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09 October 2015

Zechariah 10:1 (NIV)Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms.He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the fi eld to everyone.

Last week Friday evening’s storm over Burgersfort. Photograph by Beannla Celliers.

Both customers of Mapochs Mine have ceased operations temporarily and as a result are not taking any further ore from the company. The business rescue practitioners say in an update report the company ceased mining and have met with employees to restructure and reduce ongoing operating costs.According to the report there are signifi cant ore stock piles at the mine and negotiations with customers in an attempt to sell this ore are in progress.Offers to restructure and rescue Mapochs Mine had been received and these offers are under considera-tion and negotiations with the parties are ongoing.Creditor claims received to date amount to approximately R190 million. KPMG, as independent experts, are currently also in the process of completing their liquidation dividend calculation. In terms of Section 150 of the Act, the liquidation dividend calculation will be included in the business rescue plan where readers will be able to compare this to the proposed business rescue divi-dend. The plan is expected to be published by 15 October this year.

Mapochs Mine still in a big fi x

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DWARSRIVIER MINEDwarsrivier Mine hosts SMME Workshop

to empower local small businessesDwarsrivier Mine is commi ed towards em-

powering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMME’s) in the communi es surrounding the mine, hence the need to host a two-day workshop this week.

The workshop was held at Sekhukhune Lodge in Ngwaabe and was aimed at assis ng start-up emerging businesses to get their documenta on in order and knowing the processes when doing business with large companies.

The programme included presenta ons by Dwarsrivier Mine’s Supply Chain Department, SARS, SEFA, SEDA, Ezeedex and the NYDA. The presenta- ons ranged from businesses’ compliance require-

ments with SARS to various pla orms for accessing business fi nance and grants.

The EME (Exempted Micro Enterprises) were assisted with obtaining BBBEE cer fi cates, the mine requested the SAPS to visit the venue to help with

making cer fi ed copies and stamping BBBEE affi davits. A photocopy facility, provided by a local entrepre-

neur, was also set up to ensure that the delegates were able to make copies of the relevant informa on to be cer fi ed.

The group was assisted to register with SEDA in order to facilitate business development and arrange follow-up workshops.

The a endees were able to ask ques ons on all the presenta ons and things like the tender procedure, buy-ing procedure and invoicing requirements were high on the priority list for most a endees. The event consisted of both morning and a ernoon sessions with lunch being served over mid day.

The importance of following the correct procedure and delivering a quality service or product at a compe - ve price were some of the essen als workshop par ci-

pants took with them.

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The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Limpopo, Maj General Mashilo has launched an intensive internal investigation into two incidents where 12 suspects managed to escape from the cells of two police stations over the weekend.Six suspects escaped from the Mecklenburg police station and six managed to escape from the Tubatse police cells.At both stations, the suspects escaped after they managed to saw through the mesh wires of the roof of the exercise room.The suspects were arrested and detained for crimes ranging from rape, robbery, housebreak-ing, theft and public violence.Genl Mashilo ordered a full and proper investigation into the two incidents and stressed that if members were found to have been either involved or not following the standard procedures that have to be followed with the detention of suspects, harsh disciplinary steps will be taken.

The suspects who escaped from Mecklenburg are:Ordira Pilusa - violation of a protection order.Bernard Malapane - housebreaking.Khutso Shai - rape.Karabo Mohlala - business robbery.Thabo MogabaneThabo Maphanga - business robbery.

The escapees from Tubatse are :Ernest Magabe - indecent assault.Monti Shai - theft of motor vehicle.Edward Yokoy - public violence.Tshepo Serwale - public violence.Ishmael Masehle - theftKoketso Nkoana - malicious damage to property.

Koketso Nkoana was re arrested on the same day of the incident (Sunday) and Monti Shai was re-arrested on Moday. Shai and Nkoana were due to appear in court on Wednesday on a charge of escaping from lawful custody.The Police ask anybody with information on the whereabouts of the suspects to contact their nearest police station.

10 still at large

Ernest Magabe

Mr Joseph Mohlala of Dresden (just oputside Burgersfort) is very upset as he is the second respondent in a matter that will serve in court early in November this year.

According to Mr Mohlala he and about 45 to 50 other households in Dresden who resides on about 15 hectares of the farm Dresden 304 KT (portions 2 and 3) are faced with an eviction order after the apparent owners of the land gave notice that they will apply for an eviction order.

Mr Mohlala who says he is surprised that he is listed as the second respondent and did nothing wrong, as the land was allocated by headman Mpitsane Shatlegolo Silence Kgwete (who according to the motion to the court, is the fi rst respondent in the matter).

Headman Kgwete falls under Kgoshi (chief) Tjakaneng Alfred Kgoete of Babinba-Nare Na Kgoete.

The applicants in the case, Elizabeth Johanna Antoinette Joubert and Roelof Jacobus Joubert (Case Number: 59835/15) also want all infrastructure that had been established to be removed from the land by the Greater Tubatse Municipality (who is also a respondent) or that the relevant authorities buy the land from them as an alternative.

Further in the matter they want that should the land not be bought from them, the relevant authorities to be compelled by the court order to effect the evictions and to take responsibility for the relocation of the evicted people.

A big problem looms

in Dresden

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Phahlabolao Projects hosted a beauty on Saturday 03 October 2015 at Sekhukhune FET (CN Phatudi Campus). This pageant was aimed at fi nding individuals, especially the youth, to be spokespersons for a road safety aware-ness campaign. The winners were: Miss R37 - Phunzile Mkhondo, 1st Princess - Mmatshepo Ngwana, 2nd Princess - Meranda

Heritage Day was celebrated in a traditional, colourful way, representing the whole spec-trum of our rainbow nation. The employees dressed up in their traditional attire.

The Chief Executive Offi cer, Mr Kleinjan du Toit spoiled his employees with a nice braai, to celebrate numerous milestones they achieved in the various departments.

(Photograph & Information: Martie Kasselman, ASA Metals).

ASA Metals celebrates our rainbow nation

Mr. & Miss R37 - road safety is their passion

Makola.Mr R37 - Kabelo Boleu, 1st Prince - Moses Ngele, 2nd Prince - Sabelo Mandzini. The R37 road has become notorious due to a number of accidents happening on it. Families lose their loved ones due to these accidents. Most of these accidents can be avoided if the Tubatse Community can be made aware

through road safety education. We have identifi ed that: Driving at a high speed, driving under the infl uence of alcohol, driving while tired, and lack of visibility of pedestrians and/or live stock on our roads are the main caus-es of these accidents.Moving forward we will be working with the Tubatse traffi c department, hosting road safety awareness events and our winners will be reaching out to the youth. Thank you to our sponsors (Pharmacy Plus, Dentist Consulting, Panarottis, the Art of African Beauty, Bloemiste, TKY Trading, Reu-ben Moropa X-Rays, Op-eration Thuba Mokhaba OTM, Mmala-Kotse Projects) and

everyone else (MC’s, Judg-es, contestants, photogra-phers, Praktiseer SAPS and Tubatse traffi c department offi cials.

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The Police at Ohrigstad under the leadership of Const Kholofelo Phokane , Co-ordinator of social crime prevention met with the youth of Maepa and Majaditshukudu villages between Ohrigstad and Burgersfort on Tuesday. The purpose of the meeting at the tribal hall of Banareng ba Selahle at Majaditshukudu village was to kickstart the launch of the Ohrigstad Youth Desk. The youth of the two communities has elected their executive committee which will be ac-commodated at the Ohrigstad SAPS and one of the functions of the structure is to promote Police and community relations by addressing factors that are causing disfunction , perception and attitudes, such as corruption and poor quality of service that the Police are rendering and develop programmes or projects that are aimed at addressing the challenges that are faced by our youth and to work with all the stakeholders in the area. (Information and pictures supplied by Cst kholofelo Phokane).

Ohrigstad Police and youth meet

A home for all local

SMME’s?

A group of small business owners met in Burgersfort this week with the purpose of establishing an organisation with the name ‘Small Medium Micro Enterprise Organisa-tion’.

Mr Joel Magabe (bottom photograph) explained it will be a non-political and non-racial organisation that will be a vehicle for the interests of small businesses from all sectors in the area and that it will have the objective to be an instrument of negotiation with government and other agencies that can assist small business development. A lot of questions were asked at the meeting and answered by the organisers of the meeting.

Anyone interested to fi nd out more of the organisation can contact Mr Joel Magabe at 072 526 6614 or Mr Philip Kgapane at 072 858 4981.

6 Advertorial

Modikwa Pla num mine has introduced adopt a crew campaign to coach and encourage employees to be more produc ve.

The Business Leader, Mr. Mthi Mtshengu’s adopted crew (Simunye One me crew) from South Sha has improved from 200m2 to

A weekend Away for the Hardworking Teamleader

602m2. The crew has shown improvement month on month since it was adopted by the Business Leader. They achieved 602m2 last month, and as a token of apprecia on for the good work, Modikwa Pla num mine gave Mr. Khululekile Nkcazelo a team leader of

Simunye One me crew a two days weekend away with his partner at Kruger Na onal Park Skukuza camp on 18 Septem-ber 2015. The couple enjoyed their stay at Kruger Na onal Park and they were spoiled with massages and manicures amongst other things. They were also served with a classic breakfast and dinner.

The campaign played a cri cal role in helping this crew gain confi dence and achieve more.

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Pas getroudHennie en Madelyn Smit is op 3 Oktober 2015 by Didingwe River Lodge in die huwelik bevestig. Hulle is bek-ende gesigte in die dorp endie paartjie vestig hulle in Burgersfort.

(Foto & Inlig-ting: Drieka Jacobs).

A joyful noiseKohin Youth Coaches in the area did not rest during the school holiday. This week they held an outreach at Maga-kanche Primary School where they taught children from the area to use rubbish to create musical instruments. They created their own rhythm with custom made instruments that ranged from bottles fi lled with different quantities of water, ankle bracelets with cold drink caps and drums from tins and plastic bottles. The outreach not only kept the young ones off the streets, but also gave them a safe environment to learn and have fun with the youth coaches. The idea was to open their eyes to what they already have and that having fun and being creative does not have to cost a lot of money. Kohin hope to soon take their team from Magakanche to the Samancor Eastern Chrome offi ces to give employees there a concert of apprecia-

tion. Samancor ECM has been very involved with recent outreaches through sponsorships. “Without them many of these outreaches would not have had the same impact. We would like to thank them especially for their involvement in the annual march at Manga-bane where the message to stop abuse of women and children is spread” said Ms. Zel-da Kitching from Kohin in the area. “Saman-cor ECM truly cares about the communities surrounding them and one of the ways it can be seen is through their involvement with us”.

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In the Burgersfort, Limpopo area.

Site ManagerMust have the following minimum requirements;• Matric• Hard Rock Blasting Certifi cate• Competent A&B• Driver’s License• Own Vehicle• 3-5 Years Site Supervisor & Underground Experience

PTV- General LabourerMust have the following minimum requirements;• Grade 10• Mining Experience• Competent B advantageous

RDOMust have the following minimum requirements;• Grade 10• Drivers licence• Rock Drill Operator Certifi cate• Competent B Certifi cate• 1-2 Years Underground Experience

Applicants who meet the criteria must forward all CV’s and Certifi cates to Mapule@cts-sa.co.za or Fax: 086 296 1150

A well-established chairlift company requires the following staff:

Vacancies/Betrekkings

An African proverb says: “Knowledge is like a garden, if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.”

In agricultural industry, this is where theory and practical application converge. It is crucial that research fi ndings play a sig-nifi cant role in helping struggling farmers to improve their farming systems, their compe-tence in processing raw agricultural outputs and their ability to withstand the negative impact of climate change on agriculture.

By 2030, over 9 billion people worldwide will need to be fed, along with billions of ani-mals. Unfortunately, this increased popula-tion pressure is exerted on shrinking agri-cultural land resources, since the available land cannot be expanded indefi nitely. Given that land resources are already stretched to the limit, the anticipated negative impact of climate change suggests the need to satisfy a steadily increasing demand for staple cereals, for protein from meat and other pro-tein-rich food sources, such as crop plants and water availability.

One way to mitigate the negative impact of climate change and the decline in agricul-

The need to take agriculture to the people

tural output in marginal agro ecological zones in South Africa, including the Limpopo Prov-ince, is to promote the cultivation of resilient crops such as sorghum.

Sorghum is the most ideal crop for adapting agriculture to climate change. The crop is native to Africa, and is one of the most resilient and drought tolerant cereals. Its adaptability to harsh conditions is a plus in efforts for combating climate change and ensuring food security.

Food security is all about the physical and economic access to healthy and nutri-tious, safe, culturally appropriate food that is produced in a sound environment. It is also about farmers, producers, food processors and distributors/retailers that make food accessible to humans and animals.

The involvement of farmers and research-ers in the fi eld trial will provide community members with employment and over and above, provide ordinary members of society with a unique role to play in scientifi c activ-ities, shaping their own destiny and those of others as far as efforts towards adapting agriculture to climate change.

Ordinary community members should make use of each and every open space in their back yard to plant a few plants of vege-tables, resilient crops like sorghum and to ensure that at least 50% of the trees in our yards are edible to promote food security and sustain-ability. It is through these back yard gardens that foodprices could be infl uenced. If at least 75% of peo-ple could be able to harvest their own vegetables this would lead to a drop in malnutrition and food prices. Food security could as well rise. Our kids and grand children must be taught on how to produce food while stiII young.We must buy them toys such as tractors and other relevant farming implements in order for them to learn about

farming at an early age.South Africa is struggling to attract youth

into farming despite the huge funding inject-ed into the youth farming projects by the SA different government departments. Most of them only get to know about farming as a subject while in high schools not from family members. Hopefully, by bringing projects such as fi eld trials of sorghum, students and farmers participating in the fi eld trials and members of the community will learn more about their potential role in infl uencing agri-

cultural productivity.Tioga tioga e tioga kgale...let us start

now and fi ght the human misery brought by hunger and unemployment.

(Mphogo Is an Agricultural and Environ-mental Science Analyst and Administrative Offi cer at University of Limpopo (UL) Exper-imental Farm. Article fi rst published in The Dawn Newsletter of University of Limpopo. August 2015. Mphogo hails from Driekop in the Greater Tubatse Municipality.)

Winning with Soft n’ Free and Supa Save

The Soft n Free Road Show visited Supa Save last week Saturday. Customers who bought the products in store could participate in exciting competitions and even relax in the pop-up salon where styl-

ists were ready to pamper customers with the popular products. A major hit was the cubicle in which clients could climb to grab ‘fl ying tickets’ with various values. They could then pick products to the value of

their tickets. Soft n’ Free is running a competition in which a car can be won. This ve-hicle was also on display and until the draw a R1000 a day can be won. There is still time to enter. So buy your product and enter. Salons who would like to get in contact with the Soft n’ Free team can contact Emmanuel Khoza on 082 901 6011.

By: Makgethwa Mphogo

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OLIFANTS RIVER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (ORWRDP-2)

INVITATION TO BID FOR A BOREHOLE EQUIPPING OPPORTUNITY AT GA-RAGOPOLA

The ORWRDP-2 hereby invites suitably qualifi ed companies and or service providers from the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality to submit proposals for a borehole equipping opportunity.

Contact person

Tender Name Tender Descrip-tion

Closing Date and Time

Compulsory Briefi ng Session and Site Inspec-tion

Contact Person details: Abigail Banda

Tel: (013) 230 4102

Email:brsocial@basil-read.brsm.co.za

Boreholes Equipping Project

The appointment of a service provider to equip boreholes in the ORWRDP-2 Project area

6th November 2015

(12H00)

Briefi ng Session:22nd October 2015(10H00) Venue: Marlotti Lodge (Lapa)

R555 Marlotti Lodge

Site Inspection 22nd October 2015(12H00)

To enable Tenderers to become acquainted with information pertinent to this tender and the site pri-or to tendering, arrangements have been made for a compulsory briefi ng session and site inspec-tion on Thursday 22nd October 2015.

Please note that information and tender documents pertinent to this tender will only be made availa-ble to service providers that will attend the briefi ng session.

A proportion of the procurement on the Project has been set aside for preferential procurement to black enterprises (including Women owned, Youth and People with Disabilities), Black Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSE’s) and Black Emerging Micro Enterprises (EME’s).

ORWRDP-2 will place emphasis on technical capacity, preference requirements and BEE sta-tus.The following categories of suppliers will be evaluated:• Category A: Black Owned• Category B: Black Woman Owned • Category C: Local Black Owned• Category D: Local Black Woman Owned Procurement decisions will be based on the optimisation of the universally accepted project man-agement parameters of cost, time, quality and risk.

The following mandatory documents must be affi xed to your proposal:1. Original and Valid Tax Clearance Certifi cate Issued by SARS2. Letter of Good Standing from the Compensation Commissioner3. Certifi ed Copy of CIPC (previously known as CIPRO) registration certifi cate4. Company Profi le5. Original certifi ed copies of shareholders / directors / owners / members identity documents6. Cancelled cheque / confi rmation letter from the bank7. BBBEE certifi cate8. Detailed references of previous completed projects 9. Proof of residence (Municipal bill/ letter or /stamped Traditional Authority letter)

Documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “ Boreholes Equipping Opportunity/Bid” and deposited in the registration box provided at the ORWRDP-2 offi ces situated at Marlotti Lodge along the R555, before 12H00 noon on the 6th November 2015.

For further enquiries please call Abigail Banda at 013 230 4102

Public Notice

Mohlala JNTMunicipal Manager

MAYOR’S BURSARY SCHEME FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR THE 2016 ACADEMIC YEAR

Greater Tubatse Municipality is offering fi nancial assistance to needy learners and students within its vicinity, to study in a tertiary institution of their choice i.e. University or University of Technology for 2016 Academic year.

Minimum requirements for the suitable candidates will be:• Copy of Grade 12 June Examination results • Copies of latest results for those in Tertiary institutions• Copy of Senior Certifi cate or Statement of symbols with admission to a bachelor’s

degree or diploma, with at least level 5 in English and level 4 in Mathematics, level 4 Physical Science/Accountancy and Biology and two (2) other content subjects including Life Orientation.

• Certifi ed copies of salary advice of parent/s or guardian and affi davit indicating em-ployment status of the parents/guardian

• Certifi ed copies of identity documents of both applicant and parents/guardian• Copy of University or University of Technology admission letter for 2016 Academic

year (can be submitted in January once accepted in a higher learning institution)

Preferred fi eld of studies are:• Civil Engineering• Health sciences • Finance• Information Technology• Public Administration

Applications forms are obtainable from the Greater Tubatse Municipal Offi ces and or Ward Councilor and should be addressed to:

The Municipal ManagerGreater Tubatse MunicipalityBox 206BURGERSFORT1150

Or can be hand delivered to Greater Tubatse Municipality, Civic Centre, 2nd Floor, 1 Kastania Street, and Burgersfort.

Enquiries: 013 231 1000/1158/1149Contact Madihlaba Babsy and Rabada Charity

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 30th October 2015

Correspondence will be made with successful applicants only

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Notice is hereby given in terms of Chapter 6 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regu-lations published in the Government Notice No. R.983 of 2014 in terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) of the intention Mont Consulting Engi-neers to undertake an EIA (Basic Assessment process) for the construction of a Bridge at Mpuru vil-lage at farm Garatouw 282 KT in the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality of the Sekhukhune District .

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project entails the :(i) Construction of a Bridge with 24 openings of 1200x1200 portal culvert for 270m long(ii) Construction of bridge approaches for 250m on both sides.(iii) Paving of bridge approaches for 250m on both sides,(iv) Precast concrete slab, construction of guardrails and gabions for scour protection.

EAP: Christina Molepo of Ponye Trading and Projects CC has been appointed as the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to undertake the EIA for the proposed project. Interested and affect-ed Parties are requested to submit their names, contact information and their specifi c interests to the EAP.

Comments should be forwarded not later than 16 November 2015. A background information docu-ment providing further details on the project is available on request from Ponye Trading and Projects CC at below details.

Ponye Trading and Projects CC Cell: 073 691 3924/ 084 878 484353 Landross Mare Street Fax: 086 565 6244POLOKWANE Email: ponyetrading@gmail.com0699

Adverteer/Advertise hier/here:

1.Sport Klubs /Sport Clubs

2.Betrekking/Vacancy3.Dienste/Services4. Oornag Akkom-modasie/Overnight

accommodation5. Troeteldiere/Pets

6. Persoonlik/Personal7. Allerlei/Miscella-

neous8. Finansies/Financial

9. Te Huur/To Rent10. Te Koop/For sale

Burgersfort TransportFor all your transport

requirements(transport of mine &

construction workers)Contact Ariff

072 337 7332

Lang en kort termyn verblyf beskikbaar

op plaas 10km buite Burgersfort op Lyden-

burg pad. Kontak Miena op 082-960-3689 of (013) 231-7899.

Burgersfort Transport

3. Dienste/Services

Two Bedroom Apartments availa-ble from R4750 to R5 000 including lights and water. Three bedrooms available from

R7000 to R7500. All above available between Aloe Ridge

East and West. Viewing available

after hours. Please call from more information: 082 578 6113.

9. Te Huur/For Rent

10. Te Koop/For Sale

Aluminium African Outback Canopy for Toyota Hi-Lux DC for sale. R13 500. Orig-

Notices/Kennisgewingsinal Venter Camper

Trailer for sale. R6 500.

Contact Mike: 082 357 1954

Aluminium African Outback kappie vir

Toyota Hi-Lux DC te koop. R13 500.

Oorspronklike Venter Camper Waentjie te

koop. R6 500. Contact Mike: 082 357 1954

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DWARSRIVIER MINEChamp of Champs

decidedDwarsrivier Mine was one of the main

sponsors at the Champ of Champs tournament that concluded last weekend. It was decided between 32 teams playing out for the number 1 spot.

The mine believes that inves ng in sports in the community will not only help keep the youth away from criminal ac vi es, but also assist in keeping them healthy and fi t.

It has become tradi on for Dwarsrivier Mine to annually sponsor the soccer tournament in the Ngwaabe area.

This year the stakes were high as the win-ners walked away with loads of prizes. The top four each received an extended kit consis ng of 17 jerseys. Ten soccer balls, a fl oa ng trophy and cash cheques of up to R20 000 were handed over. The cash prizes were sponsored by Mr. Maurice Maabana and Mr. Romeo Masha. The second, third and fourth teams also cashed in and received kit as prizes.

The fi nal was between Val FC and Moruleng FC. This ended in a draw and the game was de-cided on penal es. Val FC came out victorious.

The third place was played for between Phakaseso FC and Sechabeng FC. The game ended 2-3 in favour of Phakaseso FC. The lead-ing goal scorer in the tournament was Thabo Makola. He was also named the Player of the

Tournament. The team that took the price for Best Behaved Team was Jik Masters.

The winning netball team was the Eagles. The Best Behaved Netball team was Shining Stars. The Netball Player of the Tournament was Mannie Sekeley.

Ms. Tsakani Mkhabela from Dwarsrivier Mine handed over the prizes and told the excited players and community that the mine believes in making a diff erence through the investment in sport. That is why they are not only involved with the soccer and netball, but also through other spor ng codes such as the Dwarsrivier Marathon Club.

Teams were very proud of their new kit and took a victory dance through the streets with it.

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Save the date

AMMSA Eastern District Golf Day at Dullstroom

On September 23rd, Northam Platinum Booysendal Mine & Mototolo Mine hosted the Annual Association of Mine Managers South Africa (AMMSA) Eastern District Charity Golf Day at the Highland Gate Golf Estate in Dullstroom.

With the sponsorships of numerous East-ern district mines and small businesses & contractors, a reasonable amount was raised and will be contributed to various organisa-tions determined by the AMMSA members.

At 09:30, 100 golfers took to the tees. Amongst them were well-known rugby players Jannie de Beer, Ray Mordt, Wikus van Heerden, Deon van Rensburg, Doppies le Grange, Cobus Grobbelaar & Blue Bulls Team Manager, Wynie Strydom.

Refreshments and tasty snacks were served on most of the tees. At 18h00 all the players were back at the clubhouse for the prize giving and wonderful curry dinner served by Highland Gate. Wynie Strydom

was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening and made sure that the Spring-boks/Japan game was discussed in detail with a lot of insight from the other guest players.

Booysendal Mine & Mototolo Mine would like to thank all the or-ganisers, generous sponsors, players, High-land Gate & the guest players who made this event such a tremendous success and look forward to 2016’s victory. (Photographs & Information: Amelia van der Merwe, Northam Platinum Booysendal Mine).

Ray Mordt (Former Springbok rugby player), Willie Theron (General Manager Booysendal), Nico Steenekamp and Tinus Fourie.

Willie Theron (General Manager Booysen-dal) & Johan van Tonder (General Manager Mototolo)

Jannie de Beer (Former Springbok rugby player) , JJ Joubert, Morne van Esch and Frik Ver-maak.

Much will be happening at Tubatse Chrome Golf Club in the near future. Golfers should remember about the follow-ing dates and book their places as soon as possible.

On 17 October the Club will be hosting a “Pairs Golf Day”. This will be teams con-sisting of i.e. a father and son, mother and daughter, husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend etc. Tee off will be at 08H00 and the competition fee is R150 per player.

On 31 October the Roossenekal Tourist Association Golf Day will take place.

Tee-off is at 08H00 with registration from 07H00. It will be an IPS format game and green fees are R250 per player and in-cludes halfway. A wildebeest and kudu can be won amongst other great prizes.

On 6 November Night Golf will be tak-ing place. This is always loads of fun and only 36 spots are available. Entry fees are R200 per person and bookings and fees must done and paid before 25 October 2015. To book your space at all or any of these days, contact Martin van Rooyen on 072 564 2811.

Guest Rugby Players - Cobus Grobbelaar (Lions), Doppies le Grange (Lions), Wikus van Heerden (Lions), Jannie de Beer (Springboks), Deon van Rensburg (Lions) and at the back: Wynie Strydom (Blue Bulls Team Manager).

AMMSA Eastern District Golf Day

WinnersThe day’s winners were:

1st - R Conrad & D Le Grange2nd - D Betton & T van Niekerk3rd - S Smith & L van der Merwe

Most accurate drive: Thinus Labuschagne

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Modikwa’s soccer team participated in a wellness day at DeBeers’ Vanecia Mine which was held at Alldays soccer fi eld on Saturday the 3rd October 2015.

The day included a top 4 soccer tourna-ment where two Vanecia Mine soccer teams were supposed to lock horns against Mototo-lo and Modikwa soccer teams. Unfortunately the Mototolo soccer team dropped out at the eleventh hour and Modikwa had to face both Vanecia Mine teams.

The fi rst semi-fi nal was played by Van-ecia Mine’s second team against Modikwa Mine’s second team, this game was very tense in the fi rst few minutes for Modikwa as they were still trying to get used to the fi eld which was very slippery for them. Vanecia Mine took advantage of the situation and looked like the better team. But they failed to beat Modikwa’s goal keeper. Modikwa eventually found their feet about 25 minutes into the fi rst half when they took the lead through Hendrick Phokane’s left footed shot that caught the keeper by surprise. Half time score was 1-0 to Modikwa. In the second

On Tuesday 6 October 2015, Tubatse Masters FC visited Green FC for a friendly soccer match.

The young boys from Ga-Ma-diseng were on good form and won the game 2-1.

On Wednesday 7 October 2015, the team visited Dark City Movers FC in Praktise-er for a friendly game.

This time around the Masters were too strong for the Dark City boys and manage to win 5-0.

Three goals were scored by Jimmy Maganya-ne, and goal each by Dolphin Ngele and Titus Mash-aba.

(Photographs and Information: Jerial Mvundlela)

Tubatse Masters still strong competition

Modikwa’s soccer team raises the barhalf Modikwa became stronger and eventual-ly proved to be too strong for Vanecia when they netted 3 more goals through Lucky Lubi-si and George who scored a brace to leave the fi nal score at 4-0 to Modikwa’s second team.

The second semi-fi nal was between Van-ecia Mine fi rst team and Modikwa fi rst team, this game was very interesting as these teams had a goal-less draw history when they met at Modikwa’s Montrose soccer fi eld in August 2015. They were only equal for the fi rst 19 minutes of the fi rst half as Modik-wa managed to beat the strong defence of Vanecia by Shima’s through a pass that was played by Ally into the box and Metro Mabu-za looped it into the back of the net leaving the keeper with no chance of making a save. Vanecia’s Defence couldn’t deal well with the clever through passes of Modikwa and this resulted in a foul inside the box against Syd-ney of Modikwa. The referee did not hesitate and pointed straight into the penalty spot. Metro Mabuza easily converted the penalty to complete his fi rst half brace. Vanecia tried

to push more players forward in search for a comeback but could not break the strong de-fence of Modikwa. Instead they got exposed even more to the clever passes of Modikwa and that resulted in another quality pass that Sydney squashed into the net to make the half time score 3-0 to Modikwa. In the second half, Vanecia Mine came back very strong and controlled the game very well. They got their defence well organised to deal with Modikwa tactics, this paid off when they pulled one goal back after a silly mistake by Modikwa defence which exposed the keeper to a very powerful shot by Gento of Vanecia Mine that left the keeper with no chance. In the last 10 minutes of the game, Metro Ma-buza showed an individual brilliance when he dribbled past all Vanecia defenders to score his third goal of the game that left the fi nal score at 4-1 to Modikwa.

The fi nal was then supposed to be played by both Modikwa teams against each other but it was then decided that Both companies will combine their teams to make a squad that will play against each other. Vanecia Mine Squad (Vanecia fi rst and second team)

then played the last game against Modik-wa Mine Squad (Modikwa fi rst and second team). This plan again did not help Vanecia as it was the Modikwa squad who broke the deadlock in the fi rst half and left the half time score at 1-0 to Modikwa. In the second half, Modikwa was just a house on fi re and created a number of open scoring opportunities. Vanecia Mine was left powerless to make any comeback into the game. Modikwa managed to score two more goals to make the fi nal score 3-0 to Modikwa. All the performance and results proved to be the fruits of the hard work that this team is putting in at the training.

After the soccer games, the Modikwa Soccer team was then taken to the swimming pools to cool themselves down from the very hot day while DeBeers chefs were preparing food in the form of a braai. The team then refreshed and was thanked by Vanecia Mine organisers for their good sportsmanship displayed on the day. The team also thanked Vanecia mine for the a nice day they spent with them.

(Photographs and information: Protus Sikhakhane (Modikwa Soccer Coach))

9 OCTOBER 2015