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E F SASTERN REE TATE
TEL: 058 3035411 WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014 WWW.EXPRESSNEWS.CO.ZA WWW.EXPRESSPAPER.MOBI FREE
} Tladi Moloi
WALKING naked or half naked on thestreet is not an easy thing.
People will most likely label you ascrazy.
But it is a different story with NhlanhlaTshabalala (29) who was recently spottedwalking half naked, pushing his bicycle ina busy street of Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa,on his way to the Setsing ShoppingComplex.
“I am not mad. I am just doing this asan awareness campaign for mentally illpeople. If people think I am crazy, then weare all crazy in this world.
“I am on a mission and I am just milesaway from reaching my goal.”
“However, the tough Tshabalala confess-es that he was mentally ill for ten years.
He pleads with South Africans not tojudge him nor call him names because heis not mentally ill anymore.
“I was mentally ill for ten years, from2003 to 2013. It all started with my motherwho told me she also went through thesame thing when she was young.
However, she recovered until thesickness resurfaced in 2002.
“I then fell ill and after that my brotherwas also affected.
“My sister was the only one who was notaffected,” he says.
Tshabalala says he received treatment atthe Mofumahadi Manapo Regional Hospitaluntil late last year when he decided not totake the treatment anymore.
“I told them that the medication was notgood for me and they understood and toldme that they would reduce it.
“I kept taking the treatment reluctantlyuntil I decided to stop it completely and
told myself that God would provide. Istopped taking the treatment last year witha belief that by 2014 I would be healed.And now I am a healthy man,” he says.
He says he went to the Manapo Hospitaland the Phuthaditjhaba Police Station toinform them of his campaign because hewas afraid that they might think that hewas ill again.
“I went to the police station and Manapowhere I reported to them that I was goingto start with my campaign. I told themthat they should not think that I am madagain.
“I don’t want anyone to stop me because“I want to achieve something which is nowwithin my reach.
“I know that people might think I havegone mad again but I have not.
I want to tell them that no one is mad inthis world,” he says.
Tshabalala urges people to stop judgingthe book by its cover because they do notknow what is inside.
“I want to take out something inside ofme which they don’t see.
“There is one of the song I like thatgoes: ‘Nkgantshe morena, okgantshedipuong le diketsong lefatshe le boneChrist ka nna’,” says the ambitiousTshabalala.
When asked what his campaign was allabout, he explains, “Have you see LeonSchuster and Mr Bean? I am going to dowhat they do.
“When I see those people, I wish I coulddrive to their world because I am multi-tal-ented and I can do what they are doingeven better.”
To view the video and listen to the audioclip of Tshabalala visit express-news.co.zaor our mobi site on expresspaper.mobi
Nhlanhlabears it allGoes naked for mental awareness
BRAVE: Nhlanhla Tshabalala is pushing his bicycle in Phuthaditjahaba, Qwaqwa.Photo: Tladi Moloi
“I know that peoplemight think I havegonemad again, but Ihave not.I want to tell themthat no one is mad inthis world.” – Nhlanhla Tshabalala
2 EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014
NEWS
} Nkareng Moloi
VUSI TSHABALALA has beenofficially announced as the newexecutive mayor of the Maluti-a-Pho-fung Local Municipality.Tshabalala’s appointment was
announced on Friday during thecouncil sitting by the ANC provin-cial secretary, William Bulwana.This has ended speculation that
Mahlomola Majake was ear-markedfor the mayor’s position ahead of thenational elections.The appointment of Tshabalala
sees Kgwarai Kgwarai replacing himas the chief whip.Bulwane says Tshabalala has
proven to them, the ANC, that he isready and fit to take the position. Hesays he did everything perfectlywhile he was still acting.“We are sure road maintenance
will be his first priority. Unemploy-ment is still a big challenge in thecountry, but our people surely needservices to be rendered,” he says.Tshabalala thanked the ANC and
other councillors for showingconfidence in him and for thesupport that they had given him.“I am going to make sure that we
deliver the services to our people.The other challenge I am facing isthat the municipality received aqualified report from the auditorgeneral (AG). I want us to do thingsthe right way and get a clean auditon our finances. There won’t be anychanges in the mayoral committee,but if there are any, it will be by adirective from the province,” hesays.Leona Kleinhans of the DA says: “I
want to congratulate the mayor onhis new role. I fully support him.”
TshabalalaTshabalalanewmayornewmayor
VUSI TSHABALALA, themayor of the MalutiaPhofung Local Municipality. Photo: Tladi Moloi
} Reporter
AN eight-year-old boy from the Pha-mongVillage inQwaqwa lost his lifein Bolata-Tseki Road when a mandriving a white pick-up hit him andleft him lying helplessly on the sideof the road.The same vehicle was found stuck
on its side near a yard where a fu-
neral was being heldApparently the young boy was
walking with his grandmother fromthePhamongVillagenear theRiver-side Township towards the Phaza-ma section.Sgt Mmako Mophiring said wit-
nesses alleged that the pick-up hitthe boy and he fell on the side of theroad. He said the driver did not stop
as fled the scene.“The police were called to look for
the driver whilst medics attended tothe child.“The child was certified dead a
few minutes later and the vehiclewas found on the side of the roadat a house where a funeral washeld.“The driver was traced and ar-
rested by the Tseseng Police,” hesaid.Mophring said the driver (57) was
expected to appear before the TsekiMagistrate’s Court soon facing acharge of culpable homicide.“Two people who were with
him during the accident were be-ing interrogated by police,” hesaid.
Boy killed in hit-and-runA PICKUP was found stuck on its side near a yard where a funeral was conducted after a hitandrun that resulted in the death of a child.
Photo: Supplied
} Tladi Moloi
BONGANI ELLIOT MNGUNI(26) from Namahadi nearFrankfort was recently sen-tenced to two life sentences bythe Frankfort Regional Court.The sentence came after he had
been found guilty of the rape andbrutal murder of LindiweMazibuko (41), also from Nama-hadi.In August 2012 Mnguni and
Mazibuko came from a tavern inthe area.They were accompanied by
another male who later left.Mnguni then forced himself
onto the deceased, she foughtback and he hit her with a rockand killed her.The accused was spotted by a
community member who thenalerted the community.Mnguni was found lying on top
of the deceased by an angry mobwho then executed a citizen’sarrest and handed him over tothe local police.He was found guilty on 14
January and heard his fate lastMonday.The case was investigated by
the Frankfort Detective Servic-es.“I want to thank the communi-
ty members for not taking thelaw into their own hands andtrusting the police to make surethat justice prevails.“Through team work between
the community and the policewe’ll be able to reduce thesetypes of senseless and brutalcrimes in the province,” saidLt Gen. Simon Mpembe, theFree State provincial commission-er.
Rapist getstwo lifesentences
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THE award ceremony for the FreeState Department of Agriculture andRural Development’s ground-breakingRe Kgaba Ka Diratswana programmewill be held on 1 March and highlightthe excellent work carried out byordinary citizens of the province intheir own backyards, schools andchurches.The programme started in July last
year and seeks to empower thecommunities to not only secure theirown sustainable food source, but alsocreate a more uplifting environment inbackyards around the province.The awards will be handed out in ten
categories following town and districtfinals, culminating in provincial winnerswhose work will be recognized as thebest in the Free State.More than 8 000 households, schools,
churches and other communityinstitutions have been involved in theproject to date in competitions thattook place in 18 towns across fivedistricts in the province. In total, over31 000 people have benefited from thegarden programme to date.The categories for the Re Kgaba Ka
Diratswana competition aim to giveeveryone an opportunity to show offtheir creations, but also stretch beyondthe growing of plants and vegetables.Conserving for the environment is an
important theme as well, with watersaving techniques and recycling a partof that. The ten categories of thegarden initiative are Best New andExisting Backyard Garden, Best Newand Existing School Garden, Best Newand Existing Church or CommunityGarden, Best Innovation to SaveWater, Best Innovation to Recycle,Best Innovation for Natural Pest and
Weed Control, and Best Innovation touse Natural Compost.The general household survey by
Statistics SA (2009) conducted in 2008found that 33,5% of households in theFree State had no adequate access tofood, a number that Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development MEC,Mamiki Qabathe, found unacceptablyhigh.The Re Kgaba Ka Diratswana initiative
was instituted in part to assist membersof the public to grow their own food, but
also to teach them how to store, packageand even sell their goods, giving them avital source of income at the same time.At the same time Re Kgaba Ka Dirat-
swana hopes to promote healthy eating,providing the public with what is essen-tially organic vegetables for the dinnertable. There is a recycling theme to thecompetition as well, not just with regardto water, but also turning everydayobjects such as cool drink bottles, oldtyres and ice cream tubs into objects thatcan hold plants and help a garden reach
its maturity.Participants also received training in
how to make their own compost. Muchof the soil in informal settlementswhere the poorest of the Free State’scitizens live, is not conducive togrowing plants and vegetables, and socompost becomes a vital part of theprocess.“The programme teaches partici-
pants skills that could become vitalto their everyday lives,” Qabathesays.“We are creating hope for people
where before there was only despair. Insome cases Re Kgaba Ka Diratswanahas helped mothers buy school cloth-ing for their children by providing anincome with the money they makefrom selling home-grown vegetables, inothers it has helped improve thenutrition of individuals by giving thembetter choices for the dinner table.“The awards ceremony on 1 March is
to honour those who have made anoutstanding contribution to theprogramme and to improving theirown lives through Re Kgaba KaDiratswana.“By recognizing these achievements
we also give hope to others that theytoo can benefit from the programmeby becoming part of Re Kgaba KaDiratswana.” concludes Qabathe.Every member of the community is
encouraged to become a part of theinitiative in a bid to achieve a healthierlifestyle throughout the Free State.In essence, the old adage of ‘Give a
man a fish and you feed him for a day;teach a man to fish and you feed himfor a lifetime’ perfectly illustrates theaims of the Re Kgaba Ka Diratswanaproject.
Winners of project to be announced
MAMIKI QABATHE, the MEC of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.Photo: Tladi Moloi
“The programme teaches participantsskills thatcould becomevital to theireverydaylives.”– MECMamikiQabathe
4 EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014
NEWS
} Selloane Khalane
THE public protector (PP) Thuli Madonselarecently said the Operation Hlasela investi-gation is a high-profile case with majorpublic interest.
This follows an inquiry by ExpressQwaqwa and Eastern Free State to establishthe completion of Madonsela’s probe intothe controversial multi-million rand projectrun from the office of the Free Statepremier, Ace Magashule.
Operation Hlasela was used as a servicedelivery vehicle in the Free State with avoluntary fund into which donations couldbe made.
In 2010 the opposition parties Cope, theDA and the Freedom Front Plus requestedMadonsela to probe Operation Hlaselaamidst allegations of corruption and theabuse of state funds.
Recently Madonsela has been accused ofonly focusing on high-profile cases such asPresident Jacob Zuma’s homestead, Nkand-la, and has neglected cases lodged in otherprovinces.
The PP’s spokesperson, Oupa Segalwe,said Madonsela understood people’s frustra-tions with the slow pace on other cases andsaid each matter was given optimal atten-tion.
“It must be noted that Operation Hlaselaitself is a high-profile case with major
public interest.“The Nkandla complaint on the other
hand was lodged in December 2011, morethan two years ago,” Segalwe said.
Segalwe said their office had a hugequality assurance backlog, which has causedsome reports to take longer than ideal.
“The PP sincerely regrets the inconven-ience to complainants and affected parties,”Segalwe added.
The DA Free State leader, PatriciaKopane, said the party had been doingfollow-ups on the case with little success.
“We want the investigation to be complet-ed before the national elections in April,”Kopane explained.
The Cope acting secretary, MzwandileHleko, said his party asked the PP to probeOperation Hlasela and the Operation HlaselaFund in 2010.
“We are disappointed that two years laterthe investigation has not been concluded,”Hleko said.
In December Madonsela told Express therewas no political interference during theOperation Hlasela investigation.
Segalwe said letters informing relevantparties on intended findings with theirimplications would be sent out in thecoming week.
Segalwe told Express he could not saywith certainty when the report would bereleased.
Slow pace of manycases frustrates
ANCWOMEN’SLEAGUEmembershold flags aloft during thePartyManifesto Launchat the Charles Mopeli Stadium in Qwaqwa.
Flags fly high during launch
EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014 5
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THE National Youth Develop-ment Agency (NYDA) FreeState Youth Chamber ofCommerce and Industries, leadby Thabo Pitse, the convener,and Edgar Legoale, the coordi-nator, and the provincial taskteam (PTT) members consistingof ten members representingall the districts, recently hostedits first provincial generalcouncil in Qwaqwa.The purpose of the council
was to empower 30 Free Statedelegates attending the Nation-al Youth in Business Summitwith a clear understanding ofthe Youth Employment Accord,Youth Enterprise DevelopmentStrategy and other policies.As many youths in business
are not well exposed to thispolicies, it was also tonominate a candidate tostand for a national positionin the Youth Chamber andto touch base on the draftconstitution and make theirsubmission as the Free Stateto the National Youth inBusiness Summit.All the districts attended and
nominations were made fornational positions.Pitse recommended Legoale
as the national candidate fromthe Free State to contest theNational Treasury positionwhich was seconded by all
districts present.Mangaung nominated
Thabiso Moeketsi, the Man-gaung Metropolitan YouthEntrepreneurship Programme(MMYEP) president, and otherdelegates from all five districtsto contest additional positions.The event was graced by the
presence of the Maluti-a-Pho-fung executive mayor, VusiTshabalala.The Fezile Dabi Youth
Business Forum and MMYEPtook the opportunity to high-light some of the policies thatwill be discussed at thesummit, including:1. The Youth EnterpriseDevelopment Strategy(YEDS) – facilitated by theMMYEP secretary general,Thinane.2. The Youth EmploymentAccord – also facilitated by theMMYEP secretary general,Thinane.3. The draft constitution thatwas presented jointly by theFree State task team’s coordi-nator, Legoale, and Thinane.) The Free State YouthChamber of Commerce onIndustry FSYCCI’s NYDANational Youth in BusinessSummit which was scheduledto take place from 29 to 31January has been postponeduntil further notice.
NYDA held1st AGM
ATTENDEES at the provincial general council meeting. Photo: Supplied
} Nkareng Moloi
MOEKETSI LEBESA, presidentof the Dikwankwetla Party ofSouth Africa, has confirmedspeculation that the party willbe forming a coalition with theruling party, the ANC, goinginto the upcoming elections.“Yes, it is true that we’ll be
forming a coalition with theANC,” he says.Even though the decision has
left many of their loyal support-ers fuming, Lebesa says it isnothing new.“We have done it before in
past elections.“For instance, we formed a
coalition with the AzanianPeople’s Organisation (Azapo),Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)and the DA.“We chose not contest the
general elections. So we’ll beworking with them.“We’ll announce the terms of
our partnership at a laterstage,” he says.Vusi Tshabalala of the ANC
says: “We are very happy to bein this partnership as theirparty is the official oppositionin the municipality. They play abig role in achieving our goalwhich is winning the electionwith a two-third majority and tounite the country.”
Coalition a realityMOEKETSI LEBESA, president of the Dikwankwetla Party of SouthAfrica. Photo: Tladi Moloi
6 EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014
SPORT
THE Maluti FET College finallyreturned to its winning ways whenthey beat Blackburn Rovers by 2-0while African Warriors gave pointsaway to FC Cape Town.
Black Leopards have movedwithin five points of log leadersChippa United with a victory overSantos who, along with MilanoUnited, dropped points.Chippa United 2-2 Thanda
Royal ZuluA late goal from James Okwuosa
ensured that a ten-man Chippasalvaged a point against bottomside Thanda on Friday night at thePhilippi Stadium.
The home side netted a goal firstthrough Letsi Koapeng’s fifth-minute strike, but Mhlengi Celelevelled this soon afterwards.
Things got worse for the ChilliBoys when goalkeeper Abdurag-maan White had an altercationwith a Thanda player which led toa red card and a penalty.
Cele scored from the spot, butOkwuosa headed home from acorner with the last action of thegame for a share of the spoils.
Black Leopards 2-0 SantosLidoda Duvha made it two wins
in a row thanks to goals fromKarabo Tshepe and Brian Amidu.The results see Leopards shoot upto fourth spot, while Santos slipdown to seventh.
FC Cape Town 2-1 AfricanWarriors
FC Cape Town continued theirgood form with a 2-1 victory overAfrican Warriors at the NNKRugby Stadium.
Andile Khumalo scored a braceto help the hosts move up to 12thplace with 22 points, 7 less thanWarriors, who are eighth.
Maluti FET College 2-0 Black-burn Rovers
Rovers’ miserable seasoncontinued on Saturday when theywere beaten 2-0 by Maluti at theCharles Mopeli Stadium. SaneleMabaso scored an own-goal beforeThabiso Mokenkoane netted tomake sure of the points.
Rovers remain second frombottom with 13 points, while Malutiput some distance between themand the relegation zone. They are13th with 22 points.
Baroka FC 2-1 Milano UnitedMilano United lost their second
consecutive match after a 2-1 defeatto Baroka FC at the Old PeterMokaba Stadium. The visitorsopened the scoring throughHouston Hills, but Thabiso Ku-dumela and Walter Letsoala hitback to hand Baroka the points.
The Limpopo-based side is nowfifth with 30 points, 3 behindMilano, who are second.
Sivutsa Stars 1-0 Vasco daGama
Sivutsa shocked Vasco with a 1-0win courtesy of Mpho Mbebe’sfirst-half goal. It leaves the Capeside third with 33 points, while thehome side move up to ninth with25 points.
Witbank Spurs 2-4 United FCUnited FC won a six-goal thriller
against Witbank Spurs at the PumaRugby Stadium. The visitors were3-1 up at the break thanks to goalsfrom Mpho Mvelase, ConradMadolo and Thulanio Khwinan,with Peter Mubayiwa scoring forSpurs. Ralph Matema got a secondfor the hosts, but Mvelase got hissecond to kill off any hopes of acomeback.
Soccer results in shortHoping to winHoping to win
FOCUSED: Richard Henyekane is on the ball with the Bloemfontein Celtics player during the AbsaPremier League (PSL) game.
says. It will evidently help theteam.“I have to start scoring
goals, because that is what weneed at the moment.“We have a quality team
and should work hard tofinish in the top eight,” he
says.Meanwhile, Ea Lla Koto
will welcome the OrlandoPirates in the Absa PremierLeague encounter tonight atthe Charles Mopeli Stadiumin Qwaqwa. Kick-off is sched-uled for 19:30.
} Tladi Moloi
THE Mamelodi Sundownsstriker – who is on loan toFree State Stars – RichardHenyekane, says his mainfocus is to help the team toget out of the relegationzone.He says he is hoping to get
his form back as soon aspossible before it is too late.“I was not happy with my
performance on my debut inthe Stars colours againstBloemfontein Celtic’s but Iam hoping to get things right.“The supporters should be
patient and should under-stand that I have been on thebench for a long time,” he
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} Tladi Moloi
A TOTAL of 60 teams in the Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality has been regis-tered for the recently launched Maluti-a-Phofung Mayoral League for theunemployed youth.The tournament is expected to kick
off before the end of this week. Theteams will battle against one anotherduring the tournament. In the end only16 teams will start the league tourna-ment which is expected to run for 32weeks.Tumelo Thebe, the Member of the
Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Sports,
Arts and Culture in the Maluti-a-Phofungregion, says they have put aside R1 millionfor the tournament. However, he says heis not in a position to name the prizes forthe league winner and the runner-up sincethey still have to decide on that.“That money will be used to run the
tournament. It includes transportation ofthe players and many other things whichwe might need for the success of thetournament.“We want the tournament to be one of
the best in the country,” he says.Thebe says the league is strictly open for
the unemployed youth.“We want to keep our youth busy and
keep them off the streets. We will onlyallow players aged 35 years and younger,”he says. Games will be played during theweek and on weekends.When asked how they will work with
the Local Football Association (LFA), hesays they are going to have a meeting withthe LFA to reach an agreement on somematters.He says they are quite aware that there
is currently a league running under theLFA’s name and they are not going todisturb it.“We don’t want to be involved in football
politics and we have made it clear to ourteams that we don’t want teams that are
affiliated to the LFA,” he says.Vusi Tshabalala, the acting mayor of
the Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality,encourages the unemployed youth totake part in the tournament.He says they will be happy to have
some of the players from their munici-pality in the professional league.“We have talent in our municipality
but no one is taking care of it. We wantto identify talent and nurture it becauseit would be good for us to have aplayer in the national team.“We have produced many professional
players in the past and we want to do itagain,” he says.
Mayoral soccer games kick offSIPHO MAZIBUKO, Rantsi Mokoena (Free State Stars general manager), Vusi Tshabalala (acting mayor of the MalutiaPhofung Municipality), Tumelo Thebe (Member of theMayoral Council (MMC) for Sports, Arts and Culture in the MalutiaPhofung Municipality) and Mojalefa Matona at the launch of the MalutiaPhofung Mayoral League forthe unemployed youth. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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“We have produced manyprofessional players in thepast and we want to do itagain.” – Tumelo Thebe
For more sportnews“We have produced manyprofessional players in thepast and we want to do itagain.” – Tumelo Thebe
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