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THE Harmony Gold MiningCompany has received 897 claimsrelating to the explosion whichoccurred on Saturday (21/03) atthe Brand One Mine in Welkom.Claims were submitted at themining company’s specialoperational centre which was setup at the Silvania Spar in

Welkom. Those affected had untillast Friday (27/03) to report andlodge claims against the miningcompany.

Bobo Ndinisa, Harmony’sspokesperson, said of the affectedpeople, 50 received traumacounselling. The explosionfollowed the ventilation of a shaftin Welkom. The shaft in questionwas in the process of being

rehabilitated as part of anextensive rehabilitation pro-gramme by the mining companyin the Free State. It is suspectedthat methane gas caused theexplosion resulting in damages tosome properties in residencessuch as Silvania and Jan CelliersPark, which are situated withinthe vicinity of the shaft. Theexplosion reportedly left contract

workers on site with minorinjuries. The accident occurredlate afternoon, apparently whenthe contractors were busy fillingthe shaft barrel with rock.Ndinisa said a full-scale internalinvestigation into the incidentwas still ongoing, adding that themining company was also yet todetermine the cost of the damageslodged by affected people.

Many claimafter explosion

JULIET KRUGER, who is one of the scores of people affected by the explosion. Photo: Emile Hendricks

} Teboho Setena

GRIEF-STRICKEN familymembers of the slain womanMpolokeng Majola have been dealta double blow with the familystruggling to raise funds for herburial.

The deceased woman is one offour people who were shot andkilled by seven armed men inExtension 15, a newly establishedsettlement near Bronville inWelkom, on 16 March.

Majola was the sole bread-winner, taking care of her twochildren, an eight-year-olddaughter and 20-year-old son.

The daughter is still attendingschool and the son is unemployed.

The deceased woman, a Lesothocitizen, had been surviving onmoney generated through aprivate taxi she owned.

Her taxi, which can transportfive passengers (commonly knownas a four plus one), was badlydamaged on the night of thegruesome killings.

Sgt. Mamello Mokhuoane of theThabong police has confirmedthat the seven suspects are stillon the run.

All the deceased, Majola andthree men, were shot and killedin front of the gate of her housein Extension 15.

The bereaved family isdesperate and is appealing forhelp with a coffin, groceries and atent to make the burial possible.

Mpho Majola, spokesperson forthe family, says they havereceived a grave site thus far.

He says they are desperate forhelp with crucial amenities,adding that they have beenstruggling to raise funds for theburial.

The funeral will be held onSaturday (04/04) in Welkom.

Those willing to help thefamily can call Mpho on073-736-8524.

Doubleblow forgrievingfamily

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NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTNotice is hereby given in terms of Section 19 of the National Environmental Management:Waste Act 2008 (Act No 59 of 2008) read with regulation 56 (2) of GNR 543 of 18 June 2010that an application for waste management license has been lodged to the CompetentAuthority for the below activity:

Activity : Upgrading of Hoopstad Dumping Site to a MunicipalSolid Waste Disposal Site (Landfill Site)

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Opportunities in industry exploredASPIRING and existing tradersin the gambling industry in theFree State are encouraged toseize golden opportunities beingpresented. Such opportunitiesare available for previouslydisadvantaged members of thepublic.

In line with the aim ofencouraging members of thepublic to participate, the FreeState Gambling and LiquorAuthority (FSGLA) embarked ona consultative roadshow andcriss-crossed the province,providing information about therequirements to qualify, forparticipation.

Welkom was visited on 17March and an informationsession was held during whichrepresentatives of the FSGLAbriefed potential businesses andlicense holders about newopportunities.

Neo Sehularo, communicationmanager of the FSGLA, saidthat government entities hadpartnered with the FSGLA inthe business initiative toempower previously dis-advantaged members of thepublic by educating them andmaking them aware of opportu-nities to explore in the gamblingand liquor industry.

Entities forming part of theinitiative are the Free StateDevelopment Corporation andthe Small Enterprise Develop-ment Agency (Seda), whichprovide funding to potentialparticipants.

“The objective is to inspiretransformation within thegambling and liquor industriesand to educate the public aboutour partners’ role and products,”

said Sehularo.Conducted in a question and

answer format, the informationroadshow focused on Limitedgambling Machine Site OperatorLicenses and BookmakerLicenses, as well as the promo-tion of broad-based economic

empowerment.Sehularo said the first phase

of the roadshow targeted holdersof registration certificates orliquor licenses, potentialbookmaker licensees and thegeneral public. Five regions ofthe Free State were visited.

FREE STATE Gambling and Liquor Authority (FSGLA) representatives with business owners at a roadshow in Welkom giving informationabout the opportunities available within the gambling and liquor industry. From the left are Bonnie Nzunga, Engie Salimane, Kenny Dichabe(all of the FSGLA), Aida Choko and Makhala Ramalahloane (both business owners). Photo: Teboho Setena

‘The objective is to inspire transformationwithin the gambling and liquor industriesand to educate the public about our partners’role and products.’ – Neo Sehularo

} Selloane Khalane

PHUTHADITJHABA. –Five key managers of theMaluti-a-Phofung LocalMunicipality are set to beaxed following yet anotherdisclaimer audit outcome bythe auditor general (AG).

Mayor Vusi Tshabalalatold Express Eastern FreeState (EFS) the five seniorofficials were asked toresign last week.

According to Tshabalala,the municipality had beenreceiving disclaimers fromthe AG for the past 20 yearsand continued to regress.

Tshabalala said axedsenior officials had anadverse attitude towardstheir work which impactednegatively on the municipal-ity.

“Since I joined themunicipality last year, therehasn’t been much progressin the departments of theofficials implicated. We can’tkeep getting disclaimers, the

municipality needs toimprove,” Tshabalala said.

Tshabalala said there wasnothing sinister about theintervention.

The managers werereleased under section 57.

Tshabalala indicated thatthe vacancies would beadvertised soon, but did notdivulge further informationon when the posts would befilled.

The five axed officials areHleli Machela, director ofspatial planning and humansettlement, communityservices director PalesaSelepe, head of corporateand legal services Sipho

Mhlambi, director for localeconomic developmentTseko Mthamaha andLehlohonolo Dumisa, whowas the head of security.

Last year the DA formallyasked the minister ofFinance, Nhlanhla Nene, fora financial intervention,following 13 consecutivedisclaimer audit opinions, interms of the Constitution.

The municipality owesEskom in excess of R562 mil-lion and carries a householddebt of more than R835 mil-lion.

The party requested Neneto place the municipalityunder administration.

Five managers axedVUSI TSHABALALA, the executive mayor of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality.

Photo: Tladi Moloi

‘We can’t keep getting disclaim­ers, the municipality needs to

improve.’– Vusi Tshabalala, mayor

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OUR VALUES

HARMONY'S SPECIALOPERATIONALCALLCENTRE(BRAND ONE EXPLOSION)

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited ('Harmony') advises that theSpecial Operational call centre is still operational during working hours.

Affected community members who have any queries or want to checkthe progress of their claims can contact the following numbers:

(057) 904 8414/5/6 oremail at corporate@harmony.co.za.

from 08h00 – 16h00 daily.

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TWO police officers are reportedly recove-ring well from injuries they sustained in ashoot-out with five would-be armedrobbers in Odendaalsrus’s central businessdistrict on Saturday morning (28/03).The two officers were admitted to a local

hospital following the incident.Stephen Thakeng, spokesperson of the

Welkom Police Precinct, said the twoofficers exchanged fire with the fivewould-be armed robbers, fatally shootingtwo of the suspects during last Saturdaymorning’s botched robbery in Odendaals-rus.Thakeng said the two police officers

sustained bullet wounds to their legs.Three of the suspects managed to flee in

a grey Volvo sedan, reportedly stolen inGauteng.

Thakeng said the would-be robbers wereunsuccessful in disarming the femaleofficer, who together with her colleague,reacted speedily, returning fire in thedirection of the five men armed with R5rifles.He said an R5 rifle was also found

abandoned behind the municipal clinic intown.Thakeng said the two members of

Odendaalsrus Visible Policing were busywith routine patrols when the suspectsopened fire near a bank in OdendaalStreet.He said the robbers were armed with

rifles and handguns.The routine patrols follow two separate

ATM bombings in Kutlwanong andWelkom in March.Four suspects were involved with the

ATM bombing in Kutlwanong on 10March, while 15 men were seen fleeing thescene in two getaway vehicles after theincident in Welkom on 13 March.In both instances, the suspects managed

to escape with their loot.The police are appealing to anyone

with information about the suspects inany of these cases to phone investigatingofficer WO Ditaba Marumo of the Oden-daals-rus Detective Services at 072-401-3739.

Officers wounded in shoot out

AN inspiring showcase of talent, edutain-ment with a heart-warming element will bewitnessed at the Sand du Plessis theatrelater this month when a theatre productionmade up of disabled performers visitsBloemfontein. In what will most likely be afirst for the performing arts centre, the InBlood musical will be staged at the centrefrom 14 to 16 April.In Blood is a unique, vibrant and

heart-warming touring production present-ed by African Sinakho Arts in associationwith Pacofs and is funded by the NationalLottery Distribution Trust Fund and

national Department of Arts and Culture.Written and directed by Bukelwa Cakata,

this inspiring showcase of talent, whichwas conceptualised by Ndileka Santi,features a cast of 80 performers withvarious disabilities sharing the limelightwith able-bodied dancers.Rich in African traditional song and

dance blended with Western contemporarymovements and music.The In Blood musical is centred on the

life of Duduzile, a blind village girl whoseuplifting story of perseverance to attainsuccess, love and prosperity, regardless of

life’s hardships, continues to touch theaudiences in all performances.The central role is played by Thandi

Gcwensa, versatile singer, actor andsongwriter, who happens to be totally blind.Her talent and determination inspired theplot of the musical, which is about beatingthe odds in the face of physical impairmentand the HIV pandemic.Tickets costs R120, with a concession of

R100 for early bookings and pensioners, R60for group bookings of ten or more peopleand students. Booking is through PacofsBox Office (office hours). The duration of

the show is two hours including a 20-min-ute interval. A preview performance of InBlood will be given on the 13 May at 18:00(admission free). The public opening is onThursday, 14 May, at 19:30. A schoolsperformance will be held on Friday, 15May, at 11:00, with a final performance onSaturday, 16 May, at 19:30. For moreinformation, log onto www.africansinakho-arts.org.za, e-mail Bukelwa Cakata atbcakata@africansinakhoarts.org.za orbcakata@yahoo.com, or call Ndileka Santion 073-426-1049.) Find In Blood on Facebook.

Disabled performers show talent

“Two officers exchangedfire with the five would­bearmed robbers, fatallyshooting two of the sus­

pects . . .”

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THE South African NationalBlood Service (SANBS) appeals tothe public to support its bloodcollection campaign by donatingblood in order to save lives. TheSANBS says it needs to provideover 1 million blood products topatients annually and without thegenerosity and commitment oftheir donors it will be impossible.The SANBS requires more

regular blood donors to consistent-ly meet the demand for thisresource. Regular donors areencouraged to donate blood every56 days or a minimum of threetimes a year.Regular blood donors are the

safest donors, because their bloodis tested regularly.In support of the campaign to

collect blood, Ntsikelelo Martinsdonated blood at the SANBSbranch in Welkom last Tuesday(24/03).He has become a regular donor.

Martins has now donated blood 12times and encourages moremembers of the public to becomeinvolved.To donate blood one must be

between the ages of 16 and 65years; weigh more than 50 kg; bein good health; live a sexually safelifestyle and consider your bloodsafe for transfusion to a patient.People who meet these require-ments are encouraged to becomeregular blood donors.The SANBS adheres to interna-

tional standards as well as takingthe local prevalence of virusesinto consideration.Every unit of blood is individu-

ally tested for blood group, HIV,Hepatitis B and C as well assyphilis.In 2005, the SANBS introduced a

more sophisticated test called theNucleic Acid Amplification Test(NAT) which has resulted in thequality of the blood collected to be

among the safest in the world.Supporters of the campaign can

visit the SANBS Welkom branchat The Strip, Shop 36, Stateway,Welkom.The branch is open from

Mondays to Saturdays at thefollowing times: Mondays, Wednes-day and Fridays from 09:00 to16:45; Tuesdays from 09:00 to 18:00;Thursdays from 10:00 to 16:45; andSaturdays from 09:00 to 13:00It is closed on public holidays.

APPLICATIONS are openfor gr. 12 learners interestedto study through the AllanGray Orbis FoundationFellowship. Applicationcloses on 30 April.The Allan Gray Orbis

Foundation states that itoffers applicants that showpotential in entrepreneurialtalent an opportunity todevelop as responsibleentrepreneurs.Applicants who pass the

initial screening phase ofselection are required towrite the national benchmarktest. All applicants who meetthe foundation’s require-ments in the applicationphase will be invited for aninterview and if successful,invited to attend a selectioncamp. Candidate Allan Grayfellows are announced afterthe selection camps.The fellowship distinguish-

es itself from other bursaryand scholarship programmeswith its holistic and individu-al investment approach. Italso offers the opportunity toengage in a personal andentrepreneurial developmentprogramme alongside accessto university education.Application forms are at

www.allangrayorbis.org.

Matrics cannow apply

IN the past, one would expect tosee mature women, mostly olderthan 70 years, wearing blackmourning cloth (Iqhiya Emnyamaor Thapo e Ntsho) on Mondaymornings after burying theirbeloved husbands over the week-end. This cloth was an indicationthat the woman was in mourning.These days, women clothed in a

certain way for this reason, arenormally seen in banking institu-tions or insurance companybuildings the morning after theburial, updating their dues. Mostof them have very young childrenor are pregnant.These women are clothed in

black doeks, black shawls andblack dresses. This is to culturallyrestrict them from having sex andbeing free to socialise.In the past, men respected

widows in black and kept theirdistance. But presently, men takeadvantage of women in blackclothing, with the wrong percep-tion that they are crying out forsex.Widows in black are also

vulnerable because crime syndi-cates target them. Due to the hardeconomic times, young men targetwidowed women for financial gain:the millions inherited frominsurance benefits and paid-uphomes.The mourning period lasts for

about six months (short term) ortwelve months (long term),depending on the culture of aparticular family.These black items – doek, black

shawl over the shoulder and long

black dresses – can be seen as asymbol of oppression.Widowers (men) only wear a

press button covered with a smallblack cloth, pinned on the arm.When going out partying orindulging in sexual activities, mencan just unpin that button and putit in their pockets and go on withtheir lives.If a family wants to stop the

culture, a beast has to be slaugh-tered to signal the end of themourning tradition with a bigfeast.Every Easter and Christmas

holiday we experience a high rateof death on our roads. Thegovernment, through its ArriveAlive campaign, coupled withharsh penalties, has failed toreduce road fatalities.It scares me that as a society we

have begun to accept road acci-dents as normal.Drivers are intolerant, reckless

and drive while fatigued or drunk.It is estimated that about 80% ofroad accidents globally occur inAfrica. This indicates that thiscontinent bears a disproportionate-ly high burden of road trafficdeaths.People between the age of 15 and

50 in South Africa die at a rate of40 individuals every day. Youngwomen, such as the ones describedabove, are often robbed of theirspouses as a result of fatal roadaccidents.The latest statistics indicate that

77% of these are men who leavebehind young widows and chil-dren.) To comment on or expressyour views about the issuehighlighted in the column, go towww.express-news.co.za.Express Goldfields & NFS

welcomes anyone interested incontributing to the weeklycolumn as public observers orcitizen journalists. There is nopayment for writers. Send youropinion piece (not exceeding 500words) to teboho.setena@volks-blad.com.

Road accidents increasethe number of widows

Donation shows you care

NTSIKELELO MARTINS made his12th donation of blood last Tues-day (24/03) in support of theSouthAfrican National Blood Service’s(SANBS) blood collection cam-paign. Photo: Teboho Setena

My viewMoeti MolelekoaSocial Observer

A GROUP of 20 learners of the Mamello Secondary School in Meloding, Virginia, who come from struggling households, received a donationof school uniforms, courtesy of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). At the presentation on 20 March were from the left, front:Patience Gxilishe, Selina Theko (both donors), Mamokgantsho Ndaba, Tshepang Sekhobo, Mampenene Theletsane and Amelia Matutle; back:Sehlabo Raboroko (school principal), Thabo Ntebele, Joseph Thlobelo, Rethabile Sejentu and Boitumelo Phara. Photo: Teboho Setena

Due to the hardeconomic times,youngmen targetwidowed women for

financial gain.

Receive donation of school uniforms

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AN information seminar on saving andinvesting in legal financial institutionsheld recently at the Thabong Arts andCulture Centre failed to attract publicinterest.

This is despite scores of people continu-ously being swindled out of their hard-earned money by syndicates operatingvarious illegal get-rich-quick schemes.

The seminar offered free information

about legal institutions to invest in andsave money at.

It was organised by Changing Liveswith David Sekoere, coordinator, makinga presentation about the different legalfinancial institutions which are safe forpeople to save and invest money in.

It also gave insight about realisticexpectations when saving and investingin legal financial institutions which

included banks.The presentation also covered options

for investing and saving.The public were encouraged to save

and invest money in legal institutionswhere returns were guaranteed, asopposed to illegal get-rich-quick schemesthrough which many people had fraudu-lently lost their hard-earned moneyovernight.

Seminar encourages investment

THESE members of the public participated in an information seminar on saving and investing in legal financial institutions heldat the Thabong Arts and Culture Centre on Wednesday, 18 March. From the left are Molehe Senoge, Moagi Monokoane, JohannesMoremedi and David Sekoere, coordinator of the organisation Changing Lives. Photo: Teboho Setena

THE DA in the Free State has vowed todefend the name of the Free State, theVrystaat and Foreisetata with whatever ittakes. This followed the proposal by theMEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recrea-tion, Mathabo Leeto, in the legislature on20 March that the name of the provinceshould be changed.

“It seems MEC Leeto is desperate forrelevance,” said Roy Jankielsohn, the DA’sleader in the Free State.

“Instead of advancing sport, arts and ourcultural heritage as tools for nationbuilding and empowerment, especiallyamongst the youth, she is obsessed withcosmetic issues like name changes. Thisproposal seeks to hide the rampant levels ofcorruption, poor governance and deteriora-ting levels of service delivery of theANC-led government in the province. Whilethe DA supports the use of name changesin the spirit of nation building and recon-ciliation, we cannot support the abuse ofname changes to serve only the interests ofthe current leading ANC faction,” saidJankielsohn.

He has lamented the huge financial costof the name change. “Funds could be betterutilised in funding programmes to improvethe province’s economic outlook and fixingthe financial mess within the Departmentsof Health and Education. The financial costof unintended consequences would beastronomical. The Free State is on theverge of a financial crisis and a systematiccollapse of governance at a local level.Municipalities are increasingly unable todeliver basic services. We have repeatedlystated that Premier Ace Magashule’sgovernment should start to focus on thecritical issues in the province, and applyfunds accordingly, instead of wasting thepeople’s money on ‘nice-to-haves’ likeluxury gala dinners and expensive interna-tional trips to Cuba,” said Jankielsohn.

DA vows todefend name

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CONSTANT heavy rain experi-enced in the Goldfields has resultedin the flooding of several roads andstreets in the greater Welkom andThabong.While the rain provided relief

from the drought, it left residentsin the low-lying areas frustrated.They battled flooded streets androads with blocked drainagesystems or sometimes no drainagesystem at all. Several streets lookedmore like canals and the yards ofpeople residing in these streets

were flooded. Those affectedstruggled to enter and exit theirhomes.Residents living in Mokgomo

Street, Ward 29 of the Matjha-beng Local Municipality, wereamong the scores exposed to thefrustration of negotiating theirway through the flooded, muddystreet. Following the heavyrains, streets and roads, thecondition of which had beenworrying, had worsened, somerevealing several hazardouspotholes and making it anightmare for motorists.

Flooded roadsa nightmare

TOUGH GOING: Some of the residents living in Mokgomo Street in Thabong look on as others negotiate their way through the flooded street.

HAZARDOUS: A motorist evading a flooded street near the Setshabelo Primary School in Ward 16 inThabong. Photos: Teboho Setena

A GROUP of learners of the Mamello Secondary School in Meloding, Virginia, received a donation of schooluniforms on Friday, 20 March bringing a smile to all. From the left are, front: Mhlophe Mohleng, MosuoaNketle, Mannono Pinkone, Moleboheng Majorobela, Matshediso Lebele and Langa Majarube; back: AmahleNdeleni, Molefi Swartland, Avela Soyikwana, Mawande Sintiya and Kholiwe Ntsabo.

THE Free State Gam-bling and Liquor Au-thority hosted an in-formation roadshowin Welkom on Tues-day,17 March. Theroadshowwas held toinform the publicabout the opportuni-ties that were availa-ble within the gam-bling and liquor in-dustry. In attendanceat the roadshow are,from the left AndriesKetsise, Pinkie Sello,Thabo Tlake and Oag-ile Lebese.

DORRINGTON MATSEPE (left) of the Katoloso Primary School in Wes-selsbron lent Swartbooi Futhela, a gr. 3 learner of the Ikgwantlelle Pri-mary School in Bultfontein, a helping hand through the donation of aschool uniform.With them is Lisbeth Futhela, Swartbooi’s mother, whoattended the presentation. Photo: Supplied

Attend information roadshow

A kind gesture

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For more information aboutthe meeting call Thilala Sheeaon 078-335-9663 or NomvuyoDambe on 072-774-8242.

SUPERSPORT’SLET’S PLAY andExpress Goldfields &NFS are looking foryouths, both withdisabilities andable-bodied, whoexcel in sport forthe monthly Let’sPlay Sports Star ofthe Month competition. Nominations areinvited for the SuperSport Let’s Play SportsStar of the Month for April. The competi-tion recognises athletes who excel in thevarious sporting codes in the Northern FreeState, including the Goldfields. Are yougood at sport or is someone at your place ofeducation, primary or secondary schoolgood at sport? Then we encourage you tonominate them. Through this initiative ofSuperSport in association with ExpressGoldfields & NFS, we want to find and giverecognition to learners who excel in sportor who are helping others to be moreactive. The SuperSport Let’s Play SportsStar of the Month competition is meant forevery athlete aged 6 to 18, taking part andexcelling in the various sporting codes. Oneathlete chosen from all the nominationsreceived for April will receive a fabulousLet’s Play hamper.Monthly winners automatically qualify

for the prestige prize of SuperSport Let’sPlay Sports Star of the Year to be an-nounced at the year-end function.Send your nomination today for the Let’s

Play Sports Star of the Month for April.Nominations must include your name andsurname and age as well as contact details.Persons nominating candidates must also

include their contact details.In a short paragraph (200 words or less)

state what you or the person you nominate,have achieved in sport to qualify for theLet’s Play Sports Stars of the Month.Email the nomination to super-

sport@zpr.co.za or send a fax to 086-552-4922. Nominations close on 20 February.Call Lynne Landman on 051-522-9574.

Are youa sportsstar?

RACING AWAY: Addil Mphumela of the Marquard Secondary School sprints away from opponent Zandré Schmidt of Welkom-Gimnasium during the two schools’ friendlymatch at the Welkom High School’s sports day. The team of Welkom-Gimnasium won by 28-14. Photo: Teboho Setena

Sprints away in friendly

SPORT

THE search for talented footballplayers to form the 2015 NedbankKe Yona team is on. Entries arenow open. This initiative is runcountrywide, with the objectiveof identifying prospective futureSouth African players betweenthe ages of 18 and 25. Playersinterested in entering theprogramme must be in posses-

sion of a valid South African ID.Candidates who meet therequirements can simply dial*120*KEYONA# or *120*539662#and follow the easy instructions.A total of 48 players will be

selected from the entriesreceived.This squad will then be

trimmed down to the requirednumber of players to form thefinal team that will face thisyear’s Nedbank Cup champions.

Talent scoutedSports onFax information to: 086-676-3805

Email: teboho.setena@volksblad.com

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Supporters’ branches revived

AN important meeting aimedat reviving Bloemfontein Celticsupporters’ branches nationallywill be held on 19 April at theParadise Hall in Bochabela,Bloemfontein.The meeting will start at 09:00

and is expected to end atapproximately 13:00.Supporters of Celtic are

invited to attend.

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DIKELEDI SOTHOANE has re-writtenhistory after leading the Nelson MandelaPrimary School’s boys’ soccer team to asecond Danone Nations Cup u.12 victory.

She guided the school to lifting the trophya second time successively, at the FreeState final held in Bloemfontein on theweekend of 21 March. The Sasolburg-basedschool won 6-5 on penalties against a gutsyToka Primary from Bloemfontein.

The provincial winner was decided onpenalties after the match had ended goallessafter regulation time.

Sothoane is the first women’s footballcoach in the Free State to achieve this feat.

Last year she led the school, formerlyknown as Credo, to its first win at theprovincial final. She inspired her team to ahard-fought 1-0 win over last year’s runner-up, the Meqheleng Primary School fromFicksburg.

Sothoane also became the first women’ssoccer coach to lead a team to the national

final in 2014. At this year’s national finalshe will make her second appearance.

Sothoane said she had gone to the FreeState final believing her young lads wouldretain the championship.

There was, however, a moment of panicwhen her team was crushed in two matchesagainst Thoriso Primary (0-1) and Toka(0-2). However, Sothoane’s boys fought backwith gallantry to remain in the tournament,beating Mofulatshepe and Matswathaka 1-0and 2-0 respectively.

The team of Mofulatshepe was the FreeState provincial champion from 2009 to 2011and Sothoane said a win over the formerchampions was enough motivation for herteam to go all the way and lift the trophyafter being crowned the 2015 Free Statechampion.

Sothoane and her young warriors haveset their sights on the main challenge: towin the national championship. That willautomatically see them representing SouthAfrica at this year’s Danone Nations Cup’s16th World Finals in Morocco in October.

FS champs, again

8 EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL 2015

THE players and coaches of the Nelson Mandela Primary School soccer team celebrate after the team was crowned the 2015 Danone Nations Cup u.12 Free State champion.From the left are, front: Pakiso Nelani, Bokamoso Moloi, Tshepang Mathiga, Tumelo Rantsatsi, Tokollo Mothamaha and Thamsanqa Molaetsa; middle: Popie Makume, teammanager, Letsitsa Moloi, Thabang Stuurman, Zolile Mnyantsa, ThaboMokhali and Andile Xaba; back: Motsoane Thabiso, assistant manager, Anele Mnyamane and Dikeledi Sothoane,head coach. Photo: Frikkie Kapp

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EXCITING prizes are on offer for theprimary and secondary school that registersthe most participants to compete in theGoldfields College’s Campus-to-Campus Race.The race will take place in Welkom on 18April. Sakkie Peters, the Goldfields College’sdeputy chief marketing officer, said thepurpose was to challenge schools to registerlarge numbers of athletes to promote sport inthe community and encourage participation.

“We believe we also bring communitiestogether through the unique concept of thisevent,” Peters said.

This year the Campus-to-Campus Race willtake place for the third time and again itmakes provision for participation in threecategories: a 5 km fun run, a 10 km and 21 km.

The main race, the 21 km run, will start atthe Tosa Campus of the Goldfields College andfinish at the main campus in town.

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