SETJHABA COMMUNITY ENTERTAINMENT www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za Sabata o na le mokitlane Tsoseletso becomes part of Zulu prince holds cultural ‘Hard work pays off’ wa koloi eo a sa e rekang German Partner Schools festival in FS PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 5 says Kovsie Alumnus LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 11 January 2017 FREE FS Education takes centre stage KATLEHO MORAPELA teachers’ skills. This has proven that as a province we can actually The Free State Province has once focus and achieve what needs to again reclaimed the number one be achieved,” he said. spot with its matric results. The Makgoe said the aim for this province has knocked the Western year’s matriculants is to at least Cape off the top spot with a 93.2 obtain a 95 percent pass rate. percent pass rate, excluding In realisation of this objective, progressed learners. Speaking the Acting Provincial Premier, at the top 100 matric achievers’ Elzabe Rockman, added that function held at the Central this calls for more collaborative University of Technology (CUT) work between learners, teachers, in Bloemfontein, the provincial subject advisers, SGBs and the The Free State Class of 2016 has made the province and country very proud. The matriculants received a 93.2 percent pass MEC for Education, Tate Makgoe, community at large. Rockman rate placing them first in the country, and also making them the only province to break the 90 percent threshold. Celebrations said this should not come as alluded to support systems that were held on Thursday 5 January 2017 at the Central University of the Free State where the top 100 learners in the province a surprise as the province had are still needed for raising the received bursaries and various prizes from the education department and sponsors. Pictured are Salemane Ngakana from Le Reng Secondary School, FS Education MEC, Tate Makgoe, and Johan Champion from Sentraal High School are celebrating invested so much in the teaching bar. She mentioned that although their hard work. PHOTO: KATLEHO MORAPELA and learning of matric pupils. resources in many rural schools Makgoe said the province has remains a challenge, learners at achievement. High School, achieved eight of Stellenbosch. The top managed to reach the national these schools still outperform The prideful MEC further distinctions. The 18-year-old performing school in Mathematics benchmark and has become the themselves and this serves as congratulated the class of 2016 on provincial matric golden boy and Accounting is Eunice Girls’ only province to break the 90 an indication of what is still to their great achievement, adding obtained distinctions in Physical High School, while Oranje Girls’ percent threshold. “This is an be achieved in the province. that the Free State has broken its Science, Life Orientation, English School performed best in Physical indication of what we can achieve Rockman congratulated the Free own record by exceeding the 90 First Additional Language, Science. despite the challenges we face. State Education Department on percent pass mark. He thanked German Second Additional Makgoe concluded by stating It shows that together we can this milestone and added that teachers, parents and subject Language, Accounting, Life that the Free State Province achieve more. We have made it MEC Makgoe’s son also obtained advisers for helping the learners. Sciences, Maths and Afrikaans can remain in the number one despite the challenges we faced six distinctions, which added a The provincial top student, Home Language. He plans to position. in terms of limited resources and personal touch to the provincial Johan Champion from Sentraal study medicine at the University [email protected] 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 11 January 2017 Sabata o na le mokitlane wa koloi eo a sa e rekang MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA Monna e mong le e mong o thabiswa ke ho kganna koloi e majaba-jaba ya theko e hodimo, empa Sabata Makhale yena o kene mathateng a maholo. Lebaka ke hobane, dikgwedi tse mmalwa tse fetileng, monna enwa ya dulang motsaneng wa di F lekweisheneng la Botshabelo o ile a fumana mohala o mo tsebisang hore o salletse morao ka mokitlana o mokalo ka R30 000. Ka matswalo a tshabehang, o ile a leka ho tseba hore na o kene mokitlang jwang. Mme ho ya ka Free State parliamentarian and former Provincial Speaker, Mantsheng Ouma Sabata, o ile a bolellwa ke motho Tsopo, was laid to rest in Virginia in the Free State on Saturday. She was granted a eo a neng a moletseditse mohala special provincial state funeral by the Office of the President. hore o rekile koloi ya moetso wa Ford Ranger. Mme e re kaha a hlolehile ho lefa tumellano ya R10 000 ka kgwedi, o salletse Free State MP, morao ka mokitlane wa hae. Sena ha se aka sa thabisa Sabata le hanyenyane feela hobane yena o ne a tseba a ikgannela koloi ya moetso wa Polo Playa. Feela o Ouma Tsopo, ile a qhelela mohopolo ona ka thoko mme a leka ho lebala ka ona. Mathata a hae ha aka a fella moo. Dikgwedinyana kamora laid to rest ho fumana mohala oo a neng a leka ho o ntsha mohopolong ANDRE GROBLER within the field of public wa hae kgafetsa-kgafetsa, ho ile administration. “She dedicated hwa hlaha mohlolo o mong hape. Free State Parliamentarian and her life to serve the people of our Kgetlong lena teng, tjhelete e former Provincial Speaker, country until the last day of her kaalo ka R10 000 e ile ya hulwa Mantsheng Ouma Tsopo, was laid life,” said Free State Speaker, banking ya hae ntle le tumellano. Sabata Makhale o re o pharilwe ka molato o mo sentseng lebitso wa hore o na le to rest in Virginia in the Free State Mamiki Qabathe, in a statement. “ Ke ile ka tsoha haholo. Mme mokitlane wa koloi eo a sa e rekang. PHOTO: MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA on Saturday. As a public servant, Tsopo was ntle le tshenyo ya nako, ke ile ka Tsopo died in a hospital in deployed to various portfolios potlakela bankeng yaka ele ha ke fumana di nomoro tsa mohala kgahlanong le koloi yena. O ile a Welkom on New Year’s Eve as a Member of the Free State ne ke batla ho etsa diphuputso,” tsa setsha se rekisang makoloi thuswa ho fumantshwa bopaki bo after being admitted earlier. She Executive Council (MEC). She ho rialo Sabata. toropong ya Klerksdorp. Ke ile bontshang hore ha a tsebe letho ka suffered from diabetes. was the MEC for Education, O re ha a fihla bankeng, o ile ka leka ho botsa hore na jwale taba ya koloi eo. The Free State requested, on Sports, Arts, Culture and a hlalosetswa hore o na le hobaneng ha ba mphara ka molato Sabata o re taba yena e sentse behalf of family, friends, her Recreation, Social Development, tumellano le kgwebo e hwebang oo ke sa o tsebebeng. Empa beng bophelo ba hae haholo hobane le colleagues and her political party, and Local Government and ka ho rekisa makoloi porofensing ba lebenkele la makoloi ba ile ba ha a ne a ka thabela ho kganna the African National Congress, a Housing. After 2009, Tsopo ya Leboya Bophirima hore hloleha ho mpha dikarabo kapa koloi eo, tjhelete eo a e kgolang special provincial state funeral by further served as a Member of tjhelete ya hae e hulwe. Ka hona ho rarolla mmathata aka,” ka kgwedi e tlaase ho yena eo the Office of the President for the the Provincial Legislature where matswalo a hodimo, Sabata o ho hlalosa Sabata. ho thweng o lokela ho e patala final send-off of Tsopo. she held the position of Deputy ile a lokela ho fan aka bopaki Empa, ena e ne e se qetello ya koloi yena. Voice e ile ya bua le This was granted and the Speaker and then as Acting ba hore yena ha a tsebe letho ka mathata a Sabata. Dibeke tse Hillary Mophethe ho lefapha la president also ordered that the Speaker until she was formally tumellano eo. Ka lehlohonolo, mmalwa tse fetileng, Sabata o sepolesa di tsela le di palangwang national flag be flown at half mast appointed as Speaker in 2013. banka e ile ya mo thusa hore a ile a ya posong ho ya kgafela . O tshepisitse hore taba ena e tla in the Free State on the day of the Tsopo became a Member of fumane tjhelete ya hae. Taba yena koloi ya hae. Mona teng o ile a emelwa ka maoto ke lefapha. “ funeral. Parliament during 2014 and ha e yaka ya fella mona. Sabata hlalosetswa hore o lokela hore Lefapha le tla etsa di phuputso Tsopo was described by many as served as the ANC’s Whip in ya ntseng a ikahela ntlo ya ditoro a kgafele koloi ya moetso wa ho leka ho fihlela sehlohlolo a true leader, hard worker and an Parliament responsible for Trade tsa hae mmoho le lelapa la hae Ford Ranger hore a tle a tsebe sa tabahadi yena,” ho railo example to struggling women, and Industry. o ile a leka ho etsa mokitlane ho fumana ditokomane tse Mophethe. young and old, of what could Speaker of the National Assembly, lebenkeleng le rekisang thepa pakang hore a kgafetse koloi Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone be achieved. She was further Baleka Mbete, described Tsopo as ya ho aha. Mona teng, o ile a ya hae. Sabata kannete o ile a Leboya Bophirima o re nyewe e described as a lifelong teacher a true and exemplary leader and bolellwa hore a keke a fumana hlokomela hore o tlalletswe ke butswe ke rakgwebo moo koloi who started at the Naledi High a person of substance.