COMMUNITY VERMAAK SPORT INCORPORATING Top chess players shine ‘Coloured Meisiekinders’ Chabeli Nyedimane is at winter tournament van die Dal gaan fees ruk still king of the trail PAGE 3 BLADSY 5 PAGE 7 LENTSWE LA BATHO • VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAY 12 JULY 2017 FREE New school for Joe Solomon Top politicians such as PULANE CHOANE of a 67-Minute Nelson Mandela Day Angie Motshekga, Minister event, where the CEO of the Nelson of Basic Education, and It is offi cial: The oldest school in Mandela Foundation, Sello Hatang, and Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy Heidedal, Joe Solomon Primary, will soon Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will President, are expected at the launch of the schools be demolished to make way for a brand be among some of those expected to join renovation project at Joe new school. Motshekga at the event. Solomon Primary School The Minister of Basic Education Free State Education spokesperson, in Heidedal on Tuesday 18 (DBE), Angie Motshekga, is expected Howard Ndaba, could not be reached July 2017. in Bloemfontein next week as she for comment on the matter. The current and Avbob will be launching a school principal, Quentin Canavan, didn’t want renovation project that will see over to comment. 50 schools in the country, of which Joe Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance Solomon is one, being renovated. ward councillor in Heidedal, Attie Departmental spokesperson, Elijah Terblanche, said he can hardly wait for Mhlanga, said, “The department the new developments to commence. “As has partnered with Avbob, who has someone who started my schooling career committed over R150 million to this at the school, I think this is a massive project and the offi cial launch thereof asset for the school and the community. will be at Joe Solomon Primary School The school has come a long way and in Bloemfontein. This school will also has shaped Heidedal in more ways than benefi t from the project.” Mhlanga said we often give it credit for, as it was also the exact details surrounding the project a teaching college back in the sixties,” will be revealed at the launch, which will Terblanche said. take place on Tuesday 18 July 2017 at He also revealed that the school can look 10:00. forward to a new science lab, admin the Heidedal community will benefi t Avbob’s head media liaison offi cer, offi ce block as well as a new computer from the project as 70% of the labour Marius du Plessis, confi rmed the event centre, which will come in handy after will be allocated to unskilled local and stated that a big surprise awaits the school’s computers were stolen earlier labourers, while only 30% will be guests at the event. this year. allotted for skilled workers. Du Plessis said the event will form part The ward councillor also added that [email protected] 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • SETJHABA www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 12 July 2017 Fire destroys hawkers building LEBAKENG NKABI The other side of the store collapsed Firefighters helped him to open the store. “This is sad because I have lost my job. I when the roof caved in and most of the “To our shock it was not only smoke in the have been working here for eight years, but Madiba Hawkers Botshabelo, one of the stock inside the store had caught fire. store, some of the shelves were on fire. We that is gone now. I don’t know how I am biggest suppliers for hawkers and local Madiba Hawkers Botshabelo’s manager, don’t have the exact amount of stock we going to take care of my family without a shops in Botshabelo, burned to the ground Tshidiso Mphandle, told Voice: “I got a lost, but I can say we lost everything. We job,” said Matela sadly. in the early hours of last Wednesday call at around 2:00 in the morning from the have also lost our jobs now because we Spokesperson for the fire department, morning. security guard working here in Re-A-Hola cannot work and we are still waiting to hear Kagisho Mokgethi, said that upon their There was smoke everywhere when Shopping Complex, who told me that the from the forensic team regarding the cause arrival other firefighters were already on emergency services were called to the store was on fire. I was shocked because I of the fire.” the scene. “The fire was powerful, but we scene. The store was already engulfed in never noticed anything that could cause a Nthabiseng Matela, a cashier at Madiba managed to stop it. The damage is huge and flames, but the fire department fought hard fire at the store.” Hawkers Botshabelo, told Voice that she we don’t have any information on the cause to extinguish the fire, with the blaze lasting He added that when he arrived at the store also came to the store at 04:30 and found of the fire yet,” he concluded. till mid-day. there was smoke coming from the inside. firefighters already trying to stop the fire. [email protected] KnitWits gear up for ‘secret scarf mission’ SEITHATI SEMENOKANE “KnitWits for Madiba” branches from across the country have been knitting like crazy in preparation for a 67 Blankets knit-a-thon of note. South Africa’s KnitWits are churning out numerous scarves for the 67 Blankets Secret Scarves Shhh...!! Mission, popularly known as SSS, which will be taking place at Hoffman Square on Community members are invited to join the Thursday 13 July at 15:00. KnitWits on Thursday at Hoffman Square. 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Free State ambassador, Lindiwe Mnguni, said how to knit and crochet, starting their they have exceeded their previous target own KnitWits group in Ficksburg.” of 300 scarves. “So far we have 459 They also plan on donating 130 blankets scarves, we have raised our target from to old age homes and an orphanage in 300 to 500 because we saw that we have Bloemfontein. Mnguni said they have reached 300 very quickly, so we thought been collecting blankets all year round, why stop there,” she boasted. and they are still taking in more. “We The roof caved in and most of the stock inside the store had been destroyed. One group from the Free State KnitWits need the blankets all year round so that PHOTO: LEBAKENG NKABI is currently knitting the scarves, while we can have as many as we can. We have another group is busy making the labels different programmes so that people do that will be put on the scarves. The label, not get bored of knitting the same thing which says “I’m not lost, if you’re cold all year, for example scarves of 80 x 80- please take me home”, will be attached cm squares, or full blankets.” to each scarf. Members of the community are invited On Sunday, 16 July 2017, the KnitWits to join the KnitWits on Thursday, when will also be handing over 50 blankets to they will be tying scarves to trees for the Itekeng Centre, a centre for children people in need. For more information or with disabilities in Ficksburg. Mnguni if you want to contribute to the initiative, said the volunteers at the centre would you can contact Lindiwe Mnguni at 079- also like to start knitting. “We will also 693-1333 or visit her Facebook page. be having an activation, teaching them [email protected] Editor - Pieter Delport SALES STUDIO AUDIT REPORT NEWS: [email protected] The distribution of this ABC Community Specialist - Seithati Semenokane Corni Fourie - 082 780 7272 Jolandi Bezuidenhout [email protected] Marelize Dunlop - 082 291 4124 newspaper is independently 082 3701 268 Calvin Mpuru audited to the professional General Manager - Christel Basson 051 5050 900 Mitzi Noome - 082 575 0571 standards administrated [email protected] Samantha Sauls - 073 914 1289 Orefile Malebo [email protected] Sales Manager - Corni Fourie by the Hardley Baartman - 071 493 8027 Elmarie Venter Audit Bureau of Central Media Park. 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For without any adult supervision. children to stay away from them is This is not the case for Heidedal diffi cult, they are exposed to them children who are currently spending every day.” their mornings reading and Marais has now decided to start playing at a holiday camp in their her own Non-Profi t Organisation neighbourhood. called Angels of Hope. But while Economic Freedom Front she has to wait for three months Councillor in Mangaung, Paulnita before getting her licence, she has Marais, has opened up her home decided to keep the little children in Heidedal to little ones in her busy with games, homework and a Thabang Reid (Secretary), Alina Morobi (Deputy Chair), Paulnita Marais (Chairperson) and Faith van Schalkwyk community, offering them a safe little book reading.