Express ex 26 jun 2013

FREE ESTABLISHED 1991 WEDNESDAY 2628 JUNE 2013 WWW.EXPRESSNEWS.CO.ZA

And the

winner is . . .

RIETTE VAN DER WATT (middle)

walked awaywith the spoilswhen

she was crowned the 2013 Spon

taan Express auditions winner on

Saturday. Despite the relatively

low turnout, the 24yearold won

the closely contested affair after

several rounds of competition.

WithVanderWatt from the left are

Roxanne Konco, judge and

Vryfestival marketing manager,

Jabulani Dlamini, group editor:

Express newspapers, Van der

Watt, Ankia Bradfield, judge and

2013 Mrs United Nations South

Africa finalist, and businessman

and socialiteWendall Derison. Van

der Watt will go up against win

ners from the other local newspa

pers within the Volksbald stable

at the Spontaan finals to be held

on Saturday, 13 July, at the Blr

kas. The finals formpart of theVry

festival programme.

Photo: Greg Bradfield

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Jabulani Dlamini

MORE than 200 beneficiaries, including

families of former employees, benefitted

from the recently-held Interstate Bus

Lines (IBL) Winter Relief Project, aptly

titled Thusa ya hlokang (help the one in

need).

A total of 200 grocery hampers and

blankets were handed out to identified

families and organisations from the

greater Mangaung area and included

non-profit organisations and former em-

ployees who are now on pension or disa-

bility pension or have since passed

away.

Beneficiaries also included the Lecha-

bile Special Needs Care Centre in Blo-

emfontein, Boitumelo Special School in

ThabaNchu, BotshabeloHavenOld-Age

Home, Heidedal Life-Changing Centre

and a farm school in the Shannon area.

In line with our intention to be a car-

ing corporate citizen through our social

investment programme, it is essential

for us to donate blankets and grocery

hampers to the disadvantaged commu-

nities of Mangaung, Thando Lepele,

IBL public relations officer, said.

George Mokgothu, IBL chief execu-

tive officer, said the companys target

market and client base have over the

years been mostly from disadvantaged

communities from Botshabelo, Bloem-

fontein and Thaba Nchu.

This is based on the fact that we

render an affordable transport service

so that those with no steady income can

afford to use our buses, he said.

Relief for the needy

GIVING BACK: Interstate Bus Lines

employees andmanagement, as well

as Nedbank representatives, pose

with some of the 200 beneficiaries of

IBLs annual winter relief programme.

Photo: Jabulani Dlamini

2 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2013

NEWS

THE Kutlwanong loveLife Y Centre and its

Club Smart committee in Odendaalsrus re-

cently organised a very successful Youth Day

commemoration event with more than 1 000

young people attending.

The aimof the eventwas to remind the youth

about the struggle that the youth of 1976 had

gone through and also reminded them that

each generation had its own challenges that

needed to be addressed by them.

As the national theme was focusing on de-

velopment and the fight against substance

abuse, we emphasised the message that Presi-

dent Jacob Zuma gave to the youth on the 16th

andaswehad theopportunity tohost our event

on the 17th. We emphasised the message that

drugs would never help us as young people to

be future leaders of our lovely country, said

Sello Mathafeng, Kutlwanong Youth Centre

manager.

Drugs destroyed the lives of many young

people and that of elderly community mem-

bers.

As the youth of the greater Matjhabeng ar-

ea, we are pleading with the youth ofMeloding

to stop terrorising the community ofMeloding.

We are not proud of the situation in Melod-

ing which ultimately affects us all. There are

many things they can do to develop themselves

as we are also having loveLife outreach ses-

sions at the Meloding Secondary School.

It is time to end this and the police cannot

do it alone. The community ofMeloding should

also stand up.

As the youth of Kutlwanong we are against

it. Let us unite as the youth of SouthAfrica and

build a crime-free, drug-free and HIV-free

country.

We are working hard nationally to build

complete young leaders for an HIV-free future.

Make your move.

Youthmust take a stand

SOME of the participants at the Youth Day commemoration event held recently in Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus. Photo: Supplied

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Sidwell Guduka

HIS only home was destroyed by fire and

he believes vutha may have caused the

blaze.

Douglass Gologolo (57) of Tambo Square

in Mangaung, outside Bloemfontein, lost

everything he owned when a raging fire

broke out on Friday at about 23:30.

Gologolo, who survives on odd jobs, lived

alone in his one-roomed house. He was out

enjoying a few beers with friends when it

caught fire.

Im homeless and lost everything. I only

managed to save these clothes that I am

wearing. I am unemployed, so imagine

what Im going through at the moment. Its

a sad day forme. Im hurting, a distraught

Gologolo told Express.

I was having a nice time with friends

when my brother-in-law came to tell me

that my house was on fire. I rushed to see

what was happening and could not believe

my eyes when I got there. The only place

that I used to call my home was gutted by

fire. It was burned to the ground, he said.

I left my place to do a piece job in the

morning. After completing the job I didnt

go straight home, but decided to visit a

friend. So I dont know the cause of the fire.

Maybe someone wanted to finish me with

vutha, he added.

Neighbours who saw the flames quickly

called the firefighters and the police.

I heard a lot of noise just before mid-

night and went outside to check what was

happening. I thought people were fighting,

but that was not it. Ntate Douglasss house

was on fire. I went there to help people who

were already there to stop the fire.We tried

without success, but the firefighters then

helped us, said a neighbour who didnt

want his name mentioned.

AllGologolos food, furniture andbelong-

ings, as well as precious documents went

up in flames. Luckily he had his Identity

Document (ID) with him.

The poor man is now destitute and does

not have a place to stay.

Im appealing to good Samaritans to

help me with whatever they can. Ill also

try to speak to the ward councillor to see

whether he will be able to assist me, he

said.

AnANCward 1 councillor, SolomonNda-

mane, however, had no sympathy for the

fire victim.

We wont be able to help Douglass be-

cause the area that hes staying in is not

formalised. People has this mentality of

erecting shacks wherever they see an open

space. If we take a municipality shack and

erect it there then we would be promoting

this. I personally went there to assess the

situation on Saturday. The other thing is

that Gologolos house was surrounded by

two shackswhichhewas renting to two for-

eigners. Apparently the fire started in one

of the shacks.

People wishing to help Gologolo should

please call the Express offices on 051-404-

7773 or 082-710-0823.

Man loses

everything in

shack fire

DESTITUTE: Douglass Gologolo. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

NEWS

OFF TO BELGIUM: The Smith family, from the left Wilbur, Verna, Chonelle and Toorie,

posed for a photo on Sunday before Chonelle left for Belgium with the Bochabela String

Orchestra. The orchestra will be touring Europe for a month. Photo: Sidwell Guduka


NEWS

BANYALANI ba bantsha gantsi ba

a lawamorago ga lenyalo. Bagolo, ba

ba nyetseng mme ba sa tlhala, bo

laya bobedi bo.

Fa o le mosadi o bolelelwa gore o

tlhomphe monna wa gago, o motl-

hokomele, o mo tlhatswetse, o mo

apele.O tla bolelwagapegoremosadi

o ngala morago ga kgoro.

Tsamaya o ye go aga motse, o

phute digole tsa kwa bogadi. O seke

wa ya go phatlalatsa losika. Mosadi

o botlhale o aga lelapa la gagwe ka

diatla tsa gagwemme seelele o thuba

lelapa la gagwe ka diatla tsa gagwe.

Mongwe wa ditsala tsa me o ntheile

a re o boleletswe gore fa ntsa e potela

o se ke wa esala morago o tla gata

m****a.

Nna ke tle ke utlwe e kare go

komelwa basadi fela. Rre o tla bolel-

we gore le rona kgale re di dira fela

o dire gore o seke wa tshwarwa, o tl-

homphe mosadi wa gago.

O kile wa bona fa rre a tlhokofetse,

bana ba tswa mo tlase ga tapeiti e

ka re ke ditshoswane ditswa mo

mosimeng. E re lenaneo la phitlho le

kwalwawenamosadi e nne gone o it-

seng gore go bana ba bangwe. O fitl-

hele borakgadi ba ba itse.

(Ba matsatsi a dinyatsi ba batla le

go akarediwamodithulaganyong tsa

phitlho). Fela le rona bomme re

boteng. Basotho ba re ba tibile. Mot-

swana o rile ngwana o itsiwe ke

mmagwe mme ke a dumela. Ke bana

ba ba kae borre ba naganang gore ke

ba bone fela mme a swile ka nnete.

Motho o ya lebitleng ka sephiri.

Mme omongwe fa a tshwaela mor-

ago ga gore motlhologadi a bolele fa

monna wa gagwe a ne a rata tshadi,

a re e ne o lailwe. A re o lailwe gore

a rapelele monna wa gagwe gonne

banna ba bokoa mme bomme ba

tshwanetse ba matlafale.

A re monna wa gagwe o ne a mo

rata le fa monna o a ne a dira di-

phosho. O ne a tle a kgopiwe, a mo

utlwise botlhoko mme a lele. Fela ka

a lailwe o ne a itse gore o tshwanetse

go sireletsa lelapa la gagwe, a rapele.

O ne a emisa rre fa a wele, ba khu-

bame ba rapele mme lelapa la bone

le tiye. O ne a tlhaloganya gore go na

le diphepetso le dikgogedi di le dintsi

tse rre a kopanang le tsona.

Ba ba kae ba ba lailweng? A go sa

ntse go laiwa? A go gopola tse o

ditheilweng fa o laiwa ke tsone tse di

ka thibelang tlhalano?

Nna ka gana. Borre ba ja monate

kwa ntle, bomme ba ja mamina le

dikeledi. Borre ba kgatlisa dinyatsi

ka bomme. Motho o tla wa ga kae? O

mo tshwarele ga kae? A e ne a ka go

tshwarela fa o ka wa? Fa re laya a re

layebobedi. Se re sebolelangomong-

we a re se reye le o mongwe.

Lenyalo ke la batho ba babedi. Wa

boraro wa senya.

Tsamaya o ye go aga motse, o

phute digole tsa kwa bogadi. O seke

wa ya go phatlalatsa losika. Mosadi

o botlhale o aga lelapa la gagwe ka

diatla tsa gagwemme seelele o thuba

lelapa la gagwe ka diatla tsa gagwe.

A go lawe bobedi mo nyalong

A re bueng

Advocate Kuni Ditira

Author

Tsamaya o ye go aga motse, o phute digole tsa

kwa bogadi. O seke wa ya go phatlalatsa losika.

Mosadi o botlhale o aga lelapa la gagwe ka diatla

tsa gagwe mme seelele o thuba lelapa la gagwe ka

diatla tsa gagwe.

STADIUM has embarked on a

blanket drive this winter to

help people who are less fortu-

nate keep warm. They are ap-

pealing to all their customers

to participate in this initia-

tive.

All you have to do is donate

a warm blanket by bringing it

to your nearest Stadium Food

Court or Stadium Express

Store, and in return, theyll

give you one free hot drink for

each blanket that has been do-

nated. By doing this, the less

fortunate around you stay

warm, and so do you.

This winter drive is valid at

all of the Stadium branches,

and therefore includes Stadi-

umExpress inKimberley,Ma-

seru, Rocklands and

Botshabelo as well as at their

food courts at Stadium Wil-

lows, Zastron, Twin City and

St Andrews Street.

This project is runninguntil

the end of August, while

stocks last.

Terms and conditions ap-

ply.

Donate

blankets


NEWS

THERE were plaudits six months

ago when the details of a R250 mil-

lion-a-year football development

planwas thrashed out by the powers

that be at Safa House in Johannes-

burg, and that erstwhile chief exec-

utive Dr Robin Petersen was in-

stalled as chief principal.

Understandably, theres been re-

newed hope that such a bold step

will convert Bafana Bafana and all

other national teams into becoming

a formidable force to be reckoned

with.

But the Safa Development Agency

is faced with a Herculean task of

propelling national teams to the lev-

el of world champions and two-time

Euro champions Spain, five-time

World Cup holders Brazil and Ger-

many, who havewon the global foot-

ball spectacle three times already.

Bafana Bafanas fortunes have

plummeted to worrying propor-

tions.

They hold the non-prestigious

record of becoming the only host na-

tion to be knocked out of the Fifa

World Cup Tournament in the first

round.

Thats not all . . . The last time

Bafana Bafana won a medal in com-

petitionwas 13 years ago at the Afri-

ca Cup of Nations (Afcon) co-hosted

by Ghana and Nigeria.

Since the 2008 Afcon tournament

in Ghana, Bafana Bafana have nev-

er qualified for any major football

tournament.

They merely featured at both the

2010 World Cup and 2013 Afcon by

virtue of being the host nation.

Surely, something is wrong and

drastic measures are needed sooner

than yesterday to arrest the current

slump.

Most football analysts have de-

cried the state of grassroots football

development.

However, little, if anything, has

been done to that effect. While there

can be no denying that football de-

velopment is a lengthy process, we

ought to get the basics right.

Fact is, Bafana Bafana are bereft

of experience at international level

due to ineffective structures.

In the starting line-up that lost 2-1

to Ethiopia in theWorldCup qualifi-

ers in Addis Ababa, only two play-

ers, captain, Itumeleng Khune, and

defender MulomowandauMathoho,

have played for the u.23s.

But, as we all know, the future of

junior national teams too, appears

to be not too bright due to a lack of

action.

The last time the u.23s kicked a

ball was in December 2011 in the

CAF u.23 championship finals in

Morocco.

They lost 2-0 to Egypt in a group

match.

Their counterpart u.20s, better

known asAmajita, last tasted action

in October last year against Nigeria

in the 2012 Youth Championship

qualifiers. They lost 3-2.

And how do we expect to have a

formidable Bafana Bafana team in

future when clearly feeder teams

are at their lowest ebb?

On a rather more positive note,

the Safa development plan is mod-

elled on the German Football Asso-

ciations (DFB) strategy. Following

their dismal showing at the Europe-

an Championships (Euro) in 2000,

the Germans quickly developed the

tactic to nurture indigenous talent.

And they have been riding high

on the crest of the wave.

In the 2002 Fifa World Cup, co-

hosted in South Korea and Japan,

Germany lost 2-0 to Brazil in the fi-

nal, with the best defending record

after conceding just three goals

throughout the tournament.

Ironically, those who defeated

Germany in subsequent major tour-

naments went on to lift the prized

trophy.

As the host nation of the 2006

World Cup, they lost 0-2 to Italy in

the semifinal.

And the Azzurri, as the Italian na-

tional team is known, hoisted the

trophy aloft.

Spain, who knocked them out in

the semifinals of both the Euro 2008

and the 2010 World Cup, also won

the tournaments.

Unfortunately, Italy could not

replicate the same magic after

dumping the Germans out of the Eu-

ro 2012 again in the semis. They

were hammered by Spain 4-0 in the

final.

More than a decade later, German

football is growing in leaps and

bounds.

No wonder. Their development

plan included the creation of acade-

mies across the top two divisions.

The fruits are there for all to see.

German coach, Joachim Lw, has a

bunch of supremely talented young

players at his disposal.

To mention but a few, Julian

Draxler (19), Andr Schrrle (22),

Sven Bender (24), Thomas Mller

(23), Holger Badstuber (24), Mats

Hummels (24), Mesut Ozil (24), Ilkay

Gundogan (22), Mario Gtze (20),

MarcoReus (23) andToniKroos (23).

Just amonth ago, we were treated

to an all-German UEFA Champions

League final involving Bayern Mu-

nich and Borussia Dortmund at the

Wembley Stadium in England.

Altogether 26 of the players

named in the UEFA squads in the

just ended seasonwere homegrown.

More than half of those players

came through the DFBs talent de-

velopment programme. What more

can I say?

Get the basics right for

Bafana Bafanas sake

My view

Teboho

Letshaba

Journalist

THEYhold the non-prestigious record of becoming

the only host nation to be knocked out of the Fifa

World Cup tournament in the first round. Thats

not all . . . the last time Bafana Bafana won amedal

in a competitionwas 13 years ago at theAfricaCup

ofNation (Afcon)Tournament co-hostedbyGhana

and Nigeria.

A FOREIGNNATIONAL stole mon-

ey from an unsuspecting patient by

pretending to be a traditional doctor.

The patient had to bring his money

and was promised that it would be

doubled. An extensive manhunt has

been initiated to trace the suspect.

On Tuesday, 26 February, at about

11:00, the complainant visited a doc-

tor, Dr Sola in the Welkom CBD. The

fake doctor informed him that if he

gave him R43 000 he would help him

to double it to R100 000. The doctor

took the money and disappeared.

The complainant reported the inci-

dent to the Welkom SAPS and a case

of theft under false pretenceswas reg-

istered.

DrSola is believed tobe a foreign-

er. He is about 1,8 m tall, slender and

has a dark complexion. He is between

35 and 40 years of age and usually

drives a red Citi Golf. Anyone who

might have been a victim can also

come forward to report the incident.

Community members are warned

not to fall for these kinds of scamsand

are encouraged to be more vigilant.

Anyone with information leading

to the arrest of the suspect can call

Det. WO Jessica Saayman of the

Welkom Detective Service on 057-391-

6274 (office hours) or 084-596-6884.

Dr Sola not to

be trusted

AN identikit of the suspect.


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Pastor Willie Norris

A GOOD idea in Gods Kingdom will

not stand up to the test of time, but

will end when the idea is exhausted.

Gods principles in the Bible will

stand up to the test of time. It will not

get exhausted. Heaven and earth will

pass away, but my words will never

pass away. Matthew 24:35.

It is therefore not a good thing to run

Gods business in His church on good

ideas, but on His Word.

It is for this reason I wrote the book

Serving in Excellence. To help the

Christian leaders and the people in the

church to work with Biblical principles.

The good ideas cause many problems.

But when problems come and you use

the Bible as basis you have a solid

point of reference.

Most people in the church are

workers. But what is required of them

to be successful workers? What com-

mon problems do we find in the

church? What common problems do we

find in people who are workers? Are

there certain criteria we look at or do

we just do things and appoint people

because we have an idea that it is

good?

I address these very basic principles

in the book for both the spiritual leader

and the worker in the church.

We need some guidelines to make

progress.

These principles I share are not good

ideas. They are principles I apply and

have learned through the years in

ministry.

Do yourself a favour and buy yourself

a copy of Serving in Excellence.

) The advert is on this page.

HisWord will

last forever

NEWS

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NEWS

TATEMAKGOE,FreeStateEducationMEC:

EVERYTHING of great importance and of

note in the history ofman startedwith small be-

ginnings. This iswhat the youth of today should

be considerate of when venturing into any en-

deavour, every tree is a forest.

With Youth Month celebrations about to be

concluded,many have been given the historical

backgroundof the yesteryear youthand enough

inspiration to liveby.This isnecessary lest they

forget where we come from.

Though the country has a rich history that

could serve as a great foundation, none of it will

matter if the youth do not use it as a point of

reference and navigator of how anyone can

achieve their dreams despite daunting chal-

lenges.

The political heroes of the past and class of

1976 have shown that when an idea is birthed

and in the interest of our country it is worth

fighting for. In our case the provision of quality

education is worth striving for.

It might be easier to highlight the social ills

of society such as drugs, gangsterism, poverty,

HIVandAids andunemployment as someof the

challenges that the youth of today have to con-

quer, but that is not all. Lamenting about the

problems is pointless, but giving solutions di-

minishes themcompletely. By attaining quality

education societal problems will be diminished

and eradicated.

With regard to these challenges government

has done more than enough to minimize these

challenges throughvariousprogrammesandal-

so giving developmental information to empow-

er the youth. Considering these opportunities

one is tempted to say the youth of today have

it made.

However, that is not the case, the economic

and information platforms created are still not

enough as they are still faced with the greatest

challenge that only they can free themselves

frommental slavery.Wemust teach our youth

not to curse the darkness, but light the candle.

Education is a light tomany and eradicates eve-

ry societal barrier.

The shortage of resources and support from

government is not an issue but lack of vision-

aries who would raise the bar higher than the

Class of 1976who through their actionswere de-

fined as revolutionaries and respected for that.

Theywerenot only fighting apartheid, butwere

also education activists.

This is what the youth of today should do

search their purpose and be willing to take the

road not taken setting trends for the future gen-

erations to follow and improve on. Anyone who

can find his purpose and through that build

lives is worth being recognised and respected.

Theyouthof today shouldbemadeaware that

their purpose should not be defined or limited

to thecaryoudrive, thepeopleyou interactwith

or even your rank in society. Instead of looking

for solutions outside and who can help them to

achieve their dreams, the youth should rather

focus on building internal courage that would

give them courage to follow their path.

As part of helping them to find their purpose

the Free State Provincial Government has tak-

en a decision to support them beyond the finan-

cial resources, but also give fatherly guidance

through the Take a Boy Child to Work which

will be celebrated from 5 to 7 July with the pur-

pose of giving the youth work experience and

to reach out to those boyswithout father figures

to motivate them to believe in themselves and

laying a foundation of producing great leaders.

The premier, MECs, mayors, HODs and sen-

ior management will invite learners in gr. 11

and gr. 12 who are orphans and some without

fathers to theirhomeswith thepurpose of show-

ing them that government does not only offer

financial assistance and services delivery, but

can play a parental role to create future leaders.

This is to encourage this generation not to de-

spise the little beginnings or hide behind their

background as excuses of not making the right

decisions in their lives.

The youth of today have every reason and

ability to plant as many trees as they can to

make a forest.

Take courage from the past

Letters

Express Letters, P.O. Box 9493,

Bloemfontein, 9300

Jabulani Dlamini

[email protected]

Tel: 051-447-7910 . Fax: 086-676-3805


NEWS

DANCING FOR SUC

CESS: A dance group

called Bloem Dia

monds are strutting

their stuff during the

recent e.tv Step Up or

Step Out auditions at

the Bloemfontein

Showgrounds.

Photo: Sidwell Guduka

Show their

moves


NEWS

DAMELIN has excit-

ing news for prospec-

tive students wishing

to obtain a qualifica-

tion from a prestig-

ious institution. They

now have a campus in

Bloemfontein offering

accreditedhigheredu-

cation diplomas, and

are open for mid-year

intake.

Damelinhasbeen in

existence for nearly 70

years and is one of

SouthAfricas leading

private education in-

stitutions. Students

who are keen on regis-

tering with Damelin

will beafforded theop-

portunity of gaining a

quality education.

With 17 campuses na-

tionwide, theDamelin

brand is synonymous

with excellence and

distinction.

Their wide range of

higher and further ed-

ucation and training

qualifications are of-

fered full-time and

part-time, allowing

you to pursue a diplo-

ma, certificate, short

or skills programme

of your choice.

Damelin (Pty) Ltd is

registered with the

Department of Higher

Education and Train-

ing (DHET) as a pri-

vate higher education

institution under the

Higher Education

Act, 1997, and accred-

ited with the Council

on Higher Education.

Registration Certifi-

cate No: 2001/

HE07/009.

Damelin Pty (Ltd) is

provisionally regis-

tered with the Depart-

ment ofHigherEduca-

tion and Training as a

private further educa-

tion institution under

the Further Educa-

tion and Training Col-

leges Act, No. 16 of

2006,RegistrationCer-

tificate No: 2008/

FE07/089 (FET).

Damelin (Pty) Ltd is

provisionally accred-

ited by Umalusi and

the Council for Quali-

ty Assurance in Gen-

eral and Further Edu-

cation and Training

(FET 00426 PA),

www.umalusi.org.za.

The DHET has reg-

istered Damelin

Bloemfontein to offer

the following higher

education pro-

grammes:

) Damelin diploma:

Marketing Manage-

ment

) Damelin diploma:

Human Resource

Management

) Damelin diploma:

Journalism and Me-

dia Studies

) Damelin diploma:

Information Technol-

ogy

) Damelin diploma:

Financial Accounting

) Damelin diploma:

Business Manage-

ment

Damelins colleges

offer you the option of

full- and part-time

study. If you are look-

ing for an all-round

college experience,

then full-time study is

the perfect choice.

You get the benefit of

face-to-face learning,

and the excitement of

campus life. Their

host of campus activi-

ties are also designed

to make your campus

experience enjoyable

and memorable. Full-

time students with a

valid learners licence

also have access to the

College Driver Pro-

gramme, which ena-

blesyou topractiseba-

sic parking and driv-

ing techniques under

the guidance of a

trained instructor.

Damelin qualifica-

tions are available in

various faculties, in-

cluding the Faculty of

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AT the Free State Ex-

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decision was taken to

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that would provide a

boy child with a posi-

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role model.

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portunities in gov-

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July by not only tak-

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a weekend.

This will give these

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serve as an inspira-

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positive attitude.

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at the end of his

visit on Sunday, 7

July.

It is advisable that

you create rapport

with the child and his

parents or guardians

prior to the com-

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Sidwell Guduka

KHOTHATSO MOKONE (24) on Saturday

won the Zig Zag Road Race in Botshabelo,

pocketing the first-prize money in the

process.

Mokone, of the Kovsie Athletics Club,

clocked 30:55 to win the popular 10 km race.

Before this race, he won the 4 km cross-

country marathon in 12:29.

I went to the race to assess my fitness

level for the upcoming events. I enjoyed the

race because it was a very nice and flat

course in Botshabelo which really served

the purpose of my aim for the race. Im

happy everything went according to plan

today. It feels good to be a champion,

Mokone told Express.

Im also satisfied with the time I ran to

complete the race. I managed to lead it

from the start until after the 7 km mark.

After that I was involved in a neck-and-

neck battle with Godfrey Ramokone of the

Eskom Athletics Club. But I broke away

after the 9 km mark to claim victory, said

the top runner.

Now Mokone has his sights set on the

South African Half-Marathon, which is

expected to attract a field of more than 500

runners who will take to the streets on 20

July in Nelspruit. He also aims to do well

in the Free State Cross-Country Champion-

ships on 17 August.

It will be tough because these events

attract top runners, but I think Ill do well.

Im training hard and looking forward to

making a strong challenge for the title. I

would be happy to add another title to my

collection before the end of this year, said

Mokone.

Mokone

takes first

prize

KHOTHATSOMOKONE of the Kovsie Athletics Club won the 10 km

Zig Zag Road Race in Botshabelo on Saturday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

NEWS

WHILE South African drug

abuse statistics are alarmingly

inconsistent, Cathy Vos, Sanca

co-ordinator, says it is clear drug

abuse is on the rise, particularly

among youngsters.

Recent reports of the South Af-

rican Community Epidemiology

Network on Drug Use (SACEN-

DU) suggest that cannabis and al-

cohol are the most commonly

abused drugs.

Bronwyn Meyers, South Afri-

can Medical Research Council

chief specialist scientist in the al-

cohol and drug abuse unit, stated

that 11% (5,7 million people) of

the South African population

would suffer from an addiction

disorder in their lifetime. Add to

that the locally formulated drug

whoonga, nyaope (mixture of her-

oin and dagga) along with the ris-

ing use of heroin, cocaine (crack),

tik (methamphetamine) and you

have a recipe for destruction and

early death, says Vos.

Whoonga also calledwunga or

nyaope is a potent and highly

addictive mixture of marijuana,

heroin and HIVmedication. The

mixture costs around R20 on the

streets, but users quickly reach

the point of needing more and

more, and the drug becomes unaf-

fordable. Addicts are often forced

to turn to crime to accommodate

their habit, making the social is-

sues even more difficult.

In 2012, DrDavidBayever of the

government drug control organi-

sation CDA was quoted as saying

that at least 15% of South Afri-

cans had a drug problem and the

number was expected to rise.

While some drugs are produced

directly in South Africa, it is also

a major trans-shipment hub for

importing and exporting them.

In an effort to highlight the dan-

gers of drugs and the value of

knowledge about them, the South

African National Council on Al-

coholism and Drug Dependence

(Sanca) is participating in Inter-

national Drug Day with the slo-

ganMake health your new high in

life, not drugs.

The slogan was adopted to en-

courage people to look at the val-

ue of their life and how quickly

it can be lost due to drug use. It

is also important to note that its

not just drugs like heroin and

whoonga that can steal your life,

but over the counter (OTC) medi-

cations and steroids too.

In its quest to be the most effec-

tive organisation in the field of

prevention and treatment of

chemical dependence in South

Africa, Sanca offers in- and out-

patient treatment options, as well

as adolescent centres around

South Africa.

Sanca has 30 Sanca affiliates

and 47 service centres nationally.

Prevention programmes and

community development are

high priorities at all Sanca affili-

ates.

Encouraging getting high on

life rather than drugs could in-

clude assisting youngsters to ex-

plore sport and creative activi-

ties, where their energy can be

spent on healthy pursuits, Vos

adds. Formore information on In-

ternational Drug Day or the sup-

port Sanca offers, call Sanca on

086-147-622 or any Sanca office

around the country.

Get high on life and

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Tladi Moloi

IN an effort to reduce poverty, the ThaboMofut-

sanyana District Municipality has employed 80

people in the Extended Public Works Pro-

gramme (EPWP).

People benefiting from the programme are

from the Maluti-a-Phofung and Nketoane Mu-

nicipality. Forty of themare cleaning the streets

in Reitz while the others strive to keep Qwaqwa

clean.

According to Matefu Mokoena, communica-

tions manager at the Thabo Mofutsanyana Dis-

trict, all of them had signed the 12-month con-

tract.

He said they had started working in January.

However, most of the people have pleaded

with the municipality to employ them on a full-

time basis sighting different reasons for this.

They said they had families to look after and

asked what would happen to them if their con-

tracts came to an end.

Mokoena said they wished they were able to

give the people permanent jobs, but due to limit-

ed financial resources theywereunable todo so,

hence the issue of job creation should be han-

dled jointly by the government and the private

sector.

Mokoena said the EPWP guideline was to pay

R66,45 per day, but they had decided to make it

R80. He said the local municipality were the

ones who had identified the people.

Dimakatso Miya (31) said: I want to thank

our district for giving us this opportunity. Even

thoughwe are going towork for 12months only,

at least they have done something for us.

Miya, who hailed from the Petsana location

near Reitz, said she was happy with the salary

that she had been receiving and added that she

had been buying things out of her pocket.

I am mother to two children aged nine and

one.We livewithmymotherwho is apensioner.

I wish the municipality can extend our con-

tracts or make them permanent jobs so that we

can work for our kids, she said.

MojalefaMphuthi (30), who worked as a secu-

rity guard a fewyears ago, said: They tried, but

what irritatedmewaswhen theymade late pay-

ments. We have accounts to pay and if we dont

pay on an agreed date, they penalise us.

A job

for 12

months

ON DUTY: Some of the people who have

beenemployedby theThaboMofutsanyana

District Municipality under the Extended

Public Works Programme (EPWP) working

in the park at the Petsana township near

Reitz. Photo: Tladi Moloi

THE comedy heavyweight Barry Hilton is

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cessful, professional comedian. Fans kept ask-

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singers can do it, why cant I produce a best ever

show? says Hilton.

Whether youre a teenager, a pensioner or a

single dad, youll laugh till your belly aches lis-

tening to his side-splitting interpretations of

everyday events. His show takes place at the ca-

sinos Conference Centre at 20:00.

Tickets cost R80 per person and are available

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THE Thabong South African Police

Service (SAPS) has scooped nine

awards at the first annual Thabong

Cluster Prestige Excellence Awards

2012-13 held last week at the Greek

Hall in Welkom.

At the ceremony the Thabong

SAPS was awarded first position in

the categories of best station in the

cluster and the award was received

by the Thabong station commander,

Brig. Cois Muller.

The Thabong station personnel in

both the operational and support en-

vironment also received awards in

the following categories: best detec-

tive commander, best community po-

licing forum, best sector team in the

cluster, best crime intelligence offic-

er, best reservist, bestdetectivemem-

ber, best sector manager, best com-

munity policing officer, bestmember

in the finance component, best mem-

ber in the human resource manage-

ment, most dedicated member in the

cluster and the best firearm liquor

and second-hand goods (FLASH).

Muller congratulated themembers

and encouraged them to work even

harder this year and asked them to

motivate and influence other hard-

working members to excel in their

work.

Maj. Gen. Moeketsi Sempe, the

Free State deputy provincial com-

missioner: Operations, handed over

certificates and trophies to 22 person-

nel members from Thabong and to

Const. Francis Malindi of the Bron-

ville SAPS who won in the category

best management information cen-

tre.

Amember of the cluster office who

won in the categories best visible po-

licing co-ordinator in the cluster

were Col. Solomon and Capt.Van der

Merwe who won in the category of

best detective co-ordinator.

All therecipientshaveshownthat

they are the shakers andmoverswho

arehighlymotivated, saidMaj.Gen.

Lerato Molale, the Thabong cluster

commander.

Maj. Gen. Moeketsi Sempe, the

Free State deputy provincial com-

missioner: operations, was also of-

fered the opportunity to address the

award recipients.

Members who are receiving

awards have shown that they value

service before self to ensure that our

communitymembers feel safe and se-

cure.

Healsoencouraged themembers to

work hard to ensure that they turned

the Free State SAPS into a policing

model for the country as stated in the

vision for the province by Lt Gen.

Kehla Sitole, the Free State provin-

cial commissioner.

SAPSmembers awarded for hard work


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Sidwell Guduka

THE annual Engen Knockout

Challenge will again be hosted

from 5 to 7 July by Grey College in

Bloemfontein.

The youth event for the u.19

boys, which is in its tenth year in

2013, will see 16 soccer teams battle

it out for the coveted first prize

and a trophy, plus being called the

Free State champions.

Lyle Lakay, Bloemfontein Celtic

midfielder and the tournaments

ambassador for the province, said

he believed the Engen Knockout

Challenge was a stepping stone for

youngsters towards realising their

dream of becoming professional

footballers.

At my age, Im very honoured

to have been chosen by Engen to

become the ambassador for the

tournament.

It is a great thing for me to

play an ambassadorial role for

such a big brand. I believe this is

the beginning of greater things to

come for me. I feel really blessed,

Lakay said.

This tournament is a very solid

foundation that has been used by

many players to launch their

soccer careers.

Im encouraging youngsters who

are going to play in the tourna-

ment this year to go out there and

enjoy themselves, he said.

They will not know who will be

watching them. But they must not

put themselves under unnecessary

pressure.

It is in such competitions as

this one where they should display

their God-given talent, because the

Engen Knockout Challenge might

be their passport to the elite

league, he added.

Lakay is one of the many

high-profile players who graduated

from this successful competition.

Other graduates of the tournament

include the likes of Cole Alexander

(Ajax Cape Town), Buhle Mkhwa-

nazi (Amatuks) and Sameehg

Doutie (SuperSport United).

The launch and draw for this

years edition was conducted in the

Free State capital on Thursday.

This years format will be much

the same as in the previous

editions. There will be one signifi-

cant addition to the event two

womens teams will play as curtain

raisers before the final.

Our vision remains to support

the development in football as a

part of community cohesion. We

look forward to this youth tourna-

ment each year as it is instrumen-

tal in providing development and

exposure opportunities for the

young football enthusiasts who

would traditionally not be able to

participate in an event of this

stature, Brad Bergh, Engen Group

sponsorship manager, said.

Meanwhile, tournament director,

Ludwig Koekemoer, said it was all

systems go for the Challenge.

We are ready for the tourna-

ment.

Everything is in place and we

are just waiting for the start of the

event.

We encourage supporters to

come in their numbers because

there will be some prizes to be

won for them, he said.

Entrance to the event is free.

Lakay: Show your

God-given talent

LUDWIG KOEKEMOER, Lucas Sekwena, Phumeza Ntisana, Lucas Matobako, Candice George and Tommie Cronj

during the launch of the 2013 Engen Knockout Challenge in Bloemfontein on Thursday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

THE Free State

groups for the

Engen Knockout

Challenge are as

follow:

Group A:

Botshabelo

Stars FC,

Bloemfontein

Celtic, Harmony

Academy, James

FC.

Group B:

Junior Arizona

FC, Mata FC,

Tikwana, HTS

Louis Botha.

Group C:

Lekhulong,

Hodisa, Thabo

Vuyo, Grey

College.

Group D: Red

Sea FC, Man-

gaung Centre,

Brebner, Bloem

Stars FC

Ready

for

action


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Sidwell Guduka

SASOL announced on Monday

that it had struck an agreement

with the South African Football

Association (Safa) to extend its

sponsorship of Banyana Banyana

and the Sasol League.

The new deal will run for the

next four years.

Announcing the deal at the

Summer Place in Sandton,

Nolitha Fakude, the Sasol execu-

tive director, said: We are proud

to continue our association with

Banyana Banyana and the Sasol

League. Our partnership with

Safa is making a significant

impact on developing women in

sport from the ground up.

Our players have done Sasol

and South Africa proud as they

have continued to improve and

showcase their talent on the

global sporting stage.

Our new agreement with Safa

is a period of four years and

makes provision for the Sasol

Womens League as well as for all

games of the South African senior

national womens football team.

We, however, prefer to call the

team by the name the public has

adopted for them.

Our new agreement includes

naming rights and we are very

proud that from now on, our

national womens football team

will be known as Sasol Banyana

Banyana, she said.

Kirsten Nematandani, Safa

president, said: It gives me great

pleasure to be part of this

significant event as we continue

to advance womens football in

our country.

Womens football has grown in

leaps and bounds over the years

and the success is attributed to

the commitment of our girls and

coaches. And of course very

important, to our sponsor, Sasol.

This partnership produced

remarkable results in the past

years. We believe Sasol should be

commended for their dedication

and commitment in developing

the beautiful game. I must say

someone who has witnessed this

from the onset is Fran Hilton-

Smith. I think you stood tall all

the time, difficult as it was, and

you said you wanted to make

sure womens football reached

greater heights and you have

done that.

Sasol and football have a

history dating back to the days of

Amaglug-glug (South Africas u.23

national soccer team), and the

company has been involved in the

development of local football ever

since.

In the last four years the

petroleum giant played a leading

role in the development of

womens football and it has also

been a key enabler of women

empowerment through football,

which is in line with the compa-

nys position of supporting the

South African campaign for

gender equality.

The Sasol league has 144 teams

nationwide and with each

province having 16 teams, its

impact on the lives of the players

can never be disputed.

The league has afforded many

players the opportunity to further

their studies at top tertiary

institutions whilst still playing

football.

) Express sport editor, Sidwell

Guduka, attended the sponsor-

ship launch in Sandton courte-

sy of Sasol.

Sasol to sponsor Banyana

Sasol to sponsor Banyana

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walked awaywith the spoilswhen

she was crowned the 2013 Spon

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Jabulani Dlamini, group editor:

Express newspapers, Van der

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Jabulani Dlamini

MORE than 200 beneficiaries, including

families of former employees, benefitted

from the recently-held Interstate Bus

Lines (IBL) Winter Relief Project, aptly

titled Thusa ya hlokang (help the one in

need).

A total of 200 grocery hampers and

blankets were handed out to identified

families and organisations from the

greater Mangaung area and included

non-profit organisations and former em-

ployees who are now on pension or disa-

bility pension or have since passed

away.

Beneficiaries also included the Lecha-

bile Special Needs Care Centre in Blo-

emfontein, Boitumelo Special School in

ThabaNchu, BotshabeloHavenOld-Age

Home, Heidedal Life-Changing Centre

and a farm school in the Shannon area.

In line with our intention to be a car-

ing corporate citizen through our social

investment programme, it is essential

for us to donate blankets and grocery

hampers to the disadvantaged commu-

nities of Mangaung, Thando Lepele,

IBL public relations officer, said.

George Mokgothu, IBL chief execu-

tive officer, said the companys target

market and client base have over the

years been mostly from disadvantaged

communities from Botshabelo, Bloem-

fontein and Thaba Nchu.

This is based on the fact that we

render an affordable transport service

so that those with no steady income can

afford to use our buses, he said.

Relief for the needy

GIVING BACK: Interstate Bus Lines

employees andmanagement, as well

as Nedbank representatives, pose

with some of the 200 beneficiaries of

IBLs annual winter relief programme.

Photo: Jabulani Dlamini

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