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NEWS COMMUNITY SPORT INCORPORATING Rape case against three HTS Batho gets fi rst 24-hour Kesa Molotsane takes the lead learners postponed clinic in the province in Spar 10-km Grand Prix PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 7 LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2017 FREE The Heidedal Day Clinic corridors on Monday The Heidedal Day Clinic corridors earlier this year. afternoon. What was once a community’s pride and service provider, now looks like a war torn building. PHOTOS: PULANE CHOANE Brand new clinic for Dal? PULANE CHOANE He said now that the Batho Clinic as well Upon Voice’s arrival at the site, offi cials under some pressure as the people of this as the Albert Nzula Hospital has been from the Department of Public Works in area will say they don’t have a clinic. In After vandals have caused extensive damage completed and opened recently, he will focus the province were at the site, waiting for a order to secure those votes, the ruling party to the building in Dr Belcher Road which on extending working hours at other clinics security company that has been contracted to will need to build a clinic here to prove that housed the Heidedal Day Clinic, a brand and also work on prioritising the renovation protect the building. they can deliver,” said the offi cial. new clinic is on the cards for the people of of the Heidedal Day Clinic. Earlier on this One of the offi cials, who wanted to remain Deputy Director at the Public Works Heidedal. This is according to the Free State year, Voice reported on the Heidedal Day anonymous, said they were there to secure department in the province, Mlungisi MEC for Health, Butana Komphela. Clinic which had been vandalised, standing the site and prevent further looting. Maqubela, had neither responded to Voice’s “The premier promised the people of vacant and due for renovations. “Part of the reason why vandals do this emails, nor were we able to reach him on Heidedal to sort out the matter of the During a recent visit to the site, the building to public buildings is that they know the his mobile phone to answer to why it is Heidedal Day Clinic. We must honour that was found in a worse state than before. The government will make a plan to restore that the department has assigned a security promise. We must renovate that clinic to clinic now has no windows or window panes, everything that has been destroyed. company to look after the building at this reduce pressure on Pelonomi,” Komphela no roofi ng, no doors and just a few paving Especially now, with the 2019 elections late stage. told Voice. bricks left where there was once a pathway. coming up. It places the local government [email protected] 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 21 June 2017 Winnie’s house finally a museum? SEITHATI SEMENOKANE project, which only received R1.8 shame. Young people misuse the million. area. “It’s really sad. When young Residents of Majwemasweu in Mamello Mokgoele (24) said people come from the taverns they Brandfort say they are hopeful that when the contractors put up the slip into the house and have sex the former home of the struggle construction board outside the here. And during the day you’ll icon, Winnie Madikizela Mandela, home, they were excited to see a sometimes fi nd youngsters smoking will fi nally be completed as a development in their hometown. dagga in groups, some even using national museum. This comes after “We were excited, especially us as it as a place to hide their stolen the Deputy Minister of Arts and the youth. Brandfort is just a town items,” added Ntomane. Culture, Maggie Sotyu and Free people drive past, but when we saw A neighbour, who did not want State MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture contractors coming we knew that to be named, said although the and Recreation, Mathabo Leeto, this would mean new opportunities police are trying to keep watch visited the national heritage site on for us. Some of us were even hired over the area, as parents they often Monday, 19 June 2017 to review to start with the foundations of the worry about the safety of their the current status of the home and museum, but then the contractor children, especially as they are in Irwin Langeveld (DAC), Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu and MEC Mathabo review the future plans on turning it vanished,” said Mokgoele. danger of coming into contact with Leeto during their visit to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s house in Brandfort. PHOTO: SEITHATI SEMENOKANE into museum. The contractor was handed the the youngsters who have made Madikizela-Mandela was banished project on 11 November 2013, but the heritage site their preferred Leeto urged the residents preserve the site, and ensure to Brandfort by the Apartheid stopped working on the project smoking spot. She added that she is of Majwemasewu to take that criminal activities do not government on 15 May 1977. The in August 2014, stating that this hopeful that now that government pride in the history of the take place in such a sacred house in which she stayed, was was due to disagreement on offi cials have seen the home’s home, and to ensure that the area. The fi rst thing they will later named as a national heritage payment rates with the Industrial condition, they will work quickly to younger generations know do is fence the yard, before site and is supposed to be operating Development Corporation (IDC). make it a place to be proud of once its signifi cance. They also commencing with the rest of as a museum. An original budget Neo Ntomane (22) said what the again. reiterated that the residents the renovations. of R3 million was allocated to the heritage site has become, is a During their visit Sotyu and need to make sure that they [email protected] Disabled Bfn youths showcase talents Rape case against HTS PULANE CHOANE week-long visit to Bloemfontein, included promoting the Casual The National Council for People Day 2017 ambassadors, informing learners postponed with Disabilities’ (NCDP) members of the public about the representatives said they were role of the NCPD and fi nally, MOEKETSI MOGOTSI investigated so that when we amazed at the hidden talent that lies raising awareness about the new make a decision as to whether in Bloemfontein’s disabled youths. arts NGO established at the Jean The case of rape against three or not we release them to their Spokesperson of the council, Neo Weber home and lobbying for the learners from HTS Louis Botha parents, their safety is not at Tlaka, said talent with various fi nancial and social support thereof. has been postponed to 27 June. risk,” he said. disabilities from the Jean Weber Tlaka also appealed to the The three 14-year-old boys Shuping says their next and Emelia homes for the disabled Bloemfontein community to appeared at the Mangaung One- appearance will be a bail provided stellar performances support these valuable causes by Stop Child Justice Centre on application and they will throughout the week, leaving not only donating to these homes Monday morning on a charge of remain in juvenile detention audiences inspired. but also offering time to either the rape of a 13-year-old girl on until then. Tlaka said, “We had performances volunteer at these homes or spend school premises on 7 June. A video showing two boys by Casual Day Ambassadors, time with the youths in these National Prosecution Authority fondling the girl against her including Daphney Twala and facilities. spokesperson, Phaladi will circulated on social media 2J Harmonics as well as another The NCPD was in Bloemfontein Shuping, says the case has been last week. performance from DJ Kwezi, who from Sunday 11 June until postponed in order to allow the In a statement issued the MEC is from the Jean Weber Home as Thursday, 15 June 2017. investigating offi cer to look of Education in the Free State, well.” [email protected] into allegations of death threats Tate Makgoe, said he was Tlake added that one of the towards the boys. shocked and disgusted by the objectives of the council was to “Apparently there were threats boys’ behaviour. Makgoe said in create awareness of the newly that were posed to the learners. the statement that the boys have appointed management at the Our request as the NPA was been suspended from school. [email protected] Association for Persons with that those threats must be Disabilities (APD) in the province. Poet, Daphney Twala (known as “4 Other objectives he mentioned the Fingers” to fans), performing a poem for the audience on Tuesday at the council hoped to achieve in the Jean Weber Home in Bloemfontein. 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