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GUESTS at the launch of the Higher Education and Training HIV/Aids Programme at the Goldfields FET College on Monday are from the left Dr Ramneek Ahluwalia (projectdirector: HIV/Aids, higher education institutions), Mojabeng Radebe (Matjhabeng Municipality’s executive officer), Mduduzi Manana (deputy minister of Higher Education)and Dr Lynette Fourie (Goldfields FET director).

STUDENTS of the Goldfields FET College attending the Higher Education and TrainingHIV/Aids Programme. Photos: Teboho Setena

Welkom’s Got Talent16 finalists revealed.

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} Teboho Setena

WITH the aim of fighting the spread of theHIV/Aids pandemic in higher learninginstitutions, Mduduzi Manana, the deputyminister of Education, launched thenational HIV/Aids counselling programmeat the Goldfields FET College in Welkom onMonday.Themed First Things First, the pro-

gramme continues the battle against thedisease which is reportedly prevalent inacademic institutions.Manana has challenged students in

higher institutions to heed the call to usethe available methods of protection in thefight against the pandemic.“The statistics show we should intensify

the campaign. We are reminding thestudents of the injection in the fight againstthe pandemic and its impact on society.“With this kind of initiative we will turn

the tide and hopefully the students, who

are the current generation of the workforce, will heed the call to prevent furtherspread of the illness. We encourage all thestudents and the country at large to reallyreview their habits,” Manana said.Dr Ramneek Ahluwalia, the project

director of HIV/Aids in higher educationinstitutions, said the statistics of thespreading at higher institutions is alarm-ing. He said the programme was notfocusing only on testing, but also providedtreatment for those who tested positive.“Research conducted shows that there is

a high prevalence and the young people areat high risk of infection. The initial phaseof First Things First ensured that 23 highereducation institutions in South Africa areproviding on-site HIV counselling andtesting.“The survey by the Human Sciences

Research Council (HSRC) revealed there isa reduction in the use of condoms – hencethe spread of the disease,” said Ahluwalia.

Pandemic targetedStudents challenged

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} Teboho Setena

THE enthusiasm to make it into the hallof fame drives scores of budding futureacts in the Thabong township to themulti-purpose Thabong Arts and CultureCentre. More than ten groups comprisingschool children flock to the centre whichis situated on the premises of the ThabongCommunity Centre in Welkom.

The multi-purpose venue is a core ofarts and culture development and this iswhere rare talent in the field of arts isdiscovered, developed and nurtured to beunleashed on the big stage. Basic trainingis provided by tutors to the participantswith the main goal to enable them to

realise their talents. The crafts of acting,dance, music, theatre, drama and poetryrendition, drawing and painting are all onexhibition.

For many of the people that are passion-ate about arts and wanting to see theabundance of talent, the school holidaysare the perfect time when the partici-pants, aged between 7 and 16 descend, onthe venue in numbers. Talent is displayedthrough stage acting and poetry renditionswith the actors telling entertaining andeducational stories of life. From what isdisplayed, one clearly sees that non-partic-ipants miss out a lot because the differentprogrammes of leisure are ideal to keepmany safe from temptation of crime and

drugs. Interesting is that the participants,through the different programmes, spreadthe gospel of the negative impact of crimeand drugs as well as the significance tolive a clean life.

“We try to make evenst fun-filled andteach children to be as creative aspossible in their performances,” saidSaduma Miya, a member of the workingcommittee.

Passionate about arts and culture, Miyavolunteers as the publicist.

The significance of living a healthystyle was highlighted through the creativi-ty drama Thibila TB, meaning stoptuberculosis performed by the SuccessCultural Group. The play was part of a

series of events organised during thisEaster holiday. The jam-packed eventafforded scores of budding acts theopportunity to showcase their talentduring live performances that includemusic, poetry rendition and drama.

“Live performances during schoolholiday’s attract a huge number ofparticipants. We work as a team inorganising programmes, share theresponsibility to ensure we achieve thecommon goal to nurture future stars andhelp them realise their full potential,”says Miya, adding they were encouragedby the support of the schools that haveintroduced the idea of promoting arts andculture.

Thabong kids enjoy busy holidaysARTS AND CULTURE LOVER SADUMAMIYA.YOUTH arts and culture acts that participate in development programmes. Photos: Teboho Setena

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CONSUMERS are reeling fromprice pressures and will haveto start spending strictlyaccording to a budget whiletreading cautiously to covertheir key financial risks, saysKarin Muller, head of SanlamGrowth Market Solutionsfollowing the release of thelatest Consumer Price Indexfigures in March.

While consumer inflationedged up from 5,8% in Januaryto 5,9% in February (just underthe SARB target ceiling of 6%)this might not be the expe-rience of most consumers,given that people’s inflationexperience is based on theirown budget and how theyspend their income.

The reality of price increasesis felt across the board, saysMuller.

“Not only are consumers stilltrying to absorb the 50 basispoint interest rate increaseannounced in February, but weare also having to manage ourbudgets to deal with a monthlyconsumer inflation increase of1,1% – with food, petrol andhealth insurance as the maincontributors to the upwardpressure.”

Muller says the CPI showsfood and non-alcoholic beverag-es inflation increased to 5,4%from 3,5% a mere two monthsago. Bread and cereal productsincreased by 1,8% month onmonth on average, with supermaize meal up by 4,0% monthon month and white breadincreasing by 2,6% month onmonth.

Beyond this, the petrol priceincreased by 39c/F in Februaryresulting in a 2,9% monthlyincrease in the petrol index.This takes annual petrolinflation to 14,0% for the pastyear – mainly as a result of the20,4% increase in the oil priceand a 23,7% depreciation in theRand over the period.

Muller says health insurancefees, surveyed in Februaryeach year, carry a weight of7,9% in the consumer basketand showed an average in-crease of 8,3%.

She says tough economictimes call for a disciplinedapproach to personal financialmanagement, ensuring thatfamilies are not placed atunnecessary risk.

“Striking a balance to makeends meet, can easily take usdown a road of multiplechoices and the key is toprotect what you have whilemanaging your needs.”

Muller says families arehighly dependent on breadwin-ners for survival and it isessential that people prioritisetheir commitments to theirfamilies through life cover anddisability cover.

“It is certainly no easy taskto make ends meet and it isoften easier to sacrifice theintangible benefits in favour ofother needs.

“However, the risks andfamily trauma can be devastat-ing should a breadwinner passaway without life cover, or if abreadwinner should becomephysically incapacitated.”

Price hikes affectlow income families

THE Department of CorrectionalServices in Hoopstad continues tofoster a culture of trust amongprobationers, parolees and theHoopstad community.

This is being done through theflagship programme of HoopstadSocial Reintegration, ensuring thatprobationers and parolees adhere totheir conditions and unite with thecommunity they live in.

“We invite different stakeholdersand community members to be partof our special monitoring actionduring which we supervise proba-tioners and parolees,” Dirkie Kotze,

the project spokesperson said. Theyaim to ensure they achieve theobjective of the programme.

Recently a group of ten probation-ers and parolees were taken througha monitoring programme in thetownship of Tikwana in Hoopstad.Kotze said during the monitoringprocess they had discovered thatsome of the probationers andparolees have failed to adhere to theconditions by being absent fromtheir place of residence.

“The probationers that violatedthe conditions will receive writtenwarnings from our office. They have

to explain to the supervisioncommittee why they have violatedthe conditions and house arrest onthe day of monitoring,” he said.

Kotze said the conditions andhouse arrest of all probationers andparolees were not the same, butemphasized the importance ofadherence.

“They must be at their homes 24hours a day except for their freetime. The Department of Correction-al Services wants to build on therelationship with the public andalso with other departments,” saidKotze.

Department builds trustDIRKIE KOTZE of the Department of Correctional Services (second from left) with members of the TshireletsoVictim Empowerment Group in Hoopstad during a recent monitoring programme of probationers and paroleesin Hoopstad. Photo: Supplied

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Discrimination in workplace addressedDISCRIMINATION practices inthe workplace have led to theunder-utilization of the greaterportion of the productive popula-tion of South Africa, says MildredOliphant, labour minister. Sheaddressed a TransformationIndaba held in Johannesburg lastWednesday.Oliphant said this was happen-

ing while the country requiresskills in certain critical areas inthe economy. Many graduates arenonetheless either underemployedor unemployed; among these themajority are black females andpeople with disabilities.The minister was addressing

the Department of Labour’s (DoL)second annual EmploymentEquity (EE) and TransformationIndaba. It was held under thetheme Turning the new leafagainst all odds.The EE and Transformation

Indaba coincided with the releaseof the 14th Commission forEmployment Equity (CEE)Annual Report.The report showed that South

Africa’s skewed racial make-up of

the workplace remained relativelyconstant. The Annual Report ofthe Commission for EmploymentEquity showed that there was stillan over-representation of whiteswith 62,7%, which is nearly fivetimes their economically activepopulation (EAP) and nearlydouble the sum of all blacks attop management level.According to the CEE report,

this is followed by Africans with19,8% representation, whileIndians make up 8,3%, which ismore than double their EAP whencompared to Africans andcoloureds within the black group.Coloureds make up 5,1% of therepresentation at the top manage-ment level.People with disabilities account-

ed for 50 867 or 0,9% (totaldisability/total workforce) of thetotal number of employees(5 593 326) reported by all employ-ers in 2013.The 2013-’14 Annual Report of

the Commission for EmploymentEquity was presented to Oliphantat a time of great introspectionand debate about issues of

transformation, EmploymentEquity and Broad-Based BlackEconomic Empowerment.The release of this year’s CEE

report on transformation issignificant in that it comes in ayear in which the new EE Actwas signed into law by PresidentJacob Zuma in January. This wasfollowed last month by the releaseby the Department of Labour ofdraft regulations public comment,taking the act closer to implemen-tation of the law.The regulations deal with

guidelines for dealing with theelimination of discriminationwith regards to equal pay forwork of equal value, amongothers.The report further showed that

the situation at senior manage-ment, the white group at 57,0% ismore than the EAP and almostdouble when compared to theblack group. The representationof the Indian group at 10% is themost over-represented in theblack group as their representa-tion is around three times theirEAP at this level. Male represen-

tation at 70% are almost doublethe representation of women andnearly one-and-a-half-times theirEAP at this level.People with disabilities account-

ed for 1,2% of the workforce atthis level.While population distribution

trends for the professionallyqualified level from 2003 to 2013by population group showsfluctuations in the representationof blacks at the professionallyqualified level over the ten-yearperiod albeit at varying degrees.Africans’ representation de-creased by 0,6% from 39,0% in2003 to 38,4% in 2013, althoughthe decrease they experiencedbetween 2003 and 2005 by 17,5%was the worst. Coloured represen-tation increased by 3,5% from6,1% to 9,6% over the same periodand has been gradually decliningfrom 2009. Indian representationincreased by 3,9% from 5,5% in2003 to 9,4% in 2013, with a slightdecline of 0,6% between 2007 and2009 before increasing again from2011. While the representation ofwhites increased by 12,1%

between 2003 and 2005, it has beengradually from 2007 with adecrease of 8,6% between from49,2% to 40,6%. The representa-tion of foreign nationals has beenon a steady increase from 2007.Oliphant said it was the

priority of government to dealwith the inequalities left behindby the apartheid legacy in orderto bring about socio-economicfreedom.“The Employment Equity Act,

Skills Development Act, Promo-tion of Equality and the Preven-tion of Unfair Discrimination Act(PEPUDA) and the Broad-BasedBlack Economic EmpowermentAct are some of the pieces oftransformation legislation enactedto accomplish this task,” she said.According to Oliphant, the

passing of the EmploymentEquity Act marked a turningpoint in South Africa’s history asit is the first equality legislationto be passed by a democraticallyelected parliament in 1998 to giveeffect to the constitutionalprovisions relating to equality inSouth Africa.

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The 16 finalistsTHE Welkom’s Got Talent competitionis hotting up with the 16 finalistsannounced.Two rounds are left to find this

year’s winner who will go home withR20 000 in prize money as well as aprofessional talent video and photoshoot by Black Media PromotionsIncorporated to the value of R10 000.There are only two rounds left in thisyear’s Welkom’s Got Talent hosted bythe Goldfields Mall, Vista and ExpressGoldfields and Northern Free State.The panel of judges selected 16 acts

deserving to proceed to the semi-finalstaking place this Saturday at 15:00.From this week you can also vote for

your favourite Welkom’s Got Talent

contestant.Lines open on 19 April at 16:00 and

closes on 29 April at 17:00.Your votes count for 60% and the

judges’ votes for the balance. SMSWGT and their number to 45527.For example: To vote for contestant 1

SMS: WGT01. SMSs are charged atR1,50 per SMS.Keep a close eye on Express Gold-

fields and NFS as it will provide youwith detailed information on a weeklybasis or go to https://www.face-book.com/pages/Goldfields-Mall to stayup to date with the latest Welkom’sGot Talent news.) For the other six finalists check outwww.express-news.co.za

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MANDISA MAKHESINI, theEconomic Freedom Fighters’(EFF) premier candidate for theFree State, is no stranger to thepolitical landscape.Express spoke to this former

ANC Youth League Free Statedeputy chairperson to gain aninsight into who she is.Who is Mandisa?I am someone who is very

passionate about our people andwho wants to see a change inthe lives of ordinary SouthAfricans.Where are you from?I come from Welkom in the

Free State, although my parents

originally came from Herschelin the Eastern Cape.What will be your focus

areas if you become premier?A. Fighting corruption.B. Addressing unemployment.C. Dealing with the land

issue; we have to take owner-ship of the land.

D. Free education, housingand health care.How do you plan to handle

the economy?We have to fight against the

economic imbalances created byour past.

We are a rich country, butthe majority of our citizensdoes not benefit from theseriches.

What does it mean for youas a woman to be given thisopportunity?

I am particularly happy thatthe organisation has assignedme as a woman for this impor-tant task as it provides anopportunity for a woman toprove we are also capable.What is it you want to be

your legacy?I want my children to one

day have a piece of land thatthey can point at and say thisbelongs to us. This must be areality for all our children.Makhesini is also a member ofthe EFF’s Central CommandTeam (CTT) nationally servingin the gender portfolio.

Mandisa full of passionMANDISA MAKHESINI, the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) premier candidate for the Free State.

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IF you worry about the weatherand you don’t plant seeds, youwon’t harvest a crop, according toEcclesiastes 11: 4. Who knows,your vote might pay off, yourseeds might yield a desired crop.

Indications among local resi-dents around the social circlesare that most citizens intendboycotting the coming electionson 7 May. And to me, it’s likeshooting yourself in the foot.

Our leaders, including NelsonMandela, have laid down theirlives over the years to make surethat there is freedom of associa-tion, freedom of speech, freedomof choice, among others.

Firstly, many people complainthat government and politicalleadership positions are beingheld by friends and people fromoutside the region, particularlyfrom the Eastern Cape.

Our people have the leadershipqualities, but they are shyingaway from the challenge, confron-tation.

For them to transform thesociety they need to be integratedso that they can have an impact.People must come out of thecloset and be confrontational,influential, be the changes theywant to see.

There is also talk by some thatthey won’t vote come 7 May.Other people have poured wateron the false and empty promisesby the contesting parties. Anumber of political parties havealready launched their manifes-tos. These parties have tabledimpressive lists of things theypromise they will do, knowingfully well that no one is going tohold them responsible post-elec-tions.

Julius Malema’s EconomicFreedom Fighters (EFF) promisethings that sounds too good to betrue, impractical.

Voting is everyone’s right.Those who will be boycotting willnot be like the salt of the earth,they will not be like the light.Voting is actually one’s voice andit is one’s right to raise yourvoice through a cross on theballot paper.

The ruling party, the ANC, ispromising six million jobs, theDemocratic Alliance is promisingto get rid of government’scorruption.

It would be wise for theelectorate to vote for theirfavourites on election day andhold their candidates accountableand answerable to their promises.Some of these complainants byprofession are financial manag-ers, engineers and accountants.There are people who are preg-nant with potential, but arehiding in the clandestine, unre-vealed.) Express Goldfields & NFSwelcomes members of the publicinterested in contributing to theweekly column as public observ-ers or citizen journalists. There isno payment for writers.Send your opinion piece (notexceeding 450 words) to [email protected].

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THE value of education to positive-ly influence people’s personalitytraits was emphasised at a recentfarewell function of former learnersof the Mamello Secondary Schoolin Virginia. Organised by theschool’s management, the event

bade farewell to LehlohonoloMaleke, Unathi Socishe, SimtembileSoginga and Bongane Dhladhla.The four will pursue their studiesat the Gediz University in Turkey.The four teenage boys are part of agroup of students funded by theFree State government to pursuedifferent fields of study abroadwith the ultimate goal to improvethe state of the province and thecountry after completion of their

The candidates’ good resultsin last year’s gr. 12 examina-tion earned them bursariesand the ticket to study abroad.Soginga and Dhladhla eachgot two distinctions, in

Mathematics andPhysical Sciences and

Life Sciences andPhysical Sciencesrespectively,while Socishe andMaleke eachobtained adistinction inMathematics.Soginga, Dhladhlaand Socishe willstudy MechanicalEngineering whileMaleke will studyComputer Engi-neering.

Proud of the four boys’ success,Sehlabo Raboroko, principal of theMamello Secondary School, said:“It was fitting for the school to hosta farewell for the four boys withthe sole purpose to inspire theirfellow-peers to also work hard intheir studies and show them thevalue of education in changingtheir own lives and society.”

Knowing the value of educationin the long term and getting anopportunity to get an all-expensespaid bursary, their parents were

equally delighted – especially giventhe challenge to get funding.

“It’s a blessing to have a childthat still obeys and listens toparents. I’m happy with what myson Unathi is doing. I wish hetreasures the opportunity, becausenot many desperate children werelucky to get it,” said NobuntuSocishe.

Maleke drew the courage fromhis elder brother Khanyisa Gwe,who has been playing the role ofmentor in the absence of their

mother and father, a mine worker.“Lehlohonolo’s success is aboutrespect. We were raised to respectourselves and others. I don’t recallencountering trouble with him overhis studies,” said Gwe.

Soginga stays with his unem-ployed father, one of the hundredsof retrenched mine workers.

“I’m happy for the chance tostudy abroad. It’s going to positive-ly impact my live and realise mydream to help those that havesupported me,” said Soginga.

Four to pursue studies in Turkey

with the ultimate goal to improvethe state of the province and thecountry after completion of theirstudies.

The candidates’ good resultsin last year’s gr. 12 examina-tion earned them bursariesand the ticket to study abroad.Soginga and Dhladhla eachgot two distinctions, in

Mathematics andPhysical Sciences and

Life Sciences and

Engineering whileMaleke will study

BROTHERHOOD: LehlohonoloMaleke (right) withhis guardian brother, Khanyisa Gwe.

BID FAREWELL: The Mamello High School’s farewell function for students going to study in Turkey. Fromthe left are, front:NobuntuSocishe (parent ofUnathi Socishe),NontethoMaphasa (chairpersonof theMamel-lo School governing body) and Nkileng Makhele (guardian of Dhladhla); back: Unathi Socishe, SimtembileSoginga, Sehlabo Raboroko (Mamello High School principal) and Bongane Dhladhla. Photos: Teboho Setena

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A PROMINENT high-rankingpolice officer stationed at theThabong Police Station inWelkom, Robert Smart, hasretired from the police service.He retired last month –handing over the baton to hissuccessors in the police force.

Smart had an illustriouscareer spanning over fourdecades – 42 years.

His worthwhile experiencehas had him work from duringthe era of apartheid to democ-racy rendering loyal service asa peace officer.

Smart began his policingcareer in 1972 as a 17-year-oldconstable in Kimberley in theNorthern Cape.

At the time of retirement heheld the top position of colonelat the Thabong Police Stationwhere he served at manage-ment level as a core managerof note.

Smart is respected by formercolleagues for his leadershipthat took the support compo-nent to a high level on theperformance chart.“It was like a fantasy to leaveon a high note. There weretimes when you felt like youwere going nowhere andachieved nothing. But throughthe grace of God it becamepossible,” said Smart. Allmembers and personnel of theThabong Police Station wishedhim an enjoyable retirement.

“I thank Brig. Muller forwhat he did for you and mewith his leadership. TheThabong support componentpersonnel have made me whatI am today.

“Do not forget the role youplay when I’m gone. Keepsupporting the person who willbe in my position. I thank youall for the support you havegiven me. I really appreciateit,” said Smart.

THE devotion to education of theacademic and lecturer Dr JacobSegalo’s has earned him a Philos-ophiae Doctoral degree (EducationLaw and Management), addinganother feather to his illustriouscap in the field of education.

The Central University ofTechnology (CUT), Free State,conferred this honour to Segalo atits recent graduation ceremonyheld in Welkom.

Segalo holds BA Ed and B Ed(Honours) obtained at the Universi-ty of Port Elizabeth (now theNelson Mandela MetropolitanUniversity) in 1998 and 1999respectively.

In 2002 he completed his mastersdegree in Education at the thenVista University.

Segalo’s doctoral thesis titled Therole of the school governing bodieswith special reference to the provi-sion of quality education interrogat-ed the legal role that should beplayed by the school governingbodies in the Free State using amixed methods research approach.During the course of his study,Segalo read more than ten researchpapers at national and internation-al conferences, presented oneposter at national level andpublished two articles in theInterim journal 2014. He wassupervised by Dr Chopo Teleki andDr Awelani Rambuda.

Segalo currently works as alecturer at the CUT WelkomCampus teaching Education andLaw of Education modules toundergraduate and post-graduatestudents.

The honorary degree crownsSegalo’s illustrious journey fromthe humble beginnings, starting his

education at the Emang PrimarySchool and Middle School atIkaelelo both in Thaba Nchu. Heproceeded to the Thota-GautaSecondary School in Thabong,Welkom, where he completed hissecondary education.

Segalo’s passion in the field ofeducation saw him also supervisingresearch at both masters anddoctoral levels.

Segalo started his work as anadult teacher at an adult centre inThabong and he went on to workat the Oziel Selele ComprehensiveSchool in Bothaville. His workambition saw him joined the NorthWest Parks & Tourism Board(Hotel Schools Division) as anacademic manager.

Segalo’s ability has attractedinterest to serve in sport. He iscurrently the Secretary General ofUniversity Sport South AfricaAthletics, an organisation responsi-ble for the development of athleticsat institutions of higher learning inSouth Africa.

Officer retires after 42 years

LONG-SERVINGPOLICEOFFICERROBERTSMART surrounded by colleagues in the police force at a recentfunction held to bid him farewell. Photo: Supplied

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RECOGNISED: Dr Jacob Segalo.

RECOGNITION: Riaan van Eck, the co-director of Kaltron Electrical Engineering (third from the left), receiveda certificate presentedby theWelkom’sGoldfields FETCollege. Thiswas to recognise the company’s contribu-tion to the Experiential Skills Training Internship Programme of students of the institution at the Free StateFET Colleges Placement Programme launch held a week ago in Sasolburg. Representatives of the GoldfieldsCollege are from the left Sakkie Peters, Tshepo Radebe and David Kareli. Photo: Supplied

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THE Goldfields FET College women’s crew attended the Free State Further Education Training Placement Programme student’s launch held recently in Sasolburg. They arefrom the left Lindiwe Mens, Kekeletso Mafeto, Lerato Ramoshoana, Pulane Ntseki, Mpai Makhubo and Litshewana Thibakhoane. Photo Supplied

Attend launch in Sasolburg

GEORGE NYAMANE and JeannettePereko of the Tokologo Municipalityattended the church ministers’ func-tion held last Wednesday in Welkom.

Photo: Teboho SetenaTHE police in Welkom last Thursday held its one-day Employee Wellness and Health Programme in which members participated. Inattendance were from the left Djamila Ramsigh, Wilma Owen, Adri Smith, Lily Strydom and Boirabelo Makhoere.

THE members of the Thabong Police Station communication division attended the SAPS employee wellness and health programmeheld in Welkom last Thursday. They are from the left Cethekile Kunene, Malebo Khosana and Mamello Mokhuoane. Photo: Teboho Setena

TASTEOF FASHION: In trendy fashionattire the pair of Khuthula Ntshinga(left) and Maureen Baaitjies gave ataste of fashion to the church minis-ters’ function held last Wednesday inWelkom.

Photo: Teboho Setena

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S Arts and culture groupmeeting:

Ziyaduma Promotions,Sentebale Children’s Palaceand the Lejweleputswa Artsand Culture Centre invitemembers of the communityinterested in arts andculture to an importantmeeting to be held on 23April at Thabong Library 2in Sunrise, Thabong east.

The meeting is scheduledto start at 10:00. The aim isto find input regarding thechallenges facing arts andculture groups, and topromote the development ofarts and culture.

The possibility of estab-lishing a task team for thepromotion of arts andculture programmes withinThabong will be discussed.

For more informationinterested parties andmembers of the communitycan contact Saduma Miya

on 061-369-5528 or Mamodu-la Khatweli on 071-076-8930.

SMr & Ms Quito crèchepageant plenary meeting

The management commit-tee of the Success QuitoCrèche in Thabong invitesthe committee membersand interested communitymembers to a plenarymeeting for this year’s Mrand Ms Success QuitoCrèche pageant.

The pageant will be heldon 31 May.

The meeting will be heldat the Shuping Crèche onSunday, 6 April,at 14:00.For more informationphone Saduma Miya on061-369-5528.) The deadline for theWhat’s On communitydiary is Wednesday’s at13:00. Send the entries [email protected].

What’s on?

THE luxurious chalets at the Basotho Cultural Village in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park imitate thestyle of an 18th century Basotho village. Express and SANParks are running a competition in which one luckyreader who enters before the end of April stands a chance to win a weekend stay for a family of four at theBasotho Cultural Village in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. All you need to do, is to visit the Expressmobi-site (www.expresspaper.mobi), login and enter by answering an easy question. If you have not registeredbefore, now is your chance. To register, go to the mobi-site by opening your phone’s internet browser, typewww.expresspaper.mobi and enter. Follow the instructions to register. Directions onhow to enter the competitionwill be on the site. The winners will be announced in the Express edition of 7 May. Photo: Christo van Staden

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Police are looking for the familyof “Pepe”

The Welkom police are appealingto public to assist with informationregarding the whereabouts of thefamily or next of kin Moshe-manegape Petrus Tau (21) whosebody was found at the vicinity ofMario Taxi Rank in Welkom on 11January this year.

According to investigation, thedeceased who was known as Pepewas beaten till he died.

His body is being kept at thestate mortuary in Welkom.

The police are searching for hisunknown assailants that are on therun. The deceased was mostly seenloitering on the streets of theWelkom Central Business District.Anyone with helpful information

about the whereabouts of thedeceased relatives and his assail-ants can contact the investigatingofficer Riaan De Lange at057 391 6271 during office hours.

Man gets 35 years in jailThe Bothaville Regional Court

has sentenced Jacob Kgobe (40) to35 years prison for the assault andmurder of Neo Molefi (31) as wellas for possession of an unlicensedfirearm. The accused was foundguilty on three accounts of theill-fated incident that occurred on13 February in 2011.

Kgobe received 5 years forassault to causegrievous bodilyharm, 15 years each for murderand possession of unlicensedfirearm.

The police spokesperson Ketha-bile Mofokeng said the deceasedwas murdered after a heatedargument over a stolen guninvolving Kgobe and his accompliceThabiso Nanyane (35).

The firearm was reportedly stolenby the deceased Molefi.

In the event of the argument,Kgobe and Nanyane attacked thevictim who was found dead withhis neck cut open and with gunshotwound in his head.

An arrest warrant has beenissued to arrest the second accusedNanyane, who is on the run.Anyone with information about thewhereabouts of Nanyane can phonethe investigating officer Lehlohono-lo Fonya at 056 514 9401 duringoffice hours or at 074 739 8775.

Police need public’s help

KEEPING FIT: The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) employees’ football team participated ina wellness game held recently in Welkom. The team players are from the left, front: Tate Papier, ItumelengLikotsi, Mojalefa Khiba, Itumeleng Monne, Lefa Pheko and Teboho Mokhobo; back: Peter Milela, MojalefaMafika, Mthenjwa Labase, Shaun Sethato, Thato Sam and Folly Gqhiba. Photo: Supplied

} Teboho Setena

THE Free State title for the SouthAfrican Football Association’s seconddivision remains anybody’s race.

Few points separate the top-seededclubs with the potential to win thechampionship. The difference in twopoints separating the clubs meansanyone could steal the show and becrowned champions. The samescenario applies to teams fighting toavoid the dreaded relegation at theend of the current season.

The title challengers in terms oftheir standings on the log provincial-

ly are Super Eagles (39 points),Bubchu United (37 points), SibanyeGolden Stars (35 points), Bloemfon-tein Young Tigers (33 points),Central University of Technology,Free State (32 points), MangaungUnited (30 points) and Celtic Colts(29 points). The seven clubs are likevultures waiting for the kill tocapitalise as soon as one of themslips up in the title race.

With the championship title in thesecond round the race for the titleamong the top-seeded seven clubshas intensified further. Also, withonly a few points separating them on

the standings table, it promises to beone of the best title races in recenthistory provincially.

The winner will qualify for thenational promotional play-offs laterthis year at a venue the footballassociation is yet to announce.

Welkom-based Golden Stars arethe only side of the seven teams inthe mix of the fiercely contestedchampionship. Their progress raisesthe prospect of the region to have ateam at this year’s promotionalplay-offs which will determine thetwo clubs to be promoted to theNational First Division.

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Middendorpunder pressure} Sidwell Guduka andTeboho Setena

WITH their dream to winsilverware over after theirelimination from this year’sNedbank Cup, BloemfonteinCeltic’s coach Ernst Midden-dorp is under pressure toensure the team qualifies forthe top eight.

The Mangaung giantssuffered a 2-1 loss to gutsyBidvest Wits in the quarter-final of the tournamentplayed last Sunday inBotshabelo – ending theirfairy tale run in the compe-tition.

Celtic’s defeat came as nosurprise as they performedbelow par and no differentfrom during the four leaguefixtures showing no ambi-tion to win.

They were too casual andlacked the firepower toimpose themselves againsttheir opponents who wereable to fight back. TheirNedbank Cup result meansit is make or break forMiddendorp to ensure Celticqualifies for next season’sMTN 8 Cup 2014-’15.

In previous seasons, underformer coach ClintonLarsen, the club establisheditself as a top-eight conten-der – a goal that Celtic’smanagement expects theGerman-born Middendorp toachieve to prove his worthas coach.

Middendorp’s big task seeshim facing two toughopponents this week –Lamontville Golden Arrows

in today’s Absa Premiershipfixture (kick-off 19:30) at theKing Zwelithini Stadium inDurban while on Mondaythey face steadily improvingOrlando Pirates in the FreeState Stadium. Kick-off is at15:00.

Celtic are the favourites toregister a win over abattle-scarred Arrows whosemorale is at its lowest. TheBloemfontein-side aredetermined to save face afterthey were brushed off 1-2 byBidvest Wits in the NedbankCup quarter-finals inBotshabelo on Sunday.

The Free Staters, whooccupy the eighth spot onthe log after collecting 36points from 26 outings,should win this game at allcosts to increase theirchances of achieving atop-eight finish. With onlyfour fixtures left before theend of the season, Midden-dorp’s men know theycannot afford to drop morepoints after going down 1-0to Mamelodi Sundowns in aleague match at the LoftusVersfeld Stadium seven daysago.

Abafana Bes’thende, onthe other hand, must winthis encounter by hook orby crook to ease theirrelegation worries.

To them, this match is amatter of life and death asthey need maximum pointsin all their remaining fiveleague matches, if they stillentertain any thoughts ofsurviving the dreaded axe.

Arrows are sitting at the

bottom of the log with 14points after 25 matches.

They are facing the dangerof being automaticallyrelegated from the PremierSoccer League (PSL) at theend of the current campaign.

“It is going to be adifficult affair becauseArrows are fighting for theirlives. We are going to givethem the respect theydeserve. But we must beatthem,” Joel Mogorosi, Celticstriker, told Express.

“It was disappointing tolose our previous twogames, so we need to redeemourselves at the expense ofArrows. It is important forus to collect full points totry and cement our place inthe top eight,” he said.

Celtic defeated Pirates 3-2in a corresponding fixture inSoweto on 30 November lastyear.

Siwelele’s goals werenetted by Vuyani Ntanga,Thabo Nthethe and MusaNyatama, while Bucs scoredthrough Lennox Bacela andAndile Jali.

The visitors, Pirates, arefired up after their morale-boosting 2-1 win overMamelodi Sundowns in theNedbank Cup last Saturday.

The Buccaneers may notbe in contention for theleague championship,however, giving away a spotin the top-eight berth toCeltic will be somethingthey will not allow. For nowthe league championship islikely to be won by eitherKaizer Chiefs or Sundowns.

UNDER FIRE: Bloemfontein Celtic’s coach, Ernst Middendorp, is under pressure to turnaround the team’s fortunes. Photo: Teboho Setena

Celtic’s defeat came as nosurprise, as they playedbelow par and this was nodifferent from during thefour league fixtures. Theyshowed no ambition towin.

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THE Letsibolo Primary School u.12 boys team and their technical team received certificates for reaching the Free Statefinal of this year’s Free State Danone tournament. Photo: Teboho Setena

} Teboho Setena

REACHING this year’s FreeState Danone u.12 boystournament final andwinning at regional level isinspiring the budding starsof the Letsibolo PrimarySchool to live the dream toachieve bigger things.

The boys from the smalltown of Wesselsbron madehistory in their town,becoming the first schoolfrom the town to progress tothe final of the prestigiousschools football competitionplayed countrywide.

Letsibolo’s team was oneof the six u.12 boys’ teamswhich competed at thisyear’s provincial champion-ship final staged in Bloem-fontein last Saturday.

The school qualified forthe Free State final for thefirst time ever by virtue ofbeing the winner of theLejweleputswa region.

The regional finals wereheld last month in theWesselsbron township ofMonyakeng.

The regional finalsfeatured schools that won inthe different zones whichform Lejweleputswa.

This is the first time everLetsibolo enjoyed a fairy-talerun in this tournamentsince their participation.The Wesselsbron-based

school team was crownedthe champions of Lejwel-eputswa after a 4-3 win overthe 2013 Free State winnersand national finalists,Monamodi Primary Schoolfrom Brandfort.

“The good feeling is stillthere among the players. Itis the first time the schoolwon the championship atregional level and reachingthe provincial final ismemorable.

“The significance of thisis that it has shown them,their peers and us at theschool that we can achieve.

“We have to plan andwork harder to assemble acompetitive team for futurecompetitions,’’ said MolefiVelembo, the coach.

At the provincial finalstaged last Saturday it wasa different story as the teamfound the going too tough.The school fell by thewayside, managing to drawjust one of the three roundrobin matches played.

The Free State finalfeatured six schools fromthe five regions of theprovince.

Credo Primary Schoolfrom Sasolburg was crownedthis year’s Free StateDanone u.12 boys championsafter a 1-0 win over Meqe-leng from Ficksburg in thefinal.

Success motivates Letsibolo to tackle future head-on

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