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Sidwell Guduka

ATTACKS on foreign-owned shops

in Botshabelo have forced some

owners to flee the township.

Hot-headed residents of Botshabelo

went beserk last week and started to

vandalise and loot almost all the

shops owned by foreigners in their

area.

Some owners managed to pack the

contents of their spaza shops into

vehicles and moved out of the

troubled area between Tuesday and

Friday.

Bangladesh-born Zaman Ali was

one of many businessmen whose

shop in T Section was attacked and

left empty.

He said saving his life was more

important than his stock.

The incident took place on

Thursday at about 19:30. My brother

and I were helping our customers in

the shop when a group of about 50

people just emerged from nowhere.

They broke the door and attacked

us, but we managed to flee, Ali told

Express.

Running for safety was the only

option for us.

There is only one life and it

needs immediate saving. I thought

those people were going to kill us

because they were heavily armed

with hammers, spades, pitchforks

and knobkieries. I thank my lucky

stars both of us survived the attack

unharmed, he said.

I dont know why these people

attacked us, but there is a rumour

that they are unhappy with the local

municipality. What we are hearing

is that residents are upset because

they were snubbed for jobs on the

N8 Road where construction is

currently underway. Its strange

because we dont have any connec-

tions with the municipality, he

added.

Ali said he had been shaking with

shock when the looters had broken

the burglar bars and windows to

force their way into his shop.

It was like a Hollywood movie.

That was the scariest moment in my

life.

Ali, who recently obtained South

African citizenship because he

married a local woman, said he had

lost stock worth an estimated

R80 000, including his personal

belongings.

I lost everything in the shop. The

attackers also took my money. I

have to pay my creditors, but I am

penniless. I dont even have money

to buy food for my family, he

sobbed.

These people are cruel. They also

stole all my clothes and shoes. Im

only left with the clothes Im

wearing.

Alis confidence in law enforce-

ment officers has all but evaporated.

I phoned the police to come and

protect me and my brother when we

heard some shops were being looted,

that was about half an hour before

mine was also attacked. But they

never pitched up.

Captain Tseko Mokgehle said most

of the attacks had taken place in

sections A, B, C, L, M and T.

We have arrested more than 80

people in connection with the

looting.

They will appear in the Botshabe-

lo Magistrates Court this week.

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Foreigners

under attack

ATTACKED: Zaman Ali with his children, Thabiso (left) and Aisha (right).

Photo: Voight Mokone

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ends Awards as the Classifieds Consultant of the Year. The

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Tladi Moloi

QWAQWA. An uncertain future

looms for some of the families

moved from the Bokamoso

informal settlement just outside

Qwaqwa over two weeks ago.

A lack of sufficient alternative

accommodation for all the

families moved from the settle-

ment, donations of allegedly

expired food and an increase in

the number of residents seem to

have sealed a miserable winter

for the families.

On Friday, when Express

Eastern Free State visited Exten-

sion 10, there were only 28 of the

40 shacks promised by the

Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Munici-

pality on the site to where the

families were to be relocated.

An estimated 50 families remain

at the Makwane Youth Centre,

where the group was temporarily

sheltered after being evicted from

the settlement opposite the

Qwaqwa Campus of the Universi-

ty of the Free State.

The Extension 10 sites were

allegedly on sale for R10 000 each

from the MAP Municipality.

Charles Taetsane, MAP munici-

pal manager, confirmed that they

would also build shacks for the

evictees.

The biggest problem for the

municipality now was they did

not have any more sites at

Extension 10, Taetsane said.

Express EFS learnt that the

officials for the municipality were

planning to allocate the sites to

those who are still at the centre,

but those sites are not serviced.

Taetsane said when the case

had started there had been only

100 sites at Bokamoso, but that

number stood at 400 by the time

the eviction had been done.

Some people were not living

there. We know that some of them

were in need of the sites and we

have identified those people and

they will be allocated sites at

Bluegumbosch. We already have

mounted 40 shacks there and we

are hoping to build more, he

said.

He said they were aware that

some of the people who had sites

at Bokamoso were prominent

businesspeople who wanted to

build rooms to let to university

students.

We urge those people to stay

back. They should not take

advantage of the circumstances to

the detriment of those who are

really in need. We would like to

apologise where we did wrong.

We will take good care of you and

respect your rights, he conclud-

ed.

Sisi Ntombela, Free State Social

Development MEC, visited the

evicted people who were still

housed at the fire station last

Saturday.

Ntombela voiced her displeas-

ure with the living conditions at

the station and instructed

municipal officials to find an

alternative for them.

I was not impressed by what I

saw. We took them to the other

venue which is better. They will

get food daily. They will be here

for a week or two while we are

working on their sites, she said.

Ntombela urged people to stop

allocating sites illegally because it

impacted negatively on them.

Tough times continue

SOMEof the familieswho received shacks from theMalutiaPhofungMunicipality at Phuthaditjhaba Exten

sion 10 after they were evicted from the Bokamoso informal settlement which was near the University

of the Free States Qwaqwa Campus.

EVEN these oldlooking shacks were built by the local municipality. Photos: Tladi Moloi

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Jabulani Dlamini

NALEDI MOKGELES star is

on the rise and she is on her

way to America.

Born in Rocklands 22 years

ago, the beauty with brains

matriculated at the Louis Botha

High School, before pursuing

her studies at the Central

University of Technology (CUT)

and moving to Pretoria last

year.

Mokgele was scouted through

the annual International Talent

Showcase by the international

talent scout Kim Myers (direc-

tor of Arts) to represent South

Africa at this years Arts

convention in the disciplines of

acting and modelling.

She departed for Florida on

Sunday.

She lives by her motto:

Perseverance pays and giving up

on your dreams is not an

option.

With no experience in either

modelling or acting, she was

nurtured by Just Your Artist

and Model Management, which

hosts a series of talent scout

sessions around South Africa.

As an aspiring model, her

wish is to work with volunteers

and the municipality on

community projects to initiate

dance, modelling, singing and

acting projects at community

centres where children of all

ages can unwind and showcase

their talents, and have fun at

the same time.

But the bigger picture will

be to give them a chance of

entering competitions like the

one I had to be heard and

scouted.

This will also reduce the

problems the youth is facing,

including drugs, teenage

pregnancies, dropping out of

school, to name but a few. We

dont have much to entertain

us as youth, she said.

Naledis star to shine

brightly in America

NALEDI MOKGELE

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Tshenolo Meruti

MBULELO SWEETY DAVIS, the

new chairperson of the Association of

Independent Record Companies

(Airco) in the Free State, says: We

represent independent record compa-

nies within the Free State. We are

looking for anybody or any artist that

has a record label to join the organisa-

tion because we advocate their inter-

est in the music business.

In South Africa, the music industry

was started by American companies

like Sony and BMG. These companies

have taken South Africans intellectual

property and compositions and took

them to America. This empowers the

American economy instead of empow-

ering South Africas economy.

Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica is an example of

this as it is South Africas national

anthem and was written by a South

African but the national anthem is

owned by someone from France. It is

for reasons like this Airco was

formed, said Davis.

They encourage musicians who run

record labels to seek membership with

them and be independent. Airco helps

to get artists music videos and songs

played on SABC.

Airco is a national organisation with

structures in all nine provinces.

Ayanda Roda used to be the chair-

person in the Free State from 2007 to

2013 and is now a board member

nationally.

The new chairperson, Mbulelo Davis,

will now be the man in charge who

will be looking after the interest of

record labels in the Free State.

Airco makes their income through

music video royalties and dispatches it

to the rightful owners. They also fall

under the Department of Arts and

Culture and nationally have been

receiving a grant for more than five

years now.

Davis also says they are excited

about the new MEC for Sport, Arts

and Culture, Mathabo Leeto, whom

they describe as Mama Action.

We are very excited to be working

with her and applaud the department

for their efforts in using local artists at

a gospel festival that took place on

15 June at the Bloemfontein Civic

Theatre.

The venue was packed and tickets

were sold out. This is proof that

people in the province appreciate local

artists, said Davis.

) For more information visit www.air-

co.org.za or call 073-239-0550.

) See a video interview with Davis at

www.express-news.co.za.

Airco fights for

SAmusic rights

MBULELO SWEETY DAVIS has been appointed the Free State chairperson of the

Association of Independent Recording Companies (Airco), following his predecessor

Ayanda Roda's appointment to the organisations national board. Photo: Supplied

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NEWS

IN the previous dispensation I was classi-

fied as a coloured in the population

register. This classification is absurd as

some of my cousins look more coloured

than I do and yet they were classified as

black on the basis of their surname.

The one thing that irritated me most

when I was growing up was the notion that

coloured people had no culture. Our

family practised a number of traditional

rituals. This was due to our strong connec-

tion to our Tswana heritage. My grand-

mothers outlived their husbands and

consequently they were the ones who

practised the rituals. No explanations were

ever given as to why certain things were

done. Consequently some rituals have fallen

in disuse as my generation does not

understand their significance.

One of the traditional rituals that have

been discarded by my generation is related

to death and burials. In the event of death

all close family members had all their hair

or pieces of their hair shaved off early in

the morning before sunrise on the day after

the funeral. In addition to this we had to

stand in a bath of cold water in which was

poured a green substance I think it was

the contents of the specially slaughtered

sheeps gall bladder mixed with aloe and

some herbs and covered with it from head

to toe. We were not allowed to wash it off

until at least after sunset on that day or the

following morning.

A black button was then fastened to the

left sleeve of our shirts and women wore

black berets or a doek, and we were

supposed to wear these until the cleansing

ceremony was conducted. This cleansing

ceremony would normally take place after a

period of at least six months had expired.

The cleansing ceremony involved being

sprinkled with water and the black button

and other articles being burned.

Our family on both sides has long

stopped observing these rituals, most likely

because there was no one tasked with the

responsibility of passing them on and

explaining them to the new generations.

Another traditional ritual that used to be

observed when I was younger was called

Mpho ya Badimo or roughly translated to

mean Gift of the ancestors. Livestock or

sheep were normally slaughtered the day

before and early the next morning the meat

was cooked and eaten with samp or

home-made pot bread. The adults would

also drink traditional home-brewed beer. A

portion of the beer is first poured onto the

ground by each person before drinking it. I

think the purpose of this ritual was to

thank and appease the ancestors. I have a

recollection of snuff being inhaled to induce

sneezing, but this memory is very hazy.

During a funeral the coffin is brought to

the house on the day before the funeral

service. The funeral is normally held on a

Saturday and is preceded by evening

services during the week. When the coffin

arrives, it is met at the gate by some of the

elders who talk to the deceased person

informing him or her that they are now

entering their home where they will spend

their last night.

Another traditional ritual is that of

slaughtering a sheep when an important

occasion such as a birth, wedding or

graduation is celebrated. At this occasion

the person who is being honoured in this

way first touches the animal before it is

slaughtered in his or her presence. The

slaughtering is preceded by a Scripture

reading followed by a period of time when

we recall the names of our deceased loved

ones and concluded with a prayer of

thanksgiving. The most important part of

this ritual is the blood that is drained into

a hole in the ground, which reminds us

that we are connected with our ancestors,

the living dead, through the blood that

flowed from the animal into the ground.

When a birth is celebrated then the

occasion is also used to give the new-born

baby his or her family name. Unlike other

cultures where the babies are given the

names of their ancestors, in our family

traditional names are meant to be prophetic

and a blessing.

At weddings the bride or groom is

welcomed into the family and introduced to

the ancestors. The blessings of the ances-

tors are sought for the future ventures of

the person who graduated.

I believe that the main reason why these

rituals are still being observed in our

family is due to the fact they can be

reconciled with our Christian faith.

There is an understanding that belief in

the life hereafter did not come with the

Christian missionaries who introduced

Christianity to Africa, but that our people

have always believed in a Higher Power

and that those who died merely entered a

different realm. The ancestors are not

worshipped. We honour their memory.

I believe that traditional rituals are

important because they remind a person of

his or her heritage. There is a saying that

goes in order to know where you are

going, you need to know where you come

from. Young people especially should be

taught the importance of traditional rituals

to enable them to take pride in their

heritage and to be encouraged to continue

practising them.

) Reverend Hendricks is with the

Anglican churchs Mashishing Parish.

Coloureds do have a culture

My view

Kgosi

Hendricks

Reverend


NEWS

BUILDING on the popularity

of The pen, writer Monde

Mayephu, director Mpho

Molepo and assistant director

Mmabatho Mogomotsi have

again joined forces to create a

brilliant new work titled Play

me.

Play me is a story of what

can go wrong in a relation-

ship if the cracks are left to

exist without repair. The

cracks open wider and, like

an open wound, begin to

fester and ultimately rot.

This story of power and

love explores those seven

deadly sins through the life

of an unstable couple who

invites strangers into their

life to level the playground.

This metaphor is beautiful-

ly captured on stage by four

well-seasoned actors: Fana

Mokoena as Joe, Sello

Sebotsane as Jack, Zandile

Msutwana as Pretty and

Lerato Mvelase as Julia.

Play me promises to be a

riveting drama, full of wit,

sex and intrigue, all going to

the heart of present-day

South Africas struggle for

equality and opportunity for

all.

) Play me will be staged at

the OFM Albert Wessels

Auditorium on 18 and 19

July at 18:00 and 14:00,

respectively.

Play me offers

riveting drama

FANAMOKOENA (right) as Joe and Zandile

Msutwana as Pretty in Play me.

THE digital planetarium, situated

on Naval Hill in Bloemfontein, is

managed by the University of the

Free State. In view of the July

holidays, six family programmes

will be presented on Friday nights

27 June and 4 and 11 July. The

programme includes the shows

Nanocam and Fragile Planet.

Pre-produced programmes

include:

)Nanocam (you shrink to the size

of an insect and fly through the eye

of a needle) is a microscopic

joyride into the five kingdoms of

living organisms.

With the latest 3D animation

technology, it offers a compelling,

educational and funny approach to

life that has never been seen like

this before. This is the perfect

show to celebrate the United

Nations decade of biodiversity,

stimulate interest in science and

evoke a spirit of inquiry among

young people.

) Fragile Planet (a journey of 120

million light years to rediscover

our home) offers an astronauts

view on the earth, highlighting

earths unique regions. The journey

then continues to the moon, Mars,

and beyond the Milky Way in

search of habitats that might host

extraterrestrial life.

Tickets cost R50 (adults) and R30

(students with valid student cards

and pensioners). It is available at:

) the planetarium before shows

(keep in mind that the planetarium

is regularly full);

) Computicket at all Checkers,

Shoprite, House and Home and

Checkers Hyper shops;

) Computickets enquiry centre

(0861-915-8000); or

) at www.online.computicket.com

(look for planetarium) and

www.computicket.mobi with mobile

devices (look for planetarium).

Enquiries at Yolandie Loots at

[email protected] or call 051-401-9751.

Holiday fun at planetarium


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Pastor Moise Mutombo Kumwimba

SOME people feel their past is more real

than their future, simply because the

future remains a mystery, hidden from

the naked eye. All they know is their

past . . . failures, pain, rejection, limita-

tions in progress, premature deaths, et

cetera.

Those who allow the scars of the past to

influence their way of thinking in a

negative way, will automatically make

their future unreachable.

God wants us to possess our future by

forgetting the pain of the past.

Exodus 14:11:

On many occasions, the Israelites failed

God, simply because of their inability to

see the future God had predestined for

them.

They chose to hold on to their past

because that was all they knew, rather

than the promised future.

In this verse we see how the nation of

Israel were complaining to Moses by

emphasising their misery under the

oppression of the Pharaoh.

They chose rather to be oppressed than

to pursue Gods predestined future for

them.

Dear readers, do not be stuck in your

past . . .

When you meet someone who was rich

in the past, but lost everything, instead of

rising up to pursue the future he would

rather keep on praising his past. Well, that

past is gone.

Some who had faced poverty would only

talk about that misery, that poverty of

yesterday.

Its time to face the future, because if

you are alive today, its an indication that

God has great plans for you.

Do not allow the past to have a hold on

your life.

Its Satans trap to keep people focused

on their past, because he knows that its

impossible to embrace your future if you

are stuck in the past.

We need the Mighty Hand of God to

deliver us from all our past, good or

bad, so that our future may be accessi-

ble.

You wrote your matric many years ago,

but often you may dream of sitting in a

classroom writing that matric exam. This

means you are simply stuck in your past

and in need of Gods grace to deliver you

from it.

Let us avail ourselves to embrace the

future.

Do not fear the future because your past

wont repeat itself in your future if Jesus

takes His rightful place in your heart and

life.

Your future is waiting for you, see how

great it is, shining like a star, believe in

God who created it for you. If you feel you

are being haunted by your past, then you

need to be delivered so that you can

embrace the future.

) To hear more of these messages, for

healing or deliverance, visit the New

Horizon Ministry at the Joe Solomon

Primary School in Heidedal, Bloemfon-

tein, every Sunday from 09:30.You can

also SMS your prayer request to

071-214-9404.

Live for the future

not the past

God wants us to

possess our future by

forgetting the pain of

the past.


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Sidwell Guduka

INTERSTATE BUS LINES (IBL),

in collaboration with Nedbank,

donated 210 blankets and food

parcels to needy Mangaung-based

organisations at a ceremony held at

the Emang Primary School in

Zone 2, Thaba Nchu, last Friday.

The recipients of the blankets

and grocery hampers were the

Khula Foundation (Thaba Nchu),

Sunflower House (Bloemfontein),

Kagisanong Partners in Poverty

(Bloemfontein), Bokamoso Orphan-

age (Botshabelo), South African

Council for the Blind (Botshabelo

and Thaba Nchu), as well as

orphans of the Kamohelo Primary

School in Bloemfontein.

According to George Mokhothu,

CEO of the IBL, the value of their

donation was R71 800.

Interstate Bus Lines believes

that blessed is the hand that gives,

hence we are here today to give

back to the communities that

support our business. We started a

winter relief project ten years ago

whereby we donate blankets to

those in need every other year.

Todays event is part of that

project, Mokhothu told Express.

Our motto is Together we

progress. So, we are indeed happy

about the partnership we have with

Nedbank. Im positive that through

this partnership we will make a

difference in the community. We

want to continue to touch peoples

lives by donating more blankets to

those in need in the next years to

come, he said.

Stephen Molate, Nedbanks

manager of Business Banking in

the Free State and Northern Cape,

said they were excited about their

partnership with the IBL.

At Nedbank we make things

happen and we are always happy

to contribute to the community.

Over the past few years we have

spent over R500 000 buying blankets

which we donated to the communi-

ties. We shall continue to donate

blankets to the community every

year, he said.

Moleboheng Mavimbela, execu-

tive director of the Khula Founda-

tion, thanked the IBL and Ned-

bank. We thank you for bringing

hope to the community, she said.

Donations keep the needy warm

FROMthe left areStephenMolate (Nedbank'smanagerofBusinessBanking),MolebohengMavimbela (executivedirector of theKhula Foundation),

Joseph Mabanga (SA Blind Associations representative) and George Mokhothu (CEO of Interstate Bus Lines). Photo: Voight Mokone


our fellow learners drop out of

school and university due to

dagga.

In addition, research has

proven that dagga, second only

to alcohol, is causing the

highest levels of fatalities on our

roads.

As the youth of South Africa

we appeal that you act on this

information, because it can make

a difference in society.

N. NHLABATHI, Concerned

Young People of South Africa

(CYPSA) chairperson:

THE Concerned Young People

of South Africa (CYPSA) have

noticed that people are starving

due to lack of food and income in

certain areas.

We realise that food will

become scarcer in the future

thats why we came up with ideas

on how to promote food security

within our borders.

We want to commend the new

efforts from the government to

deal with human trafficking by

regulating the flow of immigrants

into our country with tighter

measures.

We would like to appeal to our

leaders to consider the foreigners

who are bringing help to our

land.

It is our dream as young people

to develop and further our-

selves,but we need the skills and

expertise of those who are able

to pass their valuable knowledge

on, even if they come from

abroad.

We dont need foreigners that

commit crime, sell drugs, commit

acts of terrorism or are involved

in human trafficking and who

make South Africa their home

and drug-den.

When we visit schools and help

the youth with drug addiction

problems, we notice the escalat-

ing levels of drug abuse and

violence.

We conduct surveys at some of

the schools and find that most of

the learners are addicted to dagga

or tik.

Please uphold the legislation

against dagga, because many of

express admiration to whites that

speak broken African languages.

With that in mind we all must

have an understanding what the

16 June uprising was all about. It

was about our development, our

emancipation, our liberty, our

freedom and future. The Soweto

uprising was about human

dignity, equality, freedom of

association, integrity and the

spirit of ubuntu.

The youth of today has an

educational opportunity that the

1970s youth could only fantasise

about. The youth of today has an

opportunity to study in any

university not only in South

Africa, but the whole world. The

youth of today are provided with

an education system that gives

fair opportunity to all, irrespective

of the colour of their skin,

religious grouping, gender,

political ideology and social class.

Today a child of a domestic

worker has an equal opportunity

to be a doctor like a child of his

or her mothers employer.

We have youth in different

sectors of our economy. We have

accountants, lawyers, doctors,

entrepreneurs, teachers, nurses,

police, engineers; the list is

endless. We have a lot to cele-

brate, we have many reasons to

observe the day and most impor-

tantly, we have a mandate from

the youth of the Soweto uprising

to consolidate and strive for free,

accessible education for all our

people.

The 1976 Soweto uprising

rejected firmly an education

system that was preparing blacks

to be house workers that speak

excellent English, but can only

serve tea.

Fellow South Africans, the

debate around 16 June can only be

about how do we better the lives

of the youth in South Africa.

Lets do more on 16 June.

further segregate education in

South Africa along racial lines, for

example the Coloured Persons

Education Act of 1963 and the

Indian Education Act (1965). What

is painful to some of us was the

fact that the education level of the

then called Bantu (South African

blacks of African origin) was at

the bottom of the bottomless pit.

This can be appropriated to

training a slave to speak Afri-

kaans and English while serving

tea to the master.

The funding model of the

state-funded schools was reviewed

under the 1953 Bantu Education

Act. The aid was linked directly to

tax paid by Bantu people. One can

only wonder how much tax could

have been collected from the

Bantu people during that period

as there were few Bantus who had

a decent job. The fact remains,

more tax was collected from

whites than blacks even though

blacks constituted more than 50%

of the population.

The deputy minister of Bantu

Education, Punt Janson, proudly

said: I have not consulted the

African people on the language

issue and I am not going to. An

African might find that the Big

Boss spoke only Afrikaans or

spoke only English. It would be to

his advantage to know both

languages. The introduction of

Afrikaans as a medium of instruc-

tion in Mathematics, Social

Sciences and Geography further

bears testimony that Bantu people

were provided with education that

can only provide necessary

assistance to the oppressor. It was

not of interest to the government

for the Bantu people to develop.

The oppressor was not obliged to

learn any native language because

natives were inferior and so was

their language. Today most of us

are ashamed when a black person

cant speak fluent English, but we

DR MBULELO DIBA, in re-

sponse to the My View column

published last week:

HF VERWOERD, the architect

of the Bantu Education Act (1953),

once said: There is no place for

the African in the European

community above the level of

certain forms of labour. It is of no

avail for him to receive training

which has as its aim absorption

in the European community.

The 16 June 1976 Soweto

uprising must be understood in

the context of evolution of the

education system in South Africa,

especially for black South Afri-

cans of African origin.

In 1953 about 90% of black

South African schools were

state-aided mission schools. The

Bantu Education Act forced all

such schools to register with the

state and this resulted in the

removal of control of these schools

from churches. Education of the

then called Bantu people was

controlled centrally in the Depart-

ment of Bantu Education. The

objective of this department,

though not written in black and

white, was to keep Bantu educa-

tion separate and, most important-

ly to the oppressors, inferior. We

must appreciate the Roman

Catholic Church that continuously

attempted to keep its schools

running without state funding.

Other acts were put in place to

NEWS

16 June does

serve a purpose

STONE SIZANI, ANC parliamen-

tary chief whip:

THE Office of the ANC chief

whip has noted the judgement and

the recommendation to Parliament

by the Electoral Court in a matter

relating to the fitness to hold

office of the chairperson of the

Independent Electoral Commission

(IEC), Advocate Pansy Tlakula.

The courts recommendation for

the removal of the chairperson of

the IEC is in line with the

Electoral Commission Act, which

grants the court the powers to

make such a recommendation for

consideration by a committee of

the National Assembly.

Adv. Tlakula intends to ask the

president to place her on leave

while she appeals the judgement

with the Constitutional Court.

In the light of her intention to

challenge the ruling of the

Electoral Court, we hold the view

that the National Assembly should

await the conclusion of the legal

process before it exercises its

obligations in terms of the law. It

would indeed be premature and

legally untenable for the institu-

tion to initiate a process and take

a decision on a matter that is

pending in court.

Tlakula matter

still pending

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NEWS

AUGUSTO PALA-

CIOS, Orlando

Pirates technical

director for Youth

Football, has

questioned the

attitude of African

players at the World

Cup.

The Peru-born

Palacios, a former

Bafana Bafana

coach, says he has

been impressed with

the attitudes of the

South American

teams at the World

Cup in Brazil.

In South Ameri-

ca when you play

for the national

team, it is an

honour for you and

your family, and the

players understand

that very well; it is

all about protecting

and playing for your name, he told the

Pirates website.

I come from that part of the world and I

know what it is like when you are called to

the national team.

Apart from Argentina and Brazil, the

other South American countries have a

very small population and are very small in

size.

They do not have all the resources the

other countries have, so for them, when

they get an opportunity to thrive in such

occasions, they go all out, Palacios added.

In contrast, the well-travelled 62-year-old

has questioned the temperament of some of

the African players currently taking part in

the World Cup.

I think it boils

down to lack of

discipline and desire

to win. I mean, for a

player like Alex

Song to do what he

did to his country is

unacceptable, he

said.

That was a

crucial match

(against Croatia)

and they had to

win. I do not think

Song would have

assaulted a player if

he was playing for

Barcelona. You

cannot disrespect

your country, the

viewers and

yourself just like

that.

The big differ-

ence between

African players and

South American players is that in South

America the players know that they make

their names in the national team. Look at

the goalkeeper of Mexico; he is one of the

most sought-after players right now because

of what he did against Brazil.

He does not even have a team, but he

knew he had to fight for his country and

now he will reap big benefits. Players must

understand that when you go to big

tournaments with the national team, you

are representing your country and the

name of your family. You cannot mess up.

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Palacios questions

African discipline

AUGUSTO PALACIOS

THE Castle Lager

Proteas will play five

One-Day Internation-

als (ODIs) against

Australia in Novem-

ber as part of their

build-up to the ICC

World Cup 2015 to be

hosted jointly byAus-

tralia and New Zea-

land.

The Blue Label Tel-

ecoms Proteas will al-

so be playing three

T20 international

matches.

This tour follows

directly after a three-

match ODI series in

New Zealand and will

effectively be one

tour for the Proteas.

We continue to

build our ODI squad

ahead of the Cricket

World Cup and have

planned 24 ODI

matches before the

tournament starts,

said Haroon Lorgat,

Cricket South Africa

(CSA) chief execu-

tive.

These are good op-

portunities for our

players, particularly

the newcomers, to ex-

perience playing in

New Zealand and

Australia. The

matches in Australia

will be played at the

main stadiumswhich

will be helpful in pre-

paringourplayers for

the World Cup.

The team will also

play an ODI series

against Sri Lanka,

Zimbabwe and the

West Indies before

the World Cup.

Proteas fixtures:

) 2 Nov. T20 warm-

up match at North

Sydney Oval.

) 5 Nov. T20 Aus-

tralia vs South Africa

at Adelaide Oval, Ad-

elaide.

) 7 Nov. T20 Aus-

tralia vs South Afri-

ca, MCG, Melbourne.

) 9 Nov. T20 Aus-


at ANZ Stadium, Syd-

ney.

) 14 Nov. ODI Aus-


at Waca, Perth.

) 16 Nov. ODI Aus-


at Waca, Perth.

) 19 Nov. ODI Aus-


atManuka Oval, Can-

berra.

) 21 Nov. ODI Aus-


at MCG, Melbourne.

) 23 Nov. ODI Aus-


at SCG, Sydney.

ODIs part

of build-up

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GEORGE NECHIRONGA, Bloemfontein

Celtic Colts manager, has welcomed the

Engen Knockout draw which was conducted

at Grey College in Bloemfontein last Thurs-

day.

The former Celtic hitman said his boys

were more than ready to take on the best

teams in the tournament when the games

began on 4 July.

It is one of the most difficult groups of

the competition, but Im positive well do

much better than last year (third-place

finish). We are looking forward to the

challenge ahead and our boys are ready to

compete for the championship this time

around.

We are going to use almost the same team

that played in the tournament last year. Only

three or four players who were part of our

squad wont be available because they are

older than 17. But those who will be replac-

ing them are equally good players, Nechi-

ronga said.

The defending champions, the Harmony

Sports Academy from Virginia, who had won

the competition the past six years, were

pooled in Group D with Calculus High,

Mangaung Unite FC and hosts Grey College.

Im happy about the outcome of the draw.

However, being pitted with Grey in the same

group always gives us a headache, because

they are a good team. But we are ready to

compete against the best teams in the

tournament.

Hopefully well successfully defend our

title. We still have about eight players who

were part of my squad last year, said

Harmony coach, Pitso Mokoena.

Ludwig Koekemoer, the tournament

organiser, said they were going to introduce

a new registration system this year, whereby

all the players would be doing a fingerprint

scan.

We are going to have a mobile unit

system at the venue after the player registra-

tion has taken place. Instead of asking

players for their registration cards, we are

going to ask the players to make a thumb

scan.

If the player is not registered well pick

that up. However, well still have their

registration cards in our possession. We

want to try and move away from the old

paperwork system, Koekemoer explained.

We are happy about this new innovation.

We are trying to come up with something

new every year. I hope well have a great

tournament. Good luck to all the teams who

will be participating in the event this year,

he added.

Meanwhile, Pumeza Ntisana, who repre-

sented Engen, expressed her delight at her

companys involvement in the competition.

Engen is very proud to have been

involved in youth football for 11 years. This

has been at the heart of our corporation as it

provides young footballers with the opportu-

nity to showcase their talent.

Many young footballers who competed in

the u.17 Engen Knockout Challenge have

gone on to compete at the highest level in

South Africa, Ntisana said.

All the u.17 Engen Knockout Challenge

attendees can look forward to great enter-

tainment. It remains our vision to support

football as part of our community cohesion.

We look forward to this tournament each

year where we can be instrumental in

providing opportunities for those who love

the game, but who would otherwise not

traditionally be able to participate at

competition level, she concluded.

All the matches will take place at Grey

Colleges Windmill Park. The final will be

played on 6 July.

Team ready for challenge

FROM the left are Ludwig Koekemoer, tour

nament director, Lucas Sekwena, Sasfa, Lu

cas Matobako, Safa, Pumeza Ntisana, En

gen Petroleum, Deon Scheepers, headmas

ter: Grey College, and JD Ferreira,

sponsorship manager at Grey College.

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