439442R Thursday January 30, 2020 Tel: 013-790-0651 Free The main entrance road into Komatipoort from the N4. Komati Road long overdue KOMATIPOORT - Nkomazi Local well as other burning road issues in town. painting of this road is not enough. Cat well, is the cause of weak visibility of the Municipality (NLM) is yet to comment Two chamber members, Johan O’Reilly eyes in the centre and along the margins road, and how is it not this public institution on enquiries concerning the dangerous and Jan Engelbrecht, who is also the are critically needed. A few weeks after that is to be blamed for this accident?” the entrance road to town. chairperson, have since reacted to enquiries that meeting, paint was applied, and like chamber asked. Corridor Gazette recently aired some received from the newspaper. it had been advised, did not last long until According to Engelbrecht and O’Reilly, serious concerns about the inability of this They confirmed it started fading NLM then also promised the local business important service road into Komatipoort to the municipality’s away. Nor was it and owners quarterly meetings, where the accommodate the amount of traffic flowing reaction regarding The painting of this road maintained. IDP manager presided, to be sure all matters to and from town. This follows after yet the chamber’s plea is not enough, cat eyes At night it is are entertained and kept up to date. These another accident after dark, when this and its suggestions in the centre and along impossible to tell meetings have not realised at all. “We asked practically unmarked and unlit stretch of to rehabilitate the where the road and for them, since it offers opportunity to voice road holds much danger. road, as well as the margins are critically the road margins concerns, but the municipal PA could not The local Komatipoort Chamber had in the fact that NLM needed are. All is dark secure any more such meetings. the past gone a long way to formally request indicated that it will in front of your “More matters promised have not realised permission from NLM to ask local suppliers rectify the matter itself. windscreen. to date. These include inexpensive matters to introduce cat eyes in this very same During this meeting in the mayoral Streetlights are also desperately needed like signage to be obtained and introduced street, from own sources or donations, and boardroom, after an integrated development along this road. it was refused. This was in 2018 when the planning (IDP) meeting in November 2018, “How can it not be concluded that the Continued on page 2 council undertook to handle the matter, as Engelbrecht and O’Reilly stated that the failure of the municipality to mark this road RM-439435NT 2 Corridor Gazette NEWS Thursday January 30, 2020 Suspect arrested with NLM needs to deliver on its promises Crocodile Street is the same. Where Rietbok Continued from page 1 branches off from Gilfillan, no tar surface is left. Wildebees Street is almost totally more than 100kg dagga at the low-water bridge; also these have not destroyed and patching it up is no longer a been done. In Komatipoort the road surfaces solution. Danienne Fritz are deteriorating and it is only after several A meeting of all Komatipoort residents notifications and videos passed on, by and owners of land and/or businesses is MALALANE - Due to the vigilance private sector to the municipal management, planned in February. The chamber hopes of a community member, the Securicon that a form of action is taken by the that NLM shows more interest by then, and task team detained a suspect who was in municipality.” may commission some activities, as the possesion of 15 bags of dagga last week. Bourhill Street is totally demolished. chamber’s plan is to commission remedial Solly Mhlongo (34) was arrested on the Louw and Koedoe streets have huge holes actions from the local private sector to Kaalrug Road in the Malalane area with like dams, more potholes than surface. prevent further collapse of infrastructure. over 100 kilograms of dagga with a street value of R154 000. After a tip-off from a community member, Securicon followed a suspicious vehicle onto a farm road. The vehicle was stopped and the dagga was found inside. SAPS Malalane was summoned to the scene, the suspect was arrested and the dagga confiscated. According to Sgt Bheki Nkosi, spokesperson for the local police, this could be part of a network, as they arrested another suspect who was also driving VW Polos with large amounts of dagga twice in two weeks last year. “Thanks to Securicon for the courageous The vehicle in which the dagga was found. effort for bringing the dagga smuggler to book. Investigation is ongoing in order Periodical Court on charges of dealing to get to the bottom of of any organised in dagga on Monday. He was granted crime,” said Bheki. R2 000 bail and the case was postponed to Mhlongo appeared in the Malalane February 26. 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Marketing and PR www.presscouncil.org.za Julia Burger Thursday January 30, 2020 NEWS Corridor Gazette 3 Teacher to plead on charges of sexual assault of minors Danienne Fritz spokesperson, Brig Leonard Hlathi, the teacher had allegedly MALALANE - A teacher who violated the learners from March was arrested last year on sexual to September last year. assault allegations, will reappear "He would allegedly call in court again in February. them over to his desk and show The 56-year-old man, who them pornographic videos and cannot be named until he images and then lure them into has pleaded to the charges, a storeroom individually to was charged with allegedly commit his evil deeds," he said. sexually assaulting eight grade The teacher was suspended seven learners, in the Tonga by the Department of Education Magistrate’s Court last year. pending a departmental He was released on R2 000 investigation and the outcome of bail. the legal proceedings. A statement issued by the The accused appeared in the school said the allegations came Malalane Magistrate’s Court to light when a grade seven on Monday and requested girl told the school's trauma the court to postpone the date The house after the fire damage occurred. counsellor about an incident. as he appointed a new legal Similar incidents then came to representative. light. The magistrate granted him A school representative then this request, and he will reappear laid a charge with the police. in the same court on Wedneday Brave neighbour rescues According to provincial police February 26. children from burning house Danienne Fritz the Kamhlushwa SAPS received Court this week. information about a house on fire. “Stop doing things that are on KAMHLUSHWA - A woman was The police moved swiftly to the the wrong side of the law. Seek We are sad to announce arrested for allegedly setting a house crime scene and upon arrival found professional help if there are any the passing of Palmira alight. The home was occupied by the house in flames. challenges that you encounter Goncalves. two children. A preliminary investigation was either domestically or criminal,” The memorial service The house apparently belongs to conducted and a 38-year-old woman station commander, Capt Frank will be held on Saturday her husband. A neighbour saw the was arrested. Sibiya, requested the public. February 1 at 10:00 at smoke emitting from the house, ran The woman was charged with For any enquires contact the Malelane Catholic in and rescued the children. arson and attempted murder. She Const Zithulele Mhlongo on Church On Monday at about 13:00, will appear in the Tonga Magistrate 082-389-8127. RM-439894NH 4 Corridor Gazette COMMUNITY Thursday January 30, 2020 Horizon’s principal has a long legacy in sport and teaching Danienne Fritz MALALANE - Rista Coetzee, currently the principal of Horizon Academy in Malalane, is not only a remarkable teacher but also a renowned sport coach administrator.