Thursday 14 February 2019 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREE Dierevergiftiging: Misdaadgedrewe of nydige buurman? Jeretha Oosthuizen die motief in hierdie geval nog onduidelik. [email protected] Henk Smit van die GPF het twee redes geïdentifi seer waarom honde vergiftig Dit is deesdae niks nuuts dat misdaadsyfers word, naamlik moles met die bure en voortdurend styg en misdaad op dan natuurlik as die honde in die pad van verskillende maniere gepleeg word nie, mense met slegte planne staan. maar in die Rosestad wil dit voorkom asof ’n Woordvoerder van Brandwag dit die nuutste gier geword het om huisdiere Dierehospitaal is dit eens dat te vergiftig en dan later toe te slaan. dierevergiftiging baie keer die daad van ’n Talle Bloemfontein Courant-lesers wie buurman of -vrou is. se honde wreed aan hul einde gekom het, Fourie en haar kind is uiters sowel as Reinet Meyer, bestuurder van die getraumatiseer. “Die gevolg is dat ek en Dierebeskermingsvereniging (DBV), het my seun in vrees leef. Ons vrees vir ons bevestig dat hulle vermoed misdadigers oorblywende hond se lewe. Die trauma vergiftig diere, veral honde, en dan word is bitter erg vir gesinne wat met so iets te daar ’n week of twee later ingebreek by dié doen kry,” het sy verduidelik. eienaars se huise. Dit kan ook gebeur dat Fourie se raad aan hondeienaars is so ’n wreedaard nader aan jou woon as wat om dreigemente van hul bure in ’n baie jy dink. ernstige lig te sien en nie af te maak as Daar het onlangs ’n voorval in niks nie. “Maak seker jou honde is by jou Langehovenpark plaasgevind waar ’n in die huis indien jy bure het. Jy moet ook inwoner se diere vergiftig is. “Ek het drie seker maak dat as jy jou honde op dié honde en my twee Skotse terriërs het gif, wyse verloor, jou erf beter beveilig is.” wat as Timik geïdentifi seer is, ingekry. Volgens die GPF moet mense bewus Ek sal nooit die beeld en die geluide van wees daarvan dat indien die vergifi tiging my sterwende honde uit my gedagtes misdaadgedrewe is, jy moet onthou dat kry nie,” het Corni Fourie, inwoner van mense wat wil inbreek of ’n kar steel, nie Langenhovenpark, vertel. Nadat Fourie onverwags optree nie. Hulle teiken vooraf dié traumatiese gebeurtenis beleef spesifi eke huise vir ’n spesifi eke rede. Die twee Skotse het, het sy met ’n veearts en met die Die vraag wat nou gevra word, is: As terriërs wat die Die braaksel, wat volgens ‘n Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum (GPF) jou honde in jou erf iets oorkom, is dit jou afgelope Sondag veearts aangedui het dat die gepraat oor die voorval. Volgens die GPF is buurman of is dit misdaadgedrewe? vergiftig is. honde met Timik vergiftig is. COROLLA HATCH Available at Oranje Toyota Bloemfontein CALL US FOR A DEAL THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS www.oranjetoyotabloemfontein.co.za Oranje Toyota Bloemfontein Cnr of Nelson Mandela Drive & Muller Street, Spitskop Image for illustration purposes only 051 406 3000 • 2 Gemeenskap • Community Bloemfontein Courant • 14 February 2019 Bloemfonteiners juig oor die reën Bloemfonteiners het gejuig toe daar reeds van Saterdag af goeie reën begin val het. Teen laat Maandagmiddag het die wolke oopgegaan en ’n goeie bui reën het oor die Rosestad uitgesak. Met harte wat oorloop van dankbaarheid het lesers het hul foto’s met Bloemfontein Courant gedeel. -Jeretha Oosthuizen ‘n Watertenk in ‘n Bfn-woonbuurt loop oor na Bloemspruit het soos ’n rivier wat afkom gelyk Die strate by Mimosa Mall het in ’n dam water die genadereën van die afgelope week. FOTO: nadat broodnodige reën Maandag uitgesak het verander nadat goeie reën in die Rosestad geval MARTIE STANDER oor die stad. FOTO: JUDY DU PLESSIS het. FOTO: OCTAVIA FLOWERS Classroom infrastructure under scrutiny Seithati Semenokane Zwelakhe Joseph Msabe, with regard to the project. The department on allegations of school. [email protected] sent an email to both KST and primary schools are Raohang handing over unsafe school “KST is concluding the occupation the Department of Education Primary, Katamelo Primary, infrastructure is misleading and safety clearance with the structural The safety of six Grade R detailing his concerns about Mokoena Primary, Mokae Primary, factually incorrect, adding that engineers and therefore these classroom projects, which the project, stating that the Ratau Primary and Seiphemo during the KST infrastructure schools will not form part of the were constructed by Kagiso classes pose a safety threat as Primary. development process a structural infrastructure launch due to take Shanduka Trust (KST) across the projects assigned architect, “I’m aware that due to your engineer/architect is appointed place on 25 and 26 February 2019 Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu, Teboho Mahlare from DRA approval of the enacted structures and managed by a KST-appointed unless a certifi cate of occupation is has come under scrutiny. Global, had allegedly warned the MEC of Education in the Free project manager, who is a qualifi ed issued,” KST said. Ward 32 committee member, them about the discrepancies State, Ntate Tate Makgoe, President engineer. A structural engineering Education department of the Republic, Honourable Cyril company is appointed and works spokesperson, Howard Ndaba, said Ramaphosa, and KST offi cials will with the project manager (qualifi ed that the department had a meeting in the next month embark on a engineer) to ensure all technical with Zwelakhe Msabe and KST last programme of handing over these compliances. Once the construction Thursday, to discuss the allegations classrooms offi cially to the schools. or renovation of the infrastructure further. I want to believe the bequeathing is complete, it is inspected by the “We have no record of the above of such buildings possess a safety Free State Department Education complaint from our engineers. threat to the lives of those who engineer and an Occupational Additionally, part of our monitoring are going to make use of it,” said Safety Clearance Certifi cate is process is the spot check inspection Msabe. issued by the structural engineer, by our resident project manager. KST responded to the enquiry only then will the infrastructure To this effect, none of the above stating that Zwelakhe Joseph that has been certifi ed as safe for schools have been fl agged as a Msabe’s email to education occupation be handed over to the safety hazard,” concluded KST. 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This PRICES calls for process controllers to reduce the outfl ow at the high lift pump station (purifi ed water), and this will affect levels at the main reservoirs that are supplied by the mainline from Welbedacht to Bloemfontein,” said Mangaung Maitland Street spokesperson Qondile Khedama. Bloem Khedama added that BloemWater is 051 011 1299 working around the clock to rectify the issue. 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All rights and reproduction material published in this newspaper are hereby reserved in terms of the Copyright Act. This publication is registered as a newspaper. Verifi ed distribution: 50 000 copies per week. Wild Olive Estate. Bloemfontein. 9301. For any complaints about our distribution, please contact Andries Kleinhans on 084-610-8337 or send an email to: [email protected] 14 February 2019 • Bloemfontein Courant Community • Gemeenskap 3 Mnr. en Mej. Kampus wil leiers kweek Dis weer tyd vir die gewilde Mnr. en eerder as ’n leierskapsprogram as wat dit Mej. Kampus-kompetisie, ’n konsep wat ’n “pageant” is. Ons wil hê studente moet verlede jaar deur twee bekendes op ons platform gebruik om ’n stem te wees die plaaslike skoonheidstoneel, Mienke vir hul eweknieë en uitgesproke te wees van Rooyen en Stefan Lotter, op die oor aangeleenthede wat kommer wek. been gebring is. Pieter Delport het in ’n Courant: Wie was verlede jaar vraag-en-antwoordsessie met die twee se wenners en dink julle die twee interessante feite oor die kompetisie is waardige ambassadeurs vir die opgediep. kompetisie en die UV? Courant: Dis ’n nuwe konsep. Is julle Stefan: Ons 2018-wenners is waardige tevrede met hoe die eerste een verlede “brand”-ambassadeurs wat gehelp het jaar afgeloop het? om ons handelsmerk na nuwe hoogtes te Mienke: Ons is baie tevrede met ons neem.