Arrests after farm attack
Vrydag 7 April 2006                                                              VOLUME 34 NO. 13                                                                                R2.00 incl.
Di&#233; verkeersman reik
nie boetes uit
TOERISTE wat volgende Donderdag (met die
aanbreek van die Paasnaweek) deur Tzaneen
reis gaan vir ‘n slag ‘n aangename ervaring met
‘n plaaslike verkeersman ondervind.
Di&#233; ondervinding behels die uitreik van ‘n
kaartjie - nie ‘n boete-kaartjie nie, maar ‘n
vriendelike verwelkoming tot die dorp en ‘n
uitnodging om kompliment&#234;r iets ligs in ‘n tent
Dit vorm deel van ‘n opwindende plan wat die
Tzaneense Besigheidsoforum het om die dorp
te bemark en te vestig as die toeriste--
vriendelikste dorp in die land.
Die Tzaneense stadsraad steun die inisiatief
heelhartig en met hulle vriendelike
samewerking, en di&#233; van die hele gemeen-
skap, gaan toeriste volgende Donderdag ‘n
uiters plesierige verwelkoming in Tzaneen
Toeriste sal net voor die vierrigtingstop, naby
Sasol Tzaneen, deur ‘n verkeersman gestop
word. Die verkeersman sal ‘n kaartjie uitreik
wat ‘n vriendelike woord van verwelkoming
bevat en algemene inligting oor ons dorp en
omgewing van belang vir toeriste.
Die eienaars van Sasol Tzaneen, Sharon de
Reuck en Willemien Roettgers, het goed-
gunstiglik die oop grond langs hulle perseel
beskikbaar gestel en ‘n tent sal daar opgerig
word wat deur lede van die Sakekamer beman
‘n BRAND het Maandag middag reg langs die pragbuurt Tzangeni ontstaan. Geen besering is a.g.v die brand opgedoen nie maar ongerief is                  En dis juis hier waar die ondersteuning van die
deur Tzangeni inwoners ervaar a.g.v die walms rook wat hul huise deurtrek het. Die gemeenskap word herinner dat brandstigting binne                    bre&#235; publiek gevra word. Enige brosjures oor
dorpsgebied onwettig is, tensy daar toestemming om te brand vanaf die brandweerhoof verkry word.                                                       akkommodasie, ontspanning, kuierplekke,
unieke plaaslike produkte, ens. kan by die
skoukantoor ingehandig word en sal dan in
die tent tot toeriste se beskikking wees. Voorts
word veral boere versoek om moontlike
oorskot produkte ook by die skoukantoor in te
handig wat gratis aan toeriste uitgedeel sal
word. Di&#232; produkte en brosjures moet voor of
teen Dinsdag aanstaande week by Rona
A 62-YEAR-OLD WOMAN and her grandson              pect told the police, that he and three other      and kitchen door could clearly be seen.            McGaffin by die skoukantoor ingehandig
fought off an armed intruder who was trying to    men had been involved in four farm attacks           One of the smaller dogs on the farm started to   word.
force his way into the kitchen on their Agatha    since June 2005 in the Agatha area.                howl with pain outside the door and they           Di&#232; inisiatief is die eerste van ‘n reeks projekte
farm last Friday night. The grandson fired two      According to the woman, she and her grand-       could hear it being hit repeatedly.                en promosies wat die Sakekamer vir die jaar
shots at the alleged intruder who was later       son had dinner at 19:50 after which she went         The kitchen’s security gate was apparently       beplan om ons dorp en omgewing te bemark.
arrested when he went to the Letaba Hospital      to her bedroom to watch TV while her grand-        bent back and lifted out by the attackers, they    Hou gerus die LETABA HERALD dop vir meer
for treatment of his wounds.                      son was having a bath.                             then kicked the bottom of the kitchen stable       inligting.
Then her grandson heard a noise outside.         door out.
Subsequently, three suspects who were al-         Meanwhile, their dogs had been barking in-           Her grandson saw wood from the door flying
legedly responsible for several farm attacks in   cessantly since about 19:30 that night.            into the kitchen and immediately afterwards a
the Agatha area were arrested while another is      Next they heard a thud and her grandson          hand and arm emerged with a weapon in it.
still at large.                                   said he didn’t feel comfortable in the house.        The suspect entered and they saw him
The incident was the second attack on the 62      They rushed to switch off all the lights. The      looking in their direction, the victim said.
-year old woman and her grandson in their         kitchen light was the only one left on.              At this stage, the grandson fired off two
Agatha home.                                        The woman phoned the police and re-              gunshots at the
The arrests were made after the suspect, who   quested a patrol car to come round, the            intruder.
was found by police in Letaba Hospital being      LETABA HERALD was told. She also alerted           This all happened in a matter of seconds and
treated for two gunshot wounds, spilled the       her neighbour and Kloof alarms .                   the intruder immediately withdrew from the
beans on his accomplices whereabouts and            In the interim they locked the security gates,   kitchen.
activities during the past year.                  and retreated, each armed with a firearm, into
According to the victim, the wounded sus-      the woman’s bedroom, from which the kitchen        Continued on P 2...
PAGE 2   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                          NEWS
Police finds wounded
Continued from P 1...
The victims neighbour, Kloof alarms and the
SAPS arrived soon afterwards but the suspects
had already fled.
The next morning, according the woman,
the police tracked a blood stain up to the road
and alerted all hospitals in the area to be on the
lookout for any man who had been treated
with two gunshot wounds to his side.
The next day Letaba Hospital, in Nkow-
ankowa alerted the police to the fact that they
had admitted such a patient.
The suspect apparently confessed to all his
activities and those of his fellow attackers, the
LETABA HERALD was told.
Tzaneen police the suspect will appear in the
Magistrate’s Court to face a charge of burglary
as soon as he is discharged from the hospital.
Farmers from the Agatha area are outraged
because the police chose to classify the crime
as a burglary and not as a farm attack.
According to the victim, there was nothing
stolen from her house during the attack and
she also is stunned at the classification of the
crime as a burglary.
After the apparent confession by the suspect
in hospital, that he, according to the victim,
had intentionally committed many farm at-
tacks in the Agatha area, it seems very odd that
he still faces only burglary charges.
The figures for this period have been obtained
from the National Operational Co-ordinating
Committee (NOCOC). NOCOC’s figures are
operational statistics and may differ slightly
from the figures the CIAC will release in due
NOCOC uses the following definition for
farm and smallholding attacks: &quot;Attacks on
farms and smallholdings are acts aimed
against the person of residents on farms and
smallholdings, whether with the intent to
murder, rape, rob or inflict bodily harm.&quot;
Crimes included in the definition are: murder,
attempted murder, rape, assault with the
intent to do grievous bodily harm, robbery
and armed robbery, vehicle hijacking,
malicious damage to property where the
damage exceeds R10 000, and arson.
Dam amper op 60%
TZANEENDAM staan tans op 58,64%, en is
nou ook 22,85m diep soos gemeet op 3
Ebenezer styg ook, en staan op die oomblik
Die dam is 25,57m diep en 93,50mm re&#235;n
is langs die dam gemeet tussen 27 Maart en 3
Magoebaskloof en Merensky is albei
alreeds verby die 100% merk, terwyl Middel
Letaba slegs met een persent gestyg het, en
tans op 46,63% staan.
NUUS                                                    LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                  PAGE 3
Verdagtes steeds vry na aanval
TWEE verdagtes wat op Wessel Swart se plaas in die              Die verdagtes het oorspronklik na wapens gesoek, maar
Beaconsfield-gebied toegeslaan het is steeds op vrye          na Swart ontken het dat hy enige wapens besit, het hulle
voet.                                                         volgens Ngoepe begin soek na iets anders te steel.
Speurinspekteur Pat Maiboya van die ernstige en geweld-         Swart is van ‘n groot bedrag geld beroof asook sy selfoon
misdaad eenheid in die Mopani gebied het aan Letaba           en sigarette.
Herald ges&#234; dat ‘n uitgebreide soektog na die twee              &quot;Swart is aan ‘n motor wrak wat op die erf staan
verdagtes van stapel gestuur is.                              vasgebind, en die verdagtes het hulself uit die voete
Swart was klaarblyklik verlede Woensdag op sy plaas        gemaak&quot;, het Ngoepe ges&#234;.
besig toe hy by sy plaasstoor deur twee mans oorval is.         &quot;Hulle het daarna oor die draad gespring en is steeds op
Volgens supt. Ngoepe, polisiewoordvoerder vir die Mo-      vrye voete&quot; het hy bygevoeg.
panie streek is sy arms en voete deur die mans vasgebind en     Swart het geen ernstige beserings opgedoen nie, maar
is hy na ‘n nabye motorhuis gesleep.                          het eers later die middag die toue losgewoel.
MEC authorises &quot;L&quot; licence number
MALUSI Stan Motimele, member of the Executive Coucil         President on the April 9 2003, which was published in the
(MEC) responsible for Roads and Transport in Limpopo         Government Gazette No. 24744 dated April 11 2003.
has authorised the introduction and implementation of          The new &quot;L&quot; License number system will be im-
the new &quot;L&quot; License number system for the licensing of       plemented with effect from the 1st April 2006 and the old
motor vehicles, as provided for in Regulation 27 of the      &quot;N&quot; License number system will be phased out within a
National Road Traffic Regulations.                           period of 10 years from the date of implementation.
The new &quot;L&quot; License number system is introduced as a         The adjusted rates for the Financial Year 2006/2007 are
result of the change of the name &quot;Northern Province&quot; to      as follows:
&quot;Limpopo&quot; in terms of the Constitution of the Rupublic of      A duplicate registration certificate in case the original is
South Africa Second Amendment Act, 2003, signed by the       destroyed, misplaced or lost is R500.
Any other document is R162.
PAGE 4   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                                NUUS
SLAGGATE in o. a. Martizstraat het tot onlangs groot ongerief veroorsaak. Kontrakteurs is egter besig om werk daarvan
te maak en die publiek word gevra om geduld aan die dag te l&#234;.
Daar is rede vir opvul van
slaggate met sand/gruis
TZANEEN se paaie was lanklaas in sulke haglike toes-           Munisipaliteit s&#234;: &quot;Die slaggate word met grond sowel as
tande.                                                         gruis opgevul. Dit is egter net tydelik om te verhoed dat die
Met die groot hoeveelheid re&#235;n wat ons die afgelope tyd      slaggate groter word en ook vir die padgebruiker se
gekry het, kan dit ly tot die probleem waarmee ons tydens      veiligheid. &quot;
die 2000 vloede gesit het, naamlik sinkgate ipv slaggate.        Hy s&#234; ook dat die weerstoestande `n groot invloed op die
Daar is alreeds heelwat klagtes deur die lesers ingedien     regmaak van slaggate speel.
en die LETABA HERALD het al verskeie kere daaroor                Teer kan nie in klam toestande gebruik word nie - dit
berig.                                                         vereis `n warm klimaat om droog te kan word.
Die goeie nuus is dat daar alreeds werk gemaak is              Die GTM wil dit net weer by die gemeenskap tuisbring
daarvan, maar ongelukkig skryf niemand Moeder Natuur           dat hulle alles in hulle vermo&#235; doen om die slaggate so
voor wanneer om te re&#235;n of nie te re&#235;n nie.                    spoedig moontlik reg te maak.
Verskeie lesers wou smoorkwaad weet hoekom die                 Hulle vra ook dat die publiek asseblief geduldig moet
slaggate net met grond opgevul word.                           wees.
Mnr Andr&#232; van der Merwe, wat gekontrakteer is deur die
Powerful horn in centre of controversy
Alexious Japho Matlala                    claim that they are the only family that       Motsuswi added that the Modjadji
A POWERFUL horn that reputedly            is in possession of the keys to the royal   family had over the years consulted
possesses rare powers to make rain in     house where the horn is kept. The           them before any ritual could be con-
Bolobedu and other parts of Mopani is     Mokoto family also claimed that they        ducted. He said the Modjadjis could
at the centre of a controversy between    were given the horn by their fore-          not open the house and touch the horn
the Modjadjie royal family and the        fathers who died hundreds of years          if not first permitted to do so by the
Mokoto clan.                              ago. According to a spokesperson for        Mokotos. &quot;Since the inauguration of
The Mokoto, who threw a bomb-           the Mokoto, Mr Motsuswi Freddy Al-          the late queen, the Modjadjis started to
shell recently by claiming the kingship   fred, the family is the only one that is    do things on their own without con-
of the Modjadji dynasty, told Mopani      allowed to enter the holy place, were       sulting us. That is why everything fell
News that the Modjadji family would       the horn is kept.                           apart because they were big headed;
not get the horn even if the Nhlapo          He said only the Mokotos possess         thinking that they can do things on
Commission rules in favour of them.       the rare powers to talk to their an-        their own. &quot;We cannot fold our arms
They claim that the horn possesses        cestors and make rain. He said if           when our legacy is going down the
supernatural rain-making powers and       anyone touched the horn without the         drain. We want to take over the dyn-
that the Modjadjis would never set        permission of the Mokotos, he or she        asty and the horn so that our people
their hands on the horn again. They       would die.                                  can have rain again,&quot; he said.
GENERAL   LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006   PAGE 5
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PAGE 6   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                    KALENDER
THESE learners from various schools in the area have all been practicing hard and long in order
to &quot;wow&quot; the crowd during the &quot;Thank you for the music&quot;, an ABBA tribute which will take place
A COMBINED effort between Ickinger Music              The &quot;Abba&quot; band consists of Jansen van der
Tzaneen and Eugene Havenga Concepts and             Walt on lead guitar, Gerhard Strydom on bass
Productions has produced a fantastic show           guitar, Antoinette O’Connel on keyboard, Eu-
called &quot;Thank You For The Music&quot; which is an        gene Havenga on guitar, Danny Robson on
ABBA tribute.                                       guitar, Chris Mocke on Guitar, Lynette Robson
This Extravaganza utilises the top local talent   on vocals and harmonies, Ruhan van der Walt
of Tzaneen-add the professional touch - and         on drums, Wimpy Knoetze on Drums, Surike
out comes the largest show ever produced in         Knoetze on vocals and harmonies, Genevieve
Tzaneen with the most powerful sound.               Rheeder on vocals and harmonies, Eugene
CALENDER                                                   LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                                                        PAGE 7
Concert not to be missed Gemeente bied kruistog aan
continued from page 6                                                                                   DIE NG gemeente Letsitele bied op 14 April `n   te dra.
Havenga on vocals and harmonies; and a            sional music industry for 40 years with an            Kruistog aan.                                     Op die Letaba kop sal daar ook `n wydings
1 000 piece choir put together by Phillippa    extensive portfolio of working with some of             Die verrigtinge begin om 09:30 by die NG      geleentheid wees.
and Annemarie from Laerskool Tzaneen.             the top musicians in the world like Abe               kerk waar almal bymekaar kom.                     Almal is welkom en u word aangeraai om
This huge production is a fundraiser for       Laboriel, Alex Acune and Justo Almario.                 `n Houtkruis word vanaf die kerk tot op die   gemaklike klere en skoene aan te trek.
Laerskool Tzaneen and is directed and pro-           Havenga himself has many hits behind his           Letaba kop waar die staal kruis alreeds is,       Vir verdere navrae skakel ds Paul Grobler by
duced by Eugene Havenga and Jacques van           name like Blue Water, Celebrate the Rain and          gedra.                                          082 653 5734.
der Walt.                                         many more.                                              Almal is welkom om saam aan die houtkruis
It promises to be the beginning of many           Eugene has produced and directed some of
spectacular shows.                                the top quality shows in Johannesburg and the
The large PA System and lighting rig will be   country tike the Eagles Tribute, Creedance
an awesome sight for the Tzaneen public and       Clearwater Revival, Beach Boys and many
all the &quot;Abba&quot; music lovers will defiantly feel   more.
the pulse of this powerful sound.                    Jacques van der Walt from Ickinger Music in
This show is being staged at the Laerskool     Tzaneen has always been the forerunner in the
Tzaneen Rugby field with tickets available at     local music industry and made his mark by
Ickinger and Laerskool Tzaneen at R80. 00 per     establishing the credible &quot;Battle of the Bands&quot;
person.                                           with great success in Tzaneen.
Primary school children in school uniform         He also compiled and recorded the radio
free entrance.                                    jingles for Jacaranda RMFM concerning the
On the 4 and 5 May the the school will have    Abba Show, which we can all look forward to
a flee market with many different events          hearing.
culminating in the &quot;Abba&quot; tribute at 19:00.          Jacques also boasts a fully rigged music
Eugene Havenga has been in the profes-         recording studio where many artists and bands
will be cutting their CD’s.
Gebedskursus word aangebied
NG Kerk Wolkberg, Tzaneen bied `n gebed-            *Gebedsverhoring.
skursus aan op 5 en 6 Mei 2006.                     Is Sy Naam nie voldoende nie of bid ek
Die volgende temas sal behandel word deur      verkeerd?
Mila Venter, Gereformeerde gemeente,                *Vyf sleutels tot kragtige gebed.
Linden in Johannesburg.                             God verhoor die gebede van Abraham, Moses,
*Gebedskrag van die Woord.                     Simson, Hanna en Jacob.
Die oorsprong en inhoud van ons gebede is        Gebedslewe is die barometer van `n
dikwels ons eie gedagtes en ons om-                 geloofslewe.
standighede.                                        Enigeen wat die behoefte het om geestelik
*Intersessie.                                  verdiep en verryk te word, is welkom. Toegang is
Deur intersessie vind die voltooide werk van   gratis, maar lesingsmateriaal sal teen R20 per stel
Jesus gestalte in ons lewe.                       beskikbaar gestel word.
*Wonderwerke realiseer vandag nog deur           Vir doeleindes van verversings, sal dit waardeer
gebed.                                            word indien u vooraf u naam sal deurgee aan Elsa
Gelowige gebed laat wonderwerke rea-           by (015) 307 4062 of Mari by (015) 305 4100,
liseer.                                           voor of op 3 Mei.
PAGE 8   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                       KALENDER
Sosiale nuus Social news Sosiale nuus
Die Pioniers wens Lappies wat gister verjaar      aan die Here wat vir oom Fred en Deon
het, baie hartlik geluk. Ons bede is dat die Here   Prinsloo op die pad van ons gemeenskap se
elke dag vir jou met jou daaglikse behoeftes sal              oumas en oupas gesit het.
se&#235;n en nog baie jare sal spaar. Ons is ook baie
bly vir die groot beterskap met jou gesondheid.       Die inwoners en personeel van God’s Haven
Dankie ook vir al die sosiale beriggies wat jy      wil van die geleentheid gebruik maak om die
die afgelope paar jaar met groot sorg in Letaba     gemeenskap, familie, vriende en al die
Herald laat plaas het.                donateurs te bedank vir belangstelling en sken-
kings vir die amptelike opening van ons
Die Pioniers bedank Letaba Herald weer            sorgsentrum op 28 Februarie. Sonder mense
eens vir die koerant wat ons reeds sowat 15 jaar    soos u is ‘n groot projek soos di&#233; nie moontlik
elke Donderdag gratis ontvang.              nie. Dankie vir al die belangstelling, onder-
steuning en gebede.
Inwoners van Pionierspark bedank Lucy, wat
met Grace se hulp die Letaba Herald elke              Lottie Meyer, al ons oumas en oupas van
Donderdag by elke huisie besorg.               God’s Haven Sorgsentrum dink aan jou. Hoop
jy voel vandag al baie beter na die operasie.
Die Pioniers bedank Emma Pelser se broer                             Sterkte.
wat die afgelope twee maande ons vervo-
erkoste vir die brood geborg het. Baie dankie         Wilma Winter en familie, ons almal van
Emma vir elke Dinsdag waarop jy en Frik die         God’s Haven Sorgsentrum dink aan julle na die
brood gaan haal. Ons sal dit nie vergeet nie.      afsterwe van jou moeder, Dora Herbs (95). Ons
sal haar mis, want sy was so deel van ons.
Die Pioniers bedank River kerk vir die heer-       Baie geluk aan oom Pieter Goosen met jou
like oggendtee en tafels vol heerlike eetgoed.      verjaardag op 6 April. Sterkte vir die oo-
Ons het ook die sangitems baie geniet.                            goperasie.
Lede van die Silwer Krone bedank Helena en          Aunty &quot;B&quot;, baie geluk met jou verjaardag op
haar helpers vir so ‘n genotvolle piekniek-ont-     8 April. Geniet die dag, liefde, Jan, Karin,
byt wat ons in die NG kerksaal kon geniet. Dit                    Chanal en Jonty.
was weer eens puik!
Graag wil die bestuur, inwoners en per-
Beste ma Babsie, baie geluk met die ver-          soneel van Goue Jare Bejaardesorg op Duiwel-
jaardag Saterdag. Baie dankie dat ma gespaar is     skloof die volgende persone en instansies
vir ons. Ons klomp is nog baie, baie lief vir ma.   bedank vir donasies die afgelope maand: West-
Een van die dae sal ons vir ma op ‘n seereis        falia, sr Hanna Wilken, mev Terreblanche,
neem, s&#234; net waarheen ma wil gaan. Ma moet          Melite Pakkers, mev Froise en Riaan Roos. Die
Saterdag saam met die ander geniet. Matigheid       Lions vir ‘n heerlike gesinsdag met ‘n braai en
voor o&#235;, die mense is nie meer jonk nie - as        speletjies. Tannie Lettie en Babs, julle is sterre,
hulle iets drink sal hulle begin rond hardloop!                   baie dankie vir alles.
Ek hoop dit sal ‘n lekker dag vir ma wees. Van
jou seun, Izak en pa Barry.                On May 7, there will be a Worship cel-
ebration with Godfrey Birtill from the UK. The
Wisa Kurula vrouekamp op 5 - 7 Mei.                         event starts at 19:00 at LCC.
Marlene Steyn tree as spreker op. Skakel Nico
by 083 456 3293 of Susan by 082 772 4602.             On May 8, there will be a song workshop at
LCC with Godfrey Birtill. Register for workshop
God’s Haven Sorgsentrum s&#234; baie dankie                  at church office, 015 307 2840.
Hou die vonk terug in die huwelik
ALLEDAAGSE sleur, ‘n besige lewe en stres is        want daar sal gelukkige trekkings wees, en die
maar ‘n paar van die oorsake dat vonk uit ‘n        pryse sluit onder andere `n aand vir twee by `n
huwelik verdwyn.                                    eksklusiewe gastehuis in, asook `n halwe
Elmarie Smith gaan vroue op 20 Mei vertel         verslankings kursus by die nuwe &quot;Jy&quot; dieet.
hoe om dit weer in die huwelik terug te sit.        Daar sal ook vele ander pryse te wen wees.
Dit is ‘n seminaar wat geen vrou mag mis-           Kostes beloop R220 per persoon en dit is
loop nie. Lees Januarie se Sarie bl 62 en           slegs vir vroue.
Februarie se Finesse bl 50 vir meer inligting.        Die prys sluit eetgoed, pons, koffie en tee,
Die seminaar begin om 09:30 vir 10:00 by          asook `n uitstalling van onder- en nagklere, in.
Elske Lotz op Deerpark, en sal tot ongeveer         Kaartjies is by Elske beskikbaar. Skakel haar by
14:00 duur.                                         082 877 2818. ‘n Maksimum van 50 persone
Die vroue moet hulle kaartjies saambring,         word toegelaat.
Groot uitstappie na &quot;groot&quot; bome
DIE Dendrologiese tak van Wolkberg gaan op          beddens elk vir R100, per bed, per nag en twee
27 tot 30 April na Lekgalameetse. Hier beoog        houthuisies(chalets) met vyf beddens elk vir
hulle om agt ‘groot’ (kampioen) bome te be-         R70 per bed, per nag. Dit is heeltemal selfver-
Sommige is moeilik bereikbaar en kan net             Die hek fooi van R10 per persoon en voertuig
die stam of net die blaredak regtig besigtig        fooi van R20 per motor, is by die hek betaal-
word, behalwe vir lede wat regtig goed kan          baar. Die vereniging betaal solank die deposito
bergklim.                                           vooruit. Bespreek en betaal dus so gou moont-
Alle Dendrologiese lede en die publiek wat        lik.
belangstel moet so gou moontlik bespreek.              Vir verdere inligting skakel Johan Barnard by
Daar is drie houthuisies(chalets) met twee        082 804 3260 of Ellen Erasmus by 082 819
Bybelfees vir Christene aangebied
ALLE Christene kom op 21 Julie bymekaar om          cords&quot; te skakel om hulle aangetekende rekord
met Bybels `n brug te bou. Daar word beplan         te verbeter deur die lengte van die brug.
om `n Bybelfees, tot eer van die Here, te hou         Alle Christene word genooi om asseblief
saam met alle ander Christene in ons                gebruikte en nuwe Bybels te bring en so deel te
gemeenskap.                                         vorm van die projek.
Allerhande stalletjies en projekte, waarvan         Die Bybels wat geskenk word sal in die groter
die grootste die brug self sal wees, word           gemeenskap, onder andere in skole versprei
’n Koorkompetisie, met wonderlike pryse,            Vir verdere inligting skakel Tienie of ds.
maak ook deel van die projek uit. Skryf by          Stoltz by (015) 307 5950 of 082 900 9079.
Tienie Stoltz by 082 900 9079 in.                   Yvonne of Fransie Olivier kan by 307 7288 of
Daar word selfs beplan om met van die             083 596 4144 en ds. Henk Joubert of die
organiseerders van &quot;Guinness Book of Re-            Hervormde Kerk by 307 4508.
PROMOTION   LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006   PAGE 9
PAGE 10   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                 PROMOTIONS
SNEAKERS Tzaneen recently opened their doors at the corner of Danie Joubert street next
to FNB. Nico Nicolaou middle, is the proud owner of the business. Adolph Maake left and
James Mashete right are staff members.
SNEAKERS Tzaneen, a firm believer in SA         teas, Merrel, Caterpillar, Diesel and Jeep as
products, has recently opened their doors.      well as other accessories.
Nico Nicolaou is the proud business own-        Sneakers is a company with a loyal staff
er who was previously the manager of            whose main objective is to ensure that
Totalsport.                                     customer care and satisfaction remain at the
Sneakers is a retailer of Official Licenced   core of the company philo- sophy.
Sports Apparel &amp; Clothing with major lines        Sneakers is situated on the corner of Danie
being Springbok, Super 14, Trinations and       Joubert Street next to FNB.
World Cup Rugby apparel as well as In-            They are opened seven days a week.
ternational and domestic football and crick-    Monday to Friday from 08:30 - 18:00 and
et team and tournament clothing.                Saterdays and Sundays from 08:00 - 14:00.
They also offer their clients brand name        For any queries contact Nico at (015) 307-
products like Billa Bong, Quiksilver, Roxy,     2277.
Lizzy, Nike, Puma, Adidas, Diadora, Pro-
THE front of Sneakers who has recently opened their doors at the corner of Danie Joubert
street next to FNB.
LEFT: President Salo-
mien de Klerk rep-
Tzaneen Rotary Club
funds to President
Melanie Lubbe rep-
The Interacters assist
with a fund raising
projects and the club
decided to donate a
portion of the in-
come to the Interac-
ters for their loyal
EDITORIAL                                                    LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                              PAGE 11
No, global warming is not
LAST SATURDAY, you will recall, was April          Worried. Very Worried. Climate change isn&#39;t         that these changes are likely to be com-
Fool&#39;s Day and not a few readers were              some vague future problem. It&#39;s already dam-        monplace throughout South Africa as the
amused by our prediction that gravity was          aging the planet at an alarming rate. It affects    planet heats up. Almost certainly due to the
going to fall during the morning and we would      you, your kids and their kids as well!&quot;             rapid increase in greenhouse gases - spe-
be unable to drive our cars.                          I don&#39;t have the space to lift much from the     cifically carbon dioxide -caused by human
Anyway, later that afternoon, I was with a       article, but consider this prediction.              activity.&quot;
group of people and sought to introduce into          That unless the greenhouse emissions are            So what&#39;s to do about it? Well our CO2
the conversation a special report on global        drastically curbed, by the end of this century,     emissions from factory and power station
warming which that week&#39;s TIME magazine            sea levels will have risen by as much as six        chimneys, to say nothing of motor vehicles,
carried.                                           metres.                                             have to be drastically reduced.. The Kyoto
In it, world authorities on the environment         OK, that&#39;s 95 years away and NOT our             Protocol tried to set a time-frame for this. It was
and climatology presented a frightening pic-       problem at present. But relate it to something      signed by 141 nations; except the USA which
ture of how, virtually within the past year,       that we know.                                       is home to less than 5% of Earth&#39;s population
global warming through mankind&#39;s increas-             Like all the low-lying land on which stand       but produces 25% of carbon dioxide emis-
ing emission of greenhouse gasses is starting to   Durban&#39;s Point area, the harbour, the CBD,          sions. &#39;Good Old Boy&#39; George W Bush,
reach what it called the &#39;tipping point.&#39;          the huge flat and holiday developments.             looking after his Big Business friends, it is
Great cyclones - remember New Orleans -             And let&#39;s not forget the cricket pitch at        said.
are starting to brew in the deep Atlantic.         Kingsmead which is reputedly affected by               China and India are also part of the problem.
Warmed by the earth&#39;s rising mean tem-           rising ground water at spring tides.                By 2020, China could be the world&#39;s No 1
perature, huge glaciers and ice sheets in the         All will be under water!                         greenhouse gas emitter.
Arctic, the Antarctic and Greenland are sliding       There will be more risk of heatstroke,              But, to its credit, it is looking at new
and melting at twice their normal rate.            asthma, allergies and infectious diseases.          technologies for coal that can both generate
Sea levels are consequently rising, low level       Rising temperatures and rainfall could result    electricity and become a petrol substitute.
communities are already being swamped,             in larger mosquito populations at higher el-        India&#39;s green-house emissions could rise 70%
while conversely, horrendous droughts, fuel-       evations in the tropics.                            by 2025.
ing forest fires, are occurring in some parts of      Imagine what this could bring to our Letaba.        The experts suggest that China and India
planet earth.                                      Anopholes finding its way up to the still safe      have the capability to either save the plan-
In a sad touch, TIME relates how in the          heights of Agatha.                                  et…or destroy!
Canadian Arctic, polar bears, that are nor-           And that means malaria.                             To quote TIME&#39;s final paragraphs: &quot;Curbing
mally quite at home on fields of ice flows, are       All within the foreseeable future!               global warming may be an order of magnitude
drowning as warmer waters melt the ice and            To cap it all the Sunday Times reported the      harder than, say, eradicating smallpox or put-
increase the safe, swimming distances for          day after April&#39;s Fool, and I quote, &quot;Sub-Ant-      ting a man on the moon But is it moral not to
them between the floes.                            arctic Marion Island which houses a South           try?
After I related all this, one skeptic joked      African weather station is drying up - and             &quot;We did not so much march towards the
&#39;That sounds like an April Fool’s Day story!&#39;      scientists maintain it &#39;s one of the clearest       environmental precipice as drunkenly reel
Well, it may seem far-fetched, but he had          signs to date of global warming.                    there.
better believe it!                                    &quot;Alarming new rainfall, temperature, plant          We are finally coming to appreciate the
The TIME article was a responsible, in-depth     and animal data reveal that the island has lost     knife blade margins within which life can
study, quoting leading scientists, clearly prov-   more rainfall per month than the total annual       thrive.
ing that this earth is on the brink of serious     rainfall in Pretoria…and it is hotter than ever.       For more than century, we&#39;ve been mon-
trouble… unless we do something about it              It is also overrun with rats, mice and alien     keying with those margins.
soon, very soon.                                   vegetation.                                            It&#39;s long past time we set them right!&quot;
As the magazine says on its cover. &#39;Be              &quot;Scientists and government officials warn
Eiland ‘n klip Klagte by bekende groothandelaar   `n Gewese Game klant skryf: Ek wou `n               daaroor te kla, maar sy het my meegedeel dat
in die skoen                                      produk by Game Tzaneen koop, maar kon nie
in Afrikaans bedien word nie.
Ek het toe die bestuurderes geskakel om
as ek dit nie aanvaar nie, moet ek maar leer om
Sotho te praat.
ELIZE Theunissen van Tzaneen skryf: As
inwoner van die pragtige en weelderige
omgeweing wat die mooi van ons dorp op
die hart dra, wil ek die volgende van my
hart af kry!
Reaksie op bogenoemde klagte
INA Boonzaaier, bestuurder van Game re-             woorde aan hom nie was dat hy dit moet
Ek ry bykans elke dag die pad tussen           ageer soos volg op die bogenoemde brief:            aanvaar of Sotho leer praat nie.
Merensky en Tzaneen oor die tweeling-                Daar is 100 werknemers in Game.                    Nadat hy gekla het omdat hy nie in Afrikaans
brug.                                                Soos in enige groot besigheid is elke per-       gehelp kon word nie, het ek vir hom gevra:
Die eiland tussen die twee snelwe&#235; is vir      soneellid `n spesifieke taak opgel&#234;.                &quot;hoekom het hy dan nie Sotho met die die
my `n klip in my skoen.                              Daar is slegs sewe personeellede wat             personeellid gepraat nie?&quot; net om hom te laat
Ek wil dadelik melding maak van die            Afrikaans vlot kan praat.                           besef waaroor hy kla.
verbete pogings van die persone wat ver-             As die personeellede die heeldag rond-             Daar is immers 11 amptelike landstale, en
antwoordelik is vir die verfraaiing en in-        hardloop om al die klante in hulle moedertaal       niemand verwag dat jy al 11 moet kan praat
standhouding van die middelmannetjie.             te help, sal hulle in der ewigheid nooit by hulle   nie.
Dit gaan nie ongesiens verby nie.              werk uitkom nie.                                      Alle telefoon oproepe word in Engels beant-
Soos ek s&#234;, verbete poging, want wat              Alle onderhoude en opleiding word in En-         woord, want Engels is immers die tweede
hulle probeer doen is niks anders as geld,        gels gedoen, want dis die taal wat die meeste       amptelike taal.
arbeid en tyd vermors nie.                        mense verstaan en sodoende oorbrug ons die            Ons probeer al ons klante gelukkig hou,
Daardie palms en bougainvillea bosse           taal krisis.                                        maar soms moet hulle verstaan dat ons hulle
gaan nooit weer lewe in geblaas word nie.            Gewese klant weet, en ek weet dat my             nie altyd in hulle moedertaal kan bedien nie.
Ons woon in `n plek waar plante so
maklik groei en daar `n oorvloed van die
mooiste, min moeite plante te kry is.
Waarom plante waarvan die leeftyd
lankal verby is, probeer laaf?
Haal alles uit en begin voor.
Wat van azaleas of revulutas of enige iets
anders wat beter sal vertoon as die ge-
hawende palms en bosse wat so `n seer oog
En dit by die ingang van `n dorp wat
bekend staan as die Eden van die Limpopo
Ek sal dit waardeer indien daar meer
inwoners is wat soos ek voel, dat julle jul
stemme sal laat hoor - miskien gee die
Groter Tzaneen Munisipaliteit gehoor aan
hulle kiesers se besorgdheid oor die              LIBRARIAN Christine Nel recently paid a visit to the Tzaneen Rotary Club to explain the pair
voorkoms van ons mooi dorp se eerste              reading programme that was implemented with the Tzaneen Interact Club. Christine was
indrukke.                                         chosen to make a presentation in Belgium on this great programme where a Senior reader
`n Afskrif van die bogenoemde berig is         assists a young and Junior reader to read a book. Chris Prinsloo collected a donation of books
deur die leser aan die Munisipale be-             from the Rotary Warehouse in Johannesburg is standing next to Christine. The books were
stuurder van die GTM gestuur.                     distributed to Rural Schools in the Greater Tzaneen Municipal area. With this donation Rotary
is helping to assist learners to read and with Christine assisting the schools we certainly hope
to get Tzaneen&#39;s community to all be reading.
PAGE 12                                    LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                   GENERAL
Drugs - a deadly reality
DRUGS are a deadly reality, even in our part of
Street name: Dagga, dope, dubem zol, skuif,
The slogan says &quot;Just say no!&quot;, but to what     joint, grass, boom, weed, green, hash, pot,
exactly?                                          ganja, giggle twig.
The best defence is to be informed about the       Appearance: Dried herb or resinous block.
different types of drugs, maybe one day this         Ingredients: From Cannabis sativa, a plant
valuable information may even save                which contains tetrahydrocannabinols, chem-
someone’s life. Here are some commonly used       icals that affect the brain.
drugs:                                               Immediate effects: Euphoria, relaxation and
pain relief, increased pulse and appetite, re-
duced blood pressure, dizziness, memory
Long-term effects: No proof that moderate
long-term use causes lasting damage. But fre-
quent use over the years may lead to res-
piratory disorders and cancer of the lungs or
A motivational syndrome, a group of symp-
toms experienced mostly as the inability to
concentrate or achieve goals in life. Short-and
long- term memory loss, severe paranoia and
Cost: R50 to R100 for a bankie.
Street name: Adam, X-TC, Pill, E.
Appearance: Capsules (yellow, clear, red and
black, green and yellow, red and yellow) or
pills (brown, white, pink.)
The South African Narcotics Bureau says
they can come in any colour, especially be-
cause the manufacturers are trying to fool
Ingredients: Its purest form is the compound
MDMA. There are about 55 different types
available at the moment, all varying in strength
and about 80 percent are mixed with dry
ingredients, including strychnine, pool acid,
starch, sugar, chalk, diazepam (a tranquilliser),
ketamine (an hallucogenic aneasthetic),
ephedrine (an appetite suppressant) and
Immediate effects: Euphoria and feelings of
well-being, tight jaw, nausea, sweating, dry
mouth and throat, increased blood pressure
and heart rate, over-heating, dehydration from
Long-term effects: Reduced immunity,
memory loss, depression and mental health
Cost: R80 to R150 per tablet.
Street name: H, brown sugar, mud, beast,
gear, horse, smack, dragon, horace.
Appearance: Pure heroin is a dusty brown
GENERAL                                                     LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                                                      PAGE 13
Drugs - know the facts
colour, while the refined heroin is a white
the use of crystal faded in the 70’s, due to a                                                        Although it was first used in medical work, it
sharpened watch on black market chemicals.                                                          was abandoned because of its one major
powder.                                              However, in the past several years the use of                                                     drawback.
Ingredients: Made from the opium poppy.         crystal has rapidly increased, because of the                                                         After the person came out of anesthesia, they
Immediate effects: A rush in seconds if         generation gap, and the users don’t have the                                                        usually experiences delirium, hallucinations,
injected; in 10 to 15 minutes when smoked.         knowledge of what it can really do the human                                                        jumbled speech, and erratic behavior.
Euphoria followed by drowsiness, clouded           body.                                                                                                 Because of these drawbacks, it was officially
mental function or stupor, decreased res-            Crystal Meth:                                                                                     removed from testing in 1965.
piration and heartbeat, plus feelings of             Creates vitamin and mineral deficiencies in                                                         How the drug works:
well-being for four to six hours. There is a       the body                                                                                              Low Doses (3-8 mg): produce a mild in-
flushing of skin, dry mouth, watery eyes, runny      Lowers the body’s resistance to disease                                                           toxication. A user may show impaired co-
nose and heaviness in exremities plus nausea,        Damages the organ’s systems (particularly                                                         ordination, slurred speech, and erratic eye
vomiting and severe itching.                       the lungs, liver, and kidneys) after long term                                                      movement.
Long-term effects: Severe addiction and         use                                                                                                   Bigger doses (8-12 mg): trigger more intense
withdrawal, collapsed and scarred veins, bac-        Anxiety, depression, fatigue                                                                      reactions, including increased heart rate, and
terial infections, infection of heart lining and     Delusional thoughts (Believing that you’re                                                        blood pressure, fever, sweating, nausea, a
valves, abscesses or boils, arthritis or other     being watched by enemies)                                                                           blank stare, and a disjointed gait that some
rheumatological problems, liver and kidney           Toxic psychosis after heavy use.                                                                  users call “zombie walking.”
deseases, increased risk of pneumonia and                                                                                                                Higher doses: unleash a range of possible
tuberculosis and other infectious diseases,                                                               PCP                                          problems, from a sharp drop in blood pressure
increased risk of contracting HIV.                                                                        The name PCP comes from the drug’s chem-     to muscular rigidity, convulsions, even coma
Cost: R100 to R280 per gram.                                                                        ical name phencyclidine, and was developed      and death.
in the 1920’s as a surgical anesthetic.           The main problem of PCP is that the effects
PCP has had more appearances on the          are unpredictable and often frightening.
streets than any other drug, and it has been      The drug was once used in veterinarian
thought to be several other drugs at the same   medicine to paralyze animals.
time.                                             Just imagine what it can do to a human.
Street name: Acid, A, Microdot.
Appearance: A liquid, on its own or on
printed paper, cut into tiny squares. Also
dropped onto sugar cubes.
Psilocybin mushrooms have been used by
Ingredients: Lysergic acid diethylamide
Central American Indians for centuries, and in
(LSD), an halluvinogenic drug derived from a
the past decade we have seen a rise in the
amount of psilocybin usage.
Immediate effects: Heightened senses, in-
Known as both ‘shrooms and magic mush-
tensified colours, distorted shapes and sizes,
rooms, psilocybin is a hallucinogenic mush-
movement of stationary objects, time length-
room that occurs naturally.
ening. Hallucinations after about 30 minutes
However, it wasn’t until 1936 before west-
and may last up to 20 hours.
ern investigators were able to do any research
Long-term effects: No evidence that it leads
of these “magical mushrooms.”
to physical dependence or overdose (although
Then in the 1950’s synthetic psilocybin was
people have died in accidents under the
developed, and sparked the first real interest in
using it as a tool in psychotherapy.
The dried mushrooms can be used for
months. It is still uncertain how the drug
works, and contrary to what many people
think, it isn’t the mushroom itself that is the
drug, but rather a certain chemical that is
found to be naturally produced in it.
Contrary to other hallucinogenic drugs,
“shrooms” do not create a physical depend-
ence, however, it still does cause many prob-
lems, such as panic attacks, and other similarly
related problems that you find with all hal-
METHAMPHETAMINE                                      An additional problem with shrooms is that
Crystal meth or Tik-tik is a drug known as a      it is impossible to determine what is an
methamphetamine.                                   appropriate dose, because each mushroom is
It is commonly called crystal, crank, or          different, in addition to the fact that there are
meth, as well as many other names.                 several poisonous species that look very sim-
This drug is the most potent form of speed        ilar to the mushrooms containing psilocybin.
available, and is one
of the most danger-
ous because of the
method in which it is
Crystal meth is a
type of drug called
speed, which is a
The use of meth
has been growing by
of creation is in
It usually consists
als, and there is no
really prescribed for-
Used widely in the
1960’s in the USA,
PAGE 14                                                           LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                       GENERAL
Tzaneen Rotary teach kids about water
TO TEACH learners about the responsible use
of water, the Rotary Club of Tzaneen and a
Canadian Rotary club last week joined forces
under the national Water Week banner to
donate appropriate educational packages to
16 schools from the Nkowankowa and
Mariveni areas. Gwenn Van Schalkwyk of the
Tzaneen Rotary Club encouraged teachers to
take their learners to the purification plant in
Letsitele to learn more about the use and
importance of clean water. In the picture
insert, Mrs Emily Nukeri , Rotary Club Fa-
cilitator, is seen with Gwenn Van Schalkwyk of
the Tzaneen Rotary Club and Mrs S.D Manzini
of Masungulo primary school during the Na-
tional Water Week function at Nkowankowa
IN the picture above, teachers happily display some of the educational materials presented by the two Rotary clubs.
Dept Pub Works - file you
sent was RGB please insert
correct material - Review
LETABA BOER                                                    LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                                                       PAGE 15
Tyre specialists still one of the best in SA
which allow it to establish price leadership in   Tyres stores network and tyre management
a price-led market.                               contracts) make the retread product a major
The expansion of the company’s product         contributor to the competitive strengths of this
base into the earthmover and mining tyre          company.
markets has resulted in an increase in demand       So, there you have it, the best in the business
on the earthmover retread facilities in Ben-      are now in Tzaneen.
oni.                                                Maxiprest Tzaneen’s office hours are from
This hot-process retread facility has given    07:30-17:00 Monday to Friday and from
the company the ability to adequately meet        07:30-13:00 on Saturdays.
the demands of the new and increasing busi-         They are also on 24 hours standby and the
ness of the earthmover division.                  branch manager Pierre Koltzow can be con-
These unique qualities (the vertical integ-    tacted at 082 782 3763 for further assistance
ration and the fact that Maxiprest Tyres re-      regarding an emergency call-out.
treads are only supplied through the Maxiprest
VISIT Maxiprest Tyres, one of the largest retreading and new tyre distributors in South Africa
in Tzaneen now. This company has positioned itself as a supplier of tyre management services
to all sectors of the tyre industry covering the spectrum from passenger car tyres. The Tzaneen
Maxiprest Tyres friendly staff will gladly assist you with any tyre related problems.
MAXIPREST Tyres, the predominant Truck,            tem for Africa.
Bus and Off-The-Road retreader and new tyre           The application of precure tread under
distributor in South Africa, currently have a      compression is the only major innovation in
service centre situated in Tzaneen at 74 Old       the method of retreading since the precure
Gravelotte road.                                   process was developed.
Since its formation in 1988, the company           This technology, used by the company in its
has positioned itself as a provider of Tyre        retreading facilities, is a unique process ap-
Management Solutions to all sectors of the tyre    plying 6% more precure rubber and utilising
industry – covering the spectrum from pas-         compression to apply the precured tread to
senger car tyres to the supply of giant earth-     truck or bus tyre casings as opposed to ap-
moving tyres and with the well placed service      plying it under tension like other retreads. The
centre now offer their expertize to the broader    technology is also used under licence from
public of Tzaneen and surrounding areas.           Maxiprest Tyres by many other factories in
Maxiprest Tyres is a vertically integrated      Africa.
group encompassing all aspects of the tyre            The unique qualities of the compressed
industry – from the manufacture of precured        tread retreading system is supported by an
tread and bonding material, to the supply of       independent scientific test carried out by the
retreaded and new tyres to commerce and            CSIR which confirmed that, among other
industry, and to professional fleet operators      features:
under cpk leasing contracts.                       Resistance to penetration and cuts is im-
Maxiprest partnership with Bridgestone /        proved – with the consequent reduction of
Firestone, the world’s No. 1 manufacturer, and     downtime due to punctures and the pro-
the acquisition of OTR specialists, Quality        tection of the casing.
Tyres, substantially improves their ability to        *A denser, firmer tread area is created
provide truly holistic tyre management solu-       thereby resisting wear and extending the re-
tions to their customer base.                      tread life.
Maxiprest Tyres’ 80 service centres in South-      Maxiprest Tyres retreads in excess of 250
ern Africa are strategically positioned to en-     000 truck and bus tyres per annum using the
hance the national support and service net-        wide range of Maxiprest Tyres precured treads
work so wherever your vehicle breaks down,         which are pressed at Bridgestone Port Eliza-
Maxiprest in Tzaneen will contact the nearest      beth.
Maxiprest to you who will then come out.              Production capacity at this facility is in
Their network also supports the all-hour tyre   excess of 500 tons per month, positioning the
breakdown service which is currently being         company to adequately meet the increased
serviced by Maxiprest Tyres stores and as-         demand for retreads from the stores and tyre
sociations developed with independent op-          management contracts.
erators in areas where the company is not             The vertical integration of the manufacture
represented.                                       of precure rubber and bonding materials and
This service has proven to be an exceptional    supply processes ensures that these pre-cured
success by providing their customers with          products are only supplied to Maxiprest Tyres
roadside breakdown assistance.                     owned or licensed facilities.
Maxiprest Tyres also has the licence for the       This gives the company the advantage to
Maxiprest Compressed Tread Retreading Sys-         supply a unique product and cost advantages
PAGE 16                                                            LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                             BYLAE
Re&#235;n se voordele legio
Control diseases with new product
PHOSGUARD 400 SL is a systemic water soluble liquid fungicide
for the control of diseases caused by species of Oomycete fungi.
The active ingredient for Phosguard 400 SL is neutralised phosphorous
The mode of action of Phosguard is two-fold.
Firstly, phosphorous acid disrupts the phosphate metabolism of the
The fungus stops growing and is not able to produce spores thus it
cannot infect new tissue.
Secondly it stimulates the plant’s natural defense systems.
This is done by activating biochemical pathways which produce the
phytoalexsin group of metabolites.
These phytoalexsins attack the infecting fungus preventing or dis-
rupting infection and the growth of the pathogen.
BARRY Williams, `n plaaslike boer staan op die oewer van die Yamorna keerwal by die Letaba rivier.
DIE afgelope buitengewone goeie re&#235;nval het nie net `n       net tydelik van aard.
invloed op die damvlakke gehad nie, maar ook op verskeie       &quot;Peste kan chemies en meganies beheer word.&quot;
ander gebiede soos die landbou sektor.                         Vir die piesangbedryf hou die re&#235;n net voordele in.
&quot;As boer kan ek nie eers amper kla oor die re&#235;n nie.&quot;        Huidiglik herstel die bome nog van die verskriklike
Dis die woorde van Barry Williams, `n plaaslike boer van   droogte waartydens talle jong boompies gevrek, en oorge-
die Yamorna plaas wat langs die Letaba rivier gele&#235; is.      plant moes word.
Alhoewel die landerye toegroei onder die onkruid, is dit     Avokado’s neem drie jaar voordat dit weer ten volle in
Die re&#235;n het weliswaar `n baie positiewe
invloed op die gemeenskap se gemoedstoes-
het ook `n groot invloed op die infrastruk-
Die grootste nadele van die re&#235;n is:
Dit verhoed die boere om met hulle im-
plemente in die boorde te kom om gesked-
uleerde bemesting te doen.
Die re&#235;n verhoed die boere om pesbeheer
asook onkruidbeheer toe te pas.
Laastens be&#239;nvloed die re&#235;n die kwaliteit
sowel as die kwantiteit van die vrugte.
Die re&#235;n het die ondergrondse watertafel laat
styg wat genoeg vog in die grond sit vir beter
produksie die volgende seisoen.
&quot;Die voordele van die re&#235;n is legio!&quot;
Maggie Hobson van Maggie’s Choice Fal-
conwood Ridge Nursery tonnels maak gebruik
van die Hidroponiese besproei&#239;ngstelsel wat
uit en uit op re&#235;nwater staatmaak om haar
boorgat te voed.
&quot;Geen water - geen bemesting.&quot;
Dis hoe afhanklik tonnelboerdery van re&#235;n
Omdat die plante in `n tonnel is, het die re&#235;n
nie soseer `n groot invloed op die plante self
nie, maar die plante is wel afhanklik van re&#235;n
vir besproei&#239;ngs doeleindes.
Dis nie net re&#235;n wat `n invloed op die
plantegroei het nie.
Re&#235;nweer bring bewolktheid mee, wat `n
geweldige invloed op die plantegroei het.
Bewolktheid beteken min sonlig wat weer
beteken dat die ligintensiteit laer is as nor-
Dit het weer `n invloed op die fotosintering
van die plante wat die ontwikkelingsfaktor van
die plante vertraag.
&quot;Ons het die afgelope tyd `n buitengewone
hoeveelheid bewolkte dae gehad.&quot;
Re&#235;n veroorsaak ho&#235; lugvog wat bewolk-
theid meebring en sonlig verminder.
As gevolg van die baie re&#235;n, is die plante
onder ‘vogstres’ omdat dit te nat is, en die
uiteinde is dat die plante teen `n baie stadige
Die ho&#235; vog en min sonlig is die oorsaak van
vele siektes onder andere swamsiektes, rooi
spinnekop en wortelvrot.
Mense is geneig om te vergeet dat die dam
leeg was en dat boere bankrotskap in die gesig
Laat Moeder Natuur toe om haar rol te
SUPPLEMENT                                                     LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                                                  PAGE 17
DIE gemeenskap was teen einde verlede jaar moedeloos,       25mm gere&#235;n.
want doemprofete het weer eens nie `n goeie re&#235;njaar          Tzaneen het ook nie sy jaarlikse Junie/Julie re&#235;n gehad
voorspel nie.                                               nie, en die gevolg daarvan was die buitengewone
Ferris McGaffin, eienaar van `n saagmeule in Georges        hoeveelheid veldbrande.
Valley het met LETABA HERALD gesels en `n paar in-            &quot;Interessant genoeg,&quot; s&#234; Mcgaffin &quot;het die dorp die
teressante feite deurgegee.                                 hoogste winter temperature in 2005 wat nog ooit in die
&quot;Die afgelope ses jaar het ons vier slegte re&#235;nval jare   geskiedenis aangeteken is, beleef&quot;
gehad, een gemiddelde seisoen en slegs een goeie re&#235;nval      Tot dusver is 1 268mm re&#235;n gemeet yin die suid-
jaar.&quot;                                                      westelike hoek van die dorp op die plaas Pusela 212.
Ondergrondse waterbronne het intussen, na goeie re&#235;n        Vanaf Januarie tot Maart (90 dae) het ons 54 re&#235;ndae in
herstel en water strome vloei weer vrylik.                  Tzaneen beleef.
Die gemiddelde re&#235;nval in Tzaneen is ongeveer               Tzaneen het 784mm bogemiddelde re&#235;nval gemeet in
1 100mm.                                                  di&#232; drie maande.
In 1998/99 het Tzaneen buitengewone goeie re&#235;n van          Tzaneen se hoogste re&#235;nval maand is in Februarie,
ongeveer 1 316mm gehad.                                     waartydens 208mm bogemiddelde re&#235;n geval het.
Tydens 2000 se vloede het ons meer as 2 300mm               Di&#232; statistieke sal ons twee keer laat dink voor ons weer
gehad.                                                      kla oor die re&#235;n.
Maar in 2005 het Tzaneen slegs 658mm re&#235;n gehad wat
MAGGIE Hobson van Maggie’s Choice Falconwood Ridge Nursery in                35% onder die gemiddelde jaarlikse re&#235;nval syfer is.
een van die Gerberas tonnels.                                                  Gedurende April tot Oktober verlede jaar het dit slegs
TO help promote healthy growth and keep trees in shape, they need
regular pruning, right up to the top.
Stihl telescopic pruners are our &quot;chainsaws on a pole&quot; - the specialists
for high branches.
These are the ideal tools for use in orchards, parks and forests,
alongside railway lines and on roadside verges.
Their powerful cutting technology, immense reach and 30 cm bar
length will enable you to work more effectively and efficiently, without
leaving the safety of the ground.
Enhanced convenience is assured by plenty of technical details, from
the multi-function control handle for maximum ease of use to the
optimised chip ejector to prevent blockages due to chips.
Then there’s the shockproof chain oil tank, as well as the low-
kickback cutting attachment for a better cut and more bite.
Stihl has a comprehensive range of telescopic pruners.
You can choose from electric or petrol-engine machines and a
standard or a telescopic shaft, to suit your purpose.
PAGE 18                                                             LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                                BYLAE
Leading fruit processing manufacturer grows
WMC Sheet Metal Works in the Industrial area          Some three years ago WMC Sheet Metal            ISO 9002 standards and are HACCP accred-          service to their clients at all levels and with any
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Their niche is to serve the tree nut industry.   ations to, and enlargement of their business      custom designed factories upgraded and man-       for a one on one interview to discuss any way
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satile, it specializes in the following products:     These have now been completed and the              Increasing capacity from season with quality     Their many years of experience in the tea,
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mercial crackers, PAC and asperator systems,        and also speeds up completion.                    Farms - Tzaneen, Intermayo, Victoria Invest-      ing, sorting, etc.
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ALGEMEEN                                                   LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006               PAGE 19
DANGEROUS illegal electricity connections killed two donkeys in Nkowankowa section B last month.
Residents fear for their children
after pirate electricity kills donkeys
Peter Ramothwala and Laura Ndlovu                            nections, but councilors should
FEAR has stalked residents of Nkowankowa section B after        honour their pre-election promises and meet the needs
a dangerous illegal electricity connection killed two        of the community,&quot; he said.
donkeys and now parents fear that their children might be       A woman who lives next to the illegal connection said
next.                                                        electric shocks were often felt at the water taps where
Following the incident, residents of Nkowankowa and        people fetched water. &quot;We are now afraid to fetch water.
Mbamba Menchisi informal settlements reportedly tried to     We fear for our lives,&quot; she said.
remove some illegal connections which put the lives of the      The illegal connection which killed the donkeys was
people at stake.                                             found to be ten metres long and lay exposed in the
According to members of the community, the illegal         street.
connections were reported several times to Eskom offices        Letaba Herald spoke to Helly Mushwana, Eskom Main-
but nothing had apparently been done to stop the dan-        tenance officer in the area, who knew about the killing of
gerous practice.                                             the donkeys but referred us to the Tzaneen offices citing
One community leader (who did not want to be named)        that it was not his department.
blamed the municipality because it had promised them            Letaba Herald then tried to call Eskom Tzaneen offices
electricity but nothing had been done.                       but to no avail.
&quot;I am not saying I support people making illegal con-
Third claim for Modjadji Kingship
Alexious Japho Mat-     the Modjadji royal       a chance later in the   expected to an-          the Bakgaga have
lala                    family and the Mo-       year to present their   nounce its findings      been given a chance
THREE FAMILIES are      koto clan.               case.                   later this year after    to present their case.
now claiming the          The Bakgaga ba            The commission
kingship of the Mod-    Maupa - also known       had, meanwhile, giv-
jadji dynasty. This     as the Maake -           en the Modjadji roy-
surprise emerged last   claimed that the dyn-    al family two days to
week during a hear-     asty belongs to them     present their argu-
ing of the Nhlapo       and that they will do    ment. The other con-
Commission when         anything to have         tenders, the Mo-
the Bakgaga ba          their powers back.       koto, had been given
Maupa clan an-          However, the com-        a similar opportun-
nounced their claim     mission said that        ity.
in competition with     they would be given         The commission is
PAGE 20                                                           LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                            GENERAL
vlnr: DRIES Verster, Andy Crocker, Sannie Senekal, Tiekie Bekker die kok en Santa Pieterse verkeer almal rustig saam in    ILZ&#232; du Toit saam met van die werkers van God’s Haven sorgsentrum
die sitkamer van God’s Haven sorgsentrum vir behoeftiges. Di&#232; sentrum is afhanklik van die gemeenskap se hulp en           vir behoeftiges.
bydrae om vir die oumensies `n veilige hawe te skep
vlnr: TRYPHINAH Mabatha wat verantwoordelik is vir die wassery,
Rachel Shai, een van die skoonmakers en Christina Seerane, `n
gesondheidswerker, tesame met Hellen Mkhabela wat voor sit.
BO: Chris Dreyer, een van die oudste inwoners (89) asook een van die
eerstes, Rieta Pienaar, Johanna Nel wat sekerlik die oudste is met haar
90 somers agter haar rug, Ilz&#232; du Toit die hulp verpleegster en Babsie
REGS: Santa Pieterse (84), `n inwoner van God’s Haven sit knus en brei.
God’s Haven is afhanklik van die gemeenskap se bydrae en on-
dersteuning om die sorgsentrum vir bejaardes aan die lewe te hou.
Enige persoon wat bereid is om te help of selfs net vir `n kuiertjie is
welkom om in te loer by God’s Haven in Sirkelweg.
Sorgsentrum onder nuwe bestuur
GOD’S Haven, `n sorgsentrum/aftree oord vir bejaardes het      vir verswakte bejaardes funksioneer nie. Deon Prinsloo het
op 28 Maart amptelik sy deure geopen.                          onlangs die perseel gekoop .
God’s Haven is `n gesamentlike gemeenskaps projek, wat         Daar is `n groot aanvraag na bejaarde sorgsentrums, maar
deur onderskeie lede bestuur word.                             die meeste pensionaresse kan nie aftree oorde bekostig
Di&#232; oord is begin nadat Rus `n bietjie nie meer as `n oord   nie.
God’s Haven is `n aftree oord vir behoeftiges
wat dit nie kan bekostig om in aftree oorde te
kan bly nie.
Die meeste van die oumensies is bedl&#234;end,
en vereis 24 uur sorg.
God’s Haven beskik oor 10 gekwalifiseerde
gesondheids werkers, twee gekwalifiseerde
verpleegsters, drie skoonmakers en een
Di&#232; sorgsentrum is afhanklik van die
gemeenskap se hulp en bydrae, en tot dusver
het die gemeenskap hulle puik van hulle taak
gekwyt deur onder meer meubels, eetgerei,
kos ens te skenk.
Ongeveer 11 kerke is betrokke by hierdie
projek, en groot kettingwinkels, sakemanne,
besighede, skole, boere, en sommer die hele
gemeenskap speel `n groot rol in die sukses
van die projek
Tans is daar 17 bejaardes wat versorg word,
maar die bestuur beplan om nog kamers aan te
bou sodat hulle meer mense kan huisves.
Enige persoon wat `n bydrae wil lewer, of
selfs net vir `n kuiertjie, is baie welkom.
Enige navrae kan gerig word aan Deon
Prinsloo by 072 601 8711.
PROMOTION   LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006   PAGE 21
PAGE 22   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006   CLASSIFIEDS
GENERAL   LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                                                 PAGE 23
42nd Show on it’s way
PLANNING for the 42nd Letaba Show is well           formance with his motorbike on the arena -
on its way and once again the organisers are        something not to be missed. Thursday is our
making sure that you, the visitor to the show,      community day and a day filled with ex-
will have a fabulous time.                          citement is planned for our school children.
This year&#39;s show will be a 4-day show and           The Limpopo Battle of the Giants Show
visitors must please take note of the times of      Jumping competition will take place from
the show.                                           14:00 to see which of our 8 junior show
It will start on Womans day, the 9th of August   jumpers will walk away with 1st prize.
at 09:00 and close on Saturday 12 August at            At the same time it is the judging of the ever
14:00 and not 20:00 as in the past.                 so beautiful Miss Junior and Miss Petite.
The entrance fee will be R25-00 per adult           Friday is known for the crowning of the most
and R10 per child (ages 7-18) Pre-schoolers         beautiful lady in our area, the Miss Show
free of charge.                                     Queen.
As in the past, schools are invited to bring        Saturday, being the last day of the show, will
their children to the show on Thursday.             be highlighted by the Top Star World Wide
When in uniform or accompanied by their          Wrestling held here in our main arena.
teachers they will only pay R5-00.                     This will include competitors such as White
A tea for the elderly will take place on         Rhine, The Kid, Rolling Thunder, Zoro and
Thursday free of charge.                            many more.
The show starts on Womans day and what              Be sure not to miss this exciting event.
better venue to celebrate such an important            Diarise the 9-12th of August to make sure
day.                                                you dont miss out.
Bookings must be made early for a program           Don&#39;t forget to let us know what you would
of fun and entertainment in Hall B.                 like to see at your show.
The program will be advertised soon.                The person with the best suggestion can win
Men don&#39;t despair, the well known Brian          a Coke hamper to the value of R300-00.
Capper will give the the most amazing per-
DI&#233; oulike klein hondjie is verlede Woensdag
deur een van die joernaliste by Letaba Herald
in Boundary straat opgetel. Die eienaar van
hierdie hondjie kan Letaba Herald skakel by
307 5050 om haar terug te eis.
Jagters hou naweek
DIE Bosveld Jagters Vereniging hou `n buskruit
jagnaweek gedurende die naweek van 22 tot
23 April in die Eiland omgewing.
Belangstellendes moet vroegtydig bespreek
by Hansie, 083 290 0738 of by hansie@trans-
letaba.co.za. Slegs buskruit gewere mag
Neem asseblief ook kennis dat elke skietdag
op die ka- lender ook buskruitwapens
akkommo- deer tensy anders aangedui.
ENIGE leser wat meer inligting kan gee oor
hierdie mot is welkom om van hulle te laat
hoor deur Letaba Herald te skakel. Die mot is
Saterdag deur `n joernalis, Amelia van der
Vrouekamp word aangebied
DAAR word `n Shalosh vrouekamp by Lofdal              Vir verdere navrae skakel Hannes Meintjes
Trichardsdal op 28 tot 30 April gehou.              by 083 650 8360 en besprekings skakel vir
Amelia Meiring, James Twine, Dolf Botha en          Katrien Meintjes by 082 731 8750 of 015 307
Ellen van Niekerk sal die sprekers wees. Kostes     6370
is R250 per persoon.
PAGE 24   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                    ALGEMEEN
LEON Whitey, regs, was die boog kompetisie
wenner tydens voorverlede Saterdag se BJV
voorseisoen skietdag. Andr&#232; le Grange,
voorsitter van die BJV Letaba staan by hom.
CALLIE Sonntag, links was die Letaba junior
kampioen tydens voorverlede Saterdag se BJV
voorseisoen skietdag. Saam met hom is Andr&#232;
le Grange, regs voorsitter van die BJV Letaba
en sy seun Jean-Dani&#235;l wat voor staan.
COR Olivier is tydens voorverlede Saterdag
tydens die BJV se voorseisoen skietdag
aangewys as die Letaba groot kampioen vir
2006. Meer fotos op bl 26.
GENERAL               LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                 PAGE 25
LEGALS - LEGALS - LEGALS                          April-gek stories
hoog in blom
DI&#232; TYD van die jaar staan Aprilgek-grappe
vol in die blom en elke verteller (of pub-
liseerder) se droom is om die regte reaksie op
‘n goeie gek-storie te kry.
Verlede week se storie in die LETABA HE-
RALD het juis die gewenste uitwerking ge-
Hoewel totaal vergesog en wetenskaplik
grensloos ongefundeerd, het ons storie oor
verminderde swaartekrag weens planeet--
stande ‘n klompie liggelowiges in vervoering
gehad - met lagwekkende gevolge.
Van die verskeidenheid lekker strories wat
ons gehoor het, vat di&#232; een van Sjoert Kirstein
Kort nadat sy verlede week se LETABA
HERALD gekoop het, het sy aan ‘n op-
windende uitstappie sonder swaartekrag begin
Manlief John is ingelig dat hy niks anders
moet re&#235;l nie en huisvriende soos onder
andere Zirk en Hannelie Buys is saamgenooi
vir ‘n piekniek waar selfs ons ietwat gewigtige
mense bykanse gewigloosheid gaan ervaar.
Hoewel die gaste (John ingesluit) minder
liggelowig was en besef het dat dit ‘n April-
gek-storie was, wou hulle nie Sjoert se op-
gewondenheid demp nie en het entoesiasties
aan die beplanning en vooruitsig meegdoen.
Sjoert het (soos gewoonlik) deeglik beplan
en selfs balle en ander gooi-goed saamgevat
piekniek toe om die kortstondige gebrek aan
swaartekrag maksimaal te benut.
Onnodig om te s&#234; die borrel het gebars en
Sjoert se verleentheid is maksimaal uitgebuit.
‘n April-gek wat daarop aandring om naam-
loos te bly is deur haar verloofde gebel en
nadat sy die storie gelees het, het hy haar
oortuig om buite toe te stap en bietjie te gaan
Na twee probeerlsae (volgens haar) het sy
ietwat verle&#235; ges&#234; dat dit nie vir haar voel asof
sy veel ho&#235;r as normaal gespring het nie. Die
laggery kon nie verder onderdruk word nie en
die aap is uit die mou. Na verneem word is
hulle verrassend genoeg met die ter perse gaan
nog steeds verloof.
So is daar vele ander ... dis net snaaks hoe
min wil erken dat hulle gevang is.
PAGE 26   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                GENERAL
DIE Letaba Vroue kampioen tydens die BJV voorseisoen skietdag is Mart-Marie Roux, links.
Andr&#232; le Grange, voorsitter van die BJV Letaba staan by haar.
DAAN Louw, regs was tydens die BJV se voorseisoen skietdag wat voorverlede Saterdag
plaasgevind het, die Letaba Ope wenner. Andr&#232; le Grange, links voorsitter van die BJV Letaba
en sy seun Jean-Dani&#235;l.
SPORT                                                 LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                    PAGE 27
A Clown entertained the little ones at the fun
walk held last week Friday.
THE Teddy class had lots of fun splashing and kicking away during their swimming lessons at Kiddeo pre-school.
from Super kids.
They enjoyd the day                        THE todlers from Super kids that participated
extremely.                                 in the fun walk
PAGE 28                                                          LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006   SPORT
Unicorn pupils receive academic bars
ACADEMIC Colours were awarded to these Unicorn Preparatory
school pupils during the end of first term prize giving function held
recently. They are back from left, Niki Nubi, Chanmarie Marais and
Domonic Obojkobits. Front is Cassandra McGaffin, Alexis Mes,
Bronwyn Joubert and Alexis du Toit.
Foto top right:
Niki Nubi, Chanmar-
ie Marais and Tian
Koekemoer all re-
ceived athletics col-
ours during Unicorn
recent end of first
term prize giving
SPORT                                                LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 7 April 2006                                       PAGE 29
UNICORN Preparatory school held their end of first term prize giving function last Friday in their school hall. The following pupils received
academic bars for their achievements throughout the first term. Back from left is, Ntsako Risiva, Jessica Oosthuyse, Christopher Altona, Hennie
Botes, Anthea Venter, Jackson Dando, Miecke Kruger, Michelle Pilusa and Amber-Lee de Villiers. Middle row are Sphiwe Dlamini, Niki Cilliers,
Bianca Tout, Rebecca Hyland, Lebo Maphoto, Kayla Francesconi, Tlangi Mushwana, Rean Venter and Lize Botha. In front are Gabi Kruger, Lindy
Joubert, Shope Nabi, Jasmine Jacob and Nkateko Shikwambana.
THE prize winners of Super kids pre-school:
Megan Strydom, first prize, Amilia Goosen,
second prize and Michael Owens, third
Fun walk for Super
SUPER kids had their
fun walk last week
Friday. There was a
clown to entertain
the children all the
way, giving out bal-
stickers and sweets.
A ride in the am-
bulance and a jump-
ing castle was also
available for the not
so tired children.
sponsor forms are:
First prize, Megan
prize Amilia Goosen
went to Michael
Owens. Super kids
ABSA, Coke, Auto
sponsored a Super
kids form and all the
PAGE 30                                                            LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                                                             SPORT
`n Eerste vir Tzaneen
LETABA Bassmasters sal op 20 en 21 Mei &#39;n
Groot fietswedren word aangebied
DIE volgende groot fietswedren wat deur Polokwane Pedallers aange-       volgende program aan: Op 1 April is daar `n oefenrit vir ervare fietsryers
unieke vier spesie hengel kompetisie aanbied.
Dit sal `n eerste vir Tzaneen wees.                bied word is die &quot;Sterling light Lager Magoebaskloof Challenge&quot; wat      vanaf die Soetdoring buiteklub om 06:00.
Die vier spesies vir die dag sal karp, kurper,   vanjaar op 6 Mei vanaf Merensky Ho&#235;rskool buite Tzaneen, aangebied         Beginners en jonger ryers kan om 08:00 aansluit by `n bestuurslid van
baber en swartbaar wees.                           word.                                                                    die klub vir `n stadiger rit vanaf dieselfde plek.
Die kompetisie sal oor twee dae strek vanaf        `n Rekordgetal van 357 fietsryers het verlede jaar aan die wedren        Op 8 April bied Louis Trichardt se P&amp;L Hardware Fietsryklub `n
12:00 op 20 Mei tot 12:00 op 21 Mei.               deelgeneem en die organiseerders verwag nog `n groter opkoms.            wedren aan vanaf Louis Trichardt tot in Vivo (72km).
Die pryse sal gaan vir die swaarste vis van        Danksy `n baie goeie borgskap deur Sterling Light Lager kan Po-          Op 15 April is daar `n oefenrit vir ervare fietsryers vanaf Pietersburg
elke spesie afsonderlik en gesamentlik.            lokwane Pedallers `n goeie wedren aanbied met aanloklike prysgeld vir    klub op die N1 om 06:00 en op 17 April is daar weer `n rit op die
Boot en oewer hengelaars is ook welkom om        die wenners, en `n uitdagende, maar aangename dag vir al die             Soetdoring/Bylsteel pad om 06:00 vir ervare ryers en 08:00 vir
deel te neem.                                      deelnemers.                                                              beginners.
Garry, Precilla en Frank van Boulevard             `n 100, 70, 30 en 10 km roete word aangebied met Merensky                Op Vrydag 21 April om 18:00 bied Polokwane Pedallers `n sosiale
Cycle&#39;s het reeds begin om die nodige spesiale     Ho&#235;rskool as begin en eindpunt vir al die roetes.                        funksie aan in die Bendor NG gemeente met `n spreker wat kom gesels
toerusting vir die kompetisie aan te skaf.           Die langer roetes sluit Magoebaskloof op, en Georges Valley af, in.    oor oefenmetodes -en programme, en ook oor die regte dieet en
Deelnemers word aangeraai on hul toerust-          Besoek gerus www.supercycling. co.za vir `n profiel van die roete en   aanvullings wat `n fietsry entoesias behoort te volg.
ing en aas vroegtydig reg te kry om tele-          `n aanlyn-inskrywingsvorm.                                                 Navrae oor die klub se aktiwiteite kan gerig word aan George Malan
urgestelling te voorkom.                             As voorbereiding vir die wedren bied Polokwane Pedallers die           by 082 554 6650
Groot pryse is op die spel soos almal reeds
die afgelope vyf jaar gesien het.
‘n Beperkte aantal inskrywings is beskikbaar
a.g.v die unieke kompetisie.
Slegs 100 kaartjies is beskikbaar by Van
Melle Nel asook by die lapa by Jettie 3.
Skakel Van Melle Nel by 082 808 3200
vroegtydig om teleurstelling te voorkom.
TYDENS Dr.Annecke se atletiek prysuitdeling het die volgende atlete      DR. Annecke Primary school participated in the most events and
pryse ontvang vir die hoogste ABSA punt in alle items behaal: Karabo     scored the highest ABSA points this season. In the picture: Vukosi
Monyela, juniors, hoogspring meisies o/10 - 915 punte, Joe Mushwana,     Mabuza, juniors, 4 items, 600 points, Joe Mushwana, seniors, 6 items,
seniors, 100m seuns o/13 - 834 punte, Pietman Pieterse, juniors,         659 points, Vanessa Mkhabele, juniors, 2 items, 631 points and
verspring seuns o/10 - 732 punte en Rivoningo Baloyi, seniors, 80m       Rivoningo Baloyi, seniors, 4 items and 652 points.
meisies o/11 - 845 punte.
in the Rojac 2006
School, Cornel van
der Sande, Merensky
Annandale Ben Vor-
ster High School,
Nyiko Nukansi Ben
Vorster High School,
Katherine Smit Stan-
ford Lake College
Cornel     van     der
Nukansi and Kather-
ine Smit were selec-
ted to participate in
the finals to be held
in Makhado. The
Winner of Rojac
2006 will get a 6week
Youth Exchange as a
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Morn&#232; aangewys as tweede beste kolwer in SA
MORN&#232; Steyn, `n leerling van Ho&#235;rskool            Dave Hawken, sy afrigter het hom aan-         speel nog steeds vir die eerstes as onder          geteken.
Merensky is deur `n bekende Engelse Son-        gemoedig om slegs sy beste te lewer.            kaptein.                                             Sy beste telling nog was tydens die Skole liga
dagkoerant as die tweede beste kolwer in Suid     Mike Hussey, `n Australiese kolwer is Morn&#232;     Die hoogtepunte in Morn&#232; se krieket loop-        in 2005 toe hy 150 lopies behaal het. Voor-
Afrika aangewys.                                se rolmodel.                                    baan was toe hy aan die Skole agt in Noord         waar `n prestasie om op trots te wees.
Morn&#232; (18) se passie vir krieket het al van     Op Laerskool was hy die 0/13 kaptein onder    Transvaal deelgeneem het en teen PHS 128             Sy toekoms planne is om volgende jaar aan
kleintyd begin, en hy het gegroei tot een van   leiding van Christo van Niekerk.                lopies vir 108 balle behaal het.                   die Universiteit van Potchefstroom te gaan
die mees opkomende krieket spelers in Suid        In graad sewe het hy eerstespan gehaal en       Hy het ook teen Stanford Lake College            studeer en aan te gaan met sy krieket.
Afrika.                                                                                         gespeel en het 123 lopies vir 81 balle aan-          Foto op bl. 32
DIE volgende persone was betrokke by die marathon wedloop wat Saterdag by Westfalia gehou
is: Roelf Coetzee, afrigter, Rudi du Plessis tyd- houer, Christiana van Niekerk, tydhouer, Friedel
Lisse, water tafels, Marta Lisse, verversings, Fouch&#233; Wiid, tydhouer, Bernard Froise, verversings.
DJ Craig was verantwoordelik vir die musiek en afkondigings.
TZANEEN Marathon Klub het Saterdag `n drie in een wedloop gehou. Tydens die 42,2km het
Magdel Roe `n algehele derdeplek in die vroue afdeling behaal.
PAGE 32   LETABA HERALD - Friday 7 April 2006                        SPORT
Bowls Club adds more trophies
DUIWELSKLOOF Bowls Club has recently
added more trophies to those it won pre-
viously this year. Jenny Murray, seen above
left, clinched the Limpopo Senior Ladies
championship against Gloria Schoeman of the
Polokwane Bowls Club. Jenny and Denis
Miles, seen above right, also won the Impala
Mixed Pairs title but then lost the playoff for
the Limpopo championship. Earlier this year,
Jenny with club mate Martie Loots won the
Limpopo Provincial Ladies Pairs open title and
then was skip with Martie and Corne Loots
and Daphne Heimann who took the Provincial
Ladies Fours open title.
MONRN&#232; Steyn, `n
leerling van Ho&#235;r-
skool Merensky is
deur `n bekende En-
tweede beste kolwer
in sy onderskeie kat-
egorie,    in     Suid
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