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CONSTRUCTION work to develop themulti-million rand Merriespruit Communi-ty Residential Units Complex in Meloding,Virginia, has come to a standstill.

This follows an ongoing protest by angrysub-contractors and temporary workersdemanding urgent intervention by thestakeholders, the Free State Department ofHuman Settlements, Harmony Goldminesand the Matjhabeng Local Municipality.

The project is overshadowed by a disputeknotted together with grievances. Thisarised from alleged unpaid monies by themain contractor due to subcontractors anda breach of a contractual agreement.

Affected subcontractors and workerssuspect that this could be due to a ploy bypoliticians who have vested interests in thehousing project, which they see as beingone of the factors hampering the smooth

running of the housing-provision since itscommencement late in 2013.

Last Wednesday (18/02), tempers reachedboiling point. Fed-up workers, led by theiremployers, supported by members of theMeloding community, staged anotherprotest and used flaming tyres to barricadethe access road to the housing site.

Archie Lehana and Tsholo Malefane, theleaders of the concerned subcontractorsand workers, said non-response by stake-holders prompted their action last Wednes-day when they demanded what was due tothem.

“Protest is the last resort to get what isdue to us, so we as subcontractors can paythe workers who are frustrated by havingto wait so long,” said Lehana.

Aggrieved subcontractors have since senttheir demands to the office of PremierElias “Ace” Magashule, Olly Mlamleli,MEC for Human Settlements, Sebenzile

Ngangelizwe, mayor of the MatjhabengLocal Municipality, and to Harmony GoldMines.

They want all subcontractors whoseagreements were terminated to be reinstat-ed to complete the housing project andfulfil the promise of skills development andjob creation to empower local communities.They also want stakeholders to address thealleged periodisation of allocation of jobs toforeigners from Mozambique.

Lehana says of the 59 local subcontrac-tors, six have been allocated work in thehousing project. Senne Bogatsu, spokesper-son for the Department of Human Settle-ments, said Reder Construction wasappointed as the main contractor, with awhopping R326 000 000 invested in theproject, including the cost of the land plusbuildings, as well as the bridging financefrom the Harmony Gold Mine Company.

Bogatsu said 48 of the subcontractors

were from Meloding and were employed todo skilled work on the units, as well as onthe ancillary buildings.

“There are also three contractors pavinginternal roads. Some 318 people are stillemployed on site, but this will decreasedramatically as the units approachcompletion,” Bogatsu said. She added themanagement of the department wasaddressing grievances with subcontractorsand Reder Construction.

“Meetings have been held with stakehold-ers, including the said subcontractors, andthe last meeting on Friday (20/02) led tothe resolution of some issues. Contractorsare meant to get back to work.”

Lehana has disputed the number ofemployed subcontractors and workers,saying 27 people from Meloding weretemporarily employed while 473 had theircontracts terminated, adding they wouldnot budge until their demands were met.

Progress up in smokeProgress up in smokeConstruction at a standstill due to grievances

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ON FIRE: Supported by local community members,disgruntled sub­contractors and their employeeswhose agreements have been terminated by themainconstruction company of the M3 housing complex,burn tyres to barricade the access road to the housingproject inMeloding, Virginia, lastWednesday (18/02).

Photos: Teboho Setena

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IF theatre drama is your cup oftea, book your ticket for afascinating play called Tears, aproduction written by ZukiswaWanner.The story is portrayed against

the South African landscape asseen through the eyes of a child,the child being South Africa as a

young democracy.In Tears we witness how the

thoughts of nine charactersrepresenting different spheres ofsociety erupt from their experien-ces and their feelings result intears.The play takes us through a

journey of understanding what

they feel and cry for, whetherthey are tears of joy or tears ofsadness.Wrapped around their feelings

are the core hints of sexualfrustration, political power,education, racial suggestions, loss,hopelessness and secrets.The heaviness of this eruption

has a rippling effect on the wholecountry, for what the childexperiences in his childhood,influences and changes hisperception of the country.The play will be performed at

the Scaena Theatre on theUniversity of the Free State (UFS)campus in Bloemfontein on 11, 12

and 13 March. It starts at 19:30.Tickets are on sale at Compu-

ticket. They cost R40 (adults), R30(students and learners) and R25for pensioners or groups of tenpeople or more.To book your ticket, call

Computicket on 0861-915-8000 orvisit your nearest outlet.

Play showcases South AfricaACTORS from the play Tears, each one representing different spheres of South African society. The play will run at the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Scaena Theatre on11, 12 and 13 March. Photo: Marlé Visagie

THE Lejweleputswa District Munici-pality will take stock of economicchallenges at its Local EconomicDevelopment Strategy Review Summiton Thursday (26/02).The event held at the Kingdom

Academy in Welkom will run untilFriday (27/02).This is a partnership between the

Lejweleputswa District Municipalityand the Department of Trade andIndustry.Stakeholders will review the

strategy which was developed in 2009with the chief objective of turningaround economic development andgrowth initiatives.“The purpose of this summit is to

provide a platform for engagementby stakeholders to develop a strate-gy for economic development,facilitate sustainable economicgrowth and reducing growing unem-ployment.“The strategy will be done in line

with the identification and prioritisa-tion of critical economic sectors andopportunities that will be profiledand implemented by both the FreeState Growth and DevelopmentStrategy (FSGDS) and the NationalDevelopment Plan,” said KhayaMqeke, communications manager ofthe Lejweleputswa District Municipa-lity.He said after the review process, all

municipalities would be required toprofile and prioritise two or threeeconomic development initiatives intheir respective areas.“This will include which projects

they think are viable to contributetowards economic growth anddevelopment in their respective areas.We will then engage relevant develop-ment, financial and donor institutionsto assist with undertaking feasibilitystudies and develop bankable busi-ness plans for funding these initia-tives in all the five local municipali-ties,” Mqeke said.

Economicchallengesin spotlight

THE Welkom’s Got Talent auditions reacha climax this week with two public eventsremaining to afford aspiring acts a chanceto enter the prestigious competition.Welkom’s Got Talent offers Goldfielders

the opportunity to find their inner super-star and shine in front of their friends andfamily, as well as creating a great platformto launch a career in performing arts. Theremaining auditions are on Friday (27/02)at the Goldfields Casino, starting at 15:00and Saturday (28/02) at the BrandwagPrimary School in Odendaalsrus, starting at09:00.The third leg of the auditions was held on

Saturday (21/02) at the Goldfields Casino.This followed events in Henneman andThabong on 7 and 14 February, respective-ly.Auditions held at the Lephola Secondary

School and the Goldfields Casino saw ahuge turnout of acts and Tanya Lloyd,general manager of the Goldfields Mall, saidthey were a great success.“We saw more than 60 acts at Lephola

and 40 at the Goldfields Casino, and wasonce again blown away by the amazingtalent the Goldfields has to offer,” saidLloyd, adding that a fresh breath of talentwas spotted.“Most of the contestants were also new to

the competition, so we are very excitedabout the new faces that will compete thisyear,” said Lloyd.This annual event allows locals 16 years

and older to showcase their talents, whe-ther they are singers, dancers, musicians orhave other talents, including hand-clappingor feet-stomping, extreme hula-hooping,traditional dancing, poetry, miming,gymnastics, native dance, and collaborativeperformances such as bands, singing groupsand dancing groups.The major sponsors of this year’s event

are the Goldfields Casino, Vista and ExpressGoldfields and NFS. The competition ispresented by the Goldfields Mall.The main prize this year is R20 000 in

cash, R5 000 in fashion vouchers sponsoredby the Just Property Group Goldfields Mallas well as the opportunity to perform as anopening act at one of the Goldfields Casi-no’s scheduled concerts within six monthsafter winning the contest.All sound requirements for the perfor-

mance will be arranged by the casino aswell as any other costs relevant to theperformance.

Free registration forms are available atthe Goldfields Mall Guest Relations Deskbetween 09:00 and 16:00 daily.Limited entry forms will also be available

on the day at the various auditioningstations.Kindly note that no members of the top

three acts for both Welkom’s Got Talent2013 and 2014 may enter this year’s compe-tition.Contestants should please report to

auditioning venues approximately half anhour before the times mentioned above.Please note that contestants, including bandmembers, may only enter once, that is onlyform part of one act.Any instruments, backtrack, props, et

cetera should be provided by the contest-ants themselves and backtracks must pleasebe supplied in an audio CD format.At auditions contestants must perform

one item not exceeding 45 seconds.Contestants may either enter as an

individual participant, or as a group with amaximum of four members per group. Alljudging will be done on an equal basis,therefore groups and solos will be judgedtogether. Successful contestants will receivea call back audition invite immediatelyafter their performance. This round will behosted at the Goldfields Casino ConferenceCentre on 14 March from 09:00.The grand finale is scheduled for 23 May.If you believe you have what it takes to

win the biggest talent show in the Gold-fields, you need to get to the GoldfieldsMall as soon as possible.For any queries, contestants may contact

Judy Moran at the Goldfields Mall Centremanagement office on 057-352-4251 duringoffice hours.Also keep a close eye on the Vista and

Express as we will provide you withdetailed information on a weekly basis orgo to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Goldfields-Mall to stay up to date with thelatest Welkom’s Got Talent news.

Last round of auditions held

SINGER Dineo Thoahlane

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THE Welkom Regional Court hassentenced three armed robbers to20 years’ imprisonment each.

Moeketsi Faba (42), KaizerMthethwa (37) and SindisileMyemane (51) were sentenced on10 February.

The three men were foundguilty of the armed robbery of twoseparate businesses – a tavern andtuck shop – in the Welkomtownship of Thabong in November2012.

The armed robbers have been incustody since the police arrestedthem in December 2012 after anintensive investigation.

The men looted the businesses11 days apart, on 15 Novemberand 26 November 2012. Theystormed into the two businesses,pointed a firearm at the managersand demanded cash.

They looted Percy’s Tavern inSunrise View at about 08:50 andmade off with R350 000 in cashafter threatening the femalemanager with a gun.

Only days later, the three menwent on to loot the tuck shop ofR2 500 cash, airtime vouchers andmobile phones to the value ofR2 700. The robbers targeted thetuck shop at about 21:30.

Maj.Genl. Lerato Molale,commander of the ThabongCluster, gave the investigativeofficer, Const. Tshehla Phahlamet-sing, the thumbs up.

Molale said Phahlametsing’sinvestigation had led to thearrest and conviction and addedthat his thorough investigationhad enabled the Department ofJustice to execute its duty ofrendering justice.

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THE Lekgarietse SecondarySchool in the township ofThabong in Welkom takes thelead in spreading the gospelabout environmental aware-ness. Last Friday (20/02) theschool was recognised by thesponsor for significant partici-pation in the environmentalawareness project of theSchools Recycling Programmein 2014. The school wasrecognised at the launch of the2015 programme.

The Lekgarietse Schoolcollected 2 516 kg for the year2014 which earned it the thirdposition nationally out of the139 high schools in SouthAfrica that took part in theSchools Recycling Programme’sannual awards competition lastyear.

The Welkom-based schoolwas the only one from the FreeState to achieve a top-fiveposition in the recyclingproject. This project is aninitiative of the AmalgamatedBeverage Industries (ABI), thesoft drink division of SouthAfrican Breweries (SAB). Theproject is run countrywidewith the chief objective toprovide a waste managementsolution in schools, promoteenvironmental awareness andto teach children to becomeaccountable for their environ-ment.

Georgett Naidoo, ABI’scommunity social investmentco-ordinator: south region, saidthe decision to launch the 2015

programme at Lekgarietse was torecognise and reward the schoolfor its work in 2014. She said theschool collected recyclablematerial, plastic, plastic bottles,papers and cans for the recyclingcompetition. Naidoo said part ofthe project was that schoolsensured an average collection

volume of 500 kg per month ofwhich 30% was polyethyleneterephthalate (PET). The factorsconsidered include overall wastevolume (100 points), involvementof parents and community (50points), innovations in (re-) usingrecycled material (50 points) andinnovation in incorporating

recycling into the syllabus (50points).

Innovation by Lekgarietsehas seen the establishment ofthe Eco Club, made up oflearners and led by the school’smanagement. The club encour-ages learners to participate inthe environmental programme.

Recycling efforts recognised

THE Lekgarietse Secondary School’s Eco Club received recognition for goodworkwhich earned the schoola top­five position countrywide in 2014 in the ABI Recycling Schools Programme which was re­launchedlast Friday (20/02) in Thabong. From the left are, front: Mpho Moji, Malefetsane Ramatobo, Paul Mpetaand Kamohelo Motaung; back: Motsamai Tshabalala, Ishmael Nkhahle, Zibathe Malefane, Puseletso Lefi­sa, Tieho Tladi (teacher), Moses Sibuyi (acting principal of Lekgarietse) and Georgett Naidoo (AIB’s repre­sentative). Photo: Teboho Setena

Robberssentenced

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THE Soul BuddyzClub facilitatorsheld their first ple­nary meeting for2015 on 5 Februaryat the TswelopelePrimary School. Atthe meeting theydiscussed variousissues, including thelaunch of a fundrais­ing programme.From the left are Be­lina Makhongoana,Thabiso Machitje,Mahadi Tobias, Jen­nifer Mojaki, An­drewKoai, ElizabethKhiba and VickyMolelekoa.

Photo: Teboho Setena

Meetto planahead

IS love socially constructed or an emotion?February has been declared the month oflove. Those who are fortunate enough(depending whether one considers being in arelationship a fortune or misfortune) try toexpress their love to their partners. Usually,this expression is demonstrated throughamong other things gifts or a marriageproposal or exorbitant weddings.

As people struggle with their thoughts andemotions to find the perfect gift; create astimulating loving atmosphere; identify thebest method of proposing or reserve anexquisite venue for a wedding, it is alwayssaid that they do not have to worry, because“it is the thought that counts” or “love hasno formula”.

I always wonder: does love really have noformula? Do thoughts really count or arethese phrases used ambivalently? In thesubsequent paragraphs I intend to compre-hend the accuracy and authenticity of thestatement “love has no formula and it is thethought that counts”. Due to numerousdefinitions of love, I shall refrain fromdelineating or conceptualising love. Mar-riage is or is supposed to be an institutionof love where those who are marriedbecome one. Those who are married preferto say marriage is challenging, but interest-ing.

I think any relationship out of marriage ischallenging, but also interesting.

My concern with this institution is that italters love. When one gets married one nolonger tends to express love to one’s partnerin the way that one used to do. This isbecause of the social construction ofmarriage (gender disparity). The transforma-tion from dating to getting married changesthe nature of love. Now you are being toldhow to demonstrate your love to the sameperson you met on the corner of the street,at the pub, in the mall, online or at church.

Gifts are an essential part of relationships.In some weird way they symbolise people’saffection for one another. Some gifts seem tobe associated more with love than others,gifts such as chocolates, roses and diamondrings. Should a person fail to provide any ofthe mentioned items, then that person willbe labelled by some as boring or a personwithout taste. What happened to “it is thethought that counts”? I fully believe thatthoughts do count. In fact, I think thoughtscontribute a lot to love.

As we come to the end of February, maywe ask ourselves these questions: Did weexpress what is known as love out of choiceor did societal expectation compel us tobehave the way we did? Is there an alterna-tive method of portraying love withoutdoing what society has told us to do? It isrewarding to be in love. Let’s express lovefrom our heart and emotions and not from asocietal point of view. After all, you knowyour partner.) To comment or express your viewsabout the issue highlighted in thecolumn, go to www.express-news.co.za.Express Goldfields & NFS welcomesanyone interested in contributing to theweekly column as public observers orcitizen journalists. There is no paymentfor writers.Send your opinion piece (not exceeding

500 words) to teboho.setena@volks-blad.com.

My viewBenedictLeteaneSocial observer

Is there really noformula to love?

THE TSOGO SUN’S second annual RouletteMasters 2015 tournament is on a mission tofind the best roulette player in South Africa.

The event offers participants a chance ofwinning a share of R1 700 000. The RouletteMasters tournament started in January andculminates in the grand finale on 28 March.

The Goldfields Casino invites all cardhold-ers, guests and Welkom residents to join inthe fun and stand a chance of winning.

“The tournament works on a buy-in

principle of R100 per entry, which will gotowards a single prize pool across all 14Tsogo Sun gaming properties in SouthAfrica,” says Sharika Betts, GoldfieldsCasino marketing manager.

The eight weeks of qualifying heats willwrap up on 13 March, with the Goldfieldssemi-finals taking place the following day.

“Group semi-finals and the ultimate grandfinale will take place at Montecasino on 28March. The winner is guaranteed R1 million

in cash,” says Betts.A total of 40 finalists from all 14 units will

compete in the finals for their share ofR1 250 000, with prize money ranging from aguaranteed R1 million for the winner to R5000 for the player ranked seventh.) As one of 14 Tsogo Sun gaming propertiesin South Africa, the Goldfields Casinosupports the National Responsible GamblingProgramme. For more information, visit:www.goldfieldscasino.co.za.

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COMEDY LOVERS, prepare for a goodlaugh on Saturday (28/02) with topfemale comedian Tumi Morake live onstage in the Goldfields Casino’s Confer-ence Centre in Welkom.

She distinguishes her comedy fromthe rest with a knack for linguisticexpressions, keeping audiences laughinguncontrollably.

This is one show not to miss, espe-cially for those who missed out onMorake’s show last year.

She has combined her talents ascomedian and actress, having starred intelevision sitcoms such as Izoso Connex-ion and Askies.

Morake cut her teeth in comedy in2006 when she started performing inclubs, and she continues setting thetrend.

Her talent has been featured at

comedy festivals, where she shared thestage with popular male comedianssuch as David Kau, Marc Lottering,Stuart Taylor and Chris Forrest. Thesefestivals include Whack Jobs, Heavy-weights Comedy Jam, Blacks Only,King Size Comedy, Have a Heart, theJust Because Comedy Festival, theTshwane Comedy Festival, LifestyleSouth Africa Festival and Old MutualComedy Encounters.

Morake’s show in Welkom is set tostart at 20:00.

Tickets are available for purchase atthe Goldfields Casino Customer ServiceDesk at R100 per person.

Black and platinum cardholders willreceive a discount of up to 20% on theticket price.

For more information about this showgo to www.goldfieldscasino.co.za.

Sidesplitting show SaturdayTUMIMORAKEwill performat theGoldfieldsConferenceCentreonSaturday (28/02).

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THE Credo Primary School’s u.12 footballteam will be among the primary schoolteams to watch in this year’s DanoneNations Cup. This school from Sasolburgin the Fezile Dabi Region won the 2014Free State leg and represented the provincenationally.

The school could not manage to lift thenational title.

With the competition now open for the2015 edition, the Credo side will behoping to do better than last year and goall the way to win the national 2015Danone Nations Cup.

The school scooped the provincial cuplast year after a narrow 1-0 win over theiropponents of the Meqheleng PrimarySchool from Ficksburg during the provin-cial final staged in April last year inBloemfontein.

This development competition is open toprimary schools countrywide making it thebiggest football tournament for childrenbetween 10 and 12 years old in the country.

Primary schools are invited to enter andsubmit their entries for the 2015 editionbefore the closing date on Friday (27/02).

The competition is run under theauspices of the South African SchoolsFootball Association (Sasfa) and theDepartment of Basic Education.

The tournament will start at clusterlevels immediately after registration iscompleted.

The competition is played on a knockoutbasis to determine the winners of thedifferent clusters. The winners of differentclusters then progress to the regional finalto decide the winner going through to theprovincial final, culminating in the nineprovincial winners competing nationallyfor the prestigious trophy.

To enter the 2015 Danone Nations Cup,primary schools must contact ThembaTshabalala of Sasfa at themba.tshabala-la@safa.net or call 084-290-0602. Registrationforms can also be downloaded fromFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/DNCSouthAfrica.

Primary schools invited to enter

THE Credo Primary School’s technical team and the players that won the 2014 Free State Danone Nations Cup, a football tournamentfor boys u.12. From the left are, front: Taola Machobane, Tokollo Mothamaha, Itumeleng Taute and Pelaelo Ndlovu; middle: ChamlamboVuyo, Maphala Moloi, Tshepang Mathikga and Thabang Stuurman; back: Moloantoa Moeketsi (assistant coach), Thabang Qhoai, ZolileMnyantsa, Mpho Makume, Mosala Mofokeng and Dikeledi Sothoane (head coach). Photo: Teboho Setena

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SAMUEL “ACE” MPAKANEhas mixed emotions over theindividual recognition hereceived, as well as that for theteam he coached for the pastseason, the Sibanye GoldenStars.

This passionate football coachwas honoured as coach of theyear while the Golden Starsreceived the team of the yearaward at Sibanye’s sportsawards function held on 5February in Lebanon, Carleton-ville, Gauteng.

Mpakane was chosen as theoverall recipient of the individ-ual award and the football teamalso as the overall winner fromthe sporting codes for the 2014season.

He received the individualaward for guiding Golden Starsto the national play-offs stagedin Durban from 21 to 27 Julylast year. This was the firsttime the team had reached thislevel.

However, the team failed togain promotion to the profes-sional league.

“I feel happy to receive theaward recognising my effortindividually,” said Mpakane.

“However, at the same timeI’m very emotional whenlooking back on the pastdevelopments, considering wehave lost good and talentedplayers following failure to gainpromotion to the National FirstDivision (NFD).

“It was everyone’s target tosee the team succeed andplaying in the professionalleague. It would have beenmuch more rewarding personal-

ly, and for the team, to havereceived these prestigious awardshaving achieved our ultimate goalto play in a professional league bynow. But things did not go ourway.

“I’m delighted with the contribu-tion of the players. They showeddiscipline during my tenure andthey contributed in my success.

“The players sacrificed a lot toensure we won the Free StateSecond Division League andperformed well at the nationalplay-offs, which I’m grateful for.

“The achievement is not mineindividually; I share it with theplayers and the officials, whoinclude Benjamin Monyane, fortheir support during the term.”

The soft-spoken Mpakanestarted coaching full time inmine football during the 2013-’14season and succeeded turningthe team into a formidable side.He previously served as teammanager.

“We worked hard as a teamduring this past season. Thiswas the best-ever performance,winning the Free State streamof the South African FootballAssociation (Safa).

“Given the football team’sperformance I accepted recogni-tion. However, this could havebeen something memorable ifwe had achieved the dream tocampaign in the NFD.

“Because of reasons which Imay not divulge, I decided notto be part of the team in the2014-’15 season. I can onlyreconsider if things improve.”

He said the team’s failure toachieve promotion to the NFDwas a big setback.

“I strongly believe we couldhave achieved promotion to theNFD. There were lots of benefitswith unemployed players offeredcontracts and paid salaries. Thelives of the players and officialswere going to change for thebetter.

“Many players dream to playprofessional football and thatdream was close to beingrealised. That opportunity isgone, and leaves me sad.

“I appeal to the players of lastseason to go back to playfootball, although I’m no longera part of it,” said Mpakane.

Disappointment does nottake joy from recognition

SAMUEL “ACE”MPAKANEwith twoawards, one for individual coach ofthe year andone for teamof the year,for outstanding performance in the2013­’14 season. Photo: Teboho Setena

THE Free State Boxing Federa-tion (FSBF) will kick-start itsprogramme for 2015 by staginga tournament in Kroonstad onSaturday (28/02).

The one-day event will bestaged at the Kid Spider BoxingClub, formerly known as theArmstrong Boxing Club.

The tournament will featureamateur boxing clubs affiliatedto the breakaway federation.

“The aim of this tournamentis to identify and developfuture boxers and also supportthe campaign of zero toleranceagainst crime, which continuesto expose many of our youth todrugs abuse and gangsterism,”says Nkosinathi Moholo, theFSBF’s secretary.

“We want to show thoseinvolved in crime that thereare alternatives to crime.Hopefully we are going to get apositive response from thecommunity to support thetournament.”

Moholo is a former profes-sional boxer.

He believes the tournamentwill also pave the way for otherboxing-revival activities to bestaged in the Free State.

Moholo says they are expect-ing a huge turnout for Satur-day’s tournament.

The event is set to start at08:00 with the weigh-in of theboxers.

Boxers will be competing indifferent divisions.

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PREPARATIONS for staging the Campus-to-Campus Marathon’s third edition are ontrack.The race, organised by the Goldfields

Further Education and Training College(FET) in Welkom, is scheduled to take placeon 18 April.It promises to see scores of athletes take to

the streets, competing in one of threecategories – the 10 km and 21 km races aswell as the 10 km walk.

The Campus-to-Campus Marathon makesprovision for a 5 km fun run.The purpose of the marathon is aimed at

promoting sport at the Goldfields College andto encourage participation not only by thestudents, but also within the broad commu-nity.Sakie Peters, deputy chief: marketing of

the Goldfields College, said Free StateAthletics (FSA) had given the green light tostage the race, adding they were awaitingthe Matjhabeng Local Municipality toapprove the marathon route and the traffic

control plan.“We believe we also bring communities

together through the unique concept,” Peterssaid.“This concept has been widely embraced

by both the athletes and the community ofThabong.”He said both primary and secondary

schools, which registered a large number ofparticipants in the different races, stood achance to receive some exciting prizes.According to Peters, the reason the race

had not been staged in 2013 and 2014 was

due to the college’s inability to secure suitabledates.He said the dates had clashed with the

holidays that included the Easter longweekends.Peters is positive about staging the event

this year.He added that the date of 18 April was

suitable with the majority of the studentsavailable to participate.The 21 km race starts at the Tosa Campus in

Thabong, with the first 6 km to 8 km of theroute through the streets of Thabong.

Scores of athletes expected for marathon

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REVENGE is on the cards forDinonyana FC in a tough returnderby clash against Harmony FC inthe Free State’s South AfricanFootball Association (Safa) ABCMotsepe League on Saturday(28/02).The two local rivals are sched-

uled to face off in the BronvilleStadium. Kick-off is at 15:00.Victory for the hosts, Dinonyana,

will be a dish best served cold, asthat will see them make up for the0-3 defeat suffered against thevisitors in the first-round derbyplayed in December.A favourable result for either

side will be most welcome, withboth looking to consolidate theirpositions with the championshipcontest entering the final round.This will decide the inaugural

2014-’15 Free State Safa ABCMotsepe champions.In the past, both clubs have had

a mixed bag of results in thederbies against other Goldfieldsrivals Sibanye Golden Stars andDays FC.Dinonyana’s 1-0 victory over

Stars in a derby played on 14February was morale boostingenough in their aspiration to claimthe bragging rights of the Gold-fields derbies.This welcome win was their

second following a 3-2 victoryagainst newcomers Days FC inDecember.One of Harmony’s victories in

the local derbies was over Days(3-1), also in December.Both have won two local derbies

and are on par with Stars.

The Odendaalsrus-based outfitDays, who are in their maidenseason in the second-tier division,are yet to win a derby match.The trio of Harmony, Stars and

Dinonyana are gunning for theirthird win to improve their position.As things stand, Harmony and

Dinonyana are equally desperatefor maximum points, which willsee them make a move upwards inthe league table to ensure theyavoid the big chop at the end of theseason.With some vengeance and

determination Harmony (sixth) on23 points could be back in the mixof the five clubs contesting for thechampionship.The Welkom side gradually lost

their grip after defeats against theCentral University of Technology(CUT), Free State, (2-4), Stars (0-1)and rookies Free State Academy(0-2).These unfavourable results saw

Harmony fall by the wayside inthe contest to clinch the FreeState ABC Motsepe Leaguecrown.The five clubs favoured to win

the title are Super Eagles (first) on34 points, Roses (second) on 32points, Hunters (third) on 31 points,Mangaung Unite (fourth) on 24points and FS Academy (fifth) on 23points.Steadily-improving Dinonyana

(11th) on 16 points are more underpressure to turn things around inorder to avoid relegation at the endof the season.Stars and Days are in the same

predicament to move upwards to besafe from the dreaded relegation atthe end of the 2014-’15 term.

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DINONYANA FC midfielder Sekaledi Mathibe (left) is expected to spearhead his team in the derby. Nextto him is Vusimuzi Ludwala. Photo: Teboho Setena

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THE Proteas are faced with must-winmatches in the ICC Cricket World Cupagainst the West Indies and Ireland onFriday (27/02) and Tuesday (03/03) re-spectively.This follows their 130-run loss to ar-

chrivals India on Sunday (22/02). The re-sult saw India, one of the favourites in thecompetition, retain their unbeaten statuswith two wins.With victories against the West Indies

and Ireland, as well as Pakistan on 7March, the Proteas will have done them-selves a big favour to qualify for the quar-terfinals, startingon18March.TheProte-as’ last encounter in the preliminaries inGroupB is against theUnitedArabEmir-ates (UAE) on 12 March.After losing to Ireland in the opening

fixtureof the competitionon15February,the West Indies bounced back with a winagainst Pakistan on Saturday (21/02).Ireland will be hoping to keep their

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