THURSDAYTHURSDAY 11 AUGUST 2016 NEWSNEWS YYOUOU CANCAN UUSESE FREEFREE www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za Drie mans vas ná aantal rooftogte in Bloemfontein GEMEENSKAP Seven Restaurant groet Kim BLADSY 3 Bloem dra ‘slippers’ vir drome Vrydag was die Reach For A Dream Foundation se nasionale Pantoffeldag en hier in die Rosestad het oud en jonk hul pantoffels gedra om hul ondersteuning vir die stigting te toon. President Brand Primêre Skool is een van die talle skole wat in gemak Vrydag Bloemfontein se koue aangedurf het in ‘n poging om ander kinders se drome te laat bewaarheid. VERMAAK Political parties Twee studenteproduksies op pad now have to deliver BLADSY 8 AUTODEALER MARK STEENBOK not seen as highly contested as contrast with expectations that results was completed in the Six current automotive trends & CATHY DLODLO the other metros, it had its fair he would serve another term. early hours of Friday morning. share of political dynamics Approximately 829 349 The African National PAGE 12 As the dust is settling on the with one of its former mayors voters made their way to the Congress (ANC) received municipal elections that were – Papi Mokoena – entering 1530 voting stations in the 56.77% (135 294) of the held last week, a brand new the election ring as a mayoral province to cast their votes; votes, followed by the council is going to take over candidate for a new political a voter turnout of 56.24%. In Democratic Alliance with the reins at the Mangaung party – ANA. Mangaung 243 545 people 26.20% (62 449) and Metro Municipality. The ANC also introduced cast their votes, a turnout of EFF with 8.84% (21 079) Political predictions were that its provincial Cooperative 57.28%. in the Mangaung Metro the eight metro municipalities Governance and Traditional The Independent Electoral Municipality. would be the real battleground Affairs MEC, Olly Mlamleli, Commission (IEC) said in a The ANC won an outright where opposition parties as its new mayoral candidate, statement it was pleased to majority affording it a total would try to gain inroads dropping Executive Mayor report that it had successfully number of 58 councillors/ against the ANC. Although the and deputy provincial chair of held the Local Government seats. Mangaung Metro was initially the party, Thabo Manyoni, in Elections. 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Rasengane Mmathabo. member, Naledi Pandor. Political parties now have to deliver ◄CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 took from the ANC, although they municipal elections were peaceful The EFF Provincial Chairperson of The DA Chairperson in the province, did expect to do slightly better. and there were no incitement of the Free State, Kgotso Morapela. Annelie Lotriet. With a total number of 100 “Given the new fl uidity within violence” he explained. councillors/seats the biggest chunk, politics, we are satisfi ed with what Speaking about the 2016 27 councillors/seats, were acquired we have. Looking ahead and taking Municipal Elections’ preliminary by the DA. The new kid on the into consideration the national results, Morapela said the EFF 2016 Municipal Elections block, context, the party is very optimistic. had performed fairly well in the EFF, got enough votes to gain 9 We are moving into a new political province. seats, followed by two each for the dispensation. Parties will be The FF Plus leader in the province, Freedom Front Plus and AIC and competing more and you won’t Wouter Wessels, told Courant one each for Cope and ANA. have only one major party. We are that he was happy with the party’s Speaking exclusively to Courant’s looking ahead to 2019 with great increase of votes and also praised Refi lwe Gaeswe at the Free State expectations,” said Lotriet. the electoral system. Provincial Results Centre in The EFF Provincial Chairperson of “You never get what you hope for. Bloemfontein, ANC’s National the Free State, Kgotso Morapela, We did improve. We have also Executive Committee (NEC) was happy with the outcome and increased our number of seats. The member, Naledi Pandor, said that specifi cally with the results of the system is getting more mature; it is it is now time for the ruling party party. He, however, mentioned that baby steps, though. to roll up its sleeves and make sure to ensure free and fair elections “A lot of people don’t understand that it changes communities. the IEC proceedings should be the municipal electorate system. “I think we (ANC) campaigned very evaluated. Many of people split their votes well. We campaigned hard. I think Morapela said the EFF had lodged and did not understand what they there’s a lot of work we should do to complaints with the IEC with regard were voting for, especially at district deliver more services to the people. to irregularities that it had witnessed level. I went to many areas where there’s in various local municipalities in the “If you go on and compare us a huge need for improved service province. to other smaller parties, we are delivery,” said Pandor. “We are worried about the fairness the only party that survived and The DA Chairperson in the of the IEC and we are waiting for increased our votes. We will province, Annelie Lotriet, said that the IEC to give us feedback on continue with what we are doing. the party was satisfi ed with the issues of transparency that we have We have a very good track record. outcome and the two wards the DA raised. We are happy that these We have a lot of hope for 2019 and beyond that,” Wessels said. The IEC in the Free State also thanked the 27 political parties and 83 independent candidates in the province for playing a major and peaceful role in the elections. mark@centralmediagroup. co.za cathy@centralmediagroup. • • • co.za • • • • • • • • • FF Plus leader in the province, Wouter Wessels. 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Verifi ed Distribution: 42000 copies per week. 11 August 2016 • [email protected] • www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za COMMUNITY NEWS • GEMEENSKAPSNUUS 3 Seven groet Kim ná 13 jaar MARICELLE BOTHA optimaal te gebruik. Voor sy daar begin, gaan sy eers ’n rukkie in Zanzibar rus. Dertien jaar gelede het ’n baie amibisieuse Nadat Brackenridge destyds klaar gestudeer Cordon Bleu-sjef na Bloemfontein het aan die Silwood School of Cookery teruggetrek en ’n restaurant op die been in Kaapstad, het sy ’n vir jaar in Londen gebring wat later ’n kulinêre instelling in die gewerk en daarna vier jaar lank op Brittanje Rosetad sou word. se Kanaal-eilande, voordat sy na Suid-Afrika Bekende plaaslike sjef en restaurateur, Kim teruggekeer het. Seven het sy deure amptelik Brackenridge, was destyds maar 25 jaar oud op 1 Desember 2003 geopen. toe sy van Brittanje af teruggekeer het om Brackenridge sê die geregte wat oor die jare Die nuwe eienaars van Seven Restaurant, Charisa en Francois Koekemoer, het onlangs afskeid geneem van Seven Restaurant (die eertydse Seven on deel van Seven se spyskaart uitgemaak het, is die voormalige eienaar, Kim Brackenridge (regs), tydens die viering van dié restaurant se jare lange sukses. Kellner), te begin. Ná meer as ’n dekade en kos waarvan sy hou om self voor te berei en FOTO: MARICELLE BOTHA met ’n string toekennings agter haar naam, te eet.