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Paseka is home safe

Article in ‘Express Northern Cape’ leads to boy’s safe return

} Boipelo Mere PASEKA MAAMOGE (12), the deaf boy from Lerato Park who went missing on Saturday, 18 April, was reunited with his parents on Wednesday (22/04) morning, thanks to the article of his disappearance that appeared in Express Northern Cape last week. He was found in Delportshoop after a social worker, Lynette Nyati, had arranged with the Eye on the Child-NGO volunteer Maria Motabogi (45) to take him in until they had located his family. He reportedly arrived at the Koopmansfontein petrol station by foot and slept there for two nights before the petrol attendants took him to the nearest police station on Monday morning, 20 April. Communication channels opened on Wednesday at around 08:00 after Nyati had seen the newspaper article and immediately called the Express Northern Cape office. “I was filled with so much joy when I saw the headline ‘Bring back Paseka’ on the front page of the Express Northern Cape,” she said when reporting the good news. “I knew that it was him because he had written down the name ‘Paseka’ when asked to write it. And I recognised the picture in the newspaper,” Nyati responded when asked about the certainty of her statement. The newspaper then liaised with the Community Policing Forum (CPF) member Tebogo Seele to notify the police, who then accompanied the family to go and identify the boy. The deaf boy’s mother, Gladys Maamoge (40), beamed with joy when she thanked Express Northern Cape for publishing the story of her missing son and the community for their assistance in searching for the boy. “Now I can go and eat and sleep well because I have found

PASEKA’s father, Molefi Louw, CPF member Tebogo Seele, Paseka Maamoge, Gladys Maamoge (mother), Magdeline Alexander (neighbour) and Charmaine Morris (Eye on the Child volunteer) welcoming Paseka back. Photos: Boipelo Mere

‘When I saw the head line I rushed to the office to call the news paper and tell them that I had the boy.’ my son,” she said. “I am so happy, I do not know how to express my joy. I want to thank everyone who assisted: the community, neighbours and the police. I wish that God gives them the strength to continue helping other families in need,” said the mother. According to Nyati, it was a huge relief when she saw Paseka’s face in the Express Northern Cape on Wednesday morning. “When I saw the headline I rushed to the office to call the

newspaper and tell them that I had found the boy.” Paseka has reportedly already developed a soft spot for his good Samaritan (Motabogi), because everyone stated how he had clung to her instead of to his parents when they had arrived to take him home. Motabogi described what a joy it had been for her family to have Paseka stay with them for those two days. “He is a fast learner and naturally bright. Me, my husband and two sons had a good experience with Paseka. I even forgot how concerned I was when I was informed that he was deaf. But I used my motherly instinct and we had a blast.” ) Read the next edition of Express Northern Cape to read about Motabogi’s moments with Paseka.

PASEKA reading about his disappearance in Express Northern Cape. He screamed in excitement to see his family’s pictures.

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Taxi fare to increase by R2 } Congra Mokhoiting IT is confirmed that locals will have to fork out an extra R2 for taxi fare as from Friday (01/05). This was confirmed by the chairperson of the Kimberley Local Taxi Association (KLTA), who refused to be quoted or named due to the absence of the secretary, Thomas Williams, who set up the interview for him. The increase will apply to all taxis operating between Roodepan and Galeshewe, including the informal settlements.

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According to the KLTA, this is due to the recent increase in the price of petrol and also because the taxi fare has been R8 for more than seven years. Kasi Mall taxis are expected to increase from R10 to R12 while learners wearing school uniforms will continue to pay R8. Learners will, however, be expected to pay the full taxi fare if they are not wearing a school uniform. The Greenpoint Taxi Association, however, confirmed that they would not be part of the taxi fare increase.

According to Mervin Davids, the chairperson of the Greenpoint Taxi Association, they will not apply the increase because of internal problems that they still need to sort out. “We support the other taxis that increase their prices. The community must understand that this is similar to increases in the price of bread. “Taxis have other responsibilities to take care of; they have to pay the driver and his assistant and also maintain the taxi for the community members to arrive safely at their destinations,” said Davids.

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DAVE ROLSE, South African Communist Party (SACP) Kimberley District, secretary: FOUR local taxi associations have announced their intention to increase the local taxi fare from R8 to R10. The reasons given for this increase are because of this month’s increase in the price of fuel (LRP 93 fuel) by R1,56. While acknowledging that this sharp increase in the fuel price could be reason enough for the intended increase in the taxi fare, one must also look at the price of fuel since the middle part of last year. In August 2014 the price of fuel (LRP 93 fuel) was R14,34 and the taxi fare was R8. This month, April, the price of fuel is R12,88 and claims are being made that the taxi fare must be R10. Noting the above flawed argument, the rise in the taxi fare because of the April rise in the fuel price cannot be justified. The argument can also be raised as to why the

taxi fare did not drop when the price of fuel dropped by R3,99 between August 2014 and February 2015? Even with the latest fuel price increase in April, the fuel price is still lower than what it was in August 2014 when the taxi fare was R8. We cannot accept a rise in the taxi fare now that we still have a lower fuel price than last year. Surely a fall in the price of fuel could then have justified a fall in the taxi fare? We are calling on the Sol Plaatje Municipality and the Department of Transport to provide an alternative transport system that will be safe, affordable and that will allow commuters to choose their means of transport. More importantly, it will provide a cheaper form of transport for ordinary working class people. The SACP within the district will engage the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) on this matter and will be lobbying alliance partners for their support in this matter.

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Pregnancy raises concern } Congra Mokhoiting and Boipelo Mere A SHOUTING MATCH erupted between an aunt and the mother of her 23-year-old niece when the fuming aunt demanded to know how her disabled and epileptic niece had fallen pregnant. The aunt of the pregnant woman from Ivory Park in Roodepan was fuming and demanded to know what had happened and who had made her niece pregnant. Confronting the mother, the aunt, Elizabeth Kgabo (52), followed Ritchie Buffel (50) in and out of her shack while she demanded answers. Kgabo described her shock upon discovering that her niece was pregnant. Buffel became violent as she accused Kgabo of embarrassing her in front of her people. Kgabo further accused Buffel and her eldest daughter of stealing the young woman’s disability grant by applying for another Sassa card to fraudulently withdraw money. The mother, who was also accused of abusing alcohol, apparantly has five children, three living in Greenpoint and the other two with her in Roodepan. According to Kgabo, she was given the responsibility to take care of the young woman a month ago by social workers after several complaints of the mother’s alcohol abuse and carelessness. She now accompanies the girl to all clinic and hospital appointments and social workers’ meetings. “This young woman cannot speak properly, she is crippled and has epilepsy. Now she has been defaulted from her medication,” Kgabo said. The aunt did not know who had impregnated her niece because she was believed to be incapable of being in a relationship, and the nurses were concerned that she was not fit to carry the pregnancy to term. “I was expected to answer the nurses when they asked about this. Tell me what happened to the child? You have neglected her again and allowed your drunkard male friends to abuse her,” Kgabo lashed out. Pot lids and dishes started flying in the shack and the Express Northern Cape reporter had to dodge continuously as the angry mother tried to avoid questions from the angry aunt, who accused her of selling her disabled daughter to men for alcohol. “We both signed that I be given the Sassa payment card, clinic cards and all other documents as the mother was declared unfit to look after the disabled woman. I am now in charge to also take her to the clinic for check-ups. But I have to monitor her while she continues to stay with her mother,” Kgabo told Express Northern Cape. She also revealed that she was instructed to withdraw the daughter’s disability grant to buy food for the family and clothes for the woman. Pointing at a dark corner inside the shack, Kgabo said: “This is where she sleeps every night. She does not even have a bed or a mattress. This is the only blanket that she has,” she said, pointing to a dirty blanket hanging on the fence. “Imagine a woman of her age and condition sleeping in this dirty corner without blankets.” “Where do you expect her to sleep, do you expect me to make room for her on my bed!” shouted Buffel. “When we got to the clinic yesterday I found out that she had defaulted. It was during her overall check-up that we discovered the pregnancy. She does not even know what is going on with her,” said Kgabo. “You did not even buy us enough food this month. You bought us 5 kg maize meal, 5 kg rice and a small packet of tea bags. We are used to buying decent groceries,” said Buffel. Kgabo responded that Buffel complained because she did not have the chance to exchange her groceries for alcohol anymore. “That is why I check on the family all the time.” Refusing to comment on the matter, Buffel said that she did not know what had happened to her disabled daughter or who had got her pregnant. “What do you want me to do? If the child comes, it comes. I can’t do anything about it,” she said in conclusion. A member of the NGO Eye on the Child, Lena Base, expressed her concern about the disfunctionality of the family. She revealed that Buffel’s negligence often lead to her leaving her daughter abandoned for days. “That will sometimes lead to her begging people, including men, for food. That obviously leads to men taking advantage,” she added. According to Base, their wish is for the social workers to place the daughter at a home or a place of safety. “Now that she is pregnant, it is another

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A SHOUTING MATCH between the mother, Ritchie Buffel (50), in front and the aunt, Elizabeth Kgabo (52), concerning the pregnancy of a disabled woman. Photo: Boipelo Mere matter because she still wanders around and would not know how to take care of herself, because her mother does not care. The whole community is concerned as to what is going to happen to her, because she was already at a mature stage when the pregnancy was discovered.” Another neighbour said that the daughter had been taken away from her mother after her mother had been reported for negli-

gence. “When she turned 18 she was returned to the mother. We do not know why, because it was evident that the mother had not rehabilitated,” said the concerned neighbour. ) By the time of going to print, the Department of Social Development had not yet responded concerning any possible intervention. Moss Tyuthuza promised to send the response by Friday (01/05).

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Support fully-fledged } Boipelo Mere

DE AAR SOLAR POWER has announced its support, to the value of over R1 million, of two local ostrich farms. These local businesses are 100% black female-owned ostrich farming enterprises based in De Aar. It was also revealed in a press release by Tina Meier of De Aar Solar Power that the beneficiaries, the Pride Rock Ostrich Farm and the Nieuborn Ostrich Farm, formed the cornerstone of the solar farm’s Enterprise Development Programme. Meier highlighted that South Africa was the world leader in ostrich production with 75% of the global market share. She indicated that, although the Northern Cape did not feature massively, it had the potential to develop, given the ideally dry climate and available land. According to Cornell Mouton, plant manager of De Aar Solar Power, the support was a sign of the company’s commitment to supporting emerging farmers as its primary area of enterprise development support. “We believe the impact the funds from De Aar Solar Power will have on the two businesses will be easily quantifiable and, given that these enterprises have been running for a number of years, there is a limited risk of the project failing,” said Mouton. The Pride Rock Ostrich Farm was reported to have received approximately R400 000 targeted primarily at boosting the income of the farm, enabling the enterprise to become financially self-sus-

CORNELL MOUTON, plant manager of De Aar Solar Power, with Felicity Fillies, the owner of the Nieuborn Ostrich Farm. taining and negating the need to contract grow. Meier clarified that the funds would go directly to the procuring of equipment and produce to resource the Pride Rock Ostrich Farm in the way of new camps as well as ostrich stock and feed, ensuring sustainability and growth. “The farm will now be able to breed their own birds, process the meat and the leather for themselves, and sell it to retain the full profit,” explained Mouton. The other beneficiary, Nieuborn Ostrich

Farm, was reported to accommodate up to an estimated 3 000 ostriches in a season. The contribution of around R700 000 was allocated towards procuring of equipment and produce to enable the Nieuborn Ostrich Farm to construct new ostrich camps and to buy new stock that would result in additional income. “The funds are also intended to assist in setting up specifically allocated facilities to house ostrich chicks,” added Meier.

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Lack of staff a cause for concern } Boipelo Mere THE Northern Cape Department of health has issued a statement in which it is stated that the recruitment process for appointing more staff at the recently opened Postmasburg Health Clinic is underway. Responding to an enquiry concerning reports that the clinic was short staffed, the departmental spokesperson, Lulu Mxekezo, said that more staff members are expected to join the health facility soon. In an article published in last week’s edition of the Northern Cape Express, some community members complained that they had to sit the whole day at the new clinic before they were attended to. Elaborating on the measures the department had put in place to ease the pressure at the Postmasburg Clinic and to bring services closer to the people, Mxekezo emphasised that the current staff members were trying their level best to deliver quality healthcare to the community. “The Northern Cape Department of Health confirms that the recent state of affairs was due to two members of the staff

Healthcare consumption surpasses the existing staffing levels at almost every facility. resigning towards the end of 2014 for greener pastures,” stated Mxekezo. “All services and healthcare programmes have been distributed among the current clinic personnel to effectively provide healthcare service delivery on a daily basis.” She further stated that healthcare services were taken to the communities at Groenwater 1, Jenn Haven, Skeyfontein 1 and 2 on a weekly basis and Groenwater Station fortnightly by the professional nurse allocated to run the outreach service. According to Mxekezo, healthcare consumption in the health establishments run by the state all over the country, surpassed the existing staffing levels at almost every facility, hence it might on average take longer than expected for people to be served at most of the clinics.

New kit boosts team THE recently-donated netball kit of the Lime Acres Netball Club is reported to have motivated the team in terms of improving their fitness levels and has also improved their confidence. “The kit has already made a positive difference among the women in terms of their fitness and has even provided an incentive for them to improve their practising skills. “The confidence they have playing in this kit has seen the women also exploring new playing skills and techniques,” Adri Vermeulen, president and coach of the Lime Acres Netball Club, said.

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MABUTHI PATRICK OERSON (22) from Kuyasa in Colesberg was slapped with a 20-year jail sentence after being found guilty on 19 charges. The 22-year-old man was sentenced on Monday, 20 April, in the Colesberg High Court on charges of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft (3); housebreaking unknown to the state prosecutor (1); pointing of firearms (2); illegal possession of firearm and ammunition (2); attempted murder (1); rapes (4); robbery common (1); assault causing gross bodily harm (1) and robbery with aggravated circumstances (4). According to Lt. Sergio Kock, the accused committed these

crimes between March 2013 and October 2013 before he was arrested the same year in November in Colesberg. He was l inked to the crimes through DNA and positive identification by the victims. The acting cluster commander of the De Aar Cluster, Col. Antonie du Preez, expressed his appreciation for to the investigating officers of the Colesberg SAPS and the De Aar Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for their excellent investigation in these cases. “It is a clear indication that our police officers went that extra mile to ensure that Oerson was apprehended and prosecuted.”

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Show support for burn survivors in May BIO-OIL is appealing to the South African public to support the 2015 Burns Awareness Week from 6 to 12 May. This is an opportunity for South African citizens to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities. The initiative comes in the wake of South Africa’s increase in extremely high incidence of burn injuries, with an estimated 3,2% of the population suffering from a thermal injury annually. These accidents most commonly occur in densely populated, informal settlements where paraffin is the most commonly used source of fuel, and cooking often takes place on fires and primus stoves placed on the floor. These informal dwellings often consist of just one room, making it incredibly difficult to plan safe kitchen and sleeping areas. Children are particularly vulnerable to burn accidents, and it is one of the leading causes of death and injury to young children in South Africa. The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town is the only paediatric hospital in Sub-Sahara Africa with a trauma unit and a burns unit dedicated exclusively to children under 12 years. The Specialist C2 Burns Unit treats more than 3 500 children with serious burns every year. Approximately 85% of the patients are younger than six years old and 98% are from disadvantaged communities. The main causes of burn injuries seen at the Red Cross Burns Unit are as a result of hot water from tipping containers above the child’s head or at ground level, and from unattended fires. Burn scars When the skin is exposed to excessive heat, electricity or corrosive chemicals, the resulting tissue damage is known as a burn. Burns are usually categorised as follows, according to the severity of the tissue

damage: ) First-degree burns, which affect only the top layer of skin (epidermis), causing mild pain and redness. ) Second-degree burns, which extend to the layer below the epidermis, the dermis, and cause pain, redness and blisters that may ooze. ) Third-degree burns, which involve all layers of the skin, can also damage the underlying bones, muscles and tendons. The burn site appears pale, charred or leathery, and where nerve-endings have been destroyed, there is no sensation in the area. The appropriate treatment for burns depends on the extent of the tissue damage, the cause of the burn, and whether or not an infection is present. Infection is a primary concern, followed closely by dehydration. A burn injury leads to a loss of fluid through the skin and potential symptoms include thirst, weakness, light-headedness and dizziness. Managing burns and their treatment While the burn injuries themselves cause tremendous pain, the healing process is equally traumatic. As the new skin begins to form, intolerable pruritus (post-burn itch) develops. This condition, caused by severe dehydration, can be unbearable for anyone, but particularly young children. The itchiness causes them to scratch incessantly, which, in addition to the obvious pain and discomfort, has the detrimental effect of destroying the newly-formed skin. This leads to additional skin grafts, sepsis and scarring, as well as longer hospitalisation. Psychological problems due to post-burn itching are also common and can vary from an inability to sleep, fear, anxiety, depression and anger. The healed burn wound is often accompanied by anxiety and emotional distress if the injury has resulted in cosmetic damage or an altering of the person’s appearance.

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NO TO XENOPHOBIA: Julius Malema, the EFF leader, said in most cases xenophobic attacks were spontaneous.

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‘We are all Africans’ } Thomas Hartleb EFF LEADER Julius Malema said in most cases xenophobic attacks are spontaneous, but someone using a knife has the intention to commit a crime. Referring to the attack on Mozambican Emmanuel Sithole, Malema who visited the Johannesburg township of Alexandra on a door-todoor campaign against xenophobia on Monday, said: “In most cases the xenophobic attacks are spontaneous and people use bricks and those types of things. But a knife? You left your house with the intention to commit a crime. “We have a weak government; we have a weak state. We have a self-serving leadership which has

neglected the masses,” he said when asked if the attack would not have happened with a stronger government in place. Earlier an EFF member was shot and wounded shortly before the party leader arrived in the area to call for an end to xenophobic violence. The man was shot in the knee, apparently by a man firing into the crowd. Following the shooting, Malema said: “Today our fighter was shot. No amount of intimidation will stop us from protecting our fellow Africans.” Referring to the perpetrators of the violence, he said: “Let us put pressure on these people. “We know them. Let us take responsibility and make this place a beautiful place.”

Malema told journalists that Sithole’s killing was not xenophobiarelated. Sithole was stabbed to death on Arkwright Avenue in Alexandra on Saturday morning, not far from where Malema was speaking. Earlier Malema addressed a cheering crowd from the back of a double-cab bakkie saying he was ashamed of the violence that had so far claimed seven lives. He called for South Africans to respect their fellow Africans. “We are all Africans,” was a line Malema repeated throughout his speech. Malema defended Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, saying his remarks in Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal, last month, which had been blamed for starting the xenophobic violence, were not a call to kill foreigners.

Xenophobia ‘a symptom’ } Adam Wakefield and Amanda Khoza XENOPHOBIA is symptomatic of several crises South Africa is suffering from, Zwelinzima Vavi, expelled Cosatu general secretary, said on Monday (20/04). Speaking to reporters ahead of Thursday’s (23/04) People’s March Against Xenophobia in Johannesburg, Vavi said a report that he had said the xenophobic attacks in South Africa could have been prevented if millions had not been spent on Pres. Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, was not accurate. “I do not write the headlines of newspapers. The newspaper, The Citizen, wrote that Vavi blames Nkandla for xenophobia,” Vavi said. “No, that is not a reflection of my (speech) that I was making yesterday (Sunday).” He said crime was an expression of a social and economic crisis facing society, with violence, racism and xenophobia being expressions of fear, insecurity and hopelessness. “There are four crises facing South Africa today, which we have summed up in the previous period . . . to say they represent a ticking time bomb.” The biggest crisis was unemployment, where a country with an employment rate of 35% should see itself as being in a state of emergency, according to Vavi. He stated that among middle-income countries, South Africa was in the worst position when it came to this. “The second crisis is poverty.” If you have around 12 million people, out of 53 to 54 million, sleeping in a place where they are unable to put food on the table, then you are faced by a crisis. “The third is we are the most unequal society in the world today . . . after 21 years (of democracy) we are now occupying a very unfamiliar position of number one . . . We don’t call it a challenge, we call it a crisis.

“The fourth is a crisis of corruption – the unashamed stealing from the poor by the elite. “Nkandla is an epitome, a manifestation, a tip of the iceberg of that looting in our society. It’s not the only one, it’s just one example that’s so glaring because it represents that statesmen spitting in the face of our people struggling for a better life.” He said that through the slogan, “don’t moan, mobilise”, he was referring to the broader problem in South African society where we are beginning to lose hope. Prevention was probable Earlier, Pregs Govender, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) deputy chairperson, said the commission was in full support of Thursday’s march, with the organisers aiming for as large an attendance as possible. She said that if the government acted on the commission’s report into issues of the rule of law, justice and impunity arising out of the xenophobic violence that occurred in 2008, it was likely there would be less violence today. “Those perpetrating criminal acts X the police need to arrest them and the criminal justice system needs to (take effect). “The commission is currently having a meeting with the (Zulu) King (Goodwill Zwelithini) in KwaZulu-Natal and attending the imbizo because the commission is investigating several complaints against the king, as well as several complaints against xenophobic attacks around the country.” She said political leadership needed to understand the impact of their words and actions on those on the streets, who were being targeted. “The king has to disassociate himself (from what) people have said have resulted from his words. The commission is asking that he addresses the public to confirm that these deplorable actions are being undertaken not in his name.

Intervention due to crisis In Durban on Monday, Zwelithini said it was important for him to hold an urgent imbizo following the spate of attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal last week. He said he had made the decision to call the imbizo after meeting with Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and State Security Minister David Mahlobo. “It was important for me to intervene because this was a crisis,” he told a crowd at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The king said the last two months reminded him of the Rwandan genocide. “This was the worst massacre in history . . . It showed the role played by the media and the political leaders in the killing. “In 2015, we woke up to the news of the Kenyan killings. We are heartbroken as the Zulu monarch. It was reported that 147 people were killed. “To bring it back home, we know that foreign nationals have been displaced in the last three weeks. “What’s shameful is that this is not the first time,” he said referring to the xenophobia attacks in 2008. He said the SAHRC needed to be given time to conduct an investigation thoroughly and without intimidation. “I’ve written two letters to the commission and have urged them to also investigate the media’s involvement in inciting violence. “I believe that the media must open itself up to being investigated if they have nothing to hide. “My speech in Pongola was addressed to the crime issues facing the country. Instead the nation has been told that I have said otherwise. This is funny. Even today, I’m still asking the media to write my entire speech. I want the media to write the entire speech from that day.” Zwelithini said the imbizo was not called because he had sparked the attacks, but because he knew that South Africa could beat this.

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Lucas appointed as new ANC treasurer } Boipelo Mere SYLVIA LUCAS, premier of the Northern Cape, turned out to be the one holding the ANC’s purse during the Northern Cape ANC Provincial General Council (PGC) that was held over the weekend. Lucas filled the big shoes of the late provincial treasurer Yolanda Botha, who passed away earlier this year due to a long illness. The elections conducted at the Mitah Seperepere Convention Centre on Saturday (25/04) night

saw Lucas beating her fellow contender, Grizelda Cjiekela, with 234 votes to 198. Also, 13 vacancies of additional members, which were informed by the resignation of Boeboe van Wyk, were filled on the weekend. This, according to Zamani Saul, ANC provincial secretary, was an effort to align the structure of the PGC according to the resolution taken in Mangaung on organisational building. The additional members, consisting of four women in the

top four, also saw the inclusion of Shadrack Tlhaole. Saul mentioned that the elections had seen a good mix of different capabilities, which would make the province much stronger. He was also quoted as stating during the announcement of the results that, “we hope she will add to and spice up the work of the executive members’ position”. Lucas was positive that her work as the ANC provincial treasurer would be made more effective by the good relationship

with government officials when they took on their respective responsibilities. “I will assist in working together and be able to fulfil different responsibilities,” said Lucas. The finance section within the ANC was highlighted as one in need of restructuring. Kenny Mmoiemang, the ANC deputy chairperson, stated that they had agreed that there was a need to strengthen it by increasing personnel, appointing a manage-

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THE Hungry Lions soccer team from Tsantsabane won R40 000, a cup and gold medals during the TSALFA Easter Tournament.

Hungry Lions reign supreme } Danzel Rademan HUNGRY LIONS reigned supreme in the 2015 Tsantsabane Local Football Association (TSALFA) Easter Football Tournament with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against last year’s champions Birds United at the Newtown Football Field in Postmasburg. The tournament kicked off on Friday (03/04) and ended on Monday (06/04) and saw 20 soccer teams from all over the Northern Cape participating. On Monday, 6 April, during the final

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