sector commanders Warrant OfficersMomberg and Kotze.

following a spate of rapes that have beentaking place in the area recently.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer

James Findlay, said that the incidents usu-ally take place near taverns, when the vic-tims are walking home. The victims areusually alone and under the influence ofalcohol.He said that the rapists would follow the

women as they leave the taverns and as-sault them outside the taverns, raping themafterwards.Findlay advised rape victims never to de-

stroy any evidence that could help the po-lice in the cases. He said that the victimsmust never bath, wash or take off theirclothes after they were raped; not until theyhave reported the incidents.He also said that he never experienced a

situation where people are being victimisedwhen they have to open a case with hepolice. He said every shift has female offic-ers and they usually are the ones that as-sist the victims when they come to openthe case.“Our management do advise officers not

to victimise anybody in need of police as-sistance and take every criminal case veryseriously,” he said.

Lizzy Bapela

Police in Modimolle are pleading with par-ents to look after their female teenagers

Criminals cleans out jewellery shopsuspects left behind very cheap jewellery andstuff that is waiting for repairs only. He saidthe suspects are still at large and the policeare investigating.Other unknown suspects attempted to break

into Joshua Doore furniture store but their planswere ruined when guards from a local secu-rity company saw them and alerted the po-lice. Findlay said that the police in Modimolleare battling with common crimes in the areasuch as house break-ins in the townships,break-ins within the business area in town andrape. During his visit at The BEAT’s offices,Findlay said that these types of incidents havebeen on the rise for the past few weeks andPhagameng seems to be the targeted area.He advised people to form a neighbourhood

watch to make surethat their homes arelooked after at all thetimes.He said people

could inform the po-lice when they leavetown, especially forlonger periods, andfill in a registrationform at the police sta-tion so the policecan watch over theirhouses and notifythem of any inci-dents that may oc-cur.

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Lizzy Bapela

After learning with great sadness of the pass-ing of Tom Boya, the Limpopo premier CasselMathale’s office and the First Lady Trust ex-tended their sincere condolences to the fam-ily of the late Tom Boya who served the Prov-ince selflessly.Tom Boya, whose real name was Silumko

Thomas Boya died on Friday, 12 April, at theage of 62 after a long illness.Businessperson and philanthropist Bra Tom,

as he was affectionately known, came fromthe Boya clan in the Eastern Cape and wasborn in 1950. He lived with his grandparentsfor the first eight years of his life and he at-tended the school his great-grandfather,Zekane Boya, had built.Boya went to live with his mother, a single

parent who was working as a nurse in Jo-hannesburg, after the passing of his grand-parents.He worked part time while attending high

school and, in his Grade 12 year, a carknocked him over when he was on his wayto work and he was unable to complete hissenior certificate. He then started a job asdebt collector and was promoted to salesexecutive within six months. That was thestart of big things for Boya.Boya worked for Ellerines furniture stores

for 11 years and won three cars and a trip toSpain for Best Salesman of the Year.As a devout Anglican, Boya served as altar

boy since the age of 10 and became an ac-tive member of the Tswelopele Youth Clubunder the Anglican Church in Daveyton. Hebecame the mayor of Daveyton in 1980, serv-ing for 10 years the served as vice presidentof the World Conference of Mayors in Wash-ington DC.Boya served in various capacities through-

out his lifetime including Chairperson of theLimpopo First Lady Trust, Managing Direc-tor of TS Marketing, President of the SouthAfrican Leisure and Tourism Association(SALTA) and Patron for the Limpopo OlderPersons Forum.He also served as member of the executive

committee of the South African National AIDSCouncil (SANAC) and has visited Bela Belaon many occasions, pursuing community-uplifting activities.Mathale paid tribute to Boya saying that

the contribution that he made to the provinceis immeasurable. “He related with people fromall walks of life be it a business man or avulnerable old lady. He will be rememberedfor his constant energy and warm spirit.Limpopo has lost a giant. May his soul restin peace,” he said.The ANC Youth League in Limpopo also

expressed their condolences and said that

Tributes after passingof Tom Boya

Boya had a golden heart.The league’s provincial spokesperson, Klaas

Mabunda, said that Boya was passionateabout the wellbeing of the society and thathe spent the last years of his life contributingto ensure that every life remains dignified andworth living.Mabunda said that, as a patron to the

Limpopo Older Persons Forum and chairper-son of the Limpopo First Lady Trust, Boyahas played an instrumental role in ensuringthat the elderly are not treated as objects,but valuable to the fulfilment of a morally sta-ble province.He said that Boya further executed his

tasks as the chairperson of the LFLT to en-sure that women, children and the poor arereceiving necessary support base on any-thing they endeavour.Boya has served the people of South Africa

his whole life also as chairperson of the North-ern Province Community College, chairper-son of Daveyton Adult Centre, vice presidentand later acting president of National AfricanFederated Chamber of Commerce and Indus-try (NAFCOC), president of the PolokwaneRugby Club and many other companies’ di-rectorial positions.The ANCYL Limpopo sent their condolences

to his family wished to console them with areminder that Boya was an outstanding leaderof the society who has always been behindthe scenes of development.“His life is well lived and surely the angels

are happy to have him in their midst to helpwatch over us.We urge schools, churches, orphanages,

places of safety, old age homes, political par-ties and civil society organisation to dedicatetheir lives to his goals, and subsequently payhim last respects through working tirelesslyto eradicate poverty and creating an economi-cally free society. His reputation should beupheld not only by memorial services, butactual deeds,” said Mabunda.The ANC national spokesperson, Jackson

Mthembu, also sang Boya’s praises. He saidthat Boya was a visible leader in businessand business organisations.According to Mthembu, Boya played a

prominent role in Nafcoc as its vice presi-dent and as well as the president of the SouthAfrican Leisure and Tourism. He also saidthat his activism spanned education, civicissues and sport.“We believe that he played an important role

in advancing development in areas that werepreviously neglected by the erstwhile apart-heid government,” said MthembuTom Boya leaves behind his five children

Beki, Maju, Thandi, Bandile and Lumkile andhis wife Florence, to whom he has been mar-ried to for more than 40 years.

Stick to education and leave a legacy

Buti Manamela talks to the audienceduring the Chris Memorial Lecture.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

the programme of the day. LimpopoCOSAS (Congress Of South African Stu-dents) chairperson, Tebogo Nkomane,chanted “away with teenage pregnancyaway,” before he started delivering hisspeech.“We are concerned about the disturbing

rate of teenage pregnancy at schools. Wealso know and condemn sexual relation-ships between teachers and learners. Youare here to learn, so view these educatorsas your parents and they should view youas their children,” said Nkomane.Nkomane said that they are aware of

many other challenges that the learnersare facing, and indicated that they needtheir contribution to tackle such issues.

Mzamane Ringane

The Young Communist League secretarygeneral, Buti Manamela, urged learners tofocus on their education, and distancethemselves from alcohol and substanceabuse if they wanted to be remembered infuture.Manamela was addressing the learners

from Phagameng High School and Solo-mon Mahlangu High School on Tuesday,9 April.The Chris Hani Memorial Lecture was held

at Phagameng High School, and the eventwas attended by both learners and teach-ers.This Modimolle born leader warned that

the use of drugs and alcohol at school-going age will not lead to a good future,but would only destroy the leaders of to-morrow. “If you want to be rememberedlike Chris Hani, stick to your education andstay away from alcohol and drugs,” saidManamela. He said that there was analarming drop in the number of learnerswho took interest in history as a subject.Manamela said the importance of the his-tory subject was tantamount to that ofMathematics and Physics.“Those who are doing matric this year,

we hope and wish that you will do well andachieve a good pass rate at the end of theyear. Last year Phagameng High Schoolachieved a very good pass rate, and wehope that you will work harder to sustaingood results this year,” Manamela said.The issue of teenage and learner-teacher

relationships did not manage to escape

Concerned pastors of the Ministers Fraternal prayed forthree suspects who were recently arrested for housebreak-ing and theft. Reverent Pheto Mosima said their aim wasto help spiritually rehabilitate the suspects so they canchange their behaviour. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Members of the Modimolle SAPSWomen’s Network will lead a projectcalled “Barefoot”. They will be handingout shoes to people in need. The projectwill kick-off at 14:00 at ShopriteSupermarket on Friday, 3 May andeverybody is welcome to attend. Policerequests that people who would like todonate shoes, whether old or new,contact police spokesperson, WarrantOfficer James Findlay, on 082 4143218. Donations can be dropped off atthe police station or at The BEAToffices in Bela Bela. Photo: Lizzy Bapela


Lizzy Bapela

Thabazimbi mayor, Patricia Mosito, cameface to face with some of the challengesthat residents face in the area during the2013/14 IDP/Budget public participationconsultation.Local councillors, ward committee mem-

bers, management of the municipality andother stakeholders accompanied Mosito tothe first meeting of the programme at theRegorogile Community Hall.Residents in these areas were given the

opportunity to come forward with their griev-ances before the mayor, councillors andmanagement. Some of the issues raisedwere lack of employment and recreationalfacilities like the sports grounds and com-munity hall in Northam.The community also requested speed

humps and pre-paid electricity meters,

Thabazimbi Municipalitystarts public participation

The new Mookgopong municipal man-ager, Peter Magwala and mayor SaraMonyamane during the municipal man-ager’s appointment. Photo supplied

Julia Magapa is one of the communitymembers who raised concerns during thepublic participation consultation inThabazimbi. Photo supplied

especially in town, and complained aboutlack of electricity in an informal settlementof Skierlik, road maintenance and lack ofcemeteries.The community’s major complains in-

cluded lack of RDP houses, high water bills,refuse removal and illegal dumping sites,unfenced sewer in Rooiberg, streets lightsswitched during the day, shortage of waterat Thabazimbi extension 37 and valuationroll.In response, mayor Mosito said that the

residents should give the municipality timeto implement an IDP programme that wouldlead to improvement of lives of the people.The issues noted were identified in termsof their frequency in most proceedings.The Mayor and the municipal manager,

Morutse Ntsoane, responded to some ofthe issues that were immediately havinganswers to during the meetings. The mayorrequested community members to join themunicipality, as they will be proceeding withthe programme in other areas.Spokesperson for the municipality, Joshua

Motsomane, said that the consultationstarted on Tuesday, 2 April, and will rununtil Tuesday, 30 April. He said that theaffected areas include Skierlik, Rooiberg,Raphuti, Northam and Thabazimbi townamong others.Motsomane said that the main objective

of the presentation is to give feed back tothe communities and get some of theirneeds. He said the community needs wouldculminate into ward cluster priorities thatwill ultimately be consolidated into the mu-nicipality’s priorities.He said that the aim was to educate com-

munities on how they should be involved inthe process of decision making of the lo-cal municipality.The programme will roll out on Saturday

20 April at Sekgweng Intermediate School,and proceed to Smashblock on Sunday,21 April.The programme will proceed to Dwaalboom

on Sunday, 28 April and lastly will be thestakeholders and IDP Rep Forum atMarakele EE Centre on Tuesday, 30 April.

Mookgophong appoints municipalmanager after three year wait

TK Mashaba

Mookgophong municipality appointeda new municipal manager after thetown had to wait for three years be-fore the appointment.This was one of the issues that com-

pelled angry members of the commu-nity to voice their concerns during therecent protest march. The protestersalso complained about the storm wa-ter projects, tender issues, buildingprojects and unqualified municipalworkers.On Monday, 15 Apr i l , Peter

Magwala, took charge of his new of-fice when he started as the new mu-nicipal manager.Furthermore, a Social and Commu-

nity Service Manager was appointed.Herman Sebata will join the munici-pality to fill this position.The mayor, Sarah Monyamane, ex-

pressed her relief at the appoint-ments. The fact that the municipalitydid not have these key managers inplace for such a long time had animpact on the municipality’s credibil-ity.Monyamane said that she was con-

fident that the two new managerswould improve the level of service de-livery in Mookgophong.

Mathale slammed for allegedlymisusing public coffers

Limpopo pre-mier CasselMathale, left,was recentlyslammed forallegedlymisusing tax-payers’ moneyfor his personalreasons. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

backlog that includes water shortages,sanitation, proper roads and dilapidatedschools across the province.“The money could have been used to

change the lives of the citizens in the prov-ince. We demand Mathale to apologiseto the people of Limpopo and refund themoney as a matter of urgency. Besidesthat, the ANC must recall Mathale withimmediate effect before he continues toprofligate more tax payers’ money,” saidSmalle.Mathale was also criticised for attend-

ing the festival, instead of the funeral ofMokgadi Seakamela, the South AfricanNational Defence Force soldier, who diedrepresenting the province in Africa.Provincial government spokesperson,

Tebatso Mabitsela, was reported in themedia as saying that the premier couldnot attend the funeral but has sent con-dolences to the bereaved family of thisbrave soldier on behalf of the province.However, Mabitsela could not disclose thenature of Mathale’s commitments.The premier’ spokesperson, Mashadi

Mathosa, was also reported in the mediaas saying that the premier could notcome to the funeral because of otherequally important tasks.

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Leaders of the DA in Limpopo hasslammed premier Cassel Mathale forallegedly using tax payers’ money for hisown personal entertainment, while peo-ple across the province are struggling dueto lack of services delivered t them.The DA says that Mathale has proved

that he is shameless and does not careanymore about Limpopo citizens by us-ing more than R100 000 of their moneyto attend the Cape Town Jazz festivalheld recently.The Star newspaper has reported that

Mathale utilised the money to buy flighttickets, hotel accommodation for twonights, meals expenses including carrental in his personal capacity, not asthe premier. It is alleged that Mathalewas accompanied by his wife and twobodyguards.DA Limpopo provincial leader, Jacques

Smalle, said that the party is deeplyconcerned about Mathale’s behaviour formisusing the public coffers in attendingan entertainment event instead of focus-ing on how best service delivery can beaccelerated throughout the province.He said there is a huge service delivery

Motsepe launches Councillor Training

Lizzy Bapela

The Limpopo MEC for Corporative Gov-ernance, Human Settlement and Tradi-t ional Affairs (CoGHSTA), CliffordMotsepe, launched the Councillor Train-ing Programme on Friday, 12 April.The launch took place at the depart-

ment’s building in Polokwane. Spokes-person for the department, DieketsengDiale, said that it is a tradition for theDepartment to team up with the SouthAfrican Local Government Association(SALGA) to conduct an induction pro-gramme for newly elected councillors.

Modimolle mayor Kgaretja Lekalakala at-tended the recent councillor-traininglaunch on behalf of Waterberg Districtexecutive mayor Tlotlanang Mogotlane.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

She said that the assessment of the in-duction programme indicated that thereis a need for a comprehensive trainingfor mayors, speakers and other officebearers.The department appointed a service pro-

vider to conduct in depth training pertain-ing to local government sphere in line withSection 154 (1) of the Constitution andSection 34 (1) of Municipal Finance Man-agement Act of 2003. Diale said that thetraining would be rolled out from April toDecember 2013.Modimolle mayor, Kgaretja Lekalakala,

attended the launch on behalf ofWaterberg district mayor, TlotlanangMogotlane, who was attending to otherwork related issues.Mogotlane is a member of the Limpopo

Provincial Task Team (PTT) appointed bythe ANC and she was attending a meet-ing in Polokwane on the day f the coun-cillor-training launch.The training consists of different mod-

ules including Principles of StrategicManagement, Public Participation andIntegrated Development Planning (IDP),Municipal Legislation and Policy Frame-work;Principles of Financial Management in-

cluding Financial Management reportingand Supply Chain Management; Intro-duction to Information Technology andBasic Economics for Management De-cision Making will be part of the trainingcurriculum.Local Economic Development (LED) as

well as Introduction to Service Deliveryand Customer Care Relationships isalso looked at on the course.

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The people of Limpopo lost a manof great integrity when Tom Boyapassed away on 12 April. He wasactively involved in several charitiesand businesses. Boya was wellknown in business circles for hisleadership and visionary outlook.When a well-known public figure

dies, it forces people to come toterms with their own mortality. Weall have to face the fact that we willdie one day. The question is howwe would want to be remembered.A person like Tom Boya leaves the

world a better place. He workedvery hard to establish structures,build communities and promotehuman rights that would have alasting effect on the history ofSouth Africa.Of course, not many people make

such a high profile impact on theworld, but many people make in-credible differences by doing thingsthat may seem small at the time,but will have a huge influence onhumanity in the end.People who show courage on a

daily basis when they stand up forwhat is right are just as importantin the grand design of life.A great example of the powerful

difference one life can make is thelife of Dashrath Manjhi. He was avery poor worker who lived in In-dia. In 1960, his wife died becausethe nearest doctor to them was ina town 70km away. They did nothave transport or money for trans-port and she died because she didnot receive the needed medical at-tention.Dashrath did not want anyone

else to suffer the same fate as hiswife, so he carved a road of 1kmthrough the mountain between hisvillage and the next. He worked onthis road singlehandedly from 1960to 1982. The road that he builtthrough the mountain reduced thedistance between the villages from70km of dangerous mountainpasses to 1km of sol id road,straight through the mountain.One man, so poor that people did

not even take notice of him, savedthousands of lives by carving outthat road in the mountain. It tookup 22 years of his life. He did notdo this hard work because hewanted to be a hero. He simplywanted to keep others from suffer-ing as his wife did.A simple gesture, like reaching

out to a lonely person or caring foran old person makes a differencein that person’s life. We do notneed money to make our mark inthe world; we just need willingnessand the right attitude.

Live like a giantLaying of handsand healing Bishop Silas Tlou

In Mark 16:17, 18 we read, “Andthese signs shall follow them thatbelieve; in my name…they shall layhands on the sick, and they shall re-cover.” Laying on of hands then ishealing by spiritual means, which canbe and is often accompanied byprayer.First Jesus said that signs would

take place. The signs are the sickbeing healed when Christians lay theirhands on them. The word recovermeans to “begin to amend” accord-ing to the definition of the Greek wordused in this scripture. As a Christianwho is filled with the Holy Spirit, youcan lay your hands on a sick personin the name of Jesus Christ, and thatperson will recover from being sick.The signs follow them that “believe.”

That means that you are acting onthe authority of Jesus Christ and thatyou will see the sick recover whenyou lay hands on them in his name.You are not pretending or hoping thatit will work. You know it will work.Moreover, because you know it willwork, you act on it and obey whatJesus said to do.The bible gives us an example to

follow in Luke 4:38-41 and in Mark1:29-34. Jesus went to Peter’s houseand they begged him on behalf ofPeter’s mother-in-law because shehad a great fever. Jesus stood overher, rebuked the fever, took her by thehand, and lifted her up. The bible saysthat she immediately arose and min-istered to them.Everyone in the area that had any sick

brought them by and those that hadvarious kinds of diseases showed upat Peter’s house so that Jesus couldlay his hands on them too. In addition,the bible says that devils came out ofmany while this was all going on.That makes sense because in Mark

16:17 Jesus said, “And these signsshall follow them that believe; in myname they shall cast out devils.” Hesaid this before he said, “they shall layhands on the sick, and they shall re-cover.”God does not want us to be sick. Je-

sus spent a lot of time on earth healingthe sick. Matthew 4:23 – “Jesus wentthroughout Galilee, teaching in theirsynagogues, proclaiming the goodnews of the kingdom, and healing everydisease and sickness among the peo-ple.”The apostles also laid their hands on

people to heal them, as they learnedfrom Jesus. Acts 28:8 – “His father wassick in bed, suffering from fever anddysentery. Paul went in to see him and,after prayer, placed his hands on himand healed him.”James 5:14 – “Is anyone among you

sick? Let them call the elders of thechurch to pray over them and anointthem with oil in the name of the Lord.And the prayer offered in faith will makethe sick person well; the Lord will raisethem up. If they have sinned, they willbe forgiven.”

Learners ofRenosterkloofPrimary danced toshow their joy atthe annual Zebulaair show. Photo:Justin Steyn.


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NOTICEIn respect of licence applica-tion in terms of the PetroleumProducts Act, 1977 (Act No120 of 1977)This notice serves to informparties that may be interestedor affected that FRANCETTEINVESTMENTS CC herein-after reffered to as “the appli-cant”, has submitted an appli-cation for a Retail Licence,application number F/2013/01/24/0004PTN 15 ERF 846 TOWN-SHIP NYLSTROOM EXT 211 NELSON MANDELADRIVE MODIMOLLEThe purpose of the applica-tion is for the applicant to begranted a licence to undertakepetroleum retailing activitiesas detailed in the application.Arrangements for viewingthe application documenta-tion can be made by contact-ing the Controller of Petro-leum Products by:- Telephone: (015) 287 4735;- Fax: (015) 297 5045; or-E-mail: [email protected] objections to the issu-ing of a licence in respect ofthis application, which mustclearly quote the applicationnumber above, must belodged with the Controller ofPetroleum Products within aperiod of twenty (20) work-ing days from the date of pub-lication of this notice. Suchobjections must be lodged atthe following physical ad-dress:Physical address:THE CONTROLLER OFPETROLEUM PRODUCTSDepartment of Energy101 Dorp StreetPolokwane0700Postal addressTHE CONTROLLER OFPETROLEUM PRODUCTSDepartment of EnergyPrivate Bag x9712Polokwane0700

MODIMOLLE LAND-USESCHEME, 2004

“Special Consent Use – Cel-lular Mast”Notice is hereby given interms of the Modimolle Land-use Scheme, 2004, that I, TheoKotze from Developlan TownPlanners intends applying tothe Modimolle Local Munici-pality for special consent toestablish the following: A45m cellular (lattice type)mast and base station on Por-tion 1 of the farm Sterkspruit253-KQ (Vodacom cellularmast). Particulars of the appli-cation will lie for inspectionduring normal office hours atthe office of the MunicipalManager: Modimolle LocalMunicipality, ModimolleCivic Centre, O R Tambosquare, Harry Gwala Street,Modimolle, for a period of 28days from 19 April 2013. Ob-jections to or representationsin respect of the applicationmust be lodged with or madeto the Municipal Manager atthe above address or at Pri-vate Bag X1008, Modimolle,0510, within a period of 28days from 19 April 2013.Address of agent:Developlan, P.O. Box 1883,

Polokwane, 0700; 3 GeneralJoubert Street, Polokwane,0699; Tel: 015 291 4177;Fax: 0862183267. (26/4)

NOTICE TO REINSTATEA DEREGISTERED

CLOSE CORPORATIONNotice is hereby given of theintention to reinstate thederegistered Close Corpora-tion: ETSOUW PROPER-TIES no 36 CC, registrationnumber 2007/096353/23.The reason for the reinstate-ment is that the Close Corpo-ration is still in business andwas deregistered because ofan administrative omission.For further information or ob-jection please contact:NUMERI ACCOUNTANTSINCRiaan Jansen van Vuuren, tel014 736 2248, 35 Luna Road,Bela Bela, 0480. (3/5)

EIA PUBLIC PARTICI-PATION PROCESS

Notice is hereby given interms of Regulations 57 of theregulations published inGovernment Notice No 543under Section 54 read withSection 44 of the NationalEnvironmental ManagmentAct (Act no 107 of 1998) ofintent to carry out the follow-ing activity:Reference no: HES/577/BALEDET Reference no: 12/1/9/1-W66Project title: The proposedestablishment of an abattoiron Erf 1507 inMookgophong.Locality: The site is locatedon Erf 1507 inMookgophong along theR519 Road towards Roedtan,Mookgophong Local Mu-nicipality, Waterberg Dis-trict, Limpopo Province.Application for environmen-tal authorisation to under-take the following activities.EIA Registrations (2010)Activities: Government No-tice R544: No. 3.How to register as an Inter-ested and Affected party:Interested and affected par-ties can register by submit-ting their written comments,questions or concerns withregard to environmental is-sues to the contact personlisted below before/on 13May 2013.Independent environmentalconsultants.HOLISTIC ENVIRONMEN-TAL SERVICES (HES)Mr Bennie Pretorius, tel 015298 8035, cell: 082 885 3546,fax: 086 538 9453.email: [email protected] address: P O Box 679,Thornhill Plaza, Polokwane,0082.

GENERAL NOTICECONSENT OF THE TOWN-SHIPS BOARDNotice is hereby given thatGeo Projects, being the au-thorized agent of the landowner of Portion 70 of thefarm Bospoort 450 KR, BelaBela intends to apply to theTownships Board for consentfor the cancellation of condi-tions A (a), (b) and (c) con-taining in title deedT000053390/2011 of theabove mentioned property forthe purpose of a ResidentialTownship.Particulars of this applica-tion lie open for inspection

during normal office hours atthe office of mentioned agentfor a period of 28 days from26 April 2013Objections to the applicationmay be lodged in writingwith the undersigned or withthe Head of Department, Co-operative governance, Hu-man Settlement and Tradi-tional Affairs, Private Bag X9485, Polokwane, 0700, onor before 24 May 2013.GEO PROJECTSP.O.Box 919, Bela Bela, 0480.Contact number 082 8817252 (26/4)

GENERAL NOTICE.Mookgophong AmendmentScheme 56We, the Directors of Seo Es-tates Pty Ltd, being owner ofthe property mentioned be-low, herby give notice interms of section569(1)(b)(i)of the Town-planning and Townships Or-dinance, 1986(Ordinance 150f 1986), that we have ap-plied to the MookgophongMunicipality for the amend-ment of the town planningscheme known asMookgophong Land UseScheme, 2004, for the rezon-ing of Portion 1 of the farmKalkfontein 589 KR and Por-tion 2 of the farmGrootfontein 590 KR from“Agricultural” to “Resort”.Particulars of the applicationwill lie for inspection duringnormal office hours at the of-fice of the Land Use Planner:Technical Services, CivicCentre, cnr. Nelson MandelaDrive, Mookgophong, for aperiod of 28 days from 19April 2013.Objections or representa-tions in respect of the appli-cation must be lodged withor made in writing to: LandUse Planner, Technical Serv-ices, at the above-mentionedaddress, or to Private BagX340, Mookgophong, 0560,within a period of 28 daysfrom 19 April 2013. (26/4)

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION

IN THE MAGISTRATE’SCOURT FOR THE DIS-TRICT/REGION OF BELABELA HELD AT BEALBELA. Case number: 1992/2012.In the matter between:KUSASA COMMODITIES160 (PTY) LTD ExecutionCreditor and JULIE-JOEMADALA NDHLOVUidentity number: 8306035913 08 9, 1st ExecutionDebtor, RAMOKONEKEKANA LETEBELE iden-tity number: 78216 0519 080, 2nd Exrcution Debtor.In pursuance of a Judgment ofthe magistrate, Bela Bela,dated 5 November 2012, theundermentioned goods willbe sold by public auction bythe Sheriff of the Magistrate’sCourt of Bela Bela, to thehighest cash bidder, on 15May 2013 at 11:00 at thepremises of the Sheriff’s officear 52 Robbertson street, BelaBela.1 Orange 2 piece lounge suite1 4 piece black and brownlounge suite3 Catering tables30 Silver chairs1 Coffee and cappucino ma-chine1 Coffee grinder1 Chips frying machine1 6 Burner griller1 Industrial toaster1 Extractor fan1 Fire extinguisher1 Flat burner griller4 Paintings (small, medium &large)1 Kelvinator stoveDated at Bela Bela this 15thday of April 2013.ENSLIN & FOURIE ATTOR-NEYSATTORNEYS FOR THE EX-ECUTION CREDITOR.43 Luna Road, Bela Bela, tel014 736 2177, fax 014 7362196Email: [email protected]: DI 1986/ldb

Lizzy Bapela

Fist National Bank (FNB) in Bela Belahas collaborated with two non-profit or-ganisations, Stop Hunger Now andStadspoort, to help combat hunger inthe area.Two officials of the bank, Ansu

Strydom and Ramasela Galane,founded the initiative to join hands withthe non-profit organisations and givefood parcels to the needy. Officialsfrom Modimolle also took time off theirpersonal commitments and joined inon the charity work.More than 20 volunteers came to-

gether and packaged 5 000 food par-cels containing rice, dried vegetables,soy and 21 essential vitamins.Mariana Buys, from Stadspoort, said

that the specified packaged items were

Volunteers to feed the hungry

Volunteers lined up with the boxed meals ready to feed the hungry in Bela Bela. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

initially meant for the malnourishedchildren in crèches but adults will alsobenefit and one pack serves 11 peo-ple. She said the initiative has fed hun-gry people in Bela Bela and surround-ing areas, reaching as far asKromdraai, Rooiberg.Stadspoort is a non-profit organisa-

tion that assists and empowers thehungry, also regarded as the voice ofhope for the whole community of BelaBela.Chief Executive Officer of the Stop

Hunger Now Southern Africa, BarryMey, said that his organisation is avolunteer based meal packaging andresults oriented nutrition programme,which was started in 2009. He saidthat there are currently two full-timeoperations in Johannesburg and CapeTown.

Stop Hunger Now is an internationalhunger relief organisation that wasestablished in 1998 in the USA thatcoordinates the distribution of food andother life saving aid around the world.Mey said that the organisation aims

to eradicate hunger and ensure trans-formation through education, combin-ing the funding of meal packagingevents with results oriented nutritionprogrammes.The packaged meals were boxed and

put in a safe place at the bank and willbe distributed shortly to the people inneed.Buys said they have distributed

in town but have realised theremore people in need in the town-ship than there are in town andthey are planning to head there toassist as well.

Grade 4 to 7 learners of Renosterkloof Primary, embarked on an exciting field trip visit to the ZebulaCountry Club and Spa airstrip on Friday, 12 April. The school’s headmaster, KJ Mosima, told TheBEAT that the outing was intended to educate the learners about the aircrafts on display. “Many ofour learners have never seen an airplane up-close and we thought it would be a good idea for them tolearn about the aviation industry,” Mosima said. Learners received caps and schoolbags sponsored byKinetsu World Express (KWE) logistics. The learners cheerfully performed a song and dance number infront of one of the corporate jets owned by Triton Express logistics. Photo: Justin Steyn

TK Mashaba

Education in Bela Bela received aboost over the Easter school holidayswhen Dinaledi Tsa joined hands withthe Bela Bela Education AdvocacyGroup (BBEAG).Dinaledi Tsa and the BBEAG both

hosted tutorial sessions for learnersat different venues in the Bela BelaTownship. Dinaledi Tsa conductedtheir sessions at Ulando CombinedSchools while the BBEAG had theirclasses at Bela Bela High School.Dinaledi Tsa is a non-profit organisa-

tion founded by Joseph Ranaka. Theorganisation started out at MatricMade Easy. Dinaledi Tsa is based inMokopane and is responsible for the

Maths and Science tackled over EasterGrade 12 enrichment programmes inMapela, Modimolle, Mookgophongand Bela Bela. The tutoring person-nel are all committed educators anduniversity students are roped in afterthorough screening. The aim of the or-ganisation is to create a culture oflearning and teaching.According to Ranaka, the extra

classes over the Easter holidays werevery successful and that he expectedgreat results at the end of the year.The extra classes started on 2 April

and 123 students attended the tuto-rial session that ended on 6 April.The Eater Enrichment programme for

Grade 12 learners on the Bela Belacircuit was held at the EmmarentiaGeldenhuis camping grounds outside

Bela Bela. The classes were a jointproject by Dinaledi Tsa and the De-partment of Education’s Bela Bela cir-cuit.Ranaka said that the learners re-

ceived help in mathematics, math-ematical literacy, physical science, lifesciences, history, geography, account-ing, agriculture, economics and busi-ness studies.“I was pleased with the excellent work

ethic and the willingness to learnshowed by learners,” Ranaka said. Heexpressed his gratitude to circuit man-agers, Mmakoma Phatudi and theThobela Enrichment Programme.The Thobela Enrichment Programme

is spearheaded by local high schoolprincipals and selected educators.


MUNICIPAL BID NOTICE

BELA BELALOCAL MUNICIPALITY

Private Bag X1609 Bela Bela 0480

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BANKING SERVICES BELA-BELA MUNICIPALITY NOTICE NO: 19/13Banks that are registered in terms of Banks Act 1990 (Act 94 of 1990) are invited to bid for Propos-als: Banking Services for the Bela-Bela Municipality, as required by the municipal supply chainregulations, for a period of five years.

The tender documents containing the conditions of the tender as well as further particulars re-garding said tender are available at the Records Office, first floor, Municipal Building, Chris HaniDrive, Bela-Bela.

A non-refundable deposit of R100-00 will be charged for each set of documents issued. All paymentsare to be made in the currency of the Republic of South Africa. Cash or bank-guaranteed cheques madeout to the Bela-Bela Municipality will be accepted.

Bidders are requested to place their sealed proposals marked Tender: “Proposal: Banking Ser-vices ”, no later than 12:00 on Friday, the 21st of June 2013 in the tender box at the Records Officeof the Bela-Bela Municipality . Late bids, faxes, telephonic tenders and e-mails will not be ac-cepted or considered.

Tenders shall take note of the following tender conditions:

· • A valid Tax Clearance Certificate• Company Registration Documents• Failure to complete all supplementary information and the returnable schedules will

result in the bid being eliminated.• PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, 2011 PERTAINING TO THE PREFERENTIAL

PROCUREMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK ACT No.5 of 2000 (PPPFA) principles will apply.• 90 Points will be for functionality, rates offered, methodology, expertise• 10 Points for B-BBEE Status level of contributor• Calculation of points to be based on the B-BBEE ratings of a bidder are as follows:

N.B No bid will be disqualified from the bidding process if the bidder does not submit a certificatesubstantiating the B-BBEE status level contributor or is a non-compliant contributor. Such a bidderwill score 0 out of a maximum of 10 points.

The Municipality shall adjudicate and award tenders in accordance with the Preferential ProcurementPolicy and the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act 5 of 2000) as well as the SupplyChain Regulations.

The Municipality is not obliged to accept the lowest- or any tender in this regard.

The Municipality also reserves the right to negotiate further conditions and requirements withthe successful bidder.

Enquiries may be referred to Mr L Matwalana at the following e-mail address: [email protected] at 014 736 8000

MALULEKA MMACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER Notice Number: 19/13

Hleketani Primaryneeds funding Justin Steyn

Hleketani Primary School hasrecently issued an invitation tobusinesses and constructioncompanies to aid them in theirquest for a proper netball courtand general improvements at theschool.The BEAT visited Hleketani on

Tuesday, 16 April, to talk aboutthe endeavour. Head of Depart-ment (HOD), AndriesSenoamadi, said that the schooldesperately needs a new netballcourt where their teams couldpractice.Hleketani’s netball teams have

been playing on a very sandypatch where electric cables andwater pipes are run. “This is avery big concern to us as thewater pipes risk being damagedand, more importantly, our learn-ers run the risk of electrocutionwhen playing on the court,” saidSenomadi.The school plans to build new

administrative offices where theirnetball courts are currentlyplaced and to build new netball

courts that are safe.Senomadi confirmed that the

National Lottery donated R100000 towards building the courtsin the beginning of the year, butexplained that the school needsa little more funding to maintaintheir soccer field as well as theconstruction of the administra-tive offices.Construction of the courts is

said to commence within thecoming week and should be com-pleted in mid May. Senomadi saidthat the courts would not only berestricted to netball. The schoolis excited about a plan to train abasketball team when the courtshave reached completion.Municipal spokesperson,

Matome Sebelebele, encouragesall members of the community toget involved. He said that childrenshould be exposed to the besteducational opportunities possi-ble.Interested businesses and con-

struction companies can submittheir profiles for selection by con-tacting the school on 014 737-7386.

SACAA welcomesfuture aviators!

SACAA Officials Boitumelo Kamiwa (left) and ZukiswaBotha at their information stand at this year’s Zebula lodgeAir show. Photo: Justin Steyn

ing and skills development pro-gram in place involving Air traf-fic controllers, Cadet Pilots,Engineers and Designatedexaminers (categorized asACED).The SACAA sponsorslearners from Grade 10 up-wards and encourages subjectchoices, such as mathemat-ics and science, in order topursue careers in aviation.Skills in the industry remain

a major challenge, as profes-sionals have to be constantlytrained and developed. Chinahas opened two schools inSouth Africa to train pilots andSouth African Airways (SAA)has reintroduced its CadetScheme to lessen the chal-lenge.The SACAA visits schools on

a regular basis inviting learn-ers to air shows spreading in-dustry information amongstthem. On the day of the airshow SACAA handed out in-formation leaflets that providesteps when pursuing a careerin aviation.

Justin Steyn

The South African Civil Avia-tion Authority (SACAA) edu-cated young and about avia-tion at this year’s fifth annualair show held on the ZebulaCountry Club and Spa airstrip.The event, held on Saturday,

13 April, saw experienced andnovice pilots coming togetherfor a day of jaw -dropping aerialacrobatics.SACAA spokespersons,

Boitumelo Kamiwa andZukiswa Botha, told The BEATthat their role at the event wasto alert and inform the publicabout various factors that af-fect the aviation industry.One of the most important

issues was the fact that theyouth are seemingly unawareof the vast career opportuni-ties within aviation. “It is alarm-ing to note that the youth as-sume that the industry is lim-ited to pilots and airhostess,”said Kamiwa.The SACAA has set a train-


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The much-anticipated trail of LoloSelamolela, owner of Second Divisionteam Modimolle Aces, was postponedagain on Thursday, 11 April. The trail willcontinue on 18 June.Selamolela stands accused of trespass-

ing at the SAFA offices during a meetingand assaulting Regional SAFA Cup Com-petition manager, Jack Maluleka, in June2012.Refiloe Khoza, SAFA official, who laid the

charges of trespassing and malicious dam-age of property, and Jack Maluleke at-tended the court proceeding. Both partiesseemed calm and relaxed.The court heard that Selamolela showed

up at a SAFA meeting uninvited. Duringthe course of the meeting, an intense ar-gument broke out and Selamolela alleg-edly assaulted Maluleka. Furniture in the

Assault case againstSelamolela postponed

The Waterberg SAFA offices where the alleged trespassing and malicious damage ofproperty took place. Photo: TK Mashaba

office was damaged during the allegedassault.According to the Modimolle police, a

case was opened against Selamolela andinvestigations were still underway.In other SAFA news, the Disciplinary Com-

mittee (DC) were forced to postpone theirenquiries into the alleged assault of ref-eree, Mpho Manganye.The incident happened on Saturday, 23

March. The SAFA Stream B game betweenReal Madrid and Yster United ended badlyand Manganye had to run for cover whenplayers attacked him, accusing him of il-legally adding time to the game. He suf-fered an eye injury.The two teams and their fans started a

scuffle when Yster United equalised thescore in the 88th minute of the game.The DC could not continue with their in-

vestigation into the matter because no wit-nesses showed up at the hearing.

“According to the Modimolle police, a case was openedagainst Selamolela and investigations were still underway...”

TK Mashaba

The SAFA Waterberg Regional league is wait-ing for the outcome of the Disciplinary Com-mittee (DC) on certain cases that could havean influence on which team will be the StreamB champions.Yster United is currently leading the league

log with 45 points. They are followed veryclosely by Dynasty who has 44 points.Yster United lodged a protest with the DC

against Mookgophong All Stars, claiming thatAll Stars were playing an unregistered player.At the same time, Dynasty is appealing the

results of their match against Yster Unitedwhere the referee was assaulted for allegedlyadding illegal time to the game.In other SAFA league news, Mosesetjane

beat Mokopane Morning Stars 2-0 on

Bela Bela’s finest unemployedand professionals up for games

working class and those who are not work-ing,” said Sebelebele.Sebelebele said that the tournament was

meant to be fun while also opening up newopportunities for all participants. “We are in negotiations with Nedbank

for sponsorship and other stake holderslike lodges and accommodation establish-ments around Bela Bela to be part of thisbig social event,” said Sebelebele.The committee will also be running a social

responsibility project at Thusanang Spe-cial School for severely mentally handicapChallenged. “We believe it is our respon-sibility to serve as role models to thembut, importantly, to extent our love and careto these special children who form an es-sential sector of our society,” he saidThe games’ biggest event will be held in

September when Bela Bela Finest Unitedwill be hosting one of the country’s big-gest social football teams, Fat Cats, basedin Johannesburg.The team will be joined by netball teams,

volleyball teams and basketball teamsfrom the University of Johannesburg, VaalUniversity of Technology and University ofLimpopo (Medunsa campus).

TK Mashaba

After the success of the Bela Bela Games,the organising committee realised that thereis a need for more events of this nature.Matome Sebelebele, spokesperson for the

organising committee, promised that thenext round would be bigger and better.The initial games started in December

2012 and resumed over the Easter Week-end. The turn out to these games propelledthe organisers to consider expanding thegames to include more sporting codes.This time the games will have eight par-

ticipating soccer teams who will competefor the prize. Six teams will be from BelaBela and two from Gauteng.There will also be a netball tournament

involving four local teams and one guestteam from another province.The prestigious games, titled Bela Bela

Finest United Tournament, will also hostvolleyball and basketball games first on 16June 16, 27 June and 29 September.“We are targeting mainly professional

workers and unemployed youth to form partof this tournament which will also provide aplatform for social interaction between the

DC can change things for Stream BWednesday, 10 April. On Thursday, 11 April,Mosesetjane won by defaults against Sim-ple Yellows.On 12 April, Dimakatso Sundowns lost 4-2

to Mokopane Morning Stars while Beneficabeat Mokopane Stone Breakers 2-0.On Saturday, 13 April, Dynasty managed

to come back with a thrilling 4-1 win againstReal Madrid while Stonebreakers won bydefault against Mookgopong All Stars.Mosesetjane won by default against

Sundowns while Simple Yellows beat Benfica.Thaba FC also won by default againstMaxoma FC. Yster United beat Morning Stars3-0.The winner of Stream B will meet with Bela

Bela’s Total Surrender and Lephalale’s OceanBirds on a round robin system to determinewho will go on to the provincial plays offs.

Mike Letlalo, owner of Happy Hearts FC.Photo: TK Mashaba

Happy Hearts joyful about promotion to SAFA leagueteam, Happy Hearts, won their last game onSunday, 14 April, to snap up their promotionto the SAFA Regional Waterberg league. The

team will joinStream A.Happy Hearts

beat Total Surren-der’s junior teamon the Bela BelaHigh School sportsgrounds.Owner of the

team, Mike Letlalo,told The BEAT thatthe team is ex-tremely excited tobe able to join theSAFA league. Hesaid that his teamwould work hard toensure that theymatch up to theother teams in thehigher league.“We had a bad

start during the first

leg of the season. We were worried whenwe were in eighth position. Things took aturn for the better when we picked up thepace in the second leg of the season. Wewon most of our matches and ended up infirst position on the log,” he said. Letlalo,a teacher at Khabele Primary School, saidthat he is passionate about sports andespecially soccer. He said that he wasworried about the standard of involvementof the municipality in sports activities.“Our sports council is not doing much for

sport and it has an impact on the children.Without sport they are vulnerable to alco-hol and drug abuse,” he said.Letlalo said that he was worried about

how the children will be involved in healthysporting activities between now and Sep-tember while the LFA league takes abreak.“This is the time when the sports council

and its stakeholders should have steppedin and organised cup competitions to keepthe children occupied in sports until thenew league season kicks off again in Sep-tember,” he said.

TK Mashaba

Bela Bela Local Football Association (LFA)

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