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THE infamous G Hostel in Welkom’stownship of Thabong is set to be turnedaround completely. The Free State Govern-ment is set to change the face of the hostel,to accommodate mixed families, includingpersons with disabilities, at a cost of R220million in a project expected to run over aperiod of 12 months.

Sarah Olly Mlamleli, the MEC for Coopera-tive Governance and Human Settlement,announced that the provincial governmentwas going ahead with plans to upgrade GHostel, and added that it would makeprovision for persons with disabilities.

She spoke at the Govan Mbeki Awards

held last week Thursday in Welkom.Mlamleli said the upgrading of the hostel

dwelling would be done in phases.“We are going to demolish the hostel in

phases to avoid inconveniencing the inhabit-ants. A site will be handed over soon wherethe company appointed for the constructionof the hostel will be based. The unit will bebuilt in such a way as to accommodate evenpeople with disabilities.

“Preferably, the units at ground levelshould be made available for persons withdisabilities. The new phase of the hostel willhave units for families and bachelors. We aretrying to cater for all people who can affordto rent and who are unable to obtain a loanto buy a house. We are going to meet with

the inhabitants to explain to them thedevelopments and what is going to happen,”said Mlamleli. She said no people would beremoved during the construction phase ofthe hostel.

Mlamleli said rebuilding G Hostel was inline with the Free State Government’shousing plan – the Community ResidentialUnits Programme (CRU) – which wasestablished to upgrade hostels into residen-tial units.

“The G Hostel environment is going tochange and become a home for all families.There will be units with three and twobedrooms including bathrooms,” saidMlamleli.

She said the outcry by the community

regarding crime-related incidents wouldbecome a thing of the past and added thatthe provincial government was forging aheadwith its plan to house people in decentdwellings. Mlamleli said G Hostel remained acause for concern.

G Hostel, previously for male mineworkers, is situated along Constantia Roadand just about 3 km from the Thabong police.Adjacent to the hostel is the Teto SecondarySchool and another hostel block previouslyfor women. G Hostel has become notoriousover the years because of a string of illegalgold dealing activities among illegal miners.Despite raids by the police, changing theenvironment of the hostel remains a constantchallenge.

GHostel to be upgradedPersons with disabilities will also be accommodated

THE current situation at the infamous G Hostel in Welkom's township of Thabong. Photo: Teboho Setena

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} Motlalepule Mokgosi

THE Kgotso Eate Day-care Centre,an early child development centre,is in dire need of support torender comprehensive earlychildhood programmes.Built from corrugated iron, it

accommodates 98 children fromages two to six.The centre is situated in the

residential area commonly knownas Ditsheng, adjacent to OrangeGrove and the new residentialsettlement of Thubelisha, east ofThabong.Emily Khampepe, founder and

matron of the day-care centre,says since its establishment in1992 they have been faced withdesperate challenges due to thelack of funding.They need basic equipment to

render comprehensive earlychildhood programmes. Besidesfunding they also need educationalitems, toys, mattresses andblankets.Khampepe says they also need a

site to build a fully-fledged centre.They rent the site where they arecurrently situated.For assistance they have been

depending on funding from theNational Lottery. Their contracthas ended, leaving them with ahuge task to cover all the expen-ses that include monthly paymentof four staff members and rent forthe last six months.However, Khampepe says

funding from the National Lotterywas not enough to fulfil theirneeds.They have also fallen victim to

crime.“Criminals have been tampering

with the premises and have alsobroken in, stealing valuable goods.This has set us back,” Khampepesays.They sustain the centre through

proceeds from fund-raising eventsheld quarterly.“We are very honoured to have

worked with Saduma Miya whohelps us to organise fund-raisingevents,” Khampepe says.The centre was established in

1992 with the purpose to renderearly child development pro-grammes.“It started with eight to ten

children in my backyard and itlater accommodated more than 50children. The centre has stood tallover the years,” Khampepe says.She shut down her tuck shop to

focus on running the day-carecentre.“It is something that I really

love and I believe it is a gift fromGod.”Khampepe says she will be very

happy to receive donations of toysand educational toys for a start.) Those who are interested inassisting the day-care centre cancontact Emily Khampepe on083-745-1545.

Centre needs equipment for kids

EMILY KHAMPEPE, founder of theKgotso Eate Day-care Centre.

Photos: Teboho Setena

SOME of the toys being shared by 98 little children of the Kgotso East Day-care Centre.

IN South Africa the years of theoppressive apartheid govern-ment have passed and a new eraof democracy has been usheredin which provides a feeling ofrenewal, fun and of hope.We have our own history to

write, for without a story worthtelling there is no culture.Actually there is no actual storyfor the whole of South Africa.The first thing is that the

people who wrote our historywanted to impose on us whatthey wanted us to know – likethey forced apartheid on us.They just allowed us to know

what they wanted us to know.That is how the oppressorsoperate and they fed us thepropaganda they want us toknow.There is a new generation of

our own children who do notknow how apartheid functioned.I don’t think it was invented

because white people weresuperior to the black majority.The whites were never

superior but were afraid if equalopportunities were given toeverybody, the monster (inequal-ity) they were protecting wouldhave long been exposed.The whole story was hijacked

and twisted.But now, things have changed

for the better.I believe that all of us contri-

buted to this great story – thosewho were exiled, those whowere imprisoned, who died inthe struggle and those whoremained in South Africa, theirhome.When our history is rewritten,

white people like Dr BeyersNaudé and FW de Klerk playeda big role that needs to be well

documented in order to balanceour history that is a story worthtelling.We founded a great constitu-

tion that is our Bill of Rights. Weare blessed to have had influen-tial leaders like Nelson Mandelaand Archbishop EmeritusDesmond Tutu.Mandela came from a long

term of imprisonment, not bitter,sad and confused. His forgivenesspaved the way for a commitmentto a process of a non-violentchange.When released from jail,

Nelson Mandela was prepared tosettle for a negotiated settlementto help reach a smooth transitionfrom repression to democracy.Because of this transition, we areeconomically and sportingly partof the globe. All boycotts weredone away with.Historians should rewrite our

history and it must be taught atschools. But it should not becompulsory; it should be asubject to one’s choice.

History shouldmirrorpast of all SA’s people

My viewMoetiMolelekoaSocial observer

THE police in Wesselsbron andthe Goldfields region are appealingto the public for their help in theSAPS’s search for Baledi Hlakoane(photo) who has been reported asmissing. The woman apparentlyhas a psychiatric disorder (mentalhealth condition) and was lastseen on 7 April by neighbours onthe R719 road linking Wesselsbronand Bothaville.Hlakoane (45) has a dark

complexion and was wearing blackjeans, a blue jacket and brownboots.Anyone with information about

her whereabouts or who mighthave seen her, can call theinvestigating officer KhothatsoTaole of the Wesselsbron police on057-899-1811 during office hours.

Woman (45) missing

MISSING: Baledi Hlakoane.

THREE burglary suspects, NtsokoloPuleng, Samadula Montoeli andLehlohonolo Makhalema, willreappear in the WesselsbronMagistrate’s Court on 4 Augustregarding a burglary at a Jacobsdalfarm in the Wesselsbron District.They first appeared on 16 July

facing a charge of burglary at abusiness premises. Puleng, Montoe-li and Makhalema are still in

custody while the police continuewith their investigation of theburglary reported to have occurredon 12 July. The suspected burglarswere caught in the Tikwanatownship in Hoopstad after thepolice had received a tip-off.Molebogeng Lechesa, spokesper-

son of the Welkom police, said, awelding machine and electricgenerator had been recovered.

Suspects remain in custody

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} Teboho Setena

THE forensic investigation to determine thecircumstances surrounding the death of anunknown person whose skeleton was foundin an open veld in June is expected to takesix months. The investigation is aimed atuncovering the person’s identity, age andgender.The skeleton was found several metres

from the mini-supermarket known as Unity,situated at the developing residentialsettlement Freedom Square in the southeastof Thabong.Malebo Khosana, spokesperson of the

Thabong police, said the investigation couldtake six months due to the nature of thecase. He said as far as their records showed,this was the first case of its kind in which askeleton of a person had been found whowas suspected to have been killed and thenburned.Khosana said they were still awaiting the

postmortem results to determine if theperson had been murdered or not.Despite the complexity of the case,

Khosana said the forensic investigationwould be able to determine the identity ofthe deceased and if he or she was a SouthAfrican or a foreign national.He said the police did not suspect that the

death of the unknown person was related tothe spate of killings involving illegal golddealers, rival gangsters or a ritual.“Thorough investigations still have to

confirm this,” said Malebo.At the scene the police found a decom-

posed arm a few metres from an area wherethere were ashes from burnt tyres.

Skeleton investigated

MALEBO KHOSANA, spokesperson of theThabong police.

ROY JANKIELSOHN, leader of the DAin the Free State, laments the risingunemployment in the province. His graveconcern stems from a survey by StatisticsSouth Africa revealing a negative pictureof the general household in the FreeState.Jankielsohn raised his concerns on 9

July during the Free State GovernmentDepartments’ budget vote debate in theFree State Provincial Legislature inBloemfontein.The survey revealed that youth unem-

ployment in the Free State was currentlyat 48,2%, the highest in the country.“The survey revealed that out of a

population of 2,7 million people, only514 000 cited salaries as a main source ofincome, while 477 000 cited social grantsas the only source of income.“This means that roughly only 59,6% of

Free State households are salaried, while55,2% are either completely dependent onsocial assistance or depend on grants tosupplement income,” he said.The current unemployment rate is at

40% (expanded definition).“This means that out of a total possible

workforce population of 1,25 million,496 000 people are unable to find jobs. TheDA has a vision for a prosperous FreeState. A Free State in which every personhas an opportunity to reach his or herpotential, depending on their ownpersonal efforts to do so. This administra-tion must adopt a ‘Free State First’ policywithin the procurement process.“Local small businesses will benefit

from this and it will create employment.We need to embrace entrepreneurs, assistwhere we can and allow small businessesto flourish,” said Jankielsohn.He challenged local municipalities to

play their role in turning around theprovince’s socio-economic situation.“Municipalities have a role to play in

contributing to economic development.

“The Free State requires municipalitiesthat provide basic services and under-stand local economic development, weneed to improve our roads infrastructure,we need to provide a safe and secureenvironment and we need to provideskills for our labour force. An economicenvironment that levels the playing fieldof opportunities and encourages andsustains investment. This is not beyondthe potential of the province. The DA’svision of an open opportunity society forall encapsulates this.”Jankielsohn emphasised the province

had the potential to improve its sorrystate of affairs, further challenging theruling party to practise what it preachedregarding job creation.“We simply need to implement the

National Development Plan. The DA willsupport any positive initiatives toimprove the economy of our province.The Free State has the potential to turnaround our ailing economy and prove tothe rest of the country that we are awinning province,” said Jankielsohn.Leona Kleynhans, DA member of the

provincial legislature, pointed out that theagricultural sector in the Free State wasin drastic decline.“This sector has shed more than 39 000

jobs over the last ten years. The agricul-tural sector contributes 3,9% towards theprovincial economy and it provides 19,2%of formal and 58,9% of informal employ-ment opportunities in the Free State.“This important industry faces serious

challenges, with little or no support fromgovernment.“A lack of support to emerging farmers,

a failure to ensure the safety and securityof our rural communities and a totaldisregard for the crucial economicimportance of agriculture create anenvironment of instability, a hotbed forcriminal activity, continuous economicdecline and also threaten food security.”

Unemploymentconcerns party

} Selloane Khalane

FIVE officials of the Pelonomi RegionalHospital in Bloemfontein have been put onspecial leave after Premier Ace Magashulefound medical equipment and consumableslocked in a transit store at the hospital.Estimated to be worth millions the

consumables and equipment were discoveredby Magashule last Friday during a clean-upoperation which coincided with InternationalNelson Mandela Day. Some of the consuma-bles included new heart monitors, uniforms,syringes and toilet paper.David Motau, the head of the Free State

Department of Health, announced thesuspension of the five officials last Thursdayduring a media briefing held at BopheloHouse in Bloemfontein.

Dr Benny Malakoane, the MEC for Health,neither denied nor confirmed whether thechief executive officer of the hospital,Marcus Molokomme, was one of the officials.Sam Mashinini, the MEC for Public Works,

said an investigation had been launchedafter the items had been found.This comes in the wake of the National

Treasury transferring financial managementauthority of the Free State Department ofHealth to the Provincial Treasury. Thisfollowed the revelation that the trouble-rid-den department had racked up R700 millionin debt and was on the verge of collapse.Mashinini said there was the possibility of

putting more officials on special leavepending an investigation. According to him,the special leave had been imposed to ensurethat implicated officials did not interfere

with the investigation. Malakoane said theinvestigation would not be restricted to thePelonomi Hospital but would also probeother health facilities in the province.“We apologise to the people of the Free

State for what they had to go through whilethe necessary consumables were unavaila-ble,” said Msebenzi Zwane, the MEC forEconomic Development, Tourism andEnvironmental Affairs and acting Free Statepremier. The shortage of medical consuma-bles at Free State health facilities has been ahuge problem for the beleaguered Malakoaneand has since caused a public outcry.Malakoane has been under extreme

pressure with non-government entities andopposition parties pointing fingers at himand calling for his axing from the influentialposition of MEC.

Health officials put on special leave

DR BENNY MALAKOANE, the MEC forHealth, at a media briefing held in Bloem-fontein. Photo: Charl Devenish

THE MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture,Mathabo Leeto, has appealed to small,medium and micro-sized enterprise(SMMEs) companies to ensure the safetyof their workers when they’re on duty.This followed the death of a worker,

Franklin Davis, who incidentally diedwhile working at the house of Leeto.The deceased worked for the company

that was appointed by Leeto to cut a treeat her private house in Welkom.In a statement issued, Tankiso Zola, the

department’s spokesperson, said: “The fullfacts around the incident are not known,they are still part of the police investiga-tion. Neither Leeto nor any member of

the family was present when the incidentoccurred.”He said information received from both

the contractor and the family of thedeceased indicated that Davis was rushedto hospital by the contractor and hisfellow workers.“On arrival at the hospital Davis was

declared dead. The contractor should havecalled the ambulance services to take theworker to hospital. The police were calledby the hospital and now the matter isunder police investigation,” said Zola.He said Leeto regrets the incident and

has interacted with Davis’s family to sendher heartfelt condolences.

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wa Matjhabeng, Mohlomphehi SebenzileNgangelizwe le moifo wa hae ba nehelaneka metsotso ya bona e 67 molemong wabakudi ba sepetlele sa Bongani. Ba ile bantlafatsa sepetlele mme ba fana ka dimphobakeng sa bakudi hammoho le bana basatswa hlaha.

Majoro le moifo wa hae ba thusitseho penta mabota ka mebala e metjha,ba fana ka dikobo hammoho le di hitaratsa olie tse 20 bakeng sa ho futhumatsaphapusi eo masea a leng ka ho yona kahaha di yo ha jwale. Ho feta moo, bakudiba ka phaphusing tseding le bona bafumantshitswe di hitara.

MohlomphehiNgangelizweohlalositsehore Mmasepala o entse tsena tsohlemolemong wa setjhaba. “Re hlwekisitsesepetlele, ra nehelana ka dikobo ra ba raneha batswetsi R2000.00 motho ka mongho ba thusa ho hlokomela bana ba bona haba etswa sepetlele”, ho beha Ngangelizwe.Ho feta moo, Mmasepala o tlo tsebisaLefapha le ikarabellang tlhokomelong yabana ka bana ba babedi ba senang batswadihore bana bao ba fumanelwe mahae.

Kgwedi ena e hodimo e hlwahuwe horee be yona eo Mmasepala a e sebedisetsangho hlwekisa sepetlele kantle le kaharehammoho le ho thusa ka ho nehelana kadikobo tse 1200 pele kgwedi ena e fela.

Mohlomphehi Yusuf Vahed ya sa tswabehwa jwalo ka motsamaisi wa sepetlele ohlalositse ha a lebohile haholo ka dimphotseo sepetlele se di amohetseng. Ho fetamoo, o hlalositse hore di hitara ke tsonatse tlo thusa haholo holo hobane phapusiya bana e sa tswa tjha mme disebediswatsa kamoo ha di sa sebetsa mme hoo hokenya maphelo a masea a 30 a hlokangtlhokomelo tsietsing.

Majoro wa Phethahatso waMmasepalawa Matjhabeng, Mohlomphehi SebenzileNgangelizwe o hlalositse ha a thabahaholo ha a elellwa hore Mmasepala o etsadi phethoho tse ntle mme tse hlokehangmaphelong a baahi ba ona. Ho feta moo,o hlalositse hore batho bohle ba ka ba leseabo ho fetoleng maphelo a batho babang ha fela bohle ba sala mohlala waMohlomphehi Nelson Mandela moraomme ba thusana ho jarelana morwalo le houtlwelana bohloko.

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In its 2012-2016 IntegratedDevelopment Plan, the Matjhabeng LocalMunicipality notes that “the constitutionof the Republic of South Africa, 1996stipulates that the local sphere ofgovernment consists of municipalitieswhich were established for the whole ofthe territory of SouthAfrica – the so calledwell-to-wall municipalities”.

This six year Integrated DevelopmentPlan further provides that “the constitutioncommits government to take measures,within its available resources, to ensurethat all South Africans have access toadequate housing, health care, education,food water and social security.”

Other pieces of legislations, such asthe Municipal Systems Act, 2000 takesthis constitutional mandate further by

providing, inter alia, that “a municipalitymust undertake developmentallyorientated planning, in the form ofintegrated developmental planning (IDP),to ensure that it achieves the objectivesof local government as set out in theConstitution.

Someone may ask himself or herselfwhy I am raising all these. It is of criticalimportance that both the communityand the employees of Matjhabeng LocalMunicipality should clearly understand theabovementioned constitutional mandate.

Communities should understand thatthe issue of socio-economic rights deliveryby municipalities is a constitutionalmandate. Having understood that, thenit follows that whenever these rightsare violated or are not delivered, the

community must use constitutional meansto alert the Municipality about that, not byviolence or the so called “service deliveryprotests”

The constitutional means ofcommunicating with municipalities isvia the constitutionally elected officialsthat is our councillors. This means thatcommunities and employees shouldsupport the offices of Councillors andprovide them with all the necessarysupport that their offices and committeesneed in order for them to perform theirduties.

Officials, including municipalmanagers are simply part of the support-structure for the constitutionally electedofficials i.e. Councillors. We must notbe elevated and celebrated above elected

members of the community. Councillorsare people who carry the constitutionalmandate but most of the time they arenot given the necessary recognition andrespect that they deserve.

When I was asked by a fellow citizenat a car wash about what is my plan as theActing Municipal Manager, I indicatedthat my plan is to use the Municipalmachinery to support the Councillorsin their realisation of the constitutionalmandate to deliver socio-economic rights.

I often feel sad that when services arenot delivered in communities, people directtheir frustrations at the councillors when infact it is us, officials who should take theblame. This will change, as they say – thefarm is the same but the farm manager isdifferent, it shall not be business as usual.

I will not forcefully drive peoplearound or chase them around but we willjointly embark on an endeavour to makeour Municipality an honourable institutionto work for and to make Matjhabeng acity where visitors will want to spendanother night.

This place has a lot of potential, wehave visionary leadership and a politicalwill, all we need to do is to help each otherbrotherly to deliver on the socio-economicobligations of this institution calledMatjhabeng, “Matsohomohomeng”!!!

Let Us Pull TogetherFor Matjhabeng

MATJHABENG LOCALMUNICIPALITy

Acting Municipal Manager Mr Mothusi Lepheana is adamant that together with the support of employeesMatjhabeng will become the best in the country

Work in progress at the city hall The garden at the city hall isrecieving a face lift

Painting in progress at theOppenheimer Theater

The old Welkom traffic building is also under renovation

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TALENTED soccer player NtoaneThilo is desperate for funding torealise his once in a lifetimeopportunity to represent SouthAfrica at the World Cup for theIntellectually Impaired in Brazil.This learner plays for the

Welkom-based side Dinonyana, ateam campaigning in the SouthAfrican Football Association’s(Safa) Second Division.Thilo is the only player from the

Free State included in the boys’u.19 soccer squad to representSouth Africa at this year’s globalcompetition to be held in SãoPaulo, Brazil.To make the trip to Brazil

possible, Thilo desperately needsabout R30 000 which will cover hisexpenses including his accommoda-tion and meals during his stay withthe South African team in Brazil.Joseph Matlakala, national team

manager, says the team’s tour toBrazil is hanging in the balancebecause of a lack of funding.“We have secured tickets for the

18 players in the squad. However,the main challenge is funding for

their stay for the duration of thetournament. Funding for accommo-dation and meals is the only thingstanding in the way of this teamwho will represent South Africa.“We are appealing to South

Africans to help,” says Matlakala.Dinonyana, the team that Thilo

plays for, has also joined hands tohelp source funds for the player.Edwin Mosia, the team’s manag-

ing director, says they have writtento various companies to assist theyoungster.“We are also doing our best to

help the player. This is a contribu-tion we are making as a club,because his tour to Brazil will bebeneficial not only to the club, butalso to soccer. We appeal to everyperson and company to contributefinancially to help the player,” saysMosia.The youngster has been with

Dinonyana since 2011, playing inthe team’s development divisionand has just been promoted to thesenior team.Thilo was chosen for the national

team going to Brazil after attendingtrials last year in May in Bloemfon-tein. He has been with the national

squad to two preparatory camps.The recent preparatory camp

was last week at the Free StateSports Science Institute in Bloem-fontein.The squad also played matches

against the University of the FreeState’s men’s team as part of theirpreparation for the World Cupchampionships in Brazil nextmonth.The tournament in Brazil is set

to be held from 10 to 25 August.South Africa has been paired in thegroup with two countries – Germa-ny and Poland. The other partici-pating countries include the hostBrazil and Argentina.The global competition coincides

with the senior men’s Fifa WorldCup that ended two weeks ago on13 July with Germany crowned thechampions.South Africa played host to the

2010 edition of the event for theintellectually impaired that waswon by Saudi Arabia after theybeat the Netherlands 1-0 in thefinal.This year is the sixth edition of

the event for intellectually im-paired soccer players.

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RISING STAR: Ntoane Thilo. Photo: Teboho Setena

SUPERSPORT’SLET’S PLAY andExpress Goldfields &Northern Free Stateare searching foryouths in the regionwho excel at sport.Are you good at

sport or is someonein your school or place ofeducation good at sport?We want to hear from you.

SuperSport’s Let’s Play identifiedthe need amongst the youth tobecome more active. With this inmind SuperSport and Let’s Play,in association with ExpressGoldfields & NFS, are running aspecial initiative. They want tofind and give recognition tolearners at primary or highschool level who excel in sportor who are helping others to bemore active. SuperSport’s Let’sPlay Sports Star of the Month isa competition for anyone aged 6

to 18. The winner ischosen from all thenominations receivedfor that month. Themonthly winner willreceive a Let’s Playhamper. From all theentries received eachmonth, one athlete will

be chosen as the SuperSportLet’s Play Sports Star of theMonth. At the end of the yearone candidate from all the Starof the Month winners will bechosen as the SuperSport Let’sPlay Sports Star of the Year.Send your nomination today.

Nominations must include yourname, age and a short paragraph(200 words or less) on what youhave achieved and your contactdetails. Email the nomination tosupersport@zpr.co.za or send afax to 086-552-4922.For more information call

Lynne on 051-522-9574.

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