TEL: 053 ­ 831­2331 WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2013 WWW.EXPRESS­NEWS.CO.ZA FREE

Northern Cape

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Johan Rossouw

Boipelo Mere

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EditorPO Box 1583Kimberley 8300

Northern Cape

} Boipelo Mere

PEOPLE travel from one town to another insearch of a company collecting tin rings.

They always come up with a different pricefor every 2 litre filled with the aluminium tinrings. The price ranges between R1 000 andR2 500 per bottle.

Even though it is just hear-say, people keepon filling up these bottles.

Even children are sometimes spotted at tav-erns after drinking sprees, picking up the tinrings because parents and teachers allegedlymotivate them to do so.

But the big question still remains: Whereare these things sold?

Some say at mining companies, some say inBloemfontein, Kimberley and some point toRustenburg.

The truth is that no one has ever come withconcrete proof that money can be made in thisway.

An unemployed woman in Kuruman evenbuy them from locals – as an investment. Theproud woman is positive that she will makeat least R10 000 from the eight 2-litre bottlesin her possession.

Her neighbour took the initiative twice tohitchhike from Kuruman to Kathu, then toOrkney, in search of the sellers, but returnedempty-handed.

“I came back disappointed and hungry fromboth trips because you never meet the rele-vant person. Everyone sent me from pillar topost, which resulted in me almost spendingmy return fare. If only someone can tell uswhere to go,” said the woman.Express Northern Cape also recently met a

local resident in Potchefstroom who was onhis way home after he had searched for buyersin Johannesburg and Rustenburg with noluck.

“My neighbourhood decided to collect mon-ey and to send me to go and search for theplace. I took my four 2-litres, full of hope thatI would return with cash.

“The sad part is that when you make an en-quiry, no one can point you in the right direc-tion. They pretend to know and send you ona wild goose chase. I finally gave up after an-other one had said he would be back and dis-appeared.

“He was so convincing that I ended up buy-ing food with some of my transport money.

I left my bottles with my cousin in Rustenburgbecause they were too heavy,” he said disap-pointed.ExpressNorthernCape also spotted a securi-

ty guard at a local take-away quickly pickingup a tin ring after a customer had left it.

“This thing is money, my sister,” he re-sponded when asked why he had taken it.

He revealed that him and a friend each hadthree bottles.

Another woman was encouraged by her 8-year-old daughter after a teacher had told hernot to throw away the rings because they werevaluable.Express Northern Cape spoke to Colect a

Can in Johannesburg, who revealed that theyonly recycle cans, but not the rings.

A local scrapyard owner, Andy Anderson,said he could not understand how the ringscould be more valuable than the can itself.

“People come to me a lot with bottles filledwith can rings. I do not buy them because Ido not even know where they are sold. If therewas a company that was recycling them, theywould have advertised or informed us scrap-yard owners,” concluded Anderson.) Readers are invited to share their own expe-riences in this regard or to tell Express North-ern Cape were these can rings can be sold. Goto Express’ website.

Tin rings cause a stirMoney to be made – myth or the truth?

THE (in)famous can rings. Photos: Boipelo Mere

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Rona Ma-Kapa Bokone, a re tlakgona go tlhola re nyenyefaletswadilo tse di maswe le boinnye jwadipalo ke diprofense tse dingwe.Gatwe re bobodu, re matagwa,

ebile basha ba rona ga ba itlotlego lekane. Kana dilo tse ke diumakileng tseo gase sephiri mo goope yo o balang mo.Hey! bathong go tlhabisa

ditlhong tlheng. A o ya diwek-shopong,… dikhonferenseng kgotsagongwe le gongwe fela mo mothoo kopanang le batho ba diprofensetse dingwe, o fitlhela re sa tsewetsia, mo ebile re sa fitlheleledikungo tse di profense tse dingwedi di fiwang. A re itsoseng, reipaakanyeng ntlheng!Gompieno, ke dumela gore nka

pakelwa ke ba bantsi, bogolosetonna batsadi, gore fa bana barona ba fetsa ka sekolo, ga ba keba oka oka go tswa ka profense baya go itirela botshelo jo bo botokako ntle.Ga se sephiri gore palo ya batho

ba rona e kwa tlase, e leng seipatose se dirisiwang gore re age renathetswe go gonnye go feta. Kedumela fela gore unibesithi yarona ya Kapa Bokone e ka kgona

go godisa ikonomi ya rona. Letsone dimasepala tsa rona dit-shwanetse go abela batho ditshagore ba ikagele matlo a maratwagolejwa jaaka ko ditoropong tsedingwe eseng di RDP tse dimaspa-la di di tlotlomatsang, etswe di ledinnyane. Maikaelelo e tshwanetsego dira gore batho ba rona ba nnele bodulo mo gae,eseng go ipatlelako ditoropong tse dingwe.Sekae ke se: Ngwana o a bonwa,

oa gola, o fetsa sekolo, a bo abona tiro, o nna le bana. A seo seraya gore o tshwanetse go ya gotlhoma mokhukhu mo lefelong lele sa letlelelwang pele a ka agelwantlo ya RDP. Go thata kae goremmasepala tsa rona di rekisetsebatho ba ba kgonang go ikagelamatlo ditsha. Ke sone se se dirang

gore gompieno go be go nalebarutabana, kgotsa badiredipusoba ba nnang ko Lerato Park. Gagona menyetla e ba e fiwang. Seose raya gore morutabana oo ga akitla a fiwa ntlo ya RDP, gonne keya ba dikobo-dikhutswane, ebilega a kgone go ithekela ntlo kagonne matlo a tura. Seo se motlogela kae? Teng ko Lerato Park,kgotsa go boela morago ko gae, koa se kitlang a bona tswelelopele.Ga ke bue maswe bathong, gae

ke gae, fela go boela teng ke goipusetsa ko morago. Ke kantlha eobeke le beke ko matlalo(municipaloffices) go sekelwang matlo abatsadi ke bana. Gatwe batho batlile go fudugela ko matlong amaswa gore go fedisiwe me-khukhu, ba ba sa kgoneng jaaka

badiredipuso bone ba tshwanetsego ya kae?Ke dumela gore ga gona motho

yo e tla reng a utlwa gotwemmasepala o rekisa ditsha tsamatlo a bo a sa iteke. Diprofensetse dinwe di a gola, batho baikagela matlo a mantle, goa palamogo rona. Bogolo o tla fitleladitsha di rekisediwa borrakgwebogo aga mafelo a go hirisa.“Ao, a o tswa Northern Cape, bo

kae bojalwa daar!” ga bua mothomongwe o ke kopaneng le ene koGauteng maloba. Le gale ga ammakatse ka gonne e ne ese gantlha ke utlwa motho a re re ratabojalwa mo gae. Fa ke naganagore garena le fa ele bruwery e lenngwe ke ipotsa gore re botsayakae.

Banna ba diprofense tse dinweba ikana gore ga gona gore ba kaeta mo, ba bo ba boa basa ithekelangwanyana ka bojalwa.Go bua nnete fela, ke ntse ke

tsamaya kelekanya maemo, le kodiprofense tse dingwe bojalwa boa nowa, ga go tshamekiwe. Felabatho ba teng ba a ithata. Ga babo nwe phatlalatsa, le gore baipone ba tipetse mo thoko gamebila, kgotsa a thulametse motafoleng, ka biri mo letsogong eleka ntlha ya go itshiela thata.

) E ke tema ya kholomo yantlha e e tlhagisitsweng kaSetswana mo Express NorthernCape. Go santse go nale tsedintsi tse di latelang, go akaret-sa le ditori.

Kapa Bokone e ka kgona“Go thata kae gore mmasepala tsar o n a d i r e k i s e t s e b a t h o b a b akgonang go ikagela matlo ditsha.”­ Boipelo Mere

A re buengBoipelo MereExpress NC Editor

}Boipelo Mere

THE Kimberley Police arelooking for two suspectswho are reported to havebeen involved in a robberyincident in Kimberley.These men impersonate

the police and rob people oftheir money.

They normally hangaround the banks in town,and they will pretend thatthey’ve picked up some ofyour money.They will call you and

tell you they are policeofficers.Members of the public

are requested to be on the

lookout for these suspectsand be vigilant not to fallprey to their deceitfultricks.Information of their

whereabouts can beforwarded to Sgt ElriccoMcAnda of the KimberleyPolice Station on 084-910-0585, 10111 or 053-838-4212.

These ‘police’ will rob you

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Donation welcomed} Lerato Sebe

RETLAMELENG SCHOOLLEARNERSwere humbled bythe appreciation that the learn-ers of the Vuyolwethu Second-ary School expressed to themduring the handing over oftheir donation of R3 020 forCasualDayduring their schoolassembly.Vuyolwethu learners took

the initiative to sellCasualDaystickers in a quest to raisefunds to donate to kids withspecial needs.The Vuyolwethu learners

managed to sell 302 stickers atR10 each.Some of the learners from

the special needs school werepresent at the special assemblyto accept their donation.Of the learners who were

present, four were totally deafand one had a hearing prob-lem.Present with them was Kei-

tumetseTaku, a gr. 4 teacher atRetlameleng, who was inter-preting to them using sign lan-guage.Segami Molusi, HOD and

teacher at Vuyolwethu, did thehandingoverof thedonation toTaku, causing the assembledlearners to roar with excite-ment at the achievement theymade of putting a smile on thefaces of the needy learners.Molusi mentions that her

learners were not keen at firstin this project, but after seeingsomeof thekidsof theRetlame-

leng School, their hearts sof-tened.That’s when they became in-

volved in raising the funds.“Now you see that not all of

us are privileged with fully-functioning abilities.“Thereforeweshould realise

that disability is a reality andit can happen to anyone of us,”said Molusi to the learners.“We are blessed to be able to

talk, to see, and to walk whilesome of us are not that fortu-nate.”She added that she hoped to

multiply the amount they hadmade by five for the followingyear.Nozuko Vika (15), a gr. 10

learner of Vuyolwethu, soldthe most stickers.She sold 20 stickers and

raised R200 towards theproject.“I sold the stickers mostly to

my family and to my friendsaround my neighbourhood,”said Vika with a warm smile.Taku says that the donation

will contribute in purchasingmedication.It will also help to arrange

the annualChristmas party forthe special learners.TheNational Casual DayAs-

sociation for the PhysicallyDisabled will also be getting aportion of the donation.It will assist them to buy

crutches, wheelchairs, brailsand also hearing aids for thechildren in the special needsschool.

THE Retlameleng School learners were humbled by Vuyolwethu’s donation. Here are Nontobeko Flatella (teacher),Segametsi Molusi, Thuto Nganzi, Keitumetse Tlhako and learners of Retlameleng who are the beneficiaries.

Photo: Lerato Sebe

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} Lerato Sebe

TOURISM is one of the biggest fac-tors which generate 9,6% of theGross Domestic Product (GDP), ac-cording to reports dating back to2008.This was highlighted by Vincent

Cupido, who is responsible forschool tourism programmes at theDepartment of Economic Develop-ment and Tourism (DEDAT).Cupido spoke during a pre-

sentation at a recent stakeholdersmeeting in De Aar, where he gaveclarification on everything thatconcerned tourism, mentioning itsmarketing trendsandthe influencethat the international market hadon South Africa’s tourism market.The objective of the meeting was

to informall stakeholdersof the im-portance of tourism in South Afri-ca and to educate them on how thecountry generated money from it.It was also highlighted during

the meeting that the international

exchange rates, fuel prices, weath-er, the internet, taxation and trav-elling bookings were all factorsthat had either anegative or a posi-tive influence on tourism.He reported that 9,2 million in-

ternational tourists hadvisited thecountry last year (2012) and hadspent over R20 million duringtheir visit.According to him, most visitors

were from America and Europeand visited mostly the Namaquaand Springbok surroundings.He further said that thedemands

for tourism in South Africa wereamongst others travelling purpos-es, the price of tourism services attourism destinations, the price ofaccess to destinations (transporta-tion), market competition and theshifting market, trends, fair trade,once-off events (such as the MaloofSkateboardingMoney Cup), rise ofnew destinations, tourism invest-ments and infrastructure improve-ment, expensive air tickets and the

types of aircraft used.Lack of development in potential

tourismdestinationswasoneof theconcerning issuesraisedby theact-ing municipal manager of the

Renosterberg Municipality, Rod-ney Pieterse.“Carnarvon (SKA) is a potential

for tourism growth. Colesberg andVanderkloof need the governmentto assist in tourism development,”said Pieterse.“We want government to hear

their issues and comebackwith so-lutions to these problems.”Karel Phentela, chairperson of

the Northern Cape Tourism Au-thority, suggested bringing the pri-vate sector on board for economicgrowth.“We are looking for sustainable

growth in domestic tourism. I amnot saying we are not sensitive tointernational problems, but theydo not affect us in the same way.”Hehighlighted the importance of

taking care of international tour-ists.“Foreigners who come to South

Africa to work are also tourists be-cause they spend their money atour businesses.”

Tourism discussed during presentation

THE acting municipal managerof the Renosterberg Municipali-ty, Rodney Pieterse. Photo: Supplied

} Lerato Sebe

A HARSH, triple life sentence washanded down to Matthews KokoMooketsi (30) in the North West HighCourt for the murder, rape and rob-bery he committed inPampierstad onNew Year’s Eve 2011.The accused received a life sen-

tence for murder, a life sentence forrapeandanother life sentence for rob-bery. The murder and the robberysentences will run concurrently.According to the police, it was ap-

proximately midnight when an oldcouple who were alone at home,awaiting the New Year’s Eve countdown, were attacked by the accused.Policereports state that theaccused

kicked open the door and stormed in-to the couple’s home in the ItirelengVillage in Pampierstad. He grabbedthe 62-year-oldwomanand tookher toa room where he raped and beat herto an unconscious state. Then he tookher blind 85-year-old husband to an-other roomwhere he beat him severe-ly with his fists and a blunt objectagainst his head.The accused helped himself to valu-

ables and clothes before fleeing thescene. The couple were taken to theTaungHospital.Aweek later, thehus-band died due to severe head injuries.The Provincial SAPS Local Crimi-

nal Record Centre (LCRC), under thecommand of Lieutenant AndréMcAnda, lifted finger prints of the ac-cused from the scene, which led toMooketsi’s arrest. He was found inBloemfontein threemonths later. Thepolice also found shoes belonging tothedeceased insideMooketsi’s house.Mooketsi remained in custody dur-

ing the trial, up until sentencing.

Man getstriple lifesentence

MATTHEWS KOKO MOOKETSI(30). Photo: Supplied

} Lerato Sebe

THEMiss KLTA Pageant, held in Kimberley’scityhall,wasorganisedbyLaJadeCoutureandKagiso Productions. The event was aimed atempowering young diamond girls to embracetheir beauty and to introduce them to a highstandardofmodelling.Thegirlswill laterbeex-posed to bigger competitions like Miss North-ern Cape and Miss South Africa.) If you were at this event, please log onto ourFacebook page at Express-News03 and tell ushow it was.

FROM the left are Ignatia Mangaliso, thefirst princess, Thokozile Mbatha, Miss KL-TA, and Bulelwa Phoselwa, second prin-cess. Photos: Supplied

GEORGE NYAKAMA (left) and Eddie Obilecaused a stir in the audiencewhen they es-corted the girls onto the stage.

Glamorousgirls gracecity hall

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PREFERENCEWILL BE GIVENTO EMPLOYMENT EQUITY CANDIDATES IN LINEWITHTHE COMPANY’S EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PLAN.

Only candidates who meet the stated requirements will be considered.APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTERTHE CLOSING DATEWILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

How to apply:Interested applicants can forward an abridged CV to:

recruitment@umk.co.za or fax: 086 236 1188.The onus is on you to ensure that the reference

number is reflected on your application.Closing date: 11 October 2013.

If you have not been contacted within 30 days after theclosing date, kindly deem your application as unsuccessful.

www.ayandambanga.co.za 114836

Exciting Career OpportunitiesKuruman

United Manganese of Kalahari (Pty) Ltd (UMK), a leading empowerment company intent onsustainable mining and socio-economic development, seeks specialists to join its fast growingmanganese mine.UMK has been awarded aMining Right over 15 000 ha of land to the north of a dynamic Kuruman.Why not become part of the team that plans to mine an output of between 1,5 million and2 million tonnes of manganese each year?With a life of mine in excess of 30 years, this well-poised company will be able to unlock yourtalents.

Instrumentation Technician (Ref. IT 114836)

The Instrumentation Technician is required to perform maintenance and faultfinding onControl and Instrumentation equipment including PLC, SCADA programming, installation andcommissioning of instrumentation projects throughout the mine site.Responsibilities: • Providing instrumentation support to the Plant and Opencast Operations asassigned • Diagnose faults on industrial instrumentation and control equipment and carry outrepairs accordingly • Plan extensions and modifications to existing instrumentation infrastructure• Examine, test and repair control and instrumentation equipment as well as Siemens PLCand Adroit SCADA system • Maintain instrumentation and documentation • Responsible forinstallation and maintenance of Industrial instrumentation in the Plant and Opencast operations• Ability to do standby duties and shift work as required from time to time • Ensure personal andco-workers’ adherence and compliance to Company’s Health and Safety policies and proceduresKey performance areas: • Maintenance of a variety of instrumentation systems throughout theMine Site • Compliance with government rules and regulations.Minimum requirements: • S4, T4 or BTech Instrumentation Technician/Electrical EngineeringTechnician or equivalent • Registered with ECSA • Minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience• Sound knowledge of industrial instrumentation and machines • Sound knowledge of SiemensS5 & S7 PLC hardware and software • Knowledge of Adroit SCADA software configuration• Knowledge of Profibus and Ethernet networks • Effective communication and interpersonalskills • A team player • A valid Code 08 driver’s licence.

Process Plant Control Room Operator(Technical and Operational) (Ref. PPCRO 114836)

Patterson Grade C Lower based on previous experienceThe Process Plant Control Room operator is a shift role responsible for the effective operationalcontrol and monitoring of the Process Plant through the control room control and managementsystems and to coordinate the general Mine situation as may be required.Responsibilities: • Mine operation within required parameters • Steady control of productioncircuit • React appropriately to abnormal activities and notify relevant Senior Officials and/orOperators by radio/telephone • Direct the activities of personnel on the mine to correct defects byallocating relevant tasks • Assist Engineering personnel to maintain equipment in Control Roomarea • Take charge during breakdowns and emergencies and notify standby personnel • Maintainand operate relevant fire/evacuation alarm system • Control entire process through utilisation ofrelevant control systems like SCADA • Ensure that the activities in the Control Room area matchthe requirements of the whole mine • Maintain steady volume control of the circuit by monitoringit within entire mine parameters • Call in expertise where needed • Ensure correct proceduresare followed during start up and shut down of relevant circuits and equipment • Identify andcommunicate possible hazards and risks to responsible and affected personnel • Promote safetyawareness in allocation of all tasks over radio/telephone • Compile accurate shift report at theend of each shift • Generate report and trends for management on request • Log any incidents,instructions and important changes made in the plant and record breakdowns should they occur• Changing tasks and machine settings on the shift to minimise the effect of unexpected problems• Stopping the operation if the working conditions are unsafe and pose hazardous environment• Enter job requests into the “KARABO” maintenance system.Minimum requirements: • Matric or equivalent education • Artisan trade qualification • Minimumof 5 years’ experience as an Artisan in the mining industry • Computer literacy and role specificcomputer skills • Report writing and communication skills • Systematic approach • High degreeof numeracy.Key attributes (amongst others): • Ability to function within a team environment • Ability towork under pressure and be independent • System knowledge and application of relevantpolicies and procedures • Planning and organising skills • Interpersonal skills • SHE knowledge• Administration skills • Self-starter • Attention to detail • Results driven • Statutory knowledge ofrelevant legislation.

Please note that the reference MUST be quoted on your application.Please note the following: • Successful candidates will be required to provide a valid medicalcertificate and may be required to undergo certain medical assessments • Psychometric andother assessments may be used as part of the selection process • Verification of all credentialsmay be done • Must be in possession of a valid driver’s licence.

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} Boipelo Mere

A MASSIVE mine closure auction isexpected to take place in the NorthernCape, where a large number of earthmovingequipment, yellow metal machines, trucksand specialist diamond mining equipmentwill come under the hammer.

The auction which will be held by the SAAuction Group on Thursday, 3 October, isinstructed by CA Visser Delwery (Pty) Ltdand reported to consist of stock that is inhigh demand. It thus promises to attractnumerous international buyers as well, due

to the marketing strategy which stretchesinto several African countries.

The high-profile auction is expected totake place on the farm Schutsekama, about25 km outside Kimberley, in the direction ofDouglas and starts at 10:30.

The specialist diamond mining equipmenton auction include a Statick Screnick plant,a 25 ton DMS mobile unit, a flow sortmobile unit, as well as multiple pans andconveyers.

Earthmoving equipment receiving plentyof attention include Komatsu and Sumitomoexcavators, Furukawa and Doosan front-end

loaders, Bell and Terex dump trucks as wellas Bell tractors. Several trucks and bakkieswill also be sold.

According to Rudi Herbst, the managingdirector of the SA Auction Group, most ofthe machines are in superb condition, withsome barely having been used.

“A large number of loose assets will alsobe disposed of and this include Terex andFurukawa parts, water pumps, electric

motors, vibrating electric motors, hydrauliccylinders, diesel carts and a mobile house,”Herbst added.

Herbst further revealed that viewingcould only be arranged by appointment. Headded that he could be contacted on082-695-6658 for any enquiries.

Interested parties are also encouraged tovisit www.saauctiongroup.co.za for photosand a complete auction list.

Massivemine closure auction to be held

Photo: supplied

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} Lerato Sebe

JOHAN VORSTER, an official at the North-ern Cape Urban FET College, will representSouthAfrica at theCommonwealthPowerLift-ing and Bench Press Championships in Auck-land, New Zealand, from 4 till 8 December.

This is after Vorster was recently awardeda gold medal at the provincial championshipsheld in Bloemfontein.

What makes Johan Vorster’s achievementso outstanding is that from 1983 to 1985 he re-presented South Africa as a member of the na-tional team at several Tug-of-War Champion-ships in America, Europe, France and alsoSwitzerland.

His power lifting career started in 1986 whenhe represented Griqualand West in the SouthAfrican Power Lifting Championships.

In September 2012 he received a silver medalin Johannesburg.

In February 2013 he won a gold medal forbreaking the record in bench press by lifting105 kg in the master 2 device of power liftingin South Africa.

This was during the South African champ-ionships where he was part of the provincialpower lifting and bench press team.

“Intense training for at least six days a weekprepares me for the competitions,” saysVorster.

When asked how he will be preparing him-

self for theCommonwealthChampionships, heresponds confidently: “I’m going to try lifting170 kg during my training in order to make itin New Zealand.”

“I feel alright and not quite nervous aboutthis, but Imust say, I amextremely excited andproud of myself for making it to the champion-ships,” said Vorster.

The Northern Cape Urban FET Collegeexpressed their excitement towards theirfellow college member on his great achieve-ment.

“On behalf of the community of Kimberleywe salute the extraordinary sporting achieve-ments of Johan Vorster.

“He made us proud,” they proclaimed.

Vorster on his way to NZ

JOHANVORSTER represent South Africa atthe Commonwealth Power Lifting andBench Press Championships in New Zea-land. Photo: Supplied

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Boys’ High NC champions} Lerato Sebe

THE team of Kimberley Boys’ HighSchool (KHS) was crowned theMcDonalds u.14 Schools Championduring the Northern Cape finals ofthe championship held at the Mziwa-bantu Stadium in Britstown.

The Kimberley team beat Robon-yane Toto II High School from Kuru-man 5-1 in the final and booked theirplace in thenational finals held at theSinaba Stadium in Daveyton, Gau-teng, from 19 to 21 September.

RobonyaneToto IIHighSchoolwasno match for KHS during a game thatwas controlled by the boys from Kim-berley from beginning to end.

Khutio Phuduhudu and Tshimolo-go Huma of KHS both managed to se-cure two goals, while PhumulaniMnisi banged a solid shot from justoutside thebox.These five goalswereanswered early in the second half bya lone goal from Thulo Mokatong ofRobonyane Toto II High School.

RobonyaneToto IIHighSchool hadadvanced to the final after beatingVeritas High School in the semi-fi-nals.

Galerekwe Seamu, provincialMcDonalds u.14 League co-ordinatorfor the South African Schools Foot-ball Association (SASFA), explainedthe league briefly: “We have madesure that each of the competingschools in the different regions andzones has played seven games in or-der for the top five schools to qualifyfor the finals.

“This league is very important tothe ongoing development of ouryouth.We can see the skills levels im-proving, and the football thatwehavewitnessed today is evidence of that.

“I justwant to thankMcDonalds onbehalf of the South African SchoolsFootball Association and the North-ern Cape branch for sponsoring suchan important league,” concluded Sea-mu.

The coach of the winning team, Ka-giso Matile, was impressed, but notsurprised byhis team’s performance.

“We came here knowing that wehad a strong team and believing thatwe could win today. Our team playsin the SASFA leagues and when do-ing so gets to play three or four gamesa day, and this has given them a bigadvantage.

“There was a lot of preparationthat has gone into this team and tour-

naments like this offer the team asteep learning curve.

“We have a disciplined team whoare well composed and have goodconfidence. If there were one weak-ness, itwouldbeourdecisionmaking

on the ball.“This is something that we’ll work

on as we go forward.“We’ll go to the national finalswith

open minds and a confident team.”Tshimorogo Huma of Kimberley

Boys’ High was named player of thetournament for his commanding dis-play of skill and discipline, AshraafMokoenaas goalkeeper of the tourna-ment and Thuto Mokolopeng as goalscorer of the tournament.

THE team of Kimberley Boys’ High School (KHS) was crowned the McDonalds u.14 Schools Champion. Photos: Supplied

HEAVY TACKLING was prevalent during the tournament.

Nominatesports starsfor prizeARE you good at sport, or issomeone in your school or placeof education good at sport? Areyou a young coach working withfuture stars?

The SuperSport Let’s Play Starof the Month is a competition foranyone aged 6 to 18.

You can nominate yourself orbe nominated by a friend,teacher, lecturer or coach at yourschool or place of education.

From all the entries receivedeach month one player will bechosen as the SuperSport Let’sPlay Star of the Month andwill receive a Let’s Play hamper.

At the end of the year oneplayer from all the Star of theMonth winners will be chosen asthe SuperSport Let’s Play Star ofthe Year.

Send us your nomination today(nominations received before the20th of every month will beincluded in that month’s selec-tion. Nominations received afterthe 20th of every month will becarried over to the next month’sselection).

Your nomination must includeyour name, age and a shortparagraph (less than 200 words)on what you have achieved, aswell as your contact details.

You can email your nominationto supersport@zpr.co.za or SMS072-311-7716 (no phone calls willbe accepted; normal cellphonerates apply) or fax 086-552-4922, ordeliver your entry to ZPR at 22AReid Street, Westdene, Bloemfon-tein.

For more information callLynne at Z PR on 051-430-3027.

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