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A thick stream of bloody water washesacross the road. The stench is unbearable.People driving or walking past just shaketheir heads — it’s not as if this is anythingnew.

On Thursday, 18 June, the problem withdirty water spilling into the river from theabattoir in the industrial area of Modimollespiraled out of control again. Bright redbloody water broke through entry points inthe sewage system, only 100m from theabattoir and only meters from the river.This is only a short war from the first partsof the river that were not damaged by the

Ronél van Jaarsveld acid spill of 16 May, when a truckoverturned and spilled roughly 15 000 litersof sulphuric acid into the road and river.

Business owners complain that the stenchis affecting their businesses, and residentsare concerned that the bloody mess mayhave health consequences. Nature loverswarn that the contaminated water whichends up in the river may irreparably damagethe local wetlands,

The abattoir falls under the jurisdiction ofthe Waterberg District Municipality whilethe sewage system is the responsibility ofthe Modimolle municipality.

The municipality recently replaced theaboveground PVC pipes which used to feedthe bloody water into the sewage system,

with an underground pipe.“The municipality laid down a 160 mm

pipe and erected a pumping station whichpumps water from the industrial area to thetown’s waste water treatment plant. Thepumping station was vandalized, however,and the pumps and transformers werestolen. We had to re-route the sewage backthrough the old pipeline,” said PatrickShika, the municipal spokesperson.He told The BEAT that the correct

procedures with regard to waste watermanagement were not followed at theabattoir.Johann Abrie, the DA organizer in the

Waterberg, is of the opinion that the nearbywaste water treatment plant is part of the

problem. “The plant doesn’t have enoughcapacity for the sewage,” he said. “Theongoing upgrades to the system are justgaining momentum when they come to ahalt again. The project already costs muchmore than what was originally budgeted.”Abrie said that the municipality’s handling

of the situation would be brought to theattention of Parliament by the DA’s ShadowMinister for Water and Sanitation DeonBasson, on Wednesday, 24 June.* The nature program 50/50 visited

Modimolle shortly after the acid spill andinvestigated the state of the river. They alsoinquired about the abattoir water whichends up in the river. The episode isexpected to air in July.

A thick stream of bloody water flows from a sewage system entry point and into the road. The water ended up in the river in the industrial area in Modimolle.Photo: Ronel van Jaarsveld

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Operation Fiela raidsillegal foreigners

TK Mashaba

The SAPS in Bela-Bela teamed up withprovincial teams last week and spent a dayraiding illegal foreigners in the town,including checking illegal businessesaround the township. They spent their timelooking for illegal substances and doingroad blocks on main roads.

According to Bela-Bela’s newcommunication officer Constable MariaMaleto, this was a provincial operationfocusing on Bela-Bela township.

“Eleven immigrants were found withoutlegal documents, and four people werefound with dagga,” she said.

The operation was a routine check by theSAPS and went well, with the help of otherprovincial police who assisted the localofficers with searches and road blocks.

Constable Maleto warned employers whoemploy foreign nationals without checkingtheir documents.

“This gives us problems, especially whenthere are stolen items or injuries at work,” shesaid. “Everyone must comply with the law.”

She also took the time to warn those whobuy cars online.

“Make sure that you verify the seller’sinformation before buying. We’ve had peoplecoming in to complain about scams, and ouradvice is to check more thoroughly beforecommitting.”

The police searched people during Oparation Fiela in Bela Bela. Photo supplied

The provincial police and the Bela Bela SAPS before the operation. Photo supplied

Lephalale drug bust

Police in Lephalale have arrested fivesuspects in possession of drugs to thevalue of R16 000.According to Colonel Otto, members

of the Crime Prevention Task Forcefollowed up on information received

TK Mashabaabout a vehicle coming from Gautengwith drugs to be delivered in theLephalale area.“The car was spotted when it entered

Lephalale,” she said. “We followed up andstopped and searched the car, where wefound the drugs.”The five were arrested on the scene and

were expected to appear in court this week.

These drugs, with an estimated value of R16 000, were confiscated by police inLephalale. Photo supplied

Police seeks help inlocating missing people

Lizzy Bapela

The police in Modimolle have asked thecommunity for help to find five people whohave recently disappeared.Maria Mokgaetsi

Makwimbila, 46,resident inFreedompark Ext. 7,was last seen onFriday, 22 May, inModimolle. She was going to visit herboyfriend Daniel Thobela, who lives inDenilton. Neither of them have been seen sincethe 22nd, and their family has not been able tocontact them.Joseph Mophuteng, 25, from Mphahlele

Street in Phagameng, disappeared from hishome on Sunday, 22 March. He is described asshort, and is considered to be slightly mentallyill. He was last seen playing soccer, and is notconsidered a violent person.Catherine Mokgaetjie Mathe, 72, vanished

from her home inPhomolong Extension 9 onMonday, 8 June. She isoriginally from theHeuningfontein area nearModimolle and it is thought

that she may be in Hammanskraal.Anyone with information that will help the

police locate any of these missing people orwho might shed light in these cases, are urgedto contact the investigating officer ConstableChrista de Lange at 078 813 3621.

Constable Christa de Langeat

078 813 3621

Maria MokgaetsiMakwinbila is

missing. Photosupplied

Joseph Mophuteng fromPhagameng has beenmissing since 22 March.Photo supplied

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Youth leader addressesmemorial lecture

Lizzy Bapela

Onnica Moloi, a member of the LimpopoLegislature, addressed the youth during aYouth Day memorial lecture which washeld at Leseding Community Hall inVaalwater recently. The provincialgovernment hosted the event in partnershipwith Modimolle Local Municipality. Theevent targeted youths from Vaalwater,Modimolle, Alma, and surrounding areas,and was aimed at getting them together tocommemorate Youth Month and join inwith celebrations and other activities heldthroughout the month.

Special Programs Officer for Modimolle’slocal municipality, David Molekwa, said thatthe main objective of the event was for theyoung generation to think back on what theyhave learned from the youth of 1976, andthink forward on the legacy they plan tocreate. Molekwa said that it is veryimportant for today’s generation to pick upwhere the one before left off and not let theirsweat, blood, and tears be for nothing, asthey fought for the freedom the youth enjoystoday.

He said that the youth of today are veryfortunate because the government continuesto fight for their wellbeing by providingthem with opportunities to better their lives.

In her address, Moloi noted that thegovernment is aware of the challenges facedby the youth, such as unemployment, HIV/AIDS, and drugs.

“Young people should focus on buildingtheir lives and contributing to theircountry’s economic growth. They mustsoldier on to create their own legacy thatthey want people to remember them by, andengaging in bad habits is not the way to go.Many young people do not want to go intopolitics and do not realise that politicsdetermine the future of a country and its

economic growth and freedom. It is not bymiracles or luck that some youths achievegreat success in their lives, but through hardwork and determination. Young people cando what they are destined to do and be goodat it,” said Moloi

Modimolle mayor Kgaretja Lekalakala alsowished the youths of her area and those fromother municipalities in the district safe andsuccessful participation in celebrations andother activities throughout the month. Sheencouraged the youth to go out there andmake something out of their lives, advisingthem to visit information offices to learn ofopportunities that are available to assist themin their life endeavours.

The event further turned into an imbizo, withyouths raising challenges that they are facedwith in their areas including education, sportsand recreation, health and information desksamong others. Moloi promised to follow upon all the issues raised as most publicparticipations are reported to have been “talkshops” previously and the youths are losingtrust in their government to help. She alsopromised to return to Vaalwater very soon tosee what changes have been implementedfollowing the requests from the local youths.

Vaalwater youth flocked to the Leseding Community Hall recently for a Youth Daymemorial lecture. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Onicca Moloi of the Limpopo Legislatureaddressed young people during a YouthDay memorial lecture.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Concerned DAmembers to assistaccount holders

Lizzy Bapela

DA councillor Keenan Alberts of Bela-Bela has promised to assist accountholders whose accounts were billedinaccurately by the local municipality.Alberts visited The BEAT’s offices onTuesday, 23 June, expressing concernabout what he said he witnessed duringhis visit to the municipal offices onMonday, 22 June.

He told The BEAT that he had learnedthat people’s accounts were not beingbilled accurately, and said that he hadbeen approached by many people whocould not get help from the municipality.

He explained that there were stories ofaccount holders being presented withbills of R400 and after paying half or allof the money, would be presented withbills ten times higher, and be told thatthey owed the municipality thousands ofRands.

The councillor, former EXCO member

DA Councillor Keenan Alberts of Bela-Bela. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Kobus van der Merwe and DA activistJacky McKenzie embarked on a helpingdrive to serve the local municipality andhelp them with their accounts. Duringtheir visit to The BEAT’s offices, theyreported that Van der Merwe had alreadyhelped over 60% of residents of SpaPark and that they intended to extend theassistance to the rest of the community.“We are going to erect a gazebo in front

of the municipality and assist everyonewhose account shows abnormalities,”Alberts said. “We will do this up until the1st of July. Nobody deserves to be billedinaccurately, especially those fromdisadvantaged backgrounds and the aged.Every resident needs to be treated well asthe government is for everybody.”Alberts added that many people had

come to them complaining that they hadengaged the municipality, but nothing wasdone about the matter.Municipal spokesperson Matome

Sebelebele could not be reached forcomment.

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The ANC Limpopo Provincial ExecutiveCommittee (PEC) recently made thedecision to intervene in two localmunicipalities in Limpopo by recalling themayors and installing replacements. One ofthese was Mogalakwena, where ParksSebatjane is set to take over following adisastrous power scuffle between the twoprevious mayors, as well as months ofprotests which culminated in the totalshutdown of Mokopane and the associatedtownship earlier this year.ANC Limpopo Provincial Secretary

Knocks Seabi said that the decision wasmade necessary by their continueddedication to serving the people andproviding political stability in thegovernment of Limpopo. He said that thecommittee is confident that the two mayoralcandidates appointed recently will stabilizethe municipal councils, restore the people’sconfidence, and ensure that residentsreceive the best possible service.“The challenges and various interventions

by the ANC and the Provincial Governmentin Mogalakwena are well documented and

ANC appoints newmayor for Mogalakwena

Lizzy Bapela the deployment of a new mayor in the formof Parks Sebatjane is part of our continuedefforts to stabilize the municipality.Meanwhile, the continued wranglingbetween the municipality and organizedlabour that stifled service delivery requiredthe strengthening of political leadership,”said Seabi.He also said that the decision to deploy the

new mayors took into consideration theirleadership capabilities in the localgovernment sphere. Sebatjane is not anewcomer in local government. He wasMunicipal Manager for the WaterbergDistrict and Lephalale Local Municipalitiesin the early 2000s. He is also a member ofthe ANC Waterberg Regional ExecutiveCommittee and has served the Committeein various functions.The ANC expressed its confidence in the

candidates’ capabilities to execute itsmandate as detailed in the 2011 and 2014manifestos. The party says that as it stands,processes are underway in themunicipalities and the two incomingmayors will be invested shortly.At the time of going to press, the

municipality had not yet commented in thematter.

Justin Steyn

Waterberg prides itself on strides in service delivery

The Waterberg District Municipality pridesitself on being able to make visibledevelopments in delivering quality serviceto the people of the district as expected,and will continue to ensure thatcommunities are served according to themunicipal mandate, according to DistrictExecutive Mayor Tlotlanang Mogotlane.During a recent meeting at Bela-Bela

Forever Resorts, Mogotlane told officialsand management from municipalities andstakeholder departments, businesses,political principals and community-basedstructures from across the district, that theachievements in service delivery areenabled by the collective leadership of theDistrict Municipality. She said that she iscertain that the district municipality is on

Lizzy Bapela the right track to defeating the legacy ofthe past and achieve socio-economicfreedom. She also said that their municipalIntegrated Development Plan explicitlyelaborates on challenges confronting thedistrict and on what remains to be done inavoiding the same, and in bringing changeto the lives of the approximately 680 000people in the district.“Census 2011 results indicated that

28,1% of the district’s population lives inpoverty. This data compels us to marshalthe district’s resources efficiently andcomplement the strategy of the nationaland provincial governments, as well as theprivate sector in the creation of sustainableemployment,” she said. “Our municipalityis gearing up to become one of the pointsof reference in the country when it comesto municipal administration. We remainambitious to become a competitive,

liveable and economic contributor to thedevelopmental trends in the country,” saidMogotlane, adding that in order to achievethese ambitions, they must developnecessary skills and knowledge in theadministration and council, cultivatecapable developmental cadres, ensuresound structure of administration, entrenchthe right character of management and aworkforce that will speed up servicedelivery and improve accountability.Municipal spokesperson Pat Malete said

that the executive mayor has alwayschallenged the district municipality’smanagement and councillors to commit todeciding on the kind of leadership theywant for their institutions in carrying outthe core mandate in the local sphere ofgovernance. He said that the mandate ofcouncillors and municipal officials is toimprove the lives of the people by

providing basic services, taking intoaccount the Back to Basics concept set outby President Jacob Zuma recently.Mogotlane encouraged her colleagues

to go back to basics to create a betterlife for all as the late and formerPresident Nelson Mandela cherishedand strived for all his life. She furthersaid that working together with civilsociety organizations, public andprivate sector, traditional leaders, wardcommittees and CommunityDevelopment Workers, will enable themto provide much needed services goingforward.Meanwhile, Mmamakwa Full Service

School’s drum majorettes teamaccompanied the executive mayor andher entourage to the event and renderedan item for the audience, followed bySagodimo Music and Jazz band.

The WaterbergDistrict ExecutiveMayor Tlotlanang

Mogotlane.Photo: Lizzy

Bapela

Mmamakwa Full Service School’s drum majorettes.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Sagodimo Music and Jazz band entertained the audience. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Mayor assures that dangeroussinkholes will be fixedPedestrians walking in Chris Hani road inBela-Bela better be on the lookout fortwo massive sinkholes near the town’smunicipal offices.

The BEAT reported about the hazardousmanholes in early January of this yearand even informed employees of themunicipality’s infrastructural departmentof the holes but no intervention has takenplace.

The holes themselves are approximatelytwo meters deep and were allegedly

Two potentiallydangeroussinkholes werereported by TheBEAT earlier thisyear. To datethey have notbeen repairedand themunicipality isseeminglyoblivious of thehazard neartheir office.Photo: JustinSteyn

caused by a burst drain pipe.During a visit to the municipality last

week the Bela-Bela mayor Lucas Nhlaposaid that he was not aware of the twosinkholes and assured The BEAT’sreporter that the two holes will be fixedshortly.“I am not aware of the two holes, but I

will send a team to assess the sinkholes andensure they will be fixed shortly thereafterbefore someone is seriously injured,” hesaid.At the time of going to press the sinkholes

were still visible without any barriers orwarning signs placed to caution pedestrians

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The National Adoption Coalition ofSouth Africa (NACSA) has launched‘Choose to Care’, an initiative focusingon crisis pregnancy in a bid to raiseawareness of the various alternatives forwomen experiencing an unplannedpregnancy. The Choose to Care websiteand campaign serves as a centralrepository for women experiencing anunplanned pregnancy, their partners,their families and their communities toget information and support via the callcentre on 0800 864 658 or the websiteat www.crisispregnancy.org.za(.)

“Statistics show that 30% of SouthAfrican teenagers have reported ‘everhaving being pregnant’, and most ofthese pregnancies are unplanned. Thereare a number of causes including sugardaddies, a highly reported topic in themedia, ignorance of birth control, rape,not wanting to usecontraceptives,proving one’swomanhood,transactionalpurposes(survival), as wellas healthcareworkers and nursesrefusal to providebirth controlsolutions to youngwomen due to their traditional views onsexuality,” explains Pam Wilson,spokesperson for NACSA

Education is of critical importance inthe prevention of teenage pregnancies,and that these young women feel thatthere is a role for them in their society,over and above motherhood. InNACSA’s research it found that currentcommunication about teenage and crisispregnancy tends to portray youngwomen as faceless, disembodiedpregnant bellies in school uniforms withno acknowledgement of who she is andher context. The perspective of theyoung teenage girl is usually absent.

‘Choose to Care’ is about moving thecommunication shift from ‘shame andblame’ to ‘care and compassion’, andaddress all the role players in managinga crisis pregnancy — the young womanin that she is not alone and that sheneeds to care about her child, the man interms of taking responsibility for hispartner and future child, the communityin terms of showing care andcompassion for young pregnant womenin the community, as well as families toshow care and compassion for theirdaughter by supporting her at thisdifficult time.

“Statistics indicate that althoughawareness of adoption has increased,adoption numbers are still declining,whilst child abandonment appears to beincreasing. A multi-pronged approach isrequired to ensure that child

abandonment is reduced and thatwomen facing a crisis pregnancy haveaccess to credible information as to theiroptions in a crisis pregnancy. This willinclude lobbying of government andsocial institutions, communityengagement and the development of afocused crisis pregnancy campaign. Ourobjective is to create more family andcommunity support for young women toin order to prevent child abandonmentand illegal abortions through educationand empowerment. We need to providean accessible solution for crisispregnancy, with information about thealternatives for women experiencing anunplanned pregnancy in order for themto make informed decisions that areright for them,” adds Wilson. Every year, thousands of women are

faced with the unexpected news thatthey are pregnant.These are mostoften teenagers,but could just aseasily be a singlemother of threefacing anunplannedpregnancy. Fromthat momenton, lives arechanged forever.

In such a situation, a youngmother faces decisions that need to bemade and challenges to be met at a timewhen she is feeling emotionallyconfused and overwhelmed at thesudden change of direction her life isabout to take. In many instances a teenwill feel totally alone and tooinexperienced in life to make suchenormous decisions. “We need young women and their

families in need of help to know thatthere are people and organisationsavailable to help them consider all theoptions and decide on the best solution –most crucially we need to stem the tide ofchild abandonments and the devastatingconsequences that such a decision has onthe child and mother for the rest of theirlives. The ‘Choose to Care’ campaign

encourages individuals, families,communities and organisations toreconsider how they look at their roles andresponsibilities in just such a situation andto take positive action,” concludes Wilson. The Choose to Care initiative was

unveiled by NACSA to key role playerson Thursday 18 June at the Children’sMemorial Institute in Braamfontein,Johannesburg. If you or someone you care about is

experiencing an unplanned pregnancy,get help and support at the CrisisPregnancy call centre on 0800 864 658or thewebsite www.crisispregnancy.org.za(.)

A group of young people who were left behind by a bus to the Youth Day event atthe University of Venda resorted to cooking and celebrating the day with otheryouths from the nearby community in Bela-Bela. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

National adoption coalitionlaunches ‘Choose to Care’ crisispregnancy campaign

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Simon Modimola of Rietfontein Farm inLephalale won the 2015 Farmworker ofthe Year competition hosted by AgriLephalale and the local municipality atthe Mogol club on the evening ofThursday, 11 June. Municipalspokesperson Valerie Cilliers said thatthe competition was aimed atencouraging and rewarding farmworkersworking in the area. A total of 17farmworkers competed for the maincash prize of R10 000, which Modimolawalked away with.The winner in the Game Farming

category was Jim Makgae from GraftonFarm, with Hiskia Mafisa ofNooitverwacht Farm came out tops inthe Livestorck division.Among the irrigation workers, Jacob

Mosima from Weltevreden Farm came outtops. All three received a cash prize ofR5 000 each.

Delegates from the Department ofAgriculture, Agri Limpopo and councillorsand officials from the municipality attendedthe prestigious event. Acting mayorcouncillor Willy Motlokwa welcomed thedelegates and thanked everybody whocontributes positively toward agriculture inthe area. The guest speakers at the eventwere Ouke Jongbloed, a farmer mentor andPhophi Raletjena, the son of a farmworkerwho became a farmer.

Both were very inspiring and encouragedfarmers and farmworkers to work togetherin transforming agriculture in the area.

The Chairperson of Agri Lephalale,Francois van den Berg, thanked the localmunicipality for the initiative, as well as allthose who contributed to making this year’scompetition a great success.

Modimola wins 2015 Farmworker of the yearLizzy Bapela

Simon Modimola of Rietfontrain Farm won the 2015 Farmworker of the Yearcompetition. Photo supplied

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Old Mutual Limpopo donated shoes andsocks to eight primary schools from theWaterberg during their annual charitydrive. The learners and teachersgathered at Mookgophong Stadium onThursday, 18 June for the officialhandover.

The schools include Mageme andLymburg from Mokopane, BB Matlaila,Dikubu and Letamong fromMookgophong, Pitinyana fromModimolle and Albert Lithuli from Bela-Bela.

The company’s manager in the WaterbergLolo Maepa said that their marketingdepartment brought the idea to theirattention. The initiative has been going onfor years now, and is conducted annually.He added that each district chose theschools each year where the company’shelp was most needed.

This year’s project was school shoes.The Waterberg received 106 pairs ofshoes for needy schoolchildren.

“We only received ten pairs of shoes thisyear from our national office,” saidMaepa. “We thought that number wastoo low and asked for more funds fromour provincial office. Our provincialgeneral manager Tlou Ketse and his

Old Mutual donatesshoes to local schools

coffers gave us enough additional fundsthat we could buy 106 pairs of shoes.Only foundation phase learnersbenefited from this year’s project, but weintend to grow it bigger and bigger eachyear, helping needy schools with whateverthey might need. We are still going tonegotiate with Ketse again to ask for hisassistance with more projects.”

Maepa pointed out that the companyalso planned to help schools withrenovations, the building ofplaygrounds, classrooms, and so on, andwill identify more schools in need ofaid.

Old Mutual Waterberg has 45 financialadvisors working across the district,with each appointed according to theservice demands of the district. Theyalso have offices in different areas inthe district and Thabazimbi andLephalale will shortly be receiving anoffice too.

“We are thankful for the donation fromOld Mutual, which brought smiles to thefaces of our little ones,” said a teacherfrom one of the schools, Rhetty Matjila.“It is always a blessing to receive a giftfrom a Good Samaritan, especially forchildren. They were so grateful andcould not stop talking about their newshoes and socks, which they said theycould not wait to show their parents.”

Teachers fromdifferentschoolsreceived thedonations onbehalf of theirschools. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Learnersreceiveddonations ofshoes andsocks from aGoodSamaritan, OldMutual. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

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Four Bela-Bela’s netball players have beenselected to be part of the Limpopo teamwhich will be playing from 23 to 29 Augustat Durban.The players are Grace Lechaba, Kamogelo

Mabusela, Annelie Malega, and Joy Jacobs.The head coach of Diesel n Dust netballteam told The BEAT that some of theplayers still need logistics help ahead of thechampionships.“They each need R1 000 for transport and

Grace Lechaba isamong the playerswho have beenselected fornationalchampionships.Photo:TK Mashaba

Four Bela-Bela netball playersselected for Spar nationals

TK Mashaba accommodation including food, soanyone who is willing to assist us shouldcall me,” said Koketso Kgabo.Diesel n Dust also has two players in

the school category who are going torepresent Limpopo at the national levelin Boksburg in Gauteng.Their names are Lebo Mokgobu from

Maope and Tshegofatso Molefe fromHoërskool Warmbad.Kgabo said that they wanted to thank

the team’s manager Pat Seema and theirpartners Helgo Guest House who helpedthem with logistics.

The crowd at Thato Mohapi’s birthday enjoyed the music at Hapido’s Café.Photo: TK Mashaba

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This year’s winter games were rated asuccess with teams from participatinginstitutions giving it their all to take homethe winners’ trophies and gold medals. TheDepartment of Defence, MookgophongLocal Municipality, SAPS, and Eskomgathered at the Mookgophong Stadium onThursday, 18 June to compete in the games,with teams playing soccer, volleyball, andnetball. The Department of Defence hostedthe event and representatives and playersfrom the participating institutions came outen masse to compete and support theircolleagues.

Mookgophong Local Municipality came infirst place in netball and received a trophyand gold medals, with the SAPS coming insecond place.

The municipality gave the Department ofDefence a 34-4 whipping in A group, andbeat them 20-3 in the Bs. The SAPScollected 30 goals against Eskom, coming

in second.In volleyball, the SAPS came in first place

after winning 2-0 against the municipality,who came in second after beating Defence2-0.

In soccer, Defence came in first place afterwinning 4-0 against the municipality, and 2-0 against the SAPS, who came in secondafter beating Eskom 2-0.

Attending learners received bread andsoup for the day, with stalls in place forinformation distribution and business, aswell as places where attendees could braai.

Mookgophong’s SAPS spokespersonWarrant Officer George Ledwaba extendedwords of gratitude toward the hosts of thetournament and his colleagues for bringingto the station a volleyball trophy for firstplace and two second places in netball andsoccer.

Warrant Officer Ledwaba also said thatthey enjoy taking part in sporting events.

Councillor Sello Magowa represented themayor Sarah Monyamane, who could notattend due to work commitments.

Mookgophong SAPSemerges victorious

Mookgophong Defence’s soccer team and supporters celebrated their victory.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

TK Mashaba

The most anticipated game in thisseason’s Stream A will be played thiscoming weekend. M.Mammoet Arsenalwill be playing a deciding match againstCeltic FC, which will decide whetherArsenal or their rivals Qualitho arecrowned as the champions of Stream A.Arsenal is also waiting on the outcome

of a Disciplinary Committee which willdecide the outcome of a game betweenArsenal and Happy Hearts, which couldalso have an impact on the outcome of

Happy Hearts could be the only thing standing between M.Mammoet Arsenal andthe playoffs. Photo: TK Mashaba

the Stream.In Stream B, the only game that was

played on Saturday was between Ditlouand Stonebreakers. Stonebreakers won 1-0.Yster United, the undisputed leader of

Stream B, will be facing off againstStonebreakers this weekend.Stonebreakers have had to resign

themselves to second place in theirstream, since Yster’s score of 53 is notwithin their reach anymore, even if theywin their remaining game.Yster is now only waiting for the match

against the Stream A winners.

SAB League to wrap upthis weekend

TK Mashaba

Lizzy Bapela