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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – Free State Starsin partnership with ScorpionLegal Protection donated R20 000to the Ntsu Secondary School inBethlehem on Thursday.The cheque was handed over to

the school principal, MoeketsiMasiteng, by Palesa Maseke,Scorpion Legal Protection’sregional manager, and LebohangMaketa, Free State Stars publicrelations officer (PRO). Theschool learners were also calledto witness the donation.Scorpion Legal Protection has

joined the Absa Premiershipoutfit, Ea Lla Koto, as themembership card sponsor.According to Maketa, the

donation was aimed at ploughingback into the school that hasshown unwavering support to theteam and re-launching theirmembership. He said they alsobelieved that it would be used forthe development of football,because Ntsu had proven to beone of the best schools in soccer.“We have a social responsibility

as a football club and thatresponsibility is to look afterpeople who support the clubwhole-heartedly,” he said.He said Ntsu was one of the

schools which had displayed theirunwavering support to the team.“Learners and teachers of this

school are always at the stadium,whether during the week orweekends. They have been withthe team at the time wheneverybody had ruled us out lastseason and we felt it was timethat we say thank you to them,”he said.Maketa said it was at this time

of the season that they neededsupporters to come and fill thestadium.“People are not attending the

games in numbers and we still

want to know why. But I am sureif we keep on showing them thatwe treasure their support theymight come back in numbers,” hesaid.Maseke said they though the

best way to re-launch the teammembership card was to giveback to the community. She saidtwo schools, the Teboho PrimarySchool at the Makwane Village inQwaqwa and Ntsu, had beenrecommended to be the benefici-

aries.“It was very important to give

back to the community eventhough we are an insurancecompany. We have done thisbefore and we are hoping to do itagain,” he said.Masiteng said they were happy

to be the recipient of the moneyand added that it came at theright time to the school.“This is one of the black

institutions which strive for

excellence. The outstandingacademic performance of theinstitution speaks for itself. Ntsuis also a home of sport, inparticular soccer. Our soccerteams are featuring in manyschool competitions like SanlamKay Motsepe, Metropolitan, theSchool League and McDonald’sCup,” he said.He has given the assurance

that the money would be used fora good cause.

Team ploughs backShowing appreciation for ongoing support

MOEKETSI MASITENG (Ntsu Secondary School principal), Palesa Maseke (Scorpion Legal Protection regional manager) and Lebohang Maketa(Free State Stars public relations officer (PRO) with a R20 000 cheque that was donated to the school by Free State Stars in partnership withScorpion Legal Protection. Photo: Tladi Moloi

‘They have been with theteam at the time wheneverybody had ruled usout last season and wefelt it was time that wesay thank you to them.’– Lebohang Maketa

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QWAQWA. – The University ofthe Free State (UFS) QwaqwaCampus Health and WellnessCentre truly believes in thetotal well-being of all Kovsiesand that laughter is the bestmedicine.This was evident when the

centre hosted the first ever UFSQwaqwa Campus’s Got Talenteliminations where studentsand staff showcased theirvarious talents.Competing acts provided an

excited crowd with a variety ofsinging and dancing repertoires,rhyme and words of wisdomfrom poetry and laughter fromcomedy.A panel of judges selected the

top ten acts that will becompeting for the ultimatecrown in September.Topping the selected acts was

a modern dance trio calledHappy Feet. This refreshingstudent act truly mesmerisedthe crowd with their excellently

choreographed moves that lefteveryone in awe and asking formore.“I am so excited and we knew

that we were going to winbecause we believed in our-selves and we also prayed. Weare really happy as people arealready expecting wonders fromus and we can’t wait for thefinals since we have alreadybuilt a name for ourselves hereon campus,” said Happy Feetmember Matshediso Senkhane.Senkhane also said that their

recently found popularity hasenabled them to create aFacebook page where theyalready have over 100 followers.Cebelihle Mtshali, an Industri-

al Psychology student, said theresponse of the crowd duringthe show and when the winnerswere announced proved justhow much fun everybody had.“We surely are talented on

this campus,” said Mtshali, whowas one of the judges.

UFS studentshave got talent

FROM the left are Matshediso Senkhane, Andile Mbuli and LeboMokoena, who won Qwaqwa Campus’s Got Talent competition.

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LERATO MOFOKENG, chairper-son of the Thabo MofutsanyanaMining Association:

THE Thabo MofutsanyanaMining Association women wouldlike to wish all women a happyWomen’s Month.We wish them success and urge

them to stand up and work hard.We would love it if they couldcome on board and join theassociation because we really needthem. We don’t really need thosewho know about mining, but thosewho are interested would be

assisted with training.They should not think mining is

for men only. We would like toremind them that it is time tostand up and never rely on their

husbands.Our motto is O zo ithola ka njani

ohlele khoneni, meaning “how willyou get it while sitting on thestreet corner?”.

Women invited to join association

THE ThaboMofutsanyanaMining Associationmembers. They are from theleft Disebo Sephoko (treasurer), Lerato Mofokeng (chairperson), MantwaMofokeng and Nellie Tshabangu (deputy secretary). Photo: Tladi Moloi

} Nkareng Moloi

QWAQWA. – The People OpposingWomen Abuse (Powa) in partnershipwith the Thusanang Advice Centre(TAC) hosted a community dialoguelast Friday on issues affectingwomen on a daily basis at theNamahadi tribal office.Over 100 women attended the

dialogue, mostly elderly women.Only a few young people showed upto the event to celebrate Women’sDay. Chris Maseko, project assistantof Powa, said they celebratedWomen’s Day by empowering womenwith information.“We are here to celebrate Women’s

Day with the women of Namahadiand surrounding areas,” he said.When asked how people who are

abused can celebrate, he said: “No,they can’t. Hence we are here tocapacitate them to know where toreport domestic violence, rape,emotional abuse and child abuse.This country needs women withknowledge who can’t be victimised.”Maseko said they were also

working on helping them to under-stand the Integrated DevelopmentPlan (IDP), hence they broughtexperts on it.Pontsho Miya, a community

member who took part in thedialogue, said they were happy to beremembered.“I am happy that there are

organisations that still value women.This dialogue is very important tous; we were made aware of thingswe didn’t know; like the process ofreporting abuse. Being familiar tothese processes makes it easy toreport abuse,” she said.However, Botha Komako, the

Thusanang Advice Centre counsellor,

said he was satisfied by the numberof people who attended and partici-pated in the dialogue.“I am happy with the dialogue, but

I am more worried about the youngwomen who were not here. I justhope those who are here, can shareand preach the message to theirmates,” said Komako.

THE Free State Stars management, players and technical team paid a visit to the Methodist Church of SouthAfrica St Peter’s in Bethlehem to seek divine blessing ahead of the 2014-’15 season.

Photo: Free State Stars management

Powa talks of abuse

FROMthe left are PuseletsoMofokeng (memberof theCommunity PolicingForum), KekeletsoMoabi (facilitator at the Save the Children South Africa),Const. Sifiso Bucibo (Namahadi police), Kgomotso Vuma (social workerat the Department of Social Development), Botha Komako (ThusanangAd-vice Centre counsellor), Chris Maseko (People Opposing Women Abuseproject assistant) during the Women's Day celebration. Photo: Nkareng Moloi

Seeking divine intervention

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} Tladi Moloi

QWAQWA. – The shortage of artisans inSouth Africa is a big concern and MduduziManana, the deputy minister of HigherEducation and Training, wants this issue tobe addressed.According to him, they are currently

producing 12 000 artisans a year. He saidthey were aiming at increasing thatnumber to 13 000 during the 2014-’15financial year and to 14 000 a year after.He spoke at the launch of the Decade of

the Artisan campaign at the EkurhuleniEast Technical and Vocational Educationand Training (TVET) College in KwaThemanear Springs early in February.Manana instructed the TVET colleges,

formally known as Further Education andTraining (FET) colleges, to dedicate the firstweek of August to the 2014 National TVETCollege Open Week.In this week, the colleges were expected

to invite high school learners to theircampus and teach them more aboutartisanship and engineering.Last week, the Maluti TVET College had

a day-to-day programme for a week with allthe schools in Qwaqwa as part of theprogramme.Makgala Moloi-Labase, the Maluti

marketing and communication unit manag-er, said she was happy with the responsethey got from the learners that had attend-ed the open week.She said the open week was only for

learners who were taking Mathematics andPhysical Science.“We took them to our workshop to teach

them more about engineering and artisan-ship,” she said.Moloi-Labase pointed out that most of the

students had shown interest in followingthose careers but the problem was theselection of subjects in high school.“Most of our learners don’t like pure

Maths and they end up taking MathsLiteracy, so in the end they do not qualifyfor these courses,” she pointed out.Thokozane Sithole (15), a gr. 10 learner at

the Shagane Senior Secondary School, saidshe had learnt that one had to be focused

and dedicated when working with electrici-ty.“This is a career that I have dreamt of

and I am happy today that I have learntsomething from it,” she said.Mpho Nhlapho (18), a gr. 10 learner at

Shagane, said he had learned how to fix acar.He said even though he was thinking

about becoming a technical sound engineer,his second option would be to become amechanical engineer.

Colleges inform kids about trades

THEMBA TSHABALALA (Electronics lecturer at the Itemoheleng Technical and Vocational Education and Training College teaching thegr. 10 learners of the Shagane Senior Secondary School about electricity during the National TVET Week. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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Mme Rakoto, can you tellus more about yourself?

I am Lindiwe Margret Rakoto.I like my first name. I am thefirst and last born of the lateMaria and Samson “Clour”Mofokeng.

I am married to Refuoe Rakotoand we were blessed with threechildren: a boy of 22, and twogirls of 16 years and 20 monthsrespectively.

Where did you grow upand how was it growing upin that area?

I am a “kasi” girl. I was born inPhuthaditjhaba between Koffi andRoman Street. It was not easyeven though I grew up in Phuthas.Everybody would think living intown was perfect, but for me itwas not the case as I was raisedby a grandmother because mymother was working. It is now afunny story when I tell mychildren that after school we hadto eat porridge with peaches, butanyway, that made me strong.

You have just mentionedKoffi. Isn’t that street oneof the notorious streets inPhuthaditjahaba and has italways been like that?

Yes, it is notorious, but it is anew thing. We did not have tsotsis(criminals) and gangsters in thosedays.

Take us through yourschool days.

My first day at school was atthe Phuthaditjahaba JuniorPrimary School, now MamelloPrimary.

I then went to the Phuthaditjha-na Higher Primary and after thatto Selelekela Secondary where Ifinished my matric.

I furthered my studies at theTshiya College where I competeda diploma in teaching.

From there I had to find workand start a living.

Where did you startworking?

I started working at the NamohaPrimary School as a gr. R teacherin 1995.

In 1999 I applied for a seniorpost at the Machaya PrimarySchool where I was the foundationphase head of department (HOD).

In 2007, I became the principalof the Katleho Public Schoolwhere I am still teaching.

Did you always want to bea teacher?

No. I wanted to be a nurse butunfortunately I couldn’t study thatbecause I did not pass well inBiology.

I hated being a teacher but thatwas the only option available.

I wanted to improve my marksbut I could not because of finan-cial problems.

You are a principal ventur-ing into her own business.How did it come about?

It is a strange story. I was acustomer of this restaurant beforeand I loved their food.

There was a time when we cameas a family and it was alwaysclosed. I then asked people whowere working there what washappening and they told me aboutthe challenges that the manage-ment had.

I could not wait to eat thereagain and decided to buy thebusiness.

Strange indeed. Did haveany business experience?

Nothing at all. The only “expe-rience” I had, was selling sweetswhile I was a learner in thefoundation phase.

You obviously enjoy run-ning a business. Share

some of the challenges,especially those you expe-rience as a woman.

A business of this nature hasmore challenges than otherbusinesses. You can imagine, I amrunning a business and a schoolat the same time.

I always give instructions butsometimes they are not executedthe way I planned them to be. Iwish I could always be herebecause I have a vision for thebusiness.

My husband is the manager andyou know cooking is for uswomen. I am a perfectionist and Iwant everything to be perfect butbelieve me, he is doing his best.

In the past, women stayedat home raising the kidswhile the husband went towork. Do you think it wasgood?

No, it was not good becausehusbands would go away for ayear and didn’t come back withthe expected money. That is whywomen stood up. However, theywill always remain our husbands,we just came on board to helpthem. Life is good when bothpartners in a relationship make afinancial contribution. I don’tknow if that is nature, but behind

every successful man there is awoman. We always thought thatsomeone working at the mineswould come back with millions insix months but it never hap-pened.

August is Women’s Month.What message do you havefor women?

They should stand up forthemselves. Those who aremarried, should respect theirhusband. Those who do not have ahusband, should know that it isnot a necessity to have one. Theyshould work hard and soon thingswill come their way.

Do you believe work in arelationship should bedivided 50/50?

I don’t believe in 50/50 as such.I believe that men are the headof the family. Even the Bible saysso and I am a firm believer inGod’s ways. Men need our supportto be a head with eyes, ears andnose so that they can see whendanger comes. We still need them.We can’t share things 50/50,because when we go on the roadand encounter problems, we stillcall them to help. Women justwant to be heard and not betreated like children – end of thestory.

LINDIWE RAKOTO (43) is the beautiful,humble owner of the Barcelos Flame Grilled

Chicken Restaurant which is situated in the Set-sing Shopping Centre in Phuthaditjhaba,Qwaqwa. She is also the principal of the Katle-

She is one of the many South African womenwho have ventured into the business world.With

just two years in business, she is making herpresence felt. It is unbelievable that Ra-

koto bought the franchise after shewas inspired by her love of the

Barcelos delicious grilled chick-Tladi Moloi of Express

Eastern Free State inter-viewed her.

LINDIWE RAKOTO (43) is the beautiful,humble owner of the Barcelos Flame Grilled

Chicken Restaurant which is situated in the Set-sing Shopping Centre in Phuthaditjhaba,Qwaqwa. She is also the principal of the Katle-ho Public School.She is one of the many South African women

who have ventured into the business world.Withjust two years in business, she is making her

presence felt. It is unbelievable that Ra-koto bought the franchise after she

was inspired by her love of theBarcelos delicious grilled chick-

en. Tladi MoloiEastern Free Stateviewed her.

ON THE MOVE: Lindiwe Rakoto, owner of the Barcelos Flame Grilled Chicken Restaurant and a principal of the Katleho Public School, captured preparing her favourite grilled meat– chicken. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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LindiweLindiwewingswings

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} Teboho Setena

THREE Free State women are setto receive recognition for theirfootprints in the constructionindustry at this year’s nationalGovan Mbeki Human Settlementawards to be held in Johannes-burg tomorrow.The trio, Maria Mohlahleli

(Mohlahleli Construction), MofediNkabinde (GT Molefe Construc-tion) and Rachel Tladi (UvukoCivils), will be among the scoresto be acknowledged for theirwork in housing construction.They made it through to the

national final by virtue of beingwinners of the Free State leg ofthe Govan Mbeki awards heldrecently in Welkom.Mohlahleli Construction was

chosen as the best womancontractor, GT Molefe as the bestrural housing project and UvukoCivils as the best priority project.Uvuko Civils also received aprize for the contractor of theyear in the Free State.Mohlahleli Construction, based

in the Free State town ofViljoenskroon, has two managingmembers, Maria Mohlahleli andDaphne Khoabane.Mohlahleli Construction was

founded by Ramothibe Mohlahleliwho died in 2005. Maria Mohlahl-eli said she and her managingmember, Khoabane, had beenrunning the company in partner-ship since 2005 after the death ofher husband.The GT Molefe Company, based

in Qwaqwa, is exclusively run bythe Molefe family – all of whomare women. They are the fourdaughters, Sejo, Mothiba, Mpho

and Mofedi Nkabinde, as well asWinnie Molefe. The companywas founded by the late TokoGeorge Molefe, husband ofWinnie and father of the fourdaughters.The surviving daughters and

mother took over the reins in

2005 after the death of Molefe.The company received twoawards provincially, one forthe best rural housing projectand another for the runner-up ofthe best woman contractorproject.Uvuko Civils, based in Mogale

City (Krugersdorp) in Gauteng, iswholly owned by Tladi, whofounded the company in 2002 andnow boasts a 70% core ofwomen.The Govan Mbeki awards

ceremony coincides with eventsmarking National Women’s

Month, paying homage to womenwho played a role in the libera-tion of South Africa.This is the eighth year the

ceremony is held named inhonour of the freedom fighterGovan Mbeki who was a teacherby profession.

Women build up their way to nationals

RACHEL TLADI (left) with the MEC of Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements, Olly Mlamleli.Photos: Teboho Setena

MARIA MOHLAHLELI

MOFEDI NKABINDE

} Sidwell Guduka

ABOUT 200 impounded vehicles inthe Free State were compacted andconverted into scrap metal.This happened after motorists,

whose cars were impounded andheld by the police, had failed to paythe required fees to have themreleased.

The province’s Department ofPolice, Roads and Transportpublished a notice in the

Goverment Gazette on28 March last yearand advertised the

same notice ondifferentmediachannels,pleadingwithowners

t to recover

their vehicles within 30 days fromthe date of publication of the notice.However, the department’s plea

fell on deaf ears as only a handful ofthem heeded the call.“All the scrapped cars were those

which were impounded and held bythe police between 1999 and Febru-ary 2013. Despite our call to theowners to pay the required fees andhave their cars released, themajority of them failed to comeforward. We gave then ample timeto do so,” Mangaliso Xaba, director:Transport, Law Enforcement andTracing Unit, told Express.“Our initial decision was to sell

those vehicles at a public auction,but we decided against it. With theexception of only four cars whichwere still in a good condition, thevalue of the rest of the other carshad deteriorated. Honestly, the valueof those cars would not add up towhat the owners owed, that’s whywe decided to rather crush theminstead of selling them,” he said.“Before scrapping those cars, we

followed all the procedures requiredby law to notify the owners to comeand fetch their cars upon paymentof required fees. We also madeannouncements to the motoriststhrough the local and national pressand radio stations,” he added.Xaba said his department charged

an impounded fee of R2 000 pervehicle and that it levied a R40storage fee for each day a vehicleremained in its custody.“I think the amount to have the

cars released became too much forthe owners, hence they failed to payup,” the director explained.“In future we’ll no longer keep

impounded cars for a longer periodin our custody. It is costly to thegovernment, because we are forcedto hire security to guard them,”Xaba concluded.The scrapping of impounded cars

began in Bloemfontein where 52 carswere destroyed last Wednesday.More vehicles were compacted in

Qwaqwa (40), Welkom (35), Sasol-burg (30) and Kroonstad (13).) For more photos and to watch avideo, visit www.express-news.co.za.

Impounded vehicles scrapped

CRUSHED: One of many im-pounded cars that werescrapped in Bloemfontein lastWednesday.

READY: This car just sec-onds before it was crushed.

Photos: Sidwell Guduka

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Took part innetball league

THE Dihlabeng netball team took part in the friendly league of the Old Scholars Club on Saturday. They played against Frankfort and Old Scholars.They lost against Frankfort 22-23 and won against Scholars 30-28. The team members are from left, front: Lydia Mosia (captain), Puleng Vilakazi,Khosi Miya, Thandiwe Mokoena, Ulyzer Mofokeng, Sibongi Khumalo, Topi Motloung and Hloriso (Marsh) Mobima; back: Mapaseka Mosia, PalesaMokoena (team manager), Lindiwe Mokoena, Nthabiseng Leseme and Lerato Mokoena. Photo: Lynda Greyling

BETHLEHEM. – Boela HeinrichDelport (10), a learner of theJordania Primary School inBethlehem, has been chosen asJuly’s Express Eastern Free StateSuperSport Let’s Play Sports Starof the Month for his accomplish-ments in golf, rugby and cricket.

Boela started 2014 on a fantasticnote by winning the NorthernCape Golf Open for boys u.11 andcame second in the BloemfonteinGolf Open in January.

He won both the Clarens JuniorGolf Open and the MagersfonteinGolf Open in February for boy’su.11. He also came first at theGoldfields Golf Open in March.

Presently he is playing for theSouth African Little Kids GolfClub.

He was second at the Bethlehemand Maccauvlei Golf Open. At theGlacier Golf Open in May he wasthe nett winner in the B division.

He recently competed in theSandrivier Golf Open and camethird. In all these events heplayed in the category boys u.13.

One of his biggest golf high-lights was representing SouthAfrican Little Kids at the Euro-pean Championships in Scotlandwhere he achieved 42nd positionout of 96 players for boys aged 10.

In 2013 and 2014, Boela alsorepresented the Eastern Free Statecricket u.11 team and Free Stateand Northern Cape Golf.

Send your SuperSport Let’s PlaySports Star of the Month nomina-tion for learners between the agesof 6 and 18 today (nominationsreceived before the 20th of eachmonth will be included in thatmonth’s selection).

You can email your nominationto supersport@zpr.co.za or fax itto 086-552-4922.

For more information, pleasecall Lynne or Juanré at Z PR on051-522-9574.

Boela July’s Sports Star

BOELA HEINRICH DELPORT, alearner of the Jordania PrimarySchool in Bethlehem, has beenchosen as July’s Express EasternFree State SuperSport Let’s PlaySports Star of the Month.

PROFESSIONAL CRAFTBREWERS are invited to entertheir best brews into the secondannual South African NationalCraft Brewers Championshipsponsored by the SAB World ofBeer.

The competition aims torecognise the ever-expandingcraft beer movement in thecountry and its contribution tothe culture of beer in SouthAfrica.

Craft brewing has seenphenomenal growth in SouthAfrica and there are somegreat-tasting beers being pro-duced by micro-brewers, saidMartin Brooks, chief brewer atthe South African Breweries(SAB).

“The SAB has supported thecraft industry by sponsoringfestivals, assisting brewers withinformation and access to rawmaterials such as malt and hops.By extension, the World of Beeris a natural fit as main prizesponsor and awards host,”Brooks said. “We realised earlyon the role we, as a marketleader, could play and thatpromoting the culture of beerand growing affinity for beercould only be good for the beer

industry as a whole.”Brooks said as the craft beer

market became more competitive,only brewers who delivered onquality consistently wouldremain viable.

“Last year’s championship wasa pilot, this year we have heededthe learnings and evolved thecompetition to make it biggerand with better prizes,” saidSean Watts, convenor of thejudges.

“The 2014 South African CraftBrewing Championship is moreinclusive than previously as wehave opened up the styles – abrewer can enter any beer theyregularly brew, as long as it fitsin the first 23 categories as laidout in the Beer Judge Certifica-tion Programme (BJCP) styleguidelines.”

The competition is audited byGrant Thornton, making this themost rigorous and most crediblebeer awards in the country. Thejudging panel consists of expertsfrom all corners of the country.

First prize for the winningbrewery:) R50 000 from the World of Beer;) 100 kg malt from SAB Malt-ings;) 2 kg hops from SAB Hop

Farms;) R10 000 worth of consultancyor training from Global BeverageSolutions;) R7 500 worth of speciality maltsand dried yeast from the BrewMaster.

Second prize:) R30 000 from the World of Beer;) 50 kg malt from SAB Maltings;) 1 kg hops from SAB HopFarms;) R6 000 worth of speciality maltsand dried yeast from the BrewMaster.

Third prize:) R10 000 from the World of Beer;) 20 kg malt from SAB Maltings;) 500 g hops from SAB HopFarms.) R2 500 worth of speciality maltsand dried yeast from the BrewMaster.

How to Enter:To enter go to http://www.sab-

stories.co.za/beer-culture andcomplete the entry form. Thecompetition closes on Friday, 12September, at 17:00. Beer samplesmust be delivered to the World ofBeer between 1 September and 12September. Judging will takeplace on 13 September. Winnerswill be announced at an event atthe World of Beer on 3 October.

Enter your best brews

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – Super Eagles FC,a team campaigning in the SafaABC Motsepe League, invitesplayers to trials that will be heldon Saturday and Sunday at theBaken Park Sports Grounds.

The trials will start at 08:00 andplayers are expected to bring theirown outfit and identity document(ID).

The Eagles have been playing inthis league for four seasons andare stronger than ever before.

Last season the Bethlehem-basedoutfit finished second behindSibanye Golden Stars FC whowere crowned the champions ofthe Free State, but failed toqualify for the National FirstDivision (NFD) via the nationalplay-offs.

For the past two seasons theEagles were looking promisingand their supporters were hopefulfor their promotion. They enjoyedlife at the top of the log for thebetter part of the season but drop-ped out when it mattered most.

At some stage last year thechairperson of the team, StrikeMabasa, put the team on sale, buthe could not find a potentialbuyer.

At the time he told ExpressEastern Free State that the partiesinvolved could not agree onterms.

For the first time in a whileMabasa, who never comments onthe team’s performance, wroteabout their performance on theteam’s Facebook page aftersupporters had been left in thecold as to who had won the leagueafter their last game againstno-show Welkom United FC.

“We have indicated in ourprevious posts that SibanyeGolden Stars emerged as logleaders but the verdicts of thecases might put a different spinon this with third-placed BuchuUnited also standing a chance ofwinning the league in the board-room.

“Fortunately – or unfortunately– for Super Eagles there are nocases that directly involve us.Indirectly we might find ourselvesbeing affected by the decisionsbecause no less than four teams

face possible expulsion for missingmore than four scheduled games.

“We’ll wait for the SouthAfrican Football Association’scompetition committee to makepronouncements on these casesand our supporters will be dulyinformed.

“Needless to say, we did wellagainst the four implicated teams.I don’t foresee the cases favouringus, not unless Safa’s intricateboardroom footwork fortuitouslypoints in our direction. I am,however, not holding my breath.

“Looking back on the 2013-’14season, one is filled with a tingeof sadness and regret because weled the pack for the better part ofthe season only to falter at thelast hurdle.

“The pressure got to us as wedropped crucial points especiallyagainst fellow competitors BuchuUnited (having led by two goalsonly to be let down by desperatedefence leading to an eventual 2-2draw) and the title decider againstSibanye Golden Stars (eventhough the refereeing was dubiouson the day, we made the job easyfor officials by dropping ourheads).

“The record number of draws asopposed to that of our closestrivals was also our undoing eventhough it could be argued thatbeing number one all the teamswanted to put one over thepacesetters.

“What is worrying, is that wehave been in this situation for thepast four seasons.

“Either management or thetechnical team never learns or theplayers lack the requisite fightingspirit that normally separateswinners from the rest or acombination thereof.”

Mabasa allegedly reached anagreement to sell the status toFree State Stars on condition thathe would only do it if the FreeState Development Academy,representing the Thabo Mofutsan-yana Regional League in theplay-offs failed to win the play-offs.

But the deal fell throughbecause the Free State StarsDevelopment outfit won the statusduring the recent play-offs whichwere held in Welkom.

Super Eaglesto hold trials

} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – Free StateStars will be hoping to redeemthemselves when they go on adate against Platinum Stars inthe Absa Premiership Leagueencounter tonight at the RoyalBafokeng Sports Palace inRustenburg. Kick-off is sched-uled for 19:00.

Both Ea Lla Koto and Dinale-di come to this encounter withfresh wounds after they wereboth beaten over the weekendin their first games of the2014-’15 season.

Free State Stars suffered a 1-0loss at the hand of KaizerChiefs at the Charles MopeliStadium while Platinum Starslost 2-0 away to the leaguerookies of Chippa United FC inthe Nelson Mandela Stadium inPort Elizabeth.

Tom Saintfiet, the Free StateStars mentor, is adamant thathis side will bounce backtonight. However, he haspointed out that they would befacing a good side in PlatinumStars.

“We will have to plan ourgame very carefully. I saw thembeating Mamelodi Sundowns inthe MTN 8 Cup. They have beenperforming very well sinceAllan Freese took over ascoach, so it is not an easy team.It will be a difficult task awayto come back, but we willfight,” he said.

He said he was proud of theperformance that had beendisplayed by his team againstChiefs even though they hadlost the game.

“I am happy with the per-formance, but not the results.We never started the game to

lose. I think we played wellwith composure in the firsthalf,” he said.

He further said they had notcreated more chances duringthe game and added that adefensive blunder had cost themthe game at the end.

“We had a few counterattacks in the first half, but wedid not use them. They had twochances. Unfortunately, we hadto pick a ball in the net becauseof our defensive mistake, thatwas not even a chance forthem,” he said.

Saintfiet said it was sad thathe had to change his goalkeep-er, Dauda Diakite, who wastaken off the field after he hadbeen injured.

“We had to change thekeeper, not because of thequality of the second keeper,but because of an injury.”

Stars lookingfor redemption

ON THE BALL: Danny Venter fights for the ball with Robert Ngambi of Platinum Stars with PaulusMasehe watching from the far right.