The Beat 28 February 2014

28 February 2014

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DA members and supporters came out in their numbers to support their party. Photo: Lizzy Bapela (Story on page 3)

Three arrested for fraudThree arrested for fraud

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Justin Steyn

The police in Bela Bela are investigatinga case of rape after an incident onMonday, 24 February.According to police spokesperson GlenManamela the incident happened onMonday 24 February when it wasreported that in the late evening hoursof that night a 22 year old young womanwas allegedly raped at Malebye Streetin the Bela-Bela Township.The victim told police that she was athome when she was visited by a maleacquaintance. She said that she and

Three arrested forcheque fraud

TK Mashaba

Three suspects, two men and a woman,were arrested earlier this week afterallegedly trying to use forged chequesat a bank in Bela Bela.The incident occurred on Monday, 24

February during lunch time.Two of the alleged perpetrators were

arrested at the bank after Bela Belapolice were summoned, and the thirdabout half an hour later at a restaurant,where he was apparently set up tomonitor a car in the parking lot of thecentre.He was reported by car guards at the

centre, who apparently saw him confer-ring with his associates prior to theirarrest.Bela Bela Police spokesperson Glen

Manamela confirmed the arrest of thethree.“So far we have arrested three people

who are being held in police custodywhile we investigate the case,” shesaid. She added that the men are 39and 40 years old, while the woman isaged 42.The three were expected to appear

before the Bela Bela Magistrate’s Courtduring the course of the week oncharges of document fraud.The bank has also promised to provide

a full report as soon as the head officehas compiled media release state-ments.The trio were allegedly planning to use

a white Toyota Fortune parked at anearby restaurant as a getaway car.The car was towed to the police station.

The last suspectbeing searchedby police at therestaurant wherehe was appre-hended. Photo:TK Mashaba

Accident claims paramedic

The ER- 24vehicle whichwas involved inthe accident.Photo: Supplied

Matsedu was a very hard worker whooften responded to calls even when hewas off duty.Douglas Gloag who was one of the

medics that responded to the scene ofthe collision, expressed his grief.“It came as a shock to us all. Most of

us are doing okay but there are manyof us who are not taking it well,” hesaid.Spokesperson for ER-24, Luyanda

Majija, said that they have receivedmany messages of condolences fromcommunity members in Lephalalewhere Matsedi was stationed.“Community members, who knew

and loved Matsedu, have contactedMediclinic in Lephalale and ER-24 toexpress their sympathy or makecontributions”, she said.Majija confirmed that both vehicles

involved in the accident were writtenoff but it remains unclear whether ornot the occupants of the vehicle hadsurvived.

Justin Steyn

A head-on collision on Sunday eveninghas claimed the life of an ER-24paramedicAccording to Tromar EmergencyServices Spokesperson, GerritReynders, the accident occurred onthe N1-highway en route to Mokopane.The ER-24 emergency vehicle

collided with a bakkie while the crewwere responding to an emergency.The collision killed one of theparamedics and left the other seriouslyinjured. ER-24 has paid tribute to thedeceased, thirty-three-year oldRendani Matsedu.“I’ve lost one of my sons. Losing a

child is not easy, something that nobase manager wants to experience,”said ER-24 Limpopo branch managerKaleb Meyer.Meyer said that not only is his death a

loss to his colleagues, but also a greatloss to the company. Meyers said that

Alleged rapist threatens with broken bottlethe accused were conversing over a1.25Litre glass bottle of Coke before theincident occurred. According toManamela, the man started to fondlethe woman before threatening to kill herwith the glass bottle, which he report-edly broke, and proceeded to rape her.Manamela said that the alleged rapistfled the scene to his home afterwardsA case of rape has been opened andthe matter is under investigation.Any person with additional informationmay contact Const. Glen Manamela on072 070 7775 or contact the station on(014) 736 9760/1.

Mabunda said that he has abided byall rules and regulations in registeringstudents in the programme.“I will deal with the people behind the

conspiracy because I know they usedstudents against me.”The Bela Bela Police have confirmed

that a case of fraud has been openedagainst Mabunda and that he wasreleased without bail.Bela Bela police spokesperson Glen

Manamela told The BEAT that 15certificates were found to be unlawfulwhile the other 45 were sent to Pretoriafor further investigation.“We are still waiting for the full report

before determining court dates,” addedManamela.Matome Sebelebele, municipal

spokesperson, said that the municipalityhas taken note of the arrest and appear-ance of a municipal employee. “Ourposition is that the law must take itscourse, and as a municipality we are stillinvestigating the matter internally. Webelieve the outcome of the court casewill guide us as to the measures thatneed to be taken,” said Sebelebele

Scholarship coordinator accused offaking matric certificates

‘I stand by my words. I am innocent and believe thatothers are being used to settle political scores.’

TK Mashaba

On Friday, 21 February, the EPWPlearnerships in Bela Bela came underclouds of suspicion when the coordina-tor was accused of fraud.Butane Mabunda, who is employed by

the Bela Bela Municipality, has beenaccused of providing fraudulent matriccertificates in order to accommodatestudents in the programme, whichstarted on the 3rd of February.The programme, which accommo-

dated 260 students, have differentcourses including plumbing, mathemat-ics, and engineering among others, isan EPW (Extended Public Work)programme sponsored by the province.Mabunda, who is coordinating the

program, has been released withoutbail while the police are still investigat-ing.According to Mabunda, the allegations

against him are purely politicallymotivated.“I stand by my words. I am innocent

and believe that others are being usedto settle political scores.”

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Lizzy Bapela

As election time comes closer andpolitical parties are going all out tocampaign for votes, members of thepublic are being showered with almostidentical promises from different politicalparties hoping to garner their votes.As in every campaign, the current

promises include job creation, qualityeducation and shelter.The weekend of Friday, 21 to Sunday,

23 February was the chosen time forvarious political parties to launch theirown election manifestos, with the DAchoosing Limpopo to launch theirs.Thousands of members and supportersfrom all parts of the country were trans-

2014 Election Manifestos make the news

EFF members supported a recent student march in Modimolle. Photo supplied ANC members listened attentively during one of their rallies. Photo supplied

This student from Solomon Mahlangu was protesting in Modimolle in-stead of being in class. Photo: TK Mashaba

ported to the venues during the events.In Bela-Bela only, 15 taxis took DA

people to the Polokwane show-groundson Sunday, 23 February, where partyleader Hellen Zille was addressing thecrowd. Zille was accompanied by na-tional youth leader Lindiwe Mzibuko andthe popular Gauteng premier candidateMmusi Maimane.The DA outlined its vision for South

Africa and its policy offer to the voters inthis election during the ManifestoLaunch, regarded as the official launchof the party’s national election campaign.The party says that the 2014 electionpromises to be the most closely fought inthe democratic history.Meanwhile, the ANC held its election

manifesto launch rally Polokwane, theirstaking place at the Mankweng SportsGround on Saturday, 22 February. Therally, held under the theme “Together WeMove SA Forward”, saw Limpopopolitical stalwart Joyce Mashamba, aNational Executive Committee (NEC),member being the guest speaker at theevent. Speakers from the ANC ProvincialExecutive Committee (PEC), ANC YouthLeague (ANCYL), ANC Women’sLeague (ANCWL) and the ANC VeteransLeague joined in respectively.Launched in Gauteng in the presence

of about 50 000 people, the EconomicFreedom Fighters (EFF) election mani-festo is reported to be representing aconsolidation of the policies the party

has been developing since its existence.The party’s Comander in Chief, JuliusMalema still stresses the nationalizationof mines, adding that should the partyattain power, mineworkers will be amongthe better paid workers in the country.The party’s election manifesto also calls

for a uniform doubling of South Africa’scurrent social grant pay-outs, which theysaid could be achieved by shifting theadministration duties to the state.The party will be hosting a provincial

manifesto launch at Seshego Stadium,Polokwane on Sunday, 2 March.Jerry Hine of the EFF in Bela-Bela said

that transport will be available and non-members and supporters are alsoinvited to attend.

Police task teams arrest rhinohorn traders

illegal possession of rhino horn but thecase was postponed to Tuesday, 18February and were released on R500bail each.The five are expected to make a third

appearance on Tuesday, 18 MarchRamaloko said the arrest happened a

few hours after the Hawks were sum-moned to a rhino poaching crime sceneat the Zonderwater Farm in Lephalalewhere two rhinos had been shot; onedehorned and the other wounded.“Rangers at the farm accosted indi-

viduals suspiciously making their roundsat the farm at about 16:30 on Monday,10 February 2014. The police wereimmediately summoned to the area. Aset of rhino horns, a high-caliber huntingrifle with four rounds of ammunition, asaw and a getaway car were seized”,said Ramaloko.“We remain committed and deter-

mined to confront rhino poaching fromall angles. We will continue to surprisethem in the thick bushes where they areoperating from,” said the head of theHawks in Limpopo, Major GeneralDibero Molatjana.

The two rhinosthat were shotin theZonderwaterFarm inLephalale.Photo: SABCNews

Justin Steyn

According to provincial spokespersonPaul Ramaldo the Organised Crime Unitof the Hawks in Limpopo has arrestednine suspects during a two-day opera-tion related to environmental crimes,particularly the trade in rhino horn. Ramaloko said that the police, who

were acting on information received,arrested five suspected rhino poachersin Bela-Bela on Tuesday, 11 February2014, for being in possession of rhinohorn. The suspects, aged between 23and 34, were arrested during what wassupposed to be a rhino horn transactionbetween them and a buyer, who was infact an undercover officer.Ramaloko said that the seized horn

appeared to have been poached froman adult rhino a few months ago.During the arrest, the police confis-

cated an uncut diamond, which wassaid to be counterfeit but has been sentto Polokwane for forensic analysis.The accused appeared in the Bela-

Bela Magistrates’ Court on Thursday,13 February 2014, on charges of the

Solomon Mahlangu HighSchool is a hotbed of rumours

TK Mashaba

Solomon Mahlangu High School,which made headlines in The BEATlast week, is now prepared to takethe bull by the horns.The School Government (SGB) has

agreed to meet with the Congress ofSouth African Students and educa-tors to aid in paving a way forward.This is the result of a meeting held

on Monday, 24 February between theSGB and students.The BEAT learned that there were

allegedly two teachers who havebeen targeted for removal from theschool.The school’s students skipped

classes last week to join a commu-nity protest march to the municipalityafter finding unmarked examination

papers in a school toilet.The BEAT spoke to the principal,

Steve Majapholo about the matter.He said that he was not aware ofplans to remove any of the teachersfrom the school.“I am aware that there are problems

at the school and teachers who donot get along with their colleagues,but I believe that the meeting will helpus all move forward,” he said.“This is all news to me,” said one of

the teachers rumoured to be on thechopping block. “However, I knowthat things are not going well at theschool.”The teacher, who preferred to

remain anonymous, said that theyare aware that they might be re-moved in favour of other teachers inneed of positions.

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Lizzy Bapela

While many employees in varioussectors continue to queue for loans topatch up for the January drought,farmworkers are smiling from ear to ear.This comes after the Department of

Labour’s announcement that farmworkers will receive a much-neededincrement, which will see their pocketsswollen throughout the year. Depart-mental Limpopo Provincial spokesper-son Johannes Mokou said that theincrement will be effective from 01March 2014.The director for Inspection and En-

forcement Services in the Department,Phaswane Tladi, said that this goes toshow how serious they are as theDepartment in ensuring that the liveli-hood of vulnerable workers are im-proved drastically.In terms of Sectoral Determination 8

for farmworkers, the minimum wage willbe adjusted upwards to an hourly rateof R 12, 41; this is an acute hike fromthe previous meagre R 11, 66. Thosewho receive their paycheques on aweekly basis will receive R 558, 60, aneat jump from the previous R 525, 00.

Bela-Bela DA activists Shandrall Aleberts and Edward Aschindorf visitedThe BEAT offices to show off their party’s election campaign posters.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Farmworkers get sur-prising news from theDepartment of Labour

Those earning their wages at the end ofthe month will pocket R 2 420, 41 whichwas previously R 2 274, 82.On ensuring that the employers

comply with this increment, Tladidetailed a road map to be followed bythe inspectorate to ensure 100 percentcompliance.“There is a planned blitz inspection

programme targeting farmers through-out the province and during this pro-gramme, every farmer will be inspected.During this programme, our inspectorswill be glued to this sector to preventmishaps that may threaten our goal ofachieving 100% compliance of thisincrement and other pieces of labourlegislations. We have a database of allthe problematic farmers throughout theprovince and our inspectorate team hasbeen briefed thoroughly on a plan tofollow,” he said.Mokou highlighted that Sectoral

Determination is for the protection ofworkers in vulnerable sectors. Headded that the determination setsminimum working hours, minimumwages, number of leave days andtermination rules. The Labour Ministerreviews this annually.

Premier candidate to put up firstelection poster in the province

Deputy Branch Chairperson and Bela-Bela DA Youth Chairperson EdwardAschindorf, Branch ChairpersonShandrall Alberts and activist EdwardCotzee led the team in putting up theposters.This team is also expected to host an

event for the youth of areas within theBela-Bela Municipality in March,possibly in Spa Park or Vingerkraal.Shandrall said that the event is aimedat bringing the youth together tointeract with each other and theirleaders, also to discuss about chal-lenges they face on a day-to-day basisin their residence.Meanwhile, the team also welcomed

new members from Bela-Bela who leftthe ANC to join their party recently.The members were seen proudlywearing DA T-shirts at the Polokwanerally.

Lizzy Bapela

It is election campaign time again andthe Democratic Alliance (DA) LimpopoPremier candidate, Langa Bodlani,has put up the party’s first 2014Election poster in the province. Theevent took place at the DA Offices inPolokwane on Tuesday, 25 February.The DA Provincial Chairperson Lindy

Wilson, Caucus Leader Desiree vander Walt and DA councillors andactivists accompanied Bodlani duringthe activity. Bodlani is currently servingas the party’s provincial spokesper-son.The DA election posters were put up

across the province throughout theweek. In Bela-Bela, a team of activiststravelled across all areas under thelocal municipality to put up the post-ers. PR Councillor Keenan Alberts,

Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabathahas allegedly instructed MogalakwenaMunicipality Council to postpone thespecial council meeting that was sched-uled to take place the afternoon ofTuesday, 18 February until the furthernotice.This is according to the DA in

Limpopo, who allege that they havebeen reliably informed so.In the abovementioned Council meet-

ing, the DA was planning to table amotion of no confidence against themayor Tlhalefi Mashamaite, Chief WhipDavid Langa and other ExecutiveCommittee (EXCO) members alleged tohave been involved in fraudulent activi-ties and looting municipality’s funds.Several section 56 managers were

scheduled to be suspended followingthe outcomes of the forensic investiga-tions report conducted by KPMG lawfirm released early this month. Thereport is said to implicate several seniorofficials in the municipality.The outcomes of investigations into

allegations of irregularities discoveredthe following against these officials:� The procurement of goods andservices through the Office of theMayor for the Mayoral outreach pro-gramme from discretionary fundsamounting to R598 043;� The mayor allegedly attempting to

stop a special council meeting;

A communitymember fromWard 1 alsosang anddanced for theformer mayorof Bela-Bela,HenriettaLedwaba,during herbirthday cel-ebration. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Premier Mathabatha accused of protectingcorrupt municipal officials

� Irregularities in the appointment ofsecurity companies by the Mayor;� The controversial appointment of the

Acting Municipal Manager;“The postponement of the meeting by

Premier Mathabatha shows that theANC is not willing to uproot and fightagainst corruption but protects corruptofficials instead. The mayor and hiscabal have tarnished the image of themunicipality by disregarding to take thequality services to the people ofMogalakwena.In our motion, the DA was demanding

all these executive members, the Mayorand the Chief whip to be recalled withimmediate effect,” said the DA’sLimpopo Provincial Leader and Memberof Parliament (MP) Jacques Smalle.The DA calls on the Premier to recon-

vene the meeting and suspend thoseofficials that have been implicated in thereport if he is serious about fightingcorruption.In his response to the allegations,

Limpopo Premier spokesperson KennyMathivha said that these are just that,allegations and there is no truth to that.He said that the premier has never andcannot protect any corrupt official orpolitician and he does not support anycorrupt activity. Mathivha added that thepremier has never called any municipal-ity to stop their council meetings. Hesaid no municipality needs him tointervene in stopping meetings but theycan stop them on their own.

Former mayor celebrates 53 years

churches every year. She said that noone can ever be able to overcome orconquer the hardships in life bythemselves.Ledwaba saw herself facing endless

protests, with rivals striving to unseather. Meetings would be held todiscuss her future, but she did finishher term. Through all these, Ledwabasaid she had learnt to be morefocused, tolerant and strong.“When encountering hardships

during my time as the mayor, I hadtrue friends I could count on no matterwhat the situation. In life, especiallypolitics, there are no guarantees,” shesaid.The speakers used the opportunity

to also motivate people to participatein this year’s general elections.

Former Bela-Bela mayor Henrietta Ledwaba celebrated her 53rd birthdaywith community members from her ward. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela

The elderly of Ward 1 in Bela-Belajoined their former mayor HenriettaLedwaba in celebrating her 53rdbirthday at a local apostolic church onMonday, 3 February. Ledwaba, alsoknown as Die-bang, said that elderlypeople are a blessing to be aroundand helpful with their wise advice.As they were delivering their

speeches, remembering her time asthe mayor Ledwaba friends, relativesand former colleagues gave their ownperspectives of what kind of a personand leader she was and still is. All thespeakers motivated her to remainfaithful and truthful to God.Ledwaba celebrates her birthday

with the elderly from different

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Photo of the weekAs this is the last issue of The BEATfor the month of love, we thought we’dsend you off on a positive note.In Proverbs 15:17, the Bible says

“Better a dinner of herbs where loveis, than stalled ox and hatred there-with.”Now, for those of us who don’t live in

Biblical times, a stalled ox is a hugefeast. I don’t know why they called it a‘stalled’ ox. A multitude of modernjokes suggest themselves, but none ofthem will be made in this column. Atleast not today.Basically, the point of this quote is

that it is better to have nothing (adinner of herbs was considered to befood for the very poor, while the ox wasfor the very rich) but be loved, than tohave everything without love.That can be an incredibly depressing

thought, looked at in the wrong way. Inthe right light, it can be a very hopefulsentiment.Because a lot of times, people forget

that the Bible hardly ever mentionswho you should love. Unless it’s God,of course; the Bible is pretty firm onloving God.In this verse, you’re not necessarily

being told that it’s awful to be alone.You’re being told that to live withoutlove is pointless.Which, you know, it is.But you don’t have to just turn your

love outwards. In fact, until you loveyourself, you can’t truly love anyoneelse, can you? How would you knowhow to love if you didn’t love yourselffirst?Look at yourself honestly, accept

your flaws, and learn to love yourself.Learn to be confident in your own

skin. Be kind to yourself – you’re theonly person in the world you can’tescape.It’s a truth of the universe that how

you feel about yourself influences howpeople feel about you. If you loveyourself (not vain, but happy with whoyou are), you’re easier to get alongwith, easier to like.People who hate themselves…well,

we tend to assume that if peoplereally dislike themselves that much,surely there’s a reason for it? So wekeep our distance.No matter how rich you are, or how

successful, you will never be trulyhappy until you learn to love yourself,whoever you are.If you feel you need to love someone

this week, look at yourself.Do you like yourself? Are you happy

with who you are, at this point in yourlife?Love ultimately starts with you. Like

a light on a mirror, it can’t be reflecteduntil it’s directed inward. Much like alight on a mirror, you will find that onceyou’ve turned your love — your light —inward, it makes everything so muchbrighter.

To live in love

Fallen but still working: A traffic light in Bela Bela town: Photo: TK Mashaba.

The Devil mademe do it Pastor Sammy Masole

This is the statement often men-tioned by people when they havedone evil and bad things whichare not morally accepted.Horrible things are done in our

world today, and instead of peopleowning their actions, they find itto escape to say, “It is not I, Thedevil made me do it”. This soundsvery convincingly, yet it makes usto be a generation which fails toaccount for our behaviors. We arelike Cain who killed his brotherand when God asked him, “Whereis your brother?” and he an-swered, “I don’t know, Am I mybrother’s keeper? After Cain killedAbel, God did not ask the devil.Adam also failed to account toGod after he sinned in the Gardenof Eden. He simply said, “It is thewoman you gave me to be with,she gave me the fruit and I ate”.People kill others, rape, steal

from others, cheat and fornicate,live in adultery, and do many otherevil things in the world and theirsimply excuse will be, “It is not I,the devil made me do it.” In thebook of James 1:14-15 we read,“Temptation comes from our owndesires, which entice us and dragus away. These desires give birthto sinful actions. And when sin isallowed to grow, it gives birth todeath.” This simply explains thatwe lie when we says it is thedevil. The reason why somepeople do the same evil over andover again, that’s because weshift blame, and it suits us fine toescape by having acceptableexcuses which create dodgyways of becoming fully account-able to our doings.We are not a mistaken creation

of God, we are created with apower of choice. Anything that wedo, evil or good, we shall havefirst allowed it. Remember Godsaid to Cain, “Sin crouches atyour door, its desire is for you,but you must master it.” Cain hada choice of giving in to the sin ofkilling his brother or to refuse tothe evil desire. In the book ofJames 4v7, we read, “So humbleyourself before God, Resist thedevil, he will flee from you.” Wehave the power to resist the deviland his temptations.The first step which will help us

to change, it is by acknowledgingour own shortcomings, sins andevil things we do rather thansaying it is the devil, not us.David slept with Uriah’s wife andplotted the killing of Uriah in thebattle field, and in the book ofPsalm 51:3, he prays “For Iacknowledge my transgressions,and my sin is ever before me.”Allow Jesus in your life today, hecan save you and change youtoday if you admit you sins.Amen.

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NOTICE OF APPLICA-TION FOR ESTABLISH-MENT OF A TOWNSHIP

The Bela Bela Municipality,hereby gives notice in termsof section 69(6)(a) of theTown-planning and Town-ships Ordinance, 1986 (Or-dinance 15 of 1986), thattownship reffered to in theannexure hereto, has been re-ceived by it. Particulars ofthe application will lie for in-spection during normal officehours at the office of theHead Administration, Mu-nicipal offices, Chris HaniStreet, Bela Bela for a periodof 28 days from 28 February2014.Objections to or representa-tions in respect of the appli-cation must be lodged with ormade in writing and in dupli-cate to the Head of Adminis-tration at the above addressor at Private Bag x1609, Bela

Bela within a period of 28days from 28 February 2014.ANNEXUREName of township: BuiskopIndustrial ParkFull name of applicant:TOREMAR INVESTMENT145 BKNumber of erven in proposedtownship: Industrial 2: 10,Agriculture: 1 road: 2Description of land on whichtownship is to be established:Remainder of Portion 42 ofthe Farm Buiskop 464 K.R.,Bela Bela, Limpopo Prov-ince.Location of proposed town-ship: East of Bela BelaRemarks: Proposed Town-ship will be a Private Indus-trial Township. (28&7/3).

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NOTICE OF APPLICA-TION FOR AMENDMENTOF THE TOWN PLAN-NING SCHEME INTERMS OF SECTION 56(1)(b)(i) OF THE TOWNPLANNING AND TOWN-SHIPS ORDINANCE 1986(ORDINANCE No 15 OF1986)We, Geo Projects, author-ised agents of the owner ofportion 145 of the farmTweefontein 463 KR BelaBela hereby give notice interms of section 56 (1)(b)(i)of the Town Planning andTownships Ordinance, 1986

(Ordinance No 15 of 1986)that we have applied to theBela Bela Municipality forthe amendment of the TownPlanning Scheme, known asthe Bela Bela Land UseScheme, 2008, by theamendment of the zoning ofthe property by the additionof an annexure to the exist-ing Agriculture zoning, tomake provision for overnight accommodation, campsite and ancillary uses, as in-dicated in the annexure 164to the amendment scheme.Particulars of the applicationwill lie for inspection duringnormal office hours at the of-fice of the Municipal Man-ager, Municipal Offices,Bela Bela, for a period of 28days from 28 February 2014.Objections to or presenta-tions in respect of the appli-cation must be lodged withor made in writing to: TheMunicipal Manager at theabove address or PrivateBag x1609, Bela Bela, 0480,within a period of 28 daysfrom 28 February 2014.Address: P.O. Box 919, BelaBela, 0480, Tel: 082 8817252. (28&7/3).

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Limpopo Health Departmental spokes-person, Macks Lesufi said that theDepartment is working on the highdemand of doctors in the province.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Waterberg sendstudents off to Cuba

Lizzy Bapela

A total of 20 students from across theWaterberg District Municipality re-cently departed for Cuba to studymedicine.This follows an

agreement by theLimpopo Depart-ment of Healthand all munici-palities in theprovince that theywill give bursariesto top students tostudy medicine inCuba this year.Students from thelocal municipalities in the districtwere among those across the prov-ince who received the bursaries.These students, mostly orphans or

living with single or unemployedparents, did not let their disadvan-taged backgrounds discourage them.A spokesperson from one of themunicipalities involved, Mogalakwena,Malesela Selokela, said that thesestudents are living proof that hardwork really pays. He said that thegovernment continues to prove thateducation is a precondition for devel-

opment, a key to eradicating poverty.Selokela said that their municipality isproud of the fact that 11 of the stu-dents are from their area.While speaking to the students

ahead of their departure, actingMogalakwena Mayor, Councillor SamMontane said that they were veryproud of the students and wishedthem good luck in their studies andduring their stay in Cuba. He encour-aged them to be on their best behav-iour, adding that they must bring skilland knowledge from Cuba when theycome back home.Montane said that as the municipality

and the district, they are facing aserious skills shortage in the field ofmedicine. He said that they thank theNational and Provincial department fortaking a conscious decision to investin education as the first priority.For their efforts, the students were

each rewarded with travelling bagsand toiletries. In closing, councillorMontane thanked the VoortrekkerHospital Doctor Malumbethe Ralethefor his role and contribution in assur-ing that the learners got sponsorship.“It was like a dream come true for us

when we were told we were flying offto Cuba. We are going there to makeour parents and our country proud,”

said one of thestudents, whowere full of smilesand happiness.As mentioned in

an article in TheBEAT on 14February, theDepartment hadreportedly sent110 students tobe trained asdoctors in Cuba.

The Department believes that this willassist in easing the burden in hospi-tals. The article followed a statementby the DA in Limpopo, alleging thatthe Department is still struggling to fillup 73% vacancies at a new state-of-the-art hospital in Thabazimbi. Depart-mental spokesperson Macks Lesufi haddenied the claims, saying both the oldand new hospitals in Thabazimbi hadstaff and were fully operational. Headded that the Department has put inplace a programme to train additionaldoctors to meet the increasing demand.

Machela Mutumo, AKA DJ FunkDeepstar is due to be in Bela Belathis Saturday. Photo Supplied

“It was like a dreamcoming true for us when

we were told we wereflying off to Cuba. We aregoing there to make ourparents and our country

proud,...

Funk Deepstar to rock Bela Belathis Saturday

TK Mashaba

Children from around the Waterberg arelooking forward to a fun picnic onSaturday, 1 March in Bela Bela’sLehlabile Park.The event, which is organized by the

Dads in the Picture group, formed bymen who are taking a stand on beinginvolved in the lives of their children insuch spheres as education and health.One of the co-ordinators of the brand-

new Bela Bela branch, ColeridgeMahabeer, said that 1 March is the daythat has been reserved for them tomeet with other fathers to form a solid

attended various events in his areasand, not impressed with the quality,decided to team up with someone whoalready had a foot in the industry toimprove the quality of local offerings.After a number of gigs with his friend,

Mutomo moved to Gauteng to pursuehis love for music, and in 2001 gradu-ated from Birnam Business Collegewith a diploma in Sound Engineering.During the same year he was offereda position as a resident DJ at Larumbain Braamfontein. He also did occa-sional stints at the Turn and Tenderwith Black Whole Entertainment.Talking about the latest technology

available to DJ’s, Mutumo says that hedoes not limit himself to just one typeof technology, although he likes certainbrands and types.Having the latest DJing technology,

however, does not ensure success.“If people haven’t heard of you

before, if you have no reputation, yourtask will be made much harder.”Mutumo has had the opportunity of

having his mixes added to the 5-FMparty-time slot, and in 2008, he tookhome Polokwane’s Finest DJ atMaroola Lounge.He has played with several well-

known names in South African DJ-ing,and released an album under the SoulCandi label called House Chronicles 7.He released another album, Let’s PlayHouse volume One, independently.

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Machela Mutumo, AKA ‘FunkDeepstar’ who started his DJ career inBotlokwa in Limpopo, will be deliveringa performance in Bela Bela at YonaYethu Chisanyama on Saturday, 1March.The event, which will feature local

DJ’s in addition to Mutumo, will kick offat 22:00, and Audi will be attending inorder to display their cars and host atest driving session.Mutumo’s journey began after he

These threeladies in a rowin hymnsduringMmathapeloand MphoMohlake’swedding.Photo: TKMashaba

Dads in the Picture to have a branchlaunch in Bela Bela

branch.“The launch will mean a lot for us, as

local fathers frequently meet socially butdon’t always share their life experiencesand advice.”He added that they were expecting

attendance from fathers from as farafield as Mookgophong, and that theywould shortly be opening branches inModimolle and Mookgophong.The event will feature games for

fathers, while the children will be havingfun on the jumping castles.The group has been gaining popularity

in recent weeks after members wereinterviewed by the national media.

MmathapeloMohlake andMpho Mohlakeduring theirwedding onSaturday, 15February atMarula Lodge.Photo: TKMashaba

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Students at Itereleng SecondarySchool in Rooiberg, as well as schoolprincipal Ali Pole, are wreathed insmiles after the students received adonation of school bags from KumbaIron Ore Mine in Thabazimbi.Inside each bag were some valuable

items for the students.“It pays to have good, sustainable

relations with stakeholders,” said Pole.“Kumba Iron Ore brought excitement to

Itereleng Secondary Schoolgets a boost from local mine

Ali Pole with several Grade 8 students who excelled in 2013. Photo supplied

Itereleng Secondary School by donat-ing backpacks to our students. We’restriving for a 100% pass rate in 2014.”Pole said that the contributions by

educators, students, parents andstakeholders are assisting the schoolin ensuring that, in his words, “thedreams we set become the dreams wereach”.He added that this kind of relationship

between schools and corporationsshows that education isn’t just govern-ment’s responsibility.

Thapelo Mhlanga and his date CleoKula arrived at the HoërskoolWarmbad Valentine’s day Balldespite the miserable weather.Photo Justin Steyn

Ineleng Makwela kept it casual.Photo: Justin Steyn

A very stylishGarryNyanthabanaand EmyLouw. Photo:Justin Steyn

Bela-Bela SpaPark Primaryschool received adonation of 1100 pairs ofshoes from goodSamaritans. TheBela-Bela,WaterbergDistrict andinternationalRotary Clubsidentified theschool in 2013as of those inneed of theshoes and re-cently brought26 boxes to thestudents. Theschool principalJohan Adamsdisplayed theshoes for aphoto in hisoffice recently.Photo: LizzyBapela

Pule Sebolao, aGrade 2 Studentfrom LaerskoolWarmbad,achieved 1stPlace in three 60meter sprintraces and a 2ndplace in an 80meter sprintrace. Photo:Justin Steyn

Lizzy Bapela

Communities in the Waterbergdistrict welcomed the Minister ofHealth Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s officialannouncement of members of theboard to serve the Office of HealthStandard Compliance (OHSC) inhealth care centres across thecountry. The people say that this will benefit

communities as part of servicedelivery, including proper health carefacilities and healthcare workers’attitude among others. The OHSCwas established in terms of theNational Health Amendment Act 12 of2013.Departmental spokesperson Joe

Maila said that the inauguration of theboard will signal the beginning of realprogress towards the establishment

Communities welcome Office ofHealth Standards Compliance

of the OHSC to protect and promotethe safety of users of health services.He added that this will be done byensuring that all health care facilitiesmeet the required standards and thatcomplaints about health servicestandards are investigated andappropriate action is taken.In an effort to improve the quality of

services provided at health facilitiesin the country, the health sector hasidentified core standards which theOHSC must ensure are compliedwith at all times. These includecleanliness, safety & security, theattitude of staff, infection control, longqueues and drug stock-out.Maila said that in order to deliver onits mandate, the OHSC comprisesthree Directorates namely Inspector-ate, Ombudsperson, and Certifica-tion.


TK Mashaba

Waterberg District primary schools andothers from around the country havebeen invited to become part of thebiggest youth football tournament in theworld by entering their under-12 teamsin the Danone Nations Cup.The South African leg of this world-

wide competition will start in April andschools have time until 27 March to gettheir entries in.According to information received

from Itune Communications, the com-petition is organized with the support ofthe South African Schools FootballAssociation (SAFSA). Games will beginat the cluster level with the winnersprogressing to Regionals. At the na-tional finals, the provincial winners willplay to determine the national champi-ons.The eventual national winners will be

awarded the honour of representingSouth Africa at the Danone NationsCup World Finals in Brazil later this

The Bela Bela Pirates team in a prayer session before the start of a game.Photo: TK Mashaba

Primary schools startregistration for 2014Danone Nations Cup

year and will be one of the 32 NationalChampion schools from across theglobe.Mpumalanga’s Daniye Primary School

represented South Africa in last year’sfinals at the Danone Nations Cup finalsin London.“Most of the players are still in the

team and with our experience in Lon-don we could well win again this year,”said Yenzani Ernest Mabunda, Daniye’sprincipal, during a media briefing.Mabunda said that winning the title last

year has had a positive effect on theschool. “We have become a popularschool in the area, with registrationsincreasing 20% as a result of our per-formance.”For their achievement, Daniye was

named the 2013 Developing School ofthe Year at the SA Sports Awards andMabunda says it was a huge honour forthe school.Njombo Aden Mabunda, who played for

the team in London last year, said that henever gets tired of talking about the trip.

Boys to Men suddenly optimistic‘In soccer, a game in hand doesn’t necessarily mean

points in hand...’

Men will have a hard time ahead ofthem if they want to take the lead.Struggling Bela Bela team Happy

Hearts hasn’t played any promisingfootball since they joined the league.They remain at zero points eventhough they have won three games.In Stream B, Yster United took down

Real Madrid and are now topping theleague with 30 points after alsobeating Mookgophong All Stars 3-2,putting them ahead of Real Madrid’s24 points.Moloto Morning Stars, on the other

hand, are still at the bottom of theleague.In Stream C, Domingos are threaten-

ing Shining Stars’ leading positionafter beating Mogul 4-0.

TK Mashaba

The Mabatlane Stream A team Boysto Men beat Diesel n Dust on Sunday,23 February, and now have a chanceto lead the log if they do well in alltheir remaining games.Boys to Men, who are currently in

position eight in the log with 14 points,may have 29 points if they win therest of their games.In soccer, a game in hand doesn’t

necessarily mean points in hand,however, and the boys will have toshow determination and skill. Theleague is currently being led by theunstoppable Bela Bela Pirates with 26points, whose excellent performancethis season will ensure that Boys to

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