LEPHALALE – In wat net as ’n tragiese ongeluk bestempel kan word, het twee tiener seuns hul ouers verloor, nadat die motor waarin hulle gery het onder ’n vrag-motor beland het. Philip (43) en Chantal (39) Williams is in die vroeë oggendure van Saterdag dood in die ongeluk, terwyl hul jongste seun, Anthony (13), wat op die agterste sitplek gelê en slaap het, wonder-baarlik oorleef het.

Die egpaar en Anthony was om 03:00 op pad na ’n skole sportbyeenkoms in Louis Trichardt. Albei seuns is leerders by Hoër-skool Ellisras (EHS).

Hul oudste seun, Albert (16), ’n graad 11 leerder, was in ’n skoolbus wat ook na Louis Trichardt op pad was. Die bus het sowat 'n halfuur na die Williams-egpaar vertrek.

Luidens gerugte het die vragmotor die Baltimore-afdraai gemis en toe ’n U-draai oor die pad gemaak.

Limpopo polisiewoordvoerder, Kol. Ronel Otto, sê die vragmotor het oor die pad gestaan toe die ongeluk gebeur het – die Wiliams-egpaar het waarskynlik nie die vragmotor betyds gesien nie.

Volgens Beeld het Anthony sy afrigter wat op die bus was, Naas Reynecke, gebel na die ongeluk. Reynecke het onmiddellik hulp ontbied.

Anthony het glo die motor se dak gebuig om uit die wrak te kom en is behandel vir

Egpaar sterf in ongeluk

snye en ’n gekneusde heup.Fransa de Beer van EHS het die skool

se medelye betuig met die afsterwe van die egpaar. “Mag hulle siele in die Hemel rus,” het sy gesê.

“Albert het op sy Whatsapp status gesê dat hul die beste ouers was waarvoor kinders kon vra - mag hierdie twee seuns aanhou om hul ouers trots te maak.”

Albert was die kaptein van die EHS o/16-span wat verlede jaar die Beeld trofee gewen het en Anthony het ’n brons medalje tydens

die onlangse Bosveld Interhoër gewen. ’n Familielid het Noordelike Nuus gevra

om asseblief “al Ellisras se mense te bedank vir hul bystand, ondersteuning en hulp ge-durende hierdie baie moeilike tyd wat ons deurgaan – ons bedank almal namens die hele Williams-familie.”

’n Baie hartseer roudiens is Woensdag by die Hervormde Kerk in Onverwacht gehou, waar vriende, familie en leerders van EHS die twee seuns gaan bystaan het. Die egpaar sal later in Newcastle te ruste gelê word.

Bo: Philip en Chantal Williams. Regs bo: Vriende en familie van die egpaar het Woensdagmiddag na die roudiens kruise gaan oprig by die ongelukstoneel. Bure en vriende het Maandagaand ook kerse aangesteek voor die huis waar die Williams gesin in Onverwacht gewoon het ter nagedagtenis van die egpaar.

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LEPHALALE - Robbers don't even bother coming through the windows - they use the font door. These are the words of a shocked resident after thieves forced open their front door to commit robbery.

The residents attended a function on Saturday evening and returned home at about 22:00. They awoke to dogs barking furiously at 01:00 but didn't see anything out of place as they checked the house.

The following morning, they noticed that the front door was ajar and had visible marks of forced entry.

A laptop, a handbag and wallet with cash was missing. The robbery was reported to the Lephalale police.

According to the residents no finger prints were found by po-lice.

“We are absolutely traumatised and don’t feel safe anymore,” the woman said.

No arrests have been made.

Robbers use front door

Police hunt cop killersPOLOKWANE – Police in Limpopo are look-ing for two unknown suspects responsible for the killing of a 44-year-old warrant of-ficer who was attached to Crime Prevention at the Bolobedu Police Station.

The incident took place around 19:00 on Sunday evening at Ga-Matipane village in the Bolobedu area, when warrant officer God-frey Mantlhake (44) and his girlfriend were standing next to his vehicle in the street.

Two unknown men approached them and pulled out fire-arms. Warrant Officer Mantl-hake was shot three times in the head and chest before the suspects fled. The motive for the attack is not known.

An appeal is made to anybody who might have witnessed the attack, or anyone who might have more information on the suspects to provide it to the investigating officer, Major Shingange at 078 531 8184 or 082 469 2625.

Die burgerregte-organisasie AfriForum en die landbou-organisasie Agri SA het 'n samewerkingsooreenkoms onderteken ter bevordering van gemeenskapsveiligheid inisiatiewe in landelike- en dorpsgebiede, sonder om mekaar se onderskeie werkter-reine te betree.

Volgens Kallie Kriel, uitvoerende hoof van AfriForum is die ooreenkoms 'n groot stap om veiligheid te help verseker in gemeenskappe en gebiede wat ly onder die misdaadkrisis in die land.

“Hierdie ooreenkoms tussen AfriForum en Agri SA vloei voort uit die feit dat organ-isasies in die burgerlike samelewing 'n ver-pligting teenoor die publiek het om seker te maak dat gemeenskapsveiligheidsaksies so doeltreffend moontlik aangepak moet word,” het Kriel gesê.

AfriForum is ook volgens Kriel in gesprek met ander rolspelers wat betrokke is by ge-meenskapsveiligheid, met die oog op soort-gelyke ooreenkomste.

Kobus Breytenbach, voorsitter van Agri SA se Landelike Veiligheidskomitee sê “dat met die ooreenkoms daar gepoog word om verwarring veral by landbougemeenskappe uit te skakel oor die hantering van die veiligheidskwessie.

Agri SA en sy provinsiale organisasies het die verantwoordelikheid om landelike veiligheid tot op boereverenigingvlak te

Agri SA en AfriForum werk saamhanteer en binne die Prioriteitskomiteestelsel met die polisie uit te klaar. Hy doen ‘n beroep op boerdery gemeenskappe om in noue samewerking met hulle onderskeie plaaslike boerevereniging strukture die veiligheidsk-wessie te hanteer.”

Die ooreenkoms behels onder meer dat waar die onderskeie partye oor ge-meenskapsveiligheidstrukture beskik wat aangrensend tot mekaar geleë is, kommuni-kasiekanale gevestig moet word om misdaad op ‘n gekoördineerde wyse te bekamp.

Om duplisering te voorkom, onderneem die partye om nie kompeterende strukture te vestig in gebiede waar een van die partye reeds 'n goed funksionerende gemeenskaps-veiligheidstruktuur het nie.

In die praktyk beteken dit dat AfriForum hom sal toespits op dorpsgebiede en lande-like gebiede waar daar nie funksionerende gemeenskapsveiligheidstrukture bestaan nie en Agri SA op die landelike gebied.

Die partye sal ook daarna streef om saam met ander rolspelers op 'n ad hoc- basis forums in gemeenskappe tot stand te bring waar daar spesifieke probleme ontstaan wat 'n aantal rolspelers raak en 'n gesamentlike strategie nodig is om die probleem op te los.

Die ooreenkoms behels ook dat Agri SA en AfriForum op nasionale- sowel as provin-siale vlak, ten minste twee keer per jaar sal vergader.

LEPHALALE - The EFF has responded to the recent unrest at the Lephalale TVET Col-lege by stating that the college is the only professional educational institution in the town and shouldn't be allowed to fail due to poor management.

"Having an illegal strike at the Lephalale TVET College during a time when everyone is saying that people of Lephalale are not educated can't be tolerated when properties are being vandalised and damaged," says Jan Sello Moselane, who identifies himself as the EFF task team leader.

"We are of the view as EFF that there is no one who can embark on strike without reason," he states. "We have given much at-tention to the cause of the strike and are say-ing the management of the Lephalale TVET College are the ones who must account for what is happening within the institution."

The EFF task team demand that the TVET College management explain why the students claim that they have paid tuition for subjects for which there will not be adequate lecturers?

"We can't be happy seeing students, the future of tomorrow, being prosecuted be-cause they have been provoked," he said.

LEPHALALE - Police reports confirm that a man apparently died in a car accident in which the Lephalale Mayor, Jack Maeko, was also involved.

The accident took place last Saturday in Nelson Mandela drive.

Warrant officer Frans Makoena of the Lephalale police reports that Maeko was driving the one vehicle when it collided with the other.

The Lephalale Municipality confirmed the incident and that Maeko sustained minor in-juries. The man in the other vehicle died.

"At the time of the accident he (Maeko) was driving a private vehicle in his private capacity," the municipality's communication officer, Valerie Cilliers, said and declined to comment further except for wishing the Mayor a speedy recovery.

Police confirmed that a case of culpable homicide is being investigated.

"We are sick and tired of our government when it comes to protests. The [using] of rub-ber bullets [to our fellow people in SA] is not supposed to be tolerated," he says. "There must be other means of resolving the issues of striking people rather than using rubber bullets and arresting people."

No official statement has been made by the Lephalale TVET College with regards to the strikes despite assurances to the contrary made in February.

EFF task team wants answers

Fire in the streets - students set fire to a car during the recent strikes at the TVET College in Lephalale.

Mayor involved in car accident, man dies

Environmental go ahead for ThabametsiLEPHALALE - The department of environ-mental affairs has granted environmental authorisation for the establishment of Exxa-ro Resources' planned 1200MW coal-fired Thabametsi power station, 26km north-west of Lephalale.

The Thabametsi power station will in-clude access roads, coal storage areas and bunkers, a pipeline for water supply, coal loading and off loading areas and conveyor belts, power plant production units, ash dumps, wastewater treatment facilities, a high-voltage yard, overhead power lines to connect into the Eskom grid and office and maintenance areas.

In 2014, Exxaro reported that it planned to invest R16.1 billion in growth capital investment at its Grootegeluk mine near Lep-halale. The plan includes the development of the new Thabametsi open-pit coal mine and beneficiation complex. Transnet also indicat-ed that it aims to improve rail volumes on its line from the Waterberg to 27mtpa from the current 2mtpa at a cost of some R5-billion and is reportedly targeted to be in use by 2016-2017. Previous reports from Transnet indicate that the new Liné will run from Lep-halale, Thabazimbi through to Mpumalanga.

The environmental authorization for the power station can be downloaded from www.savannahsa.com/projects

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Deur Martie Pretorius (martie@noordnuus.co.za)

SWARTWATER - Die vier beskuldigdes wat verlede Vrydag in hegtenis geneem is vir die moord op Dr. Louis–John Botha (64), ‘n wildboer van Swartwater, sal op 17 Maart weer in die Mokopane Landdroshof verskyn en moontlik vir borgtog sal aansoek doen.

Bruce Mho (23), Trymore Nyube (23), Daniel Lismart (27) en Anton Moyo (27) het Maandag, ’n week nadat Botha se liggaam op sy plaas, Gwedo, naby Swartwater gevind is, vir die eerste keer in die hof verskyn. Dit was ook dieselfde dag van Botha se roudiens.

Knap speurwerk deur die polisie en Die Spoorsnyers het tot die verdagtes se inheg-tenisneming in Groblersdal gelei slegs dae na die aanval. Die vier beskuldigdes, waarvan een ’n voormalige werker was op Botha se

Zimbabwiërs vas vir moord op wildboerplaas, is van Zimbabwe afkomstig.

Volgens die polisie verslag was Bo-tha alleen op die plaas toe die aanvallers toegeslaan het. Sy vriendin wat saam met hom op die plaas woon, was in Pretoria vir die naweek. Sy het bekommerd geraak toe sy hom teen Sondag steeds nie in die hande kon kry nie en bure gevra om Maandag te gaan ondersoek instel. Hulle het hom nie dadelik opgespoor nie, maar die kluis was oop en daar was bloed in die huis.

Sy liggaam is in ’n waterkuil sowat 200m van die plaashuis gevind. Sy hande was vas-gebind en hy is vermoedelik verskeie kere met ’n graaf en stokke geslaan en daar word ver-moed dat ’n harde hou teen die kop sy dood veroorsaak het.

Botha, 'n mediese dokter, boer sedert 2000 met wild.

Die vier beskuldigdes, Bruce Mho (23), Trymore Nyube (23), Daniel Lismart (27) en Anton Moyo (27), wat verlede Vrydag in hegtenis geneem is vir die moord op Dr. Louis- John Botha, voor die aanhoudingselle by die Mokopane Landdroshof Maandag.

Deur Mariska Ehlers (mariska@noordnuus.co.za)

LEPHALALE – Twee barmhartige samari-tane is verlede Saterdag ernstig beseer toe hulle op ’n ongelukstoneel omgery is deur ’n Isuzu bakkie wat eenvoudig aangehou ry het.

Noel Botha (42) en Victor Mwachukwu (30) het onderskeidelik by ’n ongelukstoneel stilgehou en uitgeklim om die betrokkenes te hulp te snel toe hulle in die tref-en-trap-ongeluk betrek is.

Noel en Victor het langs die pad gestaan toe ’n wit dubbel kajuit bakkie van vooraf gery kom en hulle tref. Die bestuurder van die bakkie het volgens ooggetuies nie eers gestop nie, net verder bly ry.

Noel is in die Medi Clinic Hospitaal in Polokwane opgeneem en Victor in Ellisras Distrik Hospitaal, albei is stabiel.

Volgens Noel se skoonsuster, Vicky van

Mans omgery toe hulle helpTonder, het dokters gesê dat Noel nie weer sal kan rugby speel nie en dat hy fisio sal moet kry om weer reg te kan loop. Hy het van sy rugwerwels beskadig en ook beserings opgedoen aan sy linkerskouer en regterbeen.

Tydens die oorspronklike ongeluk, het Roelof Booyse (23) en sy vriendin Elmien Ol-wagen (26) op pad na ‘n funksie gery toe die ongeluk gebeur het.

“My vriendin het stadiger gery toe daar ‘n voertuig van voor gekom het met sy hoofligte aan," sê Roelof. Hy verduidelik dat sy toe haar hoofligte ook aangesit het toe hulle die weerkaatsing van ’n motor wat stilgestaan het in die pad se nommerplaat sien.

Volgens Roelof kon Elmien nie na regs uitswaai nie, omdat daar aankomende ver-keer was, sy het remme getrap en die stil-staande motor van agter getref. Niemand het ernstige beserings opgedoen nie, behalwe Noel en Victor wat eintlik net wou help.

‘n Saak van strafbare man-slag word ondersoek, maar nie-mand is nog in verband met die voorval in hegtenis geneem nie.

Die bestuurder van die wit Isuzu bakkie is ook nog nie opgespoor nie en enige iemand met inligting oor die voertuig of wie die bestuurder was kan die Lephalale polisie in kennis stel daarvan.

Die voertuie betrokke in die oorspronklike ongeluk verlede Saterdag. Bo regs: Noel Botha in die hospitaal in Polokwane - hy is omgery deur 'n wit dubbelkajuit bakkie toe hy probeer het om Roelof en Elmien te hulp te snel.

Deur Martie Pretorius (martie@noordnuus.co.za)

MOKOPANE - Conrad Meyer wat sowat twee weke gelede kritiek in die hospitaal se intensiewesorgeen-heid opgeneem is nadat elektriese strome van ’n weerligstraal deur sy liggaam gevloei het, is Dinsdag ontslaan.

“Ek kan nie genoeg dankie sê nie. Die Here het werklik my man aangeraak,” het Elna Meyer, Conrad se vrou, Dinsdagmiddag na Conrad se ontslag aan Noordelike Nuus gesê.

Die man, wat by min mense in Mokopane onbekend is, saag bome af vir ’n lewe en is tydens ’n onlangse donderstorm op sy klein-hoewe buite Mokopane kritiek gelaat toe ’n weerligstraal neergeslaan het. Meyer was intussen in drie verskil-lende hospitale waar hy in ’n bedenklike toestand verkeer het en vir sy lewe moes veg. Naskokke wat volgens dokters veroorsaak word deur elektriese strome in sy liggaam, het sedert die ongeluk verskeie kere sy hart laat staan.

Dokters by die Polokwane opleidings-hospitaal waar Conrad laaste behandel is beskryf sy skielike beterskap as ’n wonder-werk. Elna glo die regte behandeling by laas-genoemde hospitaal het haar man se lewe gered.

Conrad herstel wonderbaarlik

Conrad sterk tans tuis aan en is op medi-kasie. Hy moet skerp lig en sonlig vermy en sal heel moontlik vir tot twee jaar, elke aand sy voorgeskrewe medikasie moet sluk, voor-dat hy heeltemal sal genees.

Elna beklemtoon haar dankbaarheid tee-noor elke persoon wat hulle ondersteun het, veral toe hulle dit die nodigste gehad het. “Boodskappe sovêr soos Ierland en Engeland en besoeke van Vanderbijlpark en Vereeniging is vir ons nog ’n bewys van hoeveel mense werklik vir ons omgee," sê Elna emosioneel.

Conrad Meyer is uit die hospitaal ontslaan na hy twee weke gelede ernstig deur weerlig beseer is.

Suspect sentenced for possession of drugsLEPHALALE - Fortunate Sithole (photo right) was sentenced to three years in prison or a fine of R5000 for possession of drugs. Sithole and two men were arrested at the end of 2014 after they were caught red-handed with illegal drugs. The drugs was found in the boot of their vehicle.

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LEPHALALE - The residents of Krulblaar and Kameeldoring streets in Onverwacht in are unhappy after the municipality repaired a water pipe, but failed to close up the hole.

Residents feel that the open hole is a safety hazard and informed the municipality that it has not been filled.

However, according to the Lep-halale Municipality's communication officer, Valerie Cilliers, the munici-pality is aware of the situation. The sand in area must first dry complete-ly before the municipality can fill up the hole properly.

Cilliers said that the site would be closed off with red tape immedi-ately to ensure that pedestrians see the hazard.

Die Mokopane Besigheidskamer het tydens ’n onlangse vergadering sy nuwe bestuurslede vir die jaar gekies. Hulle is voor van links, Hilary Knight (2de Vise President), Piet de Bruyn (President), Andy Goetsch(1ste Vise President) en Dalene van Eyk (Tesourier). Agter, Rico Honeycomb, Francois du Toit, Lunessa Joubert, Pieter Blignaut, Ford Winnertz en Gerrit van der Veen.

MOKOPANE - Ivanplats reaffirmed their commitment to the people of Mogalakwena when the department of education (DoE)col-laborated with the mining company to sup-port the local Adult Education and Training (AET) Centers in the surrounding communi-ties. Ivanplats and DoE signed a memoran-dum of understanding, wherein the compa-ny committed to train the facilitators of four Adult Education and Training (AET) centers and to provide support to these centers.

The centers are: Masodi High School in Masodi, AB Makapan in Sekgoboko, Chu-mana primary School in Tshamahansi and Matsibe High School in Malepetleke.

Signing the Memorandum on behalf of the DoE was Marwala Rasethabathe, AET specialist in Waterberg District while Sipho Manyeke, HR manager, represented Ivan-plats.

To ensure that the facilitators are able to perform their tasks to the best of their abili-

AET at the heart of Ivanplatsties Ivanplats donated equipment and heavy duty stationery to the value of to R157 000 to the four AET centers. Rasethaba com-mitted that the equipment will be monitored by the DoE and that they will ensure it is well maintained. He thanked the respective school principals for allowing the AET to take place within their schools and urged them to give them necessary support.

Ivanplats stated that they support and encourage programs developed in partner-ship with local communities and government department to assist local people to share the economic benefits of the Platreef Project.

Ivanplats made a commitment to adult basic education in its social and labour plan as part of community skills development pro-grammes. The partnership with DoE supports this commitment and Manyeke added that it will continue to support the AET centers and that they are looking forward to a long and efficient partnership with the DoE.

The staff of Ivanplats along with department of educa-tion representatives and schools principals with their AET centers’ facilitators. Just after signing the memo-randum of understanding (MOU).

Right: Ivanplats and their beneficiaries standing in front of the truck with the donated goods.

Nuut aan die stuur van sake

Hole makes residents see red

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LEPHALALE - Various of the employees at Lephalale Municipality went on a ‘go slow’ when they had to work without Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for almost two months . Employees gathered on the grass in front of the municipality daily last week. “We are not on strike, we are just not working. When people strike they are violent, we are not violent,” said one of the employees. According to SAWU's Peter Thulare the union negotiated with the municipality to hand out new PPE on Monday. Services were up and running by Monday afternoon and some of the waste removal vehicles was seen working overtime to clean up all the domestic waste in the residential areas.

‘Go Slow’ at Lephalale Municipality

MOKOPANE - Hierdie leerders van Potgietersrus CVO Skool het tydens hulle deelname in September verlede jaar aan die landswye Conquesta Afrikaanse Olimpiade ’n 11de plek verower. Voor van links, Louis Joubert, Deon Joubert en Jacobus Venter. Tweede ry, Reuben Delport, Hayley du Plessis, Elrike van der Merwe en Nadia Botha. Agter, Jan-Albert Potgieter, Vorster Spies, HW van der Merwe, mev. Reinet Botha, Anke Greef en Herman Potgieter.

MOKOPANE - Danksy die gemeenskap se ondersteuning by die onlangse musiekfees in Mokopane ten bate van die Percy Fyfe Dierebeskermingsvereniging (DBV), het ’n hele paar rand vir dié vereniging ingerol.

LEPHALALE - The team of Monster Security generously donated and installed an alarm system at the SPCA at no charge. The premises will now be secured at all times as the alarm is linked to the company’s control room that allows them to send out armed response if necessary. SPCA inspector Mariaan Wentzel thanked the company for its generousity.

LEPHALALE - Girls from all over Limpopo participated in the Mini Miss RSA pageant’s semi-final in Lephalale last Saturday. The winners in each category will participate again in October this year at the Mini Miss RSA finals held at the Warmbaths Forever Resort. The winners from the finals will go to Turkey in 2016 to represent South Africa in the Mini Miss World competition. Theresa du Plessis, owner of Action Models Lephalale, says good luck to all the models that’s going through to the finals and thanks all the sponsors that made the day possible. Here are the winners of each category along with Dozi and Drieka van Staden, CEO of Mini Miss RSA competition.

Reaching out to the SPCA Lephalale hosts Limpopo pageant

Geld ingesamel vir Percy Fyfe DBVMarcelle Maritz, bestuurder van die DBV

het haar opregte dank uitgespreek teenoor ieder en elk wat ’n bydrae gelewer het tot dié goeie doel. Feesgangers was dit eens dat die vermaak van hoogstaande gehalte was.

‘n Groot groep vrywilligers en borge wat verlede Saterdag hard gewerk het om van die DBV musiekfees ’n sukses te kon maak.

Potgietersrus CVO Skool is trots Afrikaans

MOKOPANE - Die jaarlikse Paasoptog deur die strate van Mokopane, vind plaas op 24 Maart. Dit is ’n geleentheid waar die plaas-like gemeenskap bewus gemaak word van die boodskap van Paasfees, naamlik dat Jesus Christus vir ons gekruisig is en dat Hy opgewek is uit die dood.

Dit word uitgebeeld deur middel van vlotte, baniere en strooi-biljette wat in die strate uitgedeel word.

Die openingseremonie vind plaas om 11:45 vir 12:00 voor die Biblioteekterrein in Van Riebeeckstraat, vanwaar die optog sal volg deur die strate van Mokopane. Die afsluitingseremonie vind plaas om +- 13:30 (biblioteekterrein).

Christen Kerke en skole in Mokopane is betokke by die reëlIngs rondom die Paasop-tog. Graag nooi ons alle belangstellendes om

Paasoptog deur Mokopane se stratesaam te kom stap.

Kom ons as Christene getuig saam! Die sameroeper is Chris Harris 082 335 1155.

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Nissan het onlangs die baie gewilde Juke nutsbuks verfris en in SA bekendgestel.

Met wêreldwye verkope van meer as 500 000 eenhede sedert 2010 en met bykans 12 000 Juke’s wat in SA verkoop is sedert die plaaslike bekendstelling in 2011, is die Juke nou gereed vir ‘n tweede asem.

Die Juke se onortodokse stilering het behoue gebly en die Nissan familietrekke is steeds onmiskenbaar duidelik.

Buite voorlangs is daar nou ‘n nuwe meer prominente sierrooster met ‘n groter Nissan kenteken. Nuut ontwerpte hoofligte wat soos die van die Nissan 370Z lyk kom nou met geïntegreerde dagliggies. ‘n Herontwerpte kleurgepaste voorste buffer met swart lugin-laat rond die varser vooraansig af.

Nuwe kantspieëls met ingeboude flikker-

LEPHALALE - Dames van verskeie VLU takke in die Bosveld streek het Woensdag bymekaar gekom vir die 20ste konferensie in hierdie area.

Die motiverende spreker, Lynette Beer, het die dames meer vertel van die verskillende temperamente van mense en die dames het haar vreeslik geniet.

Sy het elkeen weer ‘n tikkie lewenslus gegee, wat ook die tema vir die dag was.

Die dames het artikels in menigde vorms ingehan-dig vir beoordeling en hierdie artikels word dan nou by dié funksie uitgestal as dit goeie punte behaal het en

Varser voorkoms vir gewilde Nissan Jukeligte bied nou ook ingeboude wyehoek kam-eras in die Tekna spesifikasievlak wat saam met die voorste en agterste kameras werk om ‘n 360o beeld binne op die 5,6” info-skerm te gee vir groter sigbaarheid wanneer die Juke in klein spasies gemanuvreer moet word. Al die modelle kry groter 17” sierwiele (behalwe die 1.2 DIG-T Acenta – bly 16”), terwyl die luukser Tekna spesifikasievlak met 18” wiele toegerus word.

Aan die agterkant is daar ‘n nuwe agter-deur met groter nommerplaat area terwyl die nuut ontwerpteagterligte nou by die hoofligte pas. Die agterste lugskort is ook herontwerp.

Binnekant het die kajuit steeds die pret-tige ontwerp-elemente behou wat bygedra het tot die Juke se gewildheid. Die kleurge-paste ratkastonnel tussen die voorste sitple-kke is steeds prominent. Die middelkonsole is herontwerp om ‘n premium gevoel te skep.

Die sportstuurwiel met beheerskakelaars vir die klankstelsel, telefoonskakeling en spoed-heer is steeds daar.

Die Juke se voorste sportsitplekke en groot ronde instrumentasie is ook behou en so ook die I-CON stelsel waarmee die bestu-urder rit en verrigtingverstellings kan maak waar Normaal, Sport of Eco modusse gesele-kteer kan word.

Met die uitsondering van die Juke vier-wieltrek-modelle wat ‘n agterste ewenaar en multikoppel veerstelsel moet akkommodeer, kry die ander modelle in die Juke-reeks nou ‘n herontwerpte bagasieruim wat deur Nissan se witjasse met 40% vergroot is van 251 liter na 354 liter.

Al die modelle kom standaard met Bluetooth-koppeling, klimaatbeheer, ‘n Stop/Gaan-tegnologie en spoedbeheer.

Vir veiligheid is alle modelle toegerus met VDC (vehicle dynamic control), ses lugsakke en die gemoedsrus van �n 5-stêr Euro NCAP gradering.

Onder die enjinkap kry die opgekikkerde Juke nou turbokrag en direkte inspuitings vir al die enjinvariante.

Die nuwe 1.2 DIG-T (Direct Injection Gasoline - Turbo) enjin, wat sy debuut in die die nuwe Qashqai gemaak het, vervang die ou turbolose 1.6 liter petrol enjin wat in die intree modelle van die vorige Juke diens gedoen het. Die 1.2 DIG-Turbo enjin met tus-senverkoeler lewer 85 kW @ 4 500 rpm en 190 Nm se wringkrag tussen 2 000 rpm en 4 000 rpm. Nissan sê hierdie enjin gebruik slegs 5.6 litres/100 km, wat grootliks te danke is aan die Stop/Gaan tegnologie wat nou standaard is op elke model in die nuwe Juke reeks.

Die tweede petrolenjin in die reeks is die 1.6 DIG-T en bied dieselfde tegnologie as die 1.2 enjin maar lewer 140 kW @ 5 600 rpm en 240 Nm tussen 1 600 en 5 200. Die 0-100 km/h neem 8 sekondes en brand-stofverbruik is slegs 6.9 liter in ‘n gekom-bineerde siklus.

Die gewilde 1.5 dCi turbo diesel enjin is die derde enjin in die reeks en bied 260 Nm wringkrag tussen 1750 en 2 500 rpm met 81 kW @ 4 000 rpm se piekkrag terwyl dit slegs 4.2 liter diesel per 100km drink in ‘n gekombineerde siklus.

‘n Keuse van ‘n 6-spoed handratkas of Nissan se XTronic CVT outokas is beskikbaar.

Die opgegradeerde Juke-reeks is beskik-baar in Acenta, Acenta+, Tekna en Tekna met sondak en NissanConnect opsies.

20ste konferensie vir Bosveld VLU dameskan die lede hulle artikels na die tyd terug kry. Elke lid kry dan ook komentaar terug vanaf die beoorde-laars, sodat sy kan weet waaraan om volgende jaar te werk. Daar moes ook dames uit elke tak inskryf om Dinsdag blomme te kom rangskik by Mogol Klub se funksie saal wat dan ook punte sal tel vir elke tak.

Hierdie konfirensie vind jaarliks plaas en is vir die VLU lede elke keer iets om na uit te sien. Elke tak se punte wat hulle vir artikels ontvang het word by mekaar getel en dan word daar ‘n wen tak aangewys wat dan ‘n prys ontvang.

Hierdie jaar is Beauty tak die wenners.

Trouklokkies lui in OnverwachtLEPHALALE - Gideon Haasbroek en Chenique Swanepoel is op 28 Februarie in die Nederduitch Hervormde Kerk Onverwacht waargeneem in die huwelik bevestig deur Ds. Bernard Prinsloo.

Foto verskaf deur: Lizl Koekemoer Fotografie.

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LEPHALALE - Altesaam 41 sprekers van Laerskool Ellisras het Dinsdagaand aan dié skool se interhuis redenaars deelgeneem.

Die groep deelnemers is in twee gedeel en het die seniors in een lokaal hulle toesprake voorgelê en die juniors in 'n ander lokaal.

Twaalf sprekers uit hierdie groep gaan deur na die ATKV redenaars kompetisie wat in Maart in Polokwane gaan plaasvind. Sterkte an hierdie talentvolle rassies wat die skool se naam so hoog hou.

Martie Pretorius (martie@noordnuus.co.za)

MOKOPANE - Doing their part for the community, SA Walk for Fame, a Mokopane-based casting agency fo-cuses on exposing ordinary people with a specific talent to get one step ahead in life.

SA Walk for Fame got Maria Kekana, a Mokopane beauty, to move up in the world by presenting a recent beauty show namely “Miss Thick Madam 2015”.

Kekana together with some 40 other beauties registered for the show and had the opportunity to get noticed. This is not the first social event where com-munity members get to show off their talent.

Jay Nkosi, cofounder of SA Walk for Fame, identified a local fashion design-er, Mahlatsi, who is now closely working with the agency, to develop her skills.

“We do this for people of South Af-rica and Africa as whole,” says Nkosi adding that he believes in giving ordi-nary people a chance to be famous.

LEPHALALE – Die room Hoërskool Ellisras se atletiekspan het verlede naweek aan die Lim-popo atletiekkampioenskappe by die Peter Mokaba stadion in Polokwane gaan deelneem. Hulle was Charne Vosloo o/15 100m en 200m (twee brons medaljes), Lourens Steenekamp o/17 110m hekkies en 400m hekkies (hy is o/16 en moes o/17 deelneem en behaal twee goue medaljes vir eerste plek), Mariet Jordaan o/19 400m hekkies (brons medalje), AJ van der Walt o/19 110m hekkies en 400m hekkies (een vierde plek en ‘n silwermedalje) en Archi Dinale o/19 verspring en 110m hekkies (‘n silwer en ’n brons medalje). – Fransa de Beer.

MOKOPANE - Last Saturday Carpe Diem Christian School together with Mokopane Destiny Academy hosted an Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) athletics meet on the athletics field of Hoërskool Piet Pot-gieter.

The schools thank Hoërskool Piet Potgi-eter for the use of its facilities and the princi-pal, Jas Hansen, for going out of his way to accommodate the schools.

Six ACE schools participated and the results were: Divine Kingdom from Venda (first); Mokopane Destiny Academy from Mokopane (second); Nazarene from Tzaneen (third); Carpe Diem from Mokopane (fourth); Haddasha from Polokwane (fifth) and Taba Y Botse from Mookgopong (sixth).

The participants ranged from u/7’s up to u/19’s. The day was filled with competition, fun and tasty refreshments.

A good tradition for the future was started.

Mokopane Destiny Academy and Carpe Diem Christian School would like to thank

Room van EHS atletiek Agency exhibits local talent

Maria Kekana was crowned as “Miss Thick Madam 2015” at a recent beauty show hosted by SA Walk for Fame that was held at Mokopane Lodge.

Successful ACE athletics meet held

Kingdom Milling (Riaan Hamilton), Salom Mining Industries (Theuns Joubert), Makoro Bricks, W. Swanepoel, J. Swanepoel, T. Wolmarans, K. Ngobeni.

Thank you also to all the staff and par-ents from the two host schools who helped make the day a great success.

Rassie redenaars skitter

Regs: Junior redenaars groep wat eerste, tweede en derde plekke gekry het.

Onder: Wenners van die senior redenaars groep.

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LEPHALALE - Sestien van Laerskool Bos-veld Primary se atlete het verlede Vrydag met hoë verwagtinge by Peter Mokaba Sta-dion in Polokwane aangekom.

Met drie eerste plekke, drie tweede ple-kke en twee derde plekke kan hulle vandag breëbors rondloop as gevolg van hierdie be-sonderse prestasies. Hulle het beslis nie te-leurgestel nie en elke atleet wat deelgeneem het, het die Bossies trots gemaak.

Links Mashabela (75 m Hekkiesvir s o/12) en Amogelang Kennedy (75 m hekkies d o/13) het gekwalifiseer vir die Nasionale Kampioenskappe met goeie tye toe hulle eerste oor die wenstreep is. Amogelang het ook die provinsiale rekord gebreek. Dit sal

MOKOPANE - Atlete van Laerskool Krugerpark het verlede Vrydag tydens die Provinsiale atletiekbyeenkoms in Polokwane hulle beste voetjie voorgesit en goed presteer. Die skool het elke atleet gelukgewens met sy/haar prestasie.

Krugies gee hul bes by Limpopo atletiek byeenkoms

Regs: Dogters atlete wat tydens die Provinsiale atletiekbyeenkoms onder die eerste vyf plekke geëin-dig het. Voor van links, Miané Muller en Jana Nel. Tweede ry, Laumari Hawken en Oni Molamu. Agter, Soné Kapp, Angelique Nelson, Wilma Nel en Lachelle de Beer.

Links: Seuns atlete wat tydens die Provinsiale atletiekbyeen-koms onder die eerste vyf plekke geëindig het. Voor van links, RC Beetge, Douw Botes en Michael de Beer. Tweede ry, Marco McKenzie en Janco van Niekerk. Agter, Hanno Janse van Rensburg, Mulder Kotze en Pieter Vorster.

Bossies skop rugby seisoen baie goed afLaerskool Bosveld Primary het verlede Saterdag aan die Waterberg Streek se jaarlikse skeidsregters dag deelgeneem met hul o/9, o/10, o/11 en eerste spanne. Dié seuns het hul goed van hul taak gekwyt en het stewig vertoon ten spyte van die sterk opposisie. Die eerste span en die o/10-span het albei verloor teen onderskeidelik Noordskool en Julian Muller. Die o/11-spannetjie het harde bene gekou teen Oosskool, maar het verskeie lesse uit die wedstryd geleer wat vorentoe baie handig gaan wees. Die o/9-span het die meeste uitgeblink. Hulle het Koedoeskop met ‘n baie goeie telling verslaan en ‘n blink seisoen lê voor vir hierdie spelers. Hier druk Derik Besseling druk een van sy span se drieë.

Bossie-atlete skitter by Limpopo'sbinnekort bevestig word of Links en Amo-gelang albei in die Limpopo-span opgeneem is wat later in Maart in Gauteng aan die Na-sionale Kampioenskappe gaan deelneem.

Megan Nkwanyana het eerste gekom in die verspring vir d o/11, maar het ongelukkig nie gekwalifiseer vir die Nasionale Kampioen-skappe nie. Megan kan egter nogtans daar-mee spog dat sy die o/11 verspring kampioen van Limpopo is!

Erika Swanepoel, Laerskool Bosveld Primary se atletiek organiseerder, is baie in haar skik met die prestasies. Sy bedank alle afrigters, ouers, borge en ondersteuners wat ‘n bydrae gelewer het om atletiek by Bosveld so ‘n groot sukses te maak.

Mokopane Primary School’s u/13 netball team says they are geared up and ready for action after they attended a two day training and fitness workshop at Hoërskool Piet Potgieter over the past weekend. The workshop was presented on national level. With the team, their coaches, Rebecca Chokwe and Daphney Kobe.

Mokopane Primary netball team ready for action

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Keith Freeman, lid van die Kameeldoring Buiteklub en inwoner van Mokopane is vanjaar gekroon as die senior kampioen van die Legend Gholfklub se jaarlikse senior ope kampioenskap.

Die gholf kampioenskap was verlede Vrydag by die bogenoemde oord op Entabeni

MOKOPANE - Mokopane Primary’s u/12 soccer team have single-handedly defeated their opponents in four games at the Danone soccer cup that was held on their home field last week.

The team’s performance required mini-mal effort. Their results are as follow: A 8–0 win against Mokopane Comprehensive

The first African Golf Safari Invitational (AGSI) took place from the 21st to the 26th of February 2015 at The Legends Golf and Safari Resort in Limpopo.

More than 50 international players partic-ipated, as the event was open to golfers older than 18 with an official handicap. The field included players from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Franc , Northern Ire-land, Poland, South Africa and the USA.

The 54 hole, individual stableford compe-tition began with three Northern Irish players being in the top 5 after the first days play. With the temperature at 37°C, scoring be-came more difficult and Edwardo Juta after day 2, was on top of the leader board. Before the 3rd and final round, all golfers played on the Par 3 Tribute course, which recreates 10 of the world’s most famous par 3’s. Petr Strnad from Czeck Republic won this par 3 men’s competition with 21 points and Ma-rina Juta with 19 points, won the ladies.

Players were then taken by Helicopter up to the Hangklip Mountain T Box for the extreme 19th Challenge. Playing this 430m Par 3, with the green in the shape of the map of Africa, is a unique experience and was one

Last Saturday Audrey’s Riding School par-ticipated in the Letaba Endurance ride at Munnik.

The following riders and horses took part, Dr. Ferdie Bingle, Sarie Pieters, Estelle Benade and Audrey Marais with a hunderd percent success. Dr. Bingle rode on Arkab Opvat and Sarie Pieters on Amira both did a distance of 61km. Estelle Benade on Pula did 81km and Pula reached his 1000km bench mark. Pula covered a total of 1071km without any disqualifications in his endurace rides book. Audrey Marais rode on Comet and completed 81km and Comet reached her 2000km bench mark in her endurance book without any disqualifications.

Audrey expressed her thanks to the hard-

First African Golf Safari invitational hosted at Legendsof the highlights of the event. The 10th hole, which replicates the 17th at TPC Sawgrass, was used for the night golf “Hole in 1” event.

Players enjoyed a truly African sunset at the Extreme 19th sunset deck and enjoyed a variety of South African food. After dinner all countries sang songs in their own language and a fun time was had by all.

Ladislav Bein, one of 9 golfers from the Czech Republic and Elizabeth Murray from Australia, won the chipping and putting competition and both won free entry into the 2016 AGSI event. The putting competition raised just under ZAR 2500-00 which was donated to a local Rhino orphanage.

The Non-Golfer partners were kept busy with Big 5 game drives, a scenic helicopter flight over the Waterberg Mountains, spa treatments and trips to the wild life center for endangered species. Lunch was served on the lake side deck and rounded off with a boat cruise on the dam.

The final day had six players still in the running to win. Crowds gathered around the AGSI branded 18th green to welcome and applaud the winner . The champion was Ed-wardo Juta with a total of 114 points and he

The Czech Republic team with Scott Edkins (middle) the tour organizer of Ascot tours.

made a birdie on the 18th to secure his vic-tory. Lucie Kopecka from the Czech Republic

won the ladies event with a well played 97 points. - Adele Essakow

Mokopane gholfspeler is senior kampioengehou. Freeman het 40 punte aangeteken, gevolg deur Johan Oosthuizen in die tweede plek en Doors van Rensburg in die derde plek.

Die klub het sy dank uitgespreek teenoor al die borge wat hulle ondersteuning gebied het.

Regs: Legends se Pete Richardson (links) en Mauritz Hansen wens vir Keith Freeman van Mokopane geluk as die klub se jaarlikse senior kampioen.

Soccer champions declare victory on home field

in their first game following a second win of 5-0 against Gamanyane Primary. A third winning of 8-0 against Madiphatlokgomo and yet another easy 5-1 win in the final game against Mokopane South.

The team will be representing Mokopane circuit in the upcoming cluster game against four local teams.

Mokopane Primary’s proud u/12 soccer team having single-handedly defeated their opponents in four games at the Danone soccer cup that was held on their home field last week. With them, Coach Abner Maubane.

Audrey’s Riding School finishes strongworking grooms, Anja Elof, Anrie Elof, Anrie van der Westhuizen and Cariska Pieters for their during their rides to make this such a successful event. - Adele Essakow

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Een doel na die ander vir Bossies

LEPHALALE - Laerskool Bosveld Primary se netbalspanne het gemengde sukses behaal tydens 'n sportdag by Koedoeskop verlede Saterdag. Daar was 14 oorwinnings, waarvan 11 deur die A-spanne behaal is. Altesaam tien wedstryde is verloor en een wedstryd het gelykop geëindig. Die o/11 A-span toon belofte en die hoop is dat hulle die ander spanne sal aanspoor om beter te presteer in die seisoen wat voorlê.

New face at King’s College

King’s College is so proud of our new teacher, Sonia Grobler, who attended her Graduation Ceremony at Potchefstroom University last week. She is a good example to our children, which is that hard work pays.

A new tomato pest called “Tuta absoluta or Tomato Leaf Miner (TLM)” has been promi-nent in the news since 2006 as it emerged in Europe where it caused serious damage to host crops.

The pest was detected in Sudan in 2010 and the invasion has subsequently crossed the Sahara desert, being found in Kenya in 2014. The most recent records are from Tan-zania (unconfirmed) in August 2014. There are no records of this pest occurring in SA. The main concern is that it can cause serious yield losses of 50 to 100% and it can rapidly develop resistance to pesticides.

Tomato plants are the main host but other plants in the family Solanaceae, such as egg-plant, peppers, potatoes and several weeds, are also attacked. The larvae (worms) of this minute moth pest tunnel inside leaves and may also enter the fruit. This damage causes leaves to dry up and die and fruit such as to-matoes to become unmarketable.

The pest spreads on seedlings as well as fruit. Considering its rate of spread in Africa, this pest may be detected in South Africa in less than a year’s time. Prevention, early detection and rapid response will entail a coordinated approach between DAFF, Provin-cial Departments of Agriculture (PDAs) and

Pest Alert: Tuta absoluta (Tomato Leaf Miner)industry to ensure growers are protected as much as possible from this pest.

The National Plant Protection Organisa-tion of South Africa (NPPOZA) within DAFF is developing an early warnings system (EWS) for this pest in collaboration with the Tomato Producers Organisation, PDAs, Potato South Africa and the Potato Certification Scheme. This is in line with the South African Emer-gency Plant Pest Response Plan (SAEPPRP).

More role players will be approached in the development of the EWS to ensure all relevant organs of state, as well as research organisations, agricultural chemical manufac-turers and suppliers, commercial, small scale and subsistence producers are included.

Considering the high volumes of tomato production in the northern parts of our coun-try, this pest must be taken seriously, since tomatoes are a staple crop for small scale farmers, and contribute immensely to job creation and economic growth and most im-portantly, are a main ingredient in at least one food source for the majority of South Africans every day (either fresh or processed).

Please contact DAFF in case of suspicious looking symptoms on tomato or potato leaves or tomato fruit. For technical information call Jan Hendrik Venter on 012 319 6384.

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By Christie Thomas

Ever arrived at a dam, looked at it and wondered, “Where on earth am I going to start fishing?” The easiest would be to just start fishing right there at the launch ramp and methodically work your way around the shoreline, but this is not necessarily the most productive way to tackle a bass dam.

Most experienced and successful bass anglers know that catching bass is all about location, location, and location. You need to locate the habitat that will hold bass. You do not need to waste your time fishing the whole dam to catch a few fish. Identify the productive 10% and increase your odds of catching bass consistently.

As the seasons change bass will relocate but they will never move far away from their home base. The basic requirements for a bass’s survival are food, oxygen and cover. Find all three elements in abundance and you are guaranteed to find bass.

FoodFood could consist of baitfish, insects,

crustaceans and occasionally reptiles, mam-mals and birds. The key is to look for areas with a high concentration of food, especially baitfish. A rocky bank may be home to a horde of crabs and other aquatic insects.

CoverBass use cover as a place to feel secure

and ambush their prey. However, bass do not exclusively use cover to feed. They will hunt and chase down prey when the oppor-tunity presents itself.

Fishing with Christie

Where to find bassWood

In fishing terms, wood may mean the fol-lowing:

Standing timber and fallen trees, totally or partially submerged.

Stumps. Brush. Logs and logjams, floating or sunken. Man-made wood structure, including

fence rows, docks and pilings. Wood is one of the best places to look for

bass but not all wood will hold bass. One of the secrets to successful bass fishing is to believe in the following statement “OUT OF PLACE IS THE PLACE!!” Look for anything different in any given scenario...one piece of driftwood wedged amongst a patch of weed, or...one dead knoppiesdoring amongst a for-est of flooded leadwood, or...a small stand of flooded stumps along a rocky bank.

WeedMany bass fishermen consider weed

to be the ultimate cover for bass. This is because most aquatic vegetation produces oxygen and plays host to a multitude of life forms which potentially feed bass.

Weed is classed as any form of aquatic plantlife and may include the following:

Hydrilla. Lily pads. Watch for movement. Spooked

bass will zigzag through the pads. Be patient and wait a minute or two. The bass usually come back.

Floating weeds such as hyacinths. Emergent grasses. Subsurface grasses (milfoil, hydrilla and

coontail) Green mosses.

Reeds Look for nice green healthy

growing plants. Brown, slimy looking plants may be dying and not ideal habitat for living organ-isms.

RockRock on its own is not as at-

tractive as weed or wood as it does not produce oxygen or af-ford bass the opportunity to hide deep within the cover. However, it does trap food and create ideal habitat amongst the gaps and cracks between the rocks, which in turn attracts smaller bait fish and other living organisms. Find the food and you will find bass.

Look for change in structure amongst the rock - a transition between small pea gravel to larger chunky rock, or a rock pile on the edge of a drop-off, amongst weed or standing timber.

If you can find a combination of all of the above (food/wood/rock/weed), you may just have found that proverbial ‘Honey Hole’ that everybody always hopes to find.