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Fires blaze as mob protests

LEPHALALE – President Jacob Zuma attended the landmark opening of Medu-pi’s Unit 6 on Sunday. While the total cost for Medupi now stands R105-billion, Zuma said that the opening was the start of an important chapter in SA’s energy history.

“Shortage of energy is not just inconvenient but is also a serious impediment to eco-nomic growth,” Zuma said. “Before democracy we were told that there was no short-age of energy and that the country had enough to supply in everybody’s needs,” Zuma said.

Zuma visits Medupi

MAPELA – Access routes to the Mogalakwena Platinum Mine were closed off by violent protesters earlier this week. Employees and contractors of the mine gathered at the mine's parking area when protesters prevented them from reaching their place of work. Full story on page 2.

Contractors’ vehicles and Mogalakwena mine property was set on fire at Mogalak-wena Platinum mine north west of Mokopane this week. A mobile clinic in Mapela was also burnt down by protesters demanding jobs and infrastructure investment. To page 3

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MOKOPANE - Arson to contractors’ vehicles and to mine property was also reported. The police confirmed that a mobile clinic in Ma-pela was burnt down by protestors.

Protesters allegedly also threatened to set a school in the area alight, said police.

According to Mogalakwena Platinum Mine’s manager, Richard Cox, two communi-ties revolted.

He was unable to comment on the reason for the behaviour and told Northern News that the mine are working closely with the police.

Cox expressed his concern over the safety of his employees and the unnecessary dis-ruption of the community.

He adds that negotiations with commu-

Fires blaze as mob protests over minenity leaders are under way.

The community of Mapela has various grievances. They are dissatisfied about the dust the mine’s activities produces and says it poses a health risk for them.

Nepotism and unfair employment prac-tices is allegedly on their list and according to Capricorn FM News, protestors threaten to continue with protests until they are em-ployed by the mine.

Employees of the mine, however, an-nounced on Wednesday that they managed to report in at their work stations but were soon sent home again. This followed more threats from protestors warning management that they are about to continue blocking the entrances.

Some employee’s claim they were es-corted from the mine premises as their safety

were at risk. “As the municipality, we are aware that community members have the democratic right to protest and we don’t have a problem with that, but they have to respect the boundaries of the law,” says Malesela Selokela, Divisional Head of Communications for the Mogalakwena Municipality.

“However, we urge them to refrain from damaging government facilities, blocking and barricading roads, burning tires, throwing stones at the road users and spilling rubbish on the roads.”

He added that this disruptive action “en-dangers the lives of our people.”

“Our people should always follow the right channels by engaging with the mine or refer the matter to the municipality and see how they can reach a solution,” Selokela added.

Police monitor protests at the Mogalakwena Platinum Mine north -west of Mokopane.

Protesting at the Mogalakwena Platinum Mine earlier this week where blocked access roads prevented workers to enter the mine premises.

Bure help om vuur te blusLEPHALALE – Inwoners van Platkroon- straat het Saterdagoggend bont gestaan om ‘n voertuig wat aan die brand geslaan het te blus.

Volgens een van die bure het haar wer-kers, wat besig was om beton te gooi by haar huis, haar omstreeks 10:00 die oggend kom inlig dat haar buurvrou se Toyota Fortuner in vlamme is. “My man het dadelik gaan help om die vuur te blus terwyl ek die brandweer geskakel het.”

“Dit was omtrent ‘n moeilike storie om die persoon wat die foon geantwoord het te oortuig van die erns van die oproep!” Die in-woner beweer dat sy haar naam en die straat naam herhaaldelik moes spel voordat die op-erateur verstaan het waar hulle woon.

“Intussen het van ons ander bure ook uit gekom en hulle brandblussers gebruik om van die vlamme ontslae te raak.”

Die brandende voertuig is uiteindelik ge- blus en volgens die inwoner het die brand-weer 45 minute later eers opgedaag toe alles reeds onder beheer was.

“Ek is ongelooflik teleurgesteld in ons nooddienste en het dieselfde ervaring sowat sewe jaar terug gehad toe ‘n pot kookolie oorgekook het en ‘n vuur in my kombuis ont-staan het,” sê sy.

“Met daardie voorval het die brandweer eers laat die middag gereageer op ‘n oproep wat ek reeds vroeg die oggend gemaak het.”

Noordelike Nuus het die brandweer gekontak vir kommentaar, maar teen druktyd het ons nog geen terugvoer ontvang nie.

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“This was not true and we only gave Eskom the mandate to construct an adequate power station in 2005.”

Medupi’s Unit 6 will add an estimated 794MW to the national grid. “We can al-ready start to feel the impact in reducing and minimising load shedding.”

Zuma said that during his tour of Medupi he felt good to find young men and women working with the most sophisticated machin-ery.

“The construction of this unit is not only dealing with the energy crisis but is also helping to develop the skills of our people.”

Minister of public enterprises, Lynn Brown, said that it was a good day to cele-brate. “Medupi is one of its kind in the south-ern hemisphere and upon completion will be the fourth largest in the world.”

According to Brian Molefe, acting CEO of Eskom, they learned a lot while constructing Medupi.

“We will be beefing up our technology in the future and will be able to give advice to other African countries who embark on the same type of developments.”

Eskom prides itself on the fact that they contributed to the growth of Lephalale and the surrounding areas. “Even when the units are finished and we have to scale back on labour we will leave our workers with skills that they can use in other ventures,” Molefe said.

An estimated 40.86% of the labourers at Medupi are from the Lephalale area, 4.25% are from Limpopo and 7% are foreigners ac-cording to Eskom.

Molefe also stated that the total cost for Medupi up to this stage is R105 billion. “We do regular reviews to establish that we are still within our budget and this includes all costs associated with the project even the cost of delays,” he says despite media re-ports that the project is far over budget.

During his speech, the president urged workers to focus on completing Medupi with-out any further delays.

Zuma visits Medupi

“When the economy is sick we should come together and tighten our belts instead of demanding higher wages and risking job losses in the process.”

Meanwhile the EFF released a press statement earlier this week stating that they are unhappy with certain aspects of Medupi’s opening.

“We are in possession of an audit report by Eskom that indicates that the 40.86% lo-cal employment figure given by the president is not true,” Sello Jan Moselane, EFF media liaison person in Lephalale, says.

Moselane also stated that they are not happy with the working conditions of Medupi workers and that Zuma should have visited the site while all the workers were present.

MOKOPANE - The Mokopane Business Chamber hosted a tour around town last week where problem areas were pointed out to the Mogalakwena Municipality. Residents in Mogalakwena were invited to present these areas prior to the tour.The following problem areas were visited during the Tour around Town:

There were complaints regarding the hawkers in Nelson Mandela Drive, not using the space demarcated to them.

The Municipality requested the hawkers to move to the allocated spaces and not to use the full pavement for their businesses. The Traffic Department will control the hawk-ers' activities as set out in the by-laws.

The taxi ranks at the Shoprite Centre are a health and hygiene risk and the municipa-lity will arrange a meeting between the Busi-ness Chamber and the Waterberg District Municipality regarding this matter.

The repair work done in Pretorius Street at the Shoprite entrance is still dangerous. Technical services will attend to the hole and clean up the area.

There are numerous places where pot-holes (these include the corners of Sussex and Charolais Streets as well as Bonsmara and Sussex Streets) have been sealed and

Chamber reports on town’s statusthe left-over material was left on the roadside without any clean-up measures. The Cham-ber believes that contractors are getting paid for work and then they just leave everything as it is.

There is a terrible sewage spill in the Dorps River. It is visible in Pretorius Street, Dudu Madisha Street and on the N11 out-side town.

This is a health risk that cannot be toler-ated, says the Chamber.

The Chamber is aware of a long-term solution planned by the municipality, but requested that a short-term solution must be found to prevent more spillage into the Dorps River.

The old sports grounds in Fourie Street present a hazard as the structure is not safe and is used by squatters. The Chamber sug-gested that the building should perhaps be demolished.

The structure of the old tennis courts at the Van van Rensburg Hall and the Club house is also in a terrible condition.

The Chamber supplied a list of street lights to the electrical Department of the mu-nicipality for repairs as well as a list of prob-lems with storm water drains to the relevant departments.

MODIMOLLE – Die verkragtingsaak teen Moses Msiza is uitgestel om oorgeplaas te word na die streekshof.

Msiza (30) word daarvan beskuldig dat hy vroeër die jaar, ‘n inwoner van Lephalale, Mariaan Wentzel, oorval het terwyl sy besig was om by ‘n huis sowat 30 km buite Vaal-water in te trek. “Die DNA toetsresultate het teruggekom en dit het die verdagte positief verbind wat vir my ‘n groot verligting is,” het

Verkragtingsaak oorgeplaas na streekshofWentzel aan Noordelike Nuus gesê.

Wentzel het intussen haarself beywer as kampvegter vir slagoffers van verkragting in die Lephalale omgewing. Sy dien as 'n inspi-rasie vir baie vroue in Lephalale.

Wentzel is gretig om die saak af te handel. “Ek is ongelooflik dankbaar vir almal se bystand gedurende hierdie tyd en wil nou net die saak klaar maak en aangaan met my lewe.”


MOKOPANE - Marcelle Maritz wat by die gemeenskap bekend is as wykraadslid vir die Demokratiese Alliansie (DA) het Dinsdag middag aangekondig dat sy nou die Vry-heids Front Plus verteenwoordig.

Sy is onlangs deur die DA ondersoek nadat 'n klagte ontvang is en sy daarvan beskuldig is dat sy, volgens gerugte in die media, die gewraakte k-woord gebruik het. Die ondersoek is nooit voltooi nie en Maritz ontken dat sy ooit die woord gebruik het.

“Die tyd het aangebreek om die opwin-dende nuus met Mokopane te deel. ‘n Nuwe era het in my lewe as publieke verteenwoor-diger aangebreek,” sê Maritz opgewonde.

Maritz sê sy het na diep bepeinsing besluit om by die VF Plus aan te sluit.

Sy ag haarself as ‘n toegewyde raadslid en meen haar siening oor die DA het ve-rander. “Ongelukkig het die nuwe rigting wat die DA ingeslaan het om die swart stem hulle prioriteit te maak, veroorsaak dat ek nie meer aandag aan die kiesers in my kiesafdeling kon gee nie,” sê sy.

“Die DA staan dus nie soos ek geglo het vir hulle tradisionele kiesers nie. Die DA beskerm nie ons taal nie en daar word ook geen ernstige poging aangewend om die af-breek van ons geskiedkundige monument te

Jare-lange DA raadslid loop oor na VF+ verdedig nie.”

Sy sê sy is van plan om haar goeie verhoudings wat sy oor die jare met die Mogalakwena Munisipaliteit opgebou het te behou.

Sy het ook onderneem om verder die gemeenskap by te staan met munisi-pale klagtes en probleme.

Die DA het intussen Maritz se be-danking as raadslid van die Mogalakwena Munisipaliteit aanvaar en in ‘n media verklar-ing Woensdag aangekondig dat DA raadslid Korny Dekker tans waarneem totdat die beskikbare pos gevul word.

"Met duisende nuwe lede wat by die DA aansluit,staan ons nie in die pad van 'n

Marcelle Maritz word verwelkom as die VF Plus se hoofor-ganiseerder van die provinsie deur die VF Plus se Neels du Preez en dr. Pieter Mulder, leier van die party.

enkele raadslid wat die (interne) reëls van DA oortree het en wat die DA wil verlaat nie," het die DA se provinsiale leier Jacques Smalle in die media verklaring gesê.

LEPHALALE - Following a successful pilot project of 100 meters in Gompou Street, SPASA began the process of rolling out smart meters in the Onverwacht and Ellisras areas. There are now about 7 000 electrical meters installed, with a first time communi-cation success rate of over 99.5%.

A prepaid system has been implemented and has some 500 customers. Preparation for the rollout of water meters is underway.

All you need to know about prepaid metersSPASA’s prepaid transactions allow con-

sumers to transfer funds directly from their bank accounts on to their meters using their cellular devices with no tokens required.

The payment system is supported by ABSA bank, Standard Bank, Nedbank (debit cards only), Postbank, and Bidvest.

Negotiations are underway with First National Bank. The consumer registers his/her debit/credit card which is verified by

the bank, against his/her municipal account number and is able to perform various func-tions via cellular device, which allows the consumer to make prepaid purchase trans-actions; check balances and update card details.

A consumer’s credit balance is increased with each prepaid purchase, and reductions due to consumption are directly relatable to the applicable municipality step up tariff based on cumulative consumption for the month.

This means that the balance, purchases, and consumption information are all present-ed in rands, and consumption can be worked back to the kilowatts used multiplied by the applicable rand tariff.

Payments are reconciled daily to ensure that all consumer purchases are accounted for and applied to their prepaid balances. Vendor functionality is also available in the event of cash transactions.

Vending points will be available at the Lephalale Civic Centre as well various points around town, to be announced in due course. Entities that manage more than 30 accounts may also register as vendors, and provided with the ability to distribute credit to the various consumers in their portfolio.

Prepaid Registration ProcessFill in an application form and hand in it

at the SPASA Lephalale offices, necessary documents are an ID, municipal account; and if applicable; a copy of your rental agree-ment.

Public Information SessionsTwo information sessions have been

scheduled, where SPASA will present more detail about prepaid electricity, and the public will be given the opportunity to pose questions.

The venue for the presentations is the function hall at the Mogol Club.

Wednesday 9 September 18:00 to 20:00 and Wednesday 16 September 18:00 to 20:00.

Consumers are welcome to visit, or con-tact, the SPASA Lephalale office in Douwater Street, Hippo building shop 5, for further information or enquiries.

Please note that SPASA does not have any billing information on postpaid accounts that are in arrears.

Meter switch on, or off, is done upon in-struction from the Municipality in conjunction with their debt collecting service provider, BigenAfrica, who are also situated at the SPASA Lephalale Offices.

SPASA contact information on tel: 014 763 5621/3; 014 763 5401 (emergency standby 072 020 2220).

Waar moet ons kinders speel?Deur Amanda Basson ([email protected])

LEPHALALE – Met lente in die lug wil ons almal ‘n bietjie meer tyd buite spandeer, maar die toestand van ons parkies is van so ‘n aard dat kinders nie meer daar kan speel nie.

“My dogtertjie het aanhoudend geneul dat sy saam met haar maatjies by die parkie in Skilferdoringstraat wil gaan speel en ek het maar teësinnig ingestem,” sê Sandra Steenekamp.

Sandra se huiwering om haar dogtertjie se versoek toe te staan was nie verniet nie, want dit was skaars ‘n uur later toe die kind met ‘n bloeiende voet by die huis aankom. “Nicky het glo op ‘n gebreekte stuk glas ge-trap en ons moes inderhaas na die dokter toe gaan om steke te kry.”

Die parkie in Skilferdoringstraat is nie die enigste speelarea wat heeltemal ontoegank-lik vir kinders is nie. In Peerboomstraat staan die klimraam al windskeef en is die grond besaai met gemors en stukkende glas bottels.

Sybil Nieuwoudt, die DA raadslid wat in Onverwacht woon, sê dat sy baie klagtes van inwoners gekry het oor die parkies. “Ek is tans besig om voorstelle in te samel vir die munisipale begroting vir volgende jaar en die opgradering en instandhouding van parkies is beslis een van die kwessies wat ek graag sal wil voorlê.”

‘n Verwaarloosde parkie is nie net ‘n oog-seer nie, maar het ook ‘n invloed op poten-siële huiskopers in ‘n area. “Huispryse word nie noodwendig negatief beïnvloed deur die parkies nie, maar daar is beslis verminderde belangstelling in areas wat sleg lyk,” sê Lindie Groenewald, Remax se bestuurder in Lephalale.

Volgens Lindie wou haar span by Remax vroeër hierdie jaar die parkie in Peerboom-straat opknap, maar die munisipaliteit het geweier. “Dit is vir ons belangrik om ons dorp op te kikker en so ‘n bietjie aandag aan ons parkies te gee en ons was baie teleur-gesteld toe ons versoek afgekeur is.”

Teen druktyd het die munisipaliteit nie op vrae gereageer nie.


Hou jou woefie veiligLEPHALALE – Die dierebeskermingsvereniging (DBV) in die dorp sê dat hulle die laaste tyd oorval word met klagtes oor honde wat in die strate rondloop.

“Inwoners moet asseblief probeer om te verseker dat hulle diere nie uit erwe kan kom nie,” pleit Mariaan Wentzel, Lephalale DBV voorsitter.

Mariaan verduidelik dat eienaars van troeteldiere wetlik verplig word om te verseker dat hulle diere in hulle erwe moet bly.

“Sou ons ‘n hond inneem en die eienaar wil dit weer by die DBV kom afhaal is daar ‘n R250 boete wat be-

taal moet word.”Dikwels word die

DBV geskakel wan-neer honde doodgery word in die straat. “Dit is vir my verskriklik traumaties om dooie diere op openbare paaie te verwyder en na die tyd te hoor dat die eienaars nie die diere behoorlik toege-maak het nie.”

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MOKOPANE – Nog drie honde in Van Heerden straat is dood en verskeie ander siek nadat hulle vermoedelik gif ingekry het. Noordelike Nuus het op 14 Augustus verslag gedoen (“Buurt se honde vergiftig”) oor verskeie honde in onder meer Van Heerden-, Taylor- en Meintjies straat wat vermoedelik vergiftig is.

Volgens die plaaslike veeartse en die dierebeskermingsvereniging is daar geen gevalle aangemeld nie. Dit kan wees omdat die honde reeds dood is of omdat dit bloot katgriep is. Die Mokopane polisie het ook geen inligting dat dat enige formele klagtes gelê is nie.

Daar is wel enkele gevalle van katgriep aangemeld. Die simptome vir katgriep sluit in geen eetlus, lusteloosheid, gereelde bra-king en ernstige diarree, ontlasting met ‘n onaangename reuk en wat dalk bloederig kan wees, asook aangetaste asemhaling (bron: http://www.republikein.com.na). Indien u vermoed dat u hond dalk katgriep het, is dit belangrik om maar sodra moontlik by ’n veearts uit te kom. Jong hondjies moet vanaf die ouderdom van ses weke teen kat-

Buurt se dooie honde - dieresiekte of gif?griep ingeënt word en dan weer op 10 weke en 14 weke. Daarna kan honde ook opsio-neel jaarliks geneem word vir inenting.

Honde eienaars wat vermoed dat honde vergiftig is, kan hul diere se karkasse na die Veterinêre Laboratorium in Eerste Straat (uit op die Zebediela-pad) neem vir ‘n nadoodse ondersoek. Daar is geen kostes om toetse te doen vir toksikologie nie - dus sal hulle kan bevestig of daar gif betrokke is.

Een van verskeie inwoners wie se jong Rottweiler hond in dieselfde woonbuurt gevrek het, het besluit om haar hartseer in iets positiefs te omskep nadat sy aan ‘n hawelose hond ‘n nuwe tuiste kon gee. Alta Pitzer het ná ‘n besoek aan die DBV ‘n nuwe waghond aangeneem. “Buster”, ‘n Boerboel reun wat deur sy nuwe eienaars herdoop is na Oubaas, sou volgens die DBV binnekort uitgesit moes word. “Oubaas is net so geluk-kig soos ons,” het Pitzer verlig gesê.

Marcelle Maritz, bestuurder van die Percy Fyfe DBV het gesê sy is ook verlig omdat ‘n dier nog ‘n kans gekry het. Sy doen ‘n beroep op die gemeenskap om ook barmhartig te wees en om vir die baie ander diere by die vereniging ook ‘n regverdige kans te gee deur te oorweeg om hulle aan te neem.

Alta Pitzer wys haar nuwe waghond Oubaas wat sy by die DBV aangeneem het.

Links: 'n Skoolkind by een van die DBV se bewus- makingsveldtogte oor troeteldier versorging.


LEPHALALE – ‘n Helder toekoms wag op klein Jessica Botha (8) wat Vrydag haar nuwe gehoorstuk kry nadat sy lank gesuk-kel het met gehoorverlies. Die Lephalale gemeenskap het weereens gewys hoe ruim hulle harte is en die gesin te hulp gesnel.

"Jessica is vreeslik opgewonde oor haar nuwe gehoorapparaat en het self die pienk toestel gekies," sê haar ma, Geney Botha.

In 2011 is Jessica in die provinsiale hospitaal in Lephalale opgeneem waar sy penisillien ontvang het vir ‘n infeksie. Sy was egter allergies daarvoor en haar gesondheid het oornag vererger tot so ‘n mate dat haar niertjies in die proses aangetas is. "In daardie stadium was ons nog nie bewus daarvan dat Jessica se gehoor ook aangetas is nie," sê Geney.

Jessica se ouma, Charmaine Oosthuizen, het opgelet dat sy nie reageer as mens met haar praat wanneer sy naby jou staan nie. “Ons was onder die indruk dat dit dalk die medikasie kon wees.”

Jessica, wat toe in Sterretjies Dagsorg was, se juffrou het laat weet dat dit lyk asof sy sukkel om te hoor. Hulle is toe na hulle gesinsdokter wat bevind het dat Jessica man-gelontsteking het. “Hy het vir ons gesê dat dit moontlik is dat haar gehoor ingeperk kon word weens die ontsteking,” sê Geney.

In 2014 het Jessica by Laerskool Bosveld Primary in Elsabe Powell se Graad 1 klassie begin. “Powell het ons laat weet dat Jessica sukkel in die klas en ons het besluit om haar by 'n kenner in die dorp te laat evalueer.”

Daar is bevind dat Jessica nie skool-gereed is nie en Geney en haar man, Bobby Schmidt, het besluit om haar terug te plaas Graad R toe. “Dit het begin lyk asof dit beter gaan totdat ons weer ‘n briefie gekry het dat Jessica nie luister in die klas nie.”

“Na verskeie besoeke aan dokters en spesialiste het ons ‘n kinderarts van Pretoria genader wat gevind het dat Jessica aandag afleibaar is en is sy op medikasie geplaas.”

Jessica se stiefpa was glad nie tevrede met die dokter se terugvoer nie en het self begin navorsing doen. Hulle het ‘n oog-,oor- en keel spesialis in Pretoria gevind wat gesê het dat haar mangels en adenoids (neus mangels) verwyder moes word. Hierdie prosedure het die gesin so R11 000 gekos.

Bobby het toe agtergekom dat Jessica nie

Jessica gaan nou mooi kan hoor

kan hoor as mens nie direk vir haar kyk nie. “Weereens het skool laat weet dat Jessica nie mooi hoor nie en net haar eie opdragte doen," sê Geney. “Teen dié tyd was ons al baie moedeloos en het kontak gemaak met Loandra Blanche van Mariet du Plooy Oudi-oloë wat uiteindelik vir ons kon sê het dat Jessica ‘n gehoorprobleem het.”

“Sy het vir ons ingelig dat ons so gou as moontlik vir Jessica ‘n gehoorstuk moet kry om te keer dat haar gehoor verder verswak.”

Die gehoorstuk kos R20 000 en daar is dadelik begin met ‘n fondsinsamelings projek. Bertha Verster van Engele vir Nood, Petro van der Walt van Bravo Jeug en KR Technologies het almal ingespring en gehelp om die geldjies bymekaar te maak. “Ons is dankbaar vir elke engel in ons drop wat ge-help het, veral Elsabe Powell van Laerskool Bosveld Primary wat so geduldig en behulp-saam was.”

“Jessica kan nou 'n normale lewe hê en het ook begin modelwerk doen! Sy het on-langs aan die Mej Thabazimbi kompetisie deelgeneem en het tweede plek verower in haar ouderdomsgroep!"

MOKOPANE – Die Vroue Landbou-unie (VLU) Potgietersrus tak het tydens hulle onlangse maandvergadering onder meer geluister na ds. Roelf Spies wat hulle kom toespreek het oor die dood.

Marie Fourie het ook gelees oor Irma

Kreatiewe VLU dames vergaderJoubert as die Skrywer vanjaar en artikels van die unie se miniskou is deur lede na die vergadering gebring vir kommentaar.

Joan Erasmus het op haar beurt na die vergadering ‘n werkswinkel aangebied waar lede geleer het hoe om ‘n lappop te maak.

Regs: Die Potgietersrus tak se miniskou artikels wat deur lede na die maand-vergadering geneem het vir kommentaar.

Love them or hate them, Pick ‘n Pay’s in-genious marketing tool, the Stickeez, are all the rage.

These tiny plastic toys (which are given away at till points every time a shopper spends more than R150) are highly sought after commodities in playgrounds and schools, so much so that enterprising entre-preneurs and desperate moms are putting them up for sale and swop on Gumtree.

Head of Gumtree marketing Claire Cob-bledick says they weren’t surprised to see the little characters pop up online. “As a parent, I know firsthand that children are begging to go to Pick’n Pay just to complete their collec-tions before the promotion ends,” she says. “Classifieds is a great way to quickly get your hands on that missing Stickee, without spending the R150 and ending up with du-plicates.”

Gumtree’s parent company eBay has also seen increased traffic from SA. Social media was abuzz with links to the online auction site selling bulk amounts of Stickeez (at about $11,50 for 50 units) last week, while on Gumtree the prices fluctuate.

“The average seems to be about R10 per Stickee, while completed collections are

Stickeez craze hit parents in the pocketgoing for about R200. Many more users ac-tually prefer to swop rather than sell,” says Cobbledick. She says that it seems as though the sellers are extremely successful. “Yes-terday we saw about 20 new ads go up for Stickeez, and most of them took down their ads on the same day because the items had sold or swopped.”

Cobbledick says fortunately Stickeez aren’t quite reaching the levels of frenzy that Beanie Babies enjoyed in the United States during the 1990s, where some of the rarer toys fetched over R30 000 on eBay at the height of the craze.

“In any event, it’s a great demonstration of how you can use the Internet safely to net-work and source exactly what you want for less, rather than trudging to the supermarket every day and increasing your basket size unnecessarily,” she says. “You can still enjoy the fun of hunting for them online, but it’s much easier on your pocket.”

While no one is exactly sure what impact Stickeez has had on Pick ‘n Pay’s revenue, marketer Jon Cherry of Cherryflava has said that according to some sources the craze has been responsible for an estimated 12% increase in the retailer’s profit.

LEPHALALE - The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Waterberg District Municipality and Lephalale Local Municipality hosted a Women Health Walk at Thabo Mbeki Stadium.

The main aim of the programme was to encourage women to take up the habit of walking to improve their health. Maumela Mahuwa who plays Susan in the TV series Muvhango joined the MEC of the Dept. Sport Arts and Culture, Nandi Ndalane; the Executive Mayor of the Waterberg District Cllr Rosina Mogotlane; several LLM councillors including the Speaker and Chief Whip as well as the LLM

Women unite for health walk

acting MM Edith Tukakgomo in a 5km walk.

The event saw women from all over Lephalale join in either a 5km or 10km walk. Fitness instructors from the SANDF were also on hand to give some fitness advice.

Each par-ticipant received a medal as a reminder of a day filled with excite-ment and energy.

This year’s women’s month was celebrated under the theme: “Women united in moving South Af-rica forward” and took place against the backdrop of the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Charter.


LEPHALALE – Pot Leef-styl Kafee het Dinsdag hulle ondersteuning aan kankerlyers gewys deur ‘n gratis kolwyntjie vir hulle kliënte uit te deel.

Om ‘n kolwyntjie te kry moes kliënte die naam van iemand wat kanker het of gehad het op hul hand skryf en ‘n foto neem vir Pot se Facebook blad.

Hilda Steenkamp, die eienaar van Pot, sê dat hulle soveel mense ken wat deur kanker geraak word en daarom besluit het om hierdie spesiale gebaar te maak. “Dit was ‘n ongelooflike lek-ker dag en dit het goed gevoel om ook ‘n bydra te kon lewer in die stryd teen kanker.”

Pot ondersteun kankerlyers

LEPHALALE – Die Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum (GPF) en lede van die polisie het verlede week Hoërskool Ellisras besoek tydens ‘n misdaadvoorkomingsoperasie. Sewe klaskamers is deursoek in die teenwoordigheid van verskeie personeellede van die skool. “Geen onwettige goedere is gevind tydens die operasie nie en die skool was baie entoesiasties oor die optrede,” sê Thys Eloff, voorsitter van die GPF. Die geleentheid is ook gebruik om leerders bewus te maak van die gevolge en impak wat onwettige aktiwiteite op hulle lewens kan hê.

GPF besoek skool MOKOPANE - Hoërskool Piet Potgieter het onlangs 2016 se leerlingraad gekies en op Lentedag bekendgestel. Die Graad 11’s sal die res van die jaar voorberei om die leisels by die huidige leiers oor te neem.

Nuwe leiers op Lentedag voorgestel

Ruiters gekies vir Limpopo spanMOKOPANE - Drie van die Potgietersrus CVO Skool se leerders is gekies om in Oktober die Limpopo span by die Nasionale SANESA Ruiterkuns kompetisie te verteenwoordig. Hulle is van links, Lucia Geyer, Krause Botha en Ilandre Pont.


LIMPOPO - Laerskool Bosveld Primary se krieketspelers het Saterdag hul stemme dik gemaak tydens die Waterberg proewe. Bosveld spog nou met drie seuns wat aan die finale proewe gaan deelneem. Janco Lötter (o/13), Zander Joubert (o/12) en Tebogo Lekalakala (o/11) sal deelneem tydens die finale Limpopo proewe wat op 4 en 5 Sep-tember op Polokwane en Tzaneen plaasvind.

LEPHALALE - Hardekool Akademie se leerlinge het verlede Donderdag aan die Warmbad Kunstefees deelgeneem. Die kunstefees word aangebied deur die ATKV en is oop vir alle leerlinge. Al die leerlinge het deelgeneem aan formele poësie, gedramatiseerde poësie asook dialoog. Voor is Maria Kriel, Geraldine Kriel, Niel Kriel, Rachelle Pretorius. Agter is: Helgard Muller, Wian Lewies, Wilmari Muller, Thinus van Rooyen.

Hardekool ATKV wenners

HPP wildsfees is om die draaiMOKOPANE - Hoërskool Piet Potgieter se jaarlikse wildsfees word op 18 September gehou.

Die skool beplan om vanjaar weer Eland

op die spit te braai. Wildsprodukte soos droë-wors, biltong en wildswors sal te koop wees. ’n Kontantkroeg sal by die fees beskikbaar wees vir volwassenes. Geen eie drank is toe-laatbaar nie. Kaartjies vir die fees is beskik-baar by Michelle Buitendag (skool kantoor) teen R120 per persoon.

MOKOPANE - Krieketspelers van Potgietersrus CVO Skool wat onlangs vir die Noord- Transvaal spanne gekies is, het die afgelope naweek aan die BCVO lands-wye krieket toernooi in Middelburg deelgeneem en hulle slag gewys.

Krieketspelers het soos volg presteer:By die mini krieket is Luan Geyer aangewys as die

veldwerker van die toernooi. Evan Pretorius is aangewys as die bouler van dié toernooi.

Marcel Pretorius en Louis Trichardt is gekies vir die krieket ontwikkelingspan en Hanru Schoeman (o/19) is aangewys as die bouler van die toernooi. Hy is ook gekies om vanjaar se Bokkieweek span te verteenwoordig. Lean Lensley, Wilhelm Pistorius en Stiaan Genis is ook vir die Bokkieweek span gekies terwyl Erick Jooste op die kortlys geplaas is vir dié span.

MOKOPANE - Kinna Wessels in Ggraad 9 van Hoërskool Piet Potgieter het op 22 Augustus in die Redenaars finaal by die ATKV Goudina-spa, ’n agtste plek op nasionale vlak behaal vir haar deelname aan die Graad 8 - 9 onvoorbereide toesprake.

Knap gedaan!

MOKOPANE - Laerskool Krugerpark se tweede hokkiespan is in hulle noppies met hulle splinternuwe hokkie hemde, kouse en pette wat deur SOS Sekuriteit se vrouens in Mokopane in Vrouemaand aan hulle geborg is. Die span se afrigter, Karen Coetzee het hulle opreg bedank vir dié spoggerige uitrustings.

Hokkie bokkies sê dankie

Krugies trompoppie verwerf erekleureMOKOPANE - Dazzy Somo, ’n trompoppie van Laerskool Krugerpark spog met haar erekleure wat sy tydens ’n onlangse LIMCA “colors game” op hulle tuisveld verwerf het. Drie skole het aan hierdie geleentheid deelgeneem.

Krieketspelers wys hulle slag

Luan Geyer is die veldwerker van die mini krieket toernooi. Afwesig: Evan Pretorius.

Die Bokkieweek wink vir Stiaan Genis en Erick Jooste.

Marcel Pretorius en Louis Trichardt is tydens die onlangse BCVO krieket toernooi gekies vir die krieket ontwikkelingspan. Skoolhoof, Jan Harmse staan by hulle.

Hanru Schoeman en Wilhelm Pistorius is ook gekies om die Bok-kieweek span te verteenwoordig. Die skoolhoof, Jan Harmse, vergesel hulle. Afwesig: Lean Lensley.

Bosveld se krieketseuns blink uit!


Ruiters gekies vir Limpopo spanMOKOPANE - Drie van die Pot-gietersrus CVO Skool se leerders is gekies om in Oktober die Limpopo span by die Nasionale SANESA Ruiterkuns kompetisie te verteenwoordig. Hulle is van links, Lucia Geyer, Krause Botha en Ilandre Pont.

MOKOPANE - Drie van Laerskool Krugerpark se krieketspanne het verlede Vrydag op hulle tuisveld aan die Streek 1 krieket proewe deel-geneem. Al drie spanne het deurgedring na die tweede rondte van die streekproewe wat môre (Saterdag) op Bela-Bela plaasvind.

Regs bo: Laerskool Krugerpark se o/13 krieketspan wat verlede Vrydag aan die streek 1 krieket proewe deelgeneem het gaan môre (Saterdag) aan die tweede rondte van die streek proewe in Bela-Bela deelneem. Hulle is voor van links, Derick Beytel en Gary Knight. Tweede ry, Dian Theron, Aldo Louw en Micheal McNicol. Agter, Marco McKenzie en Mulder Kotze.

Regs: Laerskool Krugerpark se o/12 krieketspan het verlede Vrydag op hulle tuisveld aan die krieket streek 1 proewe deelgeneem. Hulle gaan môre (Saterdag) aan die tweede rondte van diie streek proewe in Bela-Bela deelneem. Voor van links, Janco van Niekerk en Johanco Welgemoed. Agter, Eric Strydom en Hanno Janse van Rensburg.

Onder: Laerskool Krugerpark se o/11 krieketspan wat verlede Vrydag aan die streek 1 krieket proewe deelgeneem het gaan môre (Saterdag) aan die tweede rondte van die streek proewe in Bela-Bela deelneem. Hulle is voor van links: JD Opperman, Franco Neethling, Francois du Toit en Gium Steyn. Agter Luke Knight, Ryan Nel en Michael de Beer.

Krieketspelers deur na tweede rondte

MOKOPANE - Landloop atlete van Laerskool Krugerpark wat aan die tweede landloop liga by Eugene Marais Laerskool in Mookgophong deelgeneem het. Hulle het ook Woensdag (teen druktyd) aan hulle volgende byeenkoms deelgeneem.

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MOKOPANE - Potgietersrus rolbalklub se jaarlikse twee-dag Nyl Rolbaltoernooi is die afgelope naweek by die se bane aangebied.Eenhonderd en twaalf rolbal-spelers van verskillende dorpe se klubs het mekaar die stryd aangesê en pryse opgeraap vir hulle onderskeie prestasies.

Potties Rolbalklub het al sy rolballede en toernooi borge hartlik bedank vir hulle onder-steuning.

Regs bo: Die Nyl Rolbaltoernooi wenners saam met Ingrid Jansen van Vuuren van Debtsafe as die hoofborg. Groblersdal Rolbalklub se Johan du Toit, Gerhard O’Connell, Michelle van der Westhuizen en Jaco van Straaten.

Middel: Die tweede plek in die Nyl Rolbaltoernooi saam met Ingrid Jansen van Vuuren van Debtsafe, Thinus Oelofse, Amelia Oelofse, Adie Crossey en Craig Hall van die Benoni Rolbalklub.

Regs: Naboomspruit se rolbalklub het derde geëindig in die Nyl Rolbaltoernooi wat die afgelope naweek deur Potties Rolbalklub aangebied is. Ingrid Jansen van Vuuren van Debtsafe wat as die hoofborg opgetree het saam met Robin James, Pikkie Nortje, Herman Bosmann en Dirk Bornman.

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Rolbal klubs sê mekaar die stryd aan

MOKOPANE - The u/13 soccer team of Mokopane Primary School being accompanied by their coach Abner Maubane and team manager Samuel Matlaila. They are celebrating their victory at the recent school leagues that was held at Mahwelereng. The team won all three games against their opponents. They will also be representing the district in the upcoming school holidays in Polokwane.

Soccer team celebrates their victory

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UNorth Zone medals for MGA gymnastsBy Helena Raats ([email protected])

MOKOPANE - Five gymnasts from the Marshall Gymnastics Academy (MGA) par-ticipated in the Artistic North Zone Festival competition last weekend in Kempton Park, Gauteng.

The North Zone competition sees gym-nasts from Limpopo, Central Gauteng, Eastern Gauteng, Vaal and Mpumalanga compete against each other.

This is the final competition for levels 1-3 and the MGA gymnasts performed well.

Keanu Potgieter received a gold medal (level 1), while Miqayla Venter won gold and Jennezee Vermeulen earned a silver medal for level 2. Jessica Essakow and Lungile Mahlangu earned a bronze medal each for level 3.

MGA coaches Richard, Stephen and Marinda Marshall said they are proud of the gymnasts, but added that the sport is not only about medals.

"We take great joy in seeing our gym-nasts grow - to be a good gymnast takes practice and a lot of dedication," says Marinda. "Gymnastics as a sport is not only great for the physique, but also enhances flexibility, balance, control, fine motor skills and coordination."

"At MGA we aim to assist children in building a strong character to help them with their life skills," says Richard.

Stephen adds that he is proud to see his

gymnasts improve, not only their physical performance, but also their ability to handle life with a positive attitude.

Richard and Marinda are both registered to coach internationally after completing their Acrobatics Academy training in Decem-ber 2013.

MGC, situated on the corner of Fourie and Geyser Streets in Mokopane, is now able to offer this professional coaching op-

portunity to Mokopane and the surrounding area. Richard and Marinda coach at MGC on Mondays to Thursdays from 14:00 – 18:00. MGC presents classes in Rhythmic, Girls ar-tistic, Boys artistic, Funastics (for beginners from 3 years old), and Tumbling and Adult fitness classes. Feel free to contact them on 079 217 8410 for more information or to arrange a free training class.

The senior gymnasts, level 4 and up, will

Left: Lungile Mahlangu, Jennezee Vermeulen, Miqayla Venter and Jessica Essakow with the girls coach, Marinda Marshall.Top: Stephen Marshall boys level 1 coach with Keanu Potgieter (level 1). With them is the MGA boys head coach Richard Marshall.

Vrydag 4 September Boks: Zolani Tete t Olguin Diuhl, kapokgewig-te, Oos-Londen 19:00 - 23:00 op SS9Fietsry: Spaanse Vuelta, skof 13 (168km) 16:00 tot 18:00 op SS5Gholf: Russiese Ope, dag 2, Moskou 14:00 tot 17:00 op SS 6 en GDNDeutsche Bank-toernooi, dag 1, Norton, Mass 20:30 tot 00:30 op SS 6 en GDNMotorwedrenne: F1: Italiaanse Grand Prix, oef. 1 en 2. 09:50-11:40 en 13:50-15:40 SS5. Rugby: Nieu-Seeland: Otago t Tasman 09:30-11:30 op SS1 en GDNCurriebeker: Blou Bulle t Vrystaat 19:00-21:15 op SS1 en GDNTennis: Amerikaanse Ope 01:00-07:00 en 16:45-01:00 op SS2

SuperSport-naweek hoogtepunte Saterdag 5 September Bergfietsry: Wêreldkampioenskappe 11:50-16:45 SS2 Fietsry: Spaanse Vuelta, skof 14 (213 km) 16:00-18:00 op SS5Gholf: Russiese Ope, dag 3. 13:00-16:00 SS5 Deutsche Bank, dag 2. 20:30-00:30 SS5Krieket: Engeland t Australië, tweede eendag-wedstryd, Lord’s 11:00-20:00 SS7T20: Afrikabeker: WP t Noordelikes en Ooste-likes t Zimbabwe 09:15-16:30 op SS8Motorwedrenne: F1: Italiaanse Grand Prix , oef 10:50 tot 12:10 op SS6Italiaanse Grand Prix 13:50-15:10 op SS6.Nascarreeks 21:00 tot 00:00 op SS8Rugby: Nieu-Seeland: Southland t Wellington 07:30-09:30 op SS1 en GDN

Curriebeker: Haaie t Pumas 14:45-17:00 op SS1 en M-Net.WP t Griekwas 17:00-19:00 op SS1Goue Leeus t OP-Kings 19:00-21:15 op SS1Engeland t Ierland 15:15-17:30 op SS6Wallis t Italië 17:45-20:00 op SS 6Frankryk t Skotland 20:45-23:00 op SS6VSA t Australië 22:55-01:00 op SS1Sokker: Multichoice-uitdaagreeks: Platinum Stars t Maritzburg United, Mamelodi Sundowns t Golden Arrows, Pirates t Tukkies 10:30-17:30 op SS4 en Kanaal 210.Afrika-Nasiesbeker - Mauritanië t SA 18:30-21:30 SS4Tennis: Amerikaanse Ope 01:00-07:00 en 16:45-01:00 op SS2Sondag 6 September Atletiek: Wêreld-uitdaagreeks, Berlyn 17:00-19:00 op SS6Bergfietsry: Wêreldkampioenskappe 12:50-16:30 SS7

Fietsry: Spaanse Vuelta, skof 15 (175 km) 16:00-18:00 op SS5Gholf: Russiese Ope, dag 4. 13:00-16:00 op SS5 en GDN. Deutsche Bank-toernooi, dag 3. 19:00-00:00 op SS6 en GDNMotorwedrenne: Formule 1: Italiaanse Grand Prix 13:30-16:15 op SS6Krieket: T20: Afrikabeker: Zimbabwe t WP en Oostelikes t Noordelikes 09:45 tot 17:00 SS8Netbal: Varsityreeks: Kovsies t NWU-Pukke 17:45-19:30 op Kanaal 210 Rugby: Nieu-Seeland: Counties-Manukau t Bay of Plenty 06:30 op SS1 en GDNFranse Top-14: Stade Francais t Toulon – 20:50 tot 23:00 op SS1Sokker: Wits t Ajax CT 10:30-13:00 SS4.Nedbank-XI t Sundowns 14:30-17:30 op SS4 Bloemfontein Celtic t SuperSport United en Kaizer Chiefs t Jomo Cosmos 12:45-17:30 op Kanaal 210 Tennis: Amerikaanse Ope 01:00-07:00 SS2

compete for Limpopo colours next weekend in Modimolle with the national competition taking place in October.

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