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9 772409 283001 15 ISSN 2409-2835 Zoutpansberger Zoutpansberger 17 April 2015 PRYS: R4,00 BTW Ing. Jaargang 31 Vol. 15 Joubertstraat 16B Louis Trichardt TEL: 516 4996/7/8 www.zoutnet.co.za Audited Distribution Figures Eyes Of The World want to make a difference world wide by restoring people’s vision Changing lives forever By Andries van Zyl Hartseer vaarwel aan Chris Olivier - bladsy 2 One man’s vision and dream to make a differ- ence have literally changed the lives of hundreds of people across the world with his efforts to restore their vision. Koen van Pottelbergh from Belgium and his team from Eyes For The World, a non-profit foun- dation he started, visited schools in the Elim area this week with only one goal – to help improve people’s eyesight. The Zoutpansberger caught up with Koen on Monday evening shortly after their arrival in the Soutpansberg. He and his team were welcomed by the Louis Trichardt Agora ladies who, in part- nership with their sister club in Belgium (Agora Lokeren Belgium), invited Koen as part of an international support project. Agora Lokeren has generously sponsored the Eyes For The World Project, with Agora Louis Trichardt to do the same by raising funds for the project. “Agora has worked closely with the Department of Education, who enthusiastically bought into this project and gave support in identifying three schools where screening will take place. These schools are Elim Primary, Masungulo Primary and Ozias Davhane High School,” said Sandy van Niekerk from the local Agora Club. The project entails testing children’s eyes and giving them a pair a spectacles if needed. But these aren’t just ordinary spectacles. They are the product of years of research and development, allowing Koen and his team to hand each child in need thereof a pair of spectacles within five minutes after testing starts – at no charge and with no waiting period to have the spectacles made. For this purpose, Koen makes use of adjust- able spectacles (Adspecs) or focussed spectacles (Focusspec). These spectacles were specifically developed for this project. With the Adspecs, high-quality silicone gel is pumped in between two durable plastic membranes. It allows for 50 optical variants, all possible in one pair of spec- tacles. Focusspecs, on the other hand, make use of an adjustable slide lens system whereby two lenses are slid across each other to the required magnification. Koen became an optometrist in 1988 and comes from a long line of optometrists in his family. He has always had a pas- sion for his work, but were it not for a near-fatal accident, he would never have been able to help hundreds of people across the world who are struggling with poor eyesight. He was severely injured, lost the sight in one of his eyes and struggled for months to recover. This included learning to walk again. “I asked myself why, but I could not answer that. I then realized that I wanted to do some- thing for people,” said Koen. Koen came up with the idea of helping to improve people’s eyesight by means of adjustable spectacles in 1985. Through his trav- els, he identified many problems. The biggest prob- lem he identified was people who could not afford a pair of spectacles, and not just in developing countries. His research into affordable spectacles brought him into contact with Prof Joshua Silver, a profes- sor of physics at Oxford University, of the Centre for Vision. The two started working together in an effort to come up with a solution. Prof Silver played around with a couple of ideas and manufac- tured the first pair of adjustable spectacles about eight years ago. “I told Joshua that the spectacles were too heavy and that he must remember that we were working with children. We had a chat and brainstormed and created a new design that was much more comfortable to wear and three times lighter than the initial spectacles,” Koen said. The new Adspecs were announced to the media in 2013. Since then, Koen and his team have been traveling the world and distributing these specta- cles. Although they are given out for free, they cost around 20 Euros per set to manufacture. Because of this, Eyes For The World rely heavily on do- nations. (Contd on P2) Koen van Pottelbergh (right) from Belgium and his team from Eyes For The World this week visited schools in the Elim area with only one goal – to help improve people’s eyesight. Left is Ms Nelly Tlakhula, chief education specialist from the Department of Education in Polokwane. The department has bought into Koen’s project very enthusiastically . With them is one of the youngsters who benefitted from the project by having his sight restored by means of the unique adjustable spectacles. Photo: Laura van Zyl. Dissipline is nuwe hoof se eerste prioriteit - bladsy 3 Municipality tackle “pothole” streets - page 4 Tel: (015) 516 5175 www.ayobmotors.co.za *excl. on the road fee 2014 Mercedes Benz B180 BE CDi A/T, PDC, Intelligent Lights, 18” Rims 17 500km R299 995 Ad designed by Zoutnet Publishers Pretorius & Mouton Supplementary Health Wynanda Pretorius 26 Stubb Str, Fuji Heights, Unit 1 • Tel: 015 516 1284 Drug Free Quantec ® , Instrumental Biocommunication, is the most advanced vibrational medicinal device in the world. • Quantec ® utilises the new, advanced technology of instrumental Biocommunication. 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ZoutpansbergerZoutpansberger17 April 2015
PRYS: R4,00 BTW Ing. Jaargang 31 Vol. 15Joubertstraat 16B Louis Trichardt TEL: 516 4996/7/8
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Eyes Of The World want to make a difference world wide by restoring people’s vision
Changing lives foreverBy Andries van Zyl
Hartseer vaarwel aan Chris Olivier
- bladsy 2
One man’s vision and dream to make a differ-ence have literally changed the lives of hundreds of people across the world with his efforts to restore their vision.
Koen van Pottelbergh from Belgium and his team from Eyes For The World, a non-profi t foun-dation he started, visited schools in the Elim area this week with only one goal – to help improve people’s eyesight.
The Zoutpansberger caught up with Koen on Monday evening shortly after their arrival in the Soutpansberg. He and his team were welcomed by the Louis Trichardt Agora ladies who, in part-nership with their sister club in Belgium (Agora Lokeren Belgium), invited Koen as part of an international support project. Agora Lokeren has generously sponsored the Eyes For The World Project, with Agora Louis Trichardt to do the same by raising funds for the project.
“Agora has worked closely with the Department of Education, who enthusiastically bought into this project and gave support in identifying three schools where screening will take place. These schools are Elim Primary, Masungulo Primary and Ozias Davhane High School,” said Sandy van Niekerk from the local Agora Club.
The project entails testing children’s eyes and giving them a pair a spectacles if needed. But these aren’t just ordinary spectacles. They are the product of years of research and development, allowing Koen and his team to hand each child in need thereof a pair of spectacles within fi ve minutes after testing starts – at no charge and with no waiting period to have the spectacles made.
For this purpose, Koen makes use of adjust-able spectacles (Adspecs) or focussed spectacles (Focusspec). These spectacles were specifi cally
developed for this project. With the Adspecs, high-quality silicone gel is pumped in between two durable plastic membranes. It allows for 50 optical variants, all possible in one pair of spec-tacles. Focusspecs, on the other hand, make use of an adjustable slide lens system whereby two lenses are slid across each other to the required magnifi cation.
Koen became an optometrist in 1988 and comes from a long line of optometrists in his family. He has always had a pas-sion for his work, but were it not for a near-fatal accident, he would never have been able to help hundreds of people across the world who are struggling with poor eyesight. He was severely injured, lost the sight in one of his eyes and struggled for months to recover. This included learning to walk again. “I asked myself why, but I could not answer that. I then realized that I wanted to do some-thing for people,” said Koen.
Koen came up with the idea of helping to improve people’s eyesight by means of adjustable spectacles in 1985. Through his trav-els, he identifi ed many problems. The biggest prob-lem he identifi ed was people who could not afford
a pair of spectacles, and not just in developing countries.
His research into affordable spectacles brought him into contact with Prof Joshua Silver, a profes-sor of physics at Oxford University, of the Centre for Vision. The two started working together in
an effort to come up with a solution. Prof Silver played around with a
couple of ideas and manufac-tured the fi rst pair of adjustable
spectacles about eight years ago. “I told Joshua that the spectacles were too heavy and that he must remember that we were working with children. We had a chat
and brainstormed and created a
new design
that was much more comfortable to wear and three times lighter than the initial spectacles,” Koen said.
The new Adspecs were announced to the media in 2013. Since then, Koen and his team have been traveling the world and distributing these specta-cles. Although they are given out for free, they cost around 20 Euros per set to
manufacture. B e c a u s e o f this, Eyes For The World rely heavily on do-nations. (Contd
on P2)
Koen van Pottelbergh (right) from Belgium and his team from Eyes For The World this week visited schools in the Elim area with only one goal – to help improve people’s eyesight. Left is Ms Nelly Tlakhula, chief education specialist from the Department of Education in Polokwane. The department has bought into Koen’s project very enthusiastically . With them is one of the youngsters who benefi tted from the project by having his sight restored by means of the unique adjustable spectacles. Photo: Laura van Zyl.
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2 17 April 2015 ZOUTPANSBERGER
By Andries van Zyl
(Contd from P1)“My motto is that everyone in the world has the
right to good eyesight,” said Koen.
But the visit to Elim, where 300 pairs of spec-tacles were handed out over a two-day period, will not stop there. “We want to come back every three or four years and follow up on the children,” Koen said. This is where, he said, local people and businesses can play a huge role. Businesses like Specsavers in Louis Trichardt are already on-board with the project.
“Our policy states that every child under 13 years can qualify for a pair of free spectacles,” said Sanri du Plessis of Specsavers in Louis Trichardt. From her side, she will follow up on children who are in need of more specialised treatment that a normal pair of spectacles cannot solve and who have been identified at the schools visited.
“I think we can help about 85% children around the world through projects like these,” Koen said.
For the first time ever, they have also used a small mobile eye tester, developed by Rockmed, during their visit. This allowed them to do more specialised and accurate tests on the children.
Koen and his Eyes For The World team wrapped up their visit to the region on Wednesday, but it was not yet time to depart for home again. They will also be visiting Soweto, where they will be distributing a further 200 spectacles as part of their project.
For more information on the Eyes For The World Foundation and the work they do, Koen invited residents to visit their website at http://www.eyes-fortheworld.be/en/index.html
Koen and his team were welcomed by the Louis Trichardt Agora ladies who, in partnership with their sister club in Belgium (Agora Lokeren Belgium), invited Koen as part of an international support project. Pictured is Koen with local Agora members on Monday.
His vision brings vision to many
In memoriam
Streek neem afskeid van toerismemanNuus van die welbekende Chris Olivier (61) van Louis Trichardt se skielike dood het veral vir vriende en kennisse in die plaaslike toeris-mebedryf as groot skok gekom.
Chris is Saterdagaand, 11 April, in die hoësorg eenheid van die Wilgers Hospitaal in Pretoria na ‘n kort siekbed oorlede. Dit vanweë komplikasies wat ingetree het ná hy sowat ‘n maand gelede ‘n hartaanval gehad het en ‘n stent en pasaangeër ontvang het.
In lewe was daar min mense wat soveel passie vir die plaaslike toerismebedryf gestraal het soos Chris. “Sy woorde was altyd: ‘Ons het vyf jaar om die Soutpansberg op die kaart te sit!’ Hy was ‘n besonderse mens wat die waarde van toe-risme raakgesien het en hard gewerk het om die Soutpansberg ‘n gewilde toerismebestemming te maak. Hy het ‘n ongelooflike kennis van die streek en die Venda-kultuur gehad,” sê Inga Gilfillan, wat vir jare as voorsitter van die Soutpansberg Bemarkings- en Toerismevereniging saam met Chris gewerk het.
Chris was ‘n boorling van die Soutpansberg. Hy is op 23 Maart 1954 hier in die Moedersbond in Louis Trichardt gebore. As jong seun het sy ouers Bronkhorstspruit toe getrek. Albei van hulle was onderwysers.
Omdat sy grootouers hier in die Soutpansberg was, by Soekmekaar en Mopane, het Chris egter gereeld skoolvakansies hier deurgebring. Van Bronkhorstspruit is Chris-hulle later Ogies toe waar hy in 1971 aan die Hoërskool Ogies matrikuleer.
Direk na matriek het Chris by die destydse Bantoe Administrasie en Ontwikkeling begin werk vir ‘n paar jaar. Tussendeur het hy sy mil-itêre diensplig gedoen, waarna hy onderwys gaan swot het by Tukkies. Hy het sy graad in 1979, met Afrikaans as hoofvak, verwerf.
Hy begin sy onderwysloopbaan in Pretoria by Hoërskool Voortrekkerhoogte. Daarna werk hy vir drie jaar by die Glenmore veldskool aan die Natalse Suidkus. Vir nog twee of drie jaar was hy ook verbonde aan die Sommerreg Veldskool by Delmas, en in 1985 word hy hoof van die Departement van Opvoedkundige Leiding by
Standerton Hoërskool.In 1988 keer Chris weer terug na die Sout-
pansberg met sy aanstelling as senior dosent in Opvoedkundige Leiding en Jeugweerbaarheid by Ramaano Mbulaheni in Service Training Centre in Tshakuma (Venda). Hierdie pos beklee hy tot in 1993, toe hy sy werk vanweë regstellende aksie verloor het.
Kort hierna het Chris die geleentheid gehad om sy passie vir toerisme te begin uitleef, nadat hy in Desember 1994 aangestel is as inligtings-beampte vir die Soutpansberg Bemarkings- en Toerismevereniging. Met die tot niet gaan van die vereniging se kantoor het Chris voortgegaan om die streek as toerismebestemming te bemark. Vele plaaslike en ook oorsese toeriste het deur die jare insae gehad in sy kennis van die streek met sy toeragentskap, Face Afrika, wat hy begin het. Vele sal hom onthou vir sy kenmerkende bosbaard en groen kombi waarin hy die streek deurkruis het.
Chris is nooit getroud nie en het geen kinders gehad nie. Sy enigste direkte familielid, ‘n suster, is tans ook ernstig aan kanker siek in die Wilgers Hospitaal. Om haar kans te gee om vanweë haar verswakte toestand afskeid te neem van haar broer, sal daar Donderdag, 16 April, slegs ‘n roudiens om 15:00 vir Chris in die kapel by die Wilgers Hospitaal gehou word.
Wyle Chris Olivier (61).
Sooibrand? Die hof kan dalk daarmee help.
‘n Veedief, wat vandeesweek in die Louis Trichardt Distrikshof verskyn het vir vonnisoplegging, se sooibrand is vinnig genees toe hy direkte tronkstraf vrygespring het.
Die 19-jarige Thivandavha Tshivhulu het Maandag skuldig gepleit op ‘n klag van veediefstal. Voor vonnisoplegging het hy egter gekla van erge sooibrand en gevra dat die hof verdaag voor vonnisoplegging. Sy versoek is van die hand gewys, en die hof het voortgegaan om sy straf uit te deel.
Tshivhulu se sooibrand mag dalk opgeklaar het deur ‘n op-geskorte vonnis, maar hy is streng vermaan deur die hof. “Steel jy net een hoender of selfs ‘n vuurhoutjie uit die boksie, sal sooibrand die minste van jou probleme wees, want dan sal jy vergaan in die tronk!” het die landdros vir Tshivhulu gesê.
Tshivhulu is in April verlede jaar in hegtenis geneem, nadat hy sewe Bonsmaras by mnr. Johannes Barnardt se plaas op Alldays gesteel en verkoop het. Danksy samewerking tussen die Alldays en Makhado SAPD se veediefstaleenhede is die
beeste, ter waarde van R70 000, opgespoor en aan Barnardt te-rug besorg.
Tshivhulu het skuldig gepleit op die klag van veediefstal teen hom. Die saak het lank gedraai omdat daar nog ‘n tweede be-skuldigde was, wat later weer vrygelaat is nadat die saak teen hom teruggetrek is.
Tshivhulu is gevonnis tot drie jaar gevangenisstraf wat vir ‘n tydperk van vyf jaar opgeskort is.
“Ek het nou nie meer sooi-brand nie,” het hy gesê toe die hof hom daarna gevra het. “Ek gaan nou ‘n werk soek,” het ‘n duidelik verligte Tshivhulu gesê.
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INVITATION FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND SUBMISSIONSThe Makhado Municipality invites interested people and stakeholders to attend the public hearing and submit written comments on the following By-Laws:
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by-law
Purpose and Objectives Date of public hearing and venue
1. Property rates by-laws
To allow Council to exercise its power to value and impose rates on immovable properties located within its area of jurisdiction in such a manner that it will contribute to effective and economic service delivery to the entire community.
22 April 2015, MAKHADO SHOW GROUND9H00
2. Credit Control and Debt collection By-Laws
These By-Laws are supplementary to the Municipal Finance Man-agement Act and the Regulations which are applicable. The by-law seek to regulate and to give effect to the collection or recovery of revenue.Council recognizes its duty to regulate the conduct as proposed by the by-law as local government and the content thereof includes, amongst others, to provide an option to issue summons against the defaulters with regard to non- payment of rates and other debts.
22 April 2015MAKHADO SHOW GROUND9H00
Enquiries can be directed to: Mr N.C. Kharidzha Director Corporate Services at the above-mentioned address or e-mailed to: [email protected] or faxed to 015 516 1195.
In addition to the written submissions, please indicate your interest in making a verbal presentation during the public hearing process to be conducted on 22 April 2015.
The final closing date for any further written submissions is Tuesday, 30 April 2015 at 16h00.
Copies of the Draft By-Laws can be obtained from Constance Senoamadi on tel: 015 519 3020 or from www.makha-do.gov.za or Office No. C048, Civic Centre, first floor, Cnr Erasmus and Krogh Street, Makhado.
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Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het ‘n nuwe kaptein in die stuurkajuit en hy is entoesiasties oor die rigting waarin hy, sy personeel en beheerlig-gaam die skool wil stuur.
Mnr. Louis Cilliers het Maandag as nuwe skoolhoof by die skool begin. Hy het die leisels oorgeneem by mnr. Theo Muller, wat sedert Ok-tober 2013 as waarnemende hoof opgetree het. Die Zoutpansberger het Dinsdagoggend by Cilliers gaan inloer om bietjie nader kennis te maak.
Cilliers het gesê hy het ‘n ongelooflike eerste dag by die skool gehad. “Gister was vir my ‘n fantastiese dag. Die hoofleiers het ‘n mantel om my skouers geplaas – ‘n mantel van leierskap en beheer neem en die nuwe hoof wat dit nou dra,” het Cilliers gesê.
Cilliers maak geen geheim daarvan dat hy
Dissipline is nuwe hoof se eerste prioriteit‘n Christen is en daadwerklik die skool volgens Christelike beginsels sal bestuur nie.
As eerste prioriteit, sê hy, sal sy klem wees op dissipline by die skool en daar is reeds verskeie prosedures in plek gesit om gebrekkige dissipline aan te spreek. “Ek het ‘n zero-toleransie beleid wat dissipline betref. Geen, maar geen, wangedrag sal geduld word nie,” het Cilliers gesê.
Vir Cilliers is die kind die belang-rikste. “Sonder kinders is daar geen
skool nie. Ek sê altyd ek wil veranderinge maak en daardie veranderinge moet tot voordeel van die kind wees. So wil ek graag ‘n verskil maak in elke
kind se lewe. As onderwysers vertrou ons dat ons ‘n verskil
maak, maar jy sien dit nie altyd nie,” het Cilliers gesê.
Wat akademie betref, is Cil-liers ook rigied in sy bena-
dering. “Onthou, ons is in die skool eerstens vir
die akademie. Alle kinders moet aka-
demies presteer en ek wil hê elke kind moet leer
om verantwoordelikheid te neem wat hulle kan deurtrek na hul volwasse lewe,” het Cilliers gesê.
Sport is, soos akademie, eweneens vir Cilliers belangrik. Dit, het Cilliers gesê, gee aan onder-wysers en kinders die geleentheid om mekaar op ‘n ander meer informele vlak te leer ken. “In die klaskamer word die kinders onderrig, maar op die sportveld ontvang hulle ‘n opvoeding … Ons het almal verskillende talente en kinders moet leer om mekaar se talente te respekteer en mekaar te ondersteun,” het Cilliers gesê.
Om by sy mikpunt uit te kom van goeie akade-miese, skool- en sportdissipline, wil Cilliers baie aandag gee aan die waardesisteem onder kinders. “Ek gaan meer klem lê op die uitbou van die besta-ande waardesisteem, sodat die reël eintlik verval en kinders volgens waardes lewe. Rome is egter nie in een dag gebou nie en dit gaan tyd vat om waardes te vestig,” het Cilliers gesê.
Om hierdie waardes te vestig, het Cilliers gesê, sal ‘n spanpoging verg vanaf die skool sowel as van die ouers se kant. “Dit is belangrik dat ouers vry-willig hierby betrokke raak. Van die huis se kant af moet daar ook waardes gevestig word,” het Cilliers gesê. Sy einddoel hiermee is om te verseker dat die skool, kinders en ouers as ‘n eenheid saamwerk. “Ons moet hande vat sodat ons saam op ons skool en dorp kan trots wees. Ons moet vir onsself kan sê dat ons [en ons kinders] nêrens anders wil wees nie, want hier gebeur dinge!” het Cilliers gesê.
Cilliers het aan die Universiteit van Pretoria studeer en is tans besig met sy meestersgraad in opvoedkundige bestuur, beleid en die wetlike aspek-te daarom. Tot voor sy aanstelling as hoof by Hoërskool Louis Trichardt, het hy as adjunk-hoof opgetree by die Mokopane English Combined School, ‘n privaatskool. Hy is getroud en sy vrou, Liandra, is tans steeds onderwyser by Hoërskool Piet Potgieter (Mokopane). Sy en die egpaar se drie dogters, Lau-
ra-Lee (Graad 10), Linita (Graad 8) en Renske (Graad 2), sal eersdaags by hom aansluit, sodra Liandra ‘n oorplasing na Louis Trichardt kry.
Maar waarom Hoërskool Louis Trichardt? “Ek is iemand wat altyd vorentoe wil gaan. Ek het ‘n geleentheid gesien en aansoek gedoen vir die pos, en hier is ek,” het Cilliers gesê. Hy is reeds beïndruk met wat hy op sy eerste dag hier ervaar het. “Hier is ‘n sterk personeelkorps wat enige tyd daardie ekstra myl sal loop. Die beheerliggaam is ook sterk, want hulle wil betrokke wees. Ek sien ook die kinders is positief en opgewonde,” het Cilliers gesê.
Cilliers het ‘n oop-deur beleid en het ouers uitgenooi om enige tyd met hom te skakel, hetsy met kritiek of positiewe terugvoer. “Ek is in my leierskapstyl baie demokraties en waardeer ander mense se insette,” het Cilliers gesê.
Mnr. Louis Cilliers, nuwe hoof van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt.
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4 17 April 2015 ZOUTPANSBERGER
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By Andries van Zyl
Residents along Ruh Street in Louis Trichardt will soon have the opportunity to drive on a tarred road surface again without fearing dam-age to their vehicles.
Over the past couple of years, Ruh Street between Anderson and President Street had fallen into a state of total disrepair. The worst part was between Kro-gh and Kruger Street, with most motorists opting not to drive on this stretch of road at all because of countless potholes. More recently, Ruh Street next to Soutpansberg Primary was temporarily repaired,
much to the delight of parents having to drop off and pick up their children from school.
The past week saw heavy machinery moving in and starting to remove the top layer of the road surface in Ruh Street completely. Munic-ipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi confirmed on Tuesday that the rebuilding of Ruh Street forms part of the Makhado Municipality’s on-going street refurbishment programme.
The rebuilding of Ruh Street will be con-ducted in phases. This entails only removing one part of the road surface to allow single-lane traffic on the opposite side. Once the one side of the street has been finished, the other side will be tackled. The contractor appointed for the rebuilding of the street is Mukhatshane Construction and the completion date for the contract is September 2015.
Further good news for residents is that Ruh Street is not the only street earmarked for re-building or resurfacing. This project is but one to be financed out of the R13,7 million allocated for the upgrading of streets in town. Other streets to receive attention, Bobodi said, include Celliers-, Waterbessie- and Tshirululuni Street.
Ruh Street in Louis Trichardt was abuzz this week with heavy machinery moving in to strip the top layers of this dilapidated road. The street is to be totally rebuilt, with a completion date of September this year.
Municipality tackle “pothole” streets
Donateurs wat die afgelope Kansa Shavaton op Louis Trichardt ondersteun het, is hewig veront-waardig nadat gerugte die rondte begin doen het dat sommige donasies wat aan dié organisasie geskenk is, glo op ‘n oneerlike wyse deur ‘n se-kere vrywilliger (wie se naam nie bekendgemaak mag word nie) ingevorder is.
Hierdie jaarlikse projek het op 28 Februarie weer op die dorp afgeskop en tot 13 Maart gedu-ur, waartydens inwoners, teen ‘n bedrag, hul hare ten bate van kankerlyers kon laat skeer of kleur. Vrywilligers word jaarliks deur Kansa aangestel om die organisasie te verteenwoordig en word dan by inkopiesentrums gestasioneer. Plaaslike skole en ondernemings word ook besoek om die projek te ondersteun.
Die Zoutpansberger het met Kansa se streek-bestuurder in Polokwane, Me. Adri Ras, gesels om vas te stel of daar waarheid in die bewerings steek. Volgens Ras het hulle sover nog geen amptelike klagtes van enige van die donateurs ontvang nie en is daar dus geen interne ondersoeke teen die betrokke vrywilliger ingestel, of ‘n saak van diefstal by die polisie gemaak, soos beweer word, nie. Sy sê dat daar rekenskap gegee kan word van alle do-nasies en skenkings wat tydens die afgelope Shava-thon by Kansa inbetaal is, maar indien ongelukkige donateurs hul klagtes teen die spesifieke vrywilliger direk aan Kansa rig, dit beslis ondersoek sal word.
Ras nooi alle donateurs wat onseker is of hul donasies ontvang is om haarself of Sharon Stander (Shavaton koördineerder) direk te skakel vir be-vestiging by tel. 015 297 1268/9.
Intussen word daar ‘n vergadering met alle or-ganisasies van belang gereël waartydens Kansa sal verduidelik hoe die fondse wat ontvang is, bestee en aangewend sal word. Die gemeenskap word vriendelik uitgenooi om dit by te woon. ‘n Datum sal later bevestig word.
Dirk Meissenheimer, voorsitter van die plaaslike
Nog geen klagtes oor “vermiste” geld - Kansa
Kansa Relay for Life op Louis Trichardt, vra dat inwoners nie die Kansa Shavaton met die Kansa Relay moet verwar nie. “Dit is twee verskillende projekte vir Kansa wat afsonderlik bestuur word,” het hy gesê.
Meissenheimer sê dat hy wél ook verneem het van die bewerings teen die betrokke vrywilliger en dat hy van plan is om saam met Kansa Limpopo se bestuur om ‘n tafel te sit, sodat alle kwessies rakende vrywilligers wat tot ongerymdhede mag lei, uitgestryk kan word om te verhoed dat ontevre-denheid in die toekoms in die gemeenskap ontstaan.
Friends and family were saddened by the passing away of Mr Dion Edmunds of Louis Trichardt on 8 April. He passed away at the age of 44, and leaves behind his wife Thelma and three children Cherelize, Noel and Antony. A funeral was held for Dion at the Jehovah’s Kingdom Church here in Louis Trichardt on Tuesday, 14 April. Photo supplied.
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• LOSGOEDWINKEL In ‘n poging om behoeftige gesinne se nood te help verlig, nooi die NG Kerk Soutpansberg alle inwoners om ‘n draai te maak by hul tweedehandse klere- en losgoedwinkel. Die winkeltjie is geleë op die kerkterrein op die hoek van Stubbs- en Ander-sonstraat. Inwo ners kan daar gaan rondkrap vir ‘n winskopie. Die winkel is elke Woensdag vanaf 11:00 tot 14:00 oop.
• AAND VAN SPONTANE AAN-BIDDING Shammah Bedieninge in Louis Trichardt nooi die gemeenskap uit om elke eerste Dinsdag van die maand vanaf 19:00 ‘n aand van spontane aanbidding in ‘n Geesgevulde aanbid-dingsatmosfeer saam met hulle te ervaar.
Vir meer inligting, skakel past. Strydom by 082 7850 265.
• LEKKER KUIER UUR Soutpans-berg Info & Tourism, in samewerking met Purple Olive, nooi almal uit om elke Donderdagaand van 18:00 tot 19:00 saam met hulle te kom kuier.
Die doel van die kuiersessies is om mense saam te bring en bewus te maak van geleenthede in die Soutpansberg area wat hulle saam kan verken.
WHAT’S HAPPENING?We need your club, school, church or non-profi t organisation’s events for 2015. Please send the details to [email protected], fax it to (015) 516 2303 or phone 015 516 4996/7. These events will be published free of charge in the calendar. You can also submit and view these online at www.zoutpansberger.co.za
WAT GEBEUR?Ons benodig alle klubs, skole, kerke en nie-winsgewende organisasies se opkomende gebeurtenisse vir 2015. Stuur besonderhede na [email protected], faks 015 516 2303 of skakel 015 516 4996/7. Die gebeurtenisse sal gratis in die kalender geplaas word. Besoek gerus ook ons webtuiste se kalender by www.zoutpansberger.co.za
• MANNE VAN DIE WOORD Die Manne van die Woord in Louis Trichardt kom elke Vrydag van 05:45 tot 06:45 by Ocean Bas-ket in Songozwistraat byeen.
Vir meer inligting kan Tobias Fourie by 082 451 4249 geskakel word.
• BAHÁ’Í INFORMATION CEN-TRE The Bahá’í Information Centre in Louis Trichardt holds multi-faith devotionals every Thursdays from 19:30.
All are welcome. “Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love for your country, but in love for all mankind.”
For more information phone 015 518 4154.
DEURLOPEND • GISTER-SE-JEUG BYEEN Die Gister-se-Jeug klub, waar jonger en ouer seniors welkom is, vergader elke Dinsdag van 09:00 tot 11:00 in die Hervormde Kerk se saal op die hoek van Stubbsstraat en Forestryweg in Louis Trich-ardt. Vir meer inligting kan Willie Agenbacht geskakel word by tel. 083 453 6597, Flippie Diedericks by 071 671 9866 of Anna Lordan by 082 921 6110.
Dienstye kan verander, veral gedurende vakansies. Skakel kerke vir meer inligting. Service times may change, especially during holidays . Phone churches for more information.
LEVUBU • SAPS/SAPD - 015 583 7400 / 015 583 7418• Municipal and other services (see Louis Trichardt)
NOODNOMMERS/EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Indien kerke se besonderhede soos hierbo nie korrek is nie of verander het, skakel Andries by tel. 015 516 4997 of skryf aan [email protected] If church details are incorrect or have changed, please phone Andries at 015 516 4997 or write to [email protected]
• Agapé Gemeente (LTT)Munnikstraat 90, Tweetalige diens om 09:00 met Kinderkerk en Peuterdiens, Sondae History Makers om 17:00. Past. Sampie van Niekerk, Tel: 015 516 3725 / 082 926 9538
SPCA LOUIS TRICHARDT DBVInsp Lawrence Khodobo Cell 082 965 5151
Albasini Dam 90.1% 90.4%Ebenezer Dam 97.1% 97.1%Flag Boshielo Dam 93.5% 95.1%Glen Alpine Dam 100.7% 100%Luphephe Dam 62.4% 63.2%Middel Letaba Dam 41% 41%Nandoni Dam 98.7% 98.8%Nsami Dam 62.2% 62.2%Nwanedzi Dam 57.3% 57.4%Nzhelele Dam 81.3% 82.1%Tzaneen Dam 75.6% 76.2%Vondo Dam 94.8% 94.7%
WEEKLIKSE DAMVLAKKE
WEEKLY DAM LEVELS
13/04/2015
According to latest available information from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry as
on Monday, 13 April.
Dams/damme: 07/04/2015
* Means latest available data
• VROUE VAN DIE WOORD Die Vroue van die Woord kom elke Dinsdagaand van 18:00 tot 19:00 by Imperial GM in Louis Trichardt bymekaar.
Alle vroue, jonk en oud, is welkom en vir meer inligting, skakel Madelyn Stoltz by 083 422 5248.
• WEEKLIKSE VLOOIMARK Daar sal elke Saterdag vanaf 09:00 tot 14:00 ‘n vlooi-mark by Makhado Crossing in Louis Trichardt gehou word.
Stalletjies kos slegs R50 per Saterdag en moet vooraf bespreek en betaal word by Davonnies in die sentrum by 015 516 5749.
• AA BYEEN Alkoholiste Anoniem (AA) vergader elke Maandag om 18:00 by die Meto-diste Kerk te Munnikstraat 79 in Louis Trichardt en almal wat daaraan ‘n behoefte het om die vergadering by te woon, is welkom.
Die AA vergader ook elke Woensdag vanaf 18:00 in Levubu. Vir meer inligting, skakel Jannie by tel. 076 501 8285.
ZoutieWeatherLouis Trichardt(Seven-day forecast)
(Source: http://www.accuweather.com)
A shower or thunderstorm in spots.
Thursday, 16 April
High: 26oC Low: 13oC
Not as warm with a shower.
Friday, 17 April
High: 26oC Low: 12oC Saturday, 18 April
High: 25oC Low: 9oC
Sunshine and beautiful.
Sunday, 19 April
High: 24oC Low: 7oC
Clouds and sun with a shower.
Monday, 20 April
High: 20oC Low: 7oC Tuesday, 21 April
High: 22oC Low: 8oC
Partly sunny.
Sunny.
Sunny, pleasant and warmer.
Wednesday, 22 April
High: 23oC Low: 7oC
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• VROUEKAMP Louis Trichardt se Vroue van die Woord sal die naweek van 17 tot 19 April gasheer speel vir ‘n vrouekamp by die Corma Deo Gasteplaas.
Die tema van die kamp sal wees “Afspraak met die Vader” met Sarina Briedenhann as spreker. Hoërskoolmeisies is ook welkom om die kamp by te woon. Vir besprekings of meer inlig-ting, kontak Madelyn of Sarah by 083 442 5248 of 084 409 8036 of alternatiewelik per e-pos by [email protected].
• STARGAZING AT BLOU-BERG The Soutpansberg Astronomy Club (SAC) and Friends of Blouberg invite residents for a weekend of stargazing at the Blouberg Nature Reserve on 17 and 18 April.
Two of the solar system’s giant gas planets will be visible, with Jupiter fi rst up, followed by Saturn. The fi rst part of the evening will see the constellation of Orion setting in the west, with the constellation Scorpius rising on the opposite side. “The region between these two constel-lations is fi lled with stellar delights, from open
• WINDPOMPFEES Die jaarlikse Windpompfees, aangebied deur die Euphorbia Christelike Onafhanklike Skool buite Mook-gophong, vind weer vanaf 30 April tot 2 Mei plaas.
“Die feesfokus bly ‘n buitelug-aktiwiteite en ekotoerisme skou, wat diep gewortel is in die landbou,” sê die skool.
Die fees groei jaarliks en vanjaar kan daar weer uitgesien word na fantastiese Afrikaanse musiektalent op die verhoog soos Mwah, Elvis en Seun, Snotkop, Ampie du Preez, Juba Broers, Andriette, Jak de Priester, Jakkie Louw en Kevin Leo (Jakkels en Leeu) Elvis Blue en Steve Hofmeyr.
Vir meer inligting oor die program of navrae, besoek www.windpompfees.co.za of skakel 076 533 4513.
and globular clusters of stars and bright nebulae to galaxies and contrasting and colourful double stars,” says Mr Kos Coronaios of the SAC. Two 10-inch telescopes will be available with views of some of these deep-sky objects projected onto a big screen. Bookings can be made by email at [email protected]
• DOPPERKUIERKAFEE Die gewilde burgerspyskaart wag Vrydag (17 April) weer op die inwoners van Louis Trichardt wat van die dienste van die Dopperkuierkafee gebruik wil maak. Die kafee sal reeds om 17:00 oop wees.
Kaasburgers, ribburgers en hoenderburgers is elk teen R20 beskikbaar en Dopperburgers teen R15. Tuisgemaakte skyfi es (slaptjips) word teen R10 verkoop en ‘n russian en skyfi es teen R20. Plaas bestellings vroegtydig by Nanette by 084 304 4764.
Die Dopperslaghuis wat ook tydens die kui-erkafee funksioneer, het heerlike vars plaaswors teen R60 per kg en groot plaashoenders te koop.
MEI• FOOD, WINE AND BEER FES-TIVAL Residents of the Soutpansberg are invited to the Haenertsburg Food, Wine and Beer Festival from 1 to 3 May. (Vervolg op p. 7)
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• BEJA BABER BONANZA Prysgeld van R20 000 vir die swaarste baber is te wen in die senior-afdeling van die NG Kerk Levubu gemeente se Beja Baber Bonanza op 25 en 26 April by die Albasinidam.
Ander prysgeld in die senior-afdeling sluit in R3 000 elk vir onderskeidelik die swaarste kurp-er, swaarste karp en swaarste swartbaars.
Die juniors kan ook nader staan, want in hierdie afdeling is R5 000 te wen vir die swaarste baber en R2 000 elk vir onderskeidelik die swaarste kurper, swaarste karp en swaarste swartbaars.
Die twee-dag kompetisie duur op 25 April van 07:00 tot 16:00 en op 26 April van 07:00 tot 12:00. Deelname kos R250 per volwassene (boot of oewer) en R100 vir juniors. ‘n Naweekfooi van R50 per persoon of R30 per persoon vir dagbesoekers is betaalbaar. Toegang vir laer-skoolkinders is egter beide dae gratis. Vir meer inligting skakel Mykie Vosloo by tel. 084 483 0341.
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• ONS TUISTE MINI-VERKOPE Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis in Louis Trichardt hou op 29 Mei vanaf 08:00 ‘n mini-verkoping op hul voorstoep.
Heerlike pannekoek, worsbroodjies, tuis-gemaakte konfyt en moderne handgemaakte hekel-, brei- en naaldwerk sal verkoop word. “Gemeenskap, kom wees asseblief betrokke by Ons Tuiste se belange. Ons maak staat op julle!” nooi die ouetehuis se inwoners.
Bestellings vir pannekoek en worsbroodjies kan geplaas word vir afl ewe ring. Koop twee pan-nekoeke en kry koffi e of tee gratis. Vir navrae, skakel Ons Tuiste by tel. 015 516 0997.
• COUNTRY-FAMILIEDAG Uitreik Louis Trichardt beplan ‘n Country Familiedag op 23 Mei en nooi die publiek om die dag in groot getalle te kom ondersteun. Soos uit die naam afgelei kan word, is die tema van die dag Country. Daar sal ‘n vlooimark met talle stalletjies, vermaak vir die jongspan, asook ‘n Mnr. en Mej. Country Day-kompetisie wees. Die aand sal daar lekker spitbraai te koop wees. Eie stoele moet egter voorsien word. Stalletjies kan bespreek word teen R100 ‘n stalletjie. Toegang is gratis vir kinders onder ses, R25 vir kinders tot 12 jaar en R45 vir volwassenes. ‘n Kontant-kroeg sal beskikbaar wees. Vir meer inligting of om ‘n stalletjie te bespreek, skakel Altie by tel. 084 505 0173 of Vicky by 081 874 5790. Die feesvieringe vind by die Rugby Lapa plaas, met Country-sanger Heuning wat sal optree.
• WINTERBASAAR Die Nederduitsch Hervormde-gemeente Louis Trichardt hou Winterbasaar op Vrydag, 8 Mei, vanaf 12:00 tot 19:00 en op Saterdag, 9 Mei, vanaf 8:30 tot 14:00 op hul kerkterrein op die hoek van Stubbs- en Forestryweg.
A-graad vleis van alle snitte sal beskikbaar wees, asook biltong en droëwors, ‘n groot ver-skeidenheid gebak, plaasvars groente en vrugte teen weggeepryse, hamburgers, worsbroodjies, stokworse, jaffels, kerrie-en-rys, pannekoek en nagereg. Vir die tuin is daar ‘n groot verskeiden-heid gesonde plante en die boekwurms kan deur die tweedehandse boeke kom snuffel. Die Witoli-fantafel sorg ook altyd vir ‘n verrassing.
“Ons nooi u ook uit om u eie stalletjie te kom bedryf teen R50 per dag tydens ons tweedae basaar. Die enigste vereiste is dat u nie sal han-deldryf in enige produkte wat die gemeente self aanbied nie,” nooi die gemeente. Om ‘n stalletjie te bespreek, skakel 084 209 5189.
• 4X4-NUUS Die Louis Trichardt 4x4-klub se volgende maandelikse uitstappie vind plaas op 19 April.
Daar sal die dag besoek afgelê word op Muller Vermaas se plaas, met lede wat om 08:00 vanaf Soutpansberg Spar sal vertrek. Die klub neem twee braaiers saam, maar eie braaivleis moet voorsien word. Persone wat die uitstappie wil meemaak, moet voor of op 17 April hul deposito betaal by CW Burger by tel. 082 378 3151. Die klub se volgende maandelikse vergadering is op 23 April.
• HENNETJIE NES PLAAS-MARK Die volgende plaasmark van die Hennetjie Nes sal op Vrydag, 1 Mei, aangebied word.
Net soos in die verlede sal ‘n uitstalruimte R100 per stalletjie kos, en vooraf besprekings is noodsaaklik. Die mark sal aangebied word by die Hennetjie Nes in Erasmusstraat. Daar sal ook ‘n heerlike afval-stalletjie wees.
Vir navrae kan die Hennetjie Nes geskakel word by 015 518 4094.
• ROTARY THEME DANCE Get out the hipsters, beads and tie-dye shirts, because the Louis Trichardt Rotary Club will be hosting a 60s Dance Party on Saturday, 16 May.
The dance will be hosted in the Ridgeway Col-lege hall in Leeu Street. Tickets for this fun-fi lled evening will be on sale at Fuji Shop and Sign-Wave Electrical. There will be a cash bar and snacks available at the dance. “Come and enjoy a glittering event,” is the organisers’ invitation.
For more information or to obtain tickets, Frank can be contacted at Tel 082 804 3245.
• CONWAY RUGBYDAG Plaaslike rugby-ondersteuners word herinner aan die komende Saterdag (18 April) se Conway Rugby-dag wat hier in Louis Trichardt beslis sal word.
Die eerste wedstryd sal om 14:00 afskop, wan-neer Louis Trichardt se tweedes hulle eweknieë van Letaba sal pak. Daar sal nie junior rugby voor die tyd wees soos vroeër berig nie.
Previously the Kiwi Festival, this festival has now become one of Limpopo’s premier food festivals. “Enjoy three days of pure, shameless foodie delight,” invite the organisers.
As part of the activities, there will be an out-door cooking competition, as well as beer on tap, wine tasting, crafts, cooking demonstration, wine sales, music, home-based pickles and preserves, cooking workshops and much more.
For more information, phone 082 370 8567 or visit www.foodandwinefestival.co.za.
• VLU AANDBLOM VERGADER Die VLU se Aandblom-tak in Louis Trichardt se volgende vergadering sal op Dinsdag, 12 Mei, gehou word by die Louis Trichardt Rolbalklub op die hoek van Anderson- en Bredastraat.
Die vergadering sal om 18:00 begin en daar sal ‘n praatjie aangebied word oor gesondheid.
Belangstellendes wat die vergadering wil bywoon, of by die VLU wil aansluit, kan met Leanda le Cornu skakel by tel. 082 895 8576.
• VERRYK JOU GEESTELIK LEWE ‘n Lewensverrykende opleiding- en
bedieningsgeleentheid word by Shammah Bedieninge op 29 en 30 Mei in Louis Trichardt aangebied.
Verskeie dinamiese onderwerpe sal op ‘n een-voudige en praktiese wyse aangebied word wat individue sal help om hul lewens te verryk. “Ja, jy is reg – daar is meer beskikbaar vir jou. Elke persoon verlang na ‘n intieme, persoonlike ver-houding in die teenwoordigheid van God. God verlang na so ‘n verhouding met jou, meer nog as wat jy dit begeer!” sê die organiseerders. Die fasiliteerders is Pastoor Eddie en Irene Warren.
Kostes beloop R60 per persoon en R40 per skolier. Daar sal ook ‘n ligte middagete verkoop word. Vir registrasie of meer inligting kan Sham-mah se kantoor gekontak word by 015 516 4018 (09:00 – 13:00) of per e-pos [email protected]. Navrae kan ook gerig word aan past. Strydom by 082 7850 265.
Daarna sal Dendron se span teen Letaba se eerstes te staan kom om 15:15.
Die hoofwedstryd van die dag sal 17:00 beslis word tussen Louis Trichardt se eerstes en die Busters Rugbyklub van Bulawayo.
Toegang beloop R20 per voertuig en daar sal eet- en drinkgoed te koop wees.
“Kom en ondersteun en geniet die dag saam met ons,” is die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub se uitnodiging.
8 17 April 2015 ZOUTPANSBERGER
By Andries van Zyl
The Makhado Municipality had several farm owners up in arms when their electricity supply was abruptly cut off during March.
Despite a possible loss in production, the increased safety risk due to security systems’ being rendered useless also had some farm owners fuming. “We were not warned that the power to our farms was going to be cut,” said one irate farmer, who asked to remain anonymous.
Municipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bo-bodi confirmed during the past week that the municipality had indeed disconnected the power supply to some farms from 16 to 20 March. This was done “due to the fact that owners and or users of electricity did not respond to finalise their supply and wayleave agreements with the municipal-ity which have been outstanding for many years,” Bobodi said.
A total of six farms (supply points) were affected by the power cuts and, said Bobo-di, the municipality had done everything in their power to inform the affected farmers of their intention. “Regrettably, some users changed their telephone numbers without informing the municipality. In some instances, users other than the one registered are also using the electricity without informing the municipality, which is illegal,” Bobodi said.
According to Bobodi, all farm owners in the Makhado electrical distribution area should have a supply and wayleave agreement in place with the municipal-ity as supplier. This, Bobodi said, was necessary as electricity was a dangerous service and because it was operated and maintained on privately owned land/farms, it must be regulated in terms of
the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Electricity Act and other legislation and by-laws. “It must also be mentioned that for years it has been required, and it is still the case,” Bobodi said.
As far as could be determined, all new land owners who took ownership of a farm after June 2012 must now, however, sign a new supply and wayleave agreement with the municipality. “Electricity is being used by people other than the owners without proper agreements or, in some cases, users only change the addresses and still use electricity illegally in someone else’s name without the updated current fees or deposits,” Bobodi said.
Bobodi said it was not enough for an address change to be made or an account to be opened in the new owner’s name. “A formal supply and wayleave agreement must be signed in order to comply with safety legislation. It is alarming how many farms where electricity is supplied, chang-es had been made illegally to the capacity, position of the supply point or severe cases of tampering with the registration of the energy (meters),” Bobodi said.
He further explained that some cus-tomers opted to redeem the assets [pay for the electrical infrastructure] over 20 years and therefore an agreement to that effect had to be concluded. “Many cases are now being discovered where the actual capital for supply points has not yet been redeemed, which means that the customer had received the assets free of charge. The municipality has therefore adopted a resolution that all changes in ownership or users of electricity on rural farms and villages, by means of agreements, shall be physically investigated, reconciled to the
records and consulted with the new own-ers\users to correct the legal process and recover the arrears of outstanding capital and maintenance fees,” Bobodi said.
The power supply to the six farms was eventually restored. “After consultation and agreements reached with the affected parties, the power was restored and will again be disconnected if the agreements reached by consultation are not hon-oured,” Bobodi said.
As for the safety aspect of the abrupt power cuts, Bobodi said that the munici-pality was mindful of the security situation on farms, but that they had gone to such extremes (cutting the power supply) to elicit a response from customers who were not cooperating.
Power cuts necessary to force farmers to sign new contracts
Die jong Stephi Roos van Laerskool Messina het deurgedring na die semi-finaal van die ATKV-Rede-naars kompetisie. Die volgende uit-dunrondte, waar slegs twee leerlinge gekies word vir die Limpopo-span, vind plaas op 5 Junie te Heuwelkruin. Foto verskaf.
Saterdag, 21 Maart, vanjaar was ‘n heuglike dag toe mnr. Pieter Senekal en me. Pétria de Vaal-Marais deur dr. Phillip Venter in die huwelik bevestig is tydens ‘n pragtige tuintroue. Die bruidegom en bruid is albei sakepersone van Louis Trichardt en bly aan in die dorp. Foto verskaf.
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Ladies Circle News
17 April 2015
Luandi van Zyl van Laerskool Louis Tri-chardt het op 13 Maart aan die nasionale Eisteddfod Young Performers Awards 2015 in die Roodepoort teater deelgeneem. Sy behaal ‘n tweedeplek in haar item vir gedramatiseerde poësie. Foto verskaf.
The incoming chairlady of Ladies Circle 4 (LC4) in Louis Trichardt, Riana Otto (front, left), pictured with her committee for 2015/6. To her right are two new pipeliners, Christa and Diane Otto. At the back are Gerda Nagel (treasurer), Ciska Jansen van Rensburg (vice-president) and Cherise Gamble (secretary). Young, dynamic women who would like to find out more about LC4 or would like to join are invited to phone Riana at 084 400 9941 for more information. Photo supplied.
The women of the Ladies Circle No 4 (LC4) held their induction dinner at the Mountain Inn Hotel, together with their annual general meeting on Saturday, 11 April. In the front, from
left to right, Vaughan van Niekerk, Gerda Nagel (LC 4 treasurer), Sandy van Niekerk (Agora International past president), Riana Otto (LC4 chair), Diane Otto, Christa Otto, Angela Brennan (Agora Club 1 president) and Coral Collett (Agora National vice-president). At the back are Donald Nagel, Maretha Pienaar, Andrew Pienaar (Round Table 66 chairman), Ciska Jansen van Rensburg, (LC 4 vice-president), Steven Jansen van Rensburg, Cherise Gamble (LC 4 secretary), Iain Purdon, Lodené Purdon (Agora Club 1 immediate past president), Kobus Otto, Micheal Deysel and Colin Gamble. Photo supplied.
Attending the induction dinner of the 2015/16 chair lady of the Louis Trichardt Ladies Circle No 4 (LC4) were the members of the Agora Club. Photographed at the dinner, which was held the past weekend at the Mountain Inn Hotel, are, from left to right, Angela Brennan (Agora Club 1 president), Lodené Purdon (Agora Club 1 immediate past president), Coral Collett (Agora national vice president), Riana Otto (new incoming LC4 chair), and Sandy van Niekerk (Agora international immediate past president). Photo supplied.
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Netbalspelers baat baie by kliniek Die O/12- en O/13-netbalspanne van Laerskool Messina het vanaf 18 tot 21 Maart bietjie hul netbal-vaardighede gaan opskerp tydens
‘n netbalkliniek by Mariepskop.Twee busse vol energieke meisies
het sing-sing die vyf-uur-lange rit kort gemaak. Ná ‘n lekker nagrus is daar
op 19 Maart in alle erns begin met die kliniek en gefokus op onder meer baantegnieke en baloefeninge – dit alles onder die bekwame leiding van ‘n Protea-afrigter en haar span. “Die kennis wat die meisies hier opgedoen het, is onvervangbaar!” het die skool gesê.
Op dag drie van die kliniek was dit tyd vir die meisies om dit wat hulle geleer het, in die praktyk te wys. Talle wedstryde is gespeel en Laerskool Messina se meisies tree onoorwonne uit die stryd. Die O/13’s klop Duiwelskloof 13-11, Steelpoort 19-7, Phalaborwa Rooi 13-3 en Kanonkop 10-9.
Die O/12’s klop op hulle beurt vir Hazyview 21-3, Nylstroom 27-11, Duiwelskloof 9-7 en Malelane 8-7.
“Graag wil ons van die geleentheid gebruik maak om vir ons borge dankie te sê: SALOM Agri vir die bussie en bestuurder, Talisman Hire vir die O/13-spanhempie, Sureta Fourie vir die O/13-sakke, Yolande van der Merwe vir die O/13-kopbande, Cross Spar vir die O/12-sakke, hemde en kopbande, Cilla vir haar sleepwa en Elmarie Roos vir almal se laatnag versnaperings. Sonder julle sou die toer nie moontlik gewees het nie. Dit het eenvormigheid, spangees en baie herinneringe help bou,” sê die skool.
Laerskool Messina se O/13-netbalspan, wat skoonskip gemaak het in hul vier wedstryde tydens die onlangse netbalkliniek by Mariepskop. Afgeneem is die span met hulle nuwe spanhempies, sakke en kopbande wat hulle as borgskappe ontvang het van Talis-man Hire, Sureta Fou-rie, Yolande van der Merwe en Cross Spar. Foto verskaf.
Wynand Mouton van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het ‘n silwer medalje verower tydens sy deelname in die driesprong by die Suid-Afrikaanse Atletiekbyeenkoms. Foto verskaf.
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USE SCHEME, 2009I, ElmariE Johanna CoEtzEE, being one of the registered owners of Erf 2124, louis triChardt, ExtEnsion 2, hereby give notice in terms of clause 21 (21.1.1) of the Makhado Land Use Scheme, 2009, that I have submitted an application to Makhado Municipality of Special Consent to operate a “dwElling offiCE” for the purpose of an accounting practice on the above mentioned property. The special consent applied for is for the period of three years and renewable thereafter. Particulars of application will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the dEpartmEnts of dEvElopmEnt planning, town planning offiCEs, situated at CornEr songozwi and munnika strEEt, noor CEntrE Building for a period of twenty eight (28) days from the 1 may 2015. Any person or representative having objection must do so in writing within twenty eight (28) days to the muniCipal managEr, makhado muniCipality, privatE Bag x2596, makhado, 0920 or the undersigned. Applicant: EJ CoEtzEE
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OPENBARE KENNISGEWING OOR DIE VOORGESTELDE WYSIGING VAN DIE MUNISIPALE GRONDBELASTINGBELEID
EN GEPAARDGAANDE MUNISIPALE GRONDBELASTING VERORDENINGE: 2015/2016
Kennis word hiermee gegee van die voorgestelde wysiging van die volgende dokumente ingevolge die bepalings van artikel 12(3)(b) en 21 van die Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Sisteme Wet, Nr 32 van 2000-
1. Die Munisipale Grondbelastingbeleid2. Die Munisipale Grondbelasting Verordeninge
Die Munisipaliteit nooi hiermee enige belangstellende persoon/persone, party of partye om skriftelike kommentaar en/of skriftelike vertoë aan die Munispaliteit voor te lê. Enige sulke kommentaar en/of vertoë moet die ondergemelde bereik voor of op Maandag, 25 Mei 2015 deur dit per hand te lewer aan die Kantoor van die Munisipale Bestuurder of te pos aan Privaatsak X2596, Louis Trichardt, 0920 om die Munisipale Bestuurder te bereik voor of op genoemde sluitingsdatum.
Afskrifte vandie konsep Munisipale Grondbelasting Verordeninge en die konsep Munisipale Grondbe-lastingbeleid kan besigtig word gedurende kantoor-ure by die volgende openbare munisipale kantore• Die Burgersentrum, Kamer C044, Eerste Vloer, Kroghstraat 83, Makhado Dorp• Die Munisipale streekskantore te Dzanani, Vuwani en Waterval
Alle navrae kan gerig word aan die Bestuurder Finansies (Inkomste), Mr R Radzilane of die Hoof Finansiële Beampte, Me M Makhubela by telefoonnommer 015 519 3000.
BurgersentrumKroghstraat 83 Makhado, 092016/17 April 2015Kennisgewing Nr: 52 van 2015 MR I. P. MUTSHINYALILêernr: 1/3/62/1 MUNISIPALE BESTUURDER
PUBLIC NOTICE ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF THE PROPERTY RATES
POLICY AND RELATED PROPERTY RATES BY-LAW
Notice is hereby given of the proposed amendment of the following items in terms of the provisions of sections 12(3) (b) and 21 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, No 32 of 2000 -
1. Property Rates Policy2. Property Rates By-law
Municipality hereby invites any interested person/s, party or parties to submit written comments and/ or make written representations to the Municipality. Any such comments and/ or representa-tions much reach the undersigned on /or before Monday, 25 May 2015 by handing it in to the Office of the Municipal Manager or mailing it to Private Bag X2596, Louis Trichardt, 0920 to reach Municipal Manager before or on said closing date.
Copies of the draft Property Rates By-law and draft Property Rates Policy, as amended, may be inspected during office hours at the following public municipal areas: • Civic Center, Room CO44, First Floor, 83 Krogh Street, Makhado Town• The following Regional Offices: Vuwani, Waterval, Dzanani.
The draft By-law and draft policy are also available on the municipal website www.makhado.gov.za All enquiries must be directed the Manager Finance Revenue, Mr R Radzilane, or the Chief Finan-cial Officer, Ms M Makhubele at telephone number 015 519 3000.
Civic Centre83 Krogh Street Makhado, 092016/17 April 2015Notice No. 52 of 2015 MR I. P. MUTSHINYALIFile: 1/3/62/1 MUNICIPAL MANAGER
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The Way, the Truth and the Life
1 Tomothy 1:12-20
Every year many ships are wrecked and end up on the bottom of the ocean,
which means the loss of valuable ships, all the cargo and often the loss of lives. It is dangerous for ships to drift about on the ocean without any power.
Many people drift about from place to place and many end up as human wrecks. They never seem to come to an understanding of the truth.
Paul warned the Ephesians that they must not become spiritual drifters who would be tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting. (Ephesians 4:14).
Beware of drifting because you might miss the harbour where there is safety. The place of safety is Christ and fellow-ship with His people.
Our reading mentions two people, Alexander and Hymenaeus, who were heretics. They had become spiritual “shipwrecks” when they rejected the gospel preached by Paul.
Christ is the only way of salvation. No-one else has paid the penalty for sin.
There is a warning here to each one of us, remain faithful to Christ regardless of what happens. If you remain faithful to Christ you will one day enter the heavenly harbour. May you be one of those people who will live eternally with Christ. - 079 5168303
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Asof Daisy nie genoeg het om haar besig te hou nie, het sy vriende (en veral vriendinne) wat krisisse nader hark soos wat die mees ywerige tuinier nie kan doen met blare nie. ‘n Foonoproep vieruur die oggend kan net probleme voorspel ...
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Woensdagoggend vieruur lui Daisy se selfoon.Sy grom onvriendelik, “Dit beter baie
goed wees!”“Daisy, jy moet asseblief kom help! Ons kan
nie ‘n dag verder sonder jou nie en ek kan nie nog ‘n hele nag gaan sonder slaap nie!”
Dis Kathy. Daisy se vriendin van baie jare en baie avonture. Sy bly in Pretoria. Sy verkoop allerhande stoute klere en speelgoed.
“Kathy, wanneer het die skuinsheid jou getref dat ek dit nie agtergekom het nie? In elk geval, jy is te laat – ek staan op trou...” Daisy is nie gelukkig nie. Sy het nog geen koffi e in haar lyf nie, niks maak sin nie.
“Daisy, word wakker!” skree Kathy in haar oor. “Ek het jou nodig. Vandag nog. Pak jou tasse!”
“Ag, Kathy, moenie die cheek hê om my voor sonop te bel en dan boonop ‘n spul twak te praat nie. Bel my op ‘n beskaafde tyd,” baklei Daisy en druk summier die oproep dood.
Deur die blare gaan maak Daisy vir haar en Bernard koffi e. Terug in die kamer kom sy agter dat Bernard nie eers die goeie maniere het om saam met haar wakker te word van die vermetele oproep nie. Toe drink Daisy sy koffi e ook en eet al vier beskuite. Haar foon lui weer.
“Oukei Kathy, ek is nou wakker. Nou kan jy
verduidelik. Maar ek waarsku jou weer – dit beter goed wees!”
“Right. Ek het ook nou logies geword, so ek sal van die begin af verduidelik. Ek het verlede jaar al op ‘n projek getender om vlotte te bou vir een of ander kerk se karnaval. Dertien van die goed. Twee weke gelede laat weet hulle my ek het die tender gekry, maar dinge lyk nou so ‘n bietjie anders. Daar is nou twíntig vlotte en net vier weke waarin ons die vlotte kan bou.
“Ek het al die sleutelmense in die projek laat kom – die vakmanne en konstruksiespul – en ywerig aan die werk gespring. Maar nou is daar chaos hier. Daar is doodeenvoudig nie gen-oeg hande nie en die gewillige hande is nie so kreatief soos dit behoort te wees nie. Ons werk nagte en nagte deur – bad skaars, eet skaars en oorleef op sigarette en koffi e. Dis tóé dat ek die inspirasie kry om jou te bel; jy sal weet wat om te doen!”
“Foeitog, Kathy, ek voel vir jou. Deadlines is duiwels. En ek is so jammer jy slaap nie en eet nie. But look on the bright side – al die stres en koffi e en sigarette en fi sieke werk, en daai spekkies om jou middellyf gaan sommer vinnig verdwyn.” Daisy giggel suutjies.
“Maar alle grappies op ’n stokkie. Ek verstaan jou dilemma en ek het groot empatie. Maar ek sit in dieselfde bootjie as jy – ek het ‘n helse spertyd met die gastehuis wat moet klaar, die opening daarvan en dan nog die stuitige dêm troue. Dit kon ook nie op ‘n slegter tyd gebeur het nie...”
“Nee, o hel, Daisy. Nee, jy verstaan nie – dis ‘n saak van lewe en dood. Groot asseblief, jy moet kom help. Asseblief, asseblief, asseblief! Ek weet ek kan jou nie omkoop met geld vandat jy met jou alie in die botter beland het met daai verloofde van jou nie. Maar doen dit vir ons vriendskap, vir my persoonlik. Dis vrekken baie geld vir my, my vriendin. En met hierdie onmoontlike spertyd het my prys natuurlik ook opgegaan. Ek het jou nodig.” Kathy se stemme-tjie raak al hoe dunner; Daisy kan hoor haar boesemvriendin sit nie aan nie.
“Vertel eers vir my, Kathy – wat presies verwag jy van my? Wat wil jy hê ek moet daar doen?”
Kathy snik. “Ek weet nie regtig nie, Daisy. Jy moet asseblief my hand kom vashou, sodat ek kan dink en beplan. Jy moet kom verf. Die Groot Vyf. Jy kom mos daar van die Groot Vyf se wêreld af. En engele wat bid. Nes ek moet bid vir genade vir hierdie projek. Kom net asseblief, ons sal iets uitfi gure.”
Daisy sug.“Nou goed. Bernard lê nog oopmond en slaap
... Dis darem onregverdig om die liefde van jou lewe so weerloos en skroffi e te sien en as die son skyn, is hy weer meester van sy eie heelal...”
“Fokus, Daisy, fokus. Jy wou sê van wanneer Bernard wakker is?”
“O ja, ek sal by hom hoor of hy dalk in daai rigting vlieg vandag. Ek pak solank my tasse.”
(Word vervolg)
Thanks for help with Cycle ChallengeBrief
Thanks to all for a very successful Cycle Centre Mountain Bike
Cross Country race on Saturday, 11 April.
Thanks to Neels Kruger from Total Capricorn, the Rasool brothers from Cycle Centre, Talisman and Vonitel for their sponsorship in making this event great. All the mar-
shals, parents, Maud Myburg (med-ics), Rina and Estelle (food), as well as the personnel from Komatiland Forestry and P&L Cycling Club members, who did a fantastic job.
We hope to see you all at our next great XCO event on 14 June 2015.
- P&L Hardware Cycling Club (Louis Trichardt).
The Louis Trichardt SPCA announced the name of the lucky winner of the crocheted blanket they raffl ed off in an effort to raise funds. The lucky winner was Ms Dawn Wittmann (left) from Louis Trichardt. Pictured with her is Ms Bea Reimer of the local SPCA. The SPCA would like to thank everybody who participated in the selling and buying of raffl e tickets. They managed to raise R10 000. “We thank Kathy Tucker for printing and donating the raffl e books for the SPCA. Thank you also to Ria van Biljon, who made the blanket, and the VLU’s local Aandblom branch who donated it to the SPCA,” said Reimer. Photo supplied.
Mnr. Jaap Grobler van Louis Trichardt is onlangs oorlede na ‘n hartaanval in die ouderdom van 57. Hy is op Dinsdag, 31 Maart, vanuit die Gereformeerde Kerk op Louis Trichardt begrawe. Jaap se seuns, Ernest en Jan, bedank graag almal vir hul boodskappe van bemoediging, liefde en ondersteuning gedurende hul tyd van beproewing. Foto verskaf.
‘n Groot groep van Louis Trichardt se jeug het die vakansie die voorreg gehad om die tiener Christenkamp, #Imagine, op Heidelberg by te woon. Hierdie jaar is die kamp by die Malonjeni Game Farm aangebied, en daar was 3 500 tieners wat deelgeneem het. Die groep wil graag vir ds. Corné Randal en sy vrou Zanné, Jandré van Jaarsveldt en Eloïse Jordaan baie dankie sê omdat hulle as groepleiers saamgegaan het, en vir oom Tienie wat die bussie bestuur het. Foto verskaf. Published by Zoutnet CC, trading as Zoutpansberger and
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Maarten Venter (regs) het die afgelope naweek die Soutpansberg Gholfklub se Kampioen van Kampioene trofee ingepalm op ‘n uittel vir eerste plek met 67 houe. Saam met hom staan klubkaptein Lappies Labuschagne. Foto verskaf.
Die afgelope skoolvakansie was toertyd vir die rugbyspanne van Laerskool Louis Trichardt.
Spanne wat deelgeneem het aan die Sonskynval-lei Rugbytoernooi op Marble Hall was die eerste-, tweede- en O/11-spanne. “Dit was ‘n opwindende toer; baie dankie dat ons die geleentheid gekry het,” het die spanne gesê.
Elke span het vier wedstryde gespeel op die toer.Die O/11’s en tweedespan het hulle goed van
hul taak gekwyt en het waardevolle ondervinding opgedoen. Dit was egter die eerstespan wat uitge-blink het en gewys het waarvan hulle gemaak is.
Hulle wen al vier hul wedstryde. Die eerstes klop Laerskool Kreft 39-0, Laerskool Warmbad oortuigend met 70-0, Laerskool Klipfontein word 31-0 kafgedraf en Laerskool Stefanus Roos delf die onderspit 22-10.
Na afloop van die toernooi is die eerstespan ook aangewys as die toernooi se Beste Span, die span wat die meeste drieë aangeteken het, asook die span met die afrigters en ouers wat die beste gees gehad het. Justin Pieterse, Errie Simon en Franco Knoetze van die eerstespan is ook gekies vir die Sonskynvallei-span.
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Franco Knoetze, Justin Pieterse en Errie Simon van Laerskool Louis Trichard is tydens die rugbyweek wat vanaf 26 tot 28 Maart te Marble Hall aangebied is, gekies vir die Sonskynvallei se twintigtal. Foto verskaf.
Laerskool Louis Trichardt se eerstespan het hulle opponente gestoomroller tydens die vakansie se Sonskyn Vallei Toernooi.
Drie leerlinge van die Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het gedurende die skoolvakansie hul Limpopo-kleure behaal vir tennis. Van links na regs is Michaela Gilfillan, Tendani Thavhana en Maggie Kemp.
Joshua Lindquist from Vivo participated in the Welcome Stakes that was held at the Kyalami Equestrian Park in Johannesburg on Thursday, 2 April. He was the youngest rider in his category and achieved a second place in the 0.80m junior stakes. Photo supplied.
The Makhado Municipality invites interested people and stakeholders to attend the public hearing and submit written comments on the following By-Laws:
Description/ Name of the
by-law
Purpose and Objectives Date of public hear-ing and venue
1. Electricity by-laws
The purpose is to regulate and administer the supply of electricity to consumers within its licensed area of jurisdiction and to control the supply of electricity and matters incidental thereto.Council as local government recognizes its duty to regulate the con-duct as proposed by the By-Law. The content thereof includes the supply of electricity and matters incidental thereto.
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2. Building Regu-lations By-Laws
This By-Law is supplementary to the National Building Regulations and is applicable to every building, sewerage installation and water installation and, in relation to any sewerage installation or water installation in particular, to the operation and maintenance of such installation in any new building or existing building, with or without any alteration of or addition to the existing installation, whether or not such alteration or addition is required by the Municipality in terms of the National Building Regulations or this By-Law and any building, sewerage installation or water installation may at any time after its completion and commissioning be subject to such inspec-tion, approval, tests and control as the Municipality may deem fit or require.
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3. Cemeteries By-laws
These by-laws seek to regulate the allocation of land for the purpos-es of the burial of human remains, to develop and maintain existing cemeteries, to permit its residents to dispose of a body by crema-tion and to provide space allowing the preservation of the remains of a cremation in a dignified manner within the Makhado Municipal-ity. It also provides prescription in respect of cemeteries standards and makes provisions for the enforcement of these by-laws so as to ensure a safe and non-hazardous environment.
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4. Storm Water Management
By-Laws
These By-Laws are supplementary to the National Roads Act, Health Act, National Water Act and white paper involving water law, water supply and sanitation and the Regulations which are applica-ble. These by-laws seek to regulate and to give effect to the main-tenance of clean roads and storm water networks, the upgrading of arterials and other streets to appropriate standard with appropriate storm water drainage and also the upgrading of major and sec-ondary storm water canals and conduits network to an appropriate standard. Also to protect the health, welfare and safety of the public and also to protect property from flood hazards by safely rouring and discharging storm water from developments.
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Enquiries can be directed to: Mr N.C Kharidzha Director Corporate Services at the above-mentioned addrress or e-mailed to : [email protected] or faxed to 015 516 1195.
In addition to the written submissions, please indicate your interest in making a verbal presentation during the public hearing process envisaged to be conducted during April 2015.
Copies of the Draft By-Laws can be obtained from Constance Senoamadi on tel: 015 519 3020 or from www.makhado.gov.za OR Office No. C048, Civic Centre, Cnr Erasmus and Krogh Street, Makhado, 0920.Civic Centre83 Krogh Street Makhado, 0920 Notice No. 48 of 2015 MR I. P. MUTSHINYALIFile: 1/3/1 MUNICIPAL MANAGER
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14 17 April 2015 ZOUTPANSBERGER
By Isabel Venter
Local cyclists conquered the Sout-pansberg Mountain, as well as some new challenges it had to offer.
The event was the annual Cycle Centre Challenge that was hosted in the Komatiland Forests, with an exciting new and improved Olympic Cross Country track. Members of the Soutpansberg Youth Cycling Devel-opment (SYCD) helped to build this new track over the last few months, which ensured a gruelling and adren-aline-fi lled race.
The lovely weather paved the way for a spectacular day out on the track for the more than 60 cyclists who participated in the four different races. Parents and spectators were able to view all the action from various points
along the 6km route, which was fi lled with booms, table-tops and drop-offs. There was also an easier track for the younger kids, as well as the women, with the men battling it out on the diffi cult track.
Kombo Bere, who started the race 30 seconds behind the leading bunch, won the race with a powerful display of riding that saw him catch up to and then outpace his main rival, Edwin Simpson, midway during the fi rst lap of the race. Kombo fi nished all four laps in a time of 01:17:47, with his fastest lap time being 00:19:06.
The fastest woman was Wendy Cambell with a lap time of 00:32:18.
Other age category winners, with their fastest lap time in brackets, were
Cyclists conquer Cycle Centre ChallengeMarco Roets (Jnr Men U/19 00:22:20), Adrian Jou-bert (Jnr Men U/23 00:28:19), Marc van Zyl (Elite men 23-29 00:26:01), Nico Geldenhuys (Sub-Vet men 00:22:51), Casper Venter (Vet men 00:22:21), Chanté du Plessis (Jnr women 17-18 00:33:16), and Christie Thomas (Vet Woman 00:35:35).
For the young men (15 – 16 years) the race proved to be a gruelling task. Zian van den Heever, who led the bunch in the fi rst lap, suffered a fall in the “rock garden” and had to quit the race. The race was won by Robert Retief from Merensky (00:22:27), followed by Matthew Wilkinson from Standford Lake (00:23:05) and James Raper from High School Louis Trichardt (00:26:00).
The first junior boy was Armand Cronjé of Merensky (00:06:13), followed by Casper John Venter from Ridgeway Independent (00:06:24) and Eugene van den Heever of P&L Hardware Club (00:06:27).
The first nipper boy was Antony Clayton (00:07:11) and the fi rst girl was Anischka Neetling (00:10:28).
For more photographs of all the action at the race, readers can log on to www.zoutpansberger.co.za for a full gallery.
Part of this year’s Cycle Centre Challenge went through the Bas & Cas route, which Dr Casper Venter had helped design. Dr Venter fi nished fi rst in the category for veteran men.
Francois Labuschagne, another local mountain biker and team member of the Louis Trichardt High School Cycling team, in action during the past weekend’s Cycle Centre Challenge.
Hands-free wheely for his victory lap! Kombo Bere of Louis Trichardt cycles across the fi nish line during the Cycle Centre Mountain Bike Challenge over the past weekend.
Nico Geldenhuys, anther local cyclist, fi nished fi rst in the category, despite a fall during one of his laps.
