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By Ndivhuwo Musetha

Education MEC hailed as a good leader by all The late MEC for Education in Limpopo, Them bisile Ellen Nwendamutsu, was hailed as a good leader by colleagues from the ANC, the official opposition, the DA, and numerous community organisations. Nwendamutsu passed away on Friday in a private hospital in Pretoria after a short illness. The spokespeson of the Limpopo Government, Mr Phuti Seloba, says Nwendamutsu was “a highly experienced, knowledgeable person, who was committed to work for the people.” The ANC in the province, which she served as treasurer, described her as a cadre who put people first. The provincial leader of the DA, Mr Jacques Smalle, also reacted with shock to the death of Nwendamutsu. He said she was a brave woman, who took the responsibility of ensuring that learning in Limpopo schools was in progress. “Her open-door policy trademarked her as a leader who wanted to discharge her political will at the benefit of Ms Thembisile Ellen Limpopo education.” Nwendamutsu. Seloba said Nwenda-

mutsu, the wife of former MK leader John Mamabolo Nwendamutsu, will be buried at her home village of Matangari tomorrow (Saturday). National ministers, her colleagues from the Limpopo legislature and numerous dignitaries are expected to attend her funeral. Nwendamutsu is survived by her husband, four children and two grandchildren. During her life, she worked as the CEO for Independent Development Trust. She was also an HOD at the Department of Social Development in Mpumalanga, Deputy Director at the Public Service Commission, Overall Coordinator of HRD with the RDP Commission in Limpopo, organization development consultant and trainer with the Human Awareness Program and project officer at Akanani Rural Development in Elim. She was an exiled ANC member of MK, based in Dar es Salaam from 1986 to 1989. She was also a financial manager at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College and a development worker at the Dakwana Orientation Centre Camp in Tanzania. She also taught English at an international school in Mozambique. Among many of her qualifications, she had a masters degree in policy studies, an advanced diploma in accounting and a certificate in organization strategy management. She attended the Swazi High School.

By Mashudu Netsianda

Cigarette smuggling remains a problem Zimbabwean police at Beit Bridge have intercepted a truck carrying a consignment of 790 boxes of illegal cigarettes with a street value of R3 million, which was intended for smug gling into South Africa through an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River. The team, comprising police and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officials, descended on the truck at about 05:00 last Thursday and found it parked at a bushy area in Matshiloni village along the Beit Bridge-Masvingo road, a few kilometres outside Beit Bridge.

Police spokesperson Insp Philisani Ndebele said they had arrested two suspects. The suspects, aged 56 and 26, were found parked along the Beit Bridge-Masvingo road where they allegedly intended to offload the contraband into smaller trucks for further transportation to an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River. The truck was towing a trailer, which was loaded with the cigarettes. “The two suspects are in custody and they will appear in court soon for smuggling and illegal possession of prohibited cigarettes. The truck and the con-

traband have since been seized by ZIMRA and they are kept at the customs warehouse,” said the police spokesperson. The cigarettes, branded Remington Gold, were loaded in Harare. Of late there has been an increase in the number of illegal cigarettes being smuggled into the country from Zimbabwe. Some of the cigarettes find their way into South Africa through Beit Bridge border post while others are smuggled through several illegal crossing points dotted along the Limpopo River.

By Mashudu Netsianda

Sharp decline in numbers helped by IOM The reception and support centre of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Beit Bridge assisted 18 368 Zimbabweans deported from South Africa with food and temporary shelter last year. That is a sharp decline compared to 27 509 deportees in 2013. IOM established the centre in 2006 to help deported border

jumpers with food and shelter. The IOM programme manager, Mr Sam Grundy, said that the majority of the migrants assisted were 25 years and older. The centre also caters for deported children with food and temporary shelter. The IOM has reception and support centres in Plumtree and Beit Bridge, where illegal immigrants deported from Botswana and South Africa receive

humanitarian assistance. The assistance includes the provision of information on safe migration, overnight accommodation, food and transport to their respective homes. The Beit Bridge Reception and Support Centre has, since its inception in 2006, assisted 385,483 returnees from South Africa. It has a capacity to handle 600 deportees at any given time.

Brandon Huysamen (links) en Jan-Karel Limbach (regs), kranige rugbyspelers van Eric Louw Hoërskool in Musina, is gedurende die Desembervakansie deur Bloubul-spelers op Loftus Versveld geëvalueer ten opsigte van hul fiksheid. Die twee is deel van die 2015 hoë-prestasie groep vir Limpopo skole. Die toetse is gedoen ter voorbereiding vir die jaarlikse Cravenweek. Die seuns het op 10 Desember ‘n baie strawwe fiksheidstoets afgelê, waarna hulle ‘n oefenprogram ontvang het. Hulle is op 10 Januarie weer geëvalueer en moes met minstens 10% in fiksheid verbeter het. Brandon het op alle vlakke van fiksheid verbeter, so ook Jan-Karel. Jan-Karel het ook onder die top vyf beste presteerders in die provinsie geëindig. Foto verskaf.

Uitslae/Results

Soutpansberg Gholfklub

The 19th hole Fixtures/Bepalings

Woensdagspel Datum

Borg

03/01/15

SPB Gholfklub

Naam

Plek

Formaat IS Punte

S. Krügel

uittel 38

S. Collett

uittel 38

Z. Nortjé

V. Jacobs

K. Barkhuizen (jr.)

uittel 34

M. Venter

uittel 34

Opkomende Kompetisie

Maandelikse Houespel

Datum

Kompetisie

Formaat

Datum

Borg

Formaat

17/01/15

Eie reëlings

10/01/15

SPB Gholfklub

24/01/15

Louis Trichardt Ope

Plek

31/01/15

Levubu Bande

F. van Wyk

Weeklikse Byeenkomste

Naam

Punte

H. Jacobs

uittel 71

Woens

Woensdag-kragmeting

K. Barkhuizen (jr.)

uittel 71

Sat

Saterdagspel

T. Musandiwa

uittel 71

R. Gilfillan

BS - Beterbal Stableford, IS - Ind Stableford, BBB - B/bal Bonus Bogey, HS - Houespel, GS - Gekombineerde Stable ford, 4BA/S - 4Bal Alliansie Stableford, 2B/AS - 2Bal American Scramble, BBM - Beterbal Multiplier

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Die bou- en herstelwerk aan een van die brûe op die Witvlagpad, net buite Louis Trichardt, veroorsaak tans groot kopsere vir inwoners wat daagliks op die pad moet ry. Werk aan die brug is oor die Desember-vakansie verder vertraag weens die reën. Volgens beskikbare inligting moet die brug teen die einde Januarie klaar wees. Foto verskaf.

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