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Zuma orders probe

President Jacob Zuma has directed the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate issues relating to maladministration and allegedcorruption concerning a number of government departments, entities and two Municipalities in the Limpopo Province.The affected institutions are the South African Post Office (SAPO), State Information Technology Agency (SITA), Greater Tubatse LocalMunicipality in Limpopo, Vhembe District Municipality in Limpopo and the National Departments of Labour, Public Works and Transport. The presidency announced the probe in a statement late Wednesday this week. In the mean time, while the Mayor, councillors and seniorofficials attended a Lekgotla at Blydepoort, members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) staged a sit-in in the GreaterTubatse Local Municipality council chamber in Burgersfort from Tuesday (the photograph was taken on Wednesday and predictably, noservices were rendered). Traffic Poilice in uniform were also seen amongst those present. They demanded to see the Mayor about anumber of grievances, inter alia the appointment of a Municipal Manager. Nobody arrived and yesterday they continued with the sit-in.In it’s announcement about the issue the Presidency says “While not pre-judging these cases, the proclamations are part of the drive tofight, eradicate and prevent corruption and maladministration at all levels of Government and state-owned enterprises.Areas to be investigated by the SIU pertaining to the three national departments and the two municipalities include the following allegations:1. Serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of the departments2. Improper or unlawful conduct by employees of the departments,3. Unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property4. Unlawful, irregular or unapproved acquisitive act, transaction, measure or practice having a bearing upon State property;5. Intentional or negligent loss of public money or damage to public property;6. Alleged offences related to Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004), and7. Unlawful or improper conduct by any person, which has caused or may cause serious harm to the interest of the public”.Full details relating to the directives issued to the SIU are contained in proclamations that will be gazetted today (Friday 1 August).

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Dwarsrivier Mine

Dwarsrivier Mine, Thaba Chweu Municipality andMashishing High School took hands to celebrate a belatedMandela Day in Mashishing on Friday last week. Theschool’s matric learners and Dwarsrivier Mine employeesassisted the Thaba Chweu Traffic Department to paintthe speed humps in the area with a fresh coat of paint toincrease their visibility. Thaba Chweu Municipality’sExecutive Mayor, Cllr. MB Ncongwane also pitched in andwielded a paintbrush to help finish the task.Dwarsrivier Mine will also be donating school uniformsto less fortunate learners in the school. The matric classaccepted the donation in a ceremonial hand-over onbehalf of the learners who will benefit from the mine’sgoodwill.Mr Pius Monyela from Dwarsrivier Mine encouraged thegroup to study hard in this final year of their school career.He also encouraged them to keep safe as safety is notonly something concerning the mine. That is why themine chose to assist with repainting the speed humps.The donation of school uniforms comes after the plightof certain learners at the school came to the mine’sattention. He encouraged them to keep on making theircontributions towards making South Africa a better placeand not just wait for large companies to do something.The message was clear – help make every day MandelaDay.

Dwarsrivier Mine andMashishing High Schoolcelebrates Mandela Day

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Superherowaves goodbye

The principal of Laerskool Ohrigstad, Mrs Ronnie Ferreira, has just retired. The children’ssuperhero, as they they describe her, did however, did not leave the school without a surpriseor two. A sponsored gyrocopter flip from Hannah Game Lodge, over the escarpment and backto Laerskool Ohrigstad (where all the children waited next to the rugby field for her safearrival) was one of the big surprises of her last two weeks at the school.After last week Wednesday’s gyrocopter flight with pilot Tom van der Meulen fromMariepskop, she first had to attend to an important meeting from where she was ecorted tothe school hall where the children treated her to a farewell party consisting of various originalacts, song, dance and poetry before they also received a lucky packet with something to eat!

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Education is a fundamental human right and it is essential to ensure that all citizens are able to realisetheir potential. A key aim of education is to offer the necessary skills and values to uplift the quality oflife. In support of this aim, Samancor Chrome says it will continue to enhance the relationship withGovernment and local communities to improve access to education and to increase the quality ofeducation facilities.The physical environment in which learning takes place has a large impact on the outcomes ofeducation.

Central to Samancor Chrome’s principles and values is to contribute towards sustainablecommunity development and by investing in education in particular schools infrastructure improvementwill ensure long-term economic development of rural communities. School infrastructure is central andinstrumental to education. Samancor Chrome, Eastern Chrome Mines in partnership with the LimpopoDepartment of Education, School Management and affected communities embarked on a drive toimprove schools infrastructure in the affected mine communities of Tweefontein and Doornbosch Minesrespectively.

It is Eastern Chrome Mines believe that the condition and nature of school infrastructure have animpact on access and quality of education i.e. where the condition of school facilities is improved,learning outcomes are also improved. The projects will focus on the upgrading and construction ofbasic school infrastructure such as:

1. Madibeng Primary School in Kutullo Village (Tweefontein Mine Community) with additionalclassrooms/ 3 classrooms that will be convertible into a hall, refurbishments and renovations;2. Mangabane Primary School at Mangabane Village (Doornbosch Mine Community) - Two Grade RClassrooms per school, 4 Classrooms, refurbishments and renovations of classrooms;3. Mogolo Primary School at Ga-Riba (Doornbosch Mine Community) - 8 Classrooms4. Sehlaku Secondary School, Driekop Village (Doornbosch Mine Community) - School Hall, laboratory,Engineering workshop5. Sekabate Primary School, Madiseng Village (Doornbosch Mine Community) -Admin Block,refurbishment of 2 Grade R Classrooms

Currently, construction has started and services are being provided by local construction companiesthat are recruiting their labour force from the communities where these projects are being implemented.This is further to contribute towards local economic development in the short term.

More evidence of Samancor Chrome, Eastern Chrome Mines’ commitment to prepare localunemployed people to become part of the working economy is created through the school’s programmefor learnerships that will be established at Sehlaku Secondary School.

The School Learnership Programme was successfully implemented in Middelburg and Lydenburgas early as 2008. The principle of the programme is to identify school learners to start with theirlearnership training from Grade 11 and then qualify as artisans within the first year after leaving school.

Through this programme Samancor Chrome creates a feeder pool of not only future employees butalso competent workers for the labour market.

ECM, Samancor Chromegive education a boost

Projects at Madibeng Primary School (bottom) and Sekabata Primary School (top) are forging relentlesslyahead.

Hard at work at the Mangabane Primary School Project.

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On 25 July 2014, Modikwa Platinum Mine, SouthShaft TM3 Section achieved Three Hundred andSixty Five days (one year) without an accident. TheSouth Shaft employees have committedthemselves in January 2014 when they achieved1m FFS that they would ensure that they wouldwork up to the values and principles of Modikwa. The TM3 section acknowledged that prioritisingsafety is the only way to achieve a year without

injury. The shaft works under the motto “safetybegins with me” and so far it has yielded dividends.South shaft management went to the TM3 (largeends development) crews to enquire as to how wasthat made possible for the section that had areportable accident almost every month to go for365 day without even a minor accident. Theemployees responded by saying that “they setshort term goals by taking it in 100 days withoutaccident which then became the 365 days” KyleMcKinlay said, the other response was “ Weworked as a team where no one amongst uswanted to be the cause of failure so every job wasdone in a safest manner” Sydney Makwana said.Mr Derek Rieck who is the section mine overseersaid that when he started selling the idea of havingan injury free days he referred to it as the worldcup tournament where he said that now his sectionis on the semi-finals where the finals will be aninjury free 2014.“Day in day out, I see remarkable achievementsfrom the South shaft teams. At first it was about

200 days without any accidents of which 4 sectionsachieved it and now the best is yet to come. Westrongly believed that we can work withoutaccident and that has been proven by most Southshaft sections, 365 days is now our new benchmark for all the sections at the shaft. Safety iseveryone’s business at South shaft and all of us has a role to play in ensuring that my colleagues

and myself go back to our families safely” SiphoZwane the Business Area Leader at South Shaftsaid. Every sections at South shaft has taken thechallenge from the TM3 sections to work for 365days without an accident of which it has neverhappened at the mine until the employees tooksafety personally and the results have beenachieved.

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Calvinite bringshome silver

Phasha Rorisang made his Calvin Collegeproud when he received a silver medal at anational debate competition held from 1 - 5July in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The competitionwas tough but Rorisang delivered one ofthe best performances of his life.He will now be heading to the UnitedNations Schools Debate competition that issponsored by Oprah Winfrey.On the photograph is Rorisang with hisdebate co-ordinator Ms Magret Benguraand Calvin College principal, Ms LorraineBritz.(Information and photograph: CalvinCollege).

Winning atTubatse

SUPERSPARMs Funi Sekele was the luckywinner on the weekend of 20July 2014 in the TubatseSUPERSPAR Wild WeekendCompetition.She won a R500 shoppingvoucher. It was handed to herby Ms Selena Nyundu fromSpar.Customers can still win in thelucky draw every weekend.Shop at Tubatse SUPERSPARand enter in store!

A birthday party for BasetsanaOn 30 July 2013 theTubatse SAPS night shiftofficers were suprised whenlittle Basetsana was bornright there at the stationwhile her mother waswaiting for an ambulance.This week the stationcelebrated her first birthdaywith her family. TheTubatse SAPS threw her aparty and she received awhole table full of gifts fromthe generous SAPSmembers. Basetsana’smother, Ms ThabithaNongoma thankedeveryone for what they did.

Ready for a party - Basetsana who was born at the Tubatsepolice station turned one this week.

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Dwarsrivier MineKicking up some

dust at theWildevy 4x4 Day

Dwarsrivier Mine supported the Wildevy 4x4 Day on 26 July 2014. This dayaims to raise funds for charity and is annually attended by more than 7 000people.They hosted an obstacle point on the route participating 4x4 vehicles weredriving. The team not only had a point where much dust was kicked about,they also had loads of fun. They started the day early, helping the vehiclesnegotiate the obstacle. Participants had to drive up and over some sandy hillstrying to touch some beacons with their vehicles while avoiding others. Thisparticular point is always very popular because of the adrenaline factor buildinto the angles the vehicles are negotiating.As the day’s dust settled the Dwarsrivier Mine team ended the day with aspecial oxtail potjie.

The Dwarsrivier Mine team enjoyed a fun-filled day at the Wildevy 4x4 Day on Saturday lastweek. By participating the team not only had fun, but also made their contribution towards aworthy cause.Especially sand form part of the challenge vehicles had to negotiate at their obstacle point.Dwarsrivier Mine annually participate in this event.

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Local Westvaal dealers maketheir mark at Wildevy 4x4 Day

Westvaal Mashishing and Westvaal Steelpoorthosted an obstacle point at the Wildevy 4x4 Dayon 26 July 2016.The dealerships not only assisted vehicles to safelynegotiate the obstacle point, their own vehicleswere in the field of 120 participants. The vehicles

from Westvaal Mashishing easily negotiated themuddy, sandy and generally rough terrain. Theywere amongst the first vehicles to finish the course- dirty, but safely back at the Westvaal stall. VisitWestvaal Steelpoort or Westvaal Mashishing to testdrive some of these vehicles.

The Westvaal Mashishing and WestvaalSteelpoort vehicles not only made it easilythrough the course, they carried their drivers incomfort all through the day. These vehiclesproofed their ability and deserve consideration ifyou are looking to buy in this market segment.

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Wildevy 4x4 Gesinsdag 2014 ‘n groot suksesDie Wildevy 4x4 Gesinsdag het verledeweek Saterdag weer duisende besoekersgelok. Die gewilde 4x4 dag word deur dieWildevy Manne gereël en die geld wat metdie dag ingesamel word, gaan aanliefdadigheid.‘n 120 voertuie neem aan die dag se 4x4aktiwiteite deel. Stof, modder, sand en veleander uitdagings is deel van die pret. By elkehindernispunt moet die deelnemers ook ‘nspesifieke takie verrig om punte in te samel,bv. lemoene in ‘n drom gooi.Die dag se voertuig wenners was soos volg:Algehele wenner - Dewald Snyman enJohan Venter; Beste manspan - AW Smit enHenk Prinsloo; Tweede plek in BesteManspan kategorie: Johan Vorster en Jan-Harm Potgieter; Best vrouespan - RonelLategan en Lientjie Prinsloo; Tweede plek inkategorie Beste Vrouespan - Ellie Wheal enSusan Pretorius; Gemenge Mans wennerMarius Pick (bestuurder) en Linda Pick;Gemenge Vroue - Petro van Aswegen(bestuurder) en Gert van Aswegen; “ShowStopper” wenner - Ockert Espag en YvetteEspag; “Booby” prys - Henri Smit enMadelein Smit; Indrukwekkendste poging -Tubby en Gooi Gooi.Die jaarlikse potjiekoskompetisie was weer‘n sukses. Die uitslae van die kompetisie

was: Beste pot - Vyfster; Beste Gees - Pre-Crete; Beste Tema - Samancor ECM;Algehele wenner - Samancor ECM; BestePunt Borg - Samancor ECM; Beste Uitstaller- Nutech.Die wenner van die Wildevy Manne segelukkige trekking vir ‘n naweek by BlackLeopard Camp was Santie Schoeman.Die kinders het nie agtergebly nie. Diewenners van hul inkleurkompetisie was:Ouderdomsgroep 11 - 13: AngeliqueCamphe (12) eerste plek (Waterval CVO);Nika (11) tweede plek (Joshua Generation);Twané Malan (11) derde plek (SteelpoortAkademie). Ouderdomsgroep 7 - 10:Lambert van der Vyver (6) eerste plek(Laerskool Lydenburg); Marli Vermeulen (6)tweede plek (Steelpoort Akademie);Jacqueline Lombard (7) derde plek (WatervalCVO). Ouderdomsgroep 1 - 6 jaar: MariusSwanepoel (5) eerste plek (Besige BytjiesKleuterskool); Lienke Esbach (2) tweede plek(Besige Bytjies Kleuterskool; Spunky (5)derde plek (Tingeling Kleuterskool). Die skolevan elke kategorie wenner stap met ‘n R2000prys weg. Die Wildevy Manne het almalbedank wat gehelp het om die dag ‘n sukseste maak. Hulle bedank ook die publiek vir hulondersteuning. Volgende jaar maak hul weerso! Die “Show Stopper” aan die einde van die dag lok altyd ‘n groot groep toeskouers.

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Deur modder en stof...Die Wildevy 4x4 Gesinsdag het vir sommige voertuieernstige uitdagings gebied. Soms moes die

passasiers maar uitklim en sorg dat die voertuiguitgesleep word.

Soms was die eise nette veel en die moddernet te sag. Hierdievoertuig het halfpad indie modder weggesaknadat hy op sy syomgeslaan het by ‘npunt wat later vir die“Show Stopper”aangewend is. Dievoertuig het nie verderdeelgeneem nie en dieis uitgesleep voor dieWildevy Manne diestukkie van dieuitdaging afgesper het.

Die kinders het nie vergete gebly nie. Daarwas meer as genoeg vermaak vir hulle met‘n speelpark, boogskiet, glybaan,kunshoekie, “foefie slide” en miniatuurperdjies waarop hulle kon ry.

Die kosstalletjies het gesorg dat daar ‘nverskeidenheid is om die honger mee te stil.Die potjiekoskompetisie het gesorg vir ‘nverskeidenheid heerlike potjies wat aan dieeinde van die dag te koop aan gebied is.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Bloeddienshet die dag bygewoon en ‘n hele paar puntebloed gekry.

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A ride on the wild side

The beer tent ensured the thirstwas kept at bay. The eveningclosed off with entertainment byvarious artists.

The Wildevy 4x4 Day had it all. Fun, adrenaline and thechance to get dirty.The day drew large crowds who came to see thevehicles and their drivers in action.

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Is it hay feveror is it a cold?

Hay Fever, also called allergic rhinitis, causes cold-like symp-toms, but unlike a cold it is not caused by a virus. Hay Fevercan affect people of any age. Symptoms may start or worsenat a particular time of the year and can be triggered by thingssuch as pollen, grasses or weeds. You may also be sensitivefo indoor allergens such as dust mites, cockroaches, mold orpet dander. Signs or symptoms of hay fever include a runnynose and nasal congestion, watery or itchy eyes, sneezing,cough, an itchy nose, roof of the mouth or throat, sinus pres-sure and facial pain. You may also experience blue colouredskin under the eyes and have a decreased sense of smelland taste. How do you determine whether it is a cold or hayfever? Colds often also include body aches and a low-gradefever. You will get symptoms for a cold 1 - 3 days after youwere exposed to the virus and it should start to clear between3 - 7 days afterwards. Hay fever will start immediately afterexposure to an allergen and will continue as long as you areexposed. Ask your pharmacist with help if you are not surewhat to get to treat your symptoms.

On Saturday 26 July the Department ofSocial Development in Praktiseer, theTubatse SAPS, Victim EmpowermentProgram (VEP) and the CommunicityPolicing Forum (CPF) held a sports againstcrime campaign at Kweledi Sports ground.Schools that participated in the day wereLeolo and Kweledi Secondary Schools fromPraktiseer and Mmiditsi from Bothashoek aswell as Moukangoe from Ga-Motodi.The schools played soccer games againsteach other.Approximately 350 people attended theevent. The community thanked the SAPS fortheir engagement with the youth to help themnot get involved with criminal activities.(Information: Const. Nicodemus Letsoaloand Mpule Makofane).

Schools playsoccer against

crime

CTM sponsored asoccer tournamentheld at LehlabaSports ground lastweekend. In the thefinal the TubatseSAPS lost 2-0 toUnderground FC.Toma Mokgoto andThabang TosMokoena scoredgoals. (Informationand photograph:Lefa Letsopa Maepa- Underground FC).

Underground FC beats team from SAPS

Sports against crime at Riba CrossThe Tubatse SAPS and other stakeholdershosted a Sports Against Crime campaign at

Lehlaba Secondary School on Wednesdaythis week. Batau Secondary School, Mogolo

Secondary School, Mohlarutse SecondarySchool and Lehlaba Secondary School

played soccer andnetball gamesagainst each other.

Apart from the games different speakersaddressed the learners - encouraging themto stay away from criminal activities andreport any abuse or crimes to the SAPS.They were encouraged to know their rights.

Netball and soccergames formed part ofthe Sports AgainstCrime Campaign atLehlaba sports groundthis week.

Speakers from theTubatse SAPS as wellas other stakeholdersencouraged learnersto stay away fromcrime.

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Fun for everyone at theWildevy MTB Race

The Wildevy Mountain Bike (MTB) Race hadcategories for everyone to participate - nomatter your age! The day was filled with funand the increased amount of entries arewitness to the growing success of this event.Get the results and more photographs onpage 12.

Local cyclingenthusiastsgrabbed theopportunity toparticipate inthe WildevyMTB Race. Ateam fromHoërskoolLydenburgperformed verywell and madethe schoolproud.Future cyclistson tricycles andsmall bicyclesshowed thatthey wouldsoon becontenders tobe reckonedwith. Some ofthem finishedunder loudapplause fromproud parents.

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SPORTWildevy Mountain Bike Race growing

More than 280 people participated in the Wildevy Mountain BikeRace that took place on Saturday last week. The 70km, 35km and20km races had 80 entries more than in 2013.The race start and finish was at the Waterval CVO School on the R37Lydenburg road. It winded over the Spekboom river and throughagricultural grounds into untouched bush to make the routechallenging.The 70km winners were Nico Bell (1st men’s), Max Knox (2nd men’s)and Ben Melt Swanepoel (third men’s). The women’s category for70km winners were: Yolandie du Toit (1st), Samantha Saunders(2nd) and Santie van der Westhuizen (3rd).35km mens winners: Franco Pelser (1st), Blessing Moima (2nd) andMartin Oosthuizen (3rd). 35km women’s winners: Mandie Swart (1st),Estelle Gouws (2nd) and Helen Clarke (3rd).20km Boys: Ryan Terry (1st), Freddie Mokwena (2nd) and NeoMakofane (3rd). 20km Girls: Monique Swart (1st), Karen de Wet(2nd) and Petronel Beukes (3rd).More than 50 small children participated in the 2km and 6km races.The feedback on the race was very positive and the race shows allthe promise of become more and more popular on the cyclingcalendar. After the race many of the cyclists joined the fun at theWildevy 4x4 Day.(Information: Wildevy MTB Race organisers).