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Sidwell Guduka

THE dusty Tambo Section in Senekal came

alive with the sound of wedding songs on Sun-

day when two sweethearts who had been liv-

ing together for more than five decades ex-

changed vows.

With their combined age of 160, the pension-

ers Kolotjo Phadi (82) andMabolao Sithole (78)

tied the knot at the Maxima Bible Church this

past weekend and they promised to love and

cherish each other until death.

The elderly couple have been together for

manymoons and have ten adult children sev-

en of them have passed away already and 8

grandchildren between them so why make it

official now?

We have been thinking about officially get-

ting married for such a long time, because we

dont know what will happen. We want to be

together for all eternity, and we are not taking

any chances. Imnot deeply religious, but I just

think it was meant to be, Phadi told Express.

Im personally happy that our big day has

finally come. I think we are a living proof that

true love lasts. After somany years we are still

devoted to each other. We celebrate our love

each day.

The couple could not remember the year in

which they met, but it was before 1962 when

they had their first born, in the days before

nightclubs and wine bars.

Mabolao was a smart girl and she had a

good sense of humour, Mr Husband said.

The nervous bride looked lovely in herwhite

weddingdress, completewithaveil,whilePha-

di wore a black suit and a hat.

Today (Sunday) is the biggest day ofmy life.

Im the happiest woman alive. Im really excit-

ed to be legally married to my husband. He is

the only man I want to spend the rest of my

life with, Mabolao said happily.

Pastor Teu Mavundla conducted the ex-

changing of rings and vows. He was sent by

Bishop Victor Dlamini who is the marriage of-

ficer of the Maxima Bible Church in Bethle-

hem.

These are two people coming together to

unite as one and theirs is a true love that has

weathered storms, Mavundla said.

The couples daughter Disebo Phadi (36) said

she could not believe it when she first heard

that her parents were getting married.

I was surprised. I asked them what would

people say. But they told me it was their own

decision to get married. They said they didnt

care about people as long as they were both

happy, she said.

The guests ululated and danced to old tradi-

tional and wedding songs. They all wished the

happy couple a long life together.

The newlyweds are spending their honey-

moon at home.

Pensioners tie knot

After five decades together, they make it official

FOR BETTER OR WORSE, MY LOVE: Kolotjo and Mabolao Phadi got married in Senekal on Sunday. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

WITH their combined age of 160, the

pensioners Kolotjo Phadi (82) and

Mabolao Sithole (78) tied the knot at

the Maxima Bible Church this past

weekend and they promised to love

and cherish each other until death.

2 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013

NEWS

KEEP the following inmind if youplan to enter

the Spontaan competition:

) You must be 16 years or older on 1 July to

register.

) For the regional competitions in Bloemfon-

tein, Welkom, Kimberley, Kroonstad, Kuru-

man and Bethlehem you can sing any song.

However, the song has to be contemporary

music (no rappers or hip-hop artists).

) You are allowed to accompany yourself or

use a backtrack.

) The competition is for soloists only.

) You must supply your own soundtracks and

other equipment for the regional auditions

yourself.

) Spontaan will supply the sound equipment

for the final.

) The winner of each regional audition will be

announced immediately after the audition.

) Judges reserve the right not to choose a re-

gional winner.

) Should you be chosen as a regional finalist,

you must prepare five songs for the final held

in Bloemfontein at the Vryfestival.

) Finalists must supply their own backtracks

or accompaniment for the final.

) The final is on Saturday, 13 July, in Bloem-

fontein and if you are a finalist youmust organ-

ise your own transport (if necessary) and your

own accommodation if you are a finalist from

outside Bloemfontein.

)Auditions will be held in Bloemfontein for

Bloemnuus on 13 June at 17:00, Ons Stad on 15

June at 09:00 and for Express on 22 June at

09:30. (Please note all three Bloemfontein audi-

tions will be held at the Volksblad offices at 79

Nelson Mandela Drive; Kimberley auditions

for Noordkaap and Express NC on 21 June at

the Diamond Pavilion at 14:00; Welkom for Vis-

ta on 13 June at 13:00 at the Metro theatres in

Stateway; Kuruman forKalahari Bulletin on 20

June (time and venue to be announced); and

Kroonstad for Kroonnuus on 18 June at 14:00 at

the Round Table clubhouse next to Kroonpark.

No pre-registration is required. Simply ar-

rive at the audition, pay R20 and register there.

Rules for Spontaan

THE following prizes can bewon in this years

Spontaan:

SpecSavers: Eight pairs of Infinity sunglass-

es and eight vouchers worth R250 each.

The total value is R5 200.

Z PR Communications and Public Rela-

tions Consultants: A publicity and market-

ing contract valued at R5 000 for each finalist,

including a consultation sessionwith the ZPR

team, a professional CV, the design of a CD

cover and business cards, the design andwrit-

ing of a professional profile, a Facebook pro-

file and five press releases.

Total value for all of the finalists is R40 000.

PwC: For the winner R1 000 in cash, runner

up: R700 in cash and third place winner: R300

in cash. A total of R2 000.

Atlantis Guest House: Accommodation to

the value of R4 100. The winner, runner-up

and third placewinnerwill each receive three

nights accommodation for two people includ-

ing breakfast.

PCB Productions:A photo shoot for the win-

ner, runner-up and third place winner valued

at R2 100.

Absa: A R500 hamper for each finalist.

Music Inc:ATT1-microphone for every final-

ist, a cordlessmicrophonewith a stand for the

winner and a microphone stand for the run-

ner-up.

The total value of the prize is R6 600.

Prizes up for grabs

THE play Chasing Laughter has a plot

that is centred on the events of the

xenophobic attacks that were predomi-

nant in the democratic South Africa

of 2008.

The play addresses the importance of

dealing with the social issue of racial

intolerance, highlighting themes such

as brotherhood, hatred, racism, dis-

crimination and also intolerance in

general.

Catch Chasing Laughter on Friday, 12

July, and Saturday, 13 July, at 15:00

and 17:00 respectively at the Kowee

Reptheatre (Repteater).

Tickets are available at Computicket

for R60.

) The Vryfestival, in conjunction

with Express, is giving away 25

double tickets to the show.

To win yourself a pair of tickets,

name one of the social issues the

play highlights.

SMS the keyword Laughter, your

name and surname as well as your

answer to 45527.

The SMS line opens at 06:00 today

and closes at 17:00 on Friday 14

June.

SMSs charged at R1,50.

Issues viewed

with a laugh

A SCENE from the play Chasing Laughter. Photo: Supplied

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Selloane Khalane

ONE of the companies involved in the roads

scandal involving 23 priority roads in the

Free State, has been awarded a R280 million

tender for the upgrade of the Seisa Ramabodu

Stadium in Rocklands, Bloemfontein.

According to the public works project man-

ager, ThembaKhumalo,MRDConsultingEngi-

neers has partnered with construction compa-

ny WHBO to turn the Seisa Ramabodu Sta-di-

um into a world-class arena.

MRD Consulting Engineers is linked to the

controversial former Mbombela municipal

manager Jacob Dladla.

In 2011 Dladla was given a R1,5 million gold-

en handshake settlement from the Mbombela

Municipality.

This follows a dismissal by the municipality

in 2010 after a disciplinary committee found

him guilty of manipulating a tender awarded

to the construction company Lefika Emerging

Equity.

Dladlawent to the Labour Court to challenge

his dismissal and interdicted the municipality

from filling the post.

Khumalo said the initial R280 million bid for

renovations on the

stadiumwas awarded

to Rainbow Construc-

tions in 2011.

He said Rainbow

Constructions had

then subcontracted

Enzer Constructions

which was paid R30

million for the first

phase of the project.

Khumalo said con-

struction at the sta-

diumcame to a halt in

October last year af-

ter Rainbow Con-

structions was liqui-

dated. Khumalo told

Express the R30 mil-

lion given to Enzer

Constructions was

not lost because ar-

chitects hired to de-

sign the stadium up-

grade had been ab-

solved into the MRD-

WHBO Consortium.

The consortium was

awarded the tender to

complete the stadium

sometime this year.

The bid is still

R280 million, Khum-

alo said. Khumalo could not answer as to

whether designs for the upgrade had cost tax-

payers R30 million and said Enzer Construc-

tions had been paid by Rainbow Constructions

for the first phase of the project.

The (Public Works) department had a con-

tractwithRainbowConstructions andnotwith

Enzer Constructions, he said. Khumalo fur-

ther said Rainbow Constructions was dealing

directly with Enzer Constructions.

With renovations set to continue next week,

a group of residents

calling themselves

Mangaung Con-

cerned Residents are

adamant that no con-

struction will contin-

ue unless the depart-

ment proves that ten-

der procedures were

followed to the letter.

In 2009 MRD also

bagged 12 road con-

struction contracts in

theprovinceworthan

estimated R1.9 billion

and to date has never

completed any of the

projects.

According to the

Companies and Intel-

lectual PropertyCom-

mission (Cipro),Dlad-

la resigned fromMRD

Engineering Consult-

ants on 6 June 2010,

but sources alleged

that Dladla was still

involved in the run-

ning of the company.

Dladla told Ex-

presss mother publi-

cation, Volksblad,

that he would not

comment on the matter. I will not comment

on the matter because one of your journalists

wrote a story about me previously without get-

ting my comment, Dladla said.

The Department of Police, Roads and Trans-

port spokesperson Zolile Walaza said he could

not comment because the stadium project was

handled by Mangaung Metro Municipality.

Qondile Khedama, spokesperson of the Man-

gaung Metro, could not be reached for com-

ment.

Company gets big tender despite scandal

JACOB DLADLA, former Mbombela munici-

pal manager. In 2011 Dladla received a gold-

en handshake of R1,5 million from the

Mbombela Municipality after being found

guilty of manupilating the awarding of a

tender to Lefika emerging equity.

Photo: Archives

EXPRESS , WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 3

NEWS

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Refilwe

Mochoari

PETER RAYMOND

MOTSEKI (26)

from Thabong in

Welkom is in the

running to become

South Africas next

big thing.

Motseki is in the

top 25 of kwaito

star and music

sensation Arthur

Mafokates new

reality talent search

show U Can Do It

on SABC 1.

U can do it is a

talent search show

for singers, rappers,

dancers and

musicians.

Motseki was

chosen as a singer

at his audition at the community radio

station The Rock FM in Welkom. He stands

a chance to win R150 000 in cash and a

recording deal with Universal Music.

On 23 April my life changed for the

better. I attended the auditions and I

impressed all the judges with my voice.

The judges included Chomee, Jamela

and Arthur Mafokate, all from 999 music,

together with Mathabo Leeto, the mayor of

the Lejweleputswa Municipality. I was even

called to perform for Premier Ace Ma-

gashule himself. I

still cannot believe

this is happening to

me. I just want to

see myself getting

to the final and

winning the prize.

I am very happy

at the moment,

because I am

rubbing shoulders

with the countrys

most successful

artists, like Kelly

Khumalo, Donald,

Chomee and the

King of Kwaito,

Arthur Mafokate.

When I heard

that I had made it

to the top 100, I was

very happy, because

I made it amongst

thousands of people

from all over the

country.

From there I made it to the top 50 and

still went on to the top 25, and this alone

for me is a great achievement, he said.

Motseki said he was looking forward to

the journey and hoped to be that talent

they were looking for.

Finalists are currently living together in

one house and will be eliminated weekly

during the episodes until there is a winner.

The show airs on Tuesdays at 22:00 on

SABC 1.

Motseki a star on the rise

PETER RAYMOND MOTSEKI Photo: Supplied

LABOUR INSPECTORS would have to be

retrained not only on how to identify

hazards associated with some of the

technologies that are going to be used

with the proliferation of green jobs, but

also to enable them to educate workers

about the risks associated with the

greening process.

This is one of the recommendations from

the Committee on Sustainable Develop-

ment, one of the committees of the 102nd

International Labour Conference meeting

in Geneva, Switzerland, this week.

In response to this recommendation, the

Department of Labours chief inspector,

Thobile Lamati, said the department was

already making arrangements for the

retraining of inspectors.

We will be training our inspectors and

workers on the risks posed by the transi-

tion from fossil fuel to renewable energy.

Sustainable development, decent work and

green jobs guarantee the occupational

health and safety of workers, Lamati

said.

We are already in the process of looking

at the policy implications of this economic

shift. It is important, where necessary,

that we ensure the greening processes are

properly regulated to give effect to the

decent work country objectives, he said.

The committee acknowledged that the

transition to sustainable development and

green jobs would cause shifts in volumes,

composition and quality of employment

across sectors. Caution should therefore be

exercised during the navigation to a

greener economy.

Given the vulnerability of workers in

this sector, it was also felt that there was

a need for strengthening of social protec-

tion to eliminate or reduce worker vulner-

ability.

Other committees which have been hard

at work since last week, include the

Committees on New Demographic Context,

Application of Standards and on the

recurrent discussion on social dialogues.

The minister of Labour, Mildred Oli-

phant, is also attending the conference and

is expected to address the National

Assembly tomorrow.

Inspectors would have to be retrained

THABILE OREFILE MOLEKOS column

on p. 5 is so inspiring. I particularly admire

her resilient character and her undying will

to succeed against all odds. A story well-nar-

rated. She will make a very good journalist/

writer. Go for it girl! Mangaliso Radebe

BLOEMFONTEINExpress,Wednesday, 5

June: Iwas really touchedby the storyonp. 6

entitled I will not be a victim any longer.

I am a rape victim, also from the University

of theFreeState. I knowhowhard it is to deal

with such a situation as a student.

I advise Mpho to go for free counselling at

Kovsie Health. I believe they will be able to

help, andmaybe consider other financial as-

sistance for her tuition fee.

I was sexually abused from age 12 to 17 by

my father. It was hard to live with and I at-

tempted suicide several times. When I got to

varsity, I almost failed my first year. My lec-

turer referredme to the free psychologist on

campus and I got help.

Today I am doing well academically with

the support I get from the Kovsie Health

team. They could be your breakthrough too.

Anonymous.

I wish bursary departments would give

people like Mpho (the rape victim) a chance

to have their bursuaries back.We are all hu-

man, even those very people who work at

such departments. I wish wed all have the

courage to use our empathy and do what is

needed. Obakeng Mokgadi

Thank you to every loyalExpress read-

er who takes the time to write us a letter

or comment via our website or Facebook

page. Obakeng, there are many such sto-

ries in our communities, whether it be

Mphos tragic story or Thabiles equally

horrible experiences. The My View col-

umn is the perfect platform for our read-

ers to tell their stories in their ownwords

Jabulani Dlamini, editor in chief: Ex-

press newspapers.

To comment on any story featured in the

Express, or any other issue relevant to all

South Africans, please vist our Facebook

page at express.news03, or our website at

www.express-news.co.za.

Readers share

their views online

For more news and photos

visit www.express-news.co.za.


NEWS

NAmafu a santse a hlomphuwa jwa-

lo ka pele? Ho na le seo ke se hlokom-

etseng moraong tjena, ke taba ya

hore batho ba batsho ha re sa hlom-

pha mafu a batho.

Ha re di lotomanye:

Tjhaba sa thari e ntso se se seya

mafung hoya ka dijo tse fumanwang

moo, mohlala; hore na ho hlabuwe

mofuta ofe wa phoofolo (nku/kgo-

mo), na ho pheha diphehi tsa kgwebo

efeng?

Ana ke mahlabisa dihlong haholo

hobane motho ha a sa bolokwa

hobane elemotho, empa ho se ho tad-

ingwa maemo a hae a bophelo. Sena

se hlalosa hore ha o le kojwana di

mahetleng, o otla nta ka koto, ha o

lokelwe ke ho fumantshwa phelehet-

so e hlomphehileng.

Ka nako enngwe re ya mafung a

batho bao re sa ba tsebeng le ho ba

tseba, hobane feela re latelletse ho ja

dimenyemenye tsa teng. Na see se

bolela hore re a lapa? Na se bolela

hore rekgethadijohodimanalaneya

bophelo ba motho? Sena re se etsa re

sa bontshe le dihlong.

O ka bona motho a tlohela ho ya

phupung ya moahisane wa hae, a ya

ho ya motho eo a sa mo tsebeng,

hobane feela ka ha moahisane ho itl-

hopherwe.

Ha re a hodiswa jwalo. Re hotse

hlompho le boikarabelo e le tse ding

tsa dintho tseo re ikotlang sefuba ka

tsona, le ho di baballa.

Hona ho ntlisa tabeng enngwe, na

hore wa heno a bolokwe o tlameha

ho kgathatseha ka se jewang?, hore

o patwa ka lekase le jwang?, ke bo

mang ba tlileng? Tjhee, ha ke nahane

jwalo. Re na le mekgatlo ya mapato

ekenwang, e thusanghaholontlheng

ena ya mafu.

Mekgatlo ena e molemo haholo, e

pata le bofuma eleng se hlokahalang

haholo. Bothata ke ha batho ba sena

dilopotsia. Hona ho sia lelapa le jwa-

lo le eme le monna mateneng, selei

se kgitlile lejwe.

A ke re lekoleng bohlokwa ba dijo

mafung, na ho sa le bohlokwa hore

ho hlajwe mafung hore batho re

tsebe ho ikatametsa? Sesosa ke sefe

sa hore see se etsahale? Na ke ho

hloka tlhompho? Tlala? Maemo?

Ke batla ke ngongoreha kamolaet-

sa oo ketso ena e o romellang bana

ba rona, kapa letlobo le holang. Ba

tlo nka eka sena ke sona se lokelang

ho etswa,mmeho tla ba thata haholo

ho aha serobe phiri e se e jele. Re du-

la re re thupa e kojwa esale metsi,

empa re reng ha manyampetla le

mahlabisa dihlong a etswa ke rona

batho bahodileng?Bao re tlamehang

hoba mohlala o phethahetseng

baneng ba rona le babo rona?

A ke re tloheleng ho thunthetsa

nalane ya rona rele batho ba batsho,

nalane e sebelleditsweng ka thata ha

kaale ke ba fetileng ka pele ho rona.

Ho fihlela nako e tlang, ke Mo-

taungWa Rampai ya reng; ya kgaola

ya ya.

*Mang kapa mang ya a batlang

hongola kholomong ena, a ka iko-

panya le JabulaniDlamini ho 051-

404-7910 kapa ho

Jabulani.Dlamini@volks-

blad.com

*Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa

Na ho sa le bohlokwa?

O ka bona motho a tlo

hela ho ya phupung ya

moahisane wa hae, a ya

ho ya motho eo a sa mo

tsebeng, hobane feela

ka ha moahisane ho itl

hopherwe.

A re bueng

Kutwane Kareli

Cultural practitioner

A KOVSIE student is

heading to London to

attend the June G8 2013

Youth Summit.

Tumelo Moreri is

part of a chosen few

who will walk among

world-class leaders as a

delegate of the African

Union.

She will be jetting off

to the United Kingdom

on 22 June.

Moreri is a co-found-

er of Tomorrows Lead-

ers Today in her home

country, Botswana. She

is currently the Inter-

national Affairs Officer

of the Student Repre-

sentative Council

(SRC) at the Bloemfon-

tein Campus.

The highlight for me

is the fact that I am representing Af-

rica. Africas voice will get to be

heard through us, Moreri said.

I see this as a huge opportunity

to strive to make a contribution to-

wards Africa and finding solutions

unique to her problems. This will be

a stepping stone to effecting change.

This learning curve will shape and

influence global discourse, she add-

ed.

The summit, which will be held

from 24 to 29 June,

provides a platform

for young leaders

where they are able to

collectively voice

their opinions.

It also gives them

the opportunity to

gain valuable in-

sights on interna-

tional diplomacy in

order to tackle 21st

century challenges

head on.

The African Union

delegation, of which

Moreri is part, in-

cludes representa-

tives from the Demo-

cratic Republic of

Congo, Botswana,

Kenya, South Africa,

Nigeria and Zim-

babwe.

It consists of aheadof government,

press secretary, minister of Trade

and Industry, minister of Finance,

minister of Justice, minister of For-

eign Affairs, minister of Energy and

Climate Change, minister of

Development, and minister of De-

fence.

They are responsible for develop-

ing and negotiating position papers

with regards to the various ministe-

rial positions.

Moreri Africas voice

UK-BOUND: Tumelo

Moreri. Photo: Supplied


NEWS

Eviction stand-off

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Tladi Moloi

IT took six hours for 12

members of the South

African Police Service

(SAPS) from Bethlehem and

the sheriff of the court to

evict the Sibisi family of the

Baken Park location in

Bethlehem on Wednesday.

Express Eastern Free State

has been reliably informed

that the family was evicted

after the house had been

sold on auction. This was

done because the house had

not been paid for since 2005,

soon after the father of the

family had died.

Looking from afar, one

could have thought the

police who arrived in six

vehicles had been assigned

to arrest a dangerous

criminal who had committed

a serious offence, but it was

just manpower to evict the

stubborn Mamohau Sibisi

(40) who gave them a though

time before the mission

could be accomplished.

Mamohau locked the two

doors to prevent the police

from coming in to the house.

She blocked the doors with

furniture on the inside and

warned them that whoever

pushed at the door would be

met with hot water.

Key South Africa in

Bethlehem was called to

help in opening the door and

soon after this Sean Glas-

gow, the transporter from

the Sheriffs office in

Bethlehem, pushed at the

door and quickly retreated

saying, She has a knife.

The police went into the

house and spoke to the

woman, who then left the

house to speak to her

lawyers.

Mamohau said she went

back to her parents house

at the Phumala Mqasha

section of Bohlokong,

Bethlehem. She said she was

searching for the money to

pay the outstanding balance

of the house so that she

could return.

The municipality has

taken the furniture to their

store room. Those things

will remain there until I get

a place to stay.

My husband died in 2005

and in 2010, when they

kicked me out of the house,

I was told that the police

could not pay the house. I

asked why and they told me

stories, said the heartbro-

ken Mamohau.

Glasgow said, We tried to

be as professional as we

could, but they did not want

to cooperate.

He said in the end they

had to force their way in to

do what the court had

instructed them to do.

It was not the first time

that we negotiated the

matter with the family. We

arrived here around nine

and look at the time. It is

now 14:30. The woman was

removed from the house in

2010, but since then she did

not settle the debt on the

house, he said.

He said there was a

woman who had bought the

house and she wanted to

move into the house.

However, there were

threats from the neighbours

and the family which was

kicked out that if someone

were to move into the house,

the house would be burnt

down.

The frustrated new owner

of the house refused to talk

to Express EFS.

HARD TIMES: Themembers of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Bethlehem rush-

ing into the house to stop Mamohau Sibisi who was armed with a knife.

THE evicted Mamohau Sibi-

si walking out of the gate.

THE Sibisis funiture was left outside near the road after they had been evicted.

Photos: Tladi Moloi


NEWS

NEW and innovative artists who believe they

have what it takes to make an impact in the

art industry are encouraged to enter the 2013

Sasol New Signatures Art Competition before

the closing date.

Recognised as the longest running national

art competition in South Africa, the Sasol

New Signatures Art Competition offers an op-

portunity for artists to showcase their art-

work and build their profile in the indus-

try.

Through this competition, artists can win

fantastic cash prizes and the overall winner

will hold a solo exhibition at the Pretoria Art

Museum next year.

Emerging artists should not miss out on

the opportunity to take their careers to

new heights by submitting one or two art-

works at one of several collection points

around the country before Wednesday, 3 Ju-

ly.

The competition is open to artists who are

18 years and older and have not held a solo

exhibition (a body of at least 20 works exhibit-

ed in a commercial gallery) except for academ-

ic purposes.

The winner of the competition will win a

cash prize of R60 000, the runner-up will walk

awaywith R20 000 and fivemerit winners will

receive R5 000 each.

The Sasol New Signatures Art Competi-

tion is one of the most prestigious national

competitions for emerging South African art-

ists and provides an ideal platform to show-

case the undiscovered talent that our country

has to offer, said Richard Hughes, Sasols

sponsorship manager.

This year, entrants are encouraged to

reveal their talent and a spirit of innovation

with work that can connect to the ever

evolving South African arts industry, he

said.

Regional judges will select approximately

100 works that will be exhibited at the official

opening of the Sasol New Signatures Exhibi-

tion and prize-giving ceremony, whichwill be

held at the Pretoria Art Museum on Wednes-

day, 28 August.

The exhibition will continue until Sunday,

13 October.

Entries must be submitted at the Oliewen-

huis Art Museum, 16 Harry Smith Street,

Bloemfontein, on Tuesday, 2 July, and

Wednesday, 3 July.No entrieswill be received

before or after these dates.

Formore information regarding the compe-

tition, visit www.sasolsignatures.co.za or

contact Nandi Hilliard at the Association of

Arts Pretoria on 012-346-3100/083-288-5117 or

email [email protected].

Artists invited to enter competition

ID FOUND: Sekhokoane Lazaro Lehlaba-

phiri is asked to fetch his identity book (ID)

at Expresss office, 64 Henry Street, after a

loyal Express reader brought it in.

Letters

Express Letters, P.O. Box 9493,

Bloemfontein, 9300

Jabulani Dlamini

[email protected]

Tel: 051-447-7910 . Fax: 086-676-3805

REV. THEUNIS BOTHA, leader of the

Christian Democratic Party:

THE Christian Democratic Party (CDP)

welcomes the naming and shaming of

people convicted of fraud and corruption.

This does not mean that we are con-

vinced that all those guilty of corruption

and fraud are being treated equally before

the law.

This will remain the stance of the CDP as

long as the arms deal, Nkandla and many

other cases are clouded by a lack of

transparency.

We would also suggest that companies

involved be blacklisted and not as has been

stated could be blacklisted.

Only when we are satisfied that no

favouritism exists, benefiting the politically

well connected will we be convinced that

government is serious about combating

practices that rob our country of its

future.

Treat all corruption

equally before law

MONDLI MVAMBI, Free State Health De-

partment spokesperson:

THE Department of Health in the Free State

would like to inform and assure the public that

there is no shortage of food in any of our hospi-

tals, clinics and facilities.

We are aware of false rumours that are pad-

dled in the media by unknown people who

claim that there is a shortage of food in the

Thusanong Hospital in Odendaalsrus. This is

not true and we are busy investigating the

source of this misinformation campaign.

We appeal to the media to treat any informa-

tion with serious caution as there are faceless

people who falsify information to deliberately

dent the image of the department.

No shortage of food

For more news and photos

visit www.express-news.co.za.

LOST: An elderly manwas brought in by the

SAPS to the Pelonomi Hospital on 6 June

after being found on the streets. He identi-

fiedhimself asRichardSonkwara /Sonkwa-

ba. He claims to have been born in 1940, but

has no ID with him. Richard speaks Xhosa

fluently and indicated that he had family in

Odendaalsrus. However, the information

seems to be contradictory and it is suspect-

ed that he is from Bloemfontein. He might

also have been in a quarrel with his caregiv-

er and therefore left home. If you knowRich-

ard or his relatives, call social worker Estie

Vlok on 051-405-1512 or 083-761-9375.


NEWS

Gospel the power of God to those who accept

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Elder Jonathan B. Ndlovu

PAUL has witnessed its effect

upon others, but unto them

which are called, both the Jews

and the Greeks, Christ is the

Power of God and the wisdom of

God. (1 Cor 1:24)

That your faith should not

stand in the wisdom of men, but

in the Power of God. (1 Cor 2:5)

The Gospel is for all men (1 Tim:

2:4), but it is the power of God

unto salvation only those who

are willing to accept it.

The Gospel is to be represented

not as a lifeless theory, but as a

living force to change life.

God desires that the receivers

of His grace shall be witness to

its power.

Those whose course has been

most offensive to Him, he freely

accepts; when they repent, He

imparts to them His divine Spirit,

places them in the highest

position of trust, and sends them

forth into the camp of the

disloyal to proclaim His bound-

less mercy.

Through the following verses

we see God the Father giving this

power to Christ, and our Saviour

giving it to his disciples.

And Jesus came and spoke unto

them, saying All power is given

me in heaven and on earth. (Matt

28:18).

But ye shall receive power, after

that the Holy Ghost will come

upon you. (Acts 1:8)

Teach the people; He said to

observe all things whatsoever I

have commanded you (Matt 28:20).

The disciples were to teach

what He taught.

That which He had spoken, not

only in person, but through all

the prophets and teachers of the

Old Testament, is here included.

Human teaching is shut out;

there is no place for tradition, for

mens theories and conclusions,

or for church legislation. No laws

ordained by ecclesiastical authori-

ty are included in the commis-

sion.

None of these are Christs

servants to teach. The law, the

prophets, with the records of his

own words and deeds, are the

treasure committed to the

disciples to be given to the

world.

This Gospel is the revelation of

Jesus Christ, as the Holy Bible

says: For neither received it of

man, neither was I taught it, but

by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

(Galatians 1:12).

It is written in the Prophets,

and they shall be all taught of

God . . . (John 6:45).

Isaiah 54:13 says: All thy

children shall be taught by the

Lord.

To reveal His son in me, that I

might preach Him among the

heathen; immediately I conferred

not with flesh and blood. (Gal

1:16).

We preach not ourselves, but

Christ Jesus the Lord (2 Cor 4:5).

The mystery of the Gospel is

Christ in the believer, the hope of

Glory. (Col 1:25-27).

Christ says: But ye know Him

for he dwells with you, and shall

be in you (John 16-17).

) This is the second and last

part of an article first pub-

lished last week.


WORKING ON FIRE (WOF),

the Government funded

programme to help fight

veldfires, has been hard at

work during the past few

months, as it readied itself for

the winter fire season in the

Free State and Northern Cape,

which officially started on 1

June.

Close to 700 WOF veldfire

firefighters are stationed in 27

teams across the Free State (21

teams) and Northern Cape (6

teams). These firefighters are

ready to spring into action

within minutes of receiving a

call for help, following the

start of the Free State and

Northern Cape fire season

which lasts until 30 November.

Many specialists expect that

there will be an increased risk

of veld and forest fires, given

the current long-term weather

forecast for both provinces.

According to Masibonge

Silevu, the assistant general

manager of WoF in the Free

State and Northern Cape, WoF

firefighters are professionally

trained to suppress veld and

forest fires and they have been

deployed throughout these two

provinces to reduce the

personal and economic harm

caused by unwanted wildfire.

We have deployed our

teams in areas with the

highest fire risk, and they can

be on the scene within minutes

of receiving a call for help.

We are confident that once

we have received a request for

assistance through our existing

partnership agreements with

the Fire Protection Associa-

tions, SANParks and local

municipalities, we will be able

to render highly skilled

veldfire suppression services

which are unparalleled

anywhere in South Africa,

Silevu said.

Silevu pointed out that the

2012 fire season was difficult in

the two provinces and WUF

attended to 106 fires and an

estimated 90 860 hectares were

burnt in the Northern Cape

and 154 fires totalling 120 889

hectares in the Free State.

In November 2012 WOF

attended to 119 734 ha fire at

Koopmansfontein where use

was made of the Free State

and Northern Cape teams with

one chopper and one spotter.

The prospects for the 2013

fire season vary from fair in

parts to very bad in others.

Parts of the province are

experiencing severe drought

and are tinder dry, thus

vulnerable to possible serious

run-away fires.

Due to high fuel load and

dry winds we are expecting

more fire dangers and hence

we want to intensify the

awareness campaigns by

working with municipalities

and the government depart-

ments, Silevu said.

He also cautioned people to

be extra careful when starting

fires, as a fire can be a friend

to keep the night chill away or

to cook a meal, but an uncon-

trolled fire can be the worst

enemy destroying anything

and everything in its path.

It causes the destruction of

things held dear, from people,

homes, and pets to the envi-

ronment and planet.

NEWS

WOF ready for fires

BOTSHABELO resident Mapaseka

Kokoropo has won a share of thou-

sands of rands worth of education

bursaries in the 2013 OMO Door to

Door Challenge.

OMOs bursary giveaway cam-

paign will award R925 000 worth of

bursaries as well as cash prizes.

A total of 23 luckywinnerswill re-

ceive a bursary of R10 000 and some

winners stand towin big cash prizes

as well.

Kokoropo is one of the R100 000

winners, who won a prize that com-

prises a R10 000 bursary and R90 000

cash which she can spend to her

hearts desire.

Kokoropo answered the knock at

the door to meet up with Nkanyiso

Bhengu and won the bursary for

taking the OMO Stains Challenge.

Mother of two children, a seven-

year-old son and a ten-month-old

daughter, Kokoropo is extremely

happy that she won R100 000.

My husband, Mokaota, and I are

delighted that we can plan the fu-

ture for our children. OMO you

make our dreams come true, thank

you so much, she said.

Andrew Mysell, spokesperson for

the brand, says education is OMOs

way of giving back.

OMO has always given back to

the community in different ways.

For the past 12 years OMO has paid

special attention to making sure

that parents encourage their chil-

drens education.

Since 2000, just over 400 learners

have won OMO bursaries, which

have helped in making sure that

they can continue with their learn-

ing.

Education is key to success and

OMO is giving children a chance of

a brighter, more successful future,

he said.

Womanwins prize

MAPASEKA KOKOROPO smiles broadly after winning R100 000 in the

Omo door-to-door challenge. Photo: Supplied


NEWS

COL DISEBO CEZULA has been ap-

pointed station commander of the

Odendaalsrus Police Station.

Cezula is not a newcomer to the

Northern Free State, having previ-

ously served as the Wesselsbron sta-

tion commander before being trans-

ferred to the Bainsvlei Police Station.

She fully supports the vision of Lt.

Gen. Khehla Sitole, the provincial

commissioner of the Free State, of

turning the Free State into a policing

model for the country.

Cezula said there weremeasures to

ensure that residents of Odendaals-

rus were safe and added that there

would be quite a number of opera-

tions held just to make sure that cri-

minal activities are curbed.

She said the SAPS in Odendaalsrus

could not do it alone, but residents of

Odendaalsrus, as well as the farming

community, could freely assist in en-

suring that crime was squeezed to ze-

ro in the Odendaalsrus Station Pre-

cinct.

For theOdendaalsrus SAPS to be in

the limelight in terms of excelling in

service delivery, she said they would

continue to work as a team serving

the residents of the entire Odendaals-

rus.

I am aware of the negative publici-

tyabout theOdendaalsrusSAPSinre-

cent times, but we met as manage-

ment to put heads together to ensure

that we are turning the tide. Resi-

dents of Kutloanong and Odendaals-

rus, let us continue to support and at-

tend meetings of the Community Po-

licing Forum and the Sector Forum.

By doing so, there will be no space for

criminal elements in our residential

areas, Cezula said.

I am happy to be back in the Gold-

fields and residents must feel free to

knock on my door whenever mem-

bers of Odendaalsrus have done well

or when there are concerns about

service delivery, she said.

New commander

ready to tackle crime

NEWROLE: Col DiseboCezula has been appointed as station command-

er for the Odendaalsrus Police Station. Photo: Supplied

THE Excelsior police are looking

for an African male suspect who

was driving a white Toyota Hilux

bakkie loaded with dagga between

Excelsior and Tweespruit.

OnMonday at about 04:30, mem-

bers of the Excelsior police station

under the command of Warrant

Officer Mojalefa Litabe were busy

with their patrols when they no-

ticed a suspicious white Toyota

bakkie on the R709 road between

Excelsior and Tweespruit.

They immediately approached

the bakkie and stopped it.

The driver of the bakkie opened

the door and ran away.

Upon searching the back of the

bakkie the police found 32 bags of

dagga weighing 410 kilograms

witha street valueofR410 000.The

dagga, as well as the bakkie, were

confiscated.

Investigations are still under-

way and the police are expected to

make an arrest soon.

It is believed that the dagga was

being transported to the North-

West Province as the bakkie has

North-West number plates.

Acting Ladybrand Cluster com-

mander, Lt Col Diepo Nthako, ap-

plauded the involved members in

ensuring that the dagga did not

land in the hands of the youth as

we approach Youth Day.

Dagga bust made

MEMBERS of the Excelsior Police Station who made the dagga bust are from the left clockwise WO

Mojalefa Litabe, Const. IkanyengSebitloane,WOAlex Thekiso, Const. KhotsoNyamane, Const. George

Khuduga and Const. Diphoko Motsalane. Photo: Supplied


NEWS

THE Free State Provincial Government,

the Central University of Technology

(CUT), Free State, and Further Education

and Training Colleges (FETC) in the Free

State pledged their commitment to collabo-

ration at the memorandum of understand-

ing (MoU) signing ceremony which took

place at the CUT main campus in Bloem-

fontein last week.

The MoU stipulates a working relation-

ship between the CUT and the FETC

sector, which will provide and improve

access to further education and training

institutions, including universities in the

province.

Until now there has been a mismatch

between the courses offered at FET

colleges and the entry requirements into

higher education institutions, which

resulted in FET qualifications being

disregarded when prospective students

applications were considered for admis-

sion.

The CUT will assist the FETC sector

the development of bridging courses, the

launch of new NQF level 5 curricula

programmes and will contribute to the

improvement of FETC staff training and

education.

These advancements and the develop-

ment of articulation and credit transfer

instruments, will make it easier for FETC

students to gain admission into the CUT,

said Prof. Thandwa Mthembu, vice-chancel-

lor and principal at the CUT.

The signing of the MoU is the first step

to the realisation of the Department of

Higher Education and Trainings efforts to

revitalise the FETC sector in the Free

State through systematic, coordinated and

meaningful collaboration with universi-

ties.

The MoU also aims to further promote

specific learning areas, including science,

technology, engineering, and mathematics

(STEM).

This partnership will assist victims of

our system who did not have mathematics

and science up to matric to bridge the

gaps in their education and will develop

the opportunity for these learners to enrol

at higher education institutions, Tate

Makgoe, Education MEC, said.

We believe that we have a critical role

to play in the development of highly

skilled graduates, specialising in STEM

focussed careers, to ultimately create

wealth for the country, Mthembu said.

Collaboration for skilled graduates

PRESENT at the event were, from the left, front: Tate Makgoe, the MEC of Education, and Prof. Thandwa Mthembu, vice-chancellor

and principal of the Central University of Technology (CUT), Free State; back: T.S. Letho, the director of the Flavius Mareka FET College,

Dr L.M. Fourie, the director of the Goldfields FET College, Dr S.D. Manese, the director of the Maluti FET College and Mr J.S. Tladi,

the chief director: FET Colleges. Photo: Supplied


NEWS

THE South African Breweries is call-

ing for entries for their annual

Project Kickstart Competition.

KickStart is a youth entrepreneuri-

al programme that was launched in

May 1995. It is aimed at youth that

want to expand their existing busi-

nesses.

This initiative is mainly focussed

on instilling a culture of entrepre-

neurship among young people. Over

the years, KickStart has become one

of the largest entrepreneurship devel-

opment projects run by a private sec-

tor company.

The SAB KickStart Programmes

initial visionwas to alleviate poverty,

but it has subsequently becomeaplat-

form to stimulate sustainable enter-

prise development. The programme

promotes business awareness

through training, supplying grants as

start-up capital, post-training men-

torship and business development

support.

The competition is open to 18- to 35-

year-olds from previously disadvan-

taged backgrounds who have regis-

tered businesses currently operation-

al. This person should have

entrepreneurial flair and be commit-

ted to being successful. This innova-

tive initiative bySouthAfricanBrew-

eries awards grants and provides

mentorship to winning businesses

with prizes ranging from R30 000 to

R250 000. Since its inception 18 years

ago,SABKickStarthas investedmore

than R64 million into developing

youth-owned businesses.

To enter, contact Patience Selesho

on051-406-8400or086-172-2763ofSouth

African Breweries Central Region

(Free State, North West, Northern

Cape and Vaal). For more informa-

tion, go to www.sabkickstart.co.za/

Facebook: sab kickstart ot Twitter:

@sab_kickstart.

Forms are also available at your

nearest SAB depot. Entries will close

on 14 June.

Give business a Kickstart

PHEMELOMPOFU (middle) of AMAMP Tooling who won grant funding

worth R200 000 in the regional 2012 Kickstart competition, featured

with Boipelo Nkadimeng (SABs Enterprise Developmentmanager) and

Sizwe Mkhasibe (SABs Central Region general manager). Photo: Supplied


NEWS

FROM outrageous robots, to Smarties-bedaz-

zled dragons and even a moving three-eyed

Smonster, South Africas pre- and primary

school children are certainly showing off

their design talents in the Smarties Smon-

sters Box-A-Thon.

Armed with empty Smarties boxes, chil-

dren have allowed their imagination to take

flight and created some rather interesting

Smonsters in their quest to become the win-

ner of this years competition, and why not

when they stand towin some exceptional priz-

es, says ZaneleMthethwa,marketingmanag-

er: Chocolate Business Unit.

Aimed at parents, teachers and children,

this unique competition creates opportuni-

ties for families, classrooms and friends to

have fun together and is guaranteed to stimu-

late out-of-the-Smarties-box creative think-

ing.

To participate, entrants need only use a sin-

gle Smarties box to create their very own

Smonsters and then upload photographs of

their entries to the competition mobi-site,

www.smarties.mobi.

The more Smonsters an entrant builds and

enters, the greater their chances of winning

some excellent prizes.

Children, teachers and parents are also al-

lowed to team up to build a Smonster and en-

ter their creations together.

This latest campaign from Smarties is all

about stimulating creative imagination. As

such, the campaign is looking to support

moms, teachers, caregivers and children by

encouraging them to use their imagination

and be creative.

Weve been very impressed with the

number of entries weve received so far. The

creations that have been uploaded have

certainly shown out-of-the-Smarties-box

thinking and we have no doubt that the en-

tries still to come through will be equally im-

pressive. We look forward to seeing your

Smonster on our site very soon, addsMtheth-

wa.

If you havent entered your Smonster yet,

entries close at the end of June so make sure

you enjoy some Smarties and turn that empty

box into a work of Smonster art.

For further information on the campaign or

simply to enter your creation, be sure to visit

www.smarties.mobi.

Build your

own Smonster

with Smarties

Dangers of smoking in spotlight

}

Tladi Moloi

THE Department of Health,

Social Development, Child

Welfare, the Thuthuzela Care

Centre and other stakeholders

from Bethlehem recently

celebrated World No Tobacco

Day and Child Protection Week

together with learners.

According to Nthabiseng

Mokoena of the Department of

Health, who is the mental

health and substance abuse

coordinator in the Dihlabeng

area, the ceremony was aimed

at creating awareness about

the dangers of smoking and

how children should be

protected.

She says they invited

primary and intermediate

schools, because those were

the age groups targeted.

We decided to talk to them

at a young age so that they

wouldnt smoke.

We know that at the time

they reach high school, they

have already started smoking,

but that does not mean we will

not attend to them. We will

visit them some time this

year.

The day started with a

march from Diphaleng to the

tennis court near the

Bohlokong Stadium where the

official programme started.

Palesa Mpatane from the

Phekolo Thuthuzela Care

Centre urged the learners to

make the police and teachers

their friends.

She said they should always

tell them when something

strange happened to their body

or if they were raped.

A WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY BANNER was held high during the recent celebrations in Bethlehem. Photo: Tladi Moloi

}

Tladi Moloi

HADIYO MOLOI, the assistant

manager of Welfare Services at

the Department of Social

Development in Bethlehem, has

urged parents to stop sending

their kids to buy alcohol and

cigarettes.

In most cases children

regard their parents as role

models and they would assume

that everything they are doing

is right. If they drink and

smoke near their kids, their

children would end up doing

the same, she said.

Moloi said this during the

Bethlehem Social Develop-

ments Child Protection Week

which was held in the Baken

Park Hall in Bethlehem.

Child Protection Week was

celebrated with the children of

the day-care centres in

Bohlokong, Bethlehem.

According to Moloi the

celebration was aimed at

creating awareness among the

little ones and their parents

about child abuse and their

constitutional rights.

She said they also taught the

parents that they should

protect their children at all

costs.

We invited the kids of the

day-care centres so that they

could start learning about their

rights at this young age. It is

winter now and we wanted to

teach them that they should

not burn the veld, because it is

dangerous to play with fire,

she said.

Moloi said they had heard of

many cases in the location

where a child had burnt a

house or veld down while

playing with fire.

They should know how to

protect themselves against the

abuse in the location. I was

happy with the participation of

the kids and that was a clear

indication to us that the

matrons were doing their job.

It is not only the responsibil-

ity of women to take care of

the children, but the fathers

should also play their part,

she said.

Childrenmade aware of rights duringweek

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Children of different day-care centres in Bohlokong, Bethlehem, with some

of the teachers and the event organisers. Photo: Tladi Moloi


NEWS

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Sidwell Guduka

THE SouthAfrican seniorwomens nation-

al football team, Banyana Banyana, have

been participating in international football

for over two decades.

On 30 May 1993 the national womens

team played in their first international

match against neighbours Swaziland and

have to date played 155 international

matches.

In their short history the team has

achieved several milestones, including

qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games, fin-

ishing as runners-up at the African Wom-

ens Championships three times and being

the first South African national football

team to beat Nigeria in an international

game.

Ranked 53 in theworld, the team, through

the partnership between Sasol and Safa,

has played 69 of their 154 games in the last

four years, helping the team climb three

places in the Fifa rankings.

This is a great milestone for womens

football in South Africa. It has been a long

and strenuous journey, not only for the na-

tional team, but for the organisation and

womens football as a whole, Fran Hilton-

Smith, technical director at Safa, told Ex-

press.

The past 20 years have been all about the

development of womens football in South

Africa and today there is a semi-profession-

al league running, the Sasol League, that

helps with the identification of talent and

has exposed women in all nine provinces to

competitive football regularly, she said.

DumisaniMbokane, sponsorship special-

ist at Sasol, said: Asanorganisationweare

proud to be associated with the positive de-

velopments in South African womens foot-

ball. This support for women is part of our

endorsement of the government policy on

gender equity and women empowerment.

We are pleased with the teams progress in

the last four years of our partnership and

we trust that womens football will grow in

leaps and bounds,

Between 1993 and 2008 the teamplayed an

average of five games in a year. This was

before Sasol came on board as the premier

sponsor of Banyana Banyana and the Sasol

League.

Over the last four years the team has av-

eraged 15 games per year due to the oppor-

tunities that have been created by their

petrolium sponsor and Safa partnership.

Having a sponsor like Sasol has helped

open doors for many young female soccer

players. A few of our players are now play-

ing club football for overseas teamsand this

is due to the international exposure that

has been afforded them by the sponsorship.

We have also seen many players getting

tertiary study bursaries through the expo-

sure they got from the Sasol League,

Hilton-Smith said.

Banyana still growing

after two decades

IN ACTION: Leandra Smeda of South Africa battles with Diantesa Banzuzi of the

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the eighth African Women Champion-

ships at Estadio De Bata in Bata in 2012. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

}

Tladi Moloi

THE Central University of Tech-

nology (CUT) will represent the

Free State in the SAB League na-

tional play-offs after they narrowly

beatRealHearts by 4-3 in the penal-

ties after the teams had played to a

goalless draw in the final of the

SABprovincial play-offs. Thegame

took place in the Goble Park Stadi-

um on Saturday. CUTwill compete

against winners from other prov-

inces in the national play-offs

scheduled for 9 to 14 July in the

Coetzenburg Stadium.

Even though Real Hearts was

beaten in the final stage, the Vir-

ginia based team qualified to play

in the Vodacom League next sea-

son. The two teams that played in

the final get promoted to the next

league.

They advanced to the final stage

of theSABLeagueprovincial finals

after they had knocked out Sasol-

burg Juventus and Mighty Wits of

Bethlehem respectively. CUT beat

Juventus by 3-2 on penalties after

the teams had played to an enter-

taining 3-3 draw, while Real Hearts

sent Mighty Wits, who was the fa-

vourite, packing. The final was a

bit slow with both teams looking

tired as players went down often

suffering from cramps. The game

ended 0-0 with CUT winning on

penalties by 4-3.

Teboho Ramakoa, the CUT head

coach, said the tournament was

tight and added that it was a real

test for his youthful team.

Weplayedwell in the first game,

but we lost focus in the game and

we ended winning it in the penal-

ties, he said. Ramakoa said they

had a three year plan. He said they

initially finished third on the log

and then second last season before

winning it this season. JimMadla-

khazela, who has been helping the

Real Hearts after the coach re-

signed, said he was happy with the

players performance. He said they

wanted to represent the Free State

in the national play-offs but they

could not, because they had to use

a scrappy team after most of the

players had sustained injuries.

We had a game plan and it

worked for us. One of the things

that one should be proud of is the

fact that we will be playing in the

Safa Vodacom League next sea-

son, he said. Madlakhazela said it

has always been the chairpersons

wish to have a teamback in theVo-

dacom League.

CUT to represent the Free State

THE Central University of Technology (CUT) are the Free State SAB League champions. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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Meyer admitted his initial idea was to rotate

players through the three June tests, but after

the performances he had seen, it was more im-

portant to reward them with a renewed call-up

to the team so as to confirm his belief in them.

While they work towards their goal of having

30 to 35 top classplayers to take to the 2015World

Cup,Meyerhinted that theremaybea feweleva-

tions for the team, as some players will get a

chance while the core will stay the same.

A lotof theseniorplayersarestrugglingwith

niggling injuries. It will be great to give them

a bit of a break, although I want to say clearly

I will never rest any player at national level.

There is a belief in the public that you need to

rest guys, but every single guywants to play for

his country, Meyer said. Supersport.com

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Sidwell Guduka

GORDON IGE-

SUND, the Bafana

Bafana coach, has ex-

pressed his pride and

excitement after

South Africas 3-0 tri-

umph over the Cen-

tral African Republic

in Cameroon on Sat-

urday.

The win has kept

alive Bafanas chanc-

es of qualifying for

the 2014 Fifa World

Cup in Brazil.

The CAR team is

really a tough side.

They showed it both

in Cape Town, and

again in Cameroon.

But I am proud of my

boys; they had so much belief and worked for

each other, Igesund said.

I like the team spirit. The guys on the bench

were celebrating with the players on the field

and that is what builds true camaraderie

which I believewehad this pastweekend. Cele-

brations are over and the focus is now on Ethi-

opia.

Im proud of the players because between

ourmatchwithLesotho,wehad only one train-

ing session due to some setbacks we do not

want talk about again. Winning 3-0 away from

home shows some character. Im happy with

the score line though we dropped a bit in the

second half. We can build the momentum from

this result going to Ethiopia, he added.

After four rounds of matches, Ethiopia are

leading Group Awith 10 points and Bafana are

breathing down their necks with 8 points.

Ethiopias national team, nicknamed The

Wayla Antelopes consolidated their position

on top of the log after

beating Botswana 2-1

in Lobatse on Satur-

day. But Igesund is

not worried about

them.

We are not inter-

ested in what hap-

pened in the other

match, we have to

play both sides and

wewill be looking for-

ward to the challenge.

We do not expect fa-

vours from anyone.

We must do all the

work ourselves, he

said.

Igesund has

thanked the people of

Cameroon for being

great hosts and mak-

ing them feel at home.

Meanwhile, Captain Itumeleng Khune said

he was impressed by the way his side were gel-

ling.

Im a big fan of teameffort. This is not about

me or anyone else, but Bafana Bafana. Three

goals and a clean sheet, we could not have

asked for anything better. We showed mental

strength out there.

The approach to the gamewas positive, that

is why we came out tops. For now, we need to

enjoy the victory, but must quickly remember

that we still have amountain to climb inAddis

Ababa.

Both teams have won their matches and

they will go into this clash high in spirit. But

I am positive we can complete this mission,

said the Absa Premierships Goalkeeper of the

Season.

The match between Ethiopia and Bafana is

scheduled forAddisAbaba onSunday.Kick-off

is at 16:00.

Igesund proud

of his team

SATISFIED: Gordon Igesund.

Photo: Chris Ricco/Backpagepix

}

Sidwell Guduka

BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC will cele-

brate Youth Day on Sunday by hosting

a Youth Day Womens Soccer Tourna-

ment.

The event will be held at the Man-

gaung Outdoor Sports Centre in Rock-

lands, Bloemfontein. The first match

will start at 09:30.

As Celtic we decided to do something

to celebrate Youth Day at the weekend

to keep the youth away from the streets

and away from trouble. Its going to be

a fun-filled day with plenty of entertain-

ment, Edwin Lisene, technical director

of the Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies FC,

told Express.

We have invited four teams to take

part in the tournament. Hopefully it will

be a successful one and we are hoping

to make it an annual event.

The teams that have confirmed their

participation are Celtic Ladies, Zastro-

base FC (Odendaalsrus), Kovsie FC

(Bloemfontein) and Maluti FET

(Qwaqwa).

The first semi-final will kick off at

09:30, while the other one will start an

hour later. At 13:00 Celtic supporters

will play against Sedimo Tavern from

Odendaalsrus. The grand finale will

begin at 15:30.

The winning team will receive a

trophy and gold medals. The runners-up

will walk away with silver medals while

the team finishing third will get bronze

medals. We urge soccer lovers to come

in their numbers, Lisene said.

Lisene said he was confident his side

would emerge as champions of the

inaugural tournament.

For more information, call Lisene on

083-567-8647.

Soccer tournament

held for Youth Day

ADAMANT: Edwin Lisenewants tomake the tournament a success.Photo:SidwellGuduka

HONOURED: The Free State Cricket Union recently held its end of the season award cere-

mony at Lettie Fouch School in Bloemfontein to honour the top performers of the year.

Photo: Sidwell Guduka

Awarded for performance on the field


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Sidwell Guduka

YOLANDI DU

PLESSIS has been

recognised for her

contribution to the

game of cricket by

being named the

KFC Mini-Cricket

coach of the month.

This award

rewards the efforts

and achievements of

a very special

individual who is

making a difference

in the KFC Mini-

Cricket programme.

Yolandi, the

sports organiser

and KFC Mini-

Cricket coach at St.

Andrews School in

Bloemfontein,

joined the pro-

gramme in 2009 in

the capacity of

coach and oversee-

ing the pre-school

fixtures.

This Bloemfon-

teiner made the

move after seeing

the positive impact

that getting active

with KFC Mini-

Cricket had on her

own children. She

quickly saw that it

encouraged children

to dream and make

them believe that

they could be the

next Proteas

phenomenon.

Im very happy

to receive this

award. It is great

recognition.

KFC Mini-Crick-

et is a wonderful

foundation in order

to achieve great

success no matter

what sport the kids

end up deciding on

as their sport of

choice, Yolandi

told Express.

KFC Mini-Cricket

is the first step in

Cricket South

Africas pipeline to

the Proteas. With

over 100 000 kids

actively involved,

Yolandis senti-

ments of it being a

wonderful founda-

tion in order to

achieve great

success could not be

truer.

The success of the

KFC Mini-Cricket

programme is built

upon encouraging

more kids from

around the country

to get active and

involved in the

game. This involve-

ment is aided in no

small way by the

participation of the

kids parents, but

this is not always a

given.

For some reason,

parents do not

always want to get

involved, so we get

them to come and

actually play KFC

Mini-Cricket with

their kids.

We make it fun

and teach them the

basics so that they

understand the

game and can play

it with their kids at

home.

Yolandi certainly

practices what she

preaches in this

regard, with cricket

almost always being

on the TV at home,

and her son and

husband even being

enthusiastic to the

extent of playing

the popular online

prediction game

SuperBru, during

the IPL tournament.

Upon receiving

the news of being

nominated Mays

KFC Mini-Cricket

coach of the month,

Yolandi was

surprised, but very

grateful.

It gave me the

feeling of being

appreciated, which

in the end encour-

ages me to do even

more for the KFC

Mini-Cricket

programme.

With cricket

being such a big

part of Yolandis

life, she naturally

has her favourite

players. Chris Gayle

is her favourite

international player

and Ryan McLaren

is her favourite

local player, whom

she got to meet

earlier this year at

the u.15 private

schools cricket

festival.

Yolandis natural

passion for the

game and the

emphasis she places

on encouraging

children to get

active makes her a

natural choice for

the KFC Mini-Crick-

et coach of the

month for May.

Along with her

award, she also

received a trophy, a

cap and KFC

vouchers worth

R1 000 a well-

deserved prize for

someone who

shares the mindset

of the KFC Mini-

Cricket programme.

Through KFC

Mini-Cricket, SAs

children are living

active lifestyles,

lifestyles through

which there will no

doubt be many

promising cricket-

ers emerging from

Yolandis region

and indeed across

the country in the

near future.

She helps children dream

AWARDED: Yolandi

du Plessis.

Photo: Johan Pretorius

It gaveme the feeling of

being appreciated, which in

the end encourages me to do

evenmore for the KFCMini-

Cricket programme.

express 12 june 2013

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