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Sidwell Guduka
MEMBERS of different churches from across
the Free State on Sunday gathered at the Vista
Arena in Bloemfontein to pray for the ailing
Nelson Mandela.
The former South African president, who
turns 95 on 18 July, has been in the Mediclinic
Heart Hospital in Pretoria since 8 June due to
a recurring lung infection.
Speaking during the service Gwede Man-
tashe, ANC secretary-general, appealed to the
nation tocometogether topray for thedemocra-
cy icon.
Wemust pray forMandela and celebrate his
long life because long life is a blessing. As we
pray we must be in a celebratory mood. We
must not be in a sombre mood as if we are
mourning. A life well-lived is never mourned,
but it is celebrated, he said.
I appeal to every congregation in the coun-
try to pray for a speedy recovery. We must not
ask God to take his life awaywhenwe pray.We
love Madiba and we still need him. Abraham
(in the Bible) died at the age of 175, he added.
Mandela has a long history of lung problems,
dating back to the time when he was a political
prisoner on Robben Island during apartheid.
While in jail he contracted tuberculosis. Rolih-
lahla, as he is affectionately known, is revered
for leading the fightagainstwhiteminority rule
in South Africa and then preaching reconcilia-
tion despite being imprisoned for 27 years.
We are learning from him. He was incarcer-
ated for 27 years, but he came back to forgive.
It is in the nature of the ANC to forgive, Man-
tashe said.
Mandela served as the countrys first black
president from 1994 to 1999. He left power after
five years as president. In 1993, hewas awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize. He retired from public
life in 2004 andhasnot been seen in public since
the2010FifaWorldCup finalbetweenSpainand
theNetherlands on 11 July at the FNBStadium.
AceMagashule, Free State premier and ANC
chairman in the province, Sisi Ntombela, MEC
for Social Development, Tate Makgoe, MEC for
Education, and other members of Magashules
cabinet on Friday visited the hospital where
Mandela is said to be in a critical condition.
Meanwhile, Magashule thanked leaders of
different churches from across his province for
allowing the youth to attend prayer services on
Sunday.
Nation unites in prayer
Nation unites in prayer
ACE MAGASHULE speaks to the media outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria on Friday. Photo: Craig Nieuwenhuizen/Photo24
RECOVERING: Nelson Mandela.
Photo: Theana CalitzNelson/Mandela Foundation
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AMUSICIAN of note, language practitioner,
writer and poet, who is now also an advocate,
Steve Kekana, was recently chosen as one of
the 15 commissioners of the Pan South Afri-
can Language Board (PanSALB) Linguistic
Human Rights Tribunal.
Kekana has been roped into the tribunal
because of his legal expertise aswell as experi-
ence of the daily suffering endured by the
blind. Sign Language and braille users are
among themostmarginalised communities in
the country, Mxolisi Zwane, acting chief ex-
ecutive officer of PanSALB, said.
Zwane said the tribunals launch, which
took place at Freedom Park in Pretoria last
week, was in a response to a decline in the
number of complaints received by PanSALB
concerning alleged language rights viola-
tions, a decline which was also an indication
that the populace had lost faith in PanSALB
because of its failure to deal efficiently and ef-
fectively with their linguistic rights com-
plaints.
He said this was one of the reasons that had
led to the dissolution of the PanSALB Board
in 2012 by Arts and Culture Minister Paul
Mashatile.
An institutional audit conducted by Zwane
on the performance of PanSALB based on its
constitutional mandate, as far as it relates to
Section 11 of the PanSALBAct, revealed there
was a backlog of complaints relating to lin-
guistic rights violations that had not been re-
solved some dating back to 2007.
The audit also found no standard operating
procedures on how to lodge a complaint, no
operating standards governing the complaint
administration process and no complaint
management system that supported the easy
accessibility to the status of the lodged com-
plaints and statistics of resolved and unre-
solved complaints.
These are some of the reasons why
PanSALB has been called a toothless watch-
dog, explained Zwane.
Having noted the above-mentioned chal-
lenges, PanSALB, in line with its turnaround
strategy, took a decision to establish a Lin-
guistic Human Rights Tribunal, in an endeav-
our to effectively and efficiently discharge its
mandate in terms of Section 11 of the
PanSALB Act, No. 59 of 1995 as amended, as
well as Section 9 of the Use of Languages Act
No. 12 of 2012 which places the responsibility
of monitoring of and reporting on the use of
official languages with PanSALB.
The Use of Languages Act No. 12 of 2012 is
aimed at ensuring that the current language
anarchy is prevented and that multilingual-
ism does not remain a pipe dream and a sub-
ject of debate at conferences. It makes it a re-
quirement that every national department,
national public entity and national public en-
terprise must adopt a language policy regard-
ing its use of official languages for govern-
ment purposes within 18 months of the com-
mencement of the act.
Moreover, it alsomakes itmandatory for all
organs of state, national, provincial and local,
to identify at least three official languages that
will be used for government purposes.
This is why we are currently going around
the country conducting language indabas to
highlight the importance of this act and that
our recently employed languagemonitorswill
be hard at work once the period of 18 months
expires, Zwane said.
The launch of the Linguistic Human Rights
Tribunal is a remarkable milestone in ensur-
ing that the language violation that happened
in the past leading to the 16 June 1976 uprising
would never happen again.
Other members of the tribunal are Sam
Jafta, Dr Danny Titus,ManfredMolebaloa, Dr
Joyce Sukumane, Prof. Andrew Foley, Adv.
Lentswe Mokgatle, Prof. Nobuhle Hlongwa,
Lufefe Sigcau, Monica Mnguni, Prof. Marlene
Verhoef and Dr Monwabisi Ralarala.
Three additional members will be co-opted
in due course to complete the membership.
Tribunal to monitor language rights
BLIND PERFECTION: Steve Kekana (left) sharing the stage with Sipho Hotstix Mabuse back in the day.
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Lehlohonolo Manoto
EIGHT ex-convicts released on parole from
the Grootvlei Prison in Bloemfontein also
received a starter pack to establish their
businesses.
The Department of Correctional Services
(DCS) in partnership with New Life After
Prison (NLAP) donated sewing machines,
welding machines, carpentry and construc-
tion tools, and appliances for car wash
services to the beneficiaries with the aim
of encouraging other ex-convicts to start a
new crime-free life after imprisonment.
Among those who attended was Ouma
Tsopo, Free State Legislature speaker, as
well as officials of the Public Protectors
office, Labour Department, national
correctional services officials, Government
Communication and Information Systems
and chairperson of New Life After Prison
(NLAP) directors, Chief Watson Tshivhase
as well as NGOs and FBOs.
Tsopo said occasions, such as the starter
pack hand-over, were special and such
corrections programmes had to be imple-
mented and celebrated regularly.
Beneficiaries Simon Chiyeka and Pieter
Malan received welding machines while
Paulos Mkhwanazi, Patrick Dlamini and
Maria Slagter received sewing machines,
and Thebe Lebusa received car wash
appliances, Ben Busby received carpentry
tools and Tshoetlisa Mokoena received
material to start a construction busi-
ness.
The DCS aims to rehabilitate prisoners
and help them create a safe economically
active environment in their communities
after their release from prison.
After receiving her starter pack, Slagter
said ex-convicts could not succeed on their
own, but needed the community.
She said she was happy because she had
received a machine similar to the one she
had used when she had learnt to sew
clothes in the Kroonstad prison.
I am so happy, I dont know what to
say, said Slagter. She requested the
officials to bring their torn clothes and
said she would alter them.
When she was convicted, Slagter said
she wanted to give up on life.
I felt like killing myself. I asked myself:
Why am I in prison? How am I going to
cope?
But Slagter said she had learnt that
prison did not constitute the end of ones
life and that people could make something
of their lives after prison. God gave me a
second chance, she said.
Tshivhase also gave a message of
support to ex-inmates by highlighting that
the community had to accept ex-convicts
back into society because they had served
their term in prison.
Tshivhase said that inmates went back
to prison because the community had
denied them their parole rights and they
eventually felt it was better to commit
crimes again and go back to prison.
Other provinces that benefitted from the
programme included Limpopo, Gauteng,
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the
Northern Cape.
Parolees get new lease on life
RECENTLY paroled ex-prisonerswere given starter packs as part of their re-integration into society following their release. The ceremo-
ny was held at Bloemfonteins Grootvlei Prison. Photo: Lehlohonolo Manoto
I felt like killingmyself. I askedmyself:
Why am I in prison? How am I going to
cope? Maria Slagter
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SOUTH AFRICAN SAVINGS INSTITUTE
(SASI) e thehile Phupu kgwedi ya ho
boloka mona Afrika Borwa. Ke dumela
hore bongata ba rona re boloka tjhelete ka
mekgwa e fapaneng.
Kgwedi ya Phupu e boetse hape e le
kgwedi ya pele kgaolong ya bobedi ya
selemo. Ke nako ya hore re lekole hore re
ho kae bakeng sa ho fihlela dintho tseo re
di bolokelang selemong sena. Ho boloka ho
bohlokwa ho bane ho ka re thusa hore re
fumane re e na le tjhelete ya ho etsa dintho
tseo re di batlang ntle le ho sebedisa
sekoloto.
Ntho e bohlokwa bakeng sa ho boloka ke
hona ho tlwaela ho boloka. Ke fumane hore
ho boloka societing ho a thusa hore motho
a tlwaele ho boloka.
Mokgwa o mong wa ho tlwaela ho boloka
ke ho dumella banka ya hao hore e hule
tjhelete eo o batlang ho e boloka ho tswa
akhauntung ya hao ya banka kgwedi le
kgwedi. Ha ngata re bolokela ho reka thepa
ya katlung le ho ithabisa le bakeng sa di
ntho tse ding tse ngata.
Ntho eo ke ratang hore re nahane ka
yona kgweding ena ya ho boloka, ke taba
ya ho bolokela maemo a bophelo a sa
lebellwang kapo maemo a tlang ka tshohan-
yetso bophelong.
Re a tseba hore dintho tse etsahalang
bophelong re sa di lebella di ka senya di
polane tseo re nang le tsona ka tjhelete
hobane dinka thjelete ya mabaka a mang.
Hape maemo ana a ka etsa hore re fumane
re kadimile tjhelete eo re ne re sa e
kemisetsa ho e kadima.
Hopola hore ho reka thepa ya ka tlung
ka le baka la hore mabenkele a entse
theolelo kapo ho lefa tjhelete ya bana ya
sekolo ha se maemo a tshohanyetso le hona
ho fela ha dijo mahareng a kgwedi.
Ditsebi tse ngata tsa tshebediso ya
tjhelete di fana ka keletso ya hore re
boloke tjhelete e lekanang le ditshenyehelo
tsa rona tsa bonyane ba dikgwedi tse tharo
ho isa dikgweding tse tsheletseng.
Ho boloka ka mokgwa ona ho bolela hore
re tla kgona ho phela dikgwedi tse tharo
ho ya ho tse tsheletseng ntle le moputso wa
rona wa kgwedi le kgwedi ha hloko e kang
ena e ka re fihlela. Thjelete ena e lokela ho
bolokwa hore e tle e sebedisetswe maemo a
tshohanyetso. Thjelete ena ha e sebeditse e
lokela hore e tlatseletswe hore e tle e
sebetse hape nakong etlang. Ka mantswe a
mang, maemo a tshohanyetso bophelong ha
a tlameha hore a re fihlele re sa boloka.
Re ka kgona ho boloka tjhelete bakeng sa
maemo a tshohanyetso ka ho nka halofo ya
tjhelete eo re ifumanang di societing kapo
mo godisanong re e boloke. Phupu hape ke
kgwedi eo ba bang batho ba buseletswang
tjhelete ke SARS, tjhelete ena le yona e ka
sebediswa bakeng sa ho bolokela maeomo a
tshohanyetso. Le tjhelete ya di bonus e ka
thusa. Re ka boela ra lekola tshebediso ya
tjhelete ya kgwedi le kgwedi ho fumana
hore re ka fokotsa ho kae re tle re kgone
ho boloka. Bophelo bo monate mme ho
boloka tjhelete ho tla etsa hore re dule re
natefelwa e bile re e na le tshepo bophelo-
leng.
PULL QUOTE: Phupu hape ke kgwedi eo
ba bang batho ba buseletswang tjhelete ke
SARS, tjhelete ena le yona e ka sebediswa
bakeng sa ho bolokela maeomo a tshohan-
yetso.
)Mang kapa mang ya a batlang ho
ngola kholomong ena, a ka ikopanya le
Jabulani Dlamini ho 051-404-7910 kapa
)Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa
Phupu ke kgwedi ya ho boloka
A re bueng
Boitumelo Koma
Auditing lecturer
BRANDHOUSE has met its target of 3 000 Drive
Dry declarations ahead of DriveDryDay, thanks
to South African consumers.
As a means to demonstrate its continued com-
mitment to the promotion of responsible drink-
ing,Brandhouseannounced inJune that itwould
donate R60 000 to South Africans Against Drunk
Driving (SADD) should the target be achieved.
The target date was 1 July.
The target was 3 000 declarations and was
achieved ahead of deadline. As of Monday, we
have achieved 3 032 and the number will contin-
ue to increase asmore SouthAfricans take an ac-
tive role in choosing to drink responsibly, says
MichaelMabasa, corporate relations director for
Brandhouse.
Ahead of Drive Dry Day, the countrys leading
total beverage company called on all South Afri-
cans to support the responsible drinking cam-
paign and declare to not drink and drive.
We committed to donate R60 000 to SADD
based on the declarations outcome and Brand-
house is only too happy to keep its promise and
support an organisation that is dedicated tomak-
ing our roads safer, says Mabasa.
The aim of Drive Dry is to change behaviour
amongst consumerswithregard todrivingunder
the influence of alcohol.
Drive Dry encourages South Africans to make
use of a designated driver or a taxi service and
public transport when under the influence of al-
cohol as an active part of their social culture.
) For those thathavenotyetdeclared,pleasevis-
it www.drivedry.co.za.
Pledge to not
drink and drive
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Flora Teckie
RELIGION and science, in the
Bah view, are two complementa-
ry sources of knowledge, are mutu-
ally dependant and both are needed.
Science without religion becomes
a cruel instrument of materialism,
and religion without science falls
prey to superstition and fanaticism.
Scientific method is our tool for
understanding the physical side of
the universe and is the key to new
technologies.
Teachings of God offer to humani-
ty a basis for values and a purpose.
They provide answers to moral
questions, human purpose, and our
relationship to God that science
cannot provide.
If we look at the religion in its pur-
est form (the way it was revealed
through Gods messengers) it is not
opposed to scientific facts.
God, who has given us the gift of
the intellect, does not expect us to
lay it aside when investigating reli-
gious truth.
Scientific theories have not al-
ways proved to be right, but this
does notmean thatwe should accept
ideas contrary to all logic and rea-
son because they are advanced in
the name of religion.
Science, as well as religion, has
been greatly abused at times; but
true science which discovers the
laws of the universe and helps our
material and mental advancement,
cannot be opposed to religion in its
purest form, free from human mis-
interpretation and misrepresenta-
tion.
The BahWritings state: All re-
ligions teach that we must do good,
that we must be generous, sincere,
truthful, law-abiding and faithful;
all this is reasonable, and logically
the only way in which humanity
can progress.
All religious laws conform to
reason, and are suited to the people
for whom they are framed, and for
the age in which they are to be
obeyed.
Furthermore, In divine ques-
tions we must not depend entirely
upon the heritage of tradition and
former human experience; nay,
rather, wemust exercise reason, an-
alyze and logically examine the
facts presented so that confidence
will be inspired and faith attained.
Science provides us with tools
and means, and religion teaches us
how to use them to the best advan-
tage of all humanity. For example,
a knife is a useful tool, but it can also
be used to kill someone. Religion
teaches us to put this tool to good
use and not to use it to hurt anyone.
Whether scientific or religious,
independent investigation of reality
is strongly encouraged in
Bahullhs Writings. Individuals
should strive, he said, to free them-
selves from prejudices and precon-
ceptions. According to the Bah
Writings
. . . in the search for truth man
must weigh religious questions in
the balance of science and reason.
God has given us rational minds for
this purpose, to penetrate all things,
to find truth. At the same time
. . . the principle of harmony be-
tween religion and science, while it
enables us with the help of reason
to see through the falsity of supersti-
tions, does not imply that truth is
limited to what can be explained by
current scientific concepts.
Today, our major task is to create
a global civilisation which incorpo-
rates both the spiritual andmaterial
dimensions of life. This will depend
on interaction between the truths
and principles of religion and the
discoveries and insights of science.
Knowledge is a great gift of God and
science is important for our welfare
and well-being.
However, only by the spiritual
transformation of human beings
can life be filled with moral pur-
pose, and high ideals such as peace
and unity of humanity can become
a reality.
For feedback please contact: man-
[email protected] or call 082-
773-8301.
Science, religionmust be in balance
Science provides us
with tools andmeans,
and religion teaches
us how to use them to
the best advantage of
all humanity.
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PETER FREWEN, DA spokesperson for Co-
operative Governance:
THEMECforEconomicAffairs, Tourismand
Environmental Affairs, Msebenzi Zwane, has
still not replied to a letter of mine in which I re-
quested answers to the fact that R10 million had
been lent to Unicore Trading (Pty) Ltd, interest
free, for 15 years, to establish a high-tech medi-
cal supplies manufacturing facility in Kroon-
stad.
In the 2011 budget speech by the then honour-
able Dukwana the MEC said: . . . R35 million
investment in the establishment of a high-tech
medical supplies manufacturing facility, Uni-
core, in Kroonstad. This establishment is set to
provide 300 jobs once it is fully operational.
In terms of the agreement, the FDC lent Uni-
core R10 million free of interest for a period of
15 years. Unicore would only have to start re-
paying the loan after ten years.
I recently visited the building and to my dis-
may I found six people doing sewing amidst
some piles of boxes of pharmaceutical products
that aremanufactured not inKroonstad, aswas
the plan, but in Korea and Vietnam.
It is now two years later and where are the
promised 300 jobs?
What has Unicore done with the R10 million
lent to it interest free for ten years?
This is typical of the ANC that promises jobs
that never materialise.
The DA will be taking this matter further
with the department aswell as the FDC to deter-
mine what has happened to this proposed
project andwhat has happenedwith themoney.
Where has themoney gone?
FEZILE SONKWANE,
YCLSA Free State
spokesperson:
CONGRATULATIONS
and well-wishes are
hereby conveyed to the
provincial treasurer of
the Young Communist League of
South Africa (YCLSA) in the Free
State, Molelekwa Marumo, who has
been named one of the Top 200 Young
South Africans by the Mail & Guardi-
an.
Marumo is a prolific writer of short
stories in the language of Sesotho and his
short stories have been aired and have
received massive airtime on SABCs Lesedi
FM.
As a young commu-
nist, Marumo continues
to inspire many
other young South
Africans to take part in
the arts and pursue
their talents and
passion.
We are proud of our fellow com-
rade who displays excellence both
within the structures of the YCLSA and
within the community he finds himself
in.
The Young Communist League of
South Africa applauds Marumo and
wishes him well in all his future endeav-
ours.
Proud of ComradeMarumo
THEUNIS BOTHA, Christian Democratic
Party leader:
AS always a flurry of activity starts immedi-
ately prior to a national election.
Before the 2009 election we had many that
entered the political arena, the most dominant
being Cope. This time is no exception with
Mamphela Ramphelas Agang appearing to be
the forerunner andJuliusMalema threatening
to start up a political party.
When looking at these new political forma-
tions, it is apparent that they for the most part
represent leftist socialist, liberal ideologies.
This does not reflect the true view of South Af-
ricans, which is more Christian conservative,
as 80%of the population claims to be Christian
and in spite of concerted efforts to stifle their
influence.
The CDP has consistently, since 1999, en-
couraged closer co-operation between like-
minded parties, seeking a true federal solution
for South Africa, such as the IFP, FF+, UCDP,
ACDP and CDP.
This will now, of course, also include other
new like-minded organisations and group-
ings that have startedup like theBruinBemag-
tigingsbeweging (BBB).
The CDP is convinced that such a united for-
mation will have unlimited long-term benefits
for all South Africans. More so than these
personality centred political parties that come
and go, like the ID and Cope.
Attempts to change SouthAfrica fromamul-
tiparty to a two-party democracymake this for-
mulation imperative.
Formulation
imperative
WHILE the country is gearing up to-
wards doing something to make a differ-
ence to the lives of others this Mandela
Day on 18 July, the SouthAfricanNation-
al Blood Service (SANBS) would like to
encourage the public to get involved now
in blood donation.
The current blood stocks are at a criti-
cal level and currently they are expe-
riencing low collections due to schools
and universities being on holiday as well
as the cold weather conditions. The col-
lections have dropped drastically result-
ing in a daily average of about 1,7 days of
bloodbeingavailable.This is far less than
the five-day stock required to ensure that
the countrys demand for safe blood is
met.
The SANBS needs to collect 3 000 units
a day to meet the demand and since the
start of thewinter holidays they have not
achieved this.
They are requesting the public tomake
everydayaMandelaDayandbecomereg-
ularblooddonors.This charitable act can
save up to three lives and you can make
this difference once every 56 days instead
of just once a year. Your blood is vital in
helping change the lives of those who are
dependent onblood transfusions for their
survival.
Minimum requirements to be a donor
are that you must be between the ages of
16 and 65 years, weigh more than 50 kg,
be in good health and live a sexually safe
lifestyle.
To find your nearest donor centre call
them on 080-011-9031 or visit
www.sanbs.org.za, or find them on Face-
book or Twitter. All their centres will be
operating until 18:00 during the first
three weeks of this month.
Become a
blood donor
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Sidwell Guduka
THE Bochabela String Orchestra
is settingBelgiumablazewith their
performances.
This exciting group consisting of
no less than20members left forBel-
gium last week where they are giv-
ing a series of performances. They
were invited by a Belgium-based
group called the Violet Orchestra
which is privately funded.
Weare excited about our tour to
Europe. I think it is a good opportu-
nity for our kids to showcase their
talent abroad. We are going to play
in ten concertswhileweare there,
Peter Guy, the founder of the
group, told Express before they jet-
ted off.
This is an all-expenses paid trip
for all the crew members. The Vio-
let Orchestra raised money pri-
vately forus tobeable tovisit them.
We are not going to spend a cent for
this tour. Its going to be a tour of
a lifetime formostof thesekids,he
said.
They are kids from around
Mangaung and they are aged be-
tween 15 and 20 years. This is going
to be the first trip abroad for some
of them, let alone travelling in a
plane.
They are very happy and look-
ing forward to performing in a for-
eign country, he added.
Well be staying with guests
families in a youth hostel for the
duration of our stay. This is a great
chance for our kids to get to know
other kids from a different world.
It will provide themwith a good op-
portunity to tell a story that great
things are happening in Africa.
Guy said only the best were cho-
sen for Belgium those who had
worked hard and had always at-
tended practice sessions.
This is a kind of a reward for
them for their hard work. They
are excellent ambassadors because
some of them have travelled a bit.
They always tell good stories about
our country everywhere they trav-
el.
As for the kind of music they
play, Guy said: I dont know the
correct term for our music. Its
Mango Groove music, some Ma-
fikizolo music, Sibongile Khumalo
music, even traditional Afrikaans
music. I just call it Africanmusic.
Guy further said there was a
pretty good future for the kids who
were part of his group.
There were kids aged 21 to 26
who were part of this group in the
past and they got jobs and opportu-
nities to study. I thinkeightof these
kidshavegone towork for theSym-
phonyOrchestra inDurban.Oneof
them went to America, the other
to London and two others left for
Australia to study.
We are setting high standards,
Guy explained.
At the moment, the Bochabela
String Orchestra has 200 kids in
Bloemfontein, 75 in Kroonstad, 50
in Thaba Nchu and 15 in Xhariep
who are learning to play the violin.
They practise between 14:00 and
17:00 during the week.
Belguim treated to sound of Africa
TOP PERFORMERS: The Bochabela String Orchestra before jetting off to Belgium. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
Pirates meeting
THE Orlando Pirates Sup-
porters Club in Bloemfontein
invites theirmembers to a gen-
eralmeetingonSundayat 10:00
at the Ikaelelo Secondary
School. Members should bring
along a branch registration fee
of R30 and a membership card
fee of R40. For full details, call
Thato Pule on 073-394-2902 or
072-585-8005.
Celtic trip
Atrip to theKroonstadPrison
has been organised by Bomme
Ba Masele for 9 August. Trans-
portwill depart from theBloem-
fontein Celtic offices at 05:30.
The return fee is R130. There is
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HALLELUJAH! On Sunday, the Free State youth, together with church leaders from across the province, gathered at the Vista Arena in Bloemfontein to pray for the speedy recovery
of the former South African president Nelson Mandela who has been admitted to the Heart Mediclinic in Pretoria for almost a month.
PRAYER FORMADIBA: Olly Mlamleli, MEC for Cooperative Governance,
Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements, Sisi Ntombela, MEC for So-
cial Development, and Ace Magashule, Free State premier, during the
prayer service held for the ailing former president Nelson Mandela in
Bloemfontein on Sunday.
HAVING A GOOD TIME: From the left are Mamorena Nondlala, Tshidi
Ralehlathi,MuntuvanWyk,MataemaneModise,MadisemeloMatla and
Kedidimetse Mabitsela during Modises birthday party at Rocklands in
Bloemfontein on Saturday.
PARTY TIME: Wase Tlale (in the blue top) from Phahameng, Bloemfontein, celebrated her birthday with
friends at her home on Sunday. Photos: Sidwell Guduka
Together for big occasion
NAKA DROTSK, Cheetahs coach, says they
will treat thisweekends gameagainst theBlues
like a cup final.
Drotsks men are in trouble of missing out
on a spot in the play-offs should they lose their
final league game.
The men from Bloemfontein came badly un-
stuck in their 28-3 loss to the Stormers in Cape
Town over theweekend, andwith the Sharks al-
so beating the Blues, the Cheetahs face a must-
win scenario on Saturday.
The Stormers and Sharks are both on 42
points,with theDurbanites one spot above their
Cape rivals due to a better points differential.
Both teams are now only four behind the sixth-
placed Cheetahs (46). The Cheetahs are guaran-
teed of four points thanks to a bye week in the
final round, but them losing to the Blues would
give Cape and Durban rugby fans considerable
hopeof their teams sneaking inat thebackdoor.
And that is a scenario Drotsk is understanda-
bly eager to avoid.
Well approach the Blues game with a final
mentality and we view it as our first play-off
game, Drotsk told the SportLIVE website.
We dont want to be in a situation where
were sitting at home during the last weekend
and hoping other teams get results that will fa-
vour us. We have the chance to shape our own
destiny in the tournament.
We have to put the Stormers game behind us
asquicklyaspossible andregroup for thisweek.
Unlike the Stormers and the Sharks, who need
other teams to win for them, victory over the
Blueswill guarantee us a place in the play-offs.
Drotsk said theywould be wary of the Blues
dangerous ball-carriers. Saturdays clash at the
Free State Stadium kicks off at 14:50.
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Sidwell Guduka
THE Engen Knockout Challenge
kicks off at Grey Colleges
Windmill Park in Bloemfontein
on Friday.
And if what coaches of the
participating teams say, is
anything to go by, fans should
expect high-quality football
during the tournament.
The tenth edition of this
popular u.19 event will see 16
soccer teams from across the
country competing against each
other for the championship.
Bloemfontein Celtic, Harmony
Academy, Botshabelo Stars FC
and James FC will face off in
what has been dubbed a group of
death Group A.
I think the Harmony Academy
will be a threat to us because
they are a very good team. They
have been doing pretty good in
this tournament. Since the
inception of the event, we have
met them twice (2006 and 2007) in
the final and they beat us. We
are meeting them in the group
stages this time around. So, its
payback time, George Nechiron-
ga, Celtic Colts manager, told
Express.
Our boys have been working
hard at training and they are
razor-sharp for the competition.
I think we have what it takes
to make it all the way to the
final.
Im adamant well win it. We
are determined to cause some
upsets, he said.
Pitso Mokoena, Harmony
Academy coach, said he was
bringing almost the same team
that had played in the tourna-
ment last year.
I think there will be only
three new faces in the squad. The
rest of the players will be the
ones who were here last year. It
is not a good thing to chop and
change the team every year, he
explained.
Our intention is to not only
come to Bloemfontein to compete
but to lift up the trophy. Most of
the teams in our group are the
same we have been playing
against in the past.
Im only worried about James
FC. They are new in the tourna-
ment and we dont know what to
expect from them. But well cross
that bridge when we get to it, he
said.
On the other hand, Mncedisi
Ngomba, HTS Louis Botha coach,
said his boys were ready as the
word ready can be.
As Louis Botha we are raring
to go. Our preparations are going
well. As always, well be includ-
ing u.15s to play in the tourna-
ment.
Last year we were knocked
out in the quarterfinals after
penalty shoot-outs. I believe well
do much better this year,
Ngomba said.
The rest of the groups are:
Group B: Junior Arizona FC,
Mata FC, Tikwana, HTS Louis
Botha.
Group C: Lekhulong, Hodisa,
Thabo Vuyo, Grey College. Group
D: Red Sea FC, Mangaung Centre,
Brebner, Bloem Stars FC.
Its Engen Knockout
Challenge time
ALL SYSTEMS GO: Phumeza Ntizana, Tommie Cronje and Candice George during the launch of the 2013
Engen Knockout Challenge in Bloemfontein on Thursday, 20 June. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
Our boys have been
working hard at train-
ing and they are razor-
sharp for the competi-
tion. I think we have
what it takes to make
it all the way to the fi-
nal. Im adamant well
win it. We are deter-
mined to cause some
upsets.
George Nechironga,
Celtic Colts manager
THE Cheetahs are sweating
over the availability of
Springbok prop Coenie
Oosthuizen ahead of their
do-or-die Super Rugby clash
against the Blues in Bloemfon-
tein on Saturday.
According to the Volksblad
website, the knock Oosthuizen
took to his knee in last
Saturdays 28-3 loss to the
Stormers at Newlands is worse
than initially thought.
The backline coach, Hawies
Fourie, said Oosthuizen
would in all likelihood not
train this week and would be
given until Friday to prove his
fitness.
But Oosthuizens injury is
not the only worry for the
men from Bloemfontein.
Fullback Hennie Daniller,
who pulled out with a knee
injury just before the Stormers
game, underwent a scan on
Monday and his participation
is in doubt, while flyhalf Elgar
Watts (hamstring) is also a
worry.
According to Fourie, scrum-
half Sarel Pretorius played
wing against the Stormers
because of the unavailability
of Rayno Benjamin (Blitz-
bokke) and Rocco Jansen
(groin). Benjamin will be back
this weekend and should start
at wing if Daniller fails to
recover, which would see
Willie le Roux again do duty
at fullback.
The Cheetahs can, however,
take consolation from the fact
that their opponents will also
have to make due with a new
half-back pairing after the
Blues Piri Weepu (ribs) and
Chris Noakes (upper leg) were
sent back to New Zealand.
Hooker Keven Mealamu
(calf) and number 8 Peter Saili
(haematoma) are also injured,
but should be ready by the
weekend.
The clash at the Free State
Stadium kicks off at 14:50 on
Saturday.
Injuries
plague
Cheetahs
THE Cheetahs will face the Blues in a must-win match on Satur-
day. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
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Sidwell Guduka
AMEDAL. This is what the renowned sprint-
er, Dumisani Hlaselo, will be targeting when he
competes at theWorld StudentGames inKazan,
Russia. The games start on Saturday and end on
17 July.
Team South Africa left for Kazan yesterday,
andHlaselo saidhewishedhecouldwinamedal
in the 1 500 m race. He is one of four Kovsie
sprinters who will be competing against ath-
letes from around the world.
I have been training hard and everything is
going according to plan.
The competition will be tough in Russia, but
Im confident Ill bring home a medal. Im look-
ing forward to doing well over there, Hlaselo
told Express.
Im really excited about the trip because the
last time I represented my country was during
the World Junior Championships in Poland in
2008. I have been struggling with injuries ever
since. But Im fully fit and raring to go at the
moment, he said.
The 24-year-old, whose last race was in April,
was selected to compete in the 1 500 m and
5 000 m events.
The 1 500 m is one of the events which I be-
lieve I can win. But you never know how things
will panout that sidebecause sport isunpredict-
able.
Hlaselo said he did not think weather condi-
tions in Russia would be much of a problem for
him.
It is winter in South Africa and they say it
is summer in Russia. Even though it is summer
there it might still be chilly. I checked the tem-
peratures that side and the average is about
25 C.
Hlaselo will be joined in Kazan by other Kov-
sie sprinters Wayde van Niekerk, Gideon Trot-
ter and Rynardt van Rensburg.
VanNiekerkwill battle it out in the 400 mand
4 x 400 m relay. Trotter competes in the 200 m
and 4 x 100 m relay, while Van Rensburg will
race in the 800 m.
Hlaselo to show
talent in Kazan
AIMING FOR MEDAL: Dumisani Hlaselo. Photo: Sidwell Guduka
}
Tladi Moloi
BETHLEHEMmight find itself without a team
in the Safa Second Division as it is set to lose
Super Eagles which is for sale and rumours are
it has a R300 000 price tag.
A close source to the teamrevealed toExpress
Eastern Free State that the owner of the team,
Strike Mabasa, had lost interest in running the
team and he was looking for a potential buyer.
The Eagles have been campaigning in the
Free State Safa Second Division, formerly the
VodacomLeague, since 2009. The teamhas been
moving from owner to owner since its incep-
tion.
It has come to Express EFSs attention that
before the team was bought by Mabasa, it was
formed in Bethlehem, but later relocated to Cla-
rens after it had been bought by a businessman
from Clarens now the owner of Clarens Gal-
axy.
This past season the team finished in 5thposi-
tion with 46 points in 28 games. They were con-
testing for the league as they had a chance to
stay on the top of the league for quite some time,
but they lost focus when it mattered the most.
Express EFS has heard of many people who
are willing to buy the team. If theyre lucky the
teammight stay in Bethlehem as the Free State
Starsmanagement is looking forward to having
a team in the Second Division after their sister
team, Carara Kicks, was liquidated in the
2011-12 season.
The teammight also be sold to a businessman
in Lindley and Molefi Sithole, one of the mem-
bers, said they had negotiated with the team
management and added that they were finalis-
ing some issues before buying the team.
It has always been ourwish to have a profes-
sional team from Lindley and we believe now
is the chance to have one, he said.
Mabasa confirmed that he was selling the
team stating financial problems as the main
reason. He said if he could not get a buyer he
would continue with the team, but on a smaller
budget.
It has been challenging to run the team
alone. One must make sure that players are
transported to the game, get food and pay them.
We targeted promotion last season, but things
did not go according to plan. If I dont get a buy-
er, Ill continue with the team, but Ill try and
survive, he said.
Mabasa said he had undergone negotiations
with several people who wanted to buy the
team, but not all got back to him. He said some
were from Botswana.
Another rumour doing the rounds was that
the Eagles managing director was eyeing the
National First Division (NFD) campaigners, Af-
rican Warriors, to buy it.
However, Mabasa has rubbished the Warri-
ors rumour and said that he knew nothing
about it.
Eagles could
fly away
EYES ON THE BALL: Cliff Mzangwa, the Super Eagles player in the white jersey with the
ball, and a Maluti FET College player chasing him. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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