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} Tladi Moloi

BOCHABELA. – You will be forgiven forthinking another instalment of the wildlypopular Leon Schuster movie Mr Bones isbeing filmed in Bochabela, Qwaqwa.This is the reaction of many people who

come across the rather out-of-place tallfigure of Phillip Griesel, a sangoma wholives and works in the rural village.Griessel’s consulting rooms are in the

shadow of the small mountain on yourright-hand side as your make your wayinto Phuthaditjhaba.The 44-years-old traditional healer is

originally from Môrelig in Bethlehem.He says he had relocated to Qwaqwa

after he was shown in a dream that aperson who would train him was inQwaqwa.“I had a calling from a long time ago,

but I was ignorant. But it became moreserious when I arrived here. I work withscrap metals in the Eastern Free State andlast year I decided that I should come tothis side for business. While I was here Iwas shown two people in my dreams thatwould help me with my calling,” he said.He said he first went to the mother who

he had seen in his dreams, but the motherhad referred him to Nkosana Nkhutha (27)from the Thajane Village in Tsheseng,Qwaqwa.“A calling is one of the things that

should be taken serious. If you don’t followit you might die. I am happy that mydream came through when I got here,” hesaid.“One day I was driving from work. My

ancestors appeared in clouds, three ofthem, and since then I started having thosecontinuous dreams. Since then I wouldstruggle to sleep for about three hours. Atthe same time I would see things that willhappen the next day and they wouldhappen,” he says.He says his mother believed in tradition-

al doctors, but he was not really into it.“She spoke Sesotho fluently and she

knew more about them. She was actually aprophet, but she would not give muti,” hesays.Griessel says black people were laughing

at him the first time they saw him, butsome of them have already come to him

for help.“It was difficult to go all around because

they were laughing at me, but I justignored them. The funny thing is afterhaving laughed they would come and askfor my number and eventually come forhelp,” he says.Griessel says he has been happy with his

mentor, because he has been so helpfulsince he had arrived in Qwaqwa.

“We are working together. If I have apatient and I don’t understand something, Icall him for help,” he says.However, Nkutha says Griessel has

never had a serious problem with apatient.“He has done some of the things that I

have never done myself. I am learningsome of the things from him,” he says.Nkutha says he was surprised the first

day a white man approached him tellinghim about his calling.“I did not believe him and the first

question was how he knew about me. Hetold me about his dreams, but it was hardto believe him. However, after a fewquestion and tests I realised that he hasthat sangoma thing in him. I started goingwith him to our traditional doctor’sworkshop and introduced him there.”

The white sangoma is inFirst laughing stock, now offers help to many

PHILLIP GRIESEL, a sangoma who lives and works in the rural village of Bochabela, Qwaqwa.

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Legend laid to rest;legacy will live on} Tladi Moloi

QWAQWA. – Hundreds ofmourners gathered in Maphiring,Namahadi, on Saturday to paytheir respects to Dr TshiameKenneth Mopeli, the founder ofthe Dikwankwetla Party of SouthAfrica and former chief ministerof Qwaqwa.Mopeli died on 1 October in

the Manapo Hospital in Qwaqwafollowing a long illness andyears of battling with cancer ofthe colon.The funeral service started at

08:00 and Mopeli was laid to restaround 14:45 at the Thaba-BosiuCemetery.Moeketsi Lebesa, the president

of the Dikwankwetla Party ofSouth Africa (DPSA), said: “DrMopeli deserves glory, because

he worked for us. We are whatwe are today because of him.”He said Mopeli’s name would

be written in golden letters whenthe history books were rewritten.“We’ll have his public lecture

every year. We want our chil-dren to know about him,” hesaid.Lebesa described Mopeli as a

legend of pure love.“He was very loyal and guided

me in politics. I am proud to sayI am a product of his,” he said.Hlaudi Motsoeneng, the SABC

chief operating officer (COO),said Mopeli had been known inthe whole of South Africa.“He started the school in

Qwaqwa in his time. Everyonewho wanted an education camehere,” he said.He said it was time that some

of the politicians learnt fromMopeli.“No one can deny that he had

worked hard during his time.Some leaders die without havingdone anything for the people,” hesaid.Sisi Ntombela, MEC for Social

Development, said Mopeli hadbeen her principal at theTiisetsang Secondary School andhad always been good to every-one.“Mopeli always fought for

Sotho and we should make surethat we keep the language alive.We should be proud of ourheritage,” she said.Mopeli is survived by his wife,

Matseliso Judith Mopeli, onechild (Shoeshoe), four grandchil-dren and three great-grandchil-dren.

REST IN PEACE: The late Dr Tshiame Kenneth Mopeli, the founder of the Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa and former chief ministerof Qwaqwa, is being carried to his final resting place. Photos: Tladi Moloi

MOPELI'S heartbroken wife,Matseliso Judith.

} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – It seems like theresidents of Polar Park and theSilahliwe Informal Settlement willhave to wait longer than expectedfor the new houses they have beenpromised in Vogelfontein nearBaken Park.There seem to be more problems

than solutions on the site with thesub-contractors even downingtools and demanding answers.On Friday, when Express

Eastern Free State visited the siteto check on the progress whichhad been made on the 500 houses,workers were sitting aroundenjoying the sunshine.Allegedly, this was as a result of

one of the sub-contractors whohad removed the machines he hadhired to Raymond Lee of UnitalHoldings CGCOC (the maincontractor).According to the sub-contractor,

the machines were removedbecause Lee owed him a lot ofmoney.Kamoho Mokoena, the spokes-

person for the concerned sub-con-tractors, said they wanted OllyMlamleli, the MEC for Coopera-tive Governance, TraditionalAffairs and Human Settlements, to

come down and talk to them.“We are being treated like

children. No one is listening to us.The person who should berepresenting us with the Chineseis doing the opposite,” he said.Mokoena said even though they

had been given jobs with the hopethat it would empower them, theywere losing.“We need material. We are

getting paid per house built, andwe sometimes build two housesper month because of a shortageof material. When you ask for

window frames you are told theyare on their way. When you askagain after a few days, theychange their story saying thetransport has broken down,” hesaid.Mokoena told Express Eastern

Free State that they would notwork until they received answersfrom those responsible.“We don’t know whose project

this is. No one has come toaddress us since we have started.Ace Magashule or Mlamleli shouldvisit the site,” he said.

He wanted to finish at least halfof the required 500 houses.“We have even lost some of our

workers because we can’t paythem at the agreed time becausewe don’t receive our money fromthe main contractor on time,” hesaid.Paul Tshabalala, the community

liaising officer (CLO), rubbishedrumours that he was not repre-senting the sub-contractors.“It is not true. I am here

because of them, so how can I dothat?” he said.

He said he was aware that therewere problems but added that hehad never been approached aboutthese. “I don’t know about theirissues. If I knew, I would haveresponded,” he said.Tshabalala confirmed that one

of the sub-contractors came earlyon Friday and removed hismachines. “He said he was doingit because the main contractorowed him,” he said.When asked about the problem

at the site a week ago, Mlamlelisaid: “Who told you? Let theresponsible person (me) tell you.You don’t even know how manyhouses are going to be built. Weare starting with 500. And thosehouse are for the Selahliweresidents.”She said she had been at the

site night and day to monitorprogress. “If they don’t do thework, I’ll fire them.”Mlamleli said they were very

slow. She had warned them andsince the warning they had beenworking very hard.“Sub-contractors who steal

materials are making our workvery difficult. The houses will befinished in March,” she said.) Lee could not be reached forcomment.

Residents will have to wait longer for houses

NO work is being done at Vogelfontein near Baken Park as workers have downed tools. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Missing studentat universitySINOTHEMBA MKHULULI, a stu-dent at the University of the FreeState’s Qwaqwa Campus, is miss-ing and the police need assist-ance. You can call the Phutha-ditjhaba police on 058-718-0809.

THE Bethlehem police are lookingfor the family of this pensionerknown as Lolo Moqabanyi (Mosa-weni) from the Makwane Villagein Qwaqwa. He claims that hisdaughter-in-law is MmamorenaMotsoeneng and her husband isKholo (son) who is deceased now.He once stayed at the ReihoekFarm in the Slabberts district, Fou-riesburg. The oldman cannot hearproperly.

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – TjhetaneMofokeng, the executive mayorof the Dihlabeng Local Munici-pality, said their partnershipwith the South African NationalDefence Force (SANDF) and2 Field Engineer Regiment inparticular was important totheir municipality.

He said he was proud to havethis regiment in his municipali-ty – the only combat engineer-ing regiment in South Africa.

“This regiment consists ofmen and women who put theirinterest in the people of SouthAfrica. They risk their lives forthe freedom of the country andthe African continent,” he said.

Mofokeng spoke at the 2 FieldEngineer Regiment Freedom ofthe City Parade at the Bethle-hem town hall on Fridaymorning.

He said the parade was aclear message that the munici-pality had the manpower and adedicated force to ensureeverybody’s safety.

“The parade creates a senseof stability and awareness that

the municipality has a fightingforce geared to secure the safetyof the people,” he said.

He said the Freedom of theCity was an honour bestowedby a municipality upon avalued member of the communi-ty, or upon a visiting celebrityor dignitary.

“It can also be granted bymunicipal authorities tomilitary units which haveearned the city’s trust, thisallows them the freedom toparade through the city, and isan affirmation of the bondbetween the regiment and thecitizens,” he said.

He said the regiment hadbeen awarded the rights tomarch through the streets ofBethlehem with bayonets drawnand fitted in October 1970.

“This is known in militaryparlance as a Freedom of theCity Parade. Since then 2 FiledEngineer Regiment presents itevery second year.

“This year they celebrated 44years of the Freedom of theCity under the command of Lt.Col Luxolo Velile Shalom PeaceNgwadla.”

Mayor proud of 2 Field Engineer Regiment

TJHETANE MOFO-KENG, the execu-tive mayor of theDihlabeng LocalMunicipality, and Lt.Col Luxolo VelileShalom PeaceNgwadla, the 2Field Engineer Regi-ment commander,during the 2 FieldEngineer RegimentFreedom of the CityParade.

THEmembersof the 2 FieldEngineerRegiment inBethlehemsaluteduring the 2FieldEngineerRegiment Freedomof the City Parade. Photos: Tladi Moloi

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} Nkareng Moloi

PHUTHADITJHABA. – Isaac Msibi wasthe overall winner at the University of theFree State’s (UFS), Qwaqwa CampusExcellence Awards.

The 22-year-old student was called to thestage five times to collect the awards he hadworked for.

Msibi claimed the title of top student inresidents, Accounting, Economics, BusinessStudies, as well as a dux award, which goeswith R12 500 for the university’s hardestworker.

He scooped all these awards at theceremony at the Qwaqwa campus lastFriday.

At the ceremony, the students wereawarded for their excellence in house andresidence affairs, sports, student develop-ment and academics.

Some awards were sponsored by theQwaqwa United Taxi Association (Qwauta)and the dux award was sponsored by theCompass Group.

Prof. Prakash Naidoo, the campus princi-pal, congratulated the students who werewon the awards on the day.

“Congratulations are in order to thosewho won awards. But it would not be fairfor me not to appreciate the job done by thelate Dr Tshiame Mopeli. If it were not forthat great man, this university would not behere and you would not be receiving thisaward. It is because of the schools he builtin Qwaqwa,” Naidoo said.

He also motivated the students who didnot get awards.

“You are also winners, but you have towork harder to claim your prizes next year.So you have the whole year to prepareyourself for that. This red carpet will thenbe rolled out for you. Go and work hard,you will reap the rewards,” Naidoo conclud-ed.

Msibi told Express Eastern Free State thathe did not have many words to describe hisexcitement.

“I am so happy to have been the overallwinner today. I was only expecting twoawards, but to my surprise I got more. It isdue to hard work and having the ambitionof knowing more than what is in the textbook,” said Msibi.

He said that basics guided him to the top.

“I did nothing new to win this. I studiedhard, asked questions where I did notunderstand and used technology likeYouTube to understand better. And thathelped me to get what I got today.”

Patricia Kissane, the regional manager ofthe Compass Group, said they were glad toinvest in education.

“I am happy that we don’t just supplycatering to the university – we also invest

and plough back to the campus,” saidKissane. “This is the second year we havesponsored the award with R10 000 and wehope to continue sponsoring, as we see itsimpact.”

Qwaqwa campus rewards its finest

FROMthe left are TebohoManchu, vice-campus principal: Support Services, JohanNel, assistant dean: Faculty of EconomicManagementSciences, DrAna Tsotetsi, IsaacMsibi, overallwinner, Patricia Kissane, regionalmanager of theCompassGroup, Dr Elsa Crause, vice-cam-pus principal: Academic and Research, and Prof. Prakash Naidoo, University of the Free State Qwaqwa Campus principal.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

GO na le mekgwa e Batswanabatho ba ba ntsho ba nang leyone.

Fa ngwana a tsalwa, lenyalo,loso, bogwera, badimo le tsedingwe go ne go na le ka moo reneng re dira ka gone. Matsatsi aga re sa di dira. Re latlhile ditsole mekgwa ya rona batho babantsho. Re are ke sejwalejwale.

Gongwe re tshwanetse ra boelamorago ra bona moo re latlhilengsetso gona.

Lenyalo e ne e le nngwe ya tsere neng re na le setso le mekgwaya gore re di dira jang. Mosadi one a rerwa. A sa ithere.

Bo-Malome ba ne ba kopelamosimane sego sa metsi. Bogadibo ne bo duelwa mme morago enne moletlo o mogolo re tlhabadinku le dikgomo. Fa ngwetsi efitlha e ne e amogelwa. Ngwetsi ene e apesiwa diaparo tsa bongwet-si mme a tlhabelwa namane gomo amogela.

Fa mosetsana a ka ima pele golenyalo go ne go isiwa molato koga bo-mosimane. borra-mosimaneba ne ba itsisiwe gore ngwana wabone o sentse mme ba itlhotlhoet-se ba tle go kopana le bo-rramosetsana. Pele go ka buiwa kalenyalo borra-mosimane ba ne baduedisiwa kotlhao ya go senya

mosetsana. Mme morago ga mooke gone go ka buiwang ka lenyalo.

Fa ngwana e le mosetsana o nea fophiwa ka thupa kgotsa atshelwa ka metsi. Go ne bo bewamo mathuding kgathi kgotsaterata e batho ba neng ba bonagore go motsetse mme ga gotsenwe.

Bomme ba ne ba gelela metsi baisetsa motsetsi. Ba ne ba isa ledimpho tsa ngwana jaaka sesepale diaparo. Mme fa nako e fitlhaya go belega o ne a ya kwa gabone mme a dule le ngwana nakoe ka fitlhang go dikgwedi tsetharo morago ga ngwana gobelegwa.

Se, se ne se fa mme nako ya gofola le gore ngwana a tutuge.Ngwana fa a fitlha kwa gae o aamogelwa mme re tlhaba nku gomo itsise badimo. Maina a a nenga rewa bana a ne a na le bokao.

A re ke nako a batlana le

ngwana mme o utlwa ngwana asetse a tlhokofetse. Se se diragalamorago ga ngwaga tse 20.

Go borre ba ba naganang gorengwana ke wa bone mme go sejalo. Mo gongwe mme le ene a boa sa itse fela Batswana ba rengwana o itsiwe ke mmaagwe. Mogongwe re be re sa rate gorengwana a itse rraagwe ka se se kamo tlhakatlhakanya. Rre ke yo ogodisitseng ngwana.

Mme o atle a nyalwe le ngwanamme rre a amogele ngwane gosena mathata. Go botoka gobolelela ngwana nnete fa a setse agodile gonne batho bangwe ba kamo utlwisa botlhoko ka go mobolela nnete e ne a sa itse.

Fa rre a nagana ngwana ke wagagwe o mo bolelela nnete leng? Ago na le nako e e siametseng se?Se se thata. Fela nnete e tshwanet-se go bolelwa.

Loso e ne e le selo se se masisi.

Fa go le loso o bona ka mokgwa obatho ba itswarang ka gone.Moaparo o ne o shupa go tlotla.Batho ba ne ba apeisa bashwelwamme ba tla go ba thusa go apaya,go rema dikgong, go tlhabadiphologolo le ditiro tse dingwe.

Morago ga phitlho go ne gogorolwa ba losika. Se se dirwaletsatsi morago ga phitlho. Go nego tlhabiwa nku, mme moswang okopanngwa le legala le tlhokwanala tsela. Bashwelwa ba tlhapisiwee sale ka phakela mme ba satshwanela go tlhapa go fitlhelamoriti o thaya.

Motlholagadi o ne a aparabontsho mme moswagadi o ne afapa khai e ntsho mo letsogong.Re ne re etela mabitla go bua leba ba ithobaletseng. Re balotlegela gore re ntse re ya jang lediphethogo tse di leng gone momatshelong a rona.

Rona re dumela gore re ka nesapula ebile re ka e thibela. Go nale morafe o o dumelang goreKgosigadi wa bona o nesa pula. Fare ntse re gola go ne go na le selogotwe ke leshokwane. Batho ba neba taboga motse otlhe ba neeletsa-na leshokwane gotwe go bidiwapula. Gone jaanong gatwe bathoba leleka pula.

Gatwe batho ba ba foromang

ditene ba e leleka ka e ba sitisa godira ditene. Batho ba ba nang lemekete kgotsa phitlho ba lelekapula. Go tumelo ya gore fa o kabesa seretse pula ya tsamaya.Bangwe ba re gofejana a pepethuana.

O ka se itse kwa o yang o saitse kwa o tswang.

A re se timetseng bana ba ronake bone bokamoso. A re ba rutengkwa ba tswang le ditumelo tsarona. Merafe e tshwanang leMaindia ba sa tshwere setso sabone. Rona re re ke selosesha, kesemanjemanje.

Re apara le go keteka setso felaka 24 tsa Lwetse. Ke gone reaparang diaparo tsa setso. Banaba rona ga ba tlhole ba itse setso.Ga ba itse puo. Ga ba itse le dijotsa rona le metshameko ya rona.

A re ipeleng ka borona. A re setlhabiwe ke ditlhong go tlhomphasetso sa rona. Ke lo eleletsaletsatsi le le monate.) Mang kapa mang ya abatlang ho ngola kholomongena, a ka ikopanya le JabulaniDlamini ho 051-404-7910kapa email: Jabu-lani.Dlamini@volksblad.com) Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa.) Where necessary Expressedits some columns – Ed.

Re latlhile setso le mekgwa ya ronaA re buengAdvocate Kuni DitiraAuthor

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THABISO MOKOENA, Bohlokong,Bethlehem:

THE world has been hit hard by anoutbreak of the Ebola virus, hitting theWestern part of the African continent thehardest.Ebola has proven to be very problematic

and it poses a number of challenges tomany countries, for it is not only threaten-ing the lives of Africans and the world, butalso its economies.We recently witnessed ministers of health

taking all precautionary measures incombating it, to the extent that in someparts of the world people are tested just asthey arrive at airports, particularly thosewho travelled via West Africa.The governments issued statements

assuring citizens that they were Ebola free,as no cases had been reported yet. Investorsand tourists are updated in many parts ofthe world to make sure the harm economi-cally is minimal.This observation has left me with one

question: Could the Ebola virus be the nextHIV?I might not have scientific information

relating to Ebola, in comparison to myknowledge of HIV, but I have observedsimilarities in the manner in which thevirus is unfolding.Firstly, the most-welcomed theory

explaining the origin of HIV is that be-tween 1884 and 1924 somewhere nearKinshasa in West Africa hunters killed andate chimpanzees.Some of the animals’ blood contained a

virus called the Simian ImmunodeficiencyVirus (SIV) and this entered the hunters’bodies possibly through wounds and theybecame infected.Gorillas and chimpanzees are pointed to

as the origin of the Ebola virus.It is stated that traces of the Ebola virus

were detected in carcasses during the 2001and 2003 outbreaks.It is further said that animals like bats

and birds are considered carriers of Ebola.

Secondly, the treatment of Ebola patientsis reflective of exactly what the earlierpatients of HIV experienced and perpetuatesthe same kind of stigmatization.They are separated and disconnected

from the rest until they either die or theircondition changes.Lastly, both impact negatively on the life

expectancy on our continent, although ithas changed with HIV intervention.However, there is still no cure for either

and they pose a serious threat to bothsociety and the economy.I have noted reports of a newly developed

vaccine by the United States- (US) basedNational Institute of Allergies and Infec-tious Diseases and a second trial of vaccinedeveloped by Canada’s health agency isbeing undertaken in America. This is agreat and promising advancement and theresults are pending.One cannot help but wonder if this will

lead to political resistance from Africanleaders, as was the case when the formerSouth African president Thabo Mbekiquestioned Western pharmaceutical compa-nies’ behaviour in seeking to increase theirsales by selling AZT to the South Africangovernment despite it not being registeredfor the then intended purpose and wasperceived as ineffective, thus exploiting thejustified health concerns of Africans.With all these similarities, one cannot

help but ask if Ebola could be the next HIV.

Is Ebolathe nextHIV?

REV. THEUNIS BOTHA, ChristianDemocratic Party leader:

THE Christian Democratic Party (CDP)has expressed concern with the statementthe Police chief, Riah Phiyega, made duringthe Human Rights Commission’s enquiryinto farm murders that no distinction couldbe drawn between a murder in a shebeenand a farm murder.One would expect more judicial knowledge

from the minister of Police.The courts indeed draw a huge distinction

between a drunken fight in a liquor joint

and when innocent people are attacked in acarefully planned operation, brutallyassaulted and killed in the most horrificway. In many cases the victims wereambushed returning from church.We strongly condemn these comparisons,

and regard the commissioner’s statement asshowing a lack of understanding of theseriousness of the matters she is responsiblefor.The Appeals Court drew a clear distinction

between dolus directus and dolus eventualis(the perpetrator objectively foresees thepossibility of his act causing death and

persists regardless of the consequences).Surely the chief of Police should know

this. A premeditated farm murder is a farcry from someone losing their life in a pubbrawl.Surely, a police chief cannot direct

policing and the safety of people whenattacks on law abiding citizens are treated inthe same way as people who engage indrunken fights and die as a consequencethereof.We demand a public apology on behalf of

all of those who have lost family membersas a result of farm murders.

Phiyega’s statement not thought through

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THE South African Breweries (SAB)has launched a national retailerbusiness training programme aimedat improving tavern owners’ businessskills and educating them on how torun a profitable and sustainablebusiness in a socially responsiblemanner.The Customer Business Develop-

ment Programme (CBD), targetingapproximately 4 200 tavern ownersacross South Africa, seeks to buildand enhance tavern owner businessskills.The SAB also aims to raise trader

awareness of their obligation to traderesponsibly, a requirement to main-tain their licence to operate and tohelp minimise the harmful effects ofalcohol in society.The CBD Programme is an exten-

sion of SAB’s Mahlasedi TavernerDevelopment Programme which ranfrom 2004 until 2009 and reachedmore than 16 000 taverners throughan investment of R54 million. Tavernowners that participated in Mahlasedireported an increase in businessperformance.“Local licensed traders make a

valuable contribution to the successof the SAB as a business and towardsthe economy of the country. The CBDProgramme allows us to empowerthem with the skills necessary tomaintain and grow sustainable,profitable and responsible businesses,which will continue supporting theirfamilies and improving others’ livesthrough the creation of employment,”says Refentse Shinners, the SAB’smanager for enterprise development.Tavern owners undergo a four-day

training programme allowing them togain better understanding of how tomanage their personal finances, basicbusiness skills, as well as how to planand grow a tavern business.Additionally, tavern owners will be

given valuable information and skillson how to trade responsibly as ameans of minimising the harmfuleffects of alcohol abuse within theircommunities. This is providedthrough SAB’s Responsible TraderProgramme (RTP), a high-impact andholistic approach to engaging liquortraders on alcohol abuse and theharm it causes communities, and afirst of its kind in South Africa.Introduced in 2011, RTP is the first

programme in the country to activelyposition the liquor trader as achampion in the fight against alcoholabuse. The programme highlights theimportance of trading responsibly toensure the sustainability of thebusinesses of liquor traders.SAB developed the Responsible

Trader Programme in response to thecompany’s deep concern about theharm alcohol abuse can cause toindividuals, families and communi-ties. Its objective is to encourageself-regulation amongst traders bycreating awareness of the social,health and economic consequences ofirresponsible trading.Added to the devastating impact of

alcohol abuse on communities andindividuals, irresponsible traders facetough consequences for their behav-iour, including the potential loss oftheir trading licence and in turn, aloss of income.The Responsible Trader Programme

focuses on three key areas:1. Creating awareness about the harmcaused by alcohol abuse and the rolethe trader plays in driving a reduc-tion of alcohol abuse in their respec-tive communities;2. Building trader competence toactively ensure responsible trading inthe outlet; and3. Building trader competence tocreate awareness amongst outlet staffand customers about responsibletrading and the harm caused byalcohol abuse.On completion of the CBD Pro-

gramme, tavern owners will beprovided with certificates and plansare underway to offer post-trainingbusiness management support fromthe SAB.

} Thabo Mokoena

TSHESENG. – A total of 17 students fromthe Tsheseng Village in Qwaqwa wereawarded certificates for completing afour-week computer training coursepresented by loveLife.They were awarded the certificates at a

graduation ceremony that was held at theFootball for Hope Centre recently.Rapelang Ntombela, the loveLife ground-

breaker in Tsheseng, said the computertraining course was aimed at empoweringthe young, especially those who were

unemployed.She said they hoped that other stakehold-

er would come on board and offer theteaching of other skills in future.“We know they did not choose to be

unemployed and we’ll always try our levelbest to help them with skills,” she said.Ntombela said they were happy with the

response from those who had turned up forthe training.Tshidiso Motaung, a centre manager of

loveLife, said: “Young people can be veryignorant. This centre has been in operationa while but they do not come in their

numbers to make use of it.”He said it was time for those who were

living close to the centre to come and makeuse of its services.“We have computers and we run compu-

ter classes for free, but people don’t come.This is our first group to graduate since Ihave been appointed to run this centre, buthopefully others will join them and makeuse of the centre.“We realise that the certificate is not

for an accredited course but I now knowthat at least the attendees are computerliterate,” he said.

Students acquire new skillTHE students from the Tsheseng Village in Qwaqwawhowere awarded certificates for completing a four-week computer training courseoffered by loveLife. Photo: Thabo Mokoena

Programmeseeks tobetter skills

NTOKOZOMSIBI and LuthandoKelewere photographed dur-ing the recent ABC Day-care Centre’s Heritage celebration inBohlokong, Bethlehem. Photo: Tladi Moloi

HARRSIMITH. – The Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipalityrecently offered a helping handto some of the fire victims atthe Kiesbeen Farm (Afgang)near Harrismith.The municipality, which was

represented by members of theMayoral Committee (MMC) inthe absence of the executivemayor, Vusi Tshabalala, whowas in India, had visited the

farm to hand out blankets,Jojo water tanks, food parcelsand school uniforms for 14learners.The MMC’s who attended,

were Masechaba Lakaje-Mosia,MMC: Women, Children andPeople with Disability, DipuoMboso, MMC: Local EconomicDevelopment, and KgoaraiKgoarai, MMC: Sport, Arts andCulture.

Helping hand offered

THE members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality with the beneficiaries at the KiesbeenFarm near Harrismith. Photo: Supplied

Celebrating heritage

FORMER Nigerian midfielderAustin Okocha has said StephenKeshi and players of the SuperEagles should not be blamed forthe poor results in the 2015Afcon qualification. Keshi,Nigeria’s head coach, and hismen have come under fire for astring of poor performanceswhich have seen them notch upjust one win in 11 matches.But Okocha, 41 and a former

teammate of Keshi, believes thepoor run of the African cham-pions in the ongoing qualifica-tion of the Africa Cup of Nationsis a reflection that “our footballis long dead and gone”.The ex-Paris St Germain man,

apart from stating that Nigeriahave now found themselves inan “unusual situation” in theAfcon qualification, posed a

query by juxtaposing thecountry’s football affairs atadministrative level and recentresults on the pitch.“Anyone that blames Keshi or

the boys is short-sighted. Ourfootball is long dead and gone.This (loss to Sudan) is just theconfirmation. We are in a veryunusual situation. The questionis: Do we deserve better,considering the state of ourfootball affairs in recent times,”Okocha asked via Twitter.The African champions,

Nigeria, are now bottom ofGroup A in the Afcon qualifica-tion with a point, six behind theleaders, South Africa. The SuperEagles will play hosts to Sudanin the National Stadium inAbuja on Wednesday.– Supersport.com

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THE South African goalkeeperSenzo Meyiwa said it had beenno joke to beat Congo away, buthe expected the central Africanswould be fired up for the returnAfcon qualifier in Polokwanetoday.Bafana Bafana replaced the

Red Devils as Group A leaderswith a 2-0 victory in PointeNoire over the weekend, withBongani Ndulula and TokeloRantie getting the goals in thecoastal city.“It will be a different match,

that is for sure,” Meyiwa toldOrlando Pirates’s officialwebsite. “They will come outfighting, but I’m sure we willhave a good plan for them.“We did the most difficult

thing . . . to go to the Congo andget a clear victory is not a joke.“Here we will stay calm and

just do the basics right.”He added: “That victory is

water under the bridge. Now itis back to work and show thecoach, Ephraim Mashaba, weare ready to face the nextbattle.”

Meanwhile, Meyiwa said hewas satisfied with his efforts incaptaining Bafana in theinjury-enforced absence ofItumeleng Khune. The Bucsnumber one has worn thearmband against Sudan, Nigeriaand the Congolese, with theteam picking up seven pointswithout conceding a goal.“It is nice, it shows the coach

believes in me. It is hardsometimes to be the captain asyou have to be ready to protectthe team. But everything isgoing okay and I’m satisfiedwith what I have done so farbeing the captain.”– KickOff.com

Congo will beback all fired up

‘They will come outfighting, but I’m surewe will have a goodplan for them.’– Senzo Meyiwa

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BETHLEHEM. – The team of theBodikela Junior SecondarySchool, the team who representedthe Free State in the 2014 McDon-ald’s u.14 Schools League NationalFinals at the Actonville Stadiumin Gauteng, finished third in thecompetition.The Bethlehem-based team were

knocked out in the semi-final ofthe contest by the host, thePrestige College from Gauteng, by2-0.Just after that the team had to

battle it out for third placeagainst the Khethokuhle Second-ary School from KwaZulu-Nataland won 1-0.They came home with the

bronze medal.The Prestige College were the

winners of the tournamenthammering the Bjatladi HighSchool of Limpopo 5-2.The tournament started with

two groups, A and B. The top twoteams in each stream qualified forthe knock-out stage. They werethe Free State, KwaZulu-Natal,Gauteng and Limpopo.Charles Molefe, the Bodikela

mentor, said he was happy withthe attitude of the playersthroughout the tournament. Hesaid they could have won thetournament if they had had goodplans to gun down Gauteng, thechampions.“We dominated the tournament.

We came as the under dogs but

the type of football that we playedduring the competition won thehearts of many and this led to usbecoming the favourites,” he said.He said Gauteng was strong on

counter attacks.“They scored early and in the

second half I told my boys thatwe should keep the ball so thatthey could chase it. They couldnot match this but it was too latefor us to bounce back from twogoals,” he said.He was adamant that they

would return the followingseason.“We have about five players

who will be in the team and Ihope they will guide the newplayers who will be joining usduring the season,” he said.

Bodikela bringshome the bronze

THE team of the Bodikela Junior Secondary School that represented the Free State in the 2014 McDonald’su.14 Schools League National Finals, finished third. Photo: Supplied

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BETHLEHEM. – About R3 mil-lion has been spent on theinstallation of the floodlights atthe Goble Park Stadium inBethlehem, Tjhetane Mofokeng,the executive mayor of theDihlabeng Local Municipality,told Express Eastern Free State.Mofokeng said they decided to

install the floodlights at thestadium after they had received aproposal from the Absa PremierLeague outfit Free State Stars.“We received a proposal from

the management of the teamindicating to us that the light inthe stadium was poor and did notmeet the Premier Soccer League(PSL) standards.

“So, they asked the municipa-lity to change the lights.“I am proud to announce that

we are busy working on that atthe moment,” he said.Ea Lla Koto have been using

both Goble Park and the CharlesMopeli Stadium in Namahadi,Qwaqwa, for their home games.Charles Mopeli has mostly been

used for the evening games andto host Kaizer Chiefs, MamelodiSundowns, Orlando Pirates andBloemfontein Celtic because ofthe bigger crowds.However, it is likely that the

Mike Mokoena-owned team willmove their night fixtures toBethlehem as soon as the lightsare up and running.Mofokeng said they had

promised that the lights wouldbe working at the end of Octo-ber.“We hope the team will be

playing their evening games atthat stadium as of next month,”he said.He said he had been over-

whelmed when he received theproposal stating that the teamwanted to take their eveningfixtures to Bethlehem becausethat would boost the economy.“It is obvious that somepeople will be sleeping here,and that means our B&B’s (bedand breakfast), guest housesand hostels will always be full.“Our filling stations and shops

will make money from peoplewho will be coming here towatch games,” he said.Dihlabeng has never disappoint-

ed in matters regarding football.They have always kept their

cheque open for the develop-ment of sports within the munici-pality.The municipality pumped

R500 000 into the Dihlabeng LocalFootball Association (DLFA),arguably one of the richestassociations within the ThaboMofutsanyana District Municipal-ity.He said Bethlehem was known

for good football and theywanted to get it back to thatstandard.“I can tell that the talent is

there and we have to make surethat we nurture it.“We have stars in our munici-

pality and we have to make surethat we grab the chance toshowcase them,” he said.

Goble Park to light upTHE Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem will soon have floodlights. The Dihlabeng Local Municipality is currently working on it. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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It is likely that theMike Mokoena-owned team willmove their night

fixtures to Bethlehemas soon as the lightsare up and running.