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JERETHA OOSTHUIZEN gang members how are responsible. “Two [email protected] weeks ago, the windows of the house were broken and they tried killing some of the A family of Chris Hani Informal Settlement family members, but did not succeed. If is devastated after a family member was a member of one gang does not like you The heartbroken wife, Anna Mohau, and her brother, Joseph shot dead. Four people were shot dead because you belong to another gang, he Mohau Buti. PHOTOS: PIERCE VAN HEERDEN and another three injured after a shooting will enter your home and shoot anyone he incident occurred on 25 August 2017 at likes, whether he knows you or not. They about 23:30. do not even ask questions, they just shoot,” Two men, suspected to be gang members, said Maphiri. entered the family residence and started The alleged killers fl ed the scene in a fi ring shots at the people in the house. Piet white Toyota Tazz. Two of the victims who Seholopa Jomo and Lebohang Mariphi were were killed are unknown, while the other two of the four male victims that were two victims, a man and a woman, are still killed in the shooting. Kleinbooi Mohau recovering at Pelonomi Hospital. Sebego survived the incident. Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant- Maramang Johannes Thipe said he was General Lebeoana Tsumane, said he has caught between the door and the wall appointed a high level team of investigators when the unknown men kicked open the led by Major-General Jones Qhobosheane. door to enter their house. “I was behind “I would like to request the community the door and just heard shots being fi red. not to panic as this is an isolated incident They shot at everyone in the house” said that will be investigated thoroughly. The Thipe. offi cers we have deployed who deal with Anna Mohau was asleep in bed and due sensational crimes in hot spot areas around to only seven bullets in the magazine, an Mangaung, including gangs, are still in the eighth shot could not be fi red at her. Her area to monitor the situation,” he added. in-laws blame her for the shooting, saying The police have requested that anyone Family members of the deceased, Piet that they suspect she had organised it. with information that could lead to the Seholopa Jomo are from the left, back: Mohau was too traumatised to even talk to identifi cation of the suspects should Moramang Johannes Thipe, Anna Mohau and the media. contact Detective-Colonel Nthako Joseph Mohau Buti. In front: Kleinbooi Mohau Jeffrey Maphiri said that he suspects it was Mkhaulesi at 082-527-7504. Sebegoand the daughter of Anna Mohau The deceased, Piet Seholopa Jomo
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Michelle Peterson, the mother of Kay-leen Peterson (24) who was found killed in her fl at in Virginia in March this year, said the system is failing the families of victims of crime. She said the manner in which the police and courts have been treating 18 her family is piling on to the pain they are already going through after losing their daughter. “I didn’t want to talk to the media at fi rst because she (Kay-leen) was a very private child and this is a very personal matter. A local newspaper wrote on her murder and published gruesome photos of her, and I still haven’t looked at that article. Even when planning her funeral I decided the theme would be fl owers and butterfl ies, to symbolise the peaceful person she was,” said Peterson. Last week Wednesday, while driving back Kay-leen Peterson (24), who was a Grade 1 from dropping her son off in Johannesburg teacher at one of the primary schools in Virginia, to visit family, she was overcome by the was found at her apartment by a family friend and thought that if she could just see the man neighbours. being accused of killing her daughter, she would be able to focus on the well-being court because they had allowed her to see of her other children. him. So they are more concerned about She fi rst called the investigating offi cer on the offender’s rights,” she explained. the case, Inspector Janse van Rensburg, to A social worker then approached her and tell him she was on her way the Virginia said she could not fi nd any record of the Magistrate’s Court to fi nd out what was accused offender, William Dukana (32), on happening with the court case. the system. She wanted to see the accused offender, Dukana was arrested and charged for but according to her while he was in the murder of Kay-Leen Peterson. He custody, nobody could touch him. appeared at the Virginia Magistrate’s “I waited at the gate for three hours and Court on 27 March 2017. Additional they told me that I could not see the charges were added to his case docket, offender because it’s against the rules, and which include house robbery, theft of a the offender fi rst had to ask to see me motor vehicle and rape. He was on parole before I could see him. The supervisor for another case of house robbery at said that the offender also has parents, and the time of his arrest for the Peterson what if the parents make a case against the murder. During ongoing investigations he was also linked to another sexual assault case Meloding near Virginia, where he was charged for a sexual assault case on 26 March 2017. Peterson says the family has not been kept up to date on the court proceedings, and had she not travelled all the way to Virginia herself, they would not have known that Dukana’s next appearance will be at the Welkom Regional Court on 31 July 2017 (preliminary). Peterson says she just wants to look him in the face, and maybe then she can carry on with her life.
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Hoewel die breek van die eintlik daagliks nuwe vaardighede to sell like hot cakes. feature 25 different wineries, eet terwyl ek na ‘n lyk staar!” joernalistieke wêreld goed vir haar leer, sê sy. “ ’n Joernalis moet With less than a month to go is the CUT Hotel School’s So skerts Sandra Mulder, wat die was, het die einste beroep haar moeite doen om mense te leer ken. before the start of the Fiesta fl agship event and is a highlight afgelope ses jaar nuusbestuurder in 2005 terugverwelkom toe sy Hou jou kritiek vir jouself todat jy del Vino, you need to rush to on Bloemfontein’s annual van Central Media Group (CMG) aangestel is as redakteur van Son in ‘n gesprek met ‘n ander gevoer het, get your tickets. Tickets for the social calender. Come and was, oor haar loopbaan in die Bloemfontein. saam iets geëet het, en geslaap het fi rst two days of the festival, 23 satisfy your taste buds with media. 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This includes a sit-down To get your tickets, contact Mulder gaan egter nou haar vlerke Nog ‘n mens by CMG vir wie sy het en twee kinders in die lewe dinner, a wine glass as well as Jaydee Snyman at sprei en ‘n nuwe loopbaan by die groot bewondering het, is Gary verwelkom het. ‘n Kat en drie coupons for the evening. 051-507-4034 or send an Universiteit van Stellenbosch begin. Stroebel, uitvoerende hoof. “Hy is honde is deel van haar gesin. Sy The theme for the evening of email to [email protected]. Mulder, ‘n trotse Bloemfonteiner, ‘n uitstekende bestuurder en doen sien uit na wat voorlê. “Ek is ‘n se loopbaan het by Die Transvaler moeite om te leer oor nuwe dinge challenge freak, en hopelik is die in Pretoria begin nadat sy waarvan hy meer moet weet,” sê skuif na Stellenbosch my laaste Kommunikasiekunde aan die Mulder. uitdaging, of nee, wag, ek wil nog Follow @Bfncourant Universiteit van die Vrystaat Groot mylpale vir haar is die begin my PhD in Kommunikasiekunde studeer het. 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THOUGHT Let’s become OF THE mature WEEK RONALD PETERSEN
Colossians 2:7 is a great verse and all is simply beautiful but unfortunately I Christians should, from their baptism see very little of that where I live. (believer’s baptism), strive to become I’m sure that there are many other “rooted and built up in him and places where churches grow physically established in the faith”. (in numbers) than what they do In the context of this verse, the apostle spiritually. Even though my desire is Paul admonishes the Colossians to walk to teach new Christians the basics of in Him, meaning they should walk like our faith, I also see mature Christians Him. reading this article and learning a lot They should also be rooted and built from it. up in Him, which means we should fi nd The writer of Hebrews gives the our nutrition and strength from Him audience of his letter a very serious and also that we should have Him as admonishment and says: “About this our foundation as we mature and grow we have much to say and it is hard to through Him. explain, since you have become dull of We are encouraged to mature and hearing. For though by this time you ought Follow @Bfncourant Like Bloemfontein Courant grow in Christ, and many Christians are to be teachers, you need someone to teach making real strides in their maturity. I’ve you again the basic principles of the heard of great stories in churches where oracles of God. You need milk, not solid [email protected] Whatsapp 082 370 12 68 the spiritual growth of the congregation food.”- Hebrews 5:11,12.
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When turning onto the N1 from pulled by the ‘train’ is Khumalo’s shelter. He is creative and enjoys making crafty People often stop and take photos of Langenhoven Park you might have spotted He has made his ‘train’ out of pieces of things from reclyclable material, like his Khumalo’s ‘train’. Phineas Seaf, a truck driver what looks like a self-made ‘train’ carrying material he found along the way as he was ‘train’. When Bloemfontein Courant asked from Johannesburg, stopped at Khumalo’s a trailer. travelling from one city to another. Khumalo about his project, he said that he shelter with two of his co-workers, Sifi so This ‘train’ as been made from recycled To Khumalo this is not just an attraction is still busy extending his ‘train’ and shelter. Radebe and Sydwell Nkanyani, to admire material by Alex Khumalo (37), who travels for people travelling along the N1. It is his He is also in search of some new parts this ‘train’ and have a chat with Khumalo. all around the country with his creation. home. He fi nds shelter in the container as he plans to make it easier to move his “There is defi nitely brains in this, and I wish Khumalo, born and raised in the Transkei, during the harsh winter currently ‘mobile home’. He intends to create more that someone could see the talent of this has travelled all the way from Mpumalanga experienced in Bloemfontein. Khumalo lost pieces of craft out of materials he fi nds man and help him,” said Seaf. to Cape Town and back to Bloemfontein. his parents at a young age. He was forced along his journey. The ‘train’ carries all Khumalo can be seen along the the N1 and To some this may just seem like a ‘train’ to make a life of his own because of his Khumalo’s necessities like water, food and one thing is for sure, he is always up for a with a trailer, but the trailer that’s being diffi cult circumstances. clothes. chat.
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8 SCHOOLS • SKOLE www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 27 July 2017 Helping children grow from failure SEITHATI SEMENOKANE [email protected] The education environment can be very says the way to do this is to cultivate a develop a “growth mindset”. competitive, with toddlers attending maths “growth mindset”. Firstly, have daily learning discussions, it development classes and other youngsters “Children who think their intelligence and is important for parents and guardians being pushed to start reading fl uently ability is ‘fi xed’ – that they are stuck at a to share their learning as well, because it before they even begin Grade 1. certain level of smart – tend to do less well models to children that even grownups Parents fi nd themselves in a diffi cult than those who think that they can, with learn new things every day, and learn from position and are often overwhelmed and perseverance, achieve at anything they set failures. concerned about their children’s future, their minds to,” said Salter. Secondly, give them feedback, but only especially if they show signs of struggling “However, learners who understand that on the process of learning, for example academically or otherwise. their intelligence or skill level can be by praising their effort for persistence, Education expert, Traci Salter, however says improved by effort and experimentation, thinking of alternative strategies, seeking that the situation can and must be turned seek more challenges, learn from mistakes new opportunities, setting ongoing around before it spirals out of control and and don’t give up in the face of failure,” she goals, planning for achieving these, and Traci Salter, Strategic Academic negatively impacts the child’s entire sense added. considering creative alternatives to the Development Advisor at ADvTECH. of self and self-esteem. Strategic Academic According to Salter there are three steps challenge at hand. Don’t praise personal Development Advisor at ADvTECH, Salter parents can take to help their children abilities like being smart, pretty, or artistic. and self-motivation. Now is the time to let This kind of praise could actually lead to a our children risk and fail. loss of confi dence since all children are not “We must let our children experience smart at everything. some failures while they are young, so that And lastly, encourage risk, failing and they can strengthen their growth mindset learning from mistakes. Failure teaches our muscles. If we don’t, they will become children important life lessons. For one, adults with no perseverance or belief in it’s how they learn resilience, perseverance their abilities to work hard and succeed,” concluded Salter. Tralies presteer
Chanté Olivier (middel) van die Hoërskool Sentraal het goud gewen in padfi ets op Oudtshoorn se National Youth Event vir meisies o.15, waar sy die Vrystaat verteenwoordig het. By haar is Donna Lee Martin van Cape Metro (2de) en Churstey Siomon ook van Cape Metro (3de). Chanté het ook silwer gewen op die Suid-Afrikaanse Bergfi ets XCO-kampioenskap wat die naweek van 21 tot 23 Julie gehou is.
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A festival of beauty The Vrystaat Art Festival, which was held at the University of the Free State from the 18-22 July 2017, hosted its very fi rst Miss Vryfees Competition in collaboration with Tiné Kruger & Nadine Barkhuizen of eModels Bloemfontein. This beauty competition was a fantastic addition to the festival and the organisers would love to make it an annual event. At the crowning ceremony were from the left, back: Ruwaidah Henney (judge), Petro Steyn (judge), Sunette Smith (judge), Natascha de Klerk (2nd princess), Altanja de Vos (winner), Bianca Fry (1st princess), Leon Francis (judge), Laurence Mbalula (judge); front: Nicole Rodrigues (Miss Teen Bloem Show 2017), Tiné Kruger and Nadine Barkhuizen (both organisers). Photo: Hanno Otto van Sonador Studio
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