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The main entrance road into from the N4. Komati Road long overdue KOMATIPOORT - Nkomazi Local well as other burning road issues in town. painting of this road is not enough. Cat well, is the cause of weak visibility of the Municipality (NLM) is yet to comment Two chamber members, Johan O’Reilly eyes in the centre and along the margins road, and how is it not this public institution on enquiries concerning the dangerous and Jan Engelbrecht, who is also the are critically needed. A few weeks after that is to be blamed for this accident?” the entrance road to town. chairperson, have since reacted to enquiries that meeting, paint was applied, and like chamber asked. Corridor Gazette recently aired some received from the newspaper. it had been advised, did not last long until According to Engelbrecht and O’Reilly, serious concerns about the inability of this They confirmed it started fading NLM then also promised the local business important service road into Komatipoort to the municipality’s away. Nor was it and owners quarterly meetings, where the accommodate the amount of traffic flowing reaction regarding The painting of this road maintained. IDP manager presided, to be sure all matters to and from town. This follows after yet the chamber’s plea is not enough, cat eyes At night it is are entertained and kept up to date. These another accident after dark, when this and its suggestions in the centre and along impossible to tell meetings have not realised at all. “We asked practically unmarked and unlit stretch of to rehabilitate the where the road and for them, since it offers opportunity to voice road holds much danger. road, as well as the margins are critically the road margins concerns, but the municipal PA could not The local Komatipoort Chamber had in the fact that NLM needed are. All is dark secure any more such meetings. the past gone a long way to formally request indicated that it will in front of your “More matters promised have not realised permission from NLM to ask local suppliers rectify the matter itself. windscreen. to date. These include inexpensive matters to introduce cat eyes in this very same During this meeting in the mayoral Streetlights are also desperately needed like signage to be obtained and introduced street, from own sources or donations, and boardroom, after an integrated development along this road. it was refused. This was in 2018 when the planning (IDP) meeting in November 2018, “How can it not be concluded that the Continued on page 2 council undertook to handle the matter, as Engelbrecht and O’Reilly stated that the failure of the municipality to mark this road

RM-439435NT 2 Corridor Gazette NEWS Thursday January 30, 2020 Suspect arrested with NLM needs to deliver on its promises Crocodile Street is the same. Where Rietbok Continued from page 1 branches off from Gilfillan, no tar surface is left. Wildebees Street is almost totally more than 100kg dagga at the low-water bridge; also these have not destroyed and patching it up is no longer a been done. In Komatipoort the road surfaces solution. Danienne Fritz are deteriorating and it is only after several A meeting of all Komatipoort residents notifications and videos passed on, by and owners of land and/or businesses is - Due to the vigilance private sector to the municipal management, planned in February. The chamber hopes of a community member, the Securicon that a form of action is taken by the that NLM shows more interest by then, and task team detained a suspect who was in municipality.” may commission some activities, as the possesion of 15 bags of dagga last week. Bourhill Street is totally demolished. chamber’s plan is to commission remedial Solly Mhlongo (34) was arrested on the Louw and Koedoe streets have huge holes actions from the local private sector to Kaalrug Road in the Malalane area with like dams, more potholes than surface. prevent further collapse of infrastructure. over 100 kilograms of dagga with a street value of R154 000. After a tip-off from a community member, Securicon followed a suspicious vehicle onto a farm road. The vehicle was stopped and the dagga was found inside. SAPS Malalane was summoned to the scene, the suspect was arrested and the dagga confiscated. According to Sgt Bheki Nkosi, spokesperson for the local police, this could be part of a network, as they arrested another suspect who was also driving VW Polos with large amounts of dagga twice in two weeks last year. “Thanks to Securicon for the courageous The vehicle in which the dagga was found. effort for bringing the dagga smuggler to book. Investigation is ongoing in order Periodical Court on charges of dealing to get to the bottom of of any organised in dagga on Monday. He was granted crime,” said Bheki. R2 000 bail and the case was postponed to Mhlongo appeared in the Malalane February 26. The general condition of the road into Komatipoort.

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RM-439894NH 4 Corridor Gazette COMMUNITY Thursday January 30, 2020 Horizon’s principal has a long legacy in sport and teaching Danienne Fritz MALALANE - Rista Coetzee, currently the principal of Horizon Academy in Malalane, is not only a remarkable teacher but also a renowned sport coach administrator. She was born and bred in the Northern Cape town of Kuruman. Her father, Flip Roos, was a local miner and farmer married to Hester. Rista completed her primary school years at Laerskool Kuruman and her high school career at Hoërskool Kalahari in 1985. Unsure of future career choices, Die kleingoed se eerste saalbyeenkoms by Komatipoort Akademie. she first completed a secretarial course at the Pretoria Technicon. In 1987 she enrolled for a teaching diploma at the University of the Free Graad eentjies word hartlik State where she majored in and English. During this time she joined Shimvaria, the official revue by groot skool verwelkom group of the university, and loved it. Her first position as a teacher Chrissie du Preez was in the Karoo town of De Aar, where she taught English. A lifelong KOMATIPOORT - passion, coaching netball, also Komatipoort Akademie het started there. During her second year vanjaar 49 gr. 1-leerders in De Aar, Rista met Jan Heunis, verwelkom. Dit is Marita Greeff another teacher, whom she later en Ina Lindeque se voorreg married. They had two daughters, om die grondslag in hierdie Ronél (24) and Adie (22) kleingoed se skoolloopbaan vas The couple then moved to te lê. Hulle het die nuwelinge Springbok, where they both taught hartlik verwelkom en tuis laat at Hoërskool Namakwaland from voel in hul onderskeie klasse. 1993-2001. Here she became one Nuwe leerders het rustig en of the youngest teachers ever to be vol afwagting gesit en wag dat nominated for the yearly Teacher’s die skoolklok lui, en dat die Cornelius, Corne en Charmaine Awards. onderwyser hulle laat aantree vir Botha. Rista Coetzee. During her tenure at Hoërskool die eerste saalopening. Namakwaland, she passed her Level at Hermanus High School. Here was working in the agri-business. Ouers, grootouers, familie onderwyser vir gr. 4 tot gr. 7, en 1 coaching and referee examinations. she started teaching Afrikaans First She was lucky to get a post at the en vriende het vir oulaas nog Celia Greyling, oudonderwyser She coached 25 players who Additional Language, became a Esther Maleka Comprehensive High gestaan vir ‘n foto om die mooi by die skool en ook weer deel represented the province at National subject head in 2008-2010 and was School in Marble Hall, where her herinnering vas te lê en die van die personeelkorps vanjaar. Championships. She also coached an internal Head of Department from new husband, Kabous Coetzee, was afskeid het maklik verloop. “By ons skool is niemand two Namaqualand USSASA netball January 2011. working at Agron in Groblersdal. Nuwe personeel is Marika net ‘n nommer nie; daar word teams, u/15A and u/19A, which took Rista also became a marker for The couple moved to Nelspruit in Delport, wat wiskunde gee vir omgegee. Welkom aan al ons part at the National Championships. the senior certificate examinations 2015, where Rista taught at Bergland die hoërskool, Janine Steyn, nuwe leerders en ouers,” One of her players was selected for from 2008-2010. Primary School for 6 months, after voorheen werksaam by die skool het Ormond Lombard, the national u/19 team touring to She was appointed a provincial which she was offered a permanent en ook aangestel as wiskunde- skoolhoof, gesê. Britain in December 2000. referee for the national tournaments position at Hoërskool Bergvlam She also served as the secretary for 7 years and also obtained a B+ where she taught Afrikaans for and later as the chairperson of referee grading. In 2011 she was another year. Namaqualand Netball. Rista’s high also chosen as a referee for the u/21 In 2018 Rista joined her jump athletes also excelled; she championships. In 2008 she became husband where he was farming, in had four athletes chosen to take the chairperson of South Boland Mozambique. Rista was offered part in the South African Athletics Netball and organized a successful the position of principal at Horizon Championships. One of the things netball tour for two of her school’s Academy at Malalane. she is most proud of is being editor teams to New Zealand. “My dream is having a school of the school’s yearbook from 1998 After getting a divorce in 2012, where there is a continuous strive to 2000. she got a post at the neighbouring to excellence from both learners In 2002, the Heunis family Overberg High School in Caledon. and educators, where learners can moved to Hermanus, where she was She met her first love way back from develop to the best of their abilities.” appointed in a permanent position her Pretoria Technicon days, who said Rista. Duane van Wyk. Lindokuhle Mahlanga.

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439997NM Thursday January 30, 2020 COMMUNITY Corridor Gazette 5 Top achiever has golden opportunity Casper Mhlanga TONGA - Phumlani Difference SPORT Mavimbela left for Port Elizabeth last • Malalane Dojo: Practice Mondays and week to further his studies, pursuing Wednesdays from 18:00 to 19:00. Affiliation a B-Tech in electrical engineering. He fee R300 and first month R300 registration. obtained the third position in technical Adults and children five years and older. maths in the country, representing DD Enquiries: Grobbies on 083-747-5769 or Mabuza Comprehensive School in the 076-541-5841. Nkomazi district. Mavimbela went to Gauteng when the Department of Education called upon the best performing learners in the country. He returned empty-handed; they only paid his flight tickets and accommodation. The Nkomazi Local Municipality (NLM) spokesperson, Cyril Repinga, visited him to find out the way forward in terms of education. Mavimbela said he has financial challenges and was hoping the • Malalane rugby: Practice every Tuesday National Student Financial Aid Scheme and Thursday from 18:00. Enquiries: Shane would fund him. on 073-593-4184. The executive mayor of NLM, Johan • Komati rugby: Practice every Tuesday Mkhatshwa, offered to help him with and Thursday from 18:00. Enquiries: Hendry everything that he needs, including a on 079-195-3210. bursary to cover his institution fees, • Ringball: Practice every Tuesday and accommodation, clothing and food. Thursday from 18:00 to 19:30 at Malelane He also shared words of wisdom with Golf Club. Enquiries: Angelique on Mavimbela. “You must be dedicated at 064-654-9020. school and focus on studies. You have SOMETHING ELSE achieved great results, a good example • February 7: Backstage live and loud at to every learner in Nkomazi. With Komati Impala Rugby Club. Starts 20:00 quality education, you can change your till late. Crazy drink specials. R50 per background. This is the new start of your person. Proceeds go to upgrading the life. Once you reach the height that you rugby club facilities. Enquiries: Cashel on want in life, never forget where you came Phumlani’s mother, Thabisile, Phumlani Mavimbela and the executive mayer of NLM, Johan 082-308-0077. from,” said Mkhatshwa. Makhatshwa. Mavimbela said he is grateful for everything and never knew that his hard up in the early hours of the morning to work I made it happen. work would book him a special position in on the farm during the seasons. I said to “It is simple to reach the sky, only if you life. “My mother supported us with grant myself that I must study hard to change this are aiming very well and work towards it money and owns a spaza shop. It always situation. I pushed myself every day. every day, giving it your hundred per cent,” pained me to see her struggling, waking “It was not easy, but in my own pace he concluded. 6 Corridor Gazette Thursday January 30, 2020 439992NE )9J9L= 439996R $&$'(0< 0$/(/$1(

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