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11 September 2009
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Kgautswane
in Kgautswane. On the left is the ward councillor for Ward 24
(Kgautswane), Cllr Joseph Mohlala, the Greater Tubatse Local
Municipality Mayor, Cllr Ralepane Mamekoa, behind him the
Sekhukhune District Executive Mayor, Cllr Mogobo David Magabe leans
back to talk to the chairman of the Kgautswane Crisis Committee, Mr
Hendrik Coetzer, while on the right is Kgosi A T Kgwete of the Babina
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Opposite Greater Tubatse Beste Kwaliteit gewaarborg.
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Kgautswane was a buzz this week when the government decided to visit the area, with a
deadlines community meeting (imbizo) held on Tuesday where people got the opportunity to speak
their minds about service delivery problems in the area.
are The Executive mayor of Sekhukhune District Municipality, Cllr Mogobo David
Charmaine Janine Magabe, Greater Tubatse Municipality Mayor, Ralepane Mamaekoa, local councillors and
Tuesdays other dignitaries sought to interact with the community over the course of two days, with
17:00. the public meeting held on Tuesday. People started gathering at the government’s tent
next to the clinic from early in the morning and the formal proceedings started at about
Book your 13:00. Without much ado the community got the chance to speak their minds. The issues
raised were familiar, namely RDP housing, with accusations of favoritism and corruption,
space now the condition of the access and internal roads in the area, water provision and the issue of
Excellence is not the the ward councillor, Cllr Joseph Mohlala, who appeared in court more than once
an act, but a habit! on recently on charges that he was allegedly reckless with a firearm.
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083 543 More than thirty people spoke their minds, among them members of the so-called
Kgautswane Crisis Committee who recently organised a peaceful march in Burgersfort
Platinum Gazette contact details: Platinum 1676 relating to the very same issues. The Committee also did not partake in the closed caucus
meetings of the morning and the previous day, choosing instead to speak their minds at
Editorial: William Zwart Gazette the imbizo.
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E-mail: editorial@platinumgazette.com The Kgautswane Crisis Committee told the newspaper after the imbizo that the
Advertising: Beánnla Celliers Huur-eenhede people are still not happy. The chairman, Mr Hendrik Coetzer, says although people
Tel: 083 543 1676 have made it clear that the ward councillor should resign or be removed, no clear answer
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beskikbaar in Burgersfort was given to this request. Although the government has promised to look into problems
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nuwee eenhede experienced with the distribution of water, no hope was forthcoming on the condition of
Postal address: P O Box 2208, Burgersfort, 1150 the roads in the area. He said it was clear that a tarred access road was out of the
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kombuis kilometre length of gravel road at a cost of about R2,8 million. “It will not help much” he
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They spoke
their minds,
but
solutions
were few
Left: According to a 30 year old resident of Kgautswane, it
is the first time the mobile home affairs van visited the
area since he was born. Officials of the department do
visit the service centre from time to time ...
10%
discount
Tubatse Police was kept busy during the past week with various crimes that
were commited in their area. On Sunday a man burned down a house in
Riba Cross (bottom photograph) and he was arrested. He appeared in the
Praktiseer Magistrate’s court this week and was not granted bail. The case
was remanded to a later date. In the photograph (right) constable Mnisi
poses with a number of stolen goods found by the Tubatse Police. On 5
September a male suspect (31 years) was arrested for posession of items tolen
in Burgersfort, which included a keyboard and computor. He appeared in
court on 7 September and he was not granted bail. The case was remanded
to 15 September.
(Photographs and information supplied by constable SJ Movundlela of
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Joshua Generation
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Pupils from both the Steelpoort and Burgersfort campuses of
Joshua Generation excelled in various areas.
Right: Nicole Wentworth and Shabane Makofane received their
Mpumalanga colours in athletics and will participate in the SA
Championships in Durban next week.
Nicole will participate in javelin and shotput and Shabane in the
100m, javelin and long jump items.
Hokkie op Lydenburg
from the Burgersfort Campus qualified to
participate in the SACCSA national
athletics championships in Durban this
coming week.
STEELPOORT
Duncan Correia, Elrike van der Linde, Jan-Paul van der Linde en
Elrica Smith is die vier leerlinge wat as die wenners in hul
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wonderwerke is gedoen.
Landloop, redenaars en
Bybeltake kry ‘n beurt
Phillip Malahlela, Neo Malapane and Kamogelo Tshehla
(front) from Steelpoort Academy participated in the cross Anelda Smith en Henry Joubert het by die Oos-Transvaalse
country championships at Standerton last Saturday. They Kampioenskappe gekwalifiseer om aan die Suid-Afrikaanse
qualified to go the the national competition in Kimberley on kampioenskappe te gaan deelneem. Die Oos-Transvaalse
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Laerskool Burgersfort
vs Steelpoort Akademie
Laerskool Burgersfort
en Steelpoort
Akademie het verlede
week Donderdag ‘n
vriendskaplike krieket
wedstryd teen mekaar
gespeel. Die o/13
spanne het dit teen
mekaar op Steelpoort
se veld uitgespook.
Laerskool Burgersfort
het uiteindelik as die
wenners uit die stryd
getree.
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Me. Jeanette Langa sê: “Nee, daar is nie “Die diens is nie so sleg nie. Dis maar normaal soos op ander plekke ook,” sê me. Ria Ms. Margret Makofane said: “Ja, we are
diens nie. Nie by die winkel nie, nie by die Snyman en me. Anneline Snyman. By hulle is Angie. getting service. There is nothing wrong
taxi nie en by die bank is dit ook nie”. with Burgersfort’s service”.
Ms. Eldah Mashaba said: “People must Mr. Patrick Mogakala said: “Yes, the “They must improve, especially at the Ms. S.M. Matibidi said: “The ABSA bank
improve their service. Especially the service is very nice. They don’t crook me shops,” said Mr Ishmael Mogakala. queues are too long and that is not good
taxi’s”. at the shops”. service. The whole taxi industry is also a
problem. We need more buses. The taxi
drivers shout at us”.
Mr kloppers Nyamurowa said: “So far, so Mr Jan Motene said: “They need to Mnr. Arend Moll sê: “Die kitsbanke is Mr Lebogang Malapane said: “No, I am
good. The taxi’s must improve on their improve on service. The taxi’s - we get in altyd baie vol en ‘n probleem, daar is not at all satisfied with the service.
time table. Sometimes transport is not and then they go to get petrol and we dikwels ook dié probleem by vulstasies”. Sometimes people just don’t know about
frequent enough and when it arrives these must wait. They must first go and put in By hom is Markus. customer care. Will it improve as we are
guys are not very courteous”. petrol and then come to us, so that they just around the corner from 2010?”
can take us directly home”.
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as a customer deserve?
Mnr. Charlie Cilliers sê: “Daar is nog Mnr. Leon Kotze sê: “Ek het nog nooit Ms. Winnie Maroga said: “Yes, we do get “Die OK se diens is puik. Diens in die
goeie diens. Ek het een keer by OK ‘n diens gekry soos een keer by ‘n service, I love it”. algemeen? Dit hang af van waar jy gaan,”
produk gekoop wat nie reg was nie en toe spesifieke ou by Truworths Man nie. Hy sê me. Evelyne van Jaarsveld.
het Vonnie dit vir my omgeruil en ‘n het al die reekse vir my gewys, wat dit kos
ekstra ene gegee. Dit was goeie diens. Ek ens. Dit was regtig uitsonderlike diens”.
het ook nog altyd goeie diens by Lessing
se bottelstoor gekry”.
Mr. Desmond Magabe said: “The service Mr Speed Kgwetiane said: “The service is Ms. Maureen Malaka said: “Yes, I think we Me. Magda Smit sê: “Die diens is pateties
is all right. The Standard Bank service all right. We have a shortage of shops. get good service. When I go into the bank, in Burgersfort. Ek ry liewer Lydenburg toe
should become more geared for the end of That is why we have to queue. ABSA the line goes fast”. om my besigheid te gaan doen”.
the month. They must control the bank needs to be enlarged”.
queues”.
Ms. Thalitha Makgoga said: “Can I Mr Lucky Moropane said: “They need to
complain? When I go to the bank I must improve the service so that our town can
Mnr. Koos en me. Mariët Smit sê: “Nee, ons is nie tevrede met die diens nie. Van die queue, when I go buy food I must queue. I be loved and regarded for its superior
15de tot die 17de van die maand werk 90% van die OTM’s nie en ook van die 25ste tot am so frustrated. I can’t come to service”.
die 30ste van die maand. Dis wanneer almal betaling kry en wanneer daar ‘n probleem Burgersfort from the 25th to the 30th of
is”. every month”.
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