Klein Kyra veg Minister grilled Jaco se Grom! moedig teen over museum met gesogte neuroblastoma for Winnie prys bekroon BLADSY 3 PAGE 2 PAGE 11 THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2018 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREE Tension at UFS persists on the long standing matter of whether the MT Steyn statue in front of the SRC hell bent on university’s main building removing statue should be removed or not. PULANE CHOANE concluded last week Wednesday, removed and vows that it will do is not welcome,come, how must all [email protected] 11 April, and according to the everything within its powers to have the studentsnts feel welcome?” She University’s spokesperson, Lacea it removed, it aims to fi rst consult further revealedvealed that the tradetrade The Student Representative Council Loader, the university’s special task all stakeholders in this process. “We union intendsnds to launch a campaign (SRC) of the University of the Free team which is overseeing the matter, want the statue to be removed, opposing the removal of the statue. State (UFS) will not back down on its has received 71 written and 3 oral however, we want it to be done “We wantt to inform students plans to have the M.T. Steyn statue on submissions. through a consultative process so that about whoo M.T. Steyn really the campus removed. The UFS website states that these interested parties have an opportunity was,” Du Preez said.said. However, the controversial matter submissions will be included in to make their submissions also within She furtherer added that of whether the statue of Martinus a submission to the Free State this regard,” Dlanjwa said. Dlanjwa’s statements Theunis Steyn, former president Provincial Heritage Resources Totally opposed to the covering and created ann impression of the independent Orange Free Authority (FSHRA) in order to removal of the statue is AfriForum’s that Steyn started State from 1896 to 1902, should be obtain a permit for the possible Youth Kovsies branch, which says apartheid, which she removed at the UFS Bloemfontein covering of the statue. Furthermore, that the statue is important not only said is not the case. “M.T. campus remains under deliberation. an independent analysis of the for the preservation of the Afrikaner Steyn alreadyady died in While no decision has been taken submissions is currently underway. culture but for South Africa’s heritage 1916, a considerablensiderable as yet on both the covering as well The UFS has committed to updating in totality. time beforere apartheid as the much debated removal of the its community on the outcome of In a statement issued last week, was instituted,”uted,” Du statue, the University’s SRC says it the decision by the FSHRA regarding AfriForum Youth revealed that it has Preez said iinn thethe will do all it can to have the statue the possible covering of the statue as made its submissions and is opposed statement.t. removed. well as the results of the independent to the concealment as well as removal She concludeduded Even though the matter of removing analysis. of the statue from the University’s by calling for the the statue seems far off, the university Meanwhile, UFS’ SRC President, Asive Bloemfontein campus. involvementnt of all has undertaken to ask its stakeholders Dlanjwa, maintains that the statue AfriForum Youth’s National stakeholders,ers, whom to submit written and oral does not represent the values of the Coordinator, Chantelle du Preez she said shouldhould submissions on whether they agree university as well as South Africa as said, “We believe in cultural freedom, protect Afrikanerfrikaner or disagree that the statue should a democratic nation, hence they are which comprises mutual recognition heritage foror the be covered. This is at least until the calling for the covering and hopefully, and respect for each other’s heritage, coming formal review process on the position later on, the removal thereof. language, and culture. AfriForum Youth generations. of the statue has been concluded. Despite this, Dlanjwa said that while yearns for a culture of inclusivity on This process of submissions the SRC hopes to have the statue campus, but if one group’s heritage 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • GEMEENSKAPSNUUS www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 19 April 2018 More questions on Winnie’s Brandfort museum PULANE CHOANE including the construction of the Winnie [email protected] Mandela House. The site was handed over to the IDT in November 2013 and a total Members of opposition parties lambasted of R593 543 was spent on the project, the Department of Arts and Culture’s with R476 000 going to an architect, while (DAC) Deputy Minister, Maggie Sotyu, with R117 543 was paid to a contractor for questions and accusations on the alleged the preliminary site establishment. Then, in failure on the part of the government to turn November 2016, the department terminated Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Brandfort home its agreement with the IDT as the project into a museum. had stalled and was at a standstill. This leaves This was during a National Council of about R1, 2 million that the IDT did not Provinces (NCOP) sitting on Tuesday. spend. Sotyu revealed during the sitting that The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Chris this money was never utilised and remains in Hattingh said that the more ministers the Trust and now, with the interest gathered provide answers to questions, the more Maggie Sotyu Chris Hattingh Nkagisang Koni on these funds, this amount stands at about new questions are raised. Hattingh further R1,8 million. These funds will now remain said that according to information contained museum was reportedly conceptualised in aware of what had happened with the project with the Trust until the DAC instructs the in a report by the Public Protector, funds 2007. This was meant to be undertaken by from the time when the DSACR took it on IDT on what to do with the funds as well as exceeding R14 million were allocated by the the Free State Department of Sports, Arts, and her department had subsequently sent where to pay them over. national DAC and the Free State provincial Culture and Recreation (DSACR), however, questions to former Free State premier, Ace government to fi x the house more than the DSACR requested that the DAC should Magashule, to provide information that would ten years ago. Yet, ten years later, the home assist it with completing a number of shed light on this. remains a far cry from a memorial site. incomplete heritage sites, including the house During a National Council of Provinces Meanwhile, the Economic Freedom Fighter’s in Brandfort. (NCOP) sitting on Tuesday, Sotyu revealed (EFF) Nkagisang Koni accused the ANC of Then in the 2011/2012 fi nancial year, the that R3 million had been allocated for this squandering the money and using it for its DAC took over a project to convert the project and from this sum, R1 858 195.71 own benefi t, much to the peril of taxpayers home into a museum from the Free State was paid to the Independent Development and the late Madikizela-Mandela, who died Department of Sports, Arts, Culture, and Trust (IDT), which was appointed as the without seeing the monument. Recreation (DSACR). The Deputy Minister implementing agent for this project. This A new contractor has been appointed to take over Responding to Hattingh’s questions onhow stated that the DAC could only account money was paid over as part of a tripartite this project at a cost of just over R1,9 million to much the DAC had already spent on for money used from 2012 onwards and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed complete the restoration. Maggie Sotyu said about renovations at the Brandfort site, Sotyu not prior to that as the project was under by DAC, DSACR, and the IDT on 18 July R65 691 has been spent so far with the new said the idea to convert the house into a DSACR. She further said that DAC is not 2012 to facilitate the completion of the sites, contractor. PHOTO: PULANE CHOANE SACR unaware of Magashule nepotism allegations PULANE CHOANE on when Mamikie was hired by the [email protected] department nor whether it is true that she only has a matric certifi cate The Free State Department of Sport, Art, in a position that requires a degree or with Culture and Recreation (SACR) says it is diploma, he did confi rm that Mahapela was unaware of the allegations of nepotism that awarded the Macufe Art of Sound tender have been levelled against it with regards twice, despite its failures in the fi rst year. to former premier Ace Magashule, whose “It is true that Mr Mkhabela is part of the two relatives have recently been linked to company that is responsible for organising the department. the Social Cohesion Festival, which is part Magashule’s daughter, Mamikie Mkhabela, of Macufe. It is also true that this festival who is an employee of the department has not performed well in the last two was accused of being hired as an Assistant years since its inception. When it did Director at SACR on a preferential basis not do well in its fi rst year, it was given a COURSE NAME APR 2018* MAY 2018* JUN 2018* as she allegedly possessed no qualifi cations, second chance in the second year to see SHE Representative 23 11 while her husband, Mahapela Mkhabela, how it would perform,” Zola said. was revealed as the 2016 and 2017 tender Zola added said that since the festival Incident Investigation Level 3 16 - 18 18 - 20 recipient of the Macufe Art of Sound did not succeed in the second year as festival, formerly known as Macufe Rock, well, namely 2017, the Department is First Aid Level 1 23 - 24 14 - 15 12 - 13 an event that aims to promote social considering whether it is necessary to Basic Firefighter Level 1 25 - 26 17 - 18 14 - 15 cohesion and attract whites and coloureds continue staging it.