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Any development back and investing into the community. at this stage will impact the local It has been confi rmed that the economy, which is stagnant at the mogul has been given the green moment,” she said. light to develop a multi-billion Rand Grimbeek said she was convinced development in Nelspruit. According that Gumede would use local to a media report, Gumede will inject contractors and suppliers and between R5 billion and R10bn into the provide business opportunities for project. local people and businesses in the “We welcome the development development. as it aligns with our vision of the Speaking to NEWSHORN development potential of the Lowveld last week, the City of Mbombela area. We have identifi ed seven spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, has development nodes or catalytic projects confi rmed the project. He said the that will uplift our region to a world development would take place at the class destination with opportunities for property where the Nelspruit Rugby all,” KLCBT chief operating offi cer, Club (NRC) is currently situated. Orton is our man at 2019 Rugby World Cup Linda Grimbeek, told NEWSHORN. “We want the area to look like “One of the seven is to develop Melrose Arch in where NELSPRUIT’S pride at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Johan Orton, at his happiest behind his Mbombela as a vibrant capital city to people can live, work and play”. attract the more youthful travellers and At the time of going to Press, we camera. Orton, marketing and media liaison specialist at Laerskool Nelspruit and NEWSHORN cater for younger people to study and could not get the hold of Gumede for photographer, is among a select few in the world, and only three South Africans, to cover the stay in Mbombela. We believe that comment. NEWSHORN will follow 2019 Rugby World Cup. Read story on page 2. this development will be an important up on the story in our next edition. 2 COMMUNITY NEWS Wednesday 17 July 2019 Nelspruit photographer makes SA proud at rugby world cup in Japan Adriaan de Beer He studied for a National Diploma in Sport Administration and Marketing at the Tshwane University of Technology and HIS wife, Monique, is not only his followed it up with a post degree diploma biggest supporter, but besides God, also in event management at the University of his greatest inspiration. Cape Town. Barberton Hospital CEO, Maatlape Mawela, So says world-class photographer, Orton’s love for schools’ sport and displaying the certi cate the hospital Johan Orton, marketing and media especially rugby, saw him elected main received earlier this month. liaison specialist at Laerskool Nelspruit, photographer during the 2017 VirSeker and NEWSHORN photographer, who is Cup, but travelling between Nelspruit and among a select few in the world and only Gauteng became diffi cult leaving him no Barberton Hospital three South Africans to cover the 2019 Monique en Johan Orton. option but to quit this year. Rugby World Cup in Japan. What makes his trips pleasant, is the fact The Nelspruit-born Orton, whose Orton said he would not have been able that Monique is always by his side. “She awarded for brilliant pictures regularly don the to fulfi l his biggest dream without the travels with me, to all games and events.” pages of NEWSHORN, will accompany support of his sponsors; Asics SA, Canon He knows the ‘Bok players well but still the doyen of South African sports SA, KMI, NEWSHORN, Ramble bag, respects their privacy. performance photographers, Wessel Oosthuizen, to Avinier, BetSA and Frane Metal Group. “They regularly autograph some of my cover the spectacle in Japan. Having been aside the pitch of 26 rugby photo’s and their agents also contact me Tumelo Waga Dibakwane He is among only 30 out of 2967 tests, including four tests against Nieu- in this regard. It is always nice to talk photographers worldwide who applied Zealand over the past decade, Orton is no to them after a test game or a practice BARBERTON Hospital has received the for and received accreditation for the newcomer to the game. session,” he said. Best Performing Award for its outstanding match between the Springboks and Among the highlights of his career Orton said he would love to become performance in providing quality the All Blacks in Yokoyama on 21 count two fi nals, the more actively involved with the health care service and the professional September, where he will be wearing the SuperRugby fi nal between the Lions and to give them more exposure in local and behaviour displayed by its employees. NEWSHORN logo on his right chest. Crusaders in 2017 and the legendary other publications. Mpumalanga Health Department MEC, Orton and Oosthuizen will be South picture of Francois Hougaard’s World Sasekani Manzini, last week applauded Africa’s only representatives at the game. Rugby try of the Year in 2013, which Orton’s advice and gratitude … and appreciated the dedication displayed Only 30 photographers get accreditation was published in Oosthuizen’s collage, by the staff members of the hospital. per game while more than 4000 applied “Portrait of Rugby”. “If you have a dream, never give up. “I wish to see the health centres in our Put your energy into your dream and for accreditation for the world cup games. “We all know the Springboks against province always subscribing from the Other games he will be covering are continue until it realises. God has given the All Blacks is the highlight of all rugby everyone with a talent to use for His Batho Pele principle because our people those between Scotland and Ireland on 22 tests. It’s like the Muhammad Ali vs glory and to make disciples of people. depend on them. This shows that the staff September, also in Yokoyama, Wales vs George Foreman fi ght in rugby,” he said. “Every chance I was aff orded through attitude towards patients is excellent,” Georgia on 23 September in Toyota City His love for rugby started when he photography was due to the Lord and said Manzini. The award was received on and against Namibia on 28 was a young boy. During his high school Saviour, Jesus Christ. Without Him, I behalf of the hospital staff by the CEO, September, also in Toyota. He could only career, Orton played for Hoërskool am nothing. Although I sometimes feel Maatlape Mawela, who expressed her to apply for games that will take place Nelspruit’s third team and also put on the unworthy of His blessings, He continues gratitude for the recognition. during the school holiday in South Africa. rugby boots in hostel rugby at varsity. to bless me out of my socks.” “At Barberton Hospital our employees are the most important resource that we cylinder heads cabeça do motor have to invest in and we believe that the For Bakkies Vans patient is an important stakeholder and 4x4 SUV central to quality services,” said Mawela. 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Sales Manager: Amanda on 074-950-2616 or [email protected] Wednesday 17 July 2019 COMMUNITY NEWS 3 Mpumalanga m unicipalities fail to get clean audits PROVINCIAL TREASURY PLEDGE TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES

Masoka Dube municipalities in the province were accountability and reporting during the achieve the minimum standards to receive badly managed in terms of fi nancial upcoming audit process. a clean audit report from the AG’s offi ce. management and service delivery. “We will engage with all relevant According to the AG, in the previous year, ONLY one out of 20 municipalities in Department of Finance, Economic role-players at all levels of the provincial 14% of municipalities received clean Mpumalanga received a clean audit for Development and Tourism MEC, government system to get to the bottom on audits. the past fi nancial year from the Auditor , said the treasury has persistent challenges of non-compliance Be that as it may, the AG stated that General (AG). commenced the process to respond to the with the laws of our country and identifi ed 22 municipalities had improved with The province consists of three district audit fi ndings. He is expected to announce gaps in the control environment”, said regards to fi nancial and administrative municipalities which are in turn divided a set of measures that the department will Ngomane. management, while 63 municipalities did into seventeen local municipalities. implement to further support targeted The Provincial Treasury had since April worse. In the wake of the annual audit results municipalities this year. this year dispatched multi-disciplinary from the AG, Kimi Makwetu, the Ngomane said he was disappointed teams of offi cials to assist municipalities THE AG report was a true refl ection Mpumalanga Department of Finance, in the recent municipal audit in addressing issues that the AG raised that the municipalities in the province Economic Development and Tourism outcomes for the province. in the management letters to each were failing in terms of service delivery said it was “working around the “After the encouraging municipality, said Ngomane. and fi nancial management. Since clock” to assist the province’s results of 2016, during last year the province has seen a He also reiterated that the management number of service delivery protests, municipalities to improve which Mpumalanga of each municipality must take where residents took to the streets. service delivery and fi nancial has shown the most responsibility for their audit outcomes Some of the areas in the province still management. improvement among the and display a suffi cient level of ethics and do not have running water, while the This comes after the audit provinces on municipal accountability similar to the position of unemployment rate remains very high. results released by Makwetu audit, the latest report for responsibility bestowed to them. last week showed that only Gert the 2017/18 fi nancial year “Ensuring that municipalities are Sibande Municipality received points to an unfortunate eff ectively managed and that resources a clean audit, while all 19 other setback for our eff orts,” he are not misused or misappropriated is a So you want me to municipalities failed. said. task that cannot be taken lightly more Makwetu’s report “We will, however, be so in a tough economic situation as this stated that relentless in our pursuit to and where our people long for quality most of the assist municipalities services,” he added. GET IN TOUCH to improve According to the report, only 8% of all to address your advertising needs? municipalities in South Africa received clean audit reports, representing just Phone Amanda on 074-950-2616 or 3% of the total budgeted expenditure of Raylee on 072-796-2936 R376.5 billion during the year. The reports further revealed that only Auditor General Kimi Makwetu. 18 of a total of 225 municipalities could Premier promises jobs and better service delivery YOUR Dex Sibiya said Mtsweni-Tsipane. GUARDIAN “We shall serve as their primary market by off ering procurement opportunities in ON THE THE Mpumalanga government is ready all our infrastructural programmes,” she to roll out its plan to boost economic added. growth, job creation and improve service Mtsweni-Tsipane said the government N4 delivery, Premier Refi lwe Mtsweni- had a fi ve-year plan for the development Tsipane said during the State of the of socio-economic infrastructure to boost Province Adress (SOPA). faster economic growth and improve the Mtsweni-Tsipane delivered her SOPA lives of the people of Mpumalanga. Road speech in the Mpumalanga Provincial infrastructure, bulk water and sanitation Legislature in Nelspruit earlier this would also be prioritised. month). “The fi rst phase of the Moloto Corridor “Our economy has contracted 3.2% in Development Programme, which entails the fi rst quarter of 2019 driven largely by the upgrading of road infrastructure is declines in mining, manufacturing and nearing completion. The expansion of the agricultural sectors,” she said. road has helped in reducing the number “Top of our agenda is to transform the of accidents. The cost of the fi rst phase of economy to serve all people, through the programme is R3.7 billion, creating 12 shared and inclusive economic growth, 500 job opportunities,” she said. expanding ownership in the economy to She also said the government would benefi t mostly the disadvantaged sections be tending to overcrowded school of our society. This can only be achieved classrooms, shortage of skills and obsolete through the collaborative action by Mpumalanga Premier Re lwe Mtsweni- infrastructure. government, business, labour and civil Tsipane during the State of the Province “We will accelerate the eradication of society,” said Mtsweni-Tsipane. Address at the provincial legislature in pit toilets in our schools and we will also She said her administration would Nelspruit. make sure that the Thaba Chweu Boarding implement an investment promotion School starts operating. In September, the strategy that would hopefully attract new “As part of supporting and developing building of the Prince HR Nkosi Primary IS investments and improve the level of the township economy, we will build School in the City of Mbombela and the TRAC industrialisation and participation of the industrial parks that will house emerging Mogalitoa Primary School in eMalahleni ALWAYS THERE private sector. industrialists in the manufacturing sector,” will be completed,” said Mtsweni-Tsipane. FOR YOU ALONG Schoemanskloof roadworks nally completed THE N4 TOLL ROUTE facebook.com/TracN4 @TRACN4route Sta Reporter improve driveability. and understanding during this time,” It also benefi ted local communities as TRAC communications manager, instagram.com/TracN4 www.tracn4.co.za the contractor, Tau Pele Construction, Solange Soares Nicholson, said. TRACN4 THE rehabilitation of Schoemanskloof, subcontracted portions of the initiative to “TRAC prides itself on off ering between Crossroads and the Mashishing locals. quality road infrastructure and Intersection, is complete and all stop/go’s Numerous local labourers were also therefore continuously works on have come to an end. temporarily employed for the project. improving and maintaining the N4 Toll The R80 million project ensured that “During the 10 months of roadworks, Route to ensure that it’s on par with the pavement on the 15,7km stretch of stop/gos had to be implemented and world standards, for the benefi t and Schoemanskloof has been rehabilitated to TRAC thanks road users for their patience safety of our road users.”

For sales: Raylee on 072-796-2936 or [email protected] 4 COMMUNITY NEWS Wednesday 17 July 2019 Police winning cash-in-transit ght Dex Sibiya of Police Minister Bheki Cele’s deploying the Boschfontein Periodical Court in of the newly established Anti-Gang Unit Nkomazi, when a suspected robber was to the police’s fi ght against CIT crimes. shot and killed in a shootout with security THE police in Mpumalanga have had “This unit will extend its mandate and offi cers. enough of cash-in-transit (CIT) heists. deal with other crimes of fear that are No money was stolen or security guards This was made clear again when cops terrorising our communities. This would killed in either incidents. killed three robbers in Bushbuckridge include murder, rape, car hijackings, Meanwhile, Cele said the success rate during a foiled CIT heist, while another house robberies, house burglaries and of the 72-hour Activation Plan was also robber was killed by security guards cash-in-transit heists,” Cele said. gaining momentum. when robbers attacked a CIT vehicle While a Bushbuckridge-based police “This plan mobilises maximum near the Boschfontein Periodical Court in offi cer who reacted to a CIT in progress resources to ensure that preliminary (For illustration purposes only). Nkomazi. was shot and wounded, three criminals investigation is done thoroughly and to The provincial police have also were shot and killed during botched CIT guarantee that no evidence is lost and successfully achieved two foiled CIT heists. perpetrators are expeditiously brought to Suspected rhino attempts and made arrests in others. Police are also investigating the book. This was done at the backdrop of These latest incidents come in the wake foiled robbery which happened near the spike in a cash-in-transit heist which dropped drastically in 2018,” Cele said. poaching leaders Speaking to NEWSHORN last week, National Commissioner spokesperson, Brigadier Vish Naidoo, said the police to stand trial have made a signifi cant breakthrough in the fi ght against CIT heists since it was Masoka Dube initiated in May 2013. “CIT robberies have been stabilised A HIGH profi le rhino poaching case and we have made a positive impact on involving two alleged leaders of a rhino it by reducing the numbers. Continuous poaching syndicate will be heard in the gathering of evidence and intelligence Mbombela High Court next year. helps us with intercepting and quickens The trail of Petrus “Mshengu” Mabuza our response to CIT such as the one in and Joseph Nyalungu is expected to take Bushbuckridge,” he said. place from June 27 to August 14, 2020. Naidoo has called on members of the Mabuza and Nyalungu, Clyde Mnisi community to assist the police in its fi ght (33), Claude Lubisi (32), Aretha Mhlanga against the CIT heists that are rampant in (39) and Rachel Qwebana (33), appeared the country. He wished the injured police briefl y in the White River Magistrate’s offi cer a speedy recovery and thanked the Court earlier this month. They were teams for their bravery and swift action. arrested in September 2017 and are The police have also partnered with currently out on bail. the department of health by requesting The gang is suspected of partaking in them to alert them should any person seek a massive traffi cking of rhino horns and medical attention from unexplainable gun other related crimes. They are facing wounds. charges of theft, conspiracy to commit Police have also requested communities crime, illegal buying and selling of rhino to stop protecting suspects and to report horns, corruption and money laundering. suspicious looking perpetrators by During their arrest, police confi scated A picture from the crime scene of the foiled cash in transit robbery that happened in calling the SAPS Crime Stop number luxury vehicles, motorbikes, trucks, an Nkomazi last week. 08600 1011. undisclosed amount of cash, animal skins, lots of suspected stolen items which include among others; trailers, generators Communities urged to report corrupt health o cials and various electronic equipment. It is estimated that the value of the seized items is millions of Rand in value. MALE NURSE NABBED AFTER ABORTION BRIBE The project focused on the criminal supply chain of poached rhinos in the Kruger National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, Masoka Dube with health services at no costs. What “We do not have a policy that says happened was unacceptable and actions people should pay for services of Gauteng and other private or state-owned must be taken if the employee is found pregnancy termination. I would like to reserves. THE MEC for health in Mpumalanga, guilty, said Manzini. thank the patient who reported the matter The syndicate members allegedly Sasekani Manzini, has urged residents to the police for her bravery. We cannot ran poaching groups with the support to report illegal activities committed at allow such illegal acts to spread in our of corrupt police offi cials as well as health centres. health facilities,” she stressed. authorities from the private game farms. Manzini’s appeal follows an incident Manzini said the department has already The areas controlled by the alleged in which a male nurse from Bethal was started to investigate the matter internally. syndicate includes traditional trust areas arrested for corruption after allegedly “I urge people to come forward and such as Cork, Belfast, Mkhuhlu, Calcutta demanding a R700 bribe to perform speak out about any ill-discipline of our and Shabalala Trust around the Hazyview an illegal abortion at a clinic, as the workers so that we are able to curb bad and Mbombela magisterial districts in pregnancy was over 12 weeks. In terms of habits,” she added. Mpumalanga. the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy The pregnancy was also over 12 weeks. The criminal operations were well Act such abortion is not allowed. Although the Choice on Termination of planned and allegedly executed with para- The woman reported the matter to the Pregnancy Act allows for termination military discipline and counter intelligence police and the Hawks accompanied her on demand by women up to the 12th actions to prevent any exposure. to the SEAD Community Health Centre week of pregnancy, a decision to The logistical, transport and (CHC) in Bethal (Emzinoni) and arrested terminate from week 13 to 20 must communication support of the group was the nurse on 2 July . be taken by a medical practitioner also well managed and controlled and they Martin Mandla Mlotshwa (57), who in consultation with the mother. allegedly succeeded to move rhino horns was released on R 500 bail, appeared The Provincial Head of Directorate from the protected areas to places where in the Bethal Magistrate’s Court the for Priority Crime Investigation, Major the transactions took place. next day. The case was General Zodwa Mokoena, said corruption The illegal transactions were also postponed until Friday had a negative impact on development protected by alleged corrupt offi cials to (July 19) for further and service delivery. He said victims ensure no detection from law enforcement. investigation. were deprived of their rights The rhino horns would allegedly get “I am very because of greediness and he sold at the highest price to markets in disappointed with encouraged communities to Gauteng, from where it get distributed to the illegal acts of report any acts of corruption. the South East Asian markets. the professional “Corruption undermines nurse. The good governance and the rule Mabuza and Nyalungu appeared twice department’s in the White River Magistrate’s Court for of law to the detriment of other unrelated charges also involving mandate is to economic growth,” Mokoena crime. The trial will be heard from 25 serve the public concluded. Health MEC Sasekani Manzini appeals to the public to report corrupt health o cials. May until 19 June next year.

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For sales: Raylee on 072-796-2936 or [email protected] Wednesday 17 July 2019 AGRI NEWS 7 Land invasion threatens agricultural development say traditional leaders Masoka Dube Local Government Association (Salga) and the traditional leaders as signatories to mobilise resources in the fi ght against land THE land invasion that was taking place invasion. in Mpumalanga posed a serious threat to According to the department the MoU food security, the Mpumalanga House of will soon be amended to include the Traditional Leaders Chairperson, Chief Department of Rural Development and Sandile Ngomani, said last week. Land Reform. It interrupted and even ended eff orts “Land invasion is one of the serious Local farmer, Grievance Mbhalati, at work of small farmers, Ngomani told threats to food security. Communities in on his farm. NEWSHORN, saying that small farmers rural areas depend on land for grazing and community members no longer had a and for small scale farming to feed their place to conduct their farming activities. families. Any allocation of land must be He also complained that the invaders in line with the provision of the applicable were cutting down indigenous trees and in legislation such as the Spatial Planning of the process destroy endangered species. Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) According to Ngomani, animals and that determines land for human settlement, community members are facing a dire business and other purposes,” Msibi said. situation as a result of the invasion. “Any occupation of land outside “What worries me is the fact that most the applicable legislation is illegal of the people who invade the land do have and the department will ensure that a place to stay. When they see people the perpetrators are brought to book building their homes at the new plots, they to face the full might of the law,” he also go there and illegally buy a piece of Small farmer Ashly Mnisi and his son, added, urging traditional leaders and land, knowing very well that they are not Angelo, showing cabbages produced on municipalities to work together for the going to use it,” said Ngomane. his farm in Nkanini Village, Bushbuckridge. proper allocation of land. “What these people do is wrong because He warned that failure to do so would they are just being greedy. We try to evict “Land invasion is a criminal act and create a fertile ground for land invasion. Young farmer them, but the police are not doing enough those who perpetuate it must be arrested A farmer from Hazyview, Ashley Mnisi to assist us,” complained Ngomane. and face prosecution. We are working said: “Small farms that are situated within During a meeting that was held last together with law enforcement agencies, the communities benefi t everyone as they grows his passion week in Mbombela, the traditional leaders municipalities and traditional leaders to sell their products at a very low price. appealed to the Mpumalanga Department bring this scourge to an end,” Msibi said. Just like myself, my farm is in Nkanini in of Co-operative Governance and He said land invasion in rural areas was Bushbuckridge, so I always make sure that to create jobs Traditional Aff airs (Cogta) to assist them committed by people who were cashing in I sell cabbages to the community at very in their fi ght against land invasion. on unsuspected individuals by allocating low prices,” said Mnisi. Tumelo Waga Dibakwane Cogta MEC, , said the them land for settlement. He also urged other small farmers to department would assist the traditional A memorandum of understanding produce crops for commercial reasons to leaders to confront the scourge of land (MoU) was signed between the grow the economy of the province and the A LOCAL farmer from Thekwane South invasion head-on. department, the SAPS, the South African country. in Mbombela has urged young black people to consider farming as a business to make a living and grow the country’s Farming still major income driver in Lowveld market economy. Grievance Mbhalati started farming in Alex Rose-Innes his back yard before he managed to secure four hectares of agricultural land where he is farming with diff erent vegetables. He FARMING is still the major income sells his produce at the Mbombela market driver in the Lowveld and the latest and in Mozambique. interventions in this arena will continue He now generates enough income to to provide progressive choices for local support his family and created 13 jobs for farmers. local people. Market predictions are that “I have realised the potential in farming the mechatronics market with its and since then I never looked back. It is a agricultural robots will vastly reduce sustainable business that needs patience human intervention. Not only are these and love. The good thing about it is that it robots more effi cient, they also assist has an unlimited market because people in avoidance of harmful eff ects of want to eat every day,” he said. agricultural chemicals on humans, (read years with large herds in the milking used for all types of farms. Mbhalati said young people must look article elsewhere in this issue), especially provision industry) and can be termed as a Even though robots and mechatronics into farming instead of focusing on job in indoor farming and can work in all successful adoption of mechatronic robots are fast evolving, there is still a large hunting or stay at home claiming that weather conditions. in farming, which is growing at a faster amount of development needed in there were no jobs available. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s), rate than any other revenue providing agricultural applications. And forecast is “Sometimes, you fi nd that there are autonomous tractors and agrochemical platform. The major driving factor behind that mostly cheaper labour in sub-Saharan people, who own land but there are not applicators are seen as huge future the market is the necessity to increase countries will continue to be preferred using it,” said Mbhalati. benefi ts in crop production with a growing yields and reduce costs at the same time. over mechanics. “Young people must know that farming worldwide population and decreasing The major hurdle in the market is the Also, in South Africa, with its unique is not only about plants but there are farmlands and water scarcity. aff ordability. Robots and mechatronics are labour structures and concomitant diff erent kinds of farming that they can do Already, robotic milking devices are a huge initial fi nancial cost for farmers. problems, farmers will fi nd it increasingly and make a living while creating jobs for widespread in developed countries (and Various farms require various farming diffi cult to replace a human workforce their families and other people,” he added. have been used locally for a number of methods and the same robot cannot be with mechatronics. He is adamant that in order to succeed in farming, people must be dedicated and work hard. Bio-herbicides - cheaper and safer for humans and soil “I must also warn those who want to start farming that they must be prepared Sta Reporter a negative eff ect on crops or human several nations have introduced strict health. With the emerging trend of organic regulations and awareness programs to to face the climate change orientated farming, bio-herbicides are gaining encourage organic farming, leading to an challenges, such as lack of water and HERBICIDES, a pesticide to kill weeds immense popularity across the globe. increase in production of bio-herbicides storms. We sometimes lose our vegetables and plants which consume too much Over the past few years, the sales of across the globe. due to that, but that is not an excuse not to water, nutrients and space meant for synthetic herbicides have witnessed Moreover, advances in genetic farm,” he said. crops, have in recent been replaced by a decline as they have shown to harm engineering have enabled the development He concluded by condemning those bio-herbicides (weed control agents made benefi cial fl ora in the soil. These of new-age bio-herbicides which act who sell their land to be developed as from microbes and certain insects). chemicals have also been linked to an against weeds in a more eff ective way. residential areas. He said they should These are environment-friendly and increased risk of cancer, birth defects and For more details visit: Bio-herbicides rather consider using the land for farming cost less than conventional herbicides. respiratory problems. Market: Global Industry Trends and or other commercial reasons to accumulate Importantly, bio-herbicides do not have In line with this, the governments of Forecast 2019-2024. revenue and grow the economy. Sales Manager: Amanda on 074-950-2616 or [email protected] 8 ENTERTAINMENT / GENERAL NEWS Wednesday 17 July 2019 Shoprite proposer in line for award Tumelo Waga Dibakwane Bushbuckridge-born Jubilation Magagule, known as Mr Shoprite Proposer, posted a clip on social THE man who became famous after his media in which he proposed to his marriage proposal video went viral has girlfriend, with an engagement ring, at been nominated for the Southern Africa a Shoprite outlet on Valentine’s Day. Start-up Awards. The Southern Africa Startup Awards is the fi rst annual award to celebrate and recognise the spirit of innovation and achievement in the start-up ecosystem in the Southern African Development Community. “Three weeks ago I received an e-mail from the Southern Africa Start- Up Awards committee, informing me that I was nominated under the three Fire ghters of Mpumalanga’s Working on Fire dealing with some of the res last week. categories, Best Newcomer, Best Brave Founder and Best Social Impact of the Year 2019,” said Magagule. Season heats up for re ghters “I received the nomination because Masoka Dube areas. A fi re also broke out in Nelshoogte of my proposal video which went viral and kept the Lowveld Escarpment Fire and it has touched so many hearts of Protection Association and various people around the world,” he added. FIREFIGHTERS have been working WOF teams busy throughout Sunday Magagule is a music promoter, around the clock to deal with numerous till Monday morning, causing extensive digital marketer and also involved runaway veld- and forest fi res in the damage,” she said. in other spheres in the entertainment Mpumalanga Highveld during the fi re Five fi res have been recorded so far in industry. season to date. July with many hectares destroyed after “God always work in mysterious The Department of Environment, the recent Nelshoogte fi re, she added. ways, and I don’t know what I did to Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and Mthembu said WOF had 579 fi refi ghters deserve this. Working on Fire (WOF) said last week in the province, who are ready and geared “The nomination means a lot to me, that 43 fi res have been recorded in to assist in fi ghting fi res during the current Bushbuckridge-born Jubilation Magagule, and winning the award would be a Mpumalanga in the month of June alone. fi re season. known as Mr Shoprite Proposer, has been bonus for me. I thank Southern Africa An estimated 1 539,8 hectares burnt “We urge the community at large to be nominated for the Southern Africa Start-up Start-up Awards for the platform and down and WOF dispatched 18 teams more vigilant as the fi re season is at its Awards that will take place in September. also the person who nominated me,” to suppress these fi res. According to its peak and to not start unnecessary fi res, His nomination came after he posted a he said. Mpumalanga spokesperson, Amanda particularly during dry days this winter,” video, in which he was proposing, on social The awards will be held in Cape Mthembu, the fi rst week of June was their she said. media. Town on the 13 September. busiest time. Mthembu appealed to landowners in the “The Warburton team has been province to get into contact with WOF so hit hardest, battling an ongoing fi re they can assist with the development of throughout the whole week in the clear integrated fi re management services, Highveld areas and WOF aerial resources which includes among others, prescribed had to be dispatched to fi ght the blaze,” burning, fuel load reduction, community Mthembu said. fi re awareness, early detection and fi re “The Piet Retief, Dullstroom and suppression plans. Breyten teams have also been called to “Always check the Fire Danger Index assist fi re protection associations in their (FDI before starting any fi re,” she warned. New headsets to assist Kruger park pilots in ght against poaching Tumelo Waga Dibakwane which is basically to the generations to come,” said Phaahla, adding that the KNP management accepted the donation as THE South African National Parks a crucial tool to both ground and fl ying (SANParks) has received a donation of crew. 34 Bose A20 aviation headsets from Bose Clinton Farla of Century Avionics said Aviation and Century Avionics to be used they were proud to be able to lend a hand by both fi xed wing and helicopter pilots in the ongoing fi ght against poaching and operating in the Kruger National Park in support of conservation in the iconic (KNP). KNP. SANParks KNP spokesperson, Isaac “We are pleased to hand the headsets Phaahla, said the donation of the state over to a unit that will utilise them to their of the art equipment would assist to fullest capacity and save our species for improve communication between aviators future generations,” said Farla. and ground crews during conservation “The headsets are very comfortable operations including anti-poaching. and the quality of sound is very clear, Phaahla said the Park appreciated the which makes it easier for the pilot and donation and the involvement by the passengers to communicate while carrying private sector in the collaboration to fi ght out their duties.” poaching and wildlife crime. He said the quality of the headsets “We hope this support goes on as would make the job a lot easier for the long as we need to conserve our nature, pilots on duty. Don’t miss rst trade show at Emnotweni Sta Reporter the day. 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For News: Masoko Dube on 071-545-0895 or [email protected] Wednesday 17 July 2019 MOZ NEWS / INTERNATIONAL NEWS 9 Solidarity INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Singer arrested for sex crimes welcomes Dutch R KELLY has been arrested while walking his dog on Friday. The Grammy Award-winning singer parliament’s motion faces 18 counts of sex crime-related charges, in both Brooklyn and Chicago. Sta Reporter Media reports have indicated that these charges may be related to child THE Solidarity Movement welcomed pornography. the adoption of a motion on the expropriation of land by the Dutch Bill Cosby to appeal conviction parliament last week. FORMER comedian, Bill Cosby, said The motion speaks out strongly against he intended to appeal his conviction steps that are being taken to allow for for drugging and sexually assaulting a expropriation of land in South Africa. former friend. Cosby’s legal team cited A majority of members in the Second Rock with the rockers at the second Standard Bank/eSwatini festival. irregularities in procedure that led to Chamber of the Dutch Parliament voted witnesses and evidence being presented in favour of the motion and thereby that never should have emerged in the instructed the Dutch government to take a eSwatini rocks in second way it did. clear stand on this issue through bilateral and other processes. 893 quadrillion to one The motion was tabled by Martijn THAT is the odds of being bitten by van Helvert of the Christian Democratic Standard Bank festival a shark, attacked by a bear or bitten by a rattlesnake. This has happened to Appeal (CDA) and Kees van der Staaij, gurus and many ethnic products will Sta Reporter 20-year-old Dylan McWilliams from leader of the Staatkundig Gereformeerde ensure the festival returns every year. the US. Partij (SGP) (Reformed Political Party). And if you need a laugh, local and South Over the past few months, the Solidarity THE second Standard Bank Luju Food African artists and Mozambican funny It’s a fact Movement has made extensive eff orts to and Lifestyle Festival’s VIP tickets have people will keep the spirits up. Denmark has the oldest fl ag still in inform politicians and other leaders in all been sold out and the only ones left are The festival is a celebration of the tastes, use (1219). the Netherlands and in other European the Luju garden and children’s’ tickets. smells, sights and sounds of eSwatini and countries of the intended expropriation A pre-festival cocktail party for VIP’s surrounds, sponsored by Standard Bank. Facebook evacuates buildings over without compensation that would be will also be held during the festival on This year, The Muse, Eswatini’s possible sarin attack catastrophic. 2 and 3 August, which has proved to be Amanda Mo, Mozambique’s Ghorwane, A SUSPICIOUS package tested According to Jaco Kleynhans, hugely popular last year. Holly Rey, DJ Zoe, Siphokazi, DJ Ohpis positive for the deadly sarin nerve agent the Solidarity Movement’s head of Foods and stalls, health and wellness and Pete Goff e-wood are on stage. international liaison, they met with various at Facebook’s mail-handling facility last politicians, including Van Helvert and Van week. Four employees were believed to der Staaij, on this matter in February. Anadarko planning to invest $25bn be in direct contact with the item and “As a consequence of the way in were being treated accordingly. which the parliamentary committee Sta Reporter would create 5 000 direct jobs and 45 000 investigating constitutional amendments indirect ones. Zimbabwe takes a gamble in its bid to allow for land expropriation without The country’s gas deposits are estimated to dump the dollar compensation has shown contempt for our US ENERGY fi rm Anadarko was at 5 000 billion cubic metres and would ZIMBABWE last week made its admonishments for caution, and for that planning to invest $25 billion (R353 977 make Mozambique a major exporter of interim currency, the RTGS dollar, of others, the Solidarity Movement had no 500 000) in developing gas reserves off liquefi ed natural gas (LNG). drawing the curtains on a decade of US choice but to internationalise this matter,” the northern coast of Mozambique, the The government is predicting strong dollar dominance. was forced he said. Mozambican government said, hailing future growth on the back of its resource to abandon its own dollar in 2009 and “We will continue to persuade the “largest foreign investment” in the bounty. adopt the greenback as its de facto politicians in other countries and other country’s history. “With this project the peasant children medium of exchange in the face of governments to put pressure on the South The investment is the latest chapter of will become doctors, the children of hyperinfl ation and economic meltdown. African government not to continue what Mozambique hopes will become a miners lawyers,” Nyusi said. with the planned amendments to the tale of economic rebirth after gigantic gas Consulting fi rm Wood Mackenzie MAD magazine to stop publishing Constitution.” reserves were discovered at the beginning forecasts that “from the early 2030’s, AFTER 67 years on the news stand, of the decade off the northern Cabo state revenue from Mozambique LNG MAD magazine is halting its iconic Delgado province. alone will reach $3bn per annum, single- publication. MAD had been one of the Moz gas projects Anadarko is one of several global handedly doubling current revenue, as last satirical stalwarts left in print, but companies investing billions in off shore calculated by the IMF and World Bank”. will now circulate only back issues to exploration. The Anadarko project is going ahead its subscribers. becoming enormous The liquefi ed natural gas project despite Islamist insurgent attacks, which Dolphin Tuna foresees an investment of have frustrated operations. A shadowy Sta Reporter $25bn, Mozambique’s energy ministry jihadist group has targeted the Muslim- NATIONAL BRIEFS said recently. majority Cabo Delgado province since “This is the largest foreign direct October 2017, leaving more than 200 North West ANC bites back MOZAMBIQUE is set to become the investment in the history of our country,” people dead. THE ANC North West has lashed out world’s second largest gas exporter by president Filipe Nyusi said at a ceremony Convoys carrying contractors for against the perceived “arrogance” of 2024/25, with Italy’s Eni coming on with Anadarko executives. Anadarko have been attacked at least the ANC over the province’s handling. board. Annual production is expected to start twice, although the company has Regional secretary, Lopang Rothman, Eni has already invested over $8 in 2024 with an estimated output of 12 previously told AFP it does not believe it last week lamented their need to resort billion (R111 826 400 000) and with million tonnes. had been deliberately targeted. to court action, blaming it all on the other partners will invest almost another Anadarko president, Al Walker, said Anadarko has previously said “very arrogant ANC leadership”. $25bn by 2024 to bring other gas fi elds on the Dolphin Tuna project was expected Mozambique’s natural gas reserves, of Considering the state of the North stream. to “double the country’s gross domestic which it has discovered 75 trillion cubic West ANC prior to President Cyril Exxon will join the project to produce product”. He said the company was feet so far, “are among the best and the Ramaphosa’s election as leader, the as much as 20 million tonnes of liquefi ed “proud” to make the investment, adding it largest in the world”. province’s high horse might well just be natural gas per year. This is seen as a a hobbled pony. – Daily Maverick huge turnaround for the country in 20 to 25 years, adding as much $100bn to the Schools in eSwatini battling as in SA Malema and the new populist coff ers. frontier against the judiciary In the meantime, the country could not Sta Reporter been frozen. AFTER a slew of adverse judgments, raise the necessary funding for its portion According to Mhlanga, 60% of the Julius Malema has now claimed that of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s schools in the country are understaff ed “the judiciary is about to be captured”. $20bn gas project. ESWATINI’S schooling system is also and not enough classrooms and furniture What form of body-snatching alien Meanwhile, residents and researchers under pressure and with no further grants can be bought. invasion has taken place since the are heavily criticising Sasol’s off shore forthcoming, principals are forced to He told the Swaziland Observer that fateful regime-change-lite events drilling project in Inhambane and Sofala incur loans. So says eSwatini Principals the ministry of education has “spectacular that installed Cyril Ramaphosa in the on environmental grounds and call for a Association’S (EPA), president, Welcome policies, and the minister of fi nance presidency? And why, when Malema full impact study. A court hearing took Mhlanga. prepared a splendid budget for the has benefi ted so vastly from an place last week with multinational Sasol This is an even bigger problem now education sector. However, when it comes independent judiciary, is he proving coming under fi re for breaching former that fi nal exams are on the cards and to implementing the policies, the resources such a sore loser? - Daily Maverick gas exploitation agreements. recruitments of teacher appointments have are inadequate or not at all.”

André Brummer on 081-704-8591 or [email protected] 10 NATIONAL NEWS Wednesday 17 July 2019 Visually impaired residents invited to make use of libraries Dex Sibiya who attended the conference, said he was happy to be part of the touring team. “That was the happiest day of my life,” VISUALLY impaired residents are he said, about meeting a blind resident urged to make use of the services off ered from Nairobi, Vincent Omondi (24) at SAFCOL and UNIDO representatives with the bene ciaries. by the mini libraries for the blind. the Kenyatta International Convention Department of Culture, Sport and Centre. Recreation MEC, , “I am happy to have met others like Small businesses get equipment boost made this appeal when she welcomed me. It was my biggest dream to go to home the representatives of the Kenya and meet other blind people and Masoka Dube sustainability,” said Monaheng. He Kamaqhekeza Mini Library for the Blind share experiences,” he added. said the goal of this programme was to who represented Mpumalanga and the Sambo said he was grateful to get develop small businesses in forestry for country at the Africa Public Service Day a chance to interact with Vincent and THE South African Forestry Company the generation of green jobs, by upskilling (APSD) Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. explained to him how the mini library (SAFCOL) says the tools supplying contractors and providing with funding of The aim of celebrating APSD was to for the blind operated. project that they have launched in resources. recognise and set standards that would At the Kenyatta International partnership with the United Nations “Besides developing small businesses, restore prestige and dignity to the public Convention Centre, the department held Industrial Development Organisation the scheme stands to drive an impact in service and raise performance levels and an exhibition where offi cials, including (UNIDO) will play a vital role in the community through job creation. With competence in government, she said. Sibambo, demonstrated how the library developing black-owned small companies the start-up tools given to us today, our “This is a service that is at the centre has changed the lives of people in in the province. company will now employee more people, of innovation, it involves young people Mpumalanga. Six black-owned forestry contractors at as we are currently feeding about 2500 and it benefi ts the whole community. We “I am glad to be here and to interact Platorand Training Centre (Sabie) received families through the jobs created,” said congratulate the delegation for fl ying the with the people and see the gadgets and business equipment during the event that one of the benefi ciaries Cenisile Mdluli. Mpumalanga fl ag high at the conference,” technology that I have not been in a was held in Sabie earlier this month. SAFCOL is also in partnership with the said Ntshalintshali. position to do in the past. I am impressed “The fascinated contractors’ dream to University of Mpumalanga, which also Bongani Sibambo, who is blind and with the technology,” Omondi said about procure tools for their businesses have made it possible for the benefi ciaries to one of the delegates from the department the South African exhibition. come to pass as SAFCOL’s partnership complete a six month learning programme The mini library with UNIDO fulfi lled this vision. The and are set to graduate at the end of July. provides assistive much needed tools tendered to the “Our position as a catalyst of rural devices like contractors include machinery, diesel development and initiatives like this one computer hardware tankers and protective clothes,” said do not end with delivery of the equipment, and software Safcol CEO, Tsepo Monaheng. it will proceed with prolonged workshops specifi cally “The assets have been procured and frequent report in monitoring the designed for the through UNIDO with the funding from success of these businesses,” said blind and visually the Ministry for Foreign Aff airs of Monaheng. impaired users. Finland. UNIDO is the implementing Seunghwan Jung from UNIDO said that Additional agent of the UN that promotes industrial if the contractors could continue with their devices include development for poverty reduction, ambitious force, their businesses would document readers inclusive globalisation and environmental bring change to a lot of people. and audio playback equipment, audio and braille books and accessible book Kamaqhekeza Public Library librarian, Ernst Sitiba, explains the lending services concept of the mini library for the blind to Doreen Ndunge and to members on Monique Ronoh as Bongani Sibambo and Shobi Mudaka look on. request. MALELANE TENDER TRAC’s safety tips for N4 road users Sta Reporter ATM’s. Do not accept help from strangers. * Pay your toll fees at the toll plazas ADMINISTRATION OFFICE only. Ignore anyone who approaches you TRAC has urged the public to take and indicates that they are accepting toll We are open to serve precautions against becoming victims of fees on behalf of TRAC. The Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury has crimes on the country’s roads, especially * Do not stop for suspicious law decentralised its tender administration offices the N4. enforcement vehicles. Should you be to all regions in an effort to improve access to Hijackings and armed robberies were tailed by a law enforcement vehicle it is services and to reduce the cost of doing still priority crimes on South African permissible for you as a driver to opt to roads, it said, adding that the safety and stop at a public area, such as a fi lling or business with the government. well-being of the N4 Toll Route’s road police station. users remained a priority for TRAC. * If you need to stop due to an The Provincial Treasury’s office in Malelane is “We encourage road users to take emergency, try to do so only at designated intended to provide support to all prospective responsibility for their own safety,” facilities such as fi lling or police stations. suppliers of goods and services to the Solange Soares Nicholson, TRAC * Be vigilant against opportunistic Provincial Government who reside in Nkomazi communications manager said. criminal elements that may create a Local municipality and surrounding areas. breakdown situation to force you to stop She shared the following anti-crime on the side of the road and attack you. The Office also provide technical assistance on safety tips for travellers on the N4: * Ensure your car is in good working the Central Supplier Database as well as * Plan your trip and let someone know condition. A well-maintained car is less advisory services on tenders/bids that are the expected time of your arrival. likely to break down and leave you * Avoid driving with your windows vulnerable. published by the Mpumalanga Provincial open and keep the doors locked. Keep * Should your vehicle have mechanical Government. valuables out of sight. or maintenance problems, especially at * Avoid distractions while driving, such night, avoid getting out of the vehicle Mr. Pat Ngomane, MPL Visit Us 24 Air Street, Malelane MEC for Finance, Economic Development as using a cellphone. to inspect it. Call or text TRAC’s 24- and Tourism O/h 07h45 - 16h15 weekdays * Always check the rearview mirror hour Helpdesk immediately on 0800 to see if you are being followed. 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André Brummer on 081-704-8591 or [email protected] Wednesday 17 July 2019 SKOLE / SPORT 11 NGA gimnaste hou Mpumalanga se naam hoog

Adriaan de Beer gemiddeld behaal het is Carmen Venter, Mone Pretorius, Karah Erasmus, Mahreen Mussa, Mikyla NELSPRUIT Gimnastiek Herbst, Shani Lombard, Megan Akademie (NGA) het tydens die Prinsloo en Siphe Bhembe. Noord-Zone kampioenskappe by Carmen Venter, Mahreen Mussa die Matsportsentrum in Eldoraigne, en Zandri Schutte was goue , weer puik presteer en medalje wenners in hul onderskeie Mpumalanga se naam hoog gehou. afdelings. Altesaam 76 gimnaste was in die Die NGA seunsgimnaste het Mpumalanga span opgeneem en het terselfdertyd geskitter met vier beïndruk met hul grasie op die vloer, goue, ses silwer en vier brons hul balans op die balk en hul krag op medaljes, met Alex Arnott wat in die brug en dinamika op die spronge. Vlak 3 ‘n gemiddeld bo 9 behaal NGA gimnaste het teen vier ander het. provinsies meegeding. Putter het aan NEWSHORN gesê Mahreen Mussa was Noord Gauteng, Limpopo, Noord- die klub se afrigters is dankbaar algeheel tweede en het Wes en Sedibeng. en tevrede en sien uit na die nuwe goud verower en ook bo Volgens die klub se hoofafrigter, seisoen waar die gimnaste dadelik 9 gemiddeld. Maré Putter, het hulle baie goeie gaan inspring om die volgende ondervinding opgedoen. vlak se vaardighede te begin Die NGA se dogtersgimnaste het inoefen. teruggekeer met 28 goue medaljes, Die vlak 1 tot 3 gimnaste se 21 silwer medaljes en twee brons kompetisie seisoen is verby en die medaljes. vlak 4 tot 7 gimnaste se kompetisie Die dogtersgimnaste wat bo 9 seisoen het nou begin. gemiddeldes behaal het was, Level 1: Die vlak 4 tot 7 gimnaste het Alia Leewner, Teagan Pappas, Xiluva die afgelope naweek in Kempton Whati, Zandri Schutte, Riette Botha, Park aan hul eerste vriendskaplike Simone Fourie, Savannah Govender, kompetisie deelgeneem en 36 Cladine van Emmenes, Amoche medaljes huistoe gebring. Ebersohn en Sne Mashaba. NEWSHORN sal in ons Die Level 2 dogters wat bo 9 volgende uitgawe hieroor berig. Zandri Schutte het geskitter en ook goud behaal, asook ‘n gemiddelde punt bo 9.

Carmen Venter op die balk. Sy het goud verower en ‘n gemiddelde punt bo 9 behaal.

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Wednesday 17 July 2019 WP dominates Rugby Grant Khomo Week Adriaan de Beer SWD was the only other team in u/16 division that did not taste defeat, playing THE U16 SA Rugby Grant Khomo to two draws and one Week at High School Rob Ferreira in victory. White River was won by DHL Western The U/16 Grant Province (WP) while the ’ u/13 Khomo Week also saw the side beat DHL Western Province in their introduction of the SA Iqhawe fi nal match. team, who won two of their three Both fi nal games were between DHL matches, making a splendid debut Western Province and the Sharks teams, and sending out a message that their with the KwaZulu-Natal side edging inclusion was indeed warranted. the boys from the Western Cape 26-24 The massive crowds were treated in a nail-biting u/13 SA Rugby Craven to a magnifi cent display of skill, speed Week fi nal match. The WP side played and some brilliant tries in the two the better rugby in the u/16 tournament, tournaments. beating the Sharks 34-10. A massive 1323 points were scored Both the Grant Khomo Week for in the U/13 SA Rugby Craven Week under 16’s and the under 13 Craven and 1471 in the U/16 SA Rugby Grant Ethan Muller from the Free State gets rid of the ball with Suleiman Hartzenberg from the Week were held at the same venue. Khomo Week. WP committed to the tackle. (PHOTO’S: Johan Orton).

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Left: In the u/13 Craven Week held at Rob Ferreira in White River, the Pumas displayed some excellent skills. Here, centre Nya bula Maseko is on his way to score yet another brilliant try. Right: Northwest Leopards scrumhalf, Wulber Kock, passes the ball in their Grant Khomo match against the .