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Donderdag 15 Mei 2014
First stars found in disk
Man killed at mine Alet van der Walt A MURDER is being investigated after a young Lesotho national was shot and killed at the No. 2 shaft of the President Steyn Mine in Welkom. On Saturday, 14 December 2013, a couple from the Moeletsi Hostel in Thabong was picking up the bricks from the demolished side of the mine hostel when they noticed a body. The person was lying on the ground facing down in a pool of blood.
The deceased man was identified as Moikangoe Masalalija (23) from the Polokong Village. He had two bullet wounds in his chest and was known as one of the herd boys at the cattle kraals at the President Steyn Mine. Anyone with any information about the crime or information that can lead to the arrest of the killer should contact Warrant Officer Khutsoane on 057-391-6259 during office hours or on 083-940-1743.
Man sentenced for 18 years Alet van der Walt A LESOTHO citizen received a heavy sentence after he was found guilty of housebreaking and robbery. Mokete Mohloane (26) was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for crimes committed on 11 November 2013. Mohloane threatened, stabbed
and robbed a female complainant, who wished to remain anonymous, at knife point. The woman was called by neighbours when a man started to break into her tuckshop. When the woman confronted the man he attacked her and stabbed her with a knife. The man was arrested by the police.
Sport legend Nkuna dies WELL-KNOWN sports administrator and Welkom resident, Dick Frank Nkuna, 69, passed away last Saturday. Nkuna, or Bra Dick as he was affectionately known, suffered from diabetes and died in hospital. He was involved in many sports codes and was a National Executive Committee Member of SAFA for 8 years. He was also an active member of Boxing South Africa and he served as director of the Harmony Sports Academy until his death. He is leaving behind his wife, Emily, four children and seven grandchildren and will be buried on Friday, 16 May, in Welkom. The funeral procession will start at the Nkuna home in Thabong, Oppenheimer Park, at 07:00 before leaving for the Anglican Church of Grace in Thabong where the service will start at 09:00. Photo: Supplied
Len Fourie Gebore: 8 Augustus 1947
Oorlede: 17 Mei 2009 Pappa, Oupa en Eggenote Die verlang sal altyd groot bly. Dit sal Saterdag vyf jaar wees dat jy weggeneem is na 'n beter plek. Maar daar is troos en ons word gesond, want ons weet dat daar niks beter is as mens eers aan die beste gewoond was nie! Jy is die een waaroor mense songs skryf en sing, jy is die een by wie ons veilig gevoel het. Jy het meer liefde in jou pinkie gehad as sommiges in geheel! Jy was een Awesome mens en ons sal jou altyd liefhê! Dankie Here, dat U ons hierdie wonderlike mens geleen het! Liefde Sanette, Leon, Wendy, Louise, Janita en kleinkinders.
SOUTH AFRICAN astronomers have discovered the very first known stars in the flared disk of our Milky Way galaxy. These stars are situated on the far side of our galaxy, 80 000 light years from the earth and beyond the galactic centre. The discovery is important because stars like these will allow astronomers to test theoretical ideas about how galaxies like the Milky Way formed. In particular these stars, which are close to the effective edge of the Milky Way, will help astronomers trace the distribution of the very mysterious dark matter. Dark matter is known to be an important component of all galaxies, but its nature and distribution remain elusive. The five stars involved in this discovery are very special, known as Cepheid variables, whose brightness change regularly on a cycle time of a few days. These Cepheid variables have characteristics that allow their distances to be measured accurately. A team of astronomers led by Prof. Michael Feast used
observations made with the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) and the Infrared Survey Facility (IRSF), both at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s (SAAO) site at Sutherland in the Northern Cape, to determine the distances of these stars and therefore their locations within our galaxy. The majority of stars in our galaxy, including our own sun, is distributed in a flat disk. Early in the 21st century radio astronomers discovered that hydrogen, of which the galaxy contains a great deal, flared away from the disk at large distances from the galactic centre, but until now no one knew that stars did the same thing. The team who made this important discovery are from South Africa and Japan: Prof. Michael Feast (University of Cape Town – UCT, SAAO), Dr John Menzies (SAAO), Dr Noriyuki Matsunaga (University of Tokyo, Japan) and Prof. Patricia Whitelock (SAAO, UCT). These results will be published in detail on 15 May in the international journal Nature.
Skenkings van klere, kos nodig DIE Sonskynprojek beleef nou donker tye. Die projek benodig dringend wintersklere vir veral die kinders, nie-bederfbare kos, kussings, beddegoed en toiletware. Klere en skoene vir volwasse-
nes (vroue en mans) is ook broodnodig, sê Alet Viljoen, die projekbestuurder. Weens die die ekonomiese omstandighede in die Goudveld het die Sonskynprojek dringend gereelde skenkers nodig. Bel Viljoen by 072-181-1991.
Susan Magrietha Douglas
In liefdevolle herinneringe aan
George Janse Van Rensburg “Lollie”
Gebore: 28/03/1925 Oorlede: 08/05/2014
Die Begrafnisdiens van wyle Mev. Susan Magrietha Douglas sal plaasvind op Donderdag, 15 Mei 2014 om 11:00, vanuit die NG Suid Gemeente te Welkom waarna die stoet sal vertrek na die Welkom begraafplaas vir die teraardebestelling. Die diens word waargeneem deur Dr. Nico Dicks.
Die roudiens vind plaas 16 Mei 2014 om 11h30 vanuit die NG Kerk Wes te Virginia. Die verassing sal privaat plaasvind.
JVR Begrafnisdienste
057 212 9866 / 072 709 5836
Ons gee om
Maria Strydom Terblanche
Marius Jacobus van Wyk
Gebore: 26/04/1944 Oorlede: 08/05/2014
Gebore: 12/01/1933 Oorlede: 09/05/2014 Die Troossdiens van wyle Mev. Maria Strydom Terblanche in die lewe van Allanridge sal plaas vind op 15 Mei 2014 om 10h30 vanuit die NG Gemeente Odendaalsrus. Die verassingsdiens sal privaat plaas vind.
Die Troosdiens van wyle Mnr. Marius Jacobus van Wyk sal plaasvind op Vrydag, 16 Mei 2014 om 11:00, vanuit die NG Erfdeel Gemeente te Riebeeckstad. Die verassing sal privaat plaasvind.
Die diens word waargeneem deur Dr. Andrè Odendaal.
Die diens word waargeneem deur Ds. Peet Louw.
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