Telephone: (015) 293 9400 17-23 January 2018 Kids ready for big school - Page 8 Three treats in one Entrepreneur on a roll. Unwind in style at Lifestyle Corner Valet and Lounge - Page 3 Facing the storm Author shares life lesson to motivate others to keep their Ready, steady, GO heads School back pack ready, Koketso with her parents, above Sarel Nong and fi ancé Palesa Sekhaolelo. water - Page 4 62-year-oldy graduate Jacoba Big find at impound Lethabo la Grange Nadia Bradbury driver didn’t have the necessary travelling the matter and the possibility of child says age permits. traffi cking as none of these minors were TWELVE children, aged between fi ve and The taxi was subsequently impounded accompanied by parents or guardians and is no 13, all Zimbabwean nationals, were found and a fi ne of R1 500 had to be paid before it they didn’t have passports. damper to in an impounded taxi by traffi c offi cers. would be released. “They all have different stories, some This shock fi nd came a day after the taxi The following day traffi c offi cers became indicate they come from Cape Town and achieving was impounded on Wednesday, 10 January suspicious that something was out of place others say they are from Zimbabwe. one’s at the weighbridge outside the city. in the taxi at the impound lot and upon “They are nervous about the situation and Traffi c offi cers pulled over the taxi in investigation they found the 12 children, we will take necessary steps to ensure their dreams question as they suspected the trailer was who had been without food and water since safety,” Mojapelo said. overloaded. the previous day, hiding in the taxi. The children were taken to a place of safety Upon investigation it was found the Police Spokesperson, Brig Motlafela and investigations are ongoing. - Page 5 trailer was indeed overloaded and that the Mojapelo, said police are investigating CONTINUE ON PAGE 2 2 Bonus | News 17-23 January 2018 ‘Fake healer’ speaks Riana Joubert as many who make use of this profession to make an income for our families,” Dr WITH the police clamping down on fake Thomas said. doctors and fake traditional healers, one The President of the Southern African of these bogus healers spoke to BONUS Development Community Unifi ed Ancestors about his craft and how he makes a living and Traditional Health Practitioners by ‘healing’ people as well as offering other Association, Dr Silvestre Hlati, told services. BONUS anyone who had been scammed by The man, who calls himself Dr Thomas, a fake traditional healer should report the said he has been operating in and around the matter to police. city for the past three years adding he makes “People pretending to be traditional a lot of money by scamming people. “With healers are of great concern to me as they the start of the year people have all kinds of hamper what we try to do when we educate problems. They spend too much money in people about traditional healers and doctors the holiday or made a lot of debt and need and the services we offer and our beliefs. assistance with getting away from their debt As a result of these bogus doctors people do collectors. They also need assistance with not believe in the real traditional healers and looking for jobs or mending relationships doctors who can help them. and this makes me smile,” “People come for help he told BONUS. and they are in need, they Students wait patiently for word about registration after the stampede halted proceedings for He added that when it ‘People who are desperate for help the day. comes to making people pretend to be and these bogus doctors believe he is a traditional traditional healers take advantage of that. healer, he only needs to are of great Reporting these fake dress the part and make doctors to the police will TVET College students in some concoctions from concern’ help them to bring them to strange things. book and stop others from “I like using some old animal skins and also falling victim to them,” Hlati explained. limbo after stampede rubbing some of the animal hair in a mixture He added he is getting assistance from Miranda Chauke of water and different plants. Then I just municipalities and setting up a website younger sister to assist her with registration have something foul-smelling burning and people can visit to see who the real at the college said he was disappointed tell people I am in communication with the traditional doctors in their area are as well as SIX prospective students at the Capricorn by the entire registration process. “I feel healing spirits.” get some information on where they come TVET College Polokwane Campus were they were not prepared even though the He explained some of the people who from and what the specialise in. casualties of a stampede on 11 January as same thing happened previous years as an come to see him pay thousands for his “We need to help people understand that chaos erupted after the gates were opened excessive number of students rush to register services while others just pay for advice. we can help people in need and that not all and a stampede ensued as other prospective at these colleges. We are now stranded as “I know that one day I would have to stop doctors who say they are traditional healers students pushed to get to the front of the the registration process was suspended. We doing this, the problem is, however, if I stop are fake,” he said. line. slept in the queue last night in the hope that doing this I will lose my income. The money Dr Hlati’s offi ce is located at the corner of The college’s public relations offi cer, my sister would be able to register today. We I make is so good that it will be diffi cult for Devenish and Bok Streets in Polokwane and Tumelo Morobe, said that fi ve of the six can’t afford to go back to Venda and come me to support the lifestyle I have become anyone with information about fake healers prospective students were treated at the back again in the hopes of being able to accustomed to. scamming people can report them to his campus with minor injuries. One had to be register,” he said. “I believe that there are spiritual people offi ce. taken to hospital but was released within a Another hopeful, Mpho Moopa from who are traditional doctors but there are just [email protected] few hours. “As a result of the incident we Seshego, expressed frustration at the events decided the registration for new students of the day. “The stampede that happened will be suspended for the day. We changed could have been avoided had there been the venue where prospective students can proper control of the queue. People tried to register at the college to the Peter Mokaba skip the queue that had been there since the Stadium from Monday, 12 January,” Morobe previous day and I think that’s what caused said. people to try and force their way in. I have The stampede comes after previous reports no choice but to go queue at the stadium Tel: (015) 293 9400 / Fax: (015) 293 2296 because Capricorn TVET is my only hope Address: 46 Fosfaat Street, Laboria, Polokwane 0699 of students braving nights in queues in hopes OFFICE HOURS: of securing space at the college. Morobe for furthering my studies this year,” he MON-THURS: 08:00 - 16:30 / FRI: 08:00 - 16:00 at the time told BONUS the problem was explained. that people waited until the last minute Morobe noted the plight of students Branch Manager Journalists who have come from far and are without Hannes Cilliers Roelof de Jonge 078 672 7306 to register at universities which leads to Maretha Swanepoel large numbers not getting accepted. These accommodation, he said he can’t commit Group Editor 076 878 6724 students, Morobe explained, then fl ock to to anything but the matter will be taken Joline Nash 082 972 1683 Riana Joubert 079 183 5586 to management for discussion to see what [email protected] Anne Molope 084 430 8111 TVET colleges to apply to further their Nelie Erasmus 082 963 4365 studies resulting in the large number of can be done to assist them. There are only Deputy Editor Thabitha Mahlangu Hilda Pretorius hopefuls waiting in long queues. around 1 200 spaces available for fi rst 079 586 6217 One of the prospective students, Ramano entering students. 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