THURSDAY 9 JUNE 2016 NEWSNEWS YYOUOU CCAN USE FREE COMMUNITY GEMEENSKAPP VERMAAK www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za UFS workers Bfn-avonturier Lekkerlees-stories Kouer weer dalk teen suspend protest staal hom vir vir die langpad and return to work Antarktika bekend gestel die naweek in die PAGE 2 BLADSY 3 BLADSY 8 sentrale binneland Mangaung increase shattering

CATHY DLODLO & the lowest among the country’s ANDRÉ GROBLER metros at 0.6621 cents. Bloemfontein Courant asked Mangaung Metro residents need Freedom Front+ councillor, to brace themselves for more Elizabeth Snyman-Van Deventer, than just a cold winter as a to demonstrate how these higher-than-infl ation increase in proposed increases are going rates and taxes is coming their to impact her family’s fi nances. way. The proposed increases, She says residents should bear as set out in the budget for in mind that their municipal Mangaung Metro Municipality account is calculated on the for the 2016/17 fi nancial year, water use and whether residents is likely to make residents dig are taking water restrictions deeper into their cash fl ow. into account and their rates and Assessment rates, which will taxes are infl uenced by their affect property tax, will increase neighbourhood. by 8% on average across the Snyman-Van Deventer says she board. Water tariffs will increase stays in Pellissier and her rates by 8%, sewerage tariffs by and taxes – including water 8.2% for both residential and – amounts to approximately non-residential consumers and R1500. “This, however, excludes refuse removal by 7.8% for the my electricity because I am using The Aussie Circus is fi nally in Bloem! next fi nancial year. Electricity a pre-paid meter,” she explains. AUSSIE: The Australian Circus Spectacular has recently been making waves around South Africa for all the right tariffs will increase by 11,29% on She says she buys approximately reasons. Offering a night of escapism and positivity, the show has gained a devoted following across the country, with average, while other tariffs will R1400’s worth of electricity a one family even travelling 400 kilometres from the Karoo to Port Elizabeth in one evening just to see the spectacle. be increased by an average of month. “I do not buy it all at AUSSIE will now be touching down in Bloemfontein at the Windmill Casino, setting up its iconic white, yellow and 10%, with effect from July. once. During the fi rst week of purple circus Big Top and tent village for its shows from Friday until Sunday 19 June 2016. With options of morning, These announcements were each month, I spend R700,” says afternoon and evening shows, there is no reason to miss out on this spectacle. The tent will be heated to protect you made by the Executive Mayor Snyman-Van Deventer. Around and your loved ones from the chilly Free State winter. Tickets are R200 - R400 for adults and R150 - R350 for children of the Mangaung Metro, Thabo the 20th she spends another R700 under 14 years old and groups of 10 or more booking together. Infants seated on a parent’s lap do not require a ticket. and gets much less units for the Tickets can be purchased online at Computicket, or in-store at Computicket outlets, Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper Manyoni. He indicated that and House & Home stores. the city’s assessment rates for same amount. residential properties remain CONTINUES ON PAGE 2► 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • GEMEENSKAPSNUUS www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 9 June 2016 Mangaung increase UFS workers shattering ◄CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to other metros. But, says Snyman-Van Deventer, if suspend protest and With the new proposed Mangaung is compared increases, Snyman-Van to other metros it might Deventer says she would pay be cheaper on municipal approximately R400 more services, but the income ratio on all municipal services of families is much lower return to work and would need to budget than that of other metros. She more than R150 extra for says with a lower household electricity and more than income, these increases place MOEKETSI MOGOTSI proposals and hoped these Acho said that talks had been R250 on the rates and taxes much more fi nancial pressure suggestions would have been ongoing since November and the account. on paying consumers. Workers from the National taken into account when they workers downed tools after every This, Snyman-Van Deventer Meanwhile, DA councillors Education, Health and Allied met with the university again on other process had been exhausted. says, is despite several also criticised the budget Workers’ Union (Nehawu) at the Tuesday. Nehawu Provincial Organiser, measures taken to save water. as a big chunk – more than University of the Free State were “We were supposed to have Jabu Makhubo, said that members “I have a swimming pool 70% is allocated for salaries, back at work on Tuesday after a met the management yesterday from the Qwaqwa campus had that has not been fi lled up for payment to contractors and week of protests. (Monday) but they were in also downed tools in solidarity months. We put in a system service providers, as well The union expressed its a meeting discussing our with their main campus members. that allows for all grey water as the expenditure on bulk dissatisfaction with the annual proposals. They indicated that UFS spokesperson, Lacea Loader, to fl ow to our garden and water and electricity. salary increase of 4% that they they would meet us, so since we said the protest had no effect on we put bricks in our toilets “This, says DA councillor, currently have. The workers have are negotiating in good faith we the academic and examination to limit water use during Hans Brits, leaves only 30% been requesting wage increases of decided that we needed to suspend processes. fl ushing,” she explains. for service delivery, projects above 7%. the strike, pending our meeting There was calm at the university Manyoni said during his and other expenses.” The Chairperson of the Nehawu with management and hoping that while police and campus security budget speech that even with council is expected to vote on Bloemfontein Branch, Thomas they would at least agree to one of monitored the protest action. the increases announced, the the metro budget on today. Acho, said the union tabled the proposals.” [email protected] Mangaung Metro remains [email protected] the cheapest city compared [email protected]

Wives and girlfriends of the Toyota Cheetahs are helping to renovate the Sunfl ower House at the National Hospital. The ladies will be getting down and dirty by painting and decorating the rooms inside the house and providing it with new bedding and curtains over the next two weeks. PHOTO: MOEKETSI MOGOTSI Cheetahs wives, girlfriends get down and dirty

MOEKETSI MOGOTSI of the Sunfl ower Children’s care to 14 terminally ill children. Hospice at the National Hospital The renovations include painting While the Toyota Cheetahs rugby in Bloemfontein. the walls, replacing the fl oors players are on tour, the women The group of women will and ceilings, and installing new in their lives are steadily keeping commit their time and effort to cupboards. their homes together. One of refurbishing the Sunfl ower House Tania Smith, wife of Cheetahs the places where the wives and over the next two weeks. coach, Franco Smith, led the girlfriends of these sport stars The ladies adopted the hospice at group of women to help refurbish have collectively assisted with the beginning of the year as part of Môredou Home at Ons Kinderhuis renovations over the past few their seasonal community outreach last year. weeks, is the Sunfl ower House project. Sunfl ower House provides [email protected]

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Yes, I Safety at Heidedal would do the same thing quarry in Bfn discussed again, no MARK STEENBOK Werner, who called the two that the owner should consider matter meetings, earlier told Courant the option of involving the what the Concern has been raised about that the quarry has remained community to police the area. the water quality at the Heidedal unfenced and un-rehabilitated Further issues discussed during cost Corobrick mine. There is also and has been the scene of Friday’s meeting include the concern about the security at this many drownings, crimes such liability and compensation for abandoned and unrehabilitated as murder, robberies and rape, members of the community clay mine still affecting the illegal dumping of municipal who were affected by loss community. refuse, building rubble and of life, structural damage This is one of the issues that medical waste. caused by mining activity and Craig Thiem was discussed during a meeting Advocate Ruwaidah Henney, compensation to crime victims. at the Norman Doubell Hall who acts on a pro bono basis It is suspected that the water in Heidedal, Bloemfontein, on for the Heidedal community, may be contaminated, risking Wilgehof racism Friday 3 June. indicated that time is running seepage into the groundwater The meeting was attended by out and that legal steps are system. members from the Heidedal some of the solutions that can Joan Petersen of the Mayoral whistleblower hopes for community, ward councillors, be taken to force the owner Committee of Mangaung Metro members of the Department of the unrehabilitated mine, Municipality, indicated that there for Mineral Resources and Ted Fountain, to safeguard the is concern over the water quality better future the Department of Water and property. as it is suspected that chemical Sanitation. Werner further says at this stage waste is being dumped into the MARK STEENBOK twice, but still I had to appear in This was the second meeting the fi rst price for them will be to quarry. Locals are fi shing in the court. I was eventually acquitted on that took place between the request the owner, Fountain, to quarry and consuming the fi sh. “Yes, I would do the same thing these charges. But what stood out different roleplayers, with the aim build a wall around the premises. She also stated that tests are again, no matter what the cost. It for me was, if you stand up against of discussing an action plan to Community members who being conducted on the fi sh to is a matter of principle and you wrong, you can expect all hell to address and redress issues relating attended the meeting also raised determine the toxicity levels in cannot keep quiet when something break loose,” says Thiem. to the Heidedal quarry. concern about the lack of enough the water. like that happens.” Asked what he had learned Community activist, Gregory security guards at the quarry, and [email protected] These are the words of Craig from the episode, he says, when Thiem, the father from everybody seems to be against Bloemfontein who had alerted you, you should carry on and keep the Free State Department of on walking, persevere and know Education and the Human Rights that there is light at the end of the Commission about the alleged tunnel. racial abuse at the Wilgehof “I even lost one of my children Primary School three years ago. because of the pressure, teachers Thiem says he does not regret the were giving them a hard time and fact that he brought light to alleged people insulted them in the streets. incidents and the events that But things turned out positively. followed. According to him racism My one daughter has now been and hate speech should be regarded living with me for the past six as a criminal offence. months.” “I couldn’t believe twenty odd He says he does not hold grudges years after the apartheid regime had against anybody. ended, these kinds of things were “You have to let that kind of thing allowed to be carried on, especially go. I don’t want them to have the in an institution of learning. I felt a pleasure of thinking that I am in a lot of anger and outrage at the time. state. I feel completely liberated. I still get angry when I think about This is what others should take it,” says Thiem. into consideration when they go The Human Rights Commission through something similar.” subsequently found the teacher, For now, Thiem is focusing on his Lenard Mac Kay, guilty of racism. music. He hopes that South Africa Thiem, who nowadays spends his will eventually move on from the time teaching and producing music, various racism incidences that have says it was a diffi cult time for him popped up in our country since the and his kids. During this period he beginning of the year. was charged for allegedly walking “I have so much hope for this Lombards hou weer Wildskosfees out of a local retail grocery store country and our society. I am Die 17de Wildskosfees is die afgelope naweek weer met groot sukses op De Oude Kraal-landgoed buite die stad gehou. with groceries worth more than sure racism will pass. We will Die Lombards, eienaars van die landgoed, is jaarliks grootliks verantwoordelik vir die heerlike wildsvleisgeregte waaraan R500, without paying for them. eventually learn from this. If there’s besoekers aan De Oude Kraal se Wildskosfees kan smul. Oudergewoonte is daar reeds van vroegdag tot laatnag gekuier He was eventually acquitted on anything to be learned, stand up terwyl daar aan disse van 16 verskillende wildspesies geproe is. Hier is die gesin gereed vir die dag se onthaal. Voor theft charges, but not before he had and speak out so that these things is Gerhard en Marie Lombard by Melanie Moolman. Agter is Marie en Gerhard se drie dogters, Helen-Joan Lombard, to appear in court at least twenty (racism and hate speech) will not Marie-Louise Nel en Carman-Ann Lombard. Agter hulle is Bill Germishuys (Helen-Joan se verloofde), Jan-Hendrik Nel times. happen.” (Marie-Louise se man) en Abraham Wessels (Carmen-Ann se vriend). FOTO: THANDI XABA “The case was struck off the roll [email protected]

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6 SCHOOLS • SKOLE www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 9 June 2016 JF-Drummieklub en Allrounders Martie du Plessis-sportnuus Tiles bring waterverligting Boothengel Die JF-Drummieklub (JFDK) Kroonstad en het die dorp se Otto-William Ketterer het ’n bydrae gelewer nood onder die klub se aandag van Martie du Plessis- tot Allrounders Tiles se gebring. Delarey Bakkes, skool het vir die noodverligtingsinisiatief op JFDK-voorsitter, sê: “Dis Vrystaat-ligtegerei- Kroonstad deur op 30 Mei maar ’n druppel in die emmer, boothengelspan van 250 liter water te skenk. maar elke druppel water kan 25 Maart 2016 tot 2 April 2016 op die Allrounders Tiles spesialiseer iemand in nood help.” Gariepdam deelgeneem in die verskaffing van teëls, JFDK wil ook ander aan die Suid-Afrikaanse teëlsement, voegbry (grout) trompoppies en die kampioenskap. Dit en teëlafwerkings om te gemeenskap van is voorwaar ’n puik verseker dat projekte voltooi Bloemfontein uitnooi om prestasie vir ’n junior word met behulp van die Kroonstad se mense te seun. korrekte toepassing van al die help. As mense water wil produkte. aflaai, kan hulle dit by JFDK ondersteun graag Allrounders Tiles, Kolbelaan mense in nood. Een van 30, Bloemfontein, doen JFDK se lede, Eloise Fivaz gedurende besigheidsure. (13), se pa, Louis Fivaz, Kontak Allrounders Tiles vir Ouma Kobie en Oupa Chris meer inligting by 051-101- Kotze, is woonagtig in 0750. Laerskool Bloemfontein-leerders gekies vir Cravenweekspanne

Rugby Tydens die onlangse rugbyproewe vir Spesiale Skole is ’n Vrystaat-LSOB-span gekies wat gedurende die Junie/Julie- skoolvakansie aan die 35ste Cravenweek vir LSOB-skole gaan deelneem. Vanjaar se LSOB-Cravenweek sal van 26 Junie tot 1 Julie 2016 in Pretoria plaasvind. Martie du Plessis-skool het nie minder nie as 8 seuns in die o.18-span. Hier is Wihan Myburgh, Curtley Niewenheyzen, Enrico Cordier, Abednago Ansah, Nwiwgwe Nthombeni, Bruzaille Tobias, Phillip Oelofse en Carlo Jooste.

Lefa Mathinya is Marno Victor, Hendrè Botha en Jayden Botes is vir Elzano Prins, Herman Boshoff en Toto Mlambo is gekies vir die o.13A- die o.12A-Cravenweekspan gekies. gekies vir die Vrystaat o.13B-span. Cravenweekspan.

Rugby Martie du Plessis-skool het met die afgelope proewe vir Spesiale Skole baie goed gevaar deur nie minder nie as 5 seuns vir die Vrystaat LSOB-o.16-rugbyspan op te lewer. Die o.16-span gaan van 27 tot 30 Junie 2016 aan die VKB-week in Frankfort deelneem. Op die foto is Tian de Villiers, Sifiso Duma, Donowan Barnard, Flippie Kotze en Sam Goodman.

Atletiek Gedurende die Maart-vakansie, 17 tot 19 Maart, het JF-Voortrekkers hou ’n roetemars soos min Martie du Plessis se atlete deelgeneem aan die SA Junior Atletiekkampioenskap vir LSOB en hoërskole in Bloemfontein. Jim Fouché-Voortrekkers het op 28 Mei ’n nuwerwetse roetemars aangebied met geen kompas in sig nie. Daar is 24 kilometer gestap AJ Roodt het ’n bronsmedalje verower op SA vlak – ’n eerste vir met behulp van ’n splinternuwe adres-toepassing. Die toepassing is What3words en is besig om wêreldwyd opslae te maak. Dit is gratis Martie du Plessis. Die atlete wat deelgeneem het, is Shanelle beskikbaar vir alle soorte telefone en wat dit uniek maak, is dat dit ’n adres vir elke drie by drie-meter blokkie op aarde toeken. Dit is Fouché, Johan Wessels, Jesco Jelinek, AJ Roodt en Luandrie nagenoeg 57 triljoen blokkies. Elkeen van die blokkies kry ’n “drie woord”-adres soos tafel, lepel, vurk, wat uniek op aarde is. Inligting kan Gouws. Jonathan Archer en Abednago Ansah was afwesig tydens by http://what3words.com/ verkry word. Ses spanne van verskillende ouderdomsgroepe het deelgeneem. Die wenspan is van Sand du Plessis die neem van die foto. Hoërskool. Hulle het die 24 kilometer afgelê in 5 uur en 28 minute. Meer inligting kan by mnr. Bertie Eimer verkry word by 083-984-2113. JF presteer op talle gebiede

Pluimbal Biathle JF-presteerders wat deelgeneem het aan die Pluimbal o.19 SA Ope kampioenskap het Ettiene Beckmann is ingesluit Bloemfontein Kinderkoor goed gevaar. Nita Scholtz (eindig eerste in enkel- en dubbelwedstryd), Liane de Beer in die seuns o.19-Vrystaat- Ané Nel, Heineke Foot, SP Cilliers, Lisa Lombaard en Helena Joubert is deel van die (speel in enkel- en dubbel-kwarteindstryd), Jolene Bester (eindig eerste in gemengde biathlespan wat in Junie Bloemfonteinse Kinderkoor wat onlangs in die Sand du Plessis-teater deel was van dubbelwedstryd in plaatkompetisie) en Christi-Mari Cloete (speel in die enkelwedstryd op Bela-Bela aan die SA die Moments-uitvoering onder leiding van dr. Huibrie Verster en Willie Venter. en eindig tweede met dubbelwedstryd in plaatkompetisie). Kampioenskap gaan deelneem.

8 ENTERTAINMENT • VERMAAK www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 9 June 2016 OFM presents the Sound Lekkerlees-stories of Your Life IN Concert vir die langpad OFM, in partnership with the Die skrywer, dr. Louis Bothma, vuisvol stories wat die tone sal Vrystaat Arts Festival, will present stel eerskomende Saterdag sy laat omkrul van die lekkerte. Die Central South Africa’s biggest all- boek Huilwater: 30 stories in legendariese Frik du Preez duik day concert on Saturday 16 July die langpad by die Nasionale oral op. Jimmy Young foeter die 2016. The Sound of Your Life Afrikaanse Letterkundige All Blacks op, Jan Tromp pak IN Concert will feature MWAH, Museum en Navorsingsentrum ’n “tier” met sy kaal hande en Goodluck, Charlize Berg, Theuns (NALN) in die stad bekend. Griekwas wen die Curriebeker. Jordaan, Majozi, Chiano Sky, Soms moet Bothma as skrywer Lees die storie agter daardie Blackbyrd, Howie Combrink, van gesaghebbende historiese beroemde “Drie van Mannetjies LEAH and Kurt Darren. werke soos Die Buffel struikel, Roux” waaroor Laurika Rauch OFM General Manager, Nick Vang ’n Boer en Rebelspoor se oom steeds praat en hardloop Efstathiou, says OFM has been a wegbreek van daardie harde “Die Marathon” saam met die long-term partner of the annual werk. En dan is die resultaat skrywer deur Bloemfontein se Vrystaat Arts Festival. The lekkerlees-stories strate. festival attracts visitors from soos in sy nuutste Vir diegene wat across South Africa, exhibitors boek, Huilwater. van Bothma se from across the globe and Huilwater is ’n Grensoorlogboeke features the best local artists. bundel van 30 hou, is daar Oom This year we are excited to lekkerlees-stories. Willie se Pad en present the blue chip main event Dit bou voort Die Rooi Leeu en with the Sound of Your Life IN op Bothma se die terroriste. Concert. We have selected only ander bundel, Die the best and most popular artists Losbaadjiesak: boekbekendstelling on the OFM playlist, including stories in die van Huilwater local performers to be part of langpad, wat in vind Saterdag 11 the all-day concert. The concert 2011 verskyn het. Junie om 10:00 promises to be a fun day out for Hy vertel van sy by NALN, h/v young and old and we hope to kindertyd in die Elizabeth- en pack as many people as possible Boesmanland, Pres. Brandstraat, into the OFM Cricket Oval at studentejare en -vriende, Bloemfontein, plaas. Parkering the University of the Free State’s loopbaan as dosent in ekonomie, is beskikbaar op die teerblad Rag Farm.” betrokkenheid by projekte in langs die NALN-gebou, vanuit The concert will be an all-day Angola, Rondkyk-toere saam Elizabethstraat. Kurt Darren is one of the many artists that will perform in OFM’s fi rst The met vriende deur die Kalahari Bevestig jou bywoning by event. Gates open at 09:00 and Sound of Your Life IN Concert at this year’s Vrystaat Arts Festival. the last performer will be on en Namibië, en interessante Bothma by bothmalj@mweb. stage at 17:00. Those attending karakters wat sy lewenspad co.za of by Annelien Diedericks are encouraged to bring picnic Computicket. Adults will pay For more about the Sound of gekruis het. by [email protected] baskets to the venue. Tickets R150 per person and kids under Your Life IN Concert, go to Vir rugbyliefhebbers is daar ’n of 051-405-5407. go on sale on Monday 6 June at 12 will be allowed free entry. www.ofm.co.za.

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HORACE TERRY (indien jy aan ’n voorsorgfonds Ek het ’n paar navrae gehad oor behoort). Die tweede groot fout bogenoemde ‘foute’ en daar was Verlede week het ons gesels is om ’n kleinsakeonderneming ’n aantal persone wat wou weet oor twee groot foute wat mense met jou aftreegeld te begin. wat daarmee verkeerd is om ’n eie by aftrede begaan. Albei bogenoemde eindig besigheid te begin. My eerste vraag Die eerste groot fout is gewoonlik tragies en laat jou was: “Sal jy al jou aftreegeld neem om al jou aftreegeld in jou fi nansieel afhanklik van die en direkte aandele daarmee gaan bankrekening te laat inbetaal staat en/of jou familie. koop?” Almal se antwoord was nee, daar is te veel onsekerheid en METRO MUNICIPALITY METRO MUNISIPALITEIT METRO MUNISIPALITEIT risiko verbonde aan direkte aandeelbeleggings. Die gevolgtrekking is dus dat jy nie bereid is om met jou aftreegeld ’n belang in ’n reeds suksesvolle besigheid soos SAB, Sasol, Naspers, ensomeer, te koop nie, maar jy is bereid om ’n enorme waagstuk aan te pak deur jou RAADSLID M SIYONZANA SPEAKER aftreegeld in ’n onbeproefde kleinsakeonderneming te steek. OPENBARE KENNISGEWING Dan is daar die lede van voorsorgfondse wat by aftrede SPESIALE RAADSVERGADERING die opsie uitoefen om hul volle fondsvoordeel in hul bankrekening Kennis word hiermee gegee in terme van die bepalings van te ontvang. Gewoonlik word Artikel 18(2) gelees tesame met Artikel 29(1) van die Plaaslike dié opsie uitgeoefen sonder dat Regering: Wet op Munisipale Strukture, 1998 (Wet nr. 117 van die lid die nodige fi nansiële 1998) en Reël 4 en Reel 11(4) van die Raad se Reglement van advies ingewin het en is hy of Sal jy al jou aftreegeld neem en direkte aandele daarmee gaan koop? Orde dat ’n spesiale vergadering van die Munisipale Raad van sy nie bewus van die moontlike die Mangaung-Metro-Munisipaliteit soos volg gehou sal word: belastingimplikasies van die besluit honderdduisende of selfs miljoene uit ’n pensioenfonds of dit wat jy nie en dat dit nie weer omgeswaai beloop. Die onmiddellike ook al neem uit jou voorsorgfonds Datum: Donderdag, 09 Junie 2016 kan word as die opsie eers aanbeveling sal dus wees om eerder (en dit geld vir die somtotaal van Tyd: 10:00 Plek: Raadskamer, Eerste Vloer, uitgeoefen is nie. Moet dus nie val jou voorsorgfonds te hanteer asof alle enkelbedrae uit aftreefondse Bram Fischer-Gebou, Bloemfontein vir die geelwortel voor jou neus wat dit ’n pensioenfonds is. Neem dus wat jy mag ontvang). Alles meer jou aanmoedig om al jou geld by verkieslik net dit wat belastingvry as R500 000 sal belas word teen Die tweede vergadering sal onmiddelik na die begrotingsverga- aftrede te neem nie. is en gebruik die res van die geld ’n skaal wat tot soveel as 36% sal dering volg. Daar is persone daarbuite om ’n annuïteit of pensioen mee wees van dit wat jy bo R990 000 wat enorme bedrae geld op te koop. Net om vir jou ’n idee te neem. Stuur gerus vir my ’n e-pos RAADSLID MXOLISI SIYONZANA voorsorgfondse het en wanneer gee van die belastingimplikasies: na [email protected] indien jy SPEAKER hulle al die geld by aftrede Tans is net R500 000 belastingvry die belastingskale vir enkelbedrae Uitgegee deur MMM Communications www.mangaung.co.za | www.facebook.com/mangaungmetrom Oproepsentrum – 0800 111 300 neem, kan die belasting daarop wat dit wat jy neem van jou derde op aftreefondse wil ontvang.

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Kennis word hiermee gegee in terme van artikel 116 (3) van die munisipaliteit ter tafel gelê is, of, in die geval van ‘n van die Wet op Munisipale Finansiële Bestuur, Wet 56 van munisipale entiteit, in die raad van sy voogmunisipaliteit, en 2003, van die voorgestelde wysigings van die kontrak vir (b) die plaaslike gemeenskap — konstruksie van ‘n nuwe swembad en ablusie in Thaba (i) redelike kennis gekry het van die voorneme om die Nchu. kontrak of ooreenkoms te wysig; en (ii) dit uitgenooi is om voorleggings voor te lê aan die Artikel 116(3) van bogenoemde wet stipuleer dat: munisipaliteit of munisipale entiteit.” “’n Kontrak of ooreenkoms verkry deur die YHUVNDI¿QJVNHWWLQJEHVWXXUEHOHLG YDQ GLH PXQLVLSDOLWHLW RI Daaropvolgend tot tenderprosedures en die implementering munisipale entiteit kan gewysig word deur die partye, maar YDQERJHQRHPGHSURMHNLVµQEHKRHIWHJHwGHQWL¿VHHURPGLH slegs nadat — omvang van die kontrak uit te brei om lewensvatbaarheid en (a) die redes vir die voorgestelde wysiging deur die raad effektiewe dienslewering te verseker.

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Hoekom Express-dekking? C391 Blue Konstruksie van nuwe R 10 228 Die addisionele R 13 995 Lagoon / swembad en ablusie in 223.38 werk sluit in, maar 250.54 C-Pro JV Thaba Nchu-kontrak: is nie beperk tot, die volgende: Met of sonder mediese toetse is jou keuse! ‡Die projek het ingesluit: ‡Die opknapping van die ‡Die swembad- By Sanlam weet ons jou tyd is kosbaar. Ons verstaan ook dat daar bestaande VSHVL¿NDVLHVLV ‡9 x 14m-swembad tot ‘n verander om aan die mense is wat nie hou van die gedagte dat hulle mediese toetse moet kinderswembad. FINA-standaarde vir ondergaan nie. ‡Die konstruksie van ‘n ‘n kortbaan-bad te nuwe 20 x 30m-swembad. voldoen. Daarom gee ons jou ’n keuse tussen twee opsies: ‡Die omskakeling van ‡Oorloopkanale is ‘n bestaande 49m²- bygevoeg. Express-dekking vereis geen mediese toetse vir dekking van tot muurbalbaan na ‘n ‡Die meganiese R1m nie – jy vul net ’n paar gesondheidsvrae in. Vir dekking van stoorkamer. installasie is verander ‡Die konstruksie van ‘n en dienooreenkomstig meer as R1m word ’n paar ekstra gesondheidsvrae gevra en kan nuwe 70m²-pomphuis. opgegradeer. ’n lukrake rokertoets en LMI-verifiëring vereis word. Die rokertoets ‡Die installasie van ‘n ‡Die fasiliteit is kompensasietenk. vergroot om meer kan selfs ’n urientoets wees as jy liewer naalde wil vermy. ‡‘n Nuwe 170m²- toeskouers en ablusiefasiliteit en ‘n ingang besoekers toe te laat Klassieke en Premier dekking behels meer tradisionele onder- en betaal-kiosk. om die fasiliteit te skrywingsprosedures, en sluit ’n langer lys gesondheidsvrae en ‡“n Geplaveide parkeerarea gebruik. en die installasie van ‘n ‡Weens die droogte bloedtoetse in. dekoratiewe grensheining. is bykomende ‡Die volledige elektriese en toerusting ontwerp Gesels met my, jou Sanlam Finansiële Adviseur by Nassaux BlouSter meganiese installasie van om die ondergrondse Finansiële Adviesdienste om meer inligting te kry en seker te maak die swembad is ook by die watervoorraad te ontwerp ingesluit. gebruik. jy kies die regte dekking. ‡Die ongunstige grondtoestande en lae Dirk Taljaard FSA ™ watertafel noodsaak die addisionele 087 940 7726 grondwerke. 083 310 2166 [email protected] Navrae kan gerig word aan die Kantoor van die Hoof- Finansiële Beampte by 051 405 8625. Die plaaslike gemeenskap en ander belangstellende persone word genooi om kommentaar of voorleggings met betrekking tot die voorgestelde kontrakwysigings voor te lê aan die munisipaliteit. Sodanige kommentaar of voorleggings moet teen nie later nie as 30 Junie 2016 via fax by (051) 405 8787 of e-pos: [email protected] of ernest.mohlahlo@ mangaung.co.za ontvang word, of moet afgelewer word by die Finansiële Departement, Kamer 214, Bram Fischer-gebou, vir aandag mnr. Sabata Mofokeng of mnr. Ernest Mohlahlo. ADV. T MEA Sanlam CI1002RS4078BPA Sanlam is ‘n Gelisensieerde Verskaffer van Finansiële Dienste. WAARNEMENDE STADSBESTUURDER

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TRUTHS, TALES & TIRADES KRY ‘N It is no secret that I love the Beatles. copy of somewhere. But for some an impromptu performance on the I get starry-eyed when I just think reason I’ve never owned a Beatles roof of their Apple headquarters GRATIS of them. I recently tried to introduce DVD. That was until last week when seen live by only a handful of crew my second-year students to their I stumbled upon a wonderful disc members. Half a million Brits would GESKENK music and got so teary when I started containing video recordings of all the have paid big bucks to attend a show talking about John and George that I Beatles’ Number 1 hits, each song by the Beatles at that stage. But, as had to change the subject. recorded at a different venue. Joy To Ringo remembered many years later, WANNEER JY Always a late bloomer, I actually The World! there were only two fans applauding ENIGE 2 OF MEER only “discovered” the Beatles in Needless to say, I’ve watched the them on that rooftop: His wife my mid-twenties after Lennon was Fab Four performing those timeless Maureen and MICHELIN BANDE killed. I do have a vague recollection gems over and over during the Yoko Ono. KOOP of my childhood buddy, Jèan-Prieur past week. Like with my kids, I This was the du Plessis, belting out “A Hard Day’s can honestly say that I have no Beatles’ last Night” at the top of his lungs one favourites. I love them all. But if I ever “public” morning during break at school in have to mention one recording that performance Vrede. We were ten years old and stands out, it is “Get Back”. Not so as a group. The his rendition kept me away from the much because of the song itself, but end of an era. Beatles for the best part of the next because of the historical signifi cance fi fteen years. surrounding this particular version. Today there is probably not a single Do you remember the Beatles’ Beatles song that I do not have a rooftop concert early in ’69? It was Albé Grobbelaar GEDAGTE VIR DIE WEEK PASSASIERSBANDE • BANDPRYSE WORD PER EENHEID GEKWOTEER God Will Fight Your Battles If... • BANDPRYSE SLUIT BTW & MONTERING IN MAAR SLUIT BALANSERING & WIELSPORING UIT In scripture, when the Israelites were remain at rest.” Notice there was or a grouchy boss to upset you? 185/60 HR 14 delivered from Pharaoh’s captivity, a condition. God will fi ght your They may not change, but you can ENERGY SAVER + they set out toward the Promised battles if you’ll stay at rest. If you’ll change. R 995 Land. Shortly after they left Egypt, quit worrying about the medical Life is too short to let peace stealers Pharaoh changed his mind and sent report, if you’ll quit being upset determine our destiny. 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Your weekly motoring guide 9 June 2016 Bloemfontein Edition Mahindra KUV100 a li le fi recracker VER heard of a jack of all quite quickly. The KUV100 features concern is the fact that the power is trades? Well, one can easily a simple yet ergonomic interior sent to the front wheels via a 5-speed Econsider Mahindra to be such layout. From the driver’s seat you do manual gearbox. At highway speeds a ‘jack’. Apart from dominating the get the sense that the KUV is giving the engine tends to sit at around agricultural, telecommunications, you a more commanding driving 3500 rpm making a bit of a noise. alternative power, property and position, much like that of an SUV, A 6th gear would have been nice. second-hand car market in large, which should give it an edge over the The same can be said for the petrol emerging countries, Mahindra competition. The dashboard has also motor, which is also a 1.2-litre unit. also specialises in building and been raised so there is no centre It develops 61kW and 115Nm of developing cars. Well, when I say console, instead, a joystick-inspired torque. Unfortunately you have to ring cars I actually mean SUVs. It has an short-shift gear lever is mounted in its little neck out on the open road. entire range of them and now it has the dashboard for both convenient In an urban environment it seems to introduced its smallest one into the use and as a space-saving measure, be happy skipping about at 80km/h South African market, the KUV100. I leaving a fl at fl oor unencumbered while drinking just 5.9 litres/100km. spent time behind the wheel putting by the usual transmission tunnel. The drive is decent, however, it does this little thing through its paces. All the ventilation dials have been tend to role a bit through the corners. placed opposite the gear lever and What is it exactly? the design looks good to be honest. Verdict For starters the KUV100, pronounced Some questionable areas to consider After sitting in traffi c, driving the open KUV-one-double-zero, is a mix can be the handbrake. Remember road and pretending to be a rally match between an affordable those old pull and twist mechanisms driver on some gravel, I found that hatchback and a crossover. A found on bakkies of the ‘80s? Well, the diesel derivative is the one to get. market that Mahindra reckons is the KUV100 uses one of those. It impressed me the most. Overall not fully exploited yet, what with Furthermore the car makes use the car is a fun, practical alternative the likes of the Toyota Etios Cross, car its aggressive SUV look, while at a car this size. Speaking of size, the of gloss black inserts thoughout the to the cars out there already. Cars Renault Sandero Stepway and the the rear it looks like a more sedate Mahindra is small and thus easy to cabin, which adds a sense of pizzazz such as the Hyundai Grand i10, VW Polo Vivo Maxx being the main hatchback with those 3D-like tail park, which will come in handy when to the interior. As for specifi cation Suzuki Swift, Toyota Etios Cross and contenders. They are all hatchback lamps. Viewed from the side though, you do your end-of-the-month mall levels, well, Mahindra will be offering many others. It’s a hatchback ready based rugged urban cruisers with a it is clear to see that the car was expedition. three different levels of specifi cation. for adventure and at a starting price desire for adventure and that won’t designed by someone who loves On the SUV side of things, well, Badged as the K4+ this entry level of R149 995 you can actually have break the bank. So how does the sharp angles and prominent lines. let’s face it, it’s not a bundu bashing model comes with a long list of items money left over for the adventure. new kid on the block stack up to the Even the sides of the headlamps monster with low range. Instead, the as standard. The K6+ builds on this school yard bullies? have been stretched backwards to KUV100 appeals to those looking for list and the K8 has everything, like Pricing: form part of a character line and a more versatile vehicle, something LED daytime running lights, alloy The Mahindra KUV100 model Those odd looks the rear door handles are imbedded that they can take off the tarmac wheels, front and rear fog lamps, range is available in seven Yes, it does look a tad bit strange, into the rear C-pillars. I do feel that without worrying about damaging puddle lamps on all doors, silver- colours. Recommended Retail yet identifi able, however, the more the 14-inch wheels tend to look lost it. Suspension travel of 150mm at accentuated rear door handles, and Prices (including VAT) are as time I spent with it, the more the under that tall body. They should be the front and 200mm at the rear start-stop technology in the case of follows: looks started to appeal to me. It 16-inch wheels. should aid in getting to that cycling the diesel model. looks different, more SUV without destination with ease. The interior is KU V10 0 1 . 2 K4+ Petr ol the self-raising fl our than beefed- Hatchback SUV meets also made from durable plastics and Under the hood ...... R 149 995 up hatchback. It kind of, in a way As far as the hatchback DNA goes the the seats are fi nished in cloth. Mahindra South Africa has decided to KUV100 1.2 K6+ Petrol resembles those small fl uffy dogs, little Mahindra offers the same sort offer two engine derivatives which is ...... R 169 995 a Toy Pom, I think. The KUV100 of practicality as one would fi nd is a About the interior great because one of them is a turbo KUV100 1.2 K6+ TDiesel is built on an all-new monocoque Suzuki Swift. Okay, the boot on the I know that you can’t compare a car diesel. It features the brands new ...... R 187 995 platform and designed inhouse with KUV100 is not all that voluminous. like this to the German offerings, mFalcon D75 intercooled 1.2-litre, KUV100 1.2 K8 Petrol contemporary urban crossover styling Expect 243-litres of space with the however, when you look at where three-cylinder motor, which is good ...... R 179 995 cues. At the front the designers have rear seats up and 473 litres when the company was a few years ago for 57kW and an impressive 190Nm KUV100 1.2 K8 TDiesel gone for a raised look with a small, they are folded down. Rear leg room to where it is now, I’d say that the of torque. Expect 4.4litres/100km ...... R 197 995 lateral grille design. 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A 30 work starts now.” 051 405 8191 acumensProject management experiencesA valid SA driver’s licence. calendar day registration We offer: Basic plus commission Provident fund and medical aid van 21 (EEN EN Strauss’s fi rst task at hand will be to lead s s period, from 9 June 2016 Child line: sCompany car and fuel cardsCellphone and communication allowance. TWINTIG) dae vanaf 10 the Springboks on Saturday afternoon, 0800 055 555 Junie 2016. until 9 July 2016 is now Interested candidates should forward their CVs to e-mail: Indien geen besware open to I&APs. Please 11 June, in the fi rst of three tests against [email protected] daarteen ingebring word submit your comments or Closing date: 17 June 2016 Ireland. The fi rst test at Newlands in Cape nie, sal die Eksekuteur registration in writing to Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. 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Madelaine leef Goeiedag “Die sportwêreld is armer ná die dood van Muhammed Ali. Hy was lank een van my groot sporthelde sedert hy as die 18-jarige Cassius swaar op wêreld- Marcellus Clay in 1960 eers die ligswaargewig-bokstitel en goue medalje in die kryt op die Olimpiese Spele in Rome verower het en daarna die wêreldswaargewig-bokstitel verwerf het. kampioenskap “Selfs toe hy as Muhammed Ali voortgeboks het, vir vyf jaar nie kon boks nie omdat hy geweier het om vir Amerika in die Viëtnam-oorlog diensplig te gaan doen, het hy ons vermaak met sy RUFUS BOTHA breedsprakigheid, wat hom die bynaam, Louisville Lip, besorg het, maar bowenal vir sy boks- en krytvernuf waarmee hy gerekende Nadat die puik boksers soos Floyd Patterson, Archie Moore, Henry Cooper, Sonny Bloemfonteinse driekamp- Liston, Ken Norton, George Foreman en Joe Frazier harpuis laat atleet, Madelaine le Roux, ruik het. Sy kwinkslae, rympies en voorspelling oor die uitslae van vanjaar ’n paar goeie plaaslike sy gevegte sal my altyd bybly. Wie sal ‘Float like a butterfl y, sting vertonings opgedis het, het like a bee’ ooit vergeet?” begin Bontie Bonthuys ons indaba. ’n mens gereken sy sou “Onthou julle die Rumble in the Jungle, toe hy op 32-jarige die naweek op die wêreld- ouderdom die George Foreman in Zaïre gepak het? Ek sou baie dubbelkampkampioenskap geld verwed het dat Foreman sou wen, maar watwou, Ali het wat in Spanje beslis is, in die Foreman se kragtige houe met ongeloofl ike verdediging getrotseer junior afdeling vir vroue onder en, soos met meeste van sy teenstanders, sy blitsige handspoed en die voorste linies eindig en voetwerk gebruik om Foreman in die agtste ronde uit te slaan. Ek deeglik van haar laat kennis het destyds nie geld gehad nie, anders sou ek armer gewees het,” Wayde van Niekerk during the IAAF Diamond neem. Maar dié gedagte het praat Sporie Bezuidenhout saam. League in Rome, Italy. The 400m world champion by die agterdeur uitgewaai “Ons kan Vrydag met sy roudiens in Kentucky ’n oomblik van won the race in a time of 44.19 seconds. toe sy slegs tiende uit twaalf stilte handhaaf, want hy was inderdaad The Greatest!, laat Botterbul PHOTO: GLADYS CHAI VAN DER LAAGE internasionale deelnemers kon Bester van hom hoor. eindig op dié byeenkoms wat Almal gaan akkoord daarmee. Wayde runs 44.19 skofte van hardloop, fi etsry en “Vir ons nuwe Bokbreier en -kaptein, Allister Coetzee en Adriaan weer hardloop ingesluit het. Madelaine le Roux was die Strauss, asook die breier en kaptein van die Suid-Afrikaanse Dubbelkamp is ’n sportsoort naweek in Spanje tiende uit A-span, Johan Ackermann en Oupa Mohoje, breek die oomblik van to win in Rome wat onder die vaandel van twaalf deelnemers op die wêreld- waarheid dié week aan. Daar is gepraat oor ’n nuwe benadering, driekamp (Olimpiese Spele- dubbelkampkampioenskap wat in MORGAN PIEK meer aanvallende en skeppende spel, maar the proof of the pudding sportsoort) resorteer en sluit Spanje beslis is. is in the eating, verander Oom Sjert die onderwerp. die swemdissipline uit wat FOTO: DE LA HARPE LE ROUX The world 400m sprint champion, Wayde “Ons naasbestes sal Vrydag teen die Engelse Saxons in deel van driekamp uitmaak. Bloemfontein moet wys dat hulle soos die Leeus vinnige van Niekerk of Bloemfontein, got his Kyk jy terug na twee van Le Roux se vertonings vanjaar, sal jy international season underway with a win at aanvallende rugby kan speel sonder om die vaste fasette af te skeep, nie kwalik geneem word indien jy meer verwag het van haar op terwyl die Bokke Saterdag op Nuweland teen die Iere ook moet the Diamond League in Rome last night. die genoemde wêreldkampioenskap nie. Sy het op 12 Maart met Van Niekerk clocked a time of 44.19 wys dat Coetzee met sy spankeuse en benadering ’n nuwe en vars ’n skitterende oorwinning vorendag gekom op die Afrika-junior rigting gaan inslaan. Seges moet ook nie uitbly nie!” seconds during his fi rst race outside of driekampkampioenskap wat in die Rosestad beslis is. South Africa this year to beat Grenada’s “Vir my was die goue medaljes wat Wayde van Niekerk (400), Sy het haar goeie peil onderstreep toe sy op 8 Mei in Sun City Caster Semenya (800) en Sunette Viljoen (SG) op die Diamant- Bralon Taplin by 0.24 seconds. Botswana’s in die korter weergawe van driekamp (sprint) ’n uitmuntende Isaac Makwala claimed bronze in a time of atletiekbyeenkoms in Rome verower het die afgelope week ’n prestasie opgedis het. Sy was die eerste atleet van die skoner hoogtepunt. Ongelukkig kon van ons atlete dit nie in Birmingham 44.85 seconds for his season’s best time. geslag wat klaargemaak het, en dit sluit alle ouderdomsgroepe in. Following his race, the South African herhaal nie. Sy het die tweede vrou, Lauren Dance, met meer as drie minute “Chad le Clos het darem twee goues in die vlinderslag op die Sportsman of the Year, Van Niekerk, said gewen. Wat haar vertoning merkwaardig maak, is dat sy algeheel it’s a good start to his international season Mare Nostrum-swemgala in Monaco verower,” praat Stywelip negende geëindig het, en dit sluit al die mans in wat deelgeneem Carrington saam. with his end goal being the Olympics. “It het. took me a while to recover after the race. “Van poeding gepraat. Die krieket-nagereg in Guyana in die Wes- Le Roux kon egter nie dié puik vertonings op die wêreldverhoog Indiese Eilande was bitter. Die Windies het It was a challenge but I am glad I won. It in Spanje herhaal nie. Sy het ’n verswygbare 1:05:35 op die is a good start to build up towards the rest ons met vier paaltjies geklop en net daarna uitslagkaart ingevul en dit is meer as ses minute stadiger as die het die Aussies die Windies met ses paaltjies of the season. The Olympic Games will be wenner, Delia Sclabas (Switserland), se wentyd van 58:55. a new challenge for me, a new motivation afgeransel. Daar is gewis fout in Protea- Wat kommerwekkend is, is dat Le Roux, wat ’n goeie atleet is en geledere,” gooi Botterbul ’n klip in die bos. with a different, fresh spirit. gereeld goeie padwedlope kafdraf, in dié twee hardloopskofte swak “I am excited to compete against all these Dit kry reaksie. Almal wil gelyk iets sê. vertoon het. Sy het in die eerste hardloopskof die tweede stadigste Groetnis strong guys. I am confi dent. I think I have a tyd aangeteken en in die tweede hardloopskof na die eindstreep good position this season and I am looking toe, die stadigste tyd van die 12 deelnemers gehardloop. GEORG VAN ECK forward to the fi ght with this spirit. Never Le Roux het die volgende dag in die afl oswedloop beter vertoon give up.” toe haar span ’n nie-amptelike derde plek uit vyf spanne ingeneem In the women’s 800m, South Africa’s het. Suid-Afrika het net drie deelnemers gehad wat die land kon Caster Semenya wasted no time in winning verteenwoordig in die afl os en het derhalwe ’n Brasiliaan ingespan the race in a time of 1:56.64 seconds to beat om ’n gemengde span van vier op te maak. Dit het tot gevolg Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba by more gehad dat hulle nie in aanmerking gekom het vir medaljes of than one and a half seconds. prysgeld vir hul derde plek nie. Spanje was eerste en is gevolg deur South Africa’s javelin queen, Sunette Engeland. Viljoen, also had an outstanding [email protected] performance in Rome and she clinched gold with a best heave of 61.95m. Both Van Niekerk and Semenya are seen as fi rm favourites to claim gold at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August. [email protected]

R50R50 R800 18 jUNE 2016 Wild 08:00Olive Estate THURSDAY 9 JUNE 2016 Courant-fi etsryer gekies vir SA span

RUFUS BOTHA Onder die arendsoë van die nasionale keurders wat op die Die uitmuntende 17-jarige laasgenoemde byeenkoms fi etsryer van die Aerocare teenwoordig was, het Bloemfontein Courant-span, Oosthuizen geskitter deur drie Damean Oosthuizen, se podiumplekke los te trap. Hy prestasies in 2016 het die Suid- was tweede in al drie wedrenne Afrikaanse fi etsryfederasie waarin hy meegeding het en se keurders genoop om hom was die enigste junior wat die in te sluit in die nasionale onderskeiding kon behaal om fi etsrygroep van agt lede wat plekke onder die eerste drie te in Julie die land op verskeie behaal in drie wedrenne. byeenkomste van die UCI Oosthuizen het vanjaar reeds (Union Cycliste Internationale) in nege wedrenne die hoogste in Europa gaan verteenwoordig. trap van die podium bestyg Oosthuizen, wat ’n leerling aan en het uitgeblink op die pad-, die Hoërskool Fichardtpark baan- en bergfi etswedrenne. in Bloemfontein is, gaan in Hy was onder meer derde Europa poog om sy kleim op die Suid-Afrikaanse so goed moontlik af te steek padwedrenkampioenskap en het om sodoende die Suid- sy veelsydigheid onderstreep toe Afrikaanse span te haal wat hy goud gebuit het op die Suid- in Oktober die groen en goud Afrikaanse baankampioenskap gaan dra op die UCI-wêreld- in die omniumafdeling. padwedrenkampioenskap wat in Hy was boonop die tweede Doha, Katar, beslis word. junior in die grootste padwedren Die span van agt, wat in Europa in Suid-Afrika, die Cape Town gaan koppe stamp, is gekies Cycle Tour. Hy is tans ook volgens hul plaaslike vertonings die voorloper van die Vrystaat tot dusver vanjaar. Vertonings junior bergfi etsryreeks in die The former University of the Free State captain, Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje, has been appointed as the South African A captain tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse marathonafdeling. for their two match series against the England Saxons. Mohoje’s Toyota Cheetahs teammate and skipper, Francois Venter, will padwedrenkampioenskap en Sluit jy Oosthuizen se nege be the side’s vice-captain. PHOTO: PLANETRUGBY ook die junior proefwedrenne oorwinnings in 2016 in, het hy wat in Mei in Pietermaritzburg vanjaar reeds 21 keer in verskeie gehou is, het die meeste gewig wedrenne ’n plek op die podium gedra wat die keuringsproses losgetrap. Mohoje to lead SA aanbetref. [email protected] A-team against Saxons

MORGAN PIEK reputation over the past four years tackles the Saxons on Friday as being one of the most astute evening at the Toyota Stadium in The Springbok fl ank, Teboho coaches in South Africa, said the City of Roses in the fi rst match, “Oupa” Mohoje, will captain the Mohoje is a natural leader. “Oupa with kick-off at 19:10. A week South African A rugby team for (Mohoje) has natural leadership later they face the visitors in the their two match series against ability and is one of the few players second match at Outeniqua Park in the England Saxons.The Reitz- in the squad who knows what it George. born Mohoje was named as the means to be a national player. I’m The SA A squad for the England skipper of the side on Sunday looking forward to working with Saxons tour is: morning, while his Toyota him and Francois (Venter) over the Lukhanyo Am, Arno Botha, Cheetahs teammate who captains next fortnight as we bring together Francois Brummer, Nizaam the franchise, Francois Venter, a young and exciting squad.” Carr, Jean-Luc du Preez, Thomas will be the vice-captain. The team The former HTS Louis Botha du Toit, Lizo Gqoboka, Travis assembled in Bloemfontein during learner, Mohoje, has previously Ismaiel, Jason Jenkins, Ntando the course of Saturday to start captained the University of the Kebe, Vincent Koch, Edgar their camp ahead of Friday’s fi rst Free State Shimlas, as well as led Marutlulle, Malcolm Marx, match. Coach Johan Ackermann the Toyota Free State Cheetahs Howard Mnisi, Oupa Mohoje of the Lions and his technical during the 2015 Currie Cup in a (captain), Coenie Oosthuizen, team, however, arrived on Friday few matches. Sergeal Petersen, JD Schickerling, afternoon from Stellenbosch The team took part in their fi rst Courtnall Skosan, RG Snyman, where they were helping out at the training session on Sunday, as they Marcel van der Merwe, Piet van Damean Oosthuizen, kranige fi etsryer van die Aerocare Bloemfontein Springbok camp ahead of their fi rst start what will be an exceptionally Zyl, Francois Venter (vice-captain), Courant-span, is ingesluit in die Suid-Afrikaanse fi etsrygroep van agt lede test against Ireland. short and jam-packed few days of and Leolin Zas. wat in Julie die land op verskeie byeenkomste van die UCI in Europa gaan Ackermann, who has built a training. The South African A-side [email protected] verteenwoordig. FOTO: HYNNES HERSELMAN

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