The Beat 16 January 2015

16 January 2015

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Lizzy Bapela

Members of the Modimolle Police CrimePrevention Unit did their uniforms proud onSunday, 11 January, when they resisted anattempt at bribery and arrested the manwho had allegedly attempted to bribe themto release his friends.The four constables, Tshepo Nkuna, Gert

Steenberg, Piet Mahloma and KhatitotsheloRadali, spotted a blue Toyota Hilux bakkiespeeding over the traffic lights atMampoerboer going in the direction ofBela-Bela with its lights off. The officersfollowed the bakkie and pulled it off theroad just outside Modimolle. The officersnoticed eight truck tires on the back of thebakkie. When they asked who the tyresbelonged to, the vehicle’s two passengersfled, while another tried to explain that thetyres were being taken to Mafikeng torepair a broken truck. Two suspects did notmanage to flee, and were arrested forpossession of alleged stolen property.On the way to the police station one of the

suspects received a phone call. The caller

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The body of a Bela-Bela resident wasdiscovered at the town’s dam by alocal resident who was apparentlyvisiting friends in the area.Caiphus Mashiane, a Spa Park

resident and lifeguard at ForeverResort, apparently committed suicideon Thursday, 8 January, and his bodywas found that afternoon.Matthew Roach, a local resident,

said that he was walking in the areawhen he discovered Mashiane’s body.

Caiphus Mashiane, a lifeguard fromBela-Bela who passed away recently.Photo Supplied

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along thedam andsaw a mandanglingfrom a tree.I movedcloser toinspectthe

situation and saw that the man hadapparently been hanged from thetree,” he said. He phoned the policeand an ambulance was called to thescene.Mashiane was declared dead on the

scene.The management of Forever Resorts

expressed great sadness over thedeath of Mashiane. In a statement, aspokesperson said that Mashiane hadbeen employed by the company since1999, and has assisted in manysituations such as near-drowning.The management at the resort

extended their sympathies toMashiane’s friends and family andtold reporters that he would be sorelymissed as a colleague.Bela-Bela police spokesperson Glen

Manamela said that she is concernedwith the rate at which suicides haveincreased during the past year. Theseriousness of the situation wasechoed by the Bela-Bela speakerElizabeth Maluleka during a drug andsuicide awareness campaign lastyear.

Maluleka said that she wasconcerned about the growing

number of incidents and held aceremony at the dam with

several traditionalhealers to pray for those

who had taken theirlives in that area.

asked to speak to one of the officers.When the phone was passed to the officer,the caller allegedly asked the officer torelease their suspects, offering R10 000 inreturn.The same man phoned again while they

were at the police station and asked theofficers to meet him in town. The officersmet him and another man at the SASSAoffices at Thabo Mbeki Drive in Modimolle.The man then allegedly offered the police R14 000 for the release of his friends. Thepolice officers promptly arrested him andthe other man, who was identified as one ofthe men who had fled from the bakkie atthe initial apprehension.Kenenth Mantanagala, (24), Peter

Musekiwa, (30) and Wungisani Dlamini,(33), appeared in the ModimolleMagistrate’s Court on Monday, 12 January,

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on charges of possession of stolenproperty. Michael Sithole, (36),

appeared on a charge ofattempting to bribe a policeofficer.

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* The police in Modimolle areinvestigating a case of culpablehomicide following an incident onThursday, 1 January. Policespokesperson Warrant Officer JamesFindlay said that the owner ofWaterberg Security, Pieter O’Neill,stopped at the traffic light at thecorner of Pretorius and NelsonMandela Drive on his scooter. AVolkswagen Polo hit him from behindand rolled several times. WarrantOfficer Findlay said that O’Neill diedinstantly and the driver of the vehiclewas treated on the scene byparamedics before being taken to FHOdendaal Hospital.

* A man in Modimolle was foundhanging from a tree at the localgraveyard on the morning of Monday,29 December after being reportedmissing the day before. WarrantOfficer Findlay told The BEAT that thedeceased was identified as ConradKuhrau and was a local resident. Headded that no foul play is suspected.An inquest docket was opened andinvestigations are in process.

* Criminals in Modimolle kept thepolice busy over the past month while

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Phillip Kgoantha, (22), from Lephalale,is due to appear before the PolokwaneMagistrate’s Court on Monday, 19January, on charges of murder andtheft.Kgoantha is accused of the murder of

his employer Susan Kotze, (76). Kotze’sbody was found on Tuesday, 6 January,by relatives who had been searching forher for some time.“The police were called and managed

to break into the house. They foundKotze’s body. She appeared to have

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Award-winning Legal Aid South Africaparalegal from the Modimolle JusticeCentre Maggie Mashishi who wasarrested for her alleged involvementin providing fraudulent divorces mayhave had a similar case added to hercharges. Modimolle Detectives’Commander Lieutenant-ColonelMalesela Mogale said that Mashishiwill be charged this week following asimilar complaint from a differentvictim.Mashishi was arrested in November

2014 for allegedly orchestratingfraudulent marriages and divorces,and was suspended from herposition. Lieutenant-Colonel Mogalesaid that Mashishi’s new charge maybe postponed to Friday, 30 January,when she will be appearing before theModimolle Regional Court.The Department confirmed the arrest

of their employee Maggie Mashishion allegations that she took moneyfrom clients in return for arrangingfraudulent decrees of divorce on theirbehalf. Legal Aid SA assists clientswho are not able to pay the costs oftheir own legal representation. To

Crime rCrime rCrime rCrime rCrime round-upound-upound-upound-upound-upthe police tried to ensure publicsafety. Among recent crimes arerobberies, housebreaking inresidential and business areas,common assault and assault withintent to cause grievous bodily harm,rape, and theft from motor vehicles.Warrant Officer Findlay told TheBEAT that numerous arrests weremade for drunk driving, drinking inpublic, being intoxicated in public,violations of the road traffic acts, andgambling. He further said that allunlicensed liquor premises wereclosed down and the suspects wererelease after paying admission ofguilt fines.

* The police in Bela-Bela opened aninquest docket following the death ofa man believed to be 47 years of age,who was a local resident. Accordingto information received, the deceasedsought medical aid at the town clinicon Wednesday, 24 December andtook a nap on the way home. Hepassed away in his sleep in the SparSupermarket’s parking area.DetectiveCommander Lieutenant-Colonel AbelPhetla said that tests were conductedto determine the cause of his death,but his name and other details of thecase could not be revealed asinvestigations were still ongoing.

Award-winning lawyer to be charged againqualify for assistance, the client mustpass the Means Test and once theyqualify, Legal Aid SA covers the fullcost of the case.“We urge the public not to hand over

money to any employee of Legal AidSA and to report any requests to doso to our Fraud Hotline, 0800 20 4473. In desperate times, access tolegal help can be an important beaconof hope to our clients in both criminaland civil matters. In recognition of thisfact, we place special emphasis onintegrity, accountability andcommitment to promoting justice forall in the work we do. All our staff,including about 1 700 lawyers, holdthese values in high esteem as it is ameasure of who we are and what ourconstitutional mandate is,” said LegalAid SA spokesperson Mpho Phasha.She said that an investigation is

currently underway and if anyevidence of wrongdoing is found,appropriate disciplinary action will betaken against Mashishi.“Legal Aid South Africa is committed

to ensuring an efficient and effectivejustice system and we will not allowany individuals to compromise ourefforts,” Pasha concluded.

Murder and theft accused to appear incourt again on Monday

been strangled with a wire coat,” saidColonel Ronel Otto, Polokwane PoliceSpokesperson.Kgoantha appeared briefly in court on

Monday, 12 January, and the case waspostponed to 19 January for formal bailapplication.Otto said that Kgoantha allegedly fled

the scene with two cellphones, a smallamount of cash and Kotze’s bakkie, andhe was later arrested at his uncle’shome in Northam on Friday.Kgoantha was working on a nearby

farm and was employed part-time byKotze before her death.

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The restoration of local roads and parkswill be one of the key focusses on theBela-Bela municipality’s agenda thisyear.Bela-Bela municipal spokesperson

Matome Sebelebele revealed that themunicipality intends to upgrade severalparks and roads in the area.The estimated cost for the upgrades to

the parks is R12 million. The parksinvolved are located in the town, SpaPark, Pienaarsrivier and four areaswithin the township.Bela-Bela mayor Lucas Nhlapo said

that he is excited about the plannedupgrades to these areas.“At my inaugural ceremony I made it a

point to better the image of the town,” hesaid. “The implementation of these parkswill make our town more attractive andwill benefit the local communities as theywill have access to enjoyable facilitiesfree of charge,” he said.

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Adele Mokwena says that she has beenforced to leave her house and stay withher sister outside Bela-Bela becauseshe was being harassed by hercreditors.The problems started when her

nephew Paul Pitse Maphologela passedaway. She applied for burial assistancefrom Paul’s employers at Engen Garage,and was told to borrow money to pay forthe funeral while her application wasprocessed.“After the funeral Engen told me that

they would pay my claim in October, andI told the people from whom I borrowedmoney that I would pay them in October.The money never arrived,” she said.Mokwena told The BEAT that the Motor

Industry Bargaining Council is dilly-

Bela-Bela Municipalityexpands on park and roadupgrades

From left to right is Acting HOD of Social Community Services, TJ Mothapo,Bela-Bela Mayor Lucas Nhlapo and their municipal spokeperson MatomeSebelebele with the plan placards for the town’s park upgrades. Photo:Justin Steyn

DelaDelaDelaDelaDelayyyyyed paed paed paed paed payment sendsyment sendsyment sendsyment sendsyment sendsaunt into hidingaunt into hidingaunt into hidingaunt into hidingaunt into hiding

“I had to leave my house to staywith my sister because of this”..

dallying with her, and her creditors areharassing her.“I had to leave my house to stay with

my sister because of this,” she said.Mokwena said that the lady she spoke

to at the Motor Industry BargainCouncil, Lydia Segone, promised thatMokwena would receive the money bythe 5th of January, but that she hasreceived nothing as yet.“I spoke to the lawyers about the matter

but the people from the council are nottaking them seriously, which is why theyhaven’t paid anything as yet,” saidMokwena.The BEAT spoke to a representative

from the council named PalesaMofokeng who said that the matter wasbeing attended to, and added thatMaphologela should receive her moneywithin a week or two.

The Acting Head of the Department(HOD) for Social Community Services,TJ Mothapo, emphasized the variousaspects of the park upgrades.“Each park will have various facilities to

fit its individual needs such asplayground equipment and drinkingfountains. We have also taken intoconsideration the environmental needsof each facility and decided to plantmore indigenous trees wherenecessary,” said Mothapo.Regarding local road upgrades,

Sebelebele said that there had been in adelay in the project during the festiveseason, due to unavailable contractors.“We wanted to upgrade our roads in

December but could not find a contractor.We hope to assign an available contractorin early February,” he said.Sebelebele said that the upgrades will

include the replacement of missing stopsigns and repairs to damaged roadcurves, and will have a budget of R12million.


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The South African Municipal Workers’Union (SAMWU) in Bela-Bela has putout calls for continued unity andcohesion among the members to ensureinternal strength within the union.The union intends to seek ways to

increase its members’ financialrecources in order to sustain theirprograms and campaigns, conductmass political education within theirranks and begin to reposition itself as aradical, vibrant, independent,revolutionary and socialist-orientatedtrade union movement.They demand that councilors and

government officials improve theirconditions by embarking on a series ofcampaigns aimed at turning theirsituation around.The union’s national spokesperson

Papikie Mohale said that they noted thestate of affairs in municipalities anddemanded a responsive andaccountable local government. Headded that they have had enough ofcorruption, which he described as ‘anelite program to steal from the poor’.Mohale also criticized displays ofconsumerism by the elite, which hesays indicated that they do not careabout poverty in the nation.The union, representing more than

10 000 workers from all regions of theprovince, has been assessing its workduring the past three years in terms ofits weaknesses and strength.“We acknowledge that our coming 13th

Provincial Conference is taking placeduring a time of global economic crisesand massive domestic challenges. Wemust actively contribute to the

The Bela-Belamunicipality iscurrentlyrenovating itsoffices. A fullreport isexpected soon.Photo: JustinSteyn

Justin Steyn

The construction of the new licensetesting facility in Van der Merwe Roadin Bela-Bela has officially beencompleted.Construction had been halted in

August 2013 due to a lack of funding.At the time LFP contractor

Phashwane Pfuluwane, told The BEATthat the project had been put on holddue to a lack of funding. He said thatadditional funding had been requiredto complete the facility and, despitehaving overspent their R3,9 millionbudget, the company was reinstated

Lizzy Bapela

The Office of the Mayor in the ModimolleLocal Municipality and the local Departmentof Correctional Services (DCS) havepartnered to ensure proper and thoroughrehabilitation of ex-offenders and tomediate between them and the localcommunity in order to facilitate theiracceptance back into the community.Following a special monitoring activity

conducted during December, themunicipality distributed food parcels to ex-offenders and checked on theircompliance. Special monitoring is a crimeprevention operation aimed at preventingcrime and reducing re-offending byparolees and probationers.During the activity, the Department visited

ten parolees and probationers at theirhomes to check on their situation followingtheir conditional release. Modimolle SatteliteOffice’s Steve Hlonwane led the activity,accompanied by stakeholders from theSAPS, the Department of Home Affairs, theDepartment of Justice and the municipality.All the ex-offenders were found to be on

their best behaviour, which pleased thestakeholders, resulting in one parolee,Alpheus Adams landing a temporary job inthe municipality. Municipal spokespersonMadimetja Shika confirmed that Adams willbe joining a team that was appointed towork on the road-repair project which is setto commence this month.Meanwhile, the Department and its

stakeholders in Bela-Bela also carried outsurprise visits to 100 ex-offenders doingcommunity service in December 2014. Theoffenders thought that the event was over

SAMWU calls fSAMWU calls fSAMWU calls fSAMWU calls fSAMWU calls forororororcontinued solidaritycontinued solidaritycontinued solidaritycontinued solidaritycontinued solidarity

Provincial Development Plan thatrespond to the needs of the workingclass and the poor,” said Mohale.The members called for the union to

introduce a welcoming pack for newmembers and incentives for bringing innew members, improve their financialpolicies and procedures to ensure goodfinancial management, and support theexpulsion of leaders who deliberatelycause divisions and confusion in theunion.Meanwhile, the union’s provincial

leadership says that the ANC-ledalliance is the political centre and theirrelationship with the ANC is bothcomplimentary and contradictory.SAMWU pledged its support to theANC ahead of the 2016 Localgovernment Elections and pledged toensure that resources are madeavailable to make this resolutionpractical.“We further resolved that the SACP

remains the only vehicle towardsocialism and the vanguard of theworking class,” he said. “The congresscalled for shop stewards from SAMWUto join and strengthen the SACP andthat the union must take stock ofprogress toward our resolutions in ournext provincial and regional meetings.The congress also noted that collectivebargaining is at the centre of strugglesto improve the conditions of workersand resolved that the union mustconvene provincial and nationalbargaining conferences in preparationfor the 2015 negotiations.”Both Molala and Mohale emphasized

that SAMWU emerged from theconference stronger and more unitedthan ever.

License testing facility set to open inFebruary

Construction of the traffic testing facility in Bela-Bela has now beencompleted and the facility is expected to be open to the public inFebruary. Photo: Justin Steyn

to continue with construction.On Monday, 12 January, Bela-Bela

Municipal Spokesperson MatomeSebelebele announced that theyintended to open the new facility’sdoors by Monday, 16 February.“We will be having an official

opening ceremony on the 16th,” hesaid.He confirmed that all traffic-related

matters will be handled at that facilityinstead of the local municipal officesafter the official opening.Security officials are guarding the

facility until it opens. The facility is notopen to the public yet.

Municipality and Correctional Servicesjoin hands to rehabilitate ex-offenders

for the day after the visit from the firstgroup only to be surprised by the secondgroup later in the day. Six violations bythree supervision cases were registeredand attended to.The DCS office’s head Malefane Pholosi

mentioned that while in custody, offendersgo through correctional and social workprograms depending on their needs. Hesaid that a sentence plan is drafted toaddress offenders’ needs and are revisedfrom time to time while the offenders areunder the Department’s care. Theseprograms include anger management, lifeskills and financial management skills,among others. Offenders are also offeredformal education from qualified teachers.“Our centres produce excellent results

and we believe it is because, unlike schoolsin our communities, our schools do nothave holidays enjoyed by learners outsidethe prison and are well-disciplined. We areof the opinion that the government cannotsimply invest such an effort to transformoffenders into responsible and employablecitizens only to be rejected by society upontheir release. We therefore plead withcommunities, potential employers,organizations and government structures togive these people a second chance to beemployed and welcomed by all.”Bela-Bela Community Corrections’ fourth

quarter special monitoring will be conductedat Skilpadfontein, now called Marapyane,and proceed to Thabazimbi in February andback to Bela-Bela in March. People,organizations and structures with interests incorrectional matters are invited to join handswith the Department to ensure that all peoplewithin the area are safe and free.

Modimolle’s ex-offenders werefound to be complying with rules oftheir sentences. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The Bela Bela Department ofCorrectional Services recentlyconducted a special monitoring inthe area. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The ModimolleDepartment ofCorrectionalServices andstakeholdersstaged a heavilyarmed andsuccessfulspecialmonitoring withdignitaries’precense. Photo:Lizzy Bapela


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This past Wednesday thousands uponthousands of children across thenation started the new phase of theirlives with their first day in ‘Big School’.They arrived looking smart in their newuniforms, with their new schoolsatchels — which always look slightlytoo big on such tiny children! — and abright hopeful look on their faces.Somewhere under the terror, anyway.We get it, never fear.Nothing in the whole world is as

terrifying as your first day of school,with all the strange children and theteachers.But it’s that look of hope we should

focus on today. It’s that look that says,even though they might not quiteunderstand why yet, this is going tochange their lives forever.A good education is something that

nobody can take from you.A good education can change your

world, can change everyone’s world.Sadly, the state of our school system isdismal. Children are raped, childrenare beaten by their peers.In one school, children were allegedly

forced to emulate dog fights duringbreak times. And unless somethingchanges, only 32% of the children whoarrived at school on Wednesday willwrite their matric.That was the percentage of children

who enrolled in 2002 who wrote theirMatric in 2014.That is in fact a disastrous figure

0151 it means that 68% of thatyear’s Grade 1 class did not make itall the way through, despiteeverything their teachers andparents could do for them. Don’t letthe class of 2027 be the same.Don’t let 68% of them slip away. An

education is absolutely essential tosuccess in the modern world. Thereis simply too much to learn todepend on some haphazard methodof picking it up along the way, andwithout the ability to read and write,it is almost impossible to make yourway in a text-based world.We need to make an effort to

ensure that our schoolchildren aresafe, happy and well-fed.Children who are not happy, who

don’t feel safe, who don’t feel thatthey can trust their teachers andparents to do the best for them, areunlikely to perform well at school,and children who don’t perform wellare more likely than others to dropout.Once that happens, it’s usually a

slow descent into a life of crimeand poverty. Don’t let that happen.Our children are our future, and weneed to help them to make a betterfuture for us all.

The city of Paris, France, washit by terrorist attacks andviolence this past week. Armedgunmen attacked the offices ofCharlie Hebdo, a satirical weeklypaper in the city, killing 17people.The two armed gunmen were

later killed by police. In the sameweek, armed gunmen tookseveral people hostage in akosher supermarket.The city bears a striking

resemblance to an armed campat the moment. There are moresoldiers on the streets of Paristoday than at any point since theend of the Second World War.We here in South Africa have

our own troubles, but the onesthe rest of the world suffersfrom? Religious intolerance andinstitutionalized bigotry like whatcaused the death of Mike Brownand other young men in theUnited States recently? The kindof hatred that has kept theMiddle East in effectively a stateof war for decades now?We don’t have that.For the most part South

Africans, no matter what theirdifference in skin colour orcreed, live in peace.Do we even know how lucky we

are?Do we know how lucky we are

that our children can grow upwithout fearing that they will bediscriminated against because oftheir race, their sexuality or theirreligion?Do we know how lucky are that

we do not have to fear thepolice? It’s not that there aren’tany bad apples — the momentyou give any group of humanbeings the kind of power overother people that the police forcehas, you will get your badapples. You will get people whoabuse their power, theirprivilege. That, unfortunately, isthe nature of the beast. But forthe most part, we who live inSouth Africa are able to trust thepolice to do their jobs withoutunnecessary violence, and do itfairly well.South Africans do not need to

fear that they will be murderedby the police because they lookwrong. We don’t need to fearthat terrorists will use our civilianpopulation as human shields toprotect themselves.We have the rights of free

speech, we have the right toeducation, we have rights andprivileges that most peoplecouldn’t even dream of sixtyyears ago, and those rights aresanctified by law. We have acourt system that allows us todefend ourselves if those rightsare abused.We are so very lucky to be alive

in the time and place where weare alive.

These two players from Modimolle Aces were hard at work during a recenttraining session. Photo: TK Mashaba

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LEGALSBELA-BELA LAND-USE

SCHEME, 2008Notice is hereby given toall whom it may concern,that in terms of Clause 21of the Bela-Bela Land-UseScheme, 2008, I,AMANDA KOCK of DLCTelecom (Pty) Ltd, intendapplying to the Bela-BelaLocal Municipality forspecial consent for theconstruction and operationof a 36m hightelecommunications mastand base station on Erf751 Bela-Bela.Full particulars and plansmay be inspected duringnormal office hours at theoffice of the applicant at theaddress included below orat the Office of theManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Chris HaniDrive, Bela-Bela.Any objection, with thegrounds therefore, shall belodged with or made inwriting to both theapplicant at the addressmentioned below and TheManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Private Bagx1609, Bela-Bela, 0480,within 28 days of the dateof the first publication ofthis notice, viz 16 January2015.Applicant: DLC

TELECOM (Pty) LtdStreet address: 46 26thStreet, Menlo Park, 0081Postal Address: P.O. Box35921, Menlo Park, 0102Tel: (012) 346 7890Email: [email protected] Ref: ATC/LIM/006 –Mokone Street Lim_ATC(16&23/01/15).

BELA-BELA LAND-USESCHEME, 2008

Notice is hereby given toall whom it may concern,that in terms of Clause 21of the Bela-Bela Land-UseScheme, 2008, I,AMANDA KOCK of DLCTelecom (Pty) Ltd, intendapplying to the Bela-BelaLocal Municipality forspecial consent for theconstruction and operationof a 36m hightelecommunications mastand base station on Erf 8Jinnah Park.Full particulars and plansmay be inspected duringnormal office hours at theoffice of the applicant at theaddress included below orat the Office of theManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Chris HaniDrive, Bela-Bela.Any objection, with thegrounds therefore, shall belodged with or made inwriting to both theapplicant at the addressmentioned below and TheManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Private Bag

X 1609, Bela-Bela, 0480,within 28 days of the dateof the first publication ofthis notice, viz 16 January2015.

Applicant: DLCTELECOM (Pty) LtdStreet address: 46 26thStreet, Menlo Park, 0081Postal Address: P.O. Box35921, Menlo Park, 0102Tel: (012) 346 7890Email: [email protected] Ref: ATC/LIM/009 –Ravat Street Lim_ATC(16&23/01/15).


Notice is hereby given toall whom it may concern,that in terms of Clause 21of the Bela-Bela Land-UseScheme, 2008, I,AMANDA KOCK of DLCTelecom (Pty) Ltd, intendapplying to the Bela-BelaLocal Municipality forspecial consent for theconstruction and operationof a 36m hightelecommunications mastand base station onRemainder of Portion 9 ofthe Farm Buiskop 464 –KR.Full particulars and plansmay be inspected duringnormal office hours at theoffice of the applicant at theaddress included below orat the Office of theManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Chris HaniDrive, Bela-Bela.

Any objection, with thegrounds therefore, shall belodged with or made inwriting to both theapplicant at the addressmentioned below and TheManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Private BagX 1609, Bela-Bela, 0480,within 28 days of the dateof the first publication ofthis notice, viz 16 January2015.

Applicant: DLCTELECOM (Pty) LtdStreet address: 46 26thStreet, Menlo Park, 0081Postal Address: P.O. Box35921, Menlo Park, 0102Tel: (012) 346 7890Email: [email protected] Ref: ATC/LIM/010 –Ptn 9 Buiskop Lim_ATC(16&23/01/15).


Notice is hereby given toall whom it may concern,that in terms of Clause 21of the Bela-Bela Land-UseScheme, 2008, I,AMANDA KOCK of DLCTelecom (Pty) Ltd, intendapplying to the Bela-BelaLocal Municipality forspecial consent for theconstruction and operationof a 36m hightelecommunications mastand base station onRemainder of Portion 43 ofthe Farm Buiskop 464 –KR.Full particulars and plans

may be inspected duringnormal office hours at theoffice of the applicant at theaddress included below orat the Office of theManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Chris HaniDrive, Bela-Bela.Any objection, with thegrounds therefore, shall belodged with or made inwriting to both theapplicant at the addressmentioned below and TheManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela-BelaMunicipality, Private Bagx1609, Bela-Bela, 0480,within 28 days of the dateof the first publication ofthis notice, viz 16 January2015.

Applicant: DLCTELECOM (Pty) LtdStreet address: 46 26thStreet, Menlo Park, 0081Postal Address: P.O. Box35921, Menlo Park, 0102Tel: (012) 346 7890Email: [email protected] Ref: ATC/LIM/011 –R101 Buiskop Lim_ATC(16&23/01/15).

IN THE HIGH COURTOF SOUTH AFRICA

(GAUTENG DIVISION,PRETORIA) CASE

NUMBER: 84588/2014BEFORE THEHONOURABLE JUDGEBASSON ON 09DECEMBER 2014In the matter betweenMELAMPUS CC

(Registration Number:2004/123509/23) FisrtApplicantKRANSPUNT FARM(PTY) LIMITED(Registration Number:2004/035930/07 SecondApplicantBENJAY CC (RegistrationNumber: 1996/017481/23)Third Applicant andTHE LOCALMUNICIPALITY OFMODIMOLLE FirstRespondentSTEPHANUS JANHENDRIK COETZEE(Identity Number: 7101255089 087) SecondRespondentBOER COETZEE INAFRICA SAFARIS CCThird RespondentTHE VAALWATERSQUATTERS FourthRespondentDRAFT ORDERHaving perused the papers,and having heard Counselon behalf of Applicants,the Court orders that:1. A rule nisi be issued,returnable on 3 February2015, calling uponRespondents to givereasons, why the followingorder should not be madeby the Court:1.1 That first Respondentbe compelled to take allreasonable steps to preventany illegal townshipdevelopment and informalsettlement by members ofthe public on Portion 4 ofthe farm Nooitgedacht No136, Registration Division

K.R., Limpopo Province;1.2 That first Respondentbe compelled to ensure thatthe above-named propertyis used for agriculturalpurposes only, and inparticular not for informalresidential purposes;1.3 Interdicting Secondand Third Respondentsfrom selling any standsupon SecondRespondent’s propertymentioned above, andinterdicting them fromallocating stands uponSecond Respondent’sproperty to members of thecommunity, andinterdicting them fromallowing members of thecommunity to erect informalhousing upon SecondRespondent’s property,and to reside there;1.4 Interdicting members ofFourth Respondent, andany members of theVaalwater community, toerect informal housingupon SecondRespondent’s propertymentioned above, and toreside upon SecondRespondet’s propertyupon stands demarcated bySecond and/or ThirdRespondent;1.5 That First Respondent,and any other Respondentopposing the application,must pay the costs ofApplicants;1.6 That such further and/or alternative relief begranted to Applicants, asthe Honourable Court may

deem just.2. The rule nisi may be servedupon members of FourthRespondent by:2.1 Displaying the terms ofthe rule nisi upon four noticeboards to be put up onboundary between theVaalwater township andSecond Respondent’sproperty in English, and in alocal languageunderstandable by members ofthe Vaalwater community, inclear legible form;2.2 leaving a copy of the rulenisi at the informal housingalready existing upon SecondRespondent’s property;2.3 publishing the rule nisiissued in one publication of“Die Pos”/”The Post”.3. Pending the return date ofthe rule nisi, the orders setout in paragraphs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3and 2.4 will serve as interimorders.VAN ZYL LE ROUX INCATTORNEYSMonument Office Park71 Steenbok Avenue/Steenboklaan 711st Floor/1ste Vloer, Block 3/Blok 3Monument ParkP.O.Box/Posbus 974,Pretoria, 0001Docex 97, PretoriaTel: (012) 435 9444Fax/Faks: (012) 435 9555(GENERAL/ALG)Fax/Faks: (012) 435 9666(DEEDS/AKTES)E-mail/E-pos:[email protected] NO: 4110107887

TK Mashaba

The BBEAG (Bela-Bela EducationAdvocacy Group) will be celebrating fiveyears of education excellence during theirfourth annual gala dinner which isscheduled for Friday, 16 January.The event will be hosted by Feathers Golf

Estate in Bela-Bela. They are planning tohave two guest speakers, Malaika LesogoSamora Mahlatsi, a writer, and internationalspeaker Zogan Opperman.According to the BBEAG’s coordinator

Sello Makhubela, the BBEAG dinner is themost prestigious fundraising event on thegroup’s calendar. It is a convergence ofpatrons, sponsors, learners, teachers, keyeducation stakeholders andbusinesspeople from Bela-Bela and otherareas.The main objectives of the event are to

raise funds for the BBEAG’s 2015 BursaryFund to provide a networking opportunity

BBEAG celebrates five years of excellencefor various stakeholders and to urge themto give to the cause of educationexcellence in Bela-Bela.“About a hundred people are invited to

share the evening with our keynotespeakers,” he said.Mahlatsi is the author of the “Memoirs of a

Born Free”, which was published in 2014,and has written for the Mail & Guardian,The Thinker and Destiny Connect. She iscurrently writing for the SundayIndependent on a freelance basis, and isthe AU Youth Charter ambassador for theSADC region.Opperman is an international speaker,

people intelligence specialist and has 20years of human capital managementexperience.“The BBEAG is a force for good and a

display of the kind of role the youthshould play in the development of thecountry through education,” saidMakhubela.

Matriculantsacross thecountry recentlyreceived theirresults. The passrate in thedistrict has gonedown slightly,from 74,01% in2014 to73,98% in2014. Thisgraph indicatesthe pass rate ofeach regionwithin TheBEAT’sreadership.HoërskoolWarmbad andMohlakamotalaHigh were theonly schoolswhich had onlyone student thatfailed.Design: JustinSteyn and WillieNel

This graphindicates thepercentage ofmatriculantswho were foundeligible to enrolfor a Bachelor’sDegree.Design: JustinSteyn and WillieNel

This graphindicates thenumber ofmatriculantswho are eligibleto enrol forHigher LearningCertificatecourses.Design: JustinSteyn and WillieNel

Matric results in graphs


Lizzy Bapela

Bela-Bela’s Hleketani Primary Schoolhas performed well in the 2014 AnnualNational Assessments (ANA). TheWaterberg District Municipality informedthe school on Friday, 9 January, thatthey are being issued a token ofappreciation for putting the district andthe township on the national map.The school placed first, with 67% in the

Quintile 1 to 3 category, beatingLaerskool Bosveld from Lephalale, whocame second.“It feels so overwhelming to obtain such

a huge achievement considering ourlocation,” said the school’s principal,Julia Mogashoa. “We take ANAseriously and work as a team to obtainany level of achievement. We have avery supportive and dedicated team ofteachers who are eager to implementany sound method to make abreakthrough. As the schools reopen wewill be conducting teaching and learningto ensure a successful beginning to theschool year.”The school held a celebration

ceremony at the school on Tuesday, 13January to acknowledge theachievement and thank everyoneinvolved. In her speech the school’sHead of Department Jacobeth Monawasaid that she initially did not believe thenews, and thought that Mogashoa wasplaying a practical joke on her. Monawasaid that the percentage obtained doesnot mean that the failing learners arestupid. She says instead, the methodsused need improvement and that theyneed to examine themselves as teachersand work on obtaining a higherpercentage next time.Representing teachers for the junior

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“It feels so overwhelming to obtainsuch a huge achievement considering

our location”..

phase, Cecilia Moima said that theachievement was obtained throughunremitting hard work from the teachers,commitment and teamwork, which needto be nurtured and sustained to ensureimprovement every year. She thankedGod for giving them the wisdom to worktogether with pride and unity in ensuringthat the learners learn from them. Shethanked the School Management Team,teachers, parents and the community atlarge for the part they play in raisingand grooming their children for abrighter future. Moima also said thattheir school has not always receivedsuch recognition, and since thecertificate and trophy are a nationalachievement, she thinks that others willstart taking the school more seriouslynow.SGB Chairperson Motlhopegi

Nkambule represented the governanceteam, saying that he was almostreduced to tears when he heard thenews. He wished the school well for theyear.ANA was implemented in February

2010 during President Jacob Zuma’ssecond State of the Nation Address.“From this year onwards,” he said, “allGrade 3, 6 and 9 students will writeliteracy and numeracy tests which areindependently moderated.”Meanwhile, the Minister of Basic

Education Angie Motshekga emphasizedthat the grand idea of ANA is to measurethe extent to which the basic educationsystem is impacting on the critical areasof numeracy and literacy. She addedthat ANA is a vital diagnostic tool to helpthe sector to self-correct and the resultshave become a powerful tool in theprocess of assessing the health of thebasic education system.

The school’steachers andSGB membersgather at theschool premisesto celebrate theirachievement.Photo: LizzyBapela

Bela-Bela’sHleketaniPrimary School’smanagementteam received acertificate andtrophy on behalfof the school forbeing the bestschool in theAnnual NationalAssessmentsPhoto: LizzyBapela

Matric awards

Lizzy Bapela

Dignitaries and governmentrepresentatives from all over theWaterberg District flocked to Bela-Bela’sForever Resorts on Friday, 9 January towitness hardworking Grade 12 learnersreceiving awards for outstanding

performance in 2014. The DistrictMatric Awards Ceremony is an initiativeby the Waterberg District Municipalitywhich is in its third year now. Thisyear’s ceremony is being held underthe theme “Working Together we canimprove the quality of our educationsystem in the district.”

The top five learners from the Waterberg District. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The Naboomspruit Circuit came firstin the circuits’ category with86.6%. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

RamokoloKgomotsoMpotata fromRamogabudiSecondarySchool inMokopanebecame the toplearner in Maths,Accounting andPhysical Sciencewith an averageof over 80%.She was furtherdeclared the top2 learner in thedistrict overall.Photo: LizzyBapela

Mpho Mabotja from SettlersAgricultural School took home atrophy in English home language.Photo: Lizzy Bapela


TK Mashaba

SAB League teams are due to kick offtheir fixtures after the festive season.Teams will be doing everything in theirpower to position themselves well in theleague.Streams A, B and C started last year,

but teams on the new D stream have yetto play most of their games.The BEAT had an opportunity to talk to

the new Happy Hearts coach BondisShika about his plans for their secondseason in the SAB League.“We will be starting training again

during the course of the week and weare expecting the boys to cometogether,” he said. “I believe that theyhave rested enough during the festivebreak. It is now time to return and

TK Mashaba

Soccer fans are looking forward toModimolle’s derby game in the ABCMotsepe League between rivalteams Modimolle Aces and Terrorson Saturday, 17 January at EphraimMogale Stadium in Modimolle.The teams will be meeting for the

first time in the league fixture sincethe season started.Terrors are not performing to their

usual standard this season, havingplayed two draws and two losses,with only one win over five

“We are tackling each game like any other league matchand this game will be no different...

Modimolle DerbModimolle DerbModimolle DerbModimolle DerbModimolle Derby hotly hotly hotly hotly hotly anticipay anticipay anticipay anticipay anticipatedtedtedtedted

matches.During The BEAT’s visit to their

training camp on Thursday, 8January, the boys were hard at workand the coach Bethuel Mabotja saidthat he is looking forward to thematch against Aces.“I’ve added new players and my

boys are looking firm. We are goingall out on Saturday,” said Mabotja.Sello Baloyi, a former member of the

SAB team Trouble Makers, is amongthose that the coach told fans to keepan eye on. Among the other playerswho will be adding stability to Terrors’

squad are Tebogo Moima, who will betrying out for Mamelodi Sundowns inthe near future, and Mahlatsi Kgatla.“I aim to end the league in the top

four,” he said. “Bear in mind that theboys are new to this league, but weare looking forward to a good gameon Saturday.”Modimolle Aces also told The BEAT

that they were looking forward to thegame against Terrors.Aces have played five games so far

and are standing at number 13 in theleague, with some games still to beplayed.

“We are tackling each game likeany other league game and thisgame will be no different,” saidLolo Selamolela, the team’s owner.“We are struggling withsponsorships at the moment,though. We are travelling a lotacross the whole of Limpopo.”Selamolela said that he does not

have any particular players to keepan eye on, but relies on teamwork.Aces has been in the Vodacom

league for the past eight seasons.They plan to reach the play-offsthis year.

Aces players during an exercise with coach LuckyMashaba. Photo: TK Mashaba

Terrors FC players are workinghard at their training ahead of thederby match against Aces.Photo: TK Mashaba

Mahlatsi Kgatla (left) and Tebogo Moima (right) aretwo of the players to keep an eye on duringSaturday’s match. Photo: TK Mashaba

Happy Hearts coach Bondis Shika.Photo: TK Mashaba

SAB League matches to resume after festive season break this week

“I believe that they have restedenough during the festive break. It is

now time to return and deliver ontheir mandate, which is to win

games...deliver on their mandate, which is towin games.”Happy Hearts has played four games

to date with two wins, one loss and adraw. On Saturday, 17 January, theywill be playing against Celtic FC ontheir home ground at the Bela-BelaHigh School sports ground.The other fixtures for Stream B are

as follows. Bazooka will be playing

against Trouble Makers while HomeDefenders will be playing awayagainst Total Surrender. Diesel n Dustwill be up against Qualitho while NTKHappy Boys will be welcoming YoungPirates.Modimolle All Stars will be up against

M. Mammoet Arsenal while Bela-BelaPirates will be playing away againstBoys 2 Men.

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