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The BEAT
2019

                                                                                                            R1-20/FREE
       15 February
       Community newspaper

 Power of paintbrush

                             Modimolle-born artist Nelson Makamo’s work finds pride of place on the front
                             page of the wolrd’s most influential TIME magazine.
                             Photos: www.nelsonmakamo.com
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Big ANC fish Paul                                                                               Bela-Bela mayor speaks to indigents
Molekoa drops EFF
bomshell                                                                                                          Bela-Bela Mayor
                                                                                                                  Jeremiah Ngobeni.
                                                                                                                  Photo: Lizzy Bapela

                                                                                                                                                     The mayor further spoke about reinstalling
                                                                                                      Lizzy Bapela                                   street lights and speed humps especially on
                                                                                                                                                     the recently-paved streets.
                                                                                                Bela-Bela Mayor Jeremiah Ngobeni was on              Ngobeni further touched on the burning
                                                                                                the road addressing residents about rates            issue of substance abuse, against the
                                                                                                and services arrears, and also the situation         backdrop of the deaths of two youngsters
                                                                                                of indigents.                                        in recent weeks.
        Former Waterberg                                                                        He touched base with locals at Leseding              “We have noticed that the number of young
         Young Communist                                                                        Section on Wednesday 30 January at the               people using and dying of drugs, is
         League chair Paul                                                                      Living Word Bible Church to engage.                  increasing and needs to be addressed.
           Molekoa. Photo:                                                                      Residents arrived in their numbers to raise          These are our future leaders and
              Lizzy Bapela                                                                      service delivery issues with the First               professionals who will sustain our
                                                                                                Citizen.                                             country’s economic and social growth if
                                                                                                In his address, the mayor told the residents         cared for and nurtured properly. Every
                                                                                                that those who owe the municipality can              sector and stakeholder needs to step in to
                                                                                                have the interest on the amount written off,         play their role in this regard as drug abuse
                                                                                                provided they pay their debts in full.               affects us all,” Ngobeni added.
                                              “I have been studying all the ANC’s
     Lizzy Bapela                            previous manifestos and realised it spoke

In what could be the most dramatic case
                                             of the same things, which is promises after
                                             promises with no implementation,” he said.
                                                                                                N1 Kranskop on the table at
of “crostitution”, Waterberg Young
Communist (YCL) League chair Paul
Molekoa has ditched the Tripartite
                                              He charged that the ANC always made
                                             noise about job creation, but that those           Provincial lekgotla
                                             charged with the responsibility to
Alliance to throw his lot with the           implement policies were busy with
Economic Freedom Fighters.                   factionalism and self-interest.
 Molekoa broke the news to The BEAT           “They always talk about job creation,
on Monday 11 February, daring that he        empowerment, and so forth and the people
had had enough of “empty” promises the       who should be in the forefront of
ANC kept on feeding both the                 implementing the objectives of the
organisation’s membership and the            manifestos are busy with factions,” he
broader voting public.                       said.                                               The N1 against the
 He tendered his resignation to the           He said he had studied the EFF’s latest                  backdrop of
regional YCL leadership on Thursday 7        manifesto, and that he was satisfied the             Kranskop. Photo:
February.                                    document resonated with his own thinking.                      Google
 Molekoa said the ANC no longer               At the time of going to print The BEAT
resonates with his thinking as a member      had dispatched a request for comment from
and voter.                                   YCL secretary Dada Selomo.

156 golfers to tee off for Championship
                                             announcing, and which gives us a strong
     Lizzy Bapela
                                             local base for our professionals to start                                                               leadership should ensure that there are no
                                             their year off at home,” said Selwyn                     Lizzy Bapela                                   more further delays in the proposal.
A field of 156 golfers drawn from across     Nathan of the Sunshine Tour.                                                                             Furthermore, the lekgotla noted that on the
the country has been lined up for the          Event manager for Endaweni Media,                Recurring and often deadly road accidents            roads infrastructure, there should be
inaugural R1,5-million Limpopo               Jimmy Headbush, said the Limpopo                   on the N1 near Kranskop were part of the             adequate communication with
Championship.                                Championship is poised to attract a strong         discussions on the occasion of the ANC               constituencies in all projects that are
 The 72-hole stroke-play was scheduled to    field vying to qualify for the season-             Provincial Lekgotla.                                 delayed or halted.
tee off at Euphoria Golf and Lifestyle       ending tour championship.                           The summit was held at Bela-Bela’s Klein             The delegates resolved that the provincial
Estate in Mookgophong from Thursday 7          He said plans were afoot to attract              Kariba Resort from Sunday 3 February to              government should also conclude the
March to Sunday 10 March.                    players from across the SADC region and            Tuesday 5 February.                                  partnership with Waterberg Joint Venture
 The tournament is part of the broader       beyond, with the objective to turn the              Delegates resolved that the authorities             project to construct the roads between
Sunshine Tour, and is hosted by the          event into a truly African spectacle.              would be engaged to build an island                  Senwabarwana and Steiloop in Mokopane.
Limpopo Tourism Agency.                        The four-day event was expected to offer         between the freeway’s opposite lanes to               “There should be consequences in all
 “We are delighted to announce the new       golfers and non-golfers an opportunity to          prevent further carnage on the road.                 projects where communities are denied
Limpopo Championship, which is one of        sample numerous tourist offerings in the            ANC Limpopo spokesperson, Donald                    access to running services,” the statement
several new tournaments we will be           Waterberg.                                         Selamolela, said in a statement the                  further reads.

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Modimolle artist’s work on TIME magazine cover
                                                                                                                                            Mzamane Ringane

                                                                                                                                       Unbeknown to many in the home region
                                                                                                                                       — in the year 1982 a bouncing baby boy
                                                                                                                                       was born down the rolling hills of Thaba
                                                                                                                                       ya Modimolle (Kranskop) — and his
                                                                                                                                       parents named him Nelson.
                                                                                                                                        In recent days — or Thursday 7
                                                                                                                                       February to be exact — the whole
                                                                                                                                       circumference of the artistic community
                                                                                                                                       was left gasping after Nelson Makamo’s
                                                                                                                                       paintings found pride of place on the
                                                                                                                                       front page of the most influential
                                                                                                                                       magazine in the world, TIME.
                                                                                                                                        His paintings formed part of a special
                                                                                                                                       edition dedicated to optimism.
                                                                                                                                        The magazine’s front page was designed
                                                                                                                                       against the backdrop of a portraiture of a
                                                                                                                                       rather innocent little girl created by none
                                                                                                                                       other than Makamo.
                                                                                            Paintbrush artist Nelson Makamo’s           Indeed the Modimolle-born artist’s
                                                                                            striking portraiture of the innocence of   profile observes that Makamo’s work “is
                                                                                            rural children received massive recogni-   strongly influenced by the candid
                                                                                            tion at home and abroad. Photos:           innocence of children”.
                                                                                            www.nelsonmakamo.com                        The profile continues to record that
                                                                                                                                       Makamo “is particularly drawn to children
                                                                                                                                       in rural South Africa, (who) he believes
                                                                                                                                       embody the peace and harmony we all
                                                                                                                                       strive for in life”.
                                                                                                                                        Makamo has exhibited in group and solo
                                                                                                                                       exhibitions in South Africa, France, Italy,
                                                                                                                                       America, Netherlands,The United
                                                                                                                                       Kingdom,Germany, Amsterdam and
                                                                                                                                       Scotland.
                                                                                                                                        He currently works as a full time artist
                                                                                                                                       from his studio in Johannesburg.
                                                                                                                                        At the time of going to print, The BEAT
                                                                                                                                       had dispatched a questionnaire to
                                                                                                                                       Makamo, asking him to talk to, among
                                                                                                                                       others, how he envisaged inspiring
                                                                                                                                       established and struggling artists in the
                                                                                                                                       Waterberg.
                                                                                                                                        Makamo’s manager promised the artist
                                                                                                                                       would most definitely open up about the
                                                                                                                                       latter issues in due course.

Rap artist Moreroa drops another EP

The self-taught rapper, music producer, songwriter and engineer Emmanuel Simon
Moreroa. Photo: Supplied
                                               Moreroa (22) hails from Modimolle, but
     TK Mashaba                               later relocated to neighbouring Bela-Bela,
                                              and later moved to Pretoria to seek greener
Modimolle’s Emmanuel Simon Moreroa —          pastures.
better known as Bayor 97 by his fans —         The seed to explore music as a genre was
has dropped off an early project (EP)         planted by one of his uncles’ way back in
available on various platforms.               2011.
 The new offering is titled Love, Tears and    He is also building his own recording
Joy, and has drawn much interest on social    company known as Limelight
media.                                        Entertainment.
 The five-track EP is doing well on social     Moreroa has, in his fairly short career,
platforms like YouTube, Slikouronline and     worked with Emtee, Mlindo The Vocalist,
audio mark.                                   and A-Reece.
 “I worked with my local songwriter and        “I am passionate in working with
singer Thabo Makau (also known as             undiscovered talent and less-privileged
Coolpixie)” he said.                          artists like me,” he said.
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Residents urged to pay                                                                     Raising funds for school uniforms
     Mzamane Ringane

In his State of the Nation
Address (SONA) speech,
President Cyril Ramaphosa
has sent the clarion call to                          Mayor Marlene Van Staden.
residents to pay for                                  Photo: Mzamane Ringane
services rendered by                                                                                                                                             Plant a seed is the
municipalities.                                                                                                                                                  brainchild of
  Ramaphosa warned that                                                                                                                                          Rebecca Mokgosi
Eskom was in a crisis, and                                                                                                                                       (pictured). Photo
posed a great risk to the                             spoke to Mayor Marlene Van                                                                                 supplied
country’s economic                                       Staden about the situation in
wellbeing.                                                   the Modimolle-
  “We need to take                                              Mookgophong
steps to reduce                                                    Municipality.
municipal non-                                                       “Our municipality
payment and                                                         is struggling with
confront the                                                         non-payment. Our
culture of                                                            collection rate is
non-payment                                                           about 65%. It is
that exists in                                                        shockingly low.
some                                                                  In the Western
communities,”                                                         Cape the                  Mzamane Ringane                           for 10 km.
he said.                                                               collection rate                                                     More information can be sourced from
  The                                                                  averages                                                           Zakes Moatshe on 079 998 7294.
president                                                             between 95%and       Modimolle gospel artist and philanthropist      The gospel music show, dubbed Plant-a-
said it was of                                                      99%,” she said.        Rebecca Mokgosi has launched a campaign        seed Dimensional Worship, will feature
vital                                                               Van Staden said        named Plant-a-seed, with the objective to      among other local artists, TRV live band,
importance                                                       every consumer had        raise funds for 140 selected school children   Tiisetso Motjetje, Harry K and Shalom.
that all those                                                 the responsibility to       in the area of Modimolle.                       The show will be held at AFM Church in
who use                                                        pay for the municipal        The campaign will be held in partnership      Modimolle on Friday 1 March.
electricity, should                                             services which they        with local non-profit organisations such as     Tickets to the event will be sold at R60.
pay for it.                                                     consume.                   Paul Dave Foundation, Given to Give,            Organising committee spokesperson Oscar
  One such                                                        Van Staden said if       Heaven’s Princess and local athletics club     Malete pleaded with the business sector
municipality that is                                             everyone who affords      Fitness for All.                               and the community at large to contribute
confronted by the                                                 can pay their             The 140 deserving learners will be            towards a good cause.
culture of non-                                                   accounts,                identified from five Phagameng-based            “We have realised that in our community
payment in the                                                     municipalities will     primary schools, one farm school and a         we have many kids who are living in
Waterberg region,                                                  become financially      local disability centre.                       poverty. So when you plant a good seed in
is the Modimolle-                                                  stable and be able to    The fundraising process will be done in       the community, you are improving the life of
Mookgophong Municipality.                   pay creditors such as Eskom.                   several ways, including a fun walk and a       a learner at school and also boost their
  Due to this challenge, the municipality    “Residents who cannot afford to pay           gospel music show.                             confidence,” Malete said.
is struggling to pay its creditors, among   can register as indigents in order to           The fun walk will be held on Saturday 23       For more information about the event,
others Eskom.                               receive free basic municipal services,”        February, starting at the local AFM Church     interested parties can call Rebecca Mokgosi
  On Tuesday 12 February, The BEAT          she added.                                     in the morning.                                on 083 890 2562 or Oscar Malete on
                                                                                            Registration for 5 km will be R10, and R20    076 129 2022.
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                                                                     Website: diepos.co.za                                      OPINION | NEWS                                 |5

         Letter from the editor
                                                                                               Ledwaba and Morris share
Down memory lane to my                                                                         birthday with community
very first short fiction                                                                                                                                         Bela-Bela Chief
                                                                                                                                                                 Whip Henrietta
                                                                                                                                                                 Ledwaba (middle)
In recent days an invitation was dropped         village outside the Eastern Transvaal                                                                           celebrated her
in my email inbox from publisher, Kwela          (Mpumalanga) town of Lydenberg                                                                                  birthday with
Books, based on the Cape Peninsula.              (Mashishing).                                                                                                   women from her
Prior to the dawn of Democracy, a                Information at the disposal of the                                                                              ward. She is with
complete stranger, erstwhile Kwela               younger Masilelas was that Oupa John’s                                                                          PR Councillor
Books manager, Dr Annari van der                 older brothers from the upper (first wife)                                                                      Angelina Maluleka
Merwe, called me to set up an                    and lower (second wife) houses, had a                                                                           (left) and Apostle
appointment.                                                                 bitter dispute                                                                      Dimakatso Jane
She had been                                                                 over the late                                                                       Thema of the
following my                                                                 old man’s                                                                           Antioch River
weekly column                                                                estate.                                                                             Church. Photo
published by                                                                 We hear that in                                                                     supplied
the Pretoria                                                                 the middle of
News, and                                                                    the night, my
wanted to talk to                                                            own                                                           Sihlangu Makhubela Branch, pastors from
me about the                                                                 grandfather            Lizzy Bapela                           different churches and community-based
founding of                                                                  separated a                                                   organizations.
Kwela Books,                                                                 number of         The Waterberg District Executive Mayor       Mataboge said the government had put
and the imprint’s                                                            cattle from the   Morris Shimi Mataboge and Bela-Bela         systems in place to address challenges and
very first                                                                   family herd       Chief Whip Henrietta Ledwaba each shared    hardships faced by older persons and
anthology with                                                               which he          their birthday with members of the          senior citizens in the country.
the working                                                                  believed was      community.                                   Mataboge said that most elderly people in
title, Crossing                                                              his “share”,       Mataboge celebrated at the Jehovah Jireh   South Africa still provide economic
Over: Stories for                                                            and headed        Ministries Church in Thabazimbi on          support (basic needs for shelter, food and
a new South                                                                  westwards of      Tuesday 5 February, giving out grocery      spiritual development of children) in the
Africa.                                                                      Lydenberg.        hampers to over 100 senior citizens drawn   families with their limited resources.
Likewise, at the                                                             Now that very     from across the district.                    Meanwhile, Ledwaba urged ANC leaders
time the column                                                              moment is          Ledwaba celebrated her birthday at the     to conduct door-to-door campaigns to
attracted no less Johnny Masilela                                            central to the    Bela-Bela Community Hall on Sunday 3        remind people to register for the
a mortal than the                                                            research and      February, engaging and addressing women     forthcoming elections scheduled for
editor-in-chief                                  manuscript development of We Shall Not        from the ANC Women’s League in the          8 May.
of Reader’s Digest (Southern Africa),            Weep.
Wendy Morgenrood.                                The latter title was also a fairly roaring
One thing led to the other and my very           success, with the book prescribed for
first attempt at short fiction writing, titled   grades 11 and 12 in KwaZulu-Natal,
Baba Mfundisi the clergyman, became              Northern Cape and parts of Limpopo.
part of Kwela’s inaugural short story            The invitation from Kwela Books
collection.                                      explained that the publisher was to roll
The anthology was prescribed at schools          out a programme celebrating 25 years of
in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and               publishing books “from Africa for
parts of northernmost Limpopo.                   Africa”.
Shortly thereafter I worked with Annari          The programme was scheduled to kick
as my editor, when I worked on the               off with a party at Exclusive Books in
manuscript development of my novel, We           Sandton on 28 February, with a nine-
Shall Not Weep.                                  month promotional programme featuring
The latter story was inspired by folklore        100 past and present Kwela titles at
within the Masilela clan that my                 participating bookstores countrywide.
grandfather, Oupa John Masilela, was             Kwela Books was founded in 1994 and is
caught up in an extended family dispute          an imprint of the broader Nasboeke (now
after the death of his father in the a           NB Publishers).

                     Write to the Editor at johnnymasilela@yahoo.com
                               or PO Box 16 Bela-Bela 0480.

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                                                                                             DA councillor                                                                                     DA councillor David
                                                                                             Rachel Masemola                                                                                   Senosha handing
                                                                                             handing over a                                                                                    over a trophy to
                                                                                             trophy to the Bela-                                                                               Bela-Bela Mayor’s
                                                                                             Bela Mayor’s Cup                                                                                  Cup midfielder of
                                                                                             goal-keeper of the                                                                                the tournament,
                                                                                             tournament Buti                                                                                   Johannes Lebudi
                                                                                             Matlaila, with LFA                                                                                with Ellien Hudson
                                                                                             chairperson                                                                                       looking on. Photo:
                                                                                             Johannes Morudu                                                                                   TK Mashaba
                                                                                             looking on. Photo
                                                                                             TK Mashaba

                                                                                             Mayor Jerimiah
                                                                                             Ngobeni handing
                                                                                             over a trophy to
                                                                                             the player of the
                                                                                             tournament Jan
                                                                                             Seema with LFA
                                                                                             chairperson
                                                                                             Johannes Morudu
                                                                                             looking on. Photo:
                                                                                             TK Mashaba

                                                                                                                             Kaizer Chiefs fans at Engetane Braai Place. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

                                                                                             Orlando Pirates
                                                                                             fans at Engetane
                                                                                             Braai Place. Photo:
                                                                                             Lizzy Bapela

                                                                                                                             Kaizer Chiefs fan Tumi Modiba and Pirates die-hard supporter Christina Morerwa.
                                                                                                                             Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Reconstruction of Moloto Stadium steams ahead
                                                              Three teams from Limpopo campaign in the                        The venue would also offer a better facility
       TK Mashaba                                            Absa Premiership, namely Thohoyandou                            and surface for teams campaigning in the
                                                             Black Leopards FC, Baroka FC and Polokwane                      Waterberg SAB Regional League.
Bela-Bela Township’s oldest sporting venue,                  City FC.                                                         “The contractor is already on site … it’s all
Moloto Stadium, was to go through a major                     In the northernmost parts of the province                      systems go and the total budget for this
reconstruction with a total budget of R12-                   there is also National First Division                           project is R12-million,” he said.
million.                                                     campaigners, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila                        The funds came in the form of a grant from
 Mayor Jeremiah Ngobeni said it was hoped                    FC, whose home games draw teams from as                         national Department of Sports and Recreation.
the completed venue would be a stop-over                     far as the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.                       Across town the refurbishment of Sunfa
practice facility for Absa Premiership teams                  Bela-Bela municipal spokesperson Kabelo                        Stadium was also at an advanced stage,
headed for league fixtures in Polokwane and                  Mosito confirmed that reconstruction at the                     Mosito said.
Thohoyandou.                                                 venue was in full steam.

                                                                                                                                                              will need to present the

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                             ESSACK (ID NO. 520901           office at No. 20 Ahmed          IMPROVEMENTS: The               1 x Family bathroom and a
                             5158 084) Judgement Debtor      Kathrada Street, Modimolle,     following information is        separate toilet facility;        Sheriff with written authority
                             In pursuance of judgement       to the highest bidder:          given but not guaranteed:       1 x Single garage;               to this effect. Further
                             Orders granted against the      Description: Erf 776 situated   The improvements on the         1 x Double garage.               information and Regulations
                             Judgement Debtor on 6           in the town Nylstroom           property consist of the         The full conditions may be       in terms of the Consumer
NOTICE OF SALE IN            December 2016 and on 26         Extension 6, Registration       following:                      inspected at the office of the   Protection Act 68 of 2008 are
EXECUTION                    April 2018, respectively, in    Division K.R., Limpopo          Single storey residential       Sheriff of the High Court        available at the office of the
IN THE HIGH COURT OF         the above Honourable Court      Province;                       dwelling of plastered and       Nylstroom (Modimolle) at         Sheriff for inspection.
SOUTH AFRICA                 and under a writ of execution   In extent: 763 (seven six       painted brick walling with a    No. 20 Ahmed Kathrada            Dated at Pretoria this 11th of
(LIMPOPO DIVISION,           issued thereafter the           three) square metres;           tiled roof:-                    Street, Modimolle.               December 2018.
POLOKWANE) CASE NO.          immovable property              Physical address: 14 Third      1 x Entrance foyer;             Note: Consumer Protection        NEWTON INC.
3298/2016                    belonging to the Judgement      Street, Nylstroom               1 x Lounge;                     Act 68 of 2008;                  Plaintiff’s Attorneys
In the matter between: THE   Debtor listed hereunder will    (Modimolle);                    1 x TV room;                    Buyers/Bidders must register     2nd Floor (Lobby 3)
STANDARD BANK OF             be sold in execution on         Zoned: Residential;             1 x Dining room;                to bid and original proof of     Brooklyn Forum Building
SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED         Tuesday, 26 February 2019 at    Held by the Judgement           1 x Kitchen;                    identity and residential         337 Veale Street
(REG NO: 1962/000738/06)     11h00 by the Sheriff of the     Debtor in his name under        1 x Scullery;                   address are required. Should     NIEUW MUCKLENEUK
Execution Creditor and       High Court Nylstroom            Deed of Transfer No.            1 x Passage walkway;            you buy on behalf of someone     P.O. Box 2103, Pretoria
ISMAIL SULIMAN               (Modimolle) at the Sheriff’s    T132629/1999.                   3 x Bedrooms (MES);             else, or a legal entity, you     Docex 101, Pretoria
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                                                                     Website: diepos.co.za                                               NEWS                                  |7

Home province hanging in                                                                      Meeting grinds to chaotic end
there for Nedbank Cup glory
                                                                       Fans are expected
                                                                       to converge on
                                                                       stadia in their
                                                                       numbers for the
                                                                       last-16 stages of
                                                                       the Nedbank Cup.
                                                                       Photo: Google                                                                            A collective of local
                                                                                                                                                                businessmen has
                                                                                                                                                                cried foul over
                                                                                                                                                                tender processes.
                                                                                                                                                                Photo: Google

                                                At least two teams from the lower ranks of
     Mzamane Ringane                           South African football are guaranteed a
                                               place in the hallowed Nedbank Cup
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC — and          quarter-finals (last eight), namely Jomo
possibly Thohoyandou Black Leopards FC         Cosmos FC and TS Galaxy FC, who are
– remain the last hopes of the Limpopo         scheduled for a match-up at Ekurhuleni’s
Province in the multi-million rand Nedbank     Makhulong Stadium on Sunday 17
Cup.                                           February.
 By the time you read this, Thohoyandou         Cape Umoya United FC and Mbombela
Black Leopards FC would have concluded         United FC are also in with a chance in a                                                    The gates to municipal offices were
their own fixture against Bidvest Wits FC      fixture to be decided on Friday 15 February.        Ronél van Jaarsveld                   closed until Friday 8 February as the
midweek.                                        The biggest fixture, perhaps, for the last                                               group allegedly prevented staff from
 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC have          16 stages of the Nedbank Cup, is a match       A community meeting hosted by the          continuing with their tasks.
an away date with Chippa United FC at the      between home side Cape Town City FC and        Modimolle-Mookgophong Municipality           The municipality sought help from the
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the              Highlands Park FC, scheduled for Friday        was brought to a chaotic standstill last   Polokwane High Court on Friday and was
Eastern Cape city of Port Elizabeth on         night.                                         week after upset business people made      granted an urgent interdict prohibiting the
Saturday 16 February.                           In other fixtures, Witbank Spurs FC           their grievances known.                    group from interfering with municipal
 The Limpopo team emerged from a 4-all         welcomes Lamontville Golden Arrows FC           The meeting, which took place on          duties.
draw with second-placed Ajax Cape Town         at the Mpumalanga town of Emalahleni on        Wednesday 6 February, was brought to         According to the court order, the group
FC in a National First Division fixture last   Saturday.                                      an abrupt end by about 20 members of       is not allowed on any municipal property
weekend, while Bidvest Wits FC went             Richards Bay FC visit Bloemfontein Celtic     the group who insisted that tenders and    or to intimidate staff members.
down 2-1 to Highlands Park FC during last      FC, while Magic FC welcomes the mighty         sub contracts be given to local              They are not allowed to meet within two
weekend’s Absa Premiership fixtures.           Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday.                       businesses.                                kilometres of any municipal buildings.

Keep those raincoats
and umbrellas close by

The weatherman has forecast sporadic downpours for parts of
the Waterberg. Photo: Herman Steyn

                                    The weatherman has forecast a
     The BEAT Team                 risk of thunderstorms in
                                   Modimolle on Saturday, with
Sporadic conditions of rainy       mainly cloudy conditions
weather were forecast for parts    forecast for Friday.
of the Waterberg over the           Sunny conditions for both
weekend.                           Sunday and Monday in
 The Weather Service has           Modimolle were forecast to be
forecast rain in Bela-Bela on      mainly sunny.
Friday 15 February and              In Mookgophong the
Saturday 16 February.              weatherman has forecast the
 On Saturday the weatherman        possibility of patchy rain on
further warns of a chance of       Friday, and the same conditions
thunderstorms across the town.     on Saturday.
 Sunday 17 February and             On Sunday the Weather
Monday 18 February were            Service has forecast moderate
forecast to have few clouds in     to heavy rain for
Bela-Bela, with temperatures       Mookgophong, and sunny to
remaining in the upper 30s         partly cloudy conditions on
dating back to Friday.             Monday.
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  Hurdles 100-metre sensation Tshepang Koka in full cry during dress rehearsals ahead of the inter-high schools’ ath-
  letics event scheduled for Saturday 23 February. Photo: Herman Steyn

Mookgophong teams on the rise                                                                                            Tough Absa Premiership
                                                                                                                         fixtures for Limpopo
                                                                                                                                                            Polokwane City FC, at a safe
                                                                                                                              TK Mashaba
                                                                                                                                                           number eight on the Absa
                                                                                                                                                           Premiership log standings,
                                                                                                                         The three Limpopo-based           have a tough assignment
                                                                                                                         soccer sides campaigning in       away to CAF Champions
                                                                                                                         the Absa Premiership have         League winners, Mamelodi
                                                                                                                         tough fixtures for this           Sundowns FC, at Pretoria’s
                                                                                                                         weekend.                          Lucas Moripe Stadium on
                                                                                                                          It is do or die for Baroka FC,   Wednesday 20 February.
                                                                                                                         who have an away date with         Three days later Polokwane
                                                                                                                         tough-as-teak Supersport          City FC have another
                                                                                                                         United FC, following the          mountain to climb against
                                                                                                                         latter’s 2-all draw at home       Kaizer Chiefs FC at Peter
                                                                                                                         against Lamontville Golden        Mokaba Stadiumn on
                                                                                                                         Arrows FC last weekend.           Saturday 23 February.
                                                                                                                          Baroka FC – at number 14          Pick of the weekend’s Absa
                                                                                                                         on the league log standings –     Premiership fixtures is a
                                                                                                                         has to start collecting           match-up between log leaders
                                                                                                                         maximum points or else the        Bidvest Wits FC against
                                                                                                                         relegation axe shall keep on      Mamelodi Sundowns, also on
The Modimolle derby of goals and action. Photo supplied                                                                  threatening the Bakgaga Ba        Saturday.
                                                                                                                         Ga-Mphahlele.
                                         Mookgophong Barcelona FC will            derby, while on the other side of       Thohoyandou
      Mzamane Ringane                    travel to Modimolle to square off with   town Bela Bela Soccer Academy (7)      Black Leopards
                                         the local Bussel FC (10), while          welcomes Qualitho FC (5).              FC (12) shall most
Third-placed Mookgophong                 Mookgophong Junior Stars FC hosts         The Qualitho FC lads are oozing       certainly likewise
Barcelona FC and Mookgophong             Bela-Bela Mayor’s Cup champions          with confidence following a heavy 4-   slip down to the
Junior Stars FC (2) seem to be           Swagger Stars FC (14).                   1 victory over Bela-Bela Pirates FC.   relegation zone,
determined to fight all the way to the     NTK Happy Boys FC will have a           Bela-Bela Soccer Academy FC also      should the team
top.                                     chance to redeem themselves when         claimed an impressive 3-0 victory      fail to get a
  This was evident when                  they welcome Opleft United FC (6) at     away at Swagger Stars FC.              convincing result
Mookgophong Barcelona FC                 the Ephraim Mogale Stadium in             Log leaders Modimolle Terrors FC      from the
defeated NTK Happy Boys FC(9) 6-1        Modimolle.                               will host fourth-placed Boys 2 Men     extremely
last weekend, to secure maximum            Opleft United FC will also be eyeing   FC of Vaalwater, after crashing        organised Owen
points at home.                          the three points, following a 3-1 loss   Modimolle Troublemakers FC(15) in a    da Gama-led
  Mookgophong Junior Stars FC on         at the hands of Bela-Bela Diesel N       local derby on Sunday.                 Highlands Park
the other hand did not have a fixture    Dust FC (8) last weekend.                 Troublemakers will host Storm         FC at
last weekend.                              Bela-Bela Diesel N Dust FC will host   Breakers FC (12) of Vaalwater at the   Thohoyandou
  On Saturday 16 February,               Bela-Bela Pirates FC (11) in a local     Ephraim Mogale Stadium.                Stadium.
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