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TK Mashaba

The Bela Bela Pirates proved that they areready for the new season in the SABLeague after winning the FreddyHlungwane Tournament on Sunday 12October at the Zone 14 sports ground.Pirates, who beat Komanta in the semi-

final with a final score of 3-0 went on to beatMathaithai 4-0 to claim the 2014 prize.The prizes included a sheep and medals,

and the team will also be treated to a visit toForever Resorts this coming weekend.According to Johannes Maboa, the team

owner, his players have always beenhungry for success and he is proud of theirperformance this weekend.“These boys are going to play a whole

different ball game in the new season andwe are aiming for promotion at the end ofthe season,” he said. “The game againstMathaithai was not an easy one becausethey also wanted to win the tournament, butmy boys relaxed and did what they do best,moving into their opponents’ space andtackling more,” he added.The Pirates ended the season in the top

eight of the SAB League.Maboa said that despite losing their coach

Nno Thwax Pholoba to Total Surrender, theteam has found a new coach whom theyare confident will help the team to performwell in the new season.Freddy Hlungwane, who was also the

referee in the game between Mathaithaiand Bazooka, which Mathaithai won with afinal score of 3-1, said it was a greatpleasure to see so many people supportinglocal soccer.“I watched all of Pirates’ matches and they

deserve the win. They were playingattacking soccer and it ends up payingdividends when they won the tournament,”he said.Last year’s winners Build It was eliminated

in the quarter finals.

The Bela Bela police are looking forthe family of this man, who arrived atthe station unable to give any detailsabout himself or his family. ConstableGlen Manamela said that the manarrived at the station on Friday, 10October, with no form of identity andis estimated to be 60 years of age.She added that the man speaks pureZulu and is mentally challenged.Anyone who might be able to identifyhim, can contact the police on0147369761 or visit the station.

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in the new season and are aiming for promotion at theend of the season.

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Bela Bela Pirates team strike a pose before final games against Mathaithai.Photo: TK Mashaba

Mathaithai players in defence of the ball with Pirates player in the back.Photo: TK Mashaba

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*Two young men were expected toappear before the Bela BelaMagistrate Court on Wednesday, 15

Lizzy Bapela

The Limpopo Department of Labour’sCommisioner for Compensation FundShadrack Mkhonto recently met withemployers from various parts of theprovince to teach them about thefund’s new system called “Umehluko”.The Department reckons that the

employers will never face challengesagain when it comes to reportingoccupational diseases and injuries, ascompared to the past.“Umehluko, which translates to

“better changes” is a new integratedclaim management system, whichafter implementation will seeemployers reporting their occupationalaccidents and diseases online. Thiswill improve service delivery as well asimproving the turnaround time infinalizing claims,” said theDepartment’s Provincial SpokespersonJohannes Mokou.The Commissioner said that the

Compensation Fund spearheads thesystem as part of its turnaroundstrategy to ensure that service deliveryis improved to the better.“The Compensation Fund is an entity

of the Department of Labour and itsmandate is to provide compensationfor occupational injuries anddiseases,” said Mkhonto.

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Stakeholders have partnered with theLimpopo Department of Labour topresent their business, schooling andemployment opportunities as part oftheir strategy to curb unemploymentamong young people.The Department urges jobseekers

to register their CVs on theEmployment Services of South Africa(ESSA) system. They said thatalthough they could not promiseemployment after registration,registered jobseekers would have adistinct advantage when potentialemployers are looking for newemployees.A leading official in the Department,

Joyce Mathume, expressed thedepartment’s pleasure in thecooperation with stakeholders. Shesaid that the aim is to create simpler,easier and better communicationbetween jobseekers and potentialemployers. The department made a

Crime rCrime rCrime rCrime rCrime round upound upound upound upound upOctober on charges of possession ofsuspected stolen property. ConstableManamela said that members of thelocal Crime Prevention Unit werebusy patrolling at the industrial areawhen they found two males namedKoketso Mathabo, 18, and JanHlongwane 20, in possession ofsecurity fence wire. She added thateach suspect was caught with 1,5meters wire and plier that was usedto cut the fence. She also said thatthe items were valued at R500* Bela Bela police have urged Isuzu

bakkie owners to be alert whenparking their cars, as adisproportionate number of Isuzubakkies have been stolen recently.According to Constable Maria Maleto,social crime prevention coordinator,they have had a number of vehicleowners reporting stolen vehicleslately.“In the last months two bakkies have

been stolen but only one has beenrecovered. Maleto said that the SAPSis doing all they can to prevent suchcrimes though they also need theowners to be alert and aware, and toensure that their garages are well-locked or their cars are parked inhigh-visibility spots where it is easy toobtain help.”

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The Waterberg District Municipality isexpected to come together with theLimpopo Premier’s Office and the

Waterberg District Municipality’sSpatial and Economic DevelopmentSummit

Department of Economic Development,Environment and Tourism (LEDET) todiscuss the district’s Spatial Planningand Economic Development Program.The leaders of the three institutions,Waterberg District Executive MayorTlotlanang Mogotlane, Limpopo PremierStanley Mathabatha and theDepartment’s MEC Seaparo Sekoati willlead the discussions scheduled to takeplace in Bela Bela this week.The spokesperson for the District

Municipality, Pat Malete, said that themeeting aims to create a platform for aninclusive economic growth and spatialplanning re-arrangement, buildrelationships with the relevantstakeholders, encourage a dialoguebetween the private and public sector,and plan ahead as a collective. Maletesaid that the meeting will encouragelocal businesses to participate in localeconomic development and assist increating sustainable job opportunitiesand eradicate poverty.The meeting further aims to build a

shared understanding of District LEDand other development strategies;establish a launching pad formobilization of resources towards theimplementation of the identifieddevelopment project and propose theestablishment of a forum consisting ofrelevant role players in the developmentand promotion of the district economy,investment promotion and attraction. Italso aims to address challenges ofpoverty and unemployment andinequality; address challenges hinderingeconomic growth and development, aswell as coordinated spatial planning,rural development and land reform.“The meeting further aims to establish

an entity to spearhead economic growthand development in the district. It isagainst this background that private andpublic sector, chambers of business,organised labour and developmentagencies are engaged to shareeconomic development ideas,” saidMalete.

Koketso Mathabo and Jan Hlongwanewere found in possession ofsuspected stolen property. Photosupplied

Career advice to changethe lives of jobseekers

special call to over 20 potentialemployers to come together andgive advice to jobseekers throughtheir career initiatives, as they sawa need for interactions betweenboth the jobseekers and thestakeholders, in an effort to betterthe lot of the youth.Businesses mentioned that they

often get frustrated during therecruitment process and urged theDepartment to keep conductingcareer advice sessions to addressissues such as criteria,qualifications, CVs and the properconduct during interviews, whichcan occasionally be a challenge atpresent. Some businesses say thatthey offer jobs such as cashierpositions, drivers, fork-liftoperators, packers and others,which may not demand a lot ofexperience as they can train thenew employee from the bottom up.The businesses say, however, that

they are challenged by a lack ofpassion among the locals whohave chosen to work with theirpockets rather than their hearts,which leads to a high staff turnover.

The commissioner for theCompensation Fund in the LimpopoDepartment of Labour ShadrackMkhonto. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Compensation Commissioner teachesemployees about new system

Waterberg District municipalspokesperson Pat Malete. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

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According to Anton Alberts from theFreedom Front (FF) Plus’ parliamentaryspokesperson on communications, theparty is in possession that indicates thatthe South African Postal Service isbankrupt.“The staff were not paid this month,” he

said. “This is the first time that they havenot been paid on payday.”Alberts said that this latest development

comes from a crippling strike which costthe institution around R100 million inrevenue at the beginning of the year.According to the party’s informationworkers heard on Wednesday, 24September via a radio station they wouldnot be paid the next day.On Thursday, 25 September, staff

received an electronic message to theeffect that payment would only be madeon the following day, the 26th.“It is feared that the situation could lead to

renewed strikes and the big question iswhat is going to happen within the nextmonth, and whether money for salarieswould be available by the end of October,”Alberts said.The strike, which has been in effect since

mid-September, started after a disputeover the appointment of informal workersto permanent positions, but Post Officeemployees have been taking part inprotected strikes since January.The post office’s Chief Operating Officer,

Mlu Mathonsi, said that the company’slabour strategy has always been to placetemporary workers in more permanentpositions with full benefits. According toMathonsi the Post Office’s financialsituation meant that the process wouldonly be done piecemeal. He says that theinitial dispute was over the agreement thatinformal workers in entry-level positionswould only be appointed with limitedbenefits.Mathonsi said that instances of violence

and intimidation against non-strikingworkers, strikers and management areparticularly alarming, and it is feared thatthe Post Office is staring anarchy in theface.

Andries van der Heyde

Twenty-four year old Isaac Mabundafrom Bela Bela appeared in the BelaBela Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 10October, on charges of possession ofstolen goods.According to Constable Glen

Manamela, police spokesperson, aresident of the Bela Bela townshipopened a case with the police afterbeing robbed on Thursday, 9 October.The complainant left valuable tools and

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The DA in Modimolle Municipalityexpressed concern over themunicipality’s wasteful expenditureof paying the Technical ServicesManager, Ndivhuwo Sikhwivhiluwhile he is on prolonged leave.The DA Councillor in the

municipality David Sebelebele saysthat they will be writing a letter tothe municipal speaker, CouncillorSechele Sebolai, to urgently call aspecial council meeting to discusssaid matter.Sikhwivhilu was recently placed on

a special leave after he allegedly

Suspect arrested forpossession of stolen goods

equipment in his bakkie outside hisyard overnight. The next morning hefound that someone had broken openthe cap of the bakkie and stolen thetools, including a generator, toolbox andother things, to the value of R23 000.Mabunda was allegedly found with the

tools the next day.He made his first appearance in court

on Monday, 13 October, and his bailapplication will be heard in November,according to Manamela.Mabunda is still in custody.

Isaac Mabunda from Bela Bela, whowas arrested after being allegedlyfound in possession of stolen goodsto the value of R23 000.

This generator was among the itemsstolen from a parked vehicle. Photosupplied

Chaos at post officescontinue

“A senior manager in the Post Office’shuman resources department has been inhospital since being attacked at his home bystriking workers,” Alberts said. “Strikers havethreatened even more severe attacks.”Senior staff have been in the dark about

the status and steps to take regarding theaction.“The effect of an extended strike by

permanent staff can be extremely negativefor South Africans since it will not onlyaffect business, but also the ability of theSouth African Revenue Service (SARS) tocollect taxes,” he said.The spokesperson for the

Communications Workers’ Union,Mantankana Mothapo, said that too muchis asked of workers.“There are people who have been

informal workers for ten or fifteen years,”said Mothapo, “All we want is a competentauthority because the currentmanagement has allowed the Post Officeto collapse.”

Modimolle Municipal SpeakerCouncillor Sechele Sebolai is urgedto intervene in the municipality’sTechnical Services Manager saga.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Technical Manager paidfor staying at home

authorized a payment of more thanR2,7 million to purchase an electrictransformer for Vaalwater. It wasalleged that the transformerexploded early this year and causeda blackout in several villages,including Vaalwater. The councilthen reportedly authorized R1,9million to purchase a newtransformer and the money includedbuying, delivery and offloading.“It has emerged that Sikhwivhilu

concealed a R1,3 million quotationfrom another service provider for thesame service but the municipalitypaid a walloping R2,7 million for theservice. Internal investigations wereconducted and he was found guiltyof misleading the council,misconduct and negligence,” saidSebelebele.Sikhwivhilu is reported to be on

special leave but is still getting hisfull monthly salary despite thecouncil’s recommendation that aportion of his salary must be dockedto repay the money. The DA says thatthe municipality must expedite thedisciplinary case to ensure that themanager is not paid while at homefor a prolonged period. The DA wantsthe matter to be resolved withimmediate effect and implement theresolution of deducting the moneyfrom his salary.“We will also be laying criminal

charges with the SAPS in ensuringthat he faces the mighty hand of thelaw,” Sebelebele said.The speaker could not be reached

for comment in the matter. However,the municipal spokespersonpromised to give feedback shortly.

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Around 70 million girls under 18 in thedeveloping world are currentlymarried. 18 million of them will havegiven birth by the end of the year.Several million of them will die in theprocess.According to the youth advocacy

website www.advocatesforyouth.org,the leading cause of death for girlsbetween the ages of 15 and 19 ispregnancy and childbirth. Having achild at such a young age isdangerous to both mother and infant,both physically and psychologically,and some girls have conceived ateven younger ages, such asKhadijetou of Mauritania, who wasmarried at ten and dead at elevenfrom complications related to herpregnancy. Her baby survived.150 million women in the world are

affected by the practice of femalecircumcision or, not to beat aroundthe bush, female genital mutilation.These women, who are oftenmutilated when they are only a fewyears old, suffer life-long healthcomplications and trauma.These are only a few of the issues

affecting girls and young women inAfrica and around the world. We arenot talking today of the scourge ofrape, or of casual workplacediscrimination, or of the franklyunhealthy body-image ideal touted bythe media. We are talking aboutpractices which condemn children tolives of poverty and misery and pain.Many of you have daughters. Would

you mutilate and scar them, or forcethem into marriages that their bodiesand minds are not ready for?Marriages that could quite literally killthem?Don’t we as human beings want the

best for our children? If we do, whyare we doing these things to them?And for those who would hide behindthe shield of tradition, that is noexcuse. Traditions have value, yes,but when they prove to be activelyharmful to the people, then thosetraditions must be discarded if we areto progress as a society.It is our obligation, as civilized

human beings, to protest theseissues where we find them, just aswe object to drug use or humantrafficking.11 October was the International Day

of the Girl Child. There were marchesand meetings and speeches by veryimportant people, and the stated goalswere really quite simple:The organizations involved would like

to ensure that girl children are given aneducation equal to their malecounterparts.They would like to stop the practice of

child marriage.They would like to stop the slave trade.They would like to stop the practice of

female genital mutilation.It seems like such a reasonable goal.“We want our children to have an

education,” these people are saying.“We don’t want our daughters to bestolen and raped and killed andmutilated.”And yet…And yet more than a million children

will be married this year. Despite thelaw, and despite the efforts of peoplearound the world, more than a millionlittle girls will have their lives stolenthis year.

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Children from Mookgophong sang for dignitaries during an event held by thelocal municipality. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Once upon a time, the storygoes, a man was drowning in alake. As he was treading water,a boat came by and the manasked the swimmer whether hecould help.“No thank you,” the man said,

“God will save me.” And theboat continued on its way.Soon enough, another boat

came along and the man in theboat asked the man in the waterwhether he needed any help.“No thank you,” the man said,

furiously paddling to keep hishead above water. “God willprovide.” And the second boatwent on its way.In time, the man grew tired of

swimming and, eventually,drowned.Not too long after that he

ended up in Heaven, and inHeaven he met God.“God,” he said. “When I was

drowning I prayed and prayed,and I had faith, but you didn’tsave me. Why did you let medie, Lord?”And God looked at the man

sadly and shook his head.“My dear boy,” the Lord said.

“Didn’t you notice the two bigboats I sent you?”This story is often told to poke

fun of the religious, but it can beread another way. And that wayis: God will provide.God will always provide, but it’s

up to us to recognize His handwhen we see it. Whether it’s inthe form of a boat coming bywhen you need one most, or ahelping hand just when youneed one.“The Lord works in mysterious

ways, His wonders to perform.”It’s up to us to keep our eyesopen, to see the world as it is.Because the truth is that the

world is more strange andwonderful than we couldpossibly imagine, and there isalways, always something justaround the next corner that willget us where we need to go.Everything in the world is God indisguise, there to help andteach you in this life.You need to take the

opportunities offered to you, andnot refuse them in the vaguehope of “something bettercoming along” as so many of usdo.So it’s not perfect. It’s not your

dream job, or the shiniest car. Itdoesn’t have to be, because lifedoesn’t have an endgame. Lifeis a process, and that process isthe thing. Take the job. Do itwell and maybe in a year or twoanother job will come along.That’s the way it goes.But the first step is to take the

first step. Because God is notgoing to help you if you sit withyour hands folded waiting forHim to do all the heavy lifting.

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No 86/08NOTICE OFAPPLICATION FOR THEAMENDMENT OF THEBELA BELA LAND USESCHEME, 2008, INTERMS OF SECTION56(1)(b)(i) OF THE TOWNPLANNING ANDTOWNSHIPSORDINANCE, 1986(ORDINANCE 15 OF1986)We, MAWETSEDEVELOPMENTPLANNERS, being theauthorized agent of theregistered owner of erf 175Bela Bela hereby givenotice in terms of section56(1)(b)(i) of the TownPlanning and TownshipsOrdinance, 1986, that we

have applied to the BelaBela Local Municipality forthe amendment of the TownPlanning Scheme known asthe Bela Bela Land UseScheme, 2008, for therezoning of theabovementioned propertysituated at corner ofMoraka and Mile Streets,Bela Bela Township, byrezoning the property from“Residential 1” to“Business 2”. Particulars ofthe application will lie forinspection during normaloffice hours at the office ofthe Municipal Manager,Bela Bela LocalMunicipality, MunicipalBuildings, Cnr Chris HaniAvenue and Minnaar Street,Bela Bela, 0480, for aperiod of 28 days from 17October 2014. Objectionsto or representations inrespect of the applicationmust be lodged with ormade in writing to the

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relating to the applicationmay be inspected duringoffice hours at 73 KretchmarAvenue Bela Bela or at theoffices of the Manager:Planning and Development,Bela Bela Municipality,Chris Hani Drive, Bela Bela.Any person having anyobjection to the granting ofthis application must lodgesuch objection together withthe ground thereof inwriting, with both theManager: Planning andDevelopment, Bela BelaMunicipality and theundersigned not later than14 November 2014.Applicant’s DetailsFull Name: PROMAC FIREAND MAINTENANCE /JOHNNY BARNARDAddress: 73 KretchmarAvenue, Bela Bela, 0480Tel: (Work) 082 616 5731Tel: (Home) 082 657 0334(17&24).

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Limpopo citizens are urged to don theirschool uniforms every Friday in supportand solidarity with the year’s matricstudents, who aim for an 80% pass ratethis year.The provincial government stated that

the campaign, launched on Friday, 10October, marked the beginning of the endof the road for these hardworkingstudents.Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha said

that the students do not have to travel therest of the road alone. He added that theconcept of Matric Fridays is based on theneed to support and encourage the studentsas they prepare for the examinations whichloom around the corner. He said that thegovernment has long held to the idea thateducation is a broader social issue.“Education is too important to be left in the

hands of teachers and the SGB alone. Theclass of 2013 surpassed all expectations

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A total of 24 health facilities in Limpopowere found to be non-compliant withvarious health laws, a meeting by theNational Department of Labour in BelaBela was told on Friday, 3 October. Thefindings were revealed following a visitby the Department in the provincerecently.The Department’s Hazardous

Biological Agents (HBA) inspectionreport for the 2014/15 financial yearstated that Limpopo’s noncompliantfacilities were among the 407workplaces that the Department’sDirector-General of Inspection andEnforcement Services (IES). ThobileLamati Lamati said that there was adismal 22% compliance level duringtheir visit.“These are medical facilities,” he said.

“The mere fact that these are healthfacilities presupposes that the health andwelfare of workers should be a priority.We believe that a health facility shouldbe a safe workplace.”Lamati said that it is serious cause for

concern and that he believes that everyworker exposed to hazardousenvironments creates a problem to thestate as the workers will later be aburden to the already overstretchedsocial security and primary health caresystem.“The question is, will we ever get a

100% compliance rate? We need todouble our efforts to make inroads in the

Public figures are urged to lead theMatric Fridays by wearing schooluniform to support the campaign.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo launches MatricFridays

when they smashed previous pass raterecords to reach 70%. This has posed achallenge to the class of 2014, and I haveignored calls to revise the 80% goaldownwards. Expecting less than 80% fromthe class of 2014 would be to settle formediocrity. We are certainly not a province ofmediocrity,” Mathabatha said.The premier further called out to the

students to produce quality pass rates,saying that to achieve this, the studentsconsider the three ingredients of a goodpass, namely hard work, focus, anddiscipline.Mathabatha said that good matric marks

are a key that opens doors to opportunitiesand a better life, as one can be admitted tothe best universities in the world, enjoy thefreedom to choose their study field and toobtain the financial assistance they mayneed. He called on matriculants to use theremaining days before exams effectively andprudently, also urging them to suspendactivities that are not helpful to their studiesincluding time spent on social networks suchas Facebook.“I call on parents and guardians to afford

their children sufficient time for their studies.Let us support our children in whatever waypossible to ensure that their dreams may berealized. Children from poor families shouldnot be discouraged from reaching for thestars. To the students, concern yourselveswith passing well and let your governmenttake it from there.”Mathabatha also discouraged students

from worrying at this time about costlyuniversity fees. Mathabatha assured themthat no child will be left out of schoolbecause of family circumstances. It is thegovernment’s policy that all children whoperform well academically must befinancially assisted to complete theirstudies.

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Modimolle resident Lebogang MirriamShovhote was crowned Miss HopeInternational, representing Limpopo atnational level in a beauty pageant. The 24-year old teacher at Modimolle’s LaerskoolEenheid was crowned during a gala eventthat took place in Brackenfell in Cape Townon Friday, 10 October.Shovhote told The BEAT that compared to

other pageants that she has taken part in,the Miss Hope International pageants areunique, as they focus more on communityprojects and contestants’ character thantheir physical appearance. She added that itmakes her feel proud and honoured tohave won the pageant, having representedher community at the provincial level, andher province at the national level. She isnow heading for an international pageant.

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A number of countries are involved in thepageant. The aim of the pageant is togroom men and women to be effectiveservants in the community while becomingleaders in the process.The pageant is presented in various male

and female categories including preteen,teen, young adult, older men and women,and there are also categories for marriedpeople.As the title holder for Limpopo, Shovhote

will be participating in Zanzibar in July 2015,representing South Africa. Her primaryproject will be education and she will needto raise funds, seeking help from potentialsponsors. Anyone who is interested inaiding her can contact Shovhole on082 083 1055 or e-mail her atprincess.shovhote3@gmail.com(.)To learn more about the pageant the

public can visit www.hopepageants.co.za(.)

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Mantadi Centre for orphans andvulnerable children in Mookgophongrecently took their children on a trip toDurban. The children boarded a City-to-City sponsored bus on Thursday, 2October, catching a train to Durban in

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public service. In terms of the OHS Act,we are also bound to use legalinstruments in case there is a failure tocomply,” he said.Lamati said that 47 improvement

notices were issued in the period underreview in addition to 22 prohibitionnotices. He cautioned that theprohibition noticed could only berevoked once issues raised byinspectors are addressed.“People have the tendency to take

short cuts instead of addressing thematters raised by inspectors. The lawprovides for appeal on the inspectors’decisions, but proper procedures shouldbe followed in this regard,” he said.Lamati said that the inspection of

public health facilities has uncoveredprominent areas of noncompliance.This ranges from no risk assessmentbeing conducted to employees notinducted and trained on sources ofexposure, health effects and control ofHBA; evaluation of hazards toexposure and control measures notcarried out; medical surveillance notconducted and carried out inaccordance to HBA regulations; andnon-provision of personal protectiveequipment to employees.Lamat concluded by saying that the

Department will increase visibility andenforcement over the next fewmonths. He added that priority will fallon particular hotspots, the training ofshop stewards in the health sector,and public awareness programs.

Child centre takes trip to Durban

The new water tank that the centrebought with the money donated bySocial Development. Photo: LizzyBapela

Johannesburg later that day. They

returned from their trip on Saturday, 11October.The founder of the centre, Anna

Makwela, said that they had been paidR250 000 by the National Department ofSocial Development and spent it onrepairing damaged facilities at the centreand using the remainder to take thechildren on the week-long outing. Sheadded that the centre’s aging facilitieshad made the money come in very handy.“The trip was fine and nothing bad

happened,” she said. “We thank all thepeople who have been donating money tothe centre, some in small and some ingreater amounts. It really means a lot tosee smiles on the faces of the little ones,and the Durban trip brought them joy. Weare now going to use some of theremaining money to finish renovating andbuy the children nice bedding andcurtains, just so that they can stay in abeautiful place.”The centre bought a new water tank

with the money, filled the whole yard withconcrete, extended their garden,renovated a fallen building, tiled thefloors and bought new beds for thechildren.

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Kgothatso ‘Ninja’ Pholoba’s soccer star ison the rise, as seen at the DevelopmentGames on Saturday, 11 October.The Bela Bela local

is now at anacademy inMokopane, wherehe is also attendingschool. Pholoba,who is known as‘Ninja,’ played forDiesel n Dust’sjunior team beforeplaying for thesenior team for six months in the latestSAB season.In an interview with The BEAT Pholoba

said that he has enjoyed playing soccer at

This goalie celebrated his opponents’ missed score during the DevelopmentGames. Photo: TK Mashaba

Local soccer playeraims for the top

the academy.“We have a good coach and we are

gelling well as a team, and I am lookingforward to playing in a big team in thefuture,” he said.

Pholoba is playingleft wing/striker andwas giving hisopponents a toughtime at Settlers.“I enjoy attacking

and scoring as aplayer, and I amworking hard atthat.” He said thathis dream is to play

in the national team one day.“I would love to live that dream of playing

in the national team in the future and all Ihave to do is always work hard,” he said.

Kgothatso NinjaPholoba shieldingthe ball duringdevelopmentsgames atSettllers. Photo:TK Mashaba

Players shine at Development Games

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The two-day Waterberg DevelopmentGames which were held at SettlersAgricultural School on Saturday, 11, andSunday, 12 October, was a chance forlocal athletes from different codes andmunicipalities to showcase their talents.There are, however, some municipalitieswho need to put more effort into sports,according to Theega Kganaga.Kganaga, the project manager of the

games, said that he was glad that thegames went well, although he said thatsome municipalities need to do more.“There are teams who don’t even have

full kits, which means that things are notgoing well at their municipalities,” he said.On Saturday, teams played netball,

volleyball for boys and girls, soccer forboys and girls, and softball.Six Waterberg municipalities took part in

the development games, which werehosted by the Departments of Sports, Artsand Culture. Bela Bela’s Sizwe Startsshone in first place, with Modimolle in

second place and Mogalakwena in third.Bela Bela Boys showed that they are on amission, played good football coming in infirst place, with Mogalakwena in first placeand Thabazimbi in third place.In ladies’ soccer Mogalakwena came in

on first place, while Modimolle came insecond and Lephalale came in third place.Mogalakwena’s softball team came in

first while Modimolle came second, withLephalale in third place.Mogalakwena also took first place in girls

volleyball with Modimolle in second andBela Bela third, while Bela Bela’s boys arein first place, with Mogalawena andModimolle in second and third positions,respectively.The Bela Bela’s basketball team also

took first place with Mookgophong insecond place and Modimolle in third.Mogalakwena came first in cricket andThabazimbi second, with Bela Bela trailingin third place.Provincial teams have yet to be selected

and names are expected to be releasedsoon.

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Sizwe Mokgohloa, the owner of SizweStars Netball team in Bela Bela is callingit quits and retiring from sportsdevelopment after what he calls“backstabbing” by the team coach,Koketso Kgabo.“I have come far with this team. For

almost ten years I have been bringingchildren from the streets into sports butsuddenly the team has been given toother people without my consent,” saidMokgohloa.Mokgohloa said that the team has

been renamed Diesel n Dust Netball andis now owned by Diesel n Dust ownerPat Seema.“I had to find out from other people that

the team has changed their name afterthe awards last year,” he said.Mokgohloa said that his love for

Sizwe Stars owner feels betrayed by histeam’s switch in management

“I can’t choose for them...

development pushed him to form thisteam, and he has done a lot for variousteams.“I am not good with politics and I

believe that I have been betrayed, andnow have no choice but to leave theteam.Kgabo, who was leading the Under 15

netball team which still uses the SizweStars logo, said that he is now part ofDiesel n Dust Netball team, and is onlyhelping the development of Sizwe.“Kgabo said that Mokgohloa haven’t

been there for the team in the past, andthe players have chosen their newmanagement.Kgabo said that he still has the trophy

that the team won at the SettlersDevelopment games.“It’s my girls’ trophy which they won,

and I will not give it to him as he is notplaying his role,” he said.

Koketso Kgabo (left) with the Sizwe Stars netball team who performed well atthe Developments games at Settlers. Photo: TK Mashaba

Netball games inaction during theDevelopmentsGames atSettlers. Photo:TK Mashaba

“I would love to live thatdream of playing in the

national team in thefuture and all I have to

do is always work hard.”