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Alleged suicide on train tracks“We kept calling to him but he ignored us and just stood staring ahead and

then laid down on the tracks”...

time.An oncoming train could be heard

approaching the spot where he report-edly stood and then laid down on therailway track.Witnesses told The BEAT that despite

being called away from the track theman remained stationary as the trainmoved closer.“We kept calling to him but he ignored

us and just stood staring ahead and thenlaid down on the tracks” said one wit-ness.Shortly thereafter, the oncoming train

struck the man, killing him on impact.The train came to a standstill a fewmeters away and the conductor met withthe Bela-Bela police.“It was a very gruesome incident,

something that I do not wish to see

again,” said a witness.Tromar Emergency Services arrived

to attend to anyone who may havebeen injured but no additional injurieswere reported. Police Spokesperson, Glenda

Manamela, said the identity of theman remains unknown and nothinghad been reported to the station asyet.

Justin Steyn

Township residents in Bela-Belawitnessed what was alleged to be agruesome suicide last Friday.The incident occurred at the en-

trance of the township on Fridayevening when an unknown manwondered onto the railway crossingand apparently stood there for some

Pg 6A glimpse at themunicipality water plans Pg 4IEC up in arms about

youth registrationSuperSpar Marathona massive success Pg 8

Members of the Concerned Parents Fighting against Drug Abuse (COPFADA) showed determination when they expressed their anger towards an alleged local drugdealer Mahlatse Raphiri. The members protested outside the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court during Raphiri’s court appearance on Thursday, 7 November. The sus-pect was arrested in December 2012 after being found in possession of drugs and has remained in custody ever since. The angry members told The BEAT thatthey wish for the Justice system to put all drug dealers behind bars for life, as they ruin the future of the society, especially that of the innocent youngsters.

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A R10 000 has been offered to any-one who can help the police solve amystery case of armed robbery. Theincident happened at the ConcorConstruction Plant, based on theR128 road next to the N1 highway inPienaarsrivier on the night of Satur-day, 19 October.According to the police, ten unidenti-

fied armed African males attackedthree security guards and four em-ployees from the plant who were onduty on the night in question. Policespokesperson Maxwell Nkanyanesaid that the perpetrators allegedlylocked all the seven victims inside acontainer and started vandalizing theplace. He added that the suspects

R10 000 reward forinformation on robbery

stole among other items; a fridge,welding machine, cell phones, anangle grinder, truck radio and tires ofbakkies and trucks.Nkanyane said that no shots were

fired, no violence occurred and noweapons were used during the inci-dent. He added that only one securityguard was slightly injured on his forehead and the rest were unharmed.According to the police, the incident

is suspected to be an inside job sinceone of the perpetrators suggestedthat the victims be taken into acontainer that is not lockable insteadof a locked one.The police added that all stolen

tyres that were removed from theeight trucks belonged to the samecompany.The suspects in the case are still at

large and the police are investigatinga case of robbery with firearm as aresult.The BEAT spoke to Benny Thebe of

a security company called theEmereid Trading on Tuesday, 12November and he said that no onehas come forth with information sofar and the offer still stands. He saidthat the company has placed postersall over Pienaarsrivier andHammanskraal and they still believethat something will come up eventu-ally.

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Crime round upperson. She could not verify therumours spreading that the deceasedwanted to commit suicide and justwent and stood on the road to getkilled. The 53-year-old mentally illBob Mhlongo and the taxi driver areboth from Bela-Bela.��A man shot and killed himself afterburying his sick dog in his home atBospoort section. According to theinformation received, the man had anoperation on his hips and has beencomplaining about pains for a longtime. The man apparently was told atthe hospital that he can only beoperated again after four years andthere was nothing the doctors coulddo. The police suspect that that mightbe the reason behind the suicide.Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla of theBela-Bela told The BEAT that thedeceased was found with his headtied into a refuse bag, with his bloodand the gun inside. He said that as aresult, the police have opened aninquest docket and investigationscontinue.��Two suspects fled after breaking intoa house in Mookgophong and stolethree cellphones and a TV. WarrantOfficer Ledwaba said that the occu-pants of the house were asleep whenthe break-in took place and they onlyrealized when the suspects werealready leaving. They called in thepolice, whose attempts to catch themduring the chase-off failed. Ledwabasaid that the suspects are still at largeand the police are investigating a caseof housebreaking.

Lizzy Bapela

Thursday, 7 November��Two people died following anaccident that happened on the N1road, 5km outside Mookgophongtown just after midnight. Policespokesperson Warrant OfficerGeorge Ledwaba said that two truckswere driving on the same lane whenthe one from behind overtook the firstone. The driver of the first truck toldthe police that he just heard a soundfrom outside and got out to checkwhat had happened. The secondtruck hit the first one’s trailer from theback, killing one person in an instant.Ledwaba said that there were threepeople in the second truck, a 20-year-old woman and her parents, with onlyone occupant in the first one. Headded that the second victim died onthe way to the hospital, while the thirdone suffered serious injuries. Theoccupant of the truck did not sustainany injury.Saturday, 9 November��The police in Bela-Bela are investi-gating a case of culpable homicidefollowing an accident that happenedon the R516 Settlers road next toCaltex Garage at the Bramanstop off-ramp. Police spokesperson Consta-ble Glen Manamela said that a taxiknocked down a man, who died of hisinjuries. She said the taxi driver toldthe police that he heard a sound fromoutside the car and stopped to checkwhat was going on and that is whenhe realized he had knocked down a

Trolley theft: a serious offence Justin Steyn

At a number of Community PoliceForum (CPF) meetings the issue oftrolley guarding has been on theagenda for some time.Security Company Bateleur came

under fire from Bela-Bela PoliceCommissioner, Col. Sibongile Ndaba,who said that the guards at the Sparshopping centre are more concernedwith pushing trolleys in order to gaintips than they are with protecting andguarding the premises.In response management at

Bateleur said that they had receivedstrict orders from Spar to constantlyguard the trolleys due to increasingtheft.“During the past 8 months approxi-

mately 60 trolleys have been stolenfrom Spar and we have receivedstrict instruction from Spar to ensurethat the trolleys are safely guarded.We by no means allow our guards topush trolleys for tips” they said.According to Engisync Security

Spokesperson, Lucas Moloto, asingle trolley can cost as much asR1000 and taking one without man-agement consent is a serious offence.“People need to be aware that taking a

trolley from a shop or beyond a re-stricted point is theft and will haveconsequences” he said.A spokesperson for Shoprite, Sarita

van Wyk, said that supermarket trolleylosses is an ongoing challenge in thesupermarket industry but effectivetrolley retrieval programmes and duecare at store level minimises theselosses considerably.’’Several measures are in place to

combat the loss of trolleys. On storelevel trolley attendants are employed toround up trolleys from parking lots, taxiranks and streets adjacent to the storeat regular intervals throughout thetrading day for return to the store.Where required, Shoprite also makes

use of professional trolley retrievingcompanies that regularly round uptrolleys abandoned on the street. Thetrolleys are then assessed for damageand trolleys that are not damaged willbe cleaned and returned to the store”she said. Vam Wyk added that depending on the

incidences of trolleys being removedfrom store premises, stores will makeindividual arrangements that mayinclude that basket trolleys are not toleave the store, or that trolleys may notbe taken out to car parks and are storedin a secure area. She explained that steps will be taken

against those who are found stealingtrolleys.“The convenience of customers are

always at the front of our minds, but if itis necessary to curb losses exceedingthe norm by prohibiting their accessfrom a store or shopping centre, such ameasure will be implemented” said VanWyk. She said that trolleys are often found

at bus and taxi terminals and informalsettlements. A security guard, who wanted to

remain anonymous, told The BEAT thathe is concerned that the Bela-BelaPolice had been reluctant to assistwhen a suspect had been caughtstealing a trolley.“When we arrest someone who has

been caught stealing a trolley the policetell us that we should let him or her gobecause they are simply trying to makea living” he said.He also said that police should be

more vigilant when conducting patrollsin this regard.“When a police officer sees someone

with a trolley in an area where it is clearthat, that trolley should not be therethen the police should intervene” hesaid.At the time of going to press Bela-Bela

Police Spokesperson, GlendaManamela, could not comment.

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A specially locked fire-hydrant preventing water waste.Photo: Justin Steyn

A partial look at the Water ManagementMaster Plan of Bela-Bela

Justin Steyn

The decreasing water levels inBela-Bela have been on the mindsof Bela-Bela residents for quitesome time.Planning for the water needs of

the town was also highlightedduring the mass-action protestmarch in August.During the same month Municipal

Manger, Morris Maluleke, said thata budget had been allocated to fixchallenges such as non-opera-tional boreholes and money hasbeen set aside with the intention ofaugmenting the current supplyfrom the Bela-Bela dam and theMagalies pipeline.Jimmy Moloto of the Department

of Water Affairs in Bela-Bela saidthat overconsumption has madethe biggest impact on watershortages.Moloto presented The BEAT with

one such an example.“At the Bela-Bela Township

farmers have been found openingfire hydrants so that their cattle candrink the water that flows out.These hydrants are then left openand has even left some streets

flooded” he said.“We have since placed special

locks on these hydrants to ensurethat they are not opened again.Officials, such as myself, alsomonitor these hydrants to ensurethey are not tampered with” saidMoloto.According to the Bela-Bela Water

Management Master Plan, the firstfactor which has an effect on waterdemand is population size.The plan states that water de-

mand in Bela-Bela in the year 2012was on average at 3 000 Mega-Liters (ML) and could see anincrease of over 1 000 ML by 2015.Magalies Water is the current

water supplier to Bela-Bela fromtheir Klipdrift plant via a 300diameter steel pipeline to the 7MLreservoir in Bela-Bela.According to Nevilen Singh of the

Magalies Water Board the contrac-tual supply to Bela-Bela is esti-mated at 4500 Kilo-liters(KL) a dayand only 121 KL a day atPienaarsriver.The plan indicates that no spare

capacity is available to either Bela-Bela or Pienaarsriver. There arealso no plans to supply Radium

from the existing pipeline.According to the plan the water

supply in Bela-Bela seems to besufficient up until the year 2020provided that population growth isat the expected level, water lossesare not more than 15% and thecurrent infrastructure is capable ofdelivering resources.Moloto said that plans have been

made to repair the remainingboreholes that have been dam-aged for a substantial period oftime. He emphasized that thecurrent asbestos pipes supplyingthe town’s water need to bereplaced in order to ensure thatwater remains fresh and drinkable.“If these asbestos pipes are not

properly maintained they may beblocked and then rendered use-less” said Moloto. Moloto said that the current water

upkeep in Bela-Bela is in anacceptable condition and urgesresidents to continue using watersparingly.“In comparison to other areas,

Bela-Bela is not doing badly interms of water upkeep. I still adviseresidents to use water sparingly fortheir own benefit” he said.

The Economic Freedom Fighters marks 100 days since formation Lizzy Bapela

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)marks 100 days this week since itsformation on Saturday, 27 July 2013.While the party celebrates the achieve-ment nationally, members in theWaterberg Region embarked on a door-to-door campaign in Mookgophong onSaturday, 2 November and inPienaarsrivier on Sunday, the 3rd. Theparty’s spokesperson in Bela-Bela JerryHine said that the aim was to interact withthe community and ensure more visibility.He added that they were also introducingward leaders to local communities andgave out free T-shirts to the people ofPienaarsrivier. Hine further said thatpeople are sick and tired of bad leadershipand want their presence in their communi-ties. Meanwhile, the members fromdifferent wards in sub-regions hold execu-tive meetings every Tuesday to discussdevelopment, visibility and other partyrelated matters, which also involve thewellbeing of communities.The EFF gathered for a two-day National

Assembly on “What is to be done”, withover 1000 fighters from across the countryin attendance during its formation. Theparty had indicated that the members metto discuss the generational question thathad been posed taken the expulsion of theradical economic freedom program fromthe former liberation movement. Thecentral and key question appeared in theClarion Call that the party’s Commander inChief Julius Malema posed on 11 June2013.“The call constituted an analysis of the

political balance of forces and providedthree options to what can happen with theradical program of economic freedom.First, do we become a Non-governmentalorganisation, a platform or a political partyand contest power? The EFF was thusformed as a political party that will contestpower,” said the party’s national spokes-person Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.The EFF characterises itself as a radical

and militant economic emancipationmovement that brings together revolution-ary, fearless, radical and militant activists.The party also highlighted that it bringstogether workers’ movements, non-governmental organisations, community-

based organisations and lobby groupsunder the umbrella of pursuing the strug-gle for economic emancipation. It alsocharacterized itself as a radical, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movementwith an internationalist outlook anchoredby popular grassroots formations andstruggles. Ndlozi said that the EFF will bethe vanguard of community and workers’struggles and will always be on the side ofthe people. He further indicated that sinceits inception, the party has gained popular-ity on the ground with people everywhereasking for its presence in their communi-ties, campuses, workplaces, schools,fellowships and struggles.The EFF set out to establish branches in

all of South Africa’s wards with a view to begrounded in ordinary people’s grassrootsrealities. After 100 days, the party boasts a

presence in all regions of South Africa.Ndlozi said that the spread of EFF has nothappened without challenges, as ANCpeople often if not all the time disrupt theirmeetings in many areas around thecountry. He added that the members havebecome targets of harassments, politicalintolerance and at times violent death.The EFF has had major events in these

hundred days, beginning with its policyconsultative conference in July, wherefighters gathered to look at the draftdocuments; founding manifesto and theconstitution. They also participated inservice delivery protests and formed partof key campaigns and protests across thecountry.Upon taking a decision to register EFF as

a political party that will contest in 2014elections, the party started a registration

process with the IEC, who approved theirapplication and registered them as a fullon member of the South African politicalcommunity to contest in all elections.Following the registration, the EFF

organised its launch in Marikana onSunday, 13 October, where members fromBela-Bela also attended.“To this day, the hundredth day of its

existence, EFF continues to attract revolu-tionaries who increasingly realise that thepopular working class agenda now lies inthe EFF. We plan to diligently establish ourpresence in all corners of South Africansociety and contest in next year’s generalelections. We will do this with a view tobecome the government and implementthe program of economic emancipationspelled out in the National Assembly onwhat is to be done,” said Ndlozi.


TK Mashaba

The youth, who suffer the most fromhigh unemployment rates and are at theforefront of service delivery protests,appear to be hanging back when itcomes to voter registration.This past weekend the IEC held pre-

registration dates around South Africa,and Bela Bela IEC project managerMafa Netshivhambe said that theyhave a low percentage of youth regis-trations for next year’s general elec-tions.Overall, however, the registrations

went well and over 2 700 people visitedstations to check their registrationstatus. More than 1 700 people wereregistered over Saturday and Sunday.“The youth have not come to register

in as great numbers as we were expect-ing,” said Nethivhambe. “We are stillencouraging them to come in numbersto register.”She added that citizens could still visit

any IEC office during working hours tocheck their registration status.“We are also urging eligible young

people who may still be attendingschool to bring their ID documents toschool so that we can help them regis-ter at school,” she added.

Limpopo MEC for Roads and Trans-port Lehlogonolo Masoga warneddrivers and traffic officers againstfraud and corruption. Photo: LizzyBapela

Youth registration notup to scratch

The Bela Bela IEC Project Manager MafaNetshivhambe urges young people toregister for elections. Photo Supplied.

Lower attendance was seen at thenewly established voting stations likeWard 1, Ward 4 and Ward 7.She added that those who fail to

register now will still have their chanceduring the final voter registration week-end on 8-9 February 2014.The general election will be held

between April and June 2014, with thespecific dates still to be announced.

Extension of Security of TenureAmendment Bill

of 1997 so as to amend and insertcertain definitions. He added that italso aims to substitute the provisionof subsidies with tenure grants,further regulate the rights of theoccupiers and the eviction of occupi-ers by enforcing alternative resolutionmechanisms provided for the Act.Magada also said that the bill will

provide for the establishment andoperation of Land Rights Manage-ment Boards and Land Rights Man-agement Committees in order toidentify, monitor and settle land rightsdisputes and to establish and main-tain a database of occupiers, landrights disputes and evictionsThe department called on to all farm

residents facing threats of evictionand or any other land rights infringe-ments to call their toll free number080 000 7095.

Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Rural Develop-ment and Land Reform in Limpopohas organized consultation sessionsin all the five districts of the provinceon the extension of Security ofTenure Amendment Bill, which wasgazetted in October 2013 for publiccomment.In the Waterberg District, the

consultation is scheduled to takeplace at the Vaalwater Farmers Hallfor Sunday, 17 NovemberThe office of the Regional Land

Claims Commissioner is spearhead-ing the consultations on the amend-ment bill, which seeks to achieve anumber of issues.The Department’s Nicholas Magada

said that the bill aims to amend theExtension of Security of Tenure Act

MEC salutes police’s visibility

Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo MEC for Roads and TransportLehlogonolo Masoga said that he ispleased with the increased visibility trafficpolice on major roads across the provinceover the past weekend. The MEC said thisin a statement released by his department,following the IEC registration process that

took place on Saturday, 9 November andSunday the 10th.MEC Masoga said that what is even

more encouraging is the “zero tolerance”attitude of the men and women in uniformagainst traffic offenders. He also high-lighted that many of these offenders wereseverely punished.“Indeed this development will go a long

way in combating a wrong perception thatour officers only become visible during theTransport Month, October and Arrive Alivecampaign periods. As we get closer to thefestive season, we call upon all road usersto be vigilant, obey the rules and save liveson the roads,” said the MEC.He further called upon drivers not to be

tempted to offer bribes to the officers butalso to report those officers who maysolicit bribes from them. The MEC saidthat their determination to fight fraud andcorruption within the traffic police forceremains unshaken.Departmental spokesperson Jimmy

Machaka advised the drivers to continuepracticing the “arrive alive” motto, remem-bering that they are not alone on the road.

EFF says government commitment towage subsidy is a sign of confusion

Lizzy Bapela

The Economic Freedom Fighters say thatthe ANC-led government’s commitmentto wage subsidy is a sign of confusion.The party members in Bela-Bela deliber-ated in one of theirrecent executivemeetings aboutprogrammes thattheir new govern-ment is capable ofbringing into thetable once it isvoted into power inthe coming elec-tions.EFF Bela-Bela’s

spokesperson JerryHine said that it isonly their govern-ment that willimplement in all spheres of government,job creation initiatives and programmesthat will clear youth unemployment. Hesaid that the youth should not be misledby the current government that onlybelieves in bribing corporations intocreating jobs, instead of creating addi-tional real job opportunities for the people.Hine said that the youth, elders and allSouth Africans should now realise andaccept that in the area of creation ofsustainable job opportunities, the post-1994 government is confused anddirectionless.He warned against the short-term job

opportunities by the Expanded PublicWorks Programme (EPWP) created tolure people into voting and coming to anend after elections. He indicated that thisis just to offend “our brothers and sisters”,as those jobs do not give them anysustainable skills and suitable job experi-ence for future use.Meanwhile, the national EFF noted that

the National Treasury has re-introducedthe Wage Subsidy mechanism through abill, which if agreed upon by parliamentwill legitimate tax incentives for all compa-

Spokesperson of the Economic Free-dom Fighters in Bela-Bela Jerry Hinebelieves in their government. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

nies that employ the youth. The EFFstates that this is despite numerousefforts to practically illustrate to the peopleof South Africa and the ANC governmentthat the problem of unemployment in thecountry is not simplistically the problem ofunskilled workers, whom the governmentmust pay companies to employ forexperience purposes.The party’s national spokesperson

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said that the crisis ofSouth Africa’s unemployment is becausethere are not enough jobs in the countryto absolve all the people who are lookingfor jobs. He said that South Africa has ajobless economy and is incapable ofgiving jobs to all the people who arecapable of working but cannot find jobs.He further said that wage subsidy or taxincentive, which government is insisting isa solution to youth unemployment isequal to bribing a bus conductor to loadmore people into a bus, which is alreadyfull, with the view that such will take allpeople to their destination.“The EFF does not agree with such kind

of a formula and South Africa shouldcreate more job opportunities for theyouth in all sectors of the economy,particularly in agriculture, minerals, retailand services sectors. The governmentcan and should create more job opportu-

nities in agriculturethrough substitutingall food imports andbeneficiating orindustrialising thecountry’s mineralresources,” saidNdlozi.He indicated that

to create sustain-able jobs in agricul-ture and mineralssector requires athoroughgoing landand mineralsredistribution, which

should be state led. He said that this alsorequires protected industrial developmentand introduction of adequate minimumwages to improve the quality of work andpeople’s livelihoods. Ndlozi said that thislies at the centre of EFF’s economicpolicy approach, which includes protectedindustrial development and introduction ofminimum wages as one of the non-negotiable seven cardinal pillars for“economic freedom in our lifetime”.“Wage subsidies and tax incentives will

not address the youth unemploymentdilemma as companies will only employyouth for the duration of the subsidy anddump them into the pool of the unem-ployed once the subsidy or the incentiveno longer exists.This happened during the era of

internships, wherein companies em-ployed youth as long as their salarieswere paid for by the government anddumped them once the internship pro-gramme lapsed.Corporations will replace existing

workers with subsidised workers and thiswill worsen job losses in the formalsector,” he said.

“The government canand should create more

job opportunities in agri-culture through substi-tuting all food imports

and beneficiating orindustrialising the coun-try’s mineralresources,...

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‘Reason is the only wealth tyrantscannot despoil. Only death can dim thelamp of knowledge that is within you.’ –Kahlil Gibran.Kahlil Gibran was a Muslim poet and

philosopher who had many wise thingsto say. This is one of my favouritequotes, because it is so absolutelytrue.The things you know are the only

wealth you can ever truly possess, theonly things nobody can ever take fromyou. Is it a surprise that anotherphilosopher, this one a Christian, oncesaid ‘Knowledge is power’?You can become powerful in the

world, and that power can be takenfrom you. You can become wealthy,but wealth can be lost in so manyways. But if you know how to makemoney, you will always be able tosurvive. If you know how the worldworks, you will be able to change it.Sometimes knowledge seems small

– how to change a diaper doesn’tseem like important knowledge untilyou’re faced with an actual dirty nappy– but no knowledge is ever useless.The most irrelevant and silly pieces of

information can become vital in theright circumstances. The circum-stances in which your knowledgebecomes useful may never arise, but ifit does, wouldn’t you rather be pre-pared?Wouldn’t you rather be the person

who knows what to do if someone ishaving a seizure, or if someone ischoking, or if your car stops in themiddle of nowhere? It seems like amuch better position to be in than thatof the person who knows nothing andcan do nothing.In a larger sense, Gibran also said,

‘The true wealth of a nation lies not inits gold or silver but in its learning andwisdom’.A nation, much like any other organi-

zation, is only as strong as its weakestmember.In the Information Age, as the current

era is increasingly being called,knowledge is truly power, and wealth,and it is freely available all around you.Almost everyone has a smartphone

these days. Useful for emails, andTwitter and Facebook and a thousandother things. But have you consideredthat your phone is also a portal to thesum of collected human knowledge?You can learn anything you need to

on the Internet, if you know how tolook. It’s easier to access informationtoday than it has ever been before.Never, in the history of the world, hasso much knowledge been available soquickly and easily.Make it your mission to learn one

new thing every day. No matter howsilly or seemingly irrelevant, learn onething.Don’t be the weakest link.Empower yourself.

Seek to knoweverything

These two run-ners from Sowetoat last weekend’smarathon sportedbadges fromprevious mara-thons. Theywished otherrunners andpassers-by “muchlove”. Photo:Justin Steyn

Weakness in strength Bishop Silas Tlou

Many a time I asked myself aboutthe nature of the things that makeone a winner in life. Betimes Iwonder if education, prominenceor fame does, but God’s scale forsuccess is measured by depend-ency of Him. The world functionsdifferently from the true Christianculture, the world talks about self-made-man/woman.But Christians speak of ‘’God-

made-man” or man-of-grace orman/woman who found favour ofGod. This announces amongmany the different cultures thatsurround us as believers. Insteadof looking for strong, independentpeople, God seeks those whoknow that they are weak andinadequate. Apostle Paul was aman who knew how to live victori-ously, he summed up his life withthese words 2Ti 4:7-8 ‘I havefought the good fight, I havefinished the course, I have keptthe faith.(8) Now there is laid up for me

the crown of righteousness, whichthe Lord, the righteous Judge,shall give me at that Day; and notto me only, but also to all thosewho love His appearing. He ex-pressed no hint of disappointmentor regret but, rather, bold confi-dence that he had fulfilled GodspurposePaul fought the good fight: when

you trust Christ as your saviour,you enter a battleground, Satanlost your soul, but he not about togive up.He’ll do anything to make you

useless for the kingdom of God,the bad news is that you are not amatch for the devil - it is impossi-ble for you to win this fight withyour own strength, but Christ hasgiven you His armor and thesword of His Word so you canstand firm. Eph 6:11-13 ‘ Put onthe whole armor of God so thatyou may be able to stand againstthe wiles of the devil.(12) For we do not wrestle

against flesh and blood, butagainst principalities, againstpowers, against the world’s rulers,of the darkness of this age,against spiritual wickedness inhigh places.(13) Therefore take to your-

selves the whole armor of God,that you may be able to withstandin the evil day, and having doneall, to stand’.He finished the course: Paul

likened the Christian life to amarathon. God has designed aspecific path for each of us andbestowed gifts and abilities tofulfil His purpose and finish thecourse.The race is long and filled with

distracting obstacles, but Christhasn’t left us to struggle on ourown, His Holy Spirit guides andstrengthens us along the way.

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The Senior Choirof the Lord MilnerSchool in Settlershas been invitedto perform atthe AtterburyTheatre in Preto-ria on Tuesday,12 November, asa result of theirperformanceduring the audi-tions held in Bela-Bela duringSeptember. Thechoir achieved adiploma from theNational Eistedd-fod Academy,which is thehighest possibleaward. Photo

Forever Resort pledgesto support school

Lizzy Bapela

Bela-Bela’s Forever Resorts has commit-ted itself to helping Raeleng SecondarySchool with everything that the schoolneeds for development and prosperity.The resort made this commitment duringthe school’s award ceremony that washeld at the resort on Saturday, 8 Novem-ber. Present at the event also includemotivational speaker Tshepo Matjila fromthe Bela-Bela Education Advocacy Group(BBEAG), Reverend Sekgaolelo repre-senting the local ministers’ fraternal andparents among others.The resort contributed towards the

school’s development in many ways. Theysponsored the whole event of the awards,with the hall for a venue, decoration,certificates, food and swimming facilitiesfor both the students and staff members.The school’s deputy principal Kgabo

Morifi acknowledged the resort’s othermajor contributions such as the reconnec-tion of electricity, installation of ceilings andfixing of the leaking roof in 2011. Morifialso expressed gratitude for the tractorthat is sent to their school twice a year tocut off the grass and clean the yard as wellas the reception chairs, two computersand a printer, office round table and theR15 000 for gasses to help cooks preparefood for the students. The resort alsooffers the school’s staff members the lapa,food and swimming facilities for their team-building year-end functions. The manage-ment visit the school on a regular basis forcheck-ups. Speaking on behalf of theresort, deputy general manager SamRammutla said that they are not betting ona losing horse, meaning that they are ableto see developments at the school already.He said that the aim of their contribution isto help develop and motivate the studentsto study harder and ensure they become

Ziphora Mashishienjoyed theRaeleng Second-ary School’sawards cer-emony in thecompany of herhusband, Josephat the Bela-Bela’sForever Resorts.Photo: LizzyBapela

better people tomorrow, as they are futureleaders. He also urged parents and thecommunity at large to land a helping handand give support to the students and theschool as a whole.Rammutla urged the audience to

remember when the situation at theschool was still bad and remarked that thechanges that all involved parties madehave brought good results. He acknowl-edged the government for playing a part inhelping develop the school to better thelives and health of the students, pointingout the water and sanitation project thatwas recently launched.The speakers acknowledged the school

principal, Joseph Mashishi, for coming upwith measures that took the school fromthe disappointing situation that it was inand brought it to be a place of learning andteaching that it is today. Mashishi got anexcellent surprise when he received anaward for great leadership, commitmentand efficient management. He indicated inhis speech that he did not do all the hardwork by himself but had a team of commit-ted teachers, parents, learners and SGBmembers who made sure that the schoolis in the news headlines with good thingsmore frequently than in the past. Theschool’s targeted pass rate for this year is60% and all the speakers encouraged thelearners and staff members to worktowards achieving more.In his speech, Captain Morwaswi

Mapheto of the Bela-Bela police alsoreminded people of what kind of place theschool was before Mashishi came onboard, saying that he has completelytransformed it. He encouraged people notto expect a 100% situation and perform-ance, forgetting where Mashishi startedwith the school. He said that the schoolwas counted among the bad ones in theprovince and was always in the news withbad things but currently things are muchbetter.“If a child gets educated, then the society

benefits but if he does not, chances ofgetting employment are low, which meanshe might engage himself in criminalactivities. Parents’ support towards theschool is motivation enough to the learnersand the staff, under Mashishi’s leadership.He made sure discipline rules within theschool yard. I am really glad of the effortsthat were put into making the school whatit is today,”

NYDA responds to children centre

TK Mashaba

The 22nd of November is a date to remem-ber for Bela Bela residents. Bela BelaBuild-It was nominated among fourregions for the Sinawe 72 reality show, anda local contestant will be participating in theshow.Bela Bela’s contestant will be Salamina

Sephuma of Leseding Stand Number2216 and all eyes will be on her and theteam that will be working on the project.Sinawe 72 is a reality show that replaced

JUYS and will air next year in March. Thename means ‘we are with you’ while the 72

Founder of Mantadi Child and YouthCare Centre Anna Makwela ofMookgophong. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Center’s management on Saturday,12 October.The BEAT recently spoke to the

founder of Mantadi Child and YouthCare Centre, Anna Makwela, whosaid that they were still waiting forthe money. She said that the NYDAkeeps on telling them that they willget it on a Friday, a day which nevercomes.The BEAT subsequently spoke to

Thapelo Maleka of the NYDA,promised that the money will be inon Friday, referring to 8 November.Maleka said that the money wassupposed to go through the previ-ous Friday but did not, because theperson responsible for finance hadgone to attend a traditional event onthat day. He added that he haddropped off hampers of goodies forthe children at the centre the previ-ous Friday and another set wasexpected soon.Maleka said that he and other

colleagues have agreed that theywill buy gifts for the children fromtheir own pockets in December.In their response, the centre

management said that Malekacalled them on Monday, 11 Novem-ber to check whether they receiveda deposit slip or not, since themoney was deposited. They saidthat they did not receive anythingand there is still no money in thebank.

Lizzy Bapela

The National Youth developmentAgency (NYDA) responded to aclaim that they did not keep theirpromise of depositing the moneythat they donated to a centre inMookgophong.The donation that has being playing“hide and seek” is a R30 000donation that was presented to the

Bela Bela local to appear on reality show!

Bela Bela’s contestant SalaminaSephuma of Leseding. Photo Supplied

refers to the 72-hour period which contest-ants will have to complete their homeimprovements.Each household is allocated R60 000 to

decorate and upgrade their homes withthe assistance of Build-It, who providehandy hints and how-to demonstration.According to Dalene Snyman of Bela

Bela Build-It’s admin manager, they needas many voters as possible.“We need as many people as possible

every day and night on-site to cheer andencourage the building team, as well as towatch the show on ETV and vote at theend of every episode for Bela Bela so thatSalamina can win the grand prize ofR250 000 in building materials, of whichR50 000 will go to the charity of her choiceand R10 000 to each of her helpers.”The Etv crew will be coming to Bela Bela

on the weekend of the 22nd, being atSalaminah’s house on the 22nd of Novem-ber. The family shoot will be on the 23rd

November while the crew will be at theBela Bela Build-It store on the 24th.From Monday, 25 November until the

Thursday 28 November there will beconstruction at Leseding Stand 2216 andpeople are asked to come and show theirsupport for Team Bela Bela.

TEMPORARY POSTS FOR CS 1EDUCATORS

We hereby invite all qualifying candidates to applyfor the teaching vacancies at Mohlakamotala HighSchool, Vaalwater circuit, Waterberg District.POSTS DESCRIPTIONS:1. Mathematics and Physical Sciences.2. Tourism and Hospitality Studies.3. English.REQUIREMENTS:1. Relevant Educational Qualification Value (REQV)

13 and / or above.2. LPDE 1 form, application form.3. Detailed Curriculum Vitae.3. Certified copies of academic and professional

qualifications.4. Certified copies of ID and SACE certificate.CLOSING DATE:Applications should be received on/ or beforeWednesday, 27 November 2013, 12h00.Emailed and faxed applications will not be considered.Applications must be send to the Principle,Mohlakamotala High School, P.O. Box 2007Modimolle 0510, or by hand.

MOHLAKAMOTALAHIGH SCHOOL

MODIMOLLE

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LEGALS

SMALLSVEHICLES: 2001PEUGEOT 406, 70800 Genu-ine kilo-meters, Consumption7-8 litres per 100km.Phone: (014) 736-5049 Boet

BELA BELA AMEND-MENT SCHEME 73/08

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR AMENDMENT OF THETOWN PLANNINGSCHEME IN TERMS OFSECTION 56 (1)(b)(i) OF THETOWN PLANNING ANDTOWNSHIPS ORDINANCE1986 (ORDINANCE No 15 OF1986)We, Geo Projects, authorisedagents of the owner of the farmOlieviensfontein 475 KR andOliviensfontein 562 KR, BelaBela, hereby give notice in termsof section 56 (1)(b)(i) of theTown and Townships Ordi-nance, 1986 (Ordinance No 15of 1986) that we have appliedto the Bela Bela Municipality forthe amendment of the TownPlanning Scheme, known as theBela Bela Land Use Scheme,2008, by the amendment of thezoning of the property by theaddition of an annexure to theexisting Agriculture zoning, tomake provision for mixed uses,as indicated in the annexure 162to the amendment scheme.Particulars of the applicationwill lie for inspection duringnormal office hours at the officeof the Municipal Manager, Mu-nicipal Offices, Bela Bela, for aperiod of 28 days from 15 No-vember 2013.Objections to or presentations inrespect of the application mustbe lodged with or made in writ-

ing to: The Municipal Managerat the above address or PrivateBag x1609, Bela Bela, 0480,within a period of 28 days from15 November 2013.Address:P.O. Box 919, Bela Bela. 0480,Tel: 082 8817 252. (15&22/11).

LIQUIDATION ANDDISTRIBUTION

ACCOUNTS IN DE-CEASED ESTATES LYING

FOR INSPECTIONIn terms of section 35 (5) of theAdministration of Estates Act,No. 66 of 1965, notice is herebygiven that copies of the liquida-tion and distribution accounts(first and final, unless otherwisestated) in the estates specifiedbelow will be open for the in-spection of all persons with aninterest therein for a period of21 days (or shorter or longer ifspecially stated) from the datespecified or from the date ofpublication hereof, whichevermay be the later, and at the of-fices of the Masters of the HighCourt and Magistrates as stated.Should no objection thereto belodged with the Masters con-cerned during the specified pe-riod, the executors will proceedto make payments in accordancewith the accounts.A. Registered Number of Es-tate: 7204/2013Province: Western CapeSurname: BURGERFirst Names: NELLIESouth African ID Number:210620 0049 081Passport/ Other ID:Last Address: NaboomspruitLewensvreug Tuiste VirBejaardes, Naboomspruit.B. Complete only if deceasedwas married in community ofproperty.First Names of SurvivingSpouse: N/ASurname of Surviving Spouse:N/AID Number of Surviving

Spouse:C. Description of Account otherthan First and Final:Period of inspection other thanFirst and Final:Period of Inspection other than21 days:Magistrate’s Office:NaboomspruitMaster’s Office: Cape TownAdvertiser Name:GREENWOODS TRUST(PTY) LTDP. O. Box 3311, Cape TownAdvertiser Email:[email protected] tel: 021 4108 606

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION (IMMOV-

ABLE PROPERTY)IN THE NORTH GAUTENGHIGH COURT, PRETORIA(THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTHAFRICA) CASE NO: 31130/2013In the matter between: ABSABANK LIMITED Plaintiff andGEMAE JUNE KOTZE (neeALMENDRO) ID Number:670603 0170 084 DefendantIn Execution of a judgement ofthe North Gauteng High CourtPretoria (Republic of South Af-rica) in the above action, a saleas a unit without a reserve pricewill be held by the Sheriff BelaBela at the Sheriff’s Office, 52Robinson Avenue, Bela Bela on27 November 2013, at 11H00of the under mentioned propertyof the Defendant on the Condi-tions to be read by the Auction-eer at the time of the sale, whichConditions will lie for inspectionprior to the sale at the offices ofthe Sheriff Bela Bela at 52Robinson Avenue, Bela Bela.BEING:Erf 40 Eau Montagne Township,Registration Division K.R.,Limpopo Province measuring523 (five hundred and twentythree) square metres.Held by deed of Transfer No.T8479/2007 specially execut-

able; subject to the conditionstherein contained and especiallysubject to the rules and regula-tions of the Eau MontagneHome Owners Association spe-cially executable;Physical address: 40 EauMontagne, Swanepoel Street,Bela BelaThe following information isfurnished regarding the im-provements, though in this re-spect nothing is guaranteed:A dwelling consisting of (notguaranteed)Vacant StandIn terms of Regulation 32 of theConsumer Protection Act 68 of2008 potential bidders must reg-ister in the bidder’s record withthe Sheriff, prior to the sale,which registration must meet therequirements of the regulationsin terms of the Financial Intelli-gence Centre Act, 38 of 2001.Dated at Pretoria this 29th dayof October 2013.DELPORT VAN DEN BERGINC.Attorneys for PlaintiffSummit Place Office ParkBuilding 2221 Garsfontein RoadMenlynPretoriaWith the temporary entrance at220 Thys StreetDe BeersPretoria(GPS Coordinates:2 5 ° 4 7 ’ 1 2 . 6 0 ” S ;28°16’17.66”E)Tel: (012) 361 5001Fax: (012) 361 6311REF: EDDIE DU TOIT/DDK/AHL0567

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION IMMOV-

ABLE PROPERTYIN THE HIGH COURT OFSOUTH AFRICA (NORTHGAUTENG HIGH COURT,PRETORIA) CASENUMBER: 1982/2012In the matter between: STAND-

ARD BANK OF SOUTH AF-RICA (PTY) LTD Plaintiff andTRACEY MAE LOURENSDefendantA sale in Execution of the un-dermentioned property is to beheld without reserve at the of-fices of the Sheriff of the HighCourt Bela Bela at No 52Robertsons Avenue, Bela Belaon 27 November 2013 at11H00.Full conditions of Sale can beinspected at the offices of theSheriff of the High Court Britsat No 52 Robertsons Avenue,Bela Bela and will also be readout by the Sheriff prior to thesale in execution.The Execution Creditor, Sheriffand/or Plaintiff’s Attorneys donot give any warranties with re-gard to the description and/orimprovements.PROPERTY:Portion of a real right that theDeveloper (Etango GameLodge Proprietary Limited) re-served to extent the scheme interms of Section 25(1) of theSectional Title Act, which realrights has to be exercised withina period of ten (10) years from10 May 2006 as date of regis-tration in the Deeds office of theSection 25(1) certificate of realrights in the scheme known asETANGO PRIVATE GAMERESERVE, sectional planno.SS371/2006, and which por-tion of the real rights of Execu-tion on the specified portion ofthe common property in theScheme known as ETANGOPRIVATE GAME RESERVE,be described as S16, measuring1,0400 hectars as shown by fig-ure B6B8B9B7B6 on diagramS.G. No. D1082/2005 and heldby certificate of real rights No.SK006232/07IMPROVEMENTS: NoneHACK STUPEL & ROSSAttorney for PlaintiffP.O. Box 2000, PretoriaTel: (012) 325 4185

Reference: J PRETORIUS/tn/RF6835.

ESTATE NOTICEIN THE ESTATE OF THELATE ELIZABETHJOHANNA VENTERSLABBERTID: 430630 0119 085 OF POR-TION 94 OF THE FARMKROMDRAAI KQTHABAZIMBIDate of death: 30 June 2008Estate Number: 6692/2012Kindly take notice that theAmended First and Final Liqui-dation and Distribution Accountin the above Estate will lie forinspection for a period of 21days from date of publicationhereof at the office of the Mas-ter of the High Court, Preto-ria and at the office of theMagistrate, Bela Bela.MJ BEATSONAttorney for Executor/ Ex-ecutrixLANSER & WILLIAMS16 Sutter RoadP.O. Box 18Bela Bela0480Tel: (014) 736 2216/7.

MODIMOLLE LANDUSE SCHEME 2004

Notice is hereby given to allwhom it may concern that interms of Clause 23 of theMODIMOLLE LAND USESCHEME, 2004, I,STEPHANIE LE HANIE, in-tend applying to theModimolle Local Municipal-ity for Special Consent to:Installation of 15x6m poleswith antennas / or microwave dishes on top of theexisting silo, and an equip-ment container on Erf 372,Vaalwater, located in an in-dustrial zone.Any objection, with groundstherefore, shall be lodgedwith or made in writing to:The Divisional Manager,

Town Planning, GroundFloor, Modimolle MunicipalBuilding, Private Bag x1008,Modimolle, 0510, within 28days of the publication of theadvertisement in the localnewspaper, viz Die Pos on 15November 2013 and 22 No-vember 2013.Full particulars and plans (ifany) may be inspected dur-ing normal office hours (8:00- 13:00 and 13:35 - 15:00) atthe above-mentioned office,for a period of 28 days afterthe publication of the adver-tisement in the local newspa-per.Closing date for any objec-tions: 13 December 2013.APPLICANTStreet Address and PostalAddress10 Villosis Place, MontanaPark, PretoriaP. O. Box 14020, Sinoville,0129Telephone: (012) 548 6040/082 493 6708.(15&22/11).

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION (IMMOV-

ABLE PROPERTY)IN THE NORTHGAUTENG HIGH COURT,PRETORIA(THE REPUBLIC OFSOUTH AFRICA). Case no:21203/2013In the matter between:ABSA BANK LIMITEDPLAINTIFF and GEMAEJUNE KOTZE (neeALMENDRO) Defendant, IDNUMBER: 670603 0170 084In Execution of a Judgment ofthe North Gauteng High CourtPretoria (Republic of South Af-rica) in the above action, a saleas a unit without a reserve pricewill be held by the Sheriff BelaBela at the Sheriff’s Office, 52Robinson Avenue, Bela Bela on27 November 27 November2013, at 11H00 of the under

mentioned property of the De-fendant on the Conditions to beread by the Auctioneer at thetime of the sale, which Condi-tions will lie for inspection priorto the sale at the offices of theSheriff Bela- Bela at 52Robinson Avenue, Bela- Bela.BEING:Erf 7 Eau Montagne TOWN-SHIP, Registration DivisionK.R., Limpopo ProvinceMeasuring 575 (five hunderdand seventy five ) square me-tersHeld by deed of Transfer No.T8459/2007 specially execut-able;Subject to the Conditions thereincontained and espesially subjectto the rules and regulations ofthe Eau Montagne Home Own-ers Association specially execut-able;Physical address: 7 EauMontagne, Swanepoel street,Bela- BelaThe following information isfurnished regarding the im-provements, though in this re-spect nothing is guaranteed:A dwelling consisting of (notguaranteed)VACANT STANDIn terms of Regulation 32 of theConsumer Protection Act 68 of2008 potential bidders must reg-ister in the bidder’s record withthe sheriff, prior to the sale,which registration must meet therequirements of the regulationsin terms of the Financial Intelli-gence Centre Act, 38 of 2001.Dated at Pretoria this 28th dayof October 2013.DELPORT VAN DEN BERGINC.Attorneys for PlaintiffGlen Manor Office Park138 Frikkie de Beer streetBuilding 5, MenlynPretoriaTEL: (012) 361-5001FAX: (012) 361-6311REF: EDDIE DU TOIT / DDK/ AHL0540

SAB League results

Siwelele FC during a training session. Photo: TK Mashaba

humiliating 4-0 thrashing to Bazooka whileDiesel n Dust played a 1-all draw withTroublemakers. A1 Terrors defeatedHappy Hearts while the Modimolle All Starsbeat the Home Defenders 4-2. NTKHappy Boys lost 2-1 to Mammoet Arsenalwhile Boys to Men beat Qualitho thor-oughly with a final score of 3-0. Bela Bela’sTotal Surrender tied with Elamr Auto FC, ina game that saw neither team score apoint. Boys to Men are expected to meetwith Total Surrender on Saturday, 16November while Diesel n Dust faceMabatlane Arsenal in the Steam A semi-final.In Stream B, Moloto Morning Stars will be

facing off against Simple Yellows whileMaxoma Fc will be playing MookgophongAll Stars.Stream C’s quarter finals will be between

Mosesetjane United and Siwelele, andReal Madrid and Black Rangers.

Proud Kaizer Chief’s supporterMadimetja Prince Kekana cel-ebrated Orlando Pirate’s loss to AlAhly by wearing Indian clothes.Kekana is a taxi owner and mem-ber of the Warmbaths (Bela-Bela)Taxi Association. He was singingsongs of victory in favour of AlAhly at the local taxi rank onMonday, 11 November. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

TK Mashaba

The new rookies in the SAB League’sStream B, Siwelele FC, tasted their firstloss in the League last week on Saturdaywhen they lost 2-1 to the Black Rangers.Siwelele was promoted from the LFA to

the SAB League last season and it’s timeto pull up their socks if they want to makea decent showing against the moreexperienced SAB League teams, all ofwhom are eager to be promoted to theSecond Division. In other results fromStream B the Mokopane Stonebreakersbeat Mookgophong All-Stars 1-0 whileJuventas lost 2-0 to Mokopane Ratanang.Mbu, also newcomers in the League, beatDimakatso Sundowns 2-0 while MolotoMorning Stars lost to SASE FC 2-1, andReal Madrid beat Simple Yellows 2-0.In Stream A, Bela Bela Pirates opened

their season on a high note, delivering a

TK Mashaba

The Congress of South AfricanStudents (COSAS) have promisedthat they will not surrender in the fightto stop the publication of matricresults in national newspapers.COSAS had a meeting with theMinister of Education last week.According to the Secretary General

of COSAS, Tshiamo Tsotetsi, thedepartment is being ‘wishy-washy’about the matter.“After our engagement with them

they didn’t give us a real resolutionabout whether they still intend topublicize the matric results, henceour declaration that we will not giveup the fight,” he said. “At the momentthe Department apparently does notknow whether they intend to publicize

COSAS is not giving ground onthe publication of matric results

This excitement may not be seen if COSAS win their battle. Photo: TK Mashaba

the results but we need a real resolu-tion.”COSAS have been disputing the

publication of matric results sinceDecember 2012, alleging that thepublication violates the students’ rightto privacy.In June, they organised a protest

march to raise awareness of issuesaffecting students and the movement.“In December we will be having an-

other meeting with the Minister in a bidto accomplish our goals,” said Tsotetsi.He added that part of COSAS’ objectionto the practice is that the Departmentpays for the results to be published, andthat COSAS believes that the moneycan be better spent elsewhere.The BEAT could not get comment from

the Department at the time of going topress.


Some of the athletes of this year’s Super Spar/Bela-Bela qualifying marathon. Photos: Justin Steyn

Bela-Bela hosts Super Spar Marathon“The aim of this annual race was to put Bela-Bela on the map as a reputable tourist destination for

those residing elsewhere, with the additional bonus that the 42.2 km marathonis a Comrades qualifier...”

Justin Steyn

Athletes from all over the countrygathered in Bela-Bela to take part ina marathon that could see themqualify for the world’s toughest race,the Comrades marathon.The Super Spar/ Bela-Bela race,

which took place on Saturday 9November, saw approximately 1 000runners competing.

The race itself was divided into fourcategories: 5 km, 10 km, 21.1 kmand 42.2 km.The aim of this annual race was to

put Bela-Bela on the map as a repu-table tourist destination for thoseresiding elsewhere, with the addi-tional bonus that the 42.2 km mara-thon is a Comrades qualifier.The race is also a community

project implemented by the Bela-Bela

District Marathon Club in their bid todevelop and promote road marathonathletics.Nine local businesses took the time

to assist in the marathon by providingdrinking stalls for athletes.The main sponsor of the event,

Super Spar, also arranged withHoërskool Warmbad to use theirfacilities.The overall winners of the marathon

were:Phuti Mohale of the Petersburg

Roadrunners Association came in at1st place in the 42.2Km Men’s division

with a time of 02:38:44.Jane Mudau of the Nedbank

Roadrunners Association came in at1st in the 42.2Km Women’s Divisionwith a time of 03:19:57. Elias Mabane of the Nedbank

Roadrunners Association at 2nd placein the 42.2Km Men’s Division with atime 02:40:55.Monica Vorster of the Boksburg

Athletics Club at 2nd place in the42.2Km Women’s Division with a timeof 03:36:43.The next qualifying race will be on

08 November 2014.

Carel Coetzee(left) with theoverall winners(from left toright) PhutiMohale, JaneMudau, MonicaVorster and EliasMabane. PhotoSupplied

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