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March turns violent Luiperdwelpie in dorp gevang By Amanda Basson (amanda@noordnuus.co.za)
MARAPONG – Three protestors were arrested by the police following an unprotected march in Marapong on Wednesday morning. The marchers allegedly threatened and manipulated commuters during the protest and blocked several roads with large stones and pieces of iron. Warrant officer Frans Mokoena, spokesperson for the Lephalale police, said that they received information that there would be a possible large-scale march to the municipality on Wednesday. “We attempted to meet with the parties involved on Tuesday, but were unable to secure a meeting. Early Wednesday morning there was a large crowd gathering at the Spar complex.” “We again tried to negotiate a peaceful resolution with them but while we were talking to the leaders some of the other people started to run across the road and threaten commuters who wanted to make use of taxis.” According to Mokoena, the situation became progressively more violent, forcing police to fire rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. “We deployed a large number of
police in Marapong and will be monitoring the situation closely for any signs of further violence.” The Marapong Unemployment Forum, whose members allegedly formed part of the march (according to a Twitter feed), could not be reached for an official statement regarding the exact reason for the planned march. However, community members who attended a meeting held by the forum, said they were dissatisfied with job allocations, the unemployment rate and the general living conditions of people in Marapong. “We keep hearing about Eskom and Medupi employing local people, but when I look at my neighbours, we are all suffering because of a lack of employment. As far as we can see, people from the villages are prioritized for certain positions in the large companies while people who live in Marapong are left to fend for themselves.” Earlier this year a small group of members from the Marapong Unemployment Forum marched to the Lephalale municipality to hand over a memorandum to Lephalale Mayor, Jack Maeko, in which they demanded that he withdraw any involvement his office has with the allocation of jobs at the major developments in the Lephalale area, including Medupi Power Station..
’n Jong luiperd van sowat vyf tot ses maande oud is verlede Saterdagoggend uit 'n tuin in Gamkastraat verwyder. Die jong luiperd is deur SOS Sekuriteit gevang en na die Mokopane Wildteëlsentrum geneem vir bewaring. Aanvanklik is daar beweer dat nog 'n luiperd in die 'Bokkedorp' area gewaar is. Mark Howitt, die bestuurder van die Mokopane Wildteëlsentrum en Loffy Malherbe van die departement van ekonomiese ontwikkeling, omgewing en toerisme het Maandag aan Noordelike Nuus gesê hulle dra geen kennis van enige ander luiperd behalwe die welpie wat gevang is nie. Inwoners het hulle na Facebook gewend na gerugte oor ’n luiperd wat geskiet is. Howitt en Malherbe ontken enige kennis van enige luiperd wat geskiet is en het gesê sulke bewerings word in 'n baie ernstige lig beskou. “Die hantering van enige wild moet baie streng deur Natuurbewaring goedgekeur word,” het Howitt gesê. Die jong luiperd sal by die sentrum gehou word totdat ’n rehabilitasie fasiliteit vir hom gevind word. Howitt sê mense moet onthou hulle is omsingel deur wilde diere en daarom is dit nie só ’n rare verskynsel om wilde diere in residensiële buurte te gewaar nie. Indien u enige wilde diere gewaar kan Howitt geskakel word by 082 496 1800 of Natuurbewaring by 015 491 8010/8011.
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How to stop falling for fake news! Potential partner for tin project Chances are you might have fallen for one or two fake articles. Want to know how to avoid it? Think of the most horrible or weird thing that could happen to people in the news or in your country. A petrol bomb thrown in the Oscar Pistorius judge’s car? South African universities now offering a B.Sc degree in Witchcraft? Share it on your Facebook and voila! You have now joined the ranks of distributing fake news websites that are mushrooming across SA. These websites exist to make money from the ads they display, media attorney Nicholas Hall explained to Cape Talk radio. The more outrageous the story, the higher the traffic to their sites and the more money they can make. So what’s the harm in fooling people and making a buck from that? Besides causing pain and suffering to people mentioned in these fake stories, they can harden stereotypes and lead people to make poor health decisions, among other reasons. Facebook is the most important weapon in these websites’ arsenal. You may have heard about the social media network’s “algorithm”. That’s just a fancy word for the calculations that Facebook does to work out which posts are the most popular. The more people click on a post, comment on or share it, the more people Facebook shows it to – and that is how a post can go viral. How do I recognise a fake news story? We have all become reporters in some way, writes the editor-in-chief of Eyewitness News, Katy Katopodis. Every internet user now has the power to publish stories or videos that only journalists used to have. As our tools for getting and spreading information become more sophisticated, so should we. It starts with a simple step: by pausing for a minute and looking closely at the thing you want to share. Then follow some of the tips shared by Mybroadband. 1. Click on the website’s “about us” section or look for a disclaimer. Many fake news websites attempt to
soften their dishonesty by saying that they cannot guarantee that their content is true – either in the “about us” section or in a “disclaimer”. You will find these links at the top of the website or right at the bottom. 2. Look for a “satire” or “fauxtire” label Genuine satirical websites – like South Africa’s ZANEWS – try to make you laugh about real news events. Dreaming up false stories is not satire, but labelling it as such is another way in which fake news websites attempt to get away with their lies. 3. Search for the owner of the website By typing in the website address on a lookup website you can see who registered the address (called a domain). Compare the results for News24 and Mzansi Stories: News24’s registration shows the address, telephone numbers and email addresses of its owners, Media24. By contrast, Mzansi Stories hides behind a domain registration company, making them virtually untraceable. This is of course not a guarantee that the site is fake but should set alarm bells off. Use these lookup websites: International website addresses (.com) Local website addresses (.co.za) What can I do to stop fake news websites? Be a responsible internet user. The internet has the potential for great good and terrible harm. It is in your hands.
Play an active role in limiting the harm by vetting the content you want to share. If you don’t have time to follow the verifications tips listed before, rather not share the story. Another reason why fake news sites make money is because it costs nothing to produce, unlike the money needed to pay reporters and provide them with cars and equipment to chase a story. (Yes, sometimes they get it wrong but they try not to.) Take out a subscription to a news site or donate. Our democracy needs journalism to function. Help spread the debunks - It sucks to be a party pooper pointing out that a juicy bit of information is untrue. (Ask us!) But we need your help to counter false news. That is because research has suggested that false stories travel much further than the articles that debunk them. Let’s change that. Flag false news on Facebook - While Facebook has promised to act more decisively against false news, there is currently an option available to flag news feed items as false news. This will help it appear less in the news feed. There are issues with this method, though, but until we have a better way take the time to help bring the fakes down. Known fake news websites in SA Live Monitor; iMzansi Mzansi LIVE African News Updates Mzansi Stories CitySun Gossip Mill Mzansi Pretorialive South Africa Latest News Viral Bru Peace FM Online *This article first appeared on http://www.africacheck.org. Africa Check a non-partisan organisation which promotes accuracy in public debate and the media. Check out their website and follow them on Twitter. Africa Check, a non-partisan factchecking organisation, and link to our web page (africacheck. org), Facebook (facebook.com/AfricaCheck) and Twitter (@ AfricaCheck).
Robberies continue
MOKOPANE - Bushveld Minerals Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for its Mokopane tin project with South African group, VBKom. The consultant will carry out due diligence ahead of a possible agreement to provide capital investment and technical support for the development of the Groenfontein and Zaaiplaats deposits. A binding deal would see VBKom provide capital and technical support in return for a stake that will not exceed 50%. The MoU provides for VBKom to conduct due diligence on the Mokopane tin project for a period to 31 January. A scoping study on the deposits at Mokopane in 2014 indicated an initial 691 000 tons a year run-of-mine operation, producing 700 tons of tin each year to generate a pre-tax return of 34.6% using a long-term tin price of $22 928/ton. Capital expenditure to build the mine would US$16-million . Fortune Mojapelo, Bushveld Minerals’ chief executive, said: “The signed MoU, which introduces a credible potential technical and financial partner for the Mokopane tin project.”
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Martie Le Grange (martie@noordnuus.co.za) MOKOPANE – CCTV footage at First National Bank (FNB) shows a woman being robbed by armed suspects in front of the building while on her way to deposit cash on Wednesday afternoon. Elsabe Nel, operations manager of FNB in Mokopane, urges people to be vigilant when they plan to deposit cash. Northern News spoke to Nel not long after the business woman and her colleague were targeted by armed robbers only moments after they got out of their vehicle. Nel said the footage was not clear, but according to a security guard that witnessed the incident, the two suspects came from across the street. They pointed a gun at their victim who surrendered the undisclosed amount of cash. The security guard said the suspects then fled in a white GTI Golf. No shots were fired and no one was injured. The Mokopane police is investigating the incident. Several incidents of armed robbery was reported over the past month. In three incidences, the victims were on their way to their banks to deposit cash.
LEPHALALE - Trudie Grobler van Green Planet Garden Service and Landscaping praat met groot waardering oor die uitstekende diens wat sy ontvang het van die elektriese departement van die Lephalale munisipaliteit verlede Sondag. “Joseph en sy span het fantastiese werk gedoen toe daar ‘n kabel fout was wat verskeie huise sonder krag gelaat het. Die span het vinnig die probleem opgespoor en die nodige herstelwerk is flink gedoen,” skryf ‘n baie dankbare Trudie in ‘n epos aan Noordelike Nuus.
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Vreemde wending in juwelier verhoor Martie Le Grange (martie@noordnuus.co.za) MOKOPANE – Die diefstal verhoor van die voormalige juwelier van Simoné van Wyk wat Dinsdag voor die Mokopane streekhof voorgekom het, het ’n vreemde wending geneem toe Van Wyk tydens die verhoor ’n sak met juwele, klaarblyklik van kliënte uit haar handsak haal en aan die hof voorlê. Van Wyk is ‘n jong vrou wat teregstaan op 12 aanklagte wat verband hou met die verdwyning van juwele ter waarde van sowat R500 000 uit haar destydse juwelierswinkel, Die Goudsmit. Sy is reeds in 2014 deur verskeie kliënte van bedrog beskuldig na bewerings dat hulle juweliersware skoonveld verdwyn het nadat dit by haar destydse juwelierswinkel ingegee is. Oud-inwoner van Mokopane, Jeanette van der Merwe, het Dinsdagoggend saam met nege ander getuies by die hof opgedaag. Sy was eerste aan die beurt in die getuiebank. Sy beweer sy is verkul met juwele ter waarde van nagenoeg R78 000. ’n Sentimentele pêrel armband van haar ma wat sy ingegee het saam met twee goue kettings is na bewering nooit deur die beskuldigde aan haar terugbesorg nie. Van Wyk het glo aan Van der Merwe gesê die kettings is gesteel. Van der Merwe het gesê sy het vir Van Wyk die voordeel van die twyfel gegee nadat Van Wyk belowe het om die kettings te vervang maar haar beloftes het niks opgelewer nie. Nicky Bosman, Van Wyk se regsverteenwoordiger, het vir Van der Merwe ondervra en daarna vir die hof gesê dat sy kliënt in die besit is van ’n sak met juwele
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Two arrested for shoplifting LEPHALALE – Two men were arrested for shoplifting after the Lephalale police received information that the vehicle that they were travelling in was full of suspected stolen items from various stores in the Lephalale area on Monday. According to warrant officer Frans Mokoena from the Lephalale police, they found baby formula, school clothes and underwear in the vehicle, a red Toyota Tazz, parked at the Marula Mile complex. “At this stage the investigation is still ongoing but we have positive information linking the suspects to various cases of shoplifting.” On the photo is constables M. Rikhotso and M. Mokanyane from the Lephalale police with some of the suspected stolen goods.
DLU voorsitter se 2016 jaarverslag MOKOPANE - Ockert Scherman, Potgietersrus Distrik Landbou Unie (DLU) Getuies in die Juwelier verhoor sit in afwagting op die bankie en voorsitter het onlangs sy jaarverslag vir een selfs op ’n kampstoel en piekniekmandjie by die Mokopane 2016 bekend gemaak. streekhof. Hy het genoem dat 2016 ’n baie moeilike en voorgestel dat Van der Merwe na een van landboujaar was. Die droogte het ons gebied hard geslaan en die oeste was maar skaars. die stukke kyk. Volgens Bosman se kliënt Limpopo is reeds in Maart 2015 as ’n (Van Wyk) is die pêrel armband in die sak, dié van Jeanette van der Merwe (getuie). Van droogte rampgebied verklaar, maar nie die der Merwe het egter daarna gekyk en nie die nasionale, provinsiale of plaaslike regering armband herken nie. Die staatsaanklaer, Liezl het vir die boere iets gedoen om die las te verlig nie. Weiding het een van die grootste del Frate, was verbaas dat dié juwele in die probleme geword. Die boere moes vee en beskuldigde se besit was en nie aanvanklik aan die ondersoekbeampte oorhandig is nie. wild voer en voer het duurder en skaarser geword. As gevolg van die feit dat die Ander getuies het ook hulle beurt in die hele land droogte beleef het, het voer ook getuiebank gehad. Almal was dit eens dat landswyd skaars geword. hul juwele wat by haar ingegee is skoonveld Grondbelasting en elektrisiteit pryse verdwyn het. het gestyg. Waterbelasting is steeds nie in Die beskuldigde het roerloos in die plek nie en daar is kommer oor of dit wel beskuldigdebank gesit en nie veel emosie bekostigbaar gaan wees vir boere. getoon nie. Sy (Van Wyk) sal na verwagting Hy sê dat die regering geen erns het met op 1 Februarie weer voor die Mokopane voedselsekerheid in die land nie. In al die streekhof verskyn.
uitsprake wat gemaak word blyk dit duidelik dat boere nie in ag geneem word nie. Hy noem ook dat die aansoeke vir mynregte in die Potgietersrus DLU se gebied steeds hangend is. Hy noem dat daar in samewerking met verskeie boereverenigings ’n groot veiligheidsnet gespan is in die area. Verskeie plaasaanvalle, renosterstropery, gewapende rowe, huisbrake en wapendiefstalle is geraporteer. Samewerking tussen lede, publiek en SAP kan goeie teenstand bied. Potgietersrus DLU het ’n projek in samewerking met Sandstone drilling geloods en R120 000 ingesamel vir die aankoop van ’n noodvoertuig. Ter afsluiting, het Scherman die nuwe vertaling 2007, Mattheus 6 :31 aangehaal: “Maak die koningsheerskappy van God en dit wat voor Hom is reg, julle is eerste prioriteit, dan sal God vir julle al hierdie ander dinge as bonus byvoeg.” (*Verslag verkort.)
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Dís waarvoor jy betaal as jy ‘n DBV hond aanneem LEPHALALALE – ‘n Spreekwoordelike bom het verlede week op Facebook gebars toe ‘n ontstoke inwoner beweer het dat hy ‘n hond by die Lephalale dierebeskermingsvereniging (DBV) aangeneem het wat oortrek was met bosluise. Twee kampe het vinnige ontstaan met sommige mense wat beweer het dat die DBV ‘n verantwoordelikheid het om te sorg dat die diere in ‘n goeie kondisie moet wees wanneer hulle na nuwe huise gaan en ander wat weer gevoel het dat die nie-winsgewende organisasie hul bes probeer onder uiters moeilike omstandighede. Een van die grootste twispunte was die bedrag geld wat aan die DBV gegee moet word wanneer ‘n dier aangeneem word. “Ons vra R600 vir ‘n klein hondjie en R900 vir ‘n groot hond waarmee ons vir die eerste inspuiting, sterilisasie en ontwurming moet betaal, maar mense moet in ag neem dat dit nie die al die veeartskoste dek nie
en dat ons nog ‘n gedeelte moet bybetaal,” het Liana van der Linden, ‘n werknemer by die DBV, Dinsdagoggend aan Noordelike Nuus gesê. Alhoewel daar privaat instansies is wat gereeld help om die honde te dip het die onlangse goeie reën veroorsaak dat daar meer bosluise as gewoonlik is. “Ons het omtrent 70 honde wat gereeld gedip moet word en die kostes daaraan verbonde kan astronomies wees. Sonder die hulp van gemeenskapslede is dit bitter moeilik om al ons sente te rek om die probleem behoorlik hok te slaan.” Van der Linden wys daarop dat ‘n goeie kwaliteit honde dip gewoonlik net vir drie dae effektief is alhoewel dit soms vir so lank as vyf dae kan werk. “Ons is baie dankbaar vir die mense wie altyd bereid is om te help as ons in nood is en wil graag almal uitnooi om ‘n draai by die DBV te maak as hulle wil betrokke raak, maar om aantygings op ‘n sosiale netwerk te maak gaan beslis nie die diere of die goeie werk van die DBV help nie.”
Challenge for Calvin
LEPHALALE – The intricacies of sign language mathematics is a challenge that few people are willing to take on, but Calvin Mocheko, a teacher’s aide at Sedibeng Combined school’s deaf section, does not shy away from difficult situations. Calvin is one of the few people in SA who enrolled for a sign language short course at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2017 to learn the ins and outs of sign language math. “Sign language in itself is not easy to grasp because of multitude of differences when going from one area to another but learning the complex math systems is taking things to a whole new level and we are thankful that Calvin is willing to take up the challenge,” said Bone Minnaar the school’s principle. On the photo is a very proud Bone Minnaar with Calvin Mocheko.
boonste rakke. Hawkins en Grobbelaar sê dit was al ’n geruime tyd hulle droom om uit te reik na die dorp se goue oues en indien alles goed verloop sal dit ’n jaarlikse instelling word as deel van hulle verantwoordelikheid teenoor die gemeenskap.
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Moving towards a non-violent society
The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children is an annual international campaign that aims to create awareness among South Africans about the negative impact of violence in our society.
The campaign, which runs from 25 November to 10 December, coincides with International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), International Human Rights Day (10 December), as well as World Aids day (1 December). The objectives of the campaign are to rid our society of violence and to encourage all communities to collectively take action against violence. “During the campaign we created awareness about abusive behavior and what to do if you should fall victim to abuse,” says SAPS Mahwelereng cluster commander Brigadier Ria Mkhabela. “We have no tolerance for violent behavior and will arrest those guilty of it.” You can support the campaign by wearing a white ribbon during the 16-day period. A white ribbon is a symbol of peace
Sakemanne ontferm hul oor bejaardes MOKOPANE – Twee sakemanne van die dorp het hulleself oor die bejaardes in die dorp ontferm en uit hul eie sak die ouer garde met ’n spoggerige Kersete bederf. Die ete is in November by die Geloftefees terrein gehou vir bejaardes van Soetdoring, Herfsland en van die Piet Potgieter Monument Ouetehuis. ’n Spanpoging tussen Freddy Hawkins van Tradepost en Frans Grobbelaar van One Stop Body Shop met die ondersteuning van Pieter Vogel van Chops en Chives en ander vrywilligers het die harte behoorlik verbly met ’n spesiale smullekker Kersete uit die
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Freddy Hawkins van Tradepost en Frans Grobbelaar van One Stop Body Shop by een van die tafels waar gesellig verkeer word tydens ’n Kersete wat hulle moontlik gemaak het vir bejaardes van die dorp.
and the commitment of the wearer to never commit or condone violence against women and children. The Mahwelereng Victim Support Centre promotes educational campaigns, the staff mostly work with the Mahwelereng Police Station to offer more appropriate means of protection to victims of abuse.
"We should see every child in our community as our own child and should admonish them when we see that they are doing something that is not right. This means that we have to speak out when we know that our neighbour’s child is being neglected or abused,”says warrant officer Frans Mokoena, spokesperson for the Lephalale police. “We have to teach our children to talk to us about what is going on in their lives and to trust their intuition when a situation doesn’t feel right. They should know the difference between being touched in a loving manner and being touched in an inappropriate way. The most important thing is that they should feel confident to speak out when they feel uncomfortable or are being abused,” Dr Susan Rothman Lyons, a traumatologist in Lephalale. Seek help if you are emotionally, physically or sexually abusive to your partner and your children. Call the Stop Gender Based Violence helpline (0800 150 150).
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Water safety could save a life Krugies se sport uitblinkers LEPHALALE – With the holidays upon us and temperatures soaring into the mid to high 30’s, there is nothing better than to relax next to a clear-blue swimming pool or even, if you are lucky, a well-deserved vacation at the seaside, but where there is water there is always a very real possibility that a drowning could occur. Mrs Grand South Africa 2016, Rina van Schalkwyk, was nominated as one of the Top 100 Difference Makers in South Africa for her hard work in combating drowning incidents and agreed to share some tips with Northern News to help minimize the risks. “I started my campaign after a close friend’s son and local child, Reinhardt Drewel, passed away in a drowning incident last year February this is also why I decided to name the Reinhardt Drewel Foundation SA (RDF SA) in his memory,” says Van Schalkwyk who was nominated by Julie Steynberg the Executive Director of Difference Makers International South Africa. Van Schalkwyk says that she had many reasons why she started RDF SA, but that the most important one is to save lives and to assist children with disabilities due to non-fatal drowning. “I want to improve these kids’ quality of living because there has never been a welfare organization in South Africa that supported these children or their families.” RDF SA is currently supporting three disabled children between the ages of two and six who are from different towns in South Africa. “As an organization we identified some steps that could help to keep children safe when they are around water,” says Van Schalkwyk. These tips include: ¾¾ Uninterrupted, vigilant supervision of children in and around any water source ¾¾ Empty any containers in and around your home that can accumulate water ¾¾ Empty the bath immediately after bath time and don’t leave the bath plug in the bath ¾¾ Never leave your baby or toddler alone in the bath or under the supervision of another
MOKOPANE – Laerskool Krugerpark het vroeër die maand tydens sy sport prysuitdelingsfunksie sy junior en senior sport leerders vereer vir hulle uitnemende prestasie op sportgebied gedurende die jaar. Laerskool Krugerpark se senior sport presteerders is voor, Guim Steyn (beste krieket presteerder) en Veronica van Loggerenberg (beste landloop dogter). Tweede ry, Michael de Beer (beste sport seun en beste atletiek presteerder) en Idené Smit (beste tennis meisie). Derde ry, Jurinda van Schalkwyk (beste senior hokkie presteerder), Ruben Glover (beste senior seuns swemmer) en Bernice Laboff (senior victrix ludorum – swem). Agter, Percy Hawken (beste gholf- en beste tennisspeler) en Adri Vorster (beste senior sport meisie). Onder is Laerskool Krugerpark se junior sport presteerders is voor, Ja-né Bronkhorst (beste junior landloop meisie). Agter, Mighael Alberts (beste junior sport seun), Carmi Schoeman (beste junior sport meisie) en Juan Janse van Vuuren (beste junior landloop seun).
child ¾¾ Close or lock bathroom and toilet doors ¾¾ Remove all toys from the pool or pool area ¾¾ Cover and fence pools and Jacuzzis ¾¾ Fish ponds and water features are very dangerous; never let your little one wander off alone, or assume that someone else is watching him or her. ¾¾ Take everything you and your family will need including your phone, towels, drinks and sunscreen with you to be pool area ¾¾ Never leave children alone near or in water - not even for a second! ¾¾ Memorize emergency service numbers and let your kids learn them too. Knowing what to do and keeping calm in an emergency situation, when seconds count, can save a life ¾¾ Learn how to perform CPR. For information and to get into contact with RDF SA you can visit their webpage
www.mrsgrandsouthafrica2016.co.za/ my-cause-rdf-sa.html. People can also vote
for Van Schalkwyk by liking, sharing or commenting on her photo on the Difference Makers SA Facebook page.
Vroeë Kersfees vir gestremde leerders
LEPHALALE – Die leerders van Sedibeng gekombineerde skool is bederf deur Exxaro se bestuurspan toe hulle geskenke ontvang het tydens ‘n funksie by die skool verlede Vrydag. Die funksie is gereël om terugvoering te gee oor die iPad Africa projek wat deur Exxaro geborg word. “Ons het ‘n dramatiese verbetering in alle aspekte van die leerders se skoolwerk gesien vandat ons met die projek begin het en daarvoor moet ons Exxaro bedank,” het Bone Minnaar die skoolhoof gesê. Die skool het vroeër vanjaar meer as 120 iPads ontvang wat aangepas is om by die unieke gestremdheid van elke kind aan te pas. “Ons leerders het gestremdhede wat wissel van leerprobleme, minimale breindisfunksie en outisme tot leerders wat heeltemal gehoor-gestremd is en dit maak tradisionele onderwys metodes moeilik, maar met iPads kan ons elke les vir die individuele kinders maklik maak.” Leerders net tot Graad 9 in die skool bly. “Ons wil aanstaande jaar ons leerprogram aanpas sodat ons vir ons leerders vaardighede kan begin leer.”
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21st charity Golf Day All that glitters…
MOKOPANE – Last week Saturday marked Anglo’s Mogalakwena mine’s 21st annual charity Golf Day, known as the “Bushveld Classic” in aid of charity that was held at the Kameeldoring Golf Course. Senior mine manager, Richard Cox thanked everyone, including their sponsors, for the contribution towards the golf day where charity was their main aim. The winners of the golf day were the team of BME with a score of 93 points on a count out. The winners were Jaco van der Walt, Paul de Beer, Thinus Brits and Kobus Meyer. Twickenham NMT’s team ended in second place, also with a score of 93 points on a count out. They were Joe Botha, Charl Visser, Lappies Labuschagne and B Germishuizen. Taking third place was Pilanesberg Platinum Mine’s team with 90 points on a count out.
MOKOPANE – Eleven learners from Piet Potgieter High School received special mentor peer educator certificates last Friday for their participation in the Mokopane GOLD programme. These learners, now in Grade 12, started the programme in Grade 9 under the watchful eye of Gold project manager Imogen van Wyk. The aim of the Mokopane Gold project is to help high school learners to reach their full potential and to lead by example. “We equip and empower these learners to find purpose in their lives to enable them to make informed choices about their future,” Imogen explains, adding that the programme reminds them that there is hope and that they can make a difference within their communities. “They learn how to be role models, how to educate their peers, uplift their communities and how to recognise and refer problem situations.” Apart from the certificates, three special prizes were also awarded. The ‘heart for the community’ award went to Tullip Maphoto (for most community projects completed), the ‘most dedicated’ award went to
The peer educators, Basetsana Ledwaba, Dyondzo Kubayi, Ellah Maepa, Filicia Isaac, Habeeba Mustapha, Jennita Ngundu, Kabelo Molokomme, Kabelo Sebothoma, Kgotso Mangongwa, Khutso Rangongo and Tullip Maphoto. With them are the mentors, project manager Imogen van Wyk and Ps Thomas and Minda Marshall.. Basetsana Ledwaba as the most reliable peer educator and the ‘most peers educated’ award went to Kabelo Sebothoma who reached the most peers through discussion groups and lessons retold. “The GOLD team is extremely proud of these learners and excited to see the harvest that will come forth from the seed that has been sown into their lives,” enthuses Imogen. “We also thank Ps. Thomas and Minda Marshall for having hearts for our community and making it possible for us to implement this programme.” The peer educators were Basetsana Ledwaba, Dyondzo Kubayi, Ellah Maepa, Filicia Isaac, Habeeba Mustapha, Jennita Ngundu, Kabelo Molokomme, Kabelo Sebothoma, Kgotso Mangongwa, Khutso Rangongo and Tullip Maphoto. For more information about the Gold peer education programme, contact Imogen on 084 814 8055.