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A rapist sentenced to ten years

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MAN GETS 10 YEARS

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Friday February 13, 2015

MARULENG: WILDLIFE HAVEN

Mayor sends condolences to Moshilo Popela’s familyIT is with deepest sadness that the Maruleng Municipality Mayor, Councillor Pule Abel Mafologele conveys to you the untimely passing on of Councillor Advocate Moshilo Popela.

He died last Saturday after a long illness. Popela was a councillor since the late 90’s and 2010 ward 11 which he was the councillor for won an award of best ward in the province. At the time of his passing on, he was the ward councillor for ward 11 and an Executive Committee Member as the head of the Portfolio Committee of Finance and Administration.

Memorial service will be held on Thursday at 10:00 at TYT FC ground next to the community hall.

The funeral service will follow this Saturday in Hlohlokwe from 6:00.

PASSED AWAY: Maruleng Municipality Mayor expresses condolences to the family of Councillor, Advocate Moshilo Popela.

Pedofiel 21 jaar tronk toe

‘n MIDDELJARIGE pedofi el en molesteerder wat die kerk gebruik het om toegang tot onskuldige kinders in verskeie dorpe, insluitende Hoedspruit, te kry, is Maandag in die Streekhof op Lydenburg tot 21 jaar tronkstarf gevonnis.

Willie Jacobs het skuldig gepleit op

se invloed in die kerk hom amper met die verfoeilike misdade laat wegkom het.

“Hy het baie invloed gehad en almal in die kerk was lief vir hom en het sy goeie dade besing.

“Hy was soos ‘n oupa vir die kinders en die ouers het hom met hulle kinders vertrou sonder dat hulle vermoed het hy was besig om die kinders se vertroue te wen om

walglike seksdade met hulle te pleeg,” het die emosionele ouer gesê.

Die kinders en die ouers werk nou saam om seker te maak dat al die slagoffers berading ontvang en emosioneel bygestaan word.

Hoofl anddros Andre Lambrecht was die voorsittende beampte en die Nasionale Vervolginsgesag het aangekla.

sewe van die 10 aanklagte teen hom en is effektief drie jaar per kind gevonnis wat nie gesamentlik uitegedien kan word nie.

Hy sal dus effektiewelik 21 jaar tronkstraf uitdien.

Jacobs het homself ingewurm as ‘n kerkleier wat bystand aan die pastore verleen het.

Hy het dan sy vertrouensposisie misbruik om kinders te molesteer.

Die eerste voorval het reeds sowat 15 jaar gelede in Duiwelskloof plaasgevind waarna hy Tzaneen toe getrek het. Daarna het hy in Steelpoort, Burgersfort, Lydenburg en Hoedspruit gewoon en telkens sy posisie as vertroueling van die pastoor in die kerk misbruik om toegang tot kinders te verkry.

Sy uiteindelike skuldigbevinding het ‘n lang pad geloop en gefrustreerde ouers moes jare wag om te sien dat reg uiteindelik geskied.

Die saak is in 2010 van die rol geskrap en omdat Jacobs ‘n invloedryke en baie gewilde persoon in die kerk was, is die kinders nie geglo nie.

Dis eers nadat verskeie kinders na vore gekom het dat die saak regtig die nodige aandag geniet het.

Selfs ondernemings van die kerk om dit intern te hanteer en te ondersoek het op niks uitgeloop nie.

Die kerkraad het die kinders nie geglo nie.Verlede maand is Jacobs vir die eerste keer

deur ‘n kriminoloog as ‘n aktiewe pedofi el geklassisfi seer.

Een van die ouers van ‘n gemolesteerde kind het na die uitspraak gesê dat Jacobs

SKULDIG: Willie Jacobs het skuldig gepleit op sewe aanklagtes van molestering. Foto verskaf

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Cons Murch shut downCONS Murch has been shut down, pending liquidation. Shareholders of Village Main Reef are advised that the business rescue practitioner of Cons Murch applied to Court in terms of section 141(2)(a)(i) of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008) as amended (“the Companies Act”), to discontinue the business rescue proceedings of Cons Murch and place Cons Murch in provisional liquidation. The effective date of the provisional liquidation is 5 February 2015. The board of directors of Cons Murch, an antimony and gold mine at Gravelotte in Limpopo, placed the company under business rescue in terms of Section 129 of the Companies Act on 15 December 2014 after a transaction to sell the company lapsed.

Village Main Reef had been involved in negotiations to sell the shares in Cons Murch to Australian junior Stibium Mining. Stibium agreed in May to buy Cons Murch for US$15m in addition to which it would provide a loan of up to $10m to recapitalize the operation.

Stibium also agreed to fund the fi rst $2m of any shortfall in the company’s rehabilitation liabilities. However, the negotiated transaction to sell the shares lapsed in December 2014 when Stibium was unable to obtain funding. As communicated

at the time to creditors, employees and trade unions, the business rescue practitioner endeavoured to secure post commencement funding and a buyer for the mine.

After seven weeks of business rescue proceedings, the business rescue practitioner determined that there was no reasonable prospect for the company to be rescued by way of said proceedings.

The decision was taken to move to provisional liquidation.

An order was applied for to the High Court of South Africa for business rescue proceedings to be discontinued and for the placing of the company into provisional liquidation. Clifford Maredi has been appointed by the Master of the High Court as a provisional liquidator. Further liquidators will be appointed by the Master of the High Court. Once liquidators have been appointed, they will liaise with all creditors and employees and act in terms of the provisions of all applicable legislation.

Placing Cons Murch in provisional liquidation will allow the retention of the mining rights owned by the company.

It will also allow the liquidators an opportunity to ensure the safety of the essential services employees and the security of company assets.

Ten years for raping elderly womanA MAN who raped an elderly person last year in January was sentenced to ten years imprisonment when he appeared in Naphuno Regional Court last Thursday.

According to Hoedspruit Police spokesperson Constable Livhuwani Mulaudzi, the convict, Adolph Shai (24) was found guilty of raping a 54-year-old woman who was asleep when she was attacked at her home in Molalane Village.

‘The victim was asleep and she woke up to

fi nd a man raping her. She reported the case to the police

and the suspect was arrested following investigations,’ said Mulaudzi.

The police would like to applaud the courage of the victim shown throughout the case.

Mulaudzi said that the victim reported the case without waiting after the incident and this has helped in collecting evidence that later helped convict Shai.

Suspected poacher arrested

APPREHENDED: Would be poacher arrested a er a p of; Muzi Mandonsela taken to the holding cells in Acornhoek by Warrant Offi cer Thembe Thwala.

A MAN found in possession of a rifl e and ammunition appeared in Acornhoek Magistrate Court on Tuesday.

According to Acornhoek police spokesperson Lieutenant Mpho Nonyane, the suspect was arrested on Monday after the police received a tip off about a possible poacher who was in Mega City.

‘The police followed up on the tip and they found the suspect who took them to his home where police managed to fi nd a rifl e, rifl e silencer, ammunition, hand cuffs, bullet proof vest and one police ceremonial jacket,’ said Nonyane.

The suspect, Muzi Mandonsela was remanded into custody and the case is postponed for further investigations. The police are still searching for his accomplice who is believed to be involved in the same crime.

Anyone who might help the police make an arrest of his friend, can contact Acornhoek police branch Commander Lieutenant Colonel John Mbambo on 082 469 1031.

No sign of protesting on R40MOTORISTS can now breathe a sigh of relief as the local police are keeping an eye over the Bushbuckridge R40 road after community members blocked it off several times during the previous weeks.

According to Bushbuckridge police spokesperson Lieutenant Ndlovukazi Mashele, the road protest was halted and the police are on standby to make sure that the road barricading doesn’t occur again.

‘On Tuesday morning police spotted some community members who gathered near the road but no violence or obstruction was reported,’ said Mashele.

The protests were sparked by the lack of tar roads from Ramalema Village to Zanthia village. The community members accused the government of misusing more than R100 million, funds that were allocated to lay the tar road and the bridge in the area.

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Fraudster in courtA MAN suspected of conning people by claiming to be job agents who can help them get jobs appeared in Hoedspruit Magistrate Court for fraud last Thursday.

According to Hoedspruit police spokesperson Constable Livhuwani Mulaudzi the suspect was arrested after several people complained that they were scammed last year.

‘The fraud happened between September and

October last year. People were promised mine jobs by the suspect who asked them to deposit money on his account so that he can set up an interview with the employers,’ said Mulaudzi.

One victim was con out of R6000 and yet another one paid R3500 for the said interview.

Another undisclosed amount was deposited on the day of the interview that never took place.

The suspect was arrested last October after a trap was set by the police.

The suspect Brian Mathebula (35) was remanded into custody after his court appearance and the case is postponed for further investigations.

RITUAL: Julia Nyathi tas ng marula beer during the Go Loma Morula ritual.

Maruleng first annual Marula festivalMARULENG municipality held a successful fi rst annual ‘Go Loma Morula’ last Saturday at The Willows Stadium.

People showed up in numbers with the excitement of getting a sip of their favourite traditional marula beer which was served free of charge during the event. Maruleng municipality considered it fi t to organise an offi cial ceremony that marks the importance of marula in the lives of people who live in the area where they have been blessed with a lot of marula trees.

Go Loma Morula is a build up event that will continue during the celebration of marula festival that will take place in Phalaborwa later this month. Local leaders and traditional leaders also had their fi rst taste of marula ritual which took place in a

kraal that was made inside the stadium for the ritual purpose.

The marula tree is used in many ways, for instance: to make oil, Marula nuts, jam, beer and its bark is used for medicinal purposes. ‘The name Maruleng is a Northern Sotho word which is derived from marula, which is indigenous in Limpopo and are found in abundance in Maruleng area,’ said Maruleng Municipal spokesperson John Seokoma.

Entertainment was provided by the South African “King” of Kwasa Kwasa music, Steven Sefofa, aka Maloabotshiba, traditional dances and other provincial and local artists. Maruleng municipality is living up its vision which goes, “To be the powerhouse of socio-economic development through sustainable and integrated agriculture and tourism

Maruleng chief whip Mongadi Mmoledi and Maruleng municipal Mayor Pule Mafologele seated in the front during the fes val.

DANCE MOVES: Tradi onal dances showing off their moves during the fes val which was a huge success.

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COMMUNITY members intensifi ed their protesting by taking keys of trucks from drivers who tried to pass through where they blocked the roads.

According to Bushbuckridge police spokesperson Lieutenant Ndlovukazi Mashele the protesters have moved from their usual spot and are blocking the road with trucks they confi scated after overpowering the drivers.

“It is not safe today to move on these roads. Motorists must fi nd alternative roads to avoid being victims of this protesting,’ said Mashele on Wednesday

morning.Over the weekend the road protest was

calm and the police were on standby to make sure that the road barricading doesn’t occur again but this has since changed as now the protesters are strengthening their strikes.

The protest were sparked by the lack of tar roads from Ramalema Village to Zanthia village.

The community members accused the government of misusing more than R100 million, funds that were allocated to erect the tar road and the bridge in the area.

Community members block roads

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HOEDSPRUIT HERALD Friday February 13, 2015 5OPINION

Laat-my-liggie-skyn van Hoedspruit, skryf :

OORLAT ek op ‘n plaas bly en direk by die-plek-wiesse-naam-nou-’n-vloekwoord-geword-het, krag kry - of nie kry nie - hang af hoe jy daarna kyk, het die hele ding van “loadshedding” my nog nie eintlik geraak nie.

Ons krag is maar gereeld af. Elke keer as die wind waai, of dit donner en blits hier teen die horison uit, of as dit bietjie te lank aanmekaar reën ...

Ons is so gewoond daaraan, dit pla nie te veel nie.

Maar, net soos ‘n jaar of twee of drie gelede is die loadshedding nou op almal se lippe en wil ek ook maar my mond oop-en-toe-maak oor die aangeleentheid!

Eers het ek gedink dat “beurtkrag “ met “shedding” te make het en gereken meeste mense praat seker maar net verkeerd want einlik is dit mos nou load-Sharing ... Toe nou nie.

Maar dit daar gelaat. Ek weet nou nog steeds nie wat wie “shed”

nie maar wat ek wel weet is dat hierdie lang ure van donkerte eintlik ‘n bedekte seën kan wees.

Steek ‘n vuurtjie aan en braai ‘n vleisie en maak ‘n braaibroodjie, al is dit Woensdagaand.

Sit lekker en gesels met die kinders oor hulle dag.

Luister na jou beterhelfte se storie. Maak saam planne vir Desember-vakansie. Dis gewoonlik net vir 2 ure!!

Wat maak dit saak as jy tussen 6 en 8 nie kan TV kyk nie?

Ek verstaan dat die arme kinders wat moet huiswerk doen aan die kortste end trek, maar ek is oortuig daarvan dat hulle die meeste in die daglig gedoen kan kry en dan maar na agt bietjie tyd voor die boeke insit as hulle nie by die gaslamp wil werk nie.

Ons weet mos voor die tyd wanneer gaan die krag af wees en waar en vir hoe lank.

Of liewer julle ouens wat munisipale krag kry weet.

Dis net ons oppie plaas wat onkant gevang word!

En om die spreekwoordelike kersie oppie koek te sit: Ons water werk ook nie as die krag af is nie, want ons pompe werk dan ook nie...

En dit kan nogal soms ietwat van ‘n gemorsspul veroorsaak. Maar ons kla nie.

En asseblief: As jou krag vanaand 6 uur afgaan, moenie dadelik vir almal op enige sosiale netwerk vra: “Is julle krag ook af ...?”

Wat maak dit saak of my krag ook af is? Jy weet nie eers waar ek is nie?

En jy gee ook nie regtig om nie? Laat jou liggie skyn.

Brand ‘n vuurtjie. Braai ‘n vleisie en gebruik die kraglose TV-lose, mikrogolfl ose tyd tot jou en jou gesin se voordeel!

Moenie net kla nie. Moenie net kerm nie. Dit gaan niks aan die saak verander nie. Probeer liewer elektrisiteit bespaar

gedurende die tye wat jy wel krag het. Dalk maak dit tog ‘n verskil. Ek weet nie.

Beurtkrag: Ons kla nieDie berugte beurtkrag is weer met ons en dié keer lyk dit of dit gekom het om ‘n lang ruk te bly.Boonop is dit nou ‘n halfuur langer. Genadiglik in die stadium slegs een of twee keer per week.Dit lyk of dit onafwendbaar is dat die belas ngbetaler, afgesien van hoë elektrisiteitsrekeninge, ook nou die hand dieper in die sak sal moet steek vir sonpanele, ba erye, kragopwekkers, ens.Dis goed en wel om ona anklik van elektrisiteit te raak, maar kan die gewone man op straat dit bekos g?Een voordeel daarvan is egter dat irritasie om die kragstasie in die hande te kry na ‘n groot storm, (soos gedurende die naweek,) nie meer ‘n probleem sal wees en mens nie sowat 12 ure sonder krag (en in baie gevalle water,) hoef te sit nie!By dit alles kan ons ook iets posi efs in die hele situasie sien. Dit gee mens meer tyd om saam met jou gesin en in die buitelug deur te bring, soos die briefskrywer tereg hiernaas sê.Saterdag is dit weer Valentynsdag, die dag van die Groot Liefde, en ten spyte van die feit dat dit deesdae so gekommersialiseerd is, kan mens deur middel van eenvoudige dingetjies tog iets vir daardie spesiale persoon in jou lewe beteken.Geniet dit.

Send us your special moments, a birthday celebra on, a cute photo at a social event anything worth sharing with the community. Send it to: [email protected] or [email protected] with the subject line pic of the week.

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HALLO JULLE: Ons was die naweek in die Kruger Nasionale Park waar ons die trop olifante met ‘n klomp kleintjies raakgeloop het. Foto ingestuur deur Ruben Barnard.

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Candidates must hold a relevant Degree or Technikon Diploma. Candidates are required to have 4 Years’ relevant experience. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt & Project Management will be advantageous. Ref. No. SAM20391

6 HOEDSPRUIT HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015SCHOOL

Boogskuts presteerTWEE leerders van Laerskool Drakensig, Canell Jackson en Cornelius Oosthuizen het die naweek van 6-8 Februarie aan die Pretoria kampioenskap vir boogskiet deelgeneem en uitstekend gevaar.

Canell skiet ‘n nasionale kwalifi sering en wen haar afdeling. Cornelius doen ook baie goed vir sy eerste kompetisie en skiet ‘n Limpopo kwalifi sering.

Die binnehuise kampioenskap het Vrydag plaasgevind en Canell behaal ‘n tweedeplek. Tydens Saterdag se ABO wen Canell haar afdeling.

Ons is baie trots op ons Drakies wat so goed presteer in ekstra-kurrikulêre aktiwiteite.

GROOT PRESTASIE: Canell Jackson en Cornelius Oosthuizen presteer pragtig in boogskiet.

Learners awardedLOWVELD Academy recently held their fi rst award ceremony which took place in the White Rhino Hall to acknowledge the excellent results achieved by the fi rst batch of students, the grade 8’s of 2014.

The learners were given certifi cates, two trophies donated by Koos and Linda Kieck and a book voucher to buy a book of choice at Boek & Pen were handed over to several students for their consistent hard work.

Nhlalala Sibuyi received Academic Honours as the top student of 2014, maintaining a promotion mark in the high eighties for the whole year and 89, 3% for fi nal. She received the book voucher (R200) as well as the trophy for highest achievement in English Home Language. She was top student in six other subjects: Economic and Management Science, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science and Technology.

Positions 2 and 3 were achieved by Aarol Mphuma (85, 4%), top student in Arts and Culture, and Inge Fourie (84, 1%) top student in Afrikaans and Computer Studies.

A trophy was awarded to Sharlton Mmola for best progress in the course of the year in English Home Language, an improvement of 16,6%. Shanae Cronje received the certifi cate for the student with the best over-all improvement. Her average percentage increased by 7, 9%.

A total of 14 students received certifi cates for achieving 80%+ in various subjects. The director and staff of Lowveld Academy congratulate all these achievers and thank the parents for their support.

Striving for Excellence will continue in 2015.

GROOT PRESTASIE: Canell Jackson en Cornelius Oosthuizenpresteer prag g in boogskiet.

AWARDED: Nhlalala Sibuyi and Sharlton Mmola were amongst learners who received awards during the acknowledgement of the excellent results awards that was held recently.

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Cancer: A learner reading one of the celebratory messages that was hung in a tree during the celebra on of world Cancer day.

CELEBRATORY MASSEGES: SCS learners standing between the displayed commemora ve messages to honour their loved ones aff ected by Cancer.

World cancer daySCS College Crux Social Committee marked World Cancer Day last Wednesday by selling ribbons to learners and staff.

They also once again provided the opportunity for the SCS Community to display commemorative messages to honour

their loved ones affected by Cancer. The messages in the trees served as a powerful and moving visual tribute which has now become a very special annual awareness event for SCS.

Spirit building concert at Lowveld AcademyMORE than 60 new students became part of Lowveld Academy at the start of the 2015 school year and were welcomed enthusiastically by the pioneers from 2014.NO hazing or “doop” is practised at LA but orientation activities took place during the fi rst three school days.

Newbie’s and oldies alike were divided into three houses, Acacia, Baobab and Marula competed in spirit building event.

Each group was tasked with performing three songs a capella, viz. an oldie, a gospel song and something modern. With only three days to prepare, everyone pitched in and devised and practised their items. Ms Maureen Lahoud praised everyone’s efforts as she judged their performances in the White Rhino Hall.

The LA GPS, a booklet which serves as the guide to life at Lowveld Academy, was studied by all students and a quiz was written on Friday before the concert. Most students handled this competently but a few surprisingly creative answers also emerged!

One of the highlights of the orientation was a walk from the LA campus to the AFB Hoedspruit sports complex. The group started walking at 0900 and despite the heat; all made it to the reward of a cooling swim. A fun fruit-festival was the reward courtesy of Bavaria and Lowveld Citrus, replenishing some of the expended energy.

Each activity carried a point-value and the team who scored the best overall, was Acacia congratulation to them and their teacher, Ms Sune Muller.

Concert- GEAT FUN: Lowveld Academy learners had lots of fun during the spirit building concert.

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Drakies blink uit tydens atletiekbyeenkomsLAERSKOOL Drakensig se Prestige atletiekbyeenkoms wat gehou was op 7 Februarie 2015, was weer eens van uitstaande gehalte.

Agt skole gehuisves wat teen mekaar gekompeteer het is hier gehuisves en Drakensig het 20 goue medaljes, 15 silwer medaljes en 10 brons medaljes verower.

Drakensig atlete het natuurlik ook rekords verbeter. Van hierdie rekords is Byron Hendricks 0/9 in die 60m, Thapelo Malatji 0/10 in die 80 m, Ninikie Ditshego 0/12 in die hoogsrping asook Mosima Mabasa 0/13 in die hoogspring. Byron Hendricks is ook as die beste junior Victor Ludorum aangewys.

Vir die volgende borge: Vincent Myburg (Bosveld Slaghuis), Hoedpruit Spar, Buco, Lafras Tremper (Ammunisie), Johan v Vuurenn (Jonkmansspruit mangoes). Sonder julle sou die dag nie so groot sukses gewees het nie.

MEDALJES: Mixo Nxumalo en Lesedi Dibokoane verwerf n goue en silwer medalje in die 80m meisies 0/11.

UITBLINKER: Byron Hendricks is Jnr Victor Ludorum.

UITHOUVERMOë: Hierdie seun het stamina! Kabelo Kgohloane gee sy alles in die 800m seuns 0/13.

Die Massingirdam in Mosambiek is besig om toenemend meer hengelaars en ander vakansiegangers uit die omgewing te lok. Veral omdat dit rela ef naby is, maklik bereikbaar is na ‘n plesierrit deur die Wildtuin en veral omdat dit ‘n paradys is vir hengelaars wat groot ervis, karp en kurpers wil vang. Gereelde besoekers aan Massingir is Kobus en Elize Eckard

van Trellidor, Tzaneen. Met hul mees onlangse besoek het hulle egter nie net opwinding met hengel ervaar nie, maar ‘n drie-meter-lange krokodil gesien wat aan ‘n naglyn gehaak is. Hulle het onmiddellik vir Lodovico Salinha van Natuurbewaring in kennis gestel waarna hy ‘n senior amptenaar ontbied het wat die krokodil moes skiet om hom van sy lyding te red. Dit moet as waarskuwing dien vir hengelaars wat Massingir besoek dat daar heelwat krokodille in die dam is. Hier is Kobus en Lodovico by die krokodil saam met Samuel Jorge Chauke wat die dier geskiet het.

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