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Deur Martie Pretorius ([email protected])

MOKOPANE – Gewapende roof, verkragting, ‘n ontvoering en ‘n kaping was alles deel van ‘n vlaag misdaad wat Moko-pane in een week getref het. Spoorsnyers, buurt- en plaaswag lede asook die polisie was die afgelope week druk besig om mis-dadigers wat die area teister, vas te trek.

Gewapende roof en huisbraakDinsdagoggend om 02:15 is ’n egpaar

in hul huis in Akasia deur vier onbekende mans, waarvan drie gewapen was, oorval en beroof. Die rowers het volgens die polisie toegang na die huis verkry deur ’n stuk- kende ruit. Surti Harun (40) en sy vrou

Misdaadgolf

LEPHALALE - Exxaro’s Grootegeluk mine commissioned a first-of-its-kind R385-million environment-friendly cyclic operated coal slimes ponds facility last Thursday. Exxaro says this is the first of its kind globally. It provides unlimited capacity due to continuous reclamation of the dried coal slimes, which can be used as a fuel source. The facility consists of four ponds, two return water dams, a pump station, a substation and a slurry delivery line. The large-scale installation of a sophisticated barrier and drainage system is a first in the SA mining industry. The reclamation of the coal fines as a continuous operation is in its own right another first for the industry. The facility will adhere to strict pollution prevention and control measures.

is deur die rowers met vuurwapens oorval waarna hul koppe met komberse toegegooi is en daarna is hulle huis geplunder. Daar is volgens die polisie ‘n kontant bedrag, drie slimfone, ’n skootrekenaar en juwele ter waarde van R76 500 gesteel. Niemand is in die voorval beseer nie en die verdagtes is steeds soek.

Sondagaand was daar ook ’n gewapende huisbraak en motordiefstal in Kameeldo-ringpark. Heimrich Swart en sy gesin is om 20:00 die aand oorval deur drie onbekende mans wat as “groot gebou” beskryf word. Die mans het by die voordeur ingebars en vuur-wapens op Swart, sy vrou en sy broer gerig.

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Een van die verdagtes wat Maandag deur die buurtwag en polisie in ’n RDP huis in hegtenis geneem is.

R385m first-of-its-kind facility for Grootegeluk

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Girl (17) killed in car accidentMARAPONG – A 17-year-old girl passed away when the Toyota bakkie she was travelling in overturned near the crossing at Exxaro last weekend. Warrant officer Frans Mokoena of the Lephalale police says it is suspected the driver lost control of the vehicle before it overturned. “Three people were also seriously injured in the accident,” Mokoena said. A case of culpable homicide is being investigated.

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Die rowers het hulle daarna glo vasgebind en huisinhoud ter waarde van duisende rande gesteel. Die booswigte het onder meer sel- fone, juweliersware, ‘n televisie en huis-houdelike items in die gesin se motor gelaai en op die vlug geslaan.

Volgens konstabel Irene Masingi van die Mokopane polisiekantoor is niemand in die voorval beseer nie. Die voertuig is later in Gauteng opgespoor. Niemand is tot dusvêr in verband met die voorval in hegtenis geneem nie.

Moord en verkragting‘n Saak van verkragting en moord is ook

aangemeld by die Mahwelereng polisie, sê woordvoerder, konstabel Sello Leso. Dessia Dinama Ramasobane (35) van Bakenberg is Saterdagoggend na bewering by haar huis deur drie mans ingewag, aangerand, vermo-edelik verkrag en met ’n koevoet vermoor.

Die moordenaars het met die oorledene

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se voertuig na Klipfontein in Tembisa gevlug. Die voertuig en verdagtes is deur ’n opspo-ringsmaatskappy, in samewerking met die verkeersdepartement, opgespoor. Een van die drie verdagtes het ontsnap. Die ander twee is in hegtenis geneem en sal na verwagting vir ’n tweede keer in die Mokerong Landdroshof verskyn vir hul borgaansoek.

By Tinmyne is twee minderjarige meisies (onderskeidelik 16 en 17 jaar oud) Dins-dagoggend deur twee mans in hulle huis aangerand en verkrag. Die verkragters het 04:00 die oggend by die meisies se huis in-gebreek en het vier ure later eers gevlug.

Ontvoering‘n Veertien maande

oue babaseuntjie, George Setosha, van die Teberius dorpie buite Mokopane is Saterdag deur twee onbekende mans en ‘n vrou in ’n rooi Citi Golf ontvoer. Die baba se ma, Joyce Seto-sha (44) beweer sy het ’n saamrygeleentheid gekry tot in Mokopane.

Die twee mans en ’n vrou saam met wie sy gery het, het haar egter nie in Mokopane afgelaai nie en op die R101 in die rigting van Mookgophong stilgehou waar hulle haar na bewering uit die motor gedwing het. Setosha sê sy is met ’n vuurwapen gedreig waarna die verdagtes met haar baba weggery het. Sy be-weer dat sy eers die volgende oggend wakker geword omdat sy glo bedwelm was. Enige iemand met inligting word gevra om die Mo-kopane polisiekantoor te kontak by (015) 409 1420/18.

MotorkapingVerlede Vrydag is die bestuurder van ’n

bakkie ook geteiken toe drie verdagtes hom met ’n vuurwapen op die Zebediela pad bu-ite die dorp gekaap het. Die kapers het die bestuurder vasgebind en met hom agter op die bakkie weggejaag. Die Valke buurtwag is deur ‘n sekuriteitsfirma laat weet van die voorval en het die booswigte gesien en agter-na gesit. Die kapers het toe in ’n bospaadjie ingejaag om hulle af te skud, maar het in ’n boom vasgery, uitgespring en weggehardloop. Die buurtwaglede het hul spore gevolg tot by die teerpad waar hulle vermoedelik deur ’n ander voertuig opgelaai is.

So bietjie goeie nuus...Die Valke en Arende buurtwagte, asook

Die Spoorsnyers (‘n groep reserviste wat die polisie bystaan) het Maandagoggend twee sondebokke wat vermoedelik met inbrake op plotte en plase in die omgewing verbind kan word, vasgetrek. Lede van Die Valke en Aren-de buurtwag sê baie ure se ondersoek het hulle na ’n RDP huis gelei waar hulle twee verdagtes asook gesteelde goedere en bewys-stukke in hulle besit gekry het. Huisbraak apparate en verskeie skoene wat se spore by onlangse inbrake op plotte en plase gevind is, was ook in die verdagte mans se besit.

Dié spore is deur spoorsnyers en buurtwag lede by onlangse huisbraak tonele rondom Mokopane gevind. Inlas: ’n Klaar-blyklike boodskap deur inbrekers aan die SAP, spoorsnyers en buurtwagte van die dorp.

Blitsige hulp keer ernstige skade by dierekliniekLEPHALALE – Die blitsige optrede van die gemeenskap, brandweer en gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum (GPF) het brandskade by die dierekliniek in Ellisstraat beperk tot net ‘n buitekamer toe ‘n brand verlede week daar uitgebreek het. Die GPF het ‘n versoek aan die publiek gerig om versigtig te wees en te let op brandgevare. Binnenshuis moet daar gelet word op selfoonlaai-ers, oorlaaide koorde, dakwaaiers ensovoorts wat baie maklik aan die brand kan slaan.

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MOKOPANE – ‘n Jong ma, Ada Deacon (21), se lewe is Saterdagoggend op drama-tiese wyse kortgeknip toe die motor waarin sy en twee vriende gery het, gerol en teen die ou rugbyklub gebou in Fouriestraat tot stilstand gekom het.

Luidens gerugte het een van die insit-tendes, ’n vriendin van Ada, ’n asma-aanval gehad in die oggendure. Ada en die vriend wat bestuur het, was op pad na die Voor-trekker hospitaal met die vrou toe die motor omgeslaan het. Hulle het glo almal vroeër die aand saam gekuier.

Ada se ma, Chrissie Oosthuizen, se hart is stukkend en sy het aan Noordelike Nuus gesê hulle is nog in die duister oor wat pre-sies gebeur het tydens die ongeluk. Sy en haar man, Dave, is Sondagoggend net voor 05:00 wakker geklop deur mense wat die slegte nuus oor Ada se dood aan hulle oorgedra het.

Ada se ouers het aanvanklik nie geweet wat die oorsaak van die ongeluk was nie. Eers na ’n besoek aan die jong man wat bestuur het waar hy in die Polokwane Medi Clinic opgeneem is, het die aand se gebeure duideliker geword. Chrissie het gevra dat Noordelike Nuus nie die man se identiteit in hierdie stadium bekendmaak nie.

Skok na jong ma (21) verongeluk

Bo: Ada Deacon en haar 17-maande-oue seuntjie, Alex.

Sy sê hy het aan haar verduidelik dat ‘n knik in die pad grootliks tot die ongeluk bygedra het. “Nadat hy beheer oor die kar verloor het kan hy niks verder onthou nie,” het sy gesê. Beide die bestuurder en die vrou wat in die motor was, is in die hospitaal op-geneem. Alhoewel die vriendin se naam ook aan ons bekend is, het die Oosthuizen-gesin ook gevra dat haar naam nie genoem word nie. Verdere besonderhede oor haar toestand is onbekend, het Chrissie gesê.

Ada se man, Ruan (23), was ten tye van die ongeluk uitstedig op ‘n kriekettoer. Hy het Maandagoggend die volgende hartroerende boodskap op sy Facebook-muur gedeel: “My baby girl, ek wens ek het woorde gehad om vir jou te sê hoe lief ek vir jou is en om te sê hoe ek jou mis. Alles voel so onwerklik. Ek maak my oë toe dan sien ek jou smile, ek voel jou drukkies en al die liefde en lig wat jy in my lewe gebring het. Jy was en sal al-tyd my baby girl bly. Ek mis jou, en Alex ook. Ons twee sal jou altyd lief hê, my groot oog. Liefde, jou hubby.”

Ada laat ook haar seuntjie Alex (17 maande) en haar sussie, Louise (30), agter.

“Ek verwyt of verkwalik niemand nie. Ek weet dit was ‘n ongeluk,” het Chrissie hartseer gesê.

Ada is Donderdag (gister) vanuit die VEK in Mokopane begrawe.

Business Chamber plays important roleMOKOPANE - Chairman of the Mokopane Business Chamber, Piet de Bruyn, says he is positive about business' role in the future development of the town.

De Bruyn says that the Chamber has regular meetings with the Mogalakwena municipality to highlight issues of concern.

Chamber representatives recently met with senior management at the munici-pality and highlighted various concerns relating to the the supply chain manage-ment within the municipality when it comes to the allocation of tenders.

"The municipality said that it would look into the issues raised and provide feedback," says de Bruyn.

De Bruyn adds that local business form a vital part of the town's economy and that the chamber is a non-political organisation that aim to serve the community at large. "In the end, we want to see corruption rooted out and positive economic growth in Mokopane," he says.

Harsh sentences for rapistsLEPHALALE - Andries Kgaugelo Motshegoa (26) (photo right) was sentenced to life in prison in the Lephalale magistrate court for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in 2012 in Shongoane. In a separate case, Ephraim Kwena (45) was sentenced to ten years in prison on Monday in the Lephalale magistrate court. He forced his 44-year-old girlfriend into his room in Witpoort where he assaulted and raped her.

SELEKA – The SPCA and some volunteers took part in an outreach programme in Seleka. Pet owners brought their animals to be dipped and dewormed and received free collars. “We also handed out some new harnesses for donkey owners to avoid sores developing due to the load that their animals have to carry,” says Mariaan Wentzel from the Lephalale SPCA. The next outreach programme will be held on Sunday (22 November) in Shongoane. Volunteers are welcome to contact Mariaan at 079 398 6784.

Care for Seleka’s animals

LEPHALALE – Die dierebeskermings-vereniging (DBV) doen ‘n beroep op alle inwoners om nie wilde diere as troeteldiere aan te hou nie. Alhoewel die klein diere soos hierdie blou-apie, wat naby Vaalwater gevind is, vreeslik oulik lyk wys Mariaan Wen-tzel, inspekteur by die Lephalale DBV, mense daarop dat wilde diere spesiale sorg moet kry en verkieslik weer in die natuur vrygelaat moet word.

Oulik...maar nie ‘n troeteldier nie


Ivanplats Community Commitment Scorecards - November 2015

Surface Lease Agreement Community ScorecardTargets Actual Progress November 2015Consultation with Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Planning meetings held during October 2015.

Consultation with affected communities Last meeting between Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and Local Civic Groups on 5 November 2015

Identify alternatives land for Livelihood Restoration Consultants were appointed to produce a restoration alternatives report. The fi nal planning of a livelihoods restoration plan will be conducted in conjunction with the communities involved.

Environmental Management Plan Community ScorecardTargets Actual Progress November 2015Minimise air pollution from dust generation • Air quality monitoring is conducted continually at 8 monitoring locations.

• To date, all results to date are within accepted limits.• Continuous dust suppression is done at the construction site.

Surface and ground water monitoring Ground- and surface water monitoring is done on a continual basis. To date, all results are within accepted limits.

Create environmental awareness amongst employees and communities

Ivanplats initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle are underway. Environmental awareness community outreach activities were conducted at four local schools during National Arbour Week.

Social and Labour Plan Community ScorecardTargets Actual Progress November 2015Local RecruitmentCompany Commitment: Source 70% of labour locally(skilled and unskilled).

Current local labour fi gure: 73.07%

Local Procurement Local suppliers given preference according to the Ivanplats Supply Chain Management Policy

Enterprise and Supplier DevelopmentCrusher and Aggregates Project The specifi cations of the crusher rely on technical studies which are in progress.

Site Kiosk A locally owned and managed kiosk was opened within the walled site construction area. It currently employs 4 people.

Site Laundry A locally owned and managed site laundry service was launched. It currently employs 8 people.

Sewing Project As part of the PPE Sewing Project company commitments in the SLP, Ivanplats is starting a production company that will be producing dust masks. The site has been prepared and all equipment delivered. Staff have been selected and are expected to be trained during November.

Employee Skills DevelopmentEmployee Adult Basic Education Training (ABET) All of the identifi ed employees currently enrolled.

Employee Bursaries 7 employees have received bursaries from the Company in a variety of disciplines.

Community Skills DevelopmentNon-core Technical Skills Training A total of 578 individuals received non-core technical skills training in 2015.

Internships 7 interns were afforded internship opportunities in a number of Ivanplats departments including Human Resources, Metallurgy, Finances, Environmental and Health and Safety.

Bursaries 5 bursars are currently being sponsored in Mining Engineering, Environmental Management and Finance and Commerce respectively.

Community Adult Basic Education Training (AET) Ivanplats is working with the Department of Higher Education and Training towards implementation of this programme and has donated modifi ed containers for use by the AET facilitators at 4 community training centers

Scholarships A total number of thirty (30) school students have been awarded Ivanplats’ school scholarships whichcover all expenses that the parent incurs for their child. Scholars were selected from schools withinIvanplats’ zone of infl uence.

The University of Limpopo, Collaborative Partnership Ivanhoe has initiated a partnership between South Africa’s University of Limpopo and Laurentian University in Canada to develop and equip Limpopo’s geology department to improve its curriculum choices for students, conduct research on the Platreef Project and offer post-graduate studies in geology.The fi rst year SLP commitment is well underway. The fi eld service vehicle and trailer delivered to the University of Limpopo on 10 July 2015 has been utilised on geology fi eld trips in this quarter. Several other geology laboratory and other support material were procured and delivered and utilised on these trips. The fi rst two (2) students left to Laurentian University, Canada for M.Sc. studies in Geology.

Local Economic Development

Sanitation for Schools and Community Clusters The installation of 86 out of 140 are complete. The installations are dispersed over 36 schools and will be completed before year end.

School Infrastructure Support and Development • Provision of equipped science centre laboratory containers to fi ve participating schools - near completion.• Provision of equipped computer laboratory containers to six schools - near completion.• Equipped two institutions towards food security with vegetable gardens, netting, irrigation and starter

packs.• Sponsored the district language competition up to the fi nal round.

Together We Grow

Ownership Transformation: B-BBEE PartnershipBackgroundIvanplats successfully implemented a B-BBEE Partnership in September 2014, transferring 26% of the ownership of the Platreef Project to peoplefrom local communities. The 26% partnership is divided as follows:• The Platreef Communities Umbrella Trust owns 20% of the project through the Community Trust Company;• Ivanplats employees (within Paterson grading scales A-C) own 3% of the project;• Local entrepreneurs (including Ivanplats managerial staff) own 3% of the project.Ivanplats’ host communities are represented in the Platreef Communities Umbrella Trust through the Trust Advisory Council (TAC).• The TAC consists of forty four (44) members who were independently elected from fi fteen (15) of Ivanplats’ host communities.• Five (5) communities are still to elect their TAC representatives through elections to be observed by independent auditors.The Board of Trustees of the Platreef Communities Umbrella Trust deciding over the implementation of community projects currently consists of:• Three (3) TAC elected trustees;• One (1) donor (Ivanplats) trustee;• One (1) professional trustee representing the independent trust administrator (Computershare);• Two (2) independent trustees.

Socio-Economic Development - Social and Labour PlanBackgroundIvanplats’ Social and Labour Plan was approved by the Department of Mineral Resources as part of the approved mining right in 2014.In its Social and Labour Plan Ivanplats makes commitments to its host communities with regard to the following socio-economic development issues: • Recruitment of local labour;• Procurement of local goods and services;• Development of local suppliers and enterprises;• Skills development of employees;• Skills development of people in Ivanplats host communities and,• Local economic development projects.Special Social Projects

BackgroundIvanplats is committed to comply with both the letter and the spirit of the law to create shared value with its host communities. In the second/third quarter of 2015, the company undertook several special projects in its host communities in line with the company’s Sustainability and Corporate Social Investment policies.

Land Use - Surface Lease AgreementBackgroundA surface lease agreement is an agreement for the use of a specifi c area of land. The land over which Ivanplats requires a surface lease is nominally owned by Government on behalf of resident communities. Ivanplats was granted a mining right by the Department of Mineral Resources to build an underground, mechanized platinum mine in Mokopane. While the mining right automatically gives Ivanplats the right to access the land, a surface lease is benefi cial in regulating matters associated thereto such as compensation. The piece of land on which Ivanplats is building this mine, is used by the people in the adjacent communities for farming and grazing their animals. Consultations with the affected communities and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform started in 2014, and progresses continually. The communities involved in the surface lease agreement consultations are Tshamahansi (Baloyi, Matjeke, Hlongwane) Ga-Madiba, Ga-Magongoa, Ga-Kgobudi and the Mamashela Community. Once the surface lease agreement has been signed by all affected communities, Ivanplats is also conducting a Livelihood Restoration Programme to assist affected individuals to fi nd the same type or a similar equivalent of livelihood, in an alternative location.

Special Projects ScorecardTargets Actual Progress November 2015Special focus on education • Renovation of the Lesedi Care Centre in Ga-Kgobudi in progress.

Support projects in line with the Integrated Development Plan of the Mogalakwena Municipality

• Rain Water Harvesting project in Ga-Kgobudi and Ga-Magongoa – sixty three of seventy two units are completed.• Upgrading of the N11 Community Water Reservoir. Additional supply of a 261 kl water tank to augment the existing

capactiy.

For more information contact:

Ivanplats Socio-Economic Development Department at the Ivanplats Offi ces in Mokopane

Project Development - Mining AreaBackgroundIvanplats received its mining right from the Department of Mineral Resources in 2014 and is building a highly mechanized, safe underground platinum mine in Mokopane. The construction of Shaft One commenced in January 2015 and it will take approximately fi ve years to complete the mine and start with production. Ivanplats also constructed a mine boundary fence to ensure the safety of the people in the adjacent communities whilst still providing access to mielie fi elds, grazing and grave sites to affected parties.

B-BBEE Partnership Community ScorecardTargets Actual Progress November 2015Election of Directors for EntrepreneurCo, ManagementCo and ProcurementCo

Completed

Trust Advisory Council elections in Ga-Baloyi, Ga-Hlongwane, Ga-Matjeke, Ga- Kgobudi-2 (Mzombane) and Masehlaneng

Engagement with communities in progress

Trust Advisory Council Training 40 TAC members from 15 communities were trained on the roles and responsibilities of the TAC. Remaining training pending successful election of outstanding TAC members.

Community Asset Mapping Process (CAMP) Four out of six CAMPS completed in three communities.

Distribution of funds to the Platreef Communities Umbrella Trust

R14, 526, 027 was paid into the trust account to date.

Submission of projects to the Trustees for consideration and approval

A number of projects were put forward through the independent trust administrator (Computershare).

Ivanplats aims to keep our stakeholders informed about our progress in meeting the commitments we made to our local communities.

We are proud to present our Community Commitment Scorecards to all our local stakeholders and want to thank our host communities for

their cooperation in meeting, and in some cases, exceeding ourtargets for the third and fourth quarter of 2015.

Environmental Management PlanBackgroundAs a responsible mining company, Ivanplats has an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) which was developed based on environmental impact baseline studies carried out by independent environmental specialists in 2013. This EMP, ensures that the environmental impacts of the development of the Platreef Project is kept to a minimum and the necessary measures are taken to mitigate the impacts that occur. To this end Ivanplats actively monitors the following: noise, air quality, vibrations, water quality, waste management and biodiversity.

Project Development Community ScorecardTargets Actual Progress November 2015Shaft 1 Construction Good progress was made during this period. Ivanplats completed the collar and plenum construction, and commenced

with the sinking operation.


Mmamote's beauty shines through POLOKWANE – Mmamote Kekana (16) walked away as first princess in the Miss Face of Savannah Mall competi-tion held on 14 November. The beautiful Grade 10 pupil from Ellisras High School will be representing SA in Turkey in 2016. “I always wanted to be a model because of the platform that it provides to me to showcase my inner and outer beauty,” she says. Mmamote also took partk in the Miss Million Dollar com-petition held at Emperor’s Palace earlier this month – this as her first competi-tion outside of Lephalale. She is represented by Action Models in Lephalale.

Pragtige meisie wen groot MIDRAND – Charlize du Plessis (11) is vroeër die maand as eerste prinses gekroon in die Miss Million Dollar kompetisie by Emperor's Palace. Meisies regoor SA het deelgeneem aan hierdie internasionaal-erkende kompetisie. In Charlize se kategorie ( 9-12 jaar) was daar 39 deelnemers wat meegeding het. Charlize is ’n Graad vyf leerder van Laerskool Bosveld Primary en het nie terug gestaan vir die sterk kompetisie nie en het net besluit om haarself te wees en te sprankel.

LEPHALALE - Laerskool Bosveld Primary beskik oor ‘n puik rekenaarsentrum wat gebruik maak van die SM! Reading Rocket program om leerders se leesvermoë te verberter. Elke jaar kies die skool rekenaarleiers om seker te maak dat die sentrum opgepas word en reg is vir leerders om te kan gebruik. Die hoofleier vir 2016 is Duan Booysen, wat ‘n goeie rekenaarkennis het. Die geel span se leiers is Duan Booysen, Akhona Masilela, Eloïse Stoop en Chloe Bailey; die blou span bestaan uit Tristan Rautenbach, OfentseMotsuki, Reinette Alberts en Bronwyn van Rooyen, terwyl die pers span uit Jannes Jordaan, Mary Aphane, Letichia Venter en Antoinette Burger bestaan.

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MOKOPANE – Graaff Genis (68), ’n jar-elange inwoner van die dorp, ook bekend as ‘oom Graaff’ as die eienaar van Graaff Bestuurskool het Dinsdag sy sewe maande stryd teen kolorektale kanker verloor.

Michiel Christiaan de Graaff Genis was die oudste van die familie naamdraers. Hy was ’n neef, vriend, broer, oupa, pa en egge-noot. Hy word deur ‘n familielid, Lida Genis, onthou vir sy kalm en rustige geaardheid: “hy het nie verniet ‘n bestuurskool gehad nie,” het sy op Facebook gesê in ’n hulde-blyk aan Graaff. “Hy rus aan Jesus se voete, sonder pyn. Een ding weet ek verseker: hy sal van daar bo afkyk dat ons wat agterbly , ‘op die regte pad bly.’”

Graaff het skool gegaan by Laerskool

Potgietersrus, Hoërskool Piet Potgieter en later by die Hoër Handelskool Mike Erasmus. Hy het eers by Total SA gewerk in Polokwane (toe Pietersburg), waarna hy teruggekeer het na Potgietersrus (nou Mokopane) om sy pa, Mike Genis, met die boerdery by te staan. Hy het later self die plaas oorgeneem, maar in 1994 dit verkoop en dorp toe verhuis waar hy vir agt jaar by Twin Trucking werksaam was. Daarna het Graaff sy eie opleidingskool begin. Hy het weer vyf jaar vir Twin Truck-ing as opleidingsbeampte gaan werk, en ook later by Hanwill gewerk, waar hy as assessor gekwalifiseer het.

In 2009 het hy aangegaan met die opleiding van baie leerlinge vir hul bestuur-derslisensies, asook ander tipes opleiding vir

Graaff Genis saam met sy vrou, Heyla Genis.

verskillende maatskappye. Hy was passievol oor sy leerlinge se bestuursvermoëns en het ‘n bekende gesig geword in die dorp met sy gebrandmerkte swart motortjie wat op en af gery het deur die dorp met voorne-mende motorbestuurders. Sy doelwit by sy bestuurskool was om mense goed op te lei as padgebruikers. Hy het altyd gesê, om ‘n lisensie te “koop” is net so goed as om ‘n moordenaar op die pad los te laat.

Hy laat sy vrou, Heyla (‘n geliefde onder-wyser by Laerskool Krugerpark), drie kinders en agt kleinkinders agter.

Die familie bedank die gemeenskap van Potgietersrus vir hul ondersteuning in hierdie moeilike tyd.

Noordelike Nuus betuig ook sy

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en familie van John Herman, 'n

bekende inwoner van Mokopane en

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week oorlede is. Ons vertrou dat

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Reading Rockets!LEPHALALE - Laerskool Bosveld Primary se flinkste lesers is aangewys tydens die Prestige prysuitdeling van Laerskool Bosveld Primary. Die graadwenners moes regdeur die jaar op hul ouderdomsvlak lees asook ‘n spesifieke leesspoed behaal in elke vlak. Simoné Viljoen in Graad 7 lees op vlak 10, 3 vlakke bo haar ouderdoms-groep. Janco von Rönge in Graad 6 lees op vlak 12, 6 vlakke bo sy ouderdomsgroep. Oratile Marakalala in Graad 5 en Lola Ndlovu in Graad 4, lees 1 vlak bo hulle ouderdomsgroep. Leané Snyman in Graad 3 lees een vlak bo haar ouderdomsgroep. Elmarie Cloete in Graad 2 lees 2 vlakke bo haar ouderdomsgroep en Bree O’Reilly in Graad 1 lees een vlak bo haar ouderdoms-groep.

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