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The queue at Bela Bela Highschool which didn’t look longduring the time of our visit.Photo. TK Mashaba.

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Lively queues at voting stations in Bela-Bela

The local and national elections wereheld across the country on Wednesday,7 May, and The BEAT’s reporters wereon hand to see events unfold.

TK Mashaba visited Bela Bela HighSchool, where former Bela Bela mayorHendrietta Ledwaba was the first citizento cast her vote.

The mood was positive as the queuesgrew, with people excited to be voting forthe party of their choice.

Representatives from the EFF, COPEand ANC were in attendance, watchingthe proceedings eagerly.

A first-time voter said that she wasvoting for a better government, whowould bring better jobs and opportunities

TK Mashaba, Justin Steynand Lizzy Bapela

for the youth.“I’m happy to be casting my vote for

the first time and I hope it will make adifference in my life and my child’s,” shesaid.

TK also visited a nearby church andthe Bela Bela community hall, where thecrowds were in a mood of quiet opti-mism, under the watchful eye of thepolice, who were there to make sure thateverything went peacefully.

Lizzy Bapela visited Thusanang Spe-cial School, which saw people flocking innumbers. This voting station was the siteof lively political debate, with many of thevoters taking a last chance to debate themerits of the various parties and extollthe virtues of their favourites.

“I am poor I know, but what the ANChas done is far better than what otherparties are promising us,” said Maria

A proud ANC member showed The BEAT her shack decorated with ANCstickers. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Manamela, who was proud to say thather blood was black, yellow and green.“We have new schools, clinics, RDPhouses and service centres, and this isall an inspiration for me to go out everyelection year and vote ANC.”

Justin Steyn visited LaerskoolWarmbad and Spa Park Primary, wherea small number of eager voters gatheredin front of the school hall, waiting for thedoors to open from the early hours, whileinside IEC officials prepared for a longday.

As soon as voting started the numberof voters swelled, and IEC presidingofficer Isak Motalane said that therewere 2 907 people registered to vote.

Bela Bela residents Tsepo and TumiLeshilo said that they had been prayingfor fair and peaceful elections, andtrusted in God to provide that.

They added that every South Africanshould take the time to cast their vote asit is their responsibility to look after thewelfare of the country.

“Each person who does not vote isdenying him-or-herself the opportunity touse their voice for a better South Africa,”said Tsepo.

“There are issues that the governmentshould tackle and eradicate immediately,such as poverty and corruption,” saidTumi.

Challenges aside, the couple said thatthey were optimistic about the future ofthe country.

Spa Park residents took to the poles at Spa Park Primary. Photo Justin Steyn

The queue at Thusanang Special School was already short around 09:00.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Spa Park residents Edward Coetzee and Alisha van Rooien with fellow DAsupporters. Photo: Justin Steyn

An IEC officialhelping to checkif the voter wasregistered withthe right votingstation. Photo.TK Mashaba.

The recently labelled “Bela Bela hero”Thipe aka Buda Dlamini was seencasting his vote at Thusanang SpecialSchool on Election Day. Photo: LizzyBapela

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The Department of CorporativeGovernance, Human Settlement andTraditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) inLimpopo has released a statement,indicating that they have appliedSection 139 (1) b of the Constitutionof the Republic of South Africa on theMogalakwena Local Municipality.

Departmental Spokesperson MotupaSelomo said that the action wastaken following the Northern GautengHigh Court’s decision to set aside theearlier Court Interdict to prevent theDepartment to do so on Friday, 2

Mogalakwena Municipal dramaMay.

This simply means that the Depart-ment was previously denied thepowers to place the municipalityunder administration, which have nowbeen reversed. The Departmentwelcomed the said court ruling, as itwill assist in addressing the problemsand challenges facing the municipal-ity. This court ruling means that theMogalakwena Municipality is effec-tively under section 139 (1) b of theConstitution of the Republic (Act 108of 1996).

Limpopo MEC for CoGHSTAIshmael Kgetjepe had on 17 Marchannounced the decision taken by theProvincial Executive Council to placethis municipality under section 139(1) b of the Constitution. He an-nounced the appointment of DikgapeMakobe as the municipality’s admin-istrator as a matter of urgency.Makobe has since assumed hisresponsibilities as Head Administra-tion of the municipality.

Makobe is not new to the localsphere of government, administrationin general and this municipality inparticular. He worked in this munici-pality as a Municipal Manager fromthe period 2001 to 2008, the SouthAfrican Local Government Associa-tion (SALGA) from 1999 to 2001, theSouth African National Defence Force(SANDF) from 1995 to 1997 and theLimpopo Legislature from 1997 to1999.

“We hope that, his experienceranging for all these years in variousinstitutions will go a long in address-ing the challenges facing this munici-pality. We would like to take thisopportunity to wish him all the best inthis responsibility. He is appointed asthe Administrator for a period of sixmonths, subject to the terms andconditions as contained in the Ser-

vice Level Agreement signed with theMEC,” said Selomo.

The Administrator’s duties meanthat he assumes the functions ofMunicipal Head of Administration. Inperforming his functions, the Admin-istrator will:� Undertake all economic and

financial management functions atthe municipality, including being asignatory on the municipal bankingaccount; and ensure that the provi-sions of the duties of the ProvincialExecutive in terms of Section 139 (1)(b) are realized.� Advise Council on all policy

matters in respect of developmentand implementation;� Review all systems and policies

(delegated powers, supply chainmanagement policies, etc.) to ensurethat they are in line with legislation;� Undertake all steps in terms of

section 54A and section 56 of theMunicipal Systems Act;� Develop a turn - around strat-

egy for the municipality;� Implement a system to control

and approve all expenditure;� Implement all governance

systems and procedures includingappropriate council oversight mecha-nisms;� Ensure implementation of

proper financial systems, policies andprocedures;� Ensure implementation of the

Municipal Property Rates Act;� Set out a specific strategy for

addressing the municipalities finan-cial problems, including a strategy forreducing unnecessary expenditureand increasing the collection ofrevenue;� Finalise the preparation of the

IDP and approval of the MunicipalBudget for the 2014/2015 financialyear before 30 June 2014

Selomo said that the Administrator’sordinary place of work will be thedemarcated area of the MogalakwenaLocal Municipality and will reportmonthly in writing on the performanceof the Municipality to the MEC.

“We are looking forward to all of us,to support and work closely with MrMakobe as he will be assuming thisresponsibility of being Administrator.In particular, we would like to thankthe community of Mogalakwena forthe patience exercised during thistrying period. We hope all stakehold-ers will give Mr Makobe the neces-sary co-operation as he will be striv-ing to stabilise the affairs of theMogalakwena Local Municipality,”Selomo concluded.

Meanwhile, municipal spokespersonMalesela Selokela told The BEAT thatthe municipality is not under adminis-tration. Selokela said that the “socalled” administrator was shown theway out of the municipality when hecame on Monday, 5 May to assumeoffice.

“I can confirm that our municipalityhas not been placed under adminis-tration and that Mabuela is still themayor. We were not informed of thedecision and the administrator cannotjust come in here and expect toexercise the duties without providingus with concrete proof such as anappointment letter. Our council wasalso not informed so they had to lethim go. The said rule of the constitu-tion does not say the municipalitymust be placed under administrationbut section 139 1 (c) says it can,”said Selokela.

He could not say exactly where isthe ousted mayor TlhalefiMashamaite and his cabinet, but justthat they would see whether theyattend the next council meeting ornot.

TK Mashaba

Dark clouds of confusion are gather-ing around former Bela Bela mayorHenrietta Ledwaba after AbdulmajeedAphiri opened a case of commonassault against her.Aphiri appeared before the Bela

Bela Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 2May, on a counter-charge which waslaid against him by Ledwaba.Aphiri says that he is surprised that

he was the only one to appear beforethe court on Friday, and went to theBela Bela police to enquire about thecase he had opened againstLedwaba.“I’m surprised that she has not

appeared before the court inconnection with the case I openedagainst her, while I appeared on theone she opened against me,” he said.Bela Bela Police’s Lieutenant-

Denise van Bergen

The fourth month old infant whowas abducted at the Modimall onWednesday, 23 April, and herabductor, have yet to be found.The child’s mother, Jacobeth

Mongatane (17) from Syferskuilnear Bela Bela, told police that shehad met the kidnapper on the daybefore the incident in Bela Bela.The middle-aged Zulu-speakingwoman allegedly offeredMongatane a job as a babysitter ather home in Phagameng.They travelled together from Bela

Bela to Modimolle the following day,stopping at the Modimall where thewoman allegedly informedMongatane that she needed tomake copies of some keys. Thewoman allegedly urged Mongataneto wait at the Fish & Co while the

CoGHSTA Provincial SpokespersonMotupa Selomo confirmed thatMogalakwena Local Municipality hasbeen placed under administration.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Baby still missing

woman made the copies andbought the child a present. Thewoman then entered the centre butdid not return.At 20:00 that evening Mongatane

went to the police station to open acase of kidnapping. According topolice spokesperson WarrantOfficer James Findlay, the suspectwas seen on CCTV leaving thecentre via Entrance 3 with the baby.“Due to certain factors that

complicate this particular casenobody has yet been identified orarrested in connection to thekidnapping, but the Child ProtectionUnit’s investigative team is hard atwork,” said Findlay.Anyone with information regarding

this case is urged to contact thepolice. Warrant Officer Bobby Nelof the Child Protection Unit can bereached at 082 319 9465

The police are urgently looking forinformation that could help themrecover this four month-old babygirl, who was abducted from theModimall on Wednesday, 23 Aprilby a middle-aged Zulu-speakingwoman. The photo provided is themost recent photo available of thebaby. Please contact W/O BobbyNel at 014 718 1025 or 082 3199465 if you have any information.

The bleedingafter he wasallegedlystabbed. Photosupplied

Mystery over court caseagainst former Bela Bela mayor

Colonel Abel Phetla confirmed thatthe case had indeed been opened,but could not offer any information asto why Ledwaba did not appear incourt on Friday as she had beenordered to.“What I know is that both of them

were supposed to have appearedbefore the court, but apparently theprosecutor was not available,” hesaid.Ledwaba and Aphiri were allegedly

involved in a tussle in an IDPmeeting. According to Aphiri theformer mayor wanted to run themeeting alone, although it wassupposed to be chaired by themayor, Freddy Hlungwane.“Ledwaba stabbed me in the hand

when I went to take the roll call listto the table where the officials weredoing their presentation,” saidAphiri.

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Relevant issues were the main focus inthe last rural safety meeting onWednesday 30 April.The chairperson of the meeting,Lieutenant Colonel. Jubeke Ngobeni,said that too much time is spent at therural safety meetings addressing issuesunrelated to crime.“Too much time is being spent and

wasted on issues that have nothing todo with crime. Issues such as thetown’s infrastructure are not relevant inthese meetings. If there is a problemwith the roads or stop signs address itwith the relevant authorities,” he said.First on the agenda, the community

watch of Springbokvlakte reported thattheir patrols at night have increased andthey have arrested many peopleinvolved in criminal activities.Warrant Officer Johan Momberg

commended their services and thankedthem for increasing their patrols.The Bela Bela neighborhood watch

announced its new scheme to raiseawareness of safety in the community.“We are currently sending a list to all

our members who will make thecommunity aware of who lives in theirarea. By doing this the community willknow each other far better and will bemore aware if suspicious characters areroaming around,” said the communitywatch chairperson, John Fourie.Fourie said that the list will also explain

ways to keep resident’s home safer andwill provide tips on how to make homesinaccessible to criminals.He added that a newsletter will be sent

to press for further explanation later on.Police in Pienaarsriver say they are

currently having problem with motorists

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The replacement mayor ofMogalakwena Local Municipality,Councillor Malose Mabuela, assumedoffice hosting an Integrated Develop-ment Plan (IDP) and Budget MayoralRoadshow on Tuesday, the 29th of April.The mayor rounded off the events thatkicked off from 13 April accompanied byExecutive Committee (EXCO) member,Councillors, Section 56 managers andother municipal officials. Municipalspokesperson Malesela Selokelaemphasized that the events were heldas dictated by the Municipal SystemsAct of 2000.He said that the purpose of the consul-

tation is to fulfil the above legislativerequirements and keep in touch with thecommunity and the voters with regardsto their expectations. Selokela addedthat the Local Government MunicipalFinance Management Act furtherrequires that the views of the localcommunity should be considered whenthe budget is tabled.During the roadshow, Mabuela

outlined the draft municipal servicedelivery plan and the financial

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The DA in Limpopo embarked on aroadshow to encourage voters for thelast time before the elections to go outand vote. The road show took place inthe township and wrapped up at thelocal show grounds on Saturday, 26April. Over 160 people from Bela Belacame out in support, wearing partycolours.Councillor Keenan Alberts said that

the event was aimed at ensuringvisibility of the party to the communityand to ‘paint Bela Bela blue’. In hisaddress, Alberts reminded attendeesabout the general elections onWednesday, 7 March.DA trucks drove around the township,

with local leaders making miniaddresses at stopping points to remind

Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Bela Bela Sub-Regional Cordinator SollyMokoena thanked his companion from Ward 3 David Sekanka for assistinghis fellow party members financially. Sekanka contributed a certain amounttowards unpaid memberships, transport for some members’ and food forseveral party agents during two recent election campaigns. Photo: LizzyBapela

Rural safety meeting Aprilreport

who spend the night in town in theirvehicles.They explained that many incidents of

theft have been reported.“In Pienaarsriver we are faced with a

challenge of theft out of motor vehicles.Many motorists park their cars or trucksat the side of the road and then they getbroken in to during the night. We wouldlike to urge motorists to spend the nightat safe places such as hotels ratherthan spending the night in their cars, sodoing they will not be victims of theftand violent crimes.Crime in Bela Bela was said to be

higher in April of this year than in 2013.However, police announced that

crimes such as theft out ofmotorvehicles, housebreakings andgeneral theft have gone considerablylower.It was also said that police have made

many arrests for drug and gamblingrelated crimes as well as drunk driving.Common Assault at taverns in the Bela

Bela Township was announced to be onthe increase and several cases of assaultand malicious damage to property arereported each weekend.Police added that only two election

related incidents had been reported.Housebreakings at Reitz, Mentz and

Robertson Street have said to be on theincrease and police is urging thecommunity to be more alert in these areas.Joseph Maburu of the Safety and

Security Liason said that he would like toengage with municipalrepresentatives,traditional healers and thecommunity at large to participate in therural safety meetings.The next rural safety meeting will take

place on Wednesday 28 May at 09:00 amat the Bela Bela police station.

Stakeholders at the rural safety meeting. Photo: Justin Steyn

residents of the party’s goals, and wasrounded off by lunch at the showgrounds.The EFF meanwhile also wrapped up

their mini rallies, which werescheduled to take place in all parts ofthe Waterberg Region. The leadersvisited Mookgophong on Friday, 25April, and Thabazimbi on Tuesday, 28April, during the last stage of therallies.EFF members conducted door-to-

door campaigns and motorcadesbefore wrapping up their campaignwith a formal event on the day of therally.According to the party’s regional

leader Lebogang Monageng,increasing numbers of supporters areflocking to the party’s banner and theyconsider themselves ready for May 7.

Parties hold rallies to roundoff election campaigns

DA trucks drove around the township to ensure visibility of the party inthe area. Photo supplied

Mogalakwena municipal mayorwraps up IDP Roadshows

From left is The Induna, Cllr Mokgaetji Ramashala, Mayor Cllr Malose WilliamMabuela, Cllr Mbengwa Mabuela, Cllr Tlou Kgaphola and Cllr Chief Whip CllrPhuti Pila during the IDP Budget Mayoral Road Show which kicked off on the13th April 2014. Photo Supplied

resources available for the 2014/2015financial year to the community.Mabuela was very pleased to announcethat for the 2014/2015 financial year,the community budgetedR1 081 413 168, of whichR722 320 787 is for the OperationalBudget while R359 092 381 is for theCapital Budget.During the consultations in all the 179

villages of Mogalakwena, chief amongstservice delivery issues that confront thecommunity were the shortages of waterand power at the new stands in thevillage extensions, roads, and stormwater control.In his response, Mabuela said that

they are aware that there are still somevillages without roads, electricity andwater. He says that the municipality isaware that large numbers ofMogalakwena residents have beenforced to resort to illegal water connec-tions.“That is the reason why some commu-

nities sometimes go for days withoutwater. However, measures are put inplace to attend to these problems andour water tankers provide water at ourextended villages.”

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Aristotle, one of the great stu-dents of Socrates, once said“Excellence is never an accident.It is always the result of highintention, sincere effort, andintelligent execution; it representsthe wise choice of many alterna-tives — choice, not chance,determines your destiny.”It seems to run contrary to many

popular beliefs of this time: theidea of genius, of instantbestsellers and actresses discov-ered in Wimpy.“Surely,” we think, “that’s not still

true? Aristotle’s been dead forvery nearly two thousand years,what does he know?”It turns out, quite a bit.Nobody ever reached the top of

any career path without a bit ofelbow grease, without wanting itand working for it, did they?Sure, you could be discovered in

a restaurant.But after that, there’s a whole lot

of hard work that needs to bedone before you’re going to getanywhere.Nobody is ‘destined for great-

ness.’ Or perhaps it would bemore accurate to say that every-one is destined for greatness.But the thing about destiny is

that it’s an end point. The road isnot the destination, and manythings can go wrong before nowand then.Every human being ever born has

held within them the seeds ofgreatness.So why, then, do we have so few

who truly achieve it?Why do we have people so many

people just barely making it fromtoday to tomorrow, while abovethem all soar the Einsteins andthe Newtons and the Mandelas,doing what they were born to doand doing it gloriously?It all comes back to choice and

effort, I’m afraid.Each and every one of us have

the seeds of greatness.Each of us carries within us the

potential to be the next NelsonMandela, the next Henry Ford, thenext Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. Butnot everyone has that drive, thedrive that makes people like thatshine so much brighter than therest of us.Not everyone has the discipline

to work at it, and if you fail, workharder.We make the wrong choices, we

do stupid things, and with everydecision we make we move furtheraway from unlocking our truepotential.Whereas they, while they may

not always make the right deci-sion, make it more often than usordinary people.The decisions they make and the

work they put in are the ones thatlead, in the end, to fulfilling theirtrue potential.That’s the only difference be-

tween the great and the ordinary.Effort, and choice.Or, to quote another wise old

man: It doesn’t matter whatyou’re born, but what youbecome.

Excellence andeffort

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It’s a bit hard, writing an editorial beforean event that will only be read after it.I’m talking about the elections, ofcourse. Realistically, what else wouldthe editor of a newspaper write aboutduring election week?The problem is that I find myself

wanting to urge you, dear reader, to goand make your mark — to vote, andvote your conscience and do the rightthing for our country.But of course by the time you read

this, you will have already voted or not.You will already have made the choice(and even not voting is a choice) andwill be living in the future created bythat choice.So instead, I’m going to take this

chance to remind you that choicescome with consequences.If you chose not to vote — if you

chose to ignore this opportunity forwhich thousands of people throughouthistory and in almost every country inthe world have died — then when theelection results come in, pleaseremember that you could have made adifference.Don’t demonstrate in the streets

because the party you were hopingwould win fell on their faces in the finallap. You gave up the right to do thatwhen you chose not to exercise yourdemocratic right (and obligation) to castyour vote.If you did vote, and the party you voted

for doesn’t win, do not despair. Therewill be another election in five years andthere’s always the chance that theycould win then. That’s the wonderfulthing about democracy. You shouldalso keep in mind that your vote mayhave helped your party gain slightlymore representation, which is never abad thing.If you voted and your party won,

congratulations! You’ve done your partand, in this small way, you havechanged the world. I sincerely hopethat the party you have chosen to votefor keeps the promises they madeduring election season. I hope that theytake the reins and govern for a bettertomorrow for everyone, not just thechosen few.I hope that they govern in such a way

that, in another few years, you won’tneed to think about who to vote for.That, when the next election inevitablyrolls around, you don’t hesitate for asecond before voting for them.And to the politicians of our fair

country, win or lose, but mostly thewinners, remember what you promisedyour voters this year. Remember towhom you owe your victory.The people do not serve the govern-

ment. The government should serve thepeople. Not outmoded ideals andcertainly not itself. The plain fact of thematter is that if your government is notconcerned, every day, with making lifebetter for everyone in this country,you’re doing it wrong.

Choice

Chantel Mosoeu during a photo shoot on the railway tracks. Photo: TK Mashaba

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Lephalale mayor Councillor Jack Maeko (far right) assisted the birthday cente-narian Mmakgabo Mabula with cutting the cake. Photo supplied

Birthday boyReuben Kekanatalked about hislife as a politician,a father and afriend to manyduring his birthdayparty Photo: LizzyBapela

Lephalale has a busyFreedom Month

the area.The climax of Lephalale’s Freedom

Month was when the mayor and hiscoterie celebrated a birthday with alocal centenarian. 105-year oldMakgabo Anietjie Mabula resides inGa Monyeki Village, in Ward 7 ofShongoane. Senior citizens from allcorners of Lephalale were bussed in tocelebrate 20 years of Democracy withMabula. Cheers and ululationssounded from all corners as Mabulacut the cake and shared it with herpeers.Earlier, Limpopo MEC for Public

Works Namane Masemola joined themayor in sharing with Mabula a cakethat was only slightly larger than thetable it rested on. The delegatesshared the cake with communitymembers at the Rangers FC Grounds,just a stone’s throw from Mabula’shouse.The outspoken MEC Masemola and

Lephalale Municipality representativeRosina Boloka reminded attendees oftheir origins and encouraged everyonewho had registered to vote to do theirduty by voting on Wednesday, 7 May.The delegation and a local traditional

leader Mmakgoshi Laka conducted asod-turning ceremony for the buildingof the new Mokuruanyane Tribal Officeat Ward 8 on the same day.The mayor closed off his Freedom

Month activities by visiting BangalongVillage at Ward 7, where he held acommunity meeting and donated schooluniforms to Grade R pupils. He calledthe 2014 Grd R class the ‘MandelaDetachment.’“This is the first class to start school

after the passing of our political icon, thefirst democratically elected president ofSouth Africa, Nelson Mandela, and wegave them these uniforms so that theycan try to emulate or even surpass him.Madiba inspired a global movement forgood and he is the first and only citizenwho has had his birthday marked by theUnited Nations.”The mayor then moved on to

Reabetswe Village in Ward 9 for acommunity meeting before heading toKeletselemme Village in Ward 8, wherehe launched a water project.

‘‘‘‘‘This is the first class to start school after theThis is the first class to start school after theThis is the first class to start school after theThis is the first class to start school after theThis is the first class to start school after thepassing of our political icon, the first democrati-passing of our political icon, the first democrati-passing of our political icon, the first democrati-passing of our political icon, the first democrati-passing of our political icon, the first democrati-

cally elected president of South Africacally elected president of South Africacally elected president of South Africacally elected president of South Africacally elected president of South Africa...’...’...’...’...’

Lizzy Bapela

Lephalale saw a busy month as thecountry celebrated 20 years of democ-racy in April, which is of course knownas Freedom Month.The final two weeks of the month was

a packed whirl of events, which sawLephalale mayor Jack Maeko attend-ing numerous events on Monday, 28April, the day after Freedom Day. Themayor and his leadership chose tocelebrate the day with as manydifferent people from as wide a sectionof his community at a time.The first event was celebrated with

pump operators and water committeesin Mokuruanyane Village in Ward 8.The day was also used to celebratethe municipality’s achievements inbringing water to the villages andaddressing water-related challenges.Pump operators were brought in fromall the villages in the municipality.Officials reminded the attendees thatLephalale is considered a water-scarce area, but added that themunicipality was working hard to makesure that all villages continued to beprovided with potable water.The mayor and his party then moved

on to Living Ministries in the townitself, where he spent a day with theyouth. The young people interactedwith local businesses such asShanduka Black Umbrella, WaterbergCoal Mine and Exxaro ahead of theevent. They were also given a chanceto express their expectations andchallenges about the mushroomingmining industry in the area, especiallytheir impact on local communities.The Minerals and Petroleum Re-

sources Development Regulations,commonly known as the MiningCharter, was the subject of the day, asbusinesses made commitments in linewith their plans and the municipal IDP.The municipality’s youngest councilor,Mkhari Thulare, called for the youth tobe energetic and filled with initiative inorder to be equal to the tasks ahead,as their area is developing veryquickly, economically speaking. Hecalled for the youth to be more activein the petro-chemical development in

Local politicians kiss and make up

Lizzy Bapela

Alleged sworn enemies Reuben Kekanaand Sipho Mhlanga of Mookgophongsaid that they have buried the hatchetand are united in purpose once more,

following a surprise birthday party forKekana on Monday, 28 April, which wasapparently arranged by his formerpolitical enemy Mhlanga.Kekana is the former mayor and current

chief whip of the Mookgophong LocalMunicipality and alocal business-man, whileMhlanga is amember of theMayoral Commit-tee in theWaterberg DistrictMunicipality. Thetwo have beenfriends since thelate 90’s.In his speech on

the day, Mhlangasaid that allfriendships gothrough roughpatches. Hedescribed Kekanaas a father to him,in politics and life,and said that headmires him inmore ways thanone. He said thatKekana hasalways provided ashoulder to leanon, for him as wellas for other youngpolitical activists.“Whatever he

has, he shares itwith others,” hesaid.

Reuben Kekana and his loved ones rejoiced with him during his birthday party.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Shimy JacksonAKALekganyane,ready to sharehis music withthe masses.Photo supplied

Justin Steyn

Residents of the Bela Bela townshipcame together earlier this week to prayfor peace in the general elections,which were held this past week.The prayer service, which was held on

Sunday, 4 May, at the Bela BelaCommunity Hall, saw residents, mem-bers of the Bela Bela Police, NICSA,local municipal and council members,and IEC members come together topray for this nationally important day.Speaking at the service, the chairman

of the Bela Bela Ministers Fraternal,Reverend Petrus Mosima, delivered amessage of peace. He said that thecommunity should be fearless, andcarry the peace of God with them.Pastors from various other churches

led the attendees in prayer. The secre-tary of the Bela Bela Ministers Frater-

A victim of polio. Photo supplied

BBCR members recently drove through Bela Bela canvassing support for anotherprotest march. Photo: Justin Steyn

Community prays forpeaceful elections

Several residents and local spiritual leaders came together to pray for SouthAfrica’s fourth democratic elections. Photo: Supplied

nal, Pastor Sammy Masole, said thatthe community prayed for the IEC andits staff during the elections. Masolealso added the community’s prayersfor free, fair and peaceful elections, andurged the people to accept the resultsand the elected government.He said that there were also prayers

for the town of Bela Bela itself.“It must be indicated that we also

prayed for Bela Bela,” he said. “Westill face many challenges, such as theuse of drugs among the youth and ahigh suicide rate among young people.Prayers were accompanied by the

singing of hymns and church choirs.Masole said that the Ministers Frater-

nal is satisfied with the day, andespecially with the attendance, andadded that the organization appreci-ates the support of everyone whoparticipated.

WHO declares polio crisis

According to media reports, the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) recentlydeclared that the spread of polio isreaching emergency levels internation-ally.Polio, a virus for which a vaccine was

discovered in 1952, is an acuteinfectious disease for which childrenare at high risk. Although the diseasehas no symptoms in the majority ofcases, in others it can enter thenervous system causing paralysis. Inthe early 20th century, before thediscovery and implementation of thevaccines, it reached epidemic propor-tions, leaving thousands of childrenand adults paralyzed.Due to vaccination efforts by organi-

zations such as the WHO and RotaryInternational and UNICEF, the diseasewas well on its way to being entirelyeradicated.However, starting in 2013, outbreaks

were reported in Syria, and on 5 May,the WHO announced that the size ofoutbreaks in Africa, Asia and the MiddleEast is considered ‘extraordinary’.In South Africa, infants are routinely

vaccinated against polio and a host ofother diseases, such as measles(which is also making a resurgence inparts of Africa and Europe due to laxvaccination policy).Readers are urged to make sure that

their children’s vaccinations are up todate.

Local hiphop artist sidestepsindustry gatekeepers

have rap battles and I felt that now isthe right time to drop something myfans have long been waiting for.”Jackson has attended a multitude of

events, honing his craft while perform-ing at local clubs and governmentevents.“I’ve worked with many talented

rappers on this album,” he said. Headded that the music industry is atough one to break into, which is whyhe decided to record, package andsell his album himself.“To get a record deal is a dream of

mine,” he said. “Time will tell if I everget signed under a big label but fornow I am selling my own CDs.”He has also devised a branded T-

Shirt to go with the albums.

TK Mashaba

Bela Bela local Shimy Jackson, AKA‘Lekganyane’, who has been rappingsince 2005, just released a new albumcalled Saka Mo Pelong (Dance in MyHeart).In an interview with The BEAT this

week, he said that he had chosen hisstage name to deliberately refer to theZCC prophet, and said that he haddone so because his rapping skillshave matured to a high level.“I named my album Saka Mo Pelong

because I wrote all these songs fromthe heart and I believe they can touchpeople,” he said. “I grew up listeningto hiphop and related to it easily as itspoke to me. My friends and I used to

BBCR plans another protest march

Justin Steyn

The Bela Bela Concerned Residentsgroup (BBCR) have told the media thatthey are in the process of planninganother protest march, after electricityin the township was shut off for sev-eral days.According to Given Baloi, a senior

BBCR member, the township commu-nity is fed up with having no notice ofplanned power shut offs. Baloi saidthat the suggestion of another marchhas been well-received by the localcommunity, but added that the marchwas still in the planning phase.“We are not going to do anything as

yet. The BBCR Is still planning amarch and the community is agreedthat this is a good idea.”Baloi said that the community does

not understand why their pre-paidelectricity supply has been cut off and

that many residents are also com-plaining that they are being over-charged.In April last year an estimated 700

residents protested in front of the BelaBela Municipality when their electric-ity was cut off for more than a week.Municipal spokesperson Matome

Sebelebele said that the main reasonfor the cut offs was financial stress onthe municipality due to the overuse ofmunicipal services.He said that the majority of the

protesters were indigents, who receivetheir first 100 kw of power and 10 kl ofwater per month for free.Refuse and sewage services are

provided at no cost. These householdshave to pay any charges that accrueabove the subsidized limits.Sebelebele said that the cut-offs

were due to the fact that many resi-dents did not pay their electricity bills.

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TK Mashaba

The sun is setting on the tail enders inboth streams of the SAB League.In Stream A, Happy Hearts have been

struggling since the season com-menced, and despite a last-minuteimprovement they have still won only 3out of 21 games after being joined byformer Total Surrender coach ZwakalaMokoma. Time may be too short for himto save the struggling team from relega-tion, but there are still a few games leftin the season and the team remainshopeful.The other team which has been strug-

gling is Mountain Powers, who haveplayed only one game, which theyplayed to a 1-all tie. The team isshrouded in mystery as it has honouredonly one of the games it was due to playthis season. SAFA could not be drawn to

SAB League tailenders feel the sting

Struggling Stream A team Happy Hearts, which has been suffering since joining theSAB League. Photo: TK Mashaba

commend on the Mountain Powersissue.Dimakatso Sundowns in Stream B is

also headed towards relegation after adismal season.The weekend results are as follows.In Stream A, on Saturday 3 May,

Bazooka played to a 0-all draw againstHappy Hearts while Bela Bela Piratesbeat Qualitho 2-1. On Sunday, 4 May, A1Terrors beat M.Mammoet Arsenal 2-1while Trouble Makers were received a 4-1 beating from Boys to Men. HomeDefenders lost 2-1 to Total Surrender.In Stream B, Yster United whipped

Juventus with a score of 8-2. M.Ratanang beat Maxoma 3-1 whileSiwelele lost 4-1 against M. StoneBreakers.In Stream C, Ocean Birds beat Real

Hearts 5-2 while Super Eagles andTownship Rollers played to a 3-all draw.

Jonas Mothobi with his awards.Photo Supplied

Jonas Mothobi Sportsman of the Year TK Mashaba

Kamplits Volleyball player JonasMothobi is the first person from BelaBela to win the provincial Sportsmanof the Year award.“We don’t celebrate mediocrity, we

reward excellence,” said former coachMike Makhubela. “This is a boy whohas done us proud. He is so down toearth and he made sure to mastereverything he learned.”Mothobi, who has been with

Kamplits for six years, has played toa very high level, and even won a cupduring the Limpopo Gala DinnerAwards earlier this year.He scooped three special awards:

Best Attacker, Most Valuable Playerand Best Blocker.Mothobi, who is 17 years old, is

playing with the under 20 provincialteam and is in Grade 9 at Bela BelaHigh School