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Jabulani Dlamini

THE Letsee family of Bloemfon-

teins Pieter Swartz phase 3 area

needs your help.

Although the family was

recently blessed with the birth of

a healthy set of triplets, their joy

is slowly being dimmed as they

struggle to feed the young ones

and maintain the family.

Sekoala Letsee (40), the babies

father, says they are very happy

but he is struggling to feed the

little ones as well as the rest of

the family.

The familys only source of

income is Sekoalas salary as a

general worker at a car dealership

in Church Street. He uses this to

support this family of eight.

Apart from the triplets, Sekoala

and his 36-year-old wife, Matshilo-

nyane, have an 18-year-old

daughter, Paballo, and a 10-year-

old daughter, Puleng.

The seven-year-old Thabang is

Matshilonyanes late sisters child

whom they adopted following his

mothers death.

The pregnant Paballo is a gr. 10

learner at Ikaelelo High School in

Rocklands while Thabang does not

attend school because his birth

documents are apparently not in

order.

We really want to ask your

readers for help, especially with

milk formula for the babies and of

course baby clothes, the soft-spo-

ken father says.

He said apart from his salary,

his pensioner mother also helps

where she can.

With Expresss visit, the two

boys and a girl, Thabo, Thabiso

and Mathabo, were sleeping

soundly. The cameras flash light

barely disturbed their peaceful

sleep.

My daughter Puleng was given

some gift packs at school which

included some clothes and these

have helped greatly. The social

worker has also come to our

rescue, he says.

Matshilonyane says she is not

able to breastfeed the babies

because of medical reasons.

Because they cannot afford milk

formula, they have been feeding

the babies tea. I do know what to

do as we are also still using a pit

toilet and with the babies waste I

fear their health is being compro-

mised, he said.

Another problem they face is

the insects biting the little ones at

night. The family is afraid to use

any insecticides because this

might be harmful to the babies.

New triplets need help

Parents struggle to feed the family of eight

The Letsee family of Pieter Swartz in Bloemfontein was blessed with a set of triplets. The family is appealing

for help in terms of food and clothes for the little ones. From left are,Matshilonyanewith baby Thabo, Sekoala

Letsee with baby Mathabo and Paballo holding little Thabiso. Photo: Jabulani Dlamini

TRIPLE THE JOY: From left are Thabo, Thabiso and Mathabo. The two

boys and a girl now weigh 3,1 kg (Thabo), 2,8 kg (Thabiso) and 2,9 kg

(Mathabo) respectively. Photo: Jabulani Dlamini

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Selloane Khalane

R1,3 BILLION, this is how much the Free

State Department of Education is going to

overspend in the current financial year,

Stanley Malope, the departments head,

revealed last week.

He addressed the Standing Committee on

Public Accounts (Scopa) in the Free State

Legislature in Bloemfontein.

Malope could not provide the committee

with a clear plan on how the department

planned to cut costs to reduce the projected

over-expenditure and said the department

was under pressure to contain costs.

He said the additional R156 million given

to the department by the provincial Treasury

for its adjustment budget was not enough to

keep the department running until the end of

the financial year.

With 78% of the departments budget going

to employee compensation, Malope said from

next year the department would increase the

number of learners in a classroom to curb

costs.

However, no teachers will be laid off,

Malope assured the committee.

Meanwhile, the provinces Health Depart-

ment needs more than half a billion to keep

operations running until the end of the

current financial year, Benny Malakoane, the

departments MEC, said.

He said the additional R97 million bail-out

given to his department would barely cover

the needs of his department.

Malakoane revealed to committee members

that some of the infrastructure projects in his

department had come to a standstill because

of corruption.

Referring to the Boitumelo Hospital in

Welkom, Malakoane said several officials of

his department had apparently colluded with

contractors to get tenders from the depart-

ment.

Construction at the Boitumelo Hospital

came to a standstill recently after the

department had refused to pay contractors.

Well not make payments until the

department has been provided with all the

necessary documents, Malakoane said.

Dept faces over-expenditure

THE Free State Department of Education will overspend with R1,3 billion.

THESouthAfricanNational BloodService (SANBS) held their annualmedia and stakehold-

er breakfast at the Coco C Restaurant at Bloemfonteins Loch Logan Waterfront Centre

on Monday. Pictured here at the event are from the left Thapelo Mokoena (executive:

SANBSMarketing & Communications), Natalie Booysen (SANBS), Naomi Cloete (Express

account executive), Irene van Schalkwyk (marketing consultant: SANBS Central Region)

and Jana Wallace (SANBS media). Photo: Supplied

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Selloane Khalane

THE Free State Development Corporation

(FDC) says R20 million worth of unauthor-

ised transactions contributed to its R25 mil-

lion irregular expenditure in the 2012-13

financial year.

The FDC was accounting to the Public

Accounts Committee last week at the

Southern Life Plaza Building in Bloemfon-

tein.

FDCs board chairperson, Hantsi Mayeza,

said the transactions did not follow proper

treasury regulations prior to payments.

The transactions were not signed by the

board, which is one of the regulations

required to process transactions, Mayeza

told the committee.

The committee chairperson, Neels van

Rooyen, said the escalating irregular

expenditure which skyrocketed from

R2 million in the previous financial year to

R25 million was unacceptable.

The FDC is one of the entities governed by

the Department of Economic Development,

Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DE-

TEA).

According to Mayeza the department was

conducting investigations and said officials

found guilty of the transgressions would be

held accountable.

Although the FDC was congratulated by

the committee for improving, the DETEA

was hammered for poor accounting of the

departments assets.

DETEA head of department, Mohokare

Seleka, said the department was overseeing a

huge number of resorts and was struggling

to keep record of assets owned by the

department. Seleka said the department has

appointed a consultant to keep record of

assets owned by the department.

Van Rooyen lambasted the department for

failing to keep record of its assets although

the department had the least number of

resources under its belt compared to other

provinces.

You do not need a consultant to count

your assets, this can be done by your junior

staff, Van Rooyen added.

The auditor-general told the committee

irregular supply chain processes in the

department was the main cause of the hefty

irregular expenditure.

Committee gives

FDC a slap on wrist

NEWS

RELIEVED: Widows of Free Staters killed in headline-making events in the recent

past will be well looked after, the Free State Provincial Government (FSPG) an-

nounced on Monday. These include the South African National Defence Force

(SANDF) soldiers killed in the siege of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR)

in August, as well as Andries Tatane and the police officer killed in theMarikanamas-

sacre. The event, held at the Wesleyan Church in Waaihoek, Bloemfontein, was also

attended by Tatanes widow, Rose. From the left are Madikeledi Thulo, SANDF social

worker, Capt. FlorenceMolefe, NozukoNgaleka and Kelebogile Bojane. Thulo, Ngale-

ka and Bojanes husbands were killed during the siege of Bangui. Photo: Lesego Ditheko

FSPG to take care of widows

of those killed in action

EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2013 3

NEWS

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Selloane Khalane

THE Free State has the highest unemploy-

ment rate in the country.

Elzabe Rockman, Treasury MEC, re-

vealed this shocking fact as she tabled her

2013-14 adjustment budget at the Free

State Legislature last week.

Most worrying to Rockman was the 39%

unemployment rate which had steadily

increased in recent years.

According to the Financial and Fiscal

Commission reports, the unemployment

rate in other provinces ranged around the

26% mark.

Rockman said declining production in

mining and agriculture were the biggest

contributors to the escalating unemploy-

ment rate in the province.

A bigger contribution from the

private sector is needed, Rockman

urged.

With only 33 000 jobs created in the

current financial year, treasury chief

financial officer, Godfrey Matlatsi, said

the province still had a 52 000 short-

fall to reduce the high unemployment

rate.

Rockman said government had priori-

tised entrepreneurship and the advance-

ment of small, medium and micro-sized

enterprises (SMMEs) as the catalyst to

achieving economic growth and develop-

ment.

Opposition parties are unconvinced the

Free State government is putting enough

effort into job creation.

Clean governments attract investors,

unfortunately, our province is riddled with

corruption and maladministration, said

Patricia Kopane, leader of the DA in the

Free State.

The province has the highest over-ex-

penditure in the country, standing at

R1 billion, Kopane added.

According to Kopane, government should

support small businesses and re-open firms

closed in the province to boost the econo-

my.

Almost 50% of people in the province

rely on grants, the youth is struggling to

get employment, Kopane said.

Cope provincial secretary, Mzwandile

Hleko, said government should revive both

the mining and agriculture sectors which

were the provinces strongholds.

The province cannot afford mismanage-

ment of funds whilst its people live below

the poverty line, he added.

While some departments are already

experiencing cash constraints, R126 mil-

lion has been made available in the

adjustment budget.

Unemployment rife in FS

LOOKING FOR WORK: These job seekers were captured in Bloemfonteins Navalsig area. According to the Free State Finance MEC,

Elzabe Rockman, at 39% the Free State has the highest unemployment rate in South Africa. Photo: Lesego Ditheko


NEWS

SA ME ke sa gago, sa gago ke sa me. Re tla

kgaoganwa ke loso. Mantswe a mantle a

tletseng lerato, boitelo le tsholofelo. Fa

banyalani ba tsaya kano mo pele ga

Modimo le batho go a itumedisa mme re

nna le tshepo ya gore lenyalo la bona le tla

galalediwa mme ba se tlhalane.

Fela tlhalano e gone. Bangwe ba re 50%

ya manyalo e feletsa ka tlhalano. Fa lekau

le kgarebe, dinaledi diphatsima mo matl-

hong ga ba reetse sepe. Ga ba nagane gore

la bone ke lengwe la manyalo a ka felelang

ka tlhalano. Se se sentle gonne ga o dire

sepe o nagane gore o tla tlholega.

Fela fa lenyalo le fela kgaogano ya dithoto

ke yone e e emang kwa pele.

Fa go tshwanetse ga kgaogangwa dithoto

mathata le dintwa di a simolola. Bogolo

koloi, ntlo le dithoto tsa ntlo (furniture) ke

tsone tse di dirang tlhobogano. Matsatsi a

go lwanelwa le dipenshene.

Ga re re o tla tlhala fela rulaganya o

naganele isago gore fa o ka tlhala kgotsa o

tlhokofala go tle go diriweng jang. Gantsi

mongwe o tle a utlwe botlhoko fa a tshwan-

etse go arolelana tse a di diretseng ka thata

le o janong e leng mmaba.

Bangwe ba tsaya mantswe a re tla

kgaogangwa ke loso jaaka a ntse mme ba

latlhegelwa ke bokao. Ke gone o bone fa

lerato le fela motho a bolae losika mme le e

ne a ipolaye. Fa o mongwe a ka tlhokafala

ka kotsi kgotsa ka botlhoko, o salang a

ipolaye.

Gantsi fa o rata motho o ikutlwa gore o

ka se phele ka ntle le e ne. Nna ke ne ke tle

ke tshoge fa motho a nthaya a re re tla

kgaogangwa ke loso. Go na le gore ke

itumele ke ne ke tsidifala.

Fa tlhalano e tsena o mongwe a sa ntse a

rata motho wa gagwe go utlwisa botlhoko.

Ke gone fa ntwa e tla nna gone go lwela

dithoto. Motho a bo a tenegile, a utlwile

botlhoko mme a rata go utlwisa o mongwe

botlhoko.

O lebetse dingwaga tse ba ne ba tshela

mmogo go le monate ba aga isago. Motho o

dirisa sengwe le sengwe go utlwisa o

mongwe botlhoko. Morago le bana ba

dirisiwa mme ke bone ba utlwang botlhoko

go feta. Rona babueledi le baemedi ke rona

re ruang.

Mme mongwe o nthetse a re o na le

dingwaga tse 20 a nyetse. Mo nakong eo ga

a itse le fa e le sente ya ga rre. Go a

makatsa ebile go thata go dumela se. O

bolela fa rre a dula a re o na le disuga tse a

di duelang.

Fa mme a bone morokotso o fa rre gore a

duele disuga tse di sa feleng tse. Fa a

rekisitse dilwana tse a dirang kgwebo go

oketsa madi mo lelapeng, o tshwanetse a fa

rre. Rre o rekisa ditho tsa ntlo, dikoloi le

tse dingwe. Rre ga batle go tswa ka nnete

gore madi a gagwe a felela kae.

Mme o o bona dingwaga di tsamaya mme

a sa tswelele.

Maatla a felela fela ga go na le a se

bolokileng. Bothata ke gore tsotlhe tsa

gagwe ke tsa ga rre. Rre kgotsa mme, a dira

kgotsa a sa dire, - tsenya letsogo go bokelela

dithoto tsa lelapa kgotsa nnya, -tsotlhe ke

tsa bone ba le babedi.

Mme mongwe e ne a re monna ga a dire.

Ba na le dingwaga di le robedi ba nyalane.

O batlile le go bonela rre tiro ka makgetlo a

mantsi fela rre ga a tshwarelele mo ditirong

a re ga di mo fe kgwetlo.

Rre o ke motlapa ga a rate go dira.

Se se mo emisang pelo ke go utlwa go twe

o tshwanetse a otla (support) bana ba ga rre

ba ko ntle ga lenyalo! Fa a ka re wa tlhala

ka gonne rre wa mo bugisa o tlo go latlhe-

gelwa ke tsotlhe. E rile batsadi ba gagwe ba

tlhokafala a sala ka ntlo le dilwana tsa ntlo.

Rre a ka kgaoganya le penshene ya gagwe

e a e diretseng ka thata. O ikutlwa a

tsietswa.

Gantsi ke buelela bomme. Lebaka ke gore

gantsi bomme ga ba na puo kgotsa o ka ba

emelang. Borre ba bona e kare ka kgobelela.

Fela maloba rre mongwe o mpoleletse gore

e ne le mme ba eme mo tlhalanong. A re o

ne a rata go fa mme ntlo, koloi le dilwana

tsa ntlo.

Mme ga a rate o batla go feta.

Ke mo reile ka re gantsi e be e le kutlo

botlhoko.

O rata go bona o mongwe a shotlega a sa

atlege. O batla a utlwe botlhoko jo o bo

utlwang mme ga o itse o ka mo utlwisa

botlhoko jang. Nako e ngwe tlhaloganyo ga

e sa dira sentle ka lebaka la kutlobotlhoko.

Kgakolo ya ka ke gore pele o nyala

rulaganya. Se ga se bolele gore ga o rate

motho. O se ke wa beya tlhalano kwa pele

fela itse gore ga o itse isago e tla go tlela ka

difeng. Tsotlhe ke dilo tsa lefatshe. Re tla di

siya mo re difitlhetseng gone. Boitumelo ba

gago bo tile pele. Ba re mo ja monna ga a

mo fetse! O tla simolola gape. Masego ke ao!

*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.

Same ke sa gago, sa gago ke same

A re bueng

Kuni Ditira

Advocate

Fa go t shwane t s e ga

kgaogangwa dithoto math

ata le dintwa di a simolola.

Bogolo koloi, ntlo le dithoto

tsa nt lo ke tsone tse di

dirang tlhobogano.Matsatsi

a go lwanelwa le dipensh

ene. Advocate Kuni Ditira


NEWS

AFTER threatening the media with

prosecution for publishing photos of Pres.

Jacob Zumas resort-like home in Nkandla,

government has now made a semi-about-

turn and said there is nothing wrong with

publishing these photos.

Well, actually it is still illegal to publish

such pictures, but only if you zoom into the

security features because this will threaten

the safety of Number 1, government spin

doctors explained.

The sudden change of heart by the

authorities was brought about by the

backlash from the media with virtually

every newspaper worth its salt defiantly

publishing these photos.

The photos of the sprawling homestead

were accompanied by screaming headlines

such as The photos our government does

not want you to see and Look away now,

our government does not want you to see

this in almost all mainstream newspapers.

What the authorities did not bargain on

was the fact that, unlike Number 1 who

allegedly does not read enough of his own

governments documents, media people

actually read quite a lot.

One of the things we read is that while it

is true that you cannot just publish

anything you want when it comes to

national key-point installations, when there

is overwhelming public interest, this piece

of legislation is somewhat flexible.

This is so because parliament and the

Union Buildings are also national key-point

installations so pictures of Lindiwe Mazibu-

ko, red lipstick and all, at the opening of

parliament are illegal or images of the

inauguration of the state president at the

Union Buildings must not be broadcast.

Earlier this year, Express also published

a picture of the magnificent homestead in

KwaNxamala and we do so again today, not

as an act of defiance, but to say the already

underpressure South African taxpayer

deserves to know what his/her money is

being used for.

I wonder whether recent media revela-

tions, that it was Msholozis private

architect that worked on the house seem-

ingly with no trace of this project being put

out to tender or that one of the motivations

for some of the state-of-the-art security

features was that the area is prone to

earthquakes, necessitated this attempted

muzzling of the media by the state security

apparatus.

According to geologists, the area does

indeed get earthquakes once every 50 years

or so but these apparently barely put the

Richter scale to work.

The other reasons for the added security

features include the fact that the area is

prime rapist country, is prone to floods

and there is a threat of disease.

Zumas protectors, however, recently

dropped the ball and let a common conman

secure an appointment with the president,

putting his life in clear danger.

The conman, German illegal immigrant

Willi Breuer, even managed to pitch a

proposal to the Masilonyana Municipality

which after initially being enthusiastically

received by the council, eventually did not

materialize.

The question is where were the spooks

that must ensure they screen individuals to

ensure only those with credible back-

grounds get an audience with the presi-

dent?

In the event government changes its mind

again and does prosecute media houses for

publishing photos of Nkandla, as editor of

this publication I probably will serve time

in jail for transgressing the countrys laws.

I do hope, however, that in the jail cell

next to mine will be those responsible for

keeping the president safe and who seem-

ingly failed in their duties. We can then

have a nice long chat about how we let

down the president of this country, as well

as ordinary South Africans.

Is Zumas safety really

threatened by themedia?

My view

Jabulani Dlamini

Group Editor of

Express newspapers

ZUMAVILLE: Themagnificent homesteadof President JacobZuma inKwaNxamala,Nkandla, KwaZuluNatal. This presidential compound

set the South African taxpayer back more than R200 million. Photo: Khaya Ngwenya


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Lesego Ditheko

TEACHERS, the men and women shaping

tomorrows leaders, were rewarded for

their invaluable work by the Free State

Department of Education at an awards

ceremony held at the Philip Saunders

Resort outside Bloemfontein last Friday.

The Free State leg preceded this years

national awards ceremony to be held at a

venue yet to be announced.

A total of 50 teachers from across the

province received awards while South

Africa is still reeling from a wave of

fighting among learners, gang violence and

teacher intimidation.

Tate Makgoe, the Free State MEC for

Education, congratulated all the winners,

the top 10 and the 40 other deserving

teachers from all 5 education districts.

Dr Pulane Makate of the Mofulatshepe

Primary School in the Xhariep District

was named the provincial winner. He also

walked away with the prize of an all-ex-

penses paid weekend for two, including air

tickets and accommodation, in Cape Town.

Stanley Malope, the provincial Depart-

ment of Educations superintendent

general, said despite all the challenges

faced by this sector many teachers still

had a passion for the noble profession.

Graeme Bloch, education activist and

visiting adjunct professor at the Wits

School of Public and Development Manage-

ment, was also present.

It is nice, right and important to engage

with teachers. Yes, you are police, people,

gang-fighters, social workers, sports heroes

as well as teachers of academic subjects.

But you make the world go round. We all

remember a good teacher, the warm hug

and the call to achieve. So, here we are to

celebrate the work of teachers. It is right

and proper to say teachers are at the front

line of the new liberation struggle, said

Bloch.

He said the constant attention given by

the media to education had made it a

national priority and that the publics

concern was reaching desperation.

Bloch outlined the challenges that the

department needed to deal with including

a 30% pass rate, ill-disciplined children,

gangs in schools and school safety as well

the role of teachers and parents.

For example, targeting teachers is

mostly legitimate and speaks to the central

role of teachers.

I wish teachers would listen more and

unions were less influential. But the

answers are not easy and many teachers

try hard to do their jobs, they love their

kids, but often do not know how to

improve results, said Bloch.

Bloch outlined the importance of the role

played by all stakeholders in the countrys

education including by teachers, parents

and the public at large.

) Visit express-news.co.za to see more

photos from the ceremony as well as a

full list of the winners and prizes.

Teachers awarded for pivotal role

WINNERS: Deserving teachers were handsomely rewarded for their contribution to education at the recently held Free State leg of

the National Teacher Awards. The top ten teachers in the province are from the left, front: Malefetsane Mokomotoane, Nombuyiselo

Ngubane, Dr PulaneMakate,MEC TateMakgoe, Tau Seheri, Makhosazana Sebehela and Thea-Ele Viljoen; back: Graeme Bloch (education

activist), Ntsekiseng Mofokeng, Mamiki Maboya (chief director: curriculum development), Arnold Kymdell, Glaudia Wille, Selebogo

Dithebe and Stanley Malope (Free State Education Department head). Photo: Lesego Ditheko

NEWS

THE Clean & Green Free State Campaign

has decided to adopt the Happy Valley area

in Westdene, Bloemfontein, as a project to

be developed into an urban conservancy.

This nature area in the heart of Bloem-

fontein is highly polluted with the natural

environment evidently degenerating and

with a number of hobos and apparent

homeless and criminal people residing in

the bushes.

Although the area falls under the

jurisdiction of the Mangaung Metro

Municipality (MMM) nobody is seemingly

taking responsibility for the upkeep of

good order in the area.

In light of this, the campaign has decided

to adopt the Happy Valley area, which

stretches basically from the extension of

Albrecht Street on the western side,

eastwards over the hill and over the

extension of Brill Street in Happy Valley,

over the next hill up to the townhouses

served by Aliwal Street and including

Signal Hill.

As such this is a huge challenge to

tackle, but the idea is to offer assistance to

the MMM in rehabilitating the area to one

befitting a modern, progressive 21st

century city.

The Clean & Green Free State Campaign

is inviting anyone or any institution

interested in supporting the Happy Valley

project to join them.

The project also offers university

students and their lecturers innovative

potential for research and practical

experience.

For more information about the project,

call Tjaart van der Walt on 074-100-6808 or

send an email to [email protected].

Project aims tomake Happy Valley amore pleasant area


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NEWS

THE new minimum wage for the

domestic worker sector is expected to

come into effect next month on 1

December. This followed an announce-

ment made last week Wednesday by

Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant

that the minimum wage for the

workers in the domestic sector would

be increased as relief to workers in

the sector. In a statement issued, the

department said the adjustment was

part of an annual binding determina-

tion by the minister in terms of the

Basic Conditions of Employment Act

(BCEA).

As from 1 December 2013 to 30

November 2014, the minimum wages

for domestic workers who work more

than 27 hours per week will be as

follows:

Area A R9,63 hourly, R433,35 weekly

(for a 45-hour week) and R1 877,70

monthly (for a 45-hour week). Area B

R8,30 hourly, R373,50 weekly (for a

45-hour week) and R1 618,37 monthly

(for a 45-hour week).

The minimum wages for domestic

workers who work 27 hours per week

or less are as follows: Area A R11,27

hourly, R304,29 weekly (for a 27-hour

week) and R1 318,48 monthly (for a

27-hour week). Area B R9,80 hourly,

R264,60 weekly (for a 27-hour week

and R1 146,51 monthly (for a 27-hour

week.

Last years (2012) hourly rate for

Area A was R8, 95. The minimum rate

in Area A is calculated as minimum

wage for the past period plus consum-

er price index (CPI) + 1%.

While last years (2012) hourly rate

for Area B was R7,65, the minimum

rate in Area B is calculated as

minimum wage for the past period

plus consumer price index (CPI) + 2%.

In terms of the sectoral determina-

tion (SD), which governs the basic

wage, and conditions of employers of

the domestic workers, it divides the

sector into two geographic areas: Area

A includes all urban areas with

municipalities such as Mangaung,

Buffalo City, City of Tshwane,

Emalahleni, Johannesburg and others.

Area B includes those municipalities

not included in Area A.

The department has strongly

cautioned employers that in terms of

the law, a domestic worker may not

be made to work more than 45 hours a

week; work more than nine hours per

day for a five-day work week; and also

work more than eight hours a day for

a six-day work week. Furthermore, it

stated that overtime must be paid at

one and half times the employees

normal wage or an employee may

agree to receive time off.

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Ayanda Roda

THE Association of Independent Record

Companies (Airco) hosted a historical event

last week at the National Afrikaans

Literature Museum and Research Centre in

Bloemfontein.

The event, a breakfast meeting, was open

to all radio stations including community

radio stations, as well as the SABCs Lesedi

Fm, and many others.

The print media and a representative of

the Departement of Sport, Arts and Culture

attended the event. Airco says it strongly

believes that print media has a role to play

in the music industry.

Tshepo Nzimande, head of local content

and transformation at Airco, was the

keynote speaker.

Nzimande, with his former company Bula

Music, is widely known in gospel and

traditional music circles. He now owns his

own independent record label, ZuzMuzi

Music, and is doing very well with house-

hold names such as Lundi, Donny, Fikile

Samela Mlomo and Shwi Nomtekhala.

Nzimandes address highlighted several

critical issues affecting independent record

companies in South Africa.

The work of Airco and things like

profiling our musicians without creating

any controversy are not easy without the

media and radio stations. Why is it that

whenever government wants to talk to the

music industry, they always think only

about musicians and never about the record

companies? Those musicians are signed

under record companies. They are not

independent.

Nzimande says if you want to know more

about a retail shop, you do not speak to the

cashier but to the owners of that shop.

If government is serious about our

music, let them approach us as record

company owners, he says.

He says if the SABC needs to make any

changes in their programmes pertaining to

music they must talk to Airco not RISA.

He says RISA represents the major

recording companies and accuses them of

having exploited South African musicians

since the 1950s and they continue to do so

to the present day.

Today EMI is dying and our brothers

and sisters who used to work there are

unemployed. As we speak, all music that

was recorded by EMI and the royalties

thereof will go overseas.

He says Airco is the only music organisa-

tion which distributes music video royalties

to the rightful owners after the association

reached an agreement with the SABC on

music video royalties backdated from 2011.

He says the backdated amount was more

than R12 million and that all record

companies are receiving their music videos

royalties even in the Free State. He says

before the end of 2014 the Free State will

have a fully-functional Airco office.

) Ayanda Roda is the Airco chairperson

in the Free State and director of Dandu-

za productions.

Airco office to open

TSHEPO NZIMANDE, head of local content and transformation at the Association of Inde-

pendent Record Companies (Airco), holds up a copy of the cetificate of membership they

give to their members. Photo: Jabulani Dlamini

. . . whenever government wants to talk to the music in

dustry they always think only about musicians and never

about the record companies Tshepo Nzimande


NEWS

TWO youths of Thaba Nchu Youth have start-

ed a Christian magazine which they say they

aim to use to bring young people to God and

change them from living a wayward life and

start living for God.

Teboho Masakala (25) and Dimakatso

Monokoane (26) started The Christian Voice

magazine.

The pair says the idea for themagazine came

last year when they met and realised they had

similar ideas. They say since they started

working on the idea, there have been challeng-

es such as securing the start-up cash to get the

magazine started.

With no sponsorship coming forth, the two

eventually financed the idea themselves with-

out any sponsor.The first edition was pub-

lished in August with the help of Pastor Fran-

cis of the Christ Embassy Church, since then

there have been twomore editions for October

and November which they received no assist-

ance for.

We want to touch lives and bring as many

young people to God as possible. We have so

many young people who are not living for God

and see living forGod as something for old peo-

ple. They also say a Christianway of life is bor-

ing, Masakala said.

According to Monokoane, the magazine has

been received well with the demand currently

exceeding the supply while those who have

purchased it give it the thumbs up and say it

has changed their lives for the better.

The magazine accommodates all Christian

denominations found in Mangaung; we do not

give preference to one church. We welcome all

churches and want all churches to unite as we

are all one body of Christ, Monokoane said.

The magazine is online at www.thechris-

tianvoice.co.za or it can be bought at 29 Brand

Street, Nongos Fish and Chips next to Lel-

waleng in Thaba Nchu.

To buy a copy in Bloemfontein, call Masaka-

la on 078-124-5396 or Monokoane on 078-585-

3393. You can email Teboho@thechristian-

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FREE STATE CARE IN ACTION

began an afternoon study club in

2012 consisting of about 15

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initiative was that help and

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children in Ehrlich Park by

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Seeing as that it is voluntary,

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Free State Care in Action was

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As a family-orientated organisa-

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children and helping them achieve

their full potential. The project

reaches 7 395 people per year.

Foster care is also one of Free

State Care in Actions focus areas.

In the past year, 817 foster care

cases were handled by the

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Foster care refers to the

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full potential can be developed

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There is a big need for people

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embark on 5 km fun walks to

commemorate World Aids Day

on Sunday.

As part of the global

community, we will join with

the rest of the world to

commemorate this event

(World Aids Day), says Dr

Frank Bester, the regional

wellness manager for the Free

State and Northern Cape

operating units.

The World Aids Day walk

will take place in support of

the following theme: Walking

in support of getting to zero

harm.

This theme is embraced by

Eskom, declaring that we are

striving for zero new infec-

tions, zero deaths, zero

mother-to-child infections and

zero stigma and discrimina-

tion.

Bloemfontein staff will take

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Bethlehem walking on Friday

and Welkom staff on 6 Decem-

ber. Today at 10:00, Bloemfon-

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DESPITE the vast progress that has been

made in advancing womens rights in recent

decades, violence against women and girls

persists in a wide range of forms.

The observance of 16 Days of Activism of

No Violence against Women and Children is

a reminder of the need to re-examine, in the

light of justice, the beliefs and practices that

contribute towards the oppression of women

and girls and that which perpetuate vio-

lence.

Gender-based violence is often a result of

giving priority, however subtly, to ones own

needs over the needs of another in a

relationship. This type of relationship, in

extreme forms and in an attempt to compel

the other to satisfy ones needs, can give rise

to manipulation, exploitation and violence.

Legal measures are vital, but not sufficient

to effect the change necessary to eradicate

discrimination and violence against women

considering that such violence is sustained

by long-standing, maladaptive patterns of

thinking and the way individuals relate to

one another within the family or society.

In search for solutions to eradicate

violence, our individual and collective

commitment, demanding action and account-

ability from the authorities on their commit-

ments, are all necessary. However, for any

programme of social change to be effective,

it needs to take into account that individuals

have a spiritual or moral dimension and

that this dimension shapes their understand-

ing of the purpose of life, their responsibili-

ties towards the family and the community.

In the Bah view, alongside critical

changes in the legal, political and economic

architecture slowly taking shape, the

development of individuals moral and

spiritual capabilities is an essential element

in the as yet elusive quest to prevent the

abuse of women and girls around the world

and our challenge, according to a state-

ment of the Bah International Community,

is to search out new strategies and adopt

fresh models that will encourage a healthier,

more cooperative society at all levels.

Ending such violence requires overcoming

gender prejudice and recognition of our

oneness. Recognition of the oneness of the

human race is the key to overcoming our

prejudices that frequently lead to discrimina-

tion and violence.

The principle of the oneness of human-

kind in the Bah view lies at the heart of

the exhortation that we should treat others

as we ourselves would wish to be treated. To

establish justice, peace and order in an

interdependent world, this principle must

guide all interactions, including those

between men and women.

) For feedback, call 082-773-8301 or send

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NEWS

MZWANDILE HLEKO, Cope spokesperson

in the Free State:

THE party is shocked by the misappropri-

ation of funds within ANC-governed munici-

palities. There is a need for political will to

implement proper planning and strategies.

The Tokologo Municipality recently

inaugurated its new mayor, Enoch Seakge,

with an expenditure of R510 463, an amount

that had not even been presented to council

for approval.

The new mayor definitely has a great

sense of personal grandeur if he believes

that it is justified to spend such an exuber-

ant amount on an inauguration in an area

which has more than its fair share of

problems.

In the adjustment budget speech by Elzabe

Rockman, the MEC for Finance, during the

legislature sitting, it became clear that there

had to be a clear political will to curb

misappropriation of funds due to skewed

priorities. The MEC needs support in

implementing and monitoring corrective

measures to curb wasteful and fruitless

expenditure as well as implementation of

consequences for wrong-doers from the

provincial government down to the munici-

palities. Free Staters need leaders who will

be honourable, accountable and incorrupti-

ble. Leaders that will put the needs of the

people before their own, who will bend over

backward to serve the people and to provide

a better living for them.

}

REV. THEUNIS BOTHA, Christian

Democratic Party leader:

THE medias challenge to the governments

ban on the publication of the Nkandla

photos could not have come at a better

time.

The International Day against Impunity is

celebrated annually on 23 November and the

ban was put down shortly before this day.

Many organisations promoting freedom of

expression participate in the IMEX project.

The IMEX project basically covers people

who have exposed corruption or other

wrongdoings.

They are then, however, prosecuted or

harassed by governments or institutions

with impunity. This is the only way any

explanation can be given for the ban on

Nkandla photos whilst other national key

points, such as parliament, are regularly

photographed. There are even live TV

broadcasts of the opening of parliament and

the State of the Nation Addresses.

Government is now clearly making a

mockery of the law in its efforts to cover

up.

}

PATRICIA KOPANE, Democratic

Alliance leader in the Free State:

THE Free State Department of Education is

currently in negotiations not to pay R47,5

million due in salary increases to clerks in

the Education Department. This is unfair.

Clerks take up a core function in the

delivery of services to our children. They

work long and hard hours.

The MEC for Finance, Elzabe Rockman,

has revealed during the provincial adjust-

ment budget proceedings that R99 million has

been made available for the re-grading of

clerks as directed by the National Depart-

ment of Public Service and Administration.

These funds were made available by the

National Treasury exclusively for this

purpose. Many of the clerks are young people

that are entirely dependent on this income

for their survival. We should reward people

who want to participate in educating our

children. The current approach is unfair.

Government employees in the higher pay

grades are assured bonuses, salary increases

and promotions. Yet employees at the lower

pay grades, like the clerks, are exploited and

left unrewarded. We will be asking questions

in the Free State Provincial Legislature to

determine what happened to the money

allocated for increasing the salaries of clerks,

and why the funds were not used for its

intended purpose. Clerks in government

departments deserve to have their salary

grades adjusted with everyone else. The

money has been made available exclusively

for this purpose. Rockman must clarify why

the funds are no longer available.

FS needs the

accountable,

incorruptible

Government

makes

mockery of law

Clerksmust

be paid too

THE significance of South Africans

restoring the diverse culture will take

centre stage when the Success Cultural

Group performs at a series of events

during the festive holiday in Thabong.

The youthful arts performing group

has organised events through which it

hopes to not only promote culture, but

also highlight the importance of the

community to restore its heritage.

The jam-packed programme is set to

start on 6 December when the group

will participate in the 16 Days of Activ-

ism of no Violence against Women and

Children programme.

This will culminate with a fundrais-

ing event aimed at raising funds for

transport for group members.

Currently the group has 50 members

of who the majority attend school.

The group will also embark on an

outreach community cleaning cam-

paign.

Parties interested to be part of the se-

ries can phoneRebeccaMogoera on 079-

832-6992.

Diversity

of culture

takes

central

stage


}

Tladi Moloi

MPHO RAMAKATSA, the Economic

Freedom Fighters (EFF) national coordina-

tor, said the EFF is faced with a big task of

ushering in economic freedom in the life of

the people.

He said they could, however, not reach

this objective alone and would be needing

everyones help in achieving it.

He said the EFF and its leaders were not

coming to save people, but rather that

everyone should take responsibility and

become part of the process that would

change the economic conditions.

We cant claim that the organisation, its

fighters, members and leaders work alone if

we want to be in a position to guide the

people into economic freedom, he said.

Ramakatse said it was one of the reasons

why they should invite other stakeholders

throughout the country to the seminar.

He said this would assist the EFF in

understanding the conditions people faced

in different sectors of the economy.

We also want to hear from them how

they think the conditions can be changed

for the better and the role that they intend

on playing in insuring that the overall

objective of the EFF is achieved, he said.

He spoke during the EFF Professionals

Regional Assembly held at the Dutch

Reformed Church in Bethlehem on Sunday.

We invite professionals, religious groups

and business people.

We are involved in a revolution in which

we will usher in economic freedom for our

people. As politicians and leaders of this

organisation, we cant claim to be jacks of

all trade.

We need everybody to become part of the

process to become part of the revolution,

Ramakatsa said.

He said they acknowledged the fact that

there were other people and political

organisations which had played a role up to

this point.

After looking at the political programmes

of various political parties or formations in

our country, we felt that there were

vacuums and that those political parties

were failing to address critical issues that

needed to be attended to and addressed. We

acknowledge that with the leadership of

other political organisations, political

freedom was ushered in into the country

back in 1994. But we are saying it was not

enough.

We said we needed economic freedom in

South Africa.

He added that professionals, academics

and religious formations had played a major

role in ensuring that citizens had political

freedom in the country today.

We thank them for the critical role they

have played in bringing this.

But the question that we should ask

ourselves is have we delivered total freedom

or total emancipation of our people in the

country.

The answer is a big NO, he said.

Economic

freedom for all

the people

FIGHTERS: The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters who attended the EFF Pro-

fessionals Regional Assembly in Bethlehem. Photo: Tladi Moloi

We also want to hear from

them how they think the

conditions can be changed

for the better and the role

that they intend to play in

insuring that the overall

objective of the EFF is

achieved.


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LUNGELO NELANI

(middle) celebrated

his 53rd birthday

party with family,

friends and sango-

mas in Phase 6,

Mangaung. Photo: Jab-

ulani Dlamini

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birthday


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LEGAL & TENDERS

GENERAL

NOTICES

4010

121 Application to the Commis-

sioner

Please take notice that Lerato Mos-

holi intends to make application to

the Commissioner of CIPC for the

restoration of Mpdikgetla Confectio-

nary Baking and Catering Academy

CC 2006/043883/23. Please take fur-

ther notice that any objection to the

application must be lodged that any

objection to the application must be

lodged with the Commissioner of

CIPC within 30 days of the date of

the publication thereof. CIPC, PO Box

429, Pretoria 0001.

121 COMMISSIONER OF CIPC

Please take notice that Christoffel

Johannes Hende de Wet intends to

make application to the Commissio-

ner of CIPC for the restoration of

Jabulani Beer Garden

1993/001577/23.

Please take further notice that any

objection to the application must be

lodged with the Commissioner of

CIPC within 21 days of the date of

the publication thereof. CIPC, PO Box

429, Pretoria 0001.

SEEK, BUY, SELL

FOR ALL CLASSIFIED ADS


120 GENERAL NOTICE

Notice in respect of a licence

application in terms of the

Petroleum Product Act, 1977

(Act No. 120 of 1977).

This notice serves to inform

parties who may be interested

or affected that Poloko Tra-

ding 725 CC, hereinafter refer-

red to as 'the applicant', has

submitted an application for a

retail licence, application num-

ber C.2013/11/0002

Erf 1305

167 Church Street

Bloemfontein

The purpose of the application

is for the applicant to be gran-

ted a licence to undertake

petroleum retailing activities

as detailed in the application.

Arrangement for viewing the

application documentation can

be made by contacting the

Controller of Petroleum Pro-

ducts at:

* Tel. 057 391 1300 or

* Fax: 057 352 2673

* E-mail: Gibson.Tshisik-

[email protected]

Any objections to the issuing

of a licence in respect of this

application, which must clearly

quote the application number

above, must be lodged with

the Controller of Petroleum

Products within a period of

twenty (20) working days

from the date of publication of

this notice. Such objections

must be lodged at the

following physical or postal

address:

Physical address:

The Controller of Petro-

leum Products

Department of Energy

The Strip Building, 314

Stateway

Welkom

9460

Postal address:

The Controller of Petro-

leum Products

Department of Energy

Private Bag X3658

Welkom

9460.

121 CASE NO: FS2942/11

NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT IN

EXECUTION

In the Labour Court of South Africa,

held at Johannesburg in the matter

(case no: FS2942/11) between:

MOLEBOHENG ADELAIDE MAILE

Applicant

and

SEAPEI ELISA MATLOSA

Respondent

In pursuance of a judgment in the

labour court of South Africa, Johan-

nesburg, granted on 9 June 2011

under case No. FS2942 and writ of

execution dated 13 August 2013 the

goods listed hereunder will be sold

in execution at 10:00 on 12 Decem-

ber 2013, at the premises at 489 Old

Industrial Area, Thaba-Nchu 9780,

namely:

Kelvinator fridge (metallic)

Headboard

Dated at Bloemfontein in November

2013.

MOROKA ATTORNEYS

Shoprite Complex

2 Main Street

Thaba Nchu

9780

Tel. 051 875 2460

Fax 051 875 1717

Ref: T.G./6763/cm

To: The Clerk of the above Honoura-

ble Court


TOGETHER WE WORK FOR THE FUTURE

Closing date:

7 December 2013

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Teboho Setena

THE importance of vegetable gardens

where communities are encouraged to

address poverty will be highlighted

through the Re Kgaba Ka Diratswana

Competition.

The project name means we pride

ourselves in vegetable gardens. Re Kgaba

Ka Diratswana is an initiative of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural

Development.

It is run across all the five districts in the

Free State Mangaung, Fezile Dabi, Lejwel-

eputswa, Thabo Mofutsanyana and Xhariep.

The competition will see judges select the

best projects and will culminate in the

provincial final next year February when

the seven category winners of the garden

initiative will be announced.

Judging to select the finalists begins today

in the tiny town of Jacobsdal in Xhariep

and it is expected to end on 13 December. In

the Goldfields and Northern Free State,

judging will be held at two towns, Kroon-

stad on 4 December and Virginia on 7

December.

The participants compete in the following

categories: best new and existing backyard

garden, best new and existing school garden,

best new and existing church or community

garden, best innovation to save water, best

innovation to recycle, best innovation for

natural pest and weed control and best

innovation to use natural compost.

The department has allocated a whopping

R300 000 for production input towards the

ambitious garden initiative of Re Kgaba Ka

Diratswana, which the department runs as

part of a food security project.

The competition is only for registered

participants of the project. Innovation by

the department has seen the introduction of

a digital strategy that comprises two main

components, an online mobi site and a

social media youth portal (Facebook and

Twitter). This is aimed at maximizing

contact with the youth.

The site outlines the project and its

benefits for the communities and how it

answers to the departments challenges and

goals.

According to the department, significant

strides have been made thus far. A total of

7 597 households, 58 schools, 52 churches

and 130 other community institutions

(pre-schools, disabled centres, old-age homes)

in 17 towns in the Free State have come on

board.

In addition, about 31 188 people are

reported to have benefitted from the garden

programme.

Ensuring sustainability in Re Kgaba Ka

Diratswana, the department has appointed

23 officials on a two-year contract to assist

with the implementation of the project in

the five districts.

The department has in addition appointed

town coordinators and five district coordina-

tors, overseeing the programme.

Project creates awareness

COORDINATORS leading the community-based food security garden initiative, Re Kgaba Ka Diratswana, in their

districts received products for the projects in their districts. From the left are ShakesMphako (Xhariep), Kekeletso

Moabi (Fezile Dabi) and Reverend Moeti Selebedi (Mangaung Metro). Photo:Teboho Setena

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ORLANDO PI-

RATES SUPPORT-

ERS of the Bloem-

fontein branch will

have a meeting on

Sunday at 10:00 at

the Ndzame Prima-

ry School. Those

who will be attend-

ing, are asked to

bring along R25 for

a plate of food and

R30 for registration.

Interested parties

can contact the

branchs public

relations officer,

Monty, on 072-858-

6897 or 071-131-4744.

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to meet

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Stars have guns

ready for Chiefs

PAULOS MASEHE, the Free State Stars skipper, will be hoping to guide his team to a

victory against the Soweto giants of Kaizer Chiefs.

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Tladi Moloi

THE wounded Kaizer Chiefs is coming to

the Charles Mopeli Stadium in Qwaqwa on

Saturday to play Free State Stars again.

Kick-off is set for 15:30.

This time the two teams will fight for

three points in the Absa Premier League,

unlike before when they fought for a place

in the Telkom Knockout semi-final.

Amakhosi then won the game by 4-2 on

penalties after both teams drew 1-1 in 120

minutes of the game.

The Soweto Giants will be facing this

encounter with fresh wounds.

They were defeated in the Telkom

Knockout semi-finals on Saturday night.

The team suffered a 1-0 defeat at the

hands of Platinum Stars.

Stars had played their second final this

year after they had won the MTN 8

against Orlando Pirates in September.

Ea Lla Koto knows what to expect from

the ever-running Chiefs players.

They will surely continue with the good

form they displayed against Amazulu in

their previous league game in the Goble

Park Stadium on Sunday.

Poor finishing in front of goals saw the

boys in red and white sharing the spoils

in a game that they should have won

convincingly. Stars had to push after they

had conceded an early goal through

Ayanda Dlamini.

Their never-die attitude finally paid off

with just eight minutes remaining from

full time when the Amazulu skipper,

Carlington Nyadombo, handed Stars an

equaliser with a beautiful header from

Rubben Tebekane, just two metres from

the centre line.

Steve Komphela, the team mentor, said

they know that Chiefs would come with

guns blazing and added that they were up

for the challenge.

He said the last time they played Chiefs

they had lost on penalties after they had

conceded a late goal.

They lost their last game and I am sure

that they would not like to lose two games

in a row.

We should have won the game in our

last contest against them, but we conceded

a late goal and lost on penalties. We will

go again, he said.

Komphela said they had to start winning

their home games if they wanted to stay at

the top of the log.

The Bethlehem-based team is at the 9th

position on the log with 12 points after 10

games while Chiefs is placed in 6th

position with 15 points in 9 games.

SPORT

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Teboho Setena

THE preliminary Nedbank draw for the

National First Division sides has separated

the two Free State rivals Maluti FET and

African Warriors.

Conducted on Monday, the draw, however,

saw both teams drawn to play in their

backyard the Charles Mopeli Stadium in

Qwaqwa.

Last year the two teams faced off in the

last-16 leg of the tournament with Warriors

victorious over Maluti after a penalty

shootout. Malutis historic run in the

tournament was the 4-1 demolition of former

champions Orlando Pirates in the last-32 leg.

Maluti have been paired against struggling

opponents Thanda Royal Zulu with Warriors

drawn to meet Vasco Da Gama.

All the qualifying matches are set to be

played on 11 December. The match between

Maluti and Thanda is likely to be resched-

uled given it will clash with the match

between Warriors and Vasco. However,

Warriors have been given the green light to

play first ahead of home rivals Maluti.

Draw separates FS rivals


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Teboho Setena

BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC will be seeking

their second win of the season in the

supercharged Absa Premiership clash

against in-form Orlando Pirates on Satur-

day. They will face off in the Orlando

Stadium at 20:00.

The two giants are not miles apart on

the log table with the hosts, Pirates, rock

bottom on 4 points and Celtic are 12th on

10 points after 10 league matches. Only six

points separate them.

Celtics new mentor, Ernst Middendorp,

appointed to head coach early last month,

is yet to record a first win while the team

is desperate for their second win of the

season.

Phunya Seleseles sole win was 3-2 over

rookies Polokwane City in August and was

under departed coach Clinton Larsen,

whose side Maritzburg United also stole a

point from Celtic. The two sides played to

a goalless stalemate. Pressure is mounting

on Middendorp to live up to expectations

and turn around the fortunes of Phunya

Selesele. Celtic are desperate to end the

winless streak. Although a share of the

spoils will be acceptable, a win will be

ideal to end the poor run. The coach has

seen his side collect 4 points from a

possible 12 points in 4 league matches.

Saturday nights clash against rampant

Bucs will test Middendorps coaching

ability in plotting a win that will be

significant for his team to ascend the log

ladder. Middendorp has played four

matches without a win since being appoint-

ed to the hot seat earlier last month. He

shared the spoils in his first match against

improving Moroka Swallows, drawing 2-2.

Other draws of 1-1 score-lines were against

SuperSport United and AmaZulu.

How well Middendorp has fine-tuned his

team during the two-week break, will have

to be displayed. Celtic are facing the threat

to descend to the bottom of the log follow-

ing their recent dismal run.

UNDER FIRE: Bloemfontein Celtics coach, Ernst Middendorp, is desperate for a first win. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

Middendorp

and Celtic

need win

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