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6 February 2015 Lizzy Bapela As if being framed by scammers was not enough, Dr Strini Naidoo has suffered another stressful encounter. The doctor suffered a break-in at his Bela-Bela surgery, the first in his 17 years of operation in the town. The doctor told The BEAT that he had received a call from local police on the afternoon of Saturday, 31 January, informing him of the incident. He was told that a mentally disturbed man broke down the doors to his surgery, locked himself in the medicine room and started taking pills. The man was in possession of an axe and a pick-axe handle, which he used to gain entry to the surgery, and suffered cuts to his head by entering through the broken glass. The police informed the doctor that they needed to use pepper-spray in order to take him into custody. “Rumour has it that the man was jailed for 20 years, and he is definitely not well,” said Dr Naidoo. “I need to find out about his state of mind and try to find reasons to his actions. The police attending the scene said that he was detained the same day, and was rushed to the local hospital when he started vomiting during the night.” The patients had to queue outside the surgery to allow space for the maintenance people to fix the damaged parts of the property. Dr Naidoo said that the damage to property was estimated at R150 000 and that the incident has left him saddened. Surgery employees also expressed their disappointment that the incident occurred when they reported for duty on Monday, 2 February, saying that it was a shocking scene. Bela-Bela police spokesperson Constable Glen Manamela said that no case had been opened with the police, and that she was not aware of the incident. At the time of going to press, the doctor was still waiting for feedback from the police regarding the matter. A A A A A tt tt tt tt tt ac ac ac ac ac k of the k of the k of the k of the k of the Page 3 Page 7 Nehawhu protests at hospital Modimolle- born DJ passes away Photos from the Vaalwaver Athletics Page 8 The suspect allegedly left the medicine room in a a mess. Photo: Lizzy Bapela pill - eat pill - eat pill - eat pill - eat pill - eat er er er er er R1-20/FREE
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6 February 2015
Lizzy Bapela
As if being framed by scammers wasnot enough, Dr Strini Naidoo hassuffered another stressful encounter.The doctor suffered a break-in at hisBela-Bela surgery, the first in his 17years of operation in the town.The doctor told The BEAT that he
had received a call from local policeon the afternoon of Saturday, 31January, informing him of theincident. He was told that a mentallydisturbed man broke down the doorsto his surgery, locked himself in themedicine room and started takingpills.The man was in possession of an
axe and a pick-axe handle, which heused to gain entry to the surgery, andsuffered cuts to his head by enteringthrough the broken glass. The policeinformed the doctor that they neededto use pepper-spray in order to takehim into custody.“Rumour has it that the man was
jailed for 20 years, and he isdefinitely not well,” said Dr Naidoo. “Ineed to find out about his state ofmind and try to find reasons to hisactions. The police attending thescene said that he was detained thesame day, and was rushed to thelocal hospital when he startedvomiting during the night.”The patients had to queue outside
the surgery to allow space for themaintenance people to fix thedamaged parts of the property. DrNaidoo said that the damage toproperty was estimated at R150 000and that the incident has left himsaddened. Surgery employees alsoexpressed their disappointment thatthe incident occurred when theyreported for duty on Monday, 2February, saying that it was ashocking scene.Bela-Bela police spokesperson
Constable Glen Manamela said thatno case had been opened with thepolice, and that she was not aware ofthe incident.At the time of going to press, the
doctor was still waiting for feedbackfrom the police regarding the matter.
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Over 60 offenders and officials from theDepartment of Correctional Servicesfrom across the Waterberg Districtjoined other stakeholders in a cleaningcampaign at the protest-riddenMogalakwena Municipality.The Department of Cooperative
Governance, Human Settlements andTraditional Affairs (CoGHSTA)organized the campaign, which washeld on Monday,26 January under thetheme “Back to Basics: A Roadmap toServing Communities Better.”CoGHSTA MEC Makoma Makhurupetje
said that her department wasresponding to a request by localresidents to bring services to their area,which has been badly affected byprotests and political squabbles, andsaid that the area’s residents deservebetter.CoGHSTA spokesperson Motupa
Selomo said that the campaign wascarried out as part of their program toresuscitate service delivery atMogalakwena following the virtualcollapse of service delivery in the areain the past few months.He said that there is more to do in this
regard if they are to bring back thequality of life that people in the areahave a right to expect in a bid to beconsistent with the objectives outlined inthe Local Government sphere of theconstitution.Selomo said that this includes the
promotion of social and economic
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development, a safe and healthyenvironment, and to encourage theinvolvement of communities andorganizations in matters of localgovernment.“The campaign also aims to provide
democratic and accountablegovernment to local communities andensure the provision of services to theircommunities in a sustainable fashion,”said Selomo.The massive campaign took place in
town and in areas of the township. Thecampaign did not go to MahwelerengExtensions 1 and 2 as was originallyplanned due to ongoing unrest in thatarea. Local police advised stakeholdersagainst entering the area and confirmedthat a heavily armed SAPS team wasapplying security in the area.During her address, the MEC pledged
to monitor leaders’ performance andattend to non-compliance at themunicipality in order to ensure thesmooth running of the municipality.“We also want to see the current
unrest become a thing of the past,” shesaid.Local Mayor Tlhalefi Mashamaite
denied persistent allegations that policeofficers were stopping people fromentering the municipality, and said thatstaff who were reportedly blocked fromattending work may rest assured that thematter has been resolved.He added that the municipality is a
service institution for the people andsaid that resource delivery is of coreimportance.
MECMakhurupetje led
the team ofvolunteers during
the campaignPhoto: Lizzy
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CoGHSTA MEC Makoma Makhurupetje and her entourage addressedstakeholders ahead and after the campaign. Photo: Lizzy Bapela
Stakeholders came in their numbers to support the campaign. Photo: LizzyBapela
Volunteers werehard at work
during thecampaign.
Photo: LizzyBapela
The team also cleaned even the dirtiest areas. Photo: Lizzy Bapela
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A resident in Bela-Bela, who preferredto remain anonymous, said she hasbeen receiving bills from the town’sshow grounds near the Waterfrontarea. According to her, she worked asa secretary at the show ground’soffices nine years ago. After herresignation she approached themunicipality and asked that the waterbills be sent to the show ground’scommittee and not her residentialaddress.She indicated the water bill itself has
grown to over R60 000 and that shewants to know who is responsible forpayment of the bill.“Someone is losing money as this bill
is very high. I would like to know whythis bill is sent to me and who is goingto be liable for payment,” she said.
TK Mashaba
A mistake at the morgue has causedPeter Mukono from Modimolle’s family tohave to bury two infants recently, onlyone of which was theirs.The two infants were both born on the
7th of February. One of them passedaway on the 13th of January while theother passed away on the 15th. Bothwere born and passed away at the FHOdendaal Hospital in Modimolle.Mukono, who hails from Zimbabwe and
resides now in Mabatlane, was given achild for burial, and the ceremony wasconducted last week. Mukono told TheBEAT that he was later informed that hehad been given the wrong child. The
TK Mashaba
A week after Bela-Bela municipalworkers shut down the municipalitybecause of late payments, Nehawhumembers invaded Bela-Bela hospital inprotest.The memorandum which was given to
the hospital, and to which they weregiven fourteen days to respond, alsomentions payment delays for overtime.“We as the members of the health
fraternity, have recognized total failurein the running of the Human resourcesDepartment, which has led to seriousissues across the board,” said NelsonMatlaisane, a Nehawu member.Matlaisane said that there has been
issues between the community and thehospital due to the unavailability of thehospital board.“We also note with concern the lack of
commitment shown by thecommunications officer, which led to afailure by the hospital to organize anyimportant departmental activities in linewith the national health calendar,” headded.Among other things, their demands
included a demand for the reinstatementof the Hospital Board in order toimprove the working relationshipbetween the hospital and the communityat large.“We demand the acting nursing
manager be removed from office for
Resident piled withshowground’s water bills
Despite being billed each month, theresident said she has not received anycommunication from the municipalityforcing her to pay the bills.Owner of Munsolve, a company which
handles municipal billing issues, FransRoodtman said that the resident cannotbe liable for the bills since it was notregistered to her account.He explained that it was simply a case
of being billed at the wrong address.“The resident cannot be penalized or
prosecuted and it is the responsibilityof the municipality to ensure that theright person is being billed,” he said.Roodtman said that one of his
consultants has since investigated thematter and the account has beenerased from the municipality’s system.The Bela-Bela municipal
spokesperson, Matome Sebelebelecould not be reached for comment.
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delaying the payment of overtime,”Matlaisane added.Their demands also included the
implementation of approvedorganizational structures, proper andtransparent use of funds, and managers
to be confined toone position only.In addition, theyrequire theavailability ofproper workingmaterial andequipment,immediatepayment of alloutstandingpayments.“We further
demand that allfunded posts beadvertised andfilled, and also forthe HR Managerto report for dutylike any otheremployee,” thememorandumstates.The CEO of the
hospital, RicardoEscobar, receivedthe memorandumand promised totake the matterfurther.
We further demand that all funded posts beadvertised and filled, and also for the HRmanager to report on duty like any other
employee
Nehawhu members protesting atBela-Bela Hospital. Photo: TKMashaba
Bela-Bela CEO Ricardo Escobarsigning the memorandum handedto him by Nelson Matlaisane ofNehawu. Photo: TK Mashaba
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other family refused to comment on thematter to The BEAT.He was later given the body of his own
child, and asked the other child’s familyfor assistance with the burial, as he hadburied their child, but they apparentlyrefused.Mukono managed to bury the child with
assistance from Frans Ganyane ofSamma Ka-Nyane Parlour in Bela-Bela,who donated a coffin to the family.Ganyane told The BEAT that he was
happy to help, but felt that the situationhad been mismanaged.“It’s getting to the point where people
double-check their loved ones beforeburial to make sure that they are buryingthe right person,” he said.
Hospital liaisonofficer SollyMaphologelahelped with theburial processwhile PeterMukono returnedthe soil he tookfrom the othergrave. Photo: TKMashaba
Frans Ganyane of Samma Ka-Nyane Parlour donated a coffin for the child.Photo: TK Mashaba
The Department of Rural Developmentand Land Reform in Limpopo isexpected to have discussions with theLand and Rural Development sectorstakeholders in due course. Thediscussions will be conducted inpartnership with the Limpopo MEC forAgriculture Joy Matshoge, with the mainfocus being on stakeholders aimed atestablishing district land committees inthe province.Departmental spokesperson Avhashoni
Magada highlighted that the 2012National Development Plan (NDP)emphasizes the need to reintegrate ruralareas into mainstream economicdevelopment. This would allow ruralresidents to share in the dividends of thecountry’s overall economic growth andprosperity.Magada added that land reform within
the context of the NDP is gearedtowards ensuring that agriculturaldevelopment and subsequent inclusiverural economic growth are centraloutcomes of the reform process. Hefurther said that addressing the
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The South African Municipal Workers’Union (SAMWU) in Limpopo held its 8thprovincial congress in Bela-Bela. Theevent was scheduled to take place at theJinnah Park Hall from Tuesday, 26, toFriday, 29 November. The venue waslater changed to Elephant Springs Hotel,on the same dates. Speakers present atthe event include representatives fromCOSATU, SACP, ANC and SALGA.The union’s newly elected provincial
secretary Simon Mathe said that theconference was aimed at dealing withpolicies and constitutional amendments inpreparation for the national conferencewhich is scheduled for April 2015. Headded that the event was also aimed atdeveloping strategies in preparation for
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Parliamentary leaders from theDemocratic Alliance (DA) paid a visit tothe Waterberg to assess the district’swater and electricity issues.Lance Greyling, Shadow Minister of
Energy, Leon Basson, Shadow Ministerfor Water and Sanitation, and LimpopoProvincial Spokesperson for the DADesiree van der Walt embarked on a two-day visit on Tuesday, 20 JanuaryVan der Walt said that their visit was to
investigate water and electricity concernswithin communities and theirmunicipalities.Greyling said that Eskom debt by
municipalities was one of the key issuesas it often results in residents who paytheir electricity bills being without power inany case.“I was made aware of the high debt that
is owed to Eskom by some of thesemunicipalities. In Modimolle, for instance,the debt seems to be R26 million while inThabazimbi it is closing on R70 million. Myconcern with this debt is two-fold: it showsthat these municipalities are not able toenforce proper financial controls andmany residents who do pay theirelectricity accounts live under threat ofhaving their electricity cut when Eskomcuts off these entire municipalities as acredit control measure,” he said.Greyling also mentioned that load
shedding also has an impact on watersupply. “Often what seems to occur is thatload shedding leads to a water crisis as
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Community members andrepresentatives from municipalities inthe Waterberg District gathered atModimolle’s OR Tambo Hall for anation-building and social cohesioncommunity conversation. The eventwas held by the Waterberg DistrictDepartment of Arts and Culture onWednesday, 28 January.An official from the Department,
Refilwe Seleka, said that the eventwas aimed at raising issues ofconcern to the society and come upwith potential solutions. The issueswill then be raised with the Office ofthe President to be covered in theState of the Nation Address, whichwill be taking place on Thursday, 12February. The State of the NationAddress outlines the government’splan for the year ahead to improvethe lives of South Africans.A service provider Aurecon
inequitable distribution of land is acrucial step in accomplishing integrationof rural areas into the mainstreameconomy.In the light of the above, the NDP
proposes the creation of District LandCommittees (DLCs) to handleacquisition and development for landreform purpose in South Africa. TheDLCs are expected to createopportunities for communities to play ameaningful role in the processes of landreform.The NDP’s proposal on DLCs aims to
radically change how land reform is tobe carried out from now on goingforward and give a voice to the landlessand commercial farmers in the landredistribution process.The proposal also aims to ensure that
those in need of secure rights to landwork together with landowners in“finding social solutions” to the “socialproblem” of landlessness and tenureinsecurity. It will further enablesubstantive and equal participation of allstakeholders in decisions surroundingland acquisition at local level and multi-sectorial land committees.
Bela-Bela hosts SAMWU LimpopoProvincial Congress
salary negotiations to be held in January2015.The congress resolved to convene a
provincial collective bargainingconference to enable members toconsolidate a mandate from allmunicipalities in the province.A new provincial executive committee
was elected during the conference, withErnie Mbiza representing the WaterbergDistrict as the union’s ProvincialTreasurer. Other candidates electedinclude Timsen Tshililo from VhembeDistrict Municipality as the chairman andNelson Mokgotho from Greater TubatseLocal Municipality as his deputy.Union official Simon Mathe, who resides
in Polokwane was elected as thesecretary with Gerald Twala from GreaterTzaneen as his deputy.
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The Democratic Alliance has recently addressed water and electricity issuesin the Waterberg. From left to right is: Lance Greyling, Shadow Minister ofEnergy, Leon Basson, Shadow Deputy Minister for Water and Sanitation,and Limpopo Provincial Spokesperson for the DA, Desiree van der Walt.Photo supplied
problems emerge with water pumps andsome areas are left without water for twoto three days while technical problems areresolved,” he said.He also blamed the lack of technical skills
within municipalities and upkeep on theirdistribution grids, staring that themaintenance backlog on these grids arenearing R40 billion.Basson presented his findings on each
municipality.He emphasized that the majority of
Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW)within the district are in a bad state and inneed of repair. He said that a visit to theWWTW in Bela-Bela is yet to be made,and will be followed by a full report.On the issue of Mookgophong’s drinking
water, Basson said that Mookgophong isstill without clean running water.This, he said, is related to issues with
upgrading the municipality’s 14 boreholes,maintaining the Frikkie Geyser Daminfrastructure and replacing dilapidatedborehole pipelines in the area.In Modimolle, Basson said that sewage
has been found flowing out of manholes,ending up in streams and rivers in theNylsvley wetlands.“This is an international protected area
with more than 370 bird species. Morethan 80 000 birds have been counted inthe area. The sewage is threatening theexistence of these wetlands,” said Basson.Van der Walt said that the observed
issues will be taken to parliament and it willbe suggested that municipalities be heldaccountable.
Communities discuss social issues
Company, facilitated the program,dividing attendees into groups thatwould elaborate on individual issues.Topics covered by the event includeEducation, Crime, and Religion,among other things.The discussion focused on service
delivery, air pollution, schoolretention rates, teenage pregnancy,divorce, and other matters ofconcern.Participants were tasked to identify
major social issues and suggestpossible solutions, as well as whatroles agents of change such asgovernment and NGO’s play. An opendiscussion and review was done onissues that divide us as a nation andwhat can be done to foster socialcohesion.A program of action is set to be
developed on identified issues andactions that need to be taken toaccomplish these goals, and a reportback is expected in due course.
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It is with anger and disappointmentthat I write this letter. I hear somepeople are calling for Clive Derby-Lewis to be granted medical paroleso that he can die peacefully withhis family. How dare unreasonablepeople think of families when oneof their own should die?Why haven’t they thought about
Chris Hani’s living peacefully withhis family? At least the Derby-Lewis’ spent the past two decadesseeing the face of Clive, have theyever thought about the Hani’s notseeing the face of Chris for twodecades?I am one person who champions
reconciliation, forgiveness andnon-racism but it makes me sickwhen I think that there are stillpeople who think black life or blackfamilies are cheap.On the 15 April 1993, hardly five
days after the death of Chris Hani,I was wrongfully arrested for publicviolence, arson, attempted murderand other unreasonable charges. Ispent nine months in New LockPrison away from my peacefulfamily and friends, only to be foundnot guilty (I was not guilty anyway)and be acquitted on 20 December1993. That’s how unreasonablesome people can be.Therefore I say no to the granting
of medical parole to the cowardmurderer.
Over 300 learners from Thusanang Special School in Bela-Bela receiveda donation of shoes from the Special Olympics organisation. The schoolbenefited from the organization’s charity programmes as they are one oftheir affiliates. The happy learners showed off their gifts to The BEATduring a photo shoot on Monday, 2 February. Photo: Lizzy Bapela
With measles making a comeback,we decided to post this letter fromchildren’s writer Roald Dahl, on thesubject of vaccinations. The letterwas published in 1988, twenty-fouryears after the death of his daughterOlivia to measles, at age 12:Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught
measles when she was seven yearsold. As the illness took its usualcourse I can remember reading toher often in bed and not feelingparticularly alarmed about it. Thenone morning, when she was well onthe road to recovery, I was sitting onher bed showing her how to fashionlittle animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to herturn to make one herself, I noticedthat her fingers and her mind werenot working together and she couldn’tdo anything.“Are you feeling all right?” I asked
her.“I feel all sleepy,” she said.In an hour, she was unconscious. In
twelve hours she was dead.The measles had turned into a
terrible thing called measlesencephalitis and there was nothingthe doctors could do to save her. Thatwas twenty-four years ago in 1962,but even now, if a child with measleshappens to develop the same deadlyreaction from measles as Olivia did,there would still be nothing thedoctors could do to help her.On the other hand, there is today
something that parents can do tomake sure that this sort of tragedydoes not happen to a child of theirs.They can insist that their child isimmunised against measles. I wasunable to do that for Olivia in 1962because in those days a reliablemeasles vaccine had not beendiscovered. Today a good and safevaccine is available to every familyand all you have to do is to ask yourdoctor to administer it.It is not yet generally accepted that
measles can be a dangerous illness.Believe me, it is. In my opinionparents who now refuse to have theirchildren immunised are putting thelives of those children at risk. InAmerica, where measlesimmunisation is compulsory, measleslike smallpox, has been virtuallywiped out.Here in Britain, because so many
parents refuse, either out ofobstinacy or ignorance or fear, toallow their children to be immunised,we still have a hundred thousandcases of measles every year. Out ofthose, more than 10,000 will sufferside effects of one kind or another.At least 10,000 will develop ear orchest infections. About 20 will die.Let that sink in.Every year around 20 children will
die in Britain from measles.So what about the risks that your
children will run from beingimmunised?They are almost non-existent.
Listen to this. In a district of around300,000 people, there will be onlyone child every 250 years who willdevelop serious side effects frommeasles immunisation! That is abouta million to one chance. I shouldthink there would be more chance ofyour child choking to death on achocolate bar than of becomingseriously ill from a measlesimmunisation.So what on earth are you worrying
about? It really is almost a crime toallow your child to go unimmunised.
Notice is hereby given that the Bela-Bela Local Munici-pality Council received and considered the 2014/15 Mid-Year Budget and Performance Assessment Report, asprepared by the Accounting jOfficer in terms of Section72 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Manage-ment Act, Act No 56 of 2003, at its ordinary meeting heldon the 29th of January 2015.
The 2014/15 Mid-Year Budget and Performance Assess-ment Report is hereby published in terms of Section 21A1(a); (b) and (c) of the Local Government: MunicipalSystems Act, Act No 32 of 2000 as amended, read to-gether with Regulation 34 (1) of the Municipal Budgetand Reporting Regulations promulgated in terms of theLocal Government: Municipal Finance Management Act,(Act 56 of 200).
Copies of the 2014/15 Mid-Year Budget and PerformanceAssessment Report are available for Public Inspection atthe Municipal Offices, Office F37, First Floor, MunicipalBuildings, Chris Hani Drive, Bela-Bela or the MunicipalWebsite: www.belabela.gov.za
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Twenty-seven young girls from Bela-Belabenefitted from the Women in Making charitydrive recently. The girls received a donation ofschool shoes, uniforms, stationery containers,pens, and school bags during an event at theTowoomba Agricultural Centre on Saturday, 31January. Women in the Making is a Christian
organization run by Makosha Mamabolo and agroup of others in Bela-Bela, The beneficiariesattend twice-weekly sessions where they aretaught about Christianity and the value ofeducation, the challenges faced by younggirls, and how to comport themselves as youngladies.“I met with girls during the program and we
gave them Bibles so that they can learn to liveby the Word of God,” said Mamabolo. “We
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The recent political violence inMogalakwena has resulted in aDemocratic Alliance (DA)councillor Thapelo Pooebeing assaulted on Saturday, 31January. The DA in Limpopo haslaid a charge of assault as aresult, calling on to the MEC ofSafety, Security and Liaison,Mapula-Mokaba Phukwane’s tointervene. The party requests thatthe MEC table a plan to tackle thecontinued political violence andintimidation in Mogalakwenawhich is now endangering lives. “It is clear that the ANC
factionalism in the area hascrippled the Mogalakwena LocalGovernment and is causingpolitical violence on theground. The 2016 LocalGovernment Elections are fastapproaching and the DA inLimpopo is deeply concernedthat the elections will not be freeand fair with current politicalintolerance and police’s abuse ofpower rampant in the area,” said
also help them in any area that they may needassistance with, whether financially orotherwise.”The program is open to any girl in Bela-Bela
older than 10. The event at Towoomba wasorganized for girls who attend WITM becausethe team saw that most of the girls did not haveschool shoes and bags. Mamabolo said thatthe intent was to buy them quality shoes whichwould last longer, as most of them come frompoorer families.A member of the Bela-Bela Education
Advocacy Group (BBEAG), Ramatapa Motau,addressed the girls on the value of educationand what it takes for a person to further skillsinstead of relying on parents or bursaries forhelp. He also shared his life experiences withthe girls, motivating them to aim high and workat achieving their goals in life.A teacher at Ulando Combined School,
Morongwa Moaga, taught the girls about theprocess of developing into a woman,highlighting real-life experiences as examplesthat the girls could learn from.The girls said that they were really grateful for
the donation, as well as for the motivation tokeep coming to the sessions where they aretaught many things that shed a light on themysteries of growing up.Lettah Mphamo, who received shoes and a
bag, and Tsholofelo Moselana, who received askirt and a bag, could not contain theirgratitude after receiving their gifts.Ruth and Reuben Bainaar from Bainaar
Ministries presented the Word of the Day, whileAudrey Mphela of WITM interacted with thegirls.Mamabolo said that the initiative is not
receiving outside funding, but bought the itemsout of their own pockets.
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Ramatapa Motau of the BBEAG addressedthe girls during the event. Photo: LizzyBapela
The young girls showed off their gifts afterthe event. Photo: Lizzy Bapela
The young girls had fun and played gamesduring the event. Photo: Lizzy Bapela
the DA’s Limpopo ProvincialSpokesperson on Transport,Safety, Security and Liaisonportfolio Katlego Phala.The DA urges MEC Phukwane
to table a plan that will bringstability and safety to thecommunity of Mogalakwenaahead of next year’s elections.Pooe told The BEAT that he
believes the incident wasorchestrated and not just acoincidence because the peoplewho attacked him do not knowhim and seemed to have hadinformation on him. He addedthat four of them were speakingShona, while one was a localresident. He was rushed to thelocal hospital for medicalattention after the incident and isnow recovering at home.Mogalakwena has been plagued
by service delivery breakdownsdue to political in-fighting, leavingresidents with little hope for bettergovernance in the municipality.This resulted in the DA’sParliamentary Leader MmusiMaimane visiting the area twice
Mogalakwena’s political violence result in alleged assaultThecommunityburnedtiresduring theprotests.Photosupplied
SAPS members from different units camp at the municipalpremises, supposedly to restore order. Photo supplied
“It is clear that theANC factionalism in
the area hascrippled the
Mogalakwena LocalGovernment
to meet with residents during his“Power to the People Tour”recently. Maimane was assessingthe true state of the nation aheadof the President’s State of theNation Address on Thursday, 12February. He was joined byLimpopo ProvincialLeader Jacques Smalle. DuringMaimane’s return to the area, thepolitical crackdown on localresidents was continuing, withalleged “riot police aligned to alocal ANC faction”.“Several residents were
transported to hospital by the DAafter SAPS used rubber bullets todisperse a planning gatheringahead of the day’s protest. Tapshave run dry and rubbish piledhigh in the streets as a result ofthe ongoing war between ANCfactions for control of themunicipality that began monthsago. Basic services are at a nearstandstill and it’s only a matter oftime before a total collapse,which the community cannotafford,” said Maimane’sspokesperson Mabine Seabe.
BID NOTICE AND INVITATION TO BIDTENDER NO: 9/3/1/160
Bids are hereby invited for the CONSTRUCTION OF AN OPEN, CONCRETE LINED STORMWATER CHANNEL IN BELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITYThe contract entails the demolishing and disposal of an existing concrete channel, and theconstruction of 1300m new open concrete channel.
Only bidders who comply with the following requirements are eligible to submit tenders:• Register with CIDB and having a grading of 6CE or higher• Employ staff which satisfies EPWP requirements. (Minimum requirement NQF 5 in LabourIntensive Construction)
Bids will be evaluated on the 90/10 points systemTenders will be evaluated on functionality with a minimum qualifying score of 70 points.
Tender documents will be obtainable as from 9th February 2015 at the offices of Bela BelaLocal Municipality (not on site), in Bela Bela, upon payment of a non-refundable amount ofR500.00. Only cash or bank guaranteed cheques made out to Bela Bela Local Municipalitywill be acceptable.
A compulsory site inspection will be held on the 13th February 2015 at 10:00. Prospectivebidders are expected to meet the representative of the Engineer at the main entrance of theBela Bela Local MUNICIPALITY in Bela Bela, 59 Chris Hani Drive, from where they will beaccompanied to the site.
All bids will remain valid for a period of ninety days after the time and date of opening. Latesubmissions, telegraphic, telefax or e-mail transmission tenders will not be accepted. BelaBela Local Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any bid and reserves theright to accept a tender as a whole or in part.
All tenders and supporting documents must be sealed in a cover clearly marked "TENDER 9/3/1/160 "STORM WATER CHANNEL - LIMPOPO STREET" and must be deposited in the tenderbox, at room F58, Bela Bela Local Municipality, 59 Chris Hani Drive, Bela-Bela, not later than12:00 on 27th February 2015.Supply Chain Management related enquiries can be directed to the procurement office ofBela Bela Local Municipality on 014 736 8000Technical related enquiries can be directed to DIKGABO CONSULTING ENGINEERS at 011 6564075.
MM MalulekaMunicipal ManagerBELA BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (Notice number: 3/15)
BELA BELALOCAL MUNICIPALITY
Private Bag X1609 Bela Bela 0480
PUBLIC NOTICE:DRAFT 2013/14 ANNUAL REPORT
A public notice is hereby given in terms of Section 129 (3) of the LocalGovernment: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 That the AccountingOfficer must in accordance with Section 21 (a) of the Local Government:Municipal Systems Act, 2000 make public the Draft Annual Report as tabledin Council. The Draft 2013/14 Annual report was tabled before Council on the29th January 2015.
The Draft 2013/14 Annual Report is available for public inspection at Munici-pal Building as well as in the municipal website www.belabela.gov.za for aperiod of 21 working days, commencing from Friday, the 6th February 2015to Friday, the 6th of March 2015.
Written Comments on the Draft 2013/14 Annual Report can either be e-mailed to [email protected] or be placed in comment boxes pro-vided for at Municipal offices.
Members of the Public are welcome to submit written comments andrepresentations on the Draft Annual Report to the Manager: Planning &Economic Development, Private Bag X1609, Bela-Bela 0480, or e-mail:[email protected] or Fax to 014 736 3288.Comments must be received by not later than 06 March 2015 at 12H00.
The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) of Council will considercomments at a Meeting and submissions (as received by not later thanFriday 06 February 2015 at 12H00) must indicate whether you wish toappear before the MPAC to motivate your comments and representations. Anotice to the MPAC meeting will accordingly be issued to you.
For any enquiries, do not hesitate to call Mr P Raputsoa of the Municipalityat 014 736 8037 or VW Mhlongo at 014 736 8078.
MM MalulekaMunicipal Manager Notice No: 10/15
Lizzy Bapela
Teachers and learners from Lephalalewho excelled during the 2014academic year were honoured fortheir dedication and hard work duringa prize-giving ceremony hosted bytheir local municipality at the SelekaCommunity Hall on Friday, 23January.As part of his keynote address the
mayor of Lephalale, Jack Maeko,congratulated the schools and theirlearners for the caliber of results theyobtained in 2014, and emphasizedthat improving matric results is acollective effort.The mayor thanked Exxaro mine for
the role that they played in assistingthe learners through their winterschool program, which is aimed atassisting learners in preparing fortheir exams. He encouraged learners,especially the sixteen who receivedbursaries, to study hard and make asuccess of their tertiary education.“We cannot achieve economic
freedom in our lifetime without aneducation,” he told parents, learnersand teachers.Thabang and Seoketseng High
Schools from the Phalala Clustereach obtained a 100% pass rate,making this the third successive yearthat Seoketseng obtained a 100%pass rate. Thabang High School tookfirst place among the best-performingschools in the cluster. Thabang’sachievement is even more
Lizzy Bapela
Friends and family members of thelate House Music DJ JackyLetlhake, also known as Bojo Mujo,described him as a person withgreat leadership characteristics anda hero. This follows the breaking ofsad news about his sudden passingon Saturday, 31 January.Letlhake’s brother and manager,
Sello Letlhake, said that the artistpassed away peacefully in Pretoriaafter a short illness, surrounded byfamily, at 05:00. He added that thefamily is humbled by the outpouringof love and support they receivedfrom those who were touched byhis music from across the country.“He loved to empower the people
surrounding him and would go theextra mile to make sure that theyare satisfied. Bojo would not restuntil those in need received the helpthey needed, and he was a goodleader to those around him,” saidhis friend Jacky Mafumane.Mafumane said that Letlhake washis mentor and that he looked up tohim.Letlhake moved to Pretoria at an
early age and broke into the musicscene in 2003, after the release ofseveral albums, including HouseTherapy, The Return of Bojo Mujo,Destiny, Unblievable, and the mostrecent Umthwalo. His hit songsinclude Indab’ila, Setla, thandoLwami, Hlonolofatsa andKulenyane, among many others.Bojo Mujo was a multi-platinum
artist and outsold many media-hyped big name artists in South
remarkable because the schoolachieved what it did in spite of vacantteachers’ posts due to itsremoteness. The school reached thisachievement despite being without aMaths teacher for over three months,yet six of the nine Grade 12 learnersachieved the marks to study forBachelor’s degrees.Ellisras High School was second,
with an 89.13% pass rate and11.27% distinctions. Tielelo HighSchool came in third, with a passrate of 84.38%. This was the school’sfirst Grade 12 class.The best improvements in matric
results was obtained by MathulaseraHigh School, moving from 30% in2013 to 69.23% in 2014, which wasan improvement of 39.23%.Learners with four or more
distinctions were also rewarded, withMorutla Sathekge from Raserite HighSchool obtaining distinctions inMaths, Physical Sciences, LifeScience and Geography. FromEllisras High School it includesNandri de Beer, who obtaineddistinctions in Afrikaans, English,Computer Application Technologyand Life Orientation, while Jacquesdu Plessis obtained distinctions inMaths, Physical Science, InformationTechnology, Electrical Technologyand Life Orientation,Learners who participated in sports,
arts and cultural activities on anational level were also rewarded atthe ceremony.
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The late Jacky Letlhake, betterknown as Bojo Mujo, who passedaway recently. Photo supplied
Africa. His stage name reportedlycame from the Antonio Banderasfilm Desperado.Bojo used to say that to be
successful you have to be inpeople’s ears, and the townshipwas his inspiration.A memorial service for the late DJ
is scheduled for Pretoria onThursday, 5 February, and he willbe laid to rest in his home town ofModimolle on Saturday, 7 February.
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Lizzy: 072 264 7740 or TK: 076 756 9740.We would also LOVE to see some of your weird and wonderful photos for our editorial page.
TK Mashaba
Bela-Bela junior volleyball teams werelucky enough to be visited by theNational Volleyball coach on Tuesdayfor coach clinics.According to Levy Thantsha, a local
coach, the youngsters are comingalong well after the clinics. Thantshasaid that Bela-Bela Volleyball teamKamlplits has been doing well lately and
TK Mashaba
Mookgophong’s Siwelele FC lost on awalkover on Saturday, 30 January,making it two games in a row that theteam has lost by not showing up. Theyalso lost against Mokopane Ratanang forthe same reason, also on 30 January.Siwelele, who are in their second year
in the SAB League, did not performbadly last year, but the past weekend’sevents do not bode well for the team.Attempts to contact the owner provedfruitless.Simple Yellows lost against
Mosesetjane United, also on a walkover,and SASE lost against Ditlou for thesame reason.
TK Mashaba
The 2014 school year has begun, whichmeans planning for the busy year aheadis underway, and high on the agenda ofthousands of schools across the nationis getting their entries in for the largestfootball tournament in the country.The u.19 Kay Motsepe Schools Cup
offers prize money of R3.4 million aswell as the opportunity for coaches tohave their key players under the eye ofscouts who will help the youths to taketheir careers to the next level.According to Itune Communications
spokesperson Phindile Sihlangu,schools have until 17 March to register.“Registration is open and the Motsepe
Foundation, the South African SchoolsFootball Association (SASFA) as well as
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Siwelele are currently occupying 14th
place in the league’s Stream B, whileYellows are in 15th place.In other results, Mokopane
Stonebreakers played to a 1-all drawagainst Real Madrid while PJ Stars lost4-1 to United.In Stream A, Qualitho smashed Young
Pirates 8-2 while Diesel n Dust lost 2-0to Troublemakers.Happy Hearts played to a 1-all draw
against Home Defenders, while M.Mmamoet Artsenal beat Bela-BelaPirates 1-0. Celics lost 1-0 againstModimolle All Stars.Streams C and D have not started their
games, and are said to be busy withplayer development.
Registration period now open for 2015Kay Motsepe Cup
ZakeleMgobozhi, thecaptain of HolyTrinity’s team,celebrates agoal. Photosupplied
the Department of Basic Education areencouraging all high schools to enter thecompetition, as there are plenty ofbenefits associated with thetournament,” she said. “For individualplayers with exceptional talent, there isthe opportunity to take their soccercareer to the next level.”Scouts from professional clubs keep
an eye on the competition with the aimof recruiting players for their youthdevelopment structures, and thefinancial implications are impressive,with the winning school getting R1 millionto spend on projects that benefit theschool and the community at large.The school which won the R1 million
last year, in addition to R100 000 asGauteng provincial champions, was HolyTrinity High School from Atteridgeville.
Atteridgeville’sHoly Trinity HighSchool inGauteng was thenational winnerin 2014. Photosupplied
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U. 19 boysrunning the500 m. Photo:MarleneVermaak
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Jacob Mosimabroke a fieldhigh jumprecord of 1,7meters. Photo:MarleneVermaak
it’s all because of the dedication of theplayers.Last year, players from Kamplits
scooped multiple awards during theGala Dinner for Limpopo SportsAwards.At the moment their junior team will be
focusing on school leagues, which isdue to start in March.“We are training the new players hard
