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} Lesego Ditheko

PRES. JACOB ZUMA, accompa-nied by Free State premier AceMagashule, visited Botshabelo lastweek to tackle the sprawlingtownship’s gangsterism problem.The high-powered delegation,

which also included socialdevelopment MEC Sisi Ntombela,held a community mass meetingat a soccer field in the middle ofSection W and were joined bycommunity members fromneighbouring sections.Botshabelo has been plagued by

the scourge of gangsterism for anumber of years now with variousinterventions taken to try anddeal with the problem.The mass meeting started about

five hours late at about 14:00 asZuma later explained that he firsthad to attend a meeting inPretoria which had delayed him.“I am not surprised that he is

late, even in service delivery he isstill late. People who are olderthan 70 years have been standingthere. Some even arrived an hourbefore the actual arrival time,”said 25-year-old Dineo who wasdoing the laundry instead ofattending the meeting.Zuma’s visit follows a spree of

killings and arson cases that havebeen reported in the area over thelast couple of months.Zuma’s campaign in the area

started at the houses burnt by themembers of the BTK (Born ToKill) group who were prepared tokill Tsietsi Letlela and LebogangNtseki of the SVK (Stout Van k*k)group over the weekend.Lebogang’s grandmother

Mmamathako Ntseki showed morethan just disappointment whenMagashule, Ntombela and Zumaarrived at her burnt out home.

“I am deeply hurt because wewere nearly burnt in the house.We have nothing to look out for. I

want these boys to be locked up,including my grandson. The boyis stubborn and we live with

terror every night,” Ntseki said.According to the grandmother,

the 18-year-old Lebogang dropped

out of school in 2009 whilst ingrade 9. He opted for the life of agangster and that led to him beingjailed a year later on charges ofrape.The feud between SVK and BTK

has been ongoing since Decemberafter a community member fromanother area within Section Wwas robbed allegedly by the BTKgang.The SVK gang retaliated and

killed one of the BTK gangmembers. The war went on untilit arrived to the point where 5homes of SVK gang members wereburnt down by the BTK gang.“We are not going to let this go

on. We as the people of SouthAfrica, the government and thepolice will intervene and stop thiswhole thing before it gets out ofhand,” Zuma told the communi-ty.

Gang crime tackledZuma promises action during visit to Botshabelo

PRES. JACOB ZUMA addresses the community of Botshabelo during his visit there last week.Photo: Conrad Bornman

‘I am deeply hurt be­cause we were nearlyburnt in the house.We have nothing tolook out for. I wantt h e s e b oy s to b elocked up, includingmygrandson. The boyis stubborn and welive with terror everynight,’– M m a m a t h a k oNtseki

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} Selloane Khalane

A BLOEMFONTEIN pastor hasbeen accused of forcing his congre-gants to join the ANC in exchangefor jobs at the R100 billion AirportNode Development project.Since last Monday disgruntled

community members from areas inand around Grassland Bloemfon-tein have been flocking to the con-struction site in Bloemspruit, alleg-ing flawed hiring processes.The project was still on standstill

last week after residents accusedthe Mangaung Metro Municipalityofficials of collaborating with Pas-tor Peter Makae of the United inChrist International Ministry in se-curing jobs for ‘ANC’ congregants atthe project.Thabo Botsane, the National Un-

employed Voters Organisation (NU-VO) secretary, said Makae forcedcongregants to be ‘card carrying’members of the ANC in order to getjobs at the project.Botsane said 210 people had been

hired for the first phase of theproject through the church.“Makae wants to increase ANC

members prior to the 2014 nationalelections,” Botsane said.Makae is also the chairperson of

the ANC branch executive memberin Ward 17.Makae told Volkblad, the mother

newspaper for Express, he was astaunch ANC member but didn’tforce congregants to join the ANC.“As a big ANC member I do talk

about the ANC during my sermons,but I don’t force them to join the par-

ty,” Makae said.Makae also admitted that job ap-

plications for residents in Ward 17were filed at his church, which, ac-cording to Makae, is also used as acommunity hall by residents.“I was instructed by Papiki Mo-

eng to get names and submit themto the mayor’s office,” saidMakae.Moeng is amember of themayoral

committee responsible for planningat the Mangaung Metro.Makae said the Ward 17 council-

lor, Ntswaki Phupha, was incompe-tent and he (Makae) would not al-low ‘his’ people to perish while hewas still alive.Makae further said sewerage and

toilet projects had been halted onpurpose in Ward17 because theward councillor was not on goodterms with the premier, Ace Ma-gashule, and the Mangaung Metromayor, Thabo Manyoni.The Mangaung Metro spokesper-

son, Qondile Khedama, confirmedthat 210 people had been hired.Khedama said residents were an-

gry about the criteria used to hirepeople.Khedama denied allegations of

flawed processes and said that bothparties would engage to find a wayforward.Khedama said 11 000 jobs will be

created through the project after thefirst phase has been completed.The development will build a new

town along the N8 with hotels, ur-ban square, a mall, mixed housing,educational and civic sites and arailway station.

THENew Horizon School’s seniorand junior speakers took part inthe cluster eliminations of theYouth Summit last week at Harri-smith Senior Secondary.In the senior section, Mojaje

Mokuku (gr. 11), was awarded po-sition one, while Primrose Ram-okotjo (gr. 9) got position two inthe junior section.These two learners will there-

fore be taking part in the DistrictEliminations at Tshiya.The impromptu discussions,

taking place after the preparedspeeches have been heard, are al-ways interesting, revealing at

what level learners are aware ofcurrent affairs.Marks given during these dis-

cussions count for 50%of each con-testant’s final percentage, whilstthe prepared speeches also countfor 50%.Junior impromptu question in-

cluded the following: “What is thesignificance of Nelson Mandela?”,“What differentiates Mandelafrom other struggle stalwarts?”and “Which president in othercountries do you like, and what doyou like about them?”The questions that seniors

were asked, also reflected how

the spotlight is on Mandela, withhis illness, andonBarackObama’sAfrican visit, namely “Whichcountry inAfricahas a better pres-ident thanMrMandela?”, “Do youthink the ruling party still rulesaccording to Mandela’s ideals?”and “If youwere allowed to changetwo rules from our constitution,which would you choose, andwhy?”Mojaje, whose prepared speech

said, “Stand still – I also have adream: ‘MySouthAfrican dream”,felt that the ruling party’s style ofgovernment today reflects the ex-act opposite of Madiba’s ideals.

Hope on the horizon

PRIMROSE RAMOKOTJO (left)andMojajeMokuku. Photo:SuppliedHiring angers

residents

WITH Friday being National Women’s Day, Express went out onto the streets of Bloemfontein tofind out whether the country should still be celebrating Women’s Day. Xolani Stuurman asked thequestions and took the photos. Add your comment on our Facebook page at Express-News03.Express wishes all the women in the Free State a happy Women’s Day and wishes the day is usedto further advance the cause of the still marginalised women of this country. - Ed.

Women’s Day must be celebrated

CARNELAMOHOKARE: “Elderly people likemyself are an example to the younger gen­erations. We show younger women how tobe ladies.Without women the world has nofoundation.” Photos: Xolani Stuurman

MURITA VAN DER SANDT: “It is necessaryto celebrate Women’s Day because womenstill have to fight for their rights and standup against men and abuse.”

SUZETTE PATON: “Yes, it is necessary tocelebrate Women’s Day. Mothers are thefoundations of the family, they provide loveand care. Women are the backbone of thefamily. A woman is a well­organized man.”

MALEPHUTSI MOKOKO: “Yes, it is impor­tant that the day should be celebrated be­cause women are important to the nation.They take care of other people, they pray fortheworld and even though it is hard,we stillcelebrate Women’s Month because of allthe abuse still taking place out there.”

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WITH the successful delivery of more than800 soccer balls to underprivileged schoolsin Bloemfontein during 2012, SuperSport’sLet’s Play decided to extend the project.This entailed contributing a further 100balls to underprivileged schools in theEastern Free State, namely the Maluti-Hoog-land School and Fouriesburg IntermediateSchool.This amazing project, which began in

2006, is a corporate social responsibilityinitiative developed by SuperSport andpartners in a bid to encourage children tobecome physically active in addition toassisting these schools to get their sportingprogrammes on track.Part of the trip to Bethlehem involved

visiting the Sidney Farm Initiative. AcrossSouth Africa many children go to bedhungry at night, unsure of when they willhave their next meal. In September 2012, a

kind-hearted farmer, Pierre Coetzee fromBethlehem, donated a piece of his farmingland to start a vegetable garden project.This project provides many children withtheir only meal at the Maluti-HooglandSchool, Fouriesburg Intermediate School,Sonskyn-dienssentrum, Karee House: CTChild and Youth Care Centre and Youthwith a Mission (YWAM).“The Let’s Play soccer balls were met

with excitement from both learners andteachers. For kids especially, playing asport can be a positive experience – it getsthem active, social and teaches lessonsabout teamwork, sportsmanship, goal-set-ting and competition. The Let’s Play ballssignify hope and excitement. The kids wereall ecstatic to receive the Let’s Play balls –it was priceless experience,” said LynneLandman, SuperSport media liaison for theFree State and Northern Cape.

Project brings changeMALUTI­HOOGLAND SCHOOL Photos: Supplied FOURIESBURG HIGH SCHOOL

‘The Let’s Play soccer ballswere met with excitementfrom both learners andteachers. For kids especial-ly, playing a sport can bea positive experience – itgets them active, social andteaches lessons about team-work, sportsmanship, goal-setting and competition.’– Lynne Landman

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Mosadi ya kgabanetjheletengKGWEDING ena ya Phatoeo e leng ya basadi ha reke re shebisane horemosadi o sebeletswa ketjhelete jwang. Mosadi yakgabane o tseba horemoputso wa hae o lekanehore a ka phela bopheloboo a batlang ho bo phelale ba lelapa la hae.Mosadi ya kgabane o

netefatsa hore ditshenyeh-elo tsa le lapa tsa kgwedile kgwedi ha di fetisimoputso wa kgwedi. Homosadi enwa kontane kemorena (ka sejatlhapi hobolela hore “cash isking”).O fepa ba lelapa, o reka

di phahlo le thepa ya katlung le tse ding tsaditlhoko ntle le sekoloto.Le ha a etsa mekete ha asebedisi sekoloto. Sephirisa hore mosadi yakgabane a fihlelle ditlhokotsa bophelo ka kontane keeng?Mosadi ya kgabane wa

boloka hape o na lemammello. O tseba horemammello e tswalakatleho.Hape mosadi enwa o

tseba hore a keke a kgonaho fihlella tseo a dibatlang nakong e khut-swane.Ha a batla horeka

fanitjhara, horekela banadi pahlo, kapo hoyanakong ya phomolo oboloka nako e sale tenghore a qobe ho etsasekoloto bakeng sahofihlella ntho tsena.Mosadi ya kgabane o

bolokela maeomo atshohanyetso a bophelohape o tseba le ho boloke-la thuto ya bana yayunivesithi.Ke hore mosadi enwa o

bolokela mabaka a nako ekgutswane le mabaka anako e telele. Mosadi yakgabane o na le societi, oboloka le bankeng, oboetse o na la di ensho-rense tse tlang holefabakeng sa ho hlokomelaba lelapa la hae ha a se asa kgone hoba hlokomela.Mosadi ya kgabane o

sebedisa tjhelete kakelohloko. O tsebaholekanya moputso wa haehore o lekane mabaka ahae a kgwedi. Pele a reka

o nka nako ho nahana. Kemotho ya sa hohelweng ketheolelo ya mabenkele horeka dintho tseo a ne a sarera hodi reka kanako eo.Mosadi ya kgabane o

lefa ditshebeletso tsamasepala le laesense yaTV kanako. Ha a rekilentlo le koloyi ka tjheleteeo a e kadimilweng kebanka o netefatsa hore olefa hantle.Ha a nale melato ho

batho o phakisa ho ba lefa.Batswadi ba hae le bana

ba habo ha ba na le tlhokole bona oa bahlokomela.Bokgabane ba hae bobonahala hape ka letsohola hae le batsi ka ho fanaa sa kganane.Mosadi ya kgabane

kemotho ya bolokang, yafanang, ya phedisang balelepa, hape kemotho yalefang tsohle kanako hoyakatekanyetso ya moputsowa hae.*Mang kapa mang ya a

batlang ho ngola kholo-mong ena, a ka ikopan-ya le Jabulani Dlaminiho 051-404-7910 kapa [email protected]*Mongodi ha ana ho

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A re buengBoitumelo KomaAuditing lecturer

Mosadi ya kgabane osebedisa tjhelete kake lohloko. O tsebaholekanyamoputsowahae hore o lekane ma-baka a hae a kgwedi.Pele a reka o nka nakoho nahana. Ke mothoya sa hohelweng ketheolelo ya mabenkeleho rekadintho tseoanea sa rera hod i rekakanako eo.

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} Selloane Khalane

FREE STATE TREASURY hasdenied firing its head of depart-ment, Humphrey Kgomongwe, forallegedly refusing to deviate fromTreasury regulations.Kgomongwe is apparently still

strongly aligned with the formerMEC of Treasury, Seiso Mohai,who was shipped to parliamentearlier this year following areshuffling of the Free Statecabinet.Mohai was replaced by Ma-

gashule’s former provincial

director general, Elzabe Rockman.The provincial Treasury

spokesperson, Gunnet Kaaf, saidKgomongwe requested earlyretirement to pursue otherinterests and spend more timewith his family, who resides inGauteng.“Kgomongwe was due for

retirement early next year,” Kaafsaid.According to Kaaf, Kgomongwe

would be turning 65 years nextyear.Sources said although last

Wednesday was Kgomongwe’s last

official day of work, the formerHOD was still in negotiations withthe department on settlement ofthe remaining years on his fiveyear contract which commencedin February 2011.Kaaf said he was not sure of the

contract terms and could thereforenot comment further on its terms.Kaaf confirmed that Kgomong-

we’s post has already beenadvertised but denied allegationsthat the post had been earmarkedfor Adv. Makhoseni Msibi.Msibi is the current head of the

Free State Government Garage.

“As far as I know, the post wasadvertised and no interviews havebeen conducted yet,” Kaaf said.In a farewell message released

by Rockman, Rockman saidKgomongwe’s retirement marksthe end of an illustrious career ofnearly 40 years in the publicservice.Rockman also expressed

Premier Ace Magashule’s acknow-ledgment and appreciation for theguidance and leadership Kgomong-we provided.Magashule is currently on an

official visit abroad.RETIRED: Humphrey Kgomong­we. Photo: Sidwell Guduka

‘Kgomongwe was not fired’

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Little ones treated to outing

KIDS of the Mamorena Day­care Centre in Bochabela, Bloemfontein, were treated at the Spurin Brandwag on Saturday. Photos: Sidwell Guduka

PONTSHO MOKON­PONTSHO MOKON­YANE, OmolemoMoloi and Nokukh­anya “Kay” Nkosienjoyed the out­ing.

KATLEGO DINTWE, Tshenolo Kgaudi, Nale­di Maphisa and Nompilo Mgabi enjoy theirmeal.

} Sidwell Guduka

AS many as 38 children of the Mamore-na Day-care Centre in the Bochabelatownship, Bloemfontein, were treatedby Genesis Acts of Random Kindness onSaturday. The little ones were treated tofood and drinks, and they had a whaleof time at the Spur in Brandwag.

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Celebrate the liberationof our womenPHUMLA WILLIAMS, acting CEO ofGCIS:

SINCE the onset of democracy, SouthAfrica has taken bold steps to advance theinterests of women.

Today we can look back with pride atsome of the many strides we have made,particularly as we prepare to celebrate 20years of democracy and freedom.

South Africa has moved from apartheidwhere women suffered triple oppressionbased on their sex, colour and class to asociety where gender equality is now aconstitutional imperative.

While the policies of apartheid weredetrimental to the whole black population,women were the most affected.

Apartheid restrictions on African womenforced them to remain in the homelands,supporting their families without the help ofmen.

They faced poor living conditions,extreme poverty, malnutrition, illness andhigh infant mortality.

Every effort was made to keep Africanwomen out of urban areas through laws andregulations that governed their movement.

It was these restrictions, in particular thePass Laws which required Africans to carrydocuments allowing them to be in white-oc-cupied areas, that led to the famous 1956march by 20 000 women to the UnionBuildings.

Today, under our democratically electedgovernment, our Constitution informs ourwork, promotes, protects and advances therights of women.

Pres. Jacob Zuma said this constitutionalimperative was further reinforced by ourprogressive legislation to advance women.

These legal instruments that he notedincluded the Promotion of Equality andPrevention of Unfair Discrimination Act,the Employment Equity Act, the DomesticViolence Act, Maintenance Act, SexualOffences Act and the Civil Union Act.

Recognising that August is Women’sMonth, we take stock of some of theadvances we have made in empoweringwomen.

We also celebrate the achievements ofwomen in our society.

The government recently proposed theWomen Empowerment and Gender EqualityBill to enforce gender parity across allsectors of society. This demonstrates ourcommitment to act decisively and enforcechange in the workplace and speed up theprocess of gender transformation.

The proposed bill calls for equal participa-tion of women in the economy and for equalrepresentation in decision-making in privateand public sectors. The proposed bill comesat a time when gender transformation inour corporate boardrooms continues at amuch slower pace than in the government.

The 2012 Business Women in LeadershipCensus shows that while women make up52% of the population they account for just3,6% of chief executives, 5,5% of chairper-sons, 17,1% of directors and 21,4% ofexecutive managers.

Kunyalala Maphisa, the president of theBusiness Women’s Association, said:“Essentially, the findings of the censusshow that we have a long way to go toachieve more equality in the upper levels ofthe workplace. The advancement of womenin South Africa is no longer an option, it isan urgent requirement.”

The Women Empowerment and GenderEquality Bill provides for the elimination ofpractices that violate the rights of women interms of social, political, economic andcultural freedoms and the abolition ofdiscrimination against women and girls.

It will also monitor all legislation toaddress inequalities, discrimination againstwomen, gender violence, access to servicesand economic empowerment.

While our laws have been enacted topromote gender equality and women

empowerment, the issue should not beviewed by the private and public sectorsimply as compliance.

Gender equality must become a livedreality to enable a societal shift thatensures that women are treated as equalcitizens, and contribute to socio-economicgrowth and development.

The transformation of gender disparitiesrequires the commitment from all to dealwith the historical gender discriminationwithin our communities.

Our National Development Plan (NDP) –the country’s strategic vision for the next 20years – highlights the important role ofwomen in the fight against poverty andtransformation of our economy.

The active participation and empower-ment of women will help to transform theeconomy as they make up a significantpercentage of the poor, particularly in ruralareas.

Our record of the last 19 years of democ-racy suggests that with a concerted effortwe can build on the advances we have madewhich have enabled women to constructbetter lives for themselves and theirchildren.

The government has ensured that all lawsthat assist in the transformation of society,particularly those that relate to women, arein place. The challenge, however, is thewillingness by all to comply with them.

The government has done its bit intackling gender imbalances in the publicsector. The public sector has 40,7% femalesenior managers. The overall workforce inthe public service consists of 60,6% womenup from 58,2% in 2011.

Furthermore, research shows that SouthAfrica is one of the most progressivecountries in the world when it comes to therepresentation of women in politics.

Before 1994, Parliament had a mere 2,7%representation of women. After our firstdemocratic elections in 1994 women repre-sentation in the National Assembly stood at27,7%.

In 1999 that figure increased to 30% andthen 32,7% in 2004. After the 2009 nationalelections women’s representation rose againto reach 42%.

According to the World Economic Fo-rum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2012, thisputs South Africa in fourth positionworldwide for the greatest number ofwomen in Parliament.

In the national executive, we have 14cabinet ministers and 16 deputy ministers.In addition, five out of nine premiers arewomen. The government remains deter-mined to meet its 50-50 target on women’srepresentation.

While we celebrate our many successes inadvancing women in our democraticjourney, the government understands thatmore needs to be done to ensure thatwomen feel safe.

The daily reports of violence and abusesuffered by women are evidence that wemust continually work to ensure a safer andmore caring society. We urge communitiesto help government to eradicate violenceagainst women through reporting suchcrimes.

Domestic violence in particular shouldnot be treated as a private matter. It is acrime and must be reported to the police.

As a nation we must unite towardscreating a safer environment for all womenand ensure they take their equal place inthe workplace and elsewhere to enable us toreach our full potential.

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} Express Reporter

THE Engen Racing Team contestedtwo championships at the PhakisaFreeway in Welkom on Saturday.

In both series the team’s driverswere to be found right in themiddle of the action.

Michael Stephen (A1 – EngenXtreme) is the defending championin the series – and also thechampionship leader. Going intothe sixth round at the Phakisacircuit, Stephen was alwaysexpecting it would be a toughevent. This certainly proved to bethe case, but Stephen and Sipukastood their ground against theopposition. With three races fortheir Audi S4 Quattro on the day,the duo had to work hard for theirresults.

In race one the Engen Xtremefinished fifth and sixth, followed by

a third for the defending championin race two, while Tschops Sipukamaintained his sixth place when hecrossed the finish line.

The finish in the final race ofthe day again saw the teammatesclaim the chequered flag insequence, with Stephen fourth andSipuka up to fifth.

For Stephen a third champion-ship victory is on the cards andconsolidating his position is animportant aspect of his racestrategy. Rather than takingunnecessary risks, he is focused oncollecting points and Sipuka ishelping to keep the pressure off ofStephen in his championship bid.

Fourth and fifth overall is alsohow the pair of Engen XtremeAudi Quattro S4s finished the dayoverall in the premier saloon carseries.

The demanding Engen Volkswa-

gen Cup Championship saw Weyersand Mdakane compete in tworaces. Weyers, the championshipleader, was more interested inscoring points than winningraces.

For Weyers this meant claimingsecond place in race one and thirdin race two for second placeoverall on the day.

This result will keep him wellahead of the pack as he heads toZwartkops Raceway for roundseven of the championship.Mdakane crossed the finish line for18th position at the end of raceone, but was able to complete justfive laps of the second race beforebeing forced to retire.

The Engen Racing Team willtake to the track in search ofchampionship points again onSaturday, 31 August, for roundseven of the Super Series.

Engen racing teamdo well on the circuit

FROM the left are Kosie Weyers, Mandla Mdakane, Tschops Sipuka and Michael Stephen. Photo: Supplied