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Beware of the mallmugger

One of the victims of anunknown man who has beenattacking pedestrians spoke toThe BEAT.“I was travelling home from

work one night with fourother women when I wasgrabbed by a tall darkfigure,” the woman, whoasked not to be named, said.“I was hit on the head with ahammer several times andwhen I resisted I was hit onmy arm.”The woman was attacked on

Tuesday, 7 July, whilewalking home from the BelaMall. Several other attackshave been reported near theR516 in an area oftenfrequented by pedestrians ontheir way home.She said that her friends ran

off to look for help while shetried to fend off her attacker.“He quickly grabbed my

purse and cellphone and ranoff. By the time my friendsreturned it was too late andthe man disoppeared.”The victim said that she

reported the incident to thelocal police before going to

This woman wasstruck on the headwith a hammerduring a robbery.She is one of thevictims of theunknown man whohas been robbingpedestrians nearthe R516.Photo: JustinSteyn

the Bela-Bela hospital whereshe was treated for herwounds.

“I went to Hammanskraal as Iwas too traumatized to comeback to Bela-Bela. When Ireturned I was anxious andnow I fear an attack at myhome,” she said.

Two other women wereattacked at the same spot onSunday, 19 and Monday, 20July.

Lieutenant-Colonel AbelPhetla of the Bela-Bela Policesaid that they have a suspect,and an arrest is expected soon.He said the victims of theattacks are employees of retailstores at the Bela Mall andwere all attacked on their wayhome.

He advised residents to walkin large groups in theindustrial area, or to usetransport to help them returnhome safely.

“This has become a seriousproblem. Employees are scaredof going to work for fear ofthis person. A suspect has beenidentified and an arrest will bemade soon,” Phetla said.

Abandonedbaby girlfound alive

Lizzy Bapela

An abandoned infant was foundin a refuse bag on Saturday, 18July.The baby, who still had herumbilical cord attached, was foundwrapped in a towel and hidden in arefuse bag. She was found in thebedroom window of a home inMazakhela, where she hadapparently been abandoned by her

This newborn infant was found abandoned on Saturday, 18 July. Photo supplied

mother. Police believe that thetowel used to wrap the baby is thesame towel that the mother usedduring the birth, and are hopingthat this will help identify her.It is believed that the unknown

mother may have made use of thedistraction offered by a funeral atthe residence next door to place theinfant.The residents, who have asked not

to be named, say that they heard ababy crying at around 21:00 upon

searching for the source, foundthe abandoned baby at their ownhome. They phoned the policewho removed the child to a placeof safety.She appears to be in good health

and seems to have taken no physicalharm from the incident.Police have asked for any

information that might help discoverthe mother of this infant, andinvestigations as to her identity arestill continuing.

Communitycontributes onMandela Day

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I was hit on thehead with ahammer“

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Illegal gambling ringbusted againThe police have busted the Bela-BelaInternet Entertainment Lounge which hasbeen accused for the second time of beinginvolved with illegal gambling.The bust at 10:00 on the 10th of July netted

43 touch screens and R9 650. Despite thesigns proclaiming the business an internetcafé, there wasapparently no sign ofsuch business beingconducted inside.According to the

senior manager of lawenforcement forResponsible Gambling, Philly Masoga, thegambling in that area may be the work of asyndicate.“People must stop gambling in these areas

and go to licensed areas like the bigcasinos,” he said.“We are still investigating the mastermind

behind this illegal gambling ring, as thesepeople were arrested last year but continued

TK Mashabato operate.”Bela-Bela Police Communications Officer

Constable Maria Maleto also told thecommunity to follow channels whenestablishing new businesses which will helpthem to keep their businesses operating.Constable Maleto said that the manager was

expected to appear before the Bela-BelaMagistrate’s Court on charges of illegalgambling.

“The ownerof InternetEntertainmentLoungee hasbeen arrestedforcontravening

the National Gambling Act, which meansthat they were operating without properdocumentation,” she said.The business has allegedly been operating

for more than a year without an operatinglicense. Provincial officials helped Bela-BelaPolice officials raid the place and arrestedthe owner and three people who wereallegedly found gambling inside the café.

This place appeared to be an internet café, but according to the police, it is anillegal gambling place. Photo: TK Mashaba

The 43 touch screen desktop computers taken by the police. Photo: TK Mashaba.

MEC committed to improving servicedelivery in education

Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo MEC for the Department ofEducation Ishmael Kgetjepe said thatcitizens of the province will never forgivethe Department if they fail to deliver butreturn funds intended for service deliveryback to the National Treasury.The MEC said that the Department’s

senior management teams should ensure thespeeding up service delivery. He added thatthe Province need people who are dedicatedto serve the nation with excellence and thathe does not want any service delivery fundto be returned just because of poorplanning.“You cannot fail to plan and then return

funds while the province is experiencingchallenges in the education sector. It justdoes not make any sense,” he emphasized.The Department emphasized its readiness

for the re-opening of schools on Monday,20 July. Departmental officials also visitedschools across the province on the day tomonitor and evaluate the processes. The

Limpopo MEC forEducation IshmaelKgetjepe. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Province’s Portfolio Committee onEducation also conducted schools’ visitsand MEC Kgetjepe said that he wasexpecting everything to go well whenschools re-open.Departmental spokesperson Naledzani

Rasila confirmed that in terms of servicedelivery, 25 ordinary public schoolsreceived sanitary facilities which awaitcertificates of completion, while 228 arestill under construction. Rasila addedthat there are 70 completed classroomsin different areas, while 359 are stillunder construction. He further said thatthere are five new schools that are underconstruction. He further said that toaddress water challenges in schools, theDepartment has drilled more than 100bore holes in different schools.The Department also joined the rest of

the world in celebrating the life of theformer President Nelson Mandela. Topmanagement of the Departmentconducted cleaning campaigns andpainted schools in the province amongother activities.

Constant break-ins atMeetsetshehla Secondary

Marlene Vermaak

The principal, administration and teachersof Meetsetshehla Secondary School arenow well and truly fed up with the constantstream of break-ins at their school.“This holiday was the third time this year

that someone broke into the admin block atour school and stole all our computerequipment,” said the school’s secretaryHester van Zyl.“The value of the lost data is the worst,”

said technical specialist John Bufton. “Inmonetary terms the damage is never morethan a few thousand, but what the schoolloses in information is priceless.”The principal, Barend Pretorius, is also

MeetsetshehlaSecondary School.Photo: MarleneVermaak

becoming frustrated by the situation.“The thieves keep breaking in no matter

how many types of deterrent are installed.The alarms have all been smashed and therecording devices disconnected. It’s a hugeexpense to get all the security systems up toscratch every time,” he said. “And I’m noteven talking about the expense of insurancepolicies, new computers, new servers, newprograms and the rest.”The school’s central server has been stolen

twice before, with large amounts of thestudents’ work saved on it. This past winterholiday the school secretary’s computer wasstolen. There was a large amount ofimportant information on it.The Vaalwater SAPS have asked anyone

with information to step forward.

We are still investigating themastermind behind this illegal gambling

ring, as these people were arrested last yearbut continued to operate.“

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The South African IncomeService (SAID), also known asSARS, is leaving no stoneunturned in order to be of serviceto taxpayers.Residents of Bela-Bela will, for

the next few months, not have totravel to Pretoria or Polokwane tohave their tax enquiries answered.The organization’s mobile unit

will be available from July toNovember every Monday from09:00 to 15:00, at Bela-Bela.SARS officials will provide

taxpayers with advice with fillingin their tax forms, and businesseswill also be able to approach theofficials for tax advice.The unit will be parked in the

parking terrain of the Bela-Belamunicipality in front of the clinic.The location is central and thereis a lot of parking available.For more information, members

may contact the area manager,David Cele, at 083 555 3558.

SARS ispleased tohelp

Bela-Bela Concerned Residentsmember allegedly receiving threats

Bela-Bela’s Obed Motau is alleging thathis life is in danger.Motau said that he has been approached

by two strangers who told him that hewould not live to see Tuesday, 28 July,the day set for the meeting between thecommittee and the Limpopo ProvincialGovernment. The meeting is planned toaddress the committee’s queriesregarding the Bela-Bela Municipality.Motau alleges that the two men who

threatened him are not known to him, andhe believes that they may have been hiredfrom outside Bela-Bela to scare him intostopping his campaign.“They asked me who I thought I was, to

complain about who gets hired at themunicipality,” a shaken Motau said.“They said that I wanted to take jobsaway from their friends who areemployed by the municipality.”Motau said that he had not yet opened a

case, but puts his faith in remainingvigilant.“I give all my trust to God,” he said.Motau is also alleging that he was

promised a job if he would stopcomplaining about service delivery —but said that he refused.“My community comes first,” he said. “I

know their hardships and I am not goingto betray them.”Motau said that he believed that the

TK Mashaba article which appeared in The BEAT onFriday, 17 July sparked the debate byshowing the municipality that they areserious.The committee will be meeting with

Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha,

Obed Motau feels threatened butsays he will be unstoppable. Photo:TK Mashaba.

the MEC for Cooperative Governance,Human Settlements and TraditionalAffairs (CoGHSTA) GraceMakhurupetje, and have invited themunicipal manager Morris Maluleka, andalso Mayor Lucas Nhlapo.

Bela-Bela’s aspiring farmerTK Mashaba

‘I’ve always wanted to be a farmer and mywish is to get a piece of land so that I cando better.’

It took David Sekanka eight months to seehis reward for what he sowed in his smallgarden.This Bela-Bela resident started his garden

last November with a few seeds, and is nowrunning a small business from the garden.“I have always wanted to be a farmer and

my wish is to get a bigger piece of land sothat I can employ and service more peoplein need,” said Sekanka.Sekanka said that he was motivated by the

high unemployed rate in the township, aswell as the rate of drug and alcohol abuse inthe youth.

“I learned that we cannot all be coming totown for employment or wait for a handoutfrom government while we have hands andminds,” he added.Sekanka’s neighbours are proud of him.

He is known for sharing the vegetables hegrows in his garden with them.“I always try to remember the needs of others

in times of hardship so as part of marketing myvegetables I also give them away for free,” hesaid.“I have registered a company called Tshelane

Mpho Cooperative, and I had visitors from theDepartment of Health and some from theDepartment of Agriculture to see my garden,”he added.His garden is filled with all sorts of

vegetables, including cabbages, beetroot,Chinese spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and onions.It is only a matter of time before he becomes a

big man in agriculture.

David Sekanka started a small garden in the yard of his rented house lastNovember, and is now selling home-grown vegetables. Photo: TK Mashaba

The dispute between the Warmbaths(WATA) and Ngobi taxi associations seemsto be clearing up, as the two met and agreedto work together for the sake of peacewithin their areas of operation.The two associations met with various law

enforcement institutions and councillors,police traffic and municipal managementfrom Ngobi, Moretele and Bela-Bela at theBela-Bela Municipal Council Chambers onFriday, 10 July to discuss a way forward,following the recent dispute and back-to-back fruitless meetings.The two associations agreed to spread the

message of peace among fellow drivers andoperators to get them to stop harassing andassaulting others. The delegations alsoagreed that permit boards from both areasshould meet and resolve the issue ofpermits, as it seems to be the main issue

Taxi disputes seem to be calmingdown

WATA taxis are back on the road. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapelacausing all the disputes. It was agreed thatthe meeting hoped to produce positiveresults and solutions should take placewithin 21 days and that the permit boardsshould report back to the delegates as towhat transpired.WATA spokesperson Israel Molusi said that

by law, all public transportation has set routes,meaning they have to have their pick up anddrop off points and that should be stated intheir permits, which everybody should adhereto. He added that after a number of meetingsthey had with their counterparts, it was agreedthat drivers from Ngobi should let the onesfrom Bela-Bela to drive free to and from thatarea as the same applies in Bela-Bela.Only one person was seriously injured as a

result of the dispute after he was assaultedtwo days in a row, with another sustainingminor injuries and one taxi being damaged.Molusi said that no other serious or minorassaults and injuries were reported but justharassments.

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Continuing uncertainty about illegal squatters on Stand 1492

Many uncertainties have risen regarding theillegal settlement near the Alma road on stand1492 of Extention 25.The squatters have been occupying the area

since 2006 and there have been severalattempts, including an order from the HighCourt, to remove them from the area. Thestand itself is said to belong to Steve Bosch, abusinessman from Polokwane.According to the area’s ward councillor

Kobus van der Merwe, Bela-Bela MayorLucas Nhlapo was supposed to attend to ameeting with the squatters on Thursday butnever arrived.Van der Merwe said that he has tried several

times to organize a meeting with Nhlapo in anattempt to attend to their issues and possiblyevacuate them from the area.“I have tried multiple times to arrange a

meeting for the mayor to come down to thestand and talk to the squatters. No one has seenhim for the last week and he is not answeringmy calls,” he said.Van der Merwe claimed that during a

previous encounter, Nhlapo said that he “couldget rid of the squatters very easily”.

The future of squatters who live on the privately owned stand 1492 outside of Bela-Bela is yet to be determined. Photo: Supplied

The squatters have also been a headache tolocal farmers and residents in the area, who saythat the squatters vandalise and trespass onprivate and public property.This was announced during a meeting

regarding proposed farming near the town’sdam area to curb the town’s stray livestockepidemic.Those who attended the meeting claimed that

the squatters have been very problematic andbreak into properties and steal a lot of woodfrom the area.At the time the Municipal spokesperson,

Matome Sebelebele, said that the municipalityunderstands the anxiety of the individuals andinterested parties and the responsibility fordeveloping the area in line with theirconservation goals belongs to the Municipality.“We will publically unveil our plans for the

area at the appropriate time. We are quitewilling to meet with concerned residents aboutthis matter, but we do urge the public not to runwild on the basis of mere rumour. Themunicipality is always willing to meet withresidents in order to clarify the situation andallay their concerns,” he said. Sebelebele couldnot be reached for further comment on themayor’s whereabouts.

Municipal worker injured in accident

A Modimolle municipal employee andhis family were involved in a serioushead-on collision recently.

Lazzy Moketoa, who was deployedas a clerk to the Vaalwater municipaloffice, was involved in a head-oncollision on the R33 on Monday, 20July. His wife Lucy and their twochildren were in the car with him. Thefamily were en route to Modimollewhen they collided with a whiteToyota car which was en route to

These two vehicles were involved in ahead-on collision on the R33 at 06:10

on Monday, 20 July. Photo: MarleneVermaak

Marlene VermaakLephalale.An eyewitness at the scene said that a

slow-moving Isuzu truck was also on thescene. Vaalwater SAPS are stillinvestigating the accident.Moketoa’s Hyundai Getz had four

occupants, and the Toyota three. Nobodywas killed in the accident but Moketoaand three other people were taken to FHOdendaal Hospital in Modimolle.

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The future is now

Many of us seem to think that life willbe better in some nebulous future time.We think that we will find well-payingjobs, or get university degrees, but wedon’t consider how we will make thesethings happen for us.

If you look at the name of this piece,it says “The future is now.” What doesthat mean?

It means that the seeds of the futureyou will have are the ones you plantnow. In the short term, it meansapplying for universities early in orderto be able to get the degree you want.

In the long term, it means that everyday, you are building the road to yourfuture and driving on it at the sametime.

Life is, when you look at it a certainway, not all that different from drivinga car, or more likely, a truck. The thingwe’re specifically talking about ismomentum. Any moving object (forour analogy, a truck) has momentum,which means that it will keep movingin the direction it is moving in, if theconditions remain the same. With atruck, the faster it goes, the moremomentum it has. The faster it goes,the more effort it takes to turn thetruck around or stop it.

Think of every action you take inyour life, every decision you make, asadding to the momentum of your ‘life-truck’. The more momentum yourtruck has, the faster it will be moving,and the harder it will be to turn away.

This can be positive or negative.Let’s take two examples.

Peter has worked hard all his life.He achieved excellent grades and inhis Matric year, applied and wasaccepted to medical school. His firstyear went well, and he got excellentgrades there too. Peter is on the roadto becoming a doctor, and themomentum of his life is all in thatdirection. It will take somethinghuge to shake him off that path — ifthe conditions remain the same,Peter will one day be a doctor.

Joseph has not worked that hard.He failed several classes at school,and dropped out in Grade 10. Hebecame involved with drugs andcrime. Joseph in on the road to jail,and all the momentum of his life isin that direction. Joseph, too, willneed something huge to shake himoff that path — if the conditionsremain the same, Joseph will end hislife in jail.

Every action Peter and Joseph tookbuilt momentum toward the futurethey would have. Each action youtake builds momentum toward thefuture you will have.

And as a nation, every step we takebuilds the future we will have to livein.

Only 67 minutes?

The 18th of July has come and goneand, with it, a flurry of Mandela Dayevents. Donations were made, roadswere cleaned, and stories were readto children.

It’s heartwarming, it really is.But, in the midst of praising those

who took some time from their busylives to help those in need, perhapswe should take a moment to praisethose for whom helping those inneed is their busy lives.

Perhaps we should look at peoplelike the staff and management ofplaces such as the Bosele Drop-InCentre. When Mandela Day is overand the people go their own way,these people will still be there,making do with what they have andhelping where they can.

Meanwhile, we do our 67 minutesand go on our way, pleased that wehave done our part, when there is somuch more that we could be doing.

Imagine what we could accomplishif each person in South Africa setaside 67 minutes a week, or even amonth. Imagine how much good wecould do if we spent just that timedoing something for someone else.

And there is such a lot to be done.Why not read to the elderly? MostBibles, as we all know, has verysmall print, and old eyes struggle tofocus. Surely there are elderlypeople who would be grateful for apair of strong young eyes to read forthem?

You could spend an hour cleaningthe streets — our streets are in direneed of cleaning.

You could volunteer to helpchildren with their homework afterschool, or plant a garden in a publicplace…

There are so many small ways to bea hero. Why do we feel that we needto confine ourselves to grandgestures?

Is it because we worry that what wedo will not be remembered?

It will be. You may not get a medalfor reading a Bible passage to an oldwoman, but she will remember. Youmay not get a round of applause forplanting a garden that delightseveryone’s eyes — but isn’t itenough that you have added a littlebit of beauty to a world that seemssometimes to be all too ugly?

Don’t limit yourself to 67 minutesof the year. We can do so muchmore.

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Despite their best efforts, the IEC onlymanaged to register nine eligible votersduring their recent Youth Outreach Bash.The aim of the event, which was held on

Thursday, 16 July, was to conduct civic andvoter education for the youth.According to Mafangambithi Netshivhambe,

the Electoral Project Coordinator, this outreachwas done ahead of the upcoming 2016 LocalGovernment Elections to ensure that voters areregistered where they live.“We were checking their registration status

and trying to find out if they have moved, andwhether they know their voting status,” shesaid.

IEC personnel during the outreach at Lehlabile park in Bela-Bela.Photo: TK Mashaba

Netshivambe said that the event ran from10:00 to 15:00, but were only able to registernine voters.“The event was not as well attended as we

expected,” she said. “Only 70 people turnedup.”The office urged all potential voters to

register at Office Number G59 at theMunicipal Building, during office hours from08:00 16:00.Citizens are urged to bring their green bar-

coded South African ID, Smartcard, orTemporary Identification Certificate.Only citizens of South Africa who are 16

years or older are eligible to vote.The IEC is also willing to personally attend

to groups that ask the IEC to come to them inorder to register them.

‘We were checking their registration statusand trying to find out if they have moved,

and whether they know their voting status’

TK Mashaba

IEC Youth OutreachBash draws fewattendees

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Businesses and communitycontributes on Mandela Day

Justin Steyn

Businesses in and around Bela-Bela gavemore than 67 minutes of their time tohonour the late President NelsonMandela.

On Monday, 20 July, employees fromZebula Country Estate and Promac Firevisited Vingerkraal, an informalsettlement outside Bela-Bela.

The area is home to manyunderprivileged residents and lacks manybasic needs such as water and sanitation.The area is also far from medical careprovided by hospitals and clinics.

The two businesses visited the region’sonly primary school, where learners saythat they do not have access to enoughfresh water, and have to make use of pittoilets.

Zebula’s Skills Development ManagerLilly Mahlangu said that they haverecognized the area’s need and decidedto provide residents and learners withclothes and food.

“We wanted to come through on the 18th

of July but we had a large number ofguests at the estate and we could onlycome through on Monday. It felt good to

be able to make thiscontribution on MandelaDay,” she said.

Representatives ofPromac Fire entertainedresidents with fire-

prevention tips and warned adults againstallowing children near candles andmatches.

On the same day, Mandela Daycelebrations were still going strong at theBela-Bela Hospital as members of theCommunity Workers Program (CWP)cleaned in and around the premises.

The hospital’s spokesperson Buti Moagisaid that the hospital was not limitingMandela Day to one day, but mentionedthat they planned to be celebratingMadiba for the rest of July.

He said that staff from the local Gameretail store spent the weekend at thehospital and gave gifts to sick childrenwho were admitted to the hospital.

“We believe that Madiba should becelebrated for the whole month and notjust one day,” he said. “Our staff,community members and the staff fromGame did their best to celebrate MandelaDay by giving 67 Minutes to helping ourpatient,” he said.

A long queue was seen as staff from the Zebula country estatehanded over clothes and food to those in need. Photo: Justin Steyn

Workers of the CommunityWorkers Program did theirpart for Mandela day bycleaning up the Bela-Belahospital. Photo: Justin Steyn

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The Waterberg SAB LeagueCoach spent a week in Bela-Bela’s Pendelberry Groveaccommodations for a workshoporganized by SAFA and theSAB League.

Of the 32 teams in Stream Aand B, 26 coaches attended the

The collective Waterberg SAB coaches who attended the workshop. Photo: TKMashaba

‘This workshop helps coaches to know the technical part of thegame and teaches them how to approach the match before going

to play.’

workshop.According to Raymond Mdaka,

this is a good initiative for thecoaches and also for upcomingcoaches.

“This workshop helps coaches toknow more about the technical partof the game and teaches them howto approach the match beforeplaying,” said Mdaka.

There is a lot that coaches don’t

know. Preparing ahead of games,time frames,

and in-game behaviour are someof the things that many coachesneed to learn,” Mdaka said.

“Some of the coaches becomeemotional during matches, whichhas an impact on the outcome ofthe game. Shouting and insults areunprofessional behaviour.”

The coaches also held daily

training sessions at MolotoStadium where they learned howto prepare offensive anddefensive strategies duringmatches.

On their last day they attendeda clinic at Sunfa Stadium, wherethey were taught aboutgrassroots soccer development,helping children to learn aboutthe game from a young age.

Waterberg SAB League coachesempowered through coaching workshop

TK Mashaba

Raymond Mdakaaddresses

coaches atMoloto stadium.

Photo: TKMashaba