INCORPORATING Christmas Is a Time When We Take Stock of Our Blessings and Reach out to Those Who Have Touched Our Lives
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It is the season for giving and sharing the love. INCORPORATING Christmas is a time when we take stock of our blessings and reach out to those who have touched our lives. We would like to wish you a wonderful Festive Season and a glorious 2018. LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2017 FREE PULANE CHOANE Meanwhile, responding to his critics who are often The controversial Gabola Church, in mainstream church which holds its services in taverns organisations, Archbishop around the country while its Tsietsi Daniel Makiti, said he congregants enjoy their favourite does not see what the fuss is alcoholic beverage, is well within its all about as he is essentially constitutional rights to do so. This is providing a spiritual home for according to Executive Director at people who often fi nd themselves Freedom of Religion South Africa on the outside looking into the church. Jesus turned (Forsa), Michael Swaine. “Churches are doing painful things to water into wine The church has ten branches the people of God in His Name. We (found in John around South Africa, with one in are not taking tithes and offerings, nor 2: 1-11). We Bloemfontein’s Rocklands township. are we promising magic and miracles. use it even “Every South African is granted the We are simply using the power vested though it right to enjoy the freedom of religion in us by Jesus Christ to make society contradicts by Section 15 of our Constitution. better and reinforce the belief that ‘We itself. We This means that we can believe, are all equal at the foot of the cross’,” use our own express and live out our faith and that Makiti said. discretion we can freely choose what we believe When asked whether his teachings are with regards within the parameters of the laws of line with the Bible doctrines and why to the Bible,” this nation. The Constitutional Court his church continues to use the Bible Makiti said. has already ruled that even if a belief when it considers itself a church free While he is irrational, illogical and bizarre, of colonial infl uences, he said: “It is would that does not make it invalid nor because it teaches all the values of our not say Archbishop Tsietsi Daniel Makiti PHOTO LUCKY MORAJANE (DAILY SUN) illegitimate,” said Swaine. God here at Gabola Church, values from which He stated that unless Gabola Church is expressed in the popular 1 Corinthians institution he graduated as a involved in harmful or illegal acts, the 13 verse which speaks about love… theology scholar, Makiti insisted only four months ago at Orange these being baptized members. church is entitled to practice its beliefs. We don’t use everything as stated in that he is educated, even though Farm where he opened his To fi nd out more about the “Freedom of religion is by defi nition the Bible, because it came with Jan “religion requires no education”. fi rst branch, his church now church, visit @Gabola Church doctrinally neutral and does not hold van Riebeeck in 1652 when he came “Jesus did not go to school,” he enjoys a membership of over 1 international Ministries on to any particular orthodoxy,” to steal our land, cattle and economy said. He also stated that even million people in various parts Facebook. Swaine added. but the part we do recognise is when though his church was founded of the world, with only 5000 of [email protected] 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 20 December 2017 No closure for Heidedal family SEITHATI SEMENOKANE with his own knife. Unfortunately the guy who was stabbed also died,” she As if having their son set alight and killed explained. was not enough, the family of Danian Michaels said although both incidents Jansen (35) are yet to see any police occurred during the same time period action on the matter. Jansen was killed and are being investigated by the same on the early hours of 24 September 2017, detective, the second case has been Eden Municipality foreman, Faizel Plaatjies, and Lezette Saayman took part in the Yes Programme of after he had allegedly been sprayed with to court twice already. “My brother’s Wessa and managed in the Western Cape during 2013-2015. diesel and set alight following a brawl case has been to court once, and they that broke out at the popular Colors said they could not place it on the court Nightclub in Heidedal. roll because there weren’t any witness YES Programme set to provide Jansen succumbed to his injuries in the statements or the post mortem. Why is Netcare Pelonomi Hospital. At the time, there progress on the one the case and police spokesperson, Ikobeng Hlubi, not with my brother’s case?” she wanted green job opportunities for youth confi rmed that a murder case had been to know. opened and that the suspect would appear She said the main witness went to The Wildlife & Environment Society of “While the Yes Programme is focused at the Magistrate’s Court for a bail go give his statement to the police SA (Wessa) has announced the launch of on community services within the application. However, Jansen’s sister, countless times, but every time they the National Department of Environmental environmental sector, the programme will Constance Michaels, said the case has enquire about it, there is no statement Affairs’ Youth Environmental Services (Yes) also stimulate biodiversity as well as business been stalling ever since. “The manner on the docket. She added that the Programme across the Northern Cape and activity at the identifi ed host organisations, that the police handled the case from the detective is yet to fetch the post mortem Free State. This two-year programme is which include game reserves, hotels, get go was not the right way. We knew result from the mortuary. creating 540 year-long learnership positions enviro consultancies, recyclers, animal exactly who it was, but they never went “So I went there on 24 October where I in the environmental and ecotourism sectors care facilities, government departments to go look for this guy that Sunday when met with Captain Khadinyane. He is the for unemployed, disadvantaged youth and NGOs,” said Wessa Yes Programme all of this was happening,” she said. person in charge of Detective Nkopane. between the ages of 18 and 35. manager, Morgan Griffi ths. Michaels added that on that very same When we looked at the docket it had The programme will see youth participants Wessa is calling on graduates and Sunday, while they were still at the no witness statements, even though I actively engaged in community work through matriculants who are interested in serving hospital, the step brothers of the alleged know the main witness had given his being placed with a local host organisation, their community while participating in suspect arrived, looking for the man that statement to the police. It was also where they will be mentored while gaining this exciting work-integrated learning and had set their brother alight while in the written there that they are waiting for marketable work and life skills training. accredited skills training opportunity, to meantime the suspect had acquired the the family to bring the witnesses to the The participants will receive a daily stipend apply at www.wessa.org.za. Applications injuries while setting Jansen alight. police. Since when is it the family’s to enable their participation on the training close Friday 5 January 2018. “My brother’s friends where there, but responsibility to fi nd witnesses,” she programme. Those interested can also visit them on these guys came in looking for trouble. asked. Facebook or Twitter. “We’re running the A fi ght broke out, and they took it The police would not comment further, National Department of Environmental outside, where these guys were waiting stating that the matter was now in the Affairs’ Youth Environmental Services (Yes) for my brother’s friends and they threw hands of the court. Programme in 2018 aimed at disadvantaged, my brother’s friends’ cars with stones. Michaels said all they want as a family unemployed youth. If you’re aged between My brother’s friends then went after is for the police to do their work, so 18 and 35, live in the Northern Cape or them. They went to their house to go that they can mourn the loss of Danian Free State, and are keen to participate in get knives and stuff and then one of Jansen as a family, in peace. an exciting work-integrated learning and my brother’s friends stabbed one guy [email protected] accredited skills training opportunity while serving your community, we’d love to hear from you,” added Griffi ths. [email protected] We are you Constance Michaels says that they just want The late Danian Jansen justice to be done so that her brother, Danian Jansen, can rest in peace. 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