THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2016 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREEFREE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY GEMEENSKAP www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za Mustangs crowned as Men and women in Heidedaller genomineerr NSFAS urges matric learners national champions blue fi ght murder, while vir gesogte toekenning to submit 2017 applications dodging fl ying bullets PAGE 3 PAGE 4 BLADSY 8 before closing date Luck changes for Master’s graduate KATLEHO MORAPELA & However, it wasn’t to be. EARL COETZEE Komolafe says despite having obtained three degrees with distinctions in fi elds From utter despair and tears of considered scarce skills, the unemployment hopelessness, to “the happiest, most line remained his only option. unbelievable day ever”. All within the “I have recently been offered a merit space of a few hours... bursary by the university to study towards This is the emotional rollercoaster ride a Ph.D. but what’s the worth of that if I University of the Free State alumnus, Seun am still presented with the face of poverty Komolafe, experienced on Monday after whilst highly educated?” Bloemfontein Courant published the story Several employers allegedly rejected his about his struggle to fi nd employment. applications based on his nationality. Komolafe spent Monday morning on a Komolafe grew up in dire poverty, raised street corner in Universitas, with a poster by a single father in Nigeria. Having begging for employment of any kind. What dreamt of a life where he could study and makes his story different from so many help provide for his family, he did not others adorning our street corners, is that he hesitate when his uncle, who was living in holds three university degrees. South Africa, suggested that he furthers his The 31-year-old holds an undergraduate studies at the University of the Free State. degree in Actuarial Science, along with “Once I landed in South Africa I chose to an Honours and a Master’s degree in pursue a career in Mathematics because I Mathematical Statistics, all passed with knew it is a scarce skill that would open distinction. doors for me. Never did I imagine fi nding However, he had been struggling to fi nd employment with this qualifi cation would a job since 2013, when he obtained his be such as a daunting task,” he says. undergraduate degree. What kind of job does someone with his Bloem se superhelde hou strate veilig “I decided to do my Honours, because qualifi cations look for though? Christine Hugo en Antony Swanepoel (middel) is albei studente aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat. I received a bursary, and since then I “I used to dream of doing economic Die paartjie het onlangs Hugo se koshuis, Marjolein, se fi nalejaar-formeel bygewoon. As deel van couldn’t fi nd a job,” he told Courant on analytics for a major bank, but now I am hierdie spesiale geleentheid het hulle ’n fotosessie in die middestad gereël. Groot was hul verbasing Tuesday morning. “When I still couldn’t willing to do anything,” he responds. toe Bloemfontein se eie superhelde in die straat aangeloop gekom het. Die Rosestad se Iron Man en fi nd a job after that, I decided to pursue my “I am willing to take literally any job, if it Spiderman het soos alle superhelde hul ware identiteit verberg, maar was nie te besig om booswigte van Master’s, hoping that I would fi nd a job will put food on the table. die straat te verdryf nie - hulle kon saam met die studente vir ’n foto poseer voordat hulle met hul taak during the year.” van gemeenskapsveiligheid voortgegaan het. 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I their certifi cates to work with the only woman in the team, she said them maintain municipal roads While the condition of some of found these new machines, brand hydroblasting machine, while she is excited to be working with and ensure that motorists do not the roads in the Mangaung Metro new as they are, in storerooms twelve people received theirs as these machines, especially the suffer from damage due to bad Municipality has deteriorated, waiting to be utilised. These are truck-mounted crane operators. hydroblasting machine, which is road conditions. roadworks machines have the issues in our communities Four bulldozer and eleven used to clear blocked roadside Mlamleli said part of her skills been gathering dust in storage. that we have been saying we will front-end loader operators also drains. audit, which she conducted Last Friday, Mangaung mayor, attend to. If there are potholes received certifi cates. Kagisho Leteahe received when she took offi ce, was to Olly Mlamleli, launched these in our town, we will attend to Moleboheng Moselando, certifi cates for operating a crane help identify where there was machines, which include them. If there are potholes in a municipal worker in the as well as a truck-mounted crane. a skills shortage and where road sweepers, hydroblasting our townships, we will attend to construction division, received Leteane said he usually works on improvements could be made. machines and bulldozers, saying them,” she said. a certifi cate as road sweeper and gravel roads in the municipality. [email protected] that they need to be used to Mlamleli handed over nine benefi t the community. She also certifi cates to municipal workers handed out 48 skills certifi cates who will be working with grade to municipal workers who will operators. Four workers received be servicing the municipality certifi cates to use road sweepers with these machines. and three to work with the METRO MUNICIPALITY METRO MUNISIPALITEIT LEKGOTLA KA MOTSE After workers unloaded machinery, they gathered for instructions to fi x potholes. PHOTO: SEITHATI SEMENOKANE CLLR. MXOLISI SIYONZANA SPEAKER ERRATUM Centlec se massiewe PUBLIC NOTICE elektrisiteitstariefverhoging verhoed SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ANDRÉ GROBLER elektrisiteitstariefverhoging van nie, behalwe as hulle formeel 10.49 persent. aansoek gedoen het en dit deur Notice is hereby given in terms of the provisions of Section 18(2) AfriForum se beswaar teen ’n Myburg sê die AfriForum-takke Nersa goedgekeur is. read in conjunction with Section 29(1) of the Local Government: elektrisiteitstariefverhoging in Bloemfontein was nie tevrede Myburg sê só ’n aansoek Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No 117 of 1998) and Rule van 10.49 persent deur met dié verhoging nie, wat meer moet ook grondige en billike 5.1 of the Council’s Standing Rules and Orders that a special Centlec by die Nasionale as die 7.64 persent was wat deur redes verskaf waarom ’n hoër meeting of the municipal council of Mangaung Metropolitan Energiereguleerder van Suid- Nersa vasgestel is. tariefverhoging toegestaan moet Municipality scheduled for Tuesday, 01 November, has Afrika (Nersa) was suksesvol. Hy sê ’n kennisgewing oor word. been postponed and will be held as follows: AfriForum se die verhoging is eers op 24 In Centlec se geval is geen redes distrikskoördineerder in Mei 2016 in die Staatskoerant vir die verhoging van meer as Date: Thursday, 03 November 2016 Bloemfontein, Pieter Myburg, gepubliseer terwyl die verhoor 10 persent verskaf nie. Time: 10H00 sê die burgerregtegroep het vir 3 Junie 2016 geskeduleer Hy sê hulle is uiteindelik ’n kans Venue: Council Chamber, 1st Floor, vandeesweek gehoor dat Nersa was. Daar was nie genoeg tyd gegun om teen 15 Junie vanjaar Bram Fischer Building, Bloemfontein slegs ’n verhoging van 4.95 om besware in te dien nie. skriftelik beswaar aan te teken. COUNCILLOR MXOLISI SIYONZANA persent toegestaan het. Myburg sê AfriForum het Nersa Myburg sê die burgerregtegroep SPEAKER Centlec het intussen die gevra of hulle nie ’n skriftelike is baie bly oor die besluit aanpassing gemaak, soos besluit beswaar kan indien nie. van Nersa, naamlik ’n Issued by MMM Communications www.mangaung.co.za | www.facebook.com/mangaungmetrom Call Centre – 0800 111 300 deur Nersa. AfriForum het die partye daarop elektrisiteitstariefverhoging van Dit volg nadat Centlec vroeër gewys dat wanneer Nersa ’n 4.95 persent, wat tot voordeel aangekondig het dat hulle by tariefverhoging goedkeur, van hul lede in die Centlec- Nersa aansoek gedoen het vir diensverskaffers nie ’n hoër bedieningsgebied strek. die inwerkingstelling van ’n tariefverhoging kan aanpas [email protected] ◄CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Now, what had seemed like an you can do for yourself in the insurmountable mountain for present, so never give up.” Luck changes for the past few years has changed Unbelievable indeed... overnight. [email protected] Master’s graduate More than 43 000 Courant readers [email protected] “There were times when I would read Komolafe’s story online with ask myself why I even pursued a hundreds of shares on social media career in this fi eld. The thought of on Monday. going back to Nigeria or migrating Other media picked up on to another country would often also Courant’s story, which gave it even cross my mind, but I am hopeful more momentum. that I will fi nd something to sustain His phone has been ringing non- myself in South Africa. There was stop, with people from across the a point where I would sit in my country inviting him for interviews, room and ask myself how I could and even sponsoring his airfare.