COMMUNITY NEWS VERMAAK INCORPORATING Homeless matriculant South Park dumping site Obed de Koker se stuk fi nds a ‘kind home’ becomes crime hot spot is beslis die Wag werd! PAGE 2 PAGE 4 BLADSY 5 LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 2017 FREE Tragic crash claims 8 lives PULANE CHOANE case with many accident cases that are found on the roads. With the reconstruction of the infamous N8 Ongoing rumours regarding theaccident road having been recently completed, driver state that the driver of the bus said he attitude is the most likely cause of the could not see the truck as the lights of an horrifi c crash between a bus and a truck that oncoming vehicle were too bright to see claimed six lives early on Monday morning what was ahead of him. and two more later in the day. Moloabi said the exact time of the accident This is according to the Free State is unknown, however, reports state that it Department of Police, Roads and happened at 05:30 on Monday morning Transport’s Kabelo Moloabi, who said while possibly still dark. driver attitude remains the most common Meanwhile, Mondli Mvambi from the and leading cause of accidents in South Department of Health in the province, Africa today. has confi rmed that two more bodies have “In instances such as the one we saw on been added to the six that died on Monday Monday, we fi nd that driver attitude plays morning, bringing the body count to eight. a part in the sense that the law clearly “Two males have been added to the six stipulates that when a vehicle is stationary, females that were declared dead at the scene the driver must display a warning sign of the accident on Monday. The two males such as the red and white triangle, at least were 41 and 57 years old and died from their 45 metres ahead of approaching vehicles. injuries at the Pelonomi Hospital on Monday The question we are struggling to now afternoon at 15:30 and 20:45 respectively.” answer – we are still trying to ascertain Police spokesperson, Peter Kareli said whether or not the driver of the stationary the families of the deceased have not yet Eight people lost their lives in the tragic accident that occurred on Monday 3 July on the N8 near truck had placed the relevant signage for been identifi ed and the names could not be Mandela View, Bloemfontein. oncoming traffi c to see – is, if he did place released to the public. Accident Fund process. “We are also looking She also called on members of the public any signage, why then did this accident Public relations offi cer for Interstate Bus into the incident after we took the bus driver who have complaints about bus drivers to happen?” Moloabi said. Lines, Thando Lepele, confi rmed in a to a doctor for medical assessments and contact their local Interstate offi ces either He added that if the driver had not placed statement issued on Monday that the funerals following this, we will be conducting our telephonically or physically to report the the signage, it would be a refl ection of the of the deceased will be covered by Interstate own internal investigations and procedures incident. Alternatively, complaints can be kind of negative attitude that takes South Bus Lines’ insurance policies, while those to establish what the driver’s role in the emailed to [email protected]. African Traffi c Laws for granted, as is the injured will be assisted through the Road accident was,” she said. [email protected] FROMFROM 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 5 July 2017 Homeless matriculant finds kind home SEITHATI SEMENOKANE years. “They took good care of me, school, though he was not very they taught me manners and respect hopeful. His teacher, Steven Life has not always been kind to and how to take care of myself. I Botsane, said after consulting 21-year-old Tankiso Monyaki, a even became a RCL member at my with social workers, all they could matriculant at Hodisa Technical primary school,” he added. provide for Monyaki at that stage High School in Rocklands, He was then placed under the was food parcels, as he was over Mangaung. For years he was foster care of a guardian and her the age of 18. physically and mentally abused by family after she had offered to take Acting principal, Johan Volsteedt, his biological mother. “She would care of him, stating that she had immediately reached out to often get angered by the smallest always wanted a son. Monyaki Nicro, who did not hesitate in thing, and as a child I wouldn’t says after failing Grade 10, his lending a helping hand. Nicro even now what I had done wrong. guardian told him he had to look Safety Ambassador Co-ordinator, She would hit me with anything she for a job, but he wanted to fi nish Lehlohonolo Motshabi, said one could get her hands on. It would get school. He stayed alone at one of day, while they were preparing to very bad, I even had to get stiches her residences in Phase 9. “I would deliver a food parcel to Monyaki, Steven Botsane, Hodisa teacher, Tankiso Monyaki (21) and Nicro Safety on my head,” said Monyaki. use a candle at night as there was business woman, Mokgadi Ditabe, Ambassador Co-ordinator, Lehlohonolo Motshabi. PHOTO: PIERCE VAN HEERDEN His neighbour would often hear no electricity. She said she would who was visiting the Nicro offi ces, screams of terror coming from his use my grant money to fi x the asked who they were for. After kindness. We go to church, from,” said Monyaki with home and advised him to talk to electricity problem, but this never explaining the situation to Ditabe, and I even pray together with a broad smile. He plans on his school. Soon, social workers happened. I didn’t even get a cent she offered Monyaki a place to her youngest child. Now I can either enrolling in the army or got involved and he was moved from my foster money, not even for stay at her home. plan for my future without becoming an aircraft engineer to a care centre near Bloemspruit, toiletries,” he said sadly. “I’m speechless. Her family has having to worry about were after completing his matric. where he lived for almost four Monyaki then reached out to his welcomed me into their home with my next meal will come [email protected] Samwu workers make history despite labour tension PULANE CHOANE Mangaung Metro Municipality in the many strides being undertaken Molalenyane. Bloemfontein. by Samwu as an organisation “The Union has strategically History was made as members “The workers received their that values the social standing partnered with the Energy of the South African Municipal qualifi cations, which are akin to of the worker and prides itself in and Water Sector Education Workers’ Union (Samwu) took a higher certifi cate and national promoting sustainable upward Training Authority (EWSETA), to the stage to collect their diploma and are all recognised by mobility through education,” said Local Government Sector qualifi cations despite ongoing the South African Qualifi cation Advocate Lerata Mashee from the Education and Training labour-related tension with the Authority (SAQA). This is one of Union. (LGCETA) as well as the The workers Commission for Conciliation, graduated from Mediation and Arbitration the union’s (CCMA) in order to ensure that fi rst-of-a-kind the qualifi cations are viable media centre and and that workers will be given skills that will help absorb college, which Samwu chairperson, Pule was launched on and promote them within the Moloalenyane, as he addressed 26 April 2017. workplace. Moreover, the union Samwu’s fi rst class of graduates. According to is in the middle of drafting a PHOTO: RIGOBERT FEUTZING Thandokazi memorandum of agreement have obtained an NQ level Hlwatika, with the University of the Free 4 as well as 16 offi cials who public relations State as well,” Molalenyane are successfully trained in consultant from said. litigation NG Level 5. With Plush Panther, an Hlwatika explained that their the resources now afforded by agency employed educational qualifi cations the media centre and college, by Samwu, the offered by the Samwu college it is beyond any doubt that idea of having are equivalent to a higher these numbers will increase a college for certifi cate and a national signifi cantly,” Hlwatika said. Samwu workers diploma. These graduation ceremonies was the brainchild Among the modules offered took place at the President of the union’s are Labour Relations, Labour Hotel in Bloemfontein on 23 current national Law, and Litigation. “Samwu June 2017. president, Pule boasts 225 shop stewards who [email protected] Editor - Pieter Delport SALES STUDIO AUDIT REPORT NEWS: [email protected] Corni Fourie - 082 780 7272 Jolandi Bezuidenhout The distribution of this ABC Community Specialist - Seithati Semenokane newspaper is independently [email protected] Marelize Dunlop - 082 291 4124 082 3701 268 Calvin Mpuru audited to the professional General Manager - Christel Basson 051 5050 900 Mitzi Noome - 082 575 0571 standards administrated [email protected] Samantha Sauls - 073 914 1289 Orefi le Malebo [email protected] Sales Manager - Corni Fourie by the Hardley Baartman - 071 493 8027 Elmarie Venter Audit Bureau of Central Media Park. 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