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Waterbergablaze

Fire claims

A firefighter with Working on Fire,Modikwe Samuel Ramokgaba (35) passedaway after being badly burned on Sunday,11 October.

He was overtaken by the flames at around17:00 and was seriously injured.

“Ramokgaba was taken by helicopter tothe Bela-Bela Hospital, but unfortunatelypassed away at 23:00 that evening,” saidMatema Gwangwa, provincial mediaspokesperson for Working on Fire.“Ramokgaba came from Swartklip near

Marlene Vermaak

Massive fires laid waste to enormousswathes of land in the Waterberg. Anestimated 70 000 hectares werereduced to ashes over the weekend of10-12 October. Photo supplied

Northam, and leaves behind his mother andtwo children.”

The South African Police Services havebeen informed of the incident, and acomplete investigation of the circumstancessurrounding Ramokgaba’s death will belaunched.

“The Working on Fire team went down intoa valley to set a counterfire on ErtjiesGreyling’s farm in an attempt to stop thefire,” said Michael du Plessis. “I was at thetop of the mountain when the people in thevalley started screaming. I got a terriblefright and started running in that direction tosee if I could help. At the same time my

brother, Willie, rushed to the nearest areawith cellphone reception to summonWorking on Fire’s helicopter.”“I immediately realized that someone was

in danger and possibly hurt, and wasexpecting the worst. There were alreadymembers of the Working on Fire teamhelping Samuel. He was covered with a fireblanket. I sat with him and tried to keep himcalm while we waited for the helicopter. Hewas shivering terribly,” said an emotional DuPlessis.“We had been fighting the fire since

Thursday,” said landowner Willie du Plessis.“By Monday night, large areas were still on

fire. We are very grateful for everyone whohelped us during the fire, and we are verysorry for the loss of the Working on firemember.”Wimpie Cilliers (35) from the farm

Maranatha near Vaalwater, was also nearlytrapped by the blaze. Fortunately Cilliers didnot sustain any other serious injuries – onlyscorched hair, blisters, and a skin that issunburn-red.“A sudden whirlwind had the fire around

me in seconds, and suddenly the fire wasmoving faster than I could run,” said Cilliers.See also the article on Fires in the

Waterberg on Page 3.

Waterbergablaze

Working on Fire member

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beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaCRIME

An accused in a case of entering orremaining in a country without validdocuments, 26-year old Godfrey FrutsoPhiri, was sentenced to four months’imprisonment or a fine of R2 000 when heappeared in court recently.Police spokesperson Constable Maria

Maleto said that the accused was alsolinked with a case of burglary where it isalleged that he stole copper cable. Theincident took place at a mining engineeringworkshop between 23 and 24 September.Constable Maleto said that Godfreyremained in custody for failing to producethe relevant documents allowing him to bein the country, and pending the businessrobbery.* A 55-year old man was sentenced to

three months in prison or a fine of R2 000after stealing a 200 ml bottle of methylatedspirits from Bela-Bela Super Spar on 25September. The police said that a securityguard alleged that he had seen a suspiciousman roaming the shelves with the spirits.The guard monitored the accused, MartinBarnard, as he passed the pay point to goout of the store. He was searched and wasfound with the item concealed in his pants.He was arrested immediately and charged

Bela-Bela Magistrate’sCourt sentencescriminals

Lizzy Bapela

Illegal immigrant Godfrey Frutso Phiriwas recently sentenced to four monthsimprisonment or a R2 000 fine. Photosupplied

for theft.* A 31-year old woman was sentenced to

six months imprisonment or a fine of R1000. Annah Seropodi was reportedly foundin possession of suspected stolen propertyat Super Spar recently. According to theinformation received, the store’s securitywas alerted by his colleague about asuspicious woman wearing a floral dress.She passed the pay point and went towardsexit door as though she was walking out ofthe store. The guard alleged that he gotvery suspicious when he saw herseemingly walking with some difficultieshe told the police that he searched her andfound some grocery concealed underneathher clothes. She was found in possessionof rice, sugar, tinned food, floor polish,and cigarettes and was arrestedimmediately and charged.

* 34-year old Simon Mahlangu wassentenced to six months imprisonment or aR3 000 fine for malicious damage toproperty. Mahlangu knocked on his sister’sdoor on 23 May in the evening. ConstableMaleto said that after seeing who wasknocking on the door, the sister did notwant to open the door for him as shefeared that he might attack her because shehad a fight with his wife earlier that day,and said that he was armed with a spade.She added that Mahlangu then climbed ontop of the roof and damaged the two ironsheets with the spade and poured petrol asthough he wanted to set the house alight.The police were called to the sceneimmediately and the suspect was arrested.

* A man was sentenced to four monthsimprisonment or a fine of R2 000 after hewas found guilty of hitting another manwith a brick at the back of head, causinginjuries. The victim was sent to the Bela-Bela Hospital for medical attention whilethe 21-year old Stoffel Toto Mashele gotarrested and charged.

Mob Murder victim identified

The police in Bela-Bela have revealed theidentity of the man who was allegedlykilled by twelve people in Pienaarsrivierlate in August this year.The man, who was known only as ‘William’

during police investigations, has beenidentified as William MotsokotsaMoikanyane, a 29-year old man from Pankopoutside of Pienaarrivier.“Fingerprint results revealed that the man

who was killed by some Pienaarsriviercommunity members in late August wasWilliema Motsokotsa Moikanyane fromPankop,” said Bela-Bela police spokespersonMaria Maleto.Moikanyane was allegedly murdered by

twelve community members in Pienaarsrivier

Justin Steynon Friday, 28 August.According to police, Moikanyane had been

bound and beaten at the scene of the crime.He was taken to a hospital in Polokwane butdied shortly thereafter.Thokozile Nkosi (48), Johannes Semetsing

(35), Mapule Mabusela, Tlou Sebatjane (52),Jack Nkwana (28), Mpho Moseamedi (25),John Chabalala (32), Nhlenyane Mashiyo(48), Amos Matlala (35), Rachel Tshabalala(26), Reuben Chabalala and Collen Chabalala(21) have all been arrested for their allegedinvolvement in the brutal murder.During their last court appearance on Friday

25 September, the twelve accused werereleased on R1000 bail each and are expectedto re-appear at the Bela-Bela magistate courton Tuesday 27 October. Moikanyanye waslaid to rest on Saturday, 10 October inPankop.

Crime round-upLizzy Bapela

Two women were arrested at Bela-Belaafter being found in possession ofsuspected stolen property.The incident occurred at Bela-Bela

during the morning of Wednesday, 7October. The complainant told the policethat she had returned home to find thather home had been broken into. Amongthe missing items were a laptop, an iPod,towels, a pack of disposable nappies, anda USB flash drive. Police spokespersonConstable Maria Maleto said that thepolice received information on Friday, 9October that someone had been seenselling suspected stolen property inExtension 5, and followed up on thelead.She said that on their arrival at the

scene the police found two Zimbabweannationals with the items, which arebelieved to be the ones missing from thecomplainant’s house.The suspects are in police custody and

are expected to appear before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19October.* A suspect in Bela-Bela was arrested

and linked with a case of theft frommotor vehicle through fingerprints. 25year old Fana Mabunda was arrested onWednesday, 7 October for the crime,which was allegedly committed between26 and 27 May at Leseding Section. Thecomplainant alleged that he had lockedthe doors and windows of his vehicle,only to find the back door unlocked thenext morning. He said that when hechecked further, he realized that severalitems, including a car radio, speakers, anda subwoofer were missing. Mabunda wasplaced at the scene of the crime throughfingerprints left at the scene, andappeared at the Bela-Bela Magistrate’sCourt on Thursday, 8 October.

* The police in Modimolle are lookingfor a suspect in connection with a case ofarmed robbery following an incident thattook place during the afternoon ofSunday, 30 August. Modimolle PoliceSpokesperson Warrant Officer JamesFindlay said that the complainant toldthem that an unknown man hadapproached him and snatched his phonewhile he was talking on it. Anyone withinformation that may help the policesolve the case should visit the station andask for Warrant Officer Gawie Greeff.

The two suspects who were found inpossession of suspected stolen

properties. Photo supplied

The police in Modimolle have askedresidents to be on the lookout for thisman. He is around 30 years of age,and missing a front upper tooth. Theman is alleged to have snatched acellphone from a Modimolle manwhile the latter was making a call.

Two Bela-Bela boys aged around 10 havebriefly appeared before the Bela-BelaMagistrate’s Court in connection with a case ofrape.The two, who were accompanied by their

parents at the court, are alleged to have raped afive-year old girl at Bela-Bela on Saturday, 10October.According to the victim’s mother, she was

told about the incident by younger child.“After I heard the news I went to check on my

daughter,” she said. “I found her lying in herbed crying. She couldn’t say a word to me.”The mother said that she had a hard time

getting help from police, who kept promisingthat they would attend to the case until she,exasperated, took the five year-old child tohospital herself.“When I arrived at Bela-Bela hospital the

doctors wouldn’t help me,” she told TheBEAT. “They said I have to bring the policewith me.”“I was very disappointed by the service we

received from these institutions,” she said.“The police couldn’t come and at the hospitalthey wouldn’t help either. I took my daughterback home and when I went back on Sundaythe doctor told me that he couldn’t find anyevidence because I had given my child a bath.”The mother said that she, too, had been raped

when she was a child and was not helped, andshe is frustrated to see her daughter in thissituation.“Things like this can leave one with

5-year old girl rapedTK Mashaba

emotional scars,” she said.During a visit to the Bela-Bela hospital, The

BEAT’s reporters were unable to find anyonewilling to comment on the situation, or explainwhy the doctors on duty would refuse to treatthe little girl.“We deeply regret what happened,” said

Macks Lesufi, spokesperson for theDepartment of Health in Limpopo. “We arelooking into the situation and trying to find outfrom the hospital exactly what happened. Wewill also be engaging with the child’s family inorder to help them and provide for such thingsas trauma counselling.”

A five year-oldlittle girl wasallegedly rapedby two boys ofaround ten yearsold. Photo:TK Mashaba

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beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.za GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL

Roughly 70 000 hectares of land was destroyedby wildfire this past weekend, despite valiantefforts by Limpopo firefighters. The fires ragedacross the province on Saturday, 11 October,with most falling within the Waterberg area.

The Department of Environmental Affairs’Working on Fire (WoF) participants inLimpopo have been frantically battling blazesacross the province.

WoF Limpopo’s provincial spokespersonMatema Gwangwa confirmed that the most

Over 70 000 hectares of land destroyed as fire ravagesthe Waterberg

Lizzy Bapela

Large swathes of the Waterberg District were burnt to a crisp in the recent veldfires. Photo supplied

Entabeni Lodge near Mookgophong sustained serious damage. Photo supplied

affected areas in the Waterberg are situatedbetween Modimolle, Alma, and Vaalwater, aswell as areas from Mokopane to Thabazimbi.

The past weekend has been a busy one forWorking on Fire teams in the Waterberg. Aheat wave was declared by the South AfricanWeather Services, and a total of 260 firefighters, a chopper, two fire trucks, six bakkiesand bakkies sacks were deployed to multiplefires in various parts of the region. WoFLimpopo Provincial General Manager SamMaepa said that their firefighters have beenthoroughly trained in fire suppression, andbelieve that they will succeed in protecting the

people of Limpopo from wildfires. He told TheBEAT that an Incident Command Structure hasbeen established and based at Alma, whereteams are monitoring fires and allocatingresources. Maepa said that some of the fireswere cause by lightning while in othercases, the cause remains unknown.“Our firefighters are working in difficult

terrain. The terrain is mountainous and thefires are fast. The damage so far is anestimated 70 000 hectares of land, afarmhouse, three houses, three vehicles, twolodges and a large number of domestic andwild animals,” he said.

Gwangwa indicated that Working on Firehas requested more resources from otherprovinces due to the intensity and numberof fires currently occurring. The resourcesthey have received so far includes fourground teams with fire trucks fromMpumalanga and a ground team fromGauteng.Maepa said that they are working closely

with various stakeholders who are affected,and are hoping for a positive outcome. Hepleaded with the public to heed evacuationorders immediately when wildfiresapproach residential areas.

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Head-on collision claims two lives

A head-on collision on the road between Vaalwater and Lephalale claimed two liveson Thursday, 8 October. Photo: Marlene Vermaak

On Thursday, 8 October, at around 15:00 inthe afternoon, a serious head-on collisionclaimed two lives on the VaalwaterLephalale road.Lourens Lewies

(38) and PatrickMkhabela (60) wereboth employees ofMainpro, an earthmoving companywhich has beendoing business in the area for nine years.Lewies and Mkhabela were on their way

to a nearby farm to service and excavatorwhen they were involved in a head-oncollision with a truck. Lewies was declareddead on the scene and Mkhabela passedaway later that evening of his wounds.

Marlene Vermaak“We were so excited to start a new life

here,” said Charlene Smit (35) Lewies’girlfriend. “In his last message he said thathe was on his way to a farm betweenLephalale and Vaalwater and that he lovesme. I still can’t believe that I will never

hear from himagain.Lewies grew up in

Vaalpark, and is tobe buried there onSaturday, 17October.Mkhabela was

originally from Phalaborwa, and will beburied there on the same day.Both of the men were new employees who

had only started at the company in 2015.The owner of Mainpro, Jeran le Roux,expressed his sympathy for the families ofthe deceased.

“Claimed two livesbetween Vaalwater and

Lephalale”

Man killed by elephant

Samuel Shidenge (36) wastragically killed by anElephant in theWelgevonden GameReserve between Vaalwaterand Lephalale on Tuesday,6 October.

“We asked Samuel to fetchthatching workers at a lodge inWelgevonden. He was on his way out ofthe reserve when, according to the workers,they saw an elephant on the road. Samuelimmediately stopped and switched thebakkie off, as this is standard procedureduring an elephant encounter,” his brother-in-law, Niel Mokhabela explained.

Mokhabela said that according to theirworkers another game-viewing vehicledrove past that aggravated the elephant.The animal then stormed the bakkieShidenge was in.

“Samuel apparently tried several times tostart the bakkie and reverse away as theangry elephant was approaching but had noluck. The workers jumped off and ran indifferent directions but Samuel was the lastto leave the vehicle. The elephant was seento pursue him as he ran away on foot andmust have killed him in the bush,”Makhabela said.

Marlene Vermaak Samuel was a hardworkingcitizen from Zimbabwe, with alegal work permit andpassport. He owned his ownthatching business and alsohelped his brother and me withour businesses. He has a youngwife and twin daughters, age 3,as well as a son in Zimbabwethat he was taking care of,”Mokhabela explained.

“I am very worried thatbecause my brother-in-law was a foreignernothing will be done about this incident.We are very sad about his loss. I also hopethat Welgevonden will put in extra effort towarm people about the dangers of theanimals and that this can be a lesson forall,” Mokhabela said.

“It is with great sadness thatWelgevonden Game Reserve has toannounce that on the evening of Tuesday, 6October 2015 there was a tragic death of acontractor in the reserve. It appears asthough the person was on foot when he waskilled by an elephant. The circumstances ofthis tragic incident are still underinvestigation. Our thoughts are with thefamily, friends and colleagues of thedeceased,” said Welgevonden ChiefExecutive Officer, Bradley Schroder.

An official burial ceremony will take placein Zimbabwe.

Modimolle residents urged to usewater cautiously

Residents are being supplied by water tankers in parts of Modimolle.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Image forillustrationpurposes only

Residents of Modimolle have been hit hardby the recent water crisis in the area, withthe municipality issuing a press release togive further clarity on the issue.The press release was issued by the

Modimolle Local Municipality’sCommunications and IT Department onWednesday 7 October.“Modimolle Local Municipality is

experiencing water shortage due to theextreme heat wave and the high demand forwater in our area. Water supply has beeninterrupted in various wards in Phagamengand the town,” the municipality stated in apress release. “The problem occurred whenthe main pipe line from Donkerpoort Plantburst. The burst main line was repaired andfull production was restored on Thursday 1October 2015. Our storage reservoirs are atcritical level. Consumers may expectreduced water supply in the form of drytaps. Water tankers will be available forsupply of water to the community”Residents were also urged to use water

cautiously until such time as the situation isremedied.

Mzamane Ringane “We are urgently appealing to allconsumers to use water sparingly until thesituation stabilises. Please refrain fromwatering gardens and restrict waterconsumption to household use, i.e. bathing,drinking and food preparation”, the pressrelease concluded.Residents rely on water tankers who

supply them at certain delivery points inPhagameng Township, while others settlefor communal taps at the old beehive centrein the area.In a telephone interview with The BEAT

on Monday 12 October, municipalspokesperson Patrick Shika said thesituation was slowly getting back to normal.The municipal spokesperson said the

biggest challenge was the high demand ofwater in the area.He said some residents in various parts of

the township already have water on theirtaps, and also reiterated that themunicipality is pleading with residents touse water for basic needs only, until suchtime that the whole area has been fullyrestored.However, Shika said he cannot guarantee

when exactly the situation will return tonormal.

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Local entrepreneur plans toopen entertainment parks

Marnus Luüs with a smallmodel of the proposedsports facilities he wantsto build in Bela-Bela.Photo: Justin Steyn

Marnus Luüs, a young businessman fromBela-Bela, seeks to establish variousrecreational facilities in town. This includesa skateboard rink, where young people canspend time in a healthy way.

He told The Beat that he is still lookingfor suitable land to construct the rinks inplaces like open municipal ground or landnot currently being used for something.

“Young people spend much of their timein bars, or buy drugs. I would like to set upfacilities like this where they can spendtheir time without being occupied withanything illegal,” he said.

Luüs said that he wants to renovate thecourts so that there is room for many peoplewho are interested in extreme sports.

“I want to set up a place for people whoenjoy sports like skateboarding, cycling andwakeboarding. There are many youngpeople in Bela-Bela who like these kinds of

Justin Steynsports but there is no place for them topractice it other than their homes, “he said.

Luüs explained that such a sportscomplex could boost the town’s economy.According to him, the rink can attracttourists, especially if competitions areheld.

“There may even be opportunities whereskating competitions can be held as afundraising event for local charities.”

Esrom Nkwinikwa from Youth againstCrime said that he welcomes the initiativeas he believes that it will help reduce theincidents of drug and alcohol abuse.

“A facility like this can help withreducing crime among young people inBela-Bela. I believe that these facilitiescan involve the youth in uplifting sportingactivities,” he said.

Luüs also recently announced that hereceived interest in his project by a localentrepreneur but said he could onlydivulge more information after everythinghas been finalized.

Young mothers who give birth at the Bela-Bela Hospital received donations ofgoodie hampers from The Post newspaper’s Children’s Fund to help them in thefirst few months of motherhood. The bags contained clothes, nappies, toiletries andpolar fleece blankets.

Staff members at the Bela-BelaHospital’s children’s ward joinedchildren and their mothers in acceptinga donation of toys from The Postnewspaper’s Children’s Fund and aprivate donor known as Johanna vanJaarsvseldt. She is also from Bela-Bela.

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Mookgophong artist andresidents reach agreement

Mzamane Ringane

Tau Di a Rora and Wally Van Tonderoutside court. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Mookgophong gospel artist Tau Dia Rora ,whose real name is Caiphus Khosa, andconcerned residents’ representative Wally VanTonder have smoked a peace pipe after thecourt intervened in their dispute last Thursday8 October.Tau dia Rora was hauled to court by Van

Tonder, after Van Tonder complained about theartist’s performances in the local CBD (CentralBusiness District).The two parties attended a hearing behind

closed doors at the Mookgophong MagistrateCourt.Tau Di a Rora and Van Tonder agreed that the

artist can continue performing in town, but thenthe sound must be adjusted so that it does nottorment residents.Tau Di a Rora told The Beat that earlier this

year a mob of police officers confronted him

while he was performing for his audience in theCBD and switched off his music.He said he was accused of making noise and

also performing in town without a permit.“At the time the police arrived while I was

performing and switched off my sound. I wasadvised to obtain a permit from the localmunicipality. I went through the relevantprocedures and was granted permission toperform in the CBD during the weekends. Iwas shocked when I received a call from thelocal police station. I was then served withdocuments that instructed me to come tocourt,” he said.He said he is relieved following an agreement

between himself and the complainant.This artist said performances are his only way

of putting bread on his table and enables him topay the people he works with.The Beat is in possession of a video where

the artist was being confronted by the police.Van Tonder said he never intended to stop

the artist from performing in town, but onlywanted him to reduce the volume.“I was complaining about excessive noise.

For the past six years I have been staying intown, and then my friend (Khosa) started withhis music and I went to him twice. I went to thepolice twice and no one wanted to help. I neversaid he must not play, the only thing I ask isthat he must turn his music a little bit down,”he said.Another resident Jan Van Rensburg said this

kind of agreement is all they needed, and saidhe hopes they would now have a peaceful sleepafter the artist agreed to turn the music downduring his performances.Tau Di a Rora has five albums behind his

name, including the recent Shona titled albumMwari Komberera Africa (God Bless Africa).

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Poor maintenance result inwater cut-offs

Residents of Bela-Bela have been faced withyet another series of water cut-offs this pastweek. Water cut-offs have been reported byseveral residents since Friday 9 October. Thishas been the second cut-off in less than amonth where residents had been left with nowater running from their taps.

The first cut offs, which occurred on Friday25 September, is said to have been due tomaintenance problems on one of the reservoirs’water pumps.

The most recent cut-offs have been said to bethe result of a faulty pump at one of thereservoirs in Renaissance. This was announcedby the municipality and relevant stakeholdersduring a meeting on Monday 12 October. Itwas announced that a contractor has beenassigned to repair the damaged motor duringthe course of the week.

Meanwhile the Bela-Bela Concernedresidents group Change took to social mediashortly thereafter detailing the nature of the cut-offs and the town’s water status.

“The pumps from Magalies Water have beengiving problems lately such as overheating.This has caused some interruptions in regardsto the water which is pumped into our waterreticulation system, but they are attending to it,or have already. The Municipality will be

meeting with them in this week to get anupdate in regards to this,” the group posted ontheir Facebook page.

It was further stated that some of the boreholepumps, which also pumps water into the waterreticulation system, are not functioning.

It was said the Municipality is investigatingthis and will be fixing or replacing the pumpswhich are not working and installing pumps tothose boreholes which do not have pumps atthis stage.

“Once this has been sorted it will assist toincrease our town’s water supply for the future,but the real cause of our latest water problemsoccurred about two weeks ago was when thepump at the water purification plant stoppedfunctioning properly, the said pump no longerpumped sufficient water to the reservoirsituated next to Renaissance, which is one ofthe causes why this reservoir went empty.”

Change further said that another problemarose when a pump located at the reservoirnext to Renaissance, which pumps water fromthere to the bigger reservoir located above it,broke down. “This pump only starts pumpingto the bigger reservoir once the reservoir it ispumping from is 90% full and switches on andof off automatically. This pump broke downdue to old age, it is said to be older than 20years,”

This pump was reportedly replaced about aweek ago which caused the bigger reservoir togo empty and why certain areas have struggledwith sufficient water as the Municipality is stillstruggling to fill this bigger reservoir withwater.

When asked about why household water issometimes brown, the municipality explainedthat this is often the result when the reservoirsare being cleaned.

Taxi drivers called to supportMatric Mondays

Bela-Bela has faced another series ofwater cut-offs as a result of poormaintenance on one of the town’sreservoir pumps. Photo as illustration

Taxi drivers across Limpopo are among theeducation role players and ambassadors thatthe provincial Department of Education hasencouraged to wear school uniform onMondays.The Department recently launched the

Shining Stars Matric Mondays under theleadership of MEC Ishamel Kgetjepe.Departmental spokesperson Dr N.B. Rasilasaid that the campaign is conducted as part oftheir commitment in profiling Education as asocietal issue, pushing back the barriers againstthe child’s education and producing qualityeducation.In Bela-Bela, the Warmbaths Taxi

Association’s spokesperson Israel Molusi saidthat the message had not yet been conveyed tothe transport role players but would be adhered

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to as soon as possible. He said that only a fewknew about the campaign and pledged tocomply.The campaign, initiated by the Limpopo

Department of Education encourages thebroader community, including the politicalleadership in government, legislatures,government officials and all educationambassadors to also wear school uniform onMondays.The MEC said that this initiative is believed

to assist the community to allow learners toapproach and sit for the final examinationswithout any distractions or disturbances. Headded that the government cannot affordloosing even a single minute of learning andteaching as they prepare the learners for theexaminations. The MEC further emphasizedthat no level of schooling disruption can betolerated.

Officials from the Department ofEducation led by example and showtheir support for the Matric Mondaycampaign. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Justin Steyn

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Nedbank draw forWaterberg SAB teams

SAB teams will be gearing up for the Nedbankdraw, which was expected to be held on Friday,17 October.

According to Refiloe Khoza from SAFAWaterberg, team owners are expected to attendthe draw.

“They have to come to see which teams willbe playing,” she said, adding that they werehoping that all teams will have registered bythe time of the draw.

Mabatlane’s M. Mmamoet Arsenal haswithdrawn from the league.

TK Mashaba

M.Mmamoet Arsenal will not be playing in the Nedbank Cup after theirdisappointment in the playoffs of the SAB League. Photo: TK Mashaba

Speaking to The BEAT, Andries Seputla saidthat he is fed up with what he callsmaladministration in the SAB league.

“I will not be registering this season, orin future, under such leadership,” he said.

Seputla’s team was allowed to play inthe promotional play-offs against YsterUnited in the SAB League earlier thisyear, only to be told later that Qualithowas supposed to have been playing thatmatch.

The Nedbank Cup has been running forseveral years, giving SAB teams theopportunity to hone their skills and obtainsome prize money in the bargain.

Young soccer players will be welcomed toBela-Bela’s Sunfa Stadium on Sunday, 18October, when SAFA and Transnet will behosting trials for the School of Excellence.Children under the age of 14 will be able

to take part in the trials, according to SAFAWaterberg’s Executive Officer RefiloeKhoza.Any soccer player in the Waterberg can

take part, even those who are not registeredwith the LFA.The lucky students who qualify for the

school will find that the School ofExcellence will fund their studies and anysoccer-related activities during their timethere.Players who manage to impress the scouts

and coaches will be invited to a nationalcamp at Elandsfontein, Gauteng, where

School of Excellence to hold trials atSunfa Stadium

Bafana Bafanaand Kaizer Chiefsstriker is BernardParker is aproduct of schoolof excellence.Photo supplied

TK Mashaba their academic, psychological, physical andfootball skills will be put to the test.The selected high school students will

receive formal education, life skills trainingand most importantly, footballdevelopment.Qualified educators and accredited

coaches will ensure that the young boys’talents will be nurtured and developed aspreparation for what can only be soon-tobe flourishing football careers.Since the academy’s inception in 1994,

2000 players have been admitted into theschool.Players who have what it takes to kick

and play their way into the school canfind their feet playing on local andinternational soccer pitches just liketheir predecessors: Steven Pienaar,Bernard Parker, Daine Klate, BryceMoon and Masilo Modubi, who are allproducts of the school.

Laerskool Eenheid’sfirst rugby team arethe league- andregional winners inthe developmentleague. The teamplayed in the finalson Friday, 25September,defeating Vhembe’srepresentatives 38-0 in order to becrowned theLimpopochampions. In frontare PhalaneMoshima, GaoMolebalwa,Francois Froneman,Karabo Mafumane,Gerda Nel(principal), LetagoKekana and thecaptain, TumeloLebogo. In themiddle are SelloMolokomme, NokoDipela, NeoShihlamo, CasperMcDonald, ThabangLedwaba, JerryTselane and ThaboRobinson. In theback row areBoitumelo Koka,Melvin Mohlala,BoitshepoThangwani,Clement Mabotja,Oratile Pheto,Oratile Nkoana andMonoka Seanego.Photo supplied