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Damn lies!
Fear lessl y the tr uth
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Damn lies!
Fear lessl y the tr uth
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.
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.
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.
PART 2
Whilst the spokesman for the GTM is crying foul after our report of two weeks ago (see graphic herewith), they have failed in their dispute to refute our report.
Fire, Bullets and Stones: Malamulele burns
Photos by Orlando Chauke
Montina-plase deur grondeise ingesluk Nagenoeg 8 000 ha, wat verskeie plase van Montina Boerdery beslaan, gaan vir R250 miljoen aan die regering verkoop word, na die goedkeuring van grondeise deur die departement van landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming. Dit is een van die grootste transaksies in grondeise wat tot dusver in die land goedgekeur is. Volgens die departement se woordvoerder,
mnr Nicholas Magada, is verskeie grondeise op Montina-plase van grondhervormingskomitees ontvang. Die eise is onlangs goedgekeur en onderhandelings met die eienaar, mnr Kaspaas Pohl, is reeds in ‘n gevorderde stadium. Magada sê die departement sal met die oorname beamptes op die grond ontplooi, vir die opleiding van werkers, ontwikkeling van infrastruktuur en mentorskap — sodat voedselproduksie op die
plase suksesvol voortgesit kan word. Pohl sê egter die onderhandelings kan nog lank duur. Benewens implemente wat nog ter sprake moet kom, wil hy eers seker maak dat die grond behoorlik benut sal word. Montina word gereken die tweede grootste tamatieprodusent in die land na ZZ2 te wees. Saam lewer ZZ2 en Montina meer as 50% van Suid-Afrika se tamaties.
Breaking Tzn vrou oorleef 38 messteke Lees die berig op www.bulletin.us.com News
‘Kerkterrein’ vir plakkers bl 5
Skoolkluis met plofstof beroof Astrante diewe het Maandagoggend vroeg by die Hoërskool Merensky se administratiewe gebou ingebreek en met sowat R9 000 en drie skootrekenaars weggekom. Danksy die vinnige optrede van ‘n sekuriteitsfirma moes die inbrekers vinnig padgee voor hulle groter skade kon aanrig. Die skoolhoof, mnr Magnus Steyn, sê hy is iewers tussen 02:00 en 03:00 deur ‘n dowwe slag wakker gemaak omdat hy ‘n ligte slaper is, maar het gedink dis ‘n boom wat iewers omgewaai het. Om 02:55 het lede van Northern Security hom meegedeel dat by die skool se kluis ingebreek is. ‘n Kitsbank in dieselfde gebou is ook oopgebreek en kantore se laaie is geplunder. Die polisie is ontbied, maar hulle het nie brandstof in die voertuie gehad nie en Die venster dra die letsels van die krag van die ontploffing. Mnr Steyn, hoof van MHS staan regs het eers later daar opgedaag. Hulle sou die oggend om 07:00 ‘n opvolgbesoek onder die venster waardeur toegang verkry is. Nog fotos op webtuiste: www.bulletin.us.com bring, maar was teen 09:00 nog nie op
Rural areas: FREE • Platteland: GRATIS
1 November 2013
Another set of lies! This seems to be the alarming trend by local governments in presenting explanations and so-called facts when sensitive information is being investigated by the Bulletin. A mere two weeks after we had published an attorney’s emphatic refutal of “facts” presented to us by the Greater Tzaneen Municipality, the Mopani District Municipality’s explanation of what is happening regarding the transfer of health inspectors from the provincial department to the MDM, does not tally with new credible information that we have obtained.
Questionable statements by the MDM 1 “The allegations that we received R20 million from the department of health to specifically deal with the devolution of environmental health inspectors are not true”. 2 The MDM ignored our statement that 28 new vehicles that had been purchased for the inspectors to execute their duties, are collecting dust. 3 “… a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between us and the department of health has been concluded and it will be signed soon…”
Credible information obtained by Bulletin
die toneel nie. Volgens Steyn het die inbrekers ‘n waterdrom by die venster reg oor die kluis staangemaak en ingebreek. Hierna het hulle die swaar kluisdeur met plofstof oopgeskiet. Hulle het ook ‘n kleiner kluis binne die hoofkluis getakel, maar kon dit nie oop kry nie. Hierna het hulle die finansieskantoor en dié van ‘n departementshoof omgekrap op soek na geld, voor hulle die kitsbank in die sekretaresses se kantoor van binne oopgebreek het. Steyn sê dit is opmerklik dat die diewe presies geweet het waar die kluis is. Hulle is met dieselfde roete weer uit die gebou. Die skoolterrein het hoë heinings en toegang word deur hekwagte beman. Dit dui daarop dat hulle die terrein te voet binnegekom het. Volgens Steyn is die geboue goed beveilig, maar ‘n paar veranderings sal gedoen word om inbrake soos dié te voorkom.
1 Sorry, MDM, you’re right, your denial that you did not receive R20m from the department is correct. According to the latest information, however, the R20m is in fact R60m (since it was R20m per year from 2010). May we refer you to the National Treasury for affirmation of the R60 million. 2 Added perspective: the vehicles are not being utilised for official purposes. If used officially, the inspectors would be eligible for limited private use (as a taxable fringe benefit). However, the vehicles have been and still are used as private transport. In that sense, we suppose, they are not collecting dust. According to a an official letter from the department of health dated 12 December 2011 another dimension of the vehicle situation unfolded, regarding the head of department’s refusal to approve the official use of the vehicles. 3 According to our information the Section 78 investigation was until very recently still outstanding, preventing the parties from entering into any binding agreement (causing the long unnecessary delay). Has it been done now? The investigation by the Bulletin of this debacle, is ongoing, and we will report to you on further findings.
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