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Dangerous games . . .NOparentwould like to see their children doing thiswhen they thoughttheywere safely at school. These three boyswere playing on these dan­gerous poles which were used to support a billboard at the BP Garagein Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa. They are believed to be learners of the Tii­setso Primary School, a school near the garage.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

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GOLDEN GATE. – SANParkshas distanced itself from a jobscam in the Golden GateHighlands National Park(GGHNP).According to management,

they know nothing about thealleged scam in the Qwaqwaarea.It is alleged that on 25 May a

woman identifying herself asThuli Hlubi, called the GGHNPand visited the park to requesta venue for a “conference”scheduled for the following day.She accepted the quotation as

per procedure and promised to“make all the payments as soonas possible”, but this was neverdone even though the “confer-ence” took place.According to Sithembile

Mhlophe, the park manager atGolden Gate, it emerged thatthe conference, which had beenattended by about 16 people –who all had to pay to attend –had been “to train people forjobs in the park”.She said the park had only

been made aware of the scamafter two days, when one oftheir employees, who had beenwalking in Qwaqwa, had beenassaulted.His assailants accused him

and his colleagues of promisingthem jobs and taking their

money.“It is against this backdrop

that SANParks would like todistance itself from thisincident and would like toappeal to anyone with informa-tion in this regard to call thepolice so that they can addressthe matter and advise fellowstakeholders about this crimi-nal activity,” said Mhlophe.She said the park had a good

relationship with the peoplefrom the surrounding communi-ties. She added that theybelieved that it had just been away of trying to damage theirimage and that they would notallow it.“When we advertise jobs in

the park, we follow the properorganisational channels and wewould never ask people to pay

us in exchange for jobs,” saidMhlophe.Divhani Maremba, SAN-

Parks regional communica-tions manager for the North-ern Region, confirmed theincident.She said Hlubi had not even

paid them for the facility.“I think she is a professional

criminal. She knew thatmeeting those people at ourvenue would make her storycredible.“I am also told that during

the meeting she told them thatsomeone of management whohad to address them could notcome because the person wasbusy with something else,” shesaid.Maremba said they had learnt

not to trust people at facevalue.“We kept on contacting her

and she kept on saying theyhad a problem with the transac-tion. Since then we have triedto call her several times, butthe number is not workinganymore,” she said.She said people should know

that they knew nothing aboutthe scam and that such peopleshould be reported to thepolice.“We are not worried about

losing the money. Our credibili-ty is what matters to us themost,” Maremba concluded.

Fraudstertargets park‘Job conference’ a scam

‘When we advertisejobs in the park, wefollow the proper or­ganisational chan­nels and we wouldnever ask people topay us in exchangefor jobs.’ – Sithem­bile Mhlophe

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RETAINED as the MEC forHealth, Dr Benny Malakoanetook his oath of office knowingunresolved troubles wereawaiting him at the Departmentof Health.

The embattled department sawdisgruntled nurses at theBongani Regional Hospital downtools in protest against theirworking conditions.

The financial crisis within thedepartment has seen servicedelivery deteriorate at publichospitals with Pelonomi inBloemfontein and Bongani inWelkom becoming the highlightsof the long-standing crisis.

A solution at the BonganiHospital has been far fromforthcoming following the returnof hundreds of out-patients fromvarious towns including Brand-fort, Theunissen, Hertzogvilleand Hoopstad. Patients werereturned without receivingtreatment and their appoint-ments postponed indefinitely.

In an effort to alleviate theimmense pressure at thetrouble-ridden Bongani Hospital,management decided to onlydeal with what was deemedemergency cases closing thetheatre to elective surgery.Express Eastern Free State

learned the implementation ofthis measure followed a decision

taken by chief executive officer,Dr Yusuf Vahed.

The heads of specialists wereadvised to prioritise necessaryoperations and to make arrange-ments with the theatre.

Express Eastern Free Statereliably learned the measureshad been implemented withoutfail, effective from 20 May. Thenurses and doctors at thehospital were also urged to not

put the hospital into disrepute.The statement discouraging

nurses and doctors from disrup-tive actions came after fed-upnurses had downed tools on 15May to show their frustration

with the conditions they haddescribed as risky for them andtheir patients.

The nurses accused hospitalmanagement of turning a blindeye to problems affecting theirwork in rendering a qualityservice to the patients, toworking strenuous overtime aswell as non-payment of overtimemonies owed to them. Over thepast five months Malakoane, asre-appointed MEC for Health,had not acted to remedy thecrisis. The cash-strapped FreeState Department of Health wasdealt a heavy blow when theMEC for Finance, ElzabeRockman, declined the allocationof the R4 billion bail-out moneythe department had requestedover three years to reduce itsfinancial woes. Tabling theprovincial budget for 2014-’15 inthe Free State Legislature inMarch, Rockman said thedepartment would have to findanother source in addressing itsfinancial troubles, leaving thedepartment in a predicament.) At the inauguration ceremonyPremier Elias “Ace” Magashulesaid the decision to retainMalakoane was to afford himtime to transform the depart-ment and added he had been inservice just over a year after hehad replaced Fezi Ngubentombi,who died in a car accident inDecember 2012.

MEC for Health in unhealthy predicament

EMBATTLED: Dr Benny Malakoane (left), retained as MEC for Health, taking his oath of office duringthe swearing­in ceremony that acting judge president of the Free State High Court, Mojalefa Rampai,presided over last Thursday in Welkom. Photo: Teboho Setena

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BETHLEHEM. – The Dihlabeng LocalMunicipality’s workers at the Department ofPublic Works and Community Services havestopped working until they have receivedprotective clothing. They said managementtold them that they would receive it in twoweeks’ time.

The entire Bethlehem community willtherefore be left with full trash cans for thenext two weeks or even longer. It remainsto be seen what will happen with illegaldumping after Tjhetane Mofokeng, theexecutive mayor, recently said those whodumped illegally would be prosecuted.

All workers are still reporting for work,but they are not reporting for their respec-tive jobs. During Express Eastern FreeState’s visit to Public Works some wereplaying morabaraba while others werebasking in the sun.

Themba Malebu, a spokesperson for theconcerned workers, told Express EFS thatthey felt sorry for those who had to pay forservices. He said they loved their job, butthat management was taking them for aride.

“We always have to fight when we needsomething. These people are not taking usseriously. We’ll not work until they give uswhat we want. They told us we wouldreceive the items within three weeks, butthe fact of the matter is, we do not trustthem. They have kept us waiting for threeyears, so, how will they do it in threeweeks? We’ll only work then,” he said.

Malebu said they had had a meeting withthe director of cooperate services, BusaMolatseli, in March. He said that Busa hadpromised them that they would get theirthings in May, but that had never happened.

“Molatsili is untrustworthy. We have beenrisking our lives for years now and we can’tdo it any more. They don’t know when theyare going to be able to give us the newitems,” he said.

He concluded by sending management awarning: “They should stop threatening theworkers by saying they will charge them ifthey don’t report to work. How do youcharge people who do not have the correctprotective clothing for doing their work?”

Tshediso Maitse of the marketing andcommunications unit at the Dihlabeng LocalMunicipality said the municipality wasaware of the situation.

“Indeed some workers within the PublicWorks and Community Services Depart-ments downed tools, ostensibly for lack ofprotective clothing. We are also pleased toannounce that all the issues that led to theimpasse were successfully resolved bymanagement and service delivery has

returned to normal.”He said the order for the protective

clothing had been placed some time ago,and the delivery was expected soon.

“As a municipality we value the hard-working personnel who toil daily, some-times under harsh weather conditions.

“The welfare of our workforce is ofparamount importance and we’ll continue tostrive to improve their working conditions.We would also like to apologise to all ourratepayers for the inconvenience of notreceiving services they are entitled to,” heconcluded.

Workers up in arms over clothing

PLAYTIME:Someof theDihlabengLocalMunicipality’s PublicWorks andCommunityServ­ices workers were playing morabaraba during office hours.

DISGRACE: Some of the female workers in the Public Works and Community Services Department in the Dihlabeng Local Municipalitysay this is what they have to wear to work. Photos: Tladi Moloi

‘We always have to fightwhen we need something.’–Themba Malebu

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SENEKAL. – Sibusiso Sithole (21)and Lebalela Ndiniso (25) fromMatwabeng near Senekal wererecently sentenced to three years’imprisonment without parole bythe Senekal Magistrate’s Court.They were found guilty of

business burglary after they hadbroken into one of the schools inMatwabeng.The two broke down the safety

door of the Rehotse IntermediateSchool on 11 December 2011 togain access to the science labora-tory.They then stole laboratory

equipment that was used by thelearners.Capt. Phumelelo Dhlamini,

police corporate communication inFicksburg, said the duo werearrested following a tip-off from acommunity member.“During the investigation, the

Senekal detectives received atip-off from the community thatthe stolen property was hidden inthe homes of the suspects. Whenthe police arrived there theyfound more than what they hadbargained for. They also foundelectrical appliances like DVDplayers, television sets andcomputers that were stolen fromdifferent homes in the Matwabengresidential area. Some of thestolen property was returned totheir owners after the suspectshad been found guilty,” he said.

Burglarsget 3years

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HARRISMITH. – The SouthAfrican Breweries (SAB) CentralRegion donated R50 000’s worth ofgroceries to Hope House inHarrismith on Wednesday.Hope House is an orphanage

that was established in 2004, andis currently caring for 25 childrenwhose ages range from 9 monthsto 17 years.The official handover was done

by Neo Sephoti, SAB’s corporateaffairs manager, and AttieMokhahlane, the corporate affairsspecialist for the Free State.“We were contacted by Hope

House in 2013 to assist with theirvarious needs.“We sent a task team to assess

their needs and determined thatthere was not enough money toprovide for groceries and basicitems for the children.“It is a privilege to be able to

help and bring about change intheir lives,” said Mokhahlane.Mokhahlane said that was not

their last donation and that theywould visit the house to deter-mine how they could help themfurther.“Numerous organisations

approached us for funding, butthis was the first one in Harri-smith,” he said.He said the centre had many

needs and they would go backand see how they could help.The donation included chicken,

rice, viennas, mince, Russians,polony, boerewors, baking yeast,washing powder, sugar, colddrink mix, mixed vegetables,milk, soya mince, lollipops,

blankets, maize, tea, body cream,disposable diapers, samp, pap,deodorant, toilet paper, a varietyof cereal, salt, peanut butter, jam,tomato sauce, baby food, beefstock, coffee, insect repellent,pasta, sunflower oil, flour andtinned foods.Kristo Tsotetsi, the Hope House

manager, said they were humbledby the donation.He said they would be able to

feed the children until early nextyear with the food they hadreceived.“We have been struggling to get

enough donations, and we havefinancial problems. The grant thatwe received from the governmentwas not enough, but kept usgoing. Every donation counts,” hesaid.Tsotetsi said his priority was

education and that he believed in

giving the children at the home aquality education so that theycould make something of them-selves after leaving the home.“The donation is a relief and

now we’ll be able to save for thechildren’s education. It is winterand we know they need newuniforms and warm clothes. Withthe money budgeted for grocerieswe can now buy them thesethings,” he concluded.

Well-doers bring a bit of hopeA HELPING HAND: Jackie Little­wood (director of Hope House),InnocentMofokeng (SAB accountmanager for the Eastern FreeState), Kristo Tsotetsi (housemanager at Hope House) and At­tie Mokhahlane (SAB CorporateAffairs specialist for the FreeState) with the donated items.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

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PHUTADITJHABA. – Eugene Watson,the chief executive officer of the RoadAccident Fund, discouraged people fromusing lawyers to claim from the RoadAccident Fund.

He was interviewed during the RoadAccident Funds’ community outreachcampaign at the Tshiya Resource Centrein Phuthaditjhaba in Qwaqwa on Satur-day.

He said lawyers often misled claimantsand that claiming directly from the fundwas faster and eliminated the middle-man.

“Historically people used lawyersbecause what they did was to protectpeople from being sued. Today our job isto support people. Lawyers are not free –they can charge you something like 25%or more of the amount paid by the fund,”he said.

Watson said if a claimant came tothem they could help solve their claimsfaster.

“And the good thing is that all themoney paid out belongs to you. We areadvocating that people should do this.We are proud that at this stage theclaims are direct – there is no middle-man.”

He said a key problem was that themiddleman always had control of thesituation. He added that they oftenmisled claimants and that claimants’expectations were different from thereality.

“At times they don’t actually processthe paperwork and people think theyhave claimed. When they attend a sessionlike this they realise that no claim exists.In the smaller communities they haveproblems in getting medical tests,” saidWatson.

“We have covered all the provincesand will now be visiting the townships.We came to the Free State twice lastyear.”

Watson told Express Eastern Free Statethat at that time they had attended toabout 1 000 people and added that aboutR5 million in claims had been paid.

He said he was quite happy with theturnout.

“You can see with the number ofpeople here that they need our assist-ance.

“Some have been here since 04:00.Coming to the community is importantbecause people cannot always afford to

come to us,” he said.He said they had five regional offices

in the country and added that they wereopening four more.

“We just opened our office in Bloemfon-tein this week. We have three in Kimber-ley and Mafikeng which are openingsoon,” he said.

During the visit the RAF donatedlearner patrol uniforms, school shoes andbackpacks to the Tabola Primary School.

RAF there for the people

REPRESENTATIVES of the Road Accident Fund with learners of the Tabola Primary School to whom patrol uniforms, school shoesand backpacks were donated. Photo: Tladi Moloi

“We have covered all the provinces and will nowbe visiting the townships. We came to the Free

State twice last year.”–Eugene Watson

LEBOHANG MOT­LOUNG was chosento represent theEastern Free State(EFS) u.18A netballteam. During the Ju­ly holiday she willrepresent New Hori­zon College and theprovince at the AllAges Tournament inMargate. Photo: Sup-plied

Chosenfor theprovincialnetballteam

THE Nedbank Ke Yona team searchfor South Africa’s prospectivefuture football heroes has climaxedwith about 30 players advancing tothe preparation camp.

The chosen 30 players were partof the 48 selected during a nation-wide talent search. The group of 30was selected after undergoingintense training at the High-Per-formance Centre at the Universityof Pretoria a week ago. They wereput through tough drills that testedtheir football qualities. The trainingcamp at the high-performanceinstitute was utilised to reduce thesquad to 30 players which willeventually be trimmed to the final18-man squad to form the 2014Nedbank Ke Yona team to face thisyear’s Nedbank Cup champions,Orlando Pirates.

The three-day boot camp gave theplayers a feel of professionalfootball as the High-Performance

Centre gave the boys access toworld-class facilities such asstate-of-the-art gym equipment,medical and sports nutritionsessions and a financial fitnesssession from the sponsor to equipthe boys in making sound financialdecisions.

Owen da Gama, one of the team’scoaches, emphasised that the aim ofthe camp was not to trim downthese players to the final squad, butto also share imperative footballinsights that will stand the playersin a good stead in their aspiration.

“We want this to be an unforget-table experience for these players.For some, this may be the one andonly time that they get to train insuch world-class facilities under theauspices of well-established coacheswho have seen and done it all infootball. As coaches, we aim onsharing as much of our footballknowledge as possible and believe

that they will come out of this bootcamp as not just improved football-ers, but even better role models intheir societies,” said Da Gama.

“Playing against a side likeOrlando Pirates will not be easy,but we will make sure that theplayers are tactically sound andtheir basic football skills wellpolished to put up a good showingagainst the Nedbank Cup champi-ons,” he added.

“From the day we opened entriesearlier this year, we have seengreat interest expressed frombudding footballers from all walksof life. We are now edging closer tothe final stages of the search andconfidently stand proud as beingthe only bank that has providedsuch an amazing platform forordinary people to make theirdreams a reality,” said TobieBadenhorst, sponsorship manager ofthe bank.

Ke Yona team search down to 30

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BETHLEHEM. – LebohangKgatebe (31), Thato Miya (30),Thapelo Mokoena (22), TebohoMotsoeneng (23) and JabulaneMoloi (35) will re-appear beforethe Bethlehem Magistrate’s Courton 27 June.

This group briefly appeared incourt last week Wednesday wherethey faced charges of publicviolence. They were released onR200 bail each.

This was after an angry group

of youths from Ward 4 of theDihlabeng Local Municipalitydemonstrated their frustrationwith their ward councillor,Pakiso Mokoena, by burningtyres at Extension 2.

They want Mokoena to stepdown as their councillor claim-ing that he does not listen tothem.

Kgatebe, who is the ANC YouthLeague branch chairperson, toldExpress Eastern Free State thatthey had been harshly warnedand told not to have illegal

gatherings.“They told us that we should

apply if we want to march. Wewill make sure that we followthe right procedure because wewant our voice to be heard,” hesaid.

Group of men in court

UP IN ARMS: The police officersare watching closely as the angrycommunity of Extension 2 ofBohlokong, Bethlehem, burnstyres. Photo: Tladi Moloi

YOUTH DAY in South Africa commemo-rates the Soweto uprising in the country.The day is celebrated on 16 June every yearto recognise the role of the youth in theliberation of South Africa from the apart-heid regime.

The grounds of the movement lay in a1974 official order which made Afrikaansinstruction compulsory in schools. Theorder stated that Afrikaans be used inconjunction with English for teaching inschools. Certain subjects like social studies,mathematics and algebra were required tobe taught in Afrikaans while others likehome science and general science wererequired to be taught in English.

The use of indigenous languages in thesesubjects was prohibited, citing a provisionin the Constitution which laid downAfrikaans and English as the officiallanguages of the country.

Afrikaans was largely seen by people asthe “language of the oppressor” and itresulted in growing resentment in teachersas well as students.

It was on 30 April 1976 when the resent-ment crossed all thresholds and the stu-dents of Orlando West Junior High Schoolrefused to go to school. On the morning of16 June 1976, thousands of black studentswent on a protest march from their schoolsto the Orlando Stadium.

Although the rally was intended to be apeace protest, things soon got out of handand riots were seen across the township.Officially 176 students were killed duringthe protest, but some estimates run up to700.

Although this youth revolution did notsee the retraction of the language orderimmediately, it did see a turning point inSouth Africa’s liberation campaign whichultimately saw the downfall of the apart-heid government.

Youth Day in South Africa is celebratedin memory of all the youngsters who losttheir lives during the protest, especially thedeath of Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-oldstudent who was killed during the uprising.

The day is celebrated with musicalconcerts across the country to celebrate theenergy of the youth. The day also seesvarious educational discussions beingorganised by school and college students.Various youth-oriented non-profit organisa-tions also organise awareness campaigns onthis day to make the youth of the countryaware of the challenges in the currentenvironment of the country.

It was the Soweto uprising that laid thegrounds for the release of Nelson Mandelaand the end of the apartheid regime in thecountry.) Source: calendalabs.com.

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QWAQWA. – The Teboho PrimarySchool in the Makwane Village inconjunction with First Aid toDisabled, Drug Abuse, Counsellingand Care (FADDAC Care) recentlyhosted a candle light memorial inthe school hall for those infectedand affected by HIV and Aids.The event was attended by

learners, parents, personnel of theschool and different stakeholdersincluding the South African PoliceService (SAPS), religious move-ments and traditional leaders.Joyce Mothapo, a teacher at the

school, showed her appreciation tothe stakeholders when she said:“We are happy to see that thecommunity has responded well toour invitation.”She said they had shown the

world how to care for peopleliving with HIV and Aids as wellas those who had died as a resultof the virus.“We hope that the country can

take this war seriously – then wecan beat it.“Through these types of events

we educate the youth to becareful. Together we can beat it,and one day we’ll find a cure forthis killer disease,” Mothapoconcluded.Ntsoaki Tsotetsi, a facilitator of

the FADDAC Care organisation,

said: “We chose to partner with aprimary school because we knowthere are many orphans inprimary schools as a result of HIVand Aids.“We came to show them love

and to educate them on how toavoid the virus.“We believe that if they can be

educated while they are stillyoung, they can save the future ofour country.”

School hosts memorial

SOME of those who attended the candle light ceremony at the TebohoPrimary School were from the left, front: Palesa Nkopane andMasechaba Setlaba; back: Mlungisi Mokoena, Thabo Mokoena (FADD­AC Care facilitators), Joyce Mothapo (teacher) and Modiehi Motloung,(a non­teaching staff member). Photo: Nkareng Moloi

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QWAQWA. – A hardware store inQwaqwa, Buy & Build, donated agrocery and cutlery set to theMphahlolle Community-BasedLuncheon Club at the PaballongVillage last Monday.According to the store marketing,

communication and sales official,Lebohang Kobeqo, the donatedgrocery and cutlery set is worthR2 000. Kobeqo said they werealways happy to help where theycould. “We are happy that we madea difference in other people’s lives.This is a way of giving back to thecommunity, especially our custom-ers.”She further explained why they

wanted to help the Mphahlolle

Luncheon Club. “We came herebecause this club had nothing.These days you find grandchildrenabusing them. So we want them tohave fun and enjoy themselves.”Kobeqo said they knew that the

donation was not enough and saidthat they were going to extend theone-roomed house that had beenused as a centre for a long time.“It will be done soon and I can

confirm that it will cost R17 000.You can see that this is a smallplace and it can’t even accommo-date the 20 members of the club.We will make sure that we donategroceries to this centre everyMonday,” she said. Theko Maseko(73), Mphahlolle’s organiser, said:“We are very happy. This is ablessing from God.”

Donation welcomed

NONDALE MOFOKENG (personal assistant of Buy & Build’s managingdirector), Maleponesa Thoko (Mphahlolle Community­Based LuncheonClub volunteer), Emily Motsoeneng, Lucy Motloung and LebohangKobeqo (Buy & Build Hardware Store marketing, communication andsales) during the donation hand­over. Photo: Nkareng Moloi

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MBUSI MUSAWENKOSI RADEBE,Bohlokong, Bethlehem:

MY fellow South Africans, the time isright for exercising our democratic rightin things like practising universal suf-frage.The government is challenged with

accountability in corruption cases.Let’s start to question the new head of

the presidency in cabinet.He headed constitutional development

and had the power to manipulate lawsand policy processes in the judicialprocess.We should not be surprised when the

judicial power is shifted to the presidencyoffice because Nkandla is such a contro-versial issue.An absolute monarchy on governance

exists in disguise under constitutionaldemocracy.The Standing Committee on Public

Accounts (Scopa) is still going to reportonly the basic findings of malpractice,even though all departments are impor-tant and play a role in whether Scopaappointees are loyal to the presidency orcitizens.The critical department is telecommuni-

cations. We should first look at the newhead of the executive committee in theCommunications Department.We all know he is the former head of

state security and intelligence.Telecommunications have to exist in

order to eliminate all would-be traitors inthe president’s leadership.The dynamics of factions within the

ruling party are important and the liberalsand leftists can be a threat in the nationalassembly.All might be targets of “under-cover”

telecommunications intelligence. TheStalinism leadership is far from over.Individuals with the ambition to return

to power might even censor or hack thedeputy president’s office.There is a Western influence in Botswa-

na, undemocratic style in Swaziland andleaders of a coalition in Lesotho.All these governments are loyalists to

our president and there is no way theinternational relations executive andAfrican Union will disappoint if ournumber-one president is still in power.

Departmentimportant

ARE you good at sport – or is someonein your school or place of educationgood at sport? Are you motivating ortraining others to be good at sport?Are you getting people active at yourschool, community or gym? ExpressEastern Free State (EFS) wants to hearfrom you.SuperSport’s Let’s Play identified the

need among the youth to get moresport active. With this in mindSuperSport and Let’s Play, in associa-tion with Express EFS, have launched

a special initiative.We want to find and give recognition

to learners at either primary or highschool level who excel in sport or whoare helping others to be more active.The SuperSport’s Let’s Play Sports

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BETHLEHEM. – Free State Stars haverevealed they will not renew thecontract of assistant coach MarkHarrison. Harrison joined Ea Lla Kotoin March on a short-term contract.“He is gone (Harrison), we are not

going to renew our relationship withhim,” said Lebohang Maketa, Stars’public relations officer.“It was just a three-month contract

so there is no obligation to renew it.”Harrison, who is currently holiday-

ing in Europe, is due back in thecountry on 16 June.“I haven’t spoken to anybody at

Stars yet,” he told KickOff.com whenasked about his future.– KickOff.com

Coach dropped

8 EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2014

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Compete in tournamentPLAYERS of the netball teams that competed in the final of the Dihlabeng Charity Tournament in which Social Development beat the Dihlabeng Development Initiative by 25­17during the tournament that took place at the Bohlokong Stadium. Photo: Supplied

} Teboho Setena

A BLINK OF THE EYE couldcost the three championshipcontenders – Sibanyane GoldenStars, Bubchu United and SuperEagles – dearly.These three sides are vying to

lift the Free State stream of theSouth African Football Associa-tion’s (Safa) Second Divisiontitle.They are all contenders for

the trophy that can be theirticket to this year’s nationalpromotional play-offs in Durbanearly in July.The three teams, Stars from

Welkom, Bubchu from Bloemfon-tein and Eagles from Bethlehem,will as with the rest of the clubsin this division, play their finalfixtures on Monday.The games coincide with

National Youth Day celebratedannually on 16 June.Eagles play their title-deciding

match at the Bohlokong Stadiumagainst relegation-boundWelkom United while Stars hostgutsy Bloemfontein YoungTigers in their backyard at theBeatrix Sports Grounds.Bubchu’s fixture, equallyimportant in their title-winningaspirations, is against mid-tableside Swagger in Bloemfontein.Stars are still on the throne

followed by the equally title-hun-gry Bubchu United in secondposition and Eagles in thirdplace.According to an updated log

by Safa, Stars are leading with64 points, Bubchu are secondwith 59 points and Eagles thirdwith 57 points. The three teamsintensified their chances toscoop the title, recordingemphatic wins in weekendfixtures.Eagles narrowly beat Tigers

1-0 as Stars and Bubchu record-ed a hard-fought 2-1 win overCeltic Colts and Clarens Galaxy,

respectively.The team that will blink and

give away a point or points inthese decisive encounters willhave no one to blame.Key in the clubs’ success to

lift the Free State trophy will betheir ability to execute theirgame plans that have seen themthus far continue to win impor-tant matches. If Stars andEagles falter in their matches

then challengers Bubchu willsurely be happy to steal awaythe title that will earn them aplace in the promotionalplay-offs.Bubchu from Bloemfontein are

like vultures lying in wait forthe kill.They are highly motivated

after improving their champion-ship-winning chances when theynarrowly beat Galaxy 2-1.

Three-horse race for title

SIBANYE GOLDEN STARS player Gauta Chandu battles for the ball with the Super Eagles pair of Leabe Lehatisi and Masilo Mngomezuluduring the two teams' top of the table league encounter. Photo: Teboho Setena