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QWAQWA. – Vusi Tshabalala, the executivemayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Munici-pality, has slammed his ward councillorssaying they are the ones who encourage thecommunity to embark on illegal marchesdemanding his dismissal.

He said he is aware of people who do notlike him and warned that it was not them,but the ANC, that elected him to the mayoralposition because of the good job he did.

“You must be honest with yourself. I amdying for the sins that I don’t know about.Things were already bad when I arrived inthis municipality. But today the ANCcouncillors are using the community to fightthe party’s leadership,” he said.

The angry and vocal Tshabalala spoke atthe recent Maluti-a-Phofung closed-circuittelevision (CCTV) camera launch at the FireDepartment in Mandela Park, Qwaqwa.

Before he embarked on his rant, Tshabala-la quoted Psalm 23 from the Bible, whichreads: Jehova ke modisa wa ka, nke ke kahloka letho. O mphomotsa makgulong amatala, o ntsamaisa pela metsi a kgutsitseng.O hlabolla moya wa ka; o ntsamaisa mehla-leng ya ho loka, ka baka la lebitso la hae.Leha nka tsamaya kgohlong ya moriti walefu, nke ke ka tshoha bobe leha bo le bong,hobane o na le nna; lere la hao le seikokotlelosa hao ke tsona tse ntshedisang. O teka tafolepela ka, pontsheng ya dira tsa ka; o tlotsitsehlooho ya ka ka ole, mohope wa ka o akgaphatseha. Ruri, lehlohonolo le mohau dintse di ntatela ka ditshiu tsohle tsa ho phelaha ka, mme ke tla nne ke hlole ka tlung yaJehova kamehla.

He said he was aware of those whoprovoked the leadership and added that itwas nothing new because they had done itbefore to the president, Jacob Zuma.

“It is easy for the ANC to get rid of thecouncillors who don’t respect the leadership.The year 2016 is coming, you will be outbecause you’re using our people,” he said.He urged the youth to stop being misled bythe councillors. “You must stop listening toold people who have wasted their time inmaking a life for our people. They are nowusing you to burn tires and block the roads.The ANC has been in power for 20 years andsome have been bragging to us that theyhave been councillors for 15 years. But thequestion is what have you done?” said theangry mayor.)Give us you view on our Facebook pageor visit express-news.co.za for comment.

Mayor lashes outMayor lashes out‘Councillors are using the community to fight ANC leadership’

VOCAL:Vusi Tshabalala, the executivemayor of theMaluti­a­PhofungLocalMunicipality, during the launchof the closed­circuit television(CCTV) cameras at the Fire Department in Mandela Park, Qwaqwa. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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BETHLEHEM. – Nkosi Mafilos, theleader of Leihlo La SechabaRainbow, a political party, and hisgroup of about 50 communitymembers of Bohlokong nearBethlehem say Tjhetane Mofokeng,the executive mayor of the Dihla-beng Local Municipality, is takingthem for a ride.They have threatened to march to

the mayor’s house to give him theirmemorandum of grievances shouldhe fail to come to the headquartersto accept it on Saturday.The fuming residents marched to

the headquarters on Friday to handover the memorandum, but re-turned with it refusing to give it toJob Tshabala, member of theMayoral Committee (MMC) forFinance, who was sent to receive iton behalf of the mayor.Mafilos said they were outraged

with the mayor’s absence. He saidthey did not intend to give thememorandum to anyone except themayor himself.“He was quite aware that we

were coming and he decided tovanish into thin air. We’ll comeback and this time it will be onSaturday,” he said.He said it was just the beginning

and promised that they would makesure they continued until he hadreceived the memorandum.“We had a small number of

people who came to the march andwe’ll make sure that the next one ison Saturday. Unfortunately, we

could not include more peopleduring the week, because most ofthem were at work,” he said.When asked what would happen

if they did not find the mayor onSaturday, seeing as it was duringthe weekend, he said: “Constitution-ally the mayor is serving thecommunity, so he should availhimself at any time when needed.“We know he will be up to his

usual tricks by sending someoneelse, but we won’t allow that tohappen. If he does not comply, we’llgo straight to his house the week

after next.”Roy Jankielsohn, the leader of the

DA in the Free State ProvincialLegislature, was part of the marchand said: “We are disappointed thatthe mayor is not here. We knowthat he is playing golf and thattonight they will be holding a galadinner with the community’smoney.“We know about the housing

problem, but R246 million was usedat Nkandla for one person. Themunicipality is disrespectfultowards its people.”

} Nkareng Moloi

QWAQWA. – The UnitedResidents Front’s (URF)march was a flop.They had recently planned

to march to the QwaqwaCommunity Radio Station,but it could not happenbecause only a few peopleshowed up.There were only ten people

at the march and accordingto Lekgotla “Bongoman”Rammiki, the URF nationalorganiser, they did notmarch because their num-bers could not meet themarch requirements.He said they needed at

least 16 people for a marchto be conducted.However, Rammiki said

they were not ashamed toannounce that they hadfailed to march because oftheir numbers.“Our grievances included

the following: the board ofdirectors acting as if theyown the radio station,because they do not informthe community of what ishappening in the station.They have bought and soldcars without alerting thecommunity.“They are ANC agents,

because two members of thestaff have branded their carswith ANC stickers, asmembers of the media theycannot affiliate themselveswith any political party.They fire and hire staff as

they please. On Tuesdayanother manager wassuspended.“As the URF we were told

by the suspended managerwe will never be given aslot. We fail to understandwhy, and who owns theradio station,” said Rammiki.Rammiki concluded by

saying they will be going tothe Independent Communica-tions Authority of SouthAfrica (ICASA) to hand intheir memorandum soon.In an attempt to get the

station’s comment, LoloNgati, the acting stationmanager, referred the paperto Mei Salemane, thechairperson of the board.Salemane told Express

Eastern Free State he wouldnever consider an individualas a community.“We will not account to

them. They call themselvesthe community of Qwaqwa,but they fail to march. Incase of the presenters whobranded their cars with ANCstickers, there is nothing wecan do, it’s their own privatecars. If they want answersthey must ask those present-ers, not us.”He further explained the

issue of the buying and sel-ling of cars by mentioningthe municipality as example.“Look at the municipality,

they don’t report anything tothe community, and on theother matters we have nocomment,” said Salemane.

Members adamantabout memorandum

UP IN ARMS: Themessage from the Bohlokong communitymemberswhowere part of the recent march to the Dihlabeng Local Municipality’s head­quarters is clear. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Few show upfor URF march

THE United Residents Front’s (URF) members who had at­tended the failedmarch. Fromthe left areMamoyaMofokeng,Mafusi Khumalo, Mavuso Tshabalala, Ntaoleng Hanong, Te­boho Boloko, Lekgotla Rammiki, national organiser, andRoselina Malakoane. Photo: Nkareng Moloi

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CLOCOLAN. – The Setsoto LocalMunicipality recently launchedthe municipal fraud hotline.The hotline is aimed at assisting

the municipality to prevent,uncover and report fraud andcorruption by raising the level ofawareness as to how fraud andcorruption can be mitigated.The launch was held at the

Clocolan Town Hall on Thursday.The stakeholders, including theSouth African Police Service(SAPS), South African SocialSecurity Agency (Sassa), HomeAffairs and the Office of thePublic Protector, were invited toshare information with communi-ty members in attendance.Meiki Tsenase (40) from Ficks-

burg, a community member whoattended the launch, said she washappy to be part of the launchand added that it was going tohelp solve the corruption prob-lems in the local municipality.“People did not know where and

how to report crime in the past. Itwas never easy to go to the policeand report an incident, becausethe person reporting could becomea victim of the perpetrator,” shesaid.Eric Mofokeng, a representative

from the office of the Public

Protector, said pressure was oneof the things that led to peoplecommitting fraud.He said some people were

addicted to gambling while othershad big ambitions which were notrealised when they expected orneeded it.

“People like that end up doingthe wrong thing because ofpressure,” he said.He urged the municipal workers

to identify these people in theiroffice and know the risks thatcame with them being there.“It is very important to know

what measures are there for youto protect your assets. You willalways be safe by doing that,” hesaid.He told those attending that

they had the right to reportanonymously.Mohau Ntheli, the director of

community services at the SetsotoMunicipality, said they haddecided on this initiative afterrealising that corruption had abad influence on service delivery.“So, if we don’t stand up and act

as the municipality we’ll alwayshave service delivery protestmarches,” he said.He said a few weeks ago some

of the municipal workers hadbeen arrested following allegationsthat they had stolen power cables.“There are many things happen-

ing in the municipality that hasnever been reported becausepeople did not know what to do.“We know that some people

have been complaining about thehiring of people and so forth.“We now give them a chance to

come and report these things ifthey suspect there is corruptioninvolved,” he said.Ntheli said a corruption watch

committee would be elected soonand added that they would makesure that it was made known tothe public.“People will have the chance to

report fraud and other criminalactivities anonymously. They canuse fax, email or call the hotline,”he said.) The hotline number is 086-072-6325 and the email addressfraud@setsoto.co.za.

Hotline answer to fraud, corruption

MAMOKETE MASEKO, Siphiwo Magugwana (South African Revenue Service, Sars), WO Keta Tobahele, EricMofokeng (Public Protector’s Office), Pius Mohlomi (speaker of the Setsoto Local Municipality), Lorraine Pie­naar (Department of Home Affairs), Morakane Motolo and Mohau Ntheli (director: development planningand social security at the Setsoto Local Municipality) at the launch of the Setsoto Local Municipality’s fraudhotline. Photo: Tladi Moloi

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} Thabo Mokoena

QWAQWA. – “We are done, weare out now, mission complete.”Those were some of the visible

messages written on the shirts ofgr. 12 learners at some of theschools in Qwaqwa a few minutesafter they had finished writingtheir last examination paper lastTuesday.

One of the gr. 12 students ofthe Reahola Secondary School,who preferred to remain anony-mous, told Express Eastern FreeState she did not have words todescribe her excitement. She saidthis year was one of the mostdifficult years she has had in herlife.“It was hard work all the time.

However, we are done with gr. 12.

I am sure the class of 2014 willgive the Free State Department ofEducation a 100% pass rate,” shesaid.When asked why they wrote

messages on their clothing shesaid: “This is how we show ourhappiness.“We know that this is the last

time we will be wearing thisuniform,” she said.

Gr. 12’s rejoice after examsTHE gr. 12 learners of the Reahola Secondary School in Qwaqwa pic­tured after their final examination paper.

ONE of the matrics of the BeaconSecondary School in Phutha­ditjhaba, Qwaqwa, celebrates theend of school. Photos: Thabo Mokoena

BETHLEHEM. – The OrangiaAfrican Christian Evangelist(ACE) League under the leader-ship of Ndabazwezwe Ngubeni,the coordinator, recently donatedgroceries to ten families fromBohlokong near Bethlehem whoare members of the Mt PisgahAME Church.According to Ngubeni the

donations were part of theirsocial responsibility.“We gave ten families groceries

as part of taking care of ourneedy and poor congregationmembers,” he said.He said this included child-

headed families and added thatit was not the first time that aleague donated groceries to thechurch members, particularly atMt Pisgah.“We gave 24 families groce-

ries that included elderly citi-zens.“We also donated school shirts.

We are doing all this through thehelp of God,” he said.

League reaches out with groceries

HELPING HAND: Members of the Mt Pisgah AME Church in Bohlokong near Bethlehem that received a grocery donation from the Orangia AfricanChristian Evangelist (ACE) League. Photo: Supplied

I WISH Ntokozo Mlangeni ahappy birthday today. MayGod, our Heavenly Father,grant her many more years tocome. I love you. – SibongileKhumalo, Harrismith

I WANT to wishmy child, Nom­vula Mosia, a happy birthday.She will be turning five on 23December. I wish her manymore years. I love you,mybaby.– Mathapelo Mosia, Bethlehem

HAPPY birthday tomy classmate RethaMofokeng who willbe turning 24 on 16December – Reitu­metse Mahlaba,Bohlokong, Bethle­hem

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – Themother of two boys fromBethlehem who stoodaccused of producing sexualvideo material of herchildren, has been sentencedto 44 years’ imprisonmentby the Bethlehem RegionalCourt of which she mustserve 15 years effectively inprison.This was after she had

admitted to producingsexual video material of herchildren aged four and tensexually stimulating her.In March her ten-year-old

son reported a sexualassault case to the Bethle-hem Family, Child andSexual (FCS) OffencesUnit.It was alleged that both

children had been forced tosexually stimulate theirmother and that she hadsent the material to herboyfriend (26) via cellphone.After their arrest both

children were placed in aplace of safety.She admitted to having

performed the acts she hadbeen accused of and wasfound guilty on charges ofcompelled self-sexualassault, sexual grooming of

a child and sexual violationof a child by the BethlehemRegional Court on 19November.The evidence produced to

the court was the videomaterial.The boyfriend (26) has not

pleaded yet and is expectedto appear before the samecourt with a differentmagistrate on 23 February2015 facing the same chargesor more. He is still out onbail of R1 000.The case is being investi-

gated by the Bethlehem FCSunit Woman of the YearAward winner, Det. WORené Nel.“Breaking the silence on

criminal activity, especiallycrimes against women andchildren, is a positive signthat the community, includ-ing our children, is aware ofwrong-doings against them.“We have a responsibility

within society to regeneratemoral values in the commu-nity.“Let us support the police

in investigations of thisnature and move thecountry forward by fightingthis monster for 365 days,”said Lt Gen. ThabetheMpembe, the Free Stateprovincial police commis-sioner.

Video momsentenced

FICKSBURG. – Mokhanedi MichaelMosaqa (21) has been sentenced tolife imprisonment plus 13 years bythe Ficksburg High Court.He was sentenced last week Friday

after he had been found guilty ofhouse-breaking with the intent torape.Mosaqa got 13 years for house-

breaking with the intent to rape andlife imprisonment for rape andmurder which he had committed on14 January at approximately 02:00.He raped and killed Mamokhaneli

Jeanette Mavaleliso (32) of ZoneEight in Meqheleng near Ficksburg.

Capt. Phumelelo Dhlamini of theFicksburg SAPS CommunicationServices said Mosaqa had walked tohis neighbour’s house and hadbroken a window to gain entry.“While inside he raped Mavaleliso

and strangled her.“He left the scene thinking no one

had seen him. Later that day whilethe Ficksburg police were busy withthe investigation a witness cameforward and gave the name of thesuspect. He was arrested anddetained at the Ficksburg PoliceStation.“The Ficksburg High Court

released him on 8 Septemberawaiting DNA results,” he said.“On 14 October the investigating

officer, Det. WO Johannes Kotze,re-arrested him after the DNAresults had come back positive.“During the trial at the Ficksburg

High Court Mosaqa denied rapingand killing the deceased.“However, the evidence against

him was overwhelming.“His blood sample matched the

semen found on the deceased and theshoe prints at the scene also matchedthe tekkies found in his possession,”said Dhlamini.

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THIS year the world is observing the16th edition of the campaign of 16 Daysof Activism of no Violence againstWomen and Children.

The United Nations (UN) set aside aperiod between 25 November and 10December to highlight the plight of abuseand violence against women and chil-dren.

This was triggered by astronomicalstatistics of murder, rape and physicalassault against women and children bymen.

Since the evolution of man, women andchildren have always been subjected toone form of abuse or another.

Many children have been misplaced asa result of running away from theirviolently abusive father figures.

Many women are serving long prisonsentences after attempting to protectthemselves against their violent malepartners.

Financial dependence of women onmen, and sometimes culture, perpetuatesthis high level of violence and abuse.

As a husband and a father, I wouldalso like to be counted in the fightagainst violence against women andchildren.

Though men remain the principalperpetrators of violence on women andchildren, I would like to awaken the

world to the rarely-documented phenome-non of women-on-women violence andchild-on-child violence.

In empoverished communities there isa growing tendency of mothers whoviolently marry off their young daughtersto older men for money.

On the African continent we often hearof women who assist their HIV-positivepartners to forcefully sleep with virgingirls in an attempt to cure them of thevirus. Just recently, video footage of aUgandan nanny physically abusing atwo-year-old girl went viral on socialmedia networks.

There are also women who are front-runners of brothels that drug young girlsand coerce them into prostitution.

All these dreadful factors prove that allwomen are not just innocent victims inthe whole cycle of violence and abuse.

Equally excruciating is the plight ofchild on child violence.

Often we hear of three-year-old girlsbeing raped by their 15-year-old neigh-bour.

South Africa has witnessed videofootage of fatal stabbing incidents of boylearners at schools.

Also gaining momentum is the “cat-fights” of girl learners that frequently goviral on social media.

In townships police are inundated withcases of young boys being abducted bytheir peers, forcing them into traditionalinitiation schools without parentalconsent.

Unfortunately, in our South Africancontext, most cases of child on childviolence are difficult to prosecute due totechnicalities in the Child Justice Act.

The world must be wary that though

focus must remain steadfast on menas principal abusers, ample attentionshould also be paid to women andchildren who are active perpetratorsof violence.

As long as women and children areaccomplices to violent and abusive men,all the hard work and campaigning willbe in vain.

As women and children have been putinto the bracket of victims of violenceand abuse, they must also play their partand refrain from violence against oneanother.) Send us your contribution for thiscolumn of no more than 500 words,accompanied by a head-and-shouldersphoto of the writer, to Jabu-lani.Dlamini@volksblad.com.

Women, children also abusiveMy viewLehlohonoloNyetanyaneSocial observer

‘Thoughmen remain the principal perpetratorsof violence on women and children, I wouldlike to awaken the world to the rarely­docu­mented phenomenon of women­on­women

violence and child­on­child violence.’– Lehlohonolo Nyetanyane, social observer

TSEKO MACHOLO AND MATOTO JOY THE­JANE during their wedding ceremonywhich was held at the Basotho Cultural andTraditional Village last Sunday. The matri­mony service was conducted by Rev. PetrosQindi of the Bafodisi Presbyterian Churchhailing from Bethlehem. Photo: Supplied

BLOEMFONTEIN experienced a heavy downpour. Roads turned into rivers and motorists had to carefully negotiate the flooded streets.Preller Road next to the Preller Shopping Centre was flooded and a BMW owner mistaking the depth of the water became stuck inthe thigh­high water. Some motorists created waves which caused shops to flood. Photos: Emile Hendricks

ROADS in Bloem­fontein turned intorivers after a heavydownpour had hitthe city last weekand motorists hadto maneuver theirway through theflooded streets. ThePreller ShoppingCentre in the suburbDan Pienaar took apunishing and themotorists had tostruggle to keeptheir vehicles ontrack.

PRES. JACOB ZU­MA was given anote while on thepodium addressinga conference afterhe had said the par­ty was in trouble.Here he is talking toJessie Duarte andGwede Mantashewho called him inthe middle of hisspeech.Photo: Felix Dlangamandla

WHILE elections are serious business some of the IndependentElectoral Commission (IEC) staff take time out to indulge in a bitof fun. Here the IEC deputy chair, Terry Tselane, is being entertainedby Chester Missing while being asked some questions on theprogress of the election. Photo: Simone Heradien

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PHUTHADITJHABA. – The MalutiFET College FC, sitting at thebottom of the rankings, will behoping to turn their misfortunesaround when they welcome Wit-bank Spurs FC in a National FirstDivision (NFD) encounter at theCharles Mopeli Stadium on Satur-day. Kick-off is set for 15:30.The Qwaqwa-based outfit started

the 2014-’15 season on a wrong note.They have only managed to collectfour points out of a possible 39points. They have only registeredone win and a draw.They are currently rooted at the

bottom of the table with sevenpoints separating them fromGarankuwa United who are secondfrom the bottom.The college boys have proven to

be the worst defensive team in theleague conceding 32 goals in 13league games. They have scored 12goals.They are coming to this clash

with fresh wounds after they werewalloped 4-1 by Garankuwa at theLucal Moripe Stadium on Saturday.Spurs is sitting seventh on the

table with 17 points and 12 gamesand they are coming to the contestfresh off a home win on Wednesday.They narrowly beat Garankuwa by1-0.They will also be motivated by

the poor run displayed by theteam coached by Morena Ramorebu-di.Regardless of the poor stint of

results, Express Eastern Free Statehave learnt that the team manage-ment and the players have confi-dence in their coach.

They believe it is too early to rulethem out of the league.However, the coach knows that he

is skating on a thin ice and that histeam should achieve positive resultssooner rather than later.Ramorebudi will pin his hope on

players like Simphiwe Mafene,Tumelo Mokwa, ThembinkosiLorch and Lucky Mokoena todo the job for him by scoringgoals.He will also be hoping his defence

performs beter.

Maluti on back foot

ON THE BALL: TheMaluti FET College striker Malefetsane Rankati (in blue)on the ball with a Santos player chasing him. He is one of the strikers whois expected to help the team to their second win of the season.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

JOHANNESBURG. – BafanaBafana boss, Ephraim“Shakes” Mashaba, wasnamed Coach of the Year atthe 2014 South AfricanSports Awards, whileBanyana Banyana strikerPortia Modise was alsohonoured on Sunday night.Mashaba, whose Bafana

charges claimed NelsonMandela Challenge honoursearlier in the day, beat offcompetition from SwimmingSouth Africa’s Graham Hilland Springbok Sevenstactician Neil Powell for theprize.Shakes said: “Firstly, let

me thank the One above,

also the minister of Sport,‘Razzmatazz’ Fikile Mbalula,the president of Safa, DrDanny Jordaan, and theplayers who have shownpassion.“My colleagues, the

technical staff and theirfamilies, guys, I appreciateall the work you do.“Also the churches of

South Africa for the prayersthat you have been givingthe team.“You are lovely, South

Africa. We felt the supportand it helped us be wherewe are today,” addedMashaba, who also thankedhis family for their support.

Bafana coachhonoured

THE Orlando Pirates SupportersClub in the Free State invitesall the Bucs supporters to ayear-end party which will beheld in Senekal.The event will take place on

13 December and food will beserved at R25 per person. Peoplemust bring their own drinks.Contact Excellent Hlalele,

regional organiser, for moreinformation on 073-318-9967.

Bucs supporters invited

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THE stage is set for the mouth-wa-tering showdown between provincialrivals Free State Stars and Bloemfon-tein Celtic at the Charles MopeliStadium today.

Kick-off is at 18:00.The Free State derby brings out

the hunger in both teams, with EaLla Koto having once received aR500 000 bonus after massacringPhunya Sele Sele in a dead rubbercontest that meant nothing to theBethlehem side, but almost led to therelegation of Celtic – that was at theend of the 2008-’09 campaign.

Phunya Sele Sele, who weresitting third from the bottom of thelog with one match to spare beforethe end of the season, needed a winat all cost to avoid being demoted tothe National First Division (NFD),

but they were walloped 5-1 by amerciless Stars team in Qwaqwa.

The Bloemfontein side were,however, lucky to avoid relegationby the skin of their teeth as ThandaRoyal Zulu, who were trailing Celticwith a point, could not beat Maritz-burg United in the other bottom ofthe table clash on the same day.

Though it has almost been sixyears since that fateful day, Celticfans and players alike who were partof the team then, still have freshmemories of that particular fixture.

But anyway, that match is waterunder the bridge.

History suggests results precedingthe Free State derby are nothingmore than numbers on a piece ofpaper that have no bearing on whattranspires in one of the Mzansi’sbiggest matches.

So Stars’ three consecutive losses,

as well as Celtic’s 1-0 to Ajax CapeTown last Wednesday, will have noimpact on the game played at theCharles Mopeli Sta- dium today.

Both coaches, Kinnah Phiri of EaLla Koto and Ernst Middendorp ofBloemfontein Celtic, would agreethat the derby is not only about thethree points that are at stake, butpride too.

With the bragging rights also onthe table for the eventual winners,a team that starts well by settling itsnerves first, something that accompa-nies such a high- profile match, islikely to have the upper hand.

While the hosts will be relyingfor goals on Richard Henyekane,Rudolph Bester and Abdul AdamBasit, the visitors will pin theirhopes on Lerato Lamola, DumisaniZuma, Tumelo Mogapi and ThapeloMorena.

Clash of FS titans todayEYES ON THE BALL: Tumelo Mogapi (right) of Bloemfontein Celtic and Katlego Mashego of Free State Stars during the sides’ previous meeting in the Free State Stadium on 11May 2013. Photo: Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix

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