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Mzamane Ringane

Residents of the Phomolong sec-tion in Modimolle are now hopingthat they will enjoy a peaceful sleep,after apprehending an alleged sus-pect whom they believe has com-mitted a number of housebreakings in the area.On Saturday, 22 September, at

around 10am in the morning, oneof The BEAT reporters received acall from a member of the commu-nity in the informal settlements, whoclaimed that they have appre-hended a burglar who has been ter-rorising the community for a while.It was shortly established that the

suspect had been taken away bythe police, without sustaining anyinjury from residents.The BEAT made a follow up with

the Modimolle SAPS on Tuesday,

Modimolle communityapprehend housebreaking suspect

25 September, and it was confirmedthat a suspect was arrested ataround 10:00 on that day inModimolle.Modimolle SAPS spokesperson,

Warrant officer James Findlay, saidthat a second suspect was also ar-rested on the same day at around14:00 for housebreaking. However,Warrant Officer could not confirm ifthe two suspects were arrested forthe same case or not.The two suspects, Andrew

Modimola and Samson Majola,made their first appearance beforethe Modimolle Magistrate Court onTuesday, 25 September.The arrests occurred shortly after

the release of the 2011/12 NationalCrime Statistics. According to thestatistics, it was shown that casesof burglary in Modimolle have in-creased from 219 to 285 between

the years 2010 and 2012.The BEAT asked if the local police

had mechanisms in place to battleagainst this increasing criminal ac-tivity, and Findlay said that they arepulling out all stops to counteragainst the latter activity.Findlay urged members of the

community to play a role in helpingthe police in fighting crime. He saidresidents should stay alert and in-form the police of any suspiciousactivities around their areas of resi-dence.Findlay said they also have a task

team working around the clock tofight against the ever-rising house-breaking crimes in the area.Modimolle residents are urged to

contact the local police on (014)718 1055/6 or 10111, if they seeany suspicious activities in thearea.

30 000 houses in10 years - Sexwaleproclaims Altoostyd

Human Settlement minister, Tokyo Sexwale andLephalale Mayor Jack Maeko at the sod-turning eventfor the bulk water infrastructure project. Photo: LiNNews/Northern News

Human Settlements Minister,Tokyo Sexwale announcedand proclaimed the construc-tion of 5000 mixed incomehousing units on the depart-ment’s 500 hectare Altoostydtown planning scheme inLephalale last week.The project is only the first

phase of the department’splan to develop 30 000 hous-ing units with an anticipateddelivery of around 2000 unitsper annum over the next 10years. At a sod turning cer-emony, the minister revealedthat R234 million will be spenton bulk water infrastructure in-tended to provide water forthe housing units. OverallR316 million will be spent onwater, electricity and sewagefor the “new city” which will benamed after the former min-ister of housing, Joe Slovo.Northern News spoke to

Lephalale’s Municipal man-ager, Mr Bob Naidoo, who ex-plained that the government

will build RDP houses onsome of the land while com-panies will be able to buy prop-erty on the estate to buildhouses for their workers.“The idea is to integrate the

community by building middleincome, low income and RDPhouses on the same estate.Over the next ten years anddepending on the need thegovernment will develop moreland and we predict that withinthe next ten years Altoostyd,or Joe Slovo as it will benamed, and Marapong will beconnected,” he added.The minister and the MEC for

housing, Mr Clifford Motsepe,were briefed about theprogress of the bulk infrastruc-ture project at the Lephalalemunicipality earlier on Thurs-day. Sexwale congratulatedboth the MEC and theLephalale Municipality for theirefforts in developing Lephalalein such a way that all will ben-efit. LiN News/Northern News

Modimolle busi-ness couple MrSam Maheso andhis better half MsIdah Thlakanelocelebrated theirwedding in linewith the HeritageMonth, lastSunday 23September inZebediela. Photo:MzamaneRingane

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The Department of Social Developmentis urging that safety measures be imple-mented at all pre-schools as soon as pos-sible.Ms Nkele Mmapodile, representative of

the department, spoke about safety at pre-schools during the burial service of thethree-year-old Nkateko Matlala on Friday,21 September.“We, as a department, are saddened by

the loss of an innocent child like Nkatekoand we urge all pre-school owners andprincipals to put safety first at theseschools,” she said.Mmapodile said that they are going to

monitor pre-schools and look at the stateand condition that these institutions arein. “Some owners and principals say thatwe are after them, while we are just fol-lowing standard procedure that all schoolshave to adhere to in order to be regis-tered,” she explained.She said that owners and principals are

not forced to take in more children thantheir teachers could handle and that lesschildren means that the children receive

Department urges safetyMrs NkeleMmapodile fromSocial Develop-ment Modimolle(in the blackjacket) during theburial of NkatekoMatlala. PhotoTK Mashaba

all the attention that they need. “The lesschildren in a pre-school, the safer you willbe able to keep them,” she told theattendees.Nkateko passed away on Sunday, 16

September, after he suffered internalbleeding during an alleged incident atschool that is still under investigation.Ms Stephinah Lekalakala, principal of

the school, was not at the school whenNkateko was injured.She described him as one of the

brightest children that she had at herschool. “I am still saddened by hisdeath. He was a brilliant boy who askeda lot of questions and smiled a lot,” shesaid.“I was with the children on the morn-

ing of the Friday that the accident hap-pened and had to attend a meeting.I left all my children in the care of my

two caretakers, not knowing that therewould be a tragic accident,” she said.On Monday, 18 September, during the

interview with The BEAT, Lekalakalasaid that her caretakers did not see howNkateko was injured but that they didsee him limping after school.

Masakhane fights for recognitionavailable to work there.The source, who prefers to remain anony-

mous, alleged that members of the SchoolGoverning Body (SGB) tried to resolve thematter but were unsuccessful.SGB chairperson, Mr Samson Lekaba,

said that the committee had recently metwith the group of people whom Mathekgahired, supposedly to work at the school.He said that the committee raised the lo-

cal residents’ concerns but the principalinstead ruled that they could work becausehe said so.On the day of the march, the supposed

workers could not do their job as themarchers stopped them from doing so.Lekaba said that the SGB and other con-

cerned parties are waiting for the local cir-cuit office to intervene in the matter.

The board of the Bela Bela Business Chamber invited councillors and departmentheads of the Bela Bela municipality to the Bela Bela airstrip on Wednesday, 19September. During the meeting, the chairperson of the business chamber, MrChris Vermeulen, introduced the new board to the municipal officials. He calledon the delegates for a new era of cooperation. The aim of the meeting was toshow officials how urgently the airstrip needs repairs. Mr Frank Nhlapo, council-lor, said that he hoped that the business community would be more involved incommunity activities in the future. Photo: Supplied

Lizzy Bapela

The community of Masakhane took to thestreets to fight for recognition with regardsto being employed at their local school,Blaauwboschkuil Primary School.The angry community embarked in a

march against the so-called deliberate ig-norance on Monday, 17 September.The marchers want the school principal,

Mr Puni Mathekga, to stop consideringpeople from outside the area when com-ing to the employment of the school sup-port staff.A source close to the school claimed that

Puni wanted people from as far asThabazimbi and Pankop to work there,while there are parents and other commu-nity members who are unemployed and


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TK Mashaba

On Tuesday, 25 September, theWaterberg Distr ict Municipal i tylaunched the Culture, Language andReligion (CLR) Commission at the For-ever Resorts Warmbaths in Bela Bela.The launch of the commission is

placed against the backdrop of NationalHeritage Day that is celebrated on 24September annually.Mr Neo Moloko, the Bela Bela Arts

Council Secretary, said that this com-mission is the first of its kind to belaunched in the Waterberg after it hadalready been launched in other regionsof the country.

Commission launched to honour culture“This is going to revive some of the

things that we tend to forget; things likeour languages and cultural back-grounds,” he said.Delegates who were expected to at-

tend the CLR Commission launch in-clude local artists, community leaders,pastors and religious leaders as well asmunicipal representatives.The most important task of the CLR

Commission will be to highlight the im-portance of local culture, language andreligion.“There are many people who do not

follow local customs or who cannoteven speak their mother tongue prop-erly. This commission will remind peo-

ple of the importance of our culture andour language,” Moloko said.Heritage is defined as “that which we

inherit: the sum total of wild life and sce-nic parks, sites of scientific or historicalimportance, national monuments, his-toric buildings, works of art, literatureand music, oral traditions and museumcollections together with their documen-tation,” by the South African government.Heritage Day is a public holiday on

which South Africans across the spec-trum are encouraged to celebrate theircultural heritage and the diversity of theirbeliefs and traditions, in the wider con-text of a nation that belongs to its peo-ple.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom. Euripides

ANCYL stillsupport Malema

ANC Youth League secretary inBela Bela Mr Fanie Komane saidtheir sub-region fully supportsactivities planned by their pro-vincial PEC. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela

Members and leadership of the ANCYouth League in Bela Bela joinedother regions and sub-regions fromacross the province for a special ex-tended provincial executive commit-tee meeting at the Frans MohlalaHouse (ANC Limpopo Provincial Of-fices) in Polokwane.The league’s provincial executive

committee (PEC) led the meeting,which was held on Sunday, 23 Sep-tember. The meeting was meant tobrief members through the leadershipof the ANCYL of all structures on thewarrant of arrest and subsequentcourt appearance of the league’s ex-pelled President Mr Julius Malema.Spokesperson for the league in

Limpopo, Mr Klaas Mabunda, saidthat the PEC was mandated to organ-ise transport for members and sup-porters to attend Malema’s court ap-pearance, which was scheduled forWednesday, 26 September.Mabunda said the mandate comes

after lengthy talks and the membersand leadership gathered for a nightvigil, which was scheduled for Tues-day, 25 September.Leadership from sub-regions held

meetings during the day and aheadof the night vigil and in Bela Bela, themeeting took place at the local com-munity hall. Bela Bela secretary for theleague, Mr Fannie Komane, said thatthe meetings were aimed at briefingthe members concerning the nightvigil and the details of the court ap-pearance. Mabunda said that buseswould be transporting members fromall corners of the province and otherprovinces to support the president,“because his (Malema’s) rights to dobusiness are maltreated, as if he is apublic servant or an extra-terrestrialbeing.” “We want justice to take itscourse through observation of allstatutory frameworks, including appre-hending state officials dealing directlywith Supply Chain Management.There can never be corruption in theabsence of the corrupter andcorruptee.” (sic) “We are surprisedabout the South African RevenueServices submitting for arrest whilstin the past we had a situation whereinpeople owed SARS huge sums ofmoney, but no arrest was made asthe people only made arrangementsto pay the money,” he said.The league says they transport the

masses as a means to walk their reso-lution that Malema remains their presi-dent until the lapse of the NEC‘s termof office in 2014.They are convinced that he did noth-

ing wrong but is victimised for cham-pioning their call for the nationalisa-tion of land. Mabunda said themasses would also use the same plat-form to demand the response on thedemands as rose on their memoran-dum during the march as held on 30August.

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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

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September is a very busy month on theSouth African calendar. South Africanscelebrate Heritage Month, Arbor Month,Oral Health Month, Tourism Month andHeart Awareness Month — all in Sep-tember.The main reason for this seems to be

that South Africans love to turn a na-tional holiday or national awareness dayinto a whole month of activities.The problem with all of these aware-

ness campaigns that all run at the sametime is that the average person on thestreet is bombarded with informationabout every one of these worthy causes.We are told what to eat, how to live,

how to celebrate, what to plant in ourgardens, how to keep our teeth healthyand where to go on holiday — all at thesame time. All types of media are beingused to communicate these messagedto people and eventually the averageperson suffers from information over-load. Information overload is the termthat describes that moment when a per-son in unable to make a decision be-cause too much information is thrownat that person.The problem is that our attention spans

can only allow us to take in a certainamount of information at a time. Be-cause we live in a technological societywhere we have constant access to in-formation through the cell phones,printed media, television and radio, weare constantly being fed more and moreinformation. At some time, the messagegets lost in all the noise and the wholepurpose of these campaigns, to informpeople and to make them aware of theissues, is missed. We simply stop car-ing and listening to the messages, be-cause we become worn-out with the in-formation. There is no way that we willever be able to convince the public re-lations and advertising companies tostop feeding us all of this information atthe same time. There are, however,ways to deal with information overload.According to infogineering.net, a

website dedicated to dealing with infor-mation overload, spending less time oninformation that is nice to know andmore time on things that we need toknow now is the best way to combatthis problem.Instead of trying to listen to all the

awareness campaigns, pick the onesthat would have the most influence onyour life and focus on that. If your familyhas a history of hearth disease, ratherfocus on the fact that it is Heart HealthMonth than any of the other issues thatclutter up the calendar in September.If you live in an area where there are

not a lot of trees and other plants, ratherfocus on the fact that it is Arbor Monthand do something about the situation.Plant trees around the area where youlive and make a difference where itcounts the most.

Information overloadServe the Lordsuccessfully Bishop Silas Tlou

You can know and believe the truth.Some people get confused by the dif-ferent teachings they hear. They say,“I don’t believe I can ever understandthe Bible. One person teaches it oneway and the next teaches it differently.I’ll never know what to believe.” ButGod can meet this need.2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “All Scripture is

God-breathed and is useful for teach-ing, rebuking, correcting and trainingin righteousness, so that the man ofGod may be thoroughly equipped forevery good work.” The Scriptures areinspired of God and able to make uswise to salvation.You can become a child of God.

John 1:12 – “Yet to all who receivedhim, to those who believed in hisname, he gave the right to becomechildren of God” Jesus gave the rightto become children of God, to thosewho believe in His name. Faith alone,without obedience, does not makeone a child of God, but simply givesthe power to become a child.You can resist temptation. 1

Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptationhas seized you except what is com-mon to man. And God is faithful; hewill not let you be tempted beyondwhat you can bear. But when you aretempted, he will also provide a wayout so that you can stand up underit.” This is true of every temptation.We can be sure this is true becauseit is based on God’s faithfulness.You can endure suffering and hard-

ship. Often hardship, grief, sickness,and persecution tempt us to quit serv-ing God.Romans 8:37-39 – “No, in all these

things we are more than conquerorsthrough him who loved us. For I amconvinced that neither death nor life,neither angels nor demons, neitherthe present nor the future, nor anypowers, neither height nor depth, noranything else in all creation, will beable to separate us from the love ofGod that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”Nowhere does God say He will re-move all our problems. Rather Hepromises we can endure, remainfaithful, and receive eternal life de-spite our problems.You can serve others. Discourage-

ment sometimes comes when we tryto help others, but we see no positiveresults. We may decide to quit trying,thinking, “It just doesn’t do any good.”2 Corinthians 9:8-10 – “And God is

able to make all grace abound to you,so that in all things at all times, hav-ing all that you need, you will aboundin every good work.As it is written: “He has scattered

abroad his gifts to the poor; his right-eousness endures forever.” Now hewho supplies seed to the sower andbread for food will also supply andincrease your store of seed and willenlarge the harvest of your righteous-ness.” God is able to supply our everyneed so that we can go out and serveothers.

TK Mashaba

The long awaited performance by the BestArt Centre Theatre (BACT) productionswas left with an empty hall and a dimin-ished audience when there was confusionafter the Community Hall was doublebooked for the day.According to those who did attend, there

was also an ANC meeting at the same hallearlier that day that took longer thanplanned. This meant that the BACT per-formance had to start later than plannedand residents assumed that the perform-ance would not take place.Ms Precious Marobele, owner of BACT,

was not happy with the circumstances.“We had to perform in a hall with almostno audience because people were alleg-edly told that there was only an ANC meet-ing scheduled at the hall,” she said.Marobele, who had been in the theatre

business for a long time, said that the spiritand the mood of her performers were stillvery down after the disastrous event onSunday. “We expected a lot more people than

what we performed for. Bela Bela hasmany talented artists and there were some

Double booking costs theatre group

The cast of the BACT performing during their live show at the Bela Bela Commu-nity Hall. Photo: TK Mashaba

of the people we expected to come andsupport this initiative but they also failedto show up,” she said.According to Marobele, the ANC meet-

ing was supposed to be held at the JinnahPark Hall. That hall was being renovatedand that is why the meeting moved to theBela Bela Community Hall.Marobele called for unity of the entire

artist community in the Waterberg. Shewants all artists to work together and de-velop new talent. “We still have a lot tooffer. After Bela Bela, we will be touringother municipalities as well. We are alsobusy talking to the State Theatre forbroader exposure,” she said.The theatre production was written by

Marobele. There was a live band thatplayed throughout the show. All the sceneswere about the daily lives of a strugglingcommunity.The BEAT did attend the performance

and can confirm that the community ofBela Bela missed a wonderful opportunity.The BEAT tried to contact municipal

spokesperson, Mr Matome Sebelebele,for a comment on the alleged doublebooking, but he could not be reached atthe time of going to print.


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This year had been a tough year for educa-tion in Limpopo after the Department of Edu-cation in the province let down schools andlearners by delivering textbooks 7 months toolate.The department announced that they would

launch a Catch Up Plan to help learners pre-pare in time for the final exams at the end ofthe year.Mr Joseph Mashishi, principal of Raeleng

Secondary School, told The BEAT that sev-eral school principals from the area wouldhave a meeting to chart their way forward inthe implementation of the Catch Up Plan.The principals of Raeleng Secondary

School, Maope Secondary School, Bela BelaHigh School, Bathopele High School andVingerkraal High School were expected tomeet on Tuesday, 25 September.“There is more work to be done and we

believe that, with dedication from tutors and

Catch up plan for learners

Mzamane Ringane

Most music lovers from here and abroadwould remember Johannes Nkuna, knownas Umanji, with his hit song Moloi (the witch).Umanji has since passed away in 2008 af-

ter he fell ill, but his family keeps his spiritalive by following the trend he set.On Sunday, 23 September, The BEAT had

a chat with the late musician’s mother,Christinah Nkuna who is a leader of aXibelane Dance Group named ThabanaKhwela. Nkuna said she is still proud of hislate son, Umanji, and that the family remainsmotivated by the level he reached in SA mu-sic. The Limpopo guitarist, who was born inZebediela, shot to national prominence afterhis debut album Moloi earned him a bestnewcomer nomination in the South AfricanMusic Awards (SAMA) in 1999.The BEAT had an informal interview with

Umanji’s mother at the wedding of Modimolle

Students atMaope HighSchool duringwinter schoolclasses. Photo:TK Mashaba

learners, we can pull through this year,”Mashishi said.The Catch Up Plan will compliment the

Winter School classes that were conductedduring the winter school holidays.Mr Daniel Motalane, teacher at Maope Sec-

ondary School and one of the Winter Schoolcommittee members, said that local schoolshave the support of stakeholders like the BelaBela Education Advocacy Group (BBEAG)and former teachers who volunteered to tu-tor.Part of the Catch Up Plan will be Spring

Classes that will be offered to learners dur-ing the spring school holidays. The subjectsthat they are planning to tackle are Mathemat-ics, Mathematics Literature, Physical Sci-ence, Life Science, Agriculture, Geography,History and Economics.On Tuesday, 14 August, Parliament ac-

cepted the Limpopo Department of Educa-tion’s second draft of the Catch Up Plan afterrejecting the first draft as inadequate.

Music runs in the Umanji family

Members ofThabana Khwelain performance.Photo: MzamaneRingane

business couple Sam Maheso and IdahThlakanelo in Zebediela last Sunday. Nkunawas performing for the guests with her groupThabana Khwela.The late icon’s mother told a humorous story

of how it was, when they started performingXitsonga dance while they were in Gauteng.She laughed when explaining how they ran

for their lives whenever people with camerasand notebooks approached them in the1970’s. “By that time we did not want to seea person with a camera or notebook any-where near us. We thought they would lockus up. Maybe we would have been far to-day,” laughed Nkuna. Nkuna says they nowperform at any event around Limpopo andbeyond. The group is formed of four mem-bers Christinah Nkuna, Catherine Khoza,Selinah Kgosana and Maria Mashaba.Any person who would like to contact

Thabana Khwela can do so by contactingChristinah Nkuna on 073 967 8630.

Learners learn about greening

TK Mashaba

Former Modimolle political activist,Mabusha Mitsenga, is now part of a ten-member band that is making huge waveson the social scene.Mitsenga, who was very active on the po-

litical front in the past, seems to havefound his true calling and his hidden tal-ents. He is now one of the founders of theYahweh Rhythm Production after bringingout a solo gospel album called The SheepThat Was Lost.The BEAT caught up with this sizzling

band during one of their performances atClub 2000 in Modimolle on Sunday, 23September.“We realised that there is a lot of talent

in Modimolle. We met as a group and satdown to form this live band,” Mitsengasaid.Yahweh Rhythm Production is only two

months old, but has managed to estab-lish themselves as a favourite on the lo-cal scene. They jazz and afro pop soundsare pleasing to the ear and they are stead-ily building a name for themselves as theband to watch.According to Mitsenga, the band plays

all kind of music genres including R&B,jazz, house, gospel, reggae, weddingsongs, hip pop and soul.The group is in demand after the jam ses-

Mr Lambert Moloto of the Departmentof Agriculture demonstrated tree plant-ing to learners and stakeholders duringan event in Vaalwater. Photo supplied

13 September. The event was held underthe theme of the year Our Forest, OurFuture, which the participants explainedto audience.The main objective of the event was to

make the community, learners, educatorsand other stakeholders aware of the im-portance of natural resources to our lives.The electricity supply company, Eskom

also attended the event and addressedthe learners. In his address, Mr LambertMoloto, of the Department of Agriculture,spoke about the alleviation of povertythrough the development of agriculturalprojects.Moloto also spoke to the learners about

food security projects such as gardening,nurseries and small home orchards. Hesaid that these should be established athomes, schools, and other places, forgreening and other agricultural purposes.During the event, the Tree of the Year

2012, the Waterberry, was planted and theVaalwater municipal area manager, MrStan Tema, took part in a tree plantingdemonstration.Presenters encouraged everybody who

was present to preserve and conservenatural resources for sustainable and qual-ity life.The stakeholders motivated and encour-

aged schools present to celebrate ArborDay events at their own schools respec-tively.

Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Agriculture inWaterberg together with variousstakeholders talked to learners at MokoloPrimary School in Vaalwater tree planting,which is regarded as a continuous activityfor greening purposes.This address took place during an event

that was held at the school on Thursday,

Yahweh Rhythm Productionband making waves

sion that they played at club 2000 on Sun-day and after a wedding in Lephalale.Yahweh Rhythm Production consists of

Bengke Monama, lead guitarist; TebogoMonama, bass Guitarist; Steve ProfessorKgatla, drummer and Bob Baloi, keyboardplayer.The band also includes Tshepo

Ramboda, on percussion; Neo Mokone,George Lebese, Rebecca Mokgosi, JoelMoabelo and Mahlodi Malatjie as ourbacking vocalist. Mitsenga takes up hisplace as the lead vocalist“The group originally started last year at

church and we met in various concerts ofdifferent churches so we decided to useour talent and form a band. We didn’t haveinstrument until I used my savings to buythe instruments,’ Mitsenga added.“We are already fully booked for the

month of December. We will performevery weekend from 1 December until themonth end,” he said.Readers of The BEAT can either catch

Yahweh Rhythm Production live at Club2000 every Sunday or contact Mitsengaor Monama on 078 3644 123.

Ask yourself this question:”Will this matter a year from

now?”Richard Carlson, writing in Don’t

Sweat the Small Stuff


The children ofHome Talje, inBela Bela, hadsome unex-pected guestsover when thelion cubs fromMabalingwedecided to paythem a visit.The childrenwere able toget real closeand personalwith the littlecubs and fullyenjoyed thisunique experi-ence.

Lizzy Bapela

Management of the Bela Bela hospitalexpressed their gratitude towards For-ever Resorts when they handed over adonation of 21 wheelchairs to patientsin need.The handing over ceremony took

place at the hospital boardroom onWednesday 19 September.Deputy Manager; nursing and acting

CEO Ms Mapimpa Manaka led the man-agement team in conduct ing thehandover, thanking the good Samari-tans at Forever Resorts for their mercy.Manaka said that the hospital is grate-

ful towards everybody who contributedin getting the donation and those con-tributing in making the hospital deliver-ing better services to its clients. Shesaid the hospital will go all out to en-sure the public is served and patientsin need receive the necessary help.Manaka urged members of the com-

munity to contact the hospital if theyneed any health related help or havecomplains and even complements.In her address, Ms Tumi Molefe, of

Forever Resorts, said that the resortwas honoured to receive a call from thehospital, saying this will help them

Twenty-one wheelchairsfrom good Samaritans in Bela Bela

Ms Tumi Molefe of Forever Resorts (left), with Ms Ziphorah Mashish, Ms MapimpaManaka and Ms Linda Coetzee from Bela Bela hospital during the handing over of21 wheelchairs. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

plough back to the community. She en-couraged them to call again in futurewhen they need them, saying they willhelp where possible.Ms Matjila spoke on behalf of the pa-

tients and sent out words of apprecia-tion to Forever Resorts and membersof the Bela Bela Hospital’s Occupa-tional Therapy (OT), who help themregularly when they are in pain.Bela Bela Hospital spokesperson, Mr

Buti Moagi, confirmed that the donationdoes not belong to the hospital but thepatients.He said in the condition that the Health

Department is in now, the hospital hadno wheelchairs to give to patients andthe communications office under theleadership of the acting CEO asked forthe donation from Forever Resorts toassist the patients.During the hand over, only eight wheel-

chairs were issued, as some of the pa-tients could not attend.Moagi said some of the patients have

already passed on when the donationcame and their wheelchairs will begiven to other patients who need them.Ms Coetzee thanked everybody espe-

cially the donors and patients on behalfof the hospital staff and management.

Entrepreneurs are doing it forthemselves

Traditional dancers entertained thecrowds during the opening ceremonyof the CANSA Bela Bela Relay For Lifeevent. The dancers showed off theirmoves while a Celine Dion song, withan African beat played to honour thecancer survivors. Photo: Supplied

The “Construction Workers” of theHoërskool Warmbad cheerleader squadwarmed the crowd up with their ener-getic dance moves and cheerleadingroutines during the CANSA Bela BelaRelay For Life event. The spectatorscould not get enough of their showman-ship. Photo: Supplied

Members ofMoepengbricks thankthe communityof Bela Bela fortheir supporttowards thebusiness.Photo: LizzyBapela

living and contribute to their hometown’seconomic well-being by creating employ-ment for the locals.“Many of us look for work at the munici-

pality and government departments but thetruth is, not all of us can come back suc-cessful. You have to think of a way to sur-vive even when you are unemployed soyou can have something to fall back whenthings go wrong.”“We see our business contributing to the

community helping disadvantaged fami-lies due to the high number of the peoplewe employed,” he said.The team also expanded their business

and has a water meter reading company,which falls under Moepeng Trading.

Lizzy Bapela

Four business-minded men from BelaBela came up with an idea to earn a livingand create employment for disadvantagedfamily heads.Mr Godfrey Ramushu and his friends,

Mr Lucas Matlala, Stoffel Molekwa andPiet Rakgotho, opened a brick manufac-turing business in Bela Bela calledMoepeng bricks.The company was established three

months ago and has already employed20 people to manufacture the bricks anddeal with office administration and supportstaff. Ramushu indicated that their aimwas to create a means for them to earn a


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Soon the future soccer stars ofModimolle and surrounding areaswill have to travel very far to at-tend an academy that focusses onsoccer.This bad news comes after par-

ents of the Limpopo DevelopmentSports Academy pupils allegedmismanagement within the sportsacademy.One parent, whose son attends

Limpopo Development Sportsacademy in Modimolle to close

The Limpopo Development Sports Academy was established todevelop young soccer talent and to serve as a feeding school forthe larger professional teams. Photo as illustration

the academy, told The BEAT thatthey have experienced some prob-lems with the academy. The chil-dren complain about the quality offood and accommodation.“Why does our son have to suf-

fer when we are paying for his ac-commodation and food?” askedthe father, who asked to stayanonymous for fear of victimisa-tion.He further alleged that the acad-

emy is not properly registered with

the South African Football Associa-tion (SAFA) and that there aremany complaints about the school.They claimed that the man incharge, Mr Bethuel Mabotja, plansto close the school and move it toanother town.The Limpopo Development

Sports Academy have been oper-ating in Modimolle for the pastthree years. Thus far, only two ofits learners have joined theMamelodi Sundowns Under 15team.The BEAT spoke to Mabotja

about the accusations. “Yes, I willbe closing the centre, but not nowbecause students are still in schooland it will affect them,” he said.Mabotja said that the reason for

closing the school is problems withthe current accommodation. “I amregistered with SAFA if not I wasnot going to run this academy,” hesaid. ‘’The accommodation here istoo small and we can’t go on likethat. I already went to Mokopaneand have seen a new place wherewe are going to take our academy,”Mabotja explained.The Limpopo Development

Sports Academy has 36 studentsand only 20 stay in the centre while16 stay at home but come in to thecentre during the training sessions.Mabotja said that he would not

only continue with the students thathe currently has, but that he plansto expand the academy soon.

HIV/AIDS awarenessthrough sport

The HIV and AIDS Volleyball Tournament took place inLephalale on Saturday, 22 September. Photo as perillustration

the women’s championswhen they beat Juventus 2-0 in the final of the women’scategory.Bulldogs worked hard to

prepare for this tournamentafter they were beaten 2-0by Bela Bela basedKOMPLITS on 15 Septem-ber during the Limpopo Pro-vincial Tournament (LPT).KOMPLITS could not par-

ticipate in the HIV and AIDSTournament due to other ob-ligations that the team hadto honour.In the men’s category, the

Eagles beat Juventus 2-0and came out of the tourna-ment as champions of thisyear’s clash.Both the winning teams in

the men’s and women’s cat-egories won trophies andmedals for all the players inthe winning teams.

Thandekile Sibanyoni

Several volleyball teamsfrom across Limpopo tookpart in a HIV and AIDS Vol-leyball Tournament on Sat-urday, 22 September.The tournament took place

in Lephalale and was organ-ised by the Mogol Club. Thetournament was used as atool to make people awareof the facts about AIDS andHIV infection.The tournament is held an-

nually and promotes a posi-tive message to young peo-ple by using sport as aspringboard.The teams who took part

in the tournament includedthe well-known favouritesBulldogs, Eagles andJuventus. The Bulldogs,who played on their hometurf in Lephalale, became

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