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Captain Jeanette Nape has been appointed as station commander at

Platinum
Ohrigstad Police Station (effective 03 January 2019) after the previous
station commander went on pension.
Captain Nape previously served at the Burgersfort Cluster Office in
the detective service. She s bringing vast knowledge and experience to
Ohrigstad Police station that will contribute towards crime deduction and
reduction. She says she is exited to have the opportunity to work with

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the community. She also encourages the community to work with the
Police to prevent crime in the area.
She can be contacted for any information regarding to any criminal
activities around the policing area and or any complaints regarding the
services rendered by the police members on the this cellphone number:
082 448 8918. (Information and photograph: Sgt Kholofelo Phokane,
SAPS Ohrigstad Corporate Communication).

Towards the SEZ A delegation from the People’s Republic of


China’s Xhanxi Province and the cities of
Heijin Yuncheng visited Sekhukune for two
days this week to give effect to a Memo-
randum of Intent (MOI) regarding economic
development that was signed last year.
This MOI was signed in July 2018
when the Executive Mayor of Sekhukhune
District, Cllr Keamotseng Stanley Ramaila,
visited China as part of a Limpopo Govern-
ment delegation to China.
Earlier this week the Chinese dele-
gation was welcomed in the district and
treated to a gala dinner in Burgersfort. In
welcoming the delegation, Cllr Ramaila
said the visit will to a large extent contrib-
ute to the eatablishment of the envisaged
Tubatse Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
Investment Projects targeted for this
purpose are:

1. Mining Input Supplier Park


2. Green Energy (solar plant and PV Mod-
ule Assembly)
3. Logistics (warehouse)
4. PGM Beneficiation Projects
5. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Manufacturing
6. Catalytic Convertors
7. Chrome Smelter
8. PGM Beneficiation, etc.

The delegation left for China on 22 January


and ther Sekhkhune District Municipality
is now awaiting a Memorandum of Un-
derstanding (MOU) that resulted from the
Chinese visit.

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2 NEWS 25 JANUARY 2019

Do something A stinking mess Aloe Ridge is an area


filled with big houses,
This week RAL CEO, Mr Matji luxury flats and com-
resigned and in a statement plexes that owners let
issued by RAL’s Board he was for massive amounts of
praised for many successes. money. In Kubu street
One road in the Burgersfort however neighbours
area is however not much of a of a complex has been
success story. Many meetings struggling for months to
and promises has been made engage with the munici-
surrounding the D737 road pality and the owner of a
that creates a link between the complex over problems
R37 and the R555 past Lapeng with rubbish.
Guest Lodge. In February last Tenants either don’t
year pledges were made to re- use black refuse bags or Above is before the refuse is removed. Below is what is left after.
pair and rebuild sections of this the bags are damaged
road. The road by dogs and scavengers.
is however still The contracted
in utter disre- company that does the
pair and can at refuse removal only
some sections collects rubbish placed
be declassified in closed black refuse
from tar to a bags.
dangerous “We’ve tried com-
gravel road. plaining where we can.
No proper We’ve written letters to
work has been the municipality, we went
done to date. to see them. We tried to
Another road speak to the owner of
that urgent- the property, but nothing
ly needs has improved. Adding some rain being soaked into the mix,
attention is the When the wind is blowing all the rubbish it is a proper rotten mess. “You don’t want to
D2537 leading is blown into our yards and swimming pool. know how much Doom we use to keep the
past Dresden It also gets stuck in nearby treas and bushes. flies at bay. This is a health risk and nobody
and Alverton It is simply a big mess” one neighbour said. is doing anything. We feel the municipality
towards Prak- The smell is another problem. With not should hold the owner of the property to ac-
tiseer. all the rubbish being collected it creates a count for the mess as this can no longer be
breeding ground for flies and other insects. tolerated” another neighbour added.

Samancor ECM
delivers ‘Back to
School’ packs for
Grade 1 learners
G rade 1 learners from Steelpoort Academy, Mangabane Primary School
and Makgakantshe Primary School were the happy recipients of ‘Back
to School’ packs. They received the backpacks containing a pencil case,
pen, pencil, sharpener and ruler on Friday, 18 January 2019.
This donation was made possible through the funds raised during the
annual Samancor ECM Golf Day in 2018.
Education is one of the priority areas towards which Samancor ECM is
channeling support and funding. Realising that times are tough, this do-
nation makes it easier on parents of children starting in Grade 1. A total
of 130 children in Steelpoort Academy, 90 in Mangabane Primary School
and 50 in Makgakantshe Primary School benefitted.
Samancor ECM would like to thank all the sponsors who contributed and
support the annual Charity Golf Day. The impact of your actions ripples
out to touch the lives of many young minds in the area long after the day.
This year’s Charity Golf Day will be happening on 6 April and Samancor
ECM is looking forward to another day filled with fun for a good cause.
25 JANUARIE 2019 NUUS 3

RAL CEO resigns


Matji praised for his contributions
This week the Board of Directors of Roads
Agency Limpopo (RAL) SOC announced that
Africa (AGSA) from Adverse in 2012/13 to
the Unqualified Audit Opinion for the recent-
Fix it up
After the recent rains, many of Burgersfort’s
roads started developing gaping and danger-
spite the local municipality’s current status
of being under administration.
they accepted the resignation request of Mr ly audited 2017/18 financial year. ous potholes. It must however be noted that the R37
Maselaganye Petrus Matji, the Chief Execu- Raising close to half a billion rands from This week however saw a team starting on which work was done, (called Dirk
tive Officer (CEO) of RAL. He stated personal the private sector, through the Agency’s to fix some of them at major intersections like Winterbach road for the stretch running
reasons for the resignation. breakthrough Strategic Partnership Ap- the one to Tubatse Crossing Mall. It is good through Burgersfort town) is a national
“The Board is appreciative of the leader- proach, a key tenet of 2015-2020 now suc- news to see such crucial work being done de- road and not a municipal road.
ship that Mr Matji has provided in stabilising cessful turnaround strategy. These funds
the Agency, leaving the organization in a now at R482 million, have helped augment
much better state than he found it. Mr Matji is the Agency’s constraint budget and put a
serving notice until the 31 March 2019,” says dent on backlogs in the province.
Board Chairperson Mr Matome Ralebipi. Completing over 70 road infrastructure
Mr Matji is the first CEO appointed by the projects across Limpopo Province.
Board of RAL on a five-year contract, from Used the same road infrastructure deliv-
1 March 2015 to 29 February 2020, after ery as a vehicle for driving village economy
the Agency was effectively returned from a by investing in local Small Medium and Mi-
Section 100 administration in early 2014 after cro Enterprises (SMMEs) and creating jobs.
a tumultuous period of lack of leadership, Just over R458m has been spent on local
mismanagement and systematic collapse of SMME empowerment and an impressive
corporate governance. R325m in local labour spending.
RAL erstwhile host department, the Lim- The Board will begin the search for the
popo Department of Roads and Transport, new CEO and expressed their pleasure to
was one of the five provincial government announce that it has appointed Mr Gabriel
departments placed under administration by Maluleke, (seconded from the Board) with
national government from 2011 to 2014. effect from 1 April 2019 as the interim CEO
The key achievements of RAL during Mr until the recruitment process is successfully
MATJI’S four year tenure include: concluded. Maluleke is a qualified Char-
Stabilizing the Agency: Putting policies, tered Accountant, CA (SA) with 25 years of
processes, internal controls and procedures experience. He is also a qualified business
to ensure effective operation and manage- rescue practitioner.
ment of the Roads Agency Limpopo. ‘The Board wishes Mr Matji all the
Improving the audit opinion of the Agency best in his future endeavours” a statement
by the office of the Auditor-General of South issued by RAL concluded.
4 NEWS 25 JANUARY 2019

Steelie teams compete in athletics


Steelpoort Academy’s athletes participated
in the annual inter house athletics. Different
coloured teams supported their athletes and
competed for a trophy for the best spirit and
singing. The Blue team won both the singing
and the athletics trophies this year.

Apart from short


and long dis-
tance running,
there was also
long jump, high
jump and shot
put.

The opportunity to coach and assist learners to


reach their best performance was grabbed by both
hands. All of this was done in a gentle spirited
fashion to encourage and build learners up. The
top athletes will be going forward to participate
in other athletics competitions with neighbouring
schools.

The first three athletes in


each item received a medal
for their achievement.
This was presented to them
in front of the pavilion where
the teams and supporting
parents loudly cheered them
on.
Braving the heat was all
worth it was the winners
smiled with their medals
on the podium. The points
collect for each of the top po-
sitions were counted towards
determining the day’s top
performing team who took
away a trophy for the effort.
25 JANUARIE 2019 NUUS 5

Steelies see how fast, far and high they can go


Steelpoort Academy’s ath-
letes participated a variety
of track and field items last
week Thursday.
The children were support-
ed by their teams on the
pavilion as well as some
parents who came to watch
their young athletes com-
pete.
Read who was the day’s
winning teams on page 4 of
this newspaper.

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6 NEWS 25 JANUARY 2019

Hasies and Skillies compete


Laerskool Burgersfort held their inter house athletics competing for the singing trophy.
last week Friday. The school is split into two teams, the This year was yellow year as the Skillies walked
Hasies (green) and the Skillies (yellow). away with both the trophies for the singing and the
Athletes participated in field and track items while also best performance by the athletes.

Left: Long
and short
distances
formed
part of the
track items.
Athletes who
qualified
in the top
spots will be
competing
in upcom-
ing friendly
athletics
meetings
with other
schools.

The top three positions in every item received


medals and had a chance to stand on the
podium for their moment of glory. Their points
counted towards the team’s attempt to win
the athletics trophy for the day.

Big and small participated and in some cases


a little bit of coaching and guidance steered
the young athletes in the right direction.
25 JANUARIE 2019 NUUS 7

Burgie athletes aim for the win


Laerskool Burgersfort hosted their inter
house athletics last week. Read about the
result on page 6.

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John 4:13-14
(NIV)

13
Jesus answered,
“Everyone who
drinks this wa-
ter will be thirsty
again, 14 but
whoever drinks the
water I give them
will never thirst.
Indeed, the water
I give them will
become in them
a spring of water
welling up to eter-
nal life.”
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Platinum Gazette
SPORT
Don’t miss
Pulana the Mining vs
Maroga Smelter
soccer action
soccer this weekend
teams Teams will compete
square off for loads of prizes

Pulana Maroga Soccer League teams played This weekend the Samancor Eastern
league matches on Sunday 20 January 2019. Chrome Mines’ Mangabane sports
The results were: ground will be a hive of activity. Teams
Mathipa ground: Real Touch FC: 0 vs Golden from local mines will face-off with teams
Spears FC: 2. from the local smelters.
Bafaladi FC: 0 vs Mighty Bucks: 3. The organisers of the day believe that a
Mathipa Happy Fighters FC: 3 vs Mighty fit employee is a healthy and productive
Blues FC: 0. employee and Saturday’s event will be
Lebalelo ground: sponsored by Health Squared. Teams will
Driekop Happy Stars FC: 3 vs Maruleng FC: be competing for lots of prizes.
0. Local talent in the form of DJ Zambro
Barcelona FC: 0 vs Mohlophi Fast 11 Jnr: 0. from Mooihoek will also get the vibe going
Lebalelo Hungry Vultures: 0 vs Stonebreak- with good music.
ers: 1. The action is set to kick-off at 08:00 on
Morethe ground: Saturday, 26 January 2019, until late. It
Driekop FC: 3 vs Mangabane FC: 4. will take on the form of a Top 8 Tourna-
Lenareng FC: 2 vs Bull Bull FC: 0. ment.
Morethe Young Dribblers: 2 vs Tshakanya The public is welcome to come and sup-
Mighty Rovers:1. port the local teams.
The day promises to be filled with fun,
great team spirit and action packed
(Information and photographs: Pulana Maro- soccer.
ga Soccer League).

Come play
some American
Foursomes golf
The Tubatse Chrome Golf Club will
host an American Foursomes play
this weekend.
It will work as follows: Both players
play tee shots at each hole, then
play a second with their partner’s
ball. One ball is then selected and
then play proceeds as in foursomes
with the owner of the ball selected
then playing the third shot.
Handicap allowance is 75% of com-
bined handicaps. This means that
you add both handicaps and divide
it by three. That will be the handi-
cap the team will play from.
The competition will take place on
Saturday 26 January 2019 and will
start at 07:30 in the morning. The
day’s competition fee will be R150
per player.
The Club invites all members and
non-member to come and enjoy the
day. New residents to the area are
also welcome to come and join the
Tubatse Chrome Golf Club and en-
joy all the benefits of this great golf
club. Meanwhile the Club is in the
process of organising this year’s
league team who will compete all
over the province.

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