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Residents of Jay Naidoo Street atModimolle are being tormented by anoverflowing sewer, and are demanding thatthe issue be given urgent attention.

According to residents, the situationremains the same even after notifying theModimolle Local Municipality.

Parents fear the health hazards they mightencounter due to this situation, and theyare afraid that their children might fall intothe sewer since it is partially open.

Catherine Maswanganye, who is one ofthe residents of Phagameng’s Jay NaidooStreet, told The BEAT that they cannot

Mzamane Ringaneenjoy sitting outside without beingdisturbed by the unbearable smell comingfrom the sewer.

Maswanganye told The BEAT that shelives with her four children and threegrandchildren, who are also affected by theconditions on a daily basis.

“This situation is affecting us negatively,and we are afraid that one day innocentchildren might fall into the sewer. Thesewer lid is partly open, and that puts thelives of our children at great risk,” shesaid.

Another local resident Selaelo Kubuzialso expressed concern over this situation,indicating that the safety of their childrenis not guaranteed as long as the issue

remains unsolved.Kubuzi said that the municipality had

previously attended to the matter, butadded that the problems are recurrenteven after the situation was attended to.“This situation affects the whole

neighbourhood. As parents and residentsof Modimolle, we feel that it is ourresponsibility to report the matter as itaffects all of us. We are hoping that themunicipality will give us constantupdates, so we can remain assured thatthey are attending to this matter,” shesaid.Modimolle Local Municipality

spokesperson Patrick Shika told TheBEAT on Monday 4 July that it seems as

though there are solid objects in thesystem, which made it difficult for thetechnicians to unblock it.“There have been constant blockages in

that area. We have tried everything wecan to fix the situation, but the problemrecurs after some time. Under normalcircumstances, it doesn’t take much timeto fix a blocked sewer. We havedetermined that this situation needs muchattention, and that is why we havedecided to procure a Sewer CombinationJet to clean the entire system at thatportion of Phagameng,” Shika said.Shika said that the Sewer Combination

Jet was expected to start working on thesite during the week.

Catherine Maswanganye explains how they are affected by the overflowingsewer, while neighbour Selaelo Kubuzi blocks her nose to survive theunbearable smell. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

DISGUSTING!

MEC’semotionalmemorial- Page 4

2 | 8 July, 2016beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaCRIME

Anti-poaching organization Pro-Track haspaid tribute to one of their fallen membersby establishing a fund to help the family of20-year old Wisani Baloyi, who was killedduring a recent poaching incident.Baloyi, who a member of a Pro-Track

Anti-Poaching Unit stationed at ForeverResorts Warmbaths, was attacked bypoachers along with three other guards onFriday, 16 June, while working at ForeverResorts in Bela-Bela.A group of seven armed men gained

access to the resort and led the Pro-TrackAnti-Poaching Unit into an ambush.Balaoyi was shot, and tied up with the otherthree guards. He succumbed to his injuriesat the scene.

Pro-Track pays homage to murdered guard Justin Steyn

Wisani Baloyi(09/04/96 -16/06/16), whowas killed bypoachers in thecourse of apoaching incidentat Bela-Bela’sForever Resorts.Photo supplied

After the guards were neutralized theirattackers entered the reserve, andproceeded to shoot and dehorn one of theresort’s rhinos before leaving the scene.The owner of Pro-Track, Vincent Barkus,

said that his organization has establishednew patrols since the incident to ensure thatno similar incidents occurred.“The guards who were involved in the

attack are recovering and are back on thejob. They have been stationed at a saferpost since the attack,” he said. He addedthat they appeared to be doing well on theirroad to discovery.Baloyi was laid to rest in his home town of

Giyani in the Mopani District on Saturday,25 June.No arrests have been made in connection

with the case, and the matter remains underinvestigation.

The police in Modimolle areinvestigating a case of armedrobbery following an incident onthe Eersbewoond Road nearModimolle on Sunday, 3 July.According to information

received, a truck broke down on theEersbewoond Road. The driver

Staff at the Phagameng High School inModimolle have teamed up with the localpolice to embark on programmes that willlead to a crime-free school environmentfor everyone involved.

The initiative was inspired by the recent

SAPS and stakeholders partner to combat crime

Lizzy Bapela

Stakeholderspartner to combatcrime. Photosupplied

series of burglaries at different schools inthe area, where public property wasdamaged. The police did not reveal theestimated value of damages suffered as aresult of these crimes.

Schools that were reportedly targetedpreviously include Phagameng High,Solomon Mahlangu and LaerskoolNylstroom. The police said that recently,

the schools that suffered the break-insare only Phagameng High and HectorPeterson Primary.The SAPS Social Crime Prevention unit

together with Sector 1 recently had ameeting at the school with the staffmembers, where a plan on how to preventthe break-ins was tabled. Modimollepolice spokesperson Warrant Officer

James Findlay said that the incidentsposed concerns to the stakeholders,hence the decision to come together andcome up with a plan to work somethingout. He added that the plan is now inplace and being implemented, althoughthey will not elaborate on it at themoment as the perpetrators will knowabout it.

EFF Waterberg chairperson LebogangMonageng and his members visited SpaPark residents on Saturday, 2 July fortheir manifesto campaign ahead of theelections.During his presentation, Monageng

mentioned the issues of land andeducation to the Ward 9 members whoattended the meeting.“We as the EFF are promising to give

land to our people as we learned that SpaPark has been sidelined by themunicipality in the past few years,” saidMonageng.

EFF visits Spa Park to deliver their manifesto

EFF WaterbergregionalchairpersonLebogangMonageng. PhotoSupplied

TK MashabaHe promised that development would

start as soon as the EFF took power in themunicipality, but would only be possibleif the community voted for the EFF on 3August.“We want to uproot all corruption in the

municipality,” said Monageng.He also touched on the issue of

municipal manager Morris Maluleka.Monageng also touched on early child

learning, and said that there had to bemore early child learning so that youngchildren could be educated at an earlierage.“As a nation, we are not going anywhere

if we don’t start teaching our children theimportance of education,” he said.

Armed robber still at largestopped and contacted the truck’sowner to send a mechanic out, beforeabandoning the truck and hispassenger and disappearing.Police spokesperson Warrant Officer

James Findlay told The BEAT thatthree armed men knocked on the doorof the truck while the passenger was

waiting for help, having lockedhimself inside. The men fired a shotat the truck when the passengerrefused to open the door for them.W/O Findlay said that, at present,

Modimolle is having problems on theN1 near the Kranskop Tollgate.Armed robbers are apparently

targeting truck drivers who stopthere to rest.He also said that Modimolle is

experiencing business robberies inthe CBD. Police are urgingbusiness owners to sharpen theirsecurity and install surveillancecameras where possible.

| 38 July, 2016beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.za GOVERNMENT / POLITICAL

ANC councillor Godfrey Thapedi Malete ofPienaarsrivier woke up to a nasty surpriseon Sunday, 3 July, when he found his nameon the IEC candidate list of an oppositionparty he is not working for.

Malete, who has been an ANC loyalist formany years, and a PR councillor for Ward8, said that he was shocked when he wasinformed that his name was on the IEC listunder the African Christian DemocraticParty (ACDP).

To his surprise, his name and documentshad been submitted along with a signaturethat he does not remember signing, at theIEC at Bela-Bela.

On Monday, 4 July, Malete went to theIEC offices to enquire about the matter andwas told that the IEC could do nothingabout the matter, as the names had alreadybeen sent to their head office.

Speaking to The BEAT on Monday,Malate said that he is definitely still withthe ANC and has not crossed the floor toany other party.

“I want to know who is responsible forthis fraud,” said Malete.

Malete said that he asked the IEC to showhim where he is alleged to have signed, butwas allegedly told that the documentation isconfidential and that he could not see it.

Malete said that he was told by MafaNetshivhambe that only the police couldhelp with finding out who submitted the listwith his signature.

Unfortunately, Malete is not the only one

Chaos and confusionin IEC lists

TK Mashabawho found himself in the wrong party.Andries Mojela and Winnie Shirende ofTsakane, an informal settlement outsideBela-Bela, are apparently on the list of theUbuntu Party, a new party that has beenlaunched ahead of the local election.

“I was not told that I will be contestingthe election as a ward councillor for Ward7, and was surprised to hear that I am onthe list of the Ubuntu party while I am aloyal ANC member,” said Mojela.

He also approached the IEC offices toask whether they could withdraw hisname from Ubuntu’s candidate list.

Unlike Malete, Ubuntu leader KeenanAlberts said that Mojela agreed to theirterms and conditions and agreed to be puton the list.

“I was surprised when Mojela told methat I must withdraw his name,” Albertssaid. “He said that the ANC has promisedhim a new job, and I still have the textmessage he sent me.”

Netshivhambe, on behalf of the IEC,said that this was an issue they had neverexperienced before, and said that they arenot liable for people who change theirminds.

“At the moment the IEC is busy with theballot papers, and whoever is on the listwill be contesting the elections. Later, ifthe person wants to withdraw from theparty, we can have a by-election andanother person will replace them,” hesaid.

The ACDP party leader could not bereached for comment on the matter ofMalete.

Andries Mojelaasked the IEC toremove his namefrom the new partyUbuntu. Photo: TKMashaba

ANC PR councillor Godfrey Thapedi Malete found his name on the candidate list ofACDP for election. Photo: TK Mashaba

It was business as usual in Modimolle asresidents stayed away from the EphriamMogale Stadium while people from differentorganizations gathered together to bury thelate MEC for Limpopo Agriculture JoyMatshoge.Only a small number of residents attended

the funeral that was held at the stadium onSaturday, 2 July. Dominating were membersand leaders of the ANC and the DA from alllevels, as well as members and managementof the SAPS, also from all ranks. As it wasexpected that the stadium would be fullypacked during the funeral, arrangementswere made that chairs accommodate a largernumber of attendees; unfortunately that wasnot the case.Among the few residents who troubled

themselves to join those who came to paytheir last respects to the MEC, they said thatthey were there as she was a daughter of thesoil and that they did not know why the restdid not attend. The attendees told The BEATthat a funeral is a funeral regardless of whois being buried or what the issues or politicalstate in the area may be. Some said that they

MEC’s funeral garners scantattention in Modimolle

Lizzy Bapela

The office of theLimpopo PremierStan Mathabathawill not hold theattendanceagainst Modimolleresidents. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

felt obliged to attend as it was a provincialstate funeral and they are members of theruling party, while others are governmentemployees.A resident who refused to be named said

that she feels that the event was only forgovernment people and politicians,especially those in the ANC. She added thatthey were not made to feel part of the eventas residents.In his response on behalf of the Limpopo

Provincial Government, spokesperson PhutiSeloba said that as the provincialgovernment, they are satisfied and humbledby the turn up they received during thefuneral. He added that they are grateful toeverybody who managed to attend and paytheir last respect to the late MEC.“We understand that people have different

commitments and maybe had to attend to lastminute troubles so there is no problem withthat. Those who could not attend obviouslyhad good reasons so we cannot hold itagainst them as we are all human and aresometimes forced by reasons beyond ourcontrol to do certain things,” he said.Seloba further said that the turn out will not

affect the government’s decisions to hostevents in the area in future.

Modimolle residents’ poor attendance at the funeral left the grandstand with manyempty spaces. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Leaders are not worried but grateful about the attendance. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

4 | 8 July, 2016beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.zaGOVERNMENT / POLITICAL

Limpopo MEC laid to restThe who’s who in politics, government,business, police, defence force and othervarious formations gathered at theModimolle’s Ephriam Mogale Stadium onSaturday, 2 July to pay their last respects tothe late Limpopo MEC for Agriculture JoyMatshoge. Among them were ANCheavyweights Jesse Duarte, ButiManamela, Nathi Mthethwa, CasselMathale, Stan Mathabatha, Nocks Seabiand representatives from the DA.Matshoge died on Saturday, 25 June

during an accident on the N1 highwaybetween Mookgophong and Mopane,while on her way from north to Gauteng.President Jacob Zuma ordered that the

national flag at all flag stations in Limpopobe flown at half-mast on the day of thefuneral. The Presidency said in a statementthat Matshoge will be remembered for hersterling commitment in advancing the livesof people in the province as a member ofthe executive council. He further conveyedhis heartfelt condolences to the Matshogefamily and the provincial government onbehalf of national government and allSouth Africans.Dignitaries from all walks of life flanked

family members on stage as MEC forCoGHSTA in Limpopo MakomaMakhurupetje enthusiastically directed theprogramme during the funeral. Variousspeakers spoke of their experiences ofworking with Matshoge and expressed howher death affected them and theirworkplaces.The MEC was known for her

involvement in programmes against theabuse of children, women, the elderly andthe disabled, as well as those for thedevelopment and empowerment of womenand the youth in Limpopo. Her role inmany of the programmes was elaborated onduring her week-long memorial servicesand the funeral. Members of the Women’sLeague came out in their numbers as theyaccompanied Matshoge’s body to her finalplace of rest in song and dance.ANC Women’s League deputy president

Sisi Ntombela officially handed overMatshoge’s league blouse to her daughterGontse, following her mother’s last wishes.Ntombela said that Matshoge asked thatthey do so when she is gone so that Gontsewould follow in her footsteps and serve themovement with pride and dedication as shedid. The grieving Gontse’s face was soakedwith tears as she dressed in the blouse andheard her mother’s last wish for her.Trying to put on a strong front,

Matshoge’s husband Chesane, who is ateacher at the local Phagameng HighSchool, was very brief in his tribute to hisbeloved wife. His touching speech wasfollowed by comforting songs andmessages of support.Gospel singer Solly Moholo, Amadodana

Ase Wesile Church Choir and the ANCWomen’s League sang and danced tocomfort the mourners and revive theirspirits as they were celebrating the life andworks of the selfless and hardworkingpublic servant.The MEC became a topic amongst many

attendees as they talk of the kind of person,cadre and leader that she was. Many saidthey now believe that she is gone as thecoffin was lowered into her grave and tearsran down to the cheeks of her family asthey said: “Rest in peace Mbokodo. Youwill forever be in our hearts and minds.”

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The SAPS was among the pall bearers at the MEC’sfuneral. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

The SAPS also provided security and an hour guard during thefuneral. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

ANC Deputy Secretary General Jesse Duarte was amongthe national dignitaries who came to pay their tribute.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

ANC Women’s League members sang and danced as theycelebrated the life of the late MEC. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

COGHSTA MEC Makoma Makhurupetje directed theprogramme during the funeral. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

ANCWL deputy president Sisi Ntombela handed overMatshoge’s ANCWL blouse to her daughter Gontse tocontinue the struggle for women and youth empowerment.She also comforted her as she broke down in tears on stagewhile being dressed in black and green in her UnitingReformed Church uniform. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Gospel singer Solly Moholo and his backing vocalists ledthe mourners in celebrating Matshoge’s life.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha alsoaddressed the masses.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Acting MEC appointed followingMEC Matshoge’s death

Lizzy Bapela

The Limpopo Office of the Premier recentlyannounced the appointment of MEC for theDepartment of Economic Development andEnvironment and Tourism (LEDET) SeaparoSekoati as the acting MEC for theDepartment of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment. This follows the death of theDepartment’s MEC Joy Matshoge in a caraccident a week ago.Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha

appointed MEC Sekoati to act for theDepartment with effect from Monday, 4July until further notice. Premier’sSpokesperson Kenny Mathivha confirmedthat MEC Sekoati will also continue withhis portfolio in LEDET until such time thePremier makes his determination.The late MEC Matshoge was given a

Provincial Official Funeral last Saturday inModimolle. The funeral was attended bymany community members including theleadership from political parties such as theANC, DA and others. Ministers, mayor’s,

Seaparo Sekoati has been appointed as the acting MEC for the Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development following the death of MEC Joy Matshoge.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

councillors and top leadership of the ANCWomen’s League, COSATU, SADTU andothers graced the funeral.MEC Sekoati previously headed the

Health and Social Development portfolioalso as a Member of Provincial ExecutiveCouncil.Born on 30 November 1966 in

Mandagshoek, the MEC completed histertiary education at the University of theNorth. He also furthered his studies at theUniversity of Zambia, where he studiedYouth and Community Development in1995.According to research, Sekoati become the

Labour Officer of SASCO during his yearsas a student at the University of the North.He served the Limpopo Youth Commissionas a Policy and Programmes Officer from1995 to 1999, then after as Chairpersonbefore joining the provincial government in2004.Following the announcement of Sekoati’s

recent appointment, Mathivha said that theposition would remain a temporary one untilfurther notice.

Bela-Bela Local Municipality alwayswelcomes activities that develops orempowers young people in the area. SpecialProgrammes Officer in the municipalityDavid Raborolo said this during a culturalevent held at Sunfa Stadium on Friday, 1July.

Raborolo added that the municipalityintends to host mass participationprogrammes for the young ones, especiallyduring school holidays, with the intent tocurb the spread of social ills such asteenage pregnancy, substance abuse, andso forth. He also said that the cultural eventwas held with an objective to do away withnyaope addiction, especially restricting“new clients” as he said.

A group from Johannesburg named ThePerforming Arts and Culture Developmentgraced Bela-Bela to teach children all aboutarts and culture, especially about playingthe Marimba band and the African drum

Bela-Bela’s youthinvolved in activities

Lizzy Bapelanamed jembe. During their participation,many children appeared to be uninformedof the instruments and Raborolo said that iswhy the event was hosted.

The provincial Department of Sports, Artsand Culture has partnered with groups toeducate people of all ages about sports, artsand culture. The intension is to instil cultureknowledge and humility among the peopleof the province, especially the young ones.In the Waterberg, Bela-Bela engaged withthe Department at district level to helparrange for such an event as they saw fit,with belief that it will benefit the children.

The municipality is now looking forwardto hosting this year’s indigenous games,which are scheduled for Sunfa Stadium onSaturday, 23 July. This will be a districtevent and all local municipalities will beparticipating. Raborolo said that massparticipation activities accommodate eachand every citizen no matter their experienceor capabilities unlike when hostingparticular events that only accommodatepeople with certain skills or knowledge.

Members of thePACD entertainedthe children ofBela-Bela duringan event at SunfaStadium. Photo:Lizzy Bapela

PACD also taughtthe children howto play marimba.Photo:Lizzy Bapela

The group had a teaching session with the young ones attending the event.Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Guess What? MookgophongChristian Comedy performerHendrick Moreroa, known asMulti B to his followers, hasbeen nominated in the thirdannual Independent NationalGospel Music Awards(INGOMA Awards).

The Ingoma Awards, whichwere founded in 2013, arescheduled to take place inMidrand on 27 August.

Multi B has been nominatedin the Best Gospel Comediancategory alongside yet anotherLimpopo-born stand-upcomedian, Mukovhe PeterMagwedze, who is popularlyknown as Mr Majo in theentertainment industry.

Multi B, who completed hishigh school education atMookgophong’s MakhutjishaSecondary School, ispopularly known for his brandGuess What? Multi B.

Asked how he got his nameMulti B, the 24-year-oldcomedian said he wasattending a church servicewhen the pastor preachedabout “the power of atongue”.

“After listening to thesermon, I then declaredmyself a multi billionaire. Iwas then given the nameMulti B by friends during my

Mookgophong comediannominated for Ingoma Award

days at tertiary. Guess What?Is my stand-up comedy name,

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Guess What? Multi B brand,”he said.

This young entertainer saidin order to succeed in theentertainment industry, youneed to bring somethingunique.

He has already producedamong other personalizedbrands, T-shirts, Vests andcaps.

“Although my work iscategorised as comedy, Ipersonally call it a stressdeliverance service. There arepastors who will deliverpeople from financial distressand other demons, but Multi Bis a pastor who offers stressrelief to people. The otherimportant thing is that whenyou are an entertainer, youmust respect your fans at alltimes,” Multi B advised.

He concluded by saying thatthe greatest tool to achievingone’s goals is to fear God.

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Multi B has been nominatedfor a national award. Photo:Mzamane Ringane

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| 78 July, 2016beateditor@gmail.com | Website: thebeat.linmedia.co.za CHARITY / ENTERTAINMENT / SCHOOL

It is a countdown to the much awaitedbig event of the 2016 CouncillorHlungwane Cup awards ceremony as thegroup stage of the tournament is nowcomplete, with four teams qualifying forthe semi-finals. The teams includeMathaithai FC, Marikana FC, BarcelonaFC and Bela-Bela Sundowns FC. Thiswas determined during the games thatplayed on Saturday, 2 July and Sunday,the 3rd.

Bela-Bela Sundowns FC beat Bela-Bela Masters 2-0 and drew 0-0 withNew Castle FC. Meanwhile Bela-BelaPirates FC drew 1-1 with Mathaithai FC.

The semi-finals will take place on

Cup tournament group stage complete

The match between Bela-Bela Sundowns FC and New Castle FC ended in a 0-0 draw. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Saturday, 9 July, with Bela-Bela PiratesFC playing against Barcelona FC andMathaithai FC against Marikana FC. Thefinal stage of the tournament will takeplace on Sunday, 10 July, still at the Zone14 Soccer Fields.One of the referees Gladwin Baloyi said

that while he was refereeing a matchbetween Mathaithai FC and Bela-BelaPirates FC, Mathaithai’ supporters andteam officials were searing at him, tryingto force a win for the team. He said thathe just ignores such actions and alwayscontinue with his job that he loves somuch. He further said that the game wastough and every participating team wantsto win but unfortunately there can onlybe one winner.

Some supporters just chilled out while watching the games. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

“...the game was tough and everyparticipating team wants to win...”

Lizzy Bapela

Five SAB League players from the SAFAWaterberg Region are among theselected 18 players, who will be watchedwith keen enthusiasm during the 2016SAB Under-21 National Championships.

The football action was expected tocommence on 9 July and end on 16 July,at the University of Limpopo.

These championships will offer young

Waterberg five in the SAB Under21 National Championships

players a chance to shine in front ofhundreds of spectators, which includeamong them, talent scouts from acrossthe country.

While the five players will berepresenting the Limpopo provinceduring the national tournament, they willalso be carrying the hopes of all soccerfollowers in their region of Waterberg.

Modimolle Troublemakers shot-stopperSello Baloyi who made quite animpression during the selections, was

selected as one of the two goalkeepers ofthe provincial squad.Rapotokwane Qualitho FC’s centre-

back Koketso Tselapedi and Bela BelaPirates’ midfielder Lebohang Lebudiwere also selected as part of theLimpopo team.Other Waterberg players in the squad

include Modimolle Home Defenders no-nonsense striker Thabiso Maitsapo andModimolle Troublemakers midfielderPhillemon Mahapa.

Limpopo was drawn in group B,competing with Gauteng, Northern Cape,North West andMpumalanga.The teams in Group A are KwaZulu-

Natal, Western Cape, Free State, EasternCape and an additional football clubfrom University Sports South Africa(USSA).The two groups will play a weeklong

round robin format tournament, with thefinals expected to take place on 16 July.

Mzamane Ringane

Modimolle Troublemakers shot-stopper Sello Baloyi is oneof the selected players who will represent the province.Photo: Mzamane Ringane

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Themba Tshabalala from the South AfricanFootball School Association (SAFSA)applauded Limpopo’s Benny SportsDevelopment for winning the nationalDanone Nations Cup and going on torepresent South Africa at the World Cup.

Speaking to The BEAT, Tshabalala saidthat Benny Sports Academy has shown thatthey can’t reach any higher in thecompetition.

Benny’s Sports Development Academyfrom Louis Trichardt won the 2016 DanoneNations Cup National Championships atBoksburg on 25 June.

They are the first school from theLimpopo province to take the title.

They beat the North West champions, BMMokitime Primary School, in a penaltyshoot-out after a hotly contested final endedin a goalless draw.

As national champions, Benny’s will

Two of Bela-Bela’s bodybuilders returnedhome with silver and bronze from theGauteng North Bodybuilders Competitionswhich were held on 25 June in Gauteng.Sello Molokomme won a silver medal in

the 80kg competition, while AndriesChauke won silver silver and bronze in the56kg category.Molokomme said that he is working hard

School team takes partin Nations World Cup

TK Mashabarepresent South Africa at the DanoneNations Cup World Finals in France from14 to 16 October.

The school’s team went into the Nationalsfocused, confident, quiet, and determined,according to the coach Mbishi Mokwena.

“We remained focused on the task ahead,”Mokwena said.

The coach said that he didn’t changeanything in the run up to the nationals.“Team changes or changes in strategy canthrow players this young off their stride, sowe did what we normally do in the weekprior to the nationals.”

Benny’s were in a tough pool at thenationals. They were grouped with formernational champions Barkerville Primary,but they beat them on penalties in whatMokwena described as their most difficultleague game on the day.

The school is on holiday at the moment, sothey will have to wait a while for the realcelebrations to begin, but preparations forthe world finals are already under way.

Benny’s SportsAcademycelebrating afterbeing crownedDanone NationsCup nationalchampionship.Photo supplied

Shape Up bodybuilders readyfor another challenge

TK Mashaba

Chauke, a grade 9 leaner at Maope HighSchool with his first bodybuilding medal.Photo:TK Mashaba

ahead of the H&H qualifiers, which heexpects to be one of the toughestcompetitions he has ever entered.“I think I am ready to reach a higher level

on this one,” said Molokomme.Chauke, a Grade 9 learner at Maope High

School, said that this was his first win sincehe started bodybuilding with Shape Up.“I am happy about the hard work,” he

said. “I also want to win more medals andinspire the upcoming bodybuilders in mytownship.”

Sello Molokomme with two medals hewon during the Gauteng North bodybuilder competition. Photo:TK Mashaba

Benny’s SportsAcademyplayer(red) inaction against BMMokitime PrimarySchool player(blue) during thenationalchampionship.Photo supplied

“I think I am ready toreach a higher level

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