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RIVAL gangsters, notorious fortheir reign of terror in Virginia’stownship of Meloding, are nowtrying to end the ill-fated gangwars which have claimed the livesof more than 100 members.This involved the Makaota,

Portuguese, Pakistan, Makgomo-sha, Vaela, Rasta and One BigFamily gangs.The men who swore to kill one

another over what they now see asnonsensical, are trying to rehabili-tate each other and reunite to bepart of a sober society. They havedecided to end their spat, laydown their arms and join togetheras friends.This attempt follows interven-

tion by Elias Ace Magashule, theFree State premier, who transpor-ted different members of the rivalgangs from Odendaalsrus andVirginia to Robben Island in CapeTown in the December holiday.Subsequent to this, he assigned

an intervention unit team tooversee the rehabilitation andreconciliation programme offormer gangsters in Goldfieldstowns.Rev. Diphoko Tsoaela, represen-

tative of the Premier’s InventionUnit Team, says gang conflictinvolving about 15 rival gangsters,mainly young men within Melo-ding, have been a cause for graveconcern following a spate of brutalrevenge killings.“We felt we could not fold our

arms as members continuedkilling one another,” says Tsoaela.He says the premier’s initiative

to take the gang members to CapeTown was bearing fruit.“These members adopted a new

name and are calling themselvesThe People of Order, because theywant everything to be doneorderly. Testimony is that nonewere involved in any gangactivities in this past Decemberholiday.”Now, long-time rival gangs have

called a truce. Further creating a

peaceful climate, last Thursdayabout 30 members who hadbelonged to the different ganggroupings met at the PhahamisangPrimary School in Meloding to rollout a cleaning programme whichthey planned to run in schools inMeloding.According to Dumile Malgas and

Lefu Nkgoa, the facilitators, the

men who participate in theprogramme no longer want tobecome involved in and beassociated with any gang activi-ties. The two men used to beassociated with the group Makao-ta. They now work to turn over anew leaf in their lives and want tohelp spread the gospel of peace toend the gang wars which had

crippled the community ofMeloding. Malgas says through theprogrammes initiated they striveto root out gangsterism, reunite allmembers of gangs and regain thecommunity’s trust after years ofsubjecting the community to livingin fear of their reign of terror.Nkgoa, whose younger brother

was killed in the bitter clash, says

they will work with the stakehold-ers that include churches, thecommunity, the Office of thePremier and the MEC for Police,Butana Komphela, to bring aboutthe desired change in Meloding.“We are going to visit high

schools where products of gang-sterism still exist, to campaignagainst gangsterism,” says Nkgoa.

Gangs call a truceMembers of rival groups take hands to stop reign of terror

THE PEACEMAKER: Rev. Diphoko Tsoaela, representative of the Intervention Unit Team in the Free State premier’s office (left), with DumileMalgas (right, in yellow) during the address about the mission to have former gang members reunite and end gang wars in Meloding, Virginia.

Photo: Teboho Setena

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} Teboho Setena

TEACHING children in gr. 1 toread and write is not a task forthe faint-hearted.This is the beginning of a

child’s gruelling 12-year journeywhich culminates in completinggr. 12 successfully.It is the responsibility of

teachers at primary school level toimpart valuable knowledge to eachchild in his or her classroom.The huge responsibility of

primary school teachers is notlimited to improving the readingand writing skills of youngsters,but goes far beyond that – settinggoals and moulding children intovaluable citizens.More early childhood centres

such as crèches and pre-primaryschools have been set up recentlyto gradually help improve chil-dren’s development and education.However, a lot still has to be doneto lay a solid foundation to enablechildren to progress.Despite the work done in these

centres, Pulane Mohlapo, founda-tion phase teacher at Hani ParkPrimary in Welkom says the onusstill lies with teachers at primaryschool level to lay the foundationZ teaching a child to read andwrite. “It is not easy teachingchildren who only start formalschooling in gr. 1 and where oneeducator has to attend to 40children in a classroom, due, toovercrowding,” Mohlapo says.Some of the learners cannot

even hold or handle a pencil, shesays. It is then a teacher’s task toteach them basic skills such asgrasping a pencil.“One then discovers that the

children has never been to acrèche or pre-primary schoolwhere they can learn basic skillsthat are critical in the long run.For children such as theselearning to read and write for thefirst time is difficult.”Mohlapo told Express Goldfields

& Northern Free State that shebecomes aware of these criticalaspects of the children’s develop-ment during the first few daysand as the year progresses. “You

will find out that a child has somedisability. Children who startformal schooling and neverattended early childhood develop-ment centres, lag behind. They areunable to respond correctly whenyou talk to them. Again you findyourself teaching multilingually inorder to make it easier for themto understand. It takes a longtime, depending on their psycho-logical make-up,” she says.Mohlapo believes it is critical

and advisable that crèchesimprove so as to at least introduceeducational programmes such ascolouring and drawing to enablechildren to handle a pencil. Thiswould enable them to learn fasterat the time they start formalschooling.Among the findings Mohlapo

has made is that children frompre-primary schools (grade R) arebetter off, because they have somebasic skills. They can handle apencil, draw, colour and read andwrite their names and surnames.“In gr. R, there are books that

will make it possible for them tostart learning to read and write,and practise those fine motorskills. Children with a grade Rbackground cope well and learnfaster,” she says.Mohlapo’s responsibilities

include teaching life skills, homelanguage sotho, English andMathematics. Despite the difficul-ties she encounters, Mohlapo lovesteaching. During the first twoweeks of the school year, her dayoften consists of calming downlearners who cry during the firstassessment of their work. “I findmyself in the role of a parent anda mother of the nation as afoundation phase teacher. We, thefoundation phase teachers, are theones who lay the foundation forprofessions,” says Mohlapo.Research done by the American

organisation Learning FirstAlliance underlines the impor-tance of home reading andrecommends the following:) Children should spend moretime reading at home.) They should read regularly for20 to 30 minutes each evening.) Parents can be asked to send insigned forms indicating thatchildren have done their homereading.) Children should read aloudwith their parents, siblings, orothers in first grades and silentlythereafter.) The books the children readshould be of interest to them andshould match their readingproficiency.

Foundation of school journey

HANDSON: PulaneMohlapo, foundation phase teacher at the Hani ParkPrimary School, assess work of gr. 1’s Phehello Senkhe and MolelekiThungwa (right) who, for the first time, are learning to correctly writeand read the vowels. Photos: Teboho Setena

CREATIVE: PulaneMohlapo creatively uses a pen to demonstrate to her40 learners in her class how the vowel “i” differs from the other vowelsa, e, o and u.

}Karen Herbert

A BEAUTIFUL smile flashedacross Vivienne Bojé’s face as thekey she held in her hand unlockedthe door of the Spark Campus,making her the winner of thissnazzy Chevrolet.Bojé drove all the way from

Jeffrey’s Bay and her effort paidoff as she walked away with themain prize in Engo’s For OurChildren Project.Vivienne and her husband,

Kobus, are former Free Statersand said they had each bought aticket for R20 at a butchery inWesselsbron in the Free State.The fundraising project for the

benefit of Engo Free State waspresented for the sixth consecu-tive year last year.By simply making a R20

donation, supporters stood achance to win a new ChevroletSpark Campus.A record-number of tickets were

sold – 20 566 – and at R20 each, atotal of R411 320 was raised. Thisis 6,43% more than what wasraised the year before.With the help of PwC, five

finalists were announced on 9January.The finalists were Henk Nieu-

woudt from Bethlehem, RenateSerfontein from Koppies, Fanievan Eck from Vierfontein, Bojéand Makgotso Ramosito fromRocklands in Bloemfontein.The finalists competed last

Friday during the main prizedraw at Imperial GM Bloemfon-tein for the Chevrolet SparkCampus valued at R112 400.

There were many consolationprizes given to the finalists,including accommodation andmeals for the finalists and theirpartners at the Greenleaf GuestLodge; meal vouchers sponsoredby Ocean Basket and Braza at theLoch Logan Waterfront, dessertsponsored by Fresko at LochLogan; gift vouchers from Klop-pers, accommodation at the ProteaHotel Bloemfontein Central

during a Super Rugby weekend,which also includes Super Rugbysuite tickets for the finalists andtheir partners and gift vouchersfrom Head Artistry.This type of fundraising is

critical, since state subsidies forwelfare organisations are shrink-ing rapidly.“Every single contribution is

like a spark that ignites theflame of caring,” Magda van

Niekerk, director at Engo, said atthe event.Engo is the largest non-govern-

mental organisation in the FreeState.Their vision is to give hope to

children and families in need, theelderly and people with disabili-ties. Engo Child and Youth CareCentres care for 800 childrenbetween the ages of 0 and 18years, in 34 youth-care centres

across the Free State.Additional assistance is also

provided to about 3 000 childrenliving in dangerous conditions.The For Our Children Project

would not have been possiblewithout the support of sponsors.This year’s sponsors were Imperi-al GM Bloemfontein, RadioRosestad, Volksblad and itsregional newspapers, includingExpress.

Lucky winner drives away with new car

THE winner of the car in the For Our Children Project was announced on Friday night. Here are from the left Marijke Vermaak (Engo: publicrelations – fundraising), Sidwell Guduka (Express journalist), Kobus Bojé (husband of the winner), Vivienne Bojé (winner of the Chevrolet SparkCampus) and Johan Gunther (Radio Rosestad). Photo: Mlungisi Louw

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THERE is fear of the spreadof waterborne diseases suchas diarrhoea in Free Statetowns experiencing a poorsupply of safe drinkingwater.Brandfort and Winburg,

towns in the MasilonyanaLocal Municipality, remaina grave concern.Residents in both Brand-

fort and Winburg arebattling waterborne diseas-es.According to the DA, a

medical doctor in Brandfortnoticed an increase in theprevalence of waterbornediseases such as diarrhoeaafter treating a number ofpatients.James Letuka, the DA’s

member in the provinciallegislature, has expressedgrave concern regarding theconditions of water beingsupplied for drinking at theaffected towns.“Tap water supplied to the

town carries a strong odourand is brown and green incolour. Must we wait forsomeone to die before actionis taken, like in the North-West Province?Letuka further lamented

progress made by the FreeState Government inproviding safe drinkingwater in the affectedtowns.

“Communities in themunicipality have for yearsbeen forced to endureerratic water supply, andnow they are forced toendure more sufferingcaused by the municipality’sinability to supply clean andsafe drinking water,” hesaid.Letuka said the DA had

written to Olly Mlamleli, theFree State MEC for Co-ope-rative Governance andTraditional Affairs, request-ing her department’simmediate intervention inthe Masilonyana LocalMunicipality to ensure thatthis completely avoidablecontamination of drinkingwater was put to a stop.“We give Mlamleli seven

working days in which torespond positively to ourrequest, failing which, theDA in the Free State willpursue other alternatives tocompel the ANC-led govern-ment to ensure the supply ofclean and safe drinkingwater to these communi-ties,” said Letuka.The crisis of clean water

also continues to crippletowns such as Kroonstadwhere residents are forcedto buy water, as tap waterin this town under theMoqhaka Local Municipalityis not drinkable.

Water qualitya big concern

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SOUTH AFRICAN comedian TumiMorake is heading to Welkom for aone-night-only comedy show at theGoldfields Casino’s Conference Centre on28 February.

This will be the comedian’s secondstint following the last in July.

She has a knack for keeping audienceslaughing throughout her performances.“Tumi has managed to keep a firmfooting as one of a handful of successfulfemale comedians on the corporate andcommercial scene,” said Sharika Betts,Goldfields Casino marketing manager.

Morake has shared the stage withpopular jokesters from David Kau andMarc Lottering to Stuart Taylor andChris Forrest at festivals such as Whack

Jobs, Heavyweights Comedy Jam, BlacksOnly, King Size Comedy, Have a Heart,Just Because Comedy Festival, TheTshwane Comedy Festival, The LifestyleSouth Africa Festival and Old MutualComedy Encounters.

The comedy show is scheduled to startat 20:00. Tickets are available forpurchase at the Goldfields CasinoCustomer Service Desk at R100 perperson.

Black and Platinum cardholders willreceive a discount on the ticket price ofup to 20%. Book your spot soon astickets are bound to sell fast with thisfemale comedy sensation heading totown. For more information, visitwww.goldfieldscasino.co.za.

Welkom up for a good laughCOMEDIANTumiMorake is heading to theGoldfieldsConferenceCentreon28Febru-ary. Photo: Supplied

EDUCATION is probably the most devas-tating and perplexing institution in ourcountry.

It is difficult to identify one single crisiswhich can be regarded as the majorchallenge to education.

This is except apartheid which hasaffected all Z our history, economy andcultural spectrum.

There have been numerous interventionsaimed at enhancing South African educa-tion, such as modifying the curriculumsystem. Despite these innovations, SouthAfrican matric results keep on diminish-ing.

I base this argument on two pivotalpoints: Firstly, the number of learnersenrolling at the institutions of higherlearning (universities and universities oftechnology) and secondly, the performanceof these learners at these institutions,particularly first-year students.

Although the above-mentioned points arecritical and should be taken seriously,there’s another ongoing discussion aboutthe number of learners who wrote matricversus a number of learners who enrolled12 years ago.

From the learners who enrolled 12 yearsago in gr. 1 only 52% of them managed toreach matric.

Many academics, essayists and analystswant to know what happened to the other48% of learners. There are various factorswhich could have contributed to thisdecrease, some of which include teenagepregnancy, substance abuse, peer pressure,bullying, domestic violence and othersocial-related problems.

My biggest concern is that, yes, it is onlyhalf of the learners who enrolled 12 yearsago who managed to write matric.

However, is it an issue when threequarters of the same half is unable to entertertiary institutions? Would matric resultshave been different if all 2002 learners

matriculated last year? Is the focus here onquantity or quality?

Institutions of higher learning areincapable of accommodating all the stu-dents who have matric exemption, largelydue to insufficient funds and space. Thiscan, however, be attributed to learnersrepeating their first year and occupyingthe space which could have been allocatedto another high school leaver.

Fact is, these learners enter universityunprepared. Some institutions of higherlearning have developed foundationalcourses to address the situation.

I am not cynical about the South Africaneducation system, it can be the besteducation system in the world.

The country has some of the bestresearchers who are able to identifyproblems and challenges facing the nation’seducation system. It is not fair to put allthe liabilities on teachers or the minister.

Every citizen of this country needs tomake a pledge to assist our future leaders.

After all, these are our brothers, sistersand children. South Africa needs well-edu-cated citizens, not people with certificateswho are going to add to the country’sunemployment rate.) Comment on or express your views aboutthe issue highlighted in this column atwww.express-news.co.za. Express Goldfields& NFS welcomes anyone to contribute to thecolumn as public observers or citizenjournalists. There is no payment for writers.Send your opinion piece (not exceeding 450words) to [email protected].

South Africa needswell-educated citizens

My viewBenedictLeteaneSocial observer

THE dedication of policewoman Const.Ntombe Monnaruri has earned her recogni-tion for intervening to help root out criminalactivity at the Thotagauta Secondary Schoolin Thabong, Welkom.

Maj. Gen. Lerato Molale, cluster command-er of the Thabong Police Station, presentedher with a certificate last Thursday at a jointanti-crime meeting of government depart-ments and the police.

The certificate was presented to Monnarurifollowing assessment and positive feedbackregarding her effort.

WO Malebo Khosana, spokesperson of theThabong Police Station, said the ThotagautaSecondary School had been identified by theFree State Department of Education as one ofthe problematic schools classified as the top100 hotspot schools in the five districts.

“Monnaruri put in extra effort as theadopted cop for this school. She ensured thatall relevant stakeholders, the school govern-ing body, school management and thestudent representative council, workedtogether to deal with the problems at thisschool.

“The problems that were highlighted wereburglary and theft at this school. In order tobring about safety they had to develop aschool-safety strategy, a peer educationprogramme was implemented and anti-bully-ing training was given to the staff,” saidKhosana.

He said the good news following Monna-ruri’s intervention was that the Free StateDepartment Education had declared Thota-gauta safe. According to Monnaruri, learnerswere now safe from violent criminal activi-ties such as gangsterism and drug abuse. Shemaintained that the school was now runningsmoothly and that there were no unneces-sary disturbances.

“I managed to assist this school by

strengthening the partnership between allstakeholders and my colleagues. I could nothave done it alone and I, therefore, thankeveryone who was involved in keeping thisschool safe.

“I hope this will be sustained to keep this

school safe for future generations,” saidMonnaruri.

“In the face of great adversity and personalrisk, you showed dedication in dealing withthe Thotagauta Secondary School in chang-ing it from a hotspot into a safer environ-

ment for all the learners. This certificateshould serve as motivation to you, and othersector managers who have adopted schoolsshould learn from this that it is possible tomake a difference in our communities,” saidMolale.

Constable roots out crime at school

CONST. NTOMBE MONNARURI (second left) received a certificate of recognition from Maj. Gen. Lerato Molale (cluster commander:Thabong) for her intervention work in rooting out crime at the Thotagauta Secondary School in Thabong. At the presentation wereBrig. Cois Muller (commander of the Thabong police, left) and Barry Tshabangu, representative of the Department of Education inthe Free State (right).


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SOUTH AFRICAN house price growthis expected to remain in “the highsingle digits” in 2015, allowing proper-ty investors to beat inflation, even asthe central bank continues to raiseborrowing costs in an effort to quellrising prices, according to StandardBank.House price growth averaged 7% in

2014 with marginal real price growth,thanks to a combination of a shortageof housing stock in sought-after areasand a growing appetite among banks toextend mortgages to consumers, saysSteven Barker, head of home loans atStandard Bank.This has helped cushion the effects of

rising interest rates, acceleratinginflation and constrained economicgrowth on consumer appetite forpurchasing “big ticket” items.“We think we’ll continue to see real

house price growth,” he says.“While there are pockets of the

market in sought-after areas withinJohannesburg, Cape Town and Durban– where we are seeing growth in themid-teens, average growth across allsegments is likely to remain in the highsingle digits this year.”The South African Reserve Bank

increased the repo rate twice last year(2014) to curb inflation, which remainedabove its 6% limit from March toAugust before easing to an annual 5,9%in September.The central bank lifted its repo rate

by 50 basis points at the end of Januaryand a further 25 basis points in July,taking the repo rate to 5,75%.“The market pivots around interest

rates but while we’re in an upwardcycle, Standard Bank does not antici-pate a sharp and unexpected increase in

rates this year,” says Barker.“At the moment, the fundamentals

of the housing market continue to bedriven by purchases that are trig-gered by life events such as gettingyour first job, marriage and starting afamily.“There are still a lot of people in

South Africa looking to enter theproperty market for the first time andfor the majority of wage earners, themost accessible part of the market ispriced at under half a million rand,” hesays.A continuation in the strong

demand for affordable housing stock isexpected. These are homes that retailfor less than R500 000.Barker cautions prospective home

buyers to carefully assess the affordabil-ity of any prospective house purchaseby ensuring they have factored in theneed for a deposit that can be as muchas 20% of a property’s value, as well aslegal costs and the possibility of risinginterest rates.Attaining a mortgage below the prime

lending rate is not the norm these daysand one has to factor an interest rate ofprime plus fifty-to-one hundred basispoints when looking to purchase.It is advisable to do your calculations

beforehand so that you are prepared.“You need a 20% deposit for any

property priced at more than R2 millionand we strongly recommend that youfactor in your ability to absorb interestrate increases in terms of your abilityto repay your mortgage over the next 12months.“Planning ahead for these anticipa-

tions can help the purchase of yourhome become a smoother transaction,”says Barker.

Be prepared whenbuying a house

SOUTHAFRICANhousepricegrowth is expected to remain in “thehigh singledigits”.

EDUCATING THE NATION: The energetic Sebolelo Finger, gr. 3 Sotho teacher at the HaniPark Primary School in Welkom, is hard at work teaching learners the different soundsof the Sotho language. Here they are responding to “medumo”, to which they raise theirhands to show they understand. Photo: Teboho Setena

Raise your hand if you understand

FROM the left are Gabriel Mofadi, Daniel Mahlabakoe, Petrus Kraal, Theboho Samane, Ge-orge Monethi and Patrick Jantjies. They participated in the recent cleaning project of theHoopstad Correctional Centre. Through the programmeparolees and probationers are giv-en a chance to do good in the community.To have photos and stories of your events pub-lished, send an email to [email protected]. Photo: Supplied

MELODING sector meetingsThe Meloding sector invites the

community to meetings that will beheld today and tomorrow.Today at 16:00 sector 2 will meet at

the Gold Steyn Hostel. The meeting ofsector 5 will be at the Albany SportsGrounds tomorrow at 16:00.

Prayer service held by policeThe Bronville police station invites

members of the community to a prayerservice tomorrow at the BronvilleCommunity Hall, starting at 12:00.Pastors, bishops, ministers, evange-

lists, deacons and church leaders whowill be part of the service are requestedto attend a briefing in the boardroom of

the Bronville Police Station that willstart at 11:00.The purpose of the event is to pray

for the safety of police members andthe community of Bronville, especiallywomen and children.

Soul Buddyz facilitators meetThe Soul Buddyz Club’s facilitators

from schools in Thabong are invited toan important meeting that will be heldon 5 February at the TswelopelePrimary School. The meeting will startat 14:00.The aim of the meeting is to identify

fund-raising projects, to draft a yearplan and details for a cultural festival,as well as a capacity-building workshopfor Soul Buddyz Clubs.For more information please call

Saduma Miya on 061-369-5528.

) The deadline for What’s On entriesis Wednesday at 13:00. Send informa-tion about events to [email protected].

What’s onFax information to: 086-676-3805

Email: [email protected] 13:00 onWednesdays

Help to clean up their environment


REBECCA TSOSANE, foundation phase teacher at the Phahami-sang Primary School in Meloding, Virginia, helps the learners toline up according to age before their race. The school’s athleticstrialwas held last Thursday. The eventwasmeant to select athletesto represent the school at the regional athletics meeting in Februa-ry.

MPOTSENG MEI, teacher at the Phahami-sang Primary School, explains the rules ofthe 100 m race to the first-time athletes.

OFF THEY GO: The Phahamisang Primary School’s enthusiastic athletes, girls aged seven, set off at the starting point of the 100 m sprint event during the school’s athletics meetingheld last Thursday in Meloding, Virginia. Photos: Teboho Setena

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boys of the Phahamisang Primary School com-pete in the 100 m sprint.

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TIGHT RACE FOR THE BALL: Enga Mqini of Super Stars FC (inthe red) beats counterpart Athi Khatshwa of Bayern United (inthe blue and white) to the ball during the two clubs’ matchplayed on the plain football ground near the B Hostel complexin Thabong, Welkom. Photos: Teboho Setena

EATING DUST: Mduduzi Melani of Super Stars FC (in the red and blue) leaves opponents Lindokuhle Silekwaand Sonwabo Nethi of Bayern United FC (in the blue and white) in the dust during the two clubs’ recentmatch. The game ended in a goalless draw.

Battling it out for the ball


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} Teboho Setena

THE blistering heat did notprevent marathon runners fromspringing into action when theathletic season started off with the37th edition of the 42 km MielieMarathon in Welkom last Satur-day.The race is the Free State’s first

marathon of the year.Staged annually, the Mealie

Marathon course is flat, promp-ting a fast pace for the majority ofcompetitors.However, in last Saturday’s

event, runners contended withhigh temperatures with themercury rising to 32 °C whenparticipating in the 10 km walking10 km and 42 km running events.The intense heat forced the

runners to change their tempoand many switched betweenrunning and walking in order tocomplete the Mielie Marathon –one of the oldest races in the FreeState.The heat also prevented some of

the runners from improving theirpersonal best times.Some made it to the finish line

at the Welkom Technical HighSchool in the nick of time, justbefore the cut-off point of fivehours.Those who finished the race

within the permitted time,

received medals for their efforts.Despite the route of the race

going through established residen-tial areas of Welkom, there werenot many spectators to spur onthe competitors.This year’s Mielie Marathon

served as an easy qualifier fortwo ultra marathons – the OldMutual Two Oceans Marathonover 56 km and the 21 km HalfMarathon, staged in Cape Townand the Comrades Marathonover about 90 km in KwaZulu-Na-tal.The Two Oceans Marathon will

be staged during Easter Weekendon the 3 and 4 April and theComrades will take place on 31May.This year’s Comrades will be

the 90th edition of this deman-ding race and will be an uphill-run, starting at the Durban CityHall and finishing at the OvalCricket Stadium in Pietermaritz-burg.

Runners sweat it out in Marathon

RIGHT: Marathon winners: The10 km category winners of theMielie Marathon with sponsors,are from the left Phillip McLaren(sponsorship representative),Doloress Bondis (10 km winner,senior women), Moepadira Gao-palele (10 kmwalk senior winner),Samuel Matsepe (10 km winnersenior men), and Hendrik Jansevan Rensburg (sponsorship repre-sentative).

DAVID DUCIE of the GoudveldMultisport club in Welkom leads apack of runners to finish the 42 kmMielieMarathon. Photos: Teboho Setena

MARIUS STRYDOM of Harmony Striders

LEFT: Solomon Gatri, formerBloemfontein Celtic defender, inthe home stretch of the 42 kmMielie Marathon.

Some runners madeit to the finish line inthe nick of time, just

before the cut-offpoint of five hours.

THE striker of Dinonyana FC AyandaMabani (green) lost out in a battle for the ball to Swagger defenderNhlanhla Mabena in the Free State leg of the South African Football Association’s (Safa) ABCMotsepeLeague fixture. The two teams, tied on eight points in the bottom half of the 16-league leg, sharedthe spoils last Saturday after both teams failed to score in the match played at the Bronville Stadiu.

Photo: Teboho Setena

Struggling for possession

THEY came, they saw and theyconquered – that is the story ofSouth Africa’s u.20 national men’ssoccer team in the CommonwealthCup Tournament which ended onSunday in St Petersburg, Russia.The victorious side made history

when they vanquished big nationslike Russia, Belarus and Finland enroute to winning the Common-wealth Cup. The South Africanteam beat the Finnish 2-1 to lift theCommonwealth Cup.To cap an incredible two-week

tournament, Motjeka Madisha,South Africa’s captain, was namedman of the tournament and strikerPule Maraisane was named strikerof the tournament.The team will now focus on the

Confederation of African FootballYouth Championship scheduled tostart in Senegal in March this year.“It has been an exhausting

two-week competition, because in

most cases it meant playingback-to-back matches and this takesa toll on players as they pick upinjuries and fatigue also sets in,”said stand-in coach, David Notoane,who was assisted by goalkeepercoach, Wendell Robinson.Notoane said unfortunately there

was no time to reflect on this sweetvictory, because the team had toget back to work and start prepa-ring for Senegal with the main goalnot only qualifying for the WorldCup, but winning.While he praised the entire team

for a job well done, Notoaneadmitted they would need toconsolidate the squad with all theirstrong guns going to West Africaand this would include the likes ofAyabulela Magqwaka, RivaldoCoetzee, Fagre Lakay, Holland-based Nhlakanipho Ntuli andTyrone Sadous of Brazil-sideGremio. – SuperSport

Future bright for u.20s

ORLANDO PIRATES SUPPOR-TERS CLUB MEETINGThe St Helena branch of the

Orlando Pirates Supporters Club in

Welkom invites all supporters toan important general meeting on 1February at 4 Peter Crescent.The meeting is set to start at

10:00.A representative from the club’s

headquarters will give membersfeedback about the development ofsupporters’ branches and theprovincial structure.For information call Sammy

Baatjies on 071-498-3362.

Sports onFax information to: 086-676-3805

Email: [email protected]

Before 13:00 onWednesdays


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THE Harmony Sports Academyfootball side campaigning in the CastleLeague continues the good fight toretain their status as fellow rookiesYoung Masters battles to adapt.The two amateur clubs were

promoted via the promotional play-offslast July to the third-tier division ofthe South African Football Association(Safa) Lejweleputswa region.Harmony is gradually gaining

momentum, boasting with 22 pointsafter 11 matches played, leaving fellowrookies Masters with a single point atthe bottom of the 18-league stream.The latter side from Bothaville

earned the point after they had drawntwo-all with Real Rovers in theseason’s opening league fixture playedduring October last year.Despite their promising start in this

league, the Masters are finding thegoing tough.This league is the gateway to the

professional league.Guided by Pitso Mokoena, former

Free State Stars midfielder, theHarmony Sport Academy has wonseven matches. Only three games werelost and one was drawn.Their fine form raises the prospect

to finish the 2014-’15 season on a veryhigh note.If their form is anything to go by,

this team is also one of the strongcontenders to lift the Safa Lejweleput-swa Castle League Championshiptrophy. They are 11 points adrift fromlog-leaders Thabong Young Stars,topping with 33 points.

Harmonyside incontrol

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THE determination of Sibanye GoldenStars earned them maximum points in aderby against arch-rival Harmony FC intheir Safa ABC Motsepe League first-roundfixture played last Saturday at the Bron-ville Stadium in Welkom.Stars narrowly won 1-0 and the win saw

them consolidate their position on the logleaving Harmony with hard work toredeem themselves. The loss saw Harmonytemporarily lose ground in the challengeto win the Free State league championshipof the Safa ABC Motsepe League.The all-important goal came late in the

second half of the closely-contested derbywhich saw the two clubs squander clear-cut scoring opportunities. Harmony’s agilegoalkeeper Tankiso Pholosi pulled breath-taking saves on the goal line to deny Stars

players goals.In the just-ended season of 2013-’14, Stars

overcame Harmony in two league derbiesand last Saturday’s win made it three in arow over their local arch-rivals. Afteroutclassing Dinonyana 3-0 in the otherderby, Harmony was hoping to winanother match to claim the bragging rightsof local derbies involving Goldfields clubscampaigning in the second-tier division.Harmony would have been happy

sharing the spoils with Stars in the derbythat would have seen them bounce backinto the league championship contest afterlosing 2-0 to newcomers Free State Acade-my a week ago. Despite it being Harmo-ny’s second defeat in a row, they stillretain a spot in the top-five berth in theSafa ABC Motsepe League Free Statestream.Rooted in the fourth place on 19 points,

Harmony is trailing behind third-placedRoses United (22 points), second-placedSuper Eagles (27 points) and leaders FCHunters (28 points). The Welkom-basedoutfit can only hope they redeem them-selves when they clash against the gutsyCeltic Colts in a tough fixture to be playedin Bloemfontein on Saturday.For Stars the victory in the derby saw

them bounce back after their 3-0 hamme-ring by Celtic a week ago. Inspired by thewin in the derby Stars can only hope theycontinue to improve against steadily-im-proving Mangaung United at the BronvilleStadium (18:00). The club’s narrow 1-0 winover local rivals Harmony improved theirchances to claim the bragging rights in theGoldfields derbies.The other derby results played last

November and December are: Stars vsDays FC 4-1, Dinonyana vs Days 3-2.

Stars take another winGOAL-MOUTH SCRAMBLE: Harmony FC’s goalkeeper Tankiso Pholosi came out on top in a goal-mouth scramble, stopping the goalscoring effort of Sibanye Golden Stars’ Thabiso Ntseki (blue) who had beaten Harmony’s pair of Thamsanqa Mnazana and Tshita Nakeliduring the two clubs’ derby played last Saturday at the Bronville Stadium. Stars won 1-0. Photo: Teboho Setena

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