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Thursday 28 March 2019 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREE The group that will be travelling to Scotland in July. PHOTO: SAZLY HARTZENBERG Bfn Children’s Choir to Get your pull-out JEFFREYS BAY fl y SA fl ag in Scotland supplement inside! Sazly Hartzenberg the combination of dance, choreographed been an open choir from our inception and Deputy head boy, Miltiadis Marangellis, [email protected] by the world renowned Willie Venter, our motto is simple: love!” told Bloemfontein Courant he has been part and music, something diff erent which is Bloemfontein Courant spoke to a few of the choir for fi ve years and to him the trip The Bloemfontein Children’s Choir will be appreciated by audiences. choir members about how they feel about overseas means everything as it is not usual travelling overseas soon where they will be Van den Berg added that seeing the choir the choir and what it means to them to be a for anybody to have the chance of travelling representing South Africa at the Sterling perform, remains a wonderful experience part of it. Deputy head boy, SP Cilliers, told overseas. “It is a huge privilege.” he said. Bridge International Youth Festival which time and again. the paper how he felt part of the choir from Karabo Phutsisi, who has been headboy is to take place in Scotland from 6 to 11 Dr Huibrie Verster, choir leader and the start. “The choir welcomed me with open of the choir for the past two years, said the July. Excitement is mounting as the date conductor told Bloemfontein Courant arms when I started, and I have learnt so choir’s talent makes it possible for them to approaches and choir members are putting that this is the third invitation the choir much. One thing I would like to convey to see the world and it is a very big honour to in as much practice as they can for the big received from the Festival committee, but other choir members is not to be afraid of all of the members. event. it will be the fi rst time they have accepted. fl ying.” Head girl, Lerato Mohlamme, has been “The choir has been invited to the festival She receives various emails from people Popi Senokoane, deputy head girl, singing in the choir for fi ve years and still where music from all over the world is being overseas who want to know when the told Bloemfontein Courant how many life enjoys every moment. She entertained celebrated in Scotland,” said chairman choir will be returning to their city, but lessons she has learnt since singing in the Courant by telling the story of how she of the choir, Jacques van den Berg. He due to fi nancial costs it is not possible to choir and that it remains a life-changing auditioned for the fi rst time and was explained that many choirs and dancing always say yes. “Times are changing, it is experience to her. “I’m so excited about not chosen for the choir, but now she groups perform all over the world, but the a diff erent environment to work in as the going overseas, and that together with my has the honour of being head girl of the Bloemfontein Children’s Choir is known for whole country is also changing, but we have best friends!” Bloemfontein Children’s Choir. proudly developed by see page 6 Equipment you can trust 2 Gemeenskap • Community Bloemfontein Courant • 28 March 2019 Campaigners should avoid electrical poles - Eskom Nomaqhawe Mtebele fatal,” she added. and this is one of the issues that will be [email protected] According to the spokesperson of local raised when we have meetings,” he said. electricity distributor Centlec, Lele Mamatu, Free State Communications Offi cer for Political parties are advised against placing the practice of attaching posters onto the IEC, Mathabo Rasengane, explained campaign posters on electrical structures. electrical poles with wires can be especially that although the regulation of the placing This is according to Eskom spokesperson, hazardous. “We want to caution all the of campaign posters did not lie with them Stefanie Jansen van Rensburg, after parties involved that use our poles to be when it comes to posters, their main President Cyril Ramaphosa announced careful. In fact, we would like to discourage concern was the wrongful removal of that the sixth democratic general election that but with the challenges that exist we posters. “Our code of conduct states that will be held in May. are aware that they use our poles to put up members of political parties should not “Eskom cautions all political parties their posters,” he said. take down the posters of other parties. against the dangerous practice of placing Although, there have not yet been They should be allowed the freedom to campaign posters on electrical structures. accidents in relation to this practice campaign,” said Rasengane. This includes electricity poles, meter boxes Mamatu explained that the issue would be The Free State Code of Conduct will be and mini-substations,” said Jansen van raised with the Electoral Commission of signed by political parties on 12 April 2019 Rensburg. “When a person gets close to South Africa. “So far there have not been at the new elections hub. “Parties will make or touches an electrical structure, it may incidents but we have to be proactive and a pledge to abide by the Code of Conduct result in a fl ash-over or electrical contact. not wait for such things to happen. We are of the elections on that day,” added participating in the IEC Election Committee Rasengane. This can cause serious injuries or even be Political campaign posters in Mangaung. Bfn LGBTQI community takes a stand Sazly Hartzenberg Lesupi, said she thinks everyone was [email protected] present at the march to raise awareness BLOEMGATE ONLY and let people know that this community is The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, important and that they exist and that they Queer or Questioning, and Intersex are human. “I am Pansexual (romantically (LGBTQI) community took to the streets of or emotionally attracted towards people Bloemfontein this past weekend in hopes to regardless of their sex or gender identity), * R y and people do not even know what that e d p u bring change and get acceptance from the u st tat e VALID 28 - 31 MARCH 2019 ion Institut country. means. 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