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Rufus Botha
BLANDINA MAKATISI has become
the pride of Trompsburg.
This after she made a clean sweep at
the weekends athletics meetings in
Bloemfontein.
Blandina, an 18-year-old Trompsburg
high school learner, won first place in
the three races she took part in.
The talented Blandina scored a
distinction that not many athletes in
South Africa can write on their resume.
She lined up for the 3 000 m junior
womens event at the Free State track
and field championships on Friday.
This she won by the proverbial sea
mile.
The next morning she ran one of the
best races of her young career at the
South African 10 km road race champi-
onships which took place in Bloemfon-
tein. Here she pocketed gold in the
junior womens division with an
excellent 35:09. Makatisi left the silver
medal winner, Pamela Moyika (Western
Province, 38:46) behind by more than
three minutes.
After receiving her national gold
medal, it was back to the Mangaung
Stadium some hours later to contest the
junior womens 5 000 m at the men-
tioned Free State championships.
This lion-hearted young woman took
the race by the scruff of the neck and
won in an excellent time of 17:48:12.
In the process she lapped the silver
medalist in the race.
To think that Blandina is not only
the 10 km national junior champion but
that she actually came fourth overall is
simply mind-blowing, her coach, Anton
Mostert, says.
During the championships all athletes
run together with the juniors and seniors
as well as the males and females mixed in
one race.
Asked why she would have taken part in
so many races, Mostert said he really
wanted to test her capabilities.
We are not able to attend some events
that I know Blandina will win because of a
lack of sponsors and funding, Mostert
said.
In July and December last year, Blandi-
na was part of the Elana Meyer Endurocad
SA Endurance Academy taking place in
Cape Town.
Additional reporting Jabulani
Dlamini
Golden girl
Blandina
Wins three races within hours
BLANDINA MAKATISI Photos: Supplied
We are not able to
attend some events
that I know Blandina
will win, because of a
lack of sponsors and
funding.
AntonMostert
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Sidwell Guduka
MUZI GWEBU says he is
living in fear after he was
attacked by two white
students at the University of
the Free State (UFS) in
Bloemfontein last Monday.
The final-year B Com
Economics student alleges
that he was walking on a
pavement op campus at about
22:00 when a bakkie hit him
from behind. It sped off after
the incident.
Gwebu followed the vehicle
to the Armentum mens
residence and approached the
two occupants. Allegedly, an
argument ensued and Gwebu
was assaulted by the two
students.
He sustained an injury to
his face as a result.
When I approached those
guys, they jumped out of the
car and began to physically
assault me.
The driver of the bakkie
started hitting me with his
fists, while his friend held my
hands behind my back. Im
still shocked by their acts,
Gwebu tells Express.
I think the attack was
racially motivated. What
surprised me, was that one of
the security guards witnessed
the incident from start to
finish, but he didnt do
anything.
He just stood some metres
away as if nothing was happening. With
security guards like him, I think we are
not safe at all on campus, he says.
I finally managed to free myself from
the two guys. I went to the nearby hostel
to seek help from a friend.
He called an ambulance and I was
rushed to a hospital for medical attention,
he adds.
Gwebu is still traumatised by the
incident and he is battling to focus on his
studies.
Im struggling to get to terms with what
has happened.
I cant think straight. The whole
incident has disturbed me both mentally
and psychologically.
Im an off-campus student and every
time I go to the campus I feel uncomforta-
ble.
Im living in fear because the perpetra-
tors are still walking free. So I dont know
what will happen if I bump into them.
According to Gwebu, he reported the
incident to both Prof. Jonathan
Jansen and Rudi Buys. Jansen is
the UFSs vice-chancellor and
rector, while Buys is the dean of
Student Affairs.
Rudi was helpless. He didnt
give me any support, let alone
say sorry for what had happened
to me.
Prof. Jansen symphasised
with me.
He even sent his private
doctor to my residence on
Saturday to assist me medically
because I was in great pain. The
professor also bought me
medication.
In a statement released by the
UFS on Thursday, Jansen said:
I wish to thank my staff for
acting firmly as soon as this
tragic event came to our atten-
tion.
We worked through the night
to find and identify the perpetra-
tors. We traced the two students
and immediately handed them to
the police.
They were expelled. And
throughout this process we
offered counselling and support
to the victim of this violent act.
The two former students were
expelled and will now face
justice in the criminal courts.
It is hoped that in the course
of time they will come to their
senses and seek restoration and
reconciliation with the student
they so callously harmed.
They are not part of the
university community any-
more.
Capt. Chaka Marope, the police spokes-
person, said the suspects, Cobus Muller
and Charl Blom, appeared in the Bloemfon-
tein Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The suspects are charged with reckless
and negligent driving, which has been
converted to attempted murder.
They are also charged for assault and a
failure to stop after an accident.
The case was postponed to 9 April,
Marope tells Express.
Student lives in fear after attack
ASSAULTED: Damane Muzi Gwebu Photo: Sidwell Guduka
My view
DrMichael le
Corduer
Language
lecturer
THE principle that children should be
taught in their mother tongue for at least
the first six years of their schooling life is
universally acknowledged.
But sadly, 20 years on from our birth as
the rainbow nation, we have still not
resolved the issues that hamper delivery of
mother-tongue instruction to primary
school children across South Africa.
Can, and will, we ever solve this crisis?
Internationally, the 1996 Hague Recom-
mendations Regarding the Education Rights
of National Minorities proposed that in
primary school, the curriculum should
ideally be taught in the minority language
(mother tongue).
Our own Constitution unambiguously
states that our 11 official languages should
all enjoy parity of esteem and that every-
one has the right to receive education in
the official language or languages of their
choice in public educational institutions
where that education is reasonably practi-
cable.
Nearly eight years ago the former
national Education minister, Naledi Pandor,
acknowledged that study in the mother
tongue should introduce a diversity of
learning opportunities that have been
unavailable in South Africa in the past.
The policy recognises that past policy and
practice has disadvantaged millions of
children and it also promotes the effective
learning and teaching of the previously
neglected indigenous languages of South
Africa.
Why, under these circumstances, have
we made so little progress with the imple-
mentation of mother tongue education for
our children and why are the many
schools that continue to provide it under
such pressure?
At the heart of the problem is the belief
held by most black South Africans that
their home languages are of subsidiary
educational value.
In the absence of the government ade-
quately communicating the benefits of
delivering foundation skills to primary
school children in their mother tongue,
many capable children embark on primary
school learning in a language that they do
not understand and that their teachers
often cannot speak properly.
The unwitting result, despite the well-
meaning intentions of parents, is that
these young children go through the
schooling system and emerge with cognitive
development that may be seriously im-
paired.
Naturally the social problems these
children have to face become exceedingly
challenging and disadvantageous to their
future success.
Mother-tongue education at primary
school level provides an essential basis for
sound education at higher levels.
The challenge is for the government to
commit more towards engaging parents and
gaining their confidence and trust that
their children will receive a better educa-
tion if they are taught at least at primary
school in a language that they can
understand.
) Dr Michael le Cordeur is the chairper-
son of the Afrikaanse Taalraad (ATR)
and the Western Cape Language Com-
mittee. He is also a lecturer in Afri-
kaans Education at the Stellenbosch
University where he manages the BEd
Programme.
Mother-tongue schooling is key
SISI NTOMBELA, MEC
for Social Development
in the Free State, last
Tuesday handed over a
fleet of 77 new vehicles
to the South African
Social Security Agency
(Sassa) at the Mangaung
Outdoor Sports Centre in
Bloemfontein. The move
of acquiring new vehicles
will assist in enhancing
fast and adequate
service delivery in
the province.
Photo: Mike Modiba
All for service
delivery
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Palesa Motshabi
SECURITY GUARDS at the still
unused Bloemfontein main taxi
rank say they fear for their lives.
Sello Nkgashu (31), a security
guard at the rank, says he was
bitten and stabbed while on duty
three weeks ago and all he had to
defend himself with was a
two-way radio.
Nkgashu says he reported the
matter to SA Tiger security
company owner Jerry Goeieman,
but says he was simply told to
defend himself but he should not
kill anyone.
According to the security
guards, they work under danger-
ous conditions at the taxi rank
and the company is not doing
anything to ensure their safety.
Our job is to make sure that
we guard the property (taxi rank)
and that no one is mugged around
the taxi rank. Its not safe because
thugs come at us with dangerous
weapons intimidating us and even
threatening to wait for us when
we knock off, one of the guards
told Express.
About three weeks ago, 20 odd
guards at the rank went on strike
demanding better salaries and
improved working conditions.
The guards allegedly receive
only R1 000 from their promised
R2 600 monthly salary.
Another furious security guard,
Nthabeleng Selemela (33), says:
Goeieman is a cruel man. He
pays us half of our salary and
when you dont have any money
to come to work, he rather lends
you money with interest instead
of just paying us our money.
Selemela says that it is about
time that people know about the
way Goeieman is treating his
staff.
Now my funeral insurance has
lapsed because we dont get our
full salaries, says Selemela.
The guards said they have had
enough of not getting their full
salaries while the owner of the
company allegedly lives a lavish
life. He changes cars in a short
space of time.
He has a BMW X6, the latest
range, taxis, buses and many
other cars but he can hardly pay
us our money, say the disgrun-
tled guards.
Express contacted Goeieman on
several occasions to get his side of
the story but could not reach him
as his phone just rang unan-
swered or the call was ended.
Guards fear for their lives
Sello Nkgashu, one of the security guards at the unused Bloemfontein
main taxi rank, shows his scars after he was attacked by a thug.
Photo: Palesa Motshabi
SOME of the security guards based at the unused Bloemfontein main taxi rank. Photo: Palesa Motshabi
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A re bueng
Kutwane Kareli
Social observer
BOPHELONG re na le talente tse
fapaneng, tseo ka tsona re kgonang ho
ntshetsa maphelo a rona pele.
Ba bang talente tsa bona ke ho raha
bolo, ba bang botaki, mmino, mesuwe
jwalo jwalo.
Ke tadimme ka hloko taba e
ngongorehisang maikutlo, eleng taba ea
ho etsa talente tsa batho ba bang tsa
rona.
Re qetella re iphumana re fatela
morao jwalo ka dikgoho ka lebaka la
hore re batla ho tshwana le bo mang-
mang.
Ebang o sa abelwa ntho, okeke wa
kgona ho e phethahatsa kapa ea o
phedisa jwalo ka motho a e abetsweng.
Ha re e dulele majwana; sesosa sa
taba ena ke hore re na le batho bao
eleng dithatohatsi tsa rona bophelong,
haholoholo bao re lakatsang ho tshwana
le bona.
Sena ha se bolele hore re tlamehile ho
latela seo ba se etsang.
Mohlala; ha o na le thatohatsi ea
sebapadi sa bolo ea maoto, ha ho bolele
hore le wena okaba sebapadi sa bolo ea
maoto, kapa o se o tlamehile ho latela
talente eo.
Motho eo o moo hobane papadi ea
bolo ea maoto ke talente ea hae.
O ka bona hore wena talente ea hao
ke ho ba rakgwebo, empa o phirimelledits-
we ke hore o na le thatohatsi e itseng, e
etsang ho itseng.
Bathong ba batjha, tshusumelletso eba
kgolo ho latela mokgupi oo re ikamahan-
yang le ona.
Bo mphato ba rona ba qetella ba e na le
kgahlamelo e kgolo diqetong tseo re di
nkang ho latela seo re batlang ho iphu-
mana rele sona.
Qetellong ea letsatsi, o tla be o setse o le
mong, mme o ahile serobe phiri ese e jele.
O bona jwang hore na talente kapa neho
ea hao ke efe?
O bona ka lerato la ha ho ntho eo o
ratang ho e etsa, eseng eo o lakatsang ho e
etsa.
Mohlala; o rata ho taka, moo oleng teng
o tshwere pene le pampiri o taka dit-
shwantsho tse tlang ka hloohong ea hao.
Sena se bolela hore botaki bo ka tloha
ele neo le bonono ba hao, empa sena se o
siretse hobane o lakatsa ho ipona o bina.
Ho tshwana le motho ea lakatsang hoba
mosuwe, empa a itseba hore o na le
letswalo la ho ema ka pele ho batho, le
hore o motle haholo ka ho betla le ho
tjhesa tshepe.
Motho ea jwalo o sitwa ho hlokomela
hore talente ea hae ke ho sebetsa ka
tshepe, mme aka kgona le ho etsa dithuto
tsa mosebetsi wa tsepe dikolong tse fanang
ka wona, mme sena se mo tswele molemo.
Mohlalefi e mong o kile are; Bophe-
long ba hao ha o ka etsa ntho eo o e
ratang, okeke wa hlola o sebetsa bophelo
ba hao bohle.
Sena se bolela hore le ha o ka iphumana
o itshebetsa kapa o sebelletsa motho, o
keke wa ikutlwa eka o a sebetsa hobane
otlabe o etsa seo o se ratang.
Mooko wa taba ea ka ke ona; lekola
talente kapa neho ea hao, o se iphu-
mane o lelekisa talente tsa batho ba
bang.
Wa qetella o suha rapo la puleng,
phalo ese e eme le lesemela, bothata ele
ba kobo ea kgomo ho taboha.
Ere ke di behe mohatla kgwiti mona.
Ke Motaung Wa Rampai ea reng,
mehoma mobung, tjhaba sa Rantsho se
none.
)Mang kapa mang ea a batlang ho
ngola kholomong ena, a ka ikopanya
le Jabulani Dlamini ho 051-404-7910
kapa ho Jabulani.Dlamini@volks-
blad.com
)Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa.
Sebedisa talente ya hao
Ebang o sa abelwa
ntho, okeke wa kgo
na ho e phethahat
sa kapa ea o phedi
sa jwalo ka motho a
e abetsweng.
Kutwane Kareli
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Pastor Mutombo Moise
WE need spiritual ears to
interpret and understand
Gods silence. God can
express Himself in many
ways, or as and how He wants.
God can use His voice or even His silence
to talk to His own people which you and I
are part of. Gods silence over you may be
saying: Wait for the right time because your
blessing is too big.
My son, increase in prayer first so you
may be strong enough to be able to carry the
blessing and maintain it and still remain in
me as your God and your provider.
When you misunderstand
Gods silence, you will find
yourself acting and your
action will be based on your
emotions, and your emotions
will point you the way out of
the will of God where you will be in more
trouble and gnashing your teeth without
comfort or consolation.
1 Samuel 1 v 6. Hannah was one the people
who suddenly found themselves struggling in
certain areas of their lives, although she
prayed, nothing seemed to be moving
forward in her life.
Hannah was rejected by the community.
When Hannah was rejected by man; she ran
to God but God received her with a silent
response. While in tears, rejection and
shame; God did not say anything to her for a
few years.
One thing that stood out about Hannah is
that she did not give up on her prayer life in
the midst of peoples rejection, condemnation
and God silence; rather she perfected her
faithfulness and perseverance in her prayer
towards God.
As a result of not misunderstanding Gods
silence the Bible says she was rewarded with
a child; a great prophet called Samuel.
You who are faced with so many challeng-
es and that could be barrenness, family and
friend rejection, doctors letters that say you
only have a few months to live, poverty and
shame, failure in life and career, spirit of
rising and falling. Do not give up because
God knows every prayer you have prayed
and every tear that comes out of your eyes.
He knows the time to intervene for you, just
keep your faith in Him and you will see that
your answer will not be ordinary but one
that makes everyone wondering.
To hear and learn more or about
healing and deliverance we invite you to
attend the New Horizon Ministry at the
Joe Solomon Primary School in Heidedal
every Sunday from 09:00 or SMS us your
prayer requests on 071-214-9404. God
bless.
Embracing Gods silence perfects your faith
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Prophet Godfrey Thomas
THE first principile God gave
Adam was management. The
main assignment given to
mankind is dominion over
earthly resources. Dominion is
the responsibility to manage
resources in the physical realm.
The divine role of God for us
is to extend His culture of
abundance, to earth, but we
must do it through management.
This was Gods First Command-
ment to humankind through
Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:4-5).
God can prosper you right
now, but He is holding back.
Why? He is looking to see if you
can manage what He has given
you. The only way that we are
going to survive today is to
understand this divine strategy
of God: management through
work. The word work is the
Greek word ergon which
means, to become.
God wants you to use earthly
resources to add value to
yourself. The more valuable you
become, the more resources are
attracted to you.
What is management? It is the
effective use and efficient
application of resources. It is
also the effective coordination of
resources for the successful
fulfilment of a predetermined
goal. God does not allow growth
until He sees management.
God will only entrust you with
what you can manage. When
God sees managers who are
managing effectively, He will add
to their resources (Matthew
25:24-29).
) Prophet Godfrey Thomas is
a writer and speaker. Enquir-
ies: 074-210-4096 or email:
Learn to be amanager
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Brian Nakedi
AS South Africans heads
towards the polls on May 7,
Express citizen journalist Brian
Nakedi retraces the late Nelson
Mandelas long walk to freedom
through Mangaung.
THE Provincial Executive
Committee of the ANC at the time
(1996) was led by the chairperson,
Segobelo Ace Magashule, and
included inter-alia Thabo Manyo-
ni, Pule Makgoe and Pat Matosa.
Oliver Mohapi was the presiding
mayor and Mojalefa Matlole the
city manager, while the writer
was the chairperson of the
Executive Committee of the City
of Bloemfontein.
This ceremony was supported
by leaders such as councillors
Alderman Voet du Plessis, Peter
Voster and Mme MaBendile in
addition to faith communities and
priests led by Rev Kgosiemang
Papane.
During his lifetime, the only
publicly known meeting that Dr
Nelson Mandela had held with
farmworkers in South Africa was
outside Tweespruit in the Thaba
Nchu district in 1993.
This meeting had been organ-
ised by the ANC leadership led by
its chairperson, Comrade Sekhupi
Malebo, and including Gregory
Nthatise, Geneva Morake and
Kaizer Sebothelo.
During his presidency, Madiba
in recognition of critical contribu-
tions of the Barolong people and
its leaders towards the empower-
ment of our people from across
leaps and bounds of our land
during the struggle through
education and training as both
spear and shield; built two schools
and a clinic as part of rural
education and development in
Thaba Nchu.
Mandela would also express a
direct interest in the discarded
people behind the curtain in
Botshabelo as described by Billy
Cobbert and B I Nakedi in the
formerly banned publication i.e.
Review of African Political Econo-
my.
He particularly wanted to
understand how together with the
gallant community of Botshabelo
in Mangaung did we manage to
prevent its incorporation by the
apartheid fiat into the Qwaqwa
Bantustan.
On separate occasions Sekhupi
Malebo in his capacity as the
chairperson of ANC Southern Free
State and I as a participant
researcher explained in similar
terms to the effect that it was
primarily through community
protestations, research, interna-
tional exposure and narrow legal
route that the Mangaung commu-
nity in Botshabelo retained their
deserved place outside the
Bantustan framework.
It is through this long walk to
freedom of Mandela in Mangaung
and interactions with its cad-
reship that the research that we
had conducted in addition to
contributions from activists such
as Itumeleng Kotsoane, Tsietsi
Setona, Fikile Mbalula, Itumeleng
Segalo, Father Mothoa and Father
Tshidi Mdluli amongst others,
would become invaluable to
Mandela and his contemporaries,
Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo.
Prior to his release Madiba had
consultation with the activists
from Mangaung at the Victor
Verster Prison; briefing them
about negotiations and among
such were Comrades Zingile
Dingaan, Moss Seheri, Tony
Marais, Moss Mogamise, Nape
Khomo, Itumeleng Mokoena,
Kaizer Sebothelo, Solomon
Sefotlhelo, Mariripe Molema,
Diratsagae Kganare, Sekhupi
Malebo and Maseng Mahabane.
It is not an exaggeration to
suggest that Madiba had a special
place in his revolutionary heart
for the Free State and more so,
Mangaung.
Madiba adored the Free State
probably influenced by its histo-
rical legacy of resistance struggle
during the struggle years.
Critical historical moments such
as the formation of the ANC at
the Waaihoek Township on 8
January 1912, the first Womens
Anti-Pass demonstrations in
Winburg, Philippolis and Bloem-
fontein in 1913 were to Seaparank-
we Mandela hallmarks of the
South African determination to
put apartheid to bed.
Mandela also interacted with
activists including Vincent
Matsepe, Khotso Sesele and Selelo
Dithebe when he visited other
areas in the province such as
Maokeng/Kroonstad, Matshabeng/
Welkom and Phuthaditjhaba/
Qwaqwa.
Madiba took to heart women
emancipation and this was
confirmed by his consideration for
the appointment of Dr Ivy Mat-
sepe-Cassaburi as the first woman
premier in South Africa for the
province of the Free State.
The Mandela Foundation had as
its first chief executive officer, an
erudite education veteran, social
justice activist and leader John
Samuel, who is also a resident of
Mangaung. It can be argued that
John Samuel is one of the living
memories of Mandelas legacy.
He continues to prevail over
Mandelas legacy in pursuance of
reconciliation and social justice
at the University of the Free State
(UFS).
The accomplished writer and
scholarly political commentator
Allister Sparks suggests that it
was from Majwemasweu just
outside Brandfort in the Bloemfon-
tein district that the origin of a
negotiated settlement for a
peaceful transition from apartheid
to democracy emanated.
The Mother of the Nation,
Winnie Mandela, was harassed by
the security branch when the
aforementioned white local
attorney Mr Piet de Waal inter-
vened.
) Brian Nakedi is an insolvency
practitioner, political econo-
mist, ANC member and Bloem-
fontein native.
) This is the third article of a
four part series. The last article
in this series will be published
next week.
Mandelas walk through the FS
Former Free State Premiers, the late Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri and
Patrick Terror Lekota were both present at the occasion of awarding
the freedom of Bloemfontein to the late Nelson Mandela in 1997.
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WILLIAM BULWANE, ANC Free State
spokesperson:
THE ANC in the Free State warmly
welcomes the statistics released by Statistics
South Africa on 11 February which shows
that the unemployment rate for the Free
State declined from 33,7% in the second
quarter to 33,0% in the last quarter in 2013.
According to the Quarterly Labour Force
Survey, the total number of people who are
employed in the province increased from
737 000 in the second quarter to 746 000 in the
third quarter. This means that the Free State
economy created 9 000 jobs between October
and December last year.
The ANC is further pleased that amongst
those sectors of the economy that created
jobs, agriculture, mining, trade, finance and
community and social services feature quite
prominently.
It pleases the ANC that, despite the
negative global economic conditions, as well
as the ever-increasing price of fuel, the
economy still manages to create jobs.
The decline in the unemployment rate for
the province is an illustration that indeed
the lives of the people have vastly improved
and South Africa is a much better place than
it was before 1994. It is the product of the
sound and solid policies of the ANC as
implemented by its government.
More of our people have been lifted out of
extreme poverty, we have created more jobs
than before, expanded social grant, housing
and basic services, housing and basic
services to our people, and further improved
access to better education and health care.
The ANC leadership in the province shall
continue working vigorously with business,
labour, civil society and other role players to
advance the gains of our democracy. We
shall leave no stone unturned in our quest to
ensure socio-economic freedom for all. It is
only through working together that we can
achieve economic emancipation in our
lifetime.
JOHANN ABRIE, Copes national spokes-
person:
IN light of the transgressions exposed in
the Treasury Report on the collapse of
accountability in the Free State government,
action against Ace Magashule is now
unavoidable. The report exposes a number of
irregularities concerning the construction of
a website which has cost taxpayers tens of
millions of rands.
The Congress of the People (Cope) is
calling for a Treasury investigation into the
Letlaka Group, and the R580 million that has
been misspent on the Estina Dairy Farm,
which belongs to President Jacob Zumas
friends, the Gupta trio, who are also the
employers of Magashules son.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan dis-
closed in a written reply in the National
Council of Provinces on 15 November 2013:
The National Treasury [had] concluded the
said investigation in February 2013.
That is a year ago now, and it is time for
action to be taken.
Cope demands a high-level police investi-
gation into the above contracts, as well as
an independent forensic investigation
regarding all contracts signed off by the
Free State government in the last five years.
Zuma is duty-bound to fire Magashule as
the Free State premier. He must do so
notwithstanding his obligation to Magashule
for his support at the Mangaung Conference.
Any prevarication on his part will demon-
strate an inability or unwillingness to tackle
corruption and a condoning of the abuse of
state resources.
Zuma must also explain to corruption-wea-
ry South Africa why he turns a deaf ear to
the Auditor General year after year.
He must explain why the strict provisions
of the Public and Municipal Finance
Management Acts are routinely circum-
vented in 70% to 80% of all procurements
without any consequence to the transgres-
sors.
Cope is calling on the voters in the Free
State to support its efforts to dismantle the
Magashule regime and to replace it with a
government that is accountable to the people
and will manage resources ethically and
honestly.
The people of the Free State should benefit
from tax-money, not the friends of Ma-
gashule.
For them to continue to vote for the ruling
party is to vote against their own interests.
DR BLADE NZIMANDE, minister of
Higher Education and Training:
I AM deeply disturbed by the reported
racist attack on Dumane Gwebu, a student
at the University of Free State (UFS).
Gwebu is reported to have been driven
over while walking on the pavement and
later assaulted by Cobus Muller and
Charles Blom, students at the same
institution. This led to Gwebus hospitali-
sation.
This follows an earlier incident where
an attempt to drive over three female
black students was made by the same
culprits on the same day.
An altercation ensued; kaffir and
other derogatory, racist remarks were
hurled.
The suspects briefly appeared in court
(last week) on charges of attempted
murder and assault.
The case will now be heard on 9 April
at the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court.
We are strongly opposed to any form of
racism and violent initiation practices
that continue unabated in some of our
institutions of higher learning. If these
reports are indeed true, we are sending
out a strong message that such behaviour
will not be tolerated.
Higher education institutions should
demonstrate a resolve to tackle these and
accelerate the implementation of the
recommendations of the report of the
Ministerial Committee on transformation
and social cohesion and the elimination of
discrimination in public higher education
institutions.
We have written to the university to
be furnished with a detailed account of
what transpired, the action taken by the
university and intended corrective meas-
ures.
More jobs a
good sign
Pres. Zuma
should fire
Magashule
Wewill not
tolerate it
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The sound of music
SOCIAL PHOTOS
ALL SMILES: The MEC for Education in the Free State, Tate Makgoe, with the Oranje Girls
High School choir singing together at the Well-done awards ceremony that was hosted
by the Department of Education last Thursday. The beneficiaries of the awards were the
teachers who worked hard to help the province achieve the best matric results nationally
in 2013. Photo: Palesa Motshabi
HAPPY FAMILY: The NewDamasco Jerusalem Church in Zion had an flag uplifting ceremo-
ny at their Phase 4 branch in Bloemfontein this past weekend.
DRESSED UP: Moipone Serutle, Ivy Keenusa, Thandi Rampaku and Thembi Marosha of Groenpunt Choir attended the Correctional Services Choral Music Festival held in the Free
State capital recently.
ON A HIGH NOTE: Kholeka Meule, Zimkhitha Manzi and Noloyiso Sindelo also attended
the Correctional Services Choral Music Festival held in Bloemfontein recently.
Photos: Sidwell Guduka
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121 APPLICATION TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF CIPC
Please take notice that Botha
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21 days of the date of publica-
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Kone Solutions K22244
INVITATION TO PANEL OF CONVEYANCERS
Bid No: K7/3/6/3(CLCC-10)13/14: The Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform would like to invite service
provider(s) for accreditation of the Panel of Admitted
Conveyancers to attend to the registration and transfer of
land awarded to claimants in terms of the Restitution of Land
Rights Act, 1994 for a period of 36 months
NB: There will be no briefing session for the above project.
Prospective bidders who wish to claim points should attach their B-BBEE Status Level
of Contribution Certificate(s) or certified copies thereof in order to qualify for points
claimed. In the case of bidders who qualify as Exempted Micro Enterprises, in terms
of the B-BBEE Act, a certificate issued by an Accounting Officer as contemplated in
the Close Corporation Act or Verification Agency accredited by SANAS or Registered
Auditor must be submitted.
Kindly note that mandatory requirements are as follows: Certificate of
appointment as a Conveyancer Letter of good standing from Law Society Original
Company or Close Corporation resolution authorising a particular person to sign the
bid documents Original Tax Clearance Certificate. NB: Failure to submit the
abovementioned mandatory requirements will invalidate your bid.
Kindly also note that in bids where Consortia/Joint Ventures/Sub-contractors are
involved, each party must submit a separate valid, original Tax Clearance Certificate.
Failure to comply with this requirement will invalidate your offer.
Closing date: 24 March 2014 at 11:00
Interested service providers can obtain a full bid document with the evaluation criteria
from the Ground Floor, South Block, 184 Jeff Masemola Street, Pretoria or it can be
downloaded from the Departments website at www.ruraldevelopment.gov.za
Completed bid documents MUST be submitted to Head Office: Department of
Rural Development and Land Reform, Old Building, 184 Jeff Masemola Street,
Pretoria 0001.
Technical enquiries: Mr IZ Peter, tel. (012) 312-9362 or
e-mail: [email protected]
Bid-related enquiries: Mr TM Makhuto,
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Kone Solutions K22278
OFFICE OF THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL: FREE STATE (BLOEMFONTEIN)
AUXILIARY SERVICE OFFICER
Salary: R115 212 per annum (Level 5) (Ref. S8/3/2014/300)
Requirements: National Senior Certificate or equivalent Experience in Office Support Services. The following will be
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Duties: Compile, maintain and archive office records and documents Operate and maintain copier equipment
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service to technical and professional staff.
Enquiries: Ms Conny Ngoetjana, tel. (051) 448-0955
The suitable candidate will be selected with the intention of promoting representivity as contemplated in the
relevant components Employment Equity Plan.
The Department reserves the right not to appoint any applicant to this position and to conduct pre-employment
security screening. We are a zero tolerance to fraud and corruption Department and we urge you to report any
suspicions of fraud and corruption to the National Anti-corruption Hotline (NACH): 0800 701 701.
Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department, and should be
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place as determined by the Department. If you have not been contacted for an interview within 3 months of the closing
date, please assume that your application was not successful.
Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed candidates only.
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
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for the attention of: Human Resource Management. Posted applications
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NEWS
THE stories of hope that the Re Kgaba Ka
Diratswana initiative has brought to ordi-
nary South Africans show the remarkable
power of the programme to change lives.
This is the view of Keke Moabi, co-ordina-
tor for Re Kgaba Ka Diratswana in the Free
State district of Fezile Dabi, who has seen
first-hand how the young and the old in the
province have benefitted from this ground-
breaking initiative of the Free State Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Rural Development.
I have seen it all, Moabi tells Express.
I have seen orphans finally getting a
stable source of food. I have seen elderly
people feeding the younger members of their
family through their vegetable gardens. I
have seen people who had nothing suddenly
beam with pride.
If you have a vegetable garden, you can
eat every day, which is something that we
tell people daily. There are schools that are
using the Re Kgaba Ka Diratswana project
to grow their own vegetables and supplement
their feeding schemes, she says.
In Koppies there are 15 churches in one
street and they are part of the programme.
They grow vegetables in their gardens to
give to the most needy who can go home
with spinach or cabbage and cook a meal for
their families.
That is the gift of Re Kgaba Ka Diratswa-
na, she adds.
Moabi also believes the Re Kgaba Ka
Diratswana project has the ability to stretch
far beyond the Free State and become a
national initiative.
The best of the Free State will be honoured
at the Department of Agriculture and Rural
Developments Re Kgaba Ka Diratswana
Provincial Awards that will be held at the
Glen Agricultural College on Saturday. The
event will celebrate the achievement of all
those nominated in the ten award categories,
but also to showcase the provinces rich
heritage and skills in the field of agriculture
and traditional arts.
Initiative
changes lives
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Sidwell Guduka
THE University of Stellenbosch (US) will be
uncharted territory for Bloemfontein Celtic
in todays Nedbank Cup last-32 fixture at the
Coetzenburg Stadium.
On paper, the Absa Premierships team
should not have a problem beating the
Maties who are campaigning in the lower
divisions. The minnows will be out to
perform a giant-killing act against Ernst
Middendorps trophy-hungry Phunya-Sele-Se-
le in Cape Town.
This competition, which gives amateur and
semi-professional sides an opportunity to test
their mettle against more established sides,
has produced a number of major upsets in
its 26-year existence.
This past Sunday, Witbank Spurs humbled
Free State Stars 1-0 at the Charles Mopeli
Stadium.
Last year, the little-known Maluti FET
College surprised all and sundry when they
beat Orlando Pirates 4-1 en route to the last
16-stage of the tournament.
There have been some shocking and
unexpected results over the last four decades
since the tournament was established:
) 1971: Pimville Champions beat La-
montville Golden Arrows, one of the founder
members of the NPSL, 6-2 in their Life
Challenge Cup quarter-final after the two
teams had drawn their first encounter 1-1
after extra time, but then refused to hold a
penalty shoot-out, preferring to replay the
match instead.
This is still a record loss for a top league
side against lower league opposition.
Never a
dull game
in soccer
) 1978: A hat-trick from Johannes
Simelane helped Alexandria
Blackpool beat Arcadia 4-3 in the
quarter-final of the Mainstay Cup
series to become the first side from
lower leagues to reach the semi-final
of the major cup competition in the
multi-racial era. Blackpool lost to
Chiefs in the semi-final, who in turn
lost to Wits in the final.
1980: Highlands Park were the league
champions in 1980, but they fell in the
first round of the Mainstay Cup series to
Mamelodi United, who scored the winning
goal in extra-time through Jan Msiza, to
win 3-2 at Mamelodi. They later won
promotion to the top flight as well.
1991: Zola Young Stars beat Orlando
Pirates 5-3 on post-match penalties after
a thrilling 3-3 draw in the first round of
the Bob Save Super Bowl competition.
The Bucs team that day included
Bernard Lushozi, Johnny Masegela,
Aubrey Lekwane, Lawrence Maake
and current Maritzburg coach, Ian
Palmer.
) 1996: Hellenic finished in the top
six in the league, but lost in the first
round of the Super Bowl 0-1 to Park
United on the night the PSL was officially
launched.
It was the second successive season the
amateurs had taken a top-flight scalp.
Hellenic lost to Mannenberg Dolphins in the
first round the next year as well.
: Gavin Hunt took First Division
Seven Stars all the way to the Super Bowl
semi-final as they beat Umtata Bush Bucks
3-1 in the last eight, but then lost on penal-
ties to Sundowns in the semi-finals. Some
5 000 spectators packed into the Nyanga
Stadium which could only hold 2 000 for the
win over Bucks.
) 1998: Bloemfontein Young Tigers had two
easy rounds, but then beat Santos 2-0 in the
quarter-final before Chiefs were knocked out
in the last four.
It was after that game that the Cape side
bought Abram Raselemane, who went on to
play for Bafana Bafana, from Tigers.
) 2003: Surprise Moriri and Koeketso
Mmotong were unknowns from the Second
Division when they scored the goals that
beat Pirates 2-0 in the second round of the
Absa Cup series. Owen da Gamas Stars were
then beaten by Jomo Cosmos in the quarter-
finals, but won promotion the same season.
) 2008: Mpumalanga Black Aces became the
first lower league side since Florida Albion
in the old whites-only league in 1973 to reach
the final of the major South African knock-
out competition.
But they played three lower league sides
before upsetting Free State Stars in the
semi-final.
) 2009: The University of Pretoria (UP)
became the first lower league side since
Seshego Stonebreakers in the late 1970s to
beat Chiefs in a cup tie, winning a thrilling
4-3 triumph in the second round with the
decisive goal netted by Phenyo Mongala.
AmaTuks then upset Celtic and Ajax Cape
Town to reach the final.
) 2010: Puk Tawana started a run of upsets
with a triumph over Platinum Stars in the
first round and FC Cape Town.
They then beat Chiefs at Botshabelo in the
second round with a stunning goal from
teenager Lyle Lakay.
) 2011: Part-timers Baroka FC beat Swal-
lows and then Chiefs on their way to the
semi-finals.
They defeat both sides 2-1, Swallows in the
second round and Chiefs in the quarter-
finals.
They remain the only two instances of a
third-tier side beating top-flight opposition in
the history of the domestic game.
) 2013: The Qwaqwa-based Maluti FET
College, which was then campaigning in the
Second Division, hammered Orlando Pirates
4-1 in the last-32 stage of the Nedbank Cup
series.
lower leagues to reach the semi-final
of the major cup competition in the
multi-racial era. Blackpool lost to
Chiefs in the semi-final, who in turn
lost to Wits in the final.
) 1980
champions in 1980, but they fell in the
first round of the Mainstay Cup series to
Mamelodi United, who scored the winning
goal in extra-time through Jan Msiza, to
win 3-2 at Mamelodi. They later won
promotion to the top flight as well.
) 1991
Pirates 5-3 on post-match penalties after
a thrilling 3-3 draw in the first round of
the Bob Save Super Bowl competition.
The Bucs team that day included
Bernard Lushozi, Johnny Masegela,
Aubrey Lekwane, Lawrence Maake
and current Maritzburg coach, Ian
Palmer.
)
six in the league, but lost in the first
round of the Super Bowl 0-1 to Park
United on the night the PSL was officially
launched.
It was the second successive season the
amateurs had taken a top-flight scalp.
Hellenic lost to Mannenberg Dolphins in the
first round the next year as well.
) 1997: Gavin Hunt took First Division
Seven Stars all the way to the Super Bowl
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY: Bloemfontein Celtic
players celebrating agoal againstMilano FC
in their Nedbank Cup match at the Free
State Stadium last year.
Photo: Gerhard Steenkamp/Backpagepix
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20 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2014
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Sidwell Guduka
THE Toyota Cheetahs captain,
Adriaan Strauss, says the whole
team deserves full credit for
their hard-fought win over the
Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloem-
fontein this past weekend.
Naka Drotsks men defeated
the Bulls 15-9 in a tightly
contested affair played in a very
wet and slippery Free State
Stadium on Friday night.
It was a historic win for the
home side as they had never
beaten the
Bulls in
Super Rugby
in eight long
years.
It was
not the
prettiest of
games, but
Im glad we
won it. Im
very proud
of the guys.
They are
probably the
gutsiest
bunch of
guys Id ever played with. Im
very proud of them. Im
actually a bit speechless. I must
give credit to the whole team,
Strauss says.
We are already looking
towards the next game. We are
going to keep our feet on the
ground. We are going to stay
level-headed and continue
working hard, he continues.
Strauss further says their
historic triumph over the Bulls
would not have been possible
without the support from their
fans.
When it started raining I
thought there was going to be
no-one on the stands. We are
grateful to our fans who came
to support us despite rainy
weather conditions. Those
people could have chosen to
watch the match in the comfort
of their homes instead of
coming to the stadium. Thanks
to everyone who supported us
on Friday. They carried us
through to the last minute of
the game, says the captain.
The Cheetahs on Saturday left
Bloemfontein for their overseas
Super Rugby tour where they
will face the Rebels, Reds,
Hurricanes and Blues before
returning home after four
weeks.
This is actually the first time
that we start off the tour with a
win. Last year, we lost against
the Sharks. The year before last
we lost against the Bulls and
the Sharks as well. So it is the
first time we get on a plane
with a win behind us, Drotsk
says.
Im really looking forward to
the tour. I think weve got the
balance right. We had great
success last year
and the year
before. There is
pressure on us
to perform on
tour.
Well take it
week by week.
What we have
experienced in
the past is the
way we attack,
worked well
against the New
Zealand teams.
Obviously they
tend to put
more pressure on the break-
down, so we have to be more
physical at break-down time,
he adds.
The Cheetahs first match on
tour will be against the Mel-
bourne Rebels at AAMI Park in
Melbourne on Friday at 10:40.
Other matches:
) vs the Reds in Brisbane (7
March, 10:40).
) vs. the Hurricanes in Welling-
ton (15 March, 05:35).
) vs. the Blues in Eden Park,
Auckland (22 March, 08:35).
Cheetahs touring squad for
Australia:
Forwards: Philip van der
Walt, Lappies Labuschagn,
Boom Prinsloo, Jean Cook,
Francois Uys, Lood de Jager,
Ligtoring Landman, Andries
Ferreira, Coenie Oosthuizen,
Caylib Oosthuizen, Trevor
Nyakane, Maks van Dyk,
Adriaan Strauss (captain), Ryno
Barnes, Hercu Liebenberg.
Backs: Willie le Roux, Hennie
Daniller, Cornal Hendricks,
Raymond Rhule, Rayno Ben-
jamin, Johann Sadie, Francois
Venter, Howard Mnisi, Johan
Goosen, Elgar Watts, Shaun
Venter, Sarel Pretorius.
HISTORIC: The Toyota Cheetahs recorded their first ever win over the Vodacom Blue Bulls in their Super Rugby
game on Friday. Photo: Charl Devenish/Sport24
When it start-
e d ra i n i ng , I
thought there
was going to be
no-one on the
s t a n d s .
AdriaanStrauss
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