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} Tladi Moloi

HARRISMITH. – Fuming communitymembers of both Tshiame A and B nearHarrismith want Vusi Tshabalala, theexecutive mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung(MAP) Local Municipality, to resign.They also demand that the municipality

hand over the electricity supply to Eskom.These shocking demands come after the

community spent a dark festive seasonwithout electricity. The community hasbeen without electricity for over a monthas a result of a power sub-station whichwas burnt down after the cables had beenstolen.

In demonstrating their frustrations,thousands of community members fromTshiame A and B marched to the SedibaHall in Khalanyoni on Wednesday tosubmit a memorandum of grievances.The memorandum was handed over to

Mohaunyana Bodibe, assistant director:Department of Co-operative Governance andTraditional Affairs (Cogta) in the FreeState, who was accompanied by MatebesiLakaje.“The community wants the mayor to

resign with immediate effect as he hasfailed the community dismally. The MAPmust go out and Eskom must take over,”the memorandum reads under the demands.

The leader, Linda Mbongo, said thingswould have been different if only the mayorhad spoken to them from the day theelectricity had gone off. He said the mayorhad been shying away from them, but kept“going on air to lie”.“The electricity went off on 10 December

and no formal notice to the community wasgiven by the mayor. The community onlyheard on the radio what the problem was.Promises were made, but not kept by themayor and the MAP,” he said.The memorandum further read that “the

community believed that the mayor had toinform them by holding meetings so thatthe community could hear first-hand. He

should have provided us with the correctinformation from when the problemstarted.”Apparently the community wanted to

block the N5 Road on 31 December todemonstrate their frustration, but theywere promised that the electricity would beback on 8 January. That never happened.The community has given seven working

days to the office of the premier, AceMagashule, to come with the answers totheir demands.Bodibe said they had noted with concern

the problem in Tshiame and promised thathe would submit the memorandum to thepremier.

Fury after dark ChristmasAngry community members demand mayor’s resignation

HUNDREDS of residents from Tshiame A and B near Harrismith marched to hand over their memorandum of grievances with some of the community members showing theirmessages on placards. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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‘The community wants the may­or to resign with immediate ef­fect as he has failed the commu­nity dismally. The MAP must goout and Eskom must take over.’

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REITZ. – The community of thePetsana Township near Reitzwants their hospital back. About100 community members marchedto the Nketoana District Hospitalon Thursday to hand over theirpetition to the management of thehospital.

According to Majola Dumezwe-ni, the chairperson of the PetsanaResidents Association, the hospitalwas no longer performing itsprimary function and had becomeuseless to the community of Reitz.

He said the hospital could notadmit patients anymore, becauseof a shortage of nurses anddoctors.

He added that they wereagainst the idea of the NketoanaHospital falling under the Pheko-long Hospital in Bethlehem.

“We are aware that the hospitalhas been ‘shut down’ and thatproblem has been there since 2010.Ace Magashule, the premier,knows about the problem of thishospital, but up to today he hasdone nothing,” Dumezweni said.

When asked why they weresaying the hospital had been“shut down” while there werenurses and security at thehospital, the vocal chairpersonexplained the community’sconcerns.

“That is with regard to peoplewho are still coming to work. It isjust a general way of showingpeople that the hospital is opera-ting, but medically the hospital isnot serving its primary purpose ofassisting the patients. The medicalward, the one with the serviceswhich are mostly needed by thecommunity, is not working.”

He said patients had beentransferred to Phekolong inBethlehem.

“The resources of this hospitalhave been moved to Phekolong,where the top management of thehospital have been taken to. Theyare only helping women who givebirth. What irritates me, is thatyou will find that the assistant

nurses are the ones who areentrusted with that job.”

He said the closing of thehospital had increased thefinancial burden of the communi-ty at large.

“Our people have to travel toBethlehem to see patients and weknow people don’t have money,yet they have to spend it ontransport.”

He said they wanted thehospital re-opened and added thatthe Free State Department ofHealth had to employ nurses anddoctors who would work there.

Tsietsi Makume, the chiefexecutive officer of the hospital,has shied away from admittingthat there were some challengesat the hospital.

“I haven’t had a chance to readthe content of the petition. Whatis going to happen, is that I am

going to send it to our head officein Bloemfontein. We will comeback with the response after 14days as per their request,”Makume said.

One of the security officers atthe hospital, who wanted toremain anonymous for safetyreasons, confirmed that therewere problems at the hospital andadded that many people had beenturned away without receivingany help.

“We are just coming to work,but the reality is that we are notworking here,” said an insider.

“I have been here for ten yearsand for the past seven yearsthings have been like this. Wehave never received any explana-tion whatsoever from the manage-ment on what is happening.

“We hope this march willchange things.”

Petsana objects to ‘closed’ hospitalTHE community of the Petsana Township near Reitz marches to the Nketoana District Hospital to hand over their petition. Photo: Tladi Moloi

‘The medical ward,the one with the

services which aremostly needed by the

community, is notworking.’

– Majola Dumezweni

} Sidwell Guduka

THE new first-years at the University ofthe Free State (UFS) have been advised tobalance their lives between academics andsocials – and warned against being compla-cent in their studies.

These were the words of welcome tonewly-enrolled Kovsie students this pastweekend.

The first-years had been invited to bringtheir parents along to interact with univer-sity officials and to explore the campus.

Speaking at the welcoming ceremony heldat Red Square on the UFS’s Bloemfonteincampus, Dr Choice Makhetha, vice-rector:external relations at the UFS, preparedstudents for what is to come.

“Once your loved ones and parents haveleft, you will be in charge of your ownlives. You will have to make decisions foryourself, taking full responsibility for yourlives What you eat or drink will be yourbusiness,” she said.

“Whether you go to classes or not willalso be your own decision.

“Whether you join friends or you maketime for yourself, is up to you. Whether yousleep or you study overnight will be your

decision.“So those who get this kind of freedom

for the first time must tread carefully andallow their conscience to guide them,”Makhetha said.

“Remember whatever choices you make,good or bad, there will be consequences.”

She said the students had chosen anexceptional institution to further theireducation, one that had zero tolerance forracism, sexism, discrimination and intimi-dation.

“You have chosen to study at the UFS fora particular degree. How you use your 24hours is going to count greatly,” shecontinued.

“Make sure you prepare for classes. Readbroadly on the subject and do not justdepend on the material you will be given inthe class.”

Encouraging the students to use theopportunities available at the university,she told them about the opportunityfirst-years had to experience internationalexposure.

“Some of you will have the chance totravel the world to go to Japan, China, theUK, USA, and to travel our beautifulAfrican continent. Use these opportunities.

“On campus you will meet other studentswho come from different countries.

“Make use of these opportunities andbuild a bigger circle and a broader net-work.”

Makhetha also encouraged students torespect everybody on the campus, irrespec-tive of the positions they held.

“You have chosen to be part of the UFSfamily. That also means you have chosen totreat other people with respect, love anddignity.

“It doesn’t matter who that person is,whether he is a cleaner or lecturer; we allhave one thing in common Z our humani-ty.”

The UFS will be hosting the globalleadership summit in July later this year.

The summit is held every second yearand it brings participating students fromcountries accross the world.

“We are looking forward to hosting thisevent.

“As many as 180 international studentswill be taking part in the summit. Let’s usethis opportunity to interact with theworld.”) Like our facebook page Express-News orfollow us @Express_News03.

UFS first-years get taste of campus life

LOTS OF ADVICE: Dr Choice Makhethaaddressed hundreds of students andparents during the UFS’s welcoming cere-mony for first-years. Photo: UFS

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – Mantombi Mokoena (49),who hails from Egypt in Bohlokong nearBethlehem, could not hold back her tearswhen shoemaker Moratehi Mokoena andhis friends handed over a pair of shoes toeach of her two daughters.

She said she was happy about thedonation, because she had no money tobuy the shoes.

“I am happy that my daughters willhave something new on the first day ofschool,” Mokoena said.

“I am not working and that makes ourlife difficult. I used to receive a socialgrant, but they have stopped it. I don’tknow why, but it was not the first timethey did it. Sometimes I get it, sometimesnot.”

Moratehi (34) said he had approachedsome friends from the market near theroad in Egypt to donate money to buyshoes for the girls.

He decided to help the girls after theyhad brought their shoes to him to be fixed.

“When I looked at them, I realised that Iwas going to have to charge the girls toomuch money.

“I asked the friends who were sittingwith me at the market to help and theyagreed.” he said.

He said it was the first time they haddone something like this and added theywere hoping to also help others.

“I asked myself how the two would feelon the first day of the new year with thoseold shoes.

“We did not know their family back-ground, but we could sense that somethingwas not good.”

Baphethile (16) and Ntombizoto Mokoena(13), gr. 10 and gr. 7 learners of the Bethle-hem Comprehensive School, said they werehappy with the donation.

Ntombizoto said she wished God wouldprotect the men who saw fit to help them.

“They are real fathers. We did notexpect that to happen,” she said.

New shoes a gift from the heart

HELPING HANDS: Moratehi Mokoena (left) and friends hand over a pair of shoes each to Baphethile (16) and Ntombizoto (13) Mokoenaas a donation. Photo: Tladi Moloi

‘I asked myself how the two would feel on the first day of the new year with those oldshoes . . .I asked friends who were sitting with me at the market to help and they

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} Selloane Khalane

“LIFE has just begun little one, go on, Iam with you.”These words were echoed by my mother

on my first day of school eons ago. Unlikemy daughter, Karabo, who was moreconcerned with me ruining her “schoolswag” by breaking into the ugly mommycry, I clinged to my mother for dear lifeand wailed to my classroom at the SentinelPrimary School in Qwaqwa.Little did I know that years later I would

be fitting Karabo into her “pampoenrok”and brushing her cornrows with silenttears of anxiety and pride, in preparationof her first day of school.Selecting a school for my child was not

an easy task. I was daunted by the task ofselecting a school that would cementprinciples that I already instilled in ourhome and to also provide her with qualityeducation that would set the character of ahopeful future.A culture of stout work ethics, diversity

and a school curriculum that supported allaspects of my child’s development, inclu-ding social, emotional, physical andcognitive needs, were top on my list.I wrestled between taking my daughter to

an Afrikaans- or English-medium school,being a black parent who is predominantlyfluent in English and Sotho.Already fluent in English, Sotho and

Afrikaans, my six-year-old daughteralready had a critical advantage over herpeers.I ultimately chose the “pampoenrok”

school lead by 106 years of excellence,when I decided to enrol my daughter atOranje Girls’ High.While we have the best pass rate in

South Africa because of the lowest passedstandard I needed some kind of comfort inknowing that I am sending my child to aschool that prides itself in quality versusquantity. A school that will not promote achild who has not performed well to ahigher level for the sake of “numbers”.Given the ghastly history of our country

and the connotation attached to theAfrikaans language from the apartheid era,I had to weigh the pros and cons ofenrolling my daughter into an Afrikaansschool.I weighed heavily on the quality of

education provided by the school and the

kind of young woman I wanted my daugh-ter to grow into in her journey intoadulthood.My decision was not swayed by the

language, but rather by the quality educa-tion and integrity the school champions.Love, compassion, integrity and my

spiritual convictions in the morals andvalues modelled by Christianity are someof the qualities I want Karabo to exemplifyin her womanhood.These are qualities I recognised in the

women who had previously attended theschool.The big debate of whether my daughter

would lose her own sense of identity andcultural heritage reared, but I know that itremains my sole responsibility.I am responsible for ensuring that she

maintains her Ndebele roots and homelanguages while being afforded the opportu-nity of being exposed to various othercultures.I can attest to the benefits of schooling in

a multiracial school, because it gave methe platform to interact with other culturesand that has consequently taught metolerance for others having a perspectivedifferent from mine.In my adult years I realise how being

bilingual gives one a certain advantage inthe workplace.Businesses take advantage of adding

bilingual speakers to their payrolls andbenefit extensively because of the largermarket of clients and customers they cancapture.By encouraging my daughter in being

fluent in languages that still dominate a lotof workplaces I am creating a future withwider possibilities that will not be hin-dered by language barriers.Beyond choosing a school that will groom

a lady with a solid education I stronglybelieve that Karabo, along with manyothers her age, is the hope of a truerainbow nation that South Africa sodesperately needs.

Deciding on whichschool not easy

“LOVE, compassion, integrity and my spiritual convictions in the morals and values mod-elled by Christianity are some of the qualities I want my daughter to exemplify in herwomanhood.” Photo: Mlungisi Louw

My viewSelloane KhalaneVolksblad journalist

} Sidwell Guduka

“WHO is that new learner sitting in theclassroom and why is he not wearing aschool uniform?“He is not a new learner – he is the

premier of the Free State!”The children at the Bainsvlei Combined

School in Bainsvlei, outside Bloemfontein,were surprised to see that Premier AceMagashule had joined them for lessonswhen the school re-opened last Wednes-day.The premier, who was accompanied by

officials from his office, visited the schoolto motivate teachers and learners to excelin their studies. He interacted with boththe teachers and learners during his visit.“Our visit to this school is to motivate

the teachers and learners, and to say welldone to the matric class of 2014.“We are also here to encourage the

class of 2015 and the rest of the learnersto work hard this year. They must knowthat nothing beats hard work,” Magashuletold reporters.“This school is doing very well. I’m

impressed with the work that is beingdone by the principal and his team. In2009, Bainsvlei achieved a mere 14%matric pass rate, but they keep improv-ing. The school obtained a 100% pass ratein both 2011 and 2013.“It shows that the teachers and princi-

pal are doing a great job. They deserve apat on the back,” he said.The school achieved an 80%, 93% and

98% matric pass rate in 2010, 2012 and2014 respectively.Tau Seheri, the principal of the

Bainsvlei Combined School, expressed hisdelight with Magashule’s visit.“We appreciate the premier’s visit to

our school. It really means a lot to boththe teachers and learners. He was justhere to motivate us to work hard and weappreciate that,” Seheri said.The majority of the learners at

Bainsvlei come from surrounding farms,but a lot more children from the town-ships have been enrolled at the school oflate.) For more stories, visit www.express-news.co.za.

Ace visitsclass of2015

LEARNING A LESSON: Premier Ace Magashule (left) with Andile Sefadi in the class-room at the Bainsvlei Combined School in Bloemfontein last Wednesday.

Photo: Sidwell Guduka

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of a five-seater crossover witha sharp, understated look thataccurately previews the designlanguage that will influence allof Volkswagen’s upcomingcrossovers.The Cross Coupe GTE’s

front end is characterised byheadlights that are seamlesslyintegrated into a full-widthtwin-slat radiator grille and amuscular-looking front bumperwith three air ducts.Pronounced wheel arches add

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – The members of theItekeng Social Group from Bohlokong nearBethlehem recently gathered for a year-endparty. Itekeng (stokvel) consists of 12members.

According to Puseletso Mokoena, one ofthe founder members, Itekeng was launchedin 2007 with the aim of saving money.

“We were a group of 18 when we started.Unfortunately, four of the 18 members diedwhile the other two left because of financialproblems,” she said.

Mokoena said they had decided tocontribute money to give to the twomembers of the group every month.

“Each member is contributing as peragreement, and then we give that money tothe two members.

“The rule is after you have given themoney, the person should come back to thenext meeting with proof of what wasbought,” she said.

She said she was impressed with the waythings were going in the stokvel and addedthat being together for that period hadpromoted unity among the members.

“We are from different families, butlooking at us you would think that we areindeed family.

“We share our problems and help eachother. The secret of the group is we haveold people who are honest in everythingand they are willing to guide us,” she said.

Members look out for each other

MEMBERS of the Itekeng Social Group from Bohlokong near Bethlehem recently gathered for a year-end party. Photo: Supplied

THE 2014 gr. 12class of the Rekgot-sofetse SecondarySchool from Fatengtse Ntsho near PaulRoux recently en-joyed a braai afterthey had received a85% result in thematric exams.Mkgobe Lekgoa-ba, the de-putyprincipal of theSekoko PrimarySchool, hosted theparty for thelearners. Apparent-ly, he had promisedto slaughter asheep for them ifthey could achievea 100% pass andthat promise wasfulfilled last yearbefore the final ex-amination. He didsomething for themto thank them fortheir hard work.

Taste ofsuccess

REV. THEUNIS BOTHA, ChristianDemocratic Party (CDP):

THE Christian Democratic Party (CDP)welcomes the thwarting of two farm attackson Sunday, in which a total of ten allegedattackers were apprehended.

In the first case, at Cullinan, the fourattackers were apprehended before theycould reach the farmer and his family.

In the second, at Bothaville, the farmattack took place, but thankfully withoutloss of life, as a result of excellent coopera-tion between farmers and the police, withall six attackers being apprehended.

We urge politicians of all parties to takea united stand and send out a clearmessage that farm attacks will not betolerated.

In the Bothaville case, all six allegedattackers were Zimbabweans. Our farmersare definitely not fair game for foreignfarm attack safaris.

Take united standagainst attacks

HUNDREDS of enthusiastic first-year students at the University of the Free State (UFS) Qwaqwa Campus during the launch ofthe Orientation Week that ends on Sunday. They will learn about matters relating to academics, support services provided bythe university such as financial aid, sporting activities, residence life, health and counselling services. Hosiah Nkoana, deputydirector: residence and student affairs, is seen here addressing them. Photo: Supplied

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} Tladi Moloi

QWAQWA. – Morena Ramorebudi, theAfrican Warriors head coach, has beendrawn to face his former employer, MalutiFET College, in the last 32 of the 2015Nedbank Cup Competition.

This also presents a chance for Ramore-budi to lock horns with his good friend,Fourteen Monnanyane, who is a caretakercoach at Maluti.

The two have been working together ashead coach and assistant at Maluti untilRamorebudi jumped ship to go and fill thecoaching post at Warriors.

It is an open secret that the two teamshave been struggling in the National FirstDivision (NFD) league, but it is also a giventhat one of the two teams will have achance to represent Qwaqwa in the last 16of the cup competition.

Warriors knocked out Maluti in the last32 of the cup a season before last, winningby 4-2 after a 2-2 draw.

This time Maluti will be hoping forrevenge while Ramorebudi will not like tolose to his former team.

The date and venue for this cup derby isyet to be confirmed.

Nedbank, in partnership with the Premier

Soccer League (PSL), officially drew thebattle lines on Thursday night – a first steptowards determining who will be crownedchampions of the 2014 - 2015 Nedbank Cup.

At stake is the grand prize of R7 million.Fans will remember how a packed MosesMabhida stadium staged the grand finale

when Orlando Pirates lifted the covetedNedbank Cup trophy after beating aresilient Bidvest Wits 3 Z 1 in 2014.

Thulani Sibeko, group executive formarketing, communications and corporateaffairs at Nedbank, is excited about thefixtures.

“As a bank for all, we are thrilled by theprospect of using the Nedbank Cup onceagain to connect with South Africa, as wedemonstrate how we continue to enablecustomers, current and future soccer stars,as well as their communities, to make theirgoals happen.”

The full Nedbank Cup Last 32 fixturesread as follows:

Bellvue Winners Park vs Vasco Da GamaBidvest Wits vs Free State StarsAmaZulu vs Golden ArrowsMpumalanga Black Aces vs Maritzburg

UnitedOrlando Pirates vs Tornado FCUniversity of Pretoria vs Moroka Swal-

lowsMamelodi Sundowns vs Thanda Royal

ZuluSuperSport United vs Polokwane CityAfrican Warriors vs Maluti FET CollegeBlack Leopards vs FC Cape TownBloemfontein Celtic vs North West

Shining Stars/Roses UnitedChippa United vs Natal UnitedPhiva Young Stars vs Jomo CosmosKaizer Chiefs vs African All Stars/Edu

Sports FCPlatinum Stars vs The Magic FCMainstay United vs Ajax Cape Town

Warriors andMaluti go head to head

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BETHLEHEM. –Free State Stars havepromoted teenagestriker MbuyiseloThethani to the first-team squad.

The 18-year-old,who hails from Ven-tersburg, impressedin the club’s develop-ment team in thethird-tier ABC Motse-pe League.

“I am very excitedto be part of the sen-ior team.

“I was not antici-pating to graduate sosoon, but it’s an indi-cation that hard workpays off,” Thethanitold Stars’ officialwebsite.

He added: “I have toadmit that it will notbe easy breaking intothe first 11, compe-tingwith experiencedplayers like RichardHenyekane and com-pany, but I believe inmy ability and I willmake life difficult, asI will also be pushingfor a place in thestarting 11.”– KickOff.com

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8 EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY 2015

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – The Free StateStars Development Academyplaying in the South AfricanFootball Association (Safa) ABCMotsepe League, has started theleague in fine form.Now under the mentorship of

David Vilakazi, the developmentteam of the Absa Premier Leaguecampaigners, Free State Stars, arein sixth position on the log tablewith 15 points in ten leaguegames. They are 13 points awayfrom the league leaders, FCHunters.The team was promoted to the

ABC Motsepe League after theyhad been crowned the SABnational champions, winning thepromotional play-offs which werestaged in Virginia near Welkomlast year.At that time Themba Sithole

and Edwin “Da Great” Mofokengwere in charge of the team.

Sithole returned to work withKinnah Phiri in the senior teamafter the booting of Tom Saintfiet,who was the head coach of theteam.The combination worked well

and saw the team winning theSAB League promotional play-offs.However, after the play-offs

things turned sour for those whohad fought with the teamthroughout the season, as theyhad to be dropped.Apparently, Sithole was not

happy with the work rate of someof the players, which resulted inhim going out of the province tosearch for new talent.Truth be told, he has a special

eye for identifying talent, like hedid with the likes of LuyoloNomandela, Thabo Matla andEdward Manqele, just to mentiona few.Only four members of the team

that won the league survived the

axing, while others were droppedto the lower team, which isplaying in the Safa DihlabengMayoral League.Lebusetsa Miya, Lehlohonolo

Tshabalala, Moqebelo Tshabalalaand Cosmas Mzizi are four of the18 players who are still with theteam.Express Eastern Free State

found out where the boys withthe gold medals are.Kgotso “Mzeke” Mofokeng

was part of the Free State SABu.21 squad that won the nationalchampionship last year and hecaught the eye of many teams.He was initially earmarked by

big spenders Mamelodi Sundownsfor their development team. Hewas later snatched by Amazuluwhere he is currently playing fortheir development outfit.Moeketsi (Max) Mosia, a

veteran player who served theteam with loyalty, has hung uphis boots after he was not called

to be part of the ABC Motsepesquad.He said he could have still

fought for his position in theteam, but he could not join themfor training sessions, because heknocked off late at work.Seobi Tsatsi is one of the

veterans who were rock solid inthe last line of defence. However,he could not sacrifice his job forfootball. He is now working andhas no time to train with theteam.The former Carara Kicks

striker Mamello “Slender”Mokoena could not wait long inthe team to be coached bySithole. He requested his papersimmediately after the team hadlifted the cup. It is alleged that hewas not on good terms withSithole following their squabbleover a salary agreement back inthe day at Kicks which saw himbeing relegated from the teamafter a while. He is now at home

searching for a team.Teboho Sibeko, a player with

an educated left foot, has joinedthe Super Eagles in the ABCMotsepe League after he went outof favour. He went back to histeam as he was playing for theEagles development outfit.Nani Mgomezulu, Mahlomola

Motloung, Lehlohonolo Tseki,Monaheng Mokoena and DionMokoena have found a newhome in the Baken Park-basedoutfit Karolo FC which is cam-paigning in the DihlabengMayoral League, and they areenjoying their football.Tiisetso Hlaole, Mosebetsi

Mokoena and Ntokozo Zondi areplaying in the third team whichis playing in the DihlabengMayoral League.Tankiso Mohlakoane and

Tshepiso Masoeu passed theirmatric in 2014. They have decidedto further their studies and to notplay football for a while.

Winning team scatteredWHERE ARE THEY? The Free State Development Academy team that won the Safa Thabo Mofutsanyana SAB League and went on to claim national victory. Photo: Tladi Moloi

However, after the play­offs thingsturned sour for those who had

fought with the team throughoutthe season, as they had to be

dropped.

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