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Enough is enough!

Sekhukhune District Municipality Executive Mayor, Mogobo David Magabe in the company of the
Limpopo MEC for LEDET (Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism), Seaparo
Sekoati, and the Department of Minral Resources engaged with the Maandagshoek Communities
on Tuesday about local economic development, employment and other problems experienced
in the area. Members of the community, traditional leaders and community structures angrily
expressed the slogan enough is enough! when they vented their opinions about issues such as
labour brokers and corruption with regards to the government in general and the nearby mines
that allegedly do not make use of local labour or procure locally. Later in the day it was agreed
that negotiations between community structures, the government and industiries will continue.

Burgersfort, Steelpoort, Ohrigstad

31 July 2015

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NEWS

New look for

Penge

31 JULY 2015
Volunteers and workers from Youth Environmental Services (YES)
gave Penge a new look for Mandela Month.
The group cleared the bushes where the little towns name has
been created with stones. After clearing the bushes they gave it a
coat of paint. The paint and brushes were donated by Nyathi paints
which is managed by Andr Naude, one of the old residents of
Penge. The project was initiated by Golddollar Mtheza, the Sector
Coordinator for Greater Tubatse Municipality. (Photographs & Information: Golddollar Mtheza).

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New DA
Councillor
sworn in
On Tuesday this
week during a
Council meeting, Cllr. M.R.
Mahubedu was
sworn in.
He is replacing Cllr. K.J.
Mogale who
has resigned at
the beginning of
June.
Cllr. Mahubedu will be
acting at a DA
PR Councillor within the
Greater Tubatse
Municipality.
The proceedings was
overseen by local attorney, Mr.
Kenny Mgiba.

NEWS

31 JULY 2015

Your true 1 Stop Motor Spares shop

1 Stop Motor Spares Burgerfort last week opened the
doors of their new shop.
They moved to a bigger and better shop, just a short
distance from their old shop.
They are now situated next the Save More, Lewis
and accross from where the new hawker stalls are being
constructed in Eddie Sedibe Street.
The shop is now truly a 1 Stop destination for anyone
looking for quality
parts, friendly service
and a great shopping
experience.
The shop has a
modern layout and
the friendly staff is
knowledgable and
ready to serve the
public. On their
grand opening day

Better regulated month end traffic?

Traffic lights at various intersections are starting to work again. This week the one at
the cross towards Ohrigstad lit up. Hopefully this will result in better regulated month
end traffic. (If motorists obey the law. Yes, red still means stop!)

every customer also received a free boerewors roll. The 1 Stop Motor
Spares team would like to thank their customers for their loyal support and invites them to come and visit them at the new store.

News

Wildevy 4x4 Gesinsdag

31 JULY 2015
Op 25 Julie 2015 het die jaarlikse Wildevy
4x4 Gesinsdag plaasgevind. Hierdie jaarlikse
dag vol stof, modder en aksie het weereens
n reuse getal besoekers gelok.
Die Wildevy Manne rel jaarliks die
geleentheid om geld vir liefdadigheid in te
samel. n Honderd 4x4 voertuie neem aan
uitdagings op die 4x4 baan deel en die dag
eindig met die gewilde Show-stopper.
Tydens hierdie item op die program word
daar deur n modderbad gejaag en teen
stof-walle uitgery. Slegs ervare en brawe
deelnemers waag dit om aan die Show-stopper deel te neem.
Die dag het ook verskillende vermaak
items deur kunstenaar ingesluit en daar was
genoeg uitstallers wat gesorg het dat besoekers nooit verveeld kon raak nie.
Die uitslae van die dag was soos volg:
Wildevy Algehele Wenner - Corjan
Muller en Eugene Smit; Mans Wenner - Frik
Oosthuizen en Nick Oelofse; Mans Tweede
plek - Dewald Snyman en Pieter van der
Berg; Beste Dames Span - Jennie Oosthuizen en Lieze Heystek; Beste Gemengde
Span - Sanet Wirths en Leon Wirths. Ander
wenners: Beste Puntborg soos aangedui
deur deelnemers - Samancor ECM; Beste
Stalletjie - Hiep Hiep Hoera!; Potjiekos uitslae: Beste Pot en Algehele Potjiekos wenner
- Precrete; Beste Tema - Samancor ECM;
Beste Gees - Dwarsrivier Myn.
Die Wildevy Manne gee graag die eer
aan God vir Sy sen oor die dag. Hulle
bedank ook almal wat deelgeneem het, die
puntborge, hempborge, uitstallers en almal
wat op een of ander manier die dag ondersteun het of n sukses help maak het.
Hulle bedank ook elke lid van die Wildevy
Manne asook hul gesinne en vriende wat
gehelp het.
Die gemeenskap word genooi om solank
die die einde van Julie 2016 oop te hou - dan
sal die stof weer staan!

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Pret en plesier by
Wildevy 4x4 dag
Die Wildevy 4x4 Gesinsdag het hierdie jaar
n groot getal besoekers gelok.
Die uitstallers se oulike maniere om
aandag te trek was deel van die dag se
uniekheid - n banier waardeur jy kan loer
by VW Highlands se stalletjie was byvoorbeeld baie gewild.
Wanneer besoekers honger en dors
geraak het, was daar genoeg by die stalletjies en biertuin beskikbaar vir elke smaak.
Kindervermaak het nie agtergebly nie.
Daar was pretritte, ponieritte en vele meer.
Die glybaan tot in die moddergat was weer
baie gewild. Teen
laat middag is die
Show-stopper voor
n reuse skare gehou.

Deelnemers aan die

4x4-dag het by elke
punt n uitdaging
gehad.Punte is volgens hul prestasie
by die uitdaging
verdien.

News

Dust, mud and courage

The Wildevy 4x4 course was designed to be
challenging and fun, but damaging to vehicles. Part of the challenge is to perform the
tasks at each point as fast as possible and
accurate as possible.
An estimated 7000 people attended the
days event and stalls selling food and drink
were busy throughout the day.
The course is designed to make it easy
for the public to see what the drivers are up
to. A tractor and wagon transport system
ensures that even the most unfit could reach
the various points where contestants and
their vehicles were showing their steel.
Late afternoon saw the potjiekos competition heat up. A variety of potjies contents
were sold for charity.
Visitors could easily follow the action from the sides.

The Westvaal team at

Wildevy 4x4 Day 2015

Westvaal Steelpoort and Westvaal Mashishing hosted the Figure of 8 challenge on the course at the 4x4
day. The team and visitors from the Isuzu Offroad
Academy enjoyed the day. Their vehicles showed
that a bit of mud, sand and difficult terrain is no
problem. The Figure of 8 is a pool of mud in which a
drivers skill and the vehicles ability to keep traction
is tested. This was no problem for the Isuzu team.
Contact the Westvaal
team for a test drive in
one of their vehicles.

31 JULY 2016

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Wildevy action

Sometimes participants in the Wildevy

4x4 day had to do repairs next to the
points where they were due to participate. Plenty of vehicle assessories,
tyre and other stalls were on hand with
advice.

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31 JULY 2015

DWARSRIVIER MINE

Geng dirty for

a good cause
Dwarsrivier Mine showed that they can be
relied upon when it comes to worthy causes.
They annually support the Wildevy 4x4
Family Day. This day aims to raise funds for
charitable causes in the area.
Dwarsrivier Mine hosted a point on the
4x4 course. Timing how fast vehicles moved
through a maze while searching for alarms to
set o. It was a dusty, but fun experience.
The Dwarsrivier Mine groups at the event
themed their point Save our Rhinos - a
cause close to many par cipants hearts.
They also made a huge oxtail potjie that
was sold plate for plate to raise funds. When
it came to judging me, the organisers could
not help but no ce the vibe and enthusiasm
at the Dwarsrivier stall. This saw them being
chosen as the team with the best team spirit.
Some employees also par cipated as
drivers in the 4x4 event - making sure that
Dwarsrivier is well represented in every
aspect of the day.
The Dwarsrivier team enjoyed the day
and is proud to be associated with a cause
that during the course of a year touches and
improves the lives of many people.

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67 Minutes at Leboeng Thusong Service Centre

The Leboeng SAPS with the CPF, Youth Desk,
VEP, CWP and Drakensberg circuit spend 67
minutes cleaning the Leboeng Thusong Service
Centre as part of their Mandela Month celebrations.
The cleaning campaign was attended by a
large number of community policing forum members from different villages. The days activities
ended with election of a sector crime forum and
sector youth against crime representatives. The
forums will work hand in hand with the sector
commander to address the root causes of crime
in the sector.
Mr. George Kgapane from Makgalane village
was elected as the Sector Crime Forum Chairperson. Miss Jane Ntimbane is the Sector Youth
Against Crime chairperson.
(Information & photographs: Const. M.A.
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NEWS

Dagga discovered
(Information and
Photograph: General
M.J. Maepa, Tubatse
SAPS Cluster Commander)

While on their way to a community meeting

at Maandagshoek on Tuesday, 28 July 2016,
the SAPS also discovered an illegal dagga
plantation.
The dagga was not hidden away, but
planted in open view, close to the road.
It is not know who was cultivating the
plants and the SAPS is appealing to the
community to not grow dagga and engage in
criminal activities by growing and selling the
plants. The community is also encouraged to
report criminal activities involving the growing
and selling of dagga to the police.

Shop at
Burgersfort Mall
robbed
On 26 July 2015 the Steers and Debonairs Restaurant in Burgersfort Mall was robbed.
The incident happened at closing time when 3 men entered
the shop pretending to be customers. Employees at the shop told
the men that they are already closed. The men took out fire arms
and ordered the staff to get down on the floor. They told the manager to open the safe and give them the money available in the
shop. The robbers fled the scene with approximately R50 000.
The Burgersfort SAPS appeals to shop managers to not keep
large amounts of money on shop premises, but to regularly bank
the money they receive.
(Information: Const. Victoria Maluleka, Burgersfort SAPS)

31 JULY 2015

Theft out
of motor
vehicle
Theft out of motor vehicles is a problem in
Burgersfort.
Another incident occurred on 27 July
2015 in Extension 5. A 32-year old man
parked his vehicle outside his home and
went into the house. He later heard a noise
and upon investigation found that the window
of his car had been broken.
His cigarettes and some air time vouchers were stolen. The total value of the stolen
goods is approximately R7800.
No arrests have been made.
The SAPS in Burgersfort is warning the
public not to leave valuable items in their
vehicles.
(Information: Const. Victoria Maluleka,
Burgersfort SAPS).

Malicious damage
to bricks
On 25 July a case of Malicious damage
to property was opened at the Burgersfort
SAPS.
The complainant found that someone
broke the cables tying the bricks stacked
onto a pallet in his yard at Mahlakoene. The
person also damaged some of the bricks. He
made the discovery at about 18:00.
No arrests have been made.
(Information: Const. Victoria Maluleka,
Burgersfort SAPS).

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Kohin reaches out during school holidays

Kohin Youth Coaches reached out to communities during the July
school holidays.
Kohin Youth Coaches are placed in schools around the Greater
Tubatse area. They are called to empower the youth with hope and a
vision for the future, especially in these uncertain days.
The group visited the 5 Cent Care Centre, the Lehlaba Disability
Centre and the Civil Society Centre.
During the
outreaches games
were played while
big and small were
present to enjoy the
various activities.
Some of the
young ones enjoyed
the balloons the
coaches brough with
them.

(Information and
Photographs: Sunlie
Poshumus).

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NEWS

SAPS and Youth Against Crime reaches out on Mandela Day

On 18 July 2015 the Office for Social Crime Prevention in
Burgersfort and the Youth Against Crime group reached out
to Relebogile Day Care Centre in Extension 10. They were
joined by members of the Community Policing Forum (CPF).
The Office for Social Crime Prevention regularly visits the
centre. During one of the visits the members of the SAPS
saw the dull walls of the centre.
With the help of a generous sponsor they were able to go
and paint the walls different colours and make it much more
child friendly. This was part of their Mandela Day effort.
They were also able to take a celebration cake with them
to share with the children at the centre.
The group would like to thank the sponsor for helping
them colour the lifes of these children.
(Information & Photographs: Const. Victoria Maluleka,
Burgersfort SAPS)

Sport against crime in

Ga-Manoke
Burgersfort SAPS and Youth Against
Crime are trying to take the young people
of the area off the streets and away from
crime. This project is continuing throughout
the year. Recently a speech competition,
drama and contest in choral verse was
held. This took place at Mangabane.
Now a Sport against Crime campaign
forming part of the year plan took place at
Ga-Manoke. Four soccer and four netball
teams participated. The winning netball
team was the Tubatse SAPS Cluster team.
The winning soccer team was the team
from Manoke High School. The winners
received netball and soccer balls as well
as medals and trophies. The SAPS would
like to thank all the sponsors who made
the campaign possible.

(Information & Photographs: Const. Victoria Maluleka, Burgersfort SAPS).

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Ride it

The annual Wildevy

MTB race took place
last week Saturday.
It was well supported with young and
old participating in
different categories.
Both local cyclists
and enthusiasts from
other parts of the
country participated.
Get the results of the
race on page 12.

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While family members participated in the
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Wild ride at
the Wildevy
BTM race

On Saturday last week the Wildevy Mountain

Bike Race took place. It happened at PLM
Boskamp with Bison Falls Spur as the main

sponsor. The race was well supported and

everyone enjoyed it. The results were 50km
Female:
1. Kirsten Gillespie
2. Ananda Bosch
3. Emily Clarke
Male:
1. Mark Meyer
2. Shaun Gillespie
3. Craig Murchie
20km Female:
1. Zandri Strydom
2. Sonette Booyens
3. Jessica Schulz
Male:
1. Armand Lombaard
2. Keegan Clark
3. Bongani Ngwana
10km Female:
1. Kaylee Lindeque
2. Reneilwe Nong
3. Marlize Venter
Male:
1. Donald Hlase
2. Joshua Schulz
3. Karabo Malatjie
The organisers would
like to thank the
sponsors and riders
for their support.
(Information: Wildevy
4x4 Manne).