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Truck worth R3-million for Masilonyana

In a media statement recently issued by the SA government, it was said that the Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms MakhotsoSotyu,handedoverawaste compactor truck worth nearly R3 million to the Masilonyana Local Municipality here in Brandfort. The National Waste Management Strategy, which was revised in 2020, focuses on improving household waste collection; diverting waste from landfills; promoting a circular economy and promoting community awareness of the effects of illegal

dumping on their own health and on the environment. Due to insufficient budgets, many local municipalities including Masilonyana Local Municipality, face serious challenges with waste collection servicesand as a result, some of the residents and businesses dump waste in open spacesresulting inillegal dumps. On her arrival in Brandfort, Deputy Minister Sotyu inspected the areas experiencing challenges of dumping and insufficient waste collection servicesandledaclean upcampaign Shewas (continue on Page 2)

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(from the front Page) …joined by the Executive Mayor of Lejweleputsa District Municipality, Cllr. VeronicaNtakumbana,andMayorofMasilonyana Local Municipality, Cllr Dimakatso Modise Interacting with residents, Sotyu called on the community to play their part in keeping their immediateenvironmentcleanthroughceasingto illegally dump waste and litter. “Many of our municipalitiesstrugglewithprovidingwaste

collection services, eradicating backlogs, removing illegal dumps and meeting landfill site compliance requirement These challenges have a negative impact on our environment and pose serious health risks to our citizens We as residents also have a responsibility in keeping our communitiescleanby notlittering and creating hazardous illegal dump sites,” said Deputy Minister Sotyu The addition of the compactor truck to the Masilonyana Waste Fleet will significantly improve capacity and scale up waste collection services for the municipality. The truck is part of theNationalYellowWasteandLandfill Management Fleet which the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) has purchased as an intervention to assist selected local municipalities across the country to address illegal dumpingandimprovewastecollection services in un serviced areas. “I understand that receiving one vehicle may not be enough to address all the waste management challenges you

have. We are well aware that much more is needed to address waste management issues within your communities ItisforthisreasonthatI urge you [Cllr Dimakatso Modise], and all mayors in the country, to take advantage of the MIG policy to allow your local municipalities to purchase various waste management fleet through your Grant allocations,” Sotyu saidinheraddress Receivingthetruck on behalf of Masilonyana Local Municipality, Mayor, Cllr Dimakatso Modisesaid,“Theadditionofthistruck will assist the municipality improve waste collection services but also alleviate the financial burden. We’ve been renting waste management fleet from the government garage and now we can utilise that budget in other critical service delivery areas ” The DFFE has used R445 million to purchase 24 vehicles for 20 municipalities across the country, including Masilonyana. The vehicles include skip loader trucks, front end loaders, compactor trucks, TLBs and other trucks required to transport wastewithintheseareas

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Police in Winburg needs help after a woman’s body was found in Sandriver

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The police here in Winburg are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of an unknown woman found floating in the Sandriver at the Allanmanskraal dam The woman is presumed to be aged between 30 and 35 The body was discovered by a fisherman on Saturday 26 November 2022 at about 11:00. “He immediately informed the police, and the woman’s body was retrieved from the river by police divers,” says Capt Stephen Thakeng,medialiaisonofficer for the Lejweleputswa SAPS

The deceased woman is light in complexion, medium built, 17minheight,braidedblack hair, she has an old burn scar on the left side of her stomach. She was wearing a green t shirt, multi colored leggings, green socks, blue and pink Nike sneakers Thakeng says a case of inquest is been investigated “Anyone who has a missing relative,orknowsofsomeone who is missing, they must contact Det. Sgt. Liezel van der Westhuizen of the Winburg Detective Services on 051 881 8300 during officehoursoron 082 301 9668

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Daai strepie

Kitchen delight

Stuffed

mushrooms

Ingredients

8largeportobellomushrooms

30ml(2Tbsp)oliveoil

1wholeonion,peeledand finelychopped

2wholetomatoes,chopped

10ml(2tsp)Robertsons crushedgarlic

6cupscoarselychopped spinach

30ml(2Tbsp)Robertsons

Braai&GrillAll in One

30ml(2Tbsp)tomatopaste

2.5ml(½tsp)Robertsons blackpepper

250ml(1cup)grated mozzarellacheese

Preparation method

Clean the mushrooms with a paper towel. Remove the stemsand use a spoon to scrape outthegills Setaside Heat theoliveoilin a pan and sauté the onions until soft Add the tomatoesandRobertsonsCrushedGarlic,and cook until the tomatoes are soft and juicy Add the spinach and the Robertsons Braai & GrillAll in Oneandcookuntilthespinachhas wilted. Now add the tomato paste and Robertsons Black Pepper, and cook for a further 5 minutes Lay the mushrooms, hollow sides up, on one side of a sheet of greasedtinfoilthatislongenoughtoenclose allthemushroomsinaparceloncetheyhave been stuffed Fill the mushrooms with tomato and spinach mixture. Top each mushroom with grated cheese. Flip theother side of the foil over the mushrooms and fold over the edges to create a sealed parcel

Place the parcel on the grid when the coals havecooleddown Cookfor20 25minutes,or untilthecheesehasmelted Servewarm

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You don’t have to be a motorcyclist to have heard about the Indian motorcycle manufacturercalledBajaj Bajaj hasbeen servicingtheneedsof the delivery market across the African continent for years, selling more than 5 million units in Africa in the last 10 years Another important thing to note is that Bajaj Auto, the motorcycle division, is just one of the many divisions run by the Bajaj group Focusing on the motorcycle division, they have grown and built their companyoverthelast70years and have now become the world’s fourth largest two wheeler manufacturer and the largest three wheeler manufacturer There’s no denying the fact that Bajaj is a juggernaut in the motorcycle industry with a big focus pointed in the direction of the delivery market across the

A New Lightweight in Town: Bajaj Boxer 150

world. Although very focused onthedeliveryspace,Bajajhas also been in charge of building engines and motorcycles for many European and Japanese motorcyclecompaniesoverthe years. This surely gives buyers peace of mind when investing in their products knowing that quality and engineering are at a high and trusted level So, who are we dealing with in South Africa? They go by the name of TransRev Bajaj; a passionate team who are the sole authorised distributor for the South African region. After slowly growing their footprint in SA thanks to the Qute (four wheeler),thetuk tukRE4sand the CT125, they are now ready for the big leagues Ready to take on the competition, they contacted us to give their new player a test. Welcome to the BajajBoxer150… The Boxer 150 enters its way

into an already very competitive delivery market with importers selling their workhorses like fresh bread at a bakery However, this does not faze Bajaj one bit, with the Boxer bringing its years of experience from upper Africa and India tothe growing South African market With that said, let’s turn the key So, what is the Bajaj Boxer 150 all about? The Boxer is a born and bred city dweller with drum brakes at each end, plush but well damped suspension, a fully enclosed chain guard, standard crash protection, centre stand, USBchargeport,gearindicator and a 145cc single cylinder motor The Boxer is as simple as it gets when it comes to “form vs function” leaving you with a satisfactory feeling once you’ve taken a step back and considered everything. The Boxerfiresupfromacoldstart

with ease (considering it’s a carbureted motorcycle) and idles with little to no vibrations you can hardly tell the bike is running Run the little 145cc single cylinder motor does, eking out 12 hp at 7,500rpmand12.1Nmofpeak torque at 4,500 rpm, not much parked next to a Panigale but right up there with its competitors On the road you find yourself tapping through the smooth 5 speed box with enough low down torque to short shift and lug off idle speeds without any hesitation. The Boxer excels at inner city speeds where 80 km/h and below are expected With that said, the Boxer is more than capable of doing the odd bit of highwaytraveltoo.

The Bajaj Boxer is on sale for R24 999 and sold by Bajaj Clocolan. 073 847 2468 Delivery nationwide