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Deur Mariska Ehlers ([email protected])

LEPHALALE - Angelique van der Merwe, ’n bekende karwag by die Sakesentrum parkeerterrein in Onverwacht, is verlede Sater-dag ernstig beseer toe die be-stuurder van ‘n Toyota Fortuner oor haar been gery het waar sy in die parkeerterrein gesit het.

Sy sê die een oomblik het die man nog uit die parkeerplek gery. “Hy het soos enige ander bestuurder uit die parkering gery en toe met ‘n spoed op my afge-pyl,” sê Angelique.

Sy meen dit was moedswillig. “Ek onthou die glimlag op sy gesig en sy een goue tand,” het sy in trane vertel toe Noordelike Nuus haar Dinsdag in die Ellisras Hospitaal besoek het.

Volgens Angelique het lede van die ge-meenskap wat in die omtrek was en gesien het wat gebeur, die bestuurder van die For-tuner voorgekeer toe hy probeer wegry. An-gelique beweer dit is toe dat die bestuurder se vrou haar met haar handsak geslaan het en vir die mense daar gesê het om haar man uit te los.

'n Ooggetuie wat die ongeluk sien gebeur het, het bevestig dat die man probeer het

Karwag land onder motor

om weg te jaag, maar meen hy het dalk per ongeluk versnel toe sy voet vermoedelik van die koppelaar afgly.

Angelique se hart is baie seer, sy sê die voorval het op ‘n slegte tyd gebeur omdat haar seun onlangs sy werk verloor het.

Sy word volgende week oorgeplaas na Mokopane Hospitaal waar sy geopereer sal word om penne in haar been te sit waar dit op twee plekke gebreek is.

Na die operasie sal sy vir vier maande fisioterapie moet ontvang waartydens sy nie sal kan werk nie. Haar man en seun kan nie saamgaan na Mokopane toe nie. Hulle gaan in Lephalale vir haar moet wag en Kersfees

sonder hul vrou en ma deurbring. “Ek wil net hê my man en seun moet 'n goeie Kersfees hê,” sê sy.

Intussen beweer Angelique dat die polisie wel op die toneel op-gedaag het en die man glo na die hospitaal geneem het om sy bloed vir alkoholvlakke te toets.

Adjudant offisier Frans Ma-koena het egter gesê dat geen formele klag teen die bestuurder van die Fortuner aanhandig ge-maak is nie.

Angelique sê ook dat niemand haar tot op hede in die hospitaal besoek het om 'n verklaring af te neem nie.

Makoena verduidelik dat polisie die saak slegs verder sou voer indien daar rede was om te vermoed dat die voorval roekeloos en met opset of onder die invloed van alkohol plaasgevind het.

‘Engele vir Nood’ in Lephalale het ‘n fonds gestig om die gesin deur die volgende vier maande te help terwyl Angelique nie ‘n inkomste kan verdien nie. “My man sal wel die huis huur kan dek,” sê sy.

Enige iemand wat ‘n bydrae wil maak, kan op Engele vir Nood se Facebook-blad gaan kyk vir besonderhede kry.

Angelique sê byvoorbaat dankie aan almal wat haar en haar gesin bystaan.

Angelique se been tydens haar hospitalisasie in Ellisras Distrik Hospitaal vroeër die week.

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Job creation exceeds 650 at Platreef MOKOPANE – Ivanhoe Mines executive chairman, Rob-ert Friedland and CEO Lars-Eric Johansson announced that the total workforce at the Platreef Project outside Mokopane now exceeds 650 men and women.

More than 500 of the jobs, representing 78% of the total workforce, are held by residents of the local Moko-pane area.

Normal operations have been successfully re-estab-lished at the site of the company’s planned underground mine on the Platreef resource of platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold and rhodium following the formal activation of the company’s long-term mining right by the Department of Mineral Resources on November 4. Plant, earthmoving and mining equipment were returned to the site last week after a six-month suspension of activity. The principal priority at the mine site is the completion of the excavation at the box cut to establish access for the construction of the large concrete surface collar for Shaft #1, which will be the initial production shaft in the first phase of Platreef’s development. The collar also will serve as a base that will anchor the headframe structure and house the ventilation opening.

Work on the shaft and related mining-plant compo-nents is being conducted within the 20-hectare, fenced

construction compound that has been designed to enhance worksite safety, to minimize visual impacts on residential areas and to contribute to the effectiveness of environmental manage-ment programs.

Upgrading work on the stage and hoist winders for the sink-ing phase of Shaft #1 has been completed and steel fabrication for the sinking stage and headgear has commenced. Design and engineering work is proceeding on the primary components for Shaft #2, the 10-metre-diameter main production shaft that will be capable of hoisting six million tons a year and also will be fitted with a 150-person equipment cage.

Ivanhoe expects to receive results of a pre-feasibility study (PFS) later this month that will expand on the phase-one devel-opment scenario outlined in the preliminary economic assess-ment that was released in March this year. Ivanhoe has also retained Whittle Consulting, of Melbourne, Australia, to conduct an optimization study using as a base the Platreef PFS produc-tion schedules, revenues and costs. The Whittle study’s main focus will be on increasing cash flow by enhanced mine sched-uling techniques, stope cut-off optimization and the matching of hoisting and milling capacities through the planned, sub-sequent expansion phases. The study’s recommendations are intended to provide guidance for the feasibility study, which is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2015.

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Choppies supports communityLEPHALALE - Choppies Lephalale held a community function last month at the store. The function included music, enter-tainment including dancing, competitions and a lucky draw for the Stokvel groups.

Winnie Mabote (see photo) walked away as the winner for the Stokvel group named Lebogang Basadi from Maletswai Village.

The purpose of the function was to asses the buying needs of the Stokvel customers and embrace regular customers.

At the event branch manager, Petrus van Rooyen, encouraged people to take advantage of Choppies' value for money of-ferings. Also present was assistant manager Jaidev and trainee manager Pe-tunia Ratshitanga as well as Stokvel cam-paign coordinators, Sophy and Lizzy.

The Choppies group continues to grow and has spread its wings to include 32 stores with plans to expand to 60 stores in the coming year under the leadership of Deon Bauermeister, CEO of Choppies South Africa and Group CEO, Mr Ramachandran.

Choppies aims to provide the best services and affordable prices to the communities in which it operates.

Lephalale crime statisticsLEPHALALE - As the holidays approach, criminal activity also surges.

The Lephalale police provided the following statistics for last weekend alone:- One male arrested for drug possession.- Three men arrested for house breaking.- Four suspects arrested for possession of dagga.- Four suspects arrested for drunk and driving.- One suspect arrested for dealing dagga.- Two suspects arrested for shoplifting.- Two suspects arrested for theft. - A suspect arrested for interfering with police duties.

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Deur Mariska Ehlers ([email protected])

LEPHALALE - Na twee gewapende roof-togte en ‘n frats-ontploffing kan Johanko Barnard hierdie week ook ‘n infeksie en veloorplanting by die beproewinge voeg wat hy hierdie jaar oorleef het.

Sy ma, Katryn Barnard, sê dit elke dag beter en beter met Johanko waar hy in die Milpark hospitaal in Johannesburg lê. Hy het erge brandwonde opgedoen toe die enjin waaraan hy en ‘n vriend gewerk het twee weke gelede in hul gesigte ontplof het.

Kort nadat hy na Milpark oorgeplaas is, is daar infeksie in van sy wonde opgemerk. Dit is egter onder beheer gebring en is Johanko tans op sterk antibiotika, dokters het intussen vel van sy regter bobeen verwyder en aan die binnekant van sy regterarm van sy armholte tot by sy hand oorgeplant. Dokters sal eers teen Don-derdag, wanneer die verbande afkom, kan sê

So gaan dit met Johanko

of die oorplanting suksesvol was. Volgens die hospitaal personeel lê daar nog ‘n lang pad van herstel vir die dapper jongman voor.

Katryn het intussen haar dank uitge-spreek teenoor die gemeenskap vir die bood-skappies, SMS’e en al die ondersteuning en bystand wat sy ontvang het tot nou toe.

Johanko Barnard sterk tans aan in die Milpark Hospitaal in Johannesburg.

Four years in prison for shopliftingLEPHALALE - Zezani Manners (29) from Zimbabwe was arrested on various occasions for shoplifting in Giyani and surrounding areas. He paid a fine every time that he was arrested. The Lephalale Police arrested him again recently and when he appeared in court the judge sentenced him to four years in prison because he did not learn from the previous arrests and keeps on committing the same crime.

Right: Zenzani Manners (29) at the Police station after he was arrested.

Raped after declining giftsMARAPONG - A 19-year-old Botswana girl was allegedly raped in Marapong after she declined an offer from a ‘friend’ to buy her a cell phone as well as clothes for her child on Monday.

When she asked him to leave, he alleg-edly overpowered her, covered her mouth and forcibly undressed her before raping her. Afterwards he simply left her at the scene of the crime and drove off.

Lephalale Police is providing accommo-dation to the victim while the case is being investigated.

LEPHALALE - Police arrested a 34-year-old Mozambican man on charges of copper theft on Saturday.

He was caught with PVC-coated Telkom telephone cables to the value of R230 000 in his possession. Police are looking for another man in connection with this crime. He was last seen on Saturday driving a white Toyota Tazz with the registration no CH 53 YN GP.

Anyone with information must please call Warrant Officer Frans Mokoena on 073 429 8959.

Copper thief arrested

The copper theft suspect who was arrested by Lephalale Police.

‘Mob justice’ in MarapongMARAPONG - A man was assaulted by a group of community members of Tlou Street in Marapong last Saturday.

According to Police spokesperson, War-rant Officer Frans Mokoena, the community accused the victim of stealing their valuables at night.

The victim was seriously injured and had to be taken to the Ellisras District Hospital where his injuries were treated.

No charges were laid by the community or the victim and no arrests had been made.

MOKOPANE -Being promoted to the rank of Brigadier, Mokopane station commander, Col. Lucas Mogwaneng will probably be re-membered for failing to implement several High Court orders to remove illegal ANC occupiers of the Mogalakwena municipality rather than his successes in the battle against drug dealing and abuse in Mokopane.

With many ‘drug lords’ apprehended under his watch still serv-ing sentences, Mogwaneng feels he has dealt with the town’s crime problem ‘decisively’. He, however concedes that the Mogalakwena Municipality and a possible taxi feud remain outstanding problems.

Mogwaneng was promoted to the rank of Brigadier on 1 Decem-ber and will be taking command of Giyani police station.

Col. Mogwaneng off to Giyani


STEENBOKPAN – Last Saturday, Sasol Mining handed over the Lesedi Tshukudu Thusong Centre in Steenbokpan to the Lep-halale Municipality.

The building of the centre emanates from Sasol’s commitment to invest in the area as promised last year during the sod turning event. “Sasol remains firmly rooted in this country and, as one of the largest taxpayers we play an important role in contributing to SA. Part of our investment is made in the communities in which we operate,” said Pe-ter Steenkamp, senior vice president, Sasol Mining.

A decision to build a Community Centre was made after, Sasol in consultation with the Steenbokpan community and the Lep-halale Municipality identified several com-munity needs. These needs included training and development initiatives, infrastructure projects, basic services, etc.

Restaurantgroep wys hul gee omMOKOPANE - Die eienaars van Maxi's Mo-kopane, Johan en Adri Potgieter, het besluit om uit te reik na hul medemens en om Elmarie Kruger, 'n kolon kankerlyer by te staan.

Elmarie is in Februarie gediagnoseer, maar beskik nie oor 'n mediese fonds nie. As die enigste werkende lid van haar gesin, kry sy swaar aangesien sy slegs deeltyds kan werk as gevolg van haar siekte.

Alhoewel haar familie verskeie fondsinsamelingsprojekte aangepak het om te help betaal aan haar be-handeling, het die mediese kostes baie druk op hulle geplaas.

Maxi's Mokopane het besluit om by te dra deur drie maande gelede die gemeenskap te vra om deel te neem aan die 'Maxi's gee om' veld-tog.

So het die restaurant R6000 ingesamel om Elmarie se kostes te help dek en dit Maandag aan haar oorhandig.

Die Potgieters het ook almal be-dank vir hul ondersteuning.

Elmarie Kruger (regs) saam met Maxi's Mokopane se, Adri Potgieter en die groep se bemarkingsbestuurder, Yolandi Ferreira.

Sasol hands over centre in SteenbokpanThe Lephalale Municipality will own,

manage and maintain the Lesedi Tshukudu Thusong Centre. They will also determine which services will be rendered to the com-munity from the Centre.

Sasol Mining is still investigating the possibility to develop coal reserves in the Lephalale region. While much work needs to be done to develop these reserves, it would be prudent to develop the mine in phases, starting smaller and increasing production as infrastructure and markets develop. Sasol Mining’s activities in the area are dependent on being granted the mining right by the Department of Mineral Resources and a final investment decision by Sasol, once the min-ing right has been granted. The decision to develop a mine will also be dependent on water supply to support the proposed mining activities and rail infrastructure to ship the product to market.

Right: Lephalale Mayor, Jack Maeko, shakes hands with Peter Steenkamp, senior vice president, Sasol Mining.at the opening of the community centre in Steenbokpan.

By Martie Pretorius ([email protected])

MOKOPANE - “I will rather face contempt of court than execute the court order,” provin-cial head of legal services at the SAPS, Maj.Gen. Steven Mbhalati allegedly told Mogal-akwena Municipality’s Irene de Villiers on Tuesday.

This followed discussions on how police were going to execute a fifth court order to remove ANC members who have illegally oc-cupied the municipality for more than three weeks.

In this time no municipal services had been rendered and municipal workers have been waiting outside the municipal premises for a legal resolution to the deadlock.

The Mogalakwena Residents Associa-tion (MRA) has now threatened to take more drastic action. At a press conference last week the organisation told the media the res-idents of Mokopane may have to remove the unwanted occupiers with their own hands, seeing as the police shows no intention of upholding the order of the law.

Provincial head of legal services at the SAPS Maj.Gen Steven Mbhalati and the Mogalakwena Municipality’s Irene de Vil-liers discussed the order to remove Thlalefi Mashemaite and his colleagues for before Mbhalati indicated that he wouldn't execute the court order.

Police ignore high court order

LEPHALALE - Baie grondeienaars het hul heraansluiting by die Lephalale brand-beskermingsvereniging agterweë gelaat. Daar is verlede Donderdag by die Lande-like Veiligheidforum se laaste vergadering vir die jaar gewaarsku dat grondeienaars regs aanspreeklik gehou sal word vir enige brandskade wat van hulle grond na buur grond versprei indien hulle nie lede van hul brandbeskermingsvereniging is nie.

Alle nodige dokumentasie en aansluit-ingsvorms is verkrybaar by die Agri Lephalale kantore op die NTK perseel.

Daar is ook besluit dat die Landelike Veiligheid vergaderings voortaan op die derde Donderdag van elke maand gehou sal word sodat boere die GPF vergaderings wat in die middae gehou word ook kan bywoon.

Brandvereniging roep boere

Community suffersKorny Dekker, DA ward councillor for ward 31 released the following statement: Due to the ongoing ANC fights in the Mogal-akwena Municipality, hundreds of housel-holds in Mokopane and surrounding areas are stranded without water supply. These households were all supplied with prepaid water meters and due to the closing of the municipal offices, it is not possible for them to purchase water from the municipality.

This concludes than consumers human rights have been taken away from them. The constitution of South Africa clearly states in Section 27(1)(b) “everyone has the right to have access to sufficient water”.

Dekker said in his statement that the DA will be laying charges at the Human Rights Commissioner should this water issue not be solved within seven days.


Sasol hands over centre in Steenbokpan


Mikayla Neagu (2) het ‘n besoek van haar feëtjiemaatjies gekry wat vir haar gesê het, as sy weer verjaar moet sy daaraan dink om haar presentjies te deel met maatjies wat nie pre-sentjies kry nie.

Aangesien haar dog-tertjie se kamer propvol speelgoed is het haar ma, Alta, besluit om die geleentheid te gebruik vir liefdadigheid en toe reëlings begin tref saam Tessa Ross en Bertha Olivier van Engele vir Nood.

Die gemeenskap word hartlik uitgenooi na die dogtertjie met die pragtige hartjie se verjaarsdag partytjie wat Sondag by haar ouers se huis in Kameeldoringstraat 63 in Onver-wacht gehou word. Die toegangsfooi is ‘n presentjie wat gegee sal word aan minder bevooregte kinders, sodat hulle ook ‘n ietsie onder die kersboom sal hê hierdie jaar. Bevestig vroegtydig met Alta by 071 866 2565 as jy die geleentheid wil bywoon. Getalle is nodig vir beplanning om die dag vol-pret en plesier te maak.

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Laerskool Krugerpark het verlede week hul jaarlikse prysuitdeling gehou en leerlinge geprys vir hul akademiese, sport en kultuur prestasie. Hiermee die top presteerders in elke Graad. Meer foto’s beskikbaar op ons webwerf: www.noordnuus.co.za.

Graad 1 – Arlise Blignaut, Jhemma Forss-man, Xander Glover, Gerard Kruger, Dav-eigh Maila, Roan Audi, Janneman Benson, Ashley Engelbrecht, Rouxle Kilian, Megan Van Heerden, Kara Jansen van Rensburg, Toko Makwarela, Kay-Lynn Timmins, Moeny van Wyk, Pieter Vermaak, Renske Cilliers, Chariska Fouche, Jolynne Mostert, Johanno van Tonder, Alex Watson.

Graad 2 – Katelyn Blignaut, Liz-Mari Bodestein, Leigh van Staden, Anja Wiese, Shenise Williams, Katelyn Fourie, Marelike

Krugies spog met slimkoppe!Ferreira, Micke Theron, Kara Steyn, Deane Oosthuizen, Imeke de Beer, Milan Francis, Carlia Nel, Kayla van der Horst, Karla Vogel, Simoné Bekker, Inge Human, Leone van Schalkwyk, Marinet Visagie, Megan Willer.

Graad 3 – Amelie Coetzee, Aimee Horne, Jana Joubert, Jaco Le Roux, Fralize van der Hoven, Zia Boltman, Natanja Koch, Ciara Packer, Idene Smit, Delarey van der Merwe, Laumari Hawken, Iyante Small, Pieter van Antwerp, Melissa van Heerden, Ruben van Tonder, Devon Esterhuizen, Henrico Kruger, Jana Kruger, Stephen le Roux, Jan van der Baan.

Graad 4 – Surika Booysen, Elsje de Beer, Jolaine de Beer, Sarien de Beer, Marco Fer-reira, Ruben Glover, Kayla Koen, Lune Pot-gieter, Aldrich Rossouw, Jurinda van Schalk-wyk, Liani Visagie.

Graad 5 – Nachelle Beetge, Declan Brews, Deville Erasmus, Marlie Hattingh, Johalize Jacobs, Hanno Janse van Rens-burg, Zaskia Kiesling, Melody Raats, Pietie Vogel, Adri Vorster, Ine Vorster.

Graad 6 – Derick Beytell, Larichca Botha, Lachelle de Beer, Feliciano Dias, Joshua Joubert, Erna Kruger, Lenika Nel, Danielle Snyman, Dian Theron, Brandon van Wyk.

Graad 7 – Francois-Dean Birkholtz, Rene Buitendag, Linita Cilliers, Charlize Collins, Kaylen Deysel, Janus Greyling, Mar-gorie Jacobs, Justin Nel, Bianca Pretorius, Ijanke Steyn.

Die skoolhoof, Johan Vertongen, het ge-waarsku dat leerders hard moet werk aan-gesien “middelmatig nie meer goed genoeg is nie” en almal aangemoedig om 2015 met durf en moed aan te pak.

Die Graad 7’s het afgesluit met ‘n spe-siale lied om afskeid te neem van Laerskool Krugerpark.

Foto's: Net so paar van die akademiese uitblinkers op die verhoog tydens die Laerskool Krugerpark prysuitdeling. Meer foto's beskikbaar by www.noordnuus.co.za.

Jim and Lovedalia Rameetse, a well-known pastor couple and guests cheerfully witnessed Thapelo, Rameetse’s eldest son who tied the knot with the love of his life, Tshepo Mothiba.The couple shared their vows at the altar of the Gundo Praise Centre in Mokopane’s extention 19. The groom is a member of the gospel Acapella group, The Rameetse Trio, that originally started off with three of the five Rameetse brothers. are Morongwa and Rebecca Mothiba. The newlyweds are settling in Mokopane. - Martie Pretorius.

Pastor’s eldest ties the knot Klein hartjies van goud


MOKOPANE – Christiaan Jansen, ’n oud leerder van die Potgietersrus CVO Skool wat in 2010 gematrikuleer het, se harde werk op universiteit het vir hom deure geopen.

Na vier jaar se studies by TUKS (Univer-siteit van Pretoria) het Jansen vir homself ’n graad in B-Verbruikerswetenskap Gasvry-heidsbestuur bekom en raap hy ook ’n prys op as die student met die hoogste gemiddeld vir die graad se hoofvak, Fyn Kookkuns.

Hy het verlede week vertrek na ’n vyfster ski-oord in Aspen, Colorado in die VSA waar hy vir ’n jaar indiensopleiding gaan ontvang.

MAHWELERENG - Ward 32 councilor, Marcelle Maritz and DA applicant candidate Delene Pelzer, reached out to the disabled children at the Mahwelereng Centre of Hope last week where they hosted a Christmas party. Mamsi Ledwaba, the founder and manager of the centre sincerely thanked Maritz and Pelzer for remembering them.

Korny Dekker van Mokopane skryf:

Ten spyte van al die gevegte by die munisipaliteit en die bykans stilstand van noodsaaklike dienste is daar darem nog mense wat regtig omgee. Baie dankie aan Johan Fourie van die elektriese afdel-ing en ook aan Log Buitendag van verkeer vir julle onbaatsugtige diens wat julle aan die gemeenskap van Mokopane lewer.

MOKOPANE - Neef en niggie, Ina en Johan le Roux van Mokopane het die afgelope naweek se bosveldson aangedurf en is as algehele wenners van die drie-dae-lange Sondela bergfietswedren gekroon.

Die 120km wedren het op Vrydag 5 Desember by die Sondela Wildreservaat in Bela-Bela afgeskop. Saterdag se afstand was drie keer so vêr soos Vry-dag se 20km en Sondag se laaste 40km het fietsry-ers se uithouvermoë op die proef gestel. Die Le Roux’s het al drie fases van die wedstryd kafgedraf en het ’n spog trofeë verwerf.

Langasems wen fietswedrenReaching out to orphans

Pluimpie aan munisipale afdelingshoofde

Johan Fourie, hoof van die elektriese afdeling, Mogalakwena Munisipaliteit.

Log Buitendag, hoof van verkeer, Mogalakwena Munisipaliteit.

Oud-leerder sprei sy vlerke

Christiaan Jansen, ’n oud-leerder van die Potgietersrus CVO Skool klim die leer van sukses na vier jaar se goeie prestasies by TUKS.

LEPHALALE - Baba Poo Dagsorg het onlangs hulle eerste konsert gehou by Die Wingerd, dit was ‘n reuse sukses en die ouers was verras met die kleuters se vermoë om so te dans en sing. Die eienaar van die dagsorg, Krystal Horn, sê graag dankie aan Katryn Barnard dat sy die Wingerd gratis beskikbaar gestel het vir die geleentheid. “Volgende jaar maak ons weer so.”

Kleuters hou konsert

Kersvader het onlangs sy bokke ingespan en sy slee gepak om by die kindertjies in Rassieland te kom kuier. Die jongspan was baie verras toe Kersvader en een van sy elfies by die skool se ontspanningsarea instap, hy het vir elke kind ‘n presentjie uitgedeel en die kinders het omtrent bal-jaar met hul nuwe speelgoed. Kersvader het vir hulle gesê om soet te wees en vir die juffrouens te luister. Die skool bedank Kersvader dat hy tyd gemaak het vir die jongspan.

Kersvader verras die Rassies

ELLISRAS GELOFTEFEESBoereverenigingsaal (veilingskrale)Maandag 15 DesemberPerderuiters, volkspele. Dvd vertoning: Slag van Bloedrivier, Gelofte. Potjiekos.Dinsdag 16 Desember 09:00 Geloftediens: Ds Pieter van Wyk Bevestiging van Gelofte: Kriek Kruger 10:30 Feesrede: Hannes EngelbrechtKoue ete.Navrae: Agnes Olivier 014 763 3677.

SARAHBELL GELOFTEFEESSarahBell FeesterreinDinsdag 16 Desember

09:00 Geloftediens: Ds. Andries Kruger. Vlaghysing, samesang11:00 Feesrede: Ds. Lesley Kern 12:00 Bevestiging van GelofteBraaipakkies te koop Navrae: Kobus vd Merwe: 084 515 7162

STEENBOKPAN GELOFTEFEESSteenbokpan Boereverenigingsaal Dinsdag 16 Desember 201410:00 Geloftediens: Ds. Bernard PrinslooBevestiging van Gelofte11:00 Feesrede: Johan Grobler12:00 Bring eie eetgerei en drinkgoed/ete word voorsien. Navrae: Chris & Ilse Erasmus: 083 371 2031

Geloftefeesvieringe vir Lephalale en omgewingMATJIESFONTEIN GELOFTEFEESCanterbury Feesterrein - 16 Desember 09:00 Geloftediens: Ds. Hennie van GraanBevestiging van Gelofte10:00 Feesrede: Wouter Ras12:00 Saameet met Spitbraai & slaaieBring eie stoele, eetgerei en drinkgoed.Navrae: Pieter Lamprecht: 082 372 0598 WEIDHOEK GELOFTEFEESWeidhoek Feesterrein - 16 Desember 09:00 Geloftediens: Ds Kalfie Loots. Bevestiging van Gelofte10:00 Feesrede: Ds Kalfie Loots12:00 Bring bordjie eet- en drinkgoedNavrae: Jaco de Bruyn: 083 626 6582

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Coming across an accident while out on the road can be a frightening and stressful experience. Not only is it a

dangerous environment to get out of your vehicle but the sight of injured, bleeding people or children can induce panic in the toughest of people.

Paramedics deal with such incidents on a daily basis and are specifically trained and equipped to cope with and treat pa-tients on such scenes. But what happens if you are the first person to come across an accident?

What do you do if you actually see the accident happen in front of you? Who do you call and what do you do first while you wait for the emergency personnel to arrive?

The following segment comprises a few important principles and pieces of advice to help you to calmly, safely and carefully look after yourself, the patients and the accident scene while waiting for the emer-gency services.

What to do first Pull your vehicle over

Park in a safe position off the road.Turn on your hazard lights and head-

lights. (Any and all lighting that may help other motorists see that there has been an accident and slow down is necessary. Don’t turn your bright lights on as this may temporarily blind oncoming motorists)

If the accident is on a blind rise or bend, parking your vehicle back from the accident in a ‘fend-off’ position so vehicles see the accident scene may help prevent further accidents.

Put out your warning triangles if you have them

What to do next Phone ER24 on 084 124 084 124 is the national number which will connect you with ER24’s Contact Centre. It is an emergency line where a call taker will request the following information:

Your telephone number (to remain in

How to handle an emergencycontact with you should you be cut off)

Your location (street name and nearest cross road).

The details of what has happened, how many people are injured, whether there is a fire, etc.

This will allow the dispatcher to send the correct personnel from the closest area. In addition the call takers are able to give you telephonic advice as to what to do to help the injured on the accident scene Assisting the Injured

If you have a First Aid kit, take it out of your vehicle. Put on the rubber gloves that are inside the first aid kit.

Calm and reassure the people that have been involved in the accident. Make them aware you have called the emergency ser-vices and that help is on the way. This may be the only thing AND the most important thing you can do to help someone involved in an accident.

The most important principles when helping an accident victim are the follow-ing:

Safety – Do not attempt heroics which may potentially jeopardise your own safety. Your safety comes first, before that of the injured. You are of no use to anyone if you become injured while attempting to help others.

If there is any fire/ flames and you have a fire extinguisher, use it and direct the foam/ water at the base of the flames.

Do NOT move the patient or attempt to remove them from the vehicle UN-LESS there is an immediate threat to life (e.g. the car is on fire and you are unable to extinguish it). There may be an underly-ing injury to the neck or spine and unnec-essary movement could make this worse.

If the person is unconscious, open the mouth and check there is nothing inside causing obstruction.

Check if the person is breathing.If the patient is breathing leave them

in the position you find them and monitor them regularly.

If the patient is NOT breathing and you have been trained to do so, you may begin

CPR and rescue breathing as necessary.If a person is bleeding heavily from a

wound, take any available material e.g. a t-shirt/ gauze from the first aid kit/ a towel/ a blanket/ etc, and place it over the open bleeding wound. Then press tightly apply-ing direct pressure to the wound. Maintain that pressure until the emergency services arrive. Do not stop pressing to check if there is continued bleeding or to look at the wound. This procedure may save a person’s life.

Being a bystander at an accident scene is invariably a stressful event. However if you remain calm, keep your head and follow the above principles, you could be instrumental in assisting, reassuring and even saving the lives of the accident vic-tims.

“Ultimately we would all like to ‘Arrive Alive’. Source: www.arive alive.co.za

Below is a list of emergency numbers that include the contact details of the average emergencies that may occur:

MokopaneSAPS – (015) 409 1400Ambulance – (015) 491 7631Fire Department/Traffic – (015) 491 4444Hospital – (015) 491 2236

LepalahleSAPS – (014) 762 1000/10/11Ambulance – (014) 763 3264Fire and Disaster Management - 0800 111 666/0711 736 246/(014) 762 4200 Ellisras District Hospital – (014) 763 2227Medi Clinic Lephalale – (014) 762 0400Crime Stop - 086 001 0111Waterberg Emergency – (014) 718 3800

(Information provided by ER24)

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