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Two in court following

Mzamane Ringane

Modimolle protest

The recent Modimolle service deliveryprotest action resulted in the arrest of twocommunity leaders, Hendrick Malatji andAlfred Maremane.

The two were arrested on Friday,30 October, nine days after the protest

which took place on Wednesday, 21 October.Both Malatji and Maremane made their

first appearances before the ModimolleMagistrates’ court on Monday,

Alfred Maremane(reflector, black T-shirt and jeans)and HendrickMalatji (black cap,white T-shirt andgrey track pants),were arrestedfollowing theservice deliveryprotest. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

2 November, with the matter beingpostponed to later this week pending theverification of their residential addressesby the state for bail purposes.

Members of the community packed thecourtroom in attendance of this case.

The two are charged with publicviolence resulting from the legal protest tohand over a memorandum at the localModimolle Local Municipality.

Members of the community entered thecourtroom from as early as 9:00, but thecase was only heard after 14:00.

Two weeks ago during the protest,

Malatji and Maremane were having adiscussion with members of the policenext to the parking lot behind themunicipal building, while at the frontsome members of the group lost theirtempers and dumped garbage in front ofthe municipal buildings.Later, there was an altercation between

the police and members of thecommunity, but the memorandum waseventually handed over to actingMunicipal Manager Molopo ZachariaNamate after calm was restored.The protestors then left the premises

peacefully, without the need for the policeto use any force.In other court related matters, the trial

against Councillor Jimmy Moropeng andsuspended municipal official AndrewKgati, will resume on Monday, 9 November at the Modimolle Regional

Court.The two are charged with fraud for their

alleged involvement in the selling of anRDP house.The trial was initially set for Thursday,

22 October, and ultimately postponed to9 November.

Mayor pleadsfor responsiblewater use

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beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaCRIME

Security guard murdered

Tumelo Mofokeng of Thabazimbi wasdenied bail after he was arrested andcharged with the murder of 31-year oldsecurity guard Azwindini Rayhura. Photosupplied

32-year old Tumelo Zacharia Mofokengwas denied bail when he appeared beforethe Thabazimbi Magistrate’s Court inconnection with a recent murder onMonday, 2 November. Mofokeng wasarrested on Saturday, 24 October, for themurder of 31-year old Azwindini Rayhura,a local security guard.

Thabazimbi Police spokespersonConstable Moshira Modise said that thesuspect is alleged to have attacked Rayhurawith a pick handle. Rayhura is believed tohave died instantly.

The police were called to the scene afterangry community members apprehendedthe suspect.

Constable Modise said that the motive forthe shockingly violent murder is unknown.The police have opened a murder case andthe suspect made a brief court appearanceshortly after his arrest. His case waspostponed to Monday, 2 November for bailapplication. Upon his appearance, he wasdenied bail.

Constable Modise told the media thatinvestigations continue, and that the suspectremains in police custody for the moment.

Mofokeng is a resident of Thabazimbi,believed to be unemployed, while Rayhurawas originally from Venda and wasemployed as a security guard inThabazimbi. According to informationreceived, the deceased lived alone and didnot have any family in the area.

Lizzy Bapela

The Bela-Bela police say that an operationthat they recently conducted in order toprevent contact crimes such as theft out ofand theft from motor vehicles may beconsidered a success.Police spokesperson Constable Maria

Maleto said that the crimes were notreported during the operation but the policediscovered during the operation that mostwindows of the vehicles were completelyopen and some were not properly closed.Handbags and cell phones were visible toanyone who would pass by the car. Thiswill only increase the contact crimes in ourarea. In other cars children were left alonein the vehicles, this is not acceptable andproper measures will be taken againstanyone responsible.

Operation to prevent contact crimesrated a success

Lizzy Bapela The community is advised to avoidleaving valuables in the car. They must notput their handbags in the trolleys whileshopping since they can be easily snatchedby criminals, windows must be properlyclosed before leaving the car and ensurethat your vehicle is indeed locked if you areusing a mobilizer — some criminals are inpossession of a device that prevents amobilizer from successfully locking avehicle, enabling them to steal from thesevehicles at will. Residents are also informedthat they must not leave pets or childrenalone in the vehicles. Care is also to beexercised when giving directions andassistance to strangers, as cases have beenreported of residents being approached bypairs of strangers. While the helpful citizenis giving direction to the one stranger, theother picks their pocket.

Six up for possession of suspectedstolen property

Members of theThabazimbi Policedisplaying theshoes which hadapparently beenstolen from twomajor local retailstores. Photosupplied

Lizzy Bapela

Five women and a man werearrested after they werefound in possession ofsuspected stolen property inThabazimbi. The suspectswere arrested during aroutine police patrol in theafternoon of Thursday, 29October.

Thabazimbi policespokesperson ConstableMoshira Modise said that

the police spotted twosuspicious-looking vehiclesin front of a liquor store intown and called for backupto search the two suspiciousvehicles.

She added that during theirsearch the police foundbags which contained 87pairs of shoes. ConstableModise said that thesuspects could not provideproof that the shoes, whichstill had their price tags on,belonged to them.

The police could notdisclose the names of theshops which were found onthe price tags to protect theirimage, as it appears that thestaff and management werenot aware that they hadapparently been robbed. Theydid, however, confirm that thetwo shops are both majorretail stores.

A case of possession ofsuspected stolen property wasopened, and all six suspectswere arrested immediately.

Houses on fire in Thabazimbi,Mookgophong

Firefighters were called to help put out a fire at a burning flat inMookgophong. Photo supplied

The police in Thabazimbi are looking for asuspect in an arson case following an incidentthat occurred on Thursday, 29 October. Thepolice said that on the day in question, ahouse was found ablaze at the Ga-Bothainformal settlement. Family members are saidto have alerted the owner, who was away withhis wife at the time of the fire.Police spokesperson Constable MoshiraModise said that the police opened a case ofarson, but that the suspect was still at large.No injuries or deaths were reported, and theinvestigation continues.* In a separate incident in the same area, a

Lizzy Bapelaman was found burned to death in his shack.This incident took place in the early hours ofMonday, 2 November. Constable Modisesaid that the cause of the fire was stillunknown, and that police are stillinvestigating. She said that the deceased’sname will not be released until familymembers have been able to identify thebody.* Meanwhile at Mookgophong, a flat wasfound on fire on Monday, 2 November. Thecause of the fire was unknown, and thetenant was not in the area at the time.Firefighters were called to the scene by amunicipal official and arrived within tenminutes. The police could not be reached forcomment in the matter.

One person was killed and two seriouslyinjured in an accident on the N1 between Bela-Bela and Pienaarsrivier in the early morninghours of Tuesday, 3 November.According to information received from

Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla of the Bela-Bela Police, a truck hit a pair of vehicles, oneof which was towing the other.A case of culpable homicide has been opened

and the police are still investigating the case.

One killed, two injured in accidentTK Mashaba

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beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.za GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL

Water supply disaster looms in Bela-Bela

The Mayor of Bela-Bela, Lucas Nhlapo, hasrequested that the community do their best touse water sparingly and responsibly. Themunicipality attributes this request to highwater demand coupled with insufficient watersupply in the area.In a press release, the Municipality said that

the town’s current water demand is roughly 13

THE BEAT Megalitres per day, while the supply is onlyeight Megalitres. Due to the discrepancybetween the supply and the demand, themunicipality say that they have had to restrictwater use.“Water supply is restricted every day from

20:00 until 04:00,” Mayor Nhlapo said in thestatement. “It has been realised that people inthe lower parts of town and the township havemore constant water supply than people inhigher areas, including Spa Park. The use of

water by residents who have constant water isvery high, resulting in a lack of wateraccumulation time in the storage reservoirs andvery low pressure to supply the whole town.”The Municipality have said that they are

engaged with various programmes as well asthe Department of Water and Sanitation to meetthe challenge and improve the water supply.“Should the water supply fail, the town will

have no substitute forthe resource,” theysaid.The Municipality,

according to anagreement with bulkwater supplierMagalies Water,should receivebetween 6 and 4.2Megalitres per day.Due to upgrades at theMagalies end of thesystem and other challenges, water delivery hasdropped to an average of 2 Megalitres per daysince August 2015.According to Mayor Nhlapo, the Municipality

is in the process of meeting with MagaliesWater in an attempt to stabilize the situation.In addition, the Municipality’s water

purification system is currently being used to itsmaximum design capacity in order to curb thechallenges, although this has created its own setof challenges as overused pumps fail.A number of the local water storage reservoirs

have not been filled in the past three monthsand the situation may well become critical ifwater use is not managed carefully.To combat the water shortages, the

Municipality has asked the community tocooperate by not watering their gardens,avoiding excessive water storage in the

household tanks, fixing water leaks, reportingwater leaks to the municipality and, should itrain, to collect rainwater.“The Municipality wishes to convey our

sincere apologies for the inconvenience causedby the unsustainable water supply, and wecommit to working together with thecommunity in improving this situation,” theMayor said.

According toJohan Mills, thechairperson forAfriForum in Bela-Bela, the situationcould have beenimproved withbettermanagement.“We do agree that

there is anationwidedrought, and all

South Africans should use water sparingly,but we feel that with improvedmanagement – according to the February/March budget request the municipality lost25% of their water supply – the situationmay not have been this severe,” Mills said.“If these numbers have improved themunicipality should inform the public ofwhat it has done to improve the situationand stop the loss of water in their system.”The Municipality invites members of the

community to attend a community meetingat Laerskool Warmbad at 17:00 onThursday, 10 November, to discuss thewater supply problems.There will also be a meeting on Friday the

11th of November at the township’sCommunity Hall, which will also beannounced via loudhailer.

“Water supply isrestricted everyday from 20:00

until 04:00,”

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33 lions rescued from circuses

33 Lions areexpected to behoused in anenclosure inVaalwater by theend of the month.Photo asillustration

Justin Steyn

A total of 33 lions have beenrescued from inhumane treatment incircuses after years of investigationby the Animal DefendersInternational, a British non-profitorganization, and authorities fromPeru and Colombia.

The lions were rescued fromvarious South American circuseswhere it was reported that theanimals had been treated cruelly.

According to a report most of thelions were found with their teethbroken and claws removed, so they

could not defend themselves.The lions were kept, and some

even born, in captivity for most oftheir lives and are unlikely tosurvive in the wild.

It was for this reason that the lionswill be sent to the Emoya Big CatSanctuary, a 12,000 acre privatereserve situated in Vaalwater.

The initial plan was to have thelions sent to a private reserve inNorth America, but when it anopportunity to have the lions sent toEmoya, the ADI said that “this washard to pass up,”

The owner of the sanctuary,Minionette Heuser, said that the

lions are expected to arrive in SouthAfrica by either the end ofNovember or the beginning ofDecember.

Heuser said that they are currentlyapplying for a permit to keep thelions.

She further explained that anenclosure will be built to house thebig cats as they are not able to fendfor themselves.

“We are very excited to housethese lions; it has been our dream tohelp wild animals in need. The lionsthemselves are used to humans andthis will make them easier to keepin an enclosure,” she said.

Spa Park and Koppewaaidisgruntled by crime andpoverty

Justin Steyn

Residents of Spa Park andKoppewaai say that they are fedup with the increasing levels ofcrime and poverty in the area.These issues were discussed

during a meeting between thearea’s ward councillor Kobusvan der Merwe and a handful ofresidents on Thursday, 29October, at the Spa ParkCommunity HallResidents say that they are

upset by the recent murder ofLindie Bosch-Jansen, a teacherfrom Bela-Bela.“Murders occur more often in

Spa Park and Koppewaai thanpeople think,” one communitymember said. “We have to dealwith instances of rape, murderand drug abuse on a dailybasis.”The community also claimed

that a lack of police presence inthe areas is part of the problem.Some even claimed that thepolice are reluctant to respond

to reported emergencies in thearea.

“When a call is made from ourarea, the police hardly showup,” they said. “When they do,they just patrol the area and thenleave.”

Van der Merwe said that hewould contact the Bela-BelaPolice and arrange for ameeting between the residentsand law enforcement.

Interim water and sanitationfacilities are currently underconstruction at Koppewaai, butresidents still need to fetchwater from such places as thetown hall.

In recent weeks the hall wassaid to be off-limits for watercollection, and securityofficers on the premises havebeen said to deny the residentsaccess to water.

Van der Merwe said that hewould intervene in thesituation, as he does notunderstand why residentswould be denied access towater.

New regulations for vehicle licensing

New motor vehicle licensingregulations came into effecton Sunday 1 November whichrequires drivers to register onthe eNaTIS system. Photo asillustration

Justin Steyn

New regulations for vehiclelicensing renewals have beenimplemented this week.

According to a statement whichwas issued by the Department ofTransport the insertion of regulation32A provides for the verification ofaddress particulars on the electronicnational administration trafficinformation system (eNaTIS) systemfor purposes of making sure that allpeople registered on the eNaTISpromptly and timeously receive

their vehicle and driving licencerenewal notices and any other roadtraffic related communiqué.

The regulations were amended inorder to request persons who areregistered on the eNaTIS , or wishesto make use of the eNaTIS servicesto submit proof of their full names,identity number and residential aswell as their postal address.

The statement further says that theregulation will apply to all thedrivers of a motor vehicle and allpersons registered on the eNaTIS orwish to make use of the eNaTISservices, be it because they are

holders of a valid South Africandriving licence or they are motorvehicle owners.

Non-compliance of the regulationswill result in non-receipt ofimportant vehicle and drivinglicence renewal notices and anyother road traffic relatedcommunication which are central toefficient communication with theeNaTIS users.

The BEAT sought comment fromMunisolve in Bela-Bela about theimplications that the newregulations may have but receivedno response.

TK Mashaba

Bela-Bela Mayor callsyouth meeting

Bela-Bela Mayor Lucas Nhlapo is to meet with the Bela-Bela youth. TK Mashaba

Bela-Bela Mayor LucasNhlapo is calling on the youthin and around Bela-Bela toattend a meeting on Sunday, 8November, at the localcommunity hall.This comes two weeks after

a live interview withMotsweding FM, where thecommunity said that the youthfelt left out by the mayor.According to municipal

spokesperson MatomeSebelebele, the mayor will bediscussing developments in

Bela-Bela, sports activities,social cohesion, and otheractivities.

“This is a chance for themayor to be up close andpersonal with the youth andenable them to ask himquestions or come up withany solutions to any socialissues they may face,” saidSebelebele.

Young people in Bela-Belahave lost trust in politiciansand some of them allegedduring the live interview thatwhile the leaders need themwhen it is voting time, butdoesn’t care when it isn’t.

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It is the giving season for learners inWaterberg region

Bela-Bela HighSchool learnersposed for a photowith their gifts.Photo: LizzyBapela

RaelengSecondary Schoollearners receivedgifts from theWaterberg YouthChamber forBusiness. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

Maope SecondarySchool learnersalso received giftsfrom the goodSamaritans.Photo: LizzyBapela

Lizzy Bapela

Female learners from schools aroundthe Waterberg District recentlyacknowledged gifts that theyreceived from good Samaritans. TheWaterberg Youth Chamber forBusiness visited Bela-Bela’s Raelengand Maope Secondary schools andBela-Bela High to donate sanitary

towels to help learners fromdisadvantaged backgrounds.They were accompanied by former

mayor Henrietta Ledwaba andofficials from the Bela-BelaConstituency Office.The team then proceeded to

Phagameng and Solomon Mahlanguhigh schools in Modimolle, wherethey were accompanied by provincialleader of the NYDA MatomeMoremi, who also addressed the

learners.The issue of girl learners staying

home during their menstrual periodand missing out on many lessons isof great concern to educationstakeholders. Many emphasize thatgirls who cannot afford sanitarytowels stay away from school forabout 50 days a year and fall behindwith school work of that period.Some stakeholders state that it is anembarrassment to come to school

without proper protection and somegirls feel it is then better to stayhome.Raeleng principal Joseph Mashishi

extended words of gratitude to theteam of donors for gracing theirschool with their presence andbringing gifts to their learners. Hesaid that receiving the presence ofvarious stakeholders who bringgoodies to the learners is amotivation to them, showing thatthey are also remembered.

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Cancer patient receives emotional support

A 50-year-old cancer patient, MartinManyane from Moshate Village inMogalakwena, received emotional supportfrom local dignitaries on Monday,26 October.

In commemorating October as Cancermonth and giving emotional healing to thepatient, the local Mayor Councillor ParksSebatjane, members of the Royal Counciland the patient’s family members visitedhim at George Mukhari Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa.

Manyane has been suffering from skincancer for the past 20 years and has beentreated at both Mokopane’s Voortrekker andPolokwane Provincial Hospitals until hewas referred to George Mukhari.

Sebatjane told the media that their visitwas to give hope to the patient, who isreceiving medical treatment far from hisfamily members, that it is important thatthey also supplement it with non-medicalhealing in the form of emotional support.He added that they are happy with thereconstruction developments and theprogress of the best health treatmentManyane is receiving from the dedicatedmedical practitioners.

The mayor indicated that Manyane hasbeen operated on, and the practitioners willvery soon use some plastic surgery tominimize scarring. He said that this is asign that government hospitals are capableof curing these types of diseases. Sebatjanealso said that Manyane will be theambassador to show that cancer can betreated and defeated. He added that throughthe partnership with the LimpopoProvincial Health Department, the willembark on a programme to raise awarenessabout the importance of testing at least oncea year, mostly to men and women over theage of 40, who are considered to be at highrisk for cancer. Sebatjane said that apositive and proactive approach has to beassumed in order to the fight against cancer,considering that solutions do exist acrossthe continuum of cancer and that thesesolutions are within reach.

“Communities should present themselvesearly for treatment as this may result inmore effective treatment and a significantdecrease in losses of lives. All we have todo is to observe good nutrition, eat healthyat all times and get enough rest. To ourcommunity members we maintain thatprevention is better than cure and thatchoosing a healthy lifestyle goes a long wayin solving the health problems that continueto unnecessary beseech our people,”advised Sebatjane.

Many items in common use are believedto be cancer-causing, but the number onecause of lung cancer is still smoking, andexcessive exposure to sunlight also causesskin cancer even in darker individuals.

Lizzy Bapela

Cancer patient Martin Manyane from Mogalakwena receivedemotional support from local dignitaries. Photo supplied

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Local SAFAofficerrecognized atFIFA workshop

Refiloe Khoza and Fran Hilton-Smith during the workshop.Photo supplied

SAFA Waterberg’s regionalexecutive officer Refiloe Khozawas among those who werehonoured during a FIFAworkshop held in Gauteng fromMonday, 26 October to Friday,30 October.

The workshop was torecognize the different women

working in various regions onfinance management, marketing,and leadership.

“Being a leader is not simplebecause there is a lot of pressurehappening and one needs to becalm and act decisively to makesure that the programs of SAFAruns smoothly,” said Khoza inan interview with The BEAT.

Khoza said that she was stilloverwhelmed by the award.

TK Mashaba

Karabo Mokau, a brilliantyoung referee

TK Mashaba

Phagameng High School inModimolle’s Grade 11 learnerKarabo Mokau is recentlyattended a referee workshop,where he was given a chance toreferee matches between teams inthe region.

The young man appeared onSABC1 on Saturday, 31 October,while the station was showing thehighlights of matches from theABC Motsepe League. Mokay iscurrently writing exams, but histrue love has always been soccer.

“I’ve always loved soccer,” hesaid. “Not to play, but to be areferee.”

He said that he was inspired bymany people, including stalwartSylverster Ndaba, who has aweekly show on SABC1.

Karabo Mokau, Waterberg’sshining referee star. Photo:TK Mashaba

Mokay said that being a refereehas taught him much about thesport and also helped him to gainconfidence.

My dearest wish is to one dayreferee a match between OrlandoPirates and Kaizer Chiefs,” hesaid.

A good start to Super Spar ladies netball challenge

The Tsakane netball team which was said to have both the bestplayer and best scorer at the most recent Super Spar Ladies NetbalChallenge. Photo supplied

Justin Steyn

The Super Spar ladies netball gamesin Bela-Bela which kicked off onSaturday 24 October are goingaccording to plan.The games are part of Light of

Africa’s efforts develop varioussporting activities within the town andto lessen drug activities among youngpeople, and teams have beenassembled from various parts of Bela-Bela and the games have shown thatthere some promising stars in themaking.In the first games Mighty Girls beat

Tsakane with a score of 10-5, whileSpa Park United claimed victoryagainst Bela-Bela Young Starswinning 8-2.In the second set, which were held

on Saturday 31 October at Extension6’s Sun Valley in Bela-Bela,Spa Park United won 10-5 when

they played Mighty Girls.However, Spa Park United saw

defeat losing 13-9 against Bela-BelaYoung Stars and Mighty Girlsthrashed Tsakane 16-2.The best players of the match was

announced as Sanah Seropo fromTsakane, while the team was said tohave the best scorer namely MariaSambo. Mpho Swart from Mighty

girls was also presented with the titleof Best scorer.Light of Africa’s project coordinator,

Josias Ramalekana, said that althoughthe tournament is going as plannedthey are still faced with the challengeof transporting other teams to thetournament.“Although the tournament is going

as expected, some of the teams fromoutlying areas like for exampleVingerkraal are unable to participate

in the games due to transportationissues,” he said.The issue, he says, will be addressed

with the organization’s sponsors.At the time of going to press the

owner of the Bela-Bela Super Spar,Karel Coetzee, could not be reachedfor comment about the retail store’sinvolvement in the project.The next game will be played on the

14th of November at the Tsakanesports grounds.

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