Daily Archives: May 7, 2014

Man with disability and dependents receive three houses and electric powered wheelchair


The dreams of a 51-year- old Zeerust man with disability who has no feet and hands became a reality when he and 16 members of his family received three newly built houses from North West Premier, Thandi Modise at Ikageleng Township on Tuesday.

“I did not believe that government will respond speedily to our plight and with such splendour after the Premier visited the dilapidated shack we were staying in less than three months ago. We feel so special,” said the overjoyed Pontsho Ndlovu who also received an electric powered  wheelchair from Premier Modise.
Ndlovu who was relocated from Kruisrivier outside Zeerust to his electrified and fully furnished two bed roomed home said that the wheelchair will assist him to move with ease.
In handing over the houses, Premier Modise said that government wants to restore the dignity of every citizen.

“As a caring and compassionate government, we were touched by the abject poverty and inhumane conditions under which the family lived without necessary documentation to access grants and other essential services from government. We are grateful to the Regional Secretary of the ANC in Ngaka Modiri Molema, Priscilla Williams who drew our attention to the plight of the family during the Provincial Lekgotla,” Modise said.
The Premier also expressed appreciation to the integrated and coordinated intervention by the Departments of Human Settlements-Public Safety and Liaison, Home Affairs, Social Development and Health and Palesa Manche of Sun Success Construction Projects CC who was contracted to build the houses.
Manche who recently completed 600 housing units at the Groot Marico Human Settlement Project and was winner of the Best Woman Contractor category at the Provincial Govan Mbeki Awards also donated furnisher for Pontsho Ndlovu’s and curtains for all three houses.
Premier Modise who was accompanied by MEC for Human Settlements-Public Safety and Liaison, Nono Maloyi and Ramotshere Moiloa Mayor, Councillor Afrika Thale announced that Ndlovu is to receive prosthesis after completing physiotherapy.
Modise said that Ndlovu’s nephew who suffered an epileptic fit and fell into a fire while preparing food for him has been placed on correct treatment and will also receive  physiotherapy  and undergo a skin graft operation to mask his burn injuries.-TDN
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Ethiopia clash, start of big things for SA U20 – Mashaba


Johannesburg-The South African Men’s U20 National Team, Amajita, are in camp ahead of their crucial African Youth Championships qualifier against Ethiopia on Sunday, 11 May 2014 at the National Stadium in Addis Ababa.

This second round first leg clash will kick off at 16h00 local time in Ethiopia (15h00 SA time).

South Africa, who got a bye in the first round, go into this qualifier against an Ethiopian side that defeated the Seychelles 5-0 on aggregate in the first round (0-2 and 3-0).

Amajita head coach Ephraim ”Shakes” Mashaba has put together a squad that comprises a mixture of players that won the U20 COSAFA Cup in Lesotho last year and some talented youngsters who took part in the SAFA U19 Championships in Bloemfontein last week.
Mashaba said he had picked eight players from the tournament.

The squad held two training sessions on Tuesday (6 May) at the Eldorado Park Stadium and leaves South Africa for Addis on Thursday.

“We have an almost full compliment of players, with only one or two absentees. The boys are showing good touches. We are getting where I want the team to be and I believe we will go and compete in Ethiopia. There are three players we wanted but their clubs couldn’t release them but it is not a problem because I believe we have enough arsenal to do well,” said Mashaba.

The U20 coach said he was happy with the work being done by regions and provinces in producing talent adding that the team was trying to get a practice match before departure.

“I will be satisfied if we can get that friendly match so that we can judge how far we are in terms of our preparations because this match in Ethiopia is a big clash. It will herald a start of good things to come. If we do well there, it shows we are getting somewhere in terms of our development,” concluded Mashaba.

Amajita will have another workout on Wednesday, 7 May at the Nike Football Training Centre in Pimville, Soweto at 09h00.

The return leg will be held in South Africa on the weekend of 23/24/25 May at a venue still to be announced.

The 19th edition of the African Youth Championships will be held in Senegal from 8 – 22 March in 2015. The semi-finalists in the tournament will represent Africa at the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup tournament in New Zealand.-TDN
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