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QWAQWA. – An uncertainfuture looms for some of thefamilies moved from the Boka-moso informal settlement justoutside Qwaqwa over two weeksago.A lack of sufficient alternative

accommodation for all thefamilies moved from the settle-ment, donations of allegedlyexpired food and an increase inthe number of residents seem tohave sealed a miserable winterfor the families.On Friday, when Express

Eastern Free State visitedExtension 10, there were only 28

of the 40 shacks promised by theMaluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Munici-pality on the site to where thefamilies were to be relocated.An estimated 50 families

remain at the Makwane YouthCentre, where the group wastemporarily sheltered after beingevicted from the settlementopposite the Qwaqwa Campus ofthe University of the Free State.The Extension 10 sites were

allegedly on sale for R10 000 eachfrom the MAP Municipality.Charles Taetsane, MAP

municipal manager, confirmedthat they would also buildshacks for the evictees.The biggest problem for the

municipality now was they didnot have any more sites atExtension 10, Taetsane said.Express EFS learnt that the

officials for the municipalitywere planning to allocate thesites to those who are still at thecentre, but those sites are notserviced.Taetsane said when the case

had started there had been only100 sites at Bokamoso, but thatnumber stood at 400 by the timethe eviction had been done.“Some people were not living

there. We know that some ofthem were in need of the sitesand we have identified thosepeople and they will be allocated

sites at Bluegumbosch. Wealready have mounted 40 shacksthere and we are hoping to buildmore,” he said.He said they were aware that

some of the people who had sitesat Bokamoso were prominentbusinesspeople who wanted tobuild rooms to let to universitystudents.“We urge those people to stay

back. They should not takeadvantage of the circumstancesto the detriment of those whoare really in need. We would liketo apologise where we didwrong. We will take good care ofyou and respect your rights,” heconcluded.

Sisi Ntombela, Free StateSocial Development MEC, visitedthe evicted people who were stillhoused at the fire station lastSaturday.Ntombela voiced her displeas-

ure with the living conditions atthe station and instructedmunicipal officials to find analternative for them.“I was not impressed by what I

saw. We took them to the othervenue which is better. They willget food daily. They will be herefor a week or two while we areworking on their sites,” she said.Ntombela urged people to stop

allocating sites illegally becauseit impacted negatively on them.

Tough times continueSites run out as some take advantage of Bokamoso situation

SOME of the families who received shacks from the Maluti­a­Phofung Municipality atPhuthaditjhabaExtension10after theywereevicted fromtheBokamoso informal settle­ment which was near the University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa Campus. EVEN these old­looking shacks were built by the local municipality. Photos: Tladi Moloi

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BETHLEHEM. – The DihlabengLocal Municipality’s workers in theDepartment of Public Works andCommunity Services have finallyreceived overalls, but they are stillnot satisfied.When Express Eastern Free State

contacted the municipality forcomment after breaking the storyin the edition of 11 June about theworkers who had decided to stayaway from work, Tshediso Maitseof the marketing and communica-tion unit at Dihlabeng told thepaper that they would make surethey gave the workers overallsbefore the end of the month. Theydid exactly that.“I have pointed out before that it

was not like we were not doingsomething about the matter. Wewere still working on it. We neededquality protective clothing, that iswhy it took so long,” Maitse said.He said the units these workers

operated in were very important.

“They are working hard and wehave to make sure that we protecttheir lives at all costs,” he said.“The municipality is not taking

us seriously.“They promised us two pairs of

overalls, but they gave us one.They did not even give us workingshoes,” a worker, preferring toremain anonymous, said.In response to the anonymous

statement, Maitse said some of theitems were still coming.“We decided to give them what

we have for now, but we hope togive them everything they wantbefore the end of this month as wehad promised. They should just bepatient,” he pleaded.

Workers askedto be patient

DISGRACE: Some of the femaleworkers of theDepartment of Pub­lic Works and Community Servic­es of the Dihlabeng Local Munici­pality show what work clothingthey have to wear. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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HARRISMITH. – Makalo Mohale is thenew Free State ANC Youth League (AN-CYL) chairperson.

Mohale, who was the Provincial TaskTeam (PTT) convenor, was elected chairper-son of the provincial league at the EighthRegional conference of the ANCYL Harri-smith on the weekend of 13 June.

The three-day conference was hosted atthe Platberg Hall in Harrismith and startedon the Friday with ANC Free State chair-person and premier Ace Magashule, as wellas provincial secretary William Bulwane, inattendance.

The elections showed a measure of unitywithin the league with only the deputysecretary position contested while the restof the positions went uncontested.

Lucas Fitcher and Sonto Motaungcontested the deputy secretary position withMotaung emerging victorious in the end.

Other elected members were VusiKhumalo (deputy chairperson), DikelediDireko (secretary) and Ntaoleng Mofokeng(treasurer).

The majority of those elected was in thePTT and the league is hoping that theywould do better as they have managed tounite the branches since they took over.

In June 2013 the Limpopo, North-West,the Free State and the Northern Cape youthleagues were disbanded.

Mohale said he was happy to be electedand added that he was quite aware of thepressure that went with the position.

“The pressure is high because we nowhave to deliver. Before this we knew ourtask was to bring stability and to lay afoundation,” he said.

He said they would still derive theirmandate from their manifesto from theresolutions taken at the Gallagher Estateconference in 2011.

“The youth should be assisted with theirbusinesses and get free education at least

until undergraduate level,” he said.“We had a problem of gate-keeping in the

league. People were always complaining.They said they were not given opportuni-ties to move up. We made sure that weopen these gates for them. The youth leaguewas not working with the ANC and wemade sure that we concentrate on that tomake our people aware that this is a youthleague of the ANC,” he said.

He said they knew that they wouldalways differ from the ANC leaders but that

did not give them a right to provoke theleadership.

“We made our youth understand that wewould not always agree with our elders. Wealways run out of patience when things aregoing slowly and that is our problem. Weknow that they don’t always make decisionsas quickly as we want them to and thatcauses conflict between us,” Mohale said.

Magashule urged the youth to be disci-plined and respect other people. “Respect isthe most important thing. You have the

power to influence the society. The ANCYLunder the leadership of Julius Malema hadno discipline. We don’t want that.”

Magashule told the youth before theelection that they should elect leaders whowould represent the province well.

“We want the true leaders; those whohave emerged out of the struggle. If youdon’t have a leader, then you should notelect one. We will watch as other provincesdo the work for us at the national confer-ence,” he urged.

Youth league elects FS chairperson

TOP THREE: Makalo Mohale (middle) was elected as the new ANC Youth League Free State chairperson recently. He is flanked byhis deputy, Vusi Khumalo (left), and Dikeledi Direko (secretary) during the Eighth Regional conference of the ANCYL in Harrismith.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

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AUTOZONEBETHLEHEMopened on 29June 2012.This branch has

been growingfrom strength tostrength over thepast two years.Autozone re-

cently openedtwo additionalbranches. Theone was openedin Ficksburg on23 May and theother, in Phutha-ditjhaba, wasopened on 30May.“I would like to

thank the publicfor their continu-ous support thepast two years. Aspecial thank youto my team fortheir loyalty andhard work,” saysCharmaine Smit,the branch man-ager of AutozoneBethlehem,Ficksburg andPhuthaditjhaba.

Thisishowtheygrow

ABOVE: The Autozone staff in Bethle-hem. From the left are Pius Mofokeng,Petrus Mokoena, Chantel Reyneke, JacobMokoena, Aleta Mokoena, John Raats,Charmaine Smit, the branch manager ofAutozone Bethlehem, Ficksburg andPhuthaditjhaba, and Elke Greyvensteyn.

LEFT: The personnel of Autozone Beth-lehem donated 17 blankets to the Phe-disang Bana Centre for the Disabled inBohlokong, Bethlehem, on Friday. Hereare from the left Jacob Mokoena,Mamokgele Mokgathi, Petrus Mokoena,Teboho Mofokeng and Pius Mofokeng,handing over the blankets to Lorraine Se-botsa, the founder of the centre. Withthem are children of the centre. They arefrom the leftMolatoMavuso,HopeMabu-la andKatlehoMotaung. “I amvery proudof my team. They show great compassionin helping the community,” says Char-maine Smit, the branchmanager ofAuto-zone Bethlehem, Ficksburg and Phutha-ditjhaba. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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THE friendly staff of the newly­launchedAutozone store in Ficksburg. They are from the left FrancoisViljoen (store manager), Maki Mbele, David Makhathane, Mpho Dhlamini and Kideo Mpharoane.

Photos: Tladi Moloi

LEFT: An outside view of the re­cently­launched Autozone storein Ficksburg.

RIGHT: An inside view of the Au­tozone store in Ficksburg.

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FROMthe left are ThabangMolefe,GloriaMokhothu,MosesMofokengandArnyChapman,the people who will help you with a smile at the Autozone store in the Mandela ParkShopping Mall in Phuthaditjhaba, Qwaqwa.

LEFT: An outsideview of the recentlylaunched Autozonestore in theMandelaPark Shopping Mallin Phuthaditjhaba,Qwaqwa.

RIGHT: An insideview of the Auto­zone store inQwaqwa.

Lots ofstockin store

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QWAQWA. – The Setsing Shop-ping Centre in Phuthaditjhaba hasbeen known for its dirt andunpleasant smell.

Many customers and shopowners are concerned about theconditions at the centre.

The hawkers and students of theUniversity of the Free State’sQwaqwa Campus recently teamedup to clean the centre.

The aim was also to keep the

centre clean.Ngokobala Ngozo, the Setsing

Centre manager, said it wasexciting to witness people goingaround with plastic bags to cleanthe town.

“That shows how much theycare about their lives and envi-ronment.

“We are pleased to see thatthere are people who are willingto bring change in our centre.

“I am pleading to those who arelittering and urinating in the

centre to stop.“There are dustbins and toilets

that they can use at the centre,”he said.

He further thanked the studentswho came in numbers to help.

Selloane Phoofolo, the Universi-ty of the Free State’s QwaqwaCampus social worker, said theywere happy to be part of theclean-up campaign.

“We are always willing to helpwhere we can. Campaigns likethese make us part of the commu-

nity.“Our students surprised us, we

expected about 60 studentsbecause of the examinations andsince some of the students arealready on holiday. To oursurprise we managed to involve 65students in this campaign,” saidPhoofolo.

Phoofolo concluded by sayingthat it was important to help andthat these students were givingback to the community that hadraised them.

Students unite to clean upTHESetsingCentremanager, PhillipNgozo (right),with students of theUniversity of the FreeState’sQwaqwaCampus, hawkers and staffmembersof the university. Photo: Nkareng Moloi

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THEThembela-niDay-CareCentre, azinc-built crèche situated inthe Intabazwe Township ofHarrismith, calls on allpossible sponsors for help.

Built and founded in 2010,the day-care centre, whichaccommodates 98 learners,has helped the local commu-nity for the last three years.However, the journey hasbeen a gruelling one.

Learners sleep on the floorand the daily menu isn’tappetising. Although thecrèche grows its ownvegetables in the back-yard,it still faces a food crisis.

Thembeni Dlamini,founder of the centre, toldExpress Eastern Free Statethat they needed a foodsponsorship. She says shewould be indebted to receiveany kind of help.

“If there are any sponsorsout there, please help us withfood and sponge mattresses.Most of all, I want to get myown site since I am rentinghere,” she said.

She said she was worriedthat the owners of the sitemight claim it back.

“What will happen to thesekids should that happen?”she asked.

When asked about herrelentlessness to keep ontrying against all odds,Dlamini said she was aselfless person, she caredabout the proper well-beingof a child.

“I am a very sympatheticperson, especially when itcomes to children. I amhappy when a child is takencare of,” she said.) Dlamini can be contactedon 082-978-7329.

Crècheneeds help

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THE Tshiame Youth Club (TYC) celebrated 16 June in style. The club celebrated theday by hosting the volunteering workshop with about 20 volunteers in attendance.Lekgotla "Fish" Mokoena, the founder of TYC, says the purpose of the workshop wasto encourage the youth to invest their time in good things. Photo: Supplied

FROM LEFT: Tshedi Maleka, Minah Ndambose Mthombeni, Madiepetsane Mahlangu­Lebesa, Mahadi Mokoena and Lebohang Mokoena in the uniform commemoration.

Photo: Supplied

VUSI DLAMINI (middle), the Dihlabeng youth development officer, poses with someof the youth of Dihlabeng during the Youth Development Opportunity Expo on 16 June,which was held at the new hall in Bohlokong. Photo: Tladi Moloi

FROM LEFT, front: Mamoabi Mosikili, Refilwe Mtopo and Malefu Mofokeng; back: Di­makatso Mpinga, Mamohau Tshabalala, Jabulile Mofokeng, Manana Matoba, GladysMokoena and Sindisiwe Moloi, the Goldfields students in a uniform commemorating16 June at the Tshiya Resource Centre. Photo: Supplied

KIDS and matrons of the Phumelela Day­care Centre at Extension 2 of Bohlokong in Bethlehem were captured on Friday during their pyjama party. The centre is also lookingfor a teacher. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Fun in pyjamas

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CARLOS QUEIROZ’S return toBafana Bafana got a whole lotmore realistic after the coachrecently said that he would notstay on as Iran’s manager.The 61-year-old is the hot

favourite to replace GordonIgesund, whose contract with thenational team was not renewed,and it is believed he already hadtalks with Safa back in May,

when Iran were in South Africafor a training camp.Queiroz told Portuguese

newspaper Publico that financialrestrictions had led to his

decision.“Yes, my connection will finish

here at the World Cup. There wasno support from the government;there is no longer a genuine

interest because of the financialsituation.“The dialogue has been cut off

and I have already decided not tostay.”

“I’ve had an offer to stay inBrazil and in England, butbecause of circumstances in myprivate life it is difficult for me toaccept a position at a club.”Other candidates for the job

include former Zambian coachHerve Renard, national u.20 coachShakes Mashaba and Nigeria’sStephen Keshi.– KickOff.com

Queiroz the hot favourite as Bafana coach

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PAUL ROUX. – Dikoena United FC andBakenpark United FC will play in the SafaDihlabeng Mayoral League next season.This was after the two teams won their

respective games on Sunday during theDihlabeng Local Football Association UnitLeague play-offs at the Paul Roux Stadium.Bakenpark, a team from Bethlehem, beat

the Mautse Academy from Rosendal 4-2 onpenalties after both teams played to a tight2-2 draw.Dikoena netted a late goal that led to their

victory over Golden Gate Vultures FC by 2-1.This victory got them through to the finals ofthe play-offs.A win for both teams in their first games

had already guaranteed them a place in theleague of milk and honey at the amateurlevel, but the two teams had to lock horns inthe final to decide the overall champions ofthe Unit league.At the end of the day, Bakenpark were

crowned the champions after hammering theopponents by 5-2.They walked home with the trophy, gold

medals, jerseys and R9 500 cash. The runners-up of Dikoena received silver medals, jerseysand R4 500 in cash.The winners of the Unit league also

received R4 500 for winning their respectiveunits.Myrim Humphieys, Bakenpark coach and

chairperson, said he was happy with whatthey had achieved in their first season. Theboys showed him from the word go that theywere hungry.“I am going to beef up the team, because

we are going to a tough league, but I willkeep the core of the team, because theyworked hard for the promotion. We knewwhat we wanted and I am happy for thecommitment that the players displayed,” hesaid.Mothe Nzimande, Dikoena head coach, told

Express Eastern Free State that over-excite-ment had killed his players ahead of thefinal stage of the play-offs.“I am happy that we qualified, but we

should have won the finals, if only we had

kept the celebrations for the last minute,” hesaid.Maseru Mphati, the league chairperson,

said Paul Roux was the only Unit which wasnot represented, because they didn’t have aleague. The number of teams in that areawas not enough to form a league.“They had less than five teams and this is

a small place. We could not run a leaguewith that number, but we are not looking atinviting teams from the nearby farms.”He said they had taken the games to Paul

Roux with the hope to build an interest inthat community.“We hope they loved what they had

witnessed and surely they would soon comeasking for a league from the other side,” hesaid.) Visit express-news.com to view a Baken-park United FC player kissing a supporterafter scoring from a penalty mark.

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BATTLE FOR THE BALL: Godfrey Abrahams of Bakenpark United FC in blue and white fight for the ball with the Dikoena United FCduo of Nyefolo Botha and Tae Mokoena during the finals of the Dihlabeng Local Football Association Unit League play­offs.

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