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MOKOPANE - Sylvania Platinum’s legal advisor last week informed Northern News that the company will not have to restart the consultation process around the con-troversial Volspruit mine planned in the Nyl floodplain just south of Mokopane.

From Sylvania’s letter titled “Comment on press speculation” it was not clear whether the company also denies its final Environmental Impact Assessment was rejected by the Limpopo department of economic development environment and tourism.

Sylvania cites two national newspaper reports which claimed that the Environmen-tal Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Vol-spruit Development was rejected, requiring that the application process be restarted. “Sylvania hereby confirms that the interpre-tation by the newspaper journalists is incor-rect,” the letter reads.

In a recent letter to interested and af-fected parties, however, Sylvania’s environ-mental consultant, E-Science & Associates clearly stated that “the Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been rejected by the Limpopo department of eco-nomic development, Environment and Tour-

Pragtige helpersLEPHALALE – Die finaliste vir die gesogte Mej Bosveld-titel sal elke Donderdag by Panarotti’s te sien wees. Die pragtige meisies sal hulle vernuf as kelnerinne ten toon stel en terselfdertyd ook vir die mense van die dorp wys dat hulle nie net mooi gesiggies is nie. Op die foto is Margie Geyser (restaurant eienaar), finaliste Chrizaan Koekemoer; Carre-Lee Armstrong; Zelna van Staden; Gizelle Marx en ‘n paar Panarotti’s se werknemers. Nog finaliste sal van hierdie week af by die kelners aansluit.

Volspruit mine: Sylvania remains confidentism (LEDET) due to the following reasons:

a) The Final EIAR still does not clarify how the mine will not increase the level of water resources utilisation in the areas af-fected by the proposed mining project.

b) During the presentation made at the Focus Group meeting held on 10 February 2015, E-Science Associates (Pty) Ltd indi-cated that grouting has been excluded from the study. However, the Final EIAR still refers to a Grouting Strategy.

c) The Final EIAR does not clearly ad-dress which alternative developments the applicant may implement instead of the pro-posed mine.

d) The Final EIAR did not address issues around the development if a Biodiversity Off-set Strategy.

e) A Wetland Offset Strategy must be developed.

f) An Environmental Risk Assessment Re-port (Level 2) needs to be completed.”

Sylvania says this was merely a request for clarification on matters related to water consumption and a request that additional work on the EIA be done to include a Biodi-versity and Wetland Offset strategy.

Emile Honiball, legal advisor of the Nyl

Action Group said the group would insist on community participation on anything that changes on the original impact report. “We especially want to be involved in the identifying of an offset strategy to ensure the area chosen for this strategy meets the exact criteria in terms of this unique wetland biodiversity.

Sylvania says it remains optimistic that the Application will be granted as the de-tailed Environmental Impact Study did not find any fatal flaws within the proposed project.

LEDET has requested that its comments be addressed and an amended final EIAR is submitted by July 19.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Constituency head for Mogalakwena, Beyers Smit (MP), on Wednesday issued a statement in which "the DA welcomes the department of mineral resources's decision to decline the application [EIA report] for the Volspruit mine next to the ecologically sensitive Nyl river.”

Smit states that “the DA believes in eco-nomic growth through growing industries, and sustainable mining - but not at the cost of our environment.”

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LEPHALALE – No arrests has been made following last week’s shooting of two Medupi workers.

A group of workers were waiting for trans-port on Thursday morning when an unknown person fired shots at them. Two people were injured; one was hit in the stomach and the other lightly wounded on the ear.

The suspect fled on foot. By Friday police reinforcements were sent to the area.

“An integrated team consisting of crime intelligence and detectives is investigating the attempted murder cases,” Col Ronel Otto, spokesperson for the police, said.

Eskom’s spokesperson, Khulu Phasiwe, said on Thursday that it was not clear if the shooting was related to the disciplinary hear-ings for a group of about 2 000 workers who took part in an illegal strike in March.

Meanwhile Eskom’s CEO, Brian Molefe, said that a bomb threat at the Kusile plant halted work last Sunday.

An SMS was received that read: “I have planted bombs at Kusile and they will go off today.”

According to Molefe the bomb squad came and declared the site safe. “Intelligence teams are now trying to locate the source,” Molefe said.

“The few hours that it took looking for a non-existent bomb from an SMS were costly and added to the delays in the build pro-gramme.”

No arrests for Medupi shooting

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MOKOPANE - Na talle onsuksesvolle pogings van raadslid Korny Dekker van die Demokratiese Alliansie (DA) om die Mogalak-wena Munisipaliteit te kry om opgehoopte sand op die ryvlak in Totius straat skoon te maak, het die party verlede week self ingespring en dié taak aangepak.

Agt dood in ongelukMOKOPANE – Agt mense is dood nadat die bestuurder van ’n minibus taxi verlede Maandag beheer oor die voertuig verloor het op die R101 tussen Mokopane en Mookgophong.

Die bestuurder van die taxi met 17 passasiers wat van Gauteng op pad was, het na verneem word sowat 12km buite Mookgophong, beheer verloor oor die taxi toe een van die bande gebars en die voer-tuig gerol het. Die taxi het teen ’n boom tot stilstand gekom.

Paramedici het meganiese kake gebruik om vasgekeerde pas-sasiers uit die taxi te bevry. Ses mense is op die toneel dood en twee het later in die hospitaal beswyk. Twee passasiers is kritiek in die hospitaal en ander is vir geringe beserings behandel. Die polisie se ondersoek duur voort.

MARAPONG – Five suspects were arrested for being in possession of a large amount of the Nyaope drug on Tuesday. The suspects were arrested during a crime prevention operation by police in Marapong. Nyaope to the value of R16 000 were found in their possession. The five suspects will appear in the Lephalale magistrate court on Wednesday.

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MOKOPANE - The African National congress (ANC) replaced Tlhalefi Mashamaite as the Mayor of the Mogalakwena Municipality in Mokopane with Malesela Phineas Sebat-jane, the former municipal manager of the Waterberg District Municipality and the Lep-halale Municipality.

After months of political instability and ongoing controversy at the Mogalakwena Municipality, many residents who openly op-posed Mashamaite gave a sigh of relief when the ANC recalled him earlier this month.

However, the announcement that newly appointed Sebatjane would replace Masha-maite as Mayor has already been met with resistance.

The Mogalakwena Residents Association (MRA) rejected Sebatjane’s appointment and insists that William Mabuela should to be reinstated as Mogalakwena’s Mayor.

Mabuela was elected by the Council in April last year.

“Mabuela is after all the people’s choice and the ANC must recognise and respect our voice. We also want Willy Kekana to be rein-stated as our municipal manager,” said the MRA’s spokesperson Oscar Ratombo.

The Provincial Secretary of the ANC, Nocks Seabi said the decision to deploy Sebatjane, took into consideration his lead-ership capabilities in the local government sphere. “Sebatjane is no newcomer in local governance.“He is a member of the ANC Waterberg regional executive committee, and he has served in the REC at various times,” concluded Seabi.

Sebatjane undertook to review the prob-lems and to take active steps to bring back full functionality at the municipality. “There is no doubt that the work ahead is challeng-

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ing. Mogalakwena has been through rough seas this past year. Together we aim to turn the municipality’s current status around," he said.

"I am confident that, as a team, we will improve the lives of all in Mogalakwena by focusing on improving the quality of basic services. I, as the Mayor, undertake to serve the people of Mogalakwena with commit-ment,” said Sebatjane at the Lekalakala Council Chambers after his inauguration on Wednesday.

The new Mayor of the Mogalakwena Municipality, Malesela Phineas Sebatjane, was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Lekalakala Council Chamber.

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LEPHALALE – A Nigerian na-tional was arrested for possession of counterfeit goods last week.

The 23-year-old man was arrested when police mem-bers received a tip off that the suspect allegedly had counter-feit Puma and Adidas goods in his possession. When the suspect was searched police found counterfeit beauty products in a bag in his pos-session.

The suspect appeared in the Lephalale magistrate court on Monday and was denied bail.

LEPHALALE - A man was killed in an al-leged shootout with a home owner in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The man, an alleged robber, apparently broke the back door of a house in Waterkloof street to gain entry to the house.

Warrant Officer Frans Mokoena of the Lephalale police says two suspects gained entry into a house in Nicolette street where they allegedly robbed an elderly woman of her handbag and safe keys.

The suspects then proceeded to break into the house in Waterkloof street. The owner of the house heard noises and went to investigate. The police say that a shootout

LEPHALALE – A man, thought to be responsible for various house breakings, was arrested last week.

Sergeant Selojela and Constable Kekana of the Lephalale police managed to apprehend a suspect that can allegedly be linked to numerous house breakings in and around Marapong and Lephalale.

According to warrant officer Frans Mo-koena, the arrest of Daniel Maropola is a breakthrough for the police.

“We are positive that the suspect’s ar-rest will lead to a decline in house break-ings in our area and want to congratulate the members on their sterling perfor-mance,” Mokoena said.

Alleged robber shot deadtook place between the owner and the two suspects.

Upon investigation, the body of an Afri-can male was later found near the house.

Community Policing Forum chairman, Thys Eloff, asks residents to be vigilant. “We’ve had two incidents in the same area where the suspects gained entry into houses that were equipped with burglar bars and alarm systems,” he said. “Resi-dents must ensure that they take all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of themselves and their loved ones.”

Access is available to the CPF duty room and its patrollers in an emergency.

Arrested for counterfeit goods

Housebreaking suspect apprehended


MOKOPANE - The bail application for the two suspects in the Sello Gideon Fatana murder case at the Mokopane Magistrate court on Monday has been postponed for a second time.

The 45-year old Charles Mogale and Thabo Alfred Matlaila (30) are still held in custody and are expected to appear on 13 July for their bail proceedings.

Tension continued to mount as testimo-nies were heard about the three suspects accused of murdering Fatana at his home in Mokopane earlier this year.

The state’s witness, Col. William Ramogobedi, the principal investigation of-ficer in the case, was called to the stand to brief the court about his investigation and more specifically to convince the court why he is opposing Mogale and Matlaila’s bail application.

Ramogobedi told the court that he came across information relating to Fatana’s murder. He detailed the alleged premeditated and planned crime.

The investigation officer’s testimony con-cluded in stating that Desmond Machaba (suspect number three), confessed to hiring

Taxi murder case: bail application postponed again

Mogale and Matlaila to kill Fatana. One day after the killing, Ramogobedi testified, Machaba also confessed to handing over R40 000 to Matlaila as payment for getting the job done.

Ramogobedi’s cited his concern for the general public's safety in his attempt to convince the court not to grant bail to the applicants.

He also said the accused might evade trial by fleeing to a neighbouring country with or without passports knowing that they face a life sentence if they are found guilty of a schedule six offense. Another concern is that state witnesses are at risk of being initimidated should the accused be granted bail.

The bail application was not finalised. Magistrate Joseph Ngoasheng postponed the bail application to proceed on 13 July.

In the meanwhile, the police reports that Desmond Machaba and his co-accused, Samuel Matjila and Patric Sekhu, who were denied bail by the Mokopane magistrate in the Charles Mgidi murder case, arranged for their legal representative to appeal the court’s decision on their behalf in the Polokwane High Court.


LEPHALALE - Agri Lephalale and the Lephalale Municipality hosted the 2015 Farmworker of the year competition gala event on 11 June at the Mogol Club.

The competition is the initiative of the Lephalale Municipality with the aim to encourage and reward Farm Workers who work in the Lephalale area. Altogether 17 farmworkers competed for the prize of becoming Lephalale’s Farmworker of the year.

The winner of this year’s competition was Simon Modi-mola from the farm Rietfontein. Simon walked away with a cash prize of R10 000.

The winner in the category Game farming was Jim Mak-gae from the farm Grafton. In the category Livestock farming, Hiskia Mafisa from the farm Nooitverwacht walked away with first prize. Among the irrigation farmworkers, Jacob Mosima from the farm Weltevreden came out

LEPHALALE – ‘n Munisipale vullisdrom wat na bewering te naby aan ‘n nooduit-gang geplaas word maak verskeie be-sigheidseienaars boos.

Volgens Sybil Nieuwoudt, die DA raadslid in die omgewing, het sy al op verskeie geleenthede met die munisipali-teit koppe gestamp oor die vullisdrom. "Dit is onaanvaarbaar dat die munisi-paliteit so onverantwoordelik optree," sê Nieuwoudt.

Daar word beweer dat die vullisdrom te naby aan eetplekke geplaas word.

Volgens Nieuwoudt sal dit baie meer sin maak as die vullisdrom na die tee-noorgestelde kant van die parkeerarea geskuif word. “Dit is tog duidelik dat die gemors dan heeltemal weg van die restaurante sal wees en dit sal ook nie in die pad wees nie," sê Nieuwoudt.

Na navrae het die munisi-paliteit Woensdag die probleem aanspreek en verskoning vra vir enige ongerief wat veroorsaak is. Die betrokke drom is geskuif weg van die restaurant-area af. Ander reëlings sal getref word om te verseker dat dit nie weer gebeur nie.

SAVF hou konferensieMOKOPANE - Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue Federasie (SAVF) het verlede Woensdag 'n konferensie, getiteld "Diversity", by die Volle Evangelie Kerk (VEK) in Mokopane gehou waartydens vrywilligers vereer is en die leier van die organisasie in Limpopo aangekondig is.

Hier is: Gloudine Smit-Van der Westhuizen, tweede vise-president van die SAVF, Susan de Klerk - die nuwe leier van die organisasie in Limpopo wat ook 'n vrywilliger is by die SAFV in Mokopane en Katrien Botha (SAVF president).


MOKOPANE - Die Potties Stoeiklub in Mokopane het verlede week hul harte oop-gemaak teenoor die minderbevoorregte kinders by die Mahwelereng Centre of Hope for the Disabled.

Danie Venter en Ronel Kruis het ’n hele bakkievrag komberse, sokkerballe, rugbybal-le, krieket stelle, koekies en ander lekkernye by die sentrum oorhandig.

Glimlagte van die kinders het gespreek

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van die dankbaarheid vir die ruim skenking. Mamsy Ledwaba, stigter en bestuurder

van die sentrum en haar medewerkers het die Potties Stoeiklub uit hul harte bedank vir die wonderlike gebaar.

Marcelle Maritz, raadslid van die De-mokratiese Alliansie (DA) in Mogalakwena, het die sentrum se nood aan die stoeiklub uitgewys.

Die klub het ook vroeër dieselfde week emmers vol heerlike, warm sop aan die sen-trum oorhandig.

Potties Stoeiklub en die DA se Marcelle Maritz saam met kinders van die Mahwelereng Centre of Hope for the Disabled by die skenking wat verlede Vrydag oorhandig is.

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Bo en links: Die oorvol vullisdrom wat intussen verwyder is en nou weg van die restau-rant area af staan.

Farmworkers honoured by Agritops. All three received a cash prize of R5000 each.

Delegates from the De-partment of Agriculture, Agri Limpopo as well as councilors and officials from the Lephalale Municipality attended the pres-tigious event.

The acting Mayor, Cllr W Motlokwa, welcomed the del-egates and thanked all who contribute positively towards agriculture in the area.

The guest speakers at the event were Ouke Jongbloed, a farmer mentor and Phophi Raletjena, the son of a farm-worker turned farmer. Both were very inspiring and encour-aged farmers and farmworkers to work together in transforming agriculture in the area.

The chairperson of Agri Lep-halale, Francois van den Berg, thanked the Lephalale Munici-

pality for the initiative and all who contrib-uted to making this year’s Farm Worker of the Year competition a great success.

Farmworker of the year for 2015 is Simon Modimola from the farm Rietfontein.

MOKOPANE - Sunrise Primary School staff celebrated Youth Day in style last week Fri-day by dressing up like learners.

Dressed in school uniform with school bags full of books on their backs brought back memories, they said. The teachers also said they wish they could go back in time to their young days while being in the era of democracy.

"Celebrate your youth today and cherish your tomorrow,” were their message to the youth. They added that today’s youth are privileged to be enjoying the fruits of the Democratic South Africa and it is their re-

Sunrise celebrates Youth Day in stylesponsibility to use the opportunities they have today because the future of this country is in their hands.

They celebrated Youth Day to mark 36 years from when the 1976 generation in Soweto Township came together to protest against the apartheid-run education system, which segregated students on the basis of their ethnicity.

A number of activities were lined up at Sunrise Primary School on Friday including talk shows to educate learners about the history of their democracy as well as the sacrifices that were made.

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They celebrated Youth Day to mark 36 years from when the 1976 generation in Soweto Township came together to protest against the apartheid-run education system, which segregated students on the basis of their ethnicity.

A number of activities were lined up at Sunrise Primary School on Friday including talk shows to educate learners about the history of their democracy as well as the sacrifices that were made.


MARAPONG - Lephalale Municipality in partnership with Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) hosted World Environment Day at the Marapong Stadium on Wednesday 10 June. The aim of the event was to create environmental awareness, focus-ing more on sustainable consumption and production.

The event was part of the Municipal-ity’s ongoing commitment to education and promotion of lifestyle changes to-wards a cleaner environment. The Acting Mayor of Lephalale, Cllr W. Motlokwa encouraged environmental responsible behavior as well as the establishment of small enterprises in the field of recycling

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Karwagte vorm deel van Suid-Afrika se in-formele ekonomie, nes die smouse en motor wassers wat jou oral inwag. Limpopo is een van die land se armste provinsies en met werkloosheid wat styg het die hoeveelheid informele werkers drasties toegeneem. Karwagte is deesdae te sien by elke inkopie sentrum en word verduur deur die samelew-ing – soms met ’n vriendelike, oop hand en soms met ’n veragtelike frons. Wat is die rol van karwagte nou eintlik?

Om ’n karwag te word neem nie baie inspanning nie en die inkomste is belasting-vry. Hulle bied so tikseltjie gerustheid teen misdaad en beloof om jou motor op te pas teen ’n relatief goedkoop fooitjie.

Ons almal ken die gevoel as jy na jou motor loop en dan hoor jy die voetstappe, jy sien die beweging uit die hoek van jou oog, en nog voordat jy jou deur oopmaak, hoor jy: “Ja, dankie, alles is reg met jou kar.” Dan voel-voel jy maar so vir ‘n kleingeld voordat jy in jou motor klim en wegry.

Hulle word deur die samelewing aanvaar, maar party inwoners voel dat karwagte niks anders as ‘beskermde bedelaars’ is nie, ter-wyl ander weer voel dat hulle ’n waardevolle diens bied.

Min inwoners weet egter dat karwagte betaal vir die voorreg om in die parkeerterrein te staan en jou motor op te pas.

Michael Modiba, wat reeds vier maande as ’n karwag in Lephalale werk, sê hy sukkel

Wat is die waarde van 'n karwag?

om te oorleef. “Ek moet die sekuriteitsfirma R30 per dag betaal [om as karwag te werk] en my vervoer van Marapong af is ’n verdere R20.”

Modiba, ’n getroude man met twee kinders en ’n derde baba op pad, sê dat hy ongeveer R80 per dag verdien uit fooitjies. Hy sê hoe hy mense benader bepaal hoe hy behandel word. Hy sê dat karwagte se rol onderskat word, want hy het twee maande gelede iemand aangekeer wat probeer het om in ’n motor in te breek.

“Ek kan verstaan dat hierdie mense hard moet werk in die wind en son vir hul geld,” sê Lephalale-inwoner, Susan van Rensburg, “maar ek voel net dat hulle ’n fooitjie verdien as daar ’n diens verskaf word.”

’n Mokopane inwoner wat verkies om nie sy naam te noem nie, sê karwagte is vir hom

vermoeiend. Hy het ’n vinnige berekening gemaak van die bedrag wat hy gemiddeld aan karwagte sou spandeer vir een keer se inkopies by sowat vyf verskillende winkels in die dorp. Hy sou ’n minimum bedrag van R25 opdok.

Daar was nog gemeenskapslede wat gekla het dat hulle kan nie ‘n bydrae kan lewer nie aangesien die ekonomie druk. “Ek glo karwagte, veral dié wat by die polisie of die sakekamers geregistreer is, verdien ’n eerlike inkomste. Ek sal nooit by een ver-byloop sonder om iets te gee nie,” het ’n persoon op een van die dorp se buurtwag radiokanale gesê.

Thomas Matjeke (34) van Tsamahansi is ’n karwag by die Mokopane Crossing sentrum. Hy het drie afhanklikes, sy vrou en twee kinders (2 en 5 jaar). Hy sê hy pas

karre op omdat hy nie van skelms hou nie en as verwer was daar nie altyd werk nie. “Ek het huise geverf, maar die geld was baie min,” sê hy en vertel dat hy ’n gemiddeld van R150 per dag verdien en soms tot R350 per dag.

Hy het ook al glo met ’n hele paar skelms te doen gehad. Spesifiek misdadigers wat met ’n afstandbeheer ronddwaal en met motors se slotme-ganismes peuter.

Matjeke sê dit is onaangenaam wanneer sommige motoriste hulle nie eers groet nie. Hy sê ook hy verstaan almal kan nie altyd geld gee nie en bedank dié wat wel met goeie bedoelings ’n bydrae lewer.

Willem Nortjé wat by die Lephalale Mall diens doen, sê hy is al 21 jaar in die ‘besigheid.’ Hy gee glad nie om oor die dagfooi wat die sekuriteitsfirma vra nie: “Ons kry hemde, broeke en selfs glimbaad-jies wat help dat ons mak-lik raakgesien kan word.”

Hy sê dat karwagte ’n uiters belangrike rol speel in misdaadvoorkoming.

Hy het self al ’n paar kriminele vasgetrek en sê dat enige verdagte optrede dadelik gerap-porteer word. “Ons het radio’s om met me-kaar in kontak te bly.”

Karwagte wat nou by die Mokopane Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum (GPF) gere-gistreer is word met nuwe glimbaadjies voorsien. Karwagte se algemene terugvoer na hulle die baadjies dra is positief.

Pieter Geldenhuys (22) van Mokopane het geen afhanklikes nie en is vir die afgelope vier maande ’n karwag by die Spar inkopie sentrum in Mokopane. Hy sê hy ’n megani-kus en hy kry nie werk nie. Hy pas karre op terwyl hy hoop op positiewe terugvoer van werkgewers waar hy sy CV ingehandig het. Hy verdien ’n gemiddeld van R90 tot R100 per dag. Geldenhuys beweer hy het reeds 10 verdagtes gearresteer en aan die polisie oorhandig.

“Die publiek is redelik goedgesind teenoor my. Soms word ek ‘n koeldrank in die hand gestop wanneer die persoon nie kleingeld het nie,” sê hy.

Knowledge Gwatinyamya is ’n karwag by Lephalale Square en verdien sowat R150 per dag, hy betaal ook R20 aan die sekuriteits-firma en R30 vir vervoer. Hy sê dat mense baie vriendelik is en hom goedgesind is. “Ek weet dat ek help om misdaad te voorkom,” sê hy en noem dat hy verlede jaar iemand wat met ’n afstandbeheer toestel probeer mo-tors oopsluit het, vasgetrek het.

Hester Pieterse (42) woon in Mokopane en pas vir die afgelope 13 jaar motors op saam met haar 67-jarige moeder, Maria Grobler. Hulle is daagliks by die Absa sen-trum waar hulle ’n ogie hou. Pieterse se man verdien se inkomste wkan nie hulle basiese uitgawes dek nie. Motors oppas is haar enig-ste opsie aangesien sy nie werk elders kry nie. ’n Beenbesering dra ook daartoe by dat sy nie werk kan kry nie.

“Hier verdien ons R50 per dag as ons gelukkig is. Sommige dae moet ons tevrede wees met so min as R7,” sê sy.

Heel links: Thomas Matjeke is ’n 34-jarige karwag van Tsamahansi wat by Game se parkeerterrein in die Crossing inkopiesentrum karre oppas vir ’n inkomste.

Middel: Pieter Geldenhuys van Mokopane (22) is vir die afgelope vier maande ’n karwag by die Spar inkopiesentrum en hoop om binnekort ’n betrekking as meganikus te bekom.

Bo: Hester Pieterse (42) en haar ma, Maria Grobler (67) is karwagte by die Absa Sentrum in Mokopane.

Regs van bo: Knowledge Gwatinyamya is 'n karwag by Lephalale Square, Willem Nortjé doen diens by Lephaalale Mall en is glo al 21 jaar lank in die karwag 'besigheid'. Michael Modiba is slegs vier maande 'n karwag en kla oor uitgawes wat karwagte moet aangaan net om te kan werk.

for resource recovery. Speakers at the event included represen-

tatives from the Department of Agriculture, the Waterberg District Municipality, Earthlife Africa, Oil X Oil and Petco who specializes in the recycling of plastic bottles.

Thabo Mbeki Primary School entertained the crowd with poems and recitals relating to a cleaner environment.

World environment day celebrated in Marapong


Merkwaardige ouers van gestremde kindersDeur Amanda Basson ([email protected])

LEPHALALE – Verstandelike gestremdheid is neurologiese aandoenings wat verskeie gesinne in ons gemeenskap raak.

Volgens ‘n studie gedoen deur ‘n maat-skaplike werkster, Susanna Johanna Kotze in 2002 (‘n Maatskaplike werkondersoek na gesinpatrone wat ‘n kind met ‘n Serebrale gestremdheid en ‘n Bipolêre versteuring in optimale funksionering beperk) is serebraal gestremdheid een van die mees algemene vorme van neurale gestremdheid. Dit kom by tussen een en drie per 1 000 geboortes voor.

Hierdie toestand is een van die omvan-grykste mediese toestande wat bestaan, en daarom sal nie twee persone wat ‘n serebraal gestremdheid het, identiese profiele hê nie. Die graad daarvan kan so lig wees dat dit byna onherkenbaar is, of dit kan matig wees, of selfs so ernstig dat die persoon nie in staat is om te beweeg nie. Die breë omvang van die gestremdheid en die wisselende geaardheid daarvan bemoeilik die diagnose en behandeling, asook die prognose van die toestand.

Vir baie ouers in ons gemeenskap is die sosiale mites en stereotipes wat aan persone met gestremdhede kleef die ergste. “My kind is ‘n pragtige mensie wat net soos an-der kinders ‘n behoefte aan aanvaarding en liefde het," sê Jean Visser.

Volgens Jean is dit vir haar bitter moeilik om haar 3-jarige dogtertjie wat serebraal gestremd is in Lephalale groot te maak aan-gesien daar nie ‘n skool is wat spesialiseer in kleuters met ernstige gestremdhede nie.

Serebraal gestremdheid kan intellektuele inperking, epilepsie, visuele beperkings, ge-hoor beperkings, voedings probleme, gewrig abnormaliteite, slegte gedrag, kommuni-kasieprobleme, sosio-emosionele probleme, opvoedings probleme en fisiese gestremd-heid tot gevolg hê.

Vir Jean en ander ouers in die dorp is dit absoluut noodsaaklik dat mense in die breër gemeenskap hulle kinders aanvaar. "Mense besef nie aldag hoe belangrik dit is om 'n ondersteuningsnetwerk te hê nie," sê Jean.

“Soms het ek net iemand nodig by wie ek kan ontlaai nadat ek ‘n moeilike dag beleef het.”

Erna de Kock se dogter is 18-jaar oud en lei aan Klippel Feul-sindroom. Volgens Erna is dit absoluut noodsaaklik dat pa's ook tyd met hulle gestremde kinders spandeer.

"Ek is in die bevoorregte posisie om 'n wonderlike man te hê wat tyd maak vir ons dogtertjie," sê Erna.

Volgens Erna deel sy en haar man, Mike, al die pligte in hulle huis en maak hy seker dat hy spesiale tyd saam met sy kind span-deer.

Ouers soos Jean en Erna voel dat die publiek ingelig moet word oor die komplek-siteite van verstandelike inperkinge by hulle kinders.

Deur Melt van der Spuy

Dis sommer nog vroeg die middag toe ek op my stoep sit en kyk na niks wat voor my aangaan nie. Ek hoor Herman se bakkie en sekondes later hou dit voor my huis stil.

Herman maak die deur oop en skuif-skuif uit. Hy kom orent en stap met skuifel passies na my toe.

”Nou wat makeer jou? Jy loop soos een wat in groot pyn verkeer?” Hy kom tot by die stoep, loop trappie vir trappie tot bo, rek sy een arm ver uit en pluk ’n stoel nader.

“Seg ek jou broer, vandag voel dit soos die oordeel.” Ek kan sien hy het seer en trek die yskas se deur oop. Ek gee vir hom ’n kasteeltjie, hy laat klap dié se oor en vat ’n paar diep teue.

Ek sien toe eers sy twee voorarms is albei nerfaf aan die onderkant. Asof dit geskaaf is.

“Wat makeer jou arms? Dit lyk of jy gesleep is.” Herman leun agteroor, vat nog ’n slukkie van die kasteeltjie en toe sê hy.

Om die kampvuur

My vlag is my vlag!“Ek en ma was mos die week by daai

wildtuin waar daar nie drade om die kamp-terrein is nie. Die wild loop mos sommer so tussen die karavane rond. Dis daar waar dit gebeur het.” Nou is ek behoorlik nuuskierig. As sy arms so lyk, moes iets vreesliks gebeur het. “Vertel man.”

“Nee sien,” sê Herman. “Ek en ma sit mos vanoggend nog so op ons laaste dag in die kamp na die wild en kyk toe twee vlakvarke naderstaan om te kyk of daar nie vir hulle iets te ete is nie.

“Die twee vroetel daar rond en met die kom hulle al hoe nader aan ons. Dit pla nie want ons is gewoond aan die vlakvarke wat so nay kom. Hulle kom tot onder die afdak in.

“Ons het egter vergeet van die bak geskil-de perskes wat ons onder die tafel gesit het. Die een vark ruik dit toe en skielik druk hy sy kop in die bak en vat ’n lekker groot hap.

“Ma sien dit en vlieg op. Sy soek na iets om die varke mee te jaag en al wat sy kry is my Blou Bul vlag wat ek net vantevore gewas

en op die tafel gesit het om droog te word. Sy gryp die vlag en mik na vark se kant toe.

“Ek wou nog skreeu sy moet my vlag los, toe tref die vlag een vark se kop. Of die vark slim genoeg was om die vlag te hap en of dit in een van sy tande gehaak het, sal ek nou nie weet nie, maar hy ruk die vlag skoon uit ma se hand, vlieg kortom en maak spore. My wapperende Blou Bul vlag agterna.

“Nou kyk broer, niemand, maar niemand, lol met my Blou Bul vlag nie. Ek vlieg op en duik daai vark plat. Ek gryp die vlag, maar

die vark kom orent en vat die pad.“Wat kon ek doen? Ek klou vir al wat ek

werd is. Daai vark sleep my onder die afdak uit, deur die stof en hope volstruis- en vark-mis wat daar lê, deur graspolle en oor doring-takke. Die vlag het naderhand losgeskeur en vark is vort.

Ek kan nie help om te lag nie. “Geluk-kig het die vlag losgekom anders was jy die vlaktes in.”

Herman sug: “Seg jy met ’n mondvol tanne!”


Geregistreer volgens Wet 12 van 1992

VLEISSENTRAAL BOSVELD 015 - 491 3141www.vleissentraalbosveld.co.zaLEPHALALE

2de Lephalale Game Traders Wildveiling

Terme & Voorwaardes:1. Betaling: Slegs bankgewaarborgde tjek of elektroniese oorbetalings op dag van veiling - GEEN KONTANT WORD AANVAAR. 2. BTW is betaalbaar. 3. Vleissentraal se standaardverkoopsvoorwaardes (Rules of Auction) bly van toepassing - beskikbaar op www.vleissentraalbosveld.co.za 4. Registrasie: Koper moet afskrif van ID en bewys van fisiese adres inhandig voor registrasie.

5. Verbruikersbeskermingswet - 68 van 2008, beskikbaar op www.info.gov.za. 6. Verkoper behou die reg voor om enige bate voor of tydens die veiling te onttrek sonder vooraf kennisgewing.

Saterdag 4 Julie 2015, 11:00te Lephalale (Ellisras) - Komunati Lodge

GPS: S 023°45'47.6" / O 27°31'33.7"

Manlike Diere4 Koedoebulle, 2 Waterbokbulle,3 Rooibokramme, 2 Elandbulle,

3 Blouwildebeesbulle, 2Njalabulle,2 Tessebebulle.

Aanteel Diere15 Kaap Elande, 30 Blouwildebeeste,

15 Waterbokke, 20 Njalas, 20 Koedoes,60 Rooibokke, 10 Sebras, 30 Gemsbokke,

8 Tessebes, 6 Rooihartbeeste.

Foto: Voorbeeldvan spesie

Per KatalogusRenosterbul,

Bastergemsbokbul, Goue Wildebeesbul & 20 KoeieSwartrooibokram & 30 basis ooie

Navrae: Niel Swart (Afslaer) - 082 554 3070 / Carl Vos (Bemarker) - 082 467 1807 / Martin Ellis (Bemarker) - 078 457 6895Foto: Voorbeeldvan spesie



MOKOPANE – Vyf rugby seuns van Laerskool Kruger-park is in die Verre Noord o/13 span opgeneem. Hulle is Pieter Briel, Herman Wessels (k), Michael Mc Nicol, Marko McKenzie en Franco Botha. Saam met hulle is afrigters, beide van Mokopane, Piet Botha en Barrie Pieterse. Verre Noord o/13 speel teen Suid-Oos Transvaal op 16 Junie in 'n oefenwedstryd en seëvier 19-0. Verre Noord toer na Kroonstad van 6 Julie tot 10 Julie.

MOKOPANE - Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (HPP) se jaarlikse Langnag Gholfdag verlede Vrydag was soos altyd ’n onvergeetlike byeenkoms op die skool sowel as gholfspel-ers se kalender.

Die gholfdag is by die Kameeldoring Bui-teklub in Mokopane gehou.

Bosveld se o/9's maak trots

LEPHALALE - Laerskool Bosveld Primary se o/9-rugbyspan het amptelik tweede in die Waterberg Streek vir Groot Skole geëin-dig. Hulle is intussen hard besig om voor te berei vir die Limpopo-uitspeelwedstryde wat op Saterdag, 20 Junie by Hoërskool Warmbad plaasvind. Die spannetjie se voorbereiding verloop ook baie goed. Hulle het in ‘n oefenwedstryd vir Laerskool Eugéne N. Marais van Mook-gophong met 30-0 geklop. Laerskool Bosveld Primary wens die spannetjie en sy afrigters, mnre. Johan van Heerden en Thys Taljaard, sterkte toe vir die uitspeel-wedstryde. Op die foto is Mnr. Johan van Heerden en sy o/9-spannetjie.

Krugies kry Verre-Noord 0/13-rugby

Oud-skoliеre еis gesogte trofee opDie skoolspan van 1984 wat bestaan uit

Tony Hawken, Boeta Smit, Jan de Beer en Johnny Venter het vanjaar met die Jas Han-sen trofee weggestap.

Phillipie de Beer, Henk Neethling, Robbie Coetzee en Jimmy Neethling was die wenners van die gholfdag.

Regs: HPP sе jaarliksе Langnag Gholfdag wеnnеrs, Phillipie de Beer, Henk Neethling, Robbie Coetzee en Jimmy Neethling. By hulle is HPP se Jas Hansen.

Bulletjies sluit seisoen op hoë afMOKOPANE - Laerskool Krugerpark se bul-letjie rugby en mini-netbal het die jaar goed afgesluit met 'n reuse sportdag waaraan bykans 12 skole deelgeneem het vroeër die maand.

Die skole was Eugene Marais, Euphorbia, Eureka, Julian Muller, Pietersburg Oos, Pietersburg Laerskool, Marble Hall, Warmbad, Nylstroom, Krugerpark, Unitas en Mitchell House.

Die ouers en onderwysers word bedank vir die suksesvolle dag asook die borge wat insluit: MGM Landrover Mokopane, Pick & Pay, Bragan Chemicals, Huddy's Bakery Sup-plies, Electrical Motor Services, Print Master, Anglo American Platinum Mogalakwena

Mine, El Auto, NTT Toyota Automark, NATPRO, Ferrum Paneelkloppers, NN Automotive Services, Aveng (Africa) Pty Ltd en Laerskool Krugerpark.

Tommy Vogel het names die ouers ook Laerskool Krugerpark se hoof, Johan Vertongen, be-dank vir al sy bystand en onder-steuning die seisoen.

Kloksgewys: Keanu Viljoen, Dian Vogel en 'n paar van die bulletjies in aksie.

Heel onder: MGM Landrover se uitstalling.

Die 1984-skoolspan wat bestaan het uit Tony Hawken, Boeta Smit, Jan de Beer en Johnny Venter het van jaar weggestap met die Jas Hansen Wisseltrofeë.


SuperSport-hoogtepunte.

Saterdag 20 Junie Gholf: Amerikaanse ope, dag 3: 21:00-

04:00 op SS1. SuperSport Shootout, dag 2: 13:00-16:00 op SS5.

Hokkie: Vroue: Wêreldliga, Antwer-pen: Nieu-Seeland t Pole: 10:00-12:00 op SS7. België t Indië: 16:00-18:00 op 210. Vroue: halfeind 1 en 2: 16:30-18:30 en 19:00-21:00 op SS8. Mans: Indië t Frankryk:18:00-20:00 op 210. Pakistan t Pole: 20:00-22:00 op Kanaal 210.

Krieket: Engeland t Nieu-Seeland, vyfde eendagwedstryd: 11:00 tot 20:00 op SS2. Karibiese Premierliga: Barbados t Guiana: 23:55-04:00 op SS2.

Motorfietsrenne: Superfietse: Italiaanse superpole: 15:00-16:00 op SS6.

Motorrenne: Formule 1: Oostenrykse Grand Prix, oef. 3: 10:50-12:10 op SS6.

Rugby: Superreeks, kwalifiserende wed-stryde: Highlanders t Chiefs: 09:00-12:00 op SS1 en GDN. Stormers t Brumbies: 16:30-19:30 op SS1 en GDN. Curriebeker, 1ste liga, kwalifiserend, Luiperds t Valke: 14:25-16:30 op SS1. O/20-Wêreldbeker: Italië t Nog Een: 16:15-18:25 op SS5. Uitspeel om derde plek: 18:25-20:25 op SS5. Eindwedstryd: 20:25- 22:45 op SS5. Argentinië t Franse Barbarians: 20:15-22:30 op SS6.

Skole: Sacs t Wynberg: 12:10-13:45 op 210. Hoër Jongenskool Paarl t Paul Roos: 13:55-15:30 op 210.

Tennis: Gerry Weber, halfeind 1: 12:55-15:30 op SS8. Gerry Weber, halfeind 2: 16:00-18:30 op SS6. Vroue: Aegon Classic, halfeind 1: 12:50-14:30 op SS7. Aegon-kampioenskap, halfeind 1 en 2: 14:30-19:30 op SS7. Sondag 21 Junie

Gholf: SuperSport Shootout, dag 3: 13:00-15:30 op SS1 en GDN. Amerikaanse Ope, dag 4: 21:00-04:30 op SS1.

Hokkie: Wêreldliga, mans: China t Maleisië: 12:00-13:55 op SS7. Brittanje t België: 16:00-18:00 op SS5. Australië t Frankryk: 18:00-20:00 op SS6. Wêreldliga, vroue: Azerbeidjan t Japan: 20:00-22:00 op SS6. Australië t Pole: 10:00-12:00 op SS7. Vroue-eindstryd: 19:00-21:00 op SS8.

Krieket: Bangladesj t Indië, tweede eendagwedstryd: 10:15-18:30 op SS2. Karibiese Premierliga: St Lucia t Trinidad en Tobago: 21:15-01:45 op SS2.

Motorfietsrenne: Superfietse: Italiaanse wedren 1, Italiaanse supersport, wedren 2 en Italiaanse superstock: 10:00-15:30 op SS5.

Motorrenne: Formule 1: Oostenrykse Grand Prix: 13:30-16:15 op SS6. Nascar-reeks: 03:30 tot 06:00 op SS6.

Seil: Extreme-reeks, Cardiff, dag 4: 16:30-18:00 op SS6.

Tennis: Gerry Weber-ope, eindstryd: 12:55-16:00 op SS8. Aegon-kampioenskap, eindstryd: 14:55-18:00 op SS7.

MOKOPANE - Perderuiters van Shelanti Ruiterklub in Mokopane het by ’n onlangse opleidingskou op New Dawn in Polokwane uitstekend presteer.

Mckayla Viljoen op Power House 4 Jesus het ‘n roset verower vir ‘Poles on the ground’ en ‘n eerste plek vir 40cm ‘Jump for Joy’. Dit was Mckayla se eerste skou.

Danielle Alberts op Amila het aan haar eerste skou deelgeneem waar hulle ‘n skoon rondte gehad het in die 50cm.

Leone van Coller op die rug van Surprise het ook ‘n skoon rondte gehad in die 50cm.

Maryna Oosthuizen op Keanu Beach het op 90cm ‘n vierde plek verwerf. Hulle word afgerig deur Stephanie Alberts.

Elzaan Labuschagne op Khan de la Bryere het in die 80cm en 90 cm skoon rondtes gehad.

Ruiters presteer by Polokwane skou

Links: Mckayla Viljoen op Power House 4 Jesus met die afrigter, Gareth Sumption.Heel links is Danielle Alberts op Amila.

Bo: Leone van Coller op die rug van Surprise het ook ‘n skoon rondte gehad in die 50cm.

Bo links: Elzaan Labuschagne op Khan de la Bryere.

Laerskool Krugerpark se trompoppies het verlede Saterdag aan die Limpopo Cheer-leading Association (LIMCA) se Provin-siale kompetisie deelgeneem en het spog medaljes ontvang. Die kompetisie is op Laerskool Krugerpark se rugbyveld gehou.

Die Trompoppies se uitslae is as volg:Die vlaggroep en pom/nonprop groep

spog met ’n bronsmedaljes en die throwing prop groep met ’n vierde plek.

In die large drill afdeling het die groep ’n algehele eerste plek verower na die vlag-groep se Goue medalje en die silwermedaljes vir beide die hoof en sub-leidsters.

Die totale uitslae van al drie kompetisies het aan dié afdeling ook ’n tweede plek besorg.

Krugerpark kwalifi-seer om van 4-7 Julie aan die SA kampioens-kappe in Bloemfontein te gaan deelneem.

Die trompoppie afrigter, Martie Viljoen het elke borg, ouer en die trompoppie dogters hartlik bedank vir hulle ondersteuning en harde werk.

Trompoppies pronk met medaljes

Links: Krugerpark se trompop-pies bedank vir Shan signs in Germiston vir hulle borgskap. Na dese pronk dié pragtige magneet plakkate teen die bus en sleepwa wanneer die trompoppies vervoer word na ’n kompetisie.

Onder links: Hoofleidster Twané Human in aksie.

oordelike uus orthern ewsN NAitblinkerschievers

UMODIMOLLE – Positive attitudes and strong bodies played an important role in securing good scores for the gym-nasts from the Marshall Gymnastics Academy (MGA) at last weekend’s Ecarte Invitational Gymnastics com-petition in Modimolle.

Level 1 to 3 gymnasts from MGA travelled to Ecarte last Saturday to compete against 10 other clubs from Gauteng and Limpopo. This was the first competition of the season and offered the young gymnasts the op-portunity to prepare themselves for the upcoming competition season.

In women’s artistic gymnastics (WAG) level 2, Miqayla Venter won first place overall (gold average), while Jennezee Vermeulen took home sec-ond place (gold average) in their age groups. The level 3 girls performed well with Chené Goosen achieving a silver average while Lungile Mahlangu and Jessica Essakow both finished with a bronze average.

In the men’s artistic gymnastics (MAG), the boys held their own. Keanu Potgieter and Basson Wolmarans achieved a silver average, while Pero Boshoff, Gerard Kruger, Pieter Harmse and Keo Mathosa finished with a bronze average. The level 2 boys all finished with a bronze average, they are Ruan Goosen, Amicus de Beer, Tyron Jordaan and Hannes Raats.

Strong bodies help gymnasts achieve

Top: The level 1 and 2 boys who competed and (right) the level 3 girls show off their medals. Left: Miqayla Venter and Jennezee Vermeulen placed first and second in their age groups for level 2. With the gymnasts are coaches: Merene van Zyl, Marinda Marshall, Stephen Marshall and Richard Marshall.

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