Issue 142 - FREE
25 AUGUST 2017
the good news paper
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Boer se verkoolde liggaam gevind
Anton Smuts (64) ’n boer van Kinross, is Saterdagaand op sy plaas dood. Sy bakkie en verkoolde liggaam is omstreeks 19:40 op sy plaas gevind. Volgens sy seun, Henri Smuts, was dit sy pa se gewoonte om op Saterdagmiddae om die plaas te ry en die lyndrade na te gaan. Hy is vermoedelik geskiet waarna die aanvallers vermoedelik met hom ’n ent in sy bakkie gery het en dit later aan die brand gesteek het. Henri het gesê hulle sal sy pa as ’n goeie mens onthou wat altyd bereid was om ander te help. Hy het ondernemings gehad, maar het die laaste paar jaar afgeskaal en voltyds geboer. Anton laat sy vrou, Mariaan Smuts, twee kinders en vier kleinkinders na. Begrafnisreëlings sal eers oor twee weke getref kan word omdat die nadoodse ondersoek dan eers afgehandel sal wees. Volgens, Kol. Mtsholi Bhembe van Kinross Polisie, het Anton sy huis op Leandra verlaat om na die plaas naby Kinross te gaan. ’n Ander boer het glo gesien iets brand en ondersoek ingestel waarna hy op Anton se brandende bakkie en verkoolde lyk afgekom het en die polisie in kennis gestel het. Die polisie ondersoek nog die saak en enige iemand met inligting, kan konst. Tlaishego Makgopa skakel by 017 687 0033 or 072 781 0131. - Jana Oosthuizen.
Anton Smuts (64) se verkoolde liggaam is Saterdagaand gevind.
Municipality appoints new MM and CFO Many councillors of different political parties are upset about the hasty appointment of the new CFO (Chief Financial Officer) and the new MM (Municipal Mayor) during a special council meeting held on Tuesday, 15 August. BM Mhlanga was appointed as acting Municipal Manager and BB Sithole as the new Chief Financial Officer. The current acting Municipal Manager, ME Michele, will return to his normal position as Regional Manager. DA Councillors said this memo was only given to them at the council meeting and not beforehand as it is supposed to be. They suggested that the council handle it at the next meeting on 29 August, but the ANC majority council went ahead and appointed the MM and CFO anyway. Encee van Huyssteen, Caucus Leader for the DA said there is certain procedures that needs to be taken when appointing new officials that was not followed. “The council did not follow any of the procedures, they just said these officials were appointed,” said Encee. “The new CFO has a questionable background. We will investigate it further and if this appointment was against the law, we will open a case.” The DA opened a case
against the previous Municipal Manager, Mmela Mahlangu, but nothing came from it. Freedom Front Plus Councillor, Aranda NelBuitendag, is also not happy about the way things were handled at this meeting and said if the municipality handled it at the next council meeting, it would have given all councillors the opportunity to gain more information about the applicants and see a short list of candidates before any decisions are made. “Although the interview process took place earlier this year, there was never any report-back to council before a final candidate was identified”, said Aranda. According to her, the short-list for the new CFO consisted of six candidates. “The report brought to council regarding the appointment of a CFO, stated that the appointment of a CFO is in an effort of the municipal executives to bringabout an institutional transformation. “There were no documents with a CV or any of the new CFO’s qualifications attached for council’s perusal. “Although the new CFO is set to take up office on 1 September, the matter of the appointment must still be presented to the MEC of COGTA (CoOperative Governance and Traditional Affairs).”