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PHUTHADITJHABA. – The body ofSinothemba Shezi (22) was found at the rivernear the Phuthaditjhaba golf course onThursday morning.His body was spotted by a community

member who was passing by near the river.Shezi, who was a third-year Bachelor of

Education (BEd) student at the University ofthe Free State Qwaqwa Campus, wasallegedly kidnapped a fortnight ago by abouteight men who carried knobkieries.Apparently he was walking along the R57

road to the university with his friend whenthe men started to chase them and got away.His friend ran faster than them, but unfortu-nately Shezi was caught.Prof. Prakash Naidoo, the campus princi-

pal, has expressed his deepest sympathy toShezi’s family and friends on behalf of theuniversity community.“On Thursday morning we received the

news that the student who had gone missing,was finally found. We wish to thank allstudents and staff members, the entirecommunity of Phuthaditjhaba and the SouthAfrican Police Service (SAPS) for theirefforts. This has not been an easy week forall of us,” Naidoo told the universitywebsite.A day or two after Shezi had been kid-

napped, angry students caused havoc on thebusy R57, demanding the police go out andsearch for their fellow student. It is reportedthat most of them felt that the police werenot doing enough, while others wanted to begiven permission to search for him.One of the students, who prefers to remain

anonymous, told Express Eastern Free Statethat the students suspected that Shezi hadbeen taken to an initiation school since themen who had kidnapped him were intraditional blankets and carried knobkieries.After two to three days of students

fighting with the police, with rubber bulletsand stones flying, the students marched tothe Phuthaditjhaba Police Station onWednesday to submit memorandums ofgrievances to the SAPS and the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality (MAP).

Among the things listed on the memoran-dum directed to the SAPS the studentsinstructed the police to find Shezi within 24hours and they gave the police two days totell them what had happened to the casesthey have been reporting since 2010.Thulasizwe Sithole, SRC president, said

they hoped they (the police and municipali-ty) would read the memorandum and comeup with positive responses.“We had a few meetings with them before

the march. So we thought they would beaware that we were serious about handing amemorandum to them,” he said.“We want the police to accommodate our

Zulu-speaking students, because they haveencountered language problems with some ofthe police officers not willing to speakEnglish. We want them to give us feedbackwhen the cases have been opened.”

They requested MAP to activate camerasand make sure that all street lights work.“The municipality should cut off the trees

on the road to the university, because thecriminals are hiding there. We have streetlights on that road, but some of the light arenot working and we want the municipalityto work on them,” he said.Sgt Mmako Mophiring, police spokesper-

son, requested the community to assist inthe investigation.“No one has been arrested yet and the

police request members of the community tocome forward with information,” he said.

Student’s body foundFellow students hand over memorandums regarding safety

ANGRY: Fuming students of the University of the Free State Qwaqwa Campus during theirrecent march to the Phuthaditjhaba police station in Qwaqwa.

THE late Sinothemba Shezi, who was athird­year Bachelor of Education (BEd) stu­dent at the University of the Free StateQwaqwa Campus.

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QWAQWA. – Moeketsi Mashia, the princi-pal of the Metsi Matsho Senior SecondarySchool, is adamant that the 2014 matricclass of his school is more than ready toobtain a 100% pass rate that will see theschool getting a hall from the Kagiso Trust.

“They know what is expected of them. Weare not expecting miracles from them, but Iam confident that my teachers haveprepared them well for the final examina-tions.

“The Kagiso Trust has promised us a newhall should we get more than the 96% thatwe got last year,” he said.

Mashia was speaking on Saturday whenhis school received a brand new, fully-re-sourced library, Life and Physical Sciencelaboratories and a computer centre fromthe Kagiso Trust, in partnership with theFree State Department of Education.

These facilities were awarded to eightschools in the Free State, specifically inQwaqwa.

Two secondary schools, one intermediateschool and five primary schools will allenjoy brand new facilities for their finalschool term of 2014.

These are the rewards for the 2013 matricresults that saw the Free State shooting tothe top of the national matric results.

Mamosia Mofokeng (17), a gr. 10 learnerat the school, said they were very happyabout the new facilities. She said thefacilities would help the learners to performexperiments and they would also enjoyusing the computers without worryingabout time constraints.

“We used to share a computer in the pastand obviously that is not going to happenanymore. We wanted Computer ApplicationTechnology (CAT) as a subject in the past,but because of only a couple of computerswe could not.

“We are hoping that the principal willadd it now,” she said.

Tate Makgoe, the Free State MEC for

Education, said he would like to thank theKagiso Trust for what they had done forthe schools.

“We are celebrating the infrastructurethat the Education Department and KagisoTrust have made available for every learnerto have access to a computer.

“We never had these opportunities under

the Bantu education system. It shows thatour education has improved. You shouldkeep working hard,” Makgoe told the gr. 12learners.

He said he did not want teachers wholeave early, but he needed those who stayedbehind to help learners during their studytime.

“The teachers and the principals knowwhat our target is this year. I am nowready for this year’s results.

“I know that my students will neverdisappoint me. We should retain that (thefirst) position until they understand that itbelongs to the Free State,” Makgoe said.

School aims for 100% pass rate

TATE MAKGOE, the Free State MEC for Education, Mamosia Mofokeng (17), a gr. 10 student at the Metsi Matsho Senior SecondarySchool, and Dean Zwo Nevhutalu, trustee of the Kagiso Trust, during the handing over of the infrastructure at the school.

................... Photo: Tladi Moloi

REV. THEUNIS BOTHA,leader of the ChristianDemocratic Party (CDP):

WE deplore the minister ofSport, Fakile Mbalula’s, ill-consideredwillingness to offer South Africa as hostcountry for the 2015 CAF Cup Tourna-ment.

There must be good reasons forMorocco’s unwillingness to host thetournament since the CAF is continuingto refuse to postpone the tournamentuntil after the Ebola outbreak has beencontained. Morocco was kicked out ofthe OAU, and this tournament offers anideal opportunity to cement ties with thecontinent. To decline, means the Ebolaissue is being taken seriously.

The Ebola virus, causing death andhavoc in West-Africa, is mutating fast.

The World Health Organisation (WHO)believes that by December the infection

rate may not only haveincreased, but that the deathrate may have increased fromthe present 50% to 70%. Thisapplies to countries where

the HIV infection rate is relatively low –1% in Liberia, 1,6% in Sierra Leone and1,4% in Guinea, as compared to morethan 17% in South Africa (as opposed to0,2% in Morocco), according to 2011figures.

What does the minister think thedeath rate will be in a country wherethe immune system of so many peoplehas already been compromised?

We also challenge the minister’sstatement that South Africa has avaccine against Ebola. The world onlyhas a number of experimental vaccines,and yet the death toll and the mortallyrates are rising. We call on the ministerto reconsider. When it comes to Ebola itis better to be safe than dead.

Ebola a real threat

} Tladi Moloi

REITZ. – The PetsanaResidents’ Associationdeputy secretary, VictorMlangeni, says they wantall the three ward council-lors of Petsana near Reitzand the mayor of theNketoana Local Municipal-ity, Matshukudu Molapisi,to resign because theyhave failed them.

He said Mopalisi hadnever come to the commu-nity to talk to them sinceshe had been promoted tothe mayor’s position toreplace Mandla Mamba.“What kind of a leader is that? She shouldcome to us, instead she told us that we didnot elect her, she was placed there by AceMagashule, the premier,” he said.

A few weeks ago, the residents hadsubmitted a memorandum of grievances tothe local municipality in which theydemanded, amongst others, answers onservice delivery.

In their memorandum, the communityasked the municipality to address the issueof ward councillors who employed peoplebased on friendship and comradeship.

“We need a new clinicbecause the township hasgrown. Why are the patientsreferred to Bethlehem whilewe have a hospital in ourarea? We demand urgent jobcreation. We demand thatthe mayor increase thebursary fund by 50%,” thememorandum states.

The municipality respond-ed to the memorandum aweek ago and the residentswere not happy with theresponse and went on anillegal protest that saw oneof the foreigner tuck shopsbeing burned down.

Mlangeni said they hadgone on an illegal protest because theywere not happy with the municipality’sresponse. “We had a meeting with themand we told them that the communitywould not be happy with those responses,but they told us to go,” he said.

Mlangeni said they wanted the premier tocome down to Reitz to talk to them beforethings got out of hand.

“We want the premier. Maybe he willhave answers to our questions, because weare fed-up with what has been happening inthis municipality,” he said.

‘Councillors, mayor must go’

VICTOR MLANGENI, thedeputy secretary of the Pet­sana Residents’ Association.

ONE of the tuck shops which was burned down during the Petsana community’s illegalstrike. Photos: Tladi Moloi

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FOURIESBURG. – The senior and middlemanagement of the Free State regionaloffice of the Department of Justice andConstitutional Development recently forgotabout their office work as they went out todo some physical work by providing freelabour to renovate the FouriesburgMagistrate’s Court.The men and women of the Justice

Department were joined by the Departmentof Correctional Services who provided theparolees to help with the facelift project ofthe Fouriesburg Magistrate’s Court.They started on Monday and finished on

Thursday.During that period, they painted the

palisade fencing, repaired the doors andwindow frames, repaired the roof, cleanedthe yard including the garden and repairedthe court-room and many others.Bogatsu Ramolibe, director: Legal

Services at the Department of Justice andConstitutional Development: Free StateRegion, said the initiative was called theItereleng Project and it was aimed atrenovating the court without using publicfunds and volunteering own money andresources.“We looked at any court that we could

renovate without having to demolish wallsand so forth, because then we would needthe Department of Public Works. So,Fouriesburg came first, that is why we arehere.“We are doing everything with our

money. We asked our people to donatewhat they had,” he said.Ramolibe said after they had identified

the Fouriesburg Court as a good candidatefor the project, they went to the court tosee what was needed.“We realised that the doors needed to be

varnished, trees to be pruned back, thepalisade fence needed paint and so forth.We have done all those things,” he said.He said they would go back and look for

another court to renovate.Ntwa Vincent Mofokeng, the correctional

officer at Community Corrections inBethlehem, said they were happy to bepart of renovating the court.“We are very glad to help the Justice

Department.“We are always available to help where

needed.“It is very important for our parolees so

that people can see that they have beenintegrated,” he said.

Management get their hands dirty

MEMBERS of the senior and mid­dle management of the Free StateRegional Office of the Departmentof Justice and Constitutional De­velopment painting the palisadefence of the Fouriesburg Magis­trate’s Court.

MEMBERS of the senior and mid­dle management of the Free StateRegional Office of the Departmentof Justice and Constitutional De­velopment at the FouriesburgMagistrate’s Court where theyhelped to renovate the court.

Photos: Tladi Moloi

HISTORY is full of inspiringtales about the united andcommonly shared South Africanhistorical heartbeat that movedthe nation through song, robustjournalism and the creative arts,which inspired many men andwomen to take a firm andunapologetic stance that thestruggle for freedom will beachieved and won in theirlifetime.Today many of us have come

to accept that we live in veryinteresting times. Where everyday we ask ourselves what willour lives become and what kindof future will we shape andinspire for those who come afterus.This feeling of discontent and

worry is mainly exasperated bythe daily instances many of usface in our communities. Theseinclude house robberies, violentcrimes, lack of essential servicesprotests and abuse of women andvulnerable children.As every day passes by, we

have become comfortable as asociety that these bad and evilthings are part and parcel of thewrongs of our society at largeand we have no choice but tolive with them.Our souls as people have been

greatly damaged and hurt andour healing seems to be a distantdream.The things we should find

comfort in, do not give uspermanent comfort but a tempo-rary one. This has been illustra-ted by the kind of music,

journalism and the creative artswe have been exposed to. Thishas allowed a situation where wehave accepted that we shall notfind comfort from them for ourtroubled souls.Many of us who are still

relatively young, have notexperienced what music, robustjournalism and the vibrantcreative arts can do to heal oursouls and inspire us to be thechange agents for a better andequal South Africa.Through song and creative

arts, comfort and solacement wasfound and the hope that tomor-row will be better was guaran-teed.Here we remember uMama

Africa Meriam Makeba whosevoice was the mouthpiece forthose who came before us andwho were oppressed.We remember Bra Gibson

Kente, well known as the fatherof township drama, with hisimposing and intimidating stagepresence. He was a globalambassador of hope for themarginalised.Here we also remember the

famous Drum-era photographer

Bra Alfred “Alf” Khumalo whowas a master photographer andgave pictures a powerful presen-ce in the national discourse ofthat era.His work ensured that the

world was alive to the realitythat South Africa was burning.These artists and many others

whose works have been recog-nised here and elsewhere in theworld as the heartbeat that keptthe nation alive and ensured thecries of the nation not goingunheard, have proved howpowerful a song and the creativearts were and could be toaddress the challenges of asociety.South Africa today is a new

country with a new struggle.The material conditions have

greatly improved and there is ageneral hope that our countrywill be a better place “one day”.However, the reality cannot be

ignored that there are peoplewho remain poor, people whohave no water and electricity,and there are greater crimesagainst woman and vulnerablechildren.Many of these people do no

have powerful voices for theircries to be heard. These peopleneed to be spoken for and theirsufferings must be shown to thepowers that be either in govern-ment or the business community.Many of our modern-day

artists appear to be self-centred.Their focus is aimed at chasingtheir own dreams of a better life.The pain and sufferings of the

most underprivileged is put onmute and as they struggle everyday.They hope that somebody out

there will hear their cries andtell the world about their poorconditions.It has never been more

appropriate and more urgent thatthe modern-day Meriam Make-bas, Gibson Kentes and AlfKhumalos emerge and be at theforefront of advocating for abetter life for this group ofmarginalised people of ourbeloved country.This beloved country of all of

us will not be built by politiciansor business people.All of us must lend a helping

hand to truly build the countryof our forefathers and fulfil their

dreams of achieving a just andequitable life for all.We owe this to all of us and

the future generations that willbe proud of those who camebefore them.South Africa must belong to all

who live in it and are willing towork for it.The hour and moment of the

newspaper editors, singers,graffiti artist and photographersto take a stance and say enoughis enough, the marginalisedpeople’s suffering is our sufferingtoo. That hour and moment isnow and should not be post-poned.All of us have a duty to live

for each other, to ensure thewell-being of one another and totruly create a society premisedon compassion and a better lifefor all.

* Express invites columncontributions from its readers.Opinion pieces must be nomore than 500 words and mustinclude a clear head andshoulders shot of the writer.Columns can be sent toJabulani.Dlamini@volks-blad.com or call 051-404-7910.

Nation’s heartbeat no longer heardA re buengThemba VrymanSocial Activist

’. . . take a stance and say enough is enough,the marginalised people’s suffering is our

suffering too, that hour and moment is nowand should not be postponed.’

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HARRISMITH. – The Department of BasicEducation in partnership with the FreeState Department of Education and Nestlélaunched the National Nutrition Weekcampaign at the Sentebale PrimarySchool at Intabazwe (42th Hill) nearHarrismith.It was the first time the launch took

place in the Free State and was part of anational cause that is held from 9 to 15October annually.The theme, Choose your portion with

Caution, was adopted from last year’stheme and looks at engaging learners onhealthy eating habits, such as eating thecorrect amounts of each food group withevery meal.Hendrik Mthombeni, chief director of

district management in the Free StateDepartment of Education, said the daywas very important because it taughtschool children and the community abouthealthy eating.He said they felt they should teach the

children what to eat at an early age sothat they could live long lives.“We have feeding schemes in our

schools, so it was very important thatwe tell our children about nutrition,because then they would not get sick timeand again.“We felt that we should come to this

school to celebrate the week,” he said.Mthombeni said learners had always

thought that eating too much was goodfor their health and it was a good day totell them something different from whatthey had thought.“Vegetables and fruits are very impor-

tant for our health, those are the thingsthat they should eat.“They should avoid eating too much

salt. They should drink water often,” hesaid.Motshidisi Mokwena, head of public

affairs of Nestlé South Africa, saidthey were privileged to be part of the

launch. “It was nice to be part of theNutrition Week. We support the NationalDepartment of Education.“We have signed a memorandum of

understanding (MOU) in 2011 that basical-ly says when the department has initia-tives that target children in schoolcommunities, we will support them and

provide education on nutrition,” she said.Mokwena said they would educate the

children on what to eat and when toeat.

Kidsmade health conscious

MAVIYO XOLANI ZULU and Hendrik Mthombeni, the chief director of district management in the Free State Department of Education,with the learners of the Sentebale Primary School during the launch of the National Nutrition Week campaign at Intabazwe (42th Hill)near Harrismith. Photo: Tladi Moloi

MOKETE wa setso le nalane ya setjhaba saRantso enale sepheo le morero. Re lokela horuta bana ka setso le moetlo, e kentse naleya bophela hoya ka merabe e fapaneng.Thuto ka botjhaba le setso ke letlotlo leo re

tlamehang hole baballang mme ho ruta hobohlokwa. Sengolwa sena ke kgothaletso etsamaellanang le mekete ya bosetjhabamohla 24 Loetse (September).Tsa botjhaba le setso re kentse dijo ka

mefuta, moaparo, mekgwa ya boithabiso –mohobelo, ditolobonya, mokgibo, diletswapele ho diwelese/seya lemoya (radio letelevision, krelefomo lesiba) sekebeke.Ho ruta bana ka setso le nalane re fa bana

tsebo hore mefuta ya batho retswa kae, rephetse jwang mengwaha-kgolo eo ho lengthata ho e fumana matsatsing a kajeno.Heritage is what gives us our sense of

identity and belonging. Everything that hassurvived from the past forms a part of thecollective heritage of our society.Ho bohlokwa batswadi le bana ba bona

hore emong le emong a apere botjhaba bahae kapa ba bona. Batswadi ba bana, bane baetsa dijo tsa setso ba bang bane batla, baentse dipabi, mala mohodu, dikgobe, morohowa Sesotho, setampo se kopaneng le dinawa,jwala ba setso (moqombothi), ditshifa,mqusho wa SiXhosa le Batswana ting letshohlo. Mefura ya disebediswa, dijana eneele mabekere le dinkgo tseo ho nwellangmakgeu le moqombothi.Mabekeretsa a masenke le dikotlolo tse sa

tlwahelang hone ho sebediswa mehope yasetso Sesotho sa habo rona, monate.Boithabisao, morethetho wa dipina,

mehobelo bashemane; banana mokgibo leditolobonya ka meaparo ya teng e fapanengya setso. Lepetjo (theme) re re ha o sa tsebemoo tswang teng, ha o no tseba moo o yangteng, Ka hoo, ho bohlokwa hotseba nalane yasetjhaba sa heno.If you know your history, then you would

know where you are coming from.Setso se molemo haholo motho emong le e

mong ho nka karolo ka botjhaba ba hae le hokgaba ka setso sa hae. Letsatsing la moketewa botjhaba emong le emong a iphihlelletse.Banang re roka dijo, rea o leboha lehlaka

la poone o refile papa, setampo, dikgobe,bohobe, sebera, dipabi.Re leboha lehlaka la mabele le refile phofo

e matla haholo, e phahamisa bafokod.Ba bang ha base ba thabile bare! – mabele

dumela kgunwana ya ditlaku o panyapanya otswa kae moroko ele kgale ke theosa lemangotswana ke o batla, mabele sethapisadiqoqotho, se thabisa ba hlonameng.Ke kgale reo hlomella diphako, reo tebella

ditsie, re potipotisana le serobela haratshimo bakeng sa ho a, wena mabele!Maphelo a setso horona ba bang ane ale

monate, dikgoho ho ne ho jewa tse monate.Tse ruang tse neng di qotsiswa ka mahe

eseng ka mabone kapa mechine. Letsatsi lenale nkgopoditse moo ke tswang teng, batswadirutang bana diboko hoba ke botjhaba babona batswalo!Ke Motaung tswalo wa kgomo ya thul-

wane, sedibana setswedi sa tswala banana satswala dikgarejana.Ka nyalwa bohading Bafokeng ba mahowa-

na Tlalane seka dinku di nyolohaMokgwabong motho wa mahase o hasa dinkule dipudi thabeng!S Videos and more pictures on www.ex-press-news.co.za

Rutang bana ho baballa botjhabaA re buengKutwane KareliCultural practitioner } Tladi Moloi

REITZ. – The self-proclaimed prophetand traditional healer Jacob Dlamini(61) from Petsana near Reitz arrived inExpress’s Bethlehem office a fortnightago and said he had been send toBethlehem by “Ntate Bethlehem”, who,according to Dlamini, is an ancestor, totell the mortuary owners in Bethlehemto “stop killing people or else he willend the world”.Dlamini said a man who had been

smartly dressed in a brown, brandedhood and a grey golf shirt with bluestripes had paid him a visit.“This man said I should ask them to

stop buying people to kill others formoney. He said if they kept on doingso, he would end the world. He wastired of witnessing his children dyingin numbers,” Dlamini said.It was not the first time Dlamini had

been asked to give the message to thepeople of Bethlehem. The same thinghappened a few years ago. “I came heretwo years ago to tell people that theyshould go to the graveyards to putstones on the graves,” he said.) Watch the video of Dlamini tellinghis story at www.express-news.com.) Do you believe in this? Send us yourcomments on WatsApp to 060-914-1180with your name and where you live orvisit our Facebook page at QwaqwaExpress Eastern Free State and leaveyour comments.

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JACOB DLAMINI from Petsana nearReitz. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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THE Free State’s road network is set to geta R1,4 billion facelift from the provincialgovernment, Public Works MEC SamMashinini recently announced.An additional R80 million has been

allocated for the repair of potholes acrossthe province.Mashinini, who also heads the province’s

economic cluster, told Express threecontractors have been appointed and repairworks have already begun.Some of the roads being developed

include the 28 km road between Deneysvilleand Sasolburg in the Metsimaholo Munici-pality.According to Mashinini, construction is

already in progress and the duration of theproject is 18 months.Work on a 62 km road between Wepener

and Zastron, which started in April thisyear, will be completed by March 2015.Mashinini said in Parys, as a measure to

improve the flow of traffic, the Parysthrough-route has been implemented.“The 73 km road between Kroonstad and

Vredefort is being rehabilitated and theproject will be completed by October 2015,”he said.

The economic cluster comprises the Hu-man Settlement Department’s MEC OllyMlamleli, as well as her Roads and Trans-port and Agriculture counterparts, ButanaKomphela and Mamiki Qabathe, respective-ly.At a media briefing, Mashinini, who is

the cluster’s chairperson, said the provinceis central to the country, which makes theFree State a logistics hub for goods andservices to be transported through theprovince. “The massive expansion ofinfrastructure will create decent opportuni-ties,” Mashinini said.

Roads get afacelift

The province is central tothe

country, which makes theFree State a logistics hub

for goods andservices to be transported

through the province.

FARM WORKERS who are facing illegaleviction can contact the Department ofRural Development and Land Reform forassistance.Farm workers and farm dwellers who

have been illegally evicted from farmsshould immediately call the department’stoll free number, 0800-007-095, where theywill be assisted by a team of legal andmediation personnel appointed by thedepartment.There has been an upsurge in farm

evictions around the country, particularly inKwaZulu-Natal in the Newcastle area, in theFree State and Cape Winelands in theWestern Cape.Minister Gugile Nkwinti is sending

officials on a fact-finding mission to ascer-tain how to further strengthen support toaffected farming communities. The ministeris also calling on the agricultural sector totake steps to help stop illegal evictions.According to the department, farm

workers and farm dwellers face many

challenges when they are evicted illegally,with their homes often being destroyedupon eviction. Elderly persons are at timesdumped on the side of the road by farmerswithout any assistance or support.Despite the government promulgating

legislation to among others regulate evic-tions, including the Extension of Security ofTenure Act (ESTA), 62 of 1997, farm evic-tions continue to occur.The department is also engaged in efforts

to strengthen the protection of farm workersand farm dwellers through the amendmentof this act.

Illegal evictionsmanagedThe minister is also callingon the agricultural sector to

take steps to help stopillegal evictions.

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THE Welkom police are on the trailof two wanted suspects, SibusisoTyabule and Framino David Matola,a Mozambican-trained soldier.Capt. Stephen Thakeng, spokes-

person of the Welkom police, saidthe two men were on the wantedlist in connection with an allegedstring of crimes like the hijackingsof vehicles, theft of vehicles, houserobberies and the attempted murderof a police officer in the WesternCape, farm attacks and businessrobberies.He said the suspects were wanted

regarding crimes committed inGeorge in the Western Cape,Meloding, Virginia, Welkom andOdendaalsrus in the Free State.Both suspects are still at large.Although the police managed to

arrest Tyabule, he escaped mysteri-ously on the day of his appearancein the Welkom Magistrate’s Courton 3 October.“Tyabule was supposed to appear

in the Welkom Magistrate’s Courtfor the theft of a motor vehicle,possession of an unlicensed firearmand robbery. When his name wascalled for him to appear in the BCourt, he was nowhere to be found.A case of escape from lawfulcustody and aiding escape has beenregistered for further investiga-tion,” said Thakeng. He said thetwo men were dangerous.

Thakeng said Matola stayed atSaaiplaas in Virginia and OrangeGroove, Thabong, Welkom.“Residents are requested not to

arrest them, but to inform thenearest police station of theirwhereabouts,” he said.Further descriptions of Tyabule

are as follows: He has a bullet

wound in his right hand; his rightpinky finger is cut, on his stomachis written “Sorry mum”.Anyone with information about

the two men which can be helpfulin their arrest, as well prosecution,must contact the investigativeofficer, Lt Ogies Nel, on 073-404-5170.

Police looking for suspects

FRAMINO DAVID MATOLA SIBUSISO TYABULE

}Motlalepule Mokgosi

LEBO SELLOANE’S dream of gettingher mobile X-ray business off the groundis on the verge of becoming a reality.She received R80 000 in prize money

and an iPad after being announced thenational winner of the 2014 Pitch &Polish Engen entrepreneurial competi-tion.This competition was run over three

months countrywide challenging theparticipants to pitch their outstandingbusiness ideas.It culminated in the final held in

Johannesburg recently.She was awarded the prize after her

business idea of a mobile service hadbeen voted the best among hundreds ofparticipants.The prize money has given this young

woman from Thabong, Welkom, themuch-needed edge to set up her busi-ness, Vision X-rays.Selloane said she already had prospec-

tive clients interested in her service.“I have a few letters of intent from

potential clients who are interested inmy business. I’m sorting out the logisticsof equipment and hopefully in the newyear I’ll get it on track,” Selloane said.Selloane told Express Goldfields &

Northern Free State about her journeythroughout the competition.“Honestly, every experience in the

competition was a great learningexperience. I’ll not trade it for anything.I have learnt a lot in the competitionincluding the fact that one needs tounderstand your target market andtraits of a successful business to avoidfailure.“I have learnt to have confidence in

my ideas and to clearly articulate myvision to potential investors,” saidSelloane.Selloane said funding remained her

main challenge and that she requiredapproximately R1,2 million for thebusiness to become operational. Accord-ing to her it would create jobs for atleast five people.“However, I’m not discouraged,” she

said.She said she planned to establish her

business in the Goldfields towns ofWelkom and Odendaalsrus.“This will make the business more

accessible to clients with us providing aprompt service,” Selloane said.

Selloane has a BTech degree inDiagnostic Radiography which sheobtained from the Central University ofTechnology (CUT), Free State, in 2008and she expects her experience inprivate business and as an entrepreneurto come in handy in managing her ownbusiness.She is the co-founder of the Dream

Girls Foundation which focuses onempowering young women by providinglife skills to help them to becomeconfident and independent.She is currently working for a compa-

ny as key accounts manager. Thecompany specialises in the distributionof medical equipment.Selloane is in the final year of her

MBA studies at the Management Collegeof Southern Africa (MANCOSA).She was born and bred in Welkom and

began her schooling at the ThusanongPrimary School after which she attendedthe Welkom High School where shematriculated.

Lebo knows herbusiness

LEBO SELLOANE from Welkom is the2014 Engen Pitch & Polish entrepreneuri­al winner. Photo: Supplied

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} Nkareng Moloi

HA-SETHUNYA. – The Nelson MandelaFoundation and Breadline Africa, inpartnership with the Air Traffic andNavigation Services (ATNS), donated alibrary to the Qibi Primary School in theHa-Sethunya village in Qwaqwa lastWednesday.Jade Orgill, Breadline Africa’s project

manager, said they are very happy to havedonated the library to the school.“We are delighted to have donated anoth-

er library. This is the 50th library whichwas donated through this partnership.“Our target is rural areas because that is

where we want to unearth the hiddenleaders. We believe that one cannot leadwithout reading,” she said.She said they will send their evaluation

and monitoring team to ensure that thelibrary serves the right purpose.“We don’t just donate and leave. We are

going to make sure that this doesn’t end upbeing a container for someone’s spaza, buta tool to rebuild the community of theHa-Sethunya village,” she said.Yase Godlo, the Nelson Mandela Founda-

tion’s outreach manager, said this is thelate Nelson Mandela’s legacy.“Madiba wanted to see young people grow

up wisely. He wanted to educate children.So, in his absence, the foundation is

pursuing his passion. Mandela himself wasfrom a rural area.“We were assisted by the education

district office in terms of identifying aschool that has limited resources, ”saidGodlo.Joe Musandiwa, senior manager of

stakeholder and international relations ofthe ATNS, said the state-owned agency washappy to have assisted in bringing a changeto the lives of future leaders.“We are happy to be a part of this

initiative. Giving back to the community isalways good, and as we are a state-ownedagency it is also our task to help thegovernment to bring change,” he said.According to Musandiwa the library cost

R300 000.“It’s a container library with photocopied

books. Because we feel that those book arenot enough, we will be donating morebooks,” said Musandiwa.Maseboka Lipali, the principal of Qibi

Primary School, said they are delighted tohave received this donation and hope thatthe community will look after it.“We have an adult reading club in the

village. They can also come to the libraryto use it. This library is not for the schoolonly, the community is also included.Therefore we have to make sure it staysnew for our children and community.Thanks to the stakeholders and sponsors.”

Village schoolreceives library

MASEBOKA LIPALI (left), the Qibi Primary School principal, received the library keys fromJoeMusandiwa, the seniormanager of stakeholder and international relationsofAir Trafficand Navigation Services (ATNS). Photo: Nkareng Moloi

FROM studying by candlelight toelectrical engineer.Ramotudu Raymond Mofokeng

received his degree in Electrical Engine-ering at the University of the Free State(UFS) recently.It was no easy path for Raymond to

obtain his degree.As an orphan he stayed with his

grandmother, Maleqosa AlphonsinahMofokeng, in Bohlokong. They werevery poor, but Raymond did his best atschool. He went to Ntsu where hematriculated with distinctions in al hissubjects and received a bursary fromthe government to go to university.He went to the University of the

Witwatersrand (Wits). On one of hisholidays in Bethlehem he applied for aholiday job at the Engen Prime Stop.Soon it was evident that he was a cleveryoung man and he was promoted towork as cashier.One day he handed in his CV to

Stephanie van Dyk, the human resour-ces manager, applying for a permanentjob. When asked why he did not finishhis studies, he told her of his financialproblems. Apparently he did not receivehis bursary money frequently. As hehad a lot of assignments to do and withlittle to eat and with no money, he hadto give up his studies.Anton van Wyk’s wife, Lené, who is

the owner of the Engen Prime Stop, told

him about Raymond.He decided to help him. They got him

a flat in Bloemfontein and he enrolled atthe University of the Free State (UFS)on condition that he did not get invol-ved in campus politics, pass each yearand one day, when he was settled, helpsomeone else.He also asked Raymond to have

contact with people that could uplift andmotivate him.Van Wyk also saw to it that he could

do practical work at engineering firms.He asked a local councillor if he couldhelp Raymond to do practical work atthe municipality, but to no avail.Raymond had to write Van Wyk a

letter each month to gain experience tobetter his English. During holidays hewas given articles and books to readand he had to visit Van Wyk and chatwith him to better his language skills.Peet Pelser gave Raymond a laptop to

make his studies easier.Raymond recently received his degree.

Van Wyk fetched Raymond’s grandmo-ther, and they both attended thegraduation ceremony.Raymond is busy with his honours

degree and would like to obtain hisPhD.And where do Van Wyk see Raymond

in a few years’ time? As a secondJonathan Jansen or rather a lecturer orprofessor.

Hard work pays offANTON VAN WYK (left, sponsor) from Bethlehem with Ramotudu Raymond Mof­okeng.

BOHLOKONG. – Feedback from thecommunity has recently led to the seizureof a warehouse in Bohlokong containingsuspected stolen goods. An employee wasalso arrested.His house was searched and goods worth

thousands of rands were recovered.Sgt. Mmako Mophiring, police spokesper-

son, said on Friday members of theBethlehem Detective Services had beenbusy with their tracing operation whenthey received information regardingsuspected stolen goods hidden in a housein Bohlokong near Bethlehem.They fetched the owner of the house

from his workplace to get permission tosearch his house.“He denied having stolen goods in his

house.Upon searching the house, police found

suspected stolen goods under the bed andon the shelves.The goods included welding rods, pairs

of rubber boots, safety shoes, pruningpliers and gas pipes, to an estimated valueof R30 000,” he said.He said the 25-year-old suspect from

Bohlokong near Bethlehem was expected toappear before the Bethlehem Magistrate’sCourt soon facing charges of the posses-sion of suspected stolen goods.“Two other employees were arrested at

the same warehouse two weeks ago forstealing two cooler bags.“They are still facing charges of theft,”

he concluded.

Tip-off leads to find

DET. WO VUSIMUSI RADEBE (RIGHT) of the Bethlehem police hands over stolen goodsto its rightful owner, a warehouse employee (left). Photo: Supplied

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“We had a five-year plan when I joinedCeltic, but when (Ernst) Middendorparrived, he came with his technical team.So I had no choice but to look for employ-ment elsewhere,” he explained.“I am sad to leave Stars, they are a good

club. I would like to thank them for givingme the opportunity to work for them.Hopefully I will rejoin the club in thefuture,” he added.The Cape Town-born, who is presently

unemployed, said he was planning torelocate to Cape Town at the end of thisyear.“It is tough for me at the moment. I will

be open to offers from January,” saidBronkhorst.Rantsi Mokoena, Stars’ general manager,

confirmed that Bronkhorst had left his club.“I can confirm that, yes. André has

parted ways with the club with immediateeffect due to personal reasons and as a clubwe respect his decision.“As Free State Stars we wish him well in

his future endeavours and we shall an-nounce his successor in a couple of days,”said Mokoena.) For more sports stories, visitwww.express-news.co.za.

} Sidwell Guduka

ANDRÉ BRONKHORST said he had leftFree State Stars because of personalproblems and i nsisted there were nohidden agendas behind his departure.Despite joining Ea Lla Koto as a goalkeep-

er coach during the off-season, Bronkhorstasked the Bethlehem club to terminate hiscontract just seven matches into thecurrent PSL season.“I leave Stars because of personal

reasons.When I moved to Bethlehem I left my

wife and daughter behind in Bloemfontein.My wife suffers from cancer and is very illat the moment.“My daughter is doing gr. 12 and she will

be writing exams soon. So, I decided toreturn to Bloemfontein and give themmoral support,” Bronkhorst told Express.“It was a very difficult decision to ask

Stars to terminate my contract, but I had toleave for personal reasons.“My family comes first,” he said.Prior to joining Stars, Bronkhorst trained

goalkeepers at Bloemfontein Celtic. Hepreviously held the same position at Santos,Ajax Cape Town and Bafana Bafana.

Personal reasonsbehind departure

PERSONAL REASONS: André Bronkhorst (right) has left Free State Stars due to familyreasons. He is pictured here with Clinton Larsen (centre), the former Bloemfontein Celticcoach, and Moeketsi Dithebe (left) after the Telkom Knockout final at the Moses MabhidaSta­ dium in 2012. Photo: Anesh Debiky

“I got an SMS from my brother in Londonand he said that the ball was clearly behindthe line – a goal for us and it should havebeen 1-1.“We are not playing in a township. We

are playing in a stadium for televisioncameras where people are paid for thesejobs. So, everyone on the pitch has to do hisjob, the ball was behind the line and it is aclear goal. I received messages from all overthe world that it was a clear goal.“So, we have a broken jaw and we don’t

get a goal. I would like to have seen amatch where I didn’t have to change aplayer who got a broken jaw after he hadbeen kicked in the face. To see where a ballgets behind the line and it is given as agoal.” – KickOff.com

BETHLEHEM. –The Free State Starscoach, Tom Saintfi-et, feels his teamwere robbed in their1-0 defeat to OrlandoPirates on Saturdayin the OrlandoStadium.Saintfiet said they

had a goal disal-lowed when Thanda-ni Ntshumayelocleared RichardHenyekane’s 89thminute goal-boundeffort which ap-peared to havecrossed the line.He also said Bucs

winger Khethowa-khe Masuku shouldhave been shownred after he hadappeared to deliber-ately kick BokangThlone in the facewhile both playerswere on the groundin retaliation to atackle.Thlone was forced to retire from the game

with a broken jaw, leaving Saintfietunimpressed.“Football, Fifa, CAF and Safa asked for

fair play and I think both teams were quitein fair play, but we have to be 25 people toplay fair,” Saintfiet said.“It is a team sport performed by everyone

on the field. After 42 minutes a player getsa kick in his face and breaks his jaw, butwe don’t see anything.“There were four people looking at it and

no one saw it. The guy is in the hospitalwith a broken jaw. And we don’t hear orsee anything.”The Belgian-born coach felt his side could

have come away with at least a point hadHenyekane’s effort been given.

Team robbed – Saintfiet

THE Free State Stars coach, Tom Saintfiet.

THE Banyana Banyana superstar PortiaModise has written herself into thefootball history books as she becamethe 14th player ever to score a mile-stone of 100 goals for her country.The South African women’s team

thumped Algeria 5-1 in their final groupencounter of the African Women’sChampionships to secure a semi-finalberth in the competition being hostedin neighbouring Namibia.Modise scored her 99th and coveted

100th goal in the victory against theirAfrican rivals, yet was humble whenspeaking about her achievement in thepost-match press conference.“I am honoured to have scored 100

goals. Without my Banyana Banyanateam mates I would not have been ableto score these goals.“So it is for the whole team and for

the support I received from them andthe technical team. So, yes, it is notonly for me, but for the whole of theteam.”Banyana captain Janine van Wyk

heaped praise on the 31-year-oldtalisman.“We knew it was going to happen in

this game,” Van Wyk said.“We spoke about it ahead of the game

and she said she was going to score her100th goal. She carries us through thegames and we always have hope whenPortia is on the field. People do notrealise that. She is very experienced,she knows how to carry the team andshe does so without complaining. Weare very happy for her.”

Statistics) Modise joins an elite group of 13players who have scored 100 goals ormore for their country.) The 31-year-old is the only African

player to have achieved this feat.) Modise’s 100 goals in 117 games putsher third in terms of her goals-per-gameratio of players who have netted over100 goals for their country. Her 0,85goals per game only puts her behindthe retired duo of Julie Fleeting andElisabetta Vignotto who have animpressive 0,97 goal per game average.) America’s Abby Wambach leads theway with 171 goals in 225 matches forthe Stars and Stripes, with the 34-year-old still very much an active member ofher side as her tally continues to rise.) The only male soccer player to scoreover a century of goals for his countrywas Iran’s Ali Daei who scored 109goals in 149 matches in his 13-yearcareer before retiring in 2006.) The highest male internationalgoal-scorer who is still active for hiscountry is the Republic of Ireland’sRobbie Keane on 65 goals.

List of all international womenplayers to have scored 100 goals fortheir country:Name (country) goals/caps

1. Abby Wambach (United States)171/2252. Mia Hamm (United States) 158/2753. Christine Sinclair (Canada) 148/2104. Kristine Lilly (United States) 130/3525. Birgit Prinz (Germany) 128/2146. Julie Fleeting (Scotland) 116/1207. Elisabetta Vignotto (Italy) 107/1108. Sun Wen (People’s Republic of China)106/1529. Michelle Akers (United States) 105/15310. Carolina Morace (Italy) 105/15311. Han Duan (People’s Republic ofChina) 101/18812. Tiffeny Milbrett (United States)100/20413. Portia Modise (South Africa) 100/117

Superstar Portiascores 100 goals

THE Orlando Pirates year-end partywill be held on 6 December in Senekal.A braai will be held. Tickets cost R25each. For more information call: ExcellentHlalele, the regional organiser, on 073-318-9967.

GOLDEN ARROWS climbed to the top ofthe National First Division (NFD) table forthe first time this season after the seventhround of matches.The weekend started off with a Cape

Town derby between Milano United andVasco da Gama, which the visitors won 2-1,while Black Leopards thrashed Maluti FETCollege by five goals.Vasco da Gama beat Milano United 2-1 in

an action-packed Cape derby at the PhilippiStadium on Friday night. The visitors tookthe lead after 30 minutes when defensiveerrors from Milano defender Nasief Morrisled to Siseko Manona opening the scoring.In the second half Mbulelo Wambi doubledVasco’s lead to make it 2-0. Diego Brownpulled one back for the home side fromoutside the box with a great strike butVasco held on for maximum points as theymoved level on 14 points with Milano.Thanda Royal Zulu were too strong for

Cape Town All Stars as they beat them 3-0at the Athlone Stadium on Friday night. AllStars finished the game with 10 men whenLuvuyo Memela was shown a red card.Menzi Nhlompe and Siduduzo Dlaminiscored the first two goals for Thanda beforein-form striker Phumelele Bhengu made it3-0 in the latter stages of the game to makesure the KZN side returned home withmaximum points.Black Leopards piled more misery on

bottom-of-the-table Maluti FET Collegewhen they ran out 5-0 winners on Saturdayat the Thohoyandou Stadium. BonganiManaka opened the scoring for Leopardsbefore Samuel Tefu doubled their lead justbefore half-time. The home side came outstronger in the second half with goals fromLeonard Ntshangase, Ivan Mahangwahyaand Morgan Shivambu completing a greatperformance. Leopards moved to 11 points

and Maluti are on four points.Golden Arrows made the most of Milano

United’s defeat on Friday night when theybeat Garankuwa United 1-0 at the Chats-worth Stadium. The only goal came early inthe first half from Tebogo Masoale, whichensured Arrows ended the weekend onepoint clear at the top of the table.FC Cape Town were denied three points

when they were held to a 1-1 draw byBaroka FC. The home side opened thescoring inside 30 minutes through MorneDavids. FC Cape Town looked to be walkingaway with three points but HlabaneKutumela had other ideas, scoring in the90th minute to secure Baroka a point. Thedraw means FC Cape Town remain insecond place, while Baroka are 10th.Witbank Spurs played to their second

consecutive goalless draw against AfricanWarriors. Both teams were looking toimprove their log standing, with Warriorsslipping down to 13th place and Spurs stilllaying in seventh.Jomo Cosmos beat Santos 2-0 at the Vaal

University of Technology on Sunday.First-half goals from Charlton Mashumbaand Frederic Mashumba were enough tosecure Cosmos the win. Santos finished thegame with ten men after Tyren Arendsewas shown a red card. The win movedCosmos level with Santos on ten points.A late goal from Lerato Masopa made

sure Highlands Park salvaged a 2-2 drawagainst Royal Eagles at the MakholongStadium. The visitors opened the scoringthrough Mxolisi Macuphu before SamkeloNkosi pulled one back for the home side.Eagles were back in the lead just after thebreak when Macuphu completed his braceto make it 2-1. But there was drama at theend when Lerato Masopa scored a lateequaliser to make it 2-2. – kickoff.com

Golden Arrows top of table

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BETHLEHEM. – Former AfricanWarriors mentor David Vilakazi hasbeen reunited with the Absa PremierLeague outfit Free State Stars.

He joins Ea Lla Koto after he wasfired by the National First Division(NFD) outfit African Warriors a fewweeks ago.

Rantsi Mokoena, the Stars generalmanager, confirmed that they hadacquired the services of Vilakazi towork with Themba Sithole in theirdevelopment team that will campaignin the Free State ABC MotsepeLeague.

“Yes, Vilakazi is now with us. Hewill be working with Sithole in ourdevelopment team,” he said.

He said Vilakazi had worked inthe team before and they wereconfident that they would producegood players for the first team.

“He is also going to scout forplayers.

“He has been in the game for along time and with Sithole at hisside, believe you me, we’ll producequality players like before.

“We have quality players likeEdward Manqele, Mpho Makola andSthembiso Ngcobo just to mention afew,” he said.

} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – A brace from SiyandaNgubo saw Orlando Pirates producing adramatic comeback to register a 2-1 victoryagainst Free State Stars in their MultiChoiceDiski Challenge encounter on Sunday at theGoble Park Stadium.

Stars took the lead in the first stanza fromthe boot of Katleho Maphate, who brilliantlyoutran the Pirates defence from the centreline. The second half saw the visitorsattacking in their numbers in search of anequaliser.

Pirates’ never say die attitude was reward-ed when Ngubo, who came from the bench,netted an equaliser making the score 2-1.

Themba Sithole, the Stars mentor, saidPirates had been stronger than them in thesecond half.

“That’s when they stole our points. Ourboys played well and we cannot takeanything away from their (Pirates’) second-half performance.

“Besides the mistake by our goal keeperthat saw us coming down from 2-1, a fairresult would have been a draw. We allowedthem too much space in the second half,” hesaid.

He said he was not disappointed with theresults, because they had not fielded any ofthe senior team players like Pirates haddone.

“We are developing and therefore we had

no players from the first team. They,however, had experienced players like TlouSegolela, Lehlohonolo Masalesa and ThaboRakgale. Their experience played an impor-tant role and that is why they came backvery strong,” he said.

Even though the team had suffered a 2-1defeat Sithole told Express Eastern Free Statethat he was happy to announce they hadplayers who were ready to join the firstteam. He added that their developmentteam’s aim was to produce players for thesenior team.

“We have players who are more thanready to join the senior team. I am sure thatthey will be training with the first teamcome January,” he said.

Pirates’ stayingpower leads to win

EYE ON THE BALL: A Free State Stars player in red and white and an Orlando Pirates player in black making a chase for the ball duringthe MultiChoice Diski Challenge encounter on Sunday at the Goble Park Stadium. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Vilakazibackwith FSStars

‘He (Vilakazi) has beenin the game for a long

time and with Sithole athis side, believe you

me, we’ll produce quali-ty players like before.’

– Rantsi Mokoena

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