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Bela Bela police have filedan accident report after a ve-hicle collided with an oncom-ing motor bike on the R101route between Bela Bela andModimolle.Phetla said that no one was

killed in the accident andoccupants of both the vehi-cle and motor bike sustainedminor injuries.Nine people were arrested

Lizzy Bapela

Saturday 24 NovemberPolice in Bela Bela are inves-

tigating a case of culpablehomicide following an accidentthat happened on the Settlersand Codrington Road just out-side Bela Bela.Lieutenant-Colonel Abel

Phetla, of the Bela Bela police,

said that it was raining heavilywhen a vehicle made a U-turnand collided with an oncom-ing motor bike. He said thedriver of the motor bike and hispassenger died on the sceneand occupants of the vehiclesustained minor injuries.

Sunday 25 Novemberin Mookgophong for drinkingin public and were all re-leased after paying admis-sion of guilt fines of R150each.Mookgophong police

spokesperson, Warrant Of-ficer George Ledwaba, saidthat the suspects were ar-rested on the streets andnext to various taverns in thearea.

Alleged child killers toundergo evaluation TK Mashaba

The six under-aged children,who are standing accused ofallegedly killing the Kekanacousins in Mookgophong, willbe sent for psychologicalevaluation.This development follows af-

ter the six suspects appearedbefore the MookgophongMagistrate’s Court for thethird time on 21 November.All their court appearances

are in camera, with no publicor press allowed, in accord-ance with the child protectionact. The six minors, whosenames can also not be madepublic, stand accused of bru-ta l ly murder ing Bafana,Hosea and Johannah Kekana.The accused were referred

for psychological evaluationby the Magistrate’s Court inorder to assess their account-ability and fitness to stand

trial.Limpopo Police Spokesper-

son Brigadier Mulaudzi saidduring a media briefing thatthe six would appear againunder police guard next week,on 6 December.“It was necessary for the

state to seek for psychologi-cal help for the accused asthey are st i l l minors,”Mulaudzi explained.Members of the Mookgo-

phong community, who cameto the courthouse in largenumbers to see and hear thecourt proceedings, werebarred from entering thecourt.The accused children’s first

court appearance was post-poned because they did nothave any family, support orparental representatives.They are kept in a place of

safety for as long as the trialis continuing.

Stolen car recovered by owner Lizzy Bapela

A suspect is expected to appearbefore the Mookgophong Magis-trate’s Court this week after he ar-rested for being found in posses-sion of a suspected stolen vehicle.Mookgophong police spokesper-

son, Warrant Officer GeorgeLedwaba, said that the owner of thestolen vehicle was driving fromPolokwane to Johannesburg whenhe spotted the vehicle parked on

the side of the road about 8km fromthe area on the highway.He said the owner then informed

the police after inspecting the carand ensuring it was his as every-thing looked the same including theregistration numbers.The police then traced the sus-

pect and he confirmed that he gotstuck on the road because of apuncture and he had gone to getthe tires fixed.Ledwaba said that, after thorough

investigations, the suspect was ar-rested and the owner had his vehi-cle back. He added that police inPolokwane are investigating a caseof theft of a motor vehicle, referringto the same vehicle and the ar-rested suspect was charged withpossession of a suspected stolenvehicle in Mookgophong.Ledwaba said that the vehicle was

stolen in October and the suspectis expected to appear in court to-day, Friday 30 November.

ABSA Bela Bela bomb threat arrest mix upteam arrested the suspect at hiswork place. He added that the sus-pect, aged between 38 and 40 isworking as a security guard atBabelegi Industrial area nearby theCarousel in Hammanskraal.The suspect was expected to ap-

pear before the Bela Bela Magis-trate’s Court on Tuesday, 27 No-vember, when a mix up in the caseoccurred.Phetla said that the director of

public prosecution did not put the

suspect on the roll for a courtappearance because of certainpieces of information that weremissing from the docket.He said the director instructed

Smith to look for the needed evi-dence before the suspect couldappear in court.By the time of going to press,

Smith had not yet submitted theneeded information in the caseand the suspect did not appearin court.

Lizzy Bapela

A suspect has been taken intocustody following three bombthreat incidents that have beentaking place in Bela Bela for thepast three months.Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla,

of the Bela Bela police, said thatthe suspect was arrested onMonday, 26 November.Phetla said that Warrant Officer

Dana Smith and his detective

Youth league speaks against abuse

Lizzy Bapela

The ANC Youth League inLimpopo warns strongly againstthe abuse of women and childrenduring the international campaignof 16 Days of Activism for no vio-lence against women and chil-dren.

Chairperson of the ANC YouthLeague in Waterberg SiphoMhlanga urges all men to behaveand protect all women and childrenno matter who they are to them.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The league calls on all theirbranches to join hands with com-munity based organisat ions(CBOs), non-governmental or-ganisations (NGOs) and govern-ment departments in this cam-paign so that young people areshown the importance of livingwith each other in harmony.The league’s spokesperson in

Limpopo, Klaas Mabunda, saidthat they stand attached to thecampaign and urge every respon-sible member of society, particu-larly men, to support this yearlycall to action.The ANCYL further urge the pub-

lic to ensure that no man abuseshis own family or another man’sfamily, through assault, rape orany kind of emotional trauma.Mabunda said that the leader-

ship and members of the ANCYouth League must demonstraterespect for other human beingswithout doing it for popularity. “Wemust also adopt the respect asour daily program out the 16 days,as we are leading young peopleof different backgrounds vulner-able to abuse,” he said.“We further make a call to child

minders, crèches and educatorsand neighbours to watch out forany abuse and report it to relevantauthorities. We urge people toalso turn the action of fightingabuse into a community effortwithout necessarily taking the law

into their own hands,” Mabundasaid.Mabunda said that the distinc-

tion of any society is attached tothe non-violent nature on its en-tire people, as it instils sense ofresponsibility and reliability.He added that any immoral sub-

stance which may leave the soci-ety vulnerable to mistrust and ran-dom fear, must be out rooted inany means possible including ral-lying the entire society againstsuch abnormalities.Meanwhile, chairperson of the

ANC Youth League in theWaterberg Region, SiphoMhlanga, also confirmed that theleague would be joining handswith various government depart-ments in hosting and partaking innumerous activities regarding thecampaign.“We would like to call upon all

men to be on their best behaviourduring and after the campaign andensure that all women and chil-dren are safe, regardless of whomthey are to us and to the societyat large.”“The responsibility starts with an

individual to behave lawfully andin a dignified manner, not forget-ting to act against any means ofabuse of women and children,” hesaid. “Real men do not abuse butprotect and put the safety of theirfamilies and community at theforefront,” Mhlanga concluded.

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Street parties, a colourful parade through town,music and dance will rule the day on the streetsof Bela Bela, as locals and tourists come to-gether at the Bela Bela Show-grounds to cel-ebrate the Caribbean Mas Feeva carnival to-morrow. The colourful Trinidad and Tobagostyled carnival is the municipality’s flagshiptourism project, aimed at promoting the mu-nicipality and its arts and culture while posi-tioning the town as one of the world’s top tour-ism destinations.Municipal spokesperson,Matome Sebelebele, said that the municipal-ity is ready to host Africa’s first ever Trinidad

Colourful weekend for Bela Bela residents

Bela Bela Carnival route. Map: Suppliedand Tobago style carnival this weekend. “Themunicipality and our people are ready to dis-play their flair to the international guests andtourists. We call on all our residents to be partof this great festival of fun and dance,” he said.As part of the carnival, Bela Bela will be host-

ing a street parade from the township throughthe town to the show-grounds. A music con-cert, featuring local DJ’s and artists from Trini-dad and Tobago, an art exhibition by local andforeign artists on Saturday and a Shisanyamaon Sunday.The concert will see the introduction of a tra-

ditional musical instrument, called the SteelPan, from Trinidad and Tobago. Collaborationbetween the Steel Pan band with local DJ’sand other performances will last into the earlyhours of morning. The carnival will also boasta kiddies playground, equip with jumping cas-tle and other child friendly games. “Our streetparade will be led by bands, formed by localgroups including lodges such as Forever Re-sorts, Sondela, Klein Kariba, and the munici-pality. The bands will be accompanied by alocal motorbike club, traditional troupes anddancers by both the young and older genera-

tions,” said Sebelebele.The carnival kicked off with a reception cer-

emony at the Trinidad and Tobago High Com-mission, in Pretoria, on Sunday to welcomeinternational guests, many of whom are cur-rently visiting local tourist destinations includ-ing the Kruger National Park before attendingthe carnival in Bela Bela.It is expected that the Carnival will inject thou-

sands of Rands into the local economy, espe-cially the tourism industry. Entrance is free andalcohol will be sold at the venue. Gates openat 11pm.

Democratic Alliance alleges non-complianceman resource management in eachprovince and the report covers theperiod 2011/12.Limpopo provincial spokesperson for

the DA, Langa Bodlani, said that theWestern Cape has a score of 94%across these indicators, the highestin the country, saying this proves thatwhere the DA governs, it governs bet-ter. The Eastern Cape was the worstwith 70% non-compliance and partialcompliance with laws and regulations.Bodlani said that the DA expects

Limpopo’s performance to mirror theEastern Cape’s or perhaps be worse.“Could it be that Premier Mathale is

concealing information about bad gov-ernance in Limpopo because he cannot face the embarrassment of beingexposed by his political opponent,President Zuma?” “According to thereport, MPAT scores were submittedfrom all departments in Limpopo but,on advice from the Office of the Pre-mier, the departments’ scores werenot signed off by the respective heads

of the departments.”“With an ailing education system,

service delivery backlog and corrup-tion in Limpopo, it is apparent thatPremier Mathale is failing to lead byexample,” says Bodlani.The DA expressed concerns about

Mathale’s recent discontent raisedabout the national administrators andordered them to pull out of Limpopo.The party wonders, in their state-ment, what the premier is hiding andsays Mathale should be held ac-countable for the maladministrationin the province. The Democratic Al-liance called on Mathale to explainwhy he is refusing to release detailson the standard of governance in theprovince.The BEAT spoke toMabitsela on Tuesday, 27 Novem-ber, and he said that their office hassubmitted all the information as re-quired by law in terms of the govern-ment reporting cycle. Mabitsela saidthat even so, no media statementhas been released.

Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo Provincial Governmentspokesperson, Tebatso Mabitsela,responded to the Democratic Alli-ance (DA)’s statement in the me-dia regarding the allegations aroundthe performance monitoring issue.The DA in Limpopo stated that pre-

mier Cassel Mathale has allegedlyrejected President Jacob Zuma’sperformance monitoring, as he al-legedly did not submit the informa-tion required. The DA statementsays that no data from Limpopo isincluded in the Presidency’s latestmonitoring report on the perform-ance of provinces because “PremierCassel Mathale instructed Depart-ments not to submit any informa-tion for evaluation.” The newly re-leased Management PerformanceAssessment Tool (MPAT) Reportfrom the Presidency’s Monitoringand Evaluation unit assesses strat-egy, governance, finances and hu-


Waterberg scoops awards

Lizzy Bapela

Units from various areas of the Department ofCorrectional Services (DCS) in the WaterbergDistrict topped the list of winners during thedepartment’s Corrections Excellence Awards2011/2012.The event was held at Lekkerbreek Primary

School in Modimolle on Friday, 16 Novem-ber, under the theme “beating the drum forservice excellence.”The department in Limpopo, Polokwane

Management Area, honoured its employeesfor their dedication and hard work through theyears they served.The Polokwane Management Area commis-

sioner, Kenny Mthombeni, with heads of de-partments from the DCS, Roads and Trans-port and representatives from the businesssector were amongst the honourable guestsattending the event.Modimolle mayor, Kgaretja Lekalakala, and

councillors from her local municipality alsograced the event.Corrections centres from Waterberg took all

the special team award prizes in the BestCommunity Corrections Office category, withModimolle taking position 1, seconded byBela Bela and Mokopane followed at position3.Modimolle took home the Best Agricultural

Team and Best Correctional Centre Awards,obtaining the third position in the Best HealthCare Services category.Waterberg tasted a piece of the cake when

the Social Reintegration obtained first placein the Masibambisane Team Award, with Pa-

role Board in second place and ModimolleCase Management Centre taking third place.The Emergency Special Team (EST), con-

sisting of members from across the provinceincluding Waterberg, took the Public SafetyTeam Award and all the winning teams walkedaway with trophies.In the individuals’ category, Modimolle Cor-

rections Centre official, Johannes Sono, ob-tained second place in Public Safety and thirdin Masibambisane and Batho Pele.Modimolle Corrections Centre official, ME

Makau, took the Masibambisane award, withhead of the Bela Bela Reintegration satelliteoffice, Malefane Pholosi, taking second place.The individuals received certificates, trophies

and cash prizes, with some also receivingholiday vouchers.Meanwhile, some of the employees were

awarded with certificates for long-term serv-ices and officials, JJ Koegelenberg andMalefane Pholosi, of Bela Bela made it tothat list. Centres from across the Waterbergprided themselves as the overall winners whenposing for pictures. All the winners were ex-pected to show their faces at their head of-fices in Polokwane on Tuesday, 27 Novem-ber, for a mini-celebration and photo sessionwith management.Mthombeni acknowledged all the winners

and encouraged them to keep up the goodwork, as they are an inspiration to their fellowcolleagues.The Correctional Services choir from

Polokwane and the Jaiva Snajo comedy groupfrom Modimolle entertained the audience dur-ing the event.

Bela Bela SocialReintegrationofficials showedoff their awardafter winning.Photo: LizzyBapela

Premier Mathale to speak atAIDS Day celebrations

Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale willaddress people at the provincial AIDSDay event in Pienaarsrivier. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

place at Pienaarsrivier Primary School onSaturday, 1 December.Communications manager of the depart-

ment in Waterberg, Morobi Malatji, told TheBEAT that Mathale would also launch theLimpopo Strategic Plan on TB and AIDSon the day.Malatji said that there will also be thirty-

four gazebos and five mobile clinics meantfor HIV counselling and testing (HCT).Mobile Telecommunications Network

(MTN) will be sponsoring the fun walk andfun run sessions, which is expected to takeplace before the actual event. Participantsin these events will receive goodie bags.Malatji said that the national government

has deployed ministers to attend to theevents in various provinces but that theyare not sure yet as to which minister willbe coming to Limpopo.He added that local municipalities from

across the district have contributed to-wards the success of the event concern-ing resources that will be used.All MECs, mayors, councillors and other

political leaders from across the provinceare expected to attend the event.AIDS councils from local municipalities,

district and provincial levels will also gracethe event, while artists from across the dis-trict will be entertaining the guests.

Lizzy Bapela

The Limpopo premier, Cassel Mathale, isexpected to address members of the pub-lic, government departments and the pri-vate sector during the 2012 provincial AIDSDay event. The event is expected to take

The 30th AnnualPretoria andLimpopo Toy Runtook place onSunday, 25November, at TheCarousel Hoteland Casino. Bikersfrom Limpopo andPretoria took partin this charityevent where toysare collected forless privilegedchildren for theholiday season.Photo: Supplied

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AIDS, the most dreaded disease onearth, is a threat to men, women andchildren in our communities. AIDS standsfor Acquired Immune Deficiency Syn-drome, which is caused by a virus calledHIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus.World AIDS Day started on 1 Decem-

ber 1988. This day plays an importantrole in reminding people that HIV has notgone away and that there are many thingsstill to be done. World AIDS Day is aboutraising money, increasing awareness,fighting prejudice, and improving educa-tion.Two million people still die annually from

HIV, a sobering thought as another WorldAIDS Day is observed.Events will be held around the globe

Wednesday in the campaign to raiseawareness about HIV/AIDS, and remem-ber the millions who have died from thedisease.The red ribbon is an international sym-

bol of AIDS awareness that is worn bypeople all year round and particularly onWorld AIDS Day to demonstrate care andconcern for HIV and AIDS. It also remindsothers about the need for their supportand commitment.According to an article published by Po-

litical Analysis South Africa, HIV/AIDSis on the decrease in South Africa. Thisachievement reflects political commit-ment, strong community participationand the better use and distribution ofantiretroviral medicine.Now is the time to put our noses to the

grindstone and to carry on with this posi-tive momentum in the fight against thisterrible disease.One of the best ways that people can

take strong action on HIV and AIDS isby being tested regularly. Through thistesting, uninfected people can take stepsto avoid being infected and infected indi-viduals can avoid transmission to theirpartners or children.Knowing that you are HIV positive, can

help a person find the correct treatmentand support as soon as possible. It ispossible to live a long and healthy lifewith the correct medication, lifestyle andsupport system.Educating our children is also a very

important step in the fight against AIDS.Too many adults shy away from honestconversations with young people andchildren. They need to know the facts ofthis illness in order to protect themselvesfrom infection. Moreover, all awarenesscampaigns must be accompanied bywell defined political action. Political ac-tion should be taken to eradicate thesocial inequalities in our societies todaythat lead to the spread of AIDS and makeaccess to treatment more difficult.On this World AIDS Day, there is re-

newed reason to hope for a cure. If a curecould be found, the first day of Decem-ber will be just another day on the calen-dar again.

Break the silenceIt is very hard toconcentrate onsinging when yourhorns will notstand up as theyare supposed to.The only thing leftto do is to pullfaces at theteacher whodared to dress youup like a cow.Photo: Supplied

God’s grace andmercy Bishop Silas Tlou

Grace is a gift from God. Grace canbe simply defined as God’s unmer-ited favour. Mercy is defined as com-passion or forgiveness shown towardsomeone whom it is within one’spower to punish or harm.Both grace and mercy involve kind-

ness and favour toward those in un-fortunate circumstances. Mercy em-phasises the wretched and miser-able circumstances of the object ofmercy, whereas grace emphasisesthat they are unworthy or undeserv-ing of favour.God’s grace offers us forgiveness

of sins. Ephesians 1:7 – “We havebeen ransomed through his Son’sblood, and we have forgiveness forour failures based on his overflow-ing grace.” Note the importance ofJesus’ blood in grace. Men ought todie eternally for our sins. But God’sgrace provided a sacrifice to die forus, so we do not have to die.Ephesians 2:8 – “You are saved by

God’s grace because of your faith.This salvation is God’s gift. It’s notsomething you possessed.” “Save”means to rescue or deliver from harmor danger. Sin endangers our soulby dooming us to eternal punish-ment, but God offers deliverance. Wedo not deserve deliverance, so it isnot of ourselves, but is a gift of God.Titus 3:3-7 – “We were once fool-

ish, disobedient, deceived, andslaves to our desires and variouspleasures too. We were spendingour lives in evil behaviour and jeal-ousy. We were disgusting, and wehated other people. But “when Godour saviour’s kindness and love ap-peared, he saved us because of hismercy, not because of righteousthings we had done. He did it throughthe washing of new birth and the re-newing by the Holy Spirit, which Godpoured out upon us generouslythrough Jesus Christ our saviour.So, since we have been made right-eous by his grace, we can inherit thehope for eternal life.”By God’s kindness, mercy, and

grace, He saved and justified us.“Justify” means to declare one to beright or just - to pronounce one tobe what he ought to be. We do notmerit or deserve such a right stand-ing before God on the basis of thedeeds we have done. On the con-trary, we have all sinned (Rom. 3:23),and sin deserves death (Rom. 6:23).So based on our deeds, we all

ought to be punished eternally. ButGod sent His Son to die for us sowe can have eternal life instead - agift we surely do not deserve. Thatis supreme grace. We ought to fallon our knees every day to thank Godfor it.Note that, in all these things, God’s

grace works according to His will andpurpose. The one who extends fa-vour has the right to decide how andto whom he will extend it.


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Caroline Legoabe, from Bela Bela, didnot give up hoping and working when shewas taken off the shortlist of artists inthe second leg of the You Think You CanSing competition last year.The competition was hosted by the

Limpopo Arts Council in order to findrare talent from Limpopo to develop andhelp build a career.“After I did not make it past the sec-

ond round, I did not rest on my laurels,but continued to develop my singing tal-ent,” Legoabe told The BEAT.Legoabe had dropped her first album

two months ago and she is proud to tellthe story of how she travelled the pathto get where she is now.“I did a couple of auditions after the

You Think You Can Sing competition. Iwas lucky to be spotted in Gauteng dur-ing a visit to Play House Studios,” sheexplained.Legoabe’s album, called The Journey,

is a mix of Afro-pop songs.

Perseverance pays off for local Afro-pop artist

Bela Bela‘s voice talent, CarolineLegoabe, here with Vincent Mahlare,manager at the Bosele Drop-in Centre.Photo: TK Mashaba

She worked with a few other artists whohelped her put this masterpiece togetherand complete her album.Legoabe is a product of the Bosele

Drop-in Centre in Bela Bela. She wasunder the care of the centre in 2007 and2008 and she is proud to have surfacedthrough all the difficulties and developinto the artist that she is now.Vincent Mahlare, manager at Bosele

Drop-in Centre, said that they were ex-tremely proud to have an artist thatemerged from their centre.“It’s an honour to have her, and she is

an inspiration to other learners in theCentre,” he said.Legoabe said that she would be pro-

moting the album by herself at the mo-ment, as she had not yet signed anyrecord deal with any big record com-pany.“This Saturday, on 1 December, I will

be performing at Pienaarsrivier at TheBest Arts Centre at the World Aids Dayevent. I have a song that is an aware-ness song in my album,” she said.

World AIDS Day to be celebrated on 1 DecemberWorld AIDS Day is held on 1 Decemberannually and is an occasion for peopleto unite in the fight against HIV, showtheir support for people living with HIVand to remember people who have died.World AIDS Day was the first ever globalhealth day. The first World AIDS Day washeld in 1988.Based on its sample of 32,225 women

attending 1,424 antenatal clinics acrossall nine provinces, the South African De-partment of Health Study estimates that30.2% of pregnant women, aged 15-49,were living with HIV in 2010.According to Avert, an organisation that

focusses on AIDS related issues, an es-timated 5.6 million people were living withHIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2009,the highest number of people in any coun-try.In the same year, it is estimated that

310,000 South Africans died of AIDS-re-lated causes, reflecting the huge numberof lives that the country has lost to AIDSover the last three decades. Frequencyis 17.8 percent among those aged 15-49, with younger adults being particularlyaffected.South Africa’s HIV and AIDS epidemic

has had a devastating effect on children.There were an estimated 330,000 under-15s living with HIV in 2009, a figure thathas almost doubled since 2001.HIV in South Africa is transmitted pre-

dominantly through heterosexual sex,with mother-to-child transmission beingthe other main infection route. Becausethe virus is transmitted from the child’smother in cases of mother-to-child trans-mission, the HIV-infected child is borninto a family where the virus may havealready had a severe impact on health,income, productivity and the ability tocare for each other.The loss of a parent not only has an

immense emotional effect on childrenbut can also spell financial hardship. Ac-cording to an Avert survey on HIV’s im-pact on households, 80% of the samplegroup would lose more than half their in-come with the death of the highest in-come earner, suggesting a lingering anddevastating effect.The main part of the HIV counselling and

testing (HCT) campaign, launched in April2010, is to create more awareness of HIV.The government aims to bring about dis-cussion of HIV throughout the countryby using the media.Strategies include publicising the avail-

ability of free testing and counselling inhealth clinics through door-to-door cam-paigning and billboard messages. Thegovernment aims to cover 50 percent ofthe population with the campaign mes-sage.As President Zuma outlined in a land-

mark 2009 World Aids Day speech,South Africa has had to overcome mas-

sive challenges in its past. “At anothermoment in our history, in another con-text, the liberation movement observedthat the time comes in the life of anynation when there remain only twochoices: submit or fight. That time hasnow come in our struggle to overcomeAIDS. Let us declare now, as we declaredthen, that we shall not submit,” he said.Today, many scientific progress have

been made in HIV treatment; there arelaws to protect people living with HIV andpeople understand more about the con-dition. Nevertheless, despite this, peo-ple do not know the facts about how toprotect themselves and others from HIV,and stigma and discrimination remain areality for many people living with HIV.World AIDS Day is important as it re-

minds the public and Government thatHIV has not gone away — there is still avital need to raise money, increaseawareness, fight prejudice and improveeducation.


A1 Terrors off to provincial knockout round in Nedbank Cup TK Mashaba

Modimolle’s A1 Terrors FC has madeStream A proud when they triumphed inthe final match to determine the regionalwinners of the Waterberg in the NedbankCup tournament.A1 Terrors made their hometown proud

when they beat the competition on Sun-day, 25 November, at Ephraim Mogale Sta-dium.The thrilling regional finals, which saw the

winners of all three streams in the region,battle it out, kicked off with the first gamebetween A1 Terrors and Mogul FC, fromLephalale.Mogul FC, who represented Stream C,

pulled out all the stops, but the Modimollehomeboys were too strong to beat. Thegame ended 3-1 in favour of A1 Terrors FC.Yster United FC, who was selected for

the final game by default, faced off againstA1 Terrors in a nail biter of a match. Thefinal match was extremely tough, becauseboth teams were firing with both cylindersto ensure a seat in the provincial finals.The nerve wrecking game ended in a 2-2

draw and went to penalties, where A1 Ter-rors won with a 4-3 final score.Before the final games, William Thulare,

owner of A1 Terrors, shared his views onthis weekend’s fixtures and plans.“We are happy to reach this phase of the

competition and our aim is to win and meetthe other regional representatives,” he said.“So far we are having a good season but

I have two injuries. However, with 27 regis-tered players, we will have enough optionswhen we meet Lephalale’s Mogul FC,” headded.This week, Thulare told The BEAT that

he was extremely happy to triumph in the

A1 Terrors were training hard at their training camp before their Nedbank Cup re-gional final game. Photo: TK Mashaba.

regional finals. He said that his team wouldwork hard to challenge all the other regionalfinalists on provincial level.The past four years of the Nedbank Cup

have seen true David and Goliath clashesand this year the expectation is no differ-ent. The memories are still fresh, follow-ing the rookie team from Ga-Mphahlele inLimpopo, Baroka FC, who stunned thenation by beating two of the PSL giants.Baroka FC demolished the dream of

Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs bybeating them convincingly before theywere eliminated by Black Leopards. BlackLeopards were later knocked-out of the fi-nal by the mighty Orlando Pirates.The provincial finals of the Nedbank Cup

tournament will take place over the week-end at Seshego Stadium.

The Warmbaths Rotary Club will havetheir annual Christmas market in De-cember again. People who are inter-ested can go towww.rotarywarmbaths.co.za and clickon the Christmas Market link. Themarket will take place from 16-23 De-cember.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Miss Lizzy Maswanganyi of Extension5 in Bela Bela invites friends, relativesand neighbours to her place, where shewill be hosting a traditional ceremonycalled Sesebesebe on Sunday 2 De-cember. A Xitsonga music dancer,known locally as Sesi Nanguteka, willbe performing for the audience duringthe ceremony.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••To my dear husband Tsietsi. Thank youfor seven wonderful years together. Ilove you with all my heart.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Education is the most powerfulweapon, which you can use to changethe world. Nelson Mandela••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Check out our online edition of TheBEAT at www.thebeat.linmedia.co.zato see the countdown timer to the fabu-lous Mass Feeva Carnival that will takeplace in Bela Bela on 1 December.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Any community news like birthdays,celebrations, anniversaries, births anddeaths can be sent [email protected] (.) The BEAT willendeavour to publish these titbits in ournew Can You Hear Us Now column.Readers can also submit their news bytelephone. Call Maria Makwela on 014736 2723. Any community events canalso be published in this column.


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Waterberg SAB League profile: Wilson Letwaba Mzamane Ringane

The Beat had a chat with NTK Happy Boys’skipper, Wilson Letwaba, shortly after histeam smashed Modimolle Troublemakers3-0 in a league match.Letwaba was with Troublemakers last

season, but then moved to the newly pro-moted Happy Boys during the opening ofthe 2012/13 season.This 25-year-old player knows the impor-

tance of playing as a team, and he be-lieves it is one of the reasons why he wasmade a captain of his team.Mzamane Ringane (MR): Wilson, you

were playing for Troublemakers last sea-son and surely, you know them well; howdid it feel when you went into the fieldagainst this team?Wilson Letwaba (WL): It was a bit frus-

trating and I knew it would be a tough test.MR: You were very much on form and you

contributed a lot in ensuring that your teamcollects maximum points, were you per-haps trying to prove your capabilities toyour former team?WL: No (laughs), you know that, as a

leader, my duty is to make sure that ourteam gets that important goal, and to be

Man of themoment, WilsonLetwaba, spoketo The Beat afterhis team, NTKHappy Boys, beatModimolle Trou-blemakers in theSAB seasonopening match.Photo: MzamaneRingane

honest a win against Troublemakers gaveme a great feeling as a player.MR: Do you have any unforgettable foot-

ball memories where you were unable toget a crucial goal for your team?WL: Yes, I once took an all-important pen-

alty and sent it straight into the keeper’sgrasp. I was playing for VUBS FC and wewere up against A1 Terrors.MR: Every football player has a dream of

advancing into the national heights, whatis your biggest wish in this career?WL: If I could be given a chance to play

for one team in the Premier Soccer League(PSL), it would be University of PretoriaFC.MR: What do you think of your team

Happy Boys, are there any chances tocontend for the league title?WL: Most definitely, all we need is to col-

lect those crucial points as early as wecould. We can make it.MR: There are so many young people out

there who would like to pursue football asa career; how would you motivate them?WL: The most important thing is to se-

cure a good educational background, anddiscipline also plays a vital role in any per-son’s road to success.

TK Mashaba

The South African Breweries(SAB) Regional League willnow continue with fixtures asusual after the last games ofthe regional leg of the NedbankCup tournament were playedon Sunday, 25 November.The Nedbank Cup tourna-

ment affected some of theSAB League fixtures as manylocal teams were eyeing theR6 million Nedbank prizemoney and cup. In Stream A,A1 Terrors still lead the logwith 7 points ahead of BelaBela FC United, who standson 6 points at this stage of theseason.During the weekend of 17 No-

vember, Diesel n Dust lost 2-1 to Bazooka while NTKHappy Boys whipped TroubleMakers 3-0. A1 Terrors beatYoung Black Lizards FC whileBela Bela Pirates lost 3-0 toneighbours Bela Bela United

Business as usual for SABFC.In Stream B, Yster United is

in fist position with 7 points,sharing the top spot withMookgopong All Stars, whoalso managed to rake in 7points so far. MookgopongBlack Pool has not played asingle game since the SABkicked off and they are sec-ond from the bottom of the logwith Dimakatso Sundowns inthe last position, but with onegame in hand.In the results ofthe weekend of 24 November,Mosesetjane All Stars woneasily against Dynasty FCwhile Yster United played toa 2-2 draw with MookgopongStone Breakers. Simple Yel-lows won against Mookgo-pong Morning Stars.In Stream C, Seleka Callies

are in position one with 6points after two games. In theresults of the weekend, ZabaFC and Sea Robbers playedto a 2-2 draw.

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