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Suid-Afrikaanse boere en plaaswerkers het in 2015 die wreedste jaar nóg beleef met die meeste aangetekende plaasaanvalle sedert daar in 1990 begin is om aanvalle aan te teken. AfriForum en die Transvaalse Landbou-unie (TLU SA) hou die afgelope twee jaar rekord van plaasaanvalle en plaasmoorde. Die landbou-unie sê hy is die enigste geloofwaardige bron wat statistiek sedert 1990 aanbetref.

Die nasionale prioriteitskomitee van landelike veiligheid definieer ’n plaasaanval soos volg: Acts of violence against farms and smallholdings are those acts aimed at any person or persons living on, working at or visiting farms or smallholdings with the intent to either murder, rape, rob or other-wise inflict bodily harm or to intimidate.

Verlede jaar se syfers is verwerk en geverifieer om die mees akkurate weer-spieëling te bied van die aard en omvang van plaasaanvalle in SA.

’n Totaal van 318 plaasaanvalle het in 2015 plaasgevind, waartydens 64 boere en werkers hul lewens verloor het.

Hoewel daar in 2010 ook 64 moorde gepleeg is, is daar sedert 2011 (waarin 48 moorde gepleeg is) weer ’n geleidelike toe-name in plaasmoorde.

In die 318 plaasaanvalle in 2015 was ’n totaal van 570 boere, hul gesinne, werk-ers en kuiergaste slagoffers. In 40 gevalle was 65 plaaswerkers direkte slagoffers. Hoewel verskeie gesinne met klein kinders

Meeste plaasaanvalle in 15 jaaren babas ook aangeval is, blyk dit dat ouer persone makliker geteiken word. Die oudste slagoffer was die 94-jarige Maggs Visser, wat in Junie saam met haar huishulp en veiligheidswag op haar plaas in die Tongaat-omgewing in KwaZulu-Natal aangeval is. Met die aan-koms van die huishulp en die wag het twee aanvallers die oggend toegang tot die huis gekry. Mev. Visser is met ’n rewolwer geslaan, en die aanvallers het geld en ju-wele geëis. Nadat hulle die huis geplunder het, het die aanvallers te voet met ’n sak en sleutels ge-vlug.

81% van dié aanvalle het op plase plaasgevind, en 19% op plotte en kleinhoewes. Die hoër persentasie vir plase kan aan die afgeleë geografiese aard van plase toegeskryf word, omdat dit langer neem om met hulp op die toneel op te daag, vergeleke stedelike areas. Dit kan ook daaraan toegeskryf word dat dit makliker is om op plase vir dae lank ongesiens weg te kruip en die doen en late van die plaasboere en -werkers dop te hou. Dit bied aanvallers ook die voordeel om in enige rigting te vlug om agtervolging te belemmer. Landerye, beboste areas en lang grasse bied goeie skuiling en maak dit makliker vir die aan-vallers om te ontsnap. In baie aanvalle word voertuie gesteel, nie net om gesteelde goe-

dere te vervoer nie, maar om ook so vinnig as moontlik van die toneel af te vlug tot waar daar 'n ander voertuig wag om die goedere oor te laai. Die voertuig word dan verlate langs die pad gelos.

Die provinsies met die meeste plaas-aanvalle in 2015 is Limpopo met 20,2%, Mpumalanga met 19,3% en Vrystaat met 18%. Gauteng en KwaZulu-Natal het minder aanvalle as vorige jare gehad. Die meeste moorde tydens plaasaanvalle is in Gauteng, Limpopo en KwaZulu-Natal gepleeg.

Die helikopter van Heritage Protection Group (HPG) wat die gemeenskap gratis help en bystaan met ernstige misdade soos plaasaanvalle, gewapende roof en renosterstropery.

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MOKOPANE – The Mokopane regional court saw three robbers sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday for seizing various cigarettes brands valued at R150 000 in 2014. The incident took place on the R101 road.

Besides their 15 years jail sentence, Malose Jerry Matsetela (32), Raymond Malebogo Malefo (33) and Mputinyana

By Morakhu Kekae ([email protected])

MOSHATE - The trial of 18 people charged with public violence unfolded at the Mokerong Magistrate Court in Mahwelereng on Friday. The arrest follows after commu-nity unrest occurred in Moshate village last Thursday morning.

A large number of community members were present and standing in solidarity inside the periphery of the court room as the accused took their stand in docks. The indictment reflect charges including violent conduct and behaviour, malicious damage to property and contravening the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation Act, 1991.

The arrest follows after community mem-bers were protesting against the Water Waste Treatment Project initiated by Ivanplats. They cited unfair employment practices, and in-terference from ward councilors (whom they believe are allegely benefiting directly or indi-rectly form the project).

The community barricaded the N11, and Madiba cross-road and also burnt tyres (see photo right).

The protest turned violent as police offi-cials allegedly fired rubber bullets to disperse

MOKOPANE - Special Operation Solutions (SOS) het tydens ’n onlangse operasie die dorp se strate ingevaar en talle dwelms konfiskeer en ’n paar dwelmgebruikers vasgetrek. SOS is ook in die proses om op te volg nadat hulle inligting ontvang het waar dwelm onderhandelings plaasvind.

MAPELA – Six people were arrested last Saturday after an alleged cattle thief died. According to Mahwelereng police spokes-person, constable Sello Leso, six community members of Gamatlala village in Mapela confronted a man who they believed was a cattle thief. The men apparently took law into their own hands and allegedly assaulted him after the suspect was not forthcoming with regards to the alleged theft.Police investigations are continuing.

Deur Martie Le Grange ([email protected])

MOKOPANE – ’n Geliefde inwoner en die stigter van CG Prinsloo & Seuns boukon-trakteurs, Coetzee Prinsloo, is op 81-jarige ouderdom oorlede nadat hy skaars 'n maand gelede met kanker gediagnoseer is. Coetzee is Dinsdag, 22 Februarie oorlede.

Coetzee se skoondogter, Urma Prinsloo, sê haar skoonpa is 21 dae nadat hy met ’n aggressiewe longkanker gediagnoseer is, tuis waar hulle hom versorg het oorlede. “Hy het na sy diagnose daagliks swakker geraak,” sê Urma. Sy sê haar skoonpa sou Maandag sy eerste bestraling gekry het.

Coetzee se een seun, Urma se man, Rodney, is sewe jaar gelede op 47-jarige ouderdom ook aan kanker oorlede. Hy was saam met sy pa en broer, Hardus, in die boubedryf. Hardus het na sy broer se afster-we die maatskappy oorgeneem. Hulle pa het in 2006 afgetree.

Coetzee se roudiens word Maandag 29 Februarie om 11:00 by die NG Suid ge-meente in HF Verwoerdstraat gehou. Hy laat sy vrou Rina, sy seun Hardus en dogter Avril agter en hy was ’n oupa vir 8 klein- en 11 agterkleinkinders.

Kanker eis geliefde inwoner

Wyle Coetzee Prinsloo is op 81-jarige ouderdom na ’n kort siekbed op 22 Februarie aan longkanker oorlede.

SOS teiken dwelms

Public violence accused in courtthe crowd. Witnesses say 26 people were wounded and two were hospitalised.

The community is set to meet with Mo-galakwena mayor, Parks Sebatjane, regarding the issue. They want the Mayor to expand project steering committee and take the com-munication liaison officer to task.

Police officials said the situation has been monitored and feature investigation will be made.

The trial is expected to continue today (Friday).

Community takes law into own hands

Heavy sentences for cigarette robbers

ZEBEDIELA – ‘n Kompromie is bereik tussen die Bjatladi gemeenskap, aan wie die Zebediela Sitrus Landgoed buite Mo-kopane in 1999 toegeken is, en die best-uursmaatskappy, Henley Farming Property (HFP) (wat die sitrusverbouing op die landgoed al sedert 2000 bestuur).

Volgens Landbouweekblad het die ver-houding tussen die bestuursmaatskappy en die gemeenskap verbrokkel tot op die punt waar twis tussen die bestuurspan van Ze-bediela Sitrus Bpk. en die Bjatladi gemeen-skap bedrywighede op die plaas verlede jaar tot stilstand gedwing het.

Die gemeenskap het die bestuurspan uit die boorde en pakhuise gesluit juis toe die uitvoerseisoen op ‘n spits was. Daar is besluit om meer as een blok gelyk te pluk en verpak ten einde die agterstand in te haal. Net twee van Zebediela Sitrus se produksie-eenhede of blokke is goedgekeur vir uitvoer na Europa as gevolg van moont-like swartvlek besmetting uit ander blokke.

Die oponthoud het die boerdery eg-ter steeds R12,5 miljoen gekos. Boonop het die gemeenskap bestuurslede van wanbestuur en bedrog beskuldig en Rod Ford, Rob Shaw en Gabriël Scholtz het in Desember in die Mokopane Landdroshof verskyn. Al was hulle nie op die plaas of by die pakhuise toegelaat nie, is hulle van bedrog aangekla oor sitrus wat nie goedgekeur was vir die Europese mark nie,

Zebediela Sitrus bestuur en eisers skikmaar glo wel in besendings daarheen opgein-dig het. Daar is ook siviele klagte teen HFP en die Werkerstrust gelê vir beweerde wan-bestuur en bedrog. Hierdie aanklagte is in die Polokwane Hoë hof betwis en ‘n regsverteen-woordiger van die Bjatladi Gemeenskap het HFP se regspan glo genader met ‘n versoek om te skik.

In terme van die ooreenkoms wat bereik is sal die Bjatladi gemeenskap die Henley Farming Property aandele in Zebediela Si-trus Bpk. uitkoop teen 30 Junie vanjaar. Die nuwe aandeelhouers sal bestuur van die landgoed oorneem en HFP sal die Bjatladis mentor vir ‘n vyf-maandelange oorhandig-ingsfase.

Alle klagte van wanbestuur en bedrog teen die bestuur is deur die Bjatladi’s terug-getrek en laat vaar.

Die personeel se dienskontrakte sal geëer word en hul lone en salarisse sal soos altyd deur Zebediela Sitrus betaal word.

Johannes Mmako’ (47) were also sentenced to three years for unlawfully possessing firearms. The two sentences will run concur-rently and the men were declared unfit to possess firearms.

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Limpopo, Lt. Genl. Fannie Masemola, said he hopes this will serve as a deterrent to rob-bers who think they won't get caught.

LEPHALALE – Die Vryheidsfront Plus het vroëer die maand hul twee aspirant kandidate vir Lephalale bekendgestel. Koot Human en Remi Burger is albei ou inwoners van die dorp wat hulself verkiesbaar gestel het vir die munisipale verkiesings later die jaar. Op die foto is hulle saam met Marcelle Maritz van Mokopane, die hoof organiseerder van die Vryheids-front Plus in Limpopo.

Aspirant VF+ kandidate bekendgestel

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By Amanda Basson ([email protected])

STEENBOKPAN – The old hostel of Steen-bokpan Primary that was converted into housing units for low income people has be-come a bone of contention between learners at Lerekhureng Combined school and the mostly elderly residents of the units.

In January, Northern News reported that the ten families living in the hostels feared they would be left homeless if their housing units were to be used as classrooms by Lerekhureng after the school was vandalised and suffered damage during rain storms. “I earn a small pension, and after covering my basic needs there is almost nothing left for me to live on,” Mariette Grobbelaar one of the elderly residents said at the time.

The families were moved into the old Steenbokpan primary school’s hostel when the school closed in the early eighties and has been home to about ten families.

The principal of Lerekhureng, Jacob Lamola, has put up a valiant effort to accom-modate his students without disrupting the people in the housing units. Meetings were held between community members, busi-nesses and the school and resulted in dona-tions of tables and other essential furniture, while the students were temporarily placed at Steenbokpan community hall.

During the community policing forum (CPF) meeting last Thursday, Nico Pienaar, constituency officer of the DA, said that he spoke to some of the elderly people living in the housing units and claimed that they were threatened and asked to leave their homes. “I have not been able to establish who made the threats but apparently some people approached the elderly resi-dents and told them to move their furniture because they

want to use the units as office space.”While the plight of the residents is un-

derstandable because of the high expenses of accommodation in Lephalale and their inability to pay for alternative housing the school is also in a huge predicament. Cur-rently, they have 320 learners and their classrooms are uninhabitable.

“I don’t want to withhold a proper edu-cation from anybody, but I also feel strongly that the current residents are entitled to a safe and secure place to stay,” Pienaar said.

Lofty Fourie, who chaired the CPF mee-ting, proposed that the community should get involved in upgrading the school thus ensuring that the elderly people can remain where they are while at the same time en-suring that the learners get a proper educa-tion.

A source at the Department of Educa-tion, who asked not to be named, said that they are in discussions with Eskom to fix some of the damage to the school. “We have also contacted Boikarabelo which will do-nate three mobile classrooms.”

The source also stated that the depart-ment wants to formalise tennure on the land on which the school is situated in order to build a new school. “We are still in discus-sions about this idea and I am not able to elaborate on this plan but in the long run a new school would be beneficial to the edu-cation of the students.”

No easy solution for Lerekhureng


LEPHALALE – The municipal-ity awarded six bursaries to students within the Lephalale municipal area on Tuesday. Two of the bursaries were funded by a partnership with Boikarabelo mine. During his opening speech, pastor Willem Papo, a local pastor, requested that other businesses in the area should also get involved with sponsoring learners. “We were only able to provide bursaries for six learners because of budgetary constraints, but if businesses in the area get involved we will be able to dramatically improve the skills and education of the youth in our area,” Papo said.

LEPHALALE – Gedurende ‘n Landelike Veiligheidsvergadering (LV) verlede Don-derdag is mense aangeraai om te verseker dat hul vuurwapenlisensies in orde is.

Douw Pelser, voorsitter van die LV, het genoem dat indien iemand nie oor ‘n wettige vuurwapenlisensie beskik nie hul verplig is om die wapen in te dien.

Die polisie het in ‘n persverklaring ge-dateer 18 Februarie vuurwapeneienaars herinner om 90 dae voor hul lisensie verval reeds die proses vir hernuwing van die lisen-sie te begin. “Die rede vir hernuwing van ‘n lisensie of permit is om te verseker dat die persoon steeds voldoen aan die vereistes van die vuurwapenwet om sodoende te verseker dat effektiewe kontrole en verantwoordelike vuurwapen- en ammunisieeienaarskap plaas-vind,” lui die verklaring.

LEPHALALE – A Valentine’s day function at a guesthouse in Rooibos Crescent left some residents hot under the collar after the street was allegedly used for drag racing.

According to Lofty Fourie, who chaired the community policing forum(CPF) meeting last Thursday, the party kept on until 02:00 on the morning of 15 February. “Some of the neighbours phoned the police and were alleg-edly told that the guest house had permission for the party and the police could therefore do nothing about the noise.”

Sergeant Precious Munyai of the Lephala-le police said that this should not have been the case and that residents should request the name of the officer that they speak to in order for management to address the issue.

LEPHALALE – During a community policing forum (CPF) meeting last Thursday residents were warned that housebreaking incidents in the suburbs are on the increase.

Gompou street, Patrys street and the flats in the Church street area were named as ar-eas being targeted.

“Property crimes have increased by 11,9% compared to last year this time while contact related crimes like malicious damage to property have increased with

Is jou vuurwapen gelisensieer?Eienaars wat hul lisensie of permit wil

hernu moet in besit van ‘n geldige bevoeg-dheidsertifikaat wees voordat hul aansoek doen vir die hernuwing. Die aansoeker moet ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse burger wees of permanent in die land woon, moet oor die ouderdom van 21 jaar wees en moet ‘n werk hê. “Voorne-mende applikante word aangeraai om met hul naaste polisiestasie in verbinding te tree om uitklaring te kry oor al die vereistes,” lui die verklaring verder.

Ongeag die tipe vuurwapen waarvoor aansoek gedoen word word daar van die applikant verwag om ‘n bevoegdheidsertifi-kaat vir die betrokke kategorie wapen te hê tesame met hul identiteit dokument, bewys van adres en dokumentêre bewys vir die kat-egorie vuurwapen waarvoor aansoek gedoen word.

Valentines function causes frustrationFourie gave the following tips when lay-

ing a complaint at the police station or tele-phonically:

- State your problem in a clear, direct and polite way – treat the officer as you would like to be treated.

- Ask for the name and rank of the person you are talking to.

- Ask for an Occurrence Book number as proof of your call and keep it in a safe place.

- If you feel that the officer you are talking to is not handling the matter correctly ask to speak to the shift commander or a senior officer.

- If you are still not satisfied contact the station commander – if he is not aware of the frustrations or poor service he can’t rectify it.

Housebreakings on increase11%,” sergeant Precious Munyai of the Lephalale police told the attendees of the meeting.

All other crimes showed a decrease of 17% while assaults and other contact crimes decreased with a commendable 63%.

“We are seeing an increase in shoplifting incidents in the mall and are appealing to the municipality to assist with cleaning up empty stands which criminals are using as hide outs,” Munyai said.

Bursaries to unlock potential of students

By Martie Le Grange ([email protected])

MOKOPANE – Residents are fed-up with the lack of service delivery at the Mogalakwena Municipality and some even advised other municipal consumers on Facebook to stop paying for services they are not receiving.

Despite the questionable reinstatement of municipal services at the Mogalakwena Municipality after its recent standstill due to alleged benchmarking, Northern News is unable to get any comment on the state of affairs from the municipality’s divisional head of communications, Malesela Selokela.

Selokela only mentioned that a council

Residents threaten to quit paying for municipal services

meeting is being planned to resolve the issue.Residents are angry about the level of ser-

vice at the municipality and say they are not at all impressed with some on duty officials’ attitude towards consumers.

“I am so sick and tired of the ongoing protests in this country," one resident, who did not want to be named out of fear of in-timidation, said. Wherever my family and I go and even when we turn on our TV, we are guaranteed to be exposed to violence, strikes and protests over discontent of some or other mistreatment or dispute. Why do consum-ers have to fall short?” said a resident who doesn’t want his name to be mentioned.

Shock as teen's body is found on Valentines dayMAHWELERENG – The 14th of February (Valentines Day) was a devastating day for the mother of Tshephiso Manana (17) when she found her daughter’s lifeless body hanging from a tree, reports constable Sello

Die Transvaalse Landbou-unie TLU SA Noord se lede voer reeds sedert 2006 gesprekke met die departement van wa-terwese en sanitasie om probleme wat met waterrekeninge ondervind word, te probeer regstel.

Die gebrek aan vordering met die saak het TLU SA Noord genoop om ’n dispuut met die departement te verklaar ten einde sy lede te beskerm teen die dreigemente van ver-volging vir uitstaande skuld. Tydens die on-langse beplanningsessie van TLU SA Noord is daar besluit om ter wille van gemoedsrus, weer die korrektheid van advies aan lede te toets deur middel van ‘n regsopinie.

’n Senior advokaat wat spesialiseer in watersake het Noordstreek se argument

TLU ondersoek waterkwessieaangehoor en bevestig dat die proses om ’n dispuut te verklaar, tot dusvêr heeltemal kor-rek verloop het en dat lede met goeie advies bedien is.

Daar is etlike sake wat in die dispuut op-geneem is wat ten doel het om waterverbrui-kers te beskerm teen eensydige optrede vanaf die departement.

Die kern van die dispuut handel oor foute wat op fakture voorkom en gebrekkige of geen dienslewering ten opsigte van water bestuursaangeleenthede.

TLU SA Noord wil graag weer beves-tig dat sy lede nie onwillig is om vir water bestuursdienste te betaal nie, mits dit vooraf ooreengekome dienste is wat teen die ooreengekome standaard gelewer is.

MOKOPANE – Shoprite recently held a Dream Big competition. The competition encouraged children to draw a picture and write a short essay on what they want to when they grow up. Ditshego Mabaswa, an 11-year-old learner from Potgietersrus Comprehensive School, walked away as the winner of the Mokopane branch. He wants to be a scientist when he grows up. He won a check for R1 500 – here hê is with Violet Mabaswa (left), Cindy Vermeulen (branch manager), and Koos Hattingh (Fresh food manager).

Ditshego is a winner!

Leso, police spokesperson of Mahwelereng SAPS.

After the discovery, Manana’s mother hoped that her daughter might still be alive and rushed her to hospital, but unfortunately the teenager was declared dead on arrival.

According to Leso, a suicide note was also found on the scene. Investigations to confirm the teenager’s cause of death are underway.

26 FEBRUARIE 2016 Northern News / Noordelike Nuus www.noordnuus.co.za

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MOKOPANE – The Thorny Bush Wildlife & Golf Estate development at the Kameel-doring Country Club is a first of a kind upmarket residential security golf estate in the Mokopane-Polokwane and is progress-ing briskly.

The long awaited 200ha estate located in a pristine bushveld environment incor-porating the existing Kameeldoring Country Club, golf course and associated amenities is in full swing of development.

“The focus of the development said Rob Hudson, Managing Director of Thorny Bush Estate developers Hayes Matkovich & Asso-ciates while taking Northern News at a brief site tour recently, is with a highly upmarket, gated, secure, residential estate but yet one that is more affordable (currently) than most other comparable gated estates in Limpopo and SA in general.”

Only 60 km from Polokwane an oasis exists where families can still enjoy the great outdoors and wildlife without having to leave their own front yards.

The estate distinguishes itself from other golf estates in the Limpopo Province in that the development is focused on primary resi-dential i.e. family living and not the second-ary lifestyle or holiday market.

The fact that 120 units have been sold, of which 90 have already been trans-ferred since the proclamation of the town-ship in September last year, with very little marketing done, is a clear indication of the investment value packed into this estate.

Hudson explains that Mokopane has shown consistent growth despite the reces-sion over the past few years, “The town is experiencing massive investment from the platinum mines in the area and plans for a major water pipe line is underway to bring more water, and with it more growth, to the town.”

The estate comprises four invest-ment options namely Golf Course fac-ing erven from R650 000, Village erven from R450 000, larger eco-stands of 4000 square meters starting from R10250 000, and the Mature Lifestyle offerings for 50’s and older which will be released during 2017 as part of phase 3 of the develop-ment, from approximately R350 000.

Thorny Bush will be completely secu-rity fenced with 24-hour access control, providing security but more importantly, safety of mind, allowing residents to relax and enjoy the environment. All fences will be fitted with sensors to alert guards on duty of any breach.

The estate incorporates Kameeldoring Country Club and all its amenities, with a boutique hotel planned for the future. The estate is situated within walking distance of the Mokopane’s other sports clubs. It forms part of wildlife conservancy of over 300 ha

Promotion

Upmarket development progressing briskly

to which residents will have full access for walking, mountain biking and fishing in the Nyl River.

A local private school will soon open their new high school campus right across from the entrance of the estate and learners will be able to bike, of golf cart, to school and back. “We offer children the opportunity to be children again. We want to keep them out of the streets and the shopping malls and keep them in the bush,” says Hudson.

The estate encourages no pets and no fences, but since the focus is on families, small dogs will be allowed as long as they are behind specified fences and on a leash otherwise.

Christine McGrath, Principal of Seeff Mokopane who is marketing Thorny Bush Estate, says this is the investment opportu-nity of a lifetime. The architectural theme is broadly described as ‘contemporary Bush-veld’ and focuses on home designs that use natural materials, textures and colour schemes to blend with the natural Kameel-doring Bushveld.

“We offer a special project management service for investors who don’t want to deal with builders, architects and financing at an all inclusive costing”. This makes developing your dream house on the estate a frustration free exercise with preparation building plans being and building loans facilitated, competi-tive costing being sourced from approved builders, and project management during the actual construction phase.

Whether planning a higher quality of life or simply grabbing an investment opportunity too good to miss, Thorny Bush Estate offers everything a buyer can dream of and more.

For more information visit www.thorny-bushestate.co.za or contact Seeff Mokopane on 015 491 5123.

Top: Rob Hudson of Hayes, Matkovich & Associates (HMA), one of the develop-ers of the estate at a poten-tial residential stand on the Thorny Bush Estate where a luxurious home is about to be built for a foreign investor.

Right: Another investor’ brand new properties in progress at the Thorny Bush Estate.

A spectacular view of the Kameeldoring golf course’ fairway at Thorny Bush Wildlife & Golf Estate.


MOKOPANE – Saterdag se 52ste Bosveld Interhoër wat deur Hoër-skool Hans Strijdom op Mookgo-

phong gehou word is die hoof fokus op 2015 wenners, Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP), se kalender vandeesweek.

HPP se top-tien atlete wat hulle staal gaan wys in hulle onderskeie baan en veld items by die Interhoër byeenkoms is soos volg:

Marnus Uys, ‘n ou gunsteling op die atletiekbaan is HPP se top atleet. Hy moet dopgehou word in die 100m en 200m vir seuns o/19 asook verspring vir seuns in dieselfde ouderdomsgroep. Pe-ter Tau is tweede op die top tien-tien lys vir sy deelname aan die 400m, 800m en 1500m vir seuns o/19. Langasem Pontsho Ngobeni presteer uitstekend in die 800m, 1500m en 3000m vir seuns o/19. William Mohlaloga nael soos blits oor die 100m hekkies en 300m hekkies vir seuns o/15 en Luzaan Taljaard laat die wenkbroue lig met gewigstoot en skyfwerp vir meisies o/16.

Wilma Nel is sesde op die top-tien lys vir haar merkwaardige prestasie in gewigstoot en skyfwerp vir meisies o/14. Mirieck Griessel beïndruk atle-tiek geesdriftiges wanneer sy deelneem aan gewigstoot en skyfwerp vir meisies o/19. Sello Nyawene is agtste onder die top-tien atlete en presteer in die 800m, 1500m en 3000m vir seuns o/19. Mo-nique de Sousa word ook deur talle aanhangers bewonder vir haar deelname aan die 100m, 200m en 100m hekkies vir meisies o/19. Lachelle de Beer se vernuf in die 90m hekkies en 300m hek-kies vir meisies o/14 besorg aan haar ‘n tiende plek onder die top-tien atlete.

HPP slyp weer hul tande vir die Interhoër beker

Die interhoër span- en onderspankapteine, van links, Waldo Kruger (seuns onder spankaptein), Megan Bruwer (meisies onder spankaptein), Monique de Sousa (meisies spankaptein) en Marnus Uys (seuns spankaptein).

HPP se top tien atlete, Marnus Uys, Peter Tau, Pontsho Ngobeni, William Mohlaloga, Luzaan Taljaard, Wilma Nel, Mirieck Griessel, Sello Nyawene, Monique de Sousa en Lachelle de Beer.


LEPHALALE - Toeskouers kan gerus Hoërskool Ellisras se uitblinker atlete

dophou gedurende die Inter-hoër by Mookgophong hierdie naweek.

Loutjie Steenekamp seuns o/17 is op sy beste in 110m, 400m en 200m hekkies. In ‘n vriendskaplike byeenkoms teen Hoërskool Frikkie Meyer, Hoërskool Piet Potgieter en Hoërskool Hans Strijdom het hy vyf eerste plekke los gehardloop. John Mogohloana seuns o/19 se 110m hekkies, 400m naelloop en 400m hekkies beloof om opwindend te wees. Die man is baie korter as sy eweknieë, maar hardloop soos blits!

Eerste plekke word ook ver-wag vir Steyn van Staden seuns o/16 110m hekkies, Nico Sny-man seuns o/15 400m, Wiham du Plessis seuns o/17 spiesgooi, Johan Janse van Niewenhuizen seuns o/15 diskus en Ashley Ne-ngobela seuns o/14 verspring.

Larissa Nel maak korte mette met 400m-, 200m- en 100m hekkies en 100m nael-loop. Charnè Vosloo se spesial-iteit is 100m en 200m naelloop en Anina van Schalkwyk dogters o/19 hoogspring. Bernice Moller dogters o/15 oefen om die 90m hekkies, 300m hekkies en 100m naelloop te wen terwyl Bettie Schoeman dogters o/15 presteer in 100m naelloop. Nelia Grobler dogters o/16 be-plan om met goud weg te stap vir diskus gooi.

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LEPHALALE - Die mini-netbal dogters van Laerskool Bosveld Primary het 20 Februarie, ŉ heerlike dag saam met ons plaaslike kinderkinetikus, Elsu Bakker, en haar span gehad. Tydens die werkswinkel het die meisies nuwe vaardighede aangeleer en hulself gate uit geniet. Die spannetjies is slaggereed vir die komende mini-netbal seisoen. - Deur Lizelle du Plessis

PRETORIA - Hoërskool Ellisras het op 17 Februarie deelgeneem aan die AGN Pres-tige College Top 10 atletiekbyeenkoms by Pilditch stadion in Pretoria.

Skole van regoor die land kon elk vyf top seuns- en dogters atlete inskryf waaraan 94 skole deelgeneem het. Elke atleet is beperk tot twee items.

Loutjie Steenekamp seuns o/17 het drie van die 400m hekkies uitdunne gewen en gedurende die finaal ‘n tweede plek los ge-hardloop. Hy is uitgenooi om deel te wees van 'n atletiekspan wat na Amerika toe toer van 24 April tot 1 Mei 2016. Loutjie is ontsettend opgewonde en sê dit voel of hy droom.

Indien daar iemand is wat geroepe voel om 'n finansiële bydrae te maak vir Loutjie se Amerika toer is die bankbesonderhede: ABSA Ellisras; Takkode: 632005; Spaarrekening-nommer: 93-1648-4082

Hoërskool Ellisras is besonder trots op Loutjie maar ook op al die ander atlete wat deurgans hard geoefen. Die uitslae van items op Pilditch is: Loutjie Steenekamp seuns o/17 2de 400m hekkies en 4de 110m hek-kies, John Mogohloana seuns o/19 4de 400m hekkies en 400m 7de, Larissa Nel dogters o/17 5de 100m hekkies en 100m 9de, Nelia Grobler dogters o/16 7de, dogters o/16 diskus en 17de gewigstoot, Charnè Vosloo dogters o/16 8ste 200m en 10de 100m, Johan Janse van Niewenhuisen

EHS bars van trotsLEPHALALE - Alhoewel al die oë hier-die naweek op die interhoër atletiek in Mookgophong gaan wees het Hoërskool Ellisras 'n benydenswaardige geskie-denis van goeie prestasies opgelewer verlede jaar.

Vir ‘n twee agtereenvolgende jare wen hul die Beeld trofee vir rugby in mediumskole. Die o/15 span vermorsel Hoërskool Piet Potgieter in die eindstryd met 20–10. Die o/16 rugbyspan was Limpopo naaswenners.

Nog ‘n groot lekkerte was Johan Pitout wat een van drie rugbyspelers in Limpopo was wat vir die Maurirtz Hansen rugbyspan gekies is wat Ierland toe getoer het. Die manne se motto was “talent scores tries, but team spirit con-quers the opponent.”

Die Rassie swem is nog ‘n veer in die hoed met Dario Geyser wat kwalifiseer om vir die Olimpiese Spele uit te dun. Gedurende die 2015 seisoen wen Dario ‘n totaal van 41 goue medaljes.

Tydens interhoër het die Rassies 29 goue medaljes los geswem. Hoërskool Ellisras word ook aangewys as die beste Landsdiensskool in Limpopo.

Tydens ‘n redenaarskompetisie wen Nathalie Perrier the voorbereide junior afdeling en Lerato Ditsela kom derde in die Engels Senior afdeling.

Hoërskool Ellisras maak die beste van wie ook al by hierdie instelling in-skryf!- Fransa de Beer

MOKOPANE - Die afgelope naweek het 16 van Hardekool Akademie se leerders gaan deelneem aan die Noord-Transvaal atletiek-byeenkoms in Mokopane.

Die Hardies het hul skool se naam hoog gehou en kwalifiseer om aan die Suid Afri-kaanse kampioenskappe te gaan deelneem wat op 19 en 20 Maart 2016 in Sasolburg plaasvind.

Saterdag se goue medalje wenners was Michiel Venter, Neldri Ellis en WJ Ellis, Erisa du Toit, Helgard Muller en Michaela Venter.

Hardekool trots op hul kampioeneSilwer medaljes word verower deur Vicky-Lee Maartens, SH van Zyl en WJ Ellis, Sanél van Zyl, Helgad Muller en Michaela Venter. Brons medalje wenners is Vicky-Lee Maartens, De-wald Bronkhorst, Sanél van Zyl en Thea-Mari Nel.

Michiel Venter was die Victor Ludorum vir beste Laerskool seun asook beste baanatleet en stel ‘n nuwe turbospies record op met ‘n afstand van 16,06m. Michaela Venter was die Victrix Ludorum vir Laerskool dogters asook die beste veld atleet.

Gouemedalje wenners: Voor: Michiel Venter; middel: Neldri Ellis en WJ Ellis; en agter is Erisa du Toit, Helgard Muller en Michaela Venter.

Silwer medalje wenners is, voor: Vicky-lee Maartens, middel: SH van Zyl en WJ Ellis; en agter: Sanél van Zyl, Helgard Muller en Michaela Venter.

Regs is die brons medalje wenners. Voor is Vicky-lee Maartens en Dewald Bronkhorst en agter is Sanél van Zyl en Thea-Mari Nel.

Rassies skitter op atletiekbaan

seuns o/15 9de spiesgooi en 10de gewig-stoot, Revel de Bruin seuns o/15 16de 200m en verspring 15de,

Steyn van Staden 800m 16de en 17de 110m hekkies, Bernice Moller dogters o/15 14de 300m hekkies en 17de 90m hekkies.

Flinke voete by Bossies se mini netbal

MOKOPANE – Danksy Martin McKenzie (links) van Elmar Auto lyk Laerskool Krugerpark se sleepwaentjie weer splinternuut nadat dit gerestoureer is. Die waentjie pronk na dese met helder plakkers wat hom meer sigbaar maak en elke fout wat gepla het, is herstel en dit is gespuitverf. Skoolhoof Johan Vertongen (regs) het ook vir Aron’s Hardware, Midas en Postnet Modimolle bedank vir hulle bydrae tot die vernuwing van die waentjie.

Besighede gee om vir Krugies

VLU dag tak se wennersMOKOPANE – Die Potgietersrus Vroue Landbou-unie het die wenners van hulle on-langse mini skou aangekondig.

Die wenners in hulle onderskeie ka-tegorieë is soos volg: Joan Erasmus se item wen die masjienwerk kategorie. In die gebak en preserveer kategorie loop Martie Janse van Rensburg as die wenner aangekondig. Renate Sonemann wen die brei en hekel asook die kuns kategorie en die handvlyt kat-egorie is deur Betsy Viljoen gewen.

Marie Fourie en Martie Janse van Rens-burg is beide die wenners in die fotografie kategorie en die algehele wenner is Martie Janse van Rensburg. Op die foto is Marinda Kirchner wat die trofee as algehele

wenner aan Martie Janse van Rensburg oorhandig.

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MOKOPANE – Laerskool Krugerpark se atlete wat op 2 Maart aan die Limpopo atletiekbyeenkoms by die Peter Mokaba sportstadion in Polokwane gaan deelneem.

MOKOPANE - Rugbyspelers van die Potgi-etersrus Rugby Klub glo hulle sukses sedert die begin van die jaar is grootliks te wyte aan hulle goeie gesindheid, spanwerk en ook aan die toepassing van hulle leuse, “glo in jou God, glo in jouself, glo in jou span-maat.”

Die spelers se afrigter, SJ Jonker, sê sy span het vanjaar begin met ’n nuwe gesind-heid. “Ons pak alles 200 persent aan,” sê hy en noem ook dat ‘n mens verbaas sal wees wat jy in die lewe kan bereik as jy jou beste gee.

Die span het verlede naweek die seisoen afgeskop met ’n uitstekende wen toe hulle kragte gemeet het met die sterk span van Groblersdal (Loskop).

Hulle mees onlangse wedstryd in die sewes toernooi by Loskop het hulle behoorlik geseëvier met ’n puntetelling van 160 tee-noor 77. Die klub se wedstryd uitslae is soos volg:Potties teenoor Loskop 2, 26-7Potties teenoor Universiteit van Limpopo, 26-7

Three new aspirant winemakers have been given the rare opportunity of honing their skills working side by side with some of the country’s finest masters of their craft as part of the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme.

This mentorship programme aims at developing and empowering talented young Protégés to become future winemakers and viticulturists of excellence.

This year’s intake of three new interns brings to 20 the total number of Protégés who have participated in the programme since its inception in 2006. Under the men-torship of members of the Guild and the patronage of the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust, a world of oppor-tunity in the wine industry will open up for these three graduates of Elsenburg Agricul-tural College in Stellenbosch.

Dorps is reg vir rugby

Potties teenoor Middelburg Panthers, 24-17QF Potties teenoor Nylstroom, 31-12SF Potties teenoor Loskop 1, 29-15 Finals Potties teenoor Ellisras, 24-19 (na ekstra tyd)Die volgende spelers het drieë gedruk:Phil Herselman, 3Willem Dreyer, 5 (insluitend die wen drie)Hans du Plessis, 6Anthony Hawken, 2Phillip Fuls, 1Jan Vorster, 2Klaas Galane, 5

Jonker sê hy is ook baie trots op die klub se 2de span. Alhoewel dié span in die plaat finaal verloor het, het hulle alles ingesit en moes sommige wedstryde sonder reserwes klaarkom, sê Jonker en reken beter toewyd-ing sal jy nêrens kry nie.

Die klub se bestuur het hulle dank uit-gespreek teenoor elke speler.

“Dankie vir julle goeie gesindheid en harde werk wat julle by elke oefening insit en dankie ook aan die spelers se vrouens en meisies vir julle ondersteuning.”

Potgietersrus Rugby Klub seëvier na hulle groot oorwinning in die onlangse sewes toernooi.

Laerskool wys sy Limpopo atlete

Cape Winemakers Guild kick starts 2016 with three new Protégés

Peter Vakele of Khayelitsha in Cape Town is spending his first year at Ernie Els Wines under the watchful eye of Louis Strydom, chairman of the Nedbank Cape Winemak-ers Guild Development Trust. Fellow Protégé Sydney Mello, who comes all the way from Mahwelereng in Limpopo, is working with veteran winemaker, Neil Ellis.

The third new addition to the programme is Maryna Huysamen of Vredendal in the West Coast, who joins David Nieuwoudt at Cederberg Cellars.

For Sydney Mello making wine is a rare opportunity to create something unique: “As a winemaker you get to impart a piece of yourself into the wine. It becomes a reflec-tion of you as a person and is a very personal process, given all the blood, sweat and tears including the long hours we put in as wine-makers.”

Sydney Mello, Maryna Huysamen and David Nieuwoudt.

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By Christie Thomas

South Africa is a dangerous country to live in and unfortunately it seems according to many recent newspaper reports, also to play in. I am saddened by so many reports of anglers attacked, mugged, robbed or murdered while fishing.

Recently Polokwane lost a beloved resident when he was murdered while fish-ing for tilapia in a small stream close to town. Elsewhere within the same week an off-duty policeman was murdered while-camped next to a dam fishing for carp. As reports of these kinds of incidents escalate, we as anglers need to sit down and take stock of the situation.

Fishing with Christie

Angler safety - protect yourself from violent crime

How important is one's life compared to the pleasures of fishing? Can we live without time on or next to the water, pursuing our passion for fishing? What can we do to im-prove the situation?

How can we ensure our safety while visit-

ing local dams, rivers or streams? If we want to continue fishing we have to apply certain measures!

~ First of all and most importantly, there is truth to the statement ‘SAFETY IN NUMBERS’. It is not safe to go fishing alone anymore. While alone one is vulnerable and a tempting target to any thug who may be in the vicinity. A larger group of anglers are a better deterrent than only one or two people. If you do not have many fishing friends, join a club and wait for club outings. If you can-not find several friends to join you for a day on or next to the water - do not go! It is not worth the risk.

~ Do your homework. PROPER PREPA-RATION is vital when planning a fishing trip. Most importantly, find out as much as you can about the area you plan on visiting. Where is the dam situated? Is it isolated, within town limits or rural settle-ments? Contact the local authorities and ask for recent crime reports. Check fishing forums and ask for any relevant information regarding the dam you plan to visit. Avoid dams or rivers where crime has become an everyday occurrence. It is hard to predict when petty crime may escalate to violent

crime. With more and more people ad-dicted to dangerous drugs such as crack, tik and nyaope you find more desperate addicts hunting for easy targets to provide their next fix.

~ Learn to defend yourself. SELF-DEFENSE has saved more than one person from the worst consequences of an attack BUT you also need to try to read the situa-tion and decide whether attack is your best option. If someone tries to rob you, give up your property—don’t give up your life. Sometimes all the attacker wants is your phone, wallet, car, etc. and once you calmly hand over he is happy to leave you alone. Are you looking into a hungry man’s eyes or the eyes of a person intent on murder and destruction? I believe this is where instinct kicks in and your sixth sense makes the choice. Trust your instincts.

~ Notify your next of kin or friends of your destination, departure and return dates / times. CHECK IN with them every hour or so. It is better to be over-cautious and have a quicker emergency response time should things go wrong.

~ If you feel uncomfortable in any situation, leave!!

Vrydag 26 Februarie Gholf: Perth International, dag 2 07:00 tot 11:00 op SS7Honda Classic, dag 1, Palm Beach, Fl – 21:00 tot 01:00 op SS6 en GDNVroue: Thailand-kampioenskap, dag 2 – 08:00 tot 12:00 op SS6Rugby: Superreeks: Blues t Highlanders – 08:00 tot 10:35 op SS1 en GDNBrumbies t Hurricanes – 10:35 tot 13:00 op SS1 en GDNCheetahs t Jaguares – 18:30 tot 21:15 op SS1 en M-NetSesnasiereeks: Wallis t Frankryk – 21:50 tot 00:00 op SS1Tennis: Mexikaanse Ope, kwarteind, Aca-pulco – 00:00 tot 08:00 op SS6Doebai-kampioenskap, halfeind – 14:55 tot 20:00 op SS6Katar-ope, halfeind 16:50 tot 21:00 SS7 Saterdag 27 FebruarieGholf: Perth International, dag 3 – 07:00 tot 11:00 op SS7Honda Classic, dag 3 – 20:00 tot 01:00 op SS1 en GDNEye of Africa-kampioenskap, dag 3, Glenvista – 12:00 tot 16:00 op SS 7Vroue: Thailand-kampioenskap, dag 3 – 08:00 tot 12:00 op SS 6Motorfietsrenne: Superfietse: Australiese su-perpole – 03:15 tot 05:30 op SS 6Australiese wedren 1 05:30 tot 07:20 SS6 Motorrenne: Nascarreeks – 20:30 tot 23:00 op SS8Rugby: Superreeks: Sunwolves t Lions – 05:45 tot 08:25 op SS 1 en M-NetCrusaders t Chiefs 08:25-10:35 SS1/ GDNWaratahs t Reds 10:35 tot 12:45 SS1/GDNForce t Rebels 12:45 tot 14:55 SS1/ GDNKings t Sharks 14:55 tot 17:05 SS1/M-Net

SuperSport-hoogtepunte (Alles regstreeks)Stormers t Bulls 17:05 tot 19:30 op SS1/M-NetSesnasiereeks: Italië t Skotland – 16:10 tot 18:25 op SS6Engeland t Ierland – 18:35 tot 20:50 SS6Franse Top 14: Racing t Castres – 21:35 tot 23:45 op SS6 Sokker: SA Premierliga: Orlando Pirates t Bloemfontein Celtic 19:30 tot 22:45 SS4Tennis: Doebai-kampioenskap, eindstryd – 16:55 tot 19:00 op SS8Mexikaanse Ope, halfeind 1- 01:55 tot 04:30 op SS8Mexikaanse Ope, halfeind 2 – 06:00 tot 08:30 op SS5

Sondag 28 FebruarieGholf: Perth International, dag 4 – 07:00 tot 11:00 op SS7Honda Classic, dag 4 20:00 tot 01:00 SS1 en GDNEye of Africa-kampioenskap, dag 4 – 12:00 tot 16:00 op SS7Vroue: Thailand-kampioenskap, dag 4 – 08:00 tot 12:00 op SS6Krieket: SA eendagreeks, eindstryd: Cobras t Lions of Warriors 09:45-19:00 SS2Motorrenne:Nascarreeks 20:00-23:30 SS5Motorfietsrenne: Superfietse: Australiese su-persport – 04:15 tot 05:30 op SS6Australiese wedren 2 05:30 tot 07:10 SS6Padwedloop: Tokio-marathon – 02:00 tot 05:00 op SS7Rugby: Engelse Premierliga: Exeter t Bath – 14:55 tot 17:00 op SS1Wasps t Harlequins 17:10 tot 19:15 op SS1Franse Top 14: Toulouse t Montpellier – 17:05 tot 19:15 op SS6Sokker: SA Premierliga: Golden Arrows t Plati-num Stars – 15:00 tot 18:00 op SS 4Tennis: Mexikaanse Opeeindstryd 04:55 SS5.

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