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Egpaar weer beroof Deur Andries van Zyl

‘n Egpaar van Levubu was Dinsdagoggend kort na agtuur vir die derde keer in net meer as 10 jaar die slagoffers van ‘n gewapende aanval en roof op hul kleinhoewe.

“Ons is nou al bietjie vuisvoos,” het die 62-jarige Petro Erasmus Woensdag aan die Zoutpansberger gesê.

Petro vertel dat sy, haar huisbediende en tuinwerker alleen by die huis was. Haar man Callie was reeds by sy besigheid, Levubu Vulstasie. Sy het in die huis gesit en skielik iets gehoor. “Toe ek opkyk, kyk ek reg in ‘n geweerloop vas. Die man wou weet waar die ander mense is,” herleef Petro die nagmerrie-ondervinding.

Haar aanvaller was een van vier booswigte wat toegang tot Petro-hulle se huis verkry het deur die heiningdraad te knip. Hulle het Petro, haar tuinwerker en bediende se hande agter hulle rûe met draad vasgebind en op hul mae laat lê. Vir Petro het hulle toe kamer toe geboender, waar hulle die

Callie en Petro Erasmus was Dinsdagoggend vir die derde keer in net bietjie meer as 10 jaar die slagoffers van ‘n gewapende roof op hul kleinhoewe in Levubu. Foto: Facebook.

kaste geplunder het. “Die een ou het vir my gesê hulle soek nog geld, anders skiet hy my. Ek het vir hom gesê daar is nie geld nie. Hulle het seker later besef daar is nie nog geld nie,” het Petro gesê.

Vir sowat 20 minute het die rowers die huis deursoek. Hulle het daarna met hul buit in die egpaar se BMW X5 op die vlug geslaan.

In die huis kon Petro en haar tuinwerker hulle intussen loswikkel uit die drade uit waarmee hulle vasgebind is. Petro het onmiddellik die plaaswag en die polisie van die roof in kennis gestel. “Dit was absoluut ongelooflike om te sien hoe goed die plaaswag reageer het. Binne ses minute is ons voertuig deur ‘n plaaswaglid opgemerk, en vandaar het dinge vinnig gegaan,” het Petro gesê.

Die vinnige reaksie van die plaaswag het daartoe gelei dat die egpaar se voertuig nog daardie selfde oggend by Dzwerani Dzondo naby Thohoyandou teruggevind kon word, met baie van die gesteelde items steeds daarin. “Jy sal nie glo nie, die enjin het nog geluier toe die voertuig teruggevind is,” het Petro vertel.

Nie al die items wat gesteel is, is egter teruggevind nie. Die kontant en vuurwapens wat geroof is, is saam met die rowers nog soek. Die vuurwa­ pens het ingesluit twee gelaaide rewolwers en ‘n .223 geweer met ammunisie.

Die aanval het Petro en Callie erg ontstel. “Mens verwag mos nie dat iemand jou agtuur in die oggend gaan beroof nie,” het Petro gesê. Dinsdag se aanval by hul huis was die derde soortgelyk gewapende roof wat die egpaar die afgelope 11 jaar oorleef het.

In November 2007 is Callie en Petro deur ‘n gewapende man in hul huis oorval. Die gepaar het verwoed teruggeveg en kon daarin slaan om self die verdagte, Levy Baloyi, vas te trek. In die proses het Baloyi egter vir Callie twee keer geskiet en hy was gelukkig om dit te oorleef. Baloyi is in Julie 2010 lewenslank tronk toe gestuur vir die aanval op Callie-hulle, asook ander soortgelyke aanvalle in die omgewing.

(Vervolg op p. 2)

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Louis Trichardt’s next top model?

Louis Trichardt model William Scott (left) won the male category of the Limpopo Face of Fashion 2018 Modelling Competition in Polokwane the past weekend. Pictured with him at the event is the master of ceremonies, entertainer Schalk Bezuidenhout, and the female winner of the competition, Michelle Fox (16) from Polokwane. Read article on P2.

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Triegies se tienertoneel op pad na ATKV finaal

verhoogbestuur, terwyl Danika Malan en Xander Venter elk ‘n goue sertifikaat ontvang het vir spel.

Triegies se tweede plek Saterdag was nie die Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se toneelstuk Ink het die afgelope naweek alle verwagtinge oortref en einde van die toneelgroep se goeie nuus nie. ATKV weereens die skool se naam gevestig as een van Tienertoneel het Maandag die Top 20 stukke aangekondig wat gaan meeding in die nasionale die top skole wat toneel betref.

Die skool het vanaf 27 Augustus tot 1 September finaal in Roodepoort vanaf 1 tot 5 Oktober. Ink het deelgeneem aan die ATKV Tienertoneel se Pot­ deurgedring na die finaal, waar hulle gaan kompechefstroomse streeksfees. Die ATKV Tienertoneel teer teen hoërskole Noordheuwel, Zwartkop, Eldo­ is die grootste toneelkompetisie in die land, met raigne, Martin Oosthuizen, Wilgerivier, Tygerberg, ongeveer 200 stukke wat vanjaar deelgeneem het Helpmekaar Kollege, Gimmies Potchefstroom, Gimmies Windhoek, Affies Seuns en Bloemhof in die 11 landswye streeksfeeste.

“Die Potchefstroomse streeksfees was vanjaar Meisies Hoër. Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het ‘n so sterk dat, in plaas daarvan dat vier stukke ryk ge­skiedenis by ATKV Tienertoneel. Dit het begin met oud-Triedeurgedring het na die gie Nico Scheepers se “Dit was ‘n groot voorreg om streeksfinaal, is ses stukbriljante werk wat die ke deur na die finaal. Ink as oudstudent nog betrokke te skool se toneelgroep van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt het tweede kon wees by my skool. Elke jaar deurgesien het na vier nasionale finale, waargekom by die streeksse stuk was ‘n unieke reis na Van Niekerk die finaal en het in totaal waardeur ons almal se lewens leisels oorgeneem het vyf silwer sertifikate en ses stukke met die verryk is” ontvang,” het die toneelskool gedoen het, waargroep se regisseur en afrigter, Marcel van Niekerk, Dinsdag gesê. Die van drie na die nasionale finaal deurgedring het. wenproduksie was WAT?! – ‘n Absurde drama deur Scheepers was vanjaar een van die beoordelaars by Hoërskool Eldoraigne, met Potchefstroom Gimna- die streeksfees, saam met Wilhelm van der Walt, sium se produksie Dierepubliek in die derde plek. Cintaine Schutte en prof. Marié-Heleen Coetzee.

“Ek maak vanjaar met trots klaar met Hoërskool Triegies se toneelgroep het silwer sertifikate ontvang vir algemene hantering van tegniese elemente, Louis Trichardt se toneel. Ons gesin verhuis na spesiale effekte, produksie, en een elk vir spel vir Amerika, waarheen ek tans beroep is. Dit was ‘n groot voorreg om as oudstudent nog betrokke te Ziamay Malan en Wilné Kotzé.

Meer indrukwekkend as die silwer sertifikate kon wees by my skool. Elke jaar se stuk was ‘n is die toneelgroep se nege goue sertifikate wat unieke reis waardeur ons almal se lewens verryk hulle ontvang het. Marcel het self ses van hierdie is. Ek sou nooit kon ophou nie, want dit is absoluut goue sertifikate ingepalm vir regie, choreografie, verslawend. Die vriendskappe, ervarings, blootnuutgeskrewe teks, beligtingsontwerp, stel en stelling, en leerskool was ongelooflik!” het Van dekor en klankbaan. Wilné het goud ontvang vir Niekerk Dinsdag gesê.

Deur Andries van Zyl

‘n Oomblik om op trots te wees … Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se toneelgroep het met hul verhoogproduksie Ink algeheel tweede geëindig tydens die ATKV Tienertoneelfees se streeksfees wat die afgelope week in Potchefstroom beslis is. Ink is ook Maandag aangewys as een van die Top 20 stukke wat deurdring na die nasionale finaal van die kompetisie in Oktober. Voor is Xander Venter en Wilné Kotzé. Agter, van links na regs, is Jannes Erasmus (ATKV), Tshepo Mtsweni (Ink beligting), Marcel van Niekerk (Ink skrywer en beligting), prof. Marie-Heleen Coetzee (ATKV), Wilhelm van der Walt (ATKV), Danika Malan, Ziamay Malan en Nico Scheepers. Foto verskaf.

In the first of their community projects to help non-profit organisations, Harcourts Limitless in Louis Trichardt handed over a cheque for R20 000 to the Nga Tshilidzi Old Age Care Centre in Tshikota on Friday, 24 August. The purpose of the centre, according to its founder and director, Ms Mercy Nchauba, is to “care for the aged and meet some of their social needs with regard to leading a healthy lifestyle.” Pictured is Ms Nettie Mpho Sebola (left), who handed over the cheque on behalf of Harcourts Limitless to Ms Nchauba. Photo supplied.

The Form 4 IEB Life Science students from Ridgeway College in Louis Trichardt went to the Kruger National Park on Friday, 31 August, as part of their Life Science studies. The study incorporated diversity in wildlife, population studies and the impact on the environment.

William Scott walks away with top honours at Limpopo Face of Fashion

By Jo Robinson

William Scott, a local model recently discovered and selected to represent the region at the Limpopo Face of Fashion 2018 Modelling Competition, has done himself and the town proud by winning the competition.

A lot of excitement was generated last month when news broke that Louis Trichardt could possibly once again provide the world at large with talent and beauty, as had happened previously with model and actress Christina Storm, when William (22) made it to the finals of the competition. This prestigious competition took place at the Mall of the North in Polokwane on 1 September, with 10 male and 10 female finalists competing for the number-one spots. The most sought-after prize was a contract with the international Ice Modelling company, which would instantly boost the winner into the sights of top designers and agents around the globe.

Discovered by Sharon Stander of Ace Models only recently, and having never even considered a career in modelling, William was hugely surprised to have made it to the top 10, and even when he had done that, he could not imagine beating seasoned professionals in the business.

With pre-show nerves at an all-time high, the day before William was supposed to drive through to Polokwane for the competition, his car’s rear windscreen shattered. This meant that he could not drive himself and, after everyone he called could not help him either, he said he had felt so hopeless that he had almost given the whole thing up.

He made it through eventually and won the show, which he says is a good reason never to give up. “I’m so happy that I didn’t give up and worked through it all instead,” he said.

The event started off with the pre-party on the night before the competition, and then a 06:00 start to the big day. Hours of choreography and practice followed

before the main event where the competitors modelled creations from various fashion houses and designers, including Icon and Markham. The competition went off smoothly, with live music from the band Go the Rodeo as background for the practiced sets of movement. After many sets on the ramp, which had all been installed in a movie theatre at the Mall of the North, celebrity judges Joani Johnson, Steffi Rinaldi, Casper Bosman and Corné van Niekerk made their decisions and the master of ceremonies, comedian and entertainer Schalk Bezuidenhout, announced the winners.

William said that he was blown away by the sheer quantity of wonderful prizes, some that he had brought home with him, and some that he had yet to use, such as being chauffeured on assignments by Lexus. Ice Models will be flying him to Cape Town soon to officially sign his contract, and William plans on doing the best that he can in everything that comes his way in the future.

Egpaar oorleef derde gewapende roof (Vervolg van p. 1)

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Sina Davachi from Ridgeway College in Louis Trichardt recently competed in the first round of the Computer Programming Olympiad and scored 100%. He was due to take part in the second round on Wednesday this week. Photo’s supplied.

Baloyi was reeds uit op borg op hierdie soortgelyke aanvalle toe hy Callie aangeval en geskiet het. Presies sewe jaar ná hierdie aanval is die egpaar weer aangeval en beroof. Dié keer het niemand egter seergekry nie, maar tot op hede is nog niemand in verband met hierdie roof aangekeer nie.

“Ons hanteer dit maar, want wat gaan jy maak? Gelukkig is my geloof sterk. Toe ek daar gelê het, het ek net bly bid en

ons is nie beseer nie. Ook die vorige keer is ons nie beseer nie.

Jy moet maar net jou kop optel en positief bly leef. Dit help nie jy gaan sit op ‘n hoop nie,” het Petro gesê. Dit is duidelik dat geloof ‘n groot rol gespeel het by Petro-hulle se bewaring.

Sedert die aanvalle begin het, het die egpaar hulle veiligheid ernstig opgeskerp. Dinsdag was egter weereens ‘n bewys dat, ten spyte van veiligheidsheinings en palissades, dit geen waarborg is dat mens veilig is nie.

Petro en Callie het hul opregte

dank uitgespreek teenoor al die lede van die plaaswag wat so blitsig op haar noodroep gereageer het.

“Ons is baie dankbaar en het groot lof vir almal van die plaaswagte. Dit was voorwaar ongelooflik om te sien hoe vinnig hulle reageer het,” het Petro gesê.

Provinsiale polisiewoordvoer­ der kol. Moatshe Ngoepe het by navraag die voorval bevestig en gesê dat ‘n saak van huisroof deur die polisie ondersoek word. Teen druktyd was hulle nog op soek na die verdagtes.

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Heidi-Lene stadig maar seker op pad na herstel

By Jo Robinson

Heidi-Lene Jonck, die 23-jarige plaaslike inwoner wat op 11 Maart vanjaar breinskade opgedoen het in ‘n bootongeluk op die Albasinidam, is stadig maar seker op die pad na herstel.

Volgens Elize-Marie du Preez, Heidi-Lene se suster, is sy op 3 Junie opgeneem by die Lynnmed Kliniek (La Vie Care) in Pretoria vir behandeling.

Dit was grootliks te danke aan Tafelronde 66 van Louis Trichardt wat fondse ingesamel het, sodat 60% van die maandelikse koste betaal kon word.

Die maandelikse koste vir behandeling beloop R49 500. Die Tafelronde het onderneem om tot einde September vir behandeling by te dra. Heidi-Lene se familie hoop egter dat meer fondse sal inkom, sodat sy tot die einde van Desember daar kan bly soos wat haar dokters aanbeveel. As dit nie gebeur nie, sal sy huis toe moet kom en probeer om te herstel sonder die behandeling wat sy so nodig het.

Elize-Marie sê dat die een ding wat haar verskriklik bekommer het ná die ongeluk was toe sy gehoor het dat die korrekte behandeling in die eerste ses weke ná so ‘n traumatiese ongeluk kritiek is. Dit het nie gebeur nie omdat Heidi-Lene vir vier weke in ‘n koma gelê het. Sy het die eerste sewe weke deurgebring sonder spesialis-behandeling.

Ná dit was sy ‘n maand by die huis omdat sy in daardie stadium nie met behandeling kon begin alvorens die longontsteking en ander probleme opgeklaar het nie.

Twee weke gelede het Heidi-Lene begin om te­ rug­flitse van die ongeluk te ervaar, wat paniekaanvalle tot gevolg het. Die dokters sê egter dat dit goed is dat haar brein weer begin werk, al is dit op die oog af traumaties. Sy begin nou eers om sekere dinge te onthou. Sy het onlangs vir die eerste keer opgestaan met die hulp van stutte, maar sy het nog geen gevoel in haar voete nie en kan glad nie loop nie.

Heidi-Lene se dokter sê dat haar simptome soos na ‘n erge beroerte is. Hulle het vir Elize-Marie verduidelik dat dit nog minstens twee jaar sal wees voor dat hulle sal weet hoeveel beter Heidi-Lene sal word. Na twee jaar verwag hulle nie baie verande­ ring nie, so vordering in hierdie stadium is kritiek.

Heidi-Lene begin nou om stelselmatig letters en syfers te herken, maar sy kan glad nie lees nie.

Sy onthou dat sy ‘n derdejaar onderwysstudent was en sy werk hard om van die begin af weer te leer. Sy word baie moeg, maar sy hou aan met die werk, al word sy baie gefrustreerd en moedeloos.

Heidi-Lene was van ‘n jong ouderdom sportief en baie aktief. Sy het goed presteer in sport tydens haar skooljare by Hoërskool Louis Trichardt. Sy is nie ‘n persoon wat sommer opgee nie. Elize-Marie is baie trots op haar suster, vir wie sy sorg sedert Heidi-Lene se ma oorlede is toe dié nog in die laerskool was. Sy glo dat, met die Here se hulp, hulle saam hierdie groot krisis sal oorkom.

“Elke dag is nuwe grond,” se Elize-Marie.

“Nie­mand kan jou voorberei vir so iets nie. Ons leer saam en ons gaan saam vorentoe met wat nog voorlê. Dit was Heidi-Lene se droom om ‘n onderwyseres te wees. Niks is onmoontlik met geloof in God nie,” sê sy. Sy het almal bedank vir hulle gebede en ondersteuning. Daar is nog operasies wat wag in die toekoms. Littekens in Heidi-Lene se keel maak asemhaling moeilik en sal verwyder moet word, maar dit is nie die dringendste behandeling wat sy nou nodig het nie. “Dat haar brein genees moet word, is die belangrikste ding vir nou,” sê Elize-Marie. ‘n Facebook-blad is vir Heide-Lene geskep met video-grepe en nuus oor haar vordering. Die naam van die blad is Heidi-Lene Jonck By Faith You Will Walk Again. Die Tafelronde Zoutpansberg 66 administreer al die donasies vir Heidi-Lene. Die rekeningbesonderhede, met verwysing Heidi-Lene, is Round Table 66, Eerste Nasionale Bank, reke­ ningnommer 528 668 32 804 en takkode 260149.

Bo: Heidi-Lene werk saam met die arbeidsterapeut by Lynn­m ed Kliniek (La Vie Care) in Pretoria, waar sy be­­­handeling ontvang. Regs: Heidi-Lene glimlag saam met Elize-Marie. Elize-Marie kuier elke drie weke by haar suster in Pretoria, maar praat elke dag met haar oor Whatsapp en Video Call. Foto’s verskaf.

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MC Mining awaits record of decision on Makhado

By Andries van Zyl

Oom Hansie en tannie Corrie Uys van Louis Trichardt vier nie net hulle troudag nie, maar ook hulle “Verloofdag”. Dit is vanjaar hulle sestigste herdenking van hierdie dag.

Oom Hansie en tannie Corrie vier nie net troudag nie, maar ook verloofdag Deur Jo Robinson

sê hy van Hansie: “Het u al ge­ hoor van een man wat 193 be­ roepsjare agter die rug het? En soms vier beroepe gelyktydig beoefen het? Wat ‘n ingenieur wou word en toe uiteindelik joernalis, fotograaf, boer, politikus, elektriese- en meganiese ingenieur geword het?”

Tannie Corrie is ook ‘n skrywer en het self ook al baie be­ rigte geskryf. Hulle vertel hoe oom Hansie aan die begin foto’s in die hangkas moes ontwikkel, omdat hulle nie ‘n donkerkamer gehad het. En hoe hulle gejaag het om die lokomotief te vang om hulle berigte en foto’s vir die kondukteur gee om deur te vat Landbou Weekblad toe.

Oom Hansie het vir die Transvaler, die Beeld, Huisgenoot, Farmer’s Weekly, die SAUK en ander instellings geskryf. Oom Hansie sê hy was ook die eerste persoon in Suid-Afrika wat ‘n berig per telefoon lewendig vir die SAUK uitgesaai het.

Oom Hansie gooi nie belang­rike goed weg nie, en sy versameling van duisende ou foto’s, berigte en snuister-

ye vertel die geskiedenis van Louis Trichardt, asook sy eie.

“Meeste van ons ou vriende is nou oorlede,” sê tannie Corrie, “maar ons het nuwes. As ons tyd kom, gaan ons veras word en die plek wat dit doen kan ontslae raak van die as. Mens is nie daarin nie, en die begraaf­plaas hier is nou so gevaarlik dat niemand jou graf in elk geval gaan besoek nie. Ons geniet mekaar nou terwyl ons lewe.”

Oom Hansie se ouers was ook lank getroud. Ná 71 jaar saam het hulle twee dae uitmekaar gesterf.

Oom Hansie en tannie Corrie het seker baie jare nog voor hulle, en hulle sê hulle sal nooit verveeld word met mekaar nie.

Hy bou en versamel, onder andere, staanhorlosies, speelgoed en treine. Met twee kinders, vier kleinkinders en ‘n pragtige agterkleinkind is hulle lewe besig en vol liefde. Hulle beskerm en sorg vir mekaar.

Oom Hansie en tannie Corrie het op 30 Augustus 1958 verloof geraak en is op 18 Julie 1959 getroud.

Sestig jaar later en nog steeds vier Hansie en Corrie Uys elke jaar nie net hulle huweliksherdenking nie, maar ook die dag waarop hulle verloof geraak het.

Hulle Verloofdag noem hulle dit. Die liefde en vriendskap tussen die twee is maklik om te sien en dit is duidelik dat hulle ná al die jare steeds dankbaar is vir elke dag wat hulle saam kan deurbring.

Die egpaar lag lekker saam, terwyl hulle mekaar herinner aan die tye wat verby is. Op ‘n vraag oor die geheim van so ‘n lang en gelukkige huwelik, sê tannie Corrie met ‘n groot glimlag: “Uithou, aanhou en bekhou!” Oom Hansie sê maar niks. “Eintlik,” sê sy verder, “het ons nooit kwaad vir mekaar gaan slaap nie. Nooit. Nou dat ek dink, ons het nog nooit regtig rusie gehad nie.”

Oom Hansie het as jong man op Waterpoort met beeste geboer en tannie Corrie was die posmeesteres by die poskantoor daar. Sy het toe besluit om na Dendron te verskuif. “Ek het 15 keer in een maand bedank, so mal was dit daar,” sê sy. “Hulle het my elke keer oortuig om te bly. Toe sê Hansie vir my dat as ek die werk los, hy vir my dieselfde salaris sal betaal. Ek wag nou nog vir die geld!”

Oom Hansie en tannie Corrie het mekaar by haar sussie se troue ontmoet en op daardie dag, sê oom Hansie, het hy geweet dat sy die vrou vir hom was. Later het hulle nader aan Louis Trichardt getrek, want hulle wou nie hê hulle kinders moes koshuis toe gaan toe hulle begin skoolgaan nie. Die egpaar het aangegaan met die boerdery, maar oom Hansie het weer in die dorp gaan werk, terwyl tannie Corrie na die plaas gekyk het. Hy was al die jare besig met verskillende werk, maar Oom Hansie leer gou. “Ek was nooit in Graad 11 nie,” sê hy, “en na net drie kwartale in matriek het ek baie goed geslaag.”

In Paul Prinsloo se boek, Oom Hansie en tannie Corrie Uys op hul troudag op 18 Julie Burgers van die Soutpansberg, 1959. Foto verskaf.

MC Mining CEO David Brown said on Tuesday that he was pleased to announce further progress at its fully permitted Makhado Lite hard-coking and thermal-coal project.

The company said in a media statement that the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) had granted the environmental authorisation (EA) amendment for Makhado. Stakeholders now have the opportunity to appeal this amendment. Any appeal will result in the suspension of the LEDET’s authorisation. “MC Mining will address this with the regulatory authorities if applicable,” read MC Mining’s press release.

Brown said that LEDET’s decision reinforced the government’s support for their Makhado Lite project in the Nzhelele valley and the project’s potential to contribute to socio-economic development in the area.

“We await the record of decision from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and have commenced the process to obtain surface rights access in terms of South African mining legislation,” said Brown.

The proposed Makhado Colliery project is to be established on the farms Lukin 643, Salaita 188, Windhoek 649 MS, Matumba 668 MS, Tanga 648 MS, Daru 848 MS and Fripp 645 MS. As previously reported, MC Mining applied for an amendment of their EA as a result of a change in the mode of transport of the product from rail to road.

The Makhado Lite project is at present central to the government’s proposed expropriation of two of the farms on which the mine is to be established, namely Lukin and Salaita. Questions have already been asked as to the real reasons behind the planned expropriation of the two farms from its current owner, Akkerland Boerdery. Akkerland Boerdery has since started legal proceeding against the government’s proposed expropriation plans. At the same time, it is noteworthy that MC Mining (previously known as Coal of Africa Limited) formed part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent

delegation to China.

The Makhado/Musina Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was once again high on the agenda during the Chinese visit as part of a $10 billion deal struck

by President Ramaphosa and Chinese President Xi last week.

The investment was made possible by the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NDRC) with, among others, the Makhado-Musina SEZ to be developed at Mopane between Louis Trichardt and Musina as specific target. The deal includes the construction of a 4 600MW coal-fired power plant over six years and a cement-production plant over three years, as well as a stainless-steel plant and a ferro-chromium/ manganese plant.

At face value, the likelihood seems very small that the China/South Africa deal regarding the SEZs, as well as MC Mining’s continued attempts to get their Makhado Lite Colliery up and running, and even the government’s latest attempt to expropriate the farms Lukin and Salaita to gain access to the rich underground coal reserves without having to pay a cent for them are not interconnected.

MC Mining has already distanced itself from being part of what many describe as a conspiracy to obtain access to the farms’ rich coal deposits by way of a recent comment made by the company’s group corporate affairs manager, Ms Florence Duval. Although admitting that the company required access to the key farms Lukin and Salaita to confirm geotechnical information prior to commencing with construction, Duval said that these properties were subject to a South African Government land-claim process and that MC Mining was monitoring the progress thereof and any potential effects of this process on the Makhado construction timetable.

“However, MC Mining has commenced a statutory process to obtain access to the properties by virtue of its mining right,” said Duval.

Regarding the above, it would seem that some truth can be found in Roger Waters’s lyrics to the song Perfect Sense, which says: “Can’t you see, It all makes perfect sense, Expressed in dollars and cents, Pounds, shillings and pence.”

AfriForum joins expropriation fight In other news ...

The South African government’s current attempt to expropriate two farms behind the Soutpansberg at 10% of the market value seeks to employ land reform as the pretext to hide the real motive behind the expropriation: That the government wants to lay its hands on the rich coal reserves below the surface of these farms to facilitate expansion of the Chinese government’s economic interests in South Africa.

This was the view expressed by the South African civil rights organisation AfriForum, Akkerland Boerdery as owners of the two farms Lukin and Salaita, the agricultural organisation TAU SA, the trade union Solidarity and Agri Limpopo, during a joint media conference in Pretoria on Monday.

The organisations pointed out that Chinese government-controlled companies were planning development to the value of $10 billion in the Musina-Makhado special economic zone, within which Akkerland is situated. “Exploration by the controversial Coal of Africa Limited [now known as MC Mining] on Akkerland indicates that the farm’s coal is suitable for use in power stations and steel factories,” said the organisations. They added that the government needs the coal reserves on the farms because the Chinese development includes, among others, the building of a coal-powered power station, a coal plant and various metallurgical plants.

AfriForum, TAU SA and Solidarity also announced in a press release on Monday that they would financially support Akkerland Boerdery’s legal actions against the government’s expropriation attempts in the interest of the protection of property rights. They would also offer help to uncover the injustices committed against the Akkerland Boerdery nationally as well as internationally. These organisations also requested the public to contribute financially to Akkerland’s legal battle and have already opened a separate banking account in the name of the “Akkerland Regsfonds”, which will be administered by TAU SA’s auditors.

The organisations will publish the banking details

on their respective websites.

According to Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, Akkerland Boerdery’s two farms are at the top of the government’s secret expropriation list, entitled “proposed expropriation test cases”, which is currently circulating in the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and was recently made public by AfriForum. “Despite government denying until very recently the existence of such a list, the correctness of the list is confirmed because government has already started to expropriate Akkerland’s farms at significantly lower compensation than market value,” Kriel said in the press release.

According to Louis Meintjes, the president of TAU SA, the expropriation of Akkerland’s farms at a fraction of their market value is an indication that the ANC’s stated policy of expropriation without compensation is in the process of being settled.

Leon Borcherds, president of Agri Limpopo, added to this by saying that the principles on which the court must rule in the Akkerland case will have a decisive impact on how landowners will be compensated for expropriation in future.

Jannes van der Goot (links) en Mia Alberts (regs), albei van Laerskool Louis Trichardt, het twee weke gelede deelgeneem aan die Limpopo Eisteddfod in Polokwane en goed presteer. Albei ontvang ‘n A++ vir hulle monoloë.

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KERKE/CHURCHES • 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 Charisma (Levubu) Sondag 09:00. Past John en Marietjie Struwig.

• 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 Maurunwa/Siloam/Nzhelele Past Oke Tel 083 461 6455 or 072 976 3448.

• 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. Cornel Nagel, Tel 015 534 2253/ 084 406 1723 • Hervormde Kerk Louis Trichardt H/v Stubbs & Forestryweg, Sondag 08:30, Ds. Gustav van Zyl, Selfoon 083 387 7548.

• Hervormde Kerk 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 • Hervormde Kerk (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.

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

Past. Christo van Rooijen, Tel: 015 516 0521 / 082 465 8774 • Lewende Woord Louis Trichardt Louis Trichardt Lodge-saal. Sondag erediens 10:00 (Afrikaans) en 18:00 (English). Senior past. Andrew Bezuidenhout (071 078 1631) en past. Jan Wilkins (071 161 9254).

• Levubu Christelike Gemeente (Hatfield) Sondag 09:00 & 18:00, Past. Craig Whitcomb, Tel 015 583 0134 of 084 400 8937 • 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, Tel. 015 516 0446 • NG Kerk (Levubu) Perseel 316, Sondag 08:30 en 10:15 (LTT - Rondebosch Lapa), Ds. Petrus Kriel Tel: 015 583 002 / 082 898 2081 • 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.

• NG Kerk Soutpansberg (LTT) H/v Stubbs & Andersonstraat, Sondag 09:00, ds. Etienne van Staden (083 274 3227), Kerkkantoor 015 516 4366 • 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 • 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 om 08:45 en 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 Francois Strydom 082 7850 265 / 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

Friday, 7 September

Saturday, 8 September

Sun, some clouds, very warm.

A p.m. shower or thunderstorm.

Periods of sun, very warm.

High: 32oC Low: 16oC

High: 33oC Low: 18oC

High: 30oC Low: 14oC

WHAT IS HAPPENING? DEURLOPEND

LOUIS TRICHARDT TUINBOUKLUB Die Louis Trichardt Tuinbou­

klub nooi alle lede en nie-lede om in te skakel by hulle verrigtinge. Klublede kom elke derde Dins­ VROUE VAN DIE WOORD Die Vroue van die Woord kom een maal ‘n maand op dag van die maand byeen. Alle voornemende groenvingers kan met Hannetjie skakel by 084 elke tweede Saterdag van die maand om 10:00 950 0205 of Sophie by 082 420 0514 om uit te by die Wawiel se Koffie Winkel bymekaar. vind hoe hulle betrokke kan raak.

Die vroue kom interkerklik saam om te bid, geestelik te groei en mekaar aan te moedig om KARATEKAS OEFEN Die Soutpansvroue na God se hart te wees. “Alle vroue, jonk berg Kofukan Karateklub oefen elke Woensdag en oud, is welkom,” sê die organiseerders. vanaf 18:00 tot 20:00 by die Emmanuel Christian Vir meer inligting kan Madelyn Stoltz by 083 School net buite Louis Trichardt. Vir meer inlig442 5248 geskakel word. ting, skakel Tommy by tel. 083 346 6600.

MANNE VAN DIE WOORD Die MOTHS HAPPY HOUR Die MOTHs Manne van die Woord in Louis Trichardt kom se Turbi Hills Shellhole in Louis Trichardt hou elke Vrydag van 05:45 tot 06:45 by Ocean Baselke Dinsdag- en Vrydagaand ‘n “Happy Hour” ket in Songozwistraat byeen. van 18:00 tot 19:00 in hul kroeg. Die DinsVir meer inligting kan Tobias Fourie by 082 dagaand promosie is op bier (buy one, get one 451 4249 geskakel word. free) en Vrydae sal die fokus telkens ‘n ander GISTER-SE-JEUG BYEEN Die promosie behels. Ligte kroegetes sal beskikbaar Gister-se-Jeug klub, waar jonger en ouer seniors wees. Vir meer inligting, skakel Alan by tel. 083 welkom is, vergader elke Dinsdag van 09:00 tot 660 2472 of Sybrand by tel. 078 618 7642.

11:00 in die Hervormde Kerk se saal op die hoek van Stubbsstraat en Forestryweg in Louis Trich- AA BYEEN Alkoholiste Anoniem (AA) vergader elke Maandag om 18:00 by die Haantardt. Vir meer inligting kan Willie Agenbacht jiekerk (h/v Burger- en Erasmustraat) in Louis geskakel word by tel. 083 453 6597, Flippie Diedericks by 071 671 9866 of Anna Lordan by Trichardt en almal wat daaraan ‘n behoefte het om die vergadering by te woon, is welkom.

082 921 6110.

Die AA vergader ook elke Woensdag vanaf BAHÁ’Í INFORMATION CEN18:00 in Levubu. Vir meer inligting, skakel TRE The Bahá’í Information Centre in Louis Jannie by tel. 076 501 8285.

Trichardt holds multi-faith devotionals every Thursday from 19:30.

DOJO OEFENTYE Die Ninjutsu Dojo “Do not allow difference of opinion, or diver- (Shio pan yama dojo Soutpansberg-skool) oefen sity of thought to separate you from your fellow elke Maandag en Woensdag vanaf 17:30 tot men, or to be the cause of dispute, hatred and 19:00 in die stoeisaal. Vir meer inligting kan strife in your hearts. Rather, search diligently for shihan Swanepoel geskakel word by tel. 076 467 the truth and make all men your friends.”

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For more information phone 081 884 9553 GIMNASTIEKKLUB OEFEN(after hours). Alternatively, visit the website at TYE Die Louis Trichardt Gimnastiekklub www.bahai.org. oefen elke Maandag en Woensdag. Vlak 1 tot INTERKERKLIKE BIDUUR 3 gimnaste (meisies en seuns) sal Maandae en Inwo­ners word uitgenooi om elke Woensdag Woensdae oefen van 14:30 tot 16:00. Die Vlak vanaf 08:00 tot 09:00 saam te kom bid vir die 4 tot 7 gimnaste (meisies en seuns) sal ook op gemeenskap en die land tydens ‘n interkerklike Maandae en Woensdae oefen, maar van 17:00 biduur by St Peter’s Kerk in Bredastraat. tot 18:30. Elzabé Stewart en Riekie Steyn is Vir meer inligting, skakel past. Leonie Meyonderskeidelik verantwoordelik vir die meisies farth by tel. 084 219 4406. en seuns se afrigting. Vir meer inligting, skakel Elzabé by 082 566 3493 of Riekie by 082 484 ONDERSTEUN BERGCARE CHARITY SHOP Die Bergcare Charity 1392.

TRIEGIE FIETSRYKLUB Laerskool Shop op die perseel van die Haantjie Kerk (NG Louis Trichardt se fietsryklub oefen elke Maan­ Kerk Louis Trichardt) is oop weeksdae van dag en Woensdag van 15:00 tot 17:00.

07:00 tot 12:00.

Die kinders kom by die Meulbos-pad (Hanglip “Kom ondersteun gerus. U is ook welkom Bosbouplantasie). Daar sal deurlopend volwasse om alle onnodige huisraad of klere te skenk. toesig wees en die roetes is veilig om te ry. Alle Die inkomste van Bergcare Charity Shop word gebruik vir die aankope van kos vir die Bergcare laerskoolkinders onder die ouderdom van 14 is welkom om te kom saam oefen. Deelname is Bejaarde-projek,” sê die projekbestuur­ders. gratis. Vir meer inligting, skakel Mark Archer by Vir meer inligting, skakel die kerkkantoor by tel. 083 324 8495.

015 516 3902.

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS LOUIS TRICHARDT • SAPS/SAPD

• Ambulance/Ambulans

• Electricity (after hours) • Water (after hours) • Fire Brigade/Brandweer

• Munisipaliteit/Municipality • Hospital (Government) • Hospital (Private)

• SPB Dorpswag

- 10111/ 015 519 4300 / 083 206 5594 - 015 516 4378 015 516 2395 - 087 350 2764 - 087 350 2764 - 015 516 0551 015 516 0554 - 015 519 3000 - 015 516 0148 / 9 - 015 516 0720 015 516 6980 - 082 251 0827

MUSINA • SAPS/SAPD • Ambulance/Ambulans • Fire Brigade/Brandweer • Hospital (Government) • Municipality • Electricity/Water

- 10111 / 015 534 7601 - 10177 / 015 534 0061 - 015 534 0061 - 015 534 0446 / 7 - 015 534 6000 - 083 457 2183

LEVUBU • SAPS/SAPD - 015 583 7400

015 583 7418 • Municipal and other services (see Louis Trichardt)

SEPTEMBER

7 LENTEDANS VIR KOBEN

‘n Lentedans ten bate van die Koben Hofmeyr Fonds vind op Vrydag, 7 September, in Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se skoolsaal plaas.

Almal is welkom om bietjie litte te kom los maak vir hierdie goeie doel. Kaartjies kos R100 per persoon of R1 000 ‘n tafel. Eie eet en drinkgoed moet saamgebring word.

Die dans is die inisiatief van vanjaar se Mnr. en Mej. Triegie, Devan le Roux en Bernice Mei­ ring, as deel van hulle welwillendheidsprojek vir die gemeenskap.

Vir enige navrae, skakel Melinda 072 172 1940 of Erika by tel. 082 874 4278.

7 DOPPERKUIERKAFEE

Die gewilde Dopperkuierkafee by die Gereformeerde Kerk op Louis Trichardt bied Vrydagaand, 7 September, weer iets vir elke kieskeurige inwoner.

Dopperburgers is beskikbaar teen R20, kaasburgers (R25), ‘n russian en slaptjips (R25), vis en tjips (R30), slaptjips (R10) en vetkoek met kerrie-maalvleis (R25).

Bespreek nou by Nanette by tel. 084 304 4764.

Besprekings sluit 13:00 op Vrydag en die kuierkafee sal om 17:00 open.

8 BONSAI SLYPSKOOL

Daar sal eerskomende Saterdag, 8 September, weer begin word met die gewilde bonsai slypskole.

Die slypskool duur vanaf 09:00 tot ongeveer 13:00 aan huis van Dawid Kruger op die plaas Klein Australië (net verby die ou Border Motors op die Thohoyandou-pad).

Vir meer inligting, skakel Dawid by tel. 084 363 0041.

AND DIS8 ABLE-BODIED ABLED TO SHARE TRACK

An event for both able-bodied and disabled athletes, children and adults, will be hosted at Louis Trichardt High School on Saturday, 8 September.

No entry criteria or classification of qualifying times or experience will be needed, and no entry fee will be charged for athletes to participate or for spectators. Events will include track events such as sprints consisting of 60m, 80m, 100m, 200m, 400m, as well as field events, including shotput and wheelchair shotput, discus, javelin and wheelchair javelin. Participants will receive a special gift package, which will include a free lunch pack, and refreshments will be sold throughout the day for spectators.

South African Paralympic sporting hero Ntando Mahlangu will be competing against all the able-bodied runners who sign up for the exhibition relay race planned for the day.

Athletes are requested to arrive at 08:00 to register. (Contd on P 7)

WEEKLY DAM LEVELS According to latest available information from the Department WEEKLIKSE of Water Affairs and Forestry as on Monday, 3 September.

DAMVLAKKE Dams/damme:

03/09/2018 27/08/2018

Albasini Dam Ebenezer Dam Flag Boshielo Dam Glen Alpine Dam Luphephe Dam Middel Letaba Dam Nandoni Dam Nsami Dam Nwanedzi Dam Nzhelele Dam Tzaneen Dam Vondo Dam

83.4% 83.8% 80.8% 81.9% 87.7% 89.8% 10.9% 11.2% 80.3% 81.3% 10.5% 10.7% 99.4% 99.6% 37.7% 38.8% 77.8% 78.6% 72.3% 73.2% 32.1% 33.2% 96.1% 96.7%

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Mostly sunny, beautiful.

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Brilliant sunshine.

Plenty of sunshine.

High: 23oC Low: 7oC

High: 23oC Low: 8oC

High: 29oC Low: 12oC

High:30oC Low: 13oC

WAT GEBEUR? (Contd from P 6) The event will take place from 08:30 until 14:30. For more information, phone Sandy (084 506 3333), Sheryl James (061 023 0771), Louisa Kirsten (083 361 5983) or email them at ecs@ live.co.za.

alliance (two to count) and entry will cost R1 500 per team.

For more information, phone Alan Odendaal at Tel 083 660 2472.

MOUNTED 15 WESTERN GAMES

On Saturday, 15 September, from 09:00, all horse lovers and anyone wishing to have a fun day out are invited to Chris and Sandy James’s farm 15km outside of Louis Trichardt on the Witvlag road.

Top-level riders will demonstrate some of the events in Western Mounted Games, and riders who bring their horses along will be able to try these after the demonstrations under the guidance of seasoned riders.

People are invited to bring along refreshments and enjoy a picnic outdoors. A gas braai will be available for those who want to braai boerewors for rolls. After the lunch break, local polocrosse players will demonstrate the game and anyone with their own horse there will be able to try it for themselves.

For more information and a location pin, contact Barend at 084 491 8020, Ron at 073 667 9923 or Sheryl at 061 023 0771.

22 HAENERTSBURG SPRING FESTIVAL

The residents of the picturesque town of Haenertsburg invite one and all to their Spring Festival from 22 to 24 September.

“Enjoy spring in this intimate village setting.

There will be crafts, food, a beer garden, wine tasting, artisanal gin and lots of fun!” say the organisers.

For more information, phone Mara Hermann at Tel 082 370 8567, write to her at mara@haenertsburg.co.za or visit www.springfestival.co.za.

23 MAGOEBASKLOOF SPRING FESTIVAL

Residents are invited to the Magoebaskloof Spring Festival at Magoebaskloof Hotel from 23 September to 1 October.

The festival offers an authentic and original craft and food market, open gardens, orchid exhibition and much more.

For more information, phone Annemarie Brook at Tel 082 883 4449, write to her at haen@telkomsa.net or visit www.springfestival. co.za.

Jonathan van Radio Raps sal op 29 September weer in Louis Trichardt kom kuier op uitnodiging van Tafelronde Zoutpansberg 66.

Sy optrede vorm deel van die Tafelronde se deurlopende fondsinsamelingsprojekte en ‘n tafel kan vir onderskeidelik R3 000, R2 500 en R2 000 bespreek word, afhangende van die tafel se plasing.

Die Rondebosch Lapa sal as gasheer optree vir Jonathan se optrede en gaste kan reeds vanaf 18:00 lekker saam kuier, met die optrede wat om 20:00 begin. ‘n Kontantkroeg sal beskik wees, asook kos te koop, dus sal geen koelhouers of piekniekmandjies toegelaat word nie.

Vir besprekings, skakel Shannon Venter by tel.

072 762 6050.

29 MOTH’S GOLF DAY

The Moth’s Turbi Hills Shellhole in Louis Trichardt invites the region’s golfers to enter a team for their annual golf day on 29 September this year.

The format of the competition is a four-ball

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Bekende oud-Recce kom praat oor sy ervarings Inwoners wat verlede jaar Wynand du Toit, oud-weermagmajoor in die spesiale magte, se praatjie by die Moths se Turbi Hills Shellhole misgeloop het, sal op 4 Oktober weer die kans kry om hom te ontmoet.

Van ons ouer inwoners sal Du Toit goed onthou. Hy is tydens ‘n mislukte militêre operasie, Operasie Argon, in Mei 1985 in Angola gevangene geneem. Twee van sy makkers is tydens ‘n vuurgeveg doodgeskiet. Du Toit is vir 837 dae in isolasie in ‘n Angolese tronk aangehou.

Hy is uiteindelik in September 1987 vrygelaat, na ‘n uitruilooreenkoms. Du Toit is uitgeruil vir twee ANC lede en 133 Angolese soldate. Ná sy vryla­ting het Du Toit verskeie boeke oor sy ervaring geskryf.

Du Toit sal op 4 Oktober weer op uitnodiging van die plaaslike Moths ‘n praatjie kom lewer.

“Ek gaan ‘n motiveringspraatjie lewer met die tema ‘Veterane vir Veterane’. Dit is egter van toepassing op mans, vrouens en kinders. Almal sal iets kan huis toe neem en natuurlik is my praatjie gebaseer op my eie ondervindings,” het Du Toit aan die Zoutpansberger gesê. Dit sluit in sy ondervindings binne die weermag, asook sy lewe daarna.

Tot op hede het Du Toit al ses boeke die lig laat sien. Dit sluit in Judasbok (Oktober 2015 met Engelse vertaling Judas Goat in Maart 2016), Josefskleed (Augustus 2016), S-98 (Maart 2017), The Long Lost Grave (Mei 2017), Destiny (Julie 2017) en mees onlangs die Pelindaba Protokol

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EN 27 MATRIEKAFSKEID MODEPARADE

Inwoners word weereens uitgenooi om te kom kyk na die nuutste modes tydens Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se jaarlikse matriekafskeid en modeparade op Donderdag, 27 September, om 16:30.

Die modeparade het nou al ‘n instelling geword en kan besigtig word teen R50 per persoon.

Kaartjies hiervoor is beskikbaar by die skool se finansiële kantoor. “Daar is geen staanplekke nie, so maak seker u koop betyds ‘n kaartjie,” het die skool gesê.

Inwoners moet ook daarvan kennis neem dat, weens die matriekafskeid, die gedeelte van Andersonstraat tussen Stubbs- en Heystekstraat vanaf 10:00 tot 20:00 die dag gesluit sal wees.

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SENDING29 BAPTISTE PROJEK

Die Baptistekerk van Louis Trichardt bied op 29 September om 17:00 hulle jaarlikse sendingprojek aan.

Hulle nooi alle inwoners uit om hierdie projek te ondersteun. Die spreker die aand is William Vaughan van Samaria Sending in Mosambiek.

Samaria Sending is gefokus op geloofsbediening en kerkplanting in samewerking met ‘n plaaslike kerk in Mosambiek.

Kaartjies vir die aand kos R70 per persoon en sluit ‘n ete in. Dit is beskikbaar by die kerkkantoor by tel. 015 516 2714, ds. Johan Marais (079 516 8303) of Sophie’s Choice.

Die B Kidz bedien ook die kinders van Louis Trichardt vanaf 12:00 tot 14:00 op 29 September.

Vir meer inligting hieroor, skakel Gert Nortjé by tel. 084 564 5013.

Wednesday, 12 September

Die Hervormde Kerk in Musina nooi oud en jonk uit na hulle beplande Mandjiedans op Saterdag, 6 Oktober.

Die dans vind plaas in Hoërskool Eric Louw se skoolsaal en begin om 19:00. Die formaat is ‘n bring-en-braai en kaartjies kos R100 per persoon. “Bring jou eie piekniekmandjie,” nooi die organiseerders.

Kaartjies is beskikbaar by Messina Apteek, asook by Rina Fourie by tel. 079 938 5810. Rina kan ook geskakel word vir meer inligting.

(Maart 2018). Al sy boeke sal tydens sy praatjies beskikbaar wees, asook kaartfasiliteite.

Du Toit se praatjie begin 18:00 by die Turbi Hills Shellhole te Burgerstraat 66. Geen toegangsfooi sal gevra word nie en ‘n kontantkroeg sal beskikbaar wees. Ná die tyd sal daar lekker saam gebraai word. Vir meer inligting, skakel Alan Odendaal 083 660 2472.

Toe en nou ... oudweermagmajoor Wynand du Toit.

RACING OFF3 SWANNIES ROAD SERIES

The adrenaline-pumping Swannies Racing Off-Road Series will finish on 3 November with the last scheduled race.

The series is open for all two-wheeled motorcycles (200cc, open and masters class) and fourwheeled motorcycles (open and masters class) in the Soutpansberg area. The last race will take place on the farm of Wynand Louw along the Levubu Road. Prize money to be won includes a R5 000 first prize, R3 000 second prize and R2 000 third prize.

For more information, phone Peet at 083 469 0138 or Swannie at 071 859 6924.

TRICHARDT 23 LOUIS KERSMARK

Inwoners kan ‘n nota maak van die Louis Trichardt Kersmark vanaf 23 November tot 1 Desember.

Daar sal weer besonderse uitstallers wees SPCA AUCTION The Louis Trich- vanuit die verste hoeke van die land. “Kom maak jou mandjie vol vir die feestyd met besonderse ardt SPCA will be hosting their annual geskenke,” nooi die organiseerders. Daar sal ‘n auction on 2 November 2018. teetuin wees om besoekers te bederf met heerlike The auction will be held at Northgate Lodge, kos en daar sal ook volop, veilige parkering starting 18:30 for 19:00. Tickets cost R100 per wees. Die mark vind plaas op die kerkterrein van person and include snacks and a dance afterdie Volle Evangeliekerk op die hoek van Burgerwards. All proceeds will go towards the local SPCA. Amazing items and experiences will once en Rissikstraat. Maandag tot Vrydag sal die mark van 09:00 tot 19:00 oop wees en Saterdae vanaf again be up for grabs.

For more information, phone Alicia at 084 900 09:00 tot 14:00. Toegang is gratis. Vir enige 5332, Lesley at 071 545 5194 or Yolanda at 082 navrae, skakel Amanda by tel. 082 877 5751 of stuur ‘n e-pos na amandacronje@yahoo.com 972 2060.

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Makhado must explain why they invested at VBS Reserve Bank placed the bank under curatorship in March this year amidst allegations that the bank fell victim to large-scale fraud by its own senior managers and directors. The curator estimated that roughly R1,5 billion cannot be accounted for.

Last Tuesday, the Limpopo provincial government announced that a forensic team will investigate municipalities that invested in VBS Mutual Bank. The team will be given three months to complete its investigation.

“All affected municipalities were requested

to fully co-operate with the team to ensure that investing and had also considered the unqualified a proper investigation and a report is submitted audit opinion of VBS at the point of investing. to the Executive Council (Exco),” said Mr Phuti Maraga also wanted to know what regulations The Makhado Municipality is one of the municSeloba, provincial government spokesperson, in regarding the municipality’s own investment ipalities being investigated for investing with the a press release. policy had guided the municipality in taking a now embattled VBS Mutual Bank.

Among the questions the forensic team will need resolution to invest public funds with an inferior Makhado is one of nine municipalities in to answer are: financial institution such as VBS. In response, the Limpopo who invested with VBS, despite strict * Whether or not the municipality’s investment municipality said that the investment had been instructions from National Treasury not to do so. policy is consistent with the requirements of the based on the MFMA. “The municipality used In total, Makhado invested R61 712 340 at VBS, Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and the investment policy as per Council resolution and whether they will be able to recover any of the the Municipal Investment Regulations; referred to (A.66.29.05.14) which is also aligned money they invested remains to be seen. The SA * Which money was invested (be it equitable to the MFMA,” said the municipality. share, conditional grants or own revenue); Judging by the municipality’s response, they * How and why did the municipality took this are sure to argue that they did nothing wrong in investment decision; taking a decision to invest at VBS, despite a very * Whether the decision was approved by specific instruction from National Treasury not to Council; do so. The only problem now is that the money is * Whether the investment decisions were gone, and somebody needs to take responsibility. contrary to the MFMA and related Treasury Probably the biggest question the municipality regulations and, if so, must answer would be which officials should “At the starting-end of the illicit whether any official or be charged with financouncillor received an Fraudulent Scheme of looting incentive, commission cial misconduct and what are the charges VBS and to make actual money or loan from VBS to they should face; and secure the investment. available, the Perpetrators * Whether any muThis might be a difficult solicited large deposits from question to answer, as nicipal official or councillor involved in the Mr Anoosh Rooplal, organs of State and Stateinvestment decision who was appointed as received any incentives owned enterprises through the curator of VBS, had and/or commission or already stated in court payment of bribes. This was loan(s) from VBS? filed with the facilitated by the payment of documents The Makhado MuHigh Court in Johannes‘n Inwoner van Mopane wat gereeld na Musina moet reis, mnr. Jaco Lyon, het onlangs die nicipality might have so-called ‘commissions’ to burg that “bribes” were moeite gedoen om te tel hoeveel slaggate hy op die N1 moet vermy tussen Bokmakierie en die already answered some paid. various influential individuals kwekery voor Musina. Afgeneem is net een van die 229 slaggate wat hy getel het in minder as of these questions.

“At the starting-end from an account held in VBS of the illicit Fraudulent 15 kilometer. Foto verskaf.

During the municipal council meeting of 31 Scheme of looting VBS by a Vele-related entity, July this year, under and to make actual monbeing Robvet” the item QUESTIONS ey available, the PerpeOF WHICH NOTICE HAD BEEN GIVEN, the trators solicited large deposits from organs of State municipality had to respond to similar questions and State-owned enterprises through the payment

by Cllr TA Maraga. of bribes. This was facilitated by the payment of Maraga wanted to know if the municipality, as so-called ‘commissions’ to various influential custodians of public funds and with an obligation to individuals from an account held in VBS by a manage these funds with great care, was convinced Vele-related entity, being Robvet,” said Rooplal. they had satisfied this obligation by investing pubRooplal stated that these payments could be lic funds at VBS. “If yes, substantiate your response described as bribes to officials in municipalities, and indicate its relevance in satisfying the ‘great PRASA and the PIC. “The Robvet account (Accare’ of public funds, and if no, give an account count No: 10032997001) has, as far back as early of the challenges you had and how you addressed 2016, been used to pay ‘commissions’ to third them if you did,” Maraga asked. parties who have assisted VBS in raising deposits In response, the municipality said that they from municipalities,” said Rooplal. He added that were satisfied with the decision to invest at VBS the account was used to pay ‘facilitation fees’ to at that time, “as the main objective was to improve municipal officials in order to have them deposit municipal revenue, by earning interest on surplus municipality funds with VBS. “As it appears from Hoërskool Eric Louw in Musina is trots op hierdie onderwysers en leerlinge van die skool wat funds which has always assisted the municipality the Robvet bank statement, large bank expenses onlangs hulle Vlak 1-noodhulpkursus suksesvol voltooi het. Van links na regs staan Jenita to fund internal operational costs”. They added that were processed through the account. As at 30 Devdhara, me. Helené Fick, me. Janita Badenhorst, mnr. Seppie Oosthuizen en Rumbi Chomomo. the municipality had analysed reasonable interest March 2017, this account had an overdraft exposure returns of various financial institutions before of R8 385 720.82,” said Rooplal.

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Ek is ... die Weg, die Waarheid en die lewe

Die kosbaarheid van verlossing “Maar God bewys sy liefde tot ons daarin dat Christus vir ons gesterf het toe ons nog sondaars was” - Romeine 5:6-11.

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it is belangrik; dié belofte is vir elkeen.

“As iemand dors het, laat hom na My toe kom en drink” (Johannes 7:37). “Kom na My toe, almal wat vermoeid en belas is, en Ek sal julle rus gee” (Mattheus 11:28).

Dit is beskikbaar, die een skaap wat buite bly, na hom soek die Herder, al is die nag hoe donker.

Dit is beslissend en finaal. Toe hulle Christus bespot en uitgedaag het: “Kom af van die kruis” (Markus 15:30), het hulle nie geweet dat dit nie die spykers was wat Hom daar gehou het nie, maar sy liefde. Sy goddelike liefde wat ‘n sondaar se harde hart sag en teer en geskik sal maak vir God om in te woon.

Moenie God se uitnodiging verontagsaam nie. “Hoe sal ons ontvlug as ons so ‘n groot saligheid verontagsaam? (Hebreërs 2:3). Nou is die Here Jesus nog jou redder, maar daar kom ‘n dag dat Hy Regter sal wees.

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ouis Trichardt High School’s annual Berg­ an activity. The whole school participates in this fiets Brul on 31 August was promoted by the event, with various drives and activities. On the Makhado Care Group this year to help raise both day, the cyclists rode in teams for the cause rathawareness of and funds for victims of cancer and er than for personal victory, as this cause is one their families very close to the hearts of this school’s students The Makhado Care Group works in the and teachers. community and the greater Louis Trichardt area, Joubert and the Makhado Care Group particraising money to assist local cancer patients and ularly thanked KFC for their very generous suptheir loved ones. They not only raise funds but also provide whatever help they can when they see a need, whether physical, financial, or emotional.

Events and fundraisers such as the Bergfiets Brul help the group to do as much as they do. Event organiser Re- A portion of the many quality prizes donated by KFC for the participants nata Joubert said that of the cycling event held by Louis Tichardt High School, in conjunction they were also hoping with the Makhado Care Group, to help raise funds for and awareness to promote cycling as of cancer.

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ergcare se kompetisie, waartydens drie gelukkige inwoners ‘n prys kon wen deur bloot tweedehandse items soos klerasie en beddegoed aan die organisasie te skenk, het die afgelope maand ten einde geloop.

Die wenners van die eerste prys was Hannie Engelbrecht. Sy wen een aand se verblyf by die Forest Hills Gastehuis. Jacoline Fourie stap weg met die tweede prys, ‘n ete vir twee by die Lalapanzi Hotel, met Marie van der Merwe was ‘n geskenkbewys van Da Silva Apteek wen as derde prys.

“Bergcare sê baie dankie vir al die skenkings wat ingekom het vir die Charity Shop en hartlike dank aan bogenoemde drie borge,” het die organisasie gesê.

port and great prizes, Premjee who donated snack bags for the riders, and Stanley Thompson for his much-appreciated work as MC for the event.

The organisers put a lot of effort into the event and the school once again showed its team spirit in the fight to help and support cancer victims.

Teams of 10 relay riders rode the varied course, which included a stretch down the sidewalk and through the front gates, where supporters shouted encouragement and ensured that cyclists slowed down a little for the sharp turn into the school gates on the way up to the sand section. More team supporters cheered encouragement from the benches on the field. This was an event where everybody won.

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Cyclists getting readu to set out at the start of the relay races held at Louis Trichardt High School to support the Makhodo Care Group to help cancer victims and their families. Photo supplied.

Tannie Chrissie Pretorius van Nylstroom (voor) wil almal bedank wat haar 70ste verjaarsdag gedurende die naweek van 16 tot 18 Junie by Ostrolonea River Lodge in Musina moontlik gemaak het. “Eerstens aan my Hemelse Vader, dankie dat U my met lewe geseën het met 70 verjaarsdae.” Sy bedank ook haar man, Lourens Pretorius, vir al sy liefde en opofferings, die kinders Sippy en Christa van der Merwe, Morné en Marthie van den Berg, Dennis en Karen Foster en Stefan en Elize Barnard vir al die reëlings. Sy is ook besonders dankbaar teenoor haar twee susters en broer wat van die Kaap af gekom en veral teenoor al die kleinkinders vir al die soentjies en drukkies gedurende die hele naweek. Foto verskaf.

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Die ouderlinge van die NG Kerk Soutpansberg-gemeente se jaarlikse kontrei-ete met afval as hoofgereg het verlede Vrydag, 31 Augustus, weereens ‘n vol saal gelok. Vir diegene wat nou nie so mal is oor afval nie, was daar heerlike beesstert gewees. Die gemeente het hul dank uitgespreek teenoor almal wat die aand ondersteun het, hetsy hulle betrokke was by die reëlings en die opmaak van die saal, of net kaartjies gekoop het om die aand te ondersteun. Afgeneem by een van die mooi gedekte tafels is (van links na regs) Tobie van den Heever, Johanna Breytenbach, Gerrie Voges en Koos Smit. Foto verskaf.

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These four students of Louis Trichardt High School were appointed prefects at the girls’ hostel on 3 September. From left to right are Bongi Mpangane, Mukuvhe Marole (hostel head girl), Zwothe Nematshema and Innocentia Molefe.

Hierdie twee slimkoppe van Laerskool Louis Trichardt, Razina Patel (links) en Willem-John Phillipson (regs), het in Augustus deelgeneem aan die provinsiale ronde van die Wiskunde in These three boys from Louis Trichardt High School were appointed prefects at the school’s Aksieprojek en onder die top 30 presteerders hostel for boys. From left to right are Michael Matongoti, Sebastiaan Jacobs (hostel head boy) geëindig. and Jean-Pierre Boshoff.

Huldeblyk aan Oorlede Dirk du Toit van Du Toits Ingenieurswerke Advertensie

Dinsdag, 4 September, sou Oom Dirk du Toit se 75ste verjaardag gewees het. Hy is verlede jaar, minder as twee weke na sy verjaardag, op 15 September oorlede. Die mense saam met wie hy soveel jare ‘n werksplek gedeel het, het hom egter nie vergeet nie en Dinsdag is daar vir ‘n wyle stilgestaan om hom te herdenk.

Sy weduwee, Annie, onthou nog hoe hulle paaie destyds gekruis het. Dit was in Desember 1971 by die plaaslike tak van Volkskas bank. Annie se man, SF Eybers, is ‘n tydjie voor dit in ‘n motorongeluk oorlede. Die veiling het die vorige week plaasgevind en Dirk het belangstellend verneem hoe dit verloop het. Dit was toevallig dieselfde dag wat Dirk die skeibriewe ontvang het wat ‘n hoofstuk in sy lewe afgesluit het.

Wat Annie egter eers later uitgevind het, was dat Dirk reeds die vorige week, tydens die veiling vir sy broer Buddy gesê het: “Dit is my aanstaande trouvrou daardie!”

Annie, op daardie stadium ‘n weduwee met twee klein kindertjies, was nie so haastig om weer in ‘n verhouding betrokke te raak nie. Sy het twee seuns gehad wat haar besig gehou het, die ses-maande-oue Derick en die tweejarige Christo. Haar werk as verpleegster het ook baie van haar tyd in beslag geneem.

Dirk was egter iemand wat, as hy geweet het wat hy wil hê, nie sommer teruggedeins het nie. Hy het Annie begin uitvra en na ‘n aanvanklike weiering het sy ingestem om saam met hom koffie te gaan drink. Dit was die eerste van vele koffies en hulle is kort daarna getroud.

Dit was ‘n huwelik wat 45 jaar

lank, tot met sy dood in September 2017, geduur het.

Die twee se verhouding was egter nie net beperk tot die huis nie – hulle het ook ‘n werksplek gedeel. In 1974 het Annie saam met Dirk in die besigheid begin werk. Dirk het in 1970, op 27-jarige-ouderdom, sy eie onderneming, Du Toit Motor Ingenieurs, geopen. Dit was nie lank nadat hy sy vakleerlingskap by Motors & General in die destydse Pietersburg voltooi het nie. Du Toit Motor Ingenieurs is aanvanklik vanaf die Du Toits Bande perseel in Munnikstraat bedryf, maar het later jare na ‘n eie perseel in Rissikstraat verskuif, waar dit vandag nog is.

Annie se twee seuns, Christo en Derick, is soos Dirk se eie kinders grootgemaak. Na skool is hulle gestuur om hul vakleerlingskappe te voltooi. Beide seuns het hul kwalifikasies verwerf as motoringenieurs en het hulle later by die familiebesigheid aangesluit, Christo in 1989 en Derick in 1991.

“Dirk du Toit was ‘n regte korrelkop; ongelooflik streng, maar ‘n regverdige mens en ‘n formidabele besigheidsman,” onthou sy vrou, Annie. “Ek mis jou Dirk! Jou plek is leeg. Ek is nou stoksielalleen my man,” sê sy. Sy twee stiefseuns het net sulke wonderlike herinneringe. “Vir 30 jaar was Pa Dirk my leermeester en mentor en 45 jaar my Pa! Ek mis jou!” sê Christo. “Oom Dirk was ‘n uitmuntende leermeester en ‘n streng maar eerbare vader figuur. Ons mis jou!” beaam

Derick. Dirk du Toit was ‘n boorling van die Soutpansberg. Gebore op 4 September 1943, het hy sy laerskoolloopbaan by Laerskool Louis Trichardt voltooi in die destydse skoolgebou waar Nictus vandag geleë is. Hy was goed tegnies aangelê en matrikuleer aan die Hoër Tegniese Skool Tom Naudé. Hy was gerespekteer vir sy besigheidsvernuf en veral die wyse waarop hy sy ingenieursonderneming bedryf het. Hy was ‘n “hands-on” tipe mens wat baie betrokke was by al die werk wat gedoen is. Hy was ook ‘n natuurmens wat lief was vir die buitelug. Op sy plaas, Brakspruit, op die lugmagbasispad uit het hy maar altyd bietjie met beeste geboer, alhoewel hy nooit ‘n megaboer was nie. Hy het ook ‘n verskriklike liefde vir die Albasinidam, waar hy ook ‘n stukkie grond gehad het, en vir visvang gehad.

Du Toits Ingenieurswerke word nou bestuur deur Christo en Derrick tesame met sy weduwee, Annie Du Toit.

Voor van link na regs is Lawrence, Philemon, Taki, Josua, Isak. Agter: Willie Joubert, Rencia van den Heever, Christo Eybers (Oorlee Dirk dutoit se stiefseun), Annie du Toit, Derrick Eybers (Oorlede Dirk du Toit se tweede stiefseun), Jacque van der Sandt.

Dirk du Toit en sy Eggenoot Annie du Toit.

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Laerskool Louis Trichardt se jong fietsryers wat die afgelope Top 10 plekke losgery het tydens die Tour de Lake. Voor, van links na regs, is Cara Bruce (1ste), Brendan Bruce (6de) en Eleen Furstenburg (4de). Agter is Jessica Taylor (3de) Catelyn de Beer (7de) en Mieke Veldman (4de).

Triegies gemaklik voor in XCO-liga (Vervolg vanaf p. 12) De Wet du Toit (Youth seuns) was tiende.

Wat Laerskool Louis Trichardt se jong ryers betref, was daar ook ‘n paar uitblinkers. Cara Bruce (Sub-Nipper meisies) spog met ‘n eerste plek, terwyl broer Aiden Bruce in dieselfde afdeling vir seuns 11de was. Jessica Taylor (Sub-Junior meisies) het ‘n derde plek losgery. In dieselfde afdeling was Mieke Veldman vierde.

In die afdeling vir meisies Sprogs was Eleen Furstenburg vierde, met spanmaat Catelyn de Beer sewende. Brendan Bruce het ‘n sesde plek in die seuns Sprogs-afdeling ingepalm, met spanmaats Matthew Lee, Daniel Lee en Jacques Crafford onderskeidelik 14de, 15de en 19de.

Peroux du Preez het 15de in die seuns Nipper-afdeling geëindig, met spanmaats Nicolas Archer en Wian Bezuidenhout onderskeidelik 19de en 21ste. In die

afdeling vir Sub-Junior seuns was Jacques du Preez sesde en Keegan Mocke 18de.

Tans loop Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se fietsryspan voor in die liga met 418 punte. Stanford Lake is tweede met 336 punte en PHS derde met 293. Laerskool Louis Trichardt lê vierde op die punteleer met 210 punte.

Oosskool is eerste met 537 punte, Unicorn tweede met 303 punte en Duiwelskloof derde met 231 punte.

Die finale wedstryde en prysuitdeling van die Limpopo Muurballiga het op 16 Augustus in Polokwane plaasgevind. Die Soutpansberg Muurbalklub het in die A-afdeling meegeding en Lugmagbasis Makhado in die C-Afdeling. Soutpansberg A het vyfde geëindig in die liga en die LMB Makhado was die wenners van die C-afdeling. Die lugmagspan het bestaan uit (van links na regs) Heinrich Fletcher, Katryn le Roux en Heinerich Schoeman. Eric Welman (inlas) van Soutpansberg is in die A-afdeling aangewys as die “Best of the Rest” se nommer een speler. Foto’s verskaf.

Hierdie vier netbalspelers van die CVO Skool Zoutpansberg buite Louis Trichardt het gekwalifiseer vir Fast Five (snelnetbal) spanne tydens die BCVO se Bokkie-netbalproewe in Pretoria die afgelope naweek. Van links na regs staan Sualize van der Merwe (o.13), Luné Robbertze (o.15), Jonel Wepener (o.15) en Jani Badenhorst (o.17).

Eliz-Mari Pretorius van Hoërskool Louis Triegie se Christelle Coetzer het ‘n goeie tweede Trichardt in aksie tydens die naweek se Tour de plek in die meisies Junior-afdeling is tydens die Lake. Sy het algeheel derde in die Youth meisiesnaweek se Tour de Lake verower. afdeling klaargemaak.

Hierdie groep Graad 5 redenaars van Laerskool Louis Trichardt is almal gekies vir deelname aan die nasionale ronde van die Radikale Redenaarskompetisie wat op 13 Oktober by Hoërskool Garsfontein in Pretoria plaasvind. Van links na regs staan Jannes van der Goot, Alexander Bogdanovic, Joné Junél Joubert en Leeanne van Heerden.

Laerskool Louis Trichardt is baie trots op hierdie groepe seuns en meisies o.12-hokkiespelers. Hulle het almal verlede week, tydens die provinsiale hokkieproewe by PHS in Polokwane, deurgedring na die volgende ronde hokkieproewe in Januarie. Voor, van links na regs, is Muruli Nedzamba en Junior Schoeman. Agter is Mia Alberts, Suné Kotze en Mulweli Muthala.

Hierdie twee redenaars van die CVO Skool Zoutpansberg buite Louis Trichardt het behoorlik gewys hulle het nie op hulle bekke geval nie deur as algehele wenners uit die stryd te tree tydens die BCVO se nasionale kultuurfees in Modimolle op 17 Augustus. Tamar Kellerman (links) het die afdeling vir fase 4, 5 en 6 gewen, terwyl Waldo Stemmet (regs) die afdeling vir fase 10, 11 en 12 gewen het.

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Triegies in gemaklike eerste plek die skool ‘n gemaklike eerste plek op die provinsiale punteleer in die liga.

Die Triegie-span het Saterdag, 1 September, Lentedag by Stanford Lake College gaan vier met hulle deelname aan die

derde ronde van die provinsiale skoleliga, die Tour de Lake.

“Individueel het ons fietsryers Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se baie goed gevaar en goeie punte bergfietsryers het die afgelope vir die span gemaak,” het die naweek hulle beste vertoning skool gesê. Sowat 350 kinders nog gelewer in die 2018 Spur het deelgeneem.

XCO-skoleliga en steeds beklee Triegies se Richard Lambert het gesorg vir ‘n hoendervleis eindpoging om naelskraaps eerste te eindig in die junior seuns-afdeling, en dit nogal met ‘n geleende fiets. Lambert, wat die seisoen ingegaan het as gunsteling om die junior-afdeling te beklink, kon voor die Tour de Lake nog nie ‘n podium plek inpalm nie. Dit was egter nie weens ‘n tekort aan vermoë nie, maar weliswaar tegniese probleme met sy fiets. Lambert sal verseker ook tydens die laaste ronde van die provinsiale liga, die Tour de Maroela op Ellisras op 15 September, sy visier plaas op ‘n eerste plek.

Intussen is Triegies se Jennavieve Truter nog onoorwonne in haar ouderdomsgroep, die Youth-afdeling vir meisies, met nog ‘n eerste plek by Stanford die naweek. Ook sy sal ernstig probeer om dit vier-in-‘n-ry te maak op Ellisras. Ander Triegies was podiumplekke ingepalm het, was Christelle Coetzer met ‘n goeie tweede plek in die meisies Ná drie ligabepalings is Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se Jennavieve Junior-afdeling, terwyl Eliz-Mari Truter steeds onoorwonne in die Youth meisies-afdeling van Pretorius ‘n derde plek behaal in die provinsiale Spur XCO-skoleliga. Sy het weer haar ou­ die Youth meisies-afdeling. derdomsgroep tydens die naweek se Tour de Lake gewen.

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