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} Tladi Moloi

AT this time when South Africans arecelebrating Freedom Day, it is sad towitness some people vying for their foodwith pigs.While some complain about what they

have, others have to fight with pigs to getsomething to eat at the Ficksburgdumping site, west of Senekal. About fivefamilies have erected plastic shacks forshelter in the area.Express Eastern Free State has been

reliably informed that those people livedin an informal settlement called Zone 8 inMeqheleng. Express EFS was also toldthat they had decided to leave the sitebecause they had to walk about 16 kmevery day to find food.Express EFS recently visited the area

and on arrival found about 20 streetchildren sitting at the gate. Sadly, threechildren believed to be between the ageof 2 and 5 were also spotted at the sitewhere an unbearable smell hangs in theair that could cause serious illness foranyone living there.Matankiso Masoe (25) said she had been

living at the dumping site since 2010.Masoe, a mother of a two-year-old girl

who lives with her at the site, said thechildren’s father had died the yearbefore.She said she had decided to work at the

site after she had realised that she couldnot work anywhere else because she hadno identity document.“I am originally from Lesotho and I

knew that an ID would just be a night-mare. My child does not have a birthcertificate and I have requested thefamily of her father to help me, but theyshowed no interest,” she said.When asked how she could live with

her children in such circumstances shesaid: “I’ve got no choice, if she becomesill, I’ll take her to the clinic.”Express EFS was also told that the

owner of one of the shacks had taken anill child to the clinic.Moeketsi “Rasta” Sebotsa (48), a father

of two girls aged 4 and 8, said he hadbeen living at the dumping site for fiveyears and revealed that he had sufferedtuberculosis because of the smell.Sebotsa said they usually wait for the

trucks carrying food that had reachedtheir expiry date visiting the site on a

daily basis so that they can get some-thing to eat.“We’ll eat something and then take

some of it home for our families to eat,”he said.Sebotsa, who cannot use his left hand,

said he had decided to make a living thisway because he knew he would not beable to work elsewhere.“I’d rather live by eating this food than

stealing from someone,” he said.Karabelo Dikwantsane (43), a mother of

four, has been living at the site for fiveyears. She said her children’s father lived

with them but had no job.“I collect plastic and bottles to make a

living. There are some people who cometwice a week to collect it and they giveus money. I sometimes make R100 aweek. Even though it is not enough, it’sbetter than nothing,” she said.Karabo David Thwani, supervisor:

waste and landfill site management in theSetsoto Local Municipality, said themunicipality was aware of the people andadded that they had taken certain stepsto get the situation under control.He said a tender had been advertised

for the rehabilitation of the landfill site.“The municipality does not have a

bulldozer to work at that site, but wehave sourced some of the machines to dodig holes and cover the waste,” he said.He said in terms of gate controllers the

councillor would appoint people after thesite had been rehabilitated.“We don’t have a proper monitoring

system and for that reason there arepeople at the site.”) Give your comments on the story onour Facebook Page at Express EasternFree State.

Living on the dumpFamilies have to eat food dumped at landfill site

DESPERATE TIMES: A man collects plastic bottles from the dumping site. Insert: Someof the women and a child with the food that had reached its expiry date. Some of thechildren are only three years old. Photos: Tladi Moloi

2 EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2013

} Tladi Moloi

ENVER SURTY, the deputy minis-ter of Basic Education, has urgedthe gr. 12 learners of the ManthatisiSecondary School in Tsheseng Vil-lage, Qwaqwa, to work hard for bur-saries.

He told them that R3,2 billion hadbeenbudgeted formatriculantswhodid well in their matric exams.“What we want from you is for youtoperformwell.Wewon’t sayyou’repoor and you cannot attend univer-sity, but we’ll tell you that the re-sults are poor. So, now is the righttime to startworkinghard toqualifyfor bursaries,” he said.

Surty spoke to learners while vis-iting the three schools in the ThaboMofutsanyana District on Friday.He visited Letlotlo Primary, Mant-hatisiSecondaryandLesaoanaFull-Service School.

The deputy minister’s visitformed part of a programme thathad officially kicked off 2013 as theyear of inclusive education and thevisits were aimed at aligning the de-partment’s Action Plan 2014 To-wardsSchooling in2025with theNa-

tional Development Plan (NDP) andto ensure full public participationand making education a societal is-sue.

During his visit the minister ad-dressed the senior managementteam (SMT) at each school alongwith the Literacy and Numeracyteachers.

“I am here because the Free Stateis one of the provinces which hasbeen assigned to me. The ministerand I share the provinces and thisdistrict has huge potential.

“There has been a marked im-provement in the performance andI do believe that they could still dobetter. We visited inclusive schoolsbecause this year has been declaredan inclusive education year. Wemust ensure things are happeningin our schools that enhance the ac-cess to schooling for teacher devel-opment to take place and to see thenecessary equipment and support isprovided to learners who have bar-riers to learning,” he said.

He saidManthatisi was unique inthe sense that it had an FET bandand it also provided wonderful ac-commodation for the children from

the rural areas. He said he was im-pressedwith the cleanliness and theleadership at the school.

Busi Tshabalala, the district di-rector in the Thabo MofutsanyanaEducationDepartment, said the vis-it had made them proud and addedthat they felt that the governmentwas talking care of them.

“He came at the time when wewere to celebrate Freedom Day andour responsibilities.”

Tshabalala said the minister hadurged them to work hard and to en-sure every leaner was successful ineducation.

“He was here in January and vis-ited someof the schools and thiswashis second visit.

“He only came to three schools to-day and told us hewould have lovedto visit more but that time did notallow it,” she said.

DitabaMavundla, the principal ofManthatisi, said theywere happy towelcome the deputy minister attheir school and added that it hadmeant a lot to them. He said theywould keep on working hard tomake the school one of the best inSouth Africa.

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ENVER SURTY, the deputy minister for Basic Education, with Ditaba Mavundla (left), the principal ofthe Manthatisi Secondary School, and Busi Tshabalala, the district director at the Thabo MofutsanyanaEducation Department, during his recent visit to the Manthatisi Secondary School. He addressed thegr. 12 learners. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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ANCYL criticises DA’s ‘hypocrisy’} Tladi Moloi

THABO MOKOENA, theregional secretary of theAfrican National CongressYouth League (ANCYL) inthe Thabo MofutsanyanaRegion in the Free State,said the DemocraticAlliance’s opportunismmust be condemned.“Using former president

Nelson Mandela on the DAposter is a tool to lure thevoters in the comingelections,” he said.Mokoena slammed the

DA following a poster witha picture of Mandela withHelen Suzman with thewriting We have playedour role was displayed.“I thought that this

matter can never be leftunattended to, the hypocri-sy of the DA must beexposed and their treach-erous conduct must not beallowed to take root.“They cannot believe in

Nelson Mandela andoppose what the ANCstands for, because he isthe symbol of what theANC stands for.“The populist nature

and desperation of the DAhas been unmasked andwe are further going todemonstrate that they arenothing but a fly-by-nightorganisation whoseinterest is to furtherentrench the legacy ofapartheid and its skewedpatterns of ownership,” hesaid.

Mokoena said theappreciation and respectthat Mandela enjoys, isthe appreciation andrespect for the ANC andits ideals. He added thatMandela was not a neutralfigure; he has been amember of the ANC allhis life and his roots arein the ANC.“So we are not going to

allow Helen Zille andcompany to dilute our richhistory and heritage.“If today the DA wakes

up and celebrates the roleplayed by our heroes andheroines, this notionfurther reinforces thebelieve that the ANCremains a vehicle totransform the lives of ourpeople for the better.“My humble advice to

all those in the DA whoare suffering from anidentity crisis is that theymust just collapse and joinforces with the ANC sothat they have the legiti-macy and authority tocelebrate our icons,” hesaid.He said the ANC is not

a poster organisation, butits DNA is found in themasses of the people andit will continue to repli-cate itself for years tocome.“The ANC remains the

epitome of hope to themasses of our people whoare poor and marginalised.We remain committed tothe transformation agenda

which seeks to redress theimbalances of the apart-heid regime and itsskewed patterns ofownership.“We can never classify

ourselves as equals whenthe majority of our peoplestill live in indecentconditions and those whoaccumulated wealth underapartheid continue tocontrol the wheel of theeconomy.“We are charged with

the responsibility ofreversing the legacy ofmore than five decadeswhich defined superiorityon the basis of colour.“The DA’s neo liberal

posture which promoteswhite domination andprivileges for elaborateschemes to reverse ourgains is uncovered.“Their interest does not

go beyond winning votesand protecting the interestof those who are sittingin the highest echelons ofthe capitalist society,” hesaid.He said theirs was

nothing but the realisationof a national democraticsociety where all peopleare equal irrespective ofcolour and race.“He concluded by saying

the ANC, armed with 101years of militant struggle,would guide and point theway to victory, so anyattempts to distort ourhistory would be met withserious resistance.”

HLAHISA MAIKUTLO A HAOKOMITI YA TEKOLOBOTJHAYA MOLAOTHEO

Memo bakeng sa Ditlhahiso tsa SetjhabaHo ya ka Karolo 45(1)(c) ya Molaotheo wa Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa, 1996, Komiti yaTekolobotjha ya Molaotheo e tlameha ho lekola botjha Molaotheo selemo le selemo.

Kahoo, ditho tsa setjhaba di mengwa ho isa ditlhahiso tse ngotsweng ho Komiti yaTekolobotjha ya Molaotheo maelana le dikarolo tse itseng tsa Molaotheo tseo dinahanang hore di hloka ho lekolwa botjha.

Dikhophi tsa Molaotheo di ka fumanwa ho tswa dikantorong tse haufinyane tsa Lefaphala Toka le Ntshetsopele ya Molaotheo, Dikgokahano tsa Mmuso le Mokgwatshebetsowa Tlhahisoleseding (GCIS) kapa ho tswa ho Setsi sa Setjhaba sa Ditshebeletso tseFapaneng se sebakeng sa hao.

Dipatlisiso, esitana le ditlhahiso tse ngotsweng, di ka lebiswa ho Mof. Pat Jayiya,Lefapha la Dikomiti, PO Box 15, Cape Town 8000, W/S 3/091, 90 Plein Street, Mohala:021 403 3661, fekse: 086 697 5384 kapa 021 403 2808, selefounu: 083 709 8453(email: pjayiya@parliament.gov.za).

Letsatsi la ho qetela la ditlhahiso ke Labohlano, 31 Motsheanong 2013.

E hlahisitswe ke Inkosi S.P. Holomisa le Mr. B.A. MnguniBadulasetulo: Komiti ya Tekolobotjha ya Molaotheo

www.ayandambanga.co.za111954 SESOTHO express qwa qwa

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A re buengVusi NtlakanaPanSALB Free State manager

KE bile lehlohonolo dibekengtse pedi tsa ho feta homemelwa kopanong yaKomiti ya Theho ya Mabitsoa Dibaka mona Freistatamane Matjhabeng.

Mona ho ne ho menngwebomasepala ho phatlalla leprovense le mekgatlo yasetjhaba ka ho fapana.

Ke ile ka hlokomela horesello se seholo mona ke horesetjhaba sa heso se sa ntse sele botshong ka bohlokwa baho reha botjha dibaka.

Re batla re lebala kapelehore makgowa a tlile lefatsh-eng lena la bontata ronamme ba reha dibaka ekarona re ne re se na mabitsoa tsona!

Jwale ha re se re fumanetokoloho re batla ho lala tabaena ka mmele.

Ba bang ba rona re lla sammokotsane re re hosenngwa ditjhelete tsalekgetho! Potso ke hore na rekgotsofalletse mabitso abaditjhaba le hore naha ena

ya heso e hlahise nalane yasetjhaba se itseng na?

Taba ena ya ho inyatsa eqadile mabitsong a rona ao hothweng ke a Sekreste mme honyatswa a rona a Seafrika.

Ke batho ba bakae basebedisang mabitso a bona aSeafrika hona le a bona aSekgowa? Hobaneng ha bathobana ba etsa jwalo?

Ebe ka mohlomong ha se tabaya hore motho o tla hlomphuwale ho feta ha a ka ipitsa Jonas eseng Thabiso?

Taba ena e bile e kekeladibakeng tseo re dulang hotsona.

Phoso e ka ba kae ha re ka

bona mabitso a ditoropo tsohletsa Freistata a kgutlisetswamabitsong a ona a mathomo?Ebe taba ena ya ho inyatsa hase yona e qetellang a bakilehore re rehe dibaka tsa rona bo‘Kgotha o ….?’ - ‘Serope ….’ –‘Mme ha a mpone’ jwalo-jwalo.

Ebe re se re haellwa hakaaloho ka nahana ka mabitso amang le bahale ba bang? Ebesebaka se seng le se seng selokela ho rehwa ka batho ba lebang mehla e?

Ho hlahile tshisinyo e ntlekopanong ena hore masepala kamong a be le banka ya mabitso.

Setjhaba ka kakaretso selokela ho kenya mabitso a

fapaneng bankeng ena.Mona batho ba ka sebedisa

mabitso a diphoofolo, dinonya-na, jwalo-jwalo.

Ho bile ho kgothaleditswehore ho sebediswe mabitso abatho ba seng ba ile boyabatho.

Taba ena e bohlokwa hoba horeha sebaka ka motho ya ntsenga phela ho kotsi hoba e kgop-tjwa e le maoto mane!

Ha o batle ho reha sebaka kamotho mme kamoso a tsohe a leetsetsa meeka le mehlolo mmele swabele lebitso leo!

Ke kgolwa taba tsena disallane le bomasepala ho tsebisabaahi ka banka ena le horebohle re be le seabo. Le bonabomasepala bana ba lokela hotlohela mokgwa ona wa ho rehadibaka ka bahale ba tswangmokgatlong o le mong wadipolotiki.

Mabitso a lokela ho akaretsasetjhaba ka kakaretso mme alokela ho tlisa poelano le hotiisa dikamano tsa merabe.

Re le baahi le rona ke nakoya ho se phuthe matsoho, ebang

o na le mabitso ako ikatomet-se masepalang wa hao o ke olahlele molangwana!

A ke re beng motlotlo kadibaka tsa rona mme re direhe mabitso a nnete amatle.

Ha re batle meloko e tlange ipotse hore hantlentle re nere nka hantle ka hloohongkapa jwang!

Ha re yeng!PULL QUOTE: Taba ena ya

ho inyatsa e qadile mabit-song a rona ao ho thweng kea Sekreste mme ho nyatswaa rona a Seafrika.

Ke batho ba bakae basebedisang mabitso a bona aSeafrika hona le a bona aSekgowa?*Mang kapa mang ya a

batlang ho ngola kholo-mong ena, a ka ikopanyale Jabulani Dlamini ho051-404-7910 kapa hoJabulani.Dlamini@volks-blad.com.*Mongodi ha ana ho

lefiwa.

Mabitso a swabisangNEWS

THE picture says it all.

ADISABLEDmanconfrontedaSouthAfricanpoliceofficer for illegallyparking in a disabled parking bay. The police officer, in uniform andon duty, stopped on a disabled parking bay lot in Kroonstad to buymedicine at a pharmacy. When confronted, he became aggressiveand did not want to give the disabled man his name, rank and forcenumber. The officer told the man that he did not have the authorityto take his picture.

REABETSWE MOKONE and Boi-tumelo Masienyane recently repre-sented the New Horizon College inthe Young Communicators AwardCompetition at cluster level.

Twomatriculantsper schoolwereallowed to take part in the annualcompetition sponsored by theSowetan. The participants were or-dered to give the speech in Englishwith a topic of their choice.

Both girls from the Harrismith-based school performed well aboveaverage. However, the rules of thecompetition could only allow onelearner per school to proceed to thedistrict level of the competition.

Reabetswe was therefore chosento take part at district level lastTuesday in the Tshiya ResourceCentre inPhuthaditjhaba,Qwaqwa.

She spoke about the degree towhich academic performanceplayed a role in success. With herusual emphatic, energetic ap-proach, she won the day.

Listening to the speeches on thevarious topics chosen by partici-pants, always proves to be an inter-esting experience. These includedinsightful thoughts on choice andmaking choices, crime in South Af-rica, freedom and what it meant,and thesignificanceofwomenin theworld. Such diverse areas as slav-ery, friendship and the buddy sys-

tem and African time were also ad-dressed.

The prepared speech, however,accounts for only 50% of marks at-tained by contestants. For the rest,the impromptu and conversationsession may lead to an entirely dif-ferent result. The question presen-ted to thecontestantsasapanel, con-cerned crime in South Africa – andtheir opening statement had to be in

answer to a question about the Os-car Pistorius case.

“Pistorius stated that the murderof his girlfriend was a ‘terrible mis-take’. What is your response to hisstatements”?

Contestants had to make the con-nection between their initial, per-sonal response, and the responsethey would have made as a judge inthis case.

College proud of learners

REABETSWE MOKONE and Boitumelo Masienyane of the New Hori-zon College in Harrismith took part in the Young CommunicatorsAward Competition. Photo: Supplied

} Tladi Moloi

THE Free State Department ofHealth in the ThaboMofutsanyanaDistrict on Monday kicked off anintensive immunisation campaignagainst polio and measles. Thecampaign is expected to run until19 May.

Parents and care-givers of chil-dren younger than five are urgedto take their children to the nearestclinic to be immunised, saidMarksMokolobate, the senior communi-cations officer of the Free State De-partment of Health.

Polio (poliomyelitis) is a crip-pling and highly infectious diseasecaused by a virus. He said it in-vades the nervous system and cancause irreversible paralysis in amatter of hours.

“It can strike at any age, but

mainly affects children under fiveyears old.

“There is no cure, but there aresafe and effective vaccines. Poliocan be prevented through immuni-zation. A vaccine almost alwaysprotects a child for life. It is impor-tant that all children are protectedagainst these potentially life-threatening diseases whose effectscan often result in long-term physi-cal damage anddisability,” he said.

Mokolobate said polio is spreadthrough person-to-person contact.He added that when a child is in-fected with the polio virus, the vi-rus enters the body through themouth and multiplies in the intes-tine.

“It is then spread into the envi-ronment through the faeces andcan spread rapidly through a com-munity, especially in situations of

poor hygiene and sanitation. If asufficient number of children arefully immunized against polio, thevirus is unable to find susceptiblechildren to infect, and dies out,” hesaid.

He said most infected peoplehave no symptoms or show verymild symptoms and usually go un-recognised. “In others, initialsymptoms include fever, fatigue,headache, vomiting, stiffness inthe neck and pain,” he concluded.

One in 200 infections leads to ir-reversible paralysis, usually in thelegs. This is caused by the virus en-tering the blood stream and inva-ding the central nervous system.As it multiplies, the virus destroysthe nerve cells that activate mus-cles. The affected muscles are nolonger functional and the limb be-comes floppy and lifeless – a condi-

tion known as acute flaccid paraly-sis (AFP).

Measles (also known as rubeola)is an infection of the respiratorysystemwhich is also causedby avi-rus. Symptoms include fever,cough, runny nose, red eyes and ageneralised, maculopapular, ery-thematous rash. Measles is spreadthrough respiration (contact withfluids from an infected person’snose and mouth, either directly orthrough aerosol transmission),and is highly contagious.

There is no specific treatment formeasles. Most patients with un-complicated measles will recoverwith rest and supportive treat-ment. It is, however, important toseek medical advice if the patientbecomes more unwell, as they maybe developing complications. Forthe vast majority of healthy pa-

tients, measles is not serious;though in some cases complica-tions may occur, which may in-clude bronchitis, and – rarely – pa-nencephalitis which may causebrain damage.

Immunization for children willbe administered free of charge atclinics in the district. It is not nec-essary for parents and caregiversto bring clinic cards or road tohealth cards with. The depart-ment’s professional nurses will al-so visit crèches and daycare facili-ties to try and reach as many chil-dren as possible.

For more information on the im-munization campaign, communitymembers can call Teboho Modi-pane, the school health coordina-tor in the Thabo MofutsanyanaDistrict, on 058-713-0515 or visittheir nearest clinic.

Immunisation campaign kicks off

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Festival bringsmoney to local businesses} Tladi Moloi

THE recent Maluti-a-PhofungGospel Festival, which was heldin the Charles Mopeli Stadiumin Qwaqwa, has indeed boostedthe economy of the formerhomeland and many of thehawkers who sold their productsat the stadium were happy.Hundreds of people who

attended the event bought foodat the local shop and the fillingstations in Qwaqwa scored bigwith people filling up their carsafter the event.Express Eastern Free State

spoke to a few hawkers to findout how they felt about thefestival.One responded by saying: “We

wish this could be an annualevent because we made a lot ofmoney compared to other days.”Susan Marman of Tshidi’s

Catering said she would behappy if the municipality couldhost this kind of event threetimes a year. She said she hadgenerated more money on thisday and added that she hadbeen in the stadium from theearly hours of the morning.Marman said she hailed from

Johannesburg, but was original-ly from Qwaqwa.“I always come to the stadium

during the football games, buttoday I have made double themoney that I usually makeduring the football games,” she

said.Puseletso Khwase from

Turffontein in Qwaqwa said:“There were many people and itwas not tough as it had beenbefore. We were able to get somemoney, unlike before, when one

would have struggled to sell allday long. I would love it if ourmunicipality could make it anannual event.”Ntheledi Hlalele (21) from

Mangaung said her businesswent well on the day and she

wished the municipality couldhost more events of that nature.Sipho Mthamaha, the local

economic development directorof the Maluti-a-Phofung Munici-pality, said he was happy thatthe small businesses had

managed to get something out ofan event organised by themunicipality.He added that it was part of

their local economic develop-ment to assist small businessesas well as they could.

CATERING: Susan Marman of Tshidi’s Catering serving food to a cus-tomer, Modise Mopalo.SOME of the gazebos used by the hawkers. Photos: Tladi Moloi

6 EXPRESS EASTERN FREE STATE, WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2013

‘Every actionhas anagenda’I SAT with dis-gust as the newsunfolded that wehad lost 13SANDF soldiers.I wondered if

our governmentthought we werestupid and gullible. State-ments were made of why wehad deployed army person-nel in theCentralAfricanRe-public (CAR) and that the at-tack (on the South Africansoldiers) had been due topoor intelligence.To point out a few things

regarding the CAR issue, theso-called president Bozizewas not an honest man. Hetook over the country in thesame fashion ten years agoandmany lives were lost andfamilies displaced.He ran the country like his

own little tuck-shop and de-mocracy was just a dreamfor the people of the CAR,and yet we deploy soldiers tothe CAR.Why dowe send out troops

to themost unstable countryin Central Africa and thenclaim we were doing our na-tional duty?I think it is safe to say that

the reasons surrounding thedeployment are politicallymotivated and are in the in-terest of our president andhis cronies.

There are mines and min-erals in the CAR and if oneshould dig deep, I am sureone will find some of ourleaders having sharesthere.Let’s not be fooled, people,

every army deployment ispolitical and serves the inter-est of the select few and notof the whole country, sowhen we elect leaders whoare going to send our broth-ers, sisters, cousins andfamily members to such con-ditions, let it be for the goodof the people and not other-wise.How do we send an army

to protect a president whotook over a country bymeans of a coup and thenclaim we were doing our na-tional duty?Most of these African pres-

idents do not even stay intheir respective countries,they send their children toschools in America, Europeand Asia and spend most oftheir time living abroad andyet we send our troops toprotect them.

Where amI today?} PHALLI MOHAPI, Turffon-tein, Qwaqwa:

YES, where am I today?The 8th of March 2013,The day I will never forget,It is the day onwhichmyheartwas

utterly broken.As the door closed within a

minute,Questions came streaming with-

out any of them being answered!Where did it go wrong? I asked,Yes, where am I today?I admittedly feel like crying,But is it necessary to?Still there is no answer,Where am I today?I remember that there is the begin-

ning and the end;I was filled with frustration as my

place was filled with an unbearabledarkness,There was neither light nor hope

for a comeback,Yes, where am I today?Oncemore, I askedmyself another

question,But there was no answer!Is this really happening to me?Where did it all go wrong?On the 8th of March my cellphone

rang like that of call centresThis was frommy fans confirming

my departure,As an open book, I told them the

truth,Where am I today?Nothing is permanent in life,Life is a gift, it is a challenge,It is true that everything happens

for a reason,Where am I today?Yes, where am I today?It hurts to lose something you love,But despite that, I am grateful that

there is breath in me,Where am I?

NEWS

Regenesisby

Eric Motloung

Leadership misleads SAALFRED MOSIA,Bohlokong, Bethle-hem:

OUR country hasgot no direction, or tobe precise, it is goingup in flames.I have been trying to

find reasons fromdifferent avenues, butthe finger would alwayspoint towards theleadership of the rulingparty.They are full of

contempt, they act likethey know everything;yet, they are arrogant.They are professionalsof not telling the truthand the worst of it all isthey undermine theintegrity of the citizensof this country.To say the least about

their followers whoseems to be alwaysintoxicated by the lovethey have towards theANC, which is alwaysfeeding them lies, likethat it is the onlyorganisation thatliberated the Africanpeople.This country has

moved from democracyto anarchism from theday the leadership ofthe ruling party dis-missed former presidentThabo Mbeki withoutthe knowledge of theparliament and thecountry.Even the grassroots of

the ANC did not knowthat going to Polokwanewas just a formality,

while Mbeki was longoutsted. When MosiuoaLekota tried to warnthem that they wereacting contrary to theconstitution of thecountry, President JacobZuma in his responsesaid Lekota was sayingthat because he wasangry that Mbeki wasno longer president.Like in all instances

the followers of theANC applauded thatsenseless, arrogantresponse. We as thecountry kept quietsaying the ANC wasfighting among itself.To lie is a confession

that you are a servantof the greatest deceiverand if you lie once youmust lie again to tryand sustain yourstandpoint. The ANCleadership has beenlying to the world sincethey got into power bysaying it was the onlyorganisation that foughtfor the liberation of theblack people of SouthAfrica.I am telling the ANC

now, go and tell that tothe hyenas. I was there,most of us were there.We were part of thestruggle. Some libera-tion movements were

even more vehementthan the ANC. Weknow of leaders whofought selflessly anddied, may their soulrest in peace. Werespect and salute

them more than we doANC leaders who we seeare hell-bent to pushtheir self interest.The ANC is running

the country even worsethan its predecessor, theNP. It has discreditedthe opposition parties tothe extent that it hasturned the country intoa one party state.It militarised the

South African PoliceService and now it hascreated monsters out ofpeople who are sup-posed to protect us andwhen it is supposed torectify the situation,like it normally does, itestablishes a commis-sion. The next thing thesame leadership sends alady with no policebackground to go andmislead the commission.The commission gets

nothing out of thatwoman. All this afterpeople have lost theirlives.The current SAPS is

worse than the formerapartheid SAP.I am appealing to all

the South Africans sincewe are aware that thisis not the freedom thatwe have fought for.Instead we have

moved from one type ofapartheid to another.

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Nominate deservingsports starARE you good at sport, or issomeone in your school or place ofeducation good at sport? Are you ayoung coach who is coaching futurestars?In 2008 Z PR and SuperSport

identified the need amongst theyouth to get more active. With thisin mind SuperSport and Let’s Play, inassociation with Media24’s Express Group,have launched a special initiative: Wewant to find and give recognition tolearners at either primary or high schoolwho excel in sport or who are helpingothers to be more active.The SuperSport Let’s Play Star of the

Month is a competition for anyone aged 6to 18. You can nominate yourself or benominated by a friend, or by any teacher,lecturer or coach at your school or place ofeducation.You can even be nominated by a family

member or friend.The winner is chosen from all the

nominations received for that month. Themonthly winner will receive a Let’s Playhamper filled with goodies.From all the entries we receive each

month one player will be chosen as theSuperSport Let’s Play Star of the Month.At the end of the year one player from

all the Star of the Monthwinners will be chosen as theSuperSport Let’s Play Star ofthe Year.Let’s Play is an initiative to

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124: FORM FSLANOTICE OFINTENTION TOAPPLY IN TERMS OFSECTION 27 READWITH SECTION 31FOR REGISTRATIONFREE STATEGAMBLING ANDLIQUOR ACT, 2010Notice is hereby given thatOUMA LETICIA LEHOKOintends to lodge anapplication on 1 MAY 2013,particulars of which appearhereunder.1. Municipality: MALUTI APHOFUNG.2. Full names, street andpostal address of applicantand identity no. or

registration no:OUMA LETICIA LEHOKO,2001 EXT 05 TLHOLONG,KESTELL.ID: 640924°0348°083.3. Kind of registrationapplied for: RESTAURANT.4. Kind of product to besold/manufactured:ALL KINDS OF LIQUOR.5. Name under whichbusiness is to be conductedand full address of premises:HILDEN RESTAURANT,2001 EXT 05,TLHOLONG, KESTELL.6. Name of, nature of anddistance to institutions oflearning, similar registeredpremises and places of wor-ship: NONE.Any person may, within 21days from 1 May 2013 (dateof publication in ProvincialGazette) lodge in terms ofsection 33 of the Free StateGambling and Liquor Act,2010 an objection in writingto the Free State LiquorAuthority (address set outhereunder). The objectionmust clearly indicate thefull names, identity number,residential address, postaladdress and telephonenumber, if any, and whereapplicable, its registrationnumber and address of itsoffice, of the objector. Theobjection must also identifythe application to which itrelates. The application maybe inspected at the office ofthe Authority during theiroffice hours. The address ofthe relevant Office of theLiquor Authority is:Place: BETHLEHEMDate: 3 April 2013.

124: FORM FSLA2NOTICE OFINTENTION TOAPPLY IN TERMS OFSECTION 27 READWITH SECTION 31FOR REGISTRATIONFREE STATE GAMBLINGAND LIQUOR ACT, 2010.Notice is hereby given thatMathata Elias Chechile

intends to lodge anapplication on 1 May 2013,particulars of which appearhereunder, with localmunicipality:1. Municipality: ThaboMofutsanyana2. Full names, street andpostal address of theapplicant and identity No.or registration: MathataElias Chechile, 1680 PoelongVillage, Witsieshoeke 9870,720504°5796°081.3. Kind of registrationapplied for: Bottle store.4. Kind of product to besold/manufactured:All kinds of liquor.5. Name under whichbusiness is to be conductedand full address ofpremises:Eddi's Liquor Store, 1695Poelong Village, Witsies-hoek 9870.Name of, nature of anddistance to institution oflearning, similar registeredpremises and place of wor-ship: N/A.Any person may, within 21days from 1 May 2013 (dateof publication inGovernment Gazette) lodgein terms of section 33 of theFree State Gambling andLiquor Act, 2010 anyobjection in writing to theFree State Gambling andLiquor Authority (addressset out hereunder). Theobjection must clearlyindicate the full names,identity number,residenttial address, postaladdress and telephonenumber. If any and whereapplicable, its registrationnumber and address of itsobjector. The objection mustalso identify the applicationto which it relates. Theapplication may beinspected at the offices ofthe Authority during theiroffice hours. The address ofthe Office of the Gamblingand Liquor Authority is:Place : BethlehemDate: 2013/04/02Cell 072°511°6627Fax 086°733°1178

INTERNAL AUDITOR:EXTERNAL SALES

KwAzULU-NATALAVBOB has a vacancy in the Auditing Department in the KwaZulu-Natal Region.Responsibilities include: • Reviewing the reliability and comprehensiveness offinancial and business information • Ensuring that financial and business recordsare accurate, reliable and complete • Preventing, determining and reportingirregularities • Reviewing systems to ensure that policies, procedures, regularitiesand legislation are adhered to • Carrying out control measures over stock, registersand assets • Planning and executing audits in accordance with accepted standards• Reporting audit findings, and making recommendations for correcting unsatisfactoryconditions, improving operations and reducing cost • Performing special reviews atthe request of management.The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: • Grade 12 • Degree/National Diploma in Accounting or Auditing • Minimum of 5 years’ relevantexperience • Experience in the funeral business • Understanding the Internal Auditactivity • Communication skills • Report-writing skills • Time management skills• Ability to work independently • Ability to go into mortuaries.We offer a competitive package with normal fringe benefitsPreference will be given to suitably qualified individuals from previouslydisadvantaged groups.Mark your application (CV) clearly with reference KzN and fax it, for the attention ofthe Area Manager, to 086 687 9340 or e-mail to mmashaba@avbob.co.zaClosing date: 6 May 2013Candidates who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks ofthe closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.

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Since its establishment in1918, AVBOB has grown

steadily into a multi-billionRand Organisation. AVBOBis the leader in the funeralinsurance industry and is

committed to good corporatemanagement and focused onsocial responsibility. AVBOB’s

three operating divisions(Insurance, Funeral Service

and Industries) have flourishedby respectfully meeting thewide-ranging needs of ourculturally and ethnically

diverse society. As a result,AVBOB now has over

1.3 million policyholders.

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FREE STATE STARS midfield-er, Dove Wome, says he is likelyto leave the club at the end of theseason.Wome is in the last year of his

contract with Stars, though theclub still can exercise their one-year option to keep him for an-other year. In a chat with Kick-Off.com,Wome confirmed that hehad received an offer to go andplay overseas, but that he wasready to listen if he were to be ap-proached by any of the big teamsin South Africa. “I have receivedan offer from one of the teams inEurope, but at this stage I don’twant to mention names. I stillhave an option with Stars, but Iwant to win trophies in South Af-rica before moving overseas.“There are two or three big

teams in South Africa that Iwould be happy to play for.“I would compare offers and if

I get a good deal in South Africathen I’ll stay, but if not, then I’llmove overseas.”Wome also dismissed reports

that he had been approached byMamelodi Sundowns.“I havenot beenapproacheddi-

rectly, it’s only in the newspa-pers,” he confirmed.Meanwhile, coach Steve

Komphela told KickOff.com thathe had no intention of leaving EaLla Koto. Komphela has beenlinkedwith amove to SuperSportUnited to replace Gavin Hunt.However, the former national

u.23 coach said he had no inten-tion of leaving for now.“I know you were going to ask

that question about going to Su-perSport. I am still around and Iam happy at Free State Stars,”Komphela said.RantsiMokoena, the Free State

Stars general manager, said heknewnothingaboutWome’s offerand added that he still had a con-tractwith the team. “Wehave notbeen officially approached aboutWome thus far and we only readabout it in the papers,” he said.–KickOff.com. Additional re-porting by Tladi Moloi.

Rumours fly about Dove spreadingRumours fly about Dove spreadinghis wingshis wings

ON THEMOVE: DoveWome ofFree State Stars who wants toleave the team at the end ofthe season is tackled by a Plati-num Stars player.

ITUMELENG KHUNE believesmental strength will be a key compo-nent in Bafana Bafana’s two crucialaway 2014 World Cup qualifiers inJune.Gordon Igesund’s men face the

Central African Republic (CAR) andEthiopia in back-to-back clashes inJune in what will ultimately shapeBafana’s chances of being part of theBrazil Fiesta come 2014.In the reverse matches against the

two countries, Bafana Bafana playedto a goalless drawagainst Ethiopia inRustenburg last year, and then de-feated CAR 2-0 in a dazzling show inCape Town last month.“It was a mixed bag of results in

those home games. We would surelyhavewanted six points againstEthio-pia andCARbut the draw against theformerdidn’t doour cause anygood,”the Bafana skipper admits.“But we have a chance to correct

that in two tough away matches,which surely won’t be easy.“I know many are thinking of the

rough conditions out there, but wehave to discount that and just focuson getting the much-needed six

points.“Mental strength from our players

will be key in those two matches. Wedon’t have to think about anythingelse but the mission at hand, whichis to take all six points on offer.“Ifwe are to reach the finals inBra-

zil, we have to be prepared for anyconditions. But I believe we have thepotential, we have the team, and wealsohave the coach tohelpus achieveour goals,” said Khune.The agile goalkeeper believes that

if Bafana continue performing aswell as they have been doing recent-ly, there is no reason why theyshould not return victorious.“We need to collect all nine points

on offer in the remaining three quali-fiers and, with due respect to thethree nations in our group, I am con-fident we can collect all nine points.I played against all three countriesand we know what they are capableof. We have to be patient and not pan-ic, because theywillwant to frustrateus especially in the two away match-es.Wedon’t just have to create chanc-es, but also take them as well.“The important thing is to focus for

the entire 90minutes and the playersmust bewilling to domore thanwhatis required of them to get victory.“Talk of going an extra mile and

work for each other – that should bethe watchword.”Khune is also cautioning all and

sundry that playing at a neutral ven-ue against CARshouldnot go into theplayers’ heads as an advantage.“It really doesn’t matter where we

play CAR, because they showedglimpses of brilliance when we host-ed them which means they can bedangerous. It is after all a game of 90minutes for both sides and we mustbe aware that what we can do, theycan also do.“At the end of the day, there are

three points at stake, and also thepride of the country.“Whether we are playing at home,

away or at a neutral venue, we mustdo our job to the best of our abilities.They played us as though they wereat home so we should be mindful ofthat.Wemust remember that they al-so need the points, meaning theywon’t make it easier for us.”– Kick-Off.com

Mental test awaits Bafana