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Sidwell Guduka

MATRIC pupils of the Kgorathuto High

School inBotshabelo have every reason to

ace their upcoming final examinations.

Free State Premier Ace Magashule has

pledged to award 20 studybursaries to the

top-performingmatriculantsof the school

to further their studies at tertiary institu-

tions next year.

Speaking at a function organised by

Kgorathuto and Ubank, where he helped

to paint the school in Botshabelo last

Thursday, Magashule encouraged learn-

ers to take their education seriously.

He also wished matriculants the best of

luck as they approached their year-end ex-

ams. Education is the key to success. Fo-

cus on education and leave all other

things. If you are educated you will have

agreat futureandabetter life,Magashule

told pupils who responded with a loud

round of applause.

Exams are just around the corner. I

would like to wish all gr. 12 learners the

bestof luck.Withhardworkandpersever-

ance you can do it. You can pass. Remem-

ber, its for your future.When youwalk in-

to the exam room just tell yourself that

you are going to do it, the premier said.

The results you achieve in theNovember

Senior Certificate Examinations will de-

termine your choice of career and your fu-

ture.

If you do well academically you will be-

come somebody in life. But you can only

becomesomebody tomorrowthroughed-

ucation, he added.

Magashule said he would give special

bursaries to Kgorathuto. Well put aside

20 bursaries especially for this school, be-

cause most of the learners here are from

very poor backgrounds. Imnot saying you

mustnotapply forbursaries; apply forbur-

saries, because Im committing only 20

bursaries for the school, he promised.

Matrics can Ace exam

MY LEADER! Ace Magashule, premier of the Free State, is flanked by Kgorathuto High School pupils during his visit to the

school on Thursday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

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Lesego Ditheko

FOLLOWING a life of crime that started at

age 14, Benjamin Williams has turned his

life around and now motivates prisoners

and school kids to avoid the pitfalls of

crime.

Born in Cradock in the Eastern Cape 35

years ago, Williams now lives in Heidedal

and spends his time speaking to youngmen

in schools and also reaching out to his

former prison mates.

His story begins at age 14 when he devel-

oped an interest in committing crime. Even

thoughhe committed a lot of crime, because

of his age it was difficult for the police to

arrest him.

This was until one night when he was 15

years old when he stabbed a friend because

he wanted to teach him a lesson.

Until today, I still dont understand why

he died. I only wanted to scare him, to teach

him a lesson, not to kill him, said Wil-

liams.

He described the relationship with the

friend as a relationship based on crime

they were housebreakers and thieves.

He was arrested, but because he was un-

der age, he was released on condition that

he would be put under strict surveillance

by his mother.

However, things became worse. He and

his partners in crime terrorised the com-

munity.

One day, while sitting with other gang

members, they started comparing how

many court cases they had had and they re-

alized thatWilliams topped them by having

17 court cases against him.

In 1996, two weeks after Williamss 18th

birthday, he was arrested and sentenced to

seven years in prison, of which two years

were suspended.

During those five years, he served out his

sentence in four different prisons.

Three months before his parole date, his

life was turned upside down when his best

friend was murdered in Cape Town he

couldnt even attend the funeral.

Realising what my lifestyle was doing to

my mother and her business, I decided to

seek help nine years ago, he said.

Williams said he turned to the same

courts to ask for help.

Looking at the effects and aftermath of

the thug life, I took the decision to seek God

and made him the centre of my life, he

said.

His journey to recovery andbeing amo-

tivator really started when he founded an

organisation called IInd Chance, a platform

where ex-offenders, the government, the

public sector, businesses against crime and

civil society come together to find solutions

for challenges experienced by ex-offenders

when released from prison, William said.

Ex-offender chooses life

BENJAMIN WILLIAMS has turned away

from a life of crime and now motivates

young men and other prisoners to do the

same. Photo: Lesego Ditheko

Park celebrates 50 years

CELEBRATION: From the left are David Mabunda, the chief executive officer of SANParks, Sithembile Mhlophe, the Golden Gate Highlands National Park manager, Clem

Harrington, the MMC for Local Economic Development and Tourism of the Dihlabeng Municipality, and Nomvuselelo Songelwa, managing executive: parks division. Here

they are cutting the cake during the Golden Gate Highlands National Parks 50-year anniversary. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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Tladi Moloi

THE Golden Gate Highlands

National Park has turned 50

years old. Situated in the

Eastern Free State in the

grasslands of charming country-

side that reaches up into the

foothills of Lesothos Maluti

Mountains, the park, which

attracts tourists from around the

world, saw its employees,

management and stakeholders

celebrating its 50-year anniversa-

ry.

The five-decade anniversary

was celebrated in the form of a

gala dinner on Friday evening.

Before the dinner the manage-

ment celebrated with members of

the community at the Meriting

Picnic Site earlier in the day.

David Mabunda, the chief

executive officer of SANParks,

said the night was a very special

one and added that this was one

of the parks that they were

proud of, because it has a hotel.

He said SANParks has come a

long way, as it was established

formally in 1926.

He added that prior to that it

had existed as a Kruger National

Park for almost 25 years.

Before that there were some

attempts that made conservation

something that the country

started to appreciate. So, to be

exact, we are over 100 years old

as an institution, he said.

Mabunda said they have gone

through difficult times and good

times. He said Friday was one of

the good times, which one would

not like to forget.

We derived our mandate from

section 24 of the constitution

which allows us to conserve the

environment and make sure that

whatever is there is sustainable.

He said they have made sure

that the parks that they were

managing were untrammelled by

development and ruled by

solitude.

He said humans were seen as

intruders and the parks were

conserved for the sake of

conservation.

We would not have been here

if we didnt have good people in

our organisation and I would

like to thank them, he said.

Sithembile Mhlophe, the

Golden Gate Highlands National

Park manager, said they were

going to work hard.

We have had a lot of success

on a number of planned

projects, she said.

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Lesego Ditheko

years Casual Day celebrations by offi-

cials of theFreeStateHealthDepartment based

at Bophelo House included a fun twist.

With September also being Deaf Awareness

Month, the event was used to highlight every-

day challenges faced by people livingwith disa-

Anna Ntlhokoa and Rofhiwa Nemutanzhela,

whowork in thedepartments disability andre-

habilitation section, lead a few fun activities

aimed at highlighting the plight of their col-

leagues and members of the community who

live with various disabilities.

The departments disability and rehabilita-

tion section essentially teaches officials of the

department, including doctors and nurses, the

various ways of communicating and assisting

people with disabilities around the communi-

We celebrate Casual Day annually and our

aim is to take staff members through the expe-

rience of people living with disabilities, said

The awareness was demonstrated through

various competitions that officials took part in.

Competitions included limb limitation,

wheelchair racing, Sign Language interpreta-

tion and blindfold exercises.

In limb limitation, the participants

arms are tied behind their back and they

have to eat an apple without any assist-

ance while in wheelchair racing, partici-

pants race across the walkway.

In the sign language competition,

the participants must emulate

Nemutanzhela who essentially

communicates via Sign Lan-

guage and try to interpret

what she is saying.

Mohorosi Tsuke, a labour relations officer at

the department, said though itwas a good expe-

rience he realised that people living with disa-

bilities lived a challenging life and part-taking

in the competitions has made him open-mind-

ed.

Tsukealsoappealed to the community to con-

tribute in supporting and participating in days

like Casual Day to give a helping hand to the

government to raise awareness.

Nemutanzhela, a chief auxiliary service of-

ficer, trains doctors and nurses in all five Free

State districts on how to communicate in Sign

Language.

She said itwas important as adoctor ornurse

to learn andknow the language as deaf patients

struggle to get proper help.

There is a lot of miscommunication that

takes place between medical practitioners and

their deaf patients, at times practitioners have

to be corrected for giving out incorrectmedica-

tion to their patients, she said.

Officials reach out

TOUCHY FEELY: The Health Departments labour relations officer, Mohorosi Tsuke, took

part in themoney feel challengewhile beingblind-folded. Tsuke struggled toget theguess-

ing right as he thought the R20 note was a R50. Photos: Lesego Ditheko

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Lesego Ditheko

THIS years Casual Day celebrations by offi-

cials of theFreeStateHealthDepartment based

at Bophelo House included a fun twist.

With September also being Deaf Awareness

Month, the event was used to highlight every-

day challenges faced by people livingwith disa-

bilities.

Anna Ntlhokoa and Rofhiwa Nemutanzhela,

whowork in thedepartments disability andre-

habilitation section, lead a few fun activities

aimed at highlighting the plight of their col-

leagues and members of the community who

live with various disabilities.

The departments disability and rehabilita-

tion section essentially teaches officials of the

department, including doctors and nurses, the

various ways of communicating and assisting

people with disabilities around the communi-

ty.

We celebrate Casual Day annually and our

aim is to take staff members through the expe-

rience of people living with disabilities, said

Ntlhokoa.

The awareness was demonstrated through

various competitions that officials took part in.

Competitions included limb limitation,

wheelchair racing, Sign Language interpreta-

tion and blindfold exercises.

In limb limitation, the participants

arms are tied behind their back and they

have to eat an apple without any assist-

ance while in wheelchair racing, partici-

pants race across the walkway.

In the sign language competition,

the participants must emulate

Nemutanzhela who essentially

communicates via Sign Lan-

guage and try to interpret

what she is saying.

Officials reach out

OFFICIALS taking part in the limb limitation challenge.

The departments disabili-

ty and rehabilitation sec-

tion essentially teaches of-

ficials of the department,

including doctors and

nurses, the various ways

of communicating and as-

sisting people with disa-

bilities around the com-

munity.


NEWS

EBE nako e phethahetseng ya ho lekola hore

na ditoro tsa hao, ditebello le ditshepiso di

phethahetse ke efe? Batho re na le ditoro tse

ngata tseo re batlang ho di phethahatsa kapa

ho bona di phethahala.

Babang seka-rona renale tse phahamengha-

holo, ba bang tse fihlellehang. Tse ding tsa tso-

na re a di fihlella, tse ding re di nyahamele.

Ha selemo se fihlamafellong kapa se kgaoha,

batho re iketsetsa ditshepiso tse ngata le tse

phahameng.Babang re buakamokgwa letsina

le kekeng la hlola le atametse maleme a rona

kateng, ba bang ka mokgwa re kekeng ra hlola

re tsuba kateng.

Na ditshepiso tsee re di etsa feela? Na di na

le boleng bo itseng maphelong a rona? Ebang

re sa di etse feela, re lokela ho itlhahloba hore

na re santse rele mothathing mabapi le tsona

na.

Ke bua sena ke ngongorehisitswe ke

mokgwa oo re sa nkelleng hloohong tse ding

tsa ditoro kapa ditshepiso tseo re ipehelang

tsona kateng, mohlala; ebang o itshepisitse

hore okeke wa hlola o tsuba, empa o ipona o

tsuba letsatsi le tjhabang le le dikelang, ho

bolela hore tshepiso ya hao e bolela lefeela ho

wena.

Mokgwa o bonolo kapa o molemo wa ho fih-

lella tabatabelo ya ho ipona ose osa tsubi, ke

ho fokotsa palo ya disakerete tseo o di tsubang

ka letsatsi, ebile o ithuta le ho bala hore na o

tsubile tse kae.

Ena e bonahala ele ntho e nyane, empa

molemo wa yona bophelong ba hao o keke wa

lekanngwa.

Bothata bo re emisang le monna mateneng

ke hore ha re itlhahlobe kapa ho lekola hore

na re se rele hokae le ho fihlella tseo re ipehet-

seng tsona.

Ebang one o lakaditse ho isa ngwana wa hao

sekolong sa thuto e phahameng,mmewa qetel-

la o sa kgona, o tlameha obile le mabaka a o

sitisitseng ho fihlella seo.

Ebang o sa tadimisisi mabaka ao, monyetla

wa hore o iphumane o shebane le mabaka a

tshwanang le ao selemong se latelang omoholo

haholo. O lokela ho a hlaola kapa hona ho batla

tsela nngwe ya ho a qoba, ele hore a se iketse

mokgoka kgwale ditorong le tsona ditabatabe-

long tsa hao.

Jwale hee, mooko tabeng e ke ona; leka ha

bedi kapa ho fetisa moo ka selemo ho lekola

hore na o fihlelletse ditoro tsa hao kapa jwang

pele selemo se fela. Ebang hona le ditshitiso,

kemekgwa efeng eo o e latetseng ho fedisa dits-

hitiso tseo?

Ho re na toro kapa tshepiso eo o iketsetsang

yona e nyane hakae, ha ho kgathalletsehe, taba

e hlokolosi ke hore na o a e fihlella na?

Ere ke di behe mohatla kgwiti, ke se iketse

marakalle wa tjwadi ya tjwete.

Ke Motaung wa Rampai ya reng; Ya kgaola

ya ya

*Mang kapa mang ya a batlang ho ngola

kholomong ena, a ka ikopanya le Jabulani

Dlamini ho 051-404-7910 kapa ho

[email protected]

*Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa

Fihlella ditoro le

ditshepiso tsa hao

A re bueng

Kutwane Kareli

Cultural practitioner

Mokgwa o bonolo kapa o

molemo wa ho fihlella

tabatabelo ya ho ipona

oseosa tsubi, keho fokot

sa palo ya disakerete tseo

o di tsubang ka letsatsi,

ebile o ithuta le ho bala

hore na o tsubile tse kae.


NEWS

MAMOHLOLO MOLOI (30), mother of Thato Moloi (10),

is taking the Dihlabeng Local Municipality to court.

Mamohlolo, fromFateng tseNtsho in Paul Roux, said she

would be meeting with her lawyers before the end of this

week to file a case against the municipality for the inju-

ries to her son.

I ammeetingwithmy lawyers soon. Iwant themunic-

ipality to pay for the injuries tomy son. They should also

payme for the pain that I had gone through on that day,

It is alleged that thementally challengedThato recent-

ly fell into a hole which was left open by Mashinini En-

terprises, a company that had been contracted by the

municipality to install sewer lines in Paul Roux.

According toMamohlolo, her son had lost a tooth dur-

ing the incident and had to be taken to hospital where

some loose teeth had to be supported with braces.

He was playing outside while I was cleaning the

house. We usually lock the gate because we dont want

him to play outside the yard. On that day he jumped over

the gate and fell into the hole which was near the gate,

She said she had heard the child screamingwhile work-

ing in the house and ran outside.

I looked for him and hewas lying helplessly in the hole.

I helped him out and he was badly injured. We then took

him to theDihlabengRegionalHospital for treatment, she

Mamohlolo said the municipality would pay for

the pain that she had felt on that day and pointed

out that, had the contractor covered the hole with

something, the child would not have fallen in.

They left the holes open for about four

months and these pose a threat to the commu-

nity. Some of the holes are near the pave-

ment where the children pass to and from

school, she said.

The DA stated that it was amazed at the

negligence of the company andwas appalled

by the municipality for not monitoring the

work done by the company.

Piet Ramaele, the DA councillor in Dihla-

beng, said they were very disappointed and

that it spokeofnegligenceand theuncaringna-

ture of the municipality towards its residents.

The DA calls on the municipality to make

sure that Mashinini Enterprises covers all the

holes in the township to prevent similar inci-

dents, he said.

PaloNtoane, theprojectmanager atMashininiEn-

terprises, said he had been called about the incident

by a family member the evening of the day on which

the incident had occurred. He said he had gone there

the following day to see what had happened, but said

that he could find no signs of blood. When I looked

at the victim, he indeed had wounds, but it was like

he was burnt or something like that. I asked them to

go to the chemist for medication, but they refused,

Ntoane said the family had not yet discussed the is-

sue with him and that all they were trying to do was

to get the medias attention.

In the meantime, the hole into which Thato had al-

legedly fallen, has been sealed.

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Tladi Moloi

MAMOHLOLO MOLOI

is taking the Dihlabeng Local Municipality to court.

Mamohlolo, fromFateng tseNtsho in Paul Roux, said she

would be meeting with her lawyers before the end of this

week to file a case against the municipality for the inju-

ries to her son.

I ammeetingwithmy lawyers soon. Iwant themunic-

ipality to pay for the injuries tomy son. They should also

payme for the pain that I had gone through on that day,

she said.

It is alleged that thementally challengedThato recent-

ly fell into a hole which was left open by Mashinini En-

terprises, a company that had been contracted by the

municipality to install sewer lines in Paul Roux.

According toMamohlolo, her son had lost a tooth dur-

ing the incident and had to be taken to hospital where

some loose teeth had to be supported with braces.

He was playing outside while I was cleaning the

house. We usually lock the gate because we dont want

him to play outside the yard. On that day he jumped over

the gate and fell into the hole which was near the gate,

she said.

She said she had heard the child screamingwhile work-

ing in the house and ran outside.

I looked for him and hewas lying helplessly in the hole.

I helped him out and he was badly injured. We then took

him to theDihlabengRegionalHospital for treatment, she

said.

Mamohlolo said the municipality would pay for

the pain that she had felt on that day and pointed

out that, had the contractor covered the hole with

something, the child would not have fallen in.

They left the holes open for about four

months and these pose a threat to the commu-

negligence of the company andwas appalled

by the municipality for not monitoring the

work done by the company.

beng, said they were very disappointed and

that it spokeofnegligenceand theuncaringna-

ture of the municipality towards its residents.

The DA calls on the municipality to make

sure that Mashinini Enterprises covers all the

holes in the township to prevent similar inci-

dents, he said.

PaloNtoane, theprojectmanager atMashininiEn-

terprises, said he had been called about the incident

by a family member the evening of the day on which

the incident had occurred. He said he had gone there

the following day to see what had happened, but said

that he could find no signs of blood. When I looked

at the victim, he indeed had wounds, but it was like

he was burnt or something like that. I asked them to

go to the chemist for medication, but they refused,

he said.

Ntoane said the family had not yet discussed the is-

sue with him and that all they were trying to do was

to get the medias attention.

In the meantime, the hole into which Thato had al-

MAMOHLOLOMOLOI is taking theDihlabeng Lo-

cal Municipality to court.

Child (10) injured

Dihlabeng accused of negligence

TSHEDISO MAITSE, the acting manager: marketing

and communications of theDihlabeng Local Municipali-

ty, says the municipality cares deeply for all its people,

both in the community and the staff in themunicipalitys

employment, andwant to ensure that while discharging

its service deliverymandate, no one is put in harmsway

life or limb.

The municipality ensures that for every project un-

dertaken, as part of contractmanagement and also con-

tained in every service level agreement entered into

with serviceproviders, all regulations as contained in the

National Occupational Health and Safety Act are strict-

ly adhered to. Some of the safety measures contractors

are expected to comply with include, but are not re-

stricted to, the following: the use of safety nets and dan-

ger tapes to barricadeopen trenches;warning signs; and

the shortest possible time for the filling of holes and

trenches.

He said the incident in Paul Roux that had been re-

ported in themediawas regrettable and as amunicipali-

ty theywere conducting an investigation and if culpabili-

ty could be proven on either their part or the contrac-

tors, corrective steps would be taken.

The municipality does not owe any service provider

any unpaid fees, and no contractor has ever had to aban-

don any project as a result of not being paid. All the

projects underway are running smoothly and on sched-

ule and any assertion to the contrary is devoid of any

truth, he said.

Dihlabeng says

THATO MOLOI (10) Photos: Tladi Moloi


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Oteng Mpete

BLOEMFONTEINS first online

fashion store, House of Latiqu,

was launched over the weekend.

The lavish, all-white 50-guest

event was held at the Protea Hotel

Willow Lake and was a sneak peek

of what shoppers can expect from

the online store.

The owner and innovative mind

behind the House of Latiqu online

store, 20-year-old Sinayolo Ngcepe,

a student at the University of the

Free State (UFS), hails from the

small town of Sterkspruit in the

EasternCape. She describes herself

as a small-town girl with big

dreams.

Ngcepe says it was not an easy

journey getting her business ambi-

tions off the ground.

Armed with a 250-page business

plan she proved she was a force to

be reckoned with and this was

enough for her to get financial as-

sistance. She was ready to build a

brand from scratch and to start

speaking the global fashion lan-

guage.

Ngcepe says with great enthusi-

asm that she loves fashion and that

her mother is her muse, because

herwardrobe is full of hermothers

clothes. She says she wants to

change the social conviction that to

be sexy you need to be revealing.

House of Latiqus target market

is women between the ages of 18

and 35who are fashion enthusiasts.

The label wants to equip women

with the necessary confidence to

take on the world.

If women look good and smell

good, they have the confidence to

take on the working world. If you

do not like experimenting and hav-

ing fun with your look, then House

of Laqitu is not for you, she says

sternly. Initially Ngcepe wanted to

have a physical store in one of the

malls, but because of financial con-

straints she humbly says: I under-

stand that I have to build up my

brand equity first and build up

brand awareness before I can do

that. I mean, I have all the time in

the world.

House of Latiqu ensures that

clothing takes two to five days to be

delivered within the Free State,

Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.

Visit www.houseoflatique.com

and take advantage of the 21% off

launch discount.

NEWS

Get your fashion fix online

THE young entrepreneur and owner of House of Latiqu, Sinayolo

Ngcepe.

A MODEL shows off one of House of Latiqus creations. Photos:

Tankiso Tank Khumalo

BIG WINNER: Lethabo Lesabe (holding trophy and certificate), is surrounded by teachers and pupils of the St

Marys Primary School in Mangaung. Lethabo has won the solo singing competition that was held in Bloemfon-

tein recently. She participated in the seven-to-ten-year category. Photo: Sidwell Guduka


STONE SIZANI, ANC chief whip

in parliament:

THE office of the ANC chief whip

welcomes the decision of President

Jacob Zuma to refer the Protection

of State Information Bill back to par-

liament for reconsideration to bring

it in line with the Constitution.

The bill was passed by the Nation-

al Assembly on 25 April and sent to

the president for assent and signing

into law.

In terms of the Constitution, the

president must either assent to and

sign bills or, if he has reservations

about the constitutionality of the

bill, refer it back to the National As-

sembly for reconsideration.

The president has written to par-

liament pointing out several clauses

which should be changed to ensure

that the bill passes the constitutional

muster. We appreciate the presi-

dents views on the bill.

Indeed parliament must ensure

that an appropriate process is insti-

tuted to ensure that amendments are

accordingly effected. It is important

that the laws parliament pass are of

the highest quality and are not in

conflict with the constitution. We

are confident that the amendments

would further strengthen the bill

and its objectives of protecting citi-

zens information and enhancing na-

tional security through protection of

sensitive government information.

NEWS

Decision on bill welcomed

MZWANDILE HLEKO, COPE

SPOKESPERSON ON POLICE,

ROADS AND TRANSPORT:

COPE finds it unacceptable that the

Free State premier, Ace Magashule,

appointed Dr Benny Malakoane,

MEC for Health, as the acting MEC

for Police, Roads and Transport as

Malakoane is currently under inves-

tigation by the Hawks for fraud, cor-

ruption, money laundering and con-

travention of the Municipal Finan-

ces Management Act during his

terms as municipal manager of the

Matjhabeng Municipality.

Malakoanewas appointed to act as

MEC for Police, Roads and Trans-

port from 9 September to 13 Septem-

ber this year. The appointment of

Malakoane as actingMEC for Police,

Roads and Transport is unethical

and should never have taken place.

In July 2013, Mondli Mvambi,

spokesperson to Magashule, reiter-

ated that Malakoane remains inno-

cent until proven guilty beyond any

reasonable doubt and that the proc-

esses of the law will take their own

course in a fair manner without any

prejudice.

The appointment of Malakoane as

acting MEC for Police has proven

that the governing party has no re-

spect for the processes of the law as

the premier himself appointed an in-

dividual into a position of power

over those who are investigating

him.

This is blatant disrespect by the

ruling party and the premier to-

wards the people of the Free State

and the rule of law, whether the tem-

porary position of power has been

abused or not.

MEC appointment unethical

Letters

Express Letters, P.O. Box 9493,

Bloemfontein, 9300

Jabulani Dlamini

[email protected]

Tel: 051-447-7910

Fax: 086-676-3805

ROY JANKIELSOHN, DA MPL:

THE DA is concerned about complaints re-

ceived fromresidents of the SetsotoMunicipal-

ity that sites allocated for state housing are be-

ing sold to individuals, someofwhomare alleg-

edly from Lesotho.

Residents, and specifically beneficiaries

who qualify for sites in Zone 8 in Ward 18 in

Meqheleng, have been victims of corruption

not only by councillors, but a municipal hous-

ing list that is subject to constant and arbitrary

changes by officials in the Setsoto Housing De-

partment.

Councillors are allegedly involved in selling

sites for betweenR5 000 andR10 000 each. Vari-

ous residents have pointed to Councillor

Makae as being themain culprit in this regard,

while other residents indicate that all the ANC

councillors could be involved in these and oth-

er criminal activities.

This type of corruption remains a serious is-

sue in many municipalities and we expect the

premier of the Free State to investigate these

allegations and lay criminal charges against

individuals who abuse not only state resour-

ces, but our residents, in this manner.

Concern over sites

LINDASMITH,ManorGardens,Dur-

ban:

WHILE I am not decrying the good

that some governmentsmay do, they are

the cause of many of their countries

woes.

However blatant the truth may be, in

trying to justify their policies and ac-

tions, political speeches are amishmash

of contradictions.

The governments of the world have

their methods of relieving the man in

the street of his earnings.Not evendeath

is an excuse for not contributing to the

bottomless pit where the all-consuming

tax-dragon lies in wait.

Each countrys economy is at themer-

cy of its government. Around the world,

and usually in unison, governments ei-

ther release money into the economy or

withhold it. Whenmoney is released the

people prosper, but are soon enticed to

overextend themselves and get into

debt.

The governments then withdraw

money from the economy and the people

begin to perish. Their possessions and

property are soon devoured by the very

finance houses that enticed them into

the debt lair. As George Bernard Shaw

so aptly put it: A government which

robs Peter to pay Paul can always de-

pend on the support of Paul. But then

one begins to wonder if the government

itself is not actually Paul, who orches-

trates everything in its own favour.

Governments in collaboration with

big business, for political and economic

reasons that are usually based on lies,

declare wars on other countries.

Thus they sentence people to death

rather than resolve the conflict they cre-

ated.

Despite the fact that defence means to

protect, to guard against harm, defence

forces are sent across borders to invade

other countries, usually those rich in

minerals or oil.

While the conscienceless corporates

rape and plunder, the lives of citizens

are devastated and destroyed. Unfortu-

nately, people pay the price for the

wealthnature so generouslyburieddeep

in the soil.

Paying to

be wealthy


NEWS

THOSE planning on purchasing sec-

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yet another first-class auction fromthe

SA Auction Group when it sells ap-

proximately 100 lots of repossessed

and fleet vehicles inBloemfonteinnext

week.

This auction, on behalf of Free State

Wheels and Express Wheels, promis-

es to attract a large number of buyers

to the SA Auction Groups head office

in Bainsvlei.

The second-hand car industry has

already benefitted from the auction in-

dustry for years and that is whywe ex-

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dealers, to attend this auction of ours

in Bloemfontein, says Rudi Herbst,

managing director of the SA Auction

Group.

He adds that manufacturer names

like Audi, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Mer-

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Volkswagen will feature strongly at

this auction.

The auction takes place on Thurs-

day, 26September, at 10:30 andviewing

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Photos of vehicles and a complete

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Large number of vehicles on auction

THESE learners from the Heatherdale Secondary School in Heidedal have been included in the Cheetahs

development teams. From the left are, in front: Monique Bloem, Nadima Rajkumar and Janice Plaatjes;

back: Renchia Nkumbi, Wistonia Swartz and Reona Neels. Photo: Clive Solomon

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Lesego Ditheko

THE Kgotlagomang

family would like the

community to help

them find their father,

Ratibi Ephraim

Khunyeli (71), who

was last seen wearing

khaki pants and a

green T-shirt with

black shoes.

He is from 1262 See-

isoville, Kroonstad.

Khunyeli was last

seen at the Universi-

tas Hospital on Sun-

day, 15 September.

He was supposed to

go for a procedure at

theUniversitasHospi-

tal. He has loss of

memory.

If there is anyone

who recognises

Khunyeli, please con-

tact Refiloe Kgotlago-

mang on 082-784-3202.

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RATIBI EPHRAIM KHUNYELI was reported

as missing. Photo: Supplied

PEOPLE who are crazy

enough to think they can

change the face of higher

education, as the CUT is doing,

are the ones that can actually

make it happen, said Professor

Thandwa Mthembu, vice-chan-

cellor and principal, during his

State-of-the-University Address

2013.

The Central University of

Technology, Free State (CUT),

with a curriculum consisting of

40 academic programmes, 13

masters and 21 doctoral pro-

grammes each year, strives to

improve the impact the institu-

tion has on social and techno-

logical innovation in the region.

The CUTs objective of

making the university a

first-rate institution, well-

equipped to play a robust role

in the socio-economic develop-

ment of the region and the

country by providing excellent

education focused on Science,

Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM), is reaping

the rewards.

On 6 September, the CUT

graduated a total of 480 gradu-

ates, of which 22 are on master

level and 3 new doctorates in

the fields of Education and

Language Practice.

A doctorate is the highest

academic qualification and is a

revered qualification to achieve.

All three candidates are CUT

staff members, which will lead

to a better educated staff

component knowledgeable in

their fields, and in turn ensur-

ing a more stellar delivery of

education to the central region.

Currently, the CUT has the

most doctorates in academic

staff of all the Universities of

Technology in South Africa.

Dr Brenton Fredericks

completed his Doctor Technolo-

giae in Language Practice. His

study entitled The influence of

communication factors on

learner achievement in the

Mangaung area, South Africa,

makes an invaluable contribu-

tion in identifying how poor

communication practices

negatively influence learner

performance and vice versa.

He will be joined by Dr

Willien Fourie who completed

her Philosophiae Doctor in

Education entitled The develop-

ment of a track and field

management manual for local

organising committees in South

Africa. This doctoral study was

undertaken after a lack of

knowledge amongst track and

field event organisers was

identified.

The final doctoral candidate,

Dr Augustinus Kolobe, will be

conferred with his Philosophiae

Doctor in Education.

His study entitled Teacher

perceptual and conceptual

idiosyncrasies with regard to the

implementation of the integrated

quality management system

(IQMS) in the foundation phase

explored the probable dilemmas

and hurdles confronting

teachers.

The CUTs master graduates

possess advanced knowledge in

an assortment of fields includ-

ing Electrical Engineering,

Biomedical Technology and

Environmental Health.

Their high order skills in

analysis, critical evaluation,

professional application, and

ability to solve complex prob-

lems, will be an asset to society

as co-creators of research and

innovation.

Graduates do

CUT proud

The CUTs objective of

making the university a

first-rate institution, well-

equipped to play a robust

role in the socio-economic

developmentof the region

and the country by provid-

ing excellent education fo-

cused on Science, Tech-

nology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM), is

reaping the rewards.


match.

Lechesa, who hails from

Bloemfontein, is under

pressure to produce positive

results. He is walking a

tightrope and is likely to be

the first PSL coach to bite

the dust this term. It will be

interesting to see what type

of game plan he will come up

with to try and upset Pirates.

With due respect to the visually

impaired, Steve Kekana can see

that City are early favourites to

get automatic relegation, come

end of the season.

The biggest mistake made by

Rise and Shine was a failure to

strengthen their squad with

experienced players after being

promoted to the PSL. Lechesa

should have known better that

experience is key at that level.

He must wake up and smell the

coffee.

It is no secret that South

Will they turn the corner at the

expense of Orlando Pirates whom

they visit in Soweto tonight?

I have no hope. Alas, I am a

realist and reality tells me that

their woes are likely to be

worsened by the Buccaneers

today.

City may still try to deny it,

but there is a crisis at the

Limpopo outfit who are at the

bottom of the log without any

points.

Duncan Lechesas side have

conceded eight goals and they

only managed to score four goals

an average of one goal per

My view

Sidwell

Guduka

Sports Editor

African soccer bosses are

trigger-happy when it comes to

firing coaches. In the domestic

league, mining tycoon Patrice

Motsepe, the Mamelodi Sundowns

owner, has been just as trigger-

happy over the last few years.

However, there is one man who

made Motsepe look like a total

amateur last season, a man who

fired a coach faster than you can

say severance package.

Guess who that man is?

That man is none other than

Siviwe Chippa Mpengesi,

Chippa United owner. He became

notorious for changing coaches

like they were underwear. If

memory serves me well, United

had five different coaches on the

touchline last season.

A famous saying in sport is

that you get two types of coaches:

those who have been fired and

those waiting to be fired.

I am not to sure about the

IF I were alive just after Jesus

Christs time on earth, my mom

might have named me Thomas

after doubting Thomas in the

Bible.

And it would have been a great

honour, because St Tom was

actually a realist. I mean, really,

who would believe someone had

risen from the dead unless they

saw it with their own eyes?

Same goes for the resurrection

of the Polokwane City corpse.

Just before the start of the

current Absa Premiership season,

a crappy team and their crappier

coach were happy to gain

promotion into the elite league,

but they soon realised the PSL

was not for the small boys.

Out of the four matches they

have played so far this campaign,

City are still searching for their

first PSL win and, by the look of

things, they may wait a bit

longer to eventually get a win.

terms of Lechesas contract, but I

doubt he will see the end of it.

Failure to collect points against

Pirates could spell trouble for the

losing coach.

He is living on borrowed time,

so he should make the best of it.

The sooner Lechesa changes

the fortunes of City, the better for

him.

) Since the writing of this

column, it has come to Expresss

attention that Lechesa has been

fired by City. According to

reports, this took place on

Monday night.

NEWS

Lechesa has somework to do to change Citys fortunes

. . . there is a crisis

at the Limpopo

outfit who are at

the bottom of the

log . . .


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SABC (wearing blue colours) gave SAPS free netball lessons when they hammered them by 22-2 in a one-sided affair during the Nusun Development Tournament that was held

at Mandela View, Bloemfontein, on Saturday. The SABC team won the competition after defeating Transnet by 10-8 in the final. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

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Sidwell Guduka

THE Toyota Cheetahs will make a few chan-

ges to their team that defeated the Golden Li-

ons 26-23 in Bloemfontein last weekend,

when they face the Sharks at the Kings Park

Stadium on Saturday.

Kick-off is at 15:00.

Philip van derWalt and lock Lood de Jager

will make their return to the starting line-up

for the visitors after missing Fridays fixture

due to assortment of injuries.

They will replace Davon Raubenheimer

and Waltie Vermeulen respectively.

Wing Ryno Benjamin, who has also been

declared fit to play, might return to the sub-

stitute bench if he is included to the team

travelling to Durban.

Naka Drotsk, the Cheetahs coach, said he

was happy the trio will be available for selec-

tion this weekend.

Its never easy losing guys, especially

Philip and Lood because of their vast expe-

rience.

They will definitely be back when we

square off against the Sharks.

Obviously Ryno is also returning to the

team, Drotsk said.

Its going to be a tough match.

Im confident that well get a good result.

If we play well and concentrate for 80 min-

utes, we have a good chance to win, he add-

ed.

In their first round Currie Cup match last

month, the Sharks held off the Cheetahs 18-15

in Bloemfontein.

Drotsk will announce his team today and

it is expected to be the strongest side.

Strongest side

to tackle Sharks

LOOKING ON: Robert Ebersohn looks on as Johann Sadie scores a try for the Toyota

Cheetahs last Friday against the Golden Lions. The Free State side will battle it out

against theSharks in theCurrie Cupmatch inDurbanonSaturday. Photo:CharlDevenish/Foto24


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Sidwell Guduka

HTS LOUIS BOTHA has added a stag-

gering R100 000 to its bank account af-

ter its soccer team was crowned the

Sanlam Kay Motsepe Cup provincial

champions.

The Bloemfontein school walloped

the Harmony Academy from Virginia

4-2 after penalty shoot-outs in a match

played in the City of Roses. The match

was goalless after full time.

Mncedisi Ngomba, assistant coach of

Louis Botha, said his players won be-

cause they followed the technical staffs

instructions to the letter.

The boys also showed a high-level

work rate and determination. We want

to commend them for work well done.

We are proud of their achievement,

Ngomba told Express.

Most of our u.19 players are in gr. 12

thisyear.Wesatdownwith thembefore

the competition began, to encourage

them to do well in the tournament. We

told them if they could not win this

yearss provincial finals of the event,

they would never do that in their lives,

as this was their last year at Louis

Botha. They responded positively and

won the provincial championship. We

are really happy, he said.

Now that Louis Botha are the compe-

titions champions of the Free State,

they will square off against winners

from the other eight provinces in the

national finals to be held in Johannes-

burg from 23 to 27 September.

We want to thank God for what he

has done for our school. Weve never

qualified for the Sanlam Kay Motsepe

Cups national finals before. This will

be our very first time to compete at that

level, said Ngomba.

We are not going to put players un-

derpressure towin the tournament.We

are going to tell the boys to enjoy them-

selves on the field, because the more

they enjoy themselves, the better they

will play.Wearenot going to Johannes-

burg to add up to the numbers, but we

are going there to compete. We are go-

ing to do thorough preparations for the

event, he concluded.

Louis Botha winsLouis Botha wins

KayMotsepe CupKayMotsepe Cup

STAND UP, CHAMPIONS! HTS Louis Botha are the Free State champions of the 2013 Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup. Photo: Frikkie Kapp /BackpagePix

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