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While millions of South Africans celebrate Free-dom Day on Wednesday 27 April, Moutseresidents engaged in a #Zuma Must Fall Move-ment. The campaign was held at the NdlovuMiracle Theatre in Elandsdoorn, Denniltonwhere hundreds of residents led by the Bolshe-viks Party of South Africa (BPSA) attended.The Zuma Must Fall Campaign was one ofseveral demonstrations that was seen aroundthe country, to coincide with Freedom Day.Demonstrators were calling for the ANC toremove President Jacob Zuma from office.Anti-Zuma sentiment gained momentum afterZuma sacked Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nenein December, and reached a new high when thecountry’s highest court found Zuma breachedthe Constitution in his handling of the Nkandlasaga.The court also found Parliament failed in itsconstitutional obligation to hold the executiveaccountable for the overspending at Nkandla.Two years ago Public Protector ThuliMadonsela released a report stating the presi-dent benefited unduly from the non-security

Zuma Must Fall Campaign in Moutse

features which formed part of the R246 millionproject to upgrade his private home in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Madonsela directed him to repay areasonable portion of the money spent on the

project, but he didn’t comply.According to BPSA leader and Zuma Must FallLimpopo convener, Seun Mogotji, said the aimwas not to push any political agenda. “We aredisgruntled South Africans as we feel thatSouth Africa, the constitution, the people andthe country must come first,”he said.Mogotji said they were aiming to give Moutseresidents an opportunity to raise their voices incontribution of the removal of Zuma. He saidthe nation has lost trust and has been de-stroyed little by little by the President. Headded that Zuma is no longer fit to be in thepresidential position. “Zuma ruined the coun-try and he is now destroying the rainbow na-tion. The nation has lost hope in the currentgovernment as a result of one person’s arro-gance, selfishness and greed. The court hasruled and Zuma must go. It is either he is beingremoved by the ANC or he resigns,” saidMogotji. He said the good political system ofthe country is now destroyed as ANC MPswere protecting Zuma all along.“As Bolsheviks Party of South Africa, our

opinion is that the President’s removal must betaken as a matter of urgency because he failedto respect the constitution of the country. Wewant our beloved country back. We demandthat all those, who defended Zuma, to pay andbe removed from office too as they also failedto respect the constitution of the country,”concluded Mogotji.

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Following the municipality’s failure to respond to their memorandum, Elias Motsaoledi LocalMunicipality workers embarked on a full blown strike starting from Monday 25 April. Employeesdowned tools claiming that Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality did not respond to theirmemorandum of grievances handed over by South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU)to the municipality on Friday 4 March.Among their grievances, the union demanded the municipality to immediately end the privatiza-tion of refuse removal workers, nepotism and placement of staff members without followingprocedures. The municipality promised to respond within 14 working days. But it has been overa month and workers are still waiting for the municipality to respond. They become fed up, downingtools and took it to the streets. Rubbish bins were emptied on the streets in Groblersdal Town.Public order police were deployed in numbers to calm the angry workers but they continuedsinging and chanting that the municipality is failing to take their demands into consideration.Rubber bullets starting flying when police tried to calm down the demonstrators. Some were seenrunning in different directions while others continued throwing rubbish on the busy Groblersdalmain streets.The security was strengthened where bouncers were deployed in the Elias Motsaoledi municipaloffices to protect the management from the angry workers. The municipality’s entrance and doorswere also closed where security personnel were allowing only authorized people to enter themunicipality. According to unconfirmed reports, shoppers and hawkers were also shot andwounded during the strike and some ending up admitted in hospital. “We had an agreement withElias Motsaoledi Mayor Cllr Julia Mathebe that the municipality will respond to our memorandumwithin the specified date but they failed,” SAMWU Regional Secretary Patrick Aphane told theDispatch. Aphane said the municipality has also deducted money from salaries of workers whotook part in the march that took place on 4 March. “We do not know exactly how should thathappen as the march was applied for and approved. We took only two hours to hand over thememorandum where workers continued with their daily duties,” he said. He said they had meetingswith the municipality on Monday 25 April but failed to reach resolutions. "Three key issues wereraised during our meeting with the municipality that they must immediately pay the part of thesalaries that was deducted from our members when taking part in the march that took place on4 March, that they withdraw bouncers from the municipality and that they must withdraw thecontrol register of workers who are continuing with their duties while other workers embark onstrike. The municipality only withdrew bouncers but failed to apply the other two demands. Thisled us to continue with the strike until we are taken seriously,” he said.Elias Motsaoaledi Local Municipality Spokesperson Mbusi Mahlangu told the Dispatch themunicipality delayed to respond to the memorandum as there are some issues taken to CCMAfor arbitration. He said workers did not wait for the CCMA to come with a specified date in orderto resolve the matter between the two parties. He added that the municipality deducted moneyfrom workers’ salaries to practice the no work no pay rule. “The march that was held on 4 Marchwas not approved, which is why the municipality deducted money from salaries of workers whowere participating that day.The register control is been used as by SALGA laws to assist the municipality to identifyemployees who are participating in an unprotected strike,” he said.

Elias Motsoaledi workersembark on strike

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A bread delivery truck was robbed by unknownsuspects at the Stompo gravel road on Friday15 April, the police said. According to Consta-

Sekhukhune Congress was shocked to notethe postponement of the mass funeral for theSix Apel Cross victims who died in a horrible caraccident that occurred on the Easter Monday.According to the party leader, Pastor DerrickMosoana the organization was disturbedto learn that the postponement was a result ofthe unavailability of most Senior ANC officialsin Government who were scheduled to gracethe funeral on Saturday 23 April. He said thefuneral was postponed by ANC until furthernotice. ”This postponement is nothing but adesperate attempt by the ANC to use the fu-neral as one of the electioneering campaigns forthe betterment of the outgoing ANC adminis-tration. It was also brought to our attention that

ANC playing politics withthe dead

Bread truck driverand assistantshot during

armed robbery

A docket of business robbery is under inves-tigation at Groblersdal SAPS after six armedmen robbed Golden Star Supermarket at VanRiebeeck Street, Groblersdal CBD. The rob-bers, stormed into the supermarket around 19:00on Thursday 21 April, armed and startingdemanding money. “They demanded the cash-ier to hand them the safe keys while the otherones instructed customers to lie down,” saidone of the supermarket workers who doesn’twant to be named. She said at first, she thoughtit was just a mentally ill person who was makingnoise to the cashier but when she saw custom-ers lying on the floor, she realized that thesupermarket was being robbed and she imme-diately took cover. Groblersdal Police Spokes-person Warrant Officer Stanley Magaela con-firmed to the Dispatch that an undisclosedamount of money was stolen from the super-market. “Six armed men made it out with anundisclosed amount of money at Golden StarSupermarket in Groblersdal Town. Five of thecriminals were carrying pistols while the otherone was carrying a riffle. They demanded keys

Golden Star Supermarket robbery

entrepreneurs doing business with the munici-pality where called to contribute towards theprocurement of over 2000 ANC T-Shirts to behanded out during the Funeral,” he said.He said the deceased must just get a dignifiedfuneral and not a mass funeral that is aimed bythe ruling party to campaign for the comingLocal Government Elections. Mosoana saidthe party has since visited two of the familieswho are inconvenienced by the postponementand are engaging Apel Taxi Association for apossible quicker solution outside the perim-eters of a mass Funeral. “We will also voice ourdissatisfaction with the government so that thedeceased will get a funeral they deserve as theywere not even comrades,” he concluded.

to the safe and they took all the money in it justbefore they emptied the tills. They used a whiteMercedes Benz to flee the scene,” he said.Magaela added that a docket of business rob-bery is under investigation and no one is ar-rested. The police appeal to community mem-bers to come forward with information that canlead to the arrest of the suspects and to contactGroblersdal SAPS on 013 262 8371, or they cancontact the nearest police station.

Golden Star Supermarket was robbedoff an undisclosed amount of moneyby unknown heavily armed suspects.

ble Anna Shipalana,Dennilton SAPSSpokesperson, thetruck was heading to-wards Denniltonaround 16:45 after de-livering bread tonearby villages. “Twosuspects armed withpistols stopped thetruck and startedshooting. The driverwas hit in the chestwhile his assistantwas shot in the hand,”she said. She said thesuspects then tookR500-00 and twocellphones from thevictims and fled onfoot. “The two victimswere spotted bypasserbys who calledthe police and ambu-lance. They wererushed to PhiladelphiaHospital. The driverwas in a critical butstable condition. Adocket of armed rob-bery was opened atour station and is un-der investigation. Noarrests were made,”she said.

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The atmosphere was electrifying as NTT ToyotaGroblersdal launched the new Toyota Fortuneron Saturday 23 April at the dealership’spremises. The new Fortuner was on displaywhere sales and other staff members were pre-senting it to customers.Customers were also enjoying the day by testdriving the new vehicle and children were en-joying the jumping castle.NTT Toyota Groblersdal Branch ManagerReynier Cronje said: “We invited customers tocome and view this new model of the ToyotaFortuner as it is most suitable for families andcomfortable leisure.”

Family Fun Day asthe new Toyota

Fortuner launched inGroblersdal

The all-new Toyota Fortuner has finally madeits much-anticipated global debut. It clearlyeschews the previous one’s utilitarian pres-ence in favour of more overt, luxurious stylingbut in doing so Toyota says it hasn’t lost itsstrength and genuine all-terrain capability.According to Calvyn Hamman, Senior VicePresident of Sales and Marketing for ToyotaSouth Africa Motors, the brief was simple:‘Design a Fortuner than can compete in termsof style and aesthetics while staying true to itsauthentic SUV characteristics and genuine4WD performance.’ As far as styling goes, thenew Fortuner was created with a new designlanguage Toyota likes to call – ‘Solid Fluidity’.Toyota wanted to give the Fortuner widenessthrough the high body axis, and bulging wheelarch flares, as well as the chunky trapezoidalfront bumper; yet, without sacrificing sophis-tication in the detailing, there are the slenderheadlight clusters that cut into the front fend-ers, the chiselled and slanted chrome grille, andthe sleek rear combination lamps that blendwith the complex surfaces of the rear body.18-inch wheels with 265/60 rubber (standardfitment in Thailand) fill the arches well, and thetall beltline kinks up towards the tall rear, withblack C-pillars giving the all-new SUV a ‘float-ing roof’ look.The interior boasts with ample cabin space andis complemented by superb convenience fea-tures. Innovative touches (model dependent)include a tablet-like multi-media touchscreenthat allows easy operation of functions, a SmartEntry & Start system and second-row seatswith one-touch operation for ease of folding.There are no fewer than 15 storage areas in thenew Fortuner. On the ride and handling front,

2016 Toyota Fortuner launchedToyota says the Fortuner’s all-new ladder-frame chassis is bolstered by tougher crossmembers, side rails and suspension towers.More importantly, however, is the fact that thesuspension is made up of a redesigned doublewishbone (front) and a four-link suspension(rear) combination with coil springs for

optimised comfort. As with the new Hilux, thereare newly developed 2.4-litre (112kW/400Nm)and 2.8-litre (132kW/450Nm) diesels, supple-menting the petrol variants. Low-down torquehas been increased, as has improved fuel effi-ciency, cruising range and reduced enginenoise. Propping up these efficient powerplants

are the newly developed six-speed automatictransmissions with more steps and optimisedgear ratios to maximise engine performance. Aswith new Hilux, stick-shift Fortuners areequipped with the Intelligent Manual Trans-mission system (i-MT) supporting smoothshifting with rev matching technology.

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The Baphuti Ba Tjabadi community in Jane Furse is mourning the deathof its Mmagoshi, Mampe Tjabadi. Queen Mampe Tjabadi passed awayafter a long illness. Mampe was crowned the leader of Baphuti Ba Tjabadiin 1990 following the death of Kgoshi Tjabadi II. According to the lateQueen’s son, Phetedi Tjabadi, the Baphuti Ba Tjabadi tribe played amajor role in ensuring that the history of the Bapedi Kingdom is told todifferent parts of the province. He said although the Baphuti Ba Tjabadination hails from Zambia, they have strong roots in South Africa andconquered in many parts of the country. “Baphuti Ba Tjabadi ancestralremains could be traced as far back as a century ago when the triberelocated to Kleinfontein in Origstad. The tribe then moved to MotloloVillage near Burgersfort where they then later moved to Jane Furse.” hesaid. He said by the time they reach Jane Furse, they were staying on thesummit of Lengama Mountains in order to see their enemies from a longdistance. “The tribe later moved to relocate to Molapo Wa Nape Village,from 1975 until today. My mother became the Baphuti Ba Tjabadi leadersince when my father passed away in. She will be missed a lot after thecontribution she made to the community around Jane Furse area,” hesaid. Phetedi said he is still waiting for a cultural ceremony where he willbe crowned the new Kgoshi of the Baphuti Ba Tjabadi nation.“At this stage I am still waiting for the elders to inform me about the datewhere I will be crowned Kgoshi Phetedi Tjabadi III. I am ready to followin the foot steps of my mother and promise to take the nation in the rightdirection just like the previous Magoshis who ruled the Baphuti BaTjabadi nation,” he said.

Baphuti Ba Tjabadi mournsdeath of a Queen

Thabang Mbaba (23) was sentenced to tenyears in prison for robbery with aggravatedcircumstances by the Groblersdal RegionalCourt. Mbaba was sentenced for the crime thathe committed at Phooko Village in Dennilton on26 June 2010. According to Constable AnnaShipalana, Dennilton SAPS spokesperson,Mbaba stabbed and robbed a suspect who waswaiting for the bus going to work. “That morn-ing Mbaba attacked the victim and hit him witha beer bottle on the head. He then stabbed himmultiple times before he fled with his money.The police later arrested him. He was on trialuntil his sentencing. This is an example thatcrime does not pay, the police welcome thesentence,” she said.

Man gets 10 yearsfor robbery

Baphuti Ba Tjabadi Mmagoshi, Mampe Tjabadi passedaway.

Two male suspects were arrested by theMotetema police for allegedly stabbing andmurdering a 32 year old man. According to thepolice report, the suspects, Kamogelo Segogela(25) and Floyd Maila (24) were coming from thetavern at Motetema Township in the earlyhours of Saturday 23 April when they allegedlystabbed the deceased after an argument. “Thedeceased sustained multiple stab wounds inthe upper body. He was rushed to GroblersdalHospital but was certified dead a few minutesafter arrival,” said Constable Boitumelo Matlala,Motetema SAPS Spokesperson. Matlala saidthe two suspects were arrested the same dayafter a massive police hunt. He said a case ofmurder was opened against them. “They ap-peared before the Motetema Magistrate’s Courton Monday 25 April facing murder charges.They will appear again on Tuesday 3 May fora formal bail application. An investigation iscontinuing,” he said.

Two arrested formurder in Motetema

Concerned community members in Tafelkopare complaining about police’s failure to act oncriminal activities in the area. This comes afterthree suspects are walking free after stealing aJOJO tank. They were approached by the pub-lic and confessed that they committed the crime.The 2500 litre tank was stolen at Monsterlus onFriday 15 April. The three criminals were tryingto sell it to community members in Tafelkop thesame day. “Realizing that a number of JOJO

Suspects and police vanishedtanks went missing in the village, pretended tobe buyers and demanded to see the tank. Wewere then taken to one of the suspects’ homewhere we found the tank hidden,” said a com-munity member who doesn’t want to be named.He said the suspects were demanding R800-00for the tank and when asked where the tankcame from, they confessed stealing it inMonsterlus. “We phoned the Motetema Policebut they took a very long time to arrive. The

suspects then vanished just before the policearrived at the scene,” he said. He added thatnow some of community members are living infear that these criminals could come to hurtthem as they are walking free. “The police doesnot even bother to come looking for them. Wedo not promote these acts of criminality and weneed support from the police to act immediatelyand arrest the criminals,” he said. MotetemaPolice Spokesperson Constable BoitumeloMatlala said the allegations will be investigatedand the police will resolve the matter soon.

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According to researches, sport is the first step to minimize crime and drug abuse in any community.The idea was adopted by some concerned community members who want to develop youngpeople in their respective areas by taking them off the streets and engaging them in sportingactivities.The spirit of sport participation was high when young people took part in a top four soccertournament organized by Ephraim Moshiko Matebane at Jane Furse Sports Complex on Saturday16 April. Young players from different villages in Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality wereparticipating in the tournament. The soccer teams, Juventus FC, Connie Stars FC, Jane FurseMaths and Science School FC and Eleven Experience FC were the teams that took part in thetournament. The Maths and Science school proved beyond reasonable doubt that they are thebest when defeating Connie Stars with a 3-1 win in the tournament’s final.“With the assistance from educators in various schools, we managed to select skilled youngsoccer players to come and take part,” said Matebane.He said they will soon be hosting another tournament where they are expecting more pupils tocome and take part. “We had pupils from various schools including Bafedi Primary, MadinogePrimary, Rathabeng Primary, Baropodi Primary and Freddy Mokgabudi Primary. These youngpeople showed dedication and commitment in what they were doing in the tournament and wethank them a lot,” he said.He said they appreciate all the support they received from local businesses in Jane Furse and callupon more sponsors to come forward and assist where possible.“We would like to thank Jane Furse King Pie for their support during the tournament. We haverealized that we have a number of talented young people in the municipality who may becomeprofessional soccer players in the near future,” he said.Matebane said interested team coaches and educators are welcome to contact him for latestupdate of coming tou;tournament. Matebane could be reached on 0767526090. People are alsowelcome to call Connie Stars Head Coach Connie Radingoane on 083 472 7470.

Sports Against Crime eventheld in Jane Furse

Jane Furse Mathsand ScienceSchool won thetournament bybeating ConnieStars in JaneFurse SportingComplex.

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The Ndlovu Care Group FC hosted Dennilton SAPS for a friendly soccer match organized atJuventus Sports Grounds in OR Tambo Village, Dennilton on Wednesday 20 April. Spectatorsfrom both teams came in numbers to support their soccer clubs.Just after the referee blow his whistle to start the first half, the host was attacking demanding anearly goal but was denied by the defenders. Ndlovu Care Group’s pressure continued and theymanaged to score an opener in the 12th minute with a free kick taken straight in between the polesby Promise after a hand ball was conceded by a SAPS defender, 1-0 it was to the host.After the goal the host kept on pressurizing and dominating the match demanding to extend a lead.They were denied a good scoring opportunity when Magesh failed to beat the goalie one-on-onein the box after a counter attack.Towards the 20th minute SAPS made a come-back and started dominating the mid-field but failedto score an equalizer. The visitor’s pressure did not last for long as the host managed to scorea second goal by KG, a close range in the box hanging the goalie, making the score 2-0 to his side.After the goal the visitors started to use sides to attack. They then started dominating again butwere denied a goal in the 32nd minute when Joel Manyaka’s shot rebounded, finding Mahlanguin a good position inside the box but he ran out of luck when his shot went off target facing thegoalie.Towards the end of the first half, Ndlovu was denied a goal after a good square pass played byPromise into the box finding two host players but the referee said off side. The first half ended2-0 to Ndlovu Care Group.In the second half, SAPS made substitutions demanding to score goals to equal the scores. SAPSsubstitute, Eric Maruma was denied a good attempt when penetrating defenders entering the box,his shot went off target when trying to hang the goalie.SAPS continued to pressure Ndlovu with the likes of Maruma in front, dominating the match andleading to the opponents to play half ground.SAPS was denied a good chance in the 62nd minute when the unstoppable Maruma’s shot hitthe up-post and came back to the field after a counter played with Manyaka. SAPS continued thepressure and scored a beautiful goal by Eric Maruma, a close range in the box sending the goalieto the wrong way to make it 2-1. After the goal SAPS kept on dominating the match where theywere denied a number of attempts in the box when their shots went off target. They managed toscore an equalizer by Wanda, a long range out of the box beating the goalie to make it 2-2.Towards the 80th minute Ndlovu Care Group were completely out-matched when SAPS wasplaying good passes attacking frequently to demand a leading goal, but they were denied whenfailing to shoot to try and beat the goalie out of the box. The match ended 2-2.

Great comeback byDennilton SAPS