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By Martie Pretorius ([email protected])

MOKOPANE – An off-duty police constable has been charged with assault after what is thought to be a road rage incident that oc-curred at a garage in Nelson Mandela drive last Saturday night.

Leon Hurter, a security officer at Suricat Security and two colleagues, were called out after receiving two panic alerts from the garage. Arriving on the scene, they found a badly assaulted man lying on the ground. The injured man was surrounded by several other men.

Hurter says a bystander was waving around a firearm which was then taken by another man, later identified as the owner of the weapon and the policeman in question.

Hurter claims he was unaware of the fact that this particular man was an off-duty police constable. He says hewas forced to take out his own firearm after the man in question allegedly threatened him with the gun. “I believed he was under the influence of alcohol and because he was in posses-sion of a gun, I did what I had to do to get the situation under control,” says Hurter. He managed to persuade the man to lower his fire arm.

The police then arrived at the scene. They informed Hurter and his colleagues that the armed man was a police constable.

The Mokopane police confirmed that a

Cop investigated after assault

confrontation occurred between the consta-ble and another driver. Their report indicates that the police officer allegedly damaged the tyres of the vehicle the victim travelled in. The police stated that the constable fired a warning shot. A live round of ammunition, a spent case and the firearm was confiscated at the scene.

The victim was treated for head injuries. The police furthermore said that the inci-

dent was reported at the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and an inves-tigation for assault with intention to cause grievous bodily harm against the concerned constable is pending.

The filling station in Mokopane where a policeman allegedly assaulted a man with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). Insert: Suricat security officer Leon Hurter promptly acted when a dangerous incident occurred at a garage Saturday night.

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MOKOPANE - Die Kierieklapper Kunstefees (KKKF) 2015 se komitee het onlangs hul laaste vergadering by die Wimpy gehou vir die fees van hierdie naweek gehou word. "Ons is vol vertroue dat hierdie jaar se fees weereens ‘n uithalerfees gaan wees," sê Estelle Hartzenberg die feesbestuurder en bedank Johan Kirchner (voorsitter) en die ander vrywillige komiteelede wie haar en haar span van die Dienssentrum vir Bejaardes so getrou bystaan. Voor is Sanet Rabey en Dawie Kotze, agter hulle is René du Toit, Tiani Smith, Korny Dekker, Ludwig Lange en heel agter is Estelle Hartzenberg, Amy Kleynhans, Rina Holtzhausen, Johan Kirchner (Voorsitter) en Ita Smith. - Adele Essakow

KKKF komitee reg vir ‘n reuse fees!THABAZIMBI – Drie Lephalale meisies het Vrydag geskitter in die Mej Thabazimbi kompetisie. Carre-Lee Armstrong het weggestap met die kroon as Mej Thabizimbi. Vicky-Lee Armstrong is gekroon as eerste prinses (10-13 jaar) en Jessica Botha is as tweede prinses gekroon (6-9 jaar). Die Armstrong-sussies is toe Saterdagoggend deur Tzaneen toe om aan Miss Galaxy 2015 te gaan deelneem waar Carre-Lee eerste prinses was (16-18 jaar). Vicky-Lee het Miss Galaxy gewen (12-15 jaar) en is genooi om SA in Europa te gaan ver-teenwoordig. “Die kompetisie is in Maart volgende jaar en die totale koste beloop sowat R75 000,” sê Vicky-Lee se ma, Louise. “Ons sal nou hard moet begin werk aan fondsinsamelings projekte!” - Amanda Botha

Dubbel prestasies vir plaaslike skoonhede

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By Amanda Basson ([email protected])

LEPHALALE – The Grootehoek Coal Mining Company's plans to build a coal mine is a matter of concern for Onverwacht residents.

Earlier this month notices posted at Wa-terkloof flats gave an indication of just how close to the residential area the mine will be. “Onverwacht and Marapong has about 28 500 people who will be directly subjected to unacceptable levels of pollution,” says Astrid Basson, the DA councilor in the area.

While it is agreed that a new mine will bring employment opportunities, it remains to be seen when the project will become a reality. Other proposed developments in the area have suffered severe setbacks.

Groothoek coal mineThis mine is going to be about 7.6km

west of Lephalale at the Grootfontein small-holdings. According to the application it will be an opencast coal mine.

The mine's location is causing unease among residents with concerns that the value of property around the mining activities will be significantly reduced. Environmental and health concerns are also being raised. An Environmental Impact Assessment public meeting will be held on 12 August at 13:00 at the Mogol Club.

Thabametsi coal mineExxaro approved the Thabametsi mine in

June 2014. The mine was forecast to start output in the second half of 2017 and the first phase was planned to coincide with the development of a 600mW power plant.

In May 2015, Earthlife Africa marched to the French consulate in Johannesburg demanding that the French government and French company Engie, which was in charge of the development of Thabametsi, withdraw from coal mining and focus on clean renew-able energy.

After a sustained public opposition cam-paign the CEO of Engie, Gérard Mestrallet, announced on 3 June that Engie was with-drawing from the project. At this stage it is still unclear whether the project will move forward with a different developer.

Waterberg coal mineIn March, Standard Bank recalled a

R400-million loan along with interest. The mine was supposed to start supplying Eskom with 10-million tons of coal this year but has postponed the breaking of ground to the third quarter of 2016 and is pinning its hopes of survival on securing about R2.5 billion to pay

How many mines planned for Lephalale?

off the bank and retain enough for the devel-opment funding of its mining projects.

Waterberg has partnered with Firestone energy and is conducting an optimisation study to review its joint venture in order to enhance the viability of the four million ton-a-year thermal coal project. According to the partners they are confident that the optimisa-tion process will derive positive outcomes.

Water from the Paarl waste water sewage works will be used by the mine.

Boikarabelo mineThis mine accounts for a large percent-

age of the country’s remaining coal resources and has probable reserves of around 744.8 million tons of coal. The project has been delayed by about six months because the company’s main earthworks contractor, Pro-tech Kuthele, went into liquidation early in July 2014.

Coal production is estimated to begin in the first half of 2016.

Resource Generation company (ResGen), who owns the mine, has completed its con-struction camp for workers and can accom-modate 1320 people. It has developed per-manent water supply and construction power infrastructure while building 36,8km of roads and an office complex.

The group says that they will continue to work on several projects in the interim period such as completing its first three rail link bridges and the commencement of a 132kV ampere main power facility.

Temo coal mineEnvironmental authorisation was granted

for the development of an open cast mine on the farm Verloren Valey in the Lephalale municipal area. Temco mine will be located about 75km northwest of Lephalale and 12km from Steenbokpan.

It will start as a box cut and mining benches of various widths and ramps will be created to extend the mine. An estimated 16 million tons of coal will be produced per an-num with a life expectancy of 20 years.

One of the biggest challenges for this mine is the fact that there is not enough wa-ter.

According to the draft report by the mine it is awaiting the finalisation of the Mogol Crocodile West Augmentation Process (MC-WAP2).

This mine is still at the planning phase and appeals can be directed to the Limpopo department of Economic development, Environment and Tourism before the 15 September 2015.

MOKOPANE - Met 'n leeftyd van 100 jaar en 'n verbintenis tot plaaslike indiensneming en aankope beloof Ivanhoe se Platreef pro-jek by Mokopane om werk en welvaart vir dié gemeenskap se inwoners te skep in 'n tyd wat duisende mynwerkers in Suid-Afrika werkloosheid in die gesig staar.

Die myn wat oor vier fases gebou gaan word beoog om 12-miljoen ton erts waar-onder palladium, rhodium, goud met platina as hoofmineraal per jaar te myn.

Eers wanneer 'n massa steekproef af-gehandel is en die myn se volle potensiaal bepaal is sal daar na ander beleggers gesoek kan word om die finale twee fases te ontwik-kel. Ivanhoe het egter reeds R12-miljoen vir die ontwikkeling van vaardighede in die Mokopane gemeenskap bewillig, het Sipho Manyeke van Platreef se Menslike Hulp-bronne afdeling aan die dorp se sakelui gesê.

Manyeke was deel van 'n afvaardiging van Platreef wat die Mokopane Besigheidskamer oor die myn se bedrywighede en toekoms-planne toegespreek het.

Hy het gesê gemeenskapslede gaan op alle vlakke van die samelewing gewerf word en daar sal verskillende opleidingsinisiatiewe wees om vaardigheidstekorte aan te spreek. "Ons sal in Augustus reeds adverteer dat Graad 12 leerders wat belangstel moet aan-soek doen vir studiebeurse," het hy gesê. Hoewel die myn se ooreenkoms met die staat in terme van sy mynlisensie 30 beurse ver-

Lig in die werkloosheidstonneleis, gaan Platreef 60 studiebeurse vir 2016 beskikbaar stel.

Daar werk reeds meer as 600 mense op die Platreef perseel net buite Mokopane waarvan Manyeke sê meer as 72% plaaslik is. "Waar ons vaardighede nodig het, ontwik-kel ons dit onder die plaaslike mense."

Platreef het reeds 'n vaardighede data-basis waarop lede van die gemeenskap hul name kon registreer en daar word slegs poste geadverteer as daar nie kandidate met die nodige kwalifikasies en vaardighede op die lys beskikbaar is nie.

Retha Estes wat onder andere die my se skakeling met plaaslike besighede behartig sê al die myn se kontrakteurs moet aan die-selfde streng voorskrifte as die myn voldoen as dit by indiensneming en aankope van ma-teriaal en toerusting kom.

"Ongeag wat ons nodig het probeer ons altyd eers om 'n plaaslike verskaffer te kry," sê sy. "Dis beleid."

Sy waarsku egter dat Platreef nie bereid gaan wees om onrealistiese pryse vir goedere te betaal net omdat dit deur plaaslike be-sighede verskaf word nie. "Dit moet markver-want wees en op die skaal en kwaliteit ver-skaf word wat ons vereis."

Sy het ook gesê daar sal streng Swart Ekonomiese Bemagtigingsdoelwitte geld en maatskappye word aangemoedig om ven-nootskappe aan te gaan wat hierdie doelwitte bereik.


Martie Pretorius ([email protected])

MOKOPANE - The provincial office of the DA accused a Mogalakwena councilor of interfering in the allocation of RDP houses to benefit his friends and family. The DA wrote to the munici-pal speaker, Andrina Matsemela, insisting she summon the councilor in question to appear before the ethics committee to address these allegations.

The DA claims to have met with families who say they have watched the councilor’s relatives jump the housing queue. During an oversight visit to Kwenaite village in Bakenberg, the DA claims that it witnessed a family of more than ten sharing a dilapidated two-room house on the verge of collapse.

Another family, it says, has nine family mem-bers who share one shack, while two of the children are disabled.

“All these families have applied for RDP houses long ago, while the councilor’s family and comrades get houses before the needy residents,” the DA’s Char-lotte Senosha, a ward councilor in Mogalawena, states in a press release.

The Mogalakwena municipality, however, told Northern News they are unaware of any irregulari-ties. “Ultimately, when RDP houses are allocated to

Irregularities with RDP housing

A small house on the verge of collapse (insert) accommodates a family of ten while RDP houses are believed to be allocated to family members of a local councilor.

a particular ward, the community members are there to monitor and witness if the beneficiaries are indeed people who deserve the houses,” says the municipality’s divisional head of communications, Malesela Selokela. While referring to the family of nine having to share a shack as the DA claims, he says the municipality is not to blame if community members fail to register despite being informed to do so.

“The allegations made by the DA are untrue, base-less lies,” he adds.

LEPHALALE - The Waterberg Coal Project Joint Ven-ture partners, through Sekoko Coal, have entered into an agreement with the Lephalale municipality to take over the management and operation of the Paarl Waste Water Treatment Facility.

In its September 2014 Quarterly Activities Report the Company advised that the WCP joint venture part-ners had engaged with the municipality in respect of taking over the management and operation responsibil-ity for the facility to ensure the long term availability of treated water for utilisation in the proposed project development and operations.

The agreement entitles, but does not oblige, Seko-

Solution found for waste water treatmentko, on behalf of the WCP, to access treated water for 30 years with an option to renew the agreement.

The facility has a treatment capacity of 10-million litres per day, or 3.64-million cubic metres per year and will provide the WCP with sufficient water not only for its proposed export project development, but also Stage 1 of its proposed IPP development which is currently un-der technical and economic assessment.

Securing this water agreement is a very significant and necessary step towards the development of the WCP which the joint venture partners are targeting a project start up for the Export Project towards the end of quarter four of 2015.

Brandweer be-soek Laerskool Bosveld PrimaryLEPHALALE – Die Graad R en Graad 1-leerders van Laerskool Bosveld Pri-mary was verlede Vrydag opgewonde oor die brandweer se besoek. Die groot rooi brandweerwa het die leerders se verbeelding aangegryp. Elke Graad R leerder het ook die geleentheid gekry om met die brandslang te spuit. Na afloop van die besoek was dit duidelik dat menige seuntjies eendag brand-weermanne wil word.

AfriForum is van mening dat die nasionale polisiekom-missaris, genl. Riah Phiyega, aanspreeklik gehou moet word vir die toename in moorde op polisiebe-amptes in SA. Daar is sedert Januarie 2015 minstens 52 polisiebeamptes in die land vermoor. Vier van dié moorde is in die afgelope week gepleeg. In 2014 is 47 polisiebeamptes in dieselfde tydperk, tussen Januarie en Augustus, vermoor.

“Dis onaanvaarbaar dat genl. Phiyega en pres. Jacob Zuma elke keer net sê dat hulle die moorde veroordeel. Dis tyd dat hulle aanspreeklikheid vir die tragedies en misdaad in die land aanvaar. Te veel bloed word in SA gestort,” sê Ian Cameron, AfriForum se hoof van gemeenskapsveiligheid. Hy meen dat die toename in polisiemoorde die erns van die misdaadkrisis in SA verder bevestig en sê dat die land met ’n ernstige probleem sit. “Statistiek het bevestig dat daar elke dag 47 moorde in SA gepleeg word. Daar is 'n dringende behoefte aan onder meer opleiding en strategieë om dié probleem suksesvol te takel.”

Cameron sê dat AfriForum deur middel van veiligheidstrukture saam met die SAPD sal werk om misdaad te bekamp. AfriForum het ook 'n brief aan genl. Phiyega geskryf waarin sy versoek word om dringend met ’n aksieplan en polisiëringstrategie na vore te kom. “Dit is sleg dat goeie polisiebeamptes aan geweld uitgelewer word weens die swak leierskap in die land.”

Polisiemoorde buite beheer - AfriForum Veg terug saam met KANSAMOKOPANE - KANSA se “Relay For Life” wat daarop gemik is om hulde te bring aan kanker pasiënte is om die draai.

Die gebeurtenis, wat van Augustus na Oktober uit-gestel is, is ’n instelling van KANSA vir pasiënte wat die stryd teen kanker voer, asook die dapper helde wat die siekte met oorgawe geveg het en elkeen wat betrokke is by die versorging van ‘n kanker pasiënt.

Só sê KANSA terwyl hulle by lesers pleit om die organisasie te help veg deur in te skryf vir die komende “Relay For Life” wat op 16 en 17 Oktober by Hoërskool Piet Potgieter gehou word.

Inskrywings fooiebeloop R100 per persoon. ‘n Spe-sialefooi vir hoërskool kinders beloop R50 per leerder, sê KANSA.

Ondernemings of instansies word aangemoedigom spanne(bestaande uit 10 tot 15 lede) vir dié goeie ini-siatief in te skryf. KANSA benodig ook spanne wat die kosstalletjies op die betrokke dag, te behartig.

“Elkeen wat inskryf, dra by tot fondsinsameling vir KANSA se dienslewering en onderrig aan die gemeens-kap,” sê KANSA.

Lesers wat besonderhede oor die byeenkoms wil hê kan een van die volgende persone kontak: Leon by 082 894 3045, Morne by 082 461 3738, Ansie by 084 880 9590, Corrie by 082 719 1668, Monica by 083 231 7334 of Andries by 082 307 0141.

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Deur Martie Pretorius ([email protected])

MOKOPANE - Die Provinsiale WOW-Spelfees is op 24 Julie by Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) gehou en vyf laer- en vier hoërskole het daaraan deelgeneem.

Laerskool Krugerpark se deelnemers het onder die eerste drie plekke geëindig. HPP se deelnemers het twee eerste plekke, een tweede plek en twee derde plekke in hulle onderskeie grade opgeraap. Dié leerders gaan op 17 Oktober op Nasionale vlak in Stellen-bosch meeding.

Regs is HPP se leerders wat presteer het by die onlangse WOW Spelfees, van links, Madelein Leibrandt (Graad 9, eerste plek), Ijanke Steyn (Graad 8, derde plek), René Buitendag (Graad 8, eerste plek) en Bridgett Seopa (Graad 10, tweede plek). Afwesig, Kurt Kruger (Graad 10, derde plek).

Heel regs is leerders van Laerskool Krugerpark wat by die WOW Spelfees die beste presteer het in hulle onderskeie grade. Voor: Nadine Oosthuizen (Graad 1). Tweede ry: Janneman Benson (Graad 2), Zia Boltman (Graad 3) en Fouche de Beer (Graad 4). Agter: Jurinda van Schalkwyk (Graad 5), Josh Joubert (Graad 7) en Pietie Vogel (Graad 6).

Bobaas spellers wys hulle is die beste!

Regs is Potgietersrus CVO Skool se Anke Weideman in Graad 5 het tydens die onlangse WOW Spelfees by Hoërskool Piet Potgieter vir haarself ‘n eerste plek losgeslaan.

EHS trots op redenaarsLEPHALALE - Hoërskool Ellisras het hierdie jaar twaalf redenaars na die interhoër by Hoërskool Piet Potgieter geneem. Deelnemers het meegeding in Afrikaans en Engels voorbereide en onvoorbereide afdelings in die senior en junior kategorieë. Nathalie Perrier het eerste gekom het in die junior voorbereide Afrikaanse afdel-ing en met ŉ medalje beloon is. Lerato Ditsela het derde gekom in die Engelse afdeling. Albei leerders neem jaarliks aan die ATKV redenaars kompetisie deel waar hulle al tot by die semifinale rondtes gevorder her.

LEPHALALE - Maandag is Hoërskool Ellisras se top 10 leerders aangekondig. Die top 10 leerders het elkeen ‘n balkie en sjokolade ontvang van die akademiese komiteelede. Eerste in Graad 8 is Joey Vorster met ŉ alamintige 93.1%, eerste in gr 9 Corli Liversage met 87.4, Graad 10 Cherantè Snyman met 92.7%, Graad 11 Barbara Emslie 89.6% en Graad 12 Alize Hoepfner met ŉ pragtige 90% in matriek. Hier is Agter: Sarel Haasbroek (Voorsitter), AJ v de Walt, Estefan Pieterse van die akademiese komitee. Voor: Joey Vorster, Corli Liversage, CHernatè Snyman, Barbara Emslie en Alize Hoepfner (ook lid van die akademiese komitee).

EHS se slimkoppe

LEPHALALE – Laerskool Bosveld Primary het hierdie week hulle top tien leerders vir verlede kwartaal aangekondig.Graad 4: Nhlalonhle Ndlovu, Wilmari du Preez, Bronwyn van Rooyen, Mianke Kukard, Ruan Nicky Mostert, Zuanita van den Berg,Lanelle Vermaak, Tristan Johannes Erasmus,Barend Johannes van der Walt,Sorina Nortjé.Graad5: Zandile Lauren Sithole, Oratile Marakalala, Ronaldo Hlong, Branden Perrier, Samuel Roelf Uijs, Nicolas Johan Louw, Chelsea Solomon, Nicole Nel, Lizelle van den Berg, Ntsako Thato Ntimane.Graad 6: Cornelius Jacobus von Rönge, Jacques Oberholzer, Derik van Niekerk, Cornelia Petronell van Heerden, Elizabeth Adriana Pistorius, Teresa Leoline Derksen, Leigh Octavia Klop-pers, Anika van Rooyen, Seakge Links Mashabela, Omphile Mphoentle Mantjai Moagi.Graad7: Simonè Viljoen, Anzelle Vermaak, Bianca Smith, Suanè van Niekerk, Jan Stephanus Lötter, Seapei Mosa Moshokoa, Henco Andrè Hattingh, Nikhil Peram, Jonathan Karshambay Marques, Bianca Nel.

Bossies se trots

Redenaars styg uitMOKOPANE - Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) se junior redenaars het tydens verlede week se interhoër redenaars tweede plek losgeslaan. Hulle is as die beste junior span vir die dag gekroon. Ijanke Steyn ver-werf ’n tweede plek vir ‘junior voor-bereid’ en vir ‘junior onvoorbereid’ ontvang Kinna Wessels ’n eerste plek en Anria Kruger ’n tweede plek. Wessels is ook erken as die beste junior Afrikaanse spreker. Hier is HPP se junior redenaars van links, Anria Kruger, Ijanke Steyn, Kinna Wessels, René Buitendag, Mmotegi Motiba en Mariam Cassim.


WIMPY now delivers in Ellisras and Onverwacht.

Please phone Alma on 082 879 1582.

Deur Amanda Basson ([email protected])

LEPHALALE – Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue Federasie (SAVF) bied aan persone wat deur gesinsgeweld geraak word ’n veilige hawe, maar hulle benodig verdere hulp van die gemeenskap.

“Ons het twee huise, met twee slaapkam-ers elk, wat permanent vol is,” sê Alida Lau-renson, ‘n maatskaplike werkster. Alhoewel hulle baie navrae kry kan hulle nie al die aansoeke goedkeur nie.“Ons werk hoofsaa-klik met dwelmverslawing, molestering en egskeidings, maar op hierdie stadium het ons te min personeel om die groeiende aanvraag aan maatskaplike dienste te kan hanteer.”

Volgens Alida bied die huise net ‘n ty-delike uitkoms aan gesinne. “Ons huisves net vrouens en kinders vir drie maande waarty-

Hulp vir slagoffers van gesinsgewelddens ons hulle bystaan om werk te kry en selfonderhoudend te word.”

Alida sê alhoewel hulle sukses stories het het hulle ook gevalle waar die gesinne som-mer net in die middel van die nag besluit om te trek. “Gewoonlik vat hulle dan sommer ook die beddegoed en gordyne wat in die huise was,” sê sy.

Mariaan Pretorius van die Solidariteit tak in Lephalale sê hulle het agtergekom die huise kan doen met ‘n bietjie opknapping-swerk. “Dis vir my hartverskeurend om te dink dat iemand wat alreeds uit haglike om-standighede kom in ‘n verwaarloosde huisie moet gaan woon en ek het daarom besluit om ‘n fondsinsamelingsprojek te begin.”

Volgens Mariaan het hulle reeds baie gewillige skenkers gekry wat bereid is om by te dra tot haar projek. “Buco was fantas-ties en het al die verf wat benodig sal word

geskenk terwyl Get Stuff Done (GSD) sal sorg dat instandhouding by die huis voort-durend plaasvind.”

“Srixzone gym, Alila Cosmetics, Engele vir Nood, Gezé haarsalon en Mariaan Wiid het ook ingespring en gaan ons bystaan om teddiebere en speelgoed bymekaar te maak,” sê Mariaan.

Alida sê hulle is dankbaar vir Solidariteit se hulp, maar hulle het ook ‘n behoefte aan vrywilligers wat hulle kan bystaan om hulle werk so ‘n bietjie ligter te maak. “Ons het veral ‘n groot behoefte aan pleegouers en ouers wat bereid is om kinders op kort ken-nisgewing vir kort tydperke te huisves.”

Enigiemand wat belangstel om betrokke te raak by enige projekte van die SAVF en Solidariteit kan vir Alida Laurenson kontak by 014 7632990/2 of Mariaan Pretorius by 014 7631174

MAHWELERENG- 25 July marks the birthday celebration of Mmakgoshi Ramu-shi (32) from Mahwelereng. She became a recorded artist in 2007 after record-ing a song with Dj Nteeze called 'For the love of music' which made it to the top three list on Thobela and Capricorn FM radio charts. She is the director of Thee Future media productions which comprises of drama, poetry, dance , visual arts and fashion designing. She also forms part of the Mogalakwena Community Stakeholders forum. She decided to host a party to celebrate local artists and to encourage, motivate and educate the community. The event took place at Mogalakwena beach pub at the end of July. Pastor Maswangane opened with a prayer, followed by presentations from the department of justice, fire fighters from Mogalakwena base and the Association of Entertainers of SA. There were art exhibitions from Mogalakwena's talented community, performances from local artists and the event ended on a loud note with music from the best Mogakwena talent. - Itumeleng Lekganyane

Birthday bash like no other!

LEPHALALE – Inwoners in Gompoustraat was verlede week erg ontsteld toe hulle amper ‘n week lank sonder water moes klaarkom.

Volgens die Lephalale munisipaliteit was daar ‘n probleem met waterpyplyne wat water aan die Gompou area moes voorsien. ‘n Nuwe lyn is vanaf Bospatrys en Gompou strate na die Rupert straat reservoir gekon-nekteer, maar ten spyte van hoë waterdruk het die water nog steeds nie deur gegaan nie.

Munisipale werkers en verskeie privaat persone het hande gevat en saam na ‘n oplossing begin soek terwyl die munisipaliteit water vragmotors voorsien het om water aan ontstoke inwoners te voorsien.

Na ‘n groot ge-spook is die waterto-evoer Sondagoggend herstel. “Nou kan ons uiteindelik weer wasgoed was en ordentlik bad,” het Alida Scheepers ver-lig gesê.

Groot herrie oor water probleme By Amanda Basson ([email protected])

LEPHALALE – Two informal houses built on vacant stands are causing concern in Onverwacht. Sybil Nieuwoudt, the DA councilor in Onverwacht, says she received complaints about squatters living next to the Medi Clinic hospital in Dagbreek street.

“The nurses are living in staff quarters at the back of the hospital and have to pass the squatters every time they go to work,” she explains.

Nieuwoudt says that she approached the municipality about the problem, but was told that they are not re-sponsible for squatters on private land.

“Apparently the owners of the property are responsible for keeping their proper-ties clean.”

During a CPF meeting earlier this year Lofty Fourie, who

Squatters are a safety concern, says DAstood in for the chairman, Thys Eloff, said that they are concerned about squatters behind Church street in Lephalale. “A few years ago we had an incident where com-munity members decided to take the law into their own hands and forcefully removed the squatters from this area. We don’t want a repeat of that incident.”

According to warrant officer Frans Mo-koena of the Lephalale police, landowners have to lay an official complaint in order for the police to intervene. “We can then arrest the squatters for trespassing.”


MOKOPANE – With the Limpopo championships around the corner, the Moko-pane Gymnastics Academy (MGA) are practicing very hard. In preparation, the gymnasts entered into two friendly competitions during the past two weeks to see if they’re ready.

The first competition was the Eldo Invitational Competition which was held at the Matsport Centre in Eldoraigne Park in Pretoria on 24 July. The second com-petition was the Zani’s Powerade invitational at the Zani’s Gymnastics Academy in Polokowane. The Zani’s competition was an all-Limpopo Competition with 260 competitors from clubs in Polokwane, Mokopane, Marble Hall, Hoedspruit, Tzaneen, Louis Trichardt, Swartwater and Phalaborwa. MGA performed well.

Eldo Invitational results:In the Level 2 women’s artistic gymnastics (WAG) section Jennezee Ver-

meulen finished with a gold average, while Miqayla Venter achieved silver and Angelique Nelson finished with a bronze. The Level 3 WAG saw Chené Goosen and Lungile Mahlangu each achieve silver. In the Level 4 WAG section, Lesedi Mashishi achieved a gold average, while Melody Raats and Jodi Knight finished with silver. The Level 5 WAG included Lize Janse van Rensburg and Shani Dreyer, both achieved bronze.

The Level 1 men’s artistic gymnasts (MAG) saw Keanu Potgieter achieve gold, Basson Wolmarans finishing with a silver average and Pero Boshoff finished with bronze. In the Level 2 MAG section Tyron Jordaan and Ruan Goosen achieved a silver average each and Hannes Raats finished with a bronze. The Level 4 MAG section saw Josua van der Merwe and Luan du Plessis achievegold and Marnus Ruytenberg and Jan van der Baan took home bronze. The Level 5 MAG consisted of Juandré Ruytenberg with a gold average, while Johan Strauss and Louis Boshoff finished with silver. Samuel van der Merwe represented Level 6 and finished with a gold average.

Zani’s Powerade competitiors:WAG Level 2: Miqayla Venter - 3rd on Vault, 2nd on Beam, Jennezee

Vermeulen - 3rd on Floor and Angelique Nelson. WAG Level 3: Chené Goosen - 2nd on Floor, 1st on Vault, 2nd on Bars (1st overall), Jessica Essakow - 1st on Floor, 3rd on Vault, 1st on Beam (3rd overall), Lungile Mahlangu - 3rd on Floor, 2nd on Beam (4th overall).

MAG Level 1: Keanu Potgieter, Basson Wolmarans, Gerard Kruger, Keo Mathosa and Pero Boshoff competed. The participants for MAG Level 2 included Hannes Raats, Amicus de Beer, Tyron Jordaan and Ruan Goosen.

Gymnasts are tough!

Bossies skitter op tennisbaanLEPHALALE – Laerskool Bosveld Primary se mini-tennisspan het Sondag teen Laerskool Kru-gerpark gespeel en die seniors het Maandag vir Laer-skool Warmbad aangepak. Baie geluk aan Armand de Beer, Janco Lotter, Simone Viljoen, Anika van Rooyen, Ivanka Viviers en Sariëtte Pretorius wat hul wedstryde gewen het.

MOKOPANE - Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP)se eerste hokkiespan het tydens Saterdag se Limpopo finale gewen met ‘n agt sekonde uitskiet. Die telling is 4-0 teen Hoërskool Ben Viljoen. Anél de Vos is die speler van die wedstryd. Die o/14 en 0/16 spanne het hulle wedstryde verloor. Die o/14 span se speler van die wedstryd is Mmakgaume Teffo en die o/15 span s'n Sunell Jooste. Hier is die eerste hokkiespan.

Hokkie eerstes vier oorwinningMOKOPANE - Die organiseerders van Saterdag se Rugbyklub Gholfdag is in hulle skik met die suksesvolle kompetisie waaraan 114 gholfspel-ers deelgeneem het. Die Datsun Go as prys vir ‘n kolhou op die baan se 17de putjie was ‘n groot trekpleister.

Die wenners van die gholfdag is Heinie Holtzhausen en Erika van Dyk. Hulle het die wenprys met 55 punte opgeraap. In die tweede plek, ook met 55 punte is Jan Klopper en Rob-ert Abrahamse en in die derde plek is Bennett van der Gryp en Thys Kruger met 53 punte.

Naaste aan die pen op putjie 3 is Pieter Rynners. Naaste aan die pen op putjie 6 is Johan Niemandt en na-aste aan die pen op putjie 8 is Boeta Smit. Jacob Mothanda is naaste aan die pen op putjie 17.

114 Spelers ondersteun gholfdag

Die organiseerders het hulle opregte dank uitgespreek teenoor al hulle borge.

Die Rugbyklub se gholfdag wenners. Voor: Erika van Dyk (eerste plek) en Robert Abrahamse (tweede plek). Agter: Heinie Holtshauzen (eerste plek), Walter van der Walt van Meat City as borg, Bennette van der Gryp en Thys Kruger (beide in derde plek) en Jan Klopper (tweede plek).


LEPHALALE – Arona Rossouw en Francois Camphor saam met hulle toegewyde @Sold span het Sater-dag gesorg dat hulle maatskappy se gholfdag ‘n reuse sukses was. Robbie Wessels het die geselligheid ekstra skop gegee met sy vertoning nadat die gaste gesmul het aan die heerlike kos wat deur oom Jan en tannie Essie Beyer van die Mogol Klub voorberei is.

Die eerste prys van ‘n Oztrail gazebo is gewen deur Eddie Jacobs snr. en Thebe Jacobs. Roaan Hefer en Robbert Barnard het in die tweede plek met ‘n slagtersblok weggestap en Jamie Lee en Jacques van Heerden het ‘n pragtige ys masjien gewen in die derde plek. Dean en Barbara Herron was die wenners van die gelukkige trekking en van ‘n heerlike bootrit.

Die kinders kon ook deelneem en Divan Geldenhuys en Ruan Basson het hul eie gholfdag sakke gewen, terwyl Armand de Beer en Llewellyn de Beer skroewedraaiers gewen het.

Die dag het oor meer as net gholf gegaan en daar is ongeveer R10 000 ingesamel vir Hoërskool Ellisras se ma-triekafskeid deur die veiling van ‘n 4.5 li-tre KWV bottel brandewyn. ‘n Spoggerige kruiwa gevul met alkoholiese verversings is ook opgeveil vir R4 600 en die hoër-skool het ‘n allemintige R8000 in ‘n nad-erspel (chipping) kompetisie gemaak.

Arona Rossouw eienaar van @Sold wil graag aan al die deelnemers en toeskouers baie dankie sê vir hulle teenwoordigheid gedurende hierdie geleentheid. “As dit nie was vir almal se ondersteuning nie sou ons beslis nie so ‘n groot sukses van die dag kon maak nie.”

“Spesiale dank aan ons fantastiese borge: Willem Meyer, Perfect 10, LA Sport en Pro Shop wat bygedra het dat uitsonderlike pryse vir die wenners gegee kon word.”

Gholfpret in die winter son

LEPHALALE - Hoërskool Ellisras se o/16 rugbyspan het Saterdag geskitter in ‘n wedstryd teen Lowveld High van Mpumalanga met 'n eindtelling van 39-0. Die besoekers se spelers was groot, maar dit het nie saak gemaak vir die Rassies nie. Hulle het van die begin af die wedstryd gedomineer en vinnig punte aangeteken. Hulle het soos een man 'n wentelling gesoek en die besoekers laat les opsê. Met hierdie wen kwalifiseer die Rassies se o/16’s vir die kwarteind van die Beeldtrofee (medium skole). Hierdie Saterdag speel die Rassies se o/16 en o/15 spanne in die kwarteind van die Beeldtrofee in Ellisras op die skool se velde. Die o/16’s speel teen Hoërskool Bekker en die o/15’s meet kragte met Hoërskool Fochville beide van die Leeus Gauteng. Met hierdie wedstryde sal hulle poog om te kwalifiseer vir die halfeind van die Beeldtrofee.

EHS o/16’s maak skoonskip

MOKOPANE - Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) se C-gholf span is tydens verlede week se gholf interhoër as die wenners in die C-divisie gekroon. Van links, Nico Willemse, SW Bruwer, Lené Kruger, Kaylen Deysel en CG Kruger.Regs is HPP se B-gholf span het tydens verlede week se gholf interhoër wat by die Kameeldor-ing Buiteklub gehou is, vir hulleself ‘n tweede plek in die B-divisie opgeraap. Van links, Kurt Kruger, Kobus van Wyk Johnty Darvall en Keagan Ross.

MOKOPANE - Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) en Laerskool Krugerpark wat Sater-dag in die o/14 rugbyspan aan die Limpopo rugby finale in Polokwane deelgeneem het, seëvier as die provinsie wenners.

Die o/14 gemengde hoër- en laerskool-span het Hoërskool Nylstroom 14–0 geklop. Janus Greyling is as die speler van die wed-stryd aangewys.

HPP se o/15 span het Ellisras Hoërskool met 4 punte geklop tydens die finale. Die puntetelling is 12–16 in HPP se guns. Die speler van die wedstryd is Rucardo Kruger.

HPP se eerste span het egter met 14 punte teen Hoërskool Ben Viljoen verloor. Die telling was 12–26 in Hoërskool Ben Viljoen se guns. Driekus Kleynhans is die speler van die wedstryd.

Limpopo beker wink!

HPP se o/14 rugbyspan staan breëbors- as die Limpopo wenners saam met hulle afrigter Renier Labuschagne en die hoof, Jas Hansen. Die span het dié beker wel verdien by Saterdag se Limpopo rugby finale in Polokwane.

Laerskool Krugerpark se spelers wat die o/14 span saam met HPP se spelers verteenwoordig het. Van links, Junior Mnisi, Kgabo Meintjies en Philip Lombard.

HPP het bobaas gholfers

Krieketspelers wys hul staalLEPHALALE - Die o/11 en o/13 – spelers van Laerskool Bosveld Primary het die krieketseisoen afgeskop met twee pragtige prestasies teen Laerskool Ellisras. Tydens die vriendskaplike wedstryd moker WP Vermeulen ‘n allemintige 102 lopies en Janco Lötter 85 lopies.

Wie gaan die beker wen?Deur Martie Pretorius ([email protected])

MOKOPANE – Terwyl die rugbymanne by skole in die Noord-Vaal streek kliphard oefen met die oog op die Beeld Trofee, meen Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) se o/14 afrigter, Renier Labuschagne, dat die skool reg is vir die stryd.

“'n Wen is nie buite HPP se vermoë nie,” sê hy. “Ons het bekwame spelers.”

Die o/15 en eerste rugbyspanne het Saterdag tydens die uitspeelwedstryde vir die Beeldtrofee, gewen en deurgedring na die kwart finaal wat Saterdag op die HPP B-veld gehou word. Die o/15’s het stof in die oë van Hoërskool Bergvlam geskop en uitgetree met ‘n skitterende telling van 53-0, terwyl die eerste span geseëvier het met ‘n telling van 48-29 teen Penryn College. Die speler van die wedstryd is Colin Steyn. David Human is die speler van die wedstryd in die o/15 span.

Rugby geesdriftiges word herinner om Saterdag by HPP se B-veld bymekaar te kom wanneer die o/14 span as liga wenners, die o/15’s en die eerstes, hul opponente die stryd gaan aansê onderskeidelik teen vir die eerste wedstryd van die kwart finaal wat om 10:00 afskop .

Regs: Colin Steyn, HPP se eerste rugbyspan vleuel en speler van Saterdag se Beeldtro-fee uitspeelwedstryd teen Penryn College.


LEPHALALE - Leerlinge van Hardekool Akademie het verlede week aan die tweede rondte van die Bybel pro-jekte kompetisie deelgeneem. Marnel Venter, Rachelle Pre-torius, Wilmari Muller, Thinus van Rooyen, Marthinus Pre-torius, Maria Kriel, Edward Johnson, Adrian Buhrmann, Wian Lewies, Neldri Ellis en Michaela Venter is gekies om aan die landswye (finale) rondte te gaan deelneem. Die beoordelaaars was ds. Johan Dormbreck en Me. Magda-leen Prinsloo.

Regs bo: Marnel Venter Gr. 6, Rachelle Pretorius Gr. 5, Wilmarí Muller Gr. 7 en Thinus van Rooyen Gr. 8

Regs: Marthinus Pretorius Gr. 2, Maria Kriel Gr. 1, Edward Johnson Gr. 4, Adrian Buhrmann Gr. 4, Wian Lewies Gr. 4, Neldri Ellis Gr. 3 en Michaela Venter Gr. 3

KROONSTAD - Die afgelope vakansie het ‘n leerder van Hard-ekool Akademie aan die Bokkieweek Redenaars deelgeneem. Wilmarí Muller was deel van die BCVO-Unie en was lid van die o/13 span. BCVO het algeheel tweede gekom met die redenaars en eerste met die vasvra.

Redenaars uitblinkertjie

Hardekool se klein Bybelkenners

MOKOPANE - Leerders van Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) wat deurge-dring het om Vrydag aan die Amesa Wiskunde Olimpiade by die Universit-eit van Limpopo deel te neem. Hulle is links voor: Anria Kruger, Leshego Khaas, Kopano Dolo en Hamida Mustapha. Agter, Nickie Oosthuizen, Gajan Devandran, Armand Steyn, Eduard Barnard en Khutjo Lobize.

HPP se 'Einsteins'

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By Christie Thomas

I had always considered a jerkbait a sum-mer lure, but my time in the US taught me the value of the jerkbait during the spring. Many tournaments were won by anglers fishing jerkbaits whilst the water was still cold.

Knowing that jerkbaits are not often used during the cold season in SA, I made a point of learning all the intricacies of fishing with a jerkbait before the spawn.

Temperature and water clarity play a key role when fishing with jerkbaits. As the water starts to warm during the warming trends, baitfish and other forage species are often the first to start moving up into the warmer layers of water.

Dark-bottomed bays or banks with dark clay or rocks will warm the quickest if the water is clear enough for the sunlight to penetrate. Bass will follow these forage fish into the warmer water.

This is where the importance of a fish-finder with a temperature sensor comes into play. You will need to keep your eye on the finder all the time and keep a tab on the temperature readings. Look for warmer wa-ter and baitfish activity. You should see both

Fishing with Christie...

Fishing techniques: Suspending jerkbaitson your finder.

Good pre-spawn areas to fish are points and flats that extend deep into the lake, creek mouths and points at the entrance of bays, and dark coloured banks close to river channels.

Suspending Hard-Bodied Jerkbaits

The secret to cold-water jerkbait success is the speed of the retrieve. This is why we use a suspending jerkbait. Once you have cast out the lure and worked it to the re-quired depth, you need it to suspend at that depth where you pause the retrieve.

Fan-cast over your target areas using a stop-and-go retrieve. You want to jerk the bait on loose line, causing it to move errati-cally from side to side but not forward!

Your forward movement should be minimal. Do not be afraid to leave the lure suspended for long periods of time. It is not uncommon for anglers in the know to pause their retrieve as long as 2- to 5 minutes. The strike often occurs as you first twitch the bait again. You have to be patient!

The best rod-and-reel outfit to use for a hard suspending jerkbait would be a 7-foot medium-action spinning rod and reel.

Regs: Laerskool Krugerpark se o/12A netbalspan is vereer as die skool se beste netbalspan van die jaar. Voor: Iné Vorsaatz, Marinel Muller en Nachelle Beetge. Tweede ry: Jeanri Collins en Tsidi Ramushu. Agter: Adri Vorster, Joline Venter en Micke Greyling.Middel: Laerskool Krugerpark se beste netbalspelers in elke span. Voor van links: Angelique Nelson (o/10A), Carla Greyling (o/10B) en Sarien de Beer (o/11B). Tweede ry: Micke Greyling (o/12B), Tsidi Ramushu (beste speler van die jaar) en Iné Vorsaatz (o/12A). Agter: Melanie van Jaarsveld (o/13B), Oni Molamu (speler van die jaar, o/13) en Lachelle de Beer (o/13A).

Krugies se blink sportsterreMOKOPANE - Netbal en rugbyspelers van Laerskool Krugerpark is verlede Donderdag by die skool se prysuitdelings-funksie vereer vir die jaar se prestasies.

Fluorocarbon line sinks and will help the bait to suspend at deeper depths.

Soft-Bodied Jerkbaits

During the post-spawn a soft-bodied jerkbait, like a Zoom Superfluke or Yum’s Houdini Shad, is a great tool to work the flats whilst searching for fish when bass start to scatter and leave the shallows. Because this lure is rigged for a weedless presentation it can be worked effectively through cover and newly emerging reeds and grasses in the water.

You can work it as fast or as slow as the conditions demand without fear of hanging up.

An important tip to keep in mind when fishing with soft jerkbaits is to wait to feel the weight of the fish before setting the hook when you detect the bite. This will drastically increase the success of your hook-up ratio.

The best rod-and-reel outfit to use for a soft-bodied jerkbaits would be a 7-foot medium-heavy casting rod and baitcasting reel. I like to use fluorocar-bon line because of the added sensitiv-ity, minimal stretch and sinking ability.

Laerskool Krugerpark se beste rugbyspelers van elke span asook spelers wat deur die jaar die beste vordering getoon het .

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