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Weg met klappers! haar honde. “Hierdie jaar se vuurwerke Nada se veldtog word sterk was aansienlik erger as laas jaar ‘n Groepie plaaslike dierelief­ gesteun deur die plaaslike tak van s’n,” sê Alicia. Die DBV het in hebbers is in die proses om ‘n die Dierebeskermingsvereniging. die eerste paar dae van die nuwe petisie op te stel en sodoende jaar 10 diere ingeneem wat die Makhado Munisipaliteit duidelik verlore geraak het nadat te versoek om die verkoop en hulle verskrik by huise weggeafvuur van klappers en vuur­ hardloop het. ‘n Verdere 10 diere werke in die munisipale gebied is deur inwoners gevind en by geheel en al te verbied. Dit is die DBV besorg. Die DBV kon in reaksie op die afvuur van met behulp van sosiale media die vuurwerke oor die feestydperk diere terug by hul eienaars kry. en die gepaardgaande trauma­ Beide Nada en Alicia was tisering van diere. egter bekommerd oor die hoeEen van die persone wat baie veelheid dooie diere in die strate. sterk voel oor die verbod op die “Wat vir my opvallend was, was afvuur van klappers, is plaaslike die dooie katte wat in die strate veearts Nada de Villiers. Sy het gelê het wat deur motors raakop haar Facebook-blad te velde gery is,” sê Alicia. “Die diere getrek teen die onverantwoormoes verskrik rondgehol het en delike gebruik van vuurwerke. Die voorsitter, Alicia Potgieter is toe raakgery,” sê sy. Nada wil nie net die afvuur het gesê dat die vuurwerke ouDie blatante minagting van van vuurwerke laat verbied nie, jaarsaand besonder erg in die wetgewing blyk ook ‘n ernstige maar ook die verkoop daarvan. dorp was. Heelwat van die vuur- probleem te wees. Alicia vertel Haar veldtog het vinnig reaks- werke is afgevuur by oop areas dat ‘n geval aangemeld was ie ontlok, met inwoners wat soos die rugbyveld, die park by waar ‘n opvallend dronk man hul eie ervarings gedeel het. die inligtingsentrum en parke in met sy wit dubbelkajuitbakkie ‘n Plaaslike inwoner het vertel die dorp. Die parke is egter naby in Songozwistraat verby Ocean hoe sy oujaarsaand nog tot in aan plekke waar troeteldiere is en Basket gery het en ‘n klapper by die vroeë oggendure die dorp se die rugbyvelde is langs die dorp die venster uit gegooi het. strate deurkruis het, op soek na se perdestalle. (Vervolg op p. 2) Deur Anton van Zyl
Anja Oosthuysen, Karli Bezuidenhout en Lienke le Roux (van links na regs) het vinnig maats gemaak in juffrou Meisie Naudé se Graad RR­klassie by Laerskool Louis Trichardt met die begin van die nuwe skooljaar.
Kyk hoe lekker speel ons met die klei! Jacobus Lombard (links) en Lourens Oostuysen was twee nuwe Graad 1’tjies wat Woensdag hul skoolloopbaan begin het by Laerskool Louis Trichardt.
Petisie om afvuur en verkoop van vuurwerke in dorp te verbied
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Verdagtes in renostersaak het geskiedenis van botsings met die gereg Deur Isabel Venter
Twee van die drie beweerde renosterstropers wat Maan­ dag hier in Louis Trichardt se Distrikshof verskyn het, is glo al voorheen skuldig bevind op soortgelyke klagte. Die twee verdagtes, Nicolas Barend van Deventer (51) en sy broer Gideon “Deon” Gerhardus van Deventer (48) het Maandag saam met Onward Muchladngdna (41) verskyn op ‘n klag van die onwettige besit van ‘n renosterhoring. Albei broers, wat glo in die Alldays-omgewing woon, is al voorheen skuldig bevind op klagte wat verband hou met onwettige aktiwiteite op renosters en is tronkstraf opgelê. Die twee broers en Mu­ chladngdna is verlede Vrydag gearresteer nadat hulle na bewe­ ring ‘n afgesaagde renosterhoring in ‘n plastieksak ten tyde van ‘n polisiejaagtog op die Vivo-pad by hulle bakkie se venster uitgegooi het. Volgens brig. Motlafela Mojapelo, die hoof van die provinsiale polisie se kommunikasie-afdeling, word die moontlikheid ondersoek dat die horing afkomstig is van ‘n voorval waarin ‘n
renosterkoei en haar kalf op ‘n wildplaas naby Lephalale dood­ geskiet is en van hul horings gestroop is. Die polisie het inligting gekry oor waar die drie mans Vrydagmiddag was en die bakkie waarin hulle was, is omstreeks 14:00 op die Vivo-pad buite Louis Trichardt gesien. Van die polisielede het die sak opgetel en die afgesaagde renosterhoring daarin gekry. Ander lede van die ondersoekspan het die drie kort daarna aangekeer. Die inhegtenisname, veral van die twee Van Deventer-broers, het opslae gemaak in die nasionale sowel as internasionale media. Die broers is na bewering berug vir hul beweerde betrokkenheid in verskeie voorvalle van renosterstropery oor die land heen. Albei het ‘n hele lang lys van vorige oortredings. Dit sluit in, buiten vir die onwettige aktiwiteite op renosters, die onwettige besit van vuurwapens en ammunisie, en wild- en veediefstal. In ‘n artikel van Tony Carnie wat in die Mercury koerant van 8 Junie 2010 verskyn het, word daar beweer dat die Van Deventer-broers verbind kan word met ‘n landwye renosterhoringsindikaat wat glo verantwoorde-
lik was vir voorvalle van stropery in die Krugerwildtuin, Bela-Bela, en Komatipoort. Gedurende 2006 is daar beweer dat die twee verbind kan word met die onwettige dood van soveel as 22 renosters. In daardie stadium was Gideon uit op parool nadat hy in Kroonstad gevang is en skuldig bevind is op ‘n klag van die onwettige besit van renosterhorings wat hy naby Bela-Bela gestroop het. Gedurende Augustus dieselfde jaar is hy en Nicolaas op heterdaad betrap in die Hluhluwe/Imfolozi Natuurreservaat (KwaZulu Natal). Hulle is onderskeidelik 10 en vyf jaar gevangenisstraf opgelê in terme van ‘n pleitoor­ eenkoms wat hulle met die staat aangegaan het. In terme van dié ooreenkoms het die mans name verskaf van die sogenaamde “Fletcher Renoster Mafia” wat agente regoor die land het wat renosterhorings stroop en aan hulle verkoop. Intussen sal die Van Deventers en Muchladngdna in aanhouding bly, terwyl die polisie die saak verder ondersoek. Al drie sal volgende Maandag, 16 Januarie, weer in die hof verskyn waarna hulle na verwagting ‘n borgaansoek sal bring.
BO: Die verdagtes kort na hul arrestasie verlede Vrydag. INLAS: Die renosterhoring wat die drie verdagtes glo by die venster van hulle bakkie uitgegooi het terwyl hulle van die polisie probeer vlug het. Foto’s verskaf
Petisie om vuurwerke heeltemal uit dorp te verban (Vervolg vanaf p. 1)
Deon van Deventer kort na sy arrestasie BO: Nicolaas van verlede Vrydag. Foto Deventer kort na sy verskaf arrestasie verlede Vrydag. Foto verskaf. REGS: Onward Mu­ chlad­ngdna, afgeneem kort na hy saam met die twee Van Deventerbroers naby Louis Trichardt in hegtenis geneem is.
“Arme Johan (die motorwag) se babahondjie was so getraumatiseerd dat hy hom veearts toe moes vat,” sê Alicia. Die afvuur van klappers in die Makhado Munisipaliteit word deur die nodige bywette gereguleer. Die regulasies bepaal onder meer dat dit net met die nodige toestemming in vasgestelde areas afgevuur word. Dit is egter duidelik dat inwo­ners hulle min steur aan die wetgewing en dat die polisiëring daarvan glad nie effektief is nie. Alicia vertel dat ‘n geval by hulle aangemeld is waar die polisie geskakel is om op te tree teen persone wat vuurwerke afskiet. “Toe hulle (die polisie) by die plek aankom waar die vuurwerke geskiet word, het hulle sommer self die vuurwerk aangesteek en saamgekuier,” sê Alicia.
Die leier van die Demokratiese Alliansie in die provinsie en lid van die Provinsiale Wetgewer, Jacques Smalle, het op Nada de Villiers se veldtog gereageer en voorgestel dat ‘n petisie opgestel word waarin versoek word dat die beleid rondom die afvuur van vuurwerke hersien word. Hy het gesê dat, indien meer as 1 000 persone die aksie steun, die provinsiale regering gedwing kan word om die saak te debatteer en veranderinge aan te beveel. Dit blyk dat dit die roete vorentoe gaan wees vir Nada en die DBV. ‘n Konsep-petisie getiteld “Ban the Bang” is reeds opgestel en word regs­ tegnies versorg. Dit behoort binne die volgende paar dae gefinaliseer te wees en versprei te word. In die petisie word die gevare van vuurwerke beklemtoon, nie net vir diere nie, maar ook vir mense wat permanente gehoorskade of ander
“If you see the cruelty you will also be scarred for life” Nada de Villiers, from Nada’s Ark Veterinary Clinic, Those ones (un)lucky enough so sever a large artery will bleed out in minutes … and die from Louis Trichardt, writes:
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beserings kan opdoen. Die petisie vra onder meer vir die volgende: * Die verbod op die afvuur van klappers in die dorp * Die verbod op die verkoop van vuurwerke in die dorp * Dat ‘n taakspan saamgestel word wat die wetstoepassers bystaan om doeltreffend op te tree teen diegene wat die wet verbreek. * Dat die stelsel van hondelisensies weer inge­stel word om fondse te genereer om sulke operasies te finansier en om verantwoordelike eienaarskap van troeteldiere aan te moedig. “Dis nou tyd vir die mense in ons dorp wat so sterk hieroor voel om saam te staan en hierdie deur te sien, sodat ons ‘n verskil kan maak, die stem kan wees vir dié wat nie vir hulleself kan praat nie!” sê Alicia.
rom a veterinarian’s point of view, the amount of trauma caused by fireworks cannot accurately be described in words. Not just physical trauma, but severe emotional and psychological damage too. (And not just to the animal … witnesses to all this cruelty suffer excruciating emotional pain too!) I have seen horrific cases of dogs being strung up by extremities because they tried to “escape” from the noise. They get caught in or hung up on fences, gate posts or palisades. If they are rescued in time, severe damage is done to soft tissue and ligaments – which have to be repaired surgically. I have had cases of animals breaking bones in their attempt to free themselves from these obstacles / traps! Dogs or cats or wild animals which end up hanging head down from gates / palisades, suffer a horrific death due to blood pooling into the brain and slowing down brain function due to brain swelling. Death in the end would be as result of a blood clot or to brain function shutting down.
poor tortured animals out there. And not just dogs – people torture cats like this too! Even blood loss … birds, tortoises and other small animals!!! Dogs have jumped through closed glass What sick human being would enjoy watching doors and windows, to escape the noise of fire- this suffering as a living being gets blown to works – ending up cut to shreds and having to pieces??? be put back together again. And again, if a large Animals like this – tortured and wounded – artery gets cut by the glass, the animal would ending up at veterinarians or shelters most often bleed out in minutes. get put down due to the extent of their injuries. Animals trying to flee from the noise end up Very few lucky ones get saved. The pain and lost in the street and some of them get run over stress and severe anxiety witnessed in those by vehicles! animals’ eyes haunt us forever. We, as veterSome of these poor pets don’t even die from inarians, or animal welfare workers, are the the impact, but instead they crawl to a lonely ones who put the needle in and give the “last place, still in fear due to all the noise from the bullet”. We don’t enjoy having to put animals fireworks. Scared, in pain, and alone, and will down because of people’s acts of cruelty and most likely die a slow painful death as result of selfishness. The horrific images stay with us. their injuries. It haunts our dreams. It makes us hate human Other animals will be tortured by fireworks – kind in general. to be surrounded by people enjoying the cruelty Fireworks need to be banned!!! Not just at seen and cheering on as a fire cracker explodes the end of the year or during Christmas time. while tied to a poor animal’s mouth or anus. They need to be banned in total! I think this is more common than we know. If I have to attach all the horrific images of We only see those cases which end up on social animals who have suffered due to fireworks, media! I am sure there are a lot more of these YOU TOO will be scarred for life.
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Triegies se matrieks sorg weer vir baie A-simbole self op die skouer klop vir ‘n die vorige jaar, en nog ‘n bietjie taak wel gedaan. nader gekom aan hul mikpunt Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se Verlede jaar se matriekklas van ‘n 100% slaagsyfer. matrieks van 2016 kan hulle het verbeter op die uitslae van Buiten vir hulle goeie uitslae is een van die skool se top akademiese leerlinge, Kunj Desai, aangewys as Limpopo se top­ leerling in rekenaargeletterheid. Kunj het ook matriek geslaag met ses onderskeidings en wel in Afrikaans eerste addisionele taal, wiskunde, lewensoriëntering, rekeningkunde, rekenaarstudies en wetenskap. Nog ‘n leerling, Abigail Netshia, het ook uitgeblink met die sewe onderskeidings wat sy behaal het in die eksamen, naamlik in Venda huistaal, Engels, wiskunde, lewensoriëntering, rekeningkunde, rekenaarstudies en wetenskap. Gesien in die lig daarvan dat Limpopo een van die provinsies is wat die laagste slaagsyfers opgelewer het (‘n daling van 3.5% van 71.1% na 68.2% in 2015) is Triegies se slaagsyfer van 97,44% juis te meer rede om breed te glimlag. Vir 2016 het net vier van die skool se matrieks gedruip. Dit is een minder as in die vorige jaar. Van die skool se ander top leerlinge was: Rolivhuwa Nephawe (ses onderskeings), Marli Muller (vyf onderskeidings), Caroline Ramaite (vyf), Cillian Makhado Limpopo se top leerling in rekenaarstudies na afloop van die 2016 (vier), Annelize Pauer (vier), matriekeindeksamen is Kunj Desai van Hoërskool Trichardt. Hy Dian Prinsloo (vier) en Samantha behaal ook ses onderskeidings. Foto verskaf. Scheepers (vier). Deur Isabel Venter
Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se top leerling van hul matriekklas van 2016 is Abigail Netshia, wat die eindeksamen slaag met sewe onderskeidings. Foto verskaf.
Marli Muller, verlede jaar se hoofmeisie, het die Rolivhuwa Nephawe blink uit met ses eindeksamen geslaag met vyf onderskeidings. onderskeidings in die 2016 matriekeindeksamen. Foto verskaf Foto verskaf.
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Doubts about the truth in girl’s story of abduction and rape By Isabel Venter
An incident where a 15-year-old girl was allegedly held hostage in a house in Louis Trichardt and raped caused widespread reaction during December and some residents even feared for their own safety while the “rapist” was still at large. In the last edition of 2016 of the Zoutpansberger/Limpopo Mirror it was reported that the Makhado Police had launched a manhunt for a man who had allegedly kidnapped the girl and then raped her over a period of four days. The story threw the community in disarray, with people fearing that there is a sadistic monster that could harm their children. However, a strong possibility exists that the girl’s whole ordeal might have been a fabricated story. The police have confirmed that their investigations have revealed several major inconsistencies in the girl’s first testimony regarding what had happened the day she was allegedly abducted. The initial report stated that the girl was discovered on 19 December last year while trying to escape the house where she was being held captive in Kleynhans Street.
(This street has always been a preferred route to school for many children attending the nearby Louis Trichardt Primary School – resulting in escalating levels of panic in the community). The first contradiction the police found in the girl’s story was that she is not a minor but is in fact 19 years old. While investigating her statement, the police also discovered witnesses who had seen the girl in the company of a man on the day of her alleged abduction. This and other information the police gathered raised doubts as to whether they were dealing with a legitimate case of rape. At the time of her rescue the girl told onlookers that her captor had forced her to drink something that had made her sleepy and weak when she woke up. On the fourth day she allegedly did not receive the suspected drug and then managed to escape from the house. When she escaped from the house, she told passersby that she had been walking along the street when an unknown man had called her over. When she tried to walk away, she was grabbed, dragged towards the unoccupied house and had a rag stuffed in her mouth when she called out for help. When she regained consciousness, she was tied up, with the rag still in her mouth
and her clothes gone. One of the people who assisted her when she “escaped” recalled – in an interview with the newspaper – that the girl had still been tied up, completely naked and bleeding profusely at that time. Despite the contradictions in her story, the police are still viewing the incident in a serious light and will continue with their investigations. If the police can find prove that the girl had not been raped but had been involved in a consensual sexual act, it could lead to her case not standing for trial in court. “If the girl made false claims, not only would she have wasted valuable police and State resources, but also caused unnecessary panic in the community,” said the police. Apart from all this, reporting fake incidents of rape not only places a burden on already-stretched-thin police resources, but also causes a delay in the investigation of actual rape cases. “The public must realize that if you lie about one aspect of your case, the chances are good that your case will never hold up in court,” the police further warned. On Tuesday the police confirmed that they are still searching for the man in whose company the girl was seen when she claimed she was kidnapped.
The mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Shonisani Sinyosi, donated Christmas gifts in the form of clothes to newborn babies at both the Elim and Siloam Hospital on Christmas Day. She said that people were not supposed to forget those who were in pain during the festive season. She was very excited and added that babies were very special “and they are close to my heart.” She added that when babies were born she became happy because the population of Makhado Municipality increased. Four babies were born at Siloam while three were born at Elim. In our photograph, the mayor is holding a baby with Cllr Tebogo Mamorobela looking on. Photo supplied.
Die hemel se sluise open oor die Soutpansberg Deur Anton van Zyl
Die Soutpansberg is nat … en die boere is tevrede. Die Kersseisoen het meer as net geskenke vir inwoners beteken – die hemel se sluise het ook oopgegaan en welkome reën oor die hele streek laat uitsak. In plekke soos Levubu is digby 350mm reën gemeet en die riviere loop weer sterk. Volgens Fanie Havinga, voorsitter van die Soutpansberg Distriks Landbou-unie, is daar vanaf 14 Desember tot en met die eerste week in Januarie tussen 300 en 350 mm reën op Levubu gemeet. Die Levuburivier loop sterk en die damvlakke het begin styg. Havinga sê dat in die westelike deel van Vivo oor dié tydperk sowat
110mm reën gemeet is. Oos van Vivo het dit meer gereën en is 190mm op plekke gemeet. Op Alldays is 220mm gemeet, aldus Havinga. By Bandelierkop is 65mm die afgelope twee weke gemeet. Volgens Havinga is die boere baie optimisties in hul vooruitskattinge en hulle glo dat, sou die nodige opvolgreën gedurende Februarie en Maart val, dit ‘n rekord neutoes kan oplewer. Op Louis Trichardt is die nie-amptelike reënmeter, vir etlike dekades al, Oom Willie Agenbacht. Hy was egter die afgelope week nog op vakansie aan die Suidkus. Oom Willie het egter telefonies laat weet dat daar in die dorp in Desember 270mm reën gemeet is. Dit het gevolg na ‘n billike November toe hy 140mm reën gemeet het.
The house in Kleynhans Street where the girl alleged she was held hostage and raped. The police found a number of inconsistencies in the story and it also does not tie in with what other witnesses described.
Drie in hof oor beweerde aanranding op skoolseun Deur Isabel Venter
Drie mans van Louis Trichardt wat daarvan beskuldig word dat hulle ‘n 16-jarige seun aangerand het, het Maandag hier in die distrikshof verskyn. Al drie die mans word aangekla van aanranding met die opset om ernstige leed aan te doen. In hierdie stadium kan hulle nog nie geïdentifiseer word alvorens hulle nie gepleit het op die klag teen hulle nie. Die klag teen hulle spruit, volgens hul klagstaat, uit ‘n voorval verlede Vrydag by die Rugbylapa, ‘n bekende kroeg op die dorp. Die mans het glo die seun gekonfronteer en daarvan beskuldig dat hy ‘n verhouding sou gehad het met een van hulle se vrou. Die seun was saam met ‘n familielid by die kuierplek, maar het buite op die paviljoen se
trappies gesit omdat minderjariges nie in die kroeg toegelaat word nie. Daar het blykbaar ‘n woordewisseling uitgebreek, waartydens die seun van die drie mans probeer vlug het. In die proses om te probeer wegkom, het hy egter gestruikel en op ‘n skerp voorwerp geval wat deur sy ribbekas gesteek het. Die seun het as gevolg van sy beserings infeksie opgedoen in sy longe. Hy is Maandag weer opgeneem in die Zoutpansberg Privaathospitaal, waar daar bevestig is dat sy regterlong platgeval het. Teen Woensdag was die seun nog steeds in die hospitaal. Die drie mans se saak is uitgestel tot 20 Januarie om hulle tyd te gun om ‘n regsverteenwoordiger aan te stel. Hulle is ook deur die hof gewaarsku om in dié tyd nie enige kontak te hê met die seun, sy ouers of enige getuies in die saak nie.
Laerskool Messina het Woensdag ‘n baie spesiale nuwe Graad 1’tjie in hul midde verwelkom. Jacques’tjie Killian is die derde generasie van sy familie om by die laerskool onderrig te ontvang. Ma Bertina en Jacques’tjie se oupa en ouma, Johnny en Hettie Genis, het al drie hulle laerskoolloopbane voltooi by dié skool. Buiten hiervoor het Jacques’tjie se nuwe onderwyser, juf. Isabel Pietersen, ook skool gegee vir sy oom Dirk en twee tannies Marianna en Johnene Genis! Afgeneem saam met Jacques’tjie (voor) is, van links na regs, ma Bertina met sussie Jana-Hope, juf. Isabel, oom Dirk en tannie Johnene met jongboet Jean. Foto verskaf.
• 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 08:30 insluitend Peuter-, Kinder- en Tienerbedieninge. Sundays: English service 10:30 including Toddler-, Children- and Teen Ministries, Every first Sunday of the month ONLY ONE service at 09:00,Past. Sampie van Niekerk, Tel: 015 516 3725 / 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 Gys en Bettie Snyman 082 441 3951. • 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) Ruh Street 25, English: Sunday services 11:00 & 18:00, Rev Seth Meyers, Tel: 084 699 4242. Afrikaans: volwasse Bybelklas 09:15, dienste 10:00 en 18:00, ds. Johan Marais, Tel: 015 516 2714. • Baird Ministries (LTT) Cnr of Rissik & Reitz Street. Fellowship on Sundays at 09:00 Bertus (founder) Tel 071 078 1631 and Pastor Jan Wilkins Tel 071 161 9254. • 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. • 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 • Evangeliese Gereformeerde Kerk (LTT) LTT Lodge-saal (Hlangananistraat), Sondagskool 08:30, Sondagdiens 09:15, kontak Riaan Britz, Tel: 082 969 3089 • 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 & Forestry, Sondag 08:30, Ds. Phillip Horn, Tel: 015 516 0550 / 084 209 5189 • Hervormde Kerk Zoutpansberg (LTT) H/v Stubb & Forestry, Elke tweede Sondag om 16:00, 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 • 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 Anton Kemp, Tel: 015 534 0759, 082 779 2609 / 082 779 2324 • 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. • Shammah Bedieninge/Ministries (LTT) Sondag hoofdiens & Kinderkerk 09:00, Huisselle 18:00, Donderdag: opleiding en geestelik toerusting, Vrydag 18:30 jeugbyeenkoms, Past Strydom 082 785 0265, kerkkantoor 015 516 4018, Rissikstraat 50 • 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
A thunder storm in spots, warmer
WHAT IS HAPPENING? DEURLOPEND AA BYEEN Alkoholiste Anoniem (AA) vergader elke Maandag om 18:00 by die Metodiste Kerk te Munnikstraat 79 in Louis Trichardt en almal wat daaraan ‘n behoefte het om die vergadering by te woon, is welkom. Die AA vergader ook elke Woensdag vanaf 18:00 in Levubu. Vir meer inligting, skakel Jannie by tel. 076 501 8285. MANNE VAN DIE WOORD Die Manne van die Woord in Louis Trichardt kom elke Vrydag van 05:45 tot 06:45 by Ocean Basket in Songozwistraat byeen. Vir meer inligting kan Tobias Fourie by 082 451 4249 geskakel word.
GISTER-SE-JEUG BYEEN Die Gister-se-Jeug klub, waar jonger en ouer seniors welkom is, vergader elke Dinsdag van 09:00 tot 11:00 in die Hervormde Kerk se saal op die hoek van Stubbsstraat en Forestryweg in Louis Trichardt. Vir meer inligting kan Willie Agenbacht geskakel word by tel. 083 453 6597, Flippie Diedericks by 071 671 9866 of Anna Lordan by 082 921 6110.
BAHÁ’Í INFORMATION CENTRE The Bahá’í Information Centre in Louis Trichardt holds multi-faith devotionals every Thursdays from 19:30. “Disunity is a danger that the nations and peoples of the earth can no longer endure, the consequences are too terrible to contemplate, too obvious to require any demonstration.” For more information phone 081 884 9553 (after hours). Alternatively, visit the website at www.bahai.org.
GEBEDSBYEENKOMS Shammah Bedieninge te Rissikstraat 50 in Louis Trichardt nooi alle besigheidspersone uit om elke Woensdag vanaf 05:45 tot 06:30 saam te kom bid. “Wees deel van ‘n geleentheid waar ons op ‘n ontspanne en informele wyse mekaar bemoedig by wyse van gebed en gedagtes uit die Woord. Ons hanteer graag ook spesiale gebedsversoeke,” nooi die gemeente. Vir navrae, skakel past. Francois Strydom by tel. 082 7850 265 of Johan Kruger by 078 451 9211.
INTERKERKLIKE BIDUUR Inwoners word uitgenooi om elke Donderdag vanaf 08:00 tot 09:00 saam te kom bid vir die gemeenskap en die land tydens ‘n interkerklike biduur by die Louis Trichardt Metodistekerk. Vir meer inligting, skakel past. Leonie Meyfarth by tel. 084 219 4406.
LOUIS TRICHARDT • SAPS/SAPD
55.7% 56.6% 20.6% 30.4% 16.9% 21.1% 58.3% 79.2% 49.7% 15.6% 13.0% 46.7%
• 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
NG Kerk Soutpansberg-gemeente bied tans top-ge- van die Woord kom elke Dinsdagaand van 18:00 halte vleis teen sakpaspryse te koop aan. tot 19:00 by Loeriepark se saal bymekaar. Lekker wors en maalvleis is beskikbaar, asook Alle vroue, jonk en oud, is welkom en vir meer smullekker sosaties, biltong en droëwors. Ander inligting, skakel Madelyn Stoltz by 083 422 5248. snitte kan ook op bestelling gereël word. Vir meer inligting of bestellings, skakel Thea by O N D E R S T E U N B E R G C A R E die kerkkantoor by tel. 015 516 4366. CHARITY SHOP Die Bergcare Charity Shop op die perseel van die Haantjie Kerk (NG DOJO OEFENTYE Die Ninjutsu Dojo (Shio pan yama dojo Soutpansberg-skool) oefen Kerk Louis Trichardt) is oop weeksdae van 07:00 elke Maandag en Woensdag vanaf 17:30 tot 19:00 tot 12:00. “Kom ondersteun gerus. U is ook welkom om in die stoeisaal. Privaatklasse, asook kinderklasse, is beskikbaar. Vir meer inligting kan shihan alle onnodige huisraad of klere te skenk. “Die inkomste van Bergcare Charity Shop word Swanepoel geskakel word by tel. 076 467 2306. Die groep kan ook op Facebook gevolg word by gebruik vir die aankope van kos vir die Bergcare Bejaarde-projek,” sê die projekbestuurders. “Shio Pan Yama Dojo” Vir meer inligting, skakel 015 516 3902. COMRADES OEFENGROEP Die Soutpansberg Atletiekklub nooi almal uit wat belangstel om deel te vorm van ‘n oefengroep wat wil voorberei vir die 2017 Comrades Marathon om die klub te nader. DOPPERKUIERKAHierdie oefengroep is nie net vir atlete wat beFEE Die gewilde Dopperkuilangstel om Comrades te hardloop nie, maar almal erkafee van die Gereformeerde wat nog altyd ‘n 21,1 km-, 42,2 km-, 50 km- of Kerk hervat weer Vrydagaand (13 Januarie) sy 56 km-wedloop wou hardloop. Belangstellendes aktiwiteite na die Kersreses. Die geregte op Vrydagaand se spyskaart is keris welkom om in te skakel by klub se aktiwiteite. Vir meer inligting, skakel Hennie Coetzee by tel. rie en rys (R30), dopperburgers (R20), ‘n russian en skyfies (R25) en skyfies (R12). Bespreek nou 082 929 8154. by Nanette (084 304 4764). Die kuierkafee sal LOSGOEDWINKEL In ‘n poging om om 17:00 open en die publiek word versoek om behoeftige gesinne se nood te help verlig, nooi vroegtydig te bespreek. die NG Kerk Soutpansberg alle inwoners om ‘n draai te maak by hul tweedehandse klere- en REVIVAL WEEK losgoedwinkel. The Agapé Christian Church in Die winkeltjie is geleë op die kerkterrein op die Louis Trichardt will be hosting hoek van Stubbs- en Andersonstraat. Inwoners kan a Revival Week from Sunday, 22 January until Thursday, 26 January. daar gaan rondkrap vir ‘n winskopie. Revival services will be ministered by Dewald Die winkel is elke Woensdag vanaf 11:00 tot Venter. 14:00 oop. On Sunday, the first revival service will be RUGBY CLUB PRACTISE The presented in Afrikaans at 08:30 with the English Louis Trichardt Rugby Club is ready for action version to follow at 10:30. The rest of the week’s and will start practising for the 2017 season from services will start at 19:00. next week on. For more information, the church’s office can be The club has reminded its existing members contacted at Tel 015 516 3725. and players to join the practise sessions and get fit in time for the start of the new season. Members of the different teams will practise together every Tuesday and Thursday from 18:00. STEAK-AAND Die diakonie van The first practice session will be on Tuesday, 17 die NG Kerk Soutpansberg nooi inwonJanuary. “We ask all players to please attend,” said ers na hulle volgende lekker kuier, hul the club management this week. The management team also extended their in- gewilde Steak-aand op 3 Februarie. Almal is welkom om te kom saam braai. Kaarvitation to prospective players who want to join the various Louis Trichardt teams to join them. tjies kos R80 (300 g Steak en stukkie wors) per As in the past, practice sessions will take place volwassene en R50 (200 g steak en stukkie wors) on the town’s rugby fields next to the municipal vir kinders jonger as 13. Pap, sous en slaai sal voorsien word. show grounds. Vir meer inligting, skakel Andries by tel. 082 For more information, Kevin Gilbert can be 603 2419. contacted at Tel 082 892 8769.
WEEKLY DAM LEVELS According to latest available information from the Department WEEKLIKSE of Water Affairs and Forestry as on Monday, 2 January. DAMVLAKKE
VLEIS TEEN SAKPASPRYSE Die VROUE VAN DIE WOORD Die Vroue
LEVUBU - 015 583 7400 015 583 7418 • Municipal and other services (see Louis Trichardt)
59.8% 60.7% 28.0% 43.2% 16.7% 21.2% 64.0% 79.4% 70.2% 15.9% 17.9% 52.7%
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JOU ROMEO PG Fri, Sat, Sun, Tue, Thu: 10:00, 12:15, 15:00 Mon, Wed: 12:15, 15:00
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A thunderstorm in spots, cooler
High: 23oC Low: 18oC
The annual Berry Festival in Magoebaskloof will take place on 11 and 12 February 2017, and promises to be a fun activity for young and old. In keeping with the idea of promoting a culture of healthy living, visitors will be able to pick their own berries while local produce and products will be available at the Village Market in Haenertsburg. For more information, visit www.berryfestival. co.za or phone 083 880 8787 or 082 575 5738.
KREATIWITEITSBEDIENING Die Apostoliese
Geloofsending (AGS) Louis Trichardt-gemeente se Miriam Vroue Aksie bied ‘n Kreatiwiteitsbediening aan. Hierdie werkswinkel sal handel oor hoe om jou Christelike geloof uit te leef deur kreatiwiteit. Dus, hoe God die Vader aanbid kan word deur kreatief te wees en hoe ander bedien kan word deur kreatiwiteit. Die werkswinkel sal op Vrydag, 17 Februarie vanaf 18:00 tot 20:00 en op Saterdag, 18 Februarie, vanaf 09:00 tot 13:00 aangebied word by die kerk te Munnikstraat 70. Kostes beloop R50 per persoon. Besprekings vir hierdie interkerklike aksie moet voor 15 Februarie gemaak word by past. Leonie Mayfarth by tel. 084 219 4406.
A real gentleman has passed away
t was with a heavy heart that family and friends had to bid farewell to Willie van Zyl. He suffered both from the Alzheimers and Parkinsons diseases, and sadly lost the battle when he passed away on Friday, 6 September in the age of 70. His family will remember him for the real gentleman that he was; and always full of witty remarks about his conditions. Willie and his wife Margaret retired in Louis Trichardt during January 2011, enjoying the beautiful surroundings. He was an avid motor racing enthusiast, and even took part in racing in his younger days. He had a passion for Ferrari. Willie leaves behind his wife, his son Brendon and four grandchildren. The family expressed their heartfelt gratitude towards the local community, their extended circle of friends and family for all their love and support given during their time of grief. They also had a special word of thanks for Dr Casper Venter and all the doctors and staff of the Zoutpansberg Private Hospital for the great care they had given Will in his last days. A memorial service will be held for Willie on Monday, 16 January at the Emmanuel Church in Louis Trichardt at 11:00.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER All are
invited to come and pray together on Sunday, 26 February, during the Up4sa National Day of Prayer. In Louis Trichardt, people will be able to pray together from 17:00. This is a national prayer initiative during which believers from across the nation will gather at venues on the same day and time to pray. (Louis Trichardt’s venue will be announced in the coming weeks). Some of the areas that will be covered in prayer will include a prophetic act of humility, dependency, unity and honour to the Lord Jesus Christ as the only answer and hope for South Africa. It will be an hour-long event, during which every person will be asked to kneel (if in any way possible) to sing The Lord’s Prayer. Attendees are welcome to bring their own blanket or chairs if needed. For more information, phone Past Leonie Meyfarth at 084 219 4406.
Willie van Zyl. Photo supplied.
Voorkeur word gegee aan kort briewe oor plaaslike aangeleenthede. Die redakteur behou die reg voor om briewe te verkort. Preference is given to short, factual letters concerning local matters. The editor reserves the right to shorten letters.
Die laaste vrug van die Gees is selfbeheersing. Gal.5:23.
at is die selfbeheersing wat van ons verwag word? Dit is om ons self te beheer, sodat ons met die hulp van die Heilige Gees, nie onder die mag of heerskappy van enige sonde of gewoonte sal wees nie, maar dat ons gewillig ons vryheid in Christus sal gebruik om die Here te dien deur diensbaar te wees aan ander. Dit verskil van die res van die vrugte van die Heilige Gees want dit staan nie soseer in verband met ons verhouding met God en ander nie, maar is ons plig teenoor onsself. 1. In watter gebiede van ons lewens moet selfbeheersing teenwoordig wees? Selfbeheersing moet deel van ons hele lewe wees (1 Tess. 5:6+22); Wanneer ons eet ( Spr. 23:20; 25:16); Ons moet beheer hê oor die versadiging van ons begeertes (1 Pet.2:11; 4:4 ). 2. Die teenoorgestelde van selfbeheersing. Ongedissiplineerde leefwyse met al die hartseer nagevolge daarvan (Pred. 10:18; 1 Pet. 1:13+14; 4:3+4); Seksuele losbandigheid (Gal.5:19); Haat, jaloesie en afguns ( Gal. 5:20-23). 3. Wat selfbeheersing prakties beteken. Dit is om deur die genade van God beheer oor jou lewe te hê (Rom. 6:13+14); die gevolg is ‘n verstandige lewe (Ef. 5:15). Dit beteken ook dat ek my liggaam my slaaf maak, eerder as om dit toe te laat om my te beheer (1 Kor. 9:27). Dit is ook om eerlik met jouself te wees en te erken dat self-dissipline in ons denke en gedagtes begin (Fil. 4:8; 1 Pet. 1:13). 4. Die belangrikheid van selfbeheersing. Dit is ‘n belangrike deel van ons christenskap en tog sal dit in die laaste dae verag word (2 Tim. 3:1-5). Dit is ook deel van redding (Hand. 24:25), en een van die beginsels van die christelike lewe (1 Pet. 24). Dit is ook ‘n vereiste vir ‘n amp in die kerk (1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:8). Ons sal geoordeel word met betrekking tot ons selfbeheersing (1 Kor. 9:25-27). Mag 2017 ‘n geseënde en selfbeheerste jaar vir jou wees. - 079 5168303
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We currently have lots of young kittens looking for a good home!
Monkeys may look cute, but they’re no house pets Vervet monkeys may look very cute, but these wild animals are definitely not pets. The end result, should someone try and capture them, is mostly the
death of the animal. Allan McMurtrie, an official at the Wildlife Trade and Regulation department in the Vhembe District, warned members of the public not to try and catch baby vervet monkeys. “Catching it,
putting a nappy on it and giving it a banana is not going to help in any way,” he says. According to Allan, they had to deal with an incident in town over the December holidays where a vervet monkey had
been captured. “The young monkey was found on its own in the bush and, without further thought, caught and taken home to be kept as a pet,” he says. Allan explains that most people do not understand how difficult it is to raise such an animal. They don’t realise what its social and dietary needs are and what it requires as it grows up. “This monkey, like all primates, needs continual interaction and learns daily from the troop. Not only is it expensive to feed, but virtually impossible to rehabilitate. Humans tend to play on their emotions without thinking of the animal and its wellbeing,” he says. Allan advised residents, when they come across a youngster on its own in the bush, to rather move away and allow the mother or other siblings to reunite. The youngster has a better chance of survival in its own environment. “Currently rehabilitation facilities for both vervet monkeys (chlorocebus aethiops) and Chakma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) are full and they cannot take in anymore,” says Allan. The unfortunate end for the vervet monkey was euthanasia. “Together with the SPCA we had to make the difficult decision on the life of a helpless young vervet monkey,” says Allan. Vervet monkeys may look like cute pets, but capturing one is almost sure to result in the death of the animal.
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The top matric results for 2016 in Limpopo came, much to the surprise of everyone, from the Vhuronga 1 school circuit that falls within the Vuwani area in the Vhembe district. This area had to suffer several incidents of unrest during the past years where schools were burnt down and the education process interrupted. This circuit scored a 81.2% pass rate, with 757 candidates who wrote and 615 who passed. The MEC for Education, Ishmael Kgetjepe, said last Thursday during the official announcement of the provincial results that the circuit had performed exceptionally well, despite its schools having lost valuable teaching and learning time because of the unrest. He further said the Vhuronga 2 and Hlanganani North circuits, whose schools were also affected by the Vuwani unrests, had performed above the national norm of 60%. Asked about the secret behind the good results, the circuit manager of Vhuronga 1, Mr David Mafune, said that it was through the dedication of the circuit managers, teachers, learners and parents that they scooped up the award for the best Limpopo circuit. “The involvement of all stakeholders, which included parents, SGB members and traditional leaders, also contributed to the good performance,” he said. He said they worked as a family, with a lot of attention given to pupils, as well as advice on their personal lives. “We are parents here at the circuit. Some of our pupils sometimes get lost and we call them to order. We are very proud to say that some of those we had helped managed to get many distinctions and made the circuit very proud,” said Mafune. He encouraged the youth to take education seriously, so that they can face the challenges of the future with ease. He encouraged the parents to cooperate with the Department of Education and other stakeholders for the benefit of education in the country. He said it was important to set up realistic goals that could be achieved within a given period in life. “Failure does not necessarily mean that one has to stop pursuing your dreams.” Rivoni School for the Blind is the best school in the province and their learner, Zacharia Nyathi, is one of the candidates invited by the Minister of Education, Angie Motshega, to attend the National Awards ceremony held in Midrand. “The school produced a 100% pass rate,” said Kgetjepe.
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A jubilant Vhuronga 2 circuit manager, Mr David Mafune.
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Groente­ en vrugteverkopers wat handeldryf in avokado’s, moet let op die rypheid van die vrug, want dit kan hulle duur te staan kom as onvolwasse avokado’s verkoop word. Dié waarskuwing kom vanaf die Subtropiese Kwekersvereniging. In ‘n persverklaring meld hulle dat die verkoop van onvolwasse avokado’s (wat nie behoorlik ryp sal word nie) verbode is in terme van die Wet op Landbouprodukstandaarde. “Inspekteurs van die Departement van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye (DAFF) en Prokon sal
Onvolwasse avokados eindig dikwels in die mark op nadat dit op onwettige wyse uit boorde bekom is. Dié foto is verlede jaar geneem toe drie seuns op ‘n plaas naby Maelula betrap is terwyl hulle ‘n avokadoboord stroop. Die Ramabulana koningshuis het die kinders gestraf, maar die probleem duur voort. In sulke gevalle wag die diewe nie dat die vrugte ryp genoeg is nie.
Inbrekers sorg vir baie skade by plaaslike skool
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Joshua Swanepoel in die Graad 1 Y-klas was Woensdag nog ‘n bietjie Nog ‘n nuwe Triegie was Mericke Isabella skaam vir al die nuwe dinge by die groot skool, maar het ingestem om Timmerman. Foto verskaf saam met ma Lucinda vir ‘n foto te poseer.
Dit was met groot ontsteltenis dat die personeel van Laerskool Louis Trichardt hierdie week die nuwe skooljaar begin het. Hulle is Woensdag, op die eerste skooldag, begroet deur die skok van ‘n inbraak. Die inbrekers het vermoedelik kort na 01:00 Dinsdagaand by die skool se kantore ingebreek. Daar is toegang bekom deur ‘n gat in die plafon. Die skool se kluis is met ‘n hoekslyper oopgesny, waaruit die diewe toe ‘n skootrekenaar en twee kameras gesteel het; vermoedelik weens die
gebrek aan kontant. Hierna het die diewe toe verder rondgekrap en nog twee ander kantore se deure ingeskop, waaruit hulle nog twee skootrekenaars gebuit het. Buiten vir die skool se toerusting wat gesteel is, het die skade wat die diewe aangerig het ‘n duur impak gehad op die skool se beursie. Behalwe vir die gat waardeur die inbrekers ingekom het, is daar nog vyf plekke waar die plafon stukkend getrap is. Dit, saam met die skade aan die kluis, word beraam op ongeveer R11 000. Teen druktyd was die Makhado Polisie nog besig om die saak te ondersoek.
Franco Botha kon nie wag om sy nuwe Lilian Venter (links) en Nika Alberts is beste maatjies en was vreeslik skryfgoed uit sy nuwe penneblikkie te kry bly toe hulle uitvind hulle is saam in juf. Esterhuizen se Graad 1 Y-klas. en te begin inkleur nie. Hy was een van talle nuwe Graad 1’tjies wat aangemeld het vir hulle eerste dag van skool by Laerskool Louis Trichard. Foto verskaf.
Clemour treats his fans with show at Ha-Chavani Mikhe Cronjé was baie opgewonde om Woensdag met die groot skool te Kayla Dippenaar se mamma het haar vandag begin, terwyl ma Amanda die een was wat ‘n traan of twee moes wegvee. afgesien by juf. Muller se klas.
The Voice South Africa finalist, Clemour Ngobeni, performed live for the very first time in Limpopo province just before Christmas. He performed just outside his home town Elim, at Ha-Chavani, during “The night before Christmas with Clemour show”. The music show was hosted at Fountains of Life church and it was attended by many fans of Clemour’s music.
Another strange shoot-out has police Soutpansberg Gholfklub speculating about reason for attacks The Makhado Police are inves­ on his way home when three tigating yet another mysterious suspects in a white Ford Ranger shooting incident. bakkie opened fire on him. In total, six shots were fired On Monday, the police were on the man. One bullet lodged in called out to investigate a drive- the man’s Mercedes’s tyre and by shooting that occurred near another went through the windSurat Trading’s premises in screen. Afterwards the suspects Eltivillas. fled the scene. The driver was not According to local police injured, and it is unclear what had spokesperson Const Irene Radzi- caused the shooting. lane, a 72-year Indian man was Radzilane confirmed that a
case of attempted murder had been opened for further investigation. Members of the public with information that can assist the police in their investigation are urged to report to the Makhado Police Station at Tel 015 519 4300 or 079 889 6222. Alternatively, the Crime Stop number can be called at 0860 01 0111 or the 24-hour crime line at 32211.
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This is the only photograph available of the bakkie that the three suspects were driving. At this stage, the police are still trying to locate the owners. Photo supplied.
Bekende sakeman sleg beseer in ﬁetsry ongeluk Deur Isabel Venter
André Prinsloo, een van Louis Trichardt se bekendste sake­ manne, is op die herstelpad na hy ernstig beseer is in ‘n fietsryongeluk verlede week. Prinsloo is fanaties oor oefen, en oefen amper daagliks. Hy was juis besig met ‘n oefenrit met sy padfiets langs die N1suid verlede Donderdag toe hy beseer is. Die voorval het gebeur naby die weegbrug sowat 10km van Louis Trichardt af. Prinsloo het in die sleepwaentjie van ‘n mini-
bus-taxi vasgery wat afgetrek het op die skouer van die pad. Prinsloo se vrou, Melinda, het die week telefonies met die koerant gesels en gesê dit gaan goed met hom. “André onthou dat hy voor die slag oogkontak gemaak het met ‘n verkeersbeampte wat langs die pad gestaan het, maar dat daar nie ander karre was wat afgetrek langs die pad gestaan het nie. Die volgende oomblik was die bussie voor hom en al wat hy toe onthou is die slag toe hy die waentjie getref het,” het Melinda vertel. André het ernstige beserings opgedoen en is deurgevlieg na
die Midstream MediClinic in Pretoria, waar die kraakbeen in sy linkerknie weer geheg is. Hy het ook ‘n operasie ondergaan om die skade aan sy kakebeen te herstel. Dit is in hierdie stadium nog te vroeg om te sê of André weer op die been sal wees vir hierdie jaar se Kremetart Fietswedren. Hy is Dinsdag ontslaan, en sterk tans tuis aan. “Die dokters is eintlik verbaas met sy herstel,” het Melinda gesê. As alles na wense gaan, sal hy binnekort met fisioterapie kan begin en sy tyd op die krukkelys nog verder verkort.
Laerskool Levubu het die nuwe jaar begin met ‘n nuwe onderwyseres. Mej. Estelle Botha gaan klas gee vir die skool se Graad 2 Engels­Medium leerlinge (grondslagfase). Die hoof, mnr. JP du Toit, het haar vroeër die week verwelkom. Foto verskaf.
André Prinsloo afgeneem in 2014, saam met Jana Smit toe hy aangewys is as die Soutpansberg Sakekamer se Besigheidsman van die Jaar.
13 January 2017 Zoutpansberger