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LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 6 JULY 2016 FREE The good, the bad and the ugly... CATHY DLODLO undocumented foreigners, the porous South Mangaung is the sexual crime capital of increased over the past decade – is higher African/Lesotho border and urbanisation. the country. The crime statistics of nine than the average national rate. Residents Mangaung Metro Municipality is going to The porousness of the Lesotho border of the biggest cities in the country have in Mangaung are also likely to come be fi ercely contested during the upcoming and the infl ux of illegal migrants is been analysed in the State of Urban home from work or holiday to fi nd their local elections. This past week several expected to become a bigger problem for Safety in , that was released houses burglarised. Although the average reports have been released. Cathy Dlodlo the municipality with the incorporation this week. The report has found that the amount of burglar cases have been high in studied the reports and painted this of Naledi municipality, which borders number of sexual crime cases registered all the cities, Mangaung’s case load was picture about the biggest municipality in Lesotho. in the city is not just the highest in the the highest. the province… The ugly: Shocking statistics reveal that country, but the rate – by which it has [email protected] The good: Municipalities in the are performing well in comparison to others regarding the provision of basic services such as water and electricity. Happy This is according to Statistics South Granny gets Africa’s Community Survey for 2016. The results show the Free State ranks home and in the top three provinces with the wheelchair proportion of residents who have access Lydia Africa (83) spent to water and electricity. The survey more than eight months found that despite the fi nancial woes of in a rickety shack in the yard where her old the majority municipalities in the Free two-roomed municipal State, 96,2% of residents in the province home once stood. Her have access to piped water and 90% house was demolished have access to electricity for lighting. as part of a Department of Human Settlements’ Nationally there was an increase in the project providing provision of electricity from 58,1% in homes in , and 1996 to 90,3% in 2016. progress with her new The bad: The fi nances of the Mangaung home was extremely slow. Following Metro Municipality is stable, but under an intervention by tremendous stress as unemployment is Bloemfontein Courant, increasing, revenue shrinking and the Africa’s new home is demand for service increasing. This fi nally near completion, and she now has is according to the State of South reason to smile, as African Cities’ Report. It looks at the the exposure of her state of nine cities – including their plight has also led fi nances – in the country. The report has to the donation of a brand-new wheelchair. also identifi ed challenges faced by the PHOTO: EARL respective municipalities and among COETZEE those facing Mangaung are the infl ux of

LEXUSLEXUS RX350RX350 EXEX 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 6 July 2016 Price hike too much for commuters KATLEHO MORAPELA taxi fare and if it would be viable to increase taxi & CATHY DLODLO fares in a bid to counteract the extra fuel expense. Thabo Motsoeneng, a taxi driver who runs the The petrol price hike, effective from today, has route from Bloemfontein CBD to Bergman Square, fuelled fears that it could lead to an increase in taxi says he is afraid that commuters will not be able to fare that could break the bank for already cash- afford a hike in the taxi fare. “It’s tough on us and strapped consumers. Voice spoke to taxi drivers/ commuters and I do not think they will be able to owners and commuters about the increase in the afford it,” he explains. He says taxi-owners will petrol price and the possible increase in fares. have to consider it carefully. Motsoeneng says he Taxi driver, Zandré Muller, says at the moment spends approximately R5000 a month on fuel. his fuel expense is R450 per day en route from • The petrol price has increased by 8 to 11 cents Bloemfontein City Centre to Heidedal. He is not per litre, and diesel by 42c per litre. sure if consumers would be able to afford a hike in [email protected]

Part of the damage to the historical buildings in Thaba Nchu after the fi re. PHOTO: MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA

Refi lwe Nyokong (32) has to spend R20 a day on taxi fare Rondavels at Cultural for travelling to town to look for a job. “I am unemployed and cannot afford the taxi fare. I have to ask my parents for help.” PHOTO: SHANAY FOLKEY Maleho Mohapi (49), a taxi-owner, says the petrol price Centre burned down hike is going to put extra pressure on his fi nances. “As a taxi-owner I have other expenses such as servicing MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA According to one of the residents, the vehicle and making sure it is always roadworthy.” Lerato Ramothibe (34), she was PHOTO: KATLEHO MORAPELA A fi re destroyed part of Thaba shopping when she suddenly saw Nchu’s cultural history after two smoke coming from the direction rondavels at Mmabana Cultural of Mmabana Cultural Centre. Centre had burned down last According to her, residents prided week. themselves for having the two Residents are upset about the rondavels around the centre for popular cultural centre which was many years. “I am not sure if the established about 30 years ago and government will even bother to which served as cultural centre rebuild them. So a part of our for Mangaung and the Free State. history and heritage has been Most of the young developing destroyed for good,” she said. artists have used the rondavels for Thabang Mosohli from Diphoko Modupe (42), a taxi driver from the Greater rehearsals for as long as they can (49) who benefi ted a lot from Bloemfontein Taxi Association, says the increase in the remember. Mmabana said the news of the taxi price will be tough on them as the fuel expense is Lerato Lengau, director of security centre’s burning down came as a going up while the increase has not been rippled down to Maqeto Moshane (36) lives in Freedom Square and says for the Department of Sport, Arts the commuters. He says he runs the Brandwag route and shock to him. Mosohli, who is it’s diffi cult for her to travel since she is unemployed. “If and Culture in the Free State, said as a taxi driver he is responsible for footing the fuel bill the taxi fare goes up, I don’t know how I will be able to a well-known Lesedi FM radio out of his daily income from the taxi fares. The rest then afford it.” PHOTO: KATLEHO MORAPELA he received a report from the staff drama actor, told Voice that he gets divided between him and the taxi owner. “This means about the incident. He said none worked as a drama instructor at that my portion of the income is going to shrink.” of the staff members were injured. PHOTO: KATLEHO MORAPELA the centre for 13 years. He also He suspected the fi re had started used to rehearse in the rondavels from outside the centre’s yard. which were destroyed by the Lengau told Voice he strongly fi re. “Many young artists such as believes whoever was behind the actors, dancers and musicians have fi re had burnt the grass from the benefi ted a lot from the centre,” outside. As a result, the dry tree said Mosohli. branches caused the fi re to spread Free State SAPS provincial to the rondavels. No injuries were spokesperson, Masilela Langa, reported even though the fi re had said police are still busy with caused huge damage to the centre. the investigations and trying to “I was called and informed determine the cause of the fi re. “At of the fi re by one of the staff this stage, we have no idea what members shortly after the incident. Lebogang Finger (30) says he is already spending a huge may have caused the fi re. It is also chunk of his income on taxi fare. “I have to take two taxis Currently we are not sure what not known how much the damage from my house in Rocklands to my work in the extent of the damage is. The is. All the information will be and it costs me approximately R800 a month.” Finger department is waiting for the available once the investigations says he won’t be able to afford to pay more. The taxi rank at the Mangaung train station. forensic report to be concluded,” PHOTO: SHANAY FOLKEY PHOTO: EARL COETZEE have been completed,” he said. he said. [email protected]

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Verifi ed Distribution: 20000 copies per week. 6 July 2016 • [email protected] • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA 3 Sebopi sena ha se ipehe fatshe MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA enwa ya nang le thahasello ya mosebetsi ona wa hae o Edmore Seva - Oetsa mosebetsi wahae o Motle. Sebopi sa Thaba-Nchu se etsa ile a sebetsa ka thata ho ka Setshwantsho: Matseko Ramotekoa. mosebetsi o kgabane wa ho etsa atlehisa le ho hodisa kgwebo dipitsana tsa dipalesa. ya hae. Ere kaha kgwebo ena Edmore Seva ya dilemo di ya hae e hola hantle, o re ha 32 ke monna ya tsebang seo itshole ka ho itshebetsa. Mme a se batlang. Mme o sebetsa dipitsana tsena tseo a di bopang ka thata ho etsa bonnete ba ka letsopa leo a le rekang hore kgwebo ya hae ya ho toropong ya Bloemfontein di bopa dipitsana tsa letsopa e ratwa haholo le metsaneng a tswelapele. Ha Edmore a sa kantle ho Thaba-Nchu. O re se hola, o ne a tlwaetse ho bopa monate ke hore ha a sebedise di ka letsopa le metswalle ya hae. khemikhale ho bopa dipitsana Mme kajeno o iphedisa ka ho tsa hae. O di omisa ka letsatsi etsa mosebetsi o babatswang matsatsi a mebedi. Mme ke batho ba bangata. Edmore kamora moo, ebe o qalella ho di a hlalositse hore hang kamora taka ka mebala e fapaneng. hore a phethele dithuto tsa hae Leha a tsamaya toropo tse sekolong se phahameng, o ngata ho bapatsa le ho rekisa ile a sebetsa jwalo ka motaki dipitsana tsena tsa hae mmoho khamphaning e imkemetseng. le dipalesa, ha fellwe ke tshepo. Mme kamora dilemo di se kae O na le tumelo ya hore ka le a sebetsa moo, konteraka ya leng la matsatsi, o tla be le hae ha e yaka ya ntjhafatswa. lebenkele le leholo moo bareki “Bakeng sa hore ke batle ba tla iphumanela dipitsana mosebetsi o mong, ke ile ka tsena le dipalesa. “Dipitsana bona ho le molemo hore ke tsena tsaka ke di rekisa ho tloha mpe ke iqalle kgwebo eo e leng ho R120 ho ya ho R150. Ho yaka,” o hlalositse jwalo. tswa ka hore na motho o batla Ere kaha o ne a tseba mosebetsi e jwang ebe nna ke mo etsetsa wa matsoho wa ho bopa le ho yona. Ke mosebetsi o batlang etsa dipalesa tsa dipolasetiki, mamello le thahasello e kgolo,” Edmore o ile a bona ele yona ho rialo Edmore. kgwebo e mo loketseng. Monna [email protected] Prison is no five-star hotel MARK STEENBOK & prisoner and the founder of Second JANSIE MALAN Chance Charity, spoke about the struggle of ex-offenders to reintegrate The notion that prisoners are into communities. receiving fi ve-star treatment is very “I am a specialist in crime because I far from the truth, says the national committed a crime, but I also know Corrections Commissioner, Zach how to break the chain of crime. Use Modise. Speaking at the Grootvlei us, ex-offenders, to teach others. Do Prison outside of Bloemfontein, not judge us, we have already paid for Modise said he would like to lock our crimes in prison,” said Williams. up a couple of teenagers for a few Modise said the Department of days and see if they think losing their Correctional Services (DCS) wants freedom is a luxury. to establish halfway houses in the Modise addressed ex-offenders, Free State and Northern Cape to help NGOs, and religious organisations with the process of reintegrating ex- during an Ex-Offenders Stakeholders offenders into society. Work Session at the Grootvlei Prison He also warned ex-offenders that recently. some who end up without a place “Most of you (prisoners and ex- to call home, might revert back to offenders) are smart and crime and drugs at the intelligent. What slightest provocation. you need to do is That is why the discover your DCS wants passion and to establish potential, halfway which can houses in make a the Free difference State and to yourself Northern and in Cape. your com- He said munities,” even those said Modise. who are not The platform welcomed was created back by their for ex-offenders families will fi nd to talk about a place to rest their their challenges like heads and have a unemployment, The national Corrections fresh start at a better homelessness and Commissioner, Zach Modise, life. drug abuse. Benji addressing the media at the Grootvlei mark@centralmediagroup. Prison outside Bloemfontein. Williams, a former co.za PHOTO: MARK STEENBOK 4 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 6 July 2016 Shacks burn every day Invasive species deadline CHRISTAL-LIZE MULLER spokesperson, Malebo Khosana, number of shacks burned down awaits Mangaung says four men were inside on Saturday. A thousand people The Mangaung Metropolitan Biosecurity Unit, Department Fires breaking out in shacks the shack at Katleho Informal were affected. She appeals to Municipality has until 1 of Environmental Affairs, by and claiming lives in informal Settlement. communities not to leave candles October 2016 to outline its 1 October 2016. settlements and other areas are a One of them allegedly lit a or paraffi n stoves and heaters plan for controlling invasive Like municipalities, every reality in South Africa, especially primus stove to cook porridge unattended. species on all public land. land owner in the country during winter. In the Free State after which they fell asleep. The In addition Van Zyl urges This is in accordance with also has to remove invasive many people are injured and left men were woken by fl ames and people to evacuate their shacks the National Environmental species on land owned. homeless. smoke at about 23:30. Khosana immediately in case of a fi re Management: Biodiversity Invasive species are now Divisional Offi cer of the says three of them managed to and not to try and extinguish it Act (Nemba) and the Alien deemed a legal liability to Mangaung Metro’s Fire and escape, leaving their room-mate themselves. In many cases people and Invasive Species (AIS) every property owner in the Rescue Service, Braam van trapped inside. lock themselves in their shacks Regulations, which became country and the legislation will Zyl, says these fi res occur daily The 30-year-old Rajana to keep out intruders, and when law on 1 October 2014. impact on estate agents and in shacks which are built with Ralenkoane from Thaba Tseka a fi re breaks out, it is diffi cult to The new law requires all conveyancers. corrugated iron and insulated in Lesotho could not escape escape. municipalities and organs of There are 559 invasive species with newspapers. This makes it the fl ames. Acting Cluster In some instances it has been state, including parastatals listed in the Nemba regulations a heat conductor. The problem Commander in Thabong, Envor reported that neighbours could such as Eskom and Sanral, to and every landowner also has comes in when people use open Solomon, asks the community to not help people trapped inside identify the nature and extent a ‘duty of care’ to remove fi res in these small shacks. be careful when they heat their a burning shack because all of listed invasive species invasive species from their Candles are used to provide homes or prepare food. entrances had been locked from occurring on all public land land. The new law also says light, while paraffi n or gas is Meanwhile Netcare 911 the inside. He compliments the under their control. that every seller of a property used for cooking and to keep the spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, Mangaung Metro for providing Once the problem has been has to inform the buyer of cold out. Unfortunately, people says emergency services assisted vacant erven in most informal quantifi ed, the Municipalities a property of any invasive are not cautious enough. Illegal in two separate incidents settlements for residents to build must, by law, develop long- species on the property. electricity connections are also in Durban and Pretoria this their shacks. This prevents fi res term plans for the control As listed invasive species are one of the main causes of fi res. weekend. In Durban 30 shacks from spreading to nearby shacks of invasive species, commit now deemed a legal liability In the most recent case, a man were destroyed. Hundreds of unlike the situation in Cape Town budgets and assign teams to every property owner in the died in a fi re that broke out in a people have been left homeless. where shacks are built too close to remove invasive species country, the legislation is set shack at Thabong, Welkom, on Five people have died in Plastic to one another. across the city. Control plans to impact on estate agents and Saturday night. Free State police View in Pretoria after a large [email protected] must be submitted to the conveyancers.

Greenhouses at Lebone Village where they produce vegetables for the village and community. PHOTO: MARK STEENBOK Lulu Ngcobo, manager of Lebone Village at Bloemspruit, with some of the kids. PHOTO: TLALONGANYO MAKAU Lebone shines light on hope TLHALOGANYO MAKAU shining hope and giving light in needs of many. These are Lebone empowered with skills, thereby tunnels. Lebone also has its own the darkness to many without House, Lebone Counselling, giving them an opportunity pigs and chickens, enabling them Lebone Village is a non-profi t hope for the future. “Most of our Lebone Edu Centre, Lebone to generate an income for to feed over 230 people daily, organisation situated just outside children are orphaned because of Skills Development and Lebone themselves and their families. handing out 300 food parcels to of Bloemfontein. Lebone is a the devastating effect HIV/Aids Agriculture. “At Lebone Village we underprivileged families in and care centre for children affected has on our country. Lebone is the “Lebone has its own property, have three classes providing around the community monthly, or infected by HIV/Aids. The Sotho word meaning “light” and which houses an Education preprimary education for our as well as generating an income centre strives to provide a setting that is what we here at Lebone Centre for children living in children and afternoon classes for Lebone. resembling that of the children’s Village are all about, giving light Lebone and day scholars from for children attending primary For an NPO with no govern- own family. It was evident to to those in darkness who are the community. At the moment school. We also have children mental funding Lebone is surely the founders of Lebone that very without hope. We are dedicated they care for 38 orphans and from the community, who are a marvel and a true inspiration to little provision was being made to bringing hope, dignity and vulnerable children from the unable to access education due all who visit. “We don’t have any to tend to the children who would support by providing care to age as young as nine months to poverty, as day scholars at the funding, from the government remain after the death of their all vulnerable children, their to 21 who are cared for in two preschool centre. They all enjoy but we get by with the sponsors HIV/Aids- infected parents and families, and everyone affected houses on the property. The skills all the benefi ts of Lebone House we have, like KFC and the Lebone was formed to try and by poverty,” said Lulu. development centre is used for children, namely three meals a National Lottery, who have been educate and take care of these Lebone Village has its own the upliftment and empowerment day, clothing, medication, etc.,” backing us for years and even orphans. sections, from education to of family members of the said Lulu. helped erecting some of our Lulu Ngcobo, the Managing agriculture, situated on the children as well as the poor and More than half the property is structures and green houses,” Director of Lebone, explained property. “We currently have fi ve needy. This centre has close used for agricultural production, Lulu concluded. how Lebone is truly a light sections where we try to meet the to 100 people who are being with greenhouses and garden [email protected] 6 July 2016 • [email protected] • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za ENTERTAINMENT • BOITHABISO 5 Young female writer publishes her first novel FLAXMAN QOOPANE you know, he’s the only breadwinner in the house, so what will we eat? How will we Matshidiso Taleng A 27-year-old Free State female writer, survive without him...?’ ” Matshidiso Taleng of Hillside View, Taleng added that many South Africans like Bloemfontein, is the author of a new novel: to watch television programmes and they Unfolding the Documentary. are not familiar with the doors or buildings Matshidiso Taleng said: “I wrote my of our libraries. “I don’t have time to fi rst novel, Unfolding the Documentary, watch programmes on television. I spend to prove that in the Free State we have most of my time reading novels by other novelists. My book is based on the female novelists. I have read Coconut by challenges that are faced by our youth. Kopano Matlwa, The Thing Around Your Basically the novel teaches the youth on Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The how to deal with peer pressure. I hope the Madams and Behind Every Successful Man novel will one day win me an award in by Zukiswa Wanner and Beauty’s Gift by literature.” Sindiwe Magona, just to name a few. My An extract from the novel reads: “She favourite author is Omoseye Bolaji whom I would then leave me in there with him. would like to thank him for the mentorship, He’d fi rst tell me to touch him and turn wisdom, knowledge and the encouragement him on, I was nine... Of course I didn’t given to me. have any clue of what I was doing, but he “Just when I was about to give up, you made sure he taught me till I got it right, pushed me and made me realise my he would breathe heavily and have his way potential and I’ll always be grateful for with me. (Her father, satisfying himself that. I have dedicated my novel to you. with his only daughter.) Every night I’d “I would also like to thank my publisher, cry and hope she’d walk in and save me Author Thabiso Mofokeng from Mosa from what was happening, but nothing, my Media and Book Distributors (Pty) Ltd, for following words: “Writers’ workshops, Tsoarelo Malakoane, for publishing an father would rape me till I bled. When he publishing my novel.” Taleng also thanked organised by the Free State Department anthology of poems, essays and short was fi nished, he’d tell me to go and take a her true friend, Maleshoane Mputlane. of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation stories, Mokolokotwane, Dimomonane bath. I’d walk uncomfortably and painfully “Your support has been amazing. You’ve through the Language Services led by by Sekajane and Nombulelo Leqheku (an to where my mother was and showed her been such a true friend and fellow artist. I Dr Mathene Mahanke and the Sesotho anthology of Sesotho poetry), Setjhu by how much I bled, but as usual... She’d tell hope you’ll start working on your projects Literature Museum led by Tseliso Lechesa Molefi (a collection of poems, me that this will be over soon, kissed me on too.” Masolane, have done great work for the short stories and drama) and the thick the forehead and ran me a bath, then poured Taleng published her fi rst anthology of authors, poets, playwrights and short book profi ling Free State artists, Taking dettol into the water; I still hate the smell of English poetry, titled Secrets,in 2013. “My story writers in the province. I salute Arts and Culture to the People (1st Edition it even today... love for art and poetry started in 2004 our MEC of the Department of Sport, 2016/17. Continue to empower the artists ‘I want to report this to the police,’ I said to when I was a member of the poetry club, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Mathabo and writers.” my mother. She didn’t even ask what I was Beyond Mind Control, in Bloemfontein. Leeto, and your team, including Advocate [email protected] talking about; she knew exactly what I was We attended a number of poetry workshops talking about. ‘You can’t do that; please, where members of the club were divided no,’ my mother begged. ‘Why not? Mom, into three groups to discuss poems by how long should I live like this? How Oswald Mtshali, Dr Mongane Wally many times have you said “this will be over Serote, Dr Don Mattera and Ingoapele soon” and instead of it getting better or Madingoane, just to mention a few. It was stopping, it just gets worse,’ I said to her. ‘I a learning experience for me as an up-and- know, my baby, but think of your future,’ coming poet. I started writing many poems my mom said. ‘What future?’ I asked her. that gave birth to my anthology, Secrets. ‘If you go to the police, they will take The anthology was launched during the both me and your father to jail and I can’t Wordfest at the National Arts Festival in ELECTIONS 2016: THE EFFECTS OF NOT VOTING survive it, or they might take only your Grahamstown in July 2013,” she said. ENGLISH EDITION AUGUST 2016 BONA.CO.ZA R15,00 (VAT incl) father and that will only be worse because, Taleng encouraged other writers with the DEALS IN HEELS WOMEN SHARE TIPS LOCAL CELEB FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS GLAM SQUADS 4 ON HOW TO GET AN WIN! A-LIST LOOK R52 000 in beauty Set a target and start saving hampers ANDRÉ GROBLER month. These amounts can accumulate over time to something special. “Once Iam July 2016 is National Savings Month. you are in the habit, you will see the WOMAN Many South Africans are saving but not Five of TV’s fiercest women on benefi ts, you will see the results.” IN sexism, fame & girl power ILABLE ISIXHOSA AVA Other countries R13,16 (tax excl) ALSO & ISIZULU enough, said the South African Savings The institute said it is important for SESOTHO, Institute (SASI) during the launch of the people to set a target to start saving 2016 savings campaign. money. It will be tough to save if you The poor savings record of South do not have a goal. Mwandiambira said Africans is refl ected in the low national targets such as saving for an education, savings rate of 15.4% of GDP. a holiday, new clothes or even just “Yes, people are saving but they are not shopping, are important. He said people saving enough,” said acting CEO of who are new to saving must set small SASI, Gerard Mwandiambira. He said goals and once they have achieved most working people have access to them, it will encourage them to set some sort of savings such as a pension bigger goals over a longer period. He fund or provident fund through their added the institute’s campaign for 2016 employer. “So it is safe to assume that is about a positive message on saving. most people are saving between 2.5% “Instead of no-one can save, let’s say and 7% of their income but they should we can save.” be saving up to 15% of their income.” The institute wants to fi nd people who Mwandiambira said the institute accepts started saving with the little they had that people are living on the edge and show their successes. during the current diffi cult economic The essence of this is that when people times but the institute believes and tries meet somebody who have actually done to spread the message that saving is it, they relate easier to the fact than to about willpower. To save 10% of R100 a theoretical lesson. Part of the savings or 10% of a million rand, one needs campaign this month will be savings willpower. He said despite the economic workshops with Starsavers which teach situation, people should still save, children to save. even if they start with R50 or R100 a [email protected] 6 MOTORS • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 6 July 2016

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Interna onal First Drive: Volvo’s suave S90 in sunny Spain WEDISH car maker Volvo is a brand a large boot and enough room for six-foot- fi lled with compressed air which spools to on the move. Since its emancipation plus adults in the rear. turbocharger up faster, meaning less lag. Sfrom Ford in 2010 the company has The layout is clean, simplistic, with an The front-wheel drive T5 and D4 variants will been going it alone in terms of design, emphasis on the portrait-mounted central arrive in SA in 2017 while the range-topping platform and powertrain development. All infotainment screen which controls many 300kW T8 is yet to be confi rmed. of that work has come to fruition as the of the car’s functions. The system has marque introduces its second all-new model been slightly upgraded to provide better Safety, safety...safety series, the S90 and V90. We will only be performance and enhanced application Volvo is committed to a campaign that getting the saloon S90 variant in South compatibility. I was able to stream music on implies that nobody should be killed or Africa. I travelled to Spain to see what this Spotify from the car’s Wi-Fi hotspot while seriously injured in a Volvo vehicle by 2020. new model is all about before it reaches connecting my smartphone to the net for the So the safety technology has to be quite local shores. obligatory social media posts, while I was a something. The S90 gets an updated version passenger, of course. of Pilot Assist as standard (as will the XC90 Design in the DNA for MY17). This is a semi-autonomous driving The rather svelte XC90 has been with us Engines and driving system that works up to 130km/h (versus for some time. I feel that, in the metal, this When the S90 reaches local shores 50km/h previously). There are also items S90 looks even better than its SUV sibling. towards the end of 2016, we will receive two such a City Safety, large animal detection, as Upfront the massive P1800-esque grille variants, a petrol and a diesel. The petrol will well as Run-Off-Road Mitigation. dominates the front end. be the T6 model with 235kW/400Nm from In side profi le the car screams sports a twin-charged 2.0 litre motor. This model is Verdict sedan with a few nods to the S90’s really rather rapid for such a large machine, Volvo is producing great vehicles at the Germanic rivals. The shape of the rear especially with the all-wheel drive system. moment. The technology produced and the lights and surfacing of the rear section are However, in ‘Dynamic’ mode the gear general enthusiasm of everyone associated certainly talking points. changes from the 8-speed gearbox were, at with the brand mean that the future looks times, rather clunky. Placing the car back bright for the Swedes. The S90 and XC90 is Interior, pretty Swede to ‘Comfort’ or ‘Eco’ mode remedies this only the beginning. The inside of the S90 is very similar to the problem, I found. XC90. The fi t and fi nish inside the vehicle The other model that we will be receiving Pricing is as you’d expect from a premium product. is my pick of the range, the D5. This all- Volvo South Africa provided quite a broad Leather and soft-touch materials are to be wheel drive 2.0 litre diesel model gets range for the pricing with models starting at found everywhere, along with a general 173kW/480Nm and what Volvo calls Power R600 000 and going up to around impression of tangible quality. There is also Pulse. In basic terms it’s a cylinder that is R900 000. 6 July 2016 • [email protected] • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za SPORT • DIPAPADI 7 upbeat heading into clash

MORGAN PIEK

The Toyota Cheetahs are upbeat about ending their campaign strongly with just two matches left for the team in the competition. This despite narrowly edging the Western Force 30-29 on Saturday after leading the match 27-10 at the half-time break. Although the team won by just a single point, they showed a lot of character to hold on for the win and they are delighted that a tight one went in their favour. The Cheetahs captain, Francois Venter, told Voice that he is tired of the negative perception of the team and they take a lot of confi dence out of the match.

The guys can go out and look people in the eyes now and say we’ve got the victory

“I’m tired of people being negative about Free State rugby. They only look at the results and don’t look at how the team evolves and gets better very week. As a team we always hear the bad stuff, so this victory is a moral boost in the camp. “The guys can go out and look people in the eyes now and say we’ve got the victory. “We still want to carry this momentum into the last two games and the Currie Paul “Tier” Schoeman scored the fi rst try for the Cheetahs against the Western Force, which was also his fi fth try of the season. The impressive prop, Ox Cup. We’ve got a huge responsibility.” Nche, is running in support. PHOTO: SA RUGBY The Sharks will be under a lot of pressure in the game this coming weekend, also plagued with injury and none more “We were really hoping that Pat might Dan du Preez and Willie le Roux. especially with the off-fi eld politics about disruptive than that of the team’s captain be ready for this week (Lions), but he “Hopefully he can come back. I don’t the franchise’s fi nancial situation and and fl yhalf, Patrick Lambie. wasn’t. Even until Wednesday he wasn’t think André will be right, but hopefully their 37-10 drubbing at the hands of the Lambie sustained a concussion during showing any signs of improving. You he will be. Maybe Dan du Preez as well, Lions in Johannesburg. the Springboks 26-20 loss to Ireland in know that concussion protocol is an but we’ll cross our fi ngers. And maybe The Cheetahs, in their turn, will also the fi rst Test in Cape Town, and the side’s important one and we will always look Willie will be right as well.” want to draw confi dence from their last coach, Gary Gold, is hoping he will be fi t after our players.” Saturday evening’s match between the trip to Durban when they stunned the for the match. While Lambie is a massive loss for the Sharks and the Cheetahs at King’s Park in Sharks with a 19-10 victory last season. “I hope, I really hope so,” said Gold Sharks, Gold didn’t sound too upbeat Durban kicks off at 19:15. Just like the Cheetahs, the Sharks are following their loss to the Lions. about the return of André Esterhuizen, [email protected] Two of SFS selected for SA U18 hockey team RUFUS BOTHA choice as she has been putting up her hand as Gouws and Lizanne Jacobs, were included in one would have predicted that they would one of the top girls’ players at her age level the girls’ South African under 17 team. at least reach the fi nal. Especially with The national selectors of the South African since primary school. Even after sustaining a The U18 SFS team did not perform Oranje being the best high school squad in girls under 18 hockey team didn’t have an nasty gash during one of the matches, she is as well as expected. With the country and Eunice also in the top ten. easy task to select a team to represent the still in the tournament. Oranje and Eunice making But these calculations do not always add country in August against the international Two top players from Oranje, Simone up the bulk of the team, up when players need to fi nd their feet with hockey powerhouse, Australia, in a three-test other schools’ players. This means a quick home series. adjustment in play and possible changes to This after some brilliant hockey was dished game plans they are used to. up last week in Bloemfontein at a national Casey-Jean Botha SFS could not reach the fi nal of the IPT and Interprovincial Tournament (IPT) in this age (Eunice) was started off the tournament with a 1-1 draw selected for the SA group, which also served as trials for the under 18 hockey against Amathole. They, however, hammered South African team. team that will be in Eastern Province 4-1, but were on the losing The two brilliant hockey players from action against their end against South Gauteng with a 2-1 loss. Bloemfontein, Casey-Jean Botha (Eunice) rivals, Australia, in This was followed by a goalless draw against a three-test series and Minke van Heerden (Oranje), made the in South Africa in Mpumalanga and a win against the B-side of national team, and rightly so. Their brilliant August. PHOTO: VAN Gauteng. play stood out among the Southern Free ZYL NAUDE The SFS beat Eastern Province again, this Staters and it would have come as a surprise time 3-0, but nothing could prevent Boland if they were not in the team. and South Gauteng to battle it out in the fi nal. What made Van Heerden’s selection easier, The score was 1-1 at the fi nal whistle, but was her being the top goal scorer at the IPT Boland eventually reigned supreme after a in the City of Roses, while in the case of penalty shootout victory. Botha there couldn’t have been much of a [email protected] RUGBY Cheetahs upbeat heading into Sharks clash PAGE 7 WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY 6 JULYJULY 20162016

The former Santos and Jomo Cosmos left-back, Cheslyn Jampies, The Namibian international and former Golden Arrows man, Deon Hotto will be the ideal player to fi ll the boots of former captain, Bevan (right), joins the team at the expense of Lerato Lamola and Vuyani Ntanga, The former Orlando Pirates player, Khethokwakhe Masuku, joins Fransman, who has joined Maritzburg United. who move to Arrrows. Wayde Jooste (left) also swopped the green-and- Celtic following a loan spell at Royal Eagles F.C. in Durban. PHOTO: CHARLE LOMBARD white of Celtic for Arrows. PHOTO: CHARLE LOMBARD PHOTO: ANESH DEBIKY Jampies, Masuku and Hotto headline Celtic signings MORGAN PIEK told Voice that he feels the style of Celtic relationship with coach Serame Letsoaka. lacking and we defi nitely believe that with the better suits his own game. “I’m a very wise “I’m very happy to have joined this beautiful names we announced we are strengthening The wait is over for Bloemfontein Celtic person,” said Jampies. “If you look at the club. I worked with Serame Letsoaka at the the team. If this is not strengthening, then I supporters with the Premier Soccer Club type of football I play, what I’ve seen from beginning of last season, so I’m happy to be do not know. I’m announcing this to you fi rst, having introduced their new signings for the Celtic is the type of football I play. With all working with him again.” As for his goals Patrick Tignyemb will be the captain of the 2016/17 season. due respect to the other big teams out there, at his new club, Hotto said it’s a simple team.” Thousands of loyal supporters braved the I’m overwhelmed by the interest, but I’ve target and he just wants to hit the back of the Konco added that another big signing would bitter cold on Sunday morning to witness the made my decision.” net. “I’m targeting nine or ten goals for the be made on Monday, however, at the time of unveiling of the fi rst eight players by the club. With the confi rmed departure of the season.” print that contract hadn’t been signed as yet. The three biggest names signed by the club former Celtic captain, Bevan Fransman, to It is also confi rmed that the Cameroonian The Bafana Bafana midfi elder, Thapelo are the former Jomo Cosmos defender, Maritzburg United, Jampies has a golden goalkeeper, Patrick Tignyemb, will wear the Morena, was with the team on Sunday and Cheslyn Jampies, the former Orlando Pirates opportunity to slot into the role at the club captain’s armband this season. The news the club said that he is still a Celtic player, midfi elder, Khethokwakhe Masuku, and the and make it his own. about this was broken to Voice by the club’s however, Voice has it on good authority former Golden Arrows midfi elder, Deon The Siwelele faithful were livid over the CEO, Khumbulani Konco. that the player is still linked with a move to Hotto. release of striker Lerato Lamola and versatile “We know we didn’t perform well last Mamelodi Sundowns, with the two clubs Jampies has attracted a lot of attention attacker, Vuyani Ntanga, who departed for season, so we sat down as management and negotiating a trade deal for the Burundian during the off-season and the Soweto Giants, Golden Arrows in a trade deal to secure the said let’s do proper planning. The fi rst and striker, Fiston Adbul Razak. The player wore Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs were after Namibian international, Hotto. most important thing was to continue with the green and white last season as a loan his signature. The 26-year-old left-back, who Hotto, in his turn, said he was delighted the coach, then we went over to the scouting. player for Celtic. has already been in the Bafana Bafana setup, to have joined Celtic and resume his We looked at the positions where we were [email protected]

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