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More than six months after the mainroad out of Bela-Bela in thedirection of Modimolle was badlydamaged by floods, residents arestill waiting on repairs. The roadhas been out of action for severalweeks now as repair work isongoing.So far, the section of the road

The motorists have had theirpatience tested recently, withflagmen directing them away fromthe work in progress and onto aside road. Photo: TK Mashaba

starting at the entrance to Bela-Bela andending next to Extension 7 has beencompleted, but disaster struck when thesection between the entrances of thetown and township failed its inspection.The road was apparently only roughly

scraped up and not dug in deeplyenough. There are suspicions that thecontractor did a rush job in order tohave the road ready for the festiveseason’s heavy traffic. According to

information received, this section ofroad failed a recent inspection, andconcerns are that the work may have tostart from scratch.In the meantime there were only two

flagmen directing motorists to thealternate route, which involves acircuitous dirt road, when The BEATvisited the site on Tuesday, 2 December.One of the flagmen said that his

colleagues had not arrived for work

because they had not been paid.The site manager was not available

for comment, and efforts to contact themedia liaison for Road AgencyLimpopo proved fruitless.Limpopo’s irregular expenditure has

recently increased from R2 billion in2013 to R3, 5 billion, and theDepartment of Health and the LimpopoRoad Agency are estimated to havecontributed 94% of this expenditure.

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Johannes Maluleka, who has beencharged with a case of GrievousBodily Harm and Assault on two Bela-Bela children will appear in courtagain on 10 January for verdict andsentencing. His case was postponedafter he appeared briefly in the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 2December.Maluleka allegedly assaulted the two

Lizzy Bapela

Two Nigerian males aged 25 and 34,in addition to a local woman aged 25,were arrested for dealing in drugs inLephalale during the early hours ofMonday, 1 December. LimpopoPolice spokesperson BrigadierHangwani Mulaudzi said that thepolice had received a tip about awoman who was allegedly sellingdrugs in the area.Further investigation led the police

to a 25-year old woman who wasfound in possession of two sealedpackets.“Upon opening the packets the

police found 10 rocks of cocaine inone packet, and eight in the other.The cocaine has an estimated streetvalue of approximately R250 000. Thewoman told the police that she hadbeen sent to deliver the drugs. A trapwas set for the owners of the drugsand they were arrested,” saidMulaudziThe three suspects were expected to

appear in court on Wednesday, 3December for possession of drugs,and more charges are expected.In another incident police stopped a

truck from Kenya supposedlycarrying clothing at the border onSaturday, 29 November. During aroutine search the police discoveredmore than 12 000 tablets of Rohypnolconcealed in boxes. Rohypnol is a

The police in Modimolle wish to warn thecommunity to be more safety-consciousthan usual this festive season, as thepolice expect an increase inhousebreakings and assault.Women are advised to avoid walking

Keys can be an efficient method of self-defence. If you find yourself alone atnight carry your keys — car keys or Yale-type lock keys are the mosteffective — in your hand. They are unlikely to make you appear armed andcan be an effective surprise weapon against an assailant. Photo asillustration

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the festive season and a zero tolerancepolicy toward crime will be in place.

Maluleka after his first appearance in front of the magistrate. Photo: TKBaloyi

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children two weeks ago, breaking onechild’s arm and beating them about thehead with a sharp object believed tobe an axe.Maluleka alleges that the boys had

stolen metals which he had collectedfrom dumping sites.“I met with police officers who are

busy with the case on Tuesday andwas promised that it is beingreviewed,” said Khensani Baloyi, theguardian of one of the boys.

Police crack down on drugs

Limpopo police spokespersonBrigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi.

“The womantold the policethat she hadbeen sent todeliver the

drugs. A trapwas set for theowners of thedrugs and theywere arrested,”

drug commonly used in incidences ofdate rape. It produces a feeling ofintense intoxication and affectsmemory after the event. It is alsopopular among kidnappers.Police investigations led to the arrest

of two suspects, a Kenyan male aged38 and his 23-year old Somalianfemale partner in Gauteng onMonday, 1 December.Brigadier Mulaudzi said that the

driver denied knowledge of theluggage and referred the police to theowners in Jeppe. The suspects werealso expected to appear in court onWednesday, 3 December.

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An award-winning lawyer from LegalAid Modimolle office, Maggie Mashishi,is facing suspension and fraud chargesfollowing a marriage scandal whichtook place in Modimolle recently.Mashishi allegedly helped a man tosecretly divorce his wife at a cost ofR2 000.According to the information received,

the man filed for divorce only to changehis mind when informed of the highfees associated with divorce. He thenapproached the Legal Aid Board forassistance and got help from Mashishi.The lawyer reportedly told the man atfirst that he did not qualify for theirservices as he is employed, but that hecould get help under the table, as itwere, for R2 000 only.The man was allegedly told not to alert

his wife and have a stranger acting asthe wife in court during proceedings.According to The BEAT’s sources, the

Justin Steyn

The small park on the corner of Ludorfand Driver road in Bela-Bela iscurrently undergoing rehabilitation andrestoration. Service workers from theDepartment of Environmental Affairsstarted the endeavour on Tuesday, 2December when they pulled down thepark’s fence. The workers said thatthey had been sent to renovate thepark during the December holidays.“We are currently taking down the

fence and replacing it with atemporary safety net because thepark itself is going to be upgraded,”they said.In June this year The BEAT enquired

about the park’s future and condition.The president of the neighbouring

bowling green, Nick Pretorius, saidthat he was concerned about the stateof the area and not pleased with thefoul stench it leaves in the area.Pretorius said that he, his staff and

The BEAT’s reporter Lizzy Bapela wasrecently awarded second place in theJournalist of the Year category duringthe first Limpopo Media andCommunicators Annual Awards whichwere held at the Peter MokabaStadium in Polokwane on Thursday, 27November.The awards were hosted by the

Limpopo Media House in cooperationwith the Office of the Premier. Theinitiative, which is aimed at motivatinggovernment communications andmedia personnel to excel in theirduties, was conducted in memory ofthe late Sowetan journalist ElijahMushiana.Communicators and journalists from

across the province were called uponto nominate candidate within theirmunicipalities for the awards, and theshortlist was revealed in a ceremony atthe Fusion Boutique Hotel on Friday,21 November.The event’s organizer Matodzi

Makananisa said that in order toensure the awards’ credibility, theservices of MediaTenor South and apanel of high-profile judges wereenlisted to ensure fair play.

Award winning lawyer upfor alleged fraud

Modimolle Justice Centre’s Maggie Mashishi at a recent awards ceremony.Photo supplied

wife heard about a notice on the radioalerting people to check their maritalstatus and she followed up. Sheapparently got the shock of her lifewhen she found out that she had beendivorced since 2011 and alerted thepolice. Investigations led to Mashishi’sarrest and subsequent courtappearance on Thursday, 27November, where she was charged fororchestrating fraudulent marriages anddivorces. The case was postponed to30 January 2015.A similar case is under police

investigation, where a woman divorcedher husband fraudulently. The policecould not confirm whether Mashishiwas also involved and Legal Aid was notavailable for comment in the matter.Mashishi appeared in The BEAT

several weeks ago after she emergedthe first runner up in the Para-Legal ofthe year category during an awardceremony that was held in Polokwaneon 3 September.

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residents of nearby houses havediscovered snakes in their homes andon the bowling green, and suspectthat they came from the polluted damin the park.“I really hope that something can be

done about this dam,” he said. “Itcould affect the way Bela-Bela isperceived. Our bowling green oftenhosts tournaments and visitors havecomplained about the smell from thepark.”DA Councillor Kobus van der Merwe

said that the facility had beensuccessfully used for many years buthad been closed due to overspending.Van der Merwe explained that the

park was abandoned which gavecriminals a place to hide, and thebuilding once used by municipalworkers is now used as a drugcompound.A full report regarding the details of

the planned upgrades is expectedshortly.

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BEAT reporter Lizzy Bapela showedoff her award for the Second runnerup Community Journalist of theyear. Photo: TK Mashaba

A temporarysafety net isnow in place,replacing theremovedfencing.Photo: JustinSteyn

Workers from the Department of Environmental Affairs embarked on therestoration of an abandoned park in Bela-Bela recently. Photo: JustinSteyn

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Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabathawill lead the Executive Council inreaching out to communities in BathoPele Day celebrations.Premier Mathabatha will present the

Provincial Citizen’s Report to thepeople of Limpopo during his visits tothe communities.Phuti Seloba, spokesperson for the

Provincial Government, said that theobjective of Batho Pele Day is to reportback on the provision of governmentservices, service standards and tocreate awareness about governmentservices. He added that the events ofthe day aims to interact with citizens

Lizzy Bapela

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphantapproved the new wage structure forthe Domestic Worker Sector with anupward adjustment of the minimumwage. This is welcome news to thesector on the eve of the festiveseason. The minimum wageadjustment is in line with legislation toprotect workers in South Africa insectors in which they are at risk ofexploitation, or where there is a lack ofworker organizations and tradeunions, and where there is a lack ofregulation.The minimum wages for domestic

workers who work more than 27ordinary hours per week in Area A(those in major metropolitan areas)is R10.95 per hour, R476.68 per weekand R2 065.47 per month. Mokoufurther said that wages for thoseworkers in Area B (those not coveredin Area A) will now be R9.30 perhour, R418.32 per week and R1812.57 per month.Meanwhile, the minimum wages for

domestic workers from 1 December2014 to 30 November 2015 whowork 27 ordinary hours per week orless have also changed. The minimumwage for workers in Area A (those inmajor metropolitan areas) is R12.40per hour, R334.74 per week and R1450.33 per month. Those in Area B(those not covered in Area A) will getR10.98 in hourly rate, R296.35 weeklyrate and R1 284.09 monthly rate.Departmental spokesperson in

Limpopo Johannes Mokou said that

Lizzy Bapela

The Premier of Limpopo, StanleyMathabatha, officially launched theprovince’s 16 Days of Activismcampaign to combat violence againstwomen and children in Modimolle on 25November. The event was held at the ORTambo Community Hall. The launchmarks the 14th anniversary of thecampaign themed “Count Me In:Together Moving a Non-Violent SouthAfrica Forward.”The 16 Days of Activism campaign is a

United Nations initiative which runs fromthe 25th November to the 10th ofDecember every year. The campaign isaimed at creating awareness about thescourge of violence against women andchildren. The public are urged to wear awhite ribbon as a symbol of peace andas a symbol of commitment to nevercommit violence against women andchildren.Provincial Government Spokesperson

Phut Seloba said that the campaignseeks to encourage community

Limpopo MEC of Transport, Security and Liaison, Mapula Mokaba-Phukwana(middle), addressed the people of Modimolle on behalf of Limpopo Premier,Stan Mathabatha, on Tuesday, 25 November, at the OR Tambo Hall as partof the 16-days of activism against woman- and child-abuse. On her left isExecutive mayor, Rosina Mogotlane and local mayor, Kgaretja Lekalakala onher right. Photo: Denise van Bergen

Labour Minister adjusts domesticworkers’ wages

the latest Sectoral Determinationwhich establishes minimum wages fordomestic workers will be applicable forthe period 1 December 2014 to 30November 2015. Mokou said that itsimplementation is in the last year ofthe current three-year SD cycle. “In June 2014 the Department of

Labour hosted Domestic WorkerSector national public hearings toreview the current three-year SDcycle prescribing minimum wage andconditions of employment for thesector. This was done with a view togauge the feelings of the stakeholderson the current SD structure onwhether it should be modified andhow”, said Mokou. “The road-showengagements focused on issues suchas at which minimum level should thenew wage rate be set; whether futureminimum wage increases should stillbe based on the consumer priceindex; issues of leave provisions(annual, sick, family responsibility,maternity, paternity and so on); andother related matters.”In addition to the national public

hearings in 2013, the Minister alsoinitiated a consultation process toengage with the domestic workersthrough “Izimbizo” going to variousprovinces to get a better understandingof the Domestic Worker Sector andhow to deal with problems facing thesector. While the jury is still out onwhether the process will continue infuture, a new debate has started on thepossibility of introducing the nationalminimum wage in South Africaespecially for the vulnerable.

Sixteen Days of Activism

involvement in initiatives that combatviolence against women and children,and to create awareness about gender-based violence and child-directed abuseat grassroots level. He added that thecampaign aims to communicategovernment’s programs and priorityactions to deal with the challenges ofabuse and bring the campaign closer tothe people.Another aim is to ensure that

communities are educated about thescourge of violence against women andchildren and its links to substanceabuse, in addition to the impact gender-based violence has on the spread ofHIV/AIDS.The campaign aims to break the

silence about domestic violence andinvolve men and boys as partners in thecampaign to stop violence againstwomen and children.The Office of the Premier distributed

messages of support to the communityof Modimolle and surrounding areas,while Premier Mathabatha addressedresidents who attended the event.

Concerned women have foughtagainst women and child abuse.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The abuse of women and children isa concern to communities. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

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with the aim of addressing theirconcerns, make complaint mechanismavailable to citizens and promoteaccess to government services anddistribute service delivery reports tocitizens.Batho Pele, a Sotho phrase meaning

“People First” calls on public servantsto put the people at the heart of servicedelivery. It is also a governmentinitiative which aims to enhance thequality and accessibility of governmentservices by improving efficiency andaccountability.Premier Mathabatha and MECs are

expected to sign a pledge committinggovernment to working hard to improveservice delivery and fight corruption.

Lizzy Bapela

Mogalakwena Local Municipalityrecently expressed shock anddisappointment over an announcementby the MEC for CoGHSTA, MakomaMakhurupetje, in the media, reinstatingousted mayor Councillor TlhalefiMashamaite, following a recent councilmeeting at Oasis Lodge.Mashamaite was reinstated as mayor

with Councillor Rahaba Lebelo asSpeaker.Malesela Selokela, municipal

spokesperson, took pains to denyrumours that 23 councillors had beenexpelled from the ANC or had withdrawnfrom the council.“The only mayor we acknowledge is

Councillor Malose William Mabuela, whowas elected during a council meeting on17 April 2014,” said Mabuela.“In a statement released by CoGHSTA,

they indicated that they want to root outcorruption and maladministration in themunicipality but it has been more thansix months they are in possession theKPMG report and they have not takenany action towards those implicated.Instead the Department says that “theyare studying the report and thoseimplicated will face consequences”.How long are they going to study thereport?We want to clarify the MEC that

Kekana did not lock the municipal gatesto prevent the employees in executingtheir duties on Tuesday, 4 November asshe alleged. There is a case formisinforming the community on radioagainst the MEC, and another oneagainst the IEC for declaring vacanciesagainst Kekana’s knowledge and wereboth heard in court on Tuesday, 18

Mogalakwena Local municipalitysays Councillor Malose Mabuela isstill the mayor. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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November,” Selokela said.On the day in question, the SAPS

reportedly instructed all the employeesand councillors to leave the municipalpremises with immediate effect. Thiswas after they allegedly broke the gateand five doors with a hammer andpointed firearms at councillors andofficials.“On our arrival the following day we

found the gates locked and themunicipal security were chased out afterthe SAPS told us that they are takingcharge of the municipality,” saidSelokela.CoGHSTA is still to respond on the

matter at hand.

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In the past 30 years, since the HIV/AIDS virus emerged and startedinfecting humans, it has killed morethan 39 million people.Just to put that in perspective, World

War II killed an estimated 60 million.The Black Death, still our milestonefor infectious diseases, killed 50million. We are skirting dangerouslyclose to the kill scores of the twodeadliest events in human history. Itis currently the third-most commoncause of death in South Africa,following behind TB — which as weknow, is often one of the diseasesthat kills people living with HIV/AIDS,and pneumonia and the flu, where thesame situation holds true. HIV/AIDSwas responsible for more than 6% ofdeaths in South Africa despite ageneral drop in deaths from infectiousdiseases.Why, you ask? It’s not as though

HIV can’t be prevented. World War IIkilled as many civilians as soldiers —if you had been unlucky enough to beborn in Europe at that time you had abetter than fair chance of not makingit till morning. The Black Death wascaused by a virus now called thebubonic plague, and spread primarilyby rats, or the fleas on rats. Once ina human host it becomestremendously infectious and so lethalthat the saying was that one couldhave breakfast with one’s family anddinner with one’s ancestors. In the14th century, humanity had no ideawhat caused it. Everything fromwitches, to divine punishment, toSatan himself was blamed. There wasno way to avoid it but to flee, hopingyou weren’t already infected, andhope to find safety.This is not the situation today. We

know what causes HIV — and if youwill look at this week’s Photo of theWeek you can see an image of theHIV virus taken by way of an electronmicroscope. We know how it can bespread — fluid transfer, mostly.It’s not even as though HIV is easy

to catch! It’s not airborne — youcan’t catch it from just being in thesame room with someone who is ill, orin a room where someone ill hasrecently been. It’s not droplet based,so you can’t get it if an infectedperson sneezes on you.You need to actually get someone

else’s infected blood into your ownbloodstream. Even drinking infectedblood is unlikely to infect you, unlessyou have an ulcer or an open woundin your mouth or throat. The humanstomach is not set up to digest it andanyone who tries that will most likelybecome violently ill.So. We have established that HIV is,

compared to rhinoviruses like thecold, the influenza virus and ofcourse filoviruses such as Ebola,really, really hard to catch.So why is it killing so many of us?It’s a combination of two things.The first thing is that HIV takes a

very long time to show any symptoms.Compared to a virus like Ebola, whichhas a latent period of maybe twoweeks before symptoms start toappear, HIV takes years. And whilean Ebola victim may be infectious forabout a month before they are eitherwell or dead, and maybe two or threeweeks of that month will be spentperfectly well, someone sufferingfrom HIV becomes infectious lessthan a month after initial exposure. Sothat’s two or so years where theinfected are contagious but may noteven be aware that they are infectedyet.The second thing is closely tied to

homophobia. When the virus first

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HIV and yHIV and yHIV and yHIV and yHIV and youououououappeared in the late 70s, it wasmostly confined to gay men inAmerica, who at the time werestigmatized much more than they aretoday. So AIDS was a ‘gay disease’which means that there was nofunding and no education on thedisease for several years after itappeared in the first world. The gaymen in whom the disease firstappeared were also unlikely to seektreatment for the disease, andpreventative measures such ascondoms were not freely availablein that time, because of thestigmatization of sex.Even now, AIDS is stigmatized.

People who die from HIV/AIDS aremore likely to be reported as havingdied of whatever opportunisticinfection claimed them in the end,than the underlying cause whichwas the disease that compromisedtheir immune system.The third cause for the wide

spread of the disease is generalstupidity. Human beings tend to beunable to see well very far into thefuture. We tend to prioritize the‘now’ over what may happen nextmonth, or next year. We’re alsobasically selfish. So young men andwomen, who are the virus’ primedemographic, tend to prioritize thepleasures of the now over thepossible suffering of the future. “SoI don’t have a condom,” they say tothemselves. “Surely nothing canhappen just this once?” Or someonewho is suffering from HIV/AIDSmay selfishly take pleasure inanother, knowing that it could killthem.Other things, such as the

dangerous superstitions that havegrown up around the disease — sexwith a virgin will solve nothing, andis likely to infect the girl as well,and a shower is not going to helpterribly much — have done theirfair share of harm.So, how do we stop this disease in

its tracks?Some say that we should wait it

out. There are signs in some partsof the world that the disease may bebecoming less harmful. Maybe inten or twenty or a hundred yearsthe disease will burn itself out theway the Plague did.Scientists are working on a cure.

All over the world, funding is beingheaped on research institutes.Billions and billions of dollars havebeen spent in search of a cure.Nothing has been found yet, butthere is still hope — ARV drugs,used correctly, can control theinfection and prevent HIV frombecoming AIDS.But really, what we need is similar

to the great vaccine push of theearly 20th century. That generationhad been more affected bychildhood diseases than anybefore, and when preventativemeasures became available theyflocked en masse to the vaccinationcentres. We need something similarto that, with AIDS.We need every living human being

to be aware of the disease and itsconsequences. We need to stopbeing afraid of being stigmatizedbecause of it, and start being afraidof dying from it. We need to teachour young people even more thanwe are now, about the risks andpaths of infection, about thedangers out there.It’s going to be hard work, but if

we can work together, if we can alltake responsibility, we can raise anAIDS-Free generation.

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LEGALS

Lizzy Bapela

Grade R learners from Khabele PrimarySchool were ushered into “big school”during a graduation ceremony at theschool on Friday, 28 November.Dressed in togas and wearingmortarboard caps, the students lookedstunning but shy as they paraded intothe school hall.The future leaders performed poems,

Bible scriptures, prayers, songs anddances to entertain the audience.

TK Mashaba

Mohau Children’s Centre held theiryear-end event on Friday, 28 November.The learners surprised their parents byacting and singing in Sotho, Afrikaansand English, and presenting a colourfuland polished Nativity Play.Seventeen learners graduated and Rev.

Jan Reynders of the WarmbathsMethodist Church presented theircertificates to the learners.The ceremony was well-attended by

parents and friends of the learners.The headmaster, Robert Mapfuno,

thanked all parties for their involvementand commitment to the centre during thepast year.‘We had a bit of trouble earlier in the

year after computers were stolen fromthe centre but we managed to replacethem an all is now in order,” saidMapfumo.Mapfumo said that registration for next

year was still open and parents werewelcomed to register their children.

TK Mashaba

Modderspruit Primary School studentshad Christmas early this year thanks toa good Samaritan.The school, which is situated on a farm

outside Bela-Bela, was visited by Magdaand Martin Lemmer, the owners ofLucanas Lodge, on Tuesday. TheLemmers brought gifts of toys andchocolates for the students.

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ModderspruitPrimary School’sstudents wereecstatic whenthey were givengifts by theLemmer familyfor Christmas.Photo: TKMashaba

Zanela Ledwaba, the school’s principal,said that this had been a very specialday for her students, many of whommay expect empty stockings comeChristmastime.“We’d like to thank the Lemmer family

for the good they did for theselearners. The festive season is a timefor children to be happy and thesegood Samaritans helped with that,” shesaid.

Mohau Children’sCentre year-endfunction

Mohau Children’s Centre learnersperformed a nativity play. Photosupplied

‘We had a bit of troubleearlier in the year aftercomputers were stolenfrom the centre but we

managed to replace themand all is now in order...

Khabele School Grade R graduationceremony

During her motivational speech, theschool’s principal, Francina Motshegoa,acknowledged the part parents play inkeeping their children neat anddisciplined, and ensuring that they attendschool. She also mentioned that parentsshould continue to keep their childrenlooking presentable.Motshegoa also spoke out against abuse

in her speech, saying that abusers areoften known to their victims, who fear toreport them.The learners presented a small morality

play, during which a little one is abusedby an uncle and is able to report thematter to her elders because they werebeing taught about such issues atschool. The teachers who were asked tospeak at the event also spoke about theimportance of the atmosphere at home,to encourage children to approach theirparents with any issues they may have.They also encouraged the learners to

speak out when their elders behavestrangely, and highlighted various formsof abuse to look out for.

Obakeng Malope. Photo: LizzyBapela

The graduatesshowed offtheir academicregalia bysinging anddancing. .Photo: LizzyBapela

A play about child abuse wasconducted to send out strongwarnings against abuse. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Mathapelo Sithole. Photo: LizzyBapela

Grade R learners of KhabelePrimary School entertained theaudience during their graduationceremony. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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South Africa’s national electricity supplier,Eskom, has implemented its load-sheddingschedule in a bit to save electricity.

December load-shedding scheduleThis comes after a coal silo at Majuba

Power Station in Mpumalanga collapsedlast month, resulting in extensive powercuts. The silo held 10 000 tons of coal andaffected coal supplies to all six units at the

power station.During the past weekend Eskom

implemented rotational Stage 2 load-shedding throughout the weekend between08:00 and 22:00 and more cuts are

predicted during December. Eskom hascalled urgently on consumers to switch offgeysers, air conditioners, pool pumps andall non-essential appliances where possiblein order to lighten the power use.

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Lizzy Bapela

The Sepeke Manamela CharityTournament for the 2014 season isexpected to take place fromWednesday, 24 to Sunday, 28December at the Ephraim MogaleStadium in Modimolle. This year, thetournament is aimed at motivating youngplayers to work at becoming tomorrow’sstars. Scouts are rumoured to beattending the matches.Proceeds from the tournament are

spent on community development andcharitable projects such as schooluniforms for learners fromdisadvantaged families and repairs todamaged houses among others.The 2014 season’s prize money comes

to R18 000, with R10 000 to the winners,as well as a trophy, soccer kit and goldmedals. Second place winners will takehome R5 000, silver medals and atrophy, while third place is to beawarded R3 000 and bronze medals.The Sepeke Manamela charity

Foundation is calling out to all soccer

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The DA in Limpopo recently saidthat they are concerned that theDepartment of Sports, Arts andCulture seems to lack soundfinancial management.The party said that the appointment

of the Department’s acting HOD is aclear indication that both the MECNdandi Ndalane and the provincial

TK Mashaba

Happy Hearts is off to a positive startin the SAB League this season,although it is still too early to judgefinal results.Happy Hearts, who have recently

signed several new players from theircompetitors Diesel n Dust and TotalSurrender, beat total Surrender 3-1 inthe first game of the League on 26November.In the meantime, Former Total

Surrender coach Bondis Shika hastaken up the baton for Happy Hearts,which he is coaching with theassistance assistant coaches JoeMolokomme and Medupi Mgatjila.Mike Letlalo, the team owner, said

that the team is setting the standardfor the season.“We want to approach each game

with a winning mentality and go all-outto perform well this season,” he said.Letlalo said that he has added some

Under 19 players to the team toshowcase their talents, and so farthey seem to have justified his faith.In other soccer results in Stream A,

Bazooka beat Young Pirates 2-0 whileQualitho lost 4-1 against M. MmamoetArsenal. Diesel ‘n Dust played to a 3-all draw against Bela-Bela Pirateswhile Troublemakers lost 1-0 to

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Legislature Suzan Phala said that theparty is concerned that theDepartment continues to fill positionswith acting personnel, which willnegatively impact the department’sstability and obligations. Phala also

said that lack of stability in thisdepartment has already led to fourqualified audit opinions, and that theacting positions will not strengthen theDepartment’s financial systems.“We have also noted a slow uptake

from conditional grants with nopunitive measures against thoseresponsible,” she said. “The DA callson the SACD MEC to appoint apermanent Head of Department to

ensure that the Department cancarry its mandate on a sustainableand accountable manner,” she said.In her response, Departmental

Spokesperson Jerminah Kakapromised a swift response on thematter. She told The BEAT thatalthough she is responsible forcommunication, she is not permittedto speak on behalf of thedepartment.

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The Sepeke Manamela CharityTournament convener Phuti Mabotja.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The founder of the foundationSepeke Manamela wishes the bestto all participating teams. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

teams to join the rest of the Waterbergin fighting for a spot in the tournament,which is aimed at benefittingdisadvantaged communities.The foundation has been in operation

for five years. Concerned volunteers jointhe former Orlando Pirates strikerSepeke Manamela in reaching out andlending a helping hand to the needy inModimolle and surrounding areas. Theteam gets together and raises funds tohelp the needy in Manamela’s plight toplough back to the community he comesfrom.The Modimolle born soccer star said

that the tournament is going well so far,with growing interest from morevolunteers and soccer teams so farevery year. He added that he alwayswanted to play a part in developing hishome town and showing other youngpeople that help does not come in theform of millions of rands but from a goodheart.Interested teams can contact the

tournament convener Phuti Mabotja on082 431 9708 for more info.

Happy Hearts kick off the League on agood note

Modimolle All Stars.NTK Happy Boys, who are currently

leading the log, whipped Celtic FC 5-1and followed that by flattening Qualitho 2-1, on 27 and 29 November.Bela-Bela Pirates lost 2-1 to Celtic while

total Surrender beat Young Pirates 2-1.

Bondis Shika, the new coach forHappy Hearts. Photo: TK Mashaba

Happy Hearts FC. Photo: TK Mashaba.