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} Tladi Moloi

PHUTHADITJHABA. – The police wereleft with no option but to use rubberbullets to disperse about 3 000 students ofthe Maluti FET College in Qwaqwa whowere protesting over the new NationalStudent Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)bursary policy on Thursday.According to Makgala Moloi-Labase of

the marketing and communication unit ofthe college, the policy states the collegeshould not give remaining money of thebursary to the students like they used todo before.“They received bursaries and after

paying all necessary things like accommo-dation, tuition fees and books, we gavethe remaining money to them. However,the government says we should not dothat anymore, but return the money tothem,” she explains.The fuming students went to the main

campus in the early hours of the morningwhere they burned tyres and a visitors’bench before breaking into the offices.They then left the premises with the

aim of doing the same at the ItemohelengCampus. However, they came across apolice Nyala vehicle which preventedthem from reaching their destination.They returned to the main campus, but

they were met by armed policemen. Thestudents threw stones at them and thepolice responded with rubber bullets.The police arrested 30 of the students

taking part in the illegal protest action.They appeared before the PhuthaditjhabaMagistrate’s Court on Friday, facingcharges of public violence and maliciousdamage to property. A total of 28students were released, while two of themremained behind bars. These two ap-peared before court again on Monday.They were released on free bail.Another three people were arrested on

Monday. They will appear in court soon.One of the students, who prefers to

remain anonymous, explained the reasonfor the students’ anger.“We want our money. We have to repay

the money, because it is a loan. So if theydon’t give us the change, what are theydoing with it? This principal is comingwith changes (in the policy). We can’tallow that to happen.”Moloi-Labase says the principal of the

college is not happy with what has

happened. She says the principal had ameeting with the students regarding the newbursary policy last Tuesday.“They did not look like people who had

problems then, as they left the meetingwithout any complaints. They only showedtheir dissatisfaction in the protest,” she says.Moloi-Labase says that shows that the SRC

members did not give the students correctfeedback, that is why they protested.“The SRC members were not even part of

the protest. They were in Bloemfontein.”She says there is nothing that they can do,

because the policy has changed.“We are not allowed to pay out the

remaining amount of the bursary like before.Those who are travelling more than 10 kmwill still get the transport allowance. As forthose who are renting, we are now dealingdirectly with the landlord. We will not givethe students the money for accommodation.”

New policy under fireStudents arrested following protest against changes

ON FIRE: A visitors’ bench which was set alight by students of the Maluti FET College in Qwaqwa during a protest. Photos: Tladi Moloi

LOCKED UP: Students of theMaluti FET College in Qwaqwawho took part in an illegalprotest action are arrested.

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VUSI TSHABALALA, the executivemayor of theMaluti-a-PhofungLocalMunicipality,welcomed the 2014 interns. Here is Tshabalalawith a group of interns. Photo: Supplied

} Tladi Moloi

HARRISMITH. – Mpho Tsotetsi (26)and Maholomola Mokoena (28) of theMasimong Village in Qwaqwa werefound guilty of rape by the HarrismithHigh Court on Friday and were sen-tenced to life imprisonment and to aneffective 15 years each.

The duo were sentenced following arape that they had committed on 13August 2012. They raped a 36-year-oldwoman in her house and the incident

was witnessed by her son (then seven)who was left severely traumatised.

The two gained access to the wom-an’s house through a window.

They removed her from her bed-room and raped her in another room.They then fled the scene with grocer-ies and cash that was in the house.

They were arrested the same day.Their trial started on 18 August andthey were sentenced on Friday.

The case was investigated by WOMatatasiMolefe of thePhuthaditjhaba

Family, Child Protection and SexualOffences Unit.

“Their sentence must send a clearmessage towould-be rapists thatwhenone infringes on the rights of womenand children one will pay a heavyprice.

“The sentencing also comes at atime when women are celebrated, notonly in the Free State, but in thewholeof South Africa,” said Lt Gen. SimonMpembe, the Free State provincial po-lice commissioner.

Rapists get life imprisonment

SENEKAL. – Neo Zwane (19), who hails fromMatwabeng near Senekal, was sentenced to aneffective 15 years’ imprisonment on Wednes-day by the Senekal Magistrate’s Court.This was after the court had found him

guilty on two charges – house robbery and sex-ual assault. He was sentenced to ten years forrobbery and five years for assault.On 3 December last year Zwane broke the

garage door to gain access to a 40-year-oldwoman’s house in Matwabeng.He used an iron bar to break down the door

and gained access to the house.He thenwalked through the housewhile she

was asleep and stole jewellery and R2 000.The victim woke up and went to investigate

after she had heard a noise.She was confronted by the robber who at-

tacked her, undressed her and tried to rapeher and then ran away.Capt. Phumelelo Dhlamini of the Ficksburg

Police’s Communication Services said the vic-tim had pointed out her assailant during thepolice investigation.He was then arrested and detained at the

Senekal police station.

Robber (19)sentenced

THE personnel of the Emmaus Hospital arecalling on members of the community tohelp find the family of Andries Mosiya, whowas admitted to the hospital on 28 June. Heis estimated to be between the age of 45and 50. According to the hospital manage-ment he claims to have a daughter by thename of Dikeledi Mosiya who hails fromBohlokong, Bethlehem. Anyone with infor-mation that can help locate Mosiya’s familycan call Ndumiso Gumede on 083-510-5261or 036-488-1570 or Dumisile Mkhonza on073-361-9230 or 036-488-1570.

Seeking family

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ELRIA KINGHORN (54), also known asMamosa, is the manager at the K53 DrivingSchool and says she gave herself the nameMamosa because she loves people andanimals.

Mamosa speaks South Sotho fluently andshe is learning Zulu. She says she will beable to speak to many people if she knowstheir language. She believes in what the lateNelson Mandela once said: “If you talkto a man in a language he understands,that goes to his head. If you talk to himin his language, that goes to his heart”.TLADI MOLOI interviewed her.

Tell us more about yourself.I have a daughter, Nandi (Palesa). I am

engaged to Clem Harrington and have beenthe manager of K53 for a year now.

Where did you grow up? Tell us aboutyour parents.

I grew up on a farm near Kransfontein.My father, Stoffel de Jager, passed away 34years ago. My mother, Conni, is still aliveand looks like my younger sister. I boughther a flat at Bergprag.

How was life on a farm?Very nice. Two children, Kutupan and the

late Simon, grew up with us. Their mother

passed away when they were little and myparents took them in. That is why I speakfluent Sotho.

I know you as Mamosa. Where does thename come from?

I was very caring when I was young. Iloved animals and young children. I wasvery concerned about the young ones on thefarm and wanted them to have the sameopportunities and abilities that I had.

Take us through your schooling.

I went to school when I was five years oldand attended the Theuns Fourie PrimarySchool in Kransfontein. I was a learner ofthe Witteberg High School and studied atthe Bloemfontein Teachers College. Mymajor subjects were Mathematics, Biologyand Physical Science.

Where did you start working?I started teaching at the Tweeling High

School. I enjoyed it so much that I wentback to do my high school diploma. Afterthat I started teaching at the HooglandPrimary School. From there I went toTruida Kestell and then Nandi was born. Iresigned and bought the Pet Hotel which Iran for six years. I returned to teaching atGraanveld Primary. In 2000, I got a positionat the Department of Education as aspecialist in sports programming.

And after that?While I was working in education, the

owner of K53 asked me to come and workwith him. I could not take him up on hisoffer because I enjoyed teaching. But as timewent on health problems forced me to jointhe driving school.

What challenges are you faced with atthe driving school?

Fraud. I must always be on the lookout forcheaters. But I love people and I can speakto them. I help students with their personallives and we have a personal relationship.

In the past women stayed at homeraising the children while the husbandwent to work. Do you think it wasbetter?

It was good for me. I think that is one ofthe problems in South Africa. Our youngpeople lack discipline, because they aregrowing up with their grandparents, nottheir parents. A grandmother cannot reallydiscipline children. In the past a motherwould have had enough time to teach achild because they had no other commit-ments. Parents are under a lot of pressure toprovide their kids with what is necessary.School and university are expensive and forthis reason mothers have to work. But thisis not right and not always the best for thechildren. When Nandi was born, I leftteaching to look after her for six years.

August is Women’s Month. Whatmessage do you have for other women?

There are many things women can do.They can start something small to generateincome. I have seen people selling chickens.They can also make money out of recycling

Mamosa has a heart for people

ELRIA KINGHORN (right) and her daughter,Nandi. Photo: Supplied


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WINNERS: The Working on Fire team are the champions of the 2014 Karolo Cup. They beat Welkom 02 FC by 4-2 on penalties in a cup final that took place at the Baken ParkSports Ground.

Champions on fire} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – The soccerteam of Working on Fire wererecently crowned the champi-ons of the annual 2014 KaroloCup Tournament.Fire, who came to this

competition as the defendingchampions, lifted the trophyafter they had defeated Welkom02 FC by 4-2 in a penaltyshootout after both teams hadplayed to a 1-1 draw in 90minutes at the Baken ParkSports Ground.The champions received

R8 000, gold medals and atrophy while the Welkom-basedoutfit went home with R5 000and silver medals.

Mighty Wits, who finishedthird in the competition,earned R3 000 and ClarensGalaxy FC got a consolationprize of R2 000 for finishingfourth in the tournament.Eight teams took part in the

knockout tournament over twodays. Fire defeated KingstonFC and Galaxy while Welkom02 defeated Doc United FC andWits to reach the final of thetournament.The game started like a

house on fire with both teamshoping for a championship.Both teams created a numberof scoring chances but poorfinishing in front of the goallet the teams down.The football fanatics who

came in numbers regardless ofthe cold weather saw the twogoals in the dying minutes ofthe game. It was the Welkomteam who broke the ice withjust three minutes left on theclock.Just when everybody thought

they had secured the trophy,the defending champions’ neverdie attitude paid off as theyequalised with only a fewseconds left before the finalwhistle.The game had to be decided

on penalties and it was thehome team, Fire, who won thelottery on penalties.Elizabeth de Koker, chairper-

son and owner of Karolo FC,said she was happy that the

tournament was growing everyyear and that they were hopingto increase the standard nextyear.“We started with the local

team but we now have teamsfrom Bloemfontein and Kroon-stad that show that we are onthe right track,” she said.She said the day was also

about giving to others, especial-ly those players who competedin the tournament.“I want to encourage other

women to join me on the fieldof football.“We are very passionate and

dedicated to what we aredoing. That is why we extendedour invitation to areas outsideDihlabeng,” she said.

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