Wednesday 28 August 2019 TOP SCHOOL IN MALELANE CIRCUIT 2020 ADMISSION STARTED and BEACON COLLEGE & KIDZ PARADISE CLOSES IN SEPTEMBER. MALELANE. | Gr R - 12. | HOSTEL FACILITIES | 013 790 1730/071 579 0972 & 013 790 1534 Email: [email protected] Municipality fuels young entrepreneur’s petrol plans Dex Sibiya and Adriaan de Beer Shabangu to obtain a Production Right alternative for fuel after he discovered take out the petrol,” Shabangu said. Permit (PRP) to manufacture petrol, diesel a scent similar to petrol while he was The plastic gets burned at 400 degrees and gas from old plastic bags. burning plastic bags. Celsius in an air tight reactor before it is THE Nkomazi Local Municipality This follows after the young man from He told NEWSHORN that he was used to produce diesel, petrol and gas, he (NLM) is helping 27-year-old Sibusiso Sibange has stumbled upon a workable inspired to investigate the possibility of explained. producing petrol and began to extract the Meanwhile, Shabangu has already fl uid from the burning waste. started selling his product in the More experiments has brought him community. to a place where he is now making He said all his clients were satisfi ed and diff erent fuels from waste and this in happy with the diff erent fuels and they turn has drawn the attention of the local keep returning to purchase more. municipality, who is assisting him in his “It works very well and I have used it venture. repeatedly now. I used it for my chain saw “The municipality’s legal team has machine and it worked very well,” said already started with the processes of Nthando Magagula one of Shabangu’s helping Shabangu to register his trade regular customers. However, there are and is assisting him with all the legalities those who have reservations of the safety ,”NLM spokesperson, Cyril Ripinga, said. and functionality of the product, said He said the municipality was also Mashangu, but he was adamant that he assisting Shabangu in verifying the would prove them wrong. fuel’s compliance in relations to the Shabangu was hoping that his invention requirements set by the MPRDA. will not only benefi t him individually, but Said Shabangu: “When I was burning will also help in creating job opportunities the plastic in a closed container, I tried to for people in his community and the open it while it was on the fi re. The steam greater Nkomazi. Thando Nkosi (left) and Sibusiso Shabangu (right) at the mini factory where they inside rose upwards and I identifi ed the He fi rst aim is to open a petrol station produce fuel from plastic bags. smell of petrol. I had an idea that I might and a production factory for his product. Carelsen turns the table to win popular Malelane MTB Challenge Dex Sibiya Radley: 00:31:10. Men’s 19km top 3: Carl Maré - 00:47:48, Milan Snyman - 00:47:50, Mfundo Nyasengo CHRISTO Carelsen turned the tables - 00:49:59. when he won the Malelane MTB Women’s 19km top 3: Mikaela Goelst - Challenge over the weekend, after 00:53:26, Megan Botha - 00:53:27, Neline having been runner-up last year. Kellerman - 00:58:15. Carelsen won the 65km male race in Men’s 35km: Arno Matthee - 01:27:02, Gert a time of 2:51:20. Peens - 01:27:34; Luan Snyman - 01:29:59. This year’s race was a very Women’s 35km: Suzanne Mare - 01:40:11, competitive with Burger Bester Jeanette Treherne - 01:40:12, Johlene Faul - coming in just three seconds behind 01:44:18. Carelsen to claim second position. Kirsten Gillespie was the overall female 65km winner in a time of 03:31:56, followed by Vivienne Turvey in 03:43:48 while third place went to Monique Swart, in 04:07:00. Hosted by Laerskool Malelane, the MTB Challenge is an annual cycling competition and the most popular in Nkomazi. With its various scenic routes winding through nearby farms, cyclists, young and old, are given an opportunity to show their endurance. Other results: Men’s 10km top 3: Hano Smith in 00:25:3, Laubscher Bosho - 00:25:41, Ismail Abdool - 00:26:21. Women’s 10km top 3: Liezel Hanekom - 00:27:44, Moya Grobler - 00:30:54, Nikita The overall winners of the men’s 65km Malelane MTB Challenge are from left, Reinhart Viljoen, Christo Carelsen and Burger Bester. 2 COMMUNITY NEWS Wednesday 28 August 2019 Mashwam overcomes trials, honoured by municipality Dex Sibiya TO celebrate Women’s Month, the Nkomazi Local Municipality (NLM) lauded Nkomazi’s only female commercial pilot, Captain Elizabeth Mashwam (26) from Masibekela. “Congratulations From left are Lina Msiza, Martha Moche, Merriam Boroko, Millan Mogane, Vinolia on completing your Sekgobela, Catherine Ken and Palesa Mashe. commercial license. You are one of the youngest African female private Female rangers demand equal pilots and commercial license holders,” said Johan Mkhatshwa, the mayor of NLM. treatment in the workplace Mashwam qualifi ed as a pilot in 2016 despite many Tumelo Waga Dibakwane “Our old guns sometimes lock while we are chasing the criminals and when fi nancial diffi culties. they retaliate, we end up being victims. Mkhatshwa said he was FEMALE rangers from the Mpumalanga Our radios are not working well and hoping that Mashwam Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) claim that too has been causing us a lot of served as a motivation to that they are not being treated equal to miss communications and place our all women and young girls their male counterparts, saying men get lives in danger,” she complained. to show them there were no preference with regards to promotions and Ken further appealed for better boundaries that could stop employment. protection from the justice system, them from making their Captain Elizabeth Mashwam is the youngest female This is according to senior fi eld ranger, especially when they killed poachers. dreams come true. commercial pilot in Nkomazi. Catherine Ken, a speaker at the recent She said the law often took the side of World Rangers Day and Women’s Month poachers, who do not hesitate to kill the celebrations. rangers when they were arrested. Ken said another problem was that Chairperson of the MTPA board, SASSA pay-outs not transferrable those who have grade 12 and other Thulani Nzima, said rangers were the qualifi cations were given fi rst preference, guardians of the planet’s most precious while those who only have in-house natural assets. after death of bene ciary qualifi cations were being ignored. He said it was frightening to think “We are pleading with the employer that every day when they go to work Sta Reporter that they are committing a serious criminal to always consider those who have been their lives were at risk as a result of off ense. If the money is withdrawn, in the fi eld for a long time instead of human greed, cruelty and disparate SASSA has got the legal right to approach employing those with better qualifi cations, agendas. THE South African Social Security the family to recover the money. without experience,” Ken urged. “Without suffi cient protection, proper Agency (SASSA) said it has noted with The Home Aff airs population register “My question is, why are they taking law enforcement and a strong support shock that family of benefi ciaries who is linked to SASSA’s SOCPEN database. us to school and do not consider the network for these unsung heroes of died before the beginning of the following When a death is registered at Home qualifi cations we received from them?” conservation, our eff orts to protect month’s payment cycle still withdrew Aff airs, SASSA will automatically be She said there were some of the rangers wildlife is a lost case. Any conservation money. notifi ed and then cancels the grant. who have been working for more than 35 action should start with supporting Social grant payments are not If the grant is not stopped after one years but do not hold matric certifi cates. those who put their lives at risk to transferable without following legislated month, a nominated family member can Ken also complained about the lack protect it every day,” said Nzima. procedures as prescribed by the Social visit any SASSA local offi ce to cancel it. of equipment, especially the use of old He refused to respond to the issues Assistance Act. If the money is not withdrawn for fi rearms, while poachers were “well Ken had raised, but admitted that most SASSA warned family members who three consecutive months, the grant will equipped” with good fi rearms. of what she said was true. withdraw money of a deceased benefi ciary automatically be cancelled and the money will be returned to SASSA. 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