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The roof of the house was severely damaged. The fi re destroyed everything in the kitchen. Double tragedy hits family

JERETHA OOSTHUIZEN “It was terrible and unexpected. The including clothes, bedding and food. Maasdorp’s father-in-law, Fanie Bergman, family managed to get away with only “The people of the community are really a pastor at the Methodist Chruch. They Lorick Maasdorp of Heidedal bid a fi nal the clothes on their backs. Luckily no one wonderful. They are helping in every way are focusing on living their day-to-day farewell to his wife, Desireé, who had was injured. The fi re started on Sunday possible,” said Maasdorp. lives and try to support one another as been suffering from cancer for a long morning at about 2:45.” With all the distress Maasdorp is trying much as possible. The children are also period of time, at her funeral on Saturday He confi rmed that everything inside the to stay strong for himself and his family. trying to remain strong and focused after 27 May. As the family was still trying to house was destroyed in the fi re, including “It is diffi cult, but I am trying. Through the death of their mother and the trauma come to terms with their loss, their house various pieces of furniture, clothing and God’s grace I am able to get up every of their house burning down. burnt down the next day. bedding. The roof of the house has also morning and go on with my daily tasks. The cause of the fi re is still unknown, Maasdorp, an accountant at the been severely damaged. God is providing strength and the but it is believed it might have been Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and After the sad news reached the scriptures friends and family are sending caused by a short circuit. An assessor is Recreation, said the double tragedy has community of Heidedal, they reached out me, also help me to stay positive.” investigating the case. hit him and his four children hard. to the Maasdorp family with donations For now, the family is living with [email protected] 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 31 May 2017 Geliefde inwoner sterf ‘n Bekende en geliefde liggaamsbouer Calvyn Fortuin, inwoner van Heidedal, was sy vrou nie ernstig siek Ethel Fortuin (74), is skielik voor haar afsterwe nie. Maandag oorlede. “Ons wag vir die nadoodse Volgens haar man, die bekende ondersoek om die presiese Ethel Fortuin (74) oorsaak van my vrou se dood te bepaal, maar sy good music | happy people het klaarblyklik rd What’s the in die badkamer June 20177 color geval, wat tot haar Celtic spelers, Lyle Lakay, Tshegofatso Mabaso, Shane April en Deon Hotto saam met kinders van die Saints-sokkerklub. 3come and enjoy of your Soul? dood gelei het.” music by ... ‘n Gedenkdiens word op Donderdag 1 Junie om 18:30 Celtic maak kinders se harte bly by die CRC in JERETHA OOSTHUIZEN mens se lewe kan verander en hoe vroeër Entrance info jy aan jou tegnieke werk en dit ontwikkel, stone 8-10pm Freeee Fleurdal gehou. Sy word op Saintssokkerklub het op Saterdag 23 hoe beter. Hulle het verskeie tegnieke 10-01am R100 Free beer Mei ’n afrigtingskliniek op Saints se geleer wat hulle van nou af elke dag op to first 30 men Saterdag 3 Junie 1 - til late R20R20 om 11:00 uit die oefenterrein gehou. hul spel kan toepas. CRC begrawe. Spelers van Bloemfontein Celtic het die “Die kinders was ogeloofl ik bly oor die mr. meek Free shooter geleentheid en kon nie ophou oor hul to first 50 ladies Begrafnisgangers kliniek bygewoon om kinders touwys te t-bozz resident dj kom om 10:00 by maak en spesiale tegnieke aan hulle oor te sokkerhelde, wat ook daar was, te praat die gesin se huis dra. nie. Hulle het saam met hul helde foto’s in Heatherdaleweg Harrison Schults, eienaar van die Saints- geneem. Ek glo dit is ’n geleentheid wat bymekaar. Die sokkerklub, sê die doel van hierdie dag hulle nooit sal vergeet nie!” teraardebestelling was om die jongmanne aan te moedig om Die Bloemfontein Celtic-sokkerspan het aktief te wees en om die dissiplines te leer belowe om later vanjaar weer vir al die jojjontasontass tyrone is om 12:00 by die wat hulle eendag sal gebruik indien hulle jong sokkerspelers van Heidedal te kom MissMiMisss Louw Heather Heights- begraafplaas. professioneel wil sokker speel. kuier. Die jong spelers het geleer dat sport ’n [email protected] Botshabelo Labour Centre moving to Thaba Nchu SEITHATI SEMENOKANE Ramokoena said they have also been affected by the South African Municipal Workers’ Labour offi ces in Botshabelo will Union (Samwu) strike currently taking temporarily be moving to the satellite place in the metro. “Because of the current offi ce in Thaba Nchu, which is situated at municipal workers’ strike, the building in Ratlou Complex, also known as the old OK Botshabelo is not in the best state. We do not Shopping Complex, next to the Sassa offi ces. have water and electricity and we cannot Labour spokesperson, Josial Ramokoena, expect people to conduct business in a said, “Part of the reason we are moving building without any ablution facilities.” is because we are in talks with other He added that the Thaba Nchu offi ce is not stakeholders that are part of our service affected as it receives its electricity directly delivery. We have a few issues to resolve. from Eskom, and not through Centlec. Hopefully this won’t take longer than two or “Back in the day Thaba Nchu had a fully- three months.” fl edged satellite offi ce which offered all the He added that they are aware that a labour labour-related services. That infrastructure offi ce in Botshabelo is very essential as it is is still in place and in good working the biggest township in Mangaung. “More condition.” economic activities take place in Botshabelo, The satellite labour offi ce in Thaba Nchu it is bigger than Thaba Nchu and we know can be contacted at the following number: that our services are needed closer to the 051-873-2004. people.” [email protected]

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Verifi ed Distribution: 20000 copies per week. 31 May 2017 • [email protected] • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA 3 Botshabelo elderly get moving and shaking LEBAKENG NKABI national level,” he said. “We have won numerous trophies – The Botshabelo Sports Council recently gold and silver medals – in Secunda, held an elderly citizen sports day at the Mpumalanga, and our grannies have also Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium in Botshabelo. represented us well during the national The event started with the screening of competitions which were held in Kimberly blood sugar and blood pressure, and with last year. They came fi rst and won gold Teachers and learners at Petunia that in check, the activities began. medals for their efforts,” he boasted. Ernest Tobie (HLDAC PR offi cer), Katlego Oliphant, Joslynn Secondary were shocked when Fredericks (Petunia Secondary School principal) and Gregory Werner Katleho Olifant arrived at school The grannies took part in sport activities Thabo Raseledi (78) told Voice that (HLDAC chairperson). on horseback. such as junkie, ring stick, duck walk, exercise is important to him as it keeps passing the ball, ball relay, dress up, goal him healthy. “At my age I can run a 100- shooting and rugby-ball throw, to name a m and 200-m races. I have represented few. The aim was to get more grandmothers Botshabelo and Mangaung Metro at and grandfathers exposed to new ways of national level in Mpumalanga and I would From horseback having fun while exercising. encourage other grannies to come and join The president of the metro’s senior the different teams all over Botshabelo. citizens, Mohutsia Mathopa, told Voice Exercising is very important. It lowers the that they came there to select an elderly chances of getting chronic diseases such team that will be representing Botshabelo as high blood and sugar diabetes.” to mountain bike in the provincial games in Thaba Nchu on [email protected] SEITHATI SEMENOKANE informal settlements. 25 August. “We go With 1388 learners attending the school, the to all the regions A young boy from Turfl aagte would not let principal was worried about the animal rights in the province to the fact that his school is approximately 10 and safety act. An HOD gave him twenty select granny teams km away from his home deter him from rand, and told him to take the horse home and are happy getting an education. Katleho Oliphant, and take a taxi back to school. with the turnout a learner at Petunia Secondary School in The Heidedal Local Drug Action Committee of grannies, even Heidedal would not let the fact that he did (HLDAC) was at the school that morning those who came just not have transport money to ride a taxi to and witnessed Katleho struggling to fi nd a to see what we are school, stop him from a writing a test. ‘parking space’ for his horse, said Gregory doing and to see When he arrived at his school last Werner, chairperson of HLDAC, which games are Wednesday morning, the learners and “We were busy with a campaign against best suited for them teachers couldn’t believe what they saw. drugs at the school, and as we fi nished up to partake in,” said “We were busy with assembly, and usually our programme, we saw this guy with a Mathopa. some of the senior management team will horse. He looked concerned. He was actually He added that stand at the gate to control the late coming, looking for ‘parking’ for the horse. He asked they have elderly getting learners’ names for detention. And the teacher if could just ‘park’ the horse close teams in four here we saw Katlego, on horseback. We to the school, where it could graze while he areas, Botshabelo, asked him what was going on, to which was attending school,” he said laughingly. Bloemfontein, he replied he didn’t want to be late as he He added Katleho’s dedication inspired Thaba Nchu and was writing a test, so he decided to take HLDAC members to want to help him. “He Wepener. “We the horse,” said Petunia Secondary School kind of inspired us to help him. He was are going to get principal, Joslynn Fredericks. dedicated, he just wanted to be in time for his them together Fredericks said that learners at the school test.” in Bethlehem in have a huge punctuality challenge as some Katleho received a brand new mountain bike September so that learners walk 10 km to and from school. from the HLDAC, which he can now use to we can select a team Although the school is situated in Heidedal, get to school every day. that will represent Elderly citizens spent the day exploring new ways to keep their aging bodies 80% of the learners at Petunia come from [email protected] the province at healthy. PHOTO: LEBAKENG NKABI 4 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 31 May 2017 New look for Billy Murison Stadium SEITHATI SEMENOKANE community. The tennis courts that for our community, could not be used due to vandalism, we never benefi ted The Billy Murison Stadium in Heidedal will then be available to be used by the from them.” is currently undergoing renovations, in community. Williams said hopes that a newer looking stadium will Ward 47, Councillor John De Bruin said they are happy encourage the community to participate they intend to apply for more visible to see that things in recreational activities. The renovations, security at the stadium, but the important are beginning which are expected to take four months to thing is that the people of the community to change. complete, include the building of 15 new need to take pride in their stadium and “Everybody has toilets and refurbishing the spectators’ ensure its safety themselves, as they are sent people to come stand. the ones who are benefi ting from it. and work here; Contractor and owner of All Star The Heidedal Unemployed Forum, the community is Industries, Riyaaz Africa, said: “We are which was established in 2016 and running this project. going to build 15 ablution facilities as well has helped to create more than 50 The community as two showers. We are also going to put temporary jobs, is proud to be part of this is going to build, on new roofi ng and new lighting systems project. Founder and chairperson, Benji renovate and clean so that the facility will be there for the Williams, said: “Our vision was to bring the stadium – for community to use.” the community together and to make the community,” he Once the renovations have been sure our community benefi ts. We have added. completed, they will hand over had problems in the past when, even seithati@centralmedia- Amanda Ngamlani and Phillipa de Wee are some of the women who benefi ted from ownership of the stadium to the though government said projects were group.co.za job creation at the Billy Murison Stadium. Banana ba sekolo sa Tokoloho ba fumana metseto LEBAKENG NKABI motseng wa Botshabelo, Itumeleng itekanelang hobane lebona ntse baya jwalo ka batjha ba ward 37 batshehetsa Makolwana o boletse hore diphuphutso di matsatsing jwalo ka mang le mang,” ho mesebetsi e tshwanang le ena ho ntshetsa Mokgatlo o busang wa ANC o eme ka hlahisitse hore bongata ba banana ba fetwa hlalosa Makolwana. maphelo a batjha pele. matla hobona hore bana ba banana ha ke matsatsi a mashome a mahlano a sekolo. O hatetse pele ka ho leboha mohokahanyi Marry Mopereko, mosuwehlooho wa bafetwe ke dithuto nakong eo bayang Ka lebaka la bohlweki, bongata ba banana wa ANC motseng wa Botshabelo eleng sekolo sa Tokoloho sa bana ba sa itekanelang matsatsing hobane bahloka metseto . baiphumana basebedisa masela, dikoranta Molefi Morake hape le mongodi wa ANC poisanong ya hae le Voice o boletse hore Banana ba fetang dimillione tse pedi ba le bojwang ele tsela yaho ithusa habaya Mangaung Metro eleng Paseka Nompondo bona jwalo ka sekolo ba thabetse ketelo dilemo tse pakeng tsa 12 hofi hlella ho tse matsatsing, mme sena ha se a bolokeha. mmoho le moetapele wa setjhaba wa ya kajeno ya mokgatlo wa ANC sekolong 18, bahlahang malapeng a dikotjwana di “Kajeno sekolong sena sa Tokoloho re ward 37 eleng Lebona Nkgatle mmoho sa bona ka hobane bane ba dula baena le mahetleng mona Afrika Borwa, haba e thusa banana ka mesamo ya bomme e le baetapele basetjhaba ba ileng ba kenya bothata bo boholo sekolong ka hobane dikolong habale matsatsing, hobane basa mashome a mahlano. 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Your weekly motoring guide 31 MAY 2017 Bloemfontein Edition The Renault Clio RS delivers the goods SEAN NURSE hatch. More LUX-urious Trophy. There are more changes in terms of Styling updates The Lux specifi cation remains as the entry- styling for the new fl agship. HE fourth generation of Renault’s hot The updates made to the RS in terms of its level RS model locally. It benefi ts from a few The Trophy gets new 18-inch alloy wheels Clio was a bit of a disappointment forfor exterior design are mild to say the least. Up updates, for example, it can now be had in the fi nished in black and shod with Michelin Pilot Tenthusiasts when it launched just over front, there’s a wider bumper and a new fog brand’s famous Liquid Yellow paint scheme for Super Sport tyres, along with red brake calipers. three years ago. lamp cluster shaped like the RS brand symbol. the fi rst time, if you are willing to part with an At the rear, there is an Akrapovič exhaust With its softer suspension, dual-clutch The fog lamps now feature the RS Vision LELEDD additional R10 000. system complete with carbon fi bre tips, while gearbox and fi ve-door confi guration, it was lighting system for improved illumination. The Keen observers will note that while the Trophy logos are visible below the rear door. missing that magic that made RS models from front lights have also been changed with new interior remains very much the same, there’s a Inside, the Trophy also gets heated leather the French marque so special over the years. LED items that provide up to 20% more lighting new gear lever and in terms of the infotainment seats. HoweveHowever,r, one cannot didisputespute that overalloverall,, it was power and require zero maintenance. system, the same seven-inch unit as before, In terms of performance, the Trophy a far more usable package that appealed to a In side profi le, the car remains the same but revised to include the brand’s RS Monitor certainly steps up the Clio’s game. With 162 larger audience. Now though, the Renault Sport besides the fact that certain colours now get and R-Link system in addition to the Bluetooth, kW/260 Nm (280 Nm overboost) from the division has updated the Clio RS. I travelled to gloss black side mirrors and door handles. At USB and satellite navigation features offered same 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder Cape Town to sample the the rear, there are the now sisignaturegnature C-shC-shapedaped previously. engine, it gets the business done. The 0-100 rerefreshedfreshed LED lilightsghts and familiar rear diffuser The Lux retains its sport chassis, which copes km/h is dispatched in 6.6 seconds and the hohott fi ninishedshed iinn brbrushedushed sisilverlver wwithith an well on our imperfect roads, and provides a quarter mile in a claimed 14.5 seconds. exhaust tip protruding from each good balance of handling and comfort. Power The range topper also gets 320 mm side. output remains the same at 147 kW, but torque ventilated brake discs and a more track- goes up from 240 Nm to 260 Nm. Performance focused suspension setup, which is 20 mm is commendable; with the launch control lower at the rear and 10mm lower at the front. system activated, it will get from 0-100 km/h in Combine the super stiff chassis with the sticky 6.7 seconds. rubber and Akrapovič exhaust, and you have The biggest change on the Lux can be felt in the car that the performance Clio should have the gearbox and exhaust sound departments. always been. The exhaust sounds fantastic As someone who drives a 2014 Clio RS and provides the now famous ‘vrrpha’ sound regularly, the changes made to the gearbox are when driving along. notable, with faster shifts and a sportier feel Warranty and service to the shifting process in general. The sound The Clio RS models come standard with a on upshifts has also improved, thanks to an fi ve-year/150 000 km mechanical warranty updated exhaust, which now provides a proper and a three-year/30 000 km service plan. burp when hooking the next gear. Pricing The Trophy Clio RS 200 Lux EDC - R379 900 The previous Cup model has been dropped Clio RS 220 Trophy EDC - R419 900 from the range in favour of the more desirable 31 May 2017 • [email protected] • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za SPORT • DIPAPADI 7 Fifth Top 10 for Dean Burmester

MORGAN PIEK Birkdale, but has several opportunities to book his Bloemfontein’s leading golfer, Dean entry during the course Burmester, has climbed 18 places to of the next month. His 94th in the latest Offi cial World Golf three best chances will Rankings following another Top 10 most probably be with fi nish on the European Tour on Sunday. a top three fi nish at any Burmester carded a round of seven one of the HNA Open under par 65 at Wentworth in London de France (29 June to 2 for a share of ninth at the European July), the Dubai Duty Free Tour’s fl agship event, the BMW PGA Irish Open (6 to 9 July) Championship. This was the lowest or the Aberdeen Asset round of the week. Management Scottish It has also seen the player, who turns 28 Open (13 to 16 July). The on Friday, move up to 25th in the Race 146th Open will be played to Dubai standings. It’s the player’s from 16 to 23 July. fi fth Top 10 fi nish in what is, without a Top 10 South African doubt, his watershed season. rankings - 1 Louis South Africa’s second ranked golfer, Oosthuizen (19), 2 Branden Grace, also settled for a share Charl Schwartzel (20), of ninth, after starting his fi nal round in 3 Branden Grace (25), second. Brandon Stone (86), Dean The move up the rankings also means Burmester (94), Dylan that Burmester has moved ahead of Frittelli (101), Richard Dylan Frittelli, Richard Sterne and Jaco Sterne (104), Dean Burmester during Round 4 of the 2017 BMW SA van Zyl and is now the fi fth ranked (113), Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club. Burmester South African golfer. (143), Thomas Aiken fi nished in 4th on -15 at the event for his fi rst Top 10 of Burmester still hasn’t qualifi ed for (178). the season. PHOTO: LUKE WALKER/ at Royal [email protected]

in Alzheimer’s: Language problem. Diffi culty naming objects, fi nding Celtic and FS Stars survive the right word to use in a sentence, L and often talking nonsense. MORGAN PIEK Elizabeth also in the fi ring line. As it turned out the goalless draw was a prefect result The season is done for Bloemfontein Celtic, for both teams. and it is one that the team would prefer to Ea Lla Koto ended their campaign on 28 put behind them as soon as possible. points, the same as Baroka FC, but Serame The team survived the relegation and this Letsoaka’s chargers had a better goal was as close as they had come in many difference, and this saw them avoiding seasons to not playing in the top fl ight of to have to play in the play-offs for their domestic football next season. survival. On Saturday during the last round of Gordon Igesund’s Highlands Park is the matches, Celtic still stood an outside side which ultimately got relegated. Their chance of being relegated, but their 1-1 2-2 draw to the dethroned champions, draw to Maritzburg United was enough Mamelodi Sundowns, was just not enough to avoid the chop. Musa Nyatama opened to remain in the Premier Soccer League. the scoring in the 34th minute at the Harry A win for Highlands would have meant that Gwala Stadium, but it was Mohau Mokate Baroka would have been out. who levelled matters for Martizburg, just Thanda Royal Zulu have been promoted three minutes into the second stanza. from the National First Division, while either The points saw Celtic surviving relegation Black Leopards or Stellenbosch FC can earn by just a single point, while Maritzburg, promotion, should they beat Baroka. fi nished in the top eight, a remarkable turn- As it stands, Celtic won just 5 of their 30 around this season by the side which beat games in the PSL this season, while also Celtic in the fi nal round last season to avoid playing to 14 draws and 11 defeats. relegation. The teams’ greatest achievement in 2016/17, Free State Stars were under a little more was reaching the quarter-fi nals of the pressure than Celtic to avoid relegation, Nedbank Cup when they were knocked out and they had to face Chippa United by Orlando Pirates. in Bethlehem, with the side from Port [email protected] M A Y

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CH6247 the correct details. Prices include VAT of 14%. CASH OR CREDIT CARDS ONLY. WEDNESDAY 31 May 2017 Farewell, Swys MORGAN PIEK opportunity. Northern Transvaal legend, Frik du “It was a team decision because Preez. It has been confi rmed that the I think Francois Uys has really This was, however, Uys’ fi rst veteran Toyota Cheetahs lock and built a legacy in Cheetahs rugby conversion in top fl ight rugby, former captain, Francois Uys, won’t and I also believe that it was well and it’s one that he will remember be playing for the team anymore. deserved. forever. Last month Uys confi rmed that “We managed to get a conversion The coach, Franco Smith, confi rmed he will be plying his trade at the in the last minute and it doesn’t that the player won’t be playing French Top 14 club, Grenoble, on a happen often that you lead by 40 for the Cheetahs again and will be two-year deal. points and are able to give your linking up with Grenoble after the Saturday’s 47-7 win over the lock an opportunity and then he international break. “It was his fi nal Sunwolves in Japan was the makes is a successful one as well.” game for the Cheetahs, but he is still player’s swansong for the Cheetahs. It is nothing new for a lock to take going to continue playing in France This is why the team decided to conversions. In fact. the Wallabies’ after the June international break.” allow the second rower to take the great John Eales was the regular The Cheetahs’ next game in the fi nal conversion of the game, and kicker for both the Australian Super Rugby will be on 1 July the captain, Torsten van Jaarsveld, national team and the Queensland when they tackle the Stormers at the The veteran Toyota Cheetahs lock, Francois Uys, played his last game for the side in Tokyo on Saturday and will now ply his trade in France. Uys said his said one is not often in the Reds for many years. The same Toyota Stadium. biggest regret is that he wasn’t able to play a 100 matches for the Cheetahs. position to afford a player such an goes for the Springbok and then [email protected] PHOTO: MORGAN PIEK Sehlolo defend Raga Bolo title MORGAN PIEK onto the fi eld to embrace their heroes, only to be told by the match referee that the shootout The tavern side, Sehlolo Inn, successfully was not over. defended their Smirnoff Raga Bolo Street The local side held their nerve for a few more Soccer title on Saturday after defeating tense minutes to retain their title and earn a Pitso Tavern (Rustenburg) in a dramatic spot in the national fi nals in Johannesburg on fi nal at the Mangaung Outdoor Sports 1 July. Pitso Traven will also be making the Centre in Rocklands. trip to play in the nationals. For the second year in a row, the side from The national winner will be walking away Bloemfontein defeated their opponents in with a cheque of R150 000 and will also be a penalty shootout after the fi nal ended in treated to a celebration party at the tavern a draw. Sehlolo started their celebrations which they represent. early and had the local supporters running [email protected]

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