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UNEMPLOYED youths in the Goldfieldscontinue their battle for employment.

Following a series of events, includingmass mobilisation that has been taking placesince January, they now speak with onevoice under a formalised body known as theMatjhabeng Unemployed Forum (MUM).

Pursuant to their mission for job creationand skills training implementation pro-grammes the leaders of the forum held ameeting with the stakeholders in the miningsector at the Matjhabeng Local Municipalitylast Tuesday.

Scores of young unemployed men andwomen waited patiently outside the munici-

pality’s premises while the meeting of morethan two hours took place.

Sono Mokoena, the forum’s spokesperson,said last week’s meeting had paved the wayfor unemployed youths to possibly gainemployment and training.

“We reaped positive results from ouractions. A number of people, youths inparticular, were employed,” he said.

Mokoena said some obtained full-timeemployment and others were contacted forlearnership programmes at mines in theGoldfields. “Last Tuesday’s meeting wasbasically aimed at ensuring that the minesalso recruited women and people withdisabilities while we address issues regard-ing skills training. We also have to discuss

the fact that we do not want unions tobecome involved in the recruitment ofworkers or candidates for internships andlearnership programmes,” he said.

The forum further wants to establishpartnerships with institutions of higherlearning and would like to ensure that mineschoose youths within the Goldfields for theirskills training programme.

“We want to be involved in the processuntil a person is hired full-time and we wantto ensure that sub-contractors and maincontractors follow their recruitment agree-ment,” said Mokoena.

He added that consultative meetings wouldbe held in the towns within the Goldfieldsand that information would be given at these

meetings. Mokoena said since embarking onthe process they had made great strides andthat more than 186 people had been em-ployed in mines full-time and on a contractbasis for internship programmes.

Tuis Ramokopu, one of the forum’s leaders,warned youths about the tough labour sceneand that they would have to battle it out inthe labour sector and asked that companiesconsidered locals when employing people.Ramokopu’s stern warning followed betrayalby people who had been chosen to lead thecourse in the past.

Mokoena said a follow-up meeting wouldbe held with stakeholders to further discusstheir demands and for input about sugges-tions that had been made.

Youths continue battleNew body in Matjhabeng now speaks for the unemployed

SONO MOKOENA, leader of the Matjhabeng Unemployed Forum (MUM), addresses menandwomenat agathering in front of theMatjhabengLocalMunicipality lastweekTuesday.

Photos: Teboho SetenaMAKING A POINT: Tuis Ramokopu of the Matjhabeng Unemployed Forum (MUM).

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NEWS

FORGIVENESS is a decision to let go ofanger and thoughts of revenge.

Refiloe Molelekoa made this statementwhen she addressed the members of theAfrican Methodist Episcopal ChurchWomen’s Missionary Society (WMS) at theannual retreat event held recently at theJukskei Park Conference Hall in Kroon-stad.

She was the guest speaker at theoccasion attended by 40 delegates fromvarious Free State AME circuits in theprovince.

This annual event aims at enrichingwomen spiritually and enables them tofocus spiritually.

Molelekoa emphasised the significance offorgiveness, how when you forgive you canplay a bigger role in society.

“Forgiveness can minimise its grip onyou and help you focus on your strong,positive points. Christ’s church on earth issuffering because of fences of hatred,hostility, prejudice and a sense of superior-ity erected between Christians.

“As our parents and role models, we aschildren learn from you. We look up toyou to see how you behave and handleissues.

“As members of the WMS we emulateyou because we trust and model ourbehaviour according to yours.

“Division among yourselves and anunwillingness to forgive one another canbreak us down. As Christians you setpeople free and dignify them when youforgive them their trespasses so you mayalso be forgiven. Build the world’s churchin truth and in spirit. By forgiving andbeing proper role models many youngsterscan be stopped from running away fromthe church.

“Learn to say you’re sorry and forgive-ness will bring you closer to God. Bewilling to forgive even in cases where youare not a perpetrator but a victim,” saidMolelekoa.) An aspirant public speaker, Molelekoa isan undergraduate third-year Social studentat the University of the Free State (UFS).

Forgiveness iscrucial for all

SPIRITUALHEALING: RefiloeMolelekoa addressing themembers of the AfricanMethodistEpiscopal Church Women’s Missionary Society at the annual retreat. Photo: Moeti Molelekoa

HELPING HAND: Lerato Tsoeu, an orphan in gr. 10 at the Lebogang SecondarySchool, received a worthy donation of a school uniform, which will help her confi-dence in school. The donationwasmade possiblewith a contribution frommembersof the Thabongpolice. From the left areMmatladi Sello, Lerato Tsoeu, SmartMagadeand Sibongile Kopa. Photo: Supplied

THE police in Welkom are on the hunt forfour armed men regarding the murder ofMosele Portia Grundling and the attemptedmurder of her male companion. Theincident occurred on 30 May at about 17:30at the Flamingo Pan in Welkom.

The four suspects, still on the run, robbedthe victims and shot Grundling and hermale companion. Stephen Thakeng, spokes-person of the Welkom police, said the malevictim had survived.

“The victims were approached by fourAfrican men who demanded cash, bankcards and their pin numbers. Thereafter,

one of the suspects shot the male victimthrough the window of the car, hitting himin his shoulder. He managed to flee, butwas shot again in the other shoulder,” saidThakeng. He said the suspects shot andkilled Grundling who was left stranded inthe car during the attack.

“The police are following every possiblelead to trace the suspects,” said Thakeng.The police are appealing to anyone withinformation regarding the suspects’ where-abouts to contact the investigative officer,Dylan Saayman, on 084-687-3014 or 057-391-6265 during office hours.

Police hunt for suspects

THE implementationof the South AfricanConstitution wouldhave been better ifChristianity wereinfused in thisimportant Bill ofRights in this newdispensation; ThyKingdom come . . . onearth, as it is in Heaven, Matthew 6:10.

The Bible would be our chart and ourcompass.

A lack of morality is to blame for theongoing maladministration and corruptionengulfing our country.

However, our state has adopted freedomof religion, which involves not onlyfreedom to choose your own religion, butalso the right to be an atheist.

According to an atheist, all Christiansare classified the same: If statistics were tobe taken, only 5% of them would qualify tobe called Christians. There is a differencebetween a religious person and a Chris-tian.

Some people say they will not becomeChristians because churches are full ofhypocrites. But if there are hypocrites,then there must be true Christians. Acounterfeit coin implies there must also begenuine coins – and the genuine outclassthe fake.

Corruption, Satanism and other ills inour schools and society are as a result ofthe Christianity that was thrown out ofour schools, which is fundamental inteaching humanity and moral values beside

the guidance fromparents.

I am not trying tobe a new Messiah,but my argument isbased on the Wordof God who is theruler of both theearth and theHeaven.

In this regard, the government of theday, as well as civil society, has theresponsibility of a fundamental contribu-tion to lead by both example and precept.Such contribution should be based onuniversal values of human dignity, equali-ty and freedom which are set out in theconstitution.

Respect starts at home. If we honour ourparents, as well as other elders in ourneighbourhood, it will be easy for us torespect our teachers at schools andauthority at our jobs subsequently.

Then we will be able to respect ourfellow human-beings – and there will be noreasons to commit crime.

A true Christian is not restrained bylaw, but by the salvation of God. Nevermind the denomination, a spiritual,soul-winning Christianity can restore thelost integrity of our government.) Express Goldfields & NFS welcomesmembers of the public interested in contrib-uting to the weekly column as publicobservers or citizen journalists. There is nopayment for writers.Send your opinion piece (not exceeding 450

words) to teboho.setena@volksblad.com.

Lack of morality toblame for SA’s woes

My viewMoetiMolelekoaSocial observer

THE Babies Behind Bars organisation isappealing to the public in the Free State tovolunteer to support their charity initiativein aid of children born in prison.

The charity project is beneficial to babies,from newborns to babies aged two, who areliving in prison with their incarceratedmothers all over South Africa. As part oftheir contribution, volunteers will help tocollect basic items needed for the care ofchildren. These include nutritious food,clothes, diapers, blankets, toys, bottles andtoiletries that are often not readily available.

These items will be presented to theirbeneficiaries at the Kroonstad Prison on 18July – coinciding with events organised tomark Nelson Mandela Day.

“We bring hope by ensuring that everybaby has the necessities to live comfortablyfrom month to month. For Mandela Day thisyear, we’ll be visiting the Kroonstad Prisonto bring hope. We’ll be hosting a juvenile funday at the prison for the 30 girl childrencurrently at the centre. We’ll be bringingwith us a chef who will equip them withcooking skills, and we’ll also have some funin the sun playing netball with the girls,”said Baleseng Dlamini, director and board

member of Babies Behind Bars.“The children who by law have to leave at

the age of two years are subjected to a ratherharsh life behind bars. The organisation hastaken the responsibility to ensure that whilethe babies are behind bars, they are wellcared for. Our passion is little people and webelieve that every child has the right to beproperly cared for and this is the reason whyBabies Behind Bars was born,” said Dlamini.

“We would like to get people in theKroonstad area involved as volunteers on theday, to help us motivate these young girlsand get them to believe that they can makesomething of their lives,” she said.

The volunteers will pay R167 (in line with67 minutes for Madiba) which will gotowards the needs of the babies in prisons allover South Africa who are being cared for byBabies Behind Bars.

The volunteers will get food and refresh-ments for free on the day, courtesy of asupermarket that has partnered with theorganisation.

For more information call Liesl Laurie on079-038-0223, send an email to info@babiesbe-hindbars.com or visit www.babiesbehind-bars.co.za.

Help babies born in prison

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NEWS

THE Matjhabeng Local Municipality hasappointed Adv. Mothusi Lepheane asinterim municipal manager in the place ofGerman Ramathebane.In a statement the municipality stated

that the change followed Ramathebane’sresignation from the position last Tuesday,2 July.In the statement the municipality said

Ramathebane, who had been the account-ing officer since October 2012, had left themunicipality for greener pastures.The council has appointed Lepheane to

act as municipal manager until furthernotice. Lepheana, a former human rightslawyer, has been serving under Ramathe-bane as executive director corporatesupport services since May 2013.He joined the Matjhabeng Municipality

after declining a lucrative job offer at

Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela’soffice.“I couldn’t resist the challenge of helping

turn Matjhabeng around, because I believethe institution has the potential to be thebest in the country.“I know for a fact that many have lost

hope, but there is nothing insurmountableunder the sun and Matjhabeng will changefor the better,” he said.Sebenzile Ngangelizwe, executive mayor

of the Matjhabeng Local Municipality,said: “The municipality has lost an astuteadministrator whose dedication was secondto none.“We were blessed to have Ramathebane

as a head of our administration. We wishhim well in his future endeavours.”) Ramathebane could not be reached forcomment.

Newmanager readyADV. MOTHUSI LEPHEANA GERMAN RAMATHEBANE

}Motlalepule Mokgosi

DISGRUNTLED community volunteers whohave been rendering services to the FreeState Department remain adamant in theiraction to be reinstated.They are demanding the re-establishment

of services paid for by the HIV and AidsGrant and the Expanded Public WorksProgramme (EPWP).Pursuant to their demands they staged a

protest at the premises of the LejweleputswaDistrict Department of Health last Thursday.Last week’s protest in Welkom followed

similar events that had seen hundreds ofvolunteers embarking on a peaceful march inBloemfontein recently.Their action was triggered by the provin-

cial Department of Health’s decision to askthem to stop rendering these services to thecommunity. This comes in the wake offinancial trouble the department is expe-riencing.Fed-up volunteers told Express Goldfields &

NFS they felt betrayed.“They waited for us to vote for them and

afterwards they terminated our services afteryears of risking our lives rendering servicesto the community,” said MaleshoaneMokhere, one of the volunteers. She said ifthey had been told to stop rendering servicesbefore the election on 7 May she would nothave voted for the ANC.Backed-up by Anele Yawa and Sello

Mkhalipi, secretary and Free State chairper-son of the Treatment Action Campaign(TAC), the volunteers grilled MatshidisoMorigihlane, Lejweleputswa district manag-er, with questions regarding the terminationof services.They wanted clarity as to why the depart-

ment wanted them to work under non-gov-ernmental organisations (NGOs). Thedepartment stated in three letters issued tothe volunteers they would be linked withNGOs.The drama unfolded at the premises when

volunteers threatened to stage sit-ins and tosleep at the premises following a report thatMorigihlane was on “sick leave” and unableto respond to their questions. Subsequently,out of the blue, Morigihlane availed herselfto respond to the volunteers’ questions. Thiswas after Mokhalipi and two delegates hadgone to find her in the office, and had set upan immediate appointment.Responding to the questions Morigihlane

said: “The Department of Health has beenhaving its own problems from the onset withmedication imported from America.”She said the department had been allocated

a budget according to the number of workers

within the system, and added that theR2,7 million sourced from the donors wasinsufficient.Morigihlane pointed out that the depart-

ment had lost about 200 000 employees as aresult of funding. However, she could notreply to the volunteers’ question as to whenthe department would pay the outstandingstipends for March, April, May and the endof June. Morigihlane’s explanation did notallay the volunteers’ fears of plans by thedepartment to recruit new candidates torender the same services.One after the other raised the question

why the department was only now consider-ing a qualification as one of the require-ments to recruit volunteers to provide thesame services. This had since sparkedconcern among the volunteers that some-thing was being hidden.The volunteers had been rendering a

combination of services to the communityincluding home-based carers, supervisors,

directly-observed treatment supporters,medical male circumcision field workers,high transmission field workers, lay counsel-lors, peer education and support groupfacilitators.In April the facilitators were given two

letters by the cash-strapped Free Statedepartment, notifying them about thedecision. The first letter dated 16 April fromMEC Benny Malakoane says: “This is toinform you that the department will pay astipend for March and April 2014 after thefinancial process has been followed. Pleasenote that all volunteers should stop theirservices by 30 April 2014. The departmentwill embark on the new system of partneringwith NGOs and working with the volun-teers.”Dr David Motau, head of the Department

of Health, issued another letter dated 24April which contained similar content asthat of Malakoane.The difference being that Motau’s letter

indicated that as from 1 June 2014 allvolunteers would be linked to NGOs thatwould supervise them and would alsoprocess their monthly stipend payment,ranging between R1 000 and R1 600.A third letter dated 16 May was issued

informing the volunteers that the departmentwas embarking on the new system ofpartnering with NGOs and working withvolunteers. “Please note that all volunteersshould stop their services by 16 June 2014.Note that this excludes the communityhealth workers,” the letter read.Responding to the challenges facing the

department, Yawa said: “Malakoane andother political members are exploiting ourrights. We are not fighting the ANC; we arefighting a system that is corrupt andexploitative. Even if we have to contest theANC government or Free State governmentwe will do it – our voices will be heard.”He further called on Malakoane to step

down from the position as MEC for Health,and pointed out that he was facing chargesof corruption and fraud involving aboutR13 million with five other people.The charges relate to crimes allegedly

committed while Malakoane was the munici-pal manager of the Matjhabeng LocalMunicipality in Welkom.Also facing similar charges is Mathabo

Leeto, former mayor of the Matjhabeng andLejweleputswa District Municipalities.Yawa vowed that they would intensify

their fight. “We are going to engage patientsto sign a petition on how their rights arebeing violated by the Free State Departmentof Health. We’ll never stop protesting untilwe receive a response from the deputypresident of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa,and the Free State premier, Ace Magashule.The districts will come to a stand-still.”

Community volunteers up in arms

ON THE WARPATH: Treatment Action Campaign officials Anele Yawa (left) and SelloMokhalipi. Photos: Teboho Setena

HIDE-AND-SEEK: Tshidi Morigihlane, dis-trict manager of the Lejweleputswa DistrictDepartment of Health.

THREE gang rapists who carried out aspate of sexual attacks and robberies inViljoenskroon have been given lengthy jailsentences by the Kroonstad High Court.The rapists were sentenced last Monday.

The presiding judge, Shamin Ebrahim,handed down the two rapists, HendrickTsotsotso (26) and Peter Mosotho (18), lifesentences in prison.Stephen Thakeng, police spokesperson,

said the third accused, a 16-year-old minor,was given a suspended sentence of eightyears. He said the minor was 15 years oldwhen the crimes were committed duringDecember 2012 and 2013 in Rammulotsi.Thakeng said the trio was found guilty ofgang raping and robbing five women agedbetween 16 and 20 at separate incidents.For the crimes Tsotsotso and Mosotho

received four and three life sentencesrespectively. Between them, the two willspend 108 years in prison.Thakeng said Tsotsotso was already

serving life for rape when he was sentenced

to an additional four life sentences and 54years in jail for the spate of rapes androbberies.The three rapists were operating as a

gang in the township of Rammulotsi. Theyattacked couples and threw rocks at thefemales’ male companions and assaultedthem. The accused then took turns rapingthe women and then robbed them of theirbelongings such as caps, cellphones andsunglasses.Thakeng said the three rapists’ convic-

tions followed an investigation by DetectiveWarrant Officer Sello Makallane of theKroonstad Family Violence and SexualOffences Unit.Brigadier Apaphia Modise, cluster

commander of Kroonstad, welcomed thesentencing.“This is an indication that we are

working together with the Department ofJustice to make sure that the gang rapistswere totally removed from the law-abidingsociety of Viljoenskroon,” she said.

Rapists sentenced to life

} Tladi Moloi

THE prominent Dr Balekile Mzangwa hasresigned from the position of executivemayor of the Thabo Mofutsanyana DistrictMunicipality to beef up the trouble-riddenFree State Department of Health.Mzangwa has previously served as the

mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung LocalMunicipality.Matefu Mokoena, the communications

manager of the Thabo MofutsanyanaDistrict Municipality, has confirmedMzangwa’s resignation to take up a power-ful position in the Department of Health.A rumour also doing the rounds is that

Mzangwa could be the chief executiveofficer of a new hospital in Ladybrand.The outgoing executive mayor has

expressed his sincere gratitude to the ANC.“Having served the ANC in various

capacities in the local government sphere –both at district and local level, mostparticularly as a councillor and the execu-tive mayor – has been an invaluableexperience and momentous period which Iwill forever cherish and hold dearly. It hasbeen a learning curve and a period ofpolitical maturity for me as I mellowedover the years through the guidance,advice, political lessons and support of theorganisation,” said Mzangwa.

Mayor resigns for health position

4 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 9 JULY 2014

MmasepalaWaMatjhabeng O Fetola MapheloA Batjha Ba Tlohetseng Botlokotsebe

Majoro wa Phetahatso Mmasepalengwa Matjhabeng, Mohlomphehi SebenzileNgangelizwe o ikopantse le maqulwanaa mehleng ao a ikemiseditseng ho fetolamaphelo a ona.

Kantoro ya Sebuwi sa Matjhabeng eqadile letsholo la di tlhudisano tsa dipapaditsa bolo ya maoto ho kgothalletsa batjhaho tlohella botlokotsebe hammoho ledithethefatshe. Batjha bana ba ikemiseditseho fetola maphelo a bona hobane ba re bakgathetse ke maphelo a sa lokang.

Batjha bana ba tswa mokgahlongwa ‘Makgomosha’, eo e leng ona oo baneng ba etsa diketso tsena tse sa lokangho ona. Ba thabetse letsholo lena lenkuweng ke Mmasepala molemong wa hofetola maphelo a bona mme Mmasepalao tshepisitse ho ba thusa ka tsela tsohlekamoo o ka kgonang.

Mmasepala o tlo kopana le Lefapha laDipapadi,BononoleBotjhabahoreLefaphale thuse Mmasepala ka disebediswa tsetla tswellisang letsholo lena pele. Ho feta

moo, ba nang le thahasello ya ho buladikgwebo kapa ho kgutlela sekolong hontshetsa dithuto tsa bona pele le bona batlafumantshwa dithuso.

“Re elelletswe hore bongata ba batjhabana ba hloka fela motho a ka ba betlangle ho ba thusa ho ntshetsa maphelo abona pele. Re tla kopana le dikolo tsephahameng jwaloka di FET ho thusa ka hontshetsa dithuto tsa bona pele”, ho hlalosaMohlomphehi Ngangelizwe.

O tswetse pele hore batjha ba tshwanelaho batla ditsela tseding tsa ho tswellisamaphelo a bona pele; tse tshwanang leho betla ditalenta tsa bona hore di batswele molemo.

“Re lakatsa ho bona batjha babangba sala mohlala ona morao le bona bakgutle mekgweng e mebe”, ho behaLekhanselara, Ntate Pule Molelekoa.Molemong wa ho etsa jwalo, Mmasepalao tlo tswellisa dipapadi tsena pele. “Retlo tshwara ditlhudisano pakeng tsa batjhaba Meloding, Phomolong, Kutlwanonghammoho le Thabong mme re tshepa horebatjha babang ba tla sala mohlala onamorao”, ho hlalosa Sebuwi sa Matjhabeng,Lekhanselara Bheke Stofile.

Batjha ba amehang bona ba re bathabetse ketso ena mme ba tshepa horemaphelo a bona a tla fetoha ele kannete.“Re kgathetse ke bophelo ba botsotsi,re se rele baholo re batlela bana ba ronabokamoso ba tjhatsi ho feta mapheloao rona re a phetseng”, ho beha KlaasLiphalane, a dilemo tse 30.

Mokgatlo o sebetsanang le hothusa batjha ho fetola maphelo a bona,Ambassadors of Change o tlo sebedisanammoho le Mmasepala ho fetola mapheloa bona ka tsela e tla ba tswelang molemo.Ntate Malimela o re o lakatsa ho bonabatjha ba fetola maphelo a bona “nna kephetse tjhankaneng dilemo tse 28 mme hajwale ke llela dilemo tseo hobane lemongsena ke etsa dilemo tse 60.”

Mmasepala wa Matjhabeng oikemiseditse ho sebetsana le mafapha aamehang ho etsa bonnete ba hore ba fetolamaphelo a batjha molemong wa setjabasohle sa Matjhabeng.

Mohlomphehi Sebenzile Ngangelizwe o neha batjha ba Meloding kgau ya papadi ya bolo ya maoto eo ba e hapileng.

Mmasepala waMatjhabeng o

ikemiseditse ho etsabonnete ba hore

maphelo a batjha antlafala haholo kadipapadi, dikgwebo

hammoho le thuto”,ho beha Majorowa Phetahatso,Mohlomphehi

SebenzileNgangelizwe.

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MATJHABENG LOCALMUNICIPALITy

Speaker Cllr. Bheke Stofile

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6 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 9 JULY 2014

NEWS

THE For Our Children Projectin aid of Engo Free State’schildren in need is stillcontinuing.

A Chevrolet Spark Campusto the value of R112 400 is theprize in this year’s For OurChildren competition.

By making a donation ofonly R20, you stand a chanceof becoming the owner of theSpark.

But more importantly, yourcontribution of R20 is one ofthe sparks that might kindlethe flame of caring.

This flame will make a bigdifference in the lives ofthousands of children.

Tickets, at R20 per ticket,are available at all Engooffices and centres in the FreeState. The closing date forentries will be on 23 Novem-ber.

Five finalists will beannounced on 9 January 2015with the help of PwC. Thefinal draw function will be on23 January 2015 in Bloemfon-tein. The winner will driveaway with a brand-newChevrolet Spark Campus.

There will be several

promotions during the nextseven months across the FreeState. People will be encour-aged to buy tickets in aid ofthe For Our Children Projectat these promotions.

The Spark Campus will alsobe at the Kos-en-kunsmark ofVolksblad, the Vryfees inBloemfontein, the CherryFestival in Ficksburg andseveral shopping centresacross the Free State.

The project would not havebeen possible without thesupport of loyal sponsors.This year’s sponsors areImperial GM Bloemfontein,Radio Rosestad and Volks-blad’s Local CommunityNewspapers.

Engo Child and Youth Care(youth-care centres, formerlyknown as orphanages) is anon-profit organisation thattakes care of children whowere removed by the Chil-dren’s Court from theirparental homes because theywere in urgent need of care.

These child- and youth-carecentres create a homelyatmosphere for the childrenand are located within the

community.About 800 children from

ages 0 to 18 years, in 34 child-and youth-care centres acrossthe Free State, are beingcared for.

Additional help and supportis provided to approximately2 500 children in surroundingcommunities who live inrisky conditions.

The vision is to create hopein the lives of children. Thegoal is to provide protectionand care for as many childrenin the Free State as possible.

Engo youth-care centres inthe Free State are strugglingfinancially. The government’ssubsidies have increased verylittle over the past few yearsand the centres are stillexpected to provide food forthe children with less thanR12 per child per day.

It has become essential forthe community to get in-volved in projects such as theFor Our Children Project.) For more information onthe project and the availabili-ty of tickets in your area, call051-407-7222 or visit www.en-go.co.za.

Help a child and win a car

ENGO FAMILY CARE has beenrendering adoption services since1964 and is accredited to renderadoption services in the FreeState.

Adoption is when the adoptiveparents get permanent authorityand responsibility of parenthoodin respect of a minor.

There are different types ofadoption:) Disclosed adoption – when theidentity of the natural parent andadoptive parent is known to eachother.) Non-disclosed adoption is whenthe adoptive parents and biologi-cal parents are not known to eachother.

Services from an accreditedadoption agency to the biologicalparents include helping themmake an informed decisionregarding the future of theirchild. If the parents agreed to theadoption of their child, severalforms need to be completedregarding the background of the

parents.The unmarried biological father

of the child must be involved inthe whole adoption process and hehas the first option to adopt hischild.

Services to the adoptive parentsimply that they must go througha strict screening process toensure the best placement of thechild. The screening processincludes:) The completion of applicationforms.) The outcome from the NationalProtection Register. Prospectiveadoptive parents’ names may notappear on the CP Register.) The screening of the prospec-tive adoptive parents by theadoption social worker throughoffice interviews and home visits.

For further enquiries regardingadoption contact Lorraine Bothaat Engo Family Care, 051-522-6914/5/6 or email to adoption-sl@engo.co.za or adoptionsm@en-go.co.za.

Adoption an option

THE Rotary Club of GoldfieldsSunset is hosting the Madiba67-minute Walk for Charity on 18July to mark Mandela Day.

The event is for the wholefamily and is planned to be anannual occasion on Welkom’scalendar.

The inspiration behind thisevent is to walk for 67 minutes(about 4 km) in honour of the lateNelson Mandela, while raisingfunds and collecting food for thoseless fortunate. All food collectedwill be distributed to needyfamilies within the community.

All participants will receive aspecially-designed “Madiba Walk”medal. Registration will take placein the parking area on the

southern side of the GoldfieldsCasino from 16:00. The start andfinish point will be in Stateway,between the casino and OceanBasket.

The walk is set to start at 17:30and set to finish at 18:15. Provi-sion will be made for those whowork a little later and want toparticipate in the walk.

The entry fee is R20 per personfor adults and R10 for children.The participants are requested todonate a non-perishable food itemfor charity. Companies who wantto enter teams can pre-register.) For more information orpre-registration contact DulcieHarris on 074-899-4164 or emailtheatre@internext.co.za.

A short walk to charity

CHECKMATE: A chess development programme in the Bothaville township of Kgotso is in full steam withbudding players who have been enrolled for a further development project. The members of the club arefrom the left, front: Vuyo Mvundle, Oregolele Moalosi, Andile Mvundle and Kgosing Pule; back: LebakengMotingwe (coach), Orapeleng Kgobe, ThatoMotingwe, Thabang Naong and Folofelo Pebane. Photo: TebohoSetena

FANS FEAST: Vociferous youthful football fans in Bothaville came to support thethird division promotional play-offs held at the Kgotsong Stadium in Bothaville aweek ago. The event featured the Harmony Sports Academy, FC Barcelona, ActionPack and Development Young Masters. Photo: Teboho Setena

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Showing their loyaltyTHE executive committee of the AfricanMethodist Episcopal ChurchWomen’s MissionarySociety (WMS) at the annual Orangia Free State Conference held recently at the JukskeiPark Conference Hall in Kroonstad. From the left are Dineo Soothoane (second vice-presi-dent), Muriel Molebatsi, (assistant secretary), Sheila Setai (first vice-president) and FaithRamatong (president). Photo: Moeti Molelekoa

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THE Winburg-based amateur football-side FC Barcelona’s players are from the left, front: Tieho Molai, MosioaLethoko, Mpho Leeto, Mohau Monkheli, Sabata Monokoa and Mojalefa Tshira; back: Tshepo Mohoje, JoubertMathobisa, Lebohang Lebatla, Mafabatho Motsamai, Colisile Tshanyane, Sello Mothibeli and Motseki Molai.The team won the 2014-’15 South African Football Association (Safa) Masilonyana Local League. They, how-ever, lost out on promotion in the third-tier division of the Castle League of the Lejweleputswa Region.

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ENTREPRENEURS wanting to perfecttheir skills will have the opportunity todo just that through the Engen Pitch &Polish Entrepreneurial Training Work-shop and Competition.

This experience-based form of trainingis a one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial pro-gramme which aims to empower andmotivate budding entrepreneurs.

Through the event participants willundergo free training set to be presentedat the Ferdie Meyer Hall in Stateway inWelkom on 19 July. The proceedings willstart at 08:00.

The Pitch & Polish platform is de-signed to give local entrepreneurs theopportunity to have their ideas brain-stormed, tested and challenged. Throughthe course of the day they will receivevaluable feedback and insights – and wincash prizes.

The format includes both a workshopand a competition element.

It is very much a lateral-thinkingnational business competition exposingwould-be entrepreneurs to entrepreneuri-al training and thinking, helping entre-preneurs turn their business or business

idea into a success.Trainees will be equipped to make

their small business or business idea abrilliant reality and will be taught howto pitch their business or idea effectively.

Furthermore, expert business adviceand guidance will be offered to takebusinesses to the next level and help willalso be offered on how to pitch business-es to potential investors or bank manag-ers.

The initiative is in partnership withEngen Petroleum Ltd, Raizcorp andmedia partner SAfm, and the localstakeholders, the Small EnterpriseDevelopment Agency (Seda) and the FreeState Goldfields Chamber of Business.

Format of the event:) Participants take part in a free

day-long competition-based workshop.) Pre-registration is required to be aparticipant or contestant.) On the day contestants “pitch” theirbusiness idea to the audience.) A facilitator gives tips and guidance,helped by the audience, to “polish” thepitch until the contestants have aprofessional and in-depth presentation.) The audience is primed to role-play asbankers and investors and interactthroughout the day with valuablefeedback.) The event culminates in the contest-ants giving their final three-minute pitch.) Winners from round 1, round 2 and thewild card go through to the semi-final.) Winners from the semi-final gothrough to the final.) It is a learning environment and

opportunity for both the contestants andparticipants.) Both contestants and the audiencediscover how to produce a compelling,well-rounded presentation.) It is fun, stimulating and motivational.

Round one’s winners go through toround two. Those winners, along withthe winner from the SAfm wild card, goto the semi-final, and the winners fromthe semi-final compete at the glitzy finalevent in Johannesburg in September.

How to be part of the programme:Register online at www.pitchand-

polish.com or SMS as a delegate orcontestant PITCH and your name andcity to 48421 (charged at R1,50 an SMS).You can also send an email topitch@raizcorp.com or call 011-566-2000.

Delegates and contestants participate inthe workshop throughout the day, butonly contestants compete by pitchingtheir business to the delegates who areencouraged to role-play as investors andbank managers.

Advance registration is essential asseats are limited.

Your business skills honed here

Crowned as winners in league

DEVELOPING SKILLS:The Tshireletso Organi-sation in Thabong pre-sented a life skills de-velopment programmefor 44 youth residentsof Thabong last week.In attendancewere rep-resentatives of com-munity-based organi-sations, churches andlocal government.From the left are ThaboKhasu (chairperson ofthe Tshireletso Organi-sation), Rev. RichardRamakatane, SherlyRadebe (project man-ager of Hope of Life),NtsokoloNoruka (facili-tator of special pro-grammes at theMatjhabeng Local Mu-nicipality), Rev.Mamodupe Ledimo,Vuyisile Pan (youth ac-tivist) and Rev. AdamMthombeni.

Photo: Teboho Setena.

Empowerthe youth

A ONE-DAY charitysoccer tournament ex-clusively for women hasbeen organised for teamsin the greater Kroonstadarea.

Themed Scoring goalsfor charity, the event isaimed at raising fundsfor needy people.

It will be staged on 18July to coincide withMandela Day and its cel-ebrations.

Women are urged tocontribute towards theevent by registeringteams to participate inthe event.

The members of thecommunity of Kroonstadcan also contribute bydonating items such asclothes, blankets, non-perishable food and toi-letries.

The winning team willnominate beneficiary or-ganisations.

For details on registra-tion call the organiser,Elizabeth Maduna, on073-240-2828 or 083-325-0300.

Soccer dayfor charity

The Pitch & Polish platform is designed to give local en­trepreneurs the opportunity to have their ideas brain­stormed, tested and challenged.

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GAINING promotion to the third-tierdivision of the Castle League has broughtdelight in the camps of two amateurfootball clubs, the Development YoungMasters and the Harmony Sports Academy.

They were promoted after they hadbeaten their opponents FC Barcelona andAction Pack in the South African FootballAssociation (Safa) Lejweleputswa CastleLeague at the promotional play-offs stagedin Bothaville a week ago. Young Mastersoutclassed Action from Bultfontein 3-1while Harmony hammered Winburg-basedBarcelona 6-0.

Harmony and Young Masters then met inthe final to decide the overall winner ofthe region and the latter walked away withthe title after a 5-4 win on a penaltyshootout.

They were gridlocked 1-all after regula-tion time and went to a penalty shootoutto produce a winner. Harmony scored firstbut gave away their lead and the locallads, Young Masters, emerged victorious.

The two newly-promoted clubs arealready gearing up for when the SafaLejweleputswa Castle League 2014-’15commences early in September. They willbe among the 16 clubs that will campaignin the third-tier league hoping to securepromotion to the second division.

Young Masters and the Harmony SportsAcademy football team made it through tothe play-offs by virtue of winning theirrespective streams – the Nala andMatjhabeng Promotional League. Thepromotional league is the entry level for allfootball teams in their gruelling journey tomake it to the professional leagues.

Harmony is a team whose players arecurrently enrolled in the Harmony SportsAcademy Development Football Programmeand who continue their education at theHarmony High School in Virginia. YoungMasters are from Bothaville and boasttalented players attending high school inKgotsong.

The camps of the two promoted clubs aredelighted with their success.

“It is the beginning of great things tocome. I’ve come a long way with the team

since its formation in 2008, starting withboys u.13 and u.14. The majority of theplayers are still with the club and are nowu.19. Achieving promotion will promotefootball in our town. My ultimate dream isto at least produce one player that willmake it to the professional ranks,” saysRamotshewa Khauoe, the team owner.

Pitso Mokoena, the Harmony SportsAcademy football coach, says promotion issignificant in further developing theplayers. Since its inception, the academy’splayers have only participated in schoolcompetitions. When these competitions areover, the players train at the academy.“Competing in the league will give theplayers a competitive edge to compete atany level. We registered the academy tocompete in leagues and competitionsoutside the school’s programme with theobjective to ensure the players are devel-oped to their full potential,” says Mokoena.) Watch a video and see more photos atwww.express-news.co.za.

Clubs excitedabout promotion

THE duo of Development Young MastersFC, Simon Seabelo and Kamohelo Mot-shepe, thwart the Harmony Sports Acade-my’s Molaodi Matlokotsi (red and white)during the promotional play-offs for thethird division held a week ago in Bothaville.

Photo: Teboho Setena

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