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14 September 2012

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Angry membersof the commu-nity blocked theroad with largestones andburning tyres toprotest againstwhat they be-lieve was aritualistic murder.Photo: LiN News/Limpopo Mirror

Mayhem after accusations of traditional murderThe situation remained tense at Tswinga vil-lage near Thohoyandou in Vhembe, after theburial of a pupil suspected to have been ritu-ally murdered in the village.Angry mourners returning from the funeral

at Tswinga on Saturday, 25 August, took tothe streets and left a trail of destruction intheir wake.Avhashoni Mbedzi (18), a Grade 11 pupil at

Muvhavha Secondary School, was founddead hanging at some nearby bushes, notfar from his home, after having been miss-ing for six days. After the body was found bya herder, rumours started doing the roundsin the village, with members of the commu-nity alleging that he was ritually murdered.Community members started pointing fin-

gers at a local businessman and a traditionalhealer, whom they blamed for the boy’s death.The boy was buried, together with two other

people, in the village on 25 August. Signs oftension showed towards the end of the fu-nerals, when a pastor was stopped halfwaythrough her sermon by angry members ofthe community.The master of ceremonies, a member of

the local civic structure, was booed by angrypupils as he tried to address them about thesituation in the village. He was also attackedand had to seek medical treatment.The angry community members met at the

local sports field and proceeded to the chief’s

residence, where the civic leader announcedhis resignation from all the structures in thevillage.Roads were blockaded with big stones and

burning tyres, and the police had their handsfull to contain the crowds. Groups then wentafter different targets and, after a scuffle withthe police, two houses and a spaza shopwere completely gutted by fire. An RDP housebelonging to a traditional healer was also at-tacked.Meanwhile, the local traditional leader, Chief

Mmbangiseni Tshishonga, called for calmand urged residents to cooperate with thepolice. “We are not happy about the prevail-ing situation in the village and as leaders wecannot just sit down as our village is burning.We will talk with all the structures in the vil-lage first and look into this problem,” headded.Thohoyandou police spokesperson Maj

Mashudu Malelo said they had opened aninquest docket, following the death of the boy.“After learning of the situation in the village,we dispatched our members to the area. Weare busy patrolling the area and the situationis now under control,” he added.According to Malelo, the police have ar-

rested 19 people in connection with publicviolence. He said three people, including twopolice officers, were injured during the up-heaval. LiN News/Limpopo Mirror

Concerned victim warns against rabies

Lizzy Bapela

A concerned resident of Bela Bela MrIsaac Lekalakala encourages members ofthe community to vaccinate their pets toprevent diseases.The call comes after Lekalakala was bit-

ten by a dog during his visit to a local tav-ern on Monday, 3 September.He said that, coming back from the bath-

room, two dogs came towards him andone of them bit him on his left leg.Lekalakala told The BEAT that he rushed

Mr Isaac Lekalakala of Bela Bela encour-ages pet owners to have them vacci-nated. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

to the clinic and received an injection andwas then transferred to the Bela Bela Hos-pital for further medical attention.Rabies is an infection that causes seri-

ous inflammation in the brains of humansand animals. Dogs who are not vaccinatedcan contract the illness and pass it on toany human by biting that person. That iswhy it is so important to vaccinate pets.The vaccinations are free and should bedone whenever there is a rabies outbreakin an area. Rabies is fatal if not treatedimmediately. If a person waits until symp-toms of the illness starts to show, the dis-ease is in its final stages and that personwill die.“I had five injections from the hospital and

still have a few weeks to go until I’m donewith the treatment. People must look af-ter their dogs and not let them roamingfree in the streets because it is not safe.They must also get the dogs vaccinatedand prevent them from contracting dis-eases and passing them on,” he said.During his visit to The BEAT’s offices,

Lekalakala said that he had just had hissecond treatment of injections.He expressed his concerns and fright

about contracting rabies and what it coulddo to his health and the people next tohim.Lekalakala said that he did not open a

case because of sympathising with thedog owner, who was sick at the time.

Lizzy Bapela

An accused received two heavy sen-tences when he appeared before theModimolle Regional Court on Monday,10 September, for two counts of rape.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer

James Findlay, said that Malesela Solo-mon Kolobe was charged and sen-tenced in terms of Section 51 (2) of act105/1997 in count 1 and Section 51 (1)of Act 105/1997 of the Republic ofSouth Africa in count 2.The accused was sentenced to an ef-

fective 10 years imprisonment in thefirst count of rape and got a life impris-onment sentence in count 2.Findlay said that the arrest and sub-

sequent court appearance of the ac-cused is a follows an incident that hap-pened in January 2010.

Busy weekend for Bela Bela policeAnother 9 suspects were arrested for

gambling and were released after pay-ing admission of guilt fines of R100each.Phetla said the issue of women gam-

bling is a disturbance to the police, asit has been taking place at an alarmingrate. He said it is suspected most ofthese women gamble with their chil-dren’s grants; as such, cases occurmostly during payout days.A 24-year-old young man was found

dead at his home on the morning ofMonday 10 September. Phetla said itis suspected the deceased committedsuicide as he found hanging in thehouse.He said reasons for the incident are

still unknown at the stage, as the de-ceased did not leave a note to explainhis actions.

Lizzy Bapela

Police in Bela Bela had a very busyweekend chasing after lawbreakers inthe area from Friday, 7 September, toSunday, 9 September.Lieutenant-Colonel Phetla said up to

34 people were arrested for publicdrinking in the streets and at differenttaverns. The suspects were releasedafter paying admission of guilt fines ofR200 each.A further 16 were arrested for alleg-

edly being found in possession ofdagga and were released after payingadmission of guild fines ranging fromR300 each.Phetla said the charges for posses-

sion of dagga ranges according to thevalue of the item, in which the suspectwas found.

Modimolle police warnsagainst false crime claims

claimed.The 44-year-old man comes from

Kraaifontein in the Western Cape andworks for the South African NationalDefence Force (SANDF) and the sto-len items belonged to them. The manwas then arrested and charged for de-feating the ends of justice.Findlay said that the suspect pleaded

guilty when he appeared in theKraaifontein Magistrate’s Court. Hesaid the two courts arranged for thesuspect to appear in Kraaifontein,avoiding the drive from there toModimolle for a court appearance.The suspects only received a R1 000

fine, which led to the community ofModimolle raising concerns against it.Findlay encourages the concernedcommunity to look at the sentencefrom another perspective.The accused will never get insurance

in his life and is facing trouble withgetting another job because of his badtrack record.

Lizzy Bapela

Police in Modimolle are warning mem-bers of the public against the false re-porting of any incidents of crime.Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer

James Findlay, said that they have ex-perienced a disturbing number of falsethefts out of motor vehicle cases, wheremost stolen items were laptops. Hesaid it seems the perpetrators do sohoping to claim from insurance; how-ever, it has not yet been proven.The warning comes after a similar in-

cident took place recently in the area,where a case of theft out of motor ve-hicle case was opened at the local po-lice station. The complainant claimedthat R116 000 worth of camera equip-ment was stolen from his car during hisstay at a local resort.Findlay said that, through investiga-

tions, it was discovered that the manwas actually an alleged suspect in thecase and not the complainant as he

Heavy sentence for rape accusedThe management of Modimolle SAPS

gave all the glory to the investigatingofficer in the case, Lieutenant DickKgabo, for the hard work that led to thecase being closed.Meanwhile, another rape suspect who

was brought to book in July in connec-tion with 13 counts of rape is expectedagain in court on Friday, 28 September.Findlay said that the 35-year-old sus-

pect was arrested following 12 incidentsof rape that happened in Mookgophongand another one that happened inModimolle.The suspect was arrested in

Kraaifontein in the Western Cape Prov-ince and appeared before the ModimolleRegional Court on Thursday, 30 August.Findlay said that the accused was de-

tained at the Thohoyandou CorrectionalCentre while he was awaiting his trial.

Half of the failures in life come from pulling one’s horse when he isleaping. Thomas Hood

I failed my way to success. Thomas Edison

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TK Mashaba

Lebogang Jacob (LJ) Monareng is theperfect role model for the young peoplein the Waterberg. He is a pilot in the AirForce and a musician who lives life withevery fibre of his being.The BEAT (TB): Who is LJ Monareng

and where were you born?LJ Monareng (LM): My real name isLebogang Jacob Monareng. LJMonareng. I was born in Soshanguve inthe mid eighties and then moved aroundin Gauteng before settling in Bela Belawith my parents.TB: Where did you start school?

LM: I finished primary school at KhabelePrimary and, after Grade 7, moved toMaanhaarrandt where I went to HarvestInternational School. I returned to Bela

Positive pilot and role model for the communityBela when I was 16 to finish my matrichere in 2001.TB: Why did you choose to be a pilot?

LM: I didn’t start out my career trying tobe a pilot. I was a student at the Univer-sity of Pretoria studying electrical engi-neering and the opportunity came myway. I have never been one for office workso I chose to have my office up in thesky.TB: Any scary incidents that occurred

during your flying time?LM: I have had my eyes go wide but noth-ing too scary, just things that, if allowedto go wrong, would have let to someonegetting injured. The Air Force has a goodsystem when it comes to flying safety. Itis rare to find yourself in a compromisingposition.TB: How long have you been a pilot?

LM: It has now been 6 full years since Ihad my flight as a pilot and I hope formore still.TB: What do you love about your job?

LM: Every day is different. Breakfast atmy place, lunch at 26 000 feet above sealevel and supper in Cape Town is normalfor me.TB: You are also a musician. What in-

strument do you play?LM: Yes, I am a bassist for Pastor Phil,known for his Gospel song Umu Jehovah.I also coach some local youngsters thatare very talented right here in Bela-Bela. Ihave been playing piano since I was 6,and you will find me behind the micro-phone at times. I grew up in a musical fam-ily.TB: When did you start your music ca-

reer?

LM: I have been playing in my father’schurch since my childhood days but it wasnot until, I finished my matric that I tookthe whole thing seriously and looked atgoing professional with it. I have now beenin the professional circles for about twoyears.TB: How do you balance the two ca-

reers?LM: Well I have missed a couple of gigsdue to the flying, but generally, they justblend. I even take my bass guitar on sometrips just to keep up with the demand.TB: Any message you can give to youngBela Bela people?LM: Your passion will put you where you

want to be. Whatever you put your energyin, do it with all you have and do it right.They say your fortune is where your heartis.

Front page story...

Burst pipe interrupts Bela BelaPost Office services

The ceiling of the Post Office in Bela Bela collapsed due to the floodingthat was caused by a burst water pipe. Photo: TK Mashaba

places.The water also caused some seri-

ous damage to the service comput-ers in the building and services hadto be halted.At the t ime of the interview,

Smalberger said that they were stilltrying to work out exactly what theextent of the damage was, becausethey were busy with renovationswhen the accident happened.“We offer our most sincere apolo-

gies to our loyal customer for the in-convenience that they suffered dueto this problem,” she said.On Monday, 10 September,

Smalberger said that there were twonew computers in the office and thatthey could offer a limited service, al-though the system was very slow atthe time.She said that Post Office workers

were happy that they could at leasthelp the pensioners who depend onthem.“Some people are very angry be-

cause of the limited and slow serviceafter this unfortunate incident, but wecan assure them that we will have allnormal services fully restored y Fri-day. We are trying our best to man-age this situation,” Smalberger said.

TK Mashaba

Residents from Bela Bela and sur-rounding areas, including pension-ers, had to turn back home when theservices at the Bela Bela Post Officewas interrupted by a burst water pipe.Services were suspended when a

pipe burst on Friday, 7 September,and the water leaked through theceiling, causing much damage.On the morning of Friday, 7 Septem-

ber, the ceiling was visibly caved inand the floor and equipment floodedwith water.According to Sonia Smalberger,

Post Office manager in Bela Bela, thepipe burst sometime in the night be-tween Thursday and Friday.“We were surprised to arrive in the

office on Friday to find that the waterwas leaking all through the office. Atfirst we thought that it was becauseof the heave downpour of rain dur-ing the night,” she said.Smalberger told The BEAT that wa-

ter leaked through the pipes, be-cause of maintenance work that wasbeing done.The water pipe burst and the water

flooded the Post Office building,causing the ceiling to collapse in

Lizzy Bapela

Bela-Bela Local Municipality, in participationwith other stakeholders, celebrated Arbor Dayin one of the rural areas near Bela Bela.The event was held at Blaauwboschkuil

Primary School, in the Masakhane Village,on Wednesday, 5 September.Delegates who attended the event included

officials from the Departments of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries, Economic Develop-ment, Environment and Tourism (LEDET),Water Affairs and the Waterberg DistrictMunicipality. Learners, educators, membersof the ward committee and councillors alsoattended the event.The celebrations were conducted under the

theme Our Forests, Our Future. Mr JosayaMoraope, from the Department of Agriculture,said that the department celebrates ArborWeek annually, where the minister encour-

Constant dripping hollows out a stone. Lucretius

Municipality celebrates Arbor Day

Learners from Blaauwboschkuil Primary School in Masakhane entertained peopleduring the municipal Arbor Day celebrations. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

ages people to plant indigenous trees.He said the Waterberry is a most common

tree to be planted and grows better in theWaterberg and people can ask for trees attheir local municipalities if they cannot affordto buy. The department often visit schoolsand educate learners about planting trees.Representatives from various departments

also made presentations on issues relatingto Arbor Week and the importance of plant-ing trees and caring for the environment.Learners from the school entertained theaudience with their choral music.In his remarks, acting mayor for the day, Mr

KR Mokgethwa, encouraged learners andparents to continue caring for the environ-ment by planting beautiful trees and takingcare of them.Mokgethwa and municipal manager, Mr

Sam Bambo, led the participants during thesymbolic tree planting session.

Fire Association warn residents

After the devastating fire at SondelaNature Reserve, all residents of theWaterberg District are warned to beextra careful when they are workingwith fire. All open fires are illegal untilthe first summer rains. Photo: IngridPepler

The fire at Sondela, that took two lives, justshowed again that the risk of fire is very highin the Waterberg district because of thedrought that the area experienced.The Bela Bela Fire Association warned resi-

dents of the area, one week after the Sondelatragedy, that all fires in the open as well asplanned fires in the veld are illegal until thefirst proper rainfall.“Arson does happen and residents should

be careful. This time of the year, the risk offire is at its highest. That is why every personhas a duty to be extra careful when they workwith fire,” said Mr Chris Wagner, chairper-

son of the association.The coordination of fire fighting was boosted

by the agreement between five Fire FightingAssociations in the Waterberg to help eachother out when needed.“The fact that these associations will soon

operate on the same radio frequency thatWorking on Fire will have access to, will alsohelp to effectively fight fires,” said Wagner.“The Sondela fire would have been much

worse and more lives would have been lostif it was not for the excellent cooperation be-tween Working on Fire and other fire asso-ciations,” he said. LiN Nuus/Die Pos

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Lizzy Bapela

The ANC Youth League in Limpopo in-vites young people between the ages of14 and 35 to join the league, saying thiswill help in the installation of national pa-triotism and integrate young people in thegovernance of South Africa.The league encourages new member-

ship as part of their 68th anniversary oftheir existence. Provincialspokesperson for theleague, Mr KlaasMabunda, said that theANCYL urges every citi-zen to participate in theeducation of all children in-clusive of higher educa-tion.They want to intensify their “one girl-

friend one boyfriend” campaign as ameans to combat HIV/AIDS infection andmonitoring and evaluation of public rep-resentatives for the delivery of qualityservices.Mabunda said the league also encour-

ages people to join Community PolicingForums (CPFs) to affect the war againstcrime, collaborate with home based car-ing centres and create community bur-sary schemes.He said the participation of young peo-

ple in every effort in the community wouldprepare them to responsible parenting infuture, saying that with the society united,

ANC Youth League celebrates 68th anniversary

ANC YouthLeague provincialspokesperson MrKlaas Mabundawishes all themembers happy68th anniversarycelebrations.Photo: LizzyBapela

we will attain economic freedom in ourlifetime.The league continues to pledge for bet-

ter services to all South Africans and de-mand no compromise, calling for vigi-lance against corruption and crime.“We are making a call to members of

the society to rise against those who con-tinue to rape, murder and rob people, asit is our responsibility to guard against

mischief.”“We further urge all or-

ganisations found in ourcommunities to uniteagainst every bad thingand organise themselvesin peaceful protests untiltheir demands are met,”

he said.Mabunda said that the police must play a

protecting role and allow community mem-bers to help in the fight against crime. Hesaid their call for the nationalisation of landdeserves to be heeded by all sections ofthe society, so that people will enjoy reap-ing the benefits of democracy and locatethemselves within balanced economic sys-tems. The league is expected to host aprovincial rally soon, in celebration of their68 years of existence.Chairperson of the league in the

Waterberg, Mr Sipho Mhlanga, said ameeting would be held in Mokopane to dis-cuss more details regarding the rally andother activities.

“one girlfriendone boyfriend”

ANC Youth League takes on Department of Education in Limpopo“The Department of Education Limpopo is leaderless, this was confirmed by their untactful

inability to receive the memorandum,”

est terms, the spokesperson of the de-partment, Mr Pat Kgomo, for his petty ut-terances frenzied by the aspiration tospeak on media. His utterances are a ri-diculous stance intending to shift focusinstead of arriving to solutions on chal-lenges the province is facing.”“The Department of Education Limpopo

is leaderless, this was confirmed by theiruntactful inability to receive the memoran-dum,” Mabunda said.Mabunda said that the 5000 people who

attended the march is inclusive of thelearners who decided, on their own, to

abandon the school environment, to jointhe march to demand quality educationand the quicker delivery of learner sup-port materials.The league demands investigations on

all tenders, which were awarded by ad-ministrators, in particular the tender of thesupply of textbooks, as it is suspected tohave a link with the administrators.The league’s demands in the memoran-

dum included the improvement of the edu-cation system through accommodation ofall socio economic backgrounds, imme-diate deliveries of textbooks for 2012 and

2013 and immediate implementation ofthe catch up programme.The marchers also demand compen-

sation for educators for the catch-upprogramme, provision of more class-rooms, supervision on the prohibitionof the use of corporal punishment inschools and payment of service pro-viders on time.Mabunda said, “Kgomo must focus on

persuading the department to meet theirresponsibilities rather than to be a char-latan to reality.” Mr Kgomo could not bereached for comment on the matter.

Lizzy Bapela

The African National Congress YouthLeague (ANCYL) in Limpopo say theyare disappointed about the LimpopoDepartment of Education’s alleged ac-cusations that the league went toschools to disrupt classes in order todraw learners to a protest march.The league’s provincial spokesperson,

Mr Klaas Mabunda, said that the accu-sations were mentioned in a statementissued by the department.“We need to reprimand, in the strong-

Pupils treated for possible food poisoningTwenty-eight pupils of Madaheni Com- bined School in the Kutama district of

Vhembe were treated at the LouisTrichardt Memorial Hospital last Fridayfor suspected food poisoning.Some of the affected pupils said the

problem started shortly after they hadeaten vetkoek they boughtfrom vendors outside theschool premises.They said that they were

vomiting, suffered fromsevere headaches, stom-ach pains and diarrhoea.One of the pupils, Beauty

Ramovha, a Grade 7 pu-pil, said that most of themhad developed diarrhoea.“Our stomachs were so

painful that it was unbear-able.Things became worse

when we went back to class after breakand everyone was complaining aboutstomach pains and diarrhoea.”The emergency services were called

and they were taken to the TshikwaraniClinic and later transferred to the LouisTrichardt Memorial Hospital for treat-

ment.“I thought I was going to die. I cannot

understand why it happened this way, butsomeone will have to account for it. Al-though we received some treatment, westill suffer,” said Ramovha.

The spokesperson for theLouis Trichardt MemorialHospital, Mr KutelaniSigidi, said that a high-level investigation aboutthe incident had alreadystarted: “It is true that 28learners of MadaheniCombined School weretreated for stomach-re-lated problems.They were treated and

discharged. I cannot con-firm or deny food poison-ing, but we are investigat-

ing the incident,” said Sigidi.The principal of the school, Mr John

Malada, said he could not comment onthe incident as the pupils ate food theyhad bought from a vendor outside theschool premises. LiN News/Limpopo Mir-ror

“I thought Iwas going todie. I cannotunderstand

why ithappened

this way...”

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The BEAT wants to hear from our readers. If you have agreat story or something that you want us to bring to light,please email [email protected] or send an SMS to one

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South Afr ica celebrates ArborWeek from 1-7 September annu-ally. The Department of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), asthe custodian of forestry in SouthAfrica, is responsible for the cam-paign. The aim of Arbor Week is topromote and create a better life forall. The theme for the 2012 ArbourWeek Campaign is “Our Forests-Our Future.”Some interesting facts are that

every South African Arbor Weekcelebration highlights at least twospecific trees — one common andone rare species. In 2012, the com-mon tree is Syzygium cordatum(Water berry); and the rare or un-common t rees are Protorhuslongi fo l ia (Red Beech) andBruguiera gymnorrhiza (BlackMangrove).Why is it so important to plant and

take care of trees? Trees do notstand around looking good. Theyfulfil a very important role in oursurvival. All living things breathe ina gas called oxygen and breatheout a gas called carbon dioxide.Humans cannot survive on carbondioxide alone, so our oxygen sup-plies need to be filled up everyminute of every day.That is where trees come in.

Trees actually produce oxygen forus to breathe. That is why somepeople refer to trees as the lungsof the earth. Without trees, wewould use all the oxygen and woulddie if we had to breathe carbon di-oxide.More than that, trees are useful

things. They provide shade for theweary and a place to live for somesmaller animals.Some trees provide us with fruit

to eat and others with medicinesthat we can use to treat pain andsome diseases.Trees have inspired humankind

for thousands of years. Many po-ems, paintings, artwork and bookshave been dedicated to trees.Joyce Kilmer, an American writerand poet, loved trees more than hisown poetry. He wrote:

I think that I shall never see.A poem lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the earth’s sweet flowingbreast;A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray;A tree that may in Summer wearA nest of robins in her hair;Upon whose bosom snow has lain;Who intimately lives with rain.Poems are made by fools like me,But only God can make a tree.

Trees and lifeTeach us to praySocial Auxiliary Work

student, Neo DenniesKgwele, of Mandela Village,in Modimolle, cuts the cakeduring his 21st birthdayparty last Saturday 8September. He celebratedhis birthday with friendsand colleagues. He receivedhis traditional 21st Key fromMama Bishop Sinah Shika.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Bishop Silas Tlou

What is prayer? Prayer is simply mantalking to God, expressing his thoughtsto God. It is a form of communicationsimilar in may ways to simply talking toour earthly father, except that we mustremember whom we are addressingand must meet conditions of acceptableprayer.What Should We Pray? Bible prayers

quite commonly included many descrip-tions of the glory and greatness of God.Matt. 6:9 – “This, then, is how you shouldpray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowedbe your name…” Jesus began themodel prayer by praising God’s name.God’s authority and Lordship (Psalm

86:8-10; Neh. 9:4-6; 1 Kings 8:23; 2Kings 19:15; Matt. 6:13; Rev 11:17; 2Sam. 7:22). God’s holiness, goodness,and righteousness (Psalm 143:1-12; 1Sam. 2:2). God’s mercy, grace, kind-ness, and willingness to forgive (Col.1:12-14; 2 Sam. 7:23; Neh. 9:4-38; Luke2:37, 38; 1 Kings 8:23; Ezra 9:8, 9;Psalm 17:7)We could never list here all the great

qualities and works for which God de-serves our praise. Yet surely, we oughtto praise God in prayer, so we shouldmeditate about why He deserves ourpraise. Instead of just thinking of morethings for God to give us, do we needgreater emphasis on describing Hisgreatness?We should pray on behalf of others. 1

Timothy 2:1-2 – “I urge, then, first of all,that requests, prayers, intercession andthanksgiving be made for everyone - forkings and all those in authority, that wemay live peaceful and quiet lives in allgodliness and holiness.”Paul openly told people he was pray-

ing for them. If we would do this, it wouldmotivate us to be more diligent to prayfor others, but it would also give Chris-tians a greater sense of love and ap-preciation for one another.We should make requests and give

thanks. Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not beanxious about anything, but in every-thing, by prayer and petition, with thanks-giving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcendsall understanding, will guard your heartsand your minds in Christ Jesus.”Bible prayers generally include thanks-

giving right alongside requests. God in-vites us to ask for what we need, but Heis displeased by those who are so un-grateful as to offer no thanks when therequest is granted (Luke 17:12-17).No prayer or combination of prayers

could mention all the possible subjectsthat there are to pray about. However,an examination of Bible prayers canteach us the kind of specific things thatare commonly included in Bible prayers.God’s will to be done (Matthew 6:9-13).

Necessities of life (Acts 27:35; Matt.15:36; 14:19; 1 Tim. 4:3-5; Luke 24:30).Ability to recognise and resist tempta-tion (Matt. 26:41; Eph. 6:11-18; 2 Cor.13:7; Luke 22:31, 32; John 17:14-16)We may pray about these things for

ourselves or for others. We may requestthem and should give thanks when wereceive them.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OFSOUTH AFRICA (NORTHGAUTENG HIGH COURT,PRETORIA) Case No. 5205/2011In the matter between:ABSA BANK LIMITED Ap-plicant/PlaintiffandSANTA ELIZABETHPIETERSE N.O.(ID NO. 520611 0150 081)First Respondent/DefendantSANTA ELIZABETHPIETERSE(ID NO. 520611 0150 081)Second Respondent/Defend-antTHEO PIETERSE(ID NO. 470915 5027 081)Third Respondent/DefendantIn pursuance of a judgmentgranted on the 10 June 2011in the above HonourableCourt and under a writ of ex-ecution issued thereafter theimmovable property listedhereunder will be sold in ex-ecution on the 21 September2012 at 10h00 by the Sheriffof the High Court, Ellisras, atMagistrates Offices, Bela-Bela, to the highest bidder:Description: (i) Section No.10 as shown and more fullydescribed on Sectional PlanNo. SS346/2004 in thescheme known asRooibergkrans, in respect ofthe land and building or build-ings situate at Portion 27 (APortion of Portion 23) of TheFarm Olievenbosch 506, Lo-cal Authority: ThabazimbiLocal Municipality of whichSection the floor area, accord-ing to the said Sectional Plan,is 323 (Three Hundred andTwenty Three) square metresin extent; and(ii) an undivided share in thecommon property in thescheme apportioned to thesaid Section in accordancewith the participation quota asendorsed on the said Sec-tional Plan;Zoned: Residential;Improvements: The followinginformation is given but noth-ing in this regard is guaran-teed:The improvements on theproperty consist of the follow-ing:Main dwelling Comprising In-ter Alia:- 4 x Bedrooms- 3 x Bathrooms- 1 x Flat with ½ bathroomand kitchen- 1 x Lounge/dining room/kitchen (open plan)- 1 x Laundry- 1 x Lounge/bar/TV room- 1 x Bar / conference room- 3 x Large stoeppe with braaiarea- 1 x Double garages- 1 x Spa with dressing roomHeld by the First Defendant(ADS Trust, IT 4691/02) in itsname under Deed of TransferNo. ST130010/2005.The full conditions may be in-spected at the offices of theSheriff of the High Court,Ellisras, at Magistrate’s Of-fices, Bela-Bela.Dated at Pretoria on this theday of September 2012.NEWTONSPLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS2nd Floor, Lobby 3, Bank Fo-rum Building, 337 VealeStreet, Nieuw Muckleneuk,Pretoria, Tel: 012 425 0200 /Telefax: 012 460 9491Ref. F01420/Nelene Venter

The municipality wishes to announcethat it won the Best Provincial Presen-tation at recent the Gauteng Carnivalin Soweto, Johannesburg on 09th Sep-tember 2012.The top prize, which comes with R50

000 cheque and a trophy, was awardedto the municipality for the best presen-tation, costume and street paradedance, at the 10th annual carnivalhosted by the Gauteng Department ofSport, Arts, Culture and Recreation atthe Mofolo Park Soweto, Johannes-burg over the weekend.Sixty dancers, cultural performers and

carnival goers comprising of local youthcultural groups covering indigenousdances represented the municipalityand a Caribbean style street paradedressed in handmade costumes

Bela Bela wins top honours

The municipalitytrained, coordi-nated and trans-ported the groupsto Gauteng aspart of its effortsto revive and pro-mote the arts andculture industrywithin the com-munity.“We are very ex-

cited about thisd e v e l o p m e n t .Frankly, we werenot expecting towin but to partici-pate l ike otherinvitees through-out the country.To win this awardvindicates ourconvict ion thatBela Bela is notjust a tour ismdest inat ion ofchoice in Limpopobut also a culturalhub for the prov-ince and its peo-ple,” said MayorFreddy Hlung-wane. The groupswere recently in-v i ted and per-formed at the cel-ebrations of the

50th anniversary of the Independenceof Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) at theWaterkloof diplomatic community inPretoria on 31 August.The event wasattended by scores of High Commis-sioners and Ambassadors represent-ing their respective countries in Preto-r ia such as the US, UK, Russia,France, China, Japan, Brazil and manyothers.The municipality is currently working

with the High Commission of the Trini-dad and Tobago, National Departmentof Arts and Culture and the Limpopoprovincial government to host the firstever Caribbean style Carnival in thecountry themed Caribbean Mas Feeva,in the Bela Bela on 1 December.“This has given impetus to our prepa-

rations to hosting the Caribbean styleCarnival in our town in December.We are looking forward to delivering

the biggest colourfu l Carnival inLimpopo,” said Mr Bambo who with theMayor attended the T&T Independencecelebrations with the Mayor.Meanwhile, Bela Bela municipality

came second in the Greenest Munici-pality in Waterberg District losing mar-ginally to Mogalakwena Local Munici-pality on Friday, 7 September.The municipality won R15 000, a tro-

phy and certificate for coming secondin a provincial competition which en-courages municipalities in the countryto go green by optimally managing,conserving and protecting their envi-ronment through better usage of waterand electricity, improved waste man-agement amongst others, as part ofcombating climate change and ensur-ing clean and healthy environment.“Coming second in this competition

means that, as a municipality, we aredoing some things right in our contri-bution to fighting climate change bytaking care of our environment, openspaces and all our workstations andinfrastructure located in our commu-nity,” said Hlungwani. As part of itsplanned celebration of the HeritageMonth activities, the municipality is dueto host events to mark the month aswell as celebrate and display its cul-tural diversity to the local stakeholdersand community members scheduledfor 24 September.

Inspiration and genius—one and the same. Victor Hugo

Lizzy Bapela

Domestic workers from across theWaterberg District raised their concernsfollowing a district forum launch that tookplace in Mogalakwena recently.Council and committees officer in the

Waterberg District Municipality, MsMarry-Jane Lebogo, said that the work-ers expressed concerns regarding is-sues they encounter in the workplace.She said the forum committees from all

local municipalities in the district coordi-nate Domestic workers and submit com-plains and concerns to the Departmentof Labour.Among other issues that were raised

include that of an employer moving toanother place without informing theworker and not registering her for Un-employment Insurance Fund (UIF).Some complain that when they enquire

as to where they have been registered

Business to use Labour’s databasepriorities of government through in-creased focus on decent work, PESand enhancing inspection and enforce-ment services to monitor effectively.The department will also enforce com-

pliance with legislation, strengtheningsocial security and strengthening itsinstitutional capacity. Oliphant said thatthe department has been registeringwork-seekers and matching them withavailable job opportunities.The campaign has been brought to

Limpopo, so that the department canreach out to those who should be as-sisted. Oliphant also said that the de-partment, through the UnemploymentInsurance Fund (UIF) and the Compen-sation Fund, has invested more thanR4 billion with the Industrial Develop-ment Cooperation in job creation initia-tives.“We have also embarked on a number

of secondary schemes that are aimedat providing training to the unemployed,as well as those injured on duty so thatthey are given an opportunity to go backinto the labour market.”“More than 16 000 jobs have been

created as a result of this initiative anda total of 18 463 people have also beenretained,” she said.

Lizzy Bapela

The Department of Labour’s drive forjob creation and decent work conditionsreceived a boost at job fairs acrossLimpopo with Minister, MildredOliphant, urging employers to registertheir opportunities on the departmen-tal Public Employment Services (PES)database.In Bela Bela, the unemployment da-

tabase collection took place atLetlhabile Park on Wednesday, 29 Au-gust.Spokesperson for the department in

Limpopo, Mr Johannes Mokou, saidthat the campaign also formed part ofthe job fairs taking place across theprovince and was en-route toPolokwane.Thousands of job seekers, from

across the province, attended similarmeetings and these gatherings haddozens of employers registering the jobseekers; mainly young people throughthe system.Oliphant said that they have made a

commitment to contribute to the crea-tion of decent employment through in-clusive economic growth. She said theyalso intend to respond to the strategic

Domestic workers raise concernsfor UIF even after working for over sixyears, the employer indicated that they donot know if the worker has to be regis-tered.The workers also expressed concerns

about lodging cases and later dropping thecharges due to fear of intimidation. Theyalso indicated that sometimes when theylodge complains with the department, es-pecially about the UIF, they do not getassistance at all, even when they haveworked for more than 20 years.Lebogo said that the department prom-

ised to give serious attention to the mat-ter and the district municipality will workinteract with the department, as the pro-gramme is an initiative by the office of thespeaker of the Municipality, Ms DinahMonama.The speaker’s office engages the depart-

ment in each outreach programmes theyconduct and exchange reports on issuesraised in the process.

Inspirational teaching quotesA schoolmaster should have anatmosphere of awe,and walk wonderingly, as if hewas amazed at being himself.Newton D. Baker

One goodteacher in alifetime maysometimeschange a delin-quent into asolid citizen.Philip Wylie

A childmiseducated isa child lost.John F.Kennedy

A master cantell you what heexpects of you.A teacher,though, awak-ens your ownexpectations.Patricia Neal

And one sillyquote just forfun....

Never try toteach a pig tosing....it wastesyour time andannoys the pig.Anonymous

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The CANSA Relay For Life event had tobe postponed due to the exceptionalamount of rain that Bela Bela had on 7September, when the event was due totake place.The Bela Bela Relay For Life will now

take place on Friday, 14 September, andall arrangements for the event will go onjust as planned before.The Cancer Association of South Africa

(CANSA) Relay For Life is a unique eventthat offers every member of a communitythe opportunity to participate in the fightagainst cancer. It represents the hope thatthose lost to cancer will never be forgot-ten, those facing cancer will be supportedand one day cancer will be conquered. Relay For Life is a fun, overnight team

event that involves the community in thefight against cancer. The emphasis is onthe fun of the event, because, ultimately,the event belongs to the local community.The role of the local community cannot

be underestimated. This is a communitydriven event. The Relay For Live event notonly raises much-needed funds for thefight against cancer, but also raises aware-

Delayed but not dismayed

The Relay For Live event offers crucial information and education about the signsof cancer that could save a life somewhere later in life. Photo: Supplied

ness of the disease; awareness and edu-cation that could save lives down the line.The event will open with a moving open-

ing ceremony and a cancer survivor’s Lapof Honour. Caregivers, who sacrifice somuch to take care of their loved ones, willalso be honoured.The opening ceremony will end with the

Luminaria ceremony where candles willbe lit in memory of those who lost thestruggle against cancer or as a beacon ofhope for those who are still fighting. Thetraditional flame of hope will also be litduring the Luminaria ceremony.The Bela Bela Relay For Life will also

provide quite a few breath-taking surprisesand entertainment that will suit every pref-erence.Like last year, the food stalls will provide

all and sunder with delicious dinners,snacks and treats and there will be enoughcoffee to last through the night.The event will end with a sunrise closing

ceremony and a delicious communalbreakfast where all the teams will have apicnic to end the event and replenish theirstrength after the long night.

Vusi Ntanjane releases third album

Thabang Mathaba, one of Ntanjane‘sback-up singers, here with the popu-lar Vusi Ntanjane. Photo: TK Mashaba

You Can Sing competition in 2010, isvery excited about his new album Ha ayo Mathata — no problems.“In this album I was able to work with

a couple of back-up artists. I was ableto do this because of the fact that NJvan Heerden is sponsoring and mar-keting this album. NJ was thrilled whenhe heard one of my performances andoffered to help me. I am so happy thatmy dream is coming true,” Ntanjanesaid.Ntanjane released his first album in

2009 and he is satisfied with its per-formance. He won a Kora award in theBest Newcomer category for that al-bum.After winning You Think You Can Sing,

he released a second album calledMama Wam. This album was fundedand released through the Departmentof Sports Arts and Culture in Limpopo.It sold only 100 copies.“I was not satisfied with the marketing

of that album. I believe that the depart-ment could have done much more tomake sure that the album reaches themasses,” he said.Ntanjane said that he is now fully reliant

on his new sponsorship for tours, pro-motions and marketing. “I expect to sellmore than 100 000 copies of this albumand hope to be nominated for an award,but that would be a bonus,” he said. Thenew CD’s of the Ha a yo Mathata albumis expected to hit the local music storesby the end of September.

TK Mashaba

Bela Bela’s own home grown goldengospel artist has released his third al-bum since he started recording in 2009.Vusi Ntanjane, who first showed up on

the radar when he won the You Think

From Pantsula dancer to author

TK Mashaba

The BEAT newspaper caught up withone of Bela Bela’s fresh new faces andaspiring model, Joanne Moobi.Moobi was born and raised in Spa

Park, a suburb of Bela Bela.From humble beginnings, she worked

her way up and is now the face of Uto-pia Spa. She is also a finalist in theSouth African soccer magazine, KickOff Magazine, Soccer Babes competi-

Mr Stephen Kutumela, with Florence Molefe, Mathapelo Kekana, Jonas Lebudiand Maria Seemise. Photo: TK Mashaba

started writing poetry and short stories.“I have always loved writing,” he said.Kutumela also wrote a romance novel

called Beauty is so sassy classy andstylish. He describes this story as thestory of his lifestyle and other people’sexperiences of him.As a paramedic, Kutumela does not

get a lot of time for writing. He worksfour days at a time and then gets fourdays off to rest. It is in this spare timethat he writes.Kutumela is also known locally as

D’Gong. He spent a lot of time in thespotlight in the 80’s, when he used toentertain the masses with his Pantsulamoves.“I am still very interested in develop-

ing the talent in Bela Bela and that iswhy I joined Snajo Productions, to nur-ture this talent. I will also publish mybook under the flag of this productioncompany,” he explained.Snajo Productions is headed by Jonas

Lebudi and has been the core of com-edy films made in Bela Bela. They willrelease their new short film soon.

TK Mashaba

From the very beginning, the town ofBela Bela has always drawn tourists tothis well loved gateway to Limpopo.One author from Bela Bela has man-

aged to capture some of the lesserknown and untold stories of the town inhis new book.Mr Stephen Kutumela, paramedic by

profession, managed to capture thesoul of Bela Bela in his new non-fictionbook. One of the tales that the booktells is of the role that Bela Bela playedin the building of the Union Buildings inPretoria. Most people do not know thatthe rocks that they used to build theUnion Buildings were taken fromBuiskop, just outside Bela Bela, nearthe Klein Kariba resort.“This is the fourth book that I have

written, but I have not yet publishedanything, because I am still strugglingwith finding a publisher,” Kutumela toldThe BEAT.He explained that his love for writing

started at the early age of 15 when he

Local model a Soccer Babe finalist

Joanne Moobi, Kick Off Magazine topten Soccer Babes finalist and face ofUtopia Spa. Photo Supplied

tion.“I entered the Kick Off competition be-

cause I was inspired by people whowere always asking me if I was goingto become a model or be on TV,” Moobiexplained to The BEAT. “The reason isthat I have the personality to be a modelor on TV so when I saw the Kick Offcompetition on the website, I had to en-ter,” she said.Moobi needed people to vote for her

on the website and asked all her friendsto vote and to ask others to vote for hertoo. She was very happy to be one ofthe top ten finalists.Currently Moobi moves between the

seventh and the eight positions in thetop ten, depending on the votes of theday.Moobi is employed at NTK as a depot

manager.“I have been working as a marketing

officer at NTK for the past five yearsand has been a wonderful working ex-perience,” she said.Being one of the top ten Soccer Babes

also opened others doors for Moobi.Lebo Oliphant, of Utopia Spa, made heran offer to become the face of the spa.“We went for a photo shoot at the

Shangri-La hotel and that boosted myconfidence a lot,” she said.The Kick Off competition ends on 27

September.

They can because they think they can. Virgil

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Marathon runners and walkers can gettheir gear ready for the annual 4-in-1 racethat will take place in Bela Bela.The Superspar Warmbaths/Bela Bela

race will take place on Saturday, 10 No-vember. Athletes can compete in a42,2 km marathon, a 21, 1 km half mara-thon and a 10 km or 5 km fun run.The amounts of competitors have greatly

increased and in 2011, about 1000 ath-letes showed up for this annual race.This year, the start and finish line will be

at Hoërskool Warmbad. The terrain hasenough parking available. Athletes canlook forward to new routes and distances.There are large cash prizes on the line

Entries now open for annual marathon and fun runin all the races over all the distances andthe biggest attraction is the 10km SparLadies. In this race, the first woman overthe finish line will receive a R1000 cashprize and all the other category winnerswill receive R500.There is also a team prize of R1000 on

the line for the fastest women’s team(consisting of four participants).The first man and woman over the

42,2km finish line will receive R1000 eachand the second place winners will receiveR700. In the 21,1km, the first man andwoman over the finish line will receiveR500 and the second place winnersR300.

Starting time is 05:30 for the 42,2km ath-letes, 06:00 for the 21,1 km participantsand the 10 km athletes will start fifteenminutes after that at 06:15. Participantsof the fun walk will start at 06:30.This race is a qualifying race for the

Comrades marathon and is subject to therules of Athletics South Africa.Pre-entries can be done on the website

www.entrytime.com before 5 November.The first 120 entries in the 42, 2 and21,1km will receive a beautiful runner’shat of the highest quality.Athletes can also enter on the day of the

race, early in the morning, on the terrainof Hoërskool Warmbad. All participants

will receive medals and goodie bags.Entry fees are R100 for the 42,2 km, R70

for the 21,1 km, R40 for the 10 km andthe entry fee for the fun run is R20. Tem-porary licences will be available on theday of the race at R30 each.For more information on the race, please

contact Tonie Grobler on 072 712 6936,Bea Emslie on 083 654 5819 or Erika on(014) 736 6008.For accommodation, please call the Villa

Palmeira Guesthouse on (014) 736 2558or the Bela Bela Tourism Office on (014)736-3694. For a reasonable place tosleep in a school dormitory, please callHoërskool Warmbad on (014) 736-2166.

Build It tournament

Diesel n Dust FC owner, Mr PatSeema, is looking forward to anew season in the SAB league.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

said.The competition is an an-

nual tournament that BuildIt sponsors as a part oftheir social responsibilityprogramme.At the same time, these

games serve as a pre-paratory session for theadult teams who will startthe LFA League soon.In recent months, the

LFA in Mookgophong washit by allegations of mis-management of theleague at grassroots level.Some of the accusers

lashed out at the league’schairperson, Mr Sel loMashaba, claiming that healways put his interestsfirst.Phagadi told The BEAT

that things are looking bet-ter for the league and thatproblems are being sortedout.They have not yet opened

an account for the league.“So far ten teams have af-

filiated with the league,which is due to kick off intwo weeks’ time,” Phagadisaid.The Build It tournament

helps develop young talentby giving them the oppor-tunity to learn from themore experienced playersof the adult teams.

TK Mashaba

Four schools fromMookgophong, will battle itout against other localteams during the plannedBuild It tournament.Both the semi-finals and

the finals of the Build Itsoccer tournament will beplayed on the same day, soit promises to be a dayfilled with excitement.The tournament is special

in the pr imary schoolteams will play againstadult teams. BB Malaila-,Letamong, Mookgophong-and Mokhari Pr imarySchools will match theirstrength against the LFAteams Siwele FC, AcesFC, Gunners FC andMookgophong FC.The eight competing

teams were expected todecide, by a toss, onWednesday, 12 Septem-ber, which teams will bat-t le i t out against eachother.According to Kgomotso

Phakgadi, Local FootballAssociation (LFA) secre-tary, the toss will determinewhich school will be facingwhich team.“It’s not all about the big

teams, but we are nurtur-ing young talent too,” he

LFA teams to join SAB league TK Mashaba

The new clustering of teams in theSouth African Breweries (SAB) Re-gional Waterberg Soccer Leaguebrought wonderful news threeteams who were battling to get outof the Local Football Associations(LFA) League.Diesel n Dust, from Bela Bela is

one of three teams who will be play-ing in the SAB League after the newclustering system was introduced.In each LFA League, the first three

teams on the last league log areautomatically promoted to the moreprestigious SAB League.Diesel n Dust thought their

dreams of joining the SAB Leaguewere crushed when they wereknocked out of the running duringthe promotional play-offs in Venda.Pat Seema, owner of Diesel n

Dust, said that they are very gladthat they will get the opportunity to

play in the SAB League. “Weplayed very well last season in theLFA and we were crowned thechamps in Bela Bela‘s LFA. It wasa pity that we were knocked out atthe promotional play-offs,” he said.Seema said his team did not do

much of changes in regard withnew players. “We still going to con-tinue with the same squad thatplayed in the LFA last season,” headded.“The other thing that we are happy

about is that the clustering came atthe right time. We are going to beplaying around Bela Bela andModimolle according to the clus-tered teams. “It is going to help usespecially on logistic side,” headded.The other teams from Bela Bela,

who will be joining Diesel n Dustand Bela Bela FC United in the SABLeague, are Bazooka FC and BelaBela Pirates FC.

Tournament in Vaalwater honours heroine

Future Stars FC from Vaalwater won the 2012 Joy Baber Com-memoration Spectacular Cup during a soccer tournament that washeld at Tigers’ Sport Ground in Leseding Section. Photo supplied

young people.Manager of the centre, Mr Zach

Sekhu, said that the aim of thecelebration was to commemoratethe late Joy Baber who was con-nected to the four soccer teams;Bathopele FC, Mabatlane United,Boys II Men FC and Future StarsFC.These teams played against

each other in the tournament.Plans are to host the tournamentannually to celebrate the excep-tional work done by the late

Baber.The tournament was hosted

under the theme, “Soccer isand will always be the unify-ing and developing brighterstars of tomorrow.”In the first game Bathopele

FC played against FutureStars FC and lost 5-4, whileBoys I I Men FC lost 1-0against Mabatlane United.Boys II Men FC lost 3-4

against Bathopele FC in pen-alties and Future Stars FCwhipped Mabatlane United 5-0 in the finals.Boys II Men FC came in third

position, winning bronze med-als, while Mabatlane Unitedcame second and receivedsilver medals.Future Stars FC won the

tournament and was crownedthe 2012 winners of the JoyBaber Commemoration Spec-tacular Cup, taking home atrophy and gold medals.Over 200 people including

friends and families of the par-ticipating teams attended dur-ing the tournament. TheBaber family and the WWSofficials and management at-tended the event.

Lizzy Bapela

The Vaalwater drop in CentreWaterberg Welfare Society(WWS) hosted the first everCommemoration SpectacularCup for their late project man-ager, Ms Joy Baber.The tournament, which took

place at Tigers’ Sport Groundon Saturday, 8 September,was meant to celebrate theheroine who grossly contrib-uted to the development of