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REITZ. – The Petsana ResidentsAssociation (PRA) is going to theUnion Buildings in Pretoria tohand over its memorandum ofdemands to Aaron Motsoaledi, theminister of Health.The march will be held on

Monday, 16 March.The members of the PRA have

decided to take action in this way,hoping for positive feedbackregarding the reopening of theNketoana District Hospital.Express Eastern Free State

previously reported on the PRA’sconcerns about the medical wardof the hospital closing down and

the patients being transferred tothe Phekolong Hospital in Bohlo-kong near Bethlehem (“Petsanaobjects to ‘closed’ hospital”, 21January, and “Response expectedtoday”, 4 February).The hospital has been integrated

to form the Phekolong NketoanaDistrict Hospital Complex.According to Majola Dumezwe-

ni, the chairperson of the PRA,the association has been fightingfor the reopening of the hospital,but has achieved no success withthe Free State Department ofHealth.The association submitted a

memorandum of grievances to themanagement of the Nketoana

Hospital late last year. Among thedemands were the reopening ofthe hospital, as well as therecruitment of nurses and doctors.A response to the memorandum

was sent via fax on Thursday, 29January. However, they were nothappy with the response, Dumez-weni says.The members of the association

went on another march onMonday, 16 February. Theywanted Benny Malakoane, theMEC for Health in the Free State,to receive the memorandum, buthe never showed up. They refusedto hand over the memorandum tothe person to whom the task hadbeen delegated.

“These people are taking us fora ride. We are not playing gameshere. We are fighting for the livesof our people. How could theydecide to make the hospital acomplex without consulting thecommunity?” Dumezweni says.According to a statement by the

Free State Provincial Government,a decision was taken early in 2000to complex the hospitals. Itfurther states that this wasintended to, among other things,improve efficiency and effective-ness, as well as to facilitate thesharing of resources.Dumezweni says they are going

to the main head of the Depart-ment of Health and promises

radical, robust action should theyget a negative response from theminister.“The ANC government is not

happy to see people following theright channels. They only come tothe party when there is bloodinvolved. And we will follow thatroute if we have to. We want thathospital open.”Dumezweni says the PRA has

the support of the TreatmentAction Campaign (TAC) and theyare hoping to join them on theday of the march.“People are willing to donate

money for transport and we aremaking arrangements,” Dumezwe-ni says.

Pretoria, here we come

PRA members want to march to Union Buildings over hospitalMAJOLA DUMEZWENI, the chairperson of the Petsana Residents Association (PRA), with his thumb in the air, leads residents during a recent march to the Nketoana District Hospital.The PRA is now working on a march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – TheUniversity of the Free State (UFS)believes in forging strong workingrelationships with its immediatecommunity.This was apparent when the

UFS’s Qwaqwa Campus hosted asports weekend for its students andinvited the Seotlong Agriculturaland Hotel School and StandardBank to be part of the games.“Our university exists because of

our surrounding communities. Andwe believe that working withvarious institutions in our commu-

nity can only make us stronger,”Danile Zoko, head of Kovsie Sport,said.Zoko said they had also invited a

well-known former professionalsoccer player and now footballcoach, Goodman Mazibuko, to gracetheir event and motivate theirstudents.“We want our students to learn

from the best and also realisethat the likes of Mazibuko wasonce a student too and is nowmaking a living out of sport,”Zoko said.

During his motivational addressMazibuko emphasised that self-disci-pline was the only secret towardssuccess.“Coaches can only do up to a

certain level and it is up to you todo the rest.“Remember that as an indivi-

dual, you know your own perso-nal circumstances and you musttake responsibility to ensure thatyou train accordingly, even whenthe coach is not there,” saidMazibuko, Moroka Swallows’assistant coach.

Sports weekend held at UFS

FROM the left are ImakatsoMosia (UFS Qwaqwa Campus ladies’ team captain), Danile Zoko (head: Kovsie Sport),GoodmanMazibuko (assistant coach atMoroka Swallows), David Selepe (Standard Bank), Steven Sehloho (Stan-dard Bank),MamakenaMofokeng (Standard Bank),Masekake Letuka (Seotlong ladies’ team captain), Eti Tsosane(Seotlong coach) and Lindiwe Maswili (Standard Bank) at the sports weekend held at the University of the FreeState. Photo: Supplied

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THE DA in the Free State is anxiouslyawaiting the tabling of damning reportsconcerning crumbling service deliveryin the Free State Department of Health.The expected reports are from the

South African Human Rights Commis-sion (SAHRC), the Department ofLabour and the Department of PublicService and Administration. The reportsabout the Free State Department ofHealth followed a public outcry aboutthe department’s service delivery.Mariette Pittaway, DA member in the

Provincial Legislature, says last Tues-day (03/03) they received correspond-ence from the SAHRC stating that it hasconcluded its investigation into the stateof the Free State Department of Health.“The report is said to be in the processof being finalised,” says Pittaway.She says the DA approached the

SAHRC to investigate the department inJune last year after Health MEC DrBenny Malakoane and Premier AceMagashule allegedly failed to acknow-ledge that the public health services inthe province are in crisis.Pittaway says both the national

Departments of Labour and PublicService and Administration haveinvestigated the department and theirrespective reports are expected to betabled in Parliament shortly. “Prelimi-nary media reports on these investiga-tions corroborate the findings of the DA,which has waged a difficult battle toensure delivery of quality public healthcare in the province for almost twoyears now. The DA is anxiously await-ing the tabling of these reports. The DAin the Free State has campaignedtirelessly for MEC Malakoane to befired.“We trust that these reports will

motivate Magashule to finally admit hisfailure in appointing Malakoane to hisexecutive. We are hoping for a newstart for public health in the Free State.The people of this province deservebetter,” says Pittaway.The Treatment Action Campaign

(TAC) in the Free State has since last

year also been campaigning for the firingof Malakoane, who was retained as MECwhen Magashule appointed his new cabinetin May last year. Magashule reasoned thatthe decision to retain Malakoane was toenable him to improve the state of theDepartment of Health after he had initiallyreplaced deceased Fezi Ngubentombi whohad died in a car accident late in 2012.The crisis crippling the Free State

Department of Health saw fed-up nurses athospitals stage protests, some embarkingon a go-slow, while at the Bongani Region-al Hospital in Welkom they downed tools.

Unhappy nurses lament the department’sfailure to provide essential equipment toenable them to do their work.The campaign for drastic change in the

trouble-ridden department has been fuelledby doctors in Free State hospitals, whowrote devastating accounts, published onGroundUp (groundup.org.za) in February,detailing what’s happening and tellingstories of what can only be described as adepartment in crisis. In GroudUp, Doctorswarn that many hospitals are teetering onthe brink of collapse, with minimal doctorsand nurses Some of the best specialists in

the province have resigned – withMalakoane only taking action after 20did so. Mondli Mvambi, spokesperson ofthe Free State Government, saysMalakoane will give a full account tothe public next week. Mvambi, says thata total of 1 170 appointments have beenmade in the Department of Healthduring the current financial year.Appointments include eight specialists,42 medical officers, 44 communityservice medical officers, 47 professionalnurses, 66 nursing assistants and 82staff nurses.

Free State Health under fireFree State Health under fire

IN THE FIRING LINE: MEC for Health Dr Benny Malakoane.Photo: Mlungisi Louw

A PATIENT pictured last year at the Bongani Regional Hospitalin Welkom wrapped up in a sheet instead of a nappy depictsthe service delivery crisis in the Free State. Photo: Teboho Setena

‘We trust that these reports will motivateMagashule to finally admit his failure inappointing Malakoane to his executive.We are hoping for a new start for publichealth in the Free State. The people of thisprovince deserve better.’ – Mariette Pitta-way, DA MPL

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – MajaraMasilo (29) and William Mokhe-seng Boithatelo (28) will appearin the Tseki Magistrate’s Courtagain on Wednesday (11/03).The two suspects from

Lesotho are facing charges ofhouse robbery, rape andmurder. They were arrestedafter the murders of two familymembers and the rape of awoman at the MonontshaVillage, Qwaqwa. A thirdsuspect is still at large.Sgt Mmako Mophiring, police

spokesperson, says it is allegedthat on Sunday, 1 March, the

three suspects went to thehouse of a 37-year-old woman,looking for her brother whoallegedly had taken their dagga.“They could not find him, but

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HARRISMITH. – Mary“Seponono Sa Maluti” Maaitsewho hails from Tshiame Bnear Harrismith has releasedher sixth traditional gospelalbum.The album titled Sa fetoha

Ibola Sefate se monate wasreleased a fortnight ago and,according to her, is selling likehot cakes.The veteran singer says the

title track is about Aids, whichis killing people.“Our people know that Aids

is killing them but they areturning a blind eye to it. So Ithought they might get themessage if we convey it to

them by song,” she said.There are 12 songs on the

album including songs likeLeha mme le ntate ba nllahlileketlasejara and Bana barefetohetse ntate modimo andmany others.

} Tladi Moloi

QWAQWA. – Thank you is thetittle of the newly-released Sothohip hop album by a group of fouryoung men known as Sthiba Mobb.The title of the album that was

released in February says it all.Disema Mokoena (21), LefaMashiga (22), Pita Maxala (21) andPatric Mofokeng (26) hail fromMasaleng Village, Qwaqwa.According to them, they decided

to join forces after they hadrealised they have the same

passion.Mokoena told Express Eastern

Free State that he used to makemusic on his computer and afterthe group had spent more andmore time together, they decidedto focus their attention on hip hop.“We all love hip hop. After

having had a short meeting, weasked ourselves why can’t wechallenge the world throughmusic?“We started working on the

album last year. It was not easy,but we were all determined to

make it happen,” he said.He said they named it Thank

you because they wanted to thanktheir parents who had raisedthem. “We wouldn’t be here if itwere not for our parents, so wethought it would be a good thingto salute them while they are stillalive,” he said.The album has ten tracks. It

features songs like Equation of life,How can I and Ke yaya (I amgoing). The album is not in storesyet, but it is available fromMokoena (078-719-2562).

Local group says thank youTHREE of the members of Sthiba Mobb, a Sotho hip hop group, are from the left: Disema Mokoena, LefaMashiga and Pita Maxala. Patric Mofokeng is the fourth member of the group. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Singer releases newgospel album

MARY “SEPONONO SA MALUTI” MAAITSE with her new tradi-tional gospel album. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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SOUTH AFRICA’s power utility compa-ny, Eskom, was established in 1923 toprovide power to the country. Eskom isthe world’s seventh-largest power-gener-ating company.

As early as 1999, Eskom advanced arequisition to government for buildingadditional power generation plants. Backthen, government was toying aroundwith an idea of privatising Eskom and,therefore did not avail money, so themove to build additional plants wasdeferred.

For a new government to prioritise thebuilding of new houses, health-carecentres and roads was understandable.Minister Jeff Radebe said: “In 1994, fivemillion households were added to thenational power grid and by 2004, thisnumber had escalated to 12 million.Additions to the national grid weremade despite new plants not beingbuilt.”

In 2007 Eskom started showing signs ofpower-generating problems. In the sameyear former president Thabo Mbekiadmitted that it was an error of judge-ment on government’s side not to heedthe call to build more power-generatingplants.

Given Mbeki’s admission, one candeduce that Eskom’s current woes aremore political than capacity-related.

Eskom started serious load shedding in 2008with rolling blackouts throughout SouthAfrica.

The reason given for the blackouts wasthat there was an unprecedented load onthe national grid and load shedding wasnecessary to prevent the system from totalcollapse. The situation ameliorated whenmajor mines shut down towards the end of2008 and early 2009.

In 2014 the same painful reality resur-faced more intense than ever before. Eskomre-introduced rolling blackouts with stages1, 2 and 3 throughout the country leavingmillions of South African households in thedark and causing major business entities toregister low profit margins.

This time around, load shedding wasactivated despite billions being spent tobuild ther Medupi and Kusile powergeneration plants in Limpopo and Mpuma-langa respectively. The building of Medupiis already behind schedule by three years

due to labour unrest coupled with poordecision-making. Again, this proves that theproblem at Megawatt Park is more politicalthan anything else.

The current management team at Eskomcannot be blamed for current load sheddingas it inherited an ailing infrastructure thatwas poorly maintained. In addition,municipalities (political entities) oweEskom billions in unsettled bills. Govern-ment must soon realise that ordinaryelectricity consumers like me buy electrici-ty on a pre-paid basis and, therefore,deserve to obtain the services they pay for.

Government must be brutally honest withwhat led to this electricity crisis and stopmaking excuses about coal and diesel

shortages. Eskom is the only companythat is encouraging its loyal consumersnot to use its product.

The “War room” established inDecember 2014 by cabinet to providetechnical and political intervention mustcome forward and let us know whattheir contingency plan is, for the nextthree years the grid will be over-whelmed with demand.

My clarion call to government is tosell Eskom’s 49% stake to privatecompanies and break the power-genera-tion monopoly.) To contribute to this column sendyour piece (no more than 500 words)to [email protected]

Eskom’s current woesmore politicalThe current management team at Eskom cannot beblamed for current load shedding as it inherited an ailinginfrastructure that was poorly maintained. In addition,municipalities (political entities) owe Eskom billions inunsettled bills. Government must soon realise that ordi-nary electricity consumers like me buy electricity on apre-paid basis and, therefore, deserve to obtain the servi-ces they pay for.

} Masetsumi Morake

PHUTHADITJHABA. – Afterspending about ten yearswithout clean water, thecommunity of Ruskamp Farmnear Kestell will now be ableto enjoy free water, thanks toVusi Tshabalala, executivemayor of the Maluti-a-PhofungLocal Municipality, whoordered the installation of Jojowater tanks on the farm.

In recent times, the localpeople had to fetch drinkingwater from a nearby river.Before that, they were usingwater generated by a windmill.They had to stop using thiswater after a while because thetank was not in a good condi-tion.

Now they have easy access towater, thanks to the 5 000 litreJojo tank. The mayor alsopromised that they would

attend to the broken tank.Residents of the farming

communities had the opportu-nity to raise their concerns andvoice their opinions during arecent farm roadshow.

During their visit to the twofarms Ruskamp and Tigerkloof,the municipality also donated15 food parcels and blankets tolocal families.

The mayor was accompaniedby members of his mayoralcommittee.

It was through these interac-tions that the mayor also met ayoung boy, Gift Mazibuko, whowants to study civil enginee-ring.

“I am very happy that thereare people like Gift who arewilling to study and change thelives of their families despitethe challenges and the poorfamily background that theycome from,” Tshabalala said.

New tanks provideclean, free water

VUSI TSHABALALA, the executive mayor of the Maluti-a-PhofungLocalMunicipality, mingleswith some of the communitymemberson a farm near Kestell. Photo: Supplied

HARRISMITH. – The NewHorizon College in Harrismithrecently hosted its 21st HarvestFestival.

Diana Lombard of the schoolsays they are celebrating theblessings they have received bygiving back to those in need in thecommunity.

She says the Maluti ChildCareProject (MCCP) is the benefici-ary of the annual Harvest Festi-val.

In 2005, Nouwens Carpets andlocal businesses in the Harrismithand Qwaqwa area recognised aneed for the children in the

community to be taken care ofduring the day.

Therefore, the MCCP wasestablished.

The project is a feedingscheme which provides approxi-mately 3 180 children between theages of 0 and 15 years with onenutritional meal per day, five daysa week.

Storage containers have beenconverted into kitchens and havebeen situated as follows: three inIntabazwe, three in Tsiame, andone in Makhgolokoeng.

An additional kitchen has alsobeen provided at the Harri-

smith Secondary School in Intabaz-we.

The meals are prepared by 34volunteers.

The volunteers also provideadditional support.

Special needs are identified andgoods are collected and distributedto the children.

Over the past few years hun-dreds of children have benefittedfrom contributions.

“We are working on obtainingadditional funds to plan a Christ-mas party for the children inDecember,” Johan Bekker, directorof the MCCP, says.

Harvest Festival givesback to those in need

THE learners and teachers of the New Horizon College in Harrismith during their recent 2015 Harvest Festival.Photo: Supplied


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} Nkareng Moloi

PHUTHADITJHABA. – The MalutiTechnical and Vocational Education andTraining (TVET) College students havebeen supplied with information onscreening for TB, testing for HIV andcounselling. This was during a recenttwo-day First things, first campaignwhich was conducted by the Foundationfor Professional Development (FPD).Smakaleng Mabasa, a professional

nurse for FPD, told Express Eastern FreeState that this campaign is about gettingpeople to screen for TB, get tested for HIVand get counselling.“We want to make sure that all the

willing students know their status andthat they know how to lead a healthylifestyle. College is the place where thefuture of the students is being shaped, butalso where the future can be doomed dueto wrong choices.“Only one mistake can change a life

and destroy the hope of our country. Thatis why we are working on helpingstudents take good care of their lives.However, we didn’t push anyone to doanything that they were not comfortablewith. Only those who were willing, weretested,” she said.“We are very happy with the response.

It’s a very good sign that the studentsknow why they are here. For example, onthe first day of the campaign we helpedabout 165 students. They posed manyquestions to us and that was an indica-tion of people who were willing to knowmore,” she concluded.Ntsoaki Monareng, a college staff

member, was happy with the initiative.“It was very important for the college to

host people from FPD. This will encour-age students to lead healthy lifestyles.”

Healthy living key in campaign

FROM THE LEFT: Lyidia Matlala (professional counsellor), Smakaleng Mabasa (professional nurse), Maphuti Maila (professionalcounsellor), Ditaba wa Malangeni (professional counsellor ) and Joe Semenya (professional counsellor) during their recent Firstthings, first campaign which was held at the Maluti Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College.

Photo: Nkareng Moloi

MOSIUA LEKOTA, Cope president:

THE primary responsibility of a presidentis to uphold the Constitution and educatethe people about it, by word and example.Madiba esteemed the Constitution and wastherefore esteemed so highly as a leader.A few weeks ago we drew the attention

of Pres. Jacob Zuma to the contradictionbetween the National Constitution andsections 4, 5 and 11 of the Powers andPrivileges Act. He should have immediate-ly sent the act back to parliament toexpunge those sections.Instead, the president said nothing

about it. He was comfortable that the actallowed power vested in him to be usurpedby the presiding officers. This was ablatant violation of his responsibility toensure the separation of power is main-tained. The executive and the legislaturecannot transgress the jurisdiction of theother.While 24 May 1994 was a day of glory, 12

February 2015 was a day of great reversaland deep shame for our nation.The Zuma administration is rapidly

eroding our constitutional values, as wellas the National Treasury. We arebecoming politically and economicallybankrupt.Cope urges the people to demand the

direct election of a president who will notbe mollycoddled by parliament, but heldaccountable by it.As the government fails in delivering

services and to grow the economy it isbecoming increasingly authoritarian.The glorious struggle we were all

engaged in, lay dormant for 21 years. Nowit is surfacing again. Inside parliamentand outside it too, people are demanding

enlightened, principled and dynamicleadership.Many in the unions want to cut free to

better represent workers. The United Frontis campaigning to improve the lot of thepoor. Taxpayers are also beginning todemand a halt to direct and indirect taxincreases.Cope agrees with other parties that

Zuma must go because he has:1. Compromised the Constitution and thecriminal justice system and in particularundermining the judiciary as was blatantlyclear in the Hlaudi Motsoeneng case;2. Failed to achieve any real economicgrowth and job creation;3. Increased national debt to a staggering47% of GDP;4. Allowed government to consume resour-ces that should have gone to servicedelivery;5. Allowed corruption to become rampantand embedded;6. Failed to honour the legacy of NelsonMandela; and7. Weakened the institutions of the state,stifled accountability and hindered trans-parency.He has dismally failed the country and

continues to lose the confidence of thepeople.Zuma must go.

‘Zuma has failed the country’

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SOUTH AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSrarely receive the acknowledgement theydeserve and should be praised for the rolethey play in the creation of jobs and foreconomic development in the country. Thisis according to Nazeem Martin, managingdirector of Business Partners Limited, whowas speaking in the wake of the recent 2015Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur ofthe Year® competition launch, which tookplace in Johannesburg earlier this year.Now in its 27th year, the pre-eminent

entrepreneurial platform continues to paytribute to the fearless entrepreneurs whoremain dedicated to not only fostering aculture of entrepreneurship in the country,but also to their businesses and their staff.Martin says considering South Africa’s

unemployment rate is at 25% and that SouthAfrica will have the eighth highest unem-ployment rate globally in 2015, as wasrecently announced, the role that entrepre-neurs play in aiding job creation is evident.“The six 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year®

competition winners collectively createdover 400 jobs, while our overall 2013Entrepreneur of the Year® winner generatedover 800 jobs in the rural area of Qwaqwa.“By embracing local entrepreneurship, the

competition provides entrepreneurs with anopportunity to showcase their achievementsand elevate the profiles of their enterprises.”The competition provides entrepreneurs

with the chance to win prizes up to thevalue of R2 million, including cash prizes tothe value of R350 000. Competition winnerswill also receive valuable mentorshipsupport, networking opportunities andnational media exposure.Martin says apart from the prizes offered,

a key take-away for past finalists is theopportunity to take a step back and analysetheir business, both by themselves and byan independent panel of judges.“Often, entrepreneurs don’t fully compre-

hend how far their business has developed

and grown over the years, and the network-ing opportunities with other entrepreneursand judges allow these individuals to fullyappreciate their achievements and the hardwork and dedication that have gone intobuilding their businesses.”The competition also provides finalists

and winners the opportunity to obtainvaluable regional and national publicity.“This exposure should not be underesti-

mated as it has the potential to attract newcustomers, as well as increase a business’sreputation amongst existing clients.”One such example is Dudu and Leema

Mofokeng, joint owners of Legaci DryCleaners and Laundry Services, and winnersof the Judges Prize in the 2014 Sanlam/Busi-ness Partners Entrepreneur of the Year®competition.“The exposure gained from the competi-

tion has raised the profile of my companysignificantly. I have noted a markedincrease in business enquiries received fromcustomers, as well as prospective investorswanting to open a franchise,” says DuduMofokeng.Keynote speaker at the event, Farah

Fortune, director of African Star Communi-cations and Event Management, whoreceived the 2014 Women in LeadershipAward from the Women’s World Congress,says that awards, such as the Sanlam/Busi-ness Partners Entrepreneur of the Year®platform, are essential not just for therecognition of South Africa’s entrepreneurs,but also to boost morale within theirindustry.Entrepreneurs interested in entering the

competition can download entry formsonline at www.eoy.co.za as well as interactwith fellow entrepreneurs and entrants onthe Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneurof the Year® Competition social mediaplatforms www.twitter.com/@EOY_SA andwww.facebook.com/EOY.SA. The closingdate for the competition is 16 June.

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THE Seisa Ramabodu Stadium is on trackfor completion by the end of the year.

This is according to Premier Ace Maga-shule in his State of the Province Address(Sopa) at the University of the Free State’sVista Campus on Tuesday, 24 February.

The stadium, which is situated in Rock-lands, Bloemfontein, was closed in early2012 to allow for renovations to take place.

The original structure was demolished tomake way for a bigger, more aesthetically-appealing facility.

“Once construction has been completed,

the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium is going tobecome the second biggest stadium to bebuilt in a township in South Africa after theOrlando Stadium in Soweto,” said Maga-shule.

Seisa Ramabodu has been home to thelocal Premier Soccer League (PSL) sideBloemfontein Celtic, who have moved theirhome matches to the Free State Stadiumand Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium, which issituated about 55 km away from the City ofRoses.

Phunya Sele Sele used to attract bigcrowds when they played at Seisa Ramabo-du, but attendance figures have somewhat

dwindled for the Mangaung-based teampartly due to the fact that fans have totravel a long distance to watch theirbeloved club in action.

Therefore, fans are eagerly awaiting theirclub’s return to its “slaughter house” soonerrather than later.

“As supporters of the club we are happythat construction at Seisa Ramabodu isnearing completion.

“We can’t wait for the official re-ope-ning of the venue. We really miss theatmosphere we used to create there,” saidBotha Msila, the most recognisable Celticfan.

“We are hoping that all our supporterswill return to the stadium in their numberswhen our stadium has been completed.

“Most of our supporters are unemployedand they cannot afford to travel to town orBotshabelo to watch the team.

“The Seisa Ramabodu Stadium is walkingdistance for most of us,” said Botha.

Celtic travel to the Bidvest Stadium inJohannesburg’s Milpark to face Wits in anAbsa Premiership encounter on Friday(06/03) at 20:00.

) Read more about the Sopa on the Expresswebsite www.express-news.co.za.

Stadium eagerly awaited

THE new-look Seisa Ramabodu Stadium will be completed soon. Photo: Supplied

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – JonnyMafereka, the Maluti FETCollege mentor, is adamant thathis struggling outfit willsurvive relegation – regardlessof having given away points toCape Town All Stars on theirhome turf on Thursday (05/03)afternoon.The college boys have failed

to collect at least one point of apossible six within three days.They lost 0-2 to All Stars

before they were hammered 0-5by Highlands Park on Sunday(08/03) at the MakhulongStadium.Maluti are rooted at the

bottom of the National FirstDivision (NFD) log with 11points in 21 league games.The Qwaqwa-based team

needs at least five consecutivewins out of only nine remain-ing fixtures to survive relega-tion.They are just two points

behind Garankuwa United in15th place.Mafereka said they would

survive.“We have more games to play

and we know in soccer it’s notover until it’s over,” Mafereka

said.“We just need to change some

things and start winning games.“The home games are very

important and that is where weshould at least get maximumpoints.”This team is no stranger to

the position it finds itself in.Its players also had to hang

on for dear life last seasonunder the mentorship ofMorena Ramorebudi.It was thanks to Roses

United’s and Blackburn Rovers’poor runs that the teamsurvived.It remains to be seen if the

Maluti FET College will be ableto produce miracles and avoidthe relegation zone with thetika-teka fancy type of footballthey are playing.“I am not happy with the way

the team is playing.“We need to score goals and

stop giving away ball posses-sion.“My players should start to

take responsibility when on thefield.“We always knock the ball,

but the problem is that in theend we lose while playing acharming kind of football,”Mafereka said.

Maluti resistrelegation

STRUGGLING: Temelo Mokwa of the Maluti FET College in action. Photo: Tladi Moloi

} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – The grass will surelysuffer when the two teams fighting forfreedom from relegation in the AbsaPremier League, Free State Stars andMoroka Swallows, lock horns onWednesday (11/03) at the DobsonvilleStadium.Kick-off is at 19:30.Both teams come into this encounter

with open wounds after suffering losses

during the weekend’s encounters.Ea Lla Koto suffered a 0-2 loss to the

league’s defending champions, MamelodiSundowns, while the Dube Birds lost 0-1away to Platinum Stars.The Bethlehem boys will be hoping to

use their knobkierie to hit the Birdshard in their mission to get the threemuch-needed points that could see themmoving up at least one place on thelog.They are in 13th position with 22

points in 22 league games, while Swal-lows are second from the bottom with 19points in 21 games.Swallows will have to play in the

promotional play-offs, should theyfinish in the same spot – that meansAmazulu, who are rooted at the bottomof the table, will be relegated automati-cally.However, the Stars mentor, Kinnah

Phiri, believes that his boys are capableof winning.

In their previous games, they played tofive draws and lost one.“We just need luck,” Phiri says.“The players are fighting and they

know what they want.“We still have a few games to play and

we will keep on fighting.”Phiri says they know that playing

against Swallows will not be an easytask.“They will come out with guns blazing,

because they are fighting for their lives.”

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