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The streets of Modimolle were engulfed in chaos during a recent service delivery protest. Photos: Mzamane Ringane

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2 | 26 February, 2016beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaCRIME

Modimolle residents declare indefinite strike

Angry Modimolle residents vowed tostrike indefinitely in protest against whatthey deemed to be poor administration bythe Modimolle Local Municipality.

This emerged at Ephraim MogaleStadium at Modimolle on Monday, 22February, where Mayor KgaretjaLekalakala was expected to respond to amemorandum of demands submitted onFriday, 19 February.

The mayor, who was surrounded by aheavy police presence for her protection,was not given the opportunity to addressthe members of the community. Somecitizens displaying #MayorMustFallplacards booed the mayor, and laterwalked out of the jam-packed venue.

Members of the community took to thestreets on Friday, following weeks ofsuffering due to lack of running water.

Residents blocked parts of Joe SlovoStreet, Thabo Mbeki Drive and Nelson

Mandela Drive with burning tyres whilesinging revolutionary songs.

After long hours singing on the streetsof Phagameng, hundreds of protestors setaside their political differences andproceeded to the nearest town to handover their memorandum to ModimolleMayor Kgaretja Lekalakala.

Holding hands, the protestors wereunfazed as the police Nyala approachedthem from behind.

The singing protestors gave way to theSAPS armoured vehicle.

As the protestors were approaching theJoe Slovo Bridge, police unleashed a stungrenade before firing rubber bullets toscatter the protesters.

The protestors fled in all directions, withonly the bravest confronting the policeand asking “why are you shooting at us,what did we do wrong?”

Further shots were fired and the angryresidents retaliated by throwing stones atthe police vehicles.

Shortly afterwards, Modimolle Station

Commander Lieutenant Colonel IsaacMaila arrived.Lieutenant Colonel Maila addressed the

protestors and both parties agreed thatthe concerned residents would continuetheir march peacefully to hand over thememorandum.The Modimolle central business district

was temporarily shut down, with theprotestors hurling garbage and blockingthe main street, Nelson Mandela Drive,with concrete dustbins.Upon arrival at the municipality the

protestors stood outside while MunicipalManager Sam Bambo addressed themfrom behind the locked gates.The protestors told Bambo to call the

mayor so they could personally handover the memorandum to her.When the mayor eventually arrived she

was escorted by police into the municipalpremises in a K9 unit police vehicle.Among other demands listed on thememorandum that was handed over tothe mayor, residents demanded that the

municipality cancel the debts of allconsumers with immediate effect.Residents claimed that it was unfair for

the municipality to charge them for dirtywater.They also demanded that the

municipality must no longer be a middle-man between Eskom and the end user,and stated that they wanted to buydirectly from the public utility.After accepting the memorandum

Mayor Lekalakala was taken into a Nyalawhich sped away from the scene.Some of the protestors who were

injured during the shooting went to theModimolle Police Station to lay charges.Police spokesperson Warrant Officer

James Findlay confirmed that three casesof assault with intent to do grievousbodily harm have been opened.The situation was still tense on

Tuesday, 23 February, with a total of 88people being apprehended by police.Three houses belonging, according toinformation... Continued on page 3

Mzamane Ringane

This filthy water is the source of theprotester’s unhappiness.Photo Herman Steyn

Several peoplewere hit withrubber bulletsduring the protest.Photo: MzamaneRingane

Burning tyres were used to barricade the streets at Modimollelast Friday 19 February. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

SAPS armoured vehicles were in evidencearound the Modimolle Local Municipality’spremises. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

The municipalsatellite offices atPhagameng weretorched onTuesday, 23February. Photo:MzamaneRingane

The community of Modimolle stood together during the protest. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Police officers fired rubber bullets at the fleeing crowd. Photo: Herman Steyn

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Continued from page 2...received tomembers of the police, were torched.

Schools across Modimolle were closedfor the day, and the police prevented theprotestors from entering the town with theuse of rubber bullets and what appearedto be tear gas.

A building previously occupied by theModimolle Public Order Policing Services,and the municipal satellite offices werealso torched.

In a separate but related incident aprivate vehicle belonging to a police

constable was also damaged.Several people sustained injuries from

rubber bullets after the police took controlof the area with armoured vehicles.

Residents alleged that police officersforced their way into private residencesand fired rubber bullets at the inhabitantswhile searching for fleeing protestors.

The EFF was summoned to Modimolleby community members who soughtpolitical intervention to help free thosearrested in the protest, and provincialcoordinator Josie Butane was welcomed

with loud cheers by residents.Butane and community members

attended a meeting in town with seniorgovernment officials and the policemanagement leadership, and weresuccessful in freeing those protesterswho had been arrested, but not yetcharged.Butane said that it was now up to the

residents to press home their demands, asthe EFF had intervened as requested.Member of the Mayoral committee in the

Waterberg Municipality, Sello Molekwa,

said they have engaged in day-longnegotiations to ensure that the request byresidents to free the arrested protestors isrealized.Molekwa said it was not easy to convince

the police to release the arrested citizens.He told members of the community that

the government was always willing to listento their grievances and interveneaccordingly.At the time of going to press the situation

continued tense, with protests expected toproceed well into the rest of the week.

This protestor’s kettie shotsoutdistanced the police’s rubber bullets.Photo: Herman Steyn

Protestors fired ketties and threw rocksat police from makeshift cover.Photo: Herman Steyn

Protesters ripped off the gate to the municipal premises and overturned concrete dustbins to blockade the main street.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Some of the protestors ran for cover when the police starting firing rubber bullets.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Modimolle town was briefly shut downduring the service delivery protest.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

4 | 26 February, 2016beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaGOVERNMENT / POLITICAL

Brothers in courtfor theft frommotor vehicles

Lizzy Bapela

Piet Dlamini was denied bail when heappeared before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’sCourt on Monday, 22 February in connectionwith several cases of theft from a motorvehicle.His brother is also believed to have been

involved, and has been taken in forquestioning.According to information received, the pair

is believed to have been involved inincidents that occurred at Bela-Bela, startingin February 2015. The brothers are believedto have been stealing cellphones andpersonal possessions from cars.Constable Frans Sekgobela of the Bela-

Bela Police Department confirmed that thesuspects are believed to operate in parkingareas serving Spar and Shoprite, as well asKretchmar Road, Potgieter Road, and ChrisHani Drive.It is believed that they may have made use

Piet Dlamini is stillin police custody.Photo: LizzyBapela

of a device that freezes the remotecontrols of cars, preventing the cars fromlocking as they should.

The scheme works, according toConstable Sekgobela, only because manymotorists do not check that their vehiclehas been properly locked before leaving.

Constable Sekgobela urged car ownersto be extra careful and to remember tocheck their cars before leaving themunattended. Apparently suspects tend toflee if they notice that their targets arealert.

Constable Sekgobela mentioned that theftout of motor vehicles appears to be on theincrease, but also said that the police areworking hard to crack the cases.

Piet Dlamini is said to be planning toenter a guilty plea on 11 March. He toldThe BEAT that he was ashamed of hisactions, and said that he is not proud ofwhat he has done.

His brother is involved in a separate casein Thabazimbi.

Bela-Bela police working hard tobring down car thieves

Lizzy Bapela

The police in Bela-Bela are working hard tomake sure that car thieves in the area arebrought to book so that car owners can resteasy. Constable Frans Sekgobela of thelocal police said this during an interviewwith The BEAT recently, followingnumerous incidents that took place at Bela-Bela.He said that more than nine cars have been

stolen in the area in the past three years andthe police are working as a team to crackdown the syndicates. The constable addedthat among the stolen vehicles there are aToyota Tazz and a Bantam that were stolenfrom their parking areas, which police arestill looking for.The suspect, Sello Patrick Sebaiwa

recently pointed the police to places he and

Bela-Bela police detectives’ Constable Frans Sekgobela says that they are workinghard to crack down car thieves in the area. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

his accomplices have been operating. He isknown as Chase in Bela-Bela, while he isknown as Gunman in Maubane.Sebaiwa told the police that there are a

number of syndicates who operate in thearea. He added that there are those thatspecializes in stealing bakkies and steal themduring the day, while some deal with sedanvehicles only. He also said that most of thesecriminals are not from around Bela-Bela.Constable Sekgobela told The BEAT that

through investigations, the police learnedthat the Bantam was scrapped and its bodyand parts were sold. Investigations led themto a scrapyard in Pretoria, where they foundmost of the parts. He further said that theyalso found tires and rims of the Tazz, whichwere sold to a police officer in Stinkwater anda sound system was found sold to a man inMaubane. The car is still missing but they dohave leads on the case.

Board of Sheriffs has yet to make a decision on Seleka

The South African Board for Sheriffs(SABFS) said that a decision has yet to bemade regarding Bela-Bela Sheriff, DorothySeleka.

On Thursday, 17 December 2015, Selekawas found guilty of stealing a coffeemachine worth more than R30 000. Theincident took place in January 2013.

The complainant, Gerhard Human, saidthat Seleka had previously shown interest inbuying the machine from his businesspremises in Bela-Bela but he rejected themultiple offers. The premises housed threebusinesses; a takeaway shop, an auctionstore, and a pawn shop, all of which wereseparated by one another.

Human later discovered that Seleka hadattempted to steal the machine by loading it

The South African Board for Sheriffs said that they have yetto decide which steps are to be taken against Bela-Belasheriff Dorothy Seleka, who was found guilty of theft. Photosupplied

Justin Steyn with other auctioned goods.Seleka has since been ordered to pay an

amount of R2 000 by the second day ofeach month in repayment of the attemptedtheft.

The chairperson of the SABFS,Charmaine Mabuza, said that the boardreceived a complaint against Ms Seleka onWednesday, 17 February concerning theissue.

Mabuza said that the Board had contactedSeleka requesting that she provide themwith written comments on the complaint.

“This is in terms of the principles ofnatural justice. We must allow the otherparty to be heard before taking anyadministrative decision which will haveserious repercussions on her livelihood. Herattorneys have responded on her behalfindicating that they have filed leave toappeal the conviction. The application is

being heard next week,” she saidWhen asked how the board feels about the

community’s trust in Seleka being affectedby the case, Mabuza said that sheriffs areofficers of the court and must serve orexecute all documents issued by theircourts.“These include summonses, notices,

warrants and court orders. The sheriff isrequired to be a ‘fit and proper’ person. It isimportant that members of the public, as wellas the legal profession have confidence inthe office of the sheriff,”Mabuza added that the Board will

investigate the matter and “advise theMinister of Justice and ConstitutionalDevelopment accordingly of theirrecommendations”.“The Minister is responsible for the

appointment of sheriffs and the removal orsuspension of a sheriff from office,” she said

“It is important that members of thepublic, as well as the legal profession haveconfidence in the office of the sheriff.”

Ruben Coetzee (29) was sentenced to 18months of correctional supervision onMonday, 22 February, after being found guiltyof attempted theft.Coetzee was arrested following an incident at

one of the local Pep-Stores at Bela Mall inAugust 2015. A complainant in the case who isa cashier at the store told the police that shewas officially on duty on the day of the incidentwhen she saw a suspicious looking young manentering the store. She added that she told oneof her colleagues to attend that specificcustomer while she was busy at the till.She said that the accused rushed out of the

store after a while, pretending to be sufferingfrom stomach aches. She added that a securityguard from a nearby store confronted theaccused and was also told that he was sufferingfrom stomach aches.Police spokesperson Constable Maria Maleto

said that the guard returned the accused to thestore anyway. She added that as soon as theygot into the store, the suspect ran to the shoedisplay, unzipped his overall and took out apair of shoes to the value of an undisclosedamount of money.The accused was arrested immediately and

charged with attempted theft. During hissentencing, the accused was declared unfit topossess a firearm.

Attempted theftaccused gets 18months

Lizzy Bapela

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Man arrested for alleged strangulation attemptA man from Bela-Bela is facing assaultcharges for allegedly attempting to stranglehis mother.

According to Bela-Bela policespokesperson Maria Maleto, Bela-Belaresident Gladys Maphosa woke up to anoise from her yard in the early morninghours of Saturday, 13 February.

Maleto said that when Maphosa set out toinvestigate the disturbance she realized that

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Steven Seema, a man from Bela-Bela,has been charged with allegedlyattempting to strangle his mother.Photo Supplied

it was her son Steven Seema.“He started kicking around the house

saying he wanted to use the bedroom,”Maleto said.Maphosa told the police that she is afraid

of her son, and did not answer the door.“He was allegedly fighting with some men

in the street and he wanted a knife from hismother so he could continue with the fight.When she refused, he broke down awindow from the front entrance of thehouse, proceeded to her bedroom andchoked her.”

Maleto said that Seema fled the scene butwas traced and arrested by police shortlythereafter.Seema made his court appearance on

Tuesday, 16 February where he refused bail.During court proceedings Seema also

admitted to having previous convictionsagainst him but did not mention what theywere.Seema is expected to appear at the Bela-

Bela Magistrate court on Tuesday, 22 Marchand remains in custody at the Bela-Belapolice station.

In an effort to provide remedial support to the current watercrisis in Modimolle, the Local Municipality has decided to re-drill boreholes at Extension 10 and Extension 5 (Mandela).

Modimolle Mayor Kgaretja Lekalakala told members of thepress during a media briefing held on Wednesday, 17 February,that the municipality is equipping four boreholes with theassistance of Magalies Water, which are due to start operationbefore the end of February.

The municipality also warned that they will be implementingtight water restrictions and rationing.

Water were dispatched to affected areas around Modimolle.According to Mayor Lekalakala, as a short term solution the

municipality has engaged with the Department of Water andSanitation to assist in drilling and equipping more boreholes inall the areas.

The municipality’s long term solutions includes amongothers, the possibility of increasing the Donkerpoort Dam wallfor a bigger capacity.

The mayor made an appeal to the community to continueusing water sparingly.

Modimolle Local Municipality CommunicationsManager Patrick Shika and Modimolle MayorKgaretja Lekalakala during the media briefing. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

Modimolle Municipality to re-drill boreholes

Mzamane Ringane

Mayor Lekalakala said the municipality had to acknowledgethat the country was affected by a climate change.

“First and foremost we have to acknowledge that thecountry is affected by the climate change. Some parts of theprovince have been declared disaster areas due to drought.The rainfall shortage and high heat temperatures have causedthe system demand to increase by more than 3ml/day (megalitres per day). The current demand from September 2015-February 2016 ranges from 10-12ml/day. The municipality ismostly dependant on surface water and slightly augmentedby boreholes in town. The current level at Donkerpoort Damis 32% and the inlet raw water is pumped by gravity using thebottom last valve. The Klipdrift plant is operated by MagaliesWater which supplies the municipality with 3, 8 – 4, 1 ml/day.The plant is currently operating at its maximum capacity andit is being upgraded now. The plant does record a number ofbreakdowns and power outages which affect the supply toModimolle. The boreholes namely Perdelaagte (Koro Creek)and Abattoir (Industrial) have a combined yield of 0, 8 ml/day. The system is heavily constrained, and the demandexceeds supply by more than 3ml/day. More water is neededto meet the current and future demand”, Mayor Lekalakalastated.

Modimolle Local Municipality Acting Manager for Waterand Sanitation, Thabang Selemela, said the total systemsupply is 9 million litres per day, while the current demand is10-12million litres per day. The shortage is currently sittingat 3 million litres per day, meaning that the water supplied bythe municipality is less than what is needed daily.

The DA in Limpopo has filed a complaint against thegovernment with the South African Human RightsCommission (SAHRC).The DA says this is due to thegovernment’s disregard of the right to clean drinkingwater for the people in the province.DA provincial leader and spokesperson for CorporateGovernance Jacques Smalle, and Beyers Smit, a memberof the National Council of Provinces filed the complainton Monday, 22 February.Smalle said the aim was to probe the quality of water andthe continuing water crisis in several municipalities acrossthe province. He said that it is upsetting that the 2014Blue Drop report found that Limpopo residents aredrinking contaminated water.“According to the report, water authorities and waterservice providers who distribute water to more than 2.7million people are completely disregarding the residents’right of access to clean water, as mandated by theConstitution.As a result of using contaminated water, fetching waterfrom the river and sharing water with animals, Limpoporesidents are now at risk of contracting cholera, diarrheaand other E-coli related diseases caused by drinkingcontaminated water,” said Smalle.The water issue has been a national concern, withresidents from municipalities across the countryexpressing their concerns through their localmunicipalities. In Mookgophong, the local municipality’smanagement practices on the drinking water quality wasfound unacceptable by the Limpopo Department of Waterand Sanitation. This resulted in the municipality seeing adecline from the 20.40% of the 2014 Blue Drop score ascompared to 32% of 2012.Meanwhile in Modimolle, many public service centreshave been forced to leave work early as water scarcitycontinues to be a major problem in the area.

DA takes government tothe Human RightsCommission for cleandrinking water

Lizzy Bapela

People injured as political meetings turn violentLizzy Bapela

The period of the ANC’s Branch General Meetings(BGMs) has brought nothing but pain to many of theparty’s members and their branches’ leadership by turningviolent instead of proceeding peacefully. This resulted in anumber of cases of political complaints being opened atthe local police station.

About eight cases were opened on Sunday, 21 February,emanating from the party’s gatherings to elect new branchleadership. Four of the cases were malicious damage toproperty, two are those of common assault, and oneassault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. One of theincidents took place at a church in Masakhane, where theparty was meeting. The complainant alleged that she tookthe attendance register and went to her car to sign. A manallegedly followed her to the car and demanded that shehand over the register to him. The complainant alleged thatwhen she refused to do so, the suspect choked her.

Police spokesperson Constable Maria Maleto said that asthat was happening, three other men threw stones at thewoman’s car, damaging it. She added that the value of thedamages could not be disclosed at the time.

All four suspects were traced and arrested for commonassault and malicious damage to property. The suspectsappeared before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court onMonday, 22 February.

“The South African Police Service is against all activitiesthat amount to crime. All political parties are advised toavoid any violent confrontations during their gatheringsand to resolve their conflicts peacefully. They are furtheradvised to avoid insulting and threatening each other,fighting and damaging property.

Anyone who commits crime will be arrested and chargedaccordingly. We are here to give support and work hand inglove with the community at large to prevent any crimefrom occurring. We urge the community to contact usimmediately for assistance in order for peace to prevail,”said Constable Maleto.

Crowds of ANC members and supporters witnessedviolence during recent meetings meant to elect newleaderships at branch level. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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1 x Towel holder6 x Toilet paper holder4 x Bath hand shower3 x Toilet paper holder in abox1 x Toothbrush holder1 x Double dish holder2 x Pressure control valve5 x Windscreen washer6 x 500g Steelwool2 x Broom platform plb1519 x Mops1 x Plastic chair1 x Elements fan2 x Broom platform hat 347210 x Rake rubber complete2 x Pick handle 500mm1 x Wooden hoe handle3 x Hoe handle poly lasherJ5: Garden & plumbing13 x Fork 4 prong1 x Pick head13 x Hoe head8 x Aluminium trim profile1 x Big door1 x Medium door1 x Cabinet bathroom dblbamboo4 x Duckboard cutout1 x Coat hook shelf2 x Toothbrush holder(hat2428)1 x Toothbrush holderwooden1 x Primor bathroomaccessories2 x Travel can 9 litercollapsable2 x Towel ring oregon450 x Quarter round1 x Scraps basket1 x Float valve stilflo fp532 x Cistern handle plastic1 x Tap wash machine ext 20J6: Plumbing28 x Water boots14 x Venice90 x Seal tape2 x Cistern handle silver1 x Tap7 x Check valve brass pl2242 x Check valve brass pl6712 x Check valve brass pl2262 x Check valve brass pl2402 x Check valve brass pl2271 x Spring tap8 x Basin fixation bolts7 x Non return valve 15mm6 x Nipple brass running20x100mm1 x Nipple brass running15x100mm3 x Non return valve 32mmbrs3 x Non return valvemediumClaps3 x Non return valve big1 x Rubinetteria ortaJ7: PlumbingShower arm and flangesPlug basins (lots)Basin fixation bolts4 x Plug basin & chainsScraps plumbing4 x TapsSeal tapes in a box (lots)Ball valve pvcs1 x Rose shower hooded90mm1 x Rose shower hoodedsmallPlastic caps (small & big)First black shelves of clapsSecond black shelves ofclapsThird or bottom shelves3 x Coal potsFourth black shelvesdifferent jointsFifth black shelves differentjoints2 x Hose wash machineoutlet5 Sample roof tileJ8: Mixed itemsDifferent types of oxidesPipe jointsRain measurementsScrap ladderLights (different)Edges 8mm brassSilver joints3 x Kids chairs4 x Plastic chairs differentcolours1 Paraffin heaterSilicons (lots)Contact adhesive (lots)Pvc cement glues (lots)Super glue liquids1 x E flux fan4 x Plum crazy1 x Stop tap1 x Shower arm sc241 x Victoria bath mixer1 Bath mixer complete &hand showerJ9: Mixed itemsShelve next to hoe heads(pvc’s pipes – lots)Eureka shelves9 x Sickles4 x Corn knife poly handleCablesElectric boxesParaffin lamps1 x FloodlightEurolux globesSafety shoesBrackets (lots)Overalls different coloursShelves holder (lots)Electric equipmentsSafety harnessDifferent boltsDifferent screws2 x Chalk lineJ10: Mixed itemsHack saws and hack blades(lots)Gas fittings (lots)2 x Saw coping

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30 x Philips globeP6: Electrical40 x Glass fuses16 x Four escent started5 x Redisson multi plugBox of walyer stopper6 x Cable manager plug4 x Globe holder brassAdaptor 3 x 16a2 x Cable clip10 x Adaptor17 x Global holder porc3 x Switcher socket5 x Pull swichiwuy2 x Pendant cord2 x Twinkling sportdecoration lighting6 x Exertion cord21 x Bed lamp switch 1a35 x Globe holder par16 220v6 x Lesco plug single 4x43 x Box of differentconnectorP7: Electrical2 x Box of different clamps3 x Four face plague15 x 2 Witch 4l + cover4 x Element kettles 2kw3 x Wall light3 x 500w Halogen floodlight2 x Infrared sensor3 x Stove plate2 x Gas cooker top30 x Looping box 2 way5 x Looping box 1 way83 x Different coloursoverall14 x Different colourhelmets6 x Different colours shieldclearTile cutter 300mm3 x Box of grinding wheelsBench grindingDifferent precision tools(lot)Different grinding wheels(lot)Different locks (lot)P8: Electrical10 x Super glueDifferent fischer tools30 x Different size chisel30 x Different gloves10 x Different brush scrub5 x Brush banister30 x Different parse putty2 x Ruff cutting machine20 x Different trowel conercove22 x Boston trowel rick20 x Flont woodenPlastic air break (10t)4 x Box different nailsDifferent bullet (lot)Bracket tower (lot)Wire rope clamp (lot)Different shackled (lot)Hinge tee (lot)Dowel pins (lot)P9: ElectricalDifferent handle hatchets(lot)Different glimpse (lot)Mask cartridge (lot)Pipe black6 x Different overall4 x Different aprons4 x Big jim containersRuff cutting machine17 x Different shelves5 x Different shelves6 x Different shelvesS1: 2nd Drawer/shelvespaints1 Litre natural stone sealers6 x 400 ml Liquid spraydeveloper2 x 400 ml Graphite spray1 x 400 ml Hershell2 x 400 ml 3 Flaw and crack2 x 500 g Soft soap1 x 1 litre M chem2 x 1 litre Anti fungicide2 x 1 litre Last bond1 x 1 litre Liquid soap sugar1 x Al shine tube4 x 1 litre Polish stripper5 x R 5 roof paints17 x 20 litre Plastic bucketpaint9 x 20 litre Steel bucketpaint3 x 20 litre Paint sealer2 x 1 litre Precise rust rustconverter1 x 1 litre Precise rust rustconverterBox af aluvin raptot (plasticsealers)1 litre Liquid sealerWhite pipeS2:48 x 100w Lights1 x Microwave bracket5 x Energy save globesbiaxs3 x Waterproof globes2 x Pkts medical gloves3 x Pkts pipe plumbingrepair42 x Welder lighter steel11 x DC4 elec compound2 x Handles plastic12 x Peaceful sleep4 x TV extender15 x Doom mosquitor coil22 x Flower & crackdetector3 x Curtain ropes1 x Table with small itemsPipes: zinc coupling (lots)Plastic lon elbowShower trapsGutter holderToilet systemY-junction

S3:Loose items:110-Stopper pipe

110-Reduce pipePan connectorWood curtain rails:13 x 3m7 x 2.5m15 x 2m16 x 1.5m18 x 1mCurtain accessories (shelve)Steel curtain rails (gold &silver):13 x 3m18 x 2.5m19 x 2m5 x 1.5m26 x 1mWood curtain accessoriesWood curtain rails:14 x 3m10 x 2.5m16 x 2m16 x 1.5m15 x 1mS4:63 x Different sizes curtainrails18 x Different colour basins13 x Toilet pots3 x Pedestal12 x Toilet bug1 x Indian toilet7 x Steel zinc12 x Bundles ceiling mattRoof silver bubble58 x Different types woodendoors10 + 6 x BathsDifferent boxes corniceopened29 x Plastic chairsBlack netRoof hoopleCompressor2 x Zinc cabinet1 x Wooden frame83 x Tile grout, tile cementdifferent sizesKids plastic chairs1 x Steel gutter2 x Rigid steelS5:Plastic joint (black/blue)different sizes in pigeonholesOrange/red joint in pigeonholesGalvanised joint in apigeon hole11 x 1m Galvanised pipes32 x Small galvanised pipesGalvanised clamps (1 shelf)Different galvanised jointsin pigeon holes9 x Steel polesPlastic tile strips differentcolours8 x Paraffin heaters5 x Mine hall caps (metal)11 x Small drain caps12 x Roof wires6 x Welding rods22 x SiliconS6:20 x Bags cleaning cloths3 x FansHand gloves (lots)1 x HeaterMamraid (different rolls)1 x Shower bugBack store room56 x Different windowframes6 x Steel door framesGenerator21 x Steel fence pipesDifferent sizes of woodSkirting wood5 x Ceiling wol1 x Corner bath1 x Grease pump4 x Steel sheetOven8 x 50 x 50 FencePaint colour mixer machinePaint oven mixer machine1 x Table (loose hardwarematerial)D1: Paints shelves2 x Nasca quick bondblister3 x Wood mate pine16 x Pratley putty quickset3 x Easyseal putty5 x Wallpaper adhesive5 x Small wallpaper stripper2 x Woodfiller oregon6 x 200c Wood fillerHausehof stovePanda stove22 x Handle roller30 x Black handle roller8 x Radiator roller2 x Orange texture refill8 x Red high density foamroller8 x Mohair roller15 x Black roller handle7 x Red roller set25 x Brush beeD2:4 x 200 mm Rubber handle(big)10 x 100 mm Rubber handle2 x 25cm Scraper19 x 19 mm Brush layman11 x 12 mm Brush everyman12 x 160 mm Mohair roller9 x 160 mm Eesypile refill7 x 100 mm Eezypile rollerrefill6 x 100 mm Eezypile rollerrefill6 x 160 mm Black eezypilerefill500 g Plaster of paris2 x 30 m WashlineStarline 30m8 x 500 mm x 10 m Spanfab280 mm Cabinet paper3 x 230 x 280 mm Redcabinet paper230 mm Water5 x Sanding block rubber

6 x 230 x 280 mm CabinetpaperD3:9 x 71 mm x 500 g Wire galv2 x 180 g Timberlife500 ml Jeyes fluid5 x 946 ml Hand glaze7 x 500 ml Cutting paste2.25 kg Cutting paste2 x Premehem product5 x 500 ml Anti-rust green29 x 100 mm x 10 mWaterproofing4 x 1 litre TimbertelifeClear sealer19 x 500 mm x 10 m Spunfabroll2 x 1 litre Timbacare1 litre Duram woodseal1 litre Wood primer7 x 1 litre Timbacare rystix6 x 5 litre Timbacare rystix18 x 100 mm x 10 mPamembrane2 x 5 litre excelsior paintD4:11 x 1 litre Genkem nove7 x 5 litre Genkem nove4 x 5 litre Genkem nove3 x 5 litre Genkem novepave3 x 5 litre Genkem novedye25 x 500 ml Genkemnovedye3 x 35 kg Plasterskim18 kg Plasterskim5 litre Timberlife10 x 20 ml Yellowood2 x 100 ml Woodstain8 x 100 ml Woodocstain11 x 3 mm Tile spacers24 x 10 mm Tile spacers3 x 1 litre Tile magic2 x Easy tile r5 x Spirits of salts9 x 270 ml Battery acidD5:11 x 750ml Benzine11 x 1 litre Waksol6 x Teak oil11 x 1 litre Carbolineum3 x Fire grout puttyCompaq computer set10 x Exelsior paintsdifferent colours3 x 1 litre Premium highgloss enamel12 x 1 litre Dulux paints3 x Window frames6 x 600 m LesherHose pipe4 x Saw hand wooden21 x 900 mm Hose starterSprinkler pulsating3 x Flat hose spray nozzle6 x Sprinkler + sprik4 x Sprinkler pulsatingD6:5 x Hose nozzle5 x Hose mender14 x 15 mm Hose connector21 x 20 mm Hose mender21 x 20 mm Connector10 x Slasher grass handle4 x Hose couplingShears pruning27 x Hose tailpiece46 x 1.6 mm x 10 m TrimmerlineReflective lime differentcolours10 x Overall4 x TarpFlower pot12 x Shelves2 x Wooden tableDated at Bela-Bela this12TH day of February 2016Attorneys for the Execution

Creditor:ENSLIN & FOURIEATTORNEYS43 Luna RoadBela-BelaTel: 014 736 2177 Fax: 014736 2196E-mail:terblanche@prok.co.zaRef: R B TERBLANCHE/WAR11/0220

CONSENT USE ON ERF169, WARMBATHSTOWNSHIP, BELA BELANotice is hereby given interms of clause 21 of the BelaBela Land Use Scheme,2008, that the undersigned,being the authorised agent,intends applying to the BelaBela Municipality forspecial consent to use erf169, Warmbaths, Bela Belaand/or buildings thereon forthe purpose of a Residentialoffice.Objections to orpresentations in respect ofthe application must belodged with or made inwriting to: The MunicipalManager at the aboveaddress or Private Bagx1609, Bela Bela, 0480,within a period of 28 daysfrom 19 February 2016Further particulars withregard to the proposed use isobtainable from undersignedGEO PROJECTS, P.O. Box919, Warmbaths, 0480,Tel: 082 881 7252. (19&26).

BELA BELA LAND USESCHEME, 2008I, THEO KOTZE, being theauthorized agent of theowners of the propertiesmentioned below, herebygive notice in terms ofClause 21 of the Bela BelaLand Use Scheme, 2008 readtogether with Act 16 of2013 (Spatial Planning andLand Use Management Act),that I have applied to theBela Bela Municipality forSpecial concent in thefollowing manner: 1)Application for the existing55m cellular (monopole)mast and associated basestation on Portion 25 of thefarm Hetbad 465 - KRsituated on the Bela Belashow grounds, East of theR511 & R101 roadsintersection. 2) Applcationfor the existing 35m cellular(monopole) mast andassociated base station on aportion of Portion 25 of thefarm Hetbad 465 - KRsituated next to thereservoir, 1.7km North of theRobertson and GilfillanStreet intersection.Particulars of theapplications will lie forinspection during normaloffice hours at the office ofthe Manager: Planning(Planning and EconomicDevelopment), Chris HaniDrive, Bela Bela, for a periodof 28 days from 26 February2016. Objections to or

representations in respect ofthe applications must belodged with or made inwriting to the Manager:Planning (Planning andEconomic Development) atthe above address or atPrivate Bag x1609, BelaBela, 0480 and with theagent within a period of 28days from 26 February 2016.Agent: DEVELOPLAN,P.O. Box 1883, Polokwane,0700. (26&04/3).

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTIONIN THE MAGISTRATE’SCOURT FOR THEDISTRICT OFWATERBERG HELD ATMODIMOLLE CASENUMBER: 886/2013In the matter between: M G 2MIX SA Execution CreditorandD BABER ID NO: 7210215146 083 Execution DebtorIn pursuance of a judgementgranted on 26 March 2014,in the Magistrate’s Court forthe District of Waterbergheld at Modimolle, andunder a Warrant of Executionissued thereafter on 10 July2014, the movable propertylisted hereunder will be soldin execution on Thursday,the 17th day of March 2016at 11H00, by the Sheriff ofModimolle at: 20 ArhmedKathrada Street, Modimolle,0510, to the highest bidder:20 x Bonsmara breedingstock5 x Giant mountain bikeISUZU KB250 LE - Reg:BDD 641 L - whiteDated at Modimolle the 23rdday of February 2016G BREYTENBACHTATAHAM WILKESATTORNEYSREF: 08SC4755/3Attorneys for ExecutionCreditorC/O BREYTENBACH-KEULDER ATTORNEYS78 Kroep Street, P.O. Box883, DOCEX 7Nylstroom / Modimolle,0510Tel: (014) 717 4401 // Fax:(014) 717 1243REF: Y P SILVESTRI/Aletta/D02162

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Bela-Bela theatre group readyfor National Arts Festival

Stephen Luthuli and PetrusMolekwa are hoping to do well atthe Soweto Theatre this year.Photo: TK Mashaba.

TK Mashaba

Stephen Luthuli and PetrusMolekwa, choreographers fromBela-Bela will be taking their teamto the Soweto Theatre for theannual Grahamstown Arts Festivalto be held on Saturday, 26 March.

The two choreographers alongwith their team will be performingfrom the 5th until the 7th of Marchat the Soweto Theatre.

Luthuli, who has been in the artsindustry for some time, said thiswill be their second yearparticipating in the festival.

“We went last year and ourproblem was that we couldn’t takethe whole team because of lack offunds” he said.

He urged those who are able to

assist them to come forward so thatthey can raise

funds and gowith the wholeteam.

“We will be performing a dancecalled “Ngwanyana wa mahube”which, translated, means ‘A Girl ofDawn’,” Said Luthuli.Molekwa, who has released his

motivational debut album, said thatthe dance piece will be about the joyof the Batswana tribe.“These dances show how humble,

powerful and protective Batswanamen are of their society, culture,family and country,” said Molekwa.He further said that their

choreography inspires people tolead a life of good morals and apowerful mind-set.

NGO rehabilitatestroubled youths

Justin Steyn

Bela-Bela Non-GovernmentOrganization Light of Africahas developed a life skillsprogram which will assisttroublesome youth with socialissues at schools.Light of Africa’s project

coordinator JosiasRamalekana said that drugand alcohol abuse remains achallenge where young peopleare concerned and has sparkedoutrageous behaviour in the alarge number of schoollearners.“We are confronted more andmore with unruly teenagers inschools and the majority ofthem are related to or causedby some form of substanceabuse and social anxiety,” hesaid.Ramalekana said that theorganization is teaming upwith the Department of SocialDevelopment to rectify theseissues by means ofimplementing life skillsprograms to the troubledyouth.“We are going to visit schoolsin Bela-Bela and ask teachersto identify troubled learners intheir classes. These learnerswill mostly come in the formof drug addicts, bullies andlearners who have failedgrades multiple times,” hesaidRamalekana said that theidentified learners will then be

put together in a class wherethey will receive classesrelated to life orientation.The assessment for theseprograms remains confidentialand learners will not be calledout until a definite problem hasbeen identified.“The process remainsconfidential between Light ofAfrica and the Department,”He added that the learners willreceive extra attention and willbe helped to develop bettercoping mechanisms for theirproblems while at school.The progress of theselearners will then be assessedand follow up procedures willbe conducted.“Say for an example there isa learner who hascontinuously failed a gradeand is nearing the age ofeighteen where he can nolonger be in school, we willthen take them to berehabilitated and assist themwith their needs,” he said.Ramalekana merited thesuccessfulness of such aprogram in 1999 when he wasworking at the Royal FalconEducation Initiative.“The same approach was usedwhen I was working with theRoyal Falcon EducationInitiative and many of theyoung people I knew backthen became lawyers, doctorsand even started their ownbusinesses. I am sure we canbetter the lives of our localyoung people,” he said.

Another setback for Terrors FC

Terrors FC is finding that being inthe ABC Motsepe League is not awalk in the park.

The team managed three wins inthe past few weeks, and wereoptimistic when they facedMosesetjane All Stars atMahwelereng Stadium. They lost

TK Mashaba the match 2-1.Terrors still has two away games

left. On Saturday, 27 February,they will be facing Dolphins,before going to Nkowa Nkowa todo battle with top-tier teamWinners Park, who were aptlynamed.

Terrors manager Bondis Shikasaid that they still have a chance, asthey will also be playing three

home games.“We are planning on winning all

our home games,” he said.“However, losing away games isnot what we wish.”Shika said that they are having

logistics issues, as they have tohonour their away games.“We will be working very hard to

finish the league in good shape,” hesaid.

Tension rises in Mookgophong over newhousing settlement

The community of Mookgophong Extension 3say that they were surprised to see officialsfrom their local municipality measuring theiryards without communicating with them. Theresidents said that when they confronted theofficials they were told that there were newRDP houses that were to be built on the sites.The residents’ concern was that the

municipality decided to build houses on top ofsewer pipes and under cables.They said that the area is flooded during rainy

days and said that they were forbidden toextend their houses to the affected area, butwere advised to use it for planting instead.They further said that they are currentlystruggling with access to clean water, andcould not understand how the municipality wasplanning to justify moving even more peopleinto the already-struggling neighbourhood.A total of 24 residents from Extension 3

signed a petition that was stamped by thepolice and addressed to the municipality.The residents accused the mayor Sarah

Monyamane that she used R7 million thatdisappeared from the municipal account for herown benefit which, they say, is why themunicipality could not put the new houses at asection separated from theirs. They furtheraccuse her of showing incompetence andletting her husband Stemmer pull her by thenose and run the municipality. They alsomentioned that the mayor stays in a luxuryhome with everything she needs in it while herpeople suffer with the municipality failing themin delivering essential services.Over 30 RDPs are to be built in the area, with

some houses situated near an open space inExtension 3, some behind the local clinic andsome near the N1 highway bridge.In his response, municipal spokesperson

Naphtally Tlhoaela said that according to themunicipality’s knowledge, all the new housesare being built on sites belonging to themunicipality and not the residents’. He addedthat the municipality does not have a budget to

Lizzy Bapela build houses and CoGHSTA (Department ofCorporative Governance, Human Settlementand Traditional Affairs) is building thosehouses, with site managers, town planners andthe NHBRC (National Home BuildersRegistration Council) involved in the project.Tlhoaela further said that residents whoclaimed that they were forbidden to use theland should come forth with the allegations.He said that the beneficiaries of the newhouses are taken from the waiting list ofpeople who registered for RDPs previouslyand all relevant parties have been engaged totake part in the new construction sites.“Water crisis does not mean no more houses

should be built. The residents show that theyare not happy for new developments butwould rather watch their relatives and fellowcommunity members being housed in smalland dilapidated shacks. Some peoplecomplain about not getting RDPs but theyknow that reasons are that they qualified andbenefited before and if that is the case, such aperson will never get a second house. Peopleshould wait for the project to be completedbefore pointing out problems which have notyet been seen occurring. All the stakeholdersinvolved in the construction obviously haveplans on how they are going to monitor andcontrol what situations may arise,” saidTlhoaela.He promised a formal response to all

questions by the residents to explain thesituation and provide clarity to residents. Bythe time of going to press, however, he couldnot be reached for comment regarding thatresponse.Meanwhile, the district municipal

spokesperson Pat Malete said that in terms ofthe Municipal Public Accounts Committee(MPAC), municipalities are autonomous anddeal with CoGHSTA when coming to suchservices. He added that the districtmunicipality only intervenes during publicparticipation and file reports to relevantdepartments. He confirmed that they are notdirectly involved in local municipalities’decision making.

Residents wereallegedly forced tobreak down theirshacks to makeway for the newconstruction.Photo: LizzyBapela

Some houses andwalls have to bebroken down toallow theconstruction.Photo: LizzyBapela

People’s belonging were destroyed as the construction commenced.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Happy hearts have not foundtheir feet in the league

TK Mashaba

Bela-Bela Happy Hearts FC arestruggling to pull up their socks. Inthe eleven games since the leaguekicked off, they have managed toscore only one win, and stand intwelfth place with seven points.

Happy Hearts kicked off the league

with high hopes this season whenthey managed to get a former playeras their coach, but reality has notbeen living up to their expectations.

On Saturday, 20 February they lost2-1 to Bussel FC.

Happy Hearts is not the only teamfrom Bela-Bela struggling in theleague. Bela-Bela Pirates did not

Happy Hearts during a training session. Photo: TK Mashaba.

make it to the top eight in the log.They lost 1-0 to the high-riding

Qualitho FC on Saturday, 20February, and are now in ninth placewith nine points. They have playedeleven games, losing four andplaying six draws.Qualitho is giving Bela-Bela soccer

fans hope in reaching the SABleague. The team is tied with theleaders, Home Defenders FC ofModimolle.Qualitho and Defenders both have

28 points, both teams have played 12games. Defenders won eight gamesand Qualitho won nine games butlost two.In other Stream A weekend results,

Diesel n Dust beat Celtic 5-1 whileFlamingo and Boys 2 Men played a 2all draw.Modimolle All Stars and Home

Defenders played a goalless drawwhile KK United and TroubleMakers played to a 3 all draw.On Sunday, 21 February, Flamingo

lost 5-1 to Qualitho whileTroublemakers and Home defendersplayed a 1 all draw.Young Pirates had a walk in the

park when they beat KK United 8-1.

High school athletes prepare forprovincial competitions

Thabo Molokomme trains the athletesto help them with preparations for theprovincial games. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

marathon for Under-19 girls, andRamatsobane will be participating in longjump for Under-15 girls. Both athletes haveachieved gold and bronze medals at thedistrict level to qualify for the provincialcompetitions. They intend to perform evenbetter so that they may qualify for thenational championships scheduled to takeplace in Bloemfontein from Thursday, 17 toSaturday, 19 March. The learners regularlyuse the Waterberg Satellite Academy ofSport at Settlers Agricultural High Schoolfor practice and to keep fit for competitions.

A teacher from the school, Ally Pole,commended sportsman Thabo Molokommefor making an effort to mentor the athletes.He said that the athletes are givenindividual attention in order to sharpen theirlevel of readiness through hismentorship. Pole also said that he wishes towork with athletes who will represent thecountry at international level and that “thedream lives on.”

Lizzy Bapela

Two learners from Itireleng SecondarySchool in Rooiberg are hard at workpreparing for the schools’ provincial games.The learners, Tshidi Matjila and PaulineRamatsobane, will represent WaterbergDistrict at the provincial level. Thecompetitions are scheduled to take place atthe Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday,5 March.

Matjila will be participating in the 400m