Letsholo la Thuntsha Lerole le thankgolotswe


Setshwantsho: Thebolo ya ditirelo e tsweletse kwa masepaleng wa Mamusa

Ka OBAKENG MAJE

Baagi ba masepala o a paretsweng ke mathata wa Mamusa, ba kaile fa ba tshepa fa letsholo la Thuntsha Lerole le tlile go tlisa ditirelo. Baagi ba kaile fa dintwa tsa sepolotiki tse di tsweletseng kwa masepaleng o, ele tsone sebakwa sa tshalelo-morago ya ditirelo.

Mongwe wa baagi, Paul Mokwatsi are: “Re kopa ka boikokobetso go tonakgolo wa nama-o-sa-tshwere, Nono Maloyi a dire ka natla le go netefatsa fa barongwa-pusong ba dira tiro ya bone ka tshwanelo. Re tsweletse go itemogela tlhokego e kgolo ya metsi, mme kgelelo-leswe ke tlhoba boroko mo motse-setoropo wa rona wa Ipelegeng. 

“Jaanong, barongwa-pusong ba tsweletse go lwa dintwa tsa bone tsa ka mogare, mme rona jaaka baagi ke rona re amegang. Ga go bontshe fa gona le tsamaiso e phepha mo masepaleng wa rona, mme re ne re kopa tsereganyo.”

O mongwe wa baagi, Magdeline Mosiapoa are, jaaka baagi, ba tsweletse go itemogela ditsela tse di sa tsamaegeng kwa motseng wa bone kwa Amalia. Mosiapoa o ikuetse go puso go ka netefatsa fa ditsela di tsamaega, gonne seo se ama matshelo a bone.

Kgabagare, tonakgolo ya nakwana ya Bokone Bophirima, Nono Maloyi o thankgolotse letsholo la Thuntsa Lerole ka Labotlhano, mme o kaile fa baagi ba tlile go unngwelwa mo letsholong le. Maloyi are ba itemogetse fa gona le dikgwetlho dile dintsi thata mo porofenseng.  

“Ga gona ditirelo tse di isiwang kwa baaging, mme ditsela ga di tsamaege, baagi ga ba bone metsi a nwegang ebile ale phepha, fa kgelelo-leswe e tsweletse go nna tlhoba-boroko. Baagi ba tshela le mantle, mme ditorotswana tsa rona dileswe, ebile go tletse matlakala gongwe le gongwe mo o tsamayang teng.  

“Gape, gona le matlo a di RDP a ileng a agiwa dingwaga tse di fetileng, mme ga ise a fele. Go ya ka dipatlisiso tsa rona, masepala wa Mamusa wa reketla gape o na le dikgwetlho. Masepala o na le bothata jwa tlhokego ya metsi,” Maloyi wa tlhaolsa.

Are jaanong ba tshotse tshwetso ya gore, ba gokelela peipi ya metsi go tswa kwa Vaal River go ka lwa le tlhokego ya metsi. Gape, Maloyi are, ba bone madutelo a metsi, fela ba lemogile gore baagi ba tlhoka 8 mega litres ka letsatsi gore go se nne le tlhokego ya metsi.

“Mme go ya ka pono ya rona, madutelo a lona a metsi a le mararo, a ka ntsha 13 mega-litres ka letsatsi. Re lemogile fa mafaratlhatlha a rona a metsi ele a kgale, mme a tlhoka go ka baakangwa. Ka Labone, ke tlile go nna le kopano le dimasepala tsotlhe mo Bokone Bophirima. Maloba fa, re bone dintlo tse di sa felang, mme re ile ra itsise maina a borakonteraka go ka feleletsa matlo ao.

“Jaaka ke bua le wena jaana, borakonteraka bao ba tsweletse ka tiro. Borakonteraka ba baneng ba puaganya tiro ya bone ntle le go fetsa matlo, re ba kobile. Gona le dikolo dile tlhano tse di ntseng di sena ditsidifatsi, mme dijo tsa baithuti ntse di senyega. Jaanong, re isitse ditsidifatsi kwa dikolong tseo mo letsatsing la gompieno,” Maloyi wa tlhalosa.  

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 ‘Illegal gambling and trading of liquor a concern’


Picture: A liquor confiscated during Operation Shanela/Supplied

By OBAKENG MAJE

In a continuous battle against illegal gambling and trading in liquor, the police in the ZF Mgcawu District in collaboration with the Northern Cape Liquor Board, Gambling Board, Department of Home Affairs Immigration Office and the CPF visited various outlets in the Greater Upington during Operation Shanela last week.

The Northern Cape police spokesperson in ZF Mgcawu cluster, Sergeant Omphile Masegela said the police has noted with great concern the escalating number of tuck shops that are reported to be illegally trading in alcohol and also operating with gambling machines without any license.

“A multi-disciplinary operation was conducted to particularly focus on this concerning issue, during which liquor and gambling machines were confiscated from tuck shops and the owners were arrested for being in contravention of the Liquor Act.

“This operation also served as an awareness to the licensed traders to refrain from distributing liquor to unlicensed traders and also the community members to stop supporting illegal traders, but rather report such conduct to the police,” Masegela said.

Meanwhile, the acting District Police Commissioner, Brigadier Peet Coetzee said: “Illegal trading in liquor, especially from tuck shop poses great challenges and it is a danger to minors as they will have easy access to alcohol.

“This conduct must be addressed and those who find themselves in contravention with the law must be brought to book.”

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‘Illegal gambling and trading of liquor a concern’


Picture: A liquor confiscated during Operation Shanela/Supplied

By OBAKENG MAJE

In a continuous battle against illegal gambling and trading in liquor, the police in the ZF Mgcawu District in collaboration with the Northern Cape Liquor Board, Gambling Board, Department of Home Affairs Immigration Office and the CPF visited various outlets in the Greater Upington during Operation Shanela last week.

The Northern Cape police spokesperson in ZF Mgcawu cluster, Sergeant Omphile Masegela said the police has noted with great concern the escalating number of tuck shops that are reported to be illegally trading in alcohol and also operating with gambling machines without any license.

“A multi-disciplinary operation was conducted to particularly focus on this concerning issue, during which liquor and gambling machines were confiscated from tuckshops and the owners were arrested for being in contravention of the Liquor Act.

“This operation also served as an awareness to the licensed traders to refrain from distributing liquor to unlicensed traders and also the community members to stop supporting illegal traders, but rather report such conduct to the police,” Masegela said.

Meanwhile, the acting District Police Commissioner, Brigadier Peet Coetzee said: “Illegal trading in liquor, especially from tuckshop poses great challenges and it is a danger to minors as they will have easy access to alcohol.

“This conduct must be addressed and those who find themselves in contravention with the law must be brought to book.”

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Senior citizens encouraged to exercise


 

Picture: Keikantsemang Gaborone and Johannes Thue during Golden Games in Reivilo/Supplied

By OBAKENG MAJE

A senior citizen from Boitekong Service Club in Mokgareng village, near Taung encourages elderly persons to regularly exercise. Keikantsemang Gaborone (61) scooped position 1 in a 100m marathon (female category) during Golden Games for senior citizens that were held in Reivilo last week.

“As an elderly person, I was happy to scoop position 1. I would like to advise other elderly persons to exercise regularly and join various service clubs in their vicinity. We exercise regularly to keep ourselves healthy.

“We are happy with the continuous support we receive from the North West Department of Social Development. Exercising is imperative because it can prevent or delay many health challenges that seem to come with age,” she said.

Johannes Thue (75) from Matlhako 2 village in Pudimoe also scooped position 1 in the same category, but for men. Thue said exercising helps his muscles to grow stronger and he is able to keep going during his day-to-day activities without becoming dependent on others.

“I am ready to compete at the district level. I am happy with my health thus far. There is nothing special that I do to keep fit, but exercising atleast two days in a week. Your health benefits will also increase the more physical activity that you do.

“The initiatives like this keep us sane. You know, the more you get older, the higher the level of stress and health challenges one experiences. So, I am happy to be part of this as we continue to have fun throughout,” he said.

The Greater Taung Local Municipality (GTLM) Special Programmes coordinator, Tebogo Morweng said, they have teamed up with the North West Department of Social Development to present the popular Golden Games for senior citizens. Morweng further said, the initiative will assist elderly persons to be physically, emotionally and psychologically stable.

“These various sporting codes will ensure that their mental health is in good condition. This initiative is affectionately known as Golden Games for senior citizens and the best performers will be selected for the next round, where they will be participating against their counterparts in the district level.

“From there, the winners will go to provincial and national levels. We have different sporting codes like women and men football, athletics where both men and females take part. As the Office of the mayor, we continue to support any initiative that brings hope to our community at large,” he said.

Morweng added that, the participants are senior citizens within the communities and they are considered as the fountain, where young people can learn valuable lessons from them.

“They have the wisdom that we need to move our country forward. We would love to encourage all other elderly persons to come and be part of this initiative. They should come out and go to various service clubs and join,” said Morweng.

Meanwhile, the North West Department of Social Development spokesperson at Taung Service Point, Mpolokeng Segonetswe was not available for comment.

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Let us maintain the momentum to end load shedding


Picture: The RSA president, Cyril Ramaphosa/Google

By CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

A year has passed since we launched the Energy Action Plan to resolve the loadshedding crisis, and we are now able to report significant progress in several areas.

Today, we are releasing a detailed report outlining the work done to improve the performance of Eskom’s power stations, accelerate the building of new generation capacity and drive regulatory reforms to transform the electricity sector.

The winter months will soon be coming to an end. Although loadshedding has continued, as was anticipated, we have managed to avert a worst case scenario by stabilising the performance of Eskom’s power stations and reducing demand.

Eskom’s generation fleet continues to show sustained improvement. Unplanned losses have been reduced to less than 16,000 MW in in the last two months, down from more than 18,000 MW previously. Planned maintenance has been reduced during the winter period, with Eskom having undertaken significant maintenance in the months preceding winter.

Looking ahead, damaged units at the Kusile and Medupi power stations are being returned to service on an expedited basis. In combination these units represent more than 3,000 MW of capacity.

The Eskom debt relief package announced by the Minister of Finance will enable necessary investment in maintenance and expansion of the transmission network.

Since the launch of the Energy Action Plan, we have worked to add as much power as possible to the grid.

Eskom has unlocked close to 400 MW from companies with extra available capacity, and a further 600 MW is currently in the contracting process. We have sourced an additional 400 MW from Cahora Bassa in Mozambique.

We are fast-tracking the procurement of new generation capacity from renewables, gas and battery storage. Later this year, the first three projects from the emergency power programme are expected to connect to the grid. Also later this year, around 2,300 MW from the most recent bid windows of the renewable energy independent power producer programme should be in construction.

One of the most important contributions to the Energy Action Plan has been the uptake by households and businesses of rooftop solar.

It is encouraging to see that more municipalities are allowing customers to feed electricity into the grid when they have surplus electricity. This will provide yet another incentive for businesses large and small to invest in alternative energy sources.

Regulatory changes have helped to boost private investment in new generation capacity. These changes include the removal of the licensing threshold for generation facilities and the fast-tracking of project approvals and registration.

This work has enabled a massive boom in private investment in electricity generation, with a pipeline of more than 10,000 MW of new capacity that will begin to connect to the grid later this year.

To ensure that we never experience power shortages again, we are implementing fundamental reforms to create a competitive electricity market and an independent national grid operator.

To encourage everyone to get involved, we are today launching a website where all South Africans can track the work of the National Energy Crisis Committee and see how to reduce their consumption and save on energy bills.

We have maintained that load shedding will not be resolved overnight, but we are making clear progress towards reducing it and eventually bringing it to an end.

Let us maintain this momentum, and let us all play our part, wherever we can, as we lay the groundwork for an energy secure future.

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Taung United FC wins R10 000 in Top 8 finals


Picture: The Cameroon FC playing against Taung United FC

By OBAKENG MAJE

Taung United FC walked away with R10 000 prize money after beating stubborn Cameroon FC in the finals during the Top 8 Soccer Tournament held at Mogopela village, near Taung on Sunday. 

The players from both sides kept their supporters at the edge of their seats at the packed Mogopela Wonderous FC playgrounds.

 The buoyed Taung United scored a goal from a corner-kick just after half time. The Taung United FC coach, Kgothatso Molefi said they were happy to win the tournament after they were regarded as underdogs. Molefi further said, the finals was the liveliest game of the tournament.

“We were happy to blast our way to the finals and eventually clinged the trophy after beating the dangerous Mogopela Wonderous FC in penalties during the semi-finals. We were up against the rejuvenated and spirited Indomitable Lions as Cameroon FC is affectionately known in the finals and our players were equal to the task.

“Even though our team was established in 2021, it has culminated into a solid and winning team over the years. So, we dominated the game in the final and did not give Cameroon FC enough space to play. Truly, we came well-prepared because we knew that they would undermine us,” said Molefi.

He added that their players have consistently played together and they are becoming a ‘force to be reckoned’ with. According to Molefi, his players have improved their technique skills and tactically, they can match any team. 

The Cameroon FC coach, Archie Seothaeng said even though they lost in the finals, the spirit and confidence is still intact. Seothaeng said they have only themselves to blame because Taung United FC players had nothing to offer.

“Even though we lost 2-0 against Taung United FC in the finals, I think the results are not the true reflection of the game. Truly, our own players have let themselves down because I think Taung United FC did not bring much to the table.  We tried to play our lungs out, but it was not meant to be.

“Our best players had missed golden opportunities and conceded goals during crucial moments. I think Taung United FC capitalised on our mistakes, while we were trying to go forward and attack. They scored their first goal from a corner kick and I think our player should have cleared that ball,” he said.

Seothaeng said his players tried their level best to equalise, but goals were elusive. He said they had plenty of scoring opportunities, but his players failed to convert them into goals.

“We also conceded a second goal during a crucial moment and there was no coming back. But, this is part of the game and we will go back to the drawing board and ensure that we correct our mistakes and become better going forward,” said Seothaeng.

Meanwhile, the organiser of the tournament, Mogopela Wonderous FC coach, Kagiso Kgokae said: “We have organised this tournament to gauge our preparations because we have two weeks without playing any competitive football. You will also remember that, the league is ready to commence next week, so this was also part of our preparation.

“We were happy to see many players showcasing their talents and I tell you now, Taung has an abundance of talents. The first prize was R10 000 and the second prize was R6000.”

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Picture: The Cameroon FC playing against Taung United FC