Friday, March 2, 2018 TEL: 011 740 1825 Dankbaar vir nuwe rolstoele Spreading awareness and hope Lees meer op bladsy 3 Read more on page 6 SA Idols hopefuls look to hit all the right notes Thousands of excited and emerging travelling and the long wait did not been singing since Grade One,” she Heinz Winckler was the show’s biggest, most watched shows in the singers descended on Carnival City seem to dampen the spirits. added. fi rst winner, followed by Brandon past decade. on Saturday to audition for the 14th Kamohelo Mokatsanyane, who Saturday morning saw hundreds October, Elvis Blue and Lloyd Cele Every show is fi lled each year season of Idols SA. travelled from Soweto, was one of of exciting participants lining up for (who won a SAMA in 2012) as with its own drama and suspense. Hundreds of hopefuls stood the many hopefuls who arrived on their chance in the limelight. well as Khaya Mthetwa (who won a Auditions have already taken patiently in long queues for their Friday and spent the night. According to Carnival SAMA for his debut album, Move), place in Durban, Cape Town, moment in the spotlight. “It was a bit cold but I City’s marketing manager, Sasha-Lee Davids and Karabo who Pretoria, Bloemfontein and The auditions were held in am very excited to be Michelle Smith, they have all become big names in the Port Elizabeth. Carnival City’s Big Top Arena. here,” she said on were excited to industry, each in his/her own unique Auditions in Although the excitement was Saturday morning. host the Idols SA way. Polokwane will be overwhelming, only a few were Mbasa Msana auditions for the fi fth The South African Idols has held tomorrow expected to have received the told the Herald consecutive year. been one of the country’s (Saturday). coveted Golden Ticket, a pass into that she was a “We are excited the next phase of the competition. little bit nervous to see what Many of the aspiring singers but thrilled talent Mzansi arrived at Carnival City early on to be at the produces Friday afternoon and spent the night auditions. this year as on camping chairs, under blankets to “I have thousands of be sure of a chance to audition. hopefuls line- People seeking fame and a up to be heard,” career in singing came from said Smith. as far as Piet Retief and Welkom but all the Pinley Dlamini (left) and Mpho Thekiso was super excited about their auditions. They travelled from far and are from Piet Retief and Welkom repectively. To see all the action on video go to www.brakpanherald.co.za 2 News Friday, March 2, 2018 Make sure you are Help local beauty soar registered to vote to success A special voter registration ensure that voters are to make every effort to visit weekend will be held at registered in the correct their voting station during A young woman from FlamingoFlamin Ridge has been all voting stations over the voting district segments. the weekend of March 10 selectedselected as a brand ambassadorambassad for Miss Eagle weekend of March 10 and 11. The Constitutional Court and 11. 2018.2018. 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Flamingo Ridge resident Christabel To vote for her, SMS Ntando to 35334 (SMS voters. Chief Electoral Offi cer, Sy Proof of residence is not Ntando Magaisa has her sights set on costs R3, free SMSes and SMS bundles do not It is an opportunity to Mamabolo urged all voters required. the Miss Eagle 2018 crown. apply). Friday, March 2, 2018 News 3 Murder accused wife sent to Weskoppies A 30-year-old woman accused of the murder of her husband in their Denneoord home in 2016 was this week referred to Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital for mental observation. This follows the accused’s intention to plead temporary insanity. She appeared in the Pretoria High Court on Monday and faces charges of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, defeating the ends of justice and possession of an unlicensed fi rearm and ammunition. The victim (58) was shot once in the head as he watched TV in the Field Street property on the evening of April 11, 2016. Police were told there had been a robbery at the home. The accused and her mother - who was also once married to the victim - were arrested fi ve days later. The mother was married to him in the 1980s SAPS besoek die Hoërskool Stoffberg and they adopted the accused as a toddler. Lede van die Brakpan SAPD en die GPF het Vrydagoggend besoek aan die Hoërskool Stoffberg gebring. Die leerders van die skool is Several years after the mother and victim toegespreek oor boeliery en die bekamping van geweld. Die leerders is ook ingelig oor ’n kunskompetisie wat onlangs deur die Brakpan divorced, he married the accused. GPF van stapel gestuur is. Die kompetisie is gemik op hoër- sowel as laerskool leerders, asook jongmense tussen die ouderdom van 18 Their trials were separated and the mother tot 21 jaar. Op die foto (van links) is: Adele de Jager (GPF), kapt Pearl van Staad (woordvoerder van die Brakpan SAPD), Janey Bowie (aged 55 at the time of her arrest) pleaded (GPF), kapelaan Godfrey Booysen en die hoof van Hoërskool Stoffberg, Koos Boshoff. Soortgelyke besoeke sal ook aan ander skole in guilty as an accessory to murder. die dorp gebring word. She was sentenced to fi ve years imprisonment of which she only has to serve 10 months before being released on correctional supervision. The accused, who is currently pregnant, is out on bail. Maryann glimlag breed nadat The matter was postponed to July 30 so that she may undergo psychological evaluation. weldoeners rolstoele skenk Hijacked delivery Die 64-jarige vrou, wat verlede week van recovered nog met ’n verslete rolstoel oor die weg moes kom, glimlag weer van oor tot Five men travelling in two vehicles oor. hijacked the driver of a white Isuzu panel Die Herald het verlede week berig van along Ergo Road in Sallies Village on oor die penarie waarin Maryann van Monday.