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Sidwell Guduka

THEYworkedextremelyhard inall their class-

es at school.

As a reward, the Tsoseletso High School in

Bloemfontein sent them overseas for their ef-

forts.

Teboho Khodumo (18), Refiloe Matsie (17),

Kgotso Phomane (18), Mororiseng Melato (18),

Katleho Maloisane (18), Kabelo Pitso (17), Vuy-

iswaMbobe (17) andMotlalentoaMoeti (22) jet-

ted off to Sweden on Sunday.

Tshediso Motlolometsi, the principal of

Tsoseletso High, said the all-expenses paid trip

was as a result of the partnership they had

formed with the Voxnadalens Gymnasium in

Edsbyn, Sweden.

The purpose of this partnership is to broad-

en the educational spectrum of our children,

teachers and management of the school, and to

enrich our children with knowledge from the

international arena, Motlolometsi, who ac-

companied the learners to Sweden, told Ex-

press.

The whole idea of this partnership is to see

how children from other countries study, what

challenges they face andhow theyhandle them.

We also want to teach learners in that country

the South African context about the challeng-

es we face and howwe handle them as Tsoselet-

so High, he said.

We believe in helping our children to be-

come global citizens, he added.

Motlolometsi said the Swedes had visited his

school twice before in 2006 and 2007. After

their second visit, the principal said, he had re-

ceived an unexpected personal invitation to

Sweden, but had made a humble request that

the invitation had to be extended to children

and teachers.

Through Gods grace, my wish was grant-

ed, he said.

In 2008, my two deputies, two learners and

I visited Sweden. I must say that this interac-

tion helps with cross-cultural experience. Our

learners will learn more during their stay

abroad.

Iwant to thankmy teachers and their efforts

in creating opportunities for my children.

Theirunselfish effortswill not gounnoticed. To

the parents, they must continue to support the

school for the benefit of our children, and pray

for them to listen and allow themselves to be

guided in the right way.

Pitso, agr. 12 learner, saidbeforehe jettedoff:

Im so happy about this opportunity. This is

the result of working hard and behaving well

in school.

All eight learners and the principal will

touchdownat theORTambo InternationalAir-

port on 13 October and will then hit the road

back to Bloemfontein.

) Formore news, visit our website at www.ex-

press-news.co.za.

Learners visit Sweden

To broaden educational spectrum, enrich themwith knowledge

DOING GOOD: Teboho Khodumo, Refiloe Matsie, Kgotso Phomane, Mororiseng Melato, Tshediso Motlolometsi, the principal of the Tsoseletso High School, Katleho Maloisane,

Kabelo Pitso, Vuyiswa Mbobe and Motlalentoa Moeti. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

2 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013

Kone Solutions K21473

DIRECTORATE: FINANCIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES:

FREE STATE (BLOEMFONTEIN)

SENIOR SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTITIONER

(DEMAND, DATABASE AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT)

Salary: R212 106 per annum (Level 8) (Ref. S8/3/2013/747)

Requirements: Appropriate completed Bachelors degree or diploma in Public Management, Supply Chain

Management, Business Administration or equivalent qualification from an accredited institution plus 3 years

working experience in Demand and Contract Management Knowledge of Contract and Database

Management Knowledge of public sector procurement processes, SCM Policy Framework or Guide to

Accounting Officers, the PFMA, PPPFA, Treasury Regulations and other SCM prescripts Ability to work

under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines Good verbal and written communication skills Good

interpersonal relations Time management, as well as organising and office administration skills Good data

analysis and report interpretation skills Ability to develop solutions to a variety of problems in line with SCM

guidelines and Department policies Good computer literacy in the Microsoft Office suite Legal background

will be an added advantage.

Duties: Conduct procurement planning of goods and services for the Department as well as provide

assistance to various cost centres Assist with the collation, consolidation and verification of Demand

Management plans Conduct needs, expenditure, commodities and market analysis to ensure optimal

sourcing strategy in the Department Update the price list for commodities quarterly Be responsible for

Contract Management in the Province Assist in the drafting of contracts and Service Level Agreement with

all suppliers Supervise and provide advisory assistance to client offices in drafting the Terms of Reference

(TOR), specifications, evaluation criteria as well as ensure that Service Level Agreements (SLA) are drafted

accordingly Be responsible for Database Management in the Province Ensure that the provincial database

is updated regularly Implement an effective document control and filing system Provide administration

support and produce management information Perform any other related duties that may be given by the

immediate Supervisor.

Note: Indian, Coloured, White males and females are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries: Puseletso Matekane, tel. (051) 400-4200

The suitable candidate will be selected with the intention of promoting representivity as contemplated

in the relevant components Employment Equity Plan.

The Department reserves the right not to appoint any applicant to this position and to conduct

pre-employment security screening. We are a zero tolerance to fraud and corruption Department and

we urge you to report any suspicions of fraud and corruption to the National Anti-corruption Hotline

(NACH) 0800 701 701.

Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department, and should be

accompanied by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed)

and certified copies of qualifications, service certificates, drivers licence and Identification Document.

Applicants with foreign qualifications must submit a SAQA evaluation report on the qualification. Non-SA

citizens must attach a certified copy of proof of permanent residence in South Africa. In addition to completing

the Z83, applicants are required to disclose any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other adverse allegations

or investigation against them.

Applicants must also provide the full names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least 3 referees. Failure

to submit the requested documents may result in your application not being considered (applications lacking

evidence of relevant experience will not be considered). If you apply for more than one post in the Department,

please submit a separate application form for each post. Applicants will be expected to be available for

selection interviews at a time, date and place as determined by the Department. If you have not been

contacted for an interview within 3 months of the closing date, please assume that your application was not

successful.

Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed candidates only.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Please forward your application, quoting the relevant reference

number, to: The Provincial Shared Service Centre, Private Bag

X20803, Bloemfontein 9300 or hand deliver to the 3

rd

Floor,

SA Eagle Building, Charlotte Maxeke (formerly Maitland) Street,

Bloemfontein 9301, for attention: Human ResourceManagement.

Closing date: 11 October 2013

Applications will not be considered after the closing date.

NEWS

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Lesego Ditheko

A NEW TOURISM MARKETING DRIVE

by the Free State Tourism Department

will see the provinces five districts

being marketed through their natural

history.

The new tourism routes will be known

as the Lion, Springbok, Flamingo, Cheetah

and Eagle Routes.

These routes are designated according to

the provinces districts.

The Ngwathe District was named the

Lion Route due to the 109 lions bred in the

area.

These include the rare white lion

species.

The drives launch coincides with the

opening of the new tourism service centre

which will soon be operational in the

Parys City Centre.

Msebenzi Zwane, the Tourism MEC, said

the centre was aimed at curbing the

challenges that aspiring entrepreneurs

faced when registering their businesses.

To this end, Zwane said the R30 million

SMME fund he had launched in August

would assist in achieving this objective.

Zwane said he was willing to set aside

R40 000 to assist the aspiring young people

of the Ngwathe District in establishing and

maintaining their businesses.

By the end of November, I would like

to see 120 young members being registered

on our database, he said.

He said the municipality boasted being

placed along the Vaal River and the

Vredefort Dome, where a meteorite had

fallen to earth 2 million years ago. Evi-

dence thereof is still visible.

He promised that the area, including the

Tumahole township which is the birth-

place of Free State premier Ace Ma-

gashule, would be known to the world.

The celebrations were held at the Vaal

De Grace Golf Course where the festivities

kicked off on Friday night with a gala

dinner while Saturday began with a

hot-air balloon ride over the Vaal River,

bikers and a vintage car parade and a

mini fly-over air show.

There were also performances by the

Free States own pop group Alah Yen,

Arthur Mafokate and Chomee.

Jwale ke nako ya kotulo (now is the time

for harvesting) was this years tourism

theme.

Big five for Free State

MSEBENZI ZWANE, Tourism MEC, introducing the Free State Big Five Routes in Parys

on Saturday. Photo: Lesego Ditheko

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Tladi Moloi

THIS is the first branch I was supposed to

launch and I am not going to launch it.

I am disappointed. This is an embarrass-

ment. You dont call us if youre not ready.

Wedont push anybody to call us, butwhenyou

call us you should be ready, were the words

of Julius Malema, the Economic Freedom

Fighters (EFF) commander in chief, during his

visit to Qwaqwa.

Malema said this because he was not happy

with the attendance in the Bolata Primary

School Hall to where he had been called to

launch an EFF branch in ward 13 of the Bolata

Village on Saturday.

He said he had come to Qwaqwa after he had

been invited to launch two branches. He had,

however, launched one of the two branches on

the day.

Youre playing with us. There are many

branches that we could have gone to which are

ready. This meeting was supposed to be a his-

torical meeting, but it is a flop. If you dont

want me to say this you should not have called

me.

You should think twice when you call me,

said Malema.

Malema told people who had attended the

event that they should not invite him hoping

that he would be romantic and sweet while

things were going awry.

No, we are running a revolution and if you

are not doing yourwork therewill be no organ-

isation in the Free State.

Youre confirming this andwhere there is

no organisation we need to act, he said.

He urged the branch to reorganise itself.

He said more than 100 people had filled out

the form and had paid, but added that they

were not after the money.

We need people. If we get money, there are

no people and this is equal to having no organi-

sation. You know that we are coming from

people who buy membership for others.

Becausewhenwehave anorganisation that

has people,whenyoudo somethingwrong they

will call you to order because they are alive.

But when people go to graveyards and pick

up the names of the dead they lead an organisa-

tion of dead people. No one will call them to

order.

They said they had a million members, we

know that they dont.

It is fraudulentmemberships that donot ex-

ist. The realmembers that are alive in the Free

State were kicked out, he said.

Dingane Dlamini, the EFF coordinator of

ward 13 in Bolata, said hewas very disappoint-

ed with what had happened. He cited funerals

and other commitments for the poor attend-

ance. We expected many people, but some

could not come because of funerals and such,

he said.

) Visit www.express-news.co.za to listen to

a voice clip of Malema speaking at the

event as well as additional photos from the

meeting. Also read the Express next week

for a follow-up story about the event.

Launch of

branch

a flop

JULIUS MALEMA, the commander in chief

of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).

Photo: Tladi Moloi

A new tourism marketing

drive by the Free State Tour

ism Department will see the

provinces five districts be

ing marketed through their

natural history.

EXPRESS , WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 3

NEWS

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Lesego Ditheko

HERITAGE DAY turned out to be

more than just a normal celebra-

tion for the Tierpoort Farm School,

Kgotsofalo.

A new computer centre to the

value of R700 000, with 24 comput-

ers, was officially handed over by

Tate Makgoe, the Free State

Education MEC, and Microsoft

South Africas Kabelo Makwane.

Malesela Lekweleha, the princi-

pal of Kgotsofalo, in expressing

gratitude for the gesture, said they

have previously met many chal-

lenges. Among their problems was

the issue of workbooks from the

department being written in a

more difficult language than the

language used, but that with the

centre the books were already

loaded onto the system.

Another problem was learners

not having access to the schools

email and even their own.

Lekweleha outlined the impor-

tance of the computers and internet

in that the learners would be able

to do revision.

The school was also blessed

earlier this year when the Educa-

tion Department built a dormitory

facility that accommodates 170

learners and Lekweleha said they

have 168 registered learners who

came from neighbouring farms.

The opening of the centre came

about at the launch of the schools

hostel and Makwane said they

launched what they called Micro-

soft for South Africa which would

enable people to realise their

potential through the use of

technology.

Makwane also said they had

enrolled more than a thousand

teachers and learners in their

training centres to teach them

more about technology.

At the opening, which was

attended by, amongst others, the

Free State Legislature speaker,

Ouma Tsopo, Makgoe urged the

parents to support their childrens

future and to also take interest in

being more exposed to technology

as it would be to their advantage.

Makgoe also asked the parents,

together with the police and the

school, to take care of the equip-

ment and in making sure that the

facilities were being used properly.

The computer facility will not

only be used by learners of

Kgotsofalo, but also by learners of

other schools from the surrounding

areas.

Computer centre to kick-start learning

MEC TATE MAKGOE leans over learner Nana Mohlenyana as she works on a computer in the centre. Photo: Lesego Ditheko


NEWS

KA la 6 Lwetse 2013 Lekgotla la

Dipuo Tsohle tsa Afrika Borwa

(PanSALB) le ila la etela sekolo sa

Bartimea mane Thaba Nchu ho ya

keteka kgwedi ena ya ho elelliswa

setjhaba ka botholo.

Hangata batho ba nyatsa ditholo

mme ba nahana hore motho ha o

le setholo o setlatla mme ha o

tsebe letho. Sena se boela se ama

ditholo hampe mme ba qetelle ba

inyatsa. Ke ka moo PanSALB e

ileng ya rera wekshopo ho hlakola

mehopolo ena e fosahetseng.

Re ile ra mema dikgalala tse

hlahelletseng ka mahetla mme

mona re ka qolla Mme Emily

Matabane eo e leng morupelli wa

Puo ya Matsoho yunivesithing ya

Freistata. Yena ebile ke setho sa

Komiti ya Puo provenseng ya

Freistata se emetseng puo ena.

O ile a kgothaletsa baithuti ho

ithuta ka matla mme ba se natse

botholo ba bona. O ile a ba

elelliswa hore setjhaba se rutehe

mme se be le tjheseho ya ho

ithuta Puo ya Matsoho, bona ba

tla lokela ho ithuta mme e be

mehlala setjhabeng ka kakaretso

jwalo ka yena.

Mme Hlapane boemong ba

Lefapha la Thuto Freistata mme o

ile a hlalosa tema e seng e

kgathilwe hore kharikhulamo ya

Puo ya Matsoho e qale ho sebetsa

isao.

O ile a toboketsa bohlokwa ba

hore baithuti ba na le tokelo ya

ho fumana thuto ka puo eo ba e

ikgethelang yona mme lefapha le

arabela boitseko boo.

Mme Nikiwe Matebula boemong

ba PanSALB le yena o ile a

hlalosetsa baithuti ka mekutu e

entsweng ke PanSALB ho ntlafat-

sa Puo ya Matsoho Freistata.

Ka lebaka la mekutu e entsweng

ke PanSALB dikolong tse pedi e

leng Bartimea le Thiboloha, ho

bile le diphetoho tse kgolo tse

ileng tsa tswela baithuti molemo o

moholo.

Baithuti ba ile ba kgothaletswa

ho ikopanya le PanSALB ebang ba

na tletlebo kapa ebang ba bona

puo ya bona ya matsoho e

kgethollwa. Lekala la molao la

PanSALB le eme setjaro ho

sebetsana le ditlolo tse jwalo tsa

molao.

Mekgatlo e emetseng ditholo e

leng DeafSA le Free State Deaf

Association (FSDA) e ne e emets-

we ke bontate Dlamini le Phakedi

le yona e ile ya fumana monyetla

wa ho bolella baithuti ka ditshebe-

letso tsa yona.

Wekshopo ena ebile lehlohonolo

ho ba le Ntate Kobus Kellerman e

leng mohlanka ya ka sehloohong

wa ditjhelete Lefapheng la

Dipapadi, Bonono, Botjhaba le

Boikgathollo.

Le ha Ntate Kellerman e le

setholo, sena ha se a mo thibela

ho atleha bophelong. O ile a

kgothatsa baithuti mme a qoqa le

bona ka moo a hotseng ka teng le

hore ho tlile jwang a be a fihle

maemong ao.

Sena se ile sa kgothatsa baithuti

ba ditholo haholo mme sa ba ba

bontsha hore tsohle di ka etsahala

ebang o na le maikemisetso.

Ka mora moo, ebile baithuti ba

ditholo ba qetileng dithuto tsa

bona yunivesithing ya Freistata e

leng benghadi Moletsane le

Ramatekoa.

Le bona ba kgothaditse baithuti

le ho arolelana le bona mathata a

bona le tsohle tseo ba di entseng

ho fihlela ba atleha.

Mosebetsi ona o ile wa pheth-

elwa ke kgalala ya Puo ya

Matsoho thelevisheneng (E-TV) e

leng Pholoho Selebano. Baithuti

ba ne ba itumetse haholo mme ba

ile ba mmotsa dipotso, ba nka

ditshwantsho, jwalo-jwalo.

Letsatsi le phethetswe hantle ka

diteboho ka modulasetulo wa

Komiti ya Puo provenseng ya

Freistata Mme Phakisi-Tseki.

PanSALB e rera ho etela sekolo

sa Thiboloha isao hore le bona ba

etelwe ke dikgalala tsa puo ya

matsoho hore ba kgothale!

)Mang kapa mang ya a

batlang ho ngola kholomong

ena, a ka ikopanya le Jabulani

Dlamini ho 051-404-7910 kapa

ho Jabulani.Dlamini@volks-

blad.com

)Mongodi ha ana ho lefiwa.

A re

bueng

Vusi Ntlakana

PanSALB Free State

manager

Setjhaba se elelliswa ka botholo

Hangata batho ba

nyatsa ditholo mme

ba nahana hore mot

ho ha o le setholo o

set la t la mme ha o

tsebe letho. Vusi

Ntlakana

Having a good time

HAVING a whale of a time: Kids of Tirisano ka Botshelo Day-Care in Freedom Square, Bloemfontein, had a good time at the Orchid House in the Free State on Friday. Photo:

Sidwell Guduka


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Health and Safety Act (Act No. 85 of 1993), The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South

Africa (SOC) Ltd hereby notify all parties about the existing PetroSA petroleum storage facility

(depot) at No. 2 Mill Street, Hamilton, Bloemfontein that has been classified as a Major Hazard

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The facility complies with all requirements of a Major Hazard Installation in terms of the Major

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NEWS

SOUTHAFRICAN children born on or just af-

ter the 27 April 1994 democratic elections are

called the born-free generation. They are

called this preciselybecause theywereborn in-

to a free and democratic South Africa free

from apartheid.

From the moment they took their first

breath, the maternity wards were filled with

a democratic aroma. By implication, born-

frees are a microcosm of a liberated nation

with a progressive constitution.

The general perception is that born-frees

will explore the world and be more adventur-

ous than their predecessors because they are

not subjected to stifling political impediments.

They are indeed a generation forwhom the sky

is quite literally the limit theMandela gener-

ation as they are affectionately called.

Nelson Mandela was their democratically

elected president from the moment they

opened their eyes until they were five years

old. Irrespective of race, born-frees never expe-

rienced statutory apartheid and were rightly

expected tobe colour-blind, thinkout of thebox

and pursue careers such as Astrology, Char-

tered Accounting, Chemical Engineering and

Quantity Surveying.

This generation enjoys free meals at school

and those who go to farm or rural schools have

free transport. For their sake, corporal punish-

ment was abolished as a discipline enforce-

ment mechanism and they do not bear bruises

like some of us.

Their parents have the freedom of choice to

send them to either private or public schools.

They duly inherited all the rights that came

with a healthy democratic dispensation.

Born-frees relish the luxury of gallivanting

all through the night undeterred by a state of

emergency. Theyhavenever been traumatised

by the sight of a necklaced man burning to

death on suspicion of being a police informer.

Born-frees do not suffer the ordeal of sharing

a single text bookamong five learnerswho stay

in distant geographical areas.

As expected, the majority of born-frees

seized the opportunity that camewith freedom

and widened their horizons in the field of

sport, business and education.

Some of theMandela generation are interna-

tionally acclaimed Banyana Banyana players

and elegant international models in their own

right.

While others were deservedly awarded

scholarships to study overseas, their peers reg-

istered for various fields of study at local terti-

ary institutions.

A large chunk of them are in the incubation

process as young business entrepreneurs,

while others have already carved a niche for

themselves as prominent film actors.

Contrary to past generations, no parameters

are set for born-frees as towhat, when and how

to think. They are free to obtain the best and

most sophisticated education money can buy.

At their disposal are ample learner pro-

grammes, bursary schemes, youth skills devel-

opment programmes and scholarships to

choose from.

Undeniably, born-frees are the envy of gen-

erations that came before them.

They sat for their first matric examination

in 2012 and their results were satisfactory ac-

cording to the minister of basic education.

According to Statistics SouthAfrica, sixmil-

lion of the born-free generation will be eligible

to vote for the first time in the 2014 general elec-

tion. As voting citizens, it gives them the right

to decide the future of South Africa.

Notwithstanding accomplishments by born-

frees mentioned above, a recent study has

shown that in 2011 an estimated 94 000 social

grant applications were made by school-going

teenage mothers across the country, painting

a bleak future for South Africa.

A whopping 40% of the Mandela generation

only managed primary school education and

dropped out for one reason or another. Sadly,

others have come and gone.

A lot of born-frees succumbed toAids-related

diseases or died as a result of back-yard abor-

tions and drug overdose. Some died in shoot-

outs with the police during cash-in-transit he-

ists, while others committed suicide for failing

matric or being jilted by their lovers.

This surely calls for a comprehensive psy-

cho-socio analysis of our family and communal

patterns.

In recent years, South Africa was flabber-

gasted by the advent of the Skhothane sub-

culture whose main pioneers are born-frees.

This is a sub-culture of young South Africans

of school-going age popular for their extrava-

gant tastes in clothes, jewellery, smartphones

and whisky.

Please dont get me wrong, there is nothing

untoward when young people look all fancy

and flamboyant. In themid-80swehadPantsu-

laswhodressed elegantly, but kept their valua-

ble items for many years.

The main subscribers to the Skhothane

sub-culture are learners at former model C

schools coming from affluent township fami-

lies. Though unemployed, these adolescents

are notorious for freely tearing off their expen-

sive clothes, littering custard and smashing

smart phones, just to show-off their opulence

andbelittle thosewhocannot afford these exor-

bitant items.

When they vote in 2014, themajority of them

will be exercising their democratic right with

skeletons in their closet.

) *Thandi aged 19 will be accompanied to a

voting station by her daughter while heavily

pregnantwith another baby fathered by amar-

ried sugar-daddy.

) The 20-year-old *Natasha will quickly vote

and rush to the corner of Nelson Mandela and

West Burger Street where she trades as a lady

of the night.

) At the tender age of 18, *Thibos will be out

on bail for raping his disabled aunt and will

exercise his democratic right at a polling

booth.

*Not their real names

) Express welcomes any contribution to

theMyView column and asks that columns

be kept between 450 and 500 words. Ed.

Born-frees too free for their age

My view

Lehlohonolo

Nyetanyane

Social observer

}

Sidwell Guduka

THOUSANDS of cyclists are expected to

participate in the Mangaung OFM Classic

next month.

The eventwill take place inBloemfontein

from 1 to 3 November.

According to organisers this years event,

in its 13th year, will kick off with the Life-

style and Cycle Expo on the first two days

at the Windmill Casino and Entertainment

Centre. This expo serves as platform for ex-

hibitors to share the latest in cycling tech-

nology with over 10 000 cycling enthusiasts

from across the country.

As the main organiser, we will be work-

ing very hard to ensure that cyclists and cy-

cling enthusiasts alike have an exhilarat-

ing experience at the classic, Tumi

Sefemo, Ofms communications manager,

said.

The classic will once again partner with

the Free State Government to ensure that

the Mangaung OFM Classic remains a pre-

mium event on South Africas cycling cal-

endar and the safest cycling race in the

country, she added.

The popular Mountain Bike Race will be

held on 2November at theWindmill Casino

and Entertainment Centre. The route,

which has been designed by mountain bike

enthusiasts, will make for a challenging

ride of uphill, twists and turns on the back

roads of the Free State capital. Entrants

have an opportunity to participate in either

25 km or 65 km trails.

We see this partnership as a conduit to-

wards realising some of our goals, particu-

larly around social cohesion, but also in

popularising cycling as one of the sporting

codes that must be promoted amongst our

youth, Qondile Khedama, general manag-

er of communication at Mangaung Metro

Municipality, said.

The partnership is also going to reposi-

tion Mangaung as one of the brands to be

reckoned with. This initiative is going to

contribute in our broad Growth and Devel-

opment Strategy (GDS) in the form of,

amongst other things, tourism and infra-

structure investment.

It comes at the right time when we are

prioritising activities that seek to close the

racial gap in the city, and those that pro-

mote good health. As the leadership of the

municipality, we need to leave a legacy that

would inspire the coming generations. It is

our responsibility to ensure every decision

we take bears a value, especially to citizens

of Mangaung.

On the last day of the event, cyclists will

hit the streets of Mangaung for the 106 km

timed stage race, and the supporting 30 km

untimed fun race. The race will once again

start and finish at the Free State Stadium

in Bloemfontein.

This years event is sponsored by the

Mangaung Metro Municipality and it

boasts a whopping R160 000 in prize money

and lucky draw prizes.

Cycling bridge racial gap


NEWS

STONESIZANI, ANCparliamentary chief:

THE Office of the ANC Chief finds the DAs

chaotic attendance monitoring system ex-

posed by the Sunday Times (on Sunday) very

interesting.

The report, DA MPs upset by report

cards, paints a picture of a partywith no reli-

able attendance monitoring system and its

caucus leaders in the dark regarding MPs at-

tendance of parliamentary meetings.

This has cast doubt on its own performance

assessment process, with MPs complaining

bitterly about being assessed on the basis of

inaccurate attendance information.

When the ANC recently expressed its sup-

port for parliaments proposed electronic

monitoring system and policy on leave and at-

tendance, and also called for their immediate

implementation, the DA chief whip, Watty

Watson, rejected our call, claiming the DA

had an effective system of its own.

Clearly, he was blatantly disingenuous. De-

spite his claim that the DA had an effective

monitoring system, the Sunday Times report

shows that the party in fact relies on parlia-

ments own attendance records to monitor its

MPs attendance.

The party is also unable to accurately cap-

ture its MPs attendance of its caucus meet-

ings.

In his response to our call for speedy imple-

mentation of these policies for proper regula-

tion of attendance, Watson mockingly said he

would gladly offer my assistance to the new

ANC Chief Whip in establishing for the first

time an effective internal policy to control the

attendance and performance of his MPs.

Today the joke is on him. If Watson could

not even control, let alone accurately record

attendance of a handful of DA MPs how on

earth can he offer advice on how to manage

our almost 300 MPs in parliament?

Parliaments electronic system,which is set

to be implemented in the next term of parlia-

ment, will provide an accurate and instant

record of MPs attendance of committee meet-

ings and plenary sittings.

The leave and attendance policy, which is

also scheduled for implementation, will regu-

late MPs attendance and provides punitive

measures for those who abscond.

The Constitution directs parliament to put

in place an attendance policy to also provide

for circumstances under which MPs can lose

their seats.

Watsons rejection of these two policies

shows that he neither knows what is best for

his role as his partys chief disciplinarian nor

appreciates his parliamentary responsibili-

ties as the chief whip.

If these policies were in place, the DAs

so-called performance assessment process

would not be the farce it has become as report-

ed.

Itwouldnot have to rely on thumb-sucked

attendance data, as one DA MP correctly ob-

served, but on very accurate information

from parliaments impeccable monitoring

system.

Unlike Watson, who is simply clueless

aboutwhat is good for his own party, we know

what is good for parliament and well ensure

that the electronicmonitoring system and the

policy on leave and attendance are imple-

mented without delay.

We are certain that the DA would find it

very useful.

System far

more effective

PETER FREWEN, DA Free State MPL:

ESKOM served a notice to suspend the

electricity supply to two Free State

municipalities due to non-payment of

almost R400 million.

The Maluti-a-Phofung (MaP) Municipali-

ty owes Eskom R205 million and the

Ngwathe Local Municipality owes R188 mil-

lion.

Both municipalities are in arrears by

more than 90 days.

Our councillors will engage with the

municipal managers in order to negotiate,

without delay, repayment options with

Eskom.

Should Eskom cut electricity in Decem-

ber due to non-payment more than

450 000 residents will be dumped in the

dark.

It is unacceptable that municipalities

take payment on behalf of Eskom, with the

authority to cut residents electricity

supply in the event of non-payment, but

in turn, the municipalities fail to pay

Eskom.

In the end the people bear the brunt

of poor management by the ANC govern-

ment.

The provincial Department of Coopera-

tive Governance and Traditional Affairs

(CoGTA) said they would assist these two

municipalities to raise the R400 million

needed to pay Eskom.

This raises three pertinent issues:

1. CoGTA should not be the piggy bank of

failed municipalities;

2. Where and how will CoGTA secure these

funds?

3. If these municipalities failed to pay

Eskom, how will they repay CoGTA?

The DA will do everything in its power

to prevent a forced blackout.

Forced power cut will leavemany in the dark

THE Free State Department of Education will

celebrate the important role teachers play.

Various activities will take place from 4 Oc-

tober to 18 October as part of World Teacher

Day celebrations.

The Free State Education MEC Tate Mak-

goes pre-recorded message of support will be

played in various towns during the celebra-

tions. The theme for this years World Teacher

Day is A call for Teachers.

Makgoe says the role teachers play in society

cannot be over-emphasized because they play

a crucial role in transforming the lives of

learners on all education levels. He adds that

teaching transcends other professions in that

teachers offer parental and socio-economic

support to learners.

He calls on learners, unions, parents, organi-

sations and society in general to continually

assist in upholding teaching by supporting

teachers. Makgoe attributes the departments

ability to produce quality education and good

gr. 12 results to teachers. Since 2011 more than

80% of the skills levy had been allocated to

teacher development programmes and 2 786

temporary teachers where made permanent.

Teachers to be

honoured soon


NEWS

THIS 53-year-old man, known as Stephen

Mbongo,was admitted to theNational Hos-

pital in Bloemfontein on 13 September. Ac-

cording to him, he is from Rouxville in the

Free State, but could not give his exact ad-

dress as he alleged that he had left home

at the age of four. He then came to Bloem-

fontein in 1964 and stayed with his sister,

Selina Mbongo, in the Bochabela Location.

The address is not known. Selina passed

away a year ago. The patient also alleged

that after his sister had died he went to live

on the streets because he had no other rela-

tives. Anyone who might know this pa-

tients family or address should please call

Sheila Litheko, social worker, on 051-403-

9881. Photo: Supplied

Formorenewsandphotosgoto

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Sidwell Guduka

THE Mangaung African Cultural Festival

(Macufe) celebrates its 16th year of

existence from 4 to 13 October, and it

promises to be the best and biggest ever.

This annual festival caters for perform-

ances of music, theatre, dance, live art

and much more. The festival has become

one of the biggest events in the arts

carnival and on countless South Africans

calendars and it remains the only threat

to the Standard Bank National Arts

Festival held in Grahamstown.

Launched in 1997 by the Free State

Provincial Government to celebrate the

best local and international African

artists in various disciplines, Macufe is a

scintillating cultural festival that has

grown from strength to strength. It

started with an impressive following of

30 000 fans in 1997 and now attracts an

audience of more than 140 000 people,

making it one of the biggest cultural

festivals on the African continent.

As was the case in the previous editions

of this event, the focus will again be

music as organisers have imported South

African favourites Keri Hilson and

Anthony Hamilton.

Hamilton will dazzle fans at the Indoor

Jazz Festival on 11 October at the Dome,

Old Greys Sports Ground. He will be

sharing the stage with the likes of Hugh

Masekela, Judith Sephuma and Victor

Kgantlape. A day later, Hilson will

perform at the Divas Concert at the same

venue. Appearing on stage with her will

be Thandiswa Mazwai, Maleh and Zonke,

who is going from strength to strength.

Other dazzling shows which have

become a permanent feature over the

years include the Macufe Gospel Concert,

Macufe Comedy and, of course, the

perennial drawcard the Main Music

Festival.

David Kau, who is well known across

the country as a funny man whose witty

jokes leave you in stitches, will headline

the comedy show on 9 October.

He will be joined by his funny friends

Mashabela Galane, Isaac Gampu, Tumi,

Morake, Conrad Kosh and Chester Missing,

as well as Skhumba Hlophe.

A Nigerian, Bright Basketmouth

Okpocha, Sifiso Nene and Celeste Ntuli will

also keep audiences laughing throughout a

certainly not-to-be-missed show.

Performing at the gospel show this Sunday

will be Solly Mahlangu, Rebecca Malope,

Tshepiso Mpotle, Khanyisa, Sechaba, Sello

Malete, Sipho Makhabane, Sechaba, Nkosi

Dumako, as well as Teboho and Friends.

The Macufe Boxing Tournament will be

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Institute (Free State Psychiatric Complex) on

Saturday. The main bout will see Themba

Doctor Ntsele and Motsoake Moselesele

battling it out for the WBF title over 12

rounds.

Macufe line-up for this weekend:

Friday, 4 October:

Charity Gold Challenge Bloemfontein

Golf Club (06:00 to 18:00).

Hip Hop Sand du Plessis Theatre (19:00).

Saturday, 5 October:

Rock Concert The Dome (12:00).

Boxing FSSSI (14:00).

Sunday, 6 October:

Gospel concert The Dome (11:00).

Macufe ready to rock Bloem

FUNNY MAN: David Kau will keep audienc-

es in stitches at the Macufe Comedy show.

Photo: Sidwell Guduka

The festival hasbecomeone

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Sidwell Guduka

DANNY JORDAAN, former vice-president

of the South African Football Association (Sa-

fa) and 2010 Fifa World Cup CEO, is the new

Safa president after winning the race for the

top seat over fellow contender Mandla

Shoes Mazibuko.

Jordaan will replace Kirsten Nematandani

for the countrys biggest job in football.

It was an overwhelming majority victory

for Jordaan who garnered 162 votes to the 88

Mazibuko received from the 52 regions.

The elections were conducted by the Inde-

pendent Electoral Commission (IEC) and

were also monitored by members of Fifa and

the continental soccer body, theCAF, and Sas-

coc at the bodys annual congress in Johan-

nesburg on Saturday.

Once the results were announced, the at-

tendees burst into song and dance, celebrat-

ing the 62-year-olds ascendancy to one of the

countrys most demanding jobs.

It was a tremendous day for South African

football. Im very happy Ive been given the

honour and have accepted gratefully, said

Jordaan, who served as Safa CEO from 1997

to 2004 and was largely responsible for South

Africas bids for the 2006 and 2010 World Cup

finals.

Jordaan pinpointed an improvement at

grassroots level as being the key for South Af-

rica moving forward.

The challenge for all of us is the develop-

ment and reconstruction of South African

football.

Many say we are a football nation, but I

say we are not. Germany is playing 80 000 jun-

ior matches over a weekend. Spain is playing

30 000. France is playing 40 000.

If you find 3 000 matches in South Africa

youre doing well. So thats the problem. We

have to get the junior leagues going, he said.

Meanwhile, the vice-presidents positions

went to Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana who polled

197 votes, Lucas Nhlapo (173) and Elvis Shis-

hana (167). The other vice-president of the as-

sociation is Premier SoccerLeague chairman,

Dr Irvin Khoza.

Mazibuko withdrew his candidature for the

vice-presidents position, while former NEC

member, AlphaMchunu (95), andVictor Ram-

athesele (76) did not garner enough votes.

The ten national list members of the NEC

are Gladwin White, Kwenzakwakhe Ngwen-

ya, Nomsa Mahlangu, Poobalan Govin-

dasamy, Xolile Nkompela, Truman Prince,

Ria Ledwaba, Aubrey Baartman, Advocate

Norman Arendse and Anastasia Tsichlas.

The members of the provincial list are Abel

Rakoma and Jack Maluleka (Limpopo),

Anthony Reeves and William Mooka (Gau-

teng), David Brains Zulu and Gay Mokoena

(Mpumalanga), Mzwandile Maforvane and

Michael Mogorosi (Free State), Monde

Montshiwa and Paseka Nkone (North West),

Velaphi Kubeka and Simphiwe Xaba (KwaZu-

lu-Natal), Gerald Don and Mlungisi

Bushwana (Western Cape), Mzimkhulu Ndle-

lo and Mzimkhulu Fina (Eastern Cape) and

DavidBantu andPeterMantshonyane (North-

ern Cape).

Jordaan takes

the lead at Safa

DANNY JORDAAN (middle), the new president of the South African Football Association (Safa), is congratulated by the Safa members during the 2013 Safa annual congress at

the Helderfontein Estate, Johannesburg, on Saturday. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

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Tladi Moloi

THE Free State came

fourth during the

four-day 2013 South

African National

Boxing Associations

(SANABO)Youthand

Junior Champion-

ships which were

held in the Tiisetsang

Secondary School

Hall in Bohlokong,

Bethlehem.

The Free State col-

lected five medals

during this historical

tournament that left

manypeople inDihla-

beng overwhelmed.

Theywon twobronze,

a silver and two gold

medals.

The Eastern Cape

dominated by win-

ning more medals

which made them the

best team of the tour-

nament. They won 23

medals: 6 bronze; 7

silver and 9 gold.

Gauteng came sec-

ond with three

bronze, nine silver

and eight gold med-

als.

KwaZulu-Natal

won seven bronze,

eight silver and eight

gold medals and the

Northern Cape six

bronze, two silver

and one gold with the

Western Cape going

back home with one

bronze medal.

Fusi Hlasoa, the

Free State Boxing Or-

ganisations presi-

dent who was also a

team coach during

the tournament, said

he was happy that

they had finished

fourth in the tourna-

ment.

He said it was an

improvement com-

pared to previous

years in which they

would have finished

last with one medal

or even none.

Wehave improved

and surely with the

experience gained

from the tournament

well keep on climb-

ing until we claim the

first sport, he said.

He said they would

have won more med-

als had it not been for

some of their players

being disqualified

during the tourna-

ment.

Some of our play-

ers were disqualified

because of documen-

tation. Well make

sure this does not

happen in future, he

said.

Hlasoa said the on-

ly difference between

them and the other

teams was that the

other teamswere sup-

ported in numbers. In

the game, however,

they were on the

same level.

The standard of

the tournament was

top-class and we are

happy that we did not

fail in hosting it. It

was a successful tour-

nament indeed and

wewant to thank eve-

ryone who contribut-

ed to its success, he

said.

Lulama Menzi, the

Eastern Cape team

manager, said the

standard of the com-

petition had been

very high and added

that Gauteng and

KwaZulu-Natal had

given them a run for

their money. He said

it had been the first

time that they had

won the youth and

junior champion-

ships after they had

won juniors and sen-

iors in 2010.

All the teams

wanted to win, but in

the end we proved to

be the best. The com-

petition was tough

and I am happy that

my team could stick

to the basics, he

said.

Menzi said the

standard of boxing in

the Eastern Cape was

like soccer in Johan-

nesburg. He said they

lived for boxing in

that part of the coun-

try.

Iyo, we love it.

Even the competition

locally is amazing,

he said.

He ended by saying

the tournament had

been well organised

pointing out that the

place that they slept

at felt like home.

Those people

knowhow to organise

big events. Every-

thing was top class

and they attended to

problems immediate-

ly, he said.

Teams

pack a

punch

THE Free State boxer in blue and white fights for the gold against the Gauteng boxer in red and white. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Iyo, we love it. Even the compe

tition locally is amazing. Lula

maMenzi

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