Friday 12 December 2014Year 6 141th Edition Tel: 013 262 4416

Each and every year the young Orphaned andVulnerable Children (OVC) enrolled in theNdlovu Children’s Program are treated to aChristmas Party by the Ndlovu partners andmarvelous benefactors, the Diep in die Bergteam. The early Christmas Party was held at theNdlovu Miracle Theatre in Elandsdoorn. Antonvan Zyl, his family and friends and Diep in dieBerg staff arrived with cars and trailers packedto capacity with goodies to delight any child’sheart. Attention to detail was thoughtful andprecise. This year the children were treated withpackets of snacks upon arrival, balloons, bub-bles, carefully packed lunches, cold drinks (allin re-useable containers) and marvelously boun-tiful gifts. Each parcel was packed according toage and gender. Besides all of this, the CHAMPteam played with the children, treated them withfun face-paint and everyone had a wonderfultime. With more than enough to eat, magic wasrestored to the lives of these underprivilegedchildren once more. The Ndlovu Care Groupsent their sincerest gratitude to the Diep in dieBerg Team for a fantastic day they spent withthe institution’s Orphaned and VulnerableChildren.

OVC Christmas Partyat Ndlovu

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An Extended Public Works Program that wassupposed to have been started on 1 December2014 and end on 31 July 2015, which was aimedto benefit 65 individuals and numerous fami-lies around Elias Motsoaledi Local Munici-

Oppositions react after EPWP project cancelledpality, has now been cancelled. According toElias Motsoaledi Ward 10 Councillor SeunMogotji, the cancellation of the project leftpoor community members, who were supposedto benefit from it, destitute, disillusioned and

disappointed. Mogotji added that the EliasMotsoaledi Local Municipality was given abudget to run the project but the council de-cided to stop the project without valid reasonsraised. “The grant was allocated to the EliasMotsoaledi Local Municipality Council, but forsome obscure and unknown reasons, the projectwas cancelled.The council seems to be developing a tendencyof not using grants that have to be spent todevelop the community and alleviate povertyin the communities,” he said.Mogotji added that unemployed communitymembers were appointed for the project andthey were notified last minute that the projectwill no longer continue. “As the official oppo-sition in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality,we consider it as our duty to challenge thecouncil on this matter. We have also engaged

with the Lawyers for Human Rights in thematter. We believe that this is a breach ofcontract between the municipality and the 65beneficiaries who were appointed for theproject,” he said. Mogotji said that these poorcommunity members used their last cash tocompile relevant documents and travel to thecouncil for interviews and also measured fortheir uniform sizes in the municipality but theywere turned away when told that the project hasbeen stopped. “This is regarded as fruitlessexpenditure spent by the municipality as theproject was never implemented. There are nospecific answers regarding the matter now wewant someone to account for the decision,” hesaid. He said, as oppositions, they want thematter to be resolved immediately and if themunicipality fails, they will seek for further legalassistance.

The Sekhukhune Office Relocation Movement (SORM) organized a march leading to LebowakgomoLegislature Offices on Wednesday 10 December. The Coordinator of the Sekhukhune OfficeRelocation Movement, Simon Mahlangu, said the march that saw hundreds of Sekhukhuneresidents aimed to address neglected issues of the concerned Sekhukhune residents. Taxiassociations within Sekhukhune area joined the protest and hundreds of taxis were deployed totransport community members to the march. He said their main concern is relocating theSekhukhune Offices from Lebowakgomo to Jane Furse. “I wonder why our district (SekhukhuneDistrict Municipality) has offices within the Capricorn District Municipality. It is clear that we areneglected by government officials. In all five district municipalities in Limpopo Province,Sekhukhune is the only district that has some of its offices in other district municipality. If theyfail to relocate the offices, we will form an organization that will fight for us in the coming 2016 localgovernment elections so that our voice could be heard,” he said. He added that amongst otherissues included in the memorandum, is that tenders must be given to local entrepreneurs. He saidthey also mentioned that Sekhukhune Hospitals are understaffed due to nepotism in theDepartment of Health. “The Department appoints people from outside the Sekhukhune area. Theydon’t serve long and apply to be transferred to their areas. This results in a backlog and leads tohospitals always experiencing a shortage of staff,” said Simon. He hinted that tenders must alsobe prioritized to benefit locals. He said most of the government programmes in Sekhukhune aregiven to family and friends of those who occupied top positions within the departments.

SORM protest to relocatedistrict offices

Marble Hall Police appeal to the community toassist with information that can lead to thearrest of the suspects who committed a houserobbery at Toitskraal Farm near Marble HallTown.The crime was committed on Friday 28 Novem-ber during the night. According to the police

Armed robbers at large, police needsassistance

report, the victims were sleeping at their homewhen they were attacked by three suspects,two of them were having firearms. The sus-pects forced entry through the door and wentto the bedroom. They found the family sleepingand they pointed them with firearms and tiedtheir hands and feet with wires before they

started ransacking thehouse. They robbedthe family off theirproperty including aTV set, cellphones, anundisclosed amountof money, jewelriestwo pistols and am-munition. The 61 yearold house owner sus-tained injuries duringthe robbery after hewas assaulted by thesuspects.A case of house rob-bery and theft wasopened at Marble HallSAPS and is under in-vestigation. No arresthas been made at thestage and the policeare appealing to thecommunity to comeforward with informa-tion that can lead tothe arrest of the sus-pects.Anyone with informa-tion is urged to call thepolice on 08600 1011or 112 from theircellphones. They arealso advised to callCaptain LucasNkadimeng on 082 2186555.

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As the rest of the country is busy with 16 Daysof Activism for no Violence Against Womenand Children, the message seems to be mean-ingless to some community members as theycontinue with acts of rape and abuse in theircommunities.The statement is witnessed by an incident ofrape that took place at Ntwane Village on Sun-day 2 December where an 11 year old girl wasraped by a man known to the community.According to a community member, whodoesn’t want to be named, the victim wastravelling with two othe girls coming from Sun-day school. “On their way home they cameacross the suspect named Mike Nkosi whoapproached and grabbed an 11 year old girl.The other two girls managed to flee and in-formed a man who was also in the bushes about

Man arrested for raping 11year old girl in the bushes

the incident. The man went to investigate andhe was shocked to find the suspect with hispants down on top of the victim while his dogswatching him raping the child,” he said. Headded that the suspect grabbed his pants andfled from the scene. More community memberswere mobilized and a hunt for the suspectbegun. “The suspect was spotted by commu-nity members but he managed to run away andfled. The angry community didn’t give up andcontinued with a search and the suspect wasfound at his home in Tambo Village,” he said.He added that the community started question-ing him and he told them that he went forhunting that day. The mob then called thevictim and the other two girls to come andidentify him. “The children managed to identifythe suspect and his dogs were still followinghim when the community was busy interrogat-ing him. The police were informed and he wasarrested on the spot,” he said. He further saidthat the child was later taken to Philadelphiahospital for treatment and is currently still trau-matized by the incident. The other two childrenare also traumatized after witnessing and expe-riencing the shocking incident.The incident was condemned by EliasMotsoaledi Ward 10 Councillor Seun Mogotji.He said security should be strengthened in thecommunity to avoid such incidents. “It is reallyshocking to see such incidents taking placeduring the 16 Days of Activism for no ViolenceAgainst Women and Children abuse. The lawmust take its cause and let all perpetrators belocked up,” he said.The suspect appeared before the MoutseMagistrate’s Court on Tuesday 9 Decemberand denied bail. He will appear again on Mon-day 12 January 2015.

The suspect, Mike Nkosi is been ques-tioned by the community membersjust before he was arrested for rapingan 11 year old girl.

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Forty five beneficiaries from Moteti received early Christmas gifts whenMoteti Top Spot Café and Butchery donated food parcels on Saturday6 December. According to the shop owner, Mr Intsar (Ali) Cheema, aPakistani citizen, the donation comes as an appreciation to the Moteticommunity members and surrounding villages for supporting his busi-ness. Ali said the decision comes after a touching plight of these povertystricken families and as a local businessman, he decided to present thecommunity with early Christmas presents.“I started the business four years ago and the Moteti communitysupported me a lot. I decided to donate to the needy as some of thefamilies here are poverty stricken and have no income to put food on thetable at the end of the day. Some of the families depend on social grantsand the money is too little to support the rest of the family,” he said.Ali said the gifts form part of an early Christmas. The food parcelscontained 5kg mieliemeal, 2L cooking oil, 2L Coca-Cola soft drink andKoo baked beans. “The beneficiaries were identified with assistance ofthe Elias Motsoaledi Ward 2 Councillor, Banda Phatlane.” he said.Ali concluded: “The Moteti Top Spot Café and Butchery will continuewith its support to donate to the community in future. This will be doneas an aim of giving back to the community that keep on supporting theshop by doing their grocery shopping with us on daily basis.”Ward 2 Councillor Alfred Banda Phatlane appreciated the efforts doneby the shop to give back to the community. He said the shop starteddonating to the community a few years back.“Having businesses such as Moteti Top Spot Café and Butchery is reallybenefiting because they do not forget to give back to the community,”A beneficiary Oupa Mashego said: “I really cannot express the feelingof joy I have in my heart. The donation could not have come at a bettertime since we were facing a black Christmas, not knowing where wewould raise money to buy food. May God richly bless the Moteti TopSpot Café and Butchery.”Liza Tjaba, one of the beneficiaries, said she stays with her two grand-children and she is unemployed. She said she only survives by doingodd jobs in the village. “Sometimes is hard to find a job in the village asmany people are poor here. Some days I’m urged to go and beg for foodto my neighbours and relatives. The presents will assist a lot. Thank Youvery much Moteti Top Spot Café and Butchery. I wish other businessesaround our village will do the same to help the needy,” she concluded.

Early Christmas for MotetiResidents

Masekwayile Day Care at Ga-Molepane Villagenear Jane Furse held a graduation ceremony forchildren who will be doing Grade R next year.The event was held at the centre premises at Ga-Molepane Village.During the day the graduates pulled the atten-tion of the attendees when wearing their cul-tural attire and performing cultural activities.Forty children were presented with graduationcertificates. they will able them to enrol forgrade R in various primary schools next year.

GraduationCeremony atMasekwayile

Day CareCentre

The Moteti Top Spot Café and Butchery beneficiaries hold-ing their food parcels they received from the owner of theshop, Mr Intsar (Ali) Cheema.

One of the beneficiaries, Liza Tjaba, receives a donationfrom Moteti Top Spot Café and Butchery Intsar (Ali) Cheemaand Elias Motsoaledi Ward 2 Councillor Banda Phatlane.

Traditional artire was the dress code ofthe day

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The 2014 theme for World AIDS Day was, “Focus, Partner, Achieve, an AIDS-free Generation”.The Ndlovu Care Group at Elandsdoorn in Dennilton, together with other stakeholders with anactive interest in the containment of HIV had a very successful World Aids Day event on Monday1 December at the Ndlovu Sports Grounds. Besides HCT the most important activity of the daywas interactive discussion where participants were encouraged to ask questions about HIV/AIDS. Answers were given by experienced stakeholders .With the intent of decreasing the stigma and misconception, children were also encouraged toparticipate and it was noticeable that children who participated seemed well informed about thetopic of the day.

Ndlovu’s World AIDS Day

A body of a 44 year old man was found in thebush at Ga-Tloporo Village in Moutse west thepolice said. According to Constable LethunyaMmuroa from Marble Hall SAPS, the body wasdiscovered by a passerby and he immediatelycalled the police. “The deceased was identified by his family asOupa Motsepe (44) from Lefiso Village. He washaving visible injuries on the head and a stabwound underneath his breast. The motive ofkilling is not yet known,” he said.

Body found in the bushesMmuroa added that the body was taken toGroblersdal Government Mortuary for postmortem.“A docket of murder is opened at the MarbleHall SAPS and is under investigations. Any-one with information that can lead to the arrestof suspect/s, is urged to call the nearest policestation on 08600 10 111 or Marble Hall police on013 261 8614. They can also call Captain LucasNkadimeng on 082 218 6555,” concludedMmuroa.

The Ndlovu Care Group team was encouraging people to get tested for HIV onWorld Aids Day at the Ndlovu Sports Grounds.

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16 Days of ”no violence” Activism

Sergeant Mathabatha from DenniltonSAPS addressing the crowd about stepsthat should be taken to stop genderviolence.

From 25 November to 10 December has beendeclared as 16 days of Activism for no violenceagainst Women and Children.This year’s awareness was important becausethe country commemorated many milestones.

The Mayor of Elias Motsoaledi LocalMunicipality Cllr Julia Mathebe, saysgovernment has to advocate these 16days of activism campaign.

The year 2014 marks 60 years since the signingof the Women’s Charter on 17 April 1954 inJohannesburg, 20 years of freedom and democ-racy in South Africa and 16 years of the 16 Daysof Activism Campaign. Elias Motsoaledi Local

Municipality in partnership with the Commis-sion on Gender Equality have organised theawareness campaign at Ntwane Village inMoutse.According to the statistics, Ntwane Village hasa high rate of Women and Children abuse andwas identified by the municipality to organisea campaign that will teach people about genderviolence in the communities.The Mayor of Elias Motsoaledi Local Munici-pality Cllr. Julia Mathebe and her entire councilgathered at the dusty Bakwena Sports Groundswith the communities of Moutse East to roll outthe campaign for no violence against Womenand Children.In her keynote address, the Mayor of EliasMotsoaledi Local Municipality indicated thatnowadays most of the people are afraid to walkalone in the streets as the rate of crime is risingdaily.She said the leadership of the municipality has

pledged its commitment to lead in the plans formainstreaming the Children’s Rights throughits partnership with SALGA supported by Savethe Children Organisation.The Mayor promised to install streets lights atall the bus stops in the villages throughoutElias Motsoaledi Local Municipality. Her com-mitment comes after a call by the SAPS that themunicipality should do something about theprovision of street lights to ensure a saferenvironment in the communities.In his message of support, the chairperson ofElias Motsoaledi Local Municipality’s MoralRegeneration Movement, Pastor Magudulelaindicated that the moral decay is the root causeof all evils.The flavour of the day was added by perform-ance of a drama group from Tshwelopele YouthCentre. Their key message was about the abuseof women and children by irresponsible hus-bands.

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The date of 5 December 2014 was known forcreating playful moments around the country.Fanta soft drink brought the ultimate teen expe-rience to Monamodi Motsepe SecondarySchool in Tafelkop Village, through the#FantaTastes Like campaign. Music, danceand laughter filled the entire school as pupilsenjoyed a live concert experience.With all the hard work put into preparing forexams, there was simply no better time to endthe exam season than with a concert experiencerewarding the teens. Fanta transformed theschool into a world of sensory amazement,where performers helped get the students ontotheir feet and dancing, laughing and lettingtheir hair down in a safe environment.Teens were blown away by a surprise perform-ance by the country’s well known musicians,Dr Malinga and Busiswa, who shared the stagewith BMX tricksters and beat box performers.Fanta had the backing of one of the country'smost talented dancers, choreographers andactress Lorcia Cooper, who personally concep-tualized the Fanta-Cise dance moves that day."Being active doesn't have to be boring. Fantamakes it fun and what better way to expressyourself than by dancing," said ThokozaniZungu, Brand Manager of Fanta for Coca-ColaSouth Africa."We wanted to create awareness around theimportance of having an active, healthy life-style. We encouraged the teens to be creativeand tell us what #FantaTastesLike to them andhave some fun doing it," he said.

Fanta brought fun to MonamodiMatsepe Primary

Pupils and other community memberscame in numbers to be entertainedduring the Fanta Tastes Like Cam-paign.

Dr Malinga pulled attention of thecrowd with his unique moves whenperforming on the stage.

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Orlando Pirates mid-fielder, Mpho Makola, is back with his annual MphoMakola Soccer Tournament that will be taking place from 22 to 25December.The man who is giving back to his community of Tafelkop will cater 16soccer teams in the tournament this year. A brief explanation about him,Mpho Makola was born 0n 4 May 1986 in Tafelkop Village.Currently he plays as a right winger for Orlando Pirates. Makola hasspent his youth football career playing at Alex Sheffield, Kaizer Chiefs,Bidvest Wits, Vaal Tech and Africa Sport Youth before signing for FreeState Stars in 2008. He has made 70 first-team starts during four seasonsand was held in high regard by the teammates and coaching staff.The tournament is organized to take place at Tafelkop Stadium andhundreds of spectators are expected to come from different parts of thevillage to support their soccer teams.According to Jeffrey Mtshweni, the Secretary of the Elias MotsoalediFootball Association, 16 soccer teams from Tafelkop, Motetema,Mogaung, Dennilton and Groblersdal will be taking part in the tourna-ment. He said as organizers, they expect more soccer loving peoplearound the villages to come and support as some of their favouriteOrlando Pirates players will be attending the tournament.“The winners of the tournament will pocket R17 000-00, soccer kit, trophyand gold medals. The second prize winners will take home R10 000-00,soccer kit and silver medals. This year we don’t have third prizes and thetwo teams that lose to the semi-finals will pocket R1 500-00 each,” he said.The fixture of the tournament is as follows; On Monday 22 December,Swallow FC will be taking on Double Touch FC. Kgopa FC will faceTafelkop Brothers FC. Matsebeng Real Hearts will take on MashitanengFC and Dennilton Sun Roses will play with Groblersdal Taxi AssociationFC. Tuesday 23 December, Argentina will take on Titus FC, Tshikisto FCwill play with Mpho XII, E-Rangers FC will take on Aces FC and MarikanaFC will face DK Masters FC.

Mpho MakolaSoccerTournament

A three days Soccer Charity Fund Raising Tournament will take place atGa-Molepane Sports Grounds this Festive Season. Eight soccer teamsfrom Jane Furse area will be taking part in the tournament competing fordifferent prizes.According to the sports coordinator Mr. Lloyd Mankge, the tournamentaims to raise money to benefit children from poor backgrounds aroundJane Furse.“The tournament will commence on Christmas day for quarterfinals. Thesemi-finals will be held on 26 December and the final is scheduled to takeplace on 27 December,” he said.Lloyd added that the winners of the tournament will walk away withR4000-00, a big trophy, gold medals and a soccer jersey. Second prizewinners will take home R1500-00 and silver medals. The team that willcome third will walk away with 5 soccer balls and R500-00.Lloyd said the Jane Furse area has a zonal Soccer League that is currentlyrunning but the league is in financial needs as most of the communitymembers around the area are unemployed and cannot contribute.“We have four foot ball teams participating in the league and they aredoing well. The league is registered with SAFA and the winners will bepromoted to the Vodacom League,” he said.Lloyd appealed to businesses around Sekhukhune to contribute in thetournament as they are facing financial challenges. He said they dependonly on the entrance fee to cover all cost but it is too little.“We appeal to anyone who may be able to assist to come on board andcontribute. The contribution towards the tournament will enable us tocover expenses such as referee fees, catering, prizes and others,” he said.Anyone who is willing to contribute to the Soccer Fund Raising Tour-nament at Ga-Molepane that will be starting on Christmas day can callLloyd Mankge on 072 109 1401.

Charity FundRaising SoccerTournament atGa-Molepane

The Orlando Pirates winger, MphoMakola organized a tournament at hishome Village in Tafelkop this FestiveSeason.

Some of the soccer teams that usuallytake part in the annual Mpho MakolaSoccer Tournament.