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Wednesday June 29, 2016

Investors torch stokvel administrator’s new house

Richard Nkosi

A house belonging to a woman who was involved in administrating a stokvel operated on WhatsApp, was partially burned on Saturday evening.

It’s alleged that angry investors, who were demanding that their investments be paid back, stormed Dudu Mabuza’s house at around 19:00.

No one was at home when the incident happened. No injuries were reported.

The house, which has not been complete, is situated at Dingindvodza Section in Emjindini.

According to neighbours, a group of about 50 people assembled in the street.

“They forced us to get inside our homes so that we could’nt identify them. But

we refused since we were scared that our houses might also be affected with the electricity cables since the electricity connections to our houses come from the

same pole as that of the house they were targeting,” said a neighbour, who didn’t want to be named.

She said the owner of the house had moved most of her furniture and not much damage was caused.

According to neighbours, they were all surprised when they saw Mabuza building the huge house.

“She was still building it and was in the process of

completing the roof. No offence to security guards, but this lady works as a security offi cer and everyone knows that they are not that well paid. So we were surprised when

The house belonging to Dudu Mabuza which was torched.

Ngomane was arrested in

September after he allegedly stabbed

Maseko in the neck

Richard Nkosi

Henry “Coach Nash” Maseko.

Man accused of killing soccer coach, in court

The man accused of stabbing and killing soccer coach, Henry “Coach Nash” Maseko (51), briefl y appeared in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court last Thursday.

Wonder Ngomane (25) appeared before the magistrate, Merriam Mabetwa, for bail application.

He was denied bail and his case was postponed to yesterday. At the time of going to press, the outcome was not known.

Ngomane was arrested in September after he allegedly stabbed Maseko in the neck.

The victim and some of his players, were on their way home after they had defeated Sachucha Silevu FC 3-1 at Ka-John Sport Ground, when the incident occurred.

Ngomane was a member of Sachucha Silevu FC.

According to an eyewitness, while they were walking to Extension 10 from the sports fi eld at Extension 10A, some Sachucha players and an offi cial kept following them.

He said when they approached the New Apostolic Church, a man came from behind and stabbed Maseko in the neck.

Maseko collapsed in front of them and they rushed to nearby homes to call for assistance.

An ambulance arrived and he was declared dead on the scene.

we saw her starting to build such a nice house.

“We all asked ourselves where she got the money to build it.”

She said their suspicions were confi rmed when they heard rumours that she was also involved in the shady stokvel.

“She now fears for her life. She has disappeared. No one knows where she stays. The people who lost their money have threatened to take her life.

For her safety, she had to leave Barberton, otherwise we will soon bury her,” said the neighbour. The incident was the second of its kind in Emjindini in less than two weeks.

On June 19, residents surrounded a house of another young woman involved in a stokvel scheme at Extension 14 and threatened to burn it.

Police had to use rubber bullets to disperse the angry people.

On Monday Mabuza told Barberton Times there was no one at home when they attacked her house as she was at work and her children had visited their grandparents.

“I’m just an administrator in this stokvel and I was recruiting people only. I have not taken money from anyone,” she said.

Mabuza said she was now living in fear.

Tiffany Irons, a pupil from Gateway Christian School, recently returned from America after attending the International Student Convention (ISC). She obtained a third place in archery as well as a second place for her pastel drawing. Rebecca Joubert, who was also nominated for the ISC, came second in the 100m, fi rst in the 200m, fi rst in the 400m and her photo received a sixth place. To attend, the ISC students needed to be nominated according to their performance at the All Africa Student Convention. Pupils participated in various items of their choice which included sports, arts and culture. The next All Africa Student Convention will take place in December. Here is Tiffany in front of the Statue of Liberty.

Gateway student visits the USA

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NEWS2 Barberton Times Wednesday June 29, 2016

Umjindi receives much-needed boost in health careRichard Nkosi

The residents of Umjindi will have two more health-care centres thanks to Barberton Mines.

Essie Esterhuizen, Barberton Mines human resource manager said Barberton Mines was committed to the socio-economic development of its mining community, hence it has pledged to construct two small eight-hour community clinics in Umjindi.

Esterhuizen said this last Thursday at the

Umjindi Chamber Hall during the signing of the agreement.

Among those who attended the event were Umjindi executive mayor Cll Lazaros Mashaba, MEC for health Gillion Mashego and councillors. “In line with our five-year approved social and labour plan and as part of the legislative requirement of Section 2 (i) of the Mineraland Petroleum Resources Development Act which reads; “ensure that holders of mining and production rights contribute towards the socio-economic development of the areas in which they are operating”, we (Barberton Mines)

have followed all necessary community stakeholder consultative processes during the identification and approval of our five-year developmental plan, which is directly linked to the community’s needs as it mentioned in the Umjindi Municipality’s IDP,” he said.

Esterhuizen said the community of Emjindini Trust and Barberton/Umjindi is in dire need of adequate clinic infrastructures.

“Barberton Mines heard of the need through the consultative processes and later adopted and pledged to construct two new clinics; which are Renee Clinic at Emjindini

Trust and Cathyville Clinic where Umjindi Municipality’s council deem suitable. Thank you to my corporate social investment team, Ehlanzeni District office of the Department of Health, clinic committees of both clinics, Umjindi Local Municipality and Emjindini Traditional Authority for the significant role they played throughout, which led to today’s gathering. Chief Kenneth Nkosi donated free and suitable land to the community for the construction of Renee Clinic at Emjindini Trust,” added Esterhuizen.

He said the construction and funding release of both clinics will run concurrently, in three phases/financial years, commencing in July. Both projects are expected to be completed by the end of June 2019. On completion of both clinics, Barberton Mines will hand them over to the Mpumalanga Department of Health for usage and public service.

“That will not be the end of our relationship, and if another need for a clinic arises in our community and if our funding permits, we will gladly participate, but that will be in our next five-year cycle plan, which is after 2019,” said Esterhuizen.

Mashaba said on behalf of the council and the community of Umjindi, they appreciated such a donation from Barberton Mines. “Their part of their social responsibility to build health-care facility will assist this community in a great deal and this project is included in the IDP of the municipality. As the government we appreciate the private sector’s involvement in uplifting our communities with such facilities,” said Mashaba.

Barberton Mines also donated three television sets to Barberton TB Specialised Hospital.

MEC for health Gillion Mashego with the TVs that were donated to Barberton TB Specialised Hospital. Looking on are Essie Esterhuizen of Barberton Mines, Lucky Nkosi and patient Sizakele Thwala.

MEC for health Gillion Mashego, Umjindi mayor Lazaros Mashaba and Essie Esterhuizen of Barberton Mines.

‘Barberton Mines heard of the need through the consultative

processes and later adopted and pledged to construct two new

clinics’

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Teelepel vir teelepel word borde propvol kos geskep

Anchen Coetzee

Past. Dupie du Plessis en Gerrit van Zyl in ‘n vrolike luim.

Die tafels het behoorlik onder die disse gekreun.

Klein Adrian Swanepoel stel baie belang in mamma Bernadine se kos. Daar was meer as genoeg kos vir almal.

Die vrou wat die teelepel-ete ‘n werklikheid gemaak het, Malinda Barry Holloway.

Die teelepel-ete waaroor Barberton Times onlangs geskryf het, het Sondag in die straat voor die VEK Kruisgenerasie-kerk plaasgevind.

Die byeenkoms, die breinkind van Malinda Barry Holloway, was ‘n reusesukses wat almal se verwagtinge oortref het.

Die idee is gebore toe Malinda besluit het om ‘n ete vir liefdadigheid te hou, maar ook sodat die dorpsmense lekker vir min geld kan saamkuier. Teen 12:00 was die straat reeds gepak met mense wat opgedaag het om hul R5-kaartjies te bekom. Malinda vertel dat die opkoms, asook die hulp wat sy vanaf die vroue vanuit die gemeenskap ontvang het, haar uitgeboul het. Altesaam 73 flukse Barberton-vroue het bygedra tot die feestelikheid. Die tafels, wat onder die kosbakke gekreun het, is reg voor die ou aandelebeursgebou staangemaak. Alhoewel daar met teelepels geskep is, was almal se borde hoogvol lipleklekker kos.

Van die mense het gesê dat daar sóveel kos was, dat hulle net tot in die helfte van

die tafels gevorder het voor hulle borde vol was. Die bakke was boonop soos die spreekwoordelike weduwee se kruik en wou maar net nie leeg nie, met die gevolg dat baie van die kos na afloop van die middag aan liefdadigheid geskenk is.

Malinda sê: “Die Here was goed vir Barberton vandag. Baie dankie aan elke vrou wat kos gemaak en wat seker gemaak het dit is daar, asook aan die siek mense wat hul beloftes nagekom het en dié wat agter die tafels bedien het - sonder julle sou dit nie so ‘n sukses gewees het nie. Dankie pastoor Dupie vir al jou geduld met my en dat jy alles vir ons beskikbaar gestel het; dit word baie waardeer,”

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Foto’s is die werk van ‘n kunstenaarAnchen Coetzee

Heleen, Herman en hul jongste spruit, Lizka Bosua.

Daar is ‘n oomblik in sommige mense se lewens wanneer talent en passie ontmoet en saamsmelt om iets unieks te skep. Diegene wat gelukkig genoeg is om hierdie seldsame gawe te ervaar is heel dikwels ook die wat oor die vermoë beskik om die wêreld ten goede te verander.

Herman Bosua is so ‘n man - ‘n fotograaf wie se foto’s nie blote kiekies is nie, maar die werk van ‘n kunstenaar.

Tydens die bekenstelling van sy unieke reeks getiteld “Happenings” by die Pilgrim and Crown-galery verlede week was dit duidelik - deur die oog van sy kameralens vang hy ongeloofl ike oomblikke vas wat andersins verlore sou gaan.

Bosua vertel dat hy sy eerste kamera, ‘n mik en druk, in 2008 as geskenk ontvang het. Hy sê dat die produk van daardie kamera, die foto’s wat hy in Switserland

geneem het, so ‘n teleurstelling was dat hy die daaropvolgende jaar vir hom ‘n ordentlike kamera aangeskaf het.

Uit sy vertellings is dit duidelik dat hierdie talent hom bekruip het sonder dat hy ooit vooraf geweet het hy het ‘n oog vir foto’s. Aanvanklik het hy sy kamera en lense gebruik om sy twee dogters, Marna en Lizka af te neem. Beide sy kinders is besonder talentvol en neem aan heelwat buitemuurse aktiwiteite en kuns- en kultuurgeleenthede deel.

“Ek sou besig wees om my kinders af te neem by ‘n konsert wanneer my oog iemand anders vang en so het ek tot die besef gekom dat ek oomblikke in die lewe raaksien wat vir ander dalk heel gewoon voorkom,”

Hy oorweeg dit om in die toekoms ‘n koffi etafelboek die lig te laat sien, maar is nog nie seker of dit iets sal wees wat slegs aan ‘n paar vriende en familie geskenk sal word, en of dié boek ook beskikbaar sal wees vir Jan alleman nie.

Hoe dit ookal sy, die neem van foto’s is so eie aan Bosua dat hy homself nie kan indink

dat hy die passie ooit sal opgee nie.

Die dag en datum wat hy besef het hier is iets spesiaals kan hy nie onthou nie, maar die gevoel van daardie oomblik toe die besef by

hom posgevat het dat hy hierdie talent moet uitleef, sal hy nooit vergeet nie.

Sy foto’s word te koop aangebied in die galery en Barbertonners kan gerus ‘n draai gaan maak om dit te besigtig.

Stephen en Riana Allen saam met Alison Bornman.Wena Coetzee saam met Susan van Engelenhoven en klein Lucille.

Janie Grobler and Sheryn Nader.

Dit is duidelik dat hierdie talent hom bekruip

het sonder dat hy ooit vooraf geweet het hy het ‘n oog vir foto’s

Oud-Laevelder is een van die bestes in bakkompetisie

‘Om te bak is soos ‘n modegier - jy maak dit waarvan jy hou en wys

dit vir die wêreld’

Stefan de Villiers

Oud-Hoërskool Nelspruit-leerling en bobaasbakster, Corli Botha spook tans sake in kykNET se welbekende werklikheidsbakkompetisie, Koekedoor uit. Sy en twee ander bakkers, Wessels van Vuuren en Sanet Eigelaar is tans in die topdrie van die tweede seisoen van die reeks, en sal op 7 Julie uitvind wie met die titel as vanjaar se Koekedoor wegstap.

Botha het die Laeveld ongeveer ses jaar gelede vir Pretoria verruil met die oog op groener weivelde, maar bieg dat haar hart steeds hier lê.

Sy is ‘n kranige entrepeneurbakster wat haar liefde vir bak van haar ouma Corrie kry.

Terwyl sy en haar rugbyspelerman in Frankryk gebly het, het sy die kans benut om verskeie Franse fyngebaktegnieke aan te leer. Haar familie kan nie genoeg van haar

swartwoudkoek kry nie en wanneer sy wil asem skep, geniet sy graag die buitelewe.

Sy glo as jy met liefde bak, dat ‘n mens dit kan proe. “Bak het my nog altyd laat goed voel, veral as ek die eindresultaat sien. Dit gee uiting aan emosie, dit stimuleer jou sintuie, dit is kreatief en natuurlik die plesier om iemand anders met jou gebak te bederf.”

Haar baktoerusting vir sukses, sê sy, is ‘n elektroniese skaal, digitale termometer, panne, panne en nogmaals panne en haar resep is om nooit bang te wees om iets wat moeilik of onbekend lyk, te bak nie, want dis juis hierdie gebak wat gewoonlik baie eenvoudig uitdraai.

“As jy dit nie regkry nie, probeer weer - niks is onmoontlik nie,” het sy aan Laeveld Media se leefstyltydskrif, Get it Lowveld vertel. “Om te bak is soos ‘n modegier - jy maak dit waarvan jy hou en wys dit vir die wêreld,” sê sy.

Om te bak en kook was nog altyd Botha se veilige hawe. Sy sê dat Koekedoor ‘n reuse-uitdaging vir haar is, maar veduidelik dat dit iets is wat sy vir haarself moet doen.

“As ek nou terugkyk na die uitdagings kan ek sien waar ek dit geniet het, en waar ek effe klei getrap het. Maar elke dag in die kompetisie het my baie van myself geleer, en ook baie van ander mense,” vertel sy. Botha het ongeveer drie jaar gelede op ‘n klein skaal begin om haar stokperdjie te transformeer in ‘n diens wat sy eers net onder haar vriende verskaf het. Nou het sy haar eie besigheid genaamd Corli’s Kitchen. Om meer oor haar uit te vind, besoek Innibos se Kos-crawl op 1 Julie.

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Senior gholfspelers geniet Sages-toernooi

Anchen Coetzee

Willy Chakane.

Neville Finch, Neil Pointing, Peter Malan en Sandy McNab.

Brian Beyers. Piet Breedt.

Johan van Rensburg.

Verlede week het Barberton Gholfklub weer gasheer gespeel vir die jaarlikse instelling van die Laeveld Sages Senior- gholftoernooi. Hierdie kompetisie wat oop is vir alle gholfspelers van 50 jaar en ouer, het takke regoor Suid-Afrika en gee spelers die geleentheid om op verskillende bane regoor die land te speel.

Sages het ontstaan in 1974 na vele senior spelers begin belangstel het in ‘n gholforganisasie wat in hul behoeftes kan voorsien en aan die vereistes van die meer volwasse speler kon voldoen. Rand Central (nou bekend as Jimmy Gowans), was die eerste tak wat onder die voorsitterskap van stigterslid Jimmy Gowans gestig is en baie ander Sages-takke het kort op Rand Central se hakke gevolg. Die eerste Sages nasionale kampioen is vier jaar later, in 1978 gekroon en teen 2012 het die organisasie gespog met ongeveer 3 000

lede en 29 takke landwyd.Die afgelope week het sowat 43 Sages-

lede vanoor die hele Laeveld die dag meegemaak.

Sydney Chadwick van die Barberton Sages het sy dank uitgespreek teenoor al die instansies wat pryse geborg het. Hulle was Pick n Pay by die Jock of the Bushveld-sentrum, Barberton Times, Tjop-Tjop Slaghuis, Elands Kafee, Barberton Mica, Vic Elms, Willie Chiloane en Joseph Nkosi van Barberton Sages.

Die wenners was:

1ste - Eben van Zyl2de - Dave Elphick3de - Charles van VeyerenLangste dryf oor 70 - Dirk van RooyenLangste dryf onder 70 - Marcel BurgerNaaste aan penne - Kobus Smuts en Peter Malan.

Neville Finch, Neil Pointing, Peter Malan en Sandy McNab.

OPINION6 Barberton Times Wednesday June 29, 2016

Municipality replies to the Rimers Creek sagaIn Barberton Times of June 22, Edwin Sturgeon wrote an open letter to Umjindi Municipality, regarding the ongoing Rimers Creek saga.Below is the response from the municipality:

We acknowledge and respect the fact that every person is entitled to his or her own opinion.

Although it is the municipality’s policy not to respond to allegations and rumours and unfounded statements, we have decided to respond so as not to create the perception that the municipality has something to hide in as far as this matter is concerned.

We fi nd it strange that despite the fact that Mr Sturgeon - a respected senior citizen - has already on more than one occasion, offi cially and unoffi cially, requested information which he was given access to, he continued to publish this open letter. We can come to no other conclusion than that he is dissatisfi ed with and does not like the answers he got and now wants to lure the municipality into a public debate in the media. Apparently with the expectation that it would result in gaining support from the community at large to force this matter in a direction he wants it to go.

Up to today, the municipality has not been offi cially notifi ed by any competent authority that it has transgressed any

legislative requirements regarding that development. In fact, the municipality had to submit a comprehensive report on all these and related allegations, to the various offi ces of higher authority because of similar allegations lodged with those offi ces. We are aware that the allegations were investigated, but to date we have had no reaction from these authorities at all.

This confi rms that even they were satisfi ed that the municipality is not guilty of any misconduct, unless if they are also, and we quote from Mr Sturgeons letter, “covering up what is wrong”.

We have no doubt that it is not the case. It needs to be mentioned that it came to our notice that Mr Sturgeon even went as far as to lay a criminal charge at the SAPS for non-compliance with certain legislative requirements. Those allegations have, to the best of our knowledge, been investigated and were rejected as having no grounds for successful prosecution.

The municipality has spent a lot of time and manpower in trying to assist Mr Sturgeon and other aggrieved parties in this matter, which now seems to have been wasted judging by the tone and content of this letter.

In view of this it is obvious that this matter does not warrant any further deliberation by the municipality in a forum such as this.

Letters must be addressed to the editor at 72 Crown Street Barberton, 1300 or faxed to 013-712-6638 or emailed to editor@barbertontimes.co.za. Letters must be limited to 200 words and the editor reserves the right to edit and shorten. A writer may use the pseudonym but full details and telephone numbers must accompany the letter in order to by published.

Barberton Fotografi eklub vergader volgende maand op Maandag 11 Julie en nie soos gewoonlik op die Woensdag nie. James Harris, streeksekretaris kom besoek afl ê. Almal kom 18:00 by die kantore van Bosua en Cornellisen bymekaar. Enige belangstellendes is meer as welkom. Navrae: Herman Bosua by 083-425-0408.

It is never easy to say goodbye so I will be brief.

My fi ve years as editor of Barberton Times were challenging as well as rewarding. I wish to say thank you to the people of this offi ce who were my right hand, in particular Richard Nkosi and Hannelie Janse van Rensburg.

You became family and were the only people who knew me through and through and stood by me through the good and the bad.

To everyone in town who was always there to lend a helping hand, give

information and good advice - you made my life so much more pleasant.

Barberton Times will continue to be on the streets every Wednesday, but sadly the offi ce in 72 Crown Street will close its doors on June 30.

I want to leave the community with the following words of Carl Gustav Yung - take it to heart and make sure that you often look inside, because only then will you be able to see and appreciate the bigger picture, “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.”

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Young soccer player gets a chance of a lifetimeRichard Nkosi

Here is Lankie Khoza from Barberton who jetted off to France yesterday (first in the front row). With him are Likhanye Ndlende, Rebaone Sebaco, Heraipha Marumo, Mandla Mokoena, (back) Yvone Mnisi, Zaba Nxumalo, Siyabonga Mkhwanazi, Fetsi Mbele, Patricia Brown, Kagiso Khulu and Leathan Croats.

A budding local soccer player, Lankie Khoza (16) jetted off to France yesterday (Tuesday) where he will get a chance to share the field with former Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez as part of the Copa Coca-Cola Global camp.

Khoza, who plays for Barcelona 2022 Football Academy locally, is among seven youngsters from South Africa, who travelled to the home of the ongoing Uefa Euro 2016 tournament to test their skills against the rest of the world.

Khoza was selected when he caught the eyes of selectors at the Under-15 Copa Coca-Cola National Finals in 2015 held at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in KwaZulu-Natal.

He played for his school St Mark’s, which represented Mpumalanga.

The camp in Paris is expected to start today (Wednesday June 28) and ends on July 4.

During the players’ stay, they will be trained by coaches from Paris Saint-Germany Academy. The camp also focuses on life-skill development and promotion of friendship. The young players are also expected to watch one of the Uefa Euro 2016 quarter-finals in France, while they are there.

In a telephone interview with Barberton Times on Monday evening, an excited Khoza said he was looking forward to fly for the first time in his life.

“This is a dream come true for me. It will

be the first time I board a plane and my first time away from South Africa.

I’m looking forward to use the opportunity afforded to me and gain more experience,” said Khoza.

His coach at Barcelona 2022 Academy, Lungile “Mambush” Mokone, said they were proud of Khoza’s achievement and hope that his successes will rub off on his fellow teammates.

“Lankie is one of the most talented youngsters we have at Barcelona 2022 Academy. He was marvelous when we

won the Umjindi Development Mayoral Cup and also did wonders in Nkomazi when we clinched the Ehlanzeni District Municipalities mayoral cup. He deserves to be where he is and I hope that his success will serve as a motivation to his teammates,” said Mambush.

“The teens attending will have the opportunity to gain skills, enjoy new experiences with new international friends and even meet and learn from a FIFA World Cup champion, Xavi Hernandez,” said Coca-Cola South Africa’s senior

communications manager, Fetsi Mbele.The other players who are with Khoza

in Paris are Siyabonga Mkhwanazi (Bophelong Impilo Community School), Leathan Croats (Mandale High School), Mandla Mokoena (Zacheus Maleka High School), Likhanye Ndlende (Clapham High School), Zaba Nxumalo (Clapham High School), Kagiso Khulu (Sol Plaatjies High School) and Rebaone Sebaco (Kimberly Technical High school). On Monday evening attempts to get hold of Khoza for comment before his departure were fruitless.

‘He deserves to be where he is and I

hope that his success will serve as a

motivation’

Anchen Coetzee

Since as early as Friday afternoon, the skies above Barberton were once again occupied by brightly coloured paragliders.

The air raid was part of the build-up to the annual paragliding championships which commenced on Sunday. This year there were 74 entries, many of them international pilots. The competition will continue throughout the week with the prize-giving taking place on Saturday afternoon at Jathira.

Andrea Botha from Barberton Odyssey discouraged people from making big fi res for the duration of the competition as these would obstruct the view and put the pilots’ lives in danger.

She also requested that Barbertonians be on the lookout for paragliders as they do not always have a choice about where they land. “Should you pick up a pilot, please report their name and number at once otherwise we would have sent out recovery vehicles for nothing. I can be contacted on 079-180-1488,” said Botha.

Astrid Christianson from Barberton Tourism conveyed a big thank you to Westvaal Barberton for lending a helping hand with recovery vehicles. She also thanked all the locals as well as media for their involvement and willingness to promote this event.

Botha and Christianson invited the townspeople to show their support by visiting the golf club.

For any information on the competition, contact Botha on 079-180-1488 or Christianson on 082-959-6670.

Gliders add riot of colour to our skyPilots enjoy the sky above Barberton.Photos: Stephen Allen

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