Thursday 26 September 2019 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREE Grey wins home tournament for the first time READ MORE: PAGE 19 Ofentse Mpiwa (left) and Ashley Bunyaz (right) of Grey College, and the HTS Louis Botha captain, The Grey College goalkeeper, Lesedi Mokwena, celebrating the penalty save which saw his team Xolani Mpata (middle) during the tense Nedbank Grey Soccer Tournamnet final, which was forced win the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament for the first time ever. into a penalty shootout. PHOTOS: MORGAN PIEK MMM dams sufficient but water issues persist Nomaqhawe Mtebele while Knellpoort and Welbedacht are at do laundry or even shower. This issue is put in the middle of a legal battle between [email protected] 62,8% and 46,6% respectively. These are also costly because guest house owners Bloem Water and Mangaung Metro normal levels and residents should not in my area had to get JoJo tanks to sustain Municipality (MMM). A court case continues Dams that supply water to Bloemfontein worry about them. These dams support supply,” he explained. between the two entities over alleged non- reservoirs are filled with water despite each other,” she said. Thoabala contradicted claims that payment by the Metro. During this period concerns over lack of rain. However, Courant received complaints from reservoirs were empty and explained that Bloem Water has given and retracted water residents of Universitas, Pellissier and residents that they had been experiencing low pressure had been caused by electricity restriction notices a number of times. Fichardt Park, among others, were affected reduced water in their homes until Monday challenges. This caused problems in Scheduled water cuts were quickly by low water pressure during the past week. this week. Henry Moorcroft, a resident of pumping water to various reservoirs for over thwarted by MMM through court action in Bloem Water’s spokesperson, Kido Universitas, expressed that the suburb has a day. However, according to Thoabala, this recent months. Mangaung spokesperson Thoabala, explained that dam levels are received low water supply for over a week. has been rectified. Qondile Khedama, had not replied to currently at standard levels and are not “We have had continuous low pressure Issues of water supply in the city have queries over recent water-related issues by cause for concern. “Brandkop is at 45% water and during this time we could not put further strain on locals who have been time of publishing. DĂƐƚĞƌZz>Z^ DGPLQ#XQLVNLSVFR]D ϱDĂŶŶŝŽŶZŽĂĚͲdĞůϬϱϭϰϰϳϱϵϮϲ $0DQQLRQ5RDG ĂĚŵŝŶΛŵƌĞĐLJĐůĞƌƐ͘ĐŽ͘njĂ &HQWUDO%ORHPIRQWHLQ 2 Gemeenskap • Community Bloemfontein Courant • 26 September 2019 Beslissing oor lyfstraf maak opslae Seithati Semenokane hul eie kinders se probleme nie, [email protected] so dit word die onderwyser se probleem. En onderwysers weet “Hoe gebeur dit dat ’n volwassene ook nie hoe om kinders in die nie ’n ander volwassene ’n klap kan klas te dissiplineer nie. Hulle raak gee as hy iets verkeerds gedoen desperaat en ouers ervaar dieselfde het nie, maar is dit in orde vir ’n desperaatheid. ’n Onderwyser gaan ouer om sy kind te klap?” Dit is ’n universiteit toe vir vier jaar om ’n vraag van professor Corene de onderwyser te kan word, maar ’n Wet, Navorsingsgenoot aan die ouer word net ’n ouer. Daar behoort Universiteit van die Vrystaat se ondersteuningsgroepe vir ouers te eenheid vir afstandonderrig. Prof. wees om te leer hoe om met ons De Wet het kommentaar gelewer kinders te werk,” sê sy. Sy voeg by oor die onlangse Konstitusionele Hof dat die gemeenskap moet saamwerk se beslissing dat lyfstraf onwettig deur ondersteuningsgroepe te vorm is, self in private huise. De Wet het waar ouers saamkom om te praat bygevoeg dat geweld lei tot geweld. oor hoe hulle na hul kinders moet “Huweliks- en geslagsgeweld is volop kyk. “Ouers weet nie wanneer om in Suid-Afrikaanse huise en in die te stop nie, of dit fisieke of verbale gemeenskap. Van ’n jong ouderdom straf is of nie. Ek het byvoorbeeld af leer kinders wat onderhewig is aan pas teruggekeer van Hongarye en lyfstraf dat geweld die enigste manier op die lughawe daar was ’n kind van is om mag uit te oefen. Ouers wat ongeveer ses jaar wat baie ongeskik glo dat lyfstraf ’n aanvaarbare manier teenoor sy ouers was, en dit voor is om hul kinders te dissiplineer, almal teenwoordig. Die ouers het ignoreer hul kinders se menseregte hom eenvoudig geïgnoreer. Waarom Professor Corene de Wet, en waardigheid,” sê De Wet. Ná nie eenkant met hom sit en hom Navorsingsgenoot aan die Universiteit 16 jaar in die onderwys, onthou vertel dat dit nie die manier is om met van die Vrystaat se eenheid vir De Wet hoe ouers wat na ouer/ jou ma of pa te praat nie?. Jy kry ook afstandonderrig. FOTO: UFS.AC.ZA onderwyservergaderings gekom ouers wat hul kind in die openbaar het aan haar gesê het: ‘Asseblief, sal klap wanneer hulle iets verkeerds gebruik. Neem sy selfoon weg vir ’n Juffrou, as ek by die huis kom, wil ek doen. Dit is ook onaanvaarbaar. Dit dag of twee. Dis deesdae erg vir ’n nie my kind moet dissiplineer nie. Jy is uiters vernederend vir ’n kind om kind om sonder sy selfoon te wees. behoort dit te doen.’ geklap te word of met ’n lyfband Kyk na ander maniere om jou kind “En ek dink dit gebeur steeds. geslaan te word. Daar is ander te dissiplineer, maar moenie hom of Hulle wil nie gemoeid wees met maniere van dissipline wat ouers kan haar slaan nie.” Condolences after Trappers 4Peaks tragedy Condolences have been flooding in saddened by the tragedy. She family,” she said. Bloemfontein on social media after the organisers explained that Adrian Saffy, event Courant is committed to partner of the Trappers 4Peaks Mountain organiser, contacted her shortly with Pure Adventures on their Challenge confirmed that an athlete after the athlete had passed away, events as it has always been. tragically lost his life at the race on as it is protocol to inform sponsors In a statement Pure Adventures, Saturday. Christel Basson, General as soon as possible. the race organisers, said the Manager of Mahareng Publishing, “Over the last few years of our gentleman collapsed on the route said that as media sponsor of involvement in this event, we know only 1km from the finish line. The an elite event like the 4Peaks how important the safety and paramedics were dispatched Mountain Challenge, “we realise wellbeing of the athletes are to immediately and treatment was how hard the organisers have to Pure Adventures. Therefore they administered but unfortunately work to prevent any tragedy from especially put safety and medical they were not able to stabilise the happening.” measures in place for this. We athlete who then unfortunately Basson said everyone at mourn the loss of the athlete and passed away. 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All rights and reproduction material published in this newspaper are hereby reserved in terms of the Copyright Act. This publication is registered as a newspaper. Verified distribution: 50 000 copies per week. Wild Olive Estate. Bloemfontein. 9301. For any complaints about our distribution, please contact Andries Kleinhans on 084-610-8337 or send an email to: [email protected] 26 September 2019 • Bloemfontein Courant Community • Gemeenskap 3 Kolwyntjies van Strongly reaching for the top Heidre Malgas for her to compete in the championships. [email protected] As a highly motivated female bodybuilder she added she would love to win first place Emely Tembe, 26-year-old body builder, in the World Championships and she Hoop vir fondse has been making powerful moves across would like to be a full-time bodybuilder. Seithati Semenokane the country, including being chosen “Your background does not have to [email protected] to represent South Africa at the World stand in the way of your dreams. Have Championships in October. Tembe told a goal, visualise it and paste it on your Nasionale Kolwyntjiedag word hierdie jaar Bloemfontein Courant that she started her bedroom wall. Then start working towards weer as fondsinsamelingsgeleentheid bodybuilding career in 2015 when she that goal,” she said. Any sponsorship will gebruik deur die Cupcakes of Hope- en started gyming at Virgin Active. A female be highly appreciated. Contact Emely Cupcakes for Kids-organisasie. Die dag word body builder approached her and asked directly on 072-524-0862 for enquiries and op 28 September by Loch Logan Waterfront whether she would be interested in being sponsorships. gehou, wat ook die agtste nasionale a body builder. She was only kolwyntjiedag vir kinders met kanker is. prepared for her first show Stigter van die organisasie, Sandy in 2017 and participated in Cipriano, doen ’n beroep op die publiek om 2018, three years after she betrokke te raak, die datum te onthou, en te had decided to take a leap of begin bak.