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Free State law enforcement, including SAPS, traffic officers and the Hawks, marched through the streets of Mangaung as part of the “Back to Basics” festive season operation. Residents have been put at ease by the high law enforcement visibility in their areas. Free State Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Jacob Tsumane, says law enforcement in the province will not allow criminals to terrorise the community during their leisure time. PHOTO: SEITHATI SEMENOKANE A safe festive season for the Free State SEITHATI SEMENOKANE and Transport, Sam Mashini, get out of this province joyfully, vehicles, dealing in drugs, stock community during their leisure along with the provincial police so that you can return again. But theft, drunken driving, fraud, etc. time. Proudly marching through the commissioner, Lieutenant General please make sure that you protect Drugs, including dagga, Mandrax, “We will be saturating malls, streets of Namibia location in Lebeoana Tsumane, handed over and respect the law,” he added. khat, heroin, and Tik were parking areas. We are also going Mangaung, Free State policemen 40 patrol vehicles to the different During the first phase, which confiscated. Stolen vehicles were to deal with street bashers (people and -women say they are well cluster commanders in preparation began on 1 November 2016, 579 recovered and the police seized who drink in the streets). And we prepared to ensure that residents for the next two months. arrests were made for crimes that weapons, ammunition and stolen also want to warn the gangsters have a safe and secure festive Mashinini assured residents that have been detected as a result vehicles. that are breeding gangsterism season. Law enforcement in the they would be safe this festive of police action, including 468 In the fight to curb alcohol-related during the initiation schools that province launched the second season, with high police visibility arrests for drug-related crimes. crimes, the police confiscated we will be keeping an eye on phase of the “Back to Basics” in malls and residential areas. Another 95 people have also more than 38 552 litres of them. So generally speaking, we festive season operations in “You are going to see men and been arrested for driving under alcohol and closed down 40 will be all over in this province,” Bloemfontein. The operation women on the street, not only in the influence of alcohol. Other illegal liquor outlets. Tsumane warned Tsumane. includes the police, traffic officers this area but across the Free State. arrests were for murder, attempted warned gangs operating in the The operation runs throughout as well as the Hawks all working That’s why my message is simple: murder, rape, sexual assault, province that gangster activities the festive season, till 31 January together to ensure that citizens when you enter the Free State, assault with the intent to inflict will not be tolerated in the Free 2017, with law enforcement abide by the law during the festive which is a province of peace, grievous bodily harm, robbery, State Province. He said law hoping to curb crime during the season. please observe the law. If you malicious damage to property, enforcement in the province will “silly season”. Free State MEC for Police, Roads are a visitor, make sure that you armed robbery, burglaries, theft of not allow criminals to terrorise the [email protected] 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 14 December 2016 Barutehi ba ikemiseditse ho fana ka thuto ya mahala ho batjha MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA dikolong tse ngata, baithuti ba sehlopha sa leshome le metso Barutehi ba bararo ba e mmedi ba iswa dikampong ikemiseditse ho fana ka thuto ya e le ho ba lokisetsa ho ngola mahala ho batjha. ditlhatlhobo tsa makgaolakgang. Ba re lebaka ke hobane, thuto “Jwalo ka motjha ya keneng ke lefa le mpho eo motho a ka sekolo, ke hlokomela hore iketsetsang bokamoso ka lona. thuto e bohlokwa haholo. Mme motho ya rutehileng, Mme hore motho a kgone ho o ba le tsebo mme o kgona ba le kutlwusiso ya mosebetsi ho ikemela ka dinako tsohle. wa sokolo, o lokelwa ho Ba hatelletse le ka hore, ho fumantshwa thuto ka kotloloho be le tswelopele motseng wa ho tloha di hlopheng tse tlaase,” Botshabelo, ba dumela hore ho hlalosa Lucky. batjha ba bangata ba rutehileng Lucky o hlaloseditse Voice ke bona ba ka tlisang di phetheo. hore baithuti batla fumantshwa Ke ka hoo barutehi bana ba monyetla wa ho rutwa dithuto itlammeng ka hore, ba tlo etsa sa saense le dipalo. Le ha tsohle hore ba rute baithuti thuto ena e tlo tswela baithuti ba motse wa habo bona ntle molemo, Lucky o tshepisitse le tefello. Lucky Leballo (32) hore ba keke ba lefiswa letho le Hope Mafa (25) hammoho bakeng sa ho rutwa. Leha le Lebohang Mofo (27) ba motjha enwa ya phethetseng ikemiseditse ho tlisa poseselo thuto ya hae ya lengolo la ho bona ka ho ba thusa ka dipoloma yuniversithing ya mosebetsi wa bona wa sekolo. CUT Bloemfontein dilemo Lucky Leballo le Hope Mafa mmoho le Lebohang Mofo ba thakgotse le nane la ho fumantsha baithuti ba motse wa habo bona di Ho ya ka Lucky, bana ba tlo tse mmalwa tse fetileng o thuto tsa tlatsetso. PHOTO: MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA una molemo ke ba ho tloha tsamaisa kgebo ya hae ya ho sehlopheng sa borobong ho etsa meketjana, o na le tumelo a mmuso a kenyeleditseng le ho di tseba. Ho ya ka Lucky, ba “Baithuti bohle ba dulang ka hara fihlela ho leshome le metso o ya hore o tla ipha nako ya lefapha la thuto. O re le ha ele hore tlo sebetsa le barutehi ba bang ba motse wa Botshabelo ba tla fumana mong. Lucky o re ba nkile qeto ho hlokomela hore baithuti ka ona motsotso ha hona tjhelete motse wa Botshabelo. Lebohang monyetla ona. Re hlwahile dikolo ena kamora ho hlokomela hore ba fumantswa tsohle tseo eo baithapileng ho ruta bana ya nang le lengolo la dipoloma ho tse mmalwa ka hara motsana o le ha baithutwana ba sehlopha ba di hlokang. “Ke motho ba tlo e lefuwa, ba etsa mekutu lekala la shebaneng le marangrang mong le o mong wa Botshabelo sa leshome le metso e mmedi ya boulellang thuto haholo. yohle ho fumana di tshehetso tsa a di khomphutha o thabetse ho ba moo di thuto tsena di tlang ho nka ba pasa ka hara motse wa Mme ke dumela hore ke yona di tjhelete. O kopile batswadi ho karolo e tlang ho ntshetsha baithuti sebaka teng. Mme bana ba tsebe Botshabelo, bothata ba bona mohlodi-theho wa bophelo bo lokolla bana ba bona ka bongata ba Botshabelo pele. Morero ona hore ba tla rutwa Moqebelo o mong ke hore ba bang ba hloleha botle,” ho rialo Lucky. mme a ba a hlalosa hore ba lokela o moholo wa batjha bana o tlo le o mong ho tloha hoseng,” ho ho feta sehlopha sena. Mme Lucky o re ba fumane tshehetso ho tshepa hore bana ba bona ba tlo thakgolwa maqalong a selemo se qetella Lucky. o re hape, o hlokomela hore ho tswa mafapheng a fapaneng fumantshwa tsohle tseo ba hlokang tlang. [email protected] Highlights of Mangaung Metro’s performance in 2016 SEITHATI SEMENOKANE praised his officials for what they had done Following the elections, the ANC won the Meanwhile, the Department of Water Affairs for the community. “I think I have served the Mangaung Metro with 56.77% of the votes, has been fast tracking a planned water pipeline Mangaung Metro Municipality has had an people of Mangaung very well. I tried my down from 66.27% in 2011. The DA got from the Gariep Dam in order to alleviate the action-packed 2016. Many changes came best to work with our communities and to 27.11% of the votes. The former Naledi water supply crisis in the Mangaung Metro about when the country held the local elections make sure that young people also felt part of Municipality and Soutpan were added to the Municipality. Construction on the Gariep on 3 August 2016. During campaigning, this city, as they are the future of our cities. metro. pipeline was initially planned to start by 2035, the ruling ANC party announced Olly Residents should understand that they have Mangaung Metro Executive Mayor, Olly but the current drought and shortage of water Mlamleli, who was the MEC for Cooperative been blessed to have people who can serve Mlamleli, was officially inaugurated at a urged the department to ramp up this schedule Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in them well. I hope that after the elections they ceremony held at the Bram Fischer Building considerably. the Free State, as the new mayoral candidate. will support the incumbent who comes in in Bloemfontein during September. This after Public transport in the metro was also put That meant that Thabo Manyoni would not be and that they will be able to work with the opposition parties boycotted the event, saying in the spotlight. Mlamleli revealed that the contesting a second term. incumbent to make Mangaung a better place,” that it was wasteful expenditure. She used the municipality was working together with the In one of his last official speeches, Manyoni he said. occasion to present her plans for the metro, transport industry to ensure that it obtains an which included increasing infrastructure and Integrated Public Transport Network. She the availability of land. added they were working towards opening the Mlamleli revealed her five-year plan for the R400 million taxi rank in the Bloemfontein metro. On the agenda, was improving the CBD, which had not been used since its operation of water and sewerage plants. The renovation. specials There’s more to Midas... municipality would also deal with water A memorandum of agreement between the PRICES VALID UNTIL 24 DECEMBER 2016 leakages and sewage spills. She warned that Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality and PRO USER AUTOGEAR 12V JUMP START AND POWER SUPPLY there were individuals who were stealing taxi associations of Mangaung was signed MINI TRICKLE CHARGER water from the municipality through illegal in October. The agreement upheld a mutual connections, adding that they would be dealt understanding between the metro and the with. The recent drought faced by the country taxi industry regarding the implementation had led to the municipality enforcing tight of the Integrated Public Transport Network water restrictions. (IPTN). The IPTN is a new transport system In October, Bloemwater revealed that the two that includes the construction of bus ways, dams supplying water to the metro, namely bus stations, new depots for buses and the • Peaks at 900amp. Welbedacht Dam and Rustfontein Dam were procurement of buses that cater for people • Sealed PSA015 JS900 both at extremely low levels of 9 percent with disabilities. • Maintenance free and 25 percent respectively. Mangaung With the mayor having laid out her five-year • 1.5amp. 00 • Rechargeable 00 • 12V 345 • 12/230V 1225 implemented a 30 percent water restriction, plan for the metro, residents of Mangaung and will continue to work on improving its Metro can look forward to its implementation, Prices valid until 24 December 2016. Unless we state a specic limitation, Midas will attempt to have sufcient advertised stock available to meet consumers’ anticipated needs. 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Gotta Give Back Charity Drive volunteers will gather at the open Thaba Nchu youth have taken it upon themselves to give back to The charity drive handing parcels with groceries, clothing and shoes space near Lethabong in Selosesha on 26 December 2016. Packing their community. to one of the chosen families last year. of parcels is set to begin at 08:00.

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SEITHATI SEMENOKANE has a presence in Thaba Nchu, to help DON’T BE A !@#$%& identify the families in need. Whenever Obakeng Nyokong and Each year five to six families are chosen Molebogeng Mochumi would go home as beneficiaries of the drive. Corporations for the December holidays, they would and individuals in and around the notice that life had not improved for Thaba Nchu area donate non-perishable many in their community. Having grown groceries, clothing that is still in good 9$/8(9$5,(7< $/,7< up in Thaba Nchu, Nyokong says when condition, and sometimes even school 48 they come home for the holidays, they uniforms and stationery. 5Ļ Ļĺ 0<67$',80 would get together as friends and discuss This year, the Gotta Give Back ī how, even though they don’t have much, volunteers will gather at the open area REWARDS they are lucky to have what they have. opposite Lethabong in Selosesha, on the With many young, educated individuals 26th of December 2016. Starting at 08:00 leaving small towns to go build careers in they will then begin to pack the donations big cities, the only time they would get to according to the chosen family’s needs. see each other is when they come home At about 12:30, the volunteers will start for the longer December holidays. driving to each family’s home to give In 2011 Nyokong and Mochumi decided them their gift. Nyokong says anyone is to start a charity drive to try and help welcome to either bring in their donation BE LEKKER. improve the community that raised them. or to help pack and deliver the parcels to Along with two other friends, who have the families. -2,1285 5(:$5'6 since left, they started the Gotta Give “We load all the things going to the Back Charity Drive. “The only time families into cars, and then all drive )RU7HUPV &RQGLWLRQVJRWR that we would all be together was in together. We spend about 10 minutes December when were are home, and we offloading the packages from cars at each ZZZVWDGLXPIDVWIRRGVFR]D thought, why not during that month or at specific home. We’ve been lucky over the 6US`H]HPSHISLH[ZLSLJ[LKZ[VYLZ least that time of festivities and giving, years as people will come with their vans we just try to put something together to help make the deliveries go smoother, that would help put a smile on people’s and it also means more volunteers faces,” says Nyokong. can partake in the drive to the various Celebrating its sixth year in existence, families,” she adds. the Gotta Give Back Charity Drive is an Nyokong says the ability for the youth initiative which aims to improve the lives of Thaba Nchu to come together and of Thaba Nchu families by providing improve a fellow residents life is always 9$/8(9$5,(7< $/,7< them with groceries, clothing and shoes. heart-warming, and they look forward to 48 Nyokong says they work with the it yearly. international NGO, World Vision, which [email protected] 16 85 6/ E FEEL GOOD

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MARCUS MONYAKENI shark is spotted. If you are in the essence that any activity the water when this happens, around lakes, dams and rivers Make sure your children are leave the water quickly but happens under a watchful eye safe when playing in water this Hot summer holidays are summer holiday. times to enjoy. Families calmly. When entering a boat it of adult supervision. Before and individuals escape the is a prerequisite to wear a life attempting to enter any water, discomfort of heat waves jacket all times because good check for the presence and by partaking in excessive swimmers are also susceptible strength of the current flow. If activities around rivers, dams to drowning. Alcohol and caught in a fast flowing river and oceans. The Department water do not mix. Stay away current, travel feet first in order of Water and Sanitation urges from dams, rivers and sea to protect the head and body citizens to obey safety rules water when intoxicated. from serious injuries. and regulations around dams, Public swimming pools Safety in homes is also rivers and oceans across the are usually supervised by a priority during schools country during festive seasons lifeguards too, however, holidays; do not under any and beyond. accidents still occur. It is circumstances leave children Most of inland holiday makers of the essence to follow unattended around water. If a will be flocking to the seaside, instructions of pool lifeguards child is missing, search water many of them as first timers and obey safety notices. areas first to save valuable to the beach. It is important Always ensure that the seconds. 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It is very disastrous drowning. programmed on your cell important that bathers do not Lakes and dams are also phone and make sure that swim outside these flags, as serious spots in most rural everyone in the household they may be caught in rip areas of South Africa where knows how to access help in currents and swept out to sea. many teenagers lose their life such a situation. At certain beaches, sirens due to lack of knowledge and [email protected] will sound in the event that a safety around water. It is of 14 December 2016• [email protected] • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za ENTERTAINMENT • BOITHABISO 5 Different culture groups share their Christmas menus CHRISTAL-LIZE MULLER groups, Elettaria, and Amomum, which is in the family Zingiberaceae. The seeds are A lot of people have already started to prepare recognised by its small seed pods, triangular in their meals for Christmas Day. Voice spoke to cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin, various people from different culture groups to papery outer shell and small black seeds. find out what they will be doing on this special Shaazia Essop, also from Bloemfontein, is day and what they will have on their menu a Muslim. She doesn’t celebrate Christmas for the family meal they are planning to enjoy but likes to join some of her Christian family with their loved ones. members celebrating this day. Essop says her Chimè Meyers from Bloemfontein is from family are very interactive and enjoy a meal the Gujarati community, an ethnic group of together. India. They do not celebrate Christmas but They prepare Breyani (a South Asian mixed participate in a festival of lights known as rice dish which originated from the Muslims of Diwali, celebrated once a year in either the the Indian subcontinent) which is a traditional months of September or October. Meyers says food dished up by Muslims. Halal foods, because Christmas Day is a public holiday for including beef and lamb, are also prepared.) most, Gujaratis also participate in festivities, Anna Chaka from Turflaagte in Bloemfontein especially in the custom of cooking traditional is a Xhosa woman who likes to prepare finger- foods. licking traditional food on Christmas Day. This Gujaratis love curry and they make sure that includes “pap”, meat and morogo, known as mutton and chicken curries are dished up, wild or African spinach. (Three different dark she explains. For a roast, they prepare Tikka green leafy vegetables are found throughout Chimè Meyers, Shaazia Essop and Anna Chaka each celebrate Christmas with their families in a chicken. Roast potatoes, pumpkin and spinach Southern Africa.) unique way. PHOTO: SEITHATI SEMENOKANE are also on the menu. “It is not creamed Chaka says because of the warm weather Save Rite Supermarket at Emily Hobhouse is also served as a dessert. Ingredients used are spinach, it has a curry flavour to it.” For dessert conditions in December she likes to spoil Square in Bloemfontein. Pork belly is the main flour, eggs, milk, butter, nuts and honey. they prepare trifle. her loved ones with various salads that dish on their Christmas lunch menu. Pork Vicente says they also enjoy wine or A traditional type of pasta, somewhat similar complement the meaty dishes. A carrot salad Belly (Carne de vinho e alhos) is prepared other traditional drinks with the food. The to spaghetti but known as vermicelli, is on with sliced green apples and two teaspoons of with potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes. The ingredients for Poncha is the liquor cane, the dessert menu. It is a very fine, thin pasta brown sugar as well as mayonnaise are mixed pork belly is marinated three days before it is lemons, sugar and honey. Ginja (cherry which is prepared with condensed milk, milk together for this salad. A green bean salad is cooked with bay leaves, garlic, vinegar and liqueur) and Tin Tan Tun (a traditional liqueur) and cardamom seeds, says Meyers. In Italy also a favourite. Green beans are mixed with wine. are also favourites. vermicelli is slightly thicker than spaghetti spicy vegetable relish known as chakalaka. Their dessert is a baked egg pudding, Pudin And on that note, the French phrase “bon but in the United States it is slightly thinner. Ligia Vicente is of Portuguese origin. She has de Ovo. Ingredients include eggs, condensed appétit” is in order. According to Wikipedia, cardamom are seeds been in South Africa for the past 18 years. milk and vanilla. 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Your weekly motoring guide 14 December 2016 Bloemfontein Edition Opel and Holden follow Vauxhall in unveiling Insignia Grand Sport and new Commodore

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ITH the Vauxhall version of the Grand Sport remain under being a 3.6-litre V6 developing 230 of its Insignia Grand wraps with Opel stating that it kW and 370 Nm of torque. W Sport already in the open, will be made available with a Other engines will consist of mainly General Motors’ other major “wide range of latest generation 2.0-litre turbocharged units in both affiliates, Opel and Holden, have turbocharged engines next year”. petrol and diesel, the latter again taken the wraps off their iterations Similarly, a new eight-speed a Commodore first, with a GM-Ford with the latter donning the iconic automatic gearbox and all-wheel developed nine-speed automatic Commodore nameplate Down drive will be optional on selected box expected to be main stay on Under. models. most versions. Opel Insignia Grand Sport The Insignia Grand Sport will Compared to the outgoing model’s Mainly differing from its Vauxhall make its official world premiere at Aussie-developed RWD Zeta ůŰIJaIŰŲIJCIDa+TxCDaT=Dq.==Ģ==TW.[ sibling by virtue of the Opel blitz next year’s Geneva Motor Show in platform, which debuted in 2006 .D=fqağCIfDa.D&ğ=D.D&Daf=[[ on the grille, additional details of March. with the VE Commodore and also q=qĢTW.[q=.r+.=[aI;[=[aĢ==W.a the Grand Sport include an eight Perhaps more importantly, and underpinned the current VF, the W[TaĢŎIĢ millimetre gain in head room somewhat controversially, the NG will use GM’s Global FWD E2XX despite the lowered roofline, boot Grand Sport based Commodore will architecture that will cut weight by space measuring between 490 to break from tradition by eschewing between 200 and 300kg. 1 450-litres and frameless its rear-wheel drive layout and V8 More details are expected to be IntelliLink infotainment system. engine for front or all-wheel drive unveiled closer to its 2018 launch As with the Vauxhall, engine details with the biggest engine on offer date. PCSA pulls plug on Citroën ($*/(7<5(6 MIDST an ongoing decline in in the Middle East/Africa region,” to attract buyers. local sales, Peugeot-Citroën PCSA Managing Director, Francis Harnie said while ongoing after- &1502180(1752$' +251%<675((725$1-(6,*%)1 South Africa (PCSA) has Harnie, said in a statement. sales service will be provided &217$&7$1'5e$1'5Ë&+5,6 A announced it will be ending sales of Despite achieving some success to the current 15 000 Citroën 7(/ the Citroën C1, C4 Cactus, DS3, C4 with the earlier Xsara-based and DS owners, it will now focus :::+,4&2=$ Picasso and Dispatch Multispace Picasso and to a lesser extent its intentions on strengthen the van with immediate effect. the DS3, the brand has otherwise Peugeot brand with the inclusion of “This entire plan is in line with the struggled to match the successes the 2008 and 3008 SUVs in March Push To Pass plan/strategy of the of fellow French brand Renault, with and May next year, as well as the PSA Group. It was confirmed that the C4 Cactus’ nomination as a nine-seat Traveller in September South Africa is a key market in the 2016 South African Car of the Year being the main highlights. development strategy for the brand finalist having seemingly done little 14 December 2016 • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] SPORT • DIPAPADI 7

Sohail Mahmoud of KZN Inland during day 3 of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week at St Alban’s Oval between KZN Inland and Gauteng 5

The former VKB Knights and Proteas spinner, Robin Petersen, will lead the panel of experts during the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week in Bloemfontein. Petersen to scout future cricketing heroes MORGAN PIEK tournament that was known as has already uncovered multiple the Nuffield Week back then, young heroes.” The former Proteas, Cape said that representing your The Hero of the Day isn’t your Cobras and VKB Knights province in the tournament is the typical man of the match, but is spinner, Robin Petersen, will be first step into top tier cricket. more along the lines of a fielding back in the City of Roses this “Having played in the Khaya pulling of a brilliant catch, or a week, where he will be scouting Majola Week myself, I can tail-ender hitting a six with an during the Coca-Cola Khaya testify that this tournament is a outrageous shot or even a player Majola Cricket Week. significant stepping stone in the embodying the ethos of cricket The former spinner who recently career of a young cricketer. being a gentleman’s game. called it a day, is a former star of “I’m thrilled to have the The 2016/17 U19 Khaya Mojola the week and will be leading the opportunity to play a part in the week in Bloemfontein will be panel of experts to find the Hero country’s premier youth cricket contested from 15-21 December of the Day. tournament and to lead the Hero 2016. Sithembele Langa of Border Petersen, who plays in the of the Day judging panel, which [email protected] Russians outshine FS at international badminton tournament

Free State was well represented Nita Scholtz, were on track to 21 – 19, 21 –13. at the South African International meet each other in the ladies’ Malan and Le Grange were the Badminton Championship, which singles finals. Along with them Free Staters’ last hope at a title, was held in Benoni last week. the South African mixed doubles but the Russians weren’t to be South African players look champions from the Free State, beaten. forward to this tournament Andries Malan and Sandra le The visitors combined well to every year because they can test Grange, powered their way into clinch the title with a 21-13, 21-9 themselves against international the finals. victory. players in their own backyard The Russians, Evgeniya It was not all doom and gloom and don’t have to travel too Kosetskaya and Anatoliy Yartsev, for South Africa when the much. Traditionally they have however, had ideas of their own. Olympian, Jacob Maliekal, done well at this international In the ladies’ singles Kosetskaya who trains full time in China, tournament, which is also simply demolished De Villiers pulled through and beat Yartsev an opportunity for younger 21 –13 and 21 – 11 in the semi- comfortably in the finals 21 – 5, players to get a taste of senior finals. Scholtz was on the other 21 –13. international badminton. end of the draw and realised she It was not all plain sailing as The tournament progressed very could outshine De Villiers to Maliekal had to dig deep in the well for the Free State contingent reach the finals and after beating semis to see off Maxime Moreels and hopes were high to capture at the Nigerian, Dorcas Ajoke of Belgium 15 – 21, 21 -18 , 21 – a few titles, this along with the Adesokan, and the 4th seeded 17. This performance of Maliekal prestige and prize money. On top Ogar Siamupangila from Zambia. will go a long way to motivate of that World ranking points were She had an excellent opportunity the other South Africans and it up for grabs. to do just that, but came undone also proves that they can compete Free State’s top singles player, against the second seeded Hadia at top international level. The Free State duo of Andries Malan and Sandra le Grange in action for South Elme de Villiers, and young star, Hosny from Egypt who beat her [email protected] Africa in Benoni. PHOTO: EMMA BOOYSEN CRICKET Petersen to scout future cricketing heroes PAGE 7

WEDNESDAY 14 December 2016

Premier Soccer League Fixtures – Round 13

Tuesday 13 December • Cape Town City FC vs. Platinum Stars, Athlone Stadium, 19:30. • Maritzburg United vs. Orlando Pirates, Harry Gwala Stadium, 19:30. Wednesday 14 December • Kaizer Chiefs vs. Bloemfontein Celtic, FNB Stadium, 19:30. • Golden Arrows vs. Wits, Prince Magogo Stadium, 19:30. • Free State Stars vs. Baroka FC, James Motlatsi Stadium, 19:30. • Polokwane City vs. Chippa United, Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, 19:30. • Highlands Park vs. Ajax Cape Town, Makhulong Stadium, 19:30. The 4Peaks debutant, Lucky Miya, who won the 2016 Powertraveller 4Peaks in a Estie Szoke impressed in 2016 by winning the ladies open title in a time of Friday 16 December record time at Moolmanshoek in the Eastern Free State. 03:58:02. PHOTOS: CRAIG KOLESKY/NIKON/LEXAR • Cape Town City vs. SuperSport United, Cape Town Stadium, 18:00. Saturday 17 December • Platinum Stars vs. Entries open for 2017 4Peaks Maritzburg United, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, 15:30. MORGAN PIEK the first time and it proved to be a set in 02:40:54 last year. Only 24 Furthermore, his second place • Chippa United vs. huge success, prompting the race seconds separate the two records, finish at this year’s SkyRun in Highlands Park, Sisa Dukashe The entries have opened for the organisers, Pure Adventures, to however, many runners who have the Witteberg Mountains in the Stadium, 15:30. 2017 4Peaks at the Moolmanshoek host a reverse run every alternate completed the horseshoe course Eastern Cape, speaks volumes • Bloemfontein Celtic vs. Private Game Reserve between year. both ways, feel that the reverse about his pedigree and clearly Ajax Cape Town, Dr Petrus Ficksburg and Fouriesburg in the As is the case with the Comrades run is the more challenging of the that mountains do not intimidate Molemela Stadium, 18:00. Eastern Free State. Marathon up and down runs, the two. him. Miya’s time of 13:30:35 • Wits vs. Free State Stars, Next year’s event will be a reverse 4Peaks has a record for each way In the ladies’ open section the time over the 100km course was only Bidvest Stadium, 20:15. run again, meaning that the around. of 04:06:03 set by Georgina Ayre bettered by the winner, Christiaan Sunday 18 December runners will tackle the infamous This year, Lucky Miya won the will be the time to beat in 2017. Greyling, who won by slightly • Kaizer Chiefs vs. Sikonyelas Hat in their first major 4Peaks in a blistering time of In the men’s open the defending less than seven minutes. Polokwane City, FNB climb, as opposed to the Pyramid. 02:40:30 to break the trail and champion, Miya, could prove to The 2017 4Peaks will take place Stadium, 15:30. It will be just the second time that mountain running legend Ryan be the man to beat in the reverse on the weekend of 22 to 24 • Baroka FC vs. Golden the gruelling 24km mountain race Sandes’ record by nearly a minute. run after his stellar performance September at Moolmanshoek. To Arrows, New Peter Mokaba will start in reverse. In 2015 the The time to beat next year belongs this year, which also was his debut enter, visit www.4peaks.co.za. Stadium, 15:30. race was run this way around for to Thabang Madiba, which he run at the event. [email protected]

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