COMMUNITY SETJHABA ENTERTAINMENT www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za DA defectors Mmila o moholo wa You can be singing with ready to mobilise Botshabelo o bulwa The Soil Five nabbed while busy the ANC semmuso PAGE 2 PAGE 4 PAGE 8 counting stolen money LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2016 FREE Bloem shows off Africa’s top female innovator Nkholise (middle) with members of the SA delegation who attended the The World Economic Forum. On the right is Telecommunications and Postal Service Minister, Siyabonga Cwele, and on the left is Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa. MARICELLE BOTHA Nkholise, was selected as one of Her research focused on the bodies,” she explains. would make women feel more the five entrants for this year’s area of application of Additive She further says even though comfortable when considering The World Economic Forum Africa’s Top Women Innovators Manufacturing in the medical additive manufacturing has been a mastectomy. A product which (WEF) on Africa took place Challenge and walked away field, she soon realised the need used in other industries, like car could restore their bodies to in Kigali, Rwanda, last week. with the Africa Top Women for breast prosthesis. Nkholise manufacturing, it is only now what it looked like before the The forum is of the opinion that Innovators Challenge 2016 at is also the founder of iMedTech being applied to medicine. operation,” she says. unless women are to make a full the opening day of the WEF on Group, a company that uses “The question was how to make Nkholise’s products take into contribution, Africa will never Wednesday. That makes her the additive manufacturing to design better medical devices and consideration size as well master the Fourth Industrial top female innovator in sub- breast and facial prostheses for products that could benefit the as pigmentation which is Revolution. This is why it was Saharan Africa. cancer and burn victims. whole field of medicine more established by a colour matching decided to showcase Africa’s The 27-year-old mechanical “It is sad to hear that there are cost-effectively in a shorter programme. Two of the choices very best female technology engineer, originally from Thaba women with cancer who do not amount of time. The demand available are custom-designed entrepreneurs this year. Nchu, did her Master’s degree consider a mastectomy because for prostheses in South Africa breast prostheses and implant Bloemfontein-based innovator in Additive Manufacturing they do not want to lose a is very high because of the attachments. and entrepreneur, Nneile at the Central University of breast. Meanwhile, the cancer high rate of cancer survival. Technology in Bloemfontein. is spreading throughout their We had to create a product that CONTINUES ON PAGE 2► 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 18 May 2016 Africa shows off Bloem’s top female innovator ◄CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 standard in her product range. those innovators who come up The custom implant retained with products that assist their Custom-designed breast breast prostheses (such as the communities. This year she is prostheses are customised custom-designed prosthesis) part of a mentorship programme prosthetics designed and allows the customer to acquire to assist her in realising her manufactured by using a prosthesis uniquely designed dream. With the prize money CAD methods and additive for perfect fit and with exact she won in this competition she manufacturing processes. The pigmentation that resembles is now buying material to start products are uniquely designed the natural skin colour of the producing her products on a by scanning techniques to customer. The implant retention wider scale. capture the anatomy of the allows for the prosthesis to be Anyone interested in iMedTech’s customer. Then the product is firmly attached to the chest, work or wants to get hold of designed to match the exact giving customers the comfort of Nkholise for more information, colour pigmentation of the having a prosthesis as good as a can call her on 083-277-1193 person. natural breast. or send an email to nkholisen@ Using her patent registered Nkholise also came third in gmail.com. iMedTech’s website process and implant attachment, the national SAB Innovation will soon be up and running. Nkholise offers the highest Awards. The awards honour [email protected] Former Mangaung Municipality DA councillor Hendrik Minnie tearing his blue T-shirt to prove his loyalty to the ANC, next to him is the former councillor of Mantsopa Municipality, Mohanoe Machakela. PHOTO: MOEKETSI MOGOTSI DA defectors ready to mobilise the ANC REFILWE GAESWE Municipality DA councillors and one councillor from Mantsopa ANC President, Jacob Zuma, and ANC Free State Provincial Secretary, William Bulwane, singing during the party’s provincial The Democratic Alliance (DA) Municipality. Two of the five manifesto launch in Botshabelo. PHOTO: MOEKETSI MOGOTSI defectors in the Free State who Mangaung councillors who have recently joined the African recently joined the ANC, were National Congress (ANC), say suspended by the DA early last Honour for Zuma to address they are all ready to mobilise year for ‘racial lines’ and were for the party, ahead of the local recently found guilty. elections in August. Meanwhile, DA’s provincial This after more than 30 DA leader, Patricia Kopane, says Free State residents defectors arrived at the Kaizer events that played out on Saturday Sebothelo Stadium in Botshabelo were mere dirty politics as some REFILWE GAESWE hungry but aiming to continue We still haven’t fully achieved with ANC President Jacob Zuma’s people were allegedly paid. delivering services for the country. the freedom that we fought for entourage during the ANC’s Kopane says the DA’s Federal ANC President, Jacob Zuma, said He said the ANC delivered on its and need to work harder to attain provincial manifesto launch. The Legal Commission has found it’s always an honour addressing key targets and is looking forward it. If we don’t understand what DA defectors followed Zuma Tobie and Mpuse Mokone members of the ANC and its to improve its track record. freedom is, then we are likely to along with other members of the guilty of misconduct. Tobie’s supporters in the Free State, the Zuma indicated that local believe that the current freedom is national and provincial leadership, membership has been terminated ANC’s place of birth. government is a very critical complete. What do we understand while they paraded around the and Mokone has been fined and Zuma was addressing thousands layer of government and by freedom and democracy? What stadium. resigned from her executive of ANC members gathered at communities must reject all do we understand by freedom and They were welcomed on the positions. the Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium in attempts of municipalities to turn power in a democratic country? podium by ANC Women’s League “They both violated the party’s Botshabelo. During his keynote into “training grounds for those An election is power and from (ANCWL) Deputy President, Sisi constitution and its underlying address at the party’s provincial who want to possibly run with no it political power is achieved. Ntombela. She told thousands of values of non-racialism. We manifesto launch, he promised the credentials”. Is the political power enough to ANC members, gathered at the already had a problem with the crowds that the ANC will ensure “There is a huge task facing all change the country faster? Who stadium, that the ANC cannot same people as they wanted to that all its councillors hold public branches that we need to ensure is controlling the economy of the be compared to the DA and said divide the party based on racial meetings to address challenges at and be serious that we win the country and its security?” Zuma they were happy to welcome the groups. They’re opportunists. their various communities. elections. We have already asked. DA defectors ‘back home’. The Anyone is free to associate “We are the only party that has a established strong, accountable, During his address, Zuma members publicly removed their themselves with any political proper vision with realistic goals. local systems. A vote for the ANC reminded the crowd that they blue DA T-shirts and were given party of their choice. They’re not Each must work hard to localise is a vote for public participation, needed to renew their partnership pairs of scissors to cut them. Most going to make it in the ANC. We the party’s manifesto so that it accountability and a better life. of developing the country by of them were already wearing are going to win the elections can address specific challenges at We are an organisation with participating in local elections. ANC T-shirts underneath. and will not be threatened by particular places. We have already experience.” “Local elections are important. A former DA councillor from the four people who are unhappy, done a lot since 1994 and we Zuma emphasised to thousands They connect communities. I am Mangaung Municipality, Ernest disgruntled and don’t have moral should always be the first to say of ANC members that the party happy to welcome new members Tobie, sent out a warning to the ethics.” there is still much more that needs needed to be united and remain in the ANC ‘who are from an provincial DA leadership that they Some of the ANC’s National to be done,” he explained. focused as unity. It is very organisation that I don’t know’,” should be scared and prepared. Executive Committee (NEC) Zuma emphasised that the ANC important and the only way for the he added.