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Man killed in explosion

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An unidentifi ed man from Musina died instantly when a mortar bomb exploded in his hands.

The explosion rocked this normally quiet border town at around 11:00 on Tuesday. The incident occurred near the corner of Ham and Roux Street, a mere stone’s throw away from the Baobab fi lling station.

The police, who were quick to respond, were greeted by a gruesome sight. Human remains were scattered over a large area. They immediately cordoned off the area and started clearing the scene. Eyewitnesses said the scene resembled a war zone.

“People came running to tell us what happened – the guy was blown to bits,” said Mr Doors Visser, manager of the Baobab fi lling station. This was shortly after the loud explosion.

Provincial police spokesperson Lt Col Ronel Otto stated af-terwards that the man had probably mistaken the mortar bomb for scrap metal. She said he had found the bomb along the road

near a local scrap-metal dealership.According to information available, two unidentifi ed men in

an old bakkie tried to sell several mortar bombs at the scrap-metal dealership earlier that day. An employee at the dealership, however, realised the danger and refused to buy them. The two sellers left and merely dumped the mortar shells next to the road.

The man killed in the explosion, together with a friend, found one of the discarded shells and took it to a stand some 60m metres away from the street corner. Here the victim tried to open the shell, while his friend went back to pick up the other shells. Moments later, the shell exploded in the victim’s hands.

Although the friend escaped unharmed, he was still too shocked to talk to the police by Tuesday afternoon. In the meantime, the police swept the area for more mortar shells. Otto estimated that between 10 and 20 shells were still to be destroyed.

At the time of going to press, the origin of the mortar shells and the identity of the two men who had dumped them were still unknown.

The explosion blew the man clean out of his shoes (circled). The arrow indicates the direction of the mortar shell blast. Several other unexploded mortar shells (inset) were later recovered on the scene and destroyed by the police.

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2 2 December 2011 ZOUTPANSBERGER

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BUSINESS talkBUSINESS talkBUSINESS talkBUSINESS talk

By Frans van der Merwe

New gas services at Desert Dove 5For owners of gas equipment and installations, newly established Desert Dove 5 is good news in Louis Trichardt.

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Desert Dove 5 is a member of the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) Safety Association. The Louis Trichardt outlet is situated at 7 Kort street in the industrial area.

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The attractive, large and wellstocked branch of Timber City in Louis Trichardt was offi cially opened last week with a ceremonial cutting of the ribbon by the executive mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality, Cllr Florence Dzhombere.

She welcomed the establishment of Timber City in Louis Trichardt and the contribution it is already making in creating local job opportuni-ties and generating income for the municipality.

The festive event was attended by senior lo-cal businesspeople and community members, including the Makhado Municipality’s director of development planning, Ms M D Sinthemule.

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Timber City opens doors for businessany fl at sheets or boards, thus greatly reducing the amount of wastage. With this programme, Timber City can assist clients to save wood, time and money, and help boost productivity.

Timber City in Louis Trichardt is situated opposite Fruit & Veg City in Grobler Street.

The attractive front of the new Timber City in Grobler Street. Inset: The mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality, Cllr Dzhombere, cutting the ribbon.

BUSINESS talk is a column focus sing on new developments in the local business arena.

To enable us to keep the column running on a weekly basis, readers and businesses are invited to contact the newspaper and let us know of new developments regarding new businesses or services less than a year old.

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Verkeersbeamptes rand man glo aan “Mens sou dink dit is verkeersbeamptes – hulle moet jou kan beskerm,” het mnr. Ludwich de Klerk aan die Zoutpansberger gesê. De Klerk beweer die verkeersmanne het hom aangerand, nadat hy hulle op heterdaad betrap het dat hulle omkoopgeld ontvang het.

Volgens De Klerk is hy verlede Donderdag, op pad terug vanaf Polokwane, naby Matoks afgetrek vir spoed. Die beamptes het beweer hy het 92km/u in die 60km-sone gery. Die kaartjie van R600 kon egter verdwyn, so het die beamptes glo aan De Klerk gesê, as hulle “tot ‘n ander verstandhou ding kon kom.”

De Klerk het gesê hy stel nie daarin belang om omkoopgeld te betaal nie en dat hulle vir hom maar ‘n kaartjie moet skryf. “Ek was van plan om ‘n vertoë te rig, omdat my voertuig gestel was om nie teen meer as 65km/u deur Matoks te ry nie,” het De Klerk gesê.

Die vonke het egter begin spat toe ‘n bakkie met ‘n GP-registrasienommer agter De Klerk stop en hy

besef dat die bestuurder besig is om omkoopgeld aan twee van die verkeersbeamptes te betaal.

De Klerk het die bestuurder hieroor uitgevra, waarna ‘n ander verkeersbeampte vir hom skreeu dat hy nie met mense langs die pad mag praat nie. Die bestuurder en die beampte het toe glo agter die klap van die kattebak van die verkeersvoertuig verder gaan onderhandel.

Met die gedagte om die voorval te rapporteer het De Klerk met sy selfoonkamera die registrasi-enommer van die bakkie en die verkeersvoertuig afgeneem. “Ek het geredeneer dat dit mos die laaste kaartjie sou wees wat in die boek uitgeskryf is,” het De Klerk gesê.

Die verkeersbeampte wat besig was om De Klerk se boete uit te skryf, het volgens De Klerk hom toe van agter om die nek gegryp en begin wurg. Hy het ook glo De Klerk se regterarm agter sy rug in gebuig in ‘n poging om die selfoon af te vat. Die ander twee verkeersbeamptes het ook nader gestorm. Een verkeersbeampte het toe glo sy pen uitgeruk en De Klerk in die regtersy gesteek. Dit was die laaste foto wat De Klerk kon neem.

De Klerk beweer hy is met die dood gedreig. “Ek het die heeltyd net vir my self gesê om nie terug te slaan nie, want ek is bang hulle pluk hulle pistole uit.” Gelukkig vir De Klerk het ‘n verbyganger gesien wat gebeur en gestop om te help net voor De Klerk sy balans verloor het. “Ek het net vir die persoon geskreeu my naam is Ludwich en dat ek van Louis Trichardt is.”

Die verkeersbeamptes het De Klerk toe laat gaan. Hy is daarna dokter toe vir mediese behandeling.

De Klerk is tans in die proses om ‘n formele klag-te van aanranding te lê teen die verkeersbeamptes. Sy prokureur, me. Steffi e van der Westhuizen, het bevestig dat hulle De Klerk se klagte op die laatste teen Donderdag sal open.

Intussen het provinsiale verkeerswoordvoerder mnr. Thesan Moodley Woensdag gesê dat daar nog nie ‘n formele klag by hulle ingedien is nie. Hy het gesê sodra ‘n klag ingehandig word, sal daar ‘n ondersoek na die beamptes se beweerde wangedrag volg.

Die seniorverkeersbeampte wat glo sy pen uitgeruk en De Klerk in sy regtersy daarmee gesteek het. Die beampte se identiteit kan nie bekend gemaak word nie, aangesien daar nog geen formele klagte gelê is nie. Foto verskaf.

By Linda van der Westhuizen

Poor AG-reports remain a headacheWhile it is nearly time for the auditor general to release his report on the local town council’s fi nancial affairs of the year ended June 2011, the previous report is still causing waves, as did the one before that.

The Soutpansberg Ratepay-ers Association has asked the Public Protector (PP) for a full investigation into all fi nancial matters of the Makhado Mu-nicipality with reference to the 2009/10 report of the auditor general (AG). A letter in this regard was send to the PP on 15 November. In the letter, the association asks the PP to investigate “all fi nancial mat-ters, procedures and failure to secure cash, equipment and others resolving in unauthorised expenditure. We request your offi ce to deal with the Municipal Manager and Chief Financial Offi cer in accordance with the law.”

On 14 November, a letter was also delivered to the mu-nicipal manager, Mr Shadrack Tshikalange, concerning the outcome of the same AG report. The SRPA says that the report implies that both the accounting offi cer, who is the municipal manager, and the chief fi nan-cial officer have committed acts of financial misconduct. Non-compliance with regula-tory and reporting requirements was quoted. This contravenes Section 17 1 1(a) to (c) of the

MFMA and both offi cers should be charged with fi nancial mis-conduct, says the SRPA.

Unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expen-diture were indicated in the 2009/10 AG report. The SRPA says that there are prescribed ways that Council should deal with this according to the mu-nicipal budget and financial reporting regulations. A Council committee should investigate the recoverability of any unau-thorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure and the municipal manager must provide all information required for a proper investigation.

The SRPA’s major ques-tion is whether action will be instituted against the municipal manager and the chief fi nancial officer in office during the 2009/10 financial year. They want to know when the action will be instituted and if no ac-tion were to be instituted, what the reason would be. Tshika-lange has until 15 December to respond. On Tuesday, mu-nicipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi said that Tshikalange was still looking into the matter. “The municipal manager said he would be meeting with the ratepayers later in the week and, should they raise the matter, he would respond,” Bobodi said.

A year ago, criminal charges against Tshikalange were seri-ously considered by the SRPA. That was on the grounds of the

2008/9 AG report. Tshikalange had until 18 December 2010 to indicate why criminal charges should not be fi led against him as accounting offi cer. He only responded to this on 17 May this year.

Tshikalange explained that an audit plan had been put into place to address issues raised by the AG report. An internal audit unit was also established in his offi ce. “The outstanding items in the 2008/9 audit action plan were included in the 2009/10 audit action plan; that is, the outstanding recurring items are rolled over to the audit action plan of the following year until the query is fully addressed … the municipality is an active participant in the Operation Clean Audit 2014 programme initiated by the Department of Corporate Governance,” stated Tshikalange.

The SRPA then requested a copy of the audit action plan, the programme of activities of the internal audit unit and Tshika-lange’s participation in respect of the Operation Clean Audit 2014 programme. Surprisingly, the municipality’s response was to present the Promotion of Ac-cess to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000, as its defense. This means that the SRPA must apply for the information to be disclosed.

In the meantime, the SRPA has started with new action in respect of the 2009/10 AG report.

32 Desember 2011ZOUTPANSBERGER

By Isabel Venter

Evidence exists that can lead to a conviction in the corruption trial of senior magistrate Ronnie Rambau and two other lawmen.

This was the finding of magistrate E K Patterson, following an application for dismissal brought by Rambau and his co-accused, attorney T E Lubisi and state prosecutor Estene Willemse.

One could hear a pin drop as Patterson read out his ruling in the Musina Regional Court last Thursday, especially since this application was widely regarded as a strategic ploy to buy the ac-cused more time.

Rambau, together with Lubisi and Willemse, is accused of influencing the outcome of certain court cases. The main charges brought against them include corruption and conspiracy to commit corruption.

They were arrested in a police trap in Febru-ary 2010. The trap was held within the Musina area, with the aim of catching corrupt offi-cials who sabotage the course of justice by pre-determining the sentence of vehicle theft cases by means of a plea agree-ment. The three accused allegedly also received bribe money in murder and rape cases.

Their dismissal application was brought shortly after the State closed its case on 14 October this year. According to the application, the State’s evidence and witnesses are lacking in credibility.

Claims were also made in the application that police agents used in the trap went “beyond the mere creating of an opportunity” and “obtained information in an unlawful and intentional” way. According to the defence, the “voluntariness is diminished as the agent facilitated and persuaded the target.”

Rambau’s advocate, Mr Johan Hatting, com-

pared some of the charges brought against his client as a “shotgun being pulled at night.” He argued that such charges constitute malicious prosecution against Rambau.

The defence also argued that the police did not adhere to surveillance law and infringed the three men’s rights at the time of their arrest, rendering everything that they might have said or anything that was found in their possession null and void. Willemse’s attorney proclaimed that the R2 000 that was allegedly found in his possession, accord-ing to the State’s evidence, was not bribe money but in fact whiskey money.

Rambau and Lubisi, at a previous court ap-pearance, offered an explanation for the money

exchanged between them. According to the two, the money that was found in their possession was money that Lubisi had paid to Rambau for a vehicle that Lubisi had bought from him.

In his ruling, Magis-trate Patterson described the defence’s application as a “wide-ranging at-tack on evidence.”

“Is it perhaps a des-perate measure for the

accused not to be placed on their defence?” Pat-terson asked.

“It would be disastrous to grant the application at this stage … I find there is evidence for the accused to reply to and that a prima facie case is made by the prosecution. The evidence suggests there are many issues mentioned in the evidence of the state witnesses which call for an explanation,” Patterson said.

After this, a clearly shell-shocked defence asked for a postponement in the case to prepare their evidence and witnesses.

The three men’s case was postponed to 21 May of next year, the earliest available date.

Court rejects lawmen’s application

“It would be disastrous to grant the application at this stage … I find there is evidence for the accused to reply to and that a prima facie case is made by the

prosecution”

Senior magistrate Ronnie Rambau (left) discussing the outcome of his dismissal application with his advocate, Mr Johan Hatting.

Attorney T E Lubisi (left), shortly after his court appearance in Musina last Thursday with his advocate Mr Mkhondo. State prosecutor Estene Willemse.



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The Makhado Municipality has already obtained a permit for the new Makhado Waste Disposal Facility, about 7km from Louis Trichardt on the Vivo road. The municipality is waiting for additional funding to develop the new landfi ll site. The landfi ll will be developed in fi ve phases, consisting of four cells each. Land will have to be cleared, and for one cell, 10 000 cubic meters of earth will have to be excavated. One cell is roughly 60m X 24m and consists of several layers, including base preparation, a compacted layer, a stone leachate (environmentally compatible) drainage layer , a geotextile layer, a composite clay layer or a synthetic clay liner and a stone leachate collection layer. Image supplied.

Lack of funds puts halt to new dump site

Ex-offenders need to be welcomed back

The Makhado Municipality has cited a lack of funds as the reason why construction of the town’s planned new municipal dumping site has ground to a halt.

Louis Trichardt’s existing municipal dumping site is in a shocking state and has been causing concern for the past eight years or so. The development of the new site has been dragging on since at least 2007, when the taxpayers association attended a steering committee meeting. The municipality has already obtained a permit for the new dumping site and an environ-mental impact assessment (EIA) has been concluded. Nothing is happening, however.

“The funding for the estab-lishment of the site was from Limpopo Economic Develop-ment, Environment and Tourism, and the current balance cannot develop the site. An additional amount of R1,7million is re-quired in order to develop the site. The Vhembe District Mu-nicipality has promised to assist with funding of R5million. We are still waiting for the transfer

of the funds to the municipal ac-count,” said the municipality’s director of community services, Mr Elias Mugari.

The municipality said that the development of the new landfi ll site would start immediately when funds became available. It was not clear what the total cost of the whole development would be.

The landfi ll will be developed in five phases, consisting of four cells each. Land will have to be cleared, and for one cell, 10 000 cubic meters of earth will have to be excavated. One cell is roughly 60m X 24m and consists of several layers, including base preparation, a compacted layer, a stone leachate (environmentally compatible) drainage layer , a geotextile layer, a composite clay layer or a synthetic clay liner and a stone leachate collection layer.

An evaporation pond will be excavated and layered accord-ing to specifi cations. A locality stormwater drain will be con-structed around all phases to divert clean stormwater around the site. A potential contami-nated stormwater collection drain

and cell control berm will be constructed in and around each new cell.

The fi rst phase will include the constructing of an offi ce and ab-lution block, a weigh bridge and control room, a gatehouse with proper signage and an entrance road and fencing. A new 2.4 m high concrete palisade fence will be erected on the corner points of the site.

Apparently, the company Ba-zisa Technical Waste Solutions of Pretoria had been awarded the tender and it will be up to them to appoint a sub-contractor, probably a local one, to work with them.

The municipality indicated the locality of the new waste disposal facility to be around 7km from Louis Trichardt on the Vivo road, “about 2km south of the stone crushers and west of Tshikota on the farm Rietvley, which is reserved by the municipality as a cattle grazing paddock.”

With regard to the concern that the site is located in the vicinity of the airstrip, Mugari answered, “It is more than 300m away from the airfi eld as required by law”.

The acting area commissioner of Correctional Services, Ms Anita Moeketsi, has urged members of the community to accept exoffenders back into their communities. This was during an event to incorporate exoffenders back into the community, which was held at High Grace Church at Makhado Biaba in the Nzhelele area last Thursday.

Moeketsi said that the community had a role to play when it came to incorporating offenders back into their communities. “Reintegration of ex-offenders would not be successful if members of the community were not involved,” she said. She added that even if they had stepped on the toes of the law, “they are still our children and we cannot throw them into a dustbin”. According to her, the department cannot succeed in its quest for rehabilitation if members of the community are not involved.

She said that ex-offenders were monitored and if they were not cooperating, they would be taken back to prison. “Since offenders are from the community, they have to be reintegrated into their communities after serving their sentences. The community therefore has an important role to play in this process,” she added.

Members of the community, which included traditional leaders, ex-offenders, parents and rela-tives of former offenders, participated in the event.

Currently, there are 120 parolees in the Nzhelele area only, who are being monitored by correctional services offi cials on a daily basis.

Ex-offenders were afforded an opportunity to raise some of the challenges facing them in the communities. A former prisoner, Tshifhiwa Muk-wevho, said that some members of the community did not treat them with respect. “They often call us names. We want to be part of the community and do something positive again. I know that what we have done was wrong, but people need to understand that we have paid for what we have done. We need to carry on with our lives,” he said.

Traditional leaders said that they welcomed ex-offenders back into the community with open arms. Pastor George Muhali said that change was possible and that ex-offenders might have changed.


Deur Linda van der Westhuizen

Louis Trichardt, die streek en verskeie strukture verloor ‘n onselfsugtige en begaafde staatmaker met me. Marie Helm se verhuising na Hoedspruit.

By die afskeidsfunksie van die Soutpansberg Distrikslandbou-unie (SDLU) op 25 November, wou Helm nie eintlik hê dat iemand oor haar praat nie.

“Dit gaan nie oor die persoon nie, dit gaan oor ‘n organisasie. As ek nie die strukture gehad het nie, kon ek nie ‘n bydrae gelewer het nie,” sê Helm, wat sedert 2005 by die landbou-unie betrokke was, eers as TLU SA-streekbestuurder en die afgelope 18 maande by die SDLU.

Die verskeie boereverenigings van die SDLU het geld ingesamel en vir Helm ‘n rekenaar as afskeids-gekenk gegee om dankie te sê vir haar enorme bydrae. “Margaret Thatcher was ‘n yster vrou. Hierdie was ‘n super ystervrou,” het mnr. Fritz Ahrens, ondervoorsitter van die SDLU, geskerts.

“Marie was ‘n volle dagbestuurslid wat met vele sake, soos grondsake, arbeidsake, watersake, veiligheid en AgriSETA-opleiding gehelp het. Ons wil dankie sê vir haar geweldige hoeveelheid werk deur middel van haar betrokkenheid om munisipale aksie te help rig ten einde inwoners te beskerm teen ‘n onregmatige aanslag om belastings in te vorder vir dienste wat nie gelewer is nie,” het mnr. Ste-phen Hoffman, SDLU-voorsitter, gesê. Hoffman het ook gesê dat Helm ‘n groot rol gespeel het om maatskappye wat in ons omgewing wil prospekteer en myne te forseer om binne die riglyne van die wet te funksioneer.

By nog ‘n afskeidsfunksie op 27 November by die Lalapanzi Hotel was verskeie ander strukture teenwoordig, insluitend die Soutpansberg Belas-tingbetalersvereniging (SBBV), die Voorsitters-vereniging (VV), die ACDP en die beradersforum.

“Marie is die staatmaker van die jaar. Sy doen die navorsing, gee die teoretiese agtergrond en voer dan die plan ook nog uit. Sy is die onselfsugtigste mens wat van haarself, haar tyd en haar geld gee. Sy is een uit ‘n duisend. Ons verloor ‘n ledemaat - sy was soos die nek wat die kop gedraai het,”

VV. Verskeie ander sprekers het ook hul dank betuig.

Helm was ‘n DA-raadslid sedert 2000 en ‘n ACDP-raadslid vanaf 2005 tot Mei 2011. Helm “tree nou uit” en gaan haar daarop toespits om

‘n hipnoterapie praktyk op Hoedspruit te vestig. Mnr. Solly Maano van die SBBV het ‘n goeie opsomming ge-maak toe hy gesê het dat hy nie weet nie of Hoedspruit besef watter kaliber mens hulle bykry nie.

Louis Trichardt, die streek en verskeie strukture verloor ‘n onselfsugtige staatmaker met me. Marie Helm se verhuising na Hoedspruit. Helm ontvang op 25 November ‘n rekenaar as geskenk van die SDLU om dankie te sê vir haar enorme bydrae. By ‘n afskeidfunksie op 27 November het strukture soos die SBBV, die Voorsittersvereniging, die ACDP en die beradersforum ook van Helm afskeid geneem.

Die Bosveld Boerbokklub Pietersburg het op 18 November ‘n boer bok/Kalahar i Redveiling in Polokwane aangebied.

In die veiling vir s toe td iere verkoop boerbokramme vir ‘n gemiddelde prys van R10 325, met ‘n hoogste prys van R18 000. Boer-bokooie verkoop vir ‘n gemiddeld van R5 918 (hoogste R13 000) en Kalahari Red-ooie vir ‘n gemiddeld van R3 900 (hoogste R5 000).

In die veiling vir kom mersiële diere ver-koop boerbokramme vir ‘n gemiddeld van R6636 (hoogste R9 500) en boerbokooie vir ‘n gemiddeld van R3 645 (hoogste R6 750). Boerbokooie met lammers se gemiddelde prys was R5643 (hoog-ste R8 000). Kalahari Red ramme en ooie kom onderskeidelik onder die hamer vir ‘n gemiddelde prys van R3 000 en R2458 (hoog-ste R3250). Die veiling vir stoet- en kommer-siële diere lewer onder-skeidelik omsette van R250 750 en R370 850 op en is aangebied deur Vleissentraal Bosveld.

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Makhado Municipalityin cooperation with

Hammann Moosa IncKindly take notice that the following stands will be on an

execution sale, as per the following notices. Waterval on the 6th December 2011 at the

Magistrate Court, Waterval at 13H00 Stand: Erf B185, A2176, A1122, A30, A32, 284, B279, B281, B289, A90,C83, A288,

A2053, A1303, A1309, A1405, B247.Vuwani on the 7th December 2011 at the

Magistrate Court Vuwani at 13H00 Stand: Erf 926, 864, 782, 783, 1071, 709, 225, 604, 1001, 803, A31, 708, 602, 111, 100,

583, 524, 641, 558, 529, 269, 267, 151, 81, 523, 1047, 528, 611, 584, 252.

In Memoriam

Soutpansberg’s legendary Betty Noakes passes away at the age of 98 yearsOne of the Soutpansberg’s oldest residents and a legend in her own right, Miss Betty Muriel Noakes, passed away at the age of 98 on Sunday.

Betty was born on 29 August 1913 in Ports-mouth, England, and her parents moved to South Africa in 1917 where her father, Cyril, started his South African career as a photographer.

During the war, Cyril enrolled for military service and rose to the rank of naval commander, based in Simonstown. In recognition of the con-tribution he made as commander, he received the honorary MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) from the Queen herself. There is a photograph of this fes-tive occasion, with Betty walking hand in hand with her parents at the entrance to Buckingham Palace.

The Noakes family moved to Louis Trich-ardt in 1924. Here, the young Betty attended primary school and en-rolled for senior school at Roedean Girls High School in Johannesburg where she excelled at academics and horse rid-ing. She also completed her tertiary education in Johannesburg, where she was a keen participant in literary, art and cultural activities. Betty then taught English and history for many years on the East Rand before retiring to her beautiful farm that extended from Louis Trichardt town up to the crest of the Sout-pansberg. Her red-roofed house, Stonehenge, stands as a proud landmark upon the mountain platform above the golf course. The house itself was declared a National Heritage Site.

Education and literature remained Betty’s pas-

sion throughout her life. Upon retirement, she soon established Thanganezwa Farm School on the crest of the Soutpansberg where her farm bor-ders Songozwi Village. Not only has the school provided basic education for decades, but pupils will always remember the annual highlights, such as the bus excursions to memorable places such as Thulamela and Mapungubwe, and the Christmas celebrations, where Betty was not only the sponsor, but also guest of honour.

“We thank Betty’s friend, Mr Mahane, who has served as principal for many years, for his dedi-cation to the school,” write Betty’s friends in a tribute to her.

Betty inspired and en-couraged many people during her life. Her pu-pils will recall school plays and readings from, among others, Shake-speare and Dickens, in which fi elds of literature she was a recognised specialist.

Betty also encouraged her friends and supported the people who lived around her.

“We also want to thank them, and espe-cially Mashudu Mudau, Robert, Samuel and

Thakelani Kkodobo and Johannes Jantjie for their caring,” the tribute further states. Betty sponsored the children of the families who lived on her farm in schooling and tertiary education.

The family of Jim Chitango should be mentioned in particular. Jim accompanied Betty on her daily walk to school every day of her primary school career. Jim’s granddaughter, Mashudu Mudau, should also be particularly thanked for loyally car-ing for Betty for many many years, right to the end.

Betty also provided for the schooling and post-school education of Mashudu’s children and Mpho has, accordingly, found employment, Tshikidze is making good progress at university, and Given and Thabelo are passing their grades with success.

The children of Johannes Khodobo, whom many people will remember as Betty’s chauffeur, were also sponsored by Betty. His son Robert accompa-nied Betty on her regular visits to town and always delivered mealie meal and vegetables to Betty’s Thanganezwa School in the truck that Betty bought for the school. Johannes’s other children also received Betty’s fi nancial support and encourage-ment for their schooling and studies. Lindiwe is at university, while Samuel and Thakelani are both nurses and have found employment through Betty’s support; Lawrence works at the SPCA, Edwin is at technicon, Victor is in training as a panelbeater, Tshanei is a hairdresser, and Langelani is still at school. These families express their sincere gratitude for the fi nances Betty provided for the education of their children.

Many will remember Betty as a loyal, supportive, encouraging and fun friend with a great sense of

humour and a love for animals. They will remember her caring, honesty and generous heartedness, and the generous and untiring way in which she sup-ported initiatives such as the SPCA. She was one of the founding members of the Louis Trichardt SPCA in 1986. It is therefore not surprising that she has left the bulk of her estate to animal charities.

“Most of all, Betty will be remember as a spirited and adventurous friend. It was this spirit that also took her too many local places that she loved and to remote parts of the world. We will remember the stories she related upon the return from her annual visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon where she attended the Shakespeare festival, and her stories about the Trans-Siberian train trip from St Petersberg to Moscow, and about cruises on ships such as the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, and the fl ight on the Concorde from New York,” her friends write in the tribute.

Her friends invited all to join them in remem-bering and celebrating Betty’s life at the Anglican Church in Munnik Street, Louis Trichardt on Thursday, 1 December, from 10:00. Refreshments will be served.

A legend in her own right, Miss Betty Noakes, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 98.

Mining company Coal of Africa (CoAL) and the Save Mapungubwe Coalition Group have buried their hatchet with the signing of a memorandum of understanding.

As part of the agreement, CoAL undertook to ensure that their open cast Vele Colliery near the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site will do minimum damage to the environment.

The broader scope of this memorandum was disclosed by CoAL and the coalition during a press conference last Thursday, 24 November. Next the par-ties will seek to conclude the agreement, which will contain further detail concerning their commitments in managing the

sustainable development of the Mapungubwe cultural landscape. Both parties have also agreed to progress their discussions in good faith, with the aim of setting a new best practise benchmark for managing and mitigating the impacts of mining and related activities at the Vele Colliery on the environment. For the past year, CoAL has been involved in a legal battle with the coali-tion that threatened to delay the construction of Vele. According to CoAL, under the terms of the memorandum, the coalition has agreed to stay legal proceedings against the awarding of the new-order mineral right, water licence and environmental management program at the Vele Colliery by

the end of January next year.“The memorandum comple-

ments the memorandum of agree-ment signed in September, be-tween the South African National Parks and the Department of Environment Affairs committing to the preservation of the Ma-pungubwe Heritage Site,” said CoAL’s CEO John Wallington.

According to coalition spokes-person Yolan Friedmann ne-gotiations will focus on further research, monitoring and mo-delling of the potential impacts of mining at the Vele Colliery, as well as requisite amendments and improvements to CoAL’s approved environmental ma-nagement program and integrated water use licence.

By Isabel Venter

CoAL and Coalition bury the hatchet


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‘n Groot groep modelle van Louis Trichardt het opgetree by die gala-aand op 12 November met die opening van die Casa Beleza sentrum in Kroghstraat. Saam met die modelle is Connie de Sousa (middel voor), eienaar van die sentrum. Die modelle het hul haarstyle vertoon, wat deur Connie en haar span van C Jay’s versorg is, asook hul eie uitrustings.

As part of Ridgeway College’s annual “Work Week Placement Programme” for students, Kalpesh Dave (left) and Andani Mabunda (right), spent a couple of days at the offi ce of the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror.

As part of Ridgeway Col-lege’s annual “Work Week Placement Programme”, two students, Kalpesh Dave and Andani Mabunda, spent a couple of days at the offi ce of the Zoutpansberger and Lim-popo Mirror in Louis Trichardt.

The programme, aimed at Grade 10 students who have completed their IGCSE exams, helps students to get a feel for what it would be like to work in a career or in a fi eld of expertise a student may be thinking of pursuing.

More often than not, students go running the other way because their experience was “not what they thought it would be”.

According to Kalpesh and Andani, their experience at the newspaper was, in a word, “dif-ferent”.

“Working at the newspaper was a little out of the norm for me as I usually work in a salon,” said Kalpesh, explaining that he wanted to get a feel of how the

newspaper is laid out on com-puter before it is printed.

“I thought it would be amazing to see how it was brought to life by nothing but a computer, text and a couple of pixelated images … It was amazing, no doubt, but I obviously couldn’t help with this as it requires training to learn how to do and, after all, I was only there for a week.”

On their fi rst day, Kalpesh and Andani spent some time in the lay-out department to see how advertisements are compiled. They saw how Solly’s Discount World’s advert was done and gave some of their input, as well as what they thought looked good in terms of colour and which pic-ture was best for certain products. At about 15:45, they were told to write an article with a 40-minute deadline.

“Needless to say, our article didn’t make it into the newspa-per, but I think we both learned how to work in high-pressure situations. This experience will

help us in future” said Andani.“I learned a thing or two in

my week here at the newspaper; one of the most important things being to proofread articles. I felt very chuffed with myself when I found mistakes in our very own honours evening captions. After all, we are all human in the end and all make mistakes. I also found the printing press where the newspapers are printed to be a very elaborate set-up. It was just a pity that one of the machines was down. It looked like a real sight to see,” said Kalpesh.

Kalpesh and Andani realised that Tuesdays and Wednesdays are extremely high-pressure days for the staff because those are the printing days, so people are try-ing to get their work done.

“We found waking up to be at work by 07:30 extremely diffi cult as it was basically school all over again,” said both Kalpesh and Andani.

Both thanked the newspaper for hosting them.

Chris van Wyk, hoofseun van Laerskool Louis Trichardt vir 2012, het onlangs die Unisa Graad 1 musiekteorie-eksamen geskryf. Hy behaal ’n uitstekende uitslag van 95% vir hierdie eksamen. Foto verskaf.

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Blundens bid Louis Trichardt farewellNot many people know that Reverend Gail Blunden was one of the fi rst women in South Africa to be ordained in the South African Anglican Church.

This came to light at the farewell celebration of Revv. Gail and Mike Blunden on 26 November at the St Mark’s Anglican Church in Louis Trichardt.

Bishop Martin Breytenbach from Polokwane said that Blunden was the second woman to be ordained, back in 1985. He used an acronym of Gail’s name and referred to her Gentleness, Avail-ability to God, Integrity and Love.

After her ordination, Blunden served as assistant in a parish in Waterkloof, Pretoria, until 1996 when she became rector of a parish in Silverton. Gail and Mike got married at the end of that year.

In 2002, the Blundens arrived in Louis Trichardt, where they enjoyed getting to know so many people in a town setup.

“Our congregation has been a huge blessing to us and has given us the opportunity to get to know people of many and varied backgrounds, races, cultures and languages,” says Gail. Mike used to be a Baptist, but during their time in Louis Trichardt,

he was ordained into the Anglican Church and he enjoyed serving with Gail, who was the Archdea-con responsible for all the parishes in the area.

The couple quickly opened their hearts to the community at large.

“Our fi rst ecumenical event that we attended was the touching event of the lighting of the cross in October 2002,” says Blunden. From there, the ministry broadened to the Global Prayer Day, Women’s Prayer Day, ministry at the school, Bible quiz for school, ministry to the police at the crime record centre as well as the Kutama–Sinthumule maximum prison. Gail’s mom, Ms Alice Muller, joined them in the prison ministry where inmates embraced her as a motherly fi gure.

In the congregation, the Blundens were involved in many activities, such as Bible study groups, the youth, the aged, feeding the needy, and courses for the congregation.

“Gail, Mike and Alice did not only teach us the way of salvation, but demonstrated the gospel through their everyday lives. They served with love and humility. Gail used her excellent organisational abilities to the full in the ministry,” was the apt description of one of the members.

Many will remember Gail for her musical gifts, which she used at ecumenical events as well as to lead the worship in the church. Both Gail and Mike are musicians who also compose music. Mike composed “The Louis Trichardt Dream”, which the couple sang at the farewell celebration. It is not surprising that Gail’s most enjoyable moments were the yearly singing of Christmas carols at Ons Tuiste with Mike and a church group.

“Now, after nine years here, we have received a call from God to serve in Tzaneen. We would like to thank the people of Louis Trichardt for their friendliness, helpfulness and support. We will always remember our time here and cherish it. May God continue to be with you,” says Rev Gail Blunden. The family will move at the end of December.

Revv. Gail and Mike Blunden of the St Mark’s Anglican Church in Louis Trichardt are bidding the town farewell after nine years of loving service in their congregation and the community at large.

Laerskool Louis Trichardt het geld vir die Louis Trichardt Dierebeskermingsvereniging (DBV) ingesamel as gemeenskapsprojek vir die kwartaal. Hulle het van “spaarboksies” gebruik gemaak en 16 boksies is volgemaak en op 29 November oorhandig aan mnr. Lawrence Khodobo (links), senior inspekteur van die plaaslike DBV. Saam met die groep leerders is me. Stienie Fourie, adjunkhoof van die skool.

Wian Vos en sy orkes lei die lofprysing en aanbidding by ‘n gemeenskapsbyeenkoms, gereël deur die Manne van die Woord van Louis Trichardt. Die geleentheid het op Vrydagaand, 25 November, op die eerste vloer van die parkeerterrein in Munnikstraat plaasgevind en is goed ondersteun. Vos het die dorp se mense uitgedaag om “uit hul gemaksone te kom” en vir diens aan te tree.



‘n Talentvolle jong kunstenaar verras met sy produktiwiteit. Erhard Schnetler se olieverf skilderye toon sy besondere vermoë om met kleur te speel.

‘n Talentvolle jong kunstenaar verras met sy produktiwiteit.

Erhard Schnetler van Louis Trichardt se olieverf skilderye toon sy besondere vermoë om met kleur te speel.

“Erhard se werk is onpretensieus en het ‘n eerlike inslag. Hy werk geweldig vinnig,” sê sy kunsonderwyser, me. Christine Venter, tydens ‘n mini-uitstalling van Erhard, wat op 9 November by Olifantstraat 96 gehou is. Erhard het vanjaar in sy kunssessies van slegs een uur per week reeds tien olieverfwerke voltooi en is besig met sy elfde een.

“Toe Erhard vier jaar gelede begin verf het, was hy nog huiwerig om onafhanklik te werk. Nou werk hy vinnig en selfstandig en het sy eie unieke styl ontwikkel ten opsigte van tegniek en kleurgebruik. Hy skrik vir niks nie en pak enige iets aan: stillewes, landskappe, portrette ... Hy het uitstaande vordering getoon in die vier jaar,”sê Christine.

Aanvanklik het Erhard met akriel en pastel ge-werk, maar vandat hy met olieverf kennis gemaak het, is daar geen ander medium meer vir hom nie. “Dit begin lekker te raak,” sê Erhard.

Van watter onderwerpe hou hy die meeste?“Ek hou van seetonele en van sonsondergange.

Ek hou van huise ook,” sê Erhard. Hy werk op die oomblik aan ‘n sonsondergang, natuurlik in olieverf. Sommige van sy werke is geraam, maar die meeste werke word geblok.

Erhard het al by oggendmarkte uitgestal. Hy doen ook kunsvlyt en vervaardig kaartjies.

Erhard (31) se ouers, ds. Louis en me. Sarie Schnetler, sê dat hulle sy talent opgemerk het toe Erhard gedurende sy hoërskooljare in Generaal Piet Joubert baie graag tekeninge gemaak het.

“Die talent kom maar van die Schnetlers se kant af. Louis doen argiteksplanne, sy ma was kunstig en Erhard se twee sussies doen albei grafiese ontwerp. Die een sussie skilder ook baie graag,” sê Ma Sarie.

Wat die toekoms aanbetref , sê Erhard, “Ek sal nog lank wil aangaan met kuns. Ek wil meer leer en meer goed verkoop. Ek wil graag ‘n inkomste daaruit maak.” Sy kunsjuffrou kom vinnig tus-senbeide en sê dat Erhard nog net te min geld vra

vir sy skilderye.Kuns is vir Erhard ‘n passie. “Hy mis nie som-

mer ‘n kunsklas nie. Dit is die hoogtepunt van sy week,” sê Erhard se ma.

Talentvolle Erhard ‘n produktiewe skilder


“Tree fever” caused by misconception

An information banner to calm the storm around the Fever Trees being trimmed at Makhado Crossing in Louis Trichardt.

There was an immediate strong reaction from among environmentalists in Louis Trichardt when drastic cut-ting of the Fever Trees in the Makhado Crossing parking area became evident a week ago, creating the impression that the trees were about to be removed.

In a special informational meeting arranged by the man-agement of Makhado Cross-ing, it was explained that the lopping of the trees by a pro-fessional expert was in fact a necessary protective measure to minimise certain very real dan-gers posed by the trees and, at

the same time, to maximise the shade which they are supposed to provide to clients around the parking area.

Fever Trees, with their char-acteristic and spectacular yel-low-green trunks, are splendid, towering trees usually found with their prominent taproots in the deep soil alongside rivers.

When planted elsewhere without special care, they tend to develop a widespread, super-ficial root system, which can cause damage to paved areas and they are frequently up-rooted by strong gusts of wind.

Being a member of the Aca-sia-family, it also produces

vicious thorns. All these characteristics can

cause problems in a parking area in a business complex, whereas, in its natural state, it is also not an ideal shade tree.

With the lopping of the trees, the idea is to stimulate deep root growth and more dense foliage for shade, while also reducing the height and thus diminishing the possible danger of wind damage.

Management later fixed spe-cial information banners to the pallisade fencing around the parking area to explain the action to concerned residents.


Dienstye kan verander, veral gedurende vakansies. Skakel kerke vir meer inligting. Service times may change, especially during holidays . Phone churches for more information.

KERKE/CHURCHES

WHAT’S HAPPENING?We need your club, school, church or non-profi t organisation’s events for 2011. Please send the details to [email protected], fax it to (015) 516 2303 or phone 015 516 4996/7. These events will be published free of charge in the calendar. You can also submit and view these online at www.zoutpansberger.co.za

WAT GEBEUR?Ons benodig alle klubs, skole, kerke en nie-winsgewende organisasies se opkomende gebeurtenisse vir 2011. Stuur besonderhede na [email protected], faks 015 516 2303 of skakel 015 516 4996/7. Die gebeurtenisse sal gratis in die kalender geplaas word. Besoek gerus ook ons webtuiste se kalender by www.zoutpansberger.co.za

LOUIS TRICHARDT• SAPS/SAPD - 10111/ 015 519 4300 / 083 206 5594• Ambulance/Ambulans - 015 516 4378 / 015 516 2395• Electricity/Elektrisiteit - 015 516 2990• Water - 015 516 2990• Fire Brigade/Brandweer - 015 516 0551 / 015 516 0554• Munisipaliteit/Municipality - 015 519 3000• Hospital (Government) - 015 516 0148 / 9• Hospital (Private) - 015 516 0720 / 015 516 6980• SPB Dorpswag - 082 251 0827

MUSINA• SAPS/SAPD - 10111 / 015 534 7601• Ambulance/Ambulans - 10177 / 015 534 0061• Fire Brigade/Brandweer - 015 534 0061• Hospital (Government) - 015 534 0446 / 7• Municipality - 015 534 6000• Electricity/Water - 083 457 2183

LEVUBU • SAPS/SAPD - 10111/ 015 583 0121• Municipal and other services (see Louis Trichardt)

NOODNOMMERS/EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Indien kerke se besonderhede soos hierbo nie korrek is nie of verander het, skakel Andries by tel. 015 516 4997 of skryf aan [email protected] Nuwe kerke welkom. If church details are incorrect or have changed, please phone Andries at 015 516 4997 or write to [email protected] New churches welcome.

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (LTT)Tshirululunistraat 28, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 516 2272

• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (Musina)Cass Straat 16, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 534 2126

• Agapé Gemeente (LTT)Munnikstraat 90, Sondag 09:00, 17:00 kom jeug bymekaar. Past. Sampie van Niekerk, Tel: 015 516 3725 / 082 926 9538

• AGS Charisma (LTT)Munnikstraat 70, Sondag 10:00 & 18:00, Past. Anton van den Berg, Tel 015 516 0486 of 083 653 0790

• AGS El-Shaddai (Musina)

Watsonlaan 17, Sondag 10:00 en 18:00, Past. Boetie Visser, Tel: 015 534 3361 / 084 456 6959

• AGS Charisma (Levubu)Sondag 09:00. Past Anton van den Berg (015 5160486)

• All Nations for Jesus Christian Centre (LTT)

93 Burger Street (Maranatha Centre), Sunday 09:30 & Wednesday 18:00, Past Benjamin Sithole, Tel 083 532 9492/ 015 516 2275

• Anglican Church / St Marks (LTT)128 Munnik Street, Sunday 10:30, Rev Gail Blunden, Tel: 015 516 5165

• Baptist Church (Musina) Corner of Whyte & Limpopo Street, Sunday 09:30, Rev Paul Richardson, Tel: 015 534 0479 or 082 446 1728

• Baptist Church / Baptiste Kerk (LTT) Ruhstraat 25, Sondag 09:30 & 18:30 (Ds. Johan Marais), Tel: 015 516 2714.

• Baird Ministries (LTT)Cnr of Rissik & Reitz Street. Fellowship on Sundays at 09:00 Bertus (founder) Tel 071 078 1631.

• Catholic Church (Musina)National Road. Tel: 015 534 2085

• Catholic Church (LTT)Corner Burger & Jeppe Street, Mass times: 1st Sunday 10:00 - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday 17:00, Father Frank Gallagher, Tel: 015 516 0566 / 082 664 1393

• Chapel of Grace Church Sunday 09:00 - 11:00 at Maurunwa/SIloam/Nzhelele Past Oke Tel 083 461 6455 or 072 976 3448.

• Church of England / St Peters (LTT)33 Breda Street, Sunday 09:00, Rev Emil Katz, Tel: 015 516 2164 / 083 284 7580

• Emmanuel Christelike Kerk (LTT)Koraalboomstraat 3, Sondag 09:00, Past. Andries van Heerden, Tel: 015 516 4282 / 083 357 1658

• Evangeliese Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT)Songozwistraat (Voortrekkersaal), Sondagdiens 10:00, leraar ds. Abel Erasmus, Tel: 073 371 7566.

• Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT)H/v Anderson & Songozwistraat, Sondag 09:00 en 10:45. Ds. Hans Grobler. Tel. 015 516 4007

• Gereformeerde Kerk (Musina)Wilsonlaan 1, Sondag 09:30, Ds. Cornel Nagel, Tel: 015 534 2253 / 084 406 1723

• Hervormde Kerk Louis TrichardtH/v Stubbs & Forestry, Sondag 08:30, Ds. Phillip Horn, Tel: 015 516 0550 / 083 259 4061

• Hervormde Kerk Zoutpansberg (LTT)H/v Stubbs & Forestry, Sondag 10:00, Ds. PJ van der Merwe, Tel: 015 516 1220 / 082 678 3537

• Hervormde Kerk (Musina)H/v Van Zyl & Celliersstraat, Sondag om 09:00, ds. Eddie Eckard, Tel: 015 534 2519 of 082 958 9095, Kerkkantoor 015 534 2756.

• Lede in Christus Kerk (LTT)

Joubertstraat 29, Sondag 10:00 & 18:00, Past. Fanie Redelinghuis, Tel: 015 516 0521 / 082 465 8774

• Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfi eld)Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Craig Whitcomb, Tel 015 583 0134 of 084 400 8937

• Methodist Church (LTT)79 Munnik Street, Sunday 09:00, Tel. 015 516 0446

• NG Kerk (Levubu)Perseel 316, Sondag 08:30 en 10:15 (LTT - Rondebosch Lapa), Ds. Petrus Kriel Tel: 015 583 002 / 082 898 2081

• NG Kerk (LTT)Erasmusstraat 23, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, ds. Jan Pretorius en ds. Corné Randall, Tel: 015 516 3902 of 072 207 8350.

• NG Kerk Soutpansberg (LTT)H/v Stubbs & Andersonstraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. Phillip Venter. Tel: 015 516 4366

• NG Kerk (Musina)Ds. Henricostraat, Sondag 09:00, ds Anton Kemp, Tel: 015 534 0759, 082 779 2609 / 082 779 2324

• New Covenant Kerk/Church (LTT)115 Krogh Street, Sondag 09:00 en 18:30, Louis Trichardt, André van Niekerk, Tel 015 516 5305 or 082 926 7313

• Ou Apostoliese Kerk van SA (LTT)Kroghstraat, Sondagdienste om 08:45 en 18:00, Priester Attie van Deventer, Tel. 079 516 7667

• Shammah Bedieninge/Ministries (LTT)Sondag hoofdiens & Kinderkerk 09:00, Jeugkerk en Huisselle 18:00, Donderdag: opleiding en geestelik toerusting, Past Strydom 082 785 0265, kerkkantoor 015 516 4018, Rissikstraat 50

• Sewendedag-adventiste (LTT)Groblerstraat, Saterdag 09:00 en 11:00, Roger de Troch, Tel 082 897 8374

• Sewendedag-adventiste (Musina)H/v Turner & Whytestraat, Saterdag 11:00, Marguerite Sindon & Marietjie Diener, Tel: 015 534 3240 / 082 358 2526

• Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk (Buysdorp)Sondag 10:00 (erediens), Ds. H. J. Steyn (082 336 9751)

• Volle Evangelie Kerk (LTT)H/v Rissik & Burgersraat, Sondae 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Stefan Pieterse, Tel: 015 516 0758 / 082 462 6755

• Volle Evangelie Kerk Ebenhaeser (Musina)H/v Turner & Watsonstraat, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Jimmy Venter, Tel: 082 920 4493

DEURLOPEND

Albasini Dam 45.5% 45.6%Ebenezer Dam 98.9% 98.7%Flag Boshielo Dam 93.3% 93.8%Glen Alpine Dam 71% 71.2%Luphephe Dam 78.7% 76%Middel Letaba Dam 8.9% 8.8%Nandoni Dam 101.2% 99.5%Nsami Dam 40.5% 40.5%Nwanedzi Dam 75% 69.6%Nzhelele Dam 84.9% 81.9%Tzaneen Dam 94% 93.1%Vondo Dam 85.4% 84.1%

WEEKLIKSE DAMVLAKKE

WEEKLY DAM LEVELS

28/11/2011 21/11/2011

According to latest available information from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry as

on Monday, November 28.

Dams/damme:

* Latest stats unavailable by the time of going to press

• GISTER-SE-JEUG BYEEN Die Gister-se-Jeugklub vergader elke Dinsdag vanaf 09:00 tot 11:00 in die kerksaal van die Nederdu-itsch Hervormde Kerk op die hoek van Stubbs-straat en Forestryweg op Louis Trichardt.

Alle senior burgers is welkom by die klub-vergaderings waar die programme interessante sprekers, musiek, speletjies, geestelike boods-kappe, uitstappies en kuier insluit.

Vir meer inligting kan mnr.Willie Agenbacht by 083 453 6597 geskakel word.

WHAT’S ON?WAT GEBEUR?

SPCA LOUIS TRICHARDT DBVInsp Lawrence Khodobo Cell 082 965 5151

• WIMPY-UITSTAPPIE VIR AF-GETREDENES Marietjie Wentzel en die vroueselgroep van Baird Ministries koördineer ‘n maandelikse Woensdagoggend-uitstappie na die Wimpy by Makhado Crossing, waar ’n gratis muffi n en tee of koffi e geniet word.

Dié uitstappie is gemik op bejaardes en alleen-mense en begin om 10:00. Die datums vir die res van die jaar is 12 Oktober, 9 November en 14 Desember. Belangstellendes kan vir Marietjie skakel by 078 480 8783.

• BABAHUIS HET HULP NO-DIG Die Shilioh Babahuis op Louis Trichardt vra dat die gemeenskap betrokke raak met skenkings in die vorm van poeiermelk vir babas, weggooidoeke, babaklere ensovoorts. Finansiële bydraes is ook welkom. Vir meer inligting, ska-kel Annetjie Blom by tel. 015 516 6582.

• BEJAARDES EET BY MIKE’S Afgetredenes kan ‘n heerlike driegang ete teen ‘n afslagprys by Mike’s Kitchen geniet op die eerste of tweede Maandag van die maand.

Die volgende ete is op 12 Desember. Die ete kan vanaf 11:30 tot 14:00 genuttig word.

Die prys is R40 per persoon en besprekings moet teen die voorafgaande Vrydag by Marietjie Wentzel by 078 480 8783 gedoen word.

• MANNE VAN DIE WOORD BYEEN Die Manne van die Woord op Louis Trichardt kom elke Vrydagoggend van 05:45 tot 06:45 by Ocean Basket in Songozwistraat bymekaar.

Alle mans is welkom om dié opbouende byeenkoms, waar mans mekaar aanmoedig om die Here te dien, by te woon.

Vir meer inligting kan Tobias Fourie by 082 451 4249 geskakel word.

ZoutieWeatherLouis Trichardt(Seven-day forecast)

(Source: http://www.accuweather.com)

Mostly sunny.

Thursday, December 1

High: 31oC Low: 18oC

A morning thundershower in parts followed by a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Friday, December 2

High: 28oC Low: 19oC Saturday, December 3


Cloudy and humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm.

Sunday, December 4


Cooler with rain.

Monday, December 5

High: 20oC Low: 16oC Tuesday, December 6


Low clouds, then perhaps some sun.

Rain.

Watch for strong thunderstorms; not as warm.

Wednesday, December 7


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Visitors to the website can now list their calendar entries for upcoming events on the Events Page themselves. It is as easy as merely logging in on the Events Page through your

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an administrator is listed as a user on the site, their calendar entries will show immediately. This function allows administrators to update events through the year on a platform used by ten others publications throughout the province as part of both a local and provincial calendar. For more information, phone Andries van Zyl at Tel 015 516 4996/7.

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High: 31

A morning thundershower in parts followed by a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Friday, December 2

High: 28


CALENDAR / WHAT’S ON?KALENDER / WAT GEBEUR?

SPCA LOUIS TRICHARDT DBVInsp Lawrence Khodobo Cell 082 965 5151

SPORTGENERAL

• GROEPERINGSKIET Die Sout-pansberg Skietklub nooi alle skuts, oud of jonk, na hul jaarlikse groeperingskiet by die ou kommando skietbane buite Louis Trichardt op 3 Desember.

Die skietdag begin om 09:00 en buiten me-daljes vir die presteerders, is daar ook ‘n wissel-

DESEMBER

• WEEKLY WALK/RUN The Sout-pansberg Athletics Club invites everyone to their weekly walk and run.

“Let’s better your time on a fi xed route,” invites the club. The walk and run takes place every Tuesday from 17:15 at their club house, next to the municipal swimming pool in Louis Trichardt. For more information, phone Mark at 083 774 2264 or Leonie at 072 347 9327.

• KUNS KERSMARK ‘n Reuse kuns kersmark, geskoei op die welbekende Irene Kun-smark, word beplan vir 3 Desember vanaf 09:00 tot 17:00 by die Lalapanzi Hotel op die N1 suid van Louis Trichardt.

Die streek se entreperneurs word versoek om dié inisiatief, ten bate van Ladies Circle 4, te ondersteun. Uitstalruimte kos R150.

Kunstenaars, bakkers, besighede en tuis-ondernemings is welkom om hul produkte vir die feestyd te kom uitstal en te koop aan te bied. Die kaasfabriek in Haenertsburg, vars blomme, Kuhestan-vrugtesouse en produkte sal almal uit-gestal word. Lalapanzi sal ook heerlike eetgoed te koop aanbied, tesame met ponieritte vir die kinders. Vir meer inligting, skakel Tanya Richter by tel. 073 200 5829 of Des Vermaas by 082 256 6950.

DESEMBER

• FUN RUN The Soutpansberg Athletics Club will be hosting a fun run over distances of four and eight kilometres on 15 December.

The starting time is 17:30 at the clubhouse next to the municipal swimming pool in Louis Trichardt. For more information, phone Mark at Tel 083 774 2264.

• MUURBALKLUB SLUIT JAAR AF Die Soutpansberg Muurbalklub in Louis Trichardt nooi oud en jonk na hul Algemene Jaarvergadering en jaarafsluiting op Saterdag, 3 Desember.

North Gate Lodge tree as gasheer op van die geleentheid met die dag se program wat reeds om 15:00 afskop met swem en kuier.

Om 16:00 sal Kersvader besoek afl ê, waarna die AJV om 17:00 sal begin. Vanaf 19:00 sal daar lekker saamgekuier en gebraai word.

‘n Kontantkroeg sal beskikbaar wees. Alhoew-el die ete gratis sal wees vir lede, is die koste ver-bonde aan die ete vir nie-lede R50 vir gades en hoërskoolleerlinge en R25 vir laerskoolleerlinge.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Ronel by 084 581 4868 of skryf jou naam op die lys by die klub op indien jy die funksie wil bywoon.

Pet owners who wish to board their pets (cats and dogs) at the SPCA’s Louis Trichardt kennels during the December holidays must do so in advance.

Bookings can only be made with Mrs Bea Reimer between 18:30 and 19:00 or with Law-rence Khodobo during the day between 08:00 and 16:00. No other bookings will be accepted.

“Please do not leave a voice message on any phone and presume your booking has been ac-cepted. It will not be accepted,” said Reimer.

All pets, cats and dogs, must be inoculated, de-wormed and bathed or dipped before coming into the kennels. Inoculation must take place 10 days before the pet is brought to the kennels. “If you intend leaving your pets at home during the holiday, please make adequate arrangements with a reliable person for them,” Reimer said.

The boarding fees are R30 per dog per day and R20 per cat per day. For more information, phone Reimer on 082 424 5712 or Khodobo at 082 965 5151.

Notice

Book boarding at kennels in advance• BORSONDERSOEKE VIR VROUE Die KANSA-omgeegroep in Louis Trichardt bied weer die geleentheid vir vroue om hul borste te laat ondersoek op 2 Desember.

Die ondersoeke sal gedoen word te Baird Min-istries op die hoek van Rissik- en Reitzstraat.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Marie (082 437 0747), Cornelia (083 965 1849) of Elza-Mari (071 215 0333).

• LOCAL IS LEKKER-VLOOI-MARK Die volgende Local is Lekker vlooi- en kunsmark in Louis Trichardt vind weer op Saterdag, 3 Desember plaas.

Die mark word aangebied by die toerisme inligtingsentrum en stalletjies kos R60 elk.

Vir meer inligting en om ‘n stalletjie te be-spreek, skakel Marie by tel. 082 437 0747.

Die Dierebeskermingsvereni-ging (DBV) op Louis Trichardt,

in samewerking met Blouberg Dierekliniek, bied tans ‘n

gesamentlik inenting- en sterilisasieveldtog aan.

Vanaf 15 November tot 15 Desember vanjaar sal troeteldie reienaars

25% afslag kry op alle inentings, sterilisasies en kastrasies van honde en katte. Let egter daarop dat daar vooraf gereël moet word.

Persone wat belangstel kan die kliniek skakel by tel. 015 516 2046 of 015 516 0564, Lawrence (DBV) by 082 965 5151 of Bea (DBV) by 082 424 5712.

Spesiale aanbod

Afslag op sterilisasie en enting• MANNE VIR LAASTE KEER VANJAAR BYEEN Die Manne van die Woord van Louis Trichardt se laaste vroeg-oggend byeenkoms vir die jaar word gehou op Vrydag, 2 Desember.

Alle mans is welkom by dié afsluitingsbyeen-koms wat van 05:45 tot 06:45 by Ocean Basket in Songozwistraat sal plaasvind. Manne van die Woord vergader om mekaar te bemoedig om die Here te dien.

Vir meer inligting kan Tobias Fourie by 082 451 4249 geskakel word.

• LAASTE 4X4-DAGROETE Die Louis Trichardt 4x4-klub bied op Sondag, 4 De-sember, hul laaste dagroete van die jaar aan.

Belangstellendes vertrek om 07:00 vanaf OK Grocer en daar sal onder meer besoek afgelê word by Van Collerspas en die Sandrivier. Persone wat belangstel om saam te gaan ry, moet voor 2 Desember hul R200 deposito by CW Burger by Bearing Man betaal. Dit geld vir beide lede en nie-lede.

“Ons gaan die middag braai, so bring maar eie vleis en braaigeriewe saam,” nooi die klub.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Jaco (082 457 3765), Riana (084 400 9941) of CW by 082 378 3151.

• 4X4-UITSTAPPIE EN AJV Die Louis Trichardt 4x4-klub skop vanaf 13 tot 15 Januarie hul nuwe jaar af met ‘n uitstappie na Mabote. Die klub se algemene jaarvergadering (AJV) sal terselfdertyd gehou word.

Lede wat belangstel om aan die uitstappie en AJV deel te neem, moet voor 12 Desember hul R500 deposito’s betaal. Deelname vir nie-lede kos R160 per voertuig, R160 per volwassene, R80 per kind en R30 per persoon vir brunch. Hierdie gelde moet ook voor 12 Desember betaal word.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Elzeth Olivier (084 575 7410) of Willem Olivier (083 407 4523).

JANUARIE

• GELOFTEFEES Die Schoemansdal Feesterrein buite Louis Trichardt speel op 15 en 16 Desember weer gasheer vir die jaarlikse Geloftefeesvieringe.

Reeds vanaf 08:00 op 15 Desember kan be-langstellendes hul kampeertoerusting of karavaan bring en op die feesterrein kom uitspan. Kampe-ring is gratis en ablusiegeriewe en ‘n koue stort is beskikbaar. Om 17:30 sal daar ‘n bring-en-braai wees.

Die Geloftefees op 16 Desember begin om 10:00 met opening, gevolg deur die voorlees van die Gelofte, vlaghysing en die Geloftediens, gehou deur ds. Hans Grobler van die Gerefor-meerde Kerk Louis Trichardt. Ná die diens sal daar ‘n teepouse wees, gevolg deur die feesrede deur mnr. Fanus Viviers. Middagete sal daarna te koop wees.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Abrie Wepener by tel. 082 868 2552.

trofee vir juniors. Om 16:00 sal daar ‘n prys-uitdeling wees, gevolg deur ‘n bring-en-braai. Pap en sous sal voorsien word, maar eie stoele, drinkgoed en vleis moet saamgebring word.

Vir meer inligting, skakel Ampie du Toit by tel. 082 742 0168.

Riaan van Rooyen, seun van Hannes en Marie van Rooyen, en Anel, dogter van Frans en Lerina Heinlein, is op 19 November by die Oryx Ranch op Baltimore in die eg verbind. Die egpaar vestig hulle op Louis Trichardt. Foto verskaf.

Woelwaters Kleuter skool in Louis Tri chardt het Dinsdag, 22 November hul tiende bestaansjaar op ń vro like wyse gevier met die hou van ń Crazy Hat-dag. Die skool sal ook ń spesiale reünie en konsert hierdie Saterdag, 3 Desember aanbied ter verdere viering. In die middel, saam met van die kleuters, is die skool se vorige eienaar Elizma Phöl. Foto verskaf.


DIE VLEISMARK

H/v. Rissik & Krugerstr. (015) 516-4679 / 083 297 7282Vir die vriendelikste diens kom sien Pieter, Christa & AwieVir die vriendelikste diens kom sien Pieter, Christa & Awie

Baie dankie aan al ons kliënte vir jul ondersteuning in 2011. Mag julle ‘n wonderlike feesseisoen hê. Die Here seën jul almal.

Ons sien uit daarna om besigheid te doen met julle in 2012.

LIMPOPOPROVINCIAL GOVERNEMNT

ROADS & TRANSPORTREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Limpopo in Motion

KOMATSU GRADER / 4 TIPPERS / 3 LDV’S / OFFICE FURNITUREPOLOKWANE / SESHEGO

AUCTION SALE

Instructed by the Department of Roads and Public Transport I will sell by public auction at Seshego (see situation) on Thursday the 8th of December 2011 @ 11:00 as follows:

VEHICLE & GENERALS4 x Toyota / Nissan Tippers / 1 x Komatsu Grader (GD 650 A) / 2 x Toyota Hilux 1800 / Isuzu KB250D / Nissan Hardbody 2.4 / Corolla Station Wagon / 2 x VW Polo’s / GTi Golf / Golf 5 GTi / Offi ce Furniture / Chairs / Desks / Computers / Bush Cutters / Toolboxes / Assorted tyres / Generators / 20 Disk Plough.CONDITIONS OF SALERefundable deposit of R10 000.00 by way of bank guaranteed cheques only. Payment by way of bank guarantee cheques or EFT’s only. No exceptions. No cash will be accepted on site. Payment within 2 hours after the last bid. Vehicles to paid for will be re-auctioned immediately. Removal within 24 hours after pay-ment. No VAT. The seller may withdraw any items before or during the sale.SITUATIONC/o Ngaoko Ramalepe and Freedom Street, Seshego (next to SAPD Car Theft Unit).AUCTIONEER’S NOTEVisit our webpage www.jackklaff.co.za for more details and photos.VIEWINGThe 7th of December 2011 from 10:00 - 15:00.ENQUIRIESJack Klaff: 082 808 2471 / Hansie Taute: 082 457 4172

Spanne van Shammah Bedieninge, Baird Ministries en All Nations for Jesus (ANFJ) het op 22 Oktober op Ha-Magau bedien. Hier word klere oorhandig. Van links is ´n gemeenskapslid van Ha-Magau, me. Marinda Strydom (Shammah), past. Lucky Ramakulukusha (Apostolic Movement Church), Andrew Baird Bezuidenhout (Baird Ministries) en past. Francois Strydom (Shammah Bedieninge).

The Masakona Pre-School and Crèche recently gave Mr Amie Chhaya of Louis Trichardt a kitchen clock out of appreciation for his continued support of the school. The clock was handed to him on 19 November at the school’s graduation ceremony, during which Chhaya was one of the guest speakers.

Martin Theunissen is tydens Levubu CVO se prysuitdeling aangewys as die skool se Senior Sportseun van die Jaar. Foto verskaf.

Die Levubu CVO het tydens hul jaarlikse prysuitdeling vir Dehan Haasbroek aangewys as hul Junior Sportseun van die Jaar. Foto verskaf.

Waldo Stemmet het tydens die Levubu CVO se jaarlikse prysuitdeling die BCVO se trofee as landwye kategorie-wenner vir literêre werk (Graad 1 tot 3) ontvang. Foto verskaf.

Waldo Stemmet (links) en Wilné Kotzé (regs) het tydens die Levubu CVO se jaarlikse prysuitdeling erekleure vir akademie ontvang. Beide is Graad 3 leerlinge. Foto verskaf.

Hierdie groepie kinders is tydens die Levubu CVO se jaarlikse prysuitdeling aangewys as die skool se beste kultuurleerlinge. Van links is Wilné Kotze (Graad 1 tot 3 meisies), Waldo Stemmet (Graad 1 tot 3 seuns), Anesca de Jongh (Graad 4 tot 6 meisies) en Cronjé Lordan (Graad 4 tot 6 seuns). Foto verskaf.


Deur Isabel Venter

Vir Loffi e is dié trekkers meer as net stukke ysterDit is veel makliker om te dink jy staan voor die een of ander trekkermuseum as ‘n alledaagse woning.

Aan die bo-punt van Jou-bertstraat in Louis Trichardt staan daar nie net karak tervolle trekkers nie, maar ook plaa-simplemente – almal stewig vasgesement - met ‘n ryk geskie denis.

Dié stukke yster, die hart-klop van ‘n boerdery, is die stokperdjie van Loffi e Grobler. Sy gunsteling trekker is die groen 1948 John Deere Lanz Model D wat hy in Springbok gaan haal het in 1995.

Oorspronklik ‘n Ameri-kaanse trekker het die John Deere met sy kenmerkende groen verf en geel afwer king letterlik al diep spore in baie Suid-Afrikaanse boere se harte getrap. Model D-trekkers het bekend gestaan as Poppin Johnnies weens hul kenmer-kende uitlaatpyp en is verkoop gedurende die twee Wêreldoor-loë. Dié reeks het in 1924 die Waterloo Boy Model N-trekker vervang en is tot die 1960’s vervaardig. (tractordata.com)

“Definitief een van die moois te trekkers wat daar was,” meen Loffi e.

So met die tyd het Lof-fi e altesaam 10 trekkers van

Vir Loffi e Grobler van Louis Trichardt is die versamel van ou trekkers sy gunsteling stokperdjie.

Die CAT-kruiptrekker uit die 1940’s, ‘n Japanese Satoh-trekker uit die 1950’s en ‘n Farmall-trekker uit die 1960’s voor Loffi e sy huis in Joubertstraat, Louis Trichardt.

heinde en verre bymekaar gemaak – party het hy gekoop en ander het hy weer persent gekry. Meeste van die tyd het hy sy versamelstukke uit skrootwerwe gered.

Een so ‘n stel was ‘n ripper en baalmasjien van die vroeë 1900’s wat hy by ‘n skrootwerf in Soekmekaar raakgeloop het. Die twee oudhede het aan mnr. Jackie van Zyl, ‘n boer in die omgewing, behoort. As ‘n mens jou oë op skrefi es trek, kan jy net-net uitmaak dat die baalmasjien in 1911 al die pad van Australië na Suid-Afrika ingevoer is.

Ander trekkers wat Loffi e versamel het sluit in die Fergu-son (Vaaljapie), ‘n Bloubottel Fordson, ‘n 1950 Japanese Satoh, ‘n CAT-kruiptrekkertjie van die 1940s, ‘n Steyer, ‘n

Minneapolis en die geel Ha-nomag-padboutrekker.

Loffi e het ook twee nou-wiel Farmalls. Die rooi 1961 model Farmall het hy op Vrede in die Vry staat gaan haal - die verste wat hy nog ooit gery het om ‘n trekker te gaan oplaai. Farmalls was ver antwoordelik vir die vestiging van die ry-oes trek-kerkategorie en het vir lank koning gekraai as die beste in die kategorie. Die nou wiele, volgens tractordata.com, het ‘n Farmall-trekker uiters geskik gemaak vir ry-gewas werk, maar veral vir boordwerk, wat dit gevolglik ‘n baie gesogte trekker in die 1920’s gemaak het. Alhoewel die nou voor-wiele meer akkurate verbouing makliker gemaak het, sê Lof-fi e, het dit ook baie makliker omgeval.

Sedert hy begin het om die trekkers en implemente voor sy huis te monteer, sê Loffi e, maak veral fotograwe gereeld ‘n draai.

“Baie mense sal sommer hulle kinders afneem op die trekkers en ander sal weer hul troufoto’s hier kom neem.”

Behalwe vir twee van die trekkers, is meeste sonder enjins of met enjins wat al vasgeroes is.

“Eendag as ek oud is, sal ek die twee wat nog loop reg-maak; die ander sal eenvoudig net te duur wees om reg te maak,” sê Loffi e.

Intussen begeer Loffie ‘n ysterwieltrekker om by sy versameling te voeg.

“Hierdie trekkers is baie skaars en is ‘n gesogte vers-amelaarsitem.”


Deur Anton van Zyl

My nooi is in ‘n 1964 Studebaker Daytona ...My nooi is in ‘n nartjie, my ouma in kaneel ...

Die digter D.J. Opperman het die aromas rondom hom met herinneringe verbind. In die motorbedryf is dit nie veel anders nie.

Vra gerus ‘n mo-torversamelaar die rede waar-

om hy ou motors met groot moeite en koste restoureer. In die meeste gevalle is motors ‘n uiters swak belegging en versamelaars spandeer baie meer geld aan onderdele en restourasie as wat hulle ooit vir die voertuig kan kry. Tog vuur ‘n sekere passie hulle aan om voertuig-wrakke uit skure en onder bome uit te red en met baie geduld en liefde weer aan die gang te kry.

In baie van die gevalle gaan die motors gepaard met die drome en herinneringe van die versamelaars. Dit is ‘n erkenning aan vervloë dae toe ‘n klein seuntjie ‘n plakkaat van ‘n Ford GT40 teen sy muur gehad het. Dit is die gesprekke op die skoolterrein oor wie se pa se motor die vinnigste was. Dan was daar ook die “droomkarre” van die verskillende eras; Die MG’s, die Jaquars, James Bond se

Aston Martin DB5 en Sunbeam Alpine...

Dit is ook nie net die eksotiese sportsmotors wat versamelaars se hartsnare roer nie. Heel dikwels vul die “gewone” motors soos ‘n Volkswa-gen Beetle, ‘n DKW en selfs die Citroën

2CV ‘n sagte plekkie in versamelaars se harte. Dit is soms juis hierdie “gewone” ou motors waaraan versamelaars vasklou, veral oor die herinneringe wat saam met die motors kom.

‘n Klompie maande gelede het ‘n plaas-like motorversamelaar, Johan Gilfi llan, ‘n motor op ‘n veiling opgespoor waarna hy lank reeds op soek was. Dit was ‘n 1964 Studebaker Daytona; baie oorspronklik in ‘n ligte blou kleur met bloedrooi bekleed-sel. Die Daytona het op sy dag heelwat koppe laat draai, veral oor die motor se kragtige 4,2 liter V8-enjin.

“Ek w a s

d a a r d i e jaar in matriek in

die landbouskool op Brits toe my pa be sluit het om sy Dodge stasiewa te ver-vang,” vertel Johan. Die seuns het baie vinnig vir hom besluit die Studebaker is ‘n baie beter keuse as ‘n Peugeot 404 of ‘n Valiant. Die Daytona was van die laaste mo delle wat uit die roemryke Studebaker-stal gekom het. Dié motorvervaardiger het

fi nansiële probleme ondervind en het reeds teen die einde van 1963 begin afskaal ten einde kostes te besnoei.

Die laaste Studebaker het op 16 Maart 1966 van die produksielyn gerol. Dit was ‘n hartseer einde vir ‘n motorvervaardiger wat sedert 1902 ‘n voorloper in die motorbedryf was.

Johan het deur die jare heelwat motors versamel, maar was altyd

op die uitkyk vir ‘n Studebaker Daytona. “Dit was meer oor die nos-talgiese waarde wat ek aan die motor heg,” verduidelik hy.

In sy matriekjaar is hy met sy pa se nuwe motor matriekafskeid toe. Sy metgesel vir die aand was ‘n veertien-jarige skoolmeisie van Johannesburg wat hy ‘n maand of wat tevore vir die eerste keer ontmoet het. Johan onthou nog goed hoe dié meisie, André, sy voete heeltemal onder hom uitgeslaan het. “Op pad terug na Johannesburg

om haar af te laai sit ek en sy agter in die motor. Ek sê toe vir haar sy moet belowe om met my te trou voordat ons die Brixton-toring se liggies sien,” vertel Johan. Gelukkig vir hom het André nie te veel geskrik vir hierdie bravade nie en het hom kort voordat die toring se liggies sigbaar was, belowe dat hulle sal trou.

Of die Studebaker gehelp het, sal niemand weet nie, maar Johan en André Gilfi llan is steeds gelukkig getroud.

Wat die Studebaker Daytona be-tref, beoog Johan om die motor stelselmatig verder te restoureer. Nie dat die motor baie aandag benodig nie; dit is in ‘n goeie toestand.

Soos enige motorversamelaar egter weet, is hierdie veterane heel geluk-kig in ‘n omgewing waar hulle elke nou en dan bietjie liefde kry en nie verwaarloos word nie ... soos goeie herinneringe maar funksioneer.

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Check those tyres before your tripYou’ve ticked all the right boxes when it comes to making sure that everything is seamlessly in place for that end-of-year holiday, but can you say the same for your tyres?

Tyre safety may not be as exciting as splashing out on your 100th pair of de-signer shoes, but it is well worth the time and money. After all, failing to make sure your car has the right “shoes” can turn your dream holiday into a roadside disaster.

Here are some tyre safety basics to look out for, thanks to Tiger Wheel & Tyre:

We all have a favourite pair of shoes that we wear until the heels have eroded beyond recognition of their former glory. Just like the heels of your shoes, tyres have tread that wears down with driving. The more worn your tyres, the less traction and grip you will have on the road, meaning your braking distance will increase and you are more likely to skid when driving in the rain. In fact, the legal tread-depth limit in South Africa is a minimum of 1mm across the entire circumference of the tyre. If you are not sure whether your tyres are legal, ask a wheel and tyre professional to point out the tread wear indicators on your tyres.

Wearing shoes that are too tight or too loose can be fashion suicide or just plain unpleasant.

The right tyre pressure can also be the difference between life and death. Don’t assume the pressure is two bars, which a lot of ladies do when we chant “two please” to the friendly petrol attendant.

Each car comes with recommended pres-

sures which you will fi nd in the sill of the driver’s door or inside the fuel cap. Rather take the time to check these and make sure the pressure is just right. Over-inflated tyres erode quickly at their centre, while under-infl ated tyres wear on the outsides more quickly. Under-infl ated tyres overheat easily and can cause tyre bursts - notorious for road fatalities.

Every fashionista knows to keep a spare pair of shoes in the boot of their car in case of a mishap. Before you get on your way, also check that you have a spare tyre and that it is infl ated to the right pressure, and has the right amount of tread – at least 1mm – for a safe journey.

Staying in your lane is a basic rule, but neglecting the balancing and alignment of your wheels can make you lose your step. If your car is shaking or pulling to one side while you are driving, you need to get your wheels balanced and aligned.

Sometimes it’s very subtle, so make sure you check your wheel balancing and alignment every 10 000km or before every major trip.

This not only improves the handling of your car but also extends the tread life of your tyres. The more care you take to look after your tyres, the longer they will last, which means you have more money to spend on your summer wardrobe.

These are just some of the basics for keeping your tyres in check and staying safe on the roads. Remember, it’s better to be a fashion victim than it is to be a road accident statistic. (Source: [email protected])

Keeping your family safe on the journey to your holiday destina-tion is of the highest priority and making sure all passengers wear their seatbelt at all times and checking that children are seated securely in an appropriate child seat, will help ensure you have a safe and relaxed start to your holiday.

The importance of your children’s safety and comfort during the often-long summer journey goes above anything else. Always using and correctly fitting a restraint most appropriate to your child’s size is crucial and significantly reduces their risk of injury in a crash. Chil-dren smaller than 1,5 meter should be transported in an approved, ap-

propriate child seat – herewith some guidelines:

* Children weighing less than 13kg - baby seat

* Children weighing between 9 and 18kg - child car seat

* Children weighing from 15kg - booster seat

Ensure that your child under-stands the importance of being safely strapped in for every journey. You should teach your child how to open the safety belt as late as pos-sible, since you can never be sure that they don’t do this while you’re driving.

Before you depart, double-check the child safety or booster seat to ensure it is installed properly. If it wasn’t bought recently, make sure

it is still the correct model for your child’s height and weight.

When planning long journeys with children, consider travelling in the cooler hours of the day and taking a long break over the hot hours. Take the time to stop every two hours, so all passengers have an opportunity to move freely for a few minutes.

If you don’t already have sun-shades on the car’s windows, sum-mer is a good time to consider purchasing some. If your children are going to be spending quality time in the car, you want them to be comfortable. You also want to protect them from the sun.

Make sure everybody drinks enough during the drive. Never leave your child alone in a car, even for a few minutes. During a typical summer’s day, the temperatures inside a parked car could mount up to 30 to 40 degrees hotter than the outside temperature – easily reach-ing 60 or more degrees. Remember to cover the child seat when parking on hot days to avoid burning the child on hot metal fittings when you return.

Keep in mind that children should also be dressed appropriately for long-distance travel, in clothing that is comfortable and promotes airfl ow.

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Motoring History

You don’t have to be big to be a heroDynamite comes in small pack-ages.

This is true even in the motor industry. How many local car collectors can boast with a model that broke 22 world records when it was presented to the interna-tional press? Even more, how many local car collectors can stand proudly next to one of their cars and say: “You know, Elvis Presley drove one of these ...”?

The Messerschmitt KR200 of Anton van Zyl is such a car. He has several of these very scarce little three-wheelers, all boast-ing high-revving 200cc single-cylinder two-stroke motors. For him, the history of the little cars makes them unique.

“They were built shortly after the World War Two ended,” he explains. This was a time when Germany was trying to pick itself up out of the remnants of a devas-tating war. There was no money available for luxuries and people had to make ends meet with the bare minimum. This affected the motor manufacturing industry and, for almost a decade, very few affordable vehicles rolled from the production lines.

The solution for this transport problem did not come from the

big manufacturers; instead, it came via small entrepreneurs throughout Europe. One such person was Fritz Fend, an aero-nautical engineer who worked at the Messerschmitt aeroplane factory during the war. After the war, back in his home town of Rosenheim in Germany, he started to build tricycles for the handicapped. He realised that people needed more protection from the elements than the motorcycles offered. His tricycles, which were pedal driven, quickly became very popular and he built different versions to accommodate people with a variety of handicaps.

In the early 1950s he added small engines to the vehicles and the first Flitzers, as they were known, appeared on the streets. He approached the Mess-erschmitt aeroplane factory in Regensburg shortly afterwards for permission to build his little kabinenrollers on their produc-tion lines. His proposals were initially met with some resis-tance, but it was then agreed that he could utilize the plants, on condition that the cars would carry the Messerschmitt name and also that it would cater for at

least two people.In 1953 , the

M e s s e r s c h m i t t KR175 was intro-duced, a small three-whee le r wi th a

cockpit that resembled that of an aeroplane. Instead of putting the seats next to each other, Fritz Fend opted to put the one seat behind the other, like in an aeroplane.

The KR200, boasting a 200cc Fichtel & Sachs engine, was introduced in 1955 to replace the KR175. This time, Fend decided to make more of a show of it and invited the international press to the launch at the Hockenheim-ring racing course in Germany. In a 24-hour period, Fend set 22 world records in the three-

wheeler class for vehicles under 250cc. His average speed over this period was an astonishing 103 km/h.

The little three-wheeler proved to be a hit all over Europe and almost 40 000 of these were sold worldwide. A large number of them were exported to countries like the USA and also South Africa. Famous people who owned a “Schmitt” include the rock legend, Elvis Presley, who bought one in 1956. He drove it for about a year before giving it to his tailor in exchange for clothes.

Unfortunately for Fritz Fend and his company, the market for

small cars evaporated

in the early 1960s. Bigger and cheaper

cars such as the Volkswagen Beatle and Leyland’s Mini ap-peared. Suddenly, families could choose between a variety of mass-produced cars and the microcars became just too expen-sive. These little gems carried the industry for almost a decade, but their time was over forever.

For Anton this is a period of motoring history that should be preserved. He has several of these microcars in his collection,

which include a BMW Isetta and a Goggomobil 300 coupé. Most of these he had restored from scratch.

“Some of them were literally basket cases, with the parts in dozens of boxes when I collected them,” he explains. “To restore them takes a very long time and a lot of patience is needed, not to mention the costs involved in getting parts.”

It’s a labour of love and a very rewarding hobby. “… and perhaps it will help to show a future generation of petrolheads the importance of the little ones,” he adds.

The Schmitt’s interior resembles that of an aeroplane cockpit.The king of rock n roll, Elvis Presley, photographed in his burgundy Messerschmitt KR200 in 1956.


Motoring News

Nissan’s electric vehicles move COP17 delegates in an eco-friendly mannerFor the first time ever, a fl eet of mass-produced, zero-emission vehicles will take to the streets of Africa.

A dozen electric cars from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will highlight the benefi ts of green transportation and will provide zero-emission shuttle services for delegates at the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, until 28 Decem-ber. The 17th annual Confer-ence of Parties (better known as COP17) aims to “stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that will prevent dan-gerous human interference with the climate system.”

Electric vehicles, which can be charged from purely renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, will play a critical role in achieving COP17’s goals and reducing the impact of climate change.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the world leader in electric-vehicle technology and the only car group worldwide offering a range of vehicles that con-sume no gasoline whatsoever. The Renault-Nissan Alliance

plans to sell 1.5 million zero-emission cars by 2016.

COP17 will also offer a sneak peek of the highly ac-claimed Nissan LEAF, named World Car of the Year 2011, and Renault Fluence Z.E., a luxury sedan. Both cars will be on the streets as shuttles for COP17 delegates. They will also be available for test drives.

Nissan has already sold more than 20 000 LEAFs on three continents, making it the most popular EV in the world. Renault just began selling Kan-goo Z.E., a light commercial vehicle. The Fluence Z.E. fam-ily sedan will go on sale shortly, followed by Twizy, an urban two-seater, and ZOE, a compact hatchback, next year.

At COP17, the Alliance will offer test drives in the Renault Twizy, a fun-to-drive commuter vehicle that can be plugged into many conventional wall sockets. COP17 marks one of the fi rst public test-drive op-portunities for the Twizy, an antidote to the air and noise pollution plaguing some of the world’s biggest cities. Twizy test drives will take place at South Africa’s landmark Moses

Mabhida Stadium throughout the conference.

Anyone can sign up for test rides throughout the duration of the conference at the Alli-ance’s booth in the Climate Change Response Expo near Durban’s International Conven-tion Center.

South Africa aims to be-come the continent’s leader in clean-energy generation. The country hopes to build one of the world’s biggest solar power plants – an ambitious effort that would increase access to elec-tricity while simultaneously re-ducing the region’s dependence on fossil fuels. Giant mirrors and solar panels would dot the Northern Cape province, which ranks in the sunniest 3% of regions worldwide.

Nissan has announced plans to launch Nissan LEAF to South Africa in 2013, subject to the successful conclusion of discussions between the government and the motoring industry on the establishment of a charging infrastructure and the introduction of customer incentives

(Source: www.quickpic.co.za).

COP17 will also offer a sneak peek of the highly acclaimed Nissan LEAF, named World Car of the Year 2011. (Photo: www.quickpic.co.za)

Packing items on the roof re-quires a few extra consider-ations: extra height, extra weight and extra resistance.

Roof loads increase the drag on the car. The airfl ow will try to lift the front of a load. In the event of emergency braking, the load will tend to slide forward. Ideally, all items on the roof should only be stored in a securely attached roof

box – respecting the weight restric-tions of the car.

Pets should never be allowed to move freely through a moving car. Not only could the animal get hurt in case of an unexpected ma-noeuvre or an emergency braking situation, but the other passengers may also get hurt. Always secure them by using a safety harness or transport them in well-ventilated

crates.Don’t forget that driving with

a fully loaded vehicle impacts its manoeuvrability and takes getting used to. Additionally, travelling with the entire family and loads of baggage means that you have more distractions, less visibility and a fully loaded vehicle that will require longer stopping distance. (Source: www.goodyear.co.za)

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Sertifi kate vir getroue diens-lewering ten opsigte van di-ensbeurte gery, is tydens die Soutpansberg Dorpswag se jaarafsluiting op 26 Novem-ber oorhandig. Die sektor- en groepsleiers het ook elkeen ‘n geskenkie ontvang.

In die Alpha-sektor was Hein de Jager eerste met 100%, Len Lemmer tweede ook met 100% en Errol Marnitz derde met 95%.

Bravo-sektor se staatmakers as dit gekom het by hul rybeurte was Louis de Beer (95%), Braam Cronjé (84%) en Johan Steyn

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Tobie van den Heever en Stephan Jacobs het beide gespog met 82% en Nettie Geerdts het 80% van haar rybeurte gery.

Delta-sektor kon ook spog met twee 100%-presteerders, naamlik Schalk Grobbelaar en Justus van Niekerk. PG Strydom, Dawie Jansen en Kevin Waller het almal 95% van hul beurte gery.

Mnr. Dirk Meissenheimer, voorsitter van die dorpswag,

het sy dank oorgedra aan almal wat gehelp het om die aand ‘n reuse sukses te maak. In die besonder bedank hy Errol en Hantie Marnitz vir al die reëlings en opmaak van die saal, pap, sous en potbrood.

Dank het ook gegaan aan al die vroue wat slaai gemaak het, die Soutpansberg Atletiekklub vir die gebruik van die saal, Attie Engelbrecht vir die maak van die musiek en Rickus Harmse vir die vuurdans vertoning.

“Dankie vir ‘n wonderlike jaar,” het Meissenheimer gesê.

Vrydag, 25 November, se reënweer het vir groot konsternasie gesorg by die Hendrik Verwoerd-tonnels op die N1-noord. Volgens inligting het n vragmotor probeer om n U-draai te maak op die N1 en toe in die proses vasgeval in die modder langs die pad. Ongelukkig het die vragmotor reg op n draai gaan staan en aankomende verkeer kon nie betyds stop nie. Twee voertuie het kort op mekaar in die vragmotor vasgejaag. Niemand is gelukkig in die voorval beseer nie.

Voertuie wat gestop het by Vrydagoggend se ongeluk het ´n helpende hand nodig gehad om uit die moddermassa langs die N1-noord te kom.

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Anhetico Properties in Louis Trichardt once again finished under the top 10 property agencies in Limpopo during the annual IEASA prize-giving function held in Polokwane on 17 November. Principal Hettie Roets (left) and Andel Greyling (right) respectively obtained a 12th and 6th place in the category for residential sales during 2011. In 2007, Hettie came 6th, followed by a 5th place in 2010. Andel came 1st in 2009 and 3rd in 2010. “Thank you to all our clients for your support. Without you, this would not have been possible,” say Hettie and Andel. Photo supplied.

Dit is duidelik dat die Makhado Munisipaliteit hul geveg teen onwettige rommelstorting verloor het. Vir weke nou al is die haglike toestande by die munisipale stortingsterrein buite Louis Trichardt in die nuus, met geen aanduiding presies wanneer die munisipaliteit se beloofde nuwe stortingsterrein in bedryf gaan kom nie. Intussen het die pad na die munisipale vliegveld nou een lang stortingsterrein geword. Hierdie foto is Maandag op dié pad geneem. Daar is talle sulke tonele langs die pad, met geen teken van enige wetstoepassing ten opsigte van mense wat onwettig hul rommel daar gaan stort nie. Foto verskaf.

The Makhado Municipality has confi rmed that scavengers are indeed living on the municipal dumping site outside Louis Trichardt. This is in contraven-tion of their permit conditions to manage the site.

The municipality’s permit conditions clearly state that no people will be allowed to dwell on the dumping site for the obvi-ous health risks such a settlement poses. Yet scavengers are al-lowed to stay on the Vondeling site in several old mass-refuse containers.

“Most of the scavengers are from Zimbabwe; however, the SAPS and Home Affairs have been contacted to assist in this regard,” said the municipality’s director of community services, Mr Elias Mugari, in response to a media enquiry.

Faced with a similar problem,

the Polokwane Municipality decided earlier this year to re-locate the squatters on their city dump. They were, however, still allowed to come and work there, but the activities would be regulated and take place during working hours.

As for the Makhado Munici-pality, it would seem that no regulation is done. Scavengers are seen rummaging through the waste daily.

This begs the question whether they are looking for food or something to sell?

In this regard, the municipal-ity’s permit conditions state that disposed waste may be re-claimed, but that the reclamation “shall not interfere with the daily operational activities of the site.” It goes on to state that the permit holder, which is the municipality, shall keep a record of the volume

and nature of the waste materials which are reclaimed and that in-formation should be contained in an annual report. It is not known whether the municipality has such a record.

As for waste management on the site, the permit condition for the site also states that it must be fenced to a minimum height of 1.8m to curtail the spreading of windblown paper and plastic materials. The municipality also admitted that they are not in compliance in this regard, since “the fence has been damaged by [the] scavengers.”

In the meantime, Mugari said that arrangements are at an ad-vanced stage for the fi nal disposal of the old refuse mass containers in which the scavengers live, in the form of an auction. Where the scavengers will then stay is uncertain.

People rummaging through waste at the Vondeling waste disposal site. The Makhado Municipality says that “most of the scavengers are from Zimbabwe”.


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LEGALS

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Z O U T C L A S S I F I E D S

(Vervolg op p32)

Herstelwerk van alle

huishoudelike toerusting.

TEL: 015 516-0171Kroghstraat 97

Robot Elektries

* Geklassifi seerd en blok advertensies: Dinsdae 16:00 * Kleur advertensies: Maandae 16:00

MEENTHUIS TE HUURPFB-Agent 516 5024

• Trailer with double wheels and rails.Ideal for furniture

removal. R300 per day.

TRAILER RENT

• 6 Foot Venter Trailer with closed top and

nose cone. R200 per day.Contact:

015 516 4003072 373 8718 Nico082 319 7105 Chris

26 Breda street

CVO SkoolZoutpansberg

Kontak Mnr. Groenewald:082 469 3214 (skool)079 203 1209 (hoof)

Uitmuntende OnderwysGr. 1 - 12.

Gr 10 - 12: Keuse vakke vir 2012 - Rekeningkunde, RTT, Besigheidstudie, Toerisme,

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Gr.10 Vanaf 2012: Kan Fisiese Wetenskap en Lewenswetenskap ook

geneem word.

VIR: Koelkamers, Vrieskamers, Lug reëlings &

“COC”-Sertifi kate015 517 7295

Elect 2 Temp

TE HUUR

Lialize:083 301 8130

We collect & deliverWalk-ins welcome,please be sure to

book!

Grooming Parlour

Elect 2 Plumb

For any professional

plumbing services.

Contact:015 517 7295083 452 1646

Tel: 015 516 4003 /072 377 2844 / 072 373 8718

Bredastr. 26

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welkom

Kwaliteit bekostigbaar

“Perms”, “Hi-lights”, Sny, Tinte, Droogblaas, Foelies en Olie- behandelings

Plumbing SolutionsFor reliable service &

maintenance.Geysers, Valves,

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installations, Etc.Water Tank:

2500 Litre - R14205000 Litre - R2560

10 000 Litre - R6686

Cell: 079 897 1642E-mail: plumbing_

[email protected]

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CoisElektries

24 uur per dag! 7 dae ‘n week! • Foutsporing

en herstel• Instandhouding

• Konstruksie• Sertifi kaat van nakoming

Cois Pretorius082 498 1484015 519 9589

[email protected]

Surat Computers53 Commercial Rd

Louis TrichardtTel: 015 516 3936

Telefax: 015 516 6033

POS Solutions

Photocopier&

Cash RegisterRepairs & Servicing

CCTV Equipment

Banners,Vinyls / Stickers,Printed in Store

REPAIRS• All appliances Tumbledriers, washing machines, stoves, microwaves,fridges, freezers & ice machines• Refrigeration installation & repairs. Airconditioning installation, sales & repairs

LTT Radio & Electrical Centre

Tel: 015 516 0751Munnikstr. 90, LTT

TLB, TIPPER

TRUCK & EXCAVATOR FOR HIRE

Contact Marie:

082 822 3447

55 Commercial RdLouis Trichardt

Tel: 015 516 0611/3981

• R178.60 p/box • R35.80 p/ream

Bond Paper A4white 80gsm Rotatrim

R35.80 p/ream R35.80 p/ream

Rubber Stamps

now available!

Same-day service.Stamps made in one hour.

* Onderhoud spesialiste* Bou & Elektriese kontrakteur* Koopkrag (Pre-paid) elektriese meters vir beleggers

Henk: 082 493 8020

Hannes: 083 226 8834

Faks: 086 547 9331

Konstruksieon k

FOR SALE

PFB-Agent 516 5024

Wyle Dr. De Villiers se spreek-kamer te huur.Ruh Straat. ±

200m2, met erf.

MultiAgencies

RE-LOCATING?For all your

furniture and house-hold removals at affordable prices, contact us today!

(Special tariffs from LTT - JHB)

Nico 083 979 4550Andre 083 226 7347

Furniture RemovalsAll over South Africa. Best

prices - excellent service. All loads, big or small!

All hours: 079 495 4400

Tel: 0861 354 832Fax: 0866 593 891

Elite Furniture Removals

ABSOLUTELYPURE WATER

Don’t be misled.Contact us, the

water purifi cation specialists, for a second opinion

Offi ce: 015 516 6800

Anton: 082 856 2593

* Archery * Arms* Ammo

Tel: 015 516 0721Cnr Rissik & President Street, Louis TrichardtFrikkie: 082 458 7072

All Power & Lawn

Equipment2 Industria Rd, LTT

Service Dealer

SALES & REPAIRS

Chain Saws, Brush Cutters, Lawn Mowers,

Pressure Washers & Accessories

Contact: AmandaTel: 015 516 3012Fax: 015 516 3459Cell: 084 429 8273

Handmade wedding / Event

Stationery• invitations • thank you cards • table seatings • favor boxes • menu’s • confetti cones • guest books • unity candles etc.

Contact Deseré:083 504 0582In

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Contact:015 516 3264

Thank you for your support during 2011. Happy Christ-mas and a blessed 2012!

Marisa Gerber & Elsje Lambert

Tip & Toes

TE KOOPBull TerriersBruin & wit

Skotse TerriersSwart & Brindal

Almal geregistreer, gechip en geënt.

Kontak:015 516 4295

Miniature Schnauzer

Contact Petra:082 465 3052

Contact Petra:

1 Puppy for sale.

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71 Krogh St. Louis Trichardt

Cell: 079 911 2096Tel: 015 516 7558

71 Krogh St. Louis Trichardt

Credit Cards Welcome!

Die Wawiel

* New Lounge Suites* Double + Queen

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2nd Hand Furniture ShopWe buy all your

unwanted goods!

* R2 500 each15 Year warrantyDeals never to be repeated again!

Ci Caravette 5 Caravan. Very good conditionR35 000

* R1 800 each8 Year warranty

TE HUUR2 Slaapkamer woon-stel. Sentraal. Dubbel

motorafdak. Geen troeteldiere.

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Skakel:083 778 6711

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Contact:084 910 7654

TE HUUR2 Slaapkamer, 1 badkamer. Splinternuut! Houtdek onder platkroon boom. Gratis water. Tuindienste. Vooraf betaalde krag. Deposito word verlang.

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Kontak:082 465 2523072 719 4989

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TE HUUR2 Slaapkamer woonstel, 2 badkamers, 1 toesluit motorhuis, tuintjie, pre-

paid elektrisiteit. In sekuriteits kompleks -

The WillowsR4200 p.m.

Kontak:082 592 1871

TO LETWorkshop / Warehouse240m2 brick building in

Industrial area available.Rent - R3800 p.m.

Water and single phase electricity included.

Contact:083 400 2511

HOUSES:Exclusive 5 bedr, 4 bathr with swimmingpool, 2km out of town. R16 500 p.m.Eltivillas, 3 bed, 2 bath R3850 p.m.Exclusive 3 bedr, 2 bathr with braai and 2 electric garages in security complex, available 1 Januarie 2012 R6 000 p.m.Kierieklapper: 3 bedr, 1.5 bathr, available 1 Feb 2012 R4 290 p.m.Skuldbult: 5 bedr, 2 bathr, swim-minpool R16 500 p.m.FLATS:Spacious bachelors fl at, R2450 p.m.2 bedr, 1 bathr R3 100 p.m.2 bedr, 1 bathr, modern, incl garden sevice, out of town R3 500 p.m.

Elmari: 082 773 2998 / 082 523 1206 or

Tel: 015 516 3964129 Krogh Street, LTT

LOUIS TRICHARDT TOWN PLANNING

SCHEME, 2009Notice is hereby given in terms of Clause 21 of the Louis Trichardt Town Planning Scheme 2009 that I, Pieter Schalk Corbett the authorised agent of the owner of the property in Louis Trichardt mentioned below, intend to apply to the MAKHADO Munici-pality for special consent to subdivide:1)Erf 911 ( 3 2 C r o n j e Street)2)Erf 750 Portion 01 ( 5 8 Jeppe Street)Particulars relating to the application may be inspected during office hours per appointment at GEOLAND SURVEYS, 69 Burger Street, or at the offices of the Municipal Manager, MAKHADO Municipality.Objections to the granting of the consent must be lodged in writing within 28 days from 24 Novem-ber 2011, together with the grounds thereof, si-multaneously to the Mu-nicipal Manager (Private Bag X 2596, LOUIS TRI-CHARDT, 0920) and the applicant.Address of agent: GEOLAND SURVEYSP.O. Box 652, LOUIS TRICHARDT, 0920Tel no: 015 – 516 1313Fax no: 015 – 516 2477E-mail:[email protected]

LOUIS TRICHARDT DORPSBEPLANNING-

SKEMA, 2009Kennis word hiermee ge-gee in terme van Klousule 21 van die Louis Trichardt Dorpsbeplanningskema, 2009 dat ek, Pieter Schalk Corbett, die gevolmagtigde agent van die eienaars van die onderstaande eien-domme in LOUIS TRI-CHARDT, van voorneme is om aansoek te doen by die Makhado Munisipal-iteit vir spesiale toestem-ming om die onderstaande eiendomme te onderver-deel:1) Erf 911 (Cronjestraat 32)2) Erf 750 Gedeelte 01

(Jeppestraat 58)Besonderhede aangaande die aansoek kan besigtig word gedurende kantoor ure, per afspraak by GE-OLAND OPMETINGS, Burgerstraat 69, of by die kantore van die Munisipale Bestuurder, MAKHADO Munisipaliteit.Besware teen die toestaan van sodanige toestem-ming moet binne 28 dae vanaf 24 November 2011 skriftelik gelyktydig aan die Munisipale Bestuurder (Privaatsak X 2596, LOU-IS TRICHARDT, 0920) en die aansoeker gestuur word met redes vir die besware. Adres van Agent: GEOLAND OPMETINGS, Posbus 652, LOUIS TRICHARDT, 0920Tel no: 015 – 516 1313Faks no: 015 – 516 2477E-pos: [email protected]

IN DIE LANDDRO-SHOF VIR DIE DIS-TRIK SOUTPANS-BERG GEHOU TE

LOUIS TRICHARDTSAAK NO: 808/2011In die saak tussen:TELNED CC - PIE-TERSBURG Eiser & BEAUFORT VALLEI SEKURITEIT BK Ver-weerder

KENNISGEWING VAN GEREGTELIKE

VERKOPINGIn nakoming van die Vonnis van die Land-droshof en die Lasbrief vir Eksekusie wat op 25 OKTOBER 2011 gedien is, sal die on-dergemelde goedere in eksekusie verkoop word op 21 DESEMBER 2011 om 14:00 te die kantore van die BALJU VAN DIE LANDDROSHOF S O U T PA N S B E R G , KRUGERSTRAAT 111, LOUIS TRICHARDT, aan die hoogste bieër sonder waarborge of ver-teenwoordigers.1 X VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SEDAN REG NR: BMD 767 LGETEKEN te LOUIS TRICHARDT op hierdie 15DE dag van NOVEM-BER 2011BOOYENS DU PREEZ & BOSHOFF ING.Landdroslaan 28B. Pos-bus 1305, Louis Tri-chardt, 0920Tel: (015) 516 1404/5VERW: S BOOYENS/DK/T 209

(Vervolg vanaf p31)

Vakatures / VacanciesTo advertise here contact Pieter, George or Yolanda at

tel: (015) 516 4996 or Fax: 015 516 2303

IN THE NORTH GAU-TENG HIGH COURT,

PRETORIA(REPUBLIC OF

SOUTH AFRICA)Case Number: 25781/2009In the matter between:MARX CONCRETE P I P E S ( P T Y ) LT D Plaint i ff and BRINK SCHLESINGER CIV-ILS CC 1st Defendant & BAREND JACOBUS VAN NIEKERK 2nd De-fendantNOTICE OF SALE IN

EXECUTIONIn pursuance of a Judg-ment, and a writ of Ex-ecution dated the 27 Sep-tember 2011 the goods listed hereunder will be sold in execution on the 21st day of December 2011 at 14H00 at THE SHERIFF LOUIS TRICHARDT’S OFFICE, 111 KRUGER STREET, LOUIS TRI-CHARDT, to the highest bidder:1 x G y p s y R o m a n y Woonwa/Caravan, Reg No: DMX 684N; 1 x Jur-gens Penta woonwa/Cara-van, Reg No: DCD 969N; 1 x Jurgens Fleetline L Woonwa/Caravan Reg No: FKD 622N; 1 x Jurgens Majifiek Woonwa/Cara-van, Reg No: DZD 715N; 1 x Land Rover TD5 Law with framework/raamwerk, Reg No: FHW 784N; 1 x Land Rover TDI Lwa with Hunting/jag Framework/raamwerk, Reg No: FHW 006; 1 x Ford 5000 Trekker Block No: D4NN6015; 1 x Bossiekapper; 1 x Indusem Lugdrukpars; 1 x Nissan CM15 Turbo Vragmo-tor/Truck, Reg No: DND 958 N; 1 x Domkrag; 3 x Sementmengers/ Cement Mixers; 1 x tipper Dub-belas Sleepwa/ Trailer, reg No: FJG 367 N; 1 x Bell 18000L Water Sleepwa/Trailer; 1 x Bell Tipper Dubbelas Sleepwa/Trailer, reg No: DCC 675N; 2 x Diesel Tenks; 1 x Sa-mag Water Vragmotor/Truck, Reg No: DYY 097 N; 1 x Dubbelas Hendred Truehauf Tipper Sleepwa/Trailer, Reg No: FJG 363 N; 1 x Manitou Vurkhuiser / Forklift; 1 x Bell Vragmo-tor / Truck; 1 x Dubbelas Platbak Sleepwa / Trailer; 1 x Winget; 1 x Komastu Excavator; 1 x Vraghouer 12m; 2 x Padrollers; 2 x Tipperbak Vragmotor-bakke1 x Watertenk; 1 x 18000L Bell B20B6x4 Waterkar1 x Sany YZ12CA Pa-drollerBuilding ScaffoldsDakraam WerkeSkrootmateriaalDated at Pretoria on this the 25th day of November 2011SAVAGE JOOSTE & ADAMS INC141 Boshoff StreetNieuw MuckleneukPretoriaRef: Mrs Kartoudes/YVA/72367

NOTICEI, Theo Kotze, hereby give notice that I have applied to Makhado local municipali-ty (in terms of section 56(1)(b)(i) of the Town Planning and Townships Ordinance 1986), for the amendment of the Makhado Land use scheme 2009 in the follow-ing manner (on behalf of the owners): MAKHADO AMENDMENT SCHEME 28: By the rezoning of Portion 1 of Erf 483 Louis Trichardt, (64 Douthwaite street), from “Residen-tial 1” to “Residential 3”, in order that 5 residential units can be erected on

the property. MAKHADO AMENDMENT SCHEME 29: By the rezoning of the Remainder of Erf 502, Louis Trichardt (corner Ris-sik & Munnik streets), from “Residential 1” to “Special” for offi ces, in order that the existing house on the site can be used for offi ce purposes. Particulars of the applications will lie for inspection during normal office hours at the office of the Director, Municipal Secretariat, 1st fl oor, Civic centre, Makhado (Louis Trichardt), (128 Krogh street), for a period of 28 days from 25 November 2011. Objections to or rep-resentations in respect of the applications must be lodged with or made in writing to the Director, Municipal secretariat at the above address or at Private bag x2596, Makhado, 0920 within a period of 28 days from 25 November 2011. REMOVAL OF CONDI-TIONS OF TITLE: I also give notice that I have ap-plied for the removal of conditions 2(a)(b)&(c) in title deed T54482/2010, to the Department of Co-oper-ative Governance, Human Settlements & Traditional Affairs, in terms of sec-tion 3(1) of the Removal of Restrictions Act, 1967. The mentioned title deed pertains to the Remainder of Portion 42 of the farm Rondebosch 287-LS (Ma-khado local municipality). Particulars of the applica-tion will lie for inspection during normal offi ce hours at the office of the Head of Department, Limpopo Province: Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements & Tra-ditional Affairs, 20 Rabe Street, Polokwane, for a period of 28 days from 25 November 2011. Objec-tions to or representations in respect of the application must be lodged with or made in writing to the Head of Department, Limpopo Province: Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements & Tra-ditional Affairs, Private Bag X 9485, Polokwane, 0700 within a period of 28 days from 25 November 2011. Address of agent: Developlan, P.O. Box 1883, Pietersburg, 0700, Tel: (015) 291-4177. Fax: (086) 218 3267. E-mail: [email protected]. Date of first publication: 25 No-vember 2011.

KENNISGEWING Ek, Theo Kotze, gee kennis dat ek, namens die eienaars van ondergemelde eien-domme aansoek gedoen het ingevolge Artikel 56(1)(b)(i) van die Ordonnansie op Dorpsbeplanning en Dorpe (Ordonnansie 15 van 1986), vir die wysiging van die dorpsbeplanningskema bekend as die Makhado Grondgebruikskema, 2009, op die volgende wyse: MAKHADO WYSIG-INGSKEMA 28: Deur die hersonering van Gedeelte 1 van Erf 483 Louis Tri-chardt, (Douthwaitestraat 64), vanaf “Residensieel 1” na “Residensieel 3” om sodoende 5 residensiele eenhede op die perseel op te kan rig. MAKHADO WYSIGINGSKEMA 29: Deur die hersonering van die Restant van Erf 502, Louis Trichardt (hoek van Rissik & Munnikstrate), vanaf “Residensieel 1” na “Spesiaal” vir kantore sodat die bestaande huis op die perseel vir die doel van kantore benut kan word. Besonderhede van voormelde aansoeke lê ter insae gedurende ge-

wone kantoorure by die kantoor van die Direkteur, Munisipale sekretariaat, 1 ste vloer, Burgersentrum, Makhado (Louis Trichardt), (128 Kroghstraat), vir 'n tydperk van 28 dae vanaf 25 November 2011. Besware teen of vertoë ten opsigte van die aansoeke moet binne 'n tydperk van 28 dae vanaf 25 November 2011 skriftelik by of tot die Direkteur, Munisipale sekretariaat, by bovermel-de adres of by Privaatsak x2596, Louis Trichardt, 0920 ingedien of gerig word. OPHEFFING VAN TITELVOORWAARDES: Ek gee ook kennis dat ek aansoek gedoen het vir die verwydering van voor-waardes 2(a)(b)&(c) in titelakte T54482/2010, by die Departement van Ko-operatiewe Regering, Menslike Vestiging en Tradisionele Aangeleen-thede, ingevolge artikel 3(1) van die Opheffing van Beperkings Wet, 1967. Voormelde titelakte het betrekking op die Restant van Gedeelte 42 van die plaas Rondesbosch 287-LS (Makhado plaaslike munisipaliteit). Besonder-hede van die aansoek lê ter insae gedurende kantoorure by die kantoor van die Hoof van die Departement, Limpopo Provinsie: De-partement Ko-operatiewe Regering, Menslike Vestig-ing en Tradisionele Aange-leenthede, Rabestraat 20, Polokwane vir 'n tydperk van 28 dae vanaf 25 No-vember 2011. Besware teen of vertoë ten opsigte van die aansoek moet binne 'n tydperk van 28 dae vanaf 25 November 2011 skrift-elik by of tot die Hoof van die Departement, Limpopo Provinsie: Departement Ko-operatiewe Regering, Menslike Vestiging en Tradisionele Aangeleen-thede, Privaatsak X 9485, Polokwane, 0700, ingedien of gerig word. Adres van agent: D e v e l o p l a n , P o s b u s 1883, Pietersburg, 0700, Tel : (015) 291-4177. Fax: 086 218 3267. E-pos:[email protected]. Datum van eerste publika-sie: 25 November 2011.

Closing date: Thursday, 8 December 2011Successful applicants will be contacted by 15 December 2011

PLEASE NOTE: If you have not been contacted by 15 December 2011 please accept that yor application was not successful.

POSTAVAILABLE

P&L Hardware Louis TrichardtData Capturer / General Offi ce ClerkMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:Valid Drivers LicenceMatric with university exemptionAfrikaans 1st Language

or emailed to [email protected] stipulate the position you are applying for.

P&L HARDWARE Association of Southern AfricaTel: (015) 516 1328/9 • P.O.Box 204, Louis Trichardt 0920

92 Kruger Street, Louis Trichardt, Limpopo Province

CV’s can be faxed to 086 659 4425

Join our winning team and grow with us!

Closing date: Thursday, 8 December 2011Successful applicants will be contacted by 15 December 2011

PLEASE NOTE: If you have not been contacted by 15 December 2011 please accept that yor application was not successful.

requires the service of aSENIOR CONVEYANCING TYPIST* The suitable applicant must have previous experience in conveyancing.* Applicant must be fl uent in Afrikaans and English.

CV’s can be handed in at 24 Devenish Street, e-mailed to: [email protected],

faxed to: 086 614 9155

VACANCYADMIN & ACCOUNTING

ASSISTANT & RECEPTIONISTRequirements:

Full day - 07:30 - 16:45Fluent in spoken and written EnglishAfrikaans as second languageDrivers licenceComputer literate - Microsoft Excel, Word, Power PointGood personality, exceptional communication skills and initiativePreferably 23 years to 40 years of age

Knowledge of:UIFWagesPAYEVAT201Petty CashBank ReconciliationOffi ce AdministrationTelephoneAccountingEmailing and Overseas corresponcence

Please fax CV to 015 516 4823Of not contacted for an interview, your

application was unsuccessful

VACANCY IN MAKHADOA LEADING FURNITURE RETAIL STORE

is urgently looking for a sales advisor with essen-tial and effective experience in the marketing of

furniture, canvassing of new clients and building of successful work relationships with existing clients.

The compay offers a basic salary plus performance based commission.

If you think you have what it takes, contact us immediately by faxing your CV to: 015 516 3556

or dropping if off at the store - 18 Songozwi Street, Makhado

FURNISHERS MEUBILEERDERS

VACANCY1 x Exhaust Fitter

1 x Alignment technicianHi-Q Far North

Tel: 015 516 5790 * Fax or hand deliver CV at Hi-Q Far North

VAKATUREHuishoudster / Aupair

Afrikaans sprekende dame bo 30.

Moet eie vervoer hê.Werksure: Maandae -

Donderdae: 13:00 - 17:00Pos beskikbaar vanaf

3 Januarie 2012.

Faks CV na:086 504 1257

Discuss your marketing

strategies with us TODAY!!

Business slack? Profi ts down?

Contact George, Yolanda or

Pieter at(015) 516 4996

(015) 516 2303 fax


MAKHADO MUNICIPALITYTel: (015) 519 3000 Fax: (015) 516 1195 Private Bag X2596 Makhado 0920

Makhado Local Municipality hereby in terms of Chapter 13, Section 24(2) (a-c) of the Public Sector Risk Management Framework, invites suitably qualified persons to submit curriculum vitae for con-sideration to become a Risk Committee Member of Makhado Municipality.Criteria• A relevant Bachelor’s degree/diploma or equivalent qualification.• A thorough knowledge of risk management principles and their application.• An intimate understanding of the Institution’s mandate and operations;• The ability to act independently and objectively in the interest of the Institution;• Experience in local, provincial or national government.• Availability to attend risk committee meetings which are held at least quarterly.• Independence from Makhado Municipal Council and members of senior management.• Strict confidentiality in respect of any information of a confidential nature to which he/she may

become privy at meetings of the Committee.Remuneration and duration of appointmentThe successful applicant will be remunerated for preparation and attendance of meetings according to National Treasury Regulations that regulate the remuneration of commissions and committees and will also be reimbursed for expenses incurred for attending risk committee meetings. Successful ap-plicants will be appointed for a period between 12 to 36 months.CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION: 15 December 2011, Time 12:00Applications should be accompanied by a recent updated comprehensive curriculum vitae as well as certified copies of qualifications and identity document to the following mentioned address, clearly marked “Application for Risk Committee Member: Notice No. 154 of 2011”.Enquiries must be directed to Ms T S Ndou, Director Corporate Support and Shared Services at the above-mentioned telephone number.

INVITATION FOR EXTERNAL RISK COMMITTEE MEMBER

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Gouws Auctioneers16 President Street, Louis Trichardt

Tel: 015 516 0147 • Johnny: 072 576 [email protected]

AUCTION: Saturday 3 December 2011 10:00am

Fridges, Chest freezers, Bedroom suites, Stoves, TV’s, Surround

sound systems, Kitchen units, Cupboards, Mattress and base

sets and Many more!

You cannot afford to miss this auction!

Auction with no reserved prices!

New entries welcome!

Kuns ontwikkel kinders se kreatiwiteit

Interdict postponed, but still no service

Me. Mariza Joubert, wat binnekort met kunsklasse vir kinders van vyf tot 13 jaar op Louis Trichardt begin.

Kinders het soveel in hulle om te kan skep en hulle put groot vreugde en genot daaruit wan-neer hulle kuns skep. Maar hoe kry jy kinders sover om hulle eie wêreld op ‘n kreatiewe manier waar te neem en weer te gee deur die visuele kunste?

Juis dit is die passie en gawe van Mariza Joubert, wat vanaf Februarie volgende jaar met kunsklasse op Louis Trichardt begin.

“Ek glo dat ek die vermoë het om ‘n ryk klaskameromgewing te skep waarbinne die kinders kuns kan waardeer en waar hulle kreatiewe pogings gestimuleer kan word. My onderrigondervinding het my praktiese metodes geleer hoe om ‘n kind te stimuleer om self kuns te skep,” sê Mariza, wat ‘n B Primgraad, met kuns as ‘n hoofvak, behaal het. Mariza het 14 jaar ondervinding waar sy kuns vir kinders aangebied het.

Mariza gebruik ‘n kwalitatiewe en verrykte kunsprogram waarin die kind gestimuleer word om deur verskillende tegnieke en metodes kuns te skep. Klasse beg in met bas iese teken en sketswerk. Studie projekte sluit in verf, collage en mosaïekwerk. Prentmaak word gedoen in verskeie tegnieke soos pastelle, kryte, “crayon resist” en oliepastelle. Die kinders eksperimenteer met verskeie drukwerkprosesse, insluitend linosnee. Driedimensionele projekte sluit

beeldhouwerk met verskeie media in, insluitend papiermaché, klei, gips en draad. Die kunsprogram is ontwerp om basiese kunskonsepte en terminologie oor te dra waarbinne kinders die wêreld waarin hulle leef, kreatief kan ontdek.

Mariza se kunsklasse is gemik op kinders van vyf tot 13 jaar (Graad 0 tot 7). Die klasse sal gedurende skoolkwartale op Maandae tot Vrydae in die middae aangebied word in klein groepies van agt tot 10 kinders, volgens ouderdomme gegroepeer. Mariza se kunsskool vir kinders het ‘n samewerkingsooreenkoms met die kunsskool van Angela Versari, aangesien hulle albei sterk daaroor voel om ‘n effektiewe en betekenisvolle kunsprogram vir kinders in die gemeenskap daar te stel.

Vir meer inligting en plekbesprekings, skakel Mariza by 078 153 7037.

A court interdict to get the municipality to solve a sewage spill in Louis Trichardt’s in-dustrial area was temporarily postponed.

The owner of Specialised Oil Extractions, Mr Dennis Gilbert, said that the Makhado Municipality’s technical director visited their offices in Unika Street, where the spillage is, on Monday.

“Mr Ralulimi and an assistant came to look and said that they had not been aware of the situation. They were very concerned and promised to do something about it. I will give them a chance for a day or two and then do what I need to concerning the legal route,” Gilbert said on Tuesday. By Tuesday afternoon, the sewage spill was still there.

On 21 November, two attorneys’ letters were delivered to

the municipal manager concerning two sewage spillages on two separate premises of Specialised Oil Extractions.

Both letters said that if the sewage spillages were not addressed by 16:30 on Wednesday, 23 November, the next step would be to obtain court interdicts to compel the municipality to comply with their duties.

The spillage at the factory in Industria Street had been attended to. The spillage in Unika Street, which had been serious for more than seven weeks, is still a problem. “Ms Aretha Smith, manager of the SRPA, comes every day to take photos of the spillage. I don’t know why the municipality has not opened the mainline yet,” Gilbert said.

The attorney said that the matter would be reported to the

MEC for Local Government in the meantime and to the Public Protector for further investigations of maladministration, as well as to the Hotline of President Jacob Zuma. Approaching the High Court for an interdict is the next step, should the Unika Street spillage not be solved.

The Makhado Municipality was asked on 23 November to comment on their progress regarding the spill in Unika Street. They were asked to supply reasons why they were reacting so slowly and to comment on the fact that taxpayers have to resort to legal action before service is rendered.

Municipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi on Tuesday said that he had sent the questions to “the relevant sections and was still waiting for answers”.

The seven-week-old sewage spill in Unika Street. The offices of Specialised Oil Extractions and the Pakmark storage facility are located there. Owner Mr Dennis Gilbert said he would give the municipality a chance for a day or two before continuing with legal action against the municipality to obtain results.

‘n Besliste hoogtepunt vir meeste klublede was ‘n Dubbelbanddrawertjie, wat ook vir meeste van die lede ‘n eerste was. Foto verskaf.

Voëlkyknuus

Blouberg-besoek lewer eerste vir talle opBirdlife Soutpansberg se jaarlikse Birding Big Day by die die Blouberg Natuurreservaat die afgelope Saterdag het ‘n allemintige 142 voëlspesies opgelewer.

Klublede het hulself in sewe spanne opgedeel en die reservaat platgery op soek na veral roofvoëls. Blouberg is bekend vir sy aasvoëlbroeiprogram, asook die rehabilitasiewerk wat hulle doen met al die verskillende spesies aasvoëls. Die welkome reënweer het egter gesorg dat die roofvoëls hulself skaars gehou het en ‘n skaars inskrywing op kykers se lysies geword het. Toegang tot ‘n naburige dam het gesorg dat die spesielys tot 165 vergroot kon word. ‘n Besliste hoogtepunt vir meeste klublede was ‘n Dubbelbanddrawertjie, wat ook vir meeste van die lede ‘n eerste was.

Ná ‘n gesel l ige Saterdag is die naweek

afgesluit met die besigtiging van Blouberg se kransaasvoëlbroeikolonie. Daar is ongeveer 540 broeipare, wat dit waarskynlik die grootste broeikolonie in SuidAfrika maak.

Birdlife het hul hartlike dank teenoor die reservaatbewaarder, Johan van Wyk, uitgespreek, asook vir Royal Makadamia vir hul skenking van neutpakkies vir die naweek.


Die Weg, die Waarheid en die Lewe

Ons houding teenoor God en Sy koninkryk - Nehemia 2:18-20

Nehemia se gevoel vir God en Sy koninkryk was: Hartstogtelik.

Nehemia 14: “By die aanhoor van dié woorde het ek gaan sit en gehuil en dae lank getreur.” Nehemia het gehuil oor wat met die volk en land van God gebeur het. Moses het ook getreur oor die sonde van die volk en voor God gepleit vir hulle. Eksodus 32:32 sê: “Vergewe tog hulle sonde. As dit nie kan nie, moet U my naam maar uitvee uit die boek wat U geskrywe het.” Nehemia het ook gebid en gevas. Nehemia 1:4b: “Ek het gevas en tot die God van die hemel gebid.” Soms is dit nodig om te vas en te bid.

Nehemia se geloof: Daar was oorgawe.Nehemia 2:18b: “Hulle het gesê: Kom ons

bou! en hulle het die goeie werk aangepak.” God gee vir ons, Sy kinders, krag en versterk ons vir die taak wat voorlê. Nehemia en die ander was vasbeslote. Die vyand kon hulle nie verhinder om te doen waarmee hulle besig was nie. Nehemia 2:20: “Ek het hulle geantwoord en vir hulle gesê: Die God van die hemel sal ons laat slaag in wat ons doen. Ons, Sy dienaars, gaan bou.” Ons hemelse Vader sal sorg dat Sy werk vorder en gedoen word, ons moet net beskikbaar wees en ons deel doen.

Daar was ook ‘n ywer vir God. Die mense het ‘n ywer gehad om vir God te werk. Nehemia 4:17b18a: “Die wat boumateriaal moes aandra, het met een hand die werk gedoen en met die ander hand ‘n wapen vasgehou. Die bouers het elkeen sy swaard om die heupe vasgegord gehad.” Ons moet aanhou om God se wil en werk te doen. Nehemia en die volk se geloof was in God geanker, en hulle hoop op God. Nehemia 4:20b: “Ons God sal vir ons die stryd voer.” Toe Sanballat en Gesem vir Nehemia laat weet om na hulle te kom, antwoord hy hulle (Nehemia 6:3b): “Ek is besig met ‘n groot werk. Ek kan nie kom nie. Hoekom moet die werk stilstaan terwyl ek dit laat lê om na julle toe te kom?”

Soos Nehemia die muur gebou het, laat ons so bou aan ons verhouding met God. Dan sal ons ‘n Bybelse, liefdevolle houding teenoor God en Sy koninkryk hê.

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Só ‘n aand doet een mens goed

Brief

Dankie aan ‘n puik onderwyseres

Voorkeur word gegee aan kort briewe oor plaaslike aange leent hede. Die redakteur behou die reg voor om briewe te verkort. / Preference is given to short, factual letter concerning local matters. The

editor reserves the right to shorten letters.

Story: In the everwidening fight against rhino poaching, the fact that a suspected rhino poacher

has escaped prosecution by walking out of court a free man leaves more questions than answers.

Kommentaar: Sny die b***** se horings af en skiet ook dan sommer hulle kalfies net vir die

pret daarvan. - Christo Strydom

Story: How much longer must road users in Louis Trichardt wait for the Makhado Municipality to

complete the road works in Anderson Street?

Comment: How the hell will anyone be able to re-habilitate a street which is not a living creature.

Tell them to get a contractor to do restoration work instead - Petrus Bessinger

Comment: Petrus, it far more convenient to spend the money in name changing that to deliver

service!!! - Ernest Bessinger

Comment: I agree Ernest, but all they want to do is put their stamp on everything through name

changing. They however don’t have to because it is all to plain to see who runs the show. - Petrus Bessinger

Story: Thousands say “no” to Makhado in petitions against

the name change of the town Louis Trichardt to Makhado that were launched after the Minister of Arts and Culture had published the name change in the Government Gazette of October 14.

Comment: It is worth noting the racist attitude of Mr Naude, a

lawyer who derives most of his dai-ly income from VhaVenda people.

Without being a tribalist, how many of his clients are Shangaans or Indians? It is well known that the CA is just another lodge of Afriforum whose sole existense is the defending of Afrikander supremacists rights without caring for the past and respect for others, especially blacks including his shangaan garden boys and tea ladys.

Who did his ancestors consult when they renamed Tshiruluni (to) Louis Trichardt?

Also dissapointing is the one

sided and shallow reporting from Zout/Mirror reporters of this story. What about the opinions of the VhaVenda King, local tribal chiefs, ordinary Venda residents who comprises more than 80% of Makhado population. Merely hiding from fact that we should use name change cost money for poverty alleviation is just a lame excuse. If Mr Naude and his pals are serious about this they must stop wasting governmet money as this process will be done untill the name change is complete and all appeal mechanism exhausted, but Mr Naude is a lawyer so he is ob-viously getting consulting fees for his services. Nice one Mr. Naude

- Phathu Mulaudzi

Response from Mr André Naudé:

It is such a pity that Mr Mu-laudzi uses racism as an excuse and in defence to justify no ad-ministrative justice and non-trans-parency. Racism or non-racism

is not an excuse for Mr Mulaudzi to make emotional racial remarks which are not true. Tshiruluni was not geographically situated where Louis Trichardt is situated today. We do not charge money for the name case and are fighting for the rights of our ordinary citizens to be consulted and heard.

We are trying to endorse the principal of unlocking the synergy among cultural groups and recon-ciliation, which principal in our previous case was endorsed by the Appellate Division.

If you refrain from your emo-tional racial attacks and rather verified your facts you would not have made these untrue state-ments. Or do you have a hidden racial agenda Mr Mulaudzi?

Why do you really want to change the name of Louis Trich-ardt contrary to the guidelines of the National Geographical Names Council? Is it maybe for racial reasons which may make you a racist? I’m just asking.

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Dikwels staan ‘n mens verwonderd in hoeverre en teen watter snelle

tempo die normale publiek gedwing en geplooi kan word tot aanvaarbaarheid en aanpasbaarheid.

Staan ek toe mos so half vierkantig geplant in die kombuisdeur toe daar ‘n angskreet weerklink en die vrou storm vanaf die kombuistafel na die deuropening: “Gee pad voor my, magtig man!” In haar verbyvaart warrel ‘n vrot verfoeilike reuk saam met haar, afkomstig vanaf ‘n vervloeking wat sy bakhand in haar hande toeskerm. Sy is onderweg na die vuilgoeddrom, steek vas en gil die volgende bevel: “Bring ‘n plastieksak ... dis ‘n vrot eier!” Ek betrag die een en ‘n half dosyn verpakking van eiers wat ek twee dae gelede gekoop het. Staan dit toe so daarop geskrywe “Sell by 23/11/2011” en vandag is 25/11/2011. Twee dae vir ons twee om een en ‘n half dosyn eiers te verorber met in alle geval ‘n paar vrottes tussenin vir “appetite”.

Almal van ons is tog alewig haastig. Haastig, ek toe daar waar vele staan en wag vir die vars stootwaentjie bruinbrode. Toe dit arriveer, gryp ek booor vele pare hande ‘n lang verwagte brood. Word ek toe deur die agbare dame met haar plastiese handskoene aan, deeglik geroskam. Ek mag nie met kaal hande my eie brood tussen die ander vars brode ontgin nie.

Verneder skuif en skaamskaam suidwaarts aan, net om by die vleismark tot stilstand geskok te word. Hier is vele doenig, sonder hands

koene, sny en saag hompe vleis en raak af en toe weg na die agterkant deur die toegangsdeur. Seker om bietjie olie en water in die toilette te “check”. Selde was dit my gegun om in enige kettingwinkel hetsy ‘n spanspek, perske of kaalgat perske te koop wat wel aan die woordbepaling van “ryp” voldoen.

Luister mens na vleispryse op Landbouradio, dan word die “rubber tjoppie” van gisteraand se braai, skielik ‘n verklaarbare storie; ou koeie, ou ooie, maer lammers, maar pryse per kilogram – verdeksels vet pryse! Neerslagtig en bedrukkend het jy darem eindelik die betaalpunt bereik. Haar gaap sluk jou amper in en die verstarde uitdrukking in haar oë laat jou wonder presies wat sy laaste nag gedoen het. Dan die finale nekslag ... Jou kredietkaart word “decline” en “wrong pin number” afgekeur! ‘n Kaart wat jou vir die beste wil van vyftien jare onderhoudend tot diens is en ‘n “pinnommer” wat selfs twee uur vroegoggende, telkens poog om voor jou weermagnommer wat beneweld jou brein besoedel het, op aandag te gaan voete stamp.

Het ons straks aan kettingwinkelgroepe verslawend geraak, geplooi en onaanpasbaar geraak tot ‘n mate waar die woord “uitbuiting” gemaklik aanvaarbaar geraak het?

Magtig mense ... as daardie varktjoppie weereens die onwelriekende beerreuk het, gaan smyt dit op die bestuurder se tafel terug!

- Gert van Zyl (Louis Trichardt)

Die volgende skrywe is ontvang van Jan en Marijke van Braak

van Holland na afloop van die jaarlikse Generale Aand by die Lalapanzi Hotel voorverlede week:

Baie, baie dankie vir die pragtige bottel “Commando” brandewyn. Dit was regtig een emosionele verassing toe ek by die huis die sakkie oopgemaak het. Baie dankie ook vir die warm woorde van waardering oppie kaartjie.

Hierdie aand was weer een geslaagde byeenkoms van mense wat interesse het in ons geskiedenis. Louis het mooi en uitgebreid vertel oor baie bysonderhede, met soms snaakse foto’s. Soos die waar ek slaap en met my mond oop lê oppie dek van die skip. Goed ook dat Charles en Bev met ons daar was.

Ons het almaal mooi en warm applaus gekry, waardering is uitgespreek en hande is geskud. Dit doet een mens goed so een aand te kan besoek met gelykgestemdes. Veral met mensen wat mekaar so lankal ken en goede vriende is.

Ons hoop nog baie jare van hierdie gemeenskap te kan geniet en waar moontlik my bydrae daaraan te kan gee. So gee my asseblief inligting wanneer er in hierdie Boereoorlog se geskiedenis nuwe ontwikkelinge of ontdekkings plaatsvind.

Nogmaals baie dankie vir die fantastiese aand en een groot kompliment vir die heerlijke kos! Voorgereg, hoofgereg, nagereg. Werkelyk ek waardeer dit me vijf sterre!! En natuur die puik wyn!

Baie dankie aan mev. S. Botha van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt vir al

die ekstra klasse en moeite met ons Graad 12 biologieleerlinge.

Alle leerlinge kon dit bygewoon het hulle moes net gereël het. Mev. Botha het ons kinders Saterdae en Sondae geneem vir lesse, sonder om

vergoeding daarvoor te vra. Geen opoffering was vir haar te groot nie.

Ons sê baie dankie vir so ‘n opregte en toegewyde onderwyseres.

- Dankbare biologie-ouers.

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Sensei Andrea Pretorius (links) wat op 19 November haar 2de dan in JKA karate verwerf het. Saam met haar staan sensei Johan Roets, president van LKA Suid-Afrika, wat die gradering waargeneem het. Foto verskaf.

Andrea verwerf haar tweede dan in JKASensei Andrea Pretorius van die Braambos Karateklub op LMB Makhado het op Saterdag, 19 November, nog ‘n mylpaal in haar loopbaan bereik toe sy haar 2de dan in JKA karate verwerf.

Dieselfde dag slaag Andrea haar eksamen as SuidAfrikaanse JKAskeidsregter. Tans spog sy met 'n karateloopbaan van 18 jaar met 'n 2de dan in beide JKA en sportkarate. Sy het ook haar 1ste dan in shukokai karate en skop

boks. Daarbenewens is sy ook ‘n gekwalifiseerde skeidsregter in Alle Style Karate (KSA). Vir die afgelope 15 jaar verower Andrea provinsiale kleure in karate en in 2010 word sy opgeneem in die SuidAfrikaanse Lugmagspan (SALM) en verower so SALMkleure, met vier goue medaljes en een silwer medalje tydens die SALMkampioenskap in Bloemfontein. Die hoogtepunt van Andrea se loopbaan was egter toe sy haar Proteakleure verwerf met

een silwer en een brons medalje en twee vierde plekke. In 2009 word Andrea en tien van haar karatekas opgeneem in die span wat aan die Wêreld Kampioenskappe gaan deelneem en die spannetjie bring 14 medaljes huis toe.

Volgens Andrea het die afgelope 18 jaar as karateka en skeidsregter haar baie harde werk, dissipline en toewyding gekos. Sy het waardering uitgespreek vir haar ouers, familie en vriende se ondersteuning.

Salomé Venter van Laerskool Louis Trichardt ontvang die prys vir die leerder wat die meeste plotte op die rugbyveld verkoop het tydens die skool se fondsinsameling op 17 November. Tydens die geleentheid is ‘n meelsakkie laat val deur mnr. Floris Prinsloo met sy girokopter (inlas). Foto verskaf.

Die Soutpansberg Dorpswag het Saterdag, 26 November, ‘n geslaagde skietdag vir mans en vroue by die ou kommando skietbane aangebied.

Die byeenkoms is gekenmerk deur ‘n aangename gees en skuts kon met jaggewere, handwapens

of .22 deelneem. Onderling was daar ook bietjie kompetisie met die span van die Soutpansberg Skietklub, wat algeheel gewen het. Die span van die Bosveld Jagtersvereniging was tweede, die 50/50span derde en die dorpswag vierde. Die dorpswag

bedank graag die borge wat tot die welslae van die byeenkoms bygedra het deur die pryse te borg. Hulle is Gideon van Zyl en Frikkie de Jager (Turners).

"Dit word opreg waardeer," het mnr. Dirk Meissenheimer, voorsitter van die dorpswag gesê.

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Die Soutpansberg Gholfklub in Louis Trichardt het Saterdag hul jaar afgesluit met ´n gesellige braai. Tydens die geleentheid is die klub se uitblinkers vir 2011 aangewys. Zagrys Nortjé (links) is aangewys as die klub se Sportman van die Jaar. By hom is klubkaptein Marius Mostert.

Teresa Senekal, vrouekaptein van die Sout-pansberg Gholfklub, is as die klub se Sportvrou van 2011 aangewys. Sy het ook die Eclectic-trofee gewen. Saam met Teresa is klubkaptein Marius Mostert.

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Spelers van die Soutpansberg Gholfklub is Saterdag, 26 November, met trofeë beloon tydens die klub se jaarlikse prysuitdelingsfunksie. Voor is Maarten Venter (“Stirrer” van die Jaar). Agter, van links, is Tiaan Victor (“Rookie” en Beste Vordering vir die Jaar), Martin du Plessis (Mees Toegewyde Speler), Kobus Barkhuizen jnr. (Setuitklop-trofee), Zagrys Nortjé (Sportman van die Jaar), Antionette Victor (Ambasadeur van die Jaar), Teresa Senekal (Sportvrou van die Jaar en Eclectic-trofee), Josh Jandrell (Dubbels-uitkloptrofee) en klubkaptein Marius Mostert (Enkelspel Uitklop-trofee).

Gauteng Noord Fietsry het op 26 November die Kremetart Fietswedren, sekerlik die Soutpansberg se grootste sportgebeurtenis jaarliks, aangewys as hul Wedren van die Jaar. As prys is ‘n trofeë aan Heine de Jager (regs), voorsitter van die P&L Hardeware Fietsryklub op Louis Trichardt oorhandig. Die P&L Hardeware Fietsryklub is jaarliks die organiseerders van dié gewilde fi etswedren. Saam met Heine staan Fritz Pienaar, voorsitter van Gauteng Noord Fietsry, wat die trofee oorhandig het. Foto verskaf.


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