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‘n Twintig-maande-oue seuntjie, Martin Roodt van Mokopane, is besig om in die George Mukari Hospitaal in Ga-Rankuwa aan te sterk na hy ‘n motorongeluk oorleef het waarin sy ouers en vyf-jarige sussie Saterdagmiddag dood is.

Frik en Thea Roodt is op slag dood toe die motor waarin hulle op die N1 buite Hammanskraal gereis het in ‘n kop-aan-kop botsing met ’n ander motor betrokke was. Hulle was in hul dertigs. Inamarie is in die hospitaal in Hammanskraal oorlede. Volgens ’n familielid was die gesin op pad na ’n bruilof in Pretoria.

Die bestuurder van die ander motor is blykbaar in ’n kritieke toestand in die hospitaal.

Martin en Inamarie het by Speelparadys Kleuterskool in Moko-pane dagsorg ontvang.

Gawie Brits, ‘n swaer van die oorledenes, het aan Noordelike Nuus gesê die begrafnisreëlings sal gefinaliseer word na Martin se ontslag. Martin sal na verwagting in sy grootouers se sorg geplaas word, het Brits gesê.

Noordelike Nuus se innige meegevoel met die Roodt-gesin se familie en vriende.

Net seuntjie oorleef ongeluk

Klein Martin Roodt het sy sussie, Inamarie, en sy ouers in 'n ongeluk verloor verlede naweek.

The body of a man was found on the roadside in some bushes near the D’Nyala game reserve near Lephalale on Tuesday morning at about 07:00.

Warrant officer Frans Mokoena from the Lephalale police confirmed on Wednesday that the body was that of Tsepo Majabodu from Seleka - the driver of a minivan that was hijacked on Sunday night on the R33.

The minivan was transporting a group of women who was on route from Francistown, Botswana, to Durban for their monthly

Man hijacked and murderedshopping trip. According to police reports, four suspects, dressed in police uniforms, stopped the vehicle and robbed the passen-gers of money and cell phones.

The victims were tied up and left next to the road, but the men kidnapped Majabodu and sped off. Police found the vehicle 200m down a gravel road exiting the R33.

After giving their statements, the women returned home to Botswana with help from a member of the local taxi association on Mon-day afternoon.

Police is investigating a case of car-jacking and subsequently murder. No arrests have been made.

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Minister Collin Chabane van die departe-ment van dienslewering en administra-sie het tydens sy besoek aan Lephalale verlede Vrydag saam met boere van die omgewing om ‘n tafel gesit en ge praat oor die kwessies waarmee hulle worstel.

Chabane was op ‘n ongeskeduleerde besoek aan Lepahalae toe hy hoor dat boere bymekaargekom het vir die Rooi Oktober optog. Hy het dadelik ‘n kort ver-gadering aangevra.

Die assistent hoofbestuurder van TLU-SA, Henk van de Graaf, het die minister

Minister gee boere kans om te praatgevra om beter kommunikasie kanale tussen landbou-unies en die ministeries van polisie en landbou te help bewerkstellig. Minister Chabane het beloof om teen Maandag reeds ‘n vergadering met die onderskeie ministers te reël en ook so gou as moontlik terugvoer te gee aan die betrokke boere.

Van de Graaf het Dinsdag bevestig dat hy Maandagaand reeds deur beide departe-mente gekontak is.

Die minister het aanbeveel dat ‘n forum gestig word om te verseker dat plaaslike boere op ‘n gereelde basis met die burge-meester kan vergader, die boere was dank-baar dat die burgemeester en die minister bereid was om met hulle te vergader.

Department van dienslewering en administrasie Minister Collin Chabane en Lephalale burgemeester Jack Maeko.

Goeie ondersteuning vir Rooi OktoberSowat 40 voertuie het verlede Vrydag oork-ant die begraafplaas in Onverwacht byme-kaargekom om aan die jaarlikse optog teen plaasmoorde deel te neem.

Die voertuie het in gelid gery na die veil-ingskrale op die Marken pad waar ‘n kort toespraak gelewer is deur Henk van de Graaf, assistent hoofbestuurder van TLU-SA.

Van de Graaf het gesê dat boere paraat moet wees en dat hulle nie moet wag tot die verdagtes in hulle huise is nie, “die verdagtes moet buite julle hekke al gestop word!”

Hy het ook statistieke met die boere gedeel en duidelikheid gegee oor hoe ernstig die plaasmoord-kwessie in SA is. Verskeie boere wat al slagoffers was het hulle ervar-ings gedeel. Rooi ballonne is in die lug op-gelaat om die onskuldige bloed wat in Suid-Afrika vloei te simboliseer.

In an ideal world all children would be able to enjoy a safe, happy and healthy childhood. However, for some chil-dren this is an elusive dream.Often coming from disadvantaged back-grounds, the children not only have to cope with ill health challenges, but also a lack of funds which impedes access to effec-tive health care. To cope with these challenges, Waterberg TVET College decided to lend a helping hand to the needy.Jan Mabitsi, a lecturer at the college took his lear-

ners to Zamokuhle Day-Care Centre, where they planted spinach. He also used his spare time to make sure that the spinach is well looked after.

“These people need to be taken care of and this project will give them something to eat and earn some money for running the Centre” said Mabitsi.

Zamokuhle Day-Care Centre is a home for 35 physically challenged children situated in Moshate, Mokopane. The centre was started in 2001 by Nomangisi Mahlangu, who is also dis-abled.

The spinach is sold at the Centre. For more information contact Nomangisi Maria Mahlangu on 072 294 2073. - Itumeleng Lekganyane

Helping the needy in Mahwelereng

Volgens ooggetuies het 'n sleepwaentjie Woensdagmiddag van ‘n voertuig in Dudu Madisha rylaan losgehaak en ‘n voetganger op die sypaadjie getref. Hier laai noodwerkers die beseerde voet-ganger in die ambulans gelaai.

Waentjie tref voetganger

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The Neighbourhood Watch in Onverwacht said non-residents who claim to be regis-tered with the neighbourhood watch are creating controversy in the area by taking the law into their own hands.

In a statement to Northern News, the Neighbourhood Watch reports that there was an incident last week where a man was assaulted for no apparent reason by another man claiming to be a neighbourhood watch member. “After thorough investigation it was found that the suspect was not a registered member of the neighbourhood watch nor of the Community Policing Forum (CPF).”

“I personally contacted all parties involved and assisted the victim to address the issue,” says Mariaan Wiid of the Neighbourhood Watch. “I am proud to say that within ten hours of receiving the complaint via the Facebook group ‘Lephalale News’, the issue was resolved.”

She added that she would like to apologise to the victim on behalf of the community. “I want to ensure all residents that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated and any person who does not operate within the framework of the law will be dealt with accord-ingly.”

All residents, institutions and businesses in the Onverwacht policing precinct are in-vited to get involved with the policing of the area and to report any suspicious activities and/or persons. The forum is designed for community members to address their safety and security issues with SAPS and the broader community.

“We are all aware that Onverwacht is targeted by criminals,” says Widd, adding that the Lephalale SAPS has limited resources to cover the area. “The community can ben-efit through collective targeted actions to drive criminals away from the area.”

Support your Sector Crime Forum and get involved. Contact Mariaan Wiid on 082 306 7274.

Community must join hands

The DA lodged a complaint with the green scorpions re-garding the Lepha-lale municipality’s contravention of various environ-mental and water laws by pumping raw sewerage into the veld close to a residential area in Onverwacht.

Residents said they have complained to the municipality about workers pumping sewage onto a gravel road behind their homes, but to no avail. The DA visited the scene on Tuesday. There was a bad smell in the air and people were also worried about health issues that may arise from the raw sewage.

According to the municipality’s communications officer, Valerie Cilliers, the munici-pality appointed a ‘Honeysucker’ operator. The candidate is undergoing training. Cilliers said the municipality would look into a better temporary solution for the interim.

Complaint laid against municipality

Petrus Morgan Ngobeni (26) died on the scene after being stabbed with a knife repeatedly by the accused Hlengani Phillip Ndlovu (20).

Ndlovu was arrested at the scene and arrested for murder. Ndlovu allegedly slapped Ngobeni’s girlfriend in the face before

getting into a fight with him. He appeared in court on 10 October and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Sentenced for 15 years in prison

The department of health and the Mahwelereng Youth Centre is adamant that it needs to find reasons for an increase in teenage pregnancy despite their best efforts.

Members of the youth centre visits all the schools in the area annually to teach learners about abstinence and the different birth control methods. The youth centre also counsel teachers on how to support learners emotionally. Last week the social development department hosted a youth dialogue between parents, teenagers and health professionals at the youth centre of Hope at Hospital view. This time they touched on the topic of male involvement in the campaign and educating men on their role in teenage pregnancies. - Itumeleng Lekganyane

Tackling teenage pregnancy


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Sommer met die groetslag sien ek die glinster in Servaas se oog en sy mondhoeke wat wil trek in ’n alles-oorheersende lag.

“Môre, Servie. Lyk my jy het weer vanoggend niks om te doen nie en nou kom doen jy dit by my,” groet ek.

“Dagsê mater. Nee, ek het net kom kyk hoe lyk ’n afgetredene 11 uur op ’n week oggend. Nou weet ek. Hy lyk nes ek en dit beteken ek en jy het nie in hierdie stadium enige koers wat ons wil vat nie.”

“Watse koers?” wil ek weet. “Mens loop nie verniet vroegoggend rond nie, Net as jy iewers het om heen te gaan.”

Servaas strek sy lang bene voor hom uit: “Ja en as jy iewers wil gaan, maar jy ken nie die regte adres nie, is ’n dingetjie so ’n GPS nogal handig.”

Nou verstaan ek niks. Wonder of die maat van my homself nie aan vroeë oggend pille oorgegee het nie, want hy klink nie heeltemal so lekker nie. “Hoe is jy nou met ’n GPS deurmekaar?”

Nou blink Servaas se hele gesig van opwinding. Hy vertel my toe hy het ’n GPS aangeskaf en omdat die vêrste wat ou Herman deesdae wil ry, net tot by sy voorhekkie is, laai hy hom nou die dag op toe hy voorwêreld toe ry.

Met die wegtrek klink die GPS se stem luid en duidelik: “Na 300m, draai regs.” Servaas laat sak ’n oomblik sy kop: “Ek dog Herman klim uit die bakkie uit toe die vrouestem praat. Sy twee oë rek so groot soos hulle kan en hy kyk met pure verbystering na die GPS.

“Servaas, hier’s ’n vroumens in die bakkie. Ek hoor haar, maar ek sien haar nie!” Servaas sê toe sien hy sy kans. “Herman, dit is die GPS. Die vroumens daarin kan alles sien en hoor wat ons praat.” Servaas vertel Herman het met groot oë na hom gekyk en gefluister: “Wragtag nè. Sien en hoor sy alles?”

Teen die tyd nader hulle ’n T-aansluiting en die GPS se tannie sê: “Na 400m, draai links.” Dis toe Herman ewe kordaat regop sit, die GPS vierkantig in die oë kyk en sê: “Nee, dis reg, niggie. Regs draai sal ons regs draai.” Volgens Servaas was dit toe ’n hele ent wat hulle net reguit moes aanry met Herman wat soos ’n standbeeld langs hom sit met sy oë stip op die GPS gerig.

Servaas sê by die volgende kruising draai hy toe aspris links in plaas daarvan om reguit te ry. Dit was net ’n paar meter toe kom die vrouestem: “Draai om indien moontlik.” Hy sê verder Herman draai net sy oë so na sy kant toe sê: “Jy beter luister as sy praat, mens weet nie wat sy nog alles kan sien en sê nie.”

Servaas draai toe maar om en neem die regte pad. Hy vertel toe hulle by die eindpunt kom, klink die vroue-stem op: “Bestemming bereik.”

Herman loer by die venter uit en sien dit is waar hulle wil wees. Hy kyk toe verstommend na Servaas: “Seg sy met ’n mond vol tanne.”

Servaas sê hy het maar later vir Herman vertel hoe werk ’n GPS.

Om die kampvuur

“Dié meisiekind weet dan alles!”Melt van der Spuy

Dit was een van daardie rustige oggende wat ek op my stoep gesit en niemand gepla het nie, toe Servaas by my uitval.

Bosveld prinsesseis wenners Malinda du Plessis en Cherise Mans van Lephalale het vanaf 10-13 Oktober deelgeneem aan die ‘Mini Miss Republic of South Africa’ kompetisie wat aangebied is by ATKV Buffelspoort vakansieoord. Hulle is onderskeidelik gekroon as eerste prinsesse in hul onderskeie ouderdomsgroepe. Malinda en Cherise is ook genooi om deel te neem aan die ‘Miss Continental’ kompetisie wat volgende jaar in Turkye plaasvind. Foto's verskaf.

Mej. SA Skole sussies doen hul deel Twee sussies van Lephalale is gekies as nasionale finaliste vir die Mej. SA Skole (Miss SA School) kompetisie. Links of die foto is Charlize du Plessis (10) wat Laerskool Bosveld ondersteun en regs is Malinda du Plessis (16) van Hoërskool Ellisras. Hulle het gevoel as deel van hul projekte wil hulle die SAVF Maroela-oord in Onverwacht ondersteun. Die meisies het verlede Maandag kolwyntjies oorhandig om te wys hul gee om. Die sussies gaan ook deelneem aan Mini Miss RSA 2014 vanaf 10-13 Oktober en 18 Oktober weer aan Miss SA School.


The Minister of public service and admin-istration, Collins Chabane, visited public service providers in Lephalale last Friday. The visit forms part of an initiative that was launched nationally by the department in September with the theme “reinventing the way public servants work.”

The minister was welcomed by the Lep-halale Mayor, Jack Maeko, and the district executive mayor, Rosina Mogotlane, at the municipality last Friday. The Mayor accom-panied the minister on a tour of the local department of home affairs and the clinic in Marapong. Public servants were also invited to engage with the minister at a function held at the Mogol Club afterwards.

Mayor Maeko welcomed the initiative saying that public service is part of the ANC led government’s mandate to create a united,

Lephalale municipality hosted community members of Seleka and Mohlasedi villages for the official opening of the Seleka sta-dium and the Mohlasedi access road Last Thursday. Limpopo Premier, Stanley Matha-batha, and Lephalale Mayor, Jack Maeko, welcomed the community in celebration of the completion of these two projects.

The Mayor said the municipality is com-mitted to delivering roads and services to rural areas. At the event several wheelchairs were handed over to disabled residents. Five learners who were awarded scholarships to study medicine in Cuba each also received a laptop which was co-sponsored by the municipality, Exxaro and Groothoek mine. The mayor encouraged the youth to take their education seriously.

The Premier congratulated the municipal-ity and asked the community to use the facil-ity to their advantage and to look after it. He said the sports facility is important to keep

Sport stadium openedyoung people occupied with healthy activities and to steer them clear from social ills such as drugs and crime.

The sports facility can accommodate 3 500 people and will eventually facilitate dif-ferent activities such as soccer, track, tennis, volleyball, netball and squash. The stadium was built with funds from the Municipal infrastructure grant (MIG) of which the mu-nicipality is required to use 15% to build and implement sports and recreation facilities. Around 30 local people were employed dur-ing the construction of the facility.

The access road to Mohlasedi village is a 3.5km tar road, making it much easier for private and public transport to access the area. Construction on the road started in April this year after it became clear that the gravel road could not carry the large amount of busses that transport community members daily. During the construction of the road al-together 27 local people were employed.

Mokopane welcomes seafood franchise

Mike Mazanzi of Ocean Basket was all smiles while cutting the ribbon at the grand opening of the long-awaited Ocean Basket branch in Mokopane last Wednesday. The restaurant is situated at the Mokopane Mall (where the old Aloe Grill was).

Minister visits public service providersnon-racial, non-sexist, democratic and pros-perous South Africa. “Public service and local governance is about putting people first,” he added.

The minister in turn spoke about the chal-lenges facing public servants when there are not enough resources. He vowed to come up with a programme to better equip public ser-vants so that they can attend to the needs of the community.

He told the delegates that the depart-ment will work hand in hand with the local municipality to improve public services in the area. “We must make sure that text books are delivered on time; that hospitals are well stocked; that ID’s are issued on time; that social grants are paid out and that the local police are resourced and staffed to ensure a safer community.”

In a constantly changing world it becomes more essential than ever that young people and adults think clearly and carefully about the career and educational choices they make.

Career guidance plays a key role in hel-ping education systems meet their goals and provides greater understanding of learning needs.

Last week the Mokopane TVET college hosted a workshop for Life Orientation Edu-cators within, Mokopane-, Mapela- as well as the Mah-welereng circuit. Career gui-dance forms an integral part of theLife Orientation syllabus.

The College realised that there are a lot of leaners sitting at home because they don’t have enough information on tertiary education and bursary opportunities available. The col-

Waterberg TVET educates educatorslege believes that by capacitating educators, more learners would be reached.

Schools present included AB Makapan High School, Bakenberg High School, Fred Ledwaba High School, George Langa High School, Maleya Secondary School, Masodi High School, Mathulamisha Secondary School, Tjitjila Secondary School, Mmadi-kana High School, Mmantutule Secondary School, Serema High School, Somavhunga High School and Matanta Secondary School.


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Mariska Ehlers ([email protected])

Ellisras was tot onlangs toe net ‘n klein dorpie in die Bosveld waar almal mekaar geken het. Daar was slegs beperkte winkels, maar deesdae is dit ‘n reuse dorp, her-doop as Lephalale met ‘n Ellisras-uitbreiding, wat net aanhou uitbrei. Noordelike Nuus het gaan uitvind waar het die dorpie sy oorspronklike naam gekry.

Johannnes Lodewikus Lee, beter bekend as Jan Leë, was een van die eerste inwoners in Ellisras, hy was getroud met Maria Magdalena Blig-naut en hulle eerste kind is gebore in 1884. Na die Anglo boere-oorlog het hy die plaas Waterkloof beset (nou Ellisras). In daardie jare het hulle die plaas maar teen ‘n fooi van ses pond per jaar gehuur. Later het Jan die aangrensende grond, Rietspruit, ook bygekoop en het hy ‘n vooruit-strewende boer geword.

Daar was ‘n rondawel op Lee se plaas opgerig wat gebruik was as ‘n privaat skool, met Lenie van der Merwe as die eerste onderwyseres. Jan Lee is oorlede in 1926 en hy is begrawe in die pioniersbegraafplaas wat tans besigtig kan word agter die GPS Hotel in Ellisras.

Lee se weduwee is later weer getroud met Pieter Barend Elardus Erasmus en hul vestig hulself op die plaas Waterkloof in 1928.

In 1925 is nog ‘n skooltjie op-gerig genaamd Grootfontein op Kom-dt van Staden se plaas. Daar was tydelik skool gehou in die waenhuis totdat die skool geboue klaar opgerig was. Flippie van der Walt is aang-estel as die instansie se hoof deur die department van onderwys. Vervoer is verskaf vir die Bosveld boere deur Martiens Loots vanaf die plaas Graaf Reinet. Loots het ‘n gedeelte van Waterkloof plaas gekoop in 1927. Hy het ‘n woonhuis en winkel op die grond opgerig. As winkeleienaar was hy afhanklik van die spoorwegbus wat gereis het vanaf Vaalwater. Om ‘n pos-agentskap

Waar kry Ellisras sy naam?op Waterkloof te kon stig, moes hulle die plek eers ‘n amptelike naam gegee het en so word Ellisras dan gedoop:

As winkel-eienaar kry Martiens Loots gereeld ‘n vaatjie wyn uit die Kaap laat kom vir die dorstige Bosveld boere en ook vir nag-maal, natuurlik. Laat een aand in 1930 kom twee van die nuwer intrek-kers, Patric Ellis en Piet Eras-mus, oorgestap vir ‘n beker Kaapse wyn. Die geselskap vloei toe saam met die en die naam van die pos-agentskap is sommer vining verkry deur die twee manne se vanne aanmekaar te sit en dit so vir die spoorweë te stuur.

In Augustus 1930 stop die spoorwegbus

van Vaalwater die eerste keer by die nuwe posagentskap genome Ellis Ras. En so is El-lisras gedoop en het hy sy naam gekry.

Bron: Ellisras my dorp deur Hannes Engelbrecht, uitgegee die Ellisras Nuus. Slegs beskikbaar vir besigtiging by die Onverwacht Biblioteek (boek mag nie uitgeneem word nie).


Noordelike Nuus het in die dorp se argiewe gaan delf om meer te leer oor Mokopane se ontstaan en ontwikkeling. In ’n reeks artikels gaan ons aan lesers ’n kort oorsig gee oor die destydse Potgietersrus en sy geskiedenis wat oor ’n tydperk van 160 jaar ontvou.

Volgens die Eeufees Album van die Arend Dieperink Museum word daar na Potgietersrust verwys as die oudste dorp in die verre noorde. Dié dorp het tot nou reeds sy vierde naam. Hy was eerste bek-end as Vredenburg en dié naam was ter waardering van en herdenking aan die vrede wat daar op 6 Maart 1852 tussen die Voortrekkerleiers, Kommandant. Generaal A.H Potgieter en Generaal A.W.J Pretorius teweeggebring is. Ses jaar later is dieselfde dorp as Pietpotgietersrust herdoop en in 1904 verander sy naam na ’n minder formele, Potgietersrus. Bykans ’n eeu later, in 2002, word die dorp se naam na Moko-pane verander, vernoem na die leier van die Ndebele’s, Mgombane Kekana, wat in die area gewoon het.

Moorddrift, Mapela en Makapaansgat (Makapansgat) is sinoniem met Mokopane se geskiedenis en getuig van tragiese gebeur-tenisse waar onskuldige bloed gevloei het. Noordelike Nuus sal in toekomstige uitgawes hieroor skryf .

Van die dorp se ou geboue het oor die jare verskeie male van huurders en eienaars verwissel. Die pragtige klipgebou op die hoek van Retiefstraat en Ruiterweg (destyds bekend as Hoofdstraat) was die dorp se eerste volwaardige gebou en die tuiste van die destydse Barclays Bank. Deesdae word daar ’n hotelskool bedryf.

Voor hierdie gebou is ook ’n monument opgerig waar ’n ou Kameeldoringboom sy takke oor die sypaadjie uitgestrek het. Die koper gedenkplaat is egter gesteel het ’n woordvoerder van die Arend Diepering Mu-seum gesê. Hiér, soos in die eeufees album, het kerkgangers uit die dorp en distrik verga-der in die welkom skadu van die ou boom. Mettertyd het die plaaslike posmeester onder hierdie boom briewe uitgedeel aan mense wat myle afgelê het met die ossewa of kar om hul pos te kom haal.

Mokopane – 1854 tot 2014

Heel bo: Potgietersrust se eerste gebou in 1904 op die hoek van Retief en Ruiterweg (destyds bekend as Hoofdstraat) was die dorp se Barclays Bank.

Bo: Dieselfde klipgebou waar vandag ’n hotelskool bedryf word, het nie sedert sy bestaan verander nie. Voor is ’n monument wat opgerig is waar ’n ou Kameeldoringboom eers was en waar vele dorpsverrigtinge plaasgevind het.

Bron: Eeufees Album (Arend Dieperink Museum).

Waterberg High School in Mokopane’s grade 12 learners concluded their high school years on the red carpet at the Park Hotel for their matric farewell on Tuesday night. Here are some of the learners in their glitzy outfits. More photos will be posted on our Facebook page. Go to www.facebook.com/noordelikenuus or www.noordnuus.co.za. Photo's: Memory Lane Photography.

Grade 12’s salute 2014 on the red carpet

Siven Ramoroka, Khethani Mathikhi and Thapelo Kgosana.

Tiisetjo Shika and Jamail Mashangwane.

Reneilwe Kekana and Tebogo Kekana.

Nthabiseng Kekana and Matshepho Mokhonoana.

Palesa Selota and Makgohlo Calda.

Trevor Khalo and Mosima Molemela.


Eight senior gymnasts from the Mokopane Gymnastics Club (MGC) headed to Cape Town for the annual National Gymnastic Games earlier this month. As part of the Limpopo-team, they faced tough competition and tested their skills against South Africa’s best gym-nasts.

The results for the men’s artistic gymnastics competition for level 4, in the 14-17 years age group, included: Johan Strauss - fourth in SA with a bronze medal for for Pommel and silver for vault; Juandre Ruytenberg - fifth in SA; and Louis Boshoff – tenth in SA with a sil-ver medal for floor and a bronze medal on the rings.

Level 5 in the 13-14 age group included Kurt Kruger - ninth in SA and Samuel van der Merwe - seventh in SA with a silver medal for vault.

In the women’s artistic gymnastics group for level 5 Shani Dreyer finished 25th in SA overall in the u/11 age group. Lize Janse van Rensburg also finished 25th in SA in the 18 and up age group.

MCG Rhythmic gymnasts, Chanelle Hamilton was placed 19th in SA in the u/15 age group for level 6.

MGC bursting with pride

MGC's Limpopo team gymnasts with coaches Merene van Zyl, Marinda Marshall and Richard Marshall. Below: Lize Janse van Rensburg in action at the SA Gymnastic Games.


Tersia Smit (58), wat verlede jaar met ‘n goue medalje en wêreldrekord agter haar naam van die Wêreld Oorplanting Spele in Durban teruggekeer het, het aan die on-langse Nasionale Oorplanting Spele in Stel-lenbosch deelgeneem en vir die nasionale span gekwalifiseer in die 50m Borsslag, Rugslag en Kruipslag.

Smit wat ook verlede jaar aangewys is as Mokopane Besigheidskamer se Sportpersoon van die jaar, sê haar deelname is maar ’n klein gebaar om te help met die bewusmak-ing van orgaanskenking en orgaanoorplant-ing.

Sy het in Julie 2005 leweroorplanting gehad en uit dankbaarheid teenoor haar skenker en die skenker se familie het sy weer begin swem om te help met bewusmaking vir orgaanskenking.

Sportster Tersia doen dit weer!

Foto: Tersia Smit van Mokopane saam met haar man, Ken Smit by die Olimpiese swembad in Stellenbosch waar sy aan die SA Nasionale Oorplanting Spele deelgeneem het.

Vier stoeiers van Potgietersrus Stoeiklub het by verlede naweek se SA Jeug Stoei-kampioenskappe in Pretoria hulle staal behoorlik gewys en besonders presteer. Jenna-Lee Malan (voor) se stoei vernuf en gouemedalje het vir haar span ‘n plek in die provinsiale span verseker. (Agter) Ralie Somo is algeheel vyfde tus-sen sewe mededingers. Somo se ouderdomsgroep is oorspronklik o/17 en het teen o/20 stoeiers meegeding. Monique Venter het al drie van haar wedstryde, waarvan twee, met penne en een met punte gewen en JP Malan het ‘n sewende plek behaal na hy teen 15 stoei-ers kragte gemeet het. Die stoeiklub het die lede geluk gewens.

Stoeiklub presteer by kampioenskappe


This past weekend saw cyclists of all ages participate in the second Debtsafe CANSA

MTB Challenge, which took place at the National Zoological Gardens Mokopane. This year’s Challenge proved to be the most successful event yet, with an overwhelming response seen from the community and riders.

Hein du Plessis, race organiser, says that the growth of the Challenge over the past two years has been exceptional. “This year, we re-ceived a massive 353 entries, and each year this number rises. We are definitely looking forward to seeing the race grow even more in the future, especially when considering that mountain biking is SA’s fastest growing sport. The event really helps in creating the ideal platform to spread vital awareness in the sup-port of CANSA.”

“Perhaps the most exciting development of all is that the Challenge is now a Cycling SA sanctioned qualifier for Limpopo Colours (30km and 60km). Furthermore, as of this year, a 1km distance race was also added to the Challenge as an alternative to the scooter race and 10km race meaning that kids can also now participate,” continues du Plessis.

With the Challenge being more family-orientated this year, it was no surprise that each participant gave it their best shot across more challenging terrains, longer stretches and climbs across the four respective distance options of 1km, 10km, 30km and 60km. “A variety of food and craft stalls, as well as an iPad and Mountain Bike raffle added to the ‘family experience’ the day had to offer,” adds du Plessis.

In spite of this year’s course being the most challenging yet, a number of cyclists excelled and stood out from the crowd go-ing on to take the top positions in this year’s Challenge. “We look forward to next year’s event taking place on 10 October 2015, and we have already started discussing how to further improve and add to the excitement of the experience in years to come,” du Plessis concludes.

Race results are as follows:

Second Debtsafe Cansa MTB Challenge a huge successPromotion

1km Boys 5-10 year: Theo Coetzee1km Girls 5-10 years: Anke Weideman10km Boys u/10 & younger: Henry Owens10km Boys 11-12 years: Josh Baber10km Boys 13-14: Eldric Bekker10km Girls u/10 & younger: Lili Baber10km Girls 11-12: Chane Botha10km Girls 13-14: Deidre SmithHigh School winners with the four best times (30km): Hoërskool Piet PotgieterMorne van der Bank 01:29Lane du Plessis 01:35Chanté du Plessis 01:45Raymond Kockett 01:54Primary School winners with the three best times (10km): Waterberg AcademyJosh Baber 00:28Lili Baber 00:39Simoné Baber 00:39Local School with the most entries:]Hoërskool Piet PotgieterVisiting School with the most entries:\Oos Skool30km Grand Master Lady (60+) Ina le Roux 2:39:57

30km Master Lady (50-59) Doret Taljaart 1:47:1230km Veteran Lady (40-49) Leonie Hattingh 1:39:3930km Sub-Veteran Lady (30-39) Soretha Lubbe 1:25:1230km Senior Lady (19-29) Theresia Lessing 1:42:0730km Junior Lady (17-18) Lane du Plessis 1:35:3230km Youth Lady (15-16) Anna Elisa Gutierrez 1:32:25.30km Overall 3rd: Lane du Plessis 1:35:32 30km Overall 2nd Anna Elisa Gutierrez 1:32:2530km Overall 1st Soretha Lubbe 1:25:1230km Grand Master Men (60+) Pierre Holiday 2:01:2330km Master Men (50-59) Johan van Dijkhorst 1:22:4530km Veteran Men (40-49) Christiaan Visagie 1:22:3830km Sub-Veteran Men (30-39) Conrad Lubbe 1:21:0430km Senior Men (19-29) Siraj Aphiri 1:31:0630km Junior Men (17-18) Francois Labuschagne 1:21:3030km Youth Men (15-16) Edwin Simpson 1:22:3330km Overall 3rd Edwin Simpson 1:22:3330km Overall 2nd Francois Labuschagne 1:21:3030km Overall 1st Conrad Lubbe 1:21:0460km Grand Master Lady (60+) N/A

MTB CHALLENGE 2014 SPONSORS

- Bower & Associates- Cycle Lab Polokwane- Comanche Spur- Café Italia- Dr. HP Vorster- Koty Pompe- Elecpro- First National Bank- Health Zone- Kinnerpark Kleuterskool- AVBOB Mokopane- Cleanco- DWM Enterprises

- Maxis Mokopane- Nedbank Mokopane & Polokwane- Oasis Hotel- Saloojees Cycles - Torga Optical Mokopane- Office Made Easy- Anglo American Emergency Services- The Honey Ball Bakery & Guesthouse- NG Hulp & Hoop Gemeenskapskerk- MC Genis Rekenmeesters- Pedal Power Association- Silverfern Properties- Laerskool Krugerpark

- Soetdorings Country Lodge- Van der Hoven Attorneys- Play On Mobile Disco- Riskmed Mokopane- Wimpy Mokopane- Protea Park Hotel- Moorddrift Dairy- Talisman Hire- WSM Leshika- Nyl Kwekery- DJ James

Save thedate for next

year’s race:10 October 2015

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the second DebtSafe CANSA Mountain Bike Challenge a resounding success.

We truly value your support and enthusiasm and we look forward to hosting an even bigger and better challenge next year.

190mm (H) X 260mm (W)

60km Master Lady (50-59) Karin Engelbrecht 3:05:5260km Veteran Lady (40-49) Melanie Melville 3:19:19 60km Sub-Veteran Lady (30-39) Dorothy Rood 3:03:2160km Senior Lady (19-29) Callista Greeff 3:56:4660km Overall 3rd Melanie Melville 3:19:1960km Overall 2nd Karin Engelbrecht 3:05:52 60km Overall 1st Dorothy Rood 3:03:21

60km Grand Master Men (60+) Elmo Barnardt 3:02:2160km Master Men (50-59) Glen Pretorius 2:33:0460km Veteran Men (40-49) Mario Ferreira 2:25:060km Sub-Veteran Men (30-39) Thys Carstens 2:45:3260km Senior Men (19-29) Heinro Malan 2:31:2260km Overall 3rd Heinro Malan 2:31:22 60km Overall 2nd Dick Rood 2:27:49 60km Overall 1st Mario Ferreira 2:25:09Queen of the Mountain: Dorothy RoodKing of the Mountain: Bernard BronkhorstThe results for the Spin-A-Thon:Spin-a-thon best dressed team: Van der Hoven AttorneysSpin-a-thon best team spirit: Office Made Easy Spin-a-thon winning team: NTT Toyota (Green Team).


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Through hard work, dedication and a real commitment to excellence, the Maxi’s res-taurant at the Caltex garage on the N1 high-way to Polokwane, achieved a first place for being the best of the 14 highway franchises in South Africa.

The managing director of this three-year-old branch, Jan de Beer and Erika Twine

Thumbs up for Maxi’s – Caltex Polokwane

Maxi’s at Caltex on the N1 Polokwane’s manager, Erika Twine and her team proudly shows off the restaurant’s award for being the best of 14 Maxi’s restaurants on the country’s highways.

who manages the restaurant, expressed their pride and noted to achieve this success they had to offer excellent customer service, qual-ity food, profitability, cleanliness and neat-ness.

They commended their staff and added that their hard work did not go unnoticed. Twine also thanked their loyal customers who largely contributed to the restaurant’s achievement.

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‘n Mokopane evangelis, tesame met geeste-like leiers van verskeie kerke en skole, in is in die proses om die dorp vir Jesus te probeer wen.

Daan Holtzhausen nooi Mokopane asook Mahwelereng en omgewing sowel as plase in die distrik om aan te sluit by ’n Christelike byeenkoms op 22 Oktober om 10:00 waar ’n groot kruis aan die Suidekant van die dorp

opgerig gaan word. Die doel van die kruis is simboliek van die gekruisigde en op-gewekte Jesus.

Die byeenkoms word op die R101 (Suidelike ingang van Mokopane), tussen die CVO skool en die weegbrug gehou.

Die geleentheid sal in Afrikaans en Engels aangebied word.

Kontak Daan by 082 507 6487.

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