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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY GEMEENSKAP INCORPORATING Bloem Celtic players Granny from Bochabela Laaste nominasies vir motivate Gr 12 learners celebrates 100 years Heidedaller van Jaar PAGE 2 PAGE 3 BLADSY 4 LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2017 FREE Bfn learner wins Story Bosso SEITHATI SEMENOKANE teachers at Kgato and our mentors have putut in to encourage the learners,” he said. Lindiwe Makhoba (11) from Mangaung, This year the talent search attracted a recordrd Bloemfontein, has been chosen as this year’s number of entries and included a provincialal national winner of the Nal’ibali annual roadshow with celebrated storytellers such as storytelling contest, better known as Story Gcina Mhlope and Sindiwe Magona, who gave Bosso. Makhoba’s winning entry, My Life as special demonstrations of their craft to adultsults a Princess, is described in a masterfully-told, and children in different parts of the country.ry. multilingual poem with the power to inspire the Driving the initiative at local level, Nal’ibaliali nation. Literacy Mentors held over 100 auditions and Each year Nal’ibali hosts its month-long Story entry events in seven provinces to source storiestories Bosso drive during September or Literacy directly from communities and from Nal’ibali’sbali’s Month, to encourage members of the public, network of over 1 000 reading clubs. young and old, to tell stories in their home Makhoba has been awarded R5 000, a bookk language. And this year the competition was voucher to the value of R1 000, R250 introduced to the Free State province for the fi rst airtime and the title of this year’s Story time. Bosso winner. She is joined by runners-up Lindiwe Makhoba, a Nal’ibali reading-club in seven provinces: Java Hoy in the Easternn member, entered at Kgato Primary School where Cape; Lethuxolo November in Gauteng; she attends school. She submitted an original Sabelo Khomo in KwaZulu-Natal; Dimakatsoatso piece written by herself and she was inspired Letsoele in Mpumalanga; Annah Gumbi inn the by the discrimination she has experienced as a North West; Maggy Matladi in Limpopo andnd child. Her intention in writing the piece was to Gaireyah Frederick in the Western Cape. encourage adults and other children to recognise The winner of the South African Sign Languageguage and see the value of young people in our society. category, made possible by Diaconia – an Nal’ibali literacy mentor, Molefe Mpesi, said initiative of the Uniting Reform Church andnd that he was extremely proud of Makhoba. “We Dutch Reformed Church – is Henrico Fransns of are very proud that one of our own learners the Western Cape. won, especially as this was the fi rst time Story To listen to the winning stories, or to fi nd out Bosso came to the Free State. Lindiwe is an more about Story Bosso and the Nal’ibali inspiring young girl and she worked really hard. campaign, visit the Nal’ibali website at Lindiwe Makhoba (11) from Kgato Primary School is the Nal’ibali Story This is also an indication of the hard work the www.nalibali.org. Bosso 2017 winner. PHOTO: MARADINE WHITEHORN [email protected] Retlao thusa ka Dikoloto tsahao !! [email protected] 65 Nelson Mandela Drive Opposit Auto Zone PAY ONE INSTALMENT FOR ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATORS Do you battle to pay your accounts? *Are there garnishees against your salary for Debts? *Not enough money left after pay day? * If your answer is “YES” you must come and VISIT US TODAY 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 1 November 2017 DA elects new provincial leadership LEBAKENG NKABI place. “This where the ruling party was our diverse province. These are the formed and this where we are going to put results of our hard work, with our limited The mood at Barolong Hall in Thaba Nchu a tombstone of the ANC, simply because resources we have made it happen. We was electrifying when the Democratic we have become the offi cial opposition travelled throughout the province during Alliance hosted the elections for the party’s party in the country and this province. 2016 municipal elections campaigning new provincial leadership. The elections, Political power in the democratic South asking people to vote for us, we have which were held on Saturday 28 October Africa should move from party to the next. attracted a vibrant team of activists, public 2017, saw more than 300 voting delegates South Africans expect change and the DA representatives and professional staff. from across the Free State come to cast will bring change in the country. We should These are the people we are proud of as their votes. remove South Africa from racial elements they represented the party well with their The leadership positions being contested to bring transformation where all of us in hard work,” concluded Kopane. included Provincial Leader; Provincial this country can stand together united and The selected candidates are Provincial Chairperson; Deputy Provincial fi ght for the freedom of all South Africans Leader: Patricia Kopane; Provincial Chairperson; and Provincial Finance all of us in our diversity.” Chairperson: Annelie Lotriet; Deputy Chairperson, with 24 candidates contesting DA Provincial leader, Patricia Kopane, Provincial Chairperson: the various positions. said that since the 2014 general election Carina Serfontein and Provincial Finance DA Federal Leader, Mmusi Maimane, told the party had shown phenomenal growth Chairperson: David van Vuuren. Voice: “Come the 2019 general elections through promoting equal opportunity for all [email protected] the DA leadership will provide education to and fairness. She added that the theme for the poor communities of the Free State. We the provincial leadership election is ‘We are will build a muscular leadership to employ ready for 2019’. people with proper qualifi cations for “This growth is attributed to the hard positions. We will create a better business work of our members of parliament and platform for farmers in Vrede and promote provincial legislature. We are making a tourism in the Free State.” positive impact in this province becoming DA Federal Leader, Mmusi Maimane. PHOTO: He added that the Free State is a historic a party of choice for all the people of LEBAKENG NKABI Celtic players motivate Gr 12 learners PULANE CHOANE them don’t come from good homes and that undertaken by the club. It has a cordial just knowing that someone is supporting relationship with many high schools in the It is only fair that team players at the them and believes in them, may mean the city and always strives to remind learners to Bloemfontein Celtic club give back every difference between pushing harder in their do their best regardless of the circumstances. once in a while to show appreciation of the last exams and giving up,” Malebo said. Malebo said bearing in mind that the Free support they receive. The two players who were motivating the State was last year’s top province with matric These were the words of Pule Malebo, learners to do their best were the striker results, he hopes this initiative will give who works as the club’s Supporters for the team, Khethokwakhe Masuku, as the push learners needed to ensure that the Liaison Offi cer as he explained why it was well as Mpho Maruping, who is the team’s province retains its position as number one in necessary for two of the club’s players to central midfi elder. the country. motivate Grade 12 learners at the Moemedi Malebo said for the learners, seeing people Moemedi High School could not be reached Bloemfontein Celtic striker, Mpho Maruping, as Secondary School in Rocklands. they admire and pay money to go and see, for comment on how they felt about this well as the midfi elder, Khethokwakhe Masuku, “It is important because these learners are taking the time out to come and motivate initiative by the popular Bloemfontein soccer delivered motivational speeches to Grade 12 learners at Moemedi High School in Rocklands, not only our supporters but the country’s them was a dream come true. team. ahead of the start of exams last week. future leaders. You’d fi nd that some of Malebo said this is one of many efforts [email protected] Mpatleng top achievers shine at prize-giving LEBAKENG NKABI week and this serves as motivation for me and the other achievers to perform The top performing learners from even better.” Mpatleng Secondary School in Mpatleng Secondary School T-Section Botshabelo were recently principal, Kgauhelo Kanapi, said: honoured at their annual prize-giving “The ceremony aims to motivate not ceremony. only the top performing learners, but The best learners from all grades were also every learner at our school to awarded for their good performance. improve on their school work. We The awards were for all the academic had various awards today, including top achievers, as well as participants sports awards, academic awards in sports. The ceremony was done and the principal award, which in partnership with ABSA Bank, has been awarded to a learner that which awarded the top fi ve academic shows leadership and performs well achievers tablets for their good work. academically. We are aiming to obtain New pharmacy Grade 12 learner, Kananelo Malefa, a 100% pass rate in this year’s matric Staff members of the Clicks at Twin City Mall. Clicks Pharmacy has opened its doors to the community of Heidedal said: “I am happy today to get a results. We know is not easy but we on the 26th of October 2017. Store manager, Gomoco Mahlanyane, says, “Clients can expect exceptional service.” Becoming part of the community is one of the company’s top goals, ensuring that it provides only the best.