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Members of the Sebokeng community united in remembering the people that lost their lives during the 1991 Zone 7 Night Vigil Massacre.

ZONE 7 NIGHT VIGIL MASSACRE

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Remembered 28 years later!

CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND LINKS TO BURSARIES! PAGE 7

COLLIN CASTRO’S NEW E.P RELEASED! PAGE 6

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2ND SIDWELL MABOE FESTIVE GAMES IN RATANDA! PAGE 12

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Truck stolen in Benoni recovered within 2 hours!

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Have your say on Hate Speech Bill South Africans have until 31 January 2019 to make their voices heard on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.

The Bill aims to provide for the offence of hate crime and the offence of hate speech and: • Provide for the prosecution of persons who commit those offences; • Provide for appropriate sentences that may be imposed on persons who commit hate crime and hate speech offences; • Provide for the prevention of hate crimes and hate speech and • Provide for the reporting on the implementation, application and administration of this Act. “The purpose of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill is, among other things, to give effect to the obligations in terms of the constitution and international hu-

A man suspected of having been involved in the bombing of a cashin-transit van belonging to Fidelity Security Group in early November 2018 at Tshongweni Section in Katlehong where an EMPD (Ekurhuleni Metro) officer was seriously wounded was arrested on Monday, January 7 at Zonkezizwe township.

When information about the suspect was received the operational team comprising of the EMPD Public Order Policing Task Team, Gauteng CI and Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation members with Magma Investigation members (a private firm) was

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man rights instruments concerning racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in accordance with international law obligations,” said Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee chairperson Madipoane Refiloe Moremadi Mothapo.

The committee invited stakeholders and interested persons to submit written submissions on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.

Submissions must be received by no later than 31 January 2019 and submitters must indicate their interest in making a verbal presentation. Public hearings will be held in Parliament.

Submissions and enquiries must be directed to Mr V Ramaano, Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 3rd Floor, 90 Plein Street, Cape Town, 8000 or emailed to vramaano@parliament.gov.za.

activated and the process of closely monitoring the suspect commenced.

“On Monday morning, the suspect was spotted and the operational team cornered him whereupon an AK47 with two magazines and sixty live rounds as well as a 9mm pistol with filed off serial numbers were recovered in his car and at his house at Sunrise Ext. II in Zonkizizwe,” confirmed EMPD spokesperson Wilfred Kgasago.

The arrested suspect who is in his early forties was locked up at Zonkizizwe police station. He was expected to appear in the Heidelberg Magistrate’s Court soon.

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A Toyota Hino truck disappeared on the morning of Wednesday, 09 January around 6AM at Chloorkop in Midrand.

Tracker SA relayed the message to the EMPD (Ekurhuleni Metro) Equestrian Unit members, who were able to locate the truck in Benoni and arrested the suspect two hours later. A 40 year old male found behind the wheel of the stolen Hino truck was immediately handcuffed.

“The Equestrian Unit promptly went into action after receiving the information and picked up the signal of the stolen truck’s movement on Pretoria Road in Benoni where it was cornered and the driver arrested,” said Wilfred Kgasago, EMPD Spokesperson.

The suspect was detained at Crystal Park police station charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle. He is expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court soon.

EMPD S.W.A.T recover vehicle within 30 minutes!

On Thursday, 10 January around 05h30 the Ekurhuleni Metro SWAT police received a call for a Hyundai H100 that was stolen during a business robbery in Isando.

The SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) members responded swiftly and recovered the stolen vehicle at a shopping centre parking lot in Spruitview at 6AM. “Immediately after receiving the call the SWAT members followed the GPS coordinates which led them to the Spruitview Shopping Centre where the Hyundai was recovered just before 6am. The vehicle was found abandoned with its dashboard badly damaged,” said Chief Superintendent Wilfred M. Kgasago of the EMPD.

The recovered vehicle was taken to SAPS Van Ryn Deep pound for safekeeping and further investigations after the formalities on the scene were completed. In-depth investigations by the law enforcement agencies are underway to apprehend the perpetrators of the crime.

The recovered AK47, magazines, ammunition and a 9mm pistol plus the arrested suspect.

Sebokeng massacre remembered after 28 years!

“HISTORY SUBJECT TO BE COMPULSORY IN ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS BY 2023!” - CLLR MAIKANE While many South Africans were focused on the first day of school on Wednesday (January 9), the Sedibeng community held a commemorative memorial lecture about the Zone 7 Sebokeng Night Vigil Massacre.

The Sedibeng District Municipality hosted the event at the Mafatsane Hall in Evaton.

The dark day which took place on the 12 January 1991, was set in Sebokeng’s Zone 7 section at Chris Nangalembe’night vigil. Comrades and mourners were gunned down mercilessly. More than 40 people lost their lives, with 30 injured.

The memorial lecture was delivered on behalf of District Mayor Busi Modisakeng by Cllr Zaza Maikane. Opening with words by Credo Mutwa, “No Matter how dark the night may seem to be, No matter how angry the thunder storm, there is always a ray of light that can pierce those thunder clouds and that can make the night turn into day.”

Councillor Maikane said the famous words of Credo Mutwa remind us, families and survivors that there is always a ‘ray of light’ and that is found inside the hearts of those who survived that fateful

night. She sent her deepest condolences to the community. In her speech, Cllr Maikane said she is reminded that the study of History has become a compulsory subject in the country’s classrooms and will soon replace Life Orientation for Grade 10 to 12 in 2023. She quoted the words of Education minister, Angie Motshekga to tell the community that events like the Zone 7 Massacre will be taught in public high schools soon.

“Indeed, our children and grandchildren will have an opportunity to learn, remember and honour the contribution of men and women of Zone 7 Night Vigil Massacre. They will, as we are, to never take our democracy for granted,” she said.

Along with this day of remembrance, the Sedibeng district has quite a number of important days and historical days in our region such as Human Rights Day (21 March), the Boipatong Massacre, the Signing of the Constitution, and the Vaal Uprisings to name a few.

All these historical days are not only important to remind ourselves and share with others, but the realize the selfless contributions of our heroes and heroines

during our dark past.

After the memorial lecture, guests lit up candles and sang sombre hymns that bought tears to many who remember their lost loved ones.

Young people from the community were present and were urged to invite each other to attend such events, which impart their history from the source.

A documentary of the Sebokeng Zone 7 Night Vigil Massacre was played for the guests and it showed a detailed account of what happened.

In attendance were members of the Sedibeng Government, Khulumani Sup-

port Group, local religious and traditional leaders, families and the survivors of the massacre.

The documentary features all the surviving comrades and mourners, religious leaders, community members who share their sides of the story where 42 people were murdered and many injured 28 years ago.

On Friday morning, the Sedibeng District Municipality will head to the Evaton cemetery to pay homage to the victims of the Zone 7 Night Vigil Massacre and host yet another official event at the Masakeng Zone 7.

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Moporofeta Mboro o fane ka thepa ea mohaho bakeng sa baahi ba Sebokeng!

Entries For Ekurhuleni Kiddies Games Open!

The City of Ekurhuleni invites all nursery schools to register for participation in this years’ edition of the Ekurhuleni Kiddies games, free of charge.

Closing date for the registration is set for Thursday, 31 January 2019.

Each pre-school is required to register a team of 10 participants consisting of five girls and five boys between the ages of four and six years old.

Registered pre-schools will kickoff the competition at the area games level, set to begin in February, with the Eastern and Southern regions beginning on 18 February and the Northern region set for 12 February.

Activities in this year’s games include ball throwing, ball hopping, ring throwing, ball kicking, and ball dribbling, cycling and balancing.

The grand finale of the games will take place on Saturday 06, April 2019 at Mehlareng stadium in Tembisa.

Interested pre-schools can submit their team application by registering through the area coordinators listed below: Pre-schools in the Southern region may contact Melvin Kruger on 011 999 – 1373 or Tebogo on 011 999 – 1370 Pre-schools in the Eastern region may contact Tumelo Selopyane on 011 999 – 8209 or Caroline on 011 999 8667 Pre-Schools in the Northern region may contact William Mashamaite on 011 999 3797 or Callie on 011 453 7801

Ratanda Secondary School top matrics: Nokuhle Gamede (74%), Ntlantla Mandlate (67%), Xoliswa Mgidlana (74%)

100% Pass rate in Ratanda!

For the first time in the history of Lesedi Municipality, a townshipbased school achieved a 100% matric pass rate.

This school has been considered by many as the one that will produce the least, but they have impressed and surprised the naysayer when all 48 learners passed.

According to both the learners and teachers, the Student Support Programme (SSIP) classes assisted a lot in ensuring these outstanding results.

Back in October before the final exams, the Ratanda Secondary School matrics were were honoured with trophies, medals and certificates for their hard work and excellent results.

The other schools in the surrounding area also performed well. Hoer Volkskool Heidelberg: 99.13%, Mountainview High: 96.92%, Sedaven High School :92.31%, Kgoro Ya Thuto Secondary School: 84.04% and Khanya Lesedi Secondary School 73.97%.

In the province, Gauteng Educa-

tion Department has dominated proceedings at the announcement of the 2018 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results on Thursday, January 3.

The province also had eight districts in the 10 best performing districts in the country.

In second place was the Free State, obtaining 87.5%, an improvement of 1.4% from 2017. The Western Cape and North West followed, correspondently obtaining 81.5% and 81.1% pass rates. Both provinces improved their pass rates by 1.3% and 1.7%, respectively.

The Minister congratulated Gauteng, saying the province has raised the bar in almost all applicable performance indicators.

In fifth place was Mpumalanga, improving its 2017 pass rate by 4.2% to obtain 79%. KwaZulu-Natal with 76% (3.3% improvement), Northern Cape with 73.3% (2.3% decline) and the Eastern Cape with 70% (5.6% increase), were the other provinces to obtain a 70% and above pass rate.

On Tuesday, January 8, the community of Jameson Park in Heidelberg took to the street on a legal march which ended up in the Lesedi local municipality. The residents complained about various service delivery problems experienced recently. The area was out of power for most of the December holidays (including New Years). Other raised issues of their electrical appliances being damaged and they are demanding the municipality to compensate those who are affected. A memorandum was handed over to the executive mayor, Lerato Maloka.

Whether the municipality will assist, it remains to be seen as residents Jameson Park were promised to get an answer

by Friday (January 11) on most of their complaints.

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Mothehi oa Kereke ea Incredeble Happenings, Moporofeta Paseka Motsoeneng (Mboro) o fane ka thepa ea mohaho, ebile o fane ka lihahi tse tla thusa ka ho haha ka ​​ matlo bakeng sa Baahi ba Sebokeng Zone 6, O tla thusa baahi ho tsosolosa matlo a bona a senyehileng ke likhohola bekeng tse fetileng kala 30 (Tshitwe) 2018.

Moprofesa Mboro o ile a etela baahi ba anngoeng ke meroallo ka Labobeli ho fihlela ka Moqebelo beke e fetileng ho ts'oaela ho senyeha, 'me o ile a boela a rapela le bona' me a ikemisetsa ho ba thusa ho tsosolosa matlo a bona, eseng feela empa le ho ba thusa ho tsosolosa lipelo tsa bona tse robehileng ka lebaka la ba ile ba tlameha ho hlaheloa ke ketsahalo e sithabetsang mme ha ba fihla moo ka Labone ba ne ba se na tšepo 'me ba ikutloa eka ba lefifing empa o ile a fetoha leseli, kahoo ka mantaha o ile a fana ka tšepiso ea hae. Me' e le karolo ea #Mboro50.

Lisebelisoa tse ling tsa kaho li ile tsa fihla ka Labobeli.

Moporofeta Paseka Motsoeneng (Mboro) o hlalositse ha letsoho la #Mboro50 e karolo ea ho keteka letsatsi la hae la tsoalo la lilemo tse (50), me' letsoho lena ke karolo ea ho nehela ho batho ba hlokang, kapa batho ba likojoana li mahetleng, e le se hlalosang matsoho a hlatsoana. Me' o ile a qeta letsatsi la hae lohlo la Mantaha le Baahi ba Zone 6 Sebokeng.

Baahi ba motse ba ile thabisoa haholo ke nehelo ea hae, me, o ile a amoheloa ka liatla tse mofuthu ke Baahi.

Gauteng broadens quality education offering with Menzi Primary!

“WE DON’T WANT ANY LEARNER TO SIT AT HOME.” - MEC PANYAZA LESUFI Learners at the newly built Menzi Primary school kicked off the 2019 academic year with digital boards in front of them and tablets in hand.

The state-of-the-art facility was officially opened by Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Wednesday, January 9.

The green technology school, which is in the heart of Langaville in Tsakane township in Ekurhuleni, boasts facilities such as 33 smart classrooms, a Grade R block with five classrooms, two smart science labs, two smart multi-purpose rooms, a library and dining hall.

Makhura was accompanied by Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi and Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo.

Addressing community members at the official opening, Makhura said the school is an investment in the future of the country.

“The start of the school year is about laying the foundation for a better future.

We are investing in education a lot, especially in township schools. The investment we are making as a country is in these children. These children are the children that will be independent and build their own homes,” said the Premier.

Makhura hailed the opening of Menzi Primary as a measure to improve the quality of education in township schools.

With a price tag of R105 508 403, Lesufi urged parents and community members to protect the newly constructed mega school infrastructure.

“I am pleading with you to protect these schools. If you see someone vandalising these schools, report them to the police,” said Lesufi.

In protecting the schools, Lesufi said the community would ensure that the learners of Menzi Primary school have a shot at competing in the imminent fourth industrial revolution.

“These learners are part of the generation that will attend schools of specialisation.

“They will participate in the fourth industrial revolution,” he said.

To prepare for the fourth industrial revolution, Lesufi said his department will also unveil two schools of specialisation in the areas of maritime studies and the motor industry.

In a bid to address high demand for space in Gauteng schools, the provincial Education Department announced that

Tshepisong, Mayfield and Centurion Primary Schools will also be opened this month.

Allaying the fears of late applicants, Lesufi assured parents that his department is hard at work to place learners in classrooms.

“We don’t want any learner to sit at home.

I want to thank my team, which is working hard to ensure that we process late applications and will ensure that by the end of January, all school-going learners are placed,” said Lesufi.

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Sasol supports Dipaliseng youth with skills!

As part of Sasol Social Investment, Youth Skills Development programme, Sasol partnered with Dipaleseng to support youth with skills.

The Traffic Officers’ Training Programme is one of the interventions that, the company has initiated to assist the community in addressing the socio economic challenges as identified by the Dipaleseng Local Municipality.

The programme afforded 10 young people (4 females and 6 males) to enrol at the Mpumalanga Traffic College for a NQF level 4 Basic Diploma in Traffic Officer in January this year.

One of the trainee from Sasol supported group, Thulane Makhubu made us proud by receiving three achievements awards. He also got the 2018 best performer award.

The Dipaleseng Local Municipality will appoint the qualified trainees as

part of the partnership.

The pass out / graduation ceremony for 154 trainee traffic officers took place on Thursday, December 13.

The Mpumalanga Traffic Training College The pass out / graduation ceremony for 154 trainee traffic officers.

Ten of the trainees were sponsored by Sasol and are from Dipaleseng Local Municipality.

WARNING: Beware of bogus colleges!

The department of higher education and training (DHET) is trying to effectively deal with bogus institutions and misrepresentation by institutions of the status of teaching and learning.

One way is to identify and blacklist any learning institution that are operating illegally.

Previously, the department went as far as laying criminal charges with the SA police.

Here are some of the following institutions are illegally registered according to the department: 1. Immaculate College of Commerce and Engineering (Johannesburg), 2. Central College of Business and Computer Studies (Pretoria), 3. Victory Training College (Pretoria), 4. Springfield FET College (Pretoria) 5. Shepperd Academy (Pretoria), 6. Westridge College (Johannesburg), 7. Cedar Academy Technical College (Boksburg), 8. Alcinof Resources Management Private FET College (Pretoria), 9. Academy of Business and Computer Studies (Pretoria), 10. Korema College (Pretoria), Churchill Resources College (Pretoria), 11. Skill Development Pioneer T/A Professional and Technical College (Venda), 12. Nicoflora Computer's & PC Engineering (Venda), 13. Thulamela Computer Academy (Venda), 14. Mass Computer Training (Venda), 15. Limpopo Media College (Venda) as well as Kensani Education Training

The Department is the only place where the registration and regulation functions for private higher education institutions are governed in accordance with the Higher Education Act No. 101, 1997 and Regulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions (Gazette No 39880, 2016).

The requirement to register a private higher education institution only applies to institutions offering learning programmes that result in the awarding of qualifications such as certificates, diplomas or degrees at higher education level.

The Department urges matriculants and students seeking study opportunities to be vigilant and to ensure that they authenticate the accreditation credentials of institutions before enrolling.

Prior to enrolment, students are urged to thoroughly verify the credentials of private colleges or institutions by contacting DHET Call Centre on 0800 87 2222.

The Department also maintains a full record list of both registered and unregistered private higher education institutions, private Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and skills providers which is available at: www.dhet.gov.za/SitePages/DocRegisters.aspx Information can also be obtained by visiting the Department’s Client Centre at 123 Francis Baard Street in the Pretoria CBD or by contacting DHET local district offices directly. Local district office details are available on www. dhet.gov.za.

Rapper Collin Castro is set to make it in the music industry!

Meet Collin Skaka, stage name Collin Castro is rapper, songwriter, photographer and model from Ratanda township in Sedibeng!

His interest in music started at a young age and at the age of 13 he decided to pursue his music career with the help of the Vx Music Group under leadership of Romeo Williams.

At the age of 17, Collin Castro's interest in the entertainment never seize to amaze his fans, friends and family, his versatility has proved that he's more than a recording or performing artist as he has mastered the art of being behind and infront of the camera, he planned, organized and MC'd many events at his former school Mountainview High School, Shaka feels blessed and appreciates the opportunities he was given as an RCL and Dep. Last year, Collin Castro released his first mixtape as a solo artist titled 'Bout 2 Blow', featuring his peers Mac Johnsons, BoyKmo and more.

His fan base increased after he realesed his first ever mixtape and it is evident as he is followed by 11 512 people on his facebook account, 7019 likes on his page and 3508 followers on Instagram.

After his final exam, Collin Castro shot and released his second music video on YouTube.

He is currently working on visuals, his goal is to shoot videos for every track on his mixtape and give his fans a

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taste of his visual creativity.

The young rapper has shared stages with popular local and national music artist, as time goes by his plans are to collaborate with these big stars.

Collin Castro believes in DIY (Do It Yourself) and never limits himself or set boundaries as he is eager to learn and is motivated by failure therefore he is no quitter.

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Call For Volunteers!

Tsohang Youth Project is looking for volunteers who are passionate about youth development, are self-motivated, energetic, courageous, driven and willing to serve community with our organization and whose career aspirations fall amongst the following: i. Social worker ii. Community development worker iii. Social auxiliary worker iv. Facilitator – Ke Moja Coach & Outreach v. Leader vi. Journalism

vii. Fundraiser viii. TV and Radio host and or producer If you are interested and stay in and around Kathorus especially at Tsolo/Nhlapo/Ngema/ Mosiliki/Hlongwane/Ncala/Ext 9/14/25 Section and surrounding sections, unemployed and meet the above description, kindly visit our office to fill in application forms and drop your Curriculum Vitae (CV) at our office (Katlehong Skills Centre, office No 5, 555 Tsolo Section, Katlehong) on or before 15 January 2019 at 16H00.

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Study further in 2019!

Invititng all qualifying learners, students and unemployed youth to apply for a bursary to study on a full time basis at any tertiary institution in the country.

These short links are listed to help anyone in need to apply for the available bursaries.

To access theses sites, please type the web address below as they are. Good luck to you all. Here’s a shared list of bursaries open for those wishing to study further this year: Funzalushaka Bursary Scheme 2019 Closing Date: 11 January 2019 Apply Here→ https://goo.gl/iaZTth Shoprite Bursary 2019 Closing Date: 31 January 2019 Apply Here→ https://goo.gl/NeKkEt SAAFOST Foundation Bursaries 2019 Closing Date: 15 January 2019 Apply Here→ https://goo.gl/RLtrTd MANCOSA Bursary 2019 Closing Date: 19 January 2019 Apply Here→ https://goo.gl/Wy4LzT

Sasol Bursary 2019 Closing Date: 13 January 2019 Apply Here→ https://goo.gl/kB4SSW CETA Bursary 2019 Closing Date: 31 January 2019 Apply Here→ https://goo.gl/BJg3R7 NEET Bursary Opportunity 2019 Closing Date: 15 January 2019 Apply Here→ https://goo.gl/pwpk9w

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On the first day of schools opening (Wednesday, January 9) children all over the country were dressed and ready to enter the new world. Mapepeza team went around Ratanda to capture some of these precious moments.

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Golden Girls of Mzansi excell at the CAF Awards!

Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, and forward Thembi Kgatlana have thanked South Africa for the congratulatory messages and well wishes after lifting trophies at the 2018 CAF Awards held on Tuesday night (January 8) in Dakar, Senegal.

Coach Ellis was named the CAF Women’s National Team Coach of the Year 2018 – becoming the first South African to win this award.

2018 was a year of re-writing the history books for Ellis – she was the first person to win the COSAFA Women’s Championship as both player and coach, and also the first coach to lead Banyana Banyana to FIFA World Cup qualification.

“It was a surreal moment for me, I am truly humbled and blessed by the award – we don’t do things for awards and rewards but I suppose if the team does well, that is the outcome. It is a great moment for me but I have to give credit to my assistants – we strategise and come up with a plan, and it’s up to the players to execute the plan, so it is a collective effort by the entire team. I am also grateful to SAFA for having faith in us as female coaches in the national teams, A great end to the festive season with local football and great gathering of sport lovers at the Ratanda Stadium.

The Sidwell Maboe Festive Games held on Sunday, December 30.

The rainy weather did not dampen the spirits of the supporters from the community and teams.

The junior divisions, from Under 9 to 17 opened the final day of games, with the Masters and Legends fixtures ended by rain.

The tournament is named after local legend, Sidwell Maboe, who is the former striker who played for Orlando Pirates and Anazulu just to name a few.

Today, his son Leohang Maboe, continues in his footsteps as midfielder for PSL side Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana.

Speaking to Mapepeza, Maboe thanked the community and sponsors for the support.

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but also giving the necessary support by making sure that we get top quality opposition,” said Ellis from Dakar. Kgatlana walked away with two awards on the night – African Women’s Player of the Year and CAF Goal of the Year.She scored five goals in the 2018 Women’s AFCON in November – one against Nigeria which led to her nomination for the latter award.

The Houston Dash player was also a nominee for the African Player of the Year award in 2017.

She becomes the second player to win the trophy, after Noko Matlou in 2008.

“A special thanks to the community of Ratanda for their turnout throughout the tournament, including sponsors MWD Livestock for contribution in the prizes.

I’d like to thank the teams for participating, including Dan and Manyaza for their work in organizing,” he said.

Final Results at the 2nd Sidwell Maboe Festive Games: Under 9: Tefca 2 - 0 Arsenal Under 11: Bokamoso 4 - 3 Tefca (pen) Under 13: Dream 4 - 3 Young Stars (pen) Under 15: Fast 11 FC 3 - 0 Bokamoso Under 17: Flowers 3 - 1 Tefca Senior: Big Nuz 4 - 1 Central Masters: La Liga 2 - 1 Big Nuz Winners in the junior division shared the trophies, medals and received new playing kits.

The Seniors winner got R2500 and a sheep, including La Liga getting R2000 as well.

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