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Corner Songozwi & Burger Streets, Louis Trichardt Tel: (015) 516 1535 / Fax: (015) 516 1786 email: [email protected] PO Box 333, Louis Trichardt 0920 Cnr Hans van Rensburg & Hospital Streets, Polokwane Tel: (015) 297 8800/1/2/3 / Fax: (015) 297 7051 email: [email protected] PO Box 812, Polokwane 0700 The management & staff of the providers, suppliers, tenants and the community for their tremendous support for making 2011 another superb, successful year. “THANK YOU” would like to thank all their customers, service Group of companies We would like to wish one and all a blessed Christmas and a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year. May Allmighty be with you all wherever you are. Solly Noor Group We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our offices will close on 21 December 2011 and will re-open again on 9 January 2012. 23 Desember 2011 PRYS: R3,00 BTW Ing. Jaargang 27 Vol. 50 Joubertstraat 16B Louis Trichardt TEL: 516 4996/7/8 www.zoutnet.co.za Jong vrou sukkel om te slaap, nadat sy voor ouerhuis se voordeur deur twee mans oorval en beroof word Vrou voor ouerhuis oorval Tel: (015) 516 5175/6/7 ‘n Jong inwoner van Louis Trichardt sukkel nou om snags aan die slaap te raak, nadat sy verlede week die slagof- fer van ‘n roof was by haar ouerhuis. Die 20-jarige Marette Louw was Vry- dagaand by die Indaba-woonstelkompleks in Naboomstraat deur rowers voorgelê en aangerand. Marette, wat by Ocean Basket werk as die bestuurder, was net op pad om die voordeur oop te sluit, toe sy ‘n geluid agter haar hoor. Dit was toe sy omdraai, haar hande nog vol pakkies, dat sy met afgryse sien hoe twee mans haar bestorm. Een rower, vertel Marette, het haar met die vuis teen die kop geslaan, terwyl die ander haar pakkies en sak met haar skootrekenaar en kamera in gegryp het. “Toe ek besef wat gebeur het ek net in ‘n bondeltjie gaan lê en om hulp geroep,” het Marette gesê. Gelukkig vir Marette het van die bure in hul woonstelkompleks haar hulpkrete gehoor en tot haar redding gekom. Twee mans wat in die pad by hulle bakkie gestaan en gesels het, het ook gehelp en die twee rowers agterna gesit. Die rowers het egter laat spaander oor die N1 en in die boompark in verdwyn. Polsie- en dorpswaglede was vinnig op die toneel om te help soek na die misda- digers. Al wat hulle kon kry was een van Marette se pakkies met klere in. Marette skat dat die waarde van die boewe se buit sowat R10 000 beloop. Die ergste vir haar is egter die feit dat hulle nie net weggekom het met haar beursie wat in die rekenaar se sak was nie, maar ook haar herinneringe. Marette, wat ook ‘n deeltydse ontwer- pers-student is, se hele lewe was feitlik op haar skootrekenaar. “Al my herinneringe van skool, plus my take was op my rekenaar gebêre.” Marette moes ook Maandag die dorp aandurf om heraansoek te doen vir ‘n identiteitsboekie en al haar ander rek- eninge te stop. “Ek is net bly hulle het nie wapens gehad nie,” sê sy. Makhado polisiewoordvoerder kapt. Maano Sadike het Maandag bevestig dat ‘n saak van gewone roof geopen is vir verdere ondersoek. Teen druktyd was daar nog geen arrestasies gemaak nie. Deur Isabel Venter ‘n Ongeluk Maandagoggend het vir ‘n oproer gesorg onder plaaslike mo- toriste wat die voorval toegeskryf het aan verkeersbeamptes se nalatigheid. Die ongeluk het sowat 10km buite Louis Trichardt plaasgevind op die N1. Kort ná die ongeluk het een na die ander motoris die koerant geskakel om hul ongelukkigheid uit te spreek. Niemand is gelukkig te ernstig in die voorval beseer nie, alhoewel die bestuur- der van ‘n Hyundai-trokkie losgesny moes word van die wrak. Die ongeluk het plaasgevind nadat verkeersbeampes ‘n oorlaaide Peugeot- bakkie, wat op pad was in ‘n noordelike rigting, naby die weegbrug buite Louis Trichardt afgetrek het. Die verkeersbe- amptes was aan die weegbrug se kant gestasioneer, maar het voertuie wat in die teenoorgestelde rigting gereis het oorkant die pad voorgekeer. Terwyl verkeersbeamptes besig was om ‘n boetekaartjie aan die bestuurder uit te reik, het ‘n Hyundai-trokkie, wat ook in ‘n noordelike rigting onderweg was, in die agterkant van die bakkie vas- gejaag. Plaaslike polisiewoordvoerder, kapt. Maano Sadike het die voorval bevestig. “Die bestuurder van die trokkie het teen ‘n hoë spoed gery en kon nie betyds stop nie,” het hy gesê. Die ongelukstoneel was besaai met baggasie en lewensmiddele. Maandag se ongeluk het egter baie vrae en troebel gemoedere gelos, met baie wat gemeen het dat die verkeersbeamptes se optrede ‘n bedreiging skep. (Vervolg op p.2) Deur Isabel Venter Verkeersbeamptes in spervuur ná ongeluk Die 20-jarige Marette Louw. (015) 516 1535/6/7 Fax: 516 1786 TELEFUNKEN YOU SAVE R500 NOW ONLY R 499 99 QWERTY DUAL SIM MULTI FUNCTION CELL- SMART PHONE WITH BUILT-IN COLOUR TV (015) 516 1535/6/7 Fax: 516 1786 FUJI FINEPIX 12 MEGAPIXEL MULTI ZOOM DIGITAL NOW ONLY CAMERA R 499 99 YOU SAVE R200 C

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Page 1: Zoutpansberger 23 Desember 2011

Corner Songozwi & Burger Streets, Louis TrichardtTel: (015) 516 1535 / Fax: (015) 516 1786

email: [email protected] Box 333, Louis Trichardt 0920

Cnr Hans van Rensburg & Hospital Streets, PolokwaneTel: (015) 297 8800/1/2/3 / Fax: (015) 297 7051

email: [email protected] Box 812, Polokwane 0700

The management & staff of the

providers, suppliers, tenants and the community for their tremendous support

for making 2011 another superb, successful year. “THANK YOU”

would like to thank all their customers, service

Group of companies

We would like to wish one and alla blessed Christmas and a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperousnew year.May Allmightybe with you all wherever you are.Solly Noor Group

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our offices will close on 21 December 2011 and will re-open

again on 9 January 2012.

23 Desember 2011

PRYS: R3,00 BTW Ing. Jaargang 27 Vol. 50Joubertstraat 16B Louis Trichardt TEL: 516 4996/7/8

www.zoutnet.co.za

Jong vrou sukkel om te slaap, nadat sy voor ouerhuis se voordeur deur twee mans oorval en beroof word

Vrou voor ouerhuis oorval

Tel: (015) 516 5175/6/7

‘n Jong inwoner van Louis Trichardt suk kel nou om snags aan die slaap te raak, nadat sy verlede week die slagof-fer van ‘n roof was by haar ouerhuis.

Die 20-jarige Marette Louw was Vry-dag aand by die Indaba-woonstelkompleks in Naboomstraat deur rowers voorgelê en aangerand.

Marette, wat by Ocean Basket werk as die bestuurder, was net op pad om die voordeur oop te sluit, toe sy ‘n geluid agter haar hoor. Dit was toe sy omdraai, haar hande nog vol pakkies, dat sy met afgryse sien hoe twee mans haar bestorm. Een rower, vertel Marette, het haar met die vuis teen die kop geslaan, terwyl die ander haar pakkies en sak met haar skootrekenaar en

kamera in gegryp het.“Toe ek besef wat gebeur het ek net in

‘n bondeltjie gaan lê en om hulp geroep,” het Marette gesê.

Gelukkig vir Marette het van die bure in hul woonstelkompleks haar hulpkrete gehoor en tot haar redding gekom. Twee mans wat in die pad by hulle bakkie gestaan en gesels het, het ook gehelp en die twee rowers agterna gesit. Die rowers het egter laat spaander oor die N1 en in die boompark in verdwyn.

Polsie- en dorpswaglede was vinnig op die toneel om te help soek na die misda-digers. Al wat hulle kon kry was een van Marette se pakkies met klere in.

Marette skat dat die waarde van die boewe se buit sowat R10 000 beloop. Die ergste vir haar is egter die feit dat hulle nie

net weggekom het met haar beursie wat in die rekenaar se sak was nie, maar ook haar herinneringe.

Marette, wat ook ‘n deeltydse ontwer-pers-student is, se hele lewe was feitlik op haar skootrekenaar.

“Al my herinneringe van skool, plus my take was op my rekenaar gebêre.”

Marette moes ook Maandag die dorp aandurf om heraansoek te doen vir ‘n identiteitsboekie en al haar ander rek-eninge te stop.

“Ek is net bly hulle het nie wapens gehad nie,” sê sy.

Makhado polisiewoordvoerder kapt. Maano Sadike het Maandag bevestig dat ‘n saak van gewone roof geopen is vir verdere ondersoek. Teen druktyd was daar nog geen arrestasies gemaak nie.

Deur Isabel Venter

‘n Ongeluk Maandagoggend het vir ‘n oproer gesorg onder plaaslike mo-toriste wat die voorval toegeskryf het aan verkeersbeamptes se nalatigheid.

Die ongeluk het sowat 10km buite Louis Trichardt plaasgevind op die N1. Kort ná die ongeluk het een na die ander motoris die koerant geskakel om hul ongelukkigheid uit te spreek.

Niemand is gelukkig te ernstig in die voorval beseer nie, alhoewel die bestuur-der van ‘n Hyundai-trokkie losgesny moes word van die wrak.

Die ongeluk het plaasgevind nadat verkeersbeampes ‘n oorlaaide Peugeot-bakkie, wat op pad was in ‘n noordelike rigting, naby die weegbrug buite Louis Trichardt afgetrek het. Die verkeersbe-amptes was aan die weegbrug se kant gestasioneer, maar het voertuie wat in die teenoorgestelde rigting gereis het oorkant die pad voorgekeer.

Terwyl verkeersbeamptes besig was om ‘n boetekaartjie aan die bestuurder uit te reik, het ‘n Hyundai-trokkie, wat ook in ‘n noordelike rigting onderweg

was, in die agterkant van die bakkie vas-gejaag. Plaaslike polisiewoordvoerder, kapt. Maano Sadike het die voorval bevestig.

“Die bestuurder van die trokkie het teen ‘n hoë spoed gery en kon nie betyds stop nie,” het hy gesê.

Die ongelukstoneel was besaai met baggasie en lewensmiddele. Maandag se ongeluk het egter baie vrae en troebel gemoedere gelos, met baie wat gemeen het dat die verkeersbeamptes se optrede ‘n bedreiging skep. (Vervolg op p.2)

Deur Isabel Venter

Verkeersbeamptes in spervuur ná ongeluk

Die 20-jarige Marette Louw.

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(Vervolg van p. 1)“Daar is geen waarskuwingsborde of niks op

daardie deel van die pad nie,” het een ontstoke motoris gesê. “Hulle gaan nog baie lewens eis as hulle [verkeersbeamptes] aanhou om onder daardie boom te sit.”

Nadat die Zoutpansberger betroubaar verneem het van ‘n verkeersdirektief wat beamptes beveel om net motoriste af te trek in die baan naaste aan hulle, is die provinsiale departement genader vir kommentaar. Die direktief is glo uitgereik om te verhoed dat verkeersbeamptes oor die pad loop en doodgery word. Mnr. Thesan Moodley, woordvoerder van die provinsiale verkeersde-partement het egter Maandag per e-pos gerugte van só ‘n direktief ten sterkste ontken.

“Verkeersbeamptes kan voertuie aan beide kante van die pad stop, so lank as wat die veiligheid van almal wat betrokke is verseker is,” het hy gesê. Moodley het verder bevestig dat hulle kennis geneem het van die voorval en die saak sal ondersoek “sodra inligting na vore kom.”

´n Reddingswerker help ´n klein dogtertjie om haar familie se tas uit die pad te dra.

Die ongelukstoneel was besaai met die onderskeie voertuie se baggasie. Met die koerant se aankoms op die toneel was die passasiers al reeds besig om hulle lewensmiddele bymekaar te skraap.

Deur Isabel Venter

Ongeluk laat vrae oor verkeersbeamptes

The festive season is here again. This means that it is time for family and friends to come together and celebrate.

As we celebrate let us do it in a manner that affects responsibility for the sake of the ones we love and cherish the most. Let us make sure that our kids are safe by not allowing them to swim in stagnant pools or burrow pits, as they pose unforeseen dangers. Remember, one life lost is one too many.

I would also like to congratulate all our scholars, especially the matriculants. To all those who made it, go and fly our flag high. For those who did not make it, we say life does not end here. Wake up and fight like a champion. I humbly urge all our people to make sure that we use our busy roads responsibly to spare our lives and those of others.

Let us not drink and drive.From the bottom of my heart, I wish all a merry

Christmas and a prosperous 2012!

Christmas message

Christmas message from Mayor Luruli

Afgetredenes geniet ‘n heerlike kersete op 12 Desember by Mike’s Kitchen. Marietjie Wentzel (agter ‘n groep van die afgetredenes) van Baird Ministries reël hierdie uitreik na senior burgers en bedank graag vir Jan Kleynhans van Mike’s Kitchen, asook mede-eienaar Christina Maseko, wat help om dié poging te dryf. Die maandelikse etes vir afgetredenes teen ‘n afslagprys, gaan volgende jaar voort. Vir meer inligting, skakel Marietjie by 078 480 8783 of by 082 297 6008.

“Mag die Kerstyd u versterk. Mag u vrede en rus ervaar en mag u veilig wees.” Dit is die boodskap van Soutpansberg Distrikslandbou-unie aan elke lid van die Soutpans-berg-gemeenskap.

Volgens mnr. Stephen Hoffman, voorsitter van die Soutpansberg Distrikslandbou-unie (SDLU), is elke mens afhanklik van die vernuwende krag wat ons hemelse Vader skenk.

“Geen menslike daad kan die wonderlike, vernuwende uitwerk-ing wat reën op die menslike gees het, naboots nie, daarom word die wens uitgespreek dat die Kerstyd soos reënweer mense se harte sal vernuwe; dat ons mense vreugde sal ervaar, weer sal ‘groei’ en sterk sal word; dat mense die Kerstyd weer die Goddelike wonderwerk sal ervaar en weer vrede sal hê,” het Hoffman gesê.

Hy het die hele gemeenskap ‘n welverdiende rustyd toegewens.

“Gebruik die tyd om doelbewus te rus – al is daar dagtake wat steeds

uitgevoer moet word. Niemand kan volhou en ‘n positiewe invloed op dié rondom hulle hê, as hulle nie ook een of ander tyd rustig raak nie. Herwin gedagtes en laat rus liggaam en siel. Gebruik ook hierdie spesiale tyd om weer die ware betekenis van Kersfees opnuut te oordink. Maak doelbewus tyd daarvoor en dra dit oor aan almal vir wie u omgee. Leer dit vir ons kinders en dra so die ware vrede en vreugde oor aan die nageslag,” het Hoffman gesê.

Hoffman het alle inwoners van die Soutpansberg-distrik aangemoedig om ook aan veiligheidsaspekte aan-dag te gee en gesê: “Veiligheid kan nooit gedelegeer word nie. Daarom moet die basiese maatreëls steeds in plek bly. Neem beheer van u eie gebied, raak betrokke by veiligheidstrukture rondom u en neem so die veiligheid van u gesin in u hande. Deur dit te doen, kan die Kerstyd ‘n vreugdevolle, misdaad-vrye tyd vir almal wees.”

Kersgroete

“Mag die Kerstyd julle versterk”

Ruikers blomme en kerse het atmosfeer geskep, terwyl sangers en musikante vanaf Soekmekaar, Louis Trichardt, Munnik, Polokwane, Pretoria en Kemptonpark bygedra het tot die kerssangdiens wat op 10 Desember by die NG Kerk op Soekmekaar gehou is. Van links is ds. Louis Schnetler, mnr. Kosie Eloff en ds. Jan van der Westhuizen.

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Deur Isabel Venter

Die stof het nog steeds nie gaan lê oor die hofdrama van ‘n bekende Louis Trichardt sakeman nie.

Mnr. Martinus Jacobus Oost-huyse (47) en vier van sy wer-kers, Rodger Chikadzi, Gift Machipisa, David Mapiye en Gilbert Sikhokho Muthelo word aangekla van poging tot moord, ontvoering en aanranding. Hulle het op 6 Desember hier in die distrikshof verskyn.

Hulle word daarvan verdink dat hulle in September die reg in eie hande geneem het en drie Zimbabwiese mans, wat vermoedelik by Oosthuyse se onderneming ingebreek het, agter ‘n bakkie gesleep het. Daar is ook sprake dat die drie beweerde slagoffers aan ‘n boom vasgebind

is en met pype aangerand is.Intussen kan daar moontlik

‘n nuwe saak met Oostuyse en sy mede-beskuldigdes se saak verbind word.

Sikapila Markson Mudenda (53), ‘n Sioniste-profeet van Zimbabwe, het verlede Woens-dag in die landdroshof verskyn op ‘n klag van dwarsboming van die gereg. Mudenda word daarvan verdink dat hy glo geld ontvang het om vir die polisie te jok. Daar word van ‘n bedrag rondom R5 000 gepraat.

Mudenda sou na bewering vir die polisie ‘n verklaring moes gee wat sê dat hy die pa van die beweerde slagoffer, wat Oost-huyse sou aangerand het, is. Die verklaring sou verder glo gelees het dat die slagoffer in die saak

teruggegaan het na Zimbabwe en die klagte teen Oosthuyse wil terugtrek.

Mudenda se saak moes egter Woensdag uitgestel word tot volgende jaar, nadat die staatsaa-nklaer in die saak onttrek het van die saak. Mudenda se saak is toe uitgestel tot 23 Januarie volgende jaar. Borg van ‘n R1 000 is tydens ‘n vorige hofverskyning aan hom toegestaan.

Oosthuyse en sy mede-beskul-digdes se saak is uitgestel tot 17 Januarie volgende jaar. Al vier die werknemers sal in aanhou-ding bly tot dan.

Borg kon nie aan hulle toege-staan word nie, aangesien hul werkspermitte ten tye van hul aanhouding verval het. Al vier is glo Zimbabwiërs.

Drama in Oosthuyse-hofsaak duur voort

The Station Commander of the Makhado Police Station, Col Francois Ramovha, says members of his police team are ready for the festive season.

In an interview he said that the police will always be on the lookout for any criminal activi-ties that may occur in the area. Ramovha warned members of the community not to leave their property unattended. “People must not park their vehicles in isolated places. You must take care of yourselves as well as your property,” he said.

He added that those who will be found drinking and driving would be arrested. “Pedestrians must wear light coloured clothes and not walk in the streets under the infl uence of alcohol or during the night,” said Ramovha. He also said that spaza shops must close early.

According to Ramovha, the police will show no mercy for shebeens or liquor outlets that sell liquor without liquor li-cences. He also mentioned that people must take good care of their bank cards to avoid fraud.

“It is advisable to take care of your stock and if possible stay indoors. Avoid night trips and late hiking,” warned Ramovha.

Ramovha wished the com-munity a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

“May you feel the warmth of and presence of our Lord throughout the festive season. Merry Christmas and a prosper-ous New Year,” he said.

According to him people must always remember the Makhado SAPS’ contact number, which is 083 206 5596.

Policing

Makhado Police ready for festive season

A group of 25-year-old adventurous friends from France and Belgium arrived in Louis Trichardt last week on a journey through Africa, to fi lm the effect of borders on the lives of people. In Louis Trichardt they also visited shelters for children from across the border. Pictured with children at the St Terese shelter for boys are, from the left, Belgians Caroline Poyot, Sebastiien Maklier, Innocent and Roswell, Nicolas de Borcherave and Frenchman Charles Bourgault.Their website is www.border-lines.com

Nie net is niemand in dié ongeluk beseer nie, maar die platgeryde verkeerslig het nog bly werk! Dié ongeluk het kort na middernag op 9 Desember by die Songozwi- en Presidentstraat kruising plaasgevind. Dit is die soveelste keer hierdie jaar wat hierdie spesifi eke verkeerslig al in die slag gebly het. Volgens inligting beskikbaar het die luukse dubbelkajuit bakkie ´n rooi verkeerslig verontagsaam en met ´n ander voertuig binne-in die kruising gebots. Die impak van die ongeluk het veroorsaak dat die bakkie buite beheer getol het en die verkeerslig ontwortel het. Die ander voertuig het teen die reling van die KFC-winkel tot stilstand gekom.

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Deur Linda van der Westhuizen

Die Slag van Bloedrivier op 16 Desember 1838 en die omstandighede daar rondom, het as’t ware lewend geword, terwyl die feesspreker dit geskets het by die Nuwelust Geloftefees op

Linten op 16 Desember vanjaar.Mnr. Leon du Plessis van Louis Trichardt, sake-

man en voormalige geskiedenisonderwyser, het feesgangers geboei met die verhaal van die Slag van

Bloedrivier, waar daar wonderwerke plaasgevind het wat bygedra het tot ‘n oorwinning van 464 manskappe teenoor ‘n aanval van 36 regimente met tussen 800 en 1000 soldate in ‘n regiment.

In dié slag is slegs drie boere gewond: komman-dant-generaal Andries Pretorius, Gert Raath en Philip Fourie teenoor duisende Zoeloes waarvan 3 000 gesneuweldes net om die laer getel is. B.J. Liebenberg skryf in sy boek Andries Pretorius in Natal: “Dit is die grootste aantal mense wat ooit in ‘n enkele geveg op Suid-Afrikaanse bodem gesneu-wel het … die geveg by Bloedrivier is ongetwyfeld die grootste militêre prestasie in die geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika.”

Du Plessis noem die aanhaling, maar vra die vraag: “Kan die Boerevolk roem op hulle militêre prestasies tydens die Slag van Bloedrivier soos Liebenberg skryf?” Later gee hy die antwoord: “By Bloedrivier was dit die krag van geloof en die reddende genade van ons almagtige, ewige, hemelse Koning.”

Eers moet die gebeure wat die Slag van Bloedri-vier voorafgegaan het, begryp word. Du Plessis het met behulp van ‘n DVD die beroemde bulhoring aanvalstrategie, ontwerp deur Zoeloekoning Tjaka en gebruik deur sy opvolger, Dingaan, verduidelik. Op 6 Februarie 1838 het Dingaan vir Piet Retief

en sy manskappe, wat in vrede na Umgungundlovu gekom het, wreed laat vermoor. Hierdie moord asook vele ander noodlottige aanvalle en rooftogte teen die Voortrekkers, het die Voortrekkers moede-loos en feitlik leierloos gelaat. Aanvalle was ook teen weerlose vrouens en kinders gemik.

“Teen die einde Augustus 1838 kry die Trekkers die nuus dat die skitterende krygsman en begaafde leier, Andries Pretorius, se trek die Kaap verlaat het ... Hy het beloof om te help om Dingaan te straf vir die gruweldade wat hy die Boere aangedoen het. Gou was 464 man met 57 waens op pad na Umgungundlovu,” sê Du Plessis.

Die perfekte terrein vir die opslaan van die laer van die Boere word deur Du Plessis as een van die wonderwerke genoem. Die terrein het daartoe bygedra dat die geoefende bulhoring aanvalsteg-niek van die Zoeloes verander moes word. Nog ‘n wonderwerk is dat “Tsjaka reeds 30 jaar voor die slag die een werp-assegaai vervang het met ‘n breëlem steek assegaai,” sê Du Plessis. Die assegaai is vir man-tot-man gevegstrategie gebruik, wat nie in hierdie aanval gewerk het nie. Wonderbaarlik het die Zoeloes ook nie in die nag ‘n aanval geloods, soos wat hul gewoonte was nie. Later is Zoeloes wat die slag oorleef het, daarna uitgevra en hulle het gesê dat dit gelyk het of daar geeste was wat

Genade van God het hulle gered van gewisse dood tydens Slag van Bloedrivier

die laer oppas. Hulle het teen ligdag aangeval.

Die wegbly van die reën net vanaf 14 tot 16 Desember was vir die Boere ‘n wonder-werk, want sodoende kon die kryt van hul gewere droogbly. Op ‘n wonderbaarlike wyse het die beeste en perde gedurende die hele slag doodstil bly staan.

N a d i e s l a g h e t “Andries Pretorius be-sef dat hulle deur die liefde en genade van God Almagtig gered is van ‘n gewisse dood,” sê Du Plessis. Die trak-taat, onderteken deur Dingaan, is in die blad-sak van Retief by sy beendere by Umgun-gundlovu gevind. “Die Voortrekkers het nou ‘n wettige aanspraak op die beloofde grondgebied gehad,” sê Du Plessis.

Die Slag van Bloedrivier op 16 Desember 1838 en die omstandighede daar rondom, het as’t ware lewend geword, terwyl die feesspreker, mnr. Leon du Plessis (regs) van Louis Trichardt, dit geskets het by die Nuwelust Geloftefees op Linten. Saam met hom is mnr. Jurie Venter (links), die 2011 voorsitter van die Nuwelust Geloftefeeskomitee.Tel: 071 389 3558. Streng geen onder 18’s - ID’s sal gevra word.

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Dienstye kan verander, veral gedurende vakansies. Skakel kerke vir meer inligting. Service times may change, especially during holidays . Phone churches for more information.

KERKE/CHURCHES

WHAT’S HAPPENING?We need your club, school, church or non-profi t or-ganisation’s events for 2011. Please send the details to [email protected], fax it to (015) 516 2303 or phone 015 516 4996/7. These events will be published free of charge in the calendar. You can also submit and view these online at www.zoutpansberger.co.za

WAT GEBEUR?Ons benodig alle klubs, skole, kerke en nie-winsge-wende organisasies se opkomende gebeurtenisse vir 2011. Stuur besonderhede na [email protected], faks 015 516 2303 of skakel 015 516 4996/7. Die gebeurtenisse sal gratis in die kalender geplaas word. Besoek gerus ook ons webtuiste se kalender by www.zoutpansberger.co.za

LOUIS TRICHARDT• SAPS/SAPD - 10111/ 015 519 4300 / 083 206 5594• Ambulance/Ambulans - 015 516 4378 / 015 516 2395• Electricity/Elektrisiteit - 015 516 2990• Water - 015 516 2990• Fire Brigade/Brandweer - 015 516 0551 / 015 516 0554• Munisipaliteit/Municipality - 015 519 3000• Hospital (Government) - 015 516 0148 / 9• Hospital (Private) - 015 516 0720 / 015 516 6980• SPB Dorpswag - 082 251 0827

MUSINA• SAPS/SAPD - 10111 / 015 534 7601• Ambulance/Ambulans - 10177 / 015 534 0061• Fire Brigade/Brandweer - 015 534 0061• Hospital (Government) - 015 534 0446 / 7• Municipality - 015 534 6000• Electricity/Water - 083 457 2183

LEVUBU • SAPS/SAPD - 10111/ 015 583 0121• Municipal and other services (see Louis Trichardt)

NOODNOMMERS/EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Indien kerke se besonderhede soos hierbo nie korrek is nie of verander het, skakel Andries by tel. 015 516 4997 of skryf aan [email protected] Nuwe kerke welkom. If church details are incorrect or have changed, please phone Andries at 015 516 4997 or write to [email protected] New churches wel-come.

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (LTT)Tshirululunistraat 28, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 516 2272

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (Musina)Cass Straat 16, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 534 2126

• Agapé Gemeente (LTT)Munnikstraat 90, Sondag 09:00, 17:00 kom jeug bymekaar. Past. Sampie van Niekerk, Tel: 015 516 3725 / 082 926 9538

• AGS Charisma (LTT)Munnikstraat 70, Sondag 10:00 & 18:00, Past. Anton van den Berg, Tel 015 516 0486 of 083 653 0790

• AGS El-Shaddai (Musina)

Watsonlaan 17, Sondag 10:00 en 18:00, Past. Boetie Visser, Tel: 015 534 3361 / 084 456 6959

• AGS Charisma (Levubu)Sondag 09:00. Past Anton van den Berg (015 5160486)

• All Nations for Jesus Christian Centre (LTT)

93 Burger Street (Maranatha Centre), Sunday 09:30 & Wednesday 18:00, Past Benjamin Sithole, Tel 083 532 9492/ 015 516 2275

• Anglican Church / St Marks (LTT)128 Munnik Street, Sunday 10:30, Rev Gail Blunden, Tel: 015 516 5165

• Baptist Church (Musina) Corner of Whyte & Limpopo Street, Sunday 09:30, Rev Paul Richardson, Tel: 015 534 0479 or 082 446 1728

• Baptist Church / Baptiste Kerk (LTT) Ruhstraat 25, Sondag 09:30 & 18:30 (Ds. Johan Marais), Tel: 015 516 2714.

• Baird Ministries (LTT)Cnr of Rissik & Reitz Street. Fellowship on Sundays at 09:00 Bertus (founder) Tel 071 078 1631.

• Catholic Church (Musina)National Road. Tel: 015 534 2085

• Catholic Church (LTT)Corner Burger & Jeppe Street, Mass times: 1st Sunday 10:00 - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday 17:00, Father Frank Gallagher, Tel: 015 516 0566 / 082 664 1393

• Chapel of Grace Church Sunday 09:00 - 11:00 at Maurunwa/SIloam/Nzhelele Past Oke Tel 083 461 6455 or 072 976 3448.

• Church of England / St Peters (LTT)33 Breda Street, Sunday 09:00, Rev Emil Katz, Tel: 015 516 2164 / 083 284 7580

• Emmanuel Christelike Kerk (LTT)Koraalboomstraat 3, Sondag 09:00, Past. Andries van Heerden, Tel: 015 516 4282 / 083 357 1658

• Evangeliese Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT)Songozwistraat (Voortrekkersaal), Sondagdiens 10:00, leraar ds. Abel Erasmus, Tel: 073 371 7566.

• Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT)H/v Anderson & Songozwistraat, Sondag 09:00 en 10:45. Ds. Hans Grobler. Tel. 015 516 4007

• Gereformeerde Kerk (Musina)Wilsonlaan 1, Sondag 09:30, Ds. Cornel Nagel, Tel: 015 534 2253 / 084 406 1723

• Hervormde Kerk Louis TrichardtH/v Stubbs & Forestry, Sondag 08:30, Ds. Phillip Horn, Tel: 015 516 0550 / 083 259 4061

• Hervormde Kerk Zoutpansberg (LTT)H/v Stubbs & Forestry, Sondag 10:00, Ds. PJ van der Merwe, Tel: 015 516 1220 / 082 678 3537

• Hervormde Kerk (Musina)H/v Van Zyl & Celliersstraat, Sondag om 09:00, ds. Eddie Eckard, Tel: 015 534 2519 of 082 958 9095, Kerkkantoor 015 534 2756.

• Lede in Christus Kerk (LTT)

Joubertstraat 29, Sondag 10:00 & 18:00, Past. Fanie Redelinghuis, Tel: 015 516 0521 / 082 465 8774

• Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfi eld)Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Craig Whitcomb, Tel 015 583 0134 of 084 400 8937

• Methodist Church (LTT)79 Munnik Street, Sunday 09:00, Tel. 015 516 0446

• NG Kerk (Levubu)Perseel 316, Sondag 08:30 en 10:15 (LTT - Rondebosch Lapa), Ds. Petrus Kriel Tel: 015 583 002 / 082 898 2081

• NG Kerk (LTT)Erasmusstraat 23, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, ds. Jan Pretorius en ds. Corné Randall, Tel: 015 516 3902 of 072 207 8350.

• NG Kerk Soutpansberg (LTT)H/v Stubbs & Andersonstraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. Phillip Venter. Tel: 015 516 4366

• NG Kerk (Musina)Ds. Henricostraat, Sondag 09:00, ds Anton Kemp, Tel: 015 534 0759, 082 779 2609 / 082 779 2324

• New Covenant Kerk/Church (LTT)115 Krogh Street, Sondag 09:00 en 18:30, Louis Trichardt, André van Niekerk, Tel 015 516 5305 or 082 926 7313

• Ou Apostoliese Kerk van SA (LTT)Kroghstraat, Sondagdienste om 08:45 en 18:00, Priester Attie van Deventer, Tel. 079 516 7667

• Shammah Bedieninge/Ministries (LTT)Sondag hoofdiens & Kinderkerk 09:00, Jeugkerk en Huisselle 18:00, Donderdag: opleiding en geestelik toerusting, Past Strydom 082 785 0265, kerkkantoor 015 516 4018, Rissikstraat 50

• Sewendedag-adventiste (LTT)Groblerstraat, Saterdag 09:00 en 11:00, Roger de Troch, Tel 082 897 8374

• Sewendedag-adventiste (Musina)H/v Turner & Whytestraat, Saterdag 11:00, Marguerite Sindon & Marietjie Diener, Tel: 015 534 3240 / 082 358 2526

• Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk (Buysdorp)Sondag 10:00 (erediens), Ds. H. J. Steyn (082 336 9751)

• Volle Evangelie Kerk (LTT)H/v Rissik & Burgersraat, Sondae 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Stefan Pieterse, Tel: 015 516 0758 / 082 462 6755

• Volle Evangelie Kerk Ebenhaeser (Musina)H/v Turner & Watsonstraat, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Jimmy Venter, Tel: 082 920 4493

Albasini Dam 45.2% 45.3%Ebenezer Dam 98.3% 98.3%Flag Boshielo Dam 92.2% 92.4%Glen Alpine Dam 70.6% 70.2%Luphephe Dam 79% 78.8%Middel Letaba Dam 8.4% 8.7%Nandoni Dam 100.8% 100%Nsami Dam 38.4% 39.3%Nwanedzi Dam 76.3% 76.2%Nzhelele Dam 83% 84%Tzaneen Dam 94.3% 94.3%Vondo Dam 85.1% 85.4%

WEEKLIKSE DAMVLAKKE

WEEKLY DAM LEVELS

12/12/2011 05/12/2011

According to latest available information from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry as

on Monday, November 12.

Dams/damme:

* Latest stats unavailable by the time of going to press

WHAT’S ON?WAT GEBEUR?

SPCA LOUIS TRICHARDT DBVInsp Lawrence Khodobo Cell 082 965 5151

ZoutieWeatherLouis Trichardt(Seven-day forecast)

(Source: http://www.accuweather.com)

Some sun; a morning thundershower in spots followed by a couple of thunderstorms around in the afternoon.

Thursday, December 22

High: 29oC Low: 19oC

Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms.

Friday, December 23

High: 24oC Low: 17oC Saturday, December 24

High: 23oC Low: 18oC

Cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms.

Sunday, December 25

High: 22oC Low: 19oC

Remaining cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms.

Monday, December 26

High: 22oC Low: 18oC Tuesday, December 27

High: 22oC Low: 18oC

Considerable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms; humid.

Cloudy most of the time with showers and thunderstorms; humid.

Cloudy; rain and drizzle in the morning followed by a couple of thundershowers in the afternoon.

Wednesday, December 28

High: 23oC Low: 20oC

Apart from its new look, the Zoutpansberger’s website (www.zoutpansberger.co.za) offers rea ders a new calendar entry service on their Events Page.

Visitors to the website can now list their calendar entries for upcoming events on the Events Page themselves. It is as easy as merely logging in on the Events Page through your

existing Google, Facebook or Twitter accounts and uploading your entry. The entry will, however, not appear immediately as it has to go through a moderation process fi rst.

In addition, sport club administrators (and for that matter church and school administrators) can contact us to directly submit events on the Events Page without a moderations process. If

an administrator is listed as a user on the site, their calendar entries will show immediately. This function allows administrators to update events through the year on a platform used by ten others publications throughout the province as part of both a local and provincial calendar. For more information, phone Andries van Zyl at Tel 015 516 4996/7.

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JANUARIE

• OUJAARSDANS EN STRAATPARTY Ocean Basket in Louis Trichardt speel op 31 Desember gasheer vir ‘n straatpartytjie en Oujaarsdans vir die hele gesin.

Die geselligheid duur van sononder tot vroeg-oggend, alhoewel die kombuis by Ocean Bas-

ket reeds om 21:00 sluit. Daarna sal seekosmand-jies teen R60 elk te koop wees. Vir die kinders sal daar muurverf, gesigverf en ‘n springkasteel beskikbaar wees. Geen eie drank word toegelaat nie, aangesien ‘n kontantkroeg beskikbaar sal wees. In die straat sal normale drankregulasies geld. Die straatpartytjie sal in ‘n gedeelte van Songozwistraat gehou word. Daar is veilige parkering in die parkeerarae by Checkers.

• DORPSWAG HOU OUJAARS-DANS Die Soutpansberg Dorpswag nooi oud en jonk uit na hul jaarlikse Oujaars-dans op Saterdag, 31 Desember.

Die dans skop om 18:00 af in Hoër-

skool Louis Trich-ardt se saal. Toegang beloop R50 per volwassene en R25 per laerskoolkind. Braaipakkies sal te koop wees en pap, sous en slaai sal beskikbaar wees. Gaste is ook welkom om hul eie eetdinge-tjie of iets te drinke saam te bring.

Vir kaartjies, skakel Dirk by 082 789 3927, Danie by 083 302 5099 of die dorpswagkantoor by 082 251 0827.

DECEMBER• 4X4-UITSTAPPIE EN AJV Die Louis Trichardt 4x4-klub skop vanaf 13 tot 15 Januarie hul nuwe jaar af met ‘n uitstappie na Mabote. Die klub se AJV vind ook dié naweek plaas.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Elzeth Olivier (084 575 7410) of Willem Olivier (083 407 4523).

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Nuusgebeure wat in 2011 die voorblaaie gehaal hetIn hierdie laaste uitgawe van die Zoutpansberger kyk ons na die afgelope jaar se nuusgebeure wat dit tot op die voorblad van die koerant gemaak het.

14 JanuaryThe year kicks off with the news of a mysterious

fi re at the Makhado Municipality. The fi re left a municipal offi ce, containing numerous important municipal documents, in ruins. When asked about the documents destroyed and the fire, the mu-nicipality remained tight lipped, referring all media enquiries to the police.

21 JanuaryControversial regional magistrate Ronnie Ram-

bau is arrested yet again, this time on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. His arrest follows the discovery of an alleged hit list compiled in his own handwriting. Among the names on the hit list is that of regional magistrate Chris Mthombeni, regional magistrate Marie Viljoen, senior chief prosecutor André Weideman, senior prosecutor Reino Mostert, regional prosecutor Hilke Janse van Rensburg, senior prosecutor Deon Laminga and three police-men, one a captain and two sergeants. All nine are involved in investigations into Rambau’s pending corruption case in Musina.

28 JanuarieNog ‘n veearts bevind hom aan die verkeerde

kant van die gereg, nadat hy in hegtenis geneem word vir die beweerde onthoring van renosters sonder die nodige permitte. Die 38-jarige dr. André Charles Uys, ‘n wildveearts van Thabazimbi, het kort na sy arrestasie in die landdroshof op Musina verskyn. Volgens die hoof uitvoerende bestuur-der van SANParke, dr. David Mabunda, is Uys gearresteer na ‘n onder-soek deur die polisie se spesiale eenheid teen ge-organiseerde misdaad, die Valke.

4 Februarie‘n Man wat daarvan

verdink word dat hy sy vriend doodgeslaan het, verskyn in die Sekgose-se Hof op ‘n klag van moord. Dié klag teen die 29-jarige Karel Lotz spruit uit ‘n voorval die vorige jaar toe sy huis-maat, mnr. Pedro Cisco le Grange (31), in raaise-lagtige omstandighede dood aangetref is op sy plaas Platkoppies naby Morebeng (Soekmekaar). Le Grange se liggaam is in ‘n plas bloed op sy kamervloer, oortrek met talle diep snywonde, aangetref.

11 FebruaryLarge numbers of boozed-up learners between the

ages of 14 and 18 caused havoc in Louis Trichardt during the annual Vhembe Circuit athletics meeting at Louis Trichardt High School. Residents were left appalled at what they saw, with horror reports streaming in of underaged learners’ alleged drunken behaviour. Louis Trichardt High School afterwards stated that the problem that originated outside the sports grounds was not caused by learners of Louis Trichardt High School and that the disturbance was a result of the lack of control by the principals of the visiting schools.

18 FebruaryWell-know businessman Mr Solly Noor is vi-

ciously beaten on the head by robbers during an attack on him and his family at their home in Eltivil-las. The attack and the robbery sent shock waves through the community and again highlighted the reckless and arrogant attitude of criminals operat-ing in the region.

In a bid to counter the ruthless onslaught of crimi-nals making use of poorly controlled air space, it is announced that air movement over the most north-ern parts of Limpopo will be temporarily restricted for a week. The operation follows a directive from Cabinet that the SANDF should deploy its forces along the country’s northern border, specifi cally to curb criminal activities as well as smuggling across the borders.

25 Februarie

Twee sakemanne van Louis Trichardt spandeer ‘n nag in die polisieselle, nadat hulle glo renosterhor-ings probeer koop het van ‘n polisie-agent. Yahya Shoeb Jiwa (44) en Mohammed Irfan Gulam Rasool Malek (41) word deur die polisie se spesiale eenheid teen georganiseerde misdaad, die Valke, in hegtenis geneem. Volgens die klagte wat teen hulle gebring is, het Jiwa glo ‘n veldwagter van SANParke genader om uit te vind waar hy renosterhorings kan koop, waarop die wagter die polisie gekontak het. Klagte teen Malek is later teruggetrek.

Die Soutpansberg Belastingbetalersvereniging (SBBV) besluit tydens hul algemene jaarvergader-ing om vas te hou aan die R3,7 miljoen wat reeds deur belastingbetalers op Louis Trichardt in trust geplaas is as deel van die vereniging se dispuut met die Makhado Munisipaliteit, eerder as om ‘n deel daarvan vir spesiale projekte aan die munisipaliteit beskikbaar te stel.

4 MaartMet die moordsaak van Alexander Smail (63) wat

voortsloer, wag die gemeenskap van Buysdorp nog om te hoor wat presies die aand van 17 Desember 2009 gelei het tot die dood van twee jong mans. Smail verskyn weer in die streekhof op Louis Trich-ardt op twee aanklagte van moord en twee aanklagte van poging tot moord. Hy word daarvan beskuldig dat hy twee jong mans van die Buys-gemeenskap, Cornelius Bruce Joachim (20) en Sergio Bozario Buys (21) gekonfronteer en daarna koelbloedig doodgeskiet het.

11 MaartDie korrupsiesaak teen drie plaaslike regs-

manne sal eers later vanjaar hervat word, nadat dit aan die lig gekom het dat twee van die drie se geld opgeraak het. Senior streekslanddros Ronnie Rambau, streeksaanklaer Estene Willemse en T. E. Lubisi, ‘n prokureur van Musina, word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle glo omkoopgeld aanvaar het om die uitkoms van hof-sake te beïnvloed. Tydens die drie se hofverskyning in die landdroshof op Mu-sina het beide Rambau en Lubisi se advokate aangedui dat hulle nie verder hulle kliënte gaan verteenwoordig of nog instruksies neem, voordat hulle ‘n onderneming van die twee kry dat hulle betaal gaan word nie.

18 MarchThe increasing num-

bers of rhinos that are slaughtered for their horns are becoming a big concern in conservation circles. Ac-cording to the South African National Parks (SAN-Parks), 71 rhinos have already been killed since the

begining of this year. “This fi gure encompasses fresh and old carcasses which have been found in the various parks and nature reserves countrywide,” said SANParks CEO Mr David Mabunda.

25 Maart‘n Bekende dokter

van Louis Trichardt, dr. Patrick Tigere, en twee jong mans, Nicolaas van der Westhuizen (25) en Joe de Klerk (20), ver-skyn in die landdros hof op Louis Trichardt op klagte van aanranding, ná ‘n woordewisseling ontaard het in ‘n vuis-geveg. Dit nadat Van der Westhuizen en De Klerk glo Tigere se eiendom onwettig betree het.

Tydens die Suid-Af-rikaanse nasionale laer-skole atletiekkampioen-skappe in Germiston tree Subrina Schlesinger, ‘n atleet van Laerskool Louis Trichardt, as nasionale meisie O/13-verspringkampioen uit die stryd.

1 AprilNog ‘n stiefpa van Louis Trichardt word in

hegtenis geneem op ‘n klag dat hy sy negejarige

stiefdogter seksueel gemolesteer het. ‘n Klag van verkragting is teen die 45-jarige man aanhangig

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8 April‘n Sonkragaanleg met

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Die Soutpan Sonkrag Park word beoog op 500 hektaar van ‘n gedeelte van die plaas Zuurbult en is een van minstens drie soortgelyke hernubare kragopwekkingsaanlegte wat die onderneming DAFNE Energy in Lim-popo wil ontwikkel.

15 AprilMet die land se munisipale verkiesings om die

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Inwoners van Welgevonden, ‘n versameling kleinhoewes en plase in die Levubu-omgewing, word begroet met ‘n gru-toneel. Iemand het ‘n dooie bobbejaanmannetjie heel prominent met binddraad onder twee DA-verkiesingsplakkate teen ‘n telefoonpaal langs die Welgevonden-pad vasgebind.

Die Staat sê hulle het nog tyd nodig om die saak teen Dawie Groenewald (42) en sy 12 mede-beskuldiges, wat verlede jaar in hegtenis geneem is in verband met groot-skaalse renosterstropery, behoorlik te ondersoek. Hierdie versoek word aan die hof gerig tydens die 13 beskuldigdes se verskyning in die land-droshof op Musina te midde van groot lands-wye mediabelangstel-ling.

22 AprilDrugs are no longer

only a huge problem in major cities. A darker side of Louis Trichardt was revealed with the arrest of fi ve foreigners in connection with the sale of hard drugs. Ac-cording to information available, all fi ve men are connected to a massive drug syndicate that has been distributing drugs such as cocaine and heroine from Johannesburg to local users.

29 AprilThe Makhado police in Louis Trichardt have

launched a departmental investigation into an inci-dent where an offi cer was caught sleeping on duty. The female police captain was caught napping in

News events which made the front pages during 2011her police vehicle in Erasmus Street near the Krogh Street junction by members of the Soutpansberg Town Watch. The police vehicle’s park lights were on with the engine still running.

6 MeiDie skokkende weglating van alle DA-kandidate

van Musina op die amptelike lys van kandidate wat in die munisipale verkiesing mag staan, het baie vrae laat ontstaan. Dit sou egter later blyk dat

die DA gesloer het en te laat hul lys van kandidate ingehandig het.

13 MeiAmper 10 jaar later

is die man wat daarvan verdink word dat hy ‘n bekende boer van Pontdrif vermoor het, uiteindelik aan Suid-Afrika uitgele-wer. Die 36-jarige Dennis Moyo is in Mei 2002 na Zimbabwe gedeporteer, na die aanklagte teen hom voorlopig teruggetrek is. Hy is op 16 Mei op Sezani in Zimbabwe aangekeer, kort ná die moord op mnr. Rudi Schmidt (51) op 11 Maart 2002. Moyo se uit-lewering kan egter lei tot ‘n dramatiese wending wat die ondersoek rondom Schmidt se moord betref.

Tydens Moyo se eerste arrestasie het hy na bewe-ring sy aandeel in die voorval ontken en gesê mnr. Schmidt se vrou, Corlia, het hom geld aangebied om haar man te vermoor.

20 Mei‘n Fratsongeluk eis die lewe van die bekende

mnr. Frik Nel (71) van Nel Dakke op Louis Trich-ardt. Die ongeluk het in Shayandima plaasgevind.

Nel is deur ‘n onderneming ontbied om ‘n kwotasie te kom gee vir die herstel van ‘n dak. Hy en ‘n werknemer van die onderneming het besluit om ‘n vurkhyser te gebruik om bo-op die vier-meter-hoë dak te klim. Toe hulle die dak bereik, het die werknemer afgeklim. Met dié het die vurkhyser gekantel, en Nel het sy balans verloor en na die grond getuimel. Hy is op slag dood met die valslag.

27 MayThe municipal elec-

tion held no surprise as to who is going to be in the driving seat, with the ANC once again managing to secure the majority vote in both the Makhado and Musina Municipality. The elec-tion was, however, not without some surprises. The ANC suffered a major upset in Louis Trichardt, with the DA’s Brian du Plooy snatch-ing Ward 21, albeit marginally, from them. Louis Trichardt’s Ward 20 was also closely con-tested, with DA can-didate Zaheera Jooma securing the majority vote in town, but losing marginally in the end to ANC candidate Vincent Mhladisa when Vleyfontein’s ballots were counted.

3 Junie‘n Plaasaanval was die laaste ding wat die 49-ja-

rige mnr. Jan Louw van die plaas Nooitgedacht en die 19-jarige mnr. Ferdie Landman Saterdagaand, 28 Mei, verwag het. Hulle is deur twee mans buite die plaaswoning oorval en beide is herhaaldelik met messe gesteek. Louw is ten minste 15 keer gesteek.

Landman het op sy beurt groot waagmoed aan die dag gelê om Louw te help. Hul kon daarin slaag om hul aanvallers te verwilder en beide was gelukkig om die aanval te oorleef.

10 JunieDie man wat sy stiefdogter seksueel misbruik het

en die misdrywe op sy selfoonkamera afgeneem het, word in die Streekshof op Louis Trichardt drie keer lewenslange tronkstraf opgelê. Toeskouers in

die hof het ná vonnisopleg-ging hulle tevredenheid uitgespreek met die von-nis, veral gesien in die lig daarvan dat die vonnis uitgespreek is tydens die viering van Kinderbesker-mingsweek.

17 JunieYet another justice of-

fi cial found himself on the wrong side of the law. This follows the court appea-rance of Deputy National Director of Public Pro-secutions, Dr Silas Mashau Ramaite (53), in Louis Trichardt. According to police information, Ra-maite was arrested follo-wing an accident. He was driving his luxury Jaguar when he allegedly crashed into a Nissan 1400 bakkie.

Provincial police spokesperson Lt Col Ronel Otto confi rmed the incident and said that Ramaite had been charged with reckless and negligent driving and driving under the infl uence.

Inwoners van Louis Trichardt se frustrasie met ‘n ontoereikende rioolaanleg blyk iets van die verlede te wees, met konstruksie aan ‘n tweede aanleg wat op 1 Julie vanjaar begin het.

(Vervolg op p. 9)

die DA gesloer het en te laat hul lys van kandidate ingehandig het.

is die man wat daarvan verdink word dat hy ‘n bekende boer van Pontdrif vermoor het, uiteindelik aan Suid-Afrika uitgele-wer. Die 36-jarige Dennis Moyo is in Mei 2002 na Zimbabwe gedeporteer, na die aanklagte teen hom voorlopig teruggetrek is. Hy is op 16 Mei op Sezani in Zimbabwe aangekeer, kort ná die moord op mnr. Rudi Schmidt (51) op 11 Maart 2002. Moyo se uit-lewering kan egter lei tot ‘n dramatiese wending wat die ondersoek rondom Schmidt se moord betref.

die hof het ná vonnisopleg-ging hulle tevredenheid uitgespreek met die von-nis, veral gesien in die lig daarvan dat die vonnis uitgespreek is tydens die viering van Kinderbesker-mingsweek.

fi cial found himself on the wrong side of the law. This follows the court appea-rance of Deputy National Director of Public Pro-secutions, Dr Silas Mashau Ramaite (53), in Louis Trichardt. According to police information, Ra-maite was arrested follo-wing an accident. He was driving his luxury Jaguar when he allegedly crashed into a Nissan 1400 bakkie.

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digby die R46,3 miljoen en ‘n konstruksietydperk van 14 maande, sal gebou word net suid van die bestaande rioolaanleg op die plaas Rietvley.

24 Junie‘n Rower se astrantheid besorg hom nie net ‘n

besoek aan die hospitaal nie, maar ook ‘n draai in die hof op klag van roof. Hoe dom moet jy wees om iemand te beroof en dan daardie persoon toe te laat om te ry om geld te gaan kry om die gesteelde goedere terug te “koop”. Dit is presies wat die 26-jarige Morris Ramakokovhu ‘n jong paartjie meegedeel het, nadat hy hulle na bewering beroof het. Die paartjie het dadelik gery en hulp gaan ont-bied. Met die hulp van die polisie en Soutpansberg Dorpswag is Ramakokovhu kort daarna aangekeer, maar nie alvorens hy in die been gewond is nie.

1 JulieDie saak teen die wildveearts van Thabazimbi

dr. André Charles Uys (38) wat daarvan beskuldig is dat hy renosters sonder die nodige permitte ont-horing het,word deur die Staat teruggetrek nadat dit intussen aan die lig gekom het dat hy wel oor die nodige permitte beskik het.

Nog ‘n familie van Louis Trichardt word die prooi van ‘n vermeende pedofi el. Dit volg na die arrestasie van ‘n 47-jarige man wat na bewering sy verloofde se kleindogter gemolesteer het. Die dogtertjie is maar vier jaar oud.

8 JulyIn yet another farm attack in the Soutpansberg,

a 51-year-old man was shot and killed by an un-identifi ed gunman. Since the beginning of May, farmers and farm workers in the Beja/Piesanghoek area along the Louis Trichardt/Thohoyandou road have been plagued by two gunmen on a violent crime spree. Their reign of terror follows a break-in at a police offi cial’s home on the Rietvlei small holdings west of Louis Trichardt some two months ago, during which a .303 hunting rifl e was stolen. Among those attacked were Jan Louw and Ferdie Landman on the farm Nooitgedacht in May.

At this stage the police’s number one suspect in these attacks is a 30-year-old Zimbabwean man, Brighton Chauke, who escaped from police custody

Nuusgebeure wat in 2011 die voorblaaie gehaal hetin October 2010.

15 JulyNews of the possible capture of the

30-year-old Brighton Chauke spread like wildfi re, with residents of the Levubu area breathing a sigh of relief. Their relief was, however, short-lived with police confi rming that the man taken in for questioning is not the notorious Chauke.

Die 47-jarige pedofiel wat sy verloofde se kleindogter in Junie gemolesteer het, begin sy vyf jaar direkte tronkstraf uitdien, nadat hy in die Streekhof op Louis Trichardt skuldig bevind en gevonnis word.

22 JulyA macabre scene awaited rescue

workers rushing to attend to the in-jured during an early morning horror bus accident along the N1 north, just outside of Louis Trichardt. Initially the accident, which occurred just past the controversial Witvlag turnoff, claimed 13 lives at the scene. The number of fatalities increased to 14 after the death of a woman who had been admitted to the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital for treatment.

29 JulyThe Department of Environmental Affairs

(DEA) defends the authorization it had given to Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) to go ahead with activities at their Vele Colliery close to the Ma-pungubwe World Heritage Site. According to DEA spokesperson Mr Albi Modise, the department was satisfi ed that all “legal and procedural requirements of the NEMA have been met. Furthermore, the need for the project has been clearly and suffi ciently demonstrated. There has also been suffi cient con-sultation with the interested and affected parties.”

5 AugustA local community’s drive to develop a town-

ship on a piece of repossessed agri-cultural farm just outside of Louis Trichardt raises a lot of eyebrows and once again puts the spotlight on the controversial issue of land reform in South Africa. The Netshifhefhe community started taking deposits for stands on the farm Welgevonden 4LT (portion 27) with the aim of developing a township. The farm, about 15km from Louis Trichardt on the Thohoyandou road, was handed back to the Netshifhefhe community earlier this year after a successful land claim. As far as could be established, the Netshifhefhe community plans to erect between 2 000 and 4 000 houses on the farm. Asked to respond to the issue of claimants starting town-ship developments on repossessed agricultural farms, the Acting Chief Land Claims Commissioner, Mr Tele Maphoto, distanced himself from the matter. Maphoto said that he was aware of what was happening on the farm, but that there was nothing the Land Claims Commission could do about it.

12 AugustAfter almost a year on the run, one

of the Soutpansberg’s most wanted criminals is fi nally

behind bars … again. The 30-year-old Brigh-ton Chauke’s reign of terror came to an end when he was captured by the police at Water-val (Elim). Since his escape from the police’s holding cells in Musina on October 4 last year, Chauke had manage to elude capture while spreading terror within the farming community in die Beja area.

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News events which made the front pages during 2011were all released on R300 bail.

2 SeptemberA well-known businessman from Madombidza,

Prince Mulalo Ludere (41), allegedly leaves town in an effort to evade police. His disappearance follows the alleged rape of a 31-year-old woman, after he had allegedly fi rst poured paraffi n over her face and set her alight.

9 SeptemberThe conspiracy-to-commit-murder case against

senior regional magistrate Ronnie Rambau is temporarily withdrawn in the Giyani Magistrate’s Court. The case against Rambau relates to a hit list he had allegedly compiled earlier this year. According to information, the case was tempo-rarily withdrawn to give the police more time to investigate the matter.

16 SeptemberDit is amptelik – daar is geen noemenswaardige

toename in plaaslike moordsyfers vir die afgelope oorsigtydperk wat van 1 April 2010 tot 31 Maart 2011 strek nie. Dit aldus die polisie. Daar is ook ‘n afwaartse neiging in diefstal en huisbraak in Louis Trichardt en die omliggende omgewing. Dit is die situasie volgens die jongste misdaadstatstieke vir 2010/11 wat die vorige week deur die minister van polisie, Nathi Mthethwa, bekendgemaak is. Die styging in dwelm- en seksuele misdrywe, asook

veediefstal, in die streek is egter kommerwek-kend.

Trane het gevloei tydens die vonnisopleg-ging van ‘n jong man in die Louis Trichardt Streekhof. Die 35-jarige Jacques Julian Koch is weens diefstal ses jaar direkte gevangenisstraf opgelê. Dit was tydens vonnisoplegging dat sy

vrou, wat in die gallery gesit het, histeries in trane uitgebars het. Koch en ‘n mede-beskuldigde, Ja-cobus Christiaan Oosthuizen (51), het verskyn op drie klagte van diefstal. Die klagte hou verband met derduisende rande wat verduister is. Altwee was werksaam by Bridge Motors, ‘n bekende motorhandelaar op die dorp, se tweedehandse voertuie-afdeling. Koch was ‘n verkoopsman en Oosthuizen was die bestuurder. Die klagte teen Oosthuizen word voorlopig teruggetrek.

23 SeptemberAlmost seven years

after completion of the Nandoni Dam project, residents of Limpopo are yet to benefi t from this R2,1 billion project, with their taps remaining as empty as the govern-ment’s promises. During a visit by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to Vhembe, yet another promise was made to deliver water, with Mr Alson Matu-kane, the Director of Water Affairs in Lim-popo, announcing that an amount of R700 mil-lion has been put aside to address the challenges at Nandoni.

Gemeenskapslede van die Tshikota-woongebied het vir die tweede keer hul misnoë voor die land-droshof op Louis Trichardt gaan wys. Hul protesop-trede volg na die moord op ‘n 55-jarige inwoner van die woongebied, mnr. Marubuni George Musha-pho, op 13 Augustus. Altesaam sewe verdagtes is in verband met sy dood in hegtenis geneem. Die gemeenskap het by wyse van ‘n memorandum gevra dat die beskuldigdes nie borg toegestaan

moet word nie omdat “van die verdagtes vorige veroordelings het.” Die memorandum sluit af deur te noem dat die gemeenskap die reg in hul eie hande sal neem indien die verdagtes vrygelaat sou word.

30 SeptemberDie voormalige polisiehoof van Limpopo,

luitenant-generaal Amon Mashigo, moet ingryp toe ‘n bekende sakeman van Louis Trichardt in die Makhado Polisiestasie se aanhoudingselle toege-sluit word. Mashigo se toetrede het gevolg nadat

plaaslike polisiebeamptes glo geweier het om Marti-nus Jacobus Oosthuyse (47), vry te laat ten spyte van ‘n Hooggeregshofbevel. Oost-huyse moes die nag agter tralies deurbring, nadat hy na bewering die reg in eie hande geneem het en drie Zimbabwiese mans, wat hy vermoed het by sy besigheid ingebreek het, agter sy bak-kie vasgemaak en oor die grond gesleep het. Vier van Oosthuyse se werkers en sy seun, Tinus (24), is ook later in verband met die be-weerde voorval in hegtenis geneem.

7 Oktober‘n Gesellige familiebraai

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Nicole is ernstig beseer en het ‘n dag na die ongeluk aan haar beserings beswyk.

14 OctoberThe controversial businessman from Madom-

bidza, Mr Prince Mulalo Ludere, dies after a short illness. Ludere made headlines when police wanted to question him on single counts of rape and attempted murder that were brought against him by a local woman. These cases were later withdrawn.

Nuus van die moord op die 36-jarige Piet-er Bezuidenhout van Potchefstroom kom ook as groot skok gekom vir inwoners van die Soutpansberg. Pieter, of Pietz soos hy aan sy vriende bekend was, het in 1993 by Hoër skool Louis Trichardt gematri-kuleer, waarna hy regte in Potchefstroom gaan studeer het. Huis vriende van hom het op sy lig-gaam afgekom in die oprit van die huis wat hulle gedeel het. Hy is met messe dood gesteek.

21 OctoberThe Limpopo Geographical Names Committee

(LGNC) warns that the public and media should immediately stop using the name Louis Trichardt, following the Minister of Arts and Culture Paul Mashatile’s announcement that the name Makhado has been approved. The question, however, is whether the LGNC is jumping the gun with re-spect to the use of the name Makhado, since the 30 days objection period to the name change only expires on 14 November? “It is totally unlawful to start enforcing the name at this stage,” was the response from Mr André Naudé, chairperson of the Chairpersons Association that opposes the name change procedure.

28 OktoberCoAL of Africa Limited (CoAL) verwag om

teen die eerste kwartaal van volgende jaar met steenkoolontginning by hul Vele Myn digby die Mapungubwe Wêreld Erfenisgebied te begin. CoAL het hierdie aankondiging gemaak, nadat die

Minister van Waterwese, me. Edna Molewa, be-sluit het om die opskorting van hulle geïntegreerde waterlisensie op te hef.

4 NovemberDie polisie se haas om ’n skuldige vas te trek wat

in 2005 die standbeeld van Makhado geverf het, het ’n lastige nadraai vir die Minister van Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, asook die plaaslike stasiebe velvoerder.

Hulle word beveel om skadevergoe ding van R70 000 te betaal aan mnr. Di-eter Venter, wat kort na die voorval gearresteer is. Regter Jan Hiemstra het in die Noord-Gautengse hooggeregshof gelas dat die Minister en kol. Francois Ramovha, bev-elvoerder van Makhado polisiestasie, skadev-ergoeding aan Venter moet betaal asook al sy regskoste in die ge ding. Die bevel spruit voort uit die onregmatige arres en aanhouding van Venter op 17 November 2005 omrede hy na be wering die beeld van Makhado sou geverf het. Dit sou later aan die lig kom dat hy glad nie betrokke was by die voorval nie.

11 NovemberAltesaam 21 dragtige verse word tydens ‘n

hewige donderstorm op die plaas van mnr. Brink Schlesinger doodgeslaan deur weerlig. Dit kort nadat Schlesinger die beeste in die kamp waar hulle doodgeslaan is, ingejaag het.

18 NovemberDaar word rapporteer van die skokkende gesig

wat inwoners by die munisipale stortingsterrein

en stort die afval net daar. Mense het al begin om rommel sommer in die pad na die stortingsterrein te stort. Benewens dit het heelwat plakkers ook al huisvesting gevind op die stortingsterrein. Dit is duidelik dat die Makhado Munisipaliteit feitlik geen beheer het oor die stortingsterrein nie en heelparty van hul lisensievoorwaardes wat betref die terrein nie nakom nie.

25 NovemberDit lyk of die Makha-

do Munisipaliteit en die Soutpansberg Belas-tingsbetalersvereniging (SBBV) besig is om ernstig te begin koppe stamp oor die munisi-pale geld wat deur die SBBV weerhou word. SBBV-lede betaal hulle munisipale rekeninge in ‘n trust in, waarna gedeeltes soos vir die verbruik van elektrisiteit en water, aan die muni-sipaliteit oorbetaal word. Dit volg nadat die SBBV ‘n dispuut met die mu-nisipaliteit verklaar het oor swak dienslewe-ring en probleme met eiendomsbelasting. Ná ‘n vergadering van rol-spelers hieroor met die munisipaliteit op 27 Ok-tober is dit duidelik dat die munisipaliteit nie veel langer wil wag vir die SBBV om die trustgelde aan hulle oor te betaal nie.

2 DecemberAn unidentifi ed man from Musina died instantly

when a mortar shell exploded in his hands. The old mortar shells were dumped along a road, after a local scrap metal dealership refused to buy it. The man was blown up when he picked up one of the

shells and tried to open it. Police found a further 10 to 20 shells which were later disposed of.

9 DecemberRatepayers associations across South-Africa,

the Soutpansberg Ratepayers Association (SRPA) in Louis Trichardt included, are dealt a severe blow with the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judg-ment in favour of local government. In the case

of Rademan v Maqhaka Municipality and others, the Supreme Court basi-cally ruled that a munici-pality has the right to cut off a resident’s services if any amount on his or her municipal account is outstanding. This is bad news for ratepayer’s associations who are cur-rently embroiled in dis-putes with their munici-palities regarding poor service delivery and with-holding taxes by paying residents’ contribution into trust accounts. In the SRPA’s case, members’ property tax and basic services component of their monthly municipal account is paid into a trust account, while only the amount for water and electricity consumption is

paid over to the municipality.

16 DesemberVir die De Beer-gesin van Louis Trichardt gaan

hierdie Kersseisoen ‘n donker een wees, nadat hulle jongste, klein Jacques (10), al ‘n week in en uit die hospitaal is, nadat sy kopvel deur ‘n boerboel afgeskeur is. Die boerboel het, terwyl Jacques hom getroetel het, hom aan die kop gebyt en rondgepluk. In die proses is die kopvel losgeskeur.

Nuusgebeure wat in 2011 die voorblaaie gehaal het

of Rademan v Maqhaka Municipality and others, the Supreme Court basi-cally ruled that a munici-pality has the right to cut off a resident’s services if any amount on his or her municipal account is outstanding. This is bad news for ratepayer’s associations who are cur-rently embroiled in dis-putes with their munici-palities regarding poor service delivery and with-holding taxes by paying residents’ contribution into trust accounts. In the SRPA’s case, members’ property tax and basic services component of their monthly municipal account is paid into a trust account, while only the amount for water and electricity consumption is

buite Louis Trichardt begroet. Die gedeelte buite die amptelike stor tingsarea, tussen die beheerhek en die Vondelingpad, is ook al vol rommel gestort. Voertuie vorm amper ‘n verkeersknoop nog voor hulle by die stor-tingsgedeelte kan kom

Lesers moet daarop let dat hierdie die laaste uitgawe van die Zoutpans-berger vir 2011 is.

Ons kantore het reeds op Woens-dag, 21 Desember gesluit en sal eers weer op 9 Januarie 2012 open.

Graag wens die Zoutpansberger al hul getroue lesers en adverteerders ‘n Geseënde Kersfees en voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar toe.

Readers must take note that this is the last edition of the Zoutpans-berger for 2011.

Our offi ces have already closed on Wednesday, 21 December and will only re-open on 9 January 2012.

The Zoutpansberger wishes all its loyal readers and advertisers a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.

Laaste Zoutpansberger vir 2011

Die Zoutpans ber ger en Lim popo Mirror se 2012-ka lenders, met foto’s wat lesers wat ingestuur is as deel van d ie koerant se jaarlikse kalenderfoto-kompetisie, is beskikbaar vir die publiek. Die ka-len ders kos R35 stuk en is beskikbaar van die kantoere van die Z o u t p a n s b e r g e r e n L i m p o p o M i r r o r t e Joubertstraat 16B, Louis Trichardt. Let asseblief daarop dat die koerant se kantore vanaf 21 Desember vanjaar tot 9 Januarie volgende jaar gesluit sal wees.

Kennisgewing

Koerant se kalenders nou te koop

skadevergoe ding van R70 000 te betaal aan mnr. Di-eter Venter, wat kort na die voorval gearresteer is. Regter Jan Hiemstra het in die Noord-Gautengse hooggeregshof gelas dat die Minister en kol. Francois Ramovha, bev-elvoerder van Makhado polisiestasie, skadev-ergoeding aan Venter moet betaal asook al sy regskoste in die ge ding. Die bevel spruit voort uit die onregmatige arres en aanhouding van Venter op 17 November 2005 omrede hy na be wering die beeld van Makhado sou geverf het. Dit sou later aan die lig kom dat hy glad nie betrokke was by die voorval nie.

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IN THE MAGIS-TRATE’S COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTPANSBERG

HELD AT LOUIS TRICHARDT

CASE NO: LP/THO/RC/C137/2011In the matter between:N O M P U M E L E L O BUSINESS ENTER-PRISE CC Palintiff and DAVID RAMALEPE DefendantNOTICE OF SALE IN

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IN THE MAGIS-TRATE’S COURT

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Mayor Carol Phiri of Musina.

It is that time of the year to reap the fruits of our hard labour since the beginning of the year.

To those who did not achieve their goals, this is the time to start afresh while rectifying mistakes of the past. One of the most important ingredients of achieving our goals is effective time management. The greatest single time management tool is to set clearly defi ned goals. This gives focus and direc-tion to planning and facilitates the establishment of priorities. Effective self management will allow you to feel positive and achieve a state of balance and harmony in mind, body and soul.

By creating an action plan, you are providing the blueprint or map which will lead towards the culmination of your dreams. Successful people realize this and are prepared to invest in themselves by spending their time doing the most important things fi rst and the less important last.

Know your priorities. We are all limited in the amount of time, energy and resources that we have. By being aware of your top priorities, you will be able to utilize all of your resources effectively.

Each day ask yourself: “What are the most important things I need to do today? What is their order of importance? Do I have deadlines to meet? Am I able to readjust my schedule for unexpected crises, interruptions, telephone calls and other time consumers? Am I acting on my identifi ed goals? What can I do to eliminate or decrease things that waste my time? Do I have realistic expectations? Have I allowed time for myself, my family and friends?

Can we all enjoy the festive season with warm hearts and humanity. Even though we had some challenges this year, we must never give up holding on to the future.

Let’s all Arrive Alive. Long distance drivers should take a break. Don’t drink and drive. Let’s all be responsible. Drivers must obey and observe the rules of the road to reach their destinations safely.

May your Christmas be fi lled with happiness, joy and peace. Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

“Let’s arrive alive”

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1323 Desember 2011ZOUTPANSBERGER

Die Weg, die Waarheid en die Lewe

Kersfees - Lukas 1:26-33

Kersfees gaan nie om ‘n baba in ‘n krip nie, maar gaan oor die Almagtige God wat

mens geword het.Johannes 1:1: “In die begin was die Woord

daar, en die Woord was by God, en die Woord was self God.” Vers 4: “In Hom was daar lewe, en die lewe was die lig vir die mense.”

Dit gaan om Jesus Christus en Hom as gekruisigde.

Dit was ‘n bonatuurlike geboorteVers 35: “Die Heilige Gees sal oor jou

kom, en die krag van die Allerhoogste sal die lewe in jou wek. Daarom sal die een wat gebore word, heilig genoem word, die Seun van God.” Net so is die wedergeboorte bo-natuurlik, van God. Dit is iets wat ‘n mens net deur die geloof deelagtig word. Joh. 3:36: “Wie in die Seun glo, het die ewige lewe; wie egter aan die Seun ongehoorsaam is, sal die lewe nie sien nie, maar die straf van God bly op hom.”

Dit was ‘n rein geboorteVers 26 sê God het die engel Gabriël

gestuur na ‘n maagd in Nasaret. Die hele evangelie word saamgevat in Titus 2:11-14, lees dit gerus. Vers 14 sê: “Hy het Homself vir ons as offer gegee om ons van alle ongereg-tigheid vry te maak en ons van sonde te reinig.” Sonder reinheid is daar geen lewe nie. 1 Petrus 1:22: “As julle in gehoorsaamheid aan die waarheid julle siele deur die Gees tot ongeveinste broederliefde gereinig het, moet julle mekaar liefhê uit ‘n rein hart.”

Dit was ‘n heilige geboorteDit was God self wat gebore is.God wil hê dat Sy kinders ook heilig sal

lewe. 1 Petrus 1:4: “Deur dit te doen, het Hy ons die kosbaarste en allergrootste gawes geskenk wat Hy belowe het. Daardeur kan julle die verderf ontvlug wat deur die begeer-likheid in die wêreld werksaam is, en deel kry aan die Goddelike natuur.” God se natuur is heilig en liefdevol.

Is dit jou lewe? Is dit wat hierdie komende Christusfees vir jou beteken?

- 079 5168303

Do you have a good joke? E-mail it to [email protected] jy ‘n goeie grappie?

Stuur dit per e-pos na [email protected]

Letter

It’s Christmas time and we need to thank those who make it safe

BRIEWE /LETTERS

Write to us at PO Box 1680, Louis Tri-chardt, 0920 / Skryf aan ons te Posbus 1680, Louis Trichardt, 0920 of news@

zoutnet.co.za

COMMENTS / KOMMENTAAR

Brief

Dit is tyd vir die jonger generasie om die leisels te begin oorneem

Voorkeur word gegee aan kort briewe oor plaaslike aange leent hede. Die redakteur behou die reg voor om briewe te verkort. / Preference is given to short, factual letter concerning local matters. The

editor reserves the right to shorten letters.

Storie: Vir die De Beer-gesin van Lou-is Trichardt gaan hierdie Kersseisoen

‘n donker een wees… Hulle jongste, klein Jacques (10), is sedert Maandag, 5 Desember, in en uit die hospitaal, nadat hy deur ‘n boerboel aangeval is.

Kommentaar: Bid hom ‘n spoedige herstel toe, nie net vir liggaam nie,

maar ook sy gees en vertroue in diere! - Elsa Weitz

Kommentaar: Ek verstaan nie die artikel van ‘n donker Kersfees vir

die De Beer’s nie? Jou kind lewe en is nie doodgebyt nie. Daar is altyd iets om voor dankbaar te wees en wat het jou hele persoonlike lewe met die gebyt te doen? - Marinda Steyn, Menlyn

Storie: Menige inwoner van Louis Trichardt het sekerlik die R171,30

toevoeging op hul munisipale rekening raakgesien. Hierdie bedrag is inderdaad ‘n laat betalings- en afsnyfooi.

Kommentaar: Ja nee my huurders is ook met die R171 gevang! - Elizma

Pohl

It is Christmas time again where friends and families come together.

Some people stay at home and some people go on holiday for a welcome rest after a busy and hardworking year.

I hereby wish to thank all the Sector Crime Forum members, Col Francois Ramovha, as well as other members of the Makhado SAPS, including their families, residents of Louis Trichardt and not forgetting the Emergency Unit members for the very successful year we have just had.

A big thank you for everybody’s loyalty, attendance, assistance, patience and team spirit during the year. For those who will be travel-ling, have a good rest, drive safely and be ready for the new year.

The ones who are staying behind: We will have to protect ourselves plus our properties while we remain peaceful and calm during the festive season. We hope and pray that 2012 improves and crime be reduced to a

minimum.Have a Blessed Christmas and

prosperous New Year.Please consider some of the fol-

lowing tips:

* Please don`t drink and drive.* Be alert when you go home. If

you notice any suspicious person and vehicle, call the SAPS.

* Don`t give personal information to unknown callers.

* Lock your car doors while dri-ving and keep windows closed.

* Make sure your car is locked when left parked.

* Never leave packages or valu-ables, laptops or money in plain sight. Lock them in the trunk.

* At night, walk only in well-lit areas and try to avoid walking or jogging alone.

May you feel the warmth and the presence of our Lord throughout the festive season.

- Dirk Meissenheimer (Chair-man: Sector Crime Forum)

Ek wil graag van die geleentheid gebruik maak om vir al die dorp-

swaglede en die bestuur, al die inwon-ers van Louis Trichardt, Kol Francois Ramovha en alle personeel van die Makhado SAPD, alle plaaswaglede, Soutpansberg Sakekamer, alle dona-teurs en sommer almal baie dankie sê vir die suksesvolle jaar wat ons gehad het. Dankie vir almal se getroue hulp, bystand, ondersteuning en samewerk-ing deur die jaar.

Vir die wat weggaan vir die vakansie, rus lekker, ry veilig en kom veilig terug, sodat ons 2012 weer met volle sterkte en nuwe krag kan aanpak.

Die bestuur wil vra dat daar in 2012 asseblief meer mense moet aansluit by die Soutpansberg Dorp-swag sodat ons meer besoek- en rybeurte kan ry en ook sodoende die

las van die paar getroue lede ook ligter kan maak.

Ons doen ook ‘n beroep op die jonger geslag om ons te kom help. Misdaad kyk nie net na sekere ouderdomme nie. Die ou manne raak ook nou moeg en hulle wil ook begin rus en die jonger geslag moet nou begin om die ouer manne te begin opvolg. Onthou almal moet maar opofferings maak. Dit is vir niemand lekker nie, maar ons sal moet volsterkte begin inklim om die SAPD te help met die bekamping van misdaad deur hul oë en ore te wees.

‘n Geseënde Kersfees en voor-spoedige Nuwejaar word vir elkeen van julle toegewens en mag Sy naam verheerlik word die feesgety.

- Dirk Meissenheimer (Voorsit-ter: Soutpansberg Dorpswag)

Brief

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Mara Skool wil graag baie dankie sê aan almal wat hulle die af-

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Until recently, she only practised on her two beauti-ful daughters, but when they convinced her to open her very own salon, she enrolled for a comprehensive nail course

with Professional Nails: Nail & Beauty Academy.

After completion of her course, Nisha opened her salon at the premises of Louis Trich-ardt Stationers in Krogh Street and named her salon H J Nails, paying tribute to her daughters. Nisha offers manicures and

pedicures in gel and acrylic mediums. She is also thinking of expanding her salon in the coming year to include a mas-sage therapy wing. For a price list or to make an appointment with Nisha, she can be con-tacted at 074 537 8191 or 072 318 9838.

For the third consecutive year, Louis Trichardt’s Sasko depot was crowned as the depot with the best overall performance in the category for large clusters nationwide. They also received an award for excellent service in the 2011 book year. In the front from left are are Caroline du Plessis and Fiona Simons. At the back are Heuzen Ralidzhva, Jaco van Zyl, Bandish Patel, André Strauss and Harry Mantu.

Nisha with one of her daughters, the 7-year-old Hemisha, who inspired her to open her very own nail salon.

Deur Frans van der Merwe

Te midde van nat koue weer is die Geloftedagviering op die Schoemansdal Feesplaas by Louis Trichardt vanjaar weer gekenmerk deur ‘n gees-driftige opkoms van digby 200 feesgangers.

Die Geloftediens is behar-tig deur ds. Hans Grobler van die Gereformeerde Kerk Louis Trichardt. Met die tema Die Here haal my nie uit die storm nie, maar rus my toe om te roei het hy beklemtoon dat daar nie hemel op aarde aan gelowiges beloof is nie. Te midde van teleurstellings, verlies en vrees, word gelow-iges deur Sy teenwoordgheid be-magtig en bemoedig, sodat hulle nie moedeloos hoef te raak en nie deur vrees verlam word nie, maar

as toegeruste gelowiges moedig en doelgerig met hul dagtaak kan voortgaan en in geloof selfs die oënskynlik onmoontlike met vertroue kan aandurf.

In die Geloftefeesrede het mnr. Fanus Viviers gewys op die verskil tussen ‘n verbond en ‘n gelofte en die belangrikheid daarvan beklemtoon om ‘n gel-ofte gestand te doen. In ‘n oorsig van die Bloedrivier-gebeure het hy verwys na die deeglike fi siese en geestelike voorbereiding wat die botsing tussen ‘n skrale min-derheid gelowiges en ‘n oormag van derduisende voorafgegaan het. Hiermee saam het hy verwys na die Goddelike beskikking in die omstandighede, wat gelei het tot verstommende welslae in

wat hy beskryf het as die groot-ste enkele veldslag wat nog in Afrika plaasgevind het. Hy het gesê “Die God van Bloedrivier is vandag nog dieselfde.” Die feesverrigtinge het die oggend begin met die aankoms van ‘n perdekommando, wat ‘n afskrif van die Gelofte aan feeskomi-tee voorsitter Abrie Wepener oorhandig het, gevolg deur ‘n vlaghysing. Na afl oop van die Geloftediens is kranse op grafte in die begraafplaas langs die feessaal gelê.

Onder die talle feesgang-ers was die oudste oorlewende voorsitter van die feeskomitee, Oom Pieter de Vaal, voormalige prokureur, historikus en bekende skilder.

Geesdriftige opkoms na jaarlikse Geloftefees

Die feesredenaar by die Schoemansdal Geloftefeesvieringe, Fanus Viviers (links) tesame met die feesvoorsitter, Abrie Wepener en ds. Hans Grobler wat die Geloftediens behartig het.

Tydens die Geloftefees op Schoemansdal is verskeie kranse op grafte in die historiese begraafplaas gelê. Namens die gemeenskap het die vorige feesvoorsitter mnr. Hennie Coetzee (links) ‘n krans op die graf van Voortrekkerleier Andries Hendrik Potgieter gelê. Oom Danie Louwrens het namens die Hervormde Kerk ‘n krans gelê op die graf van mev. Josina van Warmeloo (nee Van Vollenhoven) weduwee van die eerste predikant van Schoemansdal. Namens die Voortrekkers het Rina en Phillip Eybers ook ‘n krans gelê by die Potgieter monument.

Die A. H. Potgieter monument in die Schoemansdal begraafplaas was weer tydens die jongste Geloftefeesverrigtinge die middelpunt van die kransleggingseremonie.

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By Rulani Baloyi

Residents up in arms about sewageWhile most residents are pre-paring for a relaxed Christ-mas time, some are trying to figure out how they are going to survive the stench of burst sewerage pipes and a lack of water. It seems as if this is the situation in Eltivillas, where raw sewage is flowing down some of the roads.

According to a resident of Eltivillas, Ephraim Nemaonzeni, they had reported the matter to the Makhado Municipality about two months ago, but nothing much had been done thus far.

“The municipality even has records of when we reported this problem and who reported it. Since we reported the mat-ter, we have never been able to contact the responsible people,

because they are not answering their phones. It will be Christmas before long and how are we going to enjoy it with this smell?” he asked. Mr Nemaonzeni said there was also no water to cook or bath.

“On the other hand, the mu-nicipality expects us to pay for services which we are not receiv-ing,” said the angry Nemaonzeni.

The Makhado Municipality’s spokesperson, Mr Louis Bobodi, confirmed that there is a shortage of water around the area.

“We know about the water problems around Makhado,” said Bobodi. He ascribed last week’s water supply problem to broken water pumps.

“It was only on Friday that the technical services (department) managed to fix the two small

pumps, which is half a problem solved, because we still have areas where that water does not reach. As for the sewerage, we do not have any record of that mat-ter. Now that we know, we will attend to it as soon as possible,” responded Bobodi.

Community members are clearly not content with the situ-ation and say that if the munici-pality cannot supply water to its communities, it should consider reducing water tariffs.

“If the municipality can’t sup-ply us all with water, then we should not be paying so much money for these services, be-cause we go for weeks without a basic human need, which is water,” said Nemaonzeni.

By Mashudu Netsianda

Deportees shun humanitarian assistanceA majority of Zimbabweans deported from South Africa through the Beit Bridge Border Post continue to shun the humanitarian assis-tance offered by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), as they opt to illegally cross back into the country.

The IOM head of programmes, Ms Natalia Perez told the Zoutpansberger that out of the 6 500 deportees received at the organisation’s re-ception and support centre in Beit Bridge, only 2 700 accepted an offer to be assisted with transport to travel to their respective homes, while 3 800 declined the offer.

“We have also noted, particularly in farms around Limpopo, that some of the deportees are not given access to medication and therefore as IOM we have engaged partners who are assisting us,” she said.

Perez said her organisation has contracted sev-eral local bus companies to ferry the returnees to their homes. However, most of the deportees opt to cross back using undesignated entry points along the Limpopo River, despite the dangers of being attacked by crocodiles. Border jumpers also risk being mugged and raped by organised syndicates of armed robbers operating in bushy areas along the borderline.

The IOM has since 2005 been providing Zimbab-weans deported from South Africa with assistance

in the form of food, medication overnight accom-modation, transport to travel to their homes as well as information on safe migration procedures. The organisation has opened two reception and sup-port centres in Beit Bridge and Plumtree Border Post, to cater for deportees from South Africa and Botswana. The Beit Bridge reception and support centre has a capacity to handle 1 500 deportees at a given time.

Perez said most of the migrants deported through the Beit Bridge Border Post were people from Chipinge, Bulawayo, Chiredzi and Masvingo. “We normally get high numbers of migrants from Chipinge, Bulawayo, Chiredzi and Masvingo, which are our major receiving areas,” she said.

South Africa has so far deported a total of 6 500 Zimbabweans through Beit Bridge Border Post since it resumed the deportation exercise on 7 October. A majority of the deportees are males. The first batch of 261 deportees was brought in from the Lindela de-tention centre outside Johannesburg, in four buses under the escort of SA Home Affairs officials. The largest number of deportees was recorded on 8 No-vember when 589 un-documented Zimbab-weans were brought back home.

The deporta t ions marked the end of an amnesty for illegal Zim-babwean immigrants staying in South Africa that ran from 5 May 2009 to 31 July this year. More than 275 000 applications from Zimbabweans wishing to regularise their stay in the country have been processed while several others were turned down and some are pending.

The IOM head of programmes, Ms Natalia Perez.

The three men arrested on suspi-cion of stealing copper cables in the Waterpoort farming area, are still in custody.

Shalton Ndou (18), Clever Siphu-ma (30) and Justice Moyo (28) briefly appeared in the Waterpoort Periodical Court last Wednesday. They had been arrested about two months ago at the farm Vlakteplaats, while allegedly in possession of stolen copper cables.

According to the charge sheet, they are accused of being responsible for cable theft in the area for a number of years. Their arrest followed after concerned farmers collaborated with the police in the fight against cable theft. When they were eventually apprehended, copper cables to the value of more than R22 000 were found in their possession. The case was postponed to 25 January, 2012.

By Peter Muthambi

Suspects remain in custody

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‘n Gedenknaald op Linten is die stille getuie dat daar sedert 1938 elke jaar ‘n geloftefees op die terrein gehou word.

Leeujagter, oom Steve van der Walt (87), is die enigste oorlewende persoon in die gemeenskap wie se naam op een van die stene van die monu-ment verskyn. Oom Steve is op 9 September 1924 gebore. Hy was dus so agtien toe die monument opgerig is. Elke man het self ‘n klip op sy plaas uitgekap, sy naam daarop gegraveer en die klip in die monument kom inbou.

Die monument is op die Nuwelust Veilingskrale en Feesterrein, sowat 65km wes van Musina. Die grond is aan die Geloftefeeskomitee geskenk.

“Hier is baie herinneringe. Mense het vir ‘n week hier kom uitkamp vir die Geloftefees. Abraham Venter het die eerste keer ‘n motorkar gekoop. Hulle kon nie bestuur nie en het ‘n disselboom aan die kar gesit en dit deur die osse laat trek tot op die feesterrein!” vertel Oom Steve.

Oom Steve was bekend daarvoor dat hy nie ‘n bang haar op sy kop vir ‘n leeu gehad het nie. Hy is gewoonlik deur die boere in die omgewing gekontak as hulle las gehad het met leeus. Hyself is ‘n paar maal deur leeus aangeval en een maal deur ‘n luiperd wat hom in sy gesig gebyt het sodat sy oog buite gehang het. Genadiglik het hy herstel. ‘n Leeuwyfi e wat gekwes was het hom eenmaal bespring, maar gelukkig kon hy koes en het sy rakelings oor sy skouer gevlieg. Die leeuwyfi e het egter bo-op sy getroue hond beland wat dragtig was. Sy is oopgekloof deur die leeuwyfi e se skerp naels en het dit nie gemaak nie, maar die klein hondjies het uitgekruip en het oorleef. Oom Steve het die leeuwyfi e geskiet wat toe besig was om die werker te jaag.

Nog ‘n Van der Walt wie se voorsate se stene in die monument verskyn, is mnr. Hendrik van der Walt , wat op die Geloftefeesviering van 16 Desember vanjaar een van die feesgangers was.

Feesganger, mnr. Pieter van der Merwe, wys

op sy beurt die twee kremetartbome wat deur sy ma, me. Cina van der Merwe, op die feesterrein in 1973 geplant is. Sy was ‘n nooi Huyser. Die kremetartbome is nou al so tussen vyf en ses meter hoog. Hy wys die ronde sementblad of volkspelebaan wat in 1953 gebou is.

Van der Merwe se pa, mnr. PJ L van der Merwe en oupa, mnr. GJ van der Merwe, se stene is in die monu-

ment ingebou.“Die veilingskrale is ongeveer in

1989 na hierdie terrein verskuif. Elke jaar word ‘n geloftefees hier gehou, hoofsaaklik vir die mense van Weipe, Linten, Musina en Mopani. Die saal word ook op Sondae vir buitedienste gebruik, “ sê Van der Merwe.

Die terrein beslaan 25 morg in die ou taal, is netjies in stand gehou en beskik ook oor ‘n swembad.

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‘n Gedenknaald op Linten is die stille getuie dat daar sedert 1938 elke jaar ‘n geloftefees op die terrein, die Nuwelust Veilingskrale en Feesterrein, gehou word. Leeujagter, oom Steve van der Walt (87), is die enigste oorlewende persoon in die gemeenskap wie se naam op een van die stene van die monument verskyn.

The Best Senior Hip-Hop dance student of the Dance 4 Joy studio was Vicky-Lee Smit (right). Congratulating her during their prize-giving function on 1 December is dance studio owner Hellen van Deventer. Photo supplied.

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