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Wednesday 17 OctoberA man in Modimolle was fined R3 500

for allegedly driving without a valid driv-ers’ license and causing an accident.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer

James Findlay, said that the accidenthappened on Thabo Mbeki Drive. Headded that no injuries were suffered; onlyminor damages to the vehicles occurred.

Thursday 18 OctoberThe police in Modimolle received a com-

plaint about a housebreaking and theftincident that took place at the local Cor-rectional Services and attended swiftly tothe matter. Findlay said that, during thesearch, police found one of the suspectshiding away under a tree next to the can-teen and take-away area.

He said the suspect was then arrestedimmediately and charged. He added thepolice found a hi-fi set, cold drinks, maize-meal and bags of chicken in the bushes.The suspects appeared before theModimolle magistrate’s Court on Friday,19 October, and the case was postponedfor seven days for further investigation.

Friday 26 OctoberA student nurse at St. Vincent Hospi-

tal in Bela Bela was hit by a car andkilled in an accident that took place onthe R101.Bela Bela police spokesperson, Cap-

tain Johnny Thiyo, said that the nursewas dropped off by her colleague onthe said road next to Extension 6B andwas hit by a vehicle passing by whilesaying her goodbyes to her colleague.According to the information received,

the nurse died in hospital while the doc-tors were performing an X-ray. A sourcefrom the Trauma EMS said the de-ceased suffered very serious injuresand multiple fractures. Thiyo said acase of culpable homicide has been

opened and investigations are in proc-ess.Suspects broke into a flat in Bela Bela

and stole cash, brandy and a laptopworth R4 180. Thiyo said that the sus-pect was arrested on Tuesday and wasexpected to appear before the Bela BelaMagistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 31October, on charges of burglary. Headded that the suspect was found inpossession of the stolen laptop.Unknown suspects broke into a house

at Salus Oord in Bela Bela and stole acomputer set, laptop, clothes and shoesvalued at R11 500 before fleeing thescene. Thiyo said a case of burglary isopened and investigations continue.

Saturday 27 OctoberAt least 11 people in Bela Bela were

arrested for drinking in public, while10 were arrested after being found inpossession of drugs such as daggaand nyaope. Thiyo said the suspectswere released after paying admissionof guilt fines ranging according to thecrimes committed.

Police in Bela Bela are investigatinga case of burglary following an inci-dent that happened at the St. Vin-cent’s Caritas Village.Thiyo said the suspects broke into a

house in the area and stole cash, alaptop and a pair of earrings, all val-ued at R7 070.

Unknown suspects broke into ahouse in Bela Bela and stole a laptopbefore fleeing the scene.

Monday 29 OctoberCaptain Thiyo said a case of bur-

glary is opened and investigationscontinue.

Modimolle Mayor accusedof assaulting ANC member

TK Mashaba

A clash between two factions at an ANCbranch general meeting (BGM) of Ward 9, inModimolle, lead to a member of the ANC open-ing a case of common assault againstModimolle mayor, Kgaretja Lekalakala.On Sunday, 21 October, chaos erupted at

the ANC, Ward 9, BGM at the Dira O DirelweDrop-in centre in Modimolle. The scheduledBGM had to be abandoned after a disputeemerged at the ANC national conference pre-paratory meeting Modimolle Police confirmeda case of assault against the Mayor but saidthey were still investigating the matter. “Wecan confirm there is a case opened againstthe mayor, but at the moment we are still

Strike Lekoto laid a charge of common as-sault against the mayor of Modimolle. Healleges that she attacked him with the helpof her husband. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

investigating the case and will give finer de-tails in due time,” said Modimolle policespokesperson, Warrant Officer James Findlay.Strike Lekoto, who is a member of the ANC,

had opened an assault case at the Modimollepolice station.“The Modimolle Mayor,Kgaretja Lekalakala, Cllrs Jimmy Moropeneand Salaminah Olifant and other members ofthe ANC from other wards came to our ward9 meeting which they were not allowed to at-tend as it was strictly for the ward 9 mem-bers only, “ Lekoto said.“We tried to evacuate them as they were

interrupting our meeting, and we then calledthe police to come and intervene. After thepolice intervened, the mayor called me andasked me to get into her car and after I did,she drove fast towards the Modimolle loca-tion.”“She told me we are going to solve this is-

sue at her home which I did not feel comfort-able doing, so on the road to her house Iopened the door of the speeding car and fell,”Lekoto explained.“The Mayor’s husband came and grabbed

me and they threatened me. As I was scream-ing for help the neighbours around came andrescued me,” he said.The BEAT called Lekalakala, who seemed

to be very calm when she heard his side ofthe story. “That man is crazy. I didn’t do any-thing,” she said abruptly before discontinuingthe conversation.mThe ANC in Modimolle isdivided over the ruling party’s elective confer-

ence in Mangaungthis coming Decem-ber.In the past, the Afri-

can National Con-gress fought fiercelyagainst the apartheidgovernment in a bidto ensure better livesfor all. It is an opensecret that there arefactions within theANC, where partymembers have differ-ent views about theelections of the newleadership.

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Bela Bela wants artists for Caribbean style carnival

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The festive season is the time for celebra-tions and parties when many people areon vacation after a hard year’s work.Bela Bela Municipality is steaming ahead

with its preparations to host Africa’s firstever Trinidad and Tobago style Carnival inBela Bela on 1 December.The municipality calls all local artists to

attend a meeting on Wednesday, 7 No-vember, at the Bela Bela Community Hall.“We want all local artists to participate inthe event because the carnival is meant topromote local arts and culture,” saidMatome Sebelebele, spokesperson for theBela Bela municipality.The carnival committee is specifically

looking for visual arts, like painting andsculptures, performing arts, like singingand dancing, fine arts, DJ’s, heritage art,film crews and designers. All artists arewelcome to participate.The Carnival, the first of its kind on the

continent, will draw scores of colourful in-ternational carnival participants, from theCaribbean, Gauteng and Limpopo to BelaBela for a spectacular display of streetdance, public parade and music.The Carnival was rehearsed in 2011 on

16 December in Bela Bela and now theorganisers are ready to put on a spectacu-lar event with stellar performances.

The municipality calls all local artists to attend a meet-ing on Wednesday, 7 November, at the Bela Bela Com-munity Hall. All artists are welcome to participate.Photo: Supplied

During the planning meeting on Thursday,25 October,the organisingc o m m i t t e e ,headed byClarence Moe,head of theT&T NationalCarnival Com-mission, cameto the conclu-sion that thisevent isneeded to helpthe economy ofBela Bela, es-pecially be-cause BelaBela touristdestination.“We came

here to shareour unique ex-periences withthe people,Council andadministrationof Bela Belaon the imple-mentation ofsuch a wonder-ful celebrationof culture but importantly share economic

benefits of such highly profitable event,”Moe said.The tourism

authorities, lo-cal banks,SMME’s, theb u s i n e s schamber, me-dia houses,artists, coun-cillors and themanagementof the munici-pality, at-tended theworkshop.Speaking at

the workshop,Cllr JohnS e s a n e ,chairperson ofthe municipali-ty’s planningand economicdevelopmentsub-commit-tee said thegathering wasaimed at get-ting allstakeholdersto understand

and appreciate the nature of Carnival as

well as identify economic opportunities fortheir institutions. “In the main, we wantedstakeholders to appreciate the scale of thiscarnival and numerous opportunities avail-able to them as key sectors and playersin our local economy.The objective is to ensure that everybody

in Bela Bela and around benefits fromthis,” said Sesane.The municipality is hosting the Carnival

in collaboration with the government ofTrinidad and Tobago (T&T), Department ofArts and Culture, the Limpopo Provincialgovernment and local businesses.As part of the partnership, the T&T Am-

bassador, Harry Parthap, hosted severalcarnival groups from Bela Bela to celebratethe 50th anniversary of the Independenceof Trinidad and Tobago at the High Com-mission in Pretoria, last month.The groups performed for ambassadors

from throughout the world representing theirrespective countries in South Africa, includ-ing ambassadors of US, UK, France,China, and Brazil.Municipal Manager, Sam Bambo, said

that the workshop exposed the local com-munity and businesses to the massive eco-nomic benefits of a carnival.The carnival is scheduled take place in

the Bela Bela central business district on1 December, coinciding with internationalWorld Aids Day.

“We want all local artists to participate in the event becausethe carnival is meant to promote local arts and culture,”

SolomonMahlangu HighSchool Grade 12learner, TakiLekoto appearedat the matricfarewell cer-emony flankedby her parentsMr and MrsLekoto. Photo:MzamaneRingane


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The results of the South African censusthat was done in 2011 were released onWednesday, 30 October, and there arequite a few interesting bits of informa-tion.According to the report, there are 51,8

million people living in South Africa. 7million more people were counted thanin the last census that was done in2001.The document shows that 26,6 million

of the South African population arewomen and 25,2 million are men.An interesting fact is that Gauteng, the

smallest of the country’s nine provinces,has the largest population and the North-ern Cape, the largest of the nine prov-inces, has the smallest population.A census is a procedure where all the

people living in a country are system-atically counted. The census question-naires are developed to gather informa-tion about the state of the nation so thatthe government can use that informa-tion to plan.President Jacob Zuma received the

complete census report during an offi-cial ceremony in Cape Town. He saidthat the census report tells the story ofSouth Africa. Zuma explained that theinformation contained in the report wouldbe used to make sure that resourcesare fairly distributed between provincesand population groups.The census report gives us some in-

sight into the make-up of the people ofSouth Africa. However, a census is onlyuseful if the data is actually used to makedecisions and to allocate all resourcesavailable to the government fairly.Unfortunately, the government did not

show a lot of commitment to equalityso far. On 7 September, Dr MamphelaRamphele, a founder of the Black Con-sciousness Movement, said in an arti-cle that inequality is the biggest prob-lem that South Africans have to face.The rich are getting richer, while the poorare dying.The ANC Treasurer General,

Matthews Phosa, also spoke of in-equality and how black economic em-powerment is not working to bridge thegap. “What it did do is create an up-per class of wealthy black investorswho initially funded their wealth withdebt through the acquisition ofshareholding in successful white orinternational businesses,” he said inhis statement.Once again, on the eve of the ANC

Conference in Mangaung, the citizensof this country have to ask their lead-ers: when will the black empowermentbe available to all and not only to aselected elite group?When will corruption, nepotism and

cadre deployment make room for edu-cation, equal opportunities and jobcreation?

51,8 million souls inSouth Africa Understanding the

Holy Spirit Bishop Silas Tlou

The Holy Spirit is the third person inthe Holy Trinity. He is fully God. Heis eternal, all-knowing, ever-present,has a will, and can speak. He isalive. He is a person.Ephesians 4:30 – “And do not

grieve the Holy Spirit of God, withwhom you were sealed for the dayof redemption.” The Holy Spirit hasfeelings and can be hurt. The HolySpirit can also get angry. Hebrews3:7-11 – “So, as the Holy Spirit says:‘Today, if you hear his voice, do notharden your hearts as you did in therebellion, during the time of testingin the desert, where your fatherstested and tried me and for fortyyears saw what I did. That is why Iwas angry with that generation, andI said, ‘Their hearts are always go-ing astray, and they have not knownmy ways.’ So I declared on oath inmy anger, ‘They shall never enter myrest.’ ”The Holy Spirit can bring people

rest, peace and care in times ofhardship or trouble. Isaiah 63:14 –“…like cattle that go down to theplain, they were given rest by theSpirit of the Lord. This is how youguided your people to make for your-self a glorious name.”The fact that the Holy Spirit is a

person is clear from the story ofAnanias and Sapphira, written downin the book of Acts. The Holy Spiritcan be lied to. Act 5:3 – “Then Pe-ter said, “Ananias, how is it thatSatan has so filled your heart thatyou have lied to the Holy Spirit andhave kept for yourself some of themoney you received for the land?”The Holy Spir i t can also be

tempted. Acts 5:9 – “Peter said toher, “How could you agree to test theSpirit of the Lord? Look! The feet ofthe men who buried your husbandare at the door, and they will carryyou out also.”God anointed Jesus with the Holy

Spirit. The Spirit gave him power overevil and the power to heal the sick.Act 10:38 – “…how God anointed Je-sus of Nazareth with the Holy Spiritand power, and how he went arounddoing good and healing all who wereunder the power of the devil, be-cause God was with him.” Matthew12:28 – “But if I drive out demonsby the Spirit of God, then the king-dom of God has come upon you.”The Holy Spirit also led Jesus to a

place where he could pray, fast, andgrow in the Spirit. Luke 4:1 – “Je-sus, full of the Holy Spirit, returnedfrom the Jordan and was led by theSpirit in the desert.” After Jesus wastempted by the devil and withstoodhim, the Spirit brought him back outof the wilderness. Luke 4:14 – “Je-sus returned to Galilee in the powerof the Spirit, and news about himspread through the whole country-side.” The truth is that the Holy Spiritis a person the same as the Fatherand the Son are within the Holy Trin-ity.

Confusion: these two direction signs greet you when you arrive in the township ofModimolle.The sign that reads “PHAGAMENG” welcomes you when you drive on the R101 roadfrom Mookgophong into the township, and the other one that says “PHAHAMENG”greets you when you arrive into the township from downtown Modimolle. Photo:Mzamane Ringane


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Mookgopong Municipality forthe amendment of the town-plan-ning scheme known asMookgopong Land Use Scheme,2010, in the following manner:1. Amendment Scheme66: for the rezoning of Erf 1411,Mookgopong Extension 2, from“Residential 1” to “Business1”.Particulars of the applicationwill lie for inspection duringnormal office hours at the officeof the Land Use Planner/Man-ager: Technical Services: CivicCentre, cnr. Nelson Mandela &Mookgopong Drive,Mookgopong, for a period of 28days from 02 November 2012(date of the first notice). Objec-tions to or representations inrespect of the application mustbe lodged with or made in writ-ing to the Land Use Planner/Manager: Technical Services atthe above-mentioned address orP/Bag X 340, Mookgopong0560, within a period of 28 days

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Sheriff Nylstroom, No.50 LeydsStreet, Nylstroom, who can becontacted on 014 717 3647, andwill be read out prior to the saletaking place.No warranties are given withregard to the description, extentand/or improvements of theproperty.Property: Portion 2 of Erf 571Nylstroom Ext 4,Registration Division: KRLimpop Province,Measuring: 1 148 square metres,also known as 13A Smith Street,Nylstroom Ext 4.Improvements: (not confirmed)Main Building: 3 bedrooms,bathroom, lounge, kitchen.Zoned residential.FINDLAY & NIEMEYER IN-CORPORATEDATTORNEYS FOR PLAIN-TIFFP.O. Box 801, PretoriaRef. Mr M COETZEE/AN/F3309Tel No. 342 9164

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Various health professionals tackled issuesconcerning mental health during an event thatwas held at the Bela Bela hospital on Thurs-day, 25 October.The event was held under the theme “de-

pression, a global crisis,” with discussionsincluding topics such as depression, stressand suicide. In his presentation, psycholo-gist, Tebogo Fafudi, emphasized the charac-teristics of being mentally healthy such asaccepting who you are, keeping active, learn-ing new skills, relaxing, eating well and getsocially involved.He said mental health is all about how a

person feels about themselves, how they re-late with others and how they deal with op-portunities, difficulties and challenges of eve-

Stakeholders tacklemental health issues

Acting CEO Matron Sophy Maubanethanked stakeholders for a good responseto the event and her colleagues for work-ing hard to ensure great service delivery.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

ryday life.From the medical side, Doctor Mosidi said

that mental health is a state of well-being inwhich every individual realizes hi or her ownpotential can cope with everyday stresses oflife and can function and work productively.Mosidi said it is also about a person being

able to make a meaningful contribution to hisor her own community. She added that aperson who suffers from depression may beafflicted only once, but it is common for thiscrippling disease to re-occur.Symptoms of depression include a persist-

ent sad or empty mood, loss of interest orpleasure in hobbies and activities that wereonce enjoyed insomnia or hypersomnia, fa-tigue, thoughts of death or suicide, deteriora-tion of social relationships among others.Guest speaker, Sister Bosch, acknowledged

many of the health workers’ commitment indelivering services at the hospital. She ex-pressed gratitude over the hospital providingmental health services regardless of certainobstacles.The hospital choir created and per-formed songs about mental health, in orderto create awareness to the audience aboutthe topics discussed on that day.Other health workers also conducted a

drama series, with scenes creating aware-ness on mental health.Acting CEO Matron Sophy Maubane wel-

comed the presence of stakeholders fromdifferent institutions who attended the eventincluding the SAPS, Warmbaths Taxi Asso-ciation (WATA) and the Department of HomeAffairs. Maubane prided herself in the goodwork that her colleague have been doingthrough the years, ensuring good services arerendered for the community of Bela Bela atlarge.

Census 2011 data released

The much-awaited Census 2011 data was re-leased on 30 October, after the results havebeen handed to President Jacob Zuma.Census 2011 was the third population and

housing count in post-apartheid South Africa.The results will provide details about how thecountry has evolved since the last Census in

The South African government did every-thing in its power to encourage people totake part in the Census 2011. Deputy Presi-dent Kgalema Motlanthe travelled toLimpopo to inspire local residents to partici-pate. Photo: GCIS

2001.The Census 2011 results contain informa-

tion about South Africa’s population, house-holds, migration trends and service deliverylevels. The results will be available to the pub-lic in different formats and platforms, namelyin printed and electronic formats, interactiveproducts as well as smart-phone applications.The printed products will be available from

Stats SA offices from 30 October. These prod-ucts will be released in a staggered scheduleand can be obtained by contacting Stats SAoffices or website at www.statssa.gov.za.Electronic products will be available on

www.statssa.gov.za and can be downloadedfrom 30 October. For all non-standard spe-cial requests that users might require, cross-formulations can be requested from any ofthe Stats SA offices.A detailed report on Census 2011 results,

highlighting key topics as well as informationon methods used and the processes that werefollowed will be released on 30 October.The provincial results will be released on 2

November and the municipal results on 9November.

Bela Bela celebrates SocialDevelopment Month

Bela Bela stakeholders teamed up and celebrated National Social DevelopmentMonth. Photo: Supplied

African Social Security Agency (SASSA).The delegation offered their services by

identifying 15 families in each area andassisted them with groceries.According to the Department of Social

Development, their achievements includethe provision of complete social security,income support and a safety net for thedestitute. This remains the cornerstone ofthe government’s key programmes to fightpoverty affecting children, people with dis-abilities and older persons.Services that the department offers include

social grants, registration for early child-hood development (ECD), partial care fa-cilities, ECD programme certificates, ad-mission to old age homes and to registeras a community based caregiver for olderpersons.The final phase of the programme was

expected to take place at the Sunfa sta-dium in Bela Bela, where another 15 fami-lies were identified to receive groceries.

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The Department of Social Development inBela Bela celebrated National Social De-velopment Month, which started on 1 Oc-tober.The local department hosted their celebra-

tions under the theme “working togetherto build caring and sustainable communi-ties.”According to the department’s website,

the focus for 2012 was on combining thekey achievements of government and fast-tracking efforts towards poverty eradica-tion as part of Vision 2014. The focus wasalso on contributing to the attainment ofthe Millennium Development Goals(MDGs).In Bela Bela, the department visited the

communities of Masakhane andPienaarsrivier, accompanied by membersof the local SAPS, Victim EmpowermentProgramme (VEP) and the local South

District heritage event finally takes place

Lizzy Bapela

The Waterberg district municipality’s longtime planned heritage event finally tookplace after being postponed several timesdue to priority programmes.Residents of the district, traditional- and

political leaders came together and cel-ebrated their heritage at Makapans ValleyWorld Heritage Site, in Mokopane.The event was held under the theme “cel-

ebrating the heroes and heroines of theliberation struggle of South Africa,” withthe aim to help remind and reconnect thenation with its rich and diverse collectiveliberation heritage.Spokesperson for the district municipal-

ity, Pat Malete, said that the main objec-tive was to promote national identity amongall South African communities.In her keynote address, Waterberg dis-

trict mayor, Cllr Tlotlanang Mogotlane, ex-pressed her gratitude when she addressedthe citizens of the district, who wore theirtraditional attires to the event in order toshow-off their cultural roots.Mogotlane saluted the government on be-

half of the residents of the Waterberg forreaffirming the significance of the libera-tion heritage as part of the cultural herit-age of South Africa.She said that the liberation heritage cel-

ebration in Mokopane is used as a vehicleto foster social cohesion, nation building,

Indunas fromacross the districtalso attended theheritage celebra-tions held inMokopane. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

economic development and inclusive na-tionality.Heritage is usually celebrated during Sep-

tember, official Heritage Month, but due topressing schedules and other commit-ments, celebrations had to be postponed.According to Mogotlane, that is why theywere there to do just that.“It is upon us to raise awareness and il-

lustrate the meaningful importance of lib-eration heritage to the youth. The youthsare the future of this country and knowl-edge of their culture and heritage is of para-mount importance,” she said.“We are meeting here to celebrate the

contribution made by our heroes and theheroines who played a major role in theliberation of our country. As organs of thestate and civil society we celebrate theachievements of our forefathers and therole played by traditional leaders and tra-ditional healers in the struggle for libera-tion,” Mogotlane added.Various traditional and cultural groups

from across the district entertained theaudience.Meanwhile, the official opening and launch

of the District Batho Pele Week 2012 eventhas also been postponed.The event was scheduled for 15 October

at Kgobagodimo Village in Ward 10.Malete said the event was postponed untilfurther notice and if any changes may oc-cur, the public will be informed.


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Nando’s franchise owners and employees,in South Africa, will take off on a bicycle tourto raise funds for the fight against HIV andAIDS.The cycling tour will kick off on 2 November

from Musina in Limpopo. The riders will stopat several points along the way and the tourwill end on 8 November in Centurion.The tour will pass through the Waterberg

region and they will leave from Mokopane at10:00 and arrive at the Bela Bela Nando’srestaurant in the afternoon.According to Matshidiso Makgakga, the

manager of the Bela Bela NANDOS restau-rant, the aim of the tour will be to raise fundsfor the HIV patients around the country. “Theaim of the tour is to make as much money aspossible, through donations on the tour stops.The money made there will be donated tosome identified centres which helps the in-fected patients.”“No one from our store will be taking part in

the tour, but they supported the initiative asthe participants entered the tour with anamount of R3 500 per person,” she said.World AIDS Day is celebrated around the

world on 1 December every year. It has be-come one of the most recognised interna-tional health days and a key opportunity toraise awareness, commemorate those who

Aids fundraiser through cycling

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Learners of Raeleng Secondary School re-ceived an early Christmas treat when theywere awarded for the achievements thatthey reached during the year.The prize-giving event was kindly spon-

sored by Forever Resorts Warmbaths andthirty-three learners were honoured duringthe ceremony.Raeleng Secondary School had a history

of poor matriculation results, but has re-ceived help from their new School Govern-ing Body (SGB) and the Bela Bela Educa-tion Advocacy Group (BBEAG), the Depart-ment of Education on circuit level and othersponsors over the past two years.This intervention and help from various

groups and individuals put Raeleng Sec-ondary School in a better position to per-form at their best in the final matriculationexams.At the awards ceremony, Joseph

Mashishi, principal of the school, told theaudience that the awards was the school’sway of motivating learners to work harder.“This is a sign of better things to come.We need to motivate our learners as muchas possible,” he said.Mashishi also received a special award

to honour his commitment to the school,his strong leadership and his managementskills.Lesego Molefe, former acting principal of

Raeleng and current principal of AlbertLithuli Primary School, also received anaward in recognition of his service to the

MatshidisoMakgakga in frontof the Nando’srestaurant in BelaBela where thecyclist will make arest stop beforemoving on toCenturion. Photo:TK Mashaba

have passed on, and celebrate victories suchas increased access to treatment and pre-vention services.UNAIDS took the lead on World AIDS Day

campaigning from its creation until 2004. From2004 onwards, the World AIDS Campaign’sGlobal Steering Committee began selectinga theme for World AIDS Day in consultationwith civil society, organisations and govern-ment agencies involved in the AIDS response.Themes run for one or two years and are not

just specific to World AIDS Day. Campaign-ing slogans such as ‘Stop AIDS, Keep thePromise’ have been used year round to holdgovernments accountable for their HIV andAIDS related commitments.World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for

governments to demonstrate delivery on thecommitments that they made in 2009 and tocommunicate government’ leadership in ad-dressing HIV and AIDS issues.Since 1 April 2010, the South African gov-

ernment has begun to expand the programmefor the prevention of mother to child transmis-sion, and antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for chil-dren as announced by President Jacob Zumaon 1 December 2009.A massive HIV Counselling and Testing

(HCT) campaign was launched at the end ofApril 2010, calling on every South African todemonstrate that they are responsible by tak-ing an HIV test.

Raeleng Secondary School rewardshard work

school.Learners who received awards were al-

lowed to bring their parents to the eventand they had full access to all the activi-ties that Forever Resorts offer. This wasdone to thank the parents for their supportin the past and to encourage them to keepup the good work.Mashishi said that

the journey hadbeen long and thatthey still have away to go, but thathe expected goodresults from the2012 Matriculants.“We had a tough

year with a short-age of text booksand other basic edu-cation needs. Wetried to make up forthe backlog by offer-ing extra WinterSchool classes aswell as SpringBreak classes,” hesaid.Mashishi made it

clear that RaelengSecondary Schoolbelieves that it is upto the individuallearner to achievethe best results pos-sible through hardwork and effort.

Local hip-hop artist drops album

The hip-hop scene in Bela Bela isgrowing fast and it just received an-other injection of energy with a newalbum, called Swagger Motivator,spicing things up.New kid on the block, Levy Bala,

also known as D-Trip, dropped a full16-track album a month ago.The launch of the album will be in

November. D-Trip hails from BelaBela.D-Trip said that his career started

in 2008 and that he felt that this wasthe right time for him to go to the nextlevel and record an album for hip-hop

Stephen “D-Gong” Kutumela, of SnajoProductions, and Levy Bala, alsoknown as D-Trip. Photo: TK Mashaba

fans.“I have worked behind the scenes

for quite some time, writing andspending all my time in the studio,polishing this album,” he said.“The theme of the album is to moti-

vate young people to reach for thefiner things in life including success,beauty and new trends,” added man-ager and promoter Steven “D-Gong”Kutumela of Snajo Productions.D-Trip is one of the newly discov-

ered young talents in hip-hop that arehelped on their way by Snajo Produc-tions. “We took him to the studios torecord his album,” Steven said.“Hip-hop is still a music genre that

is not very popular in our Townshipand a lot of negative things are saidabout it. D-Trip’s new album is goingto be a game changer,” he added.D-Trip told The BEAT that he worked

with two artists from Pretoria to com-plete the album. K-Trigger and Beef,along with local acts Fusion Fam andDark Cross Entertainment, helped toput this album to bed.The artist and his promoters are hard

at work to shoot a DVD for the wholealbum.Videos for three songs have already

been shot. “We are not going to filmvideos for all the tracks on the album,but we are putting most of the songson the DVD,” D-Trip said.Swagger Motivation will be launched

on 4 November at Letlhabile Park inBela Bela.Copies of the album will be sold at

the event.

Thandekile Sibanyoni

Buti Morake, founder and director ofOTAMPHO Drama School, based atBela Bela High School, visited schoolsin the Waterberg district as part of acommunity art project.When visiting the schools, Morake en-

tertained the learners with his specialone-man performance, called Tiger Five.Morake visited Bosele Dawn Drop-in

Centre on Wednesday, 24 October,Thusanang Special School on Thursday,25 October, and both Spa Park andMmamakwa Primary Schools on Friday,26 October.There is currently no specific period for

the running of the project and Morakesaid that he would only stop once hehad reached as many children as pos-sible.Morake told The BEAT that the schools

Children learn through dramawere all very welcoming and apprecia-tive of his performance. “I performed myplay, called Tiger Five.It teaches young people about positive

social behaviour, drug awareness andsocial responsibility,” he explained.“The schools all welcomed us with

warm hearts and showed a great appre-ciation for our art.The principal of Spa Park, Johannes

Adams, said that the performance wasinspiring and motivated the learnersgreatly,” Morake said.On Saturday, 10 November, OTAMPHO

will host an art festival at the Bela Belacommunity hall. The time of the eventis to be confirmed later.The art festival will be combined with

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BidVest Wits was crowned the 2010 Nedbank Cup Champions after defeatingAmaZulu. Photo: Supplied

All eyes on local soccer as the first leg of the Nedbank Cup begins TK Mashaba

The long awaited local soccer season is boundto kick-off in the Waterberg this week withsome thrilling action to whet fan’s appetites.The annual Nedbank Cup tournament starts

off its first leg on Sunday, 4 November, withthe SAB teams facing off to go on to the nextround. All teams are aiming for the R6 millionprize money allotted to the winner of the tour-nament.Last year, a quick-fire ending saw BidVest

Wits crowned the 2010 Nedbank Cup Cham-pions after defeating AmaZulu 3-0 at the newlyrevamped Soccer City in Soweto.The SAB teams will play in three different

streams. Stream A will bring out A1 Terrors isup against NTK Happy Boys at EphraimMogale Stadium, while Bazooka Fc will hostBela Bela Pirates FC United at Sunfa Sta-dium.Diesel n Dust FC will play away against Bela

Bela FC United at Moloto Stadium whileYoung Black Lizards FC will welcome Trou-ble Makers FC at Ephraim Mogale Stadium.The semi-finals for Stream A will be on 11

November with the winner of Match 1 vs. thewinner of Match 3 and the winner of Match 2vs. the winner of Match 4.The finals will be on 18 November between

the winners of Matches 5 and 6.In Stream B, Dynasty FC will welcome

Mookgopong All Stars at Mahwelereng Sta-

dium while Moloto Moring Stars are playingaway against Mookgopong Black Pool FC atMookgopong stadium.Benefica FC will welcome Thaba FC at Rang-

ers Ground while Real Madrid will visitMokopane Stones FC at Mahwelereng Sta-dium. Dimakatso Sundowns FC will welcomeMosesetjane United FC at Dimakatso sportsgrounds.The semi-finals for Stream B will be on 11

November with the winner of Match 1 vs. thewinner of Match 2, in Match 7, and the win-ner of Match 3 vs. the winner of Match 4, inMatch 8. The winner of Match 5 will face offagainst the winner of Match 6, in Match 9,and the winner of Match 7 will play againstthe winner of Match 8, in Match 10.The finals will be on 18 November between

the winners of Matches 9 and 10.Stream C will see Super Eagles FC wel-

coming Zaba FC at Ipelegeng Stadium, 15:00while Barcelona visits Domingos FC atIpelegeng Stadium at 17:00.Mogol FC will play away to Double Action

FC at Shongwane Sports Grounds, while SeaRobbers are welcoming Seleka Callies atThaba Park.The semi-finals for Stream C will be on 11

November with the winner of Match 1 vs. thewinner of Match 3 and the winner of Match 2vs. the winner of Match 4.The finals will be on 18 November between

the winners of Matches 5 and 6.

LFA and schools to benefit fromthe 2010 FIFA Legacy

Cup Organising Committee’s Legacy Unit,and have been made possible by the Na-tional Lottery Distribution Trust Fund(NLDTF) following a grant of R170, 1 mil-lion.The grant has enabled the OC to build 27

centres across the country, three in eachof the nine provinces. All of these footballturfs are FIFA 1 certified in accordance withthe quality standards as defined by FIFAand tested by accredited sports labora-tory. Each SAFA region identified their idealsite for the football turf and the criteria forthe spread of football turfs was to ensureeach municipal district, coinciding withSAFA regions, has access to quality foot-ball turfs with a strong bias to rural areas.A further qualification for building the soc-

cer turfs was that at least 20% of turfs mustbe based at school sites. This initiativeseeks to strengthen football structures atgrass roots level by providing the neces-sary office space for the regional office tooperate.“Football development is the core of our

business as the South African Football As-sociation,” Mwelo Nonkonyana, chief of theSAFA Board of Trustees, explained earlierthis year during an opening ceremony.

The 2010World CupLegacy TrustFund willbenefit soccerplayers likethese, whohave to playbarefootbecause theycannot affordthe kit. Photo:TK Mashaba

TK Mashaba

Local Football Associations (LFA) andschools in South Africa stand to benefitfrom the 2010 FIFA World Cup legacy.The FIFA Trust Fund was created to make

sure that the success of the 2010 WorldCup makes a difference in local communi-ties.Levy Thantsha, league manager of the

LFA in Bela Bela, said that this injectionwould boost the struggling teams andschool teams in the area.The FIFA Trust Fund will give donations

worth R10 000 to each local team orschool who sends them a constitution anda letter stipulating their needs. The trustwill then use the R10 000 to purchase whatthe team needs most.“The process will start on 1 December. In

the meantime, the LFA teams applied fora grant that will help with the developmentof soccer in the country,” Thantsha said.The FIFA Trust Fund made some signifi-

cant contributions to the soccer scene inSouth Africa. Not the least of these contri-butions are the turfs that they built in dif-ferent locations in South Africa.The turfs are part of the 2010 FIFA World

SAB soccer league to kick off

Simple Yellows FC will host Real Madrid FC at Mahwelereng Stadium. Photo: TK Mashaba

TK Mashaba

The off-season is finally over and it is time forall the coaches of the SAB League to put alltheir faith in their players as the SAB RegionalLeague kicks off on Saturday, 3 November.Saturday, 3 November, will see the first time

that teams will play in their newly created clus-ters instead of just one large tournament.Modimolle was clustered with Bela Bela,

Mookgopong with Mokopane while Lephalalewas clustered with Thabazimbi.The clustering was done to help teams save

money on travel and other logistical matters.

A1 Terrors FC will meet Trouble Makers FCat Ephraim Mogale Stadium, while YoungBlack Lizards FC will host Bazooka FC.Bela Bela United FC will visit NTK Happy

Boys FC at Ephraim Mogale Stadium whileDiesel n Dust will be welcoming Bela BelaPirates FC at Bela Bela High School grounds.Yster United FC hosts Mosesetjane United

at Mahwelereng Stadium while Thaba FC wel-comes Moloto Morning Stars at ThabaGround.Mookgopong Black Pool will visit Mokopane

Stone Breakers FC at Mahwelereng Stadiumwhile Real Madrid FC will play away against

Simple Yellows FC,also at MahwelerengStadium.Benfica FC will wel-

come DimakatsoSundowns FC atRangers ground.Zaba FC meetshead on withDomingos atIpelegeng Stadiumwhile Double ActionFC visits Super Ea-gles also atIpelegeng Stadium.Sea Robbers are

hosting SelekaCallies FC atThaba Park whileMogol FC will visitBarcelona FC atMarapong FC.

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