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The Lie
The Facts
The Greater Tzaneen Municipality is perpetuating a blatant lie regarding “non-issues” surrounding the construction of the controversial Sasekani/ Nkowankowa road. The Bulletin appears to have been deliberately misled about the truth surrounding the project. Last week the Bulletin reported on the project, after consultation with the GTM through its spokesperson, Mr Neville Ndlala. In their reply to our enquiry the GTM “confirmed that the construction resumed”. Ndlala added that “all disputes have been resolved and that nothing would disturb the project again”.
On Friday, shortly after the Bulletin hit the streets we made further enquiries and were directed by representatives of MacP Construction to their attorney, Mr Louis Erasmus. We consulted with Erasmus, who explained to us that the direct opposite of the reported GTM claim was in fact true. “There are numerous disputes between the GTM and MacP which forms the subject matter of a current and ongoing arbitration”, he explained, and accentuated that these disputes have not been resolved. He stated that a senior advocate has already been appointed as arbitrator in this matter. “Pleadings have been exchanged and closed. We anticipate the arbitration hearing to take place during January or February next year in Pretoria.”
Rural areas: FREE • Platteland: GRATIS
18 Oktober 2013
Een van Tzaneen se bekende karakters, die gerespekteerde en susesvolle sakeman Koos Smit van die SmitGarrun/Koos & Riekie Smitgroep het sy eie lugredery op die been gebring en hy is die hoofvlieënier. As dit nou Gekkedag was, kon ons hier met die storie opgehou het... Maar binne op bladsy 11 is daar nog foto’s en word die verhaal van die bekwame vlieënier en die redery voluit geopenbaar.
Me Desiree van der Walt, bekende plaaslike politikus, is Dinsdag in Mokopane in hegtenis geneem, tydens ‘n voorval wat aan ‘n sirkus herinner. Meer hieroor op bl 10.
Die driemanskap wat tien jaar gelede die projek gedryf het om ‘n private hospitaal in Tzaneen te vestig, dr Sarel Spies, adv Piet de Jager, en dr Ig van Rensburg is hier by sanger Matthys Roets. Meer hieroor op bl 15.
Fire, Bullets and Stones: Malamulele burns
Photos by Orlando Chauke