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} Selloane Khalane

DAN KHOTHULE, MEC forSport, Arts, Culture and Recrea-tion in the Free State, has deniedbeing one of the ANC’s bigwigsfunding Julius Malema’s politicalparty. the Economic FreedomFighters (EFF).The Weekly newspaper on Fri-

day published a scathing report,implicatingKgothule as one of thefunders backing the ANC’s arch-rival political party, the EFF.According to the article, senior

ANC leaders have condemnedKgothule for his alleged “open as-sociation with the EFF”.TheWeekly also claimed to be in

possession of an SMS circulatingthe country implicating Kgothulein EFF funding activities.In an exclusive interview with

Express, Kgothule saidTheWeeklywas trying to create enmity be-tween himself and Ace Ma-gashule, the premier of the FreeState. Free State Times, The Week-ly’s sister paper, also wrote an ar-ticle on Friday alleging cracks be-tween Thabo Manyoni, the execu-tive mayor of the MangaungMetro and Magashule.“The owner of the papers, Tumi

Ntsele, has a vendetta againstme,” Kgothule responded.Kgothule said the articles were aploy to discredit him and Manyo-ni ahead of the ANC provinciallist conference which was sup-posed to convene during the pastweekend.“Tumi wanted to force the

Sports Department to solely ad-vertise inhis paper and I refused,”Kgothule said.Kgothule said Ntsele was still

lickinghiswounds after hehad re-fused to renew contracts the de-partment had with his company,Lethlaka Communications, whenhe stepped in as MEC for Sport,

Arts, Culture and Recreation.“He offered me 30% of his com-

pany and I declined the offer. Irefuse to be bought,” Kgothule ex-plained.According to The Weekly,

Kgothule was part of the RegimeChange caucus which sought totopple Magashule, who is also theANC provincial chairperson.Kgothule said the articles weremeant to influence the outcomesof the list conference.The postponed conference was

set to nominate a list of leaderswho are expected to represent theANC in provincial and nationallegislatures after next year’s gen-eral elections.“This is cheap journalism, I

was neither given ample time torespond to the allegations norwasI forwarded the SM”.According to Kgothule, his of-

fice was forwarded a media in-quiry regarding the allegations onThursday at 12:00 and was told torespond by 14:00. The premier’sspokesperson, Mondli Mvambi,said Magashule was happy withKgothule’s performance as MECand denied tensions betweenthem. Meanwhile, ANC provin-cial spokesperson Thabo Meekosaid there was no animosity be-tween Magashule and Manyoni.“This is just gossip by faceless

sources trying to sow divisionwithin the ANC ahead of the ge-neral elections,”Meeko said.Mee-ko said although the allegationslevelled against Kgothule were se-rious, Kgothule was loyal to theANC. “The party will investigatethe matter,” Meeko added.Qondile Khedama, Manyoni’sspokesperson, said negative arti-cles by individuals would emergeahead of the national elections.Ntsele could not be reached for

comment at the time of going toprint.

‘It’s a personal vendetta’Khothule denies allegations of support for EFF, rift with Ace

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Dan Khothule, MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

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} Lesego Ditheko

THE call by the Provincal EducationDepartment’s MEC, Tate Makgoe, forLejweleputswa Education District’slearners 16 years and older to apply forbirth certificates and ID’s was heard.

Last Tuesday, after the MEC had madethe plea to parents, Kutlwanong’s JCMotumi Secondary School hosted threeother schools (Phehello Secondary,Kutlwanong High and Eldoret Secondary).The other stakeholders who took part inthe project included the district’s HomeAffairs Department and the IEC.

According to Makgoe, learners whohave not submitted birth certificates tothe schools should immediately do so. Asfrom 15 January 2014 all learners areexpected to have ID numbers and to beregistered on SA-SAMS. From 2015learners without ID’s will not be able toregister for the National Senior Certifi-cate (NSC) examinations.

The Home Affairs’ district operationsmanager, Henda Erasmus, said theoutreach to the schools in their area hadbeen an ongoing project for the last eightyears and their mandate was to reach 180

schools in the district.Erasmus said the target depended on

the need of the school and the number oflearners who did not have ID’s.

Learners from Eldoret Secondary whodid not have birth certificates and ID’sexpressed their feelings.

Two in particular, Rethabile Mosholiand Zingiwe Mosoue, 16 and 17 years ofage, said they were happy they were

applying for their ID’s as they would nowbe able to vote. One of the concernsraised by the learners was that theschool’s management had outlined thatany learner who was old enough, but didnot possess a birth certificate. would facethe possibility of being suspended fromschool.

The Eldoret Secondary School’s coordi-nator, Viola Shai, said the challenge thelearners faced in the beginning was thatthey stood for hours in Home Affairs cuesand had slight chances of being assisted.

“This process is faster and moreefficient in that it is only the learnersand it is convenient to be directlyassisted without having to skip school,”said Shai.

According to the department’s SouthAfrican-School Administration andManagement System (SA-SAMS) about100 000 learners do not have birthcertificates or ID numbers. SA-SAMS is afree computer application designed tomeet the management, administration andgovernance needs of schools in SouthernAfrica. Makgoe said the department wasliaising with the schools to verify thecorrectness of these figures.

ID’s obtained at schoolSTANDING behind the learners is Viola Shai, the Eldoret Secondary School coordinator, with learners who were applying fortheir IDS for the first time. Photo: Lesego Ditheko

‘This process is faster andmore efficient in that it isonly the learners and it isconvenient to be directlyassisted without having toskip school.’– Viola Shai, Eldoret Secondary School’s coordinator

} Palesa Motshabi

LAST month a large number of mail wasfound dumped in Langenhoven Park andBotshabelo’s C Section.

It is still unclear how many pieces ofmail exactly were found in these areas.

According to a source at the BloemfonteinPost Office, the staff that had been hired todeliver the mail, worked long hours andhad not been paid enough, hence theydecided to dump the mail.

“Some of the personnel do not even knowthe areas they’re supposed to deliver themail in. They were hired because offavouritism – and that’s why they don’tknow how to do their jobs,” said a sourceclose to Volksblad, parent paper of Express.

The source said because of poor manage-ment the Bloemfontein Post Office wouldhave to face this problem because of theway things were being done.

Capt. Magic Mokgahle, the police spokes-person in Botshabelo, confirmed that a casehad been opened regarding abandoned mailin Botshabelo under the Post Offices Act,

and the investigation was still underway.Makgahle said it had been alleged that

the postman had been drunk and haddumped the letters at Section C inBotshabelo.

Janras Kotsi, spokesperson at PretoriaMail Business, said the South African PostOffice (Sapo) had delivered the abandonedmail found in Langenhoven Park.

He said a criminal charge against thesuspects had been laid at the South AfricanPolice Service (SAPS).

“The mail handlers implicated in bothcases have been suspended and furtheraction will be taken once a disciplinaryhearing has been completed,” said Kotsi.

He further said that the post office’s focuswas on providing the best service and theiremployees were made aware that deliveringmail was their primary responsibility.

“Supervisors at Sapo will closely monitormail delivery in the area to make sureincidents of this nature do not recur,” hesaid. According to the source, a similarincident happened last year in Decemberat Botshabelo’s Section E.

SAPS to investigatecase of dumpedmail

} Sidwell Guduka

SOUTH AFRICA’S general elections are fastapproaching.

The election officials have confirmed thatthey would accept three forms of official identi-fication to register and vote in next year’s na-tional and provincial elections: a green bar-cod-ed ID book, a valid Temporary Identity Certifi-cate (TIC) and the new smartcard ID.

As has always been the case, prospective vot-ers must produce a valid South African greenbar-coded ID book, or a valid Temporary Identi-ty Certificate (TIC) issued by the Department ofHome Affairs to those who have lost or not yetreceived their ID book.

However, for the first time ever, the brand-new smartcard ID which was launched by theDepartment of Home Affairs in July will be ac-cepted for registration and voting.

“Accommodating the new smartcard IDs hasnot been difficult,” said Mosotho Moepya, chiefelectoral officer of the IEC.

“It contains a bar-code with the holder’s IDnumber just like the ID book. So we scan thesmartcard with the zip-zip just like we would anID book,” he explained, adding that the onlychange was in finding a way to provide the per-son with their proof of registration.

“Obviously there is no place on the smartcardID to stick the bar-code stickerwith the person’sregistration details. So we’ll be sticking this ona printout which the person can take with themand keep in a safe place,” Moepya explained.

As many as 22 263 voting stations will be openon 9 and 10 November from 08:00 to 17:00 for newregistrations, changes to registrations (thosewho have moved voting districts since the lastelection) and for voters who would like to verifytheir details.

The IEC said it hoped to register over 2 mil-lion new voters ahead of the general electionsscheduled to take place in 2014, bringing thenumber of registered voters to 25 million or 80%of eligible voters.

Identificationneeded to vote

} Selloane Khalane

THE Free State Public Servants Association(PSA) has threatened to drag the Departmentof Health to court over unpaid staff bonuses.

According to PSA provincial head GerhartKoorts, staff members who qualify to receiveannual performance development manage-ment system (PDMS) have not received theirbonuses. Bonuses should have been paid outin July.

Koorts said the union had written a follow-up letter to the Office of the Premier, request-ing premier Ace Magashule’s intervention in-to the financialwoes of theHealthDepartment.

The union said the department was trans-gressing its own financial policies. The unionsaid annually, assessments were finalised inJune, so that outcomes of the audits were im-plemented from1July. “Someof the employeestold the union they still had their assessmentswith them,” Koorts said.

Health spokesperson Mondli Mvambi saidthe department had just completed its PDMSassessments andwould start paying out bonus-es by the end of October.

Mvambi denied that the department hadbeen scrambling to find funds to pay salariesfor January and February next year.

PSA threatenscourt action

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} Teboho Setena

IT’S all systems go for the 2013 National Sen-ior Certificate (NSC) examinations for gr. 12’sacross South Africa.This year’s NSC examinations started on

Monday and will end on 29 November.The Free State Department of Education

has set the target to achieve a pass rate of 85%this year to improve on last year’s perform-ance of 81,1%.The Free State was third, Western Cape sec-

ond with a 82,8%matric pass rate, while Gau-teng came first with 83,9%.Howard Ndaba, the provincial spokesper-

son for the Department of Education, saidmore than 28 0000 full-time learners and 3 213part-time candidates were expected to writetheir year-end examination at 332 centres inthe province.“The department has gone the extra mile,

offering extra lessons and availing the bestteachers in critical subjects to ensure thisyear’s results are credible.“In an effort to best prepare the learners and

ensure we obtain the percentage we also en-gaged subject experts of the University of theFree State (UFS),” he said.Ndaba said there would be special focus on

Mathematics, English and Science subjects.“The effort to put special focus on Mathe-

matics and Science subjects is as a result ofprevious matric results. To improve the re-sults the department, led by MEC Tate Makg-oe, then initiated the Mental Maths Pro-gramme at various schools. We are confidentit will pay dividends,” he said.Ndaba said the fact that learners had signed

a pledge to abide by the rules of examinationssignified the readiness of the province.“Tight securitymeasures to prevent irregu-

larities and possible leakages of the 2013 NSCexamination question papers have been putin place by the Free State Department of Edu-cation. This is to ensure the results are cre-dible,’’ he said.According to the Council for Quality Assur-

ance in General and Further Education andTraining, Umalusi, this year examinationswill be written by about 707 136 learners atmore than 6 699 examination centres. Theseexaminations will be overseen by about 65 000invigilators and will be marked by over 35 000markers in 118 marking centres across thecountry, Umalusi said in statement.The results are expected to be announced

on 7 January next year, and all learners areurged to go to their schools on this day to col-lect their results.Earlier this month Angie Motshekga, Basic

Education minister, said: “These exams arethe culmination of years of schooling and arecrucial in ensuring thatmatriculants are ableto establish a platform from which they canlaunch themselves into their desired future.”

NSC exams are crucial

‘The department has gonethe extra mile, offering extra lessons and avail thebest teachers in critical subjects to ensure this year’sresul ts are credible .’ –Howard Ndaba, the Department of Education’s provincial spokesperson

MATHS: Learners of different schools in Bloemfontein participated in a Mental Maths Championship last weekend. Photo: Emile Hendricks


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} Palesa Motshabi

THE Matla Primary School is setto benefit from the food gardeningand greening programme byEduPlant and Woolworths.On Thursday, Woolworths

workers from the Loch LoganWaterfront and Preller Squarebranches, in conjunction with theEduPlant staff, went to the Phase 6school in Bloemfontein to get theirhands dirty. They helped to plantvegetables as part of their foodgardening and greening pro-gramme – something whichexcited the principal, SelebogoDithebe, and the pupils.“We are very happy. This is a

great initiative by Woolworths. Itis a step in the right direction forthem. We really appreciate whatthey have done for our school,”Dithebe told Express.“Most of our learners come from

less fortunate families and theyoften come to school with emptystomachs. It hurts to see a childcoming to school on a Mondaymorning telling you they arehungry. Through this initiativewe’ll be able to feed them,” hesaid.“You would not believe that

some of these kids have their last

meal at school on Friday afternoonand they will only eat again whenthey come to school on Monday,”he added.Dithebe further explained that

the school was intent on growingthe garden so that some learnerswould be able to take home abunch of vegetables. Anine vander Westhuizen from the Wool-worths Trust said they hadcarefully chosen few proprietyareas where they believed theycould make a difference byimplementing the food gardeningprogramme. “Our focus is on foodsecurity, vulnerable children andeducation,” said Van der Westhui-zen. She added that the Wool-worths Trust had been helping toaddress the challenges of establish-ing sustainable food systems forimproving food security andnutrition in South Africa through

it’s long-term support of environ-mentally friendly school andcommunity food gardeningprojects.Nthabiseng Stelpstra of Edu-

Plant, who was representing Foodand Trees in the Free State, saidthey had helped more than 30schools around Bloemfontein withthe food gardening programme.“The programme helps the

schools a lot with the food scheme.“With this project we also help

kids who end up dropping out ofschool because they have to cometo school with empty stomachs,”said Stelpstra.Mpho Mokoena (14), a grade 7

learner, said she was very happyaboutthe programme. “I participat-ed in planting the vegetables inthe garden. I think that thelearners will benefit a lot fromthis initiative,” Mpho said.

Project to feed needy kids

WATERING PLANTS: Mpho Mokoena (left) with Angela Lawerlot of theLoch Logan Waterfront branch of Woolworths. Photo: Palesa Motshabi

“It hurts to see a child coming to school on aMonday morning telling you they are hungry.Through this initiative we’ll be able to feedthem.” – Selebogo Dithebe


} Teboho Setena

THE South African Police Service (SAPS) inthe Goldfields town of Virginia has launcheda full-scale investigation into murder inci-dents relating to gang wars which have affect-ed the community of the Meloding Township.Investigation is a concerted effort by the policeto root-out gangster crime that had involvedthe rival groups Makaota, Pakistan and Portu-gal.

Police spokesperson Malebo Khosana saidinvestigations were an ongoing measure toroot-out violent crimes which had the commu-nity of Meloding live in fear since their riseearlier this year. He said Stilte Park, one of thedeveloping residential areas in Meloding, wasmost affected by the gang wars. Thus far thepolice are investigating two gruesome murdercases of Tshepo Joshua Mabaso (29) and Wil-liam Moleleki (32). They were killed on 25March and 18 June respectively.

Khosana said Moleleki was found dead in aback room where he lived. He had two gunwounds, one to the stomach and the other tothe upper leg. He said police found four emptycartridges next to the deceased body. The de-ceased was apparently killed on the night of 17June and his body was found the next morning.He said Moleleki was believed to be a memberof the Makaota group, one of the unruly groupswhich also terrorised Meloding.

Khosana said Mabaso was allegedly attackedby a group of men armed with dangerous weap-ons. He said the assailants, who are still atlarge, stabbed him with sharp objects. Khosa-na said the deceased tried to run for safety toone of the houses where he threw himself in-side the house. He however, died instantly.Khosana said the challenge facing the SAPS intheir investigation was failure by members ofthe community to testify against the perpetra-tors, apparently fearing for their lives.

“The owner of the house could not assist thepolice by providing information about the sus-pects apart from saying the deceased was at-tacked by a group of males. The investigativedetective has applied all investigative meth-ods, but no success was achieved.

“Therefore we request community membersto assist with information which could lead tothe arrest and conviction of the suspects,” saidKhosana. Any person who may have informa-tion which could lead to the arrest and success-ful conviction of the suspects in both cases canphone the investigative detective, ZwesandileThethani, at 082-391-3459 or the office at 057-215-1089 during office hours.

Gangsleadto fear

THE South African Police Service (SAPS) inthe Goldfields town of Virginia is investigatingthe murder of 29-year-old Mojalefa PeterThabane on 1 December last year.

The deceased was a resident of Stilte Parkin Meloding, Virginia. Police spokespersonMalebo Khosana said the deceased was in themorningof theday inquestion founddeadwitha stabbed wound on his throat.

He was employed as a security officer by oneof the mining companies in Theunissen. Kho-sana said the motive for the killing is still un-known.

“His belongings such as a cellphone and wal-let with cards but no money were found on thedeceased possession. We are appealing to mem-bers of the community to assist with informa-tion that can lead to the arrest of the suspects.”.

Khosana said investigation was ongoing.Anyone with information that could lead to thearrest of the suspects can phone the investiga-tive detective, Zwesandile Thethani, of the Me-loding SAPS Detective Unit at 082-391-3459 or057-215-1089 during office hours.

Murderstill notresolved

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THEKagisho Comprehensive SecondarySchool invites all the former learnerswho completed their gr. 12 between 1993and 2012 here to attend the school’s reun-ion.The 10th reunion celebrations will be

held on 30 November at the school.According to the school’smanagement,

the reunion is one of the events in a seriesthat will culminate in the celebration ofthe 25th anniversary of the school.The management requests former

learners to make their intentions to bepart of the celebration by 22 November.Contact Itumeleng Mogaecho on 072-

958-4122 and Siziwe Xalisa on 073-247-9465for more information.

Reunion heldCHRIS STEYL, research and communica-tions officer of the DA in the Free State:

SPORTS MEC DAN KGOTHULE has pub-licly alleged that Tumi Ntsele attempted tobribe him with a 30% share of his company,Lethlaka Communications, in order to solicitlucrative advertising contracts with Ntsele’scompany.These allegationsmade by theMEC are very

serious. The DA will seek legal counsel in or-der to bring criminal charges against LethlakaCommunications owner, Tumi Ntsele, underthe Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Ac-tivities (PACCA)Act (Act 12 of 2004) for furtherinvestigation.It is commonpublic perception that bothThe

Weeklymore recentlyTheFree StateTimes thatbelong to Letlaka Communications both serveas government mouthpieces, hardly ever re-porting on corruption and poor service deliv-ery.Kgothule upheld his oath of office and reject-

ed the bribery attempt. The MEC’s actions arecommendable, however, my colleague in the

Free State Provincial Legislature, Basil Alex-ander, will submit a written question to theMEC asking whether he had reported the al-leged attempted corrupt activity for further in-vestigation as stipulated in Section 3 of thePACCA Act.The scourge of corruption in the Free State

and across the country continues unabatedwhile the ANC pays lip service to combat cor-ruption, implementing superficialmeasures toeradicate it.It is corrupt activities such as these that pre-

vent government from fulfilling itsmandate indelivering services and promoting good gov-ernance.The DA will not allow to let this matter go

uninvestigated.

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FROM the left are Letshego Molehe, Matshidiso Mohlakwana and MolebohengNthoba posing for a photo in Rocklands, Bloemfontein. Photo: Voight Mokone

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THE lack of skills and marketingconditions remain the key challeng-es for family-owned businesses, ac-cording to an in-depth survey con-ducted by PwC.During a recent Business Break-

fast inBloemfontein, a panel of PwCspecialists addressed 80 owners andbusiness leaders from the commu-nity on these issues that impact onlocal family owned businesses.The presentation was facilitated

by Werner Landman, PwC market-ing, communication and businessdevelopment manager.

Lack of confidenceSouth African family business

owners reported a lack of confi-dence in the government, with themajority believing that the govern-ment was not doing enough to helpfamily businesses to survive andde-velop their activities in the currenteconomic climate.Red tape, an inflexible labour

market, an increase in electricitytariffs, a lackof tax incentives, over-regulation, uncertainty aroundgovernment policy, an inadequateeducation policy and deteriorationin the country’s infrastructure re-mained the greatest constraints tothe growth of family-owned busi-nesses in South Africa.

‘Family Business Survey’These are the conclusions culled

from the latest edition of FamilyBusiness Survey: The future is now2012-’13 released by the professionalservices firm PwC.The report comes amidst the gov-

ernment announcing its intentionto support the key economic chal-lenges facing South Africa, includ-ing job growth, skills developmentand inequality in thenext ten years,according to the proposed Econom-ic Growth Plan.This lack of confidence in market

conditions has a knock-on effect onthe long-term decisions that busi-ness leaders make. Global and localfamily business owners feel thatcompliance with the regulatory en-vironment affects them to such anextent that they become uncompeti-tive and that the financial incen-tives and assistance afforded tothem is not enough.Furthermore, many do not have

the expertise or financial resourcesto meet the regulatory compliancerequirements.The study, which was carried out

among 1 952 family business firmsacross the world, including 100South African family businesses,represents a broad spectrum of in-dustries such as manufacturing,

wholesale and retail, automotive,agricultural and construction.

Characteristics of a familybusinessOwners of a family business tend

to be quicker andmore flexible deci-sion-makers than their corporatecompetitors. They are generallyproud and emotionally attached towhat has been achieved and for thatreason tend to keep the businesswithin the family.Furthermore, many believe that

they win business because they arecloser to their customers and havea more personal relationship withthem.

Growth outlookAsignificant percentage of family

businesses (69%) have grown salesin the past year, comparedwith lessthan half in 2010. Over 93% of busi-nesses expect steady or aggressivegrowth in the next five years and53% of those who expect to grow arevery confident about their compa-ny’s prospects over that period.

External and internal chal-lengesFamily-owned businesses are

finding the current market condi-tionsmore of a challenge (76%) thanthey were in 2010 (69%). Govern-ment policy features prominentlyas an external challenge and it hasincreased from 25% in 2010 to 32%in the current report.Some businesses locally have opt-

ed to invest more in their operatingcapital and buy more foreign rawmaterials than theywould typicallyneed in the production cycle, ratherthan be exposed to continuous cur-rency fluctuations when the rawmaterials are sourced only whenneeded.

Broad-Based Black EconomicEmpowerment (BBEE)Broad-Based Black Economic

Empowerment (BBEE) is seen as achallenge to family business own-ers, particularlywith regards to theavailability of qualified empower-ment partners and the importanceof a good “fit” between the familybusiness culture and the culture ofthe empowerment partner.

Competing for skillsThe majority of South African

family-owned businesses (61%)agree that the country does nothave enough skilled people enter-ing the job market. Family busi-nesses are competingwith other en-tities for the same pool of talent.The challenge is that most highly-

qualified people have not tradition-ally opted to work for family firmsbecause they believe that theirprogress will be constrained by theshareholding structure, and theywill achieve greater financial re-wards and career fulfilment else-where.

What do family business own-ers expect from the government?Only three markets (Singapore,

Turkey and Malta) agree that theirgovernment is doing everything itcan to assist themand therewasdis-satisfaction from countries such asAustralia, Denmark, France, Roma-nia, America, Italy, South Africa,Russia and Greece.Family firms want a simpler tax

regime, particularly when it comesto capital gains and inheritance tax.They also want to see more finan-cial incentives and tax relief forstart-ups, additional grants and in-centives to support R&D and invest-ment in new technology, improvedaccess to long-term finance andmore training.

Succession planningOnly 40% of family businesses in-

tend to pass on the management oftheir business to the next genera-tion.Around a quarter (26%) of busi-

ness are apprehensive about thetransferring of their business to thenext generation, stating that theywill not have the required skills andaptitude to own and run the compa-ny. Almost a quarter (23%) intendto pass on their shares, while bring-ing in professional managers, cit-ing the next generation’s lack ofskills as themain reason for this de-cision.Another 22% foresee that there

will be conflict between the familyand those managing the entity. Al-though more than 90% of business-es in South Africa have proceduresin place to deal with familymemberissues and conflict, there is no wayof knowing how effective they areshould an actual conflict arise.

GlobalisationA totalof 75% of the family busi-

nesses surveyed identified Africaas their most significant expansionopportunity. The results of thestudy suggest that the most signifi-cant challenges encountered whendoing business in other countriesare exchange rate risks (23%), un-derstanding the local culture (16%),logistics (14%), ways of doing busi-ness/competition (19%) and under-standing and complying with localregulation (15%).

Lack of skills majorconcern in business

Opens its doors in BloemfonteinGYS BOTES, Petrus Steyn and Dan Havenga in front of Build It whichwas officially opened in Hamilton, Bloemfon-tein, last week. Photo: Mpho Modise

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} Sidwell Guduka

THERE was jubila-tion as the Road Acci-dent Fund (RAF)brought its services tothe people of the FreeState this past week-end.On Saturday, hun-

dreds of claimantsflocked to the BathoCommunity Hall inBloemfontein andthey left with a stag-gering R20,9 million’sworth in settlementsduring the 26th RAFon the Road Outreachcampaign.According to Zozi-

pho Jafta, RAF chiefmarketing officer, thiswasa record set by the RAF after the last highestamount achievedwasR20,03 million in theEast-ern Cape’s Mdantsane on 28 July 2012.“This brings the total amount of settlements

paid since the campaign began inMarch 2012 toabout R200 million,” Jafta told Express.“We are overjoyed that the fund could once

again make such a difference in the lives of somany people who have been maimed or perma-nently injured in car crashes,” she added.The survivors of road accidents began to

queue as early as 06:00 to lodge or finaliseclaims, complain about dishonest lawyers ormake queries. By the end of the day, about 1 100people hadwalked through the doors, exceedingall expectations of the RAF staff.One of the claimants whose life is going to

change for the better is 14-year-old ThembisaBiko, who was knocked down by a car in 2011and suffered head and leg injuries.Forced to leave school after being taunted by

bullies who branded her as abnormal becauseof her mental incapacity, Biko has since beenassisted by the RAF with rehabilitation, awheelchair and a walking frame. Her grand-mother has been appointed as her caregiver andis paid by the RAF, while arrangements to se-cure her admission into a special school next

year have been finalised. “I’m very happy aboutwhat the RAF has done for me,” Biko said.Stakeholders of the provincial government

and the taxi industry voiced their support of theRAF’s outreach campaign, encouraging claim-ants to approach the fund instead of using un-scrupulous legal representatives.Mxolisi Siyonzana, speaker of the Mangaung

Metropolitan Municipality, criticised lawyersfor taking advantage of ordinary people.“We want to encourage lawyers to be honest

when theyhelp claimants to lodge their claims,”he said.Meanwhile, the South African National Taxi

Association’s (Santaco) general secretary, Phil-lip Taaibosch, reiterated Santaco’s commit-ment to promote direct claims by providing peo-ple with information about how to claimthrough the RAF. He further committed his or-ganisation to do its utmost best to support acci-dent survivors to reach RAF service pointsaround the country.Reflective uniforms were handed over to the

Phahamisang and Mangaung Primary Schoolsas part of the RAF’s road safety programmeamong school children.The uniform is worn at learner patrol cross-

ings in order to instill safe and responsible roadbehaviour amongst the youth.

Fund brings hope

ONE of the many claimants (left) at the Batho Community Hall inBloemfontein on Saturday.

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Engen Bloem 1 Stop:Do you want to earnextra money over theholiday? We needtemporary staff overDecember andJanuary:* Grillers: R13,81/h.* Soft Servers:R13,81/h.* Waiters: R13,81/h.* Pump attendants:R19,15/h. Can youguarantee youravailability over thefestive season?If yes, fax a short CVto: 010 591 7011 or010 591 7035.

Looking for an experien-ced technician forinstalling of homealarm systems, CCTV.Call 072 780 3424.

National Co requiresfollowing positions fortheir BFN office:RETAIL SALESMANAGER (EE):* Dip / degree Business,Management or Marketing* Proven sales managementexp. compulsory* Previous financialexposure essential* Market-related salary,CTC package

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120 GOUS VERTUE &ASS. INC. HEREBYGIVES NOTICE

NOTICEGous Vertue & Ass.Inc. hereby givesnotice on behalf of

BMW Sovereign Arc,Bloemfontein

To the owner of thefollowing vehicle: BMW 318i(E30)Registration number:BJN660NWEngine number: 20724362VIN number: 0254672The vehicle will be soldafter 7 days to cover storagefees if the owner does notclaim the vehicle.Gous Vertue & Ass. Inc.051 436 1457.

121 APPLICATION TOTHE COMMISSIONEROF CIPCPlease take notice thatArthur John van Nelintends to make applicationto the Commissioner ofCIPC for the restoration ofRehoboth Developers2006/133563/23.Please take further noticethat any objection to theapplication must be lodgedwith the Commissioner ofCIPC within 21 days of thedate of the publicationhereof.

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121 APPLICATION TOTHE COMMISSIONEROF CIPCPlease take notice thatReinardt Hercules Joubertintends to make applicationto the Commissioner ofCIPC for the restoration ofCherangani Trade andInvest 21 (2006/011164/07).Please take further noticethat any objection to theapplication must be lodgedwith the Commissioner ofCIPC within 30 days of thedate of the publicationhereof.

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Please take notice that Jo-han Hendrik Janse van Vuu-ren intends to makeapplication to theCommissioner of CIPC forthe restoration of AutumnStorm Investments 1062004/024597/07.Please takt further noticethat any objection to theapplication must be lodgedwith the Commissioner ofCIPC within 21 days of thedate of the publicationthereof.

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Senwes, an agricultural organisation, has been at the forefront of SouthAfrican agriculture for more than a century. The company has interests inthe Free State, North West Province, as well as parts of the Northern Capeand Gauteng.

FITTER/BOILERMAKEROdendaalsrus

Market-related remuneration packageSenwes Grainlink has a Mechanisation Maintenance Division responsiblefor repairs, maintenance and upgrading of grain silo equipment, dryingkilns, electronic equipment and sundry factories. The above-mentionedvacancy currently exists at this Division in Odendaalsrus.

Job requirements: • Qualified Fitter or Boilermaker • At least 3 years’ relevant experience asa maintenance artisan with thorough knowledge of gearboxes, compressors and belt joints• Experience in welding and tackling would serve as a recommendation • Good peoplerelations and communication skills.Job functions: The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance of grain silosaccording to a scheduledmaintenance programme including repair of gearboxes, compressors,general cleaning equipment as well as welding of gutters.

Senwes is committed to transformation through the appointment ofpersons from designated groups and potential candidates from thesegroups will enjoy preference.Should you meet the above requirements and be of the opinion that youcan make a contribution to the company, kindly complete the Applicationfor Appointment document (A26/09), which can be electronically completedat www.senwes.co.za or is alternatively available from Theo Fourie at(018) 464-7405. If the document cannot be completed electronically, youmay post it to: The Assistant General Manager: Human Resources, SenwesLimited, PO Box 31, Klerksdorp 2570, or fax 086 556 5965 or e-mail:[email protected] may be addressed to Theo Fourie at (018) 464-7405.Should we not have contacted you within six weeks of the closing date, you mayassume that your application had been unsuccessful.

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Invitation to BidFree State Schools Infrastructure Programme

The Independent Development Trust (IDT) on behalf of Free State Department of PublicWorks hereby invites qualifying and experienced contractors for the construction of anew student hostel at Bainsvlei Combined School in Bloemfontein, Free State Province.

Tender No Project Name CIDB Grading Province

DPW(T) 24/2011-2 Bainsvlei Combined School –Construction of new studenthostel

7GB or higher Free State

Contractors can tender as single entities with requisite skills or as Joint Ventures/Consortia. A compulsory site inspection/briefing will take place on site on Monday, 11November 2013 at 11:00. The site is located on site 16 Langeberg Avenue, Groenvlei(Bainsvlei), Bloemfontein 9301.The tender document will be available from the IDT FreeState Regional Office from Friday, 8 November 2013.The tender closes on 25 November 2013 at 11:00. Tenders must be submitted anddeposited in the tender box at the IDT Free State Regional Office in Bloemfontein, PHGBuilding, 196 Nelson Mandela Drive, Brandwag, Bloemfontein 9301. No late tenders willbe considered.The tender will be evaluated on Functionality and in terms of IDT SCM policies andprocedures. Entities must score a minimum of 60% on functionality to qualify for furtherevaluation. 90/10 Preference Point System in line with Preferential Procurement PolicyFramework Act, 2000 (Act No 5 of 2000) will be applicable. Joint Ventures/Consortiaentities must submit a consolidated B-BBEE certificate from SANAS-accreditedverification agency in order to qualify for points for their B-BBEE status level as anunincorporated entity.A non-refundable bid deposit of R500.00 is payable into the IDT’s bank account, thedetails of which are as follows:Bank: ABSAAccount Number: IDT Tender Deposit AccountAccount Number: 4069918294Branch Code: 632 005Reference: DPW(T)24/2011-2Please take note that IDT will only accept valid proof of payment in the form of a depositslip/EFT for the purchase of tender documents. No cash payments will be accepted atIDT offices.Queries should be e-mailed to [email protected]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALRFP 09/2014

Supply and Delivery of Petrol and Diesel forVaal Gamagara, Hartswater, Mothibistad,

Namakwa, Virginia andBalkfontein Regions

A compulsory briefing session will be held on Monday, 4 November 2013 at10:00 at Sedibeng Water’s Regional Boardroom, Balkfontein near Bothaville.

Sealed proposals, markedwith the proposal number and the descriptionof the proposal, must be placed into the tender box during office hours(07:00 to 16:00) at the reception area of Sedibeng Water on Thursday,14 November 2013 at 11:00, whereafter the proposals will be opened inpublic and only the names of the tenderers will be read out.

No telephonic, facsimile or late proposals will be accepted. Proposals will berejected if the proposal number and description are not indicated on thesealed envelope. Sedibeng Water reserves the right to accept or decline anyproposal or a part of any proposal and the lowest proposed amount will notnecessarily be accepted. Tender adjudication will be based on the SedibengWater Procurement Policy. The Terms of Reference will be made availableduring the briefing session.

For all Supply Chain-related enquiries, please contact Mrs PatienceNkwale at tel. (056) 515-0200/0367.

Other enquiries may be directed to Mrs T Busakwe at tel.(056) 515-0200/0293.

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115344www.ayandambanga.co.za

Sign/Ticket WriterReporting to the Regional Sales Manager Country District, OFS West, your key performanceareas will include, but will not be limited to: ● the production and creation of requisitionedartwork ● ensuring the smooth operation of the studio/sign shop ● monitoring the stock levels ofstudio consumables, e.g. paint, vinyl, paper and brushes ● strict adherence to the Company’s workquality standards and housekeeping standards ● timeous execution of representative’s requisitions● management of the Company’s assets ● performing general administrative duties.

The successful candidate must preferably have the following qualifications/experience/skills: ● minimum Grade 12 qualification ● proven artistic flair, with a high level of creativity● 3-5 years’ experience in a studio environment, will be advantageous ● basic computer skills(MS Office suite) ● excellent communication skills ● must be self-driven and be able to workindependently ● ability to perform under pressure ● must be a team player ● a desire to achievebeyond expectations ● willingness to travel and sleep out.

We offer market-related remuneration packages, incorporating the valuable benefits of a largecompany.

If you are interested and qualify, please forward your application/detailed CV with photos of artexamples, via email to [email protected] or via fax: 086 765 8279.

Closing date: 8 November 2013 at 15:00

Distell is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourages applications from allsuitably qualified persons.

If you have not heard from us within one month after the closing date, please assume that yourapplication was unsuccessful. We hereby thank you for your application.

www.distell.co.zaYour career is your greatest asset, people are ours.

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} Tladi Moloi

A DECADE ago Bethlehem, specifi-cally the Bohlokong Township,used to live by its namewhich trans-lates as place of pain. During thattime the gangsters used to terrorisethe location andmade it ungoverna-ble.Peoplewho have been living there

for years will say: “There is no wel-come here. You enter at your ownrisk.” For the most part they are re-ferring back to those days.It is believed that when the cur-

rent generation come together form-ing a group it is for the wrong rea-sons, which could be that they areusing drugs or are friends in crime.The community say they don’t

want the past to recur and say theydon’t want groups, especiallygroups of young people, in the loca-tion.About 400 community members

from Extension 3 came together onThursday afternoon.The gathering was aimed at clos-

ing one of the houses which, ac-cording to them, is used by theyoung people to do bad things. Theyalso allege that drugs are being usedby learners who sometimes spentthe night in the house.However, the group of 20 young

people, their ages varying from 15 to22 years, denied that they had beenusing drugs but admitted that theyhad been keeping themselves busysmoking hubbly bubbly. The grouphas been together for about sevenmonths.Express Eastern Free State visited

the house and spoke to them. Someare learners of the Ntsu Secondary

School, Bethlehem Comprehensive,Khanyeng and Bodikela Junior andSecondary School.Express EFS learnt that the house

was owned by an 18-year-old boywho claimed that his parents haddied a few years ago.Thabiso Mokoena (22) said they

were not happy, because peoplewere giving the wrong impressionof them.“People think we are using drugs

and that is not true,” he said.He said some of them were learn-

ers and they normally helped one

another with homework and othersubjectswhen theymet at thehouse.“This guy is our friend andwe vis-

it him every day after school. It isnot true that we sleep there. Wecome after school and leave later inthe day. We save our pocket moneyand after school we’ll buy some-thing for him to eat,” he said.Mokoena said the police had

searched the house about four timesand not even once could they findeven a bottle of beer or drugs.“Some of our members used to

smoke dagga, but since we’ve been

together they don’t smoke any-more.”Mokoena said they normallywent

out with their dogs and hunted foranimals so that they could feed theirfriend who did not work.Mathaba Mphuthu (69), a grand-

mother of one of the youngsters whois part of the group, said: “I don’tknowwhat should I dowith him.Wehave spoken to him on many occa-sions, but he never listens.“His mother has given up on him

and he has also dropped out ofschool.”

Tieho Masoeu, the Ward 11 coun-cillor, said he had received tele-phone complaints from some of theparents who claimed that they wereafraid because those children weredoing bad things. He said he had vis-ited the area and on his arrival hefound them there.“We need to involve the social

workers so that they can get coun-selling and hopefully they will goback to school,” he said.Masoeu urged the community not

to be angry at thembecause they arechildren.

Youths up to no good

TROUBLE: The community members from Extension 3 in Bohlokong, Bethlehem, at the house which is allegedly used for mischief by the youthin that area. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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NEWS

} Sidwell Guduka

RODRICKMUTUMA is de-termined to build on apromising start to hisBloemfontein Celtic careerby adding more assists andgoals to his game.The Zimbabwean hitman

arrived at Phunya Sele Seleduring the January transferwindow, joining Siwelele ona three-year contract fromDynamos from Zimbabwe.Mutuma has managed to

find the back of the nettwice so far this season. Heis hoping to score manymore in the green andwhiteshirt – and the forward hasspoken of his desire to con-tribute more in the assistsstakes.“I’m very satisfied with

my performances so far. I’menjoying myself at Celtic.It’s a great club to play forand I just want to keep play-ing football,” the lankystriker told Express.“I just want to keep enjoy-

ing myself here. I have notset myself any targets interms of scoring goals. ButI want to score more goalsand to create goals for myteammates aswell,” he said.Despite the fact that Celt-

ic have been struggling towin matches this season,Mutuma believes that theclub can record a victoryagainst Maritzburg Unitedwhom they welcome at theKaizer Sebothelo Stadiumin Botshabelo on Sunday at15:30.

“It’s going to be a toughencounter, but I’m positivewe’ll collect three points onSunday.“We dropped points un-

necessarily in our previousmatches. So we cannot af-ford to drop any morepoints, especially at home,”Mutuma said.Celtic are currently sit-

ting 11th on the log with 8points after 8 matches andthey will have to be at theirbest to beat a stubborn Unit-ed whom they always strug-gle to beat home and away.On the other hand, the

team of choice are on posi-tion 6 on the table after col-lecting 11 points in 8 match-es.A win for them will en-

sure that they stay in the tophalf of the log.

Mutumawantsmore goals

TUSSLE: Rodrick Mutuma (right) fights for the ball with Teko Modise of Mamelodi Sundowns. Photo: Backpagepix

‘I’m very satisfied with my performances so far.I’m enjoying myself atCeltic. It’s agreat club to playf o r a n d I j u s twa n t t o k e e pplaying football.’– Rodrick Mutuma

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} Teboho Setena

THE National First Division (NFD)football outfit, the Maluti FET Col-lege, has five games unbeaten as aconfidence booster in themajor chal-lenger for permanent stay in the up-per division.

The QwaQwa-based side extendedthe winning streak when they nar-rowly beat the struggling ThandaRoyal Zulu 1-0 away in Richards Baylast week. The result saw them claima top spot in the NFD table, raisingthe prospect to finish in the top intheir maiden season.

Maluti have won three and drawntwo matches of the five played. De-lighted with the team’s steady rise,coach Morena Ramorebodi said thatstrides made thus far had boostedthe players confidence in their mis-sion to remain in the league.

“Our target is to ensure we haveat least 30 points by the end of theleague’s first round. If we achievethis we’ll be safe from relegation. Wefight to finish the season in the topof half of the log,’’ said Ramorebodi.

Maluti is the only Free State edu-

cational institution team campaign-ing in the professional league and afirst in the history of the province.The club was promoted via thisyear’s national play-offs of the SouthAfrican Football Association (Safa)second division staged in Gauteng inJuly this year.

However, the club’s coach, Ram-orebodi, said there was still room forimprovement in the team, addingthat converting chances created dur-ing the matches as one of the mainchallenges his team has to contentwith.

“Our main challenge is to convertthe numerous chances we createdduring the matches. If only we canimprove our finishing, I believe ourmission to finish at the top can be ac-complished,’’ he said.

Ramorebodi said to ensure theykept their dream alive, they had tosalvage maximum points when theymet Sivutsa Stars and Chippa Unitedin the two forthcoming leaguematches at Charles Mopeli Stadiumin QwaQwa.

“I’ll be happy to get four points ifwe can collect six points against

Stars andChippa.Wehave to capital-ize on playing at home, butwe are ex-pecting tough matches. The Starswant to redeem themselves while

Chippa will be fighting to ensurethey remain intact in the challengeto regain Premiership status.’’

Maluti will host the Stars this

Saturday followed by Chippa on 9November.

Both fixtures are scheduled forkickoff at 15:30.

AIMING HIGH: Morena Ramoreboli. Photo: Backpagepix

Maluti FET aims highMain challange is to convert chances - Ramorebodi

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