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In a dramatic turn of events, chargesagainst the Indian couple from Makhado,accused of being accessories to agruesome muti murder, were dropped onWednesday, 10 April.This followed after the alleged muti

murderer admitted to the police that hehad lied about the couple’s involvement.Musha Isap Ali Patel (62) and his wife,

Hasina Muska Patel (60), the owners ofElti Café in Eltivillas, were arrested onFriday after a human arm was discovered.The police questioned them with the mainsuspect, Freddy Azwitamisi Tshikhudo(38).Tshikhudo apparently told the police that

he had been promised R70 000 and amotor vehicle by the Patels for supplyingthe hand, which was to be used for mutipurposes. All three of them brieflyappeared in the Louis Trichardt DistrictCourt on Monday, 8 April.After his arrest, Tshikhudo allegedly

confessed to the police that the hand hadcome from the body of a woman whomhe had been hired to kill. He told the policethat the woman’s boyfriend had employedhim. He led them to the bushy,mountainous area on the corner of Celliersand Songozwi Street, near the GrasdakGuest House.There, in the early hours of Saturday

morning, the police found the mutilatedand already decomposing body of thewoman. Her arm and private parts hadbeen cut off and both her eyes had beenremoved; apparently, while she was stillalive.The police also found, lying next to her

body, a pair of grey trousers, a red braand white socks that she was wearing.She has medium-length dark brown hair.

Artist Mr Colin Dale Hogg presented Bela Bela Police with one of his paintings at KleinKariba. From left are Const. Ndlovu, Sgt.Van Zyl and Mr Hogg. Photo: Justin Steyn

Local councilors and mediaexcluded from meeting

important people and entitled to attend anygathering held in their names.Councillor Nhlapo was seen exchanging

words with the deputy minister’sbodyguard.The meeting was a result of a mass

action protest by citizens of Bela Bela,who were enraged about power cuts andpoor service delivery from themunicipality.

Lizzy Bapela

Local councilors were furious onThursday, 25 April at being excluded froma meeting between Deputy Minister ofInternational Relations and CooperationEbrahim Ismael Ebrahim, Bela Bela mayorFreddy Hlongwane and the conveners ofthe day’s mass action protest. They wereheard saying that they were very

Artist rewards police for quickresponse and vigilance

Justin Steyn

On Wednesday, 24 April, the Bela BelaPolice Station received a token of appre-ciation from a local artist. The gift con-sisted of a painting made by local artist,Colin Dale Hogg. Present at the hand-overwere constables Glenda Manamela andNtsetselo Ndlovu as well as Sgt. HesterVan Zyl.Hogg expressed his gratitude toward the

police, in particular Ndlovu and Van Zyl,who responded swiftly when he felt un-safe at his Klein-Kariba home one morn-ing the previous week. He said that atabout 4 o’clock on Wednesday morninghe heard strange noises coming from out-

side his home. He immediately called thepolice, who were there within minutes.Hogg jokingly added that even though noirregularities were found he pleaded withpolice not to shoot as he emerged from adark area where he had been hiding.Hogg, who is actively involved in various

community projects in Bela Bela, addedthat the police should be acknowledgedfor the work they do despite the bad pub-licity caused by a handful of unruly offic-ers. “I am very happy to know that ourlocal police officers are still vigilant andactively doing their work” he said. Thepainting has been decorating the BelaBela police station’s walls for the pastweek.

Muti murder case takesdramatic turn of events

The woman’s body was left more than akilometre into the bushy area and thepolice had to struggle for hours to clearthe way into the bushes with pangas.Apparently, the victim had been killed theweek before, on 27 March. Her remainswere finally airlifted from the bushes withthe help of a police helicopter.According to Captain Maano Sadike,

spokesperson for the Makhado police, thewoman was lured to the bushes by herboyfriend under the pretence that theywould be performing a prayer ritual for her.After the couple had finished praying, thewoman was ordered to undress, and whenshe refused, she was overpowered andkilled by Tshikhudo.On Wednesday, the story took a

dramatic turn when the Patel coupleappeared in court again. Tshikhudoapparently made a statement where headmitted that he had tried to rob the Patelcouple at their shop in Eltivillas. He hadmade up the story about the Indiancouple’s involvement in an apparent effortto improve his own case. The policesupposedly also found new evidence thatmay have pre-empted his furtherconfession.It seems likely that the murdered woman

was Tshikudo’s own girlfriend. Her bodyhas not yet been identified and it wasrumoured that she was very likely fromZimbabwe.The police have appealed to the public

to help them in identifying her or for herfamily to come forward. Anyone withinformation that might assist the policein their investigations can contact CaptainTshinyadzo Ndou at 082 807 2666 or thepolice’s emergency number, 10111. — LiNNews / Limpopo Mirror

Police warns public againstpurchasing stolen goods

Bela Bela police spokesperson Glenda Manamela warns the community againstpurchasing stolen goods. Photo: Justin Steyn

must be made aware that they will facehefty fines or be placed under arrestwhen in possession of stolen property”she said. Jewelry, furniture, electrical

appliances and even clothing are popularitems stolen and sold by thieves. Theseare sold without proof of purchaseleaving the buyer liable for possession.Any person with information regardingthe recent break-ins or any other crimesare urged to contact their nearest policestation. Anonymous tip offs can be sentto Crime Line by sending an SMS to32211 for investigation (SMS’s chargedat R1, 00).

Justin Steyn

Police have issued a warning againstthe buying and selling of stolen goods.The recent increase in home robberies,has prompted police to inform thecommunity of stolen goods often soldat street venders.Police warns against items that are

sold under suspicious circumstances orpurchasing items that would normallybe found at supermarkets. Bela Belapolice spokesperson, GlendaManamela added that anyone inpossession of stolen property will becharged accordingly. “The community

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One concerned resident Josaya “Mantsetsi” Thiyo (left front) got a lot of supportfrom the marchers, shouting for him to be given a chance to voice his concerns.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela

Chaos erupted in Bela Bela on Thursday, 25April when enraged citizens marched on themunicipality to demand answers regardingpower cuts and poor service delivery.The previous day the organizers of the march,

Martin Manala,Peter Shimambo and ShimiMalomo representing concerned residentsand Abram Motlhake of the Congress of SouthAfrican Students (COSAS), drove through thetownship mobilizing the masses. They alsoinstructed learners not to go to schoolbecause they were affected by the situationas well.On Thursday the protesters gathered at the

local Civic Centre and marched toward themunicipal offices in the heart of town. Theywere concerned about poor service deliveryby the municipality, but the main concern wasthe issue of electricity cut-offs. Protesters saidthat the new CFO Morris Maluleka haddecided to cut electricity to households owingmoney to the municipality for rates andservices, forgetting that Bela Bela has manyfamilies from disadvantaged backgrounds.They also said that Maluleka and the

councilors who agreed with him had notfollowed the proper procedures as laid out inthe Municipal Control Act, and took issue withMaluleka acting as municipal manager whilestill on probation.The protesters expressed their anger in

posters and songs, saying that they are sickand tired of incompetent leaders and that theywant them to step down.

Concerned resident Peter Shibambo addressed the marchers before Bela Bela mayorFreddy Hlungwani gave a respond. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Arriving at themunicipality, theprotesters brokedown the gate andcracked the frontreception door,demanding thatMaluleka come outto address them.Among othergrievances thep r o t e s t e r sdemanded that themunicipality stopselectricity cut-offs,conduct an audit withrespect to themunicipal billingsystem and rectify allfaults, and write off alloutstanding fees withimmediate effect.The protesters also

demanded that theCFO step down,accusing him ofbeing moreconcerned withpolitics than them u n i c i p a l i t y ’ sfinancial issues.They also demandedthe recall of all PRcouncilors and thosecouncilors whosigned an affidavit to

support Councillor Lucas Nhlapo in his recentcourt case against the municipality.COSAS leadership in Bela Bela told the

BEAT that the failure of the councilors to attendto service delivery issues has left them withno choice but to write to the deputy minister,pleading him to attend to the issues himself.The protesters’ demands were contained in

a memorandum addressed to the Minister ofCOGTSA, Richard Baloyi, the MEC ofCOGHSTA Limpopo, Clifford Matsepe, andthe Deputy Minister of International Relationsand Cooperation, Ebrahim Ismael Ebrahim.The memorandum was handed over to the

deputy minster and the mayor, FeddyHlongwane. Hlongwane explained to theprotestors that the municipality needsresidents to pay their outstanding fees so thatthe municipality can provide essential sevices,and added that the municipality and leadershipare more than prepared to listen to thecommunity’s grievances and attend to them.He added that the municipality is aware thatmany people come from poor backgroundswhich is why they are urging residents to paywhat they can monthly until they are caughtup. Hlongwane says that in this way themunicipality will be able to operate smoothlyand the community will have water, electricityand other services delivered to them.The protesters were unsatisfied by the mayor

and deputy minister’s efforts, and continuedto demand that Maluleka come out and facethem, as he was the main reason for the massaction.The protestors gave the municipality seven

days to respond to their grievances exceptfor the electricity question which, they said,was to be solved immediately.The march conveners attended meetings on

the 25th and 26th with the mayor, CFO anddeputy minster in order to resolve the issueand give a report to marchers who were waitinganxiously for a response.On the 26th,

marchers againconvened on themunicipality, urgentlydemanding aresponse to theirconcerns as theirpower had not beenrestored.Maluleka emerged

from his office,passing a messageto Hlongwanedetailing measures todeal with theelectricity issue untilmeasures could beput in place.In his address the

mayor informedprotestors that themanagement hadagreed that the cut-off be stopped andthat every residentwould be allowed tobuy electricitywithout being forced

to pay arrears until the end of April.The agreement was that from the 1st of May,

every household would be urged to pay theircurrent accounts and some of the arrears.Residents were advised to make

arrangements with the municipality withregards to how much they would be able toafford to pay.


Former mayor and councillor implicated in assault

Former mayor of Mogalakwena Local Municipality Esther Mothibi is being accused ofwatching helpless journalist Junior Makhafola being pushed against walls. Photo supplied

Councillor Tlou Abram Kgaphola was saidto have brought Makhafola to beassaulted. Photo supplied

Lizzy Bapela

Former mayor of Mogalakwena Local Mu-nicipality Esther Mothibi, PR councillorMbengwa Mabuela and councillor TlouAbram Kgaphola have been implicated inan alleged assault incident involving a jour-nalist.The Mokopane Community radio news

reporter and former Capricorn Voicenewspaper freelancer Mmasetena JuniorMakhafola was allegedly assaulted onTuesday 23 April.Mbengwa is also an EXCO (executive

committee) member and DevelopmentalServices portfolio Chairperson.According to the information The BEAT

received, Mogalakwena MunicipalDivisional Head of CommunicationsMalesela Selokela who is a formercolleague and mentor to Makhafola hadrequested her to take pictures of the bush

Police escortprotesters tothe municipaloffices Photo:TK Mashaba

PR councillor EXCO member andDevelopmental Services portfolioChairperson Mbengwa Mabuela allegedlyassaulted Makhafola. Photo supplied

and houses next to it.Kgaphola allegedly dragged Makhofala

into Mabuela’s house in Akasia, Mokopaneand Mabuela allegedly assaulted andpushed her against the walls, while theother councillors were watching.In his response Selokela said that they

have just rounded off their IDP/Budgetmayoral road show on the day in question.He said communities of Mogalakwena

made a number of requests during theconsultations, one of them being that themunicipality should clear the bushes,which are next to houses. Residentsapparently said that their safety wascompromised by the bushes, becausecriminals and rapists could easily hidethemselves in the bushes and attackresidents.“I had to identify those areas by taking

pictures but I am still waiting for the cameraas the Supply Chain Management process

in our municipality has been concluded. Iasked Makhafola to come with me and takepictures and immediately after she got offthe car I received a phone call from themunicipality to come and quickly sortsomething out. Upon my arrival at themunicipal offices Mabuela phoned tellingme that she was with Makhafola and thepolice, therefore I must come and pick herup. Surprised as I was I asked her whereis she and she replied by saying: whereyou left her,” said Selokela.He told The BEAT that he rushed to the

spot where he found the police, Makhafola,Mabuela, Mothibi, ANC RegionalSecretary Andries Lekalakala and othercouncillors from the local municipality andWaterberg District.Selokela said the police asked him to

give his side of the story as Makhofolahad already given hers.“Before I could do that the suspects were

all over me with insults and intimidationand Mothibi taking my pictures saying shewants to expose me like I did to her whenI was still working for Rise ‘n Shine. Atleast councillor Sam Montane tried tocalm the situation down,” he said.Makhafola said the suspects accused

her and Selokela of spying, of which theydid not know anything about.She and Selokela said they did not even

know that Mabuela’s house was next tothe bush and thought they were at theright place at the wrong time because itseemed like they “were locked in a privatemeeting”.Selokela said that he and Makhofola have

opened a case against the others andhope that they will face the law as no oneis above it.By the time of going to press, the main

accused in the incident, Mabuela, couldnot be reached for comment.

Municipality given 14 days to re-spond to community memorandum

memorandum included the appointmentof Norman Sello Makumbela as themayor’s personal assistant despite thefact that he allegedly did not have ei-ther Grade 12 or a computer literacycertificate, both of which were part ofthe position‘s requirements, as well ascharges of mismanagement and corrup-tion in the municipality.The memorandum also mentioned a

report by the Auditor General’s office,which indicates a complete collapse inthe municipality, and an incident whereCouncillor Sinah Langa, also the chair-person of Municipal SCOPA, allegedlyused political influence to enable hersister’s company to obtain a municipalproject worth R30 000. The project,ironically, was to build an RDP housefor a poor family to celebrate MandelaDay. The house has allegedly not beencompleted.The community will be watching the

actions of the newly appointed munici-pal manager, Peter Magwala, who tookoffice on the 15th of April, with interest.

TK Mashaba

After receiving approval from the Mag-istrate’s Court for a second protestmarch, concerned citizens fromMookgophong have delivered theirmemorandum to the MookgophongMunicipality.The march took place on Thursday, 25

April and the marchers were accompa-nied by police from the township to theMookgophong municipal offices, wherethe memorandum was handed over tothe mayor, Sara Monyamane.The memorandum, read by Sello

Molekowa of the SACP District Munici-pality, raised a number of issues, includ-ing the failure of the Municipal Councilto appoint Section 56 managers for thepast two years, the water reticulationproject valued at R10 million that hasbeen incomplete since 2010, non-col-lection of waste, and the R30 millioncivic centre that was never completedand is now becoming dilapidated.Other issues that were raised by the

ICT vital for service deliveryto address the concern.He said that a proper ICT strategy has

to inform the user how to use ICT in thedelivery of services, and the strategywas also useful in dealing with structuralproblems in the department.Deputy Director General for Corporate

Services in the department, LeratoMolebatsi said amongst questionsraised by staff in 2011 was whether “theyhave computers that help them to fulfilthe department’s mandate of payingclaims for the injured, the deceased andbeneficiaries of UIF on time.”On office accommodation, Molebatsi

said that there are other Labour Centresthat are safety hazards themselves andthis is not acceptable, especially thatthey are the custodians of OccupationalHealth and Safety Act.Turning to the organisational structure

review, the DG said leading consultingcompany, Deloitte and Touché will beginthe exercise in two weeks.Chief Director of the Limpopo provincial

office for Albert Tshidavhu took time tocongratulate the junior staff membersacross the province, who went beyondthe call of duty to ensure that clientsare given the best service at all times.

Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Labour in Limpoposays the development of an InformationCommunication Technology (ICT)strategy is an essential step in its driveto deliver efficient services to its clientsin the shortest possible time.Director General (DG) Nkosinathi

Nhleko said this during the seventh legof the provincial feedback on issuesraised by staff members during his initialvisit to provinces in 2011.At the time, staffers spoke about the

need to review amongst others theoutdated ICT system as part of theorganisational revamp.Nlheko said on Monday 29 April that

having a proper IT system enables anorganisation to deliver on its mandateparticularly in an environment such astheirs, where they may need to processclaims of injured and deceased workersor pay Unemployment Insurance Fund(UIF) beneficiaries on time. He said thelast time they had something thatresembled an ICT strategy was in 1998.He added that the department has

huge problems as far as ICT isconcerned and they had to do something

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Being a police officer sometimes isa terrible job. The hours are rotten,the pay sometimes stinks and thethings our cops are exposed to isenough to drive men mad. Take amoment to think about it.When the press won’t post a

picture of a murder because it mayoffend viewers, the police are theones on the scene. When a personis brutally murdered, the police arethe ones on the scene. Domesticviolence, rape, drunkenness andeven riots. The police are expectedto deal with all of that, so that itdoesn’t interfere with the lives ofordinary citizens.They are trained for it, but it’s still

a hard job.When we look at the media, there

are many reports of police brutality,corruption and even criminality.There are, of course, a number ofofficers who are guilty of theseoffences, and often much more.But we must always remember

that when we see reports like that,the offenders are in the minority.There are many, many more goodpolice officers than bad ones.There are many more pol ice

officers who wear the blue to protectordinary citizens from the things wedo not want to deal with, than thereare corrupt ones who give the entireservice a bad name.We must also remember that in

the end, the police service existsto protect ordinary citizens. If thepolice is not doing that, if they arethreatening or harassing citizens oreven just refusing aid, we have theright to complain.More than that , we have an

obligation to do so. Just as it is thepolice force’s duty to keep order insociety, it is our duty to help pointout when they are failing to do so.If we see a corrupt police officer, it’sour duty to tell his superiors. If hissuperiors won’t listen, take it higher.We need to help the force weed

out the bad apples in their midst andclean out those who think that beinga police officer is the same as beinga licensed thug.Corrupt police officers threaten the

reputation of the force as a whole,and the men and women who wearthe blue because it’s the right thingto do, don’t deserve that.They deserve to be honored for

risking their lives for us, day in andday out, and not to be judged forthe actions of a few.Take a moment out of your day to

think about what the police do forus. It’s more than you think.

About the menand women in blue

The BEAT bids farewell to our beloved editor Marki Franken who is moving to Polokwanewith her family. Best wishes and good luck to your future plans.

Jesus emphasized the importance ofloving each other and loving all people.When people asked Him what law wasthe most important, His reply was notwhat they expected.Matthew 22: 37-40 – “Jesusreplied: Love the Lord your God with allyour heart and with all your soul and withall your mind. This is the first andgreatest commandment. And thesecond is like it: Love your neighbouras yourself. All the Law and theProphets hang on these twocommandments.”Jesus knew that love was the answerto all man’s problems. In 1 Corinthians13, Paul explains why love is soimportant to the happiness andwellbeing of human beings.1 Corinthians 13: 4 – “Love ispatient, love is kind. It does not envy, itdoes not boast, it is not proud.” Whenwe deal with other people, patience isoften not our best virtue. Yet, Paul saysthat, if we truly love each other like Jesusexpects us to do, we would be patientsand kind towards one another.1 Corinthians 13: 4 – “Love isn’t selfishor quick tempered. It doesn’t keeprecord of wrongs that others do.” Theseattributes are very important. When youtruly love someone, you will not put yourown selfish needs before that of theother person. You will also not get angrywith that person without seriousprovocation. Most of all, when youpractice true, Godly, love, you will learnto forgive people and not bring up theirpast mistakes up again and again. Lovedoes not remember the wrongs thatothers do, love forgives and forgets.1 Corinthians 13: 4 – “Love is alwayssupportive, loyal, hopeful and trusting.”True love between Christians in thechurch means that we should supporteach other in our faith as well as in oureveryday lives.Love also means that we should betrusting. This is something that isexceptionally hard these days. Whenother people disappoint us, we wantnothing more to do with them. We donot want to allow them to hurt us again.That is why we stop trusting them.Paul says that the love of God forgivesand forgets and is always trusting. TrueGodly love will always give a person asecond chance. To forgive is one of thehardest things to do. God expects usto forgive one another. When Peterasked Jesus how many times he shouldforgive somebody before giving up on thatperson, Jesus gave a surprising answer.Matthew 18: 21-22 – “Peter came up tothe Lord and asked, “How many timesshould I forgive someone who doessomething wrong to me? Is seven timesenough?” Jesus answered: Not justseven times, but seventy-seven times.”Love and forgiveness are two conceptsof human living that Jesus felt verystrongly about. Luke 6:37 – “Do notjudge, and you will not be judged. Donot condemn, and you will not becondemned. Forgive, and you will beforgiven.” Matthew 6:14-16 – “For if youforgive men when they sin against you,your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you do not forgive men their sins,your Father will not forgive your sins.”

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Thabazimbi receives help

Lizzy Bapela

More than 500 families staying at Smashblockarea of Thabazimbi benefited from the foodparcels distribution led by the South AfricanSocial Security Agency (SASSA) in theWaterberg District and the Thabazimbi LocalMunicipality.The two parties reached out to these poor

families of Thabazimbi gathered at the localsports ground on Sunday, 21 April.Community members in the area had

responded to the calling and utilised theservices that were brought to them on theday.The district manager of SASSA Waterberg,

Reginald Sethosa, addressed the people andtold them in brief about the IntegratedCommunity Registration OutreachProgramme (ICROP). ICROP is a ministerialcampaign aimed at intensifying the fightagainst poverty and contributing towards theachievement of the millennium developmentgoal of halving poverty by 2014.“It is in line with government’s priority to

drastically reduce poverty through the provisionof social assistance to needy communities.This programme seeks to improve access toservice delivery especially in the deep ruralareas. It is specifically geared at bringing all

government services under one roof and closerto rural communities utilising mobile officetrucks,” he said.Sethosa said ICROP is working in

partnership with SASSA and other institutionsto provide excellent social security servicesto the public. He said that the purpose is torestore public confidence in governmentcommitment and to increase access to socialgrants by reaching out to poverty-strickencommunities.He said that SASSA would be able to fulfil

its promise of providing world-class socialsecurity services even in the most rural areasof the country where government serviceswould ordinarily be difficult to access throughICROP.Role players that are part of ICROP include

the departments of Health, Education, SocialDevelopment, Home Affairs and the SouthAfrican Police Services (SAPS). Variousmunicipalities, traditional leaders, non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) andchurch formations also play a part in theICROP campaign.ICROP has operating offices throughout the

country and in Limpopo. The main office isonly in Polokwane and people can contactthem on (015) 291 7400 for furtherinformation.

Communitymembers of theSmashblock areain Thabazimbicame out to getfood parcels.Photo supplied

“Readers are learners andknowledge is power”

LM: The Batho Pele initiative aims toenhance the quality and accessibilityof government services by improvingefficiency and accountability to therecipients of public goods and services.I believe that everyone in the publicsector should practice them to improveservice delivery. To me they are like theTen Commandments; do unto others,as you want them to do unto you.TB: If you were a president for a day,

what would you change?LM: I would definitely change theattitude and aptitude of our people; Iwould go to places where people wouldexpect the president to go. I wouldchange the status quo that, whenpeople develop policies, they would betalking from experience instead ofthumb sucking. Furthermore, I wouldnationalise agriculture for food security,I would also ensure that 70% of ourbusinesses are local business toimprove of GDP.TB: You have travelled a lot. What is

your dream destination?LM: I would like to travel the world; Iwant to explore more before I turnthirty. The world is broad and diverse,it is important for one to have a globaloutlook on life.TB: How do you unwind?

LM: I read. I believe that readers areleaders and that knowledge is power.Its amazing how reading can transformyour life, it takes you on a journey toplaces of which one can only dream.Other times I watch movies, go out withfriends or family, but lately I have beenan introvert.TB: What is your favourite book?

LM: The Monk who sold his Ferrari byRobin Sharma, it is a revelation. Itchanged my outlook on life issues.

TK Mashaba

The Beat (TB) spoke to LeratoMakomene (LM), the newspokesperson for the Mookgophongmunicipality to find out more about theperson behind the official.TB: Where were you born?

LM: I am originally from Giyani, grewup in the Waterberg distr ict inModimolle and went to HoërskoolNylstroom. I furthered my studies atthe University of Johannesburg where Ienrolled in a journalism course. I amcurrently doing my honours in MediaStudies with UNISA.TB: How did you find journalism and

the media?LM: My career was born at theuniversity where I worked as a newsjournalist for the UJ Observer. When Ifirst joined the Observer, I was in mysecond year and was trying to find myfeet as a journalist. My determinationand boldness carried me through toNews Editor. I grew, not only as ajournalist, but also as a person. WhenI started working for the Observer, I wasa volunteer. For me it was passion thatwent beyond just taking a picture orinterviewing people, it was aboutchanging and impacting l ives. Ishadowed a number of esteemedEditor and journalists from The Timesto City Press. I even went as far asCape Town to gain experience in themagazine industry. I joined the publicsector in 2011 where I worked as aCommunication Intern for theDepartment of Sport, Arts and culture.I am now working as a communicationOfficer for Mookgophong municipalityTB: What do you think about the Batho

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Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Social Development andconcerned stakeholders in Bela Bela arein the final stages of preparations aheadof the mass meeting against substanceabuse.Both parties recently hosted various

meetings on social mass mobilization onsubstance abuse, where the departmentalso conducted a training workshop.The workshop was to teach the attendees

how to conduct the planned mass meetingand door-to-door campaigns, which arescheduled for the early weeks of May.The stakeholders included

representatives from the local municipality,SAPS and various community basedstructures such as youth, the aged,community development workers andExpanded Public Works Programme(EPWP) among others. Representativesfrom the national Department of SocialDevelopment also joined in and led thediscussions, acknowledging the efforts thattheir colleagues at the sub-office areembarking in by getting involved incommunity issues.In her address, the department’s

Concerned stakeholdersprepare for mass meeting

The mayor of Lephalale, Jack Maeko,regards April as a very important monthin the political calendar of the country, asFreedom Day is celebrated in April.Lephalale Local municipality, in

partnership with Waterberg DistrictMunicipality, celebrated this day byholding a workshop with farm dwellers andfarm workers. The event was held atLesedi Settlement at Steenbokpan farmin Lephalale on the morning of Sunday,28 April, and was attended by farmdwellers from all municipalities in theWaterberg DistrictSpokesperson for the local municipality

Nakampe Monyepao said that the twomunicipalities held the workshop in orderto educate the workers about their rightsso that they, like the rest of the citizensof South Africa, can know and enjoy theirrights.In May, workers of South Africa, like

workers throughout the world celebrateWorkers’ Day on the 1st day of the month.The Congress of South African Trade

Unions (COSATU) in Limpopo hadarranged two events to celebrate this day

Concerned stakeholders held meetings in preparation for the main one againstsubstance abuse. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Motshabi Nkoane said the stakeholderssaw a need to come together and discussthe way forward regarding the matter.She said substance abuse has overtaken

the development of the society and needsto be rooted out of residential areas.The delegates were encouraged to

engage freely and openly in discussionsso that better ideas and solutions can bereached. After the delegates hadelaborated on the substance abuse issue,which is a disturbance in the society, aresolution was reached that businesspeople be engaged, as some of them aresuspected to be the main roots of theproblem.The SAPS was also invited to join in the

discussions as they are concerned aboutthe increase in criminal activities in thearea.Peter Mabunda of the Bela Bela Local

Municipality encouraged structures torecruit more people to emphasize todealers the seriousness and unity of thestakeholders in their fight against theproblem.The stakeholders are expected to meetagain on Saturday 4 May for a massmeeting and door-to-door campaign.

Freedom Day and May Day eventsand one of them was scheduled to be heldat Marapong Stadium in Lephalale onWednesday 1 May.Maeko attended

the Freedom Dayevent and wasexpected to joinrepresentatives ofCOSATU at theWorkers’ Day event.The Lephalale

municipality alsohosted the LimpopoP r o v i n c i a lCommunicatorsForum meetingscheduled to takeplace at MogulFunction Hall fromMonday 29 toTuesday 30 April.Maeko was expec-ted to welcome thedelegates and alsointroduce thepremier of LimpopoCassel Mathale.

Jacket Warmer Party at Sunfa

The event co-coordinator and managerMr Mareka “ Sebushi “ Mnguni andJoel Mosthegoa event facilitator.Photo : TK Mashaba

and run until midnight, is set to keep thepeople dancing, with several prominentartists rumoured to attend.BHP and Lehlabile Bottle Store are

aware of the world of talent based in theWaterberg District, they said, with a largenumber of successful artists and deejayshaving carved out national careers forthemselves.The plan of the event is to create a plat-

form to showcase top home-grown art-ists, a celebration of talent leading togreat exposure for partaking artists. It ishoped that the event will help upcomingartists’ careers by providing more expo-sure to both the media and potentialfans, as well as allowing local communi-ties to watch their favourite artists live.The event schedule includes local art-

ists and deejays as well as names suchas Willy Menyza from Moretele Commu-nity Radio, PK Sdida from Durban, DJBooker T, DJ Shimitones, and Mnelo, toname a few.Tickets will be available at the door at

R20 a head.

TK Mashaba

Fun lovers in Bela Bela will be getting atreat this weekend. On Saturday, 4 May,the Black Hands Projects in associationwith BHP and Lehlabile Bottle Store willbring them the Bela Bela JacketWarmer Festival.The event, which is set to start at 11:00

Kgatelopele making progress

Kgatelopelemembers DannySedibana, JohanesModimola and NeoMoloko with oneof the art piecesmade byModimola.

Justin Steyn

Kgatelopele Youth Entertainment and Devel-opment Services is a non-profit organization(NPO) aimed at reducing criminal activityamong the youth of Limpopo. Situated deepin Bela Bela Township’s district 6, the organi-zation’s committee meets regularly to dis-cuss ways of implementing strategic meas-ures concerning youth development.Kgatelopele is a Setswana word meaning

“Progress” and the organization has made alot since its establishment. Consisting of 13members headed by its Directing Manager,Neo Moloko, the organization has manyprojects on its list, which they aim to com-plete as soon as possible. “Currently we planto visit five previously disadvantaged schoolsin May. These visits will include warning chil-dren against substance and alcohol abuse

as well as equipping them with basic skillsas far as performing arts is concerned”Moloko said.Kgatelopele is, however, facing some seri-

ous challenges which slows down their de-velopment planning. Kgatelopele councillor,Danny Sedibana, says that the lack of officeequipment and funding remains problematicbecause it prevents the organization fromreaching out to the youth as fast as they wouldlike. “We appeal to the community to visit usat any time if they would like to get involved orknow of situations of troubled youth” he said.Kgatelopele aims to convert its current work-ing station into a centre where youth can beactive in crime-free, stimulating activities.Interested persons can reach Kgatelopele

by contacting Neo Moloko on 076 076 0053,or by sending an e-mail [email protected](.)

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The Kamplits volleyball team from Bela Belahas sent out an urgent appeal for dona-tions and sponsors. The team will be rep-resenting the Waterberg district in theChampionship League on Saturday, 25May where they will be battling it out with22 other teams for the chance to repre-sent Limpopo at the National Champion-ship in September this year.The Kamplits team has three players in

the South African National Volleyball Team.These are Phillip Pasha on the seniorteam, and Phindi Issa and Shai Raphasaon the under-23 team. The rest of the teamplays in the provincial league.

Bela - Bela ’s own volleyballteam looking for funds

Phindi Issa, the Kamplits player who is also a member of the National U23 team.Photo: TK Mashaba

New Bela Bela challenge soccertournament on the horizon

The Bela Bela Fast X1 team before it was named Total Surrender FC. PhotoTK Mashaba.

The last time teams has a cupcompetition was three years ago. Thecompetition was called the WaterbergMayors Challenge, and was sponsoredby Waterberg municipality. The winnersof the cup were Bela Bela Fast XI, sincerenamed Total Surrender.In the meantime the SAFA national will

be launching under 13 and under 15boys and girls soccer teams in aninitiative to develop the standard ofsoccer in this country form an earlyage.The under 13 and 15 will help supply

the local football association (LFA) thenLFA will help the SAFA league wherebySAFA league will help Second Divisionand First Division will help Nation FirstDivision and from National First Divisionits then Premier Soccer League (PSL).

TK Mashaba

Bela Bela soccer teams may soon beplaying cup competitions in addition tothe league they normally play for.Players and team managers seemedenthusiastic, saying that the cupcompetition will help players keep fitsince the league has ended.According Jack Maluleka, cup

competition manager, they are in thefinal stages of negotiations with asponsor of the competition, which willbe called Bela Bela Challenge.“We are waiting for the sponsor to sign

everything on black and white and thecompetition will kick-off “he said.Maluleka said they were looking forward

to this work relation with this newsponsorship.

According to Kamplits trainer LevyThantsna the team is short on funds fortravel expenses such as transportation andaccommodation. When asked about re-questing help from the Sports Council, Levisaid that the Council had a responsibilityto oversee all the different sporting codesin the municipality, and at times there sim-ply aren’t enough funds to assist everygroup who needs it. He added that thecouncil assisted where they can but thatmost of the sports groups in the area haveto source their funds through sponsorshipsand donations.Thantsha asked anyone who can assist

with donations to call him on 076 0169783.

“The team is short on funds for travel expensessuch as transportation and accommodation...”

All men dream but not equally. Those who dream bynight in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in theday to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of theday are dangerous men, for they may act their dreamwith open eyes to make it possible. -T.E. Lawrence

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The Beat 3 May 2013