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FORMER ROADS MEC GETS 3 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE Picture: Kopano Tlape, Gallo Images, Rapport

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Picture: The BMW Butana Komphela was driving and caused an accident with, in which there was one fatality. (Twitter)

BRANDFORT: The Brandfort Magistrate's Court has sentenced former Free State MEC for Police, Roads and Transport Butana Komphela to three years in prison for culpable homicide recently. The sentence has been suspended for five years. Komphela, 65, was found guilty of culpable homicide after his BMW collided with a Volkswagen Polo between Theunissen and Bloemfontein on 6 January 2019. Komphela's BMW veered and crossed a barrier line, colliding with the Polo that was driving in the opposite direction. The Polo, which was ferrying five passengers, including Samuel Manyova, rolled several times. Manyova died at the scene while the other occupants suffered minor

FORMER MEC RECEIVE THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE

injuries. The court rejected the former MEC's version of events on what caused the crash that killed Manyova. Free State National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phaladi Shuping said while Komphela claimed the VW had driven into his lane and that the sun had blocked him from seeing the vehicle, the prosecution argued otherwise. Prosecutor Mpoti Chalele told the court that the driver of the Polo could not possibly have caused the accident. Chalele relied on an accident scene expert who found that the VW had no damage to its front corner, confirming that the BMW had driven into it. Chalele said: “According to the accident scene expert, the contributing cause of the accident can only be human error

because the vehicle did not have a mechanical fault, and the road was in good condition. It was Mr Komphela who was driving at the speed of about 150km/h in an 80km/h zone when he swerved into oncoming traffic.” Furthermore,” The accused is a former MEC who was responsible for roads in the province, and he knows that the road is a high accident zone. There is no way the sun could have made it impossible for him to see other vehicles because the accident happened at around 14:00," Chalele argued in court. Shuping said Komphela's three-year imprisonment was wholly suspended for five years, provided that he was not found guilty of a similar offence during the suspension period.

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BRANDFORT: Elke jaar gedurende November gaan honderde se hande en harte oop vir minder bevooregde gesinne en dit kan duidelik ervaar word hier in die Gemeenskap van Brandfort. Die Karee Landbouvereniging, wat 'n affiliasie van Vrystaat Landbou is, handel streng volgens die grondwet van Vrystaat Landbou en is geleë in die hartjie van die Vrystaat in ons pragtige dorp Brandfort. Onlangs het hulle weer die gemeenskap se hulp ingewin om hulle jaarlikse ‘Hamper Projek’ vir 2021 van die grond af te kry. Elke jaar is die spesifieke projek ‘n reuse sukses en maak dit beslis ‘n geweldige groot verskil. Die projek word elke jaar net voor Kersfees begin om fondse en produkte in te samel wat uitgedeel word aan kinders en hulle gesinne vir Kersfees. ‘n Hele paar lede van die Gemeenskap kom dan soos een man bymekaar om al die goedere te verpak in ‘hampers’ voordat dit oorhandig word. Daar word ook fondse ingesamel om ‘n hupstoot te gee aan waar daar ‘n behoefte is.

Die ‘hampers’ bestaan hoofsaaklik uit daaglikse-gebruiks items en persoonlike goedere soos tandepaste, seep, reukmiddels en toiletware. Die grootste deel van die ‘hampers’ bestaan natuurlik ook uit kos-items, omrede die behoefte ongelooflik groot is vir genoegsame en gesonde kos. Blikkieskos, mieliemeel, samp en selfs lekkernye soos koekies. Soos vroeër genoem, is daar verskeie rolspelers wat hard werk om die projek se sukses te versker. Die leerders van SPS Brandfort is altyd byderhand om ‘n sterk hand by te sit om items rond te dra terwyl ander die ‘hampers’ pak en versker dat elkeen aan die vereistes voldoen en nie afgeskeep word nie. Die Karee Landbouvereniging skryf onlangs op hulle sosiale media: “Baie dankie aan SPS se ATKV tak vir julle bydrae in die vorm van produkte vir ons ‘Hamperprojek-2021’. Dankie ook aan elkeen wat hulle ondersteun het. Op die foto is die manne wat help laai het. Dankie ook aan juffrou Solette Slabbert wat betrokke was by die skenking.”

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Picture: And they're off, the start of the Time Trial the first day of the Motul Roof of Africa 2021, by Motul (Supplied)

THE 2021 MOTUL ROOF OF AFRICA DAY 1: A RIGHT ROYAL SEND-OFF AS THE MOTHER OF HARD ENDURO RETURNS There was a palpable sense of excitement at Thaba Bosiu, Lesotho on the morning of Thursday 25 November 2021 as the 2021 Motul Roof of Africa got underway. The adrenaline was tempered by relief – not only that the threatened rain held off for the entire morning, but also that the Roof was happening at all. This lent itself to a warm and genuine sense of community as old friends and rivals met up again – in many cases, for the first time since the last running of the Roof back in 2019. Once the pleasantries had been observed, the serious business of the Time Trial got underway. This year, the signal for hostilities (of the riding kind) to be resumed was a wave of the iconic blue, white and green Lesotho tricolour by the King of Lesotho, King Letsie III. His Majesty was accompanied by the Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Moeketsi Majoro and a delegation from the Lesotho Government. “Despite the clouds, all the Gold, Silver and Bronze Class competitors got to enjoy a nice, dry, clear run, as did most of the riders in the newly introduced Iron Class. With a mix of fast, flowing sections and some

more challenging technical areas, this was 55km of classic Lesotho riding and served as an excellent curtain-raiser for this year’s event,” commented Charan Moore, Race Director and Founder of Live Lesotho. Occupying the podium at the end of the Time Trial was Travis Teasdale (Trax TT Racing) who recorded the fastest time of the day with 1:28:51. In the process, he edged out defending champion Wade Young (Sherco Factory Racing) who took second place, just 20 seconds behind Teasdale. Matt Green (TT Racing) finished in third, a further 3 minutes 35 seconds behind Young. Coincidently, all three riders on the Gold Class podium have recently returned from competing on the European Hard Enduro circuit and it showed in their performances today. “We’re delighted to be back at the Motul Roof of Africa and to see that the standard of riding is as high as ever,” commented Mercia Jansen, Motul Area Manager for Southern and Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean. “Today’s Time Trial delivered when it came to the excitement, and the stage has been set for an epic showdown in the Maluti

Mountains from tomorrow – exactly the sort of racing that has made the Roof a Hard Enduro legend,” she added. The competition was equally fierce in the Silver Category, with 2019’s Bronze Class winner Austin Stuart (Orange County KTM) making his intentions clear with a blisteringly quick time of 1:42.19, almost 10 minutes quicker than secondplaced Anthony Abrahamse (Roost KTM). Similarly in the Bronze Class, Time Trail winner Rory Gower came in almost 10 full minutes ahead of veteran Pieter Holl (Bert Smit Allstars). For the first time, the Roof included an Iron Class for ‘weekend warriors’ and this naturally generated a lot of interest, as well as giving rise to some excellent performances – not least Tiaan Rabe who finished ahead of Chris Weideman (Zenga Plant Hire). “With rain predicted for the next two days, it’s safe to say that the 2021 Motul Roof of Africa will represent a formidable challenge to all those who have entered,” concluded Moore. “The Mother of Hard Enduro is back!” Find awesome Roof images and video’s on the Motul Roof of Africa Facebook page

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Motul Roof of Africa final day, by ZCMC

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It was tough on the route on the final day of the Motul Roof of Africa, by ZCMC

MOTUL ROOF OF AFRICA: DAY 2 Wade Young (Sherco Factory Racing powered by Motul) made it 4 in a row and his sixth Roof win overall, by winning the 53rd edition of the Motul Roof of Africa in a wet and windy Lesotho on Saturday. Young was followed home by the Gas Gas duo of Travis Teasedale (Trax TT Racing) who ended up just over 28mins behind the leader with Matthew Green (TT Racing) a further 44mins behind Teasdale.

Gold Podium, Wade Young (middle), Travis Teasdale (right) and Matt Green (left) - PHOTO by Kevin Sanders

Silver Podium, Sage McGregor (middle), Jason Stay (left) and Whitey Oosthuisen (right) – PHOTO by Kevin Sanders

Travis Teasdale out on the route on the final day of the Motul Roof of Africa – PHOTO by Kevin Sanders

Bronze Podium, Rory Gower (middle), Pieter Holl (left) and Jukka Holl (right) – PHOTO by Kevin Sanders

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