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THE Welkom police are conducting acomprehensive forensic investigation inorder to uncover the mysterious circum-stances surrounding the death of a personwhose skeleton was found in the open velda week ago. The investigation is also aimedat possibly uncovering the person’s identi-ty, age and gender.Mamello Mokhuoane, the spokesperson of
the Thabong police, said the humanskeleton was discovered some metresbehind the mini-supermarket known asUnity, situated at the developing residentialsettlement of Freedom Square in the
southeast of Thabong.She said the police members who had
been called to the scene had found adecomposed arm a few metres away froma burnt area in the veld.Mokhuoane said upon the police survey-
ing the area, they made the gruesomediscovery of a human skeleton close to theburnt area at which there were ashes fromburnt tyres.Mokhouane said a post-mortem was being
conducted to determine further details.“A panga was also discovered at the
scene. A piece of burnt material that lookedlike a striped pink, black and white sweaterwas also discovered,” said Mokhuoane.
She said they suspected that the burntmaterial could be that of clothes thedeceased was wearing at the time of death.Mokhuoane said the open veld in which
the skeleton had been found was a majorconcern, following a spate of cruel crimescommitted there.Earlier last month four armed suspects
had robbed and brutally assaulted theowner of the mini-supermarket, a Bangla-deshi national. They raped two womenafter breaking into the shop in the earlyhours of the morning. The police havesince arrested one suspect in connectionwith the crime.Mokhuoane said the area was a crime
hotspot with robberies, housebreakings andgangster activity. She said the most-affectedresidents were those living in Sector 3 inFreedom Square, Momentum and Bronvillenear the railway line.Mokhuoane said in an effort to curb the
rising prevalence of crime, monthlymeetings with the community policingforum and members of the communitywould be held to further sensitise thecommunity.The police in Thabong are appealing to
anyone with information regarding theincident of the skeleton of the unknownperson to contact the investigative officer,Tshehla Phahlametsing, on 073-482-8693.
Grim scene uncoveredPolice concern grows over spate of violent crimes in area
DRUG BUST: TheHennenman police escort aNigerian national,who is one ofthree suspectsbusted for drugdealing in thetownship of Phomolong, last Saturday. The threesuspects, Benjamin Orama,Okoya Ogku andNobengoziMpemvana, willreappear in theHennenmanMagistrate’sCourt on 7 Julyfor bail application after anappearance onMonday.
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THE five University of the FreeState (UFS) workers who werethe victims of the raciallyinspired Reitz video have turnedover a new leaf in their life,launching their own cleaningcompany.Launched last week Thursday
in Bloemfontein, the company isknown as Mamello Trading,meaning “perseverance”.The former workers who are
now directors are David Molete,Naomi Phororo, Emma Koko,Rebecca Adams and MittahNtlatseng.The company’s launch has
been made possible with the helpof the management of the UFSBloemfontein Campus.The UFS has signed a four-
year contract with MamelloTrading to clean the university’ssouthern campus, situated inChurch Street.
Dr Choice Makhetha, vice-rec-tor of external relations, said thecompany was already registeredin 2012, adding that a lot of workhad been done since then.“Training took 12 months,” she
told a group of guests, whichincluded the families of theformer workers. “A four-yearmentorship programme contin-ues,” said Makhetha.She said the contract was
signed for cleaning and garden-ing services on the SouthCampus from 1 June 2014.“Mamello is open for business,
cleaning and garden services,”said Makhetha.She said they would like other
companies to support MamelloTrading, adding the new busi-ness owners had gone throughall the training stages.“We have received start-up
materials.”
The launch was also a farewellfunction for the former employ-ees of the UFS. The deal is aresult of compensation negotia-tions between the five, the UFSand the Human Rights Commis-sion (HRC).However, when the five
directors of Mamello Tradingwere asked their first business-related question on the value oftheir four-year contract with theUFS, Makhetha said there wasno need to put a value to thecontract.“With all due respect, the kind
of work we are doing is farbeyond monetary terms. Rightfrom the beginning we have notbeen talking about figures. Weare talking about the quality ofwork that has been done,restoring human dignity, and noamount of money could replacethat.”
The former Free State head ofthe Human Rights CommissionMothusi Lepheane also indicatedthere was no need to mention acontract figure.“We do not want to quantify
this kind of journey in monetaryterms,” he said.Lepheane, who is no longer
with the commission, said thelaunch of Mamello Tradingindicated a new chapter forthose involved and efforts indeveloping the country.He managed the human rights
case of the five Mamello direc-tors while working for thecommission about six years ago.Lepheane told guests that theReitz video victims had keptcontact with him since he leftthe commission. The companyconsists of ten workers and foursupervisors.“We were dead but now we are
alive again,” said Adams,describing herself and her fourpartners at the announcement.Adams, dressed in a snazzy
suit, further said what she andher partners now own theywould have never imagined intheir wildest dreams.“Today we are overcome with
happiness. Our wounds havebeen healed. This companycaught us off guard. We reallydid not expect it,” she said.Advocate Mohamed Ameermia
of the HRC said they were in theprocess of going through theagreement in fine detail to seewhether the UFS has stuck to it.He said although much still
has to be done, work mustcontinuously be done.Ameermia said it was impor-
tant to make it known that animportant historic milestone hasbeen reached.
Reitz cleaners polish their dignityNEW LEAF: The directors of the newly founded Mamello Trading Cleaning Company at the launch held at the University of the Free State. From the left are Emma Koko,Mittah Ntlaseng, David Molete, Naomi Phororo and Rebecca Adams. Photo: Mlungisi Louw
THE Free State Department ofEducation calls on parents andguardians to avail themselves ofthe necessary documents suchas Identity Documents and birthcertificates of children whenapplying for school admissionfor 2015.School admissions for 2015
officially opened on 17 June.“These documents will make
it easier for principals toenforce the relevant section ofthe admission policy whenpresented to schools,” said TateMakgoe, the MEC for Educa-tion.He said registering children
for 2015 on time would ensurecompliance with the legisla-tion.“This will ensure that effec-
tive learning and teaching starton the first day of reopening ofschools next year.“We would like to move away
from concentrating on admis-sion processes in January andto produce quality results,” saidMakgoe.The department has taken
measures to support principalsby reaching an agreement withthe Department of HomeAffairs to assist with thisprocess on the principals’request and to assist parents toalso comply with the admissionpolicy.Section 15 of the admission
policy in the National Educa-tion Policy Act of 1996 states:“When a parent applies for theadmission of a learner to anordinary public school, theparent must present an officialbirth certificate of the learnerto the principal of the publicschool.“If a parent is unable to
submit the birth certificate, thelearner may be admitted
conditionally until a copy of thebirth certificate is obtained.”
Other documents required:immunisation card, proof ofresidential address and transferletter and last school reportcard for learners who have beento school previously.
Additional documentsrequired if one is not a SouthAfrican citizen: study permit,temporary or permanentresidence permit from theDepartment of Home Affairs,evidence that you haveapplied for permission to stayin South Africa; a child may beregistered provisionally ifthese documents are notavailable.It is, however, the responsi-
bility of the parent to ensurethat the admission of thelearner is finalised within three
months of the conditionaladmission.All children between the ages
of 7 and 15 are compelled toattend school.Parents have been urged to
ensure that all learners of thisage are registered and that theyattend school regularly.Furthermore, parents are
advised to register learners atschools close to their home orworkplace and to request awaiting list number in writingfrom schools.Children who are four
turning five by 30 June 2015may be registered for gr. Rnext year while those who arefive turning six by June 2015may be admitted to gr. 1 nextyear.A public school may not
administer any test for admis-sion or ask for salary slips ormonthly income.
IN the Express Goldfields &Northern Free State edition of theweek 25 to 27 June, the surnameof Mandlenkosi Thengimfene wasmisspelled as Thengingimfene,under the headline “Tenants faceeviction” on page 1.Express Goldfields & NFS
unreservedly apologises for theerror and any distress andinconvenience that arose fromthe wrong spelling of the sur-name.The content of the caption and
the article was published in goodfaith and not to reflect any wrongintention as it may have appearedin the public eye due to themistake.The paper’s main goal is to
ensure the right of citizens totruthful and important informa-tion which allows them to formbalanced opinions about socialprocesses and their importance.– Editor
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INVESTING in retail trade has beenidentified as one of the prospects withpotential towards economic growth tohalf the high unemployment rate in theMatjhabeng Local Municipality.
Dr Dirk Prinsloo of Urban Studieshighlighted this during the entrepre-neurial growth and developmentstrategy seminar held a week ago inWelkom. This initiative was held overthree days in partnership with theMatjhabeng Local Municipality, Absa,the Small Enterprise DevelopmentAgency (Seda) and the Free StateGoldfields Chamber of Business (FS-GCB).
Themed Unlocking Youth Potential, theevent was aimed at finding contribu-tions to the creation of employmentthrough Small and Medium Enterprise(SME) development in the Free State bymeans of expanding more retail busi-ness amongst other sectors.
Prinsloo said the expansion of retailtrade had potential to grow with greatopportunities for employment withinWelkom and the region.
“With the identification and spatialrepresentation of the retail sector sincethe opening of the Goldfields Mall, retailturnover has enlarged and created about100 jobs. The findings of the strategiesinitial results for 2014: They will bring16% of new investors to boost 75% ofexisting business and integrate theeconomy and develop to expand regionalgrowth,” he said.
Prinsloo described the unemploymentissue subsequently from 2008 to 2013statistics and how it had increased by1,6%, which was much lower thanexpected. He said with the downsizing of
mines, there would be no jobs for theyouth. However, based on research con-ducted, he has encouraged investment inthe retail sector and strengthening educa-tion in the Free State.
“Moreover, some added value sub-sectorlike education; where Further Educationand Training has grown by 56% and theCentral University of Technology, FreeState, is expanding, will offer additionalcourses in order to retain the number ofstudents outside the region to enrol, thiswill enhance growth. We are sitting with astrong foundation which must be utilisedand provide skills as well as strengthen thepower of education,” said Prinsloo.
He also identified the health sector asbeing able to create employment bybringing in patients as well as havingdoctors and specialists who could providefull services and prioritise the health of thecommunity.
Hospitality and entertainment have notbeen exploited as Welkom has one hotelthat is operating at present which limitstourism. “Negative growth of 406 000 coulddrop, by bringing it up to 500 000 inpositive growth within the black market.These will create jobs in these sectors:mining, industry, agriculture, film andsport,” he said.
Prinsloo strongly emphasised the signifi-cance of banking sector re-investment,saying that the lack in confidence of banksto invest was a grave concern.
Seminar identifies growth potential
DR DIRK PRINSLOO of Urban Studies.
Hospitality and entertainmenthave not been exploited asWelkom has one hotel that isoperating at present whichlimits tourism.
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THE Community Patrollers membersteamed up with theThabong police incrime prevention informing the publicabout the negativeimpact of crime.From the left are,front: JohannesMokotjopane,Nthabiseng Moseme, Lungiswa Delihlazo, ConstableSibongile Mthembu,NozukoMale, Tina Honono and PaulMoletsane; back:Mankwebe Letele,Motlalepule Mahusi, Georgina Makgathe, AndriesDlamini, NtelekaMutsi, WO SmartMagade, GoodwellNkwandla, Maradebe Mokotjopane, MamotseMasemola, SanahKumalo and Constable Phinithi Mpholo.
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} Teboho Setena
THE police’s battle against the spate ofhouse break-ins in Welkom and Virginiahas seen nine suspects in court.They were arrested at separate scenes
in Riebeeckstad and Oppenheimer Parkand include South African and Lesothonationals.Four suspected burglars from Lesotho
will re-appear in the Welkom Magistrate’sCourt on 7 July. They are Fusi Thiban-yane (34), Tebatso Mokone (29), DiraTekane (25) and Teboho Makwae (29).They have been held in custody whilepolice continue with their investigationafter they appeared in court last weekMonday following their arrest at a housein Thabong.Molebogeng Lechesa, the Welkom police
spokesperson, said the four Lesothonationals had been arrested after they hadbeen unable to show ownership ofproperty the police had found in theirpossession.“The suspects were linked with their
fingerprints to a case of housebreakingand theft at the premises of the Oppen-heimer Hospital in February 2014,” shesaid.
Another success led to the arrest ofElvis Mchunu, Daniel Nkuna, KomatiMashaba, Alvaro Nyanombe and NelsonCovu, who appeared in court earlier lastmonth. Their arrest followed a tip-off.“They were caught after the police had
found valuable home entertainment itemsand four pairs of shoes hidden in a houseat a new residential settlement.”Lechesa said one of the five suspects
had been a potential buyer.She said three suspects had been caught
in Thabong while they had been negotiat-ing the sale price of the goods. Upon theirarrest the trio led the police to the fourthsuspect.Lechesa said the suspects had then
taken the police to their accomplice (thefifth suspect) who was arrested in theAlbany section, Meloding, Virginia.The items found in possession of the
suspects included electrical kitchenappliances and in-house entertainmentsystems like televisions. The value couldnot be determined.Lechesa said the arrest was a break-
through in the spate of house break-ins.The five accused men will re-appear in
court again on 16 July and they allremain in custody.
Criminals brought to book
THE South African National Blood Service(SANBS) will host this year’s VirginiaBusiness Blood Bonanza on 9 July at theDutch Reformed Church on Highlands Road.The event is an ongoing campaign raising
awareness about the significance of blooddonation and encouraging participation bythe public and the business sector.“During 2013 we collected 70 units of
blood during the bonanza, which wasbeyond our expectations. With the help ofbusinesses and the community, our aim thisyear is to increase the collections to 100blood donations,” said Alta Pienaar, SANBSWelkom’s public relations manager.The members of the public and business
sector will be allowed to donate blood from11:00 till 19:00.Companies that decide to donate as a
group are advised to inform the SANBSbranch before 7 July.The SANBS will also make provision for a
mobile blood drive visiting the variousbusinesses on their premises. “This is toensure that the Goldfields and surrounding
areas have enough safe blood for patients inneed,” said Pienaar.A few facts about blood donation:
) Every 39 seconds a blood transfusiontakes place in South Africa.) A single “whole blood” donation can helpas many as three patients because blood isseparated into plasma, platelets and redcells.) 26% of blood goes to gynaecological cases,and 4% to casualty, such as trauma pa-tients.A token of appreciation will be offered in
return to the participants.Every business, school or team of five or
more staff or friends that donate willreceive a framed photo. There will also belucky draws.“Therefore we urge you to consider any
form of sponsorship that you possibly canprovide to market your business with yourlogo and business information that we couldinclude in each donor’s SANBS goodie bag,such as promotional items, pens, balloonsand sweets,” said Pienaar.
Event promotes blood donation
TSHEBEDISO ya mehala ya thekeng ebonahala e jele setsi haholo. Mehala ena ethusa haholo bophelong ba sejwale-jwalemme e bebofaditse dintho tse ngata. Empana rekile ra sheba ditlamorao tsa yona kamalapeng?Boholo ba nako re iphumana re se re
sena nako ya ho buisana katlung, e mongle e mong a shebane le mohala wa hae, aromella melaetsa e mekgutshwane kapa ashebane le marangrang ana a keneng adipuisano tsa mehala. Sena se fokotsa le hobeha ka mosing dikamano le dipuisano tsetshwanetseng ho ba teng pakeng tsabalelapa.Re bala kamehla ka dikarohano tse teng
malapeng, tseo re ipotsang kamehla horena di bakwa ke eng. Le leng la mabaka aoke ho hlokelana nako. Batho ba se bashebane haholo le metswalle ya bonamehaleng, hofeta ho ba le nako ya bamala-pa a bona. Sena o tla se bona nakong yamantsiboya ha mme le ntate batswamosebetsing, le bana ba kgutla dikolong. Emong le emong ka tlung otlabe a ina-misitse hlooho, a shebane le mohala wahae.Se tshosang haholo ke hore le bana ha
ba sa sheba le dikoloi ha ba tshela tselahoya sekolong. Wena mokganni o se o tlatshwanelwa ke ho mo emela kaha a tshelatsela a inamisitse hlooho, a shebane lemohala wa hae wa thekeng.Re etsa eng ho fokotsa bothata bona? A
ke re tsebeng hoba le nako ya lelapa. Oqetetse neng ho thusa bana ba hao kamosebetsi wa bona wa sekolo? O qetetseneng hoba botsa hore na ho ne hole jwangsekolong?, metswalle ya bona ke bo mang?,ba entse eng e ba natefetseng bekeng ee?Sena se tiisa dikamano tse teng pakeng
tsa hao le ngwana kapa bana ba hao. Seetsa le hore o be motswalle wa bona, esengmotswadi feela.Ngwana e mong o se a bile a tlwaetse
hore tjhelete ya dijo o tla e thola tafolenghoseng ha a ya sekolong. A ko mofe yonaka letsohong, obe o mmolelle hore a be leletsatsi lemonate.Mafelong a beke kapa kgwedi, iphe
sebaka sa ho tsamaya le ba lelapa la haohoya mabenkeleng ha o ilo reka dijo tsakgwedi. Nka ba lelapa la hao le otlollemaoto. Le ha ho sena moo leyang teng,ipotoloheleng sebaka seo le dulang ho sonale ntse le qoqa hole monate.A re lekeng le ho qoqa katlung, re
nahaneng ka sehlooho se tla etsa rehanyetsane kapa ho dumellana ka mokgwao monate moo emong le emong katlung akgonang ho nka karolo diphehisanong tsasehlooho seo.Ke dintho tse nyane bophelong tseo re sa
di eleng hloko, tseo ekareng ha re ka ditsotella, di tlise phetoho e kgolo maphelonga rona.) Mang kapa mang ya a batlang hongola kholomong ena, a ikopanya leTeboho Setena, ho 057-357-1304 kapa [email protected].) Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa.SWhere necessary Express edits somecolumns - Editor.
Mehala e qetadipuisano pakengtsa balelapa
My viewDavidKareliSocial observer
Batho ba se ba shebanehaholo le metswalle ya bona
mehaleng, hofeta ho ba lenako ya bamalapa a bona.
Sena o tla se bona nakong yamantsiboya ha mme le ntatebatswa mosebetsing, le bana
ba kgutla dikolong.
EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2014 5
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THIS year’s Free State enterPRIZE JobCreation Challenge raised the bar attractinga total of 769 entries across the province.The participants pitched their innovative
business ideas to win the ultimate prize inthe various categories. This year’s initiativeproduced 71 winners in the differentcategories. The winners were announced atthe awards ceremony held last weekThursday in Bloemfontein.The 71 Free State entrepreneurs received
various prizes to the value of R7,5 million.This competition, which has also beencoined as the most exciting businesscompetition in the Free State, has beenactively searching for entrepreneurs sinceits launch in March this year.Independent judges from 12 judging
panels selected the shortlisted candidateswho presented their business plans on3 June. Winners hail from Bethlehem,Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Ficksburg,Harrismith, Kroonstad, Parys, Philippolis,Qwaqwa, Sasolburg, Thaba Nchu, Welkomand Wepener.In addition to the prize money received,
the 71 entrepreneurs will also receivetechnical support, which includes mentor-ship, training, incubation and businessdevelopment services.
Youthful Phuthi Moloi from Thabong inWelkom scooped the first prize in theInformation Communication Technologycategory for his newly founded Connect2Uinternet café. He was rewarded withR150 000 in prize money.Phathisiwe Mathebula from Bloemfontein
and Sootho Tau from Bothaville receivedsecond and third prize, respectively, in thecategory. For their effort they got R100 000and R50 000 in prize money.With his internet café, Moloi provides the
community with a 400 m² WiFi hotspot area,with future developments to turn it into adynamic centre to provide for printingservices for a wide range of print media.“I believe Connect2U won because its
main aim is to assist the community withfinding jobs easily and cheaper with the useof the internet. We also create jobs byassisting franchisees and entrepreneurswith compelling franchise services wherewe do all the installation and offer variousservice maintenance contracts,” said Moloi.The winners are, from Kroonstad: Lienkie
Jonker (first, arts and culture), DavidSefako (first, open category), Sabata SterneMokone (third, best cooperative); fromBothaville: Jabulani Mashiya and MolefiPhashe (first and third, sport); from
Welkom: Motshedisi Mokhoke (third,manufacturing), Audra Visser (first, socialeconomy and social entrepreneurship), JoanAlcorn (third, arts and culture), PuleHlahane (third, agriculture), HW de Hart(second, best social enterprise with a focuson youth development), James Khumalo(second, construction), Alzera De Araujo(second, best emerging business) andKhalala Mayekiso (second, best coopera-tive).
The Free State Small, Medium EnterpriseDevelopment Initiative conceptualised theFree State enterPRIZE Job CreationChallenge to assist the provincial govern-ment in meeting its priorities towards jobcreation and SME development. It is fundedby the Flanders International CorporationAgency and executed by the InternationalLabour Organization and the Free StateDepartment for Economic Development,Tourism and Environmental Affairs.
Job creation winners announced
GREATMINDS: The prize winners in the Information & Communications Technology category are from the left Sootho Tau (third prize), Phuthi Moloi (first prize) and PhathisiweMathebula (second prize). Photo: Supplied
THE Lejweleputswa District Municipali-ty will continue paying debt loansamounting to R16 545 187 of the threelocal municipalities, Matjhabeng, Nalaand Tokologo. Nkosinjani Speelman, thenew mayor of the LejweleputswaDistrict Municipality, announced thiswhen tabling the municipality’s budgetlast week Tuesday in Welkom. Heanticipates that the loans of the threemunicipalities will be paid fully in 2019.“These loans are for a period of 20
years which will be fully paid by 2019.We are resolving these loans atR4 633 485 per annum.“Apart from the loans mentioned
above we are paying R1 900 000 as aninterest and redemption to DBSA onbehalf of the Matjhabeng Municipality,”said Speelman.He said the total budget income for
the 2014-’15 financial year amounts toR111 250 536. Speelman said certainamounts for 2014-’15 budgeted were forthe development of sites in order toassist all local municipalities afterbeing deformalised.He said 51,93% of the current finan-
cial term was for employee remunera-tion, provision for bad debts has beenset at 0,43% of anticipated grants andcouncillor remuneration at 8% and7%.“We are going to spend some of the
budget for the naming and renaming of
our buildings including the boardroomsof the executive mayor and speaker. Weare going to pay attention to economicdevelopment and small, medium andmicro enterprises in the district and98% of the budget is grants that wereceive from the national government.“The budget for the Lejweleputswa
District Municipality in the nextfinancial year amounts to R111 942 749.This consists of a capital budget ofR920 000 and operating expenditure ofR111 022 749,” said Speelman.He has expressed concern with the
function of the Lejweleputswa Develop-ment Agency not meeting its mandatesince its establishment in 2005 of whichR2 500 000 has been allocated to performits function. “In the past nine years ithas not reached the mandate.“We need to take a decision as
council on whether to dissolve orcontinue with the entity,” said Speel-man.Speelman has taken over the position
of mayor from Mathabo Leeto who hadresigned following her appointment asthe MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture andRecreation. He served as the speaker ofLejweleputswa.The council has appointed Andronica
Oliphant as the new speaker.Both Speelman and Oliphant will
serve in their respective positions forthe next term.
Newmayor tablesmunicipal budget
NKOSINJANI SPEELMAN, the newlyelected executive mayor of the Lejweleputswa District Municipality.
ANDRONICA OLIPHANT is the newspeaker of the Lejweleputswa DistrictMunicipality.
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DRESSED TO THE NINES: At the comedy show, of which comedian Tumi Morake was the main act at the Goldfields Casino last week Friday, are from the left MayaKhitsane, Jerry Molefe, Beauty Khabola and Shaunnagh de Villiers. Photos: Teboho Setena
HAD A GOOD LAUGH: Puseletso Molatoli and VuyaniDasheka attended Tumi Morake’s comedy show heldlast week Friday at the Goldfields Casino.
BUSINESS MINDS: The trio of from the left ThomasMacingwane, Zenobia Polane and Velile Filita wasamong the entrepreneurs who attended the small andmedium enterprises seminar themed Unlocking YouthPotential held a week ago at the Ernest OppenheimerTheatre. The event presented for youth was jointly organised by the Matjhabeng Local Municipality, AbsaBank, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) and the Free State Goldfields Chamber of Business.
Photo: Teboho Setena
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www.humanjobs.co.za Human Communications 110471
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons forappointment to the following positions:
Mechanical ArtisanCaledon River Region
Primary duties: • Repair and maintain plant and pump stations • Repair and maintain vehicles• Conduct pump inspections • Maintain administration and ensure adherence to policies • Give inputto budget compilation • Manage and control the budget • Compile monthly reports • Supervise,control and allocate specific duties to subordinates and maintain discipline • Plan and prioritisemechanical maintenance and repair duties in areas such as water treatment plant, pump stations,pipelines and valves and occasionally other regions • Control departmental vehicles • Repair andmaintain burst pipelines • Comply with health and safety rules and regulations • Maintain tools andequipment within the department • Complete all assignments as directed from time to time.
Requirements: • A National Technical Certificate N3/N6 Mechanical • A trade test certificate • 2-3years’ relevant experience • Supervisory skills • Report-writing skills • Health and Safetyunderstanding • The ability to read and understand drawings • Knowledge of pumps • A driver’slicence • Experience in a Computerised Maintenance Management System.
Junior Instrumentation TechnicianModder River Region • Caledon River Region
Primary duties: • Maintain PLCs and SCADA systems and networks (hardware and software) andperform changes/modification as required • Take part in plant optimisation trials, providing advice,assistance and guidance where required • Analyse plant failure modes and investigate causes forrepeat failures to identify and correct root causes • Accurately and timeously report processequipment deviations to stakeholders • Ensure proper backup of all PLC programmes and maintainrecords of all upgrades • Perform internal audits in terms of existing quality systems and ISO 14001• Ensure availability of critical spares for all process control equipment • Carry out defined andnecessary checks on all instrumentation equipment • Install and maintain all instrumentationequipment to reduce unplanned maintenance and optimise availability • Ensure total adherence toall safety, health and environmental procedures and guidelines as well as all other company policiesand procedures • Complete modifications to all instrumentation equipment in accordance withspecified instructions.
Requirements: • A qualified Artisan with at least N3/N6 qualification in Process Instrumentation withTrade Test or S4 National Diploma in Instrumentation • A minimum of 5 years’ maintenanceexperience • Strong knowledge and maintenance of PLCs, SCADA and Telemetry networks• Proficiency in Adroit and Schneider technology will be an advantage • Working experience withindustrial communication methodologies • Computer literacy, with knowledge of MS Office andmaintenance software • Experience with operator interfaces.
Bloem Water is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. The intention is to promoterepresentivity in the organisation through the filling of vacancies.
Send your application with a comprehensive CV and supporting documents to the Executive:Human Resource, PO Box 30121, Pellissier, Bloemfontein 9322.
Closing date: 15 July 2014
Applicants who have not received feedback by 6 August 2014 must accept that theirapplications have been unsuccessful.
Bloem Water reserves the right not to appoint in any advertised position.
Children winter holidayprogramme
Ziyaduma Promotions,in partnership with theThabong librarians, haveorganised a series of artsand drama winter holidayprogrammes for children.
The first event takesplace at Paulina Moroke’splace today, followed by adrama workshop onFriday, 4 July, at thesame venue. Both eventsare set to start at 10:00.
A puppet show will alsobe presented on 8 Julyand a writers’ and poetryreading session on 10July at the ThabongLibrary 2, starting at10:00. For more detailscontact Saduma Miya on061-369-5528 or 079-832-6992, or the librariansPaulinah Moroke on073-721-0272 and PoppyMakume on 076-507-8131.
Arts Initiative chil-dren’s programme
The Arts DevelopmentInitiative in Thabong willhost programmes tocelebrate this year’sNelson Mandela cleaningcampaign on 18 July andNational Women’s Day on9 August. The organisa-tion invites interestedparties and members ofthe community to partici-pate in the two events.Registration is free.
For more informationcontact Saduma Miya on061-369-5528 or 079-832-6992.) The deadline for theWhat’s On communitydiary is Wednesdays at13:00. Send the entries [email protected].
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THE Thabongpolice are appeal-ing to the publicto assist withinformationregarding threesuspects wanted forkidnapping, rapeand house rob-bery.The incident is
being investigatedby the FamilyViolence, ChildProtection andSexual OffencesCluster.Armed with
knives, the suspectsallegedly kidnappedand raped a14-year-old girl after they had overpow-ered the girl’s mother and 44-year-oldgrandmother at their house in Ext. 19,Bronville, on 2 March this year at about23:30.During the attack the suspects took the
victims’ computer monitor, a hard driveand 12 water glasses.Malebo Khosana, police spokesperson,
said the minor had been sexually assaultednext to a tree near the railway line. Hesaid the rape victim had been found in thestreet by members of the police who hadtaken her home.One of the suspects is shown in the
police identikit.The suspect is an African male,
speaks Sotho fluently, is about 2 m tall,with a brown complexion and muscularbody.Anyone with information must contact
the investigative officer, Tshidiso Qhama-koane, on 071-409-3300 or 057-910-2395during officer hours.
Police in needof information
SUSPECT wantedfor robbery, kidnapping and rape of a14yearold girl.
COMFORT RAMATHE, Welkom:
MEN should learn to be independent andtake responsibility for their actions.At some point I overheard two gents in
their mid-twenties having a conversationabout women. What attracted my attention,was how they talked about the way womenspend money on them, how they buy themcars and houses, just to make themcontent.It got me shaking how quickly things
have changed in our world – whoevergenerated this concept was a liar. Becausethe way God made humans to be, man hasto be the chief provider and be the wom-an’s shield. A woman can also make up forthe absence of a man in her life, but thatdoes not ultimately shift the responsibilityto her due to her complex emotional codes.As youth, we are exposed to a lot of
information via television, radio, newspa-pers and magazines, which mostly presenta case or story where a man is constantlybeing taken care of by a woman.Do not miss my point; I am not saying
that a woman should not help a man out. Iam saying that you as a man should not be
boasting about the money provided by awoman.Do not be lazy. Whether you have all the
good looks, or the best brains, this does notmean you should be lazy and expect awoman to love you out of nowhere andstart buying you luxurious things.Be a smart guy, get busy, make money
and become your own boss knowingwhatever comes from a woman comescomplementary and not compulsory.Women have respect for ugly men whostand up to financial responsibilities muchmore than the most handsome ones intheir pockets. When you do not havemoney in your pocket for responsibilities,it reduces your worth, especially when itcomes to your daily habit.Do not be a gigolo (just a partner making
a positive difference) because you want tomake money.What I am referring to is commitment.
Why should you go for older women whenyou can successfully start or build a goodrelationship? The truth is that whensomething definitely turns out badly youwould go back to square one.Be thankful for what you have.
Men should be independent
SIYABONGA SIKADE, Virginia:
THE vision of 1976 is lost. The generationof 1976 never visited shebeens and parks inschool uniforms and paraded in front ofcapitalists who in return exploit thembecause of their vulnerability. Uniforms werenot a sign that they were students but a signthat said “uniforms alone cannot set free themind of a young black person”.There is a need to revive the goals and
vision of the 1976 youth. We cannot keep onparading before foreign-owned media forpublicity. We cannot keep on helping thecirculation of foreign media by inviting themto our braais and alcoholic parties. Youngpeople must start dwelling much on thecrisis that is affecting South Africa, researchmore on who is in control of the economyand how to be part of an inclusive economy.We only open our eyes when a capitalistmanufactured system tells us about theconducted survey of unemployed young black
people and how seven out of ten get drunkevery weekend. We should come together andquestion the system by acting against theimposed survey that seeks to degrade us.Our only victory and success is to visitforeign countries, buy expensive cars andrent properties. We care less about theunemployed youth, over-indebted studentsand total exploitation of young people. Weeven pose next to Beyoncé and BarackObama and we are happy with that, as longas I get Facebook comments and likes. Oursisters and brothers end up settling to sugardaddies just to find economical exile because
we have given up on the battle. If the deputyminister of Higher Education and membersof the ANC Youth League are failing to visitaffected students at universities to questionissues of the National Student Financial AidScheme and expulsion, don’t you see thatthis battle is not yet over?How many black students are indebted
today? Who has ever questioned the systemof Higher Education or leaders of youngpeople? How many young black people withdegrees are without jobs? Young people mustnot relax and champion political jargon andmedia briefing, yet fail to address issues thataffect them. Giving an FET student aone-year contract will never be seen as aprocess of eradicating poverty. We need solidsolutions and promising ideas, we need to beable to see that our country is taking thecorrect direction. As we commemorate andcelebrate the Soweto uprising, let us emanatethe values, courage and commitment of the1976 youth.
Today’s youth have no vision
} Motlalepule Mokgosi
THE karate twins Tlotlo and TshiamoShasha (12) from Meloding in Virginiahave ambitions to make it big in thesport.These gr. 6 learners of the Lakeview
Primary School in Virginia aspire tograduating to black belt and establishingtheir own successful club where theywill train future karatekas.“We want to train women and chil-
dren, so that they can protect them-selves when being attacked,” saidTshiamo during an interview.The Shasha twins’s aspiration to take
their careers to a higher level has beeninspired by their individual success.Between them they boast of gold, silverand bronze medals obtained at variousprovincial and national tournaments.They have featured at a number ofchampionships in the Northern FreeState and represented the regionnationally, winning medals in kata andkumite.It is rare for twins to have such
similar interests. During the interviewExpress Goldfields & NFS discovered thetwins actually encouraged each other tostart participating in karate. They havesquared off against each other in mostchampion league competitions.“Tshiamo used to beat me when we
started – she always came first. Howev-er, when we face off against otheropponents we always cheer each otheron,” said Tlotlo.Tshiamo said she was proud of her
sister for supporting her through it all.Their talent saw them recently chosen
as Express Goldfields & NFS’sSuperSportLet’s Play Sports Star of the Month forApril (Tlotlo) and May (Tshiamo). Theywere overwhelmed at being nominated.Their mentor, Sensei Pieter Botes,
believes the twins have great potential.“Tlotlo and Tshiamo have their own
days just like other children. They also gettired from competing against each other. Itcould be they are afraid to endanger eachother because they are sisters.“It’s never easy to neither evoke nor
stimulate some movements between thetwins, because there has to be a winner atthe end of the day.“The twins have big potential of reaching
their goals as far as I could analysetheir success,” says Botes.)More pictures and video at www.ex-press-news.co.za.
Karate twins pack a punch
GUARDS UP: Karate twins Tshiamo and Tlotlo Shasha. Photo: Teboho Setena
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JUNIOR MANTJIE and Felix Noge of theHarmony Sports Academy have receivedcall-ups to the national u.17 boys’ team ledby coach Molefi Ntseki.
The two players are part of the squadthat will compete for a place at the 2015African Youth Championship.
Noge is in gr. 9 and Mantjie in gr. 10 atthe Harmony High School in Virginia.Their inclusion in the national sidefollowed their individual impressiveform.
Noge already boasts one cap having beenpart of the team that represented SouthAfrica at this year’s Four Nations cham-pionship staged in Namibia in April.
The event featured Ghana, Germany andthe hosts Namibia.
South Africa settled for a bronze medalafter beating Namibia 2-0 while Ghanatook gold following their 4-2 victory overGermany.
Noge, who plays as a left-winger mid-field, impressed coach Ntseki and histechnical team including respectedEphraim “Shakes” Mashaba during thechampionship in Namibia.
He featured in all the matches againstthe opponents Namibia, Germany andGhana.
Mantjie was excluded from the squadthat toured Namibia for the competitionand has a chance to make his debut thistime around.
He was called up for training camp toassess his performance.
Both Mantjie and Noge received a call-upto the national u.17 squad after attendingtrials.
The South African u.17 national side willtravel to Botswana and Lesotho to playfriendly matches to prepare for theContinental Youth Championship.
The team is set to face their firstopponents Tanzania in the African Youth
Championship qualifier first leg on 18 Julywith the second leg in August.
The South Africans will battle Tanzaniain Dar es Salaam on 18 July in the secondround first leg 2015 African Youth Champi-
onship qualifier.South African u.17 fixtures:
) 3 July vs Botswana (away, friendly);) 6 July vs Botswana (away, friendly);) 10 July vs Lesotho (away, friendly);
) 13 July vs Lesotho (away, friendly);) 18 July vs Tanzania (away, qualifier,first leg); and) 1/2 August vs Tanzania (home, qualifier,second leg).
Harmony boys in SA team
DESTINED FOR STARDOM: Harmony Sports Academy football pair Junior Mantjie and Felix Noge have been included in the SouthAfrican u.17 national team to compete to qualify for the 2015 African Youth Championship. Photo: Teboho Setena
BRIGHT STARS: The players of the Sibanye Golden Stars are from the left, front: Vuyo Ntakakase, Polelo Putsane, Tsita Mokhakoane,Pule Khosieapula and Ramasimone Moloisane; back: Gauta Chandu, Thabang Matras, Ramokone Molete, Thabo Monyaki, MafanyaneMokitimi and Leonard Motsoahole. Photo: Teboho Setena
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