The Beat 26 April 2013

26 April 2013

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Lizzy Bapela

The national Government Communica-tion and Information Systems (GCIS) isexpected to host a Freedom Month cam-paign as a build-up to Freedom Day cel-ebrations on 27 April.The GCIS said the aim is to encour-

age participation by building up excite-ment and creating a sense of loyalty andpride in ordinary South Africans, as wellas highlight the country’s successessince 1994.Brand South Africa, the Department of

Arts and Culture and the Department ofBasic Education have pledged their com-mitment to support the GCIS in theirFreedom Month campaign.Maria Ramoshaba of the GCIS in

Waterberg said this year’s celebrationswill be held under the theme “Mobilis-ing Society Towards Consolidating De-mocracy and Freedom”.Public servants are urged to tell their

stories on how they changed the livesof South Africans or how they trans-formed the public service.Ramoshaba said this refers to remark-

able good news stories of service deliv-ery sites that have dramatically turnedaround such as health care facilities,Home Affairs offices, police stations,schools and so forth.Freedom Month, April, commemorates

the historic period in 1994 when SouthAfrica achieved democracy, where all itscitizens became free from discrimina-tion and oppression.“The first democratic elections held in

South Africa on 27 April 1994 markedthe dawn of a new phase of building aSouth Africa that truly belongs to all wholive in it.The current Freedom Month provides

GCIS commemoratesFreedom Month

an opportunity for the GCIS, governmentcommunicators and partners to build na-tional pride and patriotism amongst citi-zens.All South Africans need to be aware of

the history of South Africa and to fosteran appreciation of the value of freedom,human rights and respect for fellow hu-man beings,” said Ramoshaba.She said the theme encourages eve-

ryone who lives in country to join handsto celebrate the achievements that havebeen made in entrenching democracyand creating a better life for all.Ramoshaba said South Africa has

made major progress in improving thelives of all people since 1994 and theseachievements must be communicatedand celebrated.“Communicators must begin to build

and tell the South African story of wherewe come from, what we have achieved since1994, where we are now and where we aregoing as a nation.They must also provide opportunities for

South Africans to tell their own stories ofchange since 1994, through diverse platforms.2013 is the last year of the current adminis-

tration and one year before the 20 years anni-versary of our democracy.The Freedom Month campaign must start

to lay the foundation for the 20 Years of Free-dom campaign and kick-start the build-up to2014.Communicators must therefore use the op-

portunity of Freedom Month to amplify theachievements we made as a country since1994 through key messages and positive sto-ries,’ she said.The GCIS is currently conducting national

symbols campaign throughout April and aradio interview with Mokopane FM is expectedto take place during the week ahead of Free-dom Day.

Poorly built R11 Million roadproject chases away investors

The Thabazimbiroadworkproject is stillto be com-pleted andemployees arewaiting inanticipation tofinish the jobthat theystarted. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

the municipality is transgressing varioussets of legislations such as the MunicipalFinancial Management Act (MFMA) andMunicipal Systems Act on a daily basis,”Smalle said.The DA’s provincial spokesperson, Langa

Bodlani, said that the party would be pos-ing questions in the Legislature to Coop-erative Governance MEC Clifford Motseperegarding these issues and demanding hisimmediate intervention.Spokesperson for the Thabazimbi Local

Municipality, Joshua Motsomane, said thatthe Northam entrance road was resealedand rehabilitated with an amount of R2,309 016. He said the Municipality fundedthe project was and all earthworks werecompleted.“However, the road was damaged due to

rain and being used on daily basis while itwas still under construction. The munici-pality has engaged with the service pro-vider to fix the roads as it was stalled forsix months due to funding issues,” he said.“Construction will resume as soon as the

service provider gets paid and the issue ofboreholes is still sub-judice,” Motsomanesaid.

Shadow Minister visits Thabazimbi Lizzy Bapela

Shadow Minister of Co-Operative Governanceand Member of Parliament (MP) in the Demo-cratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen, re-cently visited Thabazimbi.The DA leader in Limpopo, Jacques Smalle,

accompanied the minister to the event, whichwas held at Mawala Lodge in Thabazimbi onFriday, 5 April.Spokesperson for the party in Limpopo,

Langa Bodlani, said that the aim of the shadowminister’s visit was to listen to the challengesthat the community encounters pertainingservice delivery on a daily basis. Smalle toldthe media that community members in thatarea and the surrounding villages, includingNortham, have been experiencing poor serv-ice delivery when it comes to services suchas water, sanitation and proper roads.Smalle said that the local municipality failed

dismally to implement recommendationsmade by the Human Rights Commission(HRC) to provide the basic services to thosecommunities.

Spokesperson for the Thabazimbi LocalMunicipality, Joshua Motsomane, said thatthe municipality was not notified about theDA’s visit in the area. He said that they didnot receive a formal invitation.The area has been in the news about serv-

ice delivery issues that resulted in the visit bythe Public Protector Advocate, ThuliMadonsela, and members of her office. Ordi-nary community members and those com-ing from various community based structuresfilled up at the community hall during thePublic Protector’s visit in August 2012.The event was part of the Public Protector

Stakeholder dialogue and public hearings fo-cusing on problems in the delivery of RDPhouses.Community members asked Madonsela to

investigate the alleged sale of land meant forRDP houses by the council to a local mine.Madonsela also advised community mem-

bers against the planned mass action, say-ing it poses risks for them and was not nec-essary when communication channels withthe government are open.

Lizzy Bapela

The DA in Limpopo has indicated that anR11 million road project that was meantto repair the road leading to the entranceof Northam, Thabazimbi on the R510 hascollapsed.The party’s provincial leader and Mem-

ber of Parliament (MP), Jacques Smalle,told the media that the findings were madeduring their oversight visit. Smalle said thattheir consultations with residents revealedthat the road is so bad that businesses inthat area are being affected, as many cli-ents are reluctant to use the road.Smalle said that businesses are facing

closure due to the condition of the road.“A lack of water infrastructure has led to

many residents digging their ownboreholes. The municipality has also re-quested residents to register their ownboreholes with the municipality at a costthat ranges from R932 to R2800. The resi-dents are now being fined should they usethe water for household purposes. Theyhave to travel over 60km to Thabazimbi toget water. When they refuse, their elec-tricity is cut. This is a clear indication that

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must beable to guess what will interest: we must learn to read the childish soul as wemight a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up theattraction and vary the song. -Henri Frederic Amiel

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The lead story on the front page of TheBEAT last week, quoted the Bela-BelaTaxpayers’ Forum (BBTF) and their chair-person, Pieter Raath as saying that coun-cillor Lukas Nhlapo is one of the mainreasons for the municipal Council beingin total disarray because he allegedlyurges or intimidates other Councillors notto attend Council meetings.The BBTF represents the taxpayers of

Bela-Bela who are very unhappy aboutthe way their hard-earned money is al-legedly being squandered.The net result of all this is that the town

Taxpayers Forum is there to help, not criticizeinfrastructure is falling apart with potholes instreets, the sewage works overflowing, theelectricity reticulation system in an appall-ing state and some residents having to copewith extended power outages. At the sametime, the townships are suffering from a lackof services and their people are without jobswhile the municipality failed to spend sev-eral millions of the money they received fromcentral government last year.The BBTF has therefore embarked on de-

cisive action to turn the situation around. In-stead of just criticizing, they have offered theservices of their highly experienced mem-

bers to assist the municipality on technical,financial and legal issues. They have alsomade contact with government officials andmembers of the cabinet to assist in their ef-forts in making Bela-Bela a better place forall.Sadly, however, their efforts are being

thwarted by the incapacity of the municipal-ity and especially the infighting among coun-cillors. They are therefore clearly very un-happy about the situation where the entirecommunity is suffering while councillors en-gage in political bickering among themselvesfor their own political gain.

It is however not the policy of the BBTFor their chairperson to wage personal at-tacks on individuals in the press, The Beatwas told this week.A confidential internal document of the

Forum landed in the hands of the pressand the article in the previous edition ofThe Beat was published without theknowledge or approval of the chairpersonor members. This incident is therefore de-plored by the BBTF.The Beat regrets the misunderstanding

and apologises to all parties that wereaffected as a result thereof.

Taxi owners request subsidies from the government to cope with costs

Taxi industrystakeholderscame in theirnumbers to attendthe hearings.Photo: LizzyBapela

Lizzy Bapela

Taxi owners asked for the government to in-tervene on issues regarding minimum wagesthat were discussed during back-to-back gath-erings on public briefings across the provinceheld recently.The owners say the government must come

to the party in a form of subsidies if they wantthem to afford the current minimum wages orany increment thereof in the taxi industrysector.Scores of the taxi industry role players voiced

their concerns regarding wages during thegatherings held by the national Departmentof Labour. In Waterberg, sector role playersfrom across the district recently gathered inModimolle to partake in the same meeting.The role players asked the department to

review the taxi industry’s wages and otherconditions of employment, saying, “The onlyway out of this fiasco is for the government tolend a helping hand.”One taxi owner, Peter Mohale, representing

the Bela Bela Taxi Association in Waterberg,requested the department to distribute nec-essary information to all local associations,

as owners need to know about findings of theresearch that the department does involvingthe role players of the industry.He forwarded this input, saying that the de-

partment seemed to have already decided onthe wages and is hiding the fact by hostingthe meetings. He said every role player needsto know about the findings of the researchand take part in the decision-making.The role players said that issues such as

demarcation model where those people re-

siding in urban areas would be considered forthis minimum wage and those of them resid-ing in non-urban areas should be exempted.A taxi driver, who appealed for anonymity for

fear of victimisation, said they go all out, dayand night to enrich the selected few, yet theyare not getting anything in return. He saidsome of them still live below the breadline,adding that the conditions of employment aredreadful and they are unable to afford any-thing.

The role players asked the government tointervene on this matter so that they are puton par with employees from other sectors.Another taxi owner representing the district

association, Josa Nkuna from Bela Bela,implied that the owners’ relationships are sourand individuals do not protect each other intimes of need but celebrate each other’sdownfall.Other owners complained about residing in

deep rural areas where a driver cashes inabout R8 000 per month and they have topay about R 10 000 monthly taxi instalments,yet are expected to pay the minimum wageof R 2449 per month. The owners said thiscould lead to great job losses in the country ifthey opt out.Assistant director of employment stand-

ards in the department, Mogodi Masenya,said that the purpose of the hearings wasto gather inputs from the stakeholders,which will be escalated to the Employ-ment Conditions Commission, the bodythat advises the Minister on wages andother conditions of employment. This willenable the Minister to make a final deter-mination.

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EDITORIAL POLICY


ThapeloRakumakwe, fromHoërskoolWarmbad, is astar on the athlet-ics field. She wonsixth place in the400 m hurdles atthe recent SouthAfrican Champion-ships in EastLondon. Photo:The Post

The BEAT wants to hear from our readers. If you have agreat story or something that you want us to bring to light,please email [email protected] or send an SMS to one

of our reporters. Lizzy: 076 609 7644 or TK: 076 7569740. We would also LOVE to see some of your weird andwonderful photos for our editorial page. Do not delay, just

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We have a problem with drug use inSouth Africa. Everybody knows it,most people even admit it. Thequestion is; why do we have a drugproblem in South Africa?Why are so many of our young peo-

ple turning to more and more dan-gerous drugs at ever-younger ages?It was once commonly held wis-

dom that unnatural ly highincidences of drug use among theyouth are a symptom of deeperflaws in the society.Drug use is a problem. It is also a

symptom.There are many factors currently

at work to drive the youth toward ad-diction, of which unemployment isboth the most obvious and the mostserious. What motivation do school-children of today have to keep them-selves free of drugs when an ever-growing percentage of them may notfind work for years after leavingschool? Is it not simpler to dull yourmind with alcohol and drugs today,and let tomorrow worry about itself?Yes, it is, and that is why manyyoung people fall victim to drugs.Drug abuse is a symptom of de-

spair; despair the youth may not beconsciously aware of. It is a symp-tom of the kind of thinking thatcauses suicide rates to skyrocketand crime to rise.We need to fight against the use

of drugs, yes. That is an obvioustruth. However, we also need to fightagainst the causes of drug use. Weneed to fight against the lack of em-pathy in our society that leads peo-ple to sell drugs to children. Weneed to fight against despair and re-member that we are building our fu-ture right here, in this moment.Because when you get right down

to it, at its heart drug abuse is asymptom of a kind of reckless irre-sponsibility. Every person in SouthAfrica is responsible for building thefuture. Every one of us has thepower to change the world. If we al-low ourselves or our children to suc-cumb to hopelessness, we are notchanging the world for the better.Mohandas Ghandi’s most famous

quote is ‘Be the change you wantto see in the world’. Every choicewe make affects the world aroundus. Every day, every moment, weare building the future that our chil-dren’s children will live in. It is ourresponsibility to make that world abetter place. It is our responsibilityto stand strong in the face of de-spair and never surrender to hope-lessness.If we allow ourselves to believe that

tomorrow will never be better thantoday, we are making sure that itnever will be.

The lost generationThe SMART skill andChristianity Bishop Silas Tlou

Leadership is a prominent element of theChristian faith and therefore should havea base principle, which should focusChristian thinking.2 Timothy 2:2-7 - “And the things you

have heard me say in the presence ofmany witnesses entrust to reliable peo-ple who will also be qualified to teachothers. Join with me in suffering, like agood soldier of Christ Jesus. No oneserving as a soldier gets entangled incivilian affairs, but rather tries to pleasehis commanding officer. Similarly, any-one who competes as an athlete doesnot receive the victor’s crown except bycompeting according to the rules. Thehardworking farmer should be the firstto receive a share of the crops. Reflecton what I am saying, for the Lord willgive you insight into all this.”The SMART Principle is a principle that

flowed out of a combination of variousconcepts that worked over the years.Smart in this case will mean “Specific;Measurable; Attainable; Relevant; Time.”All goals that we have as Christians canbe set and planned out through theSMART principle.A specific goal has a much greater

chance of being accomplished than ageneral goal. To set a specific goal youmust answer the six “W” questions: Whois involved? What do I want to accom-plish? Where will I accomplish this?When will I take certain steps to reachmy goal? Which requirements and con-straints should I take into account? Whydo I want to reach this goal?Establish concrete criteria for measur-

ing progress toward the attainment ofeach goal you set. When you measureyour progress, you stay on track, reachyour target dates, and experience theexhilaration of achievement that spursyou on to continued effort required toreach your goal. To determine if your goalis measurable, ask questions such as:how much? How many? How will I knowwhen it is accomplished? When youidentify goals that are most important toyou, you begin to figure out ways youcan make them come true. You developthe attitudes, abilities, skills, and finan-cial capacity to reach them. You beginseeing previously overlooked opportuni-ties to bring yourself closer to theachievement of your goals. You can at-tain most any goal you set when youplan your steps wisely and establish atime frame that allows you to carry outthose steps. To be realistic, a goal mustrepresent an objective toward which youare both willing and able to work. Be surethat every goal represents substantialprogress. If you set goals that you sim-ply cannot reach, you will never reachyour ultimate goal.A goal should be grounded within a time

frame. With no time frame tied to it thereis no sense of urgency. Ecclesiastes 3:1– “There is a time for everything, and aseason for every activity under the heav-ens.” Everything on earth has its owntime and its own season. How onespends the time tell a lot about the fu-ture. We need understanding to time,especially achieving with certain timeframe is inevitable.


LEGALSMODIMOLLE LAND-USE SCHEME, 2004

“Special Consent Use –Cellular Mast”Notice is hereby given interms of the ModimolleLand-use Scheme, 2004,that I, Theo Kotze fromDeveloplan Town Plannersintends applying to theModimolle Local Munici-pality for special consent toestablish the following: A45m cellular (lattice type)mast and base station onPort ion 1 of the farmSterksprui t 253-KQ(Vodacom cellular mast).Particulars of the applica-tion will lie for inspectionduring normal office hoursat the office of the Munici-pal Manager: ModimolleLocal Munic ipal i ty,Modimolle Civic Centre, OR Tambo square , HarryGwala Street, Modimolle,for a period of 28 days from19 April 2013. Objectionsto or representations in re-spect of the applicationmust be lodged with ormade to the MunicipalManager at the above ad-dress or a t Pr ivate BagX1008, Modimolle, 0510,within a period of 28 daysfrom 19 April 2013. Ad-dress of agent: Developlan,P.O. Box 1883, Polokwane,0700; 3 General JoubertStreet, Polokwane, 0699;Tel: 015 291 4177; Fax:0862183267. (26/4)

NOTICE TO REIN-STATE A

DEREGISTEREDCLOSE CORPORATIONNotice is hereby given ofthe intention to reinstatethe deregistered Close Cor-pora t ion: ETSOUWPROPERTIES no 36 CC,registration number 2007/096353/23.The reason for the reinstate-ment is that the Close Cor-poration is still in businessand was deregistered be-cause of an administrativeomission.For further information orobjection please contact:NUMERI ACCOUNT-ANTS INCRiaan Jansen van Vuuren,tel 014 736 2248, 35 LunaRoad, Bela Bela, 0480. (3/5)

GENERAL NOTICECONSENT OF THE

TOWNSHIPS BOARDNotice is hereby given thatGeo Projects, being the au-thorized agent of the landowner of Portion 70 of thefarm Bospoort 450 KR, BelaBela intends to apply to theTownships Board for con-sent for the cancellation ofconditions A (a), (b) and (c)containing in t i t le deedT000053390/2011 of theabove mentioned propertyfor the purpose of a Residen-tial Township.Particulars of this applica-tion lie open for inspectionduring normal office hoursat the office of mentionedagent for a period of 28 daysfrom 26 April 2013Objections to the applica-tion may be lodged in writ-ing with the undersignedor with the Head of Depart-ment, Co-operative govern-ance, Human Settlement andTraditional Affairs, PrivateBag X 9485, Polokwane,0700, on or before 24 May2013.GEO PROJECTSP.O.Box 919, Bela Bela,0480. Contact number 082881 7252 (26/4)

GENERAL NOTICE.Mookgophong AmendmentScheme 56We, the Directors of Seo Es-tates Pty Ltd, being ownerof the property mentionedbelow, herby give notice interms of sect ion569(1)(b)(i)of the Town-planning and TownshipsOrdinance, 1986 (Ordi-nance 15 0f 1986), that wehave appl ied to theMookgophong Municipal-ity for the amendment of thetown planning schemeknown as MookgophongLand Use Scheme, 2004, forthe rezoning of Portion 1 ofthe farm Kalkfontein 589KR and Portion 2 of thefarm Grootfontein 590 KRfrom “Agricul tura l” to“Resort”.Particulars of the applica-tion will lie for inspection

during normal office hoursat the office of the Land UsePlanner: Technical Serv-ices, Civic Centre, cnr. Nel-son Mandela Drive ,Mookgophong, for a periodof 28 days from 19 April2013.Objections or representa-tions in respect of the ap-plication must be lodgedwith or made in writing to:Land Use Planner, Techni-cal Services, at the above-mentioned address, or toPr ivate Bag X340,Mookgophong, 0560,within a period of 28 daysfrom 19 April 2013. (26/4)

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION

IN THE NORTHGAUTENG HIGH COURT,PRETORIA (REPUBLICOF SOUTH AFRICA)CASE NO. 22080/2011In the matter between: TheStandard Bank of South Af-rica Limited Plaintiff andTof Skeng Tau DefendantID: 720305 5479 086In execution of a judgementof the High Court of SouthAfr ica (Nor th GautengHigh Court,Pretoria) in theabovementioned suite, asale without reserve will beheld by the Sher i f f ,Nylstroom (Modimolle) infront of the MagistratesCourt, Van Emmenus street,Nylstroom, on Thursday, 16May 2013 at 11h00 of theundermentioned propertyof the defendants subject tothe condi t ions of sa lewhich are available for in-spection at the offices of theSher i f f Nyls t room, 50Leyds street, Modimolle(Nylstroom).Erf 978 Vaalwater Ext. 1TownshipRegis t ra t ion Divis ion:K.R. Limpopo ProvinceMeasuring 394 (Three hun-dred and ninety four) squaremetresHeld by deed of transferT58571/2000Subject to the conditionstherein containedBetter known as: Erf 978Vaalwater Ext . 1 (978Molekoa Street, Vaalwater).The following informationis furnished with regard toimprovements on the prop-erty although nothing inthis respect is guaranteed:The property consists of: 2Bedrooms, 1 bathroom.Dated at Pretoria on 14March 2013.HACK STUPEL & ROSSAttorneys for Plaintiff2nd Floor, Standard BankChambersChurch Square, PretoriaREF: T. DE JAGER/YOLANDI/HA10218Tel: 012 325 4185

NOTICEAPPLICATION FOR

TOWNSHIP ESTABLISH-MENT

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR THE ESTABLISH-MENT OF A TOWNSHIP INTERMS OF CHAPTER IV,SECTION 96 OF THETOWN-PLANNING ANDTOWNSHIPS ORDI-NANCE, 1986 (ORDI-NANCE 15 OF 1986) ON APORTION OF PORTION 25OF THE HETBAD 465 K.RIN BELA-BELA MUNICI-PALITYWe, Tshiongolwe Develop-ment Planning Consultants,being the authorised agent ofthe registered owner of theproperty mentioned hereun-der, hereby give notice interms of section 96 of theTown-planning and Town-ships Ordinance, 1986 (Ordi-nance 15 of 1986), that wehave applied to the Bela-BelaLocal Municipality for the es-tablishment of the townshipat a portion of portion 25 ofthe farm Hetbad 465 K.R inBela-Bela town.Particulars of this applicationwill lie for inspection duringnormal office hours at the of-fice of the Municipal Man-ager: Bela-Bela Local Munici-pality, at 59 Chris Hani Drive,for a period of 28 days from 24April 2013 to 21 May 2013Objections to or representa-tion in respect of the applica-tion must be lodged with ormade in writing and in dupli-cate to the above-mentionedaddress or to the MunicipalManager at Private Bag x1609, Bela-Bela, 0480, withina period of 28 days from 24April 2013 (no later than 21May 2013).Enquiries should be directedto Mr. Tshisa Madima at015 291 2232 or 082 4633495 (3/5)

Culture meets religion in Modimolle

Political leadership of the Waterberg District led activities of thedistrict Moral Regeneration event held in Modimolle. Photo supplied

Lizzy Bapela

People from different cultures and religionsgathered in Modimolle for the Waterberg Dis-trict Moral Regeneration event held atEphraim Mogale Stadium on the morning ofSaturday, 13 April.The event was held under the theme “work-

ing together we can do more to bring backthe moral fibre of society.”Many of the attendees came dressed in

their different church uniforms and traditionalattire as they were advised by their pastorsin order to honour their religions and cultures.The Waterberg District Municipality bussedcitizens from all local municipalities of thedistrict to the event.Spokesperson for the municipality, Pat

Malete, said that the aim of the event was torevive and firm up the moral fibre of the na-tion and Waterberg District in particular. Hesaid that there is a moral decay in the soci-ety, which needs everybody’s attention.The event is a build-up to the Moral Regen-

eration Month, which is commemorated spe-cifically in July to coincide with the celebra-tion of Mandela Day on 18 July and the birth-day month of former president NelsonMandela. Mandela is considered to be themain leader of the formation of the MoralRegeneration Movement.Political and municipal leadership from all

local municipalities and the district includ-ing councillors, officials, mayors, speakersand chief whips graced the event. Alsopresent at the event were traditional lead-ers, leadership of various religious formations,officials from sector departments, leadershipand members of the district councils onyouth, disabled, traditional health practition-ers, sport and AIDS Councils, NGOs andforums among others.Representatives from the national, provin-

cial, district and local offices of Moral Re-generation Movement (MRM) also attended

People flocked to the event, dressed in their different churchuniforms. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

the event.Malete said the MRM in the district is ex-

pected to be seen leading and participatingin programmes such as the 16 days of Ac-tivism against women and children abuse,HIV and AIDS related matters and Genderissues. He said programmes of older per-sons, children, youth and people with dis-abilities are also amongst those that needthe district MRM’s participation and leader-ship.In her keynote address, the Waterberg Dis-

trict Executive Mayor, Tlotlanang Mogotlane,said that the district municipality has throughher office put aside some funding, althoughminimal, to cater for issues of moral regen-eration.She said that the money is not only for

attending workshops but the movement isexpected to submit their annual plans andprogrammes with estimated budget at-tached. Mogotlane said that this will alsoassist the municipality in lobbying for fundseither from the Department of Sport, Arts andCulture or from any other funder to beef upon what they have.According to research, the origins of the

Moral Regeneration Movement dates backto June 1997 when former PresidentMandela spoke at a meeting with variousrepresentatives of government and religiousaffiliations organised by the ANC‘s Commis-sion on religious affairs.It is said that Mandela asked the religious

institutions to work together with governmentin order to achieve “social transformation.”As reported, he further asked them whether

that can be done as a matter of urgencygiven the moral decay looming in the soci-ety.Mogotlane said this sense of urgency has

increased rapidly, given the current status ofcrime, violence, intolerance, woman andchild abuse, drug abuse and a general dis-regard for the well-being of others that the

media reports.“President Mandela started using the

phrase ‘moral regeneration’ in early 1998,when he spoke of the kind of communityspirit that is required to build the nation ofSouth Africa, also that there should be amutual relationship between people and com-munities which translates into civil duty.”“He highlighted the need to recognise that

we have to maintain a reciprocal relationshipand give back to our community part of whatwe have gained. He also said that as weconstruct the material conditions of our ex-istence, we must also change our way ofthinking, to respect the value and result ofhonest work and to treat each law of thecountry as our own. This is our call to allSouth Africans to firm up the moral fibre ofour nation,” said Mogotlane.The Moral Regeneration Movement is a

movement of various sectors of society aimedat harnessing collective actions on develop-ing a caring society through the revival of thespirit of Botho-Ubuntu-and the actualisationof the values and ideals enshrined in the con-stitution, heritage and cultural ways of life.“The constitution further defines us as peo-

ple with common citizenship and forms acritically important moral window for our so-ciety.South Africans from all walks of life and

from different sectors have been willing toform a partnership and mission to deal withthe moral decay afflicting our society.We have and should be uniting around a

common goal, that of creating a morally andan ethically driven society,” said the mayor.Mogotlane said Waterberg is also experi-

encing moral decay, referring to the killingof three children in Mookgophong and vi-cious assault of a woman in Modimolleamongst other actions that she said clearlythat they demonstrate the moral decay ofthe community.She observed that there are many cases

of alcohol and drug abuse, rape of womenand children, crime and corruption, whichmany are not reported. She said it is thesociety’s responsibility to save all organsof civil society in order to build the moralfibre of the communities.“We call upon business formations,

youth structures, community policing andsafety forums, ward committees and com-munity development workers, parents andeducators, religious formations and Tra-ditional Health Practitioners and all dis-trict councils, to work together with gov-ernment to bring back Ubuntu in our dis-trict.All of us must fight against any form of crime

or wrong behaviour in our communities tobuild a better District and prosperous SouthAfrica,” she said.The Waterberg District Councils has taken

a resolution to organise a march againstwoman and child abuse to highlight the plightof those who are abused.Mayor Mogotlane said the fight against HIV

and AIDS should continue because the preva-lence of this disease is very high in Waterbergcompared to other district.She encouraged people to practice safe sex.


Lizzy Bapela

Disabled people and their caregivers fromthe Tlhokomelanang Community Centrein Bela Bela rejoiced and thanked do-nors for giving them wheelchairs, sayingthat the wheelchairs are wonderful giftsthat will help make their lives easier.This wonderful gesture took place dur-

ing a wheelchair handover ceremony thatwas held at the Bela Bela CommunityHall on Friday, 19 April.After receiving a sponsorship of 15

wheelchairs from an American companycalled Free Wheelchair Mission, ForeverResorts Bela Bela responded to a re-quest by the centre with a donation.Sam Rammutla from Forever Resorts

said that they were more than pleasedto have helped where they can and arelooking forward to seeing more and morepeople receiving help from their resort.He said the resort lends a helping handwhere they can with help from their do-nors, and they are pleased to realise thatpeople and community-based organisa-tions trust in their capabilities for help.Tlhokomelanang Community Centre ap-

proached Forever Resorts following aneed that they experienced. People withchronic illnesses were in need of wheel-chairs. The centre requested the resortto assist in some form of donation tothese needy people.Representatives from various organisa-

tions attended the ceremony, with localmayor Freddy Hlungwani also gracingthe event.

Disabled people excitedover wheelchair donation

Children of Ithaopeng créche rejoiced after receiving food parcels from good Samari-tans. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Recipients of the donated wheelchairs rejoiced and thanked stakeholders for thegifts: Photo: Lizzy Bapela

In his speech, Hlungwani also ap-plauded the resort for adopting RaelengSecondary School into their “ploughingback to the community” projects.He encouraged the resort to continue

uplifting the community and assist wherethey can to help better the lives of thecitizens.Hlungwani also encouraged members of

the public to support the resort so it cancontinue ploughing back to them.Former mayor and now ward councillor

of the area where the centre is based,Henrietta Ledwaba called for unityamongst citizens and leaders. She saidpeople should not only expect others todo good for the community, since every-one can make a difference.Ledwaba urged people to encourage

those who are less privileged to breaktheir silence and reach out for help. Shesaid leaders are there to help commu-nity projects calling out for help.Well-known young businessperson NJ

van Heerden from Century 21 Bela Belaalso attended the ceremony and ad-dressed the audience. He said his busi-ness intends to adopt communityprojects that they can assist, focusingon those involving people living with dis-abilities. He also encouraged membersof the community to collaborate with thebusiness community in ensuring that theless privileged are assisted in any pos-sible way.The recipients test-drove their brand-

new wheels in a moment of joy after theformal programme and handover session.

HIV/AIDS dialogue in Bela Bela

Good Samaritans posed for a photo with children at Hilda’s créche after handing outfood parcels. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

A caregiver reports to the group afterthe workshop discussions. Photo: TKMashaba

Pastor Herman Legobye, the eventco-ordinator, said that the goal of theevent was to help the government toget the views of the community regard-ing the HIV/AIDS pandemic. He addedthat they were grateful to have peopleengaging in this dialogue becausethose living with HIV and AIDS are of-ten stigmatized in their communities.Among the facts that came to light

were that people were still afraid to betested for HIV/AIDS because theywere afraid of the stigma associatedwith the disease.Another common problem with the

treatment of HIV/AIDS that came tolight during the dialogue was that manypatients did not complete the treatmentperiods, which rendered antiretroviralmedicine ineffective against the dis-ease. Home-based carers mentionedthat one of their objectives is to visitfamilies and make sure that patientsare continuing treatment.It was also mentioned that a small

percentage of patients would mix tra-dit ional medicine and ARV(antiretroviral drugs) with the aim ofhealing faster. It was noted that menespecially do not like getting testedand will wait until their partners aregiving birth to do so. This hampers theimplementation of the PMTCT (Preven-tion of Mother to Child Transmission)treatment protocols.One of the positive notes during the

session was that the support groupsstood firm and told the people that theclinic was always open for testing andaimed to help the infected in every way.

TK Mashaba

Last week Thursday, 18 April, the com-munity of Bela Bela gathered at theSunrise Hospice for a dialogue on peo-ple living with HIV and AIDS.This gathering was part of a series of

initiatives by the Department of Healthto learn more about how people livingwith HIV/AIDS are treated by their com-munities. It was attended by commu-nity members, support groups andpractitioners of traditional medicine, aswell as Love Life and drop-in centres.The campaign focusses on the three

provinces with the highest infectionrates in South Africa, namely Kwa-ZuluNatal, the Free State and Limpopo.

Ramasela Galane of FNB Bela Bela in-teracted with children at Hilda’s crécheduring the distribution of food parcelsby the bank and Stadspoort on Mon-day 22 April. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Former mayor of Bela Bela,Henrietta Ledwaba demonstratedone wheelchair, pushing an olderperson around the community hall.Photo: Lizzy Bapela


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Limpopo to host highly anticipated PSL clash“There is no doubt that we have a score to settle with

Platinum Stars after losing against them early in the season.”

Mzamane Ringane

It is anticipated that scores of soccer fansfrom across the country will flock to

Lucas Seleka believes that the weekendPSL clash may decide the league. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

Limpopo’s Peter Mokaba Stadium for theKaizer Chiefs-Platinum Stars league clashon Sunday, 28 April.The game is perceived as the most im-

portant encounter of the season, as KaizerChiefs and Platinum Stars are respectivelyoccupying first and second spot on the logstandings.Kaizer Chiefs need maximum points in

this game to maintain their lead, whilePlatinum Stars will also strive for a win andcontinue to breathe down Amakhosi’snecks.The hosts go into this game without their

best goalkeeper — Itumeleng Khune, whoearned the South Africa’s number one ti-tle. 23-year-old Durban-born goalkeeperBrilliant Khuzwayo will be expected to fillKhune’s big shoes this weekend. Thecountry’s number one goalkeeper was sus-pended after picking up his fourth yellow

card of the season during the matchagainst the Swallows on Saturday, 20 April.Platinum Stars, on the other hand, will

be looking for a chance to prove a point,as they remain the only team to defeatAmakhosi this season. Sparks are ex-pected to fly during this encounter, as thereis more to this game than just a leagueclash.Kaizer Chiefs Corporate Communications

Manager Vina Maphosa was quoted onwww.kaizerchiefs.com saying, “There is nodoubt that we have a score to settle withPlatinum Stars after losing against themearly in the season.” Maphosa saidbranches from across the country haveconfirmed that they will be coming throughto support the team.Peter Mokaba Stadium is known to be

Kaizer Chiefs’ winning hub, and if theyclinch victory here, they will be nine points

clear from Platinum Stars.Amakhosi supporter Lucas Seleka be-

lieves that a win for Chiefs would mean theend of the league race, and the title wouldgo to Naturena (Kaizer Chiefs home).“The result between Kaizer Chiefs and

Platinum Stars has the potential to decidethe league title race. If Chiefs collect maxi-mum points from this game, then we cancelebrate in advance,” said Seleka.On the other hand, die-hard Orlando Pi-

rates supporter Tebogo Nkwinika warnedthat people should not forget that his fa-vourite team is still in the race.“Orlando Pirates still stands a good

chance to defend their title. If they man-age to win the remaining games, they canstill win the premiership. Amakhosi arecurrently dominating, but it is not yet obvi-ous that they will win the ABSA premier-ship,” said Nkwinika.

Real Madrid fined forreferee assault

forced to run for cover whenplayers attacked him amidaccusations of i l legallyadding time to the match,and was later again as-saulted by fans.M o d i m o l l e - b a s e d

Manganye, in an interviewwith The BEAT, maintainedthat he had refereed a freeand fair game for bothsides. He suffered an eyeinjury in the melee and hasopened a case of assaultat the Mookgopong policestation.SAFA representat ive

Refiloe Khoza said to theBEAT that the size of thefine was to show how seri-ously SAFA takes anycharges of violence in thegame.After the dust had settled,

the teams shared thepoints from the match, leav-ing Yster United still in thelead.

TK Mashaba

During a SAFA DecisionCommittee meeting onThursday, 18 April, thecommittee decided to as-sign soccer titans RealMadrid a R5 000 fine. Thefine is the result of an inci-dent during the Real Ma-drid vs. Yster United matchon Saturday, 23 March,where team members as-saulted referee WilliamMpho Manganye.Yster United are cur-

rently leading the pack inthe B Stream log, withReal Madrid hot on theirheels in the second posi-tion.During the match on 23

March, Real Madrid tookthe lead in the 75th minute,but Yster United equalizedthe match in the 88th

minute. The referee was

Dutch training for female soccer coaches TK Mashaba

Three women from theWaterberg area attended theKNVB (Koninklijke NederlandseVoetbalbond or Royal Nether-lands Football Association inEnglish) Dutch Women’s Coach-ing Session held in Polokwanefrom Thursday, 18 April untilMonday, 22 April. LeratoMadozela and DikelediFoloti from Thabazimbi,as well as LeratoShongoane fromLephalale all received cer-tificates of acknowledge-ment.According to Refiloe Khoza

from SAFA, the goal of theweeklong course was to em-power women and allow them toown or coach teams.The course was taught by in-

structors from the KNVB, whotaught two basic courses com-prising ten practice and tentheory sessions each, toclasses of twenty to twenty-fiveparticipants. The goal of thecourse is to prepare the partici-pants to work with football teamsat a basic level, such as in theirneighbourhoods or schools.

KNVB train female soccercoaches. Photo as illustration

The KNVB partner with local or-ganizations who are relied upon toselect the participants, who mustusually already have some experi-ence coaching young people, beactive within football clubs andschools, and must be willing to helpenrich the lives of young peoplethrough football.The KNVB has been conducting

football development projects in de-veloping countries since 1996 as

part of a program to practicecorporate social responsibility,and has acquired extensiveexperience. From 2000 to2005, the KNVB conducted90 training projects in over20 countries in Africa, Asiaand the Caribbean.The KNVB’s program,

with a ‘coach the coach’ ap-proach, launched in South

Africa and focused on educat-ing local football coaches. Thishas remained the mainstay ofthe KNVB footballs developmentprojects, and in the new millen-nium, the KNVB has begun toelaborate and expand the pro-gram.This growth includes the Foot-

ball for Development programme,in which football is both an ob-jective and a vehicle toward de-velopment, and Dutch footballexpertise is combined with theknowledge and experience ofsouthern sports and developmentorganizations such as MYSA inKenya and the Kalusha Founda-tion in Zambia.Through its activities, the KNVB

aims to demonstrate that sportsorganizations can use their corecapacity to further development.

Waterberg regional play-offs to start 27 April TK Mashaba

The Stream A and C champions,Total Surrender and Ocean Birds,are waiting to see who takes thecrown in Stream B before they faceoff against each other inThabazimbi this April.While Total Surrender and Ocean

Birds have had two weeks to pre-pare for the play-offs on Saturday,27 April, the Stream B teams havebeen anxiously awaiting a decisionfrom the DC that will decide which

of the teams go on to the play-offs.According to Refiloe Khoza ofSAFA, the matter is currently un-der consideration at the Nationaloffice of SAFA, and the regional of-fice is awaiting word from them.According to SAFA Modimolle the

finals will be played Round Robin— that is, each contestant willface all the other contestants inturn — with the winners going onto the provincial play-offs. The twobest teams on provincial level willbe promoted to the Second Divi-

sion League.Last season saw Mokopane-based

team Mosesetjane All Stars, goingon to the provincial play-offs afterwinning what was then called theSAB Regional League. They did notmake it to the next level as Mopani-based team Zero Fake and Capri-corn’s Ray Pillars were promoted tothe Second Division last season.While waiting for the play-offs To-

tal Surrender has fired their teammanager Charles Liphwasa, replac-ing him with Sinah Masole.

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