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} Tladi Moloi

FOURIESBURG. – Fed-up farmersin Fouriesburg say they have hadit with their Lesotho counterpartsdeliberately letting their animalsgraze on their farms across theCaledon River and have vowed tokill any trespassing animals andtheir shepherds. Police, however,said they had agreed to let theanimals graze on their farms inexchange for payment.Maphale Moloi, the desperate

farmers’ spokesperson, saidalthough they had never threaten-ed to harm their neighboursbefore, this was going to change.“I am going to buy bullets and

kill at least ten of them. That isthe only way that the SouthAfrican Police Service (SAPS)would react. Our police are notprotecting us. We have reportedthis crime many times, but theyhave done nothing. I think weshould now take the law into ourown hands. I am even thinking ofjoining the Boko Haram so thatthey can help me with thesetrouble-makers,” he said.He said they would never stop

from farming near the river.According to Moloi, each of the

farmers had lost about R1,2million a year because of thedamage caused by their neigh-bours.“We have been talking to those

people for a long time and theydon’t listen. We will show themwhat we are made of. They areunrepentant because every timewe find them on our farms theyfight with us as if the farmsbelong to them,” he said.Moloi said they even engaged

one of the village chiefs on thematter who had promised to talkto his people. “We were sitting onthe South African side of the riverwith the chief and his people onthe other side, just to show youhow desperate we are on thismatter,” he said.During Express Eastern Free

State’s recent visit to the farmsthe cattle were standing in theriver. According to Moloi, the

animals flee to the Lesotho side ofthe river whenever they see orhear cars approaching.“The only people they (the

people from Lesotho) are afraid ofare the South African NationalDefence Force (SANDF), but they(the SANDF) are not helping us inthis situation. I always thought itwas illegal for one to cross theriver from one country to another,but it is happening here likenever before,” he said.Const. Maselela Langa, in the

Free State communication unit ofthe South African Police Services(SAPS), denied allegations that thepolice were not helping thefarmers. He added that there wasno case registered with regards tothe Fouriesburg farmers and theLesotho citizens.“During our own investigations,

we found that those farmers hadan agreement with the people tolet their animals graze on theirfarms after they had harvested.The agreement was that thepeople from Lesotho would paythem a certain amount. However,the problem occurred when theanimals grazed on areas notassigned to them,” he said.Langa said the farmers illegally

impounded those animals. “It isalleged that those animals werestolen by the farmers and now theLesotho people want them back.As police officials we are notliable for such agreements,” hesaid.) At the time of going to print theSANDF could not be reached forcomment.

Nomore, say farmersTired of trespassinganimals from Lesotho

KGOBATHA MBULI, Maphale Moloi, Ellias Ramohapi, Khothatso Mofokeng and Kgorobolane Maduna posein the soya beans which they say are being eaten by the cattle from Lesotho.

COWS in the Caledon River with a shepherd visible on the Lesotho side of the river. Photos: Tladi Moloi

Call & Collect: Bethlehem(087) 802 0965 • (058) 303 1030

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‘I always thought itwas illegal for one tocross the river fromcountry to another,but it is happeninghere like never be

fore.’– Spokesperson

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NEWS

ESKOM has announced that, asof 5 June this year, bulk electri-city supply to the top 20 defaul-ting municipalities across thecountry will be interrupted.

On 31 March, the total munici-pal arrear debt greater than 30days was R4,6 billion. The top 20defaulting municipalities arecurrently indebted to Eskom tothe amount of R3,68 billion forthe bulk supply of electricity.

Mondli Mvambi, the Free Stategovernment spokesperson, saidthe provincial government hashandled the notice regardingpower cut issued by Eskom. “TheFree State Government is furthercommitted to ensuring that theaffected organs of state play theirreasonable part in ensuring thatEskom is enabled to carry out itsmandate of supplying andreliably meeting the energy needsof our people and the industry,”he said.

Mvambi has questioned whythe DA did not tackle the issue ofdistribution of electricity prior to1994. “Government is trying tosecure additional sources ofrevenue such checking of theindigent list and operation pay,”he said

Eskom recognises that thedisconnection of electricitysupply may cause undue hard-ship to consumers and membersof the community and may evenadversely affect the delivery ofother services. However, custo-mer disconnection is always thelast resort explored.

In view of this, Eskom iscontemplating a regulatedinterruption of electricity asindicated below:) Monday to Friday X 06:00 to10:00, 07:00 to 10:00) Saturday and Sunday X 17:00 to21:00, 17:00 to 20:00.

A list of defaulting municipali-ties will be published per

province by 30 April in localprovincial media channels.Consumers within the jurisdicti-on of a defaulting municipalitywill be given adequate notice interms of the Promotion ofAdministrative Justice Act, no. 3of 2000, and will be given theopportunity to make writtenrepresentations to Eskom.

Lights out formunicipalities

Shock over cuts‘It will be unfairtowards consu

mers who pay theirelectricity bills tobe punished withsevere loadshed

ding due to themunicipality’s pooradministration and

nonpayment ofEskom.’

BELOW is a list of the 20defaulting municipalities,as at 10 April, with thehighest overdue debt (inalphabetical order):1. City of Matlosana LocalMunicipality2. Dihlabeng Municipality3. Emalahleni LocalMunicipality4. Govan Mbeki Municipa-lity5. Lekwa Local Municipali-ty6. Lichtenburg Municipali-ty7. Madibeng Local Munici-pality8. Makana Local Municipa-lity9. Maluti-a-PhofungMunicipality

10. Matjhabeng Municipali-ty11. Msukaligwa LocalMunicipality12. Nala Local Municipali-ty13. Naledi Local Municipa-lity14. Nama Khoi LocalMunicipality15. Ngwathe Local Munici-pality16. Nketoana LocalMunicipality17. Randfontein LocalMunicipality18. Thaba Chweu LocalMunicipality19. Thabazimbi LocalMunicipality20. Westonaria LocalMunicipality

THE DA, Freedom Front Plus(FF+) and the GoldfieldsChamber of Business have allexpressed their shock andconcern about Eskom’sintention to punish Matjhab-eng and 19 other municipali-ties with load shedding duringJune.

Eskom said in a mediastatement it wanted todisconnect electricity for atleast eight hours a day tomunicipalities that owe itmoney. This would be addi-tional to the load sheddingalready done by Eskom.

The cause of the crisis nowfacing residents is the munici-pality’s inability to pay itscreditors.

According to a statement bythe DA, the municipalityalready owed Eskom morethat R603 million in February.Although the council receivesaround R30 million fromresidents, only R16 million ispaid to Eskom, the DA said.

To avoid the additionaleight-hour daily blackout inJune, Eskom wants a paymentagreement from the Matjhab-eng Municipality.

The DA and other opposi-tion parties have asked theNational Treasury to withholdMatjhabeng’s equatable sharemonies until the council hascome up with a plan to meetEskom’s demands.

The DA has requested aspecial council meeting tosolve the looming crisis.

It wants the council toimmediately give permissionto the treasury to pay theequitable share money toEskom.

Dr Pieter Groenewald of theFF+ said on Monday it would

be unfair to punish theend-consumers for the munici-pality’s poor payment record.

The FF+ also wants theTreasury to pay Eskom firstand then pay over the balanceto the council.

By doing this it will helpEskom, who is facing a crisis,while it will help the councilto reduce its debt to Eskom.

According to the law onelectricity, disconnection mayonly be done if the consumerdoes not pay.

In this case the residentsare protected by law and itwill be unconstitutional to cuttheir power supply.

Kgojane Matutle, spokesper-son for the municipality, saidto Express Goldfields and NFSthat Mayor Sebenzile Ngangel-izwe gave his word to resi-dents that their power wouldnot be cut.

“The council is busy withnegotiations and is convincedthat it would be successful,”Matutle said.

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BOHLOKONG. – Paseka WilliamMphuthi, who hails from Bohlo-kong near Bethlehem, is a wantedman.

He is being sought by the SouthAfrican Police Services (SAPS) forquestioning in connection withalleged fraud.

It is alleged that Mphuthi hasdisappeared into thin air withR29 900 of the Motlokoa family’smoney.

Allegedly Mphuthi, a formerboyfriend of Madineo Motlokoa(33), was supposed to deliver aBMW that he had sold to Madin-eo’s father, Koos, for that amount.

According to Madineo, they (theMotlokoa family) entered into averbal agreement with Mphuthi in2011 regarding the payment forthe car.

In terms of the agreement theyhad to put down a certain amountbefore the car would be delivered.

The money was paid, but thecar was never delivered.

“After the payment was made,we asked him when we weregetting the car. He kept on saying‘soon’. We then took the matter tothe court when we realised thathe was playing hide and seek,”

she said.According to WO Izak Fivaz of

the Petsana Police Station,Mphuthi was arrested after thecase had been reported to them.He appeared in court and wasreleased after he had agreed topay back the money.

Mphuthi did not keep his word,however, and the plaintiff report-ed this to the police. The case wasre-opened, according to Fivaz.

They looked for him at his placeof residence and where he used towork, but could not find him.

The search for Mphuthi contin-ues. “We are still looking for him.We got information that he was inBohlokong during the EasterHolidays, but we were notsuccessful in locating him,” Fivazexplained.

Manwanted forcase of fraud

ON THE RUN: Paseka WilliamMphuthi is wanted by police inPetsana in connection with fraud.

Photo: Supplied

‘We then took thematter to the courtafter we realised thathe was playing hide

and seek.’XMadineoMotlokoa

THE South African Institute forAdvancement (Saia) is urgingthe public to nominate peoplefor this year’s InyatheloPhilanthropy Awards.

Nominees should be peoplewho distinguish themselves inserving South Africa throughlive-changing initiatives.

Members of the public arefree to nominate candidates oftheir choice.

The closing date for nomina-tions is 1 July. The presenta-tion will take place at anawards function in Cape Townin November.

Initiated by Saia to acknowl-edge, celebrate and honourthose whose personal effortshave contributed towardssustainable social change inSouth Africa, the annualInyathelo Philanthropy Awardshave been presented for thepast nine years.

Previous recipients includethe founding directors of theAdonis Musati Project forrefugees, Gayle McWalter andGahlia Brogneri; 10-year-oldrhino campaigner AfeefahPatel; Archbishop EmeritusDesmond Tutu; co-founder ofthe Spread Luv Movement,Kgomotso Mokoena; theAckerman family; the directorof the Hlumelelisa organisationfor convicted offenders, Paul

Bruns; champion of orphansand vulnerable children inDurban, Mohamed Fayaz Khan;as well as founding chairman ofThe Atlantic Philanthropies,Charles Feeney, for his multi-million rand contribution topromoting social justice, betterhealth care and human rightsin South Africa.

“An independent awardsreview panel is looking forextraordinary people who areactively investing their ownfinancial resources in small orbig ways to improve theircommunities and South AfricaX albeit through the arts,education, health, environment,human rights, research or othercauses,” says Shelagh Gastrow,Inyathelo executive director.

“Individual giving can be thelargest source of donor moneyin South Africa and philanthro-pists play a critical role ineffecting real systemic changethrough supporting innovativesolutions to our many social,environmental and economicproblems.”

Anyone can nominate theirphilanthropy hero by filling inthe online nomination form onthe Philanthropy South Africawebsite, www.philanthro-py.org.za, or by contactingInyathelo on 021-465-6981 [email protected].

Nominations called for

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GOLDWAGEN in Bethlehem is one ofaround 80 shops in the group thatsupplies quality motor spares at afforda-ble prices directly to the public.Three brothers, Beukes, Willem and

Kobus van Zyl, are the sole agents inBethlehem.They just opened their business at 101

Commissioner Street.The business is situated in an old

synagogue which was used previouslyfor the sales of motor spares, but whichhas been fully restored and modernisedin the meantime by the Van Zyl brothers.The front section of the business is

used as a sales department and a bigstoreroom at the back is where the sparesare kept.Goldwagen is the supplier of quality

replacement spares for Volkswagen,Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, BMW,Toyota, Mini, Renault and Chevrolet.WAG, Surebrake, Beru, Topran Marle,

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NEWS

PRIOR to the dawn of a demo-cratic dispensation in 1994,South Africa’s heritage resourceswere managed and administeredthrough the old legislation,called the National MonumentCouncil Act (Act No. 21 of 1969).This act made provision for

the establishment of the NationalMonument Council (NMC) thatwas appointed by the primeminister to ensure that monu-ments are retained as tokens ofthe past, so that they may serveas an inspiration for the future.To transform the country’s

heritage landscape the newlegislation, called the NationalHeritage Resources Act (Act No.25 of 1999), was promulgated bythe new democratic governmentas an integrated and interactivesystem for the management ofthe national heritage resources,to nurture and conserve ourheritage resources so that theymay be bequeathed to futuregenerations.The preamble of the National

Heritage Resources Act (NHRA)stipulates that “. . . our heritagecelebrates our achievements andcontributes to redressing pastinequities. It educates, it deepensour understanding of society andencourages us to empathize withthe experiences of others. Itfacilitates healing and materialand symbolic restitution . . .”

Legislative framework andprotection of areas andstructures older than 60 yearsThe area or place upon which

any structure, which is olderthan 60 years, is located isprotected in terms of Section 34

of the NHRA, and this includesstatues, monuments, buildingsand memorials.This section clearly stipulates

that “No person may alter ordemolish any structure or partof a structure that is older than60 years without a permit issuedby the relevant provincialheritage resources authority.”When statues and other

structures of cultural signifi-cance are declared heritage sitesin terms of Section 27 of the Act,we refer to this process as aformal protection.On the other hand, when the

above-mentioned structures arenot declared, but are older than60 years, they automaticallyqualify for legal protection in amanner as declared structures ofcultural significance. Forinstance, the Cecil John Rhodesstatue is not listed or recordedin the national heritage registeras a declared structure nordeclared a heritage site, but it islegally protected by virtue of thefact that it is older than 60years, and a permit must beobtained from the ProvincialHeritage Resources Authority(PHRA) which resides within theProvincial Departments of Sport,Arts, Culture and Recreation, inconjunction with the local

municipality.The PHRA is established by

the MEC in terms of Section 23of the Act as a corporate bodycapable of suing and being suedin its corporate name.After receiving the application,

the PHRA will have to embarkon a process of public participa-tion where meaningful engage-ments will ensue by members ofthe public, prior to the issuingor non-issuing of the permit.Public participation becomes a

platform to engage and deter-mine facts for and against theproposed removal or retention ofa particular structure underdiscussion.Public participation also

affords members of the publicthe opportunity to unpack andunravel the historical back-ground of what a particularstructure means and stands forso that everyone is betterpositioned to make inputs andarrive at an informed decision.

National EstateAll declared and undeclared

structures of cultural signifi-cance which are older than 60years are regarded as NationalEstate and they must enjoy theprotection of the law.Section 3(1) stipulates that

“. . . . those heritage resources ofSouth Africa which are ofcultural significance or otherspecial value for the presentcommunity and for futuregenerations must be consideredpart of National Estate and fallwithin the sphere of operationsof heritage resources authori-ties . . .”All structures that were

declared before 1994 under theold legislation as NationalMonuments are now regarded asProvincial Heritage Sites underthe new Act pending the comple-tion of a re-grading process bythe South African HeritageResources Agency (SAHRA) todetermine whether they qualifyto be national, provincial orlocal heritage sites in terms ofthe three-tier system as providedfor in Section 8(1) of the legisla-tion.

Penalties and legal implica-tions for violation of thelegislationAccording to the law of

application, there is no excusefor ignorance, hence it becomesthe responsibility of heritagepractitioners to educate ourcommunities that heritagerelated matters must be handledwithin the parameters and ambitof the law.Following and adhering to our

heritage legislation is tanta-mount to observing the progres-sive Constitution of the Republicof South Africa and this willassist to prevent perplexity andanarchy.It must also be borne in mind

that our legislation is not in any

way against the removal ofstatues, monuments and memori-als, but encourages us to executeall these in a legal manner byapplying for a permit fromheritage resources authorities.In terms of Section 27(18), no

person may destroy, damage,deface, excavate, alter, removefrom its original position,subdivide or change the plan-ning status of any heritage sitewithout a permit issued by theheritage resources authorityresponsible for the protection ofsuch a site.In terms of Section 5(1) (a)

anyone who contravenes theabove-mentioned section of theact is guilty of an offence andliable to a fine or imprisonmentor both such fine and imprison-ment as set out in Item 1 of theSchedule, which is a fine orimprisonment for a period notexceeding five years or bothsuch fine and imprisonment.Doing things the correct way,

continuous engagements anddialogues on intriguing heritagerelated matters will go a longway in assisting us a great dealas a nation in our proactive andprogressive endeavours to createa culture of common understand-ing.) Vincent Sithembiso Khetha isthe director of Heritage, Muse-ums and Language Services inthe Free State Department ofSport, Arts, Culture and Recrea-tion.) To contribute to this columnon any topic of your choice,send your piece of about 500words [email protected].

Statues: Lawmust be obeyedMy viewVincentKhethaCultural practitoner

} Tladi Moloi

BOHLOKONG. – The BohlokongPublic Library joined the rest ofthe world in celebrating annualWorld Book Day on Thursday(23/04).Under the theme Come Read

With Me the celebration, whichwas held at the BohlokongLibrary, was attended by thechildren of the Lesedi Day-careCentre in Bohlokong, Bethlehem,and a couple of parents.Lefa Ncubuka, the acting

managing librarian in Dihlabeng,said the celebration was aimed atencouraging the learners to read.“We know that in our tradition,

you have to start teaching a childgood habits at a tender age,”Ncubuka said.He said he was happy that they

had people to celebrate the daywith. He added that they werehoping to make the celebrationbigger and better next year.“Next year we will ensure that

we invite all the schools to thecelebration and go for a biggervenue. It is very important thatwe teach learners the importanceof our libraries and the benefitsthat go with it.”Ncubuka said they would love

to see more learners coming totheir libraries to read, becausethey still had more work to dowith them.“We want to take part in the

Reading Festival and it would benice if we could have a few ofthem that would be trainedbefore the competition comes,”he said.

Love for readingfostered in kids

LEFA NCUBUKA (left), the acting managing librarian in Dihlabeng, andLucas Xaba with the children of the Lesedi Day-care Centre in Bohlo-kong, Bethlehem, on World Book Day. Photo: Tladi Moloi

TJHETANEMOFOKENG, execu-tivemayor of the Dihlabeng Lo-cal Municipality, switches onthe floodlights at the GoblePark Stadium during the officialhandingover of the lights to theFree State Starsmanagement afewhours before the team’sAb-sa Premier League gameagainst Ajax Cape Town lastWednesday (22/04). Stars wonby 1-0. With him is Angy Noosi.

Photo: Supplied

THE Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem with the new floodlights switched on. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Light upstadium

‘It is very important thatwe teach learners theimportance of our

libraries and the benefitsthat go with it.’– Lefa Ncubuka


SPORT

} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – The relegationbattle continues for the FreeState Stars as they welcomeBidvest Wits at the Goble ParkStadium for the Absa PremierLeague contest on Wednesday(29/04). Kick-off is scheduled for18:00.Ea Lla Koto comes into the

encounter with their heads highafter their 1-0 win against thein-form Ajax Cape Town lastWednesday (22/04). The Bethle-hem-based outfit have collectedsix points in their last twogames against Polokwane Cityand Ajax.They are currently sitting 14th

on the log table with 28 pointsafter 26 games. They are fivepoints away from Amazulu andMoroka Swallows who are bothsitting on 23 points after thesame number of games.However, the Stars players and

the technical team know that awin against Wits will not be awalk in the park. In their lastleague meeting last year, Witswon the game by 2-0.Gavin Hunt’s boys will fight

back, considering they wouldlike to finish the season in agood position. They are justthree points behind MamelodiSundowns, who are in actionagainst the league champions,Kaizer Chiefs, at the LucasMoripe Stadium on Wednesdaynight (29/04).Kinah Phiri, the Stars mentor,

is adamant that his boys will beplaying in the same league nextyear. He says they will love towin all the games like they

promised to do as a tribute totheir late striker, RichardHenyekane.“We are left with four games.

We are going to play threegames on our home turf andthat’s good news for us. We havesaid before that we wanted towin all the games. Since thatcommitment, we have started offon the right foot,” Phiri said.The boys in red and white are

left with four league games:against Wits, Chippa United,Bloemfontein Celtic and MPBlack Aces.They will welcome United on

Saturday (02/05). They will thentravel to Bloemfontein for a FreeState derby on Wednesday(06/05) before coming home towrap up the season against Aceson Saturday, 9 May.Stars defender Daniel Cardoso,

who is collecting man of thematch awards as if his lifedepends on it, has promised tofight until the last day of theseason.He scooped up the man of the

match award in the Ajax game.“We fought as a team and I

would like to dedicate the awardto the team,” Cardoso says.“We know what we are faced

with and have made a commit-ment to our supporters to win allthe remaining games. We have todo exactly that.”) History was made when theGoble Park Stadium hosted itsfirst-ever night premier leaguegame last Wednesday. Thestadium was filled to capacitywith the home team havingallowed people to enter thestadium for free.

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} Tladi Moloi

BETHLEHEM. – Dikwena FC and FK FCare set to lock horns in the mouth-wateringfirst-leg clash of the South African FootballAssociation Thabo Mofutsanyana SABLeague inter-stream play-offs at the Phutha-ditjhaba Stadium in Qwaqwa on Saturday(02/05). The kick-off is scheduled for 15:00.The two winners of the A and B streams

of the Thabo Mofutsanyana SAB Leaguewill battle for the championship title in thetwo-leg inter-stream play-offs.The team that will be bestowed with the

championship crown will represent ThaboMofutsanyana in the promotional play-offsagainst the other five regions in the FreeState. The date and venue for the play-offsare yet to be announced.Dikwena, a team from Qwaqwa, won

their stream with 46 points after 17 gameswhile FK from Senekal collected 40 pointsin 18 games.Last season FK finished second in the B

stream watching the Free State Develop-ment Academy walk away as the winner ofthe championship.Under the mentorship of Edwin “The

Great” Mofokeng and Themba Sithole theteam went all the way and won the promo-tional play-offs which were held in Welkom.Dikwena won their stream last year, but

lost in the inter-stream regional play-offs toStars.The two teams are hungry for the

championship title and surely they willcome guns blazing.They have never played against each

other in any official game and Saturday’sclash will be their first meeting.The game promises to have goals as both

teams have proven to be free-scoring teams.Dikwena found the back of the net 45

times as compared to FK who scored 36.However, they also have a disciplined

defence which does not give away goalseasily.Dikwena have conceded 15 goals as

compared to the 14 of FK.The ability of coaches to plot each

other’s downfall will be key in this first-legencounter.FK knows how important it will be for

them to snatch an away goal while thehome team will be hoping for a win thatgoes with a clean sheet.A trip to Senekal will not be an easy one

for the Nkoko Malefane boys should theylose this game.FK, who arguably have the best support

in the Thabo Mofutsanyana Region, will notwant to give them space to breathe in thereturn-leg game.Malefane, who is a former Free State

Stars player, knows exactly what is neededat times like these.He was part of the Ea Lla Koto team that

won the Coca-Cola Cup in 1994.

Teams gunning for victoryON THE WAR PATH: Mojalefa Mopeli of Dikwena FC will be gunning to help his team to win the first leg of the South African Football Association Thabo Mofutsanyana SAB Leagueinter-stream play-offs against FK FC at the Phuthaditjhaba Stadium in Qwaqwa. Photo: Tladi Moloi

The team that wins thechampionship crown willrepresent Thabo Mofutsanyana in the promotionalplayoffs against the five regions in the Free State.

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