15 July 2016

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Verspreidingsgebied: Standerton, Morgenzon, Balfour, Trichardt, Secunda, Bethal, Volksrust, Ermelo en omgewing

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The view from inside Jannie Kasselman’s vehicle after robbers fired directly at him during a high speed chase. Jannie only suffered minor shrapnel wounds

Full story on page 2 Damage caused by robbers firing at Jannie and JandrĂŠ Kasselman can clearly be seen. Bullet holes were left on the engine hood of the vehicle, with several other bullet holes in the windscreen, aimed at the driver.

The abandoned get-away vehicle. Robbers fled the scene after Kasselman Security Services returned fire, leaving their loot and other belongings behind.

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STANDERTON - Like a scene from a Western film, an actionpacked afternoon unfolded in Standerton from 17:15 on Monday 11 July. Kasselman Security Services (KSS) received information that Pep Stores in Morgenzon had been robbed by five culprits, who fled in the direction of Standerton in a blue or black Toyota Cressida.

KSS immediately dispatched several response vehicles on the Morgenzon road to look for the suspects. As Mr Jannie and Jandré Kasselman approached the Bethal off ramp, they noticed a Toyota Corolla approaching them from ahead. The occupants of the vehicle fitted the description and the Kasselman-duo decided to turn around and follow the vehicle.

It could clearly be seen that the vehicle was fully loaded, but at that stage the driver was still driving normally. The suspects turned left into Beyers Naudé Street at the Pick ’n Pay intersection, but started to drive a bit faster over the speed humps. They then turned right into Von Backström Street and it seemed as if they wanted to turn left into Charl Cilliers Street. It is assumed that they saw the police vehicles in front of the police station and instead of turning, they drove straight on.

This is where the action began. The suspects skipped the stop at the Vry Street intersection and turned at high speed into Walter Sisulu Drive. The next moment the Kasselman-duo noticed the back window of the Corolla shattering and shots were fired in their direction. A high-speed chase ensued and the suspects tried to turn left at the slipway leading to the Meyerville bridge, but due to traffic blocking their way, they drove straight forward, still firing

shots with no regard for innocent bystanders who were on their way home. A resident of Standerton, who stopped at the intersection on her way home, was struck by a stray bullet. The bullet penetrated her vehiclés left door, struck her in the arm, and exited on the right side.

The culprits made a left turn into Muller Street and again made a left turn into Vry Street. At this stage Kasselman was on their tail and the culprits drove into a truck parking area next to the Handel and Vry Street intersection. Kasselman responded in kind and returned fire on the five suspects who jumped out of the vehicle and started running away, abandoning the vehicle.

More armed response guards from Kasselman arrived on the scene and gave chase to the running culprits. Three culprits were arrested and taken into custody but two are still on the run. The vehicle that the Kasselmans were travelling in was struck several times by bullets during the chase and it can only be described as a miracle that neither one of the Kasselmans took a direct hit. Jannie Kasselman, however, suffered some minor cuts from flying glass when bullets struck his vehiclés windscreen.

The guns used by the culprits were not yet recovered at print.

The public are requested to keep a clear head in similar situation.

Please do not let your curiosity overwhelm your logical thinking by running to the scene to see what is happening. Also do not try to intervene - you are only hampering the execution of the highly trained personnel duties, while putting your own life, and those of others, in danger. JD

Local school teacher arrested for drug dealing STANDERTON - A school teacher spent the weekend behind bars after he was arrested for drug dealing. Members of the K9 unit acted on a tip-off about the man allegedly selling drugs from his house in Meyerville.

It is reported that police have been monitoring the activities at the specified house for a long time. When they were convinced that the allegations were positive, they applied for a search warrant from the Standerton Magistrate’s Court. It is reported that the K9 unit sprang into action on Friday, 8 July, and pounced at about 10:00.

During the search they found about 200 (what they suspect might be Mandrax) tablets hidden in a cell phone box and an undisclosed

amount of cash. The 42-year-old man was arrested.

Captain Johannes Nhlabathi confirmed that the man is a teacher at a school in Sakhile and that he was charged with drug dealing. Capt Nhlabathi also said that the tablets will be taken to a laboratory for tests to determine what kind of drugs they are and the street value will be calculated accordingly. “The arrest of the school teacher sent shock waves throughout the community following the spade of drug-and-alcohol abuse in schools.

“The suspect appeared in the Standerton Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 11 July, and was granted R3 000 bail,” Capt Nhlabathi said. DM

Nette word verwyder

Kaptein Johan Grobler van die polisie se watervleuel in Middelburg, het Woensdag, 6 Julie ‘n roetine-ondersoek langs die Vaalrivier in Standerton gedoen.

Een net is gevind en verwyder. Geen vis is in die net gevind nie en die vermoede bestaan dat die net vroeër dieselfde oggend skoongemaak en weer gespan is. Daar is egter heelwat bewyse, soos toue wat om boomstompe vasgemaak en gelos is, dat daar op sekere plekke gereeld nette gespan word. ‘n Groot rede tot kommer is dat daar heelwat dooie vis op verskeie plekke in die rivier opgemerk is. Die net is later verbrand.

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Een sterf onder bisarre omstandighede VOLKSRUST - Wat veronderstel was om ‘n sorgvrye winterwegbreek te wees, het die afgelope naweek in ‘n nagmerrie vir ‘n egpaar van die Volksrust-boeregemeenskap ontaard toe hulle plaashuis in die vroeë oggendure van Sondag, 10 Julie, afgebrand het en ‘n famielielid (18) wat die plaas in hulle afwesigheid opgepas het, vermoedelik in die vlamme omgekom het.

Die brand het na bewering tussen 03:00 en 04:00 ontstaan waartydens ‘n bejaarde familielid, wat minder as ‘n kilometer van die huis (op dieselfde plaas) bly, onraad vermoed het toe haar honde verwoed begin blaf het. Sy het uit haar bed opgestaan om ondersoek in te stel en in haar nagklere na die brandende huis gehardloop uit vrees dat die jong familielid wat die plaas tydens die egpaar se vakansie opgepas het, dalk in die huis vasgekeer was.

Sy het in haar angs ‘n buurman van ‘n nabygeleë plaas gebel en hom van die brand in kennis gestel. Hy en sy broer het dadelik gereageer en haar binne 20 minute te hulp gesnel.

By die vlamverswelgde huis aangekom, het hulle die bejaarde vrou dadelik terug na haar huis vergesel en toe na die brandende toneel teruggekeer om vas te stel wat te redde was en om seker te maak dat niemand in die huis vasgekeer was nie. Volgens die buurman was die vuur reeds so warm dat die huis se ruite gebars het en dat daar geen tekens van lewe binne die brandende huis was nie.

Ná ‘n lang gesukkel het die buurman en sy broer daarin geslaag om ‘n gassilinder te ontkoppel en sodoende ‘n ontploffing te voorkom. Hulle het ook alles en enigiets binne hul bereik uit die huis gedra en daarin geslaag om twee voertuie uit die motorhuis te sleep.

Teen hierdie tyd het meer boere opgedaag om te help en was die polisie van die voorval in kennis gestel.

Die vlamme was later die oggend heeltemal geblus waarna die polisie die huis vir leidrade van moontlike oorsake vir die brand en vir enige slagoffers deursoek het. Hulle het op ‘n erg verbrande lyk onder dele van die ineengestorte dak in die sitkamer afgekom, maar was nie in staat om die oorledene te identifiseer nie. Luidens ooggetuies was die bejaarde familielid op daardie oomblik in ‘n erge emosionele toestand omdat sy gevrees het dat die lyk (wat gevind is) moontlik dié van die familielid was wat die plaas vir die egpaar opgepas het.

Volgens haar het die familielid ‘n danspartytjie by ‘n gasteplaas net buite Volksrust bygewoon en het hy nog nie teruggekeer huis toe nie, aangesien hy gedurende sy tyd op die

plaas by haar in haar huis gewoon het. Ooggetuies het later bevestig dat hy wel die partytjie tussen 01:00 en 02:00 Sondagoggend verlaat het.

Eienaardig genoeg het hy ‘n vriend in kennis gestel dat hy veilig tuis was nádat vriende hom by ‘n ongelukstoeneel langs die pad opgetel en by die huis afgelaai het. Hy het na bewering beheer oor sy voertuig op pad plaas toe verloor waarna die voertuig etlike meter ver in die veld tot stilstand gekom het. Dit is glo híér waar vriende van die partytjie op hom afgekom het en hom by die plaashuis, in plaas van die bejaarde familielid se huis, afgelaai het en hy ‘n vriend laat weet het dat hy veilig tuis is.

Wat daarna gebeur het, is nog onbekend. Die polisie en forensiese ondersoekspan is nog besig om die toneel vir leidrade te deursoek. Teen druktyd was die oorsaak van die brand nog onbekend en was die lyk nog nie geïdentifiseer nie.

Die egpaar het intussen Maandag teruggekeer plaas toe en woon vir tyd en wyl by die bejaarde familielid. DK

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Kruispad? Hoe kies ek die regte pad?

‘n Boodskap van die eerstespan Ons as Hoërskool Secunda se eersterug­ byspan kan nie genoeg dankie sê nie! Ons wil hiermee graag, namens die skool se sportspanne, ál die ondersteuners bedank wat jaar na jaar so getrou agter ons staan.

Daar is niks in die wêreld wat ons vir julle kan gee wat gelyk kan staan aan die onder­ steuning wat julle ons bied nie.

Soos ‘n lem ‘n slypsteen nodig het, het ‘n ontwikkelende brein boeke nodig en net só het Hoërskool Secunda hulle ondersteuners nodig. Dit is die steunpilaar agter die skool se sukses en ons is geseën met ouers wat ons aanmoedig om hoër hoogtes te bereik.

Al wat die leerlinge van die skool kan

sê is dankie. Dankie vir ‘n Vader wat ons gebring het waar ons vandag is en vir al die seëninge wat in ons rigting gestuur is.

Dankie vir die ondersteuning wat dag en nag aan ons kant is. Dankie vir die geleent­ hede wat aan ons gegun word en bo alles vir die leiding van die onderwysers wat as voorreg aan ons gegee word.

Sonder die onderwysers en die bestuur van ons skool sal die sport en akademie niks wees nie. Ons as skool bied lojaliteit, trots, geloof en liefde. Ons as skool ‘Glo en Doen’ soos wat ons leuse met trots verkon­ dig. – Eersterugbyspan van Hoërskool Secunda

Jy sal ‘n stem hoor sê: “Hier is die regte pad. Draai om en loop hierlangs.”

(Jesaja 30: 21 NLV) Vind jy jouself dalk vandag te staan voor ’n kruispad in jou lewe? Die besluit wat jy moet neem is lewensveranderend en die verantwoordelikheid om die keuse te maak los jou met ’n knop in die keel wat jy net nie gesluk kan kry nie. Wanneer jy Jesus Christus as jou persoonlike verlosser aangeneem het en glo dat Hy aan die kruis vir jou gesterf het word Hy jou persoonlike GPS of God­ geoutomatiseerde­Pad­Spesialis.

Jesus het aan die “kruis” betaal om verewig al jou “kruispaaie” gelykpaaie te maak, mits jy die “kruis” wat Hy namens jou gedra het opneem en bereid is om Hom heelhartig te volg. As jy verdwaal en jy het ’n GPS in jou voertuig is jy totaal afhanklik van die leiding wat die stem op die GPS­toestel vir jou gee, en meer as soms sal jy weldra jou eindbestemming bereik. Selfs al mis jy ’n afrit, herbereken die GPS outomaties ’n nuwe roete om jou steeds by jou eindbestemming uit te

bring, dit neem net via die herberekende roete effens langer.

Net so is God in Sy drie­enige almag van krag om jou by jou eindbestemming uit te kry, deur Sy alomteenwoordigheid, Sy Heilige Gees wat in jou woon en Sy woord wat belowe dat Hy dit vir jou sal doen. Die Here sê in Psalms 32: 8 in die NLV: “Ek sal jou onderrig en die pad wys waarop jy moet gaan. Ek sal vir jou raad gee, my oog sal op jou wees.

Verder in Spreuke 3:5­6 AFR83 staan daar: “Vertrou volkome op die Here en moenie op jou eie insigte staat maak nie.

Ken Hom in alles wat jy doen en Hy sal jou die regte pad laat loop.” Frustrasie, teleurstelling en ompaaie is altyd die slotsom van iemand wat sonder ’n GPS ’n onbekende pad aandurf en te trots is om te vra vir aanwysings. Net so is die eie­ek wanneer ons voor ’n kruispad te staan kom.

Sien eers die “kruis” en Jesus se perfekte offer vir jou raak, dan sal die “pad” vorentoe vir jou duidelik word, soos Hy elke tree vir jou uitwys.

Voertuig blitsig teruggevind Tydens ‘n huisbraak in Frederickstraat in Meyerville, is selfone en hierdie Ford Fiesta gesteel. In minder as twee ure het Kasselman Veiligheidsdienste die voertuig in Angelierstraat, Stanwest opgespoor. Knap gedaan KVD!

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STANDERTON - Mandri Sutherland, oudStandertonner, het in 2010 aan Hoërskool Ermelo gematrikuleer. Sy het daarna aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch drama gaan studeer en haar gunsteling vakke was Acting, movement en kabaret. Tydens haar finalejaar-kabareteksamen het sy die rol van ‘n ligaamsbouervrou, Verna Koekemoer, vertolk. Sy het dié eksamen Cum Laude geslaag.

Mandri het by legendes soos Antoinette Kellerman, Marthinus Basson, Stian Bam en Nicole Holm geleer en tydens haar universiteitsloopbaan aan produksies soos “Aars!”, “Aantrekkingskrag”, “The Paper Circus”, “Die kleine meermin” en “Die man wat wou wees”, deelgeneem. Sy ontvang na haar drie jaar studie haar B.A. Drama- en

Standerton-akteur gaan gróót

Teaterstudiegraad.

Sy het in 2016 by die Woordfees op Stellenbosch begin werk en gaan tussendeur vir oudisies. Sy is ook vir die eerste keer op kykNET in ‘n televisie-advertensie vir WeChat te sien.

Mandri skep ook haar eie werk. Vanjaar het ‘n groep van vyf oud-dramastudente hul eie marionetmaatskappy, “The Loft Puppet Co”, begin waar hulle hul eie tekste skryf, musiek komponeer en hul eie poppe maak.

Hul eerste produksie “Die onwaarskynlike verhaal van Miko” is reeds verskeie kere in Malmesbury en Wellington opgevoer en die produksie het baie positiewe terugvoer ontvang.

Mandri is ook ‘n straatoptredekunstenaar en tree by kos- en kunsmarkte en kunsgalerye

op. Sy sê dat dit vir haar verskriklik lekker is om ‘n lewende kunswerk te wees. En daar is iets betowerend om op jou eie op te tree en op jouself aangewese te wees.

Sy begin hierdie week aan die Huisgenoot Tempo-toekennings werk, hierdie keer agter die skerms. Voorts sê sy dat sy baie geseënd is om sterk vrouekunstenaars as mentors rondom haar te hê, soos onder andere Saskia Wicomb, dogter van wyle Randall Wicomb.

Saskia maak ongelooflike kostuums wat Mandri tydens haar straatoptredes kan dra.

In ons gesprek met Mandri, sluit sy met hierdie gediggie af: “In die strate van Stellenbosch Sal ek bly loop Met my bloedrooi matriekafskeid rok En vergiettes op die kop” JD

Fired mayor elected as candidate MORGENZON - The ANC has once again proven that it does not take the interest of the public seriously after electing Queen Radebe-Khumalo as a candidate for the upcoming local government elections.

Radebe-Khumalo was fired in 2009 as mayor of Lekwa Local Municipality after she was accused of compromising service delivery, maladministration of funds, and failure to fulfil her duties. She also caused the municipality R520 000 in legal fees after she lost a court case in 2009 for unlawfully ordering the destruction of a Voortrekker Great

Trek Memorial table, contravening the National Heritage Resources Act. The ANC is clearly costing the municipality a lot of money and this will continue under their leadership if returned to power.

Electing a person of such a calibre to be a candidate councillor is an injustice to the community that she is supposed to serve. This shows that the ANC has no intention of tackling issues of service delivery, maladministration, and corruption.

The people of Morgenzon need a reliable ward councillor without any bad records of mismanagement of funds and poor service delivery.

Given her history as mayor of Lekwa, the question is: what is RadebeKhumalo bringing that will change the lives of the people of ward 14?

The DA urges people of Morgenzon to vote for change on 3 August.

Change that will cut corruption, improve service delivery and create jobs. This will improve their lives for the better.

They must go out and vote for a government that will prioritise their need for jobs, shelter, quality education, and standing up against corruption and maladministration of funds. (Written by Councillor Muso Kubheka) JD

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Mandri Sutherland, Standerton se eie aktrise, is deesdae ook in die WeChat TV advertensie op kykNET te sien.

Ermelo dumpsite shows decline ERMELO - The AfriForum branch in Ermelo recently performed an audit at the local dumping site. The result of the audit indicates that the site complies with only 52% of the minimum requirements, but that it is already a big decline on the 82% performance that the site achieved in 2015.

This audit forms part of AfriForum’s national dumping site audit project that evaluates dumping sites on the basis of minimum requirements as set out in the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (No. 59 of 2008).

“The condition of the dumping site weakened quite significantly and presents a big health risk to the community,” says Penny Coetzer, Chairperson of the Environmental Management Portfolio of AfriForum’s Ermelo branch. “The Msukaligwa Local Municipality also possesses the necessary by-law, policy and licence, but has no waste management plan,” says Johann Weber, AfriForum’s Regional Coordinator for Mpumalanga East. JD

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Landmerk in puin gelê

‘n Baie bekende landmerk in Ermelo, die dubbelverdieping houthuis in Lion Cachetstraat, is deur vlamme in puin gelê. Geen beserings of lewensverlies is gerapporteer nie, maar die gebou is totaal verwoes en die inwoners het al hul besittings in die brand verloor.

Die oorsaak van die brand word nog ondersoek. (Foto deur Trudie van der Bank)

Heavy fog causes serious accidents STANDERTON - Some of the occupants of a minibus taxi are fighting for their lives in hospital after the taxi they were travelling in overturned on the R23 between Standerton and Perdekop. According to the police, the accident happened on Saturday, 9 July at about 14:00. The taxi was travelling from Johannesburg to Newcastle when the driver reportedly lost control and the vehicle, overturned and rolled several times, throwing passengers through the windows before it landed on the side of the road. Other motorists at the scene helped to stabilize the injured passengers before police and paramedics arrived at the scene.

It is reported that one person died on the scene and that 13 passengers and the driver were taken to Standerton hospital for treatment. Police report that five passengers were in critical condition and one had to be airlifted to a hospital in Johannesburg.

Seven sustained minor injuries.

The Communication Officer of Perdekop Police Station, Warrant Officer Herry Moloi, confirmed that a case of culpable homicide has been opened against the driver. He will face this charge when he is discharged from hospital. In another incident, on the

R39 route, a car travelling from Standerton in the direction of Ermelo overturned 20 km outside of Standerton and a passenger died on the spot. The driver escaped with serious injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. Captain Johannes Nhlabathi confirmed that the accident happened at about 21:00 on Saturday, 9 July. “The deceased was taken to Standerton government mortuary and a case of culpable homicide was opened for investigation - the driver will be charged when he is discharged from hospital. Police still have to identity the deceased,” Captain Nhlabathi said.

In yet another accident - this time in the early morning hours of Monday, 11 July, one person lost his life when the truck he was a passenger in, collided with a stationary bus on the Volksrust road approximately 10 km outside of Standerton. According to information, the bus broke down and the driver parked it next to the road where after he abandoned the bus.

Due to heavy fog the truck driver did not notice the stationary vehicle in time and drove into the back of the bus. The driver of the truck was evacuated to Standerton Hospital for treatment. DM & JD A truck collided with a stationary bus in heavy fog early on Monday morning. The passenger in the truck died on the scene while the driver was evacuated to hospital for further treatment.

(Photo by Luigi: All city towing)

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16k slaggate word herstel NASIONAAL - Die burgerregteorganisasie AfriForum het gedurende hul nasionale slaggatmaand in Mei bykans 16 000 slaggate teen R2 479 000 landwyd herstel. Al AfriForum se takke het aan dié veldtog deelgeneem en meer as 636 ton teer is gebruik om die herstelwerk te voltooi.

Volgens Marcus Pawson, hoof van plaaslike regering by AfriForum, het die organisasie aanvanklik beplan om 12 000 slaggate teen R2 miljoen te herstel, maar gedurende die verloop van die veldtog gesien dat groter ingryping nodig is. Pawson sê voorts dat dié veldtog AfriForum se tweeledige strategie, naamlik selfdoen en staatsonafhanklikheid, in gemeenskappe versterk het.

“Die strategie behels onder meer dat AfriForum se takke die staat verantwoordelik moet hou om dienste te lewer. Ons takke moet verder sorg dat gemeenskappe selfstandig word deur onder meer selfdoeninisiatiewe.

Om dít te bereik, is regsprosesse teen munisipaliteite dikwels nodig.”

Pawson sê dat munisipaliteite dikwels verskillend op aanmanings en regsaksies reageer.

“Sommige munisipaliteite het voor die afskop van die projek positief op AfriForum se aanmanings gereageer en slaggate óf self herstel óf hul samewerking aan die organisasie gebied. Regsaksie sal teen munisipaliteite wat AfriForum se aanmanings geïgnoreer het, geneem word en alle uitgawes sal teruggeëis word.”

Munisipaliteite wat in reaksie op AfriForum se aanmanings slaggate herstel het, het na raming sowat R1,4 miljoen spandeer en 5 638 slaggate reggemaak. “Ons hoop dat hierdie en soortgelyke veldtogte ʼn positiewe kopskuif by lede van die gemeenskap sal bewerkstellig en tot ʼn verbetering in munisipale dienslewering, maar ook ʼn verhoging in selfdoenprojekte sal lei,” sê Pawson. JD

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The best defense against house robberies NATIONAL - Professor Rudolph Zinn and Brigadier Piet Byleveld shed light on how criminals plan and execute a house robbery, and what can be done to prevent this happening to you.

The best way to prevent a house robbery in South Africa includes keeping small dogs inside your house, electric fences, alarms and security sensors, and employing an armed response service.

This is according to research by professor Zinn from Unisa’s school of Criminal Justice and Police Practice. Zinn concluded indepth interviews with 30 perpetrators who were convicted and incarcerated for aggravated robbery.

What Zinn found was that most house robbers were males in their early twenties, and that they would typically work in groups of four.

On average, each perpetrator admitted to having committed 103 crimes, and their main motivation was economic gain. According to Zinn, criminals select their targets because of wealth. Other demographical factors such as race played no part in the decisions of the perpetrators.

The majority of criminals said they chose targets where they had some sort of inside information, which often involved talking to domestic workers, gardeners, or security guards. Robbers prefer neighborhoods that have many entrance and exit points, with easy access to main roads and where street

security was low or non-existent.

However, low security was not the biggest factor when selecting a target. Instead, criminals first looked for households with valuable items to steal.

Investigator Brigadier Piet Byleveld said keeping a safe can be particularly alluring to criminals, because they see it as containing high-value items. All perpetrators said they would spend time prior to the attack doing surveillance on the targeted residence. Byleveld said criminals are aware of the police and Security Company’s response time, and function within these limits.

The best way to protect your house, said Byleveld, is to install CCTV and to keep small dogs as an early warning system. Byleveld said that to safeguard your home, living in an area with proper access control is valuable.

He also advised screening all your workers, including domestic workers and gardeners, to see if they have criminal records and why they left their previous jobs.

Zinn’s research concurs with Byleveld’s advice, and includes additional security measures like an electric fence, alarm system, security lights, strong doors and security gates. However, Zinn warned that no single security system is sufficient to deter criminals from targeting a house.

Instead, Zinn said multiple layers of security are needed to protect your house against robbers. (Staff writer, MyBroadband) JD Multiple layers of security are needed to protect your house. These may include keeping small dogs inside your house, drawing your curtains at night, the use of panic buttons and to avoid an open view into the house from the garden, street or a neighboring property.

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Man in court for rape STANDERTON - A 30-year-old man was taken into custody after he appeared in court on Friday, 8 July, on allegations of rape.

The SAPS reports that a 26-year-old woman from Extension 6 opened a case of rape against the suspect on Thursday, 7 July.

The suspect was arrested the same day.

In her statement, the victim told the police that she was walking home in Extension 6 on Wednesday, 6 July, at around 21:00 when she met the suspect whom she knows very well.

He reportedly suggested that she should

visit him at his shack. When the woman refused, he allegedly grabbed her and cut her finger with a sharp object, threatening to kill her if she resisted. She also claims that when they got to his shack he forcefully undressed her and raped her several times that night.

According to the police the woman was held there the whole night and released on Thursday, 7 July at 10:00. Captain Nhlabathi confirmed that the suspect will remain in custody while an investigation is ongoing. DM

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Operation “Maintain Law and Order” uncovers many toils STANDERTON - The SAPS from Standerton and Sakhile embarked on a joint-operation called “Maintain Law and Order” during the weekend of 8 and 9 July. About 20 members including the K9 Unit took part in the operation that started on Friday at 16:00 and was continued on Saturday at 14:00.

During the operation, police raided illegal liquor operators, conducted stopand-search procedures and four people were arrested for public drinking and fined R250 each.

Two males were arrested for the possession of drugs and were placed in custody to appear in court on Monday, 11 July.

A house robbery was reported on Sunday, 10 July. According to the police, a resident of Oribi Street in Kosmos Park reported that he woke up at about 03:00 by two unknown thugs in his bedroom where he was sleeping alone.

They ordered him not to look at their faces while they blindfolded him with a scarf. The culprits then reportedly ransacked the house and stole a laptop, a camera, a wallet, and a TV set. He was left unharmed. Captain Johannes Nhlabathi confirmed the incident and said police are investigating the case but no arrests had been made at that point in

time. According to Kasselman Security Services, they saw suspects carrying a television set, while on patrol. Reaction members confronted the suspects and gave chase, during which warning shots were fired. The suspects jumped over several fences during their get-away attempt. All stolen items were recovered.

In another instance, police are investigating a case of burglary at Misemeyelanga Combined School in Platrand. It is reported that unknown thugs broke into the school’s office on Friday, 1 July, and stole a netball kit.

While police are still investigating the case, the thugs have struck again on Sunday, 10 July. It is reported that at about 13:00 when the school caretaker was at church, unknown thugs broke into the office and stole two wheelbarrows, a CD player, several tea cups, and a kettle.

Captain Nhlabathi calls on the residents of Kosmos Park and Flora Park to come for a follow-up meeting to establish safety forums and patrol units. The meeting will take place on Thursday,14 July at the Eskom Hall at 17:00.

He urges all members of the community to come in their numbers because house robberies and house breakings are escalating in the neighbourhood. DM

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Phone 079 496 5963/ 079 508 2665.

La’vie Gastehuis is geleë in die dorp, loopafstand na Standerton Hospitaal en El Condor Spur. Ons bied spesiale tariewe vir langtermyn gaste.

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15 Julie / July 2016

Wat ‘n klug “The Draft Integrated Development Plan for 2016/17 (Lekwa/ Standerton)” het betrekking. Ek het deur die waarnemende burgemeester van Standerton (Honourable executive mayor clr. LBR Dhlamini Lekwa Local Municipality) se “IDP” of die “Geïntegreerde Ontwikkelingsplan vir 2016/2017” gelees. Dit is beskikbaar op die webwerf van die Lekwa munisipaliteit. Hier is my eerlike mening daaromtrent. Dit is getitel: “FINAL DRAFT” – wat dit beteken weet ek nie!

A. Finansies: Wat ‘n ontnugtering was dit nie! Ek kan nie glo dat ‘n persoon wat veronderstel is om leiding te neem so min van finansies en finansiële state weet nie. Ek dink tog sy raadgewers moes hom ingelig het, of weet hulle ook nie? Is daar geen opposisie-party in die raad nie? Weet hulle dalk ook nie?

Daar word in 14 van die 20 punte op bladsy vier verwys na die sogenaamde finansiële suksesse wat deur Lekwa Munisipaliteit behaal is. Om die onkunde en weersprekings uit te lig sal ek slegs ‘n paar daarvan noem. Daar is 201 bladsye van hierdie onwaarhede en openbaring van uiterste onkunde! As ons nie die munisipaliteit reg help (regruk) nie, dink hulle dalk ons weet ook nie!

1. Wat beteken ‘n gekwalifiseerde ouditverslag? Hy spog op bladsy 4 dat: “we have achieved Qualified Audit Reports the last two financial years”. Enige persoon wat graad agt rekeningkunde geslaag het, sal weet dat dit ‘n “ongekwalifiseerde oudit verslag” is waarna almal streef, of soos die handboek dit stel: “An unqualified audit report is regarded as a clean bill of health, the auditor made no exceptions and inserts no qualifications in the report”. As Lekwa dan spog met ‘n gekwalifiseerde ouditeursverslag kan ons raai wat kom! Bankrotskap is ‘n bate? Die waarheid is dat die finansies in so ‘n chaotiese toestand is dat ouditeure net ‘n gekwalifiseerde verslag kon uitreik!

Die ouditeure skryf dus: “Gaan maak hierdie gemors reg!”

2. “We have approved the Revenue Enhancement Strategy in order to account to the community about the finances” Die gemeenskap word in die duister gehou omtrent die belastings wat op hulle wag vir die nuwe finansiële tydperk wat op 1 Julie 2016 in aanvang sal neem. Wie van ons het na die nuwe waardasierol en katogorieë gekyk? Hierin lê ‘n reuse uitdaging vir die nuwe munisipaliteit wat op 3 Augustus aangewys word! Onthou dat die tariewe reeds op 1 Julie 2016 in werking tree! Die waardasierol is ook nie soos deur die wet vereis word, beskikbaar nie!

3. “We are working with the community to strengthen the work of self-organized formations such as burial, stockvels, .... to deepen democracy”. Die finansiële onkunde is weer hier ter sprake. ‘n Demokrasie wat versterk word as ‘n privaat-onderneming deur die munisipaliteit (lees kaders) oorgeneem word? Begrafnisondernemers in Standerton het al begin tande wys na munisipale organisasies wat meeding met privaat instansies. Slegs ‘n gedeelte van die gemeenskap word betrek by besluitneming en alle minderhede (al betaal hulle 80% van die belasting), word misken. ‘n Stokvel en piramideskema is soortgelyk aan mekaar. Wanneer een skakel platval, stort alles inmekaar! Waar kom demokrasie in hierdie verband ter sprake?

4. “We have found a developer to develop ... multistorey shopping Mall , filling station and Hotel with guaranteed job opportunities” Hier is weer ‘n voorbeeld

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van die munisipaliteit wat besighede (sakemanne en belastingbetalers) misken. Waar gaan die belasting heen?

Ondersoek moet deurlopend plaasvind om te verseker dit word nie as “kader ontwikkeling” geoormerk nie. Op bladsy 56 word gesê: “8. Budget must be in line with and respond to IDP & socio-economic challenges”. Waar kom die geld vandaan?

5. “We have completed Ubuhle Siyazenzele Chicken broiler project in Morgenzon and is functional as of now”.

As ons nou na die projekte in Morgenzon (Wyk14) bladsy 74 tot 76 kyk, sien ons onder “Completed. Projects” dat daar nie so ‘n projek gelys word nie. Daar is wel ‘n projek gelys: “Cemeteries to be fenced and toilets to be erected” en die status: “Not achieved, due to financial constraints”. By nadere ondersoek blyk dit dat selfs die landbouskool daar, niks weet van hierdie uitgawe nie. Op bladsy 57: “We will complete the Ubunhle Chicken Project!”

B. Noodsaaklike Bestuursfunksies: Die lewens van alle Lekwa inwoners word bedreig deur onkundige en onbevoegde munisipale bestuurders!

Rioolwater skeppers! Die stand en betekenis van die “Greendrop” en “Bluedrop” statusse: (Item nr 2.13 en Item 2.14 handel oor hierdie statusse) , en die verslag bevat slegs twee grafieke wat nie verder omskryf of verklaar word nie.

As ek nie reeds 16 jaar betrokke was by die watervalforum nie, sou ek my seker ook hierdeur laat mislei het.. Wat hierdie statusse verteenwoordig kan egter gesien word as moord op belastingbetalers!

Die ANC-gesinde department van water en sanitasie verklaar: (direk verkry uit: Regulatory Impression (Website: Bluedrop Water services Authority p369) “It is regrettable that, once again, the Department of Water and Sanitation found the drinking water quality management practices within the Lekwa Local Municipality to be unacceptable. There was also a notable decline in Blue Drop score compared to the 2012 report. There appears to be a challenge related to management capacity, as the Municipality was not able to provide any information to the inspectors during the assessment. The only information that has been assessed was accessed from the BDS where only the Water Safety Plan dated 2011 is available. Although compliance monitoring data has been uploaded, the municipality has not registered any monitoring programmes against which compliance can be assessed. Monitoring is not compliant with the requirements of SANS 241!

“As was mentioned in the 2012 report, a management commitment regarding the Blue Drop Programme is lacking, and the Blue Drop scores could be improved if a responsible person within the Municipality takes accountability for ensuring compliance with the required criteria. The overall 2014 Risk Rating for Lekwa is 71% which translates into the 6 th worse performance out of the 18 WSAs in Mpumalanga. Note that this value is based on the 3 specific areas indicated below and shows concerns (medium to critical risks) for both systems for Process Control (which risks reflect compliance in terms of draft Regulation 813), Drinking Water Quality and Risk Management..

Based on the above Audit results, the DWS has serious concerns on the poor microbiological drinking water quality and the resultant risk to consumers of the Morgenzon and Standerton water supply systems. These concerns have to be addressed as a matter of urgency and drinking water quality results and appropriate actions must be communicated to consumers should the water be found to be unfit for human consumption.

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Wat ‘n vernedering en vermorsing vir die munisipaliteit!

Meer as dit wil ek nie sê nie!. Hier word mense stadig vergiftig! Is dit dalk die rede vir die oorvol hospitaal in Standerton? Dit is ook die rede waarom Standerton se rangorde op bladsy 35 (2.8 Health indicators) onleesbaar gemaak is!

C. Die GOV-verslag in die algemeen: Al wat ek omtrent hierdie verslag kan sê is: “Mené, mené, tekél ufarsin” (die vertaling kan u vind in die Bybel, Daniёl 5 verse 24 tot 28). Ek hoop u sal dit gaan lees en die toepassing spreek dan vanself.

Hoe beskryf ek hierdie misleidende, onvolledige en oneerlike verslag in ‘n paar woorde? Net oningeligte persone, wat nooit met enige bestuursaksies te doen gehad het nie, sal hierdie wanvoorstelling ernstig opneem of enige statistiek hierin geloofwaardig vind. Waarom hierdie stelling?

1. Die statistiek in hierdie verslag het nêrens enige verwysing (omtrent die oorsprong van data) sodat dit geverifieer kan word nie. Die voorbeeld van die slaagpunte van matriekleerlinge in Lekwa, wat ‘n slaagsyfer van 84,5% weergee(bladsy 33 van die verslag), word weerspreek deur die “Dept. of Basic Education Mpumalanga” se syfers ( 65,56% vir Lekwa East en 90,85% vir Lekwa West) wat dan ‘n “Passrate for 2015” van 82,6% gee!). Trouens dit is ‘n verswakking van bykans 8% teenoor die 2014 syfer toe dit 84,7% was. Hoeveel meer leuens word hier as die waarheid opgedis? Wat dink die raad van Lekwakiesers en belasting betalers?

2. Die afdeling wat in die inhoudsopgawe as: “2.29 CRITICAL QUESTIONS – RESPONSE FROM MUNICIPALITY” genoem word, ontbreek in totaliteit.

Enigeen sal weet waarom dit gebeur, dit is nie net ‘n fout nie!. Dit is weggelaat omdat dit die ANC verder sal verneder!

3. Geen melding word gemaak van boere (droogte/ veiligheid/werkverskaffing/behuising) in die “rural areas (ward 9, 12 and 14) “ nie. Dat daar ‘n total van R 3mil + R1,1mil + R3,2 mil (p 67,p70,p73,p77, ens.) aan windpompe en boorgate bestee is, word betwyfel en dit sal met tyd geverifieer word. Volgens hierdie verslag is ‘n totaal van 45 boorgate gesink en vir ‘n verdere 63 begroot? Waar is die koördinate van hierdie reuse uitgawes? Wie het dit die 108 boorgate aangevra en wie monitor dit? Hoeveel is droog en hoeveel gaan verdwyn in die nuwe jaar? Mobiele toilette word ook by die honderde genoem, sonder verdere besonderhede! Dit sal ook verdwyn.

Dit word egter vermeld dat hierdie areas (Wyke 9, 12 en 14) die hoogste werkloosheid van 39,5% (Wyk 14) het (p 30 2.4 Labour indicators). Dit wil dus voorkom of die boere die sosiale verpligting van die munisipaliteit oorneem en aan die mense voeding en behuising verskaf – sonder vergoeding!. Ons sal dit ook ondersoek.

Daar word (p 31: Labour Indicators – Employment by industry) gemeld dat die Landbou 24,4% bydra tot die ekonomie van Standerton. Dit is die hoogste van alle sektore, maar geen erkenning word hieraan gegee nie. Die gans wat die goue eiers lê, word nou geslag!

In hierdie ontwikkelingsplan word grof met die waarheid omgegaan. Is dit uit onkunde of omdat daar geen positiewe bydrae is om te maak nie? Hoe sal ons hiervan weet as daar nie ‘n raadslid is wat ons saak dien en op die hoogte hou van sake nie? Ek dink een of meer lede van die Vryheidsfront Plus kan dalk ‘n reuse verskil maak!

Attie Jankowitz, VF+ Kandidaat in Standerton

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Laaste kortpad wedvlug vir duiwe

STANDERTON - Die afgelope naweek se wedvlug vanaf Dewetsdorp, ‘n afstand van ongeveer 385 kilometer, was ook die einde van die kortpad wedvlugte.

Norden Lombard het weereens skoonskip gemaak deur albei wedvlugte soos verlede week te wen.

Standerton Posduifklub se uitslae was as volg (in die jaaroud-afdeling): Norden Lombard (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11 en 18), Robert Scott (6, 8 en 23), John Vienings (9, 13, 14 en 30), Geelbos (10, 15 en 22), Marius Esterhuizen (12, 19 en 20), Ben Steyn (17 en 25), David van der Linde (21), Danie van Staden (24) en Drikus Odendaal (26, 27, 28

en 29).

Die wenspoed was 1257.53 meter per minuut (75.4 km/h).

In die ope-afdeling was dit Norden Lombard (1, 9, 13, 22, 23 en 25), Robert Scott (2, 4 en 14), John Vienings (5, 26 en 30), Marius Esterhuizen (6 en 21), David van der Linde (7, 15, 17 en 20), Ben Steyn (10 en 24), Geelbos (11 en 12), Danie van Staden (16, 18, 28 en 29), Johan Marneweck (19) en Drikus Odendaal (27). Hier was die wenspoed 1228.25 meter per minuut (73.6 km/h).

Die volgende wedvlug sal op 16 Julie vanaf Smithfield plaasvind. JD

Laerskool Standerton se redenaarspan het vanjaar die algehele tweedeplek tydens vanjaar se Super 8-redenaarskompetisie by Hoër Volkskool Heidelberg opgeraap en 112 sprekers van verskeie grootskole aangedurf. Agter, van links na regs, is mnr Rudi Hamman (hoof), Cara van Niekerk, Arista Riekert, Mia Vermaak, me Madeleine van den Berg (afrigter) en me Iana Stroebel (afrigter). In die middel is Rhico van der Walt, Jacobus Cronjé, Ludwig Venter, Yogini Jayram, Michael Kalell en Driaan van Niekerk. Voor is Zietske Bailey, Greeve Koen, Anja Koen en Xander Bailey.

Nico vertrek na Algiers

Nico van den Berg van Sasol Stoeiklub is onlangs opgeneem in die Suid-Afrikaanse juniorstoeispan. Hier staan hy in sy Junior Proteakleure, Maandagaand, 12 Julie, by die OR Tambo-lughawe net voor sy vertrek na Algiers waar hy aan die Afrika Kampioenskap gaan deelneem. Nico sal Sondag, 17 Julie, sy land verteenwoordig.

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Ruben toer na die VSA

STANDERTON - Ruben Hohls, ‘n oud-leerling van Hoërskool Standerton, was vanaf 3 tot 12 Julie deel van die Harlequin Renegadesklub se sewesrugbyspan wat na Dallas in Texas getoer het. Aanvanklik was die kostes vir die toer ‘n probleem, maar Ruben het deurgedruk en ‘n borg vir die helfte van die toergeld gekry. Familie en vriende het die res van die kostes bymekaar gebring. ‘n Groot verassing was toe hy op die lughawe ‘n geskenk van $180 ontvang.

Die span het Sondag, 3 Julie, vanaf Johannesburg na Amsterdam vertrek vanwaar hulle na Detroit City en toe na Dallas moes reis.

Die twee afrigters en 14 spelers het in ‘n hotel tuisgegaan en is een aand deur oud-Suid-Afrikaners vir ete getrakteer. Agt spanne neem deel aan die toernooi op 8 en 9 Julie in Queenspark. Die Harlequin’s het drie wedstryde die eerste dag gespeel en twee daarvan gewen.

Ruben het uitgeblink en twee drieë vir sy span gedruk. Die SA All Stars wen Tiger Academy van die VSA en word as die wenners van die Dallas 7’s aangewys. Die Harlequin Renegades, waarvan Ruben deel vorm, het algeheel derde geëindig.

Die span het hul terugtog Suid-Afrika toe aangepak maar ‘n storm het veroorsaak dat die span hul KLM-vlug verpas. Delta Airlines het tot hul redding gekom en vlieg toe die span, via Lagos, terug na Johannesburg, waar hulle Dinsdagoggend net na 05:00 veilig geland het. JD Ruben Hohls het vanaf 3 tot 12 Julie as deel van die Harlequin Renegades sewesrugbyspan na Dallas getoer waar hy twee drieë vir sy span aanteken. Altesaam agt spanne het om die Dallas 7’s titel meegeding en die Harlequin Renegades eindig algeheel derde.

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Bogey draws familiar faces

Netbalbokkies weer tuis

Standerton Country Club played host to another successful Bogey competition on Saturdag, 9 July. The complete list of results are as follows: Lourie Nel (-6), Patrizia Lombard (0), Aldo Arnaldi (-1), Deon Grimsell (0), Ronald Kinnear (-3), Jacques Scholtz (+5), Hannes Vermaak (+1), Casper Roux (0), Jaco Sutherland (-4), Innocent Dladla (-3) and Quintin Martin, with a score of -3, aiming his way to the green.

Kayla Cubitt (links) en Kristin Nortjé (regs) het vanaf 4 tot 8 Julie aan die jaarlikse Bokkieweek in Kroonstad deelgeneem.

Dit was die eerste keer dat Kayla (onder Kaptein) en Melinda de Villiers (albei o-16) aan hierdie byeenkoms deelgeneem het, maar vir Kristin (o-14) was dit reeds die tweede keer. Hierdie drie Standerton-sterre het 15 netbalwedstryde tydens die toer gespeel en behalwe vir stywe spiere, geen beserings opgedoen nie. Die hardste wedstryd was teen Suid-Oos Transvaal waar hulle met 14 doele teenoor 15 verloor het en die lekkerste wedstryd was teen Verre Noord. Al die spelers het na afloop van die Bokkieweek sertifikate ontvang en wag nog in spanning vir die amptelike uitslae. By hulle staan Melony Degenaar, spanbestuurder en hoofkeurder van die o-16 span. Melinda de Villiers was nie beskikbaar toe die foto geneem is nie.

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Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News

15 Julie / July 2016

Standertonners laat hul teenstanders brúl STANDERTON - Die rugbyspanne van Carolina en Witbank het die afgelope naweek ‘n behoorlike loesing by die fikse spelers van Standerton Rugbyklub ontvang toe albei klubs druipstert ná die derde uitspeelwedstryde in die Hoëveldliga huis toe is.

Die kragmetings is Saterdag, 9 Julie, op Hoërskool Standerton se A-veld beslis en het reeds tydens die eerste wedstryd se eerstehelfte kookpunt bereik toe Standerton Rugbyklub se tweedespan swaarde met Carolina gekruis het en 26-5 voorgeloop het. Die Carolina-manne kon net nie die wa deur die drif trek nie en moes ná die 80 minuut-speeltyd met ‘n nederlaag van 5-79 tevrede wees.

Die Standertonners het deurgaans vir skouspeloomblikke gesorg en met ‘n totaal van 13 drieë, gedurig by die doellyn baljaar. Punte is deur die volgende spelers aangeteken: JT Eksteen (een drie), Eddison Mputhi (drie drieë), Ocker Brits (twee drieë), Dwayne Lake (twee drieë), Fanafuthi Motloung (drie drieë) en Brendan Coetzee (twee drieë en vier skoppe).

Die eerstespanstryd was egter meer spannend toe Standerton Rugbyklub se eerstespan met die Witbank ‘Hurricanes’ afgereken het. Hier het Standerton Rugbyklub wéér hul staal gewys en in die eerste paar minute reeds vir ‘n spogdrie gesorg. Alhoewel die Hurricanes braaf terugbaklei het, was hulle teen rustyd 12-28 agter.

Standerton Rugbyklub het die tweedehelfde met dieselfde tempo afgeskop en weer in die

Standerton Rugbyklub het die afgelope naweek ‘n segetog tydens die derde uitspeelwedstryde van die Hoëveldliga beleef. Die eerstespan het die Witbank ‘Hurricanes’ 45-12 geklop, terwyl die tweedespan vir Carolina 79-5 laat les opsê het. Pieter Brits, eerstespanhaker, het twee drieë vir sy span aangeteken.

eerste paar minute punte aangeteken. Die Hurricanes kon as gevolg van die Standertonners se sterk verdediging geen punte in die tweede 40 minute aanteken nie en ‘n oorwinning van 45-12 aan Standerton Rugbyklub besorg. Willem Martin, Llewellyn van der LindeBotha, Juan Pieterse, JC Schambriel en Erik Heymans het almal een drie vir Standerton Rugbyklub aangeteken, terwyl Pieter Brits twee drieë en Riaan Groenewald vyf skoppe tot die oorwinning bygedra het.

Albei Standerton-spanne dring deur om eerskomende naweek teen Ermelo se eerste- en tweedespan vir die Hoëveldfinaal uit te draf. Die wedstryde sal weer eens op Hoërskool Standerton se A-veld beslis word en skop om 14:30 met die tweedespanne af. Daar sal versnaperinge te koop wees en enigeen is welkom om die kragmetings by te woon.

Ben Vorster is beskikaar by 083 650 3465 vir enige navrae oor die finaal en vir meer inligting oor Standerton Rugbyklub se ondersteunersbaadjies wat beskikbaar is vir enigeen om te koop. DK