Express NC 10 April 2013

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} Boipelo Mere

SYLVIA LUCAS, former Envi-ronmental AffairsMEC, has been

confirmed as the new North-ern Cape premier.

Grizelda Cjiekel-la, EducationMEC, has beenacting pre-mier formore

than a year after former premierHazel Jenkins collapsed while de-livering the 2012-’13 State of theProvince Address.The much-anticipated appoint-

ment of a premier has been asource of constant speculationfrom both the media and opposi-tion parties as to who will takeover on a permanent basis fromJenkins.Lucas will see out the remain-

ing 12months of Jenkins’s termasa permanent premier.The decision is long overdue

since the announcement was ex-pected just before the State of theProvince Address in March.Lucas, who has been around

since the days of tri-cameral poli-tics, started off as a typist for thenowdefunctNationalParty inUp-ington.Recruited to theANC soon after

the dawn of a democratic SouthAfrica, she was made councillorand later sworn in as a memberof the Northern Cape legislature(MPL).The vociferous Lucas was al-

ways very vocal against opposi-tion parties in the legislaturewhich at times landed her in hotwater.She recently had to answer a

case before the Human Rights

Commission for calling colouredpeople like herself “Hottentots”.Lucas is amember of the ANC’s

PEC and is deputy chairperson ofthe Women’s League in the pro-vince. She is known to be an out-spoken person. In the run-up tothe Mangaung ANC conferenceshe openly supported Jacob Zu-ma. That and other reasons couldexplain why the ANC PEC in theNorthern Cape was reluctant toaccept her as a Luthuli House pre-ferred candidate. As a premiershe has the right to shuffle herprovincial executive committeeparticularly because her currentportfolio needs to be filled. Thismight help ease the alleged head-butting at the Department ofTransport, Safety and Liaison be-tween theMECandhead of the de-partment.On behalf of the ANC Women’s

League in the province, GailParker welcomed the appoint-ment of Lucas and appreciatedthe ANC’s confidence in oncemore appointing a woman to leadthe province.“As a disciplined cadre, I am

willing to take up any positionwithin the ANC. I am not afraidof hard work and I am ready totake up any challenge with vig-our,” she said.

SYLVIA LUCAS was named new premier of the Northern Capeby the ANC last week. Photo: Boipelo Mere

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ENORMOUS results were yielded as theNorthern Cape SAPS confiscated daggaworth R879 000 in Upington.This happened during a three-day Intelli-

gence operation which focused on cripplingand shutting down drug dealers in andaround Upington.The operation was driven by the Crime In-

telligence and Protection Services (CIPS), to-getherwith the Directorate of Priority CrimeInvestigations (DPCI), with the assistance ofthe Upington police.The police reacted promptly after receiv-

ing a tip-off about a white Nissan 1400 bakkiethat was expected to deliver a dagga consign-ment into the Northern Cape Province viaUpington from the Eastern Cape.During the operation the police observed

the white Nissan 1400 bakkie with two occu-pants driving into Upington and tried to stopit, but the driver of the bakkie attempted tospeed off.A short high speed chase ensued between

the bakkie and the police and the bakkie wasquickly cornered. Upon investigation, twobags containing 31 kgof daggaworthR155 000was found loaded on the back of the bakkieand awoman (45) andman (53)were arrested.A simultaneous ad-hoc police raid was also

conducted in Paballelo in the New Haven ar-ea where two suspects were arrested and po-

lice seized 1,85 kg and 3,45 kg of dagga to thevalue of R26 500 in two separate houses.Furthermore 141,5 kg of daggawith a street

value of R707 500 was found abandoned andthe preliminary investigation links the sus-pects arrested in a white Nissan bakkie withthe abandoned dagga.The suspects are due to appear before the

Upington Magistrate’s Court on charges ofdealing in dagga.Meanwhile the police in Kagisho are inves-

tigating a case of dealing in dagga and drugsafter a 39-year-old male was arrested at hishome in Club 2 000 on Friday night.The Northern Cape Provincial Firearm,

Liquor and Second Hand Goods unit(FLASH) with the assistance of the TacticalResponse Unit and K9 unit followed up on in-formation and pounced on the suspectswhere they retrieved several exhibits thatconnects the suspect to the alleged drug deal-ing.The police confiscated seven half Mandrax

tablets, two arms of dagga and 24 fingers ofdagga with an estimated street value ofR1 500.Thepolice also foundR8 450 in cash stashed

in several tins and plastic bags in the shack.The suspect, who is originally from Kwa-

Zulu-Natal, will soon appear before the Gale-shewe Magistrates’ Court.

Dagga worth R879 000 confiscated

a MAN was arrested in Club 2 000 after being found in possession of drugs. Photos: SAPS

THE bags of dagga that were found in a Nissan 1400 bakkie after a high speed chase.

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THE Sol Plaatje Municipality (SPM) hasover the weekend received complaintsregarding the taste and smell of thedrinking water in some areas. Residents’complaints ranged from smell and tastelike mud, sulphur, TCP and chlorine.

Samples were collected for chemical andbacteriological analysis in the followingareas on Saturday: Newton reservoirs,Utility, Civic Centre, Florianville, Colvilleand Homestead.

Tests results showed that the waterquality was of an acceptable standard andno e.coli was detected, meaning that thewater is safe to drink.

For the past 12 months the SPM has hada 96,1% water quality compliance rate.More samples were taken on Monday (8April) all over Kimberley to ensure safedrinking water.

The SPM has a comprehensive monthlysampling programme that includesschools, old-age homes, hospitals, houses

and recreational facilities.Results are still awaited. Thus far the

results and inspections indicate that thetaste and odour problem could originatefrom the Vaal River where Kimberleyextracts its raw water for purification, thecause being due to algae or organiccompounds.

Samples will be sent to the University ofthe Free State (UFS) to determine algaeconcentrations and duplicate samples willbe sent to independent laboratories toverify results obtained by the SPMlaboratory.

The SPM is committed to supply thebest quality water to its residents. Allwater quality complaints are treated veryseriously and the SPM will continue toinvestigate the problem and try to solve itas soon as possible.

All residents are assured that the SPMwater is safe to drink despite the currentsmell or taste of the water in some areas.

Water tested

THIS year is a very special year for DeBeers who celebrates diamonds and 125years of an iconic brand. Many brandshave been established and since disap-peared over the ages.

As the world’s leading diamond company,the De Beers name is synonymous withdiamonds. Since their founding in 1888 inKimberley, the search for diamonds hastaken them from African deserts to theCanadian Arctic to the depths of the oceanfloor.

Along the way they connected genera-

tions of people from New York to Tokyo toHong Kong with one of the earth’s naturaltreasures, playing their part in countlessmemorable moments.

Cecil Rhodes, the co-founder of De Beers,got his start by renting water pumps tominers during the Diamond Rush thatstarted in 1871, when a 83,5 carat diamondwas found on Colesburg Kopje (present-dayKimberley), South Africa. He invested theprofit of this operation into buying upclaims of small mining operators, with hisoperations soon expanding into a separate

mining company.He soon secured funding from the

Rothschild family, who would finance hisbusiness expansion. De Beers ConsolidatedMines was formed in 1888 by the merger ofthe companies of Barney Barnato and CecilRhodes, by which time the company wasthe sole owner of all diamond miningoperations in the country.

In 1889, Rhodes negotiated a strategicagreement with the London-based DiamondSyndicate, which agreed to purchase a fixedquantity of diamonds at an agreed price

De Beers is actually named after a familyfarm where several large diamond depositswere found.

The De Beers name comes from the twoAfrikaner farmers, Diederik Arnoldus deBeer and Johannes Nicholas de Beer,brothers who owned the farmland wheresome of the most productive mines werefound.

De Beers created the diamond industry125 years ago, and through two world wars,a cold war and an infinitely changed planethave led it ever since.

De Beers celebrates 125 years

CELEBRATING 125 YEARS: As part of the 125-year celebrations, Faried Sallie, DiamondTrading Company managing director, cut the cake and enjoyed De Beers-branded cupcakes with five long-serving company employees. The long-serving employees share180 years between them. From the left are Cedric van der Ross, Alice Johnson (withthe company since 1975), Heleen Williams, Sallie, Rina Viviers and Ian McGregor.

Photo: Supplied


NEWS

VOLKSBLAD and Kumba IronOre’sNorthernCapePerson and In-stitution of the Year competition isshaping up well.KumbaIronOre isagain themain

sponsor of this prestigious competi-tion. Nominations are now awaitedfor achievers in the Northern Cape.The project, also in conjunction

with GWK as one of the sponsors,will reach its climax on 28Maywiththe crowning ceremony in theHorseshoe Motel in Kimberley.The purpose of this competition

is to honour local individuals andinstitutions which make a differ-ence.The rules and criteria that apply

to the Northern Cape Person of theYear are: The nominee must befromtheNorthernCapeor someone

with strong ties to the province.The nominee is nominated for ex-

ceptional service to thepeopleof theNorthern Cape or the natural envi-ronment of the province. The ser-vice that is performed may be partof his or her job, but it has to tie inwith exceptional dedication andachievement that was advanta-geous to the province.Politiciansmaynot benominated

and nominations regarding workthatwasdonebyaperson inapoliti-cal position will not be accepted.People who were nominated in

the past, may be nominated again.Noone isallowed tonominate them-selves and employees of the spon-sors may not be nominated.In the adjudication process, the

judges, consisting of the sponsors,

willweigh the following criteria: In-ternal impact: The difference thepersonmakes to the lives or the nat-ural environment in the NorthernCape.Personal sacrifices/achieve-

ments: The extent to which the per-son sacrifices his or her personaltime to perform a service.If it is a part of the person’s job,

to what extent the person achievesexceptionally and the extraordi-nary creativity, energy, talent ordrive he or she exhibits in achiev-ing exceptional outcomes, applies.External impact: The contribu-

tion the person makes to promotethe esteem and/or image of theprovince on a national level.The following guidelines apply in

the category Institution of the Year:

Any meritorious, non-profit North-ern Cape institution may be nomi-nated.Institutions with strong political

connectionsmay not be nominated.Again, the work that is done, musthaveapositive impact on thepeopleor natural environment of the prov-ince. In this category, the judgeswill especially focus on the impactthe organization has in the commu-nity.) To nominate an individual or in-stitution, send a short motivation(approximately 300 words) to [email protected] your name and telephone

number, aswell as thenameand tel-ephone number of the nominee.The closing date for nominations

is 10 May at 17:00.

NC nominations awaited

FROM the left are Mashilo Mokotong, manager: sustainable development at Kumba Iron Ore, Ina Knott,Volksblad general manager, Hannes Cronjé, acting managing director at Kumba Iron Ore, Johanna vanEeden, Volksblad editor, and Tanya Aucamp, communications manager at Kumba Iron Ore.

Photo: Mandi Jordaan

NIEL DE KLERK, executive man-ager: corporate marketing atGWK.


NEWS

AS the caskets are lowered into theground, an army trumpeter sends the fall-en heroes on their final farewell.

SOLDIERS salute during the funeral of the soldiers killed in the Central African Republic (CAR). Photos: Emile Hendricks

AS the caskets are lowered into theground, an army trumpeter sends the fall-en heroes on their final farewell.

THANDI TOBIAS-POKOLO, deputy Tradeand Industry minister, addressed mourn-ers at the funeral.

Salute soldiersSaluteSalute soldierssoldiersfor the last timeforfor thethe lastlast timetime


}Hendre Jacobs

A PROFESSIONAL footballtournament is on the cards forthe Tsantsabane Municipality.The Tsantsabane Local Football

Association (TSALFA) is set todeliver a professional tournamentwith a developmental agenda.Elroy Phete, mayor of Tsantsa-

bane, was the keynote speaker atthe official opening of the tourna-ment at the Newtown SportsGrounds and the AsmandiaPrimary School after the eventorganisers had failed to securepermission to use the sportsgrounds of the Postmasburg HighSchool.A total of 16 teams participated

in the tournament.Eight teams – Rovers, Tigers,

Hungry Lions, Birds United,African United, Newtown Bucs,Grinaker Chiefs and ChuckUnited – fought their way to thetop eight.The final, which was played at

the Asmandia Primary School,ended in a goalless draw whenboth teams suffered from visiblefatigue after a gruelling four-daytournament.A well-deserved victory was

clinched by Rovers, a soccer teamfrom Kuruman, when they beatTigers to a 3-1 victory in adramatic penalty shoot-out.Casy Hill Anthony, the coach of

Rovers, was named as coach of

the tournament.“Our hard work paid off,” he

said.Rovers snatched the Civil Sense

Trophy from Tigers to win the2013 Easter Football Tournamentin front of a packed stadium.The event organisers expressed

gratitude towards the TsantsabaneMunicipality, Tsantsabane Socialand Labour Development Forum,Civil Sense, Benleg, JohanBarnard Consulting, E-cat, WorleyParsons, Assmang, NMC and KDCivils/Sekonya JV for theircontribution towards the 2013Tsantsabane Easter FootballTournament.Rovers received a cheque to the

value of R30 000 from Phete.

Rovers clinchvictory over Tigers

THE winning team, Rovers, received a R30 000 cheque from the Tsantsabane mayor, Elroy Phete, and Hillarious Olyn, sports coordinator of the Blinkklip Lekgotla. Photo:Supplied

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