The Beat 7 September 2012

7 September 2012

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Lizzy Bapela

Police in Mookgophong are pleading withthe local community to be alert whencrossing the N1 to the township.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer

George Ledwaba, said that the area hasbeen declared as a high accident zoneand people need to be cautious whenpassing there.Ledwaba said that most of the time, peo-

ple crossing the road there are suspectedto be under the influence of alcohol ac-cording to research.“Some are seemingly experiencing

trauma and seems to be running into theroad on purpose. Sometimes it is like aperson does not seem to realise that there

Two men were arrested for attemptedrobbery in Pienaarsrivier. Nkanyane saidthat the suspects were arrested at a lo-cal post office after threatening the em-ployees, demanding money. He said thefirearm used in the incident was real buthad no ammunition.

Lizzy Bapela

Tuesday 28 AugustA Modimolle man was arrested in

connection with two cases of the al-leged theft of copper cables. Policespokesperson, Warrant Officer JamesFindlay, said that police received twocomplaints about the cable theft, whichoccurred in Phagameng and in town.

He said that the suspect was deniedbail when he appeared before theModimolle Magistrate’s Court onWednesday, 29 August. He added aninvestigation is continuing and the sus-pect might be linked to other similarcases.

Thursday 30 AugustFifty-eight illegal immigrants were ar-

rested in Modimolle following a policeoperation.Findlay said that the immigrants were

arrested in Phagameng. He said most

of the immigrants that they capturedare from Zimbabwe and are usuallyfound in groups. A further 52 were alsoarrested in Phagameng on Sunday, 2September.

Friday 31 AugustFive people were arrested in

Vaalwater for contravening the RoadTraffic Act. Police spokesperson, Con-stable Mafemane Makhubela, saidthat the suspects were arrested dur-ing an operation by the Crime Preven-tion Unit that took place at Extension

1 to 5 and in town.He said three of the suspects were

driving without valid drivers’ licenses,while some were driving vehicles thatare not roadworthy. Makhubela saidthe suspects were released after ad-mission of guilt fines.

Saturday 1 SeptemberPolice in Vaalwater are investigating

a case of theft of solar panels follow-ing an incident that happened atGroenfontein farm. Makhubela saidthat the suspects stole the two itemsvalued at R2 700 before fleeing thescene.Police in Pienaarsrivier are investigat-

ing a case of culpable homicide fol-

lowing an accident that happened onthe N1 between the area and BelaBela. Police spokesperson, WarrantOfficer Maxwell Nkanyane, said thata minibus had a burst tyre comingfrom Johannesburg, Gauteng, goingto Giyani, Limpopo. He said two peo-ple died on the scene and another oneat the Bela Bela hospital.

Lizzy Bapela

A man from Modimolle, who was arrestedin connection with a case of abduction,was released on R1 500 bail.Modimolle police spokesperson, War-

rant Officer James Findlay, said that thesuspect appeared before the ModimolleMagistrate’s Court on Monday, 29 August.The suspect’s arrest and subsequent

court appearance is the result of an inci-dent that happened in Phagameng onTuesday, 21 August.According to Findlay, the victim and her

mother live with the mother’s boyfriend,in the same yard as the suspect. Findlaysaid that, two weeks before the allegedabduction, the victim moved into the sus-pect’s home, seemingly because of do-mestic issues experienced in her own

Monday 2 SeptemberHe added the post office staff managed

to delay the suspects while calling thepolice in a process. The suspects fledthe scene but were arrested at an RDPsection whereto they fled. They appearedbefore the Bela Bela Magistrate’s Courton Wednesday, 5 September.

Abduction suspect out on bailhome.Without any notice, the suspect and the

victim left their home in his bakkie andinformed no one about their trip. The po-lice then received a complaint about theincident on Wednesday and began withinvestigations, leading them to the arrestof the suspect. Findlay said that the po-lice received a tip-off of the two being inseveral places such as Lydenburg Dam,Loskop Dam, Carolina and Nooitgedacht.The police followed the leads but did notfind the two.The police also searched forthe suspect by using cell phone signalsand towers, but to no avail. Findlay saidthat the suspect was cornered and ar-rested in Leandra, Mpumalanga, follow-ing a tip-off from police informers in thearea. He is expected to appear in courtagain on 4 October.

TK Mashaba

Two month ago, the community ofModimolle went on the rampage, attack-ing and looting shops owned by foreignnationals, after a shop owner allegedlymurdered a local woman.All of the 83 looters, who were arrested

on the day, appeared for the first time on15 May and the case was postponed to31 August.On Friday, 31 August, only 72 of the 83

accused showed up for their court hear-ing and warrants were issued for the ar-rests of those who did not show up. Ofthe 11 people who did not show up fortheir hearing, one did show up later andappeared alone before the court.Warrants were issued for the remaining

10 suspects who did not show up for theircourt appearance. The accused are allfacing charges of public violence, theftand malicious damage to property for theharm that they caused when they wenton the rampage.The courtroom was filled to capacity on

Friday, 31 August, and the case was post-poned to Friday, 21 September.The rampage started after the funeral

Mookgophong police calls for safe road crossingis a vehicle coming their way when cross-ing, they just rush into the road,” he said.Ledwaba told The BEAT that, recently,

two people were killed in two accidentsthat both took place on the afternoon ofSunday, 1 September.In the first accident, a young man was

knocked down by an unknown vehiclewhen crossing the road. Ledwaba saidthat the vehicle did not stop after the ac-cident and that the deceased was shred-ded into pieces. He said that, in the sec-ond accident, the deceased’s hand wassevered in the accident and that the ve-hicle stopped at the scene. Both the vic-tims died on the scene of their accidentsand the police are investigating two casesof culpable homicide.

Warrants issued for 10 alleged looters

TK Mashaba

Two men were fined R6000 or 18 monthsin prison each after being found guilty of

Modimolle residents are going to their homes after appearing before ModimolleMagistrate court. Photo: TK Mashaba

of Ms Lerato Hloaela, who was allegedlymurdered by a Pakistani national, andfather of her two children, Mr Faisel Mo-hammed Havayae.After the burial, a small group of angry

residents converged at the graveside inModimolle and vowed to send foreign na-tionals packing right away.In a media statement, Lieutenant Colo-

nel Malesela Ledwaba said, “All of themwere arrested over the weekend follow-ing attacks on foreign nationals in thePhagameng Township outsideModimolle.” Provincial police commis-sioner, Lieutenant General SimonMpembe, said that the violence wassparked by the murder of 20-year-old MsLerato Hloaela. Patrolling police foundLerato’s body at the side of the R101. Shehad been strangled and her body setalight. Police later arrested her 26-year-old Pakistani boyfriend.Mpembe said Phagameng residents at-

tacked foreign national residents on theSunday, looting shops and causing greatdamage. Police were called in to defusethe situation and more than 30 familiessought refuge at the local police stationwhile others have fled the area.

Two fined for possession of dagga

The two suspects with Constable RuthSithole and Constable ThomasRamonyai and the dagga that they werearrested for. Photo: TK Mashaba

possession of dagga.Oupa Joseph Monageng and Mungezi

Bhekinkosi Nzimande were charged thisweek, on Monday, 3 September, after theywere arrested a week ago in the Bela Belainformal settlement, Zuma View.The two were caught with large amounts

of dagga to the estimated street value ofmore than R6000 on Monday, 27 August,after police received a tip-off.According to Captain Jonny Thiyo, of the

Bela Bela police, the two suspects werearrested by SAPS members around 10:00in Zuma View. “The suspects were aboutto distribute their dagga when our mem-bers got them with this type of daggacalled Swazi,” Thiyo said.“They were arrested by our new Con-

stables, Tshepo Thlako, ThomasRamonyai, Solly Chauke and RuthSithole.In a separate incident, a parolee, Mr

Solomon Motsepe Mmekwa, was sen-tenced by the Bela Bela Magistrate’sCourt on 23 August, after he was arrestedfor theft and house breaking.According to Thiyo, Mmekwa was re-

leased on presidential parole during thetime President Jacob Zuma released pris-oners from prisons. “It’s a pity he was ar-rested and sentenced again after he wasfree for two weeks, “he said.

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Heroes risk all to save Sondela

Mr Petrus Seshaba and Mr Trompie Jonker, of Tromar EMS and Rescue Serv-ices, enjoy a well-deserved drink after they risked life and limb to save the livesof guests and staff of the Sondela Nature Reserve. Photo: Ingrid Pepler

A member of staff from Sondela, only known as Robert by The BEAT, wastreated for minor injuries after all the guests and personnel were evacuated.Photo: Ingrid Pepler

TK Mashaba

On Saturday, 1 September, the popularnature reserve and holiday resort,Sondela Nature Reserve, suffered sub-stantial damages when a devastating veldfire tore through the reserve.According to the Sondela Facebook

page, the establishment lost about 30nyalas, 64 chalets and the Maroela poollapa in the fire.An elderly couple, a retired school head-

master from Edenvale, and his wife, werealso killed in the fire. Resort staff man-aged to evacuate around 500 otherguests, but they did not manage to saveMr Ig van Rooyen (76) and his wife Nita(75). The couple moved to Mookgophong

after their retirement and frequentedSondela.Tromar EMS and Rescue Services

treated twenty guests at the Caltex serv-ice station across the highway from thereserve. Five guests and five staff mem-bers were admitted to hospital becausethey suffered minor injuries.The BEAT spoke to Mr Petrus Seshaba,

one of the paramedics of Tromar EMSand Rescue Services. He recalls Satur-day as one of the toughest days in hiscareer as a professional paramedic. “Asa person who works in many emergencysituations and have witnessed all kindsof bad scenarios, this day is marked asthe one day that I will never forget,” hesaid.

“We went there and the first thing thatwe had to do when we got there was toassist the people, to save lives,” he said.Seshaba explained to The BEAT how

they struggled to evacuate all the guestson time to a safe place outside the re-serve, because the fire was extremelydangerous.The high winds made it so much more

difficult for the fire fighters to extinguishthe fire.“We were going from chalet to chalet,

checking if there were any guests whomight have been trapped in there by thefire. We managed to save more peopleby evacuating them out of the chalets asquickly as possible. It is a tragedy that twopeople were found dead,” he said sadly.

He said that it is always a blow for himwhen they end up losing somebody in asituation like this, because he feels thathis calling is to save lives. “For me it isnot just about the work, but about thepassion that I have for saving lives,” hesaid.According to a statement by Mr Ian

Jansen van Rensburg, Managing Direc-tor of Sondela, the resort lost 400 bedsbut still have space for 1000 guests. Theresort is still open and the rest of the re-serve undamaged.Jansen van Rensburg said that about

200 farmers came to help them fight thefire, but the fire fighters had to flee fortheir lives when the fire became too in-tense.

Fire fighters of the Working on Fireinitiative had to flee for their liveswhen the truck that they were travel-ling in, became stuck in a hole andcaught fire. The remains of the truckcan be seen here. Photo: Tromar EMSand Rescue Services

Guests and staff of Sondela were evacuated to the Caltexservice station where the people who needed medical at-tention received care by Tromar EMS and Rescue Services.Photo: Tromar EMS and Rescue Services


Lizzy Bapela

After postponing their public march twice, theANC Youth League in Limpopo finallyheaded to the streets. The march convenedat the SABC Park in Polokwane on Thurs-day, 30 August.Members of the public, business people,

unemployed graduates, civil servants, learn-ers and the media joined in “the mother ofall marches” to demand the withdrawal ofthe imposition of Section 100.1.b. of theConstitution of the Republic of South Africaon the Limpopo Provincial Government.The league says that the placing of the five

Limpopo departments under administrationhas led to the crumbling of provision of serv-ices.“The Provincial Treasury is abducted by the

dictatorship of administrators and this tech-nically holds the entire administration at ran-som. All finances are supposed to be dis-patched from treasury inclusive of the de-partments, which were not placed underSection 100.1.b. of the Republic of SouthAfrica. The employment of public servants,procurement of textbooks, medication, gro-ceries, and payments of rates and servicesof public offices are being mired,” said theleague’s provincial chairperson, Mr RhudzaniLudere.Ludere said that these problems are

brought on by the imposition of the systemand on its own ridicules the integrity of the

ANCYL march finally takes placepeople of Limpopo.The league’s provincial spokesperson, Mr

Klaas Mabunda, said that the awaited out-comes of investigations on alleged corrup-tion conducted by appointed companies,Public Protector and the Auditor Generalforced them to head to the streets to demandthem.He said the presence of the administrators

in the province has now reached a point ofintolerance and therefore they declare thatthe province will be ungovernable for as longas administrators are still around.“We are determined to ensure that the peo-

ple of Limpopo are not suffering becausesome people in the National Cabinet arethreatened by the independent thinking ofthe Limpopo leadership, particularly towardsthe ANC Mangaung Conference,” he said.The marchers submitted their memoran-

dum concerning service delivery and theremoval of administrators to Limpopo pre-mier, Mr Cassel Mathale, and the one of theright to education to Limpopo MEC for Edu-cation, Mr Dickson Masemola.The league demands that every member

of the public have access to quality publicservices towards economic freedom anddemands urgent intervention in the Limpopoadministrative challenges.The marchers demanded a response within

the timeframe of 14 working days. They saidfailure to meet their demands would forcethem to approach the High Court.

Land claims commissioner visitsThabo Mbeki Townships

Residents ofLephalaleflocked to thelocal commu-nity hall forthe landcommissionerMr TeleMaphoto’svisit. Photosupplied

ing the visit. Land claimants, traditionalleaders, beneficiaries, councillors, wardcommittee members and the public atlarge came out in their numbers to attendthe event.During the discussion, the com-munity in the area wanted to know how farthe department is regarding their landclaims. Some community membersneeded assistance from the departmentabout bringing back production into theirfarms, establish businesses, and boosttheir local economy.Interested young people were informed

about the bursaries and encouraged tograb the opportunities that the departmentis offering them. The department discussed several is-

sues and intends to return to Lephalale andgive the community a full report on the dis-cussions.

Lizzy Bapela

The Limpopo regional land claims Com-missioner, Mr Tele Maphoto, visited thecommunity of Thabo Mbeki Township, inLephalale, regarding issues of land.The Department of Rural Development

and Land Reform joined participants aspart of Commissioner Maphoto’s outreachprogramme. The visit was conducted atthe Thabo Mbeki Community Hall on Fri-day, 31 August 2012. Spokesperson forthe department in Limpopo, Mr MotlatsiLebea, said that the goal of the visit wasto inform and engage communities withregard to the implementation of rural de-velopment, land reform and restitutionprogress.Lephalale mayor, Mr Jack Maeko, ac-

companied Commissioner Maphoto dur-

Unique promotion for local artists by Light of Africa and Spar

Simpson Morweis one of theartists whoshowed his workat the exhibitionarranged by Lightof Africa andSpar. Photo:Supplied

Thandekile Sibanyoni

The non-governmental organisation, Light ofAfrica, in partnership with Spar, hosted anexhibition for local artists on Friday, 31 Au-gust and Saturday, 1 September at theLeseding Township and in Bela Bela Town.The aim of the exhibition was to promote

local artists and give them a platform in or-der to gain recognition and achieve someadvertising through the showing of their ex-traordinary artwork. Light of Africa co-ordinator, Mr Josias Ramalekana, said thatthis was done to make sure that the work oflocal artists becomes exposed to those whoare interested, especially business owners.

“As an organisation dealing with issues thatare affecting the community, we approachedthese artists so that we can try to negotiatemarketing issues with business owners suchas resorts, hotels, guests house owners andthose who are interested in their work. It isnot easy for upcoming artists to expose theirwork and reach lager target market on theirown. This is our way of creating platform forexposure and market,” he explained.The project started in year 2003 and new

artist have emerged. These artists includeSimpson Morwe, Johannes Motlhake andClement Mohale. These upcoming artists arenow invited to show their work at the famousKlein-Kariba resort just outside Bela Bela.

Domestic workers empowered

Speaker of the Waterberg DistrictMunicipality, Ms Dinah Monama,launched the district domestic work-ers forum in Mogalakwena. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

vidually in order to achieve the desiredobjectives.She said that the objectives of this

empowerment programme are to instilthe culture of compliance of employ-ers with the assistance of the Depart-ment of Labour and foster a good work-ing relationship between the domesticworkers and the employers.She added the programme also

aimed at raising awareness about therights of domestic workers so that theyare informed and know how to defendthem in cases of non-compliance bythe employer.Ms Marry-Jane Lebogo,from office of the speaker, said that, todate, local structures in all six localmunicipalities have been established.She said the launch of the district struc-ture was also conducted in honour ofwomen as they have just wrapped uptheir annual month-long celebrations.Lebogo said that, in a bid to sustain

the project, an orientation workshop willbe conducted for the newly electedmembers of local and district structuresand subsequently training on leader-ship development. She said that all lo-cal municipalities were represented inthe newly elected district committee,also in additional members, exceptBela Bela.This committee will work with the De-

partment of Labour and follow up onissues affecting domestic workers,whether the department is working onthem or not.Mr Bernard Mahloko from Commis-

sion on Gender Equality addressed thedomestic workers and MphozaMashabela entertained the crowd withgospel music.

Lizzy Bapela

Domestic workers from all local mu-nicipalities in the Waterberg Districtattended the launch of the 2012 dis-trict forum that took place atMogalakwena Local Municipality.The launch took place at the Van

Rensburg Hall on the morning of Sun-day, 2 September. The forum is an ini-tiative driven by the speaker of theMunicipality, Ms Dinah Monama.This year’s district event follows an

outreach programme, which thespeakers planned following an unsuc-cessful district event held in 2011 inthe same municipality. As a result, MsMonama took a local approach andvisited all six local municipalities indi-

Bela Bela Hospital celebrates Women Lizzy Bapela

Female employees from the Bela BelaHospital celebrated their Women’s Dayas the Women’s Month came to an end.The even was held at the hospital’s

boardroom on Wednesday, 29 August,under the theme wa thinta abafazi, wathinta imbokodo, meaning: you strikea woman you strike a rock. Womenfrom different units in the hospitalflocked to the event, dressed in theirtraditional clothing, representing vari-ous cultures.Matron Mapimpa Manaka said that the

aim of the event was to remind womenof the strong and important role theyare p laying in the households,workplaces and in the society. She saidwomen face a whole lot of situationsbut end up managing those situations.Matron Manaka advised the women notto let any situation break them apart butalways be strong and believe in them-selves.Pharmacist Ms Abina Mathabatha ac-

knowledged the women occupyingleadership positions in Bela Bela andin the country as a whole. She singled

out the Bela Bela Hospital acting CEO,Ms Wilhelmina Kriel, former Bela Belamayor, Ms Henrietta Ledwaba, andWaterberg District Executive mayor,Ms Tlotlanang Mogotlane.Motivational speaker, Pastor Josinah

Motsapi, addressed the audience,speaking about exper iences thatwomen face on a daily base especiallyin their homes and communities. Shesaid women must take charge and al-ways be strong because most chal-lenges are facing them. “Nothing is im-possible with God so whenever lifebrings difficulties your way, never losehope in prayer because the devil nevergives. God is always testing our faithand strength with challenges that willin the end build and make us strong,”she said.Captain Nomaphelo Witbooi, from the

local SAPS, also motivated the womenand acknowledged their successes andachievements in life and at the hospi-tal. Such achievements at the hospitalinclude those of winning awards fortheir outstanding work. The womenwere honoured for their dedication andcommitment in their jobs.

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The Skara Kutumela Branch (ward 9) of the ANC in Modimolle gave an earlyChristmas for a pensioner when they surprised him with a wheelchair. Mr DanielMarutha, who is a father to councillor Shorty Marutha, was visited by membersof the ward 9 ANC branch on Monday, 3 September.

The fire that killed two people andmany animals when it tore throughthe Sondela Nature Reserve on 1September, stunned many local peo-ple in the Waterberg to a standstill.On what was supposed to be a funand festive Spring Day, people wereconfronted with the fragility of life.Life is more fragile than we realise

and when tragedy strikes, we areforced to face our own mortality.Within the time frame of a few sec-onds that which we hold so dear toour hearts can be taken away forever.This is probably why people always

remember where they were whenthey heard news of some tragedy thatstruck. Older people like to ask eachother where they were when JFKennedy was killed or when theSharpeville massacre occurred.The younger generations have other

tragedies that define their lives.They ask each other where they

were when the Twin Towers in NewYork collapsed or when PrincessDiana died. Tragedy forces people totake a look, even if it is just a quickglance, at their own humanity andhow quickly life can be snuffed out inan instant.When President Obama spoke to

the mourners after a massacre in theUnited Stated of America, he said: “Ifthere’s anything to take away fromthis tragedy, it’s the reminder that lifeis very fragile here, time here is lim-ited and it is precious.” What mattersat the end of the day are not the smallthings; it is not the trivial things. Ulti-mately it is how we choose to treatone another and how we love oneanother”What stood out on the day of the

terrible fire was how volunteers racedto the scene to see how they couldbe of assistance. People, who had noother reason than compassion, riskedtheir lives to battle the fire.They did not think of their own wel-

fare, they only thought of how theycould help as best they can. A self-less, loving act that the people whowere in trouble will remember for therest of their lives.Accept the people around you for

whom they are and concentrate onthe positive instead of the negativecharacteristics of those people.Most of all, accept yourself for who

you are. Each individual is special inhis or her own way and there is al-ways something that you can do withthe talents that you do have.Life is simply too short to not live

every single minute as if it could beyour last.As Maria Robinson once said, “No-

body can go back and start a newbeginning, but anyone can start to-day and make a new ending”

Fragile lifeThe art of forgiveness Bishop Silas Tlou

Sometimes we fail to see our needfor something that would really ben-efit us if we had it and we may loseour appreciation for something whenwe have it.Sin alienates us from God. Genesis

2:17 and 3:8 - Adam and Eve’s sinseparated them from God. They couldno longer bear to be in His presence,but sought to avoid Him. Isaiah 59:2– “But your iniquities have separatedyou from your God; your sins havehidden his face from you, so that hewill not hear.”Romans 5:6-10 - Though sin de-

serves punishment, God loves us somuch He sent His Son to bear ourpunishment so we could be saved.Ephesians 2:13, 17-19 - Though wewere separated and far from God, wecan be made nigh by the blood ofChrist and have access to the Father.Colossians 1:21-23 - Our evil worksmake us enemies alienated fromGod, but through Jesus’ death, wecan be reconciled (made friendsagain).Surely, the serious consequences of

sin should lead us to see our needfor forgiveness. Having obtained for-giveness, we should continue to livefaithfully so we can continue in God’sfellowship.Sin is a barrier between loved ones.

Husbands and wives may be alien-ated for many reasons. Parents andchildren may have conflict. Alienationmay also occur in the church or be-tween friends. James 3:14-18; Gal.2:11-14; Rom. 16:17 - Sin can causeall these tragedies between peoplewho should love one another.We must seek to obtain forgiveness,

not just from God, but also from thepeople, we offended. Moreover, thosewho have been wronged must be will-ing to forgive. Luke 15:18, 21 - Theprodigal son confessed he had sinnedagainst both heaven and his father.Matthew 5:23, 24 - We must seek rec-onciliation with those we havewronged. Luke 17:3, 4 - People whosin against others should express re-pentance. If they do, others must will-ingly forgive them.Sin gives a burden of guilt. Genesis

3:10 - Adam hid himself from God be-cause he was afraid. He felt guilty andashamed. Psalms 38:3-8 - WhenDavid committed adultery and mur-der, he groaned because his burdenof sin was too heavy to bear.Forgiveness restores our innocence.

Psalms 51:1-3, 7-10 - David pled forhis sins to be blotted out (v1, 2, 9), sohe might be white as snow (v7) witha clean heart and right spirit (v10).The burden of guilt can be replaced

with a beautiful sense of innocencethrough Jesus’ blood. Romans 5:1-2– “Therefore, since we have been jus-tified through faith, we have peacewith God through our Lord JesusChrist, through whom we have gainedaccess by faith into this grace in whichwe now stand. And we rejoice in thehope of the glory of God.”


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SCHEDULE 11 (Regulation21)NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR ESTABLISHMENT OFTOWNSHIPKOLOLO ESTATE EXTEN-SION 1The Modimolle Local Mu-nicipality hereby gives noticein terms of Section 69(6)(a)of the Town-planning andTownships Ordinance, 1986(Ordinance No 15 of 1986),that an application to estab-lish the township referred toin the Annexure hereto, hasbeen received by it.Particulars of the applicationare open to inspection duringnormal office hours at the of-fice of the Head of Depart-ment: Town Planning, GroundFloor, Municipal Building,Harry Gwala Street,Modimolle, for a period of 28days from 31 August 2012(the date of first publicationof this notice).Objections to or representa-tions in respect of the appli-cation must be lodged in writ-ing and in duplicate with theHead of Department: TownPlanning at the above officeor posted to him/her at PrivateBag X1008, MODIMOLLE,0510, within a period of 28days from 31 August 2012.ANNEXUREName of township: KololoEstate Extension 1Full name of applicant: Peter-John Dacomb of The PracticeGroup (Pty) Ltd acting forYTJ Beheer BV South AfricaBranch Office Incorporated inthe Netherlands.Number of erven, proposedzoning and development con-trol measures:A total of 2 erven both to bezoned “Agricultural”, includ-ing game farming, gamebreeding and associated fa-cilities, and the provision of amaximum of 10 overnight ac-commodation units, subject tothe conditions set out in theModimolle Land UseScheme, 2004 which shall in-clude the following:• The floor area ofeach accommodation unitshall be limited to 250 m²;• The height of build-ings shall be restricted to 2storeys;• The coverage ofbuildings and structures onthe erf shall not exceed 5% ofthe area thereof; and• Buildings includedoutbuildings shall be situatedno closer than 20m from anyboundary of the erf.Description of land on whichtownship is to be established:Part of the Remaining Extentof the Farm Klippoort 487,Registration Division KQ,Province of LimpopoLocality of proposed town-ship:The proposed township issituated along of the D1679District Road, known asBakkerspas Road, directlysouth of the Kololo EstateProper Township. The site islocated approximately 28kilometers southwest of theSettlement of Vaalwater.Details of Applicant:Practice Group (Pty) LtdP O Box 35895Menlo Park0102Tel: 012-362 1741Fax: 012-362 0983E-mail:[email protected] Reference: 600/643

NOTICE OF SALEIN THE NORTH GAUTENGHIGH COURT, PRETORIAREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AF-RICA Case Number: 15586/2008In the matter between:MEEG BANK LIMITEDPlaintiff

andMOSHIMANE NIKLAASMASWANGANYI 1st De-fendantRAMOKONE LENAHREBECCAHMASWANGANYI 2nd De-fendantThis is a sale in executionpursuant to a judgement ob-tained in the above Honour-able Court dated the 26 May2009 in terms of which thefollowing property will besold in execution on 21 Sep-tember 2012 at 10h00 at TheMagistrate Court, Bela Belato the highest bidder withoutreserve:Certian property:Erf 7748 Bela-Bela exten-sion 6 Township, Bela-BelaLocal Municipality, Registra-tion Division K.R., Provinceof LimpopoMeasuring 308 (Three Hun-dred and Eight) square me-tresHeld by Deed of Transfer no.T 35750/1997Physical address: Stand 7748Bela-Bela extension 6Zoning: General residential(Nothing guaranteed)Improvements: The follow-ing information is furnishedbut not guaranteed:Main building: 2 x Bed-rooms, open plan lounge/din-ing room, kitchen, 2 x bath-roomsOutbuilding: 1 x Single ga-rage, 2 x boys rooms(The nature, extent, conditionand existence of the improve-ments are not guaranteed,and are sold “voetstoots”)The Purchaser shall in addi-tion to the Auctioneers’scommission, pay a deposit of10% of the purchase price incash or bank guaranteecheque on the day of the saleand the balance against trans-fer which shall be secured bya Bank or Building Societyguarantee in a form accept-able to Plaintiff’s conveyanc-ers, which guarantee shall bedelivered by the Purchaser tothe Sheriff within fourteen(14) days form the date of thesale and shall provide for thepayment of the full balanceand any such interest payableas provided for hereunder.The Rules of this auction isavailable 24 hours before theauction at the office of theSheriff Bela-Bela (Warmbad)Metro Building, Room 1M,Kotie street, Ellisras. The of-fice of the Sheriff for Bela-Bela (Warmbad) will conductthe sale. Advertising costs atcurrent publication rates andsale costs according to courtrules, apply. Registration asa buyer is a pre-requisite sub-ject to conditions, inter alia:A) Directive of the ConsumerProtection Act 68 of 2008.( U R L h t t p : / /w w w. i n f o . g o v. z a / v i e w /DownloadFileAction?id=99961)B) FICA - legislation i.r.oproof of identity and addressparticulars.C) Payment of a RegistationFee of R10 000 in cash.D) Registration conditions.The aforesaid sale shall besubject to the Conditions ofSale which may be inspectedat the office of the Sheriff ofthe High Court, Bela-Bela(Warmbad) Metro Building,Room 1M, Kotie Street,Ellisras.Dated at Sandton this day ofAugust 2012STRAUSS DALY INC.PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY10th Floor World Trade Cen-tre, Green Park, cnr Lowerroad & West road South,Sandton, Tel: 010 201 8600REF: Ms M Naidoo/rm/M2517/0129C/o STRAUSS DALY AT-TORNEYSCentaur House, 38 IngersolStreet, Lynnwood Glen, Pre-toria

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS

IN THE ESTATE OF THELATE HILBERTWELHELM DURRHEIMIdentity Number: 3402285020 082Formerly of 25 Sekelbos Av-enue, Bosveldsig,Modimolle, 0510Who died on 25 June 2012ESTATE NO: 12181/2012All persons having claimsagainst the abovementionedEstate are required to lodgetheir claims with the under-signed within 30 (Thirty)days after the date of publi-cation hereof.LANSER & WILLIAMSATTORNEY FOR EXECU-TRIX16 Sutter road, P.O. Box 18,Bela-Bela, 0480, Tel 014 7362216/7

TK Mashaba

Friday, 31 August, marked a significantday in Modimolle when the long awaitedJoe Slovo Bridge was finally put to work.The bridge, that used to be prone to

flooding in the rainy season, has nowbeen rebuilt to allow pedestrians andmotorists to cross the river safely.Originally, the project was meant to be

completed within eight months, but in theend the whole construction took morethan three years to complete.During the opening ceremony, the mayor

of Modimolle, Ms Kgaretja Lekalakala,said that the long wait is over. “The con-struction of the Joe Slovo Bridge is indeedan asset to our community in more ways

Joe Slovo Bridge finally opens

Lizzy Bapela

The Waterberg District Municipalityhosted the District Farmers ExhibitionConference in partnership with Small En-terprise Development Agency (SEDA).

Modimolle Mayor Mrs Kgaretja Lekalakala and some councillors and stakeholdersduring the opening of Joe Slovo bridge holders during the opening of Joe SlovoBridge. Photo TK Mashaba

than one. For many years the road lead-ing to Phagameng had caused our com-munity hardship and it was an inconven-ience to the community,” she said.“We want to put this upfront that, as the

municipality, we appreciate your patienceand your zeal to persuade us to speedup this project. Many cars became stuckon the bridge when it flooded during therainy season and local commuters wereinconvenienced by the flooding,”Lekalakala added. The mayor said thatthe problems that plagued the differentconstruction phases of the bridge werebeyond the control of the municipality.These problems became a major chal-lenge in the effort to complete the bridgeon time.

Lekalakala added that some of the chal-lenges included that they budgeted R8million and eight months to complete thebridge. The bridge was funded by the Mu-nicipal Infrastructure Grants (MIG).In her speech, Lekalakala claimed that

the municipal council realised that workon the bridge was progressing very slowly.There was also some differences be-tween the council and both the engineerand the contractor. “We decided to termi-nate their contracts,” she explained.“I want to inform the public that an

amount of R3, 548,411.40 was spent onthe initial contractor and consultant for thework that they had done. The councilmade a resolution that the remainingR4 451 588.60 would be set aside for thecompletion of the bridge, without any ad-ditions,” she said. “We were not doing wellin terms of the MIG, which forced us torequest the administration to follow thesupply chain process for the appointmentof a new contractor. We want to assurethe community of Modimolle that everycent budgeted for this project will be ac-counted for,” Lekalakala pledged.Lekalakala said that the municipality es-

tablished a municipal public account com-mittee (MPAC) that will have the mandateto oversee the performance of the mu-nicipality. The chairperson of the MPAC,Cllr Patrick Mashaba, followed a weeklyprogramme to ensure that the bridge iscompleted. “We want to thank him forensuring that the bridge is complete. Wepray that this bridge will not only be a linkto a destination but become symbolic ofa united community in our town,” themayor said.

Waterberg hosts district farmers’ conference

Waterberg District executive mayor MsTlotlanang Mogotlane encouraged farm-ers to have strong relations with theTrade Investment Limpopo during thedistrict farmers’ exhibition conference.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The event was held for farmers and in-terested parties at the Shoprite Complexparking area in Modimolle on the morn-ing of Thursday, 23 August.Mr Richard Makhubela, from SEDA, said

that the conference would offer a greatplatform for the participants to broadentheir knowledge and insight on farmingrelated issues as well as take advantageof the investment opportunities. He saidthat the aim of the conference was to pro-mote sustainable economic develop-ments through farming and attract inves-tors to opportunities within the WaterbergDistrict. Representatives from municipali-ties and sector departments, SEDA,Semitra, Land Bank, Rural Developmentand Land Reform, Limpopo EconomicDevelopment (LED) Resource Centre,RSA Market Agents, government agen-cies present and farmers in the Districtattended the event.The Waterberg Dis-trict executive mayor, Ms TlotlanangMogotlane, spoke during the conference.In her address, Mogotlane said that thepeople of Waterberg are justifiably proudto be hosting such an event. “With theincreased cost of travel, the Waterberg

is strategically placed to attract many visi-tors who seek to escape from the pres-sures of the cities to enjoy the peace andtranquillity of this diverse wilderness des-tination,” she said.She added that the district has competi-

tive advantages in three key economic pil-lars namely: Mining, Tourism and Agricul-ture. She said although these economicpillars are equally important to make ourdistrict vibrant, agricultural activities takeplace every second because the popula-tion must be fed on daily basis.“Agriculture is how we try to provide food

security by using land to grow and rear-ing animals to provide food. It is also ahuman activity in which men and womenexperiment, learn and cooperate in orderto make nature serve their interests.Moreover, like every human activity, agri-culture is exposed to the contradictoryforces of change and tradition, and so-cial and political tension,” she said.The partners in the conference calledupon farmers to have strong relations withTrade Investment Limpopo (TIL) to as-sist in export marketing for agriculturalproduce.

Thabazimbi Women’s Prayer Day a success

Women from different churches inThabazimbi sang, danced and prayedtogether during the Women’s PrayerDay. Photo supplied

Lizzy Bapela

The multi-faith Women’s Prayer Day that themayor of Thabazimbi, Ms Patricia Mosito,hosted in partnership with the ThabazimbiCommunity Development Trust was a suc-cess. The ceremony was held at RegorogileMulti-Purpose Sports Centre on Sunday, 26August. The main objective of the ceremonywas to promote tolerance and acceptancebetween and among different religious andcultural groups. In her welcome address,mayor Mosito regarded August as one of theimportant months. She said it is a month inwhich women need to take and audit ofthemselves and assess their successes overthe past year.She further said that women must occupy

all facets of life in order to make meaningfuland sustainable contributions so that theycan create a better life for all. Mosito saidthe church and all other religious denomina-tions are no different. “We must be able togive the much-needed spiritual guidance toour communities and also need to acknowl-edge the role that religious organisationsplayed in the freedom of our country. Al-though we have attained our freedom anddemocracy, we are more in need of spiritualand moral guidance. We are faced withmajor social ills that are currently destroyingthe moral fabric of our society,” she said.She called on men and women to guide

the youngsters become the spiritual andmoral compass and provide the much-needed counsel to deal with challenges.


Thandekile Sibanyoni

Angeline Malapile, of Bela Bela, is onlyfourteen years old, but she has alreadybagged her first film role.Angeline will appear in a film called Ulele.

Shooting will start on Friday, 7 Septem-ber at Temba in Hammanskraal. Otherfilming locations include Sunnyside inPretoria.The founder of the local OTAMPHO

Drama school produces actress“I might not be an actress for the rest of my life but

I like the fact that my family is very supportive,”

Actress Angelina Malapile took sometime out of her busy schedule to talkto The BEAT in Bela Bela. Photo:Thandekile Sibanyoni

drama school, Mr Buti Morake, will directthe film. The OTAMPHO drama school iscurrently using the facilities at Bela BelaHigh School to conduct their classes andtraining.Angeline, who is in Grade 8 at Ulando

Combined Schools, won the role in thefilm after Morake noticed her potential andacting talent.According to Angeline, she had always

dreamed of being an actress. “I alwayswanted to be an actress. I was inspiredby Mr Buti Morake after seeing him play-ing the role of Dustbin Rarancha, one ofthe witches in Death of a Queen, a Shake-speare drama told in a local way,” shesaid.“My dream of being an actress became

a reality when he came to our school ear-lier this year and invited us to join hisdrama school,” Angeline explained.According to Angeline, she would love

to be a successful actress one day. Shehas a steady head on her shoulders andsays that she also wants to pursue an-other career to make sure that she has abright future ahead of her. she said.Ulele is a film about three teenage girls

who experience peer pressure and be-come enemies after interfering in eachother’s lives. Angelina will play the role ofMangy, a schoolgirl in the middle of allthe drama.The film’s message is that young peo-

ple should stand up for what they believein and should not allow others to ruin theirfutures.

Ikokobetseng Gospel Choirrecords first album

Members of the Modimolle-based Ikokobetseng Gospel Choir. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

Makwela. Makwela said that the newgroup was started last year in August.“We wanted to give young people

something positive to do.By taking part in this group, we stay

away from unnecessary trouble outthere. As a local group, we look up toJoyous Celebration as our motiva-tional factor, but we compose our ownsongs,” Makwela said.A single hymn by this group is enough

to send shivers down the spines ofanybody who is listening at that mo-ment. The group survives with finan-cial aid from Dr Radipabe, Dr Kubai,Dr Mahlare and Mr Mpho Chokolo.Ikokobetseng has already performed

outside the Waterberg, at places likeKatjibane and Polokwane. They per-form at funerals, weddings, anniver-saries, and any other event that theyare invited to.For any correspondence, contact

Tumi Makwela on 074 992 0924 orJames Maswanganyi on 072 9469730.

Mzamane Ringane

Mention the name Ikokobetseng Gos-pel Choir around the Waterberg dis-trict, and you need not say anythingmore to introduce this group.The well-known and beloved group

have now recorded their first 10-trackdebut album named Modimo Re BokaWena. The album is due to be re-leased soon.The 30-member group is arguably

the best choir in the Waterberg, andthey are willing to make a mark in themusic industry.The group members come from

Modimolle, Bela Bela andMookgophong.The group Chief Executive Officer

(CEO), Tumi Makwela, said that theiraim by forming this group was topreach the word of God through gos-pel music.Ikokobetseng comes with five popu-

lar faces from the former MashishiGospel Choir, including leader Tumi

Best Arts Centre show in Bela Bela

Precious Marobele the director andactor and of Beat Arts Centre inPienaarsrivier. Photo supplied

to Bela Bela to perform their latest hitshow, Believe it or Not.The students from the centre per-

form the show and the audience is infor a big surprise, according toMarobele. The show consists of threesegments, drama, dancing and a liveband.The Best Arts Centre has performed

their shows in Pienaarsrivier andLephalale so far. They are planning aWaterberg tour soon and that tour willinclude towns like Mokopane andModimolle.The Best Arts Centre takes in chil-

dren and unemployed young peopleas part of their skills training initiative.They train their students in drama,handcrafts, drawing, singing anddance.“This year we are looking forward to

making it big and to take some of thetalents to larger productions. The per-formers are not well trained yet, butthey are people with so much talent,”Marobele said.The Best Arts Centre Believe it or Not

show will be at the Bela Bela Com-munity Hall on Sunday, 9 September.An entrance fee of R20 per personwill be charged.

TK Mashaba

Bela Bela arts enthusiasts are in for atreat when The Best Arts Centre,based in Pienaarsrivier, is coming toBela Bela.The Centre, under the directorship of

Ms Precious Marobele, an actor andan author in her own right, will come

BELA BELALOCAL MUNICIPALITY

Private Bag X1609 Bela Bela 0480

PUBLIC NOTICE: 2013-14IDP/BUDGET/PMS

REVIEW PROCESS PLAN

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 28of the Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000that Bela Bela Local Municipality has approvedits 2013-14 IDP/BUDGET/PMS Review ProcessPlan at a duly convened Executive Councilmeeting on the 28 August 2012.

The process plan can now be viewed on themunicipal website at www.belabela.gov.za.

Enquiries can be directed to: Mr M.L.Mashishi at (014) 736 8000.

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Leventis FC was hit hard by logistical and financial problems during the 2011/12 SAB Leagueseason. Photo: TK Mashaba

TK Mashaba

Fans of the Waterberg regionalteams can start preparing for afeast of soccer, because theSAB Regional WaterbergLeague will start in one month’stime.According to Ms Refilwe

Khoza, SAFA official inModimolle, the new SABLeague season will start on Sat-urday, 6 October.Unfortunately, the final fixtures

could not be released for me-dia use yet.Teams who qualify for the

league still have to register alltheir players and the logistics of

Month before SAB League Kick Off

Hendrik (Boikie) Monarengfrom the Warmbaths/Bela-BelaMarathon Club participated inthe Golden Reef 100 Miler roadrace at the Krugersdorp GameReserve on Friday, 31 August.He won the race with a finish-ing time of 14 hours and 35minutes. He also participatedin the 5150 Bela-Bela Triathlonat Forever Resorts Warmbaths.He finished in the 55th place.His finishing time was3.13.35.

this season will be very differentfrom the past.SAFA held a meeting in Bela Bela

two weeks ago and decided thatfrom now on the SAB WaterbergLeague will be clustered into threestreams. Bela Bela teams wereclustered with Modimolle,Lephalale with Thabazimbi andMookgopong teams withMogalakwena.This in turn will help most of the

struggling teams with logistics andfinances.Teams who used to travel far into

the Waterberg regions for theiraway games will now be travellingcloser to home for these games.Last year, a few teams struggled

to attend all their games due tothe financial implication of trav-elling so far. Leventis FC wasremoved from the SAB Leaguedue to the fact that they missedso many games.Mr Tsietsi Mohapi, owner of

Modimolle’s Troublemakers,said that the clustering of teamswas a good move by SAFA. Heexplained that he used to spendup to R30 000 for transport andfood for his team during the sea-son.“The cluster will help us a lot

as most of our players are stu-dents and at times they can’tafford the travelling expensesand soccer kits,” he said.

Phagameng soccer teamout at district level

TK Mashaba

The Phagameng High Schoolsoccer team, who representedthe Waterberg in the Metropoli-tan Schools games, fell out atthe district level of the gameson Saturday, 1 September.The Limpopo district games

were held at Mahwelereng Sta-dium in Mokopane. FiveLimpopo districts took part inthe clash of the titans. Theywere Mopani, Vhembe, Capri-corn, Sekhukhune andWaterberg.The Phagameng boys were

clustered into a two gamematch with the Mopani district.Their first game was treated asan away game and the secondas a home game for the sakeof points, even though allgames were played atMahwelereng.The Modimolle team lost their

fist game 2-1 and needed twogoals in the second game tocash in on the away goal ad-vantage, but they played to a

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has urgedschools to help in developing raw talent through the Under-16 Metropolitan Schools Tournament. Photo: Supplied

goalless draw. This meant thatthe Mopani district faces theCapricorn district in the finals.Capricorn won and will go onto the provincial level.The BEAT interviewed

Phagameng teams’ headcoach, Mr Elias Sehlapelo, tohear how they feel about thejourney. “This was a great jour-ney and experience for myboys. They played well eventhough it was not enough toreach the final,” he said.Sehlapelo added that they

would pick up the pieces formwhere they left off for the nextannual tournament. “We willhave to double our efforts fornext year,” he said.According to SAFA’s vice

president Mandla ‘Shoes’Mazibuko, who is also thepresident of the South AfricanSchools Football Association(SASFA), it all begins at schoollevel and it is very importantthat they encourage and nur-ture young players of the sportat schools.

No longer forward nor behindI look in hope and fear;

But grateful take the good I find,The best of now and here.

John G. Whittier

The Beat 7 September 2012

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