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} Teboho Setena

THE tragic death of Mantwa Seakhi hasleft her surviving siblings, MasetokiRasenyalo, Seipati and Lucky, with afeeling of abandonment.

The deceased was allegedly killed byher long-standing boyfriend after shehad decided to end their relationship.

She was the sole provider in thefamily comprising her four orphanedsiblings.

Two of her surviving siblings, Lucky(13) and Seipati (23), were entirelydependent on the deceased at the timeof her death.

Masetoki (27) has since gone to livewith her husband in Kutlwanongfollowing their marriage.

Masetoki said Mantwa had beentaking care of them since their mother,Sophia Seakhi, had passed away in

2005.They live in a three-roomed shack in K9,

Kutlwanong.The grief-stricken family is appealing for

any help in order to give the deceased adignified burial. The funeral has beenplanned for this weekend.

“We are faced with the difficulty ofburying Mantwa. What we have is notenough for the funeral service. Mantwasurvived on temporary jobs and didpeople’s hair to provide for her siblings,”said Rebecca Seakhi, the deceased’s aunt.

The 32-year-old Mantwa was allegedlymurdered by her boyfriend, John SerothoMahasela (35), who briefly appeared in theOdendaalsrus Magistrate’s Court lastThursday.

Capt. Stephen Thakeng, spokesperson forthe Welkom police, said the suspect wouldallegedly not accept the deceased’s decisionto end their troubled relationship.

He said Mahasela had allegedly attackedthe woman and had slit her throat with aknife.

The suspect remains in custody until hisnext appearance for a bail application on 1September.

“Their affair had become more troublethan it was worth for my late sister. Oflate he had also been assaulting her,” saida devastated Masetoki, the elder sister ofthe three surviving siblings.

Masetoki said the deceased had beenliving in fear after an alleged death threatby the suspect. She said the deceased hadnot reported the assault to the police.

“In June and July it became obviousthat their relationship had reachedbreaking point. My sister’s heart was nolonger in it,” said Masetoki.

She added that in June the deceased hadbeen admitted to a local hospital inOdendaalrus with severe head injuries

following an alleged brutal assault bythe suspect.

“My sister didn’t report that incidenteither because she feared for her life,”said Masetoki.

According to her, Mahasela had beenwanted by the police since July inconnection with an alleged attempt toset fire to Masetoki’s house.

Mahasela allegedly wanted to speak tothe deceased who had refused to leavethe house of her younger sister,Masetoki.

“My sister Mantwa will be sorelymissed. She was always there for us,playing the critical role of a motherafter our mother’s death. She neverabandoned us,” said Masetoki.) People willing to help the siblingswith a contribution for their sister’sfuneral can call Rebecca Seakhi on079-184-7742.

Boyfriend kills providerSiblings left destitute and in need of money for funeral

THE bereaved siblings of the deceased, Mantwa Seakhi, are from the left Masetoki Rasenyalo, Lucky and Seipati.Photo: Teboho Setena DECEASED Mantwa Seakhi

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Batho ba ntse ba buwa ka dintlafatsotse ntseng di etsahala moahong waMmasepala. Ba bangata ba thabetsese etsahalang ha babang bona ba ntshadipuo tse reng “ho bapalwa ka tjheleteempa phano ya ditshebeletso yona ha etswele pele.

Ha re se shebang haholo dintlafatso tsentseng di etsahala hobane ke sesupo felasa diphethoho tse kgolo tse tla etsahala.

Mohato o latelang ke wa ho fetolasekgahla sa phano ya ditshebeletso,hammoho le tsela eo basebetsi banahanang ba basebetsi babang le tsela eoba nahanang sejhaba seo ba se sebeletsangka yona.

Hona le dihlopha tse entsweng tse tlasebetsana le mathata a baahi hammoho lemakhanselara.

Sehlopha A- ke sehlopha sesebetsanang le metsi a dutlang hammohole ho shebana le mathata ohle a amanangle metsi ka ho panya ha leihlo, hokenyelletswa le dikgwerekgwere.

Sehlopha B- ke sehlopha se shebilengtsa motlakase le ditsela. Sehlophasena se tla ikarabella hotsa phano

ya motlakase ho kenyelletswa diteratatse senang mabone le ho kgaolelwaha motlakase. Sehlopha sena se tlaikarabella le ditseleng tse seng maemonga matle.

Sehlopha C- se ikarabella ho hoeketseng lekeno hammoho le ho lesireletsa. Sehlopha sena se tla netefatsahore mmasepala o patala ba nehelanangka ditshebeletso hammoho le ho netefatsahore setjhaba se sebeletswa ka tsela enepahetseng. Sehlopha sena se tla batlisisaebang ho bonahala hona le mathata a horemmasepala o fumane lekeno.

Sehlopha D- se ikarabella ho ntho tsekang makoloi hammoho le disebediswatsa mmasepala mme se tla etsa bonneteba hore matlotlo ohle a mmasepala abolokehile mme a sebediswa ka tsela e tlatswelang baahi molemo.

Sehlopha sa ho qetela ke SehlophaE-Sehlopha sena se ke sona se tlonetefatsa horedihlopha tseding

kaofela, basebetsi hammoho le batsamaisiba mmasepala ba sebetsa hoya kamelao le dipehelo tseo mmasepala otshwanelang ho sebetsa ka tlasa tsona.Ho feta moo, sehlopha sena se tlaikarabella ho sireletseng mmasepala leho nka mehato e hlokahalang ya semolaohore mmasepala o dule o sireletsehile.

Dihlopha tsena ha di itsamaisi mmedi wela tlasa mecha e latelwang yammasepala. Ke dihlopha tsa nakwanafela ho netefatsa hore mmasepala okgutlisa serithi sa ona jwalo ka mofani waditshebeletso setjhabeng.

Ha dihlopha tsena ntse di tswelapele ho sebetsa, hona le mecha emenge tla latelwa ho netefatsa hore nakonge tlang Matjhabeng e tla tswela pele ele mmasepala o ikobelang melao elehore mmasepala tseding

di nke mohlala mmasepalengwa Matjhabeng.

Dihlopha tsena di tla kenngwatshebetsong hang fela ha dipuisano di se difedile pakeng tsa mmasepala le mokgahloo emetseng basebetsi le Majoro a dumetsehore di tswele pele.

Mokgahlo o emetseng basebetsi okenngwa dipuisanong hobane ho kaetsahala hore basebetsi ba itseng ba hlokeho fitisa kamoo ba tlwaetseng ho sebetsakateng ha ho hlokahala.

Dihlopha di tla ikarabella hoMotsamaisi wa nakwana wa Mmasepalaha a santse a tsamaisa mmasepala.Ebang motho ya tshwereng marapa atla fetoha, motsamaisi wa mmasepala emotjha o tla hlalosa hore dihlopha di tlaikarabella ho mang.

Mehato ena ke diphethoho tseoMakhanselara a batlang ho di bona hobaneba hlalosa hore ba tsibisa basebetsi hamathata a hlahile empa basebetsi ba nkanako e telele pele ba shebana le mathataao ebe setjhaba se hloka tshepo hobonkgetheng ba sona empa e se ka horata ha Makhanselara ha basebetsi ba saphethisi kamoo ba kuptjwang kateng.

Dihlopha tsena di tla ikarabella hoMotsamaisi wa Mmasepala ha phano yaditshebeletso e sa tsamaye ka nepo le hadikopo tsa Makhanselara di sa ananelweka nako. Motsamaisi wa nakwana o tlatshwanela ho nka mehato ho etsa bonneteba hore phano ya ditshebeletso e tsamayaka nepo le ho netefatsa hore basebetsiba phoqang Makhanselara le setjhabaka kakaretso ba nka boikarabelo badiketso tsa bona.

Matjhabeng ke Toropo mme baahiba na le tokelo ya ho phela kamoo batshwanetseng kateng. Ke nako ya horemmasepala o iketsetse sebaka seo obatlang ho bona baahi ba phela ho sona.

Baahi ba kuptjwa ho tswela pele hobuwa le Makhanselara, baemedi ba diWard tsa bona hammoho le di CDW horeMakhanselara a tsebe ho fitisetsa dikopotsa bona Mmasepaleng.

Re tla fetola Matjhabeng ha felare sebetsa ka tlasa melao, re latelamecha e nepahetseng.RE MMOHO SISONKE!

Phano YaDitshebeletsoE Ya Ntlafala

MATJHABENG LOCALMUNICIPALITy

Mookamedi wa nakwana Masepaleng wa Matjhabeng o ikemiseditse ho fetola Mmasepala ho ba sebaka sehlwahlwa.

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NEWS

} Motlalepule Mokgosi

DURING August, South Africa commemo-rates women’s history, highlighting thecontributions of women to events in historyand contemporary society.The peak of the celebrations was on 9

August, when the nation pays tribute to thethousands of women who marched to theUnion Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protestagainst the extension of the Pass Laws towomen.In recognition of the bravery of that

generation of women, a series of events isheld countrywide. The theme for this yearis Inspiring Change.Express Goldfields & Northern Free State

took to the streets of Welkom to interview afew of the current generation of women.This was to find out whether or not thereare prospective inspiring icons among themto look up to, who will follow in thefootsteps of the previous generation.Figures of the previous generation include

the likes of Nadine Gordimer, writer,

political activist and recipient of the 1991Nobel Prize in Literature; Charlotte Maxeke,founder of the Bantu Women’s Leaguewhich later became part of the AfricanNational Congress Women’s League; HelenJoseph, founder member of the Congress ofDemocrats, one of the leaders who read outclauses of the Freedom Charter at theCongress of the People in Kliptown in 1955and also a defendant at the 1956 TreasonTrial; as well as Winnie Mandela, freedomfighter who in the apartheid regime wasconfined to the town of Brandfort in theFree State during the 1980’s.Express Goldfields & NFS interviewed

over 20 young women to get their views.Some of these women believe among them

there are worthy women to look up to whowill take the baton from the aforementionedgeneration that sacrificed their lives toliberate South Africa.However, those who did not perceive

themselves capable of stimulating positivechange and tackling the socio-economicchallenges facing them, were in the majori-

ty.The pessimistic dared not support their

statements and objected against beingidentified.Makgotso Falatsa from Welkom believes

there are candidates around.“My sister Lizzy Falatsa is one of the

candidates to look up to,” she said.“She’s a woman in mining, has respect

for herself and has the qualities that makeher an inspirational person, despite the factthat she’s not in the limelight.“She’s a real woman and can identify a

real man.”Motshidisi Pholo from Thabong chose a

celebrity.“Connie Ferguson, former Generations

actor, is my ideal woman to look up to. Shehas achieved so much in her life.”When asked which qualities in Ferguson

she admired, Pholo answered: “Connie is agreat adviser from her personal experiencein life. She’s bold and can motivate otherwomen.”Pholo also had ideas on another way to

celebrate Women’s Day.“We should have seminars where young

women and older ones discuss womanhoodand the challenges women face – this canhelp to inspire one another.”Queen Modupe from Welkom also looks

up to a prominent figure in the community.“Seipati ‘Twasa’ Seoke, presenter of

Lesedi FM, spoke out strongly about womento fight the scourge of rape and encourageswomen. She also encourages people not todwell on their problems.”The qualities that Seoke possess which

Modupe admires, speaks of a woman to lookup to.“Qualities she possesses are compassion

and self-motivation and she manages tohandle her emotions and prosper.”Kefilwe Mafokane from Kroonstad is a

strong woman herself.“We do have inspiring women to look up

to and myself, I’m of them. I look after myfamily and now I’m about start my ownbusiness.“I’m confident, patience and ambitious.”

A new generation of women inspireMOTSHIDISI PHOLOMAKGOTSO FALATSA QUEEN MODUPE KEFILWE MAFOKANE


Abantu bayathetha, uninzi luyancoma,luncoma umsebenzi omhle wokulungiswakwezakhiwo eMatjhabeng. Abanye bathi,“badlala ngemali ngeli xesha bengazisiiinkonzo eluntwini”.

Masingazikhathazi kakhulungolungiso lwezakhiwo, esi sisiqalo njesokukhulu okusezayo.

Inyathelo elizayo kukuphakamisaizinga lokuziswa kweenkonzo eluntwini,ubudlelwane phakathi kwabasebenzinobudlelwane babasebenzi kubahlali.

Kusekwe amaqela aza kusombululaiingxaki ezichaphazela abahlali kwakunyenooCeba.

Iqela A liqela elijongene nemibhobhoyamanzi ampompozayo, iqela elizakukhawulezisa ukusombulula iingxakizamanzi nemibhobho yelindleegqabhukileyo.

Iqela B liza kujongana nombanekwakunye neendlela. Eli qela lizakujongana neengxaki zombane, izibanezasezitalatweni kunye nokuqhawulwakombane kwabo bangabhataliyo. Eli qelaliza kujongana nezikhalazomalunga

neendlela (ukuvala imingxumaezindleleni, imibhobho evalekileyo,neendlela ezimbi).

Iqela C liza kujongana nengenisoyemali. Eli qela liza kuqinisekisaukuba imali iyangena ngokwaneleyokhonukuze kubhatalwe amatyala ethukufezekiswe neenkonzo eluntwini. Eliqela liza kuphonononga zonke izintoeziphazamisana nokungena kwemalikuMasipala.

Iqela D – Iqela elijongene nezithuthinokhuseleko lwezixhobo zokusebenzazikaMasipala. Eli qela liza kuqinisekisaukuba zonke izixhobo zokusebenzazikaMasipala zikhuselekile yaye zisebenzangokufanelekileyo.

Iqela lokugqibela liqela E: Iqelalokufezekisa imithetho nemigaqoemiselweyo. Eli qela liza kuqinisekisaukuba onke amanye amaqela, abasebenzikwakunye nabaphathi bakaMasipalabathobela imithetho,imimiselo

nemigaqo kaMasipala. Eli liqela elizakuphonononga lithabathe amanyathelookukhusela uMasipala lithabathenamanyathelo omthetho xa kukhoimfuneko.

Lamaqela akazisebenzeli ngokuzimelaaphantsi kolawulo lukaMasipala,ngamaqela amiselwe okwethutyanaukuqinisekisa ukuba isidima sikaMasipalasiyabuya yaye abahlali bafumana iinkonzoezifanelekileyo.

Ngeli xesha la maqela esebenza,kuza kuthatyathwa amanye amanyathelookuqinisekisa ukuba wonke umsebenzikaMasipala wenziwa kakuhle yayeuMasipala ungumzekelo omhle wezikoelithobela umthetho ngokuncomekayoapho abanye ooMasipalabangafunda khona.

La maqela aza

kuqala ukusebenza xa sele kugqityiweukuthetha-thethwana nemibuthoyabasebenzi naxa uSodolophu seleevumile ukuba kuqhutyelwe phambili.

Imibutho yabasebenziiyabandakanywa ngenxa yokubakungabakho ukungavisisani ngemibayomsebenzi kuba uninzi lwabasebenziluya kulindeleka ukuba lwenze umsebenziongaphaya kwalowo wesiqhelo.

Amaqela aya kuba phantsi kolawuloloMphathi wexeshana owongameleuMasipala ngexesha asabambele ngalo,nakuMphathi wezolawulo lwenkqubokaMasipala xa ixesha lakhe lokubambelaliphelile, ngaphandle kokuba uyalelwangenye indlela nguMphathi kaMasipalaomtsha.

La manyathelo athatyathwayoziinguquko ezifunwa ngooCeba. OoCebabenza iziphakamiso nabasebenzikodwa abasebenzi bathatha ixesha laboekufezekiseni ezo ziphakamiso, nto leyoeyenza abantu balahlekelwe lithembakwiinkokheli abazikhethileyo, noxaingesosiphoso sooCeba.

La maqela aya kuchazela uMphathiowongamele uMasipala ukuba kutheniiinkonzo zingafezekiswanga njeyaye kutheni iziphakamiso zooCebazingathatyathelwanga ngqalelo. UMphathiowongamele uMasipala njengentlokoyolawulo uya kuthabatha izigqibo –Okokuqala ukuqinisekisa ukuba iinkonzoziyayakubahlali, okwesibini ukuqinisekisaabo baphoxa ooCeba ngokwenzanjalo bephoxa abahlali bathatyathelwaamanyathelo.

IMatjhabeng yidolophu, sifuna ubomibasedolophini, yimfanelo yethu leyoakukho mntu oya kusenzela oko, kufanelesizenzele ngokwethu.

Abahlali bayacelwa ke ngoko ukubabangayeki ukuthetha-thethana nemibuthoemiyo njengeKomiti zeWadi zabo,imibutho yabahlali kunye nooCeba abayakudlulisela izicelo zabo kuMasipala.

Xa sisebenza ngokwemigaqoemiselweyo, siya kukwazi ukufezekisaamaphupha ethu edolophu ekumgangathoophezulu esingazingca ngayo.REMMOHO, SISONKE!

Inyathelo Elizayo KukuphakamisaIzinga Lokuziswa Kweenkonzo


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People have been making comments,mostly appreciating the recent faceliftat Matjhabeng. Yes, some have madecomments such as, “they play withour money and yet there is no servicedelivery”.

Let us not readmuch on the facelift, thisis just a cosmetic makeup in preparationfor bigger things to come.

The next step is to change servicedelivery levels, the attitude of employeestowards each other and towards the peoplethey service.

Teams have been formed to dealwith immediate problems affectingCommunities and Councillors.

TeamA is the team dealing with waterleaks and rapid response to problemsrelating to water and sewer.

Team B is electricity and roadinfrastructure. This team responds toelectricity supply issues including poorlighting in streets and disconnections.This teamwill alsohandlecomplaints

relating to roads (potholes, blocked drainsand any poor roads).

Team C is Revenue enhancementand protection. This is the team that willlook at our income to ensure that we meetour obligations to our creditors and tomembers of the public. The teams willensure that they investigate anything thatfrustrates revenue generation efforts of theMunicipality.

Team D – Fleet Security and AssetsTeam. This is the group that will ensurethat the assets of the Municipality are safeand used effectively.

The last team is Team E:Compliance Team. This team will lookat ensuring that all other teams andemployees as well as the Management ofthe Municipality comply with the laws,policies and regulationsbinding the

Municipality. This team will also beresponsible for investigating and takingaction to protect the interests of theMunicipality including legal action wherenecessary.

These teams are not independent ofthe normal structures in the Municipality,they are ad hoc in nature and they aretemporary measures meant to ensure thatthe Municipality regains its integrity as aservice orientated institution.

While these teams will be in action,other long term measures will be putin place to ensure that all systems arerunning to deliver Matjhabeng as aprosperous law abidinginstitution fromwhich

other municipalities can learn as it isreflected in our mission statement.

These teams will be in action as soonas negotiations and consultations havebeen completed with our unions and assoon as the Executive Mayor has givenHis blessings.

The unions are consulted because therecould be some labour matters arising outof the work of the teams as most peoplewill be expected to either domore over andabove their normal duties and reportinglines.

The teams will report directly tothe acting Municipal Manager duringhis acting period and to the Director:Corporate Support Services after hisacting period, unless advised otherwise bythe new Municipal Manager.

These measures are the real visibleand tangible changes that our Councillorswant. The Councillors raise issues withofficials but officials take their own timeto attend to the requests resulting in peoplelosing confidence in their elected leadersand yet the Councillors are not to blame.

These teams will report to theMunicipal Manager why services havenot been rendered and why requests ofCouncillors are not met on time. Theacting Municipal Manager as the ultimateaccounting officer will have to take action– Firstly to ensure that service is deliveredand secondly to ensure that those that failthe Councillors, and by extension failingthe community are called to account.

Matjhabeng is a City, we need Citylife, we deserve it and no one will bring itto us, we must do it ourselves.

Members of the public are thereforerequested to continue to consult thevarious constitutional structures such asWard Committees, CDWs and Councillorswho will accordingly transmit their wishesand requests to the Municipality.

It is only when we use lawfulconstitutional structures, will we realizeour dream of a decent City life.RE MMOHO, SISONKE!

Service DeliveryLevels To Change


Acting Municipal Manager Mr Mothusi Lepheana is adamant that together with the support of employeesMatjhabeng will become the best in the country

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NEWS

} Teboho Setena

SEDIBA SA BOPHELO, a gospel choir, ispreparing to spread the Gospel throughtheir debut album.

The group’s name means fountain of lifeand it has 23 members, mainly youths,from Kutlwanong in Odendaalsrus.

The group is working hard to introducetheir music to the world and has recordedno less than ten different hymns.

They use a backyard studio which is

also owned by a local youth, ThaboMotholo, who has aspirations to becomean accomplished producer.

The group plans to produce an albumwith 12 tracks and it is expected to belaunched later this year.

Through their album they hope to sharethe message of the Gospel through per-formances that both they and theiraudiences will enjoy.

The idea to record follows years ofpreparation, performing at various occa-

sions and taking part in competitions.The choir has been performing together

since its formation in 2008.Blessed with voices like well-tuned

instruments, the members are fromdifferent denominations and they stronglybelieve their denominations were instru-mental in the formation of the group.

They are from the Zion ChristianChurch, Thy Temple Bible Christ Church,Methodist Church, Father, the Son and theHoly Ghost Ministry and the El Shaddai

International Ministries.The choir’s creativity makes it a much

sought-after group in Kutlwanong – atownship that is notorious for its gangwars involving rival gangsters.

The youngsters in this choir, however,decided to distinguish themselves by usingtheir talent to spread the Gospel of hope.

) A video of the group’s live perform-ance can be seen at www.express-news.co.za.

Choir spreads the Gospel of hopeMEMBERS of the Sediba Sa Bophelo Gospel Choir are from the left, front: Nondumiso Fiani, Nkeletseng Thaetsi, Thandi Tshabalala, Nomonde Mothobi, Tshiamo Moeti, NondlelaTshabalala, Nongamso Mlobeli, Nthabeleng Mokhosi and Mapaseka Medupe; back: Teboho Radebe, Thabang Radebe, Lehlohonolo Khasae, Linda Gavu and Mpho Melupe.

Photo: Teboho Setena


Ramatlotlo wa Matjhabeng e motjhaMohlomphehi Thabiso Tsoaeli o tlaetella pele letsholo la mehleng la hopatala ditshebeletso lemong se hodimosa ditjhelete.

Mohlomphehi Tsoaeli o hlalositseha Masepala wa Matjhabeng o kolotaEskom le Sedibeng Water tjhelete e ngataka mora hore setjhaba se sebedise metsile motlakase mahala. “Re ithola re leka tlasa kgatello e kgolo hobane bafaniba ditshebeletso tsena ba batla tjheleteya bona. Haufinyana re tla tlameha hokwala metsi le ho tima motlakase hobao ba kolotang”, Mohlomphehi Tsoaelio a hlalosa.

Bafani bana ba ditshebeletso batshosetsa ho timamotlakase le metsi, jwaleMasepala wa Matjhabeng o tla kgaoladitshebeletso ho batho bohle ba kolotang.“Re kgothalletsa batho ba kolotang batlebatlo etsa dihlophiso tsa ho patala peleselepe se fihla”.

Lenane la batho ba sokolang le se lefuwe makhanselara mme bona ha ba noangwa ke letsholo lena. Ka boikokobetsosetjhaba se kopuwa ho sebedisa metsi amahala a 6kl ka kgwedi,ba se ke ba

senya metsi. Masepala o ikemeseditseho lokisa dimetara tse sa sebetseng le hokenya tse siyo.

Setjhaba se kopuwa ho tlaleha batho basenyang le ho utswa metsi.

Baahi ba kopuwa ho tlohela hophenyekollana le dimetara ho ipuleladitshebeletso tse kwetsweng ntle le horeba patale. Mme batho ba ipulelang batlakwallwa, mme Masepala o tla tlosa phanoya ditshebeletso ka bo tlalo. Bathoba etsang tlolo ena yamolao

batla nkelwa mehato ya se molao.Setjhaba se seke sa dumella motho

ofe kapa ofe ka tlung ya ipitsang kahore o sebeletsa Masepala, jwale ka haMasepala a hlokometse ka botlokotsebebo phahameng.

Ha hona motho ya dumelletsweng hodula meahong ya Masepala ehiriswang ntle le

tumello. Ka boikokobetso, Makhanselarale basebetsi ba kopuwa ho se hlekahlekanele lenaneo lena la ho tima kapa ho kwalwaha ditshebeletso.

Patala Kapa O FifallweMATJHABENG LOCAL

MUNICIPALITy

Moahi ya nang le boikarabelo o lefa ditshebeletso tseo a di fumaneng Mmasepaleng.

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Re kgothalletsabatho ba

kolotang batlebatlo etsa

dihlophiso tsaho patala peleselepe se fihla

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Harmony reignssupreme in FS} Teboho Setena

IN the battle for the SanlamKay Motsepe Schools Cupthe Harmony SecondarySchool reigned supreme atlast Saturday’s provincialfinal. Staged at Grey Collegein Bloemfontein, the eventalso determined the school torepresent the Free State atthis year’s national finals.The hard-fought victory by

the Virginia-based school’sboys’ team saw the schoolcontinue its dominanceprovincially in schoolscompetitions.Gilbert Matlokotsi, one of

Harmony’s best players,scored the all-important goalto trump the gutsy TlokulaSecondary School in the finalof the event that featured sixschools from the five regionsof the Free State.The goal, scored late in the

second half, was enough tohand Harmony the presti-gious trophy and cheque ofR1 million as well as a ticketto represent the Free Statein this year’s national final.The Tlokula Secondary

School from Marquard did

exceptionally well to reachthe provincial finals for thefirst time. They beat theRelebohile Sibulele Second-ary School 3-0 and drew 1-allwith RT Mokgopa in thepreliminary stages. For theirefforts the team took homeR500 000 for a legacy projectof their choice. The teamstill has a chance to provetheir worth as they will beamong the 18 schools thatwill compete for the nationalcrown early in October.Together with Harmony

they will represent the FreeState at this year’s nationalfinal scheduled to be stagedfrom 5 to 9 October inPretoria.However, their spirited

fight could not break themomentum of the all-timefavourites Harmony, whoboasts players in thedevelopment programme ofthe Harmony Sports Acade-my.The final scoring chances

were far and few between asboth teams avoided costlymistakes in defence.However, Harmony had

the upper hand and broke

through the resistance of theboys of Tlokola who wereweakened after two playershad been sent off.On their way to the final

Harmony won 2-0 againstMetsimaphodi High and 3-1against the Thabang Second-ary School in the prelimi-nary stages.Harmony is the most

successful school in thehistory of the Sanlam KayMotsepe Schools Cup. Theschool won the national titlein 2011, finished in secondplace in 2010 and third andfourth place respectively in2012 and 2013, winning atotal of R2,6 million.Harmony’s mettle as the

Free State champions andone the favourites nationallywill be tested at the nationalfinals where they will faceoff against the winners andrunners-up from the othereight provinces. Victor Noosiof Harmony won the prize astop goal-scorer after he hadscored four goals helping histeam to be crowned the FreeState champions.) For more photos visitwww.express-news.co.za.

HARMONYHIGHSCHOOL'SGilbertMatlokotsi (orange),whoscored theall-important goalto hand his school the trophy, captured in action being chased by opposition players ofthe Tlokola Secondary School, Tebello Matsoso (15) and Tshediso Thulo (12) during thefinal FreeState stageof theSanlamKayMotsepeSchoolsCup that tookplace last Saturdayat Grey College in Bloemfontein. Photo: Teboho Setena

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Harmony is the most successful school in the history of the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup.

Trumps opposition

Women boxersfight for titles} Teboho Setena

A WOMEN’S boxing showdown is scheduledfor Sunday in the Thabong Community Hallat 14:00. Organised by local promoter FezileMabuya, the event will bring the curtaindown on Women’s Month celebrations.It is sponsored by the Free State Depart-

ment of Sport, Arts and Recreation.The showdown will feature local boxers, as

well as boxers from outside the Free State.The majority of the fighters are fromGauteng and the Eastern Cape. Representingthe Free State are Sisanda Tikipeni fromWelkom and Matshediso Mokebisi fromKroonstad. The main attraction is the twochampionship fights. One will see EsterMashiya and Mapule Ngubane battle it outfor the South African middle weight title.The second bout will be between Babalwa

Nonghonghotho and Melisa Mitler, who willsquare up for the South African juniorbantamweight crown. Both bouts will be overten rounds. Kroonstad-based Mokebisi willface off with Raider Molepa over eightrounds with Tikipeni battling it out againstNolubabalo Nonghonghotho over six rounds.

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