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Justin Steyn

Police in Bela Bela said that they are in theprocess of drafting crime preventionstrategies for the national managing forum,the aim of which is to have local crimeprevention institutions and forums involvedin fighting crime and prevent hazardoussituations.The chairperson of the meeting, Colonel

Corné Homan, asked stakeholders forsuggestionsz that could be listed to theforum. It was suggested that strictermeasures be put in place as far asimmigration policies are concerned.Stakeholders claimed that many serious

crimes are committed by foreigners whoillegally enter the country and are thereforeharder to locate.Roadblocks at night were also put on the

table for discussion. It was suggested thatdrug trafficking instances are on theincrease at night because minimal stopand search campaigns are conducted inthe evenings.Pieter Wagner of the Farmers Union said

that more emergency notice boards can beerected to prevent damage when dealingwith fires.“I have come across many veld fires and

there are no information boards that areavailable with numbers to inform localauthorities. Information boards can preventdisasters,” he said.As far as Bela Bela crime incidents are

concerned; police reported that propertyrelated crimes such as vandalism havedropped.However, police said that businesses have

suffered many theft instances and it wasreported that one business had been

Justin Steyn

Trymore Munetsi, one of the four menallegedly involved in an axe attack at theLeeupoort vacation resort earlier thisyear, is facing other charges ofhousebreaking and an alleged hijackingin Brits.Polie Stoltz, also a resident in the

Leeupoort area, testified about analleged housebreaking incident whichoccurred in May 2013, on Thursday 28August at the Bela Bela Magistratescourt.Munetsi pleaded not guilty to the

charge.“My son informed me that the local

The former speaker of the Bela BelaLocal Municipality Shadi MariaMonanyane has resigned from herposition as councillor in themunicipality. Monanyane handed in herresignation on Tuesday, 26 August.She remained an ordinary councillorin the municipality after the ANCProvincial executive Committeeresolved to oust her amongst othermunicipalities’ speakers and politicalmanagement teams in July. TheANC in promised to comment onMonanyane’s resignation at a laterstage after the committee haselaborated on the matter. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Alleged axe attackerlinked to other crimes

Trymore Munetsi, a prime suspectin various crimes, after beingapprehended. Photo supplied

police were looking for fugitives in thearea who had escaped from prison. Ialso saw a police helicopter patrollingthe area and decided to make sure thateverything around the farm was secure. Itook a quad bike and drove to the upperlevel of our farm where we have anotherproperty. I discovered a hole which hadbeen dug in one of our fences buteverything seemed in order,” Stoltz said.Stoltz said that she decided to check

up on the area where the hole had beendug and discovered that a second holehad been dug and the fence had beendamaged.She later discovered several items such

as bicycles, clothing and householditems had been stolen from them andthese were later discovered on a nearbyroad.Stoltz said that she informed the local

police about the incident and after afingerprint analysis had been conductedit was discovered that the printsmatched that of Munetsi.In March of this year, Stoltz said she

discovered a small structure on theirfarm.She believes that Munetsi had been

hiding in this structure with hisaccomplices before breaking into thefarm at the upper level.She added that empty food containers

and liquor bottles, allegedly belonging toMatlapeng; a game farm in the area hadbeen found around the structure.“I believe that Trymore and some of his

friends had been hiding in this structureand monitored our comings and goingsduring this time,” she said.The case for both the housebreaking

and alleged axe attack has beenpostponed to Monday 6 October.

Crime prevention strategiesand infrastructure discussedat rural safety meeting

broken into three times.Police have appealed to business owners

to ensure that proper CCTV systems be putin place in order for criminals be identifiedmore easily.“We often report to business related

crimes and the CCTV footage is so poorthat it makes it nearly impossible to identifythe suspects. Businesses should pleaseensure that their CCTV footage is up todate and that the visual is clear,” they said.Assault crimes in the Township and Spa

Park have said to have increased.These, reportedly occur over weekends

and at local taverns.Speaker of the Bela Bela municipality,

Elizabeth Maluleka, attended the meeting tonote concerns regarding current roadinfrastructure.Maluleka said that road repairs in front of

the entrance to the Bela Bela Townshipleading to Modimolle is expected to becompleted by the end of September.According to Warrant Officer Johan

Momberg said that serious attention needsto be given the R101 en route toThabazimbi.“Trucks coming in from that side are

driving very fast and the traffic on that roadis often congested due to road works thatare constantly stopped and continued,” hesaid. Momberg said that police also receive

reports where fast moving trucks driving at160 km/h have nearly killed students whowalk home from Hoërskool Warmbad,which is situated near the R101.Maluleka said that the concerns have

been noted and taken up at national level.The next rural safety meeting is set to take

place on Tuesday 23 September.

Lizzy Bapela

Elliot Molala will be leading the SouthAfrican Municipal Workers’ Union(SAMWU)’s Bela Bela chapter for anotherthree years.Molala’s victory

in the polls wasannounced afterthe electionswhich were held atthe Bela BelaCommunity Hallon Friday, 22August. Alsoretaining herposition is theunion’s secretary Maria Zikhali.The union qualified for seven shop

stewards in their previous elections butonly five recently, due to declining

Elliot Molala retains his chairmanshipin SAMWU elections

membership. The constitution is also quitefirm that committees should have at leastone-third female representation.Gosh Rachidumela was elected as

deputy chairperson, stepping up from hisadditional memberposition in aprevious term ofoffice.Other candidates

who emerged asadditionalmembers includePhilemon Magoaiand LazarusMakhubela. Theytook over from

Lucas Mabela, Esther Kgwebane andFrans Mabokela.Addressing the voting delegates after

being sworn in, Molala emphasized unityamong the working class and called on themembers to respect the constitution andthe election results.He said that the shop stewards’ council is

planning to put the interests and mandateof the working class before their personalinterests.Molala requested that the former shop

stewards assist the incoming collective inresolving matters and advising the counciland the entire membership.“In order to achieve our goals as a

collective, we need to practice an opendoor policy. We are going to take themandate of the working class and presentit as it is to various forums within themunicipality, including the local labourforum, and provide feedback to theworkers. We also thank the candidates fortheir patience.”The triumphantly re-elected chairperson

received a warm welcome from themembers with slogans and whistles.

“The constitution is alsoquite firm that committees

should have at least one-third female

representation.

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Women’s Month wrapped up

Lizzy Bapela

Women’s month serves to recall andrecognize the work of stalwarts of the1950s who led militant women’sorganizations for the rights of workersand the rights of women. The WaterbergDistrict Municipality states that that isthe only reason why Women’s Day iscommemorated.Known for their leadership roles in

many women’s organizations within theirareas and across the district and theprovince, former Waterberg DistrictMunicipal speaker and now executivemayor, Tlotlanang Mogotlane andModimolle mayor Kgaretja Lekalakalawere amongst the women leadershonoured during continuous Women’sMonth celebrations across the district.The two indicated that people should

also honour all the contributions to thestruggles for justice and human rights bymultitudes of women across SouthAfrica. The mayors said that peopleshould spare a thought for the continuedviolations of basic rights of women bythe state, society, armed and unarmedgroups, corporations, traditionalstructures, individual men and all thosewho hold power in unequal andmasculine societies.As one of the men who acknowledge

women leaders in the district,Mogalakwena Mayor Councillor MaloseMabuela urged the current generation tolet the bravery and selflessness of the1956 Women Generation should remindthem that there is no power greater thanhuman determination to be free.He said that in South Africa women

have, for decades, played a critical rolein the struggle for liberation and alsocontributed immensely in the process ofbuilding a united, democratic, non-racial,non-sexist and prosperous South Africa.The mayor further said that South Africahas made visible progress in empowering

women, judging by the number of womenholding public office and women whohave entered fields that had beenearmarked for men only in the past.“The country has women as pilots,

truck, bus and train drivers; and those insenior positions in the military and thepolice. We have women constructionworkers building roads and dams in thegovernment’s Expanded Public WorksProgrammes and Community WorkProgrammes. Some women at work stillexperience discrimination based ongender such as pay inequalities, sexualharassment and pregnancy. Ourgovernment continues to supportwomen’s participation in the economyas entrepreneurs and decision makersand also opens up export opportunitiesfor women owned businesses.We also have to provide an improved

quality of life for women in informalsettlements, rural villages andtownships as government. For as longas some of them still have to carrybuckets of water over long distancesand cook with firewood outside theirhomes because there is no electricity,our work is not yet completed,” saidMabuela.He indicated that the empowerment of

women begins with the empowerment ofgirl children, regarded as investing inthe future.

Tlotlanang Mogotlane (left), Kgaretja Lekalakala (second from right) and GraceMashitisho (right) are among the women who were praised to be leadershippositions. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Dimakatso Jane Thema who leads theBela Bela local Ministers’ Fratenal, alsoleading at the Waterberg District andLimpopo Provincial level. Photos: LizzyBapela

Bela Bela police station CommanderSibongile Ndaba. Photos: Lizzy Bapela

Mogalakwena Police begillegal protesters to disperse

Lizzy Bapela

The Mogalakwena Local Municipalityexpressed disappointment over the conductand behaviour of community members whoallegedly conducted an illegal march to themunicipal premises on the morning ofMonday, 1 September.Municipal spokesperson Malesela

Selokela told The BEAT that the march wasillegal simply because this group ofcommunity members did not inform themunicipality about their intention to protestand the notice must reach the municipalityat least seven days before the plannedgathering.Selokela also said that some of these

illegal protesters tried to disrupt the IDPRoad Show in Moshate Village. He furthersaid that the protestors also wanted themunicipal council to reverse their resolutiontaken on 26 August to request that theLimpopo MEC for COGHSTA MerriamMakhurupetje to terminate the membership26 councillors who have failed to attendthree or more council meetings.Selokela mentioned that the said

councillors were afforded an opportunity topresent their side of the story but they

opted to inform the Speaker that they donot recognize the council based on theirreasons.During their demonstrations the protestors

removed the municipal pavement and alsoinsulted and threatening members of thecommunity not to enter the municipalpremises to access services. They alsobroke the pavement bricks on the tar road,also threatening to burn tires until themunicipal security brought the situation toorder.The Acting Manager for Traffic and

Emergency Services Log Buitendag had onnumerous occasions phoned the localpolice station to inform them about thesituation. He allegedly spoke to twoLieutenant-Colonels Mogwaneng andMantjane and surprisingly, neither of themresponded to his pleas to attend to thesituation. It was not until Buitendag gothold of Lieutenant Motsweneng that thepolice responded in half an hour’s time afterbeing called to the scene.However, instead of arresting the illegal

protesters who caused malicious damageof property and intimidation the men andwomen in blue begged the illegal protestersto disperse in 30 minutes,” Selokela said.

Angry communitymembers brokemunicipalpavement bricksduring theiralleged illegalprotest. Photosupplied

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Companies from around Limpopo wererecently rewarded for their productivityduring a ceremony that took place inBela Bela. The Department ofEconomic Development, Environmentand Tourism (LEDET) hosted the event,which was held at Forever Resorts onTuesday, 26 August.To government’s preeminent custodian

of productivity, Productivity SA,bestowed productivity awards on fourbusinesses in the province at theLimpopo Regional Productivity Awardsin August. The awards are judged infour categories — corporate,cooperative, emerging and publicsectors. A total of 17 companies wereshortlisted, with three in the corporatesector, four in the cooperative, five inthe public and five in the emerging orSMME sector.“It is remarkable to see how the

relationship between Productivity SAand the Limpopo Provincial Governmenthas stood the test of time, despite theeconomic challenges facing theprovince,” said the chairperson of theProductivity SA Board, Alwyn Nel, in his

Lizzy Bapela

The Waterberg Municipality has launchedits High Impact Service Delivery Project(HISDP) which has been described astaking Home Affairs directly tocommunities.Municipal spokesperson Pat Malete said

that the main objectives of the campaignare to eradicate late birth registrations,prevent fraud with the National PopulationRegister and increase the accessibility ofHome Affairs services. He said that thecampaign was also aimed at bringing theseservices to rural communities and theunveiling of the new Smart ID cards, whichwill start to roll out in Lephalale soon.

TK Mashaba

A week after The BEAT published anarticle about Raphuti Communityresidents who alleged that themunicipality is misusing their land, themunicipality has responded to querieson the issue.Thabazimbi Municipal spokesperson

Joshua Motsomane said that themunicipality started the process toestablish a township there in 2009.“The challenge has always been that

the Department of Agriculture does notengage positively toward thedevelopment, the municipality has sincecontacted the Department of Agricultureon both a provincial and national level,as well as CoGHSTA for comment,” hesaid.“The conversation is continuing,” he

said. “It is, however, worth nothing thatthe RDP houses in Raphuti have beenbuilt according to the approved layout.”He added that an official township in

The RDP housesfitted with solargeysers inRaphutisettlement.Photo: TKMashaba

Thabazimbi municipalitycomments on RDP situation

There will be no title deeds if the township is notproclaimed.

Raphuti can only be proclaimed oncecomment has been received from theDepartment of Agriculture. “Once thathas been accomplished the townshipregister can be opened, which will inturn enable the residents to claim titledeeds. There will be no title deeds if thetownship is not proclaimed,” he said.Regarding the Raphuti Beneficiaries,

Motsomane said that the beneficiary listfor RDP houses is approved byCoGHSTA, and the RDP houses areallocated in accordance with anapproved list. On the issue of services inRaphuti Motsomane emphasized thatthere is water and electricity in all theRDP houses in the soon-to-be township,and most of the houses are fitted withsolar geysers.He added that the residents had not

been paying their services, but said thatengagement with the residents on thatissue would be the responsibility of theward councilor, Themba Mkhansi, whowas not available for comment.

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Waterberg District Municipalspokesperson Pat Malete outlinedthe objectives of the recentlylaunched High Impact ServiceDelivery Project. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

In her statement Waterberg ExecutiveMayor Tlotlanang Mogotlane said that theinitiative will eradicate or at least alleviatethe long queues at Home Affairs officesand the expense of the services. She saidthat after many years of using the green IDbooks, which had limited security featuresand permitted identity theft and fraud,South Africa is at last upgrading to IDcards on par with the identity systems inEurope, Asia and America.The new card was launched in July 2013,

with the late former president NelsonMandela being the first citizen to receivehis smart ID card.Mogotlane said that the campaign needed

to be made memorable by ensuring thatpeople are given information that can beused to uplift their social and economicstanding. The municipality indicated that itis important to increase the frequency anddepth of the interaction with communitieson existing government services andopportunities in the province. Mogotlanesaid that the campaign will be an answer tochallenges relating to access to informationand services in many parts of the district.“We would like to encourage active

involvement of our provincial and nationalsector departments by making themselvesavailable to communities, providinginformation on accessing their servicesand assist special groups and individualswho need their services. The continuedroll-out of this program will increase ourconfidence in our capacity to ensuregreater impact of service delivery. The ANChas ensured that today is better thanyesterday and tomorrow will be better thantoday,” she said.

welcome address. Nel said that there isan urgent need to increase job creationand to focus on previously neglectedsectors in the province.Productivity SA is an organization

dedicated to the development andenhancement of South Africa’sproductivity and contributes to socio-economic development,competitiveness and ultimately theimprovement of the quality of life of allSouth Africans. The organization’s keyobjectives are to create productivityknowledge and awareness, skillsdevelopment and accelerateproductivity.The MEC for LEDET, Seaparo

Sekoati, in his keynote address,emphasized that the need to changethe way business has been conductedin the quest to become the mostinnovative and competitive businesses.He congratulated all participatingcompanies for their contribution to thebetterment of the economy.Productivity SA’s spokesperson

Kgalalelo Pampoen said that in theseawards the organization acknowledgedall the businesses and enterprises thatcontribute to South Africa’s productivity.She said that these are businesses thatare committed to improving thestandard of living in the relevantprovince and those contributingpositively toward economic growth. Shesaid that this event is a precursor to theNational Productivity South AfricaAwards which will take place inOctober.The winners of the 2013 Limpopo

Regional Productivity Awards includeSamco Foods in the Emerging SectorCategory, Westfalia Fruit in theCorporate Sector Category, ThengweSecondary School in the Public SectorCategory and XimamabaniConstruction Cooperative in theCooperative Category.

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From the left is MEC for LEDET Honourable Seaparo Sekoati, CEO ofProductivity SA Bongani Coka and the winner in the Public SectorCategory Thengwe Secondary School, the Chairperson of theProductivity SA Board Alwyn Nel and the HOD of LEDET SollyKgopong. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Member of the WaterbergExecutive Mayoral CommitteeSello Molekwa (left) also gracedthe awards. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela

The Limpopo Department of Labout isexpected to host a seminar focusing onHazardous Biological Agents (HBA) inhospitals. The two-day seminar isscheduled for Thursday, 25, and Friday,26 September at Forever Resorts in BelaBela.The seminar follows on a four-day-long

blitz inspection by the agents under theauspices of the Department’sOccupational Health and Safety (OHS)inspectorates. DepartmentalSpokesperson Johannes Mokou said thatthe inspectorates were conducting theinspections as part of their expedition to

Labour inspectorate focus on HazardousBiological Agents

bring about change and help save lives invarious structures of the society. The four-day inspection tour began on Tuesday, 2September and ended on Friday, 5September.“This inspection saw the inspectorate

zooming in on these Hazardous BiologicalAgents to ensure that there is totalcompliance with OHS regulations, with aparticular focus on wards, laundry and thekitchen. Various hospitals in the provincewhich have not been inspected in the pasttwo years have been identified for thepurpose of this inspection, with the aim ofgetting a global picture of compliance withlabour legislation, particularly as it relatesto OHS,” he said.

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A few years ago, Disney Pixar,the creators of such belovedchildren’s films as Cars andMonsters Inc., made a film abouta robot. The film was called Wall-E, and it was about a trashcompacting robot that had beenabandoned on Earth, and hadbeen quietly trying to clean up theplanet for a hundred years.Everyone should watch this film.

At first glance, it’s aheartwarming family story aboutfinding love, and about standingon your own two feet. But give it alittle thought (and you will findyourself thinking about this sillylittle film at the most randomtimes) and you will find that theunderlying message is veryimportant too.The main theme of the film is

that in the end, we have to cleanup our own messes.The humans of the story had

abandoned the planet sevenhundred years before, after filing itwith so much trash that life wasno longer sustainable. Left behindwere legions of robots which weresupposed to clean the planet upwhile the human race had a nicelittle holiday. The film is notentirely clear what happened tothe other robots, but by the startof the film only Wall-E is left,building a city out of blocks ofcompacted trash, and thehumans on their deep space linercan’t even walk anymore.By the end of the film, humans

had returned to the planet,learned to walk and vowed to takecare of the planet — there’s aparticularly heartwarming scenewhere the captain of the shiplooks at a plant they had foundand said ‘you just need someoneto take care of you, don’t you?’and then looks at the model ofEarth in his office.Truer words were never spoken.The earth needs someone to

take care of it, and dear readers,we’re what it’s got. We are thecustodians of this little blue-greenorb, and it is our responsibility totake care of it, to ensure that it isin a habitable condition for thenext generation, and the next,and the next. For the moment, atleast, and in fact for theforeseeable future, our survival asa species depends on keepingthe planet we live on in acondition to support human life.And the way to do that is not the

way we have been going so far.It’s not throwing our trashwherever we please. It’s notpumping pollution into theatmosphere. It’s not cutting downtrees wantonly, or pouring our filthinto the rivers and oceans.We are currently aiding and

abetting in the murder of ourplanet and, by extension, in thegenocide of our entire species.Because this is the only planetwe have, and if it dies, so do we.

Happy Spring Day

To know how to suggest is thegreat art of teaching. To attain itwe must be able to guess what willinterest: we must learn to read thechildish soul as we might a piece ofmusic. Then, by simply changing thekey, we keep up the attraction anilvary the song. - Henri Frederic

A dedicatedsportsman

Denise van Bergen

The annual 5150 Triathlon was held onSaturday, 23 August, at ForeverResorts Aventura in Bela Bela.Boikie Monareng, one of Bela Bela’s

eager sportsmen, participated in thecourse, consisting of a 1,5km swim,40km bike ride and 10km run.Monareng started training for the eventin February and says that he has hadto work very hard to improve on his 3-hour time from last year.“The water was cold and it was very

windy, especially on the mountains,but it wasn’t as cold as last year,” hetold The BEAT.He finished in 2h:0m this year, and

although he is pleased with theimprovement in his time he says thathe plans to do even better next year.Monareng’s passion is sports, and

he has competed in eight Comradesand four Two Oceans marathons. Hestarted his Run Boikie RunDevelopment program in Bela Bela sixyears ago. The program is aimed attownship children, and teachesbiking, running and even rugby.Monareng thanked the sponsors who

supported him and enabled him tohave his bicycle serviced before thistriathlon, and says that he looksforward to competing next year.

Boikie Monareng from Bela Belacompleted the Triathlon this weekendat Forever Resorts Aventura. Photo:Denise van Bergen

A little boy learningsoccer withemergencypersonnel at SunfaStadium duringCOPA Coca colaschoolchampionship.Photo: TK Mashaba

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LEGALSBELA-BELA LAND-USE

SCHEME, 2008Notice is hereby given to allwhom it may concern, that interms of Clause 21 of the Bela-Bela Land-Use Scheme,2008, I, AMANDA KOCK ofDLC Telecom (Pty) Ltd,intend applying to the Bela-Bela Local Municipality forspecial consent for theconstruction and operationof a 36m hightelecommunications mastand base station onRemainder of Portion 34 ofthe Farm Bospoort 450 -KR,located in an “Agricultural”zone.Full particulars and plansmay be inspected duringnormal office hours at theoffice of the applicant at theaddress included below or atthe Office of the Manager:Planning and Development,Bela-Bela Municipality,Chris Hani Drive, Bela-Bela.Any objection, with thegrounds therefore, shall belodged with or made inwriting to both the applicantat the address mentionedbelow and The Manager:Planning and Development,Bela-Bela Municipality,Private Bag X 1609, Bela-Bela, 0480, within 28 days ofthe date of the first publicationof this notice, viz 29 August2014.Closing date for anyobjections: 24 October 2014

Applicant: DLC Telecom(Pty) LtdStreet address: 46 26th Street,Menlo Park, 0081Postal Address: P.O. Box35921, Menlo Park, 0102Tel: (012) 346 7890Email: ak@dlcgroup.co.zaOur Ref: ATC/LIM/005 -Bospoort

MOOKGOPHONGMUNICIPALITY

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR ESTABLISHMENT OFT O W N S H I P :M O O K G O P H O N GEXTENSION 10

Mookgophong LocalMunicipality hereby givesnotice in terms of Section69(6)(a) read in conjunctionwith Section 96(3) of theTown-planning andTownships Ordinance, 1986(Ordinance 15 of 1986), thatan application in terms ofSection 96(1) of theOrdinance, to establish thetownship referred to in theAnnexure hereto, has beenreceived by it.Particulars of the applicationwill lie for inspection duringnormal office hours at the officeof The Municipal Manager,Mookgophong, Town-planning Office, c/o MandelaDrive and Sixth Streets,Mookgophong, for a period of28 days from 29 Augustus2014 (the date of firstpublication of this notice).Objections to orrepresentations in respect ofthe application must belodged with or made in

writing and in duplicate tothe at the above mentionedaddress or at Private Bag x340,Mookgophong, 0560, withina period of 28 days from 29Augustus 2014 [Please notethat your name (legible) andfull contact details (physicaladdress, postal address, cellphone number, e-mail address)must be included in theobjection/representation]Strategic Executive DirectorFirst publication:29 Augustus 2014Second publication:05 September 2014.

ANNEXUREName of township:Mookgophong Extension 10Full name of applicant: FerdiSchoeman from SFPTownplanning (Pty) Ltd onbehalf of MookgophongSquare Ontwikkeling (Pty)Ltd: P r o p e r t yDescription:A Portion ofPortion of 17 of the FarmVlakfontein No 522 - KRRequested rights: Erven 1 and2 zoned: “Special” for Shops,wholesale trade, commercialuses, offices, medicalconsulting rooms,restaurants, places ofamusement, places ofinstruction, places ofrefreshment, bakeries, drycleaners, builders yard anddispensing chemist.FAR 0.17Coverage 17%Locality: The property islocated on the Corner FirstAvenue and Thabo MbekiStreet. Reference: F2925(29/8 & 5/9).

Terrors FC whips Bela Belateams in friendly games

Lizzy Bapela

As Women’s Month celebrations andcommemorations ended, the soccer worldcontinued as usual. Soccer teamscontinued doing what they love, playingtheir games as arranged.The recently promoted ABC Motsepe

League teams Terrors FC from Modimollecontinued to show that they were notpromoted by mistake. The team playedfriendly games with other teams from BelaBela at Moloto Stadium on Saturday, 30August.In the first game, Terrors’ A-Team beat

Bela Bela Pirates 3-0 while Team B gaveTotal Surrender a 7-0 whipping.The team visited the home grounds of

Motlhwantho FC in Thabazimbi on

Sunday, 31 August. The two teams drew2-2, resulting in Terrors FC, losing 5-4 inpenalties.The players thanked their coach, Phuti

Mabotja, saying that his track recordshows that he is the man for his team.However, the team’s management andplayers did indicate that although thosewere just friendly games, they help inbuilding the players’ spirits and keep themmotivated.Mabotja also indicated that he needs a

strong management team to take Terrorsfurther. During the coach’s player selectionfor the games, the players said that theywere proud to be part of the winning team.They added that they couldn’t wait for theleague games to commence, where theywill be facing a real challenge.

Players of the recently promoted ABC Motsepe League team Terrors FC posed fora photo after their victory. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Terrors FC tackled Bela Bela Pirates and won 3-0 against the team. Photo: LizzyBapela

Minister Ncqesi gracesBela Bela for ANC lekgotla

Lizzy Bapela

Public Works Minister Thulas Ncqesigraced Bela Bela with his presence whenhe attended the ANC Waterberg RegionalLekgotla which was held at ForeverResorts on Monday, 25, and Tuesday, 26August.The ANC Waterberg Regional and

Limpopo Provincial executive committeeschaired the meeting, which was held withthe intent to report back on thegovernment’s achievements with regardsto service delivery and highlightchallenges encountered.The minister attended the event’s

presentations, seeking clarity on thediscussions and resolutions to ensurethat service delivery is upgraded.During the event, the audience was

divided into groups, with topics such asEconomic and Social Transformation,Peace and Stability, Legislation andGovernance, and Education and Healthbeing discussed by the participants.Addressing the lekgotla, Rodgers

Monama from the Provincial ExecutiveCommittee talked about negative

incidents reaching the media, and saidthat if there is no response fromleadership the public will eventually cometo their own conclusions. MogalakwenaLocal Municipality was mentioned as anexample, as the municipality’s challengesmade headlines in both local and nationalmedia.“If the municipality keeps releasing

media statements about bad incidents,and the leadership keeps quiet about it, itwill seem to the public that what hasbeen said must be true. The organizationmust speak out and set matters straightso that the public is kept informed,” saidMonama.Another member of the PEC, Tlotlanang

Mogotlane, said that there is not enoughbranding in some of the municipalities,including Bela Bela. Mogotlaneencouraged mayors with poor servicedelivery platforms to upgrade and ensurethat their communities’ needs are fulfilled.In his closing remarks regional executive

committee chairperson Morris Matabogesaid that unity and solidarity are what thecommunity wants to see among theirleaders. He said that the leaders need to

present a unitedfront in order toproduce vibrantleadership withgood results.

Public WorksMinister ThulasNcqesi (middle)posed for a photowith ANCWaterbergRegionalchairpersonMorris Matabogeand spokespersonTolly Mashamaiteduring his arrivalat the lekgotla.Photo: LizzyBapela

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Bela Bela’s Thusanang Special Schoolhas been successful yet again,scooping three awards in recent culturalcompetitions.The event took place at Yingisani

Special School in Nokankoa Village,Mopani District on Friday 15 August.The Limpopo Province CulturalAssociation for People with SpecialNeeds (LPCAPSN) hosted thecompetitions, with special schools fromacross the province attending.Known for winning awards in multiple

activities, Thusanang took gold last yearwith their Pantsula, Tswana and TsongaDance groups. The school won a cupagain in this year’s first semester, wherethey competed in the visual arts and

TK Mashaba

A group of teen mothers from Bela Belacalling themselves Mothers for Changevisited aninformalsettlement toshare clothesand soup on achilly Sunday,31 August.According to

the group’s co-ordinator, NellyPhale, this issomething thatthey havewanted to do fora while.“The people are still struggling with a lot

of things and we as Mothers for Changewanted to share what we have withthem,” she said.Phale said that they will have to return

to bring more donations, as there are still

Lizzy Bapela

Members of the communities of Modimolle,Alma and Vaalwater gathered atModimolle’s Peter Nchabeleng CommunityHall for a mass prayer on Thursday, 14August.Women from various denominations

attended the prayer session, which wasaimed at the commemoration of Women’sMonth and teen pregnancy.Local community structures and officials

and management from the localmunicipality also graced the event.Modimolle mayor Kgaretja Lekalakala

said in her address that teenagepregnancy is one of the social ills thatpose a threat to the youth. She said thatthe children of today have lost direction,are engaging in bad habits and haveforgotten about their studies.The mayor said that the results of this

Thusanang sweepscompetition

The Xibelani Tsonga Dance Groupfrom Thusanang Special School alsoreceived a cup during thecompetitions. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

choral music competitions.During The BEAT’s visit to the school

on Wednesday, 20 August, the studentswere in a celebratory mood as a resultof their victory.After a photo session they held a

performance, dressed in their dancingattire. The students sang songs ofcelebration and gave their teachershugs, showing off their cups.“The school is terribly proud, as we

have triumphed again. Our students putall their effort in when taking part inactivities at school. Though our childrenhave special needs, they are verytalented and love showing it off. We alsohave a dedicated and focused team ofteachers who invest all their time and skillinto teaching the students,” said KgaboLamola,one of the teachers at the school.

Thusanang Special School’s PantsulaDance group obtained a cup in therecent cultural competitions. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

include that children are becoming parentsat ever younger ages, the high numbers ofschool-leavers and university drop-outs, aswell as drug use and abuse.“Women who fought for freedom in 1956

fought so that beneficiaries will reap thefruits of their labour. They did not fight sothat young people can destroy their lives byengaging in destructive habits. You youngpeople need to go back to the roots and doright by the people who were involved in thestruggle for the freedoms you are abusing,”said the mayor. “Education is the mostimportant weapon with which we can fightpoverty and other social ills. Without it,communities’ economic growth will bedoomed. Grab the opportunities offered toyou and make use of the availableresources.”The mayor said that there is no excuse for

illiteracy in this time, as the government hasprioritized education in their manifesto.

Teen pregnancy concerns in Modimolle

People from allwalks of lifefrom Modimolleand surroundingareas flocked tothe communityhall to prayagainst teenagepregnancy.Photo: LizzyBapela

children in need.“We took our children along so that

they can see what we mean when wesay that they must share, and they

must grow uplearning thatthey mustshare withthose in need,”she said.Phale

expressed hergratitude to thefamilies andchildren whocame enmasse eventhough their

donation was not enough, and also JanHadebe, the community leader in thearea who helped them to mobilizechildren and parents to attend the event.“We will return another day and give

more to this community,” sheconcluded.

Mothers for Change makea change in Zuma View

Children in a queue for hotdogs at Zuma View. Photo supplied

“We took our children alongso that they can see what

we mean when we sayshare, and they must also

grow up learning that theymust share with those in

need.”

Lizzy Bapela

The long-awaited inspection on theproblematic domestic workers sector hasfinally taken shape in the form of a blitzinspection program under the auspices ofthe Labour Inspectorate in Limpopo. Theprogram began on Monday, 25 August, inhouseholds with domestic workers acrossthe province, and ended on Friday 29August.Departmental spokesperson Johannes

Mokou said that the week-long series ofinspections gave the inspectorate anopportunity to track the level of compliancewith labour legislation by employers,especially as it pertains to minimum wageand other pieces of legislation.Mokou said that another part of the

reason for the intense inspection was tofollow up on a consultative process initiatedby the Department under the aegis ofMinister Mildred Oliphant in 2013. MinisterOliphant has engaged with domesticworkers through imbizos in variousprovinces and continues to do so.The Minster promised domestic workers

that through these consultative forums andblitz inspections they will have an

Labour inspectorate looks at DomesticWorker Sector

opportunity to voice their opinions withintheir various positions. She called onemployers to register their employees forthe Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)and comply with all legislations freelywithout unnecessary pressure.“The Domestic Worker Sector in South

Africa includes people working in privatehouseholds in any capacity,” said Mokou.Recent figures released by the

Department have shown that there are over600 000 domestic workers currentlyregistered for UIF. Mokou said that thisfigure represents a drop in the ocean asthe number of actual workers is thought tobe much higher.He added that through the inspection the

Department hoped to uncover unregisteredemployees to avoid unnecessary stresswhen they are unemployed.“The current minimum wage for a

domestic worker is R9.63 hourly, whichadds up to R433.35 per week for a 45-hourweek and R1877.70 per month, in Area Awhich is mainly urban.In Area B, which is mainly rural wages

are R8.30 hourly, R373.50 a week for a45-hour week and R1618.37 per month,”Mokou concluded.

“The Domestic Worker Sector in South Africa includes people workingin private households in any capacity,”

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The regional knockout of the under-15Schools COPA Coca ColaChampionship was won last week byManyane School who played to a drawwith Maserunaye School beforebeating them 5-4 on penalties.The action-packed game was played

at Bela Bela’s Sunfa Stadium onSaturday, 30 August.Bela Bela High School was given the

boot in the first round, but Manyanewill be participating in the provincial legon Saturday, 13 September.Michael Costa, COPA Coca Cola’s

event manager, said that the challenge

Itireleng High School girls soccer team with their principal Ali Pole. Photo supplied

Lizzy Bapela

Bela Bela’s Mmamakwa Full ServiceSchool had a lot to say about thetreatment that some schools receivedin the league games that took place inLephalale on Friday, 22 August. Theschool’s netball team obtained secondplace, but the school could notparticipate in some of the other eventsas they arrived late.The school’s principal, Tladi Lelaka,

told The BEAT that their late arrivalwas due to leaving nearly seven hourslate as a result of transportationdifficulties. The school’s athletes weredue to depart at 04:00 from the localcommunity hall. Teachers were ropedin to fetch students from their homes,as they could not walk to the departurevenue at that time of the night.In the end, however, their bus arrived

at 10:40 to convey already-exhaustedstudents to the sports field while thecompetitions proceeded apace at thevenue.Lelaka and the school’s netball

coaches Happy Setshedi and ElizabethMatsape rejoiced over theirachievement but felt that they couldhave done better if they had been able

Manyane School makesit to provincial level inCoca Cola games

What a save: The goalkeeper saving aball from scoring. Photo: TK Mashaba

Two players tussling for the ball: Photo:TK Mashaba

is run under the auspices of the SouthAfrican Schools Football Association(SASFA). The company startedsponsoring the Coca Cola FootballStars in 2005.“Between 2005 and 2008 a reality TV

element was introduced, aimed atfinding the top 18 players, who wouldgo on to compete internationally,” hesaid.In 2009 and 2010, the name changed

to bring the tournament more in linewith Coca Cola’s global youth strategy,to COPA Coca-Cola.The aim of the games remained the

same — to find the top Under-19 schoolin the country, and the top 18 players.

Itireleng Secondary School goto Provincial Championships

Itireleng Secondary School willnow be representing the Waterbergin the provincial championships ata date yet to be confirmed, and areone step closer to qualifying for thenational championship.Pole, who couldn’t contain his

excitement, said that he is verypleased with their performance.“This is so inspiring,” he said.

“Getting closer to qualifying for theschools’ national championshipmakes me proud.”He said that the girls are positive

and focused on their next game,and are looking forward to doingtheir best for the Waterberg.

TK Mashaba

Itireleng Secondary SchoolPrincipal Ali Pole is proud of hisschool’s girls soccer team afterthey made it past the second legof the District School LeagueGames on 23 August at Lephalale.The Rooiberg school’s girls gave

the Warmbaths cluster a pleasantsurprise by winning the DistrictChampionships, beatingBakenburg cluster’srepresentatives 1-0 and playing toa 0-0 draw against Mahwerelengcluster, before beating the schoolfrom Palala cluster 2-0.

Mountain View FC calling foropen trials

‘The SAB League will be opening in a few weeks‘The SAB League will be opening in a few weeks‘The SAB League will be opening in a few weeks‘The SAB League will be opening in a few weeks‘The SAB League will be opening in a few weeksand we need to have time to settle in all theand we need to have time to settle in all theand we need to have time to settle in all theand we need to have time to settle in all theand we need to have time to settle in all thenew players who will make it into the squad.new players who will make it into the squad.new players who will make it into the squad.new players who will make it into the squad.new players who will make it into the squad.’’’’’

filled.“The SAB League will be opening in

a few weeks and we need to havetime to settle in all the new playerswho will make it into the squad,” hesaid.Total Surrender had a pre-season

friendly against newly promoted ABCMotsepe League team A1 Terrorsfrom Modimolle at Moloto Stadium onSaturday, 30 August.Other teams are also starting to get

in shape ahead of the new seasonand SAB regional league officials willbe going on a road trip visiting thedifferent teams in preparation for thenew season.

Mmamakwa School victoriousdespite difficulties

The netball teamfrom MmamakwaFull ServiceSchool Bela Belatriumphant understressfulconditions duringthe schools’league games inLephalale. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

to compete in all the games scheduledfor the day.“To produce future leaders, we need to

work on incidents such as these thatkills the youngsters’ courage andinspiration. The venue of thecompetition, we were told, was unsafeand without water, electricity of ablutionfacilities,” said Lelaka. “We managed todo very well despite all that, however.”Setshedi said that the students arrived

back in Bela Bela near midnight andhad to return to their homes at thattime. She expressed concern over thecrime rate in Bela Bela, and mentionedher fears for her students’ safety.The school thanked the students for

participatingdespite suchconditions andbringing home awin, and alsothanked parentsfor their tolerance.They also thankednetball coachKoketso Kgabo,who is helpingnetball teams fromlocal schools andthe community.

TK Mashaba

The newly promoted SAB Stream Ateam, Mountain view FC, will behaving trials this Sunday and arecalling for players to take part in theirtrials on Sunday, 7 September atMountain View sports grounds fromnoon to late.“The trials are open to all potential

players who want to try their luck withus,” said team captain DominicTamana.Tamana said that he is not currently

looking for specific positions to befilled, but said that the trials willdetermine which positions are to be