Tel : 018 788 6693/4/5/6 Fax: 018 787 5655 Kaolin Straat, Carletonville
14 Mei 2020 [email protected] [email protected] Advertensie verteenwoordiger Advertensie Prys: R5,80 ( Snuffelgids ) verteenwoordiger Cel: 082 627 9071 Cel :073 291 8501 Weekliks meer as 23 400 lesers Violence erupts over food parcels
An angry, hungry protester rolls burning tyres into the road at the entrance to Khutsong Extension 3 while others look on.
Adele Louw police arrest you when you go community leader, Mr Chucku They reportedly found that the around and look for work. My Kerileng. food parcels he had delivered to The tempers of some community friend was arrested last night and I A group of about 50 men and them had been split up. members who were promised food have also been arrested,” he added. women went on to block the main By this week, however, residents parcels boiled over this week. “I am too much hungry. The entrance to Extension 3 with bur- in several parts of Wedela, parts of Residents of Khutsong Extension government tells us what we are ning tyres. Some of them also Khutsong, Greenspark, Deelkraal 3 started protesting on Thursday supposed to do, but then they don’t threatened to plunder foreign- and Welverdiend were still waiting morning because they were not deliver,” said another community owned shops. for food parcels. getting food parcels. member, Mr Thulani Skhosana. The Department of Social Deve- Residents in the various areas “I have not eaten today because “Many people here have not lopment heeded their pleas and accused their ward councillors of there is no food at home. We have received help, although food parcels delivered food parcels to Extension favouring the supporters of their been struggling to get food since the have been delivered in other areas. 3 on Friday. respective political parties when it start of the lockdown. We sent an It is even worse for the foreigners Violence also erupted in other came to allocating food parcels. The SMS and phoned for a food parcel who stay in the shacks as they get areas. On the afternoon of 6 May, Merafong City Local Municipality and they said we would be helped no help whatsoever. residents of Wedela broke open a has failed to comment on questions after seven days. It is now weeks Some of them come by my house storeroom where food parcels were about the matter. later,” said one of the residents, Mr and plead for the burnt pap from kept. As far as could be deter- The Department of Social Deve- Tshepo Roy Mokoena, just before the bottom of our pots. There is mined, residents of the Homes lopment has, up to now, also not the protest erupted. only one way to stop this situation informal settlement between Carle- been forthcoming with information “We used to make money for food from getting out of hand, and that tonville and Rooipoort also as- about what is causing the delays in by doing piece jobs, but now the is to give us food parcels,” said a saulted a driver. the handing out of the parcels. Accidents Cases of New tariff increasing in Covid-19 increases Carletonville (3) growing (3) proposed (4) 2 www.carletonvilleherald.com Carletonville Herald 14 Mei 2020
Messe, bottels in rugbywedstryd
Die Herald het weer oor ‘n verskei- skrumskakel van Dorp geduik en tee member, said if every denheid gebeure in sy uitgawe van hom met die vuis toegetakel. Terwyl resident in Carletonville would 20 jaar gelede berig. daar gepoog was om die bakleiery sign a stop order for five or ten ‘n Rugbyspeler is die vorige stop te sit, het die toeskouers na rand, they would never have to Woensdag twee keer met ‘n mes in bewering in hul tientalle op die veld worry about money again. die rug gesteek en twee ander moes gestorm en die spelers aangeval. “People are quick to leave their gebeur toe die mans me. Synodinos hospitaal toe geneem word toe hulle Skielik is die ligte ook afgeskakel, animals at the SPCA or pick up pets geskakel het en R1,4 miljoen geëis tydens ‘n wedstryd deur toeskouers blykbaar deur ‘n amptenaar van die that went astray and were found by het, “anders blaas hulle die winkel bygedam is. myn. Spelers is met bierbottels en the SPCA. But when it comes to op of ontvoer haar”. Die skare by die wedstryd tussen ysterpype, wat langs die veld gelê paying and walking the extra mile, Me. Synodinos het kop gehou en Driefontein en Carletonville Dorp het, gegooi en aangerand, waarna people think of themselves first,” die polisie oor die voorval ingelig. was blykbaar reeds oproerig toe die die een speler twee keer met ‘n mes she said. Die polisie het voorgestel dat sy die tweede spanne gespeel het. Toe die gesteek is. Twee geldgierige mans wat me. mans aan ‘n lyntjie probeer hou, en eerste spanne op Driefontein se The SPCA in Carletonville faced Harriet Synodinos, eggenoot van die toe hulle haar weer bel, het sy vir velde begin speel het, het die skare immediate closure if no solution was eienaar van President Hyper op hulle gesê dat sy R20 000 sal na bewering met ‘n opstokery begin. found to their dire financial needs. Fochville, mnr Basil Synodinos, met probeer bymekaarmaak om vir hulle Volgens die spelers van Carleton- Ms Marlene Howie, the kennel R1,4 miljoen probeer afpers het, het te gee. Sy het vir ‘n telefoonnommer ville Dorp het Driefontein se spelers superintendent, said no one knows hul misreken met haar koelkop gevra om hulle te bel as die geld glo aggressief begin raak en was how it feels to look into the eyes of optrede. gereed het, en hulle het die nommer hulle daarop uit om hulle te beseer. over 100 dogs and cats, knowing Die mans, onderskeidelik 33 en van ‘n telefoonhokkie in ‘n woonge- ‘n Speler van Dorp sê een van die that you do not have the money to 40 jaar oud, is in hegtenis geneem bied in Vereeniging verskaf. Met die omstaanders het langs die veld feed them. op ‘n klag van afpersing en het hulp van Telkom is vasgestel waar gehardloop en geskree: “Kill the “It is heartbreaking to see how we gewag om formeel om borgtog die foon is, en toe me. Synodinos boer”. receive fewer and fewer donations aansoek te doen. die mans bel, was die polisie gereed Tydens die tweede helfte het ‘n from the public,” she said. Volgens ‘n woordvoerder van die om toe te slaan en is die mans in speler van Driefontein blykbaar die Ms Sheugnet Goodwin, a commit- polisie, het die voorval verlede week hegtenis geneem. Khutsong kwaito artist nominated SPCA needs the Kagiso Segone community’s help Mavantsane, a kwaito artist from Adele Louw Khutsong, has been nominated for the The Carletonville SPCA needs help because, just like fifth Mzansi Kwaito many other businesses, it cannot make enough money & House Music to keep it financially sustainable during the current Awards. He wants to lockdown level. make his hood and “Although we are doing all our normal work, we can- the entire Merafong not allow adoptions yet. This means we have a lot of area proud. pets in our kennels that need to be fed, but we cannot The artist, who get an income,” says one of the SPCA’s inspectors, Ms lives in Extension 5, Elloise Rootman. is one of the nomi- She noted that many cats are currently being nees in the Best New dropped off. Kwaito Artist “We would much appreciate any help, whether it is category. blankets or donations,” she says. Mavantsane wants During level 4 of the lockdown, operating hours are to bring the MKHMA from 09:00 to 14:00 from Mondays to Fridays and award home and from 08:00 to 11:00 on Saturdays. The office will be would appreciate it if closed on Sundays and public holidays. The organi- the Merafong com- sation is available on the landline, 018 788 6262, du- munity would sup- ring office hours throughout the lockdown period. For port him by voting after-hours emergencies, call 064 752 6035. for him. Please note the new rules for those who want to visit To vote, suppor- the SPCA. ters can SMS Only one person per vehicle will be allowed to enter MKHMA BNKA the office while no one shall be permitted to come in Mavantsane to without a mask. A temperature reading will be taken 40439. SMSs cost and hands must be sanitised. You will also be required R2. to sign a register. The voting lines close on 30 July. Mavantsane is keeping Merafong's name high.
14 Mei 2020 Carletonville Herald www.carletonvilleherald.com 3 Accidents increasing in Carletonville The fact that there are suddenly Two people sustained minor to more cars on the roads in Carleton- moderate injuries after the vehicle ville again can be seen in an increa- they were travelling in, is believed se in the number of vehicle acci- to have crashed into a tree on the dents. corner of Annan Street and the On Tuesday afternoon, a woman R501 in Carletonville on Sunday sustained minor injuries when a afternoon. taxi crashed into the side of her car ER24 treated the patients at the in the Carletonville CBD. The scene before transporting them to accident took place at the inter- the hospital for further medical section of Onyx and Ada roads. care.
The scene on Monday afternoon's accident. Photo: ER24. Number of Covid-19 cases growing
Adele Louw Figures elsewhere in the West Rand are also growing, with 64 cases According to the latest figures repor- reported in the region. ted by the Gauteng Health Depart- Of these, 40 are in Mogale City and ment, the cases of Covid-19 in the 14 allocated to Rand West. There are area are increasing. also five cases that have not been By Wednesday afternoon, there assigned to a specific municipality. were five confirmed cases of Covid-19 Thirty-six patients have recovered in Merafong. so far.
Sunday's accident scene. Photo: ER24. Tip-off from community leads to arrest Adele Louw police officers went in search of Business robber arrested the green Mini Cooper and ma- A tip-off from observant members naged to track it down. Adele Louw go of his hard-earned money, howe- of the public led to the arrest of They stopped the car, told the ver, and started screaming. The two criminals during the past two men to get out and started Fast action by a detective ensured robbers then got frightened and ran week. searching them. The police found the arrest of a member of an armed out of the shop empty-handed. The police in Carletonville’s a variety of bank cards and stolen gang on Tuesday. According to the The owner of the shop called the communication officer, WO Peter mine clock card in their police in Carletonville, the owner of a police and Constable Kiriti Kekana, a Masooa, says the people alerted possession. shop in Osmium Street was busy detective who was in the area, the police to a suspicious vehicle Both men were arrested at the when four men stormed in. One of rushed to the shop. He managed to driving around in town. The scene. them pulled out a firearm and catch one of the robbers before he demanded cell phones. could get away. The owner was not prepared to let The others fled in a grey sedan. Good Samaritan’s taxi hijacked Adele Louw reached over to get it, he felt someone grab him by his belt. “Do A taxi driver was hijacked when he not move,” a man ordered in reached out to help a woman in isiZulu. distress this week. The suspect and his accomplices The communication officer of the then forced the Good Samaritan police in Carletonville, WO Peter into the boot of a grey Volkswagen Masooa, says the driver was on the Polo and pulled a jersey over his road at approximately 11:10 on 5 head. They dropped him off in May when he passed a grey Toyota Glenharvie and he walked back to Yaris. the N12. He got a lift back home A woman jumped out of the and reported the matter to the vehicle and flagged him down, police. His blue Toyota Quantum shouting that her car was on fire. taxi with the registration number The driver ran back to his taxi ZWC 440 GP, valued at R151,200, for a fire extinguisher but, as he is still missing. Roadblocks stop criminals in their tracks
Adele Louw “The driver apologised and said they had stolen the roof tiles on the A group of thieves’ luck ran out at a back of the bakkie because they were routine roadblock during the past hungry,” says Masooa. week. All the men were arrested for being According to the communication in possession of the stolen goods. officer of the police in Carletonville, In yet another successful roadblock WO Peter Masooa, the incident on Sunday, police pulled off a Toyota happened at around 06:30 on Sun- Quantum taxi on the R559 near day, 10 May. Carletonville Mall at around 09:45. One of his colleagues saw a green Although the driver’s licence was Nissan bakkie approaching and valid, police noticed that the vehicle’s flagged it down for possibly violating roadworthiness certificate was fake. the lockdown regulations. They also noticed that the vehicle’s As the vehicle came to a standstill, licence disk had expired at the however, the driver and passengers beginning of 2016. The police called jumped out and tried to run away. the owner of the minibus to the scene The police quickly apprehended them and arrested him on the spot for and started questioning them. fraud. 4 www.carletonvilleherald.com Carletonville Herald 14 Mei 2020 Empty house draws criminals Adele Louw The problem house in Reinecke Street. An empty house in Reinecke Street in Carletonville is currently a huge worry to neighbours. According to a concerned neigh- bour, No. 87 has been standing empty since the last employee of Sibanye-Stillwater, to whom it belongs, moved out in February. Since then, the house has become a haven for unsavoury characters. “At the time of the previous load shedding I looked out and saw the back door was standing open. We have seen people sitting outside and they have tried to steal one of my beams,” a neighbour complains. Last week, the neighbours saw an unknown man with a green jacket riding out of the yard on a blue bicycle. When they went to investi- gate, they found that the people who had gained access to it had stripped the electrical wires, taps and most of the window hinges. Judging by the water stains on the ceiling of one of the bedrooms, they have also stolen the geyser. Although they have removed the stove from its place in the kitchen and dragged it towards the living room, they have not yet broken the front door open to remove it. The criminals have even left behind a pizza box and other goods, which shows they sometimes stay in The thieves have broken out the taps in the the house. kitchen and other metal objects and wiring. Judging by the water marks on this ceiling, they “This is a neat house that some- have also stolen the geyser. one can still stay in. I heard a young man is interested in buying ring our lives too, because it draws of them are too scared to confront it, but he will have to spend a lot of criminals,” a neighbour complains. them. money on rewiring and repairs. He says the other neighbours have The Herald contacted Sibanye- “The fact that these people now also said that they are afraid of the Stillwater’s spokesperson, Mr have access to it, is really endange- people hanging out in the house. All James Wellsted about the problem. Thieves draggd the stove towards the front door.
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Unattended sewage leaks are causing health risks in the area. Residents of Khutsong Extension 3 living around house No. 6886 have not been able to use the street in front of their houses for at least the past three years. Sewage spilling from a maintenance hole near the sidewalk has been strea- ming into the road non-stop. “I believe this sewage brings sickness, as both my parents got sick and have passed away after it started,” says Mr Thabo Khomung- we, who stays in No. 6338, which is also near the leak. “The municipality goes to the other areas to fix the leaks but, for some reason, they seem to ignore Residents at the sewage leak in Khutsong this one,” complains another Extension 3. resident, Mr Lucas Mogale. Instead of using the street, people in the area have to tip-toe around the leak on a narrow patch the road to the Fochville waste of dry sidewalk. Meanwhile, sewage transfer station. Although the is also streaming into the street Herald reported the problems to close to the Fochville traffic depart- the Merafong City Local Municipali- ment. It flows down the extension ty, the publication has not yet The sewage leak close to the Fochville Traffic Department. Foto: of Munt Street into the veld near received any feedback. Rates increases by the municipality on the cards Adele Louw will increase by eight per cent, while Most sewage charges will go up by the new financial year. The owners of the rates for household water will in- 6 per cent. Basic charges will grow vacant business, residential stands, The Merafong City Local Municipality crease by between five and 7.9 per between 8.32 and 12.5 per cent. those owned by government or the is planning several rates and tariff cent, depending on the amount of The increase in assessment rates municipality and the stands owned increases for the new financial year water that is used. for residential properties will be 6.5 by public benefit organisations will that starts in July. All types of refuse removal, except per cent, while the owners of indus- now also have to pay rates. The municipality published its that of bulky garden waste, will cost trial, business and commercial Indigents will still get six kilolitres proposed new budget last week and 6.5 per cent more in the coming stands will have to pay 10 per cent of free water and 50 units of free is asking members of the public to financial year. Bulky garden waste more. The increase for farms is 7.18 electricity per month. comment on it. will cost R900 to remove, compared per cent and, for mines, 5.38 per The full proposed budget can be According to the new budget, the to the R761.64 up to now. This is an cent. read on the municipality’s website at electricity charges for households increase of R18.71 per cent. New tariffs will be brought in for https://www.merafong.gov.za/. 14 Mei 2020 Carletonville Herald www.carletonvilleherald.com 5
This motorist had to drive on the wrong side of the R500 near Graca's Candles to prevent their vehicle from being damaged on the big Potholes a potholes. huge danger Adele Louw current level of lockdown either. Some streets, like parts of Kaolin As if the threat of Covid-19 is not Street in Carletonville, Steyn Street enough, motorists in the area must in Fochville and streets around make sure they do not get injured Skopas in Wedela, have deteriorated or killed due to the number of rapidly after the last good rains dangerous potholes on roads in the and also pose a real danger to the area. lives of motorists and their vehi- The R500 between Carletonville cles. and the N14 is currently a huge problem. “The worst parts are just before the first Ventersdorp road and before you get to Graca’s Candles,” says Mrs Judy Rossouw, a resident of Goudvlakte who drives the road every day. Although the first part of the road between Carletonville and Rooipoort was also shocking, someone filled up some of the worst potholes on Monday. Drivers have to be very careful, however, as the potholes are so deep in some areas that they could easily damage a vehicle. Some drivers even move onto the opposite side of the road to avoid some of the worst potholes. This is not possible when there is approaching traffic, however. The R500 falls under the jurisdic- tion of Mr Dikkie Beukes of the Gauteng Roads Department. He said, “I asked for the first part of the road to be completely resur- faced instead of them just filling the potholes. The tender went out just before the lockdown. I am not sure when the repairs will begin. We are also affected by the lockdown and it sounds as if we will only be able to work from Level 2,” he says. Beukes explained that, while the national roads agency (Sanral) advertises on national media that they are maintaining roads while residents are in lockdown, they are currently operating on skeleton staff. Contractors who cut the grass on the sides of roads may also only do so once they have applied for a special permit. “One of our contractors got a R10,000 fine for doing this govern- ment work without a permit from the relevant municipality,” says Beukes. In the meantime, the Merafong City Local Municipality says they cannot fill up potholes during the Burglars strike shop Adele Louw
A business in Carletonville was broken into during the past week after the burglars gained access through the ventilation shaft. The communication officer of the police in Carletonville, WO Peter Masooa, says the owner of the business closed his shop last Friday afternoon and made sure all the doors and windows were secured. When he returned the next morning, however, he immediately noticed that the cover of the ventilation shaft had beenwas removed. He soon discovered that a 32-inch television and DVD player had been stolen. The burglars also took R8,800 before fleeing. 6 www.carletonvilleherald.com Carletonville Herald 14 Mei 2020 Column Let’s talk about it – Practising self-love Kagiso Segone could never change. For many, life is never taught how to love ourselves. reach in life. Self-acceptance is a misery and we tend to think mate- Instead, many people are damaged powerful because we become content Most of us need to start practising rial things will help us to cope with because of what they were told when with who we are and where we are in self-love more often. our insecurities. We think that having they were young. life. Once we have accepted ourselves, Human beings clearly have more money and buying all kinds of pos- Learning to love ourselves can be we can appreciate ourselves because internal issues to deal with in the sessions will ease our pain. Sadly, quite a process. The first step is to it feels good. If we can learn to modern world because life is beco- those things cannot fill the hole that acquire knowledge of self, because we appreciate ourselves as we are, then ming more and more complex. I is left within us if we are not truly cannot love what we do not know or we have conquered the internal battle believe we do not really love ourselves fulfilled. The only way to overcome understand. Many people go through and enough and tend to look for love the mental trauma that many people life not knowing who they are and achieved what is known as self- from others. I have noticed that many are currently experiencing is by loving end up wanting to be what they are esteem. Self-esteem is how we see people are very insecure and emotio- ourselves. Self-love is the beginning of not. and feel about ourselves. nally unstable, especially because of our internal healing. If we hate If we know ourselves, we will know Once we have achieved self-esteem, past experiences. ourselves, we end up hurting oursel- what there is to love about ourselves. it increases our self-confidence, which People go through life torturing ves in one way or another. After achieving knowledge of self, we boosts our self-belief. This makes us themselves about what happened and Practising self-love might sound then need to accept ourselves as we more self-reliant people because we beat themselves up about things they complicated because many of us were are; a step that many people never do not depend on others emotionally. Column Words of Wisdom: Making a difference by giving Alone Pilusa announced the lockdown, these Gauteng economy. In terms of mic recovery plan, or else more jobs small business owners miraculously economic growth, Merafong has a are going to be lost. The year 2020 seems to have had to raise money to cover the negative average annual growth rate Let me conclude with the quote of brought a lot of negativity, no matter business overheads like rent, staff of 1.1 per cent. This is lower than Jack Ma, who says: “For people in how well-insulated we try to make wages, transport, etc. All this, after the growth rate of Gauteng, West businesses, 2020 is just a year for ourselves. Everyone seems to be our economy was already in Rand or national. The low growth staying alive. Don’t even talk about dealing with fear, trauma, depres- recession. We can survive this tough rate can be attributed to a continu- your dreams or plans. Just make sion, despair, frustration, anxiety, season by giving to those who have ous decline in the mining sector and sure you stay alive. If you can stay loneliness, worry or hopelessness. nothing – the businesses in ICU at Merafong’s dependence upon it. It is alive, then you would have made a In South Africa, we have seen how this stage. One wonders Merafong’s evident that the 2008 global reces- profit already.” It doesn’t matter how quickly the scourge of Covid-19 has economy will survive this crisis; the sion also had a negative impact, much you have at this stage, share compromised efforts and pro- following statistics do not paint a which caused a sharp decline in with someone who might be sleeping grammes to fight the triple challen- very rosy picture. The size of the economic growth for all economies. with hunger, the dream of 2020 for ges of unemployment, inequality and Merafong Local Municipality’s econo- From 2010, the economy experi- all of us is to stay alive. By distribu- poverty. Millions of people who rely my was estimated at R14.9 billion in enced an upturn and has been in ting food parcels to those in need in on their daily hustles have seen 2012, approximately a third of the steady recovery for all economies 2020, you would have made a huge their normal businesses brought to West Rand District’s total GDP of except Merafong. This municipality difference. Love, peace and happi- a grinding halt. After the president R44.8 billion and 1.6 per cent of the will require a post-Covid-19 econo- ness. 14 Mei 2020 Carletonville Herald www.carletonvilleherald.com 7 Weekliks meer as 23 400 lesers SPCA rescues unusual feathered
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Personnel at the two testing sites for Covid-19 in the Merafong City Local Munici- P. 4 pality are already in place and testing residents for the Weekliks meer as 23 400 lesers disease. “In the coming days, govern- ment will be rolling out a screening, testing, tracing and medical management program- me on a huge scale. Around 10,000 field workers will be visiting homes in villages, Mines ready towns and cities to screen residents for COVID-19 symp- toms,” President Cyril Ramap- hosa said on Monday evening. for Covid-19 By then, the drive against the disease was already in full swing in Merafong. Two testing stations had been established at the Carletonville and Foch- ville civic centres. By Tuesday P3 afternoon, the personnel from the Department of Health staffing the facilities had 19 Maart 2020 already done several tests. The Fochville staff told the Herald they had already been Rapists Prys: R5,80 on duty since Saturday. The two mobile testing stations are open from 08:00 to 16:00. Residents who fear Corona reality sets in they might have the disease Adele Louw can go to all public clinics in on the the area for screening and, if neces- sary, the health personnel will refer On Monday, the behaviour of residents started changing drastical- them for testing at one of the two ly as the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic set in. Watch out sites. During the day, residents who had not paid much attention to the disease before started rushing to shops and pharmacies to Private patients with symptoms run like a sore throat, shortness of grab emergency supplies like hand wash, disinfectant and toilet Tel : 018 788 6693/4/5/6 breath, high fever or a cough, and for dange- Fax: 018 787 5655 paper. By Tuesday, some people seemed to go into panic mode who have had physical contact with a and shelves in shops that sell these items were empty. Kaolin Straat, Carletonville person with Covid-19 may also go P3 Fochville seemed not to be so severely affected, with President A sign pointing people who want to get tested in for testing. Hyper still having stock of such essentials by Tuesday morning. rous Carletonville to medical personnel. Testing at the two stations is free of charge and those who are scree- Medical personnel ready to test patients at the Fochville Civic Centre. According to a pharmacist in Carletonville, Mr Dawid De ned can expect their results within a Ridder, all their stock of these items were sold out, but they were day or two. expecting more supplies by the end of the week. potholes “The normal time is 24 hours, but There also seemed to be a hold-up with the delivery of this it could be more if there is a back- year’s flu injections. Experts advise people to get these vaccinati- log,” says the communication officer [email protected] ons this year, due to the added strain that the Coronavirus may Advertensie of the West Rand Department of have on their bodies, should they become ill with both diseases at 2 April 2020 [email protected] verteenwoordiger Health, Mr Thuso Montwedi. 19 Maart 2020 Advertensie verteenwoordiger the same time.“Many people do not realise that 10 ml of bleach, 26 Maart 2020 ( Snuffelgids ) Cel :073 291 8501 Meanwhile, the Herald has learnt diluted in 500 ml of water, is just as effective as the other, more that the first cases of Covid-19 in the Weekliks meer as 23 400 lesers Prys: R5,80 Cel: 082 627 9071 Prys: R5,80 West Rand were already confirmed expensive disinfectants on the market,” he noted. Prys: R5,80 last weekend and that there were Another issue that emerged in full force on Tuesday was people more than 10 cases in the West sending fake messages about people in Merafong being infected The testing station at Carletonville Civic Centre. Rand by yesterday, (1 April). By with Covid-19. In one instance, someone even claimed that two yesterday morning,Weekliks however, nomeer as 23 400 lesers employees of the Merafong City Local Municipality had been infections had yet been reported in infected. Help for the Merafong. Both the municipality and Carletonville Hospital said the alle- Weekliks meer as 23 400 lesers gations were untrue.“This is definitely a fake social media messa- First Police looking for homeless during Watch outge as no employees have been positively diagnosed with Covid-19 P. 4 Rapists that the municipality is aware of. Awareness and information How to beat lockdown posters regarding Covid-19 have been posted on the Merafong ‘corona SPCA rescues attempted rapist Mines ready for dange-Website, Facebook page and WhatsApp groups. The municipality adheres to the guidelines and prescripts of the National and 12 Maart 2020 Provincial Government. The inform-ation is distributed to our offender’ unusual feathered P. 3 employees and the public as it is re- Prys: R5,80 the on the rous ceived. A task team has been established to assist and guide the P. 2 Adele Louw lockdown Weekliks meer as 23 400 lesers municipality on further preventative measures,” a municipal friend for Covid-19 There is now so much work that arrested spokes-person said on Tuesday. Instead of letting the coming they have had to nearly double their started working in two shifts to In lockdownThe communication officer of Carletonville Hospital, Mr Matabo Covid-19 lockdown ruin her staff to supply the growing demand. meet the demand of over potholes 200,000 masks they had recei- Letsoalo, also set out how the hospital is dealing with the disease. business, a local entrepreneur From Monday, the employees P3 has made a plan that has now ved by then. run He said it would deal with possible local patients if any were to (3) be reported. “At Carletonville Hospital, we are following both the led to more people being em- P3 ployed instead of being Man National Department of Health and National Institute of Commu- retrenched. nicable Diseases (NICD) guidelines on the prevention, screening Ms Elzaan Smith and her and management of suspected Covid-19 infection patients,” he company, KDCD, have been in ATM thieves charged said. the news before when she was Noto- invited to the Torino Fashion He added that washing hands with soap and water, using sani- Covid-19 testing tisers to clean hands and avoid touching your face without was- Week in Italy in 2018. after dog KDCD’s rise to success hing your hands were the best ways to combat the spread of the started around 2015, when rious disease. Smith, who had always enjoyed “At the hospital, a suspected patient would be isolated and making clothes, started doing is set given a surgical mask to wear to prevent droplet spread,” he so commercially, despite having sc Corona reality sets in no formal training in the field. amster thwarted added. Adele Louw Smith again used her skills to alight (2) “We constantly communicate with our infection prevention and make a plan during the current sites in place control coordinator, Sister Cata, our West Rand District Covid-19 Covid-19 pandemic. strike On Monday, the behaviour of residents started changing drastical- infection coordinator, Ms Yolandie Luther and NICD for further According to her business s Adele Louw instructions or guidance. The hospital also educates patients partner, Mr Hilton Watson, ly as the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic set in. about the virus and has Covid-19 posters on display on our Smith had a bright idea last (Not for week when it became clear that Personnel at the two testing During the day, residents who had not paid much attention to noticeboards. locally but not uninformed businesses would have to close sites for Covid-19 in the the disease before started rushing to shops and pharmacies to “Please note that any new Coronavirus infections in South due to the current Covid-19 Merafong City Local Munici- sensitive grab emergency supplies like hand wash, disinfectant and toilet Africa are announced by the Minister of Health in South Africa, lockdown. She decided that, pality are already in place and paper. By Tuesday, some people seemed to go into panic mode Dr Zweli Mkhize. We request the community of Merafong to instead of making the standard (3) testing residents for the and shelves in shops that sell these items were empty. refrain from publishing fake news. For any clarity or more goods the company is known disease. readers) for, like clothing and curtaining, Fochville seemed not to be so severely affected, with President accurate information regarding the Coronavirus pandemic, please they would start making face “In the coming days, govern- call the toll free number for Coronavirus, which is 0800 029 999 ment will be rolling out a Hyper still having stock of such essentials by Tuesday morning. masks to help people during According to a pharmacist in Carletonville, Mr Dawid De or contact them through the WhatsApp support for South Afri- the outbreak. screening, testing, tracing and Protest at cans number, which is 0600 123 456,” Letsoalo added. “We already had enough of Munici- medical management program- Ridder, all their stock of these items were sold out, but they were the right material, which we me on a huge scale. Around expecting more supplies by the end of the week. normally use to make breath- 10,000 field workers will be court over There also seemed to be a hold-up with the delivery of this able waterproof mattress co- visiting homes in villages, vers. We now use two layers so pality towns and cities to screen year’s flu injections. Experts advise people to get these vaccinati- that the masks are nice and residents for COVID-19 symp- granny’s ons this year, due to the added strain that the Coronavirus may strong,” says Watson. have on their bodies, should they become ill with both diseases at Since the company started toms,” President Cyril Ramap- with this plan, work has just will hosa said on Monday evening. the same time.“Many people do not realise that 10 ml of bleach, begun to roll in and they are By then, the drive against the alleged diluted in 500 ml of water, is just as effective as the other, more getting orders from everywhere. disease was already in full expensive disinfectants on the market,” he noted. The company is also now function swing in Merafong. Two testing Another issue that emerged in full force on Tuesday was people supplying essential equipment, stations had been established murderers which means that they can stay at the Carletonville and Foch- sending fake messages about people in Merafong being infected open during the lockdown. The demand is so great that some of ville civic centres. By Tuesday with Covid-19. In one instance, someone even claimed that two during (3) their masks, proudly manufac- afternoon, the personnel from employees of the Merafong City Local Municipality had been tured in Carletonville, are now the Department of Health even going to neighbouring infected. staffing the facilities had Both the municipality and Carletonville Hospital said the alle- countries. lock- already done several tests. Some of the personnel busy to sew masks on Monday. The Fochville staff told the Pigsty not gations were untrue.“This is definitely a fake social media messa- Herald they had already been Medical personnel ready to test patients at the Fochville Civic Centre. ge as no employees have been positively diagnosed with Covid-19 West Rand were already confirmed that the municipality is aware of. Awareness and information A customer walking past an empty hand wash shelf on Tuesday morning. down (8) on duty since Saturday. last weekend and that there were The two mobile testing YOU CAN’T BEAT “The normal time is 24 hours, but more than 10 cases in the West park (9) posters regarding Covid-19 have been posted on the Merafong stations are open from 08:00 8 Station street it could be more if there is a back- Rand by yesterday, (1 April). By Website, Facebook page and WhatsApp groups. The municipality to 16:00. Residents who fear NEW MEAT MARKET With the national lockdown , our number one priority remains our customers. log,” says the communication officer yesterday morning, however, no adheres to the guidelines and prescripts of the National and OBERHOLZER they might have the disease who have had physical contact with a of the West Rand Department of infections had yet been reported in Provincial Government. The inform-ation is distributed to our We would like to assure you that you can continue to rely on New Meat Market. can go to all public clinics in person with Covid-19 may also go P.O BOX 686 Health, Mr Thuso Montwedi. Merafong. We`ve seen an increase in purchases of certain products, and we ask customers to shop the area for screening and, if neces- for testing. employees and the public as it is re- CARLETONVILLE Testing at the two stations is free Meanwhile, the Herald has learnt responsibly and with their community in mind. We have sufficient stock for our clients. sary, the health personnel will refer ceived. A task team has been established to assist and guide the TEL: 018 788 4471 of charge and those who are scree- that the first cases of Covid-19 in the The criminals' confiscated Polo and Hilux bakkie were parked between the Carletonville Police Station and Post Office on Tuesday. them for testing at one of the two municipality on further preventative measures,” a municipal New Meat Market Will remain OPEN during LOCKDOWN. ned can expect their results within a 018 787 5800 sites. Adele Louw spokes-person said on Tuesday. We ask all clients to shop responsibly and be respectful to other shopers. Private patients with symptoms day or two. Sibanye-Stillwater, they rushed to all the culprits. They found a 9 mm The testing station at Carletonville Civic Centre. East Driefontein, where the crime pistol with its serial number filed off The communication officer of Carletonville Hospital, Mr Matabo CELL: 082 455 9895 We have put stringent hygiene standards in place to keep shoppers and staff safe. like a sore throat, shortness of A group of thieves who targeted an was about to take place. in their possession. Letsoalo, also set out how the hospital is dealing with the disease. [email protected] breath, high fever or a cough, and ATM in the area during midnight Their fast action while most people The police also confiscated a white You can now order via our website WhatsApp line for collection: 081 392 8516 Young hoursproducer got more than they bargained were asleep, paid off when they Volkswagen Polo and white Toyota He said it would deal with possible local patients if any were to from Khutsong for this week. caught four men red-handed at the Hilux bakkie in which the criminals be reported. “At Carletonville Hospital, we are following both the A sign pointing people who want to get tested in According to the acting station UBank ATM at the Ekhuthuleni had travelled to the scene. commissioner of the police in Carle- Hostel. The suspects were charged with National Department of Health and National Institute of Commu- Carletonville to medical personnel. tonville, Lt-Col Wessel Prinsloo, he The thieves had already broken the business burglary, attempted mur- received information about thugs ATM’s door open with a crowbar and der, being in possession of an illegal nicable Diseases (NICD) guidelines on the prevention, screening planning the crime on Monday night. were busy grinding through the safe firearm and illegal ammunition. and management of suspected Covid-19 infection patients,” he A team of detectives, led by Sgt when the police arrived. Sergeants Wynand Kruger and Jacques Nagel, waited on standby. At When the suspects saw they were Henry Grobbelaar and constables said. around 03:00 the next morning, they surrounded, they fired a shot at the Michael Dire Ramasimong, Stephen He added that washing hands with soap and water, using sani- received more information. Together police and security personnel. The Kharejane and Samuel Mosihleng, tisers to clean hands and avoid touching your face without was- with security personnel from latter returned the fire and arrested assisted in the arrests. hing your hands were the best ways to combat the spread of the disease. “At the hospital, a suspected patient would be isolated and given a surgical mask to wear to prevent droplet spread,” he added. “We constantly communicate with our infection prevention and control coordinator, Sister Cata, our West Rand District Covid-19 infection coordinator, Ms Yolandie Luther and NICD for further instructions or guidance. The hospital also educates patients about the virus and has Covid-19 posters on display on our noticeboards. “Please note that any new Coronavirus infections in South on the come Africa areup announced by the Minister of Health in South Africa, Dr Zweli Mkhize. We request the community of Merafong to refrain from publishing fake news. For any clarity or more A customer walking past an empty hand wash shelf on Tuesday morning. accurate information regarding the Coronavirus pandemic, please Kagiso Segone call the toll free number for Coronavirus, which is 0800 029 999 nine, he, too, started rapping.or contact them through the WhatsApp support for South Afri- In time, he began tocans write number, which is 0600 music 123 456,” Letsoalo added. “The music industry is like a wheel- and his uncles would ask him to barrow – once you stop pushing, sing their hooks during their music your success also stops.” sessions. This is what drives Xolani Jadiso Xolani experimented with product- aka XJ Dogged, a 19-year-old pro- ion when he was 16 years old. He ducer who recently moved to Khuts- started making beats and recording ong from the Eastern Cape. His and composed his first song. He had dream is to be the best producer in an opportunity to perform but was the game. terrified at the thought. He says he Xolani is on a quest to establish was too afraid of the attention or himself in the music industry. He rejection. has a backroom studio where he “I was self-conscious; being on spends most of his time making stage was like a nightmare. I would beats. always imagine the worst that could DJ Dogged’s connection with happen,” he admits. music goes back three generations. That pushed him to become a His father began the legacy in his producer. He has worked with a few family as he had a keyboard and up-and-coming rappers and had used to teach Xolani’s grandfather. dreamt of working with Emtee, a Mr Jadiso Snr started a choir and popular South African hip-hop artist. Xolani Jadiso aka XJ Dogged in action. hosted events like choral DJ Dogged wants to own a busi- competitions. ness and build a legacy. He aims to a life of pleasing others. DJ Dogged is planning to release But, according to the DJ, his create a culture of independence in “Many people get into the music some singles soon. inspiration came from his uncles, his family. His message to other industry for the sake of being cool. Email [email protected], who were rappers. They used to producers is to make sure they They do not look at the reality, but visit his Facebook page: Xolani perform and record songs when he know what they are doing. “And there’s a lot to be learnt in the Dogged Jadiso, Page: Blood legacy was a young boy and, at the age of make your own decisions; don’t live industry,” he says wisely. arts or Whatsapp 079 106 4733. Hou vas aan die betroubare God Enough already, say Ds. André Kok, leraar van die NG Kerk telkens terug te keer na die Here toe. Die trou van die Here hou dan in dat die Grade 10 learners Lees 2 Timoteus 2:11-13: moontlikheid bestaan om na Hom terug te Jou geloof kan vir jou ‘n bron van krag, gaan en vergifnis te ontvang (1 Joh 1:9). Kagiso Segone rus en vrede wees as jy daarmee vashou aan Alhoewel trouelose optrede teenoor die die betroubare God. Here teleurstellend en hartverskeurend kan Many learners in the area God is anders en handel anders as die wees, is dit nie die belangrikste saak nie, complain that the lock- mens. Waar die gelowige moontlik straf van want Hy bly wat en wie Hy is, naamlik die down is affecting their God verdien en verwag, kom die verrassing Vader wat wag op die tuiskoms van sy schoolwork. dat Hy vergifnis van sonde skenk. verlore seun (Luk 15:11-24). One of them is Matlhodi As ons lees dat die Here mense wat Hom Die wonder van God se genade hou ook Sello, a 16-year-old verloën, ook sal verloën, sou ons verwag om in dat as Hy eenmaal aan mense sy genade- learner from Badirile te lees dat Hy ook ontrou sal wees teenoor gawes geskenk het en hulle geroep het, trek Secondary School in mense wat aan Hom ontrou is. Dit gebeur Hy dit nooit weer terug nie (Rom 11:29). Khutsong. The Grade 10 egter nie, want dit is onmoontlik! Gebed: Dankie, o Here, vir u trou wat ‘n learner says the schools Net so min as wat God kan lieg (Titus 1:2, veilige en onbeweeglike anker bied om have been closed since 1933/53-vertaling), kan Hy ontrou wees. Sy aan vas te hou. March. When she heard trou word ook nie bepaal deur die optrede about the lockdown, she van die mens nie. never dreamt it would Ons ontrouheid en ongehoorsaamheid bring take this long. nie God se lojaliteit in gedrang nie en dit kan The school has been in nie sy trou vernietig nie. Hy bly altyd lojaal contact with the learners en betroubaar, selfs al lieg en bedrieg almal via social media. They Matlhodi Sello looks forward op aarde (Die Boodskap, Rom 3:3). have been able to commu- to going back to school. God bly getrou aan sy beloftes en Hy nicate with the various handhaaf en waarborg deur die werk van die teachers and have been Heilige Gees die verlossing wat Hy in Chris- given homework for all their subjects. tus geskenk het, ongeag wat die mens is en During the lockdown, Matlhodi has kept herself doen. occupied by writing songs. She is an up-and- Natuurlik word ons voor die keuse gestel coming singer who loves music and aims to be- om sy genade te aanvaar of te verwerp. come a professional artist. She also keeps herself Al sou die gelowige ontrou word, verander busy by helping her mother with her fat cake dit niks aan die trou van God nie. Die trou business, which she runs from her home in Tswa- van God verleen nie aan jou ‘n vrybrief om te na Section. The enterprise has been a major sondig nie. As jy deel in God se genade, income stream that keeps her family going through beteken dit nie dat jy kan doen wat jy wil nie the lockdown. (Gal 5:17). “It feels wrong to be at home all the time doing Veeleer is die belofte van God se trou ‘n nothing and we don’t know what’s going to happen ernstige oproep om stewig vas hou aan die in the future,’’ she said. Most of her peers are hoop wat die evangelie bied, want God doen missing school and would like to go back. They in sy trou wat Hy beloof (Heb 10:23). Dit gee are all looking forward to getting back behind their ‘n vrybrief om met berou en skuldbelydenis desks on 3 June.
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