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FREE ESTABLISHED 1991 WEDNESDAY 1214 FEBRUARY 2014 WWW.EXPRESSNEWS.CO.ZA WWW.EXPRESSPAPER.MOBI
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Jabulani Dlamini
A VIDEO of patients being made to
sweep a clinic floor by the nurse on duty
before she attends to them, has resulted
in an internal investigation by the
Health Department, Express understands.
The nurse at the Thusong Clinic in
Rocklands, Bloemfontein, whose name is
known to Express, is alleged to have
instructed patients, mostly mothers with
small babies, to first clean up the mess
before she would attend to their chil-
dren.
Moses Sibeko, who had brought his
grandchild for a check-up when the
incident took place, says the nurse
attending to babies on the day in
question was generally rude to patients.
The incident took place on 15 January.
It is the norm that you have to join
the queue outside the clinic before at
least 04:30 if you want to have any
chance of being helped on that day,
Sibeko says.
According to Sibeko, patients, includ-
ing elderly people and mothers with
small babies, queue from as early as
04:00 and typically bring two lunch boxes
to get through the day.
I filmed the whole incident so those
in charge can see that we dont make
these stories up when we complain of the
shabby treatment we receive at clinics.
You will find a nurse attending to a
handful of patients in the morning and
then announce that they are going on a
tea break. This happens all the time,
Sibeko says.
Mondli Mvambi, the acting spokesper-
son of the Free State Health Department,
had at the time of going to print not yet
responded to an SMS that he had been
sent. Mvambi could otherwise not be
reached on his cellphone as he is
attending a cabinet lekgotla.
) You can see the video of the pa-
tients sweeping the Thusong Clinics
floor on your cellphone at www.ex-
presspaper.mobi or visit our website
www.express-news.co.za.
) Follow Jabulani Dlamini on Twitter
@JabulaniD15.
Sweeping for help
Allegations of patients having to work at clinic investigated
THE Thusong Clinic in Rocklands, Bloemfontein. Thusong is a Sothowordmeaning place
to get help. Insert: A screen grab from a video of patients sweeping the Thusong Clinics
floor after the nurse on duty had allegedly said they had to sweep before they would
be helped. See the full video on your cellphone at www.expresspaper.mobi or on the Ex
press website at www.expressnews.co.za. Photo: Jabulani Dlamini
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2 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014
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Palesa Motshabi
THE first phase of the Garden of Remem-
brance to honour the thousands of
women and children who perished in
concentration camps during the Anglo-Bo-
er War is already under construction at
the War Museum in Bloemfontein.
The R4,5 million garden will be comple-
mented by the R10,5 million Sol Plaatje
Hall where images of artefacts from the
era will be displayed.
The Anglo-Boer War took place between
1899 and 1902.
At the sod-turning ceremony held on
Friday, Free State Sports, Arts and Culture
MEC Dan Khothule emphasised the role
played by women, both black and white,
during the war.
Today we are embracing those women
and children, black and white, who
suffered in the concentration camps. We
are acknowledging their collective suffer-
ing, he said.
Khothule said these women and children
who had perished, represented the domina-
tion of one by another, discrimination,
humiliation and even torture.
It is our duty as the current generation
to fully reflect on the journey we have
travelled as South Africans, even though
parts of this journey may be painful.
According to Tokkie Pretorius, chief
executive officer of the museum, the Sol
Plaatje Hall will be opened on 9 August,
while the garden is due to be completed in
October.
Women will be laying wreaths to
honour those who perished and also to
celebrate the day as it is Womens Day,
said Pretorius.
Amongst the guests at the event were
the acting premier of the Free State and
Economic Development and Tourism MEC,
Mosebenzi Zwane, Councillor Papiki
Moeng on behalf of the Mangaung Munici-
pality, and the director-general of the
Department of Women and Children and
People with Disabilities, Veliswa Baduza.
Aria Motlolometsi, an 89-year-old ANC
veteran who also attended the event, told
Express her late husband, Sakia Motlolom-
etsi, had also been part of the Smuts War
that had taken place in 1939.
I am happy to witness this event
because we can see from the DVD we just
watched what had really happened during
the war.
We also saw the history of the women
and children who had been in the concen-
tration camps in our country, said
Motlolometsi.
) Also see the article on p 11.
Garden honours BoerWar victims
MSEBENZI ZWANE, MEC for Economic De
velopment, turns the sod. In the back
ground is an advertisement of the Sol
Plaatje Exhibition Hall. Zwane was the act
ing premier during the event.
Photos: Palesa Motshabi
DAN KHOTHULE,
MEC for Sports,
Arts and Culture,
turns the sod dur
ing the event.
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Sidwell Guduka
HUNDREDS of learners at the Kgorathuto
High School in Botshabelo were overcome
with joy last Wednesday when Tate
Makgoe, the MEC for Education in the
Free State, joined hands with Ubank to
hand over much-needed shoes to the
learners.
Not even the rainy weather could put a
damper on the event.
As part of their Back to School cam-
paign, Ubank donated no less than 530
pairs of school shoes to learners during the
event held at the schools premises in D
Section.
Im very excited about the school shoes
donated to me and my fellow learners by
Ubank.
I regard myself lucky to be amongst the
beneficiaries of the shoes. I dont know
how to express my excitement, said Sipho
Nxabela, a gr. 12 learner.
These shoes arrived just in time before
the onset of winter. The ones that Im
wearing are very old and they are not in
good condition.
My parents will definitely be happy to
see that I got a new pair of school shoes.
They have always wanted to buy me a
new pair, but they couldnt due to our
financial situation at home, he said.
As part of their ongoing corporate social
responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Ubank
adopted the Kgorathuto High School in
September last year when the banks
Bloemfontein branch was opened.
Since then the fast-growing bank has
assisted the school in overcoming their
most pressing issues such as repairing the
ceilings of ten classrooms; providing school
uniforms for 100 learners; maintenance of
the ablution facilities for learners; and
painting three classrooms to provide
learners with a more welcoming learning
environment.
Ubank has always believed in maintain-
ing the relationships that were started, and
this was the reason why the team focused
on the Kgorathuto High School as one of
the schools that benefited from our Back to
School campaign.
Shoes were one of the only elements
that we were not able to help the learners
with last year, and now we have fulfilled
this need as well, Bungane Radebe,
Ubanks chief operations officer, said.
Meanwhile, Ubank has purchased 3 000
pairs of school shoes in total to be distrib-
uted among seven schools across the Free
State, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and North
West province.
One of the pillars supporting Ubanks
business strategy is community develop-
ment.
Investing in the communities in which
we operate, forms a critical part of how we
do business and our constant effort has
been to help uplift the lives not only of
our customers, but also their families.
The performance by the Free State
Education Department, taking top honours
in the 2013 matric results and beating
traditional top dogs Gauteng and Western
Cape, bears testimony that investing in
education certainly bears desirable fruit,
said Luthando Vutula, the chief executive
officer at Ubank.
Moeketsi Chaka, the principal of the
school, welcomed the donation from Ubank.
We are very proud as the school to be
receiving support from the corporate world.
Most of these learners who received shoes
are from needy families, Chaka said.
Learners ecstatic about new shoes
ALL SMILES: Bungane Radebe, chief operations officer (COO) of Ubank, TateMakgoe, Free StateMEC for Education, and Sipho Nxamela,
one of the recipients of the school shoes. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
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BOPHELO, bo a fana ebile bo a nka; ha o
batla ho atleha o tla amohela ho feila ka
makgetlo a mmalwa. Ha o batla ho amohela
leha e le eng feela, le wena o tlameha ho
fana. Ha o batla metswalle, bontsha botshep-
ehi pele.
Ho jwalo le ha o tla atleha, o tlameha ho
ithuta hore ho feila ka katleho ke ntho e
jwang. Na o sa hopola ka nako eo o neng o
ithuta ho palama baesekele?
O ne o ke ke wa tseba ho e palama o eme
lehlakoreng. Ke dumela ha e ile ya o diya
ka makgetlo, wa ba le mengwapo mangoleng
le matsohong.
Na hona le lesea le kileng la tseba ho
dula, ho kgasa, ho ema le ho tsamaya pele le
ithuta tseo tsohle? Mme le ewa ka makgetlo?
Mohlomong o kile wa utlwa ka monna ya
hlahisitseng mabone a motlakase le ka moo
a neng a le ke makgetlo a balwang ka
keteng ka teng pele a atleha. O ne a re: Ha
ke so feile ka makgetlo a mangata hakana
bophelong mme ke ithutile mekgwa e
mengata eo lebone le ke keng la sebetsa ka
yona.
Ho bohlokwa ho ba le thuto eo o ithutang
yona, mme o lebale ka ditsela tse o fihlisit-
seng moo.
O hloka boitelo.
Ha re etse mohlala, bofutsana bo ka o
neha boiphihlelo bo botle ba ho ithuta ho
sebedisa dintho ka hloko hore di o qhobe.
Empa ha o ka dula o hopola se entseng
hore o futsanehe, ho ka ama tsela eo o tla
tshwara tjhelete le batho ka yona. Ho
hlohela ke mokgwa feela o isang katlehong;
ke sebaka sa boikwetliso ba ho fumana
bokgoni le sebete se hlokahalang bakeng sa
katleho ya nnete e bileng e ke keng ya o
lahlehela ha bonolo.
Ho feila ho etsa hore re itlhokomele hore
re a fokola.
Ha re sa feile ka nako e nngwe, re ka dula
re le makoko mme re nahana hore re betere
ho feta ba bang bohle.
Ka hoo, re ke ke ra kgona ho utlwelana.
Re ka ahlola ba bang maemong a lekanang
le a rona.
Bophelo bo tshwana le sekolo: ha o so ka
o pasa ha o fetele sehlopheng se ka hodimo.
Ha o dula o feila ntho e le nngwe, o tla
ema nqa e le nngwe mme o ke ke wa fetela
dinthong tse hodimo le tse ka pele bophe-
long.
Na o ka fihlela maemong ao o ke keng wa
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Ha ke kgolwe, empa ke na le bonnete ba
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Godfrey Thomas
THE key to making it in crises is to
manage your resources and to find your
fruit. According to Scripture, God told
Adam: Be fruitful (Genesis 1:28). He
never said: Be seedful.
There is a difference. What comes
first: the seed or the fruit? The seed
always comes first. Gods simple
directive to humanity is to be fruitful.
If He didnt tell us to go out and find
seeds, then Gods assumption is that
you are carrying a seed. You did not
come to earth empty.
God will never demand what He did
not supply. When God says be fruitful,
He is implying that He gave you a seed.
That means that you are carrying
something you can produce to make
you successful.
The seed principle is interesting. God
says that He put the seed of everything in
itself (Genesis 1:11). That includes you;
God sent you to earth with a seed inside
of you and this hidden deposit is connect-
ed to your future success.
You came to earth with a seed that
carries fruit that you are supposed to
multiply.
When you plant a peach seed, you will
never get a peach seed back. You will get
many. Why? It multiplies. A seed possesses
fruit, but not for itself.
This principle is the leadership philoso-
phy of Jesus Christ.
Whatever you are born with is not for
yourself. You came to earth to serve the
world. You came to deliver something that
your fellow men are in need of. It cannot
be found in school, college or at universi-
ty.
It is trapped inside of you. God hid your
breakthrough in a place where you cannot
miss it.
However, we go looking for it every-
where. You possess something. Your seed
is your purpose and passion. Your seed is
the ideas that will not go away.
The problem is you are not rightly
placed, meaning you are not in the
right environment.
Seed needs the right environment to
germinate. This is why you need to
stay, or run away from seed killers.
There are some people that I avoid,
because they are seed killers. There are
some friends that can talk you out of
your harvest.
Today, make a decision that you are
going to bear fruit by getting yourself
in the right environment and avoid the
company of entities that will hinder
your growth.
SowGods seed here on earth
It is trapped inside of you. God hid your breakthrough
in a place where you cannot miss it.
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Selloane Khalane
THE children of the Mmatshepo Child-Care
Centre in Pieter Swartz have finally had their
dignity and safety restored after the Economic
FreedomFighters (EFF)hadbuilt thema toilet.
Last week, teachers at the centre said they
were relieved that the children no longer had
to use the rundown pit latrine which had been
their only source of relief for the past 20 years.
We always feared that kids might fall into
the pit toilet, it was really a disaster waiting
to happen, said Mabatho Paledi, a teacher at
the crche.
Lungi Mini, one of the EFF members who
helped to build the new flush toilet, told Ex-
press that agroupofEFFmembershaddug into
their own pockets to help fund the initiative.
Mini said it was a shame that 20 years into
democracy, people still struggled to get basic
services such as proper sanitation.
It took us threeweeks to get funds and build
the toilet, Mini explained.
Located in one of the poorest areas of Bloem-
fontein, the crche accommodates 37 children
ranging from 18 months to 6 years old.
Despite the large number of children attend-
ing the crche, Paledi said the school still oper-
ated without electricity.
Pitso Makau, who had also helped to build
the toilet, said the crche was also used as a
voting station in the area despite its shabby
condition.
We sawaneed in the community andwe felt
compelled to make a change, Makau said.
Members said fears of an imminent accident
were heightened after a young boy had fallen
into a pit toilet in Limpopo recently and had
died.
Disgruntled EFF members said a large
number of houses in the areawere stillwithout
taps and toilets even though the sewer infra-
structure had been constructed some time ago.
EFF central commandmember SamMatiase
said the party was determined to improve ser-
vice delivery in communities.
) Follow Selloane Khalane on twitter
@SelloaneKhalane.
Toilet a welcome improvement
DIGNITY AT LAST: Sam Matiase, EFF central command member, points to the newlyconstructed toilet while the children look on. Photo: Conrad Bornman
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Sidwell Guduka
THE Independent
Electoral Commis-
sion (IEC) on
Friday welcomed
Pres. Jacob Zumas
announcement of
the national
election date.
The fifth South
African national
general election will
be held on Wednes-
day, 7 May.
We have been
preparing for this
years election for the past two years and
plans are well advanced to ensure a
credible, free and fair election in this
historic 20th year of democracy, the IEC
says. According to the IEC, more than one
million people registered to vote at the
countrys 22 263 registration stations over
the past weekend.
It is estimated that yesterday (Saturday)
there was a total registration activity of
about 1,2 million across the country. About
half of all visitors to registration stations
on Saturday were new voters aged 18 to 29
years old, says the IEC.
Voters who have registered to vote can
check their registration details, including
which voting station they are registered
at, by SMS-ing their ID number to 32810.
It is full steam ahead
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Palesa Motshabi
THE 65-year-old Edward Mafotha of Tambo
Square is still waiting for his RDP house
to be completed almost three years after
the foundation was laid in May 2011.
According to Mafotha, who has been
living in Tambo Square for ten years, he is
at his wits end.
I would love to live in a proper house
like all my neighbours, he says.
According to the pensioner, he has
shared the sad news of being the only
resident living in a shack with ward ones
councillor, Solomon Ndamane, who he says
keeps promising his turn will come for his
house to be built.
After complaining to the councillor he
referred me to (the municipal offices)
hostel number 1, and the officials there in
turn sent me to the Lebohang Building to
enquire about the process.
Until today I have not received any
explanation why the department cannot
finish my house, he says.
Mafotha says at the Lebohang Building
he was told to make an affidavit to prove
he doesnt have a house.
In a telephonic interview with Ndamane
on Monday he said he is aware of Ma-
fothas problem.
Ndamane explained that he had sent the
old man to room 4 at Hostel 1 to enquire
about the process regarding his house not
being finished so he can intervene where
necessary.
I can only help him when I know what
the problem is, but for now he will have to
come to my office so that we can see what
the problem is, the councillor says.
) Follow Palesa Motshabi on Twitter
@Palymotshabi.
Man (65)
still has
no house
EDWARD MAFOTHA standing on the foundation that was laid almost three years ago.
EDWARD MAFOTHA at the gate leading to his shack. In the background is the foundation
of his unfinished RDP house. Photos: Palesa Motshabi
SOUTH AFRICANS
were yesterday
commemorating the
24th anniversary of
the release of the
late former President
Nelson Mandela
from prison.
On 2 February
1990, the then State
President, FW de
Klerk, announced
Mandelas release
and the unbanning
of the ANC and other political parties.
On 11 February 1990, Mandela left the
Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town a free
man and on that day he addressed thousands
of people gathered outside Cape Towns City
Hall. Accompanied by his then wife Winnie
Mandela, he was enthusiastically received by
the throngs who came to see him.
Mandela spent 18 years on Robben Island
and a short period at the Pollsmoor Prison
before spending the last 14 months of his
imprisonment at the Victor Verster Prison,
now known as the Drakenstein Correctional
Centre.
He died at the age of 95 on 5 December
2013. Ninety-one heads of state attended the
funeral, with 4 500 journalists from all over
the world covering it.
A national ten-day period of mourning was
observed, with unprecedented media cover-
age of the life of the liberation icon.
SAnews.gov.za
Release remembered
NELSON MANDELA
Photo: Nardus Engelbrecht
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private garden with a lawn.
This project will be finished by
the end of March. Most of the
units have been sold, only 20
remain.
Crestone Hills promises comfort
CRESTONE HILLS
THE saying go
back to your roots
has taken on a new
meaning with the Re
Kgaba Ka Diratswa-
na initiative that is
currently running in
the Free State as
thousands of
households return to
the time-honoured
tradition of living off
the land.
The Free State
Department of
Agriculture and
Rural Development,
led by MEC Mamiki
Qabathe, is eager for
citizens to once
again become
self-sufficient as was
the case in the past
and increase food
security in the
province.
Our grandmoth-
ers and some of our
mothers produced
food for the family
to eat in their own
backyards, but
somehow this
became uncool and
the art has died
out, says Qabathe.
We fell into the
trap of food depend-
ency, when in reality
each member of the
community has the
skills and resources
within them to
create a sustainable
and healthy lifestyle.
That is one of the
messages of Re
Kgaba Ka Diratswa-
na.
In the almost 8 000
households in the
Free State that have
taken up the
challenge of growing
their own vegetables,
many have discov-
ered that it is not
only about food on
the table, but also
generating an
income for other
essentials.
People realise
that by producing
their own vegetables
it can be a great
source of income,
the MEC says.
One of the major
elements of the Re
Kgaba Ka Diratswa-
na programme was a
province-wide
competition to find
the best the Free
State has in each
discipline.
The Re Kgaba Ka
Diratswana competi-
tion awards for 2014
will take place at the
Free State Depart-
ment of Agriculture
and Rural Develop-
ment Office at Glen
outside Bloemfontein
on 1 March.
Going
back
to roots
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NEWS
}
Lisa Combrink
AN African proverb
states that: Until
lions have their own
historians, tales of the
hunt shall always glo-
rify the hunter.
Friday, 7 February
2014, marked the start
of a new chapter in
South African history
where the lions are
given a voice.
Those forgottenwill
be remembered. They
return to occupy a
proudspace inourcol-
lective memory. On
this day at the War
Museum of the Boer
Republics in Bloem-
fontein a sod-turning
ceremony took place
for the construction of
a Garden of Remem-
brance, including a
wall ofnames, tomark
the suffering of wom-
en and children in the
South African War.
The occasion also
marked the sod-turn-
ing for the Sol Plaatje
Hall of the museum
which will depict the
role of black South Af-
ricans in the war.
Due recognition
must be given to Sol
Plaatjes role as a jour-
nalist of note, novel-
ist, a public intellectu-
al and freedom fight-
er.
His Boer War Dia-
ry described the
SiegeofMafikeng in
a memorable way.
Hewrites: It is real-
ly evil to disturb a
beautiful morning
like this with the rat-
tling of Mausers [am-
munition] and whiz-
zes and explosions of
shells.
Until recent times,
the story of the South
African war has been
a narrative that focus-
eson thosewho fought
directly in thecombat.
Yet today, what
used to be called the
Anglo-Boer War is
now popularised as
theSouthAfricanWar
as the conflict en-
gulfed the entire coun-
try and people and af-
fected the lives of gen-
erations to come.
The War Museum,
an associated institu-
tion of the Depart-
ment of Arts and Cul-
ture, has commis-
sioned research that
redresses this history.
The challenge has
been to humanise all
those who played a
role in the war.
Themasters disser-
tation of Celeste Rey-
nolds breathes new
life into history as she
names the 35 000 black
andwhitewomenwho
perished in the con-
centration camps dur-
ing this war.
At the same time
stories of black people
in this war are surfac-
ing. TheWarMuseum
has championed these
studies, created space
and provided resour-
ces for studies that
look at the role of
black South Africans
in the war.
These new books
provide a rich and nu-
anced narrative
which others had cho-
sen to forget. An Illus-
trated history of Black
South Africans in the
Anglo-Boer War 1899-
1902 is sub-titled A
Forgotten History.
The authors state
that: At the start of
the Anglo-Boer War
both the British and
the Boers subscribed
to the philosophy of a
White Mans War.
The Boers kept to this
philosophy at the be-
ginningof thewar,but
the British departed
from it immediately
after war broke out.
This book estimates
that theBritish armed
almost 100 000 black
people towards the
end of the war as the
guerrilla warfare tac-
tics adopted by theBo-
ers began to make in-
roads.
Black people played
their part, both wit-
tingly andwillingly as
active participants
and yet also, for the
most part, unwitting-
ly, as those caught up
in a situation where
imperialist expan-
sionists fought for the
right to rule South Af-
rica.
The capitalist entre-
preneurs sought to
profit from the spoils
of war namely the
vast and then still
largely untappedmin-
eral resources and
exploit blackpeopleas
cheap labour.
Those who partici-
pated were not only
agterryers who as-
sisted the Boers, but
also fighters armed
with rifles and ammu-
nition. Women per-
formed domestic
work.
Men cared for
horses and carried
supplies. Some
thought that through
supporting theBritish
they could regain land
and farms. Some took
over farms, only later
to be dispossessed
once more.
The loss of land
through the Native
Land Act of 1913 en-
trenched this dispos-
session.
Numerous photo-
graphs remain that
show the role of black
people as well as
graphic details
around the sieges of
the war and the re-
sults of the scorched
earth policy that saw
furniture, farmhou-
ses, kraals, cattle and
cropsdestroyedby the
British.
Recent books show
pictures of white chil-
dren starving in
camps and images of
the dead.
Black servants are
in thebackgroundand
the white families
they served are in the
forefront.
The War Museum
has a collection of
more than 6 500 pho-
tos of the war.
In thewhite concen-
tration camps it is es-
timated that 28 000
died, mostly women
and young children.
Through the book
Black Concentration
Camps of the Anglo-
Boer War 1899-1902 by
the late Reverend
Stowell Kessler, we
learn about the black
concentration camps
of this war where at
least 21 000 black peo-
ple died.
The war prepared
the ground for a South
African state, which
was founded on the
disenfranchisement
and dispossession of
black people, a situa-
tion which prevailed
for much of the 20th
century, and the lega-
cy of which is still
with us. As the vari-
ous dignitaries turn
the sod on the ground
that was scorched
over a century ago, it
is fitting that recogni-
tion is given to all
those who got caught
up in the war.
Through the Gar-
den of Remembrance
and the newhall of the
War Museum, we are
remindedofawar that
tore through the
hearts of future gener-
ations, leaving scars
on the landscape that
we reside in today.
A new history of war remembered
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SOCIAL PHOTOS
PARTY TIME: Boitumelo Skhonyane (middle) celebrated her fourth
birthday with friends at the Bloemfontein Crche recently.
Photo: Gordon Vinger
MIKE MODIBA
(middle) posedwith
some Toyota Chee
tahs during the
launch of the new
Super Rugby sea
sonat theFreeState
Stadium in Bloem
fontein. The players
are Willem le Roux
(left) and Adriaan
Strauss, the Chee
tahs captain.
Photo: Sidwell Guduka
SUPERFANS: TheToyotaCheetahsmost recognisable fans, Jakes Jacobs,AndrSchlemmer andHoniballMarais,
attended the clubs launch of the new Super Rugby season, and the unveiling of the players event at the Free
State Stadium on Thursday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
SHARP, SHARP! Bongani Radebe, the chief operations officer of Ubank, Thabang Mokgele, Tate Makgoe, the
MEC for Education in the Free State, and Pulane Lekgoa at a function held at the Kgorathuto High School in
Botshabelo on Wednesday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
DRESSED UP: Nthabiseng Jafta, Nontombi Ntakakaze, Thoko
Nogabe and Lebo Leisa enjoyed themselves at the turning of the
sod ceremony held at the Boer War Museum in Bloemfontein.
GETTOGETHER: Friends chilling atModulaqooaPark in Botshabelo
near Bloemfontein.
SHOWINGOFF THEIR TALENT: The Roseview Primary Schools dance group entertained the audience at the turning of the sod ceremony held at the BoerWarMuseum in Bloemfontein
on Friday.
Entertain with dancemoves
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EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014 13
JUST less than 50% of South Africas credit
active consumers are struggling with debt,
and according to statistics released by the Na-
tional Credit Regulator (NCR), the number of
consumers with impaired records has in-
creased by 71 000 to 9,76 million up from
9,69 million in the previous quarter.
However, there is help at hand for consum-
ers who are struggling to meet their monthly
payments in the form of debt review.
The aim of debt review is to assist over-in-
debted consumers who are struggling to meet
their financial commitments by providing
budget advice, negotiating with credit provid-
ers for reduced payments, and restructuring
debts, says Kedilatile Malakalaka, manager
of debt counselling at the NCR.
Debt review services are offered by regis-
tered debt counsellors. Malakalaka advises
that consumersmust confirm their debt coun-
sellors registration with the NCR.
Consumers can also verify the debt counsel-
lors registration by requesting the registra-
tion certificatewhich should have theNCR lo-
go, clearly displayed name, ID number and
theNCRregistrationnumber of the debt coun-
sellor.
It should be noted that debt review is not
a payment holiday and that consumers are
still liable to pay their debts at reduced instal-
ments, cautions Malakalaka.
Consumers should have a distributable in-
come which will be used to offer reduced pay-
ments to credit providers.
For many consumers already in debt, the
idea of contracting the services of a debt coun-
sellor may seem prohibitive as there are fees
involved. However, debt review fees are de-
pendent on the consumers disposable income
and are capped.
This means that consumers do not have to
borrow money to pay debt review fees, adds
Malakalaka.
Details of the current fee guidelines can be
obtained from the NCR website at
www.ncr.org.za.
It is critical for consumers to bear in mind
that debt counsellors are not authorised to
collect or distribute debt review funds. These
funds must be paid to an NCR accredited pay-
ment distribution agency (PDA) and not di-
rectly to the debt counsellor.
Debt counsellors must also collect their re-
structuring fees through an accredited PDA.
There are currently three NCR accredited
PDAs providing payment distribution servic-
es, namely DC Partner, Hyphen Technology
(Pty) Ltd and the National Payment Distribu-
tion Agency.
There are several steps that consumerswho
are debt stressed can take to remedy their sit-
uation and lessen the burden:
) Be proactive by seeking help when there
are signs of over-indebtedness.
) Do not ignore your credit providers, re-
duced payment is better than non-payment.
)Where possible, do not borrow, but down-
grade your expenses and cut out non-essen-
tials.
) If under debt review, you cannot apply for
further credit and your credit bureau profile
will display a debt review flag until a clear-
ance certificate is issued.
) Avoid under-paying whilst under debt re-
view to avoid termination by credit pro-
viders.
) If your circumstances change, always noti-
fy your debt counsellor.
) If you cannot get hold of your debt counsel-
lor, contact or notify the NCR immediately.
) Take charge of your finances at all times
and know how your money is distributed to
credit providers monthly.
The NCR conducts educational workshops
to assist consumers to understand their rights
and responsibilities on credit.
Consumers who wish to attend a workshop
should call the NCR on 0860-627-627.
Dont let your debts consume you
NETWORKING: The Free State Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Detea) held a media networking session last week at The Thoughts
in Batho. Among those at the event were from the left Detea spokesperson Khotso Tau, Pulane Tsupane, assistant director: Communications in the Premiers Office, Dineo
Mokgosi, Daily Sun journalist, Mondli Mvambi, acting spokesperson for the Department of Health, Kgomotso Molefe, journalist at the Seipone newspaper, Thato Pontso
Hlasela, TV presenter, Mogomotsi Selebi, Sowetan correspondent, and Kamogelo Seekoei, New Age newspapers Free State bureau chief. Photo: Jabulani Dlamini
NEWS
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14 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014
NEWS
AS South Africans observed the 24th
anniversary of the historic release of the
founding president of a democratic South
Africa, Nelson Mandela, from prison
yesterday, Express citizen journalist
Brian Nakedi retraces Mandelas long
walk to freedom through Mangaung.
IT is perhaps befitting to critically reflect
on the relationship that the champion of
peace, reconciliation and social justice had
with the Free State in general and Man-
gaung in particular.
This reflection is in the context of his
contribution towards nation-building and
the legacy of hope for a non-racial, truly
democratic, equal and just society.
Mangaung, capital of the Free State and
the seat of the Supreme Court of Appeal of
South Africa, is considered the foundation
of South African political diversity.
It is in Mangaung where the oldest
liberation movement, the ANC, came to be
on 8 January 1912 and subsequently the
National Party gave birth to its political
structure in 1914.
Ironically, the two protagonist political
organisations were pursuing diametrically
opposite political programmes, with the
ANC waging the struggle for the non-racial
liberation of the black majority, and the
NP articulating the political domination
of the white minority over the black
majority.
Interestingly, as well come to appreciate
later in this article, the political solution
for peace, reconciliation and an endeavour
for social justice and human rights in
South Africa was engineered by the ANC
led by the Mandela family and Kobie
Coetzee from Bloemfontein who interacted
through a not so political but patriotic
lawyer with Mrs Mandela, Piet de Waal.
De Waal and the former minister of
Justice Kobie Coetzee had been close
friends since their student days at the
University of the Free State (UFS).
Mandela led an active political life for
approximately 20 years before his incarcer-
ation in 1962.
During his cadreship role outside prison,
Madiba regularly attended ANC NEC
meetings and its annual conferences in
Mangaung. Tata was familiar with the
Magasa Hall and the Waaihoek Methodist
Church among other venues in the 1940s
and 1950s Mangaung.
It is critical to note that after the eminent
Prof. Keodirileng Zacharia Matthews had
declined the nomination for the ANC
presidency from the ANC Youth League
of Mandela, Mda, Lembede and Tambo;
it was Madiba who persuaded Dr James
Sebe Moroka to accept. He became presi-
dent-general at the 1949 conference held
in the Magasa Hall in Mangaung. Madiba
knew Moroka well from the All African
Convention and other related political
structures of the time.
The 1949 conference in Mangaung adopted
a resolution to embark on a defiance
campaign across South Africa.
The defiance campaign, led by James
Moroka and supported by Mandela, was
so effective, particularly in Transvaal,
that the people of the South Western
Townships (Soweto) of Johannesburg
even named some of their villages after
ANC leaders such as Dube (Dube Village)
and Moroka (Moroka Village/Rockville)
as a result of Mandelas influence.
After the banning of the ANC in 1960 and
the establishment of Mkhonto we Sizwe/
Lerumo la Sechaba (MK) in 1961, it was
from Mangaung that Mandelas call for
volunteers to enlist MK soldiers for train-
ing was heeded.
The first recruits, 12 young men, were
from Mangaung ANC branches and the
Youth League.
These recruits were later known as the
12 disciples of Nelson Mandela. A film was
shot based on an interesting and perhaps
not so talked about story of the 12 disciples
of Mandela from Mangaung.
It is appropriate to name a few of these
men of the 1960s. They included Dr Seleba-
no Matlhape, Dr Mochubela Wesi Seekoei,
Itumeleng Medupe, Pule Leinaeng and
Montsi Mokgadi.
During the Rivonia Treason Trial accused
number one Mandela and the others
had a formidable legal defence team that
included the great son from Mangaung,
Bram Fischer.
This remarkable Afrikaner and an SACP
leader used to teach adult education classes
in the Waaihoek township and learnt
from African communities that racial
attitude was an irrational psychological
phenomenon propagated by greed and
selfishness.
Mandela adored Fischer and had a great
measure of respect for his legendary role
in the struggle for a non-racial and demo-
cratic ideal that he and other Rivonia
trialists were prepared to work for and
even die for.
Fischer succumbed to cancer on 8 May
1975 in Bloemfontein.
The story of Mandela and his comrades
from Mangaung is elaborate. When Tata
entered the lonely walls of Robben Island,
he was not taken aback when he was
welcomed by Commandant Caleb Humalebe
Monty Motshabi who had been incarcer-
ated there a year earlier.
The political cadreship between Monty
Motshabi and David Motsamai (Mandelas
nom de guerre) continued after the release
of the latter.
At the Political University of Robben
Island Madiba served time with numerous
revolutionaries from Mangaung including
comrades Andy Sefotlhelo, Tenge Moadira,
Playfair Morule, Fikile Qithi, Oupa Mokele,
Modise Phekonyane, Mac Lesia, Oliver
Jani Mohapi, Geneva Morake, Casca
Mokitlane and Motshabi.
The concerted efforts for the release of all
political prisoners that gradually took off
after the conviction of Mandela in 1962 and
reinvigorated by Oliver Tambo in 1982
descended in earnest in Mangaung in 1985
when the Release Mandela Campaign for
the Free State Chapter was launched and
headed by Brian Nakedi working with
activists veterans such as Itumeleng Papi
Mokoena, Mariripe Oupa Molema, City
Mzuzwana, Nontsokolo Mohapi, Thami
Raxa, Tutu Jamangile, Richard Hlangu and
Gideon Motsekoa; with the sterling steward-
ship of the national
chapter leader and
Aubrey Mokoena,
also with roots
from the Free
State.
It was during the
post-1976 uprisings
when the youth
began to know the
names of Mandela,
Zeph Mothopeng,
Winnie Mandela
and Steve Biko
through the
articulate writings
in The Friend
newspaper by
local journalist
activists such as
Kgopu Ike Moroe
and Seruthu
Seruthu.
The former was banished to the Qwaqwa
Bantustan for spreading the Mandela
gospel.
Mandelas spirit and gospel would also
intrude church mission houses in the early
1980s as Matshidiso Primrose Nakedi and
the writer would often hide the banned
Freedom Charter, political literature
including a photograph of Mandela at
the Anglican Church St Peters in Kagisa-
nong.
) Brian Nakedi is an insolvency practi-
tioner, political economist, ANC member
and Bloemfontein native.
) This article will be published in four
parts with the second part published
next week.
Madibas legacy extraordinary
THE freedom icon
Nelson Mandela,
who passed away
on 5 December last
year, had been re
leased from the Vic
torVerster Prisonon
11 February 1990.
Photo: Nardus Engelbrecht
THE late Nelson Mandela signs his honourary citizenship given to him
by the then Bloemfontein transitional local council. Looking on from the left are Mojalefa
Matlole (former city manager), Amos Goliath (council official), Brian Nakedi, Madiba and
Jani Mohapi (former mayor).
GOOD CAUSE: The Harethusaneng Burial Society members meet
at the end of the month to discuss matters. The society, which is
based in Botshabelo, was established by Mamontsheng Pela a few
years ago. There were only ten members when the burial society
was established, but today it boasts of 60 members. Its aim is to
help each other as neighbours whenever there are funerals, wed
dings, graduations or traditional functions. Photo: Dimakatso Pela
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EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014 15
GENERAL
NOTICES
COMMUNITY
NOTICES
1210
A newborn baby girl was
found on 19 March 2007 next
to the road between Man-
gaung Police Station and
Kagisho High School. Anyone
who has information regarding
this case please contact
Magda de Beer at 051 407
7210.
PERSONAL
SEVICES
CATERING &
VENUES
1401
available at showgrounds
for weddings, functions and
special shows. We can also
assist you with tablecloths,
cutlery, crockery, draping,
etc. Premises also available
on long term.
Contact Juanita at
tel. 051 448 9894/5/6.
VENUES
HEALTH &
BEAUTY
1430
LEGAL
1440
LOANS
1445
PERSONAL
1460
TRAINING &
EDUCATION
1480
Bfn Fashion Academy
Come and learn how to
make a shirt. Course 11 -
13 Feb. (09:00 - 12:00).
For the working person:
10, 13 (17:00 - 20:00) and
15 Feb. (09:00 - 12:00).
Call 051 430 6261.
Training and Education:
Home-based Care
course. First Aid
course, HIV/AIDS coun-
selling, Child Care. Call
083 768 9392.
FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS
1655
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
2415
ENTREPRENEURS!
Sell Minigeza/hot
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details to:
083 954 1910.
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VEHICLES
CARS FOR SALE
3025
D'METRI MOTORS
FSP 28260
Tel. 051 447 1400/
051 430 1833.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.dmetri.co.za
We buy and sell quality
used
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PROPERTIES
FLATS TO RENT
3250
Bloemfontein: Faure
Ave,Willows. 2-bedr flat
near CUT, very secure,
R4 400 p.m. Immediately
available.
Winterland: Faure Ave,
Willows. 2-bedr flat near
CUT, very secure,
R4 000 p.m. Immediately
available.
CONTACT CMS:
051 447 5508/
082 486 3834.
Open-plan bachelor flat.
Ehrlich Park.
Available immediately.
R2 500 p.m.
Contact
083 416 9767.
Westdene: 2 bedr. R4 000
p.m. Noordhoek: 2 bedr.
R3 700 p.m. Navalsig: 2-
bedr. R4 000 p.m. Elmarie
051 522 9028 Rawson.
FOR SALE
3201
Heidedal: R420 000.
2 bedr, dining, lounge, bathr,
kitchen. Heidedal: R850 000.
3 bedr, dining, lounge, bathr,
kitchen, garage. Hilton: R680
000. 3 bedr, dining, lounge,
bath, kitchen, garage.
Marvin 082 976 9446.
Bargain houses!
Phase 2: R210 000.
2 bedr, bathr, lounge,
kitchen. Deposit of R20 000.
Botshabelo (E): R150 000.
2 bedr, bathr, lounge, kitchen.
Brenda 082 042 2837.
Phase 2: R550 000.
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,
lounge, dining and kitchen.
Call Helena 076 229 7741
HOUSES FOR SALE
3275
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buying a house with 6
bedr, spacious lounge and
dining-room across the
road from Brebner? Ideal
to house students. Edith
083 236 6349 Realty
HOUSES TO LET
3270
Albrecht Street, Dan
Pienaar: 3 bedr, 1 bathroom.
R8 000 p.m. Available
01/04/2014.
Contact CMS
051 447 5508/
082 486 3834.
TOWNHOUSES
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3330
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bathr, lounge/dining,
kitchen, garage with big
yard. R740 000.
Edith 083 236 6349.
TOWNHOUSES
TO LET
3325
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Heights: 3 bedr, 2 bathr,
indoor braai area and granny
flat. R7 350 p.m. Immedia-
tely available.
CONTACT CMS:
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082 486 3834.
EMPLOYMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE
3605
Admin. copy/paste data
workers needed. For info
SMS full name/address to
084 904 6873 or email to
FINANCIAL
3675
INCREASE YOUR INCOME: We
want marketers in each town across
the Free State, part time or full time.
Send your CV to:
PFA - 1 Life Direct
Fax: 086 226 8868
Attention: Collin or phone
051 448 1366.
GENERAL
3680
BFN branch
looking for 21 candidates for
various positions. Age:
18 to 30. Call Zandi 051 430
7144/072 063 2981.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
AVAILABLE!
Training provided
before working.
A certificate will be
issued after training.
DIVISIONS OPEN:
Government pension
claims.
Social grant and late
estate.
REQUIREMENTS:
Grade 10 and above.
School report or copy
of Grade 12 certificate
and CV, if available,
application letter.
SEND ALL OF THE
REQUIRED TO:
THE ADMINISTRATOR
REF: GRT14
PO BOX 7292
BLOEMFONTEIN
9300.
CLOSING DATE:
28 FEBRUARY 2014.
NB:
You only need to send
your application, then
we will SMS you once
you have been selected.
Only one application
must be sent to us.
Send your own A4-size
stamped envelope for
your certificate.
BENODIG: Huis-/tuinhulpe,
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goeie verwysings.Madeliefie
076 196 3288.
HAIR/BEAUTY
3685
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Fantastic beauty products
for women. Earn great
commission.
SMS name
and address to
083 805 1342.
MEDICAL
3705
SECURITY
3750
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Make use of this great opportunity
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provided. Call 079 104 3735 or
076 690 0377.
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GENERAL
NOTICES
4010
121 APPLICATION TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF CIPC
Please take notice that Chri-
stoffel Johannes Henze de
Wet intends to make applica-
tion to the Commissioner of
CIPC for the restoration of
Jabulani Beer Garden
1993/001577/23. Please take
further notice that any objec-
tion to the application must be
lodged with the Commissioner
of CIPC within 21 days from
the date of publication hereof.
CIPC, PO Box 429, Pretoria
0001.
121 APPLICATION TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF CIPC
Please take notice that Lefu
Abel Letsela intends to make
application to the Commissio-
ner of CIPC for the restoration
of Vigorous Defence Trading
Enterprise 2006/032895/23.
Please take further notice that
any objection to the applica-
tion must be lodged with the
Commissioner of CIPC within
21 days from the date of pub-
lication hereof. CIPC, PO Box
429, Pretoria 0001.
Mamie Bunzi please contact
Lorraine Botha at 051 522
6914/5/6 urgently regarding
your child.
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Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for
appointment to the following positions:
Communications Manager
Bloemfontein Office
Primary duties: Manage the relationship between the organisation and stakeholders Develop a
communication protocol and strategy Develop publications including brochures, multimedia programmes and
videos Write and edit in-house publications such as speeches Prepare press releases for approval by the
Chief Executive Propagate the reputation of the organisation within the community Research perceptions of
target audience and develop effective communication programmes Analyse political, economic and social
trends with regard to water-related matters and recommend relevant communication strategies Collect,
research and prepare communication materials for external and internal audiences Support webpage
maintenance to ensure new and consistent information is posted regularly Coordinate corporate events to
enhance the visibility of the Bloem Water brand Report activities to management and the Board.
Requirements: Relevant diploma/degree in Communications 5-10 years relevant experience with a
strong track record as an implementer managing a variety of key initiatives concurrently Ability to take
knowledge and transform it into exciting and useful messages and disseminate it to the right audiences
through the best distribution channels Valid drivers licence Excellent report-writing skills Competent in
MS Office Excellent communication skills Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all groups,
including staff, board members, volunteers, programme participants and stakeholders.
Internal Auditor
Bloemfontein Office
Primary duties: Establish, manage and promote the standing of Internal Audit activity Develop and
maintain internal audit policies and procedures Develop and maintain strategic and operational risk-based
audit plans Develop and implement a quality assurance and improvement programme for the Internal Audit
function Develop the engagement plan and coordinate Internal Audit engagement between stakeholders
Communicate the results of Internal Audit engagement to relevant stakeholders Assess stakeholder
action plans and monitor implementation progress Attend audit committee meetings Manage and
coordinate the activities of external/internal auditors Coordinate meetings between external/internal
auditors and the office of the Chief Executive Write reports to Management Provide continuous
assessment of general compliance Evaluate and provide reasonable assurance that risk management,
control and governance systems are functioning as intended and will enable the organisation's objectives
and goals to be met Assist the risk officer with anti-fraud programmes Perform any other tasks as
assigned from time to time.
Requirements: CIA or CA(SA) qualification 3-5 years relevant experience Extensive knowledge of
applicable legislative and regulatory frameworks Valid drivers licence Report-writing skills Competency
in MS Office/Excel.
Maintenance Manager
Bloemfontein Office
Primary duties: Carry out annual planning and revision of maintenance budgets Develop SOPs
Maintain water supply systems master plans Be involved in the Specification Committee Initiate,
implement and manage a plant, equipment and facility maintenance programme Manage assets Plan
preventative maintenance Liaise with RM, MT and MS Carry out plant audits Establish and maintain a
Computerised Maintenance Management System Promote and supervise automation activities Maintain
the GIS system Participate in R&D Participate in DWA programmes and give support to WSA Manage
the Water Demand Management Model Participate in BDSC Track, analyse and improve key maintenance
parameters Plan, project and manage annual water demand volumes from all sources (municipal demands,
raw water extractions) WULA Optimise electricity supply in support of operational requirements Plan
maintenance processes in consultation with principal customers and regions Proactively engage with the
shareholder Department of Water Affairs (DWA) regarding infrastructure management Give input into and
maintain policies Write reports to Management Observe H&S protocols Perform any other task as
assigned from time to time Ensure SCADA, PLC and telemetry functionality at all times Support WSA
Participate in preventative and reactive maintenance activities.
Requirements: BTech/BSc Civil/Mechanical/Electrical 5-10 years relevant experience Project
Management certification ECSA registration Valid drivers licence Report-writing skills Computer
literacy Problem-solving skills Leadership and supervisory skills.
PLC & Telemetry Technician
Bloemfontein Office
Primary duties: Drive the organisations system automation programme Provide support to Regional
Instrumentation personnel Maintain and service all instrumentation equipment Maintain and calibrate all
electronic flow meters Develop SOPs in conjunction/consultation with the regional team Troubleshoot
telemetry, SCADA and PLC software and hardware Programme PLCs and SCADA Monitor and reconcile
information from treatment plants and the SCADA system Provide preventative, planned and emergency
maintenance on the plant Make recommendations and perform software changes Maintain
documentation of changes to the software and hardware Calibrate readings on instruments according to
standards Prepare the annual budget in terms of agreed templates, criteria and timeframes Manage and
control the approved budget Communicate effectively and establish and maintain effective working
relationships Follow safety procedures using a wide variety of hand and power tools, and electronic and
electric test equipment as related to field and shop work Ensure preparation and completion of accurate
reports Perform all assignments as directed from time to time Manage relationships with service providers
Implement PLC/Telemetry/Instrumentation projects Give input into the development and upgrade
requirements of instrumentation, telemetry and SCADA systems.
Requirements: National Diploma in Instrumentation plus National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Light
Current) Telecommunication experience will be an added advantage 3-5 years instrumentation
experience Proficiency and skill in SCADA and PLC software (Adroit SCADA and Schneider PLC would be
preferred) Computer literacy Knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management System Valid
drivers licence Report-writing skills.
Bloem Water is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. The intention is to promote representivity in
the organisation through the filling of vacancies.
Send your application with comprehensive CV and supporting documents to: The Executive Human
Resource, PO Box 30121, Pellissier, Bloemfontein 9322.
Closing date: 22 February 2014
Applicants who have not received feedback by 21 March 2014 must accept that their applications have been
unsuccessful.
Bloem Water reserves the right not to appoint in any advertised position.
Stats SA provides scientific knowledge that enables society to understand complex
socio-economic phenomena. It draws its mandate from the Statistics Act, 1999 (Act
No 6 of 1999). Stats SA strives to excel in the following five competencies: Intellectual
capability to lead the scientific work of statistics Technological competence for
purposes of large-scale processing and for complex computations and accessibility
of information to the public Logistical competence for deployment of (forward and
reverse) logistics of large-scale field operations and for strategic choices regarding
operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness Political competence in understanding
the political environment without being political or politicised (commitment of delivery
without fear of favour) Administrative competence: The ability of bringing it all
together.
Provincial Programme Officer
(One permanent position exists in the Free State
Provincial Office)
(Salary Level 11: R495 603 all-inclusive remuneration
package per annum) (Ref No. 21/02/14FS)
Provincial NSS Coordinator
(One permanent position exists in the Free State
Provincial Office)
(Salary Level 11: R495 603 all-inclusive remuneration
package per annum) (Ref No. 22/02/14FS)
Provincial Training Officer
(One permanent position exists in the Free State
Provincial Office)
(Salary Level 9: R252 144 per annum) (Ref No. 23/02/14FS)
Closing date for applications: 21 February 2014
For full details on the above positions, including minimum
requirements, qualification, experience and to apply, please visit our
website at www.statssa.gov.za
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Clinic Sister
Botshabelo Processing Plant
Supreme Poultry, with its head office in Potchefstroom, is the third
largest broiler meat producer in South Africa. The ideal person will be in
possession of an appropriate qualification and at least 5 years relevant
primary health care and occupational health care experience. Possession of
a Dispensing license will be an advantage. In this operational role, you will
be fully responsible and accountable for the effective running of the clinic
at the Botshabelo Processing Plant.
Reporting to the General Manager and operating from the Botshabelo
processing plant, requirements and responsibilities include the following:
Managing the day-to-day clinic activities Sound record keeping and
reporting on clinic activities Counselling of employees on personal and
health related matters Knowledge of applicable legislation including the
Occupational Health and Safety Act Coordinating the use of personal
protective equipment (PPE) at the workplace Establishing of general
sound working relationships.
Written applications can be directed to: The
HR Manager, Supreme Poultry (Pty) Ltd, by
fax on 086 674 0749 or by e-mail to
Closing date: 19 February 2014.
Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The Working Earth 02-19257
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Sidwell Guduka
THE football truism
that defences win
matches is one Blo-
emfontein Celtic
coach, Ernst Midden-
dorp, is hoping re-
peats itself in all its
bone-rattling splen-
dour when his team
comes to grips with
Platinum Stars in an
Absa Premiership
match today.
The sides meet at
the Royal Bafokeng
Sports Palace at
19:30.
While Phunya Sele
Sele have been solid
at the back, they have
also been dangerous
in attack.
They have scored
four times in their
last two encounters
without conceding a
single goal some-
thing Middendorp is
happy about.
We have a strong
defence, good goal-
keeping and good
centre backs.
I think (Mogogi)
Gabonamong is also
doing a great job as a
defensive midfielder.
If you can stop
your opponent,
youre almost there.
Discipline is also a
big factor, Midden-
dorp says.
The German men-
tor is very wary of
Dikwena who regis-
tered a 1-0 win over
Free State Stars at
the same venue on
Sunday.
Our game against
Stars is crucial.
They have a cer-
tain passing pattern
that causes most
team problems and
they also have dan-
gerous individual
players who can
score through good
movement off the
ball.
But we have pre-
pared very well for
them, and Ihopewell
get a good result,
Middendorp says.
He adds it is im-
portant to keep the
winning momentum
and move up the log
table.
We need to keep
on winning to sepa-
rate ourselves from
the bottom teams. Im
not happy with our
position on the log at
the moment.
Celtic are sitting in
9th position on the
log with 22 points af-
ter 16 matches, while
Stars are lying 5th on
the table with 26
points after the same
number of games.
The visitors will
pin their hopes on
Gabadinho Mhango,
Keagan Buchanan,
Joel Mogorosi, Vuy-
ani Ntanga and Lera-
to Lamola.
The hosts will rely
on Robert Ngambi,
Mogakolodi Ngele,
Henrico Botes and Si-
busiso Msomi for
goals.
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Guduka on twitter
@Sidwelele
Celtic counts on water-tight defence
MY BALL: Mpho Maruping (white shirt) of Bloemfontein Celtic in
an aerial battlewithSiyabongaShoyisa of theUniversity of Pretoria
during a match in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Celtic won by 20.
Photo: Samuel Shivambu/Backpagepix
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Sidwell Guduka
THE Caleb Motshabi
Table Tennis Tour-
nament will be held
at the Batho Com-
munity Hall in
Bloemfontein on 26
April.
According toDavid
Kgabale, who is the
organiser of the
event, the tourna-
ment will consist of
three categories:
u.12, u.14 and u.17
for both boys and
girls.
The preparations
for the event are un-
derway.
We are expecting
as many children as
possible to register
for this tournament.
We are also
appealing to poten-
tial sponsors to sup-
port us, because we
want this tourna-
ment to be very suc-
cessful, Kgabale
says.
The support we
have been getting
previously from the
local people is awe-
some.
We are expecting
the Mangaung com-
munity to give us
their support in
terms of making this
tournament a suc-
cess.
Our aim is to de-
velop table tennis in
our municipality,
he adds.
Players who are
interested in taking
part in this tourna-
ment are requested
to register for the
event as soon as pos-
sible.
The registration
fee is R30 per player,
singles.
Players should
register before the
deadline on 21
April, says the or-
ganiser.
The eventwill start
at 09:00.
For more infor-
mation, please con-
tact Kgabale on 073-
712-0048, or send an
email to kga-
Table tennis
players invited
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Sidwell Guduka
HIGH SCHOOLS across the country
are urged to register for the 2014
Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup.
Registration for this, the biggest school
soccer tournament in South Africa, is
now open. Schools have until 17 March
to register to take part in the event.
While the winners will take home
R1 million, the runners-up will pocket
R600 000, the third-placed side will win
R500 000 and the fourth-placed side will
leave with R400 000.
The nine schools who emerge as provin-
cial winners will each smile to the bank with
a cheque of R100 000 for their efforts. They
will then battle it out against each other for
the grand prize.
Not only does the competition carry a
total amount of R3,4 million in prize-money,
but it also gives the players an opportunity
to be spotted by football scouts from the
Premier Soccer League clubs.
After last years edition of the tournament,
Mamelodi Sundowns invited some of the
players who impressed their scouts to a
training camp in December.
The result of the training camp saw the
Harmony Academys Kabelo Mabasa, Jason
Skipper and Tani Mpusana of Cloetesville
High and HTS Louis Botha respectively,
being offered contracts to join the Sun-
downs Development Academy.
The Harmony Academys Reginald Tsoela
and Lugiano Knopp from Okiep in the
Northern Cape also joined the Sundowns
second division team.
They will enter the Elite Player Pro-
gramme which enables the youth players to
train with the senior team on a regular
basis. Dillan Fransch has also joined Ajax
Cape Town. For registration forms,
schools should contact Themba Tshabala-
la, SASFA national coordinator, on
084-290-0602 or by email at
) For more stories:
www.express-news.co.za or
expresspaper.mobi
Registration for tournament open
IN ACTION: The Harmony Academy and HTS Louis Botha doing battle during the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Tournament in Bloemfontein last year. Photo: Voight Mokone
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Sidwell Guduka
NAKA DROTSK, the Toyota
Cheetahs coach, is happy with
the squads overall fitness level
heading into the six-month long
Vodacom Super Rugby season.
Drotsk and his technical
team have been working with
the players behind the scenes,
making sure they are physical-
ly prepared for what lies ahead.
We are ready for the season
ahead. We started off with our
preparations last November.
We did a lot of conditioning
in November and December.
Im really happy with the
overall fitness of the players.
Their fitness is almost where I
want it to be, Drotsk says..
I think we have a better
squad, compared to what we
had last season. We are going
to miss the two players that we
have lost: Robert Eberson and
Lourens Adriaanse.
But Im really happy with
the new signings. I believe they
will add value to our squad this
season. Im optimistic we will
do much better than we did in
the previous season, he says.
The Cheetahs will open their
Super Rugby campaign with a
tough encounter against the
Lions at the Free State Stadium
on Saturday.
The match is scheduled to
kick off at 17:10.
Its always a tough game
playing against the Lions. They
are a good side. The pressure
will be on us to beat them. It is
important that the mindset of
the players will be hundred
percent on match-day. It is also
vital to win the first home
game of the season, says the
Senekal-born coach.
The Free State outfit has won
all three warm-up matches they
played in preparation for the
new rugby season, and Drotsk
believes his side will challenge
for the championship in the
tournament.
Im quite happy with the
way we are playing. There is
always a chance of winning the
Super Rugby.
The Reds ended in last
position a few years ago, and
then three years later they won
it. We finished sixth last year
and the players are aware that
if they play well they can win
the competition.
The Cheetahs have reported a
clean bill of health going into
the first round of matches in
the new Super Rugby season.
We have no injuries in the
team and all the players are
available for selection, says
Drotsk.
The coach appeals to the
multitute of Cheetahs fans and
Free Staters to rally behind the
team.
Its so much easier to win
these games against quality
sides if you have 30 000 to
40 000 people who are support-
ing you. We really need the
people of the Free State to fill
the stadium to the rafters when
we are playing at home.
) Tickets for the match are
already on sale. They cost R60
(adults) and R20 (students and
children) at the open stands.
For the main grand stand
tickets cost R80.
Cheetahs Super Rugby
squad for 2014:
Ryno Barnes, Rayno Ben-
jamin, Martin Bezuidenhoudt,
Francois Brummer, Jean Cook,
Hennie Daniller, Lodewyk de
Jager, Rossouw de Klerk,
Andries Ferreira, Johan
Goosen, Carel Greeff, Cornal
Hendricks, Rocco Jansen,
Lappies Labuschagn, Ligtoring
Landman, Willie le Roux, Hercu
Liebenberg, Piet Lindeque,
Hilton Lobberts, Kevin Luiters,
Tian Meyer, Howard Mnisi,
Oupa Mohoje, Trevor Nyakane,
Coenie Oosthuizen, Caylib
Oosthuizen, Sarel Pretorius,
Boom Prinsloo, Gouws Prinsloo,
Raymond Rhule, Johann Sadie,
Nick Schonert, Willem Serfon-
tein, Riaan Smith, Adriaan
Strauss (c), Francois Uys,
Philip van der Walt, Maks van
Dyk, Torsten van Jaarsveld,
Francois Venter, Shaun Venter
and Elgar Watts.
Drotsk optimistic
Appeals for support
OPTIMISTIC: Naka Drotsk, the Toyota
Cheetahs coach. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
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Im optimistic we will
do much better than
we did in the previous
season.
Naka Drotsk
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Toyota Cheetahs, is giving away ten
double tickets to lucky readers to
watch the Vodacom Super Rugby
match between the Cheetahs and the
Lions on Saturday at 17:10 at the
Free State Stadium.
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this question: Who is the captain of
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