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TEL: 057 357 1304 WEDNESDAY 79 MAY 2014 WWW.EXPRESSNEWS.CO.ZA FREE
} Teboho Setena
EMPLOYMENT still remains thefirst priority for the majority ofSouth Africans casting their votestoday in the country’s fifth demo-cratic elections.Jobs have been the yardstick of
political parties in the 20 years ofdemocracy and is still used in thiselection campaign to lure potentialelectorate to vote them into power.Millions of ordinary men,
especially those who have familiesto provide for, are in dire need ofemployment.Among these are the scores of
men who daily stand in groups onthe corners of streets of theGoldfields city of Welkom. Thepopular hot spots for these jobseek-ers (looking for, in commonlanguage, piece jobs or temporary
work) are at the busy roads –Volks, Ararat and Tempest– which link to the richsuburbs such as JimFouche Park, Dagbreekand Flamingo Park.They stay here from
morning to around 17:00.
They too will join the millionsgoing to the polls to cast theirvotes for political parties whichthey believe will create sustainableemployment opportunities.Of all the promises by political
parties, employment is what theysay they all hope to get to enablethem to meaningfully change thelives of their immediate families.Mabine Mokhosi has employable
skills and holds a diploma inbusiness management and acertificate in security. John Mogapihas experience, having also workedas a bricklayer and plumber.The two men make the trip daily
to stand on the street corners inthe hope of getting a job. A fatherof two children, Mokhosi has beendoing this for the last three years.“Despite that employment has
not come my way, I’m going to voteand this time for a party which Ibelieve will be real in terms ofcreating employment. What painsme, is I have qualifications and nocriminal record, yet I’m jobless. Aman without a job is useless inSouth Africa in this democraticdispensation and stands a chance
to lose his family, integrity and therespect of his wife,” says Mokhosi.Although he has some doubts of
any employment prospect in thenear future, Mogapi is determinedto cast his vote today.“Political parties have for the
last 20 years promised jobs and theruling party even promised tobetter the lives of the people. Butjob opportunities have been hard tocome by during this term. A betterlife can be realised when at leastone member in the family works.When you have a permanent job,you can even build your own houseat your pace,” Mogapi says.If lucky, they get to work for two
different people a week for whichthey are paid R120 or R100 per day.The DA promises creating six
million permanent jobs througheconomic growth-friendly policies,including tackling corruption andthe ANC promises to create sixmillion job opportunities. TheCongress of the People (Cope)promises to create opportunities forgrowing development and asustainable economy in order tocreate sustainable employment.
MAKE YOUR MARK: With a simple X you will ensure that South Africa remains the best place to live in. Express encourages all its readers and Free State citizens to go out andexercise their hardwon right to vote. Remember to visit the voting station where you are registered and vote before 21:00.
MEN searching forwork waiting on thecorner of Araratand VolksRoad inWelkom.
Voters starving for employment
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2 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 7 MAY 2014
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IN 1966 I was ten years old and myeyes opened to politics for the firsttime when the now defunct SundayTimes’ leader page story screamed“Top Free State men arrested.” Itwas about the arrest of NoelLebenya, Josua Maleme and theirother three comrades.The group was disguised as
members of the Urban BantuCouncil (UBC). Their aim was toinfiltrate the apartheid structure tofight from within while beingunderground members of theAfrican National Congress (ANC).Five of them were sentenced tolengthy prison terms on RobbenIsland and were subsequentlybanished to various homelands ontheir release.Previously there were racially
divided UBCs in the Thabong andWelkom City Council (WCC). After1994, 11 councils were merged intoone structure, namely Matjhabeng.This merger increased the budgetallocation of the local councilthree-fold. The previous apartheid
council had two bottle stores andbars that boosted its coffers.Anybody else was not licensed tosell liquor whereas today there is abottle store or tavern in everysecond street. Mines were function-al and the local governmentbenefitted a lot from them. Peoplehad no problems paying their billsbecause unemployment was mini-mal. The municipal buses used todrive through tarred Khotso-Pula-Nala from Welkom straight down toConstantia, Nkoane and Thelin-goane. Only roads used by munici-pal buses were tarred. These werethe only tarred roads while therewere more potholes than people onthe rest of the gravel roads. Hittingone of those potholes could cost youhundreds of rands.
I proudly voted at the age of 38for the first time in the land of mybirth. Today, the majority of ourroads is either tarred or paved.Street lights and sewerage were putup by the previous apartheidmunicipality. After 1994, thousandsof people benefitted from freeReconstruction and DevelopmentProgramme (RDP) houses; those inmunicipal houses and former maleand female single hostels wereissued with free title deeds by thecouncil.I would run and hide if I were to
mess up this beautiful city ofWelkom. Although there is still alot of work to be done, Matjhabengdoes have a good story to tell.) Express Goldfields & NFSwelcomes members of the publicinterested in contributing to theweekly column as public observersor citizen journalists. There is nopayment for writers.Send your opinion piece (notexceeding 450 words) toteboho.setena@volksblad.com.
Welkom welcomes change after ’94My viewMoeti MolelekoaSocial observer
ABOUT 40 entrepreneursin the LejweleputswaDistrict Municipality havereceived the necessaryboost in the form ofequipment that will keepthem on the forefront ofjob creation.The equipment will
capacitate the existingentrepreneurs to thrive topossibly curb the highunemployment rate.The much-needed
assistance is provided bythe Free State Departmentof Economic Development,Tourism and Environmen-tal Affairs through itsflagship empoweringprogramme known asJwale Ke Nako ya Kotulo –which means now is thetime to harvest.The empowerment tools
were officially handedover at the BronvilleCommunity Hall inWelkom last week Wednes-day by the MEC ofTourism, Economic andEnvironmental Affairs,Mosebenzi Zwane.The majority of the
entrepreneurs, youth andadults, falls in the small-scale economy as someoperate from home andlower-class sectors in thetownships.They trade in catering,
photography, media,security, cleaning services,sewing, knitting, carpentry,mechanics, shoe shining,refuse bin cleaning, musicproduction, tuck-shops,confectioneries and butch-eries.The beneficiaries were
identified by the depart-ment’s trade advisors thatidentified the deservingbusinesses and thenregistered them for capaci-ty training.They were identified on
the basis of who hadpotential to create employ-ment.Ensuring their sustaina-
bility, all beneficiaries areobliged to attend trainingthat cover the basics suchas book-keeping, stockmanagement, pricing,customer relations, market-ing and other businessskills.Furthermore, the depart-
ment and the local munici-palities will conducton-going assessments toensure sustainability andprogress.
Equipment provides huge boost
A GROUP of beneficiary entrepreneurs of the FreeState Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs’s flagship empoweringprogramme known asJwale Ke Nako ya Kotulo.From the left are, front: Fumane Mohono, BusisiweJantjies, Charissa Williams,Rachel Dijane and NobonkeJija; back: LefanyanaMasolane, Moeti Mphatsoe, Tumelo Mpanyane,Mpho Mantutle, MajalefaShuping, LaudenMcFarlaneand Tseliso Thulo.
LEFT: A group of the beneficiary entrepreneurs of theFree State Department ofEconomic Development,Tourism and EnvironmentalAffairs’s flagship empowering programme known asJwale Ke Nako ya Kotulo.From the left are, front:Modiehi Thabane,Merry Johane and Albertina Mohapi;back: Mahlomola Mosolotsane, Mabuti Mojahi, EricKometsi and Ben Motilane.
Photos: Teboho Setena
PERSONAL
SEVICES
FINANCIAL
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} Christo van Staden
THE SANParks exhibition atthe Bloem Show has won theVolksblad Floating Trophy forthe best indoor exhibition atthe show this year.The exhibition, designed by
SANParks’ Honorary Rangers’Free State region, focused onthe Golden Gate HighlandsNational Park and MokalaNational Park, the two parksclosest to Bloemfontein.Every year this region takes
responsibility for the SAN-Parks stand at the show andmembers do duty at theexhibition, side by side withpersonnel of SANParks.Together they answer questionsand inquiries from the public,promoting all the parks underSANParks’s management.Victor Mokoena, newly
appointed tourism and market-ing manager of the SANParksNorthern Cluster, who also didduty at the stand, congratulat-ed the team, who also won agold medal this year. “I havebeen to a number of SANParksexhibitions where we had astall, but this stand was themost beautiful I have everseen,” he said. “The trophy iswell-deserved. A lot of workhas gone into the exhibition.”Mokoena said SANParks was
really honoured to havehonorary rangers with thislevel of commitment in theregion.Div Bosman, chairman of the
SANParks Honorary RangersFree State region, describedthis as a major achievementfor them as a team after manyyears of hard work on thisproject. He expressed histhanks to all the team memberswho had worked together tomake this possible. The standreceived numerous compli-ments from the public visitingthe show that ran from 24April to 3 May.
ACCORDING to the 2013 GlobalFood Security Index (GFSI) morethan 870 million individualsglobally do not have a securesource of food. The annual report,which measures the state of foodsecurity globally, ranked SouthAfrica 39 out of 107 countries,while neighbouring countries inAfrica, such as Congo, rankedlast.According to Andy du Plessis,
managing director of FoodBankSA, these figures reiterate theimportance of raising awarenessaround food security both locallyand internationally. “In SouthAfrica, approximately 11 millioncitizens – a fifth of the population– are vulnerable to food insecuri-ty, meaning that they do not knowwhere their next meal will comefrom.“While many South Africans
live in uncertainty, not knowingwhere their next meal will becoming from, one third of foodproduced in South Africa goes towaste.”In an effort to address the
growing issue of hunger and foodsecurity, FoodBank South Africa(Foodbank SA), a registerednon-profit organisation and thecountry’s national food bankingnetwork, have launched their 12Hour Fast campaign, whichinvolves individuals donating R40towards the cause and committingto a 12-hour fast on World HungerDay, on 28 May.Du Plessis says that World
Hunger Day is a global annualevent which celebrates sustainablesolutions to ending extremehunger and poverty. “By donatingR40 and committing to fast for 12hours, individuals will not only beraising awareness for the cause,but will also guarantee that onehungry South African is fed for anentire month.”Participants are encouraged to
take part in the initiative bycompleting the online registrationform available on the FoodBankwebsite (www.foodbank.org.za),which will facilitate the donationand commit them to fasting for 12hours, from 07:00 till 19:00, onWorld Hunger Day.Du Plessis says that while
fasting for 12 hours may prove tobe quite a task for some, manyindividuals endure this each andevery day. “Fasting for 12 hoursmay be a challenge for us, but weare comforted by the fact that weknow where our next meal willcome from. What we don’t realiseis that many South Africans oftengo without meals for longer than12 hours each day.”In the 11 days leading up to
World Hunger Day, FoodBank SAencourages participants to partakein their online 12 Days of Appreci-ation campaign on the organisa-tion’s social media platforms. Thecampaign invites the public topost a picture what they appreci-ate and make use of the #12daysof appreciation and#FoodBankSA12Hour Fast hashtags.“All South Africans value and
appreciate different things, andthis initiative allows us to sharethis with the world, as well as ourcollective appreciation on the 12thday, World Hunger Day.”On the 12th day (World Hunger
Day) Du Plessis invites partici-pants to do something special tocommemorate their fast. “At theend of the day we encourage youto get together with family andfriends to break your fast, whilekeeping in mind the impact ofhunger on the lives of millions ofSouth Africans.“We ask that participants share
an image of the meal they ate tobreak their fast on the socialmedia platforms as this willillustrate a combined effort fromall South Africans to beat thisgrowing issue.”
Join fastto supportcampaign
Exhibition scoops trophy
AT the SANParks’ exhibitionare from the left Louis van derWesthuizen (member of theSANParks Honorary RangersFree State region), Sophia Kilian, Jana Botha, Tiana Botha,John Martiens (camp dutymanager at the Golden GateHighland National Park), SylviaBotha, Marizaan Bell and Hannes Botha. On the banner behind them are pictures of theMokalaNational Park near Kimberley. Photos: Supplied
RIGHT: The stand also attractedvisitors from other provinces.With honorary rangers Veronica and Louis van der Westhuizen (Free State region) areEngela Strydom from Vryburgand Renier Botha from JanKempdorp.
} Christo van Staden
THE Glen Reenen Rest Camp in the GoldenGate Highlands National Park is not only theoldest camp in the park, but also the heart-beat from where most of the activities in thepark are launched.The rest camp is situated between the
well-known sandstone cliffs in the park, andthe ideal position from where visitors canenjoy the brilliant, colourful shades cast bythe sun on the sandstone rocks, especiallythe imposing Brandwag Buttress, keepingvigil over the camp.The rest camp, erected in 1963 with the
proclamation of Golden Gate as a nationalpark, consists of 31 self catering chalets, allfully equipped and with a neat, comfortableand classy interior.Nine of the rondavels are divided in two –
interlinked with a door. The other rondavelshave a loft serving as a second bedroom.There are also family cottages in the camp,
accommodating four to six people.Apart from the hiking trails as well as the
horse trails that all start here, there is also anatural swimming pool next to the camp.Glen Reenen is a destination for every
nature lover that needs to break away to ahaven of peace, beauty and hiking.For more information on Glen Reenen and
Golden Gate, go to www.sanparks.co.za, orcall the national park on 058-255-1000.) Express and SANParks today start abrand-new competition in which one luckyreader who enters before 28 May stands achance to win a weekend stay for a family offour in the Glen Reenen Rest Camp.All you need to do, is to visit the Express
website at www.express-news.co.za and followthe instructions to enter. You only need toanswer an easy question. The closing date is28 May.) The winner of a weekend for four at theBasotho Cultural Village in Golden Gate isJoseph Rantseke. This competition ran inApril.
Win weekend stay at Glen Reenen
LEFT: The rondavelsat the Glen ReenenRest Camp againstthe backdrop of thewinter landscape inthe park.
Photo: Victor Mokoena
TO the left of the picture are the greenroofs of chalets atGlen Reenen. Thetrees are hiding thecaravan park, and tothe right is theBrandwag Buttress.
Photo: Supplied
4 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 7 MAY 2014
MATJHABENG
LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
MATJHABENG
MMOHO TOGETHER SISONKE TESANE
R400 MILLION INVESTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Executive Mayor, Councillor
Sebenzile Ngangelizwe
The community of Matjhabeng Local Municipality is approximately 6 000 vehicles per day of which entrepreneurial skills and generic skills including basic
over the moon following several multiple million rand approximately 20% are heavy vehicles (1 200 trucks per first aid training. SANRAL also held road safety
projects thatwere launched in their towns lastweek. day), mostly of the super-link type.Approximately 4 300 educationworkshops and aCareer EXPOon this project
Executive Mayor Councillor Sebenzile Ngangelizwe pedestrians cross the N1 on a daily basis between the Executive Mayor of Matjhabeng Local Municipality,
accompanied by Deputy Minister of Roads and MmamahabaneTownship andVentersburg. Cllr. Sebenzile Ngangelizwe expressed the
Transport, Me. Sindisiwe Chikunga, MEC for Police and Additional to the project is the new truck stop which municipality's pride at being part of this initiative. “We
Roads Hon Butana Komphela; SANRAL's CEO Mr. will also assist in eliminating the safety hazards by are glad to be part of this huge project and to be providing
Nazir Alli; Executive Mayor of Lejweleputswa District providing proper stop over facilities thereby improving much needed services which improve the living
Municipality, Cllr Mathabo Leeto; Matjhabeng Speaker the safety of motorists and pedestrians. The subcontract conditions of our people”, he said.
Cllr. Charles Stofile, launched the N1 Ventersburg of the upgrade and construction of the buildings at He further stated that this initiative will do much to
Intersection project near Mamahabane with the cost of the truck stops is underway. boost Matjhabeng's local economy as a shopping
R294 million. The project was done in conjunction with On Job Opportunities and Skills Training, a total complex is intended within the same vicinity that will
National Department of Roads, SANRAL, as well as the of R65, 7 million was spent on 42 SMME's during cater for road users' various needs.
Free StateDepartment ofRoads, Police andTransport. construction while 309 local people were employed Executive Mayor continued with the launch of
The N1 is the main road transport corridor between at a value of R31, 6 million. A total of 387 people Phomolong Taxi Rank and the construction of 1.0 km
the cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg, via were employed on the contract at a value of paved road in Phomolong. Both projects cost R25
Bloemfontein and passes between Mmamahabane R36, 6million. million. He also attended the sod turning ceremonies for
Township on the eastern side of the N1, and Ventersburg Various training providers were used for the training construction of Meloding Taxi Rank (R24 million);
on the western side. SANRAL's Incident Management programmes ranging from skills development for construction of 2, 56 km paved road in Bronville (R10
Systems identified this area as a high incident zone due to construction operations (such as scaffolding and million); construction of Bronville taxi rank (R14
the high volume of pedestrians crossing the national road formwork and dismantling), personal management skills million); a storm water channel in ward 26 Losaba
as well as various vehicle conflicting points from the training (financial and business principles), safety Canal (R14 million); Kopano Indoor Sports Center
intersections thatwere present on theN1. awareness training (traffic control, flag-persons and first (R8 million) and a storm water channel in Thabong 12
Traffic volumes on the N1 through Ventersburg are aid). More personnel were trained in engineering skills, (R6million).
Launched: ExecutiveMayorCouncillor SebenzileNgangelizwe;DeputyMinister of Roads andTransport,Me. SindisiweChikunga; Speaker for Free State Legislature,
Me Ouma Tsopo; MEC for Police and Roads Hon Butana Khomphela; SANRAL's CEOMr. Nazir Alli; Executive Mayor of Lejweleputswa District Municipality,
CllrMathaboLeeto; President of SANTACO,Mr. Phillip Taaibosch amongst others.
EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 7 MAY 2014 5
Kutyalwe izigidi eziyi - 400 kwiiprojeki zoluntuIzithuthi ezihamba ku-N1 eVentersburg zimalunga leSANRAL libambe iintlanganiso apho lifundiseUluntu lwaseMatjhabeng lonwabe ngokungathethekiyo
ngenxa yeeprojeki ezixabisa izigidi ngezigidi zemali namawaka amathandathu (6 000) ngosuku yaye i20% ngokhuseleko ezindleleni.
ezinikezelwe eluntwini kwiveki ephelileyo. yazo (malunga ne- 1 200) zizithuthi ezimthwalo unzima. USodolophu, uCeba Sebenzile Ngangelizwe utheUSodolophu, uCeba Sebenzile Ngangelizwe Malunga ne-4 300 yabahambi ngeenyawo banqumla kule uyazingca ngegalelo likamasipala kulo msebenzi mhle
ekhatshwa nguMphathiswa wezothutho neendlela, ndlela besuka elokishini iMmamahabane besiya kangaka. “Siyavuya ukuba yinxalenye yale projekiuNkosikazi Sindisiwe Chikunga, uMphathiswa edolophini iVentersburg yonke imihla. enkulu kangaka enikezela ngeenkonzo ezifunekayowezokhuseleko ohloniphekileyo uMnumzana Butana Isikhululo esitsha sokuphumla sabaqhubi bezigadla eluntwini ukuphakamisa umgangatho wentlaloKhompela, uMphathi weSANRAL, uMnumzana Nazir siya kuba luncedo olukhulu lokunciphisa iingozi yabantu bakuthi”.Alli; uSodolophu waseLejweleputswa, uCeba Mathabo kubaqhubi nabahambi ngeenyawo. Umsebenzi
Waleke ngokuthi le projeki iya kudlala indimaLee to ; uCeba Char l e s Sto f i l e os iS i the th i wolwakhiwo ngokutsha nokuphuculwa kwesi sikhululo
enkulu ekuphuculeni uqoqosho lwasekuhlaleni njengokosaseMatjhabeng, bavule ngokusemthethweni uhola uza kufezekiswa kungekudala.
kucetywa ukwakhiwa udederhu lweevenkile eziyawendlela i-N1 enqumla eVentersburg kufuphi Kudaleke amathuba emisebenzi noqeqesho
kunceda abaqhubi abadlula kuloo ndawo.naseMamahabane, exabisa imali ezizigidi eziyi-294 kubahlali bale ndawo. Imali emalunga nezigidi
Usodolophu uqhubele phambili wavula isakhiwo(R294 million). Le projeki yenziwe ngentsebenziswano eziyi-65,7 ihlawulwe kooSomashishini abasakhulayosooNoteksi ePhomolong kwakunye nendlela efakweyeSebe lezeendlela likaZwelonke, iSANRAL kwakunye abayi-42 kwaze kwaqeshwa abahlali ngentlawuloitela (tar) ePhomolong. Kuchithwe imali ezizigidi eziyi-neSebe lezendle la , ukhuse leko nezothutho emalunga nezigidi eziyi-31,6. Inani labahlali25 kuzo zombini ezi projeki. Uqhubeke njalo wadlulelalaseFreyistata. abafumene imisebenzi yi-387 ngentlawulo exabisaerenkini yeeteksi eMeloding apho atyumbe indawoLe ndlela eyi-N1 nguhola oxhakamshelanisa izigidi eziyi-36,6.ekuza kwakhiwa kuyo irenki yeeteksi eza kuxabisaindlela eya eKapa neyaseRhawuti, xa udlula Kusetyenziswe intlaninge yamaziko oqeqesho,izigidi eziyi-24. Kuza kwakhiwa indlela yetela ebudeeBloemfontein ubona ilokishi yaseMmamahabane abahlali beqeqeshelwa izakhono zokwakha, zokuphathabuyi-2.56 km eBronville ngexabiso lezigidi ezilishumikwicala lasempuma nedolophu iVentersburg kwicala izimali, zokhuseleko ezindleleni nolawulo lwezithuthi.(10 million); irenki yeeteksi eBronville exabisa izigidilasentshona. Icandelo leSANRAL elijongene neengozi
Uninzi luqeqeshelwe eziyi-14; iziko lezemidlalo eliyi-Indoor Sports Centreliqaphelise ukuba le ndlela ingadala iingozi ezininziezobunjineli,nezos ngexabiso elizizigidi ezisibhozo (8 million) kunyengenxa yomthamo omkhulu wabahambi ngeenyawo
h i s h i n o . neThabong 12 ngezigidi ezintandathu (R6 million).abanqumla kuyo ndawonye nentlaninge yezithuthiI q u m r h u
ezinqumla kuyo.
6 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 7 MAY 2014
Dimilione tse R400 di sebedisetswa diporojeke tsa baahi ba Matjhabeng
Baahi ba Masepala wa Matjhabeng ba thabile haholo Sephethephethe se sengata haholo tseleng ena mme ho Ho feta moo, hona le ba fumantshitsweng kwetliso
kamora hore ba nehelwe diporojeke tsa dimilione ke feta koloi tse kabang tse 6000 ka letsatsi mme tse kabang ya mahlale le tsa boipaballo mmileng le ho fana ka
masepala ditoropong tsa bona. diperesente tse 20 ke tsa dipalangwang tse boima tseo tlhahiso leseding ya mesebetsi. Tsena di ne di etelletswe
Majoro wa Phetahatso wa Matjhabeng, Sebenzile hangata di tsamaisang thepa e jwalo ka makoloi a eang ho pele ke SANRAL.
Ngangelizwe le moifo o neng o kenyelleditse Me. rekiswa. Dipalangwang tsa mofuta oo tse sebedisang Majoro wa Phetahatso wa Matjhabeng, Sebenzile
Sindisiwe Chikunga, wa Lefapha la Ditsela le tsela ena ke tse 1 200 ka letsatsi. Ditaso tse fetang tseleng Ngangelizwe o re “masepala o thabile haholo ka tsela ena
Dipalangwang, ntate Butana Komphela eleng Letona la ena pakeng tsa Mmamahabane le Ventersburg ka maoto mme ho feta moo o thabetse hore o ntse o tswela pele ho
Dipalangwang ka hara Porofensie, ntate Nazir Alli wa ke tse kabang tse 4 300 ka letsatsi. ntlafatsa maemo a maphelo a baahi ba Matjhabeng.”
SANRAL, Majoro wa Phetahatso wa Lejweleputswa, Sebaka se setjha se etseditsweng hore bakganni O tswela pele ho hlalosa hore tsela ena e tla nyolla
Me. Mathabo Leeto hammoho le ntate Charles Stofile ba makoloi a boima ba phomole se tla thusa ho moruo wa selehae hobane hona le maikemisetso a ho aha
eleng Sebuwi sa Masepala wa Matjhabeng ba butsi tsela ntlafatsa maemo a sebaka seo hore bakganni hammoho sebaka seo ho sona ho tla ba le mabenkele a tlang ho
ya N1 Ventersburg pela Mmamahabane, e entseng le ditaso ba sebedise tsela ena ka mokgoa o bolokehileng. ananela ditlhoko tse fapaneng tsa bakganni.
tjhelete e kana ka R294 milione. Porojeke ena e entswe Ho feta moo, ho se ho ntse ho lokiswa dibaka tse Majoro wa Phetahatso o ile a tswela pele ho bula
ka tshebedisano mmoho le Lefapha la Naha la Ditsela, potapotileng tsela ena. diporojeke tse ding tse kang Phomolong Taxi Rank
SANRAL hammoho le Lefapha la Porofensie la Ditsela, Ho sebedisitswe tjhelete e kana ka R65,7 milione ho hammoho le tsela ya 1,0 km hona Phomolong.
Sepolesa le Dipalangwang. thusa bo rakgwebo ba selehae ba 42, mme ba bahlano ho Diporojeke tsena tse pedi ke tsa boleng ba R25 milione. O
Tsela ya N1 ke yona eo ho fetwang ho yona ho borakgwebo bao ene e le bomme; batho ba 309 ba ne ba tswetse pele ho fetola kekwete diporojekeng tse tlang ho
fihlella dibaka tse kang Cape Town, Johannesburg, fumantshitswe mesebetsi ka nako eo, ba patetsweng qala haofinyana tsa Meloding Taxi Rank (R24 milione),
hammoho le Bloemfontein. Bo ratsela ba fetang N1 ba tjhelete e kana ka R31,6 milione. Ho feta moo, ke batho tsela ya 2,56 km Bronville (R10 million), Bronville Taxi
feta Mmamahabane ka Botjhabela mme Ventersburg ba 387 ba neng ba fumantshitswe mesebetsi porojekeng Rank (R24 milione), tsela ya ho tsamaisa metsi ward 26
yona ba e feta ka Lebowa. Lefapha la SANRAL le ile la eo mme mesebetsi eo e bile ya boleng ba R36, 6 milione. Losaba Canal (R14 milione), ho lokiswa ha Kopano
hlwaya sebaka sena e le se nang le dikotsi tse ngata Batho ba bangata ba ile ba fumantshwa boikwetliso Indoor Sport Centre (R8 milione), hammoho le Thabong
haholo hobane ho feta ditaso hammoho le bo ramakoloi ba kgwebo, mesebetsi ya matsoho hammoho le tsa T12 ka R6 milione.
haholo, mme ha ba sielane sebaka ha ba sebedisa tsela eo. poloko ya sephethephete le bophelo bo botle.
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Inwoners van die Matjhabeng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit wat op die N1 pad plaasgevind het. basiese noodhulp opleiding.
was baie gelukkig verlede week nadat verskeie projekte Ongeveer 6 000vertuie maak per dag gebruik van Die Uitvoerende Burgemeester van Matjhabeng
vanmiljoene rande in hul areas oorhandig is. die N1 deur Ventersburg, waarvan 20% swaar voertui Plaaslike Munisipaliteit het gesê die munisipaliteit is
Die Uitvoerende Burgemeester, Raadslid Sebenzile (1 200) vragmotors) en ongeveer 4 300 voetganger trots omdeel tewees van hierdie inisiatief.
Ngangelizwe, is op 22 April deur die Adjunk-Minister gebruik mdaagliks di kruising op die N1 tussen “Ons is baie bly om deel te wees van so 'n groot
van Paaie enVervoer Mev. Sindisiwe Chikunga; LUR vir Mmamahabane enVentersburg. projek en om broodnodige dienste wat die
polisie en paaie, eerbare Butana Khomphela; SANRAL Die nuwe vragmotorstop, wat tans gebou word, sal lewensomstandighede van ons mense positief verander,
se Uitvoerende Hoof, Mnr. Nazir Alli; Uitvoerende ook help om die veiligheid van die motoriste en aan hulle te verskaf,”
Burgemees te r van Lejweleputswa Dis t r iks voetgangers te verbeter. Hy het verder gesê dat die projek baie sal doen vir
Munisipaliteit, Raadslid Mathabo Leeto; en die Spreeker T a l l e w e r k s g e l e e n t h e d e e n die plaaslike ekonomie van die munisipaliteit met die
van Matjhabeng, Raadslid Charles Stofile, vergesel om vaardigheidsontwikkeling is ook met die projek geskep. winkelsentrum wat aan die gebruikers in die omgewing
d i e N1 -k ru i s i ng -Ven t e r s bu rg - p r o j ek naby Ongeveer R65,7 miljoen is op 42 klein-, medium- en se behoeftes gaan voorsien.
Mmamahabane aan die gemeenskap te oorhandig. mikro-ondernemings (KMMO's) spandeer, en 309 Die munisipaliteit het ook die taxistaanplek en die
Die projek kos R24 miljoen en is in samewerking plaaslike mense is in diens geneem ter waarde van R31, 6 konstruksie van 1.0 km teerpad in Phomolong aan
met die Nasionale Departement van Paaie, SANRAL, miljoen. Verder is 387 mense ook in diens geneem op die gemeenskap oorhandig. Beide die projekte het
en die Vrystaatse Departement van Paaie, Polisie en kontrak terwaarde vanR36, 6miljoen. R25 miljoen gekos. Die SOD-seremonie vir die bou
Vervoer gedoen. Verskeie verskaffers is gebruik om opleiding te gee van die taxistaanplek in Meloding ter waarde van R24
Die N1 is die hoofpad tussen Kaapstad en vir die opleidingsprogramme soos die ontwikkeling van miljoen het 23April plaasgevind; asook die konstruksie
Johannesburg, via Bloemfontein en gaan deur vaardighede vir die konstruksie bedrywighede van 2,56 km teerpad in Bronville (R 10 miljoen en 'n
Mmamahabane aan die oostelike kant van die N1, en (steierwerk, bekisting en aftakeling), opleiding vir taxistaanplek in Bronville (R14 miljoen) 'n
Ventersburg aan diewestekant. persoonlike bestuursvaardighede (finansiële en sake- stormwaterkanaal in Thabong, Losaba Canal R14
SANRAL se Rampbestuursentrum het die gebied b e g i n s e l s ) o p l e i d i n g v i r v e i l i g h e i d miljoen die oorhandiging van Kopano Sportsentrum
as 'n hoë ongeluk sone geïdentifiseer as gevolg van bewusmaakinerkeerbeheer, vlag-persone en noodhulp . (R8 miljoen) en 'n stormwaterkanaal in Thabong
die hoeveelheid voetgangers wat die nasionale pad Ander personeel is opgelei in tegniese vaardighede, 12 (R6miljoen).
daagliks gebruik, asook die hoeveelheid botsings entrepreneurskap en generiese vaardighede, insluitend
R400 miljoen belê in gemeenskapsprojekte
} Teboho Setena
AFTER six years of campaigningin South Africa’s elite PremierSoccer League, Free State Starsare facing a truly terrifyingprospect, dropping down into thelower ranks of the National FirstDivision.Their last-ditch effort will only
be regarded worthy if theysurvive automatic relegation inSaturday’s league fixture againstequally relegation-bound MorokaSwallows at the DobsonvilleStadium.The two sides will meet in this
intriguing fixture to wrap up thecurrent Premiership season aswith the rest of their 14 othercounterparts.This Saturday will also see the
champions of the South Africanleague being duly crowned.As things stand Mamelodi
Sundowns will be handed the
prestigious title unless theunthinkable happens with KaizerChiefs winning and Sundownslosing by a big margin to gutsyMaritzburg United.Despite Stars showing their
spirit by not going down withouta fight when they held Chiefs toa one-all draw last week Wednes-day, their effort was not enoughto guarantee their safety frombeing chopped or forced tocompete in the play-offs to retaintheir PSL status.Ea Lla Koto are still clinging to
the edge of safety, forcing fellowrelegation fighters LamontvilleGolden Arrows, Swallows andPolokwane City to peel off theirfingers one by one.Stars are hanging on to the
hope that the fighting spirit willgive their squad a boost inSaturday’s all-important outingagainst Swallows.While their destiny is in their
own hands, Mike Mokoena, theteam’s managing director, alsorelies on Orlando Pirates andSuperSport United to beat Arrowsand City.While hoping Pirates beat
Arrows, the reality is Stars mustwin or draw against Swallows tobe in the play-offs with NationalFirst Division sides BlackLeopards, Milano United andBaroka.The three teams in the NFD
that will compete in the play-offswith the one side from thePremiership will be known onSunday after the NFD clubscomplete their term.
Stars face wrongend of the stick
MIKE MOKOENA (right), FreeState Stars managing director,with former captain Duncan Lechesa celebrate the club’s promotionin 2007.
MATJHABENG
LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
MATJHABENG
MMOHO TOGETHER SISONKE TESANE
EXECUTIVE MAYOR’S MESSAGE FOR 2014 GENERAL ELECTIONS
Executive Mayor, Councillor
Sebenzile Ngangelizwe
th thOn the 7 May 2014 our country will hold its 5 that our hard won democracy presents. her political choice without threats or intimidation from
national general elections. This presents an opportunity As we build our country from the ashes of apartheid, anybody else in this election by casting their vote and
for our people to once more make an informed choice where we were oppressed and exploited let us ensure that making a correct choice as to which party should run
about who or which political party should govern we consolidate the gains of our freedom by becoming their lives. The need for residents to cast their votes
them in the next term. active agents of transformation. will serve to consolidate the democracy many of our
I want to urge all Matjhabeng residents to cast I also wish to urge all residents of Matjhabeng to heroines fought and died for.th
their vote on the 7 May and take advantage of the exercise political restraint and tolerance during these Also, we should always remember that our heroes
opportunity to become masters of their own destiny. elections. Let us ensure that we remain a role model in the and heroines sacrificed their lives so that we could
The ballot is an essential tool our people should world by conducting ourselves in a befitting manner during be free, and therefore we owe it to them that we
use in the current conjuncture to exploit the opportunities this time. Let each citizen of Matjhabeng make his or should cast our votes.
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