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21 February 2014
GLM stumbles Fear lessl y the tr uth
The Auditor General of Limpopo must be Incorrect information in the cash flow very frustrated with the financial perfor- statement was given to the AG, while the mance of the Greater Letaba Municipal- quarterly budget report was not submitted ity, where the acting chief financial officer to council as required by the Municipal Fiseems to be struggling with the books. nance Management Act (MFMA). The annuLooking back at the oversight report for al report was not published as required, etc. the 2011/2012 financial year when the GLM This year’s decision by the AG not to comreceived an adverse report from the AG, it ment on the GLM’s annual report appapoints out several cases in which the mis- rently came as no surprise to the ratepayers takes of the previous year were not rectified of Modjadjiskloof. as was undertaken by the council. • In last week’s report on the new car for To mention but a few, the municipality the mayor we failed to mention that the failed to submit relevant documents con- purchase of the vehicle was not even on the cerning licenses and permits to the AG. The budget as required by the MFMA. valuation role was incomplete. The management did Bulletin’s Joy Mojela attended the crowning in not address the impairment Nkowankowa of a first ever pageant and on page of accounts in its corrective 5 her report of the event can be read plan, while an unreconciled difference of R2,5 million on the property, plant and equipment vote was not corrected. Payables to the Mopani District Municipality (MDM) has been overstated and receivables understated. The AG also pointed out irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure and that the Left: Miss Greater Tzaneen Royal municipality failed to comNobility was Mahlatsi Modjadji. ply with the regulations. First princess is Jinah Makumbila
Letsitele se renosterslagting Gee aan eienaars van renosters die geleentheid om self met die horingverslaafdes te onderhandel. Dan word die stropers uitgeskakel en die spesie bly behoue. Dit is die nuutste standpunt onder wildboere, nadat die karkasse van nog twee renosters op ‘n plaas tussen Letsitele en Gravelotte dié week gevind is. Die ontstellende foto hierbo is van een van die diere wat Woensdagnag gestroop is. Boere wat nog die waagmoed het om renosters in oop veld aan te hou, raak soos die diere al minder, terwyl die horingsmokkelaars se beursies bult, sê mnr Ian Otto, bestuurder van een van die Mahela Boerdery-plase waar die
renosters gevind is. Hy het met bitterheid vertel dat dit die vierde keer in vyf jaar is dat renosterstropers op die plaas toegeslaan het. Elke keer was dit twee op ‘n slag, behalwe verlede jaar, toe die renosters gespaar gebly het. Hy sê spore is gevolg, maar dit het by die teerpad-aansluiting verdwyn. “Ons het die karkasse gedissekteer op soek na patroonpunte, maar niks gekry nie. Niemand op die plaas het enige skote gehoor nie en daar was ook nie patroondoppies op die toneel nie.” Hy sê elke groep renosterstropers het hul eie metode van optrede. Hoe minder bewysstukke agtergelaat word, hoe groter is hul
geloofwaardigheid in die smokkelkringe. Karkasse word op sekere maniere gemerk, wat die stroper se identiteit aan die horingkoper verklaar. Volgens Otto sal die renosterslagting net uitgeroei kan word as die stroper uit die mark geskakel word. As die plaaseienaar die reg van toegang tot die horingmark kry, sal dit uiteindelik die prys daarvan so laat daal dat dit nie meer vir die stroper lonend sal wees nie. Dan baat die eienaar finansieël daarby en die renosters bly lewe. Die horing groei voortdurend, wat meebring dat daar altyd voorraad sal wees in ‘n renoster se leeftyd van veertig jaar of langer..
(right) and the second princess is Zanele Machimana.
Left: Vulani Thuketana was crowned as The Miss Teen Greater Tzaneen Royal Nobility. First princess is Minkateko Mabuza (left), and the second princess is Nsovo Manzini (right).