Fedsas tackles FS ‘Poplap’ kruip diep in Mixed reactions Education over behoeftiges se harte over scrapping of money UFS Rag PAGE 2 BLADSY 3 PAGE 3 THURSDAYTHURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2018 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREE Bullets fl y at the airport ZILKE PRINSLOO AND PULANE CHOANE [email protected] [email protected] The one moment Pitchov Kumwimba was sitting quietly in the restaurant at the Bram Fischer International Airport, and the next moment all hell broke loose when shots were fi red resulting in passengers running in all directions to fi nd cover. Kumwimba told Bloemfontein Courant in a telephonic interview from the scene Pitchov Kumwimba Vivienne Pistorius that they heard gun shots And I am not sure if anybody severely traumatised by the Empty bullet shells could be seen at the drop-off at around 09:00 yesterday has alerted the police. Please incident and were receiving zone at the Bram Fischer Airport yesterday morning. morning. let the police know. Or counselling at the scene. PHOTO: PULANE CHOANE “We don’t know anything. else this thing is not going Vivienne Pistorius of The airport staff are not to end well,” Kumwimba Bloemfontein was dropping around, I saw men with robbers drove a white Audi. my daughter who was inside communicating with us. pleaded with Bloemfontein off her daughter at the Bram guns shooting in different “There was another man the building.” Everybody is just hiding. I am Courant. Airport manager, Fischer International Airport, directions. who tried to get into the Senzeni Ndebele, talking to you from under a Esmeralda Barnes, told when the incident occurred. “It seems like they were Audi, but the robbers spokesperson of the table at the restaurant. OFM News that passengers According to Pistorius, who trying to shoot their way pushed him out of the Airports Company of “We were just sitting in the arriving at the airport on was an eye witnesses at the out to get away. It was a car twice. Everyone in the South Africa, said in a restaurant when it happened. a fl ight from Johannesburg scene of the daring robbery, traumatic experience for parking area was lying fl at on statement an armed We heard shots and we yesterday were robbed she had just said goodbye to me and I knew I was at the the ground until the coast robbery took place weren’t sure if we were of an unknown amount her daughter when suddenly wrong place at the wrong was clear. yesterday around 09:00 just safe and what was about to of money by two robbers she heard more than one time.” “I waited for a few minutes outside the airport building. happen. who fi red several shots. loud shot. According to her everything before I left the airport, just Several shots were fi red, but “There is also no police Barnes said the airport “At fi rst I thought it was a happened very quickly, but to play it safe. I’m just glad nobody was hurt. The police presence at the moment. staff and passengers were burst tyre, but when I turned she remembered that the no one got hurt, especially are investigating the incident. 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There are at least 10 schools that Basic Education Law Amendments and repeatedly fails to pay the money from started this year without principals in maladministration at a provincial level, it the National Treasury to schools before Bloemfontein,” Deacon said. The Deputy is clear that school communities have to the deadline. CEO also added that several attempts become more involved in the governance “Every year, without exception, schools have been made by Fedsas to engage of schools if we want to avoid the in the Free State start the new school with the provincial department on this possibility of state schools. It is time for year without money for expenses such matter, with no success. parents and other roleplayers to make as water, electricity and stationery. “All our efforts have come to nothing. their voices heard,” Deacon said. Provincial education departments are Schools often have to use the little Meanwhile, the SAHRC’s provincial responsible to pay over this money from money they do have to pay legal fees in manager, Thabang Kheswa, confirmed Dr Jaco Deacon the National Treasurer twice a year, order to force the department to make that they are working on this matter. “It respond to Fedsas’ demands. but this does not happen,” said Dr Jaco the payments,” he said. is still under assessment, a decision is yet The spokesperson at the provincial Deacon, Deputy CEO of Fedsas. Ideally, Fedsas said, it would like for the to be made whether to place it under department, Howard Ndaba, had not yet Deacon said the future of schools department to appoint the principals and investigation or whether there is any responded to questions on the matter referred to as “no-fee schools” is educators, reimburse the schools for the other institution which is better placed when this article was printed, nor could directly linked to this money, which expenses, make the transfer payments to handle it,” Kheswa said in response Deacon provide information on whether often it does not pay over in time. “All and sort out its internal issues without to Courant’s questions. The department the department had responded to their schools suffer due to the non-payment, affecting schools and education. was given until Wednesday afternoon to demands. 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It will help your mind designer and It makes you happier, healthier and helps to focus on the present and drop the he loves to you to be mentally alert.” baggage of yesterday or tomorrow that paint in his Before each session, the students you are carrying at the moment. free time. But meditate. According to Defi nitions.net: Studies show that physical benefi ts of who would ‘Meditation is a practice in which an yoga are: lower blood pressure, stress ever have individual trains the mind or induces a decrease, sleeping better and increasing thought that mode of consciousness either to realise the happy hormone, Dopamine. yoga would some benefi t or as an end in itself. The Janine Willson is also presenting Kiddies’ work in term meditation refers to a broad variety Yoga. According to Janine, yoga is very Bloemfontein? of practices that include techniques benefi cial for kids as well. Children deal Daniel had designed to promote relaxation, build with many distractions, temptations and no doubt that internal energy or life force, and develop peer pressure. She says that yoga is a Bloemfontein compassion, love, patience, generosity and low-cost, helpful tool that can have a needed a forgiveness’’.