COMMUNITY GEMEENSKAP SPORT INCORPORATING Botshabelo family loses Thaba Patchoa sluit maand Cape Epic queen in everything in shack fi re van Madiba op hoë noot af action in Bloemfontein PAGE 2 BLADSY 4 PAGE 8 LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST 2017 FREE DA leader in ‘hot water’ PULANE CHOANE her, which was explained to her at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Accusations made by a young Court on 5 June 2017. “The legal activist from Botshabelo against a action he has taken against me is leader of the Democratic Alliance such that I cannot participate in any in Mangaung could potentially DA activity where he is present and thwart the leader’s ambitions for a this is hampering my DA activism, higher offi ce. since he is the chairman of the A 25-year-old DA activist, Lerato same constituency that I belong to,” Motjope, alleged in an email to the she added. provincial leader, Patricia Kopane, She said in the email she also that she used to be in a relationship provided Kopane with documents with 57-year-old David Maseou, that prove her claims against the who is in the party’s caucus in Mangaung politician. Mangaung. Almost three months later, Kopane Motjope sent Kopane the email on responded to Motjope’s email, on 3 6 March 2017 at 19:44, alleging June 2017 at 21:31. In her response, that she had been in a relationship Kopane said, “Dear Lerato, thank with Maseou, who later allegedly you for the information. As the would keep her posted and also Nomawethu Sbukwana. that any developments on the dumped her because he feared that leader, I will investigate the matter told her at she is welcome to talk Sbukwana’s response confi rmed matter will be communicated to his relationship with her would through the relevant party structure. to her any time. that Motjope had laid a complaint the two parties involved. ruin his career and reputation if it More importantly, this matter Voice has sent inquiries to against Maseou through the party Several attempts by Voice to get became public. will be treated confi dentially and the provincial leader, which and that the matter is still under Maseou’s side of the story was Motjope said Maseou had in turn urgently so.” she forwarded to the party’s investigation, following internal unsuccessful. laid a charge of harassment against Kopane informed Motjope that she provincial media manager, processes. Sbukwana also stated [email protected] 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 2 August 2017 Family loses everything in shack fire LEBAKENG NKABI The paraffi n heater exploded, we winter months. “Locally about managed to escape with the only 150 shack fi res occur annually Winter is a dangerous time for clothes we are wearing, everything and approximately 20 people have people living in shacks. Just else was destroyed in the fi re. The died in these shack fi res. We are last week a family in C-section, community came to help us but also busy with an emergency and Botshabelo, lost a child when a the fl ames were too strong.” safety awareness campaign where house fi re destroyed everything Ponto then reached out to the we visit schools, local clinics and in their house. Another family ANC Botshabelo constituency crèches, making people aware of in F-section lost everything they offi ce where he met Itumeleng the dangers of open fi res,” he said. had worked so hard for for more Makolwane, who visited them Mokgethi advised the community than 20 years when their shack to see how the family could be to be more aware of the fact that caught fi re. The fi re started when assisted. “We got a ready-made the contents of shacks can be a paraffi n heater exploded and the shack for shelter and my only highly fl ammable, especially the Mohapi Ponto, Itumeleng Makolwane and Matshidiso Mohlomi, who lost most entire shack was set alight in the worry now is school uniforms for newspapers they put up in the of their belongings during a recent shack fi re. PHOTO: LEBAKENG NKABI early evening of 18 July 2017. the children, electricity and all our shacks for insulation. “Failure to Mohapi Ponto told Voice that important documents,” he added. evacuate in time due to locks and doorway where one can get safety cap on paraffi n bottles. the place he had called home for Spokesperson for the fi re chains, is also a problem. Shacks out in case of fi re. Parents Many children get badly more than 20 years was gone. “I department, Kagisho Mokgethi, should at least have two escape should keep matches, lights and burned every year,” he have lost everything in the shack said shack fi res are a serious routes, the door and another where paraffi n safe and away from concluded. fi re and I have just lost my job. problem, more especially during people should lightly cut a small young children and use a child [email protected] Disebediswa tse robehileng tsa motlakase di tlisetsa monnamoholo tjhelete MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA mashome a mararo tse fetileng, o hae di ntse di tsamaya, o ile a ha hae. O re hangata o lokisa ile a lahlehelwa ke mosebetsi wa hlokomela hore ha a sana matla a diketlele hobane ke tsona tse Monnamoholo ya sa tshabeng hae. ho hlwekisa di jarete. Yaba ke mona sebetsang haholo malapeng. mosebetsi o tshepetswe ho lokisa Tutubala ya dulang motsaneng wa moo a kopang motswalle wa hae Le ha a iketsetsa tjhelete ya ho di tsepe tse terekang diphahlo le di di D lekweisheneng la Botshabelo ho mo ruta ho lokisa di ketlele tse kwala mabaka a hae a fapaneng, ketlele tsa motlakase. o ile a tlameha ho etsa mesebetsi robehileng le dintho tse ding Tsa o re keletso ya hae ho bohle ba Ha a sa le motjha dilemong, e fepaneng ho phedisa ba lelapa motlakase. “Ke ne ke na le dilemo sebedisang dintho tsa motlakase monnamoholo Lesala Tutubala o la hae. O re mesebetsi ya hae e tse fetang mashome a tsheletseng ke ho ba hlokotsi. “Hangata ne a sebetsa dimaeneng a tjheka ne e kenyelleditse le ho hlwekisa ha ke ithuta ho lokisa disebediswa ntho e robang diketlele ke kgauta. Empa dilemo tse fetang di jarete tsa batho. Ha tshiu tsa tsa motlakase,” ho rialo Tutubala. hobane beng ba tsona ba na O re le ha a le ho se disebedise ho ya ka fumana penshene nepo. Jwale, batho ba se nang ya mmuso, o ne a pelo ba qetella ba di lahlile ba sa hlokomele hore di ka loka sa thabele taba ya Monnamoholo Lesala Tutubala ho dula hae a sa hape,” ho hlalosa Tutubala. o thabela ho lokisa dintho tse etse letho. Kajeno Tutubala o re batho ba lokela ho robehileng tsa motlakase. PHOTO: lena Tutubala o sebedisa tsebo ya bona bakeng MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA tsamaisa kgwebo sa ho iphedisa le ho iketsetsa ya ho lokisa dintho mesebetsi. 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The recent Seminar to be held at Tawana Methodist Church in murder of Karabo Mokoena Primary School in Thaba Nchu Rocklands, Bloemfontein, has highlighted the current next week Saturday, is to empower are hosting a women’s situation in the country other women in Thaba Nchu and conference under the theme where women do not leave neighbouring locations. Women standing boldly relationships even if they The seminar will be held by the through faith. The seminar are being abused. They organisers, Boitumelo Rapulana, and is aimed at empowering will also look at the role Kedinametse Setilo, of Thaba Nchu. women, especially with parents play in protecting Both these self-motivated ladies run Boitumelo Rapulana will be hosting a Kedinametse Setilo who is in the regard to the latest issues their children from abuse. Business Seminar in Thaba Nchu aimed construction business, will also take part their own companies.