11 July 2014

New Mayor appointed

Justin Steyn

A new mayor has been appointed in thetown of Bela Bela. This comes after formermayor, Councillor Freddy Hlungwane wasrequested to resign from his position via theANC Provincial Executive Committee.Councillor Lucas Nhlapo was elected and

sworn in to office on Wednesday, 2 July atthe local municipality’s Council chambers.At his inauguration, Nhlapo stated that he

will serve the entire local community.“I hereby swear to serve the entire com-

munity and not just a section. My aim is totake this municipality further,” he said.Nhlapo took note of several issues whichthe town faces and planned to take these

head on. “In our town, road infrastructure,housing, storm water- issues and thegeneral upkeep of the town must be dealtwith more seriously. The local municipalitymust ensure that these issues are dealt withmore rapidly and effectively.” He said.Nhlapo described the town as a tourist

destination that should be attractive to itsvisitors. This, he said, is hampered byoverwhelming poverty which must beeradicated. Nhlapo further noted that themunicipality must complete all plannedprojects on their intended due dates.“A big challenge that the Bela Bela

municipality is faced with is the completionof planned projects. I would like to tell thepublic that come the end of this financial

year, all planned projects should be com-pleted without any delays taking place,” hesaid.On issues regarding youth development

and crime, Nhlapo said that he plans tobuild more sports and recreational centreswhere the youth can be safe and developvaluable skills for their future.“Currently, there is a big gap for the youth.

Sports centres and recreational facilitiesmust be built to ensure that our children aresafe and can develop their full potentialwithout harm. Drug abuse is killing ourcommunity and the municipality, localauthorities and the community at largemust work hand in hand so that thisproblem can be eradicated”’ he said.

Nhlapo concluded that he will be commu-nicating with various stakeholders onissues such as crime and HIV.Members of the local community who

attended the inauguration said that they arepleased with Nhlapo’s appointment andexpect great things from the newly electedMayor.“Under Hlungwane we suffered in poverty

and general service delivery has been poor.We trust that Nhlapo will change thesesituations so that the town can flourish,”they said.At midday Bela Bela’s streets were filled

with the buzzing and hooting of the localcommunity celebrating the appointment oftheir new mayor.

The local community took to the streets celebrating their new mayor. Photos: Justin Steyn

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Police in Bela Bela arrested two intoxi-cated drivers on Saturday 5 July.According to the local police spokes-

person, Constable Glen Manamela, bothincidents occurred whilst police wereconducting patrols.In the first instance a 26 year old man,

Musa Sithole, was driving a silver Toyotain Extension 5 of the local township.Manamela said that Sithole had beendriving the vehicle during the eveninghours without any headlights indicated.She added that a patrol vehicle stopped

the vehicle, after which it was discov-ered that Sithole was intoxicated whilstdriving.He was arrested and made his first

The Department of Transport Limpopo– Internal Affairs Division arrested asenior traffic officer on Friday, 4 Julyat Mookgophong Municipality. The officer appeared inMookgophong magistrate court forfraud and was released on R2000 bailon condition that he is not allowed togo to the testing station and he maynot communicate with any of the state

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Victims of an attack in Leeupoorthave returned home after a fewmonths.Manie and Rachel de Beer, who

were viciously attacked by five men,one of whom was allegedly carryingan axe, at their home in Leeupoort inFebruary were staying with family inHillcrest in Kwa-Zulu Natal after theirordeal.The couple were asleep when theywere attacked in the early hours ofFriday, 28 February by five men whoallegedly broke into their home.Their daughter, Linda de Beer, said

that Manie had to undergo twointensive operations - one to cleanand repair the skull fractures andanother to replace his jaw withtitanium plates.He had also contracted a bacterial

infection due to the nature of hisinjuries. Rachel suffered severe backinjuries as she had gone for a backoperation two weeks prior to theattack.Rachel spoke about how it feels to

be back home for the first time sincethe attack.

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A child has died after drowning in adam on a farm on Stockpoort Road inLephalale, after he and a friend wentswimming.According to ER24 spokesperson,

Russel Meiring, paramedics receivedthe emergency call to meet the fatheron the roadside.Upon their arrival at the scene, they

immediately assessed the boy but nosigns of life were found.

The business area between Unie Slaghuis and Pep-Storesin Bela Bela town experienced water shortages after thiefstole copper cables in their area of operation on Monday,7 July. Some offices were flooded with water, while therest of the veranda was also flooded. Police spokesper-son Constable Glen Manamela said that no such crimewas reported in their docket file. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Two DUI arrests in one nightcourt appearance on Monday 7 July atthe Bela Bela Magistrate court.The case was remanded to Monday 3

November and Sithole was released onbail of R1000.A second case of intoxicated driving

was opened after Takalani Mampeeallegedly drove past a stop sign at topspeed. Manamela said that a patrolvehicle stopped Mampee and added thathe struggled to move out of the vehiclehe had been driving in, allegedly due tohis intoxication, before being arrested.Mampee made his first court appear-

ance on Monday 7 July at the Bela BelaMagistrate court and was released onbail of R1 000.He is expected to make a second

appearance on Monday 10 November.

Child drowns in damMeiring said that advanced life

support and CPR was performed onthe boy for 30 minutes but the boycould not be revived. The boy’s friendwas assessed and treated for herinjuries and was thereafter trans-ported to a nearby hospital for furthertreatment.The girl later told paramedics that

they had been swimming in the damwhen the boy apparently becamefatigued.The exact cause of theincident is still unknown.

Department of Traffic arrestssenior official

witnesses. The case was postponed to 15September 2014 for further investiga-tions and for the Department ofTransport Limpopo - Internal AffairsDivision to finalize their forensic. The matter is investigated in a jointoperation by the Department’s Inter-nal Affairs and the Hawks of theSAPS anti - corruption division.

Axe attack victims back home

Rachel and Manie de Beer have returned home after recovering from avicious attack in February. Photo Supplied.

“It has been up and down for Manieand I. We came back about a monthago and it has been fairly difficult forus to adapt. Manie is eating healthyagain and he seems to be doing fine.I have trouble sleeping and often fearfor my life,” she said.The couple has since upgraded

security around the home by imple-menting secure burglar bars andalarm system.Rachel described her living condi-

tions as insecure paranoia.“Despite going for counselling I still

wake up at night with nightmares anddo not like to leave our curtains openat night. I have also mistaken a manwho works at a local liquor outlet asone of the attackers. It took me weeksto go to this particular store just toclarify if this man’s face seemedfamiliar but it did not. I don’t like livingin fear but I am grateful to still bealive, many others have had toendure much worse,” she saidTwo suspects who were caught,

Trymore Munetsi and Petrus Sithole,have been denied bail during theircourt appearances and all parties areexpected to appear at the Bela BelaMagistrates court in July.

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The BEAT was given the opportunity tointerview Bela Bela’s new Mayor, LucasNhlapo, as he steps into his new posi-tion. Here is what he had to say.The BEAT: Congratulations on your

appointment and kindly tell us andthe public how do you feel about it,considering that it has been longoverdue?Mayor: Thanks very much, I feel

honoured. The people have been waitingfor me to step in as the mayor. I am gladto have been given an opportunity toserve them and will do that with prideand dignity, working together as acollective with the council.The BEAT: When did you decide to

get into politics and who was your

An interview with the new mayor

Lucas Nhlapo, the new mayor of BelaBela. Photo supplied

inspiration”Mayor: A long time ago when I was still

attending Bela Bela High School beforethe 1986 strike. Comrades such as thelate Sam Makhubela, Sam Matlaisane,Mike Moatshe, Zakes Moeletsi, MatildaRadebe, Chris Hani and mostly PeterMokaba inspired me, with their vibrantleadership. I was the secretary of thethen Bela Bela ANC Youth League Sub-Region and got elected treasurer of theANC Bela Bela branch after the un-banning of the ANC in those years.The BEAT: What are you bringing to

the table for your people and whatkind of relationship do you wish toestablish with them and municipalstakeholders such as the businesscommunity and government depart-ments, in a quest to better the livesof the residents?Mayor: My experience in the local

government sphere and politics. I workedas a junior official in the TLC Offices ofthe Waterberg District, assistant man-ager for council committees and thenbecame manager in the ExecutiveMayor’s office. I also became one of thefirst ANC councillors after the 1994elections. I worked in the finance officeat the Bela Bela Local Municipality so Igained experience with finance issues. Ihave always had a passion in thatdepartment.The BEAT: The municipality has

been in the news many times in thepast few years with issues such asinfightings and corruption You werealso among those in the recent courtcase that dragged on for weeks. Howdo you plan to retain its status andregain the people’s trust?Mayor: People should just understand

their roles in a workplace. They mustknow what it means to be a leaderbecause even if you do not involveyourself in any infighting, others whowant to settle some scores will causechaos in your department to prove a

point. Those in our municipality werejust misunderstandings and not infightingbecause sometimes when council has toappoint managers, some people differ.As the municipality’s PMT, we will be

meeting with the community andstakeholders on a regular basis andexplain to them to make them under-stand how a council functions. We aregoing to work at promoting the image ofthe town because some people taintedthe name of our municipality so we haveto apply some policies and legislation toavoid any mishaps.The BEAT: How do you plan to deal

with issues of unfinished projects,irregular awarding of tenders, disap-pearing money and other politicalills within the municipality?Mayor: On the issue of projects, we aregoing to visit all the incomplete ones andcome up with a plan on how to completethem. Continuous monitoring will bedone to ensure they complete. We willimplement the Service and DeliveryImplementation Plan strategy signed byheads of departments to ensure nohiccups. We will continue monitoringand get regular feedback.The issue of irregular awarding of

tenders is hearsay and we encourageall who contract that kind of informationor have proof to come out and report it.The premier’s office hotline is alsoavailable for those who would want toreport anonymously.The BEAT: What goals do you set

for yourself in this short office termand is it enough to achieve them?Mayor: We want to focus on the

beautification of the town, make it atourist attracting town. We want topromote tourism and make Bela Belaattractive visitors and residents. Thetownship has a problem of roads butthat will be attended to, though it willnot bring a quick solution. The projectfor road maintenance on all roadslinking to R101 is worth R10 million. By

beautifying the place we first have toeradicate informal settlements. We willallocate stands to qualifying beneficiar-ies, some for RDP and some for middleincome stands. Informal settlementsaffect investment very badly and themore investment we get the more jobopportunities are created.We are busy in developing sports and

recreational facilities and that will fallunder capital projects in the IDP report.We will be working around combatingthe abuse of drugs and substances byyoung people.The BEAT: What do you think is the

mistake that most leaders do thatleads to their dismissal?Mayor: They do not take decisions

without fear or favour and that makes astrong leader. People were not dis-missed but redeployed in order tostrengthen the capacity to deliver betterservices to the people.The BEAT: Who are the councillors

appointed to new positions andwhat are their portfolios?Mayor: Myself as chairperson of the

Executive Council (EXCO) and themayor of Bela Bela, forMunicipal Property Assessment Corpo-ration (MPAC) Chairperson MatildaRadebe as the new Chief Whip andformer Chief Whip Elizabeth Malulekaas the new Speaker, together withcouncillors Kobus van der Merwe andJeremiah Ngobeni also as EXCO mem-bers.The BEAT: Can we expect any

restructuring within the municipal-ity?Mayor: Yes. Committees will be restruc-

tured and councillors serving at the districtwill be deployed to the local municipality.The BEAT: What would you like to tell

the people of Bela Bela as you getsettled in your mayoral chair?Mayor: That I am going to work together

with my collective to give them betterservices.

Bela Bela resident wins caseagainst municipality

penalty tariffs being levied on hisaccount for excessive water usage.“The sliding scale used by the munici-

pality to calculate our water billscannot continue unless there is asystem in place to regulate it,” hesaid. “I am pleased with the results ofthe case.The municipality has reportedly been

ordered to pay the amount over toMills. Unless the money is paid, themunicipality will have to pay interest.Mills said that the money has not yet

been paid over to him.In an interview with the national media

earlier this week, Mills spoke of plansto help other residents with similarcases.Basic services such as water and

electricity are going up in the newfinancial year, with electricity going up16% and water 7,4%.Lerato Pasha, head of accounting at

the municipality, said at a meetingearlier in the year that municipalofficials should leave a report at anyproperty they visit to prove the datesthat they visited.“The small claims court is a wonderful

place,” said Mills. “An individual cantake on something like the municipal-ity, confident that no amount of expen-sive lawyers will avail them as theyhave to represent themselves.”

“““““An individual can tAn individual can tAn individual can tAn individual can tAn individual can takakakakake on something like on something like on something like on something like on something like the munici-e the munici-e the munici-e the munici-e the munici-pality, confident that no amount of expensive lawyerspality, confident that no amount of expensive lawyerspality, confident that no amount of expensive lawyerspality, confident that no amount of expensive lawyerspality, confident that no amount of expensive lawyerswill avail them as they have to represent themselves.”will avail them as they have to represent themselves.”will avail them as they have to represent themselves.”will avail them as they have to represent themselves.”will avail them as they have to represent themselves.”

Andries van der Heyde

Johan Mills, a resident of Bela Bela,recently won a case against hismunicipality in the Bela Bela SmallClaims Court.Mills took the municipality to court

about their inconsistent and inaccuratebilling of his water account. Themunicipality was ordered to repayR6 887.87 back to Mills which wasincorrectly billed during the previousyears.The court found that due to incorrect

meter readings on Mills’ account, themunicipality was at fault in the matter.Mills earlier told The BEAT that his

household’s water usage is consistent,and that they use the borehole on theproperty for gardening. The boreholewater is naturally not billed for by themunicipality.Mills accused the municipality of

sucking the figures out of their thumbs.Mills told The BEAT that water usage

on his property has been irregularlymeasured, and that penalty taxes havebeen applies to his account in amanner contrary to law. The interestcharged on his account, Mills says,amounts to exploitation.He said that the municipality has

upon occasion billed him for “months”of longer than 50 days, resulting in

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Parking meter tariffs in Bela Bela’sCentral Business District (CBD) areahave officially increased by 5.4%.Motorists are now expected to pay;R2.11 for 6 to 30 Minute’s usage, R 3.13for 31 to 45 Minutes and R 5.27 for 40 to60 minutes usage of these meters.Monthly rental of the parking meters has

increased to R527 per month.Bela Bela municipal spokesperson,

Matome Sebelebele, has noted that thereare many challenges that the municipal-ity faces in this regard.“On a weekly basis, traffic officers are

conducting foot patrol with the purposeof encouraging payments, howevervandalism is affecting the machinesbadly. There are parking meters which

TK Mashaba

Agriculture is a main contributor to theSouth African economy, but aMasakhane farmer is accusing theDepartment of Agriculture of neglectingthe needs of local farmers.Paulos Mosana from Masakhane

Village near Radium said that theTowoomba Circuit has not been takingtheir needs into consideration recently.This comes after the Circuit helped themplant sunflowers in an unprepared farm.“The people from Towoomba planted

sunflowers on a ten hectare farm whichwas not well prepared, and they nevercame back to help with the weeding,”said Mosana.

Municipality speaks aboutParking meter concerns

The “Park and Pay” meters haveofficially increased but are still beingignored by the general public. Photo:Justin Steyn

have foreign objects inside coin slotssuch as chewing gum and other itemsthat make it impossible to insert coins,”he said.It has been said that the general public

prefers to pay car guards at the CBDrather than the meters which the munici-pality intends to procure revenue from forroad infrastructure maintenance.Sebelebele said that the municipality is

currently trying to establish a reasonableworking relationship with these guards.However he added that motorists also facecrime related challenges where some carguards are concerned.“Currently our division is in process of

engaging car guards and police to en-hance the relationship in to order to have agood coordination.Motorists chose to pay car guards

because payments to them will be donewhen the motorist leaves the parking bay. Ithas been alleged that car guards will be onthe lookout for traffic officers and makepayment to the meter only when they seethe officer and if not, payment will not bemade.It is also alleged that there are some

motorists who are experiencing theftchallenges from inside their cars wherethey lose their valuable items and theysuspect the same car guards who wereguarding the vehicles.Sebelebele did not mention that more

parking meters are confirmed to be imple-mented in the Bela Bela area as indicatedin September 2013.

Limpopo premier addressesthe province

Lizzy Bapela

Waterberg mayors, municipal manag-ers, traditional leaders and high-ranking government officials wereamong the delegates who joined theLimpopo Premier Stanley Mathabathafor his address during the ExecutiveCouncil Lekgotla on Tuesday, 24June.In his address, Mathabatha said that

leaders are tasked to ensure thatthey do not disappoint the peoplewho have reaffirmed their faith in theANC government. He added that thelow voter turnout should serve as areminder that the people expect morefrom their leaders.“We are fortunate enough to be

building on the success of the pasttwenty years, which provides arigorous account of successes andfailures. Our Program of Action inthe next five years must mirror theruling party’s manifesto. Our priori-ties must be to develop rural commu-nities through land reform, jobcreation and the expansion of theeconomy, among others. We alsoneed to provide adequate humansettlement, basic services and qualityeducation and training to the people,”he said.He said that the government has

Limpopo Premier StanleyMathabatha addressed the peopleduring his recent EXCO Lekgotlaattended by dignitaries fromacross the province. Photo: LizzyBapela

been providing housing to citizens,and that the building of suitablehousing should remain at the top oftheir agenda. Mathabatha added thatgovernment has succeeded inproviding many households withclean running water and sanitation,but that more needs to be done.Mathabatha also mentioned a need

to support and expand the farmingsector. He said that governmentmust exercise itself to improve the lotof small and medium businesseswhich play a pivotal role in growingthe nation’s economy.“We must invest effort into building

a strong cooperative movement inthe province, with more emphasis onrural areas. We must also ensurethat out municipalities are supportedand enabled to deliver on theirmandates, with increased attentionto struggling municipalities,” he said.Mathabatha said that forward

planning is vital to success, andsuccess can only be achieved whenpoliticians, administrators andmunicipalities are doing what isexpected of them.“We have an obligation to suc-

ceed,” he said. “Departments mustdemonstrate good leadership by,among others, acquiring unqualifiedaudit reports.”

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Limpopo welcomed the appointmentsof new Political Management Teams invarious local and district municipali-ties, following the ANC’s resolution toredeploy speakers, chief whips,mayors and executive mayors acrossthe province. The ruling party’sresolution to sack the PMTs was takenduring its special Provincial ExecutiveMeeting held on Tuesday, 1 JulyIn Bela Bela, Elizabeth Maluleka was

moved from her position as ChiefWhip to Speaker, replacing theousted Maria Monyane. Lucas Nhlaporetained his Executive Council posi-tion and was sworn in as the newmayor of Bela Bela, replacing FreddyHlungwane. Matilda Radebe wasappointed as the new Chief Whipstepping into Maluleka’s shoes.On behalf of the new PMT, Nhlapo

extended his gratitude to the ANC fortrusting in them to lead the municipal-ity and serve the people of Bela Bela.The South African Local Government

Association (SALGA) in Limpoponoted the recent development inmunicipalities across the province,following the ruling party’s resolution.SALGA thanked all those who hadserved and welcome the new appoint-

Limpopo welcomes newLimpopo welcomes newLimpopo welcomes newLimpopo welcomes newLimpopo welcomes newpolitical appointmentspolitical appointmentspolitical appointmentspolitical appointmentspolitical appointments

ees.The association’s Communications

and Marketing Officer, Thipa Selala,said that as per the organization’smandate, the new appointees will beinducted to ensure that local govern-ment moves forward.“Further to the above, SALGA is

currently running a programme toinduct all Senior Managers in munici-palities and many other programmes.We hope that all these programmestaken together and the injection ofnew energy and leadership broughtabout by the municipal politicalappointees, we should be able tomove closer to achieving better auditoutcomes, accelerated infrastructurespending and stable governance.Meanwhile, former Bela Bela Mayor

Hlungwane had in his message to themedia said: “I must thank the move-ment for affording me an opportunityto lead and be part of its rich historyof 490 000 people of Bela Bela.Politically I have graduated, for I amalready being poured out like a drinkoffering. The time has come for mydeparture and I have fought the fight,finished the race and kept the faith.Now there is in store for me the crownof righteousness. It is not over untilGod says it is over”.

Farmers accuse Agricultureoffice of neglect

Paulos Mosana from Masakhane Village is accusing the Department of Agri-culture of neglecting them. Photo: TK Mashaba

Mosana says that he has met withrepresentatives several times and visitedthe offices, with no result.The sunflowers planted in the field

under discussion did not deliver a goodcrop, as grass and shrubs hindered theplants’ growth.“What they did was play with state

money,” he said. “If they had done theirjobs, the community would have ben-efited greatly during harvest time.”The provincial department allocated

funds to help farmers become self-sufficient in farming but according toMosana the farmers are feeling cheated.“They are robbing us,” he said.Towoomba was not available for com-

ment.

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A week from now, on 18 July, SouthAfrica will join the rest of the world incelebrating Mandela Day.Nelson Mandela was the only

person whose birthday was acknowl-edged as a holiday by the UnitedNations, and that organization will joinevery radio station, television channeland politician in South Africa in callingfor 67 minutes of activism.It’s a sound enough idea, in theory.

If every human being on the planetspends just 67 minutes helping eachother, how much can we accomplish?The very idea of what we can do isawe-inspiring.On the other hand, the fact that

there is a need for a day like this, aday where we must all be remindedto do good deeds and to help eachother, is just another piece of evi-dence showing how far the humanrace has yet to come.Why is there only one day, one

month, where people are expected todo good? Isn’t that a little bit likebeing a Christian on Sundays?After all, every holy book in the

world has its version of the story ofthe Good Samaritan. Somewhere inthe holy book of every religion there isa story of a person who did good,despite the odds, and those peopleare heroes in our eyes. The womanwho gave water to Jesus as hewalked with the cross, the Samaritanwho helped a stranger…those are theheroes of the Bible.Nelson Mandela was a true hero to

the South African people. He led usinto freedom. He was a great man.It is doubtful that he managed to do

all he had to do in 67 minutes a year.We should all be emulating people

like Nelson Mandela, not for 67minutes a year, or a month. If yougive 67 minutes of your time everyweek to making the world a betterplace, that’s 52 hours a year – sixand a half working days. Imaginewhat you accomplish in a week atwork. Now imagine that you arespending that effort, spread out over ayear, to making the world a betterplace.Imagine what we all could accom-

plish, with 67 minutes a week.The will of man is the strongest

force in creation. It can level moun-tains, or build them. It can take meninto the sky, into space, to the moonitself. The will of man has built thecities that shimmer like stars whenyou see our world from space.The will of man has changed the

face of our planet forever.Perhaps it is time to start making

sure that we are changing the face ofour world into something our childrenwill want to live in.

Mandela Month

Letter tothe editor

Acknowledging the psychologicalcreativity nature of all groupings,formations and individualism in thesociety is symbolism to provision of acharacter immune to passive andbowing, in contexts seen to insane.The determination of a healthy

relations system in our country isseen through finding of all availablecolours in emblems of watchdogsorganizations and political parties,such suggest that since colour isassociated to meaning, thus mindsare awakened and ideas are recol-lected to an intention of societalconstruction.Young people are to be inspired by

fellow young people to take keeninterest in every nation buildingthought, inclusive of creating orbuilding interest in reading, analyzingand developing ideological bearings,such the assortment that is lifted bytheir willingness to see the obvious,as a dubious eye attracts curiosity,which eventually shall lead to solutionson anything confronting their stay inwhichever zone.Young people are coiled and caught

up in adults’ feuds which have nobasis for transformation, but packedwith elements unnecessary todevelopment, young people arestrengtheners of policies whichdirectly ambush their interest dulybecause we are remora fishes, weare unable to hunt for our own preys,but rather feel enchanted when fedwith leftovers.We should invent a mass character

of rejection, rejection to being used,rejection from supporting things thatmarginalizes us on basis of scoringfavoritism, rejection to passingnewspapers, books and noticeswithout being caught to read, rejec-tion to hiding behind the grass oftuition expenditure in order to remainsatisfied with grade 12 as our highesteducational achievement.We should retrieve the sense that

blaming is insulting to progress asKatharine Hepburn said;”We are taught you must blame yourfather, your sisters, your brothers, theschool, the teachers - but neverblame yourself. It’s never your fault.But it’s always your fault, because ifyou wanted to change you’re the onewho has got to change.”Political correctness should mean

seeing young people of differentpolitical beliefs gathering continuouslythroughout the 366 days doingcommunity encouragements, than tohate each other based on the colourof the emblem of their affiliations,engage in crime, illiteracy, povertyand disease infection alleviationinitiatives.South Africa will be moved forward,

if at all together. We are part of thisparticipatory democracy, and rejectblaming of racism and Apartheid ofour laziness to make life a carouselfor ourselves and living beyondtownship demarcation.I take kind notes in concluding this

piece by quoting J. MichaelStraczynski as saying; “People spendtoo much time finding other people toblame, too much energy findingexcuses for not being what they arecapable of being, and not enoughenergy putting themselves on the line,growing out of the past, and gettingon with their lives.”I write in my personal capacityalthough a member of the ANC inGood Standing,Klaas Nono Mabunda

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NOTICE OF APPLICA-TION FOR AMENDMENTOF THE TOWN PLAN-NING SCHEME INTERMS OF SECTION 56(1) (b) (i) OF THE TOWNPLANNING ANDTOWNSHIPS ORDI-NANCE 1986 (ORDI-NANCE No 15 OF 1986)We, Geo Projects, author-ised agents of the owner ofPortions 4 and 8 of the farmZaagkuilsdrift 46 JR BelaBela hereby give notice interms of section 56 (1) (b)(i) of the Town Planningand Townships Ordinance,1986 (Ordinance No 15 of1986) that we have appliedto the Bela Bela Municipal-ity for the amendment of theTown Planning Scheme,known as the Bela-BelaLand Use Scheme, 2008, bythe amendment of the zon-ing of the properties by theaddition of an annexure tothe existing Agriculturezoning, to make provisionfor over night accommoda-tion, restaurant, conferencefacilities and additionaluses as indicated in the an-nexure to the amendmentscheme. Particulars of theapplication will lie for in-spection during normal of-fice hours at the office of theMunicipal Manager, Mu-nicipal Offices, Bela Bela,for a period of 28 days from4 July 2014.Objections to or presenta-tions in respect of the ap-plication must be lodgedwith or made in writing to:The Municipal Manager atthe above address or Pri-vate Bag X 1609, Bela Bela,0480, within a period of 28days from 4 July 2014.Address: P.O. Box 919,Bela Bela, 0480,

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NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION

IN THE HIGH COURT OFSOUTH AFRICAGAUTENG DIVISION,PRETORIA CASENUMBER: 59467/2009In the matter between:FIRSTRAND BANK LIM-ITED Plaintiff andPROSPECT SA INVEST-MENTS 72 (PTY) LTD 1stDefendantJOHANNES THEOBALTHATTING VAN NIEKERK2nd DefendantLEONE ELIZABETH VANNIEKERK 3rd DefendantIn Execution of a Judgementof the High Court of SouthAfrica, (Gauteng Division,Pretoria) in theabovementioned suit, a salewithout reserve will be heldby the Sheriff Modimolle(Nylstroom) at 108 HagenStreet, Modimolle, 0510 on29 July 2014 at 10H00 of theundermentioned property ofthe Defendant/s on condi-tions which will lie for in-spection at the offices of theSheriff Modimolle(Nylstroom) at 108 HagenStreet, Modimolle, 0510,prior to the sale. Short de-scription of property, situa-tion and street number:CERTAIN: Portion 50 (APortion of Portion 13) of theFARM BUFFELSPOORT421, Registration DivisionK.R., Province of Limpopo.MEASURING: 1,1649 Hec-taresHELD BY DEED OF:TRANSFER NUMBER:T126797/2002STREET ADRESS: FARMBUFFELSPOORT 421,Modimolle, Limpopo Prov-ince.The property is zoned resi-dential/agricultural. Thefollowing information isfurnished re the improve-ments, though in this re-

spect nothing is guaranteed:A main residential dwellingconsisting of:1 x Entrance hal l , 1 xLounge, 1 x Family room, 1x Dining room, 1 x Kitchen,4 x Bedrooms, 3 x bathrooms,1 x Shower, 3 x Water clos-ets, 4 x Carports, 1 x Serv-ants room, 1 x Laundryroom, 1 x Storeroom, 2 xBathroom/waterclosets.A second residential dwell-ing consisting of:1 x Lounge, 1 x Dining room,1 x Kitchen, 3 x Bedrooms, 2x Bathrooms, 3 x Water clos-ets.Dated at Pretoria on this the1st day of July 2014.ROOTH & WESSELS INC.Attorneys for the PlaintiffWalker Creek Office ParkSecond Floor, Walker Creek290 Florence Ribeiro StreetMuckleneuk, PretoriaTel: (012) 452 4053Ref: Q Badenhorst /MAT152411

NOTICE OF SALE INEXECUTION

IN THE NORTHGAUTENG HIGH COURT,PRETORIA (REPUBLICOF SOUTH AFRICA)CASE NO. 22080/2011In the matter between: THESTANDARD BANK OFSOUTH AFRICA LIMITEDPlaintiff andTOF SKENG TAU ID:720305 5479 086 Defend-antIn execution of a judgementof the High Court of SouthAfrica (North Gauteng HighCourt , Pretoria) in theabovementioned suit, a salewithout reserve will be heldby the Sheriff, Nylstroom(Modimolle) at the offices ofthe Sheriff 108 Hagen Street,Modimolle, on Tuesday, 29July 2014 at 10h00 of theundermentioned property ofthe defendants subject to theconditions of sale which areavailable for inspection at

the offices of the SheriffNylstroom, 108 HagenStreet , Modimolle(Nylstroom).Erf 978 Vaalwater Ext. 1TownshipREGISTRATION DIVI-SION: K.R. Limpopo Prov-inceMEASURING 394 (Threehundred and ninety four)square metresHeld by deed of transferT58571/2000Subject to the conditionstherein containedBetter known as: Erf 978Vaalwater Ext . 1 (978Molekoa Street,Vaalwater)The following information isfurnished with regard to im-provements on the propertyalthough nothing in this re-spect is guaranteed: Theproperty consists of: 2 Bed-rooms, 1 bathroom.Dated at Pretoria on 13 June2014.HACK STUPEL & ROSSAttorneys for Plaintiff2nd Floor, Standard BankChambersChurch Square, PretoriaREF: T. DE JAGER/YOLANDI/HA10218Tel: 012 325 4185.

NOTICE TO REINSTATEA DEREGISTERED

CLOSE CORPORATIONNotice is hereby given of theintention to reinstate thederegistered Close Corpora-tion: Omewachem Bk, Reg-istration Number: 1999/046504/23.The reason for the reinstate-ment is that the Close Cor-poration is still in businessand was deregistered be-cause of an administrativeomission.For further information or ob-jection please contact:NUMERI ACCOUNTANTSINCIA Van Niekerk, tel 014 0040100, 35 Luna Road, Bela-Bela, 0480.(11/15 & 25/7)

Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Labour’s Occupa-tional Health and Safety (OHS) Inspec-torate has embarked on a series of blitzinspections with special focus on theCivil Engineering Sector.This year the inspections took place at

the Medupi Power Station in Lephalalefrom Monday, 7, to Friday, 11 July.A representative for the Department

said that the inspectorate will be puttingall health and safety aspects of thestation under scrutiny during the inspec-tion, with the aim of ensuring compli-ance. One part of the inspection will look

Labour inspectoratestackle Civil Engineering

at incident reporting and preventionmethods used by onsite contractors aswell as the appointment and training ofHealth and Safety representatives.“It will also focus on adherence to the

Basic Conditions of Employment Actwhich will include aspects such aswages. Civil Engineering sector is thesector in which employers and employ-ees are associated for the purpose ofcarrying out of civil engineering characterand include such work in connectionwith the construction of aerodromerunways, bins, bunkers, bridges, cableducts, caissons, canals, harbours,wharves as well as housings,” he said

Opportunities abound forjobseekers during Job Fair

individuals. They had to ask difficultquestions and seek clarity from therepresentatives of stakeholder depart-ments. She said that thestakeholders represent importantinstitutions in society and should giveyoungsters answers regarding theiropportunities.One stakeholder representing theLimpopo Economic DevelopmentAgency praised the department for itsefforts in reaching out to the youth,saying that such efforts should beencouraged. She further said that it isalso an opportunity for various agen-cies to meet face to face with theyoung stars at grass-root levels andunderstand their frustrations.The summit also dovetails with othersummits that were initiated by theDepartment under the support ofLabour Minister Mildred Oliphant in2011. During these summits, job-seekers were given an opportunity tomeet with prospective employers faceto face, while employers were alsourged to register their employmentopportunities on the EmploymentServices of South Africa (ESSA).One job seeker, who was also

present during the summit, said theuniversality of unemployment in theirarea is worrisome and they hope thatafter this summit, all the stakeholderswill be accessible so that they avoidlabelling this summit a talk shop,same as the many that they wit-nessed before

Two ofModimolle’s proudgays Monica andDoobsie wereseen parading inthe main street ofthe township.Photo: LizzyBapela

Lizzy Bapela

Hundreds of young people fromdifferent parts of the WaterbergDistrict gathered at Marapong Com-munity Hall near Lephalale for a JobFair Summit organized by theLimpopo Department of Labour’sPublic Employment Services (PES)unit on Thursday,3 July.The Department’s Communication

and Media Liaison Officer JohannesMokou said that the summit was heldas part of their mandate to exposeyoung people to opportunities foremployment, schooling and busi-ness. He add that their lives wouldnever be the same again if theyfollowed the guidelines shared withthem during the summit.Stakeholders such as Eskom,

Exxaro, the South African NationalDefence Force, the Limpopo Eco-nomic Development Agency, CityChambers, Lephalale Further Educa-tion and Training, the Department ofSocial Development and LephalaleLocal Municipality attended thesummit.The Department of Labour’’s Man-

ager for PES, Joyce Mathurne,encouraged the attendees to grab asmuch information as possible, as theresources which were made availableto them during the summit were thereto show them the opportunities thatwere available. She told them thateverything depends on them as

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National broadcaster Thobela FMkicked off their Mandela Monthactivities with an event in Modimolleon Saturday, 5 July.The station, led by Programme

Manager David “Day-Day” Lebepeembardked in a cleaning campaign inconjunction with the Modimolle De-partment of Correctional Services(DCS) led by Social Reintegrationhead Steve Hlongwane and the localmunicipality under the leadership ofMayor Kgaretja Lekalakala.The leaders said that the partnership

event was aimed at opening hearts bydoing charity work and lending ahelping hand to those in need.The team helped parolees and

probationers to clean the local taxirank and nearby streets, dressed insafety gear.Well-known Thobela FM DJs Sebasa

“Supa-Dupa” Mogale, Mankoko“Babe: Mokhari, Happiness “Thomo”

Justin Steyn

David Senosha, a community-drivenDemocratic Alliance (DA) member, hasbeen appointed as the party’s newestcouncillor.In a brief interview with The BEAT, he

spoke about his involvement with theDA.“I was born and grew up in Bela Bela. I

joined the party in 2008 and have beeninvolved with many projects. One of themost touching was during the winter of

DA welcomes newcouncillor

The newest Bela Bela DA Councillor,David Senosha. Photo: Justin Steyn

2011 when we delivered winter clothingto the needy, including schoolchildren,”he said.Senosha cited the party’s leadership as

his inspiration for joining the party.“The DA has always had a strong

leadership,” he said. “There has neverbeen infighting or corruption findings aswith other parties.”On a local level, Senosha said that he

plans to address issues of concernwithin his ward.“I will be overseeing Leseding and

other older township areas. The chal-lenges there include poor road infra-structure, leaking sewage and powercuts.”When asked about his party’s relation-

ship with other parties in the area,Senosha said that he will try his best toestablish positive working relationshipswith the opposition.“Ultimately we are here to serve the

community. The DA wants to establish agood relationship with the communityand the opposition,” he said.Senosha planned to spend his first few

weeks in office campaigning and con-ducting visits to his wards.

Vendors comply with safety rules

Lizzy Bapela

Vendors at the Bela Bela taxi rank haverecently received motivation to continuecomplying with the electricity safetyregulations. The awards ceremony tothank the vendors for their compliancewas held on Wednesday, 18 June at thetaxi rank. Bela Bela Forever Resortsacknowledged the vendors’ complianceby awarding them with certificatesfollowing a campaign held in Februarythis year.In his address Sam Rammutla of

Forever Resorts indicated that thevendors fixed the wiring in their stallsand restored all electronic appliances ingood order. He encouraged them tocontinue saving electricity as part of anational awareness campaign to preventloadshedding.Eskom representatives Frans Makhura

and Manase Maila also addressed therecipients ahead of the awards, thankingthem for making use of the informationthey had been given.The attendees received hampers from

Eskom containing T-shirts, shoppingbags and lightbulbs, among others.WATA’s Public Relations Officer Israel

Molusi encouraged the vendors toalways implement what they were taughtat the rank and ensure that customers’safety and satisfaction come first. Hethanked the stakeholders on behalf ofWATA for bringing such education totheir area of operation, saying that ithas changed the state of the rank to thebetter. He further encouraged the cooksto outdo themselves when servingcustomers, as they are their source ofincome. The team went stall by stall,checking and verifying if all of them arecomplying and all was declared in order.

Sam Rammutla of the Bela BelaForever Resorts briefed the awardrecipients during the event. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Ayedun Enitan Photos: Lizzy Bapela

Mabjala Chuma

Hellen Tapala Photos: Lizzy Bapela

Elias Munyimbani Photos: LizzyBapela

Thobela FM kicks off Mandela Monthin Modimolle

Maake, Mokgadi “Khatjo Girl”Matlejwane and Bradwin Monyamanewere among the staff members whoentertained those who attended.Thobela FM delegates approached

the DCS and the municipality for thepartnership and were pleased with thepositive response, resulting in thecleaning of Modimolle being the firstin the station’s list of activities forMandela Month.After cleaning the taxi rank, volun-

teers proceeded to Phagameng OldAge Home and donated 100 blanketsto the residents there.The seniors flocked to the Peter

Nchabeleng Community Hall, wherethey were greeted by their favouritecelebrities. The blanket handouts ranshort as so many people attended,and the municipality pledged to makeup the shortfall and ensure that allthose who attended got their blankets.The day’s activities ended with a

celebration of the station’s MarketingManager “Momo”’s birthday.

Steve Hlongwane of theModimolle DCS engaged in a liveinterview with Sebasa Mogaleduring the Mandela Day event inModimolle. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Volunteers posed for a groupphoto ahead of the cleaning cam-paign in Modimolle. Photo: LizzyBapela

Celebrities and public servants got their hands dirty to make sureModimolle is clean over the weekend. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Senior citizens of Modimolle flocked to the Peter Nchabeleng Commu-nity Hall to meet their favourite celebrities during the Mandela Monthevent. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Rumours that the SAB League’s relega-tion zone team will stay in the league,joined by two more LFA teams, has beendismissed by SAFA.SAFA Regional League Manager Refiloe

Khoza told The BEAT that they have notdecided the fate of teams in the relega-tion zone yet, but are waiting for the LFACompetition Committee to decide thefuture of the trailing teams.“Nothing has been said yet, we will only

know what is going to happen to theteams after the committee has met,” she

Waterberg soccer legends flanked the day’s overall winner, Mahlatse Mokoka.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

TK Mashaba

The third round of the MastersLeague, which concludes the first leg,will be held on Sunday, 13 July atBela Bela’s Sunfa Stadium.The league will be ending during the

first week of August, according toinformation received from LeagueManager Hlopi Lehong.“Home Defenders and Team Ten have

left the league, shortening our fix-tures,” he added.The weekend’s fixtures will start with

Bela Bela Pirates Masters vs BelaBela Masters. Happy Boys Masterswill battle Spa Park Masters whileModimolle Gunners face ModimolleMasters.Pirates’ second game will be against

United Masters, while Spa ParkMasters will play Elmar Auto.In the second round, Modimolle

Masters beat Happy Boys 2-0, main-taining their lead, while Gunners lost3-1 to Pirates.Bela Bela Masters beat Elmar Auto

4-1, while United lost 3-1 to HappyBoys. Pirates beat Spa Park 3-2 whileUnited player to a draw againstModimolle Masters.

Relegation zone teamsawait their fate

Bela Bela’s Happy Hearts, who had a dismal season. Photo: TK Mashaba

said.Teams like Bela Bela’s Happy Hearts,

who had a dismal season, will have towait for the committee to decide theirfate. Other teams in the relegation zoneare Maxoma FC from Stream B, who lost19 games and accumulated only 11points with their three wins, and Zaba,who won only one game, winning ameasly four points and losing 16 games.Khoza said that a date for the commit-

tee meeting will be set soon, after whichtime SAFA will announce the fate of bothLFA promotion teams and those in theSAB relegation zone.

Limpopo Basketball invade Bela Bela

who are in the Basketball NationalLeague among us,” said Shilajoe.The tournament included trials for the

players. The players who were selectedfor the provincial team which is due tomeet on 23 September.The tournament was won by

Mokopane’s Mahweleng Vampires.“We would like to thank all the teams

for honouring the invites and playing theirmatches,” he said. “We also wish aspeedy recovery to Limpopo Prideplayer Thuso Moiloa, who broke hisarm.”

Bela Bela Vikings who were the host of the tournament: Photo supplied.

Limpopo Pride basketball team was also there. Photo supplied.

TK Mashaba

Last weekend on Saturday, 5 July, eightbasketball teams from across Limpopovisited Bela Bela for their Annual Provin-cial Winter Heat Tournament.According to Basketball Limpopo

Provincial Secretary, Mahoko Shilajoe,the event was successful with all theteams that were booked being able toattend.“It was an electrifying, action-packed

event and we were honoured to haveother players from the Limpopo Pride

First annual Diesel ‘n Dust Soccer Awards

community, especially among theyouth.In his keynote address, Mkuseli

Godlwana of the Department of Sportssaid that, despite growing up in theEastern Cape, he has now been inLimpopo for 12 years, and is the ownerand coach of Kanatla Ladies’ Teamfrom Polokwane.Manamela spoke about his experi-

ences in football and the journey hehas been on with Seema amongothers. He commended Seema for hiscommitment to developing soccerskills among the youth.The guests assisted in the prize-

giving ceremony, handing over medals,certificates, trophies and other prizesto the winners.Seema also thanked his supporters

and those who contributed to theevent’s success.

Lizzy Bapela

The first annual Diesel ‘n Dust SoccerAwards kicked off with a bang in aninaugural ceremony at the Bela BelaCommunity Hall on Friday, 27 June.The ceremony was graced by the

likes of former Orlando Pirates playerSepeke Manamela and SAFA NationalExecutive Committee member JackMaluleka, as well as officials from theDepartment of Sports.Various speakers praised the team’s

Managing Director, Pat Seema, forthe wonderful work he has done.Seema co-owns Diesel ‘n Dust under-13, -16, -17, ladies’ and senior soccerteams, in addition to managing SizweStars Netball Team. Seema wasdescribed as a man who loves toassist in the development of his

Masters Derby to be heldthis weekend

Moses ‘ Mbazo’ Moganedi who will beplaying a big role in central mid-fielderof Pirates. Photo:TK Mashaba.