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FICKSBURG. – A new RDPhouse at Caledon Park nearFicksburg has caused a riftbetween Julia Vries and thefamily of her ex-husband.

After staying in a two-roomed house for six years,Vries has now been confrontedby the family of her ex-hus-band who claims the housebelongs to them. The housewhich had been rebuilt interms of the RDP scheme was

handed over to Vries on Friday(13/03).

In total, eight houses werehanded over to various beneficia-ries by the Free State premierAce Magashule.

Vries, a mother of two childrenaged 9 and 12, has been living inthe same house for the past 17years.

She said she and her formerhusband, David Kraukam, wereonly married traditionally.

“He left me in the house sixyears ago and since then I have

been living here with my threechildren. One of my childrendied a few years ago,” she added.

She said she had been livingpeacefully for the past six yearsbut that things had suddenlytaken a nasty turn immediatelyafter the new house had beenbuilt.

She said Kraukam was nowliving with his new wife andshe believed this new wife wasinfluencing Kraukam to claimthe house.

“The house was destroyed last

year.“After that the family and the

mother of the ex-husband havebeen coming to me claiming thehouse.

“They told me I should noteven think of living in that housebecause it belongs to them.

“I wouldn’t have had a problemif they had come to claim thehouse in the past while it was atwo-roomed house,” she said.

Olly Mlamleli, the MEC forCooperative Governance andTraditional Affairs, told Express

Eastern Free State that it hadcome to her attention andadded that she was going tohandle it.

“That house has beenregistered under the NketoaneLocal Municipality.

“I am the one who is goingto give out the title deeds andI am going to give it to theperson who was there whenwe started building the house,”Mlamleli said.) Kraukam could not bereached for comment.

Battle ensues over houseEx­husband’s family claims new, upgraded RDP home

EIGHT homes out of 50 that are still to be built, were handed over to residents of Caledon Park in Ficksburg on Friday (13/03) by premier Ace Magashule after the originaltwo­roomed houses had been demolished and the new houses built. Here Magashule hands over the keys of a new house to Malekaba Ruiters, while MECs Sam Mashinini(Public Works) and Ollie Mlamleli (Human Settlements) look on. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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BETHLEHEM. – Fuming communitymembers of Ward 1 in the DihlabengLocal Municipality are demanding thehead of their ward councillor, TshidiMokoena.They claim that Mokoena has been

failing and disrespecting them for a longtime and they say they are not willing totake it anymore.Thamsanqa Majola, task team member,

told Express Eastern Free State that theywanted the councillor to hand in herresignation letter within two months.“We don’t need her as our leader

anymore. We have submitted a list of ourquestions to her, but she has never evenresponded to one of them. She is alsofailing to give us the minutes of her lastmeeting and the council resolution on therecently awarded sites,” he said.Majola spoke to Express EFS on Friday

afternoon just after the meeting withMokoena. The meeting did not end well,as the community members were nothappy with the fact that she, the council-lor, wanted to chair the meeting.“How on earth can someone chair a

meeting and respond to the questions?Anyway, we gave her time to respond,but she could give only one answer aftershe had spoken for 20 minutes,” Majolasaid.Mokoena was escorted to her car by the

ANC members, leaving the community in

the United Reformed Church in SouthAfrica Building, know as Ha-Maphisa,where the meeting was held.Majola said they were going to open a

case of corruption and fraud against theward councillor.“She has awarded the sites to her

friends and family members. We want toknow what criteria were used to awardthose sites.”Apparently, all ward councillors in the

municipality were given 33 sites inVolgelfontein to allocate in their ward. Itis alleged that some of the councillorshave only allocated 20 sites and kept 13for reasons known only to them. Thiscaused a big issue in the local municipali-ty after the communities in these areashad learnt that some ward councillorshad allocated all 33 sites to the communi-ty.“We have asked her on numerous

occasions where the 12 sites were, but shefailed to give us answers. No one knowswhen and where the sites were allocated.“She told us that had happened in one

of the meetings that she had with thecommunity in December, but she islying,” he said.) Tshediso Maitse of the Marketing andCommunications Unit of the DihlabengLocal Municipality said he was not in aposition to respond to the questionswhich had been sent to him via email onMonday before he had the chance tospeak to the Ward 1 councillor.

} Tladi Moloi

PHUTHADITJHA-BA. – TsekoMokoena is thenewly-electedchairperson of theSouth AfricanMunicipal WorkersUnion (Samwu) inthe Thabo Mofutsa-nyana Region.He was elected at

the Special RegionalCongress (SRC) thatwas recently held inthe PhuthaditjhabaMulti-purpose Hallin Qwaqwa.Mokoena replaces

Moekoa Modise whohas led the regionfor three terms(nine years).The two were vying for the position of

chairperson, which was the only contestedposition on that day.Mokoena won by five votes. He got 25

votes to Modise’s 20.Mokoena said he was happy to be elected

and added that the most important thingwas to make sure that he rewarded thosewho had trusted him for the position byworking for them.“I want to thank those who entrusted me

with the position. I have to make sure thatthe workers’ interests are put first andprotected. We should also better theirworking conditions. We want our workersto earn living wages and work in a condu-cive working environment,” Mokoena said.Mokoena said that, except for the Dihla-

beng Local Munici-pality all themunicipalities inthe region hadtaken part in theelections.“Dihlabeng was

not represented atthe conference.“It (the confe-

rence) was post-poned the first timeafter we felt thatthey, Dihlabeng,should be a part ofit.“However, they

could not be a parteven though wegave them time toresolve theirproblems,” he said.Mokoena said

they would makesure that they intervened in that municipal-ity to make sure that the region wasunited.He said they were going to work hard to

ensure that they had the cleanest and bestmunicipalities in the Free State.“We have challenges in our municipali-

ties and we want to work on them. Corrup-tion is one of our key priorities. We willalso monitor the appointments of politicalheads for the sake of service delivery.“We will make sure that those who are

appointed or deployed are people withpotential,” he said.Mokoena said they wanted fair and open

recruitment in their municipalities. “Wewill scrap the nepotism which is rife in ourmunicipalities,” he concluded.

Samwu electsnew chairperson

TSEKOMOKOENA, the newly­elected chair­person of the South African MunicipalWorkers Union (Samwu) in the Thabo Mo­futsanyana Region. Photo: Tladi Moloi Ward wants answers

TSHIDI MOKOENA, Ward 1 councillor of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, in tradi­tional dress (Seshoeshoe) at the door, being escorted from the United ReformedChurch Building on Friday (13/03). Photo: Tladi Moloi

} Selloane Khalane

THE Free State Government has set asideR7 million of its R29,374 billion 2015-’16budget on hosting a China Week in April.An estimated R5 million of the R7 million

will be bankrolled by the Department ofEconomic Development and EnvironmentalAffairs, which was allocated R472,2 millionby the provincial MEC for Finance, ElzabeRockman.The budget for the various departments of

the Free State government was tabled byRockman last Wednesday (11/03) at theMangaung City Hall in Bloemfontein.The remaining R2 million apportioned for

China Week will be accounted for byPremier Elias “Ace” Magashule’s officewhich has been allocated R283,9 million forthe current financial year. The Premier’sOffice also apportioned R5 million forbillboards. Rockman said the provincialbudget increased by 4,28% from the 2014’15budget, which was R27,942 billion. Althoughthe Free State has been given R29,374 billion,about R465,9 million is going to be shiftedaway from the province, according toRockman.She said approximately 71% of the reduc-

tion was as a result of the shifting of AdultBasic Education and Training (ABET)programmes to the National Department ofHigher Education. Rockman said the shifting

of the function of Port Health Services to theNational Department of Health had alsocontributed to the decrease of equitableshare in the province.A large chunk of the budget, worth

R11,538 billion has been allocated to theDepartment of Education, and this hasincreased from R11,259 billion in the 2014-’15financial year, as well as the Department ofHealth, R8,675 billion which increased fromR8,155 billion in the 2014-’15 financial year.Both the departments of Health and

Education were faced with difficulties thislast financial term, apparently arising fromfinancial problems.The Department of Sport, Arts, Culture

and Recreation received R679,6 million whilstthe Department of Roads, Police and Trans-port got R2,391 billion. The Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development has beenallocated R744,5 million with R1,224 billionallocated to the Department of Co-operativeGovernance, Traditional Affairs & HumanSettlements (Department of Human Settle-ment and Housing). The Department ofPublic Works and Infrastructure has receivedR1,492 billion.Wouter Wessels, Freedom Front Plus

leader in the Free State Legislature, hascriticised Rockman for spending millions onthe China Week project while the Depart-ments of Health and Education are battlingwith accruals.

Millions to go to China Week

QWAQWA. X The Tseki police havearrested three suspects regarding thealleged rape of a 15-year-old girl fromChris Hani Park who had been forced tospend the night at an unknown place.She escaped the next day after one of the

suspects had threatened to kill her.Sgt. Mmako Mophiring, police spokesper-

son, said the girl’s grandmother sent herto a shop on Friday (13/03). Somebody,known to her, accosted her along the wayand forced her into a house.“She was allegedly raped by the person

who had forced her into the house,”

Mophiring said.“The next day she was still at the same

house when a friend of the first suspectallegedly also raped her.“It is further alleged that she found a

chance to escape after meeting with acertain woman at the same house who hadasked her to help wash the dishes.”Mophiring said the three suspects, who

are aged between 24 and 29, from ChrisHani Park, Tseki Village, are expected toappear before the Tseki Magistrate’s Courtsoon, facing charges of rape and kidnap-ping.

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – Barbara Thomson,the deputy minister of EnvironmentalAffairs, will on 23 March lead WorldMeteorological Day celebrations in Phutha-ditjhaba, Qwaqwa.The celebrations will be held at the

Multi-purpose Centre in Phuthaditjhaba at10:00.World Meteorological Day is held annual-

ly to commemorate the World Meteorologi-cal Organisation’s establishment on thatdate in 1950.The organisation plays a crucial role in

contributing towards people’s safety andwelfare. Its work is particularly importantin providing food security, water resources

and transport.World Meteorological Day has been

observed globally on 23 March each yearsince 1961. This year’s events will becelebrated under the theme ClimateKnowledge for Climate Action.To mark this day, the deputy minister,

supported by the South African WeatherService (SAWS) CEO and local stakeholderswill engage the community and learners of20 schools in the surrounding areas.Schools will also present, for an award,

their understanding of this year’s theme.All learners will also be provided withinformation on SAWS bursaries andpossible careers in meteorology.

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HARRISMITH. – Eskom has injected awhopping R2,9 million in the skills develop-ment of 14 emerging business owners fromthe Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipal-ity.These emerging business owners who

recently graduated, underwent an extensiveeight-month business skills training thatwas offered by Eskom through its Develop-ment Foundation.They received their certificates at a

graduation ceremony held at Eskom’sIngula Contractor Academy at the SirHarry’s Lodge, Harrismith.Avin Maharaj, senior project manager at

Ingula, said training focused on socio-eco-nomic development of communities (Extend-ed Public Works Programme), how toconform to the SHEQ – OHS and Environ-mental Acts, and on mentoring and coach-ing.“In addition, students will be exposed to

practicals and formal assessments will bedone to ensure that the required competen-cies have been acquired,” he said.

Malefu Vilakazi, the executive mayor ofthe Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipal-ity, said the initiative had contributed to aradical and sustainable economic transfor-mation of the district economy.“We have seen vast improvements in how

our local emerging business owners conducttheir business with our district and localmunicipalities,” she said.Maharaj said for the past three years,

Eskom had embarked on the contractoracademy as part of its support and commit-ment to national government’s drive toaccelerate job creation, poverty alleviation,skills development and infrastructuredevelopment.“The certificates are endorsed by the

University of Limpopo and the relevantSector Education and Training Authority(SETA),” he said.The students who graduated were Emily

Motaung, Helen Mochela, Palesa Mochela,Tabi Moloi, Annah Moloi, Isaac Msimanga,Bongani Ngwenya, Moeketsi Lerata, ThaboRonnie Miya, Malitaba Tshabalala, MoketeSibeko, Dimpho Letsela, ThakabannaNonyana and Mpande Makhoba.

Eskom fundsskills training

ANNAH MOLOI (middle) receives her certificate from Sihle Biyela, Eskom: Ingula projectmanager (left), and Nhlanhla Ngema, Ingula project communications. Photo: Supplied

} Nthati Motsoeneng

PHUTHADITJHABA. –Vusi Tshabalala, the exec-utive mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) LocalMunicipality, recentlytook part in a cleaningcampaign.Tshabalala and some of

his office-based employeesleft the daily office workbehind and joined theMAPCommunity Work Pro-gramme (CWP) personnelin keeping Qwaqwa clean.On Friday, 6 March, the

campaign spurred actionin Riverside and accordingto Tshabalala, they weregoing to visit almost all thewards in the municipality.This community-based

environmental movementwas initiated to clean upand conserve the milieu ofRiverside, as well as to in-volve community workersin municipal campaigns.The cleaning work in-

cluded cutting grass, pick-ing up garbage and empty-ing litterbins in the area,as well as sweeping thestreets.“This will be an on-going

project.“The campaign would

never have taken placewithout the involvement ofthe CWP employees andthe support of the commu-nity,” Tshabalala said.“This is how we should

work in order to move for-ward. We appreciate yourcontribution.”

Mayor trades suitfor clean-up gear

HARD AT WORK: Vusi Tshabalala, the executive mayorof the Maluti­a­Phofung (MAP) Local Municipality, withMaditaba Mokoena, one of the MAP Community WorkProgramme (CWP) employees, cutting grass in River­side, Qwaqwa. Photo: Nthati Motsoeneng

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This community­based environmental move­ment was initiated to clean up and conserve themilieu of Riverside.

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – In support ofNational Human Rights Month, the Univer-sity of the Free State (UFS) recentlylaunched the No-to-Racism and Yes-to-Equal-ity Campaign.

Through this campaign, the UFS commu-nity reaffirms its commitment to equality,respect, democracy, social justice, humanity,dignity, human rights and diversity.

“Look in the mirror tonight and have adiscussion with yourself,” Prof. JonathanJansen, vice-chancellor and rector of theUFS, said.

“Ask yourself: ‘To what extent can I trulysay I am dealing with my racism, mybigotry, my ethnicism, my homophobia, myxenophobia? Am I truly dealing with thosein my life?’ ”

Through the No-to-Racism Campaign, staffand students are encouraged to take apublic stand against not only racism, butalso homophobia, sexism, ableism, xenopho-bia, classism, ethnicism, ageism, and allforms of intolerance and othering.

The campaign’s launch was preceded byan engaging seminar on ethnicity. Theseminar focused on de-ethnicising thestudent culture on the Qwaqwa Campus.

“The complexity of ethnicity requirescreative solutions and strategies crafted in acollaborative inclusive approach. Thesestrategies require multiple stakeholderswith both experiential and intellectualpositioning meeting to untangle the myriadof issues embedded in ethnicism.

“Academics, student leadership, universi-ty management, students and communityrepresentatives must take a lead in unpack-ing worrying issues around ethnicity,” GreyMagaiza, Sociology lecturer and researcher,said.

The start of No-to-Racism will closely befollowed by the Yes-to-Equality Campaign,which will be launched on 1 April.

The No-to Racism and Yes-to-EqualityCampaign is an initiative of the Institute forReconciliation and Social Justice, togetherwith the Student Representative Council.

UFS says no to racism

PROF. JONATHAN JANSEN, the University of the Free State’s (UFS) vice­chancellor andrector, flanked by theQwaqwaCampus principal, Prof. PrakashNaidoo, andDr Elsa Crause,vice­principal: Academic and Research, at the launch of the No­to­Racism Campaign atthe Qwaqwa Campus. Photo: Supplied

A KGOSI e ka nyala kwa ntle ga bogosi. Amolala a ka nyalwa ke kgosi? A motho yo orutegileng a ka nyala yo o sa rutegang? Amotho yo o humileng a ka nyala kobadiding? A motho a ka nyala motho yo ofarologaneng le e ne ka tumelo, ka puo, kasetso, ka mmala jalo jalo?

Re godisitswe mo tlase ga kgethololo mmele rona re kgetholola batho ba bangwe baba fapaaneng le rona ka mmala kgotsa kasengwe.

Rre mongwe o nthomeletse melaetsa ementsi go tloga ka 03:12 phakela.

Nako e ke neng ke tsoga ke fitlhetse kena le melaetsa e merataro a fana kamaikutlo a- gagwe fa a fetsa go bala bukaya me e leng Life is like music – Play On.A mpolelela fa a itumeletse buka e mme atlile go kwala buka mme a tlile go kwala kadingwe tse ke kwadileng ka tsona.

Mo go tse di ntsi tse a buileng ka tsona agatelela gore bomme re rata borre ba banang le madi le maemo mme ga re lebeleledilo tse dingwe tsa botlhokwa.

A re goreng bomme ba rata go nyalwa kebatho ba ba bonang tuelo e e kwa godimoga bona?

A re ngaka ga e kitla e nyalwa kemorutabana. Monna wa gagwe o tshwanetsee nne yo o mo maemong a gagwe kgotsa gofeta. A re rele basadi re tshwanetse rasimolola go fetoga mme re tlotle batho eseng ka maruo a bone.

A re bao ba re nyetsweng ke batho bamaemo a a kwa tlase ga rona re a bagatelela. A re basadi ba ba jalo ba gana gokgalemelwa ke banna mme ga ba tlotlebanna ba bona.

Nna ke nagana gore maemo a motho gase o ne fela a a botlhokwa fela a na lekarolo e a e tsayang mo lenyalong. Matsatsi

a, e sale re tswa Beijing re dumela mo50/50 go re mme le rre ba a lekana. GoMelao ya puso e e godisang bomme, babona ditiro tse di botoka mme gantsi baamogela go feta borre. Bothata ke gore gare a godisiwa jalo.

Nkile ka kwala mo go lona lokwalodik-gang le ka re “Rre ke motsumi” ka boagape ka re “Rre ke kgosi”. Fela se se lenggone ke gore borre gantsi fa mme aamogela go ba feta ba a ikobonya. Ba bonaba sa dire se rre a tshwanetseng go se dirae le go selasela bana le mosadi. Bomme lerona re nna mabela, re rwala ditopo.

Ke utlwa gotwe go tla tsaya dingwaga tse70 gore bomme ba amogele madi a alekanang le a borre fa ba dira tiro e elekanang.

Mmuso wa rona o a leka go tsholetsabomme. Ka gongwe morago ga ngwaga tse70 re tla be re tlwaetse gore mme a kaamogela go feta rre.

Fa se e sa tlhole e le sewelo, go tlwaelegi-le gongwe le rona re tla godisa bana barona go amogela seo.) Mang kapa mang ya a batlang hongola kholomong ena, a ka ikopanya leJabulani Dlamini ho 051-404-7910kapa email: Jabulani.Dlamini@volks-blad.com) Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa.) Where necessary Express edits somecolumns. – Ed.

Basadi ba rutegilengtshwanetse ba fetoge

A re buengAdvocate Kuni DitiraAuthor

‘A re rele basadi re tshwanetsera simolola go fetoga mme retlotle batho e seng ka maruo a

bone.’ ­ Adv. Kuni Ditira

NATIONAL WATER WEEK andWorld Water Day should serve asa reminder to every South Africanthat protecting the country’swater resources from misuseshould be high on everyone’sagenda: government, corporateand individual, South AfricanNational Bottled Water Associa-tion (SANBWA) chief executive,Charlotte Metcalf, says.

She says, like the planet weinhabit, our bodies comprisemostly water, and the preciousliquid is a vital component of ourdiet, as well as the healthiestbeverage option for societiesplagued by diseases such asobesity and diabetes.

National Water Week waslaunched in South Africa onMonday (16/03) in KwaZulu-Nataland culminates in World WaterDay on Sunday (22/03) and Metcalfsays she hopes it will serve tohighlight the challenges facingSouth Africa’s water future.

“South Africa is one of the 30driest countries in the world withless water per person thancountries widely considered to bemuch drier, such as Namibia andBotswana.”

The need to conserve andprotect its water sources fromirresponsible use and pollutionarises from the fact that thecountry has low levels of rainfall

relative to the world average, withhigh variability and high levels ofevaporation due to the hotclimate.

“Price increases, improvedmonitoring infrastructure,proactive intervention measuresand a depoliticised environmentare just four of the challengeshighlighted by experts when itcomes to securing the future ofSouth Africa’s water supply,” shesays.

“Dr Anthony Turton, a scientistspecialising in water managementas a strategic issue, quotesdepoliticising the appointment oftechnical staff as key.

“He claims that South Africahas the best water and environ-mental legislation in the world,but we are simply unable toimplement, so we are in a watercrisis.

“Julian Conrad, managingdirector of groundwater and GISconsultancy, GEOSS, also believeswe have the right legislation andregulations in place, but wants theprice of water to increase. Thiswill allow water conservationmeasures to be strictly enforced.”

Formed in 1997 as a standardssetting and representative body,SANBWA is a not-for-profitorganisation committed to wor-king with its members to continu-ously improve and protect the

conservation of all water resour-ces wherever possible, whilepromoting the image and reputa-tion of bottled water throughadherence to global benchmarkedstandards.

Since its inception, SANBWAlobbied the Department of Healthto draft legislation specificallygoverning bottled water. Followingthese representations and recom-mendations from SANBWA, andin line with international trends,the Department of Health drew upnew legislation specific to thebottled water industry.

In July 2007, this legislation wasratified and, for the first time, allenterprises in South Africaproducing bottled water for sale tothe public were officially regula-ted.

The legislation stipulates whatsources of water are acceptable,what types of treatment arerequired, the maximum levels ofcertain substances, and whatinformation bottlers must displayon their labels. Interestingly,while often under attack forwasting water resources, theindustry actually uses less waterthan just one-and-a-half golfcourses.

“The South African nationalusage of water by the bottledwater industry equates to 22,7 li-tres per second.

“By comparison, a golf courseuses 1 litre per second per hole or18 litres per second for an 18-holegolf course – so the bottled waterindustry’s use is just slightly morethan the equivalent used by onegolf course.”

According to 2012 figures fromthe Department of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries, irrigatedagriculture is the largest user ofwater in South Africa.

These figures show that 62% ofavailable water is used forirrigation, 27% is domestic andurban use while 8% is used bymining, industry and powergeneration and 3% is used bycommercial forestry.

Unfortunately, because thecountry wastes some 9 milliontonnes of food a year – equivalentto 31,4% of average production –the fact that agriculture is thebiggest consumer of water is a“double whammy”.

Someone whose research intofood waste in South Africa, themagnitude, the cost and impactshas been widely published is DrSuzan Oelofse, research groupleader: Waste for Development inthe Council for Scientific andIndustrial Research’s NaturalResources and the Environmentunit.

This research showed that thetotal water loss as a result of food

waste in South Africa wasequivalent to nearly 22% of thetotal water footprint while thetotal cost to the country of foodwaste was some R61,5 billion, or2,1% of the country’s GDP.

Water loss as a result of wastingcereals is the highest (32%)followed by meat (26%). However,the cost impacts of fruit andvegetables are the highest (42%)followed by meat (32%).

Oelofse concluded that wateruse with respect to agriculturalproduction and associated foodwaste appeared to be highlyinefficient, and should be ad-dressed in a bid to enhance boththe country’s water and foodsecurity.

By contrast, bottled waterproduction in South Africa is alsoa very water efficient business inthat it has an extremely low“water usage” factor.

“The term ‘water usage’ refersto how much water is used(volume) to make a finishedproduct,” said Metcalf.

“This measure – sometimescalled ‘water footprint’ – includesboth direct and indirect waterusage and includes water fromboreholes and municipal sources.

“The South African industrybenchmark is 1.8:1, and there areplants that achieve ratios of aslow as 1.2:1 to 1.4:1.”

Protecting water resources as important as ever

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SASSA e eletsa baamohedi bohle ba ditjhelete tsa dikerante ba ka tlase hodilemo tse 60, ntle le batho ba nang le boqhwala, ba fumanang ditjhelete tsammuso ka tshebediso ya kgatiso ya monwana ha ba hula tjhelete ho tswamabenkeleng hore:

1. O se o tlamehile ho sebedisa nomoro ya lekunutu ha o batla ho dumela mabenkelehore e be mokgwa wa ho hula tjhelete.

2. O se o tla kgona hore o kgethe nomoro ya lekunutu lebenkeleng la kgetho ya haomohlang o latang tjhelete ya hao.

3. E bang o kgetha ho se sebedise nomoro ya lekunutu, ha ona kgona ho hula tjheleteya hao lebenkeleng, empa o tla kgona hosebedisa sebaka seo SASSA e patallang teng kapa o sebedise motjhini wa banka osebedisang kgatiso tsa mengwana.

4. Batho bohle ba qalang ho ba le karete ba lokela ho etsa bonnete ba hore ba kgethanomoro ya lekunutu ka dikarete tsa bonatse ntjha tsa SASSA.

Ela hloko: O seke wa fana ka nomoro ya hao ya lekunutu ho mang kapa mang.

Tshebediso ya nomoro ya lekunutu (PIN)ho netefatsa basebedisi ba dikarete mabenkeleng

Tshebediso ya nomoro ya lekunutu (PIN)ho netefatsa basebedisi ba dikarete mabenkeleng

Ho fumana tlhaiso lesedi letsetsa CPS ho 0800 60 01 60 kapa SASSA ho 0800 60 10 11

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THEUNIS BOTHA, Christian Demo-cratic Party (CDP) leader:

WE sincerely hope that Eskom’sdenial that it plans to get rid of morethan a thousand white engineersremains intact once Eskom’s problemshave been solved.In the past, many promises have been

broken.It seems as though government - now

that maximum growth in the economyis needed to create sustainable jobs forall X is feverishly attempting to find

ways to sabotage this, such as import-ing water engineers from Cuba, whilstSouth Africans, with the proper qualifi-cations, are left out in the cold.We call on the government to ensure

a level playing field, where quality ofwork is the measure that enablesunfettered economic growth, to thebenefit of all South Africans.The International Labour Organisa-

tion (ILO) has in a recent report on jobopportunities and conditions of employ-ment made such a recommendation tothe South African Government.

Quality of work be the measure

MLANJENE RADEBE, Tshiame C,Harrismith:

SHE walks on the road,She walks by faith,She steps so smooth,She considers every step,She feels the redemption of the road,Her heart says . . .“All is well with my soul”Her Soul is saying ncwele . . .Ncwele . . .NcweleUyincwele Nkosi ya Zulu,Nam’hla Nkosi ngiyamangala . . .She drops tears of jubilation,Her mind is full of revelation,Her memory is chapters to tell the

nation whereShe comes from.Divine words of reality,Indeed!I was ready to hear a silent voice

speaketh so loud,I was imagining the tone,Fervently that voice uttered words of

reality, she sath,Great is He, who loves me,He who protects me,He who provides for me,To You Lord she kneels and cries,For Your word hath said unto her,“Cast all your burdens unto me, I shall

sustain you”Agape love X the unconditional love,Indeed!She finally wears a smile on her face,She felt so good, every second she

sings bless me Oh Lord“In Deo Sapientae Lux”Indeed!She’s my friend.

Steps on the road

DRIVING back to Bethlehem is always agreat feeling and I sure have missed thislovely place I love to call home.The problem starts when one spends a

day or two in the town and realises thatnothing has changed.Bethlehem is trapped in a vicious circle

of broken promises and no opportunities.Some would say I am being dramatic, but

local government is still in the process offinishing construction on RDP houses thatwere started years ago.I have often asked myself: “Where does

the money come from?”Initially, when the RDP houses were

supposed to be built and the project wasapproved by the local governing structures,the project’s funds ran dry. I wondered atthe time if local government had notrequested a project management assessmentplan and if they had, what had happened tothe money that was allocated to completethe RDP houses, because people have had towait years enduring cold winters and rainin make-shift shacks.The question is: Which company did they

assign the project to?Why didn’t the company complete the

project in the allocated time-frame?It has become the norm for governments

to start doing things for communities theyear before elections. It is then that we seemiracles happening because only then doesgovernment do what it had promised andmore X because of the approaching elec-tions.The Auditor General (AG) reports have

shown how millions of wasteful andirregular expenditure have been condonedby the municipal council. Recommendations

by the AG have also been ignored.For these reasons, I feel it is right to ask

where the local government got the moneyfrom to finish the RDP houses, seeing thatthe municipal funds had been used to payEskom. We were told, there was no moremoney, and that that also was the reasonwhy students would not be receivingbursaries this year.We deserve answers.When will the councillors provide the

community with answers?Where did the money come from and why

only now? Or is it another election cam-paign strategy?

Houses completedwith mystery money

‘What had happened to themoney that was allocatedto complete the RDP hous­es, because people have

had to wait years enduringcold winters and rain in

make­shift shacks.’

LEKGUTSA MBELE, Bohlokong,Bethlehem:

I URGE learners who smoke hubblybubbly to stop. It is a drug.

The number of learners who aresmoking hubbly bubbly has dramaticallyincreased. I call for quick interventionby teachers to address the problembefore it gets out of control.

Hubbly bubbly endangering learners

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Rahman accurately read my fortune and told me all my problems without me speaking a single word to him. Within 6 daysafter his prayers, my husband left his girlfriend and came back to me plus my enemies approached me and confessed thebad things they did to me. Rahman also gave me a special ring to fix my financial problems, and a love crystal thatmade people at home and at work like me, listen to me and do for me whatever I wanted from them withoutasking me any questions. Even though others have failed to deliver to your expectations, this may be your last chance tobreakthrough no matter what problem you're facing. Consultation Fee: R100

2 Weeks after attending Rahman's specialprayer meeting in Sasolburg, I Mrs. W.S.Jantjies successfully got my first jobpromotion at work. I had spent 5 yearsapllying for a job promotion at work.After 4 years searching for a right man,

N. Marelette is so happy that she recentlymarried a caring husband just 2 monthsafter Rahman had prayed for her.

Mr. S. Hendrik and his wife bought thislovely Vereeniging house, 3 months afterattending Rahman's 1 day special prayer.

Mrs. J.F. Langeveldt (Vanderbijlpark):I meet this powerful man Rahman on a TV program.

Before I had suffered for years and I tried many people for help but all failed.I cound not believe it when he showed me my enemies in form of a dream and whatever theywere doing to pull me down. Every single detail he showed me about my enemies was so true.

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·The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) is an agency of the Department of Small Business Development (dsbd).Seda provides business development and support services for small enterprises through its national network and

partnerships. To this end, Seda Free State seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced individual for the followingvacant position:

JOB TITLE: Branch Administrator

REPORTING TO Branch Manager

JOB GRADE: B4

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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:Provide secretarial assistance and administrative support to the branch. TheBranch Administrator will also be responsible for ensuring that day-to-dayoperations in the branch are co-ordinated and managed effectively andefficiently. Prepare and maintain administrative records in line with thestandard operating procedures and operational requirements

LOCATION: Free State: Thabo Mofutsanyana Branch

PREFERRED MINIMUM EDUCATION:•Matric/Grade 12• Diploma in Office Administration will be an added advantage

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREA:•Provide and co-ordinate administrative and secretarial services to the

branch office• Provision of on-going ad hoc support to the branch• Organise and store computer-based information for the branch• Implementing administrative systems, procedures and policies and

monitoring administrative projects• Provide public relations services to the branch office• Implementation of an effective filing system in the branch office

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:• Attention to detail• Planning and organising• Flexibility• Approachable• Communication skills (written and verbal)• Good interpersonal skills• Information management skills• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure

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To apply, please send your CV to recruitmentfs@seda.org.zaPlease state the position you are applying for in the subject line.

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SPORT

ILENE BEUKES (14), a learnerof the Witteberg High School inBethlehem, has been chosen asthis year’s first winner of thecoveted SuperSport Let’s PlaySports Star of the Month titlefor Express Eastern Free State.This young champion has

numerous horse-riding achieve-ments, which include beingcrowned as South Africa’sGreat Champion in Three-gait-ed Park Horse (u.18) at theNational Championships inBloemfontein last year. This isone of Beukes’s biggestachievements.Thereafter, she competed at

the Philippolis Saddle HorseShow where she achieved firstplace in: Three-gaited ParkHorse Rider (u.18), GreatChampion, Three-gaited ChildPark Horse and Five-gatedEquitation Trails, Day One.She also came third in the

categories Five-gaited ChildRider (u.14) and Five-gaitedEquitation Rider (u.14).Ilene obtained a fourth place

in the Five-gaited EquitationTrials, Day Two.She was also crowned the

winner in the Five-gaitedSupreme Horsemanship at theParys Saddle Horse Show.Furthermore, she participat-

ed in the Bethlehem SaddleHorse Show and came first inthe Three-gaited Park HorseRider (u.18), second in theFive-gaited Child Horse Rider(u.18), fourth in the ChampionThree-gaited Child Park Horseand fifth in the ChampionFive-gaited Child RidingHorse.Ilene was also included in

the Five-gaited Junior Protea

Team that will compete againstthe team of America inSeptember.Ilene lives by the motto

Enjoy what you do and do it tothe fullest. Thank God for everytalent and always be humble.Send your SuperSport Let’s

Play Sports Star of the Monthnomination for school learnersbetween the ages of six and 18today (nominations receivedbefore the 20th of each monthwill be included in thatmonth’s selection).You can email your nomina-

tion, no longer than 200 words,to supersport@zpr.co.za or senda fax to 086-552-4922.) More on the Let’s Playinitiative:SuperSport over time has

evolved as the quintessentialsports authority.With such strong sporting

influence within South Africa,SuperSport has been perfectlypoised to harness this powerand rally the public andcorporates to truly make adifference in society.SuperSport identified that

there were huge issues severelyinhibiting the development ofchildren through skills learnedby playing, physical educationand sport – all of which areimperative to the holisticdevelopment of young people.It was from this insight that

Let’s Play was born in Novem-ber 2005 with the aim ofelevating awareness of oursocial situation and to intro-duce and encourage play,activity and sport in schools.For more information call

Lynne Landman at Z PR on051-522-9574.

First sportsstar chosen

ILENE BEUKES of the Witteberg High School in Bethlehem is thisyear’s first winner of the coveted SuperSport Let's Play Sports Starof the Month title for Express Eastern Free State. Photo: Supplied

} Tladi Moloi

PHUTHADITJHABA. – TheAfrican Warriors players,their technical team and themanagement are breathing asigh of relief after the teamreturned home with threepoints after its game away toWitbank Spurs on Sunday(15/03).Maihlome Ihlasele narrowly

beat Spurs by 1-0 in theNational First Division (NFD)contest at the Puma RugbyStadium.These three points means

Warriors has moved to 12thposition on the log, with 25points in 22 games.However, the players know

that they are not safe fromrelegation yet, as they are

only two and three pointsaway from Highlands Parkand Spurs respectively.Warriors will dread the

two-week break in theNedbank Cup and the Fifacalendar, since the team isstill motivated after the win.The next game will be

played at home in the CharlesMopeli Stadium againstBaroka FC on Saturday, 4April.Morena Ramorebudi’s boys

are left with eight games toplay before the end of theseason.Mathematically the Kestell-

based outfit needs five winsout of the remaining eightleague games to be safe fromrelegation and secure itsstatus for next season.

Warriors motivated

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – Regard-less of the relegation axe hoveringover their heads, the Maluti FETCollege mentor, Johnny “Reps”Mafereka, still has his eyes set onthe Nedbank Cup final.Mafereka believes that his

struggling National First Division(NFD) outfit is capable of miraclesthat will see them escape relega-tion and miraculously win the cupfinal.The college boys will switch

their focus to the cup gamewhen they fly to Cape Town fora Nedbank last-16 date againstVasco Da Gama at the PhilippianStadium this Saturday (21/3).Maluti comes to this encounter

motivated after they played to a1-1 draw against Black Leopardsin a league clash, which tookplace at the Charles MopeliStadium in Qwaqwa on Saturday(14/3).Vasco was also held to a 1-1

draw at home by Milano UnitedFC on Saturday.The Phuthaditjhaba-based team

is no stranger to this situation.They were forced out by theirachrivals, African Warriors, 4-1 inthe last-16 of the competition backin 2013 in the penalty shoot-outsafter they had played to a 2-2draw in regular time.Since then they struggled to

qualify for the last 32 of the cupcompetition.Mafereka said he was happy

with the performance of theplayers.“The boys are motivated and

believe they can do it for theteam.“They fought back after giving

away a soft goal in the 90thminute of the game, but theypushed to the last minute andwe were rewarded for their

never-say-die attitude,” he said.He said they knew that they had

to focus on the league, but addedthat all the games were importantto them.He pointed out that they wanted

to win all the games.“I want to instil a winning

mentality in my players.“We have to win our remaining

eight league games and the cupgames. We will never go down,”he said.Lucky Mokoena, who is on loan

from Free State Stars, told ExpressEastern Free State that the team

spirit in the camp was extraordi-nary.He said the team started

realising the importance ofwinning games.“We are more dangerous now,

because we are fighting for ourlives.

“We need to start scoring goalsand close at the back.“I am playing in the position

where it would not be easy for meto score a goal, but I will helpother players to score goals.“I will also bang some in if I get

a chance,” Lucky said.

THE South Africa u.20 sideended their CAF Youth Cham-pionship campaign with a 5-2victory over Zambia in Dakar,Senegal, on Sunday (15/03).Tyrone Sandows bagged a

hat-trick to go with a bracefrom Dumisani Zuma, whileJunior Chipolopolo scored viaCharles Zulu and an own goalfrom Kabelo Seriba at the StadeLéopold Sédar Senghor.

Thabo Senong’s charges wereearlier knocked out of the compe-tition X which serves as a qualifi-er for the Fifa u.20 World Cup –following losses to Ghana (2-0) andMali (2-1).Amajita, who finished third in

Group B, are scheduled to touch

down at OR Tambo InternationalAirport in Johannesburg onMonday at 16:45.Zuma put Amajita ahead with a

delicate finish in the 22nd minuteafter some fine interplay.Seriba then headed past his own

keeper eight minutes later with

little pressure from the Zambianattack.Sandows made it 2-1 with a

subtle effort following a cross byAubrey Modiba in the 60thminute.Zuma completed his double a

few minutes later with a sublime

strike to make it 3-1.Sandows scored his second

goal when South Africa easilycarved the Zambian defenceopen to make it 4-1, and hecompleted his treble with a fewminutes to go with anothergood finish.Zambia reduced the deficit

through Zulu in stoppagetime.X KickOff.com.

Amajita finish with a win

LUCKY MOKOENA leaves a the Black Leopards’ player down during their National First Division (NFD) game at the Charles Mopeli Stadiumon Saturday (14/3). Photo: Tladi Moloi

Eyes seton cupfinal

‘We are more dangerous now, be­cause we are fighting for our lives.We need to start scoring goals andclose at the back.’ – Lucky Mokoena

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