306 1 Mei/May 2015 6 Justice delayed is justice denied STANDERTON -When law-abiding citizens report a case at the police station, they do it with full confidence that the Police will investigate and prepare the case for prosecution so that justice could take its course. However, some men and women in blue, who have been entrusted with the responsibility to bring perpetrators to justice, are the ones failing the community where they are entrusted to serve and protect. Cosmos News received a tip-off from a reliable source that a case of defeating the end of justice has been opened against a senior detective at Standerton’s Detective Unit after 18 case dockets dating as far as 2012 to 2014 were recovered after it mysteriously disappeared from the system in July 2014. It is reported that the officer received the 18 dockets from the prosecutor at the Magistrate’s Court all with new court dates when the arrested suspects should return to court. The system warrants the officer to hand back the case dockets to the investigation officers for further investigation and it is alleged that the officer took home the dockets entrusted. For eight months, between July 2014 and March 2015, the dockets disappeared. Not even the branch commander of Standerton detective services detected the gross negli- gence. This raises a big question concerning the level of competence of the head of the detectives. Sources claim that investigation officers complained about the missing dockets to their superiors, but nobody paid attention or cared. In the meantime complainants were waiting for the outcome of the reported cases.It is alleged that when the officer was confronted by the branch commander, he admitted that he forgot the dockets at his home. A case of defeating the ends of justice was opened against the of- ficer on 26 March and handed over to Lieutenant-Colonel Mbokane of Secunda for investigation. The cases reportedly range from burglaries at residential and business premises, shoplifting, assault to inflict grievous bodily harm, common robbery, malicious damage to property, posses- sion of suspected stolen goods, the contravention of court orders and general theft. It is an agonising scenario for the complainants who want to see justice prevail, but a victory for the arrested suspects when cases against them were struck off the roll because of the missing dockets. This cross negligence is unfolding at the background of the com- munity who are up-in-arms, ever complaining of poor communication and lack of updates from the detectives about the cases. When Cosmos News went behind the scenes to investigate the matter, the 52-year-old police officer involved was still at work. Even though the branch commander has made an undertaking to improve the system to moni- tor the movement of the case dockets and he is embarking on damage control, the integrity of the detective unit is under the spotlight. It will evidently take a great deal to bring back the community’s confidence to his ailing unit. It is a pity that detectives who go out of their way to combat crime, have to share an office with a rotten apple. Cosmos News will follow this case closely as it is taken in a serious light. It is a case of justice delayed and justice denied. DM (For illustration only)
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Justice delayed is justice deniedSTANDERTON -When law-abiding citizens report a case at the police station, they do it with full confidence that the Police will investigate and prepare the case for prosecution so that justice could take its course. However, some men and women in blue, who have been entrusted with the responsibility to bring perpetrators to justice, are the ones failing the community where they are entrusted to serve and protect.
Cosmos News received a tip-off from a reliable source that a case of defeating the end of justice has been opened against a senior detective at Standerton’s Detective Unit after 18 case dockets dating as far as 2012 to 2014 were recovered after it mysteriously disappeared from the system in July 2014. It is reported that the officer received the 18 dockets from the prosecutor at the Magistrate’s Court all with new court dates when the arrested suspects should return to court.
The system warrants the officer to hand back the case dockets to the investigation officers for further investigation and it is alleged that the officer took home the dockets entrusted. For eight months, between July 2014 and March 2015, the dockets disappeared. Not even the branch commander of Standerton detective services detected the gross negli-gence. This raises a big question concerning the level of competence of the head of the detectives. Sources claim that investigation officers complained about the missing dockets to their superiors, but nobody paid attention or cared. In the meantime complainants were waiting for the outcome of the reported cases.It is alleged that when the officer was confronted by the branch commander, he admitted that he forgot the dockets at his home.
A case of defeating the ends of justice was opened against the of-ficer on 26 March and handed over to Lieutenant-Colonel Mbokane of Secunda for investigation. The cases reportedly range from burglaries at residential and business premises, shoplifting, assault to inflict grievous bodily harm, common robbery, malicious damage to property, posses-sion of suspected stolen goods, the contravention of court orders and general theft.
It is an agonising scenario for the complainants who want to see justice prevail, but a victory for the arrested suspects when cases against them were struck off the roll because of the missing dockets.
This cross negligence is unfolding at the background of the com-munity who are up-in-arms, ever complaining of poor communication and lack of updates from the detectives about the cases. When Cosmos
News went behind the scenes to investigate the matter, the 52-year-old police officer involved was still at work.
Even though the branch commander has made an undertaking to improve the system to moni-tor the movement of the case dockets and he is embarking on damage control, the integrity of the detective unit is under the spotlight. It will evidently take a great deal to bring back the community’s confidence to his ailing unit. It is a pity that detectives who go out of their way to combat crime, have to share an office with a rotten apple.
Cosmos News will follow this case closely as it is taken in a serious light. It is a case of justice delayed and justice denied. DM
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NATIONAL – Mr Theunis Kotzé, the General Manager of ADT, warned members of the public to remain vigilant when they are at home during the day. “I would like to reiterate that criminals attack at any time.
“They don’t have to operate under the cover of darkness. Daytime incidents, especially during weekdays, are extremely common because this is when fewer people are around and it’s easier for criminals to move around undetected,” he said.ADT offers the following safety tips to protect yourself at home during the day:• Keep gates closed at all times• Keep security gates and doors locked at all times• Early detection systems like outside beams and CCTV are a valuable extra layer of security• Arm outdoor detection when you are at home
• Never allow strangers onto your property no matter what they say their business is• Vary your routine. Don’t put the bins out at exactly the same time every week or don’t leave for work at precisely the same time, taking the same route.• Carry remote panics with you at all times at home and equip your domestic staff with remote panic buttons• Be aware of your surroundings at all times, especially when leaving and arriving home• Report anything suspicious to your security provider or the SAPS immediately – go with your gut. If it seems out of place, it probably is – call it in.“We need to be smart when it comes to personal safety and should be forming simple daily security habits as part of a commitment to being responsible and vigilant. Personal safety needs to always be top of mind,” Kotzé concluded. JD
PROVINCIAL - The Mpumalanga Health Department has disposed of more than R1.6 million worth of expired medicine while there is a serious shortage of life saving drugs and basic medication at clinics around the province.
This information was revealed by MEC for Health, Gillion Mashego, as he admitted dur-ing a recent sitting that in the 2013/14 finan-cial year, the department disposed of more than R1.6 million worth of expired medicine.
Healthcare workers at various clinics in Mpumalanga face many challenges on a daily basis as the provincial health department fails them, while patients who frequent these clin-ics complain about the shortage of critical medicine, hygienic conditions, some clinics even without running water and /or electric-ity.
The shortages at clinics varies from blood pressure tablets, vaccinations, antibiotics, ARV’s, diabetic and warfarin just to mention a few. The MEC for Health promised that in the new financial year which started on the 1st of April 2015, a new system would be put in place where drugs are supplied and deliv-ered to all heath care facilities throughout the province more effectively, eliminating stock medicine and wastage. The MEC also stated that R24 million has been put aside in the new budget to employ more healthcare pro-fessionals such as medical and professional doctors.
The DA welcomed this announcement as it will alleviate long queues at many health care facilities. The DA will continue their over sight role of monitoring all clinics around the province, to establish whether the MEC’s
new system yields any relief for Heath care facilities. Should the situation persist, the DA will have no choice but to write to the Pub-lic Protector to launch an investigation into the critical shortage of life saving drugs and medication at all clinics around Mpumalanga. The department’s inability to manage its af-fairs and the continuous failure to correctly staff and stock these facilities has caused more grief to the many people who frequent these health care facilities.
It is our duty to hold the Executive to ac-count, especially where tax payer’s money is involved. More than 80 percent of resi-dents in our province depend on the public health system and the DA will leave no stone unturned until these facilities are properly staffed and correctly stocked. JD
Department of Health dispose of R1,6 million medicine
Remain vigilant at home
Mr Theunis Kotzé, General Manager of ADT, warns members of the public to remain vigilant when they are at home during the day. (Photo – internet gallery)
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SECUNDA - A traditional healer (40) was arrested after he apparently issued false sick notes to some of his patients. One of his patients reported that after a visit to the traditional healer, she was issued with a sick note. When she went through the note she saw that the note was not in the name of the healer, but from a local deceased doctor.
According to the police spokesperson, patients must verify any and all letters and documents they receive from a doctor or traditional healer, and if the traditional healer uses stolen or false documents, that healer cannot be trusted. JD
STANDERTON -When a construction truck full of workers arrived at Standerton police station on Thursday afternoon, 7 April, Lieu-tenant Johannes Nhlabathi remarked that: “Work-related disputes cannot be resolved by police.” He said this after about 30 workers came to the station to complain about their work-related matters.
Lieutenant Nhlabathi was surprised to learn that the workers came there to be paid their monthly wages by their employer. The truck off-loaded the workers at 14:00 and two men got into a car and drove off. The two men were going to the bank to withdraw cash to pay the workers and after about an hour, the men returned and pulled in next to the truck and the workers queued for their hard earned wages.
An undisclosed amount of cash was left on the seat of the truck as workers stood next to the window, one by one cashing up from their employers. Lieutenant Nhlabathi reprimanded the pay master about the risk of flashing cash in the public eye and furthermore warned them that that practice poses a dangerous situation not only to them but to the workers that will be leaving the place with cash on their person.
“This practice is unacceptable for the safety of your workers and for you,” he said and also told them that they regularly warn people not to carry cash around, but to use bank cards instead. The em-ployers conceded that it is a dangerous practice and that they will opt to pay workers via the bank from next month on. Lieutenant
False sick notesPay-point protesters, a dangerous practice
NASIONAAL - Die burgerregte-organisasie AfriForum meen dat president Jacob Zuma die skuld moet dra vir die reeks standbeeld-skendings wat die land teister, aangesien sy uitlating dat al die land se probleme met die aankoms van Jan van Riebeeck begin het, die katalisator vir die beeldskendings was.
Volgens Alana Bailey, adjunk uitvoerende hoof van AfriForum, het Zuma met sy uitla-ting Afrikaners en wittes oor die algemeen as sondebok in die land uitgesonder.
Die EFF het na sy uitlatings goeie gebruik gemaak van die emosie wat dit ontketen het deur die anti-standbeeld debat vir eie ideo-logiese gewin te kaap en die mediagolf wat daaromheen onstaan het, met groot ywer te ry. Bailey het daarop gewys dat indien
standbeelde soos dié van Paul Kruger, wat ʼn belangrike deel van Afrikaners se erfenis uitmaak, nie meer in die openbaar welkom is nie, die vraag gevra kan word of Afrikaners steeds welkom is in die land onder Zuma se leiding. “In plaas daarvan om sterk leiding teen standbeeldskenders te toon, het Zuma dit eerder wys gevind om die rooi tapyt vir die menseregteskender en rassis Robert Mugabe uit te rol,” het Bailey gesê.
Volgens Bailey behoort Zuma in die lig van die standbeeldskendings, sy neerhalende uitsprake terug te trek, verskoning te vra en alles moontlik te doen om wedersydse erken-ning en respek tussen Suid-Afrika se gemeen-skappe te probeer herstel. JD
Construction workers were paid their wages from this truck next to Standerton Police Station.
Nhlabathi once again sends a strong warning to employers and the public not to carry huge amounts of cash in their possession. DM
Standbeeldskending is Zuma se skuld, sê AfriForum
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On October 2, 1954, First Lieutenant James O Conway was taking off from Boston Logan Airport, flying in a plane that carried a load of munitions.
When his plane became airborne, he suddenly lost power over Boston’s bay. In an instant, Conway faced a brutal choice – eject from the plane and save his own life, or crash the plane into the bay causing his own death. If he ejected, however, the plane would crash into an East Boston neighbourhood filled with homes and families.
Amazingly, Conway chose to crash the plane into the bay – giving his life for the lives of
others. In John 15:13, Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” The willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect others shows a heart that cares more about the needs of others than the needs of self. Someone once said that “the measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it.” God the Father loved so much that He gave up His Son. Christ loved so much that He gave up His life – even taking our sins on Himself and dying in our place. The measure of God’s love for you is great. Have you accepted his love personally? – Bill Crowder
In the garden He was kneeling down to prayThe hour so near – no more delay.Getsemané – the very last placeHis sweat like blood – running down His face.
He cried out “Father, if this is your willTo carry the cross – to pay the billThen not My will be done – but Yours aloneSoon I will be with You – in My heavenly home”.
His disciples – fast asleep – they could not hearThe feet of the soldiers – so very nearWith fierce force they came to take Him awayOh – so near – His very last day.
Before Pilate, Jesus was broughtHe is not guilty – so Pilate thought“Crucify Him – away with Him!”The crowd was screaming – all yelling!!
The guards came to take Him awayNo turning back – no delay.His body so bruised, bleeding and brokenFinal words over Him was spoken.
A crown of thorns they placed on His headBlood running down His face – covered it redHE was broken – so beaten upHe had no choice – but to drink this cup.
While He was stumbling down that roadHis cross so heavy – so heavy the loadNot just His cross He had to carry – but also our sinOur hearts – and all the evil within.
Down the Via Dolorosa HE stumbledGod’s only begotten Son – so shamefully humbledUp the hill to CalvaryTo pay the price – to set us free.
They nailed Him to that rugged crossMary – His mother – watching – oh, such a big lossHer heart was crying out to The OneThe only One, who could save her beloved Son.
When the cross finally stood up straightThe time was near – so very lateJesus spoke His final words – and cried out to GodOh, why have You forsaken Me – My Lord?
He descended down to hell, to get the keys‘cause He wasn’t the loser, the victory was HisGod’s Spirit rose Him from the graveOver all He was victorious – no more a slave.
Up in heaven – Jesus took His standBy His Father’s Throne – At God’s right handHe is the only door you can go throughTo the only true God – forever new.
Henk
It is about time that we the residents say enough and no more to the Lekwa Municipality. For 100 years we had a prosperous town and in the last 21 years we have watched as the town has been run into the ground, the Municipality have succeeded in watching the destruction of the River Park, Lapa and Restaurant, the swimming pools, the caravan park and Grootdraai Dam. Even the roads, water and sewerage infrastructure. We have to buy safe drinking water which is a huge extra expense every month. And the latest, the non-payment of Eskom which will finally be the thing that will totally destroy Standerton.
I don’t think the average person realises what impact the Eskom threat to limit electricity supply to the town will mean. The first thing that will go is jobs, it could be yours. Just the hours of the threatened cut off from 8-10 am is 25% of the 8 hour working day, that means 25% less income, businesses will be looking at ways to decrease expenses, first to go will be jobs.
Businesses that are at present making a marginal profit will be the next casualty as they will close down and again there will be job losses. Make no mistake this is not
an empty threat by Eskom, last week (what a lot of people do not know) is that Eskom took out a large advertisement in a national newspaper, they are not going to spend the amount this advertisement would have cost on empty threats.
The result of the proposed cuts week-days 6-10 am and 5-9 pm weekends 7-10 am and 5-8 pm will mean that in the middle of winter, when Standerton is at its coldest, people will be without a cooked breakfast and evening meal, no TV, no catching up on housework in the evenings for working mothers, no heating in our homes unless we buy a generator, gas heater or stove. How many of us can do this? There could be accidents due to non- working traffic lights. There could be deaths for people who rely on machines to survive. No computers to look up homework assignments, the list is endless.
If people don’t pay their electricity they must be cut off, no more pussy-footing around by the Municipality. It does not look as if our Municipality has any intention of paying Eskom as there is money for a mayoral guesthouse, money for jaunts to Loskop Dam, R10 million on an unused taxi rank that has been vandalised, but no money
to pay Eskom.We have a Municipal Spokesman who
refuses to speak, he must be fired as he is not doing the job he was employed to do, the money spent on the Loskop jaunt is money that came from the ratepayers. We have a right to know how much was wasted on this totally unnecessary event, the meeting could just as easily have been held in Standerton. I read in the paper the other day that Standerton Municipality is also one of the Municipalities that failed to spend the money allocated to them for service delivery. They are failing the residents at every turn.
Standerton is not going to attract new businesses to the town when they read all these bad reports in national newspapers. It really would be interesting to know if bonuses were paid to officials for good service as the service they give to the town is appalling. It’s a pity that a lot of the younger voters are too young to remember what a well-run town looked like.
There is a Council Meeting on Thursday 30 April at 2 pm, let’s go any see what they get up to at these meetings then we can hold them accountable.Very, very, fed up resident
Make the ultimate sacrifice
How to destroy your town
Getsemané to Golgotha to Heaven
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NATIONAL - Muslim clerics in South Africa are being threatened for speaking out against the Islamic State terrorist organisation. One of those threatened is the principal of the Zakariyya Park madrassa, south of Johannesburg, one of the largest Muslim religious schools in South Africa. Shabbier Ahmed Saloojee recently received threatening calls after warning congregants about IS. Anonymous threats have also been made to other highly respected clerics across South Africa.
“It was an anonymous call,” said Saloojee. “The person, a coward, warned me to be careful, to watch my step and to stop what I am doing. “But I won’t. I won’t be a coward. I am not afraid of these faceless people and will continue to speak out. “I am not the only one to receive threats. There are a few Islamic clerics who have received these calls and messages, but none of us will be
stopped from speaking out,” Saloojee said.
“They see us as infidels. People who don’t deserve to live. There’s concern among the Islamic leadership that IS could be trying to extend its reach to South Africa, but if they do try something we don’t believe that they would survive for long, not like they have in Iraq and Syria.”
He said that within weeks of launching operations in Iraq, the militants had murdered the muftis [senior Islamic religious leaders] of Mosul, Kirkuk, Fallujah and Ramada, killing some as they preached. “For IS, the clerics are the number one target, their greatest adversaries because we are preaching that what they [IS] are doing is against Islam. They do not act in the name of Islam or any religion. No religion condones murder,” Saloojee said.
Ibrahim Bham of the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa, a council
of Muslim theologians, said it condemned the threats. Bham said he did not have personal knowledge of the threats. “We must keep in mind that the Muslim community, though largely homogeneous, has people with different opinions, as in every community. But different views do not mean you can oppress others. “We are completely against IS and will not bow to pressure. We will continue to speak out against them. We are not afraid of threats. Why should we be?” Bham said.Professor Farid Esak, head of religious studies at the University of Johannesburg, said there was no significant support for IS among South African Muslims. “All the religious institutions, organisations and seminaries have unequivocally condemned IS.” Esak said he suspected the telephone threats were made by a few Muslims, “precisely to upset” the consensus against IS. (TimesLIVE) JD
PROVINCIAL - Less than half of the 2045 heads of cattle promised by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture to farmers who lost cattle in the 2012 hail storms, has been delivered. Members of the Kwasimu Farmers Association in Thembisile Hani and Dr JS Moroka municipalities are now severely affected in their farming operations.
The department promised to compensate
the 366 members of the association with 2045 heads of cattle but have to date, only delivered 1000 calves. The department has also not informed the farmers how these calves are to be divided amongst the members of the association.
The DA will ask parliamentary questions to the MEC of Agriculture, Andries Gamede, about why the amount of cattle delivered
was significantly less the amount promised. They will also request the MEC for a detailed breakdown of the beneficiary list used to determine how the cattle will be distributed.
The longer the department delays compensating these farmers, the longer their families remain without their livelihoods. Last year, the DA marched in support of the emerging farmer’s plight and delivered a
memorandum to the Agriculture department. Some of our demands included the compensation for the farmer’s loss of their cattle.
Agriculture is one of the backbones upon which Mpumalanga’s economy is built, as such; emerging farmers must be better capacitated by the Mpumalanga government rather than being let down. JD
Muslim clerics threatened
Muslim clerics in South Africa received threatening calls after they warned congregants about IS. According to Shabier Ahmed Saloojee they will continue to speak out and they won’t be seen as cowards. (Stock photo)
Less than half of promised livestock provided to emerging farmers
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ERMELO - First Mpumalanga Provincial Technical & Vocational & Training Colleges Employers Organisation (TVETCEO) held a conference between 10 and 12 April at Ermelo Inn. The aims and objectives of the conference were to provide a best practices platform for sharing innovations and creativity towards the production of a skilled and capable labour force.
They also reviewed the progress made by TVET Colleges regarding response towards ‘The year of the artisan’ and ‘The decade of the artisan.’ Speakers in the line-up were Mr Madala Masuku, the current Deputy Minister of Economic Development, who made a presentation on public and private partnership towards economic and entrepreneurship development. Ms Pinky Phosa, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training in Parliament, presented on articulation of education and training to success. Mrs Engela Franken, E-learning manager, made a presentation on Colleges’ utilisation of information technology systems. Mr David Mokoena, Cosatu’s Mpumalanga Provincial Organiser, presented the ‘College’s response towards governance and management.’ The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mr Mduduzi Manana was the main speaker. In his keynote address, he said it was his honour to speak at the auspicious inaugural
conference and launch of the Mpumalanga Chapter of the TVET College’s employer Organisation. He said that he is well informed that most of the TVET College Councilors are fairly newly appointees, but they have shown 100% commitment and eagerness to make colleges, institutions of choice and centres of excellent training.
Mpumalanga colleges can be proud their academic achievements and job placements. He said Mpumalanga TVET College Employer Organisation can also broaden their scope in the transformation of the sector from mediocre institutions to institutions of excellence which provide a skilled and capable work force.
He also emphasised that council members are there to ensure that they meet the 2030 target of producing at least 30 000 artisans per annum.
The conference was attended by social partners such as SETA, lecturers and senior management of TVET Colleges, leaders of labour movements, leaders of Student Representative Council and other progressive Student formations.
The new council committee elected are Chairperson: Mr Lucky Mbuyane, Deputy Chairperson: Ms Nomusa Keninda, Secretary: Mr M Luthuli, Deputy Secretary: Mr M Tibane, and the Treasurer: Mr P Magagula DM
Colleges meet with government
ERMELO - Hundreds of domestic workers from all mu-nicipalities in Gert Sibande District gathered at Mpumalanga Stadium in Wesselton Township in Ermelo on Saturday, 11 April. The deputy minister of the Department of Labour, Inkosi Phathekile Holomisa came to address the domestic workers their rights in the work place as entrenched by the constitution of the Republic of South Africa. It is no secret that domestic workers have been left out of the mainstream of workers for decades.
The primary purpose of the Deputy Minister’s imbizo was to highlight the plight of the women who have suffered the injustice and humiliation of unfair labour practices. In his keynote address, the deputy minister told hundreds of women that the new labour relation act guaranteed domestic work-ers full rights like any other worker in any other industry. He said the domestic workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R2 625 per month in all metropolitans across the country, R1 812 in small cities and towns in urban and rural areas alike. He described the harsh conditions most of the domestic work-ers are working under in their employer’s homes, He said: “our mothers look after the entire household, raise children, cook and clean. Some work long hours without compensa-tion and most of the domestic workers are working without a written contract and job description. They are subjected to un-fair labour practices and threatened with dismissal on a daily basis should they raise their voices to complain. The deputy minister advised the women to make use of the Inspection &
Enforcement Service provided by the Department of Labour. He emphasized the fact that worker’s rights are human rights. He further stated that domestic workers are entitled to annual paid leave and 4 months maternity leave. He furthermore urged domestic workers to report any unfair labour practice and non compliance to the minimum wage to the nearest de-partment of labour, in the event of unfair dismissal. The em-ployee has the fullest right to go to the CCMA office to lay a formal grievance against the employer. The deputy minister lambasted the employers who treat their domestic workers like objects and call them names. He urged all employers to respect the rights of domestic workers and treat them with dignity. After the keynote address, domestic workers were af-forded the opportunity to report and relate their challenges. It was shocking to find that most of the workers are still earn-ing R1 200 per month, no conditions of employment policies adhered to , some told horror stories of working long hours without pay, harsh working conditions, washing dogs and master’s cars, dismissed for being HIV positive, and some are still subjected to vulgar language and called names such as Aunties and servants. The Department of Labour with the Unions have vowed to deal harshly with the employers who do not adhere to basic conditions of employment for domes-tic workers. Messages of support by Social partners such as FEDUSA, NACTU, and COSATU were very appreciative to the department of labour initiative to address the plight of the domestic workers and farm workers who are still mar-
ginalised in the labour mainstream. Among the dignitaries who attended the occasion was MEC of Public Works, Roads and Transport, Ms D Nhlengethwa, Chief Director of Depart-ment of Labour, Executive Mayor of Gert Sibande District Municipality Cllr MP Nhlabathi, Mayor of Msukaligwa Local Municipality Cllr JS Bongwe and many more. DM
Domestic workers’ imbizo held in Ermelo
Deputy Minister of Department of Labour Inkosi Phathekile Holomisa addressing domestic workers.
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NATIONAL - From 30 April 2015 it will be compulsory for infants and children to be in a child restraint whilst traveling inside a vehicle. This was published in the 22nd National Road Amendment on 31 October 2014. The date was set in a correction notice to the legislation a few days later.
For the purpose of Regulation 213, an adult is a person over the age of 14 years or taller than 1,5 metres and a child is a person between the ages of three years and 14 years, except where such a person is taller than 1,5 metres. An infant is a person below the age of three years. Any reference to a safety belt in these regulations will be con-strued as a reference to a seatbelt.
Motor vehicles that are required to be fitted with seat-belts in terms of the relevant requirements as contem-plated in Regulation 216 will be fitted with seatbelts in accordance therewith. In addition to the requirements, no person will be able to operate a minibus of which the gross vehicle mass exceeds 2 500 kg, unless seatbelts are fitted to the space on the front seat occupied by the driver and front-seat passenger.
No person will be able to operate a motor vehicle on a public road unless the seatbelts fitted to the vehicles are in good working order. According to the regulation, the seatbelts may only be removed for repair or replacement purposes, during which time the vehicle may not be used on a public road.
No person will be able to operate a ‘minibus’ or ‘midi-bus’ (first registered after 4 September 2006 and operating in terms of an operating license) unless seatbelts are fitted for each and every seat. The belt configuration for a seat in the rear of the vehicle must be a 2- or a 3-point belt with
anchorages in accordance with SANS 1430.As of 30 April 2015, no adult may occupy a seat in a mo-tor vehicle that is fitted with a seatbelt unless that person wears the belt, provided that the provisions of this regula-tion do not apply while reversing or moving in or out of a parking bay or area. Adults will also not be able to oc-cupy a seat on a row of seats in a motor vehicle operated on a public road which is not fitted with a seatbelt, unless all other seats in the row which are fitted with seatbelts are already occupied.
The driver of a motor vehicle operated on a public road must ensure that a child seated on a seat of the motor vehi-cle where it is available in the vehicle, uses an appropriate child restraint; or if no child restraint is available, wears the seatbelt if an unoccupied seat fitted with a seatbelt is available. Infants, on the other hand, must be seated on an appropriate child restraint, provided that this provision will not apply in a case of a minibus, midibus or bus ope-rating for reward.
Regulations 213 (6A) will also be in force as from 30 April 2015 and specifies that if no seat equipped with a seatbelt is available, the driver must ensure that a child will, if the vehicle is equipped with a rear seat, be seated there. A seatbelt will comply with the standard SABS 1080 specification, “Restraining devices for occupants of adult build in motor vehicles (Revised requirements)” and bear a certification mark or approval mark. A child re-straint should comply with the standard SABS 1340 spe-cification, “Child restraining devices in motor vehicles” and bear a certification mark or approval mark.
The MEC may exempt a person from the provisions of this regulation on such medical grounds and under such
Child Restraints Law to be implemented from 30 April 2015
The new Law on Child Restraints while travelling in a motor vehicle will become effective on 30 April 2015. It indicates that the driver of a motor vehicle operated on a public road must ensure that an infant is seated in an appropriate child restraint.
conditions he or she may deem expedient. An exemption from wear-ing a seatbelt in a prescribed territory will be deemed to be an exemp-tion in terms of sub regulation (9) for the period of validity thereof.
It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that the driver must ensure that all persons travelling in his or her motor vehicle wear a seatbelt as contemplated in this regulation. JD
1 Mei/May 2015 8 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
STANDERTON - Met armoede en werkloosheid wat landswyd toeneem, wil Solidariteit Helpende Hand ook nou in Standerton ingryp deur ’n plaaslike tak op Donderdag, 7 Mei, te stig. Hierdie tak sal deel vorm van Helpende Hand se meer as 125 landswye takke. “Ons wil graag hoop en verligting aan die be-hoeftiges in die Standerton-gemeenskap bring,” sê Alisha de Lange, Helpende Hand streekorganiseerder in Mpumalanga. “Om vir ’n kind hoop te skep, om ’n jongmens te help studeer, of om werk vir ’n werklose te skep – dít is wat vir ons belangrik is.”
Helpende Hand het verskeie nasionale projekte wat behoeftiges, van baba tot bejaarde, se armoede verlig, voorkom en verbreek. Daarby loods elke tak ook plaaslike projekte op grond van die behoeftes wat in die gemeenskap geïdenti-fiseer word. Projekte wat Helpende Hand graag in Standerton wil vestig, sluit in die nasionale Skooltassieprojek waartydens duisende skooltassies elke jaar aan behoeftige graad 1’s regoor die land uitgedeel word.
Deur middel van die Kosblikkieprojek het Helpende Hand in 2014 altesaam 6 500 kleuters in 75 kleuterskole met voeding en opleiding gehelp. Die Be-magtig-‘n-kind projek het verlede jaar op verskeie maniere aan 461 kinders ʼn hupstoot gegee, byvoorbeeld deur ekstra wiskundeklasse, arbeidsterapie of om deelname aan sport of ʼn sporttoer moontlik te maak.
Helpende Hand help ook met tersiêre opleiding na skool. Die organisasie se Afrikaanse Beursinstituut het in 2015 meer as R26 miljoen uitbetaal in rente- vrye studielenings om sodoende studente ʼn kans te gee om ʼn tersiêre kwalifi-kasie te bekom.
Helpende Hand fokus op bejaardes in nood en die organisasie bied projekte aan soos die Toontoffel-breiprojek om aan bejaardes emosionele ondersteun-ing te verskaf en broodnodige geld in te samel. “Helpende Hand is nie ’n organisasie wat net voortdurend kos en klere uitdeel nie,” sê De Lange. “Ons wil individue en gesinne ophef en in staat stel om hul eie lewensomstandighede te verbeter. Ons wil nie ’n klimaat van afhanklikheid daarstel nie, maar eerder persone help om vir hulself ’n beter toekoms te verseker.”
Enige persoon wat graag by Helpende Hand se Standerton-tak betrokke wil raak, kan vir Alisha de Lange, streeksorganiseerder vir Mpumalanga by [email protected] of 012 664 4390 skakel. JD
Alisha de Langa, Helpende Hand se streeksorgani-seerder in Mpumalanga, beoog om ‘n tak in Stander-ton op Donderdag, 7 Mei, te stig. Hiermee beoog die organisasie om hoop en verligting aan behoeftiges in die Standerton gemeenskap te bring. Almal is welkom om die stigtings vergadering by te woon om 14:00 by die Willows Gastehuis op die hoeke van Caledon- en Kieserstraat. Belangstellendes word versoek om te RSVP aan Lindie Davel 072 107 8053.
Helpende Hand wil tak stig in Standerton
Morné du Plessis (derde van links), bekende sake-man van Standerton, het gesorg dat die dorp op 24 April vasgenael voor die kassie gesit het om te sien wat die uitslag van die Noot-vir-Noot program gaan wees. Hy het hom uitstekend van sy taak ge-kwyt deur tweede te eindig en ‘n stewige klompie banknote huis toe te bring.
Morné se musieknote word banknote
WhatsApp has in recent years built up a user base that numbers in the hundreds of mil-lions, the app’s been working to expand its fea-ture set into new modes of communication.
Following a lot of hype and rumors last year, WhatsApp introduced voice call support for Android devices at the end of last month (finally to everyone). Recently, the company rolled out this feature for all iOS users.
The new version of the app is out, at least for Android and iOS, updating WhatsApp to 2.12.1.
That contains the needed code to support voice calling, but not everyone will see the fea-ture become active straight away.
The only remaining significant platform that is still missing this functionality is Windows Phone and there is currently no indication when it will arrive.
WhatsApp is enabling it for users over the course of the next several weeks, so if you’re not able to participate just yet, be patient – it’s on its way.
Voice call support allows WhatsApp users to call each other using their phones’ data con-nections, either saving on voice plan minutes or enabling them to make calls at all, especially in areas where cell signals are week and Wi-Fi may be the only reliable connection.
Just make sure you don’t drain your data bundle chatting to that long-distance girl/boy-friend. JD
Voice calling from WhatsApp
NASIONAAL - AfriForum Jeug het op 9 April, as deel van hul #dankieJan-veldtog, ’n memorandum aan die Parlement oor-handig waarin hulle die beskerming van Afrikaners se erfenis versoek. Die memo-randum moet deur die minister van kuns en kultuur, Nathi Mthethwa, onderteken word. Die jeugorganisasie het op hul pad na die Parlement by verskeie standbeelde, inslui-tend dié van Jan van Riebeeck, gestop en bordjies van ondersteuning om hul nekke gehang.
“Wedersydse erkenning en respek is no-dig om vooruitgang in ons land te maak. Dit beteken dat alle kulture en erfenisse deur almal respekteer moet word. Die Afrikaner wil ook hê óns erfenis moet vir toekomstige geslagte bewaar word, sodat hulle ook uit die verlede kan leer,” sê Henk Maree, nasionale voorsitter van AfriForum
Jeug. Die #dankieJan-veldtog het verlede Maandag afgeskop, nadat die standbeeld van Paul Kruger op Kerkplein in Pretoria gevandaliseer, en verskeie ander geskied-kundige beelde in die land geteiken is.
“Die geskiedenis moet korrek oorgedra word. Dit gebeur al meer dat Afrikaners vanuit ’n geskiedenisperspektief as mis-dadigers en gronddiewe uitgebeeld word. Desnieteenstaande is apartheidsvryheids-vegters beslis nie die onbevlekte helde soos hulle deur die regering uitgebeeld word nie. As die Afrikaner-erfenis nie vir die rege-ring belangrik is nie, sal ons jeuglede ons erfenis self bewaar,” het Maree afgesluit.
Die jeugorganisasie gee minister Mtheth-wa drie weke om die memorandum te teken as ʼn skriftelike verbintenis dat die regering die Afrikaner se erfenis belangrik ag. JD
As deel van AfriForum Jeug se #dankieJan-veldtog, het AfriForum Jeug op 9 April ‘n memorandum aan die Parlement oorhandig waarin hulle onder andere die beskerming van die Afrikaner erfenis eis. Die organisasie het minister Mthethwa drie weke ge-gun om die memorandum te onder-teken.
AfriForum Jeug eis beskerming
9 1 Mei/May 2015 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) continuously looks at improving the donor experience. We are very pleased to an-nounce that as of the 16th of March 2015, all 87 donor centres around the country will be offer-ing one hour free WiFi to all donors.
“We know that many of our donors spend much of their time on social media platforms and downloading other applications, and now compliments of SANBS you have 60 minutes of free access to the internet.” says Va nessa Raju, National Communications Manager, SANBS. All donors who donate blood at any of the donor centres will receive the 1 hour free
WiFi every 56 days or on their next visit to do-nate blood. Donors who donate platelets will receive their free access for an hour every four weeks or their next visit.
Now that we have the free WI-FI we want to encourage our donors to take “selfies” of their donation and to please post them on our Face-book page or to our Twitter handle.
We are look forward to interacting much more with you in the future.SANBS Contact informationContact 0800 11 9031 | www.sanbs.org.za | Facebook.com/SANBS | Twitter@theSANBS JD
Free WiFi at all SANBS Donor Centres
BETHAL - The DA strongly condemns the EFF in Mpumalanga’s opportunistic exploitation of our people’s desperate need for land and the government’s failure to deliver on housing. Illegal land grabs only keep poor people further and further away from real land ownership.
According to media reports, EFF provincial chairman Collen Sedibe has encouraged community members across the province to occupy land illegally in places like Waterval Boven, Delmas and Bethal Extension 5. It is further alleged that Sedibe said the party is in the process of identifying more land for community members to occupy under the guise of it being vacant.
As it stands, South Africa is committed to the ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ principle, and the EFF’s deviation from this will further impact on government’s inability to deliver.
This will also compromise the quality of life for those living on this illegally occupied land.The DA questions whether Sedibe has even considered whether the illegally occupied land is viable for human settlement, whether services can be delivered there, or where these people will go should they be removed from this land.Illegal land occupation tends to result in the following outcomes;• Children having to walk very far to get to school- it’s
unlikely that there are schools close to these areas;• Service delivery protests resulting from the fact that there
are no services available to them;• Scaring off potential investors as no business person
would want to purchase land for operations with a high chance of it being taken away illegally.
Premier David Mabuza has on several occasions condemned land invasions and has spoken out strongly in favour of protecting land rights. The DA reiterates its call to Premier Mabuza to establish an ‘anti-land invasion rapid response team’ to immediately respond to any illegal land invasions that may occur in the province. The rights of land owners are enshrined in the constitution and the EFF would do well to educate themselves in this regard instead of encouraging criminality for political grandstanding.
Every South African has the right to access shelter but going about it illegally will only spell disaster for people who desperately need land. If the EFF is truly serious about addressing the issues of land redistribution, the DA urges them to follow due process so that everyone receives fair treatment. JD
Illegal occupation of land condemned
Photo for illustration purposes.
1 Mei/May 2015 10 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
SPERTYDDEADLINE
Neem asb kennis: Alle geklassifiseerde advertensies moet asb per faks, per e-pos of per hand gelewer word. Geen telefo-niese advertensies word geplaas nie. Die spertyd vir geklassifi-seerde advertensies is Maandae 14:00.GEEN ADVERTEN-SIE SAL GEPLAAS WORD SONDER BETALING NIE! _______________Please take note: All classified adverts must be submitted by fax, e-mail or by hand. No telephonic adverts will be published. The deadline for classified adverts are Mondays 14:00.NO ADVERTISE-MENT WILL BE PLACED WITH-OUT PAYMENT!
HUIS & HAARDHOME
IMPROVEMENTSBella Blinds. Vene-tian, aluminium & wood blinds, 25 mm and 50 mm, all your inside window re-quirements. Re pairs to all blinds. Phone Bella, 072 390 7490 or 017 714 1262. Fax 086 615 9985.
MOTORDIENSTEMOTORING
Standerton Brake & Clutch. New and reconditioned clutch kits. Reconditioning of truck & tractor pres-sure plates. New brake drums and discs or yours machined while you wait. Cnr Prin-cess & Coligny Street, Standerton, Phone 017 712 6491.
_______________JF Auto Interior, Standerton.Uphol-stery, automotive, fur-niture, canvas covers, roof linings and car-pets. For more infor-mation phone Jacques 072 117 0389 or Fran-cois 072 543 5938.
PLAAGBEHEERPEST CONTROL
Willie’s Pest Solu-tions, Standerton. Registered - P 33234. Insect control, cock-roaches, ants, lice, weed and rat control, termites and founda-tion treatment. Phone Willie 083 458 7564. Fax 086 662 3612 / 017 714 0834.
MEUBELVERVOERFURNITURE REMOVAL
Klopper Meubelver-voer. Groot en klein meubelvragmotors beskikbaar vir enige meubelvervoer. Eie-naartoesig en drywer met vriendelike diens. Skakel Conrad Klop-per - 082 774 6952. [email protected].
VERMAAK ENTERTAINMENT
Royal Kids Parties, Standerton. Your one stop party shop. All party accessories, bal-loons, decor, castles, tents, gazebo’s, pina-ta’s. Jumping castles R250. We deliver in Standerton. Phone Santa 082 331 0036.
WENDY HUISEWENDY HOUSES
Awesome Wendys. We do Wendy houses at a very low price. Log cabin, knotty pine and pallet wood. Pric-es for pallet wood 2 m x 2 m - R 3000, 3 m x 3 m - R 3500, 3 m x 4 m - R 4200. We move Wendy houses from point A to B. 5 Years guarantee. Phone Sam 073 091 6680.
GESOEKWANTED
Va n Wy k E i e n -domme/ Properties. Dring end opsoek na huise te koop in Flo-rapark en Kosmos-park. Skakel ons by 017 719 1386 of kon-tak gerus een van ons agente: Linda 082 572 1962/ Robert 060 406 0789/ Dawie 083 631 5651/ Marli 082 447 9039/ Ena 076 970 3084.
DIENSTESERVICES
Grasdakke, lapa’s en swembaddens. Oprigting van nuwe lapa’s, herstelwerk van lapa’s. Ons bou ook swembaddens. 6x4 swembad + 6x4 lapa, met ingeboude braai - R45 000. 8x4 swembad + 6x4 lapa, met ingeboude braai - R54 000. 5x3 swembad + 4x3 lapa, met ingeboude braai - R35 000. Vir ‘n kwo-tasie skakel George 083 573 5324/ 082 538 5726.
________________Kuhlwile Consult-ing (Pty) Ltd. We offer the following services: Company Registrations, BBBEE Certificate, Tax Clear-ance, Business Profile and Plans, Bookkeep-ing, Safety Files and Safety Management, Safety Development and Implementation. For more information phone Letladi 087 943 4964/ 081 827 0270.
ALGEMEENGENERAL
Annique. Skoonheid en gesondheid (Rooi-bos produkte). Vel-sorg, babareeks, kruie tee, gesondheid ens. Skakel Elma Prinsloo 083 355 5875.
_______________Rubber Coat ing Solutions: Lek of roes jou dak? “RUB-BERISE” dit! Water-en-roesdigtheid op verskeidenheid van oppervlaktes gewaar-borg. NUUT: Wa-terdig jou huis mure met “RUBBER” verf. Beskikbaar in groot verskeidenheid kleure. Skakel George Foley 082 646 3630.
_______________Kontoere: Vir die uitmeet van kontoere skakel Joggie Viljoen by 078 152 5258 of 083 273 2861.
_______________Wol, wol en nog wol by Lilia ‘J. Ja ons wol voorraad is aangevul. Kom besoek ons gerus vir nog vele meer. Skakel 017 719 2848 of 017 712 2921.
AKKOMMODASIEACCOMMODATION
Standerton accom-modation - We offer en-suite bedrooms with DSTV, parking and laundry service. Most suitable for in-dividuals and con-tractors. Clean, neat and cost effective. Phone Makhosi 072 572 9157 / 082 554 2822.
________________La’vie Gastehuis is geleë in die dorp, loopafstand na Stan-derton Hospitaal en El Condor Spur. Ons bied spesiale tariewe vir langtermyn gaste. Keuse tussen selfsorg eenhede of ontbyt, aandete en kospakkies op versoek. Skakel gerus vandag nog. Millanie 072 879 6309.
TE HUURTO LET
3 Slaapkamer huis, 1 badkamer, kombuis en sitkamer. Veilige buite parkering agter in erf, Stanwest, links van Moskee. Onmid-delik beskikbaar @ R4 000 pm + R4 000 deposito. Skakel 017 712 3642 of 082 799 4276.
_______________QNL Civil & Mainte-nance. Hiring of TLB and Grader. Please phone 072 815 4923 for more information.
VAKATURE GESOEKVACANCIES WANTED
I am looking for a position as a Machine Operator. I can op-erate the following machines: Excavator, TLB, Forklift (F3). I also have SHE Rep (Safety). Please phone me on 071 752 5197/ 082 845 4937.
TE KOOPFOR SALE
VW Polo 1.6 Com-fortline, 2007 model. 335 000km, full ser-vice history, one own-er - R50 000. Phone 083 253 5714.
BOERDERYFARMING
Die Plaasmeule. 50kg heel mielies R150. 50kg ‘crushed’ R170 en 20kg ‘crushed’ R80. 20kg sorghum R75 en 50kg sorghum R170. Sojabone teen R140 per 20kg. Kan-toor ure: Maandae tot Saterdae vanaf 14h00 tot 18h30. Skakel 082 301 2518.
TE HUURTO LET
1 Slaapkamer woon-stel te huur, Meyer-ville. Yskas in woon-stel en bediende 1 keer per week. Krag ingesluit - R3 150 per maand. Skakel 082 454 7460.
DIENSTESERVICES
Is u veilig? Ska-kel Mac 083 363 9044 vir diefwering, vei l igheidshekke, Spaanse rootyster, 10 mm en 12 mm ge-draaide vierkantyster en algemene klein werkies.
________________Hidro Kleen. Skoon-maak van matte, los matte, blinders, sit-stelle en hardevloere. Diepreiniging van huise. Valet van voer-tuie. Skakel ons vir spesiale aanbiedinge. Tel: 017 712 2499. Sel: 082 406 3190 / 084 299 3654.
________________ABC driving school. Specialising in code 8, 10, 14. Pre-em-ployment assesment f o r e m p l o y m e n t purposes. All ar-eas. Phone 082 939 8136 / 082 260 3093.
________________AM Cooling her-stel en installeer van: Yskaste, vrieskaste, koelkamers, vries-kamers, lugreëlings, industriële wasmas-jiene, tuimeldroërs, en skottelgoedwas-masjiene. Verkoop ys - Troues en Partytjies. Skakel Martin 081 529 7150 Susan 082 052 3348.
________________Mr. Sound for all your car sound, DSTV and home theatre in-stallations, including TV and radio repairs. Shop 1, Toristo Cen-tre, Beyers Naudé St, Standerton, 017 712 3642 or 082 799 4276.
WENDY HUISEWENDY HOUSES
AB Wendys. Provides quality Wendys at cheap prices. Wendys made of pallet wood, knotty pine and log cabins. 10 years guar-antee. Prices for pallet wood: 2m x 2m - R3 000, 3m x 3m - R3 600, 3m x 4m - R4 200. For more infor-mation phone Erick 073 650 0108.
ABR Wendys. 3 x 3 - R3 900, 3 x 4 - R4 500. We do pallet wood, knotty pine and log cabins. We offer a 5 year guarantee. Phone 071 062 4912.
AAA Alpha Wen-dys. Quality Wendys, proffessionally done. Treated for termites and waterproof. We do all types of wood. Free delivery and in-stallation. Pallet wood price: 3mx3m - R3700, 3 m x 4 m - R 4 4 0 0 , 2mx2m -R3200. Nick 072 410 3547.
AB City Wendys/ Huts. Quality Wen-dys. 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 3 x 4, 3 x 6, 4 x 4. Big size’s available. Pal-le t wood, Knot ty pine, log cabins and steel huts. We also move Wendys. Phone Johannes 078 465 9357/ 072 285 0530.
AAA Louvra Wen-dys. Factory qual-ity treated Wendys against termites and is waterproof. 2m x 2m - R2 800, 3m x 3m - R3 700, 3m x 4m - R4 300. Free delivery and installation in Stander-ton. 5 Years guarantee. Phone Mike 072 329 5842.
HUIS & HAARDHOME
IMPROVEMENTS
Philri Blinds & Aw-nings. We do all kinds of blinds, inside and outside. We do Ve-netian, aluminium, wood blinds, vertical, bamboo & awnings at affordable prices. We also repair blinds. Phone Rika 072 372 4191. Fax 086 639 4844.
Ons hond se naam is Sammy. Hy het ver-lore geraak vanaf die hoek van Paarl en Leydsstraat. Indien julle dalk die hond sien, skakel ons op 082 3255 428.
Sammy is soek
11 1 Mei/May 2015 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
Brian Marais, ‘n graad 9 leerling van Hoërskool Oosterland, is gekies om ge-durende Mei aan kykNET se landsfinaal in drama, wat in die Kaap sal plaasvind, te gaan deelneem. Wat hierdie prestasie soveel meer merkwaardig maak is dat hy teen graad 10-12 leerlinge gaan deel-neem.
Kyk nou net, Brian
Laerskool Kalie de Haas het toekenning na toekenning tydens die Corgill-rugbyweek wat die skoolvakansie in Delmas gehou is, in-geryg en só die spelers van nagenoeg vyf ander skole ‘n ding of twee geleer. Die skool se o-11-span het die toekenning vir die span wat die meeste vordering gemaak het verower, terwyl drie spelers individuele trofeë vir hul kookwater spel ingepalm het. Van links na regs is Sibusiso Mphuti (top 10-agterspeler), Wijëon Mostert (top 10-voorspeler) en Mario Boender (top 10-voorspeler).
Kalie-manne kán
Leandri Lamprecht, ‘n o-17-atleet van Hoërskool Secunda, het tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Skole-atletiekkampioenskap in Rustenburg tussen 25 en 28 Maart ‘n welverdiende tweedeplek in die o-17-spies-gooi-item met ‘n afstand van 48,26 m verwerf. Tydens die ASA-jeugbyeenkoms in Bloemfontein tussen 9 en 11 April, het sy ‘n skitterende derdeplek met ‘n afstand van 47,12 m losgeslaan.
Secunda-atleet sorg vir hope aksie
‘n Musiekonderwyser van Hoërskool Volks-rust se musieksentrum, me. Marietjie Steyn, het onlangs ‘n meriete sertifikaat vanaf Unisa ontvang vir uitstaande instrumen-tale onderrig. Steyn se top 10 kandidate het besonder goed presteer in die praktiese eksamens van Unisa gedurende 2014 deur ‘n gemiddelde prestasie van 86% te behaal. Wat die toekenning meer besonders maak is die feit dat die 10 eksamens in vyf instru-mente afgelê is, naamlik fluit, tjello, blok-fluit, viool en klavier. Hoërskool Volksrust se musieksentrum is trots daarop om so ‘n wye verskeidenheid instrumente op so ‘n hoë standaard te kan aanbied.
Besonderse toekenning aan Volkie-onderwyser
1 Mei/May 2015 12 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
STANDERTON - Laerskool Kalie de Haas is alom vir sy skitterende akademiese uitslae bekend en dit blyk asof die skool nou ná die eerste kwartaal weer eens gestalte aan sy naam gedoen het.
Die top 10 akademiese leerlinge word elke kwartaal deur
die leerlinge wat ‘n gemiddelde persentasie van 80% of meer in elke graad gehandhaaf het, bepaal. Dit is daarom nie enige Jan Rap en sy maat wat ‘n plek op hierdie gesogte ranglys losslaan nie en ook ‘n gróót eer vir die leerlinge wat wel op die lys as gevolg van hul harde werk pronk.
Die uitslae het getoon dat die eerste kwartaal baie suksesvol vir Laerskool Kalie de Haas was, aangesien die leerlinge ‘n baie hoë standard vir die res van die skooljaar gestel het. Hieronder volg die top 10 presterende leerlinge van graad 4 tot 7. DK
Kalies klits akademie-kwartaal
Die top 10 van gr 7 is agter, van links na regs – Rentia Scholtz (sewende, 84,34%), Mario Boender (tweede, 88,48%) en Marli Grobler (derde, 88,31%). In die middel is Zander Fourie (negende, 83,52%), Wijëon Mostert (vyfde, 85,3%) en Kristin Nortjé (vierde, 87,62%). Voor is Stiaan Schoonraad (eerste, 88,84%), Karisma Viljoen (agtste, 83,86%), Arrie Mostert (tiende, 82,66%) en Reghardt van der Westhuizen (sesde, 85,12%).
Die top 10 van gr 4 is agter, van links na regs – Sumé Strydom (negende, 81,5%), Caitlyn Lottering (agtste, 81,87%), Constant Do O’Faustino (derde, 85,76%), Marli Wolmarans (eerste, 90,54%) en Carla Taljaard (vierde, 85,74%). Voor is Luanri Fuhri (sewende, 83,27%), Lisha Vienings (tweede, 86,8%), Cobus Swart (sesde, 85,14%), Alexia Iacovou (vyfde, 85,18%) en Harshini Naidoo (tiende, 80,67%).
Die top 10 van gr 5 is agter, van links na regs – Marlie Mostert (sesde, 80,35%), Leé-Chelle Basson (sewende, 79,49%), Antonie Vrettas (vyfde, 80,87%) en Charné Fourie (eerste, 88,12%). Voor is Zinhle Mabena (agtste, 79,49%), Tamryn Archer (derde, 87,02%), Wian Pretorius (vierde, 83,01%) en Leané Geustyn (tweede, 87,82%). Die top tien van gr 6 is agter, van links na
regs – Rianké Pretorius (vyfde, 81,6%) en Rekicha Shaw (derde, 83,22%). Voor is Karin Ferreira (tweede, 83,46%) en Anja Sutherland (eerste, 86,69%). PJ Human wat die vierdeplek met 81,7% op die ranglys beklee, was afwesig toe die foto geneem is.
13 1 Mei/May 2015 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
Belinda Delport van Hoërskool Oosterland is gekies om aan die Lands diens Jeugberaad in Port Elizabeth, wat in Meimaand gaan plaasvind, deel te neem. Gr 11 hoë profiel denkers word deur hulle Landsdiens streekkomitee geïdentifiseer om die Jeugberaad namens die skool by te woon. Hierdie leerlinge is opinievormers in hulle omgewing en het die potensiaal om in die toekoms ‘n verskil te kan maak.
Vyf kranige o16 rugbyspelers van Hoërskool Oosterland is gekies vir die tweede rondte van die Mpumalanga rugbyproewe. Hulle is Roy Campbell, Dean du Toit, Jurie Wessels, Du Toit van Schalkwyk en Ruben Grobbelaar.
Jaco Rautenbach, Petrus Ramalotsi, Martin Slabbert, Gerrit Gouws, Dirk Coetzer en Jonathan Swart, van Hoërskool Oosterland, is gekies vir die tweede rondte van die Mpumalanga rugbyproewe. Pietrius Tomes was afwesig toe die foto geneem is.
Jonathan Hattingh, kaptein van Hoërskool Volksrust se eersterugbyspan, ontvang die trofee nadat hulle is as die beste eerstespan tydens die Amajubarugbyweek aangewys is. Shane van Rooyen en Christiaan van der Merwe is tydens die week onderskeidelik as die beste agter en voorspeler aangewys.
Belinda Delport blink uit!
Met bal en stewels na proewe Rugbyproewe wink vir Oosies
Volkies eerstespan slyp tande
Kookwater rugby vir Volkies
Wian Moolman, deel van Volkies se o14 wenspan, glip verby sy teenstanders in ‘n poging om onder die pale te gaan kuier. Dié span het Hoërskool Schoonspruit met ‘n telling van 2712 geklop.
VOLKSRUST - Hoërskool Volksrust se rugbyspanne het aan die PUK-16-reeks se finaal in Potchefstroom deelgeneem. Die spanne het uitmuntende rugby gespeel en al die spanne het hul wedstryde gewen.
Die o-14 seuns wys dat deursettingsvermoë en harde werk be-loon word. Hulle speel teen Schoonspruit en wen met ‘n prag-telling van 27-12.
Die o-15 span gee weer eens net hulle beste en tree as wenners uit die stryd teen Wollies, met ‘n telling van 20-12. Die o-16 seuns stuit vir niks en speel pragtige rugby teen Schweizer-Reneke. Hulle het die wedstryd met 26-17 gewen.
Die tweedespan het in die plaat-finaal teen Overvaal uitgedraf en met ‘n telling van 19-7 gewen.
Volkies se eerstespan het Hoërskool Bekker met 39-12 kaf ge-draf. Drieë is deur Donell Griffiths, SW van Wyk, Eon Joubert, Henro Odendaal en Carter Nkosi (twee) gedruk. SW van Wyk het met drie doelskoppe en een strafskop geslaag. JD
1 Mei/May 2015 14 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
ERMELO - Die Suid-Afrikaanse-atletiek-kampioenskap en die Atletiek Suid-Afrika (ASA) jeugbyeenkoms wat die afgelope skoolvakansie in Rustenburg en Bloemfontein gehou is, het honderde topatlete van regoor die land vir opwindende atletiek bymekaargebring. Hoërskoolleerlinge van die platteland en stede-like gebiede het dinge behóórlik uitgespook sodat selfs die sewe leerlinge van Hoërskool Ermelo nie tussen die massiewe groep deelne-mers verlore geraak het nie.
Al sewe leerlinge het hul staal gewys en het almal onder die eerste vyftiendeplekke van hul verskeie items en ouderdomsgroepe geëindig. Hier volg die uitslae van die Suid-Afrikaanse-kampioenskap wat tussen 26 en 29 Maart in Rustenburg gehou is:•Zeleney Louw – negende in 400 m-hekkies
(meisies o-19)•Jeandré Bekker – vyfde in spiesgooi (seuns
o-19)•Hans Greyling – negende in 110 m-hekkies
(seuns o-17)•Lydia Landman – vierde in 90 m-hekkies en
negende in 300 m-hekkies (meisies o-15)•Tanisha Gibson – twaalfde in gewigstoot
(meisies o-15)Hier volg die uitslae van die ASA-jeugbyeen-koms wat tussen 9 en 11 April in Bloemfontein gehou is:•Hans Greyling – sewende in 110 m-hekkies
(seuns o-17)•Joané van Rheede van Oudtshoorn – negende
in 200 m én 400m (meisies o-17)•Lydia Landman – derde in 90 m-hekkies
(meisies o-17)•Tanisha Gibson – dertiende in gewigstoot
(meisies o-17)•Lucrecia Struwig – twaalfde in spiesgooi
(meisies o-17) DK
Melanie van Col-ler, ‘n leer l ing v a n H o ë r s k o o l Ermelo, is pas in die Mpuma langa-diepseehengelspan opgeneem. Sy sal die provinsie tydens die Suid-Afri kaanse Diepsee Hengelvereniging (SADSAA) se o-19 ‘Junior Game Fish Nationals’-kom-petisie wat tussen 19 en 24 Julie op Shelly Beach gehou word, verteenwoor-dig.
Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie se eerste-netbalspan het pas ‘n massiewe borg van Piet Retief se TWK-versekeringsafdeling ontvang en wil hulle graag hiermee daarvoor bedank. TWK het die span met splinternuwe sweetpakke en pette voorsien waarin die meisies nou met tróts kan pronk. Agter, van links na regs, is Batshedi Setsedi, Carinché Pretorius, Nicolé Viviers, Thalita Bothma, Alicia Vorster, Malibongwe Khubeka en Chantelle Mabanga. Voor is Sonja Meyer en Annalien Bibbey.
Lolla Mokoena, ‘n leerling van Hoërskool Ermelo, het tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Skole-atletiekkampioenskap wat tussen 25 en 28 Maart in Rustenburg gehou is, die tweedeplek in die 300 m-hek-kiesitem vir meisies o-15 met ‘n allemintige tyd van 43,23 sekondes en die derdeplek in die 90m-hekkies met ‘n tyd van 13,14 sekondes ingepalm. Tydens die ASA-jeugbyeen-koms in Bloemfontein het sy die tweedeplek in die 90 m-hekkies (13,27 sekondes) en die derdeplek in die 300 m-hekkies (43,74 sekondes) losgeslaan.
Errie-atlete trotseer SA’s
Hoërskool Ermelo se sewe topatlete het die afgelope skoolvakansie aan twee Suid-Afrikaanse-kampioenskappe in Rustenburg en Bloemfontein, onderskeidelik, deelgeneem en uitnemende uitslae opgelewer. Hier is Hans Greyling in aksie tydens die o-17 110 m-hekkies-item waarvoor hy die sewendeplek tydens die ASA-jeugbyeenkoms ingepalm het.
Errie haal M’langaspan Liggies pronk in nuwe ‘vere’
Lolla huppel oor die hekkies
15 1 Mei/May 2015 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
Die eerste-hokkiespan het die Amajuba Sportweek, ‘n hokkietoernooi, in Bloemfon-tein bygewoon waar hulle teen top hokkie-skole deelgeneem het. Amor Houy (links) is aangewys vir die mooiste spel tydens die week. Daniel Houy (regs) is ingesluit in die ECHS-elitespan. Die meisies het uitste kend gespeel en baie ondervinding opgedoen. Al die wedstryde is op die Astro-baan van Hoër Meisieskool Oranje gespeel. Volkies het hulle poel gewen en deurgedring na die kwarteind-ronde waar hulle teen Hugenote gelykop gespeel het. Volkies het ook as oor-winnaars uit die stryd getree teen Jeugland en Lichtenburg. Verder wen hulle ook vir Voortrekker en Bastion. Hoërskool Volks-rust wil al die ouers en borge bedank wat dit moontlik gemaak het dat die meisies dié toer kon meemaak.
Twee van Hoërskool Volksrust se atlete het Mpumalanga tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Skole-kampioen-skap by die Royal Bafokeng Sta-dion in Rustenburg verteenwoordig – Adelyde Filipe (regs) in gewig-stoot en Colri Taljaard (links) in verspring – en uitnemende uitslae opgelewer. Adelyde het algeheel tiende met ‘n afstand van 11,96 m geëindig, terwyl Corli agtste met ‘n afstand van 4,94 m geeindig het. Adelyde het ook aan die ASA-jeug-byeenkoms by die Mangaung Sta-dion in Bloemfontein deelgeneem en ‘n afstand van 11,23 m in die kwalifiserende ronde behaal.
Vyftien karatekas van die ‘Three Swords Dojo’ in Standerton het Saterdag kragte teen mekaar gemeet om die 2015 klubkampioen te bepaal. Deelnemende karatekas se name is uit ‘n hoed getrek om te bepaal wie teen mekaar in die kumite (geveg)-afdeling gaan meeding en die ouers en grootouers het almal gehelp met die punte toeken-ning. Agter, van links na regs, is Reney Raven (kumite-kampioen, vroue), Rentia Scholtz (kata-kampioen vroue), Barend Human (ka-ta-kampioen, mans), JP Engelbrecht, Dean du Preez, Alwyn Scholtz en Wijëon Mostert (kumite- kampioen mans). In die middel is PJ Human, Reghardt Burger, Tylor Geyser, Misha Dickerson en Fred Aslett. Voor is Jean-Roux Flack, Suné du Preez en Vonja Aslett.
ERMELO - Ligbron Akad-emie vir Tegnologie het verlede week beslis rede gehad om die (nie-alkoholiese) vonkel-wynglase te klink toe drie van die skool se hokkiespanne vir Hoërskool Secunda in die Su-perreeks-finaal laat les opsê het.
Die eerstespan-kragmeting was ‘n naelbyt-stryd aangesien albei spanne se fikse verde-diging verhoed het dat daar aan die einde van die tweede-helfte enige doele aangeteken is. Die skeidsregter het besluit om na die ‘8-second shootouts’
oor te gaan waarin die Liggies hul teenstanders met ‘n nael-skraapse telling van 2-1 laat les opsê het.
Wat Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie se ander twee wen-spanne betref, het die tweede- en o-15-span skoonskip in hul finaal teen Hoërskool Secunda met 3-0 in albei kragmetings ge-maak. Dit is die tweede agter-eenvolgende jaar dat die skool se o-15-span as wenners uit die Superreeks tree.
Die o-16’s en -14’s moes on-gelukkig die knie in hul finaal
Volkies na hokkietoer in Bloemfontein Topatlete maak Volkies trots
Nuwe Dojo-kampioene Liggie-hokkie maak skoonskip in Superreeks
‘n Allemintige drie van Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie se hokkiespanne is verlede week as wenners in die Superreeks-finaal teen Hoërskool Secunda aangewys en so ook die skool met die titel van algehele hokkie-wenners van 2015 verseker. Hier, in aksie, is Amourie Greyling van die skool se eerstespan op die aanval, terwyl Juané Walker rég staan op die verdediging.
teen Hoërskool Secunda met 1-4 en 0-3 onderskeidelik buig, maar het albei tweede in die reeks geëindig. Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie is gevolglik as die algehele hok-kie-wenners van die Superreeks aangewys. DK
1 Mei/May 2015 16 Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
STANDERTON - Die leerlinge van Hoërskool Standerton en lede van die Standerton-gemeenskap het Dinsdagaand, 21 April, op die punte van hul stoele gesit toe die bekende skrywer en motiveringspreker, Myan Subrayan, en vier van die Goue Leeus se SupeRugby-spelers, Andries Coetzee, Howard Mnisi, Jacques van Rooyen en Jaco Kriel, ‘n besoek aan die skool afgelê het.
Subrayan is al vir baie jare in die sportwêreld betrokke en is veral vir sy skryfwerk wat die biografieë van Pierre Spies en Chad le Clos insluit, bekend. Subrayan is al sedert 2009 by die Goue Leeus as die span se motiveringspreker betrokke en het al selfs met die spelers van ander unies soos die Blou Bulle, Haaie en Cheetahs te doen gekry.
Hy en die vier Leeus het Dinsdagaand hul getuienisse met die stampvol SHS-skoolsaal gedeel en saam die boodskap van aanhou en uithou met pássie aan die gehoor oorgedra. Wat Dinsdagaand se motiveringsessie nóg meer spesiaal gemaak het, is dat Jaco Kriel en Howard Mnisi oud-leerlinge van Hoërskool Standerton is en weer vir die eerste keer in jare saam by hul alma mater te sien was.
Albei rugbysterre het die rol wat Hoërskool Standerton in hul rugby-loopbane gespeel het, beklemtoon en die gemeenskap vir hul getroue ondersteuning bedank. “Daar is ‘n massiewe ondersteuningsnetwerk in die dorp,” het Kriel tydens sy getuienis gesê.
Die aand se verrigtinge is deur Subrayan afgesluit waartydens hy die gehoor aangemoedig het om die lewe in elke situasie waarin hulle hulself bevind, te spreek en om altyd ‘n positiewe uitkyk op die lewe te hê. DK
STANDERTON - Die Standerton Hengel- en Bootklub het hul algemene jaarvergadering op Saterdag, 14 Maart, by die klubhuis gehou.
Die nuwe bestuur vir 2015-2016 is tydens dié vergadering gekies. WK van der Merwe (voorsitter), Gé Vorster (ondervoorsitter), Jaco van Niekerk (tesourier), Jolene Gerber (sekretaris), Annerie van der Merwe (rekordbeampte), PG Gerber (oewerbeampte), Louise Visagie (skakelbeampte), Nico van der Merwe (terreinmeester en kampering), Bart Swart (diepsee), Jaco Loretz (veiligheid), Tokkie Brits (ligtegereiboothengel), SP van Niekerk (watersport) en Nicky Momberg (addisionele lid).
Die volgende klublede het pryse ontvang: Klub diepsee: Thomas Gleeson - Mans klubkampioen - meeste punte in klubkam-pioenskap. Wilco Strydom - Junior klubkampioen - meeste punte in kampioenskap. Christo Nortjé - Swaarste nawelvis. Thomas Gleeson - swaarste nie-eetbare vis. Rots- en strandhengel: Penkop-klubkampioen - Lida Gerber. Sportman van die jaar - WK van der Merwe. Sportvrou van die jaar: Tokkie Brits. Junior sportman van die jaar: Ulrich Venter.
Die volgende ope algemene vergadering is op 1 September en alle lede word versoek om teenwoordig te wees. JD
Die bekende skrywer en motiveringspreker, Myan Subrayan (foto), en vier van die Goue Leeus se Super Rugby-spelers het Dinsdagaand, 21 April, ‘n besoek aan Hoërskool Standerton afgelê. Hy en die spelers het hul getuienis met die gehoor gedeel en vir heelwat opwinding en opspraak gesorg.
