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As Die Amptelike Opposisie Is Die DA in Mangaung Verbind Daartoe Om Aan Te Hou Veg Vir Verbeterde En Volhoubare Dienslewering Thursday 17 September 2020 FREE NEWS YOU CAN USE The north feels the heat! The Bloemfontein night sky lit up when a fi re broke out in the open fi eld across the road from the Northridge Mall on Monday evening. OFM News’ Katleho Morapela reported that whilst the cause of the fi re remains unclear, the Mangaung Fire Department spent several hours trying to contain the blaze. Braam van Zyl, Fire Chief of the Mangaung Fire Department, confi rmed to Bloemfontein Courant that no one was injured in the fi re and no serious damage to property was reported. Van Zyl said the blaze was one of about 12 veld fi res that they have battled on Monday. PHOTO: MORGAN PIEK ANC wanbestuur en korrupsie dreig om dienslewering in die Mangaung Metro tot stilstand te dwing. As die amptelike opposisie is die DA in Mangaung verbind daartoe om aan te hou veg vir verbeterde en volhoubare dienslewering. Kontak gerus ons raadslede by [email protected] Volg ons op sosiale media: Facebook: DA Mangaung This advertisement was paid for by the political party and does not represent the views of this publication 2 Gemeenskap • Community Bloemfontein Courant • 17 September 2020 Teen contributes to cancer fund Nomaqhawe Mtebele Janique and her family have been fi nding [email protected] themselves in. He explained that for him it is important to act when someone else is in A 3D printer that was meant to sharpen a need but he hopes in doing so he will inspire teenager’s business mind has helped to grow other people to also contribute to the life his heart as well. Fifteen-year-old Pieter Smit changing treatment. has pledged to give R5 of everything he prints “I know I won’t be able to raise enough and sells to fund cancer treatment for little for the entire costs but if a lot of people can Janique Venter. give a little bit then it becomes a lot. I chose The three-year-old Venter was diagnosed to get involved because I just put myself with neuroblastoma before she was 6 in her shoes and realised that I would also months old and since then she has gone appreciate the help of others,” he said. through multiple rounds of chemotherapy. Smit creates toys, puzzles, unique cookie Unfortunately, her mother, Nadine Mukheibir, cutters and décor among other items with expressed that they have been unsuccessful his 3D printer. He sells all the items at the in stopping the growth of the cancerous lump Langenhoven Market at stall 198 Olienlaan in her little girl’s neck. on Saturdays as well as his online shop, “She had a scan two months ago where www.jip3d.com. “My father got me the printer they discovered that the lump has become during lockdown so that I can learn more larger. The doctors said there is nothing more about business. I have to pay him back so they can do for her so we researched a doctor I decided to start selling the 3D items that I in Texas. He said there is treatment there make,” said Smit. for her that involves anti-neuroblastoma IV His mother, Nicola Smit, expressed her 15-year-old Pieter Smit a grade 9 learner at Jim Fouche Hoërskool, has pledged to give R5 of every treatment and targeted therapy. But it will cost pride in her son. “I was secretly watching product he sells to Janique Venter’s cancer treatment trust. over R1 million and that excludes all other him as he was selling his products last week travelling costs,” said Mukheibir. and I noticed that he would keep putting Janique’s contributions. It fi lled me with so him to do but he does it naturally out of the Smit heard about the diffi cult situation money from his wallet into the wallet that had much joy because that’s not something I told goodness of his heart,” she said. Farmer distributes key holders to avoid virus contact Nomaqhawe Mtebele key holders made with the purpose of the province. This is to help during the pandemic. However, [email protected] of helping people open doors, turn as many people as possible the biggest purpose was to be on and off switches and press ATM to avoid touching Covid-19 an example to his own children. Local farmer Zanoxolo Jacobs buttons without directly touching contaminated surfaces in a “In trying to fi nd a way of is motivated by giving back to any surface. convenient form of a key holder giving back I hope to teach my his community. So when the Out of his own pocket Jacobs that is easy to disinfect. children to do the same thing Covid-19 pandemic hit the country had the contactless keychain “My view is that everyone and to share, especially with he decided to take hygiene manufactured out of perspex to the should be made better aware those who are less fortunate awareness into his own hands by value of R50 000 and distributed of areas that may have heavy than they are,” said the father making it “hands-free”. it free of charge to people around viral loads of Covid-19. These of three. During lockdown he had 5 000 Bloemfontein as well as the rest are usually commonly used “Every year I usually give surfaces like switches and door out school shoes but because handles. of the lockdown schools were “The key holder makes closed and there was no need people more aware of hygiene for them. Then I decided to by making them think twice contribute in a diff erent way,” before touching surfaces. I added Jacobs. hope that even when they don’t Now, with only a small box of have it with them, hygiene key holders left and thousands The key holders made consciousness will stay on their of them distributed throughout with the purpose of minds,” said Jacobs. lockdown Jacobs concluded helping people open The businessman explained that during a disaster like doors, turn on and off that he was looking to help the current pandemic it was switches and press in a way that hasn’t been up to individuals to protect ATM buttons without done before but still make a themselves and others around directly touching any diff erence in people’s lives them. surface Zanoxolo Jacobs Editor - Pieter Delport REPORT NEWS: [email protected] SALES STUDIO AUDIT Corni Fourie - 051 505 0997 The distribution of this ABC Marelize Dunlop - 082 291 4124 Elmarie Venter newspaper is independently 082 3701 268 Sales Manager - Corni Fourie Carien Papgis - 082 659 7741 audited to the professional 051 5050 900 Distribution Supervisor - Nicodemus Mokapane Anne Theron - 074 481 5070 standards administrated Judy Barnard - 076 791 0304 Liezl Magson by the [email protected] Nettie de Beer - 082 822 4538 Audit Bureau of Felecia Wessels - 051 5050 926 Circulations of South Africa. Central Media Park (Classifi eds) Moloko Moholwa 7 Christo Groenewald Street This newspaper is obligated to report news truthfully, accurately and fairly. All rights and reproduction material published in this newspaper are hereby reserved in terms of the Copyright Act. This publication is registered as a newspaper. Verifi ed distribution: 50 000 copies per week. Wild Olive Estate, Bloemfontein, 9301 For any complaints about our distribution, please contact Andries Kleinhans on 084-610-8337 or send an email to: [email protected] 17 September 2020 • Bloemfontein Courant Community • Gemeenskap 3 Empowering kids through toys Nomaqhawe Mtebele however, personalised support remains [email protected] key in the challenges that could accompany parenthood,” she explained. The Bloemfontein Child Information “The variety and availability of toys have Centre (BCIC) celebrates 35 years since increased over the years in the public it was fi rst established to support the domain, which impacted the membership development of children, particularly of the Toy Library. Initially, 340 members those with Down Syndrome. were enrolled at the Toy Library per The centre is part of the University of year, which decreased to about 50 the Free State’s (UFS) Department of annual members. Currently, fi ve of the Paediatrics and Child Health, and has library members are second-generation assisted both children and their parents members, since their grandparents as well as occupational therapists through loaned toys for them as children. the decades. “This confi rms that the Toy Library has According to André Damons of the become an institution in Bloemfontein UFS, due to the Covid-19 pandemic that and in the development of children has caused most people to work from throughthrough educational toys.toys. It is also a hub home, the centre is unable to properly forfor the motivation ofof otherother occupational celebrate this milestone. However, the therapists toto importance of toys in assisting children prepareprepare and remains substantial. assistassist themthem “Even though the lockdown brought thee forfor ourour BCIC Toy Library, which is an important challengingchallenging part of the centre, to a standstill other work,”work,” services could continue. The toy library iss added Dr ‘n Skildery able to supply a wide range of appropriatete Russell.Russell. deur Liezl educational and developmental toys. Spangenberg Liezl Spangenberg besig met ‘n skildery The selection of the play material and appropriate demonstration are done by anan occupational therapist,” he explained. Director and Senior Occupational Therapist at the centre, Dr Dorothy Russell, expressed that it underwent Elke skildery vertel some changes over the 35 years, but community service always remained a cornerstone. “The BCIC community service is uniquee ‘n verhaal since it is parent-child specifi c.
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