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Groot Kremetart val teater en ’n 50m swembad. In ‘n stadium het die plek egter afgebrand. Ek kan nie presies Musina en die Soutpansberg in geheel is onthou wanneer dit was nie,” het Henry vertel beslis armer daaraan toe met die nuus van die en vervolg: “Die dak was met kreosoot geverf dood van die welbekende Harry Smith (66). gewees. Op ‘n dag het iemand daar ingebreek.

In lewe was Harry ‘n legende op vele vlakke My pa se vennoot het gaan ondersoek instel en van die samelewing en geliefd onder almal. het ‘n sigaretaansteker aangesteek om te kan “As daar ‘n ‘Groot Vyf ’ op Musina was, was hy sien. Die kreosoot het vlam gevat en die vlamme een van hulle gewees. ‘n Groot Kremetartboom het sy vennoot binne die gebou verswelg. My pa het hier geval,” het Harry se seun Henry aan die was vir jare lid van die myn se reddingspan. Hy Zoutpansberger gesê. het toe in die vlamme ingehardloop, sy vennoot Harry is op 4 Januarie in die Urologiese uit die vlamme gaan haal en na die hospitaal om Hospitaal in Pretoria oorlede. ‘n Paar weke vant- die hoek gedra. In die proses het hy erg verbrand evore het hy ingegaan vir ‘n prostaatoperasie, en was vir ses maande in die hospitaal. Hy was waartydens sy longe platgeval het. Medici kon een van die eerste mense gewees wat ‘n veloorhom weer bybring en Harry is opgeneem in die planting gekry het. Dit was toe nog ‘n nuwe intensiewe eenheid, waar hy toe ‘n hartaanval ding. Ná hy ontslaan is, het hy Mudzwiri Lodge gehad het. Na bykans 20 minute kon dokters gebou.” Later sou Harry die Lodge aan Kobus weer Harry se hart aan die gang kry, maar omdat Botes verkoop, wat dit toe weer aan Venetia Myn sy liggaam so lank sonder suurstof was, was die verkoop het. skade reeds gedoen. Hy was vir bykans vier weke (Vervolg op p. 2) in ‘n koma toe hy gesterf het.

Die familie is ná Harry se dood oorval met huldeblyke en boodskappe van regoor Suid-Afrika en selfs oorsee en dit was beslis ‘n getuienis van die diep spore wat Harry nie net in die streek nie, maar ook in die harte van almal wat hy ontmoet het, getrap het.

Harry Townsend Smith is op 15 Oktober 1954 gebore. As tweede generasie myner het Harry jare lank by die ou kopermyn op Musina gewerk, dieselfde myn waar sy pa gewerk het. Harry het uitgeblink in die mynwese en veral hier sy merk gelaat. Daarbenewens was hy ook boer, sakeman en soldaat.

As boer het Harry met rissies en tamaties geboer en terselfdertyd Mudzwiri Lodge op die dorp bedryf. Meeste mense sal egter die lodge onthou bloot as Harry’s, een van die gewildste kuierplekke op die dorp.

Die geskiedenis wat aanleiding gegee het tot die ontstaan van Mudzwiri Lodge is ‘n interessante een. “My pa en sy vennoot het die ontspanningsklub by die kopermyn gekoop, Wyle Harry Smith (66). Foto verskaf. nadat die myn gesluit het. Dit het ingesluit ‘n Deur Andries van Zyl

The graphs show the peak on Sunday, 10 January, with a downward movement following after that.

Did Vhembe reach peak of second wave?

By Anton van Zyl The Vhembe region may have reached the peak of the second wave of Covid-19 infections and the number of active carriers of the virus is possibly on the decline. On Sunday (10th) nearly 2 000 active Covid-19 cases were officially recorded, but since the beginning of this week, the figure started dropping.

In Vhembe, the epicentre is still the Thulamela District.

Here, 2 832 infections were recorded, as per the statistics

provided the Limpopo Department of Health on Tuesday (12th). On Sunday, 854 cases were active, but that number dropped to 752 on Tuesday.

Thulamela has recorded 48 Covid-19-related deaths.

In the Makhado area, the total number of infections stood at 2 401 on Tuesday. The number of active carriers was 713 on Sunday but dropped to 695 on Tuesday. Makhado recorded 36 Covid-19 deaths.

The most dramatic rise in infections came from the Collins Chabane municipal

area. Here, 958 cases had been recorded as on Tuesday. The number of active cases is still rising and stood at 346 on Tuesday, with 11 deaths.

Musina also peaked on Sunday with 160 active cases, but it went down to 147 on Tuesday. In Musina, only four Covid-19-related deaths have thus far been recorded.

Tuesday’s figures indicated that in Vhembe, 6 778 Covid-19 cases had been reported. On Tuesday, 1 940 cases were active and 99 deaths had been recorded.

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Ek is ... die Weg, die Waarheid en die lewe “Verbly julle altyd in die Here; ek herhaal: Verbly julle!” - Filippense 4:4.

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n die tronk en bedreig met onthoofding, is Paulus steeds vol van Christus in sy grootheid en algenoegsaamheid. In elke hoofstuk skryf hy van ‘n besondere uitstaande eienskap van Christus.

Christus my lewe: “Vir my is die lewe Christus…” (1:21). In hierdie hoofstuk verwys hy sewentien keer na Christus. Vanaf die oomblik toe hy Jesus op die Damaskusweg “Here” genoem het, het Christus hom met sy oorvloed vereer en dit daagliks vernuwe en verdiep – tot in die tronk. Hy was seker dat hy in niks “beskaam” (1:20); in niks laat “afskrik” nie (1:28) en in niks “besorg” (4:6) hoef te wees nie. Sy blydskap in Christus was bo sy omstandighede verhewe.

Christus my gesindheid: (Filippense 2:5-7). Almal stem saam dat hierdie die uitstaande Skrifgedeelte van die selfvernedering van die Here Jesus is. Jesus die vervloekte aan die kruis in die plek van verlore siele. Toe verhoog God Hom. In verse 12-15 is die inwerk en die uitwerk van dieselfde gesindheid wat God aan elkeen van sy kinders meedeel, en by elkeen vereis Hy dit.

Christus my wins (3:8): Paulus bewys hoe tevergeefs dit is om met eie verdienste deur werke, opvoeding, ywer en selfs van geregtigheid volgens die wet te probeer kom tot die “geregtigheid wat uit God is deur geloof in Christus.” Paulus vergeet wat agter is, strek hom uit na wat voor is en jaag na die prys.

Christus my krag (4:13): Onderwerping aan God se wil was die geheim van Paulus se krag en terwyl sy loutering voortduur, skyn die glans van hemelse heerlikheid al helderder deur Paulus, vanuit die tronk.

- Ds. Johan Marais (Louis Trichardt Baptistekerk)

Ten spyte van Vlak 3 maak skole steeds oop Deur Pétria de Vaal Die groot vraag op almal se lippe is hoe die aangepaste Vlak 3 van inperking die heropening van skole in die nuwe jaar gaan beïnvloed.

Enkele skole het op hierdie vraag gereageer.

Waarnemende hoof by Laerskool Louis Trichardt me. Irene Adendorff het ten tye van ons ter perse gaan nog geen inligting vanaf die Departement van Onderwys ontvang nie. “Totdat verdere kennisgewing ontvang word, handhaaf ons die status quo en open die skool op 27 Januarie,” sê sy.

Volgens mnr. Theo Muller, waarnemende hoof van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt, sal die skole steeds op 25 Januarie vir onderwysers en 27 Januarie vir leerlinge oopmaak.

“Slegs 50% van ‘n skool mag op ‘n dag by die skool wees, dus sal ons steeds dieselfde aangepaste roosterprogram soos verlede jaar volg. Ons beplan ‘n paar veranderings om te bewerkstellig dat leerlinge meer gereeld by die skool is. Die Graad 12-klas sal elke dag by die skool wees. Al die protokol soos in 2020 toegepas, geld steeds.

Die departement beplan om alle verlore tyd en werk oor die volgende 3 jaar in te haal. Ons streef en werk hard by die skool om nie die akademiese standaarde te verlaag nie,” sê Muller.

Muller het bygevoeg dat indien sport voortgaan, dit tans sonder toeskouers sal wees. “Ons sien ook uit daarna om ons nuwe Graad 8-leerlinge by die skool te ontvang en by die skool te laat tuis voel,” sê Muller.

Hoërskool Louis Trichardt is ‘n merksentrum.

Op navraag oor die merkproses het Muller gemeld dat hulle baie goed vorder en alles sonder probleme verloop. “Ons vertrou dit sal in tyd afgehandel word,” sê hy.

Mnr. Orion Theron, hoof van ZCVO, bevestig dat hulle aan kundigheid in die omgewing gehoor gegee het, aangesien Louis Trichardt ‘n brandpunt in terme van die Covid-19 pandemie is. Die skool sou op 12 Januarie open, maar dit is nou uitgestel na Maandag, 18 Januarie. “Indien daar ‘n Vlak 4 of 5 van inperking afgekondig sou word, sal die skool gereed wees om voort te gaan met afstandsonderrig – waar die skool verlede jaar daarmee opgehou het. Ons is besig om ons

Hierdie week, 25 jaar gelede in die

Zoutpansberger

Die stryd om transformasie in die “Nuwe Suid-Afrika” het hierdie week 25 jaar gelede in felheid begin toeneem met die hoofberig op die voorblad van die Zoutpansberger van 12 Januarie 1996 wat verskyn het onder die opskrif: “Wit” skole sal nie geduld word nie, dreig SANCO. “Ons wil nie ‘n enkele skool sonder swartes in hierdie lieflike dorpie sien nie, anders sal daar geen onderwys hoegenaamd in Louis Trichardt wees nie.” In antwoord hierop het die drie Model C-skole in die dorp gesê dat SANCO bitter min kennis dra van hoe onderwysaangeleenthede werk. Hulle het gesê dat die toelatingsvereistes vir die skole ter insae lê vir enige iemand en dat dit in lyn is met die onderwyswetgewing. Die mening is uitgespreek dat hierdie verklaring ‘n georganiseerde politieke poging was wat nie tot Louis Trichardt beperk was nie.

In ander hoofnuus is berig van die bekende Timbadola Saagmeule wat sowat R15 miljoen se skade opgedoen het, nadat ‘n deel van die saagmeule afgebrand het. Die brand is toevallig oor ‘n naweek opgemerk, maar teen die tyd dat die nooddienste gearriveer het, is tevergeefs gepoog om die brand te blus. Al uitweg was om die res van die aanleg te probeer beskerm teen die vlamme.

Nie net op die politieke front het dinge opgewarm ‘n kwarteeu gelede nie. Beriggewing is ook gedoen van “buitengewone” temperature” wat

die voorafgaande week in die omgewing aangemeld is. By die Levubu Proefplaas het die kwik een dag in die skadu tot 34,4°C gestyg, terwyl Mara 38,1°C aangeteken het.

By Musina het die kwik die een dag tot 40°C gestyg. Deesdae is hierdie temperature egter nie meer ongewoon vir dié streek nie.

Op die sportfront het gholfspelers begin gereed maak vir die jaarlikse Louis Trichardt Ope wat op 13 Januarie van daardie jaar beslis sou word. Die plaaslike gunsteling was die vorige jaar se verdedigende kampioen, Vicky Grobler.

voor te berei indien dit sou nodig wees,” sê Theron. Hy meld ook dat, indien daar geen verdere aankondigings in hierdie verband is nie, leerders normaalweg Maandag op die skoolterrein sal

begin skoolgaan met alle protokol in plek. ‘n Ander opsie, afhangend van omstandighede, sou ook wees om ‘n kombinasie van die twee vorige opsies te oorweeg.

The much-needed good rain over most parts of the province in recent weeks was well received by all. The frequently wet weather, however, wreaked havoc on especially road infrastructure, with massive potholes appearing everywhere. Last Thursday, the driver of this Roadlab bakkie needed assistance when his front wheel got stuck in a deep pothole in Boabab Street, opposite Louis Trichardt Lodge. This pothole is one of numerous similar dangerous potholes urgently needing to be fixed. The situation opposite Soutpansberg Spar is especially bad, with most of the road surface having disintegrated. Municipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi said on Tuesday that the municipality was busy fixing the potholes.

Regarding Boabab Street opposite Soutpansberg Spar, Bobodi confirmed that a consulting engineer has been appointed to help with the redesign of the street. Photo supplied.

Legendariese Harry van Musina oorlede (Vervolg van p.1) Vanaf ongeveer 1999/2000 sou Harry se paaie weer met die mynwese kruis, toe hy aangestel is om Venetia Myn se ontspanningsklub te bestuur, ‘n taak wat hy met ywer en entoesiasme verrig het.

As soldaat, vertel Henry, het sy pa nie baie gepraat oor die oorlog in Angola nie. “Hy was wel nie skaam om vir mense te vertel dat hy sy diensplig by 2SAI op Walvisbaai in die nou Namibië verrig het nie. Daarna het hy vir jare in die kommando onder Soutpansberg Militêre gebied gedien.”

Harry was in sy jong dae ‘n uiters goeie sportman gewees. Buiten vir klubrugby, het hy ook vir Verre Noord uitgedraf op die rugbyveld. Hy is ook tydens sy weermagdae bekroon as 2SAI bokskampioen. Hy sal egter die beste onthou word vir sy absolute liefde vir rugby. “Hy was by elke dorpswedstryd en daar was min skeidsregters wat hom nie geken het nie. Tydens ‘n paar wedstryde het hy sommer die skeidsregter langs die veld ‘bymekaar’ gemaak. Hy het self tydens een wedstryd op die veld gestap om ‘n skeidsregter aan te spreek,” onthou Henry.

Nog iets waarvoor Harry onthou sal word, is sy unieke versameling kristalle wat hy onder meer uit die kopermyn gebring het. Sy versameling word gereken as een van die grootstes en bestes in die wêreld. “Mense van regoor die wêreld het na hom gekom om na sy versameling kristalle te kyk,” het Henry gesê.

Harry was ook bekend as iemand wat nie skaam was om sy geloof uit te leef nie. “Hy was lief vir almal gewees en sy gewildste gesegde was altyd: Prys die Here!” het Henry gesê. In ‘n boodskap aan die familie beaam bekende gospelsanger Franna Benade dit. “Ek het sommer geweet ek is op die regte plek as ek vir ‘n kerkkamp op Musina gegaan het en in die verte Harry hoor lag het en sê: O, Jesus het jou lief. Jesus is so goed vir ons!” het Benade gesê. ‘n Spesiale liedjie

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deur Benade sal ook op Harry se begrafnis as huldeblyk aan hom gespeel word. Boodskappe van vertroosting is ook aan die familie gestuur deur nog ‘n bekende gospelsanger, Julius Magan.

Dat Harry ‘n groot leemte sal laat in talle se harte met sy afsterwe is nie te betwyfel nie. In lewe was hy ‘n legende wie se familie kan spog met ‘n ryke geskiedenis in die Musina-omgewing, in so ‘n mate dat Harry Townsend Straat wat naby die ou kopermyn verbyloop na Harry se familie vernoem is.

Harry word Saterdag, 16 Januarie, vanuit die Volle Evangelie Kerk in Musina begrawe.

Drie dienste sal vir hom gehou word. Weens die Covid-19 regulasies is die eerste twee dienste egter reeds vol bespreek. Die derde diens sal om 13:00 lewendig op die gemeente se Facebook-blad (VEK Musina) gestroom word. Die dienste sal waargeneem word deur dr. Hennie Kotzé van Rustenburg, wat vir jare NG-leraar op Musina was. Vir diegene wat nie die dienste kan bywoon nie, maar wel fisies wil afskeid neem van Harry sal daar ook geleentheid wees. Harry se kis sal tussen 09:00 en 09:45 buite die gemeente se ouditorium geplaas word waar mense kan verbyry en blomme plaas indien hulle graag op so ‘n wyse ‘n huldeblyk aan hom wil betoon.

Wyle Harry word oorleef deur sy vrou Linda, seun Henry, dogter Rose-Marie (met skoonseun Christopher van der Westhuizen) en twee kleinkinders. Die familie het hul opregte dank uitgespreek teenoor almal vir hulle ondersteuning en woorde van vertroosting in hierdie moeilike tyd.

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Book highlights important role citizen scientists play Fungi and Lichens of the Limpopo Valley boasts 1 400 photographs for The culmination of almost a decade easy identification of fungi and lichen of intensive research by well-known species specifically found in the harsh, citizen scientists Retha and Tuba van dry climate north of the Soutpansberg. der Walt recently saw the publication The book is co-authored by Prof Joanna of a unique field guide focussing on Dames en Dr Greer Hawley-McMaster the biodiversity of fungi and lichen of Rhodes Universiteit, who assisted in species north of the Soutpansberg. identifying the species. They also did the scientific editing.

Research into these species was undertaken by Retha and Tuba nine years ago as, up until then, these species had largely been unexplored with no research on the topic before. Initially, the research was conducted through private funding and donations, but this all changed when Retha got funding from the National Science Collection Facility (NSCF). “Because all of my samples were recorded in the ‘National Fungi Collection’ at the Agricultural Research Council, the fund allowed for the appointment of experts to identify the samples at their cost. That was just the breakthrough we needed,” said Retha.

Some of Retha’s samples were also sent to the Chinese Academy of Science.

Retha is very excited that two of the samples they collected at their farm Ludwigslust turned out to be two new The Fungi and Lichens of the Limpopo Valley field guide includes species, namely Chlorophyllum africanum en Chlorophyllum paleotropidetailed introductory chapters for fungi and lichen sections; informa- cum. After further DNA-testing at the Rhodes University laboratory, at least tion on more than 290 different five of Retha’s fungi samples seem to be local macro-fungi, lichens and slime previously unidentified species. “There mould species - including various is also a lichen species that could reprenovel species; English and Afrisent a previously unidentified species. kaans common names; description These species were also included in the of families and genera; more than field guide,” said Retha.

1400 colour photographs (includDuring the nine-year research period, ing a DVD that allows detailed a total of 350 fungi, lichen, and slime viewing) as a further aid to identimould species were identified, reprefication; step-by-step guide to the senting more than 70 families and more collection of specimens and a map than 140 genera. “This is amazing if you take into account that the study was of the study area. Image supplied.

By Andries van Zyl

conducted in the dry Limpopo Valley, predominantly in the Musina and Mopanie bushveld,” said Retha.

Although 290 plus species are discussed in the field guide, Retha said that this was just the tip of the iceberg.

“Macro-fungi in Africa are not well researched, with less than 5% properly identified and documented. Changes are that readers might stumble upon a species not previously identified.

The field guide, however, will serve as guideline to differentiate between the different morphological groups, such as gilled mushrooms, pored mushrooms, brackets, earthstars, stinkhorns, jelly fungi, lichens, etc.” said Retha.

This is not Retha’s first field guide to be published. In 2009, she published the Wild Flowers of the Limpopo Valley.

Her commitment to documenting the region’s rich plant-life biodiversity is best described by Michelle Hamer of the South African National Biodiversity Institute and Natural Science Collections Facility in the book’s preface.

“The Fungi and Lichens of the Limpopo Valley is a remarkable book because it highlights the important role that citizen scientists can and do play in biodiversity research and conservation and that their contribution can be of a standard expected from professional scientists. It also shows the value of collaboration between citizen scientists and academics and how partnerships like this can be mutually beneficial and make a significant contribution to both the scientific and the popular literature.

Several academic publications have resulted from the material that the author has collected, and the fact that the material has been deposited in the National Collection of Fungi at the Agricultural Research Council means that it can continue to be researched in the future,” writes Hamer.

SEZ public meetings cancelled are hereby cancelled and are postponed, to be held through Delta Built Environment virtual meetings at a future Consultants (Delta BEC), the date that will be announced,” company appointed to under- said Delta BEC in a statement. take the environmental auAccording to Delta BEC, the thorisation (EA) and change postponement of the public of land use for the proposed meetings was requested by Musina-Makhado SEZ, have the public in response to the cancelled all public meetings second wave of the Covid-19 for January. pandemic that is currently “Please be advised that the underway and in light of the public meetings that were regulations for Alert Level 3 of scheduled for Monday, 11 the Disaster Management Act January 2021 at Nancefield published by the Minister of in Musina; Tuesday morning, Cooperative Governance and 12 January 2021 at the show Traditional Affairs on 29 Degrounds in Louis Trichardt; cember 2020. “Various NGOs, Tuesday afternoon, 12 Januorgans of state, and interested ary 2021 in Polokwane at the groups like VKB, Earthlife, offices of LEDA; and WednesSOLVE, and SANParks have day, 13 January 2021 at the indicated that virtual meetoffices of Delta BEC in Pretoria, ings will be acceptable in the Notice

current circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic. Investigations by Delta BEC and LEDA determined that virtual meetings will be the best way to address the Covid-19 risk for public meetings within the strict time frame set by LEDET of 31 January 2021 for the EIA report,” said Delta BEC. They added that meetings with the traditional communities that were cancelled due to the Covid-19 risk will be undertaken at a suitable time and their members will be informed beforehand. “Delta BEC and LEDA would like to apologise for any inconvenience that may be caused by this postponement of the public meetings to interested and affected parties,” the company stated.

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Fungi and Lichens of the Limpopo Valley is a local labour of love in more than one way. The line sketches (of exceptionally high quality) were made by Karin Marais of Mopanie for the picture glossary, while Yolandie Jonker from Yolandie Jonker Graphic Designs (Louis Trichardt) did the layout. Bev Leach

from Leach Printers was responsible for the printing of the book.

The Fungi and Lichens of the Limpopo Valley field guide is available from Leach Printers in Louis Trichardt at R380 and can also be ordered directly from the author by sending Retha an e-mail to ludwigslust@xnets.co.za.

Retha and Tuba van der Walt, pictured with a copy of Retha’s newest field guide, Fungi and Lichens of the Limpopo Valley, which was recently published. Photo supplied.

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• Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (LTT) Tshirululunistraat 28, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 516 2272 • Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (Musina) Cass Straat 16, Sondag 09:00, Tel: 015 534 2126 • Agapé Gemeente (LTT) Sondae: Afrikaanse diens om 08:30 insluitend Peuter-, Kinder- en Tienerbedieninge. Sundays: English service at 10:30 including Toddler-, Children- and Teen Ministries, Past. Sampie van Niekerk, Tel: 015 516 3725 or 082 926 9538 • AGS Charisma (LTT) Munnikstraat 70, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Leonie Meyfarth (084 219 4406), Tel 015 516 0486 (kerkkantoor) • AGS El-Shaddai (Musina) Watsonlaan 17, Sondag 10:00 en 18:00, Past. Boetie Visser, Tel: 015 534 3361 / 084 456 6959 • AGS Levubu Enkeldoring E21, Sondag 09:00, Past Bennie en Annemarie Malan, Tel 084 277 2081 of 074 625 9942.

• All Nations for Jesus Christian Centre (LTT) 93 Burger Street (Maranatha Centre), Sunday 09:30 & Wednesday 18:00, Past Benjamin Sithole, Tel 083 532 9492/ 015 516 2275 • Anglican Church / St Marks (LTT) 128 Munnik Street, Sunday 10:30, Rev Robbie Novella, Tel: 015 516 5165 • Baptist Church (Musina) Corner of Whyte & Limpopo Street, Sunday 09:30, Rev Paul Richardson, Tel: 015 534 0479 or 082 446 1728 • Baptist Church / Baptiste Kerk (LTT) 1st Sunday of the month combined morning service (English/Afrikaans) 10:00. Rest of the month English morning service 08:30. Afrikaans morning service 10:00. Evening services combined 18:00. Prayer meeting/Bible study Wednesday 18:00. Ds. Johan Marais 015 516 2714.

• Catholic Church (LTT) Corner Burger & Jeppe Street, Mass times: 1st Sunday 10:00 - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday 17:00, Father Frank Gallagher, Tel: 015 516 0566 / 082 664 1393 (Catholic Church Musina, Tel: 015 534 2085) • Chapel of Grace Church Sunday 09:00 - 11:00 at Forestry 165 in Louis Trichardt (temporary)/ Siloam/Nzhelele Past Oke Tel 083 461 6455.

• Corpus Christi Christian Church Corner Tarentaal and Tuva Street (Makhado Park, Extension 8), Sunday service 09:30, School of Ministry at 13:30 on Sundays. Pastor Peter Thovhakale Tel 082 691 9943.

• St Peters Church (LTT) 33 Breda Street, Sunday 09:00, Tel: 083 377 0984 (Iain Purdon), 084 404 0050 (Soekie Bierman) • Emmanuel Christelike Kerk (LTT) Koraalboomstraat 3, Sondae 09:00 & 18:00, Jeug Vrydae 19:00, Past.

Andries van Heerden, Tel: 015 516 4282 / 083 357 1658 • Evangelies-Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT) LTT Lodge-saal (Hlangananistraat), Sondagoggend erediens 08:00, kontak ds. Herbie Lyon Tel: 082 906 0288 • Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT) H/v Anderson & Songozwistraat, Sondag 09:00 en 10:45, leraar ds. Innes Nagel, Tel. 082 701 5602 • Gereformeerde Kerk (Musina) Wilsonlaan 1, Sondag 09:30, Ds. Hannes Lee, Tel 081 043 0910 of 015 534 2253.

• Hervormde Gemeente Louis Trichardt (Musina & Alldays) H/v Stubbs & Forestryweg, Louis Trichardt, Sondag 08:30, Alldays (09:30 elke tweede Sondag). Kontak ds. Susan Oosthuizen by tel. 082 629 9851 vir meer inligting.

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Humid, a stray a.m. thunderstorm.

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GIMNASTE BEGIN WEER OEFEN Die

Louis Trichardt Gimnastiekklub sal op Maandag, 1 Februarie, hulle weeklikse oefensessies hervat.

Maandae en Woensdae vanaf 13:00 tot 14:00 sal die voorskoolse kinders (meisies en seuns van drie tot vyf jaar oud) oefen. Ook op dié dae oefen die beginner meisies vanaf 14:15 tot 15:15, Vlak 1 en 2 meisies vanaf 15:15 tot 16:30 en die Vlak 4 en 5 meisies vanaf 16:30 tot 18:00. Op Dinsdae en Donderdae oefen die beginner seuns en alle vlakke van 14:15 tot 15:30. Vlak 2 en 3 meisies oefen op hulle beurt weer vanaf 15:30 tot 16:45 en die Vlak 4 en 5 meisies vanaf 16:45 tot 18:15.

Vir meer inligting oor meisiesgimnaste, skakel Elzabé Stewart by tel. 082 566 3493, Riekie Steyn by 082 484 1392 of Iné du Plessis by 072 367 7005. Vir inligting oor die seuns, skakel Christiaan Nel by tel. 079 525 3013 of Nadine Bezuidenhout by 082 390 6849. Elize Pretorius kan geskakel word vir inligting oor die voorskoolse kinders. Haar nommer is 081 888 1371.

SPCA GOLF DAY

Entries are open for the SPCA Louis Trichardt’s popular golf day on Saturday, 27 February, to be hosted at the Soutpansberg Golf Club.

Entry into this four-ball alliance scramble drive competition is R2 500 per team, which includes a free gift for each player. T-box sponsorships start at a R1 000. “Are you ready to come and have a ball at our annual SPCA golf day?” asked the SPCA team. For more information, phone Alicia (084 900 5332), Lesley (071 545 5194) or Antjie (083 563 1010).

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• Hervormde Gemeente Zoutpansberg (LTT) H/v Stubb & Forestry, Elke tweede Sondag om 08:30, Dr. B.J. van Wyk, Tel: 082 828 5711 • Hervormde Kerk Zoutpansberg: Geloofsbond van Hervormde Gemeentes (LTT) H/v Stubb & Forestry, Sondag 10:15, Ds. Ronel Eckard, Tel 072 122 7956

• Lede in Christus Kerk (LTT) Joubertstraat 29, Sondag oggenddiens 09:30, evangeliediens om 18:00.

Past. Louis Schoeman, Tel: 015 516 0521 / 082 465 8774

• Lewende Hoop Bedieninge (Louis Trichardt) Plaasgemeente, Sondagdiens 09:30, skakel Susan (076 812 4013) vir meer inligting.

• Methodist Church (LTT) 79 Munnik Street, Sunday 09:00 (English service) 10:00 (Multilingual service), Past. Alan Molyneux, Tel. 082 428 7980.

• NG Kerk (Levubu) Perseel 316, Sondag 08:30, Ds. Petrus Kriel Tel: 015 583 002 / 082 898 2081

• New Covenant Kerk/Church (LTT) 115 Krogh Street, Sondag 09:00 en 18:30, Louis Trichardt, André van Niekerk, Tel 015 516 5305 or 082 926 7313 • Ou Apostoliese Kerk van SA (LTT) Kroghstraat, Sondagdienste 09:00 tot 10:00 en aanddiens 17:00 tot 18:00, Priester JJ Janse van Rensburg, Tel. 072 544 7505.

• Reformed Church Songozwi Corner of Songozwi and Anderson Street, Louis Trichardt, Sunday 11:00, Rev Paul Mushayabasa (076 860 0669) • Shammah Bedieninge / Ministries - PPK (LTT) Rissikstraat 50. Sondag: 09:00 Hoofdiens & Kinderkerk, 17:00 Connect Groups. Vrydae 19:00 Jeug. Past Anthony Hees 060 577 5217 / Kerkkantoor 015 516 4018 • Sewendedag-adventiste (LTT) Groblerstraat, Saterdag 09:00 en 11:00, leraar Johan Steyn, Tel 082 372 7362 • Sewendedag-adventiste (Musina) H/v Turner & Whytestraat, Saterdag 11:00, Marguerite Sindon & Marietjie Diener, Tel: 015 534 3240 / 082 358 2526 • Volle Evangelie Kerk (LTT) H/v Rissik & Burgersraat, Sondae 09:00 & 17:00, Past. Philip de Jager, Tel: 015 516 0758 / 071 674 7205 • Volle Evangelie Kerk Ebenhaeser (Musina) H/v Turner & Watsonstraat, Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Jimmy Venter, Tel: 082 920 4493 • Veritas Gemeenskapskerk (LTT) Groblerstraat 80, Sondae 09:00, dr. Philip Venter, Tel. 083 444 7672

son avocados offered for sale.

If avocados are found to be The South African Subtropimmature, the sale of this fruit ical Growers’ Association will be prohibited.

(Subtrop) has issued another Avocado growers are advised warning to avocado growers to ensure that their fruit meets about the prohibition of the the required maturity standard sale of immature avocados before picking. For the cultivar (which will not ripen proper- Fuerte, fruit moisture content ly), in terms of the Agricultur- must be 80% or less. Reputable al Product Standards Act. avocado pack houses are all They say in a press release able to carry out the necessary that inspectors will be testing maturity testing. maturity levels of early-seaInspectors will be checking

avocado maturity at the National Fresh Produce Markets.

Growers should be sure that their avocados are properly mature before harvesting, so that they do not run the risk of their fruit’s being rejected. The grower will be responsible for the cost of removing immature fruit from the market.

For further information on maturity testing, contact Andries Bester from Subtrop at Tel 015 307 3676.

Jeremy, deurgedra na ‘n motorongeluk op 9 Desember om 07:15. Met gebed en geloof het ons dag-vir-dag gesien hoe die l is ons weer in onder die werke van die Here loop. grendeltyd, ons weet die Wonderbaarlik is Jeremy Hemelse Vader het nie ‘n grenweer op die been vandag. Van deltydperk nie. Die nuwe jaar ons kant af, loof en prys ons die was al die inwoners van Laat Lente en Herfsakker nog steeds Here.

Maar, Jeremy, na al die jare geseënd. glo ons nou dat jy jou menslike Maar in die tydperk was ons almal nog op ons knieë. Hy het plig gedoen het. Elke einde van die maand het Jeremy hier by een van ons groot donateurs,

ons by die oord aangekom met groente. Nie net een sakkie van een soort groente nie – elke inwoner het groente ontvang.

Raak nou rustig en baie dankie vir jou jare se donasies. Ons waardeer dit baie.

Baie dankie ook aan ds. Jan en Bergcare en Helena en Pierre vir al julle ondersteuning. So ook dankie aan almal wat ons bederf het. Ons bid dat die Here julle sal seën.

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• Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfield) Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Craig Whitcomb, Tel 015 583 0134 of 084 400 8937

• NG Kerk (Musina) Ds. Henricostraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. André van Rooyen, Tel: 082 468 7640 / E-pos: ngkmsa@lantic.net of alvanrooyen@gmail.com

Sale of immature avos not permitted

Die inwoners van Laat Lente en Herfsakker in Louis Trichardt, skryf:

• Lewende Woord Louis Trichardt Sondag erediens 10:00 te 49 Rissikstraat. Senior past. Andrew Bezuidenhout (071 078 1631) en past. Jan Wilkins (071 161 9254).

• NG Kerk Soutpansberg (LTT) H/v Stubbs & Andersonstraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. Etienne van Staden (083 274 3227), Kerkkantoor 079 116 1700.

‘n Groepie inwoners van Louis Trichardt en omgewing het Saterdagaand by die Zoutpansberg Privaathospitaal byeengekom ter ondersteuning van die personeel. Die groep het lofliedere gesing en gebid vir die personeel. Dit sou net ‘n klein groepie wees, maar uiteindelik het sowat 40 inwoners opgedaag om op dié wyse hul dank en steun aan die personeel te betuig wat met die Covid-19 pandemie onder geweldige druk werk. Foto verskaf.

Baie dankie Jeremy vir jou donasies

• Hervormde Kerk (Geloofsbond Musina) H/v Van Zyl & Celliersstraat, Sondag om 09:00, ds. Eddie Eckard, Tel: 015 534 2519 of 082 958 9095, Kerkkantoor 015 534 2756.

• NG Kerk (LTT) Erasmusstraat 23, Sondae: 09:00 oggenddiens & kinder- en kleuterkerk; 10:15 kategese; 08:30 Braambos; 10:30 Soekmekaar; 11:00 Waterpoort en Bandelierkop(1x pm); en 14:00 Kutama Sinthumule Gevangenis; ds. Jan Pretorius (079 881 9673), ds. Corné Burger (073 759 0451), Kerkkantoor 015 516 3902.

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- 10111/ 015 519 4300 / 083 206 5594 • Ambulance/Ambulans - 015 516 4378 015 516 2395 • Electricity (after hours) - 087 350 2764 • Water (after hours) - 087 350 2764 • Fire Brigade/Brandweer - 015 516 0551 015 516 0554 • Munisipaliteit/Municipality - 015 519 3000 • Hospital (Government) - 015 516 0148 / 9 • Hospital (Private) - 015 516 0720 015 516 6980 • SPB Dorpswag - 082 251 0827

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Local investors lose millions in Bitcoin scam

By Andries van Zyl Despite the warning signs, thousands of people still threw caution to the wind and invested with Mirror Trading International (MTI), a company now in provisional liquidation and whose CEO has fled the country. Closer to home, speculation is that local investors could have lost in the region of R7 million in what is now described as just another Ponzi scheme.

“But it could be much more, because people are reluctant to talk about their stupidity,” remarked one Louis Trichardt-based financial advisor.

MTI first started trading in April 2019 and members of the public were invited to register on the MTI website and move their Bitcoins from their Bitcoin wallets to MTI Bitcoin wallets. MTI offered investors a 10% on average return per month, with the company CEO, Mr Johann Steynberg, being in full control of these MTI Bitcoin wallets. From the MTI Bitcoin wallets, the Bitcoins were transferred to MTI’s forex platform “broker of choice” by the name of FXChoice.

However, the scheme soon began to attract attention from the authorities. This included the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), who decided to investigate. As their investigation neared completion at the end of 2020, they issued a media statement, once again warning the public not to trade with MTI. This followed a previous warning by them on 28 October last year to “exercise extreme caution” when “investing” with any person or organisation not registered as a financial service provider or in terms of a properly executed prospectus registered with the CIPC or registered as a financial institution with the Prudential Authority.

“The FSCA now reports that its investigation into this entity is near completion as MTI is not licenced to conduct financial services and has not applied for such a licence. The authority believes that MTI and its senior management are conducting an illegal operation, misleading clients and have contravened several laws,” reads the FSCA’s media statement on 17 December.

The statement goes on to explain at length the circumstances that led to MTI’s ultimate demise.

Apart from Steynberg, the FSCA’s investigation highlighted two other individuals, Mr Clynton Hugh Marks and Mrs Cheri Marks, as assisting Steynberg in the management of MTI. The FSCA states that Steynberg testified under oath that, from April 2019 to July 2019, members’ trading accounts were linked to a professional trader appointed by MTI through a multi-account manager arrangement linked to Meta Trader 4 and that trading was conducted in derivative instruments based on forex pairs.

“However, according to Steynberg, MTI experienced substantial losses (of up to 80%), and as a result, MTI requested its members to delink their respective FXChoice accounts from the multi-account manager account and move their bitcoin to a pooled account,” says the FSCA. As a result, Steynberg claimed, that from August 2019 MTI employed a bot (high-frequency artificial intelligence trading) together with a head trader and trading team to make all its trading decisions, with great success. The FSCA, however, found evidence contradicting this assertion. “During October 2020, after the FSCA informed MTI that it was conducting illegal unregistered financial services business, MTI claimed that it changed its trading activities to trade in derivative instruments based on crypto currency (Bitcoin), so that it no longer fell within the jurisdiction of the FSCA, and that it no longer required an FSP licence (financial services provider licence). This is also incorrect as the submissions received from Steynberg revealed that the crypto was alleged to be traded in the form of a derivative product, which would have required registration with the FSCA as well. We have found no evidence that any crypto trading is being conducted as communicated with members of MTI,” says the FSCA. MTI, Steynberg, and Cheri Marks claim that the trading activities of MTI were from FXC to Trade300, transferring all the clients’ crypto assets from FXChoice to Trade300. According to Steynberg, Trade300 is another on-line trading platform. At Trade300, MTI experienced the same extraordinary profits while utilising the bot – but through trading in crypto derivatives at this stage. Steynberg also stated under oath and repeatedly in the press that the bot trading averaged a return of 10% per month, and that MTI had never had a negative profit trading day, but for one exception.

SCAM!

MTI first started trading in April 2019 and members of the public were invited to register on the MTI website and move their Bitcoins from their Bitcoin wallets to MTI Bitcoin wallets.

MTI offered investors a 10% on average return per month, with the company CEO, Mr Johann Steynberg, being in full control of these MTI Bitcoin wallets.

Marks also repeatedly confirmed the trading successes on social media.

“The FSCA obtained evidence from FXChoice, a Belize registered on-line trading platform, that is in complete contradiction with the claims of Steynberg and Marks. According to FXChoice they received queries from clients of MTI and in the process the clients provided FXChoice with trading statements. The source of the trading statements was MTI. These trading statements were based on demo trading accounts and not actual trades. As a result, FXChoice froze the balance of the crypto assets linked to MTI on the FXChoice platform.

“However, the total frozen crypto assets on FXChoice is a negligible amount, taking into account the total assets that MTI claimed it invested on behalf of its clients. FXChoice confirmed that MTI put in 1846.72 Bitcoin from 29 January 2020 until 3 June 2020 and made a loss of 566.68 Bitcoin, an approximate capital loss of 30%,” states the FSCA. The FSCA attempted to track down Trade300 to obtain a statement and trading details from it, to verify the version of MTI. MTI did not provide any useful details that assisted the FSCA. The FSCA followed all possible links on the Internet to establish whether Trade300 existed.

It could only find one reference to Trade300, which was the website of Trade300. However, the website was and still is “under maintenance”, and the only reference linked to the website is the name of “Joe Steyn”, a known alias of Steynberg’s.

The FSCA obtained search and seizure warrants and executed them at the homes of Steynberg and Marks, and the offices of MTI. On the desktop computer of Steynberg, the investigation team found evidence relating to Trade300. Trade 300 therefore appears to be linked to Steynberg.

“As a further effort to verify the evidence of MTI, Steynberg and Marks, the FSCA requested information from MTI about the transfer of clients’ assets from FXChoice to Trade300. MTI, in support of its assertion, purported to provide proof of the transfer in the form of Bitcoin wallets, stating that MTI transferred 16 444 Bitcoin from FXChoice to Trade300 in 4 instalments on 21 July 2020; 22 July 2020 and 24 July 2020 respectively.

“The FSCA found that no withdrawal of bitcoin by MTI from FXChoice occurred in July 2020. The last withdrawal of bitcoin by MTI from FXChoice was conducted in August 2019.

Further, FX Choice confirmed that none of the eight sending wallets are related to FXChoice and that FXChoice had neither received deposits from nor sent any payments to any of the eight bitcoin wallets,” states the FSCA. According to the FSCA, the transfers were made from wallets with transaction activities that bear no resemblance to the purported activities of MTI. “We have found no evidence of any significant store of Crypto assets on any trading platform and that most crypto balances appear in the name and under control of Steynberg. The amount of such balances is well below the advertised balance on the MTI trading platform as being due to investors of MTI,” states the FSCA. The final death knell for MTI, however, sounded when they were placed in provisional liquidation on 29 December by the Western Cape High Court after failing to pay out members requesting withdrawals.

MTI reportedly scammed well over 280 000 members out of their hard-earned money, totalling 27 000 Bitcoins, worth roughly R9.3 Billion.

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Haar hande staan vir niks verkeerd nie Cristine Nortjé is al vir 32 jaar ‘n voltydse haarkapster en het 18 jaar gelede ook met skoonheidsterapie begin. Op bestelling bak sy die heerlikste vars koekies en beskuit, maak konfyte en blatjang, en mense staan letterlik tou vir haar pragtige naaldwerk. Wanneer ‘n mark iewers op die dorp aangebied word, is Cristine daar om haar gebak, handwerk en verskeidenheid haar- en skoonheidsprodukte uit te stal, en sy sê dit verkoop soos soetkoek. Gepraat van koek - sy bak ook grootkoeke vir enige geleentheid.

Deur Denise van Bergen Wanneer mens by haar huis instap, verwar ‘n kombinasie van aromas die sintuie vir ‘n oomblik totaal en al; die onderliggende reuk van peroksied gemeng met sjampoes en gegeurde rome en olies van die een kant af, en van die ander kant – die kombuis - die onmiskenbare geur van varsgebakte beskuit.

Jy weet sommer dadelik – hierdie is ‘n besige huis.

Cristine se Plaasmeisie Produkte, wat onder meer oulike deurstoppers, handsakke en tafeldoeke insluit, verkoop soos soetkoek.

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NOTICE OF WATER USE LICENSE APPLICATION Notice of Water Use License Application under the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998) as per Regulations made under section 26(1)(k) and 46(6) in Schedule No R267.

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“As ek iets sien wat my interesseer, wil ek ook weet hoe, en ek sal aanhou probeer totdat ek dit self kan doen,” sê sy, en al die dinge wat sy nog graag wíl doen, het geen einde nie.

“Waar kry jy die tyd en energie vir als?” wil die Zoutpansberger van haar weet, waarop sy laggend antwoord: “Ek is net nie iemand wat kan sit en niks doen nie. Ek moet besig bly, en als wat ek doen, geniet ek verskriklik baie!”

Die wyse Salomo se woorde weergalm deur die huis: “...haar hande staan vir niks verkeerd nie.”

In 2017 was sy lus vir ‘n nuwe uitdaging in haar lewe en het sy van Johannesburg na Louis Trichardt verhuis. Dit het haar nie lank geneem om weer kliënte te werf nie, en vandag is haar dagboek feitlik weke vooruit bespreek.

Sy sê dat, terwyl die eerste grendeltydperk weens die Covid-19 pandemie produksie in haar skoonheid- en haarsalonne geaffekteer het, sy op haar ander talente gefokus het om ‘n inkomste te genereer. Met ander woorde, sy het koekies gebak en naaldwerk gedoen, en só kop bo water gehou.

Cristine bied ook damesfunksies aan waartydens motiveringsprekers ‘n bietjie inspirasie en vars, nuwe perspektief verleen, en vroue-entrepreneurs die geleentheid gebied word om hul eie produkte en dienste saam met hare te bemark.

“Ek voel geensins bedreig deur ander besighede nie, selfs al is hulle in kompetisie met my eie,” sê sy.

“Ons moet die son oor mekaar laat skyn; daar is genoeg plek vir ons almal,” en dit is duidelik dat haar mededeelsame gesindheid juis die rede vir haar sukses mag wees.

Cristine sê dat sy graag ander vroue wil inspireer en aanmoedig om dit wat hulle tot hul beskikking het te gebruik. “Kyk na die talente wat jy het en gebruik elke bietjie daarvan om jou volle potensiaal uit te leef. Dit is wat my positief hou,” sê sy.

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Televisie, radio, rekenaars, selfone, die Intersoorte filterkoffies en/of tees ‘n Eindelose verskeidenheid van leesstof is net en die wye verskeidenheid sosiale netwerke kan gaan proe. hier te vinde en alhoewel die boeke grootliks neem daagliks ‘n groter deel van ons tyd in Die Boekwinkel is ‘n plek tweedehands is, het hulle wel een of twee nuwe beslag, terwyl lees al hoe meer die agtersitplek waarvoor jy jou kinders lief reekse vir die jonger lesers. Jeneane sê dat blyk in te neem. wil maak, want in hierdie kliënte van alle ouderdomme die winkel besoek.

Studies toon egter dat mense wél nog lees, atmosfeer, so ryk aan verHul gewildste verkopers is fiksie en die oudste en dit bied ‘n groot mate van gerusstelling dat beelding, sal hul passie vir boek onder hul versameling is ‘n uitgawe van die ganse mensdom hom nie in die proses van lees eerstens begin wortel Die Bybel wat dateer uit die vroeë 1900’s. Die intellektuele uitsterwing bevind nie. Die vraag is, Boekwinkel bemark ook graag plaaslike skryskiet, en hul kennis gevoed hoeveel mense lees nog en watter bronne word en verbreed word. Vir wers, soos Christina Venter, Ted Uys en ander. gebruik om gesonde leesgewoontes te ontwikkel die volwassene is dié ‘n Amper versteekte hoekie tussen die en te behou? Het die gewildheid van die digitale boekrakke is gerieflik ingerig met ‘n skoot‘n plek van salige boek die gedrukte boek vervang? Volgens ‘n ontvlugting. rekenaar en stoel, waar enigiemand wêreldwye opname in 2019, het verkoopsyfers kan gaan sit en luister na oudioboeke. getoon dat die fisiese boek by verre nog oor Hierdie konsep is veral handig die digitale boek koning kraai. In 2020 het die verkoop van digitale boeke egter drasties gestyg, terwyl duisende boekwinkels reg oor die wêreld hul deure moes sluit weens die Covid-19 pandemie.

Die Zoutpansberger het met Jeneane Roets, eienaar van die Boekwinkel op Louis Trichardt, gaan gesels om vas te stel of ons plaaslike lesers nog ‘regte’ boeke lees, en hoe tegnologie dié mark affekteer.

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